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A96524	Two treatises concerning I. God's all-sufficiency, and II. Christ's preciousness Being the substance of some sermons long since preached in the University of Oxford. By Henry Wilkinson, D.D. Then principal of Magdalen-Hall, Oxon.	Wilkinson, Henry, 1616-1690.	1681 (1681)	Wing W2240A; ESTC R230884	231,748	498

2. A Vine is exceeding nourishing 2. A Vine is nourishing Wine makes the Heart glad and refresheth the Spirits and comforts the Weary and Afflicted So Christ abundantly refresheth and comforts his Children His Consolations are abundantly sufficient for them 3. The Vine communicates Juice and 3. The Vine communicates Juice and Nourishment unto the Branches Joh. 1. 16. nourishment unto the Branches so Christ communicates his vertues to his People In Christ there is a fulness Col. 1. 19. and there is a Derivation from the Root to the Branches Of his fulness we receive Grace for Grace A 3d. Tree whereto Christ is compared 3. Christ is compar'd to a Medicinal Tree is a Medicinal healing Tree a none-such and unparallel'd for its excellent virtues Rev. 22. 2. It 's the Tree of Life which bears twelve manner of Fruits and yielded her Fruit every Month and the leaves of the Tree were for the healing of the Nations Such a Tree as this was Prophesyed of Ezek. 47. 12. and the Fruit thereof shall be Meat and the Leaf thereof for Medicine Now who is the Healer of Soul and Body but Jesus Christ The Word of God is our Souls Physick but Jesus Christ is the Physician who prescribes the Physick And Christs Spirit accompanying his Word makes it effectual The twelve manner of Fruits mentioned in the forecited place Rev. 22. 2. shews variety of comforts and plenty And as Leaves laid on Wounds conduce to the healing of them So in all the Ordinances of God when Gods Spirit sanctifieth them there 's a healing vertue not as if they healed by their own Power but by the Power of Christ working effectually upon them I might add further comparisons but I conceive there 's no necessity to make farther Inlargements in so clear a point CHAP. VIII Concerning Christs Purchases of Justification Sanctification and Glorification SECT I. Of Justification by Christ FUrther to represent the excellency of Sect. 1. Of Justification by Christ Christ we are to consider his threefold purchase viz. Of Justification Sanctification and Glorification for all true Believers In order we begin with the Purchase of Justification And herein we are to consider that we are not to treat of any legal Justification by works so no Man can be justified for we have all sinned None but Christ who was and is God and Man United in one Person could keep the Covenant of works but we are to treat only of Evangelical Justification which consists in the imputation of Christs Righteousness In handling of this Justification we are to consider Quid Nominis and Quid Rei i. e. The Name and the Thing 1. For the Quid Nominis The Greeks 1. For the Name of Justification express it by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Terms are Forensical opposite to Condemnation The Metaphor of Justification is taken from a Judge who absolves the Prisoner at the Bar when a Pardon is brought from the King So though we are Condemned by the Law at the Bar of Divine Justice yet we are justified and acquitted by the imputation of Christs Righteousness We read in Scripture of being Justified before God Rom. 2. 13. and of being made Righteous Rom. 5. 19. and of imputing Righteousness Rom. 4. 3. and of being accounted Blessed who have Righteousness imputed and Sins remitted Rom. 4. 6 7. All these are Synonymous Expressions and serve for the farther Explication of the Doctrine of Justification From the Quid Nominis let 's come to the Quid Rei and inquire concerning the thing it self or nature of Justification 2. Consider the thing it self or nature of Justification The Article of Justification was so highly valued by Luther that his thoughts Night and Day ran upon it This indeed is the Foundation of all our Comfort and all our strength lies in the Doctrine of Justification by free Grace In corde meo regnat iste unus Articulus in qu● fiuunt ref●●untque m●ae cogitationes theologi●● die n●cteque Luth. Instead of giving Definitions of Justification because they are many I will make a farther Inquiry into the causes of Justification and the Properties or rather Singularities which appertain there unto 1. Let 's consider the causes of Justification 1. Consider the Causes of Justification The Efficient cause is God Is 43. 25. The impulsive moving cause is the Mercy of God Eph. 2. 2. The Material cause is the effusion of Christs Pretio●s Blood The formal cause is the imputation of Christs Righteousness The Instrumental cause is Faith But considering every Instrumental cause is to be reduced to it's efficient cause from whence it proceeds I shall distinguish * Non 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ut qualitas propriè aut ●otus acti● v●l passi● aut opus aliquod bonum eximii pretii quasi ips● sit justitia aut ejus pars aut etiam justitiae loco ex censu aestimatione Dei sed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 n●mpe ut modus medium Instrumentum ceu oculus manus qua Christi ejusque Justitiae participes red●●mur adeoque relative ad objectum Jesum ipsius justitiae pr●●●ss●●●is gratiae Purions Theol. Synops with a Learned Author that we are not Justified by Faith primarily in a proper sence as a Quality but secondarily as a means and instrument as an Eye to see and as an Hand to lay hold on Christ Lastly the final cause of Justification is either in respect of God and so it is his Glory for all things must be done to the Glory of God or as in respect of our selves and so it 's our Salvation 2. Now let 's consider the Properties or 2. Consider the Properties or Singularities of Justification 1. Justification is an Act of free Grace rather the Singularities of Justification 1. Justification is an Act of free Grace No Intuition of merits no concurrence of Good Works moved God to set his Heart upon any How free this Act of Justification is we may read Rom. 3. 24 Being justified freely by his Grace through the Redemption that is in Jesus Christ The Word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 freely nothing that we can do of our best works merits any favour at the Hand of God For when we were in our blood in a most loathsome forlorn condition he said Live that was a time of Qui docet in opera confidere is neg●t merit● Christi sufficere Aug. Love So then here 's not the least ground to trust in our works That were to derogate from Christ's righteousness Can any thing be freer than free-gift The Justification of a Sinner springs from free Grace free Love and Mercy Faith is the instrumental but not efficient cause of Justification neither can the bare 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Credere the Act without the Object Justifie Christ is he that justifieth Faith is the Hand to lay hold on Christ

from Isa 8. 12. 13. 14. Say ye not a Confederacy to all them to whom this People shall say a Confederacy neither fear ye their Fear nor be afraid Sanctify the Lord of Hosts himself and let him be your Fear and let him be your Dread And he shall be for a Sanctuary c. Others will complain of heavy Burthens and the insupportable Pressures Cares and Troubles inevitable and they are so puzled and perplexed as they know not how to get Rid of them It 's usual with such Male-contents to know more what makes against them than what makes for them Wherefore let them be advised to take Counsel from the Word of God Particularly we are Commanded To cast our Burthen upon the Lord to be careful in nothing but Psal 55. 22. Phil. 4. 6. 1 Pet. 5. 7. to make our Requests known with Prayers and Supplications and to cast our Care upon him for he careth for us If God makes us drink the Wine of Astonishment and Eat the Bread of Affliction If we drink Water and Gall and have a bitter Cup of Affliction mingled for us let 's not revile Instruments let 's not murmur against second Causes but let us imitate Job who neither railed against the Sabeans nor the Chaldeans nor at Satan but he acknowledged God in all and quietly submitted unto him Job 1. 21. The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away | 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vers 70. Isa 30. ●5 Blessed be the Name of the Lord. In times of great Affliction we are Exhorted to a silent and quiet Behaviour Jer. 8. 14. Let us be Silent for the Lord God hath put us to Silence And Zach. 2. 13. Be Silent O all Flesh before the Lord for he is raised up out of his Holy Habitation And Amos 5. 13. Therefore the Prudent shall keep Silence in that time for it is an Evil time That time was a time of Persecution for we Read in the 12. v. They afflict the Just and they turn aside the Poor in the Gate from their Right What 's the Duty incumbent now but to be Silent i. e. Taciti perferent injurias quicunque laesi fuerint ●orabunt intus suos gemitus quia non audebu●● conquaeri Calv. not to murmur rage and fret and fume against Evil Instruments And it 's a great Point of Prudence to exercise such a quiet Behaviour in such Evil times The meaning of that place is not that Men should be Tongue-ty'd in God's Cause but that they should forbear all callumniations and reproaches which are usually belcht forth by way of personal Revenge Christ in a special manner Commends the Practice of Patience Luk. 21. 19. In your Patience Possess ye your Souls It 's the more Remarkable that this Charge was given by Christ by way of a Preparative to fit and prepare them for those great Calamities which should befall Jerusalem Christ foretold Jerusalems Destruction and he Commends this excellent Grace of Patience which at such a time will be of singular use and benefit Thus you see Evidently that there is a necessity of Precept CHAP. VII Proving the Doctrine from the necessity of Means in Four Particulars NOw Secondly Consider there is Necessitas 2. From necessity of Means Medii For a quiet contented submissive Spirit which patiently yields and resigns all to God is either a means to remove the Trouble or else to Alleviate and Mitigate it or 3dly To have it Sanctified and made Profitable or 4thly To make Compensation for all Losses Let 's warily understand all these Particulars not as if they were efficient or meritorious Causes but only as instrumental Means Subservient and Subordinate to God's Assistance And so understanding them we will inlarge them particularly as followeth First I say a submissive quiet yielding A Submissive Spirit is a Means to remove the Burthen Spirit oftentimes gets the Burthen and Trouble removed Thus it fared with Jehoshaphat 2 Cron. 20. 12. We know not what to do but our Eyes are upon Thee And see the Blessed Success vers 22 23. And Hanani the Seer tells Asa 2 Chron. 16. 8. Were not the Aethiopians and Lubims an huge Host with many Chariots and Horse-men Yet because thou didst rely on the Lord he delivered Tantum in nobis fidei sta●bilitate Dominus esse desiderat ut certius esse quod credimus quam quod patimur judicemus verius habeamus sperando quam sensibiliter Hieron them into thine Hand When we can Believe and cast our selves upon God and wait with Patience then are we in a capacity of receiving Mercy Faith establisheth and quieteth the Heart and prepares it for reception of Mercies Secondly If the Trouble yet remain 2. A submissive Spirit is a meaus to ease the Burthen and still grieve us however if the Heart can trust in God and quietly submit unto him the Burthen is alleviated and facilitated and the smart much Mitigated It was a hard Tryal for Aaron to submit so quietly when two of his Children were struck Dead before his Eyes yet questionless his Grief was much abated and his Affliction lessened by his silent and patient Deportment under that heavy Stroke of God Lev. 10. 3. Then Moses said unto Aaron this is that which the Lord spake saying I will be Sanctified in them that come nigh Silet audita voluntate Dei Cajetan me and before all the People I will be Glorified And ‑ Aaron held his peace It was an unwelcome an astonishing Message which Samuel told Eli from the Lord of the Destruction of his Sons and utter Extirpation of his Family Yet Eli discovered such an excellent temper of Spirit in resigning his Will to Gods Will as thereby his Burthen was made far Lighter 1 Sam. 3. 18. And Eli said it is the Lord let him do what seemeth him Good How dreadful was that Prophecy of Isaiah to Hezekiah that all his Treasures should be carried to Babylon and that his Children should be Eunuchs in the Palace at Babylon Yet Hezekiah acknowledged all Good that came from God 2 King 20. 19. Good is the Word of the Lord which thou hast Spoken In all Job's Sufferings he acknowledged that the Hand of God had Touched him Job 19. 21. He received message after message of sad Tydings and each Messenger worse than the former One brings the News of Job 1. the Sabeans carrying away his Oxen and Asses Another tells him of the Burning of his Sheep and Servants A Third tells him of the Chaldeans taking away his Camels and Slaying his Servants A Fourth brings the Saddest News of all that the House fell upon his Children and Slew them The Messengers of Afflictions were so swift in running to meet with Job as if the Second Messenger made hast to Tread upon the Heels of the First and the Third upon the Second and the Fourth upon the Third Velut unda superve●●● undae All these came upon Job like