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A46992	Comfortable words to afflicted consciences together with a short advice to ministers how to handle them : and also Mansio Christiana, or, The Christians mansion-house, being a sermon preached on the Lords-day, 7th Feb., Anno Dom. 1668 at the funeral of Mrs. Martha Walmisley, the wife of Mr. Charles Walmisley, minister of Chesham magna in the county of Bucks / by William Jole ...	Jole, William, d. ca. 1702.	1671 (1671)	Wing J887; ESTC R8442	40,808	152

Prayer for to shew them Mercy it is a very great mercy that we have not only Promises of Pardon but also Patterns of notorious sinners that have been pardoned 1. Because such Patterns sufficiently declare the infinite merit of Christs death who could be fitter Trumpets of Christs Power and Mercie then those blind and lame and leprous and the Woman cured of her bloody Issue and that other Woman bowed together all which Christ cured in the days of his Flesh When the Jews spake against Christ the man whom he had restor'd to sight pleaded hard for him Iohn 9. ver 30. 33. If this man were not of God he could do nothing The Jews knew not what to object but proudly asked him Dost thou undertake to teach us ver 34. What can any poor sinner object against the Power Mercy of Christ when they see ten Lepers cleansed at once but may be enforced to cry out with that Leper Matt. 8. ver 2. Lord if thou wilt thou canst make me clean He that cured Ten can cure ten Millions though it is not so with bodily Physicians their Art is fallible but Christ is the infallible Physician To hear that Christ came to save sinners may not move us so much as to see it in the Examples of Manasseh and the Theef on the Cross and those others before-mentioned such remarkable instances do abundantly declare that the merit of Christs death is exceedingly beyond the demerit of our sins Christs healing all manner of diseased that were brought unto him shews that he can heal all manner of diseased Souls that come unto him now 2. Such Instances do evince that God is ready to deal out Pardons to all sorts of Sinners let their Sins be what they will that come in Christs name to ask Pardon the poor Soul is apt to say How shall I know that God will pardon such a wretched sinner as I am Why you may believe it in such Patterns as Paul and those before mentioned 3. It is a great Mercy to have such Patterns of pardoning Mercy for in these we may more clearly see what is the great design of free Grace namely to set open the door of Mercy and invite all sinners to come freely and to give pardons to all that will come to God in Christs name And therefore Peter and Paul the two greatest Apostles and Pillars of the Church are both set as Patterns of Free Grace to encourage other sinners to look after Pardon Peter denyed yea abjured his Saviour and yet was pardoned Paul persecuted him and blasphemed his name and compelled others to do so to and yet was pardoned Now as some prophane wretches in Salvians time did presume to sin because David and Noah and Lot sinned Si David cur non ego si Noah si Lot cur non ego Here the poor penitents may turn their presumption into a blessed hope and say with an humble confidence si Petrus cur non ego si Paulus cur non ego si David si Noah si Lot cur non ego If all these were pardoned why may not I follow God for pardon Gods gracious design in suffering such Examples to be Registred of notorious sinners that were pardoned is that by such presidents of Mercy all other sinners might take encouragement to seek for Mercy in such marv●●lous ex●mles as these Satans greatest Obj●ction is answered to our hands What doth such a wicked creature as you hope for pardon in such patterns of M●rcy as Manasseh Peter Paul and the like God teacheth us how to answer the Devil God hath pardoned as great sinners as I am and therefore I am sure God can pardon me and I believe God will pardon all that seek to him in Christ for pardon and therefore I will ply the Throne of Grace in Christs name to beg pardon In such patterns God doth as it were make a shew of his Mercy that we may see no sins are so great but they shall be pardoned if we do not add Unbelief unto them Mr. Lightfoot hath an excellent note to this purpose on Pauls conversion The most notorious persecuter that the Gospel had yet found is chosen of all others to be the Doctor of the Gen●●les that 〈…〉 his own example or rather the glorious example of Gods Mercy in his conversion might be a comfortable Doctrine to those notorious sinners of the Gentiles as well as his Preac●ing Lastly it is a great Mercy to have such Patterns of pardoning Mercy because such instances are a good means to keep all sinners from despair your case is not desperate if the Counsellour can shew you a President of the like If the Physician can shew you many now living whom he hath recovered of the same distemper this may be a good encouragement for you to hope for a cure too This is Paul's meaning when he calls himself chief of sinners and says that he obtained Mercy for this cause that he might be a pattern to others as much as to say ●n me God shews as from an high Tower that all sinners may be pardoned as I was if they seek to him in Christs name as I did and as David said they that fear thee will be glad when they see me Psal. 119. ver 24. it may be turned here they that see David pardoned and Paul pardoned they may be glad of such encouraging patterns to make them hope for pardon too the Doctrine of free Grace is the only Doctrine to invite guilty sinners if pardon be offered freely to all that will ●ome to God in Christ Then if I go to pray to God for pardon in the name of his Son Jesus Christ I shall be pardoned as well as they and this consideration moves the poor sinner to go to the throne of grace to beg pardon God who hath no respect of persons can have no motive from within but his own free love to pardon a poor sinner and the word Sinner sufficiently declares that there can be no motive from without therefore the same Free Grace that hath pardoned other sinners will pardon all sinners that seek pardon Yea this is a good sign that God intends to pardon us when he makes us with David pray ●arnestly to be pardoned Application is for Exhortation to press all sinners to draw that encouragement from this glorious pattern of Paul's obtaining Mercy which God intends us Why do we sit still as the Lepers said one to another 2 Kings chap. 7. ver 3. Why do not we pray for pardon There are three things which God doth most delight to glorify his name his Son his Covenant and then we most glorify these three things when we look after pardon As for Gods Name he tells us p●ain enough Ier. 33. ver 8 9. That he would exalt his Name before all Nations of the Earth by pardoning his People Israel therefore let us urge God with his own words Lord glorifie thy name of Mercy in pardoning my sins that

bring us into this Land Numb 14. ve 8. Hearken unto Caleb and Ioshua unto the faithful spies and true Ministers which declare from the word of God what place Heaven is and hearken not unto any that endeavour to bring an evil report on this good Land where only is fulness of Ioy and pleasures for evermore Indeed there are some difficulties will meet us in our way thitther but no impossibilities Say with Caleb the Lord is with us we are able to overcome them Numb 13. compared with Num● 14. ver 9. 2. Pray against earthly mindedness The young man that seemed so earnest to get to Heaven as is set out by his postures of running and kneeling and asking what to do yet his great earthly Possessions hindred him from being prevailed with by the promise of Heavenly treasure Mark 10. ver 2● Reuben and Gad had so much Cattle that they are not eager to dwell in Canaan Iacob's Flocks and Herds made him drive slowly homewards Gen. 33. v. 14. though I grant his fear of Esau might be a great cause also Those Christians are in most danger of neglecting Heavenly Mansions that are well seated in Earthly places haec sunt quae faciunt invitos mori these things make us unwilling to die Let us use the Earth as the Birds do the Air is their proper place and they care not to descend on the Earth but only for their times of Feeding so long as they keep aloft they are secure but when they come to settle on the Ground there are Nets or Guns or some Snare to endanger them So long as Christians keep their thoughts on Heaven and the thing above they are ●afe from Temptation but when they ●et them hover too long upon Earth and the things ●●low Satan is ready to shoot at them or hath one Snare or other to catch them though your daily Bread grows on Earth yet look on Heaven as your home and send your thoughts desires thither again that it may appear though you Table here you expect to dwell in Heaven A few words more and then I shall conclude 1. Be content though God allo● you but a low place or no place in this world seeing Christ is preparing a place for you in a better world 2. Get your affections more weaned from earthly Houses you that have them and fix your thoughts more on those Heavenly Mansions Because Children know no better things they are so much in love with every painted Gew-gaw It is our ignorance of the Joys in Heaven that makes us so greatly pleased with these toyes on Earth 3. Be not immoderate in grieving for any Relations or Friends departed no though you have h●d them but a little while with you So long as we are in the Body we are absent from the Lord the Apostle Paul groaned earnestly in desires of enjoying his Heavenly Mansion 2 Cor. chap. 5. ver 2. and he gives us his Reason in the 1. ver Who would not go out of a thatcht Cottage to inherit a Pallace those that die in the Lord do but leave an Earthly Tabernacle to inherit an Heavenly Kingdom and will you think it too s●on for them to be thus happy Solon being asked who were happy tells a story of two Youths who out of affection drew their Mothers Chariot to the Temple and the Gods to recompence them caused them to die presently those are happy that can number Death among their priviledges and bid it welcom If I could offer your Wife or Children House or Land would you say no I thank you I cannot spare them yet they shall tarry with me one year longer before they go to possess it We are wiser in earthly matters why are we such fools in Heavenly matters if we did cordially believe and seriously meditate on the blessedness in Heaven we should grudge at every hour we ●arry on earth we should think the shortest life too long and like the next Heir be eagerly desirous to inherit I say nothing of the party deceased though she hath left a good name behind her because I was totally ● stranger to her FINIS PAUL The Pattern of PARDONING MERCY Being A SERMON ON 1 Tim. Chap. 1. Ver. 15. Howbeit for this cause I obtained Mercy that in me first Iesus Christ might shew forth all Long-suffering for a Pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting 1 Tim. 1. Chap. 16. Ver. Howbeit for this cause I obtained Mercy that in me Iesus Christ might shew forth all long suffering for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting THis Verse referreth to the last words of the former Verse whereof I am chief howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy as if the Apostle would say Although I was so heinous a sinner yet Iesus Christ hath made me a pattern of mercy to all others As God makes some stand as fearful monuments of his wrath to fright ●hose that are impenitent like Lot's wife tu●ned into a Pillar of Salt to season after Ages So God is pleased to set others as Monuments of free-grace to invite all penitent Sinners the Apostle tells us what was Gods aim in pardoning him that was so great an offender to make a pattern of long suffering to encourage the greatest sinners to lay hold on his Mercy For Division of the words 1. Here is an Act mentioned Obtained 2. The thing mentioned Mercy 3. The Person mentioned I that needed long sufferings I the chief of sinners Lastly the Reason mentioned for this cause that I might be a pattern to them that shall hereafter believe that is to say that by my Example the greatest Sinners m●ght be encouraged to lay hold on the offer of Free Pardon seeing such a desperate opposer of Jesus Christ as I was received into favour that none might hereafter despair of Pardon but all Sinners might be encourag'd to come to God through Jesus Christ. The Doctrine will be most comfortable thus rendred That God hath set Paul as a glorious pattern of Mercy to encourage all sinners by his Example to seek for pardoning Mercy The orderly handling of this Doctrine will be 1. To see what a Pattern is 2. How Paul may be said to be a Pattern 3. Why Paul was made a Pattern Lastly What excellent ●ncouragement all Sinners hereafter may make of this glorious Pattern of Free-grace For the First What a Pattern is For on this word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lyeth the stress of the whole matter A Pattern is materi● proposita ad imitandum something that is laid before our eyes for us to imitate when a Li●mner hath drawn some curious Picture in which he thinks he hath shewed much of his Art he hangs it out for all Passengers to look on to shew them what he can do every piece is not fit to be a Pattern but the most exact Pi●ces In the converting of Paul who by his own confession was one of the greatest