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The parable of the great supper opened Wherein is set forth the fulness of Gospel-provision. The frank and free invitation of Jews and Gentiles to this Supper: the poor excuses of the recusant guests that were invited. The faithful returns which the messengers make unto the Lord of their refusal. God's displeasure against those who slight his favours: his bringing in of despicable creatures to fill his house: with the condemnation of those that were bidden. Methodically and succinctly handled by that judicious divine, Mr. John Crump, late of Maidstone in Kent.
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Crumpe, John, d. 1674.
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entring into them or in the exercise of them When people marry unsuâ—tably or live unwarrantaby with them whom they marry Some marry only by their eyes Gen. 6.2 beauty is a dangerous bait and lust is sharp-sighted here it is good with Job to make a covenant with the eyes and with Nazianzen to nâ—rture the eyes to bind them to their good behaviour not but that a mans wife may be like Ezekiels the delight of his eyes it is wisdom surely for parties to look upon one another as such pleasing objects that their eyes may be taken off from all others Again some chuse meerly for money as though the excrements of the earth were of the essence of marriage their affections being manacled with money rather than wedded to the person Use 2. Yet there be some who are not hindered but furthered by their marriage in receiving the Gospel-message Manaoh had a good wife Judg. 13.23 she spake experimentally to her husband of God's goodness Nazianzen saith that his Mother was not only an help to his Father in matters of piety but a Doctress and governess yet his Father was an able Minister of the Gospel Budaeus that Learned French-man had a great help of his wife in points of Learning Placilla the Empress was a singular help to her husband Theodosius in things both temporal and spiriâ—uaâ— And some churâ—â—sh men who will not 〈◊〉 bettered by their wives yet they are kept 〈◊〉 of haâ—â—â—â— way by their good wives as Nabal by Abâ—gati Then â—uâ—ther marriage is not to be blamed men may be pious and freed from worldly entangements in a marryed as well as in a single life 'T is said of Enoch that he walked with God after he begat Methusalah Gen. 5.22 Matrimonial acts need be no hinderance to spiritual exercise CHAP. III. Use 3. THe third use shall be of exhortation I. To the unmarryed 1. While ye continue in your single life be contented with it 1 Cor. 7.27 consider from this Doctrine you had better have no wife than some wife Of Sylla the Roman 't is said Foelix fuisset si uxorem non habuisset pity those that have their pull-backs 2. When you intend to alter your single life into a marryed estate see that first ye be marryed to the Lord according to the Covenant of grace Hos 2.20 1 Cor. 6.17 then look to her whom you marry that you marry in the Lord 1 Cor. 7.39 which that you may do seek a wife of the Lord for a good wife is God's gift Prov. 19.14 and a special favour Prov. 18.22 seek her then by prayer Gen. 24.12 and by advising with good friends and let those who have Parents take their counsel and let all concern'd in such a business look more to goodness than goods II. To the marryed I. To the husband 1. Live as a man of knowledge with thy wife 1 Pet. 3.7 the husband is the head and where should knowledge be but in the head but how sad is it to see such headless heads such ignorant husbands as there be in many families 2. Live as a man of affection let every husband love his wife Eph. 5.23 let him shew it in protecting her from injuries the husband is to be the wives safeguard Eph. 5.25 let him provide for her conveniences 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 alam significat â—uxtorf 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Eph. 5.29 This duty St. Paul expresseth by two significant words nourishing and cherishing the former referring to food the latter to raiment as Zanchy noteth both which the man ought to afford his wife according to his degree Let him bear with her infirmities as the weaker vessel 1 Pet. 3.7 2. To the Wife Let her see that she reverence her husband Nun quam crit voluntaria subjectio nisi praecedat reverentia Marlor Eph. 5.33 inwardly let her have an high esteem of her husband outwardly let her gestures words and actions have reverence stamped on them There is good reason why the woman should be in subjection because she was last in the creation and first in the transgression 3. To Husband and Wife Are you unequally yoked yet part not one from the other but seek to win one the other to the faith 1 Cor. 7.12 Are you equally yoked in the Lord bless God for it and draw evenly together in Christs yoke live as the heirs of the grace of life 1 Pet. 3.7 be weaned from Relations while you do enjoy them 1 Cor. 7.29 Consider that Relations must shortly be dissolved by death the time is short The persons related must be parted for ever if one be a believer and the other an unbeliever Not only two in the field or fellow-travellers two in the mill or work-fellows but two in the bed or bed-fellows the one shall be taken the other left the one taken to God the other left to the Devil 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 CHAP. IV. And therefore I cannot come Sect. 1. HEre is the peremptoriness in urging the plea Inurhanus est voluptati vacans ideò caeteris pejus respondit Salmer and therefore I cannot come viz. because I have marryed a wife The reason indeed is because he was marryed or wedded to the world This answer is very saucy and more unmannerly than the former It is as if he should have said in plain terms to the ministers of the Gospel you may even save your labour to invite for this is the shortest and the longest as we say I cannot come Hence I note Obser That those that are wedded to the world are peremptory in refusing the word The things of the world unto which men are wedded are these 1. The honour of the world unto which the ambitious man is wedded which the Apostle calls the pride of life 1 John 2.16 when the mind aspireth after Dignities and Titles meerly to advance the name of a man gaping after preferment disquieted without it domineering with it 2. The wealth of the world to which the covetous man is wedded running greedily for reward 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jude ver 11. the Greek word signifies a pouring forth like water importing the impetuousness and violence of the mind after gain when no bounds or banks can put a stop to their over-flowing desires 3. The pleasure of the world to which the voluptuous or luxurious man is wedded wholly taken up with carnal delights Amos 6.4 5 6. meerly sensual satiating and pampering themselves with the creature omitting nothing that may make them compleat Epicures giving themselves to such excess that instead of feeding their bodies they feed their lusts to the great prejudice of their souls CHAP. V. To be wedded to the world is Sect. 1. 1. TO forsake all that is good to enjoy the world Those that are marryed do forsake all to enjoy one another Thus the worldling Demas-like leaves all for the love of the world 2 Tim. 4.10 As a true Christian forsakes all temporals honour profit pleasure for God so the
his Linnen cloathing used in holy vestures 1 Sam. 2.18 Pliny tells us that the cloathing of the Egyptian Priests was of Linnen and 't is thought they took the custom from the Jewish Priests who were appointed of God to wear such Garments Exod. 28.42 43. 3. His Prophetical Office shadowed out by the Ink-horn he had by his side Prophets were to declare the mind of God by speaking and writing Be further exhorted to hearken to this O ye children of men God as a certain man calls unto you O men and to you O sons of men Prov. 8.4 To the higher and meaner sort of people The poor are Gospellized saith our Saviour Smyrna was the poorest but the best of the seven Churches Well! Let all sorts of men obey this call Especially when we consider those relative words in Scripture added to this word man As 1. A King Matth. 22.1 Obey him as your lawful Soveraign 2. A Master Eph. 6.9 That Master of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named 3. A Father The father of glory Eph. 1.17 A father that hath a kingdom to bestow upon every one of his children 4. An Husband 2 Cor. 11.2 Thus the Church of God is called the Lamb's wife Rev. 19.7 Some Husbands are fierce like Lions but Christ is gentle like a Lamb. Let such loving terms whereby God is pleased to familiarize his mercy to you perswade you to close with it SERM. III. LUKE 14.16 A certain man made a Great Supper c. CHAP. I. HAving spoken of the Maker of the Feast we are next to consider the feast which is made called here a Great Supper Some say the Gospel with the effects of it is meant by this Great Supper Others say the grace of God in Christ The bread of life say others Eternal blessedness say others All these terms amount to the same sense including all spirituals and eternals for the making up of man's welfare Quest But why is this called by the name of a Supper Resp. Some answer thus because it is the last refreshment manifest now in the latter days towards the end of the world And in respect of this supper they will have the law of nature to be as a breakfast and the law of Moses as a dinner But I suppose the meaning of the word may be best gathered from the manners of people about their daily food 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 q. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quod non tam sacâ—le ut prandium â—areâ—ur nam veterâ—m prandium parcius fâ—ugâ—liù◠erat Coenâ— vero exquisitioâ— lautior quum sinitis dici laboribus genio hilariùs plenius indâ—lgevatur Caenâ— q. Kowâ— quia antiquitù◠scorsim solebant prandere Romani coenare cum amicis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 permutantuâ— The two usual times of eating both to the Graecians and Romans and Jews are those we call dinner and supper And their manner was to dine more sparingly and sup more liberally And of old the Romans were wont to dine by themselves and to sup with their friends Hither likewise the Etymologies of the Greek and Latine words refer yet must we not stand too exactly to difference words that are akin for dinner and supper are put sometimes for one another That which St. Luke here calls a supper St. Matthew calls a dinner Matth. 22.4 So that the meaning is A feast at any time of the day The Epithet Great may well be adjoyned because the provision is so plentiful for the recovery of lost man CHAP. II. HEnce I shall observe this point of Doctrine Observ That Gospel-provision for the good of souls is plentiful It is compared here and else where to a Great Supper Herodotus tells us the Egyptians had their greatest Feasts their Marriage feasts at supper It is also compared to a feast of fat things delightfully refreshing the body with Wines on the Lees well refined Isa 25.6 Quest 1. What is this Gospel-provision for the good of souls Resp. It is the only way of man's salvation since the fall begun in grace and swallowed up or perfected in glory revealed in the holy Scriptures by the Prophets and Apostles 1 Pet. 1.9 10 11 12. Quest 2. How doth the provision appear to be so plentiful how doth the feast or supper appear to be so great Resp. 1. Look at the maker of this feast it is the great God who is rich in mercy and great in love Eph. 2.4 5. Whose manifold wisdom hath appeared in the contrivance of this provision Eph. 3.10 'T is as the feast of a King and that for the Marriage of a son Matth. 22.2 And no cost is spared at such seasons 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The ancients had not only feasts at their marriages but feasts before and after they abounded in feasting about the time of marriage 2. Look at the materials of this feast That which is the food of the soul in the first place is Christ himself it is his body and bloud which is the bread of life the food of our souls John 60.51 52. The Great God and our Saviour the eternal son of God Moreover the sincere milk of the word is the food of the soul 1 Pet. 2.2 The word as it is God's institution without the mixture of man's traditions nourisheth the soul More particularly the promises which are exceedingly great and precious 2 Pet. 1.4 More especially the work of grace in the soul whereby it delighteth it self in fatness Isa 5.5.2 And that by a direct act receiving the grace which God offereth justifying sanctifying adopting saving grace then by a reflex act reviewing the grace which is received which more immediately tends to the comfort of the soul Sum up all this here is solidity plenty variety here is for necessity and delight for health and mirth 't is a great supper 3. Look at the vessels at this feast it adds to the greatness of a feast when 't is served in Plate Dishes Cups Flaggons Candlesticks and all in Plate The vessels of the Sanctury were of pure gold Exod 27. The vessels wherein Gospel-provision is serv'd are ordinances And what is said of one ordinance the prayers of Saints may be said of all ordinances of Christ that they are golden vials full of odours Rev. 5.8 Ordinances purely administred according to their Primitive institution 4. Look at the guests of this feast such as sit down and feed on the food provided they are persons of great worth such as obtain like precious faith with the Apostles and Prophets 2 Pet. 1.1 Who sit down with Abraham Isaac and Jacob Matth. 8.11 They are such as are cloathed with the Righteousness of Christ Kings and Priests to the great God of heaven and earth 5. Look at the attendance of this feast the Ministers of the Gospel able Ministers of the new Testament 2 Cor. 3.6 Who are the Embassadours of God and Paranymphs of Christ 2 Cor.