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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	faith_n	full_a	sprinkle_v	1,152	5	10.7276	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77022	The churches glory, or, The becoming ornament being a seasonable word, tending to the provoking, encouraging, and perfecting of holiness in believers ... : whereunto is added, A glasse for the unconverted ... as also, several articles of faith briefly laid down for the further establishment and confirming of the faithful / by Josias Bonham, sen. of Byfield in Northamptonshire.	Bonham, Josias.	1674 (1674)	Wing B3592; ESTC R42680	146,195	373

The time cometh meaning the time of his Exaltation that I shall shew you plainly of the Father That Soul that would obtain a true and saving knowledg of God the Father must take Jesus Christ for his Counsellor And lest there should be any scruple or doubt arise that they should not perform the Duty aright or not so perfect without Imperfections as to be heard of the Father and answered by him he annexeth this Promise also unto the rest for their Encouragement in the Duty in that day saith he meaning his Exaltation ye shall ask the Father in my Name and I say to you that I will pray the Father for you Joh. 16.25 26. O excellent Priviledg Christ the Saints advocate an excellent priviledg wouldst thou pertake of the priviledg be active in the duty to that Soul for whom the perfection of Wisdom Knowledg and Fidelity is exercised to plead its cause Christ the Wisdom of God and the Power of God is become an High-priest for ever to intercede with the Father in the behalf of those Souls that come unto the Father with a dependency by Faith upon his Intercession for their Acceptation with the Father wherefore as saith the Holy Ghost having an High-priest over the House of God let us draw near in full assurance of Faith having our Hearts sprinkled from an evil Conscience and our Bodies washed with pure Water let us hold fast the Profession of our Faith without wavering for he is faithful that promised Heb. 10.21 22 23. O! did we really consider this High-priest Jesus Christ as in his Humiliation so also in his Exaltation executing his Priestly Office upon our account that we might experimentally partake of the benefits and Priviledges thereof how would it engage our Love to him our Delight in the enjoyments of him and our utmost Endeavours to answer his End in all his undertakings for us which is that we should be holy and without blame before him in love Ephesians CHAP. VI. Containing a Word of Advice to consider Christ in his Kingly Office and by Faith to embrace him in the same in order to our better Attainment unto Holiness SIxthly would we attain unto Holiness be found in the Ornaments thereof then we are concerned to exercise our eies of Understanding and Faith upon the Dignity and Authority of the Lord Jesus Christ beholding and considering of him and submitting to him in his Kingly Office wherein the Father hath exalted him unto his own right hand of Power and Throne of Majesty on high to sway the Scepter of Rule and Government in Righteousness by his righteous Laws Statutes and Ordinances Heb. 1.8 and to execute Justice and Judgment accordingly against all opposers The Prophet Isaiah speaking of Jesus Christ saith of him he shall not judg after the sight of his eyes neither reprove after the hearing of his ears but with Righteousness shall he judg the Poor and reprove with Equity for the meek of the Earth Isa 11.3 4 5. The Father loveth the Son and hath given all things into his hand or into his Power and Jurisdiction Joh. 3.35 Paul to the Ephesians saith that He meaning the Father hath put all things under his feet and gave him to be head over all things to the Church which is his Body Eph. 1.22 Christ a King by the Fathers Ordination whose Laws and Subjects are his Kingdom By Headship is signified Supremacy Soveraignty or his Kingly Office and Authority to give forth Laws Statutes and Ordinances with Order of Rule and Government with Power to command Obedience thereunto with Power to defend his Subjects in the proper Rights and Priviledges of his Kingdom to plead their Cause to revenge their Wrongs and to crown them his Subjects with an immortal recompence of heavenly Glory all the oppositions of the Devil wicked men notwithstanding as the Lord by his Spirit in his Word hath of old declared saying Yet have I set my King upon my holy Hill of Sion Psal 2. The word Yet is a Relative to what is in the foregoing Verses related as if the Lord should say Although the Kings of the Earth and Rulers yea though Herod and Pontius Pilate the chief Priests and Elders the Scribes and Pharisees yea all the rude multitude of the people consult together set themselves against the Lord and against his anointed saying Let us break their Bands and cast their Cords from us yet for all whatever they can do I have exalted him set him at my right Hand of Power and Majesty Act. 5.31 far above all Principalities and Powers and Might and Dominion and every Name that is named not only in this world but also in that which is to come hath put all things under his Feet Eph. 1.20 21 22. that is to say all persons of what Rank and Quality soever by what Names Titles or Dignities soever distinguished together with all earthly Dominions Rules and Governments whatsoever to be at his disposing or deposing according to his own Will and Pleasure all shall be brought in subjection unto him either by active Obedience to his Laws and righteous Government or passively to submit unto the Execution of his Justice as it is written At the Name of Jesus every Knee shall bow Phil. 2.9 10 11. the which bowing of every Knee doth intend Subjection to his Laws as aforesaid or Submission to his Justice unto one of which all the whole Creation of Men and Angels shall be forced to submit unto Such a Construction the Apostle Paul seemeth to put upon the words Rom. 14.11 But why dost thou judg thy Brother or why dost thou set at naught thy Brother we shall all stand before the Judgment-Seat of Christ his ground and reason is because it is written As I live saith the Lord every Knee shall bow to me and every Tongue shall confess to God the which Expressions the Apo●●le asserteth to prove the certainty of Christs sitting on the Seat of Judgment and that all persons in particular none excepted shall be forced to app ar before him to give an account how they in this life have acted in order to the Supremacy of Christ and to receive the Sentence of Absolution into Glory or the just and righteous but dreadful Sentence of Condemnation into everlasting Perdition as the Apostle Paul by the Spirit of God doth testifie that will render to every Soul of Man that doth evil Indignation and W●ath But Glory Honour and Peace Immortality and eternal Life to every Soul of Man that worketh good to the Jew first and also to the Gentile for God is no respecter of persons Rom. 2.9 10 11. every man shall give an account of himself unto God Rom. 14.12 Surely it will then be in vain for ungodly and wicked men be they of what Degree Rank or Quality soever to call to the Rocks and Mountains to fall upon them and hide them from the Face of him that sitteth on the Throne

and their Redemption from the gift of Sin and their Justification unto Life to consist in Christ by vertue of his Death Burial and Resurrection as a Propititation and Atonement by him made unto his Fathers satisfaction and acceptation upon the conditions of Faith and Repentance that is to say upon their embracing of him believingly unto a dependency upon his Merits alone for their Justification from Sin unto Life and Repentance unto a purpose of Heart to live to Christ in his Laws and Counsel contained in his VVord and hence it is that Baptism is sometimes called the Baptism of Repentance for the Remission of Sins Luk. 3.3 First because by Gods Requirement it is to be attended with Repentance in the Subject unto a purpose of heart to live to God as contained in the Covenant Secondly because by Baptism God doth visibly signifie both unto the Believer acting in Baptism and also his Church that he accepts that person unto a free Remission of its Sins and also to all his Church-Priviledges contained in his Covenant Thirdly because a Believer in Baptism doth signifie both to God and Man its Acceptance of Christ and Repentance unto a purpose of Heart to live to Christ by whom he receiveth the Atonement contained in the Covenant Fourthly because a Believer doth in Baptism resemble Christ in his Death Burial and Resurrection by which our Atonement was obtained Therefore saith the Apostle we are buried with him in Baptism into Death that like as Christ was raised up by the Glory of the Father even so we also should walk in newness of Life for if we have been planted together in the likeness of his Death we shall be also in the likeness of his Resurrection knowing this that our Old Man is crucified with him that the Body of Sin might be destroyed that henceforth we should not serve Sin Rom. 6.4 5 6. Whence note that the Gospel-Baptism is a Resemblance of the Death Burial and Resurrection of Jesus Christ unto Believers Christ descended down into Death and the Grave taking upon him the weight and burthen of the Sins of sinful Men that went astray a Believer descendeth in Baptism down into the Water an Eliment of Death where it gaineth power and and is therein by the Administrator buried or overwhelmed taking upon the Command and the Example of Christ for its Rule thereunto his Will for to obey and taking upon him the Merits of Christ whereby his Sins are done away Christ ariseth out of the Grave by the Glory of God the Father purposely to live unto the Glory of God the Father but one thing here among the rest I mind He leaves his heavy burthen of Sin behind The Believer ariseth up out of the Water as out of a Grave by the Glory of God the Father's Grace with purpose of heart to live unto the Glory of God the Father through the power of Grace and here one thing as before I mind He leaveth all his former Sins behind all done away by vertue of Christs Blood by Faith applied in this similitude And now saith Ananias to Saul why tarriest thou arise and be baptized and wash away thy Sins calling on the Name of the Lord Act. 22.16 not that the Water in it self washeth away Sin but the particular application of Christs Death Burial and Resurrection with the Ends Use and Efficacy thereof by Faith as they are to the Eye of Faith represented by the Act of Baptism with three Motions in the Water as going down into the Water buried in the Water and arising up out of the Water as aforesaid the which Baptism with the form of Words thereto is the Gospel-Baptism approved by the Divine Counsel of God to be the visible sign and token of his Covenant made in Christ unto Believers wherein God signs to them his Acceptation of them unto the Priviledges of his Covenant they sign to God their Acceptation of the Covenant and Christ the Mediator thereof to live to him according to his Mind and Will contained in the Covenant The Apostle Peter speaking of Noahs Ark and eight Souls therein saved by water saith Like Figure whereunto even Baptism doth now save us not the putting away the filth of the Flesh but the Answer of a good Conscience towards God by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ Two things are here laid down as Instruments of Noahs Safety the Ark and the Water They get into the Ark and the Water carrieth up the Ark above the deluge to their preservation But we are principally concerned to look unto the original Ground of their Preservation which was First Gods Command and Counsel to Noah discovered Secondly Noahs Faith in embracing and acting accordingly Noah believes God makes Preparation and gets into the Ark and therefore Hebrews 11. attributes their Safety unto Gods Command and Counsel and to Noahs Faith By Faith Noah being warned of God c. Noah herein had the Answer of a good Conscience towards God he acted sutable to his Will revealed and was preserved Like Figure whereunto Baptism now saveth us saith Peter not the washing away the filth of the Flesh but the Answer of a good Conscience towards God by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ Three things are here considerable in these words of Peter First Baptism is here said to be of a saving nature Secondly wherein it cometh so to be of a saving nature and that is said to consist in the Answer of a good Conscience towards God Thirdly how it cometh to be of a saving nature and that is by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ But why by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ First because that the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is a sure confirmation to us that Jesus Christ hath suffered Death shed his Blood for the obtaining a free and full Remission of Sins unto a Justification from the Guilt thereof and from the Condem thereunto belonging even to as many as believe on his Name Secondly by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ we have a sure Confirmation 1. That he ever liveth to be a Mediator between God the Father and Man as the chief Prophet to his People 2. That he ever liveth to make Intercession for his People as their High-Priest 3. That he ever liveth to be the sole Head King and Lawgiver for Rule and Government unto his People for their Direction Protection and Preservation into a full poss●ssion of Salvation according to the Covenant Thirdly by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ we have sure Confirmation that he ever liveth to raise us up out of the Grave 1 Thess 4.14 2 Cor. 4.14 by his power unto an estate of Immortality and eternal Life we being on him and conforming to him according to the conditions of the Covenant Herein God commended his Love unto us saith the Apostle in that while we were yet Sinners Christ died for us much more than being now justified by his Blood we shall be saved from Wrath through him for if when we were Enemies

we were reconciled by the Death of his Son much more being reconciled we shall be saved by his Life that is to say by his Life whereunto he is risen again will he much more carry on the Management of every Branch of the Covenant which on his part is to be performed to the crowning of all his reconciled ones with eternal Salvation even as the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is an evidence of assurance unto all men that God will by the Man Christ Jesus judg the World Act. 17.31 so is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ a sure evidence of Confirmation that Jesus Christ ever liveth to perform every Branch of the Covenant unto Believers as aforesaid by vertue of his Offices Now as it is the Counsel ond Requirement of God that persons should through the Gospel-Ministration believe on Christ and conform to Christ as aforesaid so also is it the Counsel and Requirement of God that persons so embracing of Christ by Faith with purpose of heart to conform to him should visibly confess their Faith in Christ and visibly put on the Profession of Jesus Christ by Baptism in the way of Christ confirmed unto us in the Gospel Gal. 3.27 the which Baptism although with Water administred doth unto the Eye of Faith comprehend figuratively the Ark of Safety with the Mercy Seat also i. e. Christ Jesus with the Covenant of Grace in him which carrieth the Soul through Faith above the deluge of Sin and Condemnation for the same wherein the ungodly world do sink and perish while the Believer remaining in the Ark doth dwell in safety Would you know the Reason why the Eunuch when baptized went away rejoycing Act. 8.39.16.34 Surely he was by Faith gotten into the Ark wherein he did behold his security from the aforesaid deluge of Sin and Condemnation and set into a state of peace with God unto his consolation we joy in God saith the Apostle through our Lord Jesus Christ by whom we have received the Atonement Rom. 5.11 Noah in believing Gods Word and improving the Means by God appointed according to his Advice and Counsel doth therein answer a good Conscience towards God and answered his Conscience with peace and security to his great joy and consolation so a Believer in embracing Gods Word and improving it according to his Advice and Counsel doth therein answer a good Conscience towards God and God doth in the said Improvement answer the Conscience with peace and the Soul with preservation to its great joy and consolation A Believer by being baptized doth thereby visibly justifie God in the truth of his Word and God does by Baptism visibly signifie his justifying of the Believer unto a participation of all his Church-priviledges according to his Covenant The Publicans saith Christ justified God being baptized with the Baptism of John but the Pharisees and Lawyers rejected the Counsel of God against themselves being not baptized of him Luk 7.29 30. The Publicans it seemeth did apply the Word of God believingly the Pharisees and Lawyers gave not so much credit thereunto Where the Word of a King is saith Solomon there is Power But the Administration of the Gospel of Christ is not only the Word of a King but it is the Word of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords in whose Word Baptism standeth both by Command and Promise Matth. 28.19 to Believers by Command for their Observation and by Promise to their Consolation and Salvation He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved Mark 16.16 the Word of this King is a Word of Power it is the Power of God unto Salvation to every one that believeth Rom. 1.16 yea it is a Word of Power also to the Unbeliever for to judg him unto Condemnation for rejecting the same as saith Jesus Christ He that rejecteth me and receiveth not my Words hath one that judgeth him the Word that I have spoken the same shall judg him at the last day his Reason is for I have not spoken of my self but my Father which sent me he gave me a Commandment what I should say and what I should speak And I know that his Commandment is Life everlasting whatsoever I speak therefore even as the Father said unto me so I speak Joh. 12 48 49 50. Here behold a faithful Mediator between God and Man the Man Christ Jesus he brings nothing to the Sons of Men but what is the Mind and Will of God the Father for them to believe observe and do accordingly and as Baptism is equally confirmed to us with the rest of Gospel-Doctrine for to be believed and observed in its place so it doth greatly concern all persons exercising Faith in Christ to observe it so as to answer the Will of God and a good Conscience in the Administration and improvement of the same in order to its End and Uses and withal consider that if it doth become a Shell without a Kernel to any persons it is for want of Faith in the Subject upon whom it is administred to behold the Kernel and to feed thereon and indeed it is the Wisdom and good Pleasure of Almighty God to order the preaching of the Word unto all people for to beget Faith in them and those converted to the Faith unto a visible Demonstration of the same to be meet Subjects for Baptism and visible Church-membership by the same And whereas some persons do pretend they are baptized with the Spirit and therefore slight Baptism with Water as too low an Ordinance for them to observe in the administration of it and rather plead the cessation of it than the observation of it In answer whereunto consider that if any persons might have been exempted from Baptism upon that Plea of being baptized with the Spirit then doubtless Christ and also those persons spoken of Act. 10. might have been exempted inasmuch as they were extraordinarily inspired with the Spirit and Gifts thereof yet these must put on the Administration thereof as an act of Righteousness in submission to the Will of God Whence note that the highest Attainments of the Spirit and spiritual Gifts of Grace we can attain unto in this Life doth not exempt or free any person from but rather obligeth the more unto and maketh them the more meet for action in those Ordinances of Baptism and Bread and Wine in their several places ends and uses And indeed it is a question whether those persons pretending the abovesaid Plea for their Omission and Opposition of the afore-recited Ordinances are at all pertakers of that Spirit whereunto they do pretend forasmuch as it is the Office of the Spirit of Truth to lead Souls into the Observation of all Truth and not into the Omission or Opposition of the same In the next place consider that although I have proceeded so far upon this point of Baptism in order to the Vindication of it and Believers in the Observation of the same yet have I not digressed from the Matter of Direction to the