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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18052	A plaine and compendious exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount contayned in the 5.6.7. chapters of Saint Matthew. Being the substance of sundry sermons. By Iohn Carter minister at Belstead neare Ipswych	Carter, John, 1554-1635.	1627 (1627)	STC 4695; ESTC S116220	101,087	134

testified elsewhere to the woman of Samaria b Iohn 4. 23. The houre commeth and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth So in like manner to the Pharisees c Luke 17. 21. Behold the Kingdome of God is in or among you already meaning that the Messiah whom they so much enquired after was alreadie come euen then present before them But it is said to draw neere in respect of the fuller accomplishment of all things that were written of him and further manifestation of his Glory by his meritorious Passion victorious Resurrection triumphant Ascension royall installment or sitting at the right hand of the Maiestie in the highest Heanens magnificent gifts which he d Acts 2. 33. hauing receiued of his Father the promise of the Holy Ghost shed forth abundantly vpon his Church and finally his most illustrious conquest when to the amazement of all both men and Angels by the simple preaching of the Gospell as the World accounteth it he fetcht in both Iewes and Gentiles farre and neere in great abundance to the obedience of Faith The heauenly Kingdome thus approching required a heauenly preparation for it by that repentance before called for without the which they were vtterly vncapable of it and so as chaffe to bee winnowed or fanned out of God's floore or visible Church and to be burned with fire vnquenchable as his fore-runner Iohn e Matth. 3. 12. the Baptist threatned his vnfruitfull hearers This also is further to be considered that if the approach of this heauenly Kingdome required of euery one such carefull preparation by turning instantly to God with all their hearts and with all their soules what doth the presence of it require of vs who now liue in the time of reformation and see or may see cleerely the accomplishment of all those high mysteries before mentioned concerning Christ's Death Resurrection Ascension into Heauen sitting at the right hand of his Father the powring forth of the Holy Ghost and calling of the Gentiles To vs especially is that notable exhortation directed f Psal 24. 7 9. Lift vp your heads O yee gates and be yee lifted vp yee euerlasting doores and the King of glory shall come in for we especially are by calling and profession a spirituall House or Temple and our hearts gates or doores for IESVS CHRIST the King of glory to enter in by wherefore we aboue all others are to lift vp our heads on high by raysing vp our mindes aboue the leuell of this World and aboue all the things of this World though neuer so pleasurable and glorious in appearance That so beeing g Col. 3. 1 2. risen againe with CHRIST wee may seeke those things which are aboue where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God we may set our affections on things aboue and not on things on the earth And this also iustly calleth for another deepe consideration That if the neere approach of the Kingdome of Heauen by his appearing in grace to his people lay such a necessitie vpon them to turne euery mothers childe from their euill wayes no beleeue in him and as becommeth his Disciples and followers to bring forth fruit worthy of so high and honourable a calling what doth then the neerer approach of his appearance in glory and maiestie at the last day which now cannot be farre off when the Lord IESVS shall be reuealed from Heauen with his mightie Angels in h 2. Thess 1. 8. flaming fire to take vengeance on them that know not GOD and that obey not the Gospell of our Lord IESVS CHRIST A man liuing in the bosome of the Church and being put in minde hereof from time to time as occasion is offered had need to haue his conscience seared with a hot Iron and his heart as the i Zech. 7. 12. Prophet complayneth made hard as an Adamant-stone if this most weightie consideration doe not awaken him to liue k 1. Cor. 15. 34. righteously and not to sinne as the Apostle speaketh But if neither the presence of the Kingdome of grace nor the expectation of the Kingdome of glorie will doe it what remayneth but that terrible sentence which the Sonne of God the Lord and Iudge of all hath denounced long agoe and will pronounce on his tribunall seate in due time l Luke 19. 27. Those mine enemies which would not that I should reigne ouer them bring hither and slay them before me Let this suffice for Christ's foregoing doctrine That which remayneth now is to take a view of his whole m Mat. 5. 1 2. Sermon the occasion whereof was offered by the maruellous concourse of people assembling vnto him from all parts as is shewed Chap 4. 25. as also by the forwardnesse of his owne Disciples flocking about him to heare his doctrine and gaping as it were for his instructions none otherwise then the dry and thirstie ground doth for raine This made our Lord and blessed Sauiour who alwayes lay in wait to catch men and was in this kind a mightier hunter without comparison then euer n Gen. 10. 9. Nimrod was in his to spread the Net of his Euangelicall and most powerfull doctrine vpon the Mountaine whither hee had ascended both to auoide the throng and to be the better heard Neither is it to be neglected that hee is said to haue sit downe as the manner of Teachers then was and to open his mouth or addresse himselfe to vtter his heauenly message not lightly or slightly as too-many doe but most grauely and graciously as beseemed his person and the maiestie of the diuine Oracles which were to come from him For this Teacher-like sitting downe and opening of his mouth may serue to admonish euery one of vs that wee are altogether forgetfull of our dutie and extremely vnthankfull if with o Luke 10. 39. Mary in the Gospell wee sit not assiduously and vnmoueably at the feete of this great Prophet and open not our cares with due reuerence and deuotion to heare his Word The rather because such vnmatchable treasures of spirituall wisdome and vnderstanding are heerein contayned that this Sermon may truly be said to bee the Master-piece of all his workes which are extant of this nature It may be reduced to these three heads first he instructeth vs more fully who are capable of that Kingdome either of grace or glory and so to be accounted truly blessed secondly by what meanes this great dignitie is to bee attayned vnto thirdly what their conuersation is and ought to bee who are of that ranke Concerning the subiect of blessednes it hath beene much canuassed by the great Philosophers and wisemen of the world placing it some in one thing some in another but in fine after all disputes leauing the matter as vncertaine as they found it But this our heauenly teacher without any going about the bush or intricate discourse in very few words setteth downe most plainely and pithily who are