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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49589	The wedding-supper as it was handled out of the fourteen first verses of the 22. chapter of Matthew, in sundry exercises in Tavistock in Devon. Wherein the offer of salvation, both to Jews and Gentiles, is noted: and divers plain and pithy doctrines observed, and applied. Being the effect of twelve sermons preached by Thomas Larkham, the oppressed pastor of the despised Church of Christ there.	Larkham, Thomas, 1602-1669.; Cross, Thomas, fl. 1632-1682, engraver.	1652 (1652)	Wing L442; ESTC R222016	113,881	272

he had done very well in dealing so cruelly as he did with the Church there was not vitiousness in it according to the Rules of Morality nor the outward Rules men use to go by in measuring sin Now by this time ye see what I drive at to wit to shew you that though there be neither so much baseness or vitiousness in loving of the world as in Adultery and some other sins yet that it is a very high sin and strikes deep into Gods honour And it is the more dangerous by how much the less mens help against this evil is If our Sermons will not deterr you from the every or robbery or murther or adultery yet the Gallows may There are severe Laws against these sins and they are sins in the esteem of the world and sins against natural conscience and all is a help against these sins But against those Maladies to make light of Christ of Gospel Seasons of blessed Ordinances not to delight in God to be glad when we have wealth to put our trust in Princes to be very pensive at the frowns and threats of men not to put our trust in the living God and the like here wants mens laws the worlds vote and natural conscience to accuse And yet these and such like sins are far greater and have far more sinfulness in them then those other forementioned sins of infamy A man may go for an eminent Professour of Religion and yet be worldly To refuse Christ M. Capel or but to neglect the offer of grace is more sinfull then fornication yea then adultery Heb. 10.28 29. will teach us that such sinners are worthy of sorer punishment incomparably then such as break nay despise all Moses Law If you have but your minde upon work or upon the world in a day of Worship it is a very great sin And the Reason or ground of all this is because God is so every way furnished to do the creature good and hath so unbowelled his heart in sending his Son and so humbled himself to our capacity in ordaining Ordinances and so cleared his truth and faithfulness in all Ages by making them effectual and the like and knows and considers all this to the utmost So as that he cannot but most severely punish worldliness refusing Church-communion love of the creature and the like as sins that are beyond measure sinfull by the Rule Saints go by though not by the worlds rule And so I come to the Use of Counsell and so shall end this Point of Doctrine I advise every good man to take care that his worldly affairs be no hinderance to him in receiving Christ or occasions of disesteeming Gods grace in the means thereof offered to him after the fashion of worldly men that know not what it is in the way of mercy to enjoy an Ordinance and Christ in it or to neglect it in a way of sin I will use some Motives Mot. 1 First we are naturally apt to follow bad examples especially if they that give them be our Fathers or Mothers or Gentlemen Regis ad exemplum c. And by the way look to it ye great stones that draw so much rubbish out of those old walls after you Your torments will be the greater for that by your example God hath been the more dishonoured But Secondly If you will follow mens examples in sinning Qui parriter peccant pariter punientur you shall not be behinde in punishment For God is righteous And thirdly all the comfort of a Christian depends upon Gods favour which is ordinarily even fastened to his Ordinances So that they that do mean to finde out the riddles of his love in Christ must plow with the heifers of his Ordinances prescribed in his Word And that the light of Gods countenance is the life of a Saint you may see by David Psal 4.6 7. There be many that say Who will shew us any good Lord lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us Thou hast put gladness in my heart more then in the time that their corn and wine increased And therefore that you may enjoy God that ye may be on that high Tower from whence all men look like Crows take heed that the World do not keep you from doing those things that will make you to know him better whom to know indeed is to be truly wise and safe Quest But how should a man prevent this mischief which others run into Answ By labouring to have the work of grace throughly wrought in your hearts It is impossible mens hearts should run out after the world when they have gotten grace Psal 17.15 As for me I shall behold thy face in righteousness I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness See what an odd man Paul is grown Phil. 4 11 12. Not that I speak in respect of want saith he For I have learned in whatsoever state I am therewith to be content I know both how to be abased and I know how to abound everywhere and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry both to abound and to suffer need and ver 17 18. Not because I desire a gift c. But I have all and abound and am full c. And to conclude this Use and point of Doctrine and to make an end of this 5. verse read 1 Tim. 6.5 6 7 8. verses They must be withdrawn from that suppose gain is godliness they are men of corrupt mindes and destitute of the truth But godliness with contentment is great gain c. The Lions shall want and suffer hunger but such as have made God their portion and do hold fast by him shall be happy as long as he is God And that I hope will be long enough But I come to speak of the behaviour of the latter sort out of the 6. ver And the remnant took his servants and intreated them spitefully and slew them We are come from speaking of Hogs to shew you the behaviour of Dogs we have seen a bad behaviour in the former verse but here is a far worse in this The former sort of men did but slight the offer of Christ and the means of grace but these do malitiously oppose them In this behaviour of theirs there is a threefold act to be taken notice of 1. They took them that is apprehended them as gross Malefactors And the remnant took his servants So the Jews after Christ was ascended laid hands on Peter and John and on Stephen and Acts 12. there you read that Peter is put in prison Thus they took the servants 2. They intreated them spitefully saith the Text that is with scoffs and scorns and imprisonment and whipping Paul received of the Jews five times 40 stripes save one at a time 2 Cor. 11.24 3. They slew them that is some of them were murthered by them as Steven and James the brother of John Wherein they declared their malice to the utmost