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B03494	Great and precious promises; or, Some sermons concerning the promises, and the right application thereof whereunto are added some other concerning the usefulness of faith in advancing sanctification. As also, three more concerning the faith of assurance. / By Mr. Andrew Gray, late minister of the Gospel in Glasgow. All being revised since his death by some friends.	Gray, Andrew, 1633-1656.; Traill, Robert, 1642-1716.; Stirling, John, b. 1621?	1663 (1663)	Wing G1608A; ESTC R177624	115,304	218

under sad persecution and affliction then the Lord give a word from heaven to co●● him and assure him of his fatherly love mercy When was it that Christ left that 〈◊〉 Legacy to his Disciples Joh. 14. ver 27. peace I leave with you my peace I give you it not when he himself was to leave the● troublesome and sorrowful dayes in a 〈◊〉 secuting world The eighth time is at some solemn O●nances and approaches to God the daye● a Communion to a tender Christian 〈◊〉 been sweet dayes when Christ hath come the soul and said Behold me behold me 〈◊〉 think the eleven Apostles met with 〈◊〉 assurance of their interest in Christ at 〈◊〉 Communion they were at with him O w● sweet intimations were these This is 〈◊〉 body which is broken for you and this 〈◊〉 the New Testament in my blood shed for 〈◊〉 and a little after you are they which have 〈◊〉 tinued with me in my tentation and I appo● unto you a kingdom We come now to the second point wh●● we proposed from the words viz. That 〈◊〉 assurance is a thing which may be attain 〈◊〉 so to seek after it is a necessary duty 〈◊〉 me not be mistaken as if I said the hav● of assurance were simply necessary to Sal●tion no that were a Doctrine as com●● lesse upon the other hand as the Po●● doctrine of the impossibility of assuranc● upon the other But the thing I say is ●hat the Christians seeking after assurance ●nd his real endeavouring to attain unto it ●s a necessary command of God which he ●ath bound upon the consciences of his children amongst other Gospel duties And certainly we need go no further for the clearing of this then the Text it self what ●●eaneth these peremptory injunctions Examine your selves whether ye be in the faith 〈◊〉 not Prove your own selves Know ye not c. but if you will you may add that word 〈◊〉 Pet. 1. vers 5. and 10. compared what ●an be more expresly commanded and more strongly pressed then that Christians should ●end their utmost endeavours for attaining unto this blessed condition of assurance Give diligence yea give all diligence yea the ●ather give all diligence to make your calling ●nd election sure From this we shall only lay before you these Considerations 1. If the seeking after ●ssurance be a necessary duety then these three things are most lamentable First That there are so many in this Generation who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not washed from their iniquity they flatter themselves with a rotten assurance that hath no other foundation but their own imagination they never knew since the first day they were Baptized and did begin to professe Christ what it was to mortifie one lust nor ●eriously to wrestle against one temptation ●nd yet they want not a strong perswasion of ●heir interest in Christ But ah will ye stand in awe lest ye meet with such a d●● f●ll disappointment as when ye thi●● are in the very gate of heaven even th●● fall backwards to the very bottome of 〈◊〉 and when ye expect a kindly welcome 〈◊〉 the Lord of Glory as one who thinks 〈◊〉 have been in Covenant with him this 〈◊〉 years ye meet with that dreadfull summ●● Depart from me ye cursed I know you not 2. How sad may we be upon this accou●● that howbeit assurance be an attainable th●● and a great many dare not say they have ●●●tained it yet so little diligence is used pursuing after it Is it not very lamentab●● that many of you to whom I am speak●● since first ye gave up your names to Chris● a visible way and were reputed amongst generation of the seekers of his face s●●● ever set a day or an hour a part to exa●● whether ever indeed ye were in Christ or 〈◊〉 Alas is heaven of so little moment is the ●●ving or wanting all the enjoyments which there of so small concernment to you tha● will not be at the pains as once to enquire ●●ter your interest in the matter What if 〈◊〉 of you were but possessors of a thous● pound and your interest or right unto it 〈◊〉 certain and questionable would not your 〈◊〉 depart from you and your rest be unquie 〈◊〉 you had made it more secure What th● you shall the men of this generation an● in the day of the Lord for neglecting th●● thing necessary when they have been so ●●ing themselves about many things and 〈◊〉 been so serious in so many consultation 〈◊〉 make sure a worm eaten portion in a perishing world that the whole wit of Men and Angels cannot secure for one moment It is certain the root of all this slothfulnesse is Atheism It is not possible that we believe ●s really there is a heaven as we believe there 〈◊〉 an earth or that the world to come is as ●eal as that which is present or else it must be a strange power in these lusts that keeps us captive that we are never suffered to think upon Eternity nor to ask where we must ●●dge when this cottage we carry about shall fall about our ears O will ye think upon it how serious and pressing that command is 〈◊〉 Pet. 1.10 Give all diligence to make your calling and election sure when the Lord saith Give all diligence will ye give no diligence and when he saith make your calling and election sure will ye leave upon uncertainty I said to the foolish deal not so foolishly 3. It is most lamentable that since assurance is attainable yet men live so contentedly under the want thereof how strange is it that many are so seldom on their knees complaining of their uncertainty if Christ were precious unto you would it be so I am sure there are some of us here that have had the name of Christians I know not how long that never had one sad thought about the want of assurance when we look upon the desolations vastations and plunderings in the world how many of us can cry out They have taken away my gods and what have I more but when we speak of heaven we care not who deprive us of our portion there I will not limite the Lord no● termine what he may do but believe it 〈◊〉 one to a thousand if many Christians of 〈◊〉 age have a pleasant night and comfortable 〈◊〉 sing of their eyes they are such underva●● of assurance I may fear that lamenta●● shall be heard upon the death-beds of 〈◊〉 O poor wretched wandering soul where art 〈◊〉 going and it is no wonder it come to th● when we are so long in beginning to ask 〈◊〉 question And now I close with this 〈◊〉 thing that I think beyond all question 〈◊〉 souls that live contentedly under the want 〈◊〉 assurance are the carelesse daughters that d●●●leth at ease Christ and they are at a rema●●able distance it must be a cold winter and dark night at best as to their present 〈◊〉 lowship with God A second consideration