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The reward of the wise: and the fruitful Christians future blessedness Opened at the late funeral of that piously wise and faithful, fruitful servant of God and our Lord Jesus, Mr. Thomas Moore of Whittlesey, interred at the church in Coleman-Street July 8. 1672. By John Horne of Lin-Regis in the County of Norfolk.
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Horn, John, 1614-1676.
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made savoury to others Letting no corrupt communication come out of our mouths but such as is good to the use of edifying that it may minister grace to the hearers Ephes 4.29 which in another Epistle is Let your speech be alway with grace seasoned with salt with the fear of God and so what is of a cleansing nature reproving the false hopes confidences and carriages of the world or of such as do amiss among our brethren that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man Coll. 4.6 for evil communications corrupt good manners 1 Cor. 15.33 but a wholesome tongue is a tree ofâ—…life that brings forth what 's food for those that are whole and sound and leaves that will heaâ—… the Nations or Gentiles that are disceased Prov. 15.4 Ezech. 47.12 Rev. 22.2 Buâ—… for this let the Reader view if he have it the Treatise of our deceased Brother upoâ—… this subject 2. Let our Light so shine before men thâ—… they may see our good works and glorify our Fâ—…ther which is in Heaven For the Disciple of Christ are also the Light of the world anâ—… this light of God and Christ whereby the are made lights is put into them that bâ—…ing made lights by is they might not bâ—… put or put their light under a bushel but 〈◊〉 a candlestick so exercising and holding 〈◊〉 forth that it may give light to all that come iâ—… the house Matt. 5.15 16. And this light they may and ought to their abilities to let shine two ways or in a twofold letting it out viz. 1. In word in holding forth the word of Life so the Apostle exhorts and directs the Philippians with their Bishops and Deacons and not only though principally the Bishops and Deacons are concerned therein Philip. 1.1 and 2.15 16. Shine ye saith he as lights in the world Holding forth the word of life that 's the way as if he should say in which ye are to and may shine as lights not that every Believer is fitted to be a publick Preacher in some Congregation but what they believe in and with their hearts unto righteousness they may and ought also to confess with their mouth unto Salvation as they have opportunity and ability thereunto And such as are gifted with profitable gifts of wisdom knowledge and understanding may and ought soberly and orderly to exercise them too for the good of others For all that have the gift May propheâ—…yone by one that all may learn and all may be comforted Rom. 10.10 1 Cor. 14.31 1 Pet. 4.10 and all that hear as we noted before may nay are commissionated to say come Rev. 22.17 and may shew forth the virtues and praises of him that hath called them out of darkness into his marvellous light being a chosen Generation a royal Priesthood an holy Nation a peculiar People or purchased to that purpose 1 Pet. 2.9 But here is to be minded that if we would do good to others make them wise and turn them to righteousness we must hold forth the Word of life and shew forth the virtues and praises of the Lord. Confess with our mouth the word of faith believed in the heart to righteousness not do as foolish people the workers of iniquity who all boast themselves or as the word signifies speak of or forth themselves Psal 94.4 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all the workers of iniquity speak themselves talk of their own righteousness paoclaim every man his own goodness Prov. 20.6 which they that do are there opposed to the faithful friend to God Christ or the souls of men which He saith Who shall find as implying that they are not found amongst the self-proclaimers that preach themselves and not Jesus the Lord as the Apostles did 2 Cor. 4.5 and cry up themselves The Church the Church the persons to be adored believed depended on as it is said of the corrupt Israel that made mention of the God of Israel not in truth nor in righteousness they call themselves of the Holy City Isa 48.1 2 call themselves the or of the Holy Catholick Church and tell stories to men of their Perfection religiousness attainments like the Whore that saith I sit a Queen and I shall be a Lady for ever Isa 47.7 Rev. 18.7 No the way to turn many to righteousness and make them truly wise is to shew forth Gods praises to make mention of his loving kindness to do as he who said My mouth shall shew forth thy rightheousnes and thy salvation all the day for I know not its numbers I will go in the strength â—…f the Lord God and I will make mention of â—…hy righteousness of thine only not of mine and thine together Psal 71.15 16. That is Preach confess and make mention of the Gospel of Christ which is the power of God to â—…alvation to every one that believeth for thereâ—…n is the righteousness of God revealed from â—…aith to faith as it is written the just shall â—…ve by faith Rom. 1.16 17. and this accorâ—…ing both to the appointment of the Lord of â—…ld who established a testimony in Jacob and â—…pointed a law in Israel in which he commandâ—…d the Fathers to shâ—…w to their Children the â—…eneration to come the praises of the Lord his â—…rength and the wonderful works that he hath â—…ne to the end that they might set their hope 〈◊〉 God and not forget his works and not be as â—…eir Fathers a stubborn and rebellious geneâ—…tion Psal 78.4 5 7 8. and to his own practise too who having done marvellouâ—… things his own right hand and his holy arm having gotten himself the victory in his greatâ—… combate with and against Sathan and all the principalities and powers of darkness He hath made known his salvation his resurrection from the dead and the salvation therethrough obtained for us and his Gospel which is the salvation of God that the Gentile heard Acts 28 28. his righteousness not ours but as he is ours the Lorâ—… our Righteousness Jer 23.6 hath he openâ—… shewed or revealed Rom. 3.22 in thâ—… sight of the Heathen not preaching something first to make them Jews Proselites Converts to God then when they ceaseâ—… to be heathen shew them his righteousness as the false Apostles way was And this hâ—… commanded to his Disciples and Apostlâ—… after him to do not to go preach the law 〈◊〉 works but go preach the Gospel to every creâ—…ture or in the whole Creation Mark 16 1â—… preaching repentance and forgiveness of sâ—… not in Moses but in his Name in opeâ—…ning his name and so upon account of whâ—… He hath done and is become for men aâ—… in his Authority and Power requiring it aâ—… that among all Nations beginning at Jerusâ—…lem the People and City that had mâ—… deeply sinned dying their hands in blood the Prophets and just men yea and of the Lord himself Luke 29.46 47. And so the spirit of Prophecy instructed and required of men in the days past saying Give thanks unto the
shall work to their advantage also And while men make it doubtful in their Preaching whether Christ be a Saviour for them or hath died for them or not what do they but hinder them from seeing all those strong engagements to believe on him and submit to him which that persuasion as the Scripture holds it forth engages them with It is true such Preachers and Professors often say If Christ died for â—…ll men then men may live as they list for they that Christ died for must be saved and cannot perish but this saying of theirs is â—…oubly vicious For 1. If Christs dying for men and mens being persuaded of it be a ground of licentiousness then men should do ill to be persuaded that Christ died for them or that they are of the Elect for by their own reasoning Such as are elected or judg themselves so may live licentiously and as they list yea are in great danger so to do though they may do it without danger seeing without doubt Christ died for them But 2. That 's a falshood that all must be saved from the second Death for whom Christ died and that 's the death we are now to seek to be saved from and the being saved from which men mean of wheâ—… they talk of being saved The Apostle signifie the contrary Rom. 14.15 2 Pet. 2. 〈◊〉 1 Cor. 8.11 Heb. 10 26-29 Yea and diâ—… they know and mind what the Apostle Judâ—… implies in that saying that he put the Believers in remembrance though they once knew 〈◊〉 how that the Lord having saved the people 〈◊〉 of Egypt afterward destroyed them that 〈◊〉 lieved not Jude 5. they would judg otherwise for though all that Christ died 〈◊〉 that is all men are and shall be saved 〈◊〉 of that first Death and Judgment in whiâ—â— Christ found all involved yet such as 〈◊〉 fuse to hearken to and follow him callâ—… them and offering to conduct them to 〈◊〉 promised inheritance and to cleanse 〈◊〉 prepare them for that He might bring theâ—… to his Heavenly Kingdom they shall be destroyed by Him in the Second Death even as those that were saved out of Egypt and afterward believed not on him that having saved them called them and went before them to lead and bring them to Canaan perished in the Wilderness And both what Christ hath done for them in love to them in dying for them and purchasing them into his own dispose and Lordship from under the jurisdiction of Sathan from his having right and power to dispose of them and in his therethrough becoming â—…eir Saviour to save them from the second â—…eath and bring them to happiness as â—…so the possibility and danger of perishing â—â—y the certainty of it yet except they â—â—ne to believe on and follow after Christ they be known and believed will strongly â—…gage and oblige men to submit to and â—…lieve on him which obligations by the rementioned doctrines are taken away 〈◊〉 men Yea seeing He died for all that 〈◊〉 that live might thenceforth live to him 〈◊〉 Cor. 5.15 What do men by denying his â—…ath to have been for all men but lay a â—…ndation for men to deny to live to Him that they have cause so to do till they can persuaded that he died for them But â—…all not insist further upon the harmfulness of that Antisciptural and Antiapostolicaâ—… doctrine which I hope all sober men begiâ—… to be ashamed of only some hot violenâ—… persons who too much like the Scribes anâ—… Pharisees challenge all right judgement 〈◊〉 themselves and compass Sea and Land 〈◊〉 make Proselites but so as not to bring theâ—… indeed to Christ for righteousness but rathâ—… to a righteousness before Christ that the might with or by that come to Christ in 〈◊〉 way of their conceiving are too much guilâ—… of retaining such principles and speak 〈◊〉 proachfully of what is expressed in the Gâ—…spel sayings as if they contained blasphâ—… my or gross errour in them For who cause I am thus large and insist thus muâ—… upon it and for them that are in danger be harmed by them But there be men 〈◊〉 divers other bad principles also that hind or pervert men from righteousness Suâ—… as either deny the Person of Christ or 〈◊〉 Satisfactoriness of his Death and Suffering or the Resurrection of his personal Bodâ—… and its Ascension into Heaven or the woâ—… of his Mediation there or his return agâ—… inglory Personally from thence to juâ—… the quick and dead or the Resurrection Men in their bodily beings or the eterâ—… Judgment but turn these into Allegorâ—… and things already done in themselvâ—… which are dangerous and destructive principles Heresies of damnation or damnable Heresies denying the Lord that bought even them that hold them and bring upon them swift destruction 2 Pet. 2.1 errours of the same stamp with what the Apostle notes of Himeneus and Philetus who concerning the truth erred and said the resurrection was past already destroying or overthrowing the faith of some 2 Tim. 2.17 18. As also the Mockers that say Where is the promise of his coming for since the Fathers fell asleep all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation 2 Pet. 3.3 4. These also cause some to fall from their own stedfastness or endanger it ver 17. Yea and the Great whore that corrupts the earth with her abominations and fornications is a grand enemy to mens being righteous while they hold the truth in unrighteousness or rather some of those that are her members oppugn 〈◊〉 and they that do not so yet corrupt it by preaching other Doctrines as of necessary â—…oncernment to be believed with it that â—…re underminers of it as when they press â—…he necessity of the belief of their devised â—…rticles and Imaginations and teach men â—…o give the glory of Christ and of God in â—…im to creatures dead and living and make 〈◊〉 necessary to mens Salvation to hold their Faith and Worship of a sinful and fallible man yea of the Man of Sin pretending his infallability contrary to evident instances to the contrary yea and who in a word Comes after the manner of Sathan with all deceiveableness of unrighteousness in them that perish while 〈…〉 himself in the Temple of God or the 〈◊〉 and shews himself that he is God may order alter oâ—… do in the Worship of God what himself pleaseth and withal persecutes to death those within his reach 〈◊〉 subscribe not tâ—… his usurpations but as so doing he anâ—… his abettors fall under the former Head 〈◊〉 reproof 3. They also who by their lives anâ—… practises counsels and examples debauâ—… or stumble men from the ways of wisdom and righteousness they that entice to Siâ—… and counsel to Atheistical Idolatrous looâ—… or vitious principles and practises such 〈◊〉 those ungodly ones mentioned Psal 1. Prov. 1.10 11. such as Ahabs house was Ahaziah 2 Chron. 22.3 4. and by thâ—… evil examples especially being Masteâ—… Magistrates or men of place draw