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The sinners acquittance. A checke to curiositie. The safest seruice Deliuered in three sermons at the court. By Iohn Denison Doctor of Diuinity, and one of his Maiesties chaplaines then in attendance.
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Denison, John, d. 1629.
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resolution whereof we are to take notice that where Christ comes he comes as a Conquerour There will be fuga vitiorum Sinne will be put to flight Bernard Potentia peccati imminuta c. Chrysost Orat. 8. Reu. 1.16 Heb. 4.12 At least the strength of sinne will be abated and the power of Satan quelled For Christ hath his two edged sword which is liuely and mightie in operation and those weapons that can cast downe the strongest holds Where he comes in spirit and power Satans forts and bariquadoes must needs be battered Can Dagon stand before the Arke or Belial before Christ Those therefore that finde in themselues the power of sinne abated may conclude with comfort that Christ is come And contrarily where the forts of Satan stand vnbattered and the force of sinne remaines Christ is not come effectually Againe where Christ comes powerfully as a Conquerour hee makes his residence gratiously as a King Vt nos ei subijciamur That we Nazianz de fil Orat. 5. as good subiects may serue and obey him He will not suffer sinne to raigne where he hath his residence So saith the Apostle Rom. 6.14 Sinne shall not haue dominion ouer you for you are not vnder the law but vnder grace We cannot be totally free from sin whilest we liue in this vale of misery but if Christ be in vs he will suppresse the power of it For can a rebell stand before the face of a potent Prince Where Christ raignes as King his subiects will be ready to be ruled by his scepter and they stand in awe of his sword of Iustice A good subiect will take heed to the mouth of the King Eccles 8.2 And can he be a good subiect to Christ the King of Kings which will not bee guided by his word Those therefore that say in their hearts Let vs breake their bonds asunder Psalme 2.3 and cast away their cords from vs doe shew themselues not subiects but rebels They haue not yet entertained Christ and their doome is fearefull as it is pronounced Luke 19. Luke 19.27 Those mine enemies which would not that I should raigne ouer them bring them and slay them before my face We pray daily Thy kingdome come Augustine Hom. 42. Et veniet si volumus It will come if we our selues be willing If we be contented to be ruled by the spirit of Christ directed by his word and tender vnto him the homage of cheerefull obedience then is this King of glory come gratiously to vs Luke 17.21 and the kingdome of God is within vs. Againe where Christ comes effectually he comes as a gracious benefactor He comes not empty handed Bern. in Cant. serm 74. August de Trinit vnit cap. 11. Quid est venire nisi gratiam suam nobis conferre What is this comming of Christ to vs but the conferring of his grace 1 Cor. 15.10 And his grace in vs will not be in vaine but will stirre vs vp to the practise of all holy duties Si Christus in corde sit Orig in Rom. 14. nobis diem facit If Christ be entertained into our hearts he Mal. 42. being Sol iustitiae the Sunne of righteousnesse will expell the darknesse of errour and cause the light of knowledge to shine into our soules For Luke 1.78 he came to giue light to them that sit in darknesse and to guide our feet into the way of peace Hee is the Prince of peace Rom. 5.1 and through him we haue peace with God If our soules bee wounded with remorse he brings his cordials to comfort vs and his suppling balmes to cure vs. Hieron in Eccles 7. He is magister medicorum the great Physition and pittifull Chyrurgion His cures are strange he heales the broken hearted And how Orig. in Leuit. hom 8. Non herbarum succis sed verborum Sacramentis hee cures them by speaking peace to their soules That which was lost by Adam is restored by him and that image which was defaced is renued by him Bern. in Cant. serm 74. Expergefacit dormientem animam c. S. Bernard reckons vp a large Catalogue of comforts and benefits that we receiue by the comming of this gracious benefactor Hee awakens the drousie soule and mollifies the stonie heart he plucks vp vice and plants vertue hee casts downe the wals of iniquity and builds vs vp in grace he waters that which is thirsty enlightens that which is darke opens that which is locked vp and kindles that which is cold Now to conclude this point hath Christ enlightened vs with sauing knowledge spoken peace to our soules awaked vs from drousie security mollified our hearts planted grace in our soules changed our affections made vs zealous of his glory then may wee say confidently and comfortably with that blessed Martyr Hee is come he is come And indeed no comfort on earth like vnto this Beatus apud quem mansionem facis Domine Iesu O Lord Iesus saith S. Bern. de Aduent serm 3. Bernard happie is the man with whom thou takest vp thy dwelling Let vs therefore be carefull not onely to entertaine Nobilem hospitem Bern. It is said they constrained him Luke 24.29 Iohn 14.23 but also to retaine this noble guest Let vs make the Disciples importunate suite to him in Luk. 24. Mane nobiscum abide with vs. If any man loue me he will keepe my word and my Father will loue him and wee will come vnto him and dwell with him They are the words of our Sauiour Let vs therefore doe what he requires and he wil assuredly performe what he promises Let vs loue him serue him and keep his commandements cheerefully and constantly then will hee constantly take vp his habitation with vs in this life and wee shall eternally possesse those euerlasting habitations with him in the life to come And so I come to Peters checke Quid ad te What is that to thee What is that to thee 4. ANd yet to speake ingenuously I come not very willingly to it I vtterly dislike that prying and censorious humour of them who take delight to spie out the least mote in the eye of others Math. 7.3 and care not what aspersions they cast vpon them Such are the brood of Cham. I had rather with Sem and Iapheth couer the nakednesse of any seruant of God with the mantle of charity Yet Rom. 15.4 forasmuch as whatsoeuer was written afore time was written for our learning And the frailties of holy men are recorded in Scripture Chrysostom Vt casus maiorum sit tremor minorum that the slips of men eminent in grace may make vs who are but vnderlings to looke warily to our owne steps It cannot be vnlawfull or vnprofitable to view them as Sea-markes for our safer sayling in the Ocean of this dangerous world And such is this frailty of Peter whom not onely diuers ancient Fathers but many learned Papists also whose