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A85870 XI choice sermons preached upon severall occasions. With a catechisme expounding the grounds and principles of Christian religion. By William Gay B.D. rector of Buckland. Gay, William, Rector of Buckland. 1655 (1655) Wing G397; Thomason E1458_1; ESTC R209594 189,068 322

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the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n wisd_v 3.1_o but_o their_o whole_a person_n all_o saint_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n deut._n 33.3_o tyrant_n can_v kill_v the_o soul_n at_o all_o nor_o yet_o the_o body_n without_o god_n observance_n nor_o yet_o destroy_v it_o past_o his_o preservance_n but_o every_o faithful_a one_o in_o every_o kind_n of_o death_n may_v comfortable_o yield_v himself_o unto_o god_n as_o unto_o a_o faithful_a creator_n 1_o pet._n 4.19_o with_o david_n assurance_n of_o safety_n psal_n 4.8_o i_o will_v lay_v i_o down_o in_o peace_n and_o take_v my_o rest_n for_o thou_o lord_n only_o make_v i_o dwell_v in_o safety_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o first_o part_n of_o my_o text_n god_n approbation_n of_o moses_n now_o for_o the_o latter_a part_n his_o ordination_n of_o joshua_n now_o therefore_o arise_v you_o may_v understand_v joshua_n name_n for_o it_o be_v to_o he_o speak_v note_v that_o god_n call_v joshua_n and_o whereto_o he_o 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hither_o mat._n 22.12_o do_v they_o rise_v without_o bid_v no_o but_o it_o be_v in_o a_o contrary_a kind_n to_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v for_o instead_o of_o god_n bid_v they_o by_o the_o motion_n and_o bid_v for_o they_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o spirit_n they_o bid_v for_o themselves_o by_o gift_n and_o sum_n as_o the_o place_n be_v worth_a in_o a_o worldly_a eye_n but_o woe_n be_v both_o to_o the_o receiver_n and_o giver_n of_o such_o bid_n to_o the_o receiver_n for_o what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o balaam_n go_v and_o their_o set_v other_o to_o go_v for_o reward_n or_o what_o difference_n between_o judas_n his_o betray_v christ_n and_o their_o betray_v the_o church_n the_o body_n of_o christ_n for_o money_n may_v not_o all_o such_o take_a be_v just_o call_v the_o wage_n of_o iniquity_n to_o the_o giver_n for_o god_n have_v ordain_v that_o spiritual_a thing_n shall_v buy_v temporal_a if_o we_o have_v sow_v unto_o you_o spiritual_a thing_n be_v it_o a_o great_a thing_n if_o we_o reap_v your_o carnal_a thing_n 1_o cor._n 9.11_o not_o that_o temporal_a shall_v buy_v spiritual_a they_o that_o offer_v that_o be_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n and_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o iniquity_n act._n 8.23_o they_o may_v bold_o say_v to_o their_o people_n dear_o belove_a brethren_n for_o their_o charge_n cost_v they_o dear_a it_o be_v a_o dear_a bargain_n dear_a to_o their_o purse_n dear_a to_o their_o conscience_n but_o dear_a of_o all_o without_o repentance_n to_o their_o soul_n that_o be_v the_o right_n golden_a hook_n they_o fish_v withal_o and_o yet_o indeed_o they_o speak_v false_o in_o call_v the_o people_n dear_o belove_v for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o people_n but_o the_o profit_n that_o they_o love_v they_o can_v say_v with_o saint_n paul_n i_o seek_v not_o you_o but_o you_o 2_o cor._n 12.14_o but_o contrariwise_o i_o seek_v not_o you_o but_o you_o so_o much_o of_o joshua_n be_v call_v now_o whereto_o he_o be_v call_v arise_v this_o impli_v honour_n and_o labour_n 1._o honour_n for_o great_a place_n yield_v honour_n to_o the_o possessor_n joshua_n be_v at_o first_o moses_n minister_n or_o servant_n now_o he_o be_v the_o people_n head_n or_o governor_n therefore_o he_o must_v arise_v that_o be_v take_v great_a degree_n of_o honour_n hereto_o agree_v that_o speech_n of_o lift_v up_o he_o lift_v up_o the_o beggar_n from_o the_o dunghill_n to_o set_v he_o among_o prince_n 1_o sam._n 2.8_o thou_o be_v the_o lifter_n up_o of_o my_o head_n psal_n 3.3_o and_o this_o be_v confirm_v by_o that_o 1_o pet._n 2.17_o honour_n the_o king_n and_o by_o the_o commandment_n honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n let_v superior_n honour_v then_o be_v maintain_v by_o themselves_o and_o by_o other_o by_o themselves_o the_o high_a they_o be_v raise_v the_o more_o they_o be_v in_o the_o people_n sight_n the_o more_o care_n they_o need_v to_o take_v of_o themselves_o they_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n and_o as_o a_o city_n set_v upon_o a_o hill_n that_o can_v be_v hide_v mat._n 5.14_o by_o other_o for_o we_o must_v give_v every_o man_n his_o due_a custom_n to_o who_o custom_n fear_v to_o who_o fear_n honour_n to_o who_o you_o owe_v honour_n rom._n 13.7_o for_o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o confusion_n 1_o cor._n 14.33_o but_o he_o will_v have_v every_o man_n know_v and_o acknowledge_v in_o his_o degree_n to_o the_o fulfil_n whereof_o he_o require_v a_o kind_n of_o strife_n and_o contention_n who_o shall_v do_v most_o in_o give_v honour_n prevent_v or_o go_v before_o one_o another_o rom._n 12.10_o 2._o labour_n for_o great_a place_n require_v great_a labour_n to_o arise_v argue_v no_o sleepy_a idleness_n but_o painful_a practice_n honos_fw-la &_o onus_fw-la can_v be_v divide_v every_o honour_n have_v its_o burden_n the_o word_n sound_v alike_o and_o there_o be_v not_o much_o odds_n in_o the_o letter_n nor_o in_o the_o number_n of_o they_o but_o one_o which_o be_v a_o aspiration_n the_o people_n breath_n his_o 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answer_v for_o as_o well_o as_o for_o himself_o duxit_fw-la vxorem_fw-la altera_fw-la cura_fw-la nati_fw-la liberi_fw-la altera_fw-la cura_fw-la if_o he_o have_v marry_v a_o wife_n he_o have_v another_o charge_n if_o he_o have_v child_n he_o have_v another_o charge_n the_o great_a his_o charge_n the_o great_a his_o place_n be_v the_o great_a be_v his_o labour_n and_o therefore_o the_o great_a shall_v be_v his_o care_n for_o he_o may_v be_v sure_a his_o account_n will_v be_v great_a and_o his_o reward_n will_v be_v great_a if_o he_o account_v well_o and_o his_o punishment_n great_a if_o ill_a for_o to_o whosoever_o much_o be_v give_v of_o he_o much_o shall_v be_v require_v luk._n 12.48_o and_o now_o
body_n 7._o it_o be_v but_o a_o oaken_a bough_n wherein_o absaloms_n head_n be_v entangle_v but_o it_o be_v a_o sharp_a thorny_a bush_n wherewith_o christ_n head_n be_v wreathe_v 8._o in_o a_o word_n absaloms_n story_n be_v a_o right_a tragedy_n for_o it_o begin_v merry_o he_o invite_v his_o brethren_n to_o a_o feast_n but_o it_o end_v mournful_o he_o and_o his_o follower_n be_v put_v to_o the_o sword_n but_o christ_n story_n be_v more_o and_o worse_o than_o tragical_a for_o his_o birth_n his_o life_n his_o death_n begin_v continue_v end_v with_o no_o mirth_n at_o all_o but_o with_o continual_a mournful_a misery_n but_o that_o i_o may_v proceed_v orderly_o in_o this_o my_o discourse_n i_o propose_v these_o three_o chief_a part_n or_o point_n of_o the_o text_n to_o be_v observe_v 1._o the_o sufferer_n christ_n 2._o his_o suffering_n have_v suffer_v 3._o the_o cause_n of_o his_o suffering_n for_o sin_n concern_v the_o sufferer_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v who_o he_o be_v and_o what_o he_o be_v who_o in_o his_o person_n what_o in_o his_o office_n the_o former_a the_o prophet_n plain_o show_v be_v 9.6_o unto_o we_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o unto_o we_o a_o son_n be_v give_v parvulus_fw-la a_o child_n that_o note_v his_o humanity_n filius_fw-la a_o son_n that_o note_v his_o deity_n parvulus_fw-la a_o child_n even_o man_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o mother_n bear_v in_o the_o world_n filius_fw-la a_o son_n even_o god_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o father_n beget_v before_o the_o world_n parvulus_fw-la a_o child_n behold_v his_o humility_n she_o bring_v forth_o her_o first_o bear_v son_n and_o wrap_v he_o in_o swaddle_a clothes_n and_o lay_v he_o in_o a_o manger_n luk._n 2.7_o filius_fw-la a_o son_n behold_v his_o dignity_n when_o he_o bring_v in_o his_o first_o beget_v son_n into_o the_o world_n he_o say_v and_o let_v all_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n worship_v he_o heb._n 1.6_o that_o he_o be_v man_n there_o be_v proof_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o the_o purpose_n 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offer_v liberal_a contribute_v esteem_v we_o as_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n and_o steward_n of_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n 1_o co._n 1.4.1_o even_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o not_o only_o inward_o to_o conceive_v but_o even_o outward_o to_o express_v that_o acclamation_n how_o beautiful_a be_v the_o foot_n of_o they_o that_o bring_v glad_a tiding_n of_o peace_n and_o bring_v glad_a tiding_n of_o good_a thing_n rom._n 10.15_o and_o so_o you_o see_v the_o honour_n of_o this_o work_n in_o respect_n of_o what_o it_o be_v a_o kingdom_n second_o the_o same_o also_o appear_v in_o regard_n of_o its_o quality_n consider_v of_o what_o kind_n it_o be_v a_o heavenly_a kingdom_n it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o heaven_n for_o its_o king_n sake_n and_o for_o its_o kind_n sake_n for_o its_o king_n sake_n who_o only_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o heavenly_a king_n this_o kingdom_n have_v no_o king_n but_o that_o caesar_n who_o only_o be_v semper_fw-la augustus_n the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n and_o for_o its_o kind_a sake_n also_o be_v no_o natural_a rule_n or_o temporal_a regiment_n but_o supernatural_a and_o divine_a this_o therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v great_a addition_n to_o that_o former_a point_n of_o honour_n it_o be_v a_o kingdom_n to_o make_v man_n king_n it_o be_v a_o heavenly_a kingdom_n to_o make_v they_o good_a king_n which_o of_o all_o work_n be_v the_o best_a and_o great_a man_n be_v call_v a_o little_a world_n yet_o the_o rule_n of_o himself_o be_v great_a than_o of_o the_o great_a world_n for_o he_o that_o rule_v his_o own_o mind_n be_v better_a than_o he_o that_o win_v a_o city_n prov._n 16.23_o alezander_n have_v subdue_v the_o great_a world_n or_o at_o least_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n where_o be_v his_o honour_n when_o he_o fail_v in_o that_o little_a rule_n of_o himself_o sure_o he_o then_o be_v in_o honour_n have_v no_o understanding_n but_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v it_o be_v 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the_o head_n ps_n 114.5_o yet_o because_o they_o heal_v as_o soon_o as_o break_v more_o acceptable_a more_o comfortable_a more_o estimable_a than_o the_o old_a serpent_n apple_n offer_v from_o the_o forbid_a tree_n because_o though_o they_o delight_v the_o eye_n and_o please_v the_o taste_n yet_o in_o delight_v and_o please_v at_o once_o they_o also_o kill_v and_o destroy_v and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o description_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n namely_o by_o its_o dignity_n and_o honour_n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o second_o part_n or_o point_n be_v its_o property_n practice_n or_o effect_v it_o be_v a_o draw-net_n cast_v into_o the_o sea_n which_o gather_v of_o every_o kind_n the_o sum_n of_o all_o
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