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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23642	The spouse of Christ coming out of affliction, leaning upon her beloved, or, A sermon preached by Mr. John Allin, the late Reverend Pastor to the Church of Christ at Dedham, at the administration of the Lords Supper, August 6, 1671 and may be useful to any Church of Christ, or true believer in a state of affliction.	Allin, John, 1596-1671.	1672 (1672)	Wing A1037; ESTC W22355	25,137	31

of any Church or Soul to give Glory to God by Believing thus Iob under all his afflictions and temptations could believe that his Redeemer did live and that he should see him at the last day upon the Earth which was an eminency in him it 's therefore I say the eminency of any Church or Soul to be strong in Faith it is a great dishonour to God and to Jesus Christ when Disciples that have been long in the School of Christ yet have but little Faith how oft did the Lord Jesus upbraid his Disciples with this Oh ye of little Faith and sometimes how is it that you have no Faith this is an eminency in a Christian when he can give much Glory to God by Believing Christ delighteth in this and admires the Faith of the Centurion Mat. 8.10 VVhen Jesus heard it he marvelled and said to them that followed verily I say unto you I have not found so great Faith no not in Israel ver 13. And Iesus said unto the Centurion go thy way and as thou hast believed so be it done unto thee and his Servant was healed in the self same hour In this life of Faith the Apostle Paul was very eminent when he said the life that I now live I live by Faith in the Son of God Psal 27.1 2 3. the strength of his Faith was such that he said though an Host should encamp against me my heart should not fai● though war should rise against me in this will I be confident Faith gives God the Glory of his Power faithfulness mercy and grace to lean and venture the whole Interest of the Soul for Eternity upon the Lord Jesus Christ notwithstanding so many Sins Corruptions and Temptations this is a great and glorious work this is our victory over the world even our Faith and this Faith is that which draws vertue from Jesus Christ which causeth the Soul to be in love with the Lord Jesus as we may see in the Spouse she leaned upon her Beloved upon his love to her and the more because she felt his love to her Oh the eminency of Faith and love as the Apostle highly commends the Church of the Thessalonians 1 Thess 1.2 3. VVe give thanks to God alwayes for your work of Faith and abou● of love so Chap. 58. He calls Faith and Love the Brest-plate 1 Tim. 1.14 the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with Faith and Love which is in Christ Iesus where ye see much Faith and Love you may say there is abundance of Grace in that Soul 1 Pet. 1.8 VVhom having not seen yee love in whom though now ye see him not yet believing ye rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory This Love causeth the Soul to love the Holy God his Holy Law and also to love all the Saints of God and this is far above nature it argues a purified heart to love the Saints as 1 Pet. 1.22 Seing ye have purified your Souls in obeying the Truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the Brethren see that you love one another with a pure heart fervently Love is the fulfilling of the Law and Faith worketh by love these two Graces will be the glory of the Shulamite the new Ierusalem that is to come down from Heaven and it is the beauty and glory of any Christian the want or defects in these graces is a great blemish in any Spouse of Christ or Christian let us therefore I say acknowledge the eminency of that Church or Soul that is much in the exercise of Faith and Love Vse 3. Instruction Here we may observe and see the safety of any Soul o● Church of Christ to lean and stay it self upon Jesus Christ in Wilderness Tryals and Afflictions So Caleb and Ioshua so long as they trusted in God and cleaved to him the Lord was with them and brought them into the promised Land what can any Soul have to lean upon in an evil day of tryal trust not in Princes or any Son of man his breath is in his nostrils by strength shall no man prevail Confidence in Church Priviledges if men trust to them or Ordinances yea if they cry the Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord see what the Lord speaketh to this very largely Ier. 10. Isai 48.1 2. they call themselves the Holy City and stay themselves upon the God of Israel but not in Truth all such props as these will deceive them that lean upon them but now for a Soul to lean upon Christ as her Beloved in the enjoyment of all his Ordinances such a Soul may finde comfort herein as Holy David Psal 27.4 5. One thing have I desired of the Lord that will I s●●k after that I may dwell in the House of the Lord all the dayes of my life to behold the beauty of the Lord and to enquire in his Holy Temple● For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his Pavillion in the secret of his Tabernacle shall he hide me he shall set me upon a Rock Vse 4. Tryal But would you be safe in times of Tryal and Affliction● 1. Consider what interest you have in Jesus Christ can you lean and stay upon him alone and say he is my Rock my only Refuge have you chosen him as your Portion your all in all are all things dung and drosse in comparison of him can you suffer the loss of all for him this is a true leaning upon Christ as your Beloved but when the Soul wants an interest in Christ Jesus and hath not him to lean upon whether will such a Soul flee for help in times of tryal trouble and distresses there is then none but Christ none but Christ that will suit the Soul in this respect you may venture to lean upon him he is able and willing to bear all the weight that is laid upon him it doth therefore nearly concern every Soul to consider what interest he hath in Jesus Christ what perswasion have you had of the alsufficiency and grace and mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ have you tryed his alsufficiency can you be perswaded of the alsufficiency of one that you never tryed but especially consider whether God hath drawn your heart to chuse Jesus Christ for your portion for your stay and support for your all and in all and that you have laid the whole weight of your Souls upon him have you given up your selves to Christ to be at his dispose have you chosen and taken him for your Lord and Christ and are you at his command can you part with your dearest Lust and sin as his command engages your Souls to do and suffer any thing that he requires 2. Consider is he your Beloved do you lean upon Jesus Christ as your Beloved as he whom your Soul loveth as he that is altogether beautiful and desirable is your greatest delight in communion with God so that if Christ should ask you the Question he asked Peter Ioh. 2.1.17 Simon

for us where is there such love to be found in the World Oh what ardent love should then be to the Lord Jesus therefore let us shew our love to him and let our love be enflamed to him let us be willing to dye for him that hath dyed for us let us love him with all our hearts and souls and all our might that hath so greatly loved us THE Lord Jesus his LEGACIE of PEACE To Arm his Disciples against Trouble and Fear OR A SERMON PREACHED BY Mr. JOHN ALLIN The late Reverend Pastor of the Church of Christ in Dedham August 13. 1671. Being the last that he Preached before his Death which was August 26. 1671. Glory to God in the highest on Earth peace towards men good will Luk. 2.14 Cambridge Printed in the Year 1672. John 14.27 Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you not as the World giveth give I unto you let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid AFter so many Consolations and Promises of the Comforter as the Lo●d Jesus had armed his Disciples with against his departure in these words he takes his leave or farewel of them leaving this his Legacy with them namely The blessing of peace telling them what peace saying My peace I give unto y●u not as the World giveth and the fruit of Christ peace was to stay their hearts against all trouble and fear as ver r. Let not your Hearts be troubled but my peace I leave with you as my blessing as the Apostle speaks ●phes 6.23 Peace be to the Brethren and love with Faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ 1 Pet. 5.14 Peace be with all that are in Christ Jesus Amen and it is a frequent Farewel in the Scripture as also in Salutations the scope of our Saviour in these words or valediction is the same he began withal ver 1. to stay their hearts against all fear and trouble it was no doubt a great trouble and tryal to the hearts of the Disciples of Jesus Christ to loose such a Master and Teacher as he was and that by so painful and shameful a death as the death of the Crosse and so it was notwithstanding all that he had spoken to them therefore he leaves peace with them My peace I give unto you To open the words My peace I leave with you as if our Saviour had said I am now about to part with you I must leave you but I will leave this Legacy My peace and that not an ordinary peace but my peace and that I give unto you you shall have peace is usually taken for or ●mplies protection from all evil and the enjoyment of all good but that they may know what peace this is he tells them it 's my peace Christ is the Prince of peace the Attonement the God of peace all peace comes from him he it is that gives all manner of peace First He gives peace with God you will say what manner of peace is that the Apostle tells us Phil 4.7 The peace of God that passeth all understanding unspeakable and unutterable such a peace that even those that have it cannot conceive the excellency of it much less can they express it God is an Enemy against sin and sinners and they are at enmity with God and for a sinner that hath offended and provoked God and that therefore hath no hope in God now for such a sinner to be at peace with God who can conceive what it is you may see the excellency of it if you consider the persons that are now at peace for a poor wretched miserable condemned sinner to be at peace with God and that this should flow from the love of God in pardoning all his sins and to account him righteous in his sight that he that was an enemy to the Great and Holy God even in his minde by evil works and had God himself the Holy Just God an enemy to him that will avenge himself on his enemies by Eternal punishment yet now to be at peace with God and that God will own him as a Friend forgiving all his sins accepting him as just righteous to ete●nal life take him into his high favour as a Son and Heir of Heaven and all this through the Blood of his own Son yea by the blood of his Cross is this peace made so justifying his Law and Justice a great price must be payed to purchase it and the tearms is free grace in a covenant of grace to all that believe it is free grace in God to accept of a satisfaction in Christ he might have exacted it of the sinner himself and the tearms of this free grace are only to believe and accept of it the new Covenant is established upon better promises then the old wherein God hath promised to take away a hard and stony heart and to give a heart of flesh now for a sinner to be at peace with God through the merit and righteousness of Christ and upon the tearms of the covenant of grace and what follows God now takes them into the state of Sons ye shall be my Sons and Daughters saith the Lord God Almighty and they are made Heirs of the Glory of Christ for a sinner thus to be at peace with God I say who can tell what it is to be Heirs of God and co heirs with Jesus Christ this is Christs peace which he gives to his Disciples Secondly This peace is the inward peace of a good Conscience the sence of that peace which a Soul hath with God through Jesus Christ being prinkled from an evil Conscience we have boldness and access with assurance of Faith unto the holiest of all and confidence towards God 1 Joh. 3. God sending his Spirit the Comforter to witness that we are at peace with God yea he sends his Spirit to seal up this peace with God and this breeds joy unspeakable and full of glory it fills the Soul with all joy in Believing Rom. 15 13. Now the God of hope all you with all joy and peace in believing that you may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Ghost so that we may boldly go to the Throne of grace yea even to the holiest of all with confidence to wards God and have liberty before him this is a singular part of this peace to be perswaded that we are at peace with God and that we are the Children of God and that we are partakers of all the priviledges of the Sons of God Thirdly Christs peace is a peace with men and so usually taken in Scripture and especially with the Saints Ephes 2.14 For he is our peace who hath made bath one and hath broken own the m●dd●e wall of partition between us that we m●y be all o●e●a Iesus Christ both J●ws and Gentiles Fourthly This peace comprehends peace with the Creature even with the Beasts of the field Job 5 23 For thou shait be in lea●ue with the