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A87817	Christ exalted: in a sermon begun to be preached at Debenham in Suffolk, upon the 14. day of Febr. last, upon Coloss. 3. 11. / By Hanserd Knollys. Who was stoned out of the pulpit (as he was preaching) by a company of rude fellowes, and poor women of that town; who were sent for, called together, and set on by a malignant high-constable, who lives in the same town. Also, another sermon, preached at Stradbrooke in Suffolk, the 13. day of Febr. last, concerning sanctification; upon Ephes. 1. 4.	Knollys, Hanserd, 1599?-1691.	1645 (1645)	Wing K706; Thomason E284_14; ESTC R200061	21,848	24

Christ Exalted IN A SERMON Begun to be preached at Debenham in Suffolk upon the 14. day of Febr. last upon Coloss 3.11 By HANSERD KNOLLYS Who was stoned out of the Pulpit as he was Preaching by a company of rude fellowes and poor women of that Town who were sent for called together and set on by a Malignant High-Constable who lives in the same Town ALSO ANOTHER SERMON Preached at Stradbrooke in Suffolk the 13. day of Febr. last concerning Sanctification upon Ephes 1.4 GALAT 4.16 Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth HEBR. 12.14 Follow Peace with all men and holinesse without which no man shall see the Lord. 2 CORINTH 11.25 Once was I stoned JOHN 10.32 For which of these good works do you stone me LONDON Printed in the Year 1645. TO THE HONOVRABLE Committee of Examinations Grace and Peace from God through CHRIST HONOVRABLE IT may be judged an act of great boldnesse in me who am under the Examination of this Honourable Committee to dedicate my poor labours at Debenham and Stradbrook to your patronage especially to publish them to the world Had not the hard reports of some persons too much credited by many constrained me to vindicate first the truth and in the next place to give some satisfaction to many who have heard those reports I should not have been so bold the consciousnesse of mine own inability and the knowledge of the profitable labours of many both learned and godly hath to this time and still had justly hindred me from publishing any thing by print to the view of the World Wherefore I being thus inforced to print my Sermons present them to your Honours wherein you have the summe and substance of all that I preached in Suffolk as many witnesses can testifie For my main endeavours there was to exalt Christ and to presse my Hearers to Sanctification in heart and life And if the Lord shall please to make my poor labours a blessing to any he will get glory and I have my reward with him Howsoever I humbly submit both my self and my Book to the Examination and determination of this Honourable Committee Your Honours to serve you in the Lord HANSERD KNOLLYS COLLOS 3.11 Christ is all and in all THe Apostle Paul who was a chosen vessell unto the Lord to beare his name before the Gentiles Acts 9 15. wrote this Epistle to the Saints and Faithfull brethren in Christ which were at Colosse chap. 1. verse 2. And as the Ensigne-bearer of His glorious Name displayed the Magnificency and transcendent Excellencie of Christ in the words of the Text Christ is all and in all And that he might lift up Christs All-sufficiencie he nullifies all other excellencies whatsoever chap. 3. ver 11 Where he gives the Colossians to understand that the advantage of a Jew above a Gentile the dignity of a Scythian above a Barbarian or the Immunities of a Freeman above a Bondslave however esteemed amongst men are nothing without Christ who is all and in all These words have their dependance upon the exhortation unto Mortification chap. 3. vers 5. Which exhortation the Apostle pressed upon the Colossians by telling them vers 9.10 they had put off the Old-Man with his deeds had put on the New-Man c. Where that is in which State of Regeneration there is neither Greek nor Jew c. But Christ is all and in all The lesson to be learned hence is this to wit Christ is all and in all in the New-Man Doct. Two thighs needs some explanation in this Doctrine viz. 1. Who is here meant by the New-Man and secondly How Christ is all and in all in the New-Man By the New-Man here we are to understand as was intended by the Apostle a true beleever or a faithfull Brother in Christ one sanctified in Christ Jesus called a Saint who is redeemed in the Spirit of his minde and hath put on the New-Man Ephes 4 23 24. which is done when by the mighty operation of the holy Spirit in the Promises given unto us we are made partakers of the Divine nature 2 Pet. 1.3 4. Non per participationem Essentiae sed per communicationem Spiritus gratiae ejus Gal. 4 6. Ephes 4.6 thus being by the Spirit and Faith united with Christ we are made a new creature or creation 2 Cor. 5.17 have a new Heart Ezek. 36.26 27. and walke in newnesse of life Rom. 6.4 And such may be said to have put on the New-Man the sum then is this Christ is all and in all in every true Beleever in every Justified-Sanctified person wo hath a New-heart and walke in newnesse of life Touching the Second particular to wit How Christ is all and in all in the new man The Lord Jesus Christ who is all in himselfe for in him dwelleth all the Fulnesse of the Godhead bodily Col. 2.9 which was the pleasure of God that in all things he might have the preheminence Col. 1.18 19. is all and in all in the New-Man First Fundamentally I mean Christ is the Foundation of all 1 Cor. 3.11 For other Foundation can no man lay then that is laid which is Iesus Chirist I say Christ is the Foundation of all that Faith Repentance Love other graces gifts and fruits of the Spirit which are in every true beleever He is a living fountain full of grace and from his fulnesse have we all received grace for grace Joh. 1.14 16. Secondly Communicatively I meane Chirst doth communicate all unto the New-Man to wit Life Light Grace and Glory c. We have nothing but what we have received and we have received all from his fulnesse Ephes 4.7 Joh. 1.16 The Titles given to Christ in the Scripture of truth will make this appear yet more fully viz. That Christ is all in the New-Man or in every true Beleever I shall instance some 1. Christ is our life Col. 3.4 Christ is the life of a Beleever even eternall Life 1 Joh. 5.11 12. That is to say The everlasting Spirituall well-being of a beleever is by union and communion with Jesus Christ in whom he lives a life of grace here and with whom he shall live a life of glory hereafter Yea all those spirituall breathings of the hunger-thirsting soule after the enjoyment of God in any of his holy Ordinances are from Christ and from him are all those quicknings and all that life we have in Prayer Preaching Conference and other spirituall duties In a word the spirit of life himselfe who so sweetly refresheth the weary soule comforts the sorrowfull heart and quickens the sanctified affections is from Christ and he is called the Spirit of the Son Gal. 4.6 whom God sends forth into the hearts of his Children 2. Christ is the true light of every beleever or in the New-Man That was the true Light Joh. 1.9 even Jesus Christ who inlightneth the eyes of our vnderstanding that we may know what is the hope of his calling and

necessitie of this new-birth Joh. 3.3.5.7 8. Except a man be born again he cannot see the Kingdome of God he cannot enter into the Kingdome of God vers 5. Now every one who is a new creature in Christ all things are become new in him or all things are made new as in the Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ecce nova facta sunt omnia To wit first he is made a new man Ephes 4.21.22.23.24 Col. 3.10.11 and have put on the new-man where Christ is all and in all Secondly he hath a new heart Ezek. 36.26 A new heart also will I give you c. That is a new will and new affections yea and a new spirit will I put within you verse 26. That is Ephes 4.23 to be renewed in the spirit of our minde to wit a new judgement or spirituall understanding in the knowledge of Gods will Col. 1.9 Thirdly he walkes in newnesse of life Rom. 6.4 Even so we also should walk in newnesse of life That is the conversation of a new-creature should be such as becomes the Gospell Phil. 1.27 To wit humble harmlesse and holy 1 Pet. 1.15 16. And thus God hath promised in the everlasting covenant of grace that all and every one of his people shall walk Ezek. 36.27 And I will put my spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes c. Examine your selves Are you a new creature Such of you as have not put off the old man but still have your old hearts and your old sinnes and walk in your old wayes and fulfill the old lusts of your sinfull natures are not in a new creature you are not in Christ nor Christ in you But some may thus say within themselves I hope my soul is in a better condition I am not so wicked and carnall as some others are neither am I so vilde a sinner as I have been formerly but I am somewhat reformed and have forsaken my sinfull courses and begin to delight to hear Sermons and I pray with my family To this I would answer although your condition be not so desperate as others who have lived long under ordinatie meanes of grace and yet are not at all wrought upon I must tell you Professors may through strong Convictions horrour of conscience and feares of Hell leave the Acts of some sins and may customarily perform some religious duties and yet not regenerated Professors may have leaves like the unfruitfull Figtree and Lampes like the five foolish Virgins they may seem to be Religious and have a forme of Godlinesse and not be a New creature or creation I might instance many such in the Scriptures Herod Mark 6.20 He heard Iohn gladly and did many things Saul 1 Sam. 10.6 9. was turned into another Man had another heart yet unconverted So thou mayest be another Man and not a New-Man maiest have another heart but not a new heart But I speak not this to adde sorrow to the afflicted nor to break the the bruised for though some may deceive themselves herein Yet such of you as are borne again or borne of God though but New-borne babes who have put on the New-Man have a New heart and walke in Newnesse of life are in Christ and Christ in you 3. Vse Seeing Christ is all and in all in the New-Man Let it serve for the consolation of every true beleeve Christ is yours and all things are yours 1 Cor. 3.21 22 23. All are yours and ye are Christs and Christ is God Christ is your life your light your foode your All and by union with Christ you are one in God John 17.21 God is your God and Father John 20.17 All that is Christs is yours his Wisdome Righteousnesse Sanctification Faith Love Humility c. All in all fulnesse was in Him and dwels in him for his people to communicate to them Epes 4.7 Are you full of spirituall wants you may have supply from the fulnesse of Spiritualls in Christ Doe you want Wisdome Faith love c. What ever you want go to Christ for that grace There is enough in Christ to satisfie the most hunger-thirsting soules in spirituall things Epes 1.3 God hath blessed us with all spirituall blessings in heavenly things in Christ In whom are hid all the treasures of Wisdome and knowledge Col. 2.3 Doe you want power against corruptions go to Christ for strength His grace is sufficient for thee 2 Cor. 12.8.9 There is an all-sufficiencie in Christ Christ is all saith the Text therefore the Apostle having Christ said I have all I can do all through Christ Phil. 4.13 18. And know for your further consolation that Chirist is in all in the New-Man or in every true Beleever He is in you Col. 1.2 Christ in you the hope of glory Christ liveth in me saith the Apostle 2 Gal. 20. Christ is and lives in a true beleever by participation of his Divine Nature 2 Pet. 1.3 4. By incohation of his holy Spirit Gal. 4.6 and by communication of his saving grace Ephes 3.17 and 4 7. Christ is in your hearts in your gifts in your graces in your duties in all by whom you finde acceptance of your persons and services with God your heavenly Father Ephes 1.6 Christ is with you and in you in all conditions in all relations in all Afflictions Isa 63.8 9. And to conclude this use know for your increase of joy that Christ who is all and in all in you will abide in you for ever Nothing shall be able to separate Christ and your soules Rom. 8.35 38 39. Christ is the strength of your heart and your portion for ever Psalm 73.26 4. Vse Seeing Christ is all and in all in the New-Man suffer a word of exhortation which will conscerne every one present to hearken to viz. Both such as are in Christ and out of Christ And I am sure evere one of you are in one of these two estates either you are in Christ or without Christ The first branch of the exhortation shall be you who are beleevers and sanctified in Christ Iesus called Saints seeing Christ is all in all Let him be all in all in your justification take ye heed you bring not any righteousnesse of your owne nor any grace or worke of his in you to joyne with Christ and his righteousnesse in point of justification Phil. 3.9 This glory Christ will not give to another He is our jujustification or righteousnesse 1 Cor. 1.30 31. Christ will not permit any coadjutor concause or cooperator whatsoever in justification of sinners Consider this you who will not beleeve unlesse you could see your selves so holy so humble except you can first have such a sinne subdued you will not beleeve any of your sinnes are pardoned untill you finde and feele in your selves a soft heart a broken heart a praying spirit a mourning spirit you cry out you are not justifyed Oh say you if I could pray mourne for sinne profit by the meanes as such and such doe