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A90897	God the father glorified: and the worke of mens redemption, and salvation finished by Iesus Christ on earth. Opened in a sermon before the Right Honorable the Lord Major, and the Right Worshipful the sheriffes, aldermen, and recorder, of the Citie of London, the second day of the tenth moneth (called December) 1649. / By Vavasor Powell, a willing (though weake) labourer in Christs Vine-yard in Wales.	Powell, Vavasor, 1617-1670.	1649 (1649)	Wing P3087; Thomason E584_15; ESTC R206284	43,217	67

pleasures all the delusions all the things in the world and all the meu in the world could not hinder mens redemption and salvation but Jesus Christ overcome them all be therefore of good cheare for here is ground of comfort to sinners and Saints Then the sixt and last enemy that Jesus Christ hath overcome was death and hell Job 18.14 death you know is called the King of terrors and there had need some great King come to overcome this King therefore Jesus Christ comes and undertakes and effects this worke therefore Paul could say when he speaks of the resurrection of Christ Oh death where is thy sting oh hell or grave where is thy victory 1 Cor. 15.15 death come out and let me see what thou canst say against me or believers hath not my Lord Christ conquered and taken a way both the power and sting Satan hath the power of death and in is the sting of death but Christ hath overcome qoth Heb. 2.14 1 Cor. 15.56 death and hell they may fear believers with their ghastly looks but death is but a bed to belieuers it is but as a darke door out of the roome of grace into the roome of glory out of the spiritual presence of Christ into the glorious presence of Christ Thus I have opened the second way how Jesus Christ finied the work of mens redemption salvation one way was by putting himselfe into their room place And then secondly by removing and conquering was in the way to hinder mens redemption and mens salvation And then thirdly and lastly Thirdly by purchasing both the persons and portions of men or the men and their glory Believers and their inheritance were purchased with an honourable and precious price Now Christ did not onely remember this remove sinne make satisfaction unto Justice fulfill the Law overcome Satan overthrow the world and conquer death and hell but hee did also purchase mens persons and mens porcions First he did purchase mens persons as the Apostle saith in the first of the Cor. the 6. and the last Ye are bought with a price l 1 Cor. 6.20 or with an honourable price as the word signifies to wit m 1 Pet. 1.19 with the precious bloud of Christ The Lord Jesus hath bought the very haires of your heads you that are believers or will believe I say unto you there is not a haire of your head falls to the ground but Christ hath bought it Marke that expression of the Apostle who loved meaning Christ the Church and (n) Eph. 5. gave himselfe for it this doubtlesse was typed out in (o) Gen. 29.20.27 28. Iacob who bought his wife Rachell with 14. yeares hard service And (p) 2 Sam. 3 ●4 David who bought his wife with a hundred of foureskins of the Philistines These three doubtless were types as also others that bought their wives under the Law of Jesus Christ in this particular Then secondly he hath bought also the inheritance and portion which the Saints are to have for ever in the first of the Ephes the 14. ver the Apostle (q) Eph. 1.14 saith that the spirit sealed them unto the day of redemption vntill the purchased possession that is untill they come to obtaine what Christ hath purchased for them Obj. Heaven is a gift and a purchase But is not Heaven a gift how then doe you say it is purchased Ans The truth is Heaven is a gift but yet gift through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 6.23 Obj But if Christ purchased Heaven before why doth he say he goes to prepare a place for them nay what need he intercede for them Ans This is as a man that goes into a Goldsmiths shop and buyeth Jewels there for his wife and goes home to his wife and saith wife I have bought such and such Jewels for thee wilt thou goe and call for them I saith she if you will goe along with me he goes with her and saith deliver these Jewells to my wife he purchaseth them not the last time for he bought them before So this is the difference betweene Christs death and intercession by his death he purchased Heaven and by his intercession he desires they may partake of Heaven Christ did not goe to Heaven to indent there with his Father for it but he went thither as a Bridegroome useth to doe to make all ready against he brings his spouse home And mark when Christ intercedes in Heaveen he doth it by his will for as he once said on earth so he still sayes in Heaven (r) John 17.24 I will that they may be where I am that they may behold my glory Now having opened the Doctrine I 'le give you but 2. reasons beside Christ's testimony here to prove that hee hath glorified his Father and wrought the worke of mens Redemption and salvation The first reason is this Reason 1. because else Christ should never have entred into glory note that The Apostle puts much up in this (s) 1 Pet. 1.21 that God raised him up from the Dead and gave him glory When Jesus Christ had once come downe from heauen and had undertaken this work doubtlesse there was no readmissions into heauen till he had finished it If you should see a Judge take a malefactor that had been arraigned before him at the barre and lead him by the hand and exalt him to sit upon his own right hand would you not conclude and say surely this man is not onely acquitted from all that was laid to his charge but hee is in great favour also with the Judge Now God the Father he judged condemned his Sonne for if I may so say man had not so great a hand in the crucifying of Christ as God had mark it is said (t) Acts 4.28 that he was put to death by the determinate counsel of God Now after his death God leads him out of his grave into his glory this was a sign that there was nothing could be further laid to the charge of Christ nor to the charge of such that Christ did then undertake for This is the argument of the Apostle who shall lay any thing (u) Rom. 8.34 saith he to the charge of Gods electe it is Christ that dyed yea rather who is risen who also sitteth at the right hand of God and he puts a RATHER upon it YEA RATHER who is risen and fits upon the right hand of God The second reason is this Reason 2. because that the Gospel is now published unto men wee should never have had the Gospel had not Jesus Christ finished the work You know till Christ was taken up into glory there were two great things that were kept backe in heaven from men First there was the spirit of God And secondly the counsell of God Both these are wrap'd up in the Gospel These two I say were kept backe from men till Christ had ascended into heaven but as

soone as Jeaus Christ went up the spirit immediately comes downe and the counsell of the Lord begins to be revealed in a marvellous way unto men This is an absolute and cleare signe the work was done for said Christ (w) John 16.7 except I go away the Comforter cannot come I say it 's a sign Jesus Christ hath finished the work for do you thinke the Lord would have sent his Gospel to men to tel men or his spirit to assure men it was done if it had not been done and thus much now concerning the reasons of the point Before I come to the application of the Doctrine give me leave to answer one or two objections 1 Object The first objection is this If Jesus Christ had finished the worke of mens Redemption and of mens Salvation upon earth why then are men commanded to worke out their owne salvation if the work be already done what need the debtor be exhorted to pay if the surety have already paid for him 1. The Apostles meaning in exhorting men to work out their salvation is this That they should persevere in the way they did professe not fall from the truth or as the Greek word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies a working through and so it 's to be understood for a persevering work Secondly when men are called to doing or to worke they are not called to do that they might have life or be justified but men are called to do because they are (x) Tit. 3.5 6. justified and because they are saved i. e. in a state of salvation because they have life and not that they may have it for the Lord never in the Scripture maketh works the cause of Justification or the cause of Salvation no it is a subsequent and an effect and that which followes a mans justification or that which floweth from a justified person For here is the difference between works as they are done under a covenant of workes and under a covenant of grace works when they are done under a covenant of works they are done to seek justification salvation they are done to work righteousness for man to keepe him out of hell But workes done under the covenant of grace they are done out of (y) 2 Cor. 5.14 love to Christ done to the (z) 1 Cor. 10.31 glory of God done to expresse that we are (a) Col. 3.1 Christians and that we are (b) John 8.31 and 15.8 Christs Disciples and so to doe works as the covenant of grace requires workes as the duty of Christians but to doe workes as the covenant of workes requires workes either upon paine of damnation or upon promise of salvation this is to be shunned by Christians 2 Object The second Objection It is true as you say that Jesus Christ hath glorified the Father and finished the worke of mens Redemption and Salvation but you have not shewed upon what grounds the Lord did this peradventure he might do it upon some grounds that were not advantagious to us There were two maine grounds moved him to do this his love and affection to men was one and the great necessity of men was the other Upon these two grounds Jesus Christ came forth from heaven to worke this worke 1 First it was his love and affection unto men the heart of Jesus Christ was towards men upon earth you may reade as soone as ever they were made yea Jesus Christ his delight was with them In the eighth of the Proverbs saith he My delights were with the children of men Prov. 8.31 If his delight was so then much more was it when the time of their redemption drew near and most of all since he suffered If Jacobs love were so great when he first saw Rachell how much more did his heart go out to her when that she was neete to be his wife If Jesus Christs heart went out when he first saw men upon earth how much more went his heart out towards them John 15.13 Gal. 2.20 when the time was come to be married to them This doubtlesse was the first and maine cause why Christ did worke this worke of Redemption and Salvation The 2d was mens necessity thi did move Christ to do it there was indeed a necessity for Christ to come to worke this worke for had there been any other way doubtlesse that way would have been taken the Father would never have lost such a deare Sonne if there could have been any other means of saving men without him No he would never have parted with such a companion that he had so much content and comfort in if Angels might have done the worke but he looked upon his right hand and upon his left hand and there was no helper Then sayes God My owne right hand or my (c) Isa 63.5 arme wrought salvation That is my (d) Isa 53.1 Luke 1.51 Sonne Jesus Christ he wrought salvation If you understand this Text in a spirituall sense Thus having removed the two objections now I come to the uses of this point I shall make but three uses of it and then conclude remember the observation The businesse of Iesus Christ upon earth was to glorifie his Father and to worke the worke of mens redemption and the worke of mens salvation and this businesse he hath finished 1 Use The first use is a use of great incouragement unto sinfull men Is the work of mens Redemption already fulfilled finished and already wrought O what great incouragement is this unto you that are sinfull and that are ungodly men it is incouragement unto you that cannot worke here is a worke already wrought for you it is wrought to your hand I may say to you as it was said in the Gospell to the men that were invited to the Feast Loe all is ready Math. 22.4 come I tell you here is all ready here is the work of redemption and salvation wrought every thing is prepared come The Spirit saith come the Bride saith come the saints say come the Gospell saith come every thing saith come Oh come here is great incouragement for you to come I beseech you heare without doubt there be this day in this place many sinners and many that stand in great need of Jesus Christ here be many poore soules that stand looking they cannot tell which way to go but like a boule the least thing that toucheth it will make it turne this way or that way you are looking which way you shall be saved some men are great and grosse sinners men that delight in sinne and sport in the day and make it their whole businesie to dishonour God as Christ made it his businesse to honour him Well what shall I say to you I desire to open the gate of Gods grace and God open you hearts that you may heare what he saith unto you the door of his mercy is open to you already Encouragements for sinners to come into Christ and to believe

much as any way else Christ glorified his Father by his sufferings John 13.31 and therefore saith Christ in the 13. of Iohn the 31th verse Now is the Son of man glorified and God is glorified in him when was that now then when Christ was going to suffer in the sufferings of Jesus Christ his Father was very much glorified Obj. I But you will say Sir how was the Father glorified in Christs sufferings one would thinke that the Father should be rather dishonoured then glorified thereby in suffering his Sonne to fall into the hands of such cruell enemies as the Jewes and Heathens were to God we cannot see how this did tend to the glory of God Ans I answer By his patient sufferings it tended to the glory of God thus 1. By Christs patience under his sufferings to see Christ so patient under such a great measure and so heavie a weight of affliction this glorifyed God very much he did not so much as i Esa 53.7 open his mouth to complaine of his condition nor of his enemies cruelty as the young men in k Dan. 3. Daniel when they were cast into the fiery Furnace they acknowledged the onely true God and they would own no other also they would not be freed if they might not be freed without sin so Jesus Christ would goe through the worke of his father and glorifye him as the expression is even in the fires even in the fire of affliction yea in the Furnace of affliction Secondly Christ glorifyed his father in this when he was delivering up the Ghost The vaile of the Temple was rent in twaine Mat. 27.51 and the earth did quake Yea the heathens said when they saw this that either the God of nature was now dying or else that the end of the world was come upon them This tended much to the glorifying of God the Jewes and Gentiles that would never glorifie him before these sufferings of Christ and this act of his death yet doubtless this did work upon them As you know when a Comedy is played people are not so seriously and deepely affected as when a Tragedy is acted so when Jesus Christ was upon the earth they were not so much affected with him neither did they so much glorifie God in him but when he was acting this Trygiccall part or his sufferings doubtlesse then many of the Jewes were convinced and that 's the meaning of that text John 12.32 in the 12. of Iohn the 32. When the Son of man is lifted up he shall draw all men or many unto him this speaks he of his death when Christ was exalted upon the Crosse many were perswaded that this was the Son of God Truly say they this was the Sonne of God And againe Christ saith in the 12th of Iohn John 12.24 ver 24. Except a corne of wheat fall into the ground and dye it cannot bring forth Shewing that except Jesus Christ that was that corne of wheat should die and suffer there should little profit come unto men and little glory unto God And thus is the next question answered how Jesus Christ glorifyed his father First negatively by not sinning and not seeking himselfe Secondly positively by his word and works Thirdly passively by his sufferings The next and the last question for the cleering of the text is this Q. How did Jesus Christ finish the work of mens redemption the work of mens salvation Ans I beseech you stirre up your selves and hearken unto this Jesus Christ did finish the work of mens redemption and the work of mens salvation three wayes First The first way was this The first way Christ wrought mens Redemption and falvation by putting himself into mans condition that 's the first Jesus Christ he did put himselfe into the state and condition of men he comes from Heaven and takes up mans nature he appeares in mans flesh and undergoes the state and condition of men yea sinfull men and if you consider but what the Scripture speaks of this it will be a great encouragement for you to looke for salvation through Jesus Christ Consider Christ therefore two wayes First as a Mediatour and secondly as a Surety As a Mediatour Christ consider-as a Mediator He is said to be Mediatour of the New Testament There is one Mediator between God man the man Christ Iesus 1 Tim. 2.4 1 Tim. 2.4 There was but one mediator between God and men from eternity It s true Moses was a typicall mediator but there was no reall and true Mediator save Jesus Christ only And as the Apostle saith in the third of the Galathians the 20. v. Now a Mediator marke this Is not a Mediator of one Gal. 3.20 but God is one what is the meaning of that The meaning is that Christ was not a Mediator of one Covenant that is of the Covenant of works onely but a Mediator of the Covenant of grace also Or thus Christ was a Mediator betweene one and not as a dayes man or Mediator among men for we never use a Mediator to reconcile a man to himselfe but a dayes-man goes to reconcile two that are at variance But Jesus Christ was a Medator of one that is he that was offended and he that was Mediator to mediate for the offence and to reconcile man unto himselfe in one person Was one and the same God the same God That I may cleare this a little unto you consider what the word Mediator signifies The greek word for a m 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mediator signifies as much as this one that puts himselfe as it were betweene an offending and offended party yet not without a Call to reconcile them and being an indifferent person and disposed to either party thus was Jesus Christ Only Christ had somewhat more to make him a Mediator then Mediators among men have to wit he was not onely called to be a Mediator but he was made a Mediator by n Heb. 7.20 Oath to declare that he was to doe right between God and men to give God his due and not to undoe poore man So thus you heare that Jesus Christ became a Mediator a midler or middle person between God and man Now in the next place I shall shew you how Christ is a surety Christ considered as a surety Heb. 7.22 He is made saith the Apostle in the 7th of the Hebr. the 22. verse A Surety of a better testament A Surety quasi Sure-tye not an uncertaine tye but a sure-tye a tye that can never be broken Indeed the tye that was between God and man in his Innocency was a tye that was to be broken and untyed but this is a sure-tye when God deals with men in Christ he deales vvith them in a sure way and the word surety in the o 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 apprepirquo Greek comes of a verb that signifies to draw neer for a surety is

on his grace 1 Encour and that I may incourage you to come in I will give you foure or five inducements and motives The first is this That God gave this worke to Christ to do The worke saith he which thou gavest me to do note that God the Father had his hand in this worke of mans redemption and salvation and it could not have been effected but that God was willing to have it effected in this manner This incouragement that God did put Christ to doe this worke is a speciall intentive and motive to you to believe for had Christ done this worke without his Fathers approbation you might have questioned whether he would have accepted of it but it being done by his appointment and by order from him he must needs accept of it Secondly consider this 2 Encour that there is nothing of the worke left undone no the Lord hath not left so much as a stone for you to turne not one thing for you to do Christ tels you here he hath finished the worke and you may believe it for he would never undertake or begin a businesse or worke and not go through it Oh that you had hearts to believe this that Christ hath done all and that there is nothing of that worke left for you to do Obj. But you wil say by your favour Sir he hath not done all for he requires I should believe and repent and turne from my sinnes and be obedient unto him and surely he hath thereby put enough of work upon me and more then I am able to do O poor soules hearken to this Jesus Christ hath not left the worke of beliveing repenting turning from sinne or obeying upon you but he hath that worke still to do in you he hath done one worke in his person and now he hath another worke to do by his Spirit and Jesus Christ he looks upon that worke as belonging to him Marke how he spake of calling sinners in John 4.4 John 4.4 He must needs go through Samaria And why because he was to call and to work faith in some of the poore Samaritans this he makes his worke So in John 10.16 John 10.16 Other sheep I have saish he that are not of this fold them also I must bring into the fold he saith not there are other sheep and I must go and send shepherds to drive them home or send dogs after them to course them home no but I must go seeke them and bring them home he puts a me oportet I must up on it Marke this that as Christ hath perfected the worke of redemption in his owne person so he will also create the worke of sanctification in your persons as he did that worke in his owne flesh so he will do the other in your flesh This is the tenour of the Covenant of grace I will do all yea this is the nature of it I will do all freely God in the Covenant of grace doth no condition from me but what he promised to worke in men It is true you must believe and repent before you can go to heaven but the Lord undertakes this worke himself For saith the Lord (d) Heb. 8 1● I will put my Law into their mindes and write them in their hearts That is he will teach them to know him believe in him and to be obedient to him he doth not say in the Covenant of grace do these things your selves but he saith I will (e) See Jer. 32.40 Psa 54.13 Math. 12.21 Joh. 6● ●4 45. Heb. 10.16 worke all your works in you and for you Obj. I but then Sir you will say we must have these things wrought in us before we goe to Heaven Ans Very true you must have them wrought in you but how and by whom Not by any strength of your owne but you are to goe to the Lord and say unto him Lord thou requirest knowledge faith repentance and obedience of me and thou sayst no ignorant person unbeliever or impenitent person shall goe to Heaven Lord if thou wilt not worke this knowledge faith repentance and obedience in me thou hadst as good never have borne my sinnes Lord Jesus seeing thou hast wrought Redemption and salvation for me now worke Sanctification in me thou hast done the worke out of me and for me now come and worke the worke in me Sue out the Covenant of grace and if thou hast no meanes to sue by then sue by forma pauperis as men use to doe that wants money you know they come with a white paper and sue thereby and are heard so you want knowledge faith strength power and holinesse sue in that way take the promises of the Lord and goe with them as tickets and say Lord is not this thy hand and is not this thy promise is not this thy writing hast not thou ordained this for me to take hold on Lord I bring thine own tickets to thee Lord doe for me as thou hast said It is thy promise thou wilt open the blind eyes stand to thy word thou hast said thou wilt worke faith here comes a poore unbelieving at least a doubting sinner to thee I will try whether thou wilt worke faith in me goe and put the Lord to his promise and thou shalt see he will never deny his owne hand-writing nor his owne word well there be two incouragements for you The third incouragement I pray you consider it well It is the speciall will of the Lord that you should believe 3. Encouragement and will not you doe his speciall will If the Lord command you to pray or command you to fast or mourne you will doe that worke but this is the worke or the most acceptable worke to God Marke John 16.28.29 When one came to Christ and asked him What shall we doe to worke the works of God Iesus answered and said unto him this is the workes or the worke that will be wel-pleasing to God to believe on him whom of God he hath sent As if Christ had said unto him If thou wilt be doing or will please my Father by working I tell thee there is no such way as by believing in me The fourth encouragement is this 4. Encouragement a man that hath no worke at all in him no performances no qualifications nor preparations yet such a one hath free liberty to come to the Lord Jesus Christ yea as free as any other man whatsoever I tell you Whoremasters drunkards and swearers that have dishonoured God as much as you could dishonour 〈◊〉 the Lord speake this to your heart here is an open doore here is rich grace and free grace the heart of Christ is as much towards you as any other sinners If there be any plea for any sinner there is a plea for this sort of sinner yea such a one may say Lord then camest not to call the rightecus but sinners to repentance never was there any greater sinner then I

am what I am Here he takes not to himselfe the honour but he gives it unto God 1 Cor. 15.10 And then seventhly and lastly Iesus Christ his last workes were his greatest workes he went on still in greater works he begun as a childe but as he grew in stature so his workes were greater you that are great and Ancient Senators that have had a long time to study the Lawes now you should act more and appeare more for God Now you are ready to goe to your graves what good works will you leave behind you that you may be had in remembrance what will your children say our fathers were in a good time when they might have glorifyed God but they did not Children will be ready to blame I wish they may not be ready also to curse their fathers that they did not better then they did God hath put an opportunity now in your hands improve it to glorifie God and let your latter workes be better then your former Oh that is an honourable thing Quest But it may be you will aske me What works in particular doe you thinke we should doe Answ Though it be best knowne to God and better knowne to you then to me and my worke is to study the Gospell rather then Law and to study my owne worke then to teach you what belongs to your offices yet give me leave humbly to propound three or foure things and so I will conclude First One maine work that Christ did was to worke Reconciliation And this is one maine worke I would humbly desire you to take in hand to see whether you can worke reconciliation amongst Gods people You may remember when Moses saw an Israelite and an Egyptian fighting together Act. 7.24.26 Exod. 2.11.13 he tooke part with the Israelite and slew the Egyptian but when he saw two Israelites fighting together he saith wherefore smitest thou thy fellow He takes not part with the one against the other as before but labours to reconcile them In the same way walke yee labour to reconcile those that are at variance now especially brethren Oh! what a sad thing is it to see brethren scratching the faces one of another Solomon saith that contention amongst brethren it like the barres of a Castle Prov. 18 19. stronger then other contentions Difference amongst brethren of all differences is the hardest difference to be reconciled and yet it is that which we should endeavour to doe Give me leave to offer this to you There is now in the Nation some difference between Godly persons of the Presbytery and Independency as they are calld and some of other opinions Shall I intreat you from the Lord to doe what you can to reconcile the differences between them And if you finde any men that are irreconcileable in their mindes then as the Apostle commands Note those that † Rom. 16.17 cause divisions But if you finde men that are reconcileable and willing to be reconciled endeavour then to close them together in affection and communion I beseech you try the worke Obj. But Sir it is such a difficult worke it is impossible to a●e it for many wayes have been assayed and it could never be done what wayes would you offer now to doe it Ans There are two maine things or causes if they were removed the businesse were soone ended The one is that they would lay aside those rigid Principles you may call them dividing and disuniting Principles or seting up more institutions then the Lord hath set up As for instance to begin with the Independents they hold such a Principle as this which I think to be too rigid that a man must be of their Church or of such a Society as theirs is or else he is not to have fellowship and communion with them in the Lords Supper though he be a Saint Peradventure some hold this but they are not all of this opinion This is too rigid a Principle for doubtlesse Communion is grounded upon union and if such a man hath union with the Lord he hath right to have † 1 John 1.3 Rom. 14.1 2 3. Acts 15 8 9. Acts 9.26 27. 1 Cor. 1 2 9 10. ch 11. 18. 8. ch 14. 23. Communion with the Saints Then for the Presbyterians they have this opinion that there is and must be a Classicall a Provinciall and a Nationall Assembly and all these jure Divino though the word of God never hath such Names nor things And this is to set up New Institutions and things which the Lord hath not ordained Now if men would lay downe these rigid Principles that are not of God the businesse might quickly be healed The second is this Let all of them practise their owne principles Mark this The difference between Presbytery and Independency is not so great in the principles though they differ in severall Circumstantialls as it is in their practise As the Presbyterians one of their principles is this that the people or the Church should choose their owne MINISTER well let them practice that and not urge or import a Minister upon a people Another of their principles is this That no persons should be admitted to the Lords Supper that are either scandalous or ignorant Let them practice this and so they come in and close with the Independents I might instance in many more as also in other means especialy that each give allowance to one another But I humbly desire of God and desire of you that you would see whether you can reconcile these differences for the case of the Nation requires it which to me stands thus As a Ship that hath been in a long storme and thereby weather-beaten and much broken being come under the winde and at Anchor the Master of the shippe is considering what course to take to mend this Ship and to make it againe navigable But some in the ship having Commodities and Prizes which they are affraid should be taken from them they would out of selfe-love or discontent to the Master of the shippe hoist up sails and take in more wind and rather returne into the main sea againe and thereby endanger themselves and it the shippe then wait with patience or be cross'd in their wills Is it not so with this Nation or Common-wealth that hath beene seven yeares in the storme and God being pleased to bring us now under the winde and to fasten us by the anchor of hope And our Governours the Master of the shippe thinking of reforming things some that are discontented I name none would rather have another people to come in to drive it into the maine Sea of danger i. e. warre to breake it into pieces againe Oh that this were not so but oh that thoughts of reconciliation might be wrought and that if any be irreconciliable in their principles or practices such men were observed that so the saddle might be set on the right horse Secondly In the second place consider how to relieve