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A03599	The Christians tvvo chiefe lessons viz. selfe-deniall, and selfe-tryall. As also the priviledge of adoption and triall thereof. In three treatises on the texts following: viz. Matt. 16.24. 2 Cor. 13.5. Iohn 1.12,13. By T.H.	Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.; Symmes, Zachariah, 1599-1671.	1640 (1640)	STC 13724; ESTC S104191	125,257	252

give me understanding so in all weakenesse goe to Christ and say I am thy servant teach me to keepe thy Commandements Ios 10.6 Ios 10.6 Stack not thy hand c. when the Gibeonites had made a league with Ioshuah all the Nations of the kind conspired against them and mark whither they send to Iosuah to Gilgal saying slacke not thine hand but come and help us so it is with a poore sinner that hath made a league with Christ all the rabble of Ruffians follow him sathan by temptations laboureth to intangle him the world by scoffes and reproaches labours to withdraw him from God and a good course now send to Ioshuah to the Campe in Gilgal send to the Lord Iesus Christ and say slack not thy hand from thy servant but save and helpe me Psal 80.1 2. Psal 80.1 2. Give eate O Shepheard of Israel but marke what followes before Ephraim Benjamin and Manasses come and helpe us the meaning lyes thus it is a phrase taken from the Children of Israel in Warre 3. lay Eastward 3. Westward 3. Southward and the Arke in the midst Now these three Tribes Ephraim Benjamin and Manasses lay behinde the Arke and before them Christ riseth before weake sinfull cr●●tures Christ stirres himselfe Vse 2 It is a word of Terrour to the wicked What will become of them that come in battle a●●ay against Gods children with a rage that reacheth to heaven or rather to hell Those that say as Ashur Hos 8. are not my Princes altogether Kings Thus he counteth the day to be his so it is with many wicked and proud men they thinke all the world is theirs it is true your politicke wisdom is greater then the godlies is but poore Good man such a one and poore Good wife such a one they are simple yea but Christ the Commander of the Lords Hosts incamps about them therefore let me speak plainly if there be any soule in this place guilty of this to that soule be it spoken he is an opposite to the Lord Iesus Christ Isa 37.23 Isa 37.23 ma●k how the Lord takes it to himselfe when Hezekiah was spoken ill of whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed against whom hast thou lift up thy voyce and exalted thine eyes on high even against the holy one of Israel the●efore at such a time let them know that they deale with a wiser then the wisest of them and hee wi●l crush them hereafter if he doe not convert them here you love Christ you say but you hate his members because they are hypocrites tush that is a fancy can a man say I love your head well and yet would chop off your armes therefore heare and feare for ever and let your hearts shake and tremble because you have opposed the Lord Iesus Christ the Captaine and Admirall of his Church and wonder with your selves that you live good Lord that I that have been such an opposite should live 1 Sam. 4.7 1 Sam. 4.7 wo wo to us for the great God is come into the Campe. Brethren shall I tell you the meaning of it The Ark was a type of Christ now when the Arke was brought into the Camp mark how the cry was woe to us for God is come into the Campe these are the Gods that sent plague after plague upon Pharaoh this was but a type of Christ Ye therefore that sell your selves against the Israel of God yee malicious contemners of Gods truth and goodnesse it is a wonder that the great God of heaven and earth hath not consumed you it was that Christ that had a rod of Iron to crush his enemies whom ye have opposed therefore thinke not Gods Children are simple for the more feeble they are the more God will helpe them Deut. 25.17 Remember what Amaleck did unto thee by the way Amalek took advantage of them when they were weake therefore remember Amaleck and hee remembred him indeed for in 1 Sam. 15. God bid Saul s●ay Amaleck and utterly destroy him I doubt not but God is the same God now as ever he was God ruinates opposers especially God saith I remember such a man opposed me let plagues pursue and vengeance overtake him speedily God is just and true therefore let him that opposed heretofore persecute no more now take heed now of medling with Gods weake ones for Christ is their Captaine Vse 3 The last Vse is this namely a word of comfort Let the earth bee glad and the Nations rejoyce for ever be their enemies never so unquiet be they what they can be there is more mercy on Christs part to deliver you then there is or can be malice on their side to oppose you Brethren this is that which will stand by you one day remember Christ is yours Iohn 6.17 18 19. Ioh. 6.17 18 19 the sea raged night approached and their hearts trembled to see Iesus walking on the Sea marke what Christ saith it is I as who should say It is a tempest makes you shake but it is I that deliver you the night is darke to trouble you but I am here to comfort you the world is the Sea the soule the Shippe miseries the tempest and when you see all these things threatning poverty and anguish yet remember it is I art thou in prison Remember I am there to deliver you and as long as CHRIST is there to helpe you steele your faces who would not be a Souldier to have Christ his leader and Captaine therfore see and consider there is the Lord Iesus Christ he is in misery to helpe and succour his It is a great comfort in two Cases 1. In temporall afflictions 2. In spirituall temptations 1. For the time of temporall trouble and afflictions that place is p●egnant for this purpose Micah 4.5 Micah 4.5 Every one will walke in the name of his God The Philistines ●ad their god D●gon the rich man walkes in the name of his god riches but marke what the Text saith we will walke in the name of our God for ever and ever Your good god riches will be gone in misery and sicknesse and when you have most need of comfort where is your god riches now but let us walke in the name of our God for ever in the name of Christ who lives for ever That also of David who slew Kings for their sakes Og the King of Bashan for his mercy endureth for ever how ever misery end●reth yet his mercy endureth for ever Therefore walke thou in the name of thy God wicked men endure yet a while haling yet mercy endureth for ever comforting of GOD's Children Let thy heart therefore be comforted with this 2 In temptations you are weake and have little helpe but have an eye to thy Leader what ever thy blindnesse bee yet thy Leader can informe thee that place is marvellous sweet Isa 58.8 Isa 58.8 Righteousnesse shall go before thee and the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward Here the Lord Iesus

give for his life Acts 19.31 Acts 19.31 They desired Paul that hee would not adventure himselfe to goe into the Theatre this is naturall selfe 2. There is a corrupt selfe Corruptions creepe in upon the heart and sway and shew soveraigne power there for they command nothing but it is obeyed Thus covetousnesse loosenesse and prophanenesse it selfe It is covetous and malicious so farre as I am over-powred vvith it For the Adulterer that seekes to obey his lusts must needs seeke to obey himselfe because hee is under the command of his lust So pride is especially selfe selfe prayes preacheth professeth all selfe that is sinne and corruption Iude 18. Iude 18. who walked after their lusts their owne selfe-lying and selfe-svvearing Rom. 16.18 Rom. 16.18 they serve their owne belly their base gluttony was their selfe they served it So every ruling sinne is a corrupt selfe 3. Abilities of gifts or learning which GOD gives I call it Morall or Civill selfe Common graces are selfe to a civill man because he counts them the best things hee hath 2 Cor. 4.5 2 Cor. 4.5 wee preach not Our selves saith Paul so a man may preach selfe when he preacheth learning it is preaching selfe Mee learned and me judicious c. So in conference he vvould have it knovvne that he is learned and full of knowledge that is selfe So an hypocrite will pray with others and not alone this is selfe-praying 4. A man may make even his graces and spirituall abilities selfe when a man prankes up himselfe and expects something from grace this is a gracious selfe He makes grace a God he rests on that not on Christ the heart claps it selfe on the backe by this and saith I can doe so and so and expect to be saved the having of these properly is not selfe but when the soule sets a supremacy and excellency in these when a man will doe any thing for life lusts parts gifts graces and makes as it were Idols of them and worship them Now all these must be denyed and cast such a man into the Sea he will shift for himselfe well enough I warrant you Quest What is it to deny our selves Answ The phrase implyes three things 1. When the soule renounceth the supremacy and authority of all these foure selves casts off the yoke as not its rule when it shakes off all these as having nothing to doe with it 2. When it doth not acknowledge any fulnesse in them to believe what they promise as when sin seemes pleasant and ability seemes good then the heart saith it is not in them there is no such matter there is nothing in them that can give any content to the soule the soule saith it is not to bee had in these 3. The soule refuseth to be subject to or work for any of these as its Master 1 Cor. 6.19 1 Cor. 6.19 yee are not your owne not your selves It s not in our aurhority to doe what we will not what Selfe will but what the Lord will The phrase is taken from a similitude when a man renounceth to be under the government of another I will not meddle with it saith hee this is to deny a thing thus the soule deales with Selfe and saith the Lord onely hath authority over me and shall command me Matth. 26.72 Matth. 26.72 Peter denyed Christ with an oath that hee knew not the man that is Christ is not my Master I know him not So the soule saith to Selfe when in time of persecution life pleades and saith what shall become of me the soule saith I know thee not thou art not my Master If lust tempts the soul answer I know not my sinne I know not the man Covetousnesse bids sell on the Lords day but the soule answers I know not covetousnesse so Pride saith why should I endure this or that injury Why should hee speake against me c then saith the soule what care I for gain-saying I know not pride Hosea 14.3 Ashur shall not save us but with the Lord vve shall finde mercy this is to deny Selfe The points then are two A mans selfe naturally is a God to his soule For why else should CHRIST lay this weight on them as who should say looke to it for it will crowde into dive●se duties this Pope-like sin will rovv in every mans boate it would be universall in every estate oh this selfe is in every man and swayes there Therefore our Saviour gives caution concerning this to which we are subject But the last namely the gracious selfe is not so much intended here though this be too But especially the three former are here intended Psal 12.4 Our tongues are our owne who shall be over Vs the wicked stout it out against God and vvill have no other God then their owne selves Reproofe shall not controle them our tongues are our ovvne Wee will hold our old course still tell us not of swearing we vvill sweare still Matth. 15.6 Matth. 15.6 The Scribes made Traditions the Rule and themselves gods and thereby made the command of God of none effect that is Vnlorded them and lorded it over them Conceits must rule Ier. 2.31 Ier. 2.31 We are Lords wee will come no more at thee As who should say thou thinkest to command us but thy command shall not prevaile thus they lord it and vvill be above God and his commands this is to be a god to himselfe 1 Pet. 4.1 2 3. 1 Pet. 4.1 2 3. they walke after the will of the Gentiles not what God will but vvhat a Gentiles corrupt heart vvill command that is done thus you idle persons and such as follow pleasures and Cards and Dice on the Sabbath God forbids you but you will have them Wherfore they be your Gods and unlesse your vvill be satisfied you fall out with heaven and earth and all this selfe must bee denyed Reason 1 Because every naturall man seekes in himselfe and from himselfe help in what ever he doth he expects helpe from something of his ovvne and this is one part of that Deity the soule puts upon selfe and makes Selfe a God Isa 10.13 by my wisdome I have done it he thinkes vvith his wisdome and power to doe all His ovvn power is his God he is sufficient to doe it and vvho can crosse it He thinkes no God can command him but thinks he can doe vvhat he pleaseth Dan. 4.30 Dan. 4.30 Nebuchadnezars va●nt of Babell vvhich he had built when he had gone up into his Tower he doth not say is not this Babel vvhich God hath built but hee sa●th is not this great Babel vvhich I have built he thought he had all the povver in himselfe therfore after when hee vvas humbled by God and had beene sent out a grazing amongst the beasts a while God made him see Hee was the worke● Ver. 3● Ver. 34 he savv then God did vvhat he vvould 〈◊〉 he thought before it vvas