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virtue_n	godliness_n	love_n	temperance_n	1,495	5	11.3666	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06004	A counterbane against earthly carefulnes In a sermon preached at Cranebrooke in Kent. 1617. By Mr. Paul Baine ...	Baynes, Paul, d. 1617.	1618 (1618)	STC 1638; ESTC S101575	19,892	34

the word of the kingdome Looke as a man seeketh earthly things when he goes out to the Crier to learne of them and look as clients seeke their earthly inheritances when they go forth to aduise w th their learned counsell thus when we go with diligence to the ministers proc●nes who are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ro. 10.14 that is Criers by office who proclaime the bringing to light of this kingdome by Christ and when wee waite at the posts of Wisdome her gate Pro. 8.33 like as clients doe attending on Gods ministers who are to know the lawes of this kingdome that men may seeke them from their lips 2. 2. By getting euidence to shew for it whi●h are the promises thereof beleeued on We may seek this inheritance of Gods kingdome in getting something which we may shew for our right and title to it Now this we do by exercising our faith in some promises by which God doth freely passe it vnto vs as Feare not little flock it is your fathers will to giue you a kingdome Luke 12.32 If we be sonnes wee are also heires euen heires of God ioynt-heires with Christ Rom. 8.17 God gaue his son that whosoeuer beleeueth in him should haue euerlasting life Iohn 3.16 We are begotten by the resurrection of Iesus Christ vnto a liuely hope euen vnto an inheritance immortall vndefiled and which fades not away reserued in the heauens for vs which are kept by the power of God through faith vnto saluation that is ready to be reuealed in the last time 1. Peter 1 3 4 5. Thus men seeke their earthly matters whilst they gette good copies for that they holde Now the promises of GOD laid holde on are the onely deed and instrument which can be shewed for title vnto eternall life 3. 3. By entring possession of it in a sanctified life We may seeke this kingdome in regard of getting our selues possessed of it which wee do by this meanes while we labour by a sanctified course to drawe nearer it and enter it heere on earth Men will not onely gette right vnto the things they seeke but they will endeauour to be possessed to dig their turfe in that land they purchase The more the Israelits did subdue the Canaanites the more they were possessed of Canaan Sanctification is an entrance into glory Thus the more we ouercome our sinnes growe in graces the more we growe seized of our heauenly Canaan Ioyne saith Peter 2. ep 1. cap. 5.6.7 vertue with your faith and with vertue knowledge with knowledge temperance and with temperance patience and with patience godlinesse and with godlinesse brotherly kindnesse and with brotherly kindnesse loue For as it after followeth ver 10.11 If these things be among you ye shall neuer fall For by these meanes an entring shall be ministred vnto you abundantly into the euerlasting kingdome of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ The further that one did goe vp into the porch of the temple the nearer he did come vnto the holy of holies the further one goeth vp in the suburbs of a city the neerer hee approcheth the citie it selfe Thus it is herein the visible church our state in sanctificatiō hath it selfe to glory in the same proportion that our beeing in a porch or body of a church to our beeing in the quire or our beeing in the suburbs to our entring the city it selfe 4. By procuring it assured to vs. 4. We may seeke it in regard of getting our title and possession made sure to our consciences Thus we seek earthly inheritances not only to be seized of them but by strengthening our selues in them Hence it is that we will sue out fines and writs which may in a manner after a certaine time put an end to all claimes which may bee made by any some few persons on iust ground excepted So we must giue all diligence to get these things ascertained vnto vs From the promise of Gods protection which wee doe chiefly while wee faithfully lay hold on Gods promises which promise our protection as that hee is our God who will keepe vs from euery euil work to his heauenly kingdome 2. Tim. 4.18 The witnes of the spirit while wee get the Spirit to witnesse to our spirits this gift of perseuerance which is bestowed on vs while we learne to dye by faith Christ Faith in Ch●ist pre●●ruing and ●ais●ng vs God keeping to by his power as the authour finisher of our faith and raiser of vs vp at the last day and the Father who is stronger than all keeping vs in his hand euen by his almighty power as in a strong tower vnto saluation Wee can neuer be sure enough of earthly things we desire to see the bird in the cage and haue all things so settled as there may be no question How much rather should we not content our selues with vncertaine hopes of our heauenly inheritance but trauaile to haue it settled on vs and throughly assured to our soules Finally 5. By praier for all help● vnto it wee seeke the kingdome of God in all these respects ioyntly by making petition to him Euen as subiects by making requests get many things frō their Soueraignes so do we who haue no way of getting any good thing but by flying vnto his grace in Christ Thus Christ taught vs to seeke Lord let thy kingdome come Mat. 6.10 Thus The Spirit helps the faithfull with fighes and groanes that cannot be vttered Rom. 8.26 The vse of this is to rebuke most Christians Vse The reproofe of the worldly minded who dot● on earth who indeed liue as Heathens For what doe they seek after but such things as Turkes and Pagans seeke after Many say Who will shew vs any good Psal 4.6 Many there are saith Paul Phil. 3.18.19 of whom I haue told you often and now tell you weeping who do minde earthly things but the matter of Gods kingdō lies by a● a refuse thing quite forgotten It is the wise merchant only Neglect ●ods kingdome For want of true wisdom who seeketh precious pearles Mat. 13.45 Worldly men wanting that wisdome from aboue are no more affected toward this heauenly inheritance than those who are born destitute of ciuill wisdome are toward earthly These we see not hauing ciuil vnderstanding wherby to discerne the worth of their hopes they neuer set their mindes vpon the faire possessions they might haue but vanish away in trifles correspondent to their weakenes so do al natural men who vnderstand not the things of God they are carelesse of this kingdome of God and glorious inheritance being wholly taken vp with a commō wealth fitting their kinde the halfe-penny transitory things of this present life And as the poore Israelites were scattered ouer al the land of Egypt to gather stubble and picke strawes Exod. 5.12 so doe these range all the country and are dispersed all abroad to picke