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A86501	The nevv world, or, the nevv reformed church. Discovered out of the second epistle of Peter the third chap verse 13. First opened briefly, and some points pourtrayed and propounded before some of the nobilitie and others in the country. Afterwards more fully delineated, and prosecuted before the Honorable House of Parliament; May 30. An. Dom. 1641. And upon the request of some of them, desiring coppies, was limbed up for the presse, according to the maine parts then, and there delivered. / By Nath. Homes Dr. in D.	Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678.	1641 (1641)	Wing H2570; Thomason E171_4; ESTC R8246	64,684	86

to them 2 wee have a promise therfore let us not cast away our confidence The word of Prophesie and promise a more sure word 2 Pet. 1.19 3. All godly men for the generall saith the Doctrine and Text doe hope Be we therefore as well as professe our selves like them Say we to our soules Psal 43 5. why art thou cast down O my soule And why art thou disquieted within me Hope in God for I shall yet praise him The fist and last use is for exhortation that all godly men would bee men of hope of a strong hope to expect that which is promised in the text and propounded in the doctrine viz. those new heavens and new earth c. Motives 1 It is the clearing of your title 1 Motive of your spirituall estate i.e. whether ye be godly shal have a share in those new heavens new earth c. So the Philos So the Poets Homer calls minerva in commendation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And cōmends Agamemnon for having an eye like Iupiter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And they cōmend a skie coloured eye a heavenlike eye For he is the creditor hath right to the sum that hath the bond looks for payment at the day Besides nothing more discovers an excellent nature then an excellent eye And hope is the eye of the soule yea of the grace of the soule yea of faith the principall grace of the soule Rom. 8.23 So that it being rightly fixed on God in his promises proves home to man his safe spirituall condition So the Psalmist Lord I look as one of thine And Psal 25.15 mine eyes are ever towards the Lord. The spouse also is said to ravish Christ with one of her eyes Cant. 4.9 And the excellent Saints are like the beasts Revel 4. verse 6. full of eyes within and before and bee hind Therfore upon this first motive let us labour to have this eye of hope this expecting looking eye which maketh the Church its prospect and her renovation its expectation 2. Motive 2. A serious hoping hastens the performance of thing hoped for for God must be pryed into ey'd with hope prayed unto as the challenger of the things hoped before he will do any thing Ezek 36.37 Psal 31.24 Psal 33.18.19 So the Psalmist God shall strengthen your heart all ye that hope in the Lord. The eye of the Lord is upon them that feare him upon them that hope in his mercy to deliver their soule from death to keep them alive in famine Our soule waiteth for the Lord he is our help our sheild The Lord taketh pleasure in them that feare him in them that hope in his mercy Psal 47.11 When a creditor tells a debtor that he lookes for his mony at his day according to the debtors promise the debtor will hasten to make ready his mony So the Lord to performe his promise when we by hope looke for it at the day And therefore as the Lord is pleased by promise of mercy to become our debtor so David challengeth him at his day Psal 102.13 Arise O Lord and have mercy upon Zion Rom. 8.32 for the time to favour her yea the set time is come So when about the time set by God Dan. 9. The Saints Zechary Elizabeth Simeon Anna c. waited for the consolation of Israel then in due time God sent his sonne Rom. 5.6 And if hee hath given us his son how shal he not with him also freely give us all things Thirdly 3. Motive Most would have heaven especially if they could have heaven upon earth Se here it is so promised it so to be possessed And Rev. 5.10 And hast made us Kings and Priests unto our God and we shall raigne on earth And this heaven beneath is the earnest of heaven above Therefore shall we not hope for it In passion wee wish our selves in heaven much more should wee on grounded consideration And if to be in the house then to be in the porch that necessarily leadeth to it for all of that age and for our posterity if not for us We are so wheeled about with heaven that we cannot one would think forget it sure enough not get out of it fall through it So that if men perish it must be by burying themselves alive in the center by earthlinesse and emptinesse of heavenly hope 4. Wee mightily affect newalties 4 Motive As one once so we make it our Motto Nil jucundum nisi quod reficit varietas Nothing hath any jucunditie in 't but onely there is a refreshment from varietie Loe here is a newnesse of all things The Astronomers mightily gaze after new starres though but so in their sildome appearance The husbandman mightily joyes in a new soyle new broken earth How much more should we desire believe and hope for a new spirituall heaven and earth upon earh when so firmely prophesied and promised 5 We mightily cry out against unrighteousnesse and sigh for right to take place And wee are quieted and comforted if a Judge promiseth us that he will doe us right How much more should we desire and hope on God that cannot lie nor bee weake or unwilling to doe good to bee eased of the unrighteousnesse that oppresseth the Church Meanes 1. Consider we have a promise 1 Meanes under Gods hand yea many promises By the Prophet Isay of which a fore Of Saint Peter here taking up those promises and avouching them yea since Saint Peter wee have a Propheticall promise by Saint Iohn in the Revelat. 21. yea the whole book of the Revelat. tends to this as one whole System of promises Now God cannot lye Tit. 1.1 He hath sworne that in Isaack that is in Christ Gen 22.16.17 all the nations shall be blessed this includes all things God cannot be perjured Secondly It is God that makes these promises long since Above 16 hundred yeares since the last of them And much more the formost of them and as all other his promises have not failed The nations are blessed in Christ comming Iosh 21.45 The rest of Isaiahs prophesies are fulfilled touching the Israelites captivitie in Babylon and their returne The rest of Saint Peters prophesies are fulfilled He suffered Martyrdom as he foretold All the other of Saint Iohns prophesies are fulfililed in the former viols and seales to these times And now if ever we see a dawning of the prophesie of the text and the promised mentioned in the text why should we not beleeve Above all in promise keeping doth the Lord glory to shew himselfe a Iehovah Thirdly Exod. 6.3 consider these impleaded promises Saint Peter hath impleaded the promises in Isai Saint Iohn the types and visions in Ezech. And the Saints especially within these few yeares have mightily challenged God on these promises that speake of a new heaven c. uttered by Saint Paul and Saint Peter Therefore make sure God for his honour will not have so many eyes upon him and fayle in his promises so divulged and canvased Object 1. This is a difficult businesse Answ Hope is of such things Rom. 4.8 creation is a about such things Potentia irresistentiae the promise saith these new heavens c. shall be created In creation the creature cannot resist Remember the Atoms and hopelesse beginnings of Luthers time Object 2. God useth meanes we see none competent Answ Hope that is seene is no hope Rom. 8. Creation is without meanes Immediate creation absolutely of nothing So the Chaos Mediate as of Adam of that which was as good as nothing Nor can the object bee so properly intimated to bee a meanes in creation which is meerely passive but God presents to us many meanes which we see not especially under the relation of meanes As the enemies owne plotts are oftentimes made meanes Psal 9.16 Pro. 11.8 Object 3. But oft and by fits things run crosse and contrary Answ Creation is out of contraries Gen. 1. And so is the creation of the Churches reformation Remember Israels deliverance out of Egypt Object 4. But still the Churches enemies are many and strong and the Church is weake Answ Creation is invinciable It turnes water into wine God could make any thing of the beautifull world out of the Chaos Object 5. We are unworthy many unworthy persons and things yet in the Church and not only here left but here loved Answ God tells Israel hee would deliver them for his owne sake for his name Ezech. 36.21 He will be jealous for his name Ezech. 39.25 And not for their sakes Ezech. 36.22 There is no worthinesse in the matter of creation God made us his new creation in Christ when wee were enemies much more therfore being now reconciled shall we be delivered from wrath Rom. 5.10 To wind up all for it is high time God hath said and said it shall be trouble wee not our heads when how wherewith Trouble wee if we will doe any thing our hearts to bring them to beleeve God is so sweet in his mercy so sure in his truth so supreme in his power that as in prayer we cannot be denyed Luke 18. v. 1. ver 7. unlesse wee will bee denied so there is no reason why we should not beleeve and hope but onely that we will not Wherefore let us fall short of nothing for want of a doing praying living saith and hope put forth we our hope upon the promise with an holy protestation of minde oft resolved Ezech. 33.11 and renewed according to the expression of the text Neverthe●●●●● notwithstanding all difficulties and doubts wee according to his promise looke for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousnesse and still at the close let our owne hearts answer Amen Amen FINIS

instruction upon the doctrine is this that the Church hopes for that shee yet hath not Saint Peter so long since Christ and the Church still so long since Saint Peter sees more in the promise Hope that is seene is no hope Rom. 8. all is not yet shaken into the lappe of the Church She hath in the Apostles time and in all times of true conversion some newnesse Ephes 4.23 Collos 3.10 i. e. some personall new qualities some particular new dispositions and actions Againe she hath some righteousnesse 1. Cor. 1.30.31 Tit. 2.11.12 i. e. Relatively righteous in Christ applied by faith and imputed by God personally in her particular members righteous with qualities and actions But these are nothing to that shee shall have Bee yee Ephe. 4.23 Heaven and Earth Renewed Eph. 4.23 Col. 3.10 Saint Peter putts a difference how a few members severally then all the body of the Church joyntly through the whole Habitable of the Church now in qualities and actions then as it were in the very substance Now in the Concret But then in the abstract shall the Church be new and righteous All the word of the Church so New Revel 21. Greated as a new substance Isa 65.17 made righteousnesse in the abstract Revel 19.8 Righteously Tit. 2.12 All her newnesse now is but as the new-moone to a sevenfold sun-shine All her righteousnesse is but as a glaring Diamond ring on one finger Isa 30.26 to a whole suit of cloth of gold of sun-beames nay of the sunne nay of the sunne of righteousnesse Mal. 4.2 Rev. 12.1 And in this glory and state shall righteousnesse dwell as Master of the house of the Church and command in every roome and corner But as yet hitherto the Church hath beene withheld from this eminent condition partly by the opposition of the old world mixing the old things of ceremonious Iudaisme Mat. 9.16 and Gentilisme which spoyle the newnesse of the Church Hindring and withholding righteousnesse Rom. 1. verse verse 18.32 And partly by the indisposition of the old infirmitie of the Church to be darke sighted and stiffe in her limbs spiritually to see and move for that of her dowry behind Shee hath beene examinated unsouled and exoculated So that as Christ said to the Disciples Iohn 16.12 and Saint Paul to the Hebrewes she was unfit to heare of and see a better condition Heb. 5.11.12 She hath beene beaten with unrighteousnesse and bound from righteousnesse that she could not preach speake dispute or practise righteousnesse Psal 125. Psal 37.6 Mat. 13.43.12.20 till shee was black and blew with her bonds and blowes and looked old with sorrow yet hath beene flattered to bee the most knowing and righteous Church But these to come when new Vse of examination 1. Who are the true godly 2. What the new heavens c. promised by God First EXAMINATION who godly In generall they are persons of an excellent hope of an hearty heavenly heroick hope They looke and expect for what ever God hath promised to them singly to their persons or collectively to them in their relation to the Church We our selves saith the Apostle groane within our selves waiting for the adoption Rom. 8.23.24 there demption of our bodies For wee are saved by hope But hope that is seene is no hope But if we hope for that we see not then doe we with patience waite for it or expect it As sure as Elijah hoping for raine from heaven to refresh him and the whole kingdome looked for it sent his man to view the clouds So hope mentally lookes for the mercies it hopes for from heaven for himselfe and the Church Hope is the eye to faith as in the face is the eye to reason to looke after what we beleeve or know shall come to passe And therefore the Saints from time to time in the Scriptures marke it you that think ye beleeve as they professed their faith Ezra 10.2 Iob 5.16 Psal 42.11 Psal 43.5 Psal 119.49 Pro. 10.28 Ier. 17.7 Act. 26.6.7 so solemnly they professed their hope To teach us no doubt what a barren faith that is which breedes no hope what an helpelesse faith that will prove that is an hopelesse faith Let the wicked and ungodly therefore take this as their character to have no true hope Ephes 2.12 For they are the men that are but the imagery the imaginary of Christianitie that seeming to have an eye of hope but cannot turne it this way or that way after that they professe they believe In particular the hope of the true godly man is notable for its Resolution Distinction Foundation Dimension Gradation That is its Setlednesse and courage Difference from false Buildings on the promise Looking to the Church too Expectance of yet more newnesse and righteousnesse All which shew the bravenesse of the godly mans spirit 1 Cor. 2 1● above them that have received onely the spirit of the world The resolution or setldnesse of his hope shewes the godly mans patient spirit patient through courage Rom. 8.24 The distinction the betternesse of his spirit like Calebs Numb 14.24 Psal 119.80 2 Tim. 1.7 Phil. 1.20.21 Heb. 11.24.25 Like the Bereans Acts 17.11 The foundation shewes thee soundnesse of his spirit The Dimension or width shewes his publike spirit And the gradation his sublime and heroick spirit Resolution The godly mans hope is an hardy hope For though as the Doctrine intimates his hope shall bee put to it and that with so much and more as breakes or melts away the worlds hope And although in all ages especially hitherto there is somewhat still behind even of this promise that is hoped for and so the man is never fully pertaker of his hope and although the day of judgement comes apace that cuts off all hope and the scoffing of the unbelievers hasten it yet the godly mans hope comes in with a Neverthelesse what ever the world hope however his hope be put to it yet he will hope Hope in the Motion is an expectation of future happinesse of this life and that to come Spes in motu grace and glory in the inchoation augmentation and consummation So that in regard of thus much of its nature hope must be nay is an holding hope Spes in virtute If it be not alwaies of a like bignesse and strength yet it is a long and lasting hope Hope in the vertue is a boldnesse of minde conceived upon Gods promised bounty by which through the use of the meanes to attaine to all the degrees of happinesse So that is not ashamed it is groundedly confident Rom. 5. though it bee not demonstratively sure like the certainty of reason as it is not so contingently certaine as the certainty of bare opinion yet relatively in relation to the promise and by the relation of the promise informing for certaine what God will do it hath an infallible mentall spirituall certaintie of Narration