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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96328	The Christians hope triumphing in these glorious truths; [brace] 1. That Christ the ground of hope, is God, and not meer man, against the Arians, and other unbelieving Christians. 2. That Christ is the true Messiah, against the unbelieving Jews. 3. That there is another life besides this, against the grosse atheist. 4. That the soul of man is immortall, and doth not sleep till the day of resurrection, against the errour of some seeming semi-atheists. 5. How the hope of heaven should be attained, whilst we are on earth, against the carnall worldlings. 6. How this hope may be discerned where it is, and attained where it is not, for the comfort of every poor Christian. All which truths are briefly pointed out and cleared, in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords in the Abby-Church at Westminster on Wednesday, May 28. being the day appointed for solemn and publike humiliation. / By Jeremiah Whitaker. Published by order of the House of Peers.	Whittaker, Jeremiah, 1599-1654.	1645 (1645)	Wing W1710; Thomason E286_4; ESTC R200074	52,593	59

all Saints in all ages to be confident that godlines is profitable for all things 1 Tim. 4.8 Job 21.14 whereas carnall men have undervalued the wayes of God and have been ever questioning what profit shall we have if we pray unto him Fifthly When this hope is attained the soule will not adventure the losse of it for the attainment of the best things in the Earth Phil. 3.8 but counts all things as losse and dung in respect of this chusing rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God then to enjoy the pleasures of sin Heb. 11.26 that are but for a moment and liking this choice so well that no arguments can draw them from it Joh. 6.68 whither should we goe Lord thou hast the words of eternall life no nor will the Saints adventure this hope for the avoiding of the worst condition for this hopes sake they have bin a Act. 5.41 imprisoned b Heb. 10.33 plundered c Heb. 11.37 banished d Heb. 11.35 tormented and all too little hope causing them to triumph that all these light afflictions which are but for a moment 2 Cor. 4.17 18. worke unto them a more exceeding weight of glory Effect 2 Secondly Consider the carriage of the soule that hath this hope towards God First The soule that hath this hope adoreth the riches of gods love that man may come to God in the new and living way Heb. 10.29 when Adam fled from God and the damned spirits cannot indure the approaches of Christ but cry out What have we to doe with thee Matth. 9.29 Ezra 9.2 thou Jesus of Nazareth that yet there is hope in the God of Israel for such sinnes as they have committed and for such sinners as they confesse themselves to be when all other hopes faile that there is yet hopes of Heaven to poore sinners that are conscious of their deserts of Hell here are the exceeding riches of his glory and that height and depth and such dimensions of love that the more they know the love of Christ Ephes 3.19 the more they finde t passeth knowledge and their apprehensions of this love end in admirations behold what manner of love the father had bestowed upon us 1 Joh. 3.1 that we should be called the sonnes of God who are the children of wrath by nature Secondly This hope as it admireth the love of God to us so it inlargeth the soule in love to God 2 Cor. 5.14 for the love of Christ constraineth us if Christ died then were we all dead and therefore we that live are no longer to live to our selves to our own ease and carnall contentment but to the praise of him who love us and gave himselfe for us Thirdly This hope maketh us to eye God to see him that is invisible to set God at our right hand to make his glory our end Heb. 11.27 Psal 16.8 Psal 25.15 Rom. 8.24 and our aime our eyes are ever to the Lord and he shall bring us out of our distresse this keepeth the soule in a waiting condition and not to be weary in looking upward Fourthly This hope transformeth us into Gods nature he that hath this hope in him purifieth himself even as God is pure 1 Joh. 3.1 looketh on every act of sin as an act of uncleannes never counteth himselfe pure enough but while he is living that soule is cleansing himselfe till the soule come to be presented to the father without spot or wrinkle Ephes 5.27 Fifthly This hope sweetens the thoughts of God and of Eternity maketh all those glorious truths as the day of the appearing of Jesus Christ c. that in their nature are very dreadfull to grow delightfull and setteth them into a state of looking for 2 Pet. 3.12 and hastening to the comming of the Lord. Sixtly This hope admireth the happinesse of all that are in Christ crying out Psal 65.4 Col. 1.12 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest giving thanks that God hath counted any of the sonnes of men meet to be partakers of the inheritance with the Saints in light Ephes 1.18 and beggeth for others that their eyes may be opened to see what is the hope of this calling Effect 3 The third effect of this hope appeareth in its demeanour towards this world The hope of Heaven First Weakens our esteem of things below enabling the soul to count it a small thing to be judged in mans day 1 Cor. 4.3 when we are risen with Christ then we begin to set our affections on things above and not an things below Col. 3.2 Secondly This lessens our expectation from things below sheweth as the vanity of all earthly comforts in their nature in their continuance in their use Luk. 12.15 that mans life doth not consist in the abundance of these things Thirdly This hope keepeth the soule from swelling when outward comforts doe abound Psal 64.10 if riches increase set not your hearts on them Fourthly This hope preserveth the soule from sinking when discomforts flow in to overwhelme it calleth upon the soule why art thou disquieted in me Psal 41.5 hope thou in God there is more good to be received by hope then we have lost then we can lose that hope that bringeth the soule to the good that is eternall onely can sustaine the soule from sinking under evil temporall Effect 4 The fourth Effect of this hope is in its carriage towards the word of God as hope holdeth up the soule from sinking so the word of God holdeth up faith from fainting therefore all the children of hope are much affected with the word Psal 119.49 upon which God causeth his servants to put their trust see what high expressions there are used in one Psalme Psal 119. by him that was a man after Gods own heart First is your esteem of the word such as you can say with him in truth ver 32. ver 6. ver 27. ver 52. the Law of thy mouth is better then thousands of Gold and Silver and that you have respect unto all Gods commandements thy testimonies are my delight and my counsellours and thy statutes have been my song in the house of my Pilgrimage Secondly That your soules love this word and can say I love thy commandements above Gold yea above much fine Gold and how sweet is thy Word unto my taste yea sweeter then the honey ver 127. ver 103. ver 11. ver 148. ver 111. ver 161. and the heney-combe Thirdly Are your desires so after this word that you hide it in your hearts make it your meditation claime it as your inheritance for ever that your heart standeth in awe of his Word that you have chosen the way of his precepts that your soules can no more subsist without the Word of God then your bodyes without food and therefore your soule breaketh for the longing it hath to Gods precept at all times