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A42057	Christ a Christian's life: Or, a practical discourse of a believer's life derived from Christ, and resolved into Christ. Being the substance of several sermons preach'd by the author upon his recovery from a fit of sickenss, and now extorted from him by the importunity of friends. By John Gammon, minister of the gospel, and pastor of a congregation in White-Chappel.	Gammon, John.	1691 (1691)	Wing G190; ESTC R216433	173,217	426

The Just shall live by Faith A Believer must needs live a thriving Life that lives on Christ The truth of which among the rest that might be brought to prove this I shall only lay down three things to demonstrate That every true Believers Soul is in a thriving and prosperous state that can neither fall from the State of Grace nor lose any one Grace First Christ is the Fountain of Life whom they are united to Secondly Rain from Heaven to water them in time of Drought Thirdly The Sun of Righteousness to revive them in Winter Seasons First Jesus Christ is the Fountain of Life the vital Fountain from whence a Believer hath a continual supply of Grace to maintain his Spiritual Life John 14.19 Because I live you shall live also We may ask them that talk of falling from Grace what the Child told the Mother I have heard of a godly Woman being left a Widow in great Distress the Children crying for Bread and she having none to give them saith the Mother Children be comforted for God lives the Child sometime after saw the Mother cry Mother saith the Child is God dead We may put this Question to the Arminian when he pleads for falling from Grace Is Christ dead that a Believer can fall from Grace Who hath said Because I live you shall live also while Christ hath it a Believer shall never want Phil. 4.19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his Riches in Glory by Christ Jesus A Believer shall not want Grace to maintain his Spiritual Warfare if he live fighting he shall dye conquering John 1.16 Of his fulness have we all received Grace for Grace The Believer hath all in a way of receiving Adam had his Stock in his own Hands he lost it but a Believers Stock is in the Hands of Christ and shall never be lost He is the Author and Finisher of their Faith Hebrews 12.2 As the first Adam that we by Nature are all in is the Original of our Death and Misery Mr. Gale 's Summary of Mr. Strong 's Book on the Two Covenants so is the Lord Jesus Christ the second Adam in Believers and they in him who is the original cause of their Restauration and Life who gives daily supplies to them out of his infinite Fulness What good is there in Man but what is first in Christ as the original Head of the Covenant and publick Receiver Wouldst thou see Gods Love and Grace streaming towards thy Soul must thou not see it first lodged in Christ as the Fountain of all Dost thou desire to see all thy sins wiped off Must thou not first see them wiped off from Christ thy Representative Wouldst thou by a Prevision of Faith see thy self in a glorified State O then by Faith look on Christ the Head of the Covenant glorified for thee Alas If thou look on thy self in thy self growing out of thine own natural Root what art thou but as a Branch cut off from the Olive Root But how comfortable and sweet it is to see thy self crucified acquitted and glorified in Christ the Head of the Covenant The Soul that lives on Christ shall neither lose nor lack Grace but shall have daily supplies from Christ who is an Everflowing Fountain of Grace and Comfort So long as there runs Oyl from the Olive Branches there shall never want Light in the Lamps This Oyl from the Olive Branches that runs through the golden Pipes is the Emblem of Supernatural Grace filled from the true Olive Tree Mr. Pool 's Annotations ever emptying themselves and are ever full so are Gospel Ordinances filled by Christ always filling his Members true Christians and ever full for all Believers It pleased the Father that in him should all Fulness dwell and that the Lord Jesus Christ is both active and willing to communicate it to Believers according as their want requires He also may be pointed at in his two Offices by the two golden Pipes conveighing the Oyl from the Trees to the Candlesticks Mr. Hutcheson 's Exposition on Zechariah it being through his Merit as Priest and his Efficacy as King that the Fulness in him becomes ours it is the enjoyment of Christ in Ordinances that doth refresh the Believers Soul with the Joys of Gods Salvation and causes him to flourish like a Palm-Tree in the Courts of their God Psal 92.13 If the death of Christ hath brought unto us Righteousness and Life what shall his Life do If our Saviour dying paid the Price what shall he do now being alive and interceding for us For Christ liveth and dwelleth in the Heart If the Remembrance of his most holy Merit live and flourish in it draw me Lord Jesus that I may be possessed in the Truth of the thing the which here I expect by the firmness of Hope Let thy Servant I pray thee be with thee and behold thy Glory John 17.23 And let him inhabit the Mansions which thou hast prepared in thy Fathers House Gerard's Meditations John 14.2 Blessed are they that dwell in thy House O Lord they shall praise thee for ever and ever Psal 84.4 The Lord Jesus Christ in his Discourse with Martha about Lazarus declares himself to be the Fountain of Life Grace and Glory John 11.21 saith Martha to Jesus Lord if thou hadst been here my Brother had not died Here is 1. Her sensibleness of their own Weakness and Frailty 2. Of Christs Power If thou hadst been here my Brother had not died Jesus saith unto her Thy Brother shall rise again Christ speaks in general to bring her Faith to her particular Case Martha said I know it he shall rise again in the Resurrection It is an easier matter to believe future things many times than present because future things are put off by supposition Many say they believe the Resurrection of the Body but if they did really believe that their Bodies should be raised up and stand before God's Tribunal would they live quietly in a Christless state or mistrust God in present streights If we did but stand on the Graves Mouth and consider Shall all this Dust be raised up Shall every person be raised up in order Cannot this God deliver out of all streights Said Martha Lord if thou hadst been here my Brother had not died but that was more than Martha knew she depended too much upon his bodily Presence It may be that she thought Christ would have prayed for her Brother and so he would not have died but Christ comes to take her off of some depending on sensible things and to live by Faith Jesus saith unto her Thy Brother shall rise again Saith she I know at the Resurrection he shall rise Jesus saith unto her I am the Resurrection and the Life he that believeth on me though he were dead yet shall he live Martha had a general Faith of the Resurrection but how to believe at the present that her Brother should be raised up

Psalmist Psal 116. Return unto thy rest O my Soul for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee What Rest hath the Soul There is a great many restless Enemies there is Satan pursuing the Law condemning Guilt pursuing the poor Soul hath no safe Refuge to flee unto but the Lord Jesus The Soul that hath Christ his Life can say the Lord Jesus Christ hath purchased eternal Salvation for me he became a Curse for me and Redeemed me from the Curse of the Law and let Satan and Conscience say what they will Jesus Christ hath paid my Debts satisfied Justice given me rest to my Soul Take up thou thy quiet Rest in him O my Soul for what ever the Law saith it speaks to them that are under the Law But I am Redeemed by Christ he is become my Rock and my Salvation my Soul return thou to thy Rest Gal. 3.10 For as many as are of the works of the Law are under the Curse for it is written Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the Book of the Law to do them Be sure you do all or you do nothing there was never a Man since the fall of Adam that could do all things nor the least thing as he ought But Christ fulfilled the Law and hath delivered us from the Curse of the Law for the Just shall live by Faith in Christ Till a Soul comes to center in Christ the Soul can never have rest and quiet Indeed you may forget the day of your Death if you are wrapt up in Carnal securities that is not Rest the Soul will be molested again when Conscience is awakened to consider what the state of the Soul is But if the Law and Sin accuses the Soul that can truly experience the Lord Jesus Christ is his Life hath Redeemed him from the Curse of the Law hath Died and Risen for him and is at Gods right hand interceding with Divine Justice and hath payed the whole Price and Ransom the Law condemns them that are under the Law but Christ hath delivered a Believer from all its Accusations who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect What Christ hath done is a Believers own he is Righteousness to every one that truly applies him My Friends till you know there is satisfaction made to the Justice of God you can never take up your rest do as much as you can until you come to center in this Glorious Redemption that Christ hath purchased to see him Sanctification and Redemption that he hath satisfied for you that you live on him for all then the Soul can take up his quiet Rest But till it is thus do as much as you will there is something wanting still Not a word of Peace to be had from God but in and through Christ Do as much as you will in a way of Duty without Christ you cannot have Rest and Quiet If you have been a Praying Person this Ten Twenty or Thirty Years this will all be swallowed up in this one thing God is not satisfied the Guilt of Sin follows me my Conscience accuses Saith Luther I am not able to indure my Conscience neither am I quieted by my own Works or by the Righteousness of Gods Laws much less have I any comfort by my sanctity which out of my own Devotion and good Opinion I make choice of yea the Devil through my Sin so hunteth me in such sort that I think the World is too narrow for me only the acknowledgment of Christ lifteth me up and setteth my Conscience in Peace Therefore I look not what I am in my self but what Christ hath done he hath bore the Curse therefore I shall never bear it God hath laid on him the Iniquity of us all therefore my Soul return thou to thy rest All the Debt is discharged now my Soul can live a quiet Life in Christ O what a Soul-satisfying life it is to live Christ and till then there will be a complaining when you have done all that you can do when you have done the best you can you want a Righteousness to stand before God The Soul in Christ is cloathed with a Garment sufficient for to cover its Nakedness Here is a Righteousness is as broad and long as the Wounds and Nakedness of the Soul and that your own Duties can never be If a Man could stand bemoaning his Sins from Morning till Night there would be something in that that he would need a Pardon for but now Christ was made Sin for us that we might be made the Righteousness of God in him 2 Cor. 5.21 Made Sin not only said to be so but made so Sin imputed to him And while our Sins lay on him he was an imputed Sinner baring our Sins The Wrath of God was poured on him he bore the fault and God laid our Sins on him that we might be the Righteousness of God in him His Righteousness is made our Personal Righteousness as if we had performed all things our selves we are made the Righteousness of God not thought to be so or seem to be so but really made so here is a covering to cover all our Nakedness Isaiah saith our Righteousness is a Bed too short for us to stretch our selves upon and a Covering too narrow for us to wrap our selves in if a Man hath a Garment of Silk or Silver and if it be not long enough to cover him there is cause of shame so if you have the bravest Duties and Expressions Carriage and outward Behaviour in Religion without you are wrapt up in this Righteousness there is still something wanting that will cause shame and Confusion to all Eternity he was made sin for us that knew no sin that we might be made the Righteousness of God in him A Believing Soul ought to talk with our Saviour in this manner I am thy Sins thou art my Righteousness therefore I am joyful and boldly do triumph for my Sins not over ballancing thy Righteousness neither let thy Righteousness suffer me to be or remain a Sinner Luther Blessed for evermore and praised be thy Name sweet Jesus It is a glorious Expression a high Expression a comfortable Expression and truly a great Mystery that the innocent Lamb of God that knew no Sin should be made Sin for us and we made the Righteousness of God in him Col. 2. We are compleat in him compleat in Christ though not compleat in Sanctification yet compleat in the sight of God in Justification he doth present you without Spot or Wrinkel before God In the best of Men the best Performances leaves a sense of Guilt upon their Souls there is something wanting but in Christ there is compleat Righteousness compleat Wisdom compleat Redemption compleat Beauty compleat Glory every thing compleat that the Soul is compleat in him Fifthly To live Christ is a happy Life because it is a safe Life you are never safe till you are in Christ and there is no