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A45368 A cordial for Christians traveling heavenward being the substance of some sermons upon the eight chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Romans / preached in the city of Edinburgh by a minister of the Gospel there. Hamilton, Alexander, d. 1696. 1696 (1696) Wing H475; ESTC R35978 131,544 244

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the Visible Church who because of their being strangers to the Operations of the Spirit in the Hearts of true Believers look upon Assurance as an unattainable thing As to the second Observation The way to win to this Assurance it is set down in the Text and it is by getting a two fold Testimony for our Sonship The one from the Spirit and the other from our Conscience The Spirit Testifies to our Sonship 1st By giving an External Revelation in the Scriptures that penitent Believers are the Sons of God John 1.12 2ly The Spirit concurrs with this Testimony by illuminating the Mind and Understanding and perswading it of the truth of this External Revelation 1 Cor. 2.12 3ly The Spirit concurrs to this Testimony by being an evidence of our Sonship by reason of his Gracious sanctifying presence in us Therefore the Scripture calls him the Earnest of our Inheritance Eph. 1 13 and Gods Seal on us Eph 4.30 4ly The Spirit testifies our Sonship by giving us this Internal Objective Revelation viz. That we are Sons and that we have these true Graces in us that are the true Marks of our Adopted state and albeit we cannot discern a true difference between a suggestion of the Spirit of God injecting this thought in us That we are ●on● differing I say from the Act of our Conscience concluding our Sonship from reflecting on the truth of our Graces yet there may be a difference between these Two the thought and persuasion injected by the Spirit being attended with a total expulsion of all Fears Whereas the Act of the Conscience may have some mixture of fears attending it And if we consider this Text which asserts the Spirit to be a Co-witness with Conscience testifieing Sonship it supposeth that the Spirit doth give this Internal Objective Revelation to the Mind as a distinct Testimony from that of the Conscience For to say that all that the Spirit works in this affair is to assist the Conscience concluding Sonship from the discerning of the true Marks of a renewed state To say this does not seem to be the whole of his Text for in that case the Spirit helps only the Conscience to be a Witness but he cannot properly be called a Testator himself yea also and another Testator besides the Conscience which the Text does here assert neither doeth t● is Assertion of the Spirits giving this Internal Objective Revelation anent the Son ship of the Saints take off Believers from the written word as a Rule of their Life and expose Believers to delusions by leading them to wait upon Internal Revelations differing from the Revelations made in Scripture And that 1st Because this Internal Revelation is agreeable to Scripture-Revelation because it is the Revelacion of Sonship to a particular Membe● of the Church who hath all the Scripture-marks of an Adopted state neither is this internal Revelation of Sonship to a particular Believer a new Revelation of a new Article of Faith not contained in the Scriptures added to the Creed of other Believers obliedging them to believe the same it is only the Revelation of a Truth consonant to the Scriptures made to a particular Believer to his comfort And if it be said the asserting of such an Revelation leaves men at great uncertainty because they may take Satans Suggestion for the Testimony of the Spirit It is Answered The Testimony of the Spirit is attended with the Testimony of Conscience concluding upon rational Grounds their Sonship he is said here to be a Co-witness with our Spirits 2ly Where it is it brings with it a disposition and promptitude for Prayer It is the Testimony of the Spirit of Adoption whereby we Cry Abba Father 3ly It disposes the Soul for Holiness it is the holy Spirit of Promise that gives this Testimony Eph. 1.13 There are these Three or Four Ways whereby we may win to this Spirits Testimony As. 1st By exact walking God gives it as a Reward to his Obedient Children 2ly By being of a Gospel-frame of Spirit he is the holy Spirit of Promise and we receive the Spirit as well in his comforting Testimony as in his Sanctifying Vertue by improving the Gospel We receive the Spirit by the hearing of Faith Gal. 3.2 That is by the acceptance and improving of the Object of Faith Viz. the Promise of the Gospel A 3d. Way we receive the Spirit is to be devout much given to Prayer the Spirit of Adoption prompting us to pray is attended with this Testimony as we see by thir two Verses joined together A 4th Way to win at it is Labour for the constant witnessing of our own Conscience testifying to our Son ship and this is win at by studying singleness and sincerity 2 Cor. 1.12 See Job● Experience 2ly We would labour for the grouth of Grace for when Grace is growen it is better seen than when it is in a mean measure 3ly We would labour to have all the Graces of the Spirit for our shortcoming in some makes us jealous we want all 4ly When God calls us to self-denying Acts of Obedience we would readily answer Gods Call For if God take self-denying Acts of Obedience for Evidences of the Truth of Grace a mans own Conscience may safely take them for a sure Evidence of the same for God says Gen. 22. That by Abrahams offering up of Isaac he knew that he feared God Verse 17. And if Children then Heirs Heirs of God and Joint-Heirs with Christ if so be that we suffer with him that we may be also glorifyed together HERE the Apostle infers a certainty of the Children of Gods possessing the Inheritance If Children then Hears and he commends that Inheritance from these two Grounds As 1st It is an Inheritance suitable to the Giver they are Heirs of God 2d Ground is it is the same Inheritance possest by the Lord Christ they are Co-heirs with him The Apostle here also prevents an Objection that might be made against this Doctrine which might be taken from the suffering Lot of the Saints and he turns the Objection to a Confirmation of this Truth See 1 Pet. 1.14 If so be that we suffer with him that we may be also glorifyed together Observe 1st From the Text that God's Children shall certainly possess the Inheritance The 1st Ground of this Objective Certainty is the Oath and Promise of the Covenant See Heb. 6. 2d Ground is the two Priviledges of the Saints whereby they have Right to this Inheritance And these are 1st Justification Tit. 3.6 2ly Adoption See the Text. 3d. Ground are the Seals whereby God confirms the Promise of this Inheritance to his People 1st Seal is the internal Seal of the Spirit Eph. 1.13 2d Seal is the external Seal of the Sacrament of the Supper which is a Seal of the Communion of his Body and Blood the Bread which we break is the Communion of his Body and the Cup which we drink is the Communion of his Blood 2 Cor. 10. And we know
At Edinburgh The first of December One Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety Six Years THE Lords of His Majesties Privy Council do hereby allow and grant Liberty to George Mosman Book-Seller in Edinburgh To Print and Vend a Book Entituled A Cordial for Christians Travelling Heaven-ward Being the substance of some Sermons upon the Eight Chapter of Pauls Epistle to the Romans Preached in the City of Edinburgh by a Minister of the Gospel there And Discharges any other Persons to Print Re-print Vend or Import the said Book for the space of Thirteen Years after the Day and Date hereof without Licence first had and obtained from the said George Mosman for that effect under the pain of Confiscation of the saids Books so Printed Re-printed Imported or Vended to the use of the said George Mosman besides what farther punishment the Lords of Privy Council shall please to inflict upon the Controveeners Extracted by Me GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Cons A CORDIAL FOR Christians Traveling HEAVEN-WARD Being the Substance of some Sermons upon the Eight Chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Romans Preached in the City of Edinburgh by a Minister of the Gospel there EDINBVRGH Printed by George Mosman and to be sold at his Shop in the Parliament-Closs Anno Dom. 1696. Reader THou may think strange That the following Sheets appear in Print without the usual solemnity of a Dedication and Preface But the worthy Author's Self-denial and Modesty would not allow it They need no Commendation had the Author given way to the prefixing of his Name that would have sufficiently commended them All I shall say It 's a Great Subject and thou will find it both Judiciously and succinctly handled to thy Edification and Comfort if Read with desire after the Consolations in the Gospel If thou profite by them It will not only Excuse me at the Authors Hand for Printing them against his Inclination But I hope prevaill with him to give Thee a farther taste of his Labours Geo. Mosman BOOKS To be sold by George Mosman at his Shop in the Parliament Closs ANnotations upon the Holy Bible by Mr. Matthew Poole 2 Vols Fol An Essay concerning Humane Understanding by John Lock Gent. Fol. The Lives of the Popes from the time of our Saviour to the Reign of Sextus IV Written Originally in Latine by B. Platina and Englished by Sir Paul Ryca● Fol. The History of Scotland written in Latine by George Buchanan faithfully rendered into English Fol. A great Dictionary in three parts I. The English before the Lat. II. The Latine before the English III. The proper Names of persons c. Fol. by Thomas Holyoke The Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session by the Viscount Sta●r Patt 2. Several Discourses upon several Subjects by Mr. Clarkson D. D. Fol. A Body of Practical Divinity consisting of above 176 Sermons Upon The lesser Catechism Fol. by Thomas Watson The Laws and Acts of Parliament made by K. James the 1st and His Royal Successors Fol. The Roman History Written by Titus Livius with the Supplements of John Frenchemius and John Dusatins faithfully done into English Fol. The Commentaries of C. Julius Caesar of his Wars in Gallia c. by Clement Edmonds Fol. The Polyglot Bible with Castalios Lexicon in 7 Vol. Fol. Thesaurus Geographicus a new Body of Geography or a compleat description of Europe Fol. Pools Synopsis Criticorum c. 5. Vol Fol. Mantons 4th Vol of Sermons upon several subjects Fol. A survey of the Bible or an Analytical accompt of the Holy Scriptures by Samuel Clerk 4to Institutiones Theologiae Elencticae per Franc. Turrettinum 3 Vol. 4to Disputationes de satisfactione Christi 4to Disputationes de necessaria secessione nostra ab Ecclesia Romana Accessit decas disputationum Miscellanearum 4to Philosophia vetus nova ad usum scholae accommodata 4to 2. Vol. Idem in 2. Vol. 12. Ioannis Mack● con pendium Theologiae christianae didactico-El●ncti●um 4to An Exposition with practical Observations upon the Book of ●ob by ●oseph Cary● 4to 〈◊〉 Vols The compleat Works of Mr. Isaac Ambrose s● A● Exposition with practical Observations upon the Book of Eccles●tes by Mr. Alex. N●tus Minister of the Gospel at ●win 4to Flerman● Wi●●iscul● sa●m 4to A Discourse concerning the Holy spirit wherein an account is given of this Nante Nature Personality Dispensation Ope●tions and Effects by John O●n D. D fol. Joshua Red●viv●s Or Mr. Rutherford's Letters 8vo The fulfilling of the Scriptures 3d Edition Corrected and Enlarged 8vo Naphtali or the Wrestlings of the Church of Scotland for the Kingdom of Christ 12mo The History of the Church of Ethiopia by Michael Geddes D. D. 8vo An Exposition of the Assemblies shorter Catechism by Thomas Vincent 12mo Printed at Lonaon 1696. An Allarme to unconverted Sinners by Joseph Allen 8vo Printed at London 1688. The sound Believer A Treatise of Evangelical Conversion by Tho. Shepherd 12mo A brief Concordance to the Holy Bible of the most usual and useful Places which one may have occasion to seek for in a new Method by Samuel C●erk 1mo The Worthy Communicant Or A Treatise shewing the due order of receiving the Sacrament of the Lords Supper by Jeremiah Dyke 12mo An Account of Denmark as it was in the Year 1692. ●8vo The Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session from July 1621 to July 1642 by Sir Alexander Gibson of Durie Fol. SERMONS Upon ROMANS Chap. VIII Vers 1. There is therefore now no Condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the Flesh but after the Spirit HERE the Apostle infers from the Doctrine of Justification delivered in 3d. 4th and 5th Chapters For the 6th and 7th come in by way of Digression to answer the Objections against the Doctrine of Justification for the further clearing of it That there is no Condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus And because many may pretend to be unite to Christ that are not really so therefore such as are unite to him are described by their Walk which is not after the Flesh but after the Spirit This being a comfortable Conclusion from the Premisses in the preceeding part of this Epistle Viz. ' That there is no condemnation to the Believer that ' is in Christ We shall clear First what the Words import And 2ly Hold out some Scriptural Grounds that may and will clear the certainty of this Truth As to the First When the Apostle says there is no Condemnation his meaning is 1st That the Law does not condemn the Believer 2ly That the Believers Conscience cannot warrantably condemn him And 3ly By these Words he assures us that the Judge will never condemn Believers in Christ For the 2d Thing The certain Grounds of the Believers Freedom from condemnation are these 1st Ground is the Covenant of God made with Abraham and his Spiritual Seed to which God interposed his Oath to be their God Now these to whom he is a God he must