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A02349	A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word.	Guild, William, 1586-1657.	1627 (1627)	STC 12479; ESTC S118648	69,651	225

al-so beareth witnesse with our spirit that wee are the Children of God and if children heires of God and coheyres with Christ. Note then What greater certaintie can bee wished than the godlie haue of their salvation when they haue the verie Spirit of God inwardlie witnessing the same to their soules Gal. 4.6 And because yee are sonnes God hath sent the Spirit of his Sonne in-to your hearts crying Abba Father Note then That the spirit of prayer directed a-right and felt with-in vs is a sure fruit of our adoption and a solide assurance of our salvation Rom. 8.14 For as manie as are led by the Spirit of God they are the sonnes of God Note then That how manie so-ever follow the direction of God's Spirit in an holie course of lyfe may bee assured of their salvation 1. Iohn 5.10 Hee that believeth on the Sonne of God hath the witnesse in him-selfe hee that believeth not God hath made him a liar Note then What an hainous offence it is to doubt of the trueth of God's promises to vs concerning our salvation through his Sonne Christ Iesus Not but that manie deare Saincts labour vnder this doubting for God giveth not the full certaintie of faith to all at one time nor after a-lyke measure but they are displeased there-with as a fruit of incredulous corruption and they know that they should bee fullie assured of the trueth of God's promises to them-selues with-out staggering lyke Abraham of whom it is witnessed Rom. 4.20 that hee staggered not at the promise of God through vnbeliefe but was strong in fayth giving glorie to God Heb. 10.22 Let vs draw neare then with a true heart to God in full assurance of faith having our hearts sprinkled from an evill conscience and our bodies washed with pure water and let vs holde fast the profession of our faith with-out wavering for hee is faithfull that promised Note then Here-in expressed our Christian duetie plainlie to the perfection where-of wee should daylie aime leaning to this sure ground that can-not faile to wit that our God is faithfull who hath firmlie promised 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie THou art made secure sayeth Augustine not of thy selfe but by the Lord thou art secured of thy pledge hope with Christ for the Kingdome of Christ even now thou hast the pledge Aug. serm 5. de verbis Apostoli tom 10. Neither is this presumption but faith sayeth hee for to tell what thou hast gotten is no presumption but devotion Aug. serm 20. de verbis Domini Wherevnto al-so accordeth Bernard Epist. 107. 3. Confession of Partie THose who are in Christ Iesus they haue no cause to feare seeing they are sure of their salvation sayth the Bishop of Bitonto on the 8. of the Romanes And there is none of the Ecclesiasticke nor Schoole-men sayth Cassander who diligentlie vrge not this confidence and assurance of the mercie of God and glorie to come and teacheth that it ought to bee opponed to diffidence and doubting Cass consult art 4. CHAP. XVI OF PERSEVERANCE §. That the faithfull Children of GOD can never totallie fall from Grace nor finallie perish 1. Authoritie of Scripture PSal 37.28 For the Lord loveth judgemēt and forsaketh not his Saincts they are preserved for ever Note then That God's Saincts persevere because God him-selfe hee forsaketh them not but preserveth them by a constant and secret preservation ever Psal 73.23 Never-the-lesse I am continuallie with thee thou hast holden mee by my right hand Note then That God's holding of vs is the cause of our standing where-in because hee fayleth not therefore wee finallie fall not Ierem. 31.3 The Lord appeared of olde vnto mee saying I haue loved thee with an ever-lasting loue therefore with loving kyndnesse haue I drawne thee Note then That the maine cause is in God of our perseverance to wit because his loue is not changeable For whome He loveth He loveth to the ende Iohn 13.1 Ierem. 32.40 And I vvill make an ever-lasting covenant with them that I vvill not turne away from them to doe them good and I vvill put my feare in their hearts that they shall not depart from mee Loe then The cause of our not-departing from God is his never-turning away from vs and therefore our perseverance standeth vpon a sure ground Matth. 24.24 For there shall arise false christes and false prophets and shall show great signes and vvonders in so much that if it were possible they shall deceiue the vere Elect. Wee must note therefore that Christ's owne mouth declareth it to bee a thing impossible that God's Elect can finallie and fullie fall from trueth and grace Iohn 6.37 All that the Father giveth mee shall come vnto me and him that commeth vnto mee I vvill not cast foorth Iohn 10.28 And I giue them eternall life and they shall not perish and no man shall plucke them out of mine hand Iohn 17.11 Holie Father keepe them in Thy Name vvhom thou hast given me that they may bee one as wee are one Note then Out of all the former that the Sainctes perseverance is sure in respect they are the Fathers gift to the Sonne and that they are kept ever sure in the Sonne 's owne hand and protected lyke-wyse so safelie by the Father that it is as impossible to divide anie of them from the rest of the Members of Christ's mysticall bodie as it is to divide Christ him-selfe from his Father who are one and therefore the Apostle cryeth out saying VVho shall separate vs from the loue of God which is in Christ Iesus Rom. 8.35 Rom. 11.29 For the gifts and calling of God are vvithout repentance Malac. 3.6 For I am the Lord I change not therefore yee sonnes of Iacob are not consumed Note therefore That on the Lord's constancie the constancie and perseverance of the Godlie is grounded Rom. 8.29.30 For vvhom hee fore-knew hee also predestinated c and vvhom he predistinated them also hee called and vvhom hee called them also hee justified and vvhome hee justified them also hee glorified Note then That this golden chaine of Salvation can never bee broken as long as the first linke there-of which is our election is kept sure in the Lord 's owne hand so that whom hee hath predestinated to glorie hee shall keepe sure vnfallen finallie and fullie away from the middle linkes and graces that leade there-to vntill he invest them in glorie 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie THis God hath promised sayth A●gustine saying I will put my feare in their hearts that they shall not depart from mee which what other thing is it but that such shall bee my feare and so great which I will put in their hearts that they shall constantlie adhere to mee Aug. tom 7. de bono persever c. 2. And againe Christ placing them so that they should goe and bring foorth fruit and their fruit should abyde who dare say Perhaps it will not a-byde for the Lord's gifts and calling are without repentance Aug. tom 7. de correp

His Will To the praise of the glorie of His grace vvherein Hee hath made vs accepted in His beloved Marke then That our election is not for our fore-seene holinesse but that we should bee holie and the ground there-of is set downe therefore to bee the good pleasure of the Lord's will and the ende of all is the praise onelie of the glorie of His owne grace and so no praise to vs for anie fore-seene merit Rom 9.15 For hee sayeth to Moses I vvill haue mercie on whom I vvill haue mercie and I vvill haue compassion on vvhom I vvill haue compassion So then it is not of him that vvilleth nor of him that runneth but of God that showeth mercie Note then That the cause of our election is in God himselfe to wit free mercie and not in man of fore-seene merit 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie AVgustine thus sayeth to the Pelagian Hereticks Yee say that Iacob was loved sayth hee for his future works which God fore-saw that he was to doe and so yee contradict the Apostle who sayth That it was not of works as if hee might not haue saide that it was not of his present workes but of his future works But hee sayeth simplie that it was of no works at all that grace might bee commended Aug. lib. 2. contra epist 2. Pelagianor c. 7. As also if the cause bee asked sayeth Fulgentius of the predestination of the godlie there is none other but the onlie free mercie of God to be found Fulg. lib. 1. ad Monimum f. 10. 3. Confession of Partie ANd that wee are elect not onlie freelie but also without the fore-sight of good workes the Apostle teacheth Rom. 9. sayth Bellarmine lib. 2. de gratia lib. arb c. 10. § esse denique As also Estius affirmeth that this opinion anent predestination to wit that the same is not of fore-seene fayth and good works is maintained by most of all their Schoole-men where-of he rehearseth sixteene by name of the most famous Estius in lib. 1. sent dist 41. § quarto CHAP. X. OF VOCATION §. I. That there is no fore-going preparations in vs naturallie vnto our effectuall calling by grace as merits of congruitie 1. Authoritie of Scripture 2. TIm 1.9 Who hath saved vs called vs with an holie calling not according to our vvorks but according to his owne purpose and grace vvhich vvas given vs in Christ Iesus before the World began Note then That preparatorie works in vs is altogether excluded and all attributed onlie to meere grace in our effectuall calling Ephes 2.3.4.5 Amongst whom also wee all had our conversation in tymes past in the lusts of our flesh fulfilling the desires of the fl●sh and of the minde and were by nature the children of vvrath even as others But God vvho is rich in mercie for his great loue vvhere-vvith hee hath loved vs Even when wee were dead in sinnes hath quickened vs together with Christ for by grace yee are saved Consider then Before our effectuall calling what wicked workes the Apostle showeth doeth preceede in all men meriting wrath and not anie gracious calling and seeing wee are all dead in sinne before our calling what preparations can bee in a dead man of himselfe to his quickening and reviving againe Tit. 3.3 For we our selues also were some-tymes foolish disobedient deceived serving divers lustes and pleasures living in malice and envy hatefull and hating one another But after that the kindnesse and loue of God our Saviour toward man appeared not by works of righteousnesse which wee had done but according to his mercie hee hath saved vs by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the holy Ghost Note then What sort of workes the Apostle reckoneth vp which preceedeth our calling from which hee exeemeth not himselfe being a bloodie persecuter immediatelie before his calling and had no other works of fore-going preparation but persecution of Christs members even as Manasseh Rom. 8.7 For the carnall mynde is enimitie against God for it is not subject to the Law of God neither indeed can bee I aske then How can it prepare it selfe vnto Gods calling vnto whom it is enimitie or fit it selfe to bee subject to Gods Law which the Apostle sayeth is impossible to it 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie THe Elect hee preventeth with grace being altogether vnworthie of mercie sayth Fulgentius lib. 1. ad Monimum f. 5. with whom homologateth Augustine enchiridio ad Laurentium c. 30. 3. Confession of Partie WHerefore I see most learned and godlie men incline sayeth Vega vnto this that the Church should reject that merit which they call de congruo Vega Iesuit lib. 8. de justif c. 8. § quia §. 2. That the first conversion of a Sinner is a worke onlie of meere grace and not partlie flowing from man's free will 1. Authoritie of Scripture EZek. 36.26 A new heart also I will giue you and a new spirit will I put within you and I will take away the stonie heart out of your flesh and I will giue you an heart of flesh Note then That by taking away the olde heart al-together hee showeth that there is no fitnesse in our naturall disposition to will or co-operate with his grace and that by giving a new heart al-together that it is hee that worketh in vs by his grace both the willing of our conversion as also the performance thereof as the onlie Author and finisher of our faith Iohn 15.16 Yee haue not chosen mee but I haue chosen you c. But note that if it bee in our will to imbrace grace offered or not to imbrace it as the Papists say then it will follow that by the power of our owne free-will accepting of grace which is indifferentlie offered to all alyke that wee choose God and hee not vs. 1. Cor. 4.7 For who hath made thee to differ from another and what hast thou that thou didst not receiue Now if thou didst receiue it why doest thou glorie as if thou hadst not received it To this Question a Papist would answere that the power of his owne free-will that accepted grace offered made him to differ from another and not God or the power of his grace onlie Hee will also say according to their doctrine that in the worke of his conversion hee had freedome of will which hee did not receiue by grace and therefore hath that where-of to glorie which hee received not 2. Cor. 3.5 Not that wee are sufficient of our selues to thinke anie thing as of our selues but our sufficiencie is of God Note therefore That our abilitie to will our owne conversion or to accept grace offered is all of God allanerlie Philip. 2.13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to doe of his good pleasure Remarke then That it is expresselie called Gods worke in vs of effectuall grace to bee willing of our owne conversion and not a freedome by nature Ephes 2.5 Even when wee were dead in sinnes he hath quickened vs together with

gratia c. 12. 3. Confession of Partie THe confession lyke-wyse of our Adversaries is this Lyra Carthusian on Iohn 10.28 declare this to bee the cause of the Godlies perseverance because their predestination say they can-not bee frustrate which it destinating them to glorie will not suffer neither tentation nor interveaning persecution bee able to separate them from Christ CHAP. XVII OF BAPTISME §. That the Children of the Faythfull departing are not deprived of the blessed vision of God through want of Baptisme 1. Authoritie of Scripture GEnes 17.7 And I wil establish my covenant betweene mee and thee thy seede after thee in their generations Marke then That not onelie are the Parentes within the covenant of grace but their children also and their seede after them and even as the female was comprehended vnder the male because vncapable of circumcision and so saved amongst the Iewes so are Infants dying in the Mothers wombe comprehended vnder their believing Parents because vncapable then of Baptisme and so are saved amongst Christians if they belong to election Exod. 20.5 I am a jealous God vvho visiteth the sinnes of the fathers vpon the children to the third and fourth generation of them that hate mee but show mercie to the thousandes of them that loue mee and keepe my commandements Note then That the Lord's promises are to shew mercie to thousands of the generation of the godlie excepting neither age or sexe nor whether they die in the wombe wanting Baptisme or liue in the World and get the same Acts 2.39 For to you is the promise and to your children and to all that are farre off vvhom-so-ever the Lord our God shall call Ierem. 1.5 Before thou camest out of the vvombe I sanctified thee Note then That if an Infant may bee sanctifyed in the Mothers wombe then that Infant dying there-in may bee saved for whom-so-ever the Lord sanctifyeth them also hee saveth Luk. 1.41 And it came to passe when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Marie the Babe did leape in her Wombe Beholde then heere a divine fayth infused in the heart of the Baptist while as yet hee was in his Mothers wombe able if hee had died there-in perfectlie to haue saved him And who can certainlie defyne of God's secret working or deny the salvation of others Ioshua 5.5 Now all the people that came out vvere circumcised but all the people that vvere borne in the Wildernesse by the vvay as they came out of Aegypt them they circumcised not Remarke then That as the children that died during those fourtie yeares in the Wildernesse were not for want of circumcision therefore condemned vnder the Law so neither are the children of Christians for want of Baptisme when it can-not bee had condemned now vnder the Gospell It being not the want but contempt of Sacraments that is judged damnable 1. Cor. 7.14 For the vnbelieving Husband is sanctified by the Wife and the vnbelieving Wife is sanctified by the Husband els vvere your children vncleane but now they are holie Note then If the children of one onlie believing parent bee esteemed holie how much more then should the children of Parents both believing bee esteemed holie and so charitablie judged of if they die without Baptisme to bee eternallie saved 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie WHat Reason or Nature sayth Bernard teacheth that none of those who may die can obtaine internall and eternall salvation whose bodie outwardlie is not sprinkled with the element of water And therefore he affirmeth thereafter that in case contempt bee not the cause that then the Parents faith is not onelie profitable but sufficient also for the chylde Bern. Epist. 77. 3. Confession of Partie As to Infants the Churches faith and of them that offer it is imputed as their owne Even so the will and desire of Baptisme sayeth Cassander which the Church and speciallie the Parents haue is accepted by the same indulgent Father who accepteth of the will as the deed and tyeth none to impossibilities nor his grace simplie to the externall action of Sacraments Cassand consult art 9. And of this same mynde also Alphonsus de Castro testifyeth Gerson and Cajetan to bee Alphons de Castro de Heres verbo Baptismus And Lombard speaking of the true sense of these wordes Iohn 3. Except a man bee borne anew c. sayeth But this is to bee vnderstood sayeth hee of them who may but yet despyseth to bee baptized Lomb. lib. 4. dist 4. § his autem CHAP. XVIII OF THE LORD'S Supper §. I. That Christ Iesus glorified Bodie is onlie in the Heavens 1. Authoritie of Scripture ACts 3.21 Whome the Heaven must receiue vp or containe vntill the times of the restitution of all things Note then That the Heavens must containe Christ's glorified bodie till the ende of the Worlde as the Beliefe sayth accordinglie That from that place shall Hee come to judge the Quicke and the Dead Matth. 26.11 The Poore yee haue al-wayes vvith you but Mee yee shall not haue al-wayes vvith you Remarke then That the Popish practise would make Christ a liar while as the Priests say that they haue Christ alwayes with them bodilie betweene their fingers in their daylie Masses Iohn 16.28 I came from the Father and am come in the World againe I leaue the World and goe to the Father Note then As hee was bodilie present in the World when hee came from the Father so hee showeth that according to that presence hee hath left the World when hee returned to his Father and is now onlie spirituallie present as hee promised with his owne to the end of the World Matth. 28.20 Matth. 24.23 Then if anie man shall say vnto you Loe heere is Christ or there is hee belieue him not So neither should Christians now belieue those consening Priests that say Heere is Christ in the Masse Host or there in the Pixe or Procession Acts 7.56 And hee saide Beholde I see the Heavens opened and the Sonne of Man standing at the right hand of God Beholde heere then the witnessing of the first Martyre where hee declareth the glorified bodie of Christ onelie to bee in Heaven 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie THere is one person sayth Augustine God and Man and Christ is both these everie-where by that where-by hee is God but in Heaven by that where-by hee is Man Aug. Epist. 507. ad Dardanum For when hee was on Earth hee was not then in Heaven and now being in Heaven hee is not to bee had on Earth sayeth Vigilius lib. 4. contra Eutychen And so sayeth Fulgentius the verie same Lib. 2. ad Thrasimundum 3. Confession of Partie HEE left the World according to his bodilie presence sayeth Lyra on Iohn 16.28 and hee sayde Yee shall not haue mee al-wayes with you by my corporall presence other-wise hee sayth I shall bee with you to the worlds ende Lyra in Matth. 26.11 §. 2. That Christ's Bodie is not in manie places at once invisiblie and vnpalpablie 1. Authoritie of Scripture HEb 2.17 Wherefore