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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

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

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

to reprove so he had zeal to reform the corruptions which he had reproved We read of two solemn Reformations of things amisse in the worship of God which Christ made with his own hands One we have in the Text. Another we read of Mat. 21. 12 13. They are two several stories This is John was done in his entrance upon his Prophetical and Kingly Office as appeares John 2. 11. That in Matth. was towards the end of his life In this of John Christ drave only the sellers out but in that of Matth. he proceeded farther and cast out both them that sold and them that bought Here in John our Saviour speaks only of the deceit of their Merchandize but there in Mat. he speaks of a Den. of Theeves First he rebukes them mildly then afterwards more severely so that twice Christ took this work into his own hand 3 His zeal for the worship of God will appear by his care in the institution of Gospel-worship when he had abolished the Jewish vid. Mat. 28. 19. 20. and Mat. 26. 26 27. And Acts 1. 3. those 40. dayes which he spent in the World after his Resurrection were passed in giving them order about worship and other matters of the Church He gave them punctual Directions for every piece of worship and bindes up their hands that they should exactly keep to the Rule Mat. 28. 20. The Reasons hereof are these 1 The work of reforming corruptions in the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Church did appertain to Christ by vertue of his Offices As the Prophet and King of his Church it lay upon him to remove all the Rubbish which was in the worship of God Jesus Christ was the great Reformer and the great visitor of the Church sent from Heaven for this purpose John Baptist the immediate forerunner of Christ describes the manner of his comming Mat. 3. 13. whose Fan is in his hand and he will thorowly purge his floore c. He could not have been a faithful King if his soul had not been stirred within him at the beholding of such corruptions All the Prophets which foretold of him speak of that glory which he should bring to the Church Hag. 2. 7. vid. Zech. 6. 12 13. and Mal. 3. init 2 This proceeded from that love and dutiful Respect he bore to his Father There is nothing by which God is more dishonoured then by corruptions in worship The Name of God is in his worship and the soyling of Gods worship is the defiling of his Name Now Gods honour was very dear to Christ therefore his zeal burned within him to see such abuse done to his Father This is that which is in the verse before the Text vers 16. Make not my Fathers House an house of Merchandize The Temple was the House of God the place of his rest the place where he had set his Name c. It was the Court of God upon Earth c. Therefore was our Saviour so offended to see it polluted 3 From that love and affection he bore to Religion and to the worship of God Jesus Christ saw a great Beauty in the holy Institutions of God in the Church The Ordinances of God were glorious in his sight therefore was he so zealous against the corruptions which were in them Vid. Mat. 7. 6. Holy things Pearles those words testifie what our Saviour thought of the Institutions of God They were Pearles in his sight they were holy things in his esteem and the corruptions of men would soyl these Pearles would prophane these holy things c. 4 From that love he bore to the souls of this People 1. Some amongst them who loved the worship of God were without question much grieved to behold such defilements And for their sake did our Saviour now act so vigorously vid. Zeph. 3. 18. It s spoken there of the ●educing of the Captivity God would do it for their sakes who were grieved for the solemn Assembly c. Now it s not to be imagined but many were grieved especially after Christ had the first time acted about it Ergo. 2. All of them had losse by it This must needs cause an Intermission of those things which were to be performed in this place Both publick Instruction and publick sacrifices were to be performed in this place c. They had not then liberty to sacrifice elsewhere as we have now c. 1. Vse This is good newes for us and a ground of consolation to all the Sons and Daughters of the Church that are so in truth That the corruptions which are now in the Church shall at last be purged out and reformed It is now many years since we engaged our selves in a work of Reformation where the work hath stuck and still sticks the God of Heaven knowes very well for he can see clearly through all the masks which the Sons of men shall put upon their faces who have hindered the sweeping out of corrupt and noysom Doctrines and who have impeded the removal of false Worships and setling the true And the Lord Jesus hath not lost one spark of his zeal by ascending into Heaven And besides 1. It belongs as much to him now as it did while he was on Earth he hath not laid aside any of those Offices which he had when he was upon Earth He is still Prophet and he is still King He cannot be deposed nor dethroned from his Regency and Kingship over the Church Psal 110. per totum What charge he had on Earth he hath still in Heaven 2. His love to his Father is not any thing abated his affections are still within him burning and boyling 3. Nor is his love to the worship of God and Religion cooled the worship of God and the truth of Religion is still as precious to him as ever it was on Earth 4 Nor are his bowels straitned in the least measure towards his Servants on Earth He is still as sensible of their mournings for the corruption of worship and the defilement of Ordinances as ever he was And he is as careful of their edification as when he was on Earth The Reasons of his former zeal continue and therefore his zeal also continueth And besides all this he hath given us many promises which he will never break that his worship in the Gospel Church shall be established in purity vid. Esa 9. 7. Esa 54 11 12. which refers to the Gospel-Church Rev. 21. per totum Most understand it of a Reformation of the Church in this World Therefore lift up your heads O ye mournful Sons of Zion to whom the present corruptions in the Church are a burden Christ will at last free you from this burthen And let it not seem the lesse possible or feisible because of the small power that is visible on the Churches part or for the great visible power that opposeth it Christs whip of Cords is strong enough against all the power of Creatures If he do but take up his whip

c. and if they come not a year after they find it as they leave it but the work of a Minister is undone from Sabbath to Sabbath the softned heart growes hard againe the tender conscience growes stupid c. Moses left the Children of Israel pretty orderly when he went up into the Mount of God but they had soon corrupted themselves Exod. 32. 7. 8. so we find it in all our hearts by sad experience c. the Iron which was glowing hot is key cold againe the affections which were extended they are contracted againe c. Satan and a wicked heart even unravell all which is done in one Sermon before another Sermon c. It is with us in this case as it is with little Children wash them never so clean if the Mother leave them an hour or two they have as much need of washing as before c. Satan never ceaseth tempting ergo necessary to preach frequently Many Ministers will not preach too often because of state whereas indeed the Pulpit is the most honourable place for a Preacher Cum venerit Christus inveniat me praedicantem was the good wish of Bishop Jewell others think often preaching is the way to cast contempt upon preaching whereas 't is indeed the vvay to make it more glorious to a spirituall heart the vision is made more lovelie by frequent beholding c. T is true all mens parts of body and mind are not alike 4 The lives of Ministers are very short 2 Pet. 1. 12 13 14. The Fathers are dead and the Prophets are dead 5 There are some newly admitted and growing up in the Church daily which must not be neglected ergo And if you would have Ministers to be frequent in preaching you must incourage them by being frequent in hearing thin auditories occasion seldome preaching It s said here in this place our Saviour taught dailie in the Temple and it s said in the very next verse the people were verie attentive to heare him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Thick Auditories should not be the marke a Minister should aime at where two or three are gathered together there God is as well as in a crowd the conversion of one soul is vvorth all a mans paines but forvvardness to heare is a great motive If you therefore vvould have your Ministers to do as Christ did you must for your parts imitate this people and be attentive to hear them 2. Use Exhortation to that of the Apostles 1 John 2. 6. let all Christians ansvver Christs coppie in this businesse make the vvork of your calling your daily business as your Saviour did In the prosecution of this exhortation I shall handle these three things viz. 1 I shall lay down some Rules from the right understanding of this diligence in our particular callings And then 2 I shall give some motives to press diligence And 3 I shall add some helpes or directions 1. Rule That diligence in our particular calling doth not deny or forbid the daily practising of such things as doe belong to our generall calling as praying reading the Scriptures hearing of Lectures when vve may have opportunity on the vveek daies c. There are some who either out of a profane or ignorant spirit think themselves so tied up to follow their particular callings that they must not in any time of the six daies of the week intermeddle with any religious work but spend it vvhollie about their vvorldlie business I would have such to consider that 1 The same God which hath commanded diligence in your particular calling has also commanded daily praier reading the Scriptures and other duties of vvorship The Jews who vvere commanded to labour six daies yet were commanded to offer the morning and evening sacrifice daily vid. Exod. 29. 38 39. and Num. 28. 3. They had their morning sacrifice vvhen they entred upon their vvork and they had their evening sacrifice when they ended their work They divided the daie into three parts the first ad tephilla orationem to prayer the second ad torah legem for the reading of the Law the third ad malacha opus for the vvorks of their lavvfull calling although Weemse mor. Law p. 223. they vvere daies appointed for vvork yet they gave God his part of them every day And vve knovv that all governours of families are enjoined Deut. 6. 6 7 8. to speak morning and evening at least of the statutes of God to their Children and Servants God hath reserved to himself vvho is the Lord of all time part of our time every daie and the particular calling must give way to the general 2 Jesus Christ commended Mary for setting by her particular calling to wait upon an occasion and opportunity offered to hear a Sermon vid. Luc. 10. ult Christ justifieth Mary for that holy neglect of her particular calling and reprooves Martha for her complaint and for her own too much worldlinesse 3 These exercises of Gods worship do not hinder but further the works of the particular calling It s the way to draw down a blessing from heaven upon the workes of our hands Psal 127. 1 2. Psal 128. 1. c. Whet is no Let. The travellor loseth nothing by baiting his horse and refreshing himself Prayer is like Jacob to Laban it brings Gods blessing upon what we do Gen. 30. 27. 30. Onely this diligence in our particular calling requires us not to be quite taken off from it upon pretence of praying hearing reading c Every one that is fit for labour must labour as wel as pray the generall calling must not eate up the particular nor the particular the generall As he sins who upon pretence of diligence in his calling will neither pray nor read nor heare a Sermon on the week daie So doth he offend who being fit for labour doth upon pretence of hearing praying c. all the week long neglect his particular calling 2. Rule This diligence doth not exempt us from setting daies apart for publick humiliation and publick thanksgivings lawfully commanded upon lawfull occasions These are enjoyned by God to his people as well as labour Jehoshaphat proclaimed a fast in a time of trouble and the people are commended for their ready attendance upon that service 2 Cor. 20. 3. 4. So Ezra 8. 23. and Joel 1. 14. Now in such times upon such occasions all bodily labours are to be laid aside and bodily delights and it is to be spent as a holy Sabbath Esa 58. 3. they are reproved for exacting their labours and finding their pleasure And so for publick Thanksgivings when the Church of God hath received some notable mercy c. And 2 Chron. 20 26. so for private fastings and thanksgivings we are enjoyned in all such cases to set apart our particular callings that we may give our selves to the worship of the Lord vid. Lev. 23. 7 8. 3. Rule Diligence in our particular calling doth not take us off from doing works of mercy c.