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The father of the faithfull tempted as was more concisely shewed August 31, 1674, at a solemne funeral in the church at Wotton under Edge in the countie of Gloucester / by Giles Oldisworth ...
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Oldisworth, Giles, 1619-1678.
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Servants interpose Sarah contradict and Isaac slipp aside but to prevaricate he abhorreth as he abhorreth hypocrisie Such is the sinceritie of his Obedience that until the hour of Sacrifice none are of his counsel Such his prudence that at the hour of Sacrifice if we may believe Josephus he perswadeth even Isaac himself to be of his confederacie He was armed against every temptation with self denial against every exigencie with wisdom and against every natural inclination with grace Without any reluctancie repineing or remisness he c ariseth and ariseth early Hundred of Servants he hath yet c waiteth not for the attendance of any but doth probably with his own hands get the fire and the Knife in a readiness neither disdaineth he c to Saddle the asse yea or to be c his own wood cleaver Had this Knife this fire this Wood bin provided for some solemn Festival Were his Heir now newly anointed with oyl and anon like †Judg. 5.10 Zech. 9.9 John 12.15 after-Princes to ride that Sadled asse in State Were he him-self now to sett a crown of pure gold upon his Isaac's head and that done to espouse unto this Son some Atossa some Quen of Shebah yea or Rebekah her self what could he have done more nay * Gen. 26.67 he had not done so much This pattern may every one of us take out this example may we imitate With humilitie self denial and submission with patience preudnce and stedfastness with a preparedness readiness and chearfulness of mind may we offer up our Isaacs if with Abraham we Sacrifice them unto the Lord and Sacrifice them unto the Lord both in Faith and by Faith 3 Take heed therefore brethren lest there be in any of you †Hebr. 3.12 an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God For 1. although when we should offer up our Isaacs by Faith we have a God to draw neer unto although this God be a living God yet mans heart naturally revolteth from this living God and is therefore a heart a Pro 10.20 little worth an b Gen. 6.5 evil heart a heart c Jerem. 17.9 desperately wicked 2. Vnbelief is an idleness of mind as neglected as hereditarie a lethargie contracted d Psal 51.5 from our mothers womb a e Deut 32.20 Esa 48.8 Pro 22.15 frowardness which our Nurses cherish in our childhood a Defect which in our minoritie few tutors eye an evil which in our full age no magistrates punish a guilt an oversight a f Ephes 5.8 1 John 5.6 John 12.35 darkness which man g 1.5.3.19 20. Gen. 3.8 loveth Of wordly wants we are all of us very sensible but of a want of Faith few very few complain and yet mercy mercy O our God! 1. Except ye believe h Esa 7.9 Col. 2.7 Hebr. 13.9 James 1.8 surely ye shall not be established For 2. although the wages of every sin is death whatsoever is not of Faith is Sin 3. If God be against us who can be for us but so long as unbelief hardneth our heart against God God is against us 4. Upon him that believeth not the wrath of God abideth should he cast upon us the fiercenesse of his wrath who can stand before everlasting burnings 5. For that wretch who forgetteth so blessed a Creatour for that servant who controlleth so wise a Lord for that Subject who provoketh so gracious a Soveraign for that person who believeth not a God so infinitely true c. No Tophet is hell enough no Hell hath torments enough no torments are too durable too everlasting too eternal Wherefore 6. We must even with fear and trembling workout our Salvation but without Faith no Salvation is hoped for by Faith ye are saved 7. Whereas to glorifie Him of whom by whom and for whom are all things is the whole Duty of man without Faith there is no right understanding of this Duty So that 8. Whereas †Luk. 21.34 36. Matt 24.42 44 25.13 2 Tim. 4.5 1 Pet. 4.7 Revel 3.3 peculiar unto every hour of our lives is the Duty of that hour without Faith we order not our Conversation aright no not for the space of one moment At this instant the truth now uttered profiteth not if it be not mixed and received with Faith Add 9. Whereas it is the whole happiness of man to find favour in the sight of the Lord alwaies to find favour in the sight of the Lord without Faith it is impossible to please God Lastly Let the dead bury their dead No marveil if without Faith no favour is obtained from the Lord since without Faith we seek not nay we desire not to please Him if a Psal 10.4.14.2 Rom. 3 11. please him we could Alas there is in us I tremble to speak it there is in us an b 8.7.5.10 Coloss 1.21 enmitie against the great and terrible God! The mind and Conscience of every unbeliever is c Tit. 1.15 Psalm 51.1 2 3 4. defiled his heart is like himself corrupt and abominable How can it be otherwise seeing he is d Jude 11. twice dead dead in sin dead in guilt Alive unto sin he is but dead unto righteousness All his works are e Hebr. 6.1.9 14. dead works therefore dead works because he himself continueth f Tit. 1.16 unto every good work reprobate For as in Heaven unbelief did put Lucifer quite out of the right use of his knowledge love joy c. then when unto himself and his combining angels he g Esa 14.14 said I will be like unto the most High and as in Paradise unbelief did put Adam quite beside the right use of his h Hebr 5.14 Eccles 9.3 Deut 28.28 senses c. Then when he also i Gen 3.5 said unto himself I will be as God So unto the Worlds end the folly and madness of unbelief doth and will k 1 Cor. 2.14 John 3 6. Gal 5.17 distract every unbeliever so long and so farr as he abideth in unbelief from the right and Spiritual use both of his Soul and of his body Without Faith man is unto things heavenly just as a mad man is unto things earthly and sensual rash fearless fool hardie He saith as well in his actions as in his heart l Psal 14 1. There is no God for he doth not m Phil. 2.21 what God pleaseth but what he n 1 Pet. 4 1. lusteth He saith of God o Psal 50.21 that he is such a one as himself one that regardeth p 73.11.94.7 8. not iniquitie one that doth q Esa 41.23 neither good to reward nor evil to avenge He will be r Psal 10.3 his own chuser and consequently ſ Rom. 14.7.8 9. his own God Saith he t Pro 30.9 Exod. 5.2 who is the Lord that I should obey him and deliver up mine Isaac If I cannot draw neer unto God unless I offer up my son that I may not
part with my Son I will depart from my God Sirs to give sight to this blind man by expelling this darkness from his unbelieving bosom to force him to stand in awe by tying him up from any more hardning his heart to * Matt. 12.29 2 Cor. 13.3 Ephes 1.19 over-rule so †1 Cor 2.14.3 18 19. foolish and so a Esa 1.3 18. Jerem. 8.6.17.9 Esa 32.4 Act. 19 36. rash an b Job 9.4 Prov 8.36 enemie of c Jerem. 5.2 Psal 14.1 God to d 2 Cor. 10.5 disarm him of those e Act. 26.18 Jerem. 4.14 John 5.44 Act. 5.3 Rom. 1.21 24 26.28 2 Cor 4.4 1 John 3.8 fiery darts wherewith he f Prov 12.26 and 13.15 Eccle. 9.18 Phil 3.18 19. mischeiveth g Prov 13.5 Jerem. 7.19 Rom. 1.18 Jude 15. himself and h Matt. 16.6 12. John 15.19 1 Cor. 5.6 and 15.33 2 Tim 3.13 1 Pet 4.4 1 John 3.12 13. Jâ—shu 22.20 others to i Luk. 14. from v. â—6 unto v. 34. Exod. 4.21 with 8.15 and 9.35 and 11.9 and 14.17 18. Deut. 2 30. and 29.4 Joshu 11.30 1 Sam. 2.25 30. 1 King 12.15 2 Chron. 25.16 Matt. 13.15 John 8.47 and 12.40 convince him that there is k 2 Chron 25.18 19. Esa â—7 4 and 36.8 Luk. 14.31 Act. 9 5. Psal 68.21 no fighting against the Lord of hosts to l Hos 13.9 Eâ—a 1.16 17 18. reduce him unto a m Esa 2.11 Jeâ—em 8 6. Luk. 1.74 79. right use of n Hebr. 5.24 Psal 50.23 his Senses and of o Rom. 14.7 8 9. 2 Cor. 1.10 Gal. 2.20 Himself to p Prov. 1 23. Jerem. 13 27. John 8.43 47. perswade him to q James 4.7 8. Submit r Psal 73.28 Esa 66.2 draw near and Å¿ 2 Cor. 5.18 19 20. reconcile his t 1 Chron. 28.9 heart unto his u Jerem. 10.7 God to x Exod. 23.21 Eccles 6.10 Deut. 28.40 and 29.19 20. Esa 1.24 and 63.4 Hebr. 12.29 winn him to y Mark 10.30.31 not with-hold but to z Psal 25.1 Rom. 12.1 offer up †Psal 84.11 unto the Lord his * 116.13 16. Isaac a 110.3 willingly b 2 Cor. 8.10 1 Chron. 29.17 chearfully and c Rom. 12.1 1 Tim. 2.3 Hebr. 12.28 acceptably to d Psal 51.10 Gal. 6.15 Ephes 2.10 Deut. 29.4 with 30.6 work so e Jerem. 30.21 great so f Matt. 3.3 Rom. 12.2 Phil. 2.13 heavenly a change of mind as this One thing is g 2 Cor. 5.17 18. necessary viz the h Luk. 10.42 Hebr. 10.38 Tit. 1.1 Faith of Gods elect For as i Rom. 9.16 17 18 20 21. and 11.7 22. reprobation pre-supposeth an k 11.5 6 28. election and as l 1 John 4.1 truth precedeth errour so if rightly considered there was a m Eccles 7.29 Jude 6. Rom. 1.28 belief before there was n 2 Thess 2.10.11 unbelief Wherefore prove your own selves o 2 Cor. 13.5 examine your selves whether ye be in the Faith or whether ye be p 2 Tim. 3.8 concerning the Faith reprobates Know x Hos 2.14 Mal. 3.10 and 4.6 Act. 13.38 4. Or ever he ordained any worlds the one the true the good JEHOVAH seeing he inhabiteth both etrnitie and immensitie was the same divine existence self-existence self-subsisting exstence that now is He could before all predestination as well as now say I AM I ever * Num. 23.9 alone am peace I a Father ever begetting a Son ever begotten a Holy Ghost ever proceeding am not confusion but Order I am life light puritie holiness c. 2 As he could ever say I AM he could also ever say I AM WHAT I AM when Pilate would not alter his writing said he WHAT I have written I have written So before all Worlds could God say I am and am well pleased in What I am As I do not so I would not cease to be life light puritie holiness c. 3 End-less is that delight which I take in what by nature I ever was ever shall he and now am My blessedness my glory my rejoycing is neither of nor from others but from and in My self I am full and abound No flesh no Saints no Worlds do I need for I the three divine persons am unto Our self a THEATRE So that 4 It is in mine election whether I will or will not determine to be a Creatour if to be a Creatour I do determine Good I am and all my works shall cal me good Good I do and good I will do unto all such as abide in my goodness 2 He spake It was Brethren well may we beleeve in God! Jehovah to confirm his promise to this Patriarch by an oath because he could swear by no greater sware by Himselfe So to create a world of blessings because a better pattern he could not take he took a pattern from Himself God is one such is the Vniverse God is perfect immense eternall The World is round wide lasting In God is peace and order From the least atom to the highest Angel is found order and harmonie God self subsisteth even in senseless elements is implanted a principle of selfe preservation God is blessed In every creature having life is imprinted a desire not only of being but of wel-being God changeth not The wel-being of all his works is placed in a not changing that Law of nature whereunto they were ordained Which law giveth unto every flesh it s own seede unto every seede it s own body unto every body it s own Soul unto every Soul it s own felicitie God is a free agent As sensible creatures have a free choice to like or dislike what unto their senses seemeth pleasing or displeasing so reasonable creatures should also have a free will to chuse or refuse whatsoever to their best understanding seemeth truly good or truly evill In attracting sustenance or in propagating their kind to confine brutes to be as insensible as trees are or men to be as irrationall as brutes are were to reject the wisdom of God Even so to limit man to be sensuall but not vertuous to be vertuous but not holy to mind things Earthly but not things Heavenly to stay himselfe upon the creature but not upon the Creatour to love the World but not the Lord God were to require him to be concerning the faith of Gods elect reprobate For the Law whereunto God elected men and Angels was He that lifteth up his Soul is not upright and if not upright a lost Angel a dead man but the just shall live by faith 3. To you who bewail your unbelief I speak it Until God appeared unto him in Mesopotamia Abraham that father of the faithful never had those prepared helps those effective meanes of obtaining this precious grace this faith of Gods elect which the veriest reprobate of you all at this time possesseth He was bred up among aliens and strangers to grace