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A50480	En oligo christianos, the almost Christian discovered, or, The false-professor tried and cast being the substance of seven sermons, first preached at Sepulchres, London, 1661, and now at the inportunity of friends made publick / by Matthew Meade.	Mead, Matthew, 1630?-1699.	1662 (1662)	Wing M1546; ESTC R9895	121,691	343

NAture may put a man upon prayer p. 106 O OBedience A man may obey the Commands of God and yet be but an almost Christian p. 135 True obedience hath a threefold property It is Evangelical p. 135 It is Vniversal p. 137 It is Continual Ibid P PRofession a man may have a high profession of Religion and yet be but an almost Christian p. 38 Profession argues not the heart changed p. 40 Profession may stand with the forme of godliness p. 41 42 Custome and fashion may create a man a Professor p. 43 A man may perish under a Profession p. 46 Objection against it answered p. 47 Prayer a man may be much in Prayer and yet but be an almost Christian p. 105 What prayer is from the working of Gods Spirit Ibid What prayers argue a man a stranger to the spirit of prayer p. 106 107 Whither answer of prayer evidence the truth of prayer p. 111 Whether stirring of the attentions of prayer argue truth of Prayer Persecutions see Christ Most Professors like Iron between two Load-stones p. 204 Q TWo Questions we should often put to our selves p. 212 R REligion What is the reason that many go no farther in the profession of Religion then to be but almost Christians answered p. 193 1. Because they deceive themselves in the truth of their own condition p. 194 Several rises of deceit and mistake about our condition p. 125 202 S SIn A man may go far in opposing it yet be but almost a Christian p. 49 He may be convinced of it ib. Mourn for it p. 50 Confess it p. 52 Forsake it p. 56 Though not as sin p. 57 Open and not secret ib. Let one go to hold another the faster p. 58 Sin may be left yet loved ib. Sin may be nated by an almost Christian p. 60 61 For shame p. 62 More in another then in himself p. 63 As one sin is contrary to another sin Ibid Spirit a man may have the spirit and yet not Spiritual p. 117 Some kind of having the Spirit is a sure mark of Saintship p. 118 All that have the Spirit have it not in this manner p. 119 1●0 Sanctification A man may be Sanctified and yet be but an almost Christian p. 14● Sanctification Inward p. 142 Sanctification Outward p. 143 144. Salvation No easie thing p. 206 V VOws may be made against sin and not kept and upon what grounds the almost Christian doth so Virgins what understood by the Word p. 17 Folish Virgins but almost Christians p. 20 W VVOrd a man may tremble at the Word and yet be but an almost Christian p. 77 78 Y YOung man in the Gospel but an almost Christian p. 15 Z ZEal not always a sign of sincerity p. 96 Several kinds of Zeal none of them true and sound p. 96 to 104 Books printed for and sold by Thomas Parkhurst at the sign of the Three Crowns over against the great Conduit at the lower end of Cheapside THe Annotations on the whole Bible or all the Canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testament together with and according to their own Translation of all the Text as both the one and 〈◊〉 ●ther were ordered and appoint●● 〈…〉 of Dort now faith●● 〈…〉 ●●llared for the use of Great 〈…〉 at the earnest desire of many ●●●●ment Divines of the English and ●●otish Nation in folio A Commentary upon the three first Chapters of Genesis by Mr. John White in fol. 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when will and affections are for sin and plead for it conscience is againstit and many times frights the soul from the doing of it And hence men take that which opposes sin in them to be grace when it is onely the work of a Natural conscience they conclude the strife is between grace and sin the regenerate and unregenerate part when alas it is no other then the contention of a natural conscience against a corrupt will and affections And if so then a man may have great strifes and combates against sin in him and yet be but almost a Christian 5. A man may desire grace and yet be but almost a Christian so did the five foolish Virgins Mat. 25.8 Give us of your Oyl what was that but true grace it was that Oyl that lighted the wise Virgins into the Bridegrooms Chamber They do not onely desire to enter in but they desire Oyl to light them in wicked men may desire Heaven desire a Christ to save them there is none so wicked upon earth but desire to be happy in Heaven But now here are them that desire grace as well as glory and yet these are but almost Christians 〈…〉 But is it not commonly taught that desires of grace are grace Nay doth not our Lord Christ himself make it so Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled 〈…〉 It is true that there are some desires of grace which are grace As 1. When a man desires gra●● 〈◊〉 a right sense of his natural 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he sees the vileness of sin and the woful defiled and loathsome condition he is in by reason of sin and therefore desires the grace of Christ to renew and change him this is grace This some make to be the lowest degree of saving faith 2. When a man joyns proportionable endeavours to his desires doth not onely wish for grace but work for grace such desires are grace 3. When a mans desires are constant and uncessant that cease not but in the attainment of their Object such desires are true grace They are a part of the especial work of the Spirit They do really partake of the nature of grace now it is a known makim Quicquid participat de natura totius est pars totius That which partakes of the nature of the whole is a part of the whole the filings of gold are gold The Sea is not more really water then the least drop the flame is not more really fire then the least spark for these do participare de natura totius But though all true desires of grace are grace yet all desires of grace are not true For. 1. A man may desire grace but not for it self but for somewhat else not grace for grace's sake but for heavens sake He don't desire grace that his nature may be changed his heart renewed the Image of God stampt upon him and his lusts subdued in him These are blessed desires found onely in true beleivers The true Christian onely can desire grace for graces sake but the almost Christian may desire grace for Heavens sake 2. A man may desire grace without proportionable indeavours after grace many are good at wishing bad at working like him that lay in the grass on a Summers day crying out O si hoc esset laborare Oh that this were to work Salomon saith Virtutem exoptant contabescuntque relicta Pers the desires of the slothful kills him How so For his bands refuse to labour Prov. 21.25 He perisheth in his desires The beleiver joyns desires and indeavours together Impii non curant quercre quem tamen desiderant invenire eupientes coasequi sed non sequ Bern. one thing have I desired of the Lord and that I will seek after Psal 27.4 3. A mans desires of grace may be unseasonable thus the foolish Virgins desired Oyl when it was too late Eccles 8.5 The beleivers desires are seasonable he desires grace in the season of grace and seeks in a time when it may be found The wise mans heart knows both time and Judgement He knows his season and hath wisdom to improve it Sera sapiunt Poryges The silly sinner doth all his works out of season he sins away the seasons of grace and then desires grace when the season is over the sinner doth all too late as Esau desired the blessing when it was too late and therefore he lost it whereas had he come sooner he had obtained it Most men are like Epimetheus wise too late they come when the Market is done when God hath shut in shop then they have their Oyl to get When they lye upon their death beds then they desire holy hearts 4. Desires of grace in many are very inconstant Hos 6.4 Ionah 4.6.7 and fleeting like the morning dew that quickly passes away Or like Jonah's Gourd that springs up in a night and withers in a night they have no root in the heart and therefore quickly perish now then if a man may desire grace but not for graces sake if desires may be without indeavours if a man may desire grace when t is too late if these desires may be but fleeting and inconstant then may a man desire grace and yet be but almost a Christian 6. A man may tremble at the word of God and yet be but almost a Christian Dan. 5.6 as Belshazzer did at the hand-writing upon the wall Isa 66.2 But is not that a note of sincerity and truth of grace to tremble at the word doth not God say to him will I look that is of a poor and contrite spirit and trembles at my word Sol. There is a two fold trembling First One is when the word discovers the guilt of sin and the Wrath of God that belongs to that guilt this where conscience is awake causes trembling and amazement thus when Paul Preached of righteousness and judgment Act 24 25 it is said Felix trembled Secondly There is a trembling which arises from a holy dread and reverence of the Majesty of God speaking in his word this is onely found in true beleivers and is that which keeps the soul low in its own eyes Therefore mark how the words run in Isa 66.2 To him will I look that is of a poor and contrite spirit and trembles at my Word Iames 2.19 God don't make the promise to him that trembles at the word for the Devils beleive and tremble the word of God can make the proudest stoutest sinner in the World to shake and tremble but it is to the poor and contrite spirit that trembles where trembling is the fruit of a spirit broken for sin and low in its own eys there will God look Now many tremble at the Word but not from poverty of spirit not from a heart broken for sin and low in its own eys not from a sense of the Majesty and holiness of God and therefore notwithstanding they tremble at