calls when he will Caesar when he saw Alexanders Statue wept having though young done so much when himself had done so little Dost thou see a green one in the way to Heaven when thou a gray one art in the way to Hell Here 's cause for mourning but not for despairing because God who can have mercy on whom he will will have mercy when he will 2. To those in a state of Grace 1. Art gray but gracious make then death familiar There are few that have much familiarity with Christ when they die but those that have made death familiar before they die That 's the soul that goes singing home when he dies that makes death familiar while he lives That 's the soul that can laugh death in the face when he dies that makes death familiar while he lives This is the soul that through grace can say Oh death where is thy sting Oh grave 2 Tim. 4.6 where is thy victory Paul had not only a knowledge that he should not long live before he died for he could say I know the time of my departure is at hand Phil. 1.23 but he had made death very familiar while he lived for he could say I desire to depart and to be with Christ which is far much better Man is a Mass of Mutabilities be daily therefore reading Lectures upon thy mutability Man is but a wink of life be daily therefore reading Lectures upon thy mortality the Heathens Embleme for life Oculus apertus oculus clau 〈◊〉 was an eye opâ—n and for death an eye shut as if there were no more difference between the living and the dying but the twinkling of an eye 2. Art gray and gracious multiply cries then for thy children if thou hast children Thus Abraham did Oh that Ishmael might live in thy sight Now he having such a spirit of Prayer would not only pray for the life of his body but also for the life of his soul according to my Charity towards him Thus David did for the child he had by Bathsheba at first the child was sick He prayed and fasted and lay upon the earth all night Now David 2 Sa. 12.16 having such a spirit of Prayer such is my charity concerning him also did not only pray for the life of the body but also for the life of the soul Have not many sick children and some sinful children multiply cries then for these Oh Lord make this Ishmael an Isaac Oh Lord make this Esau a Jacob Oh Lord make this Cain an Abel Oh Lord make this Benoni a Benjamin this son of sorrow a son of my right hand Oh Lord make this Dinah a daughter of Abraham this wandring daughter a believing daughter 3. Art gray and gracious and hast children concern thy soul then with their Education Good Parents good Masters good Tutors and good Guardians are many times great Blessings to Children Now that Parents are to look after the Education of their Children ther 's both Precept and President Precept Commands are Obligatory the Commands of God and Christ are not to be Dispenced with these are to be Dispatched not Disputed a Dispensation from the Italian-Monster is altogether Insignificiant as to these Commands Now that there is a Parental obligation for a filial Education is evident And ye Fathers provoke not your Children to wrath lest they be discouraged Eph. 6.4 but bring them up in the Nurture and Admonition of the Lord. Nutriment of Soul as well as Nourishment of Body should be in the Parents Eye If the Father be desirous that the Body of the Child should grow bigger he is to be more then desirous that the soul of the Child should grow better Only take heed to thyself Deu. 4.9.10 and keep thy soul diligently lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen and lest they depart from thy heart all the dayes of thy life but teach them thy Sons and thy Sons Sons Specially the day that thou stoodst before the Lord thy God in Horeb when the Lord said unto me Gather the people together and I will make them hear my words that they may learn to fear me all the dayes that they shall live upon the Earth and that they may teach their Children This is still evident by what follows These words which I command thee this day Deu 6.6 7. shall be in thy heart And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy Children and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house and when thou walkest by the way and when thou liest down and when thou risest up Once more Isa 38.9 The Fathers to the Children shall make known thy Truth 2. President How careful were the Heathen that Chidren might have Education Morally good Now not Christian Parents Believing Parents endeavour an Education Spiritually good An Vnbroken heart and an Vnchatechised head Gen. 18 19. will keep distance enough between a Sinless Creator and a Sinfull Creature Is there not sufficient President for this Practise Did not Abraham read Divinity Lectures to his Family Take the Testimony of God himself For I know him that he wlll Command his Children and his Household after him and they shall keep the way of the Lord to doe Justice and Judgment c. Thus Abraham did and did there not grow upon the Stalk of his Instructions as as eminent service and obedience to the Father of flesh and to the Father of spirits as ever was was not Isaac willing to offer his Throat to the sacrificing Knife was not Isaac's faith great as well as Abrahams the sons as well as the fathers And was not the son's life as dear to him as the fathers son was to him Once more and no more as to this I will open my mouth in a Parable I will utter dark sayings of old which we have heard and known and our Fathers have told us we will not hide them from their childrer shewing to the generation to come the Praises of the Lord c. for he established a Testimony in Jacob and appointed a Law in Israâ—l which he commanded our fathers that they should makâ— them known to their children that the generation to come might know them even the children which should be born who should arise and declare them to their children Ps 78.2 3 4 5 6 7. That they might set their hope in God and not forget the Works of God but keep his Commandments Question 1. But what Reasons may be given besides Precept and President why Parents should Concern their Souls with the education of their Children Solution 1. Because of its ordinary Tendency Train up a Child in the way he should goe what then and when he is old he will not depart from it In which words Pro. 22. â— you have the Fathers Duty and the Childs Mercy the one to train up when young the way he should goe the other to be trained up when young the way he
And a so running so run that ye may obtain It is as true Mat. 24.46 1 Co. 9.24 Acts 8.30 there is a so reading Understandest thou what thou readest Now that thou mayst not only read but so read Gods Book and Mans Book if the Book of Man be according to the Book of God take these following Directions Be conscientious in reading Direct 1. 'T is not enough to own Duty but we must be one with the Duty which we own 'T is not cursory but a cordial and conscientious reading 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Col. 3.23 that 's promising for an advantagiâ—ous issue Whatsoever ye do do it heartily from the heart from the very soul 2. Let not one Duty justle out another There 's hearing as well as reading and praying as well as hearing pray before thoâ— readest and pray over what thou readest Not only reading but also exhortation and doctrine were at the same time anâ— with the same breath imposed by Paul upon Timothy Give thy self to reading to exhortation 1 Tim. 4.13 and to doctrine 3. Engage the Spirits Influence and Impress It will be to little purpose and profiâ— to engage in this work without the Spirit 'T is the Spirit that searcheth all things 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Co. 2.10 yea the Depths of God so the Greek 4. Let thy heart be a Cabinet for what thou readest Jewels are not onely to bâ— looked upon but also to be locked up Bâ— in a holy imitation of that holy Matronâ— who kept the sayings of her Son Luk. 2.51 yea of heâ— Saviour in her heart 5. Make Faith of what thou readest Therâ— must be believing as well as reading Forâ— as the Precept is a Rule for Obedience 〈◊〉 the Promise is a Ground for faith ' Tâ—â— â—ike to be with Reading as it was with Preaching not profiting Heb. 42. not being mixed with faith 6. Look unto Jesus There 's no going about this work without Christ For without him we can do nothing Look unto him therefore as the Actor as well as the Author of Grace Ioh. 15.7 Now that this Christ may be with Thee and signally bless reading unto Thee cordially prays Reader Thy Friend and Servant for Jesus sake RI. MAYHEW THE CHILD'S DUTY ECCL 12.1 first part thereof Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy Youth THAT Solomon Israels Sage is the Pen-man of this Book of Ecclesiastes or the Preacher appeareth both from the Style thereof and from the Title thereof In this Book ye have the Inscription of it and then 〈◊〉 general Proposition about it 1. An Inscription The Words of the Preacher Eccl. 1.1 Son of David King in Jerusalem Now in this Inscription you have a Description of Solomon in a threefold Relation 1. In his natural Relation the Son of David 2. In his Civil Relation King in Jerusalem And that this is Solomon is evident for David had no other Son King in Jerusalem 3. In his spiritual Relation A Preacher The words of the Preacher Son of David King in Jerusalem 2. A general Proposition This sets forth the utter insufficiency of all things under thâ— Sun to make a man truly happy and blessed together with the extream vanity which is in them in order to such an end Now this is proved two ways 1. From the Mortality of man One Generation passeth away and another Generation cometh Eccl. 1.4 but the Earth abideth for ever 2. From the Instability of all other Creatures 1. In respect of their weakness to minister satisfaction to so noble a creature as man Thâ— Sun ariseth goeth down and hasteth to thâ— place where he arose The wind goeth towarâ— the South Eccl. 1.5 6 7. and turneth about unto the North it whirleth about continually and returneth again to its Cireuits All the Rivers run into the Sea yet the Sea is not full unto the placâ— from whence the Rivers come they return 2. In respect of the restless and fruitlesâ— labour which is taken in seeking satisfaction from such things as only affect the senses All things are full of labour man cannot utter it Eccl. 1.8 the eye is not satisfied with seeing nor thâ— ear filled with hearing 3. In respect of the continued Vicissitudes and Returns of the same things The thing that hath been it is that which shall be and that which is done is that which shall be done and there is no new thing under the Sun Eccl. 1.9 10 11. c. 4. From Solomons own Experience in these â—hings Vauity of vanities saith the Preacher â—â—ll is vanity This also is vanity and vexation â—f spirit Not onely vanity Eccl. 1.2 chap. 2.26 and so unâ—ble to satisfie the soul but also Vexation â—ausing much sorrow of heart to those that â—â—re inordinately conversant about them But to the Text Remember now thy Creâ—tor in the days of thy youth Now rememâ—er now In the Greek and vulgar Latin â—now is and And remember thy Creator in the â—ays of thy youth 'T is well read either way This Text is an Exhortation unto a timely â—nd youthful remembring of God and so â—ook like an Inference drawn from the vanity â—f Childhood Eccl. 11.10 and youth with which the â—ormer Chapter ends for childhood and â—outh are vanity Remember now thy Creaâ—or in the days of thy youth Wherein you â—ave the Object the Act and the Season for that Act upon thee 1. The Object Creator or Creators Father â—on and Spirit the first purposing the second â—urchasing the third Perfecting 2. The Act Remember This word hath vaâ—ious significations but properly it signifies to â—all to mind or keep in mind yea to call to mind â—nd keep in mind Thus Peter remembred the â—ords of the Lord. He reflected what he had â—een a doing and resorded what he had done So then a remembrance is properly a call to mind and keeping in mind Art thou câ—â—â—â— to call my sin to remembrance and to slay son 3. The Season Now or in the days of tâ—â— Youth Here 's the Season for the Act 〈◊〉 on the Object Seaeson in the days of thy Youth 〈◊〉 not said in the Years of thy Youth but in 〈◊〉 days of thy Youth It is not said in the Tâ—â—â— of thy Youth but in the days of thy Youâ—â— to intimate that our life is but a few day it 's but a vapour a span a flower a shadowâ— dream Though Death be before the 〈◊〉 Mans face yet Death may be behind tâ—â— young Mans back In the days thereforâ— of thy youth while thou art yet young veâ—â— young in the beginning of thy days rememâ—â—â— thy Creator yea Creators Father Son aâ—â— Spirit Remember the VVill of the first tâ—â— Worth of the Second the Work of the Thirâ—â— To the making of Man a Council was call in Heaven Gen. 1.26 Come let us make man Remeâ—ber the Father so as to know him and 〈◊〉 inwardly yea intimately acquainted wiâ—â— him
Remember the Son so as to believe 〈◊〉 him and rest upon him Remember the Spâ—rit so as to feel his Power and his Presenâ—â— and to experience his Influence Thus yeâ— much more then thus remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth Meditation That young ones must concern their â—â—ls with the Concerns of their souls 〈◊〉 the days of their youth It is a duty â—â—umbent upon those that are young â—â—d that while they are young to concern â—â—eir souls with the Concerns of their souls â—â—ose that are young even while they are â—ung are to remember that is call to mind â—â—d keep in mind the Concerns of their â—â—ls In the managing of this meditation as I 〈◊〉 more or less under a divine Gale and â—ust I shall propound two things by way of â—â—thod Method the Proving and the Improving 〈◊〉 it 1. Now here I shall make an innocent â—nquiry after two things 1. What these Concerns of the soul are The Proving of iâ— â—herewith those that are young are to conâ—â—rn their souls in the days of their youth 2. Why those that are young are to conâ—â—rn their souls with their soul-Concerns in â—â—e days of their youth 1. What these Concerns of the Soul are â—herewith those that are young are to conâ—â—rn their souls in the days of their youth I can but touch upon the Concerns of the â—â—ul and therefore can give you but a Tasâ— â—f soul-concerns I am conscious to my self â—â—at my line is too short to sound this bottom â—nd fathom this Depth But what are the Concerns of the Soul Quest The concerns of the Soul are Grace and Glory Solution holiness here and happiness hereafter a heaven here and a heaven hereafter a believing in Christ here and a being with Christ hereafter Grace here and Glory hereafter are undoubtedly the great concerns of the soul But to speak to these distinctly 1. Grace Grace Grace must needs be a great concern of the soul whether ye consider the Excellency of it or the Necessity of it The Excellency of it 1. The Excellency of it Grace in the soul is the Ornament of the soul As the Firmament is without the Sun so is the soul without grace As the body without the soul so is the soul without grace Now what would the world be without the Sun but darkness perfect darkness It s perfect night to the soul before Christ and Grace arise there What 's the body without the soul but a dead carcass 't is action-less and motionless because soul-less and life-less for as the soul is the life of the body so Christ is the life of the soul Gal. 2.20 I live yet not I but Christ liveth in me yea Christ does not only live in me but He is my life When he who is our life shall appear Gol. 3 4. To me to live is Christ Grace and Truth do not only come by Christ come along with Christ John 3.16 but Christ himself is a gift of Grace So God loved the World that he gave his only begotten Son Grace is of such worth and of such weight as that 't is not for me to say of what worth it is of what weight it is And not only Grace in God but grace in the soul the work of grace there and grace wrought out there is worth a world a thousand worlds ten thousand worlds if there were so many 2 2. The Necessity of it The Necessity of it Salvation is a great concern of the soul and therefore this must needs be a great thing but no salvation without grace Is not that a blessed Parenthesis Eph. 2.5 By grace ye are saved The Grace of God which bringeth salvation Tit. 2.11 Certainly Salvation is a great thing a glorious thing but this is by Grace The free-grace of God is the primum mobile the wheel that sets all a going the moving cause the active and passive obedience of Christ the meritorious cause of this salvation Ask the Papists what pains do he seemingly take witness his Expence witness his Fasting witness his whipping witness his Pennance Pilgrimage c. Ask the Sinner that 's sailing by the Gates of Hell and what would he not give for salvation if he could have it for money Ask the Saint the man or the woman that is under doubt and darkness Lord do what thou pleasest Lord do when thou pleasest lead me thorough the water lead me thorough the fire so thou wilt but lead me to thy self that I may be saved at last This Soul cries out as one did Lord August here beat me and buffet me here bleed me and burn me so thou wilt but hereafter save me 'T is true the word Grace hath a variety of Acceptations in the holy Scriptures of Truth but by Grace I principally Intend the Graces of the Spirit Grace wrought in the Soul and Grace wrought-out for the Soul that it may be Holy and Heavenly which is the great Concern of the Soul Thus Grace here a heaven here holiness here a being in Christ here is the souls great concern 2. Glory Glory As Grace here So Glory hereafter is the Souls great Concernment Grace is the way to Glory Holiness is the way to Happiness H. b 12.14 Without holiness no man shall see the Lord. Grace is the Seed Glory is the Flower Grace is Glory in the Bud Glory is Grace in the Flower Oh where is the Soul that have a Hell here but would have a Heaven hereafter Oh say the Soul let me get to Heaven at last though I Swim through a Sea of Blood Now for a Soul to be created in Christ and Glorified with Christ for a Soul to have a Being in Christ through Grace here and a Being with Christ in Glory hereafter must needs be a great Concernment of the Soul The great Doctor of the Circumcision looked upon Grace from Christ and Glory with Christ to be the great Concerns of the Soul and therfore presseth to ascertain the one that the other may be certain for the one Entitles unto and Entails the other Lend both eares to what he says Give diligence the word in the Greek seems to be Emphatical and hath the signification of Study and Diligence as if the Apostle had said Hoc agite make it your Business let it be the great Concern of your Souls But what to make your Calling and election sur that is firme and Constant Why for this he gives two reasons 1. To Prevent a Final falling For if ye doc hese things ye shall never fall 2 Pet. 1.10 11. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or according to the Greek ye shall not not fall 2. To be Estated in an everlasting Kingdome For so an entrance shall be ministred unto yeu abundantly into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Is a Crown nothing a Kingdom nothing but who is able to say what
the soul together with the body too much favours of Atheism Mat. 10.28 Fear not them which kill the body but are not able to kill the soul Is it not then a childs mercy to concern his soul with the concerns of his soul in the days of his youth 5. Because they will have fewer sins to repent of Did it not lie near Pauls heart that he was in Christ no sooner Rom. 16.7 Youthful sins may prove Ages terrour said that heavenly Preacher Mr. Burroughs Salute Androniens and Junea my Kinsmen which are of note among the Apostles which also were in Christ before me Oh had not Paul cause to repent that he was in Christ no sooner that he concerned his soul with the concerns of his soul no sooner might not this have bin his complaint Oh that I had not lived to have been a Man a blaspheming man a persecuting man before I went to Christ and concerned my soul with the concerns of my soul Oh that I had not breathed out threatnings and slaughter against the Disciples of the Lord and haled men and women to prison Oh that I had not consented to Stephens death a man full of faith and of the holy Spirit but had concerned my soul with the concerns of my soul in the days of my youth Did not the sins of Davids youth lie near Davids heart Psal 25.7 Remember not against me the â—e sins of my youth nor my transgressions Is â—tâ—â—t now a childs mercy to concern his 〈◊〉 with the concerns of his soul in the days of â—â—â—th 6. Because the Time of Youth is the best Time for Service As the Morning Time is the best Studying Time Aurora Musis amica so the Morning Time is the best Serving Time Oh young ones now your Parts are Lively now your Senses are Fresh now your Memories are Strong now your Nature is Vigorous the days of your Youth are the Spring and Morning of your Time Now that God might Shadow out your Duty in the days of your Youth he required that the first fruits and the first born should be offered to him Is it not then a Childs mercy Exod. 22.29 to Concern his Soul with the Concerns of his Soul in the dayes of his Youth 7. Because the Promise is made to a Timely Seeking and serving I love them that love me and they that seek me early shall find me He that seeks me early or in the Morning shall find me They that seek me in the Spring Prov. 8.17 and Morning of their days shall find me As the Israelites went early in the Morning to seek Manna and as Students rise early in the Morning and go to their Studies so saith VVisdome they that seek me in the morning and Flower of their Youth shall find me Is it not then the Childs mercy to concern his soul with the concerns of hiâ— soul in the days of his youth 8. Because an Eternity of Felicity aâ—â— Glory hang upon a few moments of time Hence that counsel Heb. 3.7 To day if you will hear his voice Was it not a good question the Lawyer put to Christ Luk. 10.25 What shall I do to inherit eternal life As if he had said Sir I know that I shall be eternally happy or eternally miserable eternally blessed or eternally cursed eternally saved or eternally damned Good Sir what shall I do to inherit life Oh my cares and feares my thoughts and troubles they are all conversant about an eternity No time can reach eternity No age can extend to eternity no tongue can express eternity U num perpetuum hodie Eternity is that one perpetual day which shall never have an end What shall I do what shall I not do that I may be happy for an eternity Oh get the impressions of an eternity upon thee in the days of thy youth As the Painter painted for an eternity so do thou hear for an eternity read for an eternity believe for an eternity pray for an eternity do from life for an eternity Is it not now the Childs mercy to concern his soul with the concerns of his soul in the days of his youth 2 2. The Improving of it I have onely one Vse to make of this and that 's by way of counsel Are those that are young to concern their souls with the concerns of their souls in the days of their youth Suffer then the words of Exhortation But this Vse hath a double Aspect looking unto those that are old 1. To the old and then to those that are young Now these are either in a state of Nature or a state of Grace To those in a state of Nature 1. To those in a state of Nature 1. Art gray and yet graceless repent then and believe the Gospel Haft gray hairs upon thy head Mar. 1.15 Heb. 1.6 and not grace in thy heart 't is high time then for thee to have repentance towards God and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ Oh soul there are but a few sands in thy Glass look about thee yea look above thee look within thee â—sa 45.22 yea look without thee Look unto me all ye ends of the earth for I am God and there is none else But will looking amount unto any advantage yea Look unto me and be ye saved When any are old in sin wo to such an old Age. It s better to die young then live to be old and die in sin Oh how sad is it to live to be old and yet die before the old man dies Then only is old age good when we are good in old age Pro. 16.31 not only die in a good old age but are good dying old The glory of young men is their strength but the beauty of old men is their gray head The gray head is a crown of glory if it be found in a way of righteousness Oh soul are grny hairs here and there upon thee hast scarcely an eye to see with hast scarcely a Foot to walk with hast scarcely a Hand to work with and hast not yet Concerned thy Soul with the Concerns of thy Soul Certainly then thou art in danger of hell fire 2. Art Gray and yet Grace-less despair not ther 's hope for thee at the eleventh hour Art going upon the last hour despair not Matt. 20.9 for he that came the eleventh hour received a penny Did not the Thief go from a Cross to a Crown Luke 23.43 This day shalt thou be with me in Paradise But their things are not written for your Imitation but to prevent your Desperation Wee say so long as there is Life there is Hope Are going off the Stage and yet hast not gone to Christ ther 's great ground for thy Faith and Repentance but not for thy Desperation the reason is Obvious for as God is the Author of Mercy so he is the Timer of Mercy And as he calls whom he will so he
a Reason for imposing that Duty 1. The Duty imposed Keep thy heart with all diligence 2. The Reason for imposing the Duty For out of it are the issues of life I am to concern my self if Christ concern my Soul with the Duty imposed Keep thy heart with all diligence 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 So your Translation but the Hbrew thus Above all keeping heep thy heare And the Septuagint thus With all keeping keep thy heart In this part of the Verse you have the Person and the Praedicate 1. The Person Now this may be under stood either Physically The Person and literally or Metaphyfically and Spiritually If Literally then Solomon speaks to his Son and Children are to obey their Parents If Spiritually then a greater then Solomon is here and he speaks to a Saint Now Christ is to be obeyed for he is the Author of eternal Salvatior to those that obey him Thus if I mistake not we are Arrived at the Person The Praedicate 2. The Praedicate or what is spoken concerning this Person Herein you have 1. The Act Keep The Greek word signifies solicitously to keep and save something lest it be lost or taken away by others Keep 2. The Subject Heart thy heart Keep thy heart 3. The Direction With all keeping or above all keeping Above all keeping keep thy heart Men will most of all keep the heart from wounding for a wound in the heart is Mortal Thus Spiritually we are especially and Solicitously to keep the heart to watch the thoughts of the heart Above all keeping keep the heart The Words thus opened the Meditation follows That 't is incumbent upon a Son of God above all keeping to keep his heart Medication If a methodical discourse may be blessed to Edification let this then be the Method to inquire after these things 1. Whether the heart of man must be kept above all keeping 2. What this heart of man is that must be kept above all keeping 3. How the heart of man must be kept above all keeping 4. Why the heart of man must be kept above all keeping 5. What use may be made of this that the heart of man must be kept above all keeping 1. Whether the heart of man must be kept above all keeping What Solomon says concerning Getting with all thy getting get understanding I may say concerning Keeping with all thy keeping â—eut 4.9 yea abovt all thy keeping keep thy heart Keep thy heart above all keeping Onely take heed to thy self and keep thy Soul diligently c. Keep thy Soul that is keep thy self The Soul is often put for the whole man Where one Evangelist saith lose his Soul another saith lose himself Keep thy Soul â—a 16.26 that is thy self diligently or vehemently Luke 9.25 Take ye good heed unto your selves that is unto your Souls Take good heed Deu. 4.15 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 keep vehemently your selves your Souls so the Greek Keep Vehemently the word implyeth Strength as well as Diligence But take one Vote more for the Evincement of this Truth 1 Ti. 5.22 Keep thy self pure Keep thy self thy Soul pure or holy The Apostle here makes use of the same word that the Seventy doe in my Text Primum vivens ultim immoâ— teâ—s above all keeping keep thy heart Keep thy self pure thy Soul pure thy Heart pure the Heart is the principal Seate of the Soul that being the first that receives life and the last that keep it 2. What the heart of man is that must be kept above all keeping 1. The heart is sometimes put for the whole man My Son give me thy heart That is give me thy self thy Soul give me thy whole self thy whole Soul by a Sinecdoche of the part Deu. 6.5 for the whole Thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mighâ— To the same purpose do the Psalmist speak Pâ—al 51.10 17. Create in me a clean heart Oh God! and renew a right spirit within me The Sacrifices of God are a broken spirit a broken and a contrite heart Oh God thou wilt not despise So that the heart is put for the whole soul because the Soul keeps her Residence in the heart and there shews her self most present as it were in her Chair of state 2. The Heart is somtimes put for the Faculties of the soul 1. For the understanding and mind For the understanding It is expressly said That the Lord opened the heart of Lydia Act. 6.14 It s Gods Prerogative Royal to open the heart Lydia's heart was opened but God was the Opener of her heart You have her understanding in the things that were spoken by Paul And as for the understanding so for the mind The whole multitude wâ—re of one heart Act. 4.32 and of one soul 2. For the Affections Where the Treasure is there will the heart be also Mat. 6.21 The heart is rather where it loveth then where it liveth The Affection will be where the Object is 3. For the Will. If thou shalt confess with thy Mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart â—om 10. that God raised him from the dead thou shalt be saved 4. For the Memory 'T is said of the Mother of Jesus that she kept her Sons sayings in her heart â—uke 2.51 She recorded and registred them down within she remembred what he said 5. For the Conscience The Conscience is a thousand Witnesses for or against a man If our heart condemn us 〈◊〉 illc teâ—es Jo. 3.20 God is greater then our hearts and knoweth all things If our heart condemn us that is if our Conscience condemn us Conscience is Gods Deputy and Notary Gods Vicegerent and Viceroy within despise not therefore the voice thereof Oh! do not turn off Conscience as Faelix turned off Paul Go thy way for this time when I have a convenient season I will call for thee 3. How this heart of man must he kept above all keeping This word keep is a military word a Metaphor taken from Souldiers that keep a City or Castle Quest But how do Souldiers keep a City or Castle Solut. I have not been trained up a souldier and therefore may discover some weakness but I would hope not to discover any lightnese 1. Souldiers are stocked and stored with Provisions for their Persons and for the Place 1. For their Persons Men that keep a City or a Castle are accommodated with Provision as bread beer beef c. Though a City or a Castle may be so strong that it is not easily stormed and the walls scaled by the Besiegers yet the besieged for want of Provision may be starved out The god of this world will lay a close siege to the heart if therefore this be not well stecked and stored with grace it may be taken when it is stormed Walk in the spirit Gal. 5.16
keeping keep your hearts Little Children keep your sâ—lves from idols Though these were Children 1 Jo. 5.21 yet they are called lâ—ttle Children and little Children may have Idols at least they are in danger of setting up Idols within Câ— 3 1. Set your affeâ—â—â—â—ns on things above not on things on the earth The Affection is a Faculty of the Soul and this may be set upon things below Love not the world 1 Jo. 21 nor the things that are in the world If any one love the world the love of the Father is not in him The World may bâ— sâ—â— bâ—t it must not be loved The World is a great Idol the Diana that have so many Worshippers and the heart is the Seat for this Idol for that 's the Seat of Love Covetousness is a great siâ— a grievous sin For the iniquity of his Covetousness was I wroth and smote him The love of money is called the Root of all evil Covetousness is called Idolatry Col. 3.5 And Covetousness which is Idolatry But how is a covetous man an idolatrous man yea an Idolater He that gives that to any creature which is due to God makes himself an Idolater Keep the World therefore out of thy heart for that 's often set up there as an Idol Now if ye would keep the world out of your hearts ye must of necessity then â—â—ep your hearts 4. Would ye fâ—llow the Footsteps of the Flock then above all keeping keep the heart The Câ—ristian may be followed so far and so fast as he follows Christ Thou mayst set thy Watch by his if he set his by the Sun Câ—r 11. â—e ye followers of me even as I a so am of Christ Be ye followers of me even as I also am of Christ Be ye followers that is be ye Imitators of me even as I am an Imitator of Christ Go thy way forth by the fâ—otsteps of the Flock By the footsteps or in the footstâ—ps of the Flock â—ant 1.8 that is go in those ways and do those works which the sheep or flock of Christ have gone in and done before thee 5. Would ye follow the foot steps of the Shepherd Then above all keeping keep the heart As Christ was the highest Principle so the highest Pattern and President an incomparable Copy to write after Path to walk after Exemplar to work after Now there was no Guile in his Mouth and there would be less in ours if we would be more carâ—ful conscious cordial and constant in kâ—eping our hearts above all keeping She hath left us an example that we should follow his steps 1 Pet. 2.21 6. Would ye have a conversation in heaven and for heaven then above all keeping keep the heart we are to drive a Trade with heaven and for heaven Oh soul what a â—â—ssâ—â— and lower heaven is it to have a clean and a chaste heart a holy and a heavenly heart For our conversation is in heaven from whence also we look for the Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ. Phil. 3.2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The word here for conversation though but one word in the Greek yet it cannot be expressed by one word in English but may be read thus Our conversation is in heaven that is we carry and behave our selves in this life as free Denizons in the City of heaven It is the Ambition of a Saint to live godly in Christ Jesus We should live upon earth according to the Laws of Heaven our Ambition should be to have all in Print Every Saint should be an earthly Angel and live upon earth after the rate of heaven An Evangelical life should be an Aagelical life 1. Would ye above all keeping keep the heart 2. Directions â—ngage Christ then in this work The heart is the strongest Castle the highest Turreâ— no Arrow will do execution but what the Lord takes out of his own Quiver and sheets out of his own Bow Let God be passive and the heart is impregnable notwithstanding all the Batteries that are made against it Rev. 6.2 'T is Christ that went forth conquering and to conquer And thorough Christ Christians are more then Conquerours Ro. 8.37 2. Would ye above all keeping keep the heart Make use then of the Spirit The flesh and the spirit are contraries and contraries have contrary consequences As one contrary discovers another so one contrary seeks the destruction of the other The flesh lusteth against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh and these are contrary the one to the other Gal. 5.17 Now contrariety is the ground of all contestation and conflict If ye would mortifie the deeds of the flesh Rom. 8.13 ye must take the Spirit If ye by the Spirit do mortifie the deeds of the flesh ye shall live 3. Would ye above all keeping keep the heart Let your hearts then be taken up with heaven When thou findest thy thoughts wandring and ready to breâ—â— their bounds endeavor to turn them into another Channel concern thy soul then with heaven and hâ—â—venly things All below heaven should be below the heart Mat. 6.21 Where the treasure 〈◊〉 will the heart be also A heart must be where its treasure is and its treasure where Christ is 'T is pity that a good head and a good heart should not ever be companions Your head is in heaven let your heart be there also the head and the heart may be together But to end as I did begin and there to end where I did begin As heart-keeping is the hardest keeping so the heart must be kept above all keeping Above all keeping keep thy heart for out of is the actions of life proceed Dilecti si cor nostrum nos non condemnet loquendi libertatem apud Deum habenius 1 Joh. 3.21 The Sufficiency of Grace 2 COR. Xâ—I 9. former part And he said unto me My Grace is sufficient for thee In the Text and Context ye have the Apostles Narrative concerning his Revelation his Temptation upon that Revelation his Supplication upon that Temptation and his Supportation upon that Supplication 1. His Revelation It is not expedient for me to glory 2 Cor. 2.1 I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. Some distinguish visions from Revelations thus A vision they say is when something is Supernatural represented to the sight the party not knowing the Signification thereof Such was the vision of Pharaoh concerning the Cattel and the Corn which were one and the same thing Gen 41 seven years Fulness and seven years Famine Such also was the vision of Nebuchadnezzar concerning the Tree Dan. 4. which was Interpreted of Himself A Revelation they say when something is Supernaturally represented to the sight and the Signification thereof is made known to the party such were the visions of the Prophets Others distinguish visions from Revelations thus A vision may be without an Extasie Thus the two Maries seeing the Angel at the Sepulcher
Mar. 16. beg they were Affrighted They were Affrighted but not in an Extasie But a Revelation such as Paul here speaketh of was an Apparition in an Extasie Such was that of Peter concerning the Sheet Acts io 10 c. Such also was that of John when in the Isle of Patmos He was in the Spirit on the Lords day Rev. 1.9 10. and heard behind him a great voice as of a Trumpet 2. His Temptation upon this Revelation And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the Revelations 2 Co. 12. â— there was given to me a thorn in the flesh the messenger of Satan to buffet me lest I should be exalted above measure Some by this Thorn in the flesh understand Concupiscence Others understand Alexander the Copper-smith but there appears not to me the least Shadow of a Probability that either of these should be the Thorn in the Flesh Is it so much as Probable that the Disease should be Corporall when the Remedy was Spirituall that the Malady should be Corporal when the Medicine was Spirituall that the Sorâ— should be Corporal when the Salve was Spiâ—â—â—â—â— So that by the Thorn in the flesh I understand Temptation that is some Satanical Suggestion and Solicitation concerning the Faith and Sincerity of the Apostle 3. His Supplication upon this Temptation For this thing I besought the Lord thrice that it might depart from me 2 Co. 12.8 Here is a Copy for you under Temptation to write after the Apostle hath a Thorn hath a Temptation but what Course doth he now Steer To this Closet he goeth to his Knees he goeth to the Throne of Grace he goeth go you and do likewise 4. His Supportation upon this Supplication And he said unto me my grace is sufficient for thee Christ answers in Effect though he doth not answer in Kind Paul is not presently Delivered from the Temptation but he is Delivered under the Temptation he is supported under it though not Delivered from it And he said unto me my grace is sufficient for thee In this text and truth you have something implied and something expressed 1. Something implied that 's the sore This is temptation that is this is some fiery and furious assault and attempt of Satan 2. Something expressed that 's the salve And he said unto me my grace is sufficient for thee In which words you have these Observables 1. The Person salving He that is God or Christ Or Christ who is God He And he said 2. The Person salved Me that 's Paul And he said unto me 3. The subject-matter of the salve and that 's grace Now grace is an excellent thing an excelling thing All are Pebbles to this Pearl 4. The Propriety that Christ claims in this grace My grace or this grace of mine My grace not thy grace but my grace Not grace in thy private hand but in thy publick head not grace in the stream but in the fountain My grace 5. The Efficacy of this Grace sufficient My grace and sufficient As if Christ had said though thou hast a burden yet thou shalt have a back for that burden thy back shall not break under thy burden nor bow under thy burden though thy burden be great my grace is greater Sufficient 6. The certainty of the efficacy of this Grace Is. My grace my grace is sufficient for thee 'T is grace and my grace that hath not only been but yet is sufficient And he said unto me my grace is sufficient for thee From the Text and Context you have these Meditations 1. That the chiefest and choicest of Christians are obnoxious unto temptations Meditations Paul who was of the highest form if not the highest in that form of grace and gifts was not without his temptation he had a thorn in the flesh Paul was an eminent Servant of Christ had eminent Revelation from Christ and yet under eminent temptation he had a thorn in the flesh Persons shall not need to wonder when tempted for temptation is no new thing but to pass that 2. That the greatest temptation doth ordinarily succeed the greatest revelation It was thus with the Master when Christ had that voice This is my beloved Son in whom I acquiesce then he was led away by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil Now was it thus with the Master No wonder then if it be thus with the servant but humbly to take leave of that also 3. That Christ suffers temptation to succeed revelation in order to the prevention of carnal exaltation and ostentation Persons are apt to be puffed up with a fleshy mind under Revelations The Spirit begins to swet and become Tympanious under the greatest Manifestation and Revelation Where is the Body that do not sometimes stand in need of Physick Oh but where 's the soul that stands not often in need of a pill and a potion to purge out corrupt Crudities 4. That 't is at once both the Duty and the Dignity of a Christian to multiply Cryes and cry mightily unto Christ under Temptation For this I besought the Lord thrice but to pass that also 5. That a word from Christ is a sutable and seasonable supply and support unto a Christian under Temptation And he said unto me This was under the writing of the Scriptures and this hath been ever since the Scriptures were written the method of Christ unto Christians under affliction and under Temptation to give some word or other And he said unto me 6. That there is a sufficiency of grace in Christ for a Christian under Temptation My grace is sufficient for thee This is the truth that I shall discourse and discuss if indulged a divine Gale and Gust There is a sufficiency of grace in Christ for a Christian By a Christian I mean a Christian of Christ making not of Mans but of Gods making or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not of Mans making without God By a Christian I do not mean every Babe or any Babe that is sprinkled for the word Christian is a Derivative from Christ By a Christian I mean a believing Saint and a sanctified Believer By a Christian I mean a Person in Christ for so the Apostle wordeth it I knew a man in Christ that is actually in Christ drawn unto Christ and drawn after Christ now there is a sufficiency of grace in Christ for such a Christian and that under temptation the greatest temptation 2 Cor. 12. â— My grace is sufficient for thee In the Managing of this Meditation Method suffer a serious and sober Inquiry after five things 1. Whether there be a sufficiency of grace in Christ for a Christian under temptation 2. What manner of grace this grace is that is in Christ And is sufficient for a Christian under temptation 3. How this grace is in Christ which is sufficient for a Christian under temptation 4. Why there is in Christ a
the grace of Christ and in Christ is seasonable when the soul is under temptation and under Affliction Is not that a lofty and a lovely expression For peace I had great bitterness Isa 38.17 but thou in love to my soul hast delivered it from the pit of corruption for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back 10. Grace in Christ is surpassing grace Sin is an evil thing Sin is an evil the evil of evils Ther 's evil and nothing but evil in sin Sin is evil but grace is good sin is worse but grace is best Sin is a large Field a large Territory but grace is a larger Sin is the largest Territory in the World but grace Mans Ephah is full of sin but Gods Ephah is fuller of grace Mans cup is full but Gods cup is over full and that for an Eternity For as sin has reigned unto Death Rom 5. 〈◊〉 so hath grace reigned through righteousness unto eternall life by Jesus Christ our Lord. Here is sin reigning unto death but here 's grace reigning unto Eternal life The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is Eternal life Rom. 6. 〈◊〉 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Ther 's sin enough in man to damn man ther 's grace enough in Christ to save man Ther 's sin enough in man to damn man and that for an Eternity ther 's grace enough in Christ to save man and that for an Eternity 3. How this grace is in Christ that is sufficient for a Christian under temptation Grace is in Christ two wayes Formally and causally 1. Formally Grace is in Christ Formally as in the subject of it Christ is the God of grace In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God But what then The word was made flesh and dwelt amongst us and we beheld his glory Jo. 1.1 14 the glory as of the onely begotten of the Father full of grace and truth 2. Causally Grace is in Christ Causally as in the fountain of it As Christ is the God of it so he is the giver of it for he is thee head of the Church Col. 1.13 And he is thee head of the body the Church Now thus Christ is in a manifold respect 1. Because Christ is above the Church and ruleth it as the Head guideth the body Christ is soveraign as well as Saviour and Surety He is therefore called King of Saints Rev. 15.3 2. Because Christ conveyeth Life into the Church as the Head to the Members Christ giveth life to the Church Maintaineth life in the Church yea Christ in the Churches life Col. 3.4 When he who is our life shall appear 3. Because Christ provideth for the Church as the Head doth for the Members Christ gives the Church Manna yea Christ doth not onely feed the Church but is the Churches Food and he is at once Meat and Medicine I am the bread of life Jo. 9.48 4. Because Christ Participates with the Church in the same nature with it as the Head doth with the Members For we have not an high Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities Heb. 4.15 but was in all points tempted like as we are yet without sin 4. Why there is in Christ for a Christian a sufficiency of Grace under temptation In a three-fold respect God Christ and the Christian. 1. In respect of God God 2 Tim. 2.16 because his foundation standeth sure The foundation of God standeth sure having this Seal the Lord knoweth them that are his God knoweth those all those that he hath given unto Christ and he hath laid up in Christ a sufficiency of grace for these that they may not miscarry for an Eternity 2. In respect of Christ because he is to lose none that are given unto him Christ While Christ was in the World he kept his and upon his going out of the World he ingaged the Father to keep them As God knows all that are given unto Christ so Christ is to keep all that are given unto him Jo. 17.11 While I was with them in the world I kept them in thy Name those that thou hast given me have I kept and none of them is lost but the Son of perdition that the Scripture may be fulfilled Jo. 17.12 But where did the Scripture speak this of Judas Let his dayes be few and let another take his Office Psa 109.8 3. In respect of the Christian As there is a sufficiency of grace in Christ upon Gods account and upon his own Christian so upon the Christians 1. In order to the strengthening of the Christian Ther 's a fulness of grace in Christ for Christians that Gods power may be made known yea 2 Cor. 12.9 10. made perfect in mans weakness This appears by the words after the Text for speaking of his grace as sufficient in the Text he gives this reason For my power is made perfect in weakness and when I am weak then am I strong When I am weak in flesh I am strong in Spirit when I am weak in my self I am strong in my Saviour Christ can say Paul thou art weak but I am strong yea I am strength The strength of Israel that cannot lye Now there is a Sufficiency of grace in Christ that a Christian may be strengthned under all his troubles and trials under all his Temptations and Tribulations 2. In order to the smiling of the Christian We use to say a Christian life is like a Courtiers life for upon the favour or disfavour of the Prince depends the Comfort or discomfort of the Courtier Thus upon the smiles or frowns of Christ depend the comfort or discomfort of the Christian A Christian is like the Marigold concerning which they say that it opens with the shining and shuts with the setting of the Sun If the Sun of Righteousness set in a Cloud 't is as Death to the Christian but if this Sun of Righteousness break thorough a Cloud 't is as life to the Christian Christ will not alwayes frown lest the Spirit should fail before him and the soul which he have made If ever a drooping desponding despairing soul be comforted Christ must be the Text and the Preacher too I even I am he that comforteth thee Now there is a sufficiency of grace in Christ in order to a Christians comfort Jo. 6.63 The words that he speak they are Spirit and they are Life 3. In order to the feeding of a Christian Ther 's a sufficiency of grace in Christ that the Christian may feed upon the promiss that when he hath nothing in his purse he may find enough in the promiss and when he hath nothing in his private hand he may find enough in his publique head Feeding upon the promise is believing in the promiss for the promiss is a ground for Faith as the precept is a Rule for Obedience
â—zek 18. â—0 so iniquity shall not be your ruine Now Soul is sin thus and wilt thou make a mock at it 5. Ther 's but one thing in all the world contrary to the Image of God and that 's sin Grace and Holiness stampt upon the soul is the Image of God upon the soul God made Man in his own likeness that is in righteousness and holiness for so the Apostle wordeth it And put on the new man which after God is created in righteousness â—ph 4.24 and holiness of truth Now Sin is as contrary to holiness as deformity to beauty as darkness to light as death to life as Hell to Heaven Sin is the Devils Image Grace is Gods Image Sinners are like Satan â— Jo. 3.8 He that committeth sin is of the Devil He is not only a servant but a child of the devil â—ohn 8 44 Ye are of your Father the devil said a sinless Jesus to the sinful Jews Never was a child more like a father then a sinner is like Satan Now wilt thou make any longer a mock at sin 6. Ther 's but one thing in all the world that 's opposite to the people of God and that 's Sin 'T is Sin and Sin onely that wars against the seed of God and of Grace in them 〈◊〉 5.17 The flesh lusteth against the Spirit 'T is true Sin and Satan cannot hate thee so much as God loves thee nor do thee so much hurt as God can do thee good but Sin and Satan too will do their worst Dearly beloved 2 Pet. 2.1 I beseech you as Pilgrims and Strangers abstain from fleshly lusts Why which war against the soul Now wilt thou any longer make a mock at sin 7. There 's but one thing in all the world that 's contrary to the Nature of God and that 's Sin God is holy his Name is holy his Nature is Holiness As his Name is so is He Holy all holy yea he is so and cannot but be so God is without compare for holiness Who is like unto thee Jehovah among the Gods Ex. 15.11 who is like unto thee glorious in holiness fearful in Praises doing wonders Now as God is holy all holy altogether holy alway holy so sin is sinful all sinful altogether sinful alway sinful In me that is Ro. 7.18 in my flesh in my corrupt nature dwelleth no good thing As in God there is no evil so in sin there is no good As God is the chiefest of Goods so sin is the chiefest of evils As no good can be compared with God for goodness so no evil can be compared with sin for evil Now wilt thou any longer make a mock at sin 8. Ther 's but one thing in all the world that 's an enemy to the Trinity and that 's sin As God is the greatest enemy to sin so sin is the greatest enemy to God Sin is against the very essence and existence of God Sin is an enemy to the Father Son Spirit 1. Sin that 's an enemy to the Father They are Sinners that say Depart from us for we desire not the knowlâ—dge of thy wayes Iob 21.14 2. Sin that 's an enemy to the Son They were Sinners that said Crucifie him crucifie him Io. 19.6 3. Sin that 's an enemy to the Spirit They are Sinners that resist the holy Spirit As your Fathers did Acts 7.51 so do ye Thus Sin is an enemy to Father Sin Spirit Though Sin be against all good yet not so much against any good as against God and that because he is the chiefest good Now wilt thou any longer make a mock at Sin But as I did begin so I must end Oh soul hug no longer this Monster this Monster of Monsters Play no longer with this bait Oh do not any longer play with Hell and sport with the Devil Oh flee from Sin as from a most Pestilential plague Oh let this Text and Truth ring in thine eares whensoever and whithersoever thou goest Fools make a mock at Sin Fools make a mock at Sin but with the Righteous there is favour 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 6.23 FINIS Books Printed and are to be sold by John Hancock at the Sign of the Three Bibles in Popes-Head-Alley in Cornhil TWelve Books lately published by Mr. Thomas Brooks late Preacher of the Gospel at Margarets New Fish-street 1. 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