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A68805	The principles of Christian practice Containing the institution of a Christian man, in twelve heads of doctrine: which are set downe in the next side. By Thomas Taylor D.D. and late pastor of Aldermanbury London. Perfected by himselfe before his decease.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.; Jemmat, William, 1596?-1678.	1635 (1635)	STC 23849; ESTC S118277	210,265	656

is a prophecie of Christs Kingdome who is appointed to rule in the middest of his enemies 1. The place or countrie over which he is King is Sion v. 2. that is the Church of God figured by Sion at that time 2. His government over his Church is called a Kingdome for the similitude it hath with earthly Kingdomes and in all wee shall see the comming of Christs kingdome to bee by the powerfull preaching and obeying of the Gospell 1. Earthly Kings have royall titles and stiles of honour So for the name and title of this King hee is called the Word of God Rev. 19. 13. Even that eternall Word Joh. 1. 1. which was before all beginning but now incarnate And he is called faithfull and true vers 11. not onely faithfull in defence of his subjects but true in his promises and retributions of reward to those that valiantly fight his battels 2. Other Kings have subjects and here must be subjects which heare his voice and follow him Joh. 10. 28. called a willing people Ps. 110. 3. Elect and drawne of the Father all gathered by the word and voice of Christ and of unwilling made a willing people because his redeemed ones both by price and power 3. Other Kings have their lawes and statutes for the government of their subjects The lawes of this King are the lawes of heaven the Charter of heaven the Word of God in the two Testaments the law of entire nature renewed in the former and the law of faith revealed in the latter It is hence called the word of the Kingdome Matth. 13. 19. because his Kingdome is erected and preserved by it And these lawes are bounded with rewards to the Observers and penalties to the transgressours all these being comprehended in the promises and threats of the word 4. Other Kings ride in great state and glory both to make and execute lawes as also in their just warres for the defence of their right and subjects and just revenge of wrong-doers So this King rideth upon a white horse and every where triumpheth by his truth being faithfull and true fighting and judging righteously Rev. 19. 11. and Psal. 45. 4. Prosper with thy glory ride upon the word of truth and meekenes And how gloriously he rode on upon his word through all the world after his Ascension wee have shewed 5. Other Kings have their crownes sword and scepter but with much difference from this King 1. He hath many crownes upon his head whereas other Princes seldome have above one to note the many victories which according to the word and by the word hee hath obtained against Satan sin death hell for himselfe and his subjects 2. His sword is the sword of the Spirit the Word of God which he holds not in his hand as other Princes but in his mouth Rev. 1. 16. Out of his mouth went a two edged sword Esa. 11. 4. Hee shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth and with the breath of his lips slay the wicked where the rod of his mouth and breath of his lips are all one namely his word by which sword hee subdued three thousand at one Sermon 3. His scepter is that rod of his power which he sends out of Sion that is his word as is expounded Esa. 2. 3. The law shall goe out of Sion and the Word of God out of Jerusalem But other Princes hold their scepter in their hand hee in his mouth 6. Other Kings have their guard and armie to attend them So hath he those who know the time and place of their attendance Psal. 110. 3. Thy people shall come willingly at the time of assembling thine army in holy beautie whereby wee know who they be that waite on Christ as his servants namely those that waite at the time and place of holy assemblies called his holy beautie these have free accesse unto him in his presence-chamber and follow him into their owne hearts where hee is present by his Spirit to guide and comfort them By all this plainely appeareth that where the Word is preached and obeyed the Lord Jesus commeth in glory and in his Kingdome His name is the Word of God his subjects gathered by the word his lawes the word of the kingdome his white horse on which hee rideth in triumph is the word of truth his crownes are put and held on his head by the word his scepter the rod of his mouth his sword the two edged sword going out of his mouth his attendants and guard waiting on him in the place of holy beautie Which serves to convince all the enemies of the truth as rebels to the Kingdome of Christ the greatest enemies and rebels hee hath are the hinderers of his word and ordinances let their pretences be what they will and manifestly are they discovered to be hypocrites who will say every day Thy Kingdome come and yet by all their power hinder the passage and power of the Gospel nothing is such a 〈…〉 ion to them nothing is such burden to the place where they live as Christs comming powerfully in his Kingdome themselves will not enter nor yet suffer such as would enter into the Kingdome And the like of our wilfull Recusants and such as refuse to heare the word preached which is the Proclamation of this great king investing him into his kingdome Were not he a disloyall subject that would wilfully denie his presence at the Proclamation whereby the king is proclaimed the lawfull heire and successour into his kingdome And will not the Lord Jesus reckon him an enemie that refuseth to be present while he is by publike preaching and proclamation set into his Kingdome as the Lord of his Church hath Christ any place in his heart that cannot abide to heare he should be set in his lawfull inheritance Oh that all these either secret or professed enemies of Christ would seasonably consider what a fearefull thing it is to enter into combination against Christs Kingdome and government 1. Hath his Father established him on his Throne and set his King on Sion and will the rebels displace him will they wrong and resist him whom the Lord hath set up will they pull his crowne from his head dethrone him from his government wrest the sword out of his hand breake his scepter in pieces violate his lawes and thinke to prosper in their high treasons and in taking up armes against the Lord 2. Looke on the dangerous issue and estate of enemies Luk. 19. 27. Those mine enemies that will not I should raigne over them bring them hither that I may destroy them Wilt thou not stoupe to the rod of his mouth his rod of iron is readie in his hand to breake thee to pieces as 〈◊〉 potters vessel Psalme 2. 9. On the other side it must bee the greatest comfort of a godly man when Christ comes most powerfully in his Kingdome so our Lord

a thousand worlds of men and Angels could not redeeme God set it at the highest rate and the divell would give a whole world for one soule but thou countest it not worth any thing Hell shall be filled with soules at a cheaper rate than one soule can get to heaven by So of the first meditation The second is this For a lost soule there is no remedy nor recompence all the world cannot redeem a lost soule for a soule not yet quite lost may be a recompence by the blood of Christ but for a soule lost is no remedie nor ransome no not in Christ himselfe To conceive this consider 1 What is the estate of a lost soule 2 What it is that being once lost makes it irrecoverable 3 The worthlesnes and impotencie of all earthly things to help it For the first of these see what goeth to the losse of a soule 1. There is the losse of Gods favour fellowship and presence whose favour and presence is better than life for with him is the Well of life And not that onely but the soule is thrust under Gods most heavie displeasure and his hot wrath which is a consuming fire 2. The losse of Jesus Christ and all the benefits of his redemption and so the soule is cut off from remission of sinne to which onely belongeth blessednes from imputation of righteousnes which only entitleth to life from the dignitie of adoption to which only belongs the inheritance from the benefit of Christs intercession that hee will not so much as pray for such Now the soule lying without Christ lyeth under the whole rigour of the Morall Law under the curse and sentence of condemnation and malediction for provoking so high justice and under the power of Satan as a Jaylor holding the sinner unto execution in everlasting chaines 3. The lost soule hath lost the blessed presence of the Spirit of God which is the soule of the soule and as the Sunne to the world so is hee to the Elect for light and comfort There is a losse of the Spirit in all his saving offices his illumination further than to make them unexcusable his consolation and joy having left them to eternall horrour and heavinesse and his assistance of leading them into all truth or raising requests in them Thus wanting the spirit they want all degrees of mortification from first to last in life and death They are layd under the whole power of their vain conversation under all the corruption of the present evil world that they may eternally lye under as much power as guilt of sinne 4. There is the losse of heaven and happinesse and that eternally and not that onely but the sense of horrible torment expressed in Scripture by unquenchable fire which notes them infinitely miserable in the eternitie and durance of most exquisite torments for their worme dyeth not and their fire goeth not out Esa. 66. 24. and they have no rest but the smoake of their fire ascendeth continually Rev. 14. 15. so as they shall seeke death but shall not find it their very being is a punishment Next what is it that makes the soule once lost irrecoverable 1. An invincible wicked and hard heart setled upon sin and sending out all cursed practises of lying swearing despighting grace in the means and bringers crueltie injustice vaine confidence and all manner of sin They that doe such things are shut out of the kingdome of God and of Christ 1. Cor. 69. Gal. 5. 21. For such be wray themselves given up of God to a reprobate minde calling good evill and darknesse light whose consciences are seared against all goads and prickings of the word no counsell or admonition toucheth them nor troubleth them all the threats and menaces of the law are to them as iron-weapons to Behemoth esteemed as straw Here is a man in a lost estate Judas is a lost son of perdition how know you him all the counsels and admonitions of Christ are lost upon him nothing workes upon him for reformation and obstinate Pharaoh will be broken all to pieces before the powerfull ministerie of Moses and Aaron can bend him If we meet with such knottie pieces on whom in vaine wee breake many wedges who if Moses and Aaron were immediately sent with as many miracles as messages or if Christ himselfe in person should perswade with them yet still would remaine obstinate alas what remedie who can save a lost man a man that will not bee saved A man that chuseth death must dye he will not live 2. This also makes the lost soule irrecoverable for that it hath trod under foot the blood of Christ so as there is no more price or sacrifice for his sin Heb. 10. 29. And they doe this saith Ambrose who sin voluntarily without feare not regarding the blood that was shed for them nor fearing Christ the Judge who somtimes shed his blood for their redemption This is to crucifie Christ againe daily to themselves and to put him to death daily who having dyed once can dye no more Slight this blood of Christ and sin against it what can save thee 3. The Spirit of grace in the Ministery hath beene despighted his motions and knockes all rejected himselfe grieved and banished And now that he is driven out with despight hee never comes more let that soule sinke or swim the Spirit of life is gone 4. The day of mercy hath beene despised the season of grace hath beene slipped the doore of grace is now shut a world of teares and sorrow cannot now quench the fire of wrath kindled against the sinnes and soules now the blessing is too late sought with teares teares of horror and despaire a full sea of them cannot wash the guilt of one sin repentance is now unseasonable Time was when Christ called Jerusalem with tears would have gathered her as the hen gathers her chickens but she would not the things of her peace were then hid from her eyes and afterward all her sorrow was too late Next see the worthlesnesse and impotencie of all earthly things to recover a lost soule First in their rankes Whatsoever is in the world is reduced to one of these three heads 1. John 2. 16. Lust of the flesh voluptuousnesse pleasures wherein if there be any excellency the brute beasts led with sensualitie enjoy it above men for they enjoy their appetite without all restraint and checke of reason or religion Lust of the eye desire of wealth riches abundance whereof worst men are greatest gainers and those that have no true treasure abound in these beside the Scripture calls them shadows lyes thicke clay uncertaine and deceivable riches And pride of life honor ambition preferment estimation of men which are so much the more worthlesse because they depend upon other mens breath and opinion beside the whole world is witnesse to the levity and