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spirit_n	flesh_n	law_n	mind_n	7,026	5	6.6163	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94261	The crovvne of righteousnes: or, The glorious reward of fidelity in the discharge of our duty. As it was laid forth in a sermon, preached in S. Botolphs Aldersgate, London, Sept. 25. 1653. At the solemn funerall of Mr. Abrah: Wheelock, B. D. the first publick professor, and reader of Arabick, and of the Saxon, in the University of Cambridge. Whereunto is added, an encomium of him. / By William Sclater Doctor in Divinity, now preacher of the Word of God in Broad-street, Lond.	Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1653 (1653)	Wing S916; Thomason E221_6; ESTC R4044	30,757	39

Apostle when the Law in his Members rebelled against the Law of his Minde Rom. 7.23 it was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a warring Law and elsewhere he saith The flesh lusteth against the spirit as the spirit lusteth against the flesh Gal. 5.17 and to the same purpose also Saint Iames Chap. 4.1 From whence come Warres and Fightings among you Come they not hence even of your Lusts that Warre in your Members Surely Contention comes from Corruption see likewise 1 Pet. 2.11 Now I might here take occasion to treat of the Doctrine of the spirituall Warfare and pursuing the Metaphor present you with those severall things that concurre to make up a compleate Battaile as 1. A Bickering and encounter it selfe Nisi praecesserit pugna non potest esse Victoria as Saint o S. Cypr. li de Mortal c. 9. Cyprian there cannot properly be said to be a Victory where never was a fighting delicata jactatio est ubi periculum non est it s but a fond or esseminate kinde of boasting of a Conquest where never was danger 2. In a Warre there must be Enemies with whom to encounter quis enim certat nisi inimicum habet saith Prosper there cannot be a Contention where there is not an Adversary Now in this Warfare the great and the grand Adversary is the Devill who with an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is styled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Adversary 1 Pet. 5.8 Iam. 4.7 He is as the chiefe Champion the World also and the Flesh as under him Sunt tria quae tentant Hominem Mundus Care Daemon And in relation to the severall Temptations of each of these Schoolmen have given them distinct names or Titles being called by them either Obrepentes or Ascendentes or Immissa Those which are from the World seeme full of slattery and creep on after a sort insensibly and deceive us Those from the flesh ascend as it were out of our selves therefore the more dangerous because the lesse perceptible they being so pleasing to Corrupt Nature and a selfe-snare Those from the Devill are sent from without with more vehemency therefore called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Darts 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ephes 6.16 because cast into a man for in very deed the Devils p 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Macar Homil. knows no mans Heart onely deales at first till after farther experience by Conjecture all which if I had time it were easie to inlarge upon 3. In a Warre there must be Armes and Weapons and to furnish our selves with these we have a full Armory or panoply in the Holy Scriptures The whole armour of God we have for all sorts of Weapons whether Offensive or Defensive in Ephes 6.13 14. c. 4. There must be policies or stratagems in War meanes to Circumvent disappoint over-reach overthrow the Enemy c. These and many the like are the parts to make up this spirituall warfare all which must of necessity if as it ought to be spoken to fully will ingrosse more time than I have left to goe through with my other businesse Wherefore waving that so copious a Theame at this present I proceed on now to the second generall part of my Division which is the Remuneration or reward of Saint Pauls fidelity in the discharge of his trust in the Dispensation of the Gospell Henceforth is laid up for me a Crowne of Righteousnesse c. Much but that I study Brevity might be said of the Dignity of this reward it being stiled a Crowne and largely also I might discourse of the certainty thereof proved and assuredly to be made good partly from the promise of God of that q 2 Thes 3 3. faithfull God who is ever r Psal 111. 5. mindfull of it and never disappointeth a true believer of performance namely so as he promiseth Esay 40.10 Behold the Lord God will come with a strong hand and his arme shall rule for him behold his reward is with him See also Isa 62.11 and Psal 31.19 The Psalmist seemeth after a sort ravished and in a kind of extasie transported out of himselfe in wonder at the meditation O how great is thy goodnesse which thou hast laid up for them that feare thee which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sonnes of men And elsewhere Psal 58.11 Verily there is a reward for the righteous doubtlesse he is a God that judgeth in the earth And Heb. 6.10 God is not unrighteous to forget c. nor was ever any mans labour maugre the blasphemie of all those Infidels Mal. 3.14 in vaine in the Lord 1 Cor. 15.58 See also Rom. 2.7 And this is partly also to be made good from the meritorious expiation of the Lord Christ the vertue whereof extended not onely to a deliverance from all paine and misery which he purchased by his Passion but also to the opening a way to everlasting happinesse by his all-glorious Resurrection and Ascension Rom. 8.32 2 Pet. 1.11 Joh. 14.2 And lastly this may be collected likewise from the present afflictions of Gods servants 2 Thes 1.5 for else as the present case now stands with them they are in this life of all men else most miserable 1 Cor. 15.19 Now the Schoolmen have reduced the summe of all the future Blessednesse and Reward unto two maine heads which they stile Dotes animae Corporis as it were the Dowries of the Soule and Body both which as they have beene sharers in obedience so shall they also be in the Compensation of the just reward Those of the Soule are these 1. The cleare s 1 Jo. 3 2. Vision of God which they say is tota merces beholding him t 1 Cor. 13.12 face to face namely so farre as a finite Being for so our Humane Nature continues still though glorified may be capable to apprehend of that Majesty which is Infinite in this advanced condition the Soule which is here clogg'd and drossy and much praegravated by the Body subject to corruption shall beatifically see God as he is in the full splendor of his immortall glory whereas beneath it seeth onely in part and knoweth but in part nor can the greatest part of our sublunary knowledge make up the least part of our Ignorance the discovery that we have now of Heaven is but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as by reflexion from a glasse Darkely being changed into the Image of God by degrees from one glory to another 2 Cor. 3.18 but then all clowds shall be dispelled the Intellectuall eyes fully cleared up into a perfect and bright serenity and withall enjoy a sweet oblectation Contentation and Delight accompanying that inexpressible and blissefull Vision 2. In the will perfect fruition of the Divine glory tention and for the measure of the Creature Comprehension a compleate assimilation and likenesse to that glorious Majesty in Holinesse and Righteousnesse In those new Heavens dwelleth nothing but righteousnesse 2 Pet. 3.13 3. In the whole Soule Joy unspeakable and