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The sinners sleepe vvherein Christ willing her to arise receiueth but an vntoward answer. By Henoch Clapham.
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Clapham, Henoch.
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STC 5345.4; ESTC S124802
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with a charge then with a patheticall Interrogatory for the Hebrewe admitteth that by both plainly intimating her fresh bleeding heart whose gushing streames none could stanch but onely her Welbeloued As the Lorde jested not with her soule so neither doth she offer vp her petition as a jest but in right good earnest as earnest of her perplexed soule But who are these daughters of Ierusalem to whom she incommendeth her case Such they were as to whom she might boldlie speake and such they were as at whose hands shee might boldly expect helpe such they wer as by whose prayers vnto her Beloued she might be the rather accepted and such they wer as were like to obviate her Beloued before her selfe All these Circumstances gathered from her manner of dealing doe plainly proue that these Daughters of Ierusalem aâ— opposite-ones to the former Watcâ— men of the Citie and that therfore the must necessarilie be The true visiâ— Church As Ierusalem was called Psal 87.3 Thâ— Cittie of God first because God haâ— there placed the Temple his Delight Secondly because that materiall Ciâ—tie figured out the Newe Testamentâ— Church called Ierusalem from abouâ— Galat. 4.26 Revel 21. so Ierusalem Daughters that is people were Gâ— his Cittizens and visible Church To these the distressed soule comes vnto them she maketh her mone and herâ— she exspecteth comfort or no where Shee runnes not to the Daughters oâ— Sodome nor yet of Babylon and Egypt spiritually so called Alas no she commeth to Ierusalems Damzels Saintes by calling the Daughters not of slauish Hagar but of Sarah who is free with her children Without the Cittie of the Saintes out of Shems Tent no comfort much lesse is Salvatioâ— to be had Oh the palpable blindnes of wounded soules in these daies If the hand of God haue smiten them haue wounded their soul haue crushed their conscience whither repair they for balm to Gilead One starteth aside with Ion. 1. Ionah to flee vnto Tarshish from the presence of IEHOVAH Another runneth vnto the smooth Prophet that he may daube vp the wounde with vntempered morter The third goeth for life Ezech. 12.18 to the smoth tongued prophetesses who lay soft pillows vnder their sore elbowes that so rhey may sleepe on peaceablie to the Deuil But how many after they are once wounded do stand forth with Hosheahs people cry one vnto another Hos 6.1 Com let vs convert vnto Iehouah for he hath spoiled and he will heale vs he hath wounded vs and he will binde vs vp how many I say once smitten by the Lordes hand do turne back to be cured at the Lords hande The heathen prophets write that to whome Aiax his speares head gaue a wound by it or by nâ—thing the wounded was to bee cureâ— but sure I am that if the Lorde by thâ— ministerie of his worde haue gadgeâ— any conscience by the same worde oâ— the Lord they must if euer be cureâ— for where hee by his heauenly kay opens no man by humaine helpe caâ— shut and where Iehouah by his kaâ— shutteth that by no naturall witte oâ— man can be opened If the two edgeâ— sworde of his worde haue giuen thee a gash it is neither cards nor dice nor dauncinge nor bone companionship that will surely heale thee VVell iâ— may for a season skin ouer the maladie of thy soule but the daie of the Lorde will come wherein Eze. 13.13 a storme from heauen shall burst out in Iehouahâ— vvrath and then shatters downe the vntempered morter false application of life and peace for There is no peace vnto the wicked Isa 48.22 no salvation to the slepy impenitent therfore no promise of the Gospell to be applieâ— to such If when the spirite of Christ hath â—tabbed thy vlcerous soule thou deâ—esire releife repaire vnto the same â—pirite who within the true visible Church sealeth vp the promises of the Gospell Lot gained bâ—t vexation of soule in Sodome and thinkes thou to gaine hearts ease there Lot could not sleepe quietlie in his Zoar and thinks thou to reape holie contentment in thine vnholie choise Henoch finding no solide or sounde ioye in the societie of the prophaine he therefore abandoned such fellowship Gen. 5.24 walked with God and therefore was taken away from men as worthie the onelie presence of God Seeke comfort wher thou should seeke and thou hast promise to finde comforte Knocke for it at the Lordes portall and thou shalt finde entry but aske for soules helth where thou should not aske for it and my soule for thine thou shalt receiue but a false comforte Badde powder may giue a false fire but the guilt of thy soule rests vndischargâ— and when Iehouah coms to examiâ—â— thy general acquittance loe it wil proâ— a peculiar blank faire without nothiâ— within a false heart seduced thee aâ— thou but dreamed of releasment Well this poore soule laboured haue peace spoken vnto her consciencâ— and therfore she commeth to Ieruâ—â—lem that is To the vision of peace 〈◊〉 onely in the Church is there peace aâ— the vision of peace without neithâ— peace nor vision is sanctified or sealâ— to any soule much lesse assurance â— saluation This holy Luke intimateâ— in his Apostolicall history when hâ— saith Act. 2.47 And the Lord added to the churâ— from day to day such as should bee sauâ—â— Neither is it possible for any to loue Iesus that covet not to be joyned witâ— his misticall bodie for where the Corpâ— bee saith our sauiour thither will thâ— Eagles resort CHRIST hath giuen hiâ— slaughtered corps to be fed vpon witâ— in not without the Church and thâ— Eagles of Iesus not Sodoms Car-crows â—re to be fed of that sacramentall bodie Iob saith that Iob. 39.13 the Eagle maketh â—er nest in the rock and sure I am that â—pirituall mounting mindes will nesâ—el within the Rock Iesus against whom â—ell gates cannot prevaile Iob saith 32. that the Eagles eyes beholde the meate a â—â—r off sure I am that the Lords Eagles by the eies of faith behold Iesus their spirituall food as far off as aboue the Sun Iob saith that the Eagles youngâ—â—es suck vp blood and sure I am that â—esus his Eagles doe by the mouth of fifth suck vp the sacramentall blood shed on the Crosse by whose blood they liue in whose blood their garments are only made white Al which considered what marvaile was it that his poore soule would by no means be hindered from Ierusalem the place of sauing vision eternal peace what maruaile is it if vnto these heauenlie â—tizens she commence her souls meaâ—â—ng If vnto these damzels shee offer her petition more then a petitioâ— Let vs examine the words I charge yee Oh daughters of Ierusalem c. Here is an homely Exordiam a seeming rude beginning In steade of I desire ye she saith I charge ye and what should be the cause of such abrupt entrie and so emphaticall admiration Surelie her case required
the deluge to the end that they should prevent the judgment by repentance To what end did Christ so preach to Ierusalem but that thereby hee might gather them vnder his wing as a hen gathereth her chickens To what end doeth the Lord stirre vp many in these daies to knocke at the doores of festered Consciences but that they would open vnto him and let his spirit enter not the spirit of adulterie enter for that is there alreadie not the spirit of pride to enter for that is there alreadie not the spirite of the world or hypocrisie to enter for they are there alreadie but to the eâ— that Christ by his holy spirit rightâ—ous spirit chaste spirit loving spiriâ— might enter They that will not opâ— their hart to make this change namâ—ly to send out Satan and to receiueâ— Christ to send out the vncleane spiriâ— and to take in the holy it is pittieâ— their life But why doeth Christ craâ— this soule to open to him can he no without voice and knocking enter yeâ— he can but his ordinarie revealed wiâ— is otherwise namely by the 1. Cor. 1.18.21 liuely voice of preaching to beget faith anâ— that preaching with authoritie as diâ— Christ not coldlie or weaklie as diâ— the Scribes and Pharisies A man caâ— burst open a doore without a key buâ— ordinarilie hee vseth a key so can thâ— spirite of Christ burst open an harde heart without the spirituall key of Dauid displaied by preaching but ordinarilie hee vseth the key of preaching As a man is said to open the door but not without a key even so the spirite of God is saide to open the heart but not without preaching And as the â—ey is saide to open the doore but not without the help of mans hand even so the word preached is saide to open the hard heart but not without the hand of Christ which is his Spirite What great cause haue wee then not onely to praye that God would send Preachers into his Harvest but also that hee would graunt his spirit to accompanie their preching that so God his holy workman his spirite and his holy toole and instrument the worde preached concurring togither many hearts may bee opened to due attending the worde as was the Act. 16.14 heart of Lidia the Thyatirian to PAVLS Sermon Nowe as he calleth knocketh at the portall of her conscience so he vseth therewithall many sweete alluring titles saying Open vnto me my Sister my Loue my Doue mine vndefiled If the King of the Land should come vnto the doore of some base woman inhabiting his Land who stoode in traiterlie estate at her doore shoulâ— knock intreating entrance vnder thâ— tearmes of Sister Loue Doue peâ—fect one and that with a pardone iâ— his hand could her heart be so hard aâ— to lie still in her bed and not rather to arise hastilie come and open fall at hiâ— feet and beg pardon Our annointeâ— IESVS who hath received all poweâ— in Heauen and in Earth hee ever bâ— the voice of his written word calleth and knocketh at our doore with I beseech you brethren I beseech you sisters desire you in the bowels of IESVS and many other sweet speaches he oftentimes vseth if happily any thing might moue vs but oh alas how many arise from the dead how many leaue sleeping in sinne howe many open a free heart vnto IESVS that so entring Rev. 3.20 he might suppe vvith vs and we with him When Iesus came into Luke 19.8.9 Zacheus his house and hee entertained him with holy restitution Iesus tolde him that Salvation was come vnto his house Happie man he that as verily had obtained salvation as received the Saviour But in these daies men feare least the receiving of IESVS bring trouble povertie and death vnto their house whereof anone in his place and therfore Christ may knock and call at his pleasure for they will obey at their leasure but the daye will come that shall pay for all Open vnto me my Sister Christ in a certaine Sermon saith that These are my brethren sisters that hear the word of God and keepe it but here hee calleth her Sister as also vndefiled or perfect one that is so far from doing his will as shee refuseth it and doth her owne will keeping her heart barred against Christ when hee would haue had her open This terme therefore and the other doe not properlie appertaine to her present sleepy estate as yet she lay in an vnrepentant estate for so shee was no visible Church or member of a Church neither in that presumptâ—ous sinne could she warrant the applying of mercie in Christ the word being against her For to whome one gâ—ueth himselfe as servant to obeye his seâ—uant is he whome he doth obey Rom. 6 1â— but she heere gaue her selfe as servanâ— to obey vnrighteousnes therefore seâ—uant to vnrighteousnes But shee is termed of Christ in regard of her firâ— election which hereafter shuld be seâ—led vnto her heart by an effectuall câ—ling what time the power of his caâ— should appeare by mooving her to rise and seeke after Christ with thâ— crosse on her necke denying her selâ— for following after Christ So that may wel say he calleth her Sister Loâ— Doue vndefiled because she was calleâ— to be a Sister a Loue a Doue as also to liue in an vndefiled estate Brethreâ— and Sisters we are to Christ being 〈◊〉 him our Mediatour reconciled to thâ— Father Christ the Sonne of God be nature wee sonnes and daughters 〈◊〉 God by adoption and brethren and sisters to Christ by the handfast and betrothment of faith which makes vs Ephes 5.30 members of his body of his flesh of his bones So that thereby wee are not onely his Brethren and Sisters but also his Loue Spousesse Doues we are called to be for Mat. 10.16 Innocencie and harmlesnes The Naturians affirme the Doue to be without gall and sure I am wee are commanded to be without Bitternesse Vndefiled wee are called to be as also to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect Of every which title much might be saide which heere I passe by but from the whole this wee are to learne that as in regard of our Election knowne to God wee are to him from the beginning knowne for Sonnes Daughters as also Brethren and Sisters to Christ even before wee can with Iacob and Esau do good or evill So the calling of a Christian is for to stand in vnion with Christ in obedience and holy service to him as to our head and spirituall husband to harâ— not so much as our enemie and finâ—lie to bee holy in all our wordes aâ— workes as beseeming the children God brethren and sisters of Chrâ— these that professe themselues suâ—jects of the Kingdome of Heauen not the World If a Monarch and gret Kiâ— should call vs to bee his brethren aâ— sisters oh we would stirre our stump and endevour our selues therevnto trow if we heard the King