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A20536	Ten sermons tending chiefely to the fitting of men for the worthy receiuing of the Lords Supper VVherein amongst many other holy instructions: the doctrines of sound repentance and humiliation, and of Gods speciall fauours vnto penitent sinners, and worthy communicants are largely and effectually handled. The six first, by I. Dod. The foure last, by R. Cleauer. Whereunto is annexed, a plaine and learned metaphrase on the epistle to the Collossians, written by a godly and iudicious preacher. There is also set before the sermons, a short dialogue of preparation: containing the chiefe points that concerne the worthy receiuing of the Lords Supper, taken for the most part, out of the sermons following: and collected into a method for the benefit and ease of those that desire direction in this matter.	Dod, John, 1549?-1645.; Cleaver, Robert, 1561 or 2-ca. 1625. aut; Winston, John, fl. 1614-1634.	1610 (1610)	STC 6945; ESTC S114601	221,900	292

are vsually most effectuall euen the most vnlikely of all other in the eye of reason many of them being very filly and of maruellous weake and slender capacity others violently caried with sundry grieuous and strong corruptions of anger pride raging lusts and the like And therein doth the power of God more clearly manifest it selfe in ouerthrowing the strong holds of the Diuell Mat. 11.25 c. Our Sauiour magnifieth Gods name saying I praise thee Father Lord of heauen earth that thou hast hid these things from the wise prudent and reuealed them vnto babes And when the Apostle had spoken of many notorious and abhominable sinners 1 Cor. 6.9.10.11 as fornicators Idolaters adulterers buggerers c. he addeth And such were some of yee but you are washed but ye are sanctified c. If we might make the choice of those that should be conuerted we would haue good natured ciuill men and wise and politicke men and noble and great men to fill vp the number that God might that way be more honored and religion countenanced but God in his wisedome taketh another course that maketh more for his glory he chuseth the worst to make them best and not many wise 1 Cor. 1.26.27 nor many noble are called But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise and the weake things of the world to confound the mighty c. that the whole worke and the glory thereof may be attributed to him alone This should instruct vs to go out of our selues Vse 1 and to looke beyond sense and reason when we are to meddle with the things of God not to thinke we are of capacity sufficient to conceiue the mysteries of saluation but to call vpon the Lord for assistance Neither let vs rest vpoÌ„ the act done in hearing of the Word or receiuing of the Sacrament as if thereby grace must needes be conueyed vnto vs for we may partake of those ordinances of God to our greater ruine as Iudas and Simon Magus did Further let vs be admonished hence not to depend vpon the excellency of the Minister for it is God not man that giueth working to his ordinances God indeed may heare their prayers but he himselfe doth the whole worke Moses was a rare Minister yet he could not giue grace vnto the Israelites but many of them perished that receiued the Sacrament 1 Cor. 10.5 Iohn Baptist also was a rare Minister yet he could onely baptize with water Christ must baptize with holy Ghost and with fire On the other side doth the vertue of the ordinances depend on God then let vs not be discouraged in regard of the weaknesse of the Minister or of the outward meanes for though neither the party administring nor the things administred can breake our hearts and worke grace therein yet the Lord can and will do it therefore let vs not thinke the worse of that precious Iewell because it is brought by a simple messenger and and in a plaine boxe as it were neither let vs lightly esteeme of pure gold because it is carryed in a leatherne bagge but let vs value the gift according to the worth of it and according to the diguity of the giuer If men should iudge according to corrupt reason they would neuer thinke that a poore man by speaking vnto them by powring a little water vpon them and by giuing them a little quantity of bread and wine should make them Kings and fellow-heires with Christ Iesus for euer but if in this gift we looke vnto the Sonne of man whom God the Father hath sealed and ordayned for that purpose and cast the eye of our faith vpon the promises that are made through him and the all sufficient power that is in him we shall easily conceiue that all this may be wel effected for he is a rich fountaine Of whose fulnesse we all receiue What though our capacity be slender Gods word giueth wisedome to the simple Psal 19.7 Ezek. 36.26 What though our hearts be hard GOD is able and ready to soften them What though we haue plaid the hypocrites So had these here vnto whom our Sauiour directeth this exhortation They pretended to seeke for the bread of life when their coming was onely to haue their bellies filled yet Christ doth not cast them off but biddeth them labour for the food that endureth to eternall life and then promiseth to giue them eternall life And so will he deale with vs albeit we haue bene dissemblers yet if now we turne from our hollownesse to soundnesse and from our hypocrisie to plainenesse we shall be sure of a blessing This is further for the great consolation of all Gods faithfull seruants Vse 1 Is the vertue and effectuall working of the Word and Sacrament the gift of Christ by the appointment of the Father through the grace of the holy Ghost then certainly they are highly in Gods fauour on whom this is bestowed If once we haue any testimony of grace the Lord hath greatly magnified his loue towards vs according to that speech vttered by Wisdomes own mouth Blessed is the that man findeth me he shal receiue life and fauour from the Lord And therfore as Christ telleth the woman of Samaria if we knew who it is that offereth such mercy and what the gift of God is we would esteeme it more highly and seeke it more earnestly then ordinarily we do The Manna that they had in the wildernesse was counted excellent food and they extraordinarily graced and fauored that did eate thereof because Angels were the Ministers of it how excellent then is this heauenly Manna which is by Christs owne hand conueyed vnto vs and made effectuall for our good and comfort Surely we can neuer be ioyfull and thankfull enough for this inestimable treasure The end of the eight Sermon THE NINTH SERMON MARKE 14.18.19.20.21 18. And as they sate at table and did eate Iesus said Verily I say vnto you that one of you shall betray me which eateth with me 19. Then they began to be sorrowfull and to say to him one by one Is it I and another Is it I 20. And he answered and sayd vnto them It is one of the twelue that dippeth with me in the platter 21 Truly the Sonne of man goeth his way as it is written of him but woe be to that man by whom the sonne of man is betraied it had bene good for that man if he had neuer bene borne THis History containeth in it especially and principally the Institution of the Lords Supper wherein 2. things are chiefly to be obserued 1 A conference that was before it 2 The maner celebration of it First for the conference it was betweene our Sauiour his Disciples at the eating of the Passeouer before the institutioÌ„ of the other Sacrament wherin 1. Christ Iesus doth discouer vnto them the practise and treason that was conspired against him Iesus said Verse 18. Verily I say vnto

good tearmes vnto repropates that are to be cast into hel fire then surely hee will much more vse mildnesse towards his people if Gods enemies haue good wordes from him then what may his friends expect at his hands And hee was speechles Doct. 5 Doct. Though sinners haue many excuses and colours Sinners shall to be put silence when they are to deale with men like themselues yet when God commeth to examine and sift their consciences they shall haue nothing to say for themselues This is to bee obserued in Iudas that though hee were very suttle and a notable cunning hypocrite yet when the Lord wakened his drousie conscience he brake foorth into a plaine confession I haue sinned betraying innocent blood Hee had no manner of defence or Apologie for himselfe in the world The reason of this point is Reason 1 because the conscience is the Lords officer and it cannot but speake truth when God will haue it through the light of knowledge which God hath put into euery mans soule by nature and that is the sorest and sharpest accuser that can be Further the Lord can set all their works in order before them and write them as it were in great letters that a man may runne and read the same If then we would be able to stand before the Lord at the last dreadfull day of iudgement Vse 1 when the bookes shall bee laid open and euery man shall bee iudged according to his works then let vs take that course which will make vs able to doe so and that is to get holy and sound loue and to testifie our louing heart by our louing behauiour not to loue in word alone but in deed Iob. 3.18.19 Chap. 5.17 Thereby shall wee assure our hearts before him and haue boldnesse in the day of iudgment so that pure and Christian loue with the fruites of it is the best meanes to make vs with confidence and comfort to hold vp our heads in the day of accounts Secondly Vse 2 this is for comfort against al the false clamors and accusations that are raised against Gods seruants the wicked here haue great matters to charge them with and haue much to say for their vnrighteous proceeding but at the day of the Lords reckning they that haue most to say now shal haue least to say for theÌ„selues little doth any know how soone he may b called vnto the bar Therefore let Gods children commend theÌ„selues vnto God in wel-doing he is the great Iudge of the whole world and with him righteous men shall haue good hearing in their iust and righteous eauses and all euill men shall be put to silence Godly men shall lift vp their heads with glory and wicked sinners shall stop their mouthes with shame Vers 13. Binde him hand and foot Hitherto of the examination conuictioÌ„ of him that had not on a wedding garment Now followeth this sentence well befitting the partie offending bind him hand and foot hee had abused his hands his feet and dishonoured God by his whole body and therfore iust it is that he should be punished in that take him away because hee had onely beene in the Church but not of the Church at the meanes but not profited by them therefore must he now be separated from all communion with God or his Saints And cast him into vtter darkenesse Seeing he loued darkenesse more then light therefore he shall haue enough of it Hee must be cast into a hell of darkenesse Doctr. 6 Out of all which this generall point may bee noted that the speciall time and place of the punishment of wicked men is after this life in hell fire heere vngodly men haue libertie both of hand and foote When and where wicked mens punishment shal be and the Saints of God are in greater restraint but why is that Because sinners shall neuer haue their full measure of woe till they be cast bodies and soules into hell fire at which time they shall be made capable of the extremitie of all miseries because their iniquities are growen to a full height Therefore let vs neuer enuy their prosperitie Vse 1 nor thinke that God taketh no notice of their sinnes because he delaieth to inflict punishment vpon them for the same Iudges doe cause notorious malefactors to be repriued sometimes but it is in no great fauour vnto them though in the meane time it may be they sharply correct their owne children so doth the Lord deale seuerely chastising those that are of his owne familie but letting reprobates thrine in their sinfull waies that in the end he may pay them home for all Secondly Vse 2 sith wicked mens punishment shall be principally in hell and the Church shall neuer be fully ridde of them till then Therefore let vs not be discouraged though for a while tarres be mingled with the wheat there is some vse of them and God seeth that wee haue need of such launders now and then whilst wee remaine vpon the face of the earth but when wee come to heauen wee shall be quite freed from them and therefore in the meane time let vs not take such offence at them as Brownists doe but wait Gods time when he shall command his holy Angels to separate them from amongst vs and to giue them their due in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone for euer Thirdly Vse 3 let vs obserue this from the contrarie that as wicked mens full iudgement so godly mens full paiment is deferred till the last day They haue many comfortable refreshings here but at that day they shall be bathed in a whole sea of comforts As sinners at that time shall be depriued of all good things and bee vexed with all manner of euils so the Saints on the other side shal be exempted from all euill and be brought to the enioyment of all good things as sinners shall bee perfectly miserable so shall the Saints be perfectly happy as the one shall be sensible of their wretchednes so shall the other be of their blessednes and as the one shall be euerlastingly misesarable so shall the other be eternally happy in a word there shall bee euery way as much ioy and felicity in heauen and more too then there shall be woe and anguish in hell Which should stay vs from fainting vnder our crosses and sorrowes our temptations and corruptions Note wee can easily thinke that wicked men haue an ill bargaine though they enioy the pleasures of sin for a season because they must come to such torments in the end and why should not we iudge that we haue a good bargaine though wee passe thorow the fire and be in the Lords furnace for a while sith wee shall attaine to such ioies at last as farre furpasse the reach of any mortall man THE SEVENTH SERMON PSAL. 119. vers 1. c. 1 Blessed are those that are vpright in their way and walke in the law of the Lord. 2 Blessed are they that keep his

haue an eye vnto them least they should hang themselues or drowne themselues or get a kfe to cut their throates or some way or other worke themselues mischiefe but farre worse is their case that are possest with a spirituall frenzie and led by the suggestions of Sathan who are euermore labouring to worke out their owne ouerthrow to bring vpon theÌ„selues destruction of body soule which is the reward that Sathan giueth them The reward for all their paines that they haue taken in seruing him and in fulfilling the lust of their owne wicked flesh according to the saying of the Apostle Rom. 6. The wages of sin is death that is euerlasting death Which is an vtter separation from Gods blessed presence and from all maner of comforts whatsoeuer to endure vnspeakeable and endles torments in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone Reuelation which is the second death Another reason why it is a great priuiledge to be exempted from the dominion of sinne is Reason 1 Iohn 3.8.9 because it is a testimony that we are the sonnes of God as it is said by the Apostle Iohn He that committeth sinne is of the Diuell and Whosoeuer is borne of God sinneth not And why because the efficacie of the word and spirit doe restraine him therefrom A third reason is because that is it whereby we are made conformable vnto Christ Iesus when we are freed from the slauerie of sinne we are still translated from glory to glory and haue the Image of God renued in vs daily more and more purging our selues euen as Christ is pure 1 Iohn 3.3 Vse 1. This serueth for our instruction that seeing it is such a preheminence not to be a worker of iniquity therefore we should hereby fence arme our selues against al enticements whereby we might be allured to sinne either in heart or in behauiour when pleasure smileth vpon vs or filthy lucre setteth on our hearts or preferment calleth for vs c. Let this be as a buckler whereby to repell all the firy darts of the Diuell It is a blessed thing to worke none iniquity and Luk. 9.25 Heb. 11.25.26 What should it profit a man to winne the whole world and to lose his owne soule Moses chose rather to suffer affliction with the people of God then to enioy the pleasures of sinne and the preferments of Egypt for ascason It was a foolish mad part of the Israelites to desire to returne into Egypt the house of their bondage that they might eate of their flesh pots and of the leekes and onions that in time past they had there enioyed but much more void of sence reason are they that wheÌ„ they haue been once deliuered froÌ„ that spirituall seruitude will cast themselues into thraldome againe and when they haue bene puld out of the snares of the Diuell wherein they were held at his pleasure will returne againe to folly intangle themselues the second time Wherefore let this put strength into vs in all conflicts that we may stand resolutely as against other assaults so against that of the examples of great and mighty men who vsually take their liberty in all voluptuous and licentious kindes of liuing This consideration I say should arme vs against it The Lord hath pronounced them blessed that worke none iniquity and if I be of the number of them I shall be more happy in renouncing sinne then the greatest Potentate in the earth is or can be in committing of sinne And therefore let vs deale as Eliphaz did in the booke of Iob Iob 5.2 I haue seene the foolish well rooted saith he and suddenly I cursed his habitation not by way of imprecation but of denuntiation of Gods iudgements due vnto them for their euill workes shewing that they tooke such courses as did make them and theirs accursed and bring the vengeance of God vpon them the meditation whereof was a strong bulwarke to fence him against all temptations vnto the like sinful and vile practises Vse 2 2 This maketh for the terror of all such as do drinke in sin with greedinesse and giue allowance to themselues in blaspheming in Sabaoth breaking in wantonnesse in lying and slandering and scoffing and such other fowle vices If they be blessed that do not work iniquity then cursed are they that make a common practise thereof But I hope will some say a mans heart may be good Obiect though he ouershoot himselfe by rapping out an oath now then and by speaking foolishly and lightly c. you must not iudge say they God knoweth our hearts He doth so indeed Answer and he hath made knowne vnto vs by his word Luk. 6 45. Mat 7.17.18 that an ill tongue and an ill life do alwaies argue an ill heart for out of the aboundance of the heart the mouth speaketh and a good tree cannot bring forth such rotten fruit nor a pure fountain send forth such muddy filthy streames as do euermore issue forth at their profane mouthes are deriued from their impure consciences vnto all or to the most part of their actions Thou hast commanded to keepe thy precepts diligently The doctrine that these words affoorde is this that nothing is superfluous that is done in obedience to Gods holy will The word translated Diligently Doct. 4 Strict obedieÌ„ce to be laboured for 2 Cor. 7.1 doth signifie in the originall tongue wonderfull much so that the words go thus Thou hast coÌ„manded to keepe thy precepts wonderfull much And this the Apostle vrgeth the Corinthians vnto Hauing such promises beloued let vs purge our selues from all filthinesse of the flesh and of the spirit that is from all maner of corruption as well inward as outward And that was the drift of Christ Iesus in giuing the the true interpretation of the law which the Pharisees had corrupted by their false expositions I say this was the drift to draw men from resting on the outward obseruation thereof to bring them to haue regard vnto their thoughts to the affections of their hearts more ouer in their practise to do those things which heatheÌ„ men hypocrits could not attaine vnto therfore he often vrgeth this senteÌ„ce to shew the slendernesse and insufficiency of their obedience What singular thing do yee Implying that Christians must in many things be singular and differ from and go beyond the common sort of men If one could doe as much good as an hundred yet he could not doe the hundreth parte of that which a Christian ought to performe Luke 17.10 Let him say still for it is a truth I am an vnprofitable seruant I haue done no more then my dutie nor so much as my duty As Christ came to fulfil all that his Fathers law required so it behoueth vs to obserue euery thing that wee are commaunded though not in perfection which we cannot attaine vnto yet in vprightnesse and with our best endeuours When the Israelits

that which he here forbiddeth By meate figuratiuely so called which endureth vnto euerlasting life he meaneth the gifts and graces of Gods holy spirit whereby the soules of his people receiue strength comfort constantly euen vntill the fruition of that blisse and immortality whereunto they shall attaine for euermore hereafter Now for their better assurance that they might certainly know that they should not lose their labour in seeking for this durable foode this bread of life himselfe vndertaketh to bestow it vpon them and that by the appointment of God his father who hath sealed him to this office as Princes and great men do authentically confirme the authority of those whom they imploy in weighty affaires by their seales and letters Pattents This answer therefore of Christ consisteth of two parts A Reprehension Exhortation In the reprehension he declareth 1 What they neglected they made not a profitable vse of the miracle which they saw 2 Wherein they transgressed they had a sinister respect in seeking of him it was for their bellies sake and not for conscience sake In the exhortation he perswadeth them most to affect the spirituall meate by two arguments 1 In regard of the goodnesse and lastingnesse of it It endureth vnto euerlasting life 2 In regard of the Author of it 1 Christ giuing it 2 The father ordaining it to be giuen by Christ The words which they spake to Christ were reuerent they called him Rabbi and tooke knowledge in some sort of his strange manner of passing ouer the sea and had before in verse 14. testified that of a truth he was the Prophet that should come into the world And not so onely but as it apeareth in verse 15. They minded to take him and make him a King yet the first answer that he giueth vnto them is a rebuke whereby we learne that By faire speeches to vs Doct. 1 or courteous vsage of vs we ought not to be stayd from telling men of their faults Our best frinds must be adraoâ—â—hed when by our calling we are required to admonish them It beseemeth not a good man to suffer his heart to be as it were bribed with kindnesse that his mouth shold be stopped when God and fit oportunity calleth vpon him to open it Dan. 5 Though Belshazzer would needs haue Daniel cloathed with purple and a chaine of gold put about his necke with promise of great preferment yet Daniel spared not to tel Belshazzer that he had lift vp himselfe against the Lord of heauen and profaned his holy vessels and praised Idols and not glorified the GOD in whose hand was his breath and all his waies The example also of Elisha will proue this vnto vs when IehoraÌ„ the King of Israel made suit vnto him for the obtaining of water for himselfe 2. King 3.13.14 and two Kings more together with all their host telling him that they were vndone and should fall into the hand of their enimies if he did not helpe at this pinch and in this great strait not withstanding this submisse humble maner of intreaty he spareth him not being a wretched Idolater 2. Kings 8.9 12. but answereth him roundly and sharply What haue I to doe with thee saith he get thee to the prophets of thy father c. As the Lord liueth in whose sight I stand if it were not that I regard the presence of Iehoshaphat King of Iudah I would not haue looked towards thee nor seene thee Marke how lightly he setteth by this wicked king telling him that he would not giue him so much as a good looke much lesse be an instrument of releeuing him his army were it not for good Iehoshaphats sake whose heart was vpright with God though he were faulty in ioyning with those Idolaters And againe when Hazael came vnto him with a present of euery good thing of Damascus as much as forty camels could carry and vsed him with all reuerent respect calling him my Lord c. yet he dealt plainly with him and with tears told him what a tyrant he should be what hauocke he should make amongst the people of God So Christs Iesus an vndoubted patterne for our imitation when he came to Martha a good woman and very louing and kind vnto him yet being more carefull to make prouision for his body than to get prouision for her owne soule and finding fault with her sister Mary that was better imployed then her selfe Christs mouth was not stoped with her meate for he reproueth her and commendeth her sister saying Martha Martha thou carest and art troubled about many things Luke 11.41.42 but one thing is needfull Mary hath chosen the good part which shall not betaken away from her Now the reason of this Doctrine is 1. in respect of them Reason 1 because otherwise we should deale vnfaithfully with such as deale kindly with vs and when they shew their loue vnto vs we should shew our hatred towards them if we do not helpe them when we haue a calling and some likely hood of doing them good It were as great an iniury as if when a patient speaketh friendly to his PhisitioÌ„ telleth him that he wil coÌ„tent him at ful for al his care and paines that he shall take he thereupon should grow more remisse and carelesse and giue him rancke poyson in stead of wholesome receits and curing medicines 2 In respect of our selues if wee be slacke in admonishing our friends of things amisse in them because they speake louingly and carry themselues in a friendly maner towards vs wee shall thereby prouoke Gods displeasure against vs and so their faire words cheareful looks shal looke angerly vpoÌ„ vs and speake sharply vnto vs and we by our silence or by our flatery shall make their sinnes to become our owne and so both we and they shal be punished together This maketh for the iust reproofe of those that frame all their praises and dispraises according as they themselues are dealt withall if they be well spoken of and well vsed they wil be altogether for the parties that do so befriend them and they shal be sure of their good word but if others be preferred and they neglected especially if vpon their iust desert they be roundly taxed and reproued then the case is altered and the streame of their commendation turned another way and in stead of their former speeches of approbation you shall heare from the bitter inuectiues and termes of reproch much vnbeseeming the mouth of a ciuill man much more of a Christian Of this sort were those false and deceitfull Prophets which were likened to dogges Michah 3.5 let men cast a bone vnto them as it were and fill their mouthes with somewhat now and then and they will fawne vpon them and tell them their case is good they shall be sure of peace and prosperity God is well pleased and all things shall go well with them albeit in the meane while they be the most vile and

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