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A briefe treatise declaring the true noble-man, and the base vvorldling. By Walter Sweeper minister of Strowd
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Sweeper, Walter.
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6.12 13. by faith obtaine victorie 1. Ioh. 5.3 they by Christ conquer Satan Ioh. 16.23 treading him vnder their feete Rom. 16.20 by whom they are more then conquerours Rom. 8.38 These noble Christians do crucifie the flesh with the affections and lusts Gal. 5.24 And thus they get a good report God and the Church witnessing their works Heb. 11.4 5. as it is spoken of Abel and Enoch Thus their good name is better then ointment Eccles 7.1 Thus Christs Name is like an ointment powred out Cant. 1.3 Christ and his Churches name shall be remembred for euer Psal 45.17 Pilates wife calleth Christ that righteous man Math. 27.19 and Herod himselfe reuerenced Iohn for his holinesse and righteousnesse Mark 6.20 These noble generous spirits manage noble exploits Dauid hath slaine his thousands 1. Sam. 20.17 Many daughters haue done well thou excellest them all Pro. 31.29 The eight reason is drawne from those especiall graces which are onely proper to the elect Reason 8 First they onely truly know God and whom he hath sent Christ Ioh. 17.3 They haue iustifying faith Tit. 1.1 which is more precious then gold 1. Pet. 1.17 They haue hope that maketh not ashamed Rom. 5.3 by which they are saued Rom. 8.25 by which they sit in heauen Ephes 2.6 being an anker-hold of the soule firme and stedfast by which they enter within the vaile Heb. 6.9 They haue loue both towards God begetting and his children begotten of him 1. Ioh. 5.1 by which they know they are translated from death to life 1. Ioh. 3.14 They haue peace of conscience being iustified by faith Rom. 5.1 which Christ giueth to his onely Ioh. 14.27 which peace passeth all vnderstanding Phil. 4.7 A white stone that none knoweth but he that hath it Reu. 2.17 They haue ioy most glorious and vnspeakable 1. Pet. 1.8 They are escaped from the corruption that is in the world through lusts and are partakers of the diuine nature 2. Pet. 1.4 are sanctified wholy in spirit soule and bodie 1. Thess 5.23 They are clothed with humilitie and patience 1. Pet. 3.6 Iam. 5.8 Lastly they haue the Spirit of grace and deprecation Zac. 12.10 The ninth reason is that God blesseth to them euery estate of life and death it selfe Reason 9 All things work together for good to them that loue God Rom. 8.28 A little that the righteous hath is better then great possessions of the wicked Psal 37.16 Prou. 16.8 Prosperitie is blest vnto them Riches increasing their hearts are not set on them Psal 62.10 By grace a brother in high degree can be humble Iam. 1.9 Wisedome with an inheritance together maketh him excellent Eccles 7.11 Solomons wisedome remained with him in prosperitie Eccles 2.9 The aduersitie of the righteous is blessed to him who after the enduring of tentations receiueth a crowne of glory Iam. 2.12 Their sufferings are blessed Mat. 5.10 Blessed are the persecuted for righteousnesse sake for theirs is the kingdome of heauen Thus Gods children made partakers of Christs sufferings reioyce 1. Pet. 4.13 For light and momentanie afflictions they reape an excellent and eternall weight of glorie 2. Cor. 4.17 They are not worthy the glory that shall be reuealed Rom. 8.18 Yea the death of the Saints is precious in Gods sight Psal 116.15 To them Death is destroyed Hos 13.14 and the sting of death taken away 1. Cor. 15.55 56. Blessed are these dead that die in the Lord for henceforth so saith the Spirit they rest from their labours and their works follow them Reu. 14.13 The last argument proueth the posteritie of the righteous to be blesseed Reason 10 when the Lord becometh the God of our seed also Gen. 17.7 The seed of the righteous seldome or neuer beg their bread Psal 37.26 For Dauids sake Solomons posteritie are blessed 1. King 11.35 Psal 112.2 First this serueth to teach the righteous man thankfully to acknowledge his happie state here Vse 1 but especially in the life to come Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsell of the vngodly nor standeth in the way of sinners and hath not sat in the seate of the scornfull Psal 1.1 Blessed are all that feare the Lord Psal 112.1 Blessed are the vndefiled in the way and walke in the law of the Lord Psal 119.1 What though mad men esteeme thy life folly and thy end ignominious when thou art reckoned amongst the sonnes of God and thy lot is among his Saints What though the sonnes of base men make thee their song Iob 30.8 9. yea count thee the of-scouring of the world 1. Corin. 4.13 was not Christ so esteemed amongst the wicked Mar. 15.28 Let it suffice thee that thou with Christ through Christ art glorious in the eyes of God Isay 49.5 What though thou art an abhomination to the wicked so let him be to thee Pro. 29.27 Secondly Vse 2 seeing all men naturally desire happinesse and honour though they misse in the meanes of obtaining it let all that follow after righteousnesse hearken vnto me and that seeke the Lord Isay 51.1 Come ye children hearken vnto me I will teach you the feare of the Lord psal 34.11 And which is the true way to honour and happinesse the Lord himselfe to man sheweth what is good Mica 6.8 If by patient continuing in well doing thou shalt seeke for glorie and honour and immortalitie thou shalt find eternall life Rom. 2.7 Let him that is righteous be righteous still Reu. 22.11 The path of the righteous is like the shining light that shineth more and more to the perfect day prou 4.18 Canst thou abase thy selfe for thy God be still more humble he will aduance thee and thou shalt be had in honour in the eyes of Gods seruants 2. Sam. 6.22 For those that honour God he will honour and they that despise God shall be like esteemed 1. Sam. 2.30 Consider the examples of Haman and Mordecay Thus shall it he done to the man whom the King delighteth to honour Hest 6.9 Eccles 7.16 Be not ouer righteous Obiect 7.16 neither make thy selfe ouer wise why shouldst thou destroy thy selfe He that refraineth from euill maketh himslfe a prey Isay 59.15 If thou be too zealous thy friends will think thee mad Mark 3.21 I answer Answ that some thinke that rash and rigorous iudgement is here condemned as Mat. 7.1 Iudge not and ye shall not be iudged and Iam. 3.1 Be not many maisters Others thinke that men are not to stand too stiffe to the maintenance of their owne right as Nabaoth did to the losse of his life 1. King 21.13 It may be thought he did well in denying the sale of the inheritance of his fathers when by Gods law the land was not to be alienated from the proper Tribes and owners till Christs coming as may appeare in the case of Zelophehads daughters Numb 27.1 and in the case of raising seed to the deceased brother without issue Deut. 25.5 Ruth 4.4 They all held their land of God in Capite and could not
sell it for euer but till the yeare of Iubile Deut. 15.7 8. Leu. 25.23 24. od was their Lord Paramount Thirdly some interprete it thus Be not pharisaically and hypocritically righteous before men when God knoweth your hearts that they are abhominable Luke 16.15 But I think it is taken for superstitious righteousnesse a sinne on the right hand when men go beyond the commandement of God keeping mens traditions Mat. 15.3 Mar. 7.3 Col. 2.22.23 To Gods law nothing must be added nor taken away Deut. 4.2 That we may be truly righteous let vs consider these motiues First if we be holy and righteous we are like our heauenly Father 1. Pet. 1.16 We are secondly like vnto Christ Acts 4.27 Acts 3.4 he was iust and holy Thirdly if we be holy the Spirit of glorie and God resteth on vs 1. Pet. 4.16 his sanctifying Spirit reigneth in vs Rom. 8.9 Fourthly if we be holy and iust we are the redeemed of the Lord Luk. 1.75 Gal. 1.4 Fiftly if not holy not enter into Gods kingdome Heb. 12.14 Reuel 21.27 Sixthly if holy and righteous we shall be blessed in our outward estate The wicked are ouerthrowne are not but the house of the righteous shall stand Prou. 12.7 The righteous may fall seuen times a day and be raised vp againe but the wicked fall into mischiefe Prou. 24.16 When the righteous fall the Lord putteth vnder his hand psal 37.24 as the standers by are wont to do to saue a great mans sonne from a fall in wrestling Outward things happen alike to him that sweareth Obiect and to him that feareth an oath Eccles 9.12 Go thou into Gods sanctuarie Answ and thou shalt see how the wicked in the best of their prosperitie stand in slippery places and passe away as a dreame psal 73.18.20 They flourish as a greene bay tree and are soone cut downe Marke the end of the iust and vniust psal 37.35 37 38. The wicked flourishing as grasse are soone cut downe psal 92.7 they iumpe fearfully into the graue Iob 21.13 Lastly consider that the righteous shall shine as the Sunne in the kingdome of their Father Mat. 13.43 Secondly consider we the meanes of stirring vs vp to godlinesse First looke on the holinesse and righteousnesse of God which made the Angels to sing Holy holy holy is the Lord Isay 6.3 the earth is full of his glorie Blessed be the glorie of the Lord from his place Ezek. 3.12 He hath no pleasure in wickednes he hateth all the workers of iniquitie psal 5.4 5. His eyes are purer then to behold iniquitie without displeasure Hab. 1.13 Secondly obserue the puritie and perfection of Gods law it is perfect and giueth light to the simple psal 19.7 it is a lampe to our feete and a light to our paths psal 119.105 Ye are cleane saith Christ Ioh. 15.3 by my word Thirdly propound to thy selfe the example of good men Heb. 11. from verse 2. to the end Take my brethren the Prophets for examples Behold the patience of Iob Iam. 5.10.11 Look on Dauids zeale psal 132.12 Let women looke on old holy Matrons who trusted in God looke on Sarah calling her Husband Lord whose daughters ye are 1. Pet. 3.5 6. Thirdly remoue the impediments that cleaue to thy corrupt nature and presse thee downe Heb. 12.1 First suspect that traitor in thine owne bosom The heart of man is deceitfull aboue measure and desperatly wicked Ier. 17.10 Beware of an euill heart of vnbeliefe lest your heart be hardned by the deceitfulnesse of sinne Heb. 3.13 Secondly beware of Satans temptations being subtil ginnes and craftie deuices 2. Cor. 2.11 and in Ephes 6.11 cunning tricks and the fiery darts of the wicked one Ephes 6.16 which are sudden iniections to blasphemie or desperation In the second place the first outward impediment is the world wholy lying in sinne 1. Ioh. 5.19 In the world we may find the lusts of the flesh the lust of the eyes and the pride of life 1. Ioh. 2.16 The second outward let is the prosperitie of the wicked and the often afflictions of Gods children This trouble Iob 21.7 offended Dauid Psal 73.2 3. Ier. 12.1 2. Hab. 1.12 13. Hence the Atheist collecteth that it is in vayne to serue God seeing proud men and contemners of God advanced against which temptation the godly conferre together and are strengthned by God A booke is written of them that feare him and feare him not c. Mal. 3.15.16.17 The wicked shall be burnt as in an Ouen when the Sunne of Righteounesse shall arise on the godly Mal. 41.2 Fourthly what be the signes that we are truely righteous first in our selues the Spirit of Adoption calling God Father Rom. 8.15.16 His spirit certifiyng our spirits that we are his children Secondly the fruits of the Spirit loue ioy peace c. Golat. 5.22 the practise of true pietie and charitie whereby we make our vocation and election sure 2. Pet. 1.10 Election is first in natures order but Gos vocatiō is first knowne to vs. Marke lastly these two especiall tokens of true sinceritie the first loue to good men and such as excell in vertue Psal 16.2 By which we knowe that wee are translated from death to life 1. Ioh. 3.14 The second is a delight in Gods ordinances Psal 19.10 the word of God is sweeter then honie better then gold Isa 58.13.14 the Sabboth is the good mans delight Gods precepts are not greiuous to him 1. Ioh. 5.3 Lastly Vse 3 heere is an vse of consolation to the despised children of God they are glorious in Gods eyes Esa 49.5 they are his cheife treasure Exod. 19.5 a peculiar people honourable Kings and preists that shall raign with Christ for euer Reu. 5.10 This made Moses to despise Aegipts glorie and riches esteeming the reproach of Christ much better Heb. 11.25.26 hauing respect to the recompence of reward This crowne of righteousnes comforted Paul 2. Tim. 5.7.8 You haue heard before in the opening of the sence that by the figure meiosis more was meant then spoken That there is no excellencie to the vnrighteous and vnregenerate Doctr. 2 so continuing God may say to them as Iacob to Reuben Gen. 49.4 Thou shalt not be excellent and as it was spoken in another sence 1. Sam. 4.21 Ichabod there is no glorie to them that continue in the basenesse of vnregenerate nature which cometh short of the glorie of God that glorious Image that Adam lost Rom 3.23 Gen. 1.26 27. These seeke not the recouerie of their lost estate for glorie honour and true immortalitie Rom. 2.7 They may be for their race as noble as Cain but for sinne cursed out of Gods presence carry a marke of basenesse seene to God Gen. 4.12.19 20. God doth thrash away all the vngodly of the earth like drosse Psal 119.119 They are called witches children the seed of the adulterer and whore Isay 57.3 Iohn calls them a generation of vipers Mat. 3.7 and Christ Mat. 23.33 a generation of serpents for whom Hell is