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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26034	The best treasure, or, The way to be truly rich being a discourse on Ephes. 3.8, wherein is opened and commended to saints and sinners the personal and purchased riches of Christ, as the best treasure, to be pursu'd and ensur'd by all that would be happy here and hereafter / by Bartholomew Ashwood.	Ashwood, Bartholomew, 1622-1680.	1681 (1681)	Wing A3999; ESTC R16623	259,580	565

He that gives a Kingdom at the Journeys end will not deny Bread and Water in the way He will provide for their Bodies and Souls for their Persons and Families Sixthly Correction is theirs Psal 89. 32. Heb. 12. 8. Correction is the Saints Priviledge and great advantage they have need of it 1 Pet. 1. 6. Though for a season if need be you are in heaviness c. And they have advantage by it Psa 119. 71. It is good for me that I have been afflicted Heb. 12. 10. But he for our profit Seventhly Protection is another priviledge of Children He will keep them as the Apple of his Eye Psa 17. 8. He will hide them in the secret of his Tabernacle Ps 31. 20. He will keep them Day and Night Isa 27. 3. He gives his Angels charge concerning them Psa 91. 11 12. Heb. 1. 14. Lastly The Kingdom is theirs O think what rest what joy what holiness what perfection what immutability and Eternity of Glory is in Heaven and say all this is my Estate by Adoption I shall one day be possessed of it here I am poor but there I shall be rich here I am empty and hungry there I shall be full here I am despised there I shall be honoured here I have not a house lay my head in there I shall have a Mansion to all Eternity here one and another says come sit at my Foot there shall I sit on a Throne and be a Crowned King for ever Here my Comforts go and my troubles stay worms breed in all my enjoyments but thereis no Rust nor Moth no Decay nor Death O blessed state indeed that Believers are Adopted to in Christ Fifthly The last considerable thing in Adoption is the Duties that flow from such a state and this is part of their priviledge also as being the Fruit of an Adoption-state and that which they are purchas'd as well as oblig'd unto by the blood of Christ all the filial duties of Believers are the fruits of Adoption-Grace Gal. 4. 6. Because ye are Sons God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your Hearts The Spirit of his Son to make you really such and to form in you the Nature and work you to the duty of Sons So that Adopted Souls are not only chosen of God to be heirs with Christ but are also begotten of God into the Nature and Image of Christ Rom. 8 29. Whom he did foreknow them he did predestinate to be conformed to the Image of his Son that as Christ carryed himself as a Son so should the Children of God in their measure and time and that by the same Spirit Now these duties which Gods Children are spirited and engaged to are First To love God as their Father even from a sense of his Fatherly love 1 Joh. 4. 19. We love him because he first loved us Deut. 6. 5. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart with all thy Soul and with all thy might The Lord thy God because he hath pleased to make thee his Son and to place thee in so near and high relation to himself Psa 31. 23. O love the Lord all ye his Saints You that are set apart for him and Sanctified by him O you of all Persons from the sense of this relation should love him This is a filial duty and so essential to Sons as that 't is put for the ground of all their Obedience Joh. 14. 13. If a man love me he will keep my word and my Father will love him that is manifest his love to him as a Father This is not a forced but a natural love to God arising from that new Nature and Spirit of Adoption in them so that a Child of God may as well cease to be a Child as cease to have a disposition to love him Indeed a gracious Soul may not alwayes actually love God but he hath a disposition to love him and can appeal to God that he knows he would love him and there is nothing in all the World he can value like him Secondly To obey him 1 Pet. 1. 14. As obedient Children not fashioning your selves according to former Lusts 'T is a great duty of Children to obey their Parents in all things lawful and so they that are Gods Children are much more oblig'd to obey God whose relation much more binds them being so far above all other relations whose love constrains them 2 Cor. 5. 14. whose Laws invite them they being holy just and good Rom. 7. 12. Whose rewards also encourageth them there is a reward in keeping them Psa 19. 11. and a reward upon those that keep them Rev. 2. 10. Now this Child-like obedience differs from all other obedience in that 1. 'T is the fruit of faith Joh. 8. 47. He that is of God heareth Gods word that is obeyeth Gods word but what an Obedience is this see the former ver It is an Obedience from faith ver 46. If I say the truth why do ye not believe me 2. 'T is the labour of love 1 Thes 1. 3. Remembring without ceasing your work of Faith and labour of love 3. 'T is delightful Obedience Rom. 7. 22. I delight in the Law of God after the inner Man Thirdly A fear of offending him Hos 3. 5. And shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter daies This is a filial fear arising from their relation to God as their Father 1 Pet. 1. 17. And if you call on the Father c. pass the time of your sojourning here in fear This is a fear springing from and consisting with love there is a fear that love casteth out 1 Joh. 4. 18. perfect love casteth out fear that is slavish fear 'T is such a fear as keeps the Soul close to God and not drive him from him Jer. 34. 40. O how fearful is such a Soul of offending God Job 34. 31. He will do all he can to prevent sin Psa 119. 11. Thy word have I hid in my heart that I may not sin against thee Fourthly A zeal for Gods glory Psa 69. 9. The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up That is the zeal which I have for thy house or for thy pure Worship against them that would corrupt it hath like fire consumed me Zeal is the burning fire of love which will not bear any thing that dishonours God So Phinehas could not endure to see God dishonoured by the whoredomes of his People but in his zeal executes the Law upon one of the highest offenders Numb 25. 11. The want of the zeal made Laodicea in danger of being spued out of Gods mouth Rev. 3. 16. and therefore God calls her to Repentance and to this zealous Spirit in his Worship ver 19. Be zealous and Repent This zeal was that Child-like temper that God commended in Ephesus Rev. 2. 2. Thou canst not bear them that are evil A zealous Soul cannot suffer any reproach on Gods Name Psa 69. 20. Reproach hath broken my heart

the World put together compar'd with glory is no more than a single grain to a Massy weight of Glory O 't is that which Men and Angels cannot express All that Believers have here of Heaven it is but as Bread and Water in the way the choicest and richest feasting is reserv'd for the other World for the Kings Table where are all Varieties all Rich Dishes all the choice Procurements that may feed and satiate the most curious desires of saved Souls Dost thou meet with high Comforts at a Sacrament wonderful refreshings in Ordinances yet they are but a Morsel or two thy Father gives thee to chear thy Spirits compar'd with the varieties he hath reserv'd for thee in Heaven Or as the short allowance of some Rich Heir whiles in his Nonage compar'd with the great Inheritance he is to possess when at full age or as the first-fruits which are inconsiderable compar'd with the lump This is glory this is Heaven there 's the place where all Christ's Treasures are laid up O Christians could you but get a look into glory you would say O unsearchable riches indeed Treasures past finding out Thus have I dispatcht the first assertion and shewn somewhat of those vast riches that are in Christ and though sometime hath been spent in opening them yet it is but little of all those Treasures which are prepar'd for them that are Heirs of the Promise CHAP. XXII The second and third assertions proved Shewing that those vast treasures of Christ are opened in and by the Gospel that 't is the will of God they should be tenderd to the chiefest of Sinners I Come now to demonstrate the truth of the second assertion which is this That those vast and hidden Treasures which are found in Jesus Christ are opened in and by the Gospel For the proof of which I shall demonstrate these three things First That those treasures of Grace and Glory which are in and come by Christ can no otherwise be known than by the Gospel they are deeps that cannot be fathomed by all the greatest lengths of mans wisdom 1 Cor. 2. 10. The Spirit searcheth all things even the deep things of God Things that lay deep in his breast which none could know but himself and his own Spirit By these deep things the Apostle understands the hidden grace of God in Christ with the fruits of it called ver 12. The things freely given us of God These are the Riches of Christ or that come by Christ called Rom. 11. 33. The depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God These riches of grace that come by Christ are so deep that none can know them except they be revealed Therefore the wisdom that makes wise to Salvation is called hidden wisdom 1 Cor 2. 7. And Treasures of wisdom are said to be hid in Christ called the mystery of Godliness 1 Tim. 3. 16. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from the Heb. word Mistar or hidden or secret things Some derive it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from shutting the mouth up because such things must be concealed or as others think it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Shutting up the senses as well as the mouth it being a thing hard to be known such a secret is the great Power of Salvation by Christ A religious secret saith one that cannot be known without some extraodinary flatus and such are the riches of Christ hidden things hid in God Eph. 3. 9. The fellowship of the Mystery which from the beginning of the World have been hid in God and therefore cannot be known by all the wisdom of men without the revelation of the Spirit Eph. 3. 3. 5. And therefore it was an unsound assertion of Mr. John Goodwin That the Sun and Moon do Preach the Gospel seeing it cannot be known but by the revelation of the Spirit Secondly These Treasures of Christ are Doctrinally contain'd in the word of the Gospel there 's the only discovery of them Doctrinally there 's no other word can discover them and thus they are set forth and brought to light 2 Tim. 1. 10. But now is made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ who hath abolished death and brought life and immortality to light by the Gospel There are actually exhibited to the view of Believers all the mysteries of godliness so the Gospel is called the revelation of the mystery which is kept secret since the World began Rom. 16. 25. The Gospel is the wisdom of God that maketh wise to Salvation 2 Tim. 3. 15. There are all things opened necessary to Salvation There are words whereby we may be saved Acts 11. 4. In the word of truth are all the Prophesies of Christ and of those great and glorious things that God would accomplish upon and by him Acts 3. 18. In the word are all the promises of grace and Glory all things needful to life and godliness and these promises are revealed in the word of God All the promises ever God made to the Sons of Men are in the word and therefore the promises are joyned with the Law and the service of God the glory and the Covenant and all those royalties that in Scripture are made over to Believers Rom. 9. 4. There 's all that God hath spoken by the Prophets Luke 24. 25. There 's all discover'd that ever God Doctrinally revealed of his love to Sinners and the things that are freely given to them there 's the whole Doctrine of Christ concerning his Person Nature Offices Works Excellencies Promises what he hath done for them and procured for them what is laid up in him and shall be laid out by him to all that come to him there are the openings of his heart and the secrets of his love to them Eph. 3. 18 19. Therein the Righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith Rom. 1. 17. The deep things of God 1 Cor. 2. 9 10 12 16. Things that eye hath not seen nor ear heard Thirdly Those great and glorious things contain'd in the Gospel are opened by the Spirits Ministration in the Gospel This is Gods appointed way to discover and bring to light those glorious things Tit. 1. 3. But hath in due time manifested his word through Preaching which is committed to me according to the Commandement of God our Saviour This is Gods way to manifest the deep things of the Word by Preaching This he hath appointed as a standing Ordinance in his Church through all ages that some should be set apart for this work to open and to discover the glorious secrets of the Gospel 1 Cor. 2. 12 13. 2 Cor. 4. 2 6 7. To these the Lord Jesus Christ reveals his truth even the mysteries of it by his Spirit Eph. 3. 5. That they might Preach and open them to others This way God is pleased to work thus he taught the Eunuch by Philip Acts 8. 26. and Paul by Ananias Acts 9. 11. and Cornelius by Peter Acts 10. 5. 3. Assertion It is the

looking up to Jesus and lifted up to him Sinners may be too rich for Christ in their own opinion but never too poor hence the Lord Jesus Christ tells us he came not to call the Righteous but sinners to Repentance Math. 9. 13. Not them that Judge themselves Righteous but them that feel themselves sinners The Rich he sends empty away those that are Rich in their own thoughts when the poor and hungry are fill'd with good things Men chuse empty vessels to put their liquors in and low rooms to cellar their wines so doth Jesus Christ chuse empty Souls for his good things He chooseth the Low plains for his walks when the high towring Mountains are rejected The high and lofty One comes to dwell in the low and contrite Spirit Isa 57. 15. Sinner thou must strip thy self of thy own Ornaments if thou intend to put on Jesus Christ Thou must throw down thy Crown at his feet if thou thinkest to wear his Crown on thy head O Soul thou must come as a poor wretch to Christ with thy empty sack as Jacobs Sons did to Egypt to buy corn and then thou shalt have Treasure too Thou must see thy self an undone sinner thou must come with Lazarus and throw thy self down at this Rich Kings Door if ever thou wilt be fed with his Crumbs nay rather feasted with his Dainties Secondly Thou must come to Christ as to a full and sufficient treasure able to save and satisfie thee to pay off thy debts and enrich thy Soul for ever Heb. 7. 25. Able to supply all thy wants and fill all thy emptiness Phil. 4. 19. We have shewn already that his treasures are bottomless boundless unfathomable unexhaustible never to be wasted or spent O Soul come to Christ as such a one Measure not Christ's gold by thy bushel nor his plenty by thy poverty think not thy debts too great for Christ to pay because thou knowest not where to get mony of thy own Think not thy straits too many for him to relieve He hath enough for thy Soul to live upon both here and to all Eternity O Sinner believe this and come to him as such a one suppose not the Fountain is empty because thy Cisterns are dry His Righteousness is like the great Mountains Psa 36. 6. It is in the Hebrew The Mountains of God And his grace is without measure Joh. 3. 34. Therefore thou must look to him as having a sufficient fulness for thy Soul Thirdly Thou must look to Christ with expectation as the poor Cripple did to Peter and John Acts. 3. 5. Now shall a poor Creature expect to receive some needful sutable good from a fellow Creature and will not thou expect some mercy from the Lord Jesus Christ thy Creator and Redeemer O sinner come with expectations to Christ believe that he is as willing as able to enrich all that come to him He hath past his word for it He that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out Joh. 6. 37. He that believeth on him shall not perish Joh. 3. 16. The weary Soul that comes yea creeps to him shall have rest Math. 11. 28. The thirsty Soul shall be satisfied Joh. 7. 37. He goes up and down in the Ministery of the Gospel seeking to save that which is lost Luke 19. 10. And he is angry with them that will not come to him Joh. 5. 40. O sinner do not take up hard thoughts of Christ Such suspitious thoughts of Christ is some of the Devils seed that he doth sow in broken ground When Christ comes to break sinners hearts and make them sensible of their undoneness then the Devil casts in these tares and raises up ill thoughts of Christ It was this did so enervate the diligence of the unprofitable Servant some undue thoughts he took up of his Lords bounty I knew saies he thou wert an hard and austere Man Hence he puts up his Talent in a Napkin and his hand in his bosom Math. 25. 24 25. Jealousies of Christs good-will to sinners are very destructive to Salvation-work The Devil hath hindred many a Soul from coming to Christ by casting this block in his way O then come with expectations at least come to Christ with as great hopes as the Lepers came to the Tents of the Assyrians who were Enemies come to Christ the friend of Sinners 2 Kings 7. 4. They adventured with some hopes we may live and we can but dye they may kill us and they may save us alive But thy case is not so if thou come and adventure on Christ thou mayest be sure he will not kill thee O look to Jesus then with some hopes say who can tell but my Soul may live Fourthly Close first with Jesus Christ himself and afterwards with his Treasure I confess usually something from Christ draws the Sinner's first respects to him The savor of his oyntments some love-tokens kindnesses apprehension of necessity sense of undoneness may conduce to get the first glances of Sinners towards Christ But though these allure to Christ yet the first thing the Espoused Soul must eye in his Match with Christ is Christ himself though these things draw the Soul yet they do not center the Affections Christ's kindnesses are design'd as motives to beget an esteem of himself in sinners hearts The knowledge of what Jesus Christ hath for sinners an intimation of pardon peace and Salvation for all that come to him may be the Prodromus or fore-runner of Christs Person to sinners view but when they come to see him they must first pitch upon himself and till they come to this they cannot have a due and orderly close with Christ In all right and regular Matches the Person must be first regarded then the Portion A Soul is not fit to match with Christ till he comes to see infinitely more worth in him then in all his gifts and favours It was the excellency of Christ himself that drew Pauls highest regards to him with respect to relation Phil. 3. 8. The excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord Paul sets that fore-most And then to be made conformable to his Death and Resurrection The Spouse was more taken with Christ's Person then with his Gifts Cant. 1. 2 3. First himself was lovely then his fruits Cant. 2. 3. David counts nothing in Heaven or Earth like to God in Christ Psa 73. 25. 'T is sordid love and too unworthy of a conjugal State that values the Portion more then the Person that Soul is too unworthy of Christ who values any thing more then him Math. 10. 37 It must be Christ himself must sit in the upermost seat in thy Soul 'T is a saying of Calvin T is an unworthy thing not to perfer one Christ above all Those Matches never prove comfortable where the Estate is eyed more then the Person hence conjugal love is broken when the estate is gone but where true conjugal love is it is setled upon the Person Love