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The communicants duty set forth in eight sermons / preached at Kings-Lynne in Norfolke by Thomas Purchas ...
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Purchas, Thomas.
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ordinances for all are thy servants saith the Psalmist f Ps 119. 9. 1. He giveth life and breath and all things for in him we live we move and have our being g Act. 17. 25. 28. The third principle to be examined is of Gods Gods providence reacheth to all things smalest things providence reaching to all of these The providence of God reacheth to all things even the smallest things are governed and upheld by him Are not two Sparrowes sould for a farthing and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father saith the LORD h Math. 10 29 30. Yea and all the haires of your Head are numbred He it is that covereth the heavens with Clouds and prepareth raine for the Earth and maketh the grasse to grow upon the Mountaines Hee giveth Beasts their food and to the young Ravens that cry He giveth Snow like Wooll and scattereth the hoary frost like ashes he casteth forth his Ice like morsells who can abide the cold thereof hee sendeth his Word and melteth them he causeth the Winde to blow and the Waters flow i Psa 147 8 9 16 17. The next principle to be examined Of all Creatures God hath most care of man is concerning Gods care and respect of man Of all the Creatures that God made he hath most care and respect of man his delights are with the children of men k Pro 8. 31 And here our knowledge to bee examined is threefold First Concerning Gods care in providing great things for man Secondly His care in watching ouer him and his Thirdly His care in disposing and ordering of all things all Acts for his good First wee must examine our knowledge concerning Gods care in providing for man The God of Heaven provides good and great things for man The good Samaritaine is said to have compassion on the wounded man and went to him and bound up his wounds powring in Wine and Oyle and set him on his owne beast and brought him to an Inne and tooke care of him and when he departed he tooke out two pence and gave them to the Host and said unto him take care of him l Luke 10 33 34 35. The Lord IESVS CHRIST under the person of the Samaritaine bringeth the hurt and wounded man which is the sinner into the Inne which is the Church where he delivereth to the Host which is the Angell or Minister of the Church those two pence of his word and Sacraments giving him charge of him till he come againe which charge must bee continued till his second comming Now the care of God in providing is eyther First Temporall for the outward man Secondly Spirituall for the inward man First his care temporall for God provideth for our body the outward man this must bee known Hee provides for the bodies of men Children saith hee have ye any meate they said no and hee said cast out the Net on the right side of the Shippe and ye shall finde they did so and they were not able to draw it up for the multitude of Fishes m Johh 21. 5 6. A Raven shall bring Elias meate Peter shall not want money to pay tribute hee must cast forth and take a Fish with money God provids for our soules Secondly his care for the inward man the soule God provides for that First Hee is a royall God a royall Bridegroome Bride-groome that provids the best apparell for his Spouse I clothed thee with broidred worke and shod thee with badgers skinne and I girded thee about with fine linnen and I covered thee with silke I decked thee with ornaments and put bracelets upon thine handes and a chaine on thy neck and I put a Iewell on thy fore-head and eare-rings in thy eares and a beautifull Crowne upon thy head thou wast decked with gould and silver n Eze. 16. 10 11 12 This is a metaphor expressing the graces wherewith the Lord IESVS adorneth the soule of his people Secondly Hee is a royall Feast-maker making great and choise provision God a royal Feast-maker to set before his guests Hee shall make a feast of fat things a feast of wines on the the Lees of fat things full of marrow of wines on the Lees well refined o Isa 25. 6. Thirdly He is a Royall God a royal Generall Generall who provides much for his army the Lord hath provided and layd in much for his his Word his Sacraments Himselfe I they have armour also the armour of God p Eph. 6. 14. 15 16 17. the Helmet of Salvation the Sword of the Spirit the Brest-plate of Righteousnesse the Shield of Faith He makes for them provision First Of comforts Secondly Of graces First Of comforts The Lambs the young Christians hee will put them into Provision of comforts his bosome those that are with young that have breeding fits he will gently lead them q l Isa 41. 1 He is sent to binde up the broken hearted to proclaime liberty unto the Captives and the opening of the prison to them that are bound and for those that mourne in Zion to give unto them beauty for ashes the oyle of joy for mourning the garment of praise for the spirit of heavinesse r Isa 62. 1 2 3. Provision of graces Cleansing Secondly of graces First Art thou defiled with sinne he hath provided cleansing grace Secondly Art thou Healing wounded he hath provided healing grace Thirdly Art thou dead in trespasses and sinnes he Quickning hath provided quickning grace himself died that we might live Fourthly Art thou in a Directing â— wildernesse not knowing what path to take he hath directing grace Fifthly Art thou in the Protecting midst of enemies he hath protecting grace for thee Sixthly Art thou at Saving grace deaths dore he hath provided also saving grace Secondly our knowledg must bee examined concerning Gods watching over us and ours The God of Heaven watcheth over and preserveth the sonnes of men He that keepeth Israel neither slumbers nor sleepeth God it is that preserves us First From dangers God preserves from dangers that they come not no evill shall happen unto thee nor plague come nigh thy dwelling Å¿ Psal 91. 9. 10. He it is preserved David from the violent hands of Saul Secondly In dangers In dangers though they come yet they shall not ruin us hee it is saith Iob that shall deliver thee in sixe troubles yea in seven there shall no evill touch thee In famine he shall redeeme thee from death and in warre from the power of the sword t Iob 5. 19. 20. 21. 22. He it was that provided for the Widdow of Sarepta he preserved the three Worthies that preserved Daniell in the denne and it is hee that hath preserved the Church from Abel unto this day Thirdly By dangers By dangers though they come and prevaile yet all shall be for our good what can wee