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A49463 The life of faith Wherein is shewed the general use of faith in all the passages of a Christians life. Together with a discourse of right judgment on Joh.7.24. By H. Lukin. Lukin, H. (Henry), 1628-1719. 1660 (1660) Wing L3477; ESTC R213826 80,145 275

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the preheminence thereof above them But to come to the particular parts of this armour As First Truth if we take it with reference to the mind or judgment and thereby understand soundness of Doctrine which indeed is necessary for keeping together the rest of our spiritual armour this is evidently a fruit of Faith as appears by what hath before been spoken of Faiths assent to the Doctrine of the Gospel and the Apostle Acts 24.14 shews why he kept close to the Truth though it was branded with the name of Heresie and particularly to the Doctrine of the Resurrection which was accounted such a Paradox by the Philosophers of Athens Act. 17.18 He believed God with an implicite faith in whatsoever was written in the Scriptures Or if we take Truth as it respects the heart or for sincerity which indeed adds worth to all other Graces they being as Diamonds exceeding precious if true good for little if false and this is the fruit of Faith as Faith purifies the heart and as by faith we set God before us Heb. 11.27 there being no greater motive to sincerity than a sence of the presence of God Gen. 17.1 So for Righteousness if we understand it of the imputed righteousness of Christ for Justification this is a Brest-plate ●ensing the heart and conscience against the darts of Satan Rom. 8.33 though we have many wounds in other parts of the body if the heart be found we may recover but a stab there kills So if the conscience be untouched we may be able to sustain other infirmities Prov. 18.14 And this I have before proved to be the fruit of Faith and shewed how Faith improves it in urging the Promises if we hereby understand inherent righteousness this is also a Brest-plate Ps 25.20 Pro. 13.6 2 Cor. 1.12 Nil conscire sibi c. is as a brazen wall to a man Hor. Epist So Job cap. 31. having made a large profession of his own integrity ver 35. faith if his Adversary should write a book against him he would bind it to him as a Crown and he would go boldly to him and not be afraid to declare to him the number of his steps that is to give him a particular account of his whole life And this I have also proved to be a fruit of Faith And whatever is meant by the shoes of the preparation of the Gospel if it be such furniture as the Gospel prepares this is of no use to us without Faith as I have before shewed Chap. 5. where I have also said enough to prove that it is by Faith that we weild the Sword of the Spirit which our Saviour made so much use of in his encounter with Satan Mat. 4. That by the Helmet of Salvation is meant hope is plain from 1 Thes 5.8 and whether it be called an Helmet because it chiefly preserves the head securing us against errour as one thinks Templer on Jude 3. p. 11. Or take it in a larger sence I have before shewed that Hope necessarily supposes Faith the work of Hope being to expect the accomplishment of the Promise which Faith believes And Prayer which the Apostle commends as a general means for the use of our spiritual armour cannot be rightly performed without Faith so that our spirituall combate may well be called The fight of Faith 1 Tim. 6.12 seeing it is by Faith that it is wholly managed CHAP. X. The evil effects of sore afflictions where Faith doth not help to bear them Faith looks to the Author cause ends of affliction Good thoughts of God a great help to bear affliction Three ends thereof Deut. 8.16 Why outward troubles are oft accompanied with inward Faith sees all in God in affliction Assurance not necessary to comfort Believers more then Conquerours in affliction Col. 1.11 opened Recumbency the most noble Act of Faith The advantage of Believers above others in affliction The Conclusion ALthough afflictions are in a proper sence called temptations yet it will be requisite to consider them by themselves and to shew the use of Faith therein both for bearing them and improving them Afflictions if they be sore and heavy are as I have beforesaid a shadow of death by reason whereof a Christian is many times ready to faint Heb. 12.5 yea to charge God foolishly as if he would at last cast us off 1 Sam. 27.1 yea as if he had already cast us off Psal 31.32 Isa 49.14 yea as if he took pleasure or it did him good to grieve and afflict his own children Job 10.3 and which is more sad when they press hard our feet are ready somtimes to slip we almost repent of our repentance and think we have cleansed our hearts in vain Psal 73.2 13. So that God is fain to take off his rod lest we should be tempted to put forth our hand to iniquity Psal 125.3 But though we be as dying yet by Faith behold we live 2 Cor. 6.9 First Faith looks to the Author of our affliction seeth the invisible hand which inflicts and moderates them Heb. 11.27 while Sence looks only at the Instrument thereof Now this doth much quiet the soul under affliction as Eli said 1 Sam. 3.18 It is the Lord let him do what seemeth him good And Job though the Chaldeans and Sabeans had spoyled him and taken away his goods ascribes it to God as the righteous permitter and wise orderer of it Job 1.21 When Attila King of the Hunns came into France Lupus Bishop of Troyes met him and asked him who he was that so spoyled and made such devastations in the earth He answered Dei se esse flagellum He was the Scourge of God Whereupon Lupus commanded the City Gates to be opened to him and welcomed him with these words Fauste ingrediatur flagellum Dei Magdeburg Cent. 5. cap. 10. While the rod is in Gods hand there is no danger he is a wise God and cannot be overseen a strong mighty God who can rule the rod in his own hand Isa 10.15 A righteous God and can do us no wrong Jer. 12.1 and will not give man advantage against him so as to enter in o judgement with him Job 34.22 He is a good God who doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men Lam. 3.33 and so will be sure to lay on no more than need requires 1 Pet. 1.6 Secondly Faith looks to the cause of our affliction Sence is ready to quarrel with God as if he took pleasure to afflict Job 10.3 as if he took us for his enemies and set us up for his mark to spend all the Arrows of his displeasure upon us Job 13.24 Chap. 16.12 but by Faith we may see through these clouds Isa 8.17 and stay our selves on God though we walk in darkness and see no light Isa 50.10 Job when he had recovered himself and had found his faith would not let his hold go of God though he should kill him Job 13.15 Yea Faith can see love and