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A68718	A key of heaven the Lords Prayer opened, and so applied, that a Christian may learne how to pray, and to procure all things which may make for the glorie of God, and the good of himselfe, and of his neighbour : containing likewise such doctrines of faith and godlines, as may be very usefull to all that desire to live godly in Christ Iesus.	Scudder, Henry, d. 1659?; Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.	1633 (1633)	STC 22122; ESTC S1717	241,855	822

he hath leave of our heavenly Father the Lord of hosts This wee understand further by the case of Job Iob cap. 1. cap. 2. Luk. 12.31 Peter and Paul Satan could not assault them untill od Gdid permit him and when hee ha● leave to do his worst the grace of God was sufficient to preserve them 2 Cor. 12.7 that either they did not fall or it did recover them out of their falls and in the en● caused them to dye conquer on over Satan over their owne lusts and over whatsoever opposed it selfe to the obedie●●e of Christ in them Moreover if Gods childr●● do sinne he can order and dispose of their sinne to their good and to his owne glory for many of Gods children have reape● more benefit by falling into some sin which through Go●● mercie hath humbled the●● then they have by doing some good duties whereby they have growne exceeding high minded Have wee not cause therefore to rejoyce that we are under the safe conduct of such a leader But let no man abuse this comfort and pervert it to his harme by taking liberty to sinne because God can be glorified by it and can work good out of it What though the skilfull Physitian can make triacle of poyson and can tell how to apply poyson to his patient for his recovery yet if the patient hereupon be too busie with these poysons they will prove his death Let us be glad our God can draw good out of evill but let us not be doers of that which is evill Vs That is our brethren as well as our selves Leade not them but deliver them also Here therefore we learne All Christians must desire and Doct. 4 endeavour that all others might be kept from sinne and may live holily as well as themselves Christ Iesus told Peter that he had prayed for him that wheras Satan would winnow him his faith might not faile doth withall enjoyne him that when he is converted that is when he should recover himselfe of his fall Hee should strengthen his brethren Luk. 22.32 He doth himselfe elsewhere pray to his Father saying Keepe them from evill Ioh. 17.15 The Apostle Paul saith The very God of peace sanctifie you wholly 1. Thess 5.23 We have expresse commandement to rebuke our brother and not suffer sinne upon him Levit. 19.17 Also the two should edifie one another ● Thes 5.11 God our Father is displeased Reas 1 and dishonoured by their 〈◊〉 and is delighted in and hono●red by their well doing as well as by ours Sinne is every way hurtfull Reas 1 to them and godlinesse is every way gainfull unto them as wel● as to our selves Now the sa●●● Law that bindeth us to love 〈◊〉 selves doth bid us love o●● neighbours also Lev. 19 17 where love is it will edifie 1. Cor. 8.1 The sinnes of others may Reas 3 cause God to have a controversie with the whole land wherein we live Osea 4.1 so that it may go ill with us for their sakes whereas repentance doth prevent and remove Gods judgements Psal 107.32 and the holinesse of a nation procureth blessings to the whole land Thus spake the Spirit of God unto Asa The Lord is with you while ye be with him but if ye forsake him hee will forsake you 2. Chron. 15.2 Pro. 14.34 Righteousnesse saith Solomon exalteth a nation but sinne is a reproach to any people Wherefore in love to our countrey we should desire and do our best that the inhabitants thereof should be godly Sinne is a common hurtfull Reas 4 and hatefull enemie to mankinde therefore as wee would do with a Fox Wolfe or Serpent it should bee smitten at wheresoever it is met with but grace is a common profitable and amiable benefactour unto mankind wheresoever it dwelleth therefore it should be our desire to place it every where where wee may get it heart-roome It behoveth men even in true Reas 5 love to themselves to desire that their neighbours should be kept from sinne and might live godly For we are in danger to be accessary and so be made to beare their iniquity Levit. 5.1 and to partake of their sinnes if we should not do our best to restraine them Their sinnes are catching and infectious it concerneth us therefore that if the plague and fire of sin be begun in a towne that it be cured and quench●● lest it infect and spread to 〈◊〉 owne houses And if throu●● our watchfulnesse the sinne● others should not infect us 〈◊〉 they would bee a continuall vexation unto us if we be righteous as it was with Lot 2. Pet 27.8 Whose righteous soule was vexed daily with seeing and hearing the filthie conversation of the men of Sodome On the other side if our neighbours be godly they are excellent persons in whom our soules may delight Psal 16.3 they will be examples and provokers of us unto love and good workes Heb. 10. ●4 they will exhort admonish and comfort us they will likewise pray for us Psal 141.5 especially if we have beene any meanes of the conversion or increase of grace in them In doing thus we shall approve our selves to bee converted ingrafted into Christ and become indeed trees of righteousnesse Pro. 10.21 when our lips feed many even to the winning of soules Prov. 11.30 It is therefore a great fault in Vse 1 those that doe see their neighbours run into idolatry superstition prophannesse covetousnesse voluptuousnesse vaingloriousnesse yea suffer them to lie in these sinnes and yet do never bewayle their estate to God in prayer for them that God wold deliver them out of the snares of the devill nor ever speake of their sinnes except sometimes behinde their back to their disgrace or to their face by way of girding rayling and recrimination but never do in love and wisdome admonish them What doth this argue but that they love not God they love not their neighbour they love not their country they love not godlinesse they hate not sinne neither are they wise for themselves that will not quench their neighbours house on fire whereby their owne houses are in certaine danger of being burnt up and consumed with them But it is a greater fault to give evill example unto others and to entice unto sinne as to prophane the Sabbath to neglect the exercises of religion to contemne authority to bee contentious wanton drunken unchast theevish lyers and such like And their sinne is so much the greater by how much they in sayng unto God Lead us not into temptation deliver us from evill would seeme to desire that all their neighbours should bee kept from sinne This is grosse hypocrisie for which they shall be sure to answer Besides the blood of all those whom they have enticed unto evill and discouraged from goodnesse shall be upon their heads But most intolerable is the sinne of those which notwithstanding they say this petition yet do hate all that endevour to

keepe a good conscience holding it cause sufficient why they should speake evill of them and persecute them because they runne not with them to the same excesse of riot 1 Pet. 4.4 5. which persons not only do evill themselves but desire that others may be as bad as themselves and doe delight in those which are most wicked Doth not God say that these shall give an account to him who is ready to judge the quick and the dead to which judgement if by no meanes they will bee reclaimed I doe leave them Vse 2 Whosoever would approve himselfe a lover of God of grace of his country of his neighbour and of himselfe and would approve himselfe to bee an hater of sin and would prove that he is an unfained Christian that hee is no hypocrite when he maketh this petition then let him bee earnest with God in hearty prayer that hee would sanctifie and give grace with the encrease thereof daily unto all his neighbours and brethren Also as God giveth unto any man a calling either by vertue of his place of authority or by that familiarity and speciall interest he may have in his neighbour or by any other good opportunity let him exhort admonish 1 Thes 5.11.14 and encourage his neighbour that hee may come out and keep out of the wayes of evill and may enter in and walk on in the wayes of godlinesse For whatsoever we must pray for we must do what in us lieth to procure it Wherefore except our neighbours shew themselves swine Mat. 7.6 by open and often trampling these pearles under their feet and except they shew themselves dogs by snarling at us and flying in our faces wee must never neglect this office of exhorting and instructing one another And let this bee remembred that even then when without breach of charity wee may count them as swine and dogs yet wee must never give over praying for them David did fast and pray for his enemies hee shed rivers of waters because men kept not Gods Law Ps 119.136 Samuel professeth 1 Sa. 12.23 hee will never cease to pray for Israel Ieremiah speaking of Gods judgements coming towards the Iewes saith But if ye will not heare it my soule shall mourne in secret for your pride Ier. 13.17 If a man shall first reforme his owne wayes by pulling the beame out of his owne eye Mat 7.5 if he be wise to observe the fit times and places wherein he doth admonish if when he doth endevour to restore his brother he do it with the spirit of meeknesse Gal. 6 1● hee may boldly and with hope of good successe instruct his neighbors If this duty were thus performed oh how should one neighbour enrich another with these holy pearles and there would not bee the thousandth part of that sinne committed that now is if every man would in wisedome and love be his neighbours remembrancer Set upon this duty therefore I confesse it is a thanklesse office amongst most men but it is most profitable to men and most praiseworthy with God and whatsoever effect it take with men thy work is with God and thou shalt shine in the end as a starre in the firmament Do Christians pray one for another Vse 3 that they may not be led into temptation but delivered from evill why then should any Christians discourage themselves because they cannot pray so earnestly aga nst the temptaons of sinne and Satan nor yet can resist them as they would Bee of good comfort notwithstanding onely persevere and never give over to pray and resist according to thy power for you must consider you have the benefit of other mens prayers yea of the prayer of Christ who did not only pray that Peters faith should not faile him when Satan should sift him but hee prayed that his Father would keepe from evill not only those which did then beleeve but those also which should beleeve Ioh. 17.15.20 of which number you are Vse 4 If it bee a Christian duty to desire and use all good meanes to preserve a neighbour from sinne then it is an unchristian part in any that shall take it ill when his neighbour doth exhort and admonish him which is the manner of most men who as if it were not fault enough to refuse good counsell returne him evill for his good giving him scornfull language saying Who made thee ruler over mee Looke to your owne selfe Exod 2.14 you shall not answer for me Who made you a controller You may meddle with your owne matters you take too much upon you and such like But know ye O ignorant unthankfull and foolish men God hath made every one a controller of another if to instruct and to admonish in love be to be a controller and tell me if the same man should acquaint you with your enemies purpose of taking away your life and should disswade you from going that way in which he lay in waite to kill you or should offer you his cōpany to assist you if he should tell you of your bodily disease and withall give you wherewith to cure you or should help quench the fire that is begun upon your house if he should but helpe your beast out of the ditch Exod. 23.45 or should but untangle your sheep caught in the brambles would you answer him with What is that to you or I need none of your helpe or Who sent for you or Who gave you authoritie to meddle with me or mine I presume you would not but meere common sense and civilitie would move you to hold these proffers to have proceeded from good neighbourhood and therefore you will accept his good will you will thanke him and will requite him with the like kindnesse if he need Grace and religion should teach you that Christian good counsel is a better fruit of Christian brotherhood and is a certaine evidence of a better love to you by as much as your soules are to be preferred before your body and your goodnesse before your goods He is a miserable foolish man who is wise in all things except in the case of his soule Let all men therefore be as readie to suffer wholesome words of instruction and admonition as any shall be willing to offer them It is their love to performe it but it shall be your benefit to accept and follow it Be of Davids minde he saith Psal 141.5 Let the righteous smite me it shall be a kindnesse and let him reprove me it shall be an excellent oyle which shall not breake my head And let us when any Abigal shall disswade us from sinne 1. Sam. 25.32 33. do as David did Blesse God first for sending them then blesse the advice and follow it and forget not in the last place to blesse the persons which advise us and labour to keepe us from sinning against God Whosoever shall receive instruction in this sort shall never want good counsellers nor good counsell nor