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A68805	The principles of Christian practice Containing the institution of a Christian man, in twelve heads of doctrine: which are set downe in the next side. By Thomas Taylor D.D. and late pastor of Aldermanbury London. Perfected by himselfe before his decease.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.; Jemmat, William, 1596?-1678.	1635 (1635)	STC 23849; ESTC S118277	210,265	656

learne from the wise Pilot who in a calme looks for a storm so must wee in our peace for a storm of adversity And the wise souldier will keep sentinell in time of truce and peace 2. When they doe come and smart wee must not be senslesse of sorrow nor yet overwhelmed but labour to overcome the sense of flesh by the power of the spirit For which end religion looketh not on the crosse as it is in it own nature a fruit of sin or as a scourge in the hand of an offended father but as it is over-ruled by Gods providence altered by Christ. Religion looketh not so much on the crosse as beyond it and on the happy fruits and issue of it As a woman in sorrow of travell gets over it in hope of a birth Or as a stout souldier who fixeth his thoughts on the hope of victory and glory and forgets and feeles not for the present the griefe of his wounds so should the Christian souldier And indeed if the husbandman endures so much losse and misery in hope of an harvest whereof he may faile by many accidents with what patience and resolution should wee endure paines and sorrowes and digest all difficulties for Christ and his truth and for such riches and durable substance as are not subject to losse or end 3. Get sound judgement to esteem aright of the crosse Moses therefore chose to suffer with Gods people because he esteemed the rebukes of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt The Apostles more gloried in chaines for the Gospel than if they had beene chaines of gold What an honourable thing to have Christ a companion in our suffering or that the Lord should honour himselfe by us that hee should advance his owne wisedome power and goodnes in the constancy of his servants that hee should spread and seale the truth of the Gospel by their bloud that their bloud should be the seed and watering of the Church and that by suffering they should conquer as their Head did and helpe to batter downe the Kingdome of the Divell Finally what a comfortable thing is it to beare Christs crosse the wisedome of God will let us see to what it is that God now calleth namely to such sufferings as have hope patience and light in them that we may never suffer those that are hopelesse and desperate 4. Be much often in the use of the Word and Prayer First heare reade the Scriptures diligently for whatsoever is there written is that wee may have patience and hope Rom. 15. 4. These are the Wels of consolation that informe of all things the authour matter end and use of the crosse and of the comfortable manner of bearing it These are as the strong Tower of David minister much strength and reviving to the weak languishing spirit of man as David confesseth Had it not been for thy Word I had perished in my trouble Secondly be frequent in Prayer both before the crosse and under it for it is a gift of God that we are able to suffer as well as beleeve Phil. 1. 29. and chap. 4. 13. I can doe all things through Christ that strengthens mee And the way to get this strength from Christ is fervent prayer Coloss. 1. 11. the Apostle prayes that they might be strengthened with all might according to his glorious power unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulnesse And follow me This is the third duty of every one that meanes to bee Christs Disciple namely the holy imitation of Christ where are to bee considered 1. The matter wherein wee must follow him 2. The manner of following him 3. The reasons why In two things we must follow Christ His holy doctrine His holy example 1. His doctrine was as the sun-shining from heaven by direction where of hee leades us in pathes of righteousnes It is the Starre that leads wise men after Christ. It is the pillar of the cloud and fire to guide the Israel of God by day and night in all their journies If this pillar move not wee must not move Christ must be before us in every thing in necessary things by precept in indifferent by rule speciall or generall 2. Follow him in his holy life walking as he walked and making his life an example and copy to imitate so far as hee propounded himselfe a rule of imitation because some kindes of actions of Christ were not imitable as First those that he did as God namely his miraculous workes these are not exemplary for 1. they are impossible to any creature but God alone 2. by these he was separated as the Sonne of God from all the sonnes of men for hee effected them all by his owne power as no Saints did 3. we have no commandement to follow him in these Secondly some workes he did as Mediatour between God and us as suffering for the sinnes of the Elect satisfying Gods justice justifying the sinner in the sight of God And these are too high workes for men or Angels And if Papists will needes merit salvation or satisfie Gods justice they must needs be Mediatours meriting persons even gods as well as men But the things wherein wee must follow Christ are such as whereof himselfe said I have given you example that as I have done ye may do also as 1. In expression of his piety to God 2. Of his charity to men His piety shined forth as the brightnesse of the Sunne many wayes we will instance in five 1. In that he never sought his owne praise and glory but the glory and praise of God that sent him John 7. 18. and 17. 4. Father I have glorified thee in earth So every Christian must doe all things even the least for the glory of God 1 Cor. 16. 31. not hunting after praise of men nor enduring that the glory of GOD should bee turned into shame by sinfull men 2. In that hee contemned his owne will for his Fathers to drinke even the dregges of the bitter cup of death Not my will but thy will bee done Mat. 26. 39. He would lose his life before he would lose his obedience In no temptation would hee start aside frō his Fathers wil. Oh how happily might we passe our dayes if wee would give up our wils to Gods according to our daily prayer that there might bee but one will between God and us Thy will be done 3. In daily and frequent prayer to his Father early in the morning late at night long time together sometime whole nights Marke 1. 35. and Luke 5. 16. Hee kept himselfe apart in the wildernesse and prayed Nothing he undertook without prayer at the calling of his Disciples at the entrance into his passion and upon the crosse Father into thy hands I commend my spirit c. Here should every Christian tread in his steps upon every occasion sending up prayers before