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A09883 The mysterie of redemption. Or The particular manner how man is redeemed from sinne, iustified before God, and made partaker of euerlasting life Describing the nature, causes, parts, properties and effects of iustification. With divers sweet and comfortable prayers interposed betweene euerie chapter.; Mysterie of redemption. Powel, Gabriel, 1576-1611. 1607 (1607) STC 20147.5; ESTC S106362 38,314 251

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me before them O teach me to seek thee in al things and all things in thee euen for thy name sake for thy promise sake for thy Sons sake our Lord and Sauiour Christ Iesus Amen CHAP. VI. Of the Finall Cause of Iustification The Finall cause of Iustification Actiuely taken THe FINAL Cause of Iustification Actiuely taken is the Glorie of God in the admirable temperature of his Iustice and Mercie Ephes 1.6 Rom. 3.26 2 Of his Iustice Because he would his Son should make full satisfaction 3 Of his Mercie Because he would impute his Sonnes satisfaction vnto vs. The Finall cause Passiuely takē 4 The Finall Cause of Iustification Passiuelie taken is that we might haue peace of Conscience Rom. 5.1 eternall life Tit 3.7 and bee euerlastingly glorified Rom. 8.30 Rom. 6.22 5 Hitherto of the Causes of Iustification Now of the Parts therof A PRAYER FOR eternall life OMnipotent and eternall God Father of our Lord Iesus Christ wee miserable and wretched Sinners do wāder in this earth as pilgrimes and strangers readie to depart hence euery houre We see daily with what violence and rage Death striketh and choaketh now one now another for their grieuous sins But I giue thee most heartie thanks O Lord for thy infinite mercie towards me that thou hast not suffered me to be oppressed with palpable ignorance and heathenish blindnes to perish and die like other men but hast graciously enlightened me with the pure light of thy Grace and shewed vnto me the Cause of all calamities and of death and manifested also the heauenly and inestimable comfort of eternal life which doth wonderfullie recreate and cheere my heart And whereas we feele not without great grief with what crueltie and furie the wicked fiends burning in hatred against thee doe in these last dregs of the world oppugne mankind and raise vp sundrie detestable scandals and other damnable enormities amongst vs we being full of idlenesse of sloth and weakenes altogether corrupted defiled with carnall cōcupiscence vnable to make resistance ô haue mercie vpon me according vnto thy great mercie Touch moue and purifie my heart that louing and fearing thee I may seriouslie and truly bewaile my great and so often iterated sinnes that I may stedfastly beleeue thy holy word and leade the residue of my life in holines and righteousnesse before thee And seeing the greatest part of mankinde beeing drowned in Sodomiticall pleasures and drunken with Epicurean securitie doe not thinke or care for thee not make any reckoning of eternall life O Father giue me and all the rest of thy children a deuoute humble heart desirous of eternall life and happinesse Guide vs by thy holie Spirit that we may oftētimes meditate and speake of those euerlasting celestiall ioyes that thereby we may daily comfort our owne hearts and so reioyce that like couragious Souldiers wee may stedfastly beleeue in Christ and cheerefully march after him through crosses tribulations daungers and death it selfe vntill wee safely ariue at thy heauenly palace to bee partakers of that eternall glorie and magnificēce which thou hast prepared for vs and euermore to praise thee O omnipotent and immortall God for thy infinite goodnes mercie who with the Son and Holy Ghost liuest and raignest one God for euer and euer Amen CHAP. VII Of the Parts of Iustification The parts of Iustification two THe PARTS of Iustificatiō are two Remission of Sinnes and Imputation of Righteousnes Note well 2 But wee must vnderstand that these two parts are not diuers and different motions but one really and in number which in respect of the diuersitie of the termes whereabouts it is imploied hath diuers names 3 In respect of the Term frō which it floweth it is called Remission of sin or Absolution from sinne or Not-Imputation of sinne 4 And in regard of the Terme vnto which it is applied it is called Imputation of Righteousnesse 5 For otherwise it is the very same motion whereby Sinne is abolished and Righteousnesse procured as appeareth out of the place Rom. 4.6.7 where the Apostle termeth the very same thing Imputation of Righteousnesse which Dauid called before Psal 32.1 Remission of Sinnes Euen as Dauid saith he declareth the blessednesse of man vnto whom God imputeth righteousnesse without workes saying Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiuen and whose sins are couered But wee will speake of both these parts of Iustification seuerallie and apart 1. Remission of sinnes 6 Remission of Sinnes is the Absolutiō or pardoning of a Beleeuing man from the obligation of eternall death damnation for his sin 7 Or a not-imputing not-punishing or couering of the Beleeuers sinne and accounting him no sinner 8 In Remissiō of sin God taketh away three things 1. Sin it self while hee doth not impute it 2. The guilt of sin 3. The punishment due vnto it 9 The taking away of the two latter to wit of the Guilt and Punishment necessarilie followeth the taking away of the former namely Sinne. 10 But this part of Iustification is denominated of Sinne Remission of sinnes which properly is the terme from which proceedeth the motion and of which is first pronounced the sentence of absolution albeit the sentence bee pronounced also of the guilt and punishment but in the second place 11 The sentence of Remission of sinnes being once pronounced by God Note is neuer frustrated or recalled that is Those sinnes that are once remitted and forgiuen are neuer againe imputed Ezec. 18.21.22 Esa 44.22 Mich. 7.18.19 Ierem. 31.34 12 If it bee demaunded Question Whether by Remission of sinnes the sinne be so abolished that it remaineth no more in man Answere How sinne is abolished in Man 13 I Answere In Sin there are two things to bee considered the Defect and the Guilt 14 The Defect is not vtterly taken away or abolished out of the Subiect wherein it resideth but is daily diminished in the Regenerate by mortification of the old-man c. 15 For as long as we carry this masse and bodie about with vs all Defects cannot bee vtterly abolished seeing wee shall daily endure and feele the combate of the flesh and the spirit Galat. 5.17 16 But the Guilt is so abolished and vtterly extinguished in the godly as that God absolutely affirmeth that he will neuer remēber our sins any more Esa 43.25 I euen I am hee that putteth away thine iniquities for mine owne sake and wil not remember thy sins 17 I will speak more Logically Note well Sinne is both in the Predicament of Qualitie as it is a Vitiositie And also in the Predicament of Relation as it obligeth vnto damnation 18 Remission of sins is not the deletion of the Vitiositie or peruerse quality as it is sin that is it is not the vtter abolishing and taking away of the Vitiositie that it remaineth not in the Beleeuer any more 19 But sinne is taken away abolished remitted not marked by God not seene cast behind his
by faith of that other righteousnes being imputed by God vnto him 18 These two applications which are in Iustification doe differ from those two which were in effectuall Calling or Vocation 19 For in Vocation the application of God is called Oblation or simplie Calling In Iustification it is termed Imputation 20 II. In Vocation the application of Man is called Apprehension of offered righteousnesse by faith or Faith in the offered righteousnes In Iustification it is termed Faith in imputed righteousnes A two-fold office of faith 21 Hence wee must obserue a twofold office of Faith One in Effectuall Calling when it receiueth Christ with his righteousnes being offered the Other in Iustification when it receiueth Christ and his righteousnes being imputed vnto him 22 Wee must also note that whē it is said Man is iustified by faith that Faith is meant which went before in Effectual calling Note namely which apprehendeth Christ and his righteousnes being offered 23 As for that Faith in Iustification which apprehendeth the imputed righteousnes of Christ by it wee are rather said to bee saued thē iustified Eph. 2.8 By grace you are saued through faith Eternall saluation followeth Iustification 24 If it be demaunded Whether when the righteousnesse of Christ is apprehended by faith in Effectuall Calling Question a man may be said to be iustified by that righteousnes 25 I answere Answere Not so For Iustification is the pronunciation of a Sentence In Vocation there is no Sentēce pronounced wherefore a man cannot be iustified by sole Vocation 26 Againe Question if any will aske Whether seeing the righteousnesse of Christ is by faith in him that is called a man may not be denominated righteous by that righteousnes 27 I answere Answere I will not plainly deny this after a sort namely that he is righteous by faith but that he may bee termed and called righteous I would not so affirme seeing the Iudge hath not yet pronounced sentence vpon him to wit that Sentence that is of a certaine new grace 28 For it is not but by grace that such as are iust by faith in effectual calling God pronounceth them so to be and imputeth the righteousnes of another vnto them as if it were their owne 29 And thus much for the order whereby God proceedeth in the Iustification of a sinner THE SINNERS REsignation of himselfe into the hands of his Redeemer O Lord God which art the highest and the lowest the farthest off and the neerest to the longest angrie and the soonest pleased wherefore should I bee affraid to speake vnto thee Thou hast made all things for mee and me for thy selfe Thou hast giuen me al things that I should giue my selfe wholy vnto thee But I haue taken the commoditie of all thy benefits and yet I neuer gaue thee the glory and tribute which of duty I was bound to giue thee Thy creatures were alwaies obedient at my commaundement because thou haddest giuen them so in charge and I alwaies attēded to offend thee for whose sake each thing was readie to do me seruice Thou hast giuen me health but sin and rebellion was the fruit thereof Thou hast giuen me strength but I haue employed it in the seruice of thine enemie Notwithstanding all which thou hast still sought by all meanes to draw mee vnto thee Thou hast looked and tarried for my conuersion and I haue abused thy patience Thou hast called mee and I haue stopped my eares at thy calling Thou hast giuē mee a long time to repent and I haue consumed it in vanity farther trāsgression Thou hast stricken me and I haue not felt it Thou hast corrected me and I would not receaue thy correctiō Yea the more I haue been chastised cherished by thee the more hath mine heart bin hardened shewing my selfe vnthankful for the one and rebellious towards the other Yet for all this O most merciful and louing Father sithence thou hast hitherto been so gracious vnto me and bast commāded me that I should neuer despaire nor mistrust thy goodnesse I therfore referre my self wholy to thy mercy doe beseech thee to graunt mee grace to amend my life that from this time forwards I may euer please thee and serue thee in such sort that I neuer separate my selfe from thee any more but may cōtinually remaine in thy grace fauour world without end O sweete Sauiour diddest not thou say Draw neere vnto me I will draw neere vnto you I challenge my Lord. Beare witnesse with me ô yee heauen and earth and all yee blessed Angels thou holy of Holies the holy Ghost beare witnesse with me in this houre that I giue my self wholy vnto my Redeemer Take me sweet IESVS vnto thee and giue me not ouer vnto my selfe againe I am thine not mine temper mee as thou wouldest haue me I am thy Image I will bee like thee Oh that my waies were so directed that I might keep thy statutes what pleasure is it for mee to walke in darkenesse Trie mee O Lord and search my heart if there be any way of rebellion in me and leade me home and I wil follow my Lord whither soeuer goeth CHAP. III. Of the Causes of Iustification and first of the Efficient Cause Causes of Iustification diuersly considered THe CAVSES of Iustificatiō are to be considered diuersly to wit as Iustification it selfe is taken either Actiuely in respect of God who iustifieth or Passiuely in respect of mā which is iustified The efficient cause Actiuely taken 2 The EFFICIENT cause of Iustification as it is Actiuely taken is either Principall or Organicall The Principall efficient 3 The Principall Efficient is GOD Rom. 8.33 the Father in the Sonne by the Holy Ghost 2. Cor. 5.19 1. Cor. 6.19 The Father Imperant the Son Obsequēt and the Holie Ghost Cōsummant Psa 40.9 Tit. 3.5 2. Cor. 1.22 4 For it is his part to absolue from guilt by whose iustice a man is made guiltie It is hee that pronounceth a mā righteous whose wil is the rule square of all righteousnes And it is he that giueth Iudgmēt of life or death who by nature right and office is the supreme Iudge 5 The Impellent cause of this Efficient is twofold Internall or Externall The Internall efficient 6 The Internal cause is the Grace or Mercie of the Father Rom. 3.24 as well by reason of the good pleasure of his will in predestinating into the adoption of Sonnes Ephes 1.5 as also by reason of his oëconomie and dispensation both in ordaining his Sonne for this end and in applying vnto vs the benefit of Christ Rom. 3.25 Coloss 1.12 7 And this Grace which in Scriptures is termed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Schooles Gratia gratum faciens and Gratis dans is perpetually opposed against Workes which are the gifts of Grace termed in Schooles Gratiae gratis datae because God took the first cause of our Iustification not from vs or our workes but
is the gra●… and mercy of G●●●xhibited in Christ the Redeemer and offered by the Gospell Sole faith iustifieth 72 Hereupon it is that we constantly affirme that Sole Faith iustifieth or Faith only iustifieth in which speech the particle Sole or Only determineth the predicate but is not referred vnto the Subiect that is it declareth that this effect Iustification is attributed only to faith and to no other apprehending instrument or meanes 73 Or it sheweth that Faith is the only instrument that apprehēdeth the righteousnesse of Christ Note well 74 As if a mā should say The sole eye seeth or The eye only seeth hee meaneth not the sole eie or the eie only that is the solitary eye separate frō the soule brain eares nose mouth cheekes c. but the eye is the onely instrument of seeing and no other member of the body 75 Wherefore the particle Sole or Onely doth not exclude the grace mercy of God the merit and satisfaction of Christ the preaching of the Gospell nor the vse of the Sacraments for all these are required in faith which in the Gospel right vse of the Sacramēts beholdeth and apprehendeth the grace of God and righteousnes of Christ 76 Neither doth it exclude Workes the habite of Charitie but only from the act of iustifying 77 Hitherto of the Efficient Cause of Iustification Now followeth the Materiall A PRAYER FOR Faith OH sweete Iesus most glorious and most gracious Lord. As the Harte brayeth after the riuers of water so panteth my soule whilest mine eies look after thee which art ascēded vp to heauen to prepare a place for vs Leaue not thy children desolate Prepare my going out and my comming in Compasse me with thy mercy Let thy holy Angell pitch his tent round about mee Set a watch before my mouth Keepe the dore of my lips turne mine eyes from vanity incline not mine heart to euill but prepare my soule to thy seruice and deliuer mee from euery euill worke Shew mee the way wherein I should walke let thy light goe before mee teach me by thy word giue me vnderstanding by thy Spirit frame my heart by thy grace I am flesh quickē me I haue neede of Faith Hope and Loue Let me not want the things without which I cannot serue thee Indue me with the grace of thy holy spirit which is sufficiēt to direct my soul to informe my vnderstanding and conforme my will Worke in mee a certaine and stedfast faith in thee assured Hope in thy promises earnest loue of thy truth and Gospel and sincere affection towards thy Children Thou hast gone before me O Sauiour make mee to followe mine example Thou hast begun therfore thou wilt not leaue off the worke thou hast in hand See mee O Lord and not only so but come to thy seruāt come dwel with me and all shall bee thine onely make mee thine sweete Iesus as thou art mine Amen CHAP. IV. Of the Materiall Cause of Iustification The Materiall cause of Iustificatiō Actiuely taken THe MATERIAL cause of our Iustification Actiuelie considered on Gods part is the Righteousnesse of CHRIST Rom. 4.6 called also the Righteousnesse of God Rom. 3.22 the gift of Righteousnes Rom. 5.17 that Righteousnes which is of God Phil. 3.9 the Righteousnesse of Faith and the Righteousnesse of the Gospell 2 It is termed the Righteousnesse of Christ Note because Christ is the Efficient cause thereof the Righteousnesse of God because GOD giueth the same freely and imputeth it vnto vs approueth it in his iudgement the Righteousnesse of Faith because we attaine vnto it or apprehend it by Faith onely and the Righteousnes of the Gospell because it is made manifest and reuealed in the Gospell The Righteousnes of Christ hath two parts 3 This Righteousnes being but one in number hath two parts 1. The Perfect fulfilling of the law of God 2. The Voluntarie payment of the punishment for our disobedience I. Fulfilling of the Law which is two-fold 4 THe Perfect fulfilling of the law is the full and exact conformitie of Christs humane nature and actions with the will of God reuealed in both tables of the Decalogue 5 And of this Perfect Conformity there are two members 1. Innocencie 2. Sanctitie or holinesse 6 The Innocencie of Christ 1. Innocencie is that immunity or freedome from Sin either Originall or Actuall For Christ neither had nor committed any sinne for hee was both cōceiued and borne without sinne and all his life time he neuer transgressed against the law of God either by fact or word or will or cogitation or by any euill concupiscence Ioh. 8.46.2 Corinth 5.21 1. Pet. 1.19 1. Pet. 2.22 Heb. 4.15 7 The Sanctitie of Christ 2. Sanctity is that integritie or purity which Christ had from the first moment of his conceptiō and retained in all his cogitatiōs words deeds and desires vntill his verie death vpon the Crosse Luk. 1.35 Act. 3.14 Act. 4.27.30 1. Ioh. 2.20 Apoc. 3.7 II. Bearing of the punishment 8 The Voluntary payment of the punishment for our disobedience is the whole humiliation of Christ from the beginning of his Conceptiō vntill his Glorification Philip. 2.7.8 Rom. 8.3 Galath 3.13 alibi passim Note well 9 Of these two mēbers cōsisteth that perfect and euery way absolute Righteousnesse whereby wee are iustified which both the Iustice of God the Office of a Mediatour and Saluation of Man necessarily required 10 I. The Iustice of God Because the Iustice of GOD could not otherwise haue been satisfied but by perfect fulfilling the Law and bearing the punishmēt which we had deserued for the breach thereof 11. II. The Office of a Mediatour Because our Suretie was reallie to pay the full price of our Redemption both actiuely by doing passiuely by suffring those things which we ought to haue performed 12 III. The Saluation of Man Because wee could neuer haue been redeemed otherwise than by satisfying the law and iustice of God by the perfect obedience and death of our Surety and Mediatour The Materiall cause Passiuely taken 13 The Materiall Cause of our Iustification Passiuely taken are all the Elect Rom. 8.33 being first in the state of Nature vngodlie Rom. 4.5 God iustifieth the vngodly and then in the state of supernaturall Grace beleeuing Rom. 3.22 The righteousnes of God by the faith of Iesus Christ is manifested vnto all and vpon all that beleeue 14 So much for the Materiall Cause of our Iustification Now of the Formall A PRAYER FOR liuely sense and assurance of Justification O Most merciful Lord Iesus Christ which shalt iudge al my words and workes or rather answere both for mee and them so direct and order and appoint my hart my thought tōgue and labours to thy honour and glorie that as thou art the Way the Truth and the Life so I doe nothing but walke in thy way think of thy trueth and aime at thy life that by a godlie
crie come vnto thee euen for thy mercies sake for thy loues sake for thy own sake sweete Iesus Amen A MORNING PRAYer for a priuate Familie It is vaine to rise early and to lye downe late except the Lord be with vs so vaine a thing is Man Therefore wee will not attempt any thing before we haue taken coūsaile and strength from the Lord that hee may deliuer vs from euery euill worke If wee aske that thing which is euill deny our ignor̄ace If wee aske that thing which is good O Lord remember thy promise WE slept and rose againe O Father for thou diddest watch for vs that wee might take our rest The heauēs declare thy glorie and the earth is full of thy goodnesse Yet hast thou not dealt so with all Natiōs as thou hast loued Sion thy litle hill a corner of the world farre separated from the Serpent and fenced from the wilde beast Yet who considereth that our perill is gone into other lands because their Gods be not like vnto our God Wee haue seene thy workes yet we proue 〈…〉 ●●●…ue thee 〈…〉 we see thy w●●… 〈◊〉 Thou hast separa●●… vs from the Turke and deliuered vs from the Pope why hast thou separated vs from them but that we should bee ioyned to thee euen a new Creature come out of darkenesse to light according to the working of knowledge O bind our harts with thy feare that wee part not from thy loue For our selues and for our Brethren wee are prostrate heere before thee ô Prince most excellent For the name of thy only Son one drop of mercy to coole this fire of sinne Nothing good Lord to change thy mercy yet the whelpes doe eate the crummes that fall from their masters table First wee yeelde thee hartie thankes for all at once Next we humblie beseech thee for the general quittance which thy Son hath sealed for our sinnes Then for all graces we pray thee let vs not wāt the thing without which wee cannot serue thee Plant in our hearts true feare of thy name obedience to our Prince and loue to our Neighbours Giue power good Father to our prayers graunt vs true humilitie in prosperity perfect patiēce in aduer sitie peace in Christ ioy in the holy Ghost This is our desire to liue godly righteously and soberly so blesse vs and keepe vs good Father vnto the end of our liues Turne vs O God of our saluation graunt that we may grow from strength to strēgth that thy Church Militant may be like thy Triumphāt in heauenly Charitie and all Communion of Saints Send thy labourers into thy vineyard purge thy Church of idle ignorant Ministers write thy lawes in the tables of our harts powre thy grace vpon the hearers Blesse them which blesse vs look vpon this Realme in thy mercy Preserue our King let not the eye of Great Britaine lose his sight Be gracious and mercifull vnto our friends and Parents according vnto the flesh comfort thine afflicted Saints Confoūd the power of Antichrist send thy feare amongst them make their time short defend thine owne cause As thou art sanctified in vs before them so be thou magnified in them before vs that al the world may turne say Great art thou O Lord God of the Christians and there is none besides thee mightie iust and mercifull rewarding righteousnes reuenging iniquitie the same now and euer and euery where Graunt these things ô heauenly Father whatsoeuer else thou knowest to bee needfull for vs euen for his sake who died for sin and sinned not in whose name we farther pray vnto thee as hee hath taught vs saying O our Father which art in heauen c. God the Father which hath made vs blesse vs God the Sonne which hath redeemed vs preserue vs God the holy Ghost which hath sanctified vs confirme our saith to the end and in the end Oh God Father Sonne and Holy Ghost saue vs Amen AN EVENING Prayer for a priuate Familie Wee haue sinned wee repent O Father haue mercy vpon vs. Amen O Lord God which hast created vs of nothing which hast deliuered vs from Death and damnation if wee doe not wilfully runne vnto it that hast been good and gracious vnto vs in continuing thy tēporall blessings both at home in the field euen as thou seest most expediēt for our estate and hast drawne out the thred of our life vnto this present time These are thy greate mercies O Lord giuen vnto vs freely without any deseruing of ours And for all these thou requirest nothing else of vs but that we know thee and acknowledge thee to bee the giuer thereof and to obey thee and to walk in the paths of thy commandements that so wee might become thy children be partakers of thine euerlasting kingdome dome and raigne with thee for euer O Lord we confesse against our selues our wonderfull foolishnes vnthankfulnes For wee haue euen as much as in vs lieth stopped the streame of thy mercies that they should not come neere vs wee haue not hearkened vnto the voice of thy word neither tooke wee any delight in keeping thy lawes thy statutes And therfore if thou haddest lōg before this cut vs short as thou hast done many and that suddenly and fearfully and summoned vs to appeare to hold vp our hands at the barre before thy iudgement seate and haue the fearefull sentence of eternall condemnation speedily giuen foorth against vs who is there could say What doest thou Nay our owne consciences would acquite thee say thou hast done iustly For seeing thou calledst after vs and we refused to heare thee it was good reason wee should crie and find no mercie But O Lord as our sinnes are mightie and cannot bee numbred so thy mercie far exceedeth and striueth against our lewdnesse Thou hast spared vs long and giuen vs a large time of repentāce Thou hast driuen off thy vengeance frō day to daye waiting and watching for our turning againe vnto thee Thou hast called vs by signes in Heauen by shaking the earth by drowning vs with waters by threatning vs warre samine and pestilōce besides the fearfull threatnings of thy word Euen so O Lord le● these haue their working in our hearts together with thy mercies in time to repent turne from our wicked waies to abuse thy patience no longer but euen with all our heart to turne vnto thee if so we may be saued in the day of thy wrath So work thou in vs O heauenly Father that wee delay no longer to aske counsaile at thee and thy word what wee ought to doe what we ought not to doe and how wee may liue soberly in prosperitie and how wee may be comforted in sicknesse and aduersitie that we may goe out of our selues and looke for all things at thy goodnesse that wee may trust no further to these transitorie things but wholly relie vpon thee Blesse O Lord we beseech thee thy whole vniuersall Church