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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

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unto all Ro. 10.12 This may humble us this may comfort us this may unite us 1. This may humble us for God makes no difference of us in the best things let not us therefore be proud of our difference in the worst things God will have differences and degrees in his Church militant for orders sake for he is the God of order not of confusion yea in his triumphant Church too no doubt degrees of glory For one Starre differeth from another Star in glory so is the resurrection of the dead 1 Cor. 15. Let not then this order make disorder presuming in superiors murmuring in inferiors there it cannot be because of their fulnesse for every one is filled alike because he is fulfilled their filling is alike though their measures differ And here it should not be because of our emptinesse we are alike empty of grace by nature till God affords us severall degrees of filling And if we will boast of worldly fullnesse how little cause have we to be proud of it when as here we see the stream of grace runs alike to all sorts and degrees 2. This also may comfort us that this stream runeth unto all for therefore it cannot fail to us neither can we fail to it It cannot fail to us by length or largenesse of running the spring is the same how many soever do drink of the stream we cannot faile to it by our high or low being for it finds out all estates it runs unto all Despair not therefore on Gods part his Fountain cannot be drawn dry despair not on thine own part for whosoever thou art thou art not debarred the stream of grace this comfort aboundeth whatsoever faileth all sorts partake of grace it runneth unto all All we have received 3. Thirdly this may unite us why God doth equall us in the best things his grace runneth unto all what stronger bond can there be of union Have we not all one Father why do we transgresse every one against his brother Mal. 2.10 Endeavour to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace there is one body and one spirit even as ye are called in one hope of your calling one Lord one faith one baptism one God and father of all Eph. 4.3 And so much of the second generall part of the text viz. the stream All we have received The third and last generall part is the bankes And grace for grace Every Fountain hath a stream every stream hath its banks therefore the Evangelist here sheweth not onely the Fountain from whence and the stream how but also bankes and bounds how farre forth and in what measure grace doth flow And grace for grace Some will have it taken prorata portione that there is a proportion of grace in us answerable to that in Christ Namely that he imparteth to his Church every of his graces because Christ is the head and the Church is the body and caput in membra redundat between the head and the body there is communion of influence and can be no stoppage And so grace for grace is that we have a grace in us for every grace grace that is in Christ and so that we also have our fulnesse answerable to his And so indeed the Church is called his body the fullnesse of him that filleth all in all Eph. 1.23 So that then this is true being truly taken and rightly understood the banks observed our measure kept Christ communicateth unto us whatsoever he hath even grace for grace his fulnesse becomes ours And that is not onely by way of imputation he is made unto us wisdome and righteousnesse and sanctification and redemption 1 Cor. 1.30 but by the way of influence and participation because as he is even so are we in this world 1 Jo. 4.17 But his fulnesse is ours onely according to our measures proportionable to our capacity In us it is plenitudo sufficiens sufficient to every man for his own salvation The just shall live by his faith Heb. 2.4 by this that is his own faith But in him it is plenitudo superabundans fullnesse abounding to others salvation the precious oyntment upon our Aarons our high priests head runneth down to his beard and to the skirts of his clothing to all his parts and members In us it is plenitudo vafis vessell-fullnesse we have this treasure in earthen vessells 2 Cor. 4. but in him it is plenitudo fontis fountain-fullnesse They have forsaken me the fountain of living waters Jer. 2.13 In us it is plenitudo comparata compared-fullnesse respective to each subject or continent My grace is sufficient for thee 2 Cor. 12 9. But in him it is plenitudo absoluta absolute fullnesse without all respect or measure for God giveth not the spirit by measure to him Jo. 3.34 In a word there is plenitudo apta plenitudo aequa plenitudo superfluens an apt an equall and an overflowing fulnesse 1. An apt fulnesse as when a house or Town or Country is said to be full of people meaning well filled aptly or competently full So the house of Baal was said to be full from one end to the other 2 Kings 10. and yet Jehu bad his 80. men go in and slay them It was full then and yet there was room for 80. more Such is our fulnesse here in this life we are aptly and competently filled with grace so much as may suffice us but so as there is stil room for more more may come in for we must still grow in grace 2 Pet 3. And multiply graces faith vertue knowledge temperance patience godlinesse brotherly kindnesse love 2 Pet 1. And this is like the Israelites gathering of Manna in the desert of sin He that gathered much had nothing over and he that gathered little had no lack every man gathered according to his eating Exo. 16. God gave them their portion competent for naturall life and so he doth give us our portion competent to each for spirituall life none of the elect hath too much none too little but every one sufficient just enough to serve his turn 2. There is plenitudo aequa an equall fulnesse as when a vessell is so top-full that there is nihil vacuum no part of it is empty no room for more So were the waterpots filled up to the brim Jo. 2. so full that they could hold no more And this is proper to the Saints in Heaven In thy presence is the fulnesse of joy Ps 16. they are top full and have no more room for grace their measure is fulfilled 3. Thirdly there is plenitudo superfluens an overflowing fulnesse such was that of the widowes pot of oyle that never ceased running so long as there were any empty vessells to receive it And this is Christs fountain the stream wherof floweth unto all Of his fulness have all we received and grace for grace So th●n we receive grace for grace with Christ an answerablenesse of his graces proportion of his fulnesse how to our