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A42153	Abraham's prospect Being a sermon preached at the funeral of Mr John Williams, late vicar of Devinnocke, in the parish-church of Llanspithid in the county of Brecon, on the 12th day of June, 1680. By Owen Griffith.	Griffith, Owen.	1681 (1681)	Wing G2018B; ESTC R218703	21,276	27

in the view of his Soul But because men may eagerly desire some good of which they have no ground to expect the enjoyment therefore 2. It implyes an Act of Hope To look or hope for in Scriptures are words of the same signification Phil. 3.19 From whence we look i.e. hope or expect for a Saviour Jude ver 21. Looking for the mercy of God Sometimes they are conjoyned Tit. 2.12 Looking for the blessed hope His hope then is hereby intended not a moralists hope such as hath for its object bonum incertum futurum a good future and uncertain which is but a probable Conjecture at best and leaves a mans spirit in a doubtful anxious posture but such as was sure and well-grounded to which Faith held the Candle whereby he had an evident and clear Prospect of those substantial glories in the other world It was not a bare opinion of such an estate as very suitable to his inclinations it being usual with men easily to believe what they passionately desire but a firm and infallible perswasion bottom'd upon the sure word and promise of God being fully perswaded that what he had promised he was able also to perform Rom. 4.21 To expect confidently such things without a divine Revelation had been but a mere dream or fancy no Theological virtue but a very fond presumption A promise therefore he had Gen. 15.1 and upon that security he went at God's call and sojourn'd in a strange land not as one uncertain as the Apostle saith of himself in a like case 1 Cor. 9.26 but acted by his Faith ver 8 9. And of all the Patriarchs it is said they died in Faith ver 13. Having seen the promises afar off they were perswaded of them and embraced or saluted them so the word may be rendred though at a distance seeing them only with the Eagle-Eye of Faith through the clear Medium Perspective of the Promise Like Mariners now in sight of their Native soyl after a troublesome and tedious voyage salute it at a distance with loud and joyful Acclamations If they had not had such an assurance of the reward reserv'd by God for them it would not have been consonant unto reason but an Argument rather of their Folly to renounce their present complacencies and assume the condition of Pilgrims on whom the world seldom casts a favourable Aspect unless in the end of their journey they were secure of such an estate as might be sufficient to recompence their sufferings and to counter-ballance all the bitternesses and hardships they endured in the way thither As Abraham saw Christs day afar off and rejoyced Joh. 8.58 So had he by the help of the same Spiritual Opticks a sight of Heaven so evidently represented to him as to engage his hope to a diligent and steady expectation of it But because a man may both passionately desire and fondly hope for some good in itself attainable and yet miss thereof for want of industry and diligence in the prosecution therefore 3. It imports an Act of Obedience and an endeavour to the utmost in order to its attainment In our ordinary expressions we use to say a man looks for that which is agreeable unto and the natural consequent of his actions He looks for beating who is guilty of those miscarriages whereby he justly deserves such usage He that throws himself into apparent danger looks for ruine It is said of that wicked servant that did beat his fellow-servant and did eat and drink with the drunken Matth. 24.50 his Lord will come in a day that he looked not for him Had he looked for his coming that would have appeared by his actions he would have been better imployed in a diligent discharge of his Task and Duty Many presume strongly of heaven and make professions of their desires after it but if we view their actions we cannot believe their own mouths nor imagine that they are seriously perswaded of any such thing because their indulged lusts bid defiance unto their hopes and their lewd practices confute their loudest professions Some slight Glances upon heaven and sudden raptures or emotions of Spirit after bliss such as are weak and leave no warmth or impression on the soul and therefore may be found in sensual persons and Belialists who can with Balaam wish to dye the death of the righteous and that their latter end may be like his Numb 23.10 will not serve the turn unless our desires be vigorous and operative and engaging unto Holiness and Obedience For in a Scripture sense and by a right I●terpretation such as deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts and live righteously soberly and godly in this present world do only look for this blessed hope Tit. 2.12 and so did Abraham look for it He did indeed in hope believe against hope Rom. 4 18. both Faith and Hope in him were stronger than a contradiction but his Obedience and Endeavours to do God's commands were as strong as either as was evident in that most difficult and signal piece of service to which he was summoned of Sacrificing his Son Gen. 22 2. Isaac was the Son of his old Age the Son of his love the Son of the Promise In Isaac shall thy Seed be blessed Gen. 21.12 So that to offer him in Sacrifice seemed to oppose not only his Reason but his Faith too and he himself must be the Executioner with his own hands must he tear out his bowels and burn him to ashes on the Altar and to Mount Moriah he must go to do this which was three days journey Gen. 22.4 time enough for Nature to reason with the harshness of the Precept and for Affection to struggle with the unnaturalness of the Duty and yet on he goes unmoved in his resolution to perform this strange work and with his Son to Sacrifice his own hopes and promises unto Gods command and his own purposes of an indisputable and entire Obedience And we must after so great an example be willing to Sacrifice our lusts at God's command as he did his Son We must labour to tread in his steps both by doing and suffering the Will of God and then not otherwise may we assuredly hope to rest in his bosom But because that good which a man thus desires and hopes for and with unwearied endeavours pursues after is not soon obtained but after a long expectation therefore 4. The word implies an Act of Patience and to that purpose it is often translated waiting 1 Pet. 3.20 The long-suffering of God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 waited for the disobedient Jam. 5.7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The husbandman waiteth for the pretious fruit of the earth and hath long patience for it He that waits must be content to stay and therefore it is said Heb. 10.36 Ye have need of patience that after you have done the will of God you might receive the promise Patience is needful not of labourers only to do the will of God but of waiters also