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A91897	Christ the perfect pattern, of a Christian's practice, being the substance of severall sermons, about the Imitation of Christ. / Preached by the reverend and faithfull minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Ralph Robinson, late minister of Mary Wolnoth London. Published by Sim. Ash, Wil. Taylor, Sam. Clarke.	Robinson, Ralph, 1614-1655.	1658 (1658)	Wing R1709; Thomason E1818_1; ESTC R209810	135,574	295

false Teachers which also do much spoyl in the Church And yet these men would have the Foxes nourished Those gins of penal Lawes which zealous Magistrates have made to take these Foxes must now be repealed that they may devoure uncontrolably And yet these men have the impudence as to repute themselves the chief Patrons if not the only friends of Religion and are displeased with those who account them otherwise But wisdom is justified of her Children If they be the friends of Religion Religion hath no enemies in the World Is he a friend to his Patient who knowing him to be full of mortal Diseases will suffer no effectual meanes to be used which may remove them then are these men friends to Religion Is he a Friend to his Garden who plucks up the hedge and proclaims liberty to all kinde of wilde Beasts to come and tread down the flowers then are the Patrons of Toleration friends to Religion Is he a Friend to a Garison City who would have all the watch Towers demolished all the Works slighted all Guards removed and proclaim License for all enemies to come in and plunder and destroy at their pleasure Then are they friends to Religion who contend for this universal Toleration If these be the Guardians of Religion Religion is not like to be long lived under their protection God grant Religion better Protectors How soon will our Church be overflow●n if liberty be granted to all Hereticks and seducers to spread their pernicious Doctrines if all manner of Religions be let in true Religion at least the power of it will soon be destroyed All you who have any Interest in the Bridegroom of the Church awaken him by your prayers that he would scourge such defilers out of his Temple who for sinful respects and private advantage would permit all cheats and deceivers to put off and vent their abominable falshoods in the Church of Christ how soon would a City be infected if all rotten unwholsom meats should be freely sold in an open Market This is the way to make a whole Church sick not to make a sick Church whole God hath told us of a better cure to recover a sick Church Jer. 33. 6. Peace and truth not dissension and error is the way to recover a languishing Church a dying Nation And that which doth most highly aggravate this wickedness is this That it s endeavoured by a People who have solemnly promised to settle purity of truth and purity and unity of worship and to abolish all false wayes of worship and all things contrary to sound Doctrine 3d Vse Exhortation 1 John 2. 6. Let us be zealous for the House of God as Christ was zealous for the Doctrine zealous for the worship of Gods House In this use I shall 1. Give Motives 2. Some Rules 3. Meanes Motive 1. 'T is that which is commanded every Christian vid. Jude 3. Contend earnestly for the Faith once delivered to the Saints 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the word notes a holy heat eagerness and violence Rev. 3. 19. Be zealous therefore and repent Motive 2. The Saints of God who are renowned in Scripture they have been zealous in these matters The fire of God hath sparkled out of their mouthes we may see their hands feet hearts lips red hot with zeal for the house of their God Nehemiah how zealous was he against the corruptions of Gods Courts he could not endure any filthiness there when he understood that Elias●ib the Priest had given to Tobiah his Kinsman one of the Chambers of the Temple for his private use where the things for Gods worship were wont to be laid see how his Spirit works against that corruption Neh. 13. 8 9. He cast forth his Houshold-stuffe out of the Chamber and commanded the Chambers to be cleansed and brought again the Vessels of the House of God with the meat-offering and the Frankincense And when he understood that the Levites and Priests who did the service of Gods House had been defrauded of their portions designed for that work see how zealously he contended with the Rulers and so reforms that corruption vid. vers 10 11 12 13. When he saw the Sabbaths of the Lord prophaned see how he bestirs himself vers 15 16 17 18 19 20 21. Elijah also was a man of zeal for Gods House vid. 1 Reg. 19. 10. 14. He hath reference to that zealous act of his upon the Prophets of Baal Cap. 18. 40. David Psal 69. 9. The Apostle Paul Acts 17. 16. His Spirit was stirred within him when he saw them wholly given to Idolatry Moses how was his Spirit set on fire when he saw the Idol-Calf set up and worshipped Exo. 32. 20 21 22. And generally all the Prophets and Apostles So the primitive Martyrs and Confessors c. All these should be as sparks to set our hearts on fire and those holy mourners in Ezekiels time Cap. 9. 4. they had a zeal for Gods worship vid. Cap. 8. see what those abominations were Corruptions in the House of God defilements in Worship Vid. Luc. 6. 15. Simon the Zelot They had a jealousie against the Image of jealousie set up in the House of God These are written for our learning and imitation Motive 3. Consider what a long and hot Summer we have enjoyed of the Ordinances of God The Gospel of God hath been preached amongst us for almost 100. yeares since the first Reformation And are we still cold and careless This should put some life into us We have had many burning Tapers who have wasted themselves to heat us c. Motive 4. Consider how likely we are to lose the Worship and Ordinances and the Truth if our zeal do not keep them with us Never was there more heat against the Truth and Worship of God then now there is Some are zealously undermining the very Foundation of Gods House endevoring to take away all that which hath a tendency to support Religion laying snares for Ministry removing all that which should maintain Ministry and Worship that so the Levites may flee every one to his field setting up the lowest of Gen. 47. 22. the People to be Preachers in the Church opening a door to Idolatry by endeavouring to take away all punishments from Papists and Idolaters c. This is enough to turn Ice into flames to make the coldest heart to burn violently with zeal for God This was that which made Elijah so zealous he looked upon the Worship of God as being in danger to be lost 1 Reg. 19. 10. They have forsaken thy Covenant throwen down thy Altars slain thy Servants with the Sword and I only am left c. The glorie of the Lord seems to be removing from the Cherubims to the Threshold of the Temple and if we be not now more then ordinarilie zealous Religion will be gone Motive 5. Consider how zealous all People are for their false Worships Papists what heat is there in them for their Idols The Worshippers of

14. 3 The occason of this miracle this is ver 14. The original of this custome is from that which is written Deut. 14. 24. The Jewes were at this time scattered throughout almost all Nations now that they might not at their repairing to Jerusalem for worship be constrained to run up and downe to provide sacrifices it was agreed by the Priests and Scribes c. that those things which were necessary for sacrifice should be sold about the Temple This was their pretence but that which really caused this was the covetuousnesse of the Priests who made great gaine by these merchandizings 4 The manner of it ver 15. 5 The reason rendred ver 16. make not my Fathers house c. The Temple was a shadow and type of those things the lively Image whereof is in Christ therefore it was to be applyed onely to spirituall uses for this reason our Saviour denyes it to be lawfull to convert it to such a common use as a Market place 2 The effect or consequence of this miracle 1. The effect it wrought upon the Disciples ver 17. Not that they presently remembred this but afterwards when they had been better instructed then God brought this Scripture to their minds as the reason of this act of Christ with which they were satisfied 2. The effect it wrought upon the Jewes this is twofold 1 Some quarreld with him ver 28 19 20 c. 2 Others did seemingly professe faith and subjection to him ver 23 24 25. upon this and other miracles whom Christ did not trust The Text is the effect which this great Heroick act of Christ wrought on his Disciples They remembred c. This Scripture is Psal 69. 9. where David writing of himselfe as a Type of Christ hath these words The zeale c. I shall handle them distinctly as spoken of Christ In them we have two things 1 An excellent vertue or grace of Christ 1. Grace in the Habite the zeale of thy house 2 The operativenesse of this grace hath eaten me up the activity of it Grace in exercise Zeale 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 If we consider the word it comes from a verbe that signifies to boyle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. Wh●t zeal is it signifies the hissing noyse of water when it boyles If we consider the Nature of the thing we find it used both in a good sense and in a bad sense There is a zeale which is a fruit of the Spirit And there is also a zeale which is a fruit of the flesh Gal. 5. 20. The fruits of the 2 Cor. 7. 11. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 flesh are manifest which are these Adulteries c. Emulations 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 When it is used in a bad sense it signifies 1 Envy Acts 5. 17. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Acts 7. 9. the Patriarchs moved with envy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jam. 3. 14. If ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts glory not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vid. Bezam in textum de zelo distinguentem 2 For misguided blind zeale Phil. 3. 9. concerning zeale persecuting the Church 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gal. 1. 14. being more exceedingly zealous of the Traditions of my Fathers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3 For contentiousness of spirit Jam. 3. 16. where strife and envying is there is confusion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4 For pretended jealousie and affection towards another Gal. 4. 17. They zealously affect you but not well 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 When it is used in a good sense it signifieth 1 Godly jealousie 2 Cor. 11. 2. I am jealous over you with a godly jealousie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 For a good Emulation when we desire to be followers and imitators of others in that which is good Gal. 4. 18. T is good to be ze●lous alwayes in a good matter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Cor. 12. 31. Covet earnestly t●e best gifts 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3 For the violent fervor of all the affection towards others whom we love Gal. 4. 13. I bear him record that he hath a great zeal for you 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And so t is used here in the Text 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Some of the Schoo●men there are who only place this in the affection of love others make it to be a mixture of love and anger but its clear that it hath place in every other affection as well as these and the heighth and intention of every affection is called zeal The heighth of anger is the zeal of anger the heighth of pitty is the zeal of pitty and the heighth of love is the zeal of love c. Of thy house This is the Object of Christ's 2. What Gods House is zeal the house of God which by a Synechdoche doth comprehend the whole worship and service of God appointed to be observed in the Temple All matters of Religion and Worship Hath eaten me up 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This 3. What to devour is shewes the fervor and heat of Christs zeal it was not any ordinary heat but an extraordinary and violent which put forth it self by such an heroical Act as this was Christ was even as if he had had fire in his bowels he could not refrain himself The Lesson which we may learn is this The Lord Jesus Christ was exceeding zealous Doct. against all manner of Corruptions and defilements in Religion in the worship of God He had in his breast a very hot zeal for his Fathers house and all the Ordinances and Services thereof As it was prophesied of him that he should come as a Refiner to his Temple and should be very hot for the worship of God so was his carriage from his taking upon him the publick Ministry to the day of his Death and crucifying There are three things wherein Christ manifested 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 proved 3. wayes his zeal this way 1 He did very zealously assert the purity of Religion and Gods worship in his publick Ministry and zealously defend it against the corrupters of it In the 5th 6th and 7th Chapters of Matth. in that excellent Sermon upon the Mount we shall finde many Instructions given by our Saviour both concerning matters of Doctrine and concerning matters of worship as Chap. 5. vers 21. ad finem and Chapter 6. concerning prayer fasting vid. Chap. 6. v. 5. ad 16. concerning prayer and v. 16. ad 19. concerning the right manner of fasting And Mat. 15. v. 1. ad 21 Christ preacheth against their Traditions which they had brought into the Church And Matth. 19. 3. ad 10. preacheth against the Doctrine of Divorce which they had introduced And Chap. 22. v. 23. he cleares the Doctrine of the Resurrection against the sadduces And he that reads seriously the Evangelists will finde that there was no corruption either in Doctrine or worship but Christ boldly and zealously refuted it in his Ministry 2 As he had zeal

God himselfe God hath his Throne and God hath set him in his Throne I have set my King upon my holy hill of Zion Psal 2. 6 7. I will declare the Decree c. The Government is put upon his Shoulders vid. Esa 22. 20 21 22 23. Eliakim was a figure of the Kingdome of Christ and if you look into Dan. 7. 13. 14. after that abolishing of the four Monarchies we have the establishment of Christs Monarchy and we see the Ancient of dayes gave his dominion c. Christ did not thrust himself into the Throne as many do though they leape over the heads of the right heyres no he stayed till Authority was given him vid. Heb. 1. 8. 9. Psal 110. 2. 3 For his Propheticall office He hath his thority from God for this also Moses preached this long agoe Deut. 18. 18. he did not raise himself God raised him to this great office He was anointed of God to preach glad tidings Esa 61. 1. In a word whatsoever work belongs to Christ as mediator t is put into his hands by a power Divine The Father loveth the Son and hath given all things into his hand Joh. 3. 35. He hath ordained him to be Judge of quick and dead Acts 10. 42. 2 How hee is made and appointed Here are three things 1 There is a Divine Decree by which Jesus Christ is from all eternity appointed for this service Psal 2. 7. Yea there is the oath of God Psal 110. 4. vid. Heb. 6 20. 22. 2 By Covenant There is a firme Covenant and stipulation passed between God and Christ vid. Esa 53. 10. Christ was to undertake an office of service and obedience for the good of men To take mans nature to offer himself up a Sacrifice c. and for this God was to prolong his dayes to give him a seed the uttermost part of the earth for his inheritance c. to divide him a spoil with the great c. to set a glory for him Heb. 12. 2. vid. Heb. 10. 9. 10. 4 There is a very solemn and publike Promulgation of the eternall Decree by God himself first to Adam Gen. 3. 15. Then at the Baptisme of Christ by vertue of which Christ is declared to be appointed for this work We read of it Math. 3. 17. and repeated againe at his transfiguration Math. 17. 5. 1 Pet. 1. 17. And afterwards by his Apostles who were commanded to testifie that he was ordained of God c. 3 By Divine unction which was the work of the holy Ghost Heb. 1. 9. The holy Ghost formed him in the womb anointed his humane nature c. 1. Use Information 1 That the work of our salvation is a work which God doth exceedingly approve and delight in as well as Jesus Christ T is the Father's work as well as the work of Christ My Meate saith Christ is to do the work of him that sent me Joh. 4. 34. He that appoints another for a work is as well the Author of it as he that doth the work appointed T is called the pleasure of the Lord Esa 53. 10. though it be put into the hands of Christ We only look at Jesus Christ in the work of our salvation c. seldome or but little at the Father c. we are to look at the Father's appointment as well as at the Son's accomplishment 2 That those who reject Jesus Christ they reject God himself by whose Authority and power Christ is made Lord King Priest Saviour Our Saviour oftentimes in the Gospell hints this My doctrine is not mine but his that sent me and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me c. T is a great aggravation of the rejecting of Christ because he is Authoriz'd by a Commission from the Father vid. Exod. 23. 21. 3 That the Salvation of the Church of God by Iesus Christ is bottom'd and builded upon a sure and stable foundation It s builded upon Christ and Christ is appointed to that work by the supreme Authority of all All those who have layed hold on Christ are fled to a sure refuge and Sanctuary He is verily that Messiah in whom all the Patriarchs and Prophets beleeved vid. Heb. 6. 18. Gods call is mans comfort 4 That all the Lawes Ordinances and Administrations appointed by Iesus Christ are of Divine Authority Baptisme Ministry Government Censures and every thing he hath appointed in the Church are of God Thus are all according to the instructions given him by God All power is given to me in Heaven and Earth Goe ye therefore c. Matth. 28. 18. 5 That God will most certainly uphold maintaine and defend all the dominion power administrations of Iesus Christ against all who oppose them or incroach upon them All his Kingly dignities all his Priestly and Propheticall dignities Ministry Ordinances Government c. God who hath called him to the work will uphold him and all he doth by vertue of his offices Though Satan and men storme c. Behold my servant whom I uphold Esa 42. 1. he doth all by Gods appointment ergo God will maintaine what he doth vid. Psal 110. 1 2. There is Gods appointment see what followes ver 5 6. God will stand by him vid. Esa 45. 13. he will maintaine Christs right in thy soul 2 Use What can those say for themselves who intrude themselves into offices in the Church without any due and regular appointment Those who are not afraid to do ministeriall acts Preach baptize c. and yet were never made by God or by them whom he hath Authorized for that purpose There is a double call to the work of the ministry Neither of man nor by man 1 Immediate such as were the calls of the Prophets Apostles Evangelists c. of this Paul speaks 1 Tim. 1. 2. and Gal. 1. 1. This call was accompanied in them who had it with extraordinary gifts c. This is not to be pretended to by any now when the Church is setled and the Scripture compleat 2. Mediate by men whom Jesus Christ hath put apart and Authorized for that work Of God by man and employment viz. Those who are Pastors and Teachers in the Church who are by prayer fasting imposition of hands to set apart those who are fit and called to these employments Now what an act of boldnesse and usurpation is it in any to undertake such a work as this of their own accord though they have gifts c. when Jesus Christ would not without Gods appointment I would have such to consider 1. What became of Uzziah who usurped the Priests office vid. 2 Chr. 26. 18. 19. 20. 2. What God pronounceth against those Prophets who run without being sent Ier. 14. 14 15. The people are threatned for hearing them vid. Ioh. 10. 5. 8. T is an act of high Treason against Jesus Christ his Crown and dignity to take such imployments uncalled of him T is as if a man should make himself an Ambassador

1. He gave lawes according to which his people ought to live and demeane themselves both towards God and men He is the Churches Law-giver Esa 33. 22. yea he brings them into obedience to these Lawes by writing them in their hearts Ezech. 36. 27. 2 To gather together his elect which are his subjects out of the world into one body or Church This Christ hath done in part and doth daily by his word and spirit vid. Ioh. 12. 32. Ioh. 11. 52. Math. 28. 19. 3. To subdue and vanquish all the enimies of his Church Thus Christ hath done in his own person Col. 2. 14. Ioh. 12. 31. he hath overcome sin Satan the world and he doth continually repress them by his word and spirit 2 Cor. 10. 4 5. and will perfectly do it at last 1 Cor. 15. 25 26. 4. To communicate and convey unto his subjects all those good things which are necessary for them for this or another life This Christ hath done 5. To appoint and establish Governours and a setled Government in his Church whereby it might be rightly ordered according to his mind This Christ hath done vid. Acts. 1. 3. and Math. 28. 19. 20. vid. 1 Cor. 12. 28. 29. vid. Esa 9. 6. 7. 3. He was faithfull in his Priestly office There were two parts of this office Satisfaction Intercession 1 Satisfaction is that whereby Jesus Christ having taken our nature upon him did in that Nature make full satisfaction to divine justice for the sins of man paid all our debts and so set us free from the curse This was done two wayes By his perfect obedience By his sufferings for our guilt Now Jesus Christ did faithfully do both these 1. He did by his righteousnesse and obedience perfectly fullfill the Law He did fulfill all Righteousnesse Rom. 5. 19. 2. He did faithfully suffer and undergoe all that punishment which was due to our sins The Apostle speaks of both these parts of his satisfaction Phil. 2. 5 6 7 8. and Esa 53. 5 6. 2 Intercession is that part of Christs Priestly office whereby he appeares before the Father desiring that for the perpetuall vertue and merit of his sacrifice all his members may find acceptance with God and may enjoy the benefit of his obedience and sufferings Now this Christ faithfully began on earth Heb. 7. 5. Ioh. 17. per totum And is faithfully continued still in heaven Heb. 7. 25. and Heb. 9. 24. In the opening of this doctrine I shall shew you 1. That Christ was faithfull 2. Why he was so 1 That Christ was faithfull in performing what service was appointed him will appeare 1 By the many publicke Testimonies which God gave to him when he was on earth At his Baptisme at his Transfiguration This is my wellbeloved Son in whom I am well pleased Math. 3. 17. and Math. 17. 5. The Testimony of God is according to truth God would never thus have borne witnesse to Christ if there had been in him the least unfaithfullness He could not have been satisfied and well-pleased with him if there had been the least failure yea before his incarnation God beares him witnesse vid. Esa 42. 1. 2. 3. 4. 2 By the exaltation of Christ to the right hand of God in glory He should never have had either Crowne or Throne from God if he had not faithfully discharged every thing which he undertook for his glorification was upon that condition that he should faithfully discharge every part and parcell of what he undertook vid Esa 53. 12. The Apostle saith he was taken from prison Esa 53. 8. the prison of the grave Jesus Christ could never have risen out of the grave the prison-doores would never have opened the Jaylor Death would never have let his Prisoner out if he had not faithfully performed all The Heavens would never have opened to him or given him any entertainment had he been in the least unfaithfull Therefore our Saviour demands his glory from God upon the faithfull discharge of his duty as that which by compact and covenant was due to him vid Ioh. 17 5. When you read that Scripture 1 Tim. 3. 16. conclude that Paul was faithfull 3 By all those commands which are given by God to all sinners to beleeve in Christ And by all those promises which God himself hath made of acceptance of all those who receive Jesus Christ upon the Termes of the Gospell Many commands are given by God This is my beloved Son heare him This is the will of God that ye should beleeve in him whom he hath sent And for promises of acceptance of us in Christ how doth the Scripture abound vid. Ioh. 3. 16. Yea we know that all the Patriarchs before Christs incarnation they were accepted and saved by vertue of Christs satisfaction to be made God accepted of Christs intention There would have been no such thing as reconciliation between God and man or salvation if Christ had not been faithfull No promises of pardon c. or Adoption c. No giving of the Spirit c. if Christ had been unfaithfull 1. Consider the Father who imposed the trust 2. Why Christ was faithfull Consider 1. The person trusting 2. The trusted 3. The trustee 1 For the honouring of his Father who had intrusted him The work which he had to accomplish was a work which would bring great glory unto God It was a work with which God was marvellously delighted 'T is called the pleasure of the Lord Esa 53. 10. Therefore out of that respect which he had to Gods honour he would be faithful God would have been disappointed of his end if Christ had not been faithful He would promote his Fathers joy This is in the Text 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 For the honouring of himself It s the honour 2. The Trustee of an Embassador to be faithful in the discharging of his trust unfaithfulness is one of the greatest stains and blots which can be fastned upon a person faithfulness is a Crown of glory Prov. 13. 17. The work was his own as well as his Fathers This is in the Text Heb. 3. 6. John 10 12 13 14. 3 From that love he bare to those for whom 3. Those for whom he was trusted he was intrusted and employed The work which was put into the hands of Christ was a work which exceedingly pleased him The saving of souls the reconciling of men to God the Redemp of his Elect from everlasting destruction c. The Scripture speaks very clearly of the affection of Christ to the work he undertook I have a Bapt. to be baptized with and how am I straitned c. Luk. 12. 50. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he was as it were in prison till the work was done he was in pain till he was delivered vid. Esa 53. 11. That travel of his soul pleased him Ergo. 1. Use Confutation and Reproof to all those Doctrine and opinions which deny faithfulness Christ and overthrow it 1 The Papists by

his grace 2. Those who come to Christ meerly to look upon him may possibly be converted by him 3. The calling of Gods Elect to 〈◊〉 is often done when the sinner doth not expect it 4. When Christ calls effectually by his grace he enables the soul to yield present and chearful obedience 5. That Jesus Christ holds great corresponcy and familiarity with converted sinners that own his Call he dines with him Rev. 3. 20. 6. The familiarity which Christ sheweth to converted sinners is a scandal and stumbling to proud Just●●●aries 7. That 〈◊〉 repentance and conversion to God must be manifested by restitution of things fraudulently taken from men Non tollitur peccatum n● restituatur ●b●atum 8. When the work of Conversion is wrought upon the soul then is salvation come to the soul 9. The end of Christs Incarnation is the sinners salvation 10. That there is no sinner so flagitious but he may be converted by the power of Christ this is from the whole storie he was the chief of the Publicans vers 2. and yet converted 2 We have the Parable of the Talents depasited to the Servants to trade withall vers 11. ad 28. In which we may observe these two things 1. The occasion of this Parable vers 11 12. The Disciples thought that their Master should have possessed an Earthly Kingdom and that he should have presently entred upon the management of it and that he should have been immediatly at Jerusalem installed into it Our Saviour to confute their fond Opinion propounds this apt Parable A certain Nobleman c. 2. The Parable it self vers 13 ad 28. in which our Saviour would teach both his Disciples and all others how they should carry themselves and what work they should minde till his second comming viz. employ their parts and graces for his advantage c. And he also shewes what the issue should be in the end both to those that do employ the Talents received for that end and what shall be the conclusion of those that misimploy them and of such as will not have him as their Lord and King to rule over them 3 The triumphant riding of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem vers 28. ad 41. In which we have 1. The preparation to it vers 29. 30 31 32 33 34 35. 2. The manner of his entrance into the Citie vers 37. 38. and then 3. We have the effects following upon the same vers 39. 40. He rebukes the Pharisees approves the action of his Disciples 4 The sad lamentation made by Jesus Christ over Jerusalem vers 41. ad 45. in which we may note 1. Christs Compassion to his Creatures how near to his heart their punishment lay ver 41. And then 2. What a dreadful thing it is to neglect the offers of grace ver 42. 43 44. 5 The famous Heroical Act of Christ in reforming the Temple vers 45. ad finem In which we have these two things 1. The work 2. The event of it The work hath two parts 1. He purgeth out corruptions which they had introduced v. 45. 46. And then 2. He restores it to the right end for which it was appointed v. 47. He taught Tub. reformation daily in the Temple 2. The event of the work and that hath two things also 1. The bloodie attempt of the Priests and Scribes with the chief of the People they sought to kill him vers 47. 2. the hindrance and prevention of their wicked purpose v. 48. The words of the Text contain you see the second part of Christs Act in reforming the Temple he did not cast out the corruptions and then sell the Temple for gain or alienate it to his own private use as the manner of some is but when he had separated it from the abuse they had made of it he converts it to the right use for which God had appointed it and makes a preaching-place he taught daily in the Temple To handle the words distinctly they have these two things in them 1 We have the work of our Saviour He taught in the Temple and then observe 2 The assiduity or diligence used in this work 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He taught daily That which it commends to us is that viz. Doct. That our Lord Jesus Christ was very diligent in following the work of his particular Calling He was a Minister of the Circumcision as the Apostle saith Rom. 15. 8. And he was very industrious and diligent in fulfilling the Ministrie which he had received He did not only take the honour of the work but he did also diligently perform the work and task of his Calling He did not live idly in his Calling working now and then for pleasure and recreation as many do but he was very painful and very constant in his work he taught powerfully and also taught constantly He did not preach only once a moneth or once a quarter as the practise of very many negligent Preachers is but he preached daily vid. Mat. 26. 55. I ●ate daily with you teaching in the Temple and ye took me not we finde that not only in the Temple but in other places also in the Ship in the Mountain in the House at the Table by the way side where-ever Christ came and had opportunity he was still working at his Trade he was a most constant and assiduous Labourer in his particular vocation He meets with a single Woman at Jacobs well and he falls a preaching to her John 4. 7 8. 9. c. and it was a very excellent Sermon It s said of him Mark 6. 6. that he went round about the Villages teaching and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom The Reasons are these 1 Reas To testifie his obedience to his own Law Jesus Christ knew that God had commanded labour and diligence to men and as he obeyed the Law in other things so he would do it in this also It is true it was a voluntary condiscention in Christ to be subject to the Law but having taken our Nature upon him he did voluntarily submit himself to the obedience of the same 2. Reas It was from that great Affection he bare to the souls of men The Calling which Jesus Christ had upon him was a work which concerned the souls of men He was by his Luk. 19. 10. Ministry to convert men from their sins unto God to bring them to saving Faith and sound Repentance to gather plant the Church propagate the Gospel This Consideration made him use all diligence in the fulfilling of his work As he testified his love to souls by his Incarnation and taking this Office upon him so the same love to the Salvation of men excited him to diligence in performing it 3. Reas He knew that he had but a short time to work in this World He considered that his life was very shortly to be taken off from the Earth this moved him to be diligent in this work he knew the light of his personal Ministry was to shine