Have no league of Amity with them to have common friends and enemies as to help them against their enemies or crave their help against ours There be some that speak minsingly of the Religion of Rome as that there be indeed sundry differences between them and us but that they are petty and mean ones and of no great moment but such as if we would yield a little and they a little there might be a reconciliation made Wo be to such dawbers that would go about to reconcile God and the Devil Light and Darkness c. There are sundry differences which are main ones and against the foundation and such as except they will renounce we neither can nor must ever joyn with them So of the Papists themselves some will speak very favorably O they be good honest men and many good things they do if it were not a little for their Opinions c. Do such speak wisely they be abominable persons for they be Idolaters and those God calls abominable worshipping other Gods and the true in a false maner namely in Images If they were Murtherers and would take away our lives Adulterers and would abuse our wives Thieves and would take away our goods O we would cry out upon them and say They be abominable but we have no feeling of any thing which hurts our souls nor of that which is foully against God and his glory it s an Argument of self love and little grace It should go more to our hearts that its against GOD and his glory then any thing that were against our selves any way We ought to pray to God to convert them or remove them and that they may be curbed and their eyes may fail ere they have their desire of Toleration of their abominable Religion For the Idolatry among our selves Some conceive of God as of a God onely merciful and not just which emboldens them to go on in their sins without fear or care supposing that when they have abused him at their pleasure all their days if in the end they utter but a few good words to him he will be as well pleased as if they had served him all their time This is to conceive an Idol and not God for he is as just as merciful the one no more then the other Sundry also among us make a god of their Belly Profits Pleasures Honor Children Ease c. seeking onely these setting their heart and delight in these trusting in these yea to compass these not caring though they offend God for whatsoever a man loves more then God or trusts in besides God he makes it his god Thus the glutton makes his Belly as the covetous man his Wealth his god O vileness and extreme baseness We that live under the Word preached should learn to know God to be All-sufficient and to labor to make him our portion and inheritance our joy and our castle He that hath God hath all he that wants him in the midst of all hath nothing Blessed is the people so the person whose God is the Lord not who are wealthy have great friends c. and who accordingly love him above all set him up in their hearts trusting in him onely satisfying themselves in him yea him alone and loving all other things in and for and under him Others there are that profess Religion and worship God indeed but in a false maner they pray but depart not from iniquity hear the Word but hate to be reformed are baptized but keep no Covenant receive the Lords Supper but without Knowledge Faith and Repentance but God he is a Spirit and therefore will be worshipped in Spirit and Truth They that worship him as most do they worship an Idol namely Such a God as is content with the outside with Ceremonies but so is not the true God the service of such is abominable against such judgements have been both denounced and inflicted See 1 Sam. 15. 23. Psal. 50. 16. Isa. 1. 11. and 58. 5. Jer. 7. 4. Ezek. 14. 33 27. Mic. 6. 7. Our outward worshipping of God must proceed from our inward Knowledge Love Fear and Trust in God and must be joyned with obedience and Reformation If thou repentest not of thine Hypocritical service thy wages will be according to thy work This makes Gods enemies speak ill of our Religion and hold off even because though indeed we worship God and profess well yet our peoples lives be so far wide we that enjoy the Gospel and the true means of the right knowledge and service of God ought not to worship the true God onely but in a right maner What though we be not Idolaters we cannot almost be so though we would yet we may and without repentance shall certainly perish for our ceremonious and Hypocritical serving of God and so much the rather because we had the means to bring us to the true knowledge of him which is denyed to the common sort of the Papists Assuredly we shall lose all our labor if we use it to no better purpose and our souls too among the Hypocrites Verse 4. Wherein they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excess of ryot speaking evil of you HEre 's the prevention of an Objection If we should now break off might some say and no longer live as we have done but take the course that you prescribe we should be wondred at as an Owl among Birds They would think strangely of us as of fools and mad folks and hate us and speak evil of us that we should not be able to abide it Others also might say We which have followed your counsel have made our selves a gazing stock and pulled all men upon our tops even those that liked us well before speak ill of us and what we shall do we know not The Apostle Answereth I know it is so with some of you and will be so with the rest but be not dismaid for as it s set down in the following Verse they shall answer for this wickedness at the time which God hath appointed when we shall receive the Crown of glory for our well-doing and constant continuance therein In this Verse note 1. The minde of the wicked towards Gods children their course seems strange to them 2. The effect hereof in their words They speak evil of them 3. The ground or reason hereof For that they run not with them into the same excess of riot Wherein they think it strange Hence note that Such as mean to renounce their sins and take an holy course shall finde much opposition undergo the hatred and ill will of most Lot was wondred at in Sodom as doubtless the old world wondred at Noah for making the Ark and Pharaohs Courtiers at Moses his choyce Michol mockt despised David in her heart when he danced before the Ark Nebuchadnezzar wondred that the three children refused to bow to his Image which others did Festus thought Paul mad In
7. Christ is a living foundation 200 8. The prevention of an Objection 201 9. Christ disallowed of whom and why ibid. 10. Such things are often disallowed of men which are allowed of God 202 11. There 's an union between Christ and believers ibid. 12. How to come to be stones of this building 204 13. The whole Church makes but one Spiritual House 205 14. Every particular believer is a Spiritual House ibid. 15. Such as are united to Christ ore made holy 206 16. Believers are Priests to God ibid. 17. The prevention of an Objection 207 18. Christians are not now without Sacrifices and what they are ibid. 19. Why called Spiritual Sacrifices 208 20. Our service of God must be dòne in a Spiritual maner 209 21. The prevention of an Objection ibid. 22. Spiritual Sacrifices are not regarded of carnal men ibid. 23. Through Christ our Sacrifices are acceptable to God 210 24. Our works though imperfect accepted through Christ ibid. Verse 6. 1. THe Testimony of Gods Word is that which settles us in any point of Doctrine 211 2. The Old Testament of the same authority with the New ibid. 3. Of old people were more ready in the Scripture then they are now 212 4. What the Lord saith he doth ibid. 5. God lays the foundation of his Churches Salvation ibid. 6. The Papists take from Christ his Kingly Prophetical and Priestly Office 213 7. Believers do always finde enough in Christ ibid. 8. The miserable condition of them that believe not in Christ and who they are 214 9. Believers can never fall away wholly nor finally ibid. Verse 7 8. 1. GOds promises are to be particularly applyed 215 2. Christ is precious unto all those that believe 216 3. Such are unbelievers which are disobedient 217 4. Why the Jews did reject Christ 218 5. Succession is of Doctrine or Person 219 6. Such as do least good challenge the goodliest titles 220 7. Such as would be reputed builders are usually enemies to true builders ibid. 8. Ministers must be builders ibid. 9. Every man must be a builder 221 10. The impiety of these times ib. 11. The carelesness of these times 222 12. The enemies of the Church unable to hinder the building thereof 223 13. Ministers must divide the Word aright and give every man his portion 224 14. How Christ and his Word become stumbling blocks to unbelievers 225 15. Nothing so good whereat corrupt nature will not take occasion to stumble ibid. 16. The world hath ever stumbled at Christ ibid. 17. The Papists stumble at him also the ignorant civil prophane and such as will not part with some beloved sin 226 18. Such as stumble at the Word stumble at Christ 227 19. Offences taken against the Word removed 228 20. Scandals of the Papists against it 230 21. Why and wherein they charge our Doctrine 230 22. About auricular confession fasting days marriage ibid. 23. Offences at preaching the Word 231 24. Which the true Church 237 25. Offences against the Preachers of the Word 239 26. Offences against Professors of the Word 241 27. Offences arising from mens selves hindring their zealous profession of Religion 244 28. No end of the Devils devices 248 29. Why so few be saved ibid. 30. Why people have no minde to Religion ibid. 31. Gods word is therefore bestowed on as that we may be guided thereby 249 32. How we are to obey the same ibid. 33. Four sorts of disobedient persons the prophane 251 The meerly civil the ignorant and hypocrites 252 34. Why Christ proves a Rock of offence unto most 253 35. Whether it be lawful and meet to handle the Doctrine of Gods Decree 254 36. God hath ordained some to destruction 255 37. This was of his own will and for no cause out of himself 257 38. The Lord hath done this most justly 258 39. The Lord hath done this unchangeably 259 40. Marks of such as are reprobates 260 Verse 9. 1. MInisters must speak comfortably to the good contrarily to the bad 262 2. And warily deliver the Word that each may take his due portion 262 3. What election is ibid. 4. God before the world hath ordained some men to salvation ibid. 5. The cause hereof was because he would 263 6. The number of the elect small ibid. 7. They that be elect cannot but be saved 264 8. A man may know and be assured of his election 265 9. Notes of election 266 10. Whether we may be certain of anothers election 267 11. Christians through Christ are made Kings Priests Prophets 268 12. Christ and his Gospel preached in time of the Law ibid. 13. The promises and priviledges laid down in the Scriptures belong onely to Gods elect ibid. 14. Election is the foundation of all the good comes to us ibid. 15. Christ how our King Priest and Prophet 269 16. Believers are others then the world thinks for ibid. 17. The Jews why termed an holy Nation 270 18. All that be the Lords company are holy persons ibid. 19. Comfort and counsel for sanctified persons 271 20. The misery of those that are unsanctified with advice to them to come out of this condition ibid. 21. The Church Gods peculiar people ibid. 22. No marvel though he set much by it 272. 23. Gods glory the end of all the priviledges bestowed on us 273 24. We were elected of God that we might shew forth his praises and not to be idle c. 273 25. Gods glory the furthest end of our election ibid. 26. Effectual calling a certain argument of election ibid. 27. Two sorts of calling outward and inward ibid. 28. The Word the outward instrument hereof 274 29. The parts of effectual calling ibid. 30. Gods free mercy the cause hereof ibid. 31. Every one must endeavor to prove his calling ibid. 32. What to understand by darkness and light 275 33. Every unregenerate person is in darkness 276 34. Every true believer is brought to the saving knowledge of Christ ibid. Verse 10. 1. FOr a people or particular persons to look to their beginnings is of good use 278 2. No priviledges can exempt the contemners of the Word from Gods wrath 279 3. Gods mercy power and truth in making the Jews a people again 280 4. Impenitent persons not worthy the name of people ibid. 5. No outward affliction doth nullifie Gods Church 281 6. To be the people of God a choice blessing ibid. 7. Sin unrepented of lets Gods mercy 282 8. What God did for the Jews was of mercy and so all we have ibid. Verse 11. 1. HOliness in heart and conversation must go together 283 2. Ministers must love and affect their people ibid. 3. The Saints are to be the objects of our love 284 4. Wisdom requisit in the Preachers of the Word 285 5. What meant by fleshly lusts ibid. 6. There are remnants of sin in the very best ibid. 7. Two sorts of sinners 287 8. Evil thoughts cast in by Satan or from our selves 288 9. The causes of evil
great cause of thankfulness whereas if we think we have ever been as now or that we had some goodness in us before as the Papists teach we cannot be truly and heartily thankful to God as we should Therefore the Doctrine of Rome That man is not so miserable but that he hath some good in himself c. will never humble a man as he ought to be nor make him so thankful as he should be David was put in minde that he was taken from following the Ewes with yong that thereby he might be the more thankful 3. To strengthen our faith to believe in God for afterwards and for all blessings needful to Salvation He that hath already done thus much for me will not now fail me 1. Therefore we should do well oftentimes especially when we feel our hearts lifted up with pride to enter into a deep consideration of our former estate and what we were before God shewed mercy to our souls in enlightening converting and effectually calling us for we are ready to be puffed up as though we had not received it and lift up our selves and contemn others now alas we should consider such were we and once as far from Salvation as they and so pity them 2. When we finde our selves dead or dull to duties do but consider what he hath done for us and from what a base condition he hath pulled us and into what dignity he hath advanced us and this will make us shake off all laziness 3. When our faith is weak and we begin to fear the time to come consider He that freely before the world chose us passing by most others gave his Son to dye for us his Word to tell us thereof his Spirit to assure us thereof and so Sanctifie us he will not now leave his work imperfect O but our sins be so many and we be so unworthy If thy sins could have turned away Gods favor he would have kept his mercy away at the first but seeing they could not keep God from shewing thee mercy at the first they shall never take away the favor of God from thee now that he hath vouchsafed the same they shall never take it away wholly and for ever Here the Apostle alludes as ye heard to Hosea 1. 10. God there threatned to cut them off from being his people which after fell out Whence learn that No priviledges can exempt men from Gods wrath but if they contemn his Word he will take it from them and cast them off Thus he did with the posterity of Abraham a very lamentable spectacle to see the ten Tribes carried into Assyria Captives thence by the Medes chased into many Nations and dispersed that had sometimes been the people of God and now nothing less but became no people were as the Heathens thus hath it fallen out to many Nations since our Savior Christ as to the Churches that the Apostles Paul and John wrote to and divers others This may terrifie us and hereby we may learn to stand in awe If God did not spare them will he spare us we stand upon our good behavior the sins of our Land be many not onely Bribery Oppression Whoredom Drunkenness Pride Covetousness but horrible prophanations of Sabbaths and Sacraments fearful contempt of the Word and abuse of Gods Servants and with most Religion grown to a mock and a reproach to those that be any thing forwarder therein then others If any shall say We have enjoyed the mercy of God and the Gospel a long time Not so long as the Israelites did But what then should God do for a people As when God cast off the Jews he took us Gentiles in which they thought could never have been even so can he finde him out a people among the ignorant and wilde people which are no worse then this Nation sometimes was though he should utterly cast us off In making them a people again see both the mercy power and truth of God 1. His mercy in receiving them in again Where learn That Though God should forsake some of the seed of a godly man yet he will extend mercies on others for their fathers sakes and remember the next or third Generation for the good old father or Grandfather Let Parents be godly that all their children may be so or if the Lord should frown on any of them that yet he may remember his Covenant to their Posterity Again though God be angry with men for their sins yet if they unfeignedly turn to him and humble themselves he is gracious and merciful As this should provoke Gods Servants when they have offended not to fly from him and dispair but come humbly to him remembring that though they have shaken off the nature and part of Children yet he retains still the nature of a father so this may provoke lewd Wretches to come unto God hearing he is so merciful But contrarily they abuse the same and go on in their sins 2. His power Though they were thus scattered and so unlikely ever to be gathered again yet did the Lord effect it If men say a thing or have a minde to a thing they may hap to do it but if God minde a thing he will do it neither shall any or any thing let him This may comfort us in all Gods promises of protection of his Church against the proud adversaries of the same And let such take heed how they oppose God in his Church or stand in his way lest they receive that which they shall never claw off again Though the Jews at this time be so scattered as that they be in all Nations yet God will finde a means to gather them under the knowledge and scepter of Jesus Christ. 3. His truth That was verified and came upon them which God had threatned in the time and by the ministery of Hosea and whereas there it was foretold that yet afterward they should be called home again and be made the people of God See the truth of his promises as of his threatnings for his promise to Abraham he took them in again Were not a people He saith not they were not the people of God but they were not a people What then heads of Swine not worthy the name of a people or of men but of Beasts for such are they which live without the knowledge of God and Christ nay evil Beasts as Horse and Mule without understanding Oxen and Asses may teach them wit The Sork Crane and Swallow know their times which they do not nay worse then Beasts Hence the Scripture compares them to Dogs Lyons Foxes Tygres Cockatrices c. as wicked rich men to fed beasts If a Horse have drunk his fill let him come through the clearest water that is and he stays not but numbers having already drunk too much must needs
the King of Heaven That your prayers be not hindred The third Reason Using them ill will breed Contention and so make them unable to pray at all or pray amiss Here note 1. That the husband should pray with his wife God takes it here for granted and that also constantly the course of their prayers must by no means be broken off This is their daily homage to God they have daily need of pardon grace protection direction in all their affairs all which must be prayed for This hath promise of blessing and herein all Religion is contained This condemneth most husbands that never pray with their wives they have no skill nor will hereto an argument of a prophane man void of all Religion dead in sin for where there is the least spark of grace there will be crying to God How do these live as much Religion in their Hogs-coats as in their houses they live like Swine most Families in stead of being little Churches be Heards of Swine which live as if there were no God How do these look for a blessing God hath promised none but to them that ask it what common blessings they enjoy they enjoy not as fruits of their Prayers If we desire to be accounted religious and would have any blessing of God let 's learn to pray 2. That whatsoever would interrupt our Prayers is carefully to be avoided Thus as we are to avoid worldliness an ill conscience and the like so also contention and wrangling both with our neighbors and wives That party is unfit to Pray whose heart is poysoned with wrath and malice the Prayers of such are loathsom being thus our Sacrifices will not be accepted at Gods altar O what a grievous thing is it to lose our prayers What else have we to help our selves with What judgements doth not prayer remove What blessing doth it not obtain greatly doth he lose that loseth the benefit of his prayers Therefore let us beware of contention and strife especially with our wives Let us always keep our hearts calm and fit to pray Who knows what need he may have of prayer and that more then ordinary As men keep their Horses for service in plight and breath so keep we our prayers in good tune keep we them as a Pinnace ready to send out speedily and come home laden else we may miss many a good purchase Verse 8. Finally be ye all of one minde having compassion one of another love as brethren be pitiful be courteous Verse 9. Not rendring evil for evil or railing for railing but contrariwise blessing knowing that ye are thereunto called that ye should inherit a blessing NOw he comes to certain general Exhortations that concern all sorts and states whatsoever and they tend to love and a peaceable and comfortable living together one with another Be ye all of one minde Not that he would have these Jews to be of one minde with the Idolatrous and prophane Gentiles amongst whom they lived but that being converted and believing Jews they would all consent and agree together in the matters of Faith and Religion of Christ that they would all embrace the Lord Jesus the onely Foundation and that some onely should not look for Salvation by him some by the Law and some by both but that all should seek unto him alone And as they were thus to agree in matters of Faith so also in their Civil affairs avoiding contention and strife The vertue then which is here exhorted unto is Unanimity a joyning together in one minde and one heart in one judgement and one affection For Unity in Religion though Errors be many yet there 's but one Truth which every one must know believe and walk in to Salvation Other foundation besides Christ there 's none all that believe in him shall be saved as they that miss of him building beside the foundation fall to the ground shall be ashamed and confounded We were all created in the Truth but since the fall become prone to error Christ is the Truth the Way and the Life and this are we to buy this is contained in the Scriptures for which we are to search Some foolishly imagine that every one shall be saved by his own devotion but its life eternal to know God and Christ Jesus whom he hath sent To be thus in one judgement in Religion is a great mean of peace as the contrary a great cause of dissention even disagreement in small matters makes alienations of affections much more in Religion This Jeroboam knew well he would not suffer the ten Tribes to come up to Jerusalem to worship as God commanded lest agreeing together they should fall from him but chose to set up a new kinde of worship at Dan and Bethel thereby to set them at oddes It s lamentable that so many are distracted into divers and innumeral Heresies and but a very handful have the Truth and be of one minde Some disagree from the Truth in the very foundation as 1. Heathens and Pagans living in strange kindes of idolatry being altogether ignorant of God and Christ. 2. The Jews that look for another Savior acknowledging the Father but not the Son but he hath that not the Son hath not the Father 3. The Turks that acknowledge the Old not the New Testament the Father not the Son 4. The Papists that hold some not all points tending this way as in the matter of our salvation parting the same between Christ and our selves 5. The Arrians and that base Atheistical Sect of the Family of Love c. Some though they differ not in foundation yet erre from the truth Such were the Donatists Novatians and such like of old as in our times the Lutherans beyond the Seas and amongst our selves the Separatists Those are led with a Spirit of pride and preposterous Zeal They were bred up in the Church and as soon as they were able to shift for themselves they spit in their Mothers face and call her Strumpet These be ungracious children they were never thus taught of Christ or his Apostles As we are to pity and pray for the former and that the Lord would deliver his poor people from the tyranny of the Turk and Antichrist giving the Gospel a free passage among them that with one minde and mouth they may glorifie God in Christ Jesus so for these Seeing there is little to prevail with them as having a proud conceit of themselves and their opinions le ts take heed we be not led away with them for herein they hazard their souls greatly that they forsake the means the Ministery of the Word and so may revolt or at least stand at a stay Whiles they be so quarrelling about matters of Controversie they neglect matters of Sanctification and Government of their lives Besides even among our selves that tarry in the Church there is odds and difference and thereby carnal worldlings
acknowledge Christ Jesus and our Faith and Hope of Salvation in him as of whom the Prophets foretold and who did every way for time place maner c. fulfil their prophecies of him This we must believe with our hearts and confess with our mouthes in this Faith we must both live and dye The like might be instanced about Justification if by Papists we should be called to an account Thus Moses came often before Pharaoh to justifie his demand thus Elias did acknowledge and maintain the true God and his pure worship against Ahab and his false Prophets so Daniel and the three Children so the Apostles so the Apostle Paul so the Church of Pergamos so the holy Martyrs they could not be drawn from the truth either by promises threats or torments so in this Land in the days of Queen Mary Gods servants shewed good skill in the Word and made known their Christian courage Reasons hereof may be these 1. That it may appear God hath some that know and love and will defend his Truth as the Devil also the contrary 2. That we may declare we be not ashamed nor afraid of men to confess the cause of God 3. That we may confirm our own consciences and may also if possible win others to the truth as Paul had almost done Agrippa No doubt many standers by were won by Pauls defences and the Martyrs and not a few weak ones confirmed the rest being left without excuse 1. This condemneth that horrible wicked practice of the Church of Rome in keeping the people in miserable blindeness and holding it a deadly fin for them to read any part of Scripture in a tongue they understand or any book touching the true Faith and Religion nay read both Scriptures and Prayers to them in an unknown tongue and lock up all knowledge from them and means thereof like the Scribes and Pharisees that took away the Key of Knowledge How shall they then be ready to give an account of their Faith They must believe as the Church believes and that is all they can get onely they preach to them in their own language which yet is but lyes and errors for truth This is most gross robbery of the people Christ bid Search the Scriptures they charge the contrary and curse them that do It s cruel tyranny and murther of their souls they take away their weapons that they may make a prey of their souls as the Philistines did from the Israelites to keep them under Those are not of Moses his minde that wished That all Gods people might prophesie nor of St. Pauls That the Word of Christ might dwell in them richly in all wisdom c. None have need to be discouraged from seeking knowledge for most be too careless and lazy 2. This rebuketh the gross ignorance of most part of people that notwithstanding this light that we have and so many helps of preaching liberty of reading and so many Books of all kindes and of the grounds of our Religion yet know not what they hold nor what be the points of their Religion but as Market news they hear they must serve God and come to Church and must be saved by Jesus Christ but to prove that he is the true Christ or that they must be saved by him and by no other in whole nor in part or that the Scripture is the Word of God they are altogether ignorant and so might be carried away to any Religion This is an horrible sin especially considering the helps and liberty which we enjoy What notorious carelesness is this must we not buy the truth prize the truth know it hold it fast not part therewith Most have such skill in worldly businesses that they are altogether unskilful in the Word regard not the means of their Salvation This is condemnation that light is come into the world and men love darkness more then the light O how many perish for want of knowledge yet are there some which having knowledge but not the love of the truth nor Faith in God will flinch from it if ever they be tryed for there is no hold of him that loves not the truth though he have never so much knowledge as we may read of Dr. Pendleton and others in Queen Mary's time Such if they be in company of Papists of Cavillers or Railers they can stand or sit still and say nothing How would these confess the truth with peril of their lives when they be affriad of a great man c Let such know that Christ esteems them as his enemies For he that is not with him is against him they being ashamed of him in this world he will be no less ashamed of them on the last and great day 3. O then let all of us labor for knowledge and to be grounded in our Religion and to know the points of Catechism and be able to prove them by some place of Scripture so as we may be bold to believe them and stand to the defence of them To this end we must give ear to Catechizing read the grounds of Religion and study the Scriptures in humility and with Prayer having a care to know the will of God and to be guided by it and to stand in the defence of it to Gods glory against such as oppose it This is the glory of a man of a Christian to make confession of his Faith in Christ and stand to the defence of it this God may justly expect of us it hath been performed by them which had not the hundredth part of the means which we have O let us both love and live in the Truth sticking close thereto whatsoever it cost us And if at any time we shall hear it spoken against we must have the zeal of God in us to stand in the defence thereof Thus confessing Christ here among men he will confess us before his Father in Heaven and his holy Angels Of the hope that is in you Faith and hope must be rooted in our hearts ere we utter the same with our tongues In vain do we talk of things whereof we have not the inward feeling With meekness and fear Here 's the maner for good things must be done in a right maner we must temper our courage and zeal in setting out the truth with meekness and fear we must avoid pride and insolency by forgetting our places or those we have to speak to or breaking out into violent speeches mockings gibings or such like for so we may do much hurt and this is unbeseeming the Spirit of Gods Servants Besides the things we speak of being the matters of God our speech and behavior must be sutable thereunto This rebuketh the preposterous zeal of some which defending the truth and a good cause forget duty and respect to their Superiors and break out into violent and unseemly speeches and be at defiance by and by and straight condemn
19. Iob 21. 30. No end of the Devils devices Why so few be saved Why people have no minde to Religion Doctr. Gods Word is therefore bestowed on us that we may be guided thereby How we are to obey the same Psal. 119. 6. Luke 1. 6. Iudg. 9. 9 11. Iam. 1. 22. Deut. 6. 1. Reas. 1. 2 Pet. 1. 21. Reas. 2. Reas. 3. Reas. 1. Ios. 10. 12. Isa. 38. 8. Exod. 10. 13. Reas. 5. 1 Sam. 15. 22. Isa. 58. 3. Psalm 50. 16. Deut. 28. 1. Reas. 6. Lev. 26. 16. Deut. 28. 15. Hos. 4. 3. Use 1. Iohn 14. 25. Mat. 7. 24. Ier. 7. 23. Use 2. Four sorts of disobedient persons The prophane Iob 21. 15. Exod. 5. 2. Psal. 50. 22. 9. 17. 11. 6. The meerly civil The ignorant Hypocrites Use 3. 1 Sam. 15. 26. Why Christ proves a rock of offence unto most Eph. 1. 5. Acts 4. 8. Rom. 8. 31. Whether it be lawful and meet to handle the Doctrine of Gods decree Acts 20. 27. Rom. 9. 11 12 c. Eph. 1. 4. Iude verse 4. Object Sol. Rom. 6. 1. Gal. 5. 13. Obj. Sol. Obj. Sol. Doctr. God hath ordained some to destruction Acts 4. 28. See Willet on Rom 9. 11. pag. 4. 16. Use 1. See Perkins 3 on the Creed and Pred Psal. 115. 3. Object Exod. 34. 6. Sol. See Nah. 1. â—7 Obj. Ezek. 33. 11. Sol. See Mr. Harsnels Sermon of this point Obj. 1 Tim. 2. 4. Sol. Obj. 2 Per. 3. 9. Sol. See Rev. 6. 11. Object Sol. Object Use 2. See 1 Ioh. 2. 19. Doctr. This was of his own will and for no cause out of himself Rom. 9. 15. Eph. 1. 5. Obj. Sol. Quest. Answ. Quest. Answ. Quest. Answ. Use. See Eph. 1. 4. 2. 11. Iohn 9. 3. Doctr. The Lord hath done this most justly Rom. 9. Object Sol. Rom. 9. 22. Object Solut. Object Solut. Doctr. The Lord hath done this unchangeably Mat. 24. 24. 2 Tim. 2. 19. Use. 2 Cor. 13. 5. Marks of such as are Reprobates Iohn 3. 19. See 2 Thess. 1. 8. Iohn 10. 4. 1 Iohn 5. 20. Iohn 3. 18. Heb. 3. 19. Rom. 11. 20. Mat. 7. 23. See Rom. 1. 2 Tim. 3. See Mat. 7. 22. Rom. 13. 3â— Object Solut. See a Sermon of Mr. New-house on 1 Thess. 5. the Epistle to the Reader Observ. Ministers must speak comfortably to the good contrarily to the bad Observ. They are warily to deliver the Word that each may take his due portion What election is Doctr. God before the world hath ordained some men to Salvation Use 1. Use 2. Object Sol. Obj. Sol. Obj. Sol. Psal. 115. 3. 135. 6. Doctr. The cause hereof was because he would Rom. 9. 15. Eph. 1. 5. Use 1. See Eph. 1. 4. and 2. 10. Use 2. Eph. 2. Doctr. The number of the Elect small Mat. 22. 14. Luke 12. 32. Rev. 7. 4. Hosea 1. 17. Use. 2 Pet. 1. 10. Doctr. They that be Elect cannot but be saved Rom. 6. 17. 2 Cor. 6. 11. Acts 13. 48. Rom. 8. 30. 2 Pet. 3. 9. Use 1. 2 Tim. 2. 19. Object Sol. Obj. Exod. 32. 33. Sol. Object Exod. 32. 32. Rom. 9. 3. Sol. Object Solut. Use 2. Iohn 17. 11. Doctr. A man may know and be assured of his Election See Luk. 10. 20. 2 Pet. 1. 10. Notes of Election Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Mat. 5. 3. Whether we may be certain of anothers Election Phil. 4. 3. Mat. 26. 22. Prov. 22. 1. Use 1. Use 2. Observ. Christians through Christ are made Kings Priests and Prophets Christ and the Gospel preached in time of the Law 1 Cor. 10. 1 2. Iohn 8. 56. Observ. The promises and priviledges laid down in the Scriptures belong onely to Gods Elect. Acts 1. 25. Observ. Election is the foundation of all the good which comes to us Christ how our King Priest and Prophet on Rev. 1. 6. Observ. Believers are others then the world thinks for Use 1. See Calvin on this place 1 Tim. 6. 1. Use 2. Prov. 12. 26. The Iews why termed an holy nation Psa. 147. 19 20 Object Solut. Doctr. All that be the Lords company ore holy persons See Ephe. 1. 4. 1 Thess. 4. 2. 5. 23. Heb. 12. 14. Acts 20. 32. 26. 18. Use. Comfort and Counsel for sanctified persons The misery of those that are unsanctified with advice to them to come out of this condition Psal. 15. 1 2. Rom. 6. 21. Tit. 1. 15. Obs. The Church Gods peculiar people Deut. 32. 8 9. See Isa. 49. Isa. 4. 5. No marvel though he set much by it Use 1. Zech. 12. 8. Use 2. Use 3. Iudges 5. 23. Use 4. Psal. 1. 3. Heb. 6. 8. Obs. Gods glory the end of all the priviledges bestowed on us Obs. We were Elected of God that we might shew forth his praises Eph. 1. 4. 2 Tim. 1. 9. Obs. We were not Elected to be idle c. Use. Eph. 1. 4. Obs. Gods glory the furthest end of our Election See Prov. 16. 4. Rom. 9. 23. Eph. 1. 5 6. Use. Doctr. Effectual calling is a certain argument of Election Two sorts of calling outward and inward Iames 1. 18. Obs. The word the outward instrument hereof 1 Pet. 3. 1. Acts 16. 26. The parts of effectual calling Obs. Gods free mercy the cause hereof 2 Tim. 1. 9. Rom. 8. 30. 2 Pet. 1. 10. Every one must endeavor to prove his calling Rom. 12. 2. Eph. 4. 1. Prov. 1. 28. What to understand by darkness Obj. Rom. 2. 17. Sol. Iohn 17. 3. What by light 1 Iohn 1. 5. Observ. Every unregenerate person is darkness Eph. 4. 17. 5. 8. Acts 26. 18. Col. 1. 13. 1 Iohn 1. 6. Use 1. Gen. 6. 5. Rom. 8. 7. Eph. 2. 1. Use 2. Observ. Every true Believer is brought into the saving knowledge of Christ. Use 1. 1 Ioh. 1. 7. Iohn 8. 44. Zech. 8. 23. Use 2. Observ. For a people or particular persons to look to their beginnings is of good use Reason 1. Reason 2. See Rom. 6. 17. 1 Cor. 6. 10. Tit. 3. 3. Reason 3. Phil. 1. 6. 1 Thess. 5. Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Object Solut. Observ. No priviledges can exempt the contemners of the Word from Gods wrath Use. Rom. 11. 21. Obj. Sol. Object Sol. Gods mercy in making the Iews a people again Use 1. Use 2. Use 3. Apply 1 King 20. 21. His power Use. See Psal. 74. 12. 18. His truth Use. Observ. Impenitent persons not worthy the name of people Tit. 1. 12. Psal. 32 9. Isa. 1. 3. Ier. 8. 7. 50. 27. Amos 4. 1. Use Observ. No outward affliction doth nullifie Gods Church Obser. To be the people of God a choyce blessing Psal. 147. 20. Use 1. Use 2. Observ. Sin unrepented of lets Gods mercy Use. Observ. What God did for the Iews was of mercy and so all that we have Iohn 3. 16. 2 Tim. 1. 9. Eph. 2. 4. Tit. 3. 3. 1 Pet. 1. 3. Use 1. Use 2. 2 Sam. 19. 28. Use 3. Matt. 5. 44. Holiness in heart