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A43568	Christ displayed as the choicest gift, and best master: from Joh. 4. 10. Joh. 13. 13. Being some of the last sermons preached by that faithful and industrious servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. Nathaniel Haywood, sometime minister of the gospel at Ormschurch in Lancashire.	Heywood, Nathaniel, 1633-1677.	1679 (1679)	Wing H1757; ESTC R218948	147,704	290

Kings Priests Prophets Titles of Dignity Names of Honour or whatever else was ascribed to them to express their Dignity and Soveraignty they were only used ●o express those transcendent Excellencies which these personal Types did adumbrate and appear most properly to belong unto this Prince of Peace 2. So for the New Testament he is almost expressed but always intended and implied in every chapter verse line and word thereof Take away Christ out of the Gospel and there remains nothing but empty words Take Christ out of the History and it is but a meer Fable and remove him from the Doctrine thereof and it falls to the ground being without a foundation Take Christ out of the Precepts and they are not of force or a yoke too heavy for us to bear Take him out of the Promises and they are not Yea and Amen The Promises without Christ are Wells sealed up bones without marrow In the Epistles if Christ be absent there is no Grace Mercy or Peace 2. He is the prime and marrow of all things as well as of words as Austin tells us having gone through all Creatures and enquired of them for God each one of them did answer I am not he Sed per ipsum sum quem quaeris in me but I have my being from him whom thou seekest in me So if we view the whole Creatition and note the particular excellencies of every Creature we should find that all these are derived from Christ he is the pearl of the word and of the world Is there any thing praise-worthy and excellent even in our estimation which we may not find Christ comprehend the same eminently in himself as the vertue and perfection of the effect is in the cause If riches be desirable and excellent Christ is rich and Lord of all in him are unsearchable riches treasures of wisdom and knowledg If you talk of honours as riches so honours are his We behold his glory as of the only begotten Son of God When man was at first created he was created with honour and glory Psal. 8.5 but Christ is better than man in his primitive purity and original splendour not men only but Angels also worship him Heb. 1.6 Philip. 2.9 God hath highly exalted him he saith not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God hath highted him but hath 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 over-highted or super-exalted him and hath given him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a name above all names that is real honour above all names all expressions and above all thoughts and above all excellencies not only in this world but in the world to come O how excellent is his name in all the earth Psal. 8.1 If there be any worth in pleasures as many conceive here then is an object altogether lovely and delightful here is beauty to delight the eye sweetest musick in his voice to ravish the ear and that which pleases all the senses of the inward man Another esteemed excellency is Wisdom which Solomon saith exceedeth folly as far as light exceedeth darkness Eccles 2.13 Now herein doth the excellency of Christ chiefly appear for he was filled with wisdom Luk. 2.40 In him were hid treasures of wisdom Col. 2.3 He is the Wisdom of God and saith Counsel is mine and sound wisdom I am understanding In a word there is one excellency more and but one in this world far transcending all these that is Grace for that makes a man excellent Psal. 16.2 The righteous is more excellent more honourable than his neighbour Prov. 12.26 and procures a name better than of sons and daughters even an everlasting name that cannot be cut off Isa. 56.5 But the grace of any Christian is but as the drop to the Ocean in regard of the grace of Christ who is full of grace and truth Iohn 1.14 Grace is poured into his lips Psal. 45.2 yea such uncreated grace hath no one Christ is better than health than wealth than peace than pleasure than wisdom or grace Christ made ours by his Fathers gift and goodness hath all the sweetness comfort and happiness of all these in him and infinitely more All these are but streams that lead us to the fountain but beams that guide our eyes to that Father of lights to that Son of righteousness God reconciled God incarnate 3. Christ is the first and chiefest of all persons which raises him one degree higher in his superlative excellency 'T is reported of Apelles that at his drawing of his rare pictures of Venus among the Heathens stiled the Goddess of beauty that he assembled together the most beautiful Women of the Island of Coos comprehending in that his own work their divided perfections so to conclude this Encomium of Christ I shall collect the Eminencies of all things and persons and beings and shew that he is the chiefest of all chieftains the choicest of all choice persons in Heaven and Earth God Angels and Men of gods so called he is the chiefest nay he stands alone he is the only true and wise God 1 Tim. 1.17 Of Angels he is the chief the Angel of the Lords substantial presence Isa. 63.9 he is the Archangel 1 Thes. 4.16 the Prince an● Head of those glorious spirits Col. 2.10 the head of all principalities and powers Of men he is the prince and choicest the chiefest of ten thousand the standard-bearer among the armies of Angels and men the choice of the flock the flower the rose the glory of all the children of men yea he contains all their excellencies whereof some had one excellency some another he hath all Abraham was excellent in his faith Moses in his choice Iob in his patience David in his sincerity having a heart like Gods heart but Christ hath all eminency of grace in one some are gods but must dye like men Christ is the Prince of life that never dyes some are wise but he is wisdom it self some are strong but he is most mighty some are fair but Christ is fairer than the Sons of men Among relations he is the chief among shepherds he is the chief shepherd of our souls 1 Pet. 5.4 the good shepherd Iohn 10.11 Among Sons he is the first-begotten Son Heb. 1.6 the first-born of every creature Col. 1.15 the first-born among many brethren Rom. 8 29. still he hath the preheminence Among Prophets Priest and Kings he is the most excellent and far transcends all others he is in every respect absolutely perfect and a superlatively excellent Saviour so that there is none such no Saviour besides him this is the person whom you undervalue and make light of 3. By refusing this gift of God you do exceedingly gratifie Satan the great enemy of your souls If a man had conference with the Prince of Darkness and should make this motion to him wherein he might most serve and gratifie him I am confident it would be his only wish to such a soul above any thing in the world that he would keep at distance from Christ neither

3. Removing the spirit of bondage and restoring peace and joy to the soul He gives them peace with him Iohn 14.27 Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you not as the world giveth give I unto you Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid and Iob. 16.33 He gives them a free spirit an inlarged heart a sound mind the spirit of power and love 2 Tim. 1.7 5. He shews his Lordship towards his peculiar people in maintaining them in his service and suppl●ing them in all their wants From this Head wherein dwells all fullness all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministred increases with the increase of God Col 2.19 The Lord is their shepherd they shall not want Psal. 23.1 and 84.11 Verily his houshold shall be fed they shall want no good thing He gives them all things pertaining to life and godliness 2 Pet. 1.4 Even of outward necessaries they shall have what they want if not what they would 6. In defending them against and upholding them in all temptations and troubles He tells them in all their dangers and straits my grace is sufficient for thee 2 Cor. 12.9 He will keep them in all their ways surely then in all his work safety evermore accompanies duty His Servants are strong in the Lord and in the power of his might Eph. 6.10 They are preserved in Christ Jesus Iude 2. and are never unsafe but when they leave working or with Ionah run away from their Master Micah 5.4 He shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God and they shall abide There is no security but in Christs family never are his servants in danger but when they go out of it and he takes care of the seed and posterity of his Servants Psal. 69.36 7. At last abundantly rewarding and dignifying them In doing his work there is great reward That happiness which Christ gives his Servants in this life is unspeakable their work seems to have more of wages than of work in it but in the next life their joy will be so great as that it cannot so well be said to enter into them as they to enter into it Mat. 25.51 Well done good and faithful servant thou hast been faithful over a few things I will make thee ruler over many things enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. The joy of their Lord whose bosom is the hive and center of all goodness and that in which all the scattered parcels of blessedness are bundled up R●v 22.12 Behold I come quickly and my reward is with me to give every man according as his work shall be Their services are all Booked he who formerly gave them abilities for to work will now give them a recompence for working their work though never so great is but small to their wages nor is the weight of their labours comparable to that of their Crown and put in all their heavy sufferings too Rev. 2.10 Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life 2. How is this threefold Lordship exercised 1. By what means 2. For what end 3. In what manner or order 1 st By what means doth he exercise this Lordship 1. By his hand of providence concourse and co-operation in the creature that Providence Christ speaks of in Iohn 5.17 19 22 My father worketh hitherto and I work For what things soever he doth these also doth the son likewise 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which Nazianzen well interprets 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. nor for the similitude of those things they do but in respect of the same power and authority of both the Son doth not imitate but co operate he works not like but the same work that the Father doth Quod operatur filius opus patris est Hil. Whatsoever the Father doth the Son doth because they are one God have one will power and working for the Father judgeth no man but hath committed all judgment unto the Son the Father judgeth not alone because he judgeth by the Son The word judging here signifies full power to rule in Heaven and Earth 1 Cor. 8.6 There is one God the father of whom are all things and we in him or for him and one Lord Iesus Christ by whom are all things and we by him By here notes not the instrumental but the principal cause the Prepositions of and by are not so to be taken that we make two Causes seeing they have but one Nature though they be distinct persons and the Father and Son work together but by these of and by the Apost●e differenceth their order and manner of working Col 1.17 He is before all things and by him all things consist 2. By his Word and Spirit in common works and gifts Psal. 110 2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion rule thou in the midst of thine enemies The Lord i. e. God the Father ●ho had said sit thou on my right hand i. e. receive chief power and authority from me and exercise jurisdiction over al● shall send forth the Rod of thy power i. e. thy powerful and mighty Rod or the Rod and Scepter whereby thou declarest thy power and might ●he means specially the Preaching of the Word which is the Power of God to Salvation and is able to cast down strong holds and every high thing Be thou Ruler by thy word and spirit notwithstanding all the resistance of thine enemies 1 Pet. 3.19 By which a●so he went and preached to the spirits in prison by the power and manifestation of his spirit 3. By his Word and Spirit in saving works and effects His Word worketh eff●ctually in all them that believe 1 Thes. 2.13 and the Spirit of Truth the Comforter which he promises to send Iohn 14.16 18 and 16.14 He shall receive of mine and shall shew it unto on 2. The end or use of this threefold Lordship why or for which he exercises it 1. For his Fathers and his own glory John 13.31 Now is the son of man glorified and God is glorified in him i e He shall be glorified in the admirable work of mans redemp●ion for death to overcome death is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 great glory and shews him to be the Lord of life Col. 1.16 all things were created and do consist as well for him as by him that he might have the preheminence and glory as the first-born of every creature or heir of all things 2● For the salvation of his chosen that he may give unto them eternal life Iohn 17.2 Father the hour is come glorifie thy Son that thy Son may also glorifie thee as thou hast given him power over all flesh that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him 3. For the overthrow of all adverse power to these ends whatever opposeth the glory of God and happiness of believers his Lordship is exercised for