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A85704	A treatise touching falling from grace. Or Thirteen arguments tending to prove that believers cannot fall from grace, as they were laid down at a conference at Yalding in Kent, examined and answered, with many absurdities of that doctrine shewed. Whereunto is added thirteen reasons to prove that believers may fall totally and finally from grace, and many profitable uses flowing from that doctrine. By John Griffith.	Griffith, John, 1622?-1700.	1653 (1653)	Wing G2006; Thomason E690_17; ESTC R202323	40,736	75

branches in the Vine may be taken away viz. men united to Christ as the branches are to the Vine may be taken away or disunited because they die or bear no fruit I am the vine saith Christ and my father is the husbandman every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away therefore saith he continue in my love and least they should not know how he saith if ye keep my commandments ye shall abide in my love even as I have kept my fathers commandments and abide in his love therefore believers in Christ may fall away be cut off die bear no fruit c. Reason 11 The eleventh Reason is because they that have obtained like precious faith must give diligence to make their calling and election sure it followes then that believers may fall even such as have precious faith and that their calling and election is not sure without their giving dilligence to make it so therefore believers in Christ may fall away The twelfth Reason is because Believers chosen Reason 12 persons are exhorted to put on the whole armour of God that they may be able to stand against the wiles of the Divel Now we know that when men arme themselves it is because of some enemy yea and such an enemy as may overcome them slay them spoile them vanquish them c. therefore they must stand fast quit themselves like men be strong now if believers cannot fall from the faith nor be overcome they have no need of armour if the Divels wiles cannot prevail they need not arm themselves but they must take to them the whole armour of God therefore believers in Christ may fall away The thirteenth reason is because men that have their names written in the book of life and their Reason 13 part in the holy City which none but believers have may by transgression have their names blotted out and their part taken away out of the City For I testifie unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book if any man shall adde unto these things God shall adde the plagues that are written in this book and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this Prophesie God shall take away his part out of the book of life and out of the holy City and from the things that are written in this book thus men whose names are written in the book of life may have their name blotted out and their part taken out of the holy City that do sin wilfully but those that overcome Christ will not blot their names out of the book of life but will confesse them before his father and before his Angels therefore believers may fall away I leave these Reasons to the serious and unbiased Reader to weigh in the ballance of the sanctuary I shal now come to shew the use and profitablenesse of this doctrine of perseverance or the possibility that Saints stand in to be deceived and so fall if they do not take heed use the means strive and labour after the obtaining the Crown which they cannot have if they do not fight the good fight and finish their course keep the faith to the end as saith the spirit be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee the Crown of life which God will give unto all them that so do and love his appearing The profitable uses that flow from this doctrine that t is possible for the Saints to fall finally if they take not heed IT teacheth the Saints to be watchfull over Vse 1 themselves their words thoughts and actions least they should be over taken this duty is much urged in Scripture watch therefore for you know not the day nor the hour wherein the son of man cometh watch and pray that you fall not into temptation watch ye stand fast in the faith be strong Therefore let us not sleep as do others but watch and be sober So Paul exhorteth Timothy but watch thou in all things indure affliction in this duty were the Saints much exercised the Prophet Habakkuk saith I will stand upon my watch and set me upon the tower and will watch to see what he will say unto me and what I shall answer when I am reproved So was that gracious soul the Prophet David exercised when he said My soul waiteth for the Lord more then they that watch for the morning I say more then they that watch for the morning there is a blessedness annexed to this duty of watchfulness they are reckoned amongst the blessed ones that shall inherit the earth Behold I come as a theef blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments lest he walk naked and they see his shame but in the neglect of this duty there may be great losse Be watchfull and strengthen the things that remain that are ready to die c. If therefore thou wilt not watch I will come on thee as a theef and thou shalt not know what houre I will come upon thee by this we may see how necessary this duty is and likewise how it flowes from the aforesaid doctrine as a streame from the fountain for we must watch because we have an adversarie that seeks to devour us be sober be vigilent because your adversary the devil as a roaring Lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour Le ts consider what need the servants of Christ have to watch to take heed and to beware their enemies are many and great as the devil a potent adversarie and his baits very deceiving as the world and the pleasures thereof when he tempted Christ our beloved Lord what was his baits why the world all this will I give thee saith he if thou wilt fall down and worship me If I should inquire into the experience of the Servants of Christ they would tell me that the adversary of their peace layeth this bait before them also suggesting unto them and setting before them the glory riches greatnesse and honor of the world saying if thou forsake this way of Religion thou art in which thou mayest do and yet go to heaven * saith he then friends will cleave to thee the world will love thee whereas now they despise thee then wilt thou be in the way of profiting thy self by thy trade and make the best of it though by lying and dissembling a little saying to the Selller it is nought but when he is gone thou praiseth it and by this means mayest thou become rich and so have many friends and be in repute and in the way of preferment and come to places of honour in the world and be called of men Rabby thou art a fool to dote upon this dispised way of Religion thus as thou doest and be made a scorn and a derision of all do not so thou maiest delight thy self in pleasures and fleshly lusts too and spend thy time merily while thou art here c. 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