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A57373 Believers evidences for eternall life collected out of the first epistle of John which is catholique : explained and confirmed by very many subservient signes, or undernotes grounded upon Scriptures and illustrated by testimonies both of ancient fathers and modern writers whereby persons truly regenerate may divers wayes discover their present state of grace and title unto glory / by Francis Roberts. Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675. 1655 (1655) Wing R1579; ESTC R29322 150,624 294

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we shun all fellowship with works of darknesse in others Eph. 5. 11. 4. When we hate not the light as evil doers but love it and come unto it that it may be manifest our deeds are wrought in God ●…ohn 3. 20 21. VII Seventhly Walking as Christ our chief Captaine Heb. 2. 10 walked is a further discovery of our fellowship with God and Christ. He that saith he abideth in him ought himselfe also so to walke even as he walked 1 John 2. 6. To walke as Christ walked is to imitate Christ to follow Christ or as Oecumenius well expresseth it so to live and behave our selves in our life as Christ did To rectifie our life according to Christs course Christs actions were either 1. Acts of divine power as his miracles turning water into wine Iohn 2. 7 c. walking on the sea Mark 6. 48 ●…9 Raising the dead Iohn 12. 1. Matthew 11. 5. Luk. 7. 21 c. 2. Acts of divine Prerogative Matth. 21. 2 c. 3 Acts Mediatory as dying for his sheep Ioh. 10. 15. Giving of the Spirit Ioh. 20. 22. Acts 2. Appointing his own officers in the Church Eph. 4. 7 10 11. 4. Moral Acts appertaining to the common nature of sanctification as Mat. 11. 29. Eph. 5. 2 3 25. Or at least bottomed upon a moral consideration and ground as in Ioh. 13. 14 15. According to these moral acts of Christ we are to follow Christ to walk as Christ walked How did Christ walk that we may know whether we walk like him 1. Christ walked most purely holily inoffensively both before God and man Heb. 4. 15. and 7. 26. Isa. 53. 9. Many took offence at Christ Mat. 15. 12. Mark 6. 3. but Christ gave them no offence Thus should we walk 1 Cor. 10. 32 33. Act. 23. 1. and 24. 16. 1 Thes. 2 10 11 12. 2. Christ walked most humbly and meekly Mat. 11. 28. Phil. 2. 5 6 7. 3. Christ walked most selfe-denyingly Though he was rich yet became poore for our sakes 2 Cor. 8. 9. If it be possible let this cup passe from me yet not as I will but as thou wilt Mar. 14. 36. 4. Christ walked most zealously Joh. 2. 15 16 17. 5. Christ walked most obedientially to his heavenly Father Rom. 5. 19. Ioh. 4. 34. Heb. 5. 8 9. He became obedient to death even the death of the Crosse Phil. 2. 8. He was so obedient ut vitam perdidit ne obedientiam perderet that he lost his life that he might not lose his obedience Our Saviour said Bernard preferred this vertue of obedience before his life choosing rather to lay down his life then not to fulfil his obedience 6. Christ walked most profitably went about doing good Act. 10. 38. 7. Walked most lovingly tenderly and compassionately towards poore sinners to winne them and save them Luk. 4. 18 19 20 21. Mat. 12. 19 20. and 11. 28 29 30. Luk. 7. 37 to the end 8. Christ walked most spiritually and heavenly He lived on earth as if he had been still in heaven Extracted heavenly contemplations and spiritual lessons from all sorts of earthly objects and occasions presented before him Iohn 4 10 c. and ver 31 32. and 6. 26 27 c. and 15. 1 c. Dost thou thus walk as Christ walked then hast thou communion with God in Christ. VIII VIII Keeping his Word and Commandements discovers our communion with God Whoso keepeth his word in him verily is the love of God perfected Hereby know we that we are in him 1 Joh. 2. 5. And this is his Commandment that we should beleeve on the Name of his Son Iesus Christ and love one another as he gave us Commandment And he that keepeth his Commandments dwelleth in him and he in him 1 Joh. 3. 23 24. Signes of true keeping his commandments See in Chap. 2. Signe 6. p. 162 to 168. and Ch. 6. Signe 4. p. 208 to 212. Signes of true believing in Jesus Christ See in Chap. 2. Signe 2. p. 23 to 29. Signes of the brethrens true love to one another See in chap. 2. Signe 7. p. 168 to 173. and chap. 8. throughout IX Lastly True brotherly love is a signe of our Communion with God For we love our brethren for God in them that begat them 1 Iohn 5. 1. we love God because he first loved us 1 Iohn 4. 19. And where there is mutual love betwixt God and us we have sweet communion with him If we love one another God dwelleth in us and his love is perfected in us 1 John 4. 12. Evidences of the truth of our brotherly love to one another See in Chap. 2. Signe 7. p. 168 to 173. and chap. 8. throughout CHAP. VIII Finally Evidences or Signes of the unfeigned love of the Brethren viz. the true children of God begotten of him Compare 1 Iohn 4. 20 21. with 1 Iohn 5. 1 2. I. FIrst True spirituall knowing of God Beloved let us love one another for love is of God and every one that loveth is borne of God and knoweth God He that loveth not knoweth not God for God is love 1 John 4. 7 8. Evidences of true knowledge of God See in Chap. 5. throughout p. 193 c. II. Secondly Sincere loving of God Every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is is begotten of him By this we know that we love the children of God when we love God 1 John 5. 1 2. Evidences of our true love to God See in Chap. 6. throughout p. 200 c. III. Thirdly Right keeping of Gods Commandements By this we know that we love the children of God when we love God and keep his Commandements For this is the love of God that we keep his Commandements and his Commandements are not grievous 1 John 5. 2 〈◊〉 Evidences of keeping Gods Commandments See in Chap. 2. Signe 6. p. 162 to p. 168. and Chap. 6. Signe 4. p. 208 to 212. IV. Fourthly Loving the Brethren peculiarly and especially in this notion or respect as they are begotten of God and as they are thereby the children of God Every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him By this we know that we love the children of God 1 John 5. 1 2. See this further cleared p. 170 171. V. Finally When we love them not verbally and complementally but really and sincerely Opening tender bowels of Compassion to our brother in need yea if the cause require hazarding our dearest lives for the children of God Hereby perceive we the love of God because he laid down his life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren But whoso hath this worlds good and seeth his brother hath need and s●…utteth up his bowels of compassion from him how dwelleth the love of God in him My little children let us not love in word neither in tongue but in deed and in truth And hereby we know that we are of