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A53700	Gospel grounds and evidences of the faith of God's elect shewing : I. The nature of true saving faith, in securing of the spiritual comfort of believers in this life, is of the highest importance, II. The way wherein true faith doth evidence it self in the soul and consciences of believers, unto their supportment and comfort, under all their conflicts with sin, in all their tryals and temptations, III. Faith will evidence it self, by a diligent, constant endeavour to keep it self and all grace in due exercise, in all ordinances of divine worship, private and publick, IV. A peculiar way whereby true faith will evidence it self, by bringing the soul into a state of repentance / by John Owen ...	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1695 (1695)	Wing O759; ESTC R9544	55,512	98

indeed its Humility Mourning and Self-Abasement are encreased by it but this is thro' the Efficacy of the Grace of Christ Jesus In its own Nature it tends to hurt and ruine this the Apostle emphatically expresseth in his own Person as bearing the place and state of other Believers Ro. 7. 24. AND this constant groaning for deliverance from the power of sin excites the Soul to pursue it unto its destruction No Effect of Faith such as this is is heartless or fruitless it will be opperative towards what it aims at and that in this case is the not being of sin this the Soul groans after and therefore contends for this is the Work of Faith and Faith without Works is dead wherefore it will continually pursue sin unto all its Retirements and Reserves As it can have no rest from it so it will give neither Rest nor Peace unto it yea a constant design after the not being of sin is a blessed Evidence of a saving Faith 2. THAT which it looks after is the full Enjoyment of Glory Rom. 8. 23. This indeed is the Grace and Duty of all Believers of all who have received the first Fruits of the Spirit they all in their measure groan that their very Bodies may he delivered from being the subject and seat of sin that they may be redeemed out of that Bondage It is a Bondage to the very Body of a Believer to be instrumental unto sin This we long for its perfect deliverance from which shall compleat the Grace of Adoption in the whole person But it is most eminent in those who excel in a state of Humiliation and Repentance they if any groan earnestly this they sigh breath and pant after continuually and their Views of the Glory that shall be revealed gives them refreshment in their deepest Sorrows they wait for the Lord herein more than they that wait for the morning Do not blame a truly penitent Soul if he longs to be dissolved The Greatness and Excellency of the Change which he shall have thereby is his present Life and Relief 3. BUT there is a Weight on this Desire by the Interposition of Nature for the Continuation of its present Being which is inseparable from it But Faith makes a Reconciliation of these repugnant Inclinations keeping the Soul from Weariness and Impatience and this it doth by reducing the mind unto its proper Rock It lets it know that it ought not absolutely to be under the Conduct of either of these Desires First it keeps them from Excess by teaching the Soul to regulate them both by the Word of God this it makes the Rule of such Desires and Inclinations which whilst they are regulated by we shall not offend in them And it mixeth a Grace with them both that makes them useful namely constant Submission to the Will of God this Grace would have and this Nature would have but saith the Soul the Will and Sovereign Pleasure of God is my Rule Not my Will holy Father but they Will be done We have the Example of Christ himself in this matter 7. THE last thing I shall mention as that which compleats the state described is abounding in Contemplations of things heavenly invisible and eternal None have more holy and humble thoughts than truly penitent Souls none more high and heavenly Contemplations you would take them to be all sighs all mourning all dejection of Spirit but none are more above none more near the high and lofty one As he dwells with them Isa. 57. 15. so they dwell with him in a peculiar manner by these Heavenly Contemplations Those who have lowest thoughts of themselves and are most filled with Self-abasement have the clearest Views of Divine Glory The Bottom of a Pit or Well gives the best Prospect of the Heavenly Luminaries And the Soul in its deepest Humiliations hath for the most part the clearest Views of things within the Vail FINIS Books lately Printed of Dr. Owens and Sold by William Marshal at the Bible in Newgate-street 1. THe true Nature of a Gospel-Church 2. A Treatise of the Dominions of Sin and Grace 3. A Breif and Impartial Account of the Nature of the Protestant Religion 4. A Brief Instruction in the Worship of God 5. An humble Testimony unto the Goodness and Severity of God 6. A Discourse of Temptations 7. The Principles of the Doctrine of Christ. 8. Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ. 9. Two Discourses concerning the Holy Spirit and his Work the one of the Spirit as a Comforter the other as he is the Author of spiritual Gifts which is an Addtion to the Folio In Octavo bound 2 s. 10. A Guide to Church-Fellowship and Order according to the Gospel Institution wherein these following particulars are distinctly handled 1. The Necessity of Believers to joyn themselves in Church Order 2. The subject matter of the Church 3. A Continuation of a Church state 4. What sort of Churches and Disciples of Christ may and ought to joyn themselves unto as unto entire Communion Drice bound 6 d. Where you may be supplied with most of Dr. Owen's other Books that are in Print at the Bible in Newgate-street Books written by other Authors and Effigies sold as above Caryl's Exposition on the Book of Job Two Volumes Pool's Synopsis in Latine Five Volumes With the Index's Pool's Synopsis on the New Testament In Two Volumes in Latine with the Index is sold very Cheap for 20 s. in Quires and 30 s. Bound Index's of the Old and New Testament to be sold alone Price 5 s. Clark's Martyrology Dr. Manton's Effigies Price 6 d. Dr. Owen's Effigies Price 6 d. Mr. Caryl's Effigies Price 6 d. Mr. Bunyan's Effigies Price 6 d. With several other Ministers Effigies