is a prophecie of Christs Kingdome who is appointed to rule in the middest of his enemies 1. The place or countrie over which he is King is Sion v. 2. that is the Church of God figured by Sion at that time 2. His government over his Church is called a Kingdome for the similitude it hath with earthly Kingdomes and in all wee shall see the comming of Christs kingdome to bee by the powerfull preaching and obeying of the Gospell 1. Earthly Kings have royall titles and stiles of honour So for the name and title of this King hee is called the Word of God Rev. 19. 13. Even that eternall Word Joh. 1. 1. which was before all beginning but now incarnate And he is called faithfull and true vers 11. not onely faithfull in defence of his subjects but true in his promises and retributions of reward to those that valiantly fight his battels 2. Other Kings have subjects and here must be subjects which heare his voice and follow him Joh. 10. 28. called a willing people Ps. 110. 3. Elect and drawne of the Father all gathered by the word and voice of Christ and of unwilling made a willing people because his redeemed ones both by price and power 3. Other Kings have their lawes and statutes for the government of their subjects The lawes of this King are the lawes of heaven the Charter of heaven the Word of God in the two Testaments the law of entire nature renewed in the former and the law of faith revealed in the latter It is hence called the word of the Kingdome Matth. 13. 19. because his Kingdome is erected and preserved by it And these lawes are bounded with rewards to the Observers and penalties to the transgressours all these being comprehended in the promises and threats of the word 4. Other Kings ride in great state and glory both to make and execute lawes as also in their just warres for the defence of their right and subjects and just revenge of wrong-doers So this King rideth upon a white horse and every where triumpheth by his truth being faithfull and true fighting and judging righteously Rev. 19. 11. and Psal. 45. 4. Prosper with thy glory ride upon the word of truth and meekenes And how gloriously he rode on upon his word through all the world after his Ascension wee have shewed 5. Other Kings have their crownes sword and scepter but with much difference from this King 1. He hath many crownes upon his head whereas other Princes seldome have above one to note the many victories which according to the word and by the word hee hath obtained against Satan sin death hell for himselfe and his subjects 2. His sword is the sword of the Spirit the Word of God which he holds not in his hand as other Princes but in his mouth Rev. 1. 16. Out of his mouth went a two edged sword Esa. 11. 4. Hee shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth and with the breath of his lips slay the wicked where the rod of his mouth and breath of his lips are all one namely his word by which sword hee subdued three thousand at one Sermon 3. His scepter is that rod of his power which he sends out of Sion that is his word as is expounded Esa. 2. 3. The law shall goe out of Sion and the Word of God out of Jerusalem But other Princes hold their scepter in their hand hee in his mouth 6. Other Kings have their guard and armie to attend them So hath he those who know the time and place of their attendance Psal. 110. 3. Thy people shall come willingly at the time of assembling thine army in holy beautie whereby wee know who they be that waite on Christ as his servants namely those that waite at the time and place of holy assemblies called his holy beautie these have free accesse unto him in his presence-chamber and follow him into their owne hearts where hee is present by his Spirit to guide and comfort them By all this plainely appeareth that where the Word is preached and obeyed the Lord Jesus commeth in glory and in his Kingdome His name is the Word of God his subjects gathered by the word his lawes the word of the kingdome his white horse on which hee rideth in triumph is the word of truth his crownes are put and held on his head by the word his scepter the rod of his mouth his sword the two edged sword going out of his mouth his attendants and guard waiting on him in the place of holy beautie Which serves to convince all the enemies of the truth as rebels to the Kingdome of Christ the greatest enemies and rebels hee hath are the hinderers of his word and ordinances let their pretences be what they will and manifestly are they discovered to be hypocrites who will say every day Thy Kingdome come and yet by all their power hinder the passage and power of the Gospel nothing is such a 〈…〉 ion to them nothing is such burden to the place where they live as Christs comming powerfully in his Kingdome themselves will not enter nor yet suffer such as would enter into the Kingdome And the like of our wilfull Recusants and such as refuse to heare the word preached which is the Proclamation of this great king investing him into his kingdome Were not he a disloyall subject that would wilfully denie his presence at the Proclamation whereby the king is proclaimed the lawfull heire and successour into his kingdome And will not the Lord Jesus reckon him an enemie that refuseth to be present while he is by publike preaching and proclamation set into his Kingdome as the Lord of his Church hath Christ any place in his heart that cannot abide to heare he should be set in his lawfull inheritance Oh that all these either secret or professed enemies of Christ would seasonably consider what a fearefull thing it is to enter into combination against Christs Kingdome and government 1. Hath his Father established him on his Throne and set his King on Sion and will the rebels displace him will they wrong and resist him whom the Lord hath set up will they pull his crowne from his head dethrone him from his government wrest the sword out of his hand breake his scepter in pieces violate his lawes and thinke to prosper in their high treasons and in taking up armes against the Lord 2. Looke on the dangerous issue and estate of enemies Luk. 19. 27. Those mine enemies that will not I should raigne over them bring them hither that I may destroy them Wilt thou not stoupe to the rod of his mouth his rod of iron is readie in his hand to breake thee to pieces as 〈◊〉 potters vessel Psalme 2. 9. On the other side it must bee the greatest comfort of a godly man when Christ comes most powerfully in his Kingdome so our Lord
here comforteth his Disciples in their sorrow that they shall see their Lord after a great deale of contempt and passion lifted up againe in the glory of his Kingdome A child will rejoyce in the advancement of the Father a servant in the honour of his Master especially a loving spouse in the advancement of her husband And how should we cheere up our selves and others to see the Lord Jesus honoured in a powerfull Ministerie his enemies throwne downe before him our brethren drawne by multitudes under his allegeance c. Contrarily it should be the griefe of our hearts when any thing crosseth his kingdome when any designe prevaileth against his word when any holy Ministerie is cast downe when the Lord loseth an ensigne c. Wee must also every one doe our best to set up Christ in his Kingdome and that hee may lift up and hold up his scepter every where thou prayest his kingdome may come use meanes for that thou prayest in what place soever If a Magistrate thou must punish offenders against his lawes as well as against the Kings thou must order thy government as well by his Iawes as the Kings By thy example thou must grace the word as well as by thy presence thou wilt grace the execution of the Kings lawes If a Minister thou art the Lords Scepter-bearer thou must hold up this Scepter and mace of Christ preaching the word plainly purely sincerely instantly as Johns goe next before him and make way for him as friends of the bridegrome be sure hee increase though wee decrease How doe they this that preach not at all or now and then or preach against preaching and declaime against those that most zealously advance the Scepter and glory of Christ that were not Christ too strong for them and truth stronger than all Christ should never come in his Kingdome if hee were a King he should be such an one as Ishbosheth a King without a Kingdome without subjects or lawes If thou bee a private person shew thy selfe a good subject to this King and set up his Kingdome both within and without thee Without thee thou must set up his lawes and authoritie in thy familie by instruction catechizing prayer and holy orders by which faith and the feare of God may bee planted and cherished that there may bee a draught of a Church in thine house and by Christian conference admonishing and exhorting one another to containe every one in his alleageance and subjection to Jesus Christ. Above all wee must bee carefull to set up this Kingdome within our selves and maintaine the rule and soveraigntie of Christ by his word in our owne consciences Quest. How may wee doe this Ans. 1. If as good subjects we frame and compose our selves to this Kingdome Both to the lawes of it for Christians are a people under lawes and hee that acknowledgeth not the fundamentall lawes of this Kingdome and will not bee ruled by the word of Christ is none of Christs subjects As also to the holinesse of it by daily putting on a divine nature 2 Pet. 1. 4. The subjects of Christ are people of a pure language and though sanctitie bee scorned and hunted with disgrace out of the world this is the King onely of Saints 2. If as good subjects we serve with chearfulnesse and joyfulnesse this King of glory With chearfulnesse for his people are a willing people and bring free-will offerings Psal. 110. and besides to serve him is to raigne all his subjects are Kings the estate of the meanest Christian is a Kingdome With joyfulnesse also Psal. 149. 2. Let the children of Sion rejoyce in their King blesse GOD that hath shewed us the way to this Kingdome who else had beene still in the Kingdome of darknesse and that hee hath made an entrance for us into this Kingdome Col. 1. 12 13. and the rather because hee hath passed by the Angels that fell and made no entrance for them yea passed by many nations and millions of men and out of all the world brought us under the subjection of this King 3. If as good subjects wee maintaine the honour and authoritie of our King and our owne liberties and priviledges obtained by him for us First wee maintaine his right when wee set up his word every where and suffer it to command and rule our owne thoughts words actions and 〈…〉 tions and bring all into the 〈…〉 dience of Christ. If we cannot prevaile that his word may command and rule others yet see it rule and command our selves Againe when wee maintaine warre and take up armes against all his and our enemies that rise up against his honour and our salvation We must be stout and invincible against all that would incroach and raign over us in stead of Jesus Christ as namely wee must levie forces and serve in his warres against the temptations of Satan the corruptions of the world and our owne lusts and the evils of our owne hearts and lives all which wee must resist instantly for the Adversary is restlesse in assaulting wisely standing on our watch and in the complete armour of God stoutly for the warre is difficult but the victory certain and glorious Secondly as good subjects we must maintaine our owne liberties Gal. 5. 1. Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free and be not intangled againe with the yoke of bondage Resolve never to come under the bondage of sinne and Satan any more it was basenesse and madnesse in Israel that being free from Pharaohs oppressions they would run back into Egypt in all haste Nor under the yoke bondage of humane traditions or yokes of Antichrist Christs greatest enemie Of all slaves and vassals let us esteeme the slave of sin the greatest and seeing the Son hath made us free let us highly prize stoutly maintaine this freedome To perswade all this 1. Consider what an absolute Monarch Christ is of what power to constraine obedience and restraine rebels he can get himselfe a name and lift up his Scepter without thee and against thee being God and man and Lord of all things but for thy good hee would take thee in as anassistant in his government and if thy service bee his his honour is thine 2. Consider what a good and gracious Lord thou servest one that no way burdens his servants and subjects but every way enricheth them by bestowing large gifts upon them even his whole Kingdome to every of them yea whose love is experienced by his death for his enemies 3. Consider his presence with his subjects in all places and occasions Hee seeth who makes his heart a presence-chanber for Christ who sets up his chaire of estate there who they be that take care nothing be done or defended against his lawes in his owne presence and who they are that suffer his word to sway against lusts The very sight of the Kings
given why numbers of Christians fall off from the profession or obedience of the Gospell but that they never learned well and throughly these Principles of Christian Practice to denie themselves to take up their crosse to follow Christ to looke to the welfare of their soules howsoever to provide for the day of their accounts to run and strive lawfully to depend on God by prayer for direction and blessing and to save themselves from this untoward generation of Epicures and worldlings If these grounds had beene well laid they had never left off building so shamefully as now have done nor had their house come tumbling upon their heads but that their foundation was laid in the sands Others there are that abuse good Principles as concerning the infinite mercie of God and merit of Christ or settle upon false and insufficient Principles outward prosperitie deliverance out of trouble and danger example of the multitude rulers preachers and the like thereby bolstering up themselves either in grosse prosaneness or a refined Atheisme till their soules be utterly lost unlesse the mercie and grace of God doe greatly prevent them They are thrice happie who are thus prevented It is the Lord only who gives us both a Saviour and the knowledge of salvation and wisedome to attend our Principles aright hee doth it for us and must therefore have all the glory To his grace and mercie I commend you both my much respected Friends intreating your acceptance of this small present and pardon for this large Preface The Lord often renew your yeares upon you with all heavenly and earthly blessings and peace upon Sion So prayeth Isleworth Dec. 20. 1634. Your Wo remembrancer with God WILLIAM JEMMAT THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOKE The Institution of a Christian man in twelve heads of Doctrine 1 THe doctrine of selfe-deniall out of Mat. 16. 24. Wherein is shewed who are Christs Disciples pag. 6 What things selfe-denyall comprehends pag. 15 The difficultie of this dutie 18 The necessitie of denying ourselves 21 Mischiefes of not beginning in this dutie 25 Helps to further us therein 29 Motives to deny our selves 35 Notes of one that denies himselfe 39 2. The doctrine of takin up the Crosse out of the same verse Where is shewed What the Crosse is 46 Why called the Crosse. 47 What it is to take it up 48 Why take it up daily 52 That every Christian hath his Crosse. ibid That we must both beare take up the crosse 61 Meanes to be willing so to doe 70 3. The doctrine of following Christ Ow of the same verse Where is shewed In what we must follow Christ. 75 Instances of Christs pietie and charitie 77 Dâ—e fr the brethren as Christ did 85 How Christ can and must be followed 87 Motives to follow him 9â— Danger of not following him 93 Safetie of following him 96 4. The doctrine of life temporall and eternall Verse 25. Whosoever will save his life c. Where is shewed How a life is saved and lost 101 Who lose their lives for Christs sake 104 Who may not flie in persecution who may 107 Christians must take their lives in their hands for Christ. 115 Objections answered 121 Practices and Meditations preparing for Martyrdome 126 5. The worlds worthlesnesse in respect of a soule Verse 26. What shall it profit a man c. Where is shewed What the world and winning of it is 139 That wee must preach well for matter and manner 142 That in weightie matters wee must use speciall vehemencie 147 That we are naturally addicted to the world 149 Where is treated of covetousnesse 151 There is danger by earthly gaine to lose the soule 154 How this commeth to passe 155 Damnable to seeke the world out of order or measure 161 How to avoid the danger of earthly gaine 166 That many lose their soules for the world and who they be 169 Signes of Christ undervalued for the world 171 Speeches of the world how to be limited 173 Lawfull callings abused callings unlawfull 176 How wealth casts men back in the way of salvation 178 No cleare gaine nor thriving in an evill way 180 Further thy salvation by wealth motives and how 182 What friends are to bee made by unrighteous Mammon 184 Riches unprofitable how in what respects 190 That the soule is a most pretious thing 198 Evils that hurt it to be avoided 202 A great worke to save soules 205 No helpe for a soule once lost 210 The estate of a lost soule what 211 What makes a lost soule irrecoverable 214 All unable to recover a lost soule how and why 217 What goes to the ransome of a soule 219 Uses of that doctrine 221 6. The last judgement Verse 27. For the Sonne of man shall come c. Wherein is shewed how Christ is called the sonne of man 228 Christ content with meane â—â—les 235. so should we too 237 Christ comes from heaven whither when 241 The time unknowne for sixe reasons 248 Opinions about it 249 Meet Christ comming to judgement how 256 Of Christs glory in that day of person office 258 Preparation and execution glorious 264 Divers sorts of evidences 266 Waite and wish for the appearance of this glory 278 Prepare for it and how 280 Angels number relation office comming with Christ. 287 The end of Christs comming 314 Good works not meritorious as evill are why 321 Why workes are the rule of judgment 322 Whether the Law or Gospell bee the rule of judging 324 The last judgement glorious and righteous 327 Live well and fare well in judgement 331 Be patient in all confusion and injustice 334 Be sincere in matter of religion 335 Watch and judge thy selfe before-hand 336 How to know what will become of us in the day of judgement 338 7. The Kingdome of grace verse 28â— Verily I say unto you There be some standing here c. Wherein is shewed Christs comming in his Kingdome what 342. 343. Opinions 346 Christs Kingdome and how it comes 348 Kingdome of God generall and speciall 〈◊〉 How the Kingdome of Christ comes 350 Of the accomplishment hereof 351 Christs Kingdome enlarged in the Gospell 352 Evidences of Christs Kingdome enlaâ—ged ibid. Of the times when the Gospels were written 358 Preaching and obeying the word advances Christs Kingdome 360 Christ like to Kings and superiour to them 361 Eminence of Christ above other Kings 362 Enemies of the word enemies of Christ. 365 Rejoyce in the thriving of the Gospell 368 Helpe Christ into his Throne 379 How Christs Kingdome is erected and maintained within us 372 Defend Christs right and be loyall 374 Motives to be loyall to Christ. 376 8. The Christian Race 1 Cor. 9. 24. So run that you may obtaine Where â—s shewed The similitude and reason of it 350 That every Christian must run 354 Our life in five respects is a race 355 Reasons why we must run this race 357 Even our whole life and not at the end only 359 Who conceit not aright of
what else is it to see the Kingdome of God come with power than to see the enlargement and increase of the Kingdome of God by the prevailing of the Gospell bringing in men to the obedience of faith whence Rom. 1. 16. the Gospell is called the power of God to salvation But thirdly let us looke into the accomplishment of this prophecie which will notably enlighten the true meaning because wee shall here see Christ now ascended mightily declaring himselfe the King of his Church and that hee was not only exalted unto the right hand of God but that even in the dayes of some of the Apostles he came in the mighty power of his kingdome of grace As appeared 1. In the emission of his Apostles Christ immediatly before his Ascension did call and send out his Apostles with speciall promise of his presence in their Ministerie to the end of the world Mat. 28. 18. Goe and reach all nations their commission was to make Disciples every where This great worke the Apostle magnifieth Eph. 4. 11. When hee ascended hee gave gifts to men some to be Apostles c. for the gathering of the Saints for the worke of the Ministerie and the edification of the body of Christ. This was one most powerfull means for propagating his kingdom which was herein seene gloriously to come out through the world 2. In the descending of the holy Ghost fiftie dayes after his Ascension upon the Apostles when the Spirit promised came rushing upon them as a mighty winde and filled all the house whereupon forthwith they preached the Word of the Gospell to every nation under heaven at Jerusalem in their owne tongue Act. 2. 2. which was a fruit of his Ascension and Exaltation v. 33. and a comming in his kingdome with power 3. In the Apostolicall gifts we may see how powerfully the Sonne of man came in his Kingdome in their dayes as the gift of knowledge in deepe mysteries of the Kingdome without studie the gift of prophecie the gift of miracles of healing by imposition of hands of casting out devils of raising the dead and the like for confirmation of their doctrine the gift of tongues and of immunitie from errour in teaching or writing the gift of the Apostolicall rod in smiting offendors as Paul did Elymas with blindenesse and Peter Ananias Sapphira with suddaine death Which peculiar gifts were promised and given them that by the admirable use and power of them the Sonne of man should come gloriously in his Kingdome and the Church more and more confirmed in the faith and more allured in the beginning and cradle of it to the love of Christ and his truth who a little before was so hated and despised 4. In the Apostolicall diligence which was wonderfull and all to this end that the Sonne of man might come gloriously in this his Kingdome The travells of Paul alone were such as hee carried the word of the Kingdome and set up Christ as a King unto a third part of the knowne world Rom. 15. 19. 20. Yea in his time hee sheweth that the Gospell was preached not at Colossus onely as Col. 1. 16. but by the diligence of the Apostles it was fruitfull in all the world v. 23. How instant were they in preaching writing disputing and suffering and all to set up the Son of man glorious in his kingdome 5. In the successe of the Apostles in their Ministerie which if we consider wee shall see the truth of Christs speech that they did more in the means of conversion of men than himselfe did Act. 2. at one Sermon of Peters three thousand were converted this was the first famous draught of this fisher of men by which three thousand subjects were added to Christs Kingdome in one day here came the Sonne of man gloriously in his Kingdome And what wonderfull increase it took in all quarters all the Epistles of the Apostles do witnesse especially twenty yeares after Christs Ascension in which times howsoever some of the Apostles were extinct as James slaine with the sword by Herod Ast. 12. yet some other of the Apostles and of others who heard Christ speake these words were living witnesse that Synod of the Apostles which was fifteene yeares after Christs Ascension at Jerusalem wherein James sonne of Alphens was President which sheweth both the flourishing estate of the Church at that time and that many of the Apostles were then living and so this prophecie of Christ was accomplished But 6. Fortie yeares after Christs Ascension when all the Jewish â—orship and ceremonies together with the Temple were so â—olished and destroyed as one â—one was not left upon another â—e whole house and all the utenâ—ls and shadowes were burnt with fire so as none of them â—ould longer stand up against Christ the truth and substance of them Then was the sonne of man let into his kingdome most â—erspicuously all vaâ—les were â—ow rent all shadowes vanished â—ll partitions broken downe and Christ with open face triumâ—hantly conquering and prevaiâ—ing in the world And this Johnâ—he â—he Evangelist saw who dyed in the 101. yeare after Christ about â—0 yeares after the destruction of the Temple as Chronologers have collected Object Christ was come in his Kingdome before so John Baptist preached Repent for the kingdome of God is at hand and Christ himselfe said in Matt. 12. If I by the Spirit of God cast out divels then is the kingdome of God come unto you Answ. True it is the sonne of man was come in his kingdome before 1. in the beginnings of it 2. to Judea 3. in a dim obscure light in comparison But now it is come in the power of it and to all the world even in the Apostles time whereof our Saviour here speaketh Wee might adde hereto the writing of the Evangelists Matthew who wrote his Gospell eight yeares after Christ Marke ten Luke fifteene and John forty two wherein Christ came in his Kingdome apparently to all the world in all the Churches of the New Testament Yea this last of the Apostles John saw Christs comming in his Kingdome most gloriously in the undaunted confession of his Name by many thousand Christians that gave their lives for the testimonie of his truth For hee lived to see three of those bloodie persecutions of Roman Emperours as of Nero under whom Peter Paul suffered of Domitian under whom himselfe was banished into the Isle Pathmos where hee wrote his Revelation and of Trajan under whom were many thousand Christians drawne to death daily as Plinie the second testifieth writing in their behalfe to Trajan the Emperour in whose dayes John wrote his Gospell and dyed the 10â— yeare of his owne age All which hath notably cleared the sense of our Saviours prediction Now followes the observation Where the Word of God is most powerfully preached and most cheerefully obeyed there Christ commeth most gloriously in his kingdome The whole 110. 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consolationes seculi tentationibus resiste diaboli â—ern Use 7. Imitate them and doe service as they 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Patienter fortiter perseverandum ut qui ad coronam laâ—de â—am proxima nititur durante patientia coronetur Cyp. de Bonâ— Patientiae Rev. 20. 6. V. The end of Christs comming to judgement 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2. Psal. 45. 7. 2 Chron. 19. 11. Psal. 82. 1. 3. 2 Cor. 5. 10. 4. 2 Pet. 3. 13. Eccle. 8. 14. 9. 15. 3. 16. 5. 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mat. 12. 36. 2. Rom. 14. 12. Mat. 23. 35. 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Good works not meritorious as evill arâ— why 1. 2. 3. 4. Why workes are the rule of judgment not faith 1. Nil Deus in nobis pâ—aeter sua dona coronat 2. 3. 4. Whether the Law or Gospell be the rule of judging Ob. Ans. 1. Gal 5. 6. 2. Of double punishment for sin Doct. The last judgement glorious and righteous Reason 1. Helpes of righteous judgement in Christ. 2. Le ts of righteous judgment removed 1. 2. 3. 4. Use 1. Live well and fare well in judgment Use 2. Time to repent of sin before judgment Rom. 2. 4. 5. Psal. 4. 4. Use 3. Be patient in all confusion and injustice Use 4. Be sincere in matter of religion Use 5. Watch and judge thy selfe before-hand How 1. 2. 3. 4. Use 6. How to know what will become of us in the day of judgement 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The drift of the words Vult ut consolationis aliquid habeant tempore crucis afflictionis c. Bucer In desiderio celeritas quoque mora est Exposition 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Cor. 4. 1. Christ like Moses in five things 1. 2. 3. Heb. 3. 5. 6. 4. 5. Opinions 1. 2. 3. Emphasis hujus loci non est in verbo veniendi sed videndi Bucer Kingdome of God generall and speciall 1. I. 2. Which here meant and what it is II. How the Kingdome of Christ comes Mat. 6. 10. III. Of the ac complishment hereof Evidences of Christs Kingdome enlarged 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2. 3. 4. 5. Joh. 14. 12. 6. Mat. 3. 2. Of the times when the Gospels were written Euseb. hist. Eccles. lib. 3. cap. 33. Doct. By preaching and obeying the Word Christs kingdome is advanced 1. 2. Shewed by similitude of earthly Kings and kingdomes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Eminencie of Christ above other Kings 1. Rev. 19 12. 2. Eph. 6. 17. Act. 2. 41. 3. Psal. 110. 3. 6. Use 1. Enemies of the word enemies of Christ. Mat. 23. 13. Aâ—â—onitions to them 1. Psal. 2. 6. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hom. Use 2. Rejoyce in the thriving of the Gospell Use 3. In helping the word helpe up Christ into his throne 1. 2. Joh. 3. 30. 3. How Christs Kingdome is erected and maintained within us 1. Zeph. 3. 9. Rev. 15. 3. 2. 3. Christs right defended how 1. 2. And likewise our own right Joh. 8. 36. Motives to be loyall to Christ. 1. 2. 3. Ps. 119. 11. The Apostles drift in this place Vers 12. The si 〈…〉 ilitnde he here useth Heb. 12. 1. Thereason of it Ita simili tudo Circensium Augustinâ—ana câ—nvertit 〈…〉 pium Confess l 6. c. 7. Luk. 16. 8. Note A rule of Christian prudence Use. Parts of the Tex's three I. Doctr. 1 Christian life is a kinde of race And that in sivâ— respects 1. 2. Deu 5 27 1 Cor. 4. 20 3 4. 2 Cor. 4 9 5. 2. Reasons why wee must run this race 1 2. 3 Ephe. 6. 12 4. Ioh 20 4. 3 Al our life the time of this race Not the end of life onely Reasons 1. 2 3 4. Use. 1. Conceit aright of a Christian course Who doe not 1 2 Pet. i. 10 2 Luk. 13. 2â— Vse 2. Ourgo one another in holinesse Instat equis auriga suos 〈…〉 ntibus illos prâ—teritos tem neus c. Hor. serm 1 sat 1. Motives 2 2 Luk. 16. 8 3 II. Manner of running 2 Iim 2. 5 Preparation to run necessary wherein Hindrances put off and removed 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Luk. 8. 14 3 Cap. 21. 34 Helpes in running the Christian race 1 Cant. 1 4. 2 Heb. 10. 36 3 2 â—orditions of running the Christian race aâ— right five 1 Run at a right mark Col. 3. 4 Mat. 11. 28. 2 Run in the right way Ioh. 14. 6 Notes of the way that is right Esa. 35. 8 Hos. 14. 9 Mat. 7. 14. 2 Tim. 3. 12 3 Run with a right foot What is requisite thereunto Prov. 10. 9 Prov. 4. 2â— Psal. 112. 5 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4. Run with a â—ight motion What it is 1. Phil. 3. 13. Good cause to be still humble 2 Cor. 10. 5 2 Phil. 3. 14 3 Be constant without inter mission Psa. 19. 4 5 As also without cessation Motives 1 Ioh. 〈◊〉 35 Gal. 3. 3 2. 3 How this is to be understood 5. Run to a right end 2 Cor. 5 14 We run for the prize yet no mercenaries how Heb. 12. 2â— Mark held before us why 2 Cor. 4. 18. III The end of running this race Obtaining is not of merit but mercy How it in called 〈◊〉 reward Whether al runners do obtain Luk. 13 24 How wee may be able to run rightly and so obtaine I. The holy Ghost p◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 inbreath for this race Zach. 12 10. Rom. 8. 26. 2 Take heed of looking backe in this race Gal. 3. 1 3 Minde not thy company but thy way Gal. 6. 16. 4. Despise carnall counsels friends scornes 1 Acts 28. 22 Cap. 24. 14 2 Mat. 16. 22. 3 2 Cor. 6. 8. 1. Cor. 4. 3 5 Renew strength continually and how this may be Rev. 2. 4. Psal. 119. 6 6. Recover speedily out of every fall Motives so to runne that we may obtain 1 2 Cal 3. 4. 3 2 Pet 2. 22 4 Excellency and eternity of this goale 1 2 3 Psal. 16. 11. 4 1 Cor. 9. 25 The scope of this whole Psalme The Prophets holy desire Parts of the â—ext I. Of the prayer Exposition 1. What these statutes are Reasons of severall titles given to the Word Statutes for two reasons Psal. 19. 11 〈◊〉 Whose Statutes they are 1 1 Cor 7. 6. opened 2 3 4 Eminency of these statutes above other 1 Psal. 19. 7 2 3 4. 5 3. Why it is called the way of Gods commandements Metaphor of a way what it implyes 1 2 3 4. Esa. 30. 21 Mat 12 36 〈◊〉 Cor. 10. 31 Deu. 12. 32 5 2. Singularity of this way Rev. 21. 12. 4. Why David desires to be taught in this way 1 1 Cor. 3. 6. 2 3 Foure things desired which man cannot reach 1. Esa. 29. 11 2 Pet. 3. 16 2 3 Heb. 4. 2 Ioh 20. 28. Iob. 19. 25. 4 Ephes. 4. 21 22. Iam. 1. â—5 Luk. 11. 28. Why David a man of such knowledg desires to be still taught 1 2. 3 Doctr. 1 All