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A77486	Brightman redivivus: or The post-humian of-spring of Mr. Thomas Brightman, in IIII. sermons. Viz. [brace] 1. Of the two covenants. 2. The danger of scandals. 3. Gods commission to Christ to preach the Gospell. 4. The saints securitie.	Brightman, Thomas, 1562-1607.; Halsted, John.	1647 (1647)	Wing B4691; Thomason E375_16; ESTC R201349	89,168	128

this certain perswasion common to all Christians But rather hereby is meant that justifying Faith whereby we are perswaded and assured that our selves with all ours are acceptable to God through Christ with the object and ground of this Faith to wit the Gospell and Promises of God For though wee were most certaine that that we doe is lawfull and expedient yet unlesse it come from this Faith it is sin and cannot please God For such workes as cannot expect God a rewarder of them by his Promise such as are all those that are done without this Faith though they be most glorious outwardly yet they cannot stand before God Object It may be asked how then must this be done that all our actions may be grounded on Faith Answ To this answer is made that Paul teaches this plainly Colos 1.10 11 12 and Colos 3.16 17. What ever you doe do all to the glory of God Object If it be demanded how all things may be done after this manner Answ The next words do teach giving Thankes or rather being Acceptable verse 15. So that the meaning of Paul in this place is Doe all things in the name of Iesus and daily thinke of that infinite mercy of God which you have obtayned by Iesus Christ and therefore what ever you doe in word or worke study to shew your selves thankefull to GOD through CHRIST The like direction St. Paul gives Colos 2.6 7. So walke in Christ rooted and built and stablished in the Faith Sure a most godly and wholsome Precept For if the sense of Gods mercy did alwayes dwell in our hearts and that we would examine all our thoughts sayings and deeds thereby as by a Goldsmiths Scales what dishonest things would at any time bee undertaken of us or if it were begun would not soone be rejected with many Teares Esra 9.13 14. Who would not accuse himselfe sinning and secretly reprove himself after this manner Is this my wicked thought saying or deed worthy and beseeming him all whose sins God hath pardoned in Christ whom he hath drawn out of the jawes of Death whom he hath adopted for his Son and heire of everlasting life Shall I shew my selfe thus thankfull for all his benefits Deut. 32.6 Yea rather O God! Seeing my goodnesse extends not to thee Psa 16. I will take the cup of Salvation and give thankes I will admire thy goodnesse saying Lord what is man Psal 144.2 3. Thus if we would square all our projects according to the Gospell apprehended by Faith we should not build Hey Stubble but Silver and Gold And thus much of the first Point of applying all our actions to the rule of Faith Now it followes how we may apply it to increase our Faith There are divers degrees of Faith There is a little Faith Math. 8.26 There is a great Faith Math. 15.28 There is a fulnesse of Faith Rom. 4.21 of Abraham who was fully perswaded and assured and then the mind and heart of a Christian is like to a Ship carryed with a full sayle Heb. 10.22 Yet this is not meant that the Faith of the best is perfit in it selfe but respectively in comparison of those that are weaker Hence 1 Iohn 2.14 15. divers names of ages are given to Faith For it hath its Maturity I write to you Fathers that is to you which have long beleeved and increased in Faith Faith hath its youth I write to you young men It hath its Infancy I write to you Children and Babes For these ages St. Iohn doth Spiritually understand for the measure of the knowledge of Christ and for the time which they had for the getting thereof Mark 4.28 Our hearts when they have received the seed of the Word are compared to the Earth which first brings forth the Grasse then the stalke then the fruit in the stalke noting the increase of Faith and Grace Which also is done in the Parable of the Mustard-seed and of the Leaven Math. 13 And the Gospel doth acknowledge no other righteousnesse for Salvation then that which is of Faith to Faith that is from a lesser degree to a greater So that let this be the Point Doct. That Faith as soone as it is cast into the heart is not sodainly perfit but as seed hath its daily increasing Hence 2 Thes 1. chap. 3. Paul praises God and commends the Thessalonians for increasing in Faith And yet further exhorts them to it 1 Thes 3.1 2. And Paul though he commend and that justly the Faith of the Romaines Rom. 1.4 Yet he desires to see them to strengthen them and exhorts them to go on Rom. 15.14 So then hence it followes that every one must carefully endeavour that his weake Faith may be increased and that he grow on forward to Grace Phil. 3.12 13 14. St. Paul sets himselfe for a president Solomon avouches that the Righteous man mounts in increase of Righteousnesse as the Sun doth till it come to his full height Prov. 4.18 Ephes 4.11 12 13. There is shewed that it was a chief end of Christs Ascention to Heaven to furnish his Church with such gifts as that every member might attaine his due proportion and St. Peter shewes that all the Faitfull are as living Stones which daily doe increase 1 Pet. 2.7 Whosoever therfore he be whither Noble or Ignoble learned or unlearned unlesse he be a living stone he is not a Stone of this building For as S. Pet. teaches 2 Ep. 1.6 7 v. Vnlesse there be a joyning of one Grace to another Christians will be idle and unprofitable in the knowledge of Christ hence on the one side are those serious exhortations 2 Cor. 7. at the beginning To grow up to perfit Sanctification And on the other side sharpe reproofe of those who decay in Grace Revel 2.4 5. How great force then should these things have to stirre up our dead minds and to give our utmost endeavour to this end What Shall we play the men in our youth and first times and become children and weaklings when we have been long fed Every thing moves swifter neerer the Center Doe we not see how in all things which are not perfited in their birth what care and diligence both in Art and Nature are used to finish the same What paines do the beasts take to perfit and nourish their young the Husband-man diligently covers the Graine in the Earth breaks Clods drawes Furrowes Weed and drive away all destroying Beasts And no lesse care is in any other Trade whither Marchandize or Mechanicall When as therefore there is the same nature and condition of our Faith shall not we apply all our care hereunto especially the Lord so encouraging us To him that hath shall be given and to him that hath not shall be taken away Luke 8.18 Mark 4.24 With what measure you meet c. That is according to our diligence and sincerity in the use of the meanes such will bee the measure of the Lords blessing for increase If wee Heare