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A35314	The parable of the great supper opened Wherein is set forth the fulness of Gospel-provision. The frank and free invitation of Jews and Gentiles to this Supper: the poor excuses of the recusant guests that were invited. The faithful returns which the messengers make unto the Lord of their refusal. God's displeasure against those who slight his favours: his bringing in of despicable creatures to fill his house: with the condemnation of those that were bidden. Methodically and succinctly handled by that judicious divine, Mr. John Crump, late of Maidstone in Kent.	Crumpe, John, d. 1674.	1669 (1669)	Wing C7431; ESTC R214975	153,869	393

of sinners are capable of conversion Christ came from Gentiles and sinners why then may not Gentiles and sinners come unto him 4. The wise-men of the East who were Gentiles were welcome when they came to worship Christ the King of the Jews by their gifts they acknowledge Christ the great propitiatory of the world 5. Christ when he preached on earth had mercy upon a woman of Samaria John 4. and upon a woman of Canaan Mat. 15.22 she grants she was an heathenish dog but yet crumbs of mercy she did expect and she had her desire with a large Encomium of her faith 6. Christ by his death hath broken down the partition-wall Eph. 2.13 14. that the Gentiles might come to the Jews and take those priviledges which belonged to them as well as to the Jews 7. Christ after his Resurrection did enlarge the commission of preaching the Gospel Though before there was a restriction in the commission Go not in the way of the Gentiles Matth. 10.5 yet afterwards he bids them go teach all Nations Matth. 28.19 and preach the Gospel to every creature Mark 16.15 8. The Apostles did turn to the Gentiles upon the refusal of the Gospel by the Jews Act. 13.46 The Jews had the offer of the Pearl of great price of the purchase of truth but they made light of it 9. The Gentiles did embrace the Gospel witness the many Churches that were founded among the Gentiles at Corinth Rome Ephesus Col●sse Phillppi Thessalonica and those who did embrace the Gospel were as compleat in Christ alone as ever the Jews were in all their height Col. 2.10 11. CHAP. IV. Use 1. THis informs us of the unquestionable mystery of the Gospel God manifest in the flesh preached unto the Gentiles believed on in the world 1 Tim. 3.16 A great mystery that those who were the profest enemies of God worshipping dumb idols for so many ages together should of a suddain become the special friends of God turn from so many Gods to cleave to one God The Ephesians who were much addicted to the black Art yet the Gospel coming in the power of it to them it made them burn their conjuring books though of a very great price Act. 19.18 19 20. Here also ye may see that God is no respecter of persons This inference S● Peter draws from our Doctrine Act. 10.34 that is of their outward estate and condition as Countrey Sex Wealth c. Outward things neither please nor displease God ●ut as for inward qualifications the impressions of his own spirit and works of Righteousness flowing from the same those he doth respect add graciously accept ver 35. he accepts not one man before another but he accepts a Saint before a sinner Vse 2. Though we say the Gentiles have now leave to believe yet we must know it was allwaies lawfull for them to embrace the true Religion Those of them that would might turn Proselites to the Jews and some did so in severall nations of the world and in severall ages of the world before the time of the Gentiles general vocation came As Jethro of the Midianites Job of the Vzzites Naaman of the Syrians Araunah of the Jebusites ●rijah of the Hittites Ruth of the Moabites Corne●ius of the Romans the Eunuch of the Ethiopians Secondly though we say it is as lawful for the Gentiles to believe as it was for the Jews yet the greater and more learned sort of the Gentiles are as backward to believe as those of the Jews were Have any of the Rulers or Pharisees believed on him John 7.48 thus it was among the Jews and was it any better among the Gentiles At Corinth not many wise nor mighty nor noble were called 1 Cor. 1.26 At Athens among the Scholars no Church founded The Philosophers there scoffed at the strangeness of the Gospel Act. 17.18 Thus it hath been in several ages Ulpian the chief Lawyer G●len the 〈◊〉 of Physician Porphyry the chief Ar●s●●●e 〈◊〉 Plotinus the chief Platonist Lib●n●us 〈◊〉 cian the chief Orators in that age wherein they lived were all profest enemies to Christ Use 3. Let us Gentiles consider of that provision which God hath made in the Gospel for Gentiles 1. The salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles Act. 28.28 2. God hath opened the door of faith to the Gentiles Act. 14.27 hath acquainted ●he Gentiles with the way of applying the Gospel 3. St. Paul one of the chief of the Apostles is called the Apostle of the Gentiles Rom. 11.13 designed of God purposely for the good of the Gentiles to bear God's name before the Gentiles Act. 9.15 to write God's mind unto the Gentiles Now let us Gentiles bless God for this good news of the Gospel Rom. 15.9 10 11 12. Let the Isles be glad and sing for joy Let us of this Island bless God for the plentiful preaching of the Gospel Let us Gentiles make much of the Gospel be desirous to hear it and subject our selves to it Act. 13.42 48. let us fear while we consider that the Jews were cut off when the Gentiles were graffed in Rom. 11.20 know this God hath not tyed his promises so to any mans seed but that they may be cast off if they degenerate And let us Gentiles wait and pray for the fulness of the Gentiles and the conversion of the Jews Rom. 11.25 for the fulness of the Gentiles let us pray Lord Let thy way be known upon earth and thy saving health among all Nations Psal 67.2 and for the conversion of the Jews they shall come in and so all Israel shall be saved That is the Nation of the Jews shall be brought in by the power of the Gospel to profess the Christian Religion and so many of them shall be actually saved as belong to the number of God's elect Though obstinacy lie never so long upon the Jews yet none of them within the Covenant shall be lost From Sion shall the deliverer come Non quia ibi natus sed quia inde doctrina ejus exivit in universum mundum Aquin. c. not because he was born there but because his Doctrine went forth from thence into all the world saith Aquinas Which sense agrees with the Prophets words Isa 2.3 The law shall go forth of Sion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem Use 4. This Doctrine is comfortable to the converted Gentiles for they are now fellow-Citizens with the Saints upon earth Eph. 2.17 They are admitted into the new Jerusalem which hath twelve gates That sheweth that there is every way access unto Christ They shall hereafter be fellow-inhabitants of the heavenly Canaan with the ancient Patriarchs of the Iews They shall sit down with Abraham Isaac and Iacob in the kingdom of God Matth. 8.12 sit down with them fellow-like equal with them Abraham was a great man upon earth but he is greater in heaven and the poorest Saint shall be where he is Poor Lazarus sweetly resteth in his bosom CHAP. V. Into

presence Guilt cannot endure the thoughts of a Judge when our Saviour would resemble our apostatized nature in a Parable he doth it by a prodigal's going into a far Country Luke 15.14 Thus men naturally and voluntarily oppose the kingdom of grace and what is this but to exclude themselves from the kingdom of glory for they who now bid God depart from them as obstinate creatures God will one day bid them depart from him as cursed creatures Use 2. Yet this doth not make but many may partake of Gospel-mercies in the kingdom of grace and yet never come to glory Nay the higher their priviledges have been the greater their damnation may be Ingentia beneficia● flagilia supplicia if they abuse those priviledges Mat. 11.22 Men are therefore the worse because they had the advantage to be better If Turks and Indians shall be damned surely prop●ane and hypocritical Englishmen shall be double damned Infidelity is a worse sin than Sodomy because it refuseth the remedy provided for all sin CHAP. VII Use 3. WOuld you come into the kingdom of glory then be exhorted 1. To come into the kingdom of grace subject your selves to that kingdom of heaven which God hath erected here upon earth in the dispensation of the Gospel we may try our selves herein by those several resemblances whereby our Saviour sets forth the nature of this kingdom 1. 'T is compared to good seed In pretio in promisso in p●imitiis Matth. 13.24 Which is operative and brings forth fruit like it self It is called the kingdom of heaven in the price promise and first-fruits That spiritual principle which is called the seed of God makes us like to God and tends to the full fruition of God in the other world 2. 'T is like unto a grain of Mustard seed Nusquam magis tota natura quam in minimis which though a small grain produceth a great Tree ver 31. Thus the word of this kingdom though little at first in appearance it produceth great effects 3. It is like unto Leaven ver 33. Which soon d●ffuseth it self into the whole lump All the faculties of the soul partake of the power of grace where 't is implanted in truth 4. 'T is like unto a Treasure ver 44. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Which is an heap of precious things laid up for future use The word of this kingdom is hid within the heart both the word of precept of promise and threats all which kinds and all the particulars under them are of special use for the well ordering of our conversation 5. 'T is like unto one Pearl of great price ver 46. Christ alone as held forth in the Gospel and bearing sway within the heart is more to be prized than all things else 6. It is like unto a Net ver 47. St. Basil comparing the Gospel to a Net make 's hope to be the Cork which keeps it always above water and fear to be the lead which sinketh it 2. Live as under the Laws of this kingdom of grace 1. Perform allegiance unto God yield your selves unto him Rom. 6.13 Princes do claim tribute and homage and the persons of the subjects as occasion serveth are to be at their service may not God do the like 2. Expect protection from God draw nigh to him Jam. 4.8 Put your selves under his wings to live under divine influence Spirits may have converse with one another though at a distance Thus our souls may have communion with our father which is in heaven Here put forth an act of faith to cast your selves upon God an act of fear to keep you in aw of God that ye may be sincere in his presence Loose an● regardless persons are far from God walk before me and be upright Gen. 17.1 Those that would sit down with Abraham in the kingdom of heaven Matth. 8.11 Must now walk with Abraham as before the Lord. 3. Pray that the Territories of this kingdom of grace may be enlarged more and more upon the face of the earth Matth. 6.10 That saving health may be made known among all Nations 4. Prepare for the translation of the kingdom of grace into the kingdom of glory when this mediatory kingdom shall cease and God shall be all in all 1 Cor. 15.24 28. When Christ shall reign without Adversaries and without outward means and ordinances so live that ye may be able to say in truth of heart come Lord Jesus Rev 22.20 SERM. II. Luke 14.16 Then said he unto him A certain man c. CHAP. I. YOu have heard of the occasion of these words both remote and immediate 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 collatio comparatio qua res diversae ostenduntur in aliquo esse similes we are now to enquire concerning the form of them and that is parabolical this form of speech is frequent in Scripture whence I observe Observ It was our Saviour's usual manner when he was upon the earth to speak in Parables Matth. 13.18 24 31 33. A Parable is an artificial framing of some thing in manner of an History Parab●la est r●rum sive veraru● sive verisimilium ad a●iud significan dum apposita artisiciosa narratio by way of comparison to illustrate something else The substance o● these words is set down by several Authors cited by Salmeron Hierom ●lemens A●exandrinu● and others Yet the word Parable in Scripture-sense is d●versly taken As 1. For a Type Heb. 9.9 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. The exemplar of something which in due time was really to exist The ceremonial service which figured and shadowed out Christ coming in the flesh and entring into glory is there called a Parable 2. For a similitude Thus Isaac's deliverance from death after God's probational precept and Abraham's intenti●nal act to put him to death was a Parable Heb. 11.19 A Figure Similitude or Representation of the Resurrection 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3. For a Proverb a common speech taken up in any Country whereby a plain truth is spoken in figurative terms Luk● 4.23 A●ages are witty and summary sentences 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4. For ●n excellent and mysteri●us saying Psal 49.4 Yet the former description is the proper meaning of a Parable according to the tenor of this Parable we have in hand and others Those Divine truths which are most necessary to be known Christ spake in Parables As 1. The Apostacy of man by nature This is shewn in the Parable of the Prodigal son going into a far Country Luke 15.13 And wasting his whole substance with riotous living not caring to save any p●r● we are utterly undone we have nothing lest that good is 2. The recovery of man by the provision of the Gospel This is shewn in our present Parable ver 23. God is willing that the many mansions in heaven should be filled up with the many fallen creatures upon the earth closing with that grace which he ten●ers to them 3. God hath his