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A69920	The discovery of the most dangerous dead faith by John Eaton ...	Eaton, John, 1574 or 5-1641.; Eaton, John, 1574 or 5-1641. Abrahams steps of faith.; Eaton, John, 1574 or 5-1641. True treasure of the heart.	1642 (1642)	Wing E114; ESTC R23218	43,616	232

And thus doe they perish with the devout unbeleeving Iewes who although they had a blinde dead faith of righteousnesse life and blessednesse by the Messiah to come for they did all eat of the same spirituall meat and did all drinke of the same spirituall drinke that is by this generall dead faith in Christ to come for they dranke of that spirituall Rock that followed them and that Rocke was Christ But God was not well pleased with them in this dead faith and so they perished 1 Corinth 10. 3. to 6. And yet S. Paul saith of them that they followed after the Law of Righteousnesse but yet did not attaine to the Law of Righteousnesse Wherefore Because they sought the keeping and fulfilling of it not by faith but as it were by the workes of the Law and so stumbled at the stumbling stone Rom. 9. 31 32. Yea Saint Paul testifieth and beareth record of them that herein they had the zeale even of God but not according to knowledge of free justication Because being ignorant of the righteousnesse of God they went about to establish or to make as it were to stand upon its feet their owne righteousnesse and so did not submit themselves to the righteousnesse of God And thus they perished because they knew not that Christ was the fulfilling and end 2 Cor. 3. 7 8 11. 14. of the Law for righteousnesse to every one that beleeveth Rom. 10. 2 3 4. And thus we see that such as are in this dead faith varnished and garnished and gilt over with this preposterous zeal of diligent keeping and carefull walking in all Gods commandements are ignorant of Christs righteousnesse the maine of their free-salvation are unbeleevers onely giving Christ and free justification a Judas his kisse whereby they goe about to stablish or set up as it were upon its feet their owne righteousnesse wish the Iewes and Pharisees and contemne and set light of free Grace are rebellious against God in not submitting themselves to the righteousnesse of God and miserably perish as I said in the deepe conceit of great holinesse and righteousnesse which doth so strongly bewitch the people with a faire glister and beautifull brightnesse of workes of righteousnesse that it cunningly creepes up into the Pulpits also and with her faire shew turneth the Ministers of Satan into the seeming Ministers of Christ 2 Cor. 11. 13 14 15. As Christ said to the Angel of the Church of Sardis Thou bearest a name that thou livest but thou art dead Rev. 3. 1. So that although both these sorts of the dead faith doe reject and set light of free justification and are both enemies to free grace the glory of Christ and to their own free salvation yet doth this second sort more subtilely deceive and more dangerously destroy And therefore the first sort of people in this dead faith are by the Lord of wisedome Jesus Christ likened to Hogs that having the pearle of the Gospel free justification cast before them to call them from their rooting in the earth and wallowing in the mire of sin although they contemptuously trample this onely saving pearle under the filthy feet of their carelesse and swinish affections Yet they commonly against their Ministers and them that wish them well do only give a hoggish grunt of contempt and away they goe to their rooting in their earth or to their wallowing in the mire and so are plainly discerned soon convinced and many of them easilier converted and saved But the second sort are likened to Dogs that greedily feeding upon the carrion of their good workes obedience and well-doings if any cast before these the precious pearles of Christs works and well-doings as sufficient perfectly to justifie them and freely and certainly to save them they do not only trample under the feet of their Pharisaicall affections the same precious pearls but also fall like Dogs abarking at them that wish them well with calumniations railings and slanderings Yea through a secret inbred delight and blinde zeal of esteem of the hidden vain glory of their own righteousness good works obedience and well-doings contrary to the Prophet Esay and Pauls affection that counted all the righteousnesse works and wel-doings of their sanctification but as filthy stained rags and would not bee found in them before God but esteemed them as dung that they might bee found in the righteousnesse of Christ only before God Phil. 3. 8 9. Through this secret lurking vain-glory I say of their owne holinesse and well-doings they will not stick to flye in the face of the Minister and Messenger of Christ that beseecheth them to be reconciled unto God by being made the righteousnesse of God through Christ only 2 Cor. 5. 20 21. but will teare out if they can his very throat because they feel themselves hindred from feeding upon the filthy pleasing carrion of the vaine glory in their owne works of righteousnesse and weldoings And therefore did the Apostle say to the true Christians Beware of Dogs Phil. 3. 2 3. because in stead of life and salvation which they seeme so strongly to aspire unto by works and keeping the Law they rush the more violently themselves and swiftly carry away others with them into beautifull abomination sinne death hell and everlasting damnation So greedily with Aesops dog as Doctor Luther saith snatching at the outward glittering shadow of righteousness of works that they lose the substance of Christ and his righteousnesse that is in their mouth Therefore happy is the man that in these last so dangerous dayes can overcome and escape this Dead Faith by getting on the white robe that he may be clothed and that his filthy nakednesse doe not appear and doth annoint his eyes with eye-salve that hee may see and so become zealous not with the foresaid blind legall zeale of his owne glory but with the true Evangelicall zeale of Christs glory and so amend by comming out of this Dead Faith into the true lively justifying faith For to him that overcommeth this Dead Faith saith Christ will I grant to sit with me in my throne even as I also overcame and am set down with my Father in his throne He that hath an eare let him heare what the Spirit saith unto the Churches Revel 3 18. to 22. And for this cause have I penned this short and abrupt Treatise discovering this most dangerous Dead Faith in shewing how farre it will goe in the likenesse and appearance of true Christianity and true saving faith and yet how farre it comes short of the same because they doe not beleeve with the heart unto true righteousnesse and confesse the same with a thankfull and joyfull mouth unto salvation Rom. 10. 10. and so doe shew by their bragging Pharisaicall life that they perish with the Famine in their Hearts whilst the flesh of qauiles is in their mouths Psalm 78. 30 31. And hereunto I have adjoyned the shortest course that the Word of GOD and the established Doctrine of our Church

another being Gods whip of five strings with which he lasheth the children of men in one place or other daily and continually which are these five 1. First the curse of God Deut. 28. 15. to 20. If thou wilt not hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God namely which he spake in thundering and lightning and flaming fire but dost break his commandments that is dost do the least sin then all these curses shall come upon thee and overtake thee cursed shalt thou be in the town and cursed in the field cursed shall bee thy basket and thy store that is thy abundance that seemes to thee a blessing shall be to thee accursed cursed shall be the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy land and the encrease of thy kine and the flocks of thy sheep cursed shalt thou bee when thou comest in and cursed also when thou goest out The Lord shall send upon thee cursing vexation and trouble in all that thou settest thy hand to do c. 2. The second punishment is hardnesse of heart that is no spirituall sense or feeling but little caring for this curse of God upon us for sin and a sleight regarding of free justification which is the onely remedy and means that should heal us of this sinne and curse Matth. 13. 15. For this peoples heart is waxed grosse and their ears are dull of hearing and with their eyes they have winked lest they should see with their eyes and heare with their eares and should understand with their hearts and should bee converted and I should heale them But my people would not heare my voice nor Israel would none of me So I gave them up to the hardnesse of their hearts and they have walked in their own counsell Psal 81. 11 12. whereby thou after thy hardnesse and impenitent heart heapest up like a treasure to thy selfe wrath against the day of wrath and of the declaration of the just judgment of God Rom. 2. 5. 3. The third sort of punishment for sinne is all manner of miseries crosses and afflictions to body goods and name which are ready every moment to strike us but to what end to knock for us and give us warning to be sure that we bee freely justified and have on the wedding garment of Christs perfect righteousnesse as it is expressed Iob 33. 19. to verse 26. A man is chastened with pain upon his bed and the multitude of his bones with strong paine so that his life abhorreth bread and his soul dainty meats His flesh is consumed away and his bones that were not seen stick out his life draweth neare to the grave c. But if there be a messenger with him an interpreter one of a thousand to shew unto a man his righteousnesse that is his justifying righteousnesse by Christ then God is gracious unto him and saith deliver him from going down into the pit I have found a ransome 4. The fourth punishment of sinne is that uncertain death is ready every moment to strike us wee knowing neither the time when nor the place where nor the manner how death will strike us as God himself saith Deut. 28. 66. If thou breakest my Commandements and so dost sin thy life shall hang in doubt before thee c. Thou shalt have just cause to feare both night and day for thou shalt have no assurance of thy life For God said to the rich man Luke 12. 20. Thou fool this night will they that is the devils fetch away thy soule from thee and then whose shall these things bee which thou hast provided So is every man that is not rich in God that is which hath not on the wedding garment of Christs perfect righteousnesse which only maketh us rich in God Pro. 8. 18. 5 The fifth and last punishment for sinne is when death which is so uncertain is come then follows the full execution of Gods justice in hell fire there to endure easlesse and endlesse torments for ever and ever Therefore saith Christ the Teacher of true wisedome I say unto you my friends be not afraid of them that kill the body and after that are not able to doe any more But I will forewarne you whom you shall feare Feare him which after he hath killed hath power also to cast into hell yea I say unto you feare him Luke 12. 4 5. for then he shall say Depart yee cursed which all are that are not justified into everlasting fire prepared for the devill and his angels and these shall goe away into everlasting paine but the righteous only that is only they that are made perfectly holy and righteous in the sight of God freely with Christs righteousnesse shall goe into life everlasting Mat. 25. 41 46. Thus ought these three maine things that the Law teacheth concerning sin to be daily and diligently pressed upon sleeping consciences secure in the least sin untill the most upright honest yea and most sanctified man in works may feele himselfe slaine by the Law especially by the tenth Commandement as Paul was Rom. 7. 9. saying For I once was alive without the Law but when the commandement thou shalt not lust or covet that is thou shalt not have the least motion to any sinne came that I understood it sinne revived that is I saw my best good works to be sinne which I took to be no sinne before but I died that is I saw my selfe lost and damned by that beautifull sinne which I took to be a good work before God and no sinne And the same Commandment which was by obeying it ordained unto life I found by breaking it in my best good works to be unto death For sinne that is originall corruption dwelling in me taking occasion or force by the commandement deceived me that is made my best good works as I did them sinne when I took them to be no sinne and by it that is by the commandement disobeyed and broken slew me that is made me to see and feele my selfe to be in my best and most sanctified good works a lost and damned creature Because sinne that is originall corruption dwelling in me that it might appeare sinne did work death in me by that which is good that is by that turning that into sinne by defect which was done by the good and holy Law of God that sinne by the commandement disobeyed might become out of measure or exceeding sinfull Hereupon and for this cause doth the most sanctified childe of God truly enlightened and slaine by the Law by this right understanding of this tenth commandement see and feele that which is spoken of by Paul Rom. 3. 9. to 19. to be most true in himselfe and in his best sanctified works namely That there is none righteous no not one there is none that understandeth there is none that seeketh God they are all gone out of the way they are altogether become abominable and unprofitable There is none that doth good no not one Their throat is an open