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A17400	The paterne of wholsome words. Or a collection of such truths as are of necessity to be belieued vnto saluation separated out of the body of all theologie made euident by infallible plaine proofes of Scripture. And withall, the seuerall vses such principles should be put to, are abundantly shevved. A proiect much desired, and of singular vse for all sorts of Christians. By N. Bifeild [sic], preacher of Gods word at Isleworth in Middlesex.	Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622.	1618 (1618)	STC 4226; ESTC S120680	139,132	558

and the sea and the fountaine of waters c. Fifthly wee should bee sober in not enquiring into things not reuealed and looke to the maine businesse as for the precise time or place of the iudgement or from whence the fier shall come that shall burne all or what kind kind of throne it shal be or what the signe of the Sonne of man shall be or such like we beleeue that they shall be but ought not to enquire when where or how they shall be Sixthly chiefly this doctrine of the last iudgement should compell in all of vs a care so to liue that we may be sure to haue comfort in that day and that we shall be sure to finde 1. If wee beleeue in Iesus Christ Ioh. 5.24 Verily verily I say vnto you hee that heareth my word and beleeueth in him that sent me hath euerlasting life and shall not come into condemnation but hath passed from death vnto life 2. If we be sure to iudge our selues here God will not condemne vs with the world 1. Cor. 11.31 For if wee would iudge our selues we should not be iudged c. 3. If continually we consult with the word of God to see that our deeds bee wrought in God Ioh. 3.19.20.21 Hee that doth truth commeth to the light that his deeds might be made manifest that they are wrought according to God 4. If we watch and pray alwaies they that pray much on earth shall stand before Christ with comfort at that day Luke 21.36 Watch therefore and pray continually that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to passe and that ye may stand before the Sonne of man 5. If wee be mercifull and louing and bountifull to the godly in their distresses Matth. 25. 31 c. 6. If wee be sheepe sheepe I say 1. For tractablenesse so as we know heare and be ruled by the voice of Christ. 2. For sociablenesse a sheepe will not bee alone nor sort with swine 3. For profitablenesse that we be not idle nor vnfruitfull Mat. 25. Ioh. 10. 7. If wee can get the seale of the spirit as our earnest of our finall redemption at that day the witnesse of the spirit in this life will make all sure against that day Ephes. 1.14 The spirit of promise is the earnest of our inheritance vntill the redemption of the possession purchased vnto the praise of his glory Rom. 8.15 For ye haue not receiued the spirit of bondage to feare againe but ye haue receiued the spirit of adoption whereby we cry Abba Father 8. If wee hold fast what wee haue and loose not what wee haue wrought Reuel 3.11 Behold I come shortly hold that which thou hast that no man take thy crowne 2. Ioh. 8. Looke to your selues that wee loose not the things which wee haue done but that we may receiue a full reward 9. If wee often receiue the Sacrament of the Lords Supper with due preparation for therin 1. Christ doth familiarly conuerse with vs and is giuen to our nourishment to eternall life 2. The outward elements are vnfained pledges of the remission of all our sinnes 3. We therein remember the death of Christ for vs and how hee was iudged for our sakes and thereby haue our hearts setled against the feare of any seuerity from him 4. In the right preparation for the Sacrament we prepare for the last iudgement too one worke serues to both purposes 5. The Sacraments are Gods broad seales to assure vs that we shall speed wel at that day Thus of the vses for instruction Secondly this doctrine of the last iudgement hath singular terrour in it to all impenitent sinners which may be considered either more generally or more particularly First in generall it is terrible for them to heare and know that God hath set them a day and hath giuen them finall warning to repent or else vndoubtedly he will iudge them with all seuerity Act. 17.31 Because he hath appointed a day in the which he will iudge the world in righteousnesse by that man whom hee hath appointed whereof he hath giuen an assurance vnto all men in that he hath raised him from the dead Iude 15. To giue iudgement against all men and to rebuke all the vngodlily among them of all their wicked deeds which they haue vngodly committed and of all their cruell speaking which wicked sinners haue spoken against him Rom. 2.5 But thou after thine hardnesse and heart that cannot repent heapest vnto thy selfe wrath against the day of wrath and of the declaration of the iust iudgement of God Who will reward euery man according to his workes c. Secondly in particular this terrour is the more grieuous if they consider either the distinct miseries shall then fall vpon thē or the seuerall sins God hath reserued to triall and punishment at that day What hart cā stand before the serious thoughts of the particulars 1. They shall heare the thunder of Christs fearefull voice summoning them 2. They shall be chased in by the Angels before Christ from al the foure winds of heauen 3. They shall be set at Christs lefthand as a signe of miserable disgrace Matth. 25.33 4. A fier shall deuoure before Christ and it shall be tempestuous round about him Psal. 50.3 Our God shall come and shall not keepe silence a fier shall deuoure before him and a mightie tempest shall be moued round about him c. 2. Thes. 1.8 In flaming fier rendring vengeance vnto them that do not know God and which obey not vnto the Gospell of our Lord Iesus Christ. 5. They shall be euerlastingly shamed and before al the world Dan. 12.2 And many of them that sleepe in the dust of the earth shall awake some to euerlasting life and some to shame and perpetuall contempt when all their sinnes shall bee discouered and set in order before them Psalm 50.21 These things hast thou done and I held my tongue therefore thou thoughtst that I was like thee but I will reprooue thee and set them in order before thee c. 6. They shall be sentenced to eternall condemnation containing in it 1. Separation from God Christ and all the godly Go ye cursed c. Matth. 25.41 c. 2. Paine and anguish vnutterable Rom. 2.9 Tribulation and anguish shall bee vpon the soule of euery man that doth euil of the Iew first and also of the Grecian 3. Fellowship with the Diuell and his Angels Matth. 25. 41. as a little before Ob. Some one might say We hope it is not certaine that there shall be such a day Sol. It is most certaine It is appointed as certaine as that men shal die Heb. 9.27 And as it is appointed vnto men that they shall once die and after that commeth the iudgement Acts 17.31 Because he hath appointed a day in the which he will iudge the world in righteousnesse c. Besides the terrible plagues which haue been and are in the world shewes that God is

which is not manifest in his sight but all things are naked and open vnto his eyes with whom we haue to doe Psal. 113.6 Who abaseth himselfe to behold things in the heauen and in the earth That God vpholds and gouerns disposeth of the world so as al things continue through him Psal. 119.91 They continue euen to this day by thine ordinances for all are thy seruants Iohn 5.17 But Iesus answered them My Father worketh hitherto and I worke Acts 17.25.28 He giueth to all life and breath and all things For in him we liue and moue and haue our being Psal. 104.14.21.27.28.30 Hee causeth grasse to grow for the cattle and hearb for the vse of man that he may bring forth bread out of the earth The Lions rore after their prey and seeke their meate at God All these waite vpon thee that thou maist giue them food in due season Thou giuest it to them and they gather it thou openest thy hand and they are filled with good things Againe if thou send forth thy spirit they are created and thou renewest the face of the earth That this prouidence of God reacheth to all things euen the smallest things are gouerned vpheld by God Rom. 11.36 For of him and through him and for him are all things To him be glory for euer Amen Matth. 10.29.30 Are not two Sparrowes sold for a farthing and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father Yea and all the haires of your head are numbred Psal. 147.8.9.16.17.18 Which couereth the heauen with clouds and prepareth raine for the earth and maketh the grasse to grow vpon the mountaines Which giueth to beasts their food and to the young rauens that crie He giueth snow like wooll and scattereth the hoare frost like ashes He casteth forth his ice like morsels who can abide the cold thereof He sendeth his word and melteth them he causeth his wind to blow and the waters flow That of al creatures God hath most care and respect of man Prou 8.31 And tooke my solace in the compasse of his earth and my delight is with the children of men Psal. 8.3.4 What is man say I that thou art mindfull of him and the sonne of man that thou visitest him 1. Cor. 9.9.10 For it is written in the Law of Moses Thou shalt not mussel the mouth of the oxe that treadeth out the corne doth God take care for oxen Either saith he it not altogether for our sakes for our sakes no doubt it is written that he which eareth should eare in hope and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope That the good or euill which befalles man is not without Gods prouidence Amos 3.6 Or shall a trumpet be blowne in a Citie and the people be not afraid or shall there be euill in a City and the Lord hath not done it That he doth whatsoeuer pleaseth him in heauen and in earth Psal. 115.3 But our God is in heauen he doth whatsoeuer he will Ionah 1.14 For thou O Lord hast done as it pleased thee Eccles. 3.14 I know that whatsoeuer God shall doe it shall bee for euer to it can no man adde and from it can none diminish For God hath done it that they should feare before him That Gods dominion is euerlasting Psalm 146.10 The Lord shall raigne for euer O Sion thy God endureth from generation to generation praise ye the Lord. The vses are For information this is a glorious subiect to meditate of and if wee search into it distinctly there are many things admirable in Gods gouernment as 1 First the vicegerency of Christ his Son Heb. 1.3 Who being the brightnes of the glory the engraued form of his persō bearing vp al things by his mighty word c. 2 Secondly the splendor of the meanes he vseth euen Kings on earth are his seruants Pro. 21.1 The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord as the riuers of waters he turneth it whithersoeuer it pleaseth him yea Angels in heauen Oh the admirable glory of the gouernmēt of angels in the world as is shadowed out in Ezech. 1.4 to 15. 3 The variety of meanes he hath and can raise euen all the armies in heauen and earth 4 His working somtimes without meanes Genes 2. 5 His working against means sometimes Psalm 105.12 to 16. The Sunne must stand still Fier must not burne the Sea must not drowne c. 6 The extent of his gouernment what a worke to order all things 7 The preseruation of all the sorts of things euen by the word of God By succession perpetuating his creation and supporting all things prouiding daily for them 8 The destruction he makes amongst the creatures Psa. 104.29 By deluge fier sword pestilence tumbling downe Monarchies c Psal. 68.1 9 The ordering of the disorders of the world turning sinne to good as an Apothecary doth poyson and directing euill instruments wicked men to punish the wicked or to correct the godly To see how God lookes one way and they another Nabuchadnezzar intends to satisfie his owne pride reuenge ambition couetousnesse yet God guides it to another vse euen to correct his people which hee sheweth by burning his rod Esa. 10.5.6 Esa. 14.5.6 and 29. and God directs the euill actions of the wicked to a good end so of the Iewes in killing Christ c. 10 But especially his admirable disposing of all things notwithstanding the infinite multitude of all things in the world which is shadowed in the wheeles Ezech 1.15 c. 11 All this to be done without labour or vexation say therfore as Psalm 104.1.24 My soule praise thou the Lord O Lord my God thou art exceeding great thou art clothed with glory and honour O Lord how manifold are thy workes in wisedome hast thou made them all the earth is full of thy riches Psalm 106.2 Who can expresse the noble acts of the Lord or shew forth all his praise 47. Saue vs O Lord our God and gather vs from among the heathen that wee may praise thy holy name and glory in thy praise c. Psal. 107.8 Let them therefore confesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse and his wonderfull works before the sonnes of men 22. And let them offer sacrifice of praise and declare his works with reioycing Psalm 113.2.3.4.5 all the Psalme The second vse is for reproofe and confutation 1 Of such Atheists as say God doth not see or not regard Psal. 94.7 c. Yet they say the Lord shall not see neither will the God of Iacob regard it 2 Of such as acknowledge chance or fortune 3 Of the discontentment that is in man with their condition Dauid calles himselfe a beast for this Psal. 73.22 So foolish was I and ignorant I was a beast before thee an excellent Psalme cleane through 4 Of the security of wicked mē If God gouerne woe to them Psalm 139.7.8 Whither shall they goe from thy spirit or

men esteeme vs as the dispensers of the secrets of Christ 1. Cor. 4.1.2 And be perswaded by vs 2. Cor. 5.20 3. Thirdly we must here know that we must depend vpon Christ onely for doctrine needful to saluation There is but one Law giuer away with traditions and reuelations of mens owne hearts if an Angell from heauen would teach vs otherwise let him be accursed Gal. 1.8 Iam. 4.12 Will any man teach God Iob 21.22 4. We may here see the horrible estate of such as will be still ignorant and liue in their sinnes hauing the Scriptures and preaching in the name and by the authoritie of Christ. Iohn 1.10 Ioh. 3.19 Christ in these crieth but men regard not Prou. 1.20 c. 5. Wee must take heed that we mistake not and that in two things 1. First about the difference of Christ and all others in teaching 2. About the continuance of this propheticall office Christ teaching in his owne person did excell all other so as wee might truly say who teacheth like him Iob. 36.22 1. For first he taught with more authoritie Matth. 7.29 For hee taught them as one hauing authority and not as the Scribes 2. He teacheth by his spirit not by sound of words onely or by inke and paper 3. He graueth his words not in stone but in the fleshly tables of mens hearts 2. Cor. 3.3 c. And for the continuance of prophecy wee must know that it lasts but for this life for in the other world prophecie shall cease 1. Cor. 13.8 Loue doth neuer fall away though that prophesyings be abolished or the tongues cease or knowledge vanisheth away For instruction and so these principles may teach First all in Generall and so diuers duties 1. First with all carefulnes therefore to heare the voice of Christ Mat. 17.5 Behold there came a voice out of the cloud saying This is my beloued Sonne in whom I am well pleased heare him 2. In all wants to run vnto Christ and pray that he would teach vs Psal. 25.5 Leade mee forth in thy truth and teach me for thou art the God of my saluation In thee doe I trust all the day c. Psalm 143.10 Teach me to doe thy will for thou art my God let thy good Spirit leade mee into the land of righteousnesse 3. But then if wee would euer profit by Christs teaching we must be poore in spirit broken in hart mourne for our sinnes Isaiah 60.1 c. Malach. 3. from the 1. to the 7. And make conscience to leaue all sinne and bee renewed throughout Eph. 4.17 to 23. 4. To loue the house of God where the Son of God exerciseth his prophecying Psalm 84.4.10 Blessed are they that dwell in thine house they will euer praise thee For a day in thy courts is better then a thousand other where I had rather be a doore-keeper in the house of my God then to dwell in the Tabernacles of wickednes Mat. 12.42 We should long for it and call vpon one another Isaiah 2.3 5. To cleaue to the counsels reproofes doctrines and exhortations of Christ in the execution of his office Ioh. 6.68 And to receiue the truth with al ful assurance Heb. 3.6 2. Pet. 1.19 6. Not to be too busie one against another in doubtfull or indifferent things Iam. 4.11.12 There is one Law-giuer which is able to saue and destroy who art thou that iudgest another man Secondly hence Ministers may learne diuers things 1. Not to affect the praise of men for the greatnesse of their gifts or glory of their work They must not be called Rabbi seeing one is their Doctor euen Christ and they haue nothing but what they haue receiued from him Matth. 23.8 But rather learne of Iohn Baptist Iohn 3.30.31 who said He must increase but I must decrease 2. When they discharge their duties not to be affraid of men or to bee ouermuch carefull in their trouble what to speake or doe They should settle this in their hearts for Christ will giue them a mouth and wisdom which all their aduersaries shall not be able to gainsay or resist one haire of their head shall not perish and therefore in patience they should possesse their soules Luke 21.14 to the 20. 3. To be diligent in the execution of their office seeing they must make vp their accounts to Christ whose Embassadours they are and they should speak as the words of Christ and not their owne words Rom. 12.6.7.8 Thirdly here is singular consolation to al the godly from the propheticall office of Christ and that if we consider three things 1. What Christ will teach vs. 2. How he will teach vs. 3. Whom he will teach For the first it may bee an exceeding comfort that God hath giuen vs his Sonne to bee our Prophet for thereby we may bee assured that he will be our counsellor in all estates Isaiah 9.6 Hee will teach vs to profit Isaiah 33.22 And when wee are deiected and broken in heart and mourne for our corruptions hee doth acknowledge it to be a part of his office to apply the Gospell to vs and to proclaime the acceptable yeere of the Lord and to poure vpon vs the oile of gladnesse for the Spirit of heauines For the second Christs teaching is wonderfull comfortable for the Scripture shewes that he will teach vs 1. Freely he will giue vs our teaching hee stands not vpon hire Iohn 17.8 For I haue giuen vnto them the words which thou gauest me c. 2. Powerfully and effectually so as if our harts were dead within vs yet he will reuiue them the dead shall heare his voice Iohn 5.25 3. Familiarly and with great delight as a mother would instruct her childe at home in a chamber Canticles 8.2 4. Fully keeping from vs nothing that may bee needfull for vs hee will teach vs all things Iohn 15.15 Hence forth call I you not seruants for the seruant knoweth not what his Master doth but I haue called you friends for all things that I haue heard of my Father haue I made knowne vnto you Col. 2.3 In whō are hid al the treasures of wisdom and knowledge c. 5. Gloriously and with a maruelous shining light of knowledge that may rauish our harts and much affect vs 2. Cor. 4.6 For God that commanded the light to shine out of darkenesse is he which hath shined in our hearts to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ. 2. Cor. 3.18 But we all behold as in a mirrour the glory of the Lord with open face and are changed into the same image from glory to glory as by the spirit of the Lord. 6. Confidently Hee will so teach vs the truth as hee will bee ready to iustifie it as a neuer failing faithfull and true witnesse Reuel 3.14 And vnto the Angell of the Church of the Laodiceans write These things saith Amen the faithfull and true witnesse the beginning of the creatures of God Isaiah 55.4