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A06004	A counterbane against earthly carefulnes In a sermon preached at Cranebrooke in Kent. 1617. By Mr. Paul Baine ...	Baynes, Paul, d. 1617.	1618 (1618)	STC 1638; ESTC S101575	19,892	34

the word of the kingdome Looke as a man seeketh earthly things when he goes out to the Crier to learne of them and look as clients seeke their earthly inheritances when they go forth to aduise w th their learned counsell thus when we go with diligence to the ministers proc●nes who are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ro. 10.14 that is Criers by office who proclaime the bringing to light of this kingdome by Christ and when wee waite at the posts of Wisdome her gate Pro. 8.33 like as clients doe attending on Gods ministers who are to know the lawes of this kingdome that men may seeke them from their lips 2. 2. By getting euidence to shew for it whi●h are the promises thereof beleeued on We may seek this inheritance of Gods kingdome in getting something which we may shew for our right and title to it Now this we do by exercising our faith in some promises by which God doth freely passe it vnto vs as Feare not little flock it is your fathers will to giue you a kingdome Luke 12.32 If we be sonnes wee are also heires euen heires of God ioynt-heires with Christ Rom. 8.17 God gaue his son that whosoeuer beleeueth in him should haue euerlasting life Iohn 3.16 We are begotten by the resurrection of Iesus Christ vnto a liuely hope euen vnto an inheritance immortall vndefiled and which fades not away reserued in the heauens for vs which are kept by the power of God through faith vnto saluation that is ready to be reuealed in the last time 1. Peter 1 3 4 5. Thus men seeke their earthly matters whilst they gette good copies for that they holde Now the promises of GOD laid holde on are the onely deed and instrument which can be shewed for title vnto eternall life 3. 3. By entring possession of it in a sanctified life We may seeke this kingdome in regard of getting our selues possessed of it which wee do by this meanes while we labour by a sanctified course to drawe nearer it and enter it heere on earth Men will not onely gette right vnto the things they seeke but they will endeauour to be possessed to dig their turfe in that land they purchase The more the Israelits did subdue the Canaanites the more they were possessed of Canaan Sanctification is an entrance into glory Thus the more we ouercome our sinnes growe in graces the more we growe seized of our heauenly Canaan Ioyne saith Peter 2. ep 1. cap. 5.6.7 vertue with your faith and with vertue knowledge with knowledge temperance and with temperance patience and with patience godlinesse and with godlinesse brotherly kindnesse and with brotherly kindnesse loue For as it after followeth ver 10.11 If these things be among you ye shall neuer fall For by these meanes an entring shall be ministred vnto you abundantly into the euerlasting kingdome of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ The further that one did goe vp into the porch of the temple the nearer he did come vnto the holy of holies the further one goeth vp in the suburbs of a city the neerer hee approcheth the citie it selfe Thus it is herein the visible church our state in sanctificatiō hath it selfe to glory in the same proportion that our beeing in a porch or body of a church to our beeing in the quire or our beeing in the suburbs to our entring the city it selfe 4. By procuring it assured to vs. 4. We may seeke it in regard of getting our title and possession made sure to our consciences Thus we seek earthly inheritances not only to be seized of them but by strengthening our selues in them Hence it is that we will sue out fines and writs which may in a manner after a certaine time put an end to all claimes which may bee made by any some few persons on iust ground excepted So we must giue all diligence to get these things ascertained vnto vs From the promise of Gods protection which wee doe chiefly while wee faithfully lay hold on Gods promises which promise our protection as that hee is our God who will keepe vs from euery euil work to his heauenly kingdome 2. Tim. 4.18 The witnes of the spirit while wee get the Spirit to witnesse to our spirits this gift of perseuerance which is bestowed on vs while we learne to dye by faith Christ Faith in Ch●ist pre●●ruing and ●ais●ng vs God keeping to by his power as the authour finisher of our faith and raiser of vs vp at the last day and the Father who is stronger than all keeping vs in his hand euen by his almighty power as in a strong tower vnto saluation Wee can neuer be sure enough of earthly things we desire to see the bird in the cage and haue all things so settled as there may be no question How much rather should we not content our selues with vncertaine hopes of our heauenly inheritance but trauaile to haue it settled on vs and throughly assured to our soules Finally 5. By praier for all help● vnto it wee seeke the kingdome of God in all these respects ioyntly by making petition to him Euen as subiects by making requests get many things frō their Soueraignes so do we who haue no way of getting any good thing but by flying vnto his grace in Christ Thus Christ taught vs to seeke Lord let thy kingdome come Mat. 6.10 Thus The Spirit helps the faithfull with fighes and groanes that cannot be vttered Rom. 8.26 The vse of this is to rebuke most Christians Vse The reproofe of the worldly minded who dot● on earth who indeed liue as Heathens For what doe they seek after but such things as Turkes and Pagans seeke after Many say Who will shew vs any good Psal 4.6 Many there are saith Paul Phil. 3.18.19 of whom I haue told you often and now tell you weeping who do minde earthly things but the matter of Gods kingdō lies by a● a refuse thing quite forgotten It is the wise merchant only Neglect ●ods kingdome For want of true wisdom who seeketh precious pearles Mat. 13.45 Worldly men wanting that wisdome from aboue are no more affected toward this heauenly inheritance than those who are born destitute of ciuill wisdome are toward earthly These we see not hauing ciuil vnderstanding wherby to discerne the worth of their hopes they neuer set their mindes vpon the faire possessions they might haue but vanish away in trifles correspondent to their weakenes so do al natural men who vnderstand not the things of God they are carelesse of this kingdome of God and glorious inheritance being wholly taken vp with a commō wealth fitting their kinde the halfe-penny transitory things of this present life And as the poore Israelites were scattered ouer al the land of Egypt to gather stubble and picke strawes Exod. 5.12 so doe these range all the country and are dispersed all abroad to picke

conduceth to the more happy estate of it Man more seeketh necessarie sustenance for his life more laboureth to expell some deadly disease than in following wealth honour and the rest which respect onely the well-being of it thus heere it is this righteousnes is as it were the very being of a Christian heauenly glory is but his blissefull being whence it is that hee doth more seeke to get himselfe healed of sinne the soules deadly sickenesse more seek to haue grace sustained and increased more seeke to haue integrity and soundnesse in those actions in which hee is exercised than he seeketh heauen it selfe and that heauenly glory which is reserued for him It is the speach of Anselme well agreeing to this purpose If I had sinne set on this side of me and on that side hell so that necessarily I must bee plunged into one of them I would rather cast my self into hell than commit any sin And if I had on one hand righteousnes offered vnto mee and on the other Heauen to take one without the other I would much sooner make choise of righteousnes than heauen The vs●s 〈◊〉 to shew their vanity who 〈…〉 this 〈…〉 N● ●ho●●●●●ers o●●t The vse of of this is three-folde First it letteth vs see the vanity of such who thinke that they may seeke heauen well enough though they bee carelesse of holinesse and neuer sought to God to heale their euill harts iudging themselues and humbling themselues vnder his hand though they neuer knocked and cried for the increase of faith knowledge repentance nay thogh they mocke at those who follow righteousnes as men ouer-precise holy mad forward 〈◊〉 by Satan fondlings that know not what they would haue The Diuell in outward things maketh men idolatrously leane to meanes in spiritual things makes them presume all without meanes Si●●● 〈…〉 w●●hout h● 〈◊〉 Es●● 5. ● But without holiness none shall see God Heb. 12.14 And the pure in hart onely shall beholde him Mat. 5.8 Look as those that were to stand before the Persian Monarchs in Court were to be clothed in royall apparell and especially those virgins which were to bee brought as spouses to them they were first purified perfumed E●● 2 12.1● trained vp and prepared in sundry kindes so all that shall bee married to God in Christ or that shall stand in the presence of his glory must by this course bee made fit for such a purpose This also comforteth those that seeke righteousnes 2. To comfort the seekers of it who are true disciples For it is an euidence that they are the true disciples of Christ the best Christians that feeling their want and weakenes of grace the presence and strength of sinne in them their bondage and lamenesse in spirituall actions doe seeke for grace for the crucifying of sinne and for their spirituall liberty And blessed Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousnes Mat. 5.6 Neuerthelesse as it is cōmendable not to remēber any thing past so S● th●y growe on And take notice of Gods grac● toward thē for thank●ulnes ●●d comf●rt as to growe secure and idle not striuing to any further perfection so it is behoofefull to thinke how far God hath brought vs so as to confirme our faith and prouoke ourselues to thankesgiuing There is a double hunger in nature the one healthfull the other no better than a very sickenesse for there is a disease called the hungry euill when though a man bee full yet hauing no sense of his repletion the stomacke doth as painefully and rauenously hunger Which good soules omit to their discomfort as if the man were affamished Thus it commeth to passe in Gods children who not considering nor getting sense of that God hath done for them are often as painefully hungry as if they yet had receiued nothing at all which might stay their stomack It is great pity that Gods children doe no more consider this It is surely a fault in them very preiudicial vnto their comfort which they might reap by obseruing Gods worke in themselues and grace toward them 3. To exhort to increase in it begun in vs. Th●t wee may differ from hypocrites Who wish for heauen but neglect righteousnes Lastly let vs heere bee exhorted that if euer wee did partake in the diuine nature we do shew it by striuing to growe in this righteousnes which is begun in vs but imperfectly This will argue vs to bee true disciples Such-like things as any seeketh such is the man Balaam may say Oh that my soule might die the death of the righteous Numbers 23.10 But what doth the heart of a Dauid-like Christian say Oh that my waies were so directed that I might keepe thy statutes Psal 119.5 For so Dauid beeing rauished with a viewe of the good mans blessednes doth presently conceiue not this desire Oh that I had this happinesse but rather this Oh that I could vse the meanes to bring mee to it Oh that my waies were so directed c. All after a sort wish and seek heauen but seeke not righteousnes But thou canst not seeke the one without seeking the other and finding this righteousnes thou shalt also finde heauen though thou dost not expressely thinke vpon it Which will bring vs to heauen euen at vnawares If we renew i● Let a man go in this or that path though he thinke not whither hee goeth yet he shall finde himselfe brought to that place to which the way leadeth We must renew this spirituall beeing as wee doe our naturall Euen as in nature there is still comming vpon vs a sense of weakenes Wh●●●●o the sense of inf●●it●●● do●● t● 〈◊〉 and feeling of burdensome superfluities that we might bee stirred still to repaire and increase naturall strength expell that which reteined would proue harmefull so in the soule we haue weaknes euer and anon returning that wee might neuer want a spurre to incite vs to seeke still a fresh after the continuing and augmenting of righteousnes in vs. Againe if we haue some great bargaines we loue to finger some great earnest Now thus it is And our better ●ssur●nce draw vs. that the very earnest of heauen and heauenly glory promised is this spirituall righteousnesse wrought in vs. Thus much for the dewty now for the manner Seeke first Obserue heere 3. Doctrine Spir●●uall things ●re chiefly to be sought Iohn 6. Luke 13.24 that spirituall things must be sought with our principall endeauours we must neither foreslowe them nor be negligent in following thē The Scripture biddes vs labour for the food that perisheth not And Striue as for maistery to enter for many shal seeke to enter in and not bee able It forbideth slouth Be not slouthfull but through faith and patience seeke to be partakers of the promises Heb. ● 12 It commandeth vs all diligēce 2. Pet. 1.5 10. Giue all diligence According a● in price they pa●●a● We seek things according