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A94749	A synopsis, or, Short view of essential Christianity in part, in which the first fruits unto God, (or saints) in the Apostles dayes lived. : According to the doctrine of Christ ... : With some explications or enlargements thereupon. : Tending to the edification, comfort, and refreshing of all sorts of people ... / By William Tomlinson ...	Tomlinson, William.	1684 (1684)	Wing T1853; ESTC R185375	44,494	110

of men but God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten Son A● the Sun in the Firmament shine● upon all good and bad and as th● raine falls upon all both just and unjust so the love of God reaches t● all in sending his Son Therefor● the Angel that brought the glad tydings of the birth of Christ to th● Sheepherds said to them Fea● not for behold I bring you good tydings of great joy which shall be to a● People Luk. 2.10 And likewise tha● multitude of the Heavenly Host which appeared suddenly with th● Angel praised God saying Glor● to God in the highest and on Ear● peace good will towards men ver 1 〈◊〉 towards men or towards ma● kinde in the general and not onl● towards this Sect or that Sect o● this form or that form but toward● all men namely that creatur● which was made in his own imag● to bear a representation of him i● the Creation To this creature 〈◊〉 the love of God thus signified fo● his restoration to that purity Majesty and dignity in which he was created and to an eternal felicity in that station with God So then This is the condemnation that light is come into the World and men love darkness rather then light because their deeds are evill Joh. 3.19 What light is this that 's come into the World that was not in the World before Verely the light of the love of God or of Salvation freely by grace which hath a glory in it that discovers and destroyes evill works and therefore where men love their evil works they love to cleave to the darkness in which they may enjoy their evil deeds and continue therein This is the condemnation not because they have done evil but because they chuse to continue therein For the love of God hath manifested it self unto all in sending his Son as a Sacrifice for all a Lamb without blemish to take away the Sin of the World Joh. 1. ver 29. 2. As the Father hath manifested his love to man so the Son likewise who is the only begotten Son of God the first born of every creature and the expresse image of the Father he hath shined forth in the glory of the same love We beheld his glory saith the Apostle wherein Even in this that he was full of grace and full of truth Grace is free gift bounty good will and this is glorious this we beheld in the Son of God saith the Apostle What love like this Or what favour like this To lay down ones life for another This our Lord hath done for us 1 Tim. 2.6 He gave himself 〈◊〉 ransome for all saith the Apostle and this is to be a Testimony i● due time for so the words signify 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He offered up himself a Sacrifice for us according to the will of God that h● might put away our sin by the Sacrifice of himself Heb. 9.26 and tha● was the will of God who layed o● him the iniquity of us all And this h● willingly underwent for us fo● when burnt offerings and Sacrifices of the Law for sin could not purge the conscience so as to make the commers thereunto perfect as pertaining to the conscience and therefore God took no pleasure in them then said the Son Loe I come to doe thy will O God Heb. 10. That so a way might be made for reconciling our Hearts to God by laying a ground for faith in us He bare our sins in his own body on the Tree 1 Pet. 2.24 Here 's the ground for faith and a foundation layd for mans returning towards the Lord in Love for we cannot love him till we be made sensible of his love to us and understand that he loveth us And when this understanding and beliefe arises in our Hearts it drawes our Hearts to him in love again We love him because he first loved us saith the beloved Disciple 1 Joh. 4.19 He loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood Rev. 1.5 His love goes before our washing He loved us and washed us I said unto the when thou wast in thy blood live Ezek. 16.6 He that hath his Heart opene● to believe this Testimony of th● Love of God in Christ Jesus ou● Lord he shall finde the incomes o● the Spirit of Christ in some measure as they did who believe● these joyfull tydings at the foundin● forth of our Salvation by the bloo● of Christ in the primitive time when the Gospel was first preached to them And this now is faith even to receive the Testimony of the So● of God concerning the love of God and to believe in him for Salvation Look unto me and be ye saved all the ends of the Earth Isa 45.22 As Moses lifted up the Serpent in the Wilderness so the Son of man was lifted up that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life For God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life Joh. 3.14 15 16. The words are doubled to confirm the certainty thereof And therefore seeing we have Salvation in him and by him and by no other he is called The Lord our Righteousness Jer. 23.6 For he is made of God unto us Wisdome and Righteousness and Sanctification and redemption that according as it is written he that gloryeth let him glory in the Lord 1 Cor. 1.30 31. Let him glory in the Lord not in his own works for all glorying therein is cast out Therefore shall men say in the Lord have I righteousness and strength Isa 45.24 He that believeth this love of God in Christ therewith receiveth Christ and with him power to become a Son of God Joh. 1.12 As many as received him to them gave he power to become the Sons of God even to them that believe on his name To believe on his name is to receive him and to receive him is to believe on his name So that by fai●● Christ is received And by faith a● the Spirit of Christ is received Gal. ● 2 and 5. This only would I learn 〈◊〉 you received ye the Spirit by t● works of the Law or by the hearing 〈◊〉 faith that is of Salvation by fait● ver 5. He therefore that ministre● to you the Spirit doth he it the works of the Law or by the heari● of faith The Scripture many tim● layes that down by way of questio● which is undenyable as it do● here as much as to say I'ts by fai● that the Spirit is received for he● by the hearing of faith we mu● understand such a hearing as is a r●ceiving or obeying the Gospel a●● in this the Spirit is received And so by faith also we receive r●mission of sins To him give all the Pr●phets witnesse that through his nam● whosoever believeth in him shall recei●● remission of sinns Act. 10.43 A●● this was the Doctrine that Peter w●● preaching to Cornelius and the

that were with him when the Ho●● Ghost fell on all them that heard ●●e word ver 44. Now where ●hrist and his Spirit is received it ●●rnes the Heart from sin and turns 〈◊〉 to righteousness And this tur●ing of the minde and Heart from ●n to righteousness is repentance 〈◊〉 is not a little remorse or sorrow ●or sins past only and yet conti●uing therein but turning from ●t toward righteousness that 's re●entance So all these things ac●ompany the ministery of the Gos●el or the true preaching of Christ ●nd receiving of him it opens the ●yes to see the love of God and ●is mercyfull kindness in Christ Je●us and this turns them from dark●ess to light and so from the power of Satan unto God this is true repen●ance that so they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among ●hem which are sanctifyed by faith in Christ Jesus Act. 26.18 The Spirit of Christ entring into the Heart by faith or in believing turns it or converts it from sin to God by renewing of it and so washes 〈◊〉 from its filthines by the blood 〈◊〉 Christ and Sanctifyes it Therefore said Christ except I wash the● thou hast no part in mee Here 's th● washing and sprinkling by th● blood here 's the being born agai● of Water and of the Spirit witho●● which one cannot enter into th● Kingdome of God here 's the wor● of regeneration without whic● one cannot see the Kingdom 〈◊〉 God Joh. 3. So now all things a●● become new and the Stream turne● The Stream of that mans Heart 〈◊〉 which was downward towards th● Earth and towards evil is no● turned upwards towards God an● towards things that are good Longing after a participation of Go● Heavenly nature and Holyness which it hath received a taste 〈◊〉 and as a new born Babe he now desires and longs after the since● Milk of the word that he ma● grow thereby and feel more an● more fellowship with the Heaven●● nature Flourishes of wit and eloquence which please the itching Ear will not satisfy this hungring Babe but the sincere uncorrupted Milk of the word which adds strength and growth Thus I say God lets in something of himself and Heavenly nature by faith into the Hearts of the Sons of men that they tasting of that Heavenly nature may presse after a further enjoyment thereof and to be more and more filled therewith And thus faith is an inward work wrought by the power of God opening the Heart to receive the love of God whereby a new work is wrought in the Heart renewing it or regenerating it again to God and forming a new Creation in the Heart which makes a man a new Creature And there is a going on in this work from faith to faith and so a following on in the regeneration And this is the great available thing with the Lord as the Apostle testifyed saying neither circumcision availeth any thing wit● the Lord nor uncircumcision but 〈◊〉 new creature or new creation Gal● 6.15 which he otherwise expresses thus chap. 5.6 Neither circumcision availeth any thing with th● Lord nor uncircumcision but fait● which worketh by love No outwar● thing no outward profession i● the available thing but faith whic● worketh by love and which renewes the creature or makes 〈◊〉 man a new creature This is tha● which the Lord accepts because now a man begins to live to God and to be a Vessel sanctifyed for th● Masters use This work raises him up and sets him upon his feet a● a man raised up from the dead and now it is the delight of thi● new man to doe the will of God and to be found in his work An● now he begins to warr and sigh● the good fight of faith striving against sin that he may keep hi● conscience pure and clear befor● the Lord. For the mystery of fait● is thereby preserved The mystery of faith is held in a pure conscience 1 Tim. 3.9 Faithfulness to God preserves and nourishes faith That is Faithfulness to what the conscience knows to be the will of God this preserves peace and faith in God But in case of being overcome by the Enemy the Lord calls for repentance that is turning from the evil with all our Hearts and turning again to him and looking to his mercy and forgiveness with a stedfast purpose to cleave to him in fear and trembling considering our own weakness and so waiting upon him for help to overcome and in his due time he purges the conscience again from the evil and purifies it by the blood of sprinkling even by the blood of Christ and thus our Lord Jesus Christ washes us in his own blood by the Spirit renewing his love in the Heart and remitting the transgression And so faith is restored in a true Heart though it hath been overtaked by the subtilty of the Enemy For indeed the failings of the true Seed or truely converted are not from a life had in the evil bu● rather from being surprised and overtaken therefore it causes grie● and anguish and a crying unto the Lord for deliverance Whereas he that hath a life in the Evil he rests in it While the strong man keeps the House all things are at quiet But when a stronger then he is come he disturbes that quietness in the evil ther 's no rest there For what fellowship can the true seed have with falsehood What Communion can Christ the true Spirit have with the works of the evil Spirit in us Therefore he casts out the deceiver and his works Therefore that Faith that is under the blessing must needs warr against the deceiver to cast him out otherwise it is not right For Faith in Truth begets an honest and true Heart which works against deceit and the deceiver True Faith first begets an honest and true Heart and then is therein retained as in a fit Vessel And the departing from Truth and honesty and uprightness makes Shipwrack of Faith To open this mystery of Faith more plainly whereby the Truth thereof may be known and it may be discerned in some measure from all false appearances thereof I shall come to some particulars that we may know it by the Fruits of it as Christ our Lord hath taught us to know Prophets of what sort they are Yee shall know them by their Fruits First This Faith purifyes the Heart Act. 15.9 That so that which flowes out of the Heart may be pure Out of the Heart unsanctifyed proceeds evil thoughts Murthers Adulteries Thefts Blasphemies or speaking evil of Holyness and of Holy men as well as of God envy malice revenge pride scornfulness ambition coveteousness and such like which keep a man from entring into the Kingdom of God For such shall not inherit the Kingdom of God It s the Apostles Testimony 1 Cor. 6.9 Eph. 5.5 6. Therefore faith is like a Refiners fire to these things to consume and burn them up and to purifie the Heart from such filth Purifying their Hearts by faith saith