CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

3. This Title in the lively improvement of it will cause a filial reverence and humility, even as the child doth his Father, as you heard; If I be a Father where is my honour? The good ingenious child doth not abuse his Fathers kindness, doth not contemn his favours, but consider the great distance that is between him and his Father, that he is never able to satisfy his Father, for Aristotle saith; There cannot be any justice between a father and son, seeing therefore he hath all from him, he is in a reverential fear and honour of his father; Thus it is with those who have the Spirit of Adoption, their fear is accompanied with their confidence; Their boldness and hope doth not degenerate into security and contempt of God, and if at any time they grow wanton under his mercies, then as God is a Father to provide for us, so he is a Father to chasten, as the Scripture speaks often; Do not then give way to thy corruptions, do not eat too much of this honey till thou surfeit, lest God give Physic, lest he chasten thee and seem as if he were no Father, David upon security and other neglects, into what sad darkness is he cast? He knoweth not how to call God, Father, he thinketh on God, and is troubled as he saith, Ps. 77.5. God will deal with thee upon thy rebellion, as David with Absalom, Command thee out of his sight, and this will work upon thee as it did with Absalom, who desired to die rather then to be always under such displeasure; and herein the people of God upon their sins have a greater wound and deeper gash then the wicked have; It's against a Father they have sinned, so merciful and so gracious a Father, this paineth them at the very heart.

3. This Title in the lively improvement of it will cause a filiall reverence and humility, even as the childe doth his Father, as you heard; If I be a Father where is my honour? The good ingenious childe doth not abuse his Fathers kindenesse, doth not contemne his favours, but consider the great distance that is between him and his Father, that he is never able to satisfie his Father, for Aristotle saith; There cannot be any justice between a father and son, seeing therefore he hath all from him, he is in a reverentiall fear and honour of his father; Thus it is with those who have the Spitit of Adoption, their fear is accompanied with their confidence; Their boldnesse and hope doth not degenerate into security and contempt of God, and if at any time they grow wanton under his mercies, then as God is a Father to provide for us, so he is a Father to chasten, as the Scripture speaks often; Do not then give way to thy corruptions, do not eat too much of this honey till thou surfet, lest God give Physick, lest he chasten thee and seem as if he were no Father, David upon security and other neglects, into what sad darknesse is he cast? He knoweth not how to call God, Father, he thinketh on God, and is troubled as he saith,