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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66610	Totum hominis, or, The whole duty of a Christian, consisting in faith and good life abridged in certain sermons expounding Paul's prayer for the Thessalonians, Epist. 2, Chap. 1, Vers. 11, 12 / by the late reverend and worthy Mr. Samuel Wales ...	Wales, Samuel.; Wharton, Philip Wharton, Baron, 1613-1696.; Wharton, Thomas, Sir.	1681 (1681)	Wing W296; ESTC R41158	76,673	232

1 how few will be able to stand if they be judged by this doctrine How many who call themselves Christians will be found lighter than vanity liars against the truth First many propound to themselves no other end of living here but hoording up riches building their nests on high serving their bellies wallowing in pleasures enjoying honours The glory of Christ their consciences being witnesses is no more thought on or remembred than if Christ had never bin of all other things this hath never troubled their heads Wel if Christ had ever visited these men with the light of life and by his spirit sent joyful tidings of salvation to their spirits it would be otherwise with them Never did man truly know Christ and what Christ hath done for his soul but was much taken up and transported in musing devising defiring to glorifie him Be not deceived if the Lords honour be a stranger in your minds memories intentions endeavours you are in darkness till this present and cannot be assured to your comfort that you have part in the redemption which is in Christ Jesus Secondly do not many live as if they had been made or born to the dishonour of Christ As 1. our idolaters who more stupid than the old Egyptians give the glory of Christ to creatures to their own works to the works of the Painter Carver Baker I fear these grand thieves are long since past shame and grace too Therefore the Lord Jesus requires at their hands the restitution of that honour which most sacrilegiously contrary to his crown and dignity they have robb'd him of 2. Our prophane swearers who tear the glorious name of Christ or toss his Titles unreverently in their Mouths these honour him as the Jews did when they spitted on him 3. All contemners of Christs ordinances and servants who shall one day find that whatsoever is done to things or persons bearing his Name Jesus Christ will take it and revenge it as done to himself 4. All wicked livers whose ungodly works cause that worthy Name by which we are called Jam. 2.7 to be blasphemed in the world We shall sometimes hear them detest and curse both Turk and Pope for persecuting it with the sword when themselves like arrant hypocrites in whom the love of Christ dwelleth not tread it under foot by their cursed and most abominable licentiousness Secondly Vse 2 Let all the Lords people study in all things and by all means to glorifie Christ Jesus Let his honour be dearer to us than all things For this cause were we redeemed † Is 43.21 called quickened that we should shew forth his praise live to his glory Do not masters look their servants should be a credit to them The Angels of Heaven have no more noble imployment than to serve and honour the Son of God The Father hath committed to the Son the government of all things That all men might honour the Son Joh. 5.23 as they honour the Father If any desire direction for the practice of this most necessary lesson know that we must glorifie the Name of Christ both inwardly and outwarly Inwardly in spirit and affection 1. By stirring up and cherishing in our minds honourable thoughts of Christ an high esteem of him and his excellency of that incomparable goodness and power which he sheweth in leading us to salvation 2. By believing against hope and reason trusting on his grace and casting our selves wholly upon him in want of feeling and when all things seem to be against us 3. By intending his honour in every thing making it the mark at which we shoot and if we cannot be so happy as at all times to find that this is the end which before every action first comes to our minds and sensibly moves our wills yet must we strive to find in our selves after the action an high prizing and earnest thirsting after his glory far above all our own good temporal and eternal 4 By grieving heartily to see or hear him dishonoured by false worshippers false teachers carnal Christians 5. By often calling upon our hearts to admire and rejoyce in him more than all other things Outwardly both in word and work In word 1. By ascribing the whole glory of our salvation to him only 2. Speaking of him and using all his Names and Titles with such reverence as beseems so great a Lord. 3. Continual praising him for his mercy and truth towards us for the things be hath wrought daily worketh and will hereafter work for us speaking much good of him before others telling them what a wise powerful bountiful Lord we serve 4. Confessing him boldly before the sons of Men vindicating and maintaining by our Apologies his cause and truth when they are opposed and spoken against In work and conversation 1. By submitting our selves to the direction of his word in all things enterprizing nothing without leave or warrant from him 2. By a godly life and fruitfulness in a Christian course 3. By upholding and setting forward his Gospel to the utmost of his power For the Gospel is Christs chariot wherein he rideth through the world to conquer his enemies and gather his Church if the Gospel run and prevail his glory is inlarged if the Gospel be stopped his glory is hindred 4. By willing undergoing any thing for his sake These are the things which we must remember and do that Christ may be glorified in us in the doing of which we shall not be a little helped by accustoming our selves every day yea often in the day to call our own hearts to account and enquire what glory hath redounded to Christ this day this hour from my thoughts my speeches my actions that so far as we find our selves barren and defective this way we may take shame to our selves and turning our feet into the way of Gods testimonies with renewed care and redoubled resolution set upon this greatest and most honourable Work of honouring the Lord. Secondly Doct. 2 observe that a good Christian desires the Lord may be glorified by others A good man is not content to honour God in his own person but he heartily wisheth and prayeth that others may do it as well as himself So did David Psa 67.3 4. and Paul Eph 3.21 For First Reas 1 The zeal of God burns in his breast the love of Christ constraines him he knows that God most highly esteemes and loves his own glory that this being the last end of all his counsels and works must needs be more worthy and excellent than all creatures in regeneration he puts on the image of God by which he is inclined and enabled to will what God willeth to love what the Lord loveth and in the same manner according to his measure therefore he cannot but desire the inlargement of his glory in the world and the communication of that grace to many by which they may be effectually taught and moved to glorifie him Secondly He loves the souls of men Reas 2 and

they are most subject to be poisoned with pleasures puffed up with pride surfet of prosperity let loose the reigns to all injustice violence cruelty in a word to break the bonds of all discipline promise to themselves impunity and become incorrigible while they powre out themselves to all licentiousness because few dare freely reprove them hence no doubt sprung that Dutch Proverb which must be taken with a corn of salt Princes in Heaven are as scarce as Venison in poor mens Kitchins therefore they have need to be extraordinary careful of their salvation and guarded with double diligence watchfulness zeal in all religious duties Lastly their lives are very exemplary obvious to publick inspection and imitation many eyes are fixed upon them their actions are powerful to command effectual to corrupt inferiours who are too ready to follow and conform to their courses and think if great men live wickedly they may do the same by authority Satanknoweth that by their exorbitances they not only lose their own souls but draw much company with them to perdition Examples even of greatest Princes Kings Emperours further confirming this point are not wanting David though entangled in many wars besides other incumbrances and employments not a few spent no small time in communing with God and his own heart as appears by this that 140 of the Psalms in probability are of his penning and composing King Josiah in the eigth year not of his life as some mistake but of his reign that is in the sixteenth of his life began to seek after the God of David his father that is to give himself to the private study of piety to reading prayer and such like exercises Who more devout than Daniel and Nehemiah two great Courtiers and Governours Constantine the Great besides reading and praying with his family did every day at set times shut himself in his closet and there converse with God by solitary Prayer Alfred King of England spent eight hours the third part of every natural day in prayer study and writing These things I have thus discoursed that your Lordship may see and others acknowledge I do not without cause offer to your hands and eyes a Treatise wherein the two main parts of religion faith and good life are explained and urged It pleased your Noble Father while yet he dwelt in the land of the living to vouchsafe me the meanest of Gods messengers that gracious respect which I could never have expected from so honourable a personage and your Honour also in those times to take notice of me The remembrance of those things hath emboldened me to this Dedication which otherwise I should never have presumed to attempt Wherein the Searcher of hearts knoweth I seek and aim at nothing else but the honouring of his memory who now sleepeth in the Lord and stirring up your tender mind to the imitation of his vertues What honest heart ever knew him and did not lament his departure as a publick loss or say this world which now wants him was unworthy of him He was a professed enemy of Popery and Prophaneness a true friend and favourer of all godly and painful teachers without exception or partiality receiving their persons and doctrine with such gladness and singular reverence as I must needs say to me was vvonderful and in persons of his ranck is rarely seen ready at all times by his authority speech letter to help and encourage them in their holy function What shall I say of his supported life in the slippery time of youth his religious care of constant frequenting Gods house not only twice on the Lords day but ordinarily on Lecture days and preparing himself for the use of the Lords Supper his sincere affection to the holy ways of the Lord and all that walk in the same which to any observant eye appeared by many not obscure signs and testimonies I shall comprehend all if I do but say by profane great ones who openly reverenced him he was secretly twitted for Preciseness and Puritanism And could the Epilogue of such a life be any other but a blessed death Though his sickness was violent yet how sweetly he comforted himself in the Lord and having foretold the day of his death rejoyced in spirit from assurance of being with Christ after his dissolution how graciously feelingly powerfully he powred out his heart in supplication before the Lord those that were present can witness and will never forget and amongst the rest I remember one an ancient and reverend Minister who professed to me that himself was exceedingly affected and refreshed by his prayer and that he hath seldom heard any Preacher pray more excellently more divinely Novv my Lord vvhy hath the Divine Providence which doth nothing in vain sent set before you such a domestical precedent Surely for your admonition and instruction that you might be warned there by to tread in the same steps and learn the path of life by example as well as precept Suffer therefore I beseech your Honor the word of exhortation As God hath made you heir of your fathers greatness so labour to shew forth an express image of his graces and godly conversation and think often you hear his voice thus sounding in your ears for by his life being dead he yet speaketh to you My son know the God of your father and serve him with a perfect heart and willing mind Macte nova virtute puer sic itur ad astra By the grace of God I have led you the way walk as I have walked that we may meet and enjoy one another in Heaven Repel with infinite loathing the whisperings of those witches who go about to perswade that though it s not amiss for Nobles to have a form of godliness yet forwardness in Religion is a stain and blemish to Noble bloud Such things are suggested by the father of lies to rob you of true comfort in this life and a Crown of glory after death For I assure your Lordship in the word of truth as true piety is able to accommodate Noblemen with the best Musick peace of Conscience the best Counsellor the wisdom which is from above the fairest and strongest house Gods protection the best weapons defensive offensive faith and the spirit of prayer the best attendants Gods holy Angels so it will wonderfully adorn and beautifie all other excellencies purchase them more true honour than an external accomplishment even the honour that cometh from God only a place and a Name better than of Dukes Earles Lords an everlasting name that shall never be cut off and at last put them into the possession of immortality and eternal life The father of mercies inrich with all blessings of heaven and earth the noble and vertuous Lady Philadelphia your mother keep your Honour from every evil now and ever season and govern your young years by his holy spirit that as you increase in days and stature so you may increase in all sanctifying gifts and in favour with