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A96328	The Christians hope triumphing in these glorious truths; [brace] 1. That Christ the ground of hope, is God, and not meer man, against the Arians, and other unbelieving Christians. 2. That Christ is the true Messiah, against the unbelieving Jews. 3. That there is another life besides this, against the grosse atheist. 4. That the soul of man is immortall, and doth not sleep till the day of resurrection, against the errour of some seeming semi-atheists. 5. How the hope of heaven should be attained, whilst we are on earth, against the carnall worldlings. 6. How this hope may be discerned where it is, and attained where it is not, for the comfort of every poor Christian. All which truths are briefly pointed out and cleared, in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords in the Abby-Church at Westminster on Wednesday, May 28. being the day appointed for solemn and publike humiliation. / By Jeremiah Whitaker. Published by order of the House of Peers.	Whittaker, Jeremiah, 1599-1654.	1645 (1645)	Wing W1710; Thomason E286_4; ESTC R200074	52,593	59

great part of the men of the world captive the first is of the grosse Atheist the other of the Semi-atheist The first is of the grand Atheist how many are there that have the face of Christians but their hearts are heathenish who resolve there faith into meer reason and their hopes into sight Such were the Sadduces in Christs time Acts 23.8 who denied Angels and spirits and the resurrection such Were before Christ among the Prophets as those Epicures Isa 22.12.13 who when the Lord called for weeping and mourning behold joy and gladnesse slaying of oxen and killing of sheep eating flesh and drinking wine saying Let us eat and drink for to morrow we shall die such were some after Christ in the daies of the Apostle vers 32. of this chapter Peter prophesieth that there should be such to the end of the world wicked and profane men scoffers 2 Pet. 3.3 4. who should walk after their own lusts saying Where is the promise of his comming for since the fathers fell asleep all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation It was an article objected against one of the Popes in the Councell of Basil that he had often said before divers Joannes 23. Saepe coram di versis praelatia pertinaciler juadente dia●olo asseruit vitam aternam nonneque aliam post banc dixit animan bominucum corpore relinqui Concil Basil Ses● 11 that were was no such thing as eternall life and Paul the third is reported to have said when he was dying now he should know three things whether the soul was immortall whether there was a hell whether there was a God if all these atheisticall opinions were buried in hell yet Satans temptations and the hellish corruptions of our own hearts would raise them up again and therefore 't is good to be established that we may stand fast in this evil day and having done all to stand Against this atheisticall opinion lay this down for a sure foundation surely there is another life besides this life and to strengthen you therein consider these Arguments First Surely there is a God Paulus 3. Moriturus dixisse fertur se jam experturun veritaten● trium quaestionum de quibus in tota vita dabitas●et 1. an ●nimae sint immortales 2. an sit insernus 3. an sit Deus Gerrard loc com de mort p 178. the heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth forth his handy work every creature pointeth us to the Creatour and he that beleeveth not is condemned of himself and thou art left inexcusable O man now if there be a God there must needs be another life wherein God will fulfill the good he hath promised and execute the evil he hath threatned for in this life there is arighteous man that perisheth in his righteousnesse and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his daies in his wickednesse Arg. 1 Secondly Consider Jesus Christ whom you heard not only to be the Son of man but to be the Son of God and the true Messiah that great mystery wherein God hath made known the riches of his glory for without controversie great is the mystery of godlinesse Christ manifested in the flesh P●●l 19.1 Eccles 7.15 1 Tim. 3.16 a mystery so much admired by the Apostles ador'd by Angels beleeved by Devils if there be no other life consider Arg. 2 First What was the end of Christs incarnation why did God become man and he that was the mirrour of Angels become the reproach of men Heb. 2.10 was it not that he might bring many sonne and daughters unto glory and that glory not in this life for when he appeareth in another life Col. 3.4.2 Cor. 8.9 then are the Saints to appear with him in glory why became he poor but that we through his poverty might be made rich and obtain the riches of the glory of the inheritance which is incorruptible and undefiled 1 Pet 2 3 4. and that passeth not away reserved in the highest heavens for them who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation Secondly What was the end of his bitter passion why did be taste death who was the Lord of life but that through death he might destroy him that had power over death Heb. 1.14 15. that is the devil and deliver them who through the feare of death were all their life time subject to bondage and what deliverance from this death is imaginable If the end of this life put an end to all our comforts then the dangers of death are not abated nor the feares of death any whit diminished but he was made perfect through suffering that he might become the authour of eternall life Heb. 5.9 to all that doe obey him Thirdly What was the end of his resurrection but that his Saints might be quickned up together with him Ephes 2.6 1. Pet. 1.3 and made to sit in heavenly places together with him and so obtain a lively hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead Fourthly What was the end of Christs ascension but to prepare a place for his people and if I go and prepare a place for you saith Christ Joh. 14.2 3. I will come again and receive you that where I am there ye may be also Fifthly What is the end of his intercession but that he may be able to save them to the utmost Heb 7.25 that come unto God through him and how are they saved by him to the utmost if there be not another life after this life in this life the Saints are slain all the day long and counted as sheep unto the slaughter therefore abhorre that blasphemy as once to imagine that this great mystery of piety should be a mystery of iniquity if there were no other life expected then this then as St Paul saith of the resurrection Christ is not risen so may I say then Christ is neither borne nor hath he suffered nor is he ascended nor sitteth on the right hand of the Majesty on high despise not this glorious mystery through unbeleife for if he that despised Moses his law dyed without mercy of how much sorer punishment shall he be thought worthy who treadeth under foot the Son of God Heb. 10.28 29. and treadeth the blood of the Covenant under his feet as an unholy thing and doth despite to the spirit of grace Arg. 3 Thirdly 2 Pet. 1.19 Consider the Covenant of Jesus Christ we have a sure word of prophecy to which we doe well to take heed as to a light that shineth in a dark place men may deceive and be deceived all flesh is grasse 1 Pet. 1.23 24. and the goodlines thereof like the flower of the earth but though men die the Word of the Lord liveth and abideth for ever and though Heaven and Earth passe away Math. 5.18 yet not one jet or title of this word shall passe away

Angels should be founded upon fancies and mistakes and their consolation should be a meer delnsion there is litle reason to accoset he best of men of madnes but is madnes it selfe for men to charge the elact Angels with folly Fifthly Consider the nature and the employment of those damned spirits Beeszebub the old * Revel 12 9. 2 Pet. 2.4 red Dragon and Serpent called the Davil and Satan who deceiveth the world Have you not read of their condition how God hath bound them with chaines of darknes and hath reserved them for judgement If so Quocumque vadunt geben numsuam portant Aq. 12. q. 64. art 4. T●rmenta flāmarum secum ferunt instar sebricitant is qut ●●s ●est's eburneis ponatur servorem evitare non potest Estrus lib. 2 distin 6.13 Beda in Iacob 3. 2 Pet. 2.9 10.22 then there must be another world at least to them and if to them then to us for if God spared not the Angels that 〈◊〉 but cast them down to Hell that where ever they goe they carry their chaine and their holl with them surely then God knoweth how to reserve the unjust for the day of Judgement cherfly those that walk after the flesh speaking evil of things they know not sporting themselves with their own deceiving those men shall utterly porish in their own corruptions Have ye not heard of the horrour that overwhelmeth them that they are forced though they resist God to beleeve that which they approve not and to tremble under the wrath they cannot avoid But especially thinke of that imployment how they walke thorow drie places fretting and vexing themselves running too and fro and compassing the Earth how Satan entred into the heart of Judas to betray his Master Jam. 2.19 Math. 11.43 Job 1.7 Luk. 22.3 Act. 5.3 filled Ananias and Saphira to lye against the Holy Ghost What paines they take to leade away the soules of poor men and women captive If there were not another life besides this and if the soule were not immortall why is it that those spirits goe about continually seeking whom they may devoure 1 Pet. 5.8 and never cease to accuse God to us and day and night to accuse the Saints unto God Arg. 6 Sixthly Adde to all these the consideration of witches and wizards you haue heard how Saul sought to the witch of Endor how that witch had familiar spirits at her command 1 Sam. 28. ● how Manasseh made his sonnes passe thorow the fire 2 King 11.6 used inchaniments dealt with familiar spirits and wizards how this sinne did abound amongst the Canaanites of old how strictly God forbad the people of Israel that there should not be amongst them any one that used divination or an inchanter or a witch or a charmer or a consultour with familiar spirits or a wizard or a Necromancer Deut. 18.10 11. for all that doe those things are an abomination to the Lord and for all these abominations did the Lord drive them out from before them How did Satan deceive the Nations by the Oracle of Delphos how hath this sinne raigned in all ages amongst the Caldeans the Jewes and Gentiles which things are so evident as none can deny them and can any one imagine that Satan would be so sollicitous to seduce ready to captivate so obsequious for a time to become a drudge and a vassall to the poorest of men and silliest of women that he may winne their soules if there were no other life then this life To this adjoyne the art of Conjuring which though abominable beyond expression yet it is so notorious in all places and in all ages that it is beyond the deniall of any who hath not sunke himselfe below his species who lest his lust should be disquieted and his soul tormented before his time hath sold himselfe over to be a slave to unbeleife and is resolved to shut his eyes against the light of Scripture and against the light of Nature and to close his eares against all the loud clamours of the heart within and experiences without and what arguments can convince that soule which hath made a Covenant with death and is at agreement with Hell that is resolved what ever is said to perswade him yet he will not be perswaded and though one or ten thousand should rise from the dead that soule will not be perswaded lest that his lusts should be molested Arg. 7 Seventhly Consider the naturall conscience that is in all men their thoughts one while accusing excusing Rom. 2.15 what inward gripes and secret terrours still poor mad wretches suffer themselves to be so baffled and master'd with their lusts that at length they joynwith their lusts to baffle and get the victory over their owne consciences that being past feeling Ephes 4 19. they may commit sin with greedines yet when they have done all they finde it difficult to keep down these sparks and to suppresse these flashes that are ever rising up If this be rightly weighed it may be reputed one Argument that the thoughts of another life of another day of account are written on the hearts of all men and that the imagination to the contrary is rather an option then an opinion rather an intimation of what is desired by them then beleived of them especially if you in the naturall conscience consider these things First The inquisitions about immortality all questions doubts debates upon this subject argue the soul to be immortall for it is only a principle of immortality that maketh man dispute whether the soule be immortall for as none can distinguish betwixt rationall and irrationall but he that is rationall Vid. Morn de veritate rel Cir. p. 293. for he that denyeth man to be rationall by doubting of it and disputing against it in those acts proveth himselfe to be rationall which his words seem to deny so none can dispute or distinguish betwixt mortall and immortall but only he that is immortall and these thoughts of immortality are not only in some men of some tempets but upon the hearts of all the sonnes of men Secondly Consider the affectation of a kinde of immortality in the worst of men who have taken great paines to gull themselves into an opinion that the soule is mortall What monuments what pillars have they erected Psal 49.11 Ph. Morn ibid. p. 202. Vulgus desunctis parentat quidem impēsi simo officio quos negat sentire quicquam etiam desiderare profuerūt Tertul. de re ur carnis how have they called their land after their own names t is observed by him that was an honour to the Nobility that Epicurus himselfe who denyed immortality in his life yet he appointed at his death a great summe of money to be yearly payed that there might be an annuall commemoration of the day of his birth and to what purpose is this if when he lived like a beast he must die like a hogg if