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A91898	Panoplia. Universa arma. Hieron. Or, The Christian compleatly armed: being a treatise of the Christians armour, clearly opening every part thereof, both pressing to the putting of it on, and instructing us so to use it, as we may not be soyled in time of temptation. / Delivered by that late reverend, and faithfull minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Ralph Robinson, pastor of Mary Woolnoth, London, to his congregation there, in several lectures: and now published for the further benefit of the Church of God.	Robinson, Ralph, 1614-1655.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1710; Thomason E1586_2; ESTC R208953	180,905	372

righteousness for us and that there might be in our nature a perfect pattern of holiness for our Imitation 1 Pet. 2. 21. leaving us an example c. And no man can expect any benefit by Christs satisfaction who doth not endeavour the Imitation of his example thou hast no hopes of being healed with his stripes if thou be not willing to be guided by his example vers 21. 23 24. Upon this ground it is evident that the studying of his holiness will be of singular use to make us holy It s the Apostles direction 1 John 3. 3. 3. Look back often to the righteousness of the state of innocency Mankind was created at the first in Adam after the Image of God in holiness and righteousness he had both the girdle of truth upon his loyns and the Breast-plate of Righteousness upon his breast there was no impurity within there was no irregularity outwardly till he had sinned Serious meditations of this will have some influence upon the soul to help forward the practice of holiness There is a naturall desire in all men in whom there is any nobleness of spirit to regain and recover the honours preferments and Revenues which have of ancient time been instated upon their Families The very reading of some ancient Records which shew that such Dignities have been conferred upon their predecessors doth put an edge upon their spirits to endeavour that they and their posterity may be reinvested with the same dignities When the second Temples foundation was laid after the return of the people from captivity it s said that many of the Priests and Levites and chief of the Fathers who were ancient men that had seen the first Temple wept with a loud voice Ezra 3. 12. The latter house was more glorious then the first in this respect because Jesus Christ should come to his Temple and fill it with his glory he of whom the Temple was a Type But in regard of outward magnificency the former Temple did far excel this and therefore the old men wept when they saw this begun to think how far short it cam of the other I would apply it to our purpose thus If a Christian would but view the first Temple behold often the glorious holiness of man in Paradice he would not be able to look upon the present miscarriages of his life without weeping It would make him use all endeavour to bring up both his inward and outward man to some good proportion at least as much as is possible to that Standard of originall righteousness which is quite lost by the Fall And for this purpose it is that God hath left some rudera abiding still in man that by viewing the first building he may be provoked to endeavour the repair of it The Apostle makes this as a help to direct the Ephesians to exact holiness of life Eph. 4. 22. 23 24. Put on the new man which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness 4. Meditate on the righteousness of that place whither you desire to be translated after this life Heaven hath nothing in it but holiness and glory it s called in Scripture an Inheritance undefiled 1 Pet. 1. 4. and the Holy Ghost tells us there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth neither whatsoever worketh abomination Rev. 21. 27. The unrighteous shall never inherit the Kingdom of God 1 Cor. 6. 9. The cleanness and beautifulnesse of a room is a great perswasion to men to cleanse their feet that they may be fit to enter into it Heaven is a clean place the streets of that City are pure gold as it were transparent glasse Rev. 21. 21. A spotted life is not fit for an unspotted Heaven Follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord Heb. 12. 14. It is not the happiness of the Servants of God to be at peace with all men in this world they do follow it but they cannot overtake it but holy they must be else they shall have no part in the Kingdom of holiness When a man intends to plant himself into forraign parts he is very careful to be as well acquainted as may be both with the Language and customs of that Countrey Every Christian desires to be transplanted into Heaven a place of holiness and therefore should be careful to be fitted before-hand for that holy place A heavenly conversation is fit for one who intends to be an Inhabitant in Heaven Tit. 2. 12. 13. 5. Consider the righteousness of your Christian profession Your profession is a profession of holiness and its fit the practice should be answerable to the Profession A Christian calling is an high Calling Kings Priests c. Phil. 3. 14. and it is also an holy Calling Christians are called to be Saints God saith the Apostle hath saved us and called us with an holy Calling 2 Tim. 1. 9. And if a Christian would but well remember either the highness or holiness of his Calling he would not walk so disorderly as sometimes he doth Mens Callings are very forcible to take them off from employments that are unsuitable and to put them upon such as are agreeable to their Callings A Merchant will not rake in Dunghills it is work unfit for his Calling Kings will not buy and sell and trade it is not suitable to their Calling It is not for Kings oh Lemuel it is not for Kings to drink wine nor for Princes strong drink Prov. 31. 4. It is not for any person to be given to drink c. but of all men its most unfit for Kings to do it Their imployment is of a higher nature then the employment of ordinary men When Nehemiah was tempted to have fled from his work into the Temple for safety the consideration of his profession kept him from yielding Should such a man as I flee Neh. 6. 11. I who came hither to stand out against opposition I who have had such experience of divine preservation I that have professed so much confidence in God c. If such Meditations were fixed upon a Christians heart he would never willingly give way to any unrighteous practice 6. Consider much of the righteousness and holiness of that word of God which is given for the rule of your walking Every word of God is pure The Law of God is a holy and righteous Law the Gospel is a Gospel of holiness and its fit that such as have chosen this Rule should be holy in all manner of Conversation The Apostle gives this both as a Motive and Direction to holy walking Phil. 1. 27. Let your Conversation be as becommeth the Gospel Phil. 1. 27. And Tit. 2. 11 12. The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world He that hath the Gospel before his eyes will put away sin from his eyes I thought on

the Doctrine gives us one which is sufficient to stay our wonderment Their breast lies naked to his arrows and therfore they cannot but fall and when they are fallen they cannot recover As the Heretick and Hypocrite are overcome for want of the girdle of Truth so the prophane person is surprized for want of the Breast-plate of Righteousness LECT XIII Jan. 2. 1649. EXhortation That all the people of God Vse 2. would be careful to get and keep this Breast-plate You can do nothing by way of resistance against the Devil in the day of Temptation without this Breast-plate therefore the Counsel is very necessary In the carrying on of this exhortation I shall 1. lay down some other motives 2. Prescribe you some helps The motives are these Motive 1. The want of a righteous and hol● life will exceedingly open the mouthes of ungod●y men to blaspheme God and his wayes This is the Apostles Argument 2 Pet. 2. 12. 15. The honesty of the lives of Gods people will stop the mouthes of the wicked but the dishonesty and blameableness of their Conversation will be an occasion to make them speak evill both of God and of his Religion unholy and unrighteous Actings will lay a stumbling-block in the way of many upon which they may stumble into Hell Now Christians are forbidden to give any offence either to Jew or Gentile or to the Church of God vid. 2 Pet. 2. 2. Many shall follow c. by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evill spoken of when Christians that have professed and practised the truth shall apostatize men that never cared for the truth shall say Behold the end of their contendings about truth Davids sin did much hurt in this respect 2 Sam. 12. 14. This is that which God chargeth upon his people Ezek. 36. 20. Now a holy life removes this scandall 2. Mot. The want of a righteous life will grieve the holy Spirit of God This is the Apostles Argument Eph. 4. 28. 29 30. Let him that stole steal no more c. The spirit of God cannot properly be grieved God is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but when he carrieth himself as a man that is grieved then the Scripture useth that expression I am broken with your whorish heart saith God which hath gone a whoring from me Ezek. 6. 9. To grieve the spirit of a man is a very sinful thing much more to grieve the spirit of a good man but most of all to grieve the spirit of God God is your Father God is your friend God is your Husband God is your Comforter God is your Saviour and will ye the satisfying of a lust grieve his spirit Motive 3. Vnrighteousness of life will render all your holy duties abominations unto God A dead fly causeth the precious oyntment of the Apothecary to send forth a stinking savour c. Eccles 10. 1. You may see what God saith to his people to this purpose Isa 1. 11. c. To what purpose c. God will frown upon your prayers when you come to his Table he will hide his face from you when you come to hear his word he will not be friendly to you c. Motive 4. Righteousness of life is a good way to gain others to the love of Religion It s a very convincing thing to the Conscience of a naturall man It will speak when words are forgotten it will be remembred when Sermons are out of minde The primitive Christians did much good upon the Heathen by the holiness of their lives And for this cause it is that believing wives are exhorted to holiness of life that their Husbands which did not obey the word might be gained by their conversation 2 Pet. 3. 1. 2. Your faith is profitable to yourselves your holiness to other men Motive 5. All Christians that believe are spirituall Priests unto God and therefore they should be holy The high Priest was to wear a curious Breast-plate vid. Exod. 28. 15. 16. c. ver 30. there must be in it the Vrim and the Thummim Light and Perfection If your lives be unholy you are no fit Priests to God you want your Breast-plate Thus for Motives Now for Helpes and Directions take these 1. Study well the righteousness purity and holiness of the Nature of God The Holiness of God is the Originall of all holiness It is both the Motive and the Example of all holiness in the Creature when the Prophet Isay contemplates the holiness of God he cries out of his own unholiness Esay 6. 3. 5. Holy holy holy is the Lord God of Hoasts woe is me for I am undone because I am a man of unclean lips He that is much employed in the contemplation of the purity of God will not take any contentment in his own impurity The holiness of God in Scripture is propounded for this very purpose that by looking upon it the Sons of men may stir up their mindes to pursue holiness 2 Pet. 1. 15. 16. As he who hath called you is holy so be ye holy in all manner of conversation because it is written Be ye holy for I am holy It is ignorance of God or forgetfulness which is the cause of the love of unholiness When the soul comes once in good earnest to consider the purity of God his own impurity will be his sorrow and burden These thoughts will let the soul see that its impossible for him to have any Communion with such a God to whom he is so unlike Similitude is the ground of Communion as dissimilitude is of disunion and separation This is that which the Apostle layes as one foundation of comfortable communion with God James 4. 8. Draw nigh to God c. cleanse your hands ye sinners purifie your hearts ye double minded Righteousness and unrighteousness can have no fellowship light and darkness can have no Communion the Temple of God and Idolls cannot agree together 2 Cor. 6. 14. 16. 2. Study the Holiness and purity of the humane nature of Jesus Christ your head He had this Breast-plate continually upon him Isay 59. 17. He put on righteousness as a Breast-plate and an Helmet of salvation upon his head and all his Souldiers must be accoutred as their Generall is He lived 33. years in the world and all that time never stept once aside out of the way of righteousness He did no sin neither was there any guile found in his mouth He is called in regard of his humane nature 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that holy thing Luke 1. 35. This consideration would mightily enflame a Christian to the love and practice of holiness for he would thus argue with himself Is it meet that so corrupt a member should have so holy a head Is it meet so holy a Master should have so unholy Disciples There are two principall ends of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ One is that he might in our nature make satisfaction for our guilt The other is that he might fulfill all