Chrifis cvfnExpojition Afcenfion. leadethtoheauen, hc!l>allhauenonetobeare A thychilde a member of Gods Church. Let him company. And where are they that llriue theexampleof Da•id excite all parents hereto e.nter? where is the violence offered to unto;/ hadrathtr (faith hee) bt ndore-k!eper in the kingdomeofheaueo I wherebee the viothe houfoefGod, thm to dwell in the t<bernacle ef lent whichfhould rake it to themfelues, as in l'9Jck.!dnes. F9radayin thycoHrts i4 betterthen11 the daies ofJohnBaptifi I M.rb.II.Iz. th.ufondelji.where,'i'fal.84·Io. Fourthly, if Chrill haue prepared aplace Lallly, hence we may finde remedy againfr forvs in heauen, then wee arein thisworidas thetedioufi1es officknelfe and feare of death, pilgrims& llrangcrs,andrhetfore mulllearne Thou which feareft death, remember that the counfell ofSaint Peter:.AsJlran,mandpi/. Chrillis gone to heauen to prepare a place for grimes abj/ainefrom flejhly lujls, whichfight •· thy body, where it mull be glorified, and Iiue gainjl thefoule, 1 Pet. z, 11. Hcc that doth eforeuer with the ble!fed Trinitie, and allrhe !kemc himfelfas a pilgrime,isnor toJntangle Saints and Angels, though fbr a while it lye himfclfwiththcaftJ.ires ofthis world,norput dead and rot in the graue. Remember this in pral'life the bchauiour thereof; but to bealfo, thou which continuell in any lingring hauehimfelfas a free-man of heauen,as llranfickne!fe , Chrill lefus hath prepared a place gers vfeto liuc inforraine countries, -accor- B for thee , whuein thou fhalt reft in ioy and ding to the f•Orion oftheir owne. And thereblilfe without alJ paine or faintne!fe. foreinthought, word, & deede,in lite & conThe fourrh bene/iris, that Chrillafcendedvp uer!ation,he mull fo carry himfelfe,as thereby to heaucntofind theComfomrvntohi< Church. he may appearetoall the world ofwhat counThis was afp~ciall end of his afcenfion, asap• trey he is. An ancientdiuine (peaking offuch pcares by Chnllsowne words, Job, r6.7.lt u Tmul I. as had curled&embroidered haire,bids them (faithhe) expedim that I goaw~y.for if I gonot, :utabit. C6Gder, wheth,~rt;hey'muil: go toheauen with the Co!"forterw•llnot come: but if 1depart~ Iwiit fuoh>j~aiic or no : and whereas they adorned jindb•mvntoyeH.Andagame, !oh t+I6.1will .tbemfdues with winckles made of other wopn'Jvntltbt Father,4nd heJh•llgu"Y'" •nother 1;11ens haire,he a.skes them whetherit may not Comforter~ which ]hall abidewithyqufor ener, e .. benhe haireof adamned perfon or no. Ifit Hm theO>irit oftruth.But fome wil fay,how can may be,hc further demanded, how it may beChrill fend his fpirirvnto his Chnrch, for tbe fecme them to wear~ it which profe!fethemperfon fending,& the perfon fent are vncquali> felues to be thefonncs and daughtersof God. wheras all three pcrfons in Trinityare equal!, Thelike may b.: faid of all otherfitls, they that none greater or !t!fcr then another, none inbeeof Godshoufernuft bchaue thcmfelucs as C feriour or fuperiour toother..Anfw. It is true free-men there. And when God hath made vs indeede: but wemull know,thatthe action of frec,itdoth not bcfcemevstomakeour fdues fendingin the Trinitie makesmrtheperfons bond·mcnoffin and Satan,and ofthis world. vnequall, but onely fhewcs a dillin<tion and Fiftly fedng Chrill wentto heauen to preorder among equals. The Father feAds the pare a pl~c< for all that beleeuc in him,here is Sonne,the Fathcrand·the Sonnebothfend the a good duty for parents. Many of them arc holy Gholl : yet the Father is not aboue the vc.::ry carefulIto prtfer theirchildren to great . Sorme, neither the Fatl1er or the Sonne abowe places & noble-menshoufc s, and they arc not the holyGholl:, but all are equall in degree, robe blamed therefore; but ifthey would inthough in regard of order one is before anodcede b< good parentsto their children, they ther : and it llands with reafon. Fortwo men 010uld firtt end«mour thefdues toget roomes that arc equall in degree, may vpon mutuall for them inheauen:thcythatdot,.is,are good confentonefend another. But it may be furparenrsindecd.Some will f•y ,howfhal we get ther demanded, how the holy Gholl can bee tt1is prd crment for them? Anf.Godhath t wo f<nt which iseu<ry where? .Anf. The H.Gholl houfcs, his Church) &. tbe kingdome of heaindeed iseuery where, therefore he is fent not ncn.Tue Church is his houfe of gracc:Hcauen D fomuch in regardof the prefence of hi•efiece ishis houfe of glorie. Now if thou wouldelt or fubllance , as of hisoperation wherebyhe bring thy chilae to a place in thehoufe of glorenucta and guideth the members ofChrill. ry , then thou arr firllofall to get hrm a place Now then, this being fo, here firllwchaue in the houfe of grace : bringing him vp fo in occafion to confider the mifery of the world. the fcare ot God, that both rn life and conuer· W hen a man is troubled in his minde (as no hrion he mJy fhew himfelfe to bee a member VJ!godly man, but fomctime he feeles the terofthe Churct; : and then allure thy felfe, that rourof confcicnce for his finnes) then hce laafter this lrfe, he O~all be remooued to the febcurs to rcmooue it by merry companieand cond houfe ofGod, which is the houfeof glopleafant booloes,whereas Chrill athis afcenfiry,_& t.1ere bcctr~e-man foreuer in the kingon fcnt his holy Spirit to be the comforter of dome ofhcauen. .t\nd it thou fl1alt rhus prohis Church : and theoefore'whcn we are trouuidc for thychilde,thou tl1alt not leauc him as bled in confciencr: for our fins , wefbould not an orpbanc \\'hcnthoudieH, but be fhall haue feeke eafeby fucb !lendermeanes, but rather God tor hs tin her,and Chril1 for his brother, fe<ke for thehelpe& comfortoftheH.Gholt, and theholyGboU: his Comforter. And therandlabourtv haue our finnes wafl1edaway, & toE:_ firll ofa!l & aboucall, remembertomake our heartS purified and cleanfed by the blood _j of --~---------------------------~~
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