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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02259	Deaths deliverance, and Eliahes fiery charet, or The holy mans triumph after death Delivered in two sermons preached at Plymouth, the one the 16. the other the 19. of August: the former at the funerall of Thomas Sherwill, an eminent and pious magistrate of that place. 1631. By Alexander Grosse now pastor of Bridford.	Grosse, Alexander, 1596?-1654.	1640 (1640)	STC 12394; ESTC S117896	44,988	121

Eliah under the Law Christ under the Gospell to shew that the Believers of alages before the Law under the Law under the Gospell shall in the appointed time ascend into heaven and it likewise is a divine evident and assured testimony that all Gods holy people after the passage of this earthly pilgrimage shall enjoy life everlasting in the Kingdome of Heaven In the words some things require a little explication By the Charets of fire and Horses of fire is meant the Angels of God likened to Charets and Horses 1. For their strength 2. For their valour 3. For their fighting for the Church of God and against the enemies thereof 4. For their readinesse speed and quicknesse in the execution of Gods counsels 5. For their order submission and subjection unto God they are not like horses in an open field running whither they list but like horses in a Charet going when whither and which way the Lord will have them They are said to bee Horses of fire Charets of fire to shew that they are zealous fervent earnest and full of life and power as the burning fire in the execution of their office Thus by the Prophet Zacharie they are likened to g Zach. 6.1 2. horses and Charets comming out between the mountaines to shew that they come forth with resolution courage preparednes in a speedy manner to execute Gods Will and Counsell which is firme like the Mountaines and by the Apostle they are stiled a h Heb. 1.7 flaming fire and by the Prophet Isajah they are called i Isa 6.6 Seraphin ab urendo to shew their fervor in the way and worke wherein the Lord doth set them and for this also they are resembled to the wind because as the wind is a strong and speedy messenger so are the Angels of the Lord and herein we may clearely see that the more strong couragious speedy obedient and fervent we are in our callings the more doe we resemble the holy Angels The words thus explained fall asunder into two generall parts 1. Eliahs Translation Behold there appeared a Charet of fire and horses of fire and parted them asunder and Eliah went up by a whirle wind into Heaven 2. Elisha's Lamentation And Elisha saw it and he cryed my Father my Father the Charets of Israel and the Horsemen thereof And he saw him no more and hee tooke hold of his own cloths and rent them in two pieces In the first of these Eliahs Translation we may consider 1. Motus he went up 2. Terminus a quo from whence hee went up from the Earth 3. Terminus ad quem to what place he went into Heaven 4. Instrumenta motus a Charet of fire Horses of fire and a whirle winde In the second Elisha's Lamentation There is 1. Motivum an Inducement to this lamentation and this is threefold the 1. externall hee saw it the 2. internall his affection my Father my Father the 3. mixt or experimentall drawne from the defence ministred to Israel by Eliah whereof Elisha was very sensible and therefore called him the Horsemen and Charet of Israel 2. Here is Gradus the degree of his griefe nor a little but much hee cryed 3. Incrementum doloris the increase of his sorrow that hee should see him no more 4. Signum the signe of his griefe and sorrow hee tooke hold of his owne Cloths and rent them in two pieces Thus you see the words are like a Tree of many branches each bearing his particular fruit of some of which we will take a more slender of others a fuller taste and first to begin with the first thing noted in Eliahs Translation The terminus à quo from whence he ascended from the earth when Eliah and Elisha were walking together the Charet of fire and Horses of fire parted them asunder and Eliah went up to heaven he was carried up from the earth thereby shewing That the earth is not the abiding place of Gods people Doct. k Heb. 13.14 We have no continuing City here saith the Apostle but seeke one to come 1. This is an enemies countrey Satan is stiled the l 2 Cor. 4.4 God of this world here we are m Iohn 15.19 hated and therefore as Jacob when he beheld that Laban's countenance was not towards him n Gen. 31.2 as before that he had ten times changed his wages tooke his wives children ca … and returned to his owne Countrey so we beholding how the world doth frowne upon us how it doth exercise us with many changes we should willingly forsake it and gladly go to our heavenly home 2. Our Christ our Jesus is o Luk. 24.6 risen ascended he is not here and therefore as the Bee resteth not till he returne to his Hive as the p Gen. 8.9 Dove found no resting place till she came againe unto the Arke no more should we till we returne to our God and our Jesus and have the full fruition of their blessed presence in the heavens 3. Our portion is not in this life the men of the world have their q Ps 17.14 portion here our r 1 Pet. 1.4 Inheritance is reserved for us in the heavens O therefore let us not labour for the bread which doth ſ Ioh. 6.27 perish let us not lay up for our selves treasure upon t Mat. 6.19 20. earth where the rust and the moath corrupt and where theeves break thorough and steale but let us lay up for our selves treasure in heaven For this is the terminus ad quem the place whereunto we must move as Eliah here did It is not long since Eliah ranne u 1 Kin. 18.45 46. on foote and Ahab rode in his Charet but now Eliah he hath a Charet a Charet of fire and Horses of fire a bright a glorious and shining Charet a company of blessed Angels to carry him into the holy and highest heavens Let Ahab ride now Eliah shall ride at the last Gods people shall have their Charets one day as well as others And here note Doct. That the future estate of Gods servants shall be very glorious though for the present it be contemptible and ignominious in externall appearance the greatest honour of Gods servants is reserved till after their departure out of this earthly pilgrimage Now indeed like Eliah they walke on foote but 〈◊〉 last they shall be like Eliah in his fiery Charet how they be like Ioseph in prison then they shall be like Ioseph ruling in the sec … place in the Kingdome for 〈◊〉 they shall be next to God and Christ in the Kingdome of Heaven 〈◊〉 Salomon had seene of old * Eccl. 10 7 servants upon horses and Princes walking as servants upon the earth so now men that are slaves to their owne lusts bondmen to Satan servants yea drudges to the world these are on horse-backe exalted preferred endowed with earthly riches worldly honours but they who are Kings and Priests to God these walke like servants on