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A02259	Deaths deliverance, and Eliahes fiery charet, or The holy mans triumph after death Delivered in two sermons preached at Plymouth, the one the 16. the other the 19. of August: the former at the funerall of Thomas Sherwill, an eminent and pious magistrate of that place. 1631. By Alexander Grosse now pastor of Bridford.	Grosse, Alexander, 1596?-1654.	1640 (1640)	STC 12394; ESTC S117896	44,988	121

Eliah under the Law Christ under the Gospell to shew that the Believers of alages before the Law under the Law under the Gospell shall in the appointed time ascend into heaven and it likewise is a divine evident and assured testimony that all Gods holy people after the passage of this earthly pilgrimage shall enjoy life everlasting in the Kingdome of Heaven In the words some things require a little explication By the Charets of fire and Horses of fire is meant the Angels of God likened to Charets and Horses 1. For their strength 2. For their valour 3. For their fighting for the Church of God and against the enemies thereof 4. For their readinesse speed and quicknesse in the execution of Gods counsels 5. For their order submission and subjection unto God they are not like horses in an open field running whither they list but like horses in a Charet going when whither and which way the Lord will have them They are said to bee Horses of fire Charets of fire to shew that they are zealous fervent earnest and full of life and power as the burning fire in the execution of their office Thus by the Prophet Zacharie they are likened to g Zach. 6.1 2. horses and Charets comming out between the mountaines to shew that they come forth with resolution courage preparednes in a speedy manner to execute Gods Will and Counsell which is firme like the Mountaines and by the Apostle they are stiled a h Heb. 1.7 flaming fire and by the Prophet Isajah they are called i Isa 6.6 Seraphin ab urendo to shew their fervor in the way and worke wherein the Lord doth set them and for this also they are resembled to the wind because as the wind is a strong and speedy messenger so are the Angels of the Lord and herein we may clearely see that the more strong couragious speedy obedient and fervent we are in our callings the more doe we resemble the holy Angels The words thus explained fall asunder into two generall parts 1. Eliahs Translation Behold there appeared a Charet of fire and horses of fire and parted them asunder and Eliah went up by a whirle wind into Heaven 2. Elisha's Lamentation And Elisha saw it and he cryed my Father my Father the Charets of Israel and the Horsemen thereof And he saw him no more and hee tooke hold of his own cloths and rent them in two pieces In the first of these Eliahs Translation we may consider 1. Motus he went up 2. Terminus a quo from whence hee went up from the Earth 3. Terminus ad quem to what place he went into Heaven 4. Instrumenta motus a Charet of fire Horses of fire and a whirle winde In the second Elisha's Lamentation There is 1. Motivum an Inducement to this lamentation and this is threefold the 1. externall hee saw it the 2. internall his affection my Father my Father the 3. mixt or experimentall drawne from the defence ministred to Israel by Eliah whereof Elisha was very sensible and therefore called him the Horsemen and Charet of Israel 2. Here is Gradus the degree of his griefe nor a little but much hee cryed 3. Incrementum doloris the increase of his sorrow that hee should see him no more 4. Signum the signe of his griefe and sorrow hee tooke hold of his owne Cloths and rent them in two pieces Thus you see the words are like a Tree of many branches each bearing his particular fruit of some of which we will take a more slender of others a fuller taste and first to begin with the first thing noted in Eliahs Translation The terminus à quo from whence he ascended from the earth when Eliah and Elisha were walking together the Charet of fire and Horses of fire parted them asunder and Eliah went up to heaven he was carried up from the earth thereby shewing That the earth is not the abiding place of Gods people Doct. k Heb. 13.14 We have no continuing City here saith the Apostle but seeke one to come 1. This is an enemies countrey Satan is stiled the l 2 Cor. 4.4 God of this world here we are m Iohn 15.19 hated and therefore as Jacob when he beheld that Laban's countenance was not towards him n Gen. 31.2 as before that he had ten times changed his wages tooke his wives children ca … and returned to his owne Countrey so we beholding how the world doth frowne upon us how it doth exercise us with many changes we should willingly forsake it and gladly go to our heavenly home 2. Our Christ our Jesus is o Luk. 24.6 risen ascended he is not here and therefore as the Bee resteth not till he returne to his Hive as the p Gen. 8.9 Dove found no resting place till she came againe unto the Arke no more should we till we returne to our God and our Jesus and have the full fruition of their blessed presence in the heavens 3. Our portion is not in this life the men of the world have their q Ps 17.14 portion here our r 1 Pet. 1.4 Inheritance is reserved for us in the heavens O therefore let us not labour for the bread which doth ſ Ioh. 6.27 perish let us not lay up for our selves treasure upon t Mat. 6.19 20. earth where the rust and the moath corrupt and where theeves break thorough and steale but let us lay up for our selves treasure in heaven For this is the terminus ad quem the place whereunto we must move as Eliah here did It is not long since Eliah ranne u 1 Kin. 18.45 46. on foote and Ahab rode in his Charet but now Eliah he hath a Charet a Charet of fire and Horses of fire a bright a glorious and shining Charet a company of blessed Angels to carry him into the holy and highest heavens Let Ahab ride now Eliah shall ride at the last Gods people shall have their Charets one day as well as others And here note Doct. That the future estate of Gods servants shall be very glorious though for the present it be contemptible and ignominious in externall appearance the greatest honour of Gods servants is reserved till after their departure out of this earthly pilgrimage Now indeed like Eliah they walke on foote but 〈◊〉 last they shall be like Eliah in his fiery Charet how they be like Ioseph in prison then they shall be like Ioseph ruling in the sec … place in the Kingdome for 〈◊〉 they shall be next to God and Christ in the Kingdome of Heaven 〈◊〉 Salomon had seene of old * Eccl. 10 7 servants upon horses and Princes walking as servants upon the earth so now men that are slaves to their owne lusts bondmen to Satan servants yea drudges to the world these are on horse-backe exalted preferred endowed with earthly riches worldly honours but they who are Kings and Priests to God these walke like servants on

DEATHS DELIVERANCE AND ELIAHES FIERY CHARET OR The Holy mans Triumph after Death Delivered in two Sermons preached at PLYMOVTH the one the 16. the other the 19. of August the former at the Funerall of Thomas Sherwill an Eminent and pious Magistrate of that place 1631. By ALEXANDER GROSSE now Pastor of Bridford PSAL. 37.37 Marke the perfect man and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace LONDON Printed by Thomas Paine for Francis Eaglesfield and are to be sold at the Mary-gold in Saint Pauls Church-yard 1640. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVL IOHN WADDON Maior of Plimmouth and the residue of that famous Corporation the blessed increase of all Grace on earth and the fulnesse of all Glory in Heaven Right Worshipfull and much respected IT is an Axiome among the Logicians Quicquid recipitur recipitur ad modum recipientis and sutably wee are taught by dayly experience that the welfare and issue of our actions is much dependant upon other mens interpretations sometimes groundlesse surmises causelesse jealousies of mens intentions ends and purposes doe put an evill construction upon a very good and holy undertaking and turne the sweetest flower into a loathsome and unsavory weede thus Davids 2 Sam. 10.3.4.5 servants sent by him in kindnes to visit and comfort Hanun after the death of his father were upon a groundlesse jealousie entertained as spies and not as friends sent away not with thankes but with disgrace having their garments cut off to the buttockes and their beards shaved off to the halfe Sometimes the low estate and condition of the Agent doth much obscure and darken the glory of the worke thus Salomon tells us Eccle. 9.15 there was a little City and few men in it and there came a great King against it and besieged it and built great bulwarkes against it now there was found in it a poore wise man and he by his wisedome delivered the City yet no man remembred that same poore man the jewell is despised because the Casket is not rich and gilded thence it was that they looked on our Saviour as on a Esay 53.2 dry tree as on one that had no beauty for which they should desire him called into Mat. 13.54 55 56 57. question his learning tooke offence at him because as man he had as they conceived a poore originall sometimes a prejudicate conceit a forestalled opinion this maketh men with Iohn 1.46 Nathaniel to question whether any good can come out Nazareth Sometimes want of Complement and humane varnishings to set forth the worke the cloath is not regarded because the lace wanteth Thus Pauls preaching seemed 1 Cor. 1. foolish to the Grecians because it wanted the inticing words of mans wisedome Holy intentions good and profitable undertakings have many clouds to darken them many tongues of a vicious and different temper to glosse upō them But for mine own part the integrity of mine intentions warranting to mine own heart this enterprize I am resolved with S. Paul to take it a small thing to be judged of 1 Cor. 4.3 mans judgement If I may do any good give any light minister any comfort though but to one poore soule by my weake and despised endeavours I feare not I regard not a thousand censures It is not the importunitie of others the commemoration of past kindnesses expectation of or invention unto future favours but the love I beare to the parties deceased my desire to have their memoriall preserved continued the refreshing of your memories with the blessing ye enjoyed by their life and the losse ye sustaine by their death the quickning of you to an holy conversation the preparing of you for your own dissolution are the moving causes of the publication of these two Sermons It is not earthly honour worldly fulnesse fleshly pleasures vanishing greatnesse transitory abundance that is the richest jewell the brightest Sunne the sweetest musicke the most honorable Crowne all these are sand sinking exhalations vanishing thornes pricking Eagles flying away Prov. 23.5 things which are not These are often given for a snare as Sauls 1 Sam. 18 21. daughter to David These like Judg. 16.19 Dalilah betray us after they have sung sweetly to us cut off our lockes spoyle us of what should make us happie and involve us in an irrecoverable miserie like Iudg. 4.20 21. Iael after they have fed us cloathed us and in our imagination secured us drive the naile of destruction into our temples like Absaloms feast for 2 Sam. 13.28 Amnon they doe but prepare us for destruction To a soule savingly enlightned unfainedly humbled truely sanctified throughly affected with the taste of Gods goodnesse blessedly enriched with spirituall and heavenly graces beautified and adorned with the precious pearle surpassing all earthly merchandise what these things are let Gregory speake Greg. in 1 Reg. cap. 20. quid divitiae pereuntes transitoriae facultates nisi stercora aeterna diligentibus what are perishing riches and transitorie abilities but dung to them that love eternitie And thus Paul accounted all to be but Phil. 3.8 dung and drosse in comparison of the knowledge of Christ Iesus It is not greatnesse but goodnesse not worldly riches but heavenly graces not the highest top of earthly felicities but true holinesse is the way leading to the Crowne and joy of never failing continuance Though as one saith the pursuite of purity is deemed the height of folly yet you shall find this infallibly constantly unchangeably true That true godlinesse the religious exercise of holy duties heavenly walking with God is a pillar of the greatest strength to support a starre of the brightest light to direct a jewell of the richest price to enrich a flower of the most orient and shining beauty to adorne and a shield of the most tryed metall to defend any Kingdome towne family people or particular person Many bee the instruments and meanes which God of his goodnesse hath ordained prepared sanctified for the begetting breeding nourishing establishing and perfecting of this godlinesse this religion in the hearts of his people among the many these two the Ministerie of the Gospel meditation upon our uncertaine yet speedy dissolutiō are not the least effectual preualent and powerfull to make us speedy carefull and circumspect runners in this race and to forward us in this holy and blessed worke Therefore as the Mat. 24.24 Eagles gather themselves to the Carkasse as the Mica 4.1 2. waters flow to the Ocean as the Ioh. 5.4.5 lame men came to Bethesda as the Queene of the South came from farre to heare the wisedom of Salomon so come ye attend wait upon reverence receive embrace and love the holy and faithfull Ministrie of the VVord Here is the sweetest musick that ever eare heard the delicat'st Feast that ever palate tasted the most comfortable tidings that ever man brought the most glorious light that ever eye did see here is a garden which hath a flower for every sanctified nostrill an Artillerie-house wherein are weapons for every