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A94207	An analysis of the I. Timoth. I. 15. and an appendix, which may be called Chronologia vapulans. / By Laurence Sarson, Batchelour in Divinity and Fellow of Immanuel Colledge.	Sarson, Laurence, fl. 1643-1645.	1645 (1645)	Wing S702; Thomason E315_8; ESTC R200515	164,409	194

that as he was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he was Christ as well as Jesus All who at any time have been anointed by God first have been set apart for some office some encounter or agony secondly enabled at least in some measure to perform what they were design'd for thirdly were fragrant in the nostrills even of God himself Those who were anointed in regard of the first qualification were sacred persons By vertue of the second they were rendred more nimble and chearfull in the performance of their duties The third containeth their interest in others affections From these resulteth gladnesse or joy in themselves We may by gladnesse perhaps not unseasonably understand vigour of courage and strength like oyl above the lees of fear and the reach of danger in the seventh comma of the 45. Palme The 3 4 and 5. verses of that Psalme seem to inform us whither the anointing attributed to our Saviour alludes He 's such a champion against ignorance sinne Satan hell against all the power of darknesse as cannot operam oleum perdere Our Saviour according to his divine nature by reason of infinite perfection was uncapable of any accession of abilities yet was anointed to wit set apart as I may speak with reverence and dissign'd for the Mediatourship by the Senate of the sacred Trinity so ordering In our nature assumed he suffered for our sinnes so perform'd the office of a Priest Illuminating and sanctifying grace which he purchased for us by his sufferings are duely ascrib'd to him and speak him a Prophet and a King Christ who according to his divine nature had essentiall dominion over all creatures as God-man was appointed the heire of all things According to his humane nature he was anointed with the holy Ghost He was anointed in his two natures according to severall capacities but so as he was but one Priest one Prophet one King one Mediatour God the Sonne was active the humane nature passive in the union yet both united are one Christ Christs performances for his Church with their fragrancy and savour of rest refresh both God and man God the Father pronounceth concerning him This is my beloved Sonne in whom I am well pleased Christ was inaugurated at his baptisme but anointed in * Absurdissimum est ut credamus Christū cùm jam triginta annorum esset accepisse Spiritum sanctum cùm Johannes à quo baptizatus est spiritu sancto repletus fuerit jam indè ab utero matris tametsi modo longè inferiori quàm Christus Aug. de Trin. lib. 15. c. 26. the instant of the union of his two natures He was Christ the Lord at his birth Luke 2.11 The Lords Christ when seen by Simeon Luke 2.26 Christ had for some years a Patent-dormient Kings Priests and Prophets were not depos'd or degraded in time of sleep howsoever the functions of their offices were intermitted † Alioqui enim Christo ab initio Spiritus vel omnino non datus vel ad mensuram datus fuisset quod negat ejus praecursor Estius in sentent l. 2. distinct 14. sect 2. His humane nature received a fulnesse of grace as soon as united to the divine Some object against this truth what we reade Luke 2.52 Jesus encreased in wisdome and stature in favour with God and man He encreased in grace wisdome if not in himself yet in others among whom he was conversant and whom he instructed He encreas'd in grace and wisdome if not really yet in the opinion of others He acquir'd some knowledge acceptable to God and man As he grew in stature so for some time in the exercise of wisdome and in favour really with men and as they would conceive with God He grew in the exercise of wisdome and grace in the sight both of God and man That I may expresse what I conceive to be the mind of the Text The use and exercise of his wisdome as it was more enlarg'd became more lovely in the sight of God and man Maimonides noteth Halacoth Melachim Perek 1. That no King but the first of the family was anointed as Saul as David or upon strife as Salomon by reason of Adonias Joas for Athalia Joachas for his elder brother Joachim but Joshua the next king to Moses was not anointed Christ a spirituall King a King that reigneth in mens affections by the appointment of God the Father the A and Ω of that kind moreover who hath not his kingdome without contradiction and strife was according to Maimonides principles not unduly anointed Christ as a King as a Priest and as a Prophet was anointed with the oyl of gladnesse above his fellows He was each of these 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 So much is plentifully expressed in the Ep●stle to the Hebrews As a Priest he farre surpassed legall priests Heb. in 7 8 9. and 10 chapters The twelve Patriarchs Exod. 28. have each of them his precious stone inscribed with his name in the brestplate of judgement a symbole of the Church under the Law Levie hath the Calcedonie Judah the Smaragd But Revel 21. in the foundation of the new Jerusalem the Church under the Gospel Levie hath the Smaragd and Judah the Calcedon The tribes have their stones in Aarons brest-plate according to their births Our Saviours Calcedon in Levie's place telleth us that he hath put an end to Legal sacrifices If Leviticall sacrifices could have expiated sinnes it had not been necessary that the Priesthood should have been translated As a King he farre excelled all who were types of him both in power and honour Alsheach interpreteth what is spoken Psal 45. concerning the Messias to be meant of Israel and by their companions understandeth heathens ' and Angels of ministery c. Sure we are that Christ was is exalted above all earthly Monarchs and above the glorious Angels These are but ministring spirits None of them hath dominion over mens hearts God said to none of them at any time Sit thou at my right hand till I make thine enemies my footstool God spake in times past by the Prophets but poured out himself in the latter times once for all by his Sonne Christs propheticall office is abundantly more communicable then either of his other .. No one merely a creature could by sacrificing himself expiate mans sinnes or yet oversway mens perverse affections but what light and information Christ imparts to any dark soul he may communicate by ministers angels or men Yet the full revelation to be made of Evangelicall mysteries was reserv'd for Christ as prerogative to his Propheticall office What Christ perform'd as a Priest and what he performs as a King is competible to none of his creatures Had not his sufferings been vigorated by his divine nature they could not have prevailed against our sinnes by which we offended an infinite God before the tribunall of divine justice Neither can any creature create grace in our hearts no earthly scepter can sway our

this truth is described in the Canticles As the apple tree among the trees of the wood so is my beloved amongst the sonnes I sat down under his shadow with great delight and his fruit was sweet to my tast Cant. 2.3 The fruit of this beloved one is the good tidings of the Gospel The hands of those who open to Christ who admit him into their souls drop with myrrhe Can. 5.5 Obedience is truth propagated veritas protensa Truth like the precious ointment wherewith the high Priests were installed runs down from the head into the skirts of each Christians garments The anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you and this anointing is truth 1. Joh. 2.27 But neither do I deny that mor nghobher ngal cappoth hammanghul myrrha transiens super manubria serae may fitly be interpreted grace disposing us to admit truth when it knocks at the doores of our hearts Myrrhe passing upon the handles of the lock is grace oyling the locks of our hearts A kingdome divided against it self cannot stand Those who invent or propagate falshood are Satans agents Christ prayeth to the Father for his disciples Joh. 17.17 that he would sanctifie them through his truth He promiseth his disciples another Comforter who should abide with them for ever even the spirit of truth Joh. 14.16 17. cap. 15.26 he foretelleth that the Spirit of truth should guide them into all truth Joh. 16.13 Christ is the head of truth Alpha and Omega Apoc. 1.11 His Ministers the 24. Elders have the next place to him Apoc. 4 4. These are the neck of truth Beta and Psi With the Grecians the Alphabet was truths statue Veritas effingebatur ex literis Graecis cujus caput ex α ω collum ex β ł caetera deinceps membra ex literis prioribus deinceps ex sequentibus posterioribus per seriem quandam All Gods children and so his faithfull Ministers are incorporated into truth Gods Ministers are ambassadours and agents for the God of truth and as the Jews are wont to say in another sense speak in the language of him that sent them They are anointed with the Spirit of truth You have proof of the point à posteriori á priori Here an objection is obvious Do none of those who have devoted themselves to the preaching of the Gospel swerve from truth I acknowledge that they frequently do I answer first that I spake concerning such as were sincere in the ministery There are ravenous wolves in lambs attire many out of covetousnesse pretend what ambition will not suffer them to perform If we roll over Ecclesiasticall histories we shall find that ambition created all the ancient errours and heresies Too many nowadayes are readier to close with errours hatchd by Papists and to arrogate to themselves to be the first inventers of them then to retain truth professed by those who have ever been thought Orthodox I yield that some betrusted with most are most defective in their duties Some mancipated to themselves abound in dissimulation I spake of such as were faithfull labourers in Gods harvest such preach not themselves not their own inventions but the truth of the Gospel Secondly there are reliques of weaknesse imperfection and darknesse in Gods children they sometimes embrace a cloud in stead of a goddesse I shall now propound to you some considerations which commend truth to us and will be to us so many motives to love it and use it First true doctrine is to be preferr'd before false because it is more firm and permanent Plato saith in his first book de legib●● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 We may pronounce the same of truth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Errours and heresies are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 short-liv'd So much is abundantly confirmed by Ecclesiasticall histories Secondly truth is of a prevailing nature He that sat upon the white horse Revel 6.2 had a bow and a crow● was given to him and he went forth conquering and to conquer We are assured that Christ is risen from the dead howsoever the Jews oppugne that truth because all who at any time rise up against him fall Thirdly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Truth is sweet as Mercuries Priests were wont to say when they eat their figgs Falshood lies errours heresies are of a contrary quality We took sweet counsel together and walked unto the house of God in company Psal 55.14 My meditation of him shall be sweet I will be glad in the Lord Psal 104.34 How sweet are thy words unto my tast yea sweeter th●n honey to my mouth Through thy precepts I get understanding therefore I hate every false way Psal 119.103 104. They shall heare my words for they are sweet Psal 141.6 What 's true may be bitter and unpleasant but this is by accident besides the nature of truth The unpleasantnesse is not to be imputed to truth but to the subject the matter about which it is conversant Who wish that this or that report may prove false expresse no dislike of truth They could wish at the same time the contrary was true Those palates are vitiated diseased non-sensicall which disrellish truth Lactantius saith wittily and truly Divin Instit epitom c. 6. Veritas licèt ad praesens sit insuavie tamen cùm fructus ejus atque utilitas apparuerit non edium pariet ut ait Poeta sed gratiam All truth is amiable but especially the truths of Christian religion Evangelicall truths are Solomons imrei-nongham eloquia jucunditatis Prov. 16.24 They are as the honey-combe sweet to the soul and healing to the bones Truly the light is sweet and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sunne Eccles 11.7 The Commeedians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 life is sweet is a good comment upon this Text. But neither is that of the Psalmist to be pretermitted in its explication Gods word is a light to our feet and a lantern to our steps Fourthly truth is the power of God to the conversion of souls Fifthly truth is spiritually nutritive of the soul Painted fire will not burn Meat received onely in a dream will not nourish Imaginary truth Chimera's will not refresh and feed the soul Errour in the judgement is wont to side with perversnesse in the will and affections wickednesse in life and conversation Such is the destinie and lot of falshood If any doctrines not faithfull should be able to advance sanctitie Papists tenents concerning a possibility of fulfilling the Law and concerning merit should be they But we see it is quite otherwise no sect in the world is more defective in purity of life God although wont often to work good out of evil never cooperates with evil means which spoil him of his glory The Gospel is the bread of life pabulum animarum As it is the power of God to the conversion of sinners so likewise to the encrease of grace Sixthly truth is of an healing nature 2. In the next place Gods Ministers preach what