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B06642	A sermon, preached at Edinburgh in the Parliament-House, November 17th, 1700, before his Grace, James, Duke of Queensberry, his Majesties High Commissioner; and many of the nobility, barrons, burrows, members of the High Court of Parliament, / by David Williamson minister of the Gospel, at West-Kirk.	Williamson, David, d. 1706.	1700 (1700)	Wing W2797B; ESTC R186602	30,727	24

for us when Law Satan and Conscience accuse he rises up and appears for the poor Sinner to answear what can be charged upon him Heb. 9.24 And this is sweet that he never losed a cause he took in hand John 11.42 The Father hears him always he was never denyed a sute Then we should know him in his Kingly Office a Glorious King Psal 24.7 who choises the Officers of his own house Ephes. 4 -11 12 he subdues and captivats Souls to his obedience Cor. 2.10.4.5 he rules by his Word and Spirit and defends by his power and can dash the Pot-Shards in pieces that are his Enemies Ps 2.9 We most receive whole Christ in all his Offices if we be not ruled by his Law we cannot be saved by his death Some will not have this Man to reign over them Luke 19.14 5ly we must know him in his Love 1st in the freedom of it We have nothing to engage his love but much in us to provock his Loathing He loved Jacob freely Rom. 9.11.14 2ly The speciallity of this Love in two respects 1st in respect of the kind Men chosen and loved no fallen Angels Heb. 2.16 he took not on him the nature of Angels their execution was as quick as their fall cast out of favour for ever 2ly in respect that he makes a choice among fallen Men and loves not all alike all-though all be of the same mass This makes every Beleiver a wonder to himself and to say what wonder he made choise of me 3ly in the antiquity of it from everlasting every Beleiver is the birth of eternal love before he made the Earth or the World or laid the foundations thereof his delights were with the Sons of Men Prov. 8.29 c. then in the duration of it his mercy and love is everlasting Ps 103.17 As it had no begining it knows no end whom he loves he loves to the end outthorrow Jo. 13.1 I have loved thee with everlasting loving kindness Jerm 31.3 and we would know wherein his Loye appeared especially in his death which though it was a painful shamful cursed death yet was he a volunteer in it not forced to it he had power to lay down his Life and power to take it up again Yea he was earnest to give a proof and vent his Love thus Luke 11.50 I have a Baptism to be Baptised with meaning of his dath and O how am I straitned or pained till it be accomplished and Ps 40. verse 8. I delight to do thy will as if he had said Father I will not debate nor prig anent the Ransom of the Elect I will come in your will for what you can charge on them I am willing to undergo We are ready to prig with him so much we would do but no more so far we would go in his way and no further if he had stood so in our matters we had perished eternally 6ly We should know the purchase of his Death 1. Justification He has procured a Righteousness to cover us and that is our peace Rom. 5.1 We have no covering of our own but that which is too narrow to wrap us in Isa 28.20 If we should walk in the light of our own Fire and the sparks of our own kindling Isa 50.11 We should lye down in sorrow 2dly He has procured the Noble priviledge of Adoption to all that embrace him Jo. 1.12 which secures Gods Peace Pardon and Love 3dly Sanctification 1 Cor. 1.30 which is the Image of God 1 Pet. 1.16 4ly Salvation is the purchase of the Blood of God shed as man Acts 20.28 doth not the heart affecting knowledge of all these tend to our peace 3. Head We must have the knowledge of the Spirit of Jesus there is a necessity for it Rom. 8.9 If any man have not the Spirit of Chist he is none of his We must know him in his Influences 1. His inlighting influences revealing to us the deep things of God making us know the things freely given us of God 1 Cor. 2.10 12. 2dly In his comforting influences he bears this Style the Comforter the Holy Ghost Jo. 14.26 and Psal 94.19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts shall delight my Soul Then in his Mortifying influences whereby he mortifies the Deeds of the Body That our Souls may live Rom. 8.13 how desirable is this to these wrestling with the power of Lust Then in his assisting influences to the Exercise of all Graces and Duties He is called the Spirit of Faith 2 Cor. 4.13 The Spirit of Holiness and Obedience Rom. 1 4.5 The Spirit of Prayer and Mourning Zecha 12.10 The Spirit of wisdom and understanding Council and might the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord Isai 11 2 He makes Ordinances Lively without whose shining they signifie no more than a Dyal where the Sun shines not it is he who by his power decides controversies as that 1 Kings 18 21 c. We should crave and cherrish this Spirit who is freely given to the poor as well as to the Rich who seek him in earnest Luke 11 11. c. 4 Head We should know the Covenant of Grace in the Blessed terms of it 1st To know it in its freeness God was not hired to make it no Money nor price required only Hunger and Thirst Isai 55 1. Secondly in the fulness of it all that the poor Sinner needs Ephes 1.3 All Spiritual Blessings in Heavenly places in Christ all things pertaining to Life and Godliness 2 Pet 1.3 And what can be more desired Thirdly The Sureness of it the heart affecting knowledge of it tends to peace First No one promise shall fail because He is Faithfull he will not break his Covenant nor alter the thing that 's gone out of his Lips Psalm 89 33 34. Josua 21 45. Appeals to the People that there failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the House of Israel all came to pass it is a well ordered Covenant and is a Cordial at Death David among his last words had this 2 Samuel 23 5. He hath made with me an Everlasting Covenant well ordered in all things and sure and this is all my Salvation and all my desire Secondly It is sure the Stock is in a good hand Jesus's Hand the surity of the better Testament we would soon have played the Bankrupt but Christ makes all good 2 Cor. 1.20 all the promises are in him yea and Amen Thirdly This Covenant smells the more of Grace in that Christ engages to help us to do our part Heb. 8.10 He puts His Laws in the minds of his People and Writs them in their Hearts Ezekiel 26.27 The Lord Saith I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes and ye shall keep my Judgements and do them Fourtly consider the influence that the knowledge of this Covenant should have upon our Heart and Life not to make us loose and wanton but having

these precious promises we should cleanse our selves from all filthiness of the Flesh and Spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of the Lord 2 Cor. 6.16 and 7.1 as you tender your Peace get this bargain made This is the first and best way to peace some spend their time tampering about duties not puting a close to this on every new emergency of trouble They are in hazard to raze the Foundation It would be a strong Pillar of peace to have that to say I know my Covenanted God is faithfull and hates putting away That is a brave word Isai 44.5 One shall say I am the Lords another shall call himself by the name of Jacob and another shall Subscrib with his Hand unto the Lord and surname himself by the name of Israel I know not if ye have taken time and lasure to consider and put this great matter to a point upon reflection on your own sinfull self destroyed case and the offer of Christ in Gospel terms to say it from your heart and subscrib it with your hand that you are and will be the Lords and his Christs a back look of this I know has been a Cordial in a dying hour when they have thought upon the time place and manner of their Covenanting with God I wish you would all without delay lay this matter to Heart 5. Head We should know the rule of the Commands Gal 6.16 As many as walk according to this rule peace be on them and mercy and upon the Israel of God first we should know the Commands and extent of them first as to the object his Commands are exceeding broad Psalm 119.96 they reach to all stations relations and conditions Secondly as to the subject they reach the whole Man Soul and Body we must obey from the Heart Rom. 6.17 Thirdly we must know we daily breake the Commandments Jam. 3.2 in many things we offend all and every breach deserves death Deut. 27.26 Rom 6.23 this tends to peace chassing the Sinner into a Mediator the Prince of Peace who is the end of the Law for Rightousness Rom. 10.4 Fourtly as you regaird your peace allow not your self in the breach of any Command say not it is but this it is but that if it be a Sin it 's that which may cost your Life and and may go betwixt you and your part of Heaven Psalms 66.18 if I regaird iniquity in my heart sayes he the Lord will not hear my Prayer and sayeth Christ Math. 5.19 whosoever breaks one of these least Commandments and shall teach Men so he shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven we showld have equal respect to all the Commands Psalm 119 6 6. 128 Fifthly we should know the Command is in the promise there are many severe Commands and as many sweet promises O how much tends this to peace sayeth the poor Sinner he hath Commanded us to love him and he has promised to Circumcise my Heart to love him Deut. 30.6 he has Commanded me to fear him and he has promised to put his fear in my heart That I may not depart from him Jer. 32.40 he has Commanded me to repent mourn and obey and Pray and he has promised his Spirit to all these effects Ezek. 26.27 Zechariah 12.10 he has Commanded me to beleive and he is the auther and finisher of that Grace So we must look from the Command to the promise and turn the promise to a Prayer God will turn it to a performance who works in hit People both to will and to do of his good pleasure Philip 2 13. let us say Lord give what thou Commands and Command what thou wilt 6. Head We must know Graces and duties Graces I call them as they come from God duties as exercised by us and in the exercise of them first we would be fervent cordial and affectionate the heart is the fat of the Sacrifice without which the Lord abhorrs it Rom 12.11 Be fervent in Spirit serving the Lord And David sayeth Psalm 25.1 Unto thee O Lord do I lift up my Soul and Hanna 1 Samuel 1 15. Was a Woman of a sorrowful Spirit pouering out her Soul unto the Lord. 2dly We should be frequent in performance of Duties Psalms 62 8. Trust in him at all times Proverbs 28 14. Happy is the Man that feareth always 1 Thess 1.15 Pray without ceasing which imports 1st We should have set Meals for prayer David had three times a day for ordiuar Psal 55 17. Evening and Morning and at noon time of Day will I pray and call aloud Danul 7.10 Thrice a day was his use and Wont David had his extraordinaries seven times a day Psal 119.164 2dly It imports we should have our hearts ay in frame ready to pray on all occasions 3dly That we should by frequent in Ejaculations which would hinder no Bussiness 3dly We should be denyed to Duties when done when we have done all things which are commanded We should say we are unprofitable Servants and have done but our Duty Luke 1710 a spice of conceit spoils the Best Dutys as the dead flee doth the precious ointment Eccles 10 1 Paul who abounded more in labours than others laid no strels on them Philip. 3 7 8. 1 Cor 1510 There is no peace to be expected otherways 4tly We must know that it is not Conscience but the Word of God that is the Rule of Duty Isiah 8.10 To the Law and to the Testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because they have nothing of light in them 't is not what you think must order you that you have an Impulse of mind James and John mistook themselves in this when they would have called for Fire from Heaven to consume the miscourtious Sammaritants it was not a good Spirit that did bear in that motion upon them Luke 9 52 c Therefore Christ rebuked them There are these particular duties you would exercise as you would have peace First you must be mourners and penitent as sure as I speak none will get peace but who lay the foundation in sorrow Isai 61.2 he Comforts all that mourn Math. 5.4 Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted Secondly you would be in the exercise of Faith which workes by love Rom. 15.13 peace and Joy comes by beleiving Habbac 2.4 The Just shall live by Faith Isai 26.3 The Lord will keep his mind in perfect peace whose heart is stayed on him because he trusts in him Thirdly we should be in the excrcise of Love to God and Love to our Neighbour which is the Sum of both Tables He that loveth not knoweth not God For God is love 1 John 4.8 We should love all persons and things that belong to God We should love all men with the Love of Benevolence the Saints with the Love of Delight Psal 16.2 Had we this love to God and for His Sake love to one another It would clear our Claim to two great Promises Rom 8.28 All

Establishments We hope this Honourable Court will Redress it as ye would not appear to cast down with one hand what ye Build with another Positively as you would prove your understanding in these things that belong to your Peace 1st You would have a good foresight and not be wilfull in what may be dangerous Princes and Magistrates in their Resolutions and Purposes would have a Reserve to change Measures on second Thoughts especially in secular Concerns So did David when provocked by an unmannerly Clown Nabal 1 Samuel 25. But in things concerning Gods Glory Constancy is a Commendation David never changed his purpose to pay his Vows Psal 66 13 14. And to build the House of God Psal 132 4 2dly Study a right ordering of the State in Civil Affairs for it will never be well with the Church if not well with the State The wicked walk on every side when vilest Men are exalted Psalm 12 8. When the Righteous are in Authority the people rejoyce but when the wicked bear rule the people mourn Proverbs 29 2. There be four Sorts of persons dangerous to Crowned-Heads to run them on precipeces 1sl Sycophants and Flatterers as Achabs false Prophets 1 Kings 22. 2ly The Envious as Darius's Courtiers Daniel 6 3dly The selfish ambitious and covetous as Haman 4ly Heady and young Councellours like Rehoboam who occasioned the Revolt 1 Kings 12. It is peoples part to pray that Kings make a choice of Favorites as Exodus 18 21. 1st Able Men for Greatness Courage Resolution and Constancy of Mind 2dly Men fearing God 3dly Faithful Men that love the Truth 4tly Men hating Covetousness and Bribes which blows dust in the eyes of the Wise 3dly It speaks understanding in Magistrates their care that Justice be dispenced discreetly speedily expeding Causes not fretting Spirits by undue delays Impartiality universally to all resolutly couragiously righteously exactly soberly and diligently thus Judgement shall return to Righteousness and all the Upright in heart shall follow it Psal 94 15. Good Laws which are the Sinniews of Societies would be enacted the greatest perfection whereof stands 1st In their conformity to the prime and Eternal Law of God 2dly In their vigorous Execution the failing whereof is a great Grievance written Laws are for direction and the Living Law which is the Magistrate is for action to see these Laws obeyed and in your Laws it were very meet there were a provision with respect to the Sufferers of the late times Especially the most eminent of them who have suffered in their persons and posterity 〈…〉 be a redress of Wrongs and injuries they have endured But Rulers would bend their Understanding and Consideration chiefly in their care about Religious Concerns to promote Piety and Zions Wellfare Psalm 132 and 137 1st By their Commands Asa commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their Fathers and do his Law and Commandments 2 Cron. 14 24. 2dly By the Example of their Persons and Familys as David and Joshua 3dly By encourageing and maintaining a pious and faithful Ministry men according to Gods heart Jerem. 15 4ly To promote the true Worship of God and abolish false Worship Superstition and all Monuments of Idolatry there are some in Scotland presume upon an intollerable Innovation to make use of the Service-Book which hath no edge I have heard some of the hearers of it say it would be long before the hearing of it would make a sore heart for Sin This Church could never endure it nor durst Prelates in their greatest hight Adventure upon it It is known how much of it is copied out of the Popish Breviary I will not comment upon the Verdict of a great person who called that Service an ill said Mass for the ridiculous Absurdities and Falsities of it 1st They may be seen at large in Baxters Life 5tly There would be a speciall Care to visite and settle Seminaries of Learning with pious and learned men It is an old Trick of Rome to poyson these Fountains 6tly Magistrates would have a special care to preserve the true Government in Christs Church by Presbetry which differs as much from Prelacy as a stone Wall doth from a Mud-Wall We own this Government to be of Divine Right and for the Churches intrinsick Power and Priviledges we hold them of no secular power but of Jesus Christ the head of the Church and owned as such in our Confession of Faith which is ratified in Parliament This Government and the Power thereof depends not upon the Suffrages of Men which are alterable no Mans Will being a Standard in this Matter It would import Christ an imperfect King if he had left it to Mens Arbitriment to come and go upon Moses might not alter a pin from the Patern shewed in the Mount Exod 25 9. And if Moses was faithful in the House of God as a Servant much more Christ as a Son whose House we are Heb. 3.6 Christ will not deny Caesar his due nor will he want his own nor be pleased with the pairing of the Priveledges of his Church for the Liberty and Exercise of our Government we have reason to bless the Lord for the Countenance and Encouragement we have from our Gracious Christian and Protestant King and we are hopeful he will not impair but inlarge the same It is true the Church exercised their power given of God some hundreds of years before there was a Christian Magistrate to own her which power as far as we could reach we used in times of Persecution and Church-Officers must use when Magistrates are Enemies but blessed be God we are not under that Temptation I have before other Sessions of Parliament proven our Government in all respects founded on the Word of God and most answerable to the Ends of an established Ministry To hold out the wild Boar that would corrupt both Doctrine and Manners and guard best against Vice and Error and keep Ordinances best from pollution and the Church from Infection and we may venture the Tryal as the Prophet did 1 Kings 18. When the people halted between two Opinions doubting whether God was God or Baal was God the Prophet ventured the Matter upon this that God that answers by fire let him be God and he carryed it that it was acknowledged the Lord He was God that did bear Witness by fire from Hheven and Baal was found to be but a dead and a deaf God that could not answer the Expectation of his Worshipers Now if the Government which we own be not most witnessed to from Heaven by the Spirit in his Operations of Conviction Conversion and Consolation of Souls Let God and the World judge Had we not been perswaded of these things what fools had we been to have suffered one year let be so many Years severity on that Account I judge few in Scotland sober judicious and Inegnuous will spond their breath against this Interest and if any it is mostly these who indulge themselves and love to be indulged