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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85014	Feare of losing the old light. Or, A sermon preached in Exeter. By Thomas Fuller, B.D.	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1646 (1646)	Wing F2424; Thomason E341_22; ESTC R200911	12,234	30

Corazin and Bethsaida * Mat. 11. 21 22. and denyed it to Tyre and Sidon bestowed it on unthankfull Capernaum and withheld it from Sodom which would have made better use thereof God alone it was that forbad Paul to preach the word in * Acts 16. 6. Asia yea when he assailed to goe into Bithinia the * Acts 16. 7. Spirit suffered him not but he was diverted with a Vision Come over into Macedonia and help Vs. 7. Nor can any other Reason bee rendred hereof save onely the Councell of his * Ephes 1. 5. Will. This appeareth plainely in the People of the Jews The Lord did not set his love upon * Deut. 7 7. you nor chose you because ye were more in number then any People for yee were the least of all People but Because the Lord loved you c. Fewest of all People being soone summed up in Abraham and Sarah no more then two Cyphers in point of Procreation without a Miracle And as their number was inconsiderable so their Nature was intollerable for when they wandred 40. yeares in the wildernesse their intricate windings in their Progresse seemed strait in comparison of their crooked Conditions and their wayes towards God were more indirect then their walking on Earth Yea in every outward respect some of their neighbouring Nations did surpasse them The Aegyptians excelled them in Wit the Phaeniceans exceeded them in wealth the Edomites in Antiquity the Persians in Industry the Arabians in Activity the Syrians in Cunning the Assyrians in command the Philistims in strength and the Anakims in stature notwithstanding all which the Lord loved the Jews before and above them all even so Father because it pleaseth thee 8. And blessed be God that it is in his power alone to order the Motions and Stations of the Gospel Good successe have He with his Honour He that hath the most might and right holdeth the Candle It cannot be put into a better Hand Had some Envious or Covetous men such as our Age affordeth too many bin imployed in so great a trust absolutely to dispose of the Gospel when where and to whom they pleased O what strange worke would they have made Our Saviour said * Mark 10. 23. How hardly shall they that have Riches enter into the Kingdome of God But in this Case how Hardly should they which want wealth be saved their Poverty being unable to Purchase Gods Word for themselves and such Misers charity unlikely freely to bestow it upon them Such Simoniacall Patrons as Sell so deare their Presentations to Church-livings what unconscionable rates would they set on the Gospel it selfe if it were in their Power to make merchandise thereof But this marres their Mart that the giving of the Gospel to any Place or Persons sooner or later the continuing it longer or shorter the removing it slowly or suddenly are all and every one only and absolutely placed in his power and pleasure who speakes in my Text And I will remove the Candlestick out of his place except you repent 9. Come wee now to the second Doctrine contained in the Commination which may thus bee propounded God will not finally extinguish but onely remove the Candlestick of his word The Dove will not wholly flye away but onely build her a new Nest the Setting of the Gospel in one Place will be the rising thereof in another what is lost in a Kingdome will be found in the World Particular Churches may the Church cannot fall away And it is worth our observing that when the word hath beene sleighted and neglected by some immediately it hath bin embraced and honoured by others 10. Thus the Gaderens * Luke 8. 37. the whole multitude of their countrey besought Christ to depart from them Strange that this wind should blow from all parts of the Compasse that Wanderers should entreat the Right Way to leave them Sure the Patient is more sick in Minde then Body that is importunate to send away his Physitian Well their Sute is granted ask and ye shall have the Gospel is a Guest which will not stay where it perceiveth it Selfe not to be welcome Away goeth our Saviour to the other Side opposite to the Gadarens in Position and Disposition where behold his entertainement And it came to passe that when Iesus was returned the People gladly received Him for they were all waiting for him Thus Gods word is a Commodity of quick Vent it will not lye long on the Merchants hand for want of Chapmen but if one will not another will have it Another Instance is presented us in the Jews who dispised the Preaching of S. Paul at * Acts 13. 42. Antioch And when the Iews were gone out of the Synagogue the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next Sabboth The Leavings yea the Loathings of the Jews were the longings of the Gentiles the ones fragments the others feast They requested not the Apostles to make new Provision for them conscience desires not what is novell but what is needfull but would be pleased with the Repetition of what He had formerly delivered and indeed a Sermon being newly broached tasteth the best at the second draught The Result of all is this Those feet of Gods Ministers who finding themselves unworthily used do shake the dust off from them according to Christs * Mat. 10. 14. command in witnesse against an ungratefull Place I say those very selfe-same Individuall feet shall elsewhere bee welcomed as the * Rom. 10. 15. Beautiful bringers of the Gospel of Peace and glad tidings of good things II. And here it will bee neither improper nor unprofitable to observe some Passages concerning the Motions and Postures of the Candlestick in my Text. And first we may take notice that the Persecution gave the Occasion to the speedy propagatiō of the Gospel Had Satan bin contented to suffer the Saints to dwel peaceably in Jerusalem probably Christianity had not made its Progresse so fast and so far into the world But it was Death to Him to see Good Men live in quiet and therefore his malice mustered all his might to disperse * Acts 8. 1. them after the martyrdome of Stephen whereby hee scattered the fire of the Gospel instead of quenching it Infant Christianity like infant * Luke 2. 52. Christ encreased in stature and in favour with God and Man Yea it is uncertaine whether Martyrs which did dye or Confessors who did flye contributed more to the advance of Religion the former by their patient suffering confirming more and laying the Truth the thicker the latter by their Painfull preaching converting more and spreading the Truth the broader Thus the Devill did the Church an ill office and God made it a good turne Wee will pay our thanks where they are due not to his malice who intended it to our mischiefe but to his strength wisdome and goodnesse who disposed it for our happinesse 12. Secondly