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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85664	Axinē pros tēn rhizan. = The axe at the root, a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at their publike fast, April 26. 1643. By William Greenhill.	Greenhill, William, 1591-1671.	1643 (1643)	Wing G1848; Thomason E103_2; ESTC R17567	41,085	62

the golden girdle of Christ Some Expositors understand by righteousnesse and faithfullnesse righteous and faithfull men which are as neare and deare to Christ as his girdle a great and glorious ornament unto him There is much difference between those are for Christ and those are newters or against him in the 17. Rev. when the Kings of the earth shall give their power to the Beast and make warre with the Lamb the victory is the Lambs and they that are with him are call'd chosen and faithfull Let not a neutralizing or oppressing spirit be found amongst you shew your selves All now to be with and for the Lamb His cause His Churches His People and you shall have that honour as to be stil'd call'd chosen faithfull It 's good being with the Lamb when the Axe is at the root and having honour from Christ when contempt is powring down upon the heads of others Faithfull men have the blessings when others have blowes and curses Prov. 28. 20. A faithfull man abounds with blessings his blessings are without number he shall have the blessings of the present people the blessings of Generations to come the blessings of heaven the great God will powre forth his blessings upon such and say to them as to faithfull Abraham Gen. 12. 2. I will blesse you and make your names great and you shall be a blessing and those that blesse you shall be blessed the great God will powre forth great blessings upon you and mens curses shall never come neere you If emergents of time should prove such as that you should not accomplish what you intend yet you shall not goe without a blessing Psal 84. 5. Blessed is the man in whose heart are the wayes of God There is another observation for all in which I will be briefe it 's this That the way to save a dying Kingdome from ruine is by bringing forth good fruit Now the Axe is layd to the root of the Tree every Tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewen downe and cast into the fire There is fruit unto Death Rom. 7. 5. this the Kingdome abounds withall and hath brought us under a sentence of death There is fruit unto Holynesse Rom. 6. 22. and fruit unto God Rom. 7. 2. these last are the fruits we must beare If our fruit be unto holynesse it's fruit unto God and will reprive us from death But to beare such fruit more then nature is requisite Semen naturae non consurg●● in fructum Gratiae It is not naturall abillities be they never so great and excellent it is not Morall principles and vertues which will suffice If a man have not aliquid ampl●●● all is nothing his fruit is sowre Rom. 8. 7. the wisdome of the flesh is enmity against God If you would bring forth fruit to save your soules and a Kingdome also you must get into Christ Iohn 15. 4. Labour to be rooted in him Col. 2. 7. who is the root of Iesse Rom. 15. 12. you must have divine faculties 1 Iohn 5. 20. divine habits Eph. 2. 8. divine motions and operations Phil. 2. 13. and after all this you must act by a divine rule and for a divine end and then your fruit is good even such as will keep the Tree from cutting down There is great difference in trees and fruits there is a Vine of Sod●me as well as of Sibmah De●t. 32. 32. Esa 16 8. both are Vines have their leaves and clusters but in the one is a blessing on the other is a curse Cain and Abel goe forth to Sacrifice the one is accepted the other despised the Pharisee goes to Prayer with the Publican the one is justified the other condemned The Egyptians went the same way with the Israelites but they were drown'd where the Israelites were saved looke narrowly to your selves therefore what trees you are what fruit you beare There will be distructum judicium and the waies seem right in a mans own eyes may prove death Prov. 14. 12. Let not flatteries and vaine pretences undoe you what if you have been baptised So was Simon Magus What if you keepe fasts So did the Iewes and yet not fast unto God If you heare the Word gladly and reforme in many things so did Herod if you pray Matth. 7. 21. It s not every one that saith Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdome of Heaven there is more then all these to be looked after you must be in Christ not have a name to be in him but see to it in truth that you be in him The great worke is to make out that you are in Christ most presume and are undone by it Gods judgement and mans differ much and you will finde it when you come to die his thoughts are not ours Many that thinke themselves figtrees will be found brambles and the fruit of many trees will bee found naught which hath now an excellencie upon it if you walke after the flesh and not after the spirit you are not in Christ and that man is not in Christ is Arbor ●amnab●lis a Tree for the fire I should now exhort all to be fruitfull time permits it not I will onely turne my speech a little unto you O Noble Senators seeing bearing of good fruit is a speciall meanes to save a Kingdome labour to abound in every good word and worke to beare much fruit and fruit answerable to your opportunities God hath planted you in this Parliament to beare some choice fruit If any should aske what doe you here Let your answer be We are zealous for the Lord of Hosts When Esther was advanced she would not loose her opportunities She will in to the King although contrary to a Law she will have the liberty of her people and Hamans head off and venture Her life to accomplish it If I perish I perish chap. 4. 16. Iosia Hezek●ah tooke their opportunities and make a thorough reformation in Iudah you know what great things Elijah did i●spiciente reluctante rege 1 Kings 18. Nehemiah and Ezra for all the enemies scoffing cunning complyances to build with them taking up Armes to subdue them they tooke their times improv'd their opportunities and brought forth fruit answerable to the expectation of heaven and earth they built up the Temple and walls of Ierusalem It was Ahabs sinne he lost his opportunity in letting Benhadaa go a man that God had appointed unto death and it cost him his life for it 1 Kin 22. 31. Men are snared in an evill time because they know not their time Eccl. 9. 13. You may be timeservers and observers without sin The richest opportunities that ever men had are in your hands observe them and serv the Lord in them It 's good fruit for a Parliament to set up a faithfull conscientious Ministry all the Kingdome over to have a care of all Schooles of learning that no corrupt opinions or practises be there it 's good fruit to abrogate ill Laws