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A03790	A diuine enthymeme of true obedience: or, A taske for a Christian. Preached at Pauls Crosse the tenth of September, 1615. by Anthonie Hugget Maister of Arts, and parson of the Cliffe neare Lewis in Sussex	Hugget, Anthony.	1615 (1615)	STC 13909; ESTC S116568	54,159	76

the promises of God are generall particular reall personall conditionall free temporall eternall who can go through them all The Apostle saith that the Angels looke with amazement at the mysterie of our redemption to behold the infinite oddes betwixt Gods greatnesse and our vilenesse so to let passe the great and precious promises of his word and Spirit the care and ministery of his Angels and creatures and to consider that our very corrections shall do vs good Psal 94.12 that he will turne our beds in our sicknesse Psal 41. take care of the haires of our heads Matth. 10. Matth. 10.30 it will driue vs to astonishment to consider for there is no end of his goodnesse The heathen Captaine which had care to wash his souldiers wounds they could not sufficiently honour him with praises surely if the God of glorie and Captaine of his Church should do such and so great things for vs let vs say with Saint Paul 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 11.33 O the deepnesse of the riches both of the wisedome and loue of God and his wayes that are past finding out Thus farre we haue dealt in these promises at rouers as I may say and now to bring them home to our hearts which are the true marke Vse 1 Are these promises rarae inauditae Let vs hence learne to ioy in the same Oh how sweete are thy words vnto my throate yea sweeter then honey vnto my mouth Psal 119.103 And againe Thy testimonies haue I claimed as mine heritage for euer for they are the very ioy of my heart Psal 119.111 Thus Sara reioyced and called others to reioyce with her Gen. 21.6 God hath caused me to reioyce all that heare will reioyce with me Luk. 1.46 My soule doth magnifie the Lord and my spirit reioyceth in God my Sauiour this is the song of that blessed euer Virgin mother who reioyced in these promises Secondly are they certissimae Then let vs beleeue and trust in them by the example of our father Abraham who beleeued aboue hope So though they are aboue beside contrary to reason yet knowing that God is powerfull and able faithfull and so ready to make his promise good let vs be strengthened in faith and giue glorie to God Rom. 4.17 Yea and in the second place trust and relie on his promised mercies for hereby we haue accesse to challenge God both for safetie and saluation Thus Moses is bold to charge God with his promise on the behalfe of Israel Exod. 32.13 Remember Abraham Isaac and Iacob to whom thou swarest c. and it followeth ver 14. Then the Lord changed his mind from the euill c. An instance of like nature we haue in Deut. 9.27 Dauid had the like refuge in extremitie Lord where are thy former mercies which thou swarest to Dauid in thy truth Psal 89.49 Calling to minde therefore the certaintie of these promises let vs by the example of Iacob commit our selues to Gods tuition and defence Gen. 32.9 for they are certissimae 3. Are they Gratuitae the free donations of his goodnesse mercy Then where are the blind merits of Monks and Friars and the workes of supererogation of insolent Iesuites their pretended merits either of condignitie or congruity are altogether repugnant to the freedome of these promises a debt of desert as hire to a labourer or of duty as of thankfulnesse to a benefactour farre be it that we should claime any such due from God to vs for to vs belongeth shame and confusion Gen. 32.10 being lesse then the least of Gods mercies It is his great mercie that we are not consumed and therefore in all these promises Psal 115.1 Not vnto vs Lord not vnto vs but vnto thy name giue the glorie 4. Are they magnae pretiosae Hence then let vs learne to be thankfull When one told Dauid Sauls intendment to make him his sonne in law he answered For what Seemeth it a small thing vnto you to be sonne in law to a King Sam. 18.18 what am I or what is my life or the familie of my father in Israel that I should be sonne in law to a King His case fits with ours but in some respects it doth not for what comparison betwixt Dauid and vs or analogy twixt God and Saul Dauid had deserued well of his countrey and againe though he were sonne in law yet should not be heire to the Crowne but for our selues I say not what am I but what are we or our fathers house was not our father an Amorite and our mother an Hittite drowned in superstition sold vnto sinne and full of ignorance I say of the best which can best expresse his mind and meaning that he cannot expresse his owne vnworthinesse And betwixt God and Saul what should I say who is the Saul of Sauls in whose respect all the Princes of the earth are but washpots vnto whom the Angels are ministers accounting it their greatest honour to do him seruice yea and the heauens and the earth do bow downe vnto him yet vs tantillos tales so weake and so vnworthy hath he crowned with his honours to make vs sonnes and daughters to himselfe to reigne and rule for euer in his glory Praise ye the Lord therefore all ye his Saints for it becometh the Saints right well to be thankfull 5. Are they Futurae of good things to come Then it behoueth vs expectare impletionem to waite on his mercies vntill he heare vs helpe vs heale vs and crowne vs Patientia vobis opus est Heb. 10.36 Ye haue need of patience that when you haue done the will of God you might inherite the promise therefore must we become followers of them which through faith and patience Heb. 12.1 obtained the promises 6. And lastly are they so generall speciall such as hath bene said tam augustissimae so glorious and in extent so large and liberall Let vs then make the same vse of them which the Apostle here maketh in this place viz. Let vs obey them Let vs cleanse our selues from all filthinesse of the flesh and spirit Where in the transition of the point from the Antecedent Seeing we haue these promises to the Consequent let vs cleanse our selues c. Doct. obserue The promises of God in Christ are the ground of obedience the Apostle therefore to this purpose maketh the same connexion Tit. 2.11 The grace of God which bringeth saluation to all men hath appeared and teacheth vs to deny vngodlinesse and worldly lusts and that we should liue godlily and righteously and soberly in this present world the grace of God teacheth vs not to do vngodlines but to deny it to cleanse our selues from all the outrages and vngodlinesse of the hand and tong yea and all sinfull lusts of the heart that we should liue towards God piè towards others iustè and to our selues sobriè The grace of God teacheth vs to do euē so as I haue said The