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A66352 Man made righteous by Christ's obedience being two sermons at Pinners-Hall : with enlargements, &c. : also some remarks on Mr. Mather's postscript, &c. / by Daniel Williams. Williams, Daniel, 1643?-1716. 1694 (1694) Wing W2653; ESTC R38938 138,879 256

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will give you rest Is the blotting out Iniquities no Encouragement to Repentance Nor Rest an exciting Motive to a weary Souls coming to Christ 2. Is it a Dishonour to Christ to perform his Promise in the way and to the full ends that he makes that Promise Doth be use the Benefit as a Motive but not dispense it in a way shewing his Approbation of the Duty whereto the Motive was Influential Especially when his Actual Performance of his Promise to some is an Encouragement to all others as it 's a Ratification of his word so it 's urged Heb. 6.12 That y● be not Sloathful but Followers of them who through Faith and Patience inherit the Promises He would have us to this day be Diligent Believing and Patient What is his Motive Even this Others that were so yea upon being so do now in Heaven inherit the promised Good Through Faith and Patience they inherit 3. Doth not God frequently express his regard to the Duty performed as what he encourageth and shews his Approbation of in applying the Benefit he promised hereupon Ezekiel 18.27 28. If the wicked Man turneth c. Because he considereth and turneth away from all his Transgressions that he hath committed he shall surely live he shall not die Matt. 25.34 35. Come ye Blessed c. For I was an hungred and ye gave me Meat c. Verse 23. Well done Good and Faithful Servant thou hast been Faithful over few things I will make thee Ruler over many things 4. How oft are Gospel-Benefits called a Reward in Scripture Col. 3 23 24. Whatsoever ye do do it ●eartily as to the Lord. Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the Reward of the Inheritance for or because 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 you serve the Lord Christ. Col. 2.18 Let no Man beguile you of your Reward as falling from the Truth would have done 1 Cor. 3.14 15. If any Man's work abide he shall receive the Reward c. Verse 8. Every Man shall receive his own Reward according to his own Labour Nay we are downright Infidels and next to Atheists who deny God is if we do not believe that he is a Rewarder of them that diligently seek him Heb. 11.6 5. The humblest Saints that abhorred Merit most have been encouraged to their Duty by the promised Benefit and expected to receive it in this way of Reward that I contend for Gal. 6.9 Let us not be weary in well doing for we shall reap if we faint not 1 Cor. 9.17 23 24 25 26 27. If I do this thing willingly I have a Reward This I do for the Gospels sake that I may be partaker thereof So run that you may obtain We strive to obtain an incorruptible Crown I therefore so run not as uncertainly c. 6. How oft are Christians called worthy of the Benefits in a Gospel-sense and that with respect to their Graces and Perseverance Matt. 22.18 They which were bidden were not worthy because they rejected Christ. Matt. 10.11 13. If the House be worthy let your Peace come upon it That is as v. 11. who would accept the Message In which respect the Refusers of Christ are called unworthy of Everlasting Life though Forgiveness had been tendered to them Acts 13.38 46. so Rev. 3.4 5. Thou hast a few Names which have not defiled their Garments and they shall walk with me in white for they are worthy He that overcometh the same shall be cloathed in white Raiment and I will not blot out his Name but I will confess his Name before my Father and before his Angels A Persevering Freedom from Pollution in Doctrine and Practice is the very thing that the Promise refers to in the Persons thus encouraged for the fifth Verse prevents Mr. M's perverting of the fourth Though Christ's Righteousness is supposed to this and all other Promises and the Reward is in his Right yet it 's to all that overcome and not to others and it 's on Christ's account that such that are Faithful can be esteemed Worthy but it 's the Faithful and not the Vnfaithful that in him are so esteemed Worthy 7. I have oft thought what these Men think of Christ that he alone can give nothing to his Followers in a way of Reward nor propose any thing to his Enemies as an encouraging Inducement to become his Disciples It seems he cannot outbid Satan the World and Flesh least he make his Followers Merit-mongers 8. As strange is it how they that credit these Confused Men can ever come to any grounded Hopes or Assurance of an Interest in any Gospel-Benefit Can they hope without a Promise That 's vain But what 's the Promise to them without an Interest No more than to such as never shall enjoy it which are very many Then how is it theirs Whereby have they an Interest rather than others since God offers the promised Benefits to those others as well as them If they say I am a Believer and those others are not so I a Believer shall have these Benefits for Christ's sake but those others shall not because they are still Unbelievers and so Christ's Righteousness shall not be applied to them for an Interest in these Benefits according to these Promises Alas hereby they fall into the Error which Mr. M. calls Damnable they expect the Benefit in a way of Reward upon being Believers rather than Unbelievers 9. The Ministry is by these Wild Notions reduced to a Dead unapt thing take away Encouragement to Conversion and Godly Perseverance from the Benefit promised thereto and the Dangers they escape thereby And who will mind their telling their Story as they call it 10. Nay they Confound all Men in their Serious Endeavours they call Men to believe in Christ and tell them as Mr. M. in case they do so his Righteousness will be upon them that seems an Encouragement so far well Ay but take heed for if you expect that upon your believing God will apply Christ's Righteousness to you that 's Damnable and not Consistent with Faith So you must Pray Mourn and Reform But you must not rejoyce in it or look for any thing upon it saith Mr. M. that 's Destructive Poor Paul Our rejoycing is this the Testimony of our Conscience that in Simplicity and Godly Sincerity we have had our Conversation in this World 2 Cor. 1.12 And Paul brings many under Mr. M's Damning Sentence it 's our rejoycing Yet ' I would chuse to be in their case above any Men● who talk of Faith and Christ if they neglect this What shall People do in this Wood It 's Impossible to Serious Men it 's Injurious to Christ and his Promises not to look for that promised Good upon doing what he moves us to by his Promises But yet Mr. M. and Party assure you are Damned if you do it The Spirit saith In keeping God's Commands there is a great Reward Psalm 19. 11. Mr. M. tells you there is none Rev. 22.14 Blessed are they that