Eighteen Choice and Useful Sermons, Title page – Table of contents
EIGHTEENE Choice and uſefull SERMONS, BY Benjamin Hinton, B. D. Late MINISTER of HENDON. And ſometime fellow of TRINITY COLLEDGE IN CAMBRIDGE.
Contra rationem nemo ſobrius ſenſerit.
Contra Scripturam nemo Chriſtianus ſenſerit.
Contra Eccleſiam nemo pacificus ſenſerit.
Imprimatur, EDM: CALAMY. 1650.
LONDON, Printed by J. C. For Humphery Moſeley, at the Princes Armes in S. Pauls Church-yard, and for R. Wodenothe, at the Starre under S. Peters Church in Cornehill, 1649.
To the Right Worſhipfull Maſter FRANCIS PHILIPS Auditor of LONDON, Grace and Peace.
YOur love and kindneſſe, whereof I have had ſo long experience, imboldens me to preſent theſe few Sermons unto you, not as preſuming of the worth of them, but as deſiring to teſtifie my thankfulneſſe, having ſo juſt occaſion. I am old and gray-headed, wanting not much of ſeventy years, yet not ſo old in years, as I am in infirmities; and in my age it pleaſed God to viſite me (through a fall whiel… I took) with an incurable lameneſſe, and (through ſickneſſe which I had) with great weakneſſe, both in my memory and voice, whereby I have been much diſabled to preach. I was therefore the more willing with my pen to ſupply the defect of my tongue, as Zachary wrote, when he could not ſpeake, and made his pen to make known what his tongue could not.Luke 1.63. And though many have done the like before me with far greater ability, yet remembring that God at the making of the Tabernacle, accepted as well the offerings of the poorer ſort, who brought thither but Goats-haire, and Rams-skinnes, as of thoſe who were rich, and offered blew ſilk, and purple, and ſcarlet; I have offered theſe few mites into the treaſury of the Church out of my want and penury, when others offer talents out of their ſtore and plenty. And I doubt not of your favourable acceptance hereof, as coming from him, who will no longer deſire your favour, then he deſires to remaine
Your truely loving in the Lord BEN. HINTON.
Curteous Reader,
IT was the earneſt deſire of the Authour my Reverend Father, that theſe Sermons might paſſe the Preſſe in his life, for the furtherance of others paſſage to life eternall: but being himſelf taken away by death before his purpoſe was effected, I thought it my duty not to let his works die with him but to impart to others what GOD had imparted to him. I deſire that as they teach the word of Truth, ſo they may be the word of life; And although in theſe dayes Sermons are neglected by the moſt, contemned by the worſt, and too little eſteemed even by the beſt; yet I doubt not, but theſe will meete with ſome, who will receive the Meſſage for the Maſters ſake. And as formerly, the feet of thoſe, who brought glad tydings of the Goſpel of peace, were counted beautifull, ſo will the Goſpel it ſelf I hope, though plainly preached, not be trod under feet, but be acceptable, and helpfull to augment their peace, who indeed ſeek peace, which ſhall be the prayers of him to the God of peace, who is your Chriſtian Friend,
WILLIAM HINTON▪
The ſeverall SERMONS.
I. ABrahams offring his Sonne Iſaac. GEN. 22.2 Take now thy Sonne, thine onelyonly Sonne, Iſaac whom thou loveſt, and get thee into the Land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offring, upon one of the Mountains which I will tell thee of.
II. The good ground or hearer of the word. MATTH. 13.23. But he that received ſeed into the good ground, is he that heareth the word, and underſtandeth it, which alſo beareth fruit, and bringeth forth ſome an hundred fold, ſome ſixty, ſome thirty.
III. Zacheus converted. LUKE 19.8. Behold Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, &c.
IV. Gaining the world and loſing the ſoule. MATTH. 16.26. For what is a Man profited, if he ſhall gain the whole world, and loſe his own ſoule?
V. Man like the graſſe and flowers of the field. PSAL. 103 15. As for man, his dayes are as graſſe, as a flowre of the field, ſo he flouriſheth.
VI. The Devil a coward if he be reſiſted. JAMES 4.7. Reſiſt the Devil and he will flee from you.
VII. Gods beſt beloved moſt afflicted. HEBR. 12.6. For whom the Lord loveth, he chaſteneth.
VIII. No peace to the wicked. ESAY. 57.21. There is no peace to the wicked, ſaith my God.
IX. God the Authour and protector of the Scripture. 2 PETER 1.21. For the Propheſie came not in old time by the will of Man, but holy men of God ſpake as they were moved by the Holy Ghoſt.
X. Chriſts miraculous Cures. MATH. 11.5. The blind receive their ſight, and the lame walk, the Leapers are cleanſed, and the deaf heare, the dead are raiſed up, and the poore have the Goſpel preached to them.
XI. The Churches love to Chriſt. CANTIC. 3.1. By night on my bed I ſought him whom my ſoule loveth.
XII. Both Poverty and Riches occaſions of evil. PROVERBS 30.8. Give me neither Poverty nor Riches.
XIII. Gods pardoning great ſinners, a great comfort to others. PSAL. 32.6. For this ſhall every one that is godly, pray unto thee in a time when thou maieſt be found.
XIIII. Steven Stoned. ACTS 7.59.60. And they ſtoned Steven, calling upon God, and ſaying, Lord Jeſus receive my ſpirit. And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, Lord lay not this ſinne to their Charge.
XV. Lawfull and unlawfull ſwearing. JEREM. 4.2. Thou ſhalt ſwear, the Lord liveth, in truth, in judgement, and i…ghteouſneſſe.
XVI. Jonas ſent to Nineveh. JONAH 3.1. &c. And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the ſecond time, ſaying, ariſe, go to Nineveh that great City and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. So Jonah aroſe, and went to Nineveh.
XVII. Hiding of ſinne no ſmall ſinne. PROVERBS 38.13. He that covereth his ſinnes ſhall not proſper, but who ſo confeſſeth and forſaketh them ſhall have mercy.
XVIII. Chriſts coming to judgement, both certain and uncertain. 1 THES. 5.2. For you your ſelves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord ſo cometh, as a Thief in the night.