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Three sermons I. The wrath of God against sinners, II. God's eternitie, and mans humanitie, III. The plantation of the righteous / by T.H.
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Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.
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this generation by the Ministery oâ—… the Word and Noah and Enock in that Ministery Gods Spirit strives with wicked men they spake noâ—… in their owne words but iâ—… the 2 Pet. 2. holy men spakâ—… Gods Word as they doe the Lord doth put his hand to â—…he worke the meaning is I â—…ave sent Noah and Enock â—…hey spake not their owne â—…ords onely but yee have â—…ven against my good â—…pirit what it is to strive â—…e Lord will not strive alâ—…ayes the meaning is not 〈◊〉 judgement Eccles 6.10 â—…he Lord he deales with â—…oore sinners after their naâ—…re as a reasonable creaâ—…re he enters to reasons â—…nd goes to Law and makes â—…ite to draw them home to â—…im for this I take to be the â—…eaning his Ministers came â—…metimes to exhort someâ—…mes to comfort and someâ—…mes to reprove and so wee â—…e to Law with God aâ—…aine From whence observeâ—… foure points Doct. 1. The Spirit oâ—… God doth ever accompany the Word and the Ministeâ—… thereof Here he ascribâ—… it My spirit shall not alwayâ—… strive Doct. 2. That the Loâ—… strives with rebellious sinners for their good who as they strive against tâ—… power of the Spirit aâ—… their owne good Noâ—… strove to draw them homâ—… and they strove and wouâ—… not come Doct. 3. When men dâ—… abuse the Word long Gâ—… will cease to strive in the 〈◊〉 of the meanes he will striâ—… no more as he said here Aâ—… 〈◊〉 Lord said I will not alâ—…ayes c. Doct. 4. Though the â—…ord will strive no more â—…t he strives long hee gives â—…ng time of repentance as 〈◊〉 did to the old world an â—…dred and twenty yeares Doct. 5. That Gods Spiâ—… doth ever accompany the â—…ord and the Ministery â—…ereof by the Spirit of â—…od I meane the eternall â—…pirit the Holy Ghost doth â—…speciall manner accompaâ—… the Word know that â—…od is every where and â—…oweth all things but in a â—…eciall manner hee is with â—…is with the Word Come â—…ecomes with the Word â—…rbid he forbids Rom. 1. 〈◊〉 Gospel is the power of the Lord to the salvationâ—… man Quest But how doâ—… this appeare to be so Answ I answer it aâ—… peareth in two things 〈◊〉 God doth please to set tâ—… worke apart to save and saâ—…ctifie our soules which 〈◊〉 the learning in the woâ—… cannot doe Secondly the Lord by 〈◊〉 power of his Spirit doâ—… constantly and continuaâ—… accompany this worke asâ—… thinkes good to be a conâ—… tation to the wicked anâ—… consolation to the godâ—… 2 Cor. 2. the two last verâ—…to the one it is a favour death to the other it is a 〈◊〉 vour of life it either 〈◊〉 the soule or saves the soâ—… though it ever accompanies â—…e Word yet this worke 〈◊〉 the Spirit is a voluntary â—…orke Thirdly It doth alwayes company the Word but â—…oth not alwayes worke â—…or some after twenty or â—…irty yeares are converted 〈◊〉 that it doth not alwayes â—…orke Looke as the brazen â—…erpent was lift up in the Wildernesse that whoever â—…oked on it that was stung â—…ith the fiery Serpents â—…ould be healed there was healing vertue in it he set it part for that purpose for â—…at had no vertue of it selfe 〈◊〉 because God would â—…orke by it so that whosoeâ—…r looked on it might bee â—…aled so it is with the Word of God for they aâ—… no more able to conveâ—… then others but because Goâ—… hath promised to accompany them in dispensation of iâ—… Reas 1. First taken from tâ—… fruit and effect of his Woâ—… that it is able to doe 〈◊〉 things in the beginning 〈◊〉 is able to doe that whiâ—… Men and Angels cannot doâ—… Hebr. 4.12 The Word 〈◊〉 God is quicke and powerfâ—… and sharper then any two 〈◊〉 god sword piercing even to 〈◊〉 dividing asunder of the soâ—… and spirit and a discovery 〈◊〉 the thoughts of the heâ—… It is Gods faithfull workâ—… the reason why carnall 〈◊〉 fall out with the Ministerâ—… the Word and say you spâ—… against men I know yâ—… â—…eane me No no wee â—…now not your hearts but God doth and the Word of God knowes them Iohn 5. The dead shall heare the voyce â—…f the Sonne of God the meaâ—…ing is they that are dead 〈◊〉 sinnes for by nature every â—…an is dead in sinne It must â—…e more then all men can do 〈◊〉 our Saviour said to Lazaus when men stood weeâ—…ing by but Christ said Lazarus come out It must be Gods Word that must raise 〈◊〉 from the death of sinne 〈◊〉 the life of righteousâ—…esse Vse First of instruction 〈◊〉 take heed of taking up of â—…mes against the Spirit of God we see the haynous â—…nne of them that despise the Ministery of the Goâ—… pell men may thinke it nâ—…thing but alas you knoâ—… not what it is for the Woâ—… of God and the Spirit 〈◊〉 God goeth together as 〈◊〉 blessed Martyr Steven saâ—… in the 7 of the Actes Yâ—… stiffenecked and uncircumâ—… sed in heart and eares yâ—… have ever resisted the gâ—… Spirit of God as did your 〈◊〉 thers so do you therefore taâ—… heed You are neere to 〈◊〉 sin against the Holy Ghoâ—… for it is not the Word 〈◊〉 Man but the Word of Goâ—… it is the Spirit that thâ—… shouldest be saved by thâ—… thou hast opposed you gâ—… away with the contempt 〈◊〉 the Gospel and make thâ—… nothing thou hast sinnâ—… â—…gainst God and his Spirit â—…at accompanies the Word Counsel one another say do â—…ou know what you do It 〈◊〉 Gods Spirit must not that â—…mfort you must not that â—…ve you It is that that you â—…ppose take heed for this 〈◊〉 above Incestuous sinnes â—…ke 3.20.21 Herod was an â—…cestuous sinner but above â—…his fins he added this that â—…put Iohn in prison he was a â—…cestuous adulterer yet putâ—…g Iohn in prison was â—…ove all Matth. 11. It shall 〈◊〉 easier for Sodome and Goâ—…rah in the day of judgeâ—…ut then for you that oppose 〈◊〉 Word of the Lord. So â—…ch for the first point Doct. 2. The Lord strives â—…ith poore sinners for their good when as they striâ—… against the power of the Sâ—… rit and their owne gooâ—… God enters into Law with sinner Sin and Sathan saiâ—… the soul is theirs God entâ—… into Law and saith it is hâ—… and he made it every mâ—… by nature takes paine that 〈◊〉 might have no good frâ—… God he goes to Law to gâ—… to hell as it were Matth. 2â—… 37. Oh Ierusalem thou tâ—… killest the Prophets and stoâ—… them that were sent to thâ—… There is the thing marâ—… How often would I have gâ—… thered thy children togethâ—… as a Henne her Chickens 〈◊〉 yee would not Here is a cuâ—… tention the Lord wouâ—… have revealed his wiâ—… his Spirit would have 〈◊〉 â—…ed you home but you would â—…ot yee resisted his good Spirit yee take hold of wicâ—…ednesse as the Prophet â—…ere sayes and Iohn 5.4 You will not come to me that 〈◊〉 may be saved saith our â—…aviour to the Pharisees â—…any perish and shal