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A77300	The riches of grace displayed: the second part. In the great instances thereof. In giving the son. Sending the spirit. Effectual calling. God's covenanting with man. By W. Bagshaw, minister of the gospel	Bagshawe, William, 1628-1702.	1685 (1685)	Wing B433BA; ESTC R230488	68,148	214

exercised on his Son as Sacrificed when I was writing thereof O that my Readers Hearts may feel that force in these things which mine hath not May the Lord in whose hand all Hearts are awaken those that have slighted Rich Grace May Honest Hearts find that Grace as sufficient for so effectual in ' em Amen and Amen A Third Instance OF THE RICHES OF GRACE TO WIT God the Father pouring out his SPIRIT Zech. 12.10 And I will pour upon the House of David and the Inhabitants of Jerusalem of the Spirit of Grace AS there are outbreakings of Light before the appearance of the body of the Sun Ortus Solit luminis so there were outbreakings of the Gospel long before the Sun of Righteousness his appearing in the Humane Nature Though my Text was delivered in the time of the Law the Truth delivered in it had a special respect to Gospel-times and accordingly I find that day found mentioned in the Verse before it Interpreted Synops Critic from Drusius To strike all through as to that point we read under the hand of the Evangelist S. John that the latter part of the Verse before us was fulfilled John 17.37 when our dear Lords sides were pierced One Junius whose Praise is in the Church is for observing the Parallels and Agreements between places in the Old and New Testament hath told us that the Jews themselves have not dared to deny that this Text hath its Eye on the Kingdom of Christ I deny not that the words have first their face on the Jews See Diodati c. and some Divines conceive they look as far as to that National Conversion of 'em which not a few look for Yet I affirm that as the believing Gentiles are grafted into the same Olive the Jews were once in Rom. 11.17 so the Fruit of this Promise may be expected and shall be reaped by ' em One that excelled hath said Mr. J.C. that by the House of David we are to understand the Church of Christ Acts 2.1 2 3. And was not this Promise as well as that in Joel in part fulfilled when there was a plentiful effusion of the Spirit If the shower fall on the Jews sprinklings may be on other Nations On this Promise I have all reason to write Precious In which we have 1. The Donor or Giver God the Father not excluding the Son He is the first Person in the Godhead Acts 1.4 and the Promise of the Spirit is called the Promise of or by the Father 2. The gift as is hinted is the Holy Spirit 3. The manner of the Fathers communicating the Spirit which is expressed by pouring out and denoteth freeness and fulness 4. The Adjunct or Epithet of this Spirit He is styled The Spirit of Grace not onely as working Grace but as given out of pure Grace 5. The Subjects recipient of the Spirit the House of David c. Even such as had their Hands in the Blood of Christ And now we have fair way and room for This Doctrine The pouring out of the Holy Spirit is an eminent Evidence of the Grace of God the Father As the Son so the Spirit is his Gift The first Quaere to be resolved is What is here meant by the Spirit And the first Answer is I am not nor are my betters satisfied to go in their narrow Path that some take who allow the Lord to make no further Promise of the Spirit save of that general Grace and Aid of his which leaves the refusers thereof without excuse See Mr. Trueman in all his Pieces as if none could expect such special efficacious over-powering Influences as do infallibly bring over Persons to God Is not this to make the effusion of the Spirit rather an effect of Justice than an issue of purely Free Mercy * See Reverond Bishop Reynolds Is it not well accounted hard in those that dispute for their own Liberty as to receiving Grace to deny the Lord his liberty as to giving it Shall we say or think that he onely gives * Posse velle non velle See Phil. 2.12 13. and Doctor Ward on it the power to will but the act of willing what is spiritually good is without any peculiar causing of his Doth not my Text clear this that when God pours out his Spirit he will attain an end and effect of the best kind Persons shall look on Christ Believingly and Repentingly mourn for him The Second Answer is I no way doubt we are here by the Spirit to understand the Graces and Sanctifying Operations of the Spirit Do not these most pure and blessed Streams partake of the Nature and so of the Name of the Fountain The Child is called after the Father and so is the effect after the cause by a Figure much used in Holy Writ Gal. 5.17 Mr. Norton Orthod Evan. One who was Famous in both Englands by the Spirit understands the universal Created frame of inherent saving Grace Of receiving this Spirit we are most capable as it is also of inhering and increasing in us The Third Answer I see no cause to decline the Company of those great men who hold that where the Grace of the Spirit is given and received there is a peculiar presence of the Spirit of Grace the Rivulets are not cut off from the River and I find excellent ones willing to Interpret my Text of the Spirit himself as joyn'd with the Graces given by him To prevent mistakes and misunderstandings I add 1. I am far from going so far as some have done who have asserted not onely a presence of the Spirit but such a Personal Presence of the Spirit with the Sanctified as that they become one Personally with him Is not this Tenent rightly charged By Mr. Barret as affirming an Incarnation of the Third as well as the Second Person in the Trinity and the dwelling of the fulness of the Godhead in the Members as well as the Head of the Church Can this be freed from the charge * By Mr. Hollingsworth of dividing the Spirit and limiting him or seeming so to do whilst it affirms that he is Personally here or there in this and the other Saint and is not in other places and persons All care is to be had lest we debase the Spirit or Deifie the Spiritual It is not to be thought that the Spirit is so in any Persons Troughton on Psal 45. as that he should be the immediate and formal exerter of their Acts. It is not he but they that Repent and Believe though he worketh these works in and for ' em Agens liberrimum Nor doth he work in any as a necessary and natural Agent but in all he doth is a Voluntier and most free Agent Yet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Cor. 13. last I have long been satisfied that the Communion or Communication of the Holy Ghost himself as well as the Grace of

is in His Nature an enemy to sin He is of purer eyes then to behold it without bearing Witness against it it shall not dwell with Him Psal 5. 3. Ro. 1. last Rarò antecedentem Scelestuns deseruit poena The very Heathens had apprehensions that sin draws suffering after it as the Needle doth the Thread they made account that Offenders were to smart 4. If we consider God as a Governour and sin as a Crime and violation of His Righteous Law it seems very agreeable to the ends of His Government See the Ark of the Covenant part 2. and Doct. Tuckney 's determ and conduceable to the Declaration of the Glory of several of His Attributes that He should look for satisfaction for the injuries and affronts offer'd to Him Yet I cannot gain-say those who say that Gods punishing sin doth not so necessarily flow from His Nature that there is not an order and interposition of His Will He in the punishment doth not act as those natural necessary Agents the Sun in shining and the Fire in Burning for then He should punish every act and degree of sin at the first and to the utmost which we see He doth not and His threatnings at least sundry of 'em shew what might justly be inflicted for sin De jure not what shall be afflicted for it 1. That they who make light of sin which alafs most do would open their eyes O that God would open 'em that they might see God's anger smoaking against it as an evil and bitter thing and that every Sinner must inevitably have dyed for ever Jer. 2.19 if the Lord of Life had not in Mans nature dyed and suffer'd beyond what can be thought for it I the rather enlarge on this because none will be so wrapt and ravished with the Love of God the Father See Doct. Goodwin of Hell p. 248. as they who see that they deserved the hottest of His Indignation and must have endur'd it had He not sent His Son to be a Propitiation And now I come to the second part of the Application to wit to Rules of Duty The first whereof will respect all in general to whose ears or eyes this shall come There should be a restlessness in Persons till there be in 'em an acknowledging admiring and improving of the Love of God particularly of God the Father and that it was so with ' em 1. The Love of God as breaking out in this great instance and speciall Pedge thereof is to be acknowledged Ingratum si dixcris omnia dixeris Ingenuous tempers incline Persons to own small kindnesses shew'd by Men surely then they cannot think they are of a Gracious temper who overlook this exceeding great kindness shew'd by God If God had required great things of 'em they would not have done 'em who will not do this This acknowledgment should be First and most inward Chrstus non patitur byperbolen The Soul and all its Powers should be engaged in it 1. Can. 1.4 The mind should apprehend and esteem it as that that is undervalued but cannot be overvalued 2. The Memory should retain lively and powerfull Notions of it and suggest 'em to Persons frequently 3. The Will should close with and embrace it in consenting to Christ and the Proposals made through Him 4. All the Affections should appear vigorously in this service So far as Christ is present He should be delighted in so far as He is absent He should be desired Love should in both those ways act towards Him Hope should expect great things through him Fear and Hatred should be up and at work to prevent sin as displeasing and dishonourable to him and to his Father that sent him 2. This inward acknowledgment of DIvine Love is to be Evidenced 1. In and by the Lip Outwardly Grace poured into should be poured out of the lips of Christians The Spouses lips are as a scarlet thread small and ruddy Cant. 4.3 11. when she is uttering her Praises of the Son who shed his Blood and to the Father that gave him 2. Yea and mainly in and by their Life Persons walking should witness that they have rightly learned Christ Eph. 4.20 21. He should be exalted in their Houses The Fathers Love should restrain 'em from sin and constrain 'em to a course of Holy Duties 3. In a sincere and hearty resignation to him and to his Father through him The whole Soul should close with John 1.11 12. and accept of a whole Saviour Those excellent ones Mr. Blake Covenant Sealed c. who think that Faith as Justifying looks most at Christ as a Priest and Redeeming sinners by his Blood yet say that the Faith which is Justifying hath respect also to his Prophetick and Priestly Office and is for being taught and ruled by him And this leads to the last Head under this first Rule of Duty 4. The improvement of God the Fathers Love should be shewed in a cordial and constant Obedience to Christ Of the Obedience of Faith we read and without doubt the Faith will not carry to Heaven James 2. that doth not carry to Obedience They that honour the Son John 5.23 24. in complying with his Precepts honour the Father that sent him To Rule as well as recover Sinners to save them in the way of Sanctifying them The Second Rule of Duty which doth also refer to all that shall be Readers or Hearers hereof is Persons should put this upon a fair Issue and Tryal whether or no they have yet answered the Love of God the Father 2 Cor. 13.5 in laying hold of his Son the great Propitiation 1. That I and others when on this point may be very serious Is there not a cause I shall before I lay down Marks or Notes of Tryal present some Motives to our Trying our selves The first Motive is The Case is of great importance and great matters are not to be slightly passed over If we have not laid hold on Christ 1 John 5.12 we are in as miserable a condition as can easily be thought of If we have done it and have not the knowledge of it we shall be in a want of Comfort 2. The thing if real is knowable and discoverable As there are Exhortations to Self-examination 2 Cor. 13.5 as a Duty that lies within mens reach so sundry in the use of it have been brought to know their state and frame 3. Through neglect of Tryal several yea most Persons are at a loss and know not their own selves 1. Some of the Children of the Bride-Chamber are in Mourning because the Bridegroom is not with them not so with them as that they should discern him But 2. far more err on the more dangerous hand they presume and take that for believing and lay a false claim to the Lord Jesus Rev. 3.17 and say They are rich when they are miserably poor Many have no more of