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Pharisaisme and Christianity compared and set forth in a sermon at Pauls Crosse, May 1. 1608. By I.H. Vpon Matth. 5.20.
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Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
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with those wise Virgins Least there will not be enough for vs you got to them that sell and buy for your selues For vs wâ— enuâ—e not their multitude Let them hâ—ue as many Sauiors as Saints and as many Saints us menâ— we knoâ—e with Ambrose Christâ— pressâ—â—â—tore non eguit Christs passion needs no helper therefore with that worthy Martyr dare say None but Christ â—one but Christâ— Let our Toules die if hee cannot saue them let them not fear their 〈…〉 or 〈◊〉 if he haue finished He◠〈…〉 thou languishing and afflicted soâ—â—e to There is 〈◊〉 one of thy sinneâ— but it is paid for not one oâ—â— thy debtâ— in the 〈◊〉 of God but it had â—ffect not one farthing of all thine infinite raâ—some is vnpaidâ— Alas thy sinnes thou sai'st are euer before thee and Gods indignation goes still ouer thee thou goest mourning all the day long and with that patterne of distresse criest out in the bitternesse of thy soule I haue sinned what shall J doe to theeâ— O thou preseruer of men What should'st thou doe Turne and belieue Now thou art stung in thy conscience with this fierie serpent looke vp with the eyes of 〈◊〉 to this bâ—azen serpent Christ Iesus behealed Behold his head is huÌ„bly bowed downe in a gracious respect to thee his aâ—ms are stretched out louingly to imbrace thee yea oâ— precious side is opeÌ„ to receiueâ— thee and his tongue interpreâ—â— all these to thee for thine endlesse coÌ„fort Jt is finished There is no more accusation iudgement death hell for thee all these are no more to thee then if they were not Who shall condemne it is Christ which is deâ—d I knowe how ready euery man is to reach foorth his hand to this dâ—le of grace and how angry to â—e beaten froÌ„ this dooâ— of mercy We are all easily persuâ—ded to hope well because we loue our selues well Which of all vs in this grâ—â—t congregation takeâ— exceptions to himselfe and thinkâ— I knowe there 〈◊〉 want in my Sauiour there is want in me He hath finished but I belieue not I repent not Euery presumptuous and hard 〈◊〉 so 〈◊〉 at Christ as if he had finish for 〈◊〉 as if hee had broken downe the gates of hel and loosed the bands of death and had made forgiuenesse as 〈◊〉 as life Prosperâ—â—◠〈…〉 saith wise Salomon East 〈◊〉 the foolish and the prosperitie of fooles 〈◊〉 them you 〈…〉 prosperitie Thou saâ—'st God 〈◊〉 mercifull thy 〈…〉 bâ—ous 〈◊〉 Passion absolute All these yeâ— thou maist be condemned Mercifull not â—niâ—sâ— bountifull not lauish absolutely sufficieÌ„t for all not effeâ—â—â—all to all Whatsoeuer God is what are 〈◊〉 i Hee 〈◊〉 iâ— the doubts 〈◊〉 faâ—st-well Christ is 〈◊〉 good Shepheard Wherein Hâ—â— giues his lâ—fe but foâ— whom 〈◊〉 his sheepe What is this to 〈…〉 while thou arâ— secure profane impeâ—itent thâ— a◠〈…〉 a 〈◊〉 My sheep heâ—re my voice What is his voice but his pâ—ecepâ—â—â— where is thine obedieÌ„ce to his coÌ„maundements If tâ— wilt not heard his Law nâ— not â—arken â—o his Gospell 〈…〉 no more mercy for thee â—heâ— iâ— there were no Sauior He haâ—â— finished for those in 〈…〉 hath begun If thou haue to beginnings of graâ—â— as yet hope not for euer finishing of saluation Come to me all yee that are heâ—uie ladeâ—â— saith Christ â—hou shalt get nothing if thou come when he calls thee not Thou art not called and canst not bee refreshed vnlesse thou bee laden not with sinne this alone keepes thee away from God but with conscience of sinnes A broken and a coâ—â—rite hearâ— O God thou wilt not despise Is thy heart wounded with thy sinne doth griefe and hatred striue within thee whether shall bee more are the desires of thy soule with God dost thou long for holinesse complaine of thy imperfections struggle against thy corruptions Thou art the man feare not Jt is finished That law which thou wouldest haue kept couldest not thy Sauiour could and did keepe for thee that saluation vvhich thou couldest neuer work-out alone alas poore impotent creatures what can we doe towards heauen vvithout him which cannot mooue on earth but in him hee alone for thee hath finished Looke vp therefore boldly to the throne of GOD and vpon the truth of thy repentance faith knows that there is no quarrel against thee in heauen nothing but peace and ioy All is finished He would be spetted on that he might wash thee hee would be couered with scornfull robes that thy sinnes might be couered he would be whipped that thy soule might not bee scourged eternally he would thirst that thy soule might be satisfied hee would beare all his Fathers wrath that thou might'st beate none he would yield to death that thou might'st neuer taste of it he would be in sense for a time as forsaken of his Father that thou might'st bee receiued for euer Now bid thy soule returne to her rest and inioyne it Dauids taske Praise the Lord O my souleâ— and What shall J render to the Lord for all his benefites J will take the Cup of saluation and call vpon the name of the Lord. And as rauishe from thy selfe with the sweet apprehension of this mercy cal al the other creatures to the fellowship of this ioy with that diuine Esay Reioyce O yeâ— heauens for the Lord hath done it shout yea lower 〈◊〉 of the eaâ—th 〈…〉 into praises yeâ— mountaines for the Lord hath 〈…〉 Jacob and will be glorified in Jsraell And euen now beginne that heauenly song which shall neuer eâ—d with those glorified Saints Praise and 〈◊〉 and glory and power bee to him that sâ—â—eth vpon the throne 〈◊〉 the Lambe for euermore Thus our speech of Christs last words is finished His last act accoÌ„panied his words our speech must follow it let it not want your deuout and carefull attention Hee bowed and gaue vp the Ghost The Crosse was a slowe death and had more paine theÌ„ speed whence a second violeÌ„ce must dispatch the crucified their bones must be brokeÌ„ that their hearts might break Our Sauiour staies not Deaths leisure but willingly and couragiouslie meets him in the way and like a Champion that scornes to be ouercome yea knowes he cannot be yieldeth in the midst of his strength that hee might by dying vaÌ„quish death He bowed and gaue vp Not bowing because hee had giuen vp but because he would He cried with a loud voice saith Matthew Nature was strong he might haue liued but he gaue vp the Ghost and would die to shew himselfe Lord of Life and Death Oh wondrous example hee that gaue life to his enemies gaue vp his owne he giues them to liue that persecute and hate him and himselfe will die the whiles for those that hate him He bowed gaue vp not they They might crowne his head they could not bow it they might vex his spirit not take it away they could not doe that without leaue this they could not doe because they had