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

Appearance Each beares the Form and Face of the Whole Presence For they are united in One Spirit in One Spirituall Body in the Person of Jesus Christ This is that Glory of God which Ezekiel saw Ezek. 1. 28 v. 26. There was above upon a Firmament a Throne and on that Throne the Likenesse of a Man which is the Glorified Person of our Saviour Vers 5. Below were the Four Living Creatures the Heads of the Invisible Part of Things Vers 15. There are Four Wheeles full of Eyes standing by the Living-Creatures These are the Bodyly Part of things as they shall be in the New Hierasalem recollected into the most Perfect Figure of Vnity in Orbes as the Word may well be and is interpreted by some not Wheels Their Substance being all Transparent as Glass Quickned by a Living Lustre Gold like is set forth by being Full of Eyes Rev. 21. 21. All these were acted Joyntly by One Spirit Vers 20. All made up One Appearance of the Glory of God Vers 18. Each Particular had the Full Form of a Man of that Man that sate over their Heads Jesus Christ Ver. 5. Thus they made a Chariot on which Jesus Christ rides forth This is that Name of God of Christ of the New Hierusalem which shall be written openly upon every Saint Rev. 3 12. In the mean time it is a Hidden Name written upon the VVhite Stone the Spirituall Man which is concealed under the Cloud of the Naturall Man while this World continues Rev. 2. 17. This is the Secret of God with a Saint This is the strength of God Warding about him and Warring for him according to that of Psal. 34. 7. The Angel of the Lord encampeth round about thsoe that fear him or the Angel the Lord David rocketh and singeth himselfe to a Secure and Sweet Sleepe with this Confidence Psal. 3. 5. I laid me down and slept I awaked for the Lord sustained me Vers 6. I will not be afraid of ten thousand Enemies that have set themselves against me round about A Good man may lye downe Securely and sleep Sweetly in a Field of greatest Dangers For the Secret Presence of the Divine Glory is as a Royall Standard or Pavilion pitcht over him And Mighty Armies though unseen by Carnall Eyes Millions of Angels attending upon this Standard encamp round about him See what esteeme Job had of this Secret Job 29. 2. O that I was as in times past Vers 4. As I was in the dayes of my Youth when the Secret of God was upon my Tabernacle Vers 5. When the Almighty was yet with me when my Children were about me Vers 6. When I washt my Steps with Butter c. Right Honourable What will yee render unto the Lord for all His Benefits The Light of the Glory of God hath shewen over your Heads The Secret of God hath been upon your Councell-Chambers in the City and your Tents in the Field This hath been the Reason that you have had your Victories round about you like Numerous Children call'd by the Names of those Places where they have been brought forth as Preston Moore Naseby Dublin Droghedah c. This hath been the Reason that you have washt your Steps in Butter while your Enemies have washt their Steps in their own Blood Should this Secret withdraw it selfe from off your Tabernacles as that Glory of God went off from the Temple and Hierusalem in Ezechiel should this Light cease to shine over your Heads how quickly would you feele a Change how soone might you bid Good-Night to all your Successes and Prosperities I have ended the Third Demonstration and so ●inisht the Proofe of the Point I come now to the Application Vse 1. For Thankfulnes Let us praise the Lord and rejoyce in the God of our Strength There are Four wayes of Expressing our Thankfulnesse to God 1. Way The Recording of His Mercies 2. Way The Restraint of our selves from our Peculier Sins 3 Way A Glorying in the Crosse of Christ 4. VVay A Rejoycing in the last Appearance of the Lord Jesus 1. VVay The Recording of His Mercies This is Davids way in the Title of this Psalme and throughout Let this be our Way Let us answer one another in our Songs how the Lord hath slaine Thousands of Visible Enemies in One Place how He hath slaine His Ten Thousands of Invisible Enemies in another Heart Let us reckon up how many wayes our God hath been our Strength Saint Paul saith 1 Cor. 1. 21. Jesus Christ is made unto us of God VVisedome Iustification Sanctification and Redemption The Lord is a Four-fold Strength to us 1. Strength of VVisedom 2. Strength of Iustification 3. Strength of Sanctification 4. Strength of Redemption 1. Strength of VVisedome It is not in man who walks on Earth to order his Steps or to governe his way thorow the World Poor man is borne into the World as a Wild Asses Colt Iob 11. 12. Rude Un-skild of all things The World about him is as the Whorish Woman in the Proverbs Her Eyes are Snares and her Hands as Bands Her Pleasures and Possessions catch the Soul and Keep it down first entangle then imprison it The Generallity of Mankind are of the Serpents Brood Principled only with Cunning and Malice The Devil the God of this World the Power that acts it that lurks in every Point of it he hath his Methods his Trains his Devises his Depths We say of a Wise man that he hath a Strong Head He that hath Iesus Christ hath of a Truth a Strong Head He hath a Strength of Wisedome by which he breaks the Worlds Snare and Band he Knowes what is in Man neither is he ignorant of the Devils Devises but fathoms all his Depths Blessed be the Lord Iesus by whom a poore Wayfaring Christian though a Fool erres not in the Way Esay 35. 8. Blessed be the Lord Iesus by whom poor Wayfaring England though foolish enough hath not hitherto so erred in the Way as to loose her self It is the Lord who hath alwayes turned the Wisdom of your Enemies into Foolishnesse and often turned your Foolishnes into Wisdom 2. Strength of Iustification Nothing weakens a Man or Nation like to Guilt O the Guilt of our Hypocrisie O the Guilt of our Covetousnesse O the Guilt of our Vncleannesse O the Guilt of our Pride and Oppression O the Guilt of our Profanenesse and Atheisme O the Guilt of our Apostatizings to the Flesh-pots of Egypt O the Guilt of our Blindnes to see the Work of the Lord Iesus in the Spirit O the Guilt of our Hardnes to beleeve those things which all the Prophets and Scriptures have spoken concerning the Lord Iesus in the last times which are now come upon us No Mil-stone fastened to a mans Neck is so Heavy as the Guilt of th●se Sins to sink a Person or People down to the Bottom of the Sea of Shame and Perdition never to rise more But Iesus Christ is the Strength of an Everlasting