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A41142	Wilfull impenitency, the grossest selfe-murder all they who are guilty of it, apprehended, tryed and condemned in these sermons, preached at Rochford in Essex not long before his death / by ... Mr. William Fenner ...	Fenner, William, 1600-1640.	1648 (1648)	Wing F712; ESTC R14613	82,808	158

our acceptance with God but onely in our wil nots though we cannot but sinne in our prayers but sinne in our duties but sin in every thing that we doe yet this does not staine our acceptance with God nor blemish it one whit when God hath our wills for if there be a willing minde it is accepted according to that which a man hath and not according to that which a man hath not 2 Cor. 8.12 But when God would have us mend this and we will not and reforme that and we will not we let security and sloth breake in to our wils here and here onely doe wee desplease our good God this is a maine thing to consider is there but one thing wherein we may displease God and shall we not take heed of that Thirdly Conscience can never condemne us but onely upon wil nots when a child of God sinnes and he cannot otherwise choose his conscience can never condemne him A child of Gods cannots be they never so many nay if they were millions more then they are they never hinder sincerity sincerity is rooted onely in the will it is our wil not that is the breach of sincerity and therefore here onely the conscience condemnes does our conscience reproach us in our wayes let us thanke our wil nots for this have we little peace it is because o' the rebellion of our wil nots Ah ah this is an infinite evill for it hinders our comforts it hinders our boldnesse of accesse to the throne of Gods grace it hinders our patience and every good duty this does us infinite hurt it stabbes to the heart and wounds our very soule when our conscience affordeth little peace O it hinders very grievously all this is long of our wil nots because wee will not be so carefull and so circumspect as we might Fourthly God can never be angry with us but onely upon wil nots its true as long as a man is not in Christ all the score stands and God is angry for all but God is angry for nothing but wil nots in his children as Nehemiah saies of Gods people in Judah they would not heare therefore God gave them up into the hand of the people of the land Nehem. 9.30 God is not angry with his people for cannots but onely for their wil nots it is for our wil-nots that God does not so goe out with our Ministers nor so quicken his word to your hearts It is for our wil nots that he threatens our land and beginnes to abridge us of our spirituall food and shewes ominous signes of his departing away from us and are wee not even sicke unto death for these Will nots We complaine of our deadnesse and what trow wee is the cause but our wil nots we complaine of our corruptions and of the leanenesse of our soules and whom may we thanke but our wil nots we might grow more then we doe what lets us but our wil nots What makes some of us goe downe the winde as we say but because we will not stand on our guards These these brethren these wil nots of ours are the reason why God is provoked against us O let us put forth our selves and shake of these wil nots least anger breake out and there be no remedy for ones crooked servant to be stubborne it is but his kinde but for ones childe to be stubborne this angers the father indeed FINIS ERRATA PAge 9. line 4. for yet read get p. 44. l. 15. blot out then p. 55. l. 18. for charme r. c●urne l. 19. for charmer r. churner p. 61. l. 34. r. will p. 63. l. 8. r. hath p. 66. l. 1. for those from r. from those p. 68. l. 4. for course r. course p. 81. l. 16. for minius r. minus p. 81. l. 22. for fourthly r. thirdly p. 82. l. 24. for way r. away p. 86. l. 8. for ●pight r. upright p. 87. l. 9. for avide r. avoide p. 88. l. 27. for the lacke r. of the lacke l. 28. blot out thereof p. 89. l. 23. for deede r. ●eede p. 103. l. 22. for yet r. get This know also saith he there 's the infallible certainly of it Prov. 30.10 11 12 c. 2 Kings 13 14. Vid. Simpson Eccl. Histor. l. 3. cent 10. 1 Pet. 4.5 Note * There are many of great reading who wil undertake to make it appeare that as Heathinish feasts Bacchanalia et Saturnalia were turned into Christmas such other Feasts hoping thereby to win heathens to Christ so were Archi flamines Flamines ch●nged it to Archpraelates praelates o● of a good intention Luk 10.42 Rev. 1.20 2.1 * So acknowledged by by the Translators in the contents of the second Cha. of the Revelation They it seemes did not thinke these Angels to be Praelates Qui nescit orare discat navigare Jonab 1.5 Phil. 29.14 1 Tim. 1.19 1 Cor. 15. Last 2 Kings 13 14. Jer. 1.18 1 Tim. 1.20 Rev. 12.15 16. See Learned M. Mead in his excellent Booke on the place 1 About A.D. 330. under Constantine the great vian 2 About A.D. 383 under Theodofius About A.D. 490 under Theodo the second n●t {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} but {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} About A. D 456 under Ma●tianus Calcedon Cent. 3. Cent. 4. Cent 5. Dem●sterus ex W●lfild● refert eodem die quo ille in Angliâ natus tenebra● error●● toti mund● effudit sumum Ecclesiae lumen Augustinum in Africâ emicuisse Ab. A.D. 41● About A.D. 418. Note Damnata antequam ●ata a●minii opinio Vide learned Arch. Bi. Vsher most excellent discourse of freewill ●n this answer to the Jesuits challenge About A.D. 529 un Peltzius his harmony of Socin. Armin. Note Vide Mr. Prius antiarm●anism * Soone after this journey Doctor Whitakers blessed soul returned to her eternall rest haveing not long before in an admirable conci● ad clerum rightly called his Cy●naea Cantio di●covered and confuted the chiefe points of Arminianisme therein † Pelagianisme oft called Haeresis Vide D. Featles preface to his Pelag. Red Fide Ames ca● Consc. Junius Perkins Who both in an year Note As the name Protestan●s given first to the princes free Cities of Germany that sought Reformation in the Diet at Spiro A.D. 1529. from them passed to us and other countries where it was effected Syn●d of Do● A.D. 3618 Who were assra primae magnitudin● 2 Tim 2.34 {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} non {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Jer. 17.9 Note Eccles. 12.11 Ioh. 5.35 It is not enough loqui magna unlesse we do magna ●●ve●e a Eras. 1 Doct. 1 Dem●●● 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Ground 1 Consid. 2 3 4 5 4 1 Argu. 2 3 4 5 1 Part. 2. Part. 3 4 2 Ground 1 Demon 2. 3. 4. 5. Conclusi 1 Argu. 2 3 4 5 6 3 Ground Demonst. 1 Argu. 2 3 4 5 Conclusi 1 2 3

the Statutes of Omri are kept Mic. 6.16 You can observe his statutes why cannot you set about mine hee sets up a Temple you can go constantly to it why cannot you go constantly to mine The reproofe was very equall If thou wilt not set upon the meanes thou art most equally condemned I cannot preach so often as some do nor be so much resident as some are No Why wilt thou not give over one of thy two livings then Thou art able to do that if thou 'lt not set upon the meanes thy condemnation is equall Thus I have confirmed this first point namely that the wicked may use those meanes that the Lord commands them as meanes In the second place I shewed that this being thus thy condemnation must be wilfull if thou wilt not use all the meanes Arguments to prove it First The Lord will not helpe that man by a miracle to go that hath legges to go and will not Thou sayst thou wouldst faine go to Heaven tell mee what legges hath God given thee What meanes hath hee lent thee If thou wilt not use them the Lord will never helpe thee without Had the Israelites had any meanes to have gotten over Jordan as Ships or Barkes Boates or Bridges or Fords and they would not hee would never have helpt them over without You know the Lord parted the waters Josh. 3.13 but if they had refused the meanes hee would not have kept them on this manner without if they had food sufficient in the Wildernesse to eate and they would not hee would not have rained food downe upon them had they had Shoomakers and Drapers and cloath sufficient to come by and they would not he would never have miraculously have helpt the garments from wearing It s a tempting of God when thou hast the meanes and wilt not be diligent in them to desire God to help thee without thou wouldst have thy children Gods children thy family Christs family then use the meanes Set up the constant invocation of Gods Name Morning and Evening among them set up Reading set up Catechising and every good thing or thou canst never expect it Wouldst thou be holy and heavenly then use the meanes Talk of Heaven in thy meetings reason about grace inquire of good soules And how may I come by an humble heart How may I get faith and be lead by the spirit If thou wilt not be constant in the use of the meanes all thy prayers to God are nothing but temptings Thou art troubled with by thoughts thou sayst thou wouldst faine be delivered therefrom then use the meanes be not so long without God every houre pray every day oftner strive in the duty the harder if thou wilt not use the meanes God will never helpe thee without Thou art full of thy doubtings thou sayst thou heartily desirest to be freed then use the meanes or thou liest give over thy broad walking thy broad acquaintance those that have no more holinesse in them then the stock are thy bosomest friends if thou wilt not use the meanes God will never assure thee without nor convert thee without if Dives his five brethren will not heare Moses and the Prophets they shall have no miracle from the dead Luke 16.18 if God lend thee the meanes hee will not save thee without Secondly God will not bate a farthing of the price hee sets thee at when a Tradesman hath once set his lowest price hee will not goe lower Now the use of the meanes are Gods lowest price the Lord will not bate a farthing of that wherefore is a price put into the hand of a foole Pro. 17.16 the meanes of grace are this price and the price is in thy hands when the Lord vouchsafes thee the meanes hee le not bate thee a farthing of this price He sets this price on his mercies and graces thou must use all the meanes not as though grace might be valued no it exceedeth all prices or as though grace were not free Yea its free and without price its fit though that this price should be set upon the almes that the proud beggar should choose to receive it if thou wilt not give the price that God hath put into thy hand thou art worthy to misse it I will give so much and labour so much and pray so much and reforme so much No no that will not do Christ will have tother odde penny too thy filthy speaking must off and thy base passions and old curses must off hee le have thee stoope to all his holy meanes wouldst thou have it cheaper Mine owne children and Saints never had it cheaper Not Abraham Isaac nor Jacob nor Paul they were faine to use all holy meanes to abandon every lust to set up every duty invocation in their families meditation in their hearts examination in their consciences holy communication in mouthes none of my Saints had it cheaper And thou makest a mock of them for praying so much and professing so much so much hearing and so much gadding after Sermons c. Well well I 'le not bate thee one duty nor one lust nor one carnall desire I 'le have thee set about all or thou shall never have mercy Yea but I cannot finde in my heart to put up this nor to be abridged of this and shall Christ and thou part for one single farthing Perish then and go and thanke thine will for it in Hell God is resolved upon this price and this is the lowest Thirdly God will never be brought out of his walke thou canst never looke that God should come out of his walke to shew thee any mercy or give thee any grace Now the way wherein God walkes is the meanes of grace and of salvation There thou must looke for God or thou canst have no hope for to finde him Suppose a poore Petitioner should come with his petition to the King he can never looke to have the King come downe hither to Rochford to grant it him No hee must go up to the King The King is at Court at White-Hall and there he may have him if he will not go thither he is wilfull and if his petition be not granted he may thanke his owne will So thou canst not looke to fetch God out of his owne walke the meanes of grace and salvation endeavour to obey him prayings cryings seekings c. These and the other meanes of salvation are his walke these are the wayes wherein they must wait to finde God if they would have him in the way of thy judgements have we waited for thee Isa. 26.8 There the godly wait for the Lord in the way where his walke is hee will not bee spoken with but onely there in his walke If thou wilt not seeke him there thou mayst thanke thine own will if thou missest him yee that are negligent to hold out in Gods wayes yee can never looke to finde mercy while yee live Pray for mercy and cry for mercy and grone