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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06065	The trial of a Christians estate: or a discouerie of the causes, degrees, signes and differences of the apostasie both of the true Christians and false in a sermon preached in London by Master Paul Bayne, and afterward sent in writing by him to his friend W.F.	Baynes, Paul, d. 1617.	1618 (1618)	STC 1648; ESTC S101585	13,946	28

time cast vp their hopes and are ready proudly to say It is in vaine to serue God Amongst the Lords children how many are there who follow not faith growing vp from faith to faith renewing the exercise of it in fastning on the gratious promises which are made vnto vs Men that will checke themselues if they omit the act of mercie of testifying truth of iustice where occasion is offered blame not themselues for neglecting to renew their faith towards God when his promises renewed or experience of his goodnesse and truth doth call for it from vs. Some there are who weakly forespeake things signifying their vnbeliefe by saying they shall neuer see this or that euill mending with them that it is but a folly to attempt further seeing wee striue against the streame But this is not to be carried with full saile of faithfull perswasion on him who hath spoken good to vs but thorough attending to that sense and reason speaketh to yeeld to vnbeliefe Secondly wee may hence gather the truth of our beliefe Hath it stood thorough helpe of Gods grace in tentation Christ letteth vs see that he was our supporter it is a true signe of grace neuer failing buildings which stand when windes and stormes beate on them are presumed to bee surely grounded whereas the paper-walls and painted castles of these who haue not vnfained grace cannot endure any sound assault which is made against them The last thing to be marked is what it is that doth bring vs to see saluation here and euerlastingly it is our beleefe 1. Pet. 1.5 Gods pleasure of working this or that for vs is first made knowne by his word reuealing it Secondly it is delaied for a triall of them to whom it is giuen Thirdly it is executed Now the reuelation of this future pleasure onely faith apprehendeth the delay wherein many occurrences are incident speaking the contrary this faith beareth by cleauing to that word which formerly it heard from God When the thing is executed then faith is changed with sight so that it is plaine that faith bringeth vs to see saluation for it neuer giueth ouer till the thing be in present it doth keepe vs within the tower of Gods impregnable strēgth for the present which is our safetie against all enemies it doth bring vs out of all troubles by holding Gods gratious word as a man commeth from a deepe dungeon by climing a scaling ladder cast to him or sitting vpon an Eagles wing which would mount vp with him In the Chapter following there is a catalogue of glorious beleeuers the end of their faith being likewise recorded Whence we may first see that error of Papists who though they ascribe our first forgiuenes of our sinnes to faith yet our after-righteousnesse and saluation they referre to good workes penall satisfactions application of the Churches treasurie c. withdrawing themselues from faith when now they are brought to be in state of grace but faith is neuer to cease till the thing beleeued be now in sight neither will the same thing bee got both by faith and workes for these are such as will not be compounded the Apostle being witnesse Againe hence we see how wofull a thing it is to cast away our confidence wee fling away the plaister that should heale vs for whatsoeuer euils were vpon vs yet holding our faith on the truth and mercie of God in Christ they should vanish away as shewers which on our garments drie vp in time and come to nothing Yea their danger is hence discouered who though they make conscience of murther adulterie iniustice yet care not to liue in vnbeliefe which is of all sinnes the most dangerous for the other should not hurt vs deadly were it not for this that wee will not by faith take that medicine which should heale vs. Secondly this must incourage vs to perseuere in our faith as Christ looked to the end of the Crosse so must we looke to the end of our faith that we may endure all difficulties the better with which wee are incountred True it is that men are often most deceiued where they trust most but leaning on the Lord and waiting on him thou shalt neuer bee deceiued nor misse of his promised saluation But in temporarie euils we cannot assure our selues of deliuerance Answ The truth is we see not deliuerance because we exercise not faith in particular promises so farre as wee might Secondly we must euer be assured of issue such as is ioyned with saluation Thirdly though it keep vs not out of the fire yet faith will keepe vs from burning or taking hurt in our most fierie trials wherefore let vs renew our faith in Gods pretious promises assuring our selues that the end of it shall be saluation of soule and body in the day of our Lord Iesus Christ To whom with the Father and Spirit c. Amen FINIS Obseruat 1. Reason 1. 2 Vse 1. 2 Obseruat 2. Causes of defection 1 1 Obiect Answ 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vse 1. Vse 2. Obseruat 3. Obiect Answ Obseruat 4. Obseruat 5. Obiect Answ