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A77501	Gospel-marrow, the great God giving himself for the sons of men: or, The sacred mystery of redemption by Jesus Christ, with two of the ends thereof, justification & sanctification. Doctrinally opened and practically applied. Wherein (among many other useful and profitable truths) the unhappy controversie of the times about the extent of Christs death is modestly and plainly discussed and determined for the satisfaction of those who are willing to receive it. To which is added three links of a golden chain. As it was lately held forth to the Church of God at Great Yarmouth. / By John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel there.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1659 (1659)	Wing B4715; Thomason E1852_1; ESTC R209806	253,046	425

their design so to be Lukewarm in their Religion Lukewarmness in some a politick design As for zeal it is a temper which their policy approves not of No a middle temper is the best neither hot nor cold But herein how are they mistaken Of all tempers Christ liketh it worst So he tells the Laodicean Church there Rev. 3.15 16. I would thou wert either cold or hot So then because thou art lukewarm c. I will spew thee out of my mouth Meats and drinks which are luke-warm are most offensive and displeasing to the stomach apt to provoke vomit And such are all Newters and Politick Time-servers unto Jesus Christ loathsome and detestable such as sooner or later he will cast out with loathing and detestation Here is a second sort Lukewarm Christians Besides these a third sort there are who are zealous I but of what Not of good works 3. Some zealous but not of good works What then Why either 1. Of things Indifferent which they superstitiously doting upon make necessary 1. Of things indifferent shewing more zeal for humane inventions than for any part of the instituted worship and service of God Such was the zeal of the Pharisees who found fault with the Disciples of Christ and quarrel with him their Master about it because they did not observe their Traditions Why do thy Disciples transgresse the Tradition of the Elders say they For they wash not their hands when they eat bread Matth. 1.2 Thus were they very zealous for those ceremonious observances which being in themselves indifferent they putting a Religion in them made necessary preferring them before divine Institutions and Commands So our Saviour there chargeth it upon the v. 6. Thus have ye made the Commandements of God of none effect by your Traditions And such was Pauls zeal before his Conversion as himself acknowledgeth it Gal. 1.14 I was then saith he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 more exceedingly zealous of the Traditions of my Fathers And such a zeal may we see at this day among those great Zelots of the Roman Church who are transcendently more exceedingly zealous than others But whereof is it Why of the Traditions of their Fathers humane Inventions Rites Ceremonies such as have no warrant from the Word And would to God there were not too much of this zeal to be found amongst some Protestants at this day even amongst our selves who are still so much addicted to old Customes and Rites and Ceremonies as that their zeal to them maketh them overlook the substance of Religion and to neglect as I said some of the Ordinances of God Being zealous for Humane they neglect Divine Institutions 2. Of evil works 2. Others there are worse than these who are zealous about things in themselves evil Such are persons openly wicked who are zealous Actors of sin committing it with greediness Such were some of the Gentiles whom the Apostle describeth Eph. 4.19 Being past feeling they have given themselves over unto lasciviousnesse to work all uncleannesse with greedinesse Would to God there were not some such to be found among Christians amongst us Riotous Intemperate Luxurious persons such as Run to all excess of Riot as St. Peter hath it 1. Pet. 4.4 And such zeal shall we find amongst Idolaters Those of old whom we read of among whom some thought nothing too dear for their Idols not sparing some of them to sacrifice their Children unto them So did the worshippers of Molech or Baal of whom the Prophet Jeremie speaketh Jer. 19.5 They have built also the high-places of Baal to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal And such are the prime Zelots of the Church of Rome at this day such as are zealous for their Idolatry and Superstition as Invocating of Saints Worshipping of Images Adoring the Sacrament c. 3. Another sort there are who are zealous against good works 3. Against good works speaking evill of them and persecuting those that do them Such was Pauls zeal before his Conversion as himself acknowledgeth it Phil. 3.6 Concerning zeal persecuting the Church Such zeal our Saviour tels his Disciples they should make account to meet with from those who liked not their way John 16.2 They shall put you out of the Synagogues Yea the time cometh that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth God service And such zeal may we find among Papists at this day who care not what cruelties they exercise upon the true Professors of Gods Religion And would to God there were not some of this zeal to be found among our selves in such as are zealous against the wayes of God and those that walk in them not sparing to revile the Ministers of God for doing their duty and to rail upon his servants for being so forward so zealous as they are of good works Thus their zeal is against zeal which they look upon as no better than folly and madness in those who express it in the course of their lives and conversations by being more forward and zealous than others Now to close up this Branch of the Application as for all these let them here take notice that being such we cannot reckon them in the number of this peculiar people whom Christ hath Redeemed and Purified to this end that they should be zealous and zealous of good works Vse 2. Exh. Be zealous Which let all of us in the second place be exhorted and excited to That we may approve and evidence our selves to be of this blessed number such as belong unto Jesus Christ be we zealous zealous for God in doing his will Be zealous saith the Spirit to the Laodicean Church And such let us be 1. Motives and means for the kindling of this fire For the kindling of which fire in our hearts do but consider in the first place how zealous God hath been and is for us for his people Thus saith the Lord of hosts I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousie Zach. 1.14 1. Consider Gods zeal for us 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Kinnethi saith the Original zelatus sum I have been zealous for them with a great zeal Such is Gods affection towards his Church and people like that of a most affectionate husband towards his beloved wife whom he cannot endure to see wronged Such is Gods zeal for his people Which as it induceth him to make so to perform and make good his promises unto them This it was that moved him to give his Son Christ for them to send him into the world to do what he hath done and shall do for them To us a child is born to us a son is given saith the Prophet Esay speaking of Christ Isa 9.6 And what moved God to do this Why The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this so the Reason is rendred in the verse following Thus hath God been zealous for us great reason then that we should be zealous for him

Doctrinal and Practical may be looked upon as Infirmities For such though we are not to comply with them by giving allowance to ought that is evil in them Paul giveth not place no not for an hour to those that brought false doctrines into the Churches as he tells his Galathians Gal. 2.5 And finding Peter complying too much with the Jewes in the observation of their then antiquated Ceremonies he there saith he withstood him to the face v. 11. which he did not only seemingly in outward shew and appearance as Jerom and some of the Greek Fathers there look upon it so construing the Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but as Augustine determines it against Jerom betwixt whom there was a hot contest about it he did it in earnest for which the Text also is exprest noting that Peter was to be blamed Thus Christians are not to close and comply with others though brethren in that which is evil yet looking upon them as sinning not out of wilfulnesse but weaknesse now they are to deal gently with them so moderating their zeal that it may appear to be of the right kinde a true Christian zeal true heavenly fire not strange fire Nor yet in the third place Wild-fire Such may we call that zeal which wanteth either Knowledge or Discretion 1. Knowledge Such was that zeal which Paul took notice of in many of the Jewes I bear them record saith he that they have a zeal of God but not according to knowledge Rom. 10.2 They had 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a zeal of God for God being earnest in doing service to him I but this their zeal it was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not according to knowledge they were not acquainted with the mind and will of God what he would have them to do They were ignorant of his righteousnesse as the next verse hath it of his way for the justifying of sinners viz. by faith in Christ through the imputation of his Righteousness his Active and Passive obedience unto them And hereupon it was that they went about as it there followeth to establish their own righteousness they were zealous about their Legal observances as hoping thereby to be justified before God And so as he goeth on submitted not themselves to the righteousnesse of God not putting themselves upon that way which God had laid out for the justifying of sinners which is by and through faith in Christ And such is the zeal of many they bear a good affection unto God and seem it may be to be very zealous for him but alas their zeal is not according to knowledge no other but a Blind zeal Such was the zeal of the Pharisees of whom our Saviour giveth that character to his Disciples Mat. 15.14 They be blind leaders of the blind Being though great Zelots yet ignorant of what the mind and will of God was And such Zelots may we meet with many in the Church of Rome at this day Very zealous they are in their devotions very devout in the worship and service of God yet withall grossely ignorant not knowing what it is that they do much less what God requires that they should do Only yielding up themselves to their Blinde guides their Priests as the Jewes did to the Pharisees to be led by them doing what they will have them to do And would to God there were none of this kind of zeal Blinde zeal to be found among our selves Whence is it that some are so observant of Dayes and Times as they are and others of some other formal observances which find no warrant in and from the word Surely the best construction that can be made of it is that which the Apostle made of the like in the Jewes They have a zeal of God but not according to knowledge A zeal they have but it is but blind zeal Such zeal be we aware of Before we be zealous about any matter be we sure that it is a good matter that it is according to the mind and will of God that so we may do what we do out of faith as I have before pressed it 2. And Secondly with this Knowledge joyn Discretion Such is true Christian zeal wise as well as warm Two things there were required in every Sacrifice under the Law Fire and Salt So much we may take notice of from that forecited Text Mark 9.49 Every one shall be salted with fire and every Sacrifice shall be salted with salt Fire and Salt were of common use in all their Sacrifices Two fitting Emblemes the one of Zeal the other of Discretion as they are not amiss by some looked upon Both which must concur in those spiritual sacrifices which Christians offer to their God Fire and Salt Zeal and Discretion Not the one severed from the other Not Discretion without Zeal which the worlds Politicians are commonly guilty of who in the service of God affect Discretion but care not for Zeal Nay they look upon these two as inconsistent things which cannot stand together Where Men become zealous now they think they pass the bounds of Discretion Nor yet Zeal without Discretion which serveth as a Bridle to a fiery metalled Horse for the guiding and ordering it directing how and where and when this zeal is to be exercised and put forth Which is not to be alike in all Cases A Wise Man puts not all his strength to what ever he goeth about to lift but proportions it according to the Weight of it And so ought Christians to do by their Zeal Zeal to be proportioned to occasions which in in greater matters ought to be greater in less lesser This fire as one saith of it writing upon the Text Taylor in Tit. it ought to be alwaies kept burning in the Soul as that fire did upon the Altar but in the use it must be proportioned according to the occasion Even as we keep fire on our hearths all the day long but inlarge or lessen it according to the uses which we have of it Even so are Christians to deal with their Zeal Being truly zealous for God carrying this fire in their hearts they are to proportion it to the uses they have of it Where some great good or evil is presented to them somewhat which tendeth much either to the honour or dishonour of God now they are to stir up this fire heighten their Zeal Herein imitating Elias who when he saw what horrid profanations there were among the people in forsaking the Covenant of their God throwing down his Altars and slaying his Prophets Now as himself declares it he was very Jealous or Zealous for the Lord his God 1 Kings 19.10.14 As also our blessed Saviour who when he saw his Fathers house made a den of Thieves the Temple so profaned as it was turned to an Exchange Now the Lamb turneth Lyon he taketh up the Whip in his hand driveth the Chapmen all out before him John 2.17 Thus in matters of great importance where the Glory of God or

Redeemer have you Lost sinners excited not to despair but to come unto Jesus Christ the Redeemer And therefore what ever your condition be yet do not desponde do not despair Remember who it is that is your Redeemer This it was that bore up the hearts and spirits of the Isralites when they were in their greatest straits reduced to the greatest extremities They remembred saith the Psalmist that God was their Rock and the high God their Redeemer Psal 78.35 And the like do you whatever your condition be never so sinfull never so miserable yet remember who it is that is your Redeemer even the great God and your Saviour Iesus Christ He hath given himself for the redeeming of such as you are And therefore let not the Guilt of sin nor yet the Power of it be any discouragement unto you Only come ye unto this your Redeemer that so you may be made actual partakers of this benefit which he hath purchased and obtained for all those who being truly sensible of the need they have of it shall come unto him for it Q. But how shall we come unto him Quest How come unto him A. Take the Answer in one word come to him as to a Redeemer Ans As to a Redeemer Which I shall explain in two Come to him as to a Saviour and as to a Lord. 1. Come to him as to a Redeemer a Saviour 1. As a Saviour taking hold of the promise applying the merit of his death unto your selves by faith laying hold upon the Promise of Redemption Even as the story tells us of Ieremiah Jer. 38.11 12 13. how being a Prisoner in the dungeon he made use of those Cords which were let down by Ebedmelech the Ethiopian to draw him up with taking hold of them he put them under his arms applying them in such a way as Ebedmelech directed him by which means he was drawn up and freed from that noysom Cel. The like do you Being Captives lying under the guilt and power of sin as Prisoners in that Dungeon loe your Abedmelech the Lord Iesus having obtained from God his father as Ebedmelech there did for Ieremie from the King his Master v. 9 of that Chapter a grant for your Redemption now he letteth down cords to you for the drawing you forth even the sweet Promises of the Gospel holding forth this benefit to you Now then what remains but that you put those Cords under your Arms taking hold of these Promises apply them to your hearts by faith so resting upon the merits of the Lord Jesus as your only Saviour and Redeemer By such a means it was that Ebedmelech himself was delivered from the Babylonish Captivity when the rest of his Companions the Jews were carried away Thy life shall be for a prey unto thee because thou hast put thy trust in me saith the Lord to him in the Chapter following Ier. 39. And the like way do you put your souls upon that you may be freed and delivered from that spiritual Captivity under which all the Sons of men by naturely put you your trust and confidence in this your Lord the Lord Iesus resting and relying upon the price which he hath payed the satisfaction which he hath made the all sufficiency of his merit for the pardon of your sins and eternal salvation This do that you may be freed from the Guilt of sin 2. And coming to him as a Saviour beleeving on him come to him also as a Lord yeelding up your selves to him 2. As a Lord yealdidg up themselves to his service as his servants Such you are upon the account of this your Redemption Being Redeemed by Christ now you are no longer your own so much you may learn from the Apostle 1 Cor. 19.20 Ye are not your own ye are bought with a price No nor yet any others so as that you should be their slaves or yet their servants as to your Consciences Ye are bought with a price be ye not the servants of men saith the same Apostle in the next Chapter 1 Cor. 7.23 But you are his who hath redeemed you Thus saith the Lord that created thee O Iacob c. I have Redeemed thee and called thee by thy name thou art mine Isa 43.1 So is it with you who look upon your Lord Christ as your Redeemer now know that you being called by his name Christians are his His and that upon a double account As of Creation which all men and other Creatures are so of Redemption which being intended for you giveth him a peculiar right to you and interest in you And being so give up your selves to him upon this account coming returning unto him So the Lord presseth it upon the Iews Isa 44.22 Return unto me for I have redeemed thee Not only formed thee as the verse foregoing hath it that is Created thee but also Redeemed thee and so have the best right in thee And therefore Return unto me The like upon the like account do you unto this your Redeemer He having not only formed created but also Redeemed you and so having a double right unto you now come ye unto him give up your selves unto him as his servants begging it from him that he would declare and put forth his power in and upon you in freeing you from the servitude of sin delivering you from the power of it that it may no longer rule and raign in you induing and upholding you with that his free Spirit which David prayeth for Psal 51.12 Spiritu spontaneo that spirit of Grace which making you free setting you at liberty from the thraldom of all sinfull and inordinate lusts may incline your hearts to serve him freely and willingly so as being by him Redeemed and delivered out of the hands of all your Enemies you may serve him without fear in righteousness and holiness all the dayes of your lives as you have it Luk. 1.74 75. Thus come ye unto Christ as your Lord that by him as I said you may be made freemen set at liberty from the service of sin from the power of it which being through his Spirit now assure your selves of your interest in his merit that you are Redeemed from the Guilt of it This from the first Branch To pass on Vse 3. The Redeemed of the Lord excited to Is it so that Christ hath given himself to Redeem us and can we evidence this to our selves that we are in the number of those for whom he thus gave himself and to whom he intended this Benefit of his death now 1 Rejoyce we in this our Privilege 1. Rejoyce in this their privilege This is that which the Prophet saith of the Iews Isa 51.11 when they should be delivered from their Babylonian Captivity The Redeemed of the Lord shall come with singing unto Sion and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads they shall obtain joy and gladness and sorrow and mourning shall flee away And thus be we affected with

elswhere more fully and fitly rendered Cap. 12. v. last of the same Epistle where we meet again with the same Injunction Covet earnestly the best gifts With such earnestness of affection are Christians to seek after spiritual Graces and Gifts Graces which may be beneficial to themselves Gifts whereby they may edifie others desire them with zeal and holy emulation 2. Works 2. And as Gifts so Works As to Receive so to Doe This the Text points at A people zealous of good works 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sectatorem bonorum operum so the Vulgar Latin renders it A people that are followers of good works A truth Such Christs people must be Followers of that which is good as St. Peter hath it 1 Pet. 3.13 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Imitators as that word properly signifieth Imitating and following of God Be ye followers of God Eph. 5.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Imitating him in doing good unto all Zeal imports an intense Affection Thus ought Christians to be followers of good works Followers after Charity 1 Cor. 14.1 But the word in the Text imports more Vides inquit Chrysost ut non simpliciter opera virtutis a nobis exigantur Ait enim aemumulatorem h.e. magna cum alacritate ingenti studio animo vtrtutis opera crpessentem Esti ad loc 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth to Boyl per Onomatopaeiam because when liquor boyles it maketh an hissing noise Vnde fortasse Anglicum Seeth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 zealous of good works Giving us to take notice as Chrysostom well observes upon it that it is not sufficient for Christians to do good works but they must do them with an intense affection They must be Emulatores bonorum operum as Jerome and Ambrose here render the Word or as Beza Studiosi bearing a fervent affection to them and earnestly striving to go before others in them This is the proper signification of this word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 zealous zeal the same in all thre Languages which coming from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a verb which signifieth to boyl or seeth a word answering it both in sound and sense and so may be conjectured to be taken from it or to make a hissing noise as water doth when hot Iron or burning Coals are cast into it it imports a fervent heat in the Soul an earnest and vehement Affection And with such an affection are Christians to go about good works to be zealous of them and in them zealously to Affect them Thus are they to be affected towards their God loving him with an intense Affection Christians to be zealous towards their God So the Law requireth it Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy Soul and with all thy mind and with all thy strength 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Saint Mark and Luke have it Mark 12.30 Luk. 10.27 And being thus affected towards him they are in like manner to be thus affected for him This is Phineas's commendation He was zealous for his God Numb 25.13 zealous for his sake as the 11th verse there hath it He could not indure to see such dishonour done to his God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Zelando Z●latus sum Montan and therefore steppeth forth to execute Justice upon the offenders And the like saith Elijah of himself I have been very jealous or zealous for the word is the same for the Lord God of Hosts 1 King 19.10.14 And the like we read of David Psal 69.9 who was therein a type of Christ of whom it written the Zeal of thine house hath eaten me up Joh. 2.17 Such was his Zeal for the worship and service of God that it was as a fire within him burning in his breast and breaking forth as occasion was offered as at that time it did when he whipped the buyers and sellers out of the Temple And thus ought those who profess themselves to be his people to be affected towards their God Being zealous for his honour and glory in and about his worship and service Zealous towards their Brethren And in like manner are they to be affected towards their brethren being Zealous of them So Paul telleth his Corinthians that he was for them 2 Cor. 11.2 I am jealous over you with a godly jealousie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I am zealous of you ardently affecting you earnestly desiring your wellfare So ought the Ministers of Christ to be affected towards the people committed to their charge desiring their good That is the Testimony which Paul giveth to his Colossians concerning Epaphras or Epaphroditus for they are conceived to be both one a faithfull minister of Christ as he calls him Col. 1.7 Epaphras idem qui Epaphroditus contractione pronunciationis sic Demas est Demetrius Grot. Annot. in loc I bear him record saith he that he hath a great zeal for you Col. 4.13 And thus ought all Christians to be affected towards their brethren earnestly desiring their good being readie to express their Affection to them by being forward to all good offices readie to every good work as we haue it in the verse next but one after the Text Tit. 3.1 With such Zeal are Christians to perform all duties All duties to be performed with Zeal to do all kind of good works of Piety and Charity works of Holinesse and Righteousnesse Being good works and proper for them they are be zealous in performing of them So was our blessed Pattern the Lord Jesus in doing the will of his father of which he saith that it was his Meat Joh. 4.34 My meat is to do the will of him that sent me and to finish his work This he desired more than his bodily food which a hungry man maketh haste to feeding upon it with an eager appetite and with great complacency and contentment And thus are Christians to go about Gods work the doing of his will making haste to it I made hast and delayed not to keep thy Commandements saith David Psal 119.60 making it their delight I delight to do thy will O my God saith he Psal 40.8 Thy Testimonies are my delight Psal 119.16.24 and often in that Psalm And so is it with every truly godly man he is one whose delight is in the Law of the Lord as David describeth him Psal 1.4 as in Meditating of it so in Practising it doing it with alacrity and chearfulness and some spiritual vigor desiring to run Gods waies I will run the way of thy Commandements when thou shalt inlarge my heart saith that holy man v. 32. of that Psalm A Runner in a race is zealous in his way putting himself forward what he can putting all his strength to the work that he is about And so ought Christians to be in Gods waies being zealous of and in good works R. This is R. And great reason they should be so this being a thing both Good and Necessarie 1. Good 1. Good 〈◊〉