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Five discourses on so many very important points of practical religion by John Kettlewell ... ; with a preface giving some account of the author's life.
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Kettlewell, John, 1653-1695.
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of Note for knowledge and understanding For tho' 't is a sad Reflection yet 't is a very true one that numbers of Christians and those too of note and eminence for Piety and Understanding seem in their daily converse to make no Account at all of a great number of those Duties which God has declared he will call us all to a strict Account for And therefore having themselves happily attain'd this particular knowledge of all necessary Duties let them stick to their own knowledge on every occasion and follow it without disputing and not once think of leaving the same to follow the general neglect of many of these things which he may every where observe in other men And this we are call'd to in Scripture when we are bid To understand what the will of the Lord is Ep. 5.17 To be men in understanding 1 Cor 14.20 To give all diligence to add to our virtue or courage knowledge 2 Pet. 1.5 To be fill'd with all knowledge Rom. 15.14 To be fill'd with the knowledge of his will Col. 1.9 4. Another Point of their Wisdom is that having thus fix'd themselves upon their end and made it their Profession it is the constant mark in their Eye and the daily Care and Employment of their Life and they are still vigorously intending and driving it on It fills their thoughts that they can afford little room to any thing else It is the full Employment of their time and they labour in it with Pleasure and are ready to deny themselves their necessary food their rest their ease to serve the end of their Occupation And herein it is most fit and needful for the Children of Light to imitate them The doing their Duty faithfully and in all Points to their Blessed Lord which is their End and Profession should be the constant mark in their Eye and matter of their Care as being the chief thing they have set themselves to mind and daily to labour and employ themselves It is the one thing necessary which they have fix'd and propos'd to themselves and must be their every days thought and business For in every day and in all Companies and Dealings they will have Opportunities enough to do their Duty in sundry Points or transgress it And therefore every day their Eye must be kept earnestly intent and their Care watchful and they seriously and vigorously at work to do the business of their Profession and discharge faithfully as they are call'd to them all those Duties which their Blessed Lord requires of them And this we are call'd to in the Holy Scriptures under the several Expressions of walking with God Gen. 5.24 of walking before God Gen. 17.1 Of setting the Lord always before us Psal. 16.8 of being always upon our watch Mar. 13.35 37. and walking circumspectly or still having our Eyes intent in every Affair or time how we may keep off from all sin and faithfully discharge all those particular Duties which do await us therein Eph. 5.15 5. Another Point of their Wisdom is that they carefully and timely foresee and provide for Futurities so as that nothing may be wanting to set on this end and profession or fall out unawares to prejudice the same They are intent and careful not only to use what comes and make it serve their turn but to look on carefully to what may come and consider how it may be made serviceable to their Purpose or how to prevent or remedy what might likely be an hindrance or any ways hurtful to it And this part of their Wisdom in forecasting and making provision for Futurities I shall consider in these three Particulars First They forethink what means and methods to take as most proper for their End and Profession and fittest to serve it Secondly Having studied and laboured diligently and constantly to compass their desired End they are careful to secure their Claim and Title to it and carefully fift and inquire into it and take all ways they can to make it good when a Tryal is like to be brought upon it Thirdly They timely provide and forecast Supplies against streights and accidents that when they come they may be as little hurt by them as may be or otherwise provide against them the best they can 1. They forethink what means and methods to take as most proper for their End and Profession and fittest to serve it the Merchant wisely and carefully considers what Ports 't is fittest to send to and when and what Goods give greatest appearance of making the best return And men in all Trades consider well with themselves where 't is best to buy and what things are likeliest to sell and forecast in their own minds what ways and methods are likeliest to make them thrive in their several Occupations A King going to War as our Lord observes will first very carefully consider his forces And a Builder going to build must consider his Purse and what it is like to cost him both in Work and Materials Luk. 14.31 32. and Verse 28 29. and the unjust Steward forecasting for his future support in his way wisely resolves on passing false Accounts that he may find reception among his Lords Tenants Luk. 16.3 45 8. And this is another piece of Wisdom most fit for the Children of Light to imitate and learn from them They must wisely consider and observe before hand what things do most help and further what do most tempt and ensnare what do most obstruct and hinder them in the way of their Profession or in faithfully discharging all the Duties of a Christian. They must have carefully and discreetly forethought with themselves against they enter upon every days Actions and Business what Duties they will be likely call'd to exercise therein and how they may discharge them to the best advantage what Temptations also they may likely meet withal and how likely they are to withstand them or how to prevent or get seasonably out of their way if they are like to endanger or prove too hard for them They must by no means be off-hand and unstudied Livers but have their Actions wisely fore-thought and be still in a readiness to take the best ways of going on in the work of their Profession and sincerely discharging their Duty to their Blessed Lord in all the Points thereof And this wise and careful forecast and fixing on the fittest ways to serve our Purpose we are called to in the forecited Parables of the Builder and the King going to War and in the Parable of those who built their houses one upon a rock and another upon the sand Mat. 7.24 26. If forecast and wise contrivance doth not direct Actions and Undertakings Folly and Shame are but too like to be the issue and event of them But on this Point of their Wisdom in forecasting and fixing on the properest ways and methods I shall observe three other imitable Points of their Wisdom concerning the execution of them For they put them in execution
God's favour is faith or believing we shall receive when we ask according to his Promise which our Saviour makes a necessary Qualification to our being heard Matt. 21.22 Whatsoever you shall ask in prayer believing you shall receive and if any man lack Wisdom let him ask in faith saith St. James nothing wavering and it shall be given him Jam. 1.5 6. and the true meaning of this is easily understood from what I have already said concerning the Terms whereupon God will grant us any of his Mercies For then we are to believe we shall receive them when we have perform'd those Conditions whereupon he has promised to bestow them So that then we must hope to obtain Pardon for our Sins when we forsake them and ask it with true Repentance and Reformation And then we must believe that we shall receive some Virtuous Endowments when we are careful to attain and industriously seek after them And then we must expect to enjoy the Assistance of God's Grace and Holy Spirit when we are careful to concurr with and make a good use of it And then we must expect upon our Endeavours after the same to be heard for Health or Ease or any prosperous turns of Providence and outward things when God in his Wisdom sees them fitting for us and consistent either with our own good or with the greater benefit of others It is these Promises of God which must guide our Expectations and then we must hope to receive any of these Mercies from him asking them in Christ's Name when we come qualified with these Conditions whereupon he has engaged to bestow them to believe that he will grant what we ask of him when we seek it not upon these Terms 't is not Faith but Infidelity to expect that we should receive these Mercies any otherwise that we should be pardoned without Repentance and made Vertuous without our own Care and good Endeavours is not hope but Presumption We must seek things in God's own way and then but not before we shall be sure to find them And that we may always come thus prepared to our Prayers that so we may obtain the Blessings which we seek for God of his infinite Mercy Grant c. 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