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A80829	The vanity and mischief of making earthly, together with the necessity and benefit of making heavenly treasures our chiefe treasure opened in a sermon at Mary Spittle, before the Right Honorable the Lord Major and court of aldermen, of the city of London, and divers worthy citizens at their solemn anniversarie meeting, on Tuesday in Easter Week, being the 17 of Aprill 1655. / By John Crodacott, preacher of Gods word at Saviours Southwark, and Sepulchres London.	Crodacott, John.	1655 (1655)	Wing C6964; Thomason E844_11; ESTC R210367	30,576	56

THE VANITY AND MISCHIEF OF Making Earthly Together with the NECESSITY AND BENEFIT OF Making Heavenly TREASURES Our chiefe Treasure Opened in a SERMON at Mary Spittle Before the Right Honorable the Lord Major and Court of Aldermen of the City of London and divers worthy Citizens at their solemn Anniversarie meeting on Tuesday in Easter Week being the 17 Aprill 1655. By John Crodacott Preacher of Gods Word a● Saviours Southwark and Sepulchres London 1 Tim. 6.17 18 19. Charge them that are rich in this World that they be not high minded nor trust in uncertain riches but in the living God who giveth us richly all things to enjoy That they do good that they be rich in good works ready to distribute willing to communicate Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come that they may lay hold on eternall life Printed for A. Kemb at Margarets Hill in Southwark 1655. Tuesday April 23th 1655. PACK Major ORdered That Mr. Crodacott be desired from this Court to Print his Sermon at the Spittle on Tuesday in Easter-week last SADLER To the Right HONOURABLE Christopher Pack LORD MAJOR AND The Right Worshipful the Aldermen of the City of London WHen first I received your Summons to this work I might have apologized for my self with Elihu I am young and ye are very old wherefore I was afraid Job 32.6 7 and durst not shew you mine opinion I said dayes should speak and multitude of years should teach wisdome But out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hath the Lord ordained strength c. and his strength is usually perfected in the creatures weaknesse 2 Cor. 12.9 He can make a few barley loaves yield toothsome and wholesome nourishment unto many thousands He can make the words of Naamans faithful servants greater in operation then the words of a great and good Prophet Indeed many in our dayes look upon Preaching and Preachers as Naaman did upon the waters of Jordan with Syrian eyes Preaching is foolishnesse in the worlds estimation and Preachers are bablers Saint Paul that great Apostle was so reputed and censured the despicablenesse of the carthen vessel does too often through Satans subtiltie and innate corruption prejudice hearers against the heavenlinesse of the Treasure I cannot accuse any of you 1 Thess 2.13 surely what the Apostle saith of the Thessalonians I may say of you in a judgement of charity I hope also of verity When ye received the Word of God which ye heard ye received it not as the word of man but as it is in truth the Word of God But where 's the fruit of your so receiving the Word of God The Word of God so received by them wrought effectually in them hath it wrought also effectually in you Haply your faith may be as 't were in travail and readie to bring forth some works of mercie and charity Now if the midwifery of this Sermon in the Review may expedite the birth I have what I levelled at and shall blesse God for your summons though as much unexpected as undeserved to the Pulpit and Presse Believe it Sirs 't were better for you to have the stone in the bladder or kidneys then to have such a stone in your hearts or bowels and such a cramp in your hands as does utterly indispose you for the doing of good with your goods I could name you some eminent Saints Mr. Nicholas Bifield Vide Dr. Go●ge his Epistle to the Reader before Mr. Bifields Commentary upon the second Chapter of the first Epistle of St. Peter And Mr. Jeremiah Whitaker who lately died in the Lord and now resteth from his labours c. that for some years lived and at length died labouring under those bodilie distempers but not any that lived and died labouring under this soul-disease He that refused to give a crum of bread on earth was denied a drop of water in hell Unmerciful men shall finde no mercie There 's fulnesse of bread but ô that I could say There 's fulnesse of good works in this famous City The former though a good blessing of God in it self was one of Sodoms O that it were not one of Londons Vices The latter was one of the Macedonians O that it might be one of Londons Vertues to cool your affections unto earthlie treasures and enkindle them unto heavenly and unto works of charity which even to a Proverb is grown cold is the faithful endeavour and aim of this Sermon I know not any man willingly though manie deservedly when he is dead would have those two words for his Epitaph infoeliciter foelix unhappie in being so happie 't were better have these two foeliciter infoelix happie in being unhappie O then let the zeal of your faith sparkle forth in works of charity All men have not the honourable capacitie of being Almoners of the King of Heaven and Earth as you have who can better spare two talents then some can two mites The Lord grant that as he hath been unto you so you may be merciful and bountiful unto others That as you are rich in worldly goods so you may be rich in faith and good works and in Gods set time be personally and fully possessed of the heavenlie Kingdome which he hath prepared for and promised to them that love him So praieth The meanest and unworthiest of the Lords Servants and Yours in the Lords Work John Crodacott The vaniy and mischiefe of making earthly Treasures Together with The necessity and benefit of making heavenly Treasures Our chiefe Treasure Opened in a SERMON at Mary Spittle Before the Right Honourable the Lord Major and Court of Aldermen on Tuesday in Easter Week being the 17. of Aprill 1655. Matthew 6.19 20. 19. Lay not up for your selves treasures upon earth where moth and rust doth corrupt and where theeves break through and steale 20. But lay up for your selves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt and where theeves do not break through and steale I Shall not trouble or detain you with any further preamble then what will make for the argument of the Text. In this Chapter which containeth a part of that excellent Sermon which our blessed Lord and Saviour preached to his Disciples and others in the Mount two things are by him decryed and condemned 1 Hypocrisie Ostentation and an affectation of vain glory from the beginning of the Chapter to the nineteenth Verse 2 Covetousnesse inordinate affections unto and carking cares for the things of this life from the nineteenth verse to the end of the Chapter 1 The former namely all Hypocrisie and affectation of vain glory is decryed and condemned First In giving of Alms from the 1 to the 5 Verse Secondly In Prayer from the 5 to the 16 Verse Thirdly In Fasting from the 16 to the 19 Verse 2 The latter namely Covetousnesse is decryed and condemned by sundry forcible disswasive arguments All which should I distinctly enumerate and explain 't

said to be poor Revel 3.17 thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blinde and naked though they were rich in worldly treasures yet were they poor God-ward and Heaven-ward because they wanted this heavenly treasure Jesus Christ Oh! therefore let me beseech you to improve your all this way namely to get this treasure you will say what must we do Answ 1 You must read and hear the Word of God which is compared unto a treasure Matth. 13.44 the Word of God openeth unto us the inestimable value of this heavenly treasure 'T is the means that God hath ordained to bring us unto Christ the true treasure in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdome and knowledge Take heed that you undervalue not the truths of Christ because brought unto you in an earthen vessel Remember what the Apostle saith 2 Cor. 4.7 we have this treasure in earthen vessels O! let not the vilenesse the weaknesse or meannesse of the vessel prejudice you against the preciousnesse and choicenesse of the treasure that is in it 2 You must believe the Word which you read and hear you must mix it with faith or your reading and hearing will not profit you Heb. 4.2 Audientes corporis sensu non audiunt cordis assensu Aug. The Word preached did not profit them not being mixed with faith in them that heard it 3 You must treasure up divine truths in your memory which although it be one of the britlest parts yet is it one of the richest cabinets and treasuries in the soul of man and therefore too good to keep lumber and rubbish in 'T is a treasury for the richest and most precious Jewels to this use did Mary put her memory Luke 2.19 Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart O! that Christians would put theirs unto the like use 4 You must believe in Jesus Christ with all your heart you must receive this treasure upon his own terms 5 You must frequent the Lords Table where this treasure is freely offered by God the Father unto every believing communicant 6 You must pray in faith and with an holy fervency for this treasure But these means have been I presume frequently inculcated upon you and therefore I wave any further discourse of them Two things I must commend unto you from the Lord as ever you would have Jesus Christ to be your chief treasure namely 1 That you would forsake all your sins 2 That you would forego some part of your earthly treasures 1 That you would forsake all your sins Thus did that wise merchant in the Gospel when he had found the true treasure the precious pearl he went and sold all that he had and bought it now what had he or we to sell nothing that is properly our own but our sins all things that we have are Gods already unlesse it be our sins and are your sins worth the keeping do you think you cannot live comfortably and die blessedly without such or such a lust why should you think so what think you of the Angels and glorified souls in heaven they live without sin and are they not blessed yea are they not therefore blessed because without sin Consider with me I beseech you 1 Sins unreasonablenesse 2 Sins undesireablenesse in it self 1 The unreasonablenesse of Sin there 's all the reason in the world that we should serve God but no reason that we should sin against God Sin is folly and darknesse and it tends unto and ends in utter darknesse when we perswade you to part with sin we perswade you to part with that which if not parted with will incur and binde that direful and dreadful sentence upon your souls and bodies unto all eternity Matth. 7.23 Depart from me ye that work iniquity We petswade you to part with that which will be the bane the poison the ruine of your precious souls 2 The undesireablenesse of sin in its self alas you see the bait but you see not the hook that is under it the venomous poisonous sting of sin is but honied over you feel the pleasures of sin but believe not the pains after and for sin because you feel them not were not the horrour of sin disguised your souls would cry out in sober sadnesse Oh I have no pleasure in such an heart-iniquity or way of wickednesse now I see the fruit of sin is shame the wages of sin is eternal death separation of soul and body from God for ever Therefore let me again beseech you as you would have Christ for your treasure forsake your sins 1 Universally fell all that you have for this treasure be willing to part with all your sins deal not by your sins as Ananias did by his goods who retained a part to or for himself but you know how heavy the hand of God was upon him for his dissembling O! beloved be not indulgent to any lust think it not enough to loath some one sin although you love and live in another if you will keep sin in part you shall lose this precious this glorious treasure and so your souls in whole and forsake your sins 2 Perpetually think it not enough to lay aside your sins for a time as you do your cloaths at night when you go to bed and in the morning put them on again As the Israelites lusted after the flesh-pots of Egypt But shake off I beseech you all your sins as Paul did the viper never to resume them again take heed of returning with the dog to his vomit and the sow to her wallowing in the mire This is the first thing I would commend unto you forsake all your sins And be willing 2 To forego some part of your earthly treasures for Christ yea the whole if Christ call for it but I shall bespeak a part onely at this time lay not up earthly treasures for your selves but lay them out in doing good to the poor members of Iesus Christ this Injunction our blessed Saviour laid upon that rich man that came unto him and moved a very needful question Matth. 19.16 Good Master what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life to which Christ returns this answer verse 21. Go and sell that thou hast and give to the poor and thou shalt have treasure in heaven How happy should you and I be if I could perswade you that are rich men to be rich in good works You that abound in earthly treasures to make the bowels of the needy your treasury manus pauperum gazaphylacium Christi saith one of the Ancients the poor mans hand is Christs treasury O that it might be yours I hope you will not say we have little enough for our selves and families should you say we have too little for our lusts I should rather believe you indeed lust is unsatiable but you cannot truly say you have little enough for your selves how many are there that have scarce covering for their nakednesse when as you many of you