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A81218	The present duty and endeavour of the saints. Opened in a sermon at Pauls upon the Lords day December, 14th. 1645. / By Joseph Caryl, minister of the Gospell at Magnus neere London-Bridge.	Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673.	1646 (1646)	Wing C786; Thomason E323_1; ESTC R200589	24,220	46

the words of his mouth and the Meditation of his heart might be acceptable in the sight of the Lord his strength and his Redeemer Psal 19. 14. How desirous was he to have his actions accepted who could not beare it that a word or a thought of his should misse of acceptation The Apostle inferres this duty upon the whole matter of our Gospel-priviledges Heb. 12. 28. Wherefore we receiving a Kingdome which cannot be shaken let us have Grace whereby we may serve him acceptably with reverence and Godly feare Greater love cals for greater care And while God which should please us fully gives us mercies which cannot be shaken we should be steddy in our purposes fully to please God Enoch the second Saint by name and the seventh Man from Adam was translated from Earth to Heaven that he should not see death But what had this man done while he lived upon the earth which moved the Lord to dispence with that Great Statute of Heaven which in our reading was dispenc'd with but once more It is appointed for all men once to die Heb. 9. 27. The text answers Before his translation he had this testimony that he pleased God By whose hands these letters Testimoniall were subscribed is not written whether this was the testimony of Man or of God or of both is not written but a Testimony he had That he pleased God Were there none before that age who had this Testimony Yes Abel pleased God so much that man could not endure he should live But Enoch pleased God so much that God could not endure he should dye Though the Apostle Paul could not be confident of Enochs priviledge Not to be uncloathed but cloathed upon That his Mortality might be swallowed up of Life yet hee was as diligent in Enoch's duty 2 Cor. 5. 10. We labour as covetous men for Money or ambitious spirits for Honour such are the reaches of the Originall we labour that whether present or absent we may be accepted with him His Title in the text tels us we cannot goe lesse then such an accurate care to please him He is our Lord. If Servants must be so obedient to their owne earthly Masters as to please them well in all things Tit. 2. 9. How should we please our Master who is in heaven and who is Lord of earth and heaven Man is apt enough to please where he hath dependancies and strives to be accepted where much is to be received All preferments and offices are in the guift and at the dispose of this Lord. Promotion comes neither from the East nor from the West nor from the South But God is the Judge he putteth downe one and setteth up another Psal 75. 6 7. When King Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon they came with one accord unto him and desired Peace because their Country was nourished by the Kings Country Act. 12. 20. Our Country is nourished by CHRISTS country Heaven feeds the Earth and can we live with a displeased Christ And as our rewards and comforts come from him now so hereafter must our judgement That 's the Apostles reason 2 Cor. 5. 9. 10. Wherefore we labour that whether present or absent we may be accepted with him for wee must all appeare before the judgement Seate of CHRIST c. Many saith Salomon seeke the Rulers favour but every mans judgement is of the Lord Prov. 29. 26. Why hath the Rulers so many suitors for his favour Is it not because the judgement of inferiours proceeds from him Salomon denies not this while he affirmes that every mans judgement is of the Lord but teaches us to seeke Gods favour chiefly both because hee can over-rule the Rulers heart to give a right judgement and will himself give the last judgement from which there lyes no appeale to every man Againe that which is acceptable to the Lord is most excellent in it self Low things may please men in high place And that which is highly esteemed amongst men is an abomination to the Lord Luk. 16. 15 But whatsoever is highly esteemed of the Lord hath a reall worth in it That must be rich and pure wine which pleases the quickest palate and that an exact Picture which pleases the skilfullest eye It is argument enough that a thing is good when it pleases the Chiefe Good Some men are so bad that the worst things please them best God is so good that nothing but good can please him and because he is the Chiefest good therefore the better any thing is the more it pleases him We cannot desire a stronger or a nobler ground of reason industriously to please another then this assurance that we cannot please him with any thing which is not Honourable in it self This point caries a reproofe in it against foure sorts of men First such as Practise what they have not proved or tryed The Apostles method is First to Prove all things then hold fast that which is good 1 Thes 5. 21. And the reason why many doe not hold fast that which is good is because they did not first Prove it David could not march in Sauls Armour for he had not assayed it 1 Sam. 13. 9. In this sence a man may practise a truth too soone And they who practise it thus soone will not practise it long How many thousands practising truths which they never tryed have let them goe when themselves were tryed The not rooting of Truth in the understanding as well as not in the affections is a root of Apostacy What we doe upon the reason or command of men will not beare up against the reason and command of men The Treble Turne which this Kingdome felt in a few yeares not many yeares since from Popery to Protestantisme from This to That from That to This againe is a proofe to this day bewaylable of their unsteddinesse who Practise what they have not Proved Secondly such are reproved by this Truth who practise what they approve not which may be understood two wayes First Conscience being against it secondly Conscience not being satisfied or affected with it Carnall men doe good as Godly men doe evill Rom. 7. 15 They allow not of the good they doe Vaine-glory and the applause of men made the Pharisies frequent in Prayer Fasting and Almes-deeds the spiritualnesse and holinesse of which Duties they tasted not Math. 6. Covetousnesse caused the Sichemites to submit to Circumcision their consciences were not taken with it The argument which moved them lay in the Cattle and earthly goods of Iacobs family not in the heavenly Good which that Covenant sealed and assured from God Gen. 34. 17. Shall not their Cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours Vers 25. How many are daily led by feare of censures from men by desire of concurrence and compliance with men by the sway and streame of Times at the meere appointment and command of Man to doe or forbeare those things at which their Consciences

himselfe according to his humane nature was not a thirst for a bitter cup but prayed thrice Father if it be possible let this cup passe from me Only that which satisfied CHRIST satisfies them Not our will but thy will be done And upon that title they thinke all men should be of their mind and are resolved to be of that mind though all men are against them Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more then unto God judge yee we beleeve you are of our mind However we resolve to be of that mind though you vote against it for that 's our duty We ought to obey God rather then men Chap. 5. 29. Then let the strength of your endeavours run out in seeking and doing what is acceptable to the Lord. Pray continually Lord let us have Grace whereby wee may serve thee acceptably Let nothing be acceptable to us which is not to the Lord. Let us reckon all our walkings wandrings which are not in pathes pleasing to him Resolve to live unacceptably to all rather then unacceptably to One. As we should say let God be true and All men Lyars So let God be pleased and all men displeased Who art thou dares any man appeare and shew his head upon this challenge that thou shouldest be affraid of a man that shall dye and of the Sonne of man that shall be made as the grasse and forgettest to please the Lord thy Maker that stretched forth the heavens and layd the foundations of the earth c. Isa 51. 12 13. Consider First it is a great honour to Christ when all study to please him It is the glory of Princes that so many strive to be accepted with them and to find favour in their eyes We cannot but esteeme or at least pretend to esteeme him much whom we labour to please much And such as we esteeme highly of we are ready not only to please but to humour Christ should have this honour from all the Saints an affectarion to please him is their duty Yea with reverence be it received it is their duty to humour him Not that there is any imaginable humour in Christ all whose commands are bottom'd upon infinit reason But my meaning is only this our care to please Christ should bee exact and curious and that then we honour him most when we not only doe those things which cary the light of a cleare necessity or the great things of the Gospell but those also which most looke upon but as Minucia's small matters the tything of Mint and Cummin formes circumstances and as it were curiosities in Religion To prove and practise what is acceptable to the Lord in the least things gives greatest honour to the Lord. Our obedience is the more where the duty is lesse Secondly it is a great priviledge to be accepted with Christ The Lord appointed Aaron to weare a Golden plate upon his Mitre with this inscription HOLINES TO THE LORD And this must be upon Aarons forehead that hee might beare the iniquity of the Holy things which the Children of Israel should hallow in all their holy guifts And the reason given was this That they might be accepted before the Lord. As if the Lord had said This shall be Israels honour above all the Nations of the earth They shall be accepted before the Lord Exod. 28. 36. This was Moses Prayer for the Tribe of Levi. Blesse Lord his substance and accept the worke of his hands Deut. 33. 11. When wrath was growne highest and hottest against Jerusalem this Charter was recalled When they Past I will not heare their cry and when they offer burnt offerings and an oblation I will not accept them Ier. 14. 12. They sacrifice Flesh for the sacrifice of mine offerings and eate it but the Lord accepteth it not Hos 8. 13. They may fill themselves and make merry with their Sacrifices but the Lord will not tast a bit or give them a Thanke for all the cost they bestow upon his holy Feasts To what purpose is the multitude of your Sacrifices unto me saith the Lord I am full of the burnt offerings of Rams and of the fat of fed beasts Isa 1. 11. The Lord was full not as a man is full with feeding plentifully upon meat he likes but full as a man is cloyed with the very sight of meat he loathes so the next words expound it I delight not in the blood of Bullocks or of Rams When God sayth to a People to what purpose are your Prayers your humblings your fastings I am full of them It is an argument he accepts none of them Thirdly the comfort which arises from the sence of our acceptation with Christ is unspeakable Iacob was much comforted in a probability that his Brother Esau would accept him I will saith he appease him with the present that goeth before me and afterward I will see his face peradventure he will accept of me Gen. 32. 20. It was some comfort to him to have but a ground of hope that the clouds which had bin so long gathered in the brow of Esau would shortly dissolve and that he might enjoy the shine of a pleased looke from his angry revengefull Brother How earnestly doth the Apostle Paul bespeake yea beg Prayers that the service which he had for Hierusalem might be accepted with the Saints Rom. 15. 31. It is no small comfort to have a place in the hearts of the Saints The good word and approbation of one Good man weighed more with Paul then the commendation of all the world which was not such There is a Testimony from a third hand which is a richer treasure then this Paul found it so and he could not conceale it 2 Cor. 1. 12. Our rejoycing is this the testimony of our Conscience c. Acceptance with the men of the world while we keepe a good Conscience is a great mercy But as to be accepted with the Saints is more desirable then with all other men So to be accepted in our own Consciences is more desirable then with all the Saints To please and heare well with the Saint within us is better then to please and heare well with the Saints without us Yet the Point in hand shewes us a higher consolation then these For as the testimony of God against us is more terrible then that of our own hearts 1 Ioh. 3. 20. If our heart condemne us God is greater then our hearts and knoweth all things and therefore knoweth more evill by us and every evill more then our own hearts doe So the testimony of God for us is more comfortable then that of our own hearts If our hearts acquit and accept of us God is greater then our hearts and knowing all things He knoweth more good by us and every good more then our owne hearts doe Who can expresse how sweet it is to heare well with God and to receive this Testimony that wee please him When Conscience speakes us faire we