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The mysticall match between Christ and his church by the late learned and reverend divine, John Preston ... The leading sermon to that treatise of his called The churches marriage.
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Preston, John, 1587-1628.
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gracious alwayes are not these commandements of the Lord where is thy obedience therein when thy company is idle thy speeches vaine Likewise pray continually that is at least twise a a day it must be frequent and fervent too when no paines is taken heerein it is a signe you are disobedient Thus you may examine your selves by other commandements and pitch upon that which you are most ready to faile in Now when I urge this as a necessary concomitant of grace the meaning is not that it is a perfect subjection in every thing but such that a man doth goe about it with all his soule and make it his worke A Mans heart may bee a Temple for the Holy Ghost yet evill thoughts and lusts may passe through but there is not a table set up there for them sinne hath not quiet possession in them they set up no idoll of riches or pleasure though they may bee overtaken and faile in giving due respect to these commands yet they drawe not out they spinne not the thread of any sinne thorowout the course of their lives Whatever it be if a man lye in it from day to day it is disobedience And your purposes must bee resolute the divorce must bee full without any secret lingrings after the lust forsaken though by an accident you may bee overtaken by it yet this is your resolution there is sinceritie seene another giveth them over but for necessitie with a moneths minde to returne to them againe as Phaltiel that when the King sent for his wife sent her because there was a necessity of it but yet went weeping after her 2 Sam. 3 16. so it is with us wee let goe our sinnes but goe weeping after them the heart is not cleare of them And consider well the ground of it why it must bee in every thing in thoughts and words and why disobedience in the smallest commandement as in idle words not endeavouring to keep your hearts cleane your affections pure doth thus put a man out of the stare of grace and that such have not taken Christ is because all the commandements are equally commanded and though they fall upon differing objects and so are different in respect of the Commanders will and therefore by the same reason a disobedience to the smallest is a disobedience as well as to the greatest Now the threatnings are against disobedient persons because every disobedient person casteth away the Lord as Saul did that is he refuseth to have him his governour Now he that doth so cannot be saved for he hath not taken Christ for his Head and Husband Whosoever shall keepe the whole Law and yet faileth in one point he is guilty of all that is it is a disobedience to the Commander in what commandement soever it be though but in one thing thou hast refused the Law-giver and art a rebell against him standing out against any one thing makes a rebell against a Prince if he stubbornly refuse to obey in one thing as well as in a thousand A second rule to trye our sincerity of subjection is to consider the manner of it Consider whether you be subject as the wife is to her husband which is the maine thing intimated in this subjection here there is a great difference betweene being subject in the outward man out of necessity and to obey from the heart the forme of doctrine c. It is one thing to be subject as a servant another thing to be subject as a wife who is subject not of coaction or necessity but freely and willingly out of love because she would not grieve her husband the Saints delight lyes in communion with God so as their hearts are not at rest when they stand not in good tearmes with him they cannot let any uneven reckonings to lye betweene him and them they love him and therefore dare not disobey him And this ariseth from a perswasion what ever he commandeth or inflicteth it is good and just and equall then he willingly obeyes and suffers Thus the obedience of Christ you shall see what kind of one it was Shall I not drink the cup which my Father hath given me that is I would not drinke this bitter cup not only because of necessity I must but seeing my Fathers will is I should drinke it and hee hath prepared it for me I will drinke it Hence many a woman will say shall I not doe that which my husband would have me to doe he is wise and loves me and he hath reason for what he commands others of the Sts. have yeelded obedience thus unto the Lord as Eli when newes was brought to him that all his house should bee cut off saith he It is the Lord let him doe as seemeth good in his eyes it is the Lord that loveth me taketh care of mee let him doe what pleaseth him I am content and willing to subject my selfe Another may be subject to his commandements but it is of necessity on the contrary the Saints who love and prize communion with him and would not loose it would have no interruption So also Iob 2. 10. We have received good of the Lord and shall we not receive evill As if hee should have said Surely the Lord would not have done me so much good as already I have received from Him if His purpose had not beene good towards mee and therefore if some evill by his providence doe befall me should I not beare it quietly If it had beene from an enemy hee would have beene discontent but comming from the hand of a friend he was willing with it Indeed holy men may be sometimes in a mist and not consider the reason of the Lords Counsells as Paul when he was buffeted by the messenger of Satan hee was somewhat discontent till the Lord made knowne to him that hee was mistaken in it that though hee tooke it for poyson yet it was a medicine hee thought it came from Satan but when hee saw it came from one that loved him and it was for his good that the grace of God and his power might appeare he willingly submitted yea hee rejoyced in it A good Conscience is not onely to doe that which is commanded it is possible for him that hath no grace not to dare to doe somthings which are evill in secret but a good conscience is when a man is not willing to displease the Lord he dareth not doe it because hee loveth the Lord. Hee stands upon such tearms with him as a chaste wife with her Husband Therefore hee will looke to make his course even and to please the LORD in all things The third rule to try it by Consider whether thy subjection bee as to the Lord or no for his sake as here it is sayd As the Church is subject to Christ. Many thinke their obedience to the commandements is to the Lord when they are deceived It was Sauls case it was a faire pretence to spare the
Difficulty of leaving sin what it should teach us 1 229 Difficulty of a Christian course 1 230 Disobedience Disobedience to all others to obey Christ 1 112 E. End AFfliction of Gods people turned to good in the end 1 26 End of actions double 1 158 To make God our chiefe end Ibid. How to know wee make God our end 1 62 Enmity Enmity double 2 69 Errour Errour the cause of it 2 63 Excellency Excellency of Christ a motive to take him 1 26 F. Fase HVmiliation makes us seeke Gods face 1 87 To seeke Gods face what 1 132 How to know wee seeke Gods face 1 155 Benefit of seeking Gods face 1 183 Faith Faith growes from humiliation 1 101 Faith what 1 102 Impediments to faith 1 268 Fast. Double performance of a fast 1 38 Feare Feare the nature of it 1 7 Feare the want of it provokes God 1 13 Feare of the creature a snare 1 15 Feare of God how to bring our hearts to it 1 16 Feare the object of it 1 138 Feare in those that are out of Christ 2 25 Fellowship Fellowship of the Saints 2 97 Forgivenesse Means of conveighing forgivenesse 1 260. Who excluded from the promise of forgivenesse 1 263. Promise of forgivenesse brings men to God 1 273. How to be perswaded of God's readinesse to forgive sins 1 274 Danger of refusing the promises of forgivenesse 1 277 G Garment VVEdding garment what 2 21 Glory The wife the glory of the husband how 2 53 Humble men give God glory 1 113 Christians how they are the glory of Christ 1 33 God To choose the Lord for our God 1 41 Grace Grace to be stirred up 1 248 To stirre up grace what Ibid. Guide Christ a guide 2 80 How Christ guides those that are his 2 119 Necessity of Christ to bee our guide 2 122 We are unable to guide our selves 2 126 Guiding double 2 129 H. Hard. TWo things make the law of Christ hard 2 60 Hatred Hatred of sin 1 195 Hatred of sin what 1 196 Head Christ the Head of his Church 2 78 To choose Christ for our Head 2 93 Heart God fashions the heart of his people in afflictions 1 23 Heart to bee kept in good temper 1 40 Hardnesse of heart the cause of it 1 56 Searching the heart a meanes to humble us 1 128 Turning to God with the whole heart 1 191 A Christian fights against sin with his whole heart 1 215 God softeneth the heart 2 44 Helpe Promises of Gods helpe 1 57 Holinesse Holinesse what 1 150 Nature of holinesse 1 151 Double holinesse required 1 152 Humble Humiliation To humble our selves after wee have sinned 1. 53 Humiliation double Ibid. 134 Way to humiliation 1 55 Humiliation wrought by the Spirit 1 58 Without humiliation no mercy 1. 66 Necessity of humiliation 1 67 69. 75 Humiliation what 1. 77 78 116. 121 Ingredients in humiliation 1. 82 Difference of humiliation 1 84 Two things accompanying humiliation 1 89 Ends of humiliation 1 99 Meanes of humiliation 1 103 The Lord is mercifull to the humble 1 112 Meanes to humble the heart 1 128 How to know wee are humbled 1 131 God reveales his secrets to the humble 1. 136 God leaves sin in men to humble them 1. 240 All sins forgiven to the humble 1 254 I Iealousie Iealousie what 1 4 Idlenesse Idlenesse a sin 1. 198 Illumination Illumination in turning to God 1 192 Indeavour Indeavour accepted of God 1 56 Inconsideration Inconsideration hinders men from comming to Christ. 2 53 Influence To draw influence from Christ. 2 95 Ioy. Ioy what 1 43 Iudgement Iudgements caused by the sinnes of the Saints 1. 11 Iudgements of God of three sorts 1 279 Calamities removed in Iudgement 1 287 Iustice. Iustice of God in forgiving sinne 1 259 L Law Humiliation wrought by the Law 1 79 Law what ibid. Vse of preaching the Law 1. 254 Liberty Liberty in sin hurtfull 2 32 Loose We loose nothing by subjection to Christ. 2 94 Lord. When our obedience is to the Lord. 2 110 Love God afflicts his people because he loves them 1 4 Love makes a man humble 1 54 Humiliation makes us love God 1 91 Love increased by humiliation 1 102 Lusting Lusting against sin in the regenerate 1 211 M. Marriage Consequents of our marriage with Christ. 2. 6 How to know we are married to Christ. 2 7 Measure To be afflicted in measure what 1 22 Meanes Meanes limitted by the end 1 163 Members How to know wee are Christs members 2 137 Law of the members what 1 226 Characters of Members of Christ. 2 140 Mercy Humiliation makes men seeke Mercy 1 70 Humiliation makes men give God the praise of his mercy 1 74 Not to forget God in the middest of his mercies 1 172 Might To doe Gods worke with all our might 1 166 Minde Law of the minde what 1 209 Miracle The offers of mercy confirmed by miracle 2 42 Moderate God Moderates the afflictions of his people 1 22 Mourning Mourning for sinne when it is effectuall 1 118 N. Name The Lords Name called upon his people 1 47 Not to pollute Gods Name 1 59 Nature Sin agreeable to our nature 1 225 Nearenesse Our nearenesse to God 1 51 Necessity Necessity we have of Christ. 2 23 Neede God afflicts us no more then Needs 2 29 Negligently To doe Gods worke negligently what 1 167 O Obedience Exhortation to obedience 1 49 Obedience from humiliation 1 76 114 Faith and obedience goe together 2 100 Triall of our estate from our obedience 2 103 Obedience universall required 2 107 Obedience constant 2 129 Obedience to Christ the manner of it 2 139 Observation Observation of the manner of sins fighting 1 250 Offend Wee must come to God though we have offended him 1 35 Omission Sins of Omission 1 202 Ordinances The end of Gods Ordinances 1 221 Opinion What opinion to have of our selves 1 155. 156 P. Pardon Who beleeve not the offer of pardon 2 39 Pardon offered to all 2 43 Pardon taken out what 2 45 The time of offering pardon 2 47 Peace Subjection to Christ brings peace 2 89 92 Persecution God a refuge in persecution 1 184 Person Person of Christ must first be looked to 2 21 Pleasant Sinne hard to be left because it is pleasant 1 224 Subjection to Christ pleasant 2 88 Prayer Prayer a meanes to get the feare of God 1 16 God fits his people to prayer 1 23 Humiliation makes a man pray 1 87 Want of prayer causeth want of assurance 1 270 Priests Humiliation makes us Priests to God 1 76 Present Presenting sins past a meanes to humble men 1 104 130 God present with them that seeke his face 1 183 Men thinke their present condition unalterable 1 292 Want of present comforts keepe men from Christ. 2 61 What Christians enjoy by Christ for the present 2 64 Pride Pride cause of disobedience 1 72 Profession Outward profession required 1 62 Promise Promise of mercy