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A91743 Joy in the Lord opened in a sermon preached at Pauls, May 6. / By Edward Reynolds, D.D. Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676. 1655 (1655) Wing R1261; Thomason E844_1; ESTC R203409 25,402 48

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world and one Sun more light then all the Luminaries in heaven so one Christ is more All to a poor soul then if it had the All of the whole world a thousand times over 4. He is a most pure good without any mixture of dross or bitterness to abate or corrupt the excellency of it A Lamb without spot and blemish 1 Pet. 1. 19. He did no sin no guile was found in his mouth 1 Pet. 2. 22 Holy harmless undefiled Heb. 7. 26. Never any believer found any thing in him for the which to repent of making choice of him as holy Polycarp said I have served him these eightysix years and he never did me any hurt even the severest things of Christ are matter of joy unto his servants If he make them sorrowful their sorrow is turned into joy Iohn 16. 20. his very yoke is easie his burden light his Commandments not grievous nay his very cross and afflictions matter of choice of joy of gloriation of triumph Heb. 11. 25 26. Acts 5. 41. Rom. 5. 3. Rom. 8. 37. It was an heroical speech of Luther Malo ego cum Christo ruere quam cum Caesare stare I had rather fall with Christ then stand with Caesar And if his sufferings are so sweet O then how glorious are his consolations 5. He is the rarest good in the world his whole name is Wonderfull Isa. 9. 6. his whole dispensation mysterious 1 Tim. 3. 16. the invisible God manifested a Son born of a Virgin the Law-giver made under the Law the Lord of Glory who thought it no robbery to be equal with God humbled emptied in the form of a servant reckoned amongst transgressors without form or comeliness rejected despised put to shame a man of sorrows a dead man raised by his own power and advanced to the Throne of God these and all the particulars Christ crucified are things so profound and unsearchable that the very Angels desire to look into them with wonder and astonishment 1 Pet. 1. 12. The best and most excellent things God hath made single one Sun in the Firmament one Tree of Life in Paradice one heart one head in the body So to us there is but one Lord Iesus Christ by whom are all things and we by him He the alone living elect pretious chief corner stone no other name under heaven given amongst men whereby we must be saved Acts 4. 11 12. 6. As a rare good so full of exquisite and copious variety wisdom righteousnesse sanctification redemption It pleased the Father that in him all fulnesse should dwel Col. 1. 19. In him he hath made known unto Principalities and Powers the manifold wisdom of God Eph. 3 10. As the curious Ephod in the Law was made of Gold blew purple scarlet and fine twined linnen and the breast-plate set with twelve curious pretious stones So Christ the substance of those types was filled with the spirit of wisdom understanding counsel might knowledge and the fear of God Isa. 11. 2. and that above measure Iohn 3. 34. That there might be enough in him to answer all the desires and delights of his people Wisdom to teach righteousness to justifie grace to renew power to defend peace to comfort life to quicken glory to save them seven eyes upon one stone 7. He is a most prevailing and victorious good stronger then the strong man Luke 11. 22 casting out and judging the Prince of the world Iohn 12. 31. 16 11. abolishing death 2 Tim. 1. 10. taking away sin destroying the works of the Devil 1 John 3. 3. and overcoming the world and the lusts thereof John 16. 33. treading all his Churches enemies under his and their feet 1 Cor. 15 15. triumphing openly over them in his cross before God and Angels Col. 2. 15. ascending up on high and leading captivity captive Ephes. 4. 8. 1. By a way of wisdom catching Satan by the hook of his divine power hidden under the infirmities of his human nature 2. By a way of Judgement condemning him for shedding the innocent bloud of the Son of God 3. By a way of Power vanquishing him and casting him out of the possession which he had purchast 8. He is a perpetual and durable good Death hath no more dominion over him Rom. 6. 9. He ever lives to make intercession Heb. 7. 25. there is an Oath an Amen upon the perpetuity of the life and Priesthood of Christ Psal. 110. 4. Rev. 1. 18. Behold I am alive for evermore Amen And he lives not only for ever in his person but he is for ever the life portion and blessedness of his people Because he lives they live John 14. 19. they shall appear with him they shall be like unto him As he is sate on his Fathers Throne so shall they sit on his Throne never to be degraded Lastly He is the proper good of his own people He hath not only given himself unto God for them as their Sacrifice but he hath given himself likewise unto them as their Portion He is theirs and they his Cant. 6. 3. They his by a dear purchase and he theirs by a sweet communion They are said to have him John 5. 12. as a man hath his most peculiar possession his name is The Lord our righteousness Jer. 23. 6. he is made unto us of God wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption 1 Cor. 1. 30. he is more ours then we are our own we have and possess infinitely more in him then in our selves defective in our selves compleat in him weak in our selves strong in him dead in our selves alive in him miserable in ourselves blessed in him mutable in our selves established in him Thus we see there is nothing necessary to the compleating of an object of joy which is not fully to be found in Christ Unto these grounds of joy drawn from the nature of delectable objects I shall add a few more mentioned by the Prophet Zachary Chap. 9. 9 10. drawn from the Royal Office of Christ Rejoice greatly O daughter of Sion shout O daughter of Ierusalem behold thy King cometh unto thee he is just and having salvation lowly and riding upon an ass c. 1. He is a King thy King the promised Messiah in whom all blessings were to be made good unto Israel They had been servants under strange Lords Nehem. 9. 36 37. and so had we The Prince and God of this world had the first possession of us Eph. 2. 2. But they were to have a King of their own from among their brethren Deut. 17. 15. Their Governor was to proceed from the midst of them Ier. 30. 21. And this must needs be matter of great joy That whereas oppressors did pass through them before v. 8. the King now promised them should be a near kinsman should not be ashamed to call them brethren Heb. 2. 11. The shout of a King should be amongst them who should have the strength of an Unicorn able to break the bones of
his enemies Numb. 23. 21 22. 2. His approach He cometh When Solomon a type of Christ was made King they did eat and drink with great gladness before the Lord 1 Chron. 29. 22. At such solemn Inaugurations the Trumpets sound the people shout the Conduits run Wine honours are dispenced gifts distributed prisons opened offenders pardoned Acts of grace published nothing suffered to eclipse the beauty of such a Festivity Thus it was at the coming of Christ Wise men of the East bring presents unto him rejoicing with exceeding great joy Mat. 2 10 11. The glory of God shines on that day and an heavenly Hoast proclaim the joy Luke 2. 9 14 Iohn Baptist leapeth in the womb Mary rejoiceth in God her Saviour Zachary glorifieth God for the horn of salvation in the house of David Simeon and Hanna bless the Lord for the glory of Israel And after when he came to Ierusalem the whole multitude spread garments strewed branches cried before him and behind him Hosanna to the son of David Hosanna in the highest Mat. 21. 9. And the Psalmist Prophecying long before of it said This is the day which the Lord hath made we will rejoice and be glad in it Psal. 118. 24. 3. His Character 1. He is Iust And this is the great joy of his people Isa. 9. 3. 7. especially being such a King as is not only just himself but maketh others just likewise In the Lord shall the seed of Israel be justified and glory Isa. 45. 25. Sin pardoned guilt covered death vanquished conscience pacified God reconciled must needs be a glorious ground of joy and peace unto believers Rom. 5. 1 2. Luke 10. 20. But a Prince may be just himself and yet not able to deliver his people from the injustice of enemies that are stronger then he as Iehosaphat said We have no might against this great company 2 Cron. 20. 12. Therefore 2. Our King here hath salvation is able to save himself and his people from their enemies and that to the uttermost Heb. 7. 25. It was his Name his Office the end why he was sent why he was exalted to be a Prince and a Saviour Acts 5. 31. 1 Iohn 4. 14. And this surely matter of great joy It is an Angelical Argument I bring you tidings of great joy which shall be to all people for unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord Luke 2. 10 11. But Princes possibly the more powerful and victorious they are may be likewise the more stately it is not altogether unusual with men where they do much good to be supercilious and haughty towards those to whom they doe it But loe here 3. A Prince great in honor righteous in peace valiant in war and yet humble and lowly still So lowly as to minister to his own servants and to wash their feet Iohn 13. 14. as to be an example of meekness unto them Mat. 11. 29. The meanest of his people have access unto him may present their wants before him nay he staies not for them he comes to seek as well as to save calls on us stands and knocks at our dores waits that he may be gracious bears with us in our failings expects us in our delaies forgives our wandrings praies us to be reconciled to God Luke 19. 10. Isa. 13. 18. Rev. 3. 20. Now there is nothing more rejoiceth the hearts of a people then the mildness gentleness and clemency of their Prince whence when his heart is not haughty nor his eyes lofty as David said of himself Psal. 13. 1. when he is as a servant to his people and speaketh good words unto them as the old men advised Rehoboam 1 Reg. 12. 7. But a Prince may have a righteous heart a valiant hand a meek temper and yet do the less good by a natural slowness and indisposedness to action a there is nothing more acceptable to the people and necessary for the Prince then vigour and dispatch in works of Justice and prowesse Therefore 4 Our King is here set forth riding He did alwaies go about doing of good made it his meat and drink to do his Fathers work And here when it seemed most reasonable for him to have drawn back and spared himself when he was to be crucified he shews his cheerfulness in that service by riding to Jerusalem about it which we read not that he did upon any other occasion He did earnestly desire that Passover he did severely rebuke Peter when he disswaded him from that work he did express his singular readiness to become a sacrifice Loe I come I delight to do thy will O God yea thy Law is within mine heart Psal. 40. 7 8. And though in his agony he did earnestly desire that the cup might pass from him yet those groans of his nature under it did greatly set forth the submission and willingness of his love to undergo it Now this is a further ground of great joy to a people when all other Princely endowments in their Soveraign are vigorously acted and improved for their safety and protection when they see him deny himself in his own ease and safety that he may be ever doing good to them We see what an high value the people set on David Thou art worth ten thousand of us and this the occasion I will surely go forth with you my self 2 Sam. 18. 2 3. But a Prince may have all the endowments requisite to render him amiable in the eies of his people just and meek to them valiant and active against their enemies and yet fail a of success in his undertakings and they consequently have the joy of his Government much abated for The Race is not alwaies to the swift nor the Battel to the strong But it is otherwise with our King here Therefore it is added 5. He cuts the Chariot and the horse and the battel-bow he speaks peace to his people he extends his Dominion from Sea to Sea from the River to the ends of the earth he rides on in his Majesty prosperously the people fall under him Psal. 45. 4 5. He goes forth conquering and to conquer Rev. 6. 2. he takes from the strong man all his armor and divides the spoil Luke 11. 22. Isa. 53. 12. he never fails of full and final victory reigns till all enemies are put under his feet 1 Cor. 15. 24 25. And this is the Crown of his Peoples Joy That they have not only a just a valiant an humble an active but a prosperous and successfull Prince making his people rejoice in the spoils of their enemies breaking the yoke of their burden the staff of their shoulder the rod of their oppressor extending peace to them like a River and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream causing them to put their feet on the necks of their adversaries Thus many waies are the people of Christ encouraged to rejoice in him This then serveth 1.