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A15502 Selfe deniall: or, A Christians hardest taske. Written by Christopher Wilson; preacher of the Word of God, &c. Wilson, Christopher, 1579 or 80-1624. 1625 (1625) STC 25767; ESTC S120182 37,902 86

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1. Sam. 20.4.12.13.30.31.32.33.34.35 but vnfainedly loued him faithfully and with danger of his life preserued him from the furie of his owne Father How could he euer haue done this if he had not learned vtterly to renounce himselfe and to offer himselfe to the will of God How many motiues and proro●atins would humane reason colour of right promise the glory of a kingdome the falling from his hopes how many such like were cast into his minde no doubt beeing a man but he valiantly resisted them and is become more glorious by so parting with his Kingdome then if he had swayed the Scepter not onely of that but of all the kingdomes of the world without this Denyall Fiftly 5. Naaman fit for this purpose is the example of Naaman who though at first 2. King 5.10.11.12.13.14.15 he not Denying himselfe had almost destroyed himselfe who thought it foolishnesse to goe and wash in the waters of Iordan yet in the ende being perswaded and ouer-ruled by good counsel subiecting his owne will and reason to the Prophets commaund found the benefit thereof by good experience that obedience is the best sacrifice and to harken better then the fat of Lambes Sixtly 6. Dauid 2 Sam. 23.15.16.17 well might Dauid haue a place in this ranke who had learned this Deniall 2. Sam. 23.15.16.17 when it may seeme pressed through thirst he desired the water of the well of Bethleem and that through the valour and vndaunted courage and magnanimitie of his worthies it was got he would not drinke it but powred it out as sacrifice to the Lord was not this a maruelous bridling his affection The like and much more appeares in his behauiour towards Saul that although himselfe annointed and so iniuriously persecuted by Saul 1. Sam. 24.4.9.10.11.17.19 and hauing him twise closed in his hands yet offred no violence to him Oh what a singular measure of Selse-denyall was here The like also might be shewed in many other behauiours of his as in sending back the Arke when he fled from Absolon 2. Sam. 15.25.26 and resigned himselfe wholly to the Lord. Seauenthly 7 Paul notable is the example of Paul while partly hee became all things to all men to the weake and strong not pleasing himselfe in any thing Cor. 2.9 22. but especially being newly conuerted that Christ should send him from his owne Country-men towards whom he burned in zeale and beeing sent into Arabia among Barbarous people without houses that yet he so readily obayed Gal. 1.16 whence was it but from this ground Gal. 1.16 That hee consulted not with flesh and blood but was obeydient to the Heauenly counsell Eightly 8 Iohn Baptist Excellent is the example of Iohn Baptist Iohn 1.20 21. for when the Scribes and Pharisees sent an honorable Embassage to him offering him as it were to be Messias Iohn 3.28 Iohn 1.20 21. after Iohn 3.28 When his Disciples prouoked with carnall enuy would haue had him aduance himselfe aboue Christ as beeing his Ancient and giuing him as they thought his first credit Loe there how Iohn abases himselfe how hee schooles his Disciples how he magnifies Christ how hee was but a voyce but a sprinkler of water It was Christ that baptized with fire and the Holy Ghost that is who did and was able to giue the grace signified by Baptisme euen all graces of the Spirit which is as fire Now did hee not in all these things Deny himselfe his goodnesse and his owne glory yea verily The last 9 Christ Iesus and best example of all out of the Scripture I will produce is of Christ Iesus himselfe the perfit patterne as of all other so of this duty what did the whole course of his dayes on earth from his conception to his Ascention but declare this Iohn 18.22 Iohn 19.1 2 3. Mat. 16.53 that hee could so abase himselfe be content to bee scorned hated persecuted Iohn 18.6 beeing able so easie to haue destroyed his enemies yet neuer put forth his power to hurt him Mat 26.39.42 How did hee in the Garden resigne himselfe to God his Father Vpon the Crosse commend himselfe to him and in all things committed himselfe to him that iudges righteously hee would not open his mouth to cleare his owne innocency least ours should haue beene shut for euer in silence and confusion 10 Examples out of Ecclesiasticall History of those that haue Denied themselues Not vnworthy may these Worthies haue their place heere who haue beene shining lights and renouned Pillars in Gods Church whose examples for Selfe-Deniall is vnto admiration as Ecclesiasticall Stories mention And first see this vndaunted courage in that famous and worthy Martyre Ignatius 1 Ignatius who suffered in the third persecution vnder cruell Traian the Emperour who when hee was to be deuoured of roaring Lyons Sayd I am the the Wheate or graine of Christ I shall bee ground with the teeth of wilde Beasts that I may be found pure Bread Eusibius and Hereom And likewise sayd Let the fire the gallows the deuouring of Wilde Beasts the breaking of my bones the pulling assunder of my members the pressing of my whole body or the torments of the diuell or hell it selfe come vppon mee so that I may winne Christ Iesus Behold this braue minde and Selfe-Deniall in that blessed Martyre Policarpus Bishop of Smerna 2 Policarpus who suffered in the fourth persecution vnder Antonius Verus who when he was going to the place of his Execution was by Nycetes receiued into his Chariot Eusebius lib. 4. ap 15. and perswaded by him to say by way of Saluation My Lord Caesar and to sacrifice and so to saue his life but beeing nothing mooued by these wicked flatteries sayd resolutely I will not follow your counsell and when the Proconsull bid him defie Christ or else hee had fire to burne him and beasts to teare him in peeces Hee answered foure-score and six yeares haue I beene Christs seruant yet in all this time hee hath not so much as once hurt me How then may I speake euill of my King and Soueraigne Lord that hath thus preserued me As for your Beasts and fire let them come vpon me for I am not perswaded by Repentance to turn from better to worse Memorable is the example of that excellent Martyre and merror of men Martyn Luther a poore Monke who contended with the Pope and many Legions of his Creatures and tooke the prey out of their teeth 3 Luther they hauing the sword of most Maiestrates and power of most Scepters to sway at their pleasures Neither would hee be allured by the fayre promises nor terrified by the bloody threates of great Cardinall Caietan to renounce his faith formerly confessed He was the man that professed he would go to the dyet at Wormes although all the Tyles of the City were so many diuells The like denial we may behold in that good