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A02260	The happines of enjoying, and making a true and speedie use of Christ Setting forth, first, the fulnesse of Christ. Secondly, the danger of neglecting Christ, and the opportunity of grace. Thirdly, the Lord Jesus the soules last refuge. Whereunto is added, St. Pauls legacie, or farewell to the men of Corinth. By Alexander Grosse B.D. Minister of the Gospel, and pastour of Bridford.	Grosse, Alexander, 1596?-1654.	1640 (1640)	STC 12395; ESTC S103450	151,344	397

one that thirsteth come yee to the waters and hee that hath no money come buy and eate yea come buy wine and milke without money and without price Sometimes to a Fountaine in whom is all plenty of water Sometimes to the ſ Cant. 2. ● Rose of Sharon and the Lilly of the vallies for the surpassing beautie and transcendent excellencie of graces in hims●lfe and for the sweet and plentifull pleasant and delightfull communication of himselfe to the soules of his people Sometime to the Apple tree among the trees of the wood for his dignity worth and excellencie above other persons as the Apple tree excells the trees of the Forrest in comfortablenesse of shadow sweetnesse of smell pleasantnesse and plenty of fruit and the Spouse describing th● height fulnesse and perfection of the excellencies of Christ her Bridegroome saith of him th●t hee is t 〈◊〉 ● 5 white and ruddy the fairest of ten thousand white for his innocencie in himselfe for his victory peace joy and comfort in his God and for his administration of grace and mercie to penitent and beleeving sinners and ruddy for the imputation of our sinne unto him for his suffering and for his justice to punish his enemies and the fairest of ten thousand for his beauty majesty authoritie worth and fulnesse surpassing all Men and Angels The Lord Jesus is exceeding glorious in the eyes of his unfained friends and lovers hee is indeed beautifull onely in their eyes who love him The more man loves him the more cleare and comfortable is his apprehension of that f●●●esse which is in him This perfection and fulnesse of Christ was shadowed in the high Priest being washed with u Exod. 29.7 water and annointed with holy oyle signifying Christs sanctity and his unction with the oyle of gladnesse above his fellowes The high Priest having his loynes w Exod. 28.2 covered with cleane linnen his body gloriously apparelled and a holy crowne upon his head signifying the clothing of Christs humanity with true holinesse the adorning of it with perfect righteousnesse and the crowning thereof with Majesty as King of his chosen This was likewise figured by the Temple that was a stately and glorious edifice full of light in it was the Arke there God appeared and filled it with his glory so is the fabrick of Christs humane nature immaculate and spotlesse full of heavenly knowledge the full treasure of true wisedome grace and knowledge being hidden in him the God-head personally there x Ioh. 1.14 dwelling and filling him with all grace and glory This was also signified in y Gen. 39.6 Ioseph Ioseph was a beautifull person Christ is fairer then the children of men There was none like Ioseph in understanding and wisedome in whom the Spirit of God was as in him Vers 38. there is no●● comparable to Christ in wisedome Men and Angels are his Schollers Ioseph was set over the whole land in generall over the Kings house in speciall Christ is Lord of the whole earth but chiefly over Gods Church Ioseph had the custody of the Kings garner and therewith fed all Egypt other nations Christ hath all the fulness of God and therewith feedeth Jew and Gentile the beleevers of all nations And such fulnesse of Christ was requisite Three grounds of Christs fulnesse In regard of the dignity of his person As the second person he was the Sonne of God by eternall generation as Man hee was the Sonne of God by grace of hypostaticall union Christ is nearer unto God then Saints or Angels and by how much hee commeth neerer to God then all creatures by so much hee participates more of Gods fulnesse Christ is the Sonne of God after a more high and eminent way then others hee is the Sonne of God by eternall generation others are the sonnes of God by regeneration Christ is the Sonne of God by naturall generation wee are the sonnes of God by voluntary dispensation Christ is the Sonne of God begotten of the essence of the Father very God of very God wee are the sonnes of God begotten not of his essence but by the operation of his Spirit Christ is the proper and onely begotten Sonne of the Father wee are the adopted sonnes of God not borne sonnes by nature but made sonnes by grace Many of us saith * Mulli nos filii Dei sed non talis hic filius est hic enim verus proprius filius est orgine non adoptione veritate non nuncupatione Hilary are sonnes of God but this Sonne is not such for this Sonne is a true and proper Sonne by originall not by adoption by truth not by nuncupation by birth not by creation and who doth inherit his Fathers fulnesse but the Sonne the beloved Sonne the onely begotten Sonne the Sonne of the Fathers delights Thou art my Sonne saith God the Father unto Christ this day have I begotten thee there is his eternall generation Aske of mee and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession there is the fulnes of the gift communicated to him Ioseph gave portions to all his brethren but to Benjamin a portion five times as good as what hee gave the residue God gives blessed and liberall portions to all his adopted sonnes but Christs portion doth farre excell them their receivings are from and through him hee is the z Heb. 1.4 heire of all more excellent then the Angels having obtained a more a H●b 1.4 excellent name then they as the name of a Sonne is more excellent then the name of a Servant and the name of a King more excellent then the name of a Subject Christ is both Sonne and King farre above Men and Angels in all divine fulnesse b Heb. 1.3 being the brightnesse of his Fathers glory and express image of his Fathers person upholding all things by the Word of his power having by himselfe purged our sinnes and sate down at the right hand of Majestie on high In regard of divine Ordination God hath appointed to convey all fulnesse of grace by Christ unto his chosen God hath ordained to convey all fulnesse of light to the aire by the Sunne and therefore hath put a great fulnesse of light into the Sunne all fulnesse of nourishment to the branches by the roots and therefore hath put a fulnesse of juyce into the roots In like sort he hath appointed to communicate all gracious and heavenly fulnesse to the soules of men by Christ hee hath given him to bee the c Ephes 1.22 head over all things to the Church The head is above the members rules the members and communicates sense and motion to the members Christ hath preheminence above all the members of his Church rules and guides them communicates spirituall sense and motion to them And the Father saith Saint Iohn hath d Joh. 5.20 committed all judgement to the Sonne the judgement

Christ. Fol. 113 CHAP. XI Doct. 3. Christ is God and man in one person by an inseparable union Fol. 116 Two grounds hereof Fol. 119 Mans honour and the exaltation of mans nature is opened Fol. 123 Man is charged not to debase himselfe but maintain the honor to which Christ hath exalted him with the manner how to doe it Fol. 126 127 CHAP. XII Mans choicest excellency consisteth in union with God Fol. 128 The benefits thereof Fol. 131 CHAP. XIII Doct. 4. Christs perfection and fulnesse doth infinitely surpasse the fulnesse of all creatures Fol. 134 Three grounds of this Fol. 135 Such as are filled with fulnesse of God are filled with choicest fulnesse Fol. 139 CHAP. XIIII The superlative excellency of Christ above all creatures is declared Fol. 142 Foure excellencies in Christ on which men must fasten the eyes of their faith Fol. 148 CHAP. XV. The happy and blessed condition of them that are partakers of Christ is set forth Fol. 157 Illustrated in 5. particulars Fol. 160 Doct. 5. Christ dwelling in our flesh is true God his names attributes and workes prove it meditation whereof tends to admire embrace feare exalt and stay on Christ. Fol. 168 CHAP. XVI Doct. 6. Such alone as are truely holy and gracious are complete and perfect in Christ Jesus Fol. 172 Profane men strangers to perfection ib. Such alone as are gracious partake of Christs fulnesse Fol. 173 Doct. 7. There is a spirituall and heavenly perfection and fulnesse in Gods faithfull servants Fol. 174 Severall sorts of fulnesse ibid. CHAP. XVII Foure grounds of the Saints fulnesse Fol. 180 Two sorts of men strangers to Christ Fol. 185 CHAP. XVIII Foure markes or characters of spirituall and heavenly fulnesse Fol. 189 An exhortation to spirituall and heavenly fulnesse Fol. 193 Foure meditations inducing thereunto Fol. 195 The dolefulnesse and danger of neglecting Christ and the opportunity of Grace Doct. 1. The state of that person or people is very dolefull which continueth barren under the plentifull and powerfull meanes of salvation Fol. 207 Doct. 2. It t s very dangerous and fearfull for any people or person to neglect the meanes and times of grace which God doth offer them Fol. 242 The souls last refuge a Sermon on Revel 22.20 Note By how much the neerer communion we have now with Christ by grace and holiness by so much the more his second comming is desired by us Fol. 259 Note No man rightly desires Christs comming but he that hath assurance of the good and benefit of his comming Fol. 260 Doct. It is the unfained desire of Gods faithfull servants to have the full fruition of Christ Jesus Fol. 263 Note Love and mercy are sweetly knit together in Christ Jesus Fol. 282 Note If Christ be not our Lord and Master first he will never be our Saviour at last ib. St. Pauls Legacie A Sermon on 2 Cor. 13.11 Doct. 1. The Ministers long and frequent preaching must be attended with much perfection in the people Fol. 8 Doct. 2. There is in all Gods faithfull Ministers a very servent and unfained love to their hearers Fol. 19 Note The labours of Gods choicest Ministers are not everlasting but of a short continuance Fol. 25 Doct. 3. The full and thorough conforming of our selves to the doctrine of Gods Messengers ministers great joy and gladnesse though they depart from us Fol. 26 Doct. 4. It is the duty and must bee the care of Gods children to strive to more spirituall perfection Fol. 34 Doct. 5. Gods children ought to be very comfortable though many changes and afflictions doe attend them Fol. 38 Doct. 6. There must be unanimity and consent betweene Gods children in matters of doctrine and religion Fol. 41 ERRATA Pag. 82. line 24. reade communication p. 86. l. 25. reade thirst p. 185. l 8. r. just p. 197. l. 10. r. sincere FINIS A HEAVENLY DISCOURSE OF CHRISTS FULNES TENDING TO The making of Christ most amiable and glorious in the eyes and most joyous and pleasant sweet and satisfactory to the Soules of all beleeving CHRISTIANS That their hearts may be comforted being knit together in love and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God and of the Father and of Christ in whom are hid all the treasures of wisedome and knowledge Col. 2.2 3. And of his fulnesse have we all received and grace for grace Ioh. 1.16 Omnia habemus in Christo omnia nobis Christus Ambros By A. G. B. D. LONDON Printed by R. Young for John Bartlet at the gilt Cup neere Saint Austins gate 1640. CHRISTS FULNES TRANSCENDENT COLOS. 2.9 10. For in him dwelleth the fulnesse of the God-head bodily and yee are complete in him who is head of all principality and power CHAP. I. Shewing the transcendencie of Christs fulnesse above all created fulnesse and opening the scope of the words OF all Fulnesse Divine and Heavenly fulnesse is the choycest The nearer any creature commeth unto God and the more it doth participate of the fulnesse of God the greater is the perfection the more excellent is the fulnesse thereof There is a fulnesse of light in the Sunne a fulnesse of waters in the sea a fulnesse of strength in the rockes a fulnesse of riches in the earth a Psa 104.24 The earth saith the Psalmist is full of thy riches so is the great and wide sea wherein are things creeping innumerable both small and great beasts Yet of all this fulnesse in comparison of their fulnesse who are filled with the fulnesse of Christ may wee say as Gideon sometime said of the vintage of Abiezer b Iudg. 8.2 The gleanings of Ephraim are better then the vintage of Abiezer so the gleaning the smallest gatherings of the fulnesse of Christ are better more excellent more satisfactory more permanent then the full and greatest vintage of the world this is a fulnesse making like God endearing to God leading to heavenly and sweet communion with God the least of Christ is better then the greatest abundance of the earth There is a fulnesse of wisedome and puritie a fulnesse of strength and sagacity in the Angels there is a fulnesse of holinesse and righteousnesse in the Lords faithfull servants yet is their fulnesse in respect of Christs fulnesse as no fulnesse as the fulnesse of the Starre is as no fulness in respect of the fulnesse of the Sunne and the fulnesse of the vessell as no fulnesse in comparison of the fulnesse of the fountaine their fulnesse is a derivative a borrowed fulnesse it is in them by participation as the Moone hath her light from the Sunne rivers their waters from the fountaine and the eye her sight from the soule but it is in Christ originally naturally and of himselfe their fulnesse is in them by measure according to the gift of God in Christ it is c Eph. 4.7 Job 4.33 Ioh. 1.16 infinite and above measure The Moone is full of

in the flesh assumed personally so that Christ in our flesh is true God and true man and he that hath the Sonne of God hath the Father hee that enjoyes Christ enjoyes God because the Godhead dwels in the humane nature personally and by this we see that Doct. Christ dwelling in our flesh is true God Christ the Sonne of God dwelling in our flesh is truely and essentially God nothing is wanting to Christ that belongs to God that appertaines to the divinity whatsoever the father doth the Sonne doth in our flesh though not by the power of the flesh but by his Godhead dwelling in the flesh the names of nature and of imposition the titles of honour love office and labour which are given unto Christ the attributes of eternity of immutability immortallity omnipresence omnisciency and omnipotency ascribed unto Christ together with the miraculous and mighty workes wrought by Christ doe give an ample cleare and invincible testimony of Christs Godhead Applic. Let us therefore looke upon the Godhead of Christ in our flesh and admire his goodness in comming so neare unto us strive by faith and love to come to him and through him to God Christ reconciling God and man as Jacobs ladder joyned heaven and earth together God dispensing all to men by Christ accepting men through Christ as the Angels descended and ascended by the ladder in Jacobs vision Let us againe contemplate Christ as God dwelling in our flesh and feare him and obey him above all commanders exalt him above all men and Angels love him above all creatures stay upon him in all distresses consecrate our selves to his service celebrate him as the Author and worker of all our welfare and happinesse and quiet and content our selves in and with him as the fountain of all fulnesse VERSE 10. And yee are complete in him which is the head of all principality and power CHAP. XVI Ascribing perfection in Christ to such alone as are truely gracious IN the precedent verse is the fulnesse of Christ opened in this verse is the fulnesse of his members proposed Christ is very free full and gracious in his ministrations to his servants As there is a fulnesse in the Vine so there is a fulness in the Branches as there is a fulnesse in the Sea so there is a fulnesse in the Rivers as there is a fulnesse in Christ so there is a fulnesse in his Members they are complete in him which is the head of all principality and power Scope of the Apostle These words contain a third argument used by the Apostle to dehort and disswade men from having recourse to humane traditions philosophicall doctrines vaine and needlesse ceremonies from seeking perfection or fulnesse in such empty lamps broken cisternes and barren trees considering they have perfection nearer home and in themselves being in Christ members of Christ incorporate into Christ in whom is all fulnesse they need not looke else where for perfection for they are complete in him In the words wee have two things in the generall 1. The Saints perfection 2 Parts 1 Saints perfection 2. Christs exaltation and yee are complete in him 2. Christs exaltation which is the head of all principality and power First of the Saints perfection and ye are complete in him wherein we may take notice 1. Of the subject yee not all but yee Yee who are effectually called from the death of sinne to the life of grace Ioh. 11.44 as Christ called Lazarus from the death of the grave to the life of nature Yee that are savingly enlightned Ioh. 9 as the eies of him that was borne blind were opened Yee that are spiritually purged and cleansed from sin 2 King 5. as Naaman was washed from his Leprosie in Iordan Yee that have put off the old man Eph. 2.4 and put on the new Gen. 41.14 42. 2 Cor. 5.17 as Ioseph had his prison garments taken off and vestures of fine linnen put upon him and a golden chaine about his necke yee from whom all old things are put away and to whom all things are become new yee are complete in him Note Such alone as are truely holy and gracious are complete and perfect in Christ Iesus Such alone are living branches in this vine a spirituall Bride to this husband endowed with Gods image interested in Gods promise separated from worldly vanities and the power of uncleannesse clothed with Christs righteousnesse and filled with Christs fulnesse Use 1 Prophane and carnall people are farre from all spirituall perfection as the dead are farre from life the blinde farre from eye-sight and bondmen farre from freedome Unregenerate and ungracious persons have no saving knowledge of Christ Jesus no participation of his fulnesse no interest in his benefits no taste of the sweetnesse of his mercies Christ to them is a hidden Manna whom they taste not an eclipsed Sunne whom they see not a sealed Well of whom they drinke not like the Tree of Life to Adam expelled out of the garden of Eden Gen. 3. one to whom they come not of whose fruit they feed not Reigning prophanenesse deprives the soule of all the benefits and comforts of the Lord Jesus Such alone as are truly gracious are Use 2 filled with Christs fulnesse discern Christs excellencies and are refreshed with the sweetnesse of his mercies They alone that live to Christ enjoy Christ and are made perfect by Christ and have the promise of eternall life in and through Christ Dignus planè est morte qui tibi Christe recuset vivere qui tibi non sapit desipit qui curat esse nisi propter te pro nihilo est nihil est propter teipsum Deus fecisti omnia qui esse vult sibi non tibi nihil esse incipit inter omnia O Christ saith Bernard hee is plainly worthy of death who refuseth to live to thee and hee that is not wise for thee is foolish and hee that cares to bee unlesse for thee goes for nothing and is nothing O God saith hee thou hast made all things for thy selfe and hee that will bee for himselfe and not for thee beginnes in the midst of all things to bee nothing Without Christ mans greatest fulnesse is nothing else but emptinesse hee that seeks himselfe and not Christ loseth both himselfe and Christ hee that strives without Christ to be happy involves himselfe in the snare casts himselfe into the gulfe of the greatest misery To live to the Lord Jesus in true holinesse is the onely way to everlasting happinesse Hee that for Christ can make himselfe nothing shall in Christ finde the perfection of all things Labour then to bee of their number who are truly holy and gracious that you may bee complete and perfect in Christ Jesus Secondly here is the benefite complete full entire perfect complete in the imputation of Christs righteousnesse in the inchoation of all saving gifts and graces

fire from heaven was to the Captaines which came up against Eliah what the burning fornace was to them that cast in Shadrach Meshec and Abednego the same will be the coming of the L. Jesus to all unholy persons O therfore away with your sins every soul of man reform his wayes Job 11.14 That you may lift up your faces with boldnes that you may with great joy and comfort say Come Lord Iesus Thirdly get it to your hearts the pretious pearle of a lively faith Eph. 6.16 this wil quench all Satans darts silence all the accus●tions of conscience make you looke on Christ as on a friend to comfort you Rom. 8.31 an advocate to plead for you and a redeemer to save you and like Eliahs fiery chariot will carry your soules aloft and bring you with gladnesse into the presence of the Lord Jesus Fourthly make a good use of your talent be wise be diligent be faithfull holy humble in the imployment of it and Christ shall come with comfort and he shall entertain you with a sweet and comfortable Euge. Well done thou good and faithfull servant Mat. 25.23 thou hast been faithfull over a few things I will make thee ruler over many things enter thou into thy masters joy And let us be excited stirred up to work our hearts to this longing for Christs comming considering First the satiety of our estate in heaven Rev. 22.2 there is a Tree bearing twelve sorts of fruit youth without old age health without sicknesse fulness without loathing liberty without bondage beauty without deformitie impassibility without griefe abundance without want peace without trouble security without feare knowledge without ignorance glory without ignominy joy without sorrow Secondly the security of that estate no enemy can reach us it is a Citie never besieg●d a haven never disquieted there is no death neither of sin nor of misery Rev. 21.4 Nec culpae nec miseriae nec naturae nor of nature Thirdly the jucundity of it a day without clouds a paradise without thornes fulness of joy true joy without deceit sincere joy free from the mixture of sorrow Psa 16. constant joy a Sun that never sets of which we may say as Augustine doth * O gaudium supergaudium vincens omne gaudium extra quod non est gaudium quando intrabo in te ut videam Deum meum qui habitat in te O joy above joy overcoming all joy without which there is no joy when shall I enter into thee that I may see my God who dwelleth in thee Here is joy above us in the vision of God joy within us in the glorification of our souls and bodies joy about us in our communion with Saints and Angels joy beneath us in our evasion and escapall of hell and everlasting darknesse Here is to the souls of all beleevers Gaudium de Christo joy concerning Christ as the authour of our welfare in Christo in Christ as he is the head and wee the members cum Christo with Christ as coheires with him of the same inheritance post Christum after Christ every soule joying according to proportion per Christum by Christ being reconciled to God by him and beholding God with joy through him propter Christum for Christ he being exalted above all creatures and having purchased all things O let these things sweeten the thought of Christ Jesus to us inflame our soules with longing after him make us all say Come Lord Iesus Thus from the Motion passe wee to the Mover Lord Jesus Two titles of the blessed Sonne of God the one a title of authoritie to command us the other of mercie to comfort us Love and Justice are sweetly knit together in Christ Jesus Note as Lord hee requireth obedience to his precepts as Jesus he calleth for faith in his promises Faith and obedience must never be divided in Gods servants hee that calls him Lord without obedience dishonours him hee that calls him Iesus without faith receives no benefit by him Hee is stiled first Lord and then Jesus Note If Christ bee not our Lord and Master first hee will never bee our Saviour at last He that will not have Christ to be his Lord in his life shall not have him for his Iesus at the houre of his death O therefore serve him honour him obey him as your Lord beleeve him love him rejoyce in him as your Jesus now that you may bee able upon all occasions to say Come Lord Iesus Come Lord Jesus as a Counsellour to guide us as a Rock to support us as a Friend to comfort us as a Fountaine to supply us Come Lord Jesus in the day of fulnesse and make us thankfull in the day of want and make us contented in the day of our sinne and make us penitent in the day of affliction and make us patient in the day of temptation and make us confident in the day of sorrow and make us joyfull in the day of health and make us mindfull of the day of sicknesse in the day of life and make us watchfull against the day of death in the day of sicknesse and assure us of the blessed issue of our earthly pilgrimage in the day of death and translate our soules into a glorious life Even so come LORD JESUS And now touching this spectacle of mortalitie here before us what shall I say unto you wherein shall I from hence instruct you but onely in two things in the genenerall First by way of premonition Secondly by way of commemoration By way of premonition and so you may in this object of death be admonished First of the transitorinesse of mans pilgrimage his life is a vapour soon vanishing a race soone runne He● 13.14 a candle quickly gone out having no continuing Citie here but must seeke one that is to come Secondly of the vanitie of all earthly abundance it is a starting Bow in the day of battle a rotten Anchor in the stormie tempest Wee see that of Solomon ver fied by daily experience Pro. 11.4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath but righteousnesse delivereth from death the righteousnesse of Christ imputed the righteousnesse of conversation well ordered giveth comfort deliverance from the second death when soule body are dissolved Thirdly whatsoever extravagancies or aberrations we see in others let us not thereby take occasion to insult over them to passe any rash or fin●ll sentence upon them this is the worst use of other mens offences this is to thrust God out of his office Rom. 14.4 For every man stands or falls to his owne master but what wee see amisse in others let us correct in our selves by the sight of their spots let us wash our owne garments bee thankfull to God who doth preserve us for no man standeth by his owne strength Let us be watchfull over our selves and desire God to keepe us lest Satan and our owne corruption draw us