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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69920	The discovery of the most dangerous dead faith by John Eaton ...	Eaton, John, 1574 or 5-1641.; Eaton, John, 1574 or 5-1641. Abrahams steps of faith.; Eaton, John, 1574 or 5-1641. True treasure of the heart.	1642 (1642)	Wing E114; ESTC R23218	43,616	232

of the Law Rom. 9. 31 32. that concerning the righteousnesse of the Law they were unblameable Phil. 3. 6. whereupon the Pharisee said I thank thee O God that concerning the second Table I am no extortioner nor unjust person nor adulterer nor as this Publican And in the first Table of the Law I am so zealous in thy worship that I fast twice in the weeke and so carefull to maintaine thy service and relief of the poore that I give tithe of all that I possess Luk. 18. 11 12. And by this opinion of righteousnesse and well-pleasing of God Paul being taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the Fathers was so zealous towards God as they were all at that time that hepersecuted the Christians unto death binding and delivering into prison both men and women Act. 22. 3 4. And after Paul was converted this devour blind keeping of the law stirred up the devout and honourable women and the chief men of the City and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled both them and Christ himself with them out of their coasts Acts 13. 15. Thus we see this first maine point proved how farre the Dead faith goeth in humiliation repentance and zealous keeping of the Law wherein they greatly appeare in outward profession to themselves and others to bee zealous Christians in the true faith of Christ whereas in this dead faith gilt and varnished over with a blind legall zeale of keeping all Gods will and commandements they are inwardly rather Jewes and devout zealous Pharisees than true saved Christians And thus much of the first point how farre the dead faith will goe in the profession of the Gospel and how like it is to the true saving faith 2. The second main point is that now we consider the plaine and evident marks whereby this dead faith may be discerned and whereby it discovereth it self to be naught in the three aforesaid parts and appearances of the true lively faith 1. First their foresaid great knowledge before described is but literall as is before described Rom. 2. 17. to 29. And they are so puffed up with their supposed great knowledge 1 Cor. 8. 1. that they thinke they understand and know as much as any true child of God can know inwardly and secretly abhorring to seem to learn any thing of any man and yet they know nothing neither the Law nor the Gospel neither faith nor works truely as Saint Paul testifieth saying Now if any man thinketh that hee knoweth any thing he knoweth nothing yet as hee ought to know 1 Cor. 8. 2. For they being 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is men meerly consisting of a naturall soule doe understand the benefits and mysteries of Christ after a carnall and humane-witted fashion of understanding and having not on the wedding garment do hang upon works stick fast in the religion of reason and in the light of nature described by the Apostle Rom. 2. 14 15. saying the Gentiles which have not the Law doe by nature the things contained in the Law which shew the workes and effect of the Law written in their hearts their consciences also bearing wtiness and their thoughts accusing them that is with fear of punishment when they doe evill and excusing them that is with hoping to speed well when they doe well here is the whole maine of their religion And doe thus draw others from faith Christ to hang upon works with themselves so make a number of sects schisms about works turning all Gospell it selfe into precept upon precept and line upon line Esay 28. 10. and being fleshly and sensuall not having the spirit Iud. 19. Though they talke and glory greatly of it yet they see not and discerne not the spirituall and invisible benefits wrought upon Gods Children by the blood of Christ 1 Cor. 2. 9. but onely picarum instar after the manner of pies doe chatter of them All their seeming great knowledge being meerely blindnesse and darknesse yea which is wonderful none so blind as they as these such like Scriptures teach Hear ye deafe and regard ye blind that ye may see who is blind but my servant and deafe as my messenger that I send who is blind as the perfect Esay 42. 17 18. Whereupon the same Prophet saith Stay your selves and wonder they are blind and make you blind Therefore behold I will doe a marvellous work in this people even a marvellous work and a wonder For the wisdome of the wise men shall perish and the understanding of their prudent men shall bee hid For the Lord hath covered you with a spirit of slumber and hath shut up your eyes the Prophets and your chiefe Seers hath he covered Esay 29. 9. 10. 14. The reason whereof is because they seeing doe not see and hearing they doe not understand Matth. 13. 13. whereby in them is fulfilled the prophesie of Esay saying By hearing they shall heare that is they heare as they thinke perfectly but shall not understand and seeing ye shall see that is they shall see as they thinke excellently well but not perceive For this peoples heart is waxed grosse and their eares are dull of hearing And with their eyes they have winked lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their eares and should understand with their hearts and should returne that I might heale them And yet they say are we blind also But Jesus said unto them If you were blind yee should in comparison have no sinne But now yee say We see therefore your sinne remaineth double For I am come unto judgement into this world that they which see not might see and that they which say they see might bee made blind John 9. 39 40 41. And yet by this blindnesse they calumniating the faith words and workes of the true beleevers are ever ready prest to call light darknesse and darknesse light good evil and evil good to put bitter for sweet and sweete for bitter Esa 5. 20. And thus much of their great knowledge that are in the dead faith being meer blindnesse as wee see 2. Secondly concerning their faith Although they seeme to have a strong faith in the mysteries of the Gospell and to preach eloquently the benefits of Christ yet they speake preposterously ignorantly and confusedly of them saying Sibboleth but cannot say Shibboleth And because when they speake of them they understand not what they speake all things in the plaine Gospel being unto them in Parables as Christ saith Marke 4. 11 12. therefore they will not onely in divers Sermons but often times in one and the same Sermon or conference if not in plaine words yet in plaine sense speake flat contraries in and to the workes of Christ and mysteries of the Gospel and so say and unsay saying one way and unsaying and denying the same things againe another way And thus doe see many things as the Prophet Esay 42. 20. saith but keepe not neither in