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A33664	The necessity of divine instructions in point of reformation discovered in a sermon preached before the Right Honorable, the Lord Mayor, the Right Worshipful, the sheriffs and aldermen, with other worthy citizens of the city of London, at a solemn anniversary meeting, April 4, 1648 / by John Cardell.	Cardell, John.	1648 (1648)	Wing C495; ESTC R6860	33,627	66

Iesus Christ is every way the eternal Son of GOD. For the clearing of this to you Cleared by ●●ve places of Scripture I shall onely intreat you to cast your eyes upon two places of Scripture that may I suppose abundantly satisfie you concerning this particular The first place is that Matth. 16. from the 13. 〈…〉 place Mat. 16. from 〈◊〉 c. 〈…〉 verse c. It is there said That when Iesus came into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi he asked his Disciples this question Whom do men say that I the Son of man am And they said Some say that thou art Iohn the Baptist some Elias and others Jeremias or one of the Prophets Verse 14. Well says Christ this is the Opinion that the world hath of me Verse 15. But says he whom do you say that I am you that are my disciples and followers Simon Peter answered and said 〈◊〉 Confes●●● ver 16 Thou art Christ the son of the living GOD Mark here was Peters confession of Christ But then I pray observe withal Our Savior Reply v. 1.17 our Saviors reply to that answer of Peters at the 17. v. of that Chapter Jesus answered and said unto him Blessed art thou Simon Bar-jona for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee but my Father which is in Heaven But why does our blessed Lord say so Quest why does he tell Peter that flesh and blood had not revealed it unto him why may not flesh and blood reveal thus much unto any man almost As now suppose that one should come to any man in this Congregation or to any man of understanding within the compass of this great City and put this question to him Do not you believe that Iesus Christ is the son of the living God There is no man almost but would answer and say Yea I do believe that Iesus Christ is the son of the living God Sol. But let me here tell you Quad earo sanguis revelare non potuis Spiritus sancti gratia re●clatum est Hieron com in Mar. Non sit ergo mirum quod intelligere divina non valent qui Spiritum Dei non habent Fulgent cones Serm. ●ustid Ar. cap 18. That if nothing else but flesh and blood hath revealed this truth unto you if ye have onely learned it by rote out of a Book or if ye have taken it upon trust as it fell from the Ministers lips or if ye have meerly held it forth in conformity to the customs of the times if ye are onely upon such carnal Principles and Foundations as these are if the Spirit of God did never deal with you about it nor never instruct you with a strong hand about it nor never beam in light clearly and distinctly into your souls about it and thereby convince you of it ye are not yet in any measure sufficiently perswaded of this truth neither do ye rightly understand the meaning of it Flesh and blood says Christ hath not revealed it unto thee but my Father c. Adde to this another like place 1 Cor. 12.3 says the Apostle there The second place 1 Cor. 12 ● explained Thus much I give you to understand that no man can say that Iesus Christ is the Lord but by the holy Ghost No man can say it why every man says it almost with his lips and with his tongue what more ordinary then for men to profess That Jesus is the Lord and a desire to come under his Discipline and Government But yet though men may make an outward profession of these things with their lips Memo porest ut Dominum Deum seriò agnoscere nisi per Spiritum sanctum Bez hic Dictum enim ipsum quo significatur Deminus Jesus non adulatione hominum sicut idola dii vocantur sed spiritus sancti veritate profusum est Quicquid enim verum à quocunque dicitur à spiritu sancto dicitur Ambr. com 1. Ep. ad Cor. Lombard lib. 1. sentent dist 46. yet their hearts and consciences and spirits and lives can never stoop to the obedience of Christ in all things without the mighty over-ruling power and direction of the holy Ghost So that if ever ye would know things to purpose if ever ye would know Christ and his Truths not after the flesh or after a carnal maner but so as ye ought to know them and so as that ye may be the better for the knowledge of them then do not meerly rest upon mens teaching but be sure of this That the Spirit of God teach you how to compare spiritual things with spiritual 1 Cor. 2.13 1 Thess 5.21 how to try all things and thereupon to retain a savor of that which is truly good Not that I would by this lead you besides the Scriptures neither or any other Ordinance No denial of the Scriptures here or of any other Ordinance I have no such thought nor no such intention But still I say Attend the motions and the breathings and the teachings of the Spirit in the use of Ordinances and from the holy Scriptures without which they 'll all prove but dead letters and dry things unto you and ye will never understand the spiritual sense of any thing but still be carnal in every thing without the spirits ayd and assistance to you and continual vouchsafement of its presence and co-operation with you The truth is There is nothing spiritual but that which comes from the spirit Nothing Spiritual but that which comes from the Spirit as a fruit of ●●s teaching as a fruit of its teaching and of its divine and heavenly informations That which is born of the flesh is flesh says our Savior and That which is born of the spirit Iohn 3 6. is spirit As the Philosophers say of those things that they call Homogeneous Homogeneum est quod constat ●x partibus idem nomen cum toto habentibus Keekerm System log lib. 1. cap. 22. that each small portion thereof retains the name of the whole Quaelibet pars Aquae est Aqua every drop of water is water and every spark of fire is fire and so all that comes from the flesh is flesh and all that comes from the spirit is spirit All that comes from thence is spirit and All that is spirit comes from thence True it is that in all the truths of GOD and in all the ways of GOD there is something meerly external that belongs not to the substance of the business and that men may teach you How far mans teaching reaches and truly that 's all they can teach you Learned men large parted men brave gifted men they may teach you to be Protestants or teach you to be Presbyterians or teach you to be Independents they may engage you upon this outward Profession or upon that outward Form but they cannot teach you to be righteous or teach you to be humble or teach you to be

uprighthearted or teach you to be holy or teach you to be faithful with those that are most holy Hos 11. ●● Nothing in the world can teach you thus much but only that Anointing that John speaks of 1 Iohn 2.20 Haec unctio ●●quit ●ac●● ut tatelligatis omnia scilicet p●● manire possunt adversus Antichristorum Imposturas Heming in loc which is the Spirit of truth and holiness purposely appointed to lead us into all truth and to make us * Quoad partes de praesenti licet non quoad Gradus By Pauls Rule he is no Saint 〈◊〉 is not wholly Sanctified he hath Sanctity in no part that is not Sanctified in 〈…〉 part Dr. Slater Somerset on 1 Thess 5.23 completely holy And therefore in a word that so I may conclude Take heed o● dealing unkindely with the Spirit Res delicata est Spiritus Domini if ever ye would know any thing concerning the minde of God in point of Reformation Take heed of dealing unkindely with the Spirit which is of a very tender and delicate disposition Take heed of Acts 7.51 Ephes 4.30 Isa 63.10 1 Thess 5.19 Heb 10.29 Resisting the Spirit of Grieving the Spirit of Vexing the Spirit of Quenching the Spirit of Despighting the Spirit of the living God Which last whereunto all the rest tend is conceived to be a branch of that unpardonable sin against the holy Ghost Let the Word of Christ and the Spirit of Christ dwell in you richly Col. 3 16. Tit. 3.6 the wholesom instructions of the one and the sweet suggestions of the other the grave counsels of the one and the gentle perswasions of the other let them be dearer to you then thousands of gold and silver Mal. 119.72 yea then All the world besides To this purpose be pleased to consider but this one thing more and I have done It is certainly very observable by us That albeit amongst men Several Parties several Spirits several Mysteries among men But the Scripture that takes notice of 〈◊〉 more but Two Parties two Spirits 〈◊〉 myst●●ies Mat. 12 30. Rom 8 9. 1 John 4.3 ● Thess 2. ● ● Tim. 3 16. and among your selves here you have I know not how many several Parties and Spirits and Mysteries moving and working and stirring up and down perpetually yet the Book of GOD and especially the New Testament that takes notice but of two Parties and two Spirits and two Mysteries He that is not with me is against me says our Savior and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad So that in all the world there is but a Christian and an Antichristian Party the Spirit of Christ and the Spirit of Antichrist the Mystery of iniquity and the Mystery of godliness no more And let me tell you further That each of these Parties and Spirits and Mysteries they do now work at this very day both very secretly and very strongly very curiously on the one side and very craftily on the other side In which respect it is very easie to be deceived in these times and somewhat a difficult business not to be deceived Hag. 1.7 Prov. 4.26 2 Iohn 8. And therefore consider your ways and ponder the pathes of your feet and look to your selves Remember the watchword and him that gave it Rev. 16.15 Bono animo jubet esse Christu● promittco●sc venturum tanquam furcm ex improviso a● ulturum Hostes vindicaturum ceclesiam prater omnem expectationem Brightman in loc Behold I come as a thief blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments lest he walk naked and they see his shame There is a great deal of unsavory salt upon the dunghil already and in all likelihood there will be more ere long If ye would have God to teach you better and to reveal the truth to you Ephes 5.21 as it is in Iesus by his Word and Spirit then take heed of Pride and take heed of Passion Iames 4.6 for God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to none but to the humble and The meek he will guide in judgement Psal 25.9 14. and the meek he will teach his way The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him and he will shew them his Covenant Lye at his feet therefore meekly and humbly and be often saying to him That which I see not teach thou me that having done iniquity I may do it again no more FINIS