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A86456	A Christian looking-glasse or, A glimps of Christs unchangably everlasting love. Discovered in several sermons, in the parish-church of Sutton-Valence. Kanc. By Hezekiah Holland anglo-hibernus, minister of the gospel at Sutton de Valentiâ.	Holland, Hezekiah, fl. 1638-1661.	1649 (1649)	Wing H2425; Thomason E1376_2; ESTC R209245	59,021	132

of men the honour of God is greater Joh. 5. Why do we then court the world and great men for honour A shadow vanity what an honour is it to be a Minister of Christ besides that of the University I read of a Roman that when the Consulship was vacant one day because of the Consuls deprival begg'd it for the few remaining houres though cum omnium risu O vigilan tem consulem qui toto sui consulatus tempore somnum oculis non vidit Cicer. jeering if we seriously consider the vanity and unconstancy of every thing else which might steal away our love from Christ it might be a means to place it better Look into the world upon those once lovely Cities Ninive 66 miles according to Dr. Heylin and Babylon 60 miles as Solinus reports cap. 69. Athens the once glory of Europe so commended and set forth by Mr. Francis Rouse and others ruinated Sic patet exemplis oppida posse mori But Jerusalem above provided by God out of love for his people is fouresquare the only sure foundation Where are Sodom and Gomorrha Cities like unto Paradise That sweet land Canaan and the City of God of whom so many glorious things are spoken I Jam seges est ubi Troja fuit laudant alii claram Rhodon aut Mitylenen Sed norunt haec monumenta mori Where is all thy glory O Cesar In Parthia est castellum Passargada nomine ubi est sepulchrum Cyri Persicis litteris hoc Epit aphium O mortalis Cyrus ego sum filius Cambisae Asiae imperavi Persarum regnum constitui itaque hoc mihi monumentum non individeas rogo Solin com cap. 69. as the Father demanded I read of Alexander magnus his lying many dayes unburyed of Cyrus buryed poorly Alexander causing the Sepulchre to be opened did find it true he found Duos Scythicos arcus clypeum putrem and some such poor monuments Cuntius Lib. 9. Vidimus magni parva sepulcra Iovis Where is the old proud Rome the once Mistrisse of the Universe which was one of the three things the Father desired to see The Apostle cou●ts all in respect of Christ and heaven 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Phil. 3.8 i. e. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dogs meat as ●●yes Su●d●● Christ in the flesh Romam in store Rome flourishing Paulum in Ore Paul Preaching its glory is only now to be seen in the dust The Prophet cals to us Esa 55.1 2. Wherfore do ye lay out money for that which is not bread and your labour for that which satisfyeth not or lasteth It satisfies not for the world is round and the heart three-cornered the round world can't content the three cornered heart the three persons of the Trinity only can a spirit can only satisfie a spirit God that made it and his love can only please it Domine tu fecisti nos irrequietum est cor nostrum donec in te quiescat Lasteth not constant in unconstancy onely Earth's pleasures are like the Apples which grew by Sodom very pleasant and beautifull to look upon but touch them and they moulder into dust or nothing Solin Polyhist cap. 48. Love Christ then thou seest all things come to an end but the commandements are exceeding broad Psal 119. ver 96. Man of late growes much in love with Souldiery or butchery as if it were a vertue to kill those for whom Christ dyed If * Si fas coedindo coelestia scandere cuiquam M● soli coeli maxima potta patet Ennius de Africano killing of Christians and beleevers be to love Christ why summons he Paul with a Saul Saul why persecutest thou me Act. 9.4 If they not slaine as professors of Christ yet in fine professors of Christ slain Solomon a type Christ signifies peace Christ came to reconcile wrath to prevent death and as he was the Prince of Peace so he came when the world was at peace most in Augustus Reign Christ is the only true object of love Dost love preferment Thou shalt be by him made the sonne of God David thought it much to be son in Law to a King though an earthly and wicked one thou shalt be an heyre for every son is an heyre Gal 47. A strange thing and that to an incorruptible inheritance Dost love freedome that so much desired by all for which so much blood shed that which being gained once and pronounced aloud the people made such acclamations and filled the ayre with shouting that birds fell down dead because of the rarefaction of the ayre or vertiginousnesse and astonishment as Plutarch in mag Pompeio in Flaminio by Christ thou shalt be free from the tyranny of sin and Satan a choyce freedome and art a free Denison of heaven Dost love pleasure with him are pleasures for evermore Doest love riches Godlinesse the effect of Christs love is great riches 1 Tim. c. ult ver 8. a treasure laid up in heaven where the theif cannot break through and steale Doest love travels thou shalt by loving him travel from earth to heaven see that so coveted sight the true holy land and though not the Sepulchre yet Christ raised from the dead Doest desire to heare musick that which so quickned Davids spirit notwithstanding he had the spirit in a most plentiful manner for man on earth in heaven purchased by Christ through love are Harps and musick to speak to capacity to please Revel 5.8 9. there Harpers sing a new song I wonder if musick sinful why in the time of the Law commanded God never commanded any thing that was a sin not wearing long haire commanded to Nazarites Elisha sayes Rabbi Da. Kimchi upon 2 Kings 3.15 called for a Timbrel to dispel his grief for the losse of Elijah or to compose his spirits much moved with indignation at Jehoram see Musique used by the Prophet to dispel sorrow or to compose his spirits notwithstanding his having the spirit if it had been sinful God would not have set forth the joys of heaven by it If we consider Christs love in under-going the burden of our sin it may be a motive to us to love him Christ sunk under their heavie weight he * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bajulavit Esay 53. u●● grave quoddam onus p●rtari solet Gerh in harm Evang bore our iniquities as an heavie load hence make this use if thine iniquities are an heavie burden a good signe if felt remember Christs condition say to him who was like to us in all things except sin as the Psalmist pardon my sin for it is Wondrous great Psal 25.11 we may acquaint him with our condition our misery the occasion of his mercy heavinesse of our sin the occasion of his sudden easing us Consider his love in dying b 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Propriè in humeros tollere ad gest indum quast leve Mr. Leigh in verhum Christ fell upon his face some say through weakne and wo●ship● bei

we say they are but truths of Scripture more apparent Hence O Christian thou having the spirit of love and power maist conclude no finall falling away as the Papist and Arminian teach For how then should Christ love to the end if he let go his hold and let thee sink at last See a few reasons and proofs for thy future strengthening Consider to this purpose what God is to us and what he promises God is our husband and no finall divorce to be allowed no woman the Churches condition has power over her self no not in this case but the man No Saint has power to give away himselfe for he is not his own but Christs Christ is the life the Saints lives are not in their own power but hid feofewed with Christ in God Colos 3.3 As Christ is safe so is their life Christ is their head as long as the head 's alive so shall the members ex loco Joh. praecitato 14.19 the Saints being the members how were Christ perfect or compleat if they lost Yet in this mysticall body the best joynts are subject unto spraines yea perhaps to bruises and gashes but no bone so shattered in pieces but may and still is set againe God has promised his people eternall life Joh. 10.28 They shall never perish He that gave them is greater then all and none shall pluck them out of his hand v. 9. Nay those that believe in regard of the certainty of the performance of the promise are said to have eternall life Joh. 5. ver 24 He that has once faith to believe shall never lose it though it may seeme lost for the present for he that is the author of it will be the finisher Heb. 12.2 The Alpha and Omega if God promise so he has sworn to make it good God abundantly more willing to shew to the heyres of Salvation the immutability of his Counsell confirmed it with an Oath that we might have strong consolation Heb. 6.17 18. He will confirm you to the end to bee blamelesse 1 Cor. 1.8 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Triplex negatio vehementiffimè negat I have already quoted his promise I will never never never leave thee Heb. 13.5 Indeed the Saints and he being one 't is impossible they be should lost being part of himself So the Apostle is perswaded that neither life nor death nor Angels principalities nor powers shall be able to separate the Saints from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord Rom. 8.38 39. The will of God is like the Law of the Medes and Persians which alter not Du Moulin against Armin. or like Pilates quod scripsi scripsi For whom he hath once written in the booke of life he never blots out there is a difference between the book of life and living or naturall life blot them out of the book of the living let them not be written among the righteous this naturall life the Psalmist means and the world where the righteous and wicked live together Let me examine the grounds of the Apostles perswasion Rom. 8. Death can't for in Scripture sense 't is not worthy of that name though in a Philosophique sense it may because it can't separate a St. from Christ nor is' t a curse nor punishment since Christ dyed but a passage to him the hurt of death is taken away Christ has destroyed him that has the power of death the divel the executioner Heb. 2.14 Where then is death casheer'd Why Because sayes one an Officer that arrests the Kings son is to be discharged of his Office so death for Arresting Christ The sting of it by which Satan prevailed to destroy is blunted abated I will not say plucked out because 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in many things we offend all yet John sayes behold the Lambe of God which takes away the sins of the world remember the power of the word * De medio tollere as Budaeus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 there to take away Joh. 1.29 Quis neget Aeneae magni de stripe Neronem Sustulit hic matrem sustulit ille Patrem Sin in the Saints Christ dying for them is much like the Viper on Pauls hand has not a sting to wound to eternall death Christ took away the guilt and pnishment of sinne and sactifyes his people much subduing sin in them ex Mica ult antep to have a Snake in ones bosome with poyson and teeth out may as cold water thrown into ones face more startle feare one then hurt one But I forbear because carnal men will make a sport of sin Though then that counted death continue among us yet it continues not to be what it was The name is more terrible then it think not lying in a grave an argument of the continuance of the power of death but rather to have all conformable to our Saviour or to lay aside corruption in the grave Musculus Thy body as now it is is not capable of immortality flesh and blood cannot inherit eternall life wouldest thou bring a corruptible carkase into heaven to be a glorifyed member of Christ No then lay aside corruption suppose it be sowen in weaknesse it shall be raised in power Thou foole that which thou sowest is not quickened except it dye Keep thy Corne above ground for fear of corruption where then shall the fresh greene blade appeare When shall the sta●ke grow up When shall it eare When shall it flower All this glory and advantage will be lost if thy Corne be not cast into the furrows of the earth Doth not corruption within thee trouble thee more then death Wert thou not better once dye then be continually disquieted with the motions of corruption Ther 's no finall subduing them till the body be destroyed which doth so cline and draw thee to thee to the service thereof * Death to us is beneficiall though death thinks to do hurt as Phereus lasons enemy was to him he having an Aposthem in his body the enemy prickt the Aposthem and so gave him life whom he thought to kill Cic. Nat. Deor. Lib. 3. See if death be not advantage If a Crab-stocke having his head and boughs cut oft be grafted with a Pippin or some other pleasant fruit can it reasonably complain of hurt Or has he any wrong done him that has his Cottage of Clay pulled down and a goodly Pallace of stone built for his dwelling This is thy case O beloved But foolish men thinke there is no such life in Christ Let death be fearfull to Heathens 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Some Philosophers feared it not but said Si mors est nos non sumus mors non est and let us not through feare from which by Christs death we are delivered ex Heb. 2.15 be any longer subject to bondage L●ing in a grave is so sweetned by Christs lodging there that that need not trouble a Saint they like the good subject Ittai are content to be where their