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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64806	Panoplia, or, The whole armour of God explained and applyed for the conduct and comfort of a Christian in all his tryals and tentations : as also the dying preachers legacy in several sermons, being the last labours of the reverend author in the course of his ministry : together with certain seasonable considerations proving the lawfulness and expediency of a set form of lyturgy in the church / by Richard Venner.	Venner, Richard, b. 1598?	1662 (1662)	Wing V194; ESTC R27038	215,543	611

have been of God 2 Cor. 1.4 as the Apostle did in time of his Troubles And the more we do in this kind to others the more ability we have to do so still He that faithfully useth the graces of God shall have them increased whereas in other things The more we spend the less we have till all be gone Money and Goods and Lands and great Estates may soon be spent by use or gift liberality or prodigality bounty or magnificence c. But here it is otherwise The more free and liberral any man is of his Graces in a right use of them The more his stock increases and the richer he is in a spiritual endowment the more he gives the more he gains till he be filled brim-full with the fulness of God in everlasting glory Thus much of the fourth help to proficiency viz. Exercisese 5. The last help to proficiency is guod society make use of it for a man either is or is like to be such an one as his Companions are A man is much bettered or worsed by company For the words of the wise are as nails and goads Eccles And do minister grace to the hearers Ephesians c. 4.29 E Contra the language of evil company is like an open Sepulchre and the poyson of Asps full of filthiness and deadly poyson so is the discourse of such full of blasphemies against God of Reproaches and railing at men not of their mind and as contagiously infectious as the poyson of Alps For which there is no remedy but cutting of Rom. 3.13 So here the only remedy is cutting off such company from us or such dangerous tongues in our Saviours sense Mat. 18.8 least being incurably infected we perishby the poyson of it Naturalists observe That the Stag or Hart and the Serpent the Wolves and Sheep cannot agree and Vines and Coleworths can never grow together and so it is with good men when mixt with ill company there can be no agreement e contra Vines and Olives the Fig-tree and Rue or Herb-grace planted at his root yea Lilies and Roses are much the more fragrant if Garlick be planted by them so wise and hot Christians will do And the Lizard loves a man so well that he preserves him from the Serpent so will a good companion do Bad acquaintance cannot be avoided But bad Familiars may Let this be our practise and prosper vid. Keck 1. Tom. p. 1388. c. Magir. p. 206 207. From this last particular in this verse you have heard the main end of all our preaching and your learning viz. That increasing in grace and abounding in good works is a Christians excellency as well as it is his duty This point hath been proved and confirmed to you at large The Uses were of Lamentation Reproof Exhortation Examination and Consolation The three first of these are dispatcht already The two last remains so that I am now upon the fourth viz. Of Examination Use 4. The fourth Use is of Examination which puts us upon the Trial whether we do increase and abound as we ought to do and for the better effecting of this tryal and our more certainty therein forasmuch as we are fallen upon the Scripture-allegory which doth often compare the faithful to the Trees of the garden of God as the Vires Palms and Cedars c. let me give you a tast of your tryal from some signs which do appear in Trees whether they do thrive and prosper or not which signs do arise from the Root Body Bark Branch Fruit and Stature of such Trees 1. The Root The Tree firmly rooted grows amain and prospers Oh that this were our case this is that which the Apostle prays for heartily and perswades to seriously Ephes 3.16 to 20. and Col. 2.6 7. viz. That they may be strengthned well rooted and firmly established in the faith able to comprehend c. So were most of the Martyrs and Professors of Jesus in all ages these could stand in a storm and abide terrible blasts Neither Persecuters nor Seducers could pluck them up by the roots Such were some of the Churches of Asia viz. Smyrna Thyatira and Philadelphia Rev. 2.8 18. 3.7 yet had they Persecutors Seducers c. To try what they could do This is the drist of the Ministry Ephes 4.13 to 17. That we may become perfect men no more children tossed to and fro and carried about c. But speaking the truth might grow up in Christ in all things Now that you may be sure that you are well rooted look what faith you have for Faith is a root which in a well grown Christian is very strong it sendeth forth its suckers to the Rivers The waters of life which bring in supply and do enable us to 1. Great obedience as in Abraham offering up Isaac Gen. 22. The rich in Faith are so in good works This Root yields abundance of good fruit The poor of this world that are rich in faith are chosen of God and Heirs of the kingdom promised by him Jam. 2.5 The rich in this world that have learned not to be high-minded nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God c. And to do good to be rich in good works These lay a good foundation for the time to come that they may lay hold on eternal life 1 Tim. 6.17 18 19. Poor Lazarus and rich Abraham both being rich in Faith do enjoy the same Glory with God this is a good root that sends up its branches and fruit as high as heaven this faith doth perform 2. Great Conquests over sin and great corruptions The Faith of Miracles could remove Mountains so can this For by faith we do resist the Devil 1 Pet. 5.8 9. And put him to flight Jam. 4.7 3. To stand against great discouragement as Job 13.15 Though he slay me yet will I trust in him and that woman of Canaan Mat. 15.22 to 29. Who by faith still waited upon Christ against the discouragement of his not being sent to such and terming her a Dog 4. And in great dangers A good man shall not be moved for ever nor be afraid of evil tidings His heart is fixed c. Psalm 112.6 7. And our Saviour adviseth viseth us John 14.1 2 3. Let not your hearts be troubled Why Mark their belief in God believe also in me and heavenly Mansions are prepared for you and you shall be with me Thus Faith is a blessed root the Tree so rooted shall prosper And concerning this we all had need to pray with him in the Go pel Mark 9.24 And that with tears saying Lord I believe help thou my unbelief thus Faith is the Christians root producing Obedience Courage Patience and Peserverance 2. Body Look upon the body of a Tree and Judge of its proficiency so upon the grace and strength of a Christian In a tree that is now become Timber fit to be a Pillar a principle beam in the building which was but a Twig c. In Corn