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A81247 The morning exercise methodized; or Certain chief heads and points of the Christian religion opened and improved in divers sermons, by several ministers of the City of London, in the monthly course of the morning exercise at Giles in the Fields. May 1659. Case, Thomas, 1598-1682. 1659 (1659) Wing C835; Thomason E1008_1; ESTC R207936 572,112 737

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quietation_n of_o mind_n for_o which_o cause_n a_o child_n of_o god_n under_o desertion_n prefer_v his_o life_n of_o dependence_n before_o the_o worldling_n life_n of_o enjoyment_n and_o find_v some_o satisfaction_n in_o present_a unsatisfiedness_n have_v some_o glimmering_n of_o light_n in_o the_o dark_a night_n of_o unassuredness_n god_n have_v promise_v to_o keep_v he_o in_o peace_n in_o peace_n translate_v perfect_o peace_n who_o mind_n be_v stay_v on_o he_o 20.20_o 2_o isa_n 26_o 3._o ch_z run_v 20.20_o because_o he_o trust_v in_o he_o believe_v in_o the_o lord_n bring_v establishment_n not_o only_o as_o to_o the_o condition_n and_o state_n of_o the_o person_n but_o also_o as_o to_o the_o disposition_n and_o frame_n of_o the_o mind_n we_o find_v it_o in_o other_o case_n believe_v the_o promise_n and_o rely_v on_o the_o power_n and_o love_n of_o another_o afford_v a_o great_a calm_a and_o some_o secret_a joy_n to_o a_o mind_n
otherwise_o disturb_v and_o perplex_v thus_o faith_n in_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o direct_a tendency_n but_o still_o understand_v faith_n as_o act_v faith_n as_o exercise_v produce_v this_o effect_n the_o christian_a so_o far_o forth_o as_o he_o live_v by_o faith_n and_o in_o the_o improvement_n of_o faith_n enjoy_v this_o quiet_a sedate_n mind_n even_o when_o he_o want_v the_o full-blown_a joy_n of_o a_o life_n of_o spiritual_a sense_n and_o not_o only_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o faith_n do_v this_o arise_v but_o also_o as_o faith_n hand_n cast_v out_o the_o anchor_n of_o hope_n which_o keep_v the_o soul_n steady_a and_o also_o as_o it_o represent_v and_o foretaste_v the_o recompense_n and_o joy_n to_o come_v this_o lead_v to_o the_o next_o effect_n of_o faith_n 10._o assurance_n and_o further_a joy_n thereby_o i_o make_v not_o this_o constitutive_a of_o faith_n nor_o inseparable_a from_o faith_n lest_o i_o condemn_v and_o sadden_fw-mi causeless_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o 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shall_v enforce_v the_o necessity_n of_o repentance_n from_o these_o two_o ground_n 1._o the_o anticipation_n and_o removal_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o judgement_n 2._o the_o answer_n unto_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gospel_n first_o then_o repentance_n be_v necessary_a to_o anticipate_v and_o remove_v the_o wrath_n and_o judgement_n of_o god_n repentance_n be_v the_o only_a fence_n to_o be_v make_v against_o fear_a judgement_n there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o appease_v divine_a fury_n but_o by_o repentance_n judgement_n threaten_v may_v be_v thus_o divert_v and_o prevent_v and_o evil_o inflict_v may_v be_v thus_o remove_v the_o lord_n threaten_v before_o he_o strike_v that_o the_o fear_n of_o approach_a evil_n may_v force_v man_n to_o repentance_n thus_o god_n send_v jonah_n to_o cry_v to_o nineveh_n yet_o forty_o day_n and_o nineveh_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o so_o the_o lord_n send_v his_o prophet_n rise_v up_o early_o and_o send_v they_o to_o judah_n and_o to_o samaria_n the_o 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they_o that_o fear_v not_o yet_o can_v but_o relent_v when_o they_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o god_n anger_n the_o proud_a pharaoh_n that_o can_v outface_v a_o threat_n with_o a_o what_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o shall_v let_v israel_n go_v be_v yet_o apt_a to_o cry_v under_o his_o plague_n pour_v out_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n god_n wrath_n be_v never_o so_o severe_a or_o his_o hand_n so_o smart_v but_o it_o will_v be_v stay_v by_o sincere_a repentance_n but_o never_o without_o it_o repentance_n be_v the_o errand_n of_o his_o rod_n as_o well_o as_o of_o his_o reproof_n where_o this_o prevail_v not_o that_o must_v walk_v i_o will_v go_v and_o return_v unto_o my_o place_n 5.15_o hosea_n 5.15_o for_o in_o their_o affliction_n they_o will_v seek_v i_o early_o the_o least_o remorse_n of_o a_o repent_a ephraim_n move_v god_n to_o pity_n and_o repentance_n and_o stay_v his_o correct_a hand_n but_o stubbornness_n in_o sin_n must_v meet_v with_o bitterness_n and_o severity_n 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its_o necessity_n but_o yet_o again_o the_o most_o powerful_a help_n conduce_v to_o repentance_n be_v afford_v by_o the_o gospel_n and_o thereby_o it_o call_v most_o loud_o to_o repentance_n leave_v we_o altogether_o without_o excuse_n and_o seal_v we_o under_o inevitable_a condemnation_n in_o case_n we_o do_v not_o repent_v the_o gospel_n afford_v the_o fullness_n of_o knowledge_n for_o the_o enforcement_n of_o repentance_n ignorance_n and_o unbelief_n those_o bar_n and_o lock_n of_o impenitency_n be_v break_v open_a the_o gospel_n open_v the_o blind_a eye_n and_o turn_v we_o from_o darkness_n to_o light_n make_v all_o man_n from_o the_o least_o to_o the_o great_a to_o know_v the_o god_n that_o be_v offend_v to_o be_v a_o god_n of_o jealousy_n that_o will_v not_o endure_v iniquity_n he_o be_v a_o consume_a fire_n to_o the_o hypocrite_n in_o zion_n the_o law_n that_o be_v violate_v be_v just_a holy_a and_o good_a the_o guilt_n contract_v be_v so_o contrary_a and_o provoke_a to_o justice_n that_o in_o it_o there_o be_v no_o possibility_n of_o approach_n to_o god_n that_o therefore_o christ_n be_v exalt_v a_o prince_n and_o a_o saviour_n to_o give_v repentance_n before_o remission_n of_o sin_n repentance_n be_v a_o free_a gift_n confer_v by_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n signify_v and_o seal_v in_o baptism_n christ_n jesus_n the_o donor_n we_o need_v but_o ask_v and_o have_v the_o death_n of_o jesus_n the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o repentance_n it_o be_v wrought_v by_o union_n with_o the_o same_o so_o that_o the_o gospel_n make_v we_o to_o see_v the_o necessity_n nature_n next_o way_n method_n and_o order_n of_o repentance_n we_o can_v now_o plead_v we_o know_v not_o what_o it_o be_v to_o repent_v where_o or_o how_o to_o gain_v repentance_n or_o that_o there_o be_v so_o great_a a_o need_n of_o it_o the_o gospel_n help_v we_o to_o the_o spirit_n that_o work_v repentance_n the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o spirit_n this_o awaken_v the_o most_o sleepy_a conscience_n and_o shake_v the_o most_o rocky_a heart_n this_o make_v herod_n hear_v john_n glad_o and_o the_o jew_n to_o rejoice_v in_o his_o light_n this_o make_v foelix_n himself_o to_o tremble_v and_o simon_n magus_n to_o fall_v down_o like_o lightning_n none_o can_v continue_v impenitent_a under_o the_o gospel_n but_o by_o quench_v the_o spirit_n grieve_v the_o spirit_n nay_o with_o rage_n resist_v the_o spirit_n and_o count_v themselves_o unworthy_a of_o salvation_n the_o great_a work_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v to_o send_v forth_o the_o spirit_n to_o convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n 51._o act._n 13.46_o 7_o 51._o righteousness_n and_o judgement_n and_o the_o spirit_n by_o the_o gospel_n work_v conviction_n unto_o very_a opposition_n with_o rage_n and_o violence_n and_o malicious_a attempt_n to_o extinguish_v its_o light_n and_o destroy_v the_o minister_n that_o publish_v it_o if_o it_o do_v not_o convince_v unto_o conversion_n and_o repentance_n hence_o the_o sin_n unpardonable_a constitute_v say_v some_o but_o i_o be_o sure_o complete_v by_o impenitency_n be_v call_v blasphemy_n against_o the_o spirit_n for_o and_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o spite_n and_o rage_n against_o the_o gospel_n we_o see_v then_o that_o the_o gospel_n teach_v repentance_n as_o its_o main_a doctrine_n offer_v repentance_n as_o its_o prime_a privilege_n urge_v repentance_n as_o its_o chief_a duty_n and_o enforce_v repentance_n as_o its_o only_a end_n and_o so_o loud_o call_v unto_o repentance_n that_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o the_o last_o of_o divine_a instruction_n and_o after_o which_o we_o must_v expect_v no_o direction_n to_o our_o happiness_n but_o this_o must_v stand_v as_o the_o high_a aggravation_n of_o impenitency_n as_o a_o sin_n against_o the_o humiliation_n and_o exaltation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o death_n suffering_n resurrection_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o covenant_n and_o spirit_n of_o grace_n repentance_n be_v absoulte_o and_o indispensable_o necessary_a so_o that_o in_o order_n to_o the_o anticipation_n of_o divine_a fury_n and_o answer_v of_o the_o call_v of_o the_o gospel_n we_o see_v the_o necessity_n of_o repentance_n and_o this_o be_v the_o second_o general_a head_n propound_v which_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o dismiss_v with_o a_o brief_a but_o plain_a rebuke_n and_o blame_v unto_o the_o sinful_a demeanour_n and_o carriage_n of_o man_n in_o the_o world_n demonstrate_v a_o insensibility_n of_o this_o indispensable_a necessity_n of_o repentance_n and_o it_o consist_v in_o two_o thing_n viz._n the_o contempt_n of_o repentance_n neglect_v of_o repentance_n repentance_n 1._o note_v of_o insensibility_n of_o repentance_n the_o sinful_a carriage_n of_o man_n evidence_v their_o insensibility_n of_o its_o necessity_n be_v the_o contempt_n of_o repentance_n whereby_o man_n scoff_v at_o repentance_n despise_v all_o call_v thereunto_o scorn_v it_o as_o a_o base_a and_o contemptible_a melancholy_a humour_n below_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n they_o live_v like_o man_n in_o covenant_n with_o hell_n and_o at_o a_o agreement_n with_o the_o grave_n who_o need_v no_o repentance_n and_o therefore_o make_v their_o heart_n hard_a and_o neck_n stiff_a become_v obdurate_a and_o rebellion_n to_o all_o call_v to_o repentance_n approve_v themselves_o a_o scornful_a people_n nay_o scoffer_n at_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o day_n of_o judgement_n which_o call_v they_o to_o repentance_n in_o the_o haughtiness_n of_o their_o spirit_n they_o 1._o disesteem_v the_o mercy_n and_o common_a providence_n of_o god_n which_o shall_v lead_v they_o to_o repentance_n they_o say_v not_o in_o their_o heart_n let_v we_o fear_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n that_o give_v rain_n both_o the_o former_a and_o latter_a in_o its_o season_n and_o that_o reserve_v to_o we_o the_o appoint_a week_n of_o the_o harvest_n jer._n 5.24_o but_o despise_v the_o patience_n and_o longsufferance_n of_o god_n which_o shall_v lead_v they_o to_o repentance_n 2._o decline_v nay_o despise_v the_o word_n of_o god_n when_o preach_v repentance_n they_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n jer._n 6.17_o have_v line_n upon_o line_n yet_o will_v not_o hear_v isa_n 28.13_o nay_o pull_v away_o the_o shoulder_n and_o stop_v their_o ear_n lest_o they_o shall_v hear_v zech._n 7.11_o 3._o disregard_n the_o judgement_n of_o god_n denounce_v or_o inflict_v upon_o other_o for_o their_o warning_n all_o that_o god_n do_v to_o treacherous_a israel_n never_o affect_v or_o frighten_v treacherous_a judah_n to_o make_v her_o return_n jer._n 3.10_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o siloa_o and_o pilate_n mingle_v the_o blood_n of_o man_n with_o sacrifice_n may_v occasion_v censorious_a thought_n 5._o luk._n 13.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o these_o be_v worse_a sinner_n than_o other_o but_o never_o any_o serious_a reflection_n that_o unless_o we_o repent_v we_o must_v all_o likewise_o perish_v obdurate_a child_n never_o relent_v at_o their_o brethren_n correction_n nay_o when_o threaten_v themselves_o they_o bless_v themselves_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o say_v we_o shall_v see_v no_o evil_n though_o we_o go_v on_o to_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n deut._n 29.19_o by_o their_o stubbornness_n they_o tire_v and_o stay_v god_n correct_v hand_n with_o a_o why_o shall_v you_o be_v smite_v any_o more_o you_o revolt_v still_o more_o and_o more_o isa_n 1.5_o 4._o be_v desperate_a and_o dare_a in_o their_o impiety_n sin_v with_o a_o high_a hand_n and_o brazen_a face_n with_o utmost_a resolution_n come_v say_v they_o we_o will_v fetch_v wine_n and_o fill_v ourselves_o with_o strong_a drink_n and_o to_o morrow_n shall_v be_v as_o this_o day_n and_o more_o abundant_a isa_n 56.12_o be_v not_o ashamed_a when_o they_o commit_v abomination_n nor_o can_v they_o blush_v jer._n 6.15_o they_o sin_n as_o sodom_n not_o so_o much_o as_o seek_v to_o hide_v their_o 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the_o soul_n in_o a_o shun_v and_o avoid_v sin_n and_o set_v against_o all_o occasion_n and_o temptation_n thereunto_o and_o study_v the_o will_n of_o god_n make_v it_o his_o meditation_n night_n and_o day_n and_o have_v in_o all_o thing_n respect_v unto_o it_o as_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o life_n and_o conversation_n so_o that_o the_o very_a anxiety_n of_o his_o spirit_n be_v to_o shake_v off_o and_o avoid_v his_o sin_n to_o subdue_v and_o weaken_v his_o lust_n text._n qui_fw-la paenitet_fw-la sollicitus_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la peccet_fw-la ambr._n in_o text._n to_o stand_v against_o temptation_n unto_o evil_n for_o whoever_o repent_v say_v ambrose_n be_v careful_a not_o to_o sin_v again_o he_o be_v make_v whole_a he_o will_v sin_v no_o more_o but_o with_o all_o care_n caution_n circumspection_n and_o vigilancy_n strive_v against_o corruption_n and_o study_v to_o know_v and_o to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n with_o the_o church_n at_o ephesus_n to_o remember_v from_o whence_o we_o 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