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A57130	The author and subject of healing in the church set forth in a sermon preached before the Right Honorable the Parliament of England at St. Margarets Church in Westminster, on Wednesday, April 25, 1660, being the day of their assembly / by Dr. Edward Reynolds ...	Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.	1660 (1660)	Wing R1239; ESTC R36785	18,560	46

remy Daniel and Nehemiah bewailing the breaches and desolations of Sion will finde it one principall evidence of a Godly man to poure out his complaint before the Lord when he is overwhelmed Psal. 102. 1. no desires so strong in t●…m as to have their eyes opened their hearts purged their sin removed their peace enlarged the truth of God vindicated his worship restored his ordinances preserved his presence continued in the midst of his people Promises of healing in God do awaken prayers for healing in them Isai. 19. 22. Jer. 31. 8 9 10. 33. 6. Hos. 6. 1. Isai. 57. 15. III. The Au●…hor of this healing is here the Sun of Righteousness who came purposely to binde up the broken hearted to appoint to them that mourn beauty for ashes c. Isai. 61 1 2 3. Concerning him let us consider 1. The reason of his Appellation 2. The manner of his healing For the Appellation he was called by Balaam a Star one that was to have dominion Num. 24 17 19. A great Light Isai. 9. 2. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} the day Spring or Sun rising Luke 1. 78. A Bright Star of the morning Rev. 22. 16. an everlasting light that never goes down Jsai 60 20. That takes away all night Rev. 22. 5. The Apostle tells us that by Christ the Worlds were made H●…b 1. 2. The old visible world wherein is the natural Sun and a New heaven and earth wherein dwelleth Righteousness 2 Pet. 3. 13. unto which belongeth this Son of Righteousness And therefore the time of the Go●…el is called a day of Grace and Salvation 2 Cor. 6. 2. Rom. 13 12 13. And Beleevers children of the light and of the day 1 Thes. 5 5. W●…erein darkness of Error and Ignorance is dispelled and glorious things which had been hidden from ages and generations manifested unto the World Christ is the Light of the World to come as the Evangelical Church seemeth to be called Heb. 2 5. That Light John 1. 8. 3 19. An heavenly Light so Evangelical Doctrines are called {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Heavenly things John 3 12 31. Heb. 9 23. A full Light John 1 14. In him did all fulness dwell Col. 1 19. An Indeficient light which endures for ever as a faithful Witness in Heaven Psal. 89 36. Isai. 60 19. A primitive Independent Light which deriveth not his righteousness f●…om any o●…her fountain he sanctified himself by his own spirit John 17 19. A diffusive light which sheddeth it self on every other Vessel of Light of his ●…ess we all receive He silleth all in all John 1 16. Eph. 1 23. A moveing Light which goes through all the Earth to the ends of the world Psal. 19 3. 6. He came and preached peace to those afar off and to them that were nigh Eph. 2 17. An Operative influential and be●…gne Light which cometh with Life as well as with Lustre and therefore it is called the womb of the morning Psal. 110 3. 3. reviving restoring ripening the fiuits of the Earth Psal. 36 9. The means and manner of his Healing is by his Arising unto us There is a Sun extant at midnight as well as at noon but he comforts not us but by his rising Now this rising not●…th 1. His Incarnation the word which is translated 〈◊〉 Oriens the day-spring or sun-rising Luke 1 78. is in the original 〈◊〉 a Branch Zach 3. 8 And as here a Sun of righteousness so elsewhere a Branch of Righteousness Jer. 23. 5. 33 15. A Sun of Righteousness so he is the Lord from Heaven the Lord of David a Branch of Righteousness so he is the son and the Off-spring of David This is our comfort that he is as well Germen springing out of the Earth as Oriens looking down from Heaven Psal. 85 11. 2. His manifestation in spirit and power by the Gospel to the consciences of his people by the beauties of his Grace and Holiness illightning the mind inclining the will healing the affections converting the cons●…ience discovering to the Soul the deep things of God which is called the rising of the Day-star in the heart 2 Pet. 1. 19. 3. His rouzing men out of ignorance and security unto the businesses of an holy life for the sun riseth that men may go forth to their labours Psal. 104. 22 23. The light saith awake thou that sleepest Eph. 5. 14. Rom. 13. 11. 4. His Heavenly conduct and direction shewing us the way wherein we should walk and leading us therein discovering Enemies and temptations behinde us precipices gulfs snares and pits before us Luk. 1. 79. whereas he who walkethin darknes knoweth not whither he goeth Joh. 12. 35. The Sun of Righteousness thus rising doth heale us by his light and by his influence 1. By the light of his Heavenly Doctrine whereby he convinceth of sin and so discovereth our disease and then of Righ●…snes in him to pardon our sin and of Judgment to rescue us out of the dominion and power of Satan 2 By the Infuence of his ●…lessed Spirit efficaciously enforcing the word an ●…educing that vertue out of it by which it restoreth health and beauty to the Soul This is called the revealing of the arme of the Lord Isa 53. 1. and the hand of the Lord being with the word Act. 11. 23. 4. But Christ is in Heaven and we in Earth how shall we bring these together that the Medicine may be applied to the disease O●…ne agens agit per Contactum and this must be either Immediatione suppositi or Immediatione virtutis as Philosophers speak And we have both here his person being Divine is Immense omnipresent He filleth All in All His vertue is further conveyed unto us by his Wings the Beams of this sun of Righteousnes most swiftly and suddenly flying with his truth and grace into the Soul And these Wings are 1. His word and ordinances in which Christ is present with his Church Math. 18. 20. and presented to it Gal. 3. 1. The holy Doctrines of the Gospell and duties of worship are if I may so speak the Drugs and Materials the Balme of Gilead whereby spirituall diseases sinn and sorrow are cured As we find usually in the Gospell he did but speak the word and diseases were gon H●… cures were Commands His ordinances ar●… the Leavs of the Tree of Life which are fo●… healing of Nations Rev. 22. 2. 2. Any Illustrious providence sent down 〈◊〉 it were from Heaven when he doth terr●… things which we looked not for Thus he healed the fears of Israel by opening a way in the Red Sea and their murmurings in the wildernes by giving them Waters out of the Rock Thus he strengthned the faith of Constantine newly converted by the signe of the name of Christ in Heaven with this inscription in hoc vinces Wonderfull providences which bring any healing to discomposed and dilacerated Nations are as so many beames of the

Sun of righteousnes who as Lord of all Creatures orders them all for his Churches good The Wheels in Ezekiels Vision of living Creatures whereby I understand the various and perplexed revolutions of all affairs in the World were full of Eyes noteing the guidance of Divine wisdome ordering them all to the welfare of his Church and People 3. Any speciall servants and officers of his whom he commissionateth and sendeth forth for the good of his people whether the Angels of Heaven as we read of an healing Angel Joh. 5. 4. Or the Angels of the Church to whom belongeth the dispensation of wholsome and healing Doctrines 1 Tim. 6. 3. Tit. 2. 1. To open the eyes and to turne them from darknes to light Act. 26. 18. Or any other renowned instruments and messengers of help and comfort to an afflicted people These are if I may pursue the Metaphor the Apothecaries to weigh out mix and temper and prepare the drugs according to the direction of Christ which the Apostle expresseth by the word {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Rightly to divide the word 2 Tim. 2 15. And our Saviour by {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} To give the due portion of meat Luke 12. 42. which some would have to allude unto the custom of measuring out daily or monthly unto Servants their allowances of diet 4. His own holy Spirit who in Tertullians expression is vicarius Christi as the beam is of the Sun who taketh from Christ and sheweth unto us making report to the Souls of beleevers of the favor of Christ unto them sheading abroad his love into their hearts blowing upon his Garden that the spices thereof may flow forth as a Witness a Seal an Earnest a Seed bringing Christ and all his healing graces and comforts unto the Souls of his Servants in their sins and sorrows to revive them 5. Here is the Subject of this healing where observe 1. The gracious and speciall compellation the Lord speaks by name to his sick and sorrowfull servants with a peculiar favour as to his own sheep John 10 3. keeps a matricula and publick Register wherein their names are enroled Mal. 3 16. Psal. 87 4-6 They are engrauen on the breast of our High Priest Ex●…d 28 9. He takes exact notice of their wants their complaints their tears their desires and shines in with particular comfort and healing upon them so to Mary John 20 16. So to the Woman of Syrophaenicia O woman great is thy Faith be it unto thee as thou wilt Mar. 15 28. So to Peter go tell his Disciples and Peter poor mourning Peter comfort him by name Mark 16 7. 2. The immediate preparation and proper disposition unto healing to fear Gods name There is a double vertue of Christ towards men 1. A Quickning vertue and the Subjects of this vertue are those who are dead in Trespasses and Sins Eph. 2. 1 5. 2. An healing vertue towards those who though they be alive are yet in a weak wounded languishing condition looking out after help and recovery No such way for a sick and wounded nation to be healed as to fear Gods name see Solomons Prayer to this parpose 1 Reg. 8. 33-39 and the Lords gracious answer unto that payer 2 Chron 7. 13 14. If my people that are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then will I hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heale their Land They are his people his Sons his Jewels they call upon him mourn towards him turn to him seek his face they sink under the burden of corruptions they cry out under the buffets of Satan under the ravishments of temptation they pine away under the Judgments of God they know not what to do but to look up unto him How can the bowels of an heavenly Father but yearne over a sick a mourning a weeping a praying a returning child See Ephraim bemoaning himself turning repenting smiteing upon his Thigh and the Lord presently relenting over him and resolving to have mercy upon him Ier. 31. 18 19 20. Is Ephraim my dear Son is he a pleasant child for since I spake against him I do carnestly remember him still My bowels are troubled for him I will surely have mercy upon him saith the Lord It is not murmuring and repineing in our afflictions bit●…ing the stone which hath hurt us breaking out into complaints and revengeful animosities against one another fretting our selves cursing our King and our God as the Prophet speaks Isai. 8. 21. Gnawing our Tongues and refuseing to repent Rev. 16 9-11 that is the way to healing To be humbled to accept of the punishment of our sins to bear the indignation of the Lord to seek his face to fear his name to convert unto him this only is the way to healing Isai. 6 10. 6. We should here proceed to consider the effects and consequences of this healing which I must only name and no more 1. Going forth Leaping Exulting prepared with joy and vigour with courage and enlargement of Heart unto duty and service as John Christs forerunner is said to make ready a people prepared for the Lord Luk. 1 17. It noteth that Spiritual Joy and Peace which is the strength of Gods Servants in duty when he shines with Light and Healing upon them Healing and Holiness is a foundation of Joy Psal. 33 1. 2 Cor. 1 12. and Joy back again a principle and preparation unto Holiness The joy of the Lord is our strength Nehem. 8 13. The Servants of the Lord the trees of righteousness are ever so much the fuller of fruit as they are of comfort the more the Sun of Righteousness with his Light and influence doth shine upon them the more they abound in duty and service 2. Growing up in light in st●…ture in strength in knowledge in grace to more and more perfection the most healthy are the most thriving christians As many times when persons are recovered out of a fit of sicknes they visibly shoot up and grow more in a few months then in some years before So is it with Gods servants when they have been delivered from any sore Temptation like Antaens they gain by their falls when they are no more Children when they cease to be weake then they grow Eph. 4. 14. 15. 3. Victory and security against their proudest Enemies whom the God of peace will tread down under the feet of his servants as Joshua made his Captains to tread on the necks of the Kings of Canaan Luk. 10. 19. Rom. 16. 20. Jos. 10. 24. Even for the bruized Reed and for the Smoaking Flax will the Lord bring forth judgment unto victory Matth. 12. 20. Now from these many Metaphors seting forth Christ unto us by whose light our blindnes is cured by whose righteousnes our guilt is covered by whose wings our corruptions are healed and we enabled to go forth with