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A10556	Faith and good vvorkes vnited in a sermon preached at the Spittle vpon VVednesday in Easter weeke, 1630. By Richard Reeks minister of the word at Little Ilford, in Essex.	Reeks, Richard.	1630 (1630)	STC 20828; ESTC S115772	46,778	68

Next vnto God what greater loue can be shewed then to our selues But wherein can greater loue to our selues bee shewed then in quieting of our consciences whereby our election may bee made sure This latter as touching our selues depending vpon the former viz. the peace of conscience this againe depending vpon our doing of good which by more then a multitude of examples might bee shewed what was that which quieted the conscience and sealed the election of good Hezekiah but onely this comfortable consideration of his well doing Remember O Lord how I haue walked before thee with an vpright heart Esay 38. And not onely Hezekiah but all the children of God in the middest of many fold temptations and spirituall conuulsions haue beene so mainly sustayned that with Paul Rom. 14. they haue beene comfortably resolued and constantly assured that whether we liue we liue vnto the Lord or whether we die we die vnto the Lord whether we liue therefore or die we are the Lords Except then wee endeauour our selues by doing of good we cannot haue a good conscience without a good conscience and peace with it selfe there is no peace to be had with God Hence in a common popular apprehension a good conscience is said to be a ioyfull remembrance of a well-led life ioyned with an hopefull expectation of a comfortable death and a glorious resurrection In respect whereof it hath beene termed the paradise of the soule the iubile of the heart laetitia cordis quasi latitia a surpassing inward solace so dilating and enlarging of the heart for some good in possession more in expectation that the ioy thereof can neither be suppressed nor expressed Bona conscientia saith Bernard is titulus religionis templum Solomonis ager benedictionis hortus deliciarum gaudium angelorum A good conscience is the title and crowne of religion the temple of Solomon the field of benediction the garden of delight the ioy of Angels and Sanctuary of the holy Ghost the tranquility of the minde that heauenly musick whereon the old Philosophers doubtfully harped but the good Christians heart only heareth it and antwereth it with iust measures of ioy which spirituall harmony as a song of three parts consisteth in a throefold peace supra with God aboue vs. extra with men without vs. intra and the soule within vs. O heauenly peace whereby we are at league with God with our neighbours with our selues O peace passing all vnderstanding which in respect of the minds tranquillity ioyned thereby is like to the hidden Manna and white stone wherein a name is written which no man knoweth but he that enioyeth it Reu. 2 17. O royall feast farre excelling that of Ahasuerosh which lasted but ninescore daies for this is for eternity whereat Angels are Cooks and Butlers and the blessed Trinity gladsome guests as Luther boldly speakes without intermission of solace or interruption of societie A feast in life refreshing the soule with daitnty cates of diuine comfort A feast in sicknesse when worldly hopes hang downe their head like a bulrush A feast in death when world and worldly comforts and comforters forsake vs. A feast in the resurrection and after that a feast for euermore If then this be not a sufficient motiue and reason to mooue vs to the doing of good let me shew you another Reason 3 Because in doing good we shall so shew our loue to our neighbours and that in a twofold respect 1 to witnesse our faith vnto them 2 to winne them to Christ That we shall thus make a reall manifestation of our faith Saint Iames sheweth when he saith Shew me thy faith by thy works Iames 2.18 Faith if it haue not works is dead being alone Yea a man may say thou hast faith and I haue works shew me thy faith without thy works and I will shew thee my faith by my works And againe Without works faith is dead And as the body without the spirit is dead so faith without works is dead also vers last Man can iudge no further then hee hath warrant from outward appearance although God doth iudge the heart it is necessary therefore that of a good tree there be also some good fruits So Christ either make the tree good and the fruit good or the tree euill and the fruit euill and that we should witnesse our faith to men our Sauiour most plainely sheweth where he saith Le before men that they may see your good works And that thereby they may bee wonne and so glorifie your Father which is in heauen To this purpose is that of the Apostle S. Paul 1. Cor. 7.14 The vnbeleeuing husband is sanctified by the wife and the vnbeleeuing wife by the husband else were your children vncleane but now they are holy And in the 16. verse For what knowest thou ô man whether thou shalt saue thy wife or what knowest thou ô wife whether thou shalt saue thy husband As if he had sayd Thou maiest by thy holy life and good conuersation be a meanes to winne him or her to Christ Euen as the barke of the tree is a beauty or ornament and secondly a couer to it so for men are likened to trees a good conuersation is an ornament to a Christian corpus tegens cor protegens decking the soule inwardly and protecting the body outwardly and moouing good respect to both A good outside though not alwaies argues a good inside a good conuersation a signe of sanctification Vertuous and holy maners are compared to precious treasures which are commodious to our selues and others To our selues ad iustificandum but not effectiuely for so we are iustified by Christ But not apprehensiuely for so wee are iustified by fayth But yet declaratiuely by iust and holy workes So our Sauior of himselfe The works that I haue done beare witnesse what I am 2. To others ad adificandum that they seeing our good workes may glorifie our father which is in heauen and so be wonne by our godlie life and conuersation For Vinitur exemplis man is led by practise more then instruction like pliable wax for any impression Nothing more forcible and perswasiue with the vulgar then examples which are as looking glasses to the eies of men Validiora sunt exempla quam verba as Bernard A good man saith a good Father carbo lampas est Grag in Ezech. bom 1. he is a coale burning and a lampe shining sibi ardet alijs lucet He doth warme his owne conscience and heats himselfe well and sheweth a good light vnto others also Euen as by the bush wee iudge that there is wine so men iudge of our hearts by the outward countenance and God of our workes by the inward conscience For Sermo interpres cordis apud virum cor interpres sermouis apud Deum saith Philo Iudaeus Men according to our outward parts but God according to our inward hearts Paul for this cause exhorteth those which professe Christ to haue their