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A63826	A good day vvell improved, or Five sermons upon Acts 9. 31 Two of which were preached at Pauls, and ordered to be printed. To which is annexed a sermon on 2 Tim. 1. 13. Preached at St. Maries in Cambridge, on the Commencement Sabbath, June 30. 1650. By Anthony Tuckney D.D. and Master of St Johns College in Cambridge.	Tuckney, Anthony, 1599-1670.	1656 (1656)	Wing T3216A; ESTC R222406	116,693	318

possession these three as Geographers tell Mr. Moore alii us making up that whole Countrey Hence the Doctrinall observation is That after the persecutions and Doct. wearisome troubles of the Church God hath his times for their peace and rest It is Chrysostomes observation upon the Text. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Post nubila Phoebus Sunshine after showers a calme after a storme and a Canaans rest after a tedious wandring in the wildernesse So we read that after Moses his tiresome conduct Israel at last came to their rest Deut. 12. 13. and after his successor Joshuahs many conflicts it 's added that the land had rest from war Josh 14. ●5 But this with some difference both of the foregoing trouble and following rest For the foregoing trouble 1. Sometimes it 's but short before rest cometh but a short cold blast and then a long fair summers day Anger but for a moment nay sometimes but for a very little moment Isa 54. 7. and weeping but for a night and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that no long winter night neither and joy cometh in the morning Ps 30. 5. like Julian a black pitchy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cloud but soon blown over Or like a Summers shower great and violent for the present but fair weather again presently 2 But sometimes it 's a long Winter storme and yet at last a calme in the close Health after an Hectick Israel cometh at last out of Egypt but it was not till they had continued two hundred and fifteen years in that iron furnace and Judah afterward returneth home from Babylon but after seventy years captivity when those long since dead and now dry Ezek. 37 2. 3. bones lived again of which some expound that in Cant. 2. 11 12 13. The winter is past the rain is over and gone the flowers appear on the earth and the time of the singing of birds is come And after the tedious winter of our former too long war such a Spring both in a naturall and politick sense God hath pleased to send us this year for which we are to be humbly and heartily thankfull For the following Rest 1. After longer or shorter foregoing troubles sometimes it is more firm and lasting as a setled consistency of health after a former sickness after the 215. years bondage in Egypt were above 900 years before Jerusalem was destroyed and for after times when God in a little wrath had hid his face from them for a moment he promiseth with ever lasting loving kindness to have mercy on them Isa 54. 8. And after 300. years of the Primitive Churches hottest persecutions at last the man child Constantine was born who setled Reyel 12. 5. the Church upon firm foundations of peace which might have continued unshaken much longer then they did if their sins had not undermined them 2. But sometimes this restored peace rest of the Church looketh liker a Truce then a Peace Some short lucida intervalla as the Sun in a rainy day looking out now and then a little but then presently again overclouded as Solomon saith clouds returning Eccles 12. 8. after rain or like an aguish mans well-day after a former ill-day which an after and it may be worse fit treadeth on the heel of Thus up and down in the dayes of Israels Judges and Judahs Kings so that these short abatements or recoveries are but short breathing times onely to recruit in against 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Aeschyl 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tertul. Apolog. Eusebii Chronic. another bout but refreshing bates by the way presently after which we are it may be to set upon the worst part of our journey both for weather and way yet behinde Such was this rest or peace of the Church here in the Text as Calvin observeth for although Tiberius his better thoughts of Christ for that time might a little cool the rage of enemies against Christians to which Corn. à lapide I cannot say how fitly reserreth this rest and quiet of the Church yet it was not long before this fire brake out more fiercely in Nero's first generall persecution and before that Paul who had with the first blown up this fire being now converted is himself together with the rest of of the Church sufficiently scorched with it in Judea before he was sent bound to Rome So that these Halcyon dayes lasted not long before a storme came But this premised however whether either the foregoing trouble or following rest be long or short both which God in wisdom and faithfulnesse so ordereth as shall be for his own glory and peoples good yet it is his mercy and indulgence that in his own time and way he is pleased to give some respit and an issue 1 Cor. 10. 13. with the temptation that we may be able to bear it that we have not right out in this respect an hell upon earth That as naturally we are evil and onely evill and that continually Gen. 6. 5. so we are not answerably miserable that we are not onely miserable and that continually It 's best that with the Church it will be best at last that notwithstanding all the troubles of this life the last article of the Christian Creed is life everlasting That 's best but this is well that in this life our Sun doth not set in a cloud but that Lamech at last begets a Noah of whom he can say This same shall comfort us concerning the work Gen. 5. 28 29. and toyle of our hands as it may do us that although it be very ill with us for the present yet it shall not be so for ever in another world no nor it may be so alwayes in this world After wearisome troubles and persecutions God hath his times for his peoples rest and peace Then or therefore had the Churches rest But you will ask When and Quest wherefore is it that God pleaseth it should so be In answer to which Queree I Answer shall onely touch upon such particulars as the instance in the Text will afford me And first for the first question 1. When. When. 1. Then it was say some when Tiberius grew more favourable to Christ and so still when Princes prove friends enemies will not prove enemies as when Mordecai was advanced Esth 8. 17 or their enmity will not prove hurtfull though they do as when Ezra and Nehemiah were in place of government If they who are called the Shields of the earth will Psal 47. 9 protect the Church the Archers either dare not shoot or cannot hurt when Constantine that man-man-childe Rev. 12. 5. 5. before mentioned was born and caught up to the throne of God although the Dragon casts out floods to drown all the earth will help the woman when kings and Queens prove nursing Fathers and nursing mothers of the Church the Rev. 12. 16. Isa 49. 23. happy Nursing then takes its rest and sleeps sweetly in such strong arms and

make if many and laid together Jor and Dan though lesser Rivolets whilest asunder when met and joyned in one Current make an overflowing Jordan How fast might this Church-work go up if many hands though but weak ones would joyne in it The children gathered wood whilest the fathers kindled the fire and the women kneaded dough to make Cakes Iet 7. 18. for the Queen of heaven and if many weaker hands with those that are stronger were joyntly put to this work the house of the King of heaven would more speedily be built up and edified 5. Although it should be little or nothing that either singly or together we could do of our selves yet it might do much in setting others on work who are able to do more as the Corinthians zeal provoked many 2 Cor. 9. 2. little stickes use to kindle great ones In the Church of Christ there are not onely 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Cor. 12. 28. but also 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Helps as well as Governments and such helpers weak Inferiors may prove and so Paul the great Apostle calleth Aquila and Priscilla that were but Tent-makers his helpers Rom. 16. 3. Weak ones may help those that are more able Either by incouraging them in their work as Paul when he doth but see the Brethren is thankfull and taketh courage Act. 28. 15. Or at least by shaming their backwardness with their forwardness and that with this advantage that herein the weakest are able to do the most in that the weaker they are the more they shame the stronger if they fall short of their activity and diligence 6. And yet the more in that by provoking their strength we shall improve our own weakness to be able to act the more strongly our little wheels being carried about by their great ones which we have set a going and the great sluce opened and set a running turneth about our Mill and the great Ship now under Sail carrieth the Cock-boat along with it which helped to weigh its anchor So Aquila and Priscilla by helping Apollos Act. 18. 24. 26. v. 27. mightily helped themselves and others by his greater abilities for it is added that he helped them much who had beleeved through grace So that from these and the like considerations we see that private Christians and even the weakest of them are ingag●d in this great good work of edifying the Church of God in which if they ply it they may do much good I am sure that by their contrary neglect or practise they may both much hinder it and at last ruine all For 1. It is but a very weak hand that cannot more powerfully draw a great weight down the hill then a very strong arme can pull it up How doth a little Remora stay a great ship in her full speed and one stop in the least wheel or pin make an huge engine stand still in its swiftest motion Very sorry men have proved sad hinderances to the advance of the things of Christ and his Church through their boldness and others baseness whilest the devil can have more active Agents against the Church then Christ can have for it 2 Or although such sorry adversaries strength and ability may be little yet their sins may be very great they weak men but theirs may be mighty sins Amos. 5. 12. and so although in their private low standing they can do little with men yet by their horrid abominations they may most highly provoke God and so one Achan may trouble all Israel Iosh 7. 25. Eccles 10. 1. and one sinner destroy much good one otherwise weak hand pull down more then many abler can build up And thus we see that not onely Magistrates and Ministers but all even the most private and meanest Christians have an interest and share in this blesed work of edifying and building up the Church of Christ which was the first lesson we were to learn from the example of those repairers of Jerusalems walls in Nehe. 3. But so as that we must herewith take in the second which was that although all are ingaged to act yet every one according to his rank and in his own proper calling and station for so we find it was in that pattern held out to us in the place before mentioned where we find that several persons and companies had their several lots and quarters and so they repaired their parts Nehem. 3 20 21. 31. and especially that part of the wall which was over against their houses as you may observe v. 10. 23. 28 29. which teacheth us that although in this common work we should all of all sorts join thy agree to be acting yet so as that every one of us keep within the bounds of our own stations and callings and so hold our selves to our own particular alotments that we do not either out of a vain conceit of our own sufficiency or a rash head precipitancy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and being vainly puffed up with a fleshly mind 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 boldly intrude into other mens places and employments Col. 2. 18. which we are not sitted to and so neither by God or man called to I would have the house of God built the Church of Christ edified but I would not therefore have all Ignaroes prove Preachers or privy counsellors and every Jac Ket get up into his Quercus Reformatoria which will as much advance the work as Vzza did the setling of the Ark by laying hold 2 Sam. 6. 6 7. Num. 45. 5. of it who by the Law should not have touched it who stop't it and not furthered it or as much as a whole army will help on the victory by running all on heaps in a confusion and so rather tread down themselves then their enemies Mistake me not therefore I onely bid you all march on but yet so as that you keep your ranks And for that purpose mind and weigh well the abilitie God hath given you the calling in which he hath set you and that particular work and cue in it both in your private and publick relation as may keep you from invading an others province which intrusions are usually accompanied with the neglect of our own lot and so with the publick detriment as had Ierusalems repairers bin busy to look to other mens alotments the enemie might soon have come in at their breach which they never looked to Let us therefore with them labour to build up Ierusalems wall but so as that our care be to look to our own Frontage to that part of it which is over against our own houses which fitly leads me from this 2d part of edifying the Church in setting up and setling publick ordinances to the Third and that is the edifying of our selves in our establishment and growth in faith and all other saving graces for the whole is made up of the parts and the growth of the body is in a proportionable increase of all the members If