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A58958	The Second and last collection of the late London ministers farewel sermons preached by Dr. Seaman, Dr. Bates, Mr. Caryll, [brace] Mr. Brooks, Mr. Venning, and Mr. Mead ; to which is added a farewell sermon preached at Dedham in Essex by Mr. Matthew Newcomen ; as also Mr. Lyes sermon at the conclusion of the last morning-exercise at All-hallows in Lumbard-street, being a summary rehearsal of the whole monthly-lectures.	Seaman, Lazarus, d. 1675.; Bates, William, 1625-1699.; Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673.; Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680.; Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.; Mead, Matthew, 1630?-1699.; Newcomen, Matthew, 1610?-1669.; Lye, Thomas, 1621-1684.	1663 (1663)	Wing S2257; ESTC R41075	195,536	326

FRom this Verse we may observe three Doctrines Doct. 〈◊〉 That the peoples eyes must be taught by the Ministers holiness of life as well as their ears by the Ministers soundness of Doctrine Paul did not reach one thing and practice another he practised as he preached and he both practised and preached the forementioned Duties in the Verse before the Text. And to this end the Lord appointed a Ministry to be perpetuated through all ages of the World And it is the Lords appointment that peoples ears should be taught by the Ministers holiness of life as well as their ears by their soundness in Doctrine and this is necessary for the Minister himself and necessary for the people No marvel then that a faithful Ministry is the Butt of the Devils malice or his craft and cruelty and that the Devil hath in all Ages attempted and endeavoured utterly to overthrow the Ministry or topoyson and fly-blow it shamefully and this is the method whereby Satan hath endeavoured to fly-blow the Ministry Why then see the folly and madness of those people who affect or cry up those Ministers who do not reach their people with sound Doctrine or a holy life and whether there be not such Ministers which do not teach their peoples ears with soundness of Doctrine or their ey●● with a holy life and whether there be not such people as do cry up such Ministers and whether or no 〈◊〉 people are not guilty of spiritual folly and madness judge ye Doct. 2. A Ministers soundness in Doctrine and holiness of life and conversation doth lay a very great obligation on a people to a due conscientious practice of every commanded duty The Apostle we see maketh his Preaching and Practice an argument to excite the Philippians to the fore-mentioned commanded duties as is in the Text and the verse before the Text. As first of all the Appellations and Titles given in Scripture to such Ministers whose Doctrine is sound and whose Lives and Conversations are exemplarily holy They are called 1. The salt of the Earth as Mat. 5.13 read that saith Christ to those great Teachers of the Gospel and Dispensers of his Oracles and in them to their Successours Salt hath two things in it namely Sharpness and Savouriness and thus Ministers first must rebuke sharply that people may be sown in the Faith as Paul enjoyns Titus as in the 1. of Titus and 13. verse And secondly Ministers must speak savoury things to every person and to every palate that their people may be savoury both in heart and life but to be as unfavoury as stinking carion in the nostrils of Almighty God under such a savoury and seasoning Ministry this is woful It is the nature of salt to cause barrenness where it seasoneth not therefore we read of Abimel●● in Judge 9. ver 45. that be swed the City with salt So that people who live under a sharp and savoury Ministry and are not seasoned therewith and preserved from purrefaction in their fin and corruption thereb● their case is very dangerous 2. They are called again the Light of the World in Mat. 5.14 read that As for their Doctrine the Salt of the Earth so for their Lives the Light of the World and they must therefore lead convincing lives as John 5.35 read that it is there said of John the Baptist our blessed Lord and Saviour gives him this commendatory Character or Testimonial That be was a burning and a shining light burning in himself and shining to others Or as it was said of Basil Thundring in his Doctrine and lightning in his Life and Conversation Now if good Ministers be the light of the world then hence we may infer 2. Inf. 1. That without a godly faithful Ministry the world lyeth in darkness ignorance errour sin and misery It is said of Galilee in Mat. 4.16 That the 〈◊〉 who sate in darknese saw great light read that Why had they not Priests and Levites I answer they had indeed sorr Priests but they had not a faithful Ministry and therefore the Evangelists rells them they sate in darkness yea in the region and shadow of death notwishstanding the sorry sottish Priests they had But when they had a faithful Ministry they are said to see a great Light Again If good Ministers be the light of the world then we may draw this Corollary That to be offended at the light of a faithful and powerful Ministry argues and speaks a very sinful and wretched frame of heart Nothing is to excellent but some will be displeased at and with it as Eccles 11.7 Even the light it self we know is offensive to sore eyes and this the burning and shining light of a godly and faithful Ministry is offensive and terrible to some but who are they fore diseased souls the Lord knows The Ark of God which was the monument of his presence whom did it smite with Emrods but the Philistinet What then is the Ale-bench more easie to thee than thy Pew is to thee in this place than a Conscience Soul-searching Sermon what art thou offended at a powerful faithful Ministry Oh fearful plague-tokens 3. To do all that man can do to put out the Light this is worse It is the most horrid hellish plot that can be assigned or named and of this I am sure the the Church of Rome cannot plead not guilty which like the Scribes and Pharisees take away from the people the key of knowledge and shut up the Kingdome of Heaven against men How terribly doth our blessed Lord thunder-strike those stupid Pharisees for this Mat. 23.13 And as did the Pharisees so did the Papists For 1. Heretofore they made it a mortal sin to read Gods word 2. Afterwards they clogged the liberty they granted with such cautions and restrictions as tha●●●ry few escaped of those that were within the reach●● the Inquisition 3. Those clogs contented not but now it is thought fit utterly to deny liberty and can there be a more horrible hellish plot assigned than this to take from people their knowledge of salvation And thus the Church of Rome whether they have Church-snuffers or not to be sure they have Church extinguishers and various means to put out the light Oh fearful is this as in John 3.19 20. That is the reason men hate the Light because their deeds are evil Again If good Ministers be the Light of the world then hence may we draw this conclusion that it concerns people very nearly to believe in the light and-to walk in the light and to work while the light lasteth at our blessed Saviour exhorteth in John 12 35 36. read that God sets up his Ministers as Lights as Candles on the candlesticks of his Church to awaken men and to light men unto eternal life And ought not people to pray hard and work hard while the light lasteth Go● removes many times the candle and candlestick and makes the Sun to go down at noon-day as Amos 8.9 So darkens the

twice have I heard this that power belongeth unto God When God is pleased to strike twice upon the same string it seems hee hath something more than ordinary mind that you should observe the Tune The Doctrine was That it is the Will of Jesus Christ that his Servants should continue in the world though they meet with nothing but trouble in the world I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world let them stay Lord be thou but their Pilot and then keep them at Sea as long as thou wilt God knows his Saints are very serviceable in their generation They are as it were a pillar of fire unto the rest of the world for guide and light by their doctrine and conversation they instruct the godly and convince the wicked God will have his people stay in the world that his power providence mercy and goodness in their preservation may more clearly be discovered that their afflictions here may work out for them an eternal weight of glory These are the reasons why God will have them stay in the world c. Then 1. Saints carry your selves as becomes such in midst of such a world with that wisdome faithfulness carefulness humility that may bring honour both to your selves and to your profession Walk as Lights in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation walk closely warily innocently patiently submissively c. all these are necessary while you are to converse here in this wicked world 2. ●●●m that truth But that thou shouldest keep them from the evil observe preservation from sin is a greater mercy than exemption from suffering Which 1. Informs us of a truth that carnal men will never beleeve till they come to Hell that that is the height of folly which the men of the world count to be the top of wisdome they think it wisdome to chuse sin rather than suffering 2. This will evidence that the people of God are not such fools as the men of the world think they are but the wisest that will chuse the greatest sufferings rather than the least sin 3. This reproves those that will take more care to have their afflictions removed than sanctified 4. Be more afraid of sinning and less afraid of suffering what afraid of a lash my childe no bee more afraid of a dis-inheritance look on sufferings with Scripture Spectacles Labour for integrity and uprightness of heart that preserves when falling Be watchful over thy thoughts and waies Be a resolved Christian if thou be not thou wilt turn an Apostatizing Christian You must set your faces as thornes resolution is absolutely necessary not only under but before a day of suffering Be resolved for God and be resolved against Sin and that for fear least in a day of suffering thou shouldest halt and founder and so lose the things which thou hast wrought which brings mee to The Tenth Sermon 2 John 8. Look to your selves that wee lose not those things which we have wrought but that we receive a full Reward IN these words you have a Warning-Peice discharged to an Elect Lady A serious Item to an Elect Lady and her Religious Family to look well to themselves that they lose not the things they had wrought And this is grounded on a double reason 1. From the Damage of such as begin well and hold not out They lose the things they have wrought That were sad that so much should be done and all should be lost at last 2. From the Advantage and benefit if we do go on then we shall receive a full reward The observation was It much concerns all those that have begun well that are looked upon by Ministers and those that are godly as if they were truly godly that have entertained the Truth and the Profession of the Truth to look well to it how they stand to continue to go on to hold out in their holy Profession and Conversation Look to your self you Elect Lady you her Religious Family look to your selves that you lose not the things you have wrought There 's all the reason in the world it should be so The Election of Beleevers ingages us it should be so we are chosen that we should bee so If we do not look well to our selves we may chance to lose all we have wrought It too too often falls out that after a hot fit of Profession there comes a cold fit of Apostasie this cold fit of Apostasie caused by a sharpe winde of Persecution or by a melting thawing Sun of prosperity either by our natural inconstancy and mutability within wee love new changes we love to be changable or else the subtilty of Seducers from without Again there hath been are and will come trying seasons were you never so sincere think not all the work over and done as soon as converted As soon as come out of Egypt there 's a Wilderness and Red-Sea to passe thorough Mideanitish Women Gyants c. to contest with Therefore no wonder hee writes look to your self Then 1. Here see Election shuts not out the use of means You are an Elect Lady yet look to your self 2. You scandalous Papists the Doctrine of Perseverance we Preach is no Mother of sloth and security Though you shall be saved yet look to your selves you shall not perish yet keep in the Ship 3. Orthodoxness of Faith and soundnesse of Profession is not enough to make a good Christian Elect Lady you make profession you are sanctified but you must look to your self 4. It is not enough to have a well ordered Family Oh Lady look to your self as well as to your Family 5. The business of Religion is not the work of one day As long as you have life look to your self 2. For Exhortation Look to your selves take heed of Apostasy Take heed of that which occasions cold fits after a cold fit comes a death fit as after a hot fit usually comes a cold fit Apostasy is the quartern Ague of the Soul if it be not death t is extream dangerous 3. By way of Direction Would you look to your selves Look up to God begg to bee strengthned with all might in the inner man that hee who hath begun a good work would be pleased to finish it To that end Lord give strength while in begging and begging hearts for continuance of that strengthning Ordinance amongst us that it may be never said as it was said of those precious Israelites the Word of the Lord was precious in those daies there was no open Vision Which leads mee to The Eleventh Sermon 1 Sam. 3.1 The Word of the Lord was precious in those dayes there was no open Vision THe Word of the Lord was precious in those daies Was it not alwaies precious Yes but there is a twofold preciousness 1. Of Worth and Excellency 2. Of Want and Scarcity The Word of the Lord had not been so precious to the Israelites in regard of its Worth and Excellency therefore God made it precious to

should be preserved 'T is necessary Religion should be advanced the power of Godlinesse preserved 't is not necessary I should be in this or that condition 9. Indulge not the least sin else thou wilt never be a Conquerour That man that will not lay down his Lust for Christ will never lay down his Life for Christ A man can never be resolved for Christs waies without if not resolved against all impurity within 10. Harden and anoint your selves with practical improvement of Christs sufferings in Christs death There was an inestimable price to purchase our conquest an infinite merit to strengthen to incourage our Conquest an all-sufficient vertue to cause our Conquest a pledge of our eternal Conquest we are Conquerours already we do but gather the Spoyle Make use of Christs death as the merit pattern and motive of your Conquest 11. Labouring for sincerity 12. Get well acquainted with Divine Attributes and Divine Promises and such especially as may be most suitable for your condition 13. Abhorre the Relicks of Superstition The very Nest the very Cage of the Bird is unclean Not a crum of that old Leaven 't will sower the whole Lump Antichrist is hugely like the Devil let him get in but one paw let him but get in his head hee will quickly get in the whole body If you would avoid the paw of Antichrist avoid as much as you can the very parings of his nails 14. Get an experimental knowledge of Gospel Truths They are your head Professors that turn Apostates 15. Let this be your first and chiefest care your first and last to seek and serve God Which if you do as all other things so this priviledge of Conquest shall be added unto you as your Crown Seek ye first the Kingdome of God and the righteousness thereof and all these things shall be added unto you which opens the door to The Seventeenth sermon Mat. 6.33 Seek yee first the Kingdome of God and his Righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you FRom this Scripture you had a Remedy against Solicitous Thoughts and Fears given in this Proposition that a serious Inquiry and earnest Pursute of the Kingdome of Heaven and the Righteousness thereof is an excellent remedy against distracting cares and fears about Provision and safety Seek First and trouble your selves no more Seek first the Kingdome of God c. Two questions was proposed and answered 1. What is it earnestly to enquire after and seriously to pursue the Kingdome of God and his Righteousness In this Question three things included the Object the Act the Order 1. The Object the Kingdome of God the Kingdome of Heaven and its Righteousness The Kingdome of Heaven that is the Kingdome of Grace and the Kingdome of Glory the Kingdome of Grace as the means to the Kingdome of Glory The Righteousness of this Kingdome that is sanctification sincere holiness in heart and life which is the beginning or the way to and a sign or pledge of our interest in the Kingdome of Glory 2. The Act Seek i. e. bestir your utmost thoughts about your utmost time care and diligence upon these things 2. Seek i. e. set your choicest affections upon these things 3. Seek i. e. strive and labour go forth in utmost endeavours for obtaining of these things 3. The Order seek first seek it first in respect of time begin with God remember thy Creator in the daies of thy youth seek it first with the greatest care acquired diligence industry with the greatest seriousness The Kingdome of God is the most necessary thing indeed that one thing necessary 'T is the most excellent thing eternal all other things are temporal get this and you get all you get above the terrours of the world The best way to have the things of this world sanctified is this seek first the Kingdome of God c. 2. How is this a remedy against distracting cares and fears Answ 1. It is a remedy by divertion 2. Present things seem little when acquainted with eternal things Vse 1. This reproves those that observe not our Saviours direction 1. Those that are drowned in earthly things give them Onions and Garlick take the Kingdome of Heaven and Righteousness thereof who will Let mee have my part in Paris what care I for Paradice 2. Others that are for the Kingdome of God but not for the Righteousness of that Kingdome they are for the end but they do not care for the way they would have the fruit but they will not climbe the Tree 3. Others that could wish they had a portion in it but in a slight and perfunctory way if Heaven could be obtained with a few prayers this they 'd do but further they will not go 2. Is this such an excellent way to cure our carnal fears and cares what advantage hath a childe of God above all other men in the world both in this life and that to come in this life under a watchful providence not a hair of his head shall perish but chiefly the priviledges of an everlasting Kingdome hee hath a bird in the bush and in hand too choice enjoyments in the hand and in hope much more but much more above and this hope of his shall not make him ashamed The vision of his appointed comforts is for an appointed time and it will come will come said I Faith looks out and sees it coming already let but Faith look to Heaven and hee sees his Judge coming which brings mee to The Eighteenth Sermon Revel 22.12 Behold I come quickly and my reward is with mee THe Observation from the words was this The Lord Jesus will certainly and speedily come to Judgement when hee shall give reward equal to every man These two Questions was answered 1. In what sense Christ comes quickly Answ In Gods account with whom a thousand years are but as one day In our account Faith sees him coming though sense cannot Faith makes future things present 't is the perspective of the soul Beleevers receive part of their reward at death and that 's quickly 2. Why doth Christ defer his coming at all Ans 1. To stop the mouths of the wicked they will not have one word to reply they had time and space to repent 2. Out of his dear love hee bears to his Elect There 's many of his Elect not yet born and though born not new born now these must be born and new born and brought all in and when that time is come then hee will come Vse 1. Will Christ come quickly and with a reward then certainly remember this Atheist 't is no vain thing to serve our Lord Jesus What profit is it if wee serve him c what profit infinite profit there 's a reward coming 2. By way of Exhortation will Christ come oh then 1. Prepare for his coming labour to be prepared by his spiritual coming into thy heart that 's the way to be prepared for his last coming get thy understanding enlightened in