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A85870	XI choice sermons preached upon severall occasions. With a catechisme expounding the grounds and principles of Christian religion. By William Gay B.D. rector of Buckland.	Gay, William, Rector of Buckland.	1655 (1655)	Wing G397; Thomason E1458_1; ESTC R209594	189,068	322

body 7. It was but an Oaken bough wherein Absaloms head was entangled but it was a sharp thorny bush wherewith Christs head was wreathed 8. In a word Absaloms story was a right Tragedy for it began merrily he invited his brethren to a Feast but it ended mournfully he and his followers were put to the sword but Christs story was more and worse then tragicall for his birth his life his death began continued ended with no mirth at all but with continuall mournfull misery But that I may proceed orderly in this my discourse I propose these three chief parts or points of the Text to be observed 1. The sufferer Christ 2. His sufferings hath suffered 3. The cause of his sufferings for sins Concerning the sufferer we are to consider who hee was and what he was who in his person what in his office The former the Prophet plainly sheweth Is 9.6 Unto us a child is born and unto us a Sonne is given Parvulus a Child that noteth his humanity Filius a Sonne that noteth his Deity Parvulus a Child even man of the substance of his Mother born in the World Filius a Sonne even God of the substance of his Father begotten before the World Parvulus a Child behold his humility She brought forth her first born Son and wrapped him in swadling clothes and laid him in a manger Luk. 2.7 Filius a Son behold his dignity When he bringeth in his first begotten Son into the world he saith and let all the Angels of God worship him Heb. 1.6 That hee was man there is proof It is enough to the purpose to say seeing it is a saying undenyable he was born he lived he dyed That he was God there is proof St. Peter saith They killed the Prince of life Act. 3.15 and St. Paul saith they crucified the Lord of glory 1 Cor. 2.8 Yea that God hath purchased his Church with his own blood Act 20.28 That he should be man there was reason For man had sinned therefore man must be punished By a man came death therefore by a man must come the resurrection of the dead Man was the offender therefore man must be the satisfier Angels could not do it they had no bodies to suffer the bruit sensible creatures could not do it they had no soules to suffer The insensible creatures could not doe it they had no sense to suffer therefore man having body soul and sense must do it for he had sinned in all and he could suffer in all That hee should bee God there was reason yea double reason First that his sufferings might be sufficient and againe that his merits might bee sufficient That his sufferings might be sufficient For the sin of man was infinite I mean infinitely punishable If not infinite in number infinite offences yet infinite in nature every offence infinite because against God who is infinite No creature could therefore satisfie for it but the sufferer must be God that so his infiniteness might be answerable to the infiniteness of mans yea all mens offences And again that his merits might be sufficient he must bee God for sufficient merit for all Mankinde could not be in the person of any meer man no not in Christ himself considered only as a man For so all the grace he had he did receive it and all the good he did he was bound to doe it for he was made of a woman and made under the Law Gal. 4.4 therefore in fulfilling it hee did more then that which was his duty to doe he could not merit by it no not for himself much lesse for others considered only as man therefore he must also be God that the dignity of his person might adde dignity and virtue and value to his works In a word Deus potuit sed non debuit homo debuit sed non potuit God could but he should not man should but he could not make the satisfaction therefore he that would doe it must be both God and Man Terris crutus ab igne as the Prophet speake h Zac. 3.2 Is not this a firebrand taken out of the fire In a firebrand there is fire and wood inseparably mixed and in Christ there is God and Man wonderfully united He was God else neither his sufferings nor his merits could have been sufficient And if his could not much lesse any mans else for all other men are both conceived and born in original sin and also much and often defiled with actuall sin Away then with all such doctrines of prayers and Masses for the dead and whatsoever other merit or satisfaction of man for no man may deliver his brother nor make agreement to God for him for it cost more to redeem their souls so that he must let that alone for ever Ps 49.7 He was man even God became man by a wonderfull unspeakable and unconceivable union Behold God is offended by mans affecting and coveting his wisdom and his glory for that was the Devils temptation to our first Parents ye shall be as Gods and man is redeemed by Gods assuming and taking his frailty and his infirmity Man would be as God and so offended him therefore God becomes man and so redeemeth him Away then with all pride and disdain scorn and contempt of our brethren despise not hate not revenge not him that compares himself unto thee or lifts himself above thee pursue him not with fury prosecute him not with rage but rather seek to reconcile and winne him with kindnesse meeknesse and humility so did God deal with man his proud daring and too too high comparing creature Because man in pride would be a God therefore God in love became a man And so you have one particular concerning the sufferer namely who he was in his person God and Man Again as aforesaid we are to consider what hee was in his office the Text doth yeeld it in the name Christ This name or title Christus was wont to be given to three sorts of dignities or degrees Namely to Kings Priests and Prophets and that because the signification of that name that is Anointed did belong to them for those three degrees were wont to be consecrated and confirmed with the ceremony of Anointing so was Aaron Anointed to be a Priest Jehu to be a King Elisha to be a Prophet And of them all the Psalmists words may be understood Psal 105.15 Nolite tangere Christos meos Touch not mine Anointed But never was this name so properly given to any as to him of whom my Text speaketh For if any were Anointed with material oyl hee was Anointed with spiritual oyl the oyl of gladness if any were Anointed abundantly he was Anointed superabundantly above his fellows if any were Anointed temporally he was Anointed eternally Thou art a Priest for ever saith the Psalmist Whose Kingdom shall have no end saith the Nicen Creed If any were Anointed for any of those three dignities or degrees it was for one of them or but for two at

jot or tittle of his word shall fail He is slow to anger and long suffering to the wicked to exercise his own patience Hee may be also slow in comforting and rewarding his children that he may exercise their patience He may be long sometimes but he is alwaies true sure and certain in his longest delay Fear and tremble therefore thou that art forborn in sinne thou doest but heap up wrath against the day of wrath God hath leaden feet but iron hands he is slow to punish but severe in punishing But be not afraid in the day of grace and mercy for blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be satisfied Mat. 5.6 He that hath begun this good work in you will perform it Phil. 1.6 In due season ye shall reap if ye faint not Gal. 16.9 But the especiall cause no doubt for this time taken for this great matter the coming of the holy Ghost was because of the greatness of the feast and muchness of the assembly to the intent that the greater good might be done and with the greater speed This was Christs common practise he was born in private and so indeed he lived for a while but when his time of revealing himself was come he frequented the solemnest assemblies and thrust himself into the thickest throngs What feast was there which he went not unto Ye will say he went not up openly but privately to the Jews feast of Tabernacles Joh. 7.10 True yet not with intent to hide but to proclaim himself there for when half the feast was done he went up into the temple and taught ver 14. And in the last and great day of the Feast he stood and cryed saying If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink ver 37. He suffered at the feast of Passeover and had his title written over him in three languages for publick notice sake He sent the gift of the holy Ghost at the feast of Pentecost one of the three solemn feasts of the year when all the males must appear before the Lord Exod. 23.17 that his Gospel might be suddenly and largely spread Thus Wisdom cryeth without and uttereth her voice in the streets Prov. 1.20 The Wisdom the Word the Son of God taketh all occasions to gather many unto him and to do publick good Let not this love then want acceptance neither let his example want observance let not his love want acceptance but as he freely calleth so let us freely come and flee and flock unto him as the Doves unto their windowes Is 60.8 And let not his example want observance To do good and to distribute forget not Heb. 13.16 Whiles wee have time let us do good unto all men Gal. 6.10 Not seeking our own profit but the profit of many that they may be saved 1 Cor. 10.33 So much of the time The other circumstance is the persons or parties They were altogether with one accord in one place Wee may note their quality who they were and their exercise whereabout they were 1. Who they were It appears in the whole passage of the former Chapter Namely the Apostles Disciples who were to publish the Gospell and to be pillars and foundation-stones of the Christian Church Ye are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets Jesus Christ himself being the chiefe corner stone Eph. 2.20 Behold their exaltation behold their humiliation Behold their exaltation Their calling is high They are laborers together with God 1 Cor. 3.9 Their indowment also is high they are indowed with God they have a visible receit of God the Holy Ghost Kings do command bodies states lives yea even of these that are so eminent I mean the priestly order For the King is supream 1. Pet 2.13 Therefore they are crowned with crowns of Gold inriched with gemms But these were to rule yea to raise and revive souls and therefore are crowned with such a Crown as never was any but the King of Kings even the visible Crown of the Holy Ghost The Prophet Elijah was carried up into Heaven by fire whether natural or supernaturall true or seeming it may be doubted But these Priests even upon earth both were carried by and did carry the true celestiall fire the holy Ghost God was the portion of the Leviticall priesthood by way of inheritance and remuneration And the Holy Ghost is the portion of the Christian priesthood by way of existence of exhibition of inhabitation and of operation Behold their honor then and deny not that the elders that rule well are worthy of double Honor. Yea though any of us in himself deserve dishonor yet let our calling be honored for this prime honors sake Again behold their humiliation For that they might minister they are first ministred unto that they might give they do first receive They have a commission but they may not put it in execution untill it be sealed They were to give and minister the Holy Ghost by predication Go preach the Gospel to every Creature Mar. 16.15 by ordination I left thee in Creet that thou shouldest ordain Elders in eevry City Tit. 1.5 by absolution Whose sinnes ye remit they are remitted whose sinnes yee retain they are retained Joh. 20.23 Therefore that they might minister in this eminent manner they must receive this excellent measure they must have their mission filled and their commission sealed with that great broad seal of Heaven And therein is their humiliation For it teacheth them not to run before they are sent nor like Ahimaaz 2 Sams 18. to be importunate to be sent when they have no word put in their mouth nor any tidings to tell For no man taketh this honor to himself but he that is called of God as was Aaron Heb. 5.4 but rather to say with Moses who am I that I should goe Exod. 3.11 and with Saint Paul who is sufficient for these things 2. Cor. 2.16 and with Isaiah to expect some of that heavenly fire A cole from the Altar to touch their lips before they say Here am I send me Is 6.6 And it may teach both them and others for them to acknowledge that they are but sawes and axes instruments in the hand of the workman And that neither he that planteth is any thing nor he that watereth but God that giveth the increase 1. Cor. 3.7 Yea that we have this treasure in earthen Vessells that the excellencie of that power might be of God and not of us 2. Cor. 4.7 And so much of their quality who they were Secondly note their exercise whereabout they were They were all with one accord in one place Here is no businesse expressed but no doubt it was not for idlenesse much lesse for ill exercise that they were together but for that which did belong unto their calling as is mentioned ver 46. But especially no doubt their businesse was the expectation of this which now was fulfilled even to observe that charge that was given them that they