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A96524	Two treatises concerning I. God's all-sufficiency, and II. Christ's preciousness Being the substance of some sermons long since preached in the University of Oxford. By Henry Wilkinson, D.D. Then principal of Magdalen-Hall, Oxon.	Wilkinson, Henry, 1616-1690.	1681 (1681)	Wing W2240A; ESTC R230884	231,748	498

super hunc Petrum for Christ built his Church upon the Faith and not upon the Person Learned Expositors as Lyra Hugo de sancto Victore Ferus all these though of the Romish Party expound the Rock to be Bp. Morton's Appeal L. 2. Cap. 17. meant Christ as a Reverend and eminently Learned Prelate declares Let the worst of Enemies put forth their rage to the utmost and in their Malice and Fury endeavour the Destruction of the Church yet the Church shall prevail against them The Church is under Persecution but like a Vine it thrives by bleeding What 's the reason but because God is the Protector and Defender of his Church Christ is the King of it There are many comfortable promises for the preservation of the Church One is Isa 4. 5. Vpon all the Glory Diligent●r not andum est quia monemur non aliter gratiae Dei nos fore participes quam siejus imaginem gestemus ac in nobis reluceat cjus gloria Calv shall be a defence By the Glory is meant Gods People for they are his Glory and are made Partakers of his Glory God first makes them Glorious and then accounts them his Glory and upon them the Lord will be a defence or covering Another Promise is Isaiah 27. 2 3. In that day sing ye unto her a Vineyard of Red Wine I the Lord do keep it I will water it every moment lest any hurt it I will keep it Night and Day There are two things especially prejudicial to a Vineyard The one is drought and want of Water to refresh it The other is a violent breaking in either of Man or Beast to pluck off the ●rapes and destroy the Branches against both God promiseth his Gracious Protection God waters it and keeps it his refreshings and defence are abundant security A third Promise to name no more Non tantum est Ignis adversarios terrens devorans si accesser●nt prop●●s sed murus qui undiquaque tegit i● Zech. 2. 5. For I saith the Lord will be unto her a Wall of Fire round about and I will be the Glory in the midst of her Here 's a wonderful Protector A Wall of Fire is such an impregnable defence as Enemies dare not venture thorough it And God by his presence makes his Church Glorious And not one of these Promises but have partly already and shall further be accomplished in the days of the Gospel Witness all Ages wherein the Church hath suffered Persecution and notwithstanding Fire and Sword the Gospel hath flourished and the Church prevailed Those famous Waldenses Wicklevites Lollards and others of later date bare Testimony to the Truth maugre all the violent oppositions of their Adversaries Christ is King and will go on conquering and to conquer Some he bends and makes them willing and obedient Subjects to his Scepter Psal 110. 3. Thy People shall be willing in the day of thy power or more suitable to the Original a people of willingness Others Christ breaks to pieces Psal 2. 9. Thou shalt break them with a Rod of Iron thou shalt dash them in pieces like a Potters Vessel Those who yield not to Christs Government but oppose it shall be broken in pieces Whatever Potentate sets himself in opposition to Christ shall surely be broken to pieces Christ will maintain defend and protect his Church though it be a little Flock and despised by the World yet Christ will protect them and preserve them from the outrage and violence both of Corporal and Spiritual Enemies SECT III. Concerning our Duties to Christ our King 3. FArther yet to inlarge concerning 3. Our Duties to Christ as our King the Kingly Office of Christ The last particular is to inquire into our Duties Duties are incumbent on us unto Christ as our King Amongst many Duties which might be named I shall only insist on two viz. Prayer and Obedience 1. For Prayer we must make our addresses 1. We must pray to Christ to Christ and prefer our Supplications in his name We have Promises to rely on John 16. 23. Verily I say unto you Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name he will give it you With Christ we are promised all things Rom. 8. 32. Whatever we want we must go to Christ for he is a great King and able to help us and a High-Priest full of Bowels of Compassion touched with the feeling of our Infirmities Heb. 4. 15. But in an especial manner we must pray that the Kingdomes of Sin Satan and Antichrist may be utterly destroyed and the Kingdom of Christ may be advanced We must make it our grand Petition That Christs Kingdom may come i. e. The Kingdom of Grace here and the Kingdom of Glory hereafter That Christ may Reign and Rule in our Hearts that he may be Glorified in us and by us and that the Kingdoms of the World may become the Kingdoms Rev. 11. 15. of the Lord and of his Christ Christs Kingdom is an Holy Kingdom and he Rules in Righteousness we should labour after Holiness that we may be conformable unto Christs Kingdom We must not only take Christ for a Prophet to instruct us and a Priest to Sacrifice for us but for a King to Reign and Rule in us And there 's a second Duty incumbent 2. We must Obey Christ on us which is Obedience As Loyal Subjects we should be obedient and submissive to the Laws of Christ His will is a binding Law and his command ingageth ready and chearful Obedience Our Consciences are at Christs command for he is the Lord and Commander of them As it is our duty to obey Temporal Governours for so we are commanded in the Word of God and the fifth Commandment Rom. 13. 1. 1 Pet. 2. 13. 17. expresly obligeth us to obey our Superiours So we must above all yield obedience unto Christ Even the greatest Earthly Governours themselves must acknowledge Christ above them Even the greatest Powers on Earth which will acknowledge no Earthly Power above them yet must acknowledge themselves subordinate unto Jesus Christ and yield Obedience and Subjection unto him All Rule and Authority must be imployed for Christ and not against him Wherefore the Turks which set up that gr●at Impostor Mahomet and prefer him before Christ and the Pope who pretends himself to be Christ's Vicar and takes Christs Office out of his Hand in commanding and forcing the consciences of Men these do abominably and highly derogate what in them lies from the Kingdom of Jesus Christ But Christs Kingdom shall stand for ever when Antichrist and his Kingdom shall perish CHAP. VII Representing Christ's Dignity by several Metaphors and Resemblances SECT I. Christ is resembled to a Stone The 49th Chapter of Genesis and the 24th verse and Isa 28. 16. are expounded THere are many Scripture Metaphors Christ is resembled to a Stone and Resemblances representing the Dignity of Christ One Resemblance is to a Stone for