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A59622	The rising sun, or, The sun of righteousnesse shining upon the sons of unrighteousnesse a theological sun-dyal wherein is to be seen the rising, motion, influence and manifold operations of Christ upon the soul ... as also the description of the true believer ... as also the highest degrees and full growth and grace are here delineated ... / by John Sheffeild [sic]	Sheffield, John, fl. 1643-1647.	1654 (1654)	Wing S3064; ESTC R30141	166,752	332

who at every turne called in Astrologers Chaldeans Magicians Dream-mongers to advise with was turned out of his Kingdom yea turned out of Man after all these dismal consultations with those of Satans Cabinet Councell Nay the greatest Artists in this black Art have not onely wilfully plunged their souls into eternal perdition but notwithstanding all their Star skill and their Covenants with Hell to prevent it the dreadful judgments of God have fallen most remarkably on their own heads Their great Grandfather Balaam slain by the sword Jezabel their Grandmother torn in pieces by dogs the like befel Asclaterion a famous Mathematician who took upon him to foretel Domitian the Emperour both his and his own death What became of Dr. Lamb in our remembrance Stories are full of examples Why did not these foresee those ends if they did foresee why did they not by all their Art prevent them Yet what a reproach is it to Christian Religion that such a generation of men should be suffered Not only Christian Emperours by their Edicts have punished but even Heathen States Augustus banished them Rome Tiberius and Claudius out of Italy Vitellius put them to death Domitian made two Acts to banish them out of City and Countrey The Primitive Heathens left these Arts and became Christians we set up these Arts and become Heathens They burnt those curious Art Books and took up the Bible do thou burne the Bible if thou resolve to meddle in these Books full of nothing but Vanity Uncertainty Lying Falsehood and Impiety 1. Of Lying Said Tully How many things did these Astrologers say to Pompey Crassus and to Cae●ar in my remembrance that each of them should ●y in Peace Age Honour that I wonder saith hee that any will yet believe them whose former Predictions all prove false It is a notable story of Galeacius Prince of Millain an Astrologer told him he should dye suddenly and himselfe live long the Duke commanded him to be presently hanged to prove him a Lyar and himselfe lived long after 2. Of Impiety To give you the relation of a Papist and a famous Jesuite of the Practices of Rome and the doleful effects thereof In those few yeares saith hee I was at Rome I saw many great men undone by these Astrologers who promised one should dye a Cardinal another a Pope who were all deceived not onely of their hope but of their salvation For when saith hee they dreamt not of dying till they came to these promotions they never prepared for it yea being stricken by death and admonished by their Physicians they yet regarded not which saith the Learned Jesuite is the onely Fraud of the Divel who by these baites ●ayeth wait for poore souls as a wolf for the sheep that he may devour them CHAP. XV. The Suns Activity and Motion the last Property WE are now come to the last Property of the Sun his Activity and Motion herein a further Resemblance of Christ. The Motion of bo●h is 1. Restlesse and perpetual The Sun never stands still what ever the other Creatures do it is not an idle spectator of humane affairs but is it selfe most active When drest in his glory sits not as our Ladies to be looked on or as the Persian Emperours in a Chair of State to be worshipped But as Job in his splendor who led others in their way and sate chief as the King in the Army The Sun alwayes is in motion Christ alwaies in action vigilant sleeps not The Sun makes night to others by withdrawing it self never had yet one night of Rest or one day of Sabbath 1. Then behold the great care and pains of Christ who travels as a Gyant His life was nothing but labour he went about doing good The Sun walketh to day and to morrow The Father worketh hitherto and still worketh and I work saith the Son The Sons work in his Humiliation was hard work in his Exaltation he worketh still not so hard but higher work Who knoweth the care of a Master of a Family of a General in an Army of a Publick Magistrate Moses was tired out with the encumbrance of his weighty Office and of the oversight of Israel all day from morning to night 2. Be like these two great Lights stand not still The Sun hath but an imaginary solstice twice per annum let not thy whole year be a Solstice or pingue Otium Heavens are always in motion Earth only stands still let heavenly minds be moving Tempus est mensura motus motus Temporis Let not time be the measure of thy life but motion and action Let it not be said he lived so many years but did so many memorable actions he saw so many dayes but the dayes saw him doing so many good acts that there may bee Latitude in our lives as well as longitude 1. In Gods work be not negligent To do Gods work negligently and the worlds over diligently both are accursed Not slothful in business fervent in prayer serving the Lord. The Oxen and Farm have A must in the Worlds sense the Christian saith no must for the world Must is only for Gods work I must work the works of him that sent me Again Wist ye not that I must be about my Fathers business Take heed of being early in the shop late in the closet busie at the Farm idle in the Vineyard awake at the Exchange asleep at Church That the Christian be not drowned in the good Husband 2. In thy honest Calling All things are full of labour and man born to it Heavens alwayes moving winds blowing sea flowing springs running earth moves not yet rests not neither is alwayes bearing fruits trees seeds in Winter if it bears not yet onely lyes in after hard labor to get strength for new births No Creatures made to be idle the mighty Elephant Warlike horse paineful Oxe yea the little Ant and Bee The Christian is not exempted when the Talent of Grace is given it is with this charge Occupy till I come Angels have their charge Adam in his Innocency had his Imployment the second Adam all whose life was a state of Innocency yet had his work If the Master be up at work a shame for the Servant to be in bed If Caesar say Eamus the soldier marches after The Sun looks into thy Chamber and saith up sluggard I rested not all night wilt thou rest all day The little Ant to work sluggard or to begging I have no Master to compel me to labour but I hate idleness The idle person is a Monster in nature a bryar in the field a weed in the Garden a Drone in the hive a thief in the candle What wretches they whose life is but a long vacation whose work is to eat drink play they rise dress dine halfe their dayes work is done they play sup undress and there is the other half The soul in such Drones is but as salt to keep the body

branch which through the two Golden Pipes of his Spirit and his Ordinances empties his oyl of grace into the hearts his people 2. Extraordinary and Anniversary if the Sun see thee not every day as the remoter parts yet wil it ere the yeare go about if it hath ever shined in that clime So if Christ gives thee not a daily visit stay thou at the appointed time the Vision wil speak The Redeemer wil return out of Sion If thou hast ever tasted that the Lord is gracious or canst say thou hast feared the name of the Lord then though thou walkest in darkness and hast no light yet trust in the name of the Lord and stay thy self on thy God Say with the Church in hope of his coming when I fal I shal rise againe though I sit in darkness the Lord shall be a light unto me and with the Prophet I wil wait upon the Lord who hideth his face from the house of Jacob and I wil look for him CHAP. XVI The fourth thing wherein there is a likenesse between Christ and the Sun is their effects AMong the many like effects I shall content my self to name a few Having among the Properties touched on divers already and finding this discourse begin to swel beyond my first intention 1. The Suns appearance makes the day puts an end to night not all the sta●s conjoyned so it is Christ his appearance which makes the Christians day when he appeared to Saul and Silas at midnight in the dungeon they could see to sing praise God and when to Paul before at mid-day his eyes were dazeled not with the Suns but with that light of Christ appearing far above the brightness of the Sun 2. The Suns first appearance bringeth day his neerer approach the spring his hotter beams the Summer his longer continuance brings on the harvest So is it with the Soul to whom after the first day of grace caused by Christ his first appearance the neerer approach of his Vernal rising with his Healing-wings-embrace causeth the growth or spring The walking in the light of his countenance all the day long makes the long summers day and his abiding with us makes ou● harvest and our joy to be full 3. The Sun departing night comes on his longer absence brings on winter in the one so much darknesse in the other so much of cold wet and dirt as if it been never had either day or Summer What a night of darknesse came upon Lot and Peter Christs back once turned but what a longer winter for cold and mire and dirty waies on David upon that sad dereliction The actings of Saints in such cases differing little from the most vile actings of gracelesse men if they were to be judged by such single exorbitances But Sunne ariseth and returneth those then awake by repentance and come to themselves again 4. It is the Sun which makes that difference in climes and countries makes one more sweet and delightful another more sad and not inhabitable those neer both Poles makes one more fertile others more barren And what is it but Christs presence which makes the Church differ from the rest of the world he makes it a Goshen whereas they have a perpetual night and winter What was it wherein Israel might glory above all other nations but this they had God so neer to them in all which they called to him for His cloud and pillar was continually among them 5. The Sun is the great Restorer of the world Redintegrates the Universe once in the yeare at the Spring as some conceive at Autumn as others puts the world into the same condition wherein it was created Herein a great Resemblance of Christ who is the worlds great Restorer and Renewer who hath put lost mankind into the same condition of happiness wherein hee was at first created as if he had never fallen or sinned Behold I make all things new saith Christ. 6. I might further also speak of the Productive and as it were the Creating effects of the Sun in bringing forth new Creatures yearly as well as of his reductive reviving and redeeming the plants and herbs before dead and gone as also of his nutritive and augmentative effects on all Vegetables his admirable Alterative vertue and operation on Metals and Minerals his Conservative Maturative and Consummative Vertue and Effects on the Fruits and living Creatures but I have touched on them already Herein is Christ his vigorous operations fully represented who besides his redeeming lost man maketh the new Creature createth grace de novo where none was recovereth what was lost reviveth what was decayed nourisheth what is weak increaseth what is small conserveth what is wrought hath a more admirable alterative force in an earthly or stony heart then the Sun in causing Gold and Silver to grow in the earth making flesh to grow where stone was spirit where flesh was grace where sin Heaven where Hell was turning a Swine-sty into an holy Temple and besides he ripeneth perfecteth consummateth whatever work of grace he hath wrought already 7. Sun rising man goes forth cheerfully to his labour but setting man comes home and gives over work What may not a weak man undertake Christ present and assisting I can do all things through Christ strengthening me said the Apostle but what ca● the strongest do withour him Without me saith the Lord they shal bow down under the Prisoners and fall under the slaine The Chariot though it have four wheels and they all oyled yet moves not a step till drawne Our Wil though very active naturally and oyled with all the skill Art can use or with all the force Arguments can make st●rs not in any gracious manner till assisted by Grace and acted by Christ Draw me wee will run after thee and my soul shall be as the Chariots of Aminadib 8. The Sun present we see our way the Traveller stumbles not but when withdrawn hee loseth his way stumbles or falls into a pit gropeth as if blind is full of perplexed doubts and sadnesse of heart While Christ was with his Disciples he kept them though they were as sheep among wolves not one of them was lost but when he was seized on their light was taken away the same night they were all scandal●zed and fell Judas while he kept Christs company stumbled not Christ departed he fell into a pit and broke his neck Peter stumbled and got a foule fall When we follow the light of Christ his holy example or have the light of his Grace following us wee never fall but when wee leave his example or his spirit leaves us wee presently miscarry 9. Let me add one more We see all the Creatures how they are delighted with the presence of the Sun When the Sun approacheth the Elements change their habit and temper the Air growes more mild warm and pleasant and all those numerous tenants those daughters of Musick

help not out of the floor or ●ine presse of the Promises Now for a Pro●ise to deliver Fear ease Conscience secure Repentance satisfie Faith and keep up Prayer Come some precious Promise how do ● long for a Promise Promise saith to Christ●s ●s the Gibeonite to Joshuah Lord slack ●ot thy hand Lord remember thy Covenant and Word wherein thou hast caused thy ser●ant to put his trust Or as David in ano●her case to Jonathan his bosome friend Thou hast brought thy servant into a Covenant of the Lord with thee deal thou kindly therefore with thy servant deliver me not up to thy Fathers displeasure but mediate for me hide nothing from me let me know whether thy Father be angry or pleased Here is nothing but fear all this while But then Christ answereth the poor soul in the words of Jonathan Fear not far be it from thee If I knew that evil was determined against thee I would tell thee Go in Peace He that seeketh thy life seeketh mine abide with me and thou shalt be in safety as David said to Abiathar Then is all quiet and Conscience secure But you see Fear stands Sentinel and procures this safety The Spirit of God is the Spring but holy Fear is the great wheel or else the weight that sets all a going No cares no prayers said Melancton no fears no hopes The second Reason As it is the initial first Grace so it is the last yea the lasting and standing Grace When we can speak but little of Faith Hope Love and nothing at all of Assurance Yet saith the soul I cannot deny this I fear God said Jonah though he fled from him or as the poor Egyptians in that sore famine fell down before Joseph We cannot hide this from thee we are ready to perish our store is gone money spent shall we dye at thy foot for want of bread Take our Lands make us Servants but let us live This fear is the lasting Grace therefore as it is called The beginning of wisdom Prov. 1. 7. so the fear of the Lord said Job that is wisdom it self And Eccles. 12. 13. it is called the sum and final conclusi●n of the whole matter So that when God ●romiseth his people shall not depart from ●im he puts his fear into their hearts Two ●hings make us safe engaging God and the ●oul reciprocally His Love to us that he ●ill not depart from us to do us good and our ●●ar of him that wee shall not depart from ●im 3. This is the lowest and the abiding Grace ●hen Grace is at the lowest ebb As Cha●ity in Heaven so Fear on earth never fail 〈…〉 but when Prophesies fail and tongues 〈…〉 ase and faith languisheth fear remaineth ●s when the body is in a swoun there is no 〈…〉 ynt stirs the eye is shut or set breathing ●ot discerned pulse not felt yet there is 〈…〉 e because there is yet some warmth all 〈…〉 not cold and stiffe So when the soul is 〈…〉 he saddest desertion or under Tempta 〈…〉 on when there is no motion heavenward 〈…〉 ll to be discerned no affection no de 〈…〉 es no breathing as formerly in Prayer no 〈…〉 oving of the eye after a Promise or Christ 〈…〉 it Meat is refused Ordinances are un 〈…〉 oury yet well fare this precious grace of 〈…〉 ar the minimum quod sic the primum 〈…〉 ns ultimum moriens of the new Crea●e all is not dead the case is not desperate 〈…〉 keeps the soul warm from being stark cold and stiffe in sin I cannot say but yet I fear God I fear sin and I fear H●●● This is the description of a Christian in the lowest ebb Who is among you that feareth the Lord and obeyeth the voice of his Servant that walketh in darkness and hath no light let him trust in the name of the Lord and stay upon his God 4. This is the constant frame of the new heart and the stamp of Gods workmanship in the new Creature I will put my fear into their hearts that they shall not depart from me There grace begins there it continues there it increaseth there it never departs nor ends This fear is to the soul as the pulse to the body Primum movens ultimum moriens moves with the first and to the last The least Infant strongest young man feeblest old man all have their pulse continually beating One hath no sight another no hearing another is lame another sleepeth and all the Senses fast bound but no living man but hath his pulse ever moving The godly soul sometimes mourneth sometimes rejoyceth sometimes believeth sometimes doubteth sometimes prayeth sometimes cannot pray but alwaie● feareth and blessed he that feareth alwayes Prov. 28. 14. We may say the same of this Grace o● Fear which the Philosopher of the Sense o● Feeling 1. It is ortu primus the fir●● thing that appears 2. Duratione ultimu 〈…〉 It continues longest begins with the beginning and endeth not til the end of life 3. Usu maximus sight hearing smelling tasting not so necessary to life without them there may be life but feeling gone life is gone so without many other gifts parts abilities and the exercise of other graces at present such may live never without this fear 4. Hominis optimus Man the best Creature hath the quickest touch other Creatures exceed man in the four other Senses and the best Christian the most fear 5. Yet as he saith of Tactus it is usu summus nobilitate ultimus it is the sense of the least Nobility We prefer an eye ear before it so this principal Grace of Fear is little esteemed it careth for us most we care for it least and we set it far behind Hope Joy Confidence when it may be better then them all 1. This informes us that all Christians are not of a stature nor are all Graces to be alwayes found in every Believer Some are Cedars in Lebanon some as the Hyssop by the wall or as bruised reeds Some as fatted Calves in the stall well fed well liking fat and fair and full of life and lightsomeness Some as chickens not fully hatched or as weak tender chickens that droop and hang the wing that need the warmth of the wing to cherish them Some godly souls are all their their life time subject to bondage and kept low with fears can never get over the fear of death yet the Apostle saith Christ hath delivered these Som 〈…〉 are shut up long in the Prison of unbelief y 〈…〉 God shuts them in and will let them out a 〈…〉 doth shut them up in Mercy God sh 〈…〉 them all up in unbelief that he may have mercy on all Unbelief is Gods Prison Presumtion Satans Palace better to be bound i● Gods prison then to dwel in Satans pa●lace Gods people are called his Prisoners Prisoners of hope his flock a Poor flock flock of slaughter in their own