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A93771	Vindiciæ redemptionis. In the fanning and sifting of Samuel Oates his exposition upon Mat. 13. 44. With a faithfull search after our Lords meaning in his two parables of the treasure and the pearl. Endeavoured in several sermons upon Mat. 13. 44, 45. Where in the former part, universal redemption is discovered to be a particular errour. (Something here is inserted in answer to Paulus Testardus, touching that tenet.) And in the later part, Christ the peculiar treasure and pearl of Gods elect is laid as the sole foundation; and the Christians faith and joy in him, and self-deniall for him, is raised as a sweet and sure superstructure. / By John Stalham, Pastour of the Church at Terling in Essex.	Stalham, John, d. 1681.	1647 (1647)	Wing S5187; Thomason E384_10; ESTC R201450	156,279	216

wealth honour and riches poor f Turcicum imperium quantū quantum est mica tantum est Luth. crums or if you conceit it great morsels gobs and cantels upon the men of this world Gods great house now turned into a prison and appoints them ordinary relief out of the common basket of his bountifull providence which might lead them to repentance or will leave them without excuse and all this he doth for his Spouse the Church of the elect for whose sake he ordereth all men in the world or these common prisoners to be serviceable to her whom himself serves in not only with grace but with all outward mercifull supplies how mean or course soever in the great silver Charger of the Covenant as a Brother * M Tho. Case his Model of Thankfulnes in a Ser. before the Parl. upon Psa 107. 30 31 expresseth it Now who may not discerne a vast difference between the New-gate prisoners common basket and the Princes silverplates and chargers and who that will not shut his eyes seeth it not one thing to be reprieved and spared under the dominion of God's and Christ's power which is all the Serpents seed are capable of and another thing to be redeemed and bought out of the hands of sin and Satan into the Kingdome of Christs grace and glory yea and to have all things here come in by purchase and promise one thing for God to be the Saviour of all men or preserver of man and beast in the waies of his generall providence as Psal 36. 6. Another thing for God in Christ to provide for believers and his chosen ones from speciall purchase to serve them in with all things out of speciall love and to convey all unto them by a speciall promise 1 Tim. 4. 10. 6. Although this reprieve of the wicked is for the elects Demon. 6. sake and for Christs sake yet it follows not that it is by purchase for all that is for Christ and for the elect is not by purchase as to instance the creation of the world was for Christs sake All things were created by him and for him Col. 1. 16. yet he purchased not that creation The elect Angels are for him and he makes use of them for the good of elect men yet he purchaseth them not And the Reprobate Angels the devils are serviceable in the Kingdom of his power for the good of his Church to afflict and try them yet are they farre from being purchased so God can shew many drops of mercy to further on his Sons designes in a common way of providence and yet not put his Son to shed one drop of bloud for a reprobate mans preservation or livelihood that drop would make it too pure and shiere mercy which no serpentine seed tasts of but hath a cup of wrath and justice with every drop of mercy Lastly which may serve for our last demonstration and Last Demonstration and Answer last answer also to the grand Objection As Christs Kingdom of power and grace must not be confounded so his Redemption by price and his Redemption by power may not be separated They are only bought for whom the price is laid down 1 Cor. 7. 23. Ye are bought with a price who are there distinguished from men as men for whom the price is not so much as tendered but they who are bought with a price are h 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Col. 1. 13. brought out by a strong hand from the power of darknesse and are translated into the kingdom of love and of the Sonne of Gods love yea and the creature shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the sonnes of God Rom. 8. 21. As it shall be the glorious liberty of the sonnes of God to give homage and service of praise to God and their Father Redeemer and Sanctifier for ever So it shall be the glorious liberty of the creature to minister matter of praise to the elect who shall improve the creature to its full and perfect use and raise it up to its honour and dignity for which it was made to be instrumentally helpfull to mans praising and glorifying of his Creatour as the nurse i W●llet upon Rom. 8. qu. 34. out of Chryso to a Kings sonne and heit-apparant to the Crown when the Prince comes to his fathers Kingdom the is made partaker of some choice preferment with the Prince she nursed But what is this to Christs purchase of the world for the men of the world or of all men in the world for worldly enjoyments When as 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the creature it self Rom. 8. 21. or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 every creature ver 23. or totus mundus conditus as Beza the whole substantiall structure and frame of the heaven and the earth is not there to be understood of every individuum or singular of every kinde nay 't is disputable whether every species shall be restored and continued And 2. not one individuall-non-elected man woman or childe hath any part of spirituall liberty here which they had if they were under the liberty of Christs purchase nor shall have any share in the glorious liberty of the sonnes of God and of the creature hereafter but as they are now in the common prison of this great house the habitable earth so they shall be all shut up in the close prison of hell their souls at death till the day of generall judgement and their bodies with their souls after that great day for ever and ever No ground can I finde for asserting that Christ hath purchased heaven or earth or any saving or any temporall benefit at all for any of the sonnes of men whose bodies and souls are not purchased as the elect-sonnes and daughters of God All is theirs not the men● of this world whether things present or things to come by purchase by promise by firm title and everlasting possession in Christ or all in all while here and in God our all in all in heaven for ever Object If any offer to object yet further The world 1 Cor. 3. 22. is the Saints and wicked men are a part of the world and so a part of Christs purchase as the chaff is purchased with the wheat for the wheats sake which when the wheat is severed from it is burnt up and cast into the fire I shall offer this Answ 1. Mans similitudes prove not a truth of God but illustrate onely and Gods similitudes Christs Parables as those of our Text or that of wheat and chaffe Math. 3. 12. have no such scope and they prove nothing beyond their scope 2. There is no Basis by any firm proposition of the Word to build such an illustration upon for all the world and even wicked men may be the Saints for use and benefit and yet they are not purchased but the benefit by them As death 1 Cor. 3. 22. is said to be the Saints i. e. at their

all thy daies for this pearl of great price Earthly affections worldly sorrows carnall joyes will come alone of themselves unsent for unsought but we must send for and call for and provoke these heavenly affections and glad when we can have them active and coming and especially this of joy Let me stir up my self and you to joy in the Lord our treasure and in the knowledge of Christ our Pearl by these following considerations Motives to joy 1. There is joy in heaven when a lost sinner is found and should there hot be so in thy heart when the hidden treasure is found they both are found together heaven findes the sinner and the beleeving sinner findes the Pearl o● heaven at one and the same time Why should not heaven and earth meet in their rejoycings as in their findings 2. Thou maiest rejoyce 'T is thy portion not allowed to others but to thee Rejoyce in the Lord ye righteous c. a Psal 97. 12. The wicked and unbeleeving are never welcom'd to the feast of joy if invited nor shall they taste of this supper of joy while they refuse to come to the dinner of grace If God saith to the young man in the heat of his lusts Rejoyce Eccles 11. it is but ironically spoken with a salt check and serious threatning in plain English it is Repent and his message to secure sinners is Be afflicted mourn and weep or Woe to them that have their consolation here for they shall weep but blessed are they that weep now for they shall laugh and leap for joy 3. Thou art not wise no more then obedient in this if thou dost not take thy fill of joy nay 't is a sinne not to rejoyce upon beleeving as not to beleeve upon a discovery of Christ 4. How many passe over the field and stumble at the Word where the Treasure is hid and finde it not thou hast it discovered before others while others are left in their blindenesse and given up to their blinde and wilfull stumblings 5. God loves a chearfull beleever and receiver of his Sonne and a chearfull giver of the heart to his Sonne and how canst thou give thy heart acceptably if not chearfully Take Christ therefore and be thankfull receive him and be joyfull How shall I joy saith the weak heart Ans 1. Give not way to doubting whether the treasure be Means of joy in the field or no or whether the Pearl be of such great worth or no or whether it ●as hid and is now revealed for thee or no beleeve that God hath discovered it and that for thee take it for thy own and rejoyce 't is nothing but this unbelief that hinders thy joy 2. Walk in this field of the Gospel take a turn or two every morning and at best leisure in th● meditation of the promises 't is a very pleasant field and walk you have none such in all your grounds orchards or gardens the poor-rich peny-father comforts himself in telling over and but looking upon his bags of gold in his hutch or coffer C●●st Nummos contemplor in arca c. not thou be as wise to muse and thinke upon these hidden riches of Christ The devil an old enemy of mans continued comfort will interrupt thee and scare thee it may be off the ground but regard him not resist him stedfast in a beleeving meditation in the strength of a promise and he will flee and thou maist keep the field and keep but the field the Treasure is there 't is thine it will glad thy heart but to thinke it is there and there for thee 3. Quench not the Spirit of faith and hope and the Spirit of joy will come and will not depart apply thy self in praier upon the promise of joy there is a filling up of the soul to the brim with joy and peace in beleeving to be obtained neglect not the ordinances of comfort Word Sacraments conference sin not against the light of a promise no more then of a precept live by faith without beyond feelings and he that shall come will come and will not tarry beyond the fittest season wherein he will speak peace and quicken thee with joyfull consolation Use 4 Of Admonition For admonition in a word to them that be yet in unbelief strangers to true joy because strangers to true faith I do not wonder you are so sad and melancholy in these times these have been losing times and yet they are reforming times both these considerations damp the carnal mans heart and almost strike him dead The world goes away from them they see and mens goodly pearls that they have sought after can give them no content and comfort they thinke there is none in a work of Reformation Amidst such kinde of thoughts my word of warning is that men would be wise come to themselves with the Prodigal look after this Treasure in the Gospel 't is very good Treasure in these chargeable times to stock you and enrich you and bear your charges to heaven yea and make you chearfully fruitfull in all good works my counsel is you would get among beleevers they can though their commons fall short eat their bread with singlenesse and gladnesse of heart with leaping joyes as the word b 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 imports Act. 2. 46. Would you beleeve upon the credit of my Text and the merchants experience that there are joyes upon joyes coming in with the adventures and merchandize of faith you would perhaps embrace the profer of Christ in the Gospel and come in to him who will be a Pearl of invaluable price to you till then we cannot speak a word of peace to you for you have nothing to rejoyce in till you have found what the merchant here found a Pearl his joy was the joy thereof Now take these words in with those that follow he goeth and selleth all that he hath And thence ariseth our Doct. 6 6. Observation The joy of a beleever it workes him to utmost self-denial or A joyfull Christian indeed will part Joy breeds self-deniall with all he hath for Gospel-treasure We have the Doctrine and Reason both in the point the Doctrine by it self is this Christ-finders are self-losers And the Reason is this Gospel joyes doe bring a soul to utter self-deniall and extreme poverty of spirit First We shall open this affair of the Kingdom a Christians selling all Secondly Discover the strength of the Reason for joy For the first in the kingdom of heaven or Gospel-state there is that done which amongst men you call trading buying selling and here is a selling first and buying afterwards In selling two things are considerable 1. The sale it self 2. The matters vendible and to be sold 1. The sale it self and there we have consent to part with 1. A Christian sale 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 aliq●id amplius videtur significare quam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Beza in locum actuall