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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97360	The works of the judicious and learned divine Dr. Thomas Taylor, part 1. sometimes preacher of Aldermanbury, London. Published by himself in his life time, in several smaller volumes, now collected together into three volumes in fol. two of which are here bound together. The first volume containing, I. An exposition on the 32. Psalm ... The second volume containing, I. An exposition of the parable of the sower and seed, on Luk. 8. ... The third volume is in the press, and will containe in it, I. The progress of sts, to full holinesse ...	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1659 (1659)	Wing T560A	683,147	498

alledge Scripture hee saith nothing against it but was silent he replies not and much less rails on him as a phantastical or precise person But reprove the Swearer the Drunkard the Gamester the unjust courses of men in their trades Sabbath-breaking in Masters or Servants and do it out of the Scripture as Christ did wee shall have the same measure that hee had returned from the Scribes and Pharisees who railed out-right on him He is too precise and severe wee can do nothing for him or What hath hee to do with our Government or Trades or He might finde other things to speak of Thus if Paul speak against Diana or whatsoever the craft-masters live by all the City is in an uproar against him It seems men are loath in their callings to meddle with the word of God or the directions of it else wee should have to deal with them It were too much to sit down silent and go on in sinne against the Word but to resist the word in termes or to rail upon the Preachers thereof goes one step beyond the Devil Vse 4. Take knowledge of the secret working of the Devil against the light and truth in such as spurn against it They cannot abide that truth and innocency should acquit it self but though they see nothing but meekness patience and innocency yet will side against it as though they had the greatest advantage and occasion What is the cause that men will take part with most abject and base persons and bring the curse on themselves in condemning the innocent and justifying the wicked in their horrible riots and misbehaviour but the hatred they carry against goodnesse Why did the Jews band themselves for Barrabas and seek to acquit him Was it because there was any cause of love in him knew they him not to bee a murtherer and a Rebel Yes It was hatred of Christ that made them stick to him and why hated they Christ but because he was the light Some there bee of that Jewish generation lest to whom if Christ be weighed with Barrabas he will seem too light Barrabas shall carry the credit and defence from him Not him but Barrabas Into the holy City We come to the second circumstance in the preparation to this second assault which is the place that Satan chuseth set down 1 In general the holy City 2 In special a pinacle of the Temple What holy City this was Luke expresseth chap. 4.9 He brought him to Jerusalem here called the holy City Jerusalem is called the holy City not because of any holiness in the place for no place as a place is more holy than other It is true that wee read in Scripture of holy ground as Exod. 3.5 Mount Horeb where Moses stood is called holy ground and Moses must put off his shooes But this was no inherent holiness in the place only for the present the presence of God appearing after a special manner makes a special holiness to bee ascribed unto it Neither is it called holy in respect of the people and Inhabitants for the faithful City was long before this become an Harlot Isa 1.21 and Christ not long after this Combate cryeth out against Jerusalem That shee had killed the Prophets and slain such as were sent unto her and proclaimeth a speedy desolation against her But it was so called 1 Because God had made choyce of this City to put his name there 2 Chron. 7.12 I have chosen this place for my self Hence was it called the City of God and Gods holy Mountain Dan. 9.16 and the holy Hill of Sion because God had chosen it and sanctified it for himself wherein himself kept residence and made it eminent above all the places of the earth 2 Because of the holy things which were there established even all the holy worship of God it was not lawful for the Jewes to sacrifice or eat the Passeover any where but in Jerusalem There was the Temple built on mount Moriah wherein I. There was the Sanctum seculare the utter Court of the Jews and Salomons porch which did rise up by fourteen stairs wherein Christ preached often and Peter healed the lame man Acts 3.3 and probably where Peter converted three thousand souls at one Sermon In this porch was the great brazen Altar for whole Burnt-offerings on which Altar the fire which at Aarons first offering in the Wilderness fell from Heaven Levit 9 2● 24. was to be kept perpetually before the Lord the which when Aarons sons neglected and offered with strange fire they were burnt with fire before the Lord. In this Court was the great brasen Sea wherein the Priests washed themselves and the Beasts to be offered on that Altar especially their feet because they were to minister bare-foot before the Lord. Both of them holy representations of Christ the former of his Sacrifice who gave himself for a whole Burnt-offering the latter the fruit of it he being the Laver of the Church by whose bloud we are washed from the guilt and power of sin II. There was the inner Court which was called the Sanctum or the Sanctuary or the Court of the Priests whence the Jewes were barred There was here 1 The Altar of Incense for sweet perfume wherein the Priests were evening and morning to burn the holy Incense before the Lord as a sweet-smelling savour unto God and no strange incense might be offered thereon Exod. 30.9 While Zachary stood at the right side of this Altar offering incense to God the Angel Gabriel stood and fore-told the birth of John Baptist This was an holy type of Christ who offered himself on the altar of the Cross a sacrifice of sweet smell to God his Father and through whom God savoureth a sweet smell from all our duties 2 In this Court was the golden Candlestick with seven Lamps and seven Lights which were ●ed with most pure holy oyl night and day to lighten the whole inner Court And this was an holy type of Christ the light of the world enlightening all his elect with spiritual and heavenly light 3 In this Court was that golden Table on which the holy Shew-bread was ever to stand even twelve Loaves which were to be made of the purest flower of Wheat and were to bee renewed every Sabbath the old Loaves converted to the Priests use a holy type of Christ in whom alone the Church and every member setting themselves continually before God are nourished and preserved unto eternal life 4 In this Court was that costly and precious Veil of blew silk and purple and scarlet and fine twined Linnen made of broydered work with Cherubims the use of which was to separate the Sanctum from the Holy of Holies this veil at the death of Christ was rent from the top to the bottom A notable representation of the flesh of Christ which hid his Divinity but being rent asunder by his passion on the Cross the way to Heaven was laid open unto us III. There in the Temple

Christ dyed to abolish sin and destroy the works of the Devil 3 Many others are carried along in their presumption by a deceitful supposition that they can come out of their sin and repent when they list But here is a vain hope without warrant or else bring me a word that promiseth repentance ●o morrow if this day thou neglect it this is thy day thou knowest not what the morrow may bring forth Now thou hast life health the world ministery and memory perhaps this is the last day thou shalt enjoy all these Oh but I hope to repent But shew thy warrant else Satan hath thee in the bands of presumption Besides it is just with God that hee who will not take Gods time should never come to his own And dangerous it is to put our souls to adventure till the last hour 4 Others feed a conceit that howsoever God deal with others he will not grow into such displeasure with them they are further in his books than so as Satan here intimates that Gods Son may doe what hee list But it is a practice of wicked men to make covenants with death and secure themselves that when the sword passeth through the Land it shall not come near them and to cry Peace Peace when the trumpet hath sounded warre Again tell me thou that presumest so farre to sin art thou further in Goods Books than Adam in Paradise yea than the Angels in Heaven Doest thou excel in holiness those Worthies of the world Moses Aaron David Hezekiah yet these could not escape when they sinned Shall the whole world sinning be drowned and shalt thou avoyd the deluge No no the highest mountains in the world shall not save thee nay if thou couldst climbe into Heaven the Angels were cast thence 5 Others presume of the end and flie over the means hope for salvation but neglect the means the Word Sacraments and Prayer Oh but they use means they know God and their duty as well as the best But it is a presumptuous knowledge they think they need no more they profess they know God but in their works deny him Tit. 1. ult Yea they beleeve all the Articles of Christian Faith if wee beleeve them but it is a dead and vain faith without works of Piety and Charity such as shall profess great acquaintance with God in the day of judgement but to whom hee shall say Depart from mee yee workers of iniquity Yea but they come to Church and pray to God as others do and hope to bee saved in their Religion what ever it is so long as they mean well and what need men bee so precise and curious But these prayers are presumptuous and abominable if thou turn thine ear from hearing the Law and so long as thou livest in thy lusts and walkest not precisely with God in all his Commandements though thou fast and pray and afflict thy self never so much God will not hear nor help Therefore never presume of an harvest without a seed time as a man soweth so shall hee reap 6 Others and a common presumption it is think themselves in the high way to salvation their names are written in the book of life never to be rased out they are beloved of God and therefore they may do what they will and leave undone what they list they may injoy their pleasure and liberty their salvation dependeth not upon their works but upon the election of God that shews mercy And thus out of a vain presumption they are idle and unfruitful in the work of the Lord and sometimes grow Libertines and scandalous and still God is the same they say and loves them But what can bee a more evident note of Gods displeasure than to bee given up to such a delusion as if the goodness of God would not lead his to repentance or as if mercy were not with him to bee feared But thou out of the hardnesse of thy heart which cannot repent treasurest wrath against the day of wrath II. In things of this life Satan prevailes exceedingly with this temptation of presumption 1 When men conclude of Gods love by temporal things all which are common to good and bad By which sorcery when they are most cursed they think themselves the happiest men under the Sun Whereas none knoweth love or hatred by any thing before him and as God beginneth his love at things within faith fear uprightness of heart and the like so must we begin the knowledge of it And if wee compare Dives estate with Lazarus Pharaohs with Moses Simon Magus with Simon Peter who said Money and gold have I none wee shall easily see what little ground the Scripture affordeth for such presumptuous conceits 2 Many of our great men venture to travel into places of idolatry and think themselves strong enough against any such temptations as they meet withall but I were there zeal indeed there would be also witness-bearing against such horrible idolatry whereas if they do not act idolatry they consent to those that do Wee read of some noble and Heroical spirits stirred up by the motion of God to disgrace and witness with their blood against that horrible Idol of the Masse 2 It is a just judgement of God on many who perhaps against their purpose are catcht in the snare of Popery and infected with the poyson of their heresies because they are given up to delusion for want of just detestation of it 3 Others are bold-hardy to run into places infected with the plague without a just warrant or sufficient calling only pretending the strength of their faith which is temerity and rashnesse often paid home with much sorrow and bitternesse Hath not God tyed his care over us with our care over our selves Hath not hee in ordinary course tyed our safety with the means Act. 27. Except these abide in the ship they cannot bee saved and so some upon boards and others upon planks came safe to land Yet I condemn not that presence with infected persons which charity and conscience requires but in way of ordinary visitation it is as unsafe for us to go to them as for them to come amongst us and a tempting of God 4 Some are so bold-hardy as to venture upon the dangerous places which are given by God to bee possessed of the Devil and as if they were Exorcists will adjure the Devil and out-dare him and this they think to bee strength of faith Which is indeed a folly and extream presumption often repayed as it was in the sons of Sceva Act. 19.16 who undertaking to adjure the Devil wanting a calling commission and every thing but presumption were driven away rent and wounded Others are of minde they can never be bewitched nor all the Devils in hell cannot touch them their faith is so strong But that is a presumption seeing no man can absolutely assure himself hee shall bee free from Satanical molestation Christ could not bee free whose faith is as strong as thine Cast thy self