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life_n	believe_v	son_n	wrath_n	7,114	5	9.3334	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46790	A sermon preach'd at Harley in Shropshire, December 2. 1697. Being the day of publick thanksgiving for the peace; and for His Majesty's safe return. By Ben. Jenks, rector of Harley, and chaplain to the Right Honourable the Earl of Bradford.	Jenks, Benjamin, 1646-1724.	1689 (1689)	Wing J621; ESTC R212890	15,907	28

the Hope and Support The sure Hold and Everlasting Consolation of all that Vnderstand themselves and the Gospel way of finding Rest for their Souls And whoever would know the things of their Peace e're they be Hid from their eyes They must quit all other Pleas and Confidences in the World and be glad to cast Anchor here and Trust their All in this Bottom For he that Believeth not whatever else he does The Wrath of God abideth on him But whosoever Believes on the Name of the Son of God shall not perish but have Everlasting Life Joh 3.16 and last Verse 'T is only by the Merit of his Blood that we have our Pardon and therefore only by Faith in the same Blood that we can have our Peace 'T is this Heavenly Balm alone that can Cure the Diseased Mind And this is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Glad Tidings of the Gospel To Preach Peace by Jesus Christ the Lord of all Acts 10.36 By him is Preached the Forgiveness of Sins and by him all that Believe are Justified from all things from which they could not be Justified by the Law of Moses Acts 13.38 and 39. And this it is that makes him so Dear and Precious to all Believers And his Feet even upon Mount Calvary White and Red with his Innocence and Sufferings So Beautiful in their eyes Because they Trod the Wine-press of Gods Wrath alone and bore all that which else must have fallen on the Sinners themselves to Sink 'em for ever And this also makes even the Inferior Ministers sent by this great Messenger of Heaven so Welcome to all his Faithful People Because they come upon the like Errand To Proclaim their Peace with God through Faith in his Blood. For to the Ministers of Christ S. Paul applies this very Text Rom. 10.15 How Beautiful are the Feet of them that preach the Gospel of Peace and bring Glad Tidings of Good things Their Feet importing their Divine Mission and their Fervor in delivering the Will of their Lord are commended here not so much for their Strength or Nimbleness as their Beauty Because they Draw Men to the Faith of Christ not with Dread or Force but with the Sanctity of Life the Sweetness of Persuasion and the Power of their Doctrine And they come upon the Mountains too Through great Opposition in the way of their Ministry where so many withstand 'em and the Devil often raises Persecution against ' em Yet nothing shall stop 'em But they will Publish the Gospel to all and lay the Salvation of their Lord in Common That every one whom they can possibly prevail with may enjoy the Blessed Benefit And therefore to the Faithful none are so Gracious and Amiable None whom they more Admire or have a greater Veneration and Affection for They Receive 'em as the Ambassadors of the King of Glory and cry like the Damsel Acts 16.17 These men are the Servants of the most High God who shew to us the way of Salvation ●o high an Honour and singular Kindness have they for 'em They could as the A postle speaks Gal. 4.15 if possible even pluck out their own Eyes to give 'em to their Preachers Yea for their Lives like Priscilla and Aquila Rom. 16.3 they could lay down their own Necks So Surprizing so Joyful is the News of Everlasting Salvation by Jesus Christ to poor Sensible Sinners That they think they can never sufficiently express their Gratitude their Respects their Cordial Inclination to the Dear Messengers of it But Wicked and Worldly men are not so fond of ' em They give 'em but a very Cold Reception if not the Rough Handling and would more Thank 'em to be Quiet than to Deliver their Message They Despise 'em as Impertinent Busy-bodies Yea they Resist 'em as the Troublers of Israel And whoever will adventure to do as God commands him that is Cry aloud and not Spare Must expect to be called A man of Strife and Contention Though he be never so Fair in his Carriage and have no personal Quarrel with any one in the World. They Except not only against our Preaching but our very Calling as Supervaneous and a Nuisance to the World. And indeed one that meant to be Faithful in it would never meddle with the Thankless Office among such Ill-willers to the Lord's Messengers But chuse rather to be a contemptible Dunghil-raker than a Conscientious Impartial Minister To be Scorn'd and Huff'd by Lordly Sinners and nothing but Maligned and struck at by the Conscious Offenders Were we not assur'd That our Judgment were with the Lord and our Work with our God And did we not hope for infinitely better Rewards than their Good Graces Who can Quarrel the very Message of Peace Because it does not include a Peace for them with all their Sins Because it Rouzes their Worldly Nests and will not suffer 'em here to set up their Rest Nor Bolster 'em up in all the Prophaness and Libertinism wherein they are Resolved to Persist The very Gospel it self is an Offence and then no wonder if its Ministers be an Eye-sore to ' em A Lewd Ungodly Sinner thinks he has not a worse Enemy than a Sound and Zealous Preacher No for such do find him out and put him to Shame and fill him with Dread They are his Disturbers his Tormentors He cannot Love He does not like ' em He could wish 'em all utterly Silenc'd His Conscience cannot Sleep for their Barking Away with 'em They put him out of Patience They drive him even to his Wits end Their Message how Sweet and Relishing soever to some 't is to him nothing but the Burden of the Lord All Briars and Thorns A heavy Doleful Story too Grievous for him to Bear it He Complains as the Man did of the Delphick Oracle You never give a Comfortable Answer But the Oracle reply'd You never come to me till your Case is past Remedy And may not Christ's Ministers so tell the Agrieved Sinner You run your Soul upon Desperate Streights and still keep up your Rebellion against Heaven And then you are angry That we will not Preach Peace and Prophecy none but Smooth things when alas No such things belong to you And then is it your Ministers Fault or Yours if nothing but Speaking Lyes will Please you and that which Obliges all the Generation of God's Children Offends you If you will Out-run your own Mercies and nothing but make Rods for your selves O how can we help your Trouble We would be as Glad to Speak Peace as you to Hear it For that is our Message and it Grieves us when we cannot give you a Share in it But yet we dare not Speak it where the Lord has not Spoken it Yea where he has Forbidden it and Threatned us with Woe to us If we Harden the Wicked and Strengthen him in his Wickedness by Promising him Life But Reason as we will The prejudicate Caviller alledges Reason for Refusing the Messengers