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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97002	A sermon, preached in the Kings Chappell at VVhite-Hall, on Sunday last July 15. 1649. By Henry Walker cleric. author of the Perfect occurrences.	Walker, Henry, Ironmonger.	1649 (1649)	Wing W385; Thomason E565_18; ESTC R203995	9,933	19

when he doth go to performe any duty he must be forced to it but for the Child of God that doth goe willingly to Prayer and to the Church 3. The third mark is when the Holy Gh: hath wrought a similitude of himself upon the heart of a Man that is the third point as a Seale we doe know that the seale hath made an impression upon the wax when that we doe take it off there is the same marke in the wax as is in the seale so the Holy Ghost we may know that the Holy Ghost hath set this seale upon you when that there is the same forme and image in the spirit of the man as is in the Holy Ghost 2 Cor. 3. v. 18. But we all with open face beholding as in a glasse the glory of God are changed into the same Image from glory to glory even as the Spirit of God Where the Holy Ghost doth make a powerfull influence there is a growth of grace from one decree of grace to another till he be made a perfect Saint 4. The fourth marke is when there is a cheerfull eccho answering in the Holy Ghost and without which there is many a poore soule doth drop into Hell then when a poore soule will take and misconstrue a piece of Scripture to colour his sinne that is a very sad thing for now it is a hard matter when a man shall argue with the Devill and his owne soule it is like to have the ●o●le and now when that God shall bid him doe any thing he shall argue with God Gal. 1. 15 16. There Paul if that he had conferr'd with flesh and bloud when God had called him to be an Apostle if he had argued with flesh and bl●ud it would never have let him been an Apostle 〈◊〉 but saith he But when it pleased God who seperated me from my Mothers wombe and called me by his grace to reveal his Son in me that I might preach him among the Heathen immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood If that he should have stood arguing and saying I was a Persecutor of the Church of God before and they will never believe me they may apprehend and stone me I who before would apprehend Preachers now am become one my selfe but he did not conferre with flesh and blood but went immediately and did as the Lord bid him 5. When there is a respect and tendernesse of the Spirit of God and not to grieve it when there is not the least inclination in the world to sinne that when a man is going to him he shall heare a check in his heart to bring him back when there shall be a wearisomnesse in him to doe any duty the Spirit of God shall rowse him up to doe it chearfully Ephes. 4. v. 30. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption When Paul had told them of many sins he bid them not grieve the Holy Ghost there is such a tendernesse in the spirit of a Child of God that he is mighty carefull that he may not displease the Spirit of God nor grieve it for feare their seal and evidence should be lost 2. Secondly for a use of comfort and incouragement to those that are destin'd for the Cause of God for those that are to go into Ireland Those that doe find an impression of Gods Spirit upon their soules to doe the worke of God to which they are called now to receive courage to go against those Idolaters in the relief of the Protestants here may be a great deale of comfort to those that doe walk with God and have God on their side they should go couragiously on in this good worke Esay 43. v 4. Since thou wert precious in my fight thou hast been honourable and I have loved thee therefore will I give men for thee and people for thy life It hath pleased the Lord to manifest his love to this Army and he hath honoured them and he hath set a marke of his love upon them But it may be objected by some that they are stronger and theirs are stronger Garrisons than ours are and there are more of them but you shall see there was but a 11. to go to search the Land and the same was objected by them Numb. 13. 28. Neverthelesse the people be strong that dwell in the Land and the Cities are walled and very great moreover we saw the Children of Amak there v. 29. The Abimilecks doe dwell in the Land of the South the Hittites the Jebuzites and the Amorites dwell upon the Mountains and the Canaanites dwell by the Sea and the coast of Jordan You see how they did object many things v. 31. But the men that went up with him said we be not able to stand against the people for they are stronger than we You do see that there was but 12. sent to search the Land and a 11. of them returned back but see what Caleb did he had another Spirit with him to incourage him v. 30. But Caleb stilled the People before Moses and said let us go up at once and possesse it for we are well able to overcome But it may be there will be more objections and some will hinder the designe and therefore it may not prosper but you shall say what they say If that the Lord doth delight in us he will give us the victory now this is the worke that every one should doe they should seek to get the Lord with them that they may receive an influence of Gods Spirit that it may carry them on to undertake the work with courage now the Lord he is with us if that you have but a heart to trust in God you are well enough trust in God he is able to deliver you and them into your hands But some will say there are many divisions and so they have made a league with them Vers 10. But all the Congregation bade stone them with stones and the glory of the Lord appeared in the Tabernacle of the Congregation before all the Children of Israel How much have we had Gods love appeared to us and have much more should we go cheerfully to destroy Idolaters and Rebels Esay 41. v. 13 14. For I the Lord thy God will hold up thy right hand saying unto thee Feare not I will help thee feare not thou worme Jacob and ye men of Israel I will help thee saith the Lord and thy Redeemer the holy one of Israel See now you doe so put your trust in God and take him along with you and you need not to feare the victory FINIS Ephes. 1. 13 14. 2. Cor. 7. 17.

when that they doe Crucifie the Lord Jesus but now I would have you to know that it is not impossible for there is nothing impossible to him but yet if that God will do it he must doe a great worke to bring them againe that are once gone 4. Another sort are to be reproved who will not suffer Gods Servants to have communion with the Saints who had rather blot the Name of God out of their minds than God should work such a worke upon them that they should look into their Consciences no their Consciences they are seared with a hot iron and they cannot indure to behold and looke into their Consciences and they cannot indure that the spirit of God should make any impression in their soules 5. It must serve to reprove them that doe hinder others from having cōmunion with God either by drawing them to sinne or hinder them in the worke of God such as doe deceive the Children of God because that they are conscientious in their waies and doe strive to lead their lives in the feare of God and to lead a good life Now the second thing is for Instruction is it so that the Spirit of God working so upon the spirits of Men doe put them into a condition to worke great things for Gods glory take you heed that you doe not quench the Spirit of God Do you find the Holy Ghost warme in your hearts and stirring you up to prayer ● than if you doe quench it you know not when ever you may have such an opportunity againe or no take you heed that you doe never quench these motions 2. Take you heed that you doe not grieve the Spirit of God as those that are about to commit any sinne if it be Drunkennesse or whoredome or any such like sin when the Spirit of God doth smite your heart for it and tells you that that is the way to Hell take heed that you doe not grieve it then when it doth strive to draw you off from doing such a sinne and strives to shew you the right way to Heaven 3. Take heed that you doe not trample the Spirit of God under your feet take heed that when the passion comes it doth not carry you on to act any great and desperate sin against the Spirit of God Heb. 10. v. 28 29. He that did despise Moses Law died without mercy under two or three Witnesses how much severer punishment think ye he shall be thought worthy of who hath trodden under foot the Soune of God and bath counted the bloud of the Covenani wherewith he was sanctified an unholy thing and hash done despite to the Spirit of Grace If that a man for the breach of Moses Law with two or three Witnesses should suffer death what doe you thinke a man at the great Day of Judgement shall suffer for the shedding the Spirit of Grace under foot 4. Let this stirre up your affection to an holy duty be in love with the Word of God with the Ordmances of God with the People of God with Proyer for by this meanes there is a great injoyment of God We doe now come to lay downe an Use of Comfort and Consolation to all the People of God it must needs be a great deale of comfort to the People of God when the Holy Ghost by working an impression in their hearts it doth carry you on to worke your owne salvation and the glory of God what greater comfort can you have all comfort is wrapt up in the Spirit of God all are enjoyed by enjoying it and by enjoying this impression now then there is a testimony that you are and of the Children of God that you have this seale upon your soules you have the Holy Ghost to carry you on in the kingdome of grace and it will lift you up in the kingdome of glory some will say this is a great comfort if that a man leave this evidence that the Holy Ghost did make an impression upon his heart that he had a Spirit to pray that he did find an ability to doe such things for the comfort of this you shall see how they were carried on to work things above their power Rom. 8. v. 26 27. Likewise the Spirit helpeth our infirmities for we know not what we should pray for as we ought but the Spirit it self maketh intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered but he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the spirit because that he doth make intercession for the Saints according to the will of God Now the Spirit it doth help you it doth carry you on to work higher things than your owne spirit is able to doe And I doe make no question but there are some here that when they have come to prayer their hearts have been cold and before that they have gone away their hearts had been warmed with the Spirit of God I would not have you be mistaken for there hath been some men that have presumed to say that they had the Holy Ghost when they have no such matter therefore I will lay downe some few signes or tokens that you may be certified whether you have the Holy Ghost or no 1. The first token is when there it a comfortable knowledge of the Lord when that the Holy Ghost hath wrought a comfortable knowledge of God and when that any man can say I know that my Redeemer liveth and I doe know that God is my God and that the Holy Ghost hath set a seale upon my heart and I doe know that I am the Child of God John 17. v. 16 14. And I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter that he may abide with you for ever even the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive because it seeth him not and knoweth him not but ye know him because he dwelleth with you and in you As if Christ should have said Here is cleer demonstration of those that are sanctified those that are not 1. For those that are not sanctified they know nothing above nature they do not know Christ to be their Christ nor God to be their God but when the Spirit of God doth work effectually upon them then they doe know that they are the Children of God and that the Spirit of God is sealed upon them the world doe not know him but the People of God they know him 2. When that there is a liberty in the spirit I doe not say a liberty to sin but when a man can serve God freely and couragiously where there is a delight to work the worke of God 2 Cor. 3. v. 16 14. Neverthelesse when it shall turne to the Lord the vaile shall be taken away Now the Lord is that Spirit where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty A wicked man there is the vaile of sinne that doth lie upon his heart that doth keep him downe it makes him go unwillingly to the Church that