Deu. 13. 6. Mat. 5. 29. Luke 14. 26. Dan. 3. 17 18. Acts 4. 19. Speedily Voluntarily Constantly 1 King 13. 24. Gal. 6. 9. Reasons Use 1. See Exod. 5. 2. Iob 21. 14 15. Ier. 6. 16. and 44. 16. Psal. 50. 22. Use 2. Exod. 10. 26. 1 King 3. 26. Acts 15. 9. Simile Use 3. Gen. 13. 8. What may stir us up unto obedience Use 1. Use 2. Simile Obj. Sol. Simile Two parts of obedience Isa. 1. 16. Rom. 12. 9. Col. 3. 10. We must forsake evil before we can do good Simile Use. 1 Cor. 9. 24. Ignorance is the cause and root of a bad life Simile Simile Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Iohn 3. 19. Use 4. Why being so well instructed in the Law they are here termed ignorant Rom. 2 17 c. All knowledge without the knowledge of Christ is nothing Phil. 3. 8. 1 Cor. 2. 2. Knowledge without reformation is but ignorance Use 2. Such as have attained knowledge must not live as they did before Rom. 12. 2. Rom. 13. 11 12. Eph. 4. 17. 5. 8. Use. Iohn 9. 41. Luke 12. 47 48 Phil. 1. 27. Gal. 5. 25. Holiness must be added to abstinence from evil Tit. 2. 12. Luke 13. 7. Mat. 3. 10. Mat. 25. 30. Verse 41. This duty needful to be urged Use. Psal. 51. 13. Luke 11. 23. Iudg. 5. 23. Neh. 13. 17. Acts 16. 28. Christians must be holy 1 Thess. 4. 3. Ioh. 15. 3. and 17. 17. Eph. 1. 4. Luke 1. 74 75. 1 Cor. 6. 20. 1 Thess. 4. 7. Iam. 1. 18. Heb. 12. 14. Mat. 5. 8. Acts 20. 32. Use 1. Rom. 6. 22. Use 2. Holy in all maner of conversation Psal. 145. 17. Use 1. 2 Pet. 1. 5. Col. 3. 17. Eph. 4. 29. 1 King 20. 23. Simil. Use 2. Dan. 2. 32. 2 Pet. 1. 11. Rom. 7. 19 24. God is holy Isa. 6. 3. Rev. 4. 8. Lev. 20. 8. Exod. 3. 5. Use. Mat. 5. 48. Mat. 11. 29. Psal. 84. 7. Lev. 12. 3. Hab. 1. 13. Psal. 94. 20. A twofold calling Rom. 8. 30. Eph. 4. 1. 1 Thess. 5. 24. The parts of the inward calling Acts 16. 14. Col. 1. 13. Eph. 2. 1 2. Rom. 6. 17. 1 Cor. 6. 11. The fruits of this inward calling Use. Rom. 8. 30. 2 Pet. 1. 10. Marks of effectual calling Negative Affirmative Eph. 5. 11. 1 Sam. 2. 25. Heb. 6. 8. 2 Cor. 4. 3. Acts 13. 48. Isa. 6. 9 10. Hos. 4 17. Rev. 22. 11. Prov. 1. 24 c. Why the Apostle is so earnest in exhorting to holines Use 1. Use 2. Lam. 3. 40. 2 Cor. 13. 5. Ministers must prove their Doctrine by Gods Word Luk. 10. 25 26. Acts 12. 22. Use 1. Use 2. Obedience is to be yielded to those Doctrines which are proved by the Word Reason Amos 3. 8. Deut. 5. 27. Use 1. 1 Cor. 10. 12. Use 2. Iohn 8. 47. Gods Word the rule of all Truth Use See Isa. 8. 20. Iohn 5. 39. 20. 24. 1 Cor. 4. 6. 2 Tim. 3. 16 17. Sadael de verbo Dei Scripto Rev. 22. 18. The use of the Apocrypha Books with the respect which is to be given thereto Rom. 3. 2. Simile Christians must be ready in the Scriptures Iohn 5. 29. Col. 3. 16. Iosh. 1. 8. Psal. 1. 3. 119. 97 98 99 101. Use 1. Use 2. Numb 11. 29. Use 3. Simil. See the Book of Martyrs The more the Lord bestows on any the more he expects from them Use. The Popish Doctrine of free-will hath no ground from this place Nor is it against the marryed estate Tertull. Hieron Rom. 14. 17. 1 Cor. 7. 32. Ibid. 34 Heb. 13. 4. Why we ought here to pass our time in fear Hereof see Dr. Taylor on Acts 10 p. 108. Three kindes of fear Natural Heb. 5. 7. Mat. 14. 31. Slavish Simile Filial See Mortons Threefold estate pag. 122. This last often enjoyned Psa. 2. 11. Eccles. 12. 13. 2 Cor. 7. 1. Phil. 2. 12. Whence it proceedeth The benefits hereof Pro. 1. 7 Eccles. 12. 13. Heb. 11. 7. Gen. 25. Rom. 3. 18. The opposites hereunto The marks hereof Prov. 8. 13. Gen. 39. 9. Neh. 5. 15. Joh. 31. 15 21 23. Isa. 50. 10. 66. 1 15. Use. 1. See B. Halls 3. epistle of his 6. Decad. Use 2. Prov 31. 30. Psal 112. 1. 128. 1. 1 King 18. 3â— Prov. 19. 23. Means to attain unto the fear of God A great drought Anno 1615. Mal. 3. 8. Deut. 28. 58. 59 65 66 67. Iob 15. 2. God requires our whole time for his service Prov. 23. 17. 28. 14. Luke 1. 35. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. Simile Use 5. 1 Pet. 4. 18. Num. 20. 10 11 12. Prov. 23. 17. and 28. 14. Heb. 11. 39. and 13. 14 Doctr. Christians here in this world are but Sojourners 2 Cor. 5. 1. Iam. 4. 14. Iob 9. 25. Psal. 10. 9. Psal. 39. 5. Gal. 6. 10. Eccles. 9. 10. Iohn 9. 4. Psal. 90. 12. Use 1. Isa. 22. 13. Use 2. Simile Eccles. 9. 4. The first Reason of the foregoing Exhortation Doctr. Such as call God Father must walk in fear and obedience as sons Exod. 20. 12. See Mal. 1. 6. 2 Cor. 6. 18. What the name Father implyeth Use 1. See Psal. 50. 16 Ier. 3. 3 4. Luk. 6. 46. Psal. 15. 2. ver 15. of this 1 Iohn 3. 9. Ioh. 4. 48. See 2 Cor. 6. 17. Use 2. 1 Iohn 1. 12. The second Reason of the foregoing Exhortation How God doth and will judge of mens actions 1. In this life 2. At death 3. On the day of Iudgement Use 1. Use 2. 2. Cor. 5. 10. See Rev. 1. 7. and 20. 12. The person of man how taken Deut. 16. 19. Use. See Psal. 51. 6. Rom. 2. 2. Isa. 1. 15. and 58. 4. See Mic. 6. Gen. 4. 5. 1. Sam. 16. 7. Iohn 4. 24. Prov. 23. 26. 1 Chro. 28. 9. Four things required to the being of a good work Gen. 4. 4. Rom. 14. 23. 1 Cor. 10. 31. Use 1. Splendida percata Object Sol. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. The third Reason of the foregoing Exhortation The parts of this verse Doct. A man may know himself redeemed 1 Iohn 3. 14. Use. Doctr. Redemption presupposeth Bondage and Slavery Use. Iohn 8. 33. Doct. There 's a way whereby to come out of our bondage Use 1. Luke 4. 18. Iohn 17. 10. Object 1 Iohn 2. 2. Sol. Use 2. Rom. 6. 13. 1 Cor. 6. 20. Iam. 2. 20. Psal. 33. 17. Doctr. The whole life of an unregenerate person is vain Use. Obs. Children readily follow the evil example of their Parents Gen. 18. 18. Acts 24. 14. Whom we are here to understand by Fathers Mat. 15. 4 5 6 c. and 23. 23. Mat. 15. 9. Mat. 15. 4 5 6. 2 Tim. 3. 16 17. 1 Sam. 15. 22. Lev. 10. 1 2. Popish Religion stands in patches Doct. Parents must give their children good example See 2 Kings 17. 41. 2 Chro. 22. 3. Psal. 101. 2. Use. 1. Use 2. Doctr. To follow the examples
18. 13. Obj. Sol. Acts 16. 27. Simile Use 3. Rev. 8. 6. Prov. 7. 18. Obj. Sol. Isa. 1. 18. Observ. Christ the Foundation that bears up his Church Acts 4. 12. Iohn 14. 6. Gal. 1. 9. Use 1. Object Mat. 16. 18. Sol. Use 2. Mat. 16. 18. Iohn 17 15. Doctr. Christ is a living foundation Ioh. 5. 16. 5. 21. 11. 25. 17. 2. Use 1. Use 2. 2 Cor. 5. 17. Eph 2. 1. Use 3. The prevention of an Objection Christ disallowed of whom and why Acts 6 14. Mat. 27. 25. Obj. Sol. Mat. 13. 3 c. Doctr. Such things are often disallowed of men which are allowed of God Heb. 11. 37. Iohn 6. 35. Acts 4 c. See Luke 6. 22 23. Isa. 8. 18. Use 1. Iohn 7. 7 48. Simile Luke 15. 16. Use 2. Doctr. There 's a near Vnion between Christ and Believers Eph. 1. 22 23. 1 Cor. 6. 15. Iohn 15. 2. Eph. 5. 30. Iohn 6. 51. 1 Iohn 1. 3. Eph. 5. 32. Rom. 8. 38. 1 Iohn 2. 19. Use 1. Object Sol. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. How to become stones of this building Simile See 5. H. on Mat. 3. 10 pag. 6. Hag. 2. 10. Obser. The whole Church makes but one Spiritual House Use. Observ. Every particular Believer is also a Spiritual House Isa. 57. 15. Iohn 14. 23. 1 Cor. 3. 16. 6. 19. 2 Cor. 6. 16. Use 1. 1 King 17. 16. 2 King 4. 7. 4. 17. Use 2. Hag. 1. 4. Psal. 24. 7. 2 Cor. 5. 1. Doctr. Such as are united to Christ are made holy Rom. 8. 1. 2 Cor. 5. 17. Use 1. Use 2. Doctr. Believers are Priests to God Object Sol. Heb. 7. 27. 10. 2 10 11 12 18. 12. 25 26. Iohn 19. 30. Use 1. Use 2. The prevention of an Objection Christians now are not without Sacrifices which they must offer up to God Use 1. Re. 1. 6 Use 2. The Christians Sacrifices Rom. 12. 1. 2 Cor. 8. 5. Isa. 1. 13. Psal. 51. 17. 1 Cor. 11. 31. Prov. 28. 14. Psal. 141. 2. Heb. 13. 15. Psal. 14 2. Iob 27. 9. Heb. 16. 13. Phil. 4. 22. Mat. 25. 40. 2 Cor. 9. 6. Why called Spiritual Sacrifice Obs. Our services to God must be done in a Spiritual maner Iohn 4. 24. Mat. 10. 41. The prevention of an Objection Dan. 9. 23. Iob 22. 2 3. and 35. 6. Psal. 16. 2. Obser. Spiritual sacrifices are not regarded of carnal men Doctr. Through Christ our Sacrifices are acceptable to God Reasons Use 1. Use 2. 1 Iohn 2. 2. Doctr. Our works though not without their imperfections are accepted through Christ. Use 1. Use 2. Doctr. The testimony of Gods Word is that which must settle us in any Point of Doctrine Use 1. Isa. 59. 3. Use 2. Use 3. Obser. The Old Testament of the same Authority with the New Observ. Of old people were more ready in the Scriptures then they are now See Calvin on the place Doctr. What the Lord saith he doth Use. Luke 1. 18. Mat. 11. 28. Doctr. God layes the Foundation of his Churches Salvation Psalm 2. 6. Iohn 6. 27. Object 1 Cor. 3. 10. Sol. Use. See Psal 2. 6. 8. The Papists take from Christ his Kingly Prophetical and Priestly Office Doctr. Believers do alway finde enough in Christ. Rom. 5. 1. Rom. 8. 33. The miserable condition of those that do not believe in Christ and who they are Rev. 6. 16. Obser. Believers can never fall away wholly nor finally Psalm 118. 22. Observ. Gods promises are to be particularly applied Psal. 18. 2. Iob 19. 25. Iohn 20. 28. Gal. 2. 20. Quest. Answ. Rom. 8. 16. Psal. 22. 1. Doctr. Christ is precious unto all those that believe Iohn 1. 12. Use 1. Use 2. Rom. 1. 16. Rom. 8. 28. Obs. Such are unbeleivers which are disobedient Use. See also Iohn 3. 36. Psal. 118. 22. Acts 6. 14. Why the Iews did reject Christ. Ier. 20. 1. Iohn 7. 9. Succession is of Doctrine or Person Acts 20. 29. Mat. 23. 13. Use 1. Use 2. Obser. Such as do least good challenge to themselves the goodliest titles Obser. Such as would be reputed Builders are usually greatest enemies to true Builders Ezra 4. 2. Observ. Ministers must be Builders 1 Cor. 3. 10. 2 Cor. 13. 1. Mal. 2. 6 7. 2 Tim. 2. 15. Exod. 28. 30. 1 Tim. 1. 19. Use 1. Prov. 14. 1. See Dr. Dounham of the dignity and duty of Ministers pag. 97. Ier. 48. 10. Use 2. Use 3. See Mat. 9. 38. Observ. Every man must be a Builder Iude verse 20. Heb. 3. 13. 1 Thess. 4. 18. Iude verse 23. The Impiety of these times The carelesness of these times Mat. 18. 6. Gen. 13. 7. Obs. The enemies of the Church shall not be able to hinder the Lords building thereof Isa. 8. 9 10. Doctr. Ministers must divide the Word aright and give every man his portion Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. How it comes to pass that Christ and his Word become stumbling blocks to unbelievers Obser. There 's no thing so gooâ— whereat our corrupt nat will not take occasion to stumble Obser. The world hath ever stumbled at Christ. Isa. 8. 14. Iohn 1. 11. 1 Cor. 1. 23. Isa. 53. 2 3. Iohn 15. 24. Rom. 9. 32 33. The Papists stumble at him Gal. 5. 2. So Ignorant persons Civil persons Prophane persons Such as will not part with some beloved sin Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Observ. Such as stumble at the Word stumble at Christ. Offences taken against the Word removed See Downhams Christ. war pag. 329. Psal. 119. 129 130. Mat. 5. 11. Heb. 11. 26. Ezek. 18. 27. Scandals of the Papists against it Why and wherein they charge our Doctrine About Auricular Confession Fasting days Marriage Offence at preaching the Word Ioh. 10. 20 21. See S. H. on Mat. 3. 10. pag. 11 12 13. Acts 4. 32. Iohn 7 7. 15. 19. Rom. 1. 21. Exod. 16. 24. See Neh. 8. 8. Mat. 2. 7. Luke 4. 16. Acts 19. 15. Acts 8. 31. Neh 8. 6 9 3. Prov. 28. 9. See Mr. Hierous Preach Plea 220. Prov. 10. 4. and 11. 14. See Deut. 27. 15 16 17-26 Psal. 9. 17 11 6. Mark 16. 16. Iohn 3. 36. Acts 2. 37 38. 2 Cor. 4. 2. Eccles. 7. 16. Which the true Church 1 Cor. 11. 28. Iohn 7. 17. 10. 27. Prov. 23. 23. Mat. 21. 3. Offences against the Preachers of the Word 1 Sam. 2. 17. Rom. 7. 19. Mat. 23. 3 Mark 6. 2. 3. Offences against professors of the Word Rev. 7. 4. 1 Cor. 1. 26. Mark 10. 24. Iames 2. 5. Heb. 11. 35. Offences arising from mens selves hindring their zealous profession of Religion Mat. 5. 16. Rom. 10. 10. See Dr. Prest Saints daily exercise pag. 32. Mat. 23. 23. Mat. 6. 33. Psal. 127. 2. Mat. 16. 26. 2 Sam. 24. 24. See Hag. 2. 19. Luke 14. 24. See Psal 119. 130. Prov. 1. 4. and 14. 6. Mat. 5. 11. Prov. 16. 7. Heb. 12. 6. See Psal. 50. 21. and 55.
thy goods for how have many by yielding to the Word saved hundreds and thousands this way that they began to waste and others do How do many bring untimely death upon themselves by wretched courses How many do the gallows catch in a year how many stab'd and dye fearfully which might have lived long if they would have been ruled Innumerable sorrows do men bring upon themselves for want of obedience to God and his Word which that would save them from At least if thou wilt not obey throughly and in all things yet come into some civil order and course so shalt thou at least if thou beest not saved yet have the less torment in Hell 2. Civil persons which disobey both commandments of the Gospel do neither believe nor repent and for the Law they do some duties to men but of the first Table make small Conscience nay they have no skill neither savor of the spiritual maner of performing duties What talk they of giving every man his due when they give God no part of his as they should or of keeping promise with men if they shall break their vow with God 3. Ignorant persons of all kindes as the Heathens that worship they know not what and Papists that toil themselves about their will-worship how good soever their meaning may be yet they do not that which God commands yea numbers among ourselves that either have or might have the means but neglecting them pull in their heads 4. Hypocrites that obey in some things yea some in many and go far yet either never digged deep and laid a foundation sure or retain the love of some sin 3. This may be for instruction to us all especially that profess the fear of God that throughout our whole course and in all our conversation we cast this with our selves not what our profit or our pleasure or our minde saith but what the Word of God saith This becometh Christians and will bring comfort and will prove the surest way at long run we must not following our own reason and conceits cast off and disobey the Word we think it may be better thus and thus or hope it s no great matter or that it s but once O take heed This cost Saul dear He would go offer Sacrifice He said he was bold so he was indeed as we many times But take heed of being bold with the Word and taking leave of sin though but for once Thou knowest not what that once may cost thee To Travel on the Lords day hath many fair pretences but what evils hath ensued thereby So Usury is a hasty way to get gain but fair and soft goes far What if we get much and put it in a bottomless purse and God blow on it and melt it One man gets slowly in his Office and Trade because he dares not lye Dissemble break the Sabbath Others care for nothing and they grow rich apace with the one it holds and his Children enjoy it and he dyeth with Peace and Credit but the other dyeth with disgrace and a guilty Conscience and God scatters that he hath for God will take pity of the honest labors of men and give of the fruit thereof to their Posterity but no pity of that which was got with the price of his glory Hereby many a man loseth soul and all So many a man seeth not into some one thing who is otherwise good and so haply is too hard to his workfolks will make bold now and then with the Sabbath c. though his soul be faved yet God sets the print of his hand on him in some outward affliction Body Goods Children and the like Whereunto also they were appointed The Reason how it comes about that seeing Christ is the way of Salvation and the Word the means to bring men to Faith in Christ that yet to some they prove a rock of offence and turn to their destruction it s because God in his unchangeable and eternal purpose hath so decreed This to let pass other interpretations by the consent of the soundest is the plain meaning of the words and I come not to tell you what men say but what I am perswaded God saith As he hath ordained some to Salvation so hath he some to stumble and come to destruction which are the two parts of Predestination This is that most holy and just decree of God whereby he hath in himself eternally and unchangeably determined of the final estate of all mankinde and every particular in the same whatsoever falls out is by his decree and not aâ— adventure He doth all according to the counsel of his own will The means of effecting this are the creation of man in innocency and the fall of Adam which was also of him decreed It hath these two parts Election and Reprobation for though it be put sometimes for the one onely as for Election yet is it common to both This Doctrine will appear both lawful and meet to be taught upon these grounds 1. Whatsoever is written is written for our learning and the whole Scripture is profitable to teach c. whereof this is a part 2. This is a part of Gods counsel the whole whereof ought to be taught 3. It s of very great use to the people of God their strong Bulwark to flie unto and strengthen them against all Satans assaults even the unchangeableness of Gods counsel 4. The holy Apostles have Preached the same plainly to mixt Churches in most of their Epistles 5. Many Errors have been broached about this Doctrine by Satan and men of corrupt judgement whereof the Translator of Mr. Perkins his Treatise speaketh in his Epistle But it s offensive and many take hurt hereby casting off all care and saying If I be elect I shall be saved let me do as I list and if I be appointed to damnation I cannot be saved do what I can What if some take hurt by this Doctrine shall it not therefore be Preached What Doctrine almost can be taught but mans vile nature and heart will take occasion by it of ill as of Gods mercy whereupon men wax bold and secure shall not the Doctrine of Gods mercy be taught so of Christian liberty which was the reason of those preventions which the Apostles used so of the Doctrine of Justification by Faith onely yea Christ himself is a stumbling stone and rock of offence Shall he therefore not be Preached It s not the fault of the Doctrine but their own wicked corruption and Satans malice that turn holy and wholesom things to hurt as a cholerick stomack doth good meat into ill juyce and the Spiders gather poyson from the same flowers from which the Bees gather honey Do we therefore wish there were no flowers Shall the Childrens bread be kept from them because some unruly Servants will riot and abuse it Shall the use of a Knife or a Sword
1 Cor. 13. 5. Use. 1 Sam. 30. 23. Hest. 4. 16. Obs. Love must be constant Heb. 13. 1. Eph. 4. 3. Psal. 34. Use. Iames 4. 5. Tit. 3. 3. Observ. No unregenerate person can truly love Observ. Such as are born again must needs love 1 Ioh. 3. 10. What Regeneration is 2 Cor. 5. 17. The Lord the author thereof See Deut. 29. 4. Psal. 51. 10. Ezek. 36. 26. Iohn 1. 13. 3. 5. Acts 11. 21. 1 Iohn 3. 9. Simile Acts 3. 10. Iohn 9. 8. 1 Tim. 4. 16. 1 Cor. 4. 1 Cor. 7. 16. Use. The Lords will the cause hereof Iam. 1. 18. Iohn 3. 16. Without regeneration all things else that we have are nothing Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. Use 5. Regeneration of absolute necessity Iohn 3. 3 5. Revel 21. 27. Mat. 5. 8. Col. 3. 9 10. 2 Cor. 5. 17. Rom. 8. 1. The effects of Regeneration See also the notes laid down 2 Cor. 7. 11. 1 Iohn 2. 29. 1 Pet. 2. 2. A Regenerate man is not the same he was before Gal. 2. 20. Use 1. Gal. 6. 8. Use 2. A Regenerate man groweth by degrees Use 1. Use 2. Why men grow no faster in goodness A Caveat for such as complain they do not thus grow See Wilson of Sanctification pag. 11. 12. There 's no perfection here in this life 1 Cor. 13. 9. Eph. 5. 27. Reasons hereof Rom. 7. Gal. 5. 17. Simil. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Observ. Regeneration cometh not by nature See Iohn 3. 6. Psal. 51. 5. Iob 14. 4. Mat. 16. 17. 1 Ioh. 5. 18. Observ. Gods Spirit by the word doth alter and change mans heart 1 Iohn 3. 9. 5. 1. Iohn 3. 5. Use 1. Iam. 1. 18. Use 2. Use 3. Eph. 4. 30. Obser. Gods word is the instrumental cause of our conversion Rom. 6. 17. Ioh. 15. 3. Isa 11. 6 7. Ioh. 5. 25. God doth not always tye himself hereunto Luk. 16. 29 31 1 Cor. 2. 4 13. 2 Cor. 10. 4. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Prov. 29. 18. Use 4. Use 5. The Ministers of the Word are appointed of God the instruments to convert souls 2 Cor. 5. 20. Use 1. Dan. 12. 3. 1 Pet. 5. 4. Use 2. Whence it cometh to pass that the Word worketh Regeneration Use 1. Heb. 4. 12. 2 Cor. 10. 4. Use 2. Psal. 103. 15. Wherein mans life may be compared to grass Mr. Midman at that time so kild Heb. 9. 27. Eccles. 1. 4. Use 1. Dan. 5. 22 23. Use 2. Use 3. How to be prepared for death Luke 21. 34. Use 4. Iam. 4. 13. Use 5. Eccles. 9. 10. Gal. 6. 10. Use 6. 2 King 2. 3 5. Exod. 4. 19. Matt. 2. 10. Use 7. Doct. The glory of a carnal man is but a vain thing Eph. 1. 8. 1 Cor. 2. 14. Rom. 1. 23. See Gen. 6. 5. Isa. 64. 6. Rom. 7. 18. 8. 7. Eph 2. 1. Mat. 5. 20. Use. Observ. Nothing in an unregenerate man can abide the Lords examination Doctr. Gods Word is the means whereby we may live for ever Iohn 5. 25. Prov. 29. 18. Use 1. Psal. 19. 10. 119 72 127. Psa. 147. 19 â—0 Use 2. Ioh 6 68. 1 Cor. 9. 2. Doct. The word by preaching is made the instrument of Regeneration Rom. 10. 14. 1 Cor. 1. 21. Acts 8 3â— See Neh. 8. 8. Use. Doct. The Word ought to be preached in every Congregation Use. Obser. The Word must be so preached as that the Ministers thereof may avouch it to be indeed the Word of God Use. 1 Pet. 4. 11. Isa. 55. 10. 11. The coherence of this Chapter with the former The sum of this Chapter The sum of the first three Verses Doctr. Regeneration and the love of sin cannot stand together Rom. 8. 1. 2 Cor. 5. 17. Gal. 5. 24. Rom. 13. 1. 2 Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Doctr. There 's no perfection to be attained here 1 Iohn 3. 9. 1. 11. Use 1. Luke 17. 10. Use 2. Rom. 7. 24 25. Simil. Doctr. To be a Christian is a work of great difficulty Luke 9. 23. Use 1. Use 2. Obs. Vnder those here named all other corruptions are included Col. 3. 5. Heb. 12. 1. 2 Cor. 7. 1. Use. Observ. Most of the corruptions here named are inward Iam. 1. 26. 1 Thess. 5. 23. Use 1. Use 2. The Author was absent at this time three weeks Obser. That 's naught which is forbidden in Gods Word Iohn 3. 4. Use. What malice is The difference between it and anger Eph. 4. 31. Col. 3. 8. Use 1. Eccles. 7. 9. Use 2. Mat. 5. â—3 2 Sam. 16. 11. Iob 1. 21. What we are to understand by guile Prov. 20. 14. Prov. 11. 1. 1 Thess. 4. 6. Object Sol. Object Sol. Object Sol. Prov. 12. 3. Matt. 6. 33. Obs. Guil is to be avoided as wel in small as great matters What 's here to be chiefly understood by hypocrisie What Envy is Gal. 5. 21. What we are to understand by evil speakings Iames 1. 26. See Iam. 3. 5. Psal. 120. 4. Doct. The Word of God cannot thrive in an unsanctified heart Use. Observ. Our desire towards the word must be earnest Iob 23. 12. Psal. 42. 1. 119. 20 103 111 227. Psal. 119. 98 99. 2 Tim. 3. 15 16. Iam. 1. 21. Use 1. Use 2. Prov. 2. 3. and 8. 17. Constant. Psal. 27. 4. Psal. 119. 20. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Vnpartial Use. Obser. Ministers must have store of milk for their spiritual Children Mal. 2. 7. Obser. Ministers must have good store of love Acts 20. 31. 2 Tim. 4. 2. Obser. Ministers must have much patience 2 Tim. 2. 25. The Word why compared to milk Isa 55. 1. 1 Cor. 3. 2. Heb. 5. 12. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Psalm 19. 10. Obs. Nothing sweeter to Gods children then the Word Obs. The Word is the common food of all Christians The Word why called sincere Use 1. Isa. 8. 20. 1 Pet. 4. 11. Psal. 119. 129 130. Use 2. Acts 11. 17. Why Christians are to desire after the Word Eph. 4. 11. 15. Use 1. Use 2. Acts 20. 32. Rom. 15. 14. 2 Peter 1. Doctr. Christians must daily grow in grace 1 Thess. 4. 1. 2 Pet. 3. 18. Rev. 2. 19. 2. 4. Use 1. What we are to understand by tasting Doctr. Such as finde the Word powerful for their salvation are the more desirous thereof and affectioned thereto Use 1. Use 2. Iohn 8. 47. 11. 27. Use 3. Obs. Christ is sweet to a Christian and sweetens all that he hath Use. Obser. Christ is every way bountiful to his Use. Wherein Christs bounty doth appear A comparison between the Temple of Ierusalem and that which Christ maketh of all that believe in him Christ why compared to a stone Obser. To believe in Christ which is to come to him is a great priviledge Object Sol. Ioh. 6. 35. Doctr. Christians must come to Christ. Reason 1. Reason 2. 1 Cor. 1. 30. Reason 3. Isa 55. 1. Use 1. Use 2. Iohn 6. 29. Obj. Sol. Luke
particulars implyed herein Gen. 31. 4. 1 King 5. 14. Gen. 21. 14. Reasons hereof Eph. 5. 25. Col. 3. 19. Use 1. Sundry sorts of husbands reproved 1 Sam. 25. 17. Eccles. 7. 9. Prov. 14. 29. Objections answered The 1. The 2. Gal. 6. 2. Iames 3. 17. The 3. Exod. 4. 14. Wives are the weaker vessels Reasons Use 1. Use 2. Simil. Use 3. Simil. Wives be no less heirs of the grace of life then their Husbands Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Husbands should pray with their wives Reasons Use. Psal. 14. 2. Whatsoever may interrupt our prayers is to be avoided Use. Simile See 1 Cor. 1. â—0 There must be between Christians unity in Religion 1 Cor. 3. 11. Iohn 14. 6. Prov. 23. 23. Iohn 17. 3. Reasons 1 King 12. 27. Who disagree from the truth in the foundation 1 Iohn 2. 23. Who holding the foundation do yet erre from the truth 1 Cor. 13. 9. Difference amongst our selves for matter of Ceremony Note The evils which ensue hereupon Differences amongst Christians about private opinions Mal. 2. 7. There must be also unity between us in our conversation Eph. 4. 2. Rom. 15. 5. Simil. Acts 4. 32. Eph. 4. 26. Isa. 11. 6. Psal. 133. 1. Gen. 13. 8. 2 Cor. 13. 11. Christians must be of like affection each to other Rom. 12. 15. Psal. 122. 6. Gal. 5. 21. Psal. 37. 1. Gal. 6. 2. Heb. 13. 3. 1 Cor. 12. 26. See Acts 9. 4. Neh. 1. 4. 2. 1 2 3 c. Use 1. Psal. 137. 7. Prov. 17. 5. Iob 31. 29. Pro. 24. 17 18. Use 2. Use 3. Amos 6. 4. That Christians may love one another What they are to do 2 Cor. 16. 14. What they must avoid Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Gen. 13. 7. See 2 Thess. 1 2. What pity is We must pity our selves Use. Simile We must pity the souls of others Isa. 49. 23. Psal 78. 72. Rom. 13. 3 4. See Eze. 34. 4. 2 Tim. 2. 15. and 4. 2. 1 Pet. 5. 2. Eph. 6. 4. Reasons Psal. 103. 13. Iohn 3. 16. Phil. 2. 8. Luke 19. 41. Mat. 9. 36. See Mat. 16. 26. Use. 1 King 16. 26. Simile Exod. 21. 24. Iames 2. 13. See Ier. 20. 6. Hos. 4. 6. Matth. 5. 7. 1 Tim. 4. 16. Dan. 12. 8. 2 Tim. 4. 8. 2 Cor. 2. 15. We must pity the bodies of others See Isa. 58. 6. Luke 14. 13. Rom. 12. 15. Heb. 13. 3. Simil. Reasons Psal. 112. 9. Signs Use 1. 1 Iohn 3. 17. and 4. 20. Iames 1. 27. Prov. 21. 13. Matth 5. 7. Use 2. Luke 6. 36. Pro. 11. 24 25. Eccles. 11. 1. Acts 8. 2. Psal. 37. 26. Matth. 5. 7. and 25. 21. Use 3. Means conducing hereunto Luke 10. 33. We must be pitiful to our beasts Prov. 12. 10. Exod. 23. 4. Psal. 104. 21. and 147. 9. Deut. 25. 4. Exod. 20. 10. Use. What courtesie is and that Christians are to be courteous How it shews it self Rom. 16. 16. 1 Pet. 5. 14. Psal. 129. 8. Rom. 12. 10. Luke 14. 8. Ephes. 4. 2. Col. 3. 12. Num. 12. 3. Iohn 18. 23. 2 Sam. 15. 6. Use 1. 2 Sam. 15. 6. Christians must not revenge themselves on their enemies Lawful revenge on our selves On others Gods children in respect of their outward conversation must differ and be contrary to the wicked We must requite evil with good See Iohn 31. 16 17 18. Rom. 12. 20 2 1 Thess. 5. 1â— Mat. 5. 44. An Objection answered Another Objection answered Exod. 17. 14. Reasons why we are to requite evil with good Mat. 5. 45. Mat. 5. 46. Prov 15. 1. 1 Sam. 24. and 17. 2 Sam. 1. 24. See Psal. 35. 13 14. Acts 7. 60. Luke 23. 34. Use 1. 2 Sam. 9. 7. and 19. 38. Gen. 40. 23. Use 2. See Iohn 7. 7. and 10. 32. Whoso findes himself effectually called what will he not be willing to do for God Luke 9. 23. The excellaâ—â—cy and worth of effectual calling How to discern hereof Why many Christians are often unsetled herein The Word always perswades us to our good Christians are a blessed people Psal. 85. 8. Use. Why we ought to be patient and requite ill with good Psal. 34. 12. The parts herein considerable A patient and peaceable man shall live the longer and the quieter Psal. 140. 11. Isa. 29. 20. Gen. 16. 12. Use 1. Use 2. Life and long life are blessings of God which Gods children may desire Phil. 2. 27. Reasons An objection answered Why the godly are at sometimes taken away by death 1 Cor. 11. 30. 2 King 22. 19. Isa. 57. 1. Iob 21. 7. Long life unto the wicked might prove a blessing but doth not Phil. 1. 23. In what respect it may be lawful to desire to live Whence it is that most men are desirous to live long 1 Iohn 2. 15. Iob 14. 5. Use 1. 2. 3. 4. What we are to understand by good days In what respects days may be said to be good here In what and to whom evil Psal 94. 12. Hos. 6. 3. Mens days be usually evil Mans life short Good days are a blessing of God Deut 29. 9. Psal. 119. 165. Gen. 39. 2 23. 2 Sam. 5. 10. The wicked may live long yet have not good days Prosperity why denyed for the most part to Gods Children See Deut. 32. 15. 2 Chron. 12. 1. and 26. 16. Isa. 1. and 5. Prov. 1. 32. Isa. 5. 17. Use 1. See Deut. 8. 10. Iob 62. 9. Use 2. Whether we may pray for prosperity Gen. 28. 20. Prov. 30. 8. Mark 10. 23. Use 3. Whether we may pray for afflictions Whosoever would be happy here and hereafter must refrain from evil speaking Iames 1. 26. Rev. 21. 8. Use 1. Psal. 12. 4. Matth. 12. 34. See Prov. 10. 20. and 23. 33. Iam. 3. 6. Mat. 12. 36 37 See Iude 14 15 See of these examples in the Book of Martyrs Use 2. Means whereby to bridle the tongue Psal. 141. 3. Psal 39. 1. Reasons inducing thereto Iames 3. 3 4. Iames 3. 7. Mat. 12. 35. See Psal. 37. 30 31. We must abstain from such evils of the tongue as be close and covert Guile to be avoided in religion toward God Psal. 51 6. and 32. 2. Mat. 7. 21. Deut 5 28 29. Psal. 78. 36 37 In carriage towards men Acts 12. 22. Prov. 27. 14. Veritas odium parit Psal. 28. 3. Mat. 22. 16. Psal. 55. 21. Ier. 9. 8. See Downâ— on Psal. 15. Two objections answered Psal. 34. 13. Use. Amos 3. 6. Isa. 45. 7. What sort of evil is here meant Iam. 1. 17. 1 Iohn 3. 4. What the evil of sin is and that we must avoid it Reasons 1 Sam. 15. 23. Psal. 106. 29. Ier. 7. 19. Psal. 5. 4. Deut. 28. 15. Lev. 26. 14. Rom. 6. 23. The evil of sin worse then the evil of punishment Psal. 97. 10. Iob 1. 1. All sins are to be eschewed Mat. 12. 36. Of all persons At all times Eccles. 3. 2 c. Luke 1. 75. In all places With all the kindes
thereof Vnder what colour soever it comes Dan. 3. 16. and 6. 10. Acts 4. 19. and 5. 29. Exod. 23. 2. Mat. 4. 8. Mat. 16. 26. With the appearance thereof and Occasions leading thereunto Use 1. Deut. 32. 6. Dan. 4. 27. Means whereby to eschew evil Iob 31. 1. Psal. 39. 1. Use 2. Use 3. Simil. Use 4. Whoso avoids not evil cannot do good Use. Acts 26. 28. Acts 10. 38. Heb. 13. 16. Isa. 1. 17. Rom. 2. 10. Doctr. Christians must be doers of good Iohn 5. 29. Reasons Isa. 38. 3. Mat. 7. 21. Iohn 5. 29. Rom. 2. 10. Psal. 119. 6. Luke 1. 6. 2 King 23. 25. We must do all the good we can At all times In all places In all companies To all persons 1 Thess. 5. 15. In our general calling In our particular calling Though it be hard and difficult Luke 5. 18. Dan. 6. 10. Iosh. 24. 15. Eccles. 9. 10. Gal. 6. 10. Rom. 2. 7. And in a good maner Isa. 1. 11. and 58. 2. Iosh. 24. 14. 1 Chron. 28. 9 1 Pet. 5. 2. 2 Cor. 8. 12. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Mat. 7. 17. Mark 11. 21. Luke 19. 22. Use 4. Psal. 119. 20. See Isa. 1. 11. Use 5. 3 Iohn ver 11. Use 6. Christians must seek after peace See Acts 4. 32. 1 Cor. 1. 10. 2 Cor 13. 11. Gal. 5. 22. Eph. 4. 3. 1 Thess. 5. 13. Iames 3. 17. How we must seek peace Gen. 13. 8. Gen. 21. 32. 2 Chron. 18. 1. and 19. 1. See Rom. 12. Heb. 12. 14. Mat. 10. 34. Ier. 15. 10. Reasons Mat. 5. 9. 1 Tim 2. 8. Psal. 133. 3. Prov. 17. 1. and 15. 17. Prov. 21. 9. See Ier. Lam. Concordia parvae res crescunt discordia magna dilabuntur Mat. 12. 25. Use 1. Psal. 120. 7. 1 Cor. 3. 3. Iam. 3. 15. Rom. 2. 8. Use 2. See Prov. 1. 10 c. Use 3. Use 4. The enemies of peace to be avoided Pride Covetousness Frowardness Prov 16. 28. Talebearers Mat. 5. 9. Use 1. 1 Iohn 2. 1. The prevention of an Objection See Deut. 11. 12 Psal. 25. 16. 27. 9. Why Eyes Ears Face c. are attributed to God Use 1. Use 2. Whom we are to understand by Righteous and why they are so called 2 Cor. 51. 21. Simil. Use. Whom we are to understand by them that do ill The Lord careth for the Righteous Deut. 11. 12. Psal. 33. 12. 146. 8. Psal. 103. 13. Mat. 6 9. Isa. 49. 15. Iudges 5. 20. Iosh 10. 13. Psal. 33. 18 19 and 121. 8. Mat. 16. 30. Zech. 2. 8. Obj. Sol. Iudg. 6. 13. See Psal. 32. 6. Isa. 45. 2. Obj. Sol. Psal. 37. 19. Use 1. Psal. 23. 27. 1 King 6. 16. Use 2. God hears the prayers of his Saints readily Psal. 145. 18. Isaiah 65. 24. Psal. 141. 2. 50. 15. and 69. 31. Iam. 5. 16. Ier. 7. 16. Ezek. 14. 14. Matth. 7. 11. Isa. 38. 14. 1 Sam. 1. 13. Ionah 1. 2. What prayers prevail with God Psal. 73. 25. How it may appear that God hears their prayers readily Rom. 8. 26. Hos. 14. 3. Prov. 50. 15. Matth. 7. 7. Psal. 22. 1. Why the Lord hears not nor grants not sometimes the prayers of his children Matth. 15. 23. Simil. 2 Cor. 12. 9. Simile Use 1. Use 2 Use 3. Dan. 2. 20. Simil. Use 4. Pro. 15. 8 29. Psal. 14 4. Isa. 29. 13. Iohn 9. 31. Hos. 7. 14. See Prov. 1. 24. Gods wrath and the fruits thereof are always bent against the wicked 1 Cor. 10. 6. Reasons See Psal. 9. 8 16. Rom. 13. 3. Why the wiced are not always plagued here 2 Thess. 1. 8 9. Use 1. Use 2. Patience and innocency of life are the way to escape harms from men Prov. 15. 1. Iudg. 8. 1 2 3. 1 Sam. 24. 18. and 26. 21. 1 Sam. 19. 4 5. and 14. 45. 1 Sam. 24. 18. and 26. 21. Use 1. Use 2. Some are so bad that they wrong the innocent Prov. 22. 22. and 23. 10. Use. Some hate the godly meerly for their goodness Gal. 4. 29. Numb 23. 8. See Rev. 17. 6. Psal. 16. 3. 1 Iohn 3. 14. Psal. 15. 4. Use. Matth. 18. 6. Such as suffer wrongfully or for Religion and Conscience sake are happy Use. Matth. 5. 10. 1 Pet. 4. 14. Reasons Iohn 15. 19. Phil. 3. 10. Acts 5. 41. Phil. 1. 29. Matth. 5. 10. Luke 12. 32. Iames 1. 12. Heb. 11. 26. We must tarry till God call us to suffer Acts 21. 13. Whether we may flee from persecution Use. Mark 8. 38. Mark 10. 30. Matth. 5. 10. Acts 5. 41. and 16. Heb. 10. 34. 2. Sam. 6. 22. Heb. 12. 4. A godly man is happy in what condition soever See Psal. 1. 1. 32. 1. 112 1. 126. 1. Ionah 1. 6. Use 1. Use 2. Fear is an enemy to constant suffering Matth. 10. 28. Luke 12. 4. Rev. 2. 10. Use. Rev. 21. 8. What it is to sanctifie the Lord God Iohn 3. 33. Rom. 4. 20. Faith the mother of constancy in sufferings Rev. 2. 2. 1 Iohn 5. 4. Luke 8. 24. Use. As we must believe Gods Truth with our hearts so must we profess it with our tongues Rom. 10. 9. Rev. 2. 13. Reasons Acts 26. 18. Use 1. Iohn 5. 39. 1 Sam. 13. 19. Numb 11. 29. Col. 3. 16. Use 2. Iohn 3. 19. Hos. 4. 6. Matth. 12. 30. Mark 8. 38. Use 3. Luke 12. 8. We must believe with our hearts before we can confess with our mouthes Our speeches must be accompanied with meekness and fear Use. What Conscience is Iames 2. 19. Rom 2. 15. Acts 24. 16. 1 Iohn 3. 20. Use 1. Use 2. Iames 2. 1 Iohn 2. 3. 1 Cor. 2. 12. The Offices of Conscience To bear witness Ier. 17. 10. 1 Cor. 2. 11. Rom. 9. 3. 1 Sam. 24. 10. and 24. 15. Psal. 7. 4 5. Iob 42. 3. 31. 5 7 c. Use 1. Use 2. Psal. 51. 4. Use 3. See Acts 23. 1. 2 Cor. 1. 12. Heb. 13. 18. Isa. 38. 3. To give judgement before our actions See Isa. 30. 21. Psal. 16. 7. Obj. Sol. Use 1. Use 2. After our actions 1 Sam. 12. 3. Exod. 9. 27. Prov. 28. 1. 2 Cor. 1. 12 1 Iohn 3. 21. Isa. 57. 20. Acts 2. 37. Prov. 18. 4. Mark 9. 48. Use 1. 1 Cor. 4. 4. Use 2. Use 3. Simile Use 4. Simile Use 5. Rom. 2. 15. An erronious conscience what it is See Iohn 16. 2. Gen. 30. 18. A doubtful conscience what it is Rom. 14. Use. Psal. 119. 105. Whether a man doth sin that doth according to his conscience See Acts 26. 9. Whether a man do any thing against his conscience being erronious Rom. 14. 1 Cor. 8. 7. Whether it be lawful to do a thing with a doubtful conscience The several kindes of conscience Tit. 1. 15. The kindes of a still quiet conscience Drowsie Simile Secure Seared Eph. 4. 18. Luke 15. 17. Simile See Ioh. 3. 20 21. Means whereby the conscience may be awakened See Deu. 29. 19 See Acts
2. 37 and 16. 29. Simile The stirring ill conscience Excusing Accusing Use. 1 Iohn 3. 20. See Psal. 32. 5. Prov. 28. 13. Isa. 1. 18. Ezek. 33. 16. Mat. 11. 29. Simile A good quiet conscience Heb. 9. 14. Ionah 1. 15. See Act. 16. 30. 2 Cor. 1. 12. Ioh. 30. 20 21. 1 Iohn 3. 21. Acts 23. 1. Wherein it differs from a bad quiet conscience A good troubled conscience Signs declaring the goodness thereof Simile 1 Sam. 24. 5. Use 1. The great benefits of a good conscience See Pro. 14. 10 Heb. 13. 18. Acts 7. 56. How it is kept Use 2. Use 3. A godly conversation is to accompany the zealous profession of our Faith See Iosh. 1. 8. Mat. 5. 16. Iohn 13. 17. Iam. 1. 22. Reasons Luke 12. 47. Isa 41. 8. 1 Sam. 13. 14. Isa. 1. and 58. Ezek. 14. 33 Acts 15. 9 Iames 2. 18. Gen. 13. 7. Iob 31. 35. 2 Sam. 12. 14. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. A godly man will stand by the truth The wicked are apt to speak ill of Gods servants Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. Isa. 5. 20. Prov. 17. 15. Iude verse 14. Heb. 12. 4. A godly conversation stoppeth the ungodlies mouthes See Acts 16. Use 1. Use 2. 1 Iohn 3. 12. Gal. 4. 29. Why we ought willingly to suffer for righteousness It s better to suffer for well then evil doing Reasons Mat. 5. 10 11. Acts 5 41. Phil. 1. 29. Luke 23. 41. Use 1. Use 2. No affliction comes to us but by Gods will Acts 2. 23. and 4. 28. Mat. 10. 17 18. Acts 21. 11. How far God hath an hand therein Mat. 16. 23. Iames 1. 12. Rev. 2. 10. Use 1. Mat. 10. 31. Simile Use 2. Acts 21. 15. Use 3. Use 4. Christs sufferings an encouragement for Christians to suffer Iohn 13. 16. Acts 3. 14. How Christ was just how we Use. Another help in our sufferings Christ suffered for our good Use. The godly sow in tears but shall reap in joy 1 Tim. 4. 8. Use 1. Iames 4. 4. 2 Cor. 10. 18. Use 2. Particulars here laid down about Christs sufferings Profit arising from the meditation hereof 2 Tim. 1. 12. Iohn 3. 16. Eph. 2. 4. 1 Pet. 1. 3. Use. All Christs sufferings make up one perfect suffering Heb. 9. 26. Use 1. Use 2. The quality of the person that suffered Heb. 7. 26. For whom Christ suffered Use 1. Matth. 11. 29. Isa. 1. 17. Use 2. Why our Savisuffered To what end he suffered Use 1. Use 2. Isa. 2. 2. Iohn 1. 40 45. Iohn 1. 14. 1 Tim. 3. 16. That Christ must have dyed and so did Isa. 53. 9. Dan. 9. 26. Rom. 4. 25. The benefits ensuing by Christs death 1 Iohn 1. 7. Rev. 1. 5. See Rom. 3. 25. Col. 1. 21. 1 Iohn 4. 10. Hosea 2. 18. Psal. 91. 13. 1 Iohn 3. Use. Christ rose again from the dead 1 Cor. 15. 5. Why he rose again Acts 2. 24. Rev. 1. 28. The maner of his Resurrection The place from which he rose When he rose Psal. 16. 10. Why the Iewish Sabbath was changed The benefits hereof 1 Cor. 15. 17. Use. The duties to be performed Eph. 5. 14. Heb. 11 35. Col. 3. 1. A further comfort to them that suffer for Righteousness sake The meaning of the words How the Papists understand them Reasons against the same That there are no such places as Limbus patrum and puerorum Iohn 8. 5 6. 1 Cor. 10. 3. Eccles. 12. 7. Isa. 57. 2. The Popish opinion about Purgatory Reasons against it Luke 2. 29. Phil. 1. 21. 2 Tim. 4. 8. 2 Cor. 5. 1. Iohn 17. 24. Luke 23. 43. Rev. 14. 13. Why Purgatory was devised Iohn 3. 18. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Eccles 11. 3. That Christ went not down to Hell to preach to the Reprobates Gods Spirit preacheth in faithful Ministers 2 Pet. 1. 21. Luke 10. 16. Use 1. 1 Cor. 2. 4. Use 2. See 1 Cor. 14. 25. Use 3. God will finde a time to right things when they are disordered Use. The woful condition of the wicked Matth. 25. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. 2 Cor. 5. 11. Disobedience the cause of Gods judgements on the old world Whether all those which were drowned were damned Use 1. See Act 12. 23 Ibid. 20. Dan. 4. 5. Simile Use 2. Psal. 5. 4 5. Leut. 26. 14. Deut. 28. 15. Two necessary considerations Disobedience is the forerunner of destruction Use. Iohn 3. 36. 1 Iohn 3. 8. The sins of our times like those of the old world Gods Patience towards the disobedient aggravates their sin Use 1. See Psal. 50. and 55. Isa. 57. 11. Heb. 2. 13. The names of the godly mentioned to their honor 1 King 15. 34. See Prov. 10. The old world then most disobedient when they should have been by Noahs making of the Ark feared therefrom Christians must use the means whereby to be freed from Hell and destruction Faith and Repentance an Ark for the soul. Use 1. Gen. 19. 14. 1 Kings 6. 7. Use 2. How useful Examples and occular sermons are See Luk. 17. 32 1 Cor. 10. Ezek. 12. 3â— Iam. 5. 10 11. Use. Dan. 5. 22. Wicked men fear not Gods judgements Prov. 14. 16. and 22. 3. and 28. 14. See Mr. Dod on Psal. 14. Weak means are sufficient through Gods blessing for our preservation Righteousness shall not want its reward 1 Tim. 4. 8. Use. It s good to be near the godly No man can be saved by the goodness of another Ezek. 18. 20. The wicked however they escape bodily dangers shall meet with everlasting judgements There are but a few which shall be saved The speech of an Arrian at his death Matth. 7. 21. Use. Gen. 46. 27. Rom. 13. 1. Men and women be more excellent then other creatures Use 1. Use 2. Noah and the old world a right picture of the good bad in our age The godly throughout all ages are saved by the same means 1 Cor. 10. 3. Baptism what it is c. The uses of Baptism Use. Rom. 6. 4. Who is to Baptize and who to be Baptized See Rom. 4. 25. and 8. 34. What our Saviors ascension was That he did ascend Luke 24. 51. Acts 1. 9. Iohn 6. 14. 19. 20. 17. Why he did ascend Before whom he did ascend The time when he did ascend They that have charge over others must be careful to leave them in good plight The place from which our Savior ascended Acts 7. 56. The benefits of his ascension Eph. 4. 8. Iohn 14. 2. Three observations in general Isa. 49. 23. The good Angels are subject to Christ. Use 1. Use 2. They watch and guard us Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. The bad Angels are subject to Christ. Col. 2. 15. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. The contents of the Chapter The parts and meaning of these two Verses Doctr. The passion of Christ is an especial means to stir us up unto mortification Tit. 3. 7. 2 Cor. 5. 15. Use. Rom. 8. 7. 1 Pet. 2.
See Col. 1. Philem. Such as are heirs of glory should be much respected They that suffer with Christ shall reign with him Glory is laid up for the Saints in Heaven How we may know whether we shall be heirs of glory Through faith Gods children are even here possessed of Heaven Heb. 11. 1. Iohn 6. 47. Rom. 1. 30. Ministers must preach the word 1 Cor. 14. 3. 2 Tim. 4. 2. Ioh. 21. 16 27 1 Cor. 9. 16. Eph. 4. 11. Mat. 13. 24. Neh. 8. 8. Acts 2. 41. Use 1. Use 2. See Hos. 4. 6. See Matth. 16. 26. Obj. Sol. Acts 8. 31. Differences between Reading and Preaching Of this argument read Attersol on Phil. pag. 208. The Preachers Plea p. 114. to 180. Greenham on Heb. 13. 17. Downham of the duty and dignity of Ministers Gibson on 1 Cor. 9. Use 3. The 1. branch Isaiah 58. 1. The 2. branch The 3. branch Simile Ministers must preach the Word soundly See Iohn 10 Ministers must preach diligently 2 Tim. 4. 1â— Use 1. Use 2. Luke 14. 18. Simile The second Reason Christians are Gods flock Acts 20. 28. Use 1. Use 2. Iohn 21. 16. See Ezek. 34. 10. Use 3. Iohn 10. 27. Heb. 13. 17. Use 4. Ministers are to regard all their people Use 1. 1 Cor. 14. 19. Use 2. Every Congregation is to have a several Pastor Every Pastor is to look to his own charge Use 1. Use 2. Simile Ministers must oversee and look into their flocks See Prov. 27. 23. Iohn 10. 3. Acts 20. 28. Simile Use 1. Use 2. See 2 Tim. 2. 4. Use 3. Ministers are not by constraint but willingly to perform their duties towards their people 1 Cor. 9. 17. 2 Cor. 5. 14. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Ministers must not perform their duties for filthy lucre but of a ready minde Obj. Sol. 2 Cor. 11. 8. 1 Cor. 9. 10. See Isaiah 56 10 11. Ier. 6. 13. Mic. 3. 5. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. Use 5. Use 6. Duties are to be done with a willing heart Isa. 1. 11 c. and 58. 3. No man is to follow any calling meerly for gain Eccles. 1. 13. Use. Most of the gain of the world is filthy gain What 's to be accounted filthy lucre Use. Col. 3. 6. 1 Thess. 4. 6. 1 Cor. 6. 9. Matth. 16. 26. Vsually the Scriptures mention not riches but with some check The Reasons Means to help against covetousness or the too much love of riches Obj. Sol. Heb. 13. 5. Obj. Sol. Ministers must not exercise any temporal power over their people Iohn 18. 36. Luke 12. 14. 1 Cor. 5. 5. 2 Cor. 10. 4. Matth. 20. 25. Iohn 2. 15. The Reasons 2 Tim. 2. 4. Numb 25. Use 1. Use 2. Ministers must not carry themselves proudly and disdainfully Ministers must not use rigor toward their people Ezek. 34. 18. Eph. 6. 1. Col. 3. 19. Simile Simile Use 1. Use 2. Luke 10. 16. Psal. 105. 14 The third reason Christians are Gods Heritage Use 1. Use 2. Simile See Heb. 6. 8. Ministers must not onely preach well but live well Luke 11. 46. Lev. 21. 18. Acts 1. 1. Matth. 5. 16. 1 Tim. 4. 16. Reasons Matth. 23. 2. Luke 4. 23. Use 1. Use 2. Matth. 11. 29. Eph. 5. 1. Iames 5. 17. Acts 15. 39. The fourth Reason from the reward of faithful Ministers Christ the chief Shepherd Iohn 10. 11. Heb. 13. 20. Acts 20. 28. Eph. 4. 11. Use 1. Use 2. Heb. 13. 17. Use 3. The great reward of faithful Ministers Dan. 12. 3. 1 Tim. 4. 16. 2 Tim. 4. 8. Use 1. Use 2. Ier. 20. 7. At what time they shall receive their reward Obj. Sol. Use 3. 2 Tim. 4. 8. What we are to understand by the yonger and the elder Wherein the duty of people towards their Ministers consists Heb. 13. 17. Eph. 1. 16 17. Heb. 13. 18. People must submit themselâ—â—s to the Ministery of the Word Luk 11. 28. Exod. 20. 19. 1 Cor. 1. 21. Matth. 11. 20. Rom. 6. 17. Acts 2. 37. Acts 13. 48. 2 Pet. 1. 10. 1 Thess 1. 4 5 1 Sam. 2. 25. Iohn 10. 27. Use 1. Iohn 3. 19. Matth. 11. 21. Use 2. Isaiah 11. 6. Acts 26. 18. Gods Ministers must particularly inform every one of their duty Use. Luke 3. 10 12 14. Wherein the duties of the yonger towards their elders consists See Lev. 19. 32. Dan. 7. 9. See Prov. 16. 31. Iob. 32. 4. Iob 12. 12. Simile Simile Use 1. Iob 29. 8. Tit. 2. 2. See 1 Iohn 2. 13 14. Isa. 65. 20. See Tit. 2. 3. 4. Use 2. 1 Iohn 2 13. 1 Tim. 6. 1. How superiors must be subject to their inferiors Simile Luke 22. 26. How equals must be subject one to another Matth. 5. 9. Simile Humility the fountain of submission Whatsoever submission proceeds not from humility is hypocrisie 2 Sam. 15. 5. Psal. 45. 13. What humility is Matth. 11. 29. Rom. 12. 16. Eph. 4. 1. Phil. 2. 3. Luke 14. 10. The fruits of humility in respect of God See Luke 9. 23 Simile See Ier. 43. 2. Iam. 5. 21. Iam. 3. 22. 2 Kings 6. 33. See Iob 1. In respect of men Rom. 12. 16. Luke 14. 10. Phil. 2. 8. Examples of humility Heb. 11. 7. Gen. 18. 27. Exod. 4. 14. Exod. 17. 4. 1 Sam. 18. 23. Mat. 11. 29. Phil. 2. 8. 1 Pet. 3. 18. Mat. 21. 7. Humility an excellent vertue Mat. 18. 9. Eph. 41 2. Use 1. Use 2. Ier. 42. 8. and 48. 11. The fruits of pride in respect of God Rev. 3. 17. See Prov. 28. 14. Ier. 13. 15. and 43. 2. and 44. 16 17. In respect of men Prov. 13. 10. Examples of pride How abominable it is Prov. 6. 17. Simil. How hurtful Whence it comes The very best not free therefrom See Iob 33. 17 Simile Use 1. Use 2. See Iob 17. 13. God sets himself against the proud Reasons How God resists them Use 1. Prov. 16. 5. See Ier. 57. 15. and 66. 2. Luke 1. 53. How God giveth grace to the humble Luke 18. 14. Psal. 119. 100. Psal. 25. 9. Ioh. 7. 17. How Ministers ought to preach and people to hear Psal. 27. 8. Two other Reasons perswading to humility The consideration of Gods power a good means to perswade to humility Isa. 6. 5. Simile Psal. 2. 12. Humility is the way to glory Gen. 29. 31. Psal. 78. 71. See Iob 5. 11. and 22. 29. Prov. 29. 23. Use. God doth all things in due time Ier. 5. 24. Psal. 145. 15. Deut. 32. 35. Use. The prevention of an Objection Christians must neither be careless nor too careful They must not be careless Prov. 10. 4. Pro. 6. 6. Gen. 41 48. Use 1. Use 2. They must not be too careful About their souls About their bodies Hest. 4. 16. Use 1. Use 2. Luke 14. 18. Luke 21. 34. Why we ought not to be too careful of worldly things God cares for his own children Matth. 6. 26. Use 1. Use 2. Simile See Matth. 6. 32. What Sobriety is What
watchfulness is here required What Spiritual watchfulness is A man must be awakened before he can watch Eph. 5. 14. By nature we are asleep in sin which is diversly prov'd Use. Iohn 5. 25. Reasons for watchfulness 1 Thess. 5. 5. Prov. 10. 5. See Ionah 1. 5. Satans malice exceeding great Rev. 12. 12. Satans strength Satans subtilty Matth. 4. 3. Rev. 12. 9. Gen. 3. 1 3 4 c. Matth. 4. 2. Satans Diligence Use 1. Use 2. Acts 26. 18. Use 3. Use 4. Exod. 22. 18. Simile Use 5. Psal. 18. 2. Col. 3. 16. Psal. 121. 4. Rev. 5. 5. Satan is to be resisted Reasons 1 Cor. 16. 13. Eph. 6. 10 11. Iam. 4. 7. Rom. 16. 20. Use 1. Use 2. Faith gives Satan the foil Eph. 6. Use 1. Use 2. Eph. 6. 1 Iohn 5. True faith rare What faith it is that prevails over Satan Use. Matth. 14. Obj. Sol. Simile All Gods children are liable to Satans temptations 2 Tim. 3. 12. Use. God enables his children to overcome Satans temptations Use. Obj. Sol. Ministers must endeavor as to inform the understanding so to work on the affections of their people People must joyn practice to their knowledge There 's a near conjunction between believers Use 1. Use 2. Gods Church is dispersed throughout the world Use. The Saints in Heaven are free from temptations Use 1. Use 2. Note Gods Ministers must further their peoples Salvation by all means Num. 6. 24. Use. 1 Cor. 3. 6. 1 Tim. 4. 16. See also Acts 26. 18. Simile God is the author and giveâ— of all grace See Exod. 31. Rom 15. 13. and 16. 20. 2 Cor. 1. 3. Iohn 1. 16. Eph. 4. 7. Use 1. Use 2. Psal. 4. 6. Use 3. Doctr. Whom God will save those he doth effectually call Use. Eph 1. 4. Luke 1. 75. Iam. 1. 18. Such as are effectually called shall partake of glory Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. God will not forsake them whom he hath called Rom. 11. 29. 1 Thess. 5. 23. Iohn 17. 11. All good comes to us by Christ. Eph. 1. 4. Use 1. Use 2. Gods children must here suffer before they can partake of heaven Psal. 34. Iohn 16. 33. Acts 14. 22. 2 Tim. 2. 12. Reasons Iob 33. 17. Isa. 27. 9. Simil. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. The afflictions of Gods children are small Rom. 8. 18. 2 Cor. 4. 17. Isa. 4. 5. Rev. 2. 10 Use. 1 Cor. 3. 9. Phil. 3. 13. Gods people must labor for perfection 1 Thess. 4. 1. 2 Thess. 1. 3. Use. 1. Rev. 2â— 5. Use 2. Use 3. Christians must hold out to the end Use. Gal. 3. 1. Col. 3. 3. 1 Pet. 1. 5. Our Election and vocation should move us to praise God Rev. 4. 8. Holy things should be handled by holy persons Note A good name is to be labored for See Heb. 11. 2. Eccles. 7. 1. Prov. 22. 1. Such as are faithful in the Ministry draw their peoples hearts to them Use 1. Use 2. We ought to speak and think so well of others as we have ground for Use. We ought to be wary in our commendations The profitableness of writing Epistles Heb. 13. 22. Gods wisdom in providing for us his Word and goodness in ordaining Ministers to re-reveal unto us his will therein People must particularly know that the Religion they profess is the truth of God Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Christians must persevere in the truth Prov. 23. 23. Constancy in well-doing difficult Use. Doctrine and Application must go together Use. 1. Use 2. Christians must be mindful one of another how far distant soever God hath some even in the worst places This place not meant of Rome See Dr. Willets Synops. Hereticks wrest Scripture Use 1. Use 2. Election diversly taken Isaiah 44. 1. Iohn 6. 70. It s not enough to live in an elect Church but we must finde that we are Elect. Why the Apostle calls them an Elect company Use. The sending of commendations how useful it is Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Acts 15. 37. 38. The preaching of the Word is the instrument of Regeneration Use 1. Simile Use 2. Use 3. Ministers must love their people as their Children So people their Ministers Use. It s needful that where love is it should be continued Christians should salute one another Reasons 2 Sam. 15. 6. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. 1 Iohn 3. 15. Use 4. The ancient maner of saluting among the Iews Our Saluting one another must be in love Rom. 16. 16. Use. 1. Rom. 12. Psal. 28. 3. Use 3. Col. 3. 14. Rom. 13. 10. Hinderances of love Rom. 1 31. See Matth. 18. 28. What meant by peace Outward blessings may lawfully be desired and how See Psal. 1. 3. and 112. 3. 128. 3. and 84. 11. Matth. 6. 33. Christ is the fountain of all peace Hosea 2. 18. Obj. Sol. Iob 21. 7 8 c. Iob 20. 8. See Psalm 37. 2. 20. Iohn 14. 27. 2 Cor. 6. 9. Use. Isaiah 48. 22. Respect is to be had of all Gods people The near union between Christ and true Christians Simile Fervency of affection and faith requisite in Prayer
Gods love is no want of any thing needful worldlings indeed do greatly seek after wealth for their children and rejoyce to see them wealthy and healthy though in the mean time they see in them no true tokens of Gods favor but alas what are these It should more glad us to see an humble godly heart turned from sin and embracing righteousness though sickly and poor then to flow in all the wealth of the world and be ungracious and to come home in a Gold chain or to hear that our childe were like Joseph the second man in the Kingdom without grace But men do for their children as for themselves labor more for goods then grace But what shall we say to those Ministers that check their people for forwardness and seek to discourage them what also to those Parents that are so far from desiring grace for their children as they check and discourage them for their forwardness thereunto such would like them rather if they saw them jolly as the world Oh a hard part of Parents Be multiplied He desires not that they be once taken into Gods favor and his other graces begun in them but that they be continued and daily encreased more and more He was covetous to have his spritual children thrive apace and grow very rich in grace Such covetousness even a desire to joyn grace to grace is both for our selves and others commendable So should a Minister desire that his people may not be a little better then the worst but to exceed others by far that they may answer the time and means and to this end as to pray so to call upon them continually and they not to think amiss of this but to rejoyce in it as a special fruit of his Love so must Parents to their Children God gives us leave to be covetous in these things and to joyn grace unto grace as men do house unto house so shall we honor him much for a little grace will go but a little way Thus shall we benefit our Neighbors much when our branches spread far and our lips feed many Thus shall we have a large Testimony to our selves of our Salvation while we live and make a wide entrance for our selves into the glorious Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Verse 3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead NOw followeth the substance of the Epistle consisting of Doctrine and Exhortation Doctrine to the thirteenth Verse Exhortations in the Verses following The Exhortations are to continue constant in the profession of the Gospel of Christ and to stick close to that Salvation purchased by Christ and revealed therein and that they would lead an holy and and godly life answerable to this profession and Gospel both in their general and particular callings yea now in their present troubles and notwithstanding any other they might meer with hereafter Now this being a very weighty building therefore he had need lay a foundation fitting for the same and so he doth which is this namely The singular benefits that we receive by Jesus Christ his Death and Resurrection viz. Assurance of Salvation Hope Joy Peace c. and at last everlasting life in the Kingdom of Heaven all which are revealed and wrought in us by the Gospel which is no new Doctrine but that which of old was revealed to all the Prophets though now more clearly and fully manifested Therefore seeing God hath done so great things for us by Christ Jesus and these things are revealed in the Gospel which is very ancient good reason they should cleave to Christ and be carried after no other way of Salvation accordingly walking worthy of the benefits they have both already reaped hereby and may further hereafter The Doctrine setteth forth the great benefit that we reap by Jesus Christ namely That we are begot to a lively hope of Salvation and of being partakers of such an inheritance as is without comparison which is every way set forth according to its excellency where we have 1. The benefit That we are begotten to a lively hope 2. The moving cause The abundant mercy of God 3. The means whereby namely The Resurrection of Jesus Christ 5. The end That we may partake of Salvation which he calls an Inheritance and describes it by several properties Blessed be God For the maner of speech we read of three kindes of blessing in Scripture 1. God blesseth man when he bestoweth upon him his favors and good things earthly and heavenly 2. Man blesseth man and that either ordinarily when he prayeth to God to bless him Thus Moses is appointed to bid Aaron bless the people and the form of prayer is set down Thus Parents bless their children and we are to bless them that curse us or extraordinarily when by the Spirit of Prophecie the Prophets of God have not onely prayed to God for a blessing on their posterity but have pronounced a blessing upon them foretelling what their state should be in time to come As Isaac blessed Iacob and Esau Iacob also his Sons and Moses the twelve Tribes at his death 3. Man blesseth God when he ascribeth that honor praise and thanksgiving which is due to him for his Mercy Wisdom Justice Truth not when we give him any thing he hath not that cannot be but when we ascribe and give that to him which is most justly due to him already Thus understand we the phrase here as elswhere often For the matter Being to repeat the great benefits that come to us by Jesus Christ he doth it not barely but begins with praise and thanksgiving for the same Blessed be God c. saith he as if he should have said For these unspeakable and great benefits bestowed on us unworthy ones Oh my soul Spirit and all that is in me come forth to render thanks to God Teaching us That When we speak or have any occasion to think as we ought often to speak and think of Gods mercies especially his special mercies that concern our Salvation we should do it with admiration and setting forth his praise Thus both David and Paul Even his outward benefits ought to stir us up unto thankfulness how much more ought we to be stirred up for spiritual favors and deliverances from the bondage and thraldom of Sin Satan and Hell how can we do any less All creatures Sun Moon Fouls praise God in their kinde and yet they have onely been created what we then that have been redeemed when we were lost They that have felt their bondage and finde themselves delivered cannot but break out into his praise Indeed the common sort that have those things but in their brain onely and never had the feeling of the one or of the other they can speak
we profited in the hatred of evil as we have gotten in the love and practice of the contrary good and no otherwise If this would serve for men to leave evil many would be Christians but this is but half he that stands here will come but half way almost onely with Agrippa to heaven not altogether Repentance hath two feet he that stands not on both is a lame Christian. If there were a Preferment for a man at London and he should go half way and there stay would he not lose it might he not also be justly accounted a fool a negligent and lazy person Such are we if through lack of one part of Repentance we deprive our selves of heaven But as he which hath called you is holy c. Speak we first of the Exhortation unto holiness ver 15. then of the Reason enforcing the same ver 16. Touching the Exhortation it s to Holiness whose extent is in all maner of Conversation which is set out by a Simile viz. As God is holy who is described by a main benefit bestowed on them Their Calling But as he that hath called you is holy so be ye holy c. The Exhortation then is to Holiness we were made holy at the first we are now filthy and unclean we must have the image of sin put off and a new image of God put on we must be sanctified persons set aside for the Lords use as the Shew-bread that none might meddle with or put to any other use We must be for the use of neither Flesh World Devil but for Gods use onely we must have no more Body Soul Wit Will Reason Hand Eye Finger or Foot but for the Lords use This is the will of God even our Sanctification Angels our fellow servants be holy Heaven the place we look for is holy no unclean person comes there God hath also given us his holy Word and holy Sacraments to encrease us in holiness so holy Sabbaths and his holy Spirit This the end of our Election This the end of our Redemption This the end of our Calling Yea As without holiness no man shall see God So The inheritance is prepared for them that are sanctified 1. This condemns such as are so far from holiness as they give themselves over to all maner of lewdness and prophaneness and mock at those that desire any better Oh you be of those holy ones of the holy brotherhood and what are you of the prophane ones as Esau Take heed you will speed as Esau did If you be not holy you shall never see God but as Belshazar saw the hand-writing to your terror Is it not too much you be prophane your selves but would you that others also should be so too Doth not God enjoyn holiness speaks he not to all Therefore except you will publish to the world that you are marching in the Devils Rabble and have renounced your part in heaven and vowed your own destruction break off your fins by Repentance and cease to be for the Devils use any longer Confess and cry for pardon of that is past enter a new Covenant renounce thy old Master with whom is ugly works base scullery woful wages 2. This also condemns all civil persons that rest herein you must exceed this else you cannot enter into the Kingdom of heaven It s great pity that many men of very fair carriage are no better for themselves and they trust to their honest and just dealing with their Neighbors but alas it will deceive them for want of holiness Alas that you will see nothing into the first Table How little do most regard the true Worship of God and the Spiritual use of it How seldom do they pray or have any divine Meditation How little regard they the Sabbath How often swear and such persons be the best Papists we know In all maner of conversation Not where when to whom and what we list but at all times in all places towards all persons and in all things as God is holy in all his ways and works 1. This serveth to rebuke those that will yield in some things only what is it if a man be not covetous if he be proud or unclean c. some will yield in great matters but in small do as they list as to swear by their Faith and Troth especially in that which is true talk vainly play a game or two on the Lords day put a little false Ware deceive a little c. Some again will yield in all small matters but in some great thing they will not as to give all diligence to encrease in every grace and that no corrupt communication should come out of their mouthes though thou hast spoke many good words yet hadst thou better be silent then have no more good to speak There are some devout in the Church but Spirits in their houses at home In their own Town well ordered but in strange places as the company is riotous wanton deep in gaming c. as though God were God of the Mountains and not of the Valleys of one place and not of another Some must be vain at the Table and Christ-tide howsoever at other times Some in adversity will be very humble good words golden promises but in prosperity nothing so Some in prosperity carry themselves well in adversity not stick to run to a Witch At the Communion or a day or two after will be demure but not so long Some use their Superiors well their poor Tenants or Workfolks hardly Alas there is no part of our life wherein God gives any licence to do evil in our particular Callings let us shew the truth of our Christianity Some servants will make a shew of Religion and be desirous to hear but are lazy and unthrifty in their Callings Some men carry themselves very forwardly that in their shops and dealings shew it not Papists seem very devout in some things yet you shall lightly ever know any that make Conscience of an Oath or of the Lords day 2. Let us prove the truth of holiness in us by the generality of it keep a constant tenour an even hand and let there be a proportion between every part of our life not one part as it were devout another prophane and wicked like Nebuchadnezzars Image one part gold another silver another brass c. These cannot hang together but let it be in all things and this will afford true comfort on our Death-beds and give us a large entrance into the glorious Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ True it is we cannot come to any perfection here on earth but shall be subject to offend yet this were to be wished that all our actions and behavior and all our speeches and thoughts were such as become holiness and it s that we should endeavor unto the beginning whereof is simplicity and truth of heart
Christian love wherein we have 1. The ground of it The grace of God which they had received namely for that they were Justified and Sanctified which is set out by the part purified Their Souls the outward means whereby the word called Truth which they did obey and the inward worker the Spirit 2. The end of it which was as to all good duties so to true love amongst the rest as if he had said Seeing you are pardoned and purged to this end that you should love purely see that you do so This ground is a Reason of the Exhortation where it seemeth the Holy Ghost keeps a good order both in his Exhortations and Reasons Before he exhorted to the fear and love of God now to the love of the Brethren Before he had used Reasons both from the Godhead in general vers 15 16. and from the first two persons of the Trinity the Father vers 17. and the Son vers 18 19. Now he useth one taken from the third person the holy Spirit of God who had wrought grace in them and purified them to this end From the order which the holy Ghost useth Note we two things 1. Where there 's no love nor fear of God there can be no true Brotherly love that being indeed the root from whence this springeth 1. Therefore there can be no true love amongst the wicked Drunkards meet together and Pot-companionship is common but this is no love its conspiracy Love rejoyceth in good not evil No more is a company of Thieves and Traytors that conspire together or many or fewer that combine against a good part they may stick close and hold together in evil but this is no love nor in those Towns where there 's scarce any or but mean teaching where people meet twice or thrice a week to Bowls and women to Stool-ball or other games thus to spend out their time and to no good is far from love and yet if one speak against such things Oh say they You are an enemy to love and friendship and It was as a peaceable Town till such a one came as any other whatsoever now there 's no good-fellowship c. But our Savior Christ saith He came to bring no such peace in evil but rather debate The Devil is content with this peace because they strengthen one another in evil for if any good come to cross this merry prophane world then will it be opposed What hold is thereof their love they go arm in arm to the Tavern yet straight ready to stab one another or betray each other as Joab did Abner and it was between the men of Sechem and Abimelech if they be once out at deadly defiance it s seldom forgiven never forgotten 2. Nor can the wicked love the children of God truly they may be convinced in their conscience as Saul that they be the Servants of God innocent men and God may encline their hearts to favor them as Cyrus to set the people at liberty to return and build For if a mans ways please God his very enemies shall be at peace with them and Ahasuerus and Artaxerxes favored Ezra and Nehemiah yea as God kept Daniel among the Lyons so he can and doth keep his children among the wicked and as he made the Ravens bring Elijah meat so he can make even the wicked instruments for his childrens good but love them they cannot They may do a man outwardly some good and not amiss to take it but to do it aright they cannot as neither to pray or do any other duty and what hold of their favor If they cry Hosanna now within a while they will cry Crucifie him as those of Lystra would have sacrified to Paul and Barnabas as gods but by and by upon a lying report of some stoned them and as Herod reverenced John the Baptist yet at the perswasion of Herodias her Daughter cut off his head Judas betrayed Christ and David complained that it was his familiar friend that did him the greatest hurt If some great body shall say to them I perceive or hear you are a great favorer of Puritans they are gone and hide their heads if the multitude go the other way or it be any thing dangerous when there 's most need of them they are gone 2. Upon this coupling of these two together Note further that Wheresoever there 's the true fear and love of God there will be also love towards our Brethren 1. Therefore they that declare no love but that they are void of all bowels of compassion being all for themselves are also void of the love of God 2. They also that malign mock and persecute the better sort no worse brand of such that they have in them not the least dram of the love of God He that loveth him that begetteth loveth also him that is begotten and they that love God make much of them that fear the Lord having all their delight in such The contrary is a black mark and as bad as may be as bad a brand as any can bear as hereby we may know that we are translated from death unto life so by the contrary that we are yet under darkness 3. They that are contentious giving or embracing every trifling occasion conducing hereto and can fret and fall out and live in enmity and that day after day week after week moneth after moneth let these suspect themselves either the love of God hath no place in them or else it s in a very small measure and their corruption overgrows the same Having purified your souls These words are the Ground and Reason of the Exhortation namely That forasmuch as they were Justified and Sanctified by the Spirit of God to the exercise of all good duties and so of love that they would do that for which they had this cost bestowed upon them This presupposing a former impurity notes the uncleanness that is in Soul and Body They were created pure but are now defiled in the sight of God and that with sin which God who is of pure eyes cannot abide we are guilty of Adams sin born in Original sin therewith tainted throughout so with infinite actual sins Not only are our eyes full of adultery our feet swift to shed blood our mouthes full of cursing c. but our very souls defiled and every faculty thereof the thoughts of our heart being onely evil continually thereout proceeding Murthers Adulteries c. whereby we are defiled This is implyed in that of the Prophet Cease to do evil learn to do well and that of Saint James Cleanse your hands ye sinners and purifie your hearts ye double minded We are not without filthy nakedness we are so corrupt that our nature taints all our actions be they never so good in themselves yea the best and most holy of Gods Ordinances the Word Sacraments and Prayer making them
fine conceits and I know not what witty sayings out of Heathen Writers to garnish the same but handle Spiritual things spiritually not being ashamed of the simplicity and plainness of the Gospel for this foolish and plain preaching shall be blessed and be the wisdom and power of God when that wisdom shall remain unprofitable and vain What is the chaff to the wheat all that vain Ornament doth but disgrace the Word and it may be seen that God is displeased therewith for that he blesseth it not to win Souls as he doth that other which is despised of many of the world and counted plain English preaching a good English Sermon 2. It teacheth the people to avoid all vain and humane corrupt mixtures accepting onely that which is sincere milk For the matter They must take no erroneous Points for truth but be able with the Bereans to try all things by the Scripture and so rejecting the rest keep that which is good they that through ignorance slap us all together will be poisoned in stead of being nourished It is the safest and best dyet which is most simple and therefore some render this as a reason why our Forefathers were stronger and lived longer then we do even because of the simpleness of their dyet this Spiritual mixture hath been the cause of all Errors wherein some truth is used to help away the falshood So for the maner They must affect a plain and Spiritual kinde of preaching when the Text is clearly opened aptly divided into his parts the Doctrines maturely gathered strongly confirmed for the setling of the judgement and lastly Uses are made of Admonition Reprehension Consolation Confutation together with Exhortation all applyed to the consciences of the hearers Oh this is sweet Many simple people desire to hear Sermons stuft with sentences out of Authors and that in a strange tongue and highly commend it though they understand it not and is not this a great folly and judgement of God upon them A number of idle and vain curious heads had rather hear fine witty conceits ancient stories pleasant discourses serving rather to tickle the ear then to edifie the Conscience such are like those that desire sawce and leave the meat But Preaching was never ordained but to work upon the Conscience and in such teaching the true Servants of God finde no favor but grief when its kindely naturally and spiritually handled then its sweet to them That ye may grow thereby The end of our desiring after the Word of our Hearing Reading Meditating Conferring thereof is not that we might get some knowledge to tip our tongues with and make our selves the better thought of in some companies as some do or that we may be able to discourse haply eavil against it but that it may work effectually in our hearts to humble us to work in us true Faith and Repentance and being wrought may be increased and set forward more and more and hereat we should aim at all times when we read a Chapter or hear a Sermon we must come with this minde that we may be the better thereby For the Word is ordained and is apt and able not onely to convert and beget us but also to nourish us that we may grow up from strength to strength 1. This rebuketh the common sort that come with no such minde and resolution as appears by their continuance in their sins They wil be brought to reform nothing though they hear never so oft never so plainly They come onely for fashion and what Hypocrisie is this Yea also if those that have some goodness in them came with this minde and cast with themselves to go away gainers and it would grieve them as much to make an ill market at Church as at London or elsewhere surely they would grow and thrive faster in Grace They could not then fit and sleep for who sleeps at his Market while profit drops It s said of Agustus Caesar that he thought that day lost or ill spent wherein he had done no good to others so we should moan our losses and think that Sermon lost whereby something hath not been added to the stock of our Faith Knowledge and Repentance 2. Seeing the Word serves as well to build up as to convert us men oâ—ght to attend on the Word Preached as long as they live yea though already they be full of knowledge and able also to admonish of others Therefore they that think they have profited enough and now may take their ease and let others hear they have indeed got nothing as they ought Christians must daily grow in grace For this as the Church of Thyatira was commended even because their works were more at the last then at the first So the Church of Ephesus reprehended for revolting from her first love For hereby as greater glory to redound unto God So more comfort to our selves more good to others 1. For those that are fallen away and now are nothing so good as heretofore let them consider that relapses are very dangerous let them weigh with themselves whether ever they began in truth or not If not then to begin to lay the foundation though they may be ashamed at themselves and say Shall I that seemed to be so forward begin in a new again yet better so then to perish if yea then let them endeavor by all means to recover themselves 2. For those that grow slowly or not at all many things may be in fault as 1. Pride when men think too well of themselves 2. Worldliness which the faster it goeth up Religion goeth down like a pair of scales or as a Dog that is following the chase hard and lights on a piece of carrion 3. Ill Company wholly addicted to their Sports and Pleasures 4. Neglect of the means or careless use of them as those that have slack Markets prove Bankrupts O finde out those and use the means constantly and conscionably both publique and private whereby being freed thou must grow in some good measure If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious The Reason They had tasted the goodness of the Word already therefore to desire it more and more By tasting he means not such as in Heb. 6. with the top of the tongue as it were and tip of the lips which Hypocrites may have but an experimental taste upon good proof as if he should have said Seeing you have found by good experience that the Word hath been effectual to enlighten convert comfort and sanctifie you and the instrument working wonderfully for the Salvation of your Souls you are the moreto desire it and continually shew your affection thereunto Therefore Who so have at any time found the Word of God powerful to their Salvation as to humble them who before saw no danger to comfort them when they were in woful distress to change their hearts to be a word of
the offence against God nor the quality of the fault not the best way to bring them to amendment but following the rage and fury of their own hearts God will call them to an account for the same He forbiddeth cruelty against beasts much more against those that are made according to his own image They were or are the children of others though now your servants to whom being fatherless you had need be the more merciful and may not your children also be servants Do you to other mens children as you would others should deal with yours are they not also your own flesh and it may be as dearly bought with the blood of Christ as your selves Though you are to keep a good strait hand over your servants yet must it be with moderation 2. If servants be bound thus to carry themselves towards bad Masters how much more then to the good and gentle to such as are careful of their good every way to such as give them good counsel instruct them bring them to good duties give them that 's fit for them teach them their trade and govern them with moderation What shall we say then to the servants of our times that have such Masters and Dames and yet be unfaithful lazy and negligent Where shall these appear assuredly it s no small favor to be under such Governors the times we live in are grown to a strange pass In times past about twenty or thirty years ago when the light alas was dim what diligent and painful servants were there who would tarry at least seven or ten years in an house whereas now they are so unruly that no house can hold them long they finde fault for the most part when there 's no cause Formerly servants were careful to please their Governors and glad if they could and would accept of their endeavors and be pleased with them but now Masters and Dames are fain to please their servants if they can do any thing they be so teachy and masterly as they may not be spoken to belike the course of things must be turned the order of nature perverted Masters must be as servants to please and servants as Masters to do what they list Hath God honored the servants of these times with the Gospel denyed to former ages and do they thus requite God and profit by it will it not be to their further condemnation The monstrous pride of youths is the cause of all this disorder the peace and plenty that God hath given us hath so lift them up as they have forgotten the ancient simplicity and plainnefs that was heretofore and have their mindes so high set as their study is to prank up themselves brave and get gay clothes to keep company and have their swing this they minde and not their business If they thus continue they shall never be worth a servant themselves or else shall be plagued with such as themselves were nay who knows whether for their pride and unconscionableness they may not come to rags and a bit of bread 3. Now what is here required of servants towards bad Masters must also be performed by us to those we have any way to deal withal Thus Subjects are to do the duties of Subjects towards their Princes though they should be Tyrants or deal hardly with them Thus though we live by neighbors that be untoward and contentious we must live quietly Thus must husbands wives live together We must not be overcome of evil but overcome evil with goodness God hath no where bid us do to others as they do to us that 's the leaven of the Scribes and Pharisees but to love our enemies and to do good to them that hate us c. yet must not this hearten any to be bad but every man must make his Neighbors yoke as easie as he can not laying too much upon him They must not say as some husbands to their wives they must do their duties to us whatsoever we be What! are you so cunning indeed know you so well other folks duties and your own no better you should know your own duties best How great then is their sin that cannot live with good Neighbors How great that wives that having a kinde and careful husband is ever fretting complaining and vexing him How great that husbands that having a loving dutiful careful wife doth not use her kindely but hoggishly yea it may be loveth others better He that cannot live with bad ones and do his duty is scarce a good Christian but he that cannot do his duty to good ones is not so good as an Heathen and a Publican Verse 19. For this is thank-worthy if a man for conscience toward God endure grief suffering wrongfully NOw follow the Reasons to perswade to patient suffering of the hard dealing of unconscionable Masters and needful it was to use a great many Reasons to perswade to such a duty being so hard to nature which accordingly he doth If you do so and do as you ought you please God and its acceptable to him as the word is translated in the following verse for being referred to God we can do nothing thank-worthy to God when we have done all we are unprofitable servants but we may do that which by Jesus Christ may be acceptable to him This is the first Reason Whence may be noted That To enforce the performance of any duty how difficult soever this is enough that its pleasing to God that 's to be lookt at of us in all our life and actions Hereby the Apostle exhorts Children to perform their duties to their Parents as all to do good and to distribute What Tenant would not be glad to do that which will please his Landlord or a Subject that which will please his Prince And should not we readily do such things as will please God yea if it should be to the laying down of our lives Is not he the Soveraign Lord of the whole world that made us and all things Hath not he as he is most holy pure and good in himself been admirably merciful to us Is not his will a right will Is he not pleased with that which is good Doth any thing displease him but sin Should we not do that which is pleasing to him though difficult Should we not fly from that which displeaseth him though we might get thousands by it If we please him hath he not a Kingdom for us If we displease him is he not a consuming fire Oh! this may make us hang down our heads that we are no more careful to please such a great and good God Alas if a thing have any difficulty we pass it off though the doing thereof would please God never so well Oh! why do we not pray oftner and with better affection why hear we not the Word more diligently why are we not more heavenly minded more patient more liberal would not God be pleased herewith and is there
the King of Heaven That your prayers be not hindred The third Reason Using them ill will breed Contention and so make them unable to pray at all or pray amiss Here note 1. That the husband should pray with his wife God takes it here for granted and that also constantly the course of their prayers must by no means be broken off This is their daily homage to God they have daily need of pardon grace protection direction in all their affairs all which must be prayed for This hath promise of blessing and herein all Religion is contained This condemneth most husbands that never pray with their wives they have no skill nor will hereto an argument of a prophane man void of all Religion dead in sin for where there is the least spark of grace there will be crying to God How do these live as much Religion in their Hogs-coats as in their houses they live like Swine most Families in stead of being little Churches be Heards of Swine which live as if there were no God How do these look for a blessing God hath promised none but to them that ask it what common blessings they enjoy they enjoy not as fruits of their Prayers If we desire to be accounted religious and would have any blessing of God let 's learn to pray 2. That whatsoever would interrupt our Prayers is carefully to be avoided Thus as we are to avoid worldliness an ill conscience and the like so also contention and wrangling both with our neighbors and wives That party is unfit to Pray whose heart is poysoned with wrath and malice the Prayers of such are loathsom being thus our Sacrifices will not be accepted at Gods altar O what a grievous thing is it to lose our prayers What else have we to help our selves with What judgements doth not prayer remove What blessing doth it not obtain greatly doth he lose that loseth the benefit of his prayers Therefore let us beware of contention and strife especially with our wives Let us always keep our hearts calm and fit to pray Who knows what need he may have of prayer and that more then ordinary As men keep their Horses for service in plight and breath so keep we our prayers in good tune keep we them as a Pinnace ready to send out speedily and come home laden else we may miss many a good purchase Verse 8. Finally be ye all of one minde having compassion one of another love as brethren be pitiful be courteous Verse 9. Not rendring evil for evil or railing for railing but contrariwise blessing knowing that ye are thereunto called that ye should inherit a blessing NOw he comes to certain general Exhortations that concern all sorts and states whatsoever and they tend to love and a peaceable and comfortable living together one with another Be ye all of one minde Not that he would have these Jews to be of one minde with the Idolatrous and prophane Gentiles amongst whom they lived but that being converted and believing Jews they would all consent and agree together in the matters of Faith and Religion of Christ that they would all embrace the Lord Jesus the onely Foundation and that some onely should not look for Salvation by him some by the Law and some by both but that all should seek unto him alone And as they were thus to agree in matters of Faith so also in their Civil affairs avoiding contention and strife The vertue then which is here exhorted unto is Unanimity a joyning together in one minde and one heart in one judgement and one affection For Unity in Religion though Errors be many yet there 's but one Truth which every one must know believe and walk in to Salvation Other foundation besides Christ there 's none all that believe in him shall be saved as they that miss of him building beside the foundation fall to the ground shall be ashamed and confounded We were all created in the Truth but since the fall become prone to error Christ is the Truth the Way and the Life and this are we to buy this is contained in the Scriptures for which we are to search Some foolishly imagine that every one shall be saved by his own devotion but its life eternal to know God and Christ Jesus whom he hath sent To be thus in one judgement in Religion is a great mean of peace as the contrary a great cause of dissention even disagreement in small matters makes alienations of affections much more in Religion This Jeroboam knew well he would not suffer the ten Tribes to come up to Jerusalem to worship as God commanded lest agreeing together they should fall from him but chose to set up a new kinde of worship at Dan and Bethel thereby to set them at oddes It s lamentable that so many are distracted into divers and innumeral Heresies and but a very handful have the Truth and be of one minde Some disagree from the Truth in the very foundation as 1. Heathens and Pagans living in strange kindes of idolatry being altogether ignorant of God and Christ. 2. The Jews that look for another Savior acknowledging the Father but not the Son but he hath that not the Son hath not the Father 3. The Turks that acknowledge the Old not the New Testament the Father not the Son 4. The Papists that hold some not all points tending this way as in the matter of our salvation parting the same between Christ and our selves 5. The Arrians and that base Atheistical Sect of the Family of Love c. Some though they differ not in foundation yet erre from the truth Such were the Donatists Novatians and such like of old as in our times the Lutherans beyond the Seas and amongst our selves the Separatists Those are led with a Spirit of pride and preposterous Zeal They were bred up in the Church and as soon as they were able to shift for themselves they spit in their Mothers face and call her Strumpet These be ungracious children they were never thus taught of Christ or his Apostles As we are to pity and pray for the former and that the Lord would deliver his poor people from the tyranny of the Turk and Antichrist giving the Gospel a free passage among them that with one minde and mouth they may glorifie God in Christ Jesus so for these Seeing there is little to prevail with them as having a proud conceit of themselves and their opinions le ts take heed we be not led away with them for herein they hazard their souls greatly that they forsake the means the Ministery of the Word and so may revolt or at least stand at a stay Whiles they be so quarrelling about matters of Controversie they neglect matters of Sanctification and Government of their lives Besides even among our selves that tarry in the Church there is odds and difference and thereby carnal worldlings
another Greet one another saith the Apostle with an holy kiss and in another place with the kiss of charity both speeches be to very good purpose This hath been of ancient standing even to greet one another at meeting or passing by and hereof we have examples in the holy Scriptures We must also give the upper hand and highest seat in our Meetings which also our Savior doth require We must also be affable in our speeches whilest we be in company not too strange or dark but free and chearful this is required in Scripture under the name of Meekness even the smallest duties that we owe one to another are here set down for this is Moses commended so our Savior Christ he was so affable as poor ones yea poor women durst speak to him his disciples also asked him questions from time to time which he refused not to answer yea even unto him that smote him he spake courteously If I have evil spoken bear witness of the evil This tends greatly to peace and to procure love What force was in Absoloms courteous speeches to steal away the hearts of the people The contrary breeds heart-burnings evil surmisings contentions what not Our Nature can abide nothing worse then to see our selves contemned or neglected by others what can we do less then greet and use them kindely If they be our equals is it not reason we should use them as courteously as we would be used of them If our inferiors its noble for us to use them kindly as its a point of a base minde to insult over or trample them under Thus would they murmure against God and envy us whereas our courteous behavior would be a means to make them contented with their place yea though we are not to be familiar with the wicked or open our hearts to such or joyn our selves in near communion with them or bear with them in their evil courses but speak earnestly against the same yet are we to carry our selves courteously towards them that thereby we may win them the more This rebuketh those that fail in either extreme On the one part there are some 1. Which are proud scornful and disdainful in their looks and carriage towards others passing by them without saluting them or once speaking to them such have base mindes And what can be more strange then that any mortal man which is but a Worm should thus deal with one that is his own flesh the image of God yea haply one better then himself 2. Which strive and justle for the highest rooms wall or seats in the Church and elswhere which strive for the way upon the Road c. Hereby they display their pride and in stead of honor bring disgrace upon themselves 3. Use curst and cruel speaking like Nabal who was so wicked that none could speak to him or carry themselves so high as their inferior cannot speak to them Hence is the common Proverb They had rather speak to the greatest Gentleman or Nobleman in a Countrey then to such a mean man and have a better answer Naaman and Job would hear their Servants speak 4. Such as for frowardness and heart-burning cannot speak when they meet nor salute each other but pass by each other as if they were dumb and tongue-tyed a goodly matter if they could wound and kill one another as good cheap would they not do it and is not this sin before God doth not God behold the same On the other there is 1. Counterfeit courtesie in low crouchings and greetings c. wherein being void of love and kindeness men do altogether seek themselves as Absolom did 2. Treacherous courtesie when men salute kindely but intend devilishly under a fair vizard bearing mischief in their hearts Thus Joab in killing Abner and Amasa and Judas in betraying Christ thus many will speak very friendly to them against whom behinde their backs they will by and by rail and plot mischief 3. Excessive courtesie when men be too full of it If some in humility and true simplicity shew a great deal more courtesie towards their Superiors then they would have it s not much amiss but when men exceed in it towards their equals it doth often carry much falshood with it according to the old Proverb Much courtesie much craft it s also seen often that there are none more hollow then they that seem most courteous God for the present seeth their hypocrisie and man in time will and loath both it and them It s a fault among Christians that at their meetings they stand striving who should take the place or sit down first c. to the great disturbance of the whole company modestly to refuse the place at the first is commendable as it s also in them that offer it but for either to stand long complementing about it ridiculous Not rendring evil for evil or railing for railing Now of our carriage towards wicked and injurious men They are naturally bent to speak evil of us especially being the servants of God but we must not requite them with the like we must not revenge our selves on them They that make a trade hereof are but carnal and have naughty hearts It s also a vile thing fittter for Turks and Heathens then such as know God as we would be forgiven of God we must for give one another But of this already on Vers. 23. of the foregoing Chapter There 's lawful revenge on our selves as in Zacheus the Publican Mary Magdalene the Apostle Paul the Incestuous person c. Thus we are to revenge our covetousness by more large giving our ryot by more sparing from the body our earnestness and pains in evil by the like or greater in hearing the Word and holy Exercises There 's also an holy revenge upon others which is rather upon sin then their persons being zealous against the same in whomsoever we finde it whether our children servants or others accordingly avenging the glory of God by bringing those to punishment that hinder or hurt the same But contrariwise blessing The lives and language of Gods children should not onely be differing from the world but in many things they must be quite contrary for they are led by contrary principles the one by the flesh the other by the spirit the one mindes onely earthly things the other heavenly This is a step higher an harder lesson then the former to requite evil with good The wicked render evil for evil so must not we as light and darkness Christ and Belial we must be herein contrary to them Some weak Christians there are that come too nigh the fashions behavior and speech of the wicked many too much set upon the world as the wicked are fie upon it To be easily provoked and hardly entreated to be reconciled is the fashion of the world but such must not ours be By blessing in this place we are to understand praying
and consider well and tarry till they have a calling and let them not intend to live at ease to follow their pleasures to gather riches c. but let them make their reckoning to prove Laborers Soldiers Watchmen c. else no coming here Thus in general The elders which are among you I exhort c. This verse containeth the first Reason of the following Exhortation which is taken from his own person being one every way fit to exhort them namely 1. An Elder and Minister as well as they for the name Elder is of dignity and office here and not of age who therefore knew what belong'd to his place and did what he required of them to do 2. A witness of Christs sufferings and so well acquainted with his minde 3. A partaker of the glory that shall be revealed who therefore would not exhort you unto any thing whereby either I my self may be deprived hereof or you hindred from attaining hereunto 1. In that he an Elder exhorts them Elders note That Ministers are fittest to teach Ministers and to judge of their actions True people may and ought try our Doctrine modestly and humbly they may also dislike and speak against foul things in our life and conversation but of things not so apparent people must not be ready to censure much less think to teach their Ministers For the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets This rebuketh the too much rashness and pride of some this way ready to control every course of a Minister that is not pleasing to them yea their maner of teaching prophanely calling it railing and that they should have spoke thus and thus when such dislike any thing in a Minister it were their wisdom to ask the judgement of some godly Minister before they censure or give judgement against him 2. In that he requireth nothing at their hands but what he himself did note That The most forcible and profitable way of teaching whether private or publique is first to do that in our own persons which we require of others Jesus did and taught Parents may not rebuke swearing in their children and swear themselves Housholders bid their Servants go to Church and stay at home themselves having no necessary occasion to keep them from thence Abraham was circumcised with his Houshold Joshua and his Houshold served God the Jayler and his Houshold were baptized He is not the best Husband that puts over his work to be done by others saying Go but who puts his hand thereto saying Go we c. He is an ill Captain that bids his Soldiers go fight himself in the mean time tarrying behinde It s woful teaching by Ministers that do quite contrary Shall we not condemn our selves while we call for that in another which we our selves do not observe Neither is there likelyhood that in such a case any will give ear unto us 3. In that he besseecheth Note as his modesty and humility So that Peter was no Pope had no Supremacy was not Christs Vicar as the Pope of Rome affirmeth of him and challengeth of him by succession Had it been so there had been no fitter time wherein to have shewed it then this Howsoever what had it been to the Pope who hath wofully degenerated He calls himself a Pastor yet challengeth authority over all the Church not Kings themselves excepted He is an hideous Beast and Monster If he send any commands it s not I that am a fellow-Minister and that take pains in the same calling do beseech you but he proudly thundereth and threatneth c. A witness of the sufferings of Christ So be we it s an Article of our Faith and we look thereby to be saved but we are witnesses onely of that we have heard he of that he saw he was with him when he was apprehended when he was brought before the High Priest c. he was a witness by seeing them preaching them imitating them Now in that he urgeth this as a reason to back his Exhortation we may note 1. That if we have any Credit Honor Favor Dignity we ought to improve the same to the benefit of the Church and furthering of Gods cause 2. That Ministers must use all Spiritual wisdom and skill to perswade unto obedience as cunning Chapmen they must use many reasons to perswade Customers to buy their Commodities 3. That the troubles of Gods Ministers are so far from disgracing them as they honor them and make their persons and counsel the more to be regarded for their sufferings are a seal to their Ministery and shew their faithfulness for those we should respect them the more not think the worse of them And also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed Here note briefly 1. That we should much regard those and their counsels whom we see much graced of God and like to be heirs of glory 2. That such as are Partners with Christ in suffering shall also partake with him in glory 3. That God hath prepared glory for his Saints in Heaven 4. That a man may come to know in this life that he shall be partaker of the glory of Heaven whereof whosoever is as yet ignorant he must endeavor by all means to make it sure Q. How shall we come to know this A. If here we partake of grace we shall hereafter partake of glory on the contrary no grace no glory Lassure you This knowledge is that which doth here uphold us amidst our many troubles it 's Mount Nebo whence we see the Land of Canaan all the Grapes we have to comfort us in the wilderness of this world 5. That Faith makes things invisible to be seen things absent as the glory here spoken of to be present Through this a childe of God hath Heaven already in possession whereinto his Soul shall enter immediately after his death as his body also being coupled to his Soul on the day of Judgement He that believeth saith the Scripture hath eternal life and Whom he justified them he also glorified Verse 2. Feed the flock of God which is among you taking the oversight thereof not by constraint but willingly not for filthy lucre but of a ready minde THe first duty required of Ministers is laid down in these words Feed the flock of God which is among you Feed namely by preaching the word soundly and diligently The flock of God namely The whole company which is under your charge which is not yours but Gods and that whether by creation as all are or by redemption as some are Which is among you or dependeth on you for Instruction Comfort and Direction Feed This implies divers things as 1. That Ministers must preach the Word of God Now preaching is an opening of the Scriptures wherein as many things be dark and hard to be understood which God hath done in his great wisdom
in this world or else at the day of fearful account when they will be as glad to be rid of it again as ever Judas was of his thirty pieces he thought if he could get money he were made but when he had it he was never so ill in his life as then So was it with Achan Gehazi Ananias and Sapphira c. And for the time to come let 's beware lest any filthy lucre cleave to our fingers Note further That Lightly the Scripture speaks not of riches but with some checks If but two words one of them is to take off our mindes therefrom as uncertain riches deceiveable riches unrighteous Mammon It s hard for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven and here filthy lucre This is that we should not set our hearts too much on them whereunto we are very prone but taking heed of covetousness neither too greedily desire them nor be insatiable in our desires nor too sparing from our selves and families nor niggardly to good and holy duties nor having them to set too much by them or put our confidence in them or be too much cast down in the loss of them c. To this end 1. Consider That covetousness is idolatry and so a most hanious sin withdraws our heart from God is the root of all evil will make a man break any Covenant the bane of godliness a throne that choaks the seed of the Word 2. That our life stands not in them much less our happiness yea that they are changeable and which even Reprobates have in great abundance 3. Seek after the favor of God and assurance of Salvation and lay up a treasure in Heaven and this will stay your stomack for these things This hunger will starve the other hunger when we have assurance of Salvation it will stay us as a man that hath well broke his fast hath no great haste to his dinner Heaven will fill the heart the world cannot Obj. Why then are many Christians covetous Ans. It s not their goodness If they had more faith they would be less careful of the world but if these be so being assured of Heaven what would they be if they had no assurance thereof 4. We must follow our Calling diligently and cast our selves upon God believing his promise He will not fail us neither forsake us Obj. But the world is hard we must therefore follow it earnestly which if we should not do we should leave but little for our posterity Answ. If we have faith to depend upon God he will give us by our lawful and moderate seeking that blessing that shall be best and sufficient both for us and ours and shall continue longer with our Posterity then more gotten greedily Verse 3. Neither as being Lords over Gods heritage but being ensamples to the flock NOw followeth the third duty of the Minister namely to give good example of an holy life to his people where pride is forbidden they must not rigorously cruelly or over imperiously rule them speak we first of that which is prohibited then of that which is enjoyned That which is forbid Ministers is pride and lordly carriage of themselves whereunto a reason is annexed even because the people be Gods heritage and portion Neither as being Lords Here note 1. That Ministers must not exercise civil authority and temporal power over their people but use a spiritual rule over them by teaching them and denouncing the judgements of God against them that do evil and ruling them by the Word of God and by spiritual censures to correct the stubborn and disobedient Our Savior Christs our Masters kingdom was not of this world and so not ours He would not be a Judge or Divider between two at variance about their inheritance Magistrates must rule by the Sword and we by the Word they by the Temporal Sword we by the Spiritual we must teach the people exhort perswade and commend men to God and pray for them and if any be obstinate to admonish them more seriously and if they reform not to debar them from the Sacraments yea if they have committed any notorious sin and live without repentance to cast them out of the Church and deliver them up to Satan These be more weighty and fearful censures being rightly performed then any bodily punishment we must leave other things to the Magistrate whose power is of God to rule with the material Sword Thus did our Savior Christ onely once as he was the King of his Church and not as a Minister of the Gospel he whipt out the buyers and sellers out of the temple So the Apostles exercised no other but Spiritual authority except Peter by special and extraordinary direction on Ananias and Sapphira and Paul on Elimas the Sorcerer In those times God shewed extraordinary works and miracles for the confirmation of the Gospel which we need not now And this was not usual for then they could not have served Demetrius Tertullus with all their Enemies thus A Reason hereof may be this one calling is sufficient for one man As the Magistrate must not encroach upon the Ministers office as Uzza did either a private man to expound the Scripture and administer the Sacraments so must not Ministers on theirs The action of Phineas was extraordinary and so no fit president 1. This rebukes the notorious usurpation of the Pope of Rome who not onely challengeth to be the Head of the whole Church and to have Supremacy over the same but also Temporal Jurisdiction over Princes and Potentates to set up and cast down whom he pleaseth to set them together by the ears to impose Taxes on them to exempt their Subjects from their Allegiance c. But upon what ground doth he challenge this Supremacy from Peter whose Successor he alledgeth himself to be But he is quite fallen from the Faith and Doctrine of Peter and if he did succeed him aright yet could he have no such authority for Peter himself had no such thing neither do any places of Scripture used to this purpose prove any such thing much less had Peter and Civil Jurisdiction over Princes and People which the Pope also challengeth from him But of this heretofore onely let us know that our Christian King and all other Kings in their several Dominions are Supreme Governors and that the Pope hath no authority to meddle with them all that hold otherwise as all right Papists do are Traytors in heart at least and can be no good Subjects let 's pray that all other Kings may shake off his yoke both in Spiritual and Temporal things and stoop to Christs yoke And let us know that God hath given no Civil authority to Ministers to rule the people by what Princes in their savor may bestow upon them and what they may lawfully receive from them and enjoy and exercise I mean not now to discuss neither
indeed can it be well decided this we are sure that there is no more weighty part of any Ministers duty nor none like unto it then to Preach the Word of God about which the Pope with his Popelings have no minde to take pains Those that have been godly Bishops have exercised themselves diligently in the same 2. It condemns the lawless freedom of the whole Popish rabble from the Civil Magistrate which is wicked for though our Ministery be above Magistrates and all even Princes are to be subject thereunto and our duty is to discharge our duty in rebuking sin in all yet as we be Citizens so we are under the Magistrate and he hath power to punish faults in Ministers as well as of any other 2. That Ministers must not carry themselves proudly highly and disdainfully accounting of others as a company of Clowns and simple fellows but account them the people of God and such as they must care for serve and attend in all painfulness for the Salvation of their souls carrying themselves so lovingly and amiably as that the meanest may be bold in good sort to speak unto them Nor 3. Must a Minister rule them rigorously and with violence and subdue them with suits or strong hand God cannot away with such Shepherds Neither will any rule more Tyrannously over people then those that take least pains to seed them but they must win men by the Word If any be obstinate they must deal more roundly with them yet still after a Spiritual maner and no carnal kinde of violence which is not so fit for a Minister nor so like to do good if they be unbridled and unruly let the Magistrate deal with them A Minister must be kinde to those that have any good they that be not as he would have them yet must not be cast off but wait with patience shewing all good desire of winning them for though a Minister is over the people yet not so as that he may do with them what he list but as God requires So is the Father over the Children yet must not he provoke them to anger and Husbands are over their Wives yet must not they be bitter to them The Minister is over the people as a Shepherd over his sheep he must feed them catch them with his hook see what they ayl dress them binde their legs being unruly if they range out fetch them in if they come not at his whistle set his dog at them to scare them but he must not pend them up all the day and starve them break their legs or their backs worry them with his dog sell or change them away c. The Minister is over the people as the Nurse over the Childe committed to her namely to feed it tend it and take pains about it but not to hurt maim starve it 1. This rebukes the contrary in some Ministers who because they are over the people therefore like some yong Husbands that having married before they were wise misuse their wives because they be their heads carry themselves haughtily what are they but a company of Clowns Swains a company of simple fellows what are they They are those you are appointed to tend and such as you must give an account of to God such as may belong to God as well as you haply rather then you Members of Christ as dearly bought as you and Heirs of Heaven such as must put a Crown upon your head at the last day such as maintain you of their labors that you may attend their souls you must win them by the Word by publique and private perswasions by a good life and not by a strong hand by suing them at Law and contending with them 2. If Ministers must not Lord it over the people then much less people over them a Minister hath some colour they none To set light by him to check or controll him to insult over him use him at their pleasure because they have purses c. is wicked what is he will they say he is but a Minister a Parson a Priest c. what is he but a Minister Is that a disgrace to him Is that a base Calling Is there any more high and honorable what is he He is the man you must depend on for the means of your Salvation by whose Ministery you must be pulled our of the jaws of the Devil and power of sin and converted to God It s he that hath power to binde or loose you and as he doth so shall it be done in Heaven he hath power to open the door or shut it against you as he seeth your behavior To the good that be converted he is their Spiritual Father to whom they owe more then to their Natural Father of the one they had a being of the other a well-being of the one born into the world a man and a childe of wrath of the other born again into the Church a childe of grace To these also a Nurse to cherish them confirm strengthen and comfort them and an helper of their faith to the Kingdom of Heaven But for the wicked he hath power to shut them out as dogs from partaking the Childrens bread yea to deliver them up to Satan if they deserve it therefore say not who is he or what is he For he that despiseth them despiseth Christ himself Touch not my Prophets and do mine anointed no harm He hath rebuked Kings and the greatest for their sakes nay even the least as those Children that mocked the Prophet have not scap'd free yea to misuse them in body goods or name and offer them indignity is the ready means to provoke the Lord to wrath and indignation Over Gods heritage A reason against Lordly and Tyrannous dealing People be Gods Heritage The word signifies elsewhere a lot because Heritage used to be divided by lot The word is of the plural number whereby is meant particular Congregations over which God appointeth particular Ministers as being parts of the Heritage of God which is the whole Church of God in Heaven and Earth and every particular Congregation is a part of it and as a Farm or Manor committed to a Spiritual Husbandman to yield the Lord the fruit thereof The word here used the Papists apply onely to Ministers but improperly for the people also be the Lords lot portion and the rod of his inheritance though indeed Levi was Gods part in a special maner set aside for Gods service in his Temple yet then and now all Gods Church are his Heritage The people is the Lords Heritage He hath bought his Church at a dear rate he plants it waters it and hedgeth the same in 1. This rebuketh those Ministers that use them at their pleasure kill them sell them misuse them c. but they shall be countable to God for them as Jacob to Laban for those sheep that were lost or torn We must use them as
and be poor mourning sighing hungring c. obtain mercy with God They are fit objects thereof witness the poor Publican will be thankful and do any thing at Gods command 2. Such as acknowledge themselves unworthy of any mercy God honoreth with many as Abraham Jacob the Centurion the woman of Canaan with others 3. They that acknowledge that whatsoever grace or gift they have they have had it of God and refer it to his glory shall have more as he that had gained five Talents He is not worthy to be an Almsman that will not acknowledge the Donor 4. They that acknowledge their own insufficiency and inability to good or resist evil these will pray and God will keep them and give them the grace they want they shall be satisfied as the thirsty ground with rain David prayed to be taught and got more understanding then the Ancients to this end also they will hear read come to the Sacraments c. as knowing the need they have of help and so are holpen 5. They that humbly submit themselves to the obedience of Gods word them he will teach and they shall profit These shall save themselves from many a sin and sorrow which else with David Jonah and Peter they may bring upon themselves 6. When having sinned they humble themselves God is near them to receive them to mercy as to the Prodigal and to turn away evil as from Josiah 7. Them that humble themselves under Gods afflicting hand God graceth with deliverance as David from Saul from Absolom 8. Them that keep themselves humbly within their compass God teacheth and keepeth in their places to do good when others medling with matters above their reach run into some error or heresie and bring shame upon themselves So 9. Them that be humble towards men preferring others before themselves and being low in their own eyes God graceth with favor credit and a good report The Use followeth in the following words Verse 6. Humble your selves therefore under the mighty hand of God that he may exalt you in due time THe Apostle having shewed that Humility is an ornament to be labored for and given a Reason thereof he doth here press the same with an Exhortation teaching both us how to preach and you how to hear We must deliver sound Doctrine prove it strongly by Arguments and Reasons and then urge the practice thereof to the avoiding of evil and performing good else we do nothing People also must thus hear when they know a thing then must they yield to the obedience thereof else all is nothing We must be cast into the mold and shape of the Doctrine delivered we must follow the sample and patern of the Word we must write after our copy though haply we do it not so fairly as were requisite we must be like the eccho that answereth the same sound to the voyce though not perfectly Our lives must in some measure be answerable to the word Humble your selves therefore Humility is the way to Gods grace If in seeing our own vileness and sin we do humble our selves God will have mercy on us Shall not the grace of God allure us which is more worth then the whole world what else will But of this before Under the mighty hand of God Now follow two other Reasons to perswade to humility One from Gods power with whom we have to do the other from the preferment whereunto we shall attain in due time he will exalt us From the 1. The mighty hand of God either to lift us up being humble or cast us down being proud Note that The consideration of Gods Almightiness is a good mean to make us humble See this in Peter at the great draught of fishes Depart from me for I am a sinful man So Abraham I am but dust and ashes So Isaiah Wo is me I am undone c. Hence God gave his Law in such terrible maner and humbled his Servants whom he was to send unto his people with fearful visions so when God would somewhat take down Job he did it by shewing him his power in his creatures Gods hand indeed is mighty that made the world of nothing divided the Red sea opened the earth in sunder made the mountains to tremble and will raise us out of our graves in the last day This ought much to affect us that so we might seek to get into his favor stoop to his Word submit our selves under the cross and be humbled The want of this is the cause of pride and that we do not stoop before the Lord We think because we can make our part good one with another we can do so with God But O potsheard who art thou that strivest with thy maker What is the potsheard to the bar of iron whether it give or take the blow it breaketh into pieces the proudest Gyants have not stood before him when he hath been angry If the Lyon roar the Beasts tremble If a Gyant should take an ordinary man in hand what could he not do would he not fling him against the ground and make the earth to ring so doth God by many a proud man in a year he flings him on his back against the ground and makes all the Countrey ring of the fall O then consider this and humble thy self for thy sins past labor to get into Gods favor stoop to his Word when he speaks yield and bow under his afflicting hand lest he tear thee in pieces whiles there is none to help if his wrath burn but a little Oh Kiss the Son lest he be angry and ye perish in his wrath Little did Pharaoh Nebuchadnezzar and others think God had such a mighty hand Be wise by their harms stoop in time lest he make thee have woful experience of his Almightiness to thy confusion And he will exalt you Namely with grace here and glory hereafter This is the second Reason from which note that Humility is the way to glory This may be shewed in the forementioned properties of humility If a man confess and humble himself in the sight of sins God will exalt him with comfort so will he outwardly advance the humble and dejected Leah being despised God made her fruitful as David from the Ewes to be anointed and after he was humbled under many afflictions God exalted him to the Kingdom in his own time so were Joseph Esther Mordecai exalted so will he exalt to glory in Heaven all his that have humbly walked before him amidst their sorrows and the many afflictions of this life as Lazarus Labor we therefore for humility if we would be indeed exalted In due time Though Gods servants be not always advanced or delivered when they will yet shall they in due time God is not onely able and willing to exalt his humble servants but infinitely wise to know the fittest time He doth all things in due time If
so great troubles as some Well thank God and use prosperity well and store your selves with grace against troubles come It may be God hath spared you hithertil because you are old vessels too weak for new wine in time you shall be met with Besides all are not in trouble at once neither our whole life troubles but God gives many breathings Therefore discourage not your selves neither pray for troubles God knows what is best we know not how fit we should be to bear them 2. That the afflictions of Gods Children are but small They are so in respect of quantity and continuance not so in respect of us or of our strength for small ones would be too great for us if God did not assist us and they be small in respect of that we have deserved Hell torments or the joys of Heaven we be called to Alas they are not a flea-biting that any of Gods children endure here to that they deserved and the wicked shall suffer in Hell nor to be compared to the least part of the joys of Heaven And for the continuance our life is but short a span long and in it we have many respices See Psal. 30. 5. Isaiah 17. 14. and 54. What are sixty years to Eternity as a drop of water to the whole Sea as a Mote in the Sun to a Mountain God moderates the afflictions of his Servants if he deal with his Enemies he lays it on let them bear it if they can if they cannot choose them as Judas The just time is set down for the godlies troubles It shall not be as we will nor as the Devil and his Instruments will If as we would then should they be so small as we should be never the better If as they we should be spoiled God will rule the matter it shall be neither too much nor too little but just enough for our best good We should praise God for his mercy and goodness that respects our weakness thus and hath delivered us from the eternal torments we had deserved and turned them into a few merciful afflictions for our good If they press us any thing hard then they are but short and small and laboring for a good measure of faith they will be the smaller They are nothing to that we have deserved Turn thine eyes downward to the torments of Hell then lift up thy thoughts to the joys of Heaven these will make us account them but small and bear them quietly Make you perfect That is lead you on daily towards perfection more and more perfect is taken in two sences in Scripture for upright that hath perfection of parts and absolute which is perfect also in degrees and measure for parts as a childe new born so is a Christian in his first conversion Absolute none can be here aym at it and towards it they may yet comparatively some are so called and counted namely they that have well profited in respect of novices We must labor to grow forward daily and forgeting what we have attained run forward as they in a race we must neither be so proud as to think we are perfect by and by as some in their conversion do not knowing they are but babes nor yet so lazy as to content our selves with any measure how small soever but joyn measure to measure as a covetous man doth house to house coveting Spiritual gifts and growing in grace more and more what man is content if he have but from hand to mouth and scant that to live on but desires rather a little elbow room and to have a competency to live in some good handsom fashion and to have for himself and his friends and wherewith also to relieve the needy and wiltst thou rest satisfied with any measure of grace especially having the means of growing 1. This rebukes them that be grown worse O fearful either they never began in truth nor laid a good foundation which is most to be feared whom therefore it now concerneth to begin right and lay sure for better begin twice then perish once or if they did then it much concerns them to repent and amend c. 2. It rebukes such as stand at a stay like an Apple-tree in a cold clay ground that lives and it may be every year bears two or three shrunk Apples but shoots not out her branches nor bears plenty of good fair fruit as we desire what 's the reason when we see a Beast in good Pasture which hath not cast the old coat we say its surfeit it must have a drink so are these surfeit with the love of the world then which there is no greater bane to godliness It s like a great high Ash-tree that will suffer no tender plant to grow thereby or thrive another reason may be for that they compare themselves with them that have less or nothing in them another for that they neglect the means or live under lean means or they use the means carelesly What a shame is this we might have with care attained a far greater measure so as our worst time might have been as good as our best was wont as it proves with thrifty persons who through Gods blessing come to have better fare any day then they had at first on their best day If a man should have an Apprentice many years and he be worse and worse or learn nothing what would he say were he likely to attain skill in his Trade If God should call most of us to an account alas we have but small skill in the trade of Christianity 3. It may comfort those that desire to grow forward and use the means carefully and mourn that they can do no better and grow so poorly surely they are like to thrive apace Stablish strengthen settle you Here he prays for their perseverance Hence note That It s not enough for us to begin well but we must hold out to the end neither is this either less necessary or less difficult then the other Use all means diligently to this end and pray earnestly to God for we shall have many opposites Confirm your judgements in the truth and keep you from Error strengthen you in faith that you be not removed from your stedfastness and faith in Christ the rock stablish you in your good course and godly conversation we shall meet with subtile deceivers that will seek to ensnare and withdraw us as the Galatians were misled and those mentioned Acts 8. 10. They of the Separation trouble many honest people of a tender conscience and in their first love and yet have not sufficient knowledge to try what they say but come with a great colour of zeal It s a great trouble to be distracted in minde therefore use the means resort to those whose Ministery God hath blessed to convert your souls And is not the Church and Gospel as well able and as like to confirm you as
Use 2. Use 3. See B. Halls Heaven upon Earth cap. 4. and 6. Why termed a lively hope See Mat. 9. â— Psal. 4. 7 and 51. 7. 8. See Psal. 112 7. 8. Acts 16. 25. Psal. 51. 15. ibid. 13. Psal. 119. 32 Use. Gods free favor the cause of all our good Eph. 1. 4 5. Rom. 5. 10. Iam. 1. 18. Eph. 2. 2. c. Man could not be saved without abundant mercy Use 1. Ioh. 3. 16. Use 2. Ioh. 11. 35 36 See Eph. 2. â— Tit. 3. 5. Psal. â—1 1. Eph. 1. 5. 1 Ioh. 3. 1. Use 3. Psal. 116. 12. Tit. 2. 14. Col. 1. 10. 2 King 19. 31. Use 4. Mat. 5. 45. Luke 6. 36. Use. 5. Heb. 12. 17. Mat. 25. 12. The means whereby we are begotten to this hope 1 Cor. 15. 3. c. Benefits arising from Christs resurrection Rom. 4. 25. ib. 8. 33 34. 1 Cor. 15. 17. Use. The Kingdom of Heaven why termed an inheritance See Act. 20. 32 Luke 12. 32. Rom. 6. 23. Use. Psal 146. 2. Rom. 3. 20. Luke 18. 11. 1 Cor. 2. 9. The happiness of Gods people in Heaven abideth for ever Heb. 12. 28. Why termed undefiled Act. 20. 12. Apoc. 21. 27. Apoc. 21. 10. The Kingdom of Heaven always one and the same Use 1. Simile Use 2. Phil. 3. 20. Col. 3. 1. Rev. 22. 17. Rev. 7. 17. Use 3. 2 Cor. 5. 1. Act. 7. 5. Use 4. Use. 5. Mat. 6. 20. Ioh. 6. 27. Mat. 13. 45. 1 Tim. 6. 19. Use 6. God hath appointed to glorifie his Saints in heaven Col. 3. 1. Act. 1. 9. Use 1. Eph. 1. 18. Rev. 21. 11. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. The prevention of a conceit of the Iews Mat. 20. 21. Acts 1. 6. Mat. 8. 19 20. The preventian of an Objection Mat. 25. 34. Gods children shâ—ll not miss of Heaven Use. To be particularly assured of Heaven a special comfort Gal. 2. 20. Iob 19. 25. Ioh. 20. 28. Heb. 6. 6. Use. Eccle. 9. 1. Rom. 8. 14. 2 Cor. 13. 5. 1 Ioh. 4. 13. Rom. 8. 30. The preventi of another doubt Gods children have many enemies to hinder their salvation Mat. 26. 56. 2 Tim. 4. 16. Rom. 8. 7. Gen. 6. 5. 1 Pet. 2. 11. Ioh. 17. 11. Psal. 73. 2. Use. Eph. 6. 10. Christians cannot stand of themselves Psalm 127. 1. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Gods almighty power is sufficient to uphold us against all our enemies See Rogers his Book of Direct Ioh. 17. 11. Use 1. Psal. 121. 4. Ioh. 10. 19. See Phil. 1. 6. Ier. 31. 3. Rom. 5. 10. Objections against this answered by Downham lib. 3. cap. 13. Phil. 4. 13. 2 Tim. 12. Object Sol. Rom. 8. 31. Rom. 8. 35. 37. Gen. 4. 14. Use 2. Gods people are kept thrâ—ugh Faith 2 Pet. 3. 4. How Faith bringeth us to Salvation Eph. 2. 8. Heb. 11. 24. Psal. 42. 5. 11. Psal. 23. 4. Pro. 18. 10. 1 Ioh. 5. 4. Eph. 6. 16. Luke 22. 32. Use 1. Use 2. Luke 17. 5. Simile Phil. 1. 6. Christians must not look here for outward prosperity Rom. 8. 17. Use. The fulness of our happiness not to be had here Act. 3. 19. Act. 2. 17 Heb. 1. â—â— Gen. 8. 22. But at the last day Col. 3. 3 4. 1 Ioh. 3. 2. Use. 1. Iam. 5. 7. Object Rev. 6. 10. Sol. Use. 2. 2 Pet. 3. 4. Simile Iam. 5. 8. 2 Pet. 2. 3. The coufutation of an error Luke 23. 43. Luke 16. 22. Use. Phil. 1. 18. We must rejoyce in the assurance of our Salvation See Psal. 4. 7. 50. 12. Mat. 9. 2. Luke 10. 20. Act 8. 8. 39. 16. 34. Use 1. Object Sol. Use 2. Phil. 4. 4. 1 Thess. 5. 16. Religion reforms mirth Moderates our lawful mirth Use. Pro. 14. 13. Eccles. 7. 6. Being assured of Heaven we must rejoyce even in our troubles Rom. 5. 3. 2 Cor. 8. 2. Mat. 5. 11. Iam. 1. 2. Reason 2 Cor 4. 17. Rom. 8. 18. Acts 5. 41. 2 Cor 6. 10. Heb. 10. 34. Use 1. Dan. 5. 6. Use 2. Use 3. Pro. 24. 10. Rev. 16. 21. Gods children must here undergo many troubles Psal. 34. 19. Acts 14. 22. 2 Tim. 3. 12 Reasons 2 Sam. 12. 18. Gen. 42 21. Psal. 32. 4 5. 119. 67. 71. Hos. 2. 6. Iob 33 17. 2 Câ—â—on 20. 37 Isa 4. 4. Heb. 12. 10. Isa. 27. 9. Iob. â— Ioh â—â— 18. 1 Cor 11. â—2 Psal 9â— 1â— 13. Heb. 12. 6. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. Use 5. Object Sol. 2 Chro. 32. 31 Afflictions arâ— tryals Use 1. Use 2. Here on earth heaviness and rejoycing may stand together Ezra 3. 12 13. Heb. 12. 11. 2 Cor. 6. 10. Iohn 16. 20. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Iob 13. 15. Iames 5. 11. Iob 1. 20. The godlies afflictions are short 2 Cor. 4. 17. Psal. 90. 9. Psal. 30. 5. and 125. 3. Isa 54. 7 8. Use. See Cap. 3. 17. Afflictions come by the wise disposing of Almighty God Use 1. Use 2. A quilification of their troubles Affliction tryeth whether we have Faith Iam. 1. 3. 2. Deut. 13. 3. 1 Cor. 11. 19. Mat. 4. 16. Heb. 3. 19. Use. How we may1 try our Faith Rom. 5. 1. 11. 2 Pet. 1. 6 7. Luke 7. 47. Cant. 5. 8. 1 Ioh. 3. 14. Ioh. 14. 22. Psal. 103. 1. 1 Thes 5. 14. 2 Cor. 5. 6. Ier. 31. 18 19 Rom. 5. 8. Affliction â—â—â—eth whether our Faith be more or lesse then we take it Use. Affliction â—â—â—veth to purifie and encrease Faith Simile Simile Psal. 119. 67. 71. Ier. 31. 18. Simile 2 Cor. 4. 16. 1 Thess. 5. 16. Iam. 1. 2. 12. 2 Pet. 1. 1. Faith more precious then gold Iam. 1. 17. Tit. 1. 1. Iam. 5. 3. Use 1. Iam. 2. 5. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. Faith will be crowned at the last day Iames 1. 12. 2 Tim. 4. 8. Matth. 10. 32. Matth. 19. 28. 1 Cor. 6. 2 3. Use Rev. 21. 8. Mat. 5. 11 12. Phil. 1. 28. Rom. 8. 18. 2 Thess. 1. 7. Christ will come on the last day to Iudge the world Use 1. Use 2. Psal. 1. 5. Psal. 76. 7. Nah. 1. 6. The godly shall be publikely rewarded 1 Thess. 4. 1 10. Whereat Ministers should aym in commending their people Gal. 1. 10. Through faith we believe even things above the reach of our reason Heb. 11. 1 3. and 17. Gen. 17. 17. Rom. 4. 19 20. Heb. 11. 30. Luk. 1. 18 20. Gen. 18. 12. Ioh. 20. 25 29. Iohn 8. 56. Heb. 11. 27. Iob 19. 25. 2 Cor. 5. 1. Heb. 11. 26. Heb. 10. 34. and 11. 35. Use 1. 1 Cor. 15. 19. Use 2. Hab. 2. 4. 2 Cor. 5. 7. See D. Taylor on Acts 10. page 296. 2 Tim. 1. 12. Obj. Sol. Ioh. 20. 27. 1 Ioh. 1. 1. 1 Ioh. 4. 19. True love the fruit of faith Gal. 5. 6. 1 Ioh. 5. 1. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. 1 Ioh. 5. 1. How to try both our faith and love Psal. 97. 10. Ioh. 14. 15. and 15. 14. and 21. 15. 1 Ioh. 5. 3. Rev.
19. Iob 21. 30. No end of the Devils devices Why so few be saved Why people have no minde to Religion Doctr. Gods Word is therefore bestowed on us that we may be guided thereby How we are to obey the same Psal. 119. 6. Luke 1. 6. Iudg. 9. 9 11. Iam. 1. 22. Deut. 6. 1. Reas. 1. 2 Pet. 1. 21. Reas. 2. Reas. 3. Reas. 1. Ios. 10. 12. Isa. 38. 8. Exod. 10. 13. Reas. 5. 1 Sam. 15. 22. Isa. 58. 3. Psalm 50. 16. Deut. 28. 1. Reas. 6. Lev. 26. 16. Deut. 28. 15. Hos. 4. 3. Use 1. Iohn 14. 25. Mat. 7. 24. Ier. 7. 23. Use 2. Four sorts of disobedient persons The prophane Iob 21. 15. Exod. 5. 2. Psal. 50. 22. 9. 17. 11. 6. The meerly civil The ignorant Hypocrites Use 3. 1 Sam. 15. 26. Why Christ proves a rock of offence unto most Eph. 1. 5. Acts 4. 8. Rom. 8. 31. Whether it be lawful and meet to handle the Doctrine of Gods decree Acts 20. 27. Rom. 9. 11 12 c. Eph. 1. 4. Iude verse 4. Object Sol. Rom. 6. 1. Gal. 5. 13. Obj. Sol. Obj. Sol. Doctr. God hath ordained some to destruction Acts 4. 28. See Willet on Rom 9. 11. pag. 4. 16. Use 1. See Perkins 3 on the Creed and Pred Psal. 115. 3. Object Exod. 34. 6. Sol. See Nah. 1. â—7 Obj. Ezek. 33. 11. Sol. See Mr. Harsnels Sermon of this point Obj. 1 Tim. 2. 4. Sol. Obj. 2 Per. 3. 9. Sol. See Rev. 6. 11. Object Sol. Object Use 2. See 1 Ioh. 2. 19. Doctr. This was of his own will and for no cause out of himself Rom. 9. 15. Eph. 1. 5. Obj. Sol. Quest. Answ. Quest. Answ. Quest. Answ. Use. See Eph. 1. 4. 2. 11. Iohn 9. 3. Doctr. The Lord hath done this most justly Rom. 9. Object Sol. Rom. 9. 22. Object Solut. Object Solut. Doctr. The Lord hath done this unchangeably Mat. 24. 24. 2 Tim. 2. 19. Use. 2 Cor. 13. 5. Marks of such as are Reprobates Iohn 3. 19. See 2 Thess. 1. 8. Iohn 10. 4. 1 Iohn 5. 20. Iohn 3. 18. Heb. 3. 19. Rom. 11. 20. Mat. 7. 23. See Rom. 1. 2 Tim. 3. See Mat. 7. 22. Rom. 13. 3â— Object Solut. See a Sermon of Mr. New-house on 1 Thess. 5. the Epistle to the Reader Observ. Ministers must speak comfortably to the good contrarily to the bad Observ. They are warily to deliver the Word that each may take his due portion What election is Doctr. God before the world hath ordained some men to Salvation Use 1. Use 2. Object Sol. Obj. Sol. Obj. Sol. Psal. 115. 3. 135. 6. Doctr. The cause hereof was because he would Rom. 9. 15. Eph. 1. 5. Use 1. See Eph. 1. 4. and 2. 10. Use 2. Eph. 2. Doctr. The number of the Elect small Mat. 22. 14. Luke 12. 32. Rev. 7. 4. Hosea 1. 17. Use. 2 Pet. 1. 10. Doctr. They that be Elect cannot but be saved Rom. 6. 17. 2 Cor. 6. 11. Acts 13. 48. Rom. 8. 30. 2 Pet. 3. 9. Use 1. 2 Tim. 2. 19. Object Sol. Obj. Exod. 32. 33. Sol. Object Exod. 32. 32. Rom. 9. 3. Sol. Object Solut. Use 2. Iohn 17. 11. Doctr. A man may know and be assured of his Election See Luk. 10. 20. 2 Pet. 1. 10. Notes of Election Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Mat. 5. 3. Whether we may be certain of anothers Election Phil. 4. 3. Mat. 26. 22. Prov. 22. 1. Use 1. Use 2. Observ. Christians through Christ are made Kings Priests and Prophets Christ and the Gospel preached in time of the Law 1 Cor. 10. 1 2. Iohn 8. 56. Observ. The promises and priviledges laid down in the Scriptures belong onely to Gods Elect. Acts 1. 25. Observ. Election is the foundation of all the good which comes to us Christ how our King Priest and Prophet on Rev. 1. 6. Observ. Believers are others then the world thinks for Use 1. See Calvin on this place 1 Tim. 6. 1. Use 2. Prov. 12. 26. The Iews why termed an holy nation Psa. 147. 19 20 Object Solut. Doctr. All that be the Lords company ore holy persons See Ephe. 1. 4. 1 Thess. 4. 2. 5. 23. Heb. 12. 14. Acts 20. 32. 26. 18. Use. Comfort and Counsel for sanctified persons The misery of those that are unsanctified with advice to them to come out of this condition Psal. 15. 1 2. Rom. 6. 21. Tit. 1. 15. Obs. The Church Gods peculiar people Deut. 32. 8 9. See Isa. 49. Isa. 4. 5. No marvel though he set much by it Use 1. Zech. 12. 8. Use 2. Use 3. Iudges 5. 23. Use 4. Psal. 1. 3. Heb. 6. 8. Obs. Gods glory the end of all the priviledges bestowed on us Obs. We were Elected of God that we might shew forth his praises Eph. 1. 4. 2 Tim. 1. 9. Obs. We were not Elected to be idle c. Use. Eph. 1. 4. Obs. Gods glory the furthest end of our Election See Prov. 16. 4. Rom. 9. 23. Eph. 1. 5 6. Use. Doctr. Effectual calling is a certain argument of Election Two sorts of calling outward and inward Iames 1. 18. Obs. The word the outward instrument hereof 1 Pet. 3. 1. Acts 16. 26. The parts of effectual calling Obs. Gods free mercy the cause hereof 2 Tim. 1. 9. Rom. 8. 30. 2 Pet. 1. 10. Every one must endeavor to prove his calling Rom. 12. 2. Eph. 4. 1. Prov. 1. 28. What to understand by darkness Obj. Rom. 2. 17. Sol. Iohn 17. 3. What by light 1 Iohn 1. 5. Observ. Every unregenerate person is darkness Eph. 4. 17. 5. 8. Acts 26. 18. Col. 1. 13. 1 Iohn 1. 6. Use 1. Gen. 6. 5. Rom. 8. 7. Eph. 2. 1. Use 2. Observ. Every true Believer is brought into the saving knowledge of Christ. Use 1. 1 Ioh. 1. 7. Iohn 8. 44. Zech. 8. 23. Use 2. Observ. For a people or particular persons to look to their beginnings is of good use Reason 1. Reason 2. See Rom. 6. 17. 1 Cor. 6. 10. Tit. 3. 3. Reason 3. Phil. 1. 6. 1 Thess. 5. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Object Solut. Observ. No priviledges can exempt the contemners of the Word from Gods wrath Use. Rom. 11. 21. Obj. Sol. Object Sol. Gods mercy in making the Iews a people again Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Apply 1 King 20. 21. His power Use. See Psal. 74. 12. 18. His truth Use. Observ. Impenitent persons not worthy the name of people Tit. 1. 12. Psal. 32 9. Isa. 1. 3. Ier. 8. 7. 50. 27. Amos 4. 1. Use Observ. No outward affliction doth nullifie Gods Church Obser. To be the people of God a choyce blessing Psal. 147. 20. Use 1. Use 2. Observ. Sin unrepented of lets Gods mercy Use. Observ. What God did for the Iews was of mercy and so all that we have Iohn 3. 16. 2 Tim. 1. 9. Eph. 2. 4. Tit. 3. 3. 1 Pet. 1. 3. Use 1. Use 2. 2 Sam. 19. 28. Use 3. Matt. 5. 44. Holiness in heart
and conversation must accompany one another Observ. Ministers must love and affect their people 1 Cor. 4. 15. Gal. 4. 19. 1 Thess. 2. 7 8. Iohn 10. 11. Reason Use 1. 2 Cor. 12. 14. Use 2. Observ. The Saints are to be the objects of our love Use 1. Use 2. Heb. 13. 17. Wisdom requisite in the Preachers of the Word Philem. 7 8. See 1 Tim. 5. 21. 2 Tim. 4. 1 2. Acts 13. 10. Mat. 3. 7. and 23. 13. 2. What meant by fleshly lusts Doctr. There are remnants of sin in the very best 1 Cor. 13. 9. 2 Cor. 7. 12. Use 1. Two sorts of sinners Use 2. Rom. 8. 13. Gal. 5. 24. Col. 3. 5 9. Rom. 6. 2. Gal. 5. 25. Evil thoughts cast in by Satan or from our selves The causes of evil thoughts from Satan How to be rid of them How to discern them from those which arise from own nature See Perkins Cases of Consc. pag. 163. Use 1. Rom 7. 7. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. Use 5. How to prevent evil thoughts How fleshly lusts fight against the soul. Iam. 1. 14. Rom. 7. 19. Rom. 6. 23. Use 1. Use 2. Use 1. Rom. 8. 13. Use 4. Mark 5. 4 5. Doctr. Believers are here strangers and pilgrims Gen. 47. 9. Heb. 11. 13. Psal. 119. 19. Iohn 15. 19. Heb. 13. 14. 2 Cor. 5. 1. 1 Iohn 3. 2. Use. Properties of Pilgrims Applyed Rom. 12. 4. Tit. 2. 11 12. Applyed Mat. 6. 19. Iohn 6. 27. Rev. 14. 13. Psal. 17. 14. Applyed Luke 21. 34. Heb. 12. 1. 1 Cor. 7. 31. Ier. 6. 16. Applyed Luke 3. 10. Acts 3. 37. Applyed Psal. 119. 11. Psal 25. 4. Psal. 27. 11. Applied Applyed Applyed Iohn 15. 19. 2 Cor. 5. 1. Applyed Matth. 6. 10. Object Sol. 2 Cor. 5 2. Phil. 1. 23. Applyed Doctr. Reformation must begin at the heart See Ier. 4. 14. Mat. 12. 33 34 15. 19. and 23. 26 27. 2 Cor. 7. 1. Tit. 2. 11 12. Use 1. Acts 15. 9. Use 2. Mat. 5. 22. Use 3. Tit. 2. 12. Obser. Christians are also to have a good conversation See Mat. 5. 16. Rom. 12. 17. 2 Cor. 8. 21. Isa. 4. 3. Prov. 22. 1. Eccles. 7. 1. Phil. 4. 8. 1 Cor. 6. 20. Tit. 2. 1â— Use 1. Use 2. Tit. 1. 16. 2 Tim. 3. 5. Observ. Our whole conversation must be good Psal. 119. 6. Htb. 13. 18. Iames 9. 10. 1 Cor. 10. 31. Col. 3. 17. Luke 1. 75. Use Mat. 5. 19. Mark 6. 20. Mat. 23. 23. Dan. 2. 33. Doctr. Christians arâ— to live godly even among the wicked Exod. 23. 2. Rom. 12. 2. Ier. 15. 19. Phil. 2. 15. Gen. 6. 9 12. Iob 1. 1. In the worst places God will have his and why Heb 11. 7. Gen. 13. 7. Neh. 1. 9. Use 1. Use 2. How to live holy among the wicked 2 Pet. 2. 3. Use 3. Use 4. Use 5. 2 Sam. 12. 14. Gen. 13. 7. Matt. 18. 7. Reasons to provoke to a godly life Observ. The wicked speak ill of 〈◊〉 truth of Goâ— Religion aâ—â— the professors thereof Matt. 5. 11. Gen. 21. 9. Gal. 4. 30. 1 King 18. 17. 2 Kings 9. 11. Ezr. 4. 5 6. â—17 Neh. 6. 5 6. Ester 3. 8. Acts 24. 14. Matt. 11. 19. Luke 11. 15. Iohn 8. 48. Acts 2. 19. and 6. 11. 16. 20 21. This sin rise in these days Note Use 1. 2 Cor. 11. 12. See 2 Cor. 6. 8. Use 2. 2 Sam. 6. 22. Mat. 5. 11. Use 3. Use 4. 1 Iohn 3. 14. Psa. 15. 16. 2. Num. 33. 8. Rev. 12. 10. Iude verse 14. Observ. Good works the best way to put our adversaries to silence 1 Sam. 24. 17. Use. Observ. The wicked have an eye on the godlies actions Use. See Downhams Warfar part 2. p. 53. cap. 7. What good works are Col. 2. 23. Iohn 14. 4. Rom. 14. 23. How necessary they are Eph. 2. 10. They merit not Eph. 1. 4. Rom. 8. 1. Eph. 2. 10. Observ. A Christians perseverance in well-doing procures glory to God from others Use. Gen. 13. 7. To visit taken two ways Obs. Conversion is the work of God Ier. 31. 18. 1 Tim. 4. 16. Use. Obs. It s of Gods great mercy Col. 1. 13. Mat. 18. 3. Use. Observ. No man can truly glorifie God till he be converted Use. Obs. So soon as a man is converted he will glorifie God Luke 22. 32. Use. Obs. Even the slanderers of the Truth may become Converts Acts 2. 13. Rom. 6. 17. 1 Cor. 6. 9. Tit. 3. 3 Use 1. Use 2. 1 Tim. 1. 13. 16. Isa. 1. 18. Use 3. Matth. 25. 12. Heb. 12. 17. Prov. 1. 28. Isa. 55. 6. The sum of the second part of this Chapter The parts of these Verses and that which followeth 1. An Exhortation 2. Three reasons to enforce the same Doctr. Every man must shew forth his godliness in his particular calling Use 1. Use 2. Acts 5. 37. Matt. 22. 17. Luke 23. 2. Doctr. Ministers must labor to remove false conceits out of mens mindes Obs. Ministers must apply themselves to the state and necessity of their people Rom. 13. 1. The duties of Subjects to their superiors The first Reason to move us to subjection God requires the same Use. Eccles. 10. 20. How the Laws of Magistrates binde us A distribution of Magistrates A King is supreme Governor over all in his own dominions and in all causes Exod. 32. 21. 2 Kings 12. 7. 1 Kings 2 27. Use. Object Sol. Acts 10. 13. See Dr. Hillet Mr. Wiggons and W Barclay on this Subject Luke 22. 26 28. Mat. 26. 52. Use 2. Rom. 13. 1. 1 Cor. 2. 15. Gen. 47. 22. Subordinate Magistrates are also to be obeyed Exod. 18. 21. Deut. 16. 18. Prov. 8. 16. 2 Chron. 19. 5. Use. Luke 18. 2. Iob 29. 8. Both the Supreme and Subordinate are sent of God Prov. 8. 15. Rom. 13. 1. Use 1. Mat. 25. 26. 30 Use 2. 2 Chro. 19. 6. â—â— Use 3. The second Reason The end why Magistrates were ordained Use. Psal. 101. 1. Deut. 25. 1. Exod. 34. 7. Magistrates must punish evil doers Exod. 18. 21. Deut. 25. 2. Prov. 20. 30. and 29. 15. Deut. 21. 21. Use 1. See Eccle. 8. 11 Psal. 119. 126. Neh. 13. 22. Ier. 9 3. Isa. 59. 4. Use 2. Iudg. 5. 23. Magistrates should stand for well-doers Isa. 32. 1 2 c. Rom. 13. 1. Psal. 101. 6. Acts 10. 7. Use 1. Use 2. The third Reason It s Gods will that we should obey The godly through their good works stop the mouthes of bad minded persons They are ignorant and foolish which speak ill of the Gospel and the professors thereof Obj. R. Luke 23. 34. Matt. 22. 29. Iohn 8. 19. 1 Cor. 2. 8. Use 1. Use 2. Every natural man is a fool Reasons Luke 12. 20. 1 Pet. 4. 4. Use. The prevention of an Objection The particulars laid down in this verse Naturally we are in bondage Reas. 1. Reas. 2. Rom. 6. 17. Eph. 2. 2. Col. 3. 13. Rom. 8. 7. Gen. 6. 5. Iohn 8. 36.
Gal. 5. 1. Believers are made free by Christ. Wherein Christian liberty consists 1 Pet. 1. 19. Isa. 53. 4 c. Gal. 3. 13. Rom. 8. 1. Isa. 32. 3 4. 35. 4 5. Gal. 3. 24. See Gal. 5. 1. Col. 2. 16. Rom. 14. 17. Use 1. Psal. 103. 13. Use 2. Acts 22. 28. Ester 8. 17. Iohn 8. 36. 〈◊〉 16. 16. Through mans corrupt nature even the most holy Ordinances of God and best things are subject to be abused 2 Pet. 2. 16. Use 1. Use 2. Acts 1. 6. Mat. 23. 14. Three restrainers of things indifferent Acts 15. 28. Rom. 14. 13 15 19. Rom. 15. 2. 1 Cor. 10. 28. Acts 16. 3. Gal. 2. 3. 1 Cor. 7. 23. Col. 2. 16. Gal. 5. 1. 1 Cor. 7. 25. A Christian though free yet is still a Servant Luke 1. 74. Rom. 6. 22. Use. They are good Subjects which not only obey their Magistrates but live well one with another Prov. 14. 28. Use. Luke 12. 20. See 1 Cor. 12. 26. 1 Pet. 3. 7. We are to honor Our Superiors in six particulars Lev. 19. 32. Gen. 18. 2. 1 Kings 2. 19. Gen. 23. 7. Mark 10. 17. Luke 14. 8. Gen. 43. 33. Iob. 32. 4. 1 Pet. 3. 6. 1 Sam. 1. 15. Matth. 19. 16. Rom. 13. 7. One equals in two particulars Phil. 2. 3. Rom. 12. 10. Our Inferiors and why 2 King 5. 13. Iob 31. 13. Our selves 1 Thess. 4. 4. Rev. 21. 27. Heb. 11. 2. Prov. 10. 7. and 22. 1. We are to honor both good and bad according to their places Even in them that are most bad there 's something to be regarded Rom. 12. 18. Iames 3. 16. Use 1. Use 2. We are to love the persons of Gods children 1 Thess. 4. 10. Psal. 16. 3. and 101. Reas. Isa. 4. 3. They are termed The glory Zech. 2. 8. Use 1. Psal. 15. 4. 1 Iohn 3. 10 14. Num. 23. 10. Use 2. Gen. 13. 10. We are to love the fellowship not of the ungodlies Prov. 4. 14. 1 Cor. 5. 9. 2 Thess. 3. 6. See also v. 14. 2 Tim. 3. 5. Reasons 2 Thess. 3. 14. Prov. 13. 20. 2 King 8. 27. Rev. 18. 4. Prov. 3. 33. Deut. 28. 16 17 18 c. Use. Psal. 119. 115. Psal. 120. 5. But of the godly Psa. 16. 101. Acts 10. 7. Prov. 13. 20. Use. 1. See B. Balls 1. Epist. of 3. Decad. and 5. of Dec. 6. Use 2. Isa. 5 22. Use 3. Rules to be observed by Christians in their private meetings See hereof on verse 17. of the former Chapter Obj. R. How God is to be feared Prov. 1. 7. Commendation and signs of Gods fear Use. Deut. 28. 65 66 67. The duties of the first and second Table accompany one another 1 Iohn 4. 21. Use 1. Iames 1. 26. Use 2. The knowledge and fear of God is the fountain of all the duties we perform towards men Gen. 10. 11. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Difference between Religious and Civil honor See Mr. Perkins Cases of Consc. p. 357. Mr. Allen on Command 5. What honor comprehendeth If honor be due to the bad how much more to religious Kings Gods Word teacheth us in all things how to carry our selves Use. Ministers must stoop to the lowest and meanest of their charge Acts 20. 26. Masters must not turn this off themselves Even particular families are to be well ordered and lookt to Servants must be subject to their masters See Eph. 6. 5. Col. 3. 22. 1 Tim. 6. 1. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. The prevention of an objection What we are to understand by good gentle and Deut. 15. 13. Froward Masters 1 Sam. 25. 17. Servants must be subject even to their bad and froward Masters Reasons Gen. 31. 42. Col. 3. 24. 1 Sam. 24. 17. Use 1. Phil. 4. 13. Use 2. Use 3. Rom. 12. 18. Rom. 12. 21. Mat. 5. 43 44. To be incited to the performance of any duty its necessary to know that its pleasing to God Col. 3. 20. Heb. 13. 16. Heb. 12. 29. Use. The actions of Gods Children when pleasing to God Use 1. Use 2. Prov. 28. 9. Why servants must do their-duties to unconscionable Masters See Ioh. 6. 26. See Isa. 38. 3. Use. How we may know whether we do our duties in conscience 1 King 15. 5. Mat 23. 24. Mat. 27. 6. Iohn 18. 28. Isa. 1. 15. Use. Al suffering is not commendable nor comfortable Matth. 5. 11 12. Use 1. Note Use 2. 1 Pet. 4. 15. Dan. 6. 5. 1 Sam. 24. 17. On June 16. 1611. being the Lords day there was such a grievous tempest of wind as cast away many Vessels at Sea amongst others one Passage-boat toward Ipswich with almost twenty persons and on the 18. day were thirty two persons trodden to death and bruised at a Play in Norwith Patience in suffering for faults hath no reward with God Mic. 7. 9. Ier. 10. 19. See also Dan. 9. 7. Neh. 9. 33. Use. Rev. 16. 9. See Eccl. 8. 4 5 1 King 2. 20. Prov. 29. 15. What it is to suffer wrongfully Iob 29. 16. Prov. 10. 10. 25. 18. Rev. 12. 10. Psal. 140. 11. 15. 3. Lev. 19. 16. Psal. 15. 3. Rev. 22. 15. What those must do that suffer wrongfully It s common to Gods people to suffer for weldoing Iohn 7. 7. 1 Pet. 4. 3. Iohn 17. 14. How fearful their condition is that are hated of others for their goodness Mat. 25. 42. 2 Thess. 1. 6. Such as are hated for well-doing must bear the same patiently Heb. 11. 24. John 12. 25. Acts 5. 41. Rom. 5. 2. 1 Thess. 1. 6. Phil. 1. 29. Mat. 5. 12. Rev. 6. 9. God hath ordained his to undergo troubles in this world Acts 14. 22. Deut. 32. 15. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Heb. 12. 6. Use 4. Use 5. Use 6. Isa. 4. 4. and 27 9. Use 7. Use 8. 1 Pet. 4. 18. Ier. 25. 29. 49. 12. In this world the godly suffer for well-doing Luke 9. 2 Tim. 3. 12. Iohn 19. 33. Reasons hereof 1 Cor. 11. 19. Isa. 26. 16. Rom. 8. 29. Use 1. Use 2. Phil. 1. 28. Mat. 5. 12. 2 Thess. 1. 6. 2 Tim. 4. 7. 8. Christs sufferings an incitement for us to suffer Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. Heb. 12. 3. Christ suffered even for the meanest Iames 2. 5. Use. Christ a patern for our imitation Matth. 11. 28. 1 Iohn 2. 6. 2 Cor. 3. 18. An illustration of Christs sufferings Christ was free from sin 2 Cor. 5. 21. 1 Iohn 3. 5. Luke 1. 35. Use 1. Isa. 53. 4. Ob. R. How the godly stand righteous before God Use 2. Use 3. Christs admirable patience in his sufferings Matth. 26. 57. Luke 22. 66. Matth. 27. 2. Luk. 23. 7. 11. Why we must not revenge Rom. 12. 1 Thess. 4. Prov. 20. 22. Gal. 5. 20. Amos 3. 6. Iob 2. 10. 2 Sam. 16. 10. French Academy pag. 301. cap. 30. Use. Obj. R. They that revenge themselves call into question Gods wisdom and justice Deut. 32. 35. Psal
94. 1. Rom. 12. 19. Use. Num. 26. 9 10. 1 King 2. 24. God is a righteous Iudge Acts 17. 31. Use. Iam. 5. 6 7. Prov. 22. 23. Christs passion set out by the ends thereof Heb. 1. 2 3. Deut. 21. 23. Gal. 3. 10. We must not be weary in meditating on Christs passion and hearing thereof 1 Pet. 1. 12. Phil. 8. 9. A brief of the sufferings of Christ set down at large by the Evangelists See Luke 12. 50. Iohn 13. 27. Use 1. Use 2. Ioh. 3. 16. Psal. 116. 12. Use 3. Iohn 5. Use 4. For whomsoever Christ dyed he dyed to kill sin in them 1 Cor. 1. 30. Tit. 2. 14. See 1 Cor. 6. 20. 2 Cor. 5. 15. Luke 1. 74. Eph. 5. 25. Use 1. See Rom. 3. 31. Tit. 2. 12. Eph. 2. 10. Use 2. Use 3. Acts 15. 9. 1 Iohn 3. 3. 1 Kings 2. 28 34. Use 4. Rom. 8. 1. Obj. R. Phil. 5. 25. The two parts of Repentance Christians must endeavor to mortifie their lusts Use 1. Use 2. Gal. 5. 24. As we must be dead unto sin so must we be alive unto God See Luk. 1. 75. Tit. 2. 12. Rom. 6. 18. Use. Luke 1. 75. Tit. 2. 14. All that Christ suffered was for our profit Christ dyed even for poor servants Sin is a disease Our bodies are subject to many sicknesses Christ is our Physician Sin hateful to God Use. How we may speed in our suits to Christ. Psal. 103. 3. Every natural man is like a beast Psa. 22. 12 13 16 20. Psal. 32. 9. Isa. 1. 3. Ier. 8. 7. Prov. 6. 6. Isa. 1. 2. Deut. 32. 1. Use. Isa. 11. 6. 7 c. Every unregenerate man is out of his way Isa. 53. 6. Rom. 3. 12. Psal. 58. 3. Reasons How they come to be misled Psal. 95. 11. â— Ier. 8. 6. Prov. 14. 12. Acts 2. 37 26 18. No natural man can of himself come home to God Iohn 6. 44. Use. The natural man is in continual danger Prov. 4. 19. Use. All Believers are in a safe condition Iohn 17. 11. See Psal. 43. 1. and 46. 4. Use 1. 2 Kings 6. 16. Use 2. The Ministers of the Word are Shepherds under Christ. Ezek. 32. 7. 34 8. Their duty See Act. 20. 28. Use 1. Use 2. The Contents of this Chapter Doctor Marriage in Gods account is an high and honorable state Heb. 13. 4. Use. Doctor Both husbands and wives must learn to know their duty The duties of wives Why the Apostle insisteth so largely about the duties of wives Obs. Gods Ministers have been at all times lyable to be slandered See 2 Cor. 6. Use. Prov. 18. 13. The prevention of an objection Doctr. Wives must be subject to their husbands 1 Cor. 11. 8 9. 1 Tim. 2. 13. 1 Tim. 2. 14. Eph. 5. 22 23. Col. 3. 18. Reasons Wherein their subjection consisteth Simil. Acts 5. 29. Use. Simile Simil. Prov. 12. 4. Prov. 19. 13. and 21. 9. Doctr. Wives must be subject even unto bad husbands See Mat. 5. 41. Simile Use 1. Use 2. Doctr. Wives are not to marry irreligious husbands See Gen. 6. 2 3 Ezra 9. 10. 2 Cor. 6. 14. 2 Chron. 19. 2 Neh. 13. 24. Use. Doctr. Such as live in disobedience are unbelievers Use. Doctr. Good examples are excellent preparatives to conversion Rom. 10. 17. Iob 33. 23. Simile See Deut. 4. 6. Mat. 5. 16. Iames 3. 13. 1 Pet. 2. 12. 1 Sam 24. 17. Doctr. Wives professing religion must shew it by their behavior towards their husbands for their conversion 1 Cor. 7. 16. Use 1. 1 Sam. 18. 7. Use 2. Heb. 11. 7. How bad husbands may be won Chastity and reverence why required of Wives 2 Tim. 3. 5. Use 1. Matth. 5. 14. Use 2. What Chastity is and by whom it is to be observed Use. Prov. 7. 25 27. How wives ought to fear their husbands Use. A preservative of subjection and chastity What apparelling it is that the Apostle forbids 2 Tim. 2 9. Quest. Ans. Gen. 24. 23 30 Exod. 3. 22. Psal. 45. 9. Mat. 6. 29. and 11. 8. How far costly apparel is forbid and to whom and when 1 Cor. 1. 25. Obj. Sol. Note Rules about wearing of apparel 1 Cor. 12. 24. Deut. 22. 5. 1 Tim. 2. 9. Phil. 4. 9. The matter thereof considered Luke 16. 19. Mat. 22. 11. The maner Zeph. 1. 8. Use. Isa. 2. 11 12. and 3. 24. Ezek. 16. 49. See Christ. Warfare part 2. c. 15. p. 375. Reasons against excess in apparel Gen. 2. 25. Simile Simil. Mat. 6. 32. Maa 7. 13. Simile Mat. 6. 28. Simile Simil. Use. Objectious answered The 1. Rom. 12. 17. Acts 24. 16. Matth. 5. 16. The 2. The 3. Exod. 23. 2. The 4. A useful meditation upon the putting on of our apparel and putting off the same A remedy for excess in apparel Inward purity required Our chief and principal care must be to clothe and adorn the soul. Reasons Rev. 3. 18. Use 1. The covetous reproved As also The curious Simil. Simil. Use 2. Grace is of an incorruptible nature Use. A meek and quiet Spirit the proper ornament of a good wife Iames 3. 17. Gal. 5. 23. Use. Iames 1. 26. Eccles 7. 9. 1 Pet. â— 4. The worth of grace It s of great price in the sight of God Reasons of the forementioned Exhortation The amplification of either reason The examples of Gods servants are to be followed in all their vertues See Luk. 7. 32 1 Cor 10. 6. Heb. 11. 4 5. and 12 1 c. Use. Heb. 11. 7. Mat. 2. 41. Antiquity joyned with verity is reverend and to be followed Use. 1 Pet. 1. 18. There have been always holy women in the world as well as men Reasons Why women are as forward as men Use 1. Use 2. It s needful there should be good women Holiness is that which commends one Prov. 31. 30. and 20. 15. Isa. 4. 3. Marriage no hinderance to godliness Heb. 13. 3. Use. Luke 4. 39. Holiness cometh by Faith in Christ. Holiness may be where there are weaknesses Use 1. Rev. 11. 2. Use 2. Wives cannot perform their duties aright unless they be holy Why more good men be mentioned in Scripture then good women Heb. 11. 32. Use. Simil. Gen 18. 6. Wives must imitate Sarahs obedience and reverence Reasons hereof Use. Neh. 7. 64. It s not enough to do duties but we must do them in a right maner Superiority exempts not from duty Col. 4. 1. Wherein the husbands duty consisteth Husbands stand in no less need of instructions then Wives Husbands are to dwell with their Wives In what caces they they may be absent Matth. 19. 6. Prov. 5. 18 19. Use 1. Matth. 19. 8. 1 Cor. 7. 5. Use 2. Use 3. Husbands must be men of understanding Mat. 6. 22. Psal. 133 2. See 1 Cor. 14. 35. In what particulars the same will appear Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. 1 Tim. 5. 8. What honor the husband is to give to his wife Acts 10. 26. Rev. 22. 9. Sundry
11. Observations from the necessity of Christs suffering Iohn 11. 36. 2 Sam. 18. 33. Christians are to labor for mortification Who do not Use. Christians must furnish themselves as Soldiers that they may prevail Isa. 1. 16. and 58. 5. Micah 6. 7. Iam. 4. 1. 1 Pet. 2. 11. Rom. 7. 23. Use. Use 2. Eph. 6. 13. Simile To mortifie our corrupt nature why called suffering in the flesh Mark 9. 20. 1 Iohn 3. 8 9. The whole time of our life after our conversion must be spent holily Luke 1. 75. 1 Pet. 1. 17. Use 1. Use 2. Psal. 119. 9. Eccles. 12. 1. Mat. 8. 24. Heb. 11. 13. Gal. 5. 24. Luke 16. 25. Gods will must be the rule for all our actions Iohn 15. 10. 17. 4. Mat. 7. 21. Mat. 6. 10. Use 2. Gods will and mens lusts be opposite each to other No man can at one and the same time live unto both Iames 2. 10. Till we renounce our lusts we cannot be holy Simile Use. Having renounced our lusts we must yield obedience to Gods will Matth. 3. 10. Matth. 12. 30. and 44. 45. A mans constant course of walking discovers what he is Simile More Reasons to perswade unto holiness The necessity of frequent Exhortations hereunto Use 1. Use 2. Use 1. The consideration of our former mis-spent time is an especial furtherance to repentance Reasons Eccles. 12. 1. Use 2. Use 3. Iudges 19. 15. Matth. 25. 10. Simile Where God bestows means of Salvation he expects answerable fruit See Isaiah 5. 1. Luke 8. 7. Use 1. Heb. 6. 8. Use 2. Phil. 1. 27. Use 3. Iohn 14. 17. Bad company is very dangerous See Downham Spirit War cap. 17. part 2. Luke 7. 21. Simile Use. 2 Cor. 6. 17. 1 King 22. 32. Lasciviousness and lusts what they are and how common See Psal. 104. 15. Prov. 31. 6. 1 Tim. 5. 23. Iohn 2. 10. Drunkenness an abominable sin Isaiah 5. 22. Luke 21. 34. Eph. 5. 18. Lev. 10. 9. Prov. 31. 5. Psal. 69. 12. See Pro. 23. 35. 1 Cor. 6. 13. Simile Hosea 4. 18. 1 Tim. 4. 4. 1 Tim 5. 8. Prov. 23. 29. See Deut. 21. 20. Isaiah 5. 22. 1 Cor. 6. 10. Use 1. Acts 2. 15. Use 2. See Psal. 75. 8. Prov. 20. 1. Isaiah 5. 22. Psal. 112. 1 Isaiah 58. 13. Psal. 16. 3. and 122. 1. 119. 143. 2 Pet. 2. 8. Prov. 1. 26. Ezek. 9. 4. See Heb. 2. 15 16. Hest. 1. 8. Use 3. See Prov. 4. 4. Use 4. Iudg. 5. 23. Iosh. 24. 25. Psal. 101. 4. Gluttony how committed with the odiousness thereof Rom. 13. 1. Luke 14. 13. See Prov. 23. 1 2. See Eccles. 10. 16 17. Use. Means stirring up to sobriety What Idolatry is Idolatry in worshiping false gods Psal. 115. 2. Isa. 44. 9. Hab. 2. 19. See Isa. 44. 17. Rev. 22. 9. Acts 14. 14. Idolatry in worshipping the true God after a false maner whether Inward or Outward Dan. 7. 9. Use. The several sorts of Idolaters amongst our selves Psal. 33. 12. Hos. 6. 6. The prevention of an Objection Such as live holily shall meet with opposition Simile Use 1. Luke 6. 26. Use 2. Simil. Use 3. Matth. 11. 19. Mans proneness to evil exceeding great Heb. 12. 1. 1 Cor. 9. 24. See Rom. 6. 19 The ungodly follow after sin eagerly Simile See Iob 31. It s the nature of the ungodly to speak evil of Gods servants The enemies of Gods children shall not scape unpunished See Ier. 18. 18. Iude v. 14 15. Luke 15. 9. Iames. 5. 20. See Acts 9. 4. Heb. 11. Mat. 25. 42. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. See Heb. 10. 14 and 11. 10 26 35. and 12. 2. See 1 Cor. 5. 5. The Gospel was preached before Christs time Acts 4. 12. Iohn 14. 6. Heb. 13. 8. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. The Gospel calls for sanctification Matth. 11. 27. Tit. 2. 11. Differences between the Law and the Gospel See Exo. 12. 15. 2 Chro. 30. 21. 2 Cor. 5. 15. Luke 1. 74. Use 1. See Rom. 3. Use 2. Use 1. There shall be an end of all things 1 Cor. 7. 29. and 10. 11. Iames 5. 8. Psal. 90. 4. Heb. 1. 1. 2 Thess. 2. 1. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. Mat. 6. 19 20. Iohn 6. 27. Riches good in themselves See Psal. 112. 3. Prov. 3. 16. See Eph. 4. 29. Matth. 19. 23. Matth. 9. 10. Matth. 8. 14. Matth. 19. 21. How riches are good Wherein sobriety in riches consists Simile 1 Tim. 6. 9. Prov. 28. 20. See Prov. 20 21. and 28. 20 22. See Mat. 16. 26. Acts 20. 35. See Prov. 30. 8. Gen. 28. 20. Use 1. Use 2. A comparison between drunkenness and immoderate seeking of riches Exod. 18. 21. 1 Tim. 3. 3. Eph. 5. 3. 1 Cor. 5. 11. and 6. 10. Luke 16. 14. Ezek. 33. 31. See Prov. 1. 19. Psal. 119 36. Simile Luke 19. 9. Iohn 4. 32. We must not set our mindes too much on riches Psal. 62. 10. We must employ them as God requires 1 Tim. 5. 8. Eccles. 5. 18. Gen. 30. 30. Gen. 30. 30. Prov. 3. 9. Act. 4. 34 37. Psal. 119. 148. Watchfulness why set after sobriety What watchfulness is Prov. 4. 23. Psal. 39. 1. Iames 3. 2. Iob 31. 1. Heb. 3. 12. Prov. 23. 17. and 28. 14. Col. 1. 10. Luke 1. 75. 1 Pet. 1. 17. and 4. 2. Why we ought to be watchful Zech. 3. 1. Simile Benefits of watchfulness Psal. 119. 17. Use 1. Use 2. Prayer must be added unto watchfulness Simil. Use. Simile Love is a most excellent and necessary duty Love must be fervent Simile Reasons Use. What sins love covers Sins against God Sins against our selves On what respects we may seek redress by the Magistrate Use. How we may cover faults committed against God Against our selves Use. We must be kinde to strangers Acts 11. Rom. 15. 27. Obad. 10. Matth. 10. 42. Matth. 25. 34. Use. Obj. Sol. The regard we are to have of our own poor Luke 14. 13. Isa. 58. 7. Iob 31. 17. Whence it is that the poor are so much neglected Iames 2. 13. Prov. 21. 13. Acts 9. 29. Inviting of one another how useful Ministers must use hospitality Use. God looks no less on one maner of doing then on the duty See Isa. 1. 11. and 58. 5. Simile Works of mercy must be done without grudging Rom. 12. 8. 2 Cor. 9. 7. Use. How we may thus do Every man hath some gift or other wherewith to do good Simile Simile Use. Every one hath as it were a several or diverse gift Simile Use. God bestoweth gifts on us freely See Iam. 1. 17. Dan. 5. 18. Psal. 65. 6. See Eph. 4. 8 Iob 1. 21. 1 Chron. 29. 13 14. Use. Christians must communicate their gifts for the good of others See Deut. 6. 6. 2 Cor. 9. 6. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. See Mic. 7. 3. Ezek. 13. 8 9 c. Psal. 140. 11. Every man must minister according to the measure received Obj. 2 Cor. 8. 12. Sol. Use. Simile We
are but stewards of the gifts we have Use. 1 Cor. 4. 7. We must be faithful in our places Use. Gods gifts manifold See Psal. 104. 24. Use 1. Use 2. The Calling of the Ministry is of all others the most needful Ier. 3. 15. Mat. 9. 36. See Ezek. 3. 36 and 7. 26. Amos 5. 13. and 8. 11. Zech. 11. 16. Use. 2 Cor. 2. 16. Use. 2. Use. 3. Whoso is in the Ministery ought to preach Rom. 10. 14. Simile Matth. 10. 7. 2 Tim. 4. 2. Use 1. Use 2. Ministers must Preach the Word of God Use 1. Use 2. Iohn 10. 17. 1 Thess 5. 21. 1 Iohn 4. 1. Acts 17. 11. Ministers must so preach as it becomes the Word of God Use 1. See Psal. 50. 16 Rom. 2. 21. Use 2. Acts 10. Psal. 139. 3. See Exod. 20. All that bear Office in the Church must do the same faithfully See Acts 6. 3. Acts 11. 29. Rom. 15. 26 28 Use 1. Rom. 12. 7. Ier. 48. 10. Use 2. Prov. 26. 6. Ability to discharge ones calling is of God Use 1. Use 2. 1 Chron. 29. 14. The conscionable performance of our duties tend to gods glory See 1 Tim. 6. 1. Use 1. Use 2. We must aym in our places at Gods glory 1 Cor. 10. 31. Use. Eccles. 1. 7. All glory comes to God by Iesus Christ. Use 1. Use 2. There must be entire love between Ministers and people 1 Thess. 2. 19 20. Use 1. Use 2. John 4. 16. Christians are not to be the less but more loved for their troubles Use. The want of preparation for troubles before they come make them harder to be born when they are come Use 1. Use 2. Obj. Sol. Psal. 30. 6. Iob 29. 18. Simile See Ier. 37. 10. 1 Iohn 3. 2. See Phil. 1. 12 13 14. See Heb. 11. Afflictions are tryals Above the truth of grace in us Read the story of Pendleton and Saunders in the Book of the Martyrs About the measure of our grace Use. They serve to refine that measure we have We must rejoyce in afflictions See Iam. 1. 12. Q. Heb. 12. 11. A. Ezra 3. 12. Acts 5. 41. and 16. 25. 1 Thess. 1. 6. Heb. 10. 34. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Mat. 5. 46. Why the sufferings of Christians are called Christs sufferings 2 Cor. 1. 5. Gal. 6. 17. Col. 1. 24. 1 Sam. 22. 12. Acts 9. 4. Christians suffer with Christ. Use. Ioh. 15. 18 19. 2 Thess. 1. 9. Iude 14. Rev. 1. 7. The godlies afflictictions end in joy Use. Psal. 126 5. Matth. 5. 9. See Heb. 10. 34. 11. 35. Iob. 30. 9. Gal. 4. 29. A good name is a tender thing Prov. 21. 1. Use 1. Eccles. 7. â— Use 2. Prov. 10. 18. Psal. 15. 3. Prov. 25. 18. Slanderers of Gods Servants are persecuters Psal. 22. 6. 7. Use 1. Gal. 4. 30. Numb 23. 8. Use 2. See Iude 15. Use 3. To slander Gods Children for their godliness is usual Use 1. Use 2. Such as are reproached for the name of Christ are happy Matth. 5. 11. Phil. 1. 29. Phil. 1. 28. Use 1. Use 2. The judgement of the world is contrary to Gods Use 1. Use 2. To suffer for Christs sake an evidence of Gods Spirit in us Iohn 15. 19. Iohn 16. 3. 7. Matth. 10. 20. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Such as are endued with Gods Spirit are blessed Rom. 8. 14. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Such as are endued with Gods spirit are glorious Use 1. Use 2. See Ioh. 15. 21. 1 Iohn 3. 24. Psal. 15. 4. and 119. 199. The gifts of the Spirit which the godly have cannot be lost They that speak ill of Gods servants for their well-doing speak ill of Gods Spirit Exod. 16. 18. Luke 10. 16. Use. 1 King 22. 13. By our suffering of persecution God is glorified See Ioh. 21. 19. Two kindes of sufferings Suffering for ill-doing are shameful Use 1. Use 2. Dan. 6. 5. Sufferings for godliness are glorious Use 1. Use 2. 1 Iohn 3. 14. To suffer for well-doing affords matter of Thanksgiving Acts 5. 41. Phil. 1. 29. The Churches troubles are more now then heretofore Acts 2. 17. Isaiah 4. 2. 27. 9. Heb. 12. 10. Use 1. Use 2. Amos 9. 9 10 c. Use 3. 1 Cor. 11. 32. Afflictions must begin with Gods Servants Use 1. Use 2. Psal. 73. 7. Iob 21. 7 8 9 c. Use 3. Why Gods children must here suffer afflictions Psal. 32. 3 4. Use. Gods Church is his house Numb 12. 7. Rev. 1. 13. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Use 4. Assurance of Salvation possible Use. 2 Pet. 1. 10. Iohn 8. 44. The state of the godly and ungodly much different Psal. 11. 6. Rom. 8. 28. Isaiah 4. 5. Psal. 1. 3 4. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. The afflictions of the godly not comparable to the miseries of the ungodly Gen. 18. 5. Rom. 2. 6. See Psal. 78. 55. 65. Isa. 27. 27. Ier. 25. 29. and 49. 12. The ungodly's misery cannot be expressed 1 Iohn 3. 2. 1 Cor. 2. 9. Use 1. Use 2. Disobedience to the Gospel a grievous sin Simile Heb. 2. 2. Use 1. Iohn 5. 4. Use 2. Mat 9. 13. Whom we are here to understand by righteous See Ezek. 28. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. 1 Cor. 6. 9. Acts 10. 4â— Rom. 2. 7. and 8. 1. Mat. 7. 22. It s an hard thing for a man to get to Heaven Mat. 7. 14. Simile Use 1. Use 2. Rom. 7. 19. Simile Use 3. 1 Iohn 1. 8. He that is not righteous is ungodly and a sinner 2 Cor. 5. 10. The fearfulness of the ungodlies condition on the day of Iudgement cannot be expressed Use. The troubles of the godly are by his appointment God is careful of his children in the time of their troubles Isa. 49. 8 15. See Rev. 6. 9. Reasons Use. See 2 Tim. 1. 12. Rev. 2. 10. Heb. 10. 23. Psal. 9. 10. Such as continue in well-doing may comfortably commend themselves unto God Use 1. Use 2. Such may confidently commend themselves to God which labor for the good of their persecutors Use. The Contents of this Chapter The duties of Ministers with reasons to enforce the same The Scriptures inform every one of their duty Simile Use 1. Use 2. Acts 20. 35. The calling of the Ministery a painful calling See Downham of the duty and dignity of the Ministery page 17. Use 1. Simile Luke 10. 7. 1 Cor. 9. 7. Use 2. Use 3. Gen. 4. 4. Use 4. The first Reason of the following duties taken from his own person being one every way fit to exhort them Ministers are fittest to teach one another and judge of one anothers actions 1 Cor. 14. 32. Use. See Hosea 4. To practice the duties we teach procures obedience thereto Acts 1. 1â— Peter was no Pope neither challenged any Supremacy How Peter was a witness of Christs sufferings All that we have must be improved for the Churches good Spiritual wisdom to be used to procure obedience The troubles of Gods Ministers procure them more respect