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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93876	The commings [sic] forth of Christ in the power of his death. Opened in a sermon preached before the High Court of Parliament, on Thursday the first of Novem. 1649. being a publike thanksgiving for the victories obtained by the Parliaments forces in Ireland, especially for the taking of Droghedah, since which Wexford also was taken. By Peter Sterry, sometimes fellow of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge: and now preacher of the Gospel in London.	Sterry, Peter, 1613-1672.; England and Wales. Parliament. aut	1649 (1649)	Wing S5476; Thomason E578_1; ESTC R203622	37,495	77

fulfilling of this part of the Revelation Yet we read also of the same Season as of a Season of great Trouble as also of great Triumph to the Saints themselves Trouble in the Flesh but Triumph in the Spirit because now Jesus Christ in His Members is exalted in the Power of his Death Page 12. Here is the Patience of the Saints wh●le they are ●innowed from all their H●sks and Straw that nothing may be left but pure Corn for the Ga●ner Here are they that keep the Commandements of God and the Fa●th of Jesus They are now Discovered who are built upon the Rocke of a Divine Principle who live by V●ion with Jesus Christ not looking upon things that are seen but upon things that are not seen Now is the Tryall of those who are not carryed about with the Winds of Fancy Philosophy or Divers and Delusive Spirits but cleave fast to the Commandements of God Concerning these it is Proclaimed by the Spirit page 13. Bl●ssed are the Dead which dye in the Lord namely by reason of the Troubles and Perillousnesse of these Day●s For they rest from their Labou●s and their Works follow them For the End will be suddenly The Resurrection from the Dead with the Burning up of the World and the Consummating of the Saints now maketh h●st and i● even at the Door In the yeere 1656. the Flo●d came upon the ●i●st World Then it rained forty Dayes and forty Nights Genesis 3. 12. When this Flood was spent and the dry Land appeared Noah came forth from the Ark at the Commandment of the Lord and planted a Vine About the same number of yeeres from the last Man may God rain Blood upon the Face of the Earth for the space of forty Yeeres to weare out the Race of the Wicked and to wash off the Worldly part from the Righteous In the mean time shall the Saints be lifted up above the Earth upon the Face of this Deluge being ●id with Christ in God the true Ark After this shall Jesus Christ come forth and all His Saints with him Then shall He plant Himself as a new Vine upon the Face of the whole Earth to che●r both God and Man with His Wine But the Waters of the Flood prevailed upon the Earth one Hundred and Fifty Dayes though it rained onely Forty Dayes Genesis 7. In this last Deluge God will wonderfully shorten His Worke and contract the Times Mat. 24. 22. Accordingly the Difference in Daniels last Number which reacheth to the Resurrection of the Just from His first Number is Five and no more above Forty Happy and Blessed are you that live to the Brinke of these Times Happy and Blessed are your Eyes that see Jesus Christ lifted up in the World by His Crosse This is your Season to rejoyce Now in the midst of Wars and Rumours of Wars for now your Redemption draweth nigh Luke 21. 18. Now lift up your Heads and look forth your Redeemer is comming as a Gyant refresht with Wine to run his Race thorow the World over the Necks and Brests of His Enemies When He hath finisht this Course He will come forth as a Bridegroom from His Chamber to receive you into his Everlasting Embraces Here is the Faith and Patience of the Saints Here is the Faith of the Saints to see their Saviour raigning like David in Blood Here is the Patience of the Saints to wait all this Forty yeers of His First and David like Raign for His great and last Appearing Then shall ●e come like Salomon the Prince of Peace having changed His Red Apparell for the Wh●te Garments of Righteousnesse and everlasting Joy I have done now with the Auther of the Psalme as he is described by his Name and Person David 2 Description His Relation The Servant of the Lord Davids Wisedome ●n● Courage had a great share in Victories which he obtained Yet he gives all the Glory to the Lord and puts in himselfe only under this Title the Servant of the Lord A Servant is a living Instrument David was carried from a Shepherds life through many D●fficulties and Dangers safe to a Kingdome He ownes nothing of all this Neither the Design nor the Working of it were his He was an Instrument a Toole a Weapon in the ●and of his God and no more The Highest Praises come from the Humblest Hearts Noble Patriots This is your Copy after which you also are to write in this Day of your Praises your Titles the Servants of the Lord I appeale to your own Breasts whether God hath not wrought you and perhaps is still working you to Great things beyond your Ay●● or Imagination As the Paper in a Letter so you Right Honourable have had the Honour to Convey the Words the Works of God to us But the Head that beares the Sense and Contrivance the Hand that formed them these have been the Lords nor Yours I have done with the Second Particular in the Title of the Psalm the Author 3 Particular The Occasion of the Psalme This is twofold 1. Generall 2. Particular 1 Generall A Universall Deliverance from all his Enemies to that day When God had delivered him from the hand of all his Enemies 2 Particular and from the Hand of Saul Saul signifieth Askt Saul was given to the People in Displeasure For they desired a King upon a Heathenish Ground that they might be like the rest of the Nations 1 Samu. 8. 5. Now make us a King to judge us like all the Nations They desired a King upon a Profane Ground in Opposition to their Thearchy their Government under God by Judges 1 Sam. 8. 7. They have not rejected Thee but Me that I should not reign over them This Saul was forsaken by the Lord haunted by an Evill Spirit could finde no Reliefe from It except only by the Sweet Strokes of Davids Harp Yet he hunts David all his Dayes for his Li●e as a Pa●tridge upon the Mountains David was now delivered from the Power and Malice of King Saul Yet Saul left a Son His name was Ishbosheth which signifies a Man of Shame He had the Affections of the greatest Part of the People and succeeded his Father in the Kingdome of the Ten Tribes He acted nothing in his own Person but by his Servants especially Abner his Chiefe Captain He was a Slight and a Short trouble to David He never prospered still declining He continued not above two yeares ●Sam 2. 10. He was betrayed and flain by those of his own Camp and Court God hath delivered you Right Honourable not only from Saul but also from Ishbosheth in a very great Degree by those la●e Victories and Successes in Ireland I have journeyed thorow the First Part of my Text the Title of the Psalme I passe now into the Second Part The Second Part. The Ground-work of the Psalm I Love thee O Lord my Strength This Part hath Two Particulars in it 1 Particular A Profession of Affection I love thee O Lord 2

quick when their wrath was kindled over us 3. Note Wind up and wrap up all your Mercies into the Person of Jesus Christ In him they are all Yea and Amen ● Cor. 1. 20. He is the Eternall One by whom and in whom our Blessings are made Eternall Mercies are Sweet when they are the Sure Mercies of Jesus Christ When our Salvations and our Joyes savour of the Lord Jesus they become the sweet Savour of an Everlasting Memorial upon our owne Spirits in the Nostrils of God the Father Without Him they vanish at the presence of every new Tryall as the Morning dew before the rising Sunne 4. Note Offer up all your Thanks to God by Jesus Christ Hee is the Chiefe Musician He alone can tune your songs and set them in order before the Lord to make them Spirituall Musicke Our blessed Saviour is the Altar that must sanctifie the Gold of our praises Thus begin and end your Praises with the Lord Jesus Make him the First and the Last Dish in your Feasts the Seasoning of all your Dishes Engrave upon your Hearts in all your Mirth set at the Head of all your Songs this Inscription or Title To the Chiefe Musician in Heavenly things To him that excelleth To Iesus Christ I have done with the First Particular in the Title of the Psalme the Dedication 2. Particular The Author He is described Two wayes 1. By his Name or Person David 2. By his Relation the Servant of the Lord 1. By his Name or Person David David was the Type of a Just Power in Foure Respects 1. David was sought of God to rule his People after his owne Heart 1 Sam. 13 14. Samuel tells Saul God hath sought him a man after his owne Heart and he hath commanded him to be Captaine over his People A Ruler must be sought out by a Divine Spirit Divine Providence or Both He must have a Command either Exprest or Imprest upon his Heart He must command out of Obedience not Ambition 2. David was the Sonne of Ishai 1 Sam. 16. 1. God saith to Samuel I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite I have provided me a King from among his Sons Jesse or Ishai for Both are one signifies Man in his Excellency in the true Being of a Man that is so farre as he hath any Reliques or Prints of that Image of God in which Man was first made 3. David had Iesus Christ for his Lord and Son Matt. 22. 45. Iesus puts this Riddle to the Jewes from the 110th Psalme If David call Him Lord how is He then his Son David had Christ for his Lord He raigned Obedientially as being subject to the Messiah Deuteron 34. 5. It is said of Moses that He died according to the word of the Lord The Hebrew hath it At the Mouth of the Lord The ●ewes say God tooke Moses's Soule from him with a Kisse So David raigned at the Mouth of the Lord Iesus The Kisses of Christ's mouth breath'd a Ruling Power and Skill into him David had Iesus Christ for his Son David was Christ's Predecossour in the same Line and His Type The End of David and his Kingdome was to Figure and to further the Comming of the Lord Iesus 4. David signifies Beloved He was Gods Favourite protected and blessed by Him By the Blessing of the Lord thorough many Dangers in the midst of many Difficulties he was setled in his Kingdome now when he sung this Song of Praise Thus David was the Type of a Iust Power Right Honourable and Noble Patriots You are that Iust Power of which David was a Type if you not Seeking b●●Sought by the Lord to Command rule this People not according to your owne Hearts but His owne Heart You are a Iust Power while you are Sons of Ishai Representatives of the People not after their Lusts and Humours but ●o farre as they retaine the True Being of Men having the Image of God stampt upon them in Righteousnesse and true Reason 〈…〉 are a Iust Power while you have Iesus Christ for your Lord and Sonne while you make the End of your Rule to be the Exaltation and Manifestation of the Lord Iesus to Serve Shadow forth Usher in Iesus Crrist Upon these Grounds you have been Beloved of the Lord eminently Favoured and Blest by Him By the Blessing of the Lord after many Dangers in the midst of many Difficulties you are Setled to a good degree in your Government now when you keep this Day of Praises But there is One thing more Remarkable in David and Applicable to your selves Honoured Senatours which I cannot let passe That is this David stands between Two Contrary Raignes the Raigne of Saul a Prince of Disobedience Witchcrafts Idolatries and the Raigne of Salomon a Prince of Righteousnesse Peace and Glory David was a Man of Blood all his time full of Warres and Troubles He was not suffered to build an House to the Lord because he had shed much Blood upon the face of the Earth before the Lord 1 Chron. 22. 8. Davids Raigne was a Type of the Kingdome of Christ in its Conflict of the Church in her Passage from the Land of Darknesse and Bondage under Anti-Christ to the Land of Rest David raigned fourty yeares from Saul to Salomon according to the yeares in which the Children of Israel were journeying through the Wildernesse according to the Dayes in which Eliah was travelling without foode to the Mount of God when he fled from the face of Iezabel 1 Kings 19. 8. according to the Dayes in which Iesus Christ was encountred and tempted of the Devil in the Wildernesse Right Honourable If we may give credit to Reverend Learned and Holy Men You are now upon the Entrance into those Times You have had the Honour to be made Instruments in the Hand of God to bring about the Beginnings of those Times of the Church to which Davids Kingdome was a Type and no more Iesus Christ is now comming forth with his Garments dyed Red in the Blood of his Enemies The Prophet Isaiah saw these Times when he cryed out Esai 63. v. 1. Who is this that commeth from Edom with Dyed Garments from Bozrah The Iewish Rabbins teach us that Edom in the old Testament points out Rome which is the Seate of the Whore The Prophet goeth on v. 2. Wherefore art thou red in thy Aparrell He answers concerning his Enemies v. 3. at the latter end Their Blood shall be sprinckled upon my Garments and I will staine all my Rayment This is the First Raign of Christ after the similitude of David that is in the Power of his Death This Power of our Saviours Death must have a Double Effect One to cover the Earth with His Slaine the other to crucisie the Earthly Part in his Saints I will here crave leave to insert one place of Scripture which seemes to suite my present Purpose It is Daniel 12. ver. 11. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away