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A13755	A treatise of faith, and of some principal fruits thereof Deliuered in two sermons, vpon the third chapter of the epistle of Paul to the Ephesians, verse the 12. With some additions and enlargements, tending to the satistaction of such as are in doubt, whether they haue faith or no, and to the comforting of such as are troubled about the weakenesse of their faith. By G. Throgmorton, minister of the word of God.	Throgmorton, George.	1624 (1624)	STC 24052; ESTC S101278	55,089	232

of beleeuing the mysterie of the Gospel so farre aboue the capacity of Men and Angels being a commandement infinitely harder then all the commandements of the Lawe Morall which haue their ground in nature by creation But to beleeue that God will quicken the dead and iustifie the vngodly and saue sinners c. Is a commaundement against nature reason and sense and all creatures and all power and authority in heauen and earth commanding to beleeue the contrary Yet this honour doth Faith giue to God commanding vs to beleeue and this obedience that we renounce Nature and Reasons Rule and Authoritie and all creatures to obey God as most wise true and faithfull and King Prince only that by his Word creates and commands all things 1. Thes 2. Receiuing his Word not as the word of men but as it is indeede the Word of God of soueraigne authoritie with vs aboue all creatures Faith hath God for its obiect beleeuing God as first and chiefely for himselfe his Person and Authority sake so in the second place for the reasons and proofes giuen by him Some things we must beleeue simply and only vpon Gods commandement because he bids vs beleeue them though he giues vs no light of reason nor no proofe to our sense by experience as the principles of Religion Some we beleeue because he giues vs cleere reasons and prooues his words by sensible experience and vndeniable arguments to reason and sense Psal 119.140 Thy Word is prooued most true therefore thy seruant loueth it as Ioh. 20.29 Thou hast seene Thomas and beleeued blessed are they that haue not seene and haue beleeued only vpon my commandement Ioh. 3.12 If when I tell you earthly things ye beleeue not that is doctrines demonstrated with naturall sensible proofes to your reason and sense here on earth How will ye beleeue when I shall tell you of heauenly things aboue reason and sense to conceiue commanding you to receiue them vpō bare diuine authoritie without reason grounds to beleeue If we beleeue not God nor honour him as true in his word proued by good reasons grounds reuealed to vs and light shining to our vnderstandings much lesse will we beleeue him vpon his bare word to honour him as God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the first part of liberty by Christ is of heart our 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by which we goe boldly to God and to the Throne of his grace The second is that liberty of our mouth to spe●ke to God Maruailous largenesse of mouth and liberty of speech to speake to God freely in prayers praises and thankesgiuings Wee are all by nature dumbe and deafe to God by a dumbe and deafe spirit of Satan possessing and dwelling in vs till Christ redeeme vs to be his owne seruants we neither can nor dare speake to God But Christ our Lord giues vs in Redemption an open large mouth to speake to God to sing to him and praise him as Psal 51. Open thou my lips that my mouth may set forth thy praise Isa 51.11 The Redeemed of the Lord shall come and sing in the height of Sion Psal 40.2 Ezek. 12. Therefore God is said to put a new Song of praise in our mouths and to poure on vs a large spirit of supplication to take to vs words as Hos 14. For this is the principall End of our Redemption that we should haue libertie of speech to call on God and praise him that our mouthes should be open to him to set forth his glory as it was the chiefe end of our creation Isa 43.21 Rom. 10. This people haue I formed for my selfe they shall set forth my praise Therefore with the mouth we confesse vnto saluation and sing to the Name of the Lord. Therefore Dauid prayeth That God would not vtterly take the word of truth out of Psal 119. his mouth And this is Gods couenant Isa 59.11 As its the End of our creation and redemption and the chiefest part of our happinesse So the contrary is the chiefest part of our misery by our Fall to haue our mouthes shut vp as beasts from prayers or praises Reason The nourishing vertue of meate feeding the heart and strengthning it opens the mouth to ioyfull praise as Psal 22.26 Psal 63.5 Dan. 5.4 They ate and dranke and praised the gods of siluer and gold How much more then the Saints fed with Christs body and blood and that plenteous redemption that is in Christ praise him Reason Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth is inlarged to poure out Math. 12.34 If the Treasure of the heart bee large the mouth will largely dispense Christ is a most rich Treasure in the heart of all store of good therefore the mouth must needs be answerable to open and confesse and vnfold the mysterie of Christ and to praise him Where there is nothing of God and Christ in the heart there is no mouth opened but shutte vp to confession and praises Vse Hereby we may know if our sinnes be pardoned and we redeemed in heart and soule considering how our mouthes are opened and tongues vnloosed to Apologize for our selues as 2. Cor. 7.11 and to plead our cleering and Iustification in Christ to pray and call vpon the Name of the Lord to praise and confesse his mercy and truth Heb. 3.1 consider the high Priest 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is whom we all confesse as 1. Tim. 3.16 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is by ioynt confession of all it s a great mystery c. Haue we left booke prayer though I simply condemne it not but allow it in yong Christians while they are as babes and nothing differing from seruants but true Christians cōtinue not in this bondage but grow vp to this libertie to pray in the H. Ghost Iude 20. as the Spirit giues them vtterance haue we a naturall liberty facillity of mouth to speake of holy things not as Socrates taught by rote Can we speake more abundantly and fluently in the causes of God then of any thing else in the world and sing more ioyfully of Gods mercies waies and workes Vse This is also an euidence of our future Redemption and liberty in due time out of any misery if God before open our mouthes and inlarge the liberty of speech to prayer praises thankesgiuings The Spirit of Redemption and libertie is now in vs and hath begun our freedome and will perfect it If God were purposed to shut vs vp in prison of perpetuall bondage of perdition from him his face and presence hee would also shutte and seale vp our lippes that we should not haue libertie to speake and pray to him make any suite as Matth. 22.12 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 But if hee giues our soules liberty out of the Diuels prison from that dumbe and deafe spirit to come to him in prayer and to tender our petitions to him it s an euidence that he intends our perfect deliuerance

feare their earthen faces tremble at their wrath whose breath is in their nostrils If the conscience of sinne make vs tremble before men how much more before God the Iudge 1. Pet. 3.15 with Isa 8.12 13. Seeke boldnesse with God It s nothing what boldnesse we haue with men that our hearts and consciences warrant vs to stand vpon Interrogatories with men and challenge Who dare lay any thing to our charg and we can shew our faces in any court stand vpon our righteousnesse But dare we doe so with God and stand vpon interrogatories with him either in Iustification as 1. Pet. 3.21 or Sanctification Psal 138.23 as Dauid Lord Prooue mee and try mee if there be any way of wickednesse in me In whom wee haue accesse with confidence as we haue our accesse to God out of our selues only in by Christ so we haue our confidence only in Christ and not in our selues First in regard of the matter all matter of confidence is only in Christ viz. his Death Resurrection Merits Righteousnesse Intercession as 1. Pet. 1 21. and 3.21 22. Luk. 18.9 with verse 8. and 13 14. 2. Cor. 1.9 Phil. 3.3.9 Secondly as the Rocke and efficient cause of our actuall confidence dispensing it to vs arbitrarily as he sees fit and we need as enemies troubles and dangers increase There is nothing in vs naturally but feare and a spirit of infirmitie and weaknes wherewith we are bound and goe faintly but Christ suggesteth and breatheth into vs a spirit of courage and confidence aboue that we haue by faith whereof faith is an instrument and meanes to draw it forth Our hearts naturally meditate feare and we weaken and discourage our selues and Christ incourageth vs and giues vs strength and confidence We must vnderstand that there is a double confidence 1. Seminall which is in faith a kinde of naturall child-like confidence seeded in vs whereby we are well perswaded of Gods fatherly heart and good will as little children naturally are of their parents affection and yet vpon all dangers and miscarriages or other accidents they feare and tremble through weakenesse of iudgement and apprehension and imbecillitie of nature in which infirmities its the parents wisedome and indulgency to incourage and comfort Eph. 6.4 not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be furiously angry least they be discouraged and all together put out of heart So is it with God and his children they haue some child-like perswasion of God the Father his Loue by which they goe to him which perswasion is seminall in their hearts the first habite of Faith but which is not of strength to carry them to God with confidence when conscience of sinnes Satan and Enemies and dangers assault but by weakenesse of iudgement and apprehension and frailtie of the flesh they are ready desperatly to cry out for feare as the Disciples did at the sight of Christ comming like a ghost vpon the waters till Christ incouraged them strengthned them saying It is I be not afraid Christ is not furiously angry against our infirmities feares doubts but spareth vs as a Father spareth his childe that serueth him as well as he can Psal 103. though with neuer such weakenesse and frailtie and he supports vs in our feares and doubts as Psal 93.18 When I said my foote slippeth thy mercy O Lord held mee vp Psa 93.19 In the multitude of the thoughts of my heart that is full of feares doubtings distractions thy comforts reioyce my soule So Christ giues all beleeuers confidence dispensing it as we need against our many sins temptatious dangers enemies For as our life is hid with Christ in God so is our confidence which is our life and strength increased and dispensed as Christ pleaseth as 2. Chro. 20.20 Trust in the Lord and yee shall be assured that is confident If yee by faith goe only to God beleeuing that he is able and willing according to his promise to helpe and choose him only for your Sauiour and protector and reiecting all other betake your selues to him alone he will not only saue you but giue assurance and securitie of saluation before-hand which is indeede the greatest part of saluation the healing of the soule of sinfull feares doubts and scruples and stablishing the heart and minde in peace passing all vnderstanding as I haue before touched Obiect I feare my faith is not true because I cannot be confidently assured that God will helpe me not rest therein without feare Answ Our Faith may be true though weake and ioyned with feare Let vs striue therefore against the feare and weaknesse of our nature and flesh and vse our weake faith to go vnto Christ and he will giue vs strong confidence That is his gift and not of our selues It s that fruit or rather growth and increase of the first faith sowen in our hearts rightly improoued as Psal 26.14 Be strong and he shall strengthen your hearts and trust in the Lord that is doe you improoue your weake faith to goe to Christ seeking to him for strength and courage and increase of your faith and goe not to any creatures to make your selues strong confident and secure in them and Christ will giue you confidence and securitie as Psal 73.26 My flesh faileth me and my heart also but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for euer Vse This makes greatly for the comfort of the weake in faith And let vs not exspect a faith without feare infirmitie anxietie but striue against this weakenesse and lament it and vse this weake faith in going to Christ to strengthen it with confidence The chiefe treasure of confidence and of this life of faith Christ keepes in his owne hand and will haue vs in the sense of our weaknesse of faith in his promise to goe to him for it and depend on him to keepe strengthen and support our weake faith as he hath promised Matth. 12. That hee will not quench the smoaking flaxe nor breake the bruised reede We haue a small roote of faith in our selues but the body and truncke is in Christ by this small roote we liue and goe to Christ and cleaue to him and sigh to him in our weakenesse and being thus humbled we depend on him daily to support our faith increase our confidence which we must not looke to haue alwaies in our selues but in and from Christ as his free grace shall arbitrarily dispense the same Therfore he suffers some of his Saints and members to be more weake then others and fearefull and into some he infuseth a greater spirit of confidence Some goe weakely and faintly all their daies and can hardly lift vp their weake hands Heb. 12. and feeble knees to make streight steps to their feete And this Christ doth partly for exercise of his owne grace and mercy in supporting such weake ones and for exercise of our mercy and loue Rom. 15.1 2. 1. Thess 5.7 As the soule infuseth