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Ultimum vale, or, The last farewell of a minister of the Gospel to a beloved people by Matthevv Nevvcomen ...
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Newcomen, Matthew, 1610?-1669.
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Fourthly God by his Word begets those that are by his appointment and nomination the Heirs of this Eternal Salvation God by his Word begets them again to a lively hope of this Glory 1 Pet. 1.3 4. Blessed be God who hath begotten us again to a lively hope to an Inheritance incorruptible undefiled and that fadeth not away reserved for us in the highest Heavens And that this begetting again is by the Word of God see afterwards ver 23. Being born again not of corruptible seed but incorruptible by the Word of God Fifthly God by his Word doth not only beget his People to a lively Hope of this Inheritance but he prepares and fits them for the possession of it and makes us meet to be partakers of the Inheritance of the Saints in Light Col. 1.12 Now this that God gives the Inheritance of Heaven by the Word this in the use of it still bespeaks our greatest affections for our highest esteem of our constant conscientious attendance upon the Word of God as that which is Patris nostri Testamentum Haereditatis nostrae Syngrapha Instrumentum The Will of our Heavenly Father the Deed of Gift and Instrument whereby he conveyeth over unto us our Heavenly Inheritance How Sacred and Inviolable do men count their Father's Will and Testament what honour do they put upon it what trust and confidence do they repose in it Such and infinitly more than such should be our honour for and our trust in the Word of God How precious do men count the Writings and Evidences whereby they hold their Inheritances So and infinitly more than so precious ought the Word of God to be unto us It being that Instrument whereby Heaven it self is passed over to us for our Inheritance Which is able to build you up and give you an Inheritance among all them that are sanctified In which words you have the proper and distinguishing Character of those to whom this Inheritance belongs and they are the Saints or Sanctified ones It is an Inheritance among ALL THEM that are Sanctified Where mark 1. The Restriction of this Inheritance it is limited only to them that are Sanctified 2dly The Extent of it it is in common to ALL THEM that are sanctified An Inhertance among all them that are sanctified I shall for the better dispatch put both these Particulars into one Doctrine namely That Heaven is the Inheritance of all Saints and only of Saints Or Heaven is only for them that are Sanctified and for all them Or thus No unsanctified person shall ever enter into Heaven Nor no Sanctified Person shall ever misse of Heaven The Negative That No unsanctified person shall ever enter into Heaven This is proved by clear and express Scripture 1 Cor. 6.9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God Be not deceived neither Fornicators nor Idolaters nor Adulterors nor Theeves nor Covetous nor Drunkards c. shall ever inherit the Kingdom of God Rev. 21.27 It is said of the heavenly Jerusalem there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth Heb. 12.14 Without holiness no man shall see the Lord therefore no unsanctified person shall ever enter into Heaven And for the second Branch which is Affimative That every Sanctified Person shall inherit Heaven That no Sanctified Person shall miss of Heaven This is as clear in Scripture Therefore it is called the Inheritance of the Saints Col. 1.12 because all and every of the Saints the least as well as the greatest have an equal share in this Inheritance And indeed Sanctification is but the earnest the first fruits the infancy of Glory and can no wayes be separated from it and it is as impossible that any one that is truly Sanctified should miss of Heaven as it is impossible for any unsanctified person to enter into Heaven For First Sanctification and Glorification Holiness and Heaven are joyned together in the Appointment and Decree of God Whom God hath predestinated to Heaven he hath predestinated to Holiness and whom he hath predestinated to Holiness He hath predestinated to Heaven Ephes 1.4 5. According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundations of the world that we should be holy without blame before him in love Having predestinated us to the Adoption of Children by Jesus Christ unto himself c. Mark whom God hath predestinated to be Children and so Heirs of Heaven he hath chosen to Holiness Heaven and Holiness are joyned together in God's Decree of Predestination Secondly Heaven and Holiness are joyned together in the Purchase Look how many Christ hath purchased Heaven for so many he hath purchased Holiness for Heb. 13.12 Jesus that he might sanctifie the People with his own blood suffered without the gate Mark Jesus Christ shed his blood not only that he might Save his People but that he might Sanctifie his People and not one Person more will be saved by the blood of Jesus than are sanctified by the blood of Jesus Heaven and Holiness are joyned together in the Purchase of the Son as well as in the Purpose of the Father Thirdly As Heaven and Holiness are joyned together in the Purpose of the Father and in the Purchase of the Son so they are joyned together in the Work of the Spirit None are called effectually by the holy Ghost to the participation of Heaven and Glory but such as are first called by the same Spirit unto Sanctification and Holiness nor none are effectually called by the Spirit unto Sanctification and Holiness but are called at the same instant unto Heaven and Glory 2 Thess 2.13 We are bound to give thanks alwayes to God for you Brethren beloved of the Lord because God hath from the beginning chosen you to Salvation through the Sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the Truth whereunto He hath called you by our Gospel to the obtaining of the Glory of the Lord Jesus Christ Mark whom God calleth by the Gospel to Glory he calls by the same Gospel to belief of the Truth and Sanctification of the Spirit So that you see Heaven and Holiness are joyned together in the Purpose of the Father in the Purchase of the Son in the Operation of the Spirit And therefore it is not possible that ever any that are not holy should obtain Heaven and as impossible that ever any that are truly holy should miss of the Heavenly Inheritance Now this that no unsanctified person shall ever enter into Heaven nor no Sanctified Person shall ever miss of Heaven this in the use of it may be as terrible to all unsanctified ones as comfortable to all the Saints First This may be a sound of Fears in the ears and hearts of all unsanctified ones Is it impossible that ever any unsanctified one should enter into Heaven as you see it is O then think O then think of this and tremble you that despise Holiness you that mock and jeer at Holiness think of this you all you who
the true reason why the Pope and his Accomplices do so studiously smother the Scriptures from their People is that rendred by our Saviour John 3.20 For every one that doth evil hateth the Light neither cometh to the Light lest his deeds should be reproved And their doom shall be with those Luke 11.52 Wo unto you Lawyers for you have taken away the Key of Knowledge you entered not in your selves and them that were entered in you hindered In the second place This reproves the Impiety of the Papists who under pretence of honouring the Scriptures shut them from the commom people So this on the other side reproves the blasphemy of those that think themselvs too good to stand in need of the Scriptures the Word of God The Papists think the Scriptures too good for the vulgar people to have any thing to do withal these think themselves though God knows they are poor ignorant people yet they think themselves too good to have any thing to do with the Scriptures or to stand in need of any instruction or direction from the Scriptures the Word of God they think they have the VVord of God within the Light within and that is sufficient for them Indeed they will grant you that the Prophecy of Isaiah and Jeremiah it was the Word of God to Isaiah and Jeremiah and the People that lived in their times and so the Epistles of Paul and Peter they were the VVord of God to Peter and Paul and to those to whom they wrote them but as for themselves they have they make account the same infallible Spirit that Peter and Paul had and the dictates and motions of that Spirit are the same infallible VVord of God to them that it was to the Prophets and Apostles binding them and others to whom they are sent to speak it as infallibly as the Revelation of God to the Prophets and Apostles and their speaking them to others did bind them O Pride O Blasphemy Supposing it to be true which they say that they have the same infallible Spirit which the Apostles and Prophets had Yet first it will not follow that they have it in the same Operations and Manifestations that the Prophets and Apostles had it is a certain Truth that all the Elect of God that are sanctified have but one and the same Spirit quickning all guiding all As it is written There is one Body and one Spirit Eph. 4.4 But saith the Apostle there are diversity of Gifts but the same Spirit and diversity of Administrations and diversity of Operations 1 Cor. 12.4 5 6. And all these worketh one and the same Spirit ver 11. Thus it was in the Apostles dayes all that had the same Spirit that Peter and Paul had to renew them and sanctifie them and work all Grace in them needful to Salvation had not the same infallible Guidance of the Spirit to enable them to deliver things that should be infallible and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Are all Apostles are all Prophets 1 Cor. 12.29 much less then can it be said now And it is highest presumption for any one that thinks he hath received and hath indeed received the Spirit unto sanctification to think that therefore he hath the Spirit in its infallible guidance and direction Secondly Suppose that these People had the Spirit of infallible guidance and direction and were indeed inspired Prophets yet that doth not give them a supersedeas from attending to the Scripture the Word of God Daniel was a Prophet immediately infallibly inspired yet he studied the Scriptures Dan. 9.2 I Daniel understood by Books the number of the years whereof the Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the Prophet So did David though an inspired Prophet Psal 119. So did all the Prophets 1 Pet. 1.10 11. Of which the Prophets have enquired and searched diligently who prophesied of the Grace that should come unto you searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signifie when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the Glory that should follow So that were they what they would pretend to be which they are not Prophets yet they are not too good to attend still upon the Scriptures the Word of God Methinks I hear the God of Heaven speaking to these poor but proud ones as sometimes he did by way of holy sarcasm to the Prince of Tyre Ezek. 28.2 and so on Because thine heart is lifted up and thou hast said I am a God He that saith he is godded with God and perfect as God is doth he not say I am a God Behold thou art wiser than Daniel ver 3. Daniel was such a simple man as though he was a Prophet and had glorious Visions and Inspirations yet he like a simple man would hang upon the Scriptures the written Word of God but thou art wiser than Daniel thou regardest not the Scriptures thou hast as sure and infallible a Light within thee as that Word is Thou sealest up the sum full of wisdom and perfect in beauty ver 12. Thou hast been in Eden the Garden of God every precious stone was thy covering ver 13. Thou art the anointed Cherub thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire ver 14. Thou wast perfect in thy wayes from the day that thou wert created ver 15. All this is spoken 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 according to the opinion that the Prince of Tyre had of himself God doth but speak his own words and thoughts And truly such are the thoughts of this proud generation they think they are so perfect and so full of wisdom they have no need of the Scriptures the VVord of God In the third place Let this that you have heard That even the best have need of the VVord O let it teach every one of you to labour to maintain in your heart an humble sense of your continual need of the Word an holy hunger after the Word a ready closing with every Opportunity of attending upon the Word a lothness above all things to part with the VVord to be left without the VVord better part with the Light of your eyes with the Bread that is the staff of your lives yea with the Life of your bodies than part with the VVord which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among them that are sanctified And so I come to the third Doctrine which is this That the VVord of God is able to build up the Saints Therefore saith Paul here I commend you to God and the VVord of his Grace which is able to build you up Yea might they think it is true if we had such a one as Paul for to preach the VVord of God still unto us then indeed we should hope to be edified and built up Nay saith the Apostle though I shall preach no more to you and though you shall see my face no more whatever becomes of me yet the VVord of