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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87817	Christ exalted: in a sermon begun to be preached at Debenham in Suffolk, upon the 14. day of Febr. last, upon Coloss. 3. 11. / By Hanserd Knollys. Who was stoned out of the pulpit (as he was preaching) by a company of rude fellowes, and poor women of that town; who were sent for, called together, and set on by a malignant high-constable, who lives in the same town. Also, another sermon, preached at Stradbrooke in Suffolk, the 13. day of Febr. last, concerning sanctification; upon Ephes. 1. 4.	Knollys, Hanserd, 1599?-1691.	1645 (1645)	Wing K706; Thomason E284_14; ESTC R200061	21,848	24

precious then all creature-comforts whatsoever as friends liberties and life Again the precious blood of Christ hath a purging quality Heb 9.14 The blood of Christ shall purge your consciences from dead workes to serve the living God Sin doth both contract guiltinesse and pollution and therefore the blood of Christ doth both cleanse and purge pardon and purifie therefore we are also said to be sanctified by the blood of Christ Heb. 13.12 Wherefore Jesus also that he might sanctifie the people with his own blood Suffered without the gate Oh beloved what can be esteemed so precious to a gracious heart as this blood of Christ which washeth away all those defilements and uncleannesses which through our corruptions cleave unto us even in our best actions and holy duties Such of you as have many a time groaned in prayer to God under the feeling sence and sight of any corruption know by experience what high esteem you have had of the blood of Christ to save you from your uncleannesse Secondly the unsearchable riches of his grace Ephes 3.8 To me who am lesse then the least of all Saints is this grace given that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ Christs riches are of such an hight depth length and bredth that passeth knowledge yea thus much is spoken of the love of Christ Ephes 3.18 19. Also Faith in Christ is called precious faith 2 Pet. 1.1 To them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the Righteousnesse of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ yea all the Graces of Christ are the riches of the poore Saints Jam. 2.5 God hath chosen the poor of the world rich in grace c. Tell me beloved how did you esteem of the riches of Christ when you being poor in spirit mourned for Christ and his grace when you discerned Faith Love Humility c. in others of the children of God did you not prize it highly in them Did you not account them happy rich and blessed whom Christ had inriched with those jewels and adorned with such graces Ah how much more should you now prize Christ in whom is all fulnesse of these unsearchable riches and especially considering that from his fulnesse you have received grace for grace Ioh. 1.14 16. Thirdly the glorious liberties of his Spirit for where the Spirit of the Lord is there is libertie 2 Cor. 3.17 Not any carnall liberty to sin and so fulfill the lusts of the Flesh Gal. 5.13 but Spirituall liberty and freedome from sin I mean not a perfect and totall freedome from all sin as if the people of God could never sin after Conversion For if we say that we have no sin we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us 1 Joh. 1 8 10. But I mean a freedome First from the guilt of sin Rom. 8 33. And the Apostle saith Colos 2.13 That he hath forgiven us all trespasses Secondly from the polution or filth of sin Zach. 13.1 A fountain set open to Beleevers for sin and for uncleanesse And Ezek. 36.25 29. God promised they shall be cleane and he will save them from all their uncleannesses Thirdly from the raigning power of sin Rom. 6.14 Sin shall not have dominion over you under grace Fourthly from the punishment due for sin which is the cure of the Law Gal. 3.13 or condemnation Rom. 8.1 or any other satisfactory punishment 2 The great need you have of Christ may move you to praise him and set an high esteeme of him Christ is the one thing necessarie and therefore the Titles given him in the Scripture are such as declare his usefullnesse to Beleevers for he is our Life our Light our Bread Water Milke Wine His flesh our meat indeed His blood our drink indeed He is our Father our Husband our Brother our Friend our King Priest and Prophet He is our Justification Sanctification and Redemption He is our Peace our All. We can have no accesse to God but by his Mediation no acceptance with God without his Jntercession Revel 8.3.4 We cannot resist the next Temptation neither can we overcome the next Corruption nor shall we be able to suffer with patience the next Persecution or indure any tribulation unlesse we have renewed strength from Christ Beleevers have received that Grace they have from Christ Iohn 1 16. And they cannot have increase of grace bu by Christ Iohn 15.1 2. Lord increase our Faith said the Disciples neither can they persevere in grace unlesse they be preserved in Christ Iude 1. To conclude we are nothing have nothing can do nothing without Christ Iohn 15.5 Without me you can do nothing that is to say you cannot in your own strength nor in the strength of any grace received do any thing to please God or to glorifie God without me unlesse you abide in me and have renewed ability and strength from me you can do nothing that God my father will own or crown with acceptance or reward But yet we who are Believers have all and abound Phil. 4.18 can do all things through Christ that strengtheneth them Phil. 4.13 can suffer the losse of all Phil. 3.7 8 9. yea and conquer all nay be more then conquerours through Christ Rom. 8.35 36 37 38 39. Oh consider your need of Christ and learn to prize him let him be exalted highest in your hearts as the pearl of greatest worth as the one thing necessary which you most of all need let him be all in all in your communication and conversation 2. Vse Seeing Christ is all and in all in the new-Man let every one examine whether Christ be in him 2. Cor. 13.5 Examine your selves know you not that Christ is in you c. This nearly concernes you beloved for if you have Christ you have all Christ is all you heart but if you lose him you lose all you will lose your hopes Comforts and all your duties yea you will lose God Heaven and soul and all It matters not what you have if you want Christ no guifts duties reformations qualifications or other things whatsoever will make you happy without Christ And if you enjoy Christ it is not materiall what ever you want for my God saith the Apostle shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus Phil. 4.19 Therfore make sure that Christ is yours Some would ask this question How shall I so examine that I may know assuredly that I have Christ I answer you must bring your hearts to the touchstone of the Word of God and cast them into the ballance of the Sanctuarie and weigh them there And to this purpose I shall propound one Scripture of truth for your examination and triall to wit 2 Cor. 5.17 If any man be in Christ he is a new-creature or creation That is to say he is new-born born again or born of God Joh. 1.12 13. But as many as received him c. which were born of God And our Saviour urged the