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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08586	The saints societie Delivered in XIV. sermons, by I.B. Master in arts, and preacher of Gods word at Broughton in Northampton Shire.; Societie of the saints	Bentham, Joseph, 1594?-1671.	1636 (1636)	STC 1890; ESTC S117220	223,204	307

fellowship 219 c. Grace how like 4. Its spreading nature and excellencie 19 c How it may be lost how not 118 c. We must labour to worke it in others and why 19 c. We must grow in grace if we wil be like Christ 262 263. H HAte sinners and how 10. Sinne and why 39 Hearing of Gods Word needfull and excellent 142 c. Obiections against it answered 143 How to heare and faulty hearers 14● c. How we must heare and why 172. 181. Heaven hoped for in vaine by many 88. Holinesse See sanctification How the Saints are holy Honour due to God How God is honoured Why with soule and body both Why with the soule especially How with the tongue and life 72 c. Motives to honour God 84 c. Honour of the Saints 198. And of their communion See glory Hope of Saints its excellency 236. Hosts are Gods 122. Husbands duty 203. Saints husband transcendent 46 203. Hypocrites how hurtfull 26 55. I IGnorance hurtfull its fruits 97 273. Inheritance of Saints unparalel'd 45. Inhabitation in Christ See Christ Whence it is 270 271. Ingrossers of corne censured 67. Imitation of God wherein 138 c. Of Christ wherein and why 257. Of men wherein 262. Imprecations to be shunned though Saints have imprecated and why 76. Imputation of Christs righteousnesse 235. Ioy of the Saints 129 192 224. Why they reioyce 239. Iustice of God by whom abused Obiections against it answered 77. Iustification handled with its causes and fruits 233 c. Whence it is how it differs from sanctification 237. How once iustified are alwayes 240. K KNowledge saving honoureth God 73. It is needfull to do Gods will 97. and necessary to enioy Gods Spirit 272. L LAbour in lawfull callings commendable 24. When not to be taxed of covetousnesse 68 103. Labour on the Lords Day See workes Lords Day why so called 150. Duties of the Lords Day See Sabbath Law how it is kept by the Saints 187. It binds How Christians are under the Law how not 184 192. How free from the Law 243 c. Liberalitie See mercy It s excellency 224. Liberty of Christians frees not them from Gods service 192. Not from authority gives not liberty to sinne Frees not from sinne 243. Not from the obedience of the Morall Law 243 c. Wherein Christian liberty consists and its excellency 248 c. Life godly honoureth God 83. Love of God to us how great Gods lovelinesse 49 c. We ought to love God Who truly love him 46 c. Their paucity 47 c. Love to God greatly rewarded the first and great commandement and how 49 c. It honoureth God 74. By it we cleave to God 190 The rule of love 194 c. What the Saints do love 239. Motives to love God 49 c. Love all men why and how all Saints and how 9 c. Love of Saints whence M MAn an excellent creature 85. Serves himselfe sinfully served sinfully how Disswasives Meditation for the Lords Day 165. Delightfull meditations 173. See thoughts Mercy of God what 79 60. To whom it belongs no incouragement to sinne 60 79. By whom it is abused 79. Mercifull workes of diverse sorts Their excellency 170 c. Who must give when how much of what how 13 c. N NEw creatures How Saints have all parts new 238 c. O OAths hādled by creatures 81. Rashnes Disswasives 81. Excuses answered 82. See swearing Obedience to Gods Law part of the Covenant of mans part 182. P PEace of Saints excellent with them necessary 34 c. What we must yeeld to for peace 36. It s excellency 235. Wicked have no peace 226 c Perfection how Saints perfect how not 139 242. Obiections answered 55. Persecutors of good men wofull 126 c. 209 c. Pharisees what who like them in these dayes 56. Piety a cause of persecution 212. Please God what pleaseth God that is to be chosen 177. Poore of two sorts 68. They must depend upon God 68. Be content 109. Poverty not to be feared 123. Christs poverty 222. Prayerlesse persons woefull 140. What prayers are fruitlesse 140. What kind of prayer is prevailing 141. It is a duty for the Lords Day 170. Yea delightfull 172. It is part of the covenant 182. Needfull 272. Whence it is 270. To pray for earthly things lawfull 103. Preachers are builders 207. Their faults may not keepe us from hearing 143 c. Priviledges of the Saints 218 c. Prophanest people usually the greatest persecutours 212 Profession is good though some Professors are bad 29 c. Providence good and lawfull 68 103. See depend on Gods providence Pure how Saints are pure 141 242. Puritanes what meant 29 212 No Pharisees 56. Not covetous 69. Not of wicked life 214. Scarce any of them begge 70. Or come to the gallowes 113. R REading Scripture and good Bookes a Sabbath duty and how to read 169. Recreation for the Lords Day 171. What is unlawfull 160. Redemption for Gods honour 80 86. It s excellency 86. Regeneration whence 270. It s necessity Danger of its want ● 72. Reliefe See mercy Remission of sinnes a great favour to whom it belongs 224. See forgivenesse Repentance late very dangerous 61 c. Reproofs how to be used who faulty Why we should reprove 32 c. Restitution 17 39. Riotous persons usually covetous 66. Revenge a great sinne 39. Reproches for Christ should not discontent 110. Not to be feared 123. Riches uncertainty 105. Vanity 106. Of the Saints 222 c. S SAbbath Day to be kept holy the name is Morall it s many names Motives to keep it holy and what then lawfull and unlawfull 149 c. Sacraments of the Iewes and ours how the same how differ Excellency of ours 181 c. Saints fellowship See fellowship Their excellency 127. Their portion to be afflicted 126 210 Sanctification handled with its fruits how it differs from iustification 237 c. It is necessary 272. Whence it is 270. Sathan not to be feared 124. His obiections against perseverance answered 119. Scripture though alledged by Hereticks decides controversies 2●6 Seeking of God a needfull duty what it is manner and meanes of seeking and motives to seeke God 146 c. Servants of God who who not Services of God and of others How to serve God and why bad Masters hindering this service of God 191 c. Sicke persons duty 170 Visiting them a Sabbath duty 170. How to visit who faulty in visiting 170. Sincerity needfull 92 272. Its signes 93. 〈…〉 a Sabbath 〈…〉 ing 〈…〉 Sinnes 〈◊〉 be concealed 23. And why 28. Sinne 〈◊〉 shunned 53. Yea secret sinnes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 57 9● Least degrees of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all sinne and why sweet sinner 9 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sins of Saints and wicked men 57 c. How good men sinne ibid. What they do having sinned 59. How they are free from sinne 124 245. Their sinnes no incouragements to sin 62 c. 〈◊〉 encouragements answered 60 c. Disswasives from sinne 63 136 c. Sinne must be shunned if we imitate Christ 262. How sinne is infinite 78. God no author of sinne 77. It is an evill master by whom it is served disswasives from serving it 198. Sinnes of former times ●s great as now 254 255. Why seeme greater now 255. Sheepe of Christ their duty 276. Sonnes of God who 201. Their duty See Father Society See fellowship Soule is to honour God and first 73. Sparing how commendable 25. Spirit of God dwels in Saints Its fruits in them their miserie who want and scorne this co-habitation 270 271. Who falsly boast of the Spirit Who have who want the Spirit 272 273. Duties of both 274. How the Spirit is grieved how quenched how gotten how kept 275. Sports whether lawfull on the Lords Day Reasons Disswasives 160 c. Strength Spirituall whence 207. Swearing now an honour to God 80 Anabaptists confuted Disswasives from all evill kinds of swearing 80 c. Excuses answered 81 c. Sorrow of Saints 239. Sufferings See afflictions T TOngue is to honour God 74. Many wayes 74 c. Thoughts unlawfull on Gods Day 164. Time-serving hurtfull 93. V VIsiting the sicke a Sabbath duty How who faulty 170 Vsury a filthy sinne 92 100. W VVAnts temporall how supplied to the Saints 123. Will of God must be done 88. It s reward 88. It must be done totally 90 Faithfully 92. Timely 93. Continually 95. Meanes motives let removed 96 c. Mans will contrary to Gods 97. Word of God a Word of faith grace salvation reconciliation life 142. It s excellency 75 172. It is to be talked of 74. Not to be iested with 75. No to defend vice nor dis●hearten vertue 75. Not to be used in charmes 76. Words not fit for the Lords Day 163. What then commendable 167 c. Workes of God for his glory mans good 165. Workes unlawfull for the Lords Day with disswasives 157. World by whom served disswasives from serving it 197. Wrath a great sinne 39. Wicked men are fooles 128. Their society to be shunned and why 6 c. 135 c. Y YOung people should do Gods will and why 93.

to leave them and love Gods Law with resolution to do it in some measure And this is matter of comfort and encouragement to all engrafted members into Christ Iesus considering that they are sanctified and therefore 1. Cleane in Christ although not in themselves 2. Cleane by imputation although not by action 3. Cleane by way of comparison although not simply 4. Cleane by proportion although not by perfection 5. Cleane in part although not wholly and altogether Whensoever in these bookes I have made mention of the Church Vtc unque in his libris commemora vt Ecclesiam non habentem maculam aut rugam non sic a cipiendum est quas● jam s●t sed quae praeparatur tit sit quando apparebit etiam gloriosit Nunc enim propter qu●sdam ignorantiat infirmitates membrorum suorum habet undè quoti●●e toti dicat 〈◊〉 nob● debi●● nostra Aug. cap. 18. de Baptismo Tom. 1. pag 46. not having spot or wrinkle it is not so to be taken as if she were so now but that she is prepared to be so when she shall appeare glorious for now by reason of certaine ignorances and infirmities of her members the whole Church hath cause to say every day forgive us our trespasses August Retract Lib. 2. Cap. 18. What comfort is it to consider that they are justified and so are pardoned sanctified and so are purged although there can be no pardoning where there is no purging yet that sinne may be fully pardoned which is not wholly purged 1 Ioh. 1. 9. viz. 1. In time although at once they cannot 2. In part although wholly they cannot 3. By degrees although altogether they cannot 4. In death although in life they cannot 5. In and by Christ although in and by themselves they cannot What consolation is it to such when considering that although being once justified they are not alwayes and altogether justified viz. 1. In their owne apprehension yet they are in Gods estimation and by imputation 2. In their owne sight yet they are in Gods 3. In regard of their owne assurance yet they are in regard of Gods acceptance 4. In regard of the instrumentall and adjuvant causes i. Faith repentance prayer nor yet of the outward meanes Word and Sacraments c. Yet they are in regard of the moving cause Gods grace materiall Christs merits efficient God himselfe and finall Gods glory and their owne salvation 5. In regard of new sinnes requiring new pardon and new repentance and prayer whereof they cannot possibly be altogether wanting yet they are in regard of old sinnes already past and repented for What encouragement is it to such considering that by meanes of this union with Christ Iesus they have the Spirit of sanctification whereby they are reformed and sanctified although not all at once for as seed cast into the ground doth root sprout grow increase and bring forth fruit in time and by degrees and as a tree is not at full growth the same day it is planted and as the issue in the wombe is first conceived then it feeleth afterwards it hath the power of reason though not the use and at length is borne and brought up and as we likewise are not learned at once but first we conceive small matters and then proceed to profounder Even so our regeneration and sanctification is now begun but must still grow in grace go on from grace to grace from vertue to vertue untill we be growne to a perfect man in Christ and that is hereafter in heaven yet by degrees and although but begun here yet perfectly in the life to come Holy men affirme that those who are cleane are to be cleansed * Tom. 9. pag. 444. Mundi mundandi Aug. in Ioan. 15. Quis in hâc vit● sic mundus ut non sit magis maguque mundandus Motus immundi reprimi possunt per gratiam ejici non possunt nisi in morte Bernardus Serm. 58 pag. 165. Vitia in nobis non mortua sed compressa Idem SubJugari possunt non exterminari Iebus●i Idem In munditiâ non potest esse 〈◊〉 Who in this life is so pure that he needs not to be more and more pure Impure motions may be repressed by grace but they cannot be cast out but in death Vices are not dead but suppressed in us These Iebusites may be brought under but not rooted out There can be no end in puritie CHAP. VI. Consolation 4. Saints have Christian liberty HAve we fellowship with Christ Iesus Then we are a people Consol 4. set at liberty or such a company who through grace are made partakers of Christian liberty 1 Pet. 2. 16. As free using your liberty Gal. 5. ● Stand fast in the liberty wherein Christ hath made us free Ver. 13. Ye have been called unto liberty 2 Cor. 3. 17. Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty Liberty I say or freedome 1. Not from the yoke of lawfull authority Civill or Ecclesiasticall this is an Anabaptisticall no Christian liberty The regenerate Christian being bound in conscience to obey all lawfull authority in performing their lawfull precepts or undergoing their inflicted penalties Rom. 13. 5. We must be subject and also for conscience sake 2. Not to sinne or continue in sinne that grace may abound Rom. 6. 1. This is a wicked licentiousnesse no Christian liberty the renewed Christian being bound in conscience to have no fellowship with the unfruitfull workes of darknesse c. Eph. 5. 11. 3. Not from sinne so farre forth as to receive an absolute perfection of inherent grace in this life so as to be free from all sin and to be as perfect as Christ is in heaven as fantasticall familists and fanaticall fantasticks avow against the light of Scripture and their owne conscience for the most sanctified Christian who breathes in this sublunary world is perfect only 1. Comparatively in respect of others viz. Weaklings and wicked ones 2. In regard of himselfe he having received a greater measure of present profiting Phil. 1. 5. Or else in regard of his upright sincerity 2 Reg. 20. 3. He who saith he hath no sinne deceives himselfe and is a lyar saith Saint Iohn 1 Ioh. 1. 8. 10. * Superbiam Valentinianorum imitantur qui se absque peccato existimant perfectos se vocantes semina electionis Irenaeus lib. 7. cap. 1. They imitate the pride of the Valentinians who thinke themselves without sinne calling themselves perfect and the seeds of election saith Irenaeus Likewise both in the worst there is some good and in the best Sic. in pess●●●● aliquid boni in optimis ●●●●thil pessimi solus eni●● Deus sine peccato solus homo sine peccato Christus Tertul. Semper debemus not consiteri peccatores nam quisquis se immaculatum sine peccato dicerit aut superbus aut stultus est Cyp. de Elem. pag. 15. much exceeding naught onely God is without sinne and onely the man