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A81247	The morning exercise methodized; or Certain chief heads and points of the Christian religion opened and improved in divers sermons, by several ministers of the City of London, in the monthly course of the morning exercise at Giles in the Fields. May 1659.	Case, Thomas, 1598-1682.	1659 (1659)	Wing C835; Thomason E1008_1; ESTC R207936	572,112	737

to us Godlinesse in the Scripture hath the promise of the things of this life 1 Tim. 4.8 and of things to come whatever is good here we are sure of it in the practice of piety and in the world to come as sure of that happinesse but no more can tell what it is then we can tell what the thoughts of all men have been since the first Creation What Arguments can you imagine possibly God himself could propose greater or stronger than these what should hinder me from returning to God That 's the first part of the demonstration Secondly we would expect the Publisher of this Doctrine should himself be exemplary and so was Christ Austin said the whole life of Christ was doctrinal to lead us to piety and good practice he went up and down doing good Did any reproach him he reproached them not again was he reviled he reviled not again when he came to suffer Father not my will but thine be done there 's not such a word as that in all the pieces of Philosophy not such an expression of humility and surrender Father not my will c. An innocent person so saith the Text he is always denying himself he will not be rich and great in the world why he prest you to lay up treasures in heaven he hath not a hole where to lay his head why because he bids you to live upon Gods providence he lived a single life bacause he would have you be as though you had not such and such relations his very enemies could object nothing against him have nothing to do with that just person said Pilates wife I finde no fault in him saith he that condemned him not the Jews themselves were ever able to instance in any evil practice they only charged him and so do still that he wrought miracles by the Divel which was the greatest miracle but they never could charge him with any evil practice leaving us an example 1 Pet. 2.21 Learn of me I am meek and lowly Now what servant would not be willing to do that which his Master does before him Thirdly we would expect he should work miracles to testifie that he had his commission from God for he that shall come to set up a new Law a new Oeconomy a new frame nd constitution of Religion had need assure us that he is Gods messenger if he work miracles we cannot tell what to have more for we certainly conclude that God will not suffer a long series of things extraordinary and quite beyond the course of nature to be done to attest a lye Miracles were bagun by our Saviour and continued many hundred years after just as props that are set under weak Vines so these under the weak faith of the world when it first began 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Basil One said excellently that those whom the speaking tongue did not convince the seeing eyes might certainly convince that these were proper to convince that Christ came from God appears Matth. 11.3.4 where when John sent to know Art thou he that should come that is Art thou the Messiah Go and tell John what you hear and see The blinde receive their sight the lame walk c. John 3.2 Nicodemus saith No man can do these miracles that thou dost except God be with him and John 9.13 the blinde man saith he hath opened mine eyes and how come you to ask how he did it great signs shall follow them that believe Mark 16.17 and these continued in Justin Martyrs Tertullians Cyprians time Gregory Nyssens time Vid. Montacut Apparat. in Praefat. and some part of Chrysostoms time Concerning these miracles give me leave to lay down three Propositions then you will see the strength of the whole Argument 1. They were famous and illustrious for they were done before multitudes Matth. 9.8 Matth. 12.22 23. not done in a corner John 9. when Lazarus was raised they said they could not deny it at his death the Earth quaked the Temple rent there was darknesse for three houres which was observed by Heathens as well as Christians 2. As they were done before a multitude so there were a multitude of miracles insomuch that John saith they were so many that if all should be written the world could not contain the books that should be written John 21.25 That is an Hyperbolical expression for a very great number A learned man hath observed Elisha did but twelve miracles Elijah not so many Moses wrought about seventy six and they which were done by them and all the rest of the Prophets from the beginning of the world to the destruction of the first Temple amounted but to one hundred and fifty miracles in three thousand three hundred twenty eight years there were not as we finde in Scripture so many wrought but now Christ went about healing all manner of sicknesse and curing all manner of diseases Mat. 4.23 Acts 10.38 Questionlesse a very vast number 3. They were of all sorts and of all kinds a woman that had an issue of blood twelve years Matth. 9.20 and a woman that had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years Luke 13.11 and one that had an infirmity thirty eight years John 5.8 the dead were raised the Divels were cast out the Sea commanded the winds obey they are of all sorts and kinds Observe also this that you do not read or finde by any thing that there was the least of them done out of any ostentation there was no such thing done by Christ or his Apostles to call men out and say Come I l'e shew you what I can do that should shew any kind of arrogant affectation to themselves but the greatest humility and modesty runs through all the exercise of this mighty power and this practice was ordinary among the common Professors then yea the Galatians they received that spirit by which miracles were wrought among themselves Secondly such famous miracles were a sufficient ground to make men believe this holy doctrine who saw the miracles wrought by them that preached it for if they did not it must be either because they questioned whether the things were done or whether done by God or not they could not question whether the things were done for they saw some raised out of their graves c. Nor could they question whether this was from God or not for observe Where I see miracles wrought there I am bound to believe that they give testimony to what is preached by him that works them except that which is preached is that of which I am infallibly assur'd already it cannot be true except God does by some greater miracle contradict the testimony of those miracles as now the Egyptians they wrought miracles but God contradicted all their testimony by Moses Now observe the end of all Christian Religion is to preach truth to glorifie God to honour God to save a mans soul Never was there any exerting of Gods power to contradict it so that if a man

against it 2. Christ humbled himself to death obediently It was his will to dye and yet he dyed not of his own will but in obedience to his Fathers We have them both conjoyned Heb. 10.7 Lo I come to do thy Will O God And Joh. 10.18 I lay down my life of my self this Commandment have I received of my Father he became obedient unto death saith the Text In respect of God Christs death was justice and mercy in respect of man it was murther and cruelty in respect of himself it was obedience and humility To obey is be●●er than sacrifice Christs obedience was the best of his sacrifice when he prayed to his Father that the cup might passe it was with this Clause of exception Not as I w●ll but as thou wilt 3. Christ submitted himself to death humbly and meekly he was oppressed and afflicted y●t opened he not his mouth not that he spake nothing at all but he was silent as to murmurings and revilings that was the work of his persecutors not a word passed from him that might argue passion or impatience as from one of the Thieves that were crucified with him he was brought as a Lamb to the slaughter he was not enraged or exasperated with all the injustice cruelty and oppression of his enemies not one word in heat of blood to them whose errand was to shed his blood Friend saith he to Judas betrayest thou the Son of man with a kisse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chrys What meeknesse was here though I confesse there was a tart rebuke in that kinde compellation and Christ calling him friend smartly checkt him for his unfriendly carriage When one of his Disciples cut off Malchus his eare Put up thy sword saith he Wee 'le have none of that club law he touches his eare and heales it When he was reviled he reviled not again 1 Pet. 2.23 Psal 64.3 when he suffered he threatened not his enemies shot their arrows even bitter words but they recoyled not upon them Nay he returned not only no ill words but gave prayers in exchange for their taunts and revilings Father forgive them Luke 23.34 for they know not what they do It had been meeknesse to have gone through his sufferings without murmuring but it was an high and heroical act of meeknesse indeed to poure out prayers for them that were such busie instruments in pouring out his blood he was so far from biting the stone that he kissed it and the hand that threw it 3. Upon what grounds Christ thus humbled himself to death What cogent necessity was upon him for we may not conceive that Christ thus humbled himself to death upon trivial and impertinent considerations as David said once of Abner Died Christ as a fool dieth 2 Sam. 3.33 No sure it was upon these six weighty grounds 1. That Scripture prophesies and Predictions might be accomplished all which represent him as coming in died garments from Bozrah Gen. 3.15 The first Scripture that ever mentions Christ shews him a bleeding and crucified Saviour Now Christ was to make good to a tittle every thing that had been before written of him In Saint Matthews Gospel this is very remarkable who above all the rest hath most punctually observed the fulfilling of Prophesies with whom the burden and under-song of almost every event is ut impleretur that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the mouth of the Prophets Christ himself renders this account of his sufferings in that Discourse of his with his Disciples upon the Road Oh fools Luk. 24.25 26. and slow of heart to believe all that the Prophets have spoken Ought not Christ to have suffered these things The Prophets have all spoken this with one mounth and is it possible I should make them all liars 2. That Scripture types might be fulfilled many whereof were to decipher and prefigure the death of Christ as Isaac's being offered the slaying of the Sacrifices the lifting up of the Serpent Now had not Christs blood been shed and he lift up upon the Cross there had been no correspondency in the Antitype as Moses lift up the Serpent in the Wildernesse so must the Son of man be lifted up Joh. 3.14 Had not Christ been made a Sacrifice most of the Legal Ceremonies and precedent prefigurations had either spoken lies or at least nothing to the purpose 3. That his Will and Testament might be firme and effectua● in his life he had given many precious Legacies and they had been all voide and to no more purpose than a Deed without a Seal at it unlesse ratified and confirmed had not Christ given himself to death all his other gifts that he had bequeathed in his Will had been gif●lesse this is the Apostles Argument Where a Testament is there must also of necessity be the death of the Testator for a Testament is of force after men are dead Heb. 9.16 17. otherwise it is of no force at all while the Testator liveth A man that makes a Will doth not intend that any body should be the better by it but upon his death Suppose a man have a Legacy of a thousand pounds given him he is not one whit the richer so long as his friend liveth the Will holds not good in Law nor can he sue for one penny of it This Cup saith Christ is the New Testament in my blood Luke 22.20 that New Testament which is ratified by my blood Christs death gives life not only to his people but to his promises It is expedient for you that I go away John 16.17 saith he for If I go not away the Comforter will not come The sending of the Comforter was one principal clause of his last Testament but till the death of the Testator the Will could not be put in suit it signified nothing and was not pleadable The Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glorified what had they received nothing of the Spirit yes John 7.39 but not according to that plentiful proportion which he intended and promised in his Will The Legacy was paid but in part because the Testator was yet alive he was no sooner dead and got to heaven but he makes all good to a tittle as you may read Acts 2.2 3 4. 4. That justice may be satisfied the sentence upon sin was passed from the mouth of a righteous Judge now though justice might admit of a change of persons there was no room for a change of penalties death was threatned and death must be inflicted If Christ will save sinners from death justice will not let him save himself from death Heb. 9.22 without shedding of blood there is no remission Christ undertaking to crosse out and cover the black lines of sin must draw over them the red lines of blood What the chief Priests said concerning Christ is true in some sense though false in theirs He saved others Matth. 27.42 himself he cannot