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A57386 The true way to the tree of life, or, The natural man directed unto Christ by Fran. Roberts ... Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675. 1673 (1673) Wing R1596; ESTC R31779 75,604 190

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in his word hath directed you to walk Denying ungodliness and worldly lusts even all Sins against the first and second Table living soberly towards yourselves righteously towards man and godly towards the Lord in this present world Observe and keep all his Commandements Yield and present your selves both Souls and Bodies living Sacrifices unto him Whether you live live unto the Lord or whether you dye dye unto the Lord that whether you live or dye you may be the Lords So live and walk also as Christ hath given you an Example Walk as Christ walked Walk in love as Christ hath loved us and hath given himself for us a Sacrifice an offering unto God for a sweet smelling Savour Walk in Love towards Iesus Christ as to love him beyond Father Mother Sister Brother or your own dearest lives For he hath loved us and washed us from our Sins in his own blood Walk in all well doing as Christ went about doing good every where and imitate him also in innocent and patient suffering for well doing commit●ing your selves and your Cause to him that judgeth righteously for herein he hath left us an Example that we should follow his steps 7. Remember the Lords-day-Sabbath the first day of the week unto which the seventh-day-Sabbath was translated by the Authority of Christ as appears by the after observation of that day by the Apostles and Apostolical Churches to keep it holy This is the Princess and Queen of all dayes This is the Glory of all the week For As on this day our blessed Saviour Rose from the dead triumphing victoriously over Death Grave Sin and all our Spiritual Enemies and thereby assured us of our Spiritual and Corporeal Resurrection by him As on this day our Saviour vouchsafed many of his apparitions to his Disciples instructing them and giving them commandements concerning the Kingdom of God On this day the Holy Ghost was most miraculously poured forth upon the Apostles On this day the Apostles and primitive Churches held their solemn Assemblies for the publick worship of God This is the solemn Mart and Market day for furnishing our Souls with all manner of Spiritual and Heavenly Provisions This is that Solemn Season and sweet opportunity which Christ hath afforded and ordained for acquainting us with Himself and the Mysteries of his Kingdom for maintaining our Communion with him in his Ordinances for edifying and perfecting of us in all Spirituals And as in the time of the Old Testament The Sacrifices of the Sabbath-day were to be double to those on the week day So our Spiritual Sacrifices on the Lords-days are to be twice so much as on any other day of the week Especially in Prayer and thanksgiving in Reading the Scriptures in Hearing the word preached in Partaking the Lords Supper in Catechizing in Shewing Mercy to the poor c. that so the sacred tincture and impressions of this day may remain fresh and lively upon your hearts all the week following 8. Let every day of the week be managed by you in a Christian sort To that End Be sure to present unto the Lord your Morning and Evening-Sacrifice of prayer and praise to God continually as God of Old appointed a Morning and Evening Sacrifice for every day in the week Holy David and Daniel Prayed thrice in a day Every day open with God in the morning and shut with God in the Evening by some religious ejaculation or savourly meditation Read daily some portion of Holy Scripture to keep up your acquaintance with God with Iesus Christ and his Spirit and the mysteries of true Religion And then follow the lawful affairs of your honest particular Calling diligently and righteously 9. Do ye Remember your Creator in the days of your youth while the evil dayes of old age come not nor the years draw nigh when ye shall say we have no pleasure in them Gods Eminent Saints have sought the Lord betimes and addicted themselves unto Godliness while they were young As David that man after Gods own heart while he was but a Youth Josiah that Phaenix King of Iudah while he was yet young but sixteen years old began to seek after the God of David And Timothy so highly commended by the Apostle Paul knew the Holy Scriptures from a Child Gr. from his insancy God in the time of the Law called for the first ripe fruits of the field and the firstlings of the flock to be offered unto him to teach his people how acceptable the first-fruits of our youth and life are to God O how happy are they that bear the yoke of Christ in their youth Hereby the flower of their age is best improved Hereby thousands and ten-thousands of sins are prevented Hereby they gain the longer time for walking with God for growing in grace for doing of good for increasing of Spiritual Experiences for treasuring up of Evidences and assurances of their Salvation and of preparing themselves for Heaven and eternal Glory 10. Herein alwaies exercise your selves to have a Conscience void of offence both towards God and Man That so living in all good conscience before God This may be matter of singular comfort and rejoycing to you in your greatest afflictions and distresses the Testimony of your Consciences that in simplicity and godly sincerity you have had your Conversation in the world 11. Imploy and improve to the utmost all the Times and Talents wherewith the Lord hath intrusted you to his Glory your own or others Benefit That when the time of reckoning shall come he may both command you and richly reward you and not condemn and punish you with that wicked sloathful and improfitable Servant 12. Hold fast the Platt-form of Sound words in Faith and Love which is in Christ Jesus That so you may not be carryed aside with every wind of false doctrine but may be the Children of the Truth And to this End constantly retain in your Memories the Catechisme wherein you have been trayned up now a long time together For this is an excellent Brevial or Sum of the true Christian Religion very useful to direct you both in the Faith and Practice in the right wayes of God against error and iniquity 13. Stand not at a stay much less go backward in the affairs of Religion But still grown in Grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Take heed of backsliding Having put your hand to Christs plow Look not back For then you will be unfit for the Kingdome of God Be stedfast unmoveable alwayes abounding in the work of the Lord for as much as ye know that your labour shall not be in vain in the Lord Be faithful to the death and christ will give you a Crown of Life 14. 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23. Lydia Act. 16. 14 15. The Jaylor and his House Act. 16. 25. to 35. Many Gentiles Act. 11. 18. and 15. 19. Many at Ephesus Act. 19. 17. to 21. The Thessalonians 1 Thes. 1. 5. to 11. The Thief on the Cross Luke 23. 40. to 44. They that crucified and consented to the death of the Lord Jesus Christ even 3000 of them Act. 2. 36 37 c. All these are propounded as examples to allure thee and cords to draw thee unto initial Repentance 6. Impenitency is most dangerous 1. Is rebellion against Gods Command Act. 17. 30. Isa. 1. 16 20. 2. The fruit of a blinded mind and hardned heart c. Ioh. 12. 40. Rom. 2. 5. 3. Seals up the Natural man in his state of sin and misery Exod. 34. 7. God will not clear the impenitent guilty and how woful is that state of sin and misery Act. 26. 18. 4. Shuts him eternally out of Gods Kingdom Mat. 18. 3. 5. Treasures up wrath against the day of wrath Rom. 2. 5. 6. Renders their condition who live under the Gospel worse then that of Heathens at the judgement-day Mat. 11. 20. to 25. 7. Exposeth impenitents to all judgements in this present world Lev. 26. 23. Amos 4. 6. to 13. And to everlasting damnation in the world to come Luke 13. 3 5. Ezek. 18. 20 26 30 31. 7. True Repentance is most desirable and beneficial to the penitent Soul For 1. It is never to be repented of 2 Cor 7. 10. 2. It thorowly removes the Natural mans sinfulness though never so great Isa. 1. 16 17 18. and 55. 7. Luke 24. 47. Act. 5. 31. and 3. 19. And wretchedness though never so deep Act. 26. 18. Luk. 15. 32. Ezek. 18. 27 28. 3. It returns the Sinner unto God the only supream Good Act. 26. 18. Zech. 1. 3. 4. It occasioneth much joy To the Saints on Earth Act. 15. 3. To the Angels in Heaven Luke 15. 7 10. And as it were to God himself Luk. 15. 20. to 25. 5. It intituleth the Penitent to sundry precious Promises As Isa 1. 16 17 18. and 55. 7. Ezek 18. 21 22. Zech. 1. 3. Act. 26. 18. 6. It is the ready way to Life and Salvation Act. 11. 18. 2 Cor. 7. 10. 7. It puts into possession of the Inheritance of the Saints of the Kingdom of Heaven even Paradise it self Act. 26. 18. Mat. 18. 3. Luke 23. 41 42 43. XVIII Direction SEarch out and try the truth of thy Repentance as well as of thy Faith lest in this necessary Grace and fundamental Duty thou mistakest a shadow for a substance an appearance for a reality and so overthrow the whole Fabrick of thy Christianity Mock-Repentance counterfeit Repentance is of no account at all with God nor of any avail for spiritual blessings or eternal Salvation Hos. 7. 16. Ahab got no spiritual good 1 King 21. 27. Nor Iudas Mat. 27. 3 4 5. by their counterfeit repenting Sincere Repentance may be discovered by the 1. Antecedents 2. Constituents 3. Concomitants And 4. Consequents thereof I. The Antecedents going before true Repentance are Conviction Illumination Godly Sorrow Hatred of Sin 1. Conviction of sin if true and sincere when it 1. Leads a man from sin to sin from actual to original Psal. 51. 1. to 6. 2. Smites the Conscience sharply for sin Psal. 51. 3 8. Act. 2. 37. 3. Provokes the Soul to seek for remedy Act. 2. 36 37. contra Mat. 27. 3 4 5. 2. Illumination touching Christ the remedy against sin Act. 26. 18. If true 1. Gives a more clear and perfect insight into the mystery of Christ and Christianity then any Natural man hath 1 Cor. 2. 6. to 15. 2. Melts the Heart into love to Christ and tears or at least mourning for sin Luke 7. 37. to the end 3. Conducts the Soul like the Star to Christ Ioh. 6. 45. 4. Inclines the Soul to deny do and suffer any thing for Christ. Phil. 3. 7 8 c. Act. 9. 4 5 6. Heb. 10. 32 33 34. 3. Godly Sorrow and Contrition working Repentance 2 Cor. 7. 10. If true and sincere 1. Wounds the Heart most for sin as it is against God Psal. 51. 4. As against Christ. 〈◊〉 12. 10 11. 2. Drives the Sinner to seek spiritual relief Act. 2. 36 37 c. Luke 7. 37 c. 3. Deeply humbleth and abaseth the Soul Ezek. 36. 31. Luke 15. 17 c. 4. Secretly refresheth the Heart that it can mourn for sin Isa. 61. 3. Dolet de morbo gaudet de medicina L●ments at the malady rejoyceth at the remedy 5. Is very great Zech. 12. 10 11. Psal. 38. 3. to 11. 6. Is permanent and lasting Psal. 51. 3. 7. At last works Repentance not to be repented of 2 Cor. 7. 10. 4. Hatred of Sin if sincere 1. Ariseth from true Love to God that cannot endure sin Psal. 97. 10. 2. Comes from due esteem of Gods Word that detects sin Psal. 119. 113. 128. 3. Flows from true Love to Holiness and Righteousness Psal. 45. 7. 4. Is chiefly for the sinfulness of it Gal. 5. 17. 5. Is Universal against every sinful way Psal. 119. 104. II. The Constituents of the proper Nature of Repentance Aversion from evil and Conversion to God Act. 26. 18. Col. 1. 13. 1 Pet. 2. 9. discover the truth of Repentance viz. 1. Aversion from evil if upright 1. Is from sin cordially and really hated Psal. 119. 104. 2. Is from sin for its sinfulness against God Gen. 39. 9. 3. Is consequently from all known sin Ezek. 18. 21 30 31. 4. Is also from his own more peculiar iniquity to which by Natural Constitution Calling Temptation c. he was more specially inclined Psal. 18. 22. 5. Is from the power of sin Col. 1. 13. 1 Pet. 2. 9. Eph. 2. 1 5. With crucifying and mortifying of sin Col. 3. 5. Gal. 5. 24. 6. Is constant and continuing 2 Pet. 2. 20 21 22. 7. Is joyned with eschewing fellowship with others in their sins Eph. 5. 11. Psal. 1. 1 2. 2. Conversion to God if sincere 1. Is upon serious consideration Luke 15. 17. to the end Ezek. 18. 27 28. 2. Is immediately unto Christ the way to God Act. 11. 21. with Ioh. 14. 6. 3. Is unto God as a reconciled Father in Christ. Lu●e 15. 18 19 20 2 Cor. 5. 18 19 20 21. 4. Is by the regenerating Spirits operation Iohn 3. 3 5. Eph. 2. 18. 5. Is to God cordially and entirely Io●l 2. 13. 1 Kings 8. 47 48. 6. Turneth to God so as to resign himself to Gods Power and Government Act. 26. 18. Col. 1. 13. 7. Turneth to God with fixed resolution never to turn away from him Deut. 10. 20. with Psal. 86. 11. and 73. 25 26. III. Concomitants accompanying true Repentance may give some light to the truth of Repentance Noscitur ex comite qui nondignoscitur exse A man is oft-times better known by his company rather then by himself These are Concomitants or Companions