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A03308	Three sermons 1. The good fight. Preached at the funerall of Henry Sommaster of Pens-ford in the country of Deuon, Esquire. Ian. 1606. 2. The worth of the water of life. 3. Dauids longing, and Dauids loue. By Sam. Hieron.	Hieron, Samuel, 1576?-1617.	1607 (1607)	STC 13426; ESTC S116031	56,277	76

the Apostles exhortation to the Philippians where he calleth them to the hauing of the same fight which saith he you haue seene in me and now heare to be in me n Phil. 1.30 But for the satisfaction of all I will shew you the truth of it by points and parcels First touching the fight in a mans owne bosome euen in his owne heart with his owne corruption Paul deliuereth this generall rule couching all Gods chosen that in them the flesh lusteth against the spirit and the spirit against the flesh c. o Gal. 5.17 And S. Peter accords that the lusts of the flesh do fight against the soule p 1. Pet. 2.11 The gift of Regeneration meant by spirit and the corruption of nature vnderstood by Flesh are mixed togither like the light and darkenes in the aire in the dawning * Quod tu nec tenebras nec possis dicere lucem Ouid so throughout in all the powers of the soule and these two being in a direct line of opposition and contrariety ech to other there must needs follow a continuall combate like the strugling which Rebecca felt in her wombe q Gen. 25.22 making a Christian crie in a kinde of astonishment as shee did why am I thus Happy he which feeles this combate who is euer wrastling with his owne corruption labouring and endeauouring himselfe to haue a cleere conscience toward God r Act. 24.16 The victory is certaine For as it was said to Rebecca when vpon the striuing shee felt shee asked of God that the elder should serue the younger so in this case we are ascertained that the old man our old naturall corruption shal be cast of and killed and the new man the grace wrought by Gods spirit created in righteousnes and true holines ſ Eph. 4.22.24 shal be more and more established Secondly touching the Fight with Sathan the scripture is expresse He hath desired you to win now you t Iuc 22.31 said Christ to Peter and he walketh about seeking to deuoure saith Peter to vs u 1. Pet. 5.8 well resist him we must it is S. Iames his rule * Ch. 4.7 and that cannot be without fighting and it is not flesh and bloud we wrastle with saith our Apostle but principalities and powers c. and we had need to prouide that we may stand fast x Eph. 6.12 13. He is but a titular Christian and hath but a shew of godlines y 2. Tim. 3.5 who hath not had personall experience of the Stratagemes of Sathan now puffing vp to presumption now pulling downe to despaire one while working to securitie another while pressing to dismayednesse sometimes extenuating and hiding and painting sinne that before it is committed it may beguile sometimes opening and aggrauating it that when it is performed it may affright turning himselfe into many shapes sometimes like an industrious agent to aduance our profit sometimes like a pleasant companion to further our delight sometimes like a true-hearted friend to respect our good name but alwaies a venimous aduersarie to empoyson our soule These are no new things to the children of God the mercie of God and the malice of Sathan they know them well to be vndiuided companions Neither is the Scripture wanting to assure vs of the conquest It was said of old that the serpent his head being broken could but bruise the heele z Gen. 3.15 and it hath bene a fresh renewed that Greater is he which is in vs then he which is in the world a 1. Job 4.4 and we all so many as are now in the lists against this assaylant haue this warrant sealed seeing it is a part of the new Testament with the bloud of Christ that the God of peace shall tread Sathan vnder our feet shortly b Rom. 16.20 The third fight is for the maintenance of the cause of Religion against both the cunning of opposers and the malice of persecutors That euery Christian is to fight with a holy zeale for the purity of religion S. Iude shall witnesse for me It was needfull for me saith he to write vnto you to exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the faith which was once giuen to the Saints c Iude 3. The kingdome of heauen saith our Sauiour suffereth violence and the violent take it by force d Mat. 11.12 There is force in getting the truth there must be a kind of force also in maintaining it Dauid chose religion for his heritage e Isa 119.111 He is not worthie to haue it which will not striue to preserue it Now for this kind of fight there are two things required First skill and secondly courage Skill because euery corner is so full of cunning and subtill vnderminers of religion Atheists Iesuits Seminaries Sectaries these fight not with violence and professed enmitie but with plausible reasons with smooth perswasions and with all the glozing pretences which hell can deuise to entangle What need haue men then of exercised wits f Heb. 5.14 and vnderstanding hearts g 1 King 3.9 knowing how wisely to handle that same sword of the spirit h Ephes 6.17 to resist them How requisite is it that Christian souldiers should be daily practising the feates of spirituall armes that they may know how to grapple with the aduersarie at euery kind of weapon and to make their part good against euery encounter As skill is required so courage and resolution also for know you what the Apostle said to the conuerted Hebrewes i Heb. 10.32 After ye receiued light that is some sauing knowledge and feeling of the truth ye endured a great fight of afflictions Is not be●● need of courage what thinke we of the Mockings of Ismael k Gen. 21.9 the disdaine of Herod l Luk. 23.11 the scourgings of Pilate m Mat. 27.26 of spoilings of goods of being made a gazing stocke by reproches n Heb. 10.33.34 nay of resistance to bloud o Heb. 12.4 Do not these things require a resolution were it not fitting that we should be well prouided who must go through all these bickerings lest when we haue strooke a stroake or two we should be wearied and faint in our minds p Heb. 12.3 and so be like the children of Ephraim of whom the Psalme saith q Is 78.9 that being armed and shooting with the bowe they turned backe in the day of battell As the necessitie of this kind of Eight for the Maintenance of the cause of Religion lieth vpon all so vpon two degrees especially Magistrates and Ministers They are both called Leaders r 1. Sam. 9.16 Vnges eum antecessorem Hebr. 13.7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the people and therefore as of Leaders whose experience must instruct and whose valour must encourage and put heart into others there is twise so much required It is their office to stand in the breach ſ Psa 106.23 and to goe

Sauiour meaneth by his Day to wit his comming in the flesh for the redemption of mankind This day of Christ Abraham x Heb. 11.13 saw a farre off and as he reioyced to be assured of it so we may resolue that it was the principall desire of his soule to be interressed into the saluation which was procured by it in due time The more Abraham reioyced in it the more he longed for it and with the greater desire he expected it with the greater gladnes of spirit he entertained it Come downe a litle lower from him to Iacob that one voice of his vttered by him in greate vehemencie vpon his death-bed while he was telling the future estate of his progenie shall witnes the disposition of his Heart in this case y Gen. 49.19 O Lord I haue waited for thy saluation He saw by the spirit of prophecie many troubles and miseries like to come vpon his children therefore as a man weaned from outward things by this meanes and taught to rely only vpon the Lord he crieth out O Lord I haue waited for thy saluation Was it not the longing after Christ which made z Heb. 11.26 Moses esteeme the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egipt was not Hezekiah his heart full of longing and was he not euen readie to faint in his desires after the mercy of God when he cried out in the Anguish of his soule a Is 38.14 O Lord it hath oppressed me Comfort me Was not Iobs desire earnest when feeling himselfe to be euen ouercome of sorow he brast out into these words b Iob. 10.20 Let the Lord cease and leaue of from me that I may take a litle comfort In a word let our sauiour testimonie be sufficient for the longing of all the prophets and righteous men that liued in those elder times c Math. 13.17 I say vnto you that many Prophets and righteous men haue desired to see those things which you see c. If wee consider the times of Christs visible being on earth and after we shall see the spirit of God like himselfe and bringing forth the same fruites in others of Gods children Old Simeon a holy man here is his stile d Luc. 2.25 He waited for the consolation of Israel and he desired life but onely to satisfie this longing Ioseph an honourable counseller yet here was his glory e Luc. 23.51 He waited or longed for the kingdome of God Paul may stand insteede of many examples what thinke we did he long for when he vttered those words f Rom 7.24 O wretched man that I am who shall deliuer me from this bodie of death adde to this his g Rom. 8.23 sighing in himselfe his h Phil. 1.23 desiring to be with Christ. The Iewes that heard Peter preach and were pricked by his stinging sermon called to them i Act. 2.37 Men and brethren what shall wee doe was not there longing The poore perplexed Iaylor which came to Paul and Silas with a crie Sirs k Act. 10.30 what must I doe to be saued was not his desire feruent I might bring in a cloud of witnesses but these may suffice to shew the generall disposition and affection of all Gods Children All their soules be hungry soules all their hearts be longing hearts the maine thing affected by them is saluation If you will haue a reason for it it is no heard matter to yeeld a very sufficient one There are three things required of a christian 1. By a feeling of sinne to seeke Christ 2. By a holy faith to finde Christ 3. By newnes of life to dwell with Christ The first of those three is this same longing for saluation which I intreat of and therefore as in a ladder there is no comming to the vpper steppe but by the nethermost so there is no dwelling with Christ which is the height of happines in this life but by finding him found he cannot be but by seeking to seeke him and to long for him are all one no man seekes him but he which longs for him and no man longs for him but he will care to seeke him Taking this point therefore for granted because I see no reason why it should be denied I will apply my selfe to the applying of it I pray you in the feare of God obserue it There is nothing which concerneth a Christian more The vse if either we respect the strait charge giuen for it or the great comfort rising out of it then to seeke to assure his soule that he is in the number of those that shall be saued What true comfort can a man take in any thing who is vnresolued in a matter of this consequence he may haue a kind of slight and deceitfull gladnes but as Iob saith of the Ioy of Hipocrites l Iob. 20.7 it is but for a moment and m Pro. 11.7 when he dieth his hope perisheth and n Iob. 18.6 his candle shal be put out with him Well then it being a matter of that behoofe to euery man to make his future estate sure vnto his soule know this of a truth I speake it not as desiring to deceiue but as labouring to resolue that there is no more certaine course then this to try thy selfe to examine thy selfe by this worthy paterne compounded of so many worthy examples assure thy selfe the liker thou art to them in this Affection the neerer art thou to life and happines and the lesse thou art transformed into this Image the more of the corrupt old man abideth in thee and if thou hold on so when the day commeth in which eternall life shall be shared out vnto those for whome it is prepared Christ shall dismisse thee with that comfortlesse speech which was sometime vsed to Simon Magus o Act. 8.21 thou hast no part nor fellowship in this busines Let it not be greiuous vnto thee that I aske thee a fewe Questions and be thou perswaded that it is a matter that behoueth thee much well to answere them what is the principall desire of thy soule what is the thing which thou most affectest what is that which thou dost truly think thy selfe most happy if thou mightest once obtaine what is it which hath most exercised thy thoughts and for the procuring whereof thou hast bene most pensiue what is it the discourses and discoueries whereof haue bene with the greatest appetite receiued by thee what is it for the thinking whereon thy soule hath euen languished within thee speake the truth in the presence of God who cannot be deluded Is it the Saluation of thy soule is it the forgiuenes of thy sinnes is it the fauour of God in Christ Iesus is it to be assured in thy soule that the Hand-writing which was against thee is cancelled and that there is peace in heauen for thee and a place prouided in that Kingdome which cannot be shaken is it that when this