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A85666	An exposition of the five first chapters of the prophet Ezekiel, with useful observations thereupon. / Delivered in severall lectures in London, by William Greenhill.	Greenhill, William, 1591-1671.	1645 (1645)	Wing G1851; Thomason E272_1; ESTC R212187	422,046	514

charitate facta possint mortificari Part. 3. q. 89. and hee affirms it from that in Ezek. 18.24 All his righteousness which he hath done shall not be mentioned Observ 1. It concerns every man to look narrowly to his righteousnesse some righteousnesse or other every man looks at fixes his heart upon and there be deceivable righteousnesses if our righteousnesse be legall a duty righteousnesse and not Euangelicall a righteousnesse of faith it will deceive us Matth. 5.20 Except your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees you shall in no case enter into the Kingdome of heaven let that righteousnesse be what it will a man is in an ill case that cannot enter into heaven with it yet the Scribes and Pharisees were exact keepers of the Law but the righteousnesse of the Law and of duties will never send or help a man into heaven Paul laboured to win Christ to be found in him not having his own righteousnesse but the righteousness which is of God by faith Phil. 3.8 9. Paul durst not stick to a legall and duty righteousnesse hee knew it was too short to satisfie divine justice to cover mans nakednesse or comfort his conscience it was a higher a better righteousnesse he minded even the righteousnesse of Christ and that 's the righteousnesse God will accept and he that 's righteous with that righteousnesse shall not fall away but shall enter into heaven 2 Pet. 1.10 11. Brethren give diligence to make your calling and election sure that is their calling to Christ and election in him and what followes if yee do these things yee shall never fall for so an entrance shall be administred unto you abundantly into the everlasting Kingdome 2. No man should boast of or confide in his own righteousnesse Luke 18.9 there was some trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others but this neither pleased God nor profited them as the Parable insuing shewes If men have excellencies they should be humble and fearing not boasting and confident escpecially when their excellencies are in the number of movables and changeables 1 Cor. 1.29 30. Christ is made unto us wisdome and righteousnesse that no flesh should glory in it self but in the Lord and so that no flesh should have confidence in it self but in the Lord Phil. 3.3 We rejoyce in Christ saith Paul and have no confidence in the flesh what ever wee have or do let us not repose upon it we are apt to do it but there are Apostolicall rules to help us Gal. 6.3 If a man thinks himself any thing when hee is nothing hee deceives himself we are nothing and it 's nothing wee do and shall wee glory in nothing or confide in nothing Christ is something and God is something in them we may wee must glory and confide the more we do it the better wee cannot sin in going too far that way Another rule is Phil. 2.3 Let each esteem others better then themselves their righteousnesse may be a lasting righteousnesse when thine is a perishing one Another rule is Rom. 11.20 Be not high minded but feare Let mens righteousnesse be Legall or Euangelicall they should not swell but feare lest they fall and besides they should watch pray and persevere in prayer remembring what our blessed Saviour hath said Hee that shall indure to the end the same shall be saved Matth. 24.13 Let none be secure but serve the Lord with feare Psal 2.11 3. Apostasie from God and his wayes is a dreadfull condition when men fall from their righteousnesse great mischief is done they stain the Society they were of they blast the Church they make their friends mourn and enemies laugh they wrong God much yea more then Infidels and Heretikes Plura vincula conjunctionis violantur Deus ipse tacite accusatur quasi iniquus which causeth God to complain O my people what have I done unto thee wherein have I wearied thee testifie against mee you are withdrawn fallen to Idolatrous passages I brought you out of Egypt and sent before you Moses and Aaron I delivered you from Balak c. many ties are upon you to keep close to mee and to cause you to honour me but you have forgotten all my kindnesses are gon away and do sleight me as if Idoll gods and wayes were better then Jehovah and his wayes this made God to say Heb. 10.38 If any man draw back my soul shall have no pleasure in him and what an ill condition is that man in in whom God hath no pleasure There be four great evils in the words of our Prophet First hee will commit iniquity when a man turns from righteousnesse he turns to sin imbraces it serves it walks in the wayes of it and fulfils the ends of it and this is a sad condition for such a man is a worker of iniquity and so hated of God Psal 5.5 Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity it 's more then having no pleasure and notes God is against them and will pursue them as enemies Secondly God will lay a stumbling block before him one thing or other at which he shall fall God denies him assistance gives Satan leave to tempt and seduce propounds objects to draw out his corruptions to the full 2 Tim. 4.10 Demas forsook Paul and the truth and loved the present world there was an object sufficient to draw out his covetous disposition sometimes the afflictions of the godly is a stumbling block unto the wicked sometimes the prosperity of the wicked is a stumbling unto them c. It 's a dreadfull thing when God shall make any thing a stumbling unto a man but more dreadfull when he makes every thing so Thirdly Hee shall die in that condition Julian apostatiz'd and by the stroke of God hee died in his apostasie and what heavier judgement then to die in a mans sinfull condition therefore Christ told the Pharisees they should die in their sins John 8.21 they would not receive him believe in him therefore they should die in their unbeliefe and no place is left unto them for repentance Fourthly His righteousnesse which he hath done shall not be remembred If a man die yet if his righteousnesse might follow him and help him it were some comfort but that shall not be thought upon he loseth all he hath done and suffered Suppose he have done much for the Church for poor Ministers prisoners and other Christians for Truth it self and for the glory of God no good shall come of it unto him now All Adams righteousnesse would not advantage him what ever he had done before when he comes to eat of the forbidden fruit hee must surely die Gen. 2.17 his former righteousnesse is forgotten Jam. 2.10 Whosoever shall keep the whole Law and offend in one point is guilty of all Antecedent righteousnesse will not make up the present breach nor prevent future wrath Gal. 3.4 When the Galatians began to fall off Paul intimates to them that all their

according to his humane nature hee should sit upon the Throne of God and judge the sonnes of men hee was administrator Patris the great Agent of his Father Whether Christ in this Vision sate or stood is doubted because it 's said above upon it neither standing nor sitting being expressed but my inclinations are to conceive that the Lord Christ sate and stood not 1. Because Thrones are not for standing but sitting and we never find in Scripture that any stood in Thrones but sate they have sitting in Thrones is the usuall phrase of Scripture 1 King 2.12 Solomon sate upon the Throne of David his father and in the 22th Chap. 10. The King of Israel and the King of Judah as they sate each upon his Throne and Isa 6.1 Isaiah s●● the Lord sitting upon a Throne Rev. 4.10 The twenty four Elders fell down before him that sate on the Throne 2. Kings and Judges here on earth do not use to stand but sit which doth more fully set out their State and Majesty and if Kings on earth do so how much more this King in heaven Besides standing is a servants posture Deut. 17.12 and Ch. 10. v. 8. but sitting is not Luke 17.7 8. that is the Masters the Lords posture Obser 1. The wisdome of Gods Spirit in laying down things to prevent the corruptions and mistakes of man wee are apt to think grosly of the divine nature that God is visible corporeall contained in place sitting as man but see how the Spirit of God carries it here and takes off from all such conceits here is mention of likenesse appearance of things not that they were materially so it 's the likenesse of a Throne the appearance of a Saphire and upon the likenesse of the Throne was the appearance of a man no true body The Anthropomorphites thought God to be like unto us to have his Throne in heaven and sit in it and so far did these men proceed in this opinion of Gods corporeity and circumscription that they assembled into troops and threatned to stone all opposed it So tenacious of and violent for errors are men even the deluded sons of men 2. That man is not capable of immediate accesse to and converse with God Here be many steps and degrees before the Prophet comes to see Christ and then it 's not in his Divine nature but in the appearance of a man Here be the living creatures in the way by the firmament over their heads and then a Throne and that of Saphirine colour and afterward a sight of Christ in the form of a man and then converse If the Lord should not condescend to our weaknesse and mantle up his Majesty there could be no communion between him and us 3. That the Lord Christ who appeared like man hath Kingly Majesty Here is a Throne and a Throne set before him Thrones present royall Majesty unto us and this Throne presenteth Christs when on earth he was in the forme of a servant but in heaven he appeared to the Prophet in the form of a King Neither hath he a Throne only but what ever appertains to Kings Vnction he had and such as other Kings had not hee was anointed with the Holy Ghost and with power Act. 10.38 Promulgation Zach. 9.9 O daughter of Jerusalem behold thy King cometh unto thee A Crowne Hebr. 2.9 Wee see Jesus crowned with glory and honour the Jews crowned him with thornes the Lord with glory A Scepter hee hath also and better then of Gold Hebr. 1.8 A Scepter of righteousnesse is the Scepter of thy Kingdom A royall guard of Angels they are under the firmament stand ready at his foot-stool he hath his Agents and Ambassadors in the kingdome of the world to declare his pleasure to transact his appointments Ephes 4.11 Apostles Prophets Euangelists Pastors Teachers these negotiate the great affaires of this King they dispense the mysteries of his Kingdome he is not a titular King but hath large Dominions Dan. 7.14 There was given him dominion and glory and a Kingdome that all people nations languages should serve him and Psal 2.8 The heathens are his inheritance and the ends of the earth his possession He hath a Legislative power he makes and abrogates Lawes at his pleasure Gen. 49.10 He came of the Princely Tribe that made the Lawes Judah bare the Scepter and gave the Lawes and therefore by David is called The Law-giver Psal 60.7 and Christ descending thence and being typified by the King of Judah he is the true Law-giver Jam. 4.12 there is one Lawgiver and therefore Matth. 28. last Teach them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you hee hath a pardoning and punishing power he pardoned Mary Magdalene and punished him had not on his wedding garment 4. That Christ is not only King but the chiefest of Kings his Throne is not on earth but in heaven it 's above the firmament that was over Angels heads and Christs Throne is above them both so that all power in heaven and earth are under Christ his Throne is exalted above them all Heb. 1.6 Let all the Angels of God worship him the greatest Archangel must do it those Thrones for so they are termed Col. 1.16 must stoop to this Throne Ephes 1.20.21 God hath set Christ in heavenly places 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 among the heavenly thrones yea in supercelestiall places for it followes hee hath set him far above all Principalitie and Power and Might and Dominion and every name that is named not only in this world but also in that which is to come and hath put all things under his feet even Angels are under the firmament where his feet stand and all the Princes of the earth are under him Rev. 1.5 Hee is the Prince of the Kings of the earth The inscription of his vesture and thigh is King of Kings and Lord of Lords this title is not Xerxes Nebuchadnezzars nor Alexanders but Christs alone the kings of the world when they sit upon their thrones they have their expansum over their heads some cloth of state made of the richest stuffe that the brains of men can reach unto bedeckt with Diamonds and Pearles that are most costly but this over their throne intimates their subjection to some higher power but it 's not so with Christ hee is above the Expansum nothing is over his head Angels Kings Devils are under his feet and unto him must every knee bow 5. That the Lord Christ who hath such a glorious Throne is exceeding glorious himself his Throne is like Saphires of a Saphirine colour which is very beautifull it 's like the glory of the heavens if an earthly throne be a Throne of glory as Hanna styles it 1 Sam. 2.8 what is this throne a resemblance of the Throne of his glory which hee speaks of in Matth. 19.28 and Chap. 25. vers 31. The cloathing of the Kings daughter Psalm 45.13 was wrought Gold a glorious outside but there was more glory