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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19174	The seale of the churches safetie; or A sermon preached at Norwich, the fift of Nouember, 1616 Wherein is opened the sealed assurance of the safetie of the Church, in all times, and estates, meete for all Christians to know, and acknowledge, to the glorie of God, and their owne comfort in life and death. By N. Colt, one of the preachers appointed by publike authoritie for the common-place there.; Seale of the churches safetie.	Colt, Nicholas, d. 1642.	1617 (1617)	STC 5585; ESTC S118542	22,373	96

would hold them euen with might main in durance and in bondage videlicet if the Lord should not step forth with force to rescue and deliuer them out of all as of old he deliuered his beloued Israel By this then wee are aduertised of many things worthy on consideration As first to se● what is the naturall properti● and practice of euill things and persons yea and of their fathe● the Deuill as Christ our LORD speaketh Iohn 8. namely to incline to hurt and to hold vnder the bondage of affliction distresse and death all the godly euen the good and faithfull seruants of the Lord and hereunto will bend all their strength of wit will power c. Insomuch as the Lord our good GOD is faine to arme himselfe with power euen with a strong hand and stretched out arme oftentimes to deliuer them according to that which is written in the Psalme 37. Psal 37. The Saluation of the righteous commeth of the Lord who is also their strength in the ●ime of trouble Secondly and consequently being hereby admonished to apprehend on the one side our perpetuall danger and on the other side our ignorance to discerne and weakenesse to decline the same wee must learne to walke the more wisely and circumspectly to stand vpon our Gard to keepe Sentinell and continuall watch to arme our selues as the holy Word forewarneth in the fifth and sixth Chapters of the Epistle to the Ephesians And finally in humilitie faith feeling and true thankefulnesse to professe and say with the Psalmist All our helpe hope comfort and saluation standeth in the name knowledge mercie power and goodnesse of the Lord our God the God of our strength hope and happinesse which hath made and doth rule both heauen and earth Lastly we are herein taught that there is no strength power or wisedome against the Lord or against his Seruants safetie My Father is stronger then all and no man can ●ake out of his hand sayth our blessed Sauiour Iohn 10. And ●he Apostle sayth That the weak●esse of God is stronger then men ●ea then all men and Deuils Care and feare away then with Gods Elect. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 For the Lord euen our Lord knoweth ●ow with force to crush our ●oes that otherwise would cruel●y crucifie vs al our comforts ●nd that no lesse outragiously ●hen the Iewes did Iesus our Lord ●r then the Iesuites and Papists ●f the Romish List would haue ●one our deare and dread So●eraigne c. as you shall ●eare more at large anon in the ●ast place and passage of our Sermon It followeth in the Text The Lord hath knowne to deliuer the godly The state of the case in hand you see concerneth them that are godly all them none else Impietie hath no part in Gods protection heere promised the vngodly person is sequestred from this saluation The word here vsed is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which commeth of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 colere which doth signifie both to haue one in high estimation and honour and also to affect and loue in speciall maner and measure Of this roote and primitiue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 commeth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the nownes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in English one truely religious another irreligious a third superstitious And to these three sortes you may reduce all that liue in the visible Church but the Accent is set vpon the head of the godly For the Lord hath chosen to himselfe the Man that is godly Psal 4. But you will aske me Who be they whom the Apostle calleth godly I answer and marke it well The godly are they that rightly know the true God and doe duely worship him in Iesus Christ. Or take it thus Whosoeuer truly knoweth or endeuoureth to know loue feare and obey the true God in the faith of Christ is indeede godly in the account of Heauen whose part is in this and in all the promises of grace and saluation recorded in holy writ And seeing this point is of so great importance giue me ●eaue yet further to lay it open vnto you that you may the better discerne of the thing and of your estate thereby To know God aright which is the ground of true godlynes is to know and acknowledge him as he hath reuealed himselfe vnto vs in his holy word and in Iesus Christ Secondly in this knowledge to cleaue vnto God in the faith and loue of his holy Maiestie as to our onely Lord God in Iesus Christ Thirdly in the life of this knowledge faith and loue to serue obey and honour the Lord by doing his will according to the measure of Grace that we haue receiued humbly sincerely cheerefully prudently and constantly 2. Pet. 1.4 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Looke vpon the man or woman that is indeede partaker of the godly Nature not Essence more plainely to say that is renued by the spirit of grace and standeth in the state of grace iustified and sanctified in Iesus Christ for this is the partie that the Apostle intendeth to bee pious looke I say vpon his or her disposition affections and meditations as they doe manifest themselues for they can not lie long hid where indeede they are marke also their speeches prayers actions sufferings trials comforts and triumphs in life and in death and you shal finde them all more or lesse seasoned with faith pietie and the feare of God with zeale of his glorie humilitie repentance patience hope and ioy in the holy Ghost Euen thus shal you finde the godly qualified and sanctified in heart and life resolutely set to walke with God as others are dissolutely disposed to walke like themselues with the world 1. Iohn 2.16 In the lust of the eye in the lusts of the flesh or in the pride of life That is in the loue and desires of worldly Profit Pleasure or Preferment some be sotted with this some with that carnall delight not any sinner lightly with all but all with some one of these which is enough without radicall Repentance to sequester them for euer from the hope and helpe of this and all other blessings promised to the godly Thus then you see in part how precious and profitable a thing true pietie is by which all things must be squared our doctrine and doings our and your speeches pleasures and very apparell must bee such as becommeth true godlynesse 1. Tim. 2.10 there called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which the Apostle saith is profitable for all things times estates and purposes as that which hath the promises of this life and of that which is to i 1. Tim. 4.8 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 come Come we now then to speake comfortably to all that are truely religious and godly though it bee but in the beginnings and infancy of the true feare of God Behold how the holy Ghost in the writings of the Sanctuarie which are our Euidence for our heauenly inheritance dooth grace you with Titles of holynesse and of