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OR, AN 'E .S S A T·EN D lNG To fil andJurniih the Head and Heart of every Chrifiian,wich afout-inricbing trea(uteeftr~c~~~ . :grac~s, ~xpericn€~s, an·dcomf?r.ts, eo help htm tn ·.~ .. Meduanon, Conference, .Rehgtous Petforman- · ces, fpiricual atl:ions, ~nduring affiiB:ions, and eo . fit him for aJl Conditions; that he may live ho~ · lily, dye happily, and· go eo Heaven CfUlll· · phancly. ti?Jri?l-: 2" BilNG #" The fublt:ance of tome SermoJJs preached at · Celey in Tork··(hirt, on ~ttt. 12. 3S. By 6. ·B. Art unworthy Miniftcr of the 9lefiedGofpel. Prov. to~~. Tfet~~jiltes of JPic'k..!dne{s prDfit nothing, l11it . Righttouf,~fi deliv~reth from deAth, · · Rom.14.17. _E()r the }\i,gdome •f God id llflttiJe~ei Anddrink; /;ut righteoliJne[t,peAte, ~a i()J itt the Holy Gh()ft• · . ----- - - - - ··+ - .. ·-:-::~-:;----------. · Aug .De Civit. Del Lib. r.c., 6~ · - Sit. !i~t~· i1l pr!m_u pofitum, d!q; jirm~t~m, Vlrtiitelll, qted ret!~ VZ7Atrrr ab IZnJtm fede memhrts corporiS :mper•re; fa1SflHtn'11 cur. PIU uflt. fieri. farJlttt vo!unt«tis. ' · • 1 : ., CYP~ia_n J"ratt. a. De 1-hb. Virg.. . SCltmt Jrzmo·1llam Dlvlttm effe, qu~t ia DetJ diver t{1 1 illttm efTe lo– '~'plet:m, q~". locteples i~ Chrijlo efJ : Bona itta tjfe quill junt fji– rztulllta, Dzv~n.a, t,rle~uz, qu, nti'J ad Deu?D ducant;' 9.~~nobijeum, apled elt~Jm perpetull Poffelfiod.e ptrman'earit. · ------, ' • • ,• I > :. ' ' • 0 6 ' ·~.,'( .L 0 l.VD 0 N, . ·Printed by A. I ~bit/on for Th~mAl . . Pttr~hurfl~at.the Golden Bible.:ionLondtfn.,.bridge, 166 1 • - ; ---· --------·-------- I· , ,, •
- > .I'. ~r l . . . • , r • ... . . R E ADE R.J " . , ' .' s·. 0 .ro~n as thi~e Eye vievv~ the title of thts Treat1fe, do not fltghtly caft the: .Treatife it fclf away:> · but fpend fome · 1 .time -in the ferious perufal e>f ic•. If any value i~ ro be put on my poor .Judgment; . I do at1ure thee I efteem It achoice Trea-- , . fare~ In it, thou wilt find;e a moft ufe- · ·.ful Subjett rre'}ted on, viz. The furniib'-· ing the heart with a fpiricual Treafure, aa Argument neceffary for thefe t-imes'" \Vherein \Ve €annot .infure OUtward frea.! · fur.es;The pious learned Author -in hand-– ling this SubjeCt , bathapproved himfel,f'· . amofi ·experienced Chrifiian,and a work~ - man ·Who needeth·not beafhamed•. ;~. .Amongft ~ the · variety of good Books• \Vhich through divine indulgtnce are yet tq_be., bought; ·-i-t \~/ill be thy ''"ifdome: to, b'Uy t\xofe that are of general ufe)and fuch is tn·is·Hook , .1 c:ommen~d to the·e; -Buy ~t1 read it ofrj me'diwre onit feriodfly,and .. fi 2 .. - . - !~!~ '' \ ' I , / . " . r ; .
•' ' ) '1'1 the JleAatr~ 11ft up thy :heart to God for his bleflings ·1 and thou wilt finde muchcaufe toadmire his good Providence in handing this Book r tO thee, and wilt bee incited to ·do that work, many Profefiors 4re too ~cmifs in, , tzJiz.The getting an H·eart·treafure,which will greatly fupport thee under prefent and future tryal. · · In the Appendix thou wilt meet \vith · ·( ·excellent helps .for the difcharge ·of the neceffary and much neglected dury of Medication , whereby thou maieft get muchTreafure for holy thoughts, and fo prevent that, which is theburthen of ma-' · · ny graciousfouls, 'lliz.. vain thoughts,and be fitted for Duty, and enj<;>y much of Heaven on Earth. The good Lord.blefs thefe P:1pcrs, and the labours of all' his Faithful Ambaffa... I \ dors to the good of his Churcp, fo pray-: eth, ' · ' · '--' The meanefi of Chrifis fervanrs, arid thy foul~ Friend ; . , · · j
' 1o my very lovinga~ddear!J he.!~ ) v~dFriends. Alla fJ,igh~8R~s, the l»h•U~ tants if ColeylAna' theplaces Adjacent. , My de~rly bclov.ed in theLord, • I ! I ... ' ) GOod Bo~k1are not tkt leafl p•t of ~ht _Cht~rcluz tre~re and .furntture, bHt th(re If not 11n1 Boo~ to be compn~ed to that Bookof Boo~~' the ho/1 . l3ible, or Book.! of Ca1JfJnical Scriptu~, >rhicb were indit~d by the immediate d1 £latt~ ofthrblef[edfPirit, ftnned by ·holy .M(n of G(ld, lfn~ , do cont"ln tht JFho./t of Man, nnd open Gods heart to the Sons of 'Men: this preci~us Boo/z u the com'!!on Maga~in · . ·o.f .the 'S_(ljnts, tht Shop of' all Soul-phyfic~ thegreAt- Mr~ T,rpitl · eft treafur~ _of heavtnly 1Pi{dome and fcience (faith - ~~~rm~ _a good DJ'tlme) that·the 19hol~ Ea.rth hath in ~etp- s~: ~ ing: he that t4ttl An~ dtJ.rfts thu Boo~ can~ot but pag.~'-1 b~ ~t/·l~kjng: he th,a~ df .. ~s _in thifegol~~rj Min~~, fannot- kut be rich ; 4,nel he th4t ·ma~es ~ht:f Boo~(. hu m.1in f/Htly, muft nee~J be lt~trn·ul, holy 4/ia .happy : th~ beft·Menhavedelighudmoftinthe ·wotdof Gocl~ 11nd t~ty thAt havf tle#ghtttl moft therein~ have ht- . __ c_ome the b41 <..?rlen : ·of[o"!r famoHs Men 'tit reprh -~~f'. ~orat~, ··t,hat .thel rea~ ''t!ery Jay ftfuen C~dpurs in s~~ the lif~ 1he- Bzble, many years toget.htr, of ~thtrs 'tit foid of Mr.Jtr~ tkty re~d ~t. abo'l!t twtnt) timet over ·;n thtir liv~s, '"" in ·' »tth fpecial ohfirvations of others, tp4t by long And ~ri~lartl, · .•/fi~HDH~ Mtdltat;9, of the Script11ru, ~htir llrt~s ~ e~ . .A,. Z ~I,Am, -r .._ ' . ... -.."".t:t
) '· , The ~ Epi_ftle :becetm~ libraries of Jefm Chrifl: 4nd 'indeed 'tu the d~tyafjdpropertJof agra.~io{lsfoul to meditaft in; 4jods.£aw day and. night · ~· and to [et an higher eftt– ·,nate upon it, than upon the richefl treafures of Gold A~J SilfJcr, Peari~·s or ptec~C#f.s ,St o~e_s .; _it ~c_re better ·th~t all Other Bq_okf were•bur;n.t- (tU Luth~r fa id J t·han that thpy fhGu!d abate Scripture-{tudy: _yet Juond:irily the choice Treoztifes of eminent .Di – vinN in 'a/l ages ~re no meart .pjr-t of th; ~Churcbes trea[Hre; M helps to-undqftaml tt.}td: ~mprove ~he treafores of kttowled-(le containrdand couched in tho[e facr.eJ pages:' thefe~re -Mfo rnq,ny Philips.·tO the-flt:td,iom ' Eun·~ch to take the' laboriait& Paffenger by th.e ~.and, throftgh the deeper [Mrds .of Scripture ftu#e_s: theJe-are ·4f toider Nurfei, r,o ·t;ay the brtft/fs (Jf the two .Te{lamehts Jo Gflds babes,.·- a(ld feed them with , milk_ ~0~ ft~o·~~er: meat~ - ~ ~~e~...are. .able: thefo ',are ~ 1ho[e ?Vbf}er~lifts tht£t dig out ~f t'hu preciom qNarrJ 1 [uch Go/4 q,ncf $ilver~Mr, ·tbat...if i: hav~the f!A_mp ._: ..,.. ,, fJ[ God Hppn.~it~ 'wif! m_uoh_ inr.ich ~he fouls .-~f.fpiri- ~- ;:~:: 1 4 ~ t!la/. Mrr,c~d!Jts, ; fmly la th_8.',{piritud/ Man_, who i~i-~ ·. !ju.dg~t~ '. a!l ~.h~ngs, ,try -t~~ /}i~'i!/ , . and di~in~~uifl' ·-: ~-- letwtxt the drofs of .er.rour, an4 tbe {olid Gold of[~-:- , · '. ,; ,. 'fii~g trUtk~ . !~~: r',O}Yfi~~. ·~~)f!i'ni. from th~ ·}'.en~ Infeft t~e ·ey_es; ~. anil (o ·ptW.it.ch Jb'e .~cart :·, .'t_is ~ . · _ Uef[ed ~h..~~g ?~ h,~v~ aJ]!~i~j~dgment, and a~ honeft h,ca~t, .to ~r~[iVt .:t~l ·th~'?!l~-.:{\f!~·. td . hold ,f~H -r?at · ;wh~~h u_ ~o; fll\~lef{ed ,h~ - ~fJ~}:r. ga._od BtJn~s,. "tf.~!~h . .•, • . ·"' -..11r_e ~: beu~~ (.r~ifore fo.r fhr 'Cht~r:cE th~n t~e. ~e'l'#ifh, ·.- :!. ~/ f.oi~ of r~:~~.iis ·f'nd . ~n''c{~lge~fes;: 'thefe . arc :.-~; .fo ;. ':/·~: ,"': ~~~ny .{~et.. refl.e~hons _, ftom. t.b,e.Sun of Sc~iJ~ure ' ;.~,· ' .. P}Qr.J.. th~ .4.1f:r~ ~-f.ld ·dqubt}i:Jg foul,: they ar; .,u_ pipl'.t ~' \',, :~ '10<€! n!;~j\ . th<. ftr~qrf;es, ~if<Jalvation from ~hofo ... :~~; r:;~f1/'e4 · fo!fnta_in( to p~h!~tr ffoufof 1 ·{(ml . 'trqu~ ' - ' . . ' ];/6tl ... A,_ r\ :J ,_ ~' ,
, . ·· .:'· Dedicatory~ . _., ~ - ~ . ... MidhittrtJ ; tmJ thtre'is an advantage ili wr1tinf!; z h· • . ~· . J ( . d d . . (i, L b l. ~· ec trta5• whef! Preachers are ea or· cannrJt.Jrea"' OOF\J may cum!tJqui rerJ?ain and inftruEt thei_r furvivini, people, and 11hat ?Jo.npott~it'- ,is wanting to the ear m'!IJ be comper!P-ted to the eye, fcripjit•. (whi-chJ~me have called the learned Senfes) lflnd , . thro,~Jgh tbJ~ eye the hetZrt may bC' ajfetlid, and why , ' m,ay nyt life be conveyedJhrough the eyes to the he -trt 1 :If& death came in that way, fo qod can by his Spirit' make Pen and Ink... chAracter~, to leave lively Ch.-zra- . Eicrs, n;ton Pape·rqnd farchment, ~uton the flefh- aC~r.. J.JJ Jy table!; of rhe heart. ·. ·. . ..: This inpart~- my_Apology for puttin.~ my Sicle in• t_othis Harveft , a~4 taking this pains in compo{tng thiS Treatifo., w~ether,it jhall ever have the advan- )age ().f publication lfy tt.!l impre/Jion, l ~now not, but if the·Lordwilt m'a~e any further u(e o[ it, for t-he ~o~4· ~f. hiS (h,~rch, I foa!J accep't of .t~at opport~nity," flld ~NZVe my fe'/f..ttn-d th.efe po~ r /ab_011~S tO the (er'f' 1!i_c('qfth~t· qodi. to .,wpo'fn'. 1 h!tve d~voted my (eif ~tld ~ alt that l h4ve or can dp : I look: upon my /elf fU. th'e wea/zefl and unworthieft of 4/l thofe tha't w_t1it '" !if · Gods Altar, yet tU the Lord ha~h put me in truft ~it~ the Gofpel, fo I have defired in m) mea(ure t4 . ~.e f6tithful to the LIJrd and \to yourfonls~ . and having ~bjd!ned help 9[ God .l conttinue amirroHr of Provi· J.hictto this day: f'a'f1! not W{)rthy tO preach, muc/; l~efs _to' pri_nt any thing nf the(e glBriommy[feries. 1 r.~ther w.nnder that God bath hqd the· patience with I / - me.·thm_ long in .hu wur/z; my'dad bath humbled me ll!t!?ngft yo~, yo1t _ ~nowhowl h~ve {erved the Lord_ Acts 1.o~ ~ith many tears and temptations, whichhave befallen 1 ' ' , me ·~~ny wayes" y~t God is foithful who bath not fuf· fe~ed, m~ to b~ tempted, ~e)'Ond that Jl:rength he hP1t~ [upp~ye4. lll( '!itb, 11nd bathat /aft ma4, away to e· 1 Cor. x.ii: . .. ' d 4 .. . r~apq ~ 13_, \ - .~ ' \
. The Epifl:lc [c4pl: Ltt (Jodglorrfi~ pimfelf whatn:er ,hc_oome ~f this t~ile "J1Jretcht~4 wcr'!J; th( gQod of your fouls i)'~s :n~~r .myheart, Gc4 u I!IJ lfirnrj[e howgr~atfy {font ~fur your JPiritu.:~l n:.c/f,_:re ~ it much 1,rieves me ~o ' think.. of lea-pin! any rf yo~.r foult witbout 11 favin$ T:e11frJre aver all my S~ul-tr~vel~ve~ you 1 a'!d fe,r– 'lJtng t~o jtfll 4ppr~ntljhips a"!-rmtft )Of! ~· Let no,t . ~Y. fi'!tor fuffertngs blemzjh 'f!JJ 'dr{tri'!~ or prtl£lif~, ..or be fl /fu~bling·bto,ck before ~~rv .q_f yo14 : wfMt yo~ :hav< flen g~od in me, W'!itat~ i,t, 1rbat ht:ttp l·een a- .rf'ifi, cover it ll'ith·thdskirt ofLo-pr, an4 P.eg apardop' . , [r.ol!J Heave'! for rite : · ~ome .may th_jnk._ bet_tef of me !hPln I c{e{erve, andothers worj(, but~ I pafs not for man.! judgment, (o both have ttn4~4. to _h~mble me, -~epa~fo I .do ~ot a~fwer ~hr apprehenfion~ of rhe one; . ~n.d ~ycorruptions ~xceed an) gro~nqed qnffdres of sf the oth~r ; ' # 1!Jtre but afirry bujinejfe t~ un4er.ti1Jit ·'tf '!Jindicati~~ of ~1. fo!f ( except wher~in thf Ga.fJel #.r conc,ern.ed); .Qh thatjof! a~d yours, ~ig~t bean4 . , ~othat whic~ is goo4; t~ough l fl:ould be tU Rel'rQ·, ·,_ Cpr.~s· bac~ a~4 ll"!·approv_.ed .~ ~ei. ,Chrift /i~e thou~h w!. 7.' ·.' · ·4J.eJ let fi~lf ~e enrzchrd, thO}!gh ~e b~ z.~pov,erifoed~ ' · ~on!~ to ~odpoor fo!lls ~idrrigna$ /pirituall<ingt, ~ ~or.~~· for th()f1g~ they fh.qf!l4}et~ 'tq ~xpl!td~ ~ fU meani " ~hereof, )tt ~f alfo pPOu/a rei_gnW1.'th thmt df JbArerJ th~r,ein,. tlf!d if! thaf?kful?Jejs ro G,od.for ~h~fr . ~erpy , ~ ltt peop! e. be trul1 r.ieh jn ._~r4ce., a~d PJt ri!Uft be fu!l ~f comfort, )'~a, o~r peopl~s-.f!tith fo.dll ro'!1for{~ i~ . ~ll our t?!flicrion ~ _Oh, bow ~uch l1~ul~ oilr pfopl~~ ••J:_ • .fpiritu~lgains _cou'!ter'?Ja!f ~ur temporallnffis? 'Tif ' Lttter,infi.J'!iU!J b~rur that you b~ rich ~itpOtfr'!ftlrtJ, \ ' ~han !l'f with J.OUr{, our grear.ef! tr_eafure ~·· M!~~ Iter~, fy.es ~n. yourfoul; R!chr.f, w~ fee~ pqt Y~Pf~,- , ' .·P..¥t 1~~ , ~.'!~~!! ~!'! f; ' !ritn[~f'!d~nll ~or.~j _eo~~·( -~ · · · · or: ' ,
' I Dedi-catory;_· ~ _{o1t if you JiV~ !4P yo!Jr fo~ls to ChriP, than if Jo• , Jhould give all,youreftates tom: wefoal/glf rirhe~ eppf!gh if wee make ycu rich, ( as,ConHaonus {aitf. once ) this fJ one ofPaul's parAdo~/u, oh that 'it t~~ight be veriftf ~. in .O!fr fuccefs alfo, as poor, yet maki~g m•ny rich, 2 (pr.~~ to. · -- ( onarning dt bi,rth andbt4lk Bf this Treatife 1 . p;ujl tell yfJu, that the or:cajion ofit rrtts thu.•l heard ~goa'.ly ~iniffer ;reach aSermon ~pon thuText, 11nd I was much AjfiEted llith it, and rifofvttl ~hen 1 .came home ~o _fe tJ rch into it, I fluditd ~nd preached. three Sermons ( .u l.remtmher) upon it, ,-,irh which · fom.e ~lre Jo affefled' rhat fiver~i intreated me t(} give them (opies th~reof, which I Jet 111yjilf_ to; bHt . 1J4[ writ it, if fwellcd in my hands to tpis magni• tud~ af /11ft ; 11nd whfn {ome l111d perufed it, they tntr!ated ~»e to let it.he printed, ~ntl fomt rpoultl be ;~ the phargu; it·was afodden_,·-m~ (to me) a flr.a_ng~ motion, for I never yet judged 41)) lith01!1'J D[ '?Jipt fo be of fo mHch worth tU to b~ expr{e~ to public~ fliew, yh !'didnot kt!?~ what ha~Jandentl,the Lordmight. ~~vein thi!, m~ tion : / _fought Gad abot~t it, An4de -. fire4 to {e11rch my'heArt, ~ndpurge it from the Lea– flen of vanity llndoftentation, which (God knows) I found too ~uch. JPGrkjRg in me; then I told mJ friend I wo11ld. comf1J1m~cate it to (ome ,ReverendMi... ni{ter.r, 4/!tl jhould be rN!,d hy·their judpment , llM anq t~tdvice : l'dt~ fo, ~nd fiJur or five ':mine,nt men i~ thefe two Cpunties 8[ Yorklhire and Lancalhire . h._ape rtJovrdme to publifh tt ; ani if Prs'tlidence clear.t ifs 'fay, I am Jre.ely content, the Lord Jo '~Pith me ~.ntl ft,f!i fiem! goo4 in hi.r eyes: · ' The ~Hbj~Cfl a,fJ /rtre, ~of greAt importance, tlfJt' r P'f-!,~ l,ev:r fo!n ~n1 Treatife of t~!s••ture; if it were . , . · 4 4 proftta: '""\ I I
The Epitll~ ~- ~~ p:oftllh!y hand~ed lf l»igh; _ be . o[jffigil~ir. ufl :· w~4~ H-Of man, [hop~ qo·d'wifi pity 'and p 'rdon the un•· ~tJrirhY1 lnffrument; . and what ·pruieedeth from 1/Jif bleffid_Sptrit-, maJ rhr.ough t'he heLp.of the Spiritrea.ch _ i$nd ter~ch the· fPirit, ··as ·this hath. been ( in afort) oai!!fiel,, fo ~ath it·b~en ve~yp{ett,{anr .and ~elightf~l to mt': and this lca.'f[ -a)'; ·_ J nrtJeY foHrid variety ~f matt:r fo jlowini int~ :my mind' ?Jt d1ay time; as _in ' f:Witing thh Boo.k.. I-_ htJve ed.~perienqed'-.:' ifthe L,otd drJ~j<ofld:bjit, I have 'l'i!y end. . · - ··· · ~ern. g.. · Vevot~t 'Berna·td -~~£ins an· Ep1flle"to ·~; greAt mad. . 1~ii11t-, w'i~h if?iJ Te.w-, A 'gqod mair our: of the good ~ ~rch: fu·· tt~ 'afur~. of -the Qe~rt bripgectl forth gor>d th ngs :' - · ron: Sana and towa~4s the .:Clo{e of t_hat Ep!ft~e · be. hath thefe– qutJd a~ words, ,Tfuly for tny felf, I · re~U· :my_fdf 'in t'h_y~ ' 1 ~; ~!t~- lcqers~not w~at I a~, b~t '~h·~t I ~o~1d be, an·~ / . J me'in jittbtt I~- ~~~·afhan;1~d that I am ~n0( :".I11ft fo., may I ·l ~ teru tui1, _(ay· litihis'cafr;~\ ~ ~4V:~tvrit~f_i~e_-Htdrts ~ trea[u,r~, , "'~quod bilt' '::aLaJJ:~:'h~-~ f~Ne,~.a_v_el atJtain_eil/of, ·-~~qt , w~erfot I . fum, ft4 { P~-r:e ·.w_!t(tf!J ?'/~e f: 'Jrd !l,r_ant:that mtne own .~oo~ · !:7fe!,~ m~y~~t rf{~ up iM, tft',_'rfY~nefs af'ainft ~i/, . b~t ·r..u t~: , quod ntJn defire,of iJ!?. h~a~t!~ IJ ~ z;_~fu:h a~!r:~Ar~' .tU u, -!?~{\ , f l ejfep11det: def tribe,d, ·1-[ _tt fit our foul,s 'otfl~lfgtn.g , and pra)t_n.g ~ fpi'- i\,\fo~igood 'is_' dont by-it. ·.v.. ·~ ·,. · ·_ - , " -r 1 ._ ;1., foill''not_~dhy'lpnger 'detain jo~ ·'!~ 'fh'e ~or eh,,-/ t_nfrt,;tf'ja~ ·read"' '1t ' delibe,r~tt!y, ':~ntl'}r:atftce wh'at y~u re:jl~ ani/ ft~d~~~<~ed._ with the~ ~cr~pt~r:. .oftru~'h,: anf~'?ti.'fa ~bi~_ t.~~t: . T(JY _p·rea~hi~g, l _o~. thu writi~!; foourli'rifo ftp tnJt-iag,rJJen~ ~~atnftyou ·_.· .God for~ul '\ thaf' dltJ ofJJU fl;ou~d be f(}un,J, wit~ouf: 't_h£5 Heart-;: ire'tt(ure'·of favtng G[~,c~ at P!'1~P~.,-rr~; .. ]~d~~~un~: ·~· lf1~ d.:ar Frien~s?. pr-ay ,.(or me,,' Fh~1:ili!Jeyqu "!~eh \ upon myhcart,·,·~hen~ ram. upon tnJ' ~nets ·, pray for~ 1~pb.'s.r9. 'die th'at_ltiteranc~ ,mky ·be g}tieii ~ntt~!e-tba't I' I . . . ~~ ' .
I • Dedicatory~ ' b (" ' . mty make-known cQ.e my!terie of .t e Gorpel i . pray; chat I m:ay ·eome·~nto ·!ou ·wuh Joy by 1:~ Rem:!s~ will of God, and may wttb you be refrefhcd, for 32~ rhe .perf~6liog of that whi.ch is Jacking in your faith, that fo~ou ma?have,a .Treafure of grace in )'OUr HeartJ l~ttd up tn yrJ~, :tJ.nd aT~ea0re ofglory in the ·Heaven! laid up for' you, whscbu the con-, jfant , Prdyer ~ ·pf. 1 · . • · · _, - j ~ . . ) • .... ' ; ~ I' ·:Frontmy Study at Coiey-H~/l ",; v·l une. I 4• I 666• ,. ..... ( { .... , • ,.. ' . ~ \ ' .. ·\ ' ., '· "-:.,. ' . ., I. ...... ' ,.....,, .. t '\'- ~ .... > ~~' ;, -~ . ·; . f '' .. . . <. • :\ • ¥ ....... : \.- ._,...,, .,.. ~- ~ ) . '". .. .. .,... \ . ' \ t < ' • .l • ' 4 . ' ,. , f. fin~~l Wor~, tbac , detires tocontinue wicb · ya~· for your furtherance a~d-joJ of faith, ·. . ' . .. . ·" .. .. ~. ... ' ., ,'f. ,, . .. \. .. l . . . ............ ) ' '·~ .\ .. ... ' ..... . ~ . I • ... .. '\ ' I ' • . '" .. . r ' ,.... .("~ . ,. I ""
--~ .. ,. , I The.Contents·of thi$ Book, or 'the fub~ fian.ce of.wbat iscontained.in this cn£uing · · . _· Trcatife, . · I Chap, I~ c·· Ontaining the O<:cafiqn, Divifion ' and I · Expofition ot theText, with Obferva• · dons from it• _· .· ,' ~ . - Page I Chap.2.. 4 diJcovtrJoftht n_.t*.,re of A Tr~II{Nr,: ' ' r I. C~trefulneft, ~ . . 1 ~ ·. I '• Choicentji. . · 7 Tre•J,_ring *P . ~· Suitahlentfs• 1 9 tloth imparl ~ 4• SNfficittJC1,. · i p 1 ~~.i~g.s:,:, .- . ·l ~t s,~re~y. ., I I~ ' .~. -... · · 1 6.SA{ety. · 12 · t7• /?.eAJ.i,e/1 for {t~pplf. I~ · Chap:;. A partie•!dr aceoilnt ofthe TreA[ure meAnt i1fthl Text;vtz. HolJ .ThpugbtJ: . ·{I• $criptt~re-trNthl. - IS SupplJ.ed~! 4 z. Spiritual grace~. 17 IlreAmJ 1 viz, 3· LAr_ge exper~en~u. 18 . ' .. ~ 4· Lir~el1 co•fortJ. ~o, whichAr, :. · -- - ·'>·· · - - ....._ -- · 1 L { h 1recit~uipromi{u.2 J promote~ "1 · l . . r. • · · · . 1.!'4' eA~"'"1 cJenre. 21. , r;hap:f: H IJW the trttt{Nrt qf/:Jol] tpf!~g/Jtl t~tu /Aid in, u tl /Jr LAid out, · r 1. BJ theheArt in .,elitAting~ . 24 /wtich it ! ,t\ BJ the lips in fPt~~;".!• 26 thefe 4 { {I. To men~~ ~o»[trltl&ll, 26 ..I · 2. Tt~ fjod '" 'erformllnC,II, '-1 11~11 .-·- ~-. BJ the hAnels in h1!1 aCliQnt, .. 21 L l4. BJ the ""'le.;, bt~~ring 611rele1.11• ~ G , . : {;ha~.s, 'J I I '
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f / ~ba. '&0• TIJe fou~th And /aft ufe of the poi~t,which upirt• IJ 1{ Jnqouragemenl, and-p.crtiJ of exhortAtion, L prefflng11tleo ~nde~evot~r •fter thiis tre~ure,. I , SevtrA/pll~ticMI~trJ tending to aifcDverthe nect!JitJ' excellency~ and~omrnodit] ofh4ving the be;~r~- ' me11tio,ned trea(t~r-e. \ ' t. A tteilfuteti.fo~l i4 of great w~rth. ~36 1 .~ - ·'· Such A ollf u {it for An} co11dieion. i 3·9 "' 3~H~ u_ ~n,bl,d.f'J it for ."oblt enterpri:t:.es. 242. ' ' 4• Ht u.thedtltght ~fGods heA.rt. 2-t S _; '· s .,1JecAt~li.ve well ,·n a fpiricu.il dtartb~ z48 Cha. ,. 1 • r; 6. Ever1 .thing turnJ to tbt 'increa/e 1J thu ~ I jl1c~ " 2 ) I ,. ~ ' 7• rh,u ~rla{sre· ~/ttfelr lo~~t'up; and cannot ' ' · : 'be lofl. ' 254 · 't ' • · , S. Gods ·owns' tbu tre"[t~re, thtJUgh fomel1mei <it . hid frDm. the pojfeffor-. • _ · :~7 , ·9• .A treA{~red jo11J hP1.th 11 rzc,h treA{Iire m ·- · :--t HeAven : 260 :_ I to. Treaf;res ,fgl•r7 .Are prDpo~tilntd tD treA- · ' ·- •· t. furesof grace. . , , ~63 - Sever~l OhjeClions_11n{wereJ,. · · ~ha. '-2 • ~· t.Qbj.OfigntJrAnr:t,in the minde,~tnf~erea 26S ., . , '-•?bj:of4tre11f11retJfwic~dnefs ,in the_ ~eArt.'l67 - . . 3· obJ. Frfrn w.cnt of-t,mfort, An[wered. ~68 ~ 4.ob.(romNnproftt~tblenefs ~ndermeans,An[.169 ~ s.obj.from falling {hort ofothers,41f{wered.211 6.oh.fr•ml •~ferv.i~eablei4e.{s in·ot4r place ,4,f. 272 7• Obj. Fra,r»{t!trJ oflo{z"g' dnfwered• . 274 '(he txht~,rtilti~n ar[eJ., to gtt ll tTe#1{Hre~pp!J'd tfl pf9r And .nch', J#Hng and Did. ,g I. , ·- "' ... ' }' ... ,, ' ' . -
• J:' "' ,-y I .:-·..Hearr.:TreafUre. ' ' • •.. l . / .r ~ . . . ) . r .J ~ ..Jo .... ... "'} . ,. • • • , • • ~ ' . • ,; J • j. . M- ATT ll. I 2. 31~ ' The former pan of ·~he Verf~~· ·_ :Agood man otlt of tht g1oa Tre~[ure ;f I behe#l hringeth.flrthgood things. · - . ' . I • ThtJntrodufli!n, containing the ~~ca/irJn; Jivlftoll] - and expofltian.of the Tex_t, ~~lid .O!J;. · . fer'iJtlt 111n1 (r"OM Ife • ..... ' l • . • . ' ( I" ; .. Ur l1lelfed Lord and Saviour Jd• · · fus Cbrifl: I (like a skilful Alchy• .mifi) extraCts [he pure gold of , wholefome Doctrine, from corn~ J ) - ' . -mon obje6ts and occurrences : a~ from natural "iacer, bediicourfeth.offpiricual1oh;4,id . warer of life; tramcommonbread,he afcends Joh. '· 2.f · to {oul-nouriiliing conferenc~s of his own , "' flelb. and blood; that living bread that came . down from Heaven : As he -paffed thorow the Vineyards, he takes occafion to fpeak of 1~~ If; i .the true Vine him(elf, and of thofe Saints .A~!"bl. _ t that are tea.lly(planted itito him; and bring .tt••.'-~ lot• . forth proportionablefruit :Chri{J: could preach · . . .' ~ . an
' I .. fleart-Treafure,; ~n C,CceUen~ Sern;ton fromanyText: But here . h~ ta~esari. OCcafion ofUtter\ng precious me• · dicinal Truths, from the poytonful blafphe– mies oftheSq:-ibes and Pharifees ; diflinguithing t~~ ~~~J~f:. th~ lips intq gaod and bad word, -whn:hevtdence the nature of the roQt ~peeith~r_good or bad : Theoc~afion of ~he Woras, IS tnts, when our foul·fav1ng, and Do• dy-healing 1\ed.e~Plet . had· caft out a blinde and dqrnb1)evil ; that ,glorioqs ·miracle had y~rious effeas , upon the poifeffed p~rfon, it ·wrooght founonefs,,ver[. 2 ~. u'pon"~he people amazement,ver[.t-3. llpon the ·Phari!~es madncfs and blafphemy (though that was only accidetital) whereby they chargeGodhimfelf with impofiure, -'tJerf. ·24· to the!e lafi ChrHt' .fpeaks by,wayof.Apology, .for hirq{elf, · and corifutationof their impudent fl~nder)lhis aitl• fwer confifis ofthree members.' . · - Vid l'art· _I. Her~ftues the dtlumny by clear Argu~ u~ in c~p. m~nts,demo~ftrating his Divine Power ih'tpe ]\41rade, from verf. 21, to verf. 3r.- . ~ 2. Hedete&sth'eheinoufnefs.oftheflander, ~ailing it an ittcmiffible blafphemy, tov. ~3· . • ·; · 3•· 1 He ·exhorts them to· repentance, by a - .·.'. revere an~ fer iotts challenge, urging .dlem to · ·cone,eive m.ore foundly and foberly of d~vine works:; ; apd to fpeak more fpirituaily and . .1-firincably,:--fince they mufi give an accouut of . _ :every 'idle (ml1ch more bl~fphemous) exprd– ., · .. ~-'-> fihfl ; ·. frdii\ ·whence there will be drawn fuf- .·, ~-~ . ~- · ficient. matter bf~ their condemnation : Thts ~ ' ·,. · exhortation- -' lie direas 'it1. hypotheft ro rhe .. fharifecs,~.33; 34· in theft eo all,v.35,36,;f.•. ~ ·... . JQ·' :· l , .•
Heart-7reafore. to the former panibolically, ~o the.latter pro.. , perlyand do6trinally. . . . Or our Lord Jcfus ibews, that thoughts are the firfi:-.born oftheheart, the fotint~in of e;c· . Preffions, words are the eccno of h~arc-lan·guage; 1~uch m~tbe in che heart ~bat~s noc ventedwtth the l1ps, but thcres nothlngcoQJes our, buc_what was firfi: · within ; for out of th~ ~~~undance of the heart tht mouth fpettk.J, verf. 34• This is illufi:rated by tWo fimilitudes, , I ' - )· .. . pj. {I· Of a Tree, vet[. 33. · ~z... 2. Ofa Treafure, verf. 35: •. .,. I _ · Tl1ere'~ - much ado amongll Expo.fitors,to .determine '.Vhat is meant by Tree; but irs clear, by Tree is me~nta man or woman,who · tnuft be good, before they can do good : But the latter re!embJance of a ·Treafure, is our prefent fubjecr,which is 6imeml9ril, or confifr. .. . ing oftwopares ; · · I . • Th .5 r. Relates to goodmen~.·.. Bomtrtfl; . e 1z; Unto bad men. · non qui ut• , , lis vide. ' In borh~r. Layings up, called a Treafure, ~ur,fed q~i Which are 2.~ayiogs Om,exprelfedbybring• b~£~ f:: . tng forth. mtm, h.r. ~ " · . A r d c · - 1 • • . mrstitia . LCW. wor s 10r exp tcavon. naturati. _ Agood man] there's good, I. Abfolutely-; Spirit. ·(o there's none good but God, i.e. effentially, Dei, repwr.;. perfectly, originally, Independently. z. Corn- garmn. & . t?arativelr, fogodly ine~aretruly good,i, e, ;~~';:-,... (incctely, tfcomP,ared ~lth prophane men, or ·iu: locum. B . 2 Hypocrites,
- Heatt-Treafore.· . I' Hypocrites: lt'sfaid of BarnAbM, that he wag · ·agood man, and full ofthe Holy. Gboft, and · Fai,t!a:-J.Aa. 1 ~· "4· There's alfogood men, as . com!)ai:~d wtth froward, 1 Pet, l. 18. or · · choice;iFlfirumenrs, com·pared wirhper!ons of an inferiour rank, Rom. S. 7. as David was · \?;f'~ "· ·, worth ten thoufand of the people : This good · man in the T exc is to be taken in the former . ' ' ... _., ... . ·; fenfe, in oppofition to wicked men. · e~a-tfuGoodTrca[ore] it is ametaphor, and al• ' I ~0} 'li"OC• r ludeth tO ~he Husbandman· and Trades-mall f!tl;o ~1 s l~ying up in.fiore wha~ mufi be_ufed in_after• &ueto» ttn1es; or an Hufwtves provtfion · latd up 7ra~Soc.t. for all the year : 1"'his croifeth ne>t Chrifts · quod. in prohibition, Mrtt. 6. I 9· Lay n_ot.up for JO~r · eraftt~um felvn treafureJ Hponearth, for that lS tn oppofiu– reporm~tr. on,this in fubordination to the true Trea[ure, a,- d Divine Providence, as Jofeph's ho~rding Corn was; and ics calleJagood Trea(ure in I op~ofition eo t~eafures of wickedn~fs, Prov. \ I Oo 2. . · .... Ot ri1e heart] rhe htarcinman is the firff: ' lllOVCT of the atl:ions of m1n, even as the fir£1: n1over carrieth all the·fph :ars of Heavenabout wirh it; {o doth this liccle thing in the ' little World of 1narl, animate all his operations : by heart 1underfiand [he rational foul, with 'all its faculries of underfi~nding, memory, \ : will, and aflcB:ions, the chief part of man. weenH h'ui '"fheJews campare ~he heart, I· To theHoly Fo•Jrt: ait. of Holies, or Oncle, whence the Lord gives p:!:g. ~6· ' his an(wers. 2. To So!omon·s ThroneJ as th-: ' - fiarclid1 placewhere tbc Kingof ~Heaven fits, ~s his Thro:1e 'ot Rcfidence. 3· ·To.the two · · . · , , , - · Tables
,, l:feart-7reafure.~ \ .. \ Tables of Scone in Mofes's hands,_, in which the Lord writes tht' Law ofWifdome·: and I · .. may add, 4• The heart of a Cbrifiiai1 is the ftore ... houf~ of~he cboiceft Trea(ures, andCa~ '_bjnet of the'"IDofi precious Jewels. Bringeth forth] emits or {ends out fui_cabl,e emanations, for his own fouls comfort, and thefupplyor profit ofothers: This is a draw– ing 6f the Fountain into. {everal Cry"annels, an educing the babies 6f grace into various aas, the exercife and improvement of what was laid up,a {firringup the gift ot God, a trading with the .r~lent, requiredof every,Soul that hopes c.o givea good a,ccounr; ac the Jafi day. Good things] there ,are fome things 1 good onlymaterially, good ,civilly, but !hefe are– good things fpiritually, both as to ·matter, ~an.ner, and enq, pleafing to~od, profit~ble tomaJ:J, ~nd comfortable ,to htm that bnng$ _· them for.th ; thcfe are as !lreams6owingfrofi.l' the fpring of truegr~ce in th~ heart, by d1e banks and bounds of a divir1e command to th~~infinite Oceano(~_ods,glor_yt _ · ,. -. 1 The fumme of allt.s thts, .eve~y man ts, Bo~tt optri!. .;tnd aas . as principles are ftat.ed in ht~ beart; ~on (actre' ··we judge of the heart by outward aas, but b:;::' f:r~ ~od judgerh of outward aCl:s by the inward ~ere b:no.r frame of the heart; andhence tt1at of Luther is· effe, quam . ;t great trutb, that good works do pot make faciamu~ ' good men, but firfl: they mufi be made good bona; fie b c. h d d k f h b. lroprzte men, e1ore t ey ~an ogoo wor s: or a 1ts mala 1 per;1. 01Ufi be beforeaCls ; yc:t go9d a61:s m~kegood no~ fac1ft men better, as evil aCtions make' bad men mato1, fed worfe; for aas firepgtheo habits, as we fee by matosftit~ ~X.perjenc~. · B 3_:' ,. The re m~•: , . f I .(
I, • t ..-' . Heftrt" lt~afure. · ) I The Dq£trines are the{c : \ t. Mens layi r~gs out are according to their · layings up: ·'That in general. . · · 'z· Every fincc.re Chrifiian is trulygood• . . · 3• Everygracious foul bath a good Trea.. !ure. 4· True gra~e is aCbrifiians Treafure. r · ~· ASaints Trea[ure is in Heaven, and'in his hear.t. . ,,· · · · 6. ATrea{ure in theheart vents it felf .in the life, , 7 , A Treafure truly good, ·will fend forth · - good things_: the bearr, fQ f~r as its fanaified, ~ and dothaa like it !elf, produceth gracious ·aas and exerci[cs. · . But I fhall cornprize all in this one Obfer· vation. 1 DqB:. Th'at ~tgood Treafure in the heart,is ne• . cejfary t(J gfJad expenccs in the lzfe. Noman <:an ,dogood, except he firfi be good : there1nu!t be firfi a laying in, before therecan be a lay· ing out. .. B,on_~r S(r· The Dutch have aProverb', Thttt a e;aod ·I ' · '1J.a1mb·! fa· [aver, ma~s a well;doer; I am (ure 'tis fotin a Clt grwm • • I r· ( l I l l . ·r . '. I 1: : · Bonifaci. 1P.t r1tua. en e ; 1e t 1at 1;;1 ye~ 1n pt t:t tua. pro- ' , ~111• · vdioh, 1s only fit [p_lay out tn the exerc1fes of · Religion. f · • ~ • . "' ·'-· .. · · I {ball but giv'e this one prqof for the gene~ ra.l,Mat. I 3· c;2.__:_AScribe [i·. e. aMiniflet] infhHcted unto the Kingdome of Heaven [i. t. prepared eo declare the tnyftcrics of, the Gof.;. . pel] is like an houfhoJdet l or Steward, for fo lv1inifiers are called~ I Cor. 4.1.] whic·h6ring.. P.hffr1h ·oHfof his Trc11[t~re thing.r ne~ . ~nd. o~d , \ · [a p~a111
Heart-7reafort~ [a plainallufion to anhoufe-keepers old fl:ore;. whichmakes a daily ftanding di1b~ -and 11e,w. .(upply from cne market upon fpecial occafi– ons, Old and New Tell:ament-dainties : ] ' This Scripture dearlyholds forth, that hehadi laidup what he now 1a~es out. Jofeph laiesu·l.) abundanceofCorn in the feven yearsof plen• tf.,. el(e there could not have been (upply in time offcarcicy, Gen. 41·47~48,49. · Thisonly .for a hint in general, for mor~ dear explication and confirmation of this . Truth. I fuall endeavour codifcover, ' ' 1. What laying up a Treafure is~ 2. What this Trea(ure in the Texc is.· 3· What this laying out implies•. 4· Why laying up is thus necdfary. · CH.AP. II. t -~ f - ·· .,. ' I ADijc9ver1of theN<atNre of aTre~fure ingeneral• .. . ~ .. . ATreafure impoNsthe lay.ing up ofthing~ for nece£Iary ufe in afcer-times,aod holds forth thefe feven particulars, all \Vhich fuit w~cv the laying up of fpiritual provifion in ·general. · . _ · 1. Layingup a Treafurc., implies careful:. . !lefs, anxious thoughts, follicirous endeavour1 1ts eafie to fcatter, but it requires Come indu– firy to gather,yea ·ris eafier to gather by filch– ing and cheating, that1 by trading or work-· ' 'ing ; ~n~ tbings eafily got byevil means, a~e as qu1ckly loft by ftrange waies~ Prov. x~;. 1,1. :J .· , _ · , ._ l3 -1- . · Wealth t:.t \ -... ' ,.
H-eart-Treafore~ , ' .·~· Wealth [gotten] by vani(y, fhall beditntnifh– Jdale Ph;~~.~d, i.e..·an dl:at~ pr0cured by bafe iliif~s, de- . · ,,, mal~ "'vices,anq jugling tricks,comes to nought. Buc . ~ilabn"~ tie d1lt gatheretb-by labour [ (!eq. by the hand] · ' IMr. ·" thall increafe, and in time be~ome a Tre~1 fure. ~ "·"·1£; ~ Experience reUs us, that they that wouldget · .:~~~~ .~greiJ.t efiate, take pains in the day, and plot .· cl ~~~:...~1abe J1ight, a~1d defires to get and kee'p diei.r _le c ~ )~ abundance, Wll not (utler chetn to Oeep: 'os P•· {o in Spiricuals, there~ hard tugging to get aVijftcilia '!"" pul~ ~hr~. I biding provif}.on; Spiri~ual Eood~ ~re ppt got ' with a. J)'et finger ; they drop t1ot .inJo the mouth ofacare1ds loyterer : The choicer a,ny thing is; th.e bardlier is it attained: a·n Har· , i vefi·mans Jabour is bard toyling. 0 think · not to get H~aven by lazinefs: 1he Ki;:;gdprp of H~fiven is t11k}n by vio{~nce, Mar. 1. x. 1 ,, . A refoliiftt:hriftia·n (as it werc:}' ..frormnh1s ttp– hil-Ciry; as Sot}ldier~ ~unto get the prey, or Racers to obtain th~ prize. · , Hab ·_ s. le imports choicend~.in· tlie !hing~ l!lid · ~·I3 up. 'Tis not a'll Labour that obtatns a Trea• lfa. SS• 1 , fure; they la~our in the very fire, that weary.'. , _ tben1felvcs focvery vanitY. Men)n1ay by· I out lnonev and labour for that Which neit:her cloth pr{)fit nor fatisfie; there arc many things better fieiebted, c'han fougi1t and .gair1ed r However,fl.ones and fir.aws make no_ goo~ trea{ure; no wife n1an wil ~ccotlnt hin1felf -richwith toys and trifles: AChrifl:ians ttea· fllreconfifls·inSpirinuls i whichonely are of H-.b.,.f. worth and vJlut; Gold and Silver are but . ~· · redand white clay, ealied thickclay, ' bepn[~ . ·more folid bodies ; buc compJred wich D;; ·,. · · ,~. · · va~e · ( 'c
I / ' ' Heatt-1rea[ure.· -,cI 9 viae thing~ they,are but .drofs : S,piritual bl.ef- Eph. ~~ i~ .... fings ot~ly make_ the Behever bldled; nothtng . ,can be accounted a treafure, but what comes from, and leads ,to Heaven ~ Bona tbroni_, the good thingsofthe Throne, are a Saints trea– fure, BonaI"~ebelli, thegood things of the Footfiool, are a wicked-man'sportion,and he may . have a large meafure, yea, atreafure of them; Pra.t 1 .1-t their bellies are filled with hid treafures : r et . thefe do not make them happy; all under• moon comfortsare but ferry trifles tomake a treafure oft the whole world cannot counter. ballanc~ agrainof ®race:we account of things by their wonh, not by their bulk; a little box of precious oyntment is of n1ore value and vercue, than whole tqns1 of ordinary Liquor ; . -< onlyHeavenly ri~hes make up a Souls trea- {ure. , 3. Suicablene(s ofthe things flared up : No mati will~y upwllat he fhall never need, and 2ccount it his treafure: Every Trade[ ...man lavs up that which is fit for his Calling ; Cloathiers, Staplers, Tanners, Husbandmen, _bav~ · all rb.~ir peculiar provitions, fuited to . thetr yocattons :· ~hat maybe a cumber to one, ' ~ ' .that is~ trea{ure to another: King~have their peculiar treafure, i, e. that which none but Ecde. 1.s.~ .King~ h~v~; So all Gods Kings have their pe- · culiar treafure; which as it is differei1t from all · { others, fo in fame re(peersdifferent one from ~ ~nother. Mofes had a treafure of mr.eknefs , J(}b of patience, Sttl~!!Jon of wifdome, John of '., ' love: As .the Childe of ·God is to come be... 1 Co~·:·1' ' tJin9~ iq ilo gift,fo he is toe4cd in that which · , I . ~ . • .:. . . . - . . . ; r- ·· . . . • he • I • t., ,, .. ,; . , •
I I Hea1-e:..Zrea fur~~~ . ':/"' I \ • ' JO he is· more efpedally called eo exerci(e; 'Ti~ ~great Duty and myfiery in Religion ·to bee wife in o.bfervation , anq prudc~1t in provifi. on; let ever·yChrifiian layupfuppliesfuit~ble to the fever~l ages, eftaces,fe)les, offices, bur– dens,duties, relations,places, t-rials,or rempra• dons, through·which anyonemay· paffe, in : · the whole courfe.of their Lives: So thal the, not be unprovided or unfurnifhed, but which , J?(~~.u way foever the Lord leads them in this un– evenworld ' yet ·their foot fhal ftand iQ an eeven place~ and go fireight to Heaven. · _ 1 . 4· A treafure imports fufficiency. Store bath no lack; •tis abundance that conll:ituces acreafure; the ®r~narysof ~gJpt afforded plenty of Corn: A fcant modiCUm. makes not , a rreafure9 Spiritual goods are a Chriftians Jlm~ ~. s riches, andheought to be rkh in thefe riches, • Tim. 6· rich in faith, and rich in good works; What ' x8. a ful expreffion is that of St.. Pattl? Ephcf. ~·· r 9• where hebegs to be filledwith all the ful– ne(s ofGod. Wl=1at Pa~l, can thy 'narrowve(– fel contain an infinite Ocean? Though hee ' .~annot llold al1, yet he would have all Divine I ;~ t. scien- fulne[s; he woi1ld know the Love of Chrifi ,. ~ tla q.utt which paffeth knowledge; that's t9 ,furnilh his Sp. ~.antli intelleB:ull factllty, with a rrea(ure of heaventfoJ~2:- ly knowledge;.and he would be ~lle~ with all fngenii .no~ Gr~ce,as thenchefl: c:eafureof h1swtl and a~ftri acu-~ ' fect10ns ; yea, nothmg le(c; t,han fulnefs wll \. mille difc~- hiflice· Nay further, the fulnefs ofGod; yet tur. Marl· higp~r,even all the f~lnefs of~od~ let theve{- · . fd be tllled to the !bnm, and. let It bee made . more ~ ~apacious to receive 'larger '. ipcomes ; • ·•> ' 11eve~
...... . - . ·- Heart-lreafore; 11 ·· neve~ bath thebelieving foul grace enough, til · grace be perfeCted and cro"':ned .with Glory , Agracious heart hath an tnfattable appettte) . after heavenly delightS, anddainties; nothing ·fo g'ood as Grace, and the morea {oul bath , of it, the better. ' ' _s 5. It implles Secrefie : A treafure is not expofed to the common view of a,ll men , it was He?:.e~i,h'J pride and weaknefs to lead the Babyl,ni{WMdlengers through his treafures. Treafures are u[ually hid in fecret Ira. 4 f. 3 ; places ; hence we read of creafures of dark· Mat..\ 3 • · i1efs, and hidden richesof fecret places, and a I Per: 3·4o' rreafure hid in a field: So this good mans o Keti1r- ·· trea{ure is faid ' to be in his heart, which Sr. 1a.s T'i1s P'eter calls the hidden man of the heart, none K«ed\lcXS~ can{ee into this, butthe heart-fearchingGod, f!;cu_ltt14 he. thac k~owsall thin.gs onely is the An~to• ~o:;~ths· ' mtftof_thts clofe and htddenman; Men fee the mo !·" face, but they fee not what lies within; hence • · it is that the greatefi and befi part .of ~ Chri- · . fiians treafure, is invifible ; as th roots ofa · Tree un~er the eatth, or thebotto~of a Ship · under water; or rather as a Merchants goods in his Ware-houfe. So it is with a Saints trea– fure; be is aJew inwardly,hisCircumcifion is that of the hcartj in the Spirit and not in the - Letter,whofe praife is not of men,bqt of God; Rom. z. 29. The regenerate foul is the Kingof Heavens Daughrer,which is all glorious with~ JnJ thoughfome {parkliogs of Grace appear Wtthoqt : the befl and the wodl: of a Soul is '! ' ·– hid frc:n~ tb~ view o'f tnen ;· happy were it for I, • aChnfb,~n ~f. h~ had no~oreco.rruption than appear.s · . I • ' •• ,. ; .. ' '7 :: / ... . ,
f!tflrt-7reafur~· ~ / I I appears outwardly, and wretched were I1~ at. {o, ifhehadno more Grace than others can · ~ake notice.of. · , , 6. A Treafure for fafety: This treafur~ be~ ing out of me.Qs view is therefore {ecured frommens reach and touch: Treafures ly~ not loofe, but are under lock and key : tho[e ,at '$.~"" a~e now laid up in the impregoabl~ .(:afile of Sr. Angelf!.- Treafure-Cities are al· - ,waies well Fenced , Guards were ~ppointed - ·. -. toa.tce.t)a them; Dragons are fancied to wait , · -.on t,reafures ~ hence come Dragooners, {ay I - - fome: But fure I am, the treafure ofa Chri- -· ~llian is (afe; Grace and Peace _are a Saints I~- free-hold that Men and Devils ·cannot dtr privebim off: Grace is an incorruptible feed, _. and God bath engaged himfdf to maintain - · it : Maries better part canopt b~ taken from her; As [oon, faith .one, may ~hey pluck . ' , -Chrifi ou~ of I;eaven, as G~a'e out of my _ ;n 6 peart ~ Nay the treafure of joy ~an noman P _.x .;~ take from the--believing SotJI, for this pure :fiream of Spiritual joy, grows fironger and {weeter, til it befwaUowed up .in the vaft Q., -~ • r cean -ofour Mafters joy in erernal blifle; A Chritlians treafure is lo~k'd up ·in his heart , ~ which is a ~abinet tl1lt 'none c~n · wrefr 'open; 1 ,Chritls heart was pier,eed, that a Ghriftians · .might remain unrouch'd ; hen~e it becomes impenitrable, and invulnerable. A livelyem– b1em whereof was the heart of Joha HujJ~, which remained intire, even when his bJdy ·was confumed in the flames: the beJ.rt m4y he ptdled out ot the bofome, but qot a Saiqts, . .. l • -· - · • Treafur~·- I
'I .. Hettrt-1reafote ,· ·. ' '• Treafure out . of h!s Heart. ' . 7 • In a Trea(ure t,he~e~s readinefs f?r pre... Cent fupply, 'Tts buc gtvtng a turn wuh the key, and taking ·out provlfion ,. and making ufe thereof , which is as foon .made ready as .Abr~thanls Feaft for the Angels, or Jac~/,1 _ Venifon for his Father Ifattc: He thar bath arreafure of food, hath it not to feek when ? lie fhould ufe it ; as the man in the Parable:; . that ran to .call up his Neighbour;-: to l{orrow Luke tii three Loaves becaufe hebad nothing to fee be- s, 6~ - fore his Friend that c~me unexpeCtedly>; But . the ·wel-furnifu'd Chrifiian can make God ··. \ . welcome in all his vilies, in Mercy or Difplea- .· I • ; • {ure, and own him as a ·Friend, whether be ,_. '~~~ · comeby day or by night ; a wel·ftored foul bath fomething in readine{s for his 1 bonou~ rableGuefi. A notable refemblance hereof Ma -~ -~ .u·~ h~vein the Par~ble of the wife and foolifh ,, ;~!i~ ' Vtrgtns; Th~ Oyltn 'tbe Lamp ts the treafure - -·· j . ofGrace in the hea~t ; and though th~ Virgin . ,Chriftianmay flumber as to the Exercife of · .Grace, yet he is ready upon a fudden Alarm for the Bridegooms entertainment , but tht:· foolilh ~Virgi.t1 is the treafurelefs Soul ; .the .. gracele(s Sinner, that bath no Oyl at all, but while ic goes to buy) is {hut outof the pre• fence Chamber. But of this more hereafter ...... onelyobferve, in General, that he that hath a treafure wiil bequickly furnifh•d with all ac- ·· · commodations, onall o'cafions : Thus muth for che firft head. · · · · · / • ( I • '
Hea'rt--1reafo.r:e ~~ · CHAP. Ill. I : · ,Apartict~lar ac~ottnt fJf the Xret~~[ure mtan~ 1n tht \ Te7t, ~tnd. of~ Chrijli11ns Treafurt. · THe.f~-ccind G€nera.l head is • what is the Treafure that o~r Saviour fpea~s ofhere? I -conceiye -it. is principally intended -of the . . ~· "thoughts of the heart, which are ·called the . ~~;'0 Poifeffions. 6! the Heart;Joh, ! 7• It. becanfe ~ Ht~redita- thefe are the firfi.bpL·nof rh~ Soul, andenjoy ria.r po- . the inherjc~noe of it. You <cannot turnoff .feflior:es . the thougbrs from tbeir·tree-hoJd; you tllay ~ordu ;zet; fu(~~~d~~.P,Qt~pggeJ~orrtfp~~~ing; . the hand ju~1.trt- ftom.~~trfg,. ~uc yo~CCJinnot fufpend che foul ditario frotn tbiJ;JJdng,_while ifis ~ : .rational Soul; for . . toQ!~i!• ~. ;. ~his js \d~O'enti~l prop,~rryofft., .whiles.ic is ...'. ·. -; ., l!tSifeli-: Goodor bad thoughts ate everymans .'!.-~~ ~ .... • treafure,and poileffion; iand cheie centre arid (cttle ~fi: (he heart~ thefe are the Spring ~nd . Souro~~: J\lliops andexpreffions. Now"tis faicl .of~Gqdly.ma~J, PrD'!'· 1 ~. 5. The thoughtI ~tl '7j fl.{th' .Righteo~tt-ar~ rlght! t., e,.·J udgment, L~w, ., tex s"f:z- Me.afuJie, as the word 1mpqn~; _the meam.i:tg tuti,Men:. iE,a. graoi~Qsper(on . thinksas he is';" according Jura, five t-o tbe rules~ 9f..rc6tified, faufrified Reafon ; epi~ se.- bis thought·s·run in.a _r:igbc cbannel 1 to rigb~ ~:;m~= & ~bj~~S;f?r: ri~htends, a~d ate theref~re ·very ratioJJem, flT.e<nou~; and maywell be ca-lleda Treafure; vel in ju·- ~ H-ence J}~&vidls E~clama,tion' Pfal. I 39· l1· dicio~. How preciom al{o 11re thJ thoughts unto nJ.e,OGod f · ~agnm·. i. e• .. fay {ome, bow rare and dear are the " thonghcs l hav.e o£ thee t61ny (oul? Thismay , ~ ' · ' be I
H~art;\7reafore.' :15 ·be probable from what follo\VS, inver{e x8. when /~tW~tk..e,Ia-rnftillwith thee, in th,Nghts and HettvenlJ Medit~tions: , Certainly. a Godly- . .mansholy thoughts are a precious Tt:eafure ; . ~ i ifhis congue,be·as choice Silver, what ~re his Prov.xo., thoughts, that .f~ed and furnith the tongue ""' ~ . ·With profitable dtfcourfes ? . · . · Now as the thQughts feed the tongue, and bandr {other~are tour Springs ·that feed and .fun1ifh the heart.with holy thoughts; thefe . ·are like the four fireams of the River of Pa.: 0 · - . .. .. d·r ' h. h h o· . G d f en. :Z.elO ra 11e,w tc water t e 1V1ne .. ar en o ,a - · Chrillians Soul, and being followed eo the ;head, wil certainly lead the believing foul to the Heavenly Paradife. V t ·· .. ,. I· Scripture-Trutlls; · ThoCe tbought~ndul• Spiricual•Ciraces. ~ :t!fhing ftreams .are, 3. Large Experiences: · ·. · . ' . .. 4· Lively Comforts• . { · Tlie firfi of thefe; Scripture-Truths, is like •f theRiver Pifon; .which compaffeth the whole Land of Havitah, where there is Gold : So thistaketh in ,the:largeTerritoriesoftheholy· Sedptures, where there is fuch choice Bold . ' . .ofDivineTruths, as are able tomake the Soul both Wife and ricb, unto Salvation ; It isa / thoice tnercy to have the underftanding furnifhed witha treafureofCaving Knowledgeof · Gofpel-Myfieries : Hence thecommand is to Ptov~ 2.J ; buy the Truth, fearch the Scriptures, to feek 2.3h for.YJi,(dom ~s ~or SilverJto-fearc~_ forKnew- ~~o~.s~ .3:. ledgeas for h1d Treafures: That s a notable · ' pa!fage, •.
J . ' :16 · l l • • Heart-7rea]ltre.' Leigb.crit, p~lfa~g~, Col.~. ~6. Let th~ · ~ord of.God Jwitt Saf. .r~eh/7 ''! yos, [Gre. ifA<SO'l~s] cop·Ioufly,- a• .· bundantly, thewordnotes iwo things, •· The · ~ea{Lire., and fo 'cis rendred plenteoufly ' ·~ .Catch one. ~· The woreh.of the knowledge of the Word, and £o 'cisrendrcd richly by fome: And [~relya gFeac ~ock of ScriPture-Know• St!CrJt ' ledge lS aprectous treafure'a .o what a bleifed I ScripturJt thit1g is it tO havea mansbreafi: the ·Libraryof fun.t sa.n7 .. J efus Chri!l? The facred ·Scripturesare the lite deltczte · r. d . l ~ &~~iyit.i~t trea1ur~s an pleafures of a Oractous $ou : an.im~, to Davul they were better than thou!ands of . ·, J>fal. xI9 1 • Gold~9d .Silver: ~Mountain of t~anfpareut 1:.· and : Pearls &~apt as htgh as Heaven 1 1S not fo 11 x. 1 4· rich a trea{ure as thefe; Hence that/good man chofe thef~ as his Herirage Jor ever, and · rejoyced in them as ·in all ri'ches. A covetous ( Mifercouldnot take fuch ·ddi-ght in his bagg, nor a young Heir in a large Inheritance, as . · holy Daviddid inGods Word. All the Saints are Priefls .unto God; NowofLevi 'tis faid • · l~al. -2. 6-. tl~arthe Law 'of Truth was in his moL1tb; at1d his lips kept kridwledgeas a fiore• .hoqfc. So i·t·is or onght to be widi Gads Spi:.. · · ritual Priefis; rheyha~e-the..La.:wof Godgra• ~ad .., n, ven on th~ir hearts, ana it~ their tongues is ~he 1fxpterare, Lawof ·ktndncfs and holtrids. ThewordLaw, ,~~rutari. comes trom a root that fignifies totry1as Mer~ ~~,n ·chants tbar Ce;trch and prove i:he , Wares that – Lex, Stet -, they bny and lay up; neiice alfo ComeS the t;ttuln & \Vord for Gemms and Jewels that .are cryed;, t::::::J•nn an<1 fpund r i 9ht : The found Chriftian is t~~-·I,, <;;~;a~~' w_ile ~krcha1~t~ {eeking gGodly P~arls, ~e ~rys': ;~. ri ; ~t, what he readsJ or hears, by the Standard and f " Touch~ "'
. . Hial:t-1reafure. 17 Touch•fione of Scripture, ·and having louncl' ge1~ui~e Truth:, he laysthe~ ti~. to ,~.he great -- 'innchmg of rhts fupreme;anq .foveratgnfa~ul-: iyofche underfiat~ding. , . . , ~ . ~ .. . ' ~ z. Anoth~rSpnng that fe~ds .holy thqugnts. . rs Spiricual•Gracesl the' fn1hs. of.die Spi~ic ; which exceedingly help the;Jruffs 9f the Ltpi; If the Wil and AffeCtions be {antlified with a Principle of crue.f:iolinefs~ ~ne· ·Ltp8 . and the Life wil bringJorth heavenly Expreffions and ·. . A~ions in ,tbe·.Converfation : Hence frov. ; ... ., ·- , .. · i4.a7. Thefe4r •f the Lor4 is th~ F~Nntain~ ()of · . L~fe, Z. -e. agFatiQus habit fireams freely and · ... fully into all afrs~f SP,irirual Life_, and at lafr ts ·f\vallowed up tn the Ocrean of Eternal . Life~ le is faid ofJefus Chtifi:J the Origina~ ofall Grace, *hat · the fear of the.l:ord is h!s Ifa, 33 • 1. treafure; ·and.'we may fay alf~,. 1t IS a<:hn... ; . fiiaris treafurc: the head full · of Notidns wil not m~ke .the ~fol:J I/rich, without theheart full of G~aCe;' :r~s Grace_chat innoble~ the foul with heavenly_E~cdlencies, and inabies the ' foul to bear burthehs, anddo dttties : without . ~~ri~ciple in.the - ~e'art,thcr~ c:n be ~1o h?E- , t1~fsui ~h~ Ltfe; .all works bf.P1ecy, Chanty, Sobri~ety; mu~· Row·from a.pure hearr,.a good i_Tim. i•5 Conkieoce, and Faith unfeigned; all which . ~ ~·<? concri9.~u~ ~the.i_r _influence to ev~ry&ood work. Obedt~uc~(f~ith one) refpesls thecorn- Matiton on . ~a~d of a Supe,r.lo~.r; Love? the ~1ndnefs and Jude) 1 • 1 ?Jerlt of the ~~w-gtver; Fauh,hts bounty and reward.: T~e fit~ (wayech the Confci~qce,the (econd Inchneth-die Heart, .the third giverh .iucouragementi: ·Stire.. J a:~ , Without rhcfe · ,C there· ' ' '" . \ . /' I
. ' ' ' \ ... . I J-8 . .H~~r~ 1reafo~~1 " there can be ~o(pirtt1.tal aEtings in an Evan– gelicalmanner'. Heor;llyhad~ aCofpel (-rame · of fpirir, that hach the La_w ·written in his heart, and~ 'the works .~hereoi it~ . his hand; whofe life is a-conti,nual trantcript of this blef• . fe~ copyi.~ot ~e tqa~ ~ ?oth Righ~~oufnsfs, is Rtghteous; ·Yea, 1t ts he that movetli.Hea– vei:)-Wards~ from a,living~reafQreof graciq~S. principles,and noE .fromexternal compulfion, as Clocks nnd {uchdead ard-ficia.l, yet felf· movingeilginesdo: Hence d}e. Church (and a . ci, believin~Soul) fait~, .MJ:, SQut;m~~e ~e liij 'Popu/ru & the Ch~tr1ot.t ~ f~mmtnad~b~or of A 'Will~l(g peo-: :l,l .pie, Song. 6. 12. Though forne lay they. are Spontt. the words ofChrifi, yet in this they are appliC: "-mo'tJerJ bl . . r. 1 'h l • • .n. db ea e to ev~ry grac1ous 10U ;-: t · at t.s a~Le y~ . f anewand living principle towaras God; ari.d · · ·' Goodnefs .~ CbtiftsPeople'are··voluntaries ,iri . • • , • ~ f ' ' I , ~ .. "'theday of his power , in th,e, w~y ofduty, oe..:, ' ingaaed~y a free and Princelyfpirit, the re·.· ' · newedwill being rhegreat engitie that inove~ Exod.:- 1.2. t~e foul in aChri~i.an OJ~~fe~ ~~~i~ own(pi: & 3S.2.x. rrts make rhem wtlhngfor God. .\ I a9. J. ·A third fpring that fcedr hQly thougncs: I . I is wel..gathered experiences:..the Chrilliani. breafi is to be /a treafury of c~perimental ob-;~ fervadons, whichmay be:i~proved as goo~' props to upholda tott-eringFaith. »-fis faid ~or- · t-hem in Luke 1. 6.6:. that they laid up.all thofe. firange pa£Iages cencerni11g John, in their. hearts. And thns we finde feveral Sain~s·carc;– fullv gathering., and fe~fonably reconeetiri2: ·their formrr e.x:periences;as ]llco!J,D.AfJia; P~-it~l;, StVJJ~HI, Manoah and his \Vi1e: Time wotild · · fait
, - -~~ he11rt 7reiJfilre ~ _ t' 'fail mee to reco'qnt ;111 che infiances of this na~ . tur~ : Recording ·tl~e time, place , n1anner . , cifDivine oilcovettes, bath been of fiJ;Jgtllar ., advantage eo believers.. ~~p~r~_ence begets · ' I b?pe; w~ 1,9f~ ~uch thr!-lu$.h' neg~e6lhereof: ~OlD, S·42 _ Stg~~l ~eni<:>tta1sofrecet~eff ,Merc~es; ~~l~ to .. pref~nt Duttes J and, .qtuck~n f~~th· tn the grearefi futute.difficulttes. All Arufts.gather knowledge, bY laying up E~perimenes; an~ he is the wifell: CHrifiian, chat' in this'rcfpe£t wich SAiomon, bath his heart filled withex- . perience of Wi(dome ~n~J<.nowledge: Ex- · \ ' perience is .the beft Inttructer, and helps a·Eccl<'.t•il; man beft · in .infirueling ·Others; an. eXperienced Phyfician3;11d, L~wyer,.are feldome Nrm-ptuft; an expertencea Souldter comes off wirh honour. .O 'Chriffians ~- l'ly .up inyour h7a~r~, ~vl?at _you have feen \fith your eyes~ _ a"!ld·feir 111 your fouls,oft~e v~ni~yofworldly, ~nd ~l~e e~c~HencyofHeavenly atcain~ents, ~nd .enjoyments: youcannot be too 'young to collett exp'edences; yoi.t cannot be coo old to recollect and' improve them L If your green heads Would ufe diligence~ your I grey hair~ Seniortf • wouldardv~ i:plarge experience~; by which {llf1t: ~tl~!- ~l. • , • k. d1 .d . f . ld~ Id orer, m.cz.- me~ns,rne~or_:i [an oa so 9 agewoq_ piemui 11 _ · bee_eafie , that were almoft tntollerable IIJ ]ipiemes, ' your younge~ years. A young Carpenter ts· qutt tabtri,~ longwich a.lfcde, and makesnia_ny chips, that ~fa fuere. I ' I ' ,~n exper!enced~qrk-ma~ oifpatc~ec~, bo~h ~~~~~~t~tl. . tho~e 9u.tc~lX~ ,~~d , more.. ~e~tly :. ·fts . ~o u~ furt.t ;ncu?t.. , . ~~ltgJ,on, . e.xpeYt~P~J! lactftc~~es every work da feneco~: it~Agd I1~~~o~r1· ~~p~rj~hc~ feed :tnoug9ts? tlfti 1ti~ ·T'hns ,. \Vl~en 4 font· ~sat a· ptnch, and the .-~ · ~ . . , . · C ~: hca~c
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