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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35171	Caleb's spirit parallel'd in a sermon preach'd at the funeral of the late Mrs. Constancy Ward of East-Smithfield, London, at the meeting-house in Devonshire Square, April 7, 1697 / by Walter Cross ...	Cross, Walter, M.A.	1697 (1697)	Wing C7257; ESTC R22527	45,737	48

which the great Gerard has this Note Paul says he calls himself the Servant of Jesus Christ or Slave from the Calling to his Office not from the Work for he calls himself Minister Steward Ambassador in that respect but from the Title Christ had to him and his Work Christ had the Title of Conquest he was a Slave of War he came sub Gladio going to Damascus 2ly the Title of Purchase he was not his own nor any thing could he call his Property Christ paid the Price of precious Blood for him he cost him more than Silver and Gold could be any Standard to or Measure in Value of Such a Slave was Caleb a Son of Abraham brought to the Foot of God following him like a Dog Name and Temper agreeing following him fully This is one Reason why I have chosen this Parallel of Caleb and the Deceased Mrs. Ward as Plutarch illustrates Princes by Parallels I by Divine Warrant may set forth a Person mean in the Heraldry of the World yet precious honourable in the Sight of God and it is to encourage you mean Persons poor in the World rich in Faith not to be discouraged from serving God his Church or People with the scanty Talents and small things that lie within the Compass of your Power or Station it will bring in as rich a Reward and as illustrious Honour as if it were of 10000 times more Value it 's not the Greatness but Goodness not the Sumptuousness but Sincerity of Actions renders them acceptable to God he has a Diary for Dorcas's Coats she used to make for the Poor for Nathaniel's secret Prayers under the Tree a Cup of cold Water given to one under the Name of a Disciple shall not lose its Reward nor the Widow's Mite cast into the sacred Treasury escape the watchful Eye of our Lord Jesus Christ He will bottle up every Tear that drops from a penitent Eye the Widow's Cake and Cruise the Shunamite's Table Stool Bed and Candlestick must have Monumental Room in sacred Records for ever as Christ said of the Woman who poured the Ointment on his Head Mat. 26. Wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached in the whole World there shall also this that this Woman hath done be told for a Memorial of her And not only Actions immediately terminating on Christ shall be recorded but also a Servant Elizer's Fidelity to his Master Abraham and old Deborah Rebecca's Nurse for her Faithfulness and tender Care in the Family shall not only have her Dust mingled with the Tears of the Family but her Funerals recorded by the Spirit of God Allon Baccuth the Oak of weeping and yet a Matter apparently of lesser Moment than that viz. of the Children that accompanied Christ to Jerusalem with their Boughs and Hosannas Psal 8. the Praise from the Mouths of Babes and Sucklings shall not only be historically reported but prophetically foreseen and foretold it was in his Thoughts from all Eternity Surely there is no less reason to think the good Deeds of this Woman her Pains and Travel Night and Day for many Years together sheltring the Exil'd relieving the Distressed hiding them in Danger supplying them in want venturing her Neck as Priscilla and Aquila not only for a Paul but them that were not worthy to carry his Books with Timothy * 2 Tim. 4.13 Bring not the Cloak as our English hath it but the Desk says Chrys Homil. 10. on this Ep. Others say the Bark used in the East for Paper the proper Signification of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A 3d say the Coverings either by Syn. for Books or because of loose Papers tied up in them 4ly In great Probability they who turned it Cloak read 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Penula for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 She was a true Phoebe a Succourer of many and my self also Rom. 16.2 She has had a Hand at many such a Basket as that which help'd Paul over the Walls of Damascus She has often hid David's Spies with the good Woman of Baburim and Joshua's with Rahab she will never want an Interest in the Scarlet Thread of Salvation from the Window or Passover-Blood over the Door And why may not the Mercy be of as spreading a nature as Rahab's to all within the House to all her Father's and Brethrens Houshold if they will come under the same Protecting Roof I do not at all doubt that she is now a canonized Saint without the least Influence against the most powerful Anathema's from Popish Authority I shall end this Cloud of Witnesses as Paul Heb. 11.34 with Rahab for time would fail to heap together all the Instances of this kind Job's Perfection Obedmelech's visiting Jeremiah in the Dungeon and bringing him up with old cast Clouts under his Arm-pits or Obadiah's hiding the Prophets by fifties in Caves and feeding them Let us then suppose it sufficiently prov'd or granted that when Godliness is so powerful as to break forth in Acts of Charity Courage or publick Usefulness though in mean Persons it deserves to be praised to be solemnized with Memorials to be imitated as a Pattern And 2ly let us suppose that this Person was so indued what can be done for her the Canon is now compleated there is no more an Authentic Accompt from Heaven what Persons are enfranchiz'd above all Scripture as it was wrote was put in a Chest by the Side of the Ark Deut. 31.24 First the five Books of Moses called the Law Luke 24.44 2ly What added by Samuel 1 Sam. 10.25 and Joshua 24.26 3ly It 's likely Daniel came by Jeremiah's Prophecy thus that Chest being carried to Babylon thither he sent his MSS. as he had his Deeds of Anathoth in Faith of a safe Return Rom. 3.2 unto them were those Records committed called by the Name of Scripture by way of Eminency in the New Testament in their room now the Gentile Churches being engrafted are become the Pillars and Ground of all inspired Truth 1 Tim. 3.15 which was concluded by the Apostles All Writings since are Apocryphal not put in that sacred Place Epiphan de pond Lib. 4. speaking of Wisdom and Siracides says they are not in the Number of read Books viz. every day some part neither were they put in the Ark. * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Joh. Damas Panar Dorsh Huet say 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is understood and the Author had reason to know the Truth his Father being a Samaritan A second Honour due that she was deprived of was Martyrdom two may be out of one Congregation was too much It is well known her Guilt and her Sister Gaunt's were of the same kind Guilt shall I call it or Glory I am confident just Thoughts of that Affair would fright few that believe in Christ and have a solid and clear Conscience about the Cause they suffer for a natural Death as it is called for all Death is violent generally having more Pain and Tediousness attending it and often wanting that Exercise