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A02189	The iaylers iayl-deliuery. Preached at Great Saint Maries in Cambridge, the 6. of February. 1619. By Henry Greenvvood, Master of Art, and preacher of the Word of God	Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5.	1620 (1620)	STC 12333; ESTC S118959	14,276	38

vs begge of God the heauenly Husbandman to rend vs off by true humbling from the stocke of corruption and to plant vs into Christ Iesus by effectuall beleeuing that at that terrible Iudgement wee all with our poore housholds euerlastingly may be saued And that for Iesus Christ his sake our only Lord and euerlasting Redeemer Amen FINIS A GODLY AND Zealous Prayer O Most glorious God the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ and in him our Father the Fountaine of all our welfare and the giuer of all grace we thy poore children according to our bounden duty are at this present assembled together before thee in Prayer to offer vp euen from the ground of our hearts the Sacrifice of thanksgiuing for all thy louing mercies and tender kindnesses whatsoeuer bestowed vpon vs. We highly blesse thy Maiesty for electing vs in thy Christ to life eternall before all worlds for creating vs after thine owne most glorious Image in purity and perfection of holinesse for iustifying vs by the perfect obedience of thy Sonne for sanctifying vs by thy holy Spirit and for the hope that thou hast giuen vs of our future glorification with thee heereafter in Heauen We also returne vnto thee all due and possible prayse for preseruing vs hitherto of thine especiall goodnesse and mercy supplying aboundantly all our necessities both in soule and in body and for thy blessing vpon vs and ours keeping vs from diuers dangers that might iustly for our sinnes haue come vpon vs both spirituall and corporall O what shall we render vnto thee for all these thy mercies done vnto vs what are wee that thou shouldst thus respect vs or what are our deseruings that thou shouldst thus esteeme vs To vs O Lord to vs most miserable sinners there nothing belongeth but shame and confusion If thou Lord markest strictly what is done amisse who is able to abide it O how farre doth thy mercy exceed thy iustice O the deepnesse of thy fauours towards vs So vnsearchable are they as no man can expresse them so vn-vtterable as no man can declare them And most mercifull Father wee humbly intreat for thy Christs sake the continuance of these mercies towards vs Blesse vs this day and euer with thy heauenly protection and benediction guide vs by thine owne Spirit into all godlinesse that we may profitably and conscionably walke before thee in our vocations both generall and particular blesse vs in the house and blesse vs in the field blesse vs in the basket and blesse vs in the store blesse vs in our out-goings and in our commings in compasse vs on euery side with thy mercies guard thine Angels round about vs keepe vs from the euill of this world and euery worke of darknesse and sanctifie both our soules and bodies with thy feare to thy seruice that as heretofore we haue serued the Diuell and the world by prophanenesse so euer heereafter redeeming the time wee may apply our selues vnto holinesse To which end we most earnestly craue O heauenly Father the presence of thy Spirit alwayes to direct vs the powerfull preaching of thy Gospell alwayes to instruct vs the holy vse of thy Sacraments alway to confirme vs that all heresie and vngodlinesse remoued farre from vs by these meanes sanctified vnto vs we may glorifie thy holy name by our holy conuersations in this life and bee glorified of thee euerlastingly in the life to come And because by reason of our sinnes in stead of thy mercies we haue deserued thy furious indignation against vs we therefore seriously begge at the throne of thy mercy in the meritorious mediation of Iesus Christ that thou wouldest remoue far from vs and our Land all thy fearefull and heauy iudgements whatsoeuer as famine pestilence sword and the like and giue vs all grace from the King to the beast that we may be truly humbled for all our iniquities that wee repenting vs of our euill which is sinne thou maist be pleased to repent thee of thy euill which is punishment for sinne Heare vs Oblessed Lord God in these our Petitions pardoning our sinnes and granting to vs all our requests with all other thy graces that we stand in need of that may make for thy glory and the sauing of our poore soules at the dismall Day of Iudgement and that for Christ Iesus his sake To whom with thee and thy blessed Spirit three glorious persons but one immortall God wee desire to returne all possible praise power dominion and thanksgiuing this day and euerlasting Amen FINIS Sirs Note John 3. 8. Rom. 9. 15. Math. 3. 9. Iohn 11. 2. Acts 9. 6. Luke 19. 8. What must I doe Note Gal. 3. 24. Rom. 7. 10. Act. 2. 37. Luke 3. 10. Ion. 3. 5. Act. 9 6. Esay 66. 2. Math. 11. 28. Similie 1. Kin. 19. 11. 12. Text. Note Wisd 5. 7. Esay 58. 6. Text. Mat. 20. 21. Luk. 12. 13. Note Math. 6. 33. Exod. 33. 18. Psal 4. 6. Math. 26. 22. Psal 132. 4. Text. Note Similie Psal 25. 10. Cant. 1. 4. Text. Text. Ob. Ans Ezek. 18. 20. Math. 25. 9. Gen. 18. 32. Hab. 2. Text. Text. Faith Iam. 2. 19. Luke 8. 13. 1 Cor. 13. 2. Simile Psal 45. 8. Rom. 5. 1. Rom. 10. 10. Hab. 2. 4. Mark 9. 24. Text. Note Text. Act. 7. 28. Psal 110. 1. Ioh. 20. 28. Mal. 1. 6. Luke 7. 8. Heb. 11. 7. Text. Math. 1. 21. Luke 2. 30. Luke 1. 47. Text. Text. Note Gal. 3. 26. 1. Tim. 4. 8. Rom. 8. 1. 1. Cor. 2. 9.

may bee saued On the Lord Iesus Christ THe obiect of our faith is the Lord Iesus Christ There is not a name vnder Heauen wherein saluation can be expected and had but in the name merit and power of Iesus Hee is our Iacobs Ladder on whom wee must climbe to life euerlasting Let vs not goe to Rome for a Pardon nor to Mahomet for a blessing nor to the Sorcerer for skill nor to the Magician for counsell but let vs come vnto Christ and hee will refresh vs. Quo ibimus Whither shall we goe Thou O Christ and none but thou hast the words of eternall life Lord Iesus Christ ALl the names of our blessed Redeemer are happily met together Lord his name of power Iesus his name of propriety Christ his name of Office Lord a name of power attributing to God his Essence and being shewing that hee receiued his being from none but himselfe alone as all things else haue their being from him For in him wee li●e wee moue and haue our being Christ is a Lord By power coequall with his Father By purchase redeeming vs by his bloud And therfore called Dominus Dens Dominus Electorum the Lord of the Elect. Heerein his Deity is apparant He must be thus a Lord or else hee could neuer haue beene a Iesus First a Lord to support deliuer and make conquer his humanity Againe a Lord to dignifie and make meritorious euery act done in his humanity for the saluation of his Elect. That this glorious title is duely giuen vnto our Sauiour witnesse that of the Psalmes The Lord said vnto my Lord Sit thou on my right hand till I make thine enimies thy foot-stoole And Thomas thus confesseth him Thou art my Lord and my God This then is no small comfort to the faithfull that they haue so powerfull and glorious a Messiah And it maketh also much against those base Heretickes that mock vs for our dependance on Christ for saluation Againe in the last place it should teach vs what manner of persons wee should bee to our Redeemer A sonne honoureth his father and a seruant his master if I then be your Lord and master where is then my feare Many would haue Christ their Iesus but few can brooke him their Lord Wee must bee conformed to this our Lord in two in grace in crosse if euer wee will be glorified with him There are fiue properties of a faithfull seruant which we must labour to haue if euer we will make account of Christ for our Lord. The first is Obedience such were the Centurions seruants He said to one Come and hee commeth to another Goe and he goeth to another Doe this and hee doth it O that wee were such obedients to our Lord The second is Diligence He toyleth and labours dayly in his masters seruice for his masters aduantage and gaine so industrious and laborious should wee be for the glory of our Lord Iesus The third is Reuerence if his master doth but bend his browes hee quakes and trembles so when our Lord seemes angry we must with Noah be moued with reuerence The fourth is Patience if his master correcteth him hee beares it meekely quietly and patiently so when wee are chastised of our Lord wee should vndergoe it with meekenesse and patience The fift is Loue if his master bee wronged or reuiled he will not beare it with patience but stand vp to reuenge it so if wee heare or see our Lord Christ blasphemed and his most holy Profession derided it should be a Simeons sword to pierce our soules Iesus THis name was giuen him by an Angell before hee was conceiued in the wombe and a reason thereof rendred Because hee should saue his people from their sinnes Hee saues vs from sinnes Guilt Punishment Regiment From sinnes guilt and punishment by his imputatiue passions from sinnes regiment by his merits and graces applyed and deriued vpon vs and by his actiue obedience imputed he doth entitle vs to the glory of heauen Old Simeon acknowledged Christ such a saluation Mine eyes haue seene thy saluation yea and my saluation thine for sending mine for sauing thine for loue mine for life Mine eyes haue seene this saluation And the spirit of Mary also exulted in this her Sonne Sauiour And all you that would finde him a Iesus from Hell bee carefull yee finde him a Iesus from sinne Christ CHrist signifieth Anoynted In the Old Law they anointed three Kings Priests Prophets And for the worke of our Redemption Christ was necessarily anoynted to a triple Office with the oyle of holinesse aboue his fellowes He was anoynted to be a King Prophet Priest To be a King a type whereof was Salomon to be a Prophet a type whereof was Dauid to bee a Priest a type whereof was Melchisedech Melchisedech not Aaron Aaron a Priest but not a King Dauid a King but not a Priest Melchisedech both King and Priest King of Salem and Priest of the most high God and therefore a notable type of Iesus Hee was anoynted to bee a King to rule his Elect and protect them hee was anoyuted to bee a Prophet to teach his Elect and direct them hee was anoynted to be a Priest to ransome his Elect and redeeme them If Christ be thy Christ as King then the Diuell reignes not in thee but Christ if Christ bee thy Christ as Prophet then his word not thy will is the rule and square of all thine actions if Christ bee thy Christ as Priest then thy affections are slaine concerning sinne and thy whole man sacrificed to God And thou shalt be saued THe reward of our faith is the saluation of our soules Blessed is the estate of Christianity for it is rewarded with inexpressible felicity The benefit of beleeuing is multiple First heereby wee are adopted the children of God Yee are all the sonnes of God by faith in Christ Iesus Secondly hereby our sinnes are forgiuen vs as we reade in the Gospell Confide fils remittuntur tibi peccata Beleeue my sonne and thy sinnes are for giuen thee Thirdly hereby we haue right and interest in all Gods blessings of this life Godlinesse hath the promises of this life as well as of that which is to come Fourthly hereby we are freed from the damnation of hell Now then there is no condemnation to those that are in Christ Iesus which walke not after the flesh but after the Spirit Lastly hereby we shall be possessed with the saluation of heauen the glories and ioyes whereof are so great as they cannot bee numbred so precious as they cannot be valued so lasting as they are euerlasting Neither eye hath seene nor eare hath heard nor heart of man hath euer imagined the thousand part of this heauenly felicity Beleene on the Lord Iesus Christ thus thou shalt bee saued and thine houshold If then to bee members of Christ Iesus bee so blessed a condition O let