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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53746	A funeral sermon Opening the nature and grounds of assurance, occasioned by the death of Mr. Philip King, Minister. Who departed this life, November, 8th. 1699. By Jonathan Owen.	Owen, Jonathan.	1700 (1700)	Wing O827; ESTC R216657	12,870	31

to himself see how Jobs Faith wrought he not only owns Christ to be a Redeemer but his Faith cleaves fast to him it graples hard upon him and it receives him with the whole Heart my Redeemer therein lies the appropriating Act of his Faith Luther was wont to say that the sweet of the Gospel lay much in Pronouns My Lord and my God saith Thomas John 20.28 Who loved me and gave himself for me saith Paul Gal. 2.20 When Job lost all his earthly Enjoyments he did not loose his Interest in Christ when he could not say my Wealth and worldly Substance my Living Sons and Daughters then in the Assurance of Faith he could say my living Redeemer when nothing upon Earth could yield him Comfort then his Faith fetcht it from his living Redeemer when he was stript of all this remain'd and indeed it is that good Part which shall not be taken away Luke 10.42 3. To constitute a well-grounded Assurance of an Interest in the Living Redeemer there must be the Witness of the Spirit the Spirit must not only Witness to the Person and Office of Christ as Redeemer but also unto a Mans Personal Interest in him not only did all the Prophets give Witness unto Christ Acts 10.44 But his Incarnation and Baptism his Death Resurrection and Ascension does put this Matter out of Doubt but herein Jobs Faith excels ours he believed on the Redeemer to come in the Flesh but we upon Him now cloathed with our Nature he foresaw the Eternal Word to be made Flesh but we must believe upon Christ God manifest in the Flesh 1 Tom. 3. last and received up into Glory As this is the objective Faith of Assurance so to inable the Soul to say my Redeemer liveth there must be the internal subjective Witness of the Spirit Rom. 8.16 The Spirit it self beareth Witness with our Spirits that we are the Children of God Here you have two Things the Witness and the Matter witnessed The Witness is the Spirit and the Matter witnessed unto is Adoption and surely Conscience inlightened and sanctified must 〈◊〉 the Court where this Witness is heard and received so then what can this Witness 〈◊〉 but the Holy Spirits so inlightning the Mind and perswading the Will that Conscience must conclude that Christ is received with the Priviledge to be a Son of God John 1.12 But as many as receiv'd him to them gave he Power to become the Sons of God even to them that believe on his Name Holy Job had this Witness within himself and this bore him up against all the reproaches of his miserable Comforters thus you see upon what Foundation this Assertion is built Can we say That we know our Redeemer liveth then Christ in his Person Christ in his Ofces and Christ in his Glory as Redeemer must be known to us then Faith must thus appropriate him then the Spirit must thus Witness our personal Interest in him I proceed to the Third General 3. Which is to Confirm the Doctrine to wit that they are great and rare Instances of Grace who can say with Holy Job They know that their Redeemer liveth i. e. that can say it upon Scripture Foundation now that such Instances are both great and rare thus appears 1. From their Paucity 2. From their Excellency of Spirit 3. From their Christian Deportment with respect to Death and Judgment of these a little which also is their excelling 1. If we consider the Paucity of these Instances they must be rare the scarcity of a thing oftentimes makes it rare if Gold were as plenty as Silver it would be less valuable then it is this celestial Jewel a well-grounded Assurance it is lodged in the Breast but of very few more are Poor with much Wealth then are Rich in the full Assurance of Faith Since Christs Flock is but little comparatively as he assures us Luke 12.32 Therefore the number of sealed Souls cannot be great as Holy Job was a non-such in his Day so there are but a few such in ours Not many do attain to Assurance and them that are indulged with it do not always hold it it is got in great Diligence and it is kept with no less This the Apostle plainly hints Heb. 6.11 12. And we desire that every one of you do shew the same Diligence to the full Assurance of Hope unto the End that ye be not slothful but followers of them who through Faith and Patience inherit the Promises Who doth not hence perceive that our utmost Diligence and a well-grounded Assurance are inseparably Connext Such Instances must be rare because they are but few 2. The rarity and greatness of such Instances of Grace appears from their Eminency of Spirit and that with Respect to their knowing doing and suffering the Will of God Scripture-certified Saints are Persons of a choice Spirit when Holy Jobs Body was rough cast with Ulcers Boils and Sores then his precious Soul like the Kings Daughter was all glorious within Psalm 45.13 He upon the Dunghil was in Gods esteem a rare Jewel So the sacred Scriptures stile the Saints Mal. 3.17 They shall be mine saith the Lord of Host in that Day when I make up my Jewels What the Holy Ghost remarks concerning Caleb for his eminent Zeal his undaunted Courage and constant Obedience is applicable unto these Darlings of Heaven well assured Souls Numb 14.24 But my Servant Caleb because he had another Spirit with him and hath followed me fully him will I bring into the Land whereinto he went and his Seed shall possess it Mark God seldom makes great Promises to the faithful but his Heart is also towards their Children his Seed shall possess it so in like manner those that are sealed with the Holy Spirit of Promise and therefore can say their Redeemer liveth they are Men and Women of choice and eminent Spirits and this excellency of Spirit chiefly consists in these three Things to wit 1. In their clear knowing 2. In their faithful doing 3. In their patient Suffering the Will of God let me insist upon these a little 1. They have another Spirit of Knowledge than what other Persons commonly have That a Mind savingly inlightned in the great Truths of the Gospel is necessary unto a well grounded Assurance I need not stand to prove Job witnesseth it in the Text I know that my Redeemer liveth and you have read what Paul saith of himself to this Purpose 2. Tim. 1.12 I know whom I have believed and I am perswaded that be is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that Day I shall not now insist upon the specifick Difference which is between common and special Knowledge You may be sure it is more then gradeal Jobs Friends were Men of exquisite Parts they were indued with a great measure of excellent Understanding but in all which they have elegantly said concerning the Nature Perfections Attributes and Providence of God how little is there made of Christ