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A04151 Gods call, for mans heart in 1 Knowledge, 2 Loue, 3 Feare, 4 Confidence, 5 Singing of Psalmes, 6 Prayer, 7 Hearing the word. 8 Receiuing the Sacraments. Deliuered in a sermon, by Abraham Iackson, Master of Arts, and preacher of Gods word at Chelsey, neere London. Jackson, Abraham, 1589-1646? 1618 (1618) STC 14294; ESTC S119409 15,280 54

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these foure circumstances I. What it is that God would haue when he cals for our Hearts II. The Persons whose harts God cals for in these words My Sonne III. The manner how he would haue these persons Hearts in this word Giue he would haue them by gift IIII. The Person to whom hee would haue them giuen in this word Mee he would haue them giuen to himself My Sonne giue mee thy heart 1. That which God cals for to be giuen vnto him it is our Hearts My Sonne giue mee thy Heart That you may the better vnderstand what he meanes when he cals for our hearts consider I pray you the seuerall acceptations of this word Heart This word Heart it is taken either properly or improperly First properly so it signifies that dissimilar part that internall pyramidall or triangular fleshly substance within the body of man which the Philosophers call the chaire of state or throne of the soule the seate of the affections the consistorie of mans thoughts and meditations conceits and imaginations the fountaine of the vitall spirits the first member of man that liues and the last that dies Secondly improperly and so it is taken either Synecdochically or Metaphorically or Metonimically First in a Synecdochicall acceptation it signifies the whole man as well his body as his soule and in this sence our Sauiour vnderstood it when in Luke 21.34 he bids vs Take heede lest at any time our hearts be ouercome with surfetting and drunkennes Here the heart which is but a part of man is by a Synecdoche taken for the whole man for drunkennesse is hurtfull both to body and soule Secondly Metaphorically so it signifies either the pith of a plant or tree by which vegetatiue life and motion is conueyed from the roote to the branches or else the courage and valour of a man so that a stout and valiant man is oftentimes called a Heart Thirdly Metonymically and so if you take the subiect for the accidents it signifies the vnderstanding and the sinceritie of the affections of the heart Now when the Lord cals for our hearts he cals not for them in a proper acceptation nor in an improper Synecdochycall or Metaphoricall sence but as I conceiue chiefely and principally in a Metonymicall meaning so that when the Lord cals for our hearts he cals for our vnderstanding for our loue for our feare for our confidence hee cals for the sinceritie of our hearts in singing of Psalmes in Prayer in hearing the Word in receiuing the Sacraments My Sonne giue me thy heart that is know me with thy heart loue me with thy heart feare me with thy heart trust in me with thy heart sing vnto me with thy heart pray vnto me with thy heart heare my word with thy heart receiue the Sacraments with thy heart whatsoeuer thou doest in my seruice doe it with thy heart and it shall be acceptable vnto me So that when the Lord requires our hearts he requires the sinceritie of them in the performance of these eight duties as I shall indeauour to proue by seuerall places of Scripture 1. First we must studie to know and vnderstand what God is we must set the meditations of our hearts aworke about it 1 1 Knowledge Hence is it that the Lord promiseth to giue his people A heart to know him to be the Lord. Ier. 24.7 Whence I obserue that vnlesse our hearts be inflamed with a speciall touch of grace to meditate vpon God and to study to know him so farre forth as he is pleased to make himselfe knowne in his word we can neuer giue him our hearts as hee requires Let vs then bend our hearts to that end for which he gaue them vnto vs. He gaue vs our hearts to studie to know him Oh let vs render to him our hearts againe by imploying our best indeuours in this businesse Which we shall doe if we be diligent readers hearers and meditatours of his word especially that part of his word by which he is pleased to make himselfe knowne vnto vs in his Essence Attributes Names and Actions If you meditate on these places of Scripture you shall be well furthered in the true knowledge of God When wee meete then with any Scripture that describes him either in the a Deut. 4.35 Deut. 6.4 Esay 43.10 44.6 45.5 1 Cor. 8.4 Gal. 3 20. Ephes 4.6 1 Tim. 2.5 Iam. 2.19 Vnitie for his Essence or in the b Esay 6.3 Mat. 13.16.17 28.9 Ioh. 14.16.17 1 Iob. 5.7 Trinitie for the manner of his existence or in his Attributes either incommunicable such as are c Ioh 4.24 Heb. 12.9 2 Cor. 3.17 Es 31 3. simplenesse without mixture d Ps 90.2 92.8.9 102.27.28 eternitie without beginning e 1 King 8.27 Ioh. 11.8 Ps 139.7.8 Ier. 23.24 immensitie without limitation f Ps 102.13.27 Mal. 3.6 Heb. 1.11.12 Iam. 1.17 Exod. 3.14 immutabilitie without change or communicable such as are g Ioh 1.4 Deut. 32.40 Dan 4.34 life h 1 Tim 6.16 immortalitie i Iob 12.13 Dan. 2.20 Rom. 11.33 1 Tim. 1.17 wisedome k Rom. 9.18.19 will l Gen. 17.1 Psal 62.12 Ier. 33.17.19 Luk. 1.37.49 Rom. 4.17 power m Psal 115.3 liberty n Mar. 9.18 Psal 118.1.2.3.4 Psa 108.5 31.20 Tit. 3.4 goodnesse o Exod. 33.3 grace p 1 Ioh. 4.8 loue q Dan. 9 9.18 Exod. 34 6. Psal 116.5 10● 8.13 146.8.9 mercie r Rom. 2.4 3.26 9.22 1 Pet. 3.20 2 Pet. 3.15 patience ſ Ezek. 18.23 33.11 clemencie t Deut. 32.4 Psal 11.7 145.7 Apoc. 16.5 iustice u 1 Sam. 2.2 Es 6.3 Hab. 1.12.13.1 Ioh. 1.5 Apoc. 4.8 holinesse and x Deut. 10.17.1 Cron. 29.11.12 Psal 83.19.1 Tim. 6.15 You may see a plaine description of Gods Essence and Attributes in The Practi●e of Pietie set forth by Docter Bayly now Bishop of Bangor from the 4. page of the eight Edition to the 59. glory or in any of his Names Titles or actions we should meditate on it and consider it deepely in our hearts wee should treasure it vp in our memory and walke as in the sight of his so awfull and diume Maiestie If thus we indeauour to know him we giue him one chiefe thing which he requires when he requires our hearts 2 2. Loue. When the Lord cals for our hearts he cals for the loue of our hearts Deut. 6.5 Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart with all thy soule and with all thy might Now he that loues God with his heart and soule will delight to be in his house sometimes lauding and magnifying his name with the congregation of his Saints sometimes talking with him by meditation and prayer hee will esteeme Gods loue and fauour dearer then his life Psa 63.2 He will bewaile his absence in disfauour as a bitter crosse Can. 3.1 He will hate those that hate God