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A50838 A farewel sermon preached at the Tabernacle in Spittle-Fields by Luke Milbourn ... Milbourne, Luke, 1649-1720. 1699 (1699) Wing M2032; ESTC R15533 20,084 33

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do them and if ye know never so much without such Practice ye are altogether unhappy Not every one who saith to me Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven but he who doth the Will of my Father which is in Heaven is our Saviour's unchangeable determination Matth. 7.21 Here then we may take some notice of the Discourse of Christians concerning Edification Edifying primarily signifies raising up a Building on a Foundation already laid Edifying in a spiritual sense signifies making a compleat Christian upon Principles of sound Faith laid in before so that the Person truly Edified is one upon whom the Word of God preach'd makes such impressions that he grows larger every day and wiser by it in his Vnderstanding and better in his Practice his Faith as it 's sound and good at first by the help of what he hears so the Fruits of that Faith are Holiness and Righteousness which if true then no Man can be said to edifie by a Sermon who does not grow wiser and better by it nor can any one be said to be a more edifying Pastor or Teacher than others whose Flock are not clearer in their Faith and sounder and more innocent in their Practises than other Men. But if Men should hear an Angel from Heaven preach according to his Nature nothing but what 's Holy and Divine and should not be able to give a better account of their Faith nor farther correct their Manners after they had heard him it must be owned that even such a Sermon from such a Preacher is not edifying to the Hearer If he does not Preach what 's sound and good I am apt to think no Man in his Senses will believe he edifies those he preaches to Edification in the subject of it is in plain Scripture terms Growing in Grace and in the Knowledge of Jesus Christ where that 's wanting all the rest is but idle talk An edifying Preacher will preach to himself first convince himself and prove himself a Christian by his Christian Life and Behaviour The Physician is of no value who can't heal himself nor the Preacher who has not affected his own Reformation St. Paul was but weak in speech and despicable in person 2 Cor. 10.10 yet he built up more Christians by the Purity and Exemplariness of his Life than all the popular Orators in the World It s possible a Man may hit his way who has a wicked Guide but he 's a great deal more likely to do so who has one Honest and Skilful too Empty Harangues can save none but sound Faith and good Practice may This attentive hearing then this Faith and this Practice will be crowned 3. The Happiness attending such a People The God of Peace will be with them their Bosoms shall be quiet and easie and the Spirit of Peace shall rest upon them A quiet Conscience is a Jewel of an inestimable Value it 's what thousands when they come on their Death-beds would purchase with a thousand Worlds if they could A wounded Spirit or Conscience none can bear a quiet Spirit makes a chearful Countenance and he who has nothing to accuse himself within may laugh at the Malice and Impudence of all Mankind We live in a World that 's troublesom enough and the more a Man studies to do well in it the more he exposes himself to the Hatred and Revenge of those who are set on fire of Hell Our Saviour did no Sin nor could any of his Adversaries convince him of it but our Saviour because his Innocence condemned a wicked World was hated persecuted murdered The Apostles preached and practised the Primitive Christians believed and practised the best the most heavenly Things The generality of the World lived in Sin and loved those Sins they lived in therefore they prosecuted those admirable Persons with indefatigable Rage and Envy and it will be so to the end of the World and he who dares to be good will be sure to have all the Sons of Darkness near him about his Ears The wicked watcheth the Righteous and seeketh to slay him Psal 37.32 that Work is agreeable to his Nature and the Righteous must be patient under it A Son of Belial will bely and slander he 'll quarrel with and prosecute he 'll endeavour to raise Enemies and encourage them in their Wickedness against those who endeavour to live soberly righteously and godly in an evil World Just Men are always doing good endeavouring the Peace and Assistance and Support of others the requital they have is commonly Baseness Ingratitude Treachery and down-right Villany Yea his own familiar Friends in whom he trusted which did eat of his Bread will presume to lift up their heels against him as David complains Psal 41.9 and David's Lord John 13.18 It s true such Judas's commonly hang themselves and die unpitied unlamented yet these Vermin are as troublesome to good Men as the Plagues of Flies and Lice to the Egyptians But how happy in the midst of all such Vexations from abroad are those who have peace with God and who being conscious of no guilt no dishonesty no injury done to any can Sleep without disturbance can Smile without dissembling can Converse without sullenness can debate Matters without passion and address themselves to God in Prayer without any Fears of a denial Nay though the Devil himself and all his Emissaries assault a Man of a clear Conscience let them endeavour to terrifie him with the inexorable Justice of God with the uselesness and impertinence of Repentance with the boasts of his own mighty Power and the unpardonableness of his past Crimes all these Suggestions vanish into Air when a Man can with Hezekiah plead I beseech thee remember O Lord how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart and have done that which was good in thy sight 2 Kings 20.3 All the Balm in Gilead has not so healing a Vertue as such Words in a sincere Christians Mouth Nor are the influences of the Spirit of Peace of less Efficacy or less desirable they are agreeable to the Nature of that Spirit who imparts them they are Love joy peace long-suffering gentleness goodness Faith meekness temperance Gal. 5.22 23. Love that heavenly Grace by which we keep the Commandments for Love is the fulfilling of the Law it 's that by which we love God with all our souls and our Neighbours as our selves Joy that Grace which bears us up in the midst of all worldly Troubles so as though the Figtree should not blossom neither should fruit be in the Vines though the labour of the Olive should fail and the Fields should yield no encrease tho the Flock should be cut off from the Fold and there should be no Herd in the Stall yet we may rejoyce in the Lord and joy in the God of our Salvation Habak 3.17 18. Peace that whereby we are reconciled to our heavenly Father in Christ Jesus whereby we are freed from inward Gripes and