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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29348	The mighty Christ the saints help, or, A cleer discovery of the mightinesse and excellency of Christ in all things of and concerning him from the first promise of him, to his last appearing and kingdome : with application thereof to the severall states and conditions of men : being the substance of severall sermons preached at Northwalsham in Norfolk, upon Psal. 89, 19, I have laid help on one that is mighty / by Richard Breviter.	Breviter, Richard.	1662 (1662)	Wing B4424A; ESTC R25944	132,959	309

for another that is Mightier than he Seeing this is the stone they stumble at how easily might it be removed if they did consider him from first to last and in every respect he would appear to them so mighty as they would not look for another but know and acknowledge him to be their Prince and Saviour And indeed the works of Christ did declare him to be the Messiah John hearing of his works sent two of his Disciples and said unto him Art thou he that should come or do we look for another Christ sends an Answer to convince them and the Argument he useth is a Catalogue of his mighty works being such works as are proper to the Messiah viz The blind receive their sight and the lame walke the Lepers are cleansed and the deaf heare the dead are raised up and the poor have the Gospel preached to them Math. 11.2 3.4 5. With this Argument Christ proved himself sent of God in his speech to the Jews John 5.36 The works which the Father hath given me to finish the same works that I do bear witness of me that the Father hath sent me And by this the people were convinced John 6.14 Then these men when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did said This is of a truth that Prophet that should come into the world Secondly To the TURKS who worship Mahomet and neglect Christ who is far mightier than he if the most mighty be to be acknowledged honoured and adored as Lord then Christ and not Mahomet is to be worshipped Thirdly As also to the idolatrous PAGANS and Heathens who worship and serve the creature more than the Creator who is blessed for ever as the Sun Moon Stars Birds Beasts creeping things the works of the hands of this mighty One Rom 1.25 2 Kings 17.16 Nay images of Silver Gold Wood and Stone the work of mens hands what are these vanities to this mighty One that they should be worshipped and he neglected Psal● 115.3 4 5 9. Vse 3. Of REPROOF especially First To all Vsurpers of the power and authority of this Mighty One such as make so bold with this mighty One as to step up into his Throne and to exercise that power which is proper to him onely as to take upon them to give pardon of sin unto men to make Laws to bind the consciences of men in the worship of God contrary to the Laws of this mighty One c. Mic 6.16 Isa 33.39 As it is the honour of the Kings and Princes of the Earth to be Christs Ministers to encourage the executing of the Laws which he hath made and established as of Cyrus Ezra 1.1 2. of Darius Dan. 6.1 7. 12. and Artaxerxes Ezra 7.23 So it is a great indignity and affront to this mighty One for his professed servants to disanul alter or change their Lords Laws and of their own heads to form constitute and impose other in their stead upon his Subjects as King Jeroboam did 1 Kings 11.28 34. King I●●ri and Ahab Mic 6.16 This is not to be Stewards ministring in his Name but to be Lords sitting upon his Throne and to make void the Power and Authority which he hath received of his Father as Mat. 15.2 6. 9. Luke 19.27 As this is an evill to which the mighty ones of the earth are most inclined so it will by this Mighty One be least endured for though he advance some to honourable services under him yet he will permit none to wear his Crown and as for those that have assumed his Power and Authority let them know assuredly that he will recover it out of their hands in due time forasmuch as he is mighty to do ● Psal 12.5 Secondly To all Resisters of his power Christ is undoubtedly the Highest Power ordained of God to whom every soul ought to be subject Whosoever therefore resisteth this power resisteth the Ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves Damnation Rom 13.1 2. Besides all Opposition against this Mighty One is in vain and to no purpose for the creatures power proves weaknesse when exercised against him seeing he can do with the strongest of his Adversaries as the Potter with his vessel according to the prophecy of him Psal 2.9 Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a Potters Vessel He is mighty in strength who hath hardned himself against him and hath prospered Job 9.4 Yea which is more The Creatures striking against him is the breaking of its selfe For whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken but on whomsoever it shall fall it will grinde him to powder Math. 21.44 In a word to fight against this Mighty One is to fight against God and do we provoke the Lord are we stronger than he 1 Cor. 10.22 Thirdly To all pretended Assisters of this Mighty One who are so bold as to take upon them of their own brain to make additions to him and to adde Coadjut●rs Helpers to this Mighty One thereby imputing weakness and insufficiency to him who is able of himself without the help of any other to accomplish all his undertakings This is the known fault of the Church of Rome who as Doctor Gouge hath observed in his Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews add to all the Offices of Christ as to his Kingly Office they add a Viceroy an Head as it he were not able to govern of himself To his Prophetical Office they add a Great Prophet who coyneth new Articles of Faiths and so to turn out those that Christ hath established in his Church To his Priestly Office they add other Priests to offer up as they say true real Propitiatory Sacrifices for thee quick and the dead To his Mediation and Intercession they add the Mediation and Intercession of Angels and Saints in Heaven To his Ordinances they add others as Orders Penance Extream Unction c. These Additions derogate from the mightiness honour and glory of Christ whereas there is no need of these Christ being sufficient without these That known Phylosophycal Axiome is also true in Divinity Frustra fit per plura quod fiat per pauciora It is in vain to do that by more which may be done by fewer And the Apostle Paul dehorts the Saints at Coloss from all other things but Christ upon the account of his fullness and sufficiency for them Col 2.8 9 10. Beware lest any man spoil you through Philosophy and vain deceit after the Tradition of men after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ For in him dwelleth all the FVLNESSE of the Godhead bodily and ye are COMPLEAT in him who is the Head of all Principallity and Power I have read that when Augustus Caesar desired the Senate to joyn two Consuls with him for the carrying on the Government of the State the Senators answered That they held it a diminution to his Dignity to joyn any with so incomparable a man To pretend to assist Christ in the work which

of any other which he is to examine and try and follow and refuse as it agreeth or disagreeth with this Besides there are no blots defects nor imperfections but contrariwise a wonderfull exactness plainness beauty and glory in the Example of Christ whereby it is of singular use and advantage to his followers their way being thereby made plaine before them Neither is it a scant but a full and large Example both of obedience For He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walke even as he walked 1 John 2.6 and the several parts thereof he hath given us an example of faith love patience self-denyall meekness diligence c. And of suffering also that he might help in that needfull time To encourage us to it he hath given us an example of readiness and willingness to suffer he willingly laid downe his life for his sheepe Joh. 10.15.18 and to guide us in it he hath given us an example of meekness and patie●ce for he was led as a sheep to the slaughter and like a lamb dumb before the shearer so opened he not his mouth Acts 8.32 And when he was reviled reviled not againe when he suffered he threatned not 1 Pet. 2.23 And thus Christ is an Help by the excellency of his example Thirdly By the powerfulness of his Spirit The Spirit of Christ is a Spirit of life and power which he giveth forth into the hearts of his servants for their help in their various services and conditions and therefore the Spirit is said to help their Infirmities Rom 8.26 Yea Christ doth so usually help by his Spirit that most acts of help are frequently attributed in Scripture to the Spirit as to Quicken uphold strengthen comfort teach lead beare witness bring to remembrance give utterance cause to do John 6.63 Rom. 8.11 Psal 51.12 Eph. 3.16 John 14.16 John 14.26 Gal. 5.18 Rom. 8.16 Acts 2.4 Ezek. 36.27 By this did Christ eminently help his servants in the work whereunto he called them in the primitive times By this he enabled them to be his witnesses not onely in Jerusalem and in all Judea and in Samaria but unto the uttermost part of the earth Acts 1.8 By this they evercame the mightiest Adversaries of Truth For they were not able to resist the wisdome and spirit by which they spake Luke 21.15 Acts 6.10 And by this he helped them to do many wonderful things to the great advantage and furtherance of the Gospel Act. 11 19-21 By the same Spirit he hath helped others also in later Generations to testifie for him against Antichrist and his Adherents and by their Testimony exceedingly to prevaile as Wickliffe Hus Luther and others And this is that which Luther in an Epistle to some amongst whom his doctrine was successfull would have them to observe Consider saith he with what sword I have conquered sin and overcome Errours and subdued policy I have never touched you with a finger but with the Spirit of Christs mouth viz. the Sword of his Gospel And severall of the Martyrs ●hough meane and unlearned yet by the help of the Spirit of Christ have put to silence their learned Adversaries Among the rest History tells us of one Alice Driver that shee non-plust the Doctors that Examined her and then said God be honoured you be not able to resist the Spirit of God in a poore woman And as it was then even so it is now for Christ by the same Spirit helpeth his servants both to will and to do and to suffer of his good pleasure Phil 1.29 Phil. 2.13 Fourthly By the Admirableness of his RVLE and Administration For he so ordereth and disposeth of all things that they work together for good to them that love God Rom. 8.28 so that those things which men contrive and designe to be most hurtfull through his power and wisdome become helpfull to his servants yea he sometimes makes his Enemies intended Destruction his peoples glorious salvation And indeed the Rule and Reigne of Christ doth much consist in his helping and relieving his oppressed servants in his pleading their cause and executing judgement for them in his breaking the bands of their yoke and delivering them out of the hand of those that serve themselves of them that they may be no more a prey to the Heathen yea the maine designe of Christ next to his own Glory is the salvation and safety of his flock Jer. 23.5 6. Ezek. 37. And he doth many admirable things in order to this end as he maketh the weak to conquer and the mighty to be overthrowne he maketh the Counsel of the simple to stand and the devices of the crafty to be disappointed he doth that marvellous work and a wonder spoken of Isa 29.14 He causeth the wisdome of wise men to perish and the understanding of the prudent to be hid And he judgeth the poore of the people and saveth the children of the needy and breaketh in pieces the Oppressor Psal 72.4 Sometimes he sets enemies one against another The Mighty against the Mighty Ruler against Ruler Jer 46.12 Jer. 51.46 so that they fight Brother against Brother Neighbour against Neighbour City against City Kingdome against Kingdome and so help to destroy one another Isa 19.2 2 Chron 20.23 Sometimes he wonderfully restraines the rage of Enemies so that they do not hurt nor destroy in his holy Mountaine but the Wolfe dwelleth with the Lamb and the Leopard lies downe with the Kid and the Calfe and the young Lion and the fatling together and a little child shall lead them according to that famous prophesie of his Kingdome Isa 11.6 7 8 9. Sometimes he causeth them to favour his people Psal 106.46 and sometimes he maketh them helpfull and serviceable to them according to that precious promise of God to his Church Isa 60.10 The sons of strangers shall build up thy walls and their Kings shall minister unto thee Thus God turned the heart of the King of Persia that was now over Assyria unto his people to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God of the God of Israel Ezra 6.22 And put it also into the heart of Artaxerxes to help Ezra to beautifie the house of the Lord which was at Jerusalem Ezra 7.27 And thus Christ helpeth by the Admirableness of his RVLE and Administration Fifthly By the prevalency of his Intercession by this he helpeth them much who beleeve through grace Christ perfecteth by his Intercession that good worke of the salvation of his people which he begun by his Passion for though Christ help exceedingly by the vertue and efficacy of his death as hath been shewne yet there is need of his Intercession also and therefore he is entred into heaven to appeare in the presence of God for us Heb 9.24 And this is of such great benefit and advantage to the Saints that the Apostle layes the weight of their salvation upon it Rom 5.10 If when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by