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A81240	Eliah's abatement: or, Corruption in the saints. Discovered and distinguished in a sermon, preached at Chatham in Kent, at the Funeral of that faithful minister of the Gospel, Mr. Gaulter Roswell, M.a. late preacher there. / By Tho. Case, M.A. and rector of Giles in the Fields.	Case, Thomas, 1598-1682.	1658 (1658)	Wing C828; Thomason E1882_1; ESTC R209895	50,345	165

their graces then in their infirmities This were wisdom to pick out that which is praise worthy 1 Cor. 11.1 and be followers of them as they are followers of Christ Every fool and base spirit can imitate the worst part in men what a sordid criticism was it in him that read over Homer onely to find out his faults A wise generous spirit will observe what is honourable and excellent Phil. 4.8 and set up that for his standard and exemplar You take notice of the Saints falls but why do ye not take notice also of their rising again You see their sins but why are ye blind to their repentance their tears their broken bones their self-judging their restless inquietude of spirit till God be reconciled to them Their infirmities were but few their graces many their infirmities rare their graces habitual Here 's work Christian for your imitation Your would have Abrahams riches oh labour to get Abrahams faith you would be like David in honour be like him in holiness you would have Elijah's power to call down fire from Heaven labour to possess Elijah his zeal his courage his prayerfulness This is excellent study the graces you see in other men not their infirmities 4. Lastly Consider your sins will be never the less because other mens infirmities are great He that maketh light of sin because the Saints have their infirmities to be sure is no Saint himself and his corruptions are no longer infirmities but allowed presumptions Take a third Caution Insult not over the Saints of God A third general Caution because of their infirmities For consider 1. Thou seest their infirmities their failings thou seest not what they cost them Little dost thou know what broken bones what sharp corrections what bleeding Souls what buckets of tears they pour out before the Lord Ps 73.22 because of their corruptions Oh! wretch that I am c. How do they shame themselves before the Lord for their failings So foolish was I and so ignorant and like a beast before thee they cannot find language bad enough to revile themselves withall in Gods presence Surely if thou didst know what the Saints infirmities cost them thou wouldst reflect upon thy self and be ashamed and smiting upon thy brest cry out with self-abhorrency oh wretch that I am I have sinned as these servants of God have done but I have never mourned as they have done I have sinned as David but I have not repented as David I have denied Jesus Christ with Peter but I have not with Peter wept bitterly my heart hath been a fountain of sin but my head hath not been a fountain of tears I have been viler in Gods eyes then ever they were but I was never so vile in mine own eyes as they have been The Saints infirmities are their afflictions but my corruptions have been my delight God be merciful to me a sinner What cause have I to mourn rather then to insult and censure Secondly Turn in upon thy self and thou shalt find more cause of judging thy self then thy brother He hath his weaknesses thou hast thy wilfulnesses He his failings sometimes thou thy gross falls possibly every day He is surprized by a temptation thou goest forth to meet temptation Yea to tempt temptation to tempt the devil to tempt thee Yea thou thy self art a tempter to others sinning and causing others to sin and so doest the devils work c. and dost thou judge thy brother Thou hypocrite Matth. 7.5 cast first the beam out of thine eye and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye Vtimur perspicillis magis quam speculis Sen. What is the mote of infirmity to the beam of Presumption Be more in thy looking glass and thou wilt have less use of thy spectacles Thirdly Know this oh man who ever thou art that in the very act of judging thy brother thou condemnest thy self Thy censures of thy brothers infirmities are so many aggravations of thine own wickednesses If his mote sinck him so deep in thy judgment Matth. 7 2 how deep will thy beam sinck thee in Gods With what measure thou metest it shall be measured to thee again Take heed and prepare not stripes for thine own back God wil not judge his people for their infirmities but God will judge thee for thy presumptuous sins yea Rom. 2.1 2. God will judge thee for judging thy brother and wo unto thee when God cometh to judge thee Luke 19.22 Dost not thou fear God seeing thou art in the same condemnation Ex ore tuo c. out of thine own mouth thou shalt be judged thou wicked servant Fourthly It is much more honourable to mourn with the Saints and to mourn for them then to judge and censure them Their infirmities are their burden a burden the Lord knows which they are not able to bear by sympathy and compassion thou mightest help to bear their burden by reproach and censure thou addest to it a cruelty which in a lesser model God doth severely threaten Zech. 11.15 And thus much for the Cautions in general In particular this doctrine may administer Caution to the Saints themselves Cautions to the Saints 1. Caution First Although corruptions in the Saints be but infirmities yet let even the best of Gods Saints learn To Mourn for their Infirmities To Watch over their Infirmities To Pray against their Infirmities There is a secret deceit in our hearts and Satan sets on the temptation Considerations against security under infirmities What need I be troubled and sollicitous about my corruptions They are but infirmities and the best of Gods Saints have their infirmities and many greater then mine be upon this very accompt many grow secure and are at ease in Zion Nay but consider 1. Cons 1 Such reasonings and discourses are no good-signs when sin takes sanctuary under infirmitie it is to be suspected of more then infirmity I know Satan is busie the heart deceitful ut sup but such discourses yeelded to and rested in may justly cause a man to fear his heart is not sound with God Secondly Cons 2 Consider Infirmities in the Saints are of the same nature with the lusts of wicked men It is sin though it be not reigning sin and this is enough to break a gracious heart to consider thus with it self my corruption is my infirmity indeed I but not such an infirmity as a dim eye or a palsie hand or a lame foot c. They are but natural defects my pride my passion my love of the world these are sinful distempers they do but prejudice the body these defile my Soul And look what ever may be said of sin in general as that it is a transgression of Gods Law a contrariety unto Gods Nature a contradiction to Gods Will A practical blasphemy against his Name and Attributes the rape of his mercies the date of his justice the challenge of his