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A20173 The new creature A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, Ianuary 17. 1619. By Stephen Denison, minister of Gods word, at Katherine Kree Church, in the citie of London. Denison, Stephen, d. 1649 or 50. 1619 (1619) STC 6607; ESTC S120525 30,181 101

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Let all good Christians learne that as the wicked and vngodly do diligently worke out their owne damnation so to be carefull on the contrary to worke out their saluation and this they shall do by the power of God and not by their owne power or by any thing in themselues First if they be carefull to vse all the meanes which God hath appointed for the working of sauing faith and the nourishing of the same in their hearts Secondly if they labour in all the parts of repentance if they daily examine themselues if they daily humble their soules for their sinnes if they daily labour for mortification and if they endeuour to serue God in holinesse and righteousnesse all the dayes of their liues And for this purpose take these few directions Let euery Christian which desires to grow in grace be carefull of Gods publicke ordinances Let them heare Gods word with Marie acknowledging that to be the better part but let them not vnder that pretence quite cast off their particular lawfull callings and so liue inordinately contrary to the rule of the Apostle in 2. Thes 3. 12. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Iesus Christ that with quietnesse they worke and eate their owne bread And concerning the right hearing of Gods word take these rules before thou repairest to Gods house First prepare thy selfe with repentance and with an heartie purpose of amendment of life For otherwise if thou comest to Gods house with thine hands full of bloud God may iustly say vnto thee What hast thou to do to tread within my Courts Isaiah 1. 12. Secondly prepare thy selfe by reading some part of Gods word according to the example of the Eunuch Act. 8. 30. who was well prepared to heare Philip preach when he had prepared himselfe first by reading the Prophet Isaiah Thirdly prepare thy selfe for publicke hearing by priuate prayer praying for thy selfe for the Minister and for the Congregation beseeching God of his mercie to open vnto the Minister the doore of vtterance and to thy selfe and the rest of the Congregation the doore of faith Fourthly repaire vnto Gods house with an honest heart not to see fashions not to carpe at the Minister not vpon custom not to be noted to be religious nor for feare of mās law but go with a true desire to worship God and to reape to thy owne soule eternall benefite according to the example of the Church in Isay 2. 3 which saith Come let vs go vp to the house of the Lord he will teach vs his wayes and we will walke in his paths Fiftly when thou art come to the Church hearken with all diligence and reuerence to Gods word according to the example of Lydia who attended to the doctrine of Paule and was conuerted Beware of gazing in the time of Gods ordinance lest Satan tempt thee Beware of sleeping in the Congregation lest God shew his iudgement and execute his vengeance vpon thee as he did vpon Eutychus Take heede of praying and reading other matters in the sermon time when thou shouldest attend vnto the preaching lest thou offer the sacrifice of fooles Remember that there is a time for all things and euery thing ought to be done in its fit time and season Sixtly after thou hast heard the word meditate throughly of the points deliuered lest Satan come and steale the good seed out of thine heart examine thy selfe by that which was preached and if thou findest thy selfe rebuked for sinne let that rebuke preuaile with thee to repentance and amendment Also when thou hast heard Gods word marke the directions and practise them For not the hearers but the doers of the Law are iust before God Rom. 2. 13. And concerning the promises apply them to thy selfe if thou findest thy selfe capable that is if thou endeuourest to keepe the condition of them and indeed the word will profit thee nothing vnlesse thou hast faith to apply it Heb. 4. 2. Secondly that thou mayest worke out thine owne saluation be carefull frequently and often to be partaker with Gods Church of the Lords Supper For the Sacrament worthily receiued is meate indeed and drinke indeed Thou must not thinke it sufficient to receiue the Sacrament once or twise by the yeare but thinke it an especiall fauor of God if thou mayest receiue it often alwayes prouided that thou beest prepared thereunto with knowledge faith repentance and charity Thirdly be carefull also of priuate duties reade the Canonicall Scriptures diligently refresh thy soule morning and euening with some Chapter of Gods word The King himselfe is not exempted from this holy duty but the Lord would haue his word to be with him that he might reade therein all the dayes of his life Deut. 17. 19. And concerning reading Gods word in priuate obserue these directions if thou wouldest profite First lift vp thine heart by prayer before thou readest Secondly reade with diligent heede according to that of Math. 24. 15. Let him that readeth consider it Desire not to reade fast but sure Also examine thy selfe by that which thou readest and ruminate or meditate that thou mayest extract nourishmēt and comfort out of that which thou readest Thirdly reade the word in order not here a Chapter and there a Chapter but begin at the beginning of a booke and leaue it not off vntill by degrees thou hast passed through it Fourthly if thou readest a difficult place take diligent notice of it that thou mayest aske the iudgement of others especially of Gods Ministers concerning the meaning Fourthly if thou desirest to worke out thine owne saluation and not wilfully to runne vpon thine owne destruction be diligent of priuate prayer If thou beest a maister of a family pray with thy family and instruct it that thou and thine house may serue the Lord according to the example of Iosua in the last chapter of that booke the 15 verse Let euery one also in the family pray apart and in secret according to the examples of Dauid and Daniel which made conscience to pray constantly thrise euery day to wit morning euening and at noone Psal 55. 17. Dan. 6. 10. Fiftly and lastly if thou desirest to worke out thy saluation walke worthy of thy holy calling whereunto thou art called Let thy conuersation be answerable to thy profession endeuour to liue holily towards God righteously towards men and soberly concerning thy selfe Thus thou shalt glorifie God adorne the Gospell of Christ and purchase to thy selfe through Gods free mercie and Christs merits an inheritance incorruptible and vndefiled which fadeth not away reserued in heauen for thee Vnto the which glorious inheritance he bring vs which hath so dearely bought vs euen Iesus Christ the righteous to whom with the Father and the holy Ghost three glorious persons but one God be ascribed as most due all honour and glorie from this time forth vnto all eternitie Amen Amen FINIS Ioel 1. 2. Ionas 3. 4. Iohn 3. 3. Act. 17. 30. 1. Thes 5. 23. Isa 30. 22. Mat. 23. 24. Exod. 20. 7 Pro. 23. 26. 1. Cor. 6. 20 Mat. 23. 26. Gen. 32. 28. Ier. 13. 23. Mat. 27. 3. 1. Kin. 21. 29 Exod. 9. 27 Gen. 20. 6. Mat. 27. 5. Ier. 31. 18. 2. Cor. 3. 5. Esai 61. 1. 2. Cor. 3. 17 Phil. 2. 13. Gen. 6. 5. Rom. 7. 18. Ioh. 15. 5. 4. 1. Doctrine 1. Cor. 6. 9. 1. Thes 1. 9. Math. 9. 9. Luke 19. 8. Act. 16. 33. Heb. 11. 33. Reason 1. Hab. 1. 13. Reason 2. 1. Ioh. 3. 4. Iam 2. 10. Reason 3. 1. Io● 3. 8. Gal. 5. 19. Reason 4. Rom. 1. 18. Psal 68. 21. Reu. 21. 8. Psal 1. 5. 5. Reason 2. Cor. 6. 17 Psal 66. 18. Isay 57. 21. Luke 8. 14. Isay 1. 16. Eph. 2. 12. Marke 6. 1. Obiection Pro. 24. 16. Iam. 3. 2. Answer Mark 9. 6. 2. Obiection Answer Heb. 3. 7. 3. Obiection Answ Iohn 16. 8. Rom. 3. 20 I am 1. 23. 2. Sam. 12. Vse 1. Iob 20. 12. 2. Vse Agg. 1. 12. Reu. 2. 5. 2. Cor. 12. 7 Psal 119. 106. Psa 119. 115 3. Vse Ezek. 16. 2. 1. Pet. 5. 4. Eccles 8. 11. Dan. 3. 29. Neh. 13. 21. Psal 106. 30. Hos 4. 3. 2. Thes 3. 10. Psal 101 8 Exod. 18. 2. 4. Vse Eph. 4. 28. Esay 28. 22. Col. 3. 5. Psal 10. 3. 1. Cor. 6. 10. Pro. 6. 17. Zeph. 1. 8. 2. Kin. 9. 30 1. Ioh. 3. 14. Psal 109. 17 Rom. 12. 19 1. These 4. 6. Eccl. 12. 14. Deut. 27. 24 2. Doctrine Psal 51. 6. 1. Sam. 16. 7 Ioh. 4. 24. 1. Point Mat. 18. 3. 2. Tim. 2. 26 Rom. 6. 19 Rom. 8. 8. 2. Point 3. Point Reu. 20. 6. Psal 42. 1. Mat. 21. 46 4. Point 2. Cor. 5. 17 2. Cor. 3. 18 1. Sam. 10. 9 1. Pet. 1. 23. Phil. 1. 29. 2. Cor. 7. 10. Iohn 19. 12 Gen. 39. ● Luk. 6. 33. Mat. 23. 5. Isay 58. 5. 5. Point Reason 1. 2. Tim. 2. 19 Reason 2. Reason 3. Ioh. 10. ●9 Obiection Answ 3. Doctrine 1. Reason 2. Reason Mark 16. 15 3. Reason 4. Reason 5. Reason 6. Reason Obiection Answer 2 Obiection Answer 3. Obiection Answer Rom. 9. Math. 20. 1. Vse 2 Vse Luk. 10. 41. Eph. 6. 19. Acts 14. 27. Acts 16. 14. Acts 20. 9. Eccles 5. 1. Eccles 3. 1. Iohn 6. 55.