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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56307	A serious exhortation to an holy life, or conversation With a clear discovery of the nature of it, what it is. The means of attaining it. The trials of it, how it may be known. The motives, or inducements to it. Or, a profitable companion for conversion. Confirmation. Illumination. Consolation. By Robert Purnell.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1663 (1663)	Wing P4240; ESTC R222001	22,777	109

these few for the whole Although good Works and an holy Life be not the cause of our Salvation yet they are the way to the Kingdom though not the cause of reigning Christ did not free us from the debt of sin to deliver us from the debt of service but he did the one freely that we might do the other chearfully We must be found in the way of Holiness in point of Conversation otherwise we should walk unworthy of God unworthy of the Gospel and unworthy of our Vocation We shall never enjoy what is promised unless we endeavour to do what is commanded for without Faith in Christ and obedience to Christ there is no promise of Life and Salvation by Christ An holy Conversation must be pract●sed by us because it hath the promise of this life and of that which is to come 1 Tim. 4. 8. An holy Conversation is of necessity as a distinguishing Character of the people of God from others that pretend to it but are not so All opinions amongst all Professours however differing in other things yet in the necessity of an Holy Life they agree all Printing Preaching and contending for Sanctification good Works or an Holy Life Then of the first although good Works be not the Cause of our reigning yet they are the way to the Kingdom ordained by the Lord that we should walk in them and so go out by the foot-steps of the Saints and so to walk as we have Christ and his people for an example 1 John 2. 6. compared with Phil. 3. 17. This is the strait gate and the narrow way to the Kingdom to the which that way leads not which sets us not upon the new and living way the true and onely way the safe and straight way The Lord Jesus Christ did not free us from the debt of sin to free us from the debt of service but he did freely do the one that we might chearfully return the other therefore obedience or an holy Life is brought in as the very end of our Election Redemption Vocation and new Creation as abundantly appears by these Scriptures Ephes 1. 4. 2. Cor. 5. 15. 1 Pet. 1. 15. Ephes 2. 20. The Blood of Christ doth both sanctifie and satisfie both in respect of Sanctification and Justification so that we have still need of a serious Exhortation to an Holy Life and Conversation Because if our Conversation be not answerable to our Profession we walk unworthy of God unworthy of the Gospel and unworthy of our Vocation Unworthy of God that you have Colos 1. 10. 1 Thes 2. 12. Unworthy of the Gospel that we have Phillippians 1. 27. Unworthy of our Vocation that we have Ephesians 4. 1. We read 1 Thes 4. 3 4. This is the will of God even our sanctification that we abstain from fornication that every one of us should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour see 1 Thes 4. 7. We shall never enjoy what is promised unlesse we at least endeavour to do what is commanded for without faith in Christ and obedience to him there is no promise of life and salvation by him viz. Now he hath commanded us to endeavour to know him believe in him love him and repent of all our miscarriages against him c. To which he hath made many promises but as before we shall not receive and enjoy what is promised unlesse we perform what is commanded as doth at large appear viz. Not knowing of God he will not have mercy upon us Isa 27. 11. Not repenting we shall assuredly perish Luke 13. 5. Not being zealous for him he will spew us out of his mouth Rev. 3. 16. Not being meek we are an abomination to him Prov. 3. 32. Not being merciful we shall have judgement without mercy Jam. 2. 13. Not believing in him we shall all perish John 3. 18. Not loving him we are and shall be accursed 1 Cor. 16. 22. Not eating the Flesh and drinking the Blood of the Son of God we have no life in us John 6. 53. An holy Conversation or godliness hath the promise of this life and of that which is to come 1 Tim. 4. 8. It hath the promise of the blessings of this life Deut. 28. 3 4 5 6. Blessed shalt thou be in the City and blessed shalt thou be in the Field blessed shalt thou be in the Basket and blessed shalt thou be in the Store blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out c. What shall I say more Godliness hath all the choice promises of God annexed to it viz. Godliness doth bring true peace quiet and comfort to the soul nay it leads a soul to have communion with God and his people so that Godliness here is the way to eternal glory hereafter An holy Life and Conversation is of necessity to distinguish between one that serveth God and him that serveth him not viz. He that is a servant of God will let us know it by his obedience to him Rom. 6. 16. He that is one of Christs flock will hear and obey his voice John 10. 27. He that hath an interest in the promises will cleanse himself from the filthiness of flesh and spirit 2 Cor. 7. 1. If Christ hath dyed for you let us see it by your living to him 2 Cor. 5. 15. He that is Christs will crucifie the flesh with the affections and lusts Gal. 5. 24. Those whom Christ hath chosen to salvation it is through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the Truth 2 Thes 2. 13. He that hath Faith in Christ will let it appear by his works Jam. 2. 18 c. All sorts of people pretending to Godliness agree in this That there is a necessity of an Holy Life and Conversation onely the Papist and Quaker with some others lay too great a stress upon it not considering that we are so far from meriting by our Works of mercy that our works of mercy stand in need of mercy but to our work of an holy Life and Conversation let me instance but in two Scriptures Gen. 22. 2 3 4. in this Scripture we have the story of Abraham in his holy conversation and obedience to God in offering up his Son Well in fine God commanded him to offer up his Son in which consider these six things Had he been to part with a dutiful Servant it had been something but to part with a dutiful Son that is more If with a Sonne had it been an adopted Son the tryal had not been so great but this was a natural Son If with a naturall Son had it been one of many the triall had not been so great but this was his own and onely Son If with his own and only Son yet if he had been young and so likely to have had more the tryal had not been so great but he was never like to have more and this Son was his Isaac a childe of many prayers and of