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A47301 The measures of Christian obedience, or, A discourse shewing what obedience is indispensably necessary to a regenerate state, and what defects are consistent with it, for the promotion of piety, and the peace of troubled consciences by John Kettlewell ... Kettlewell, John, 1653-1695. 1681 (1681) Wing K372; ESTC R18916 498,267 755

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or_o have_v all_o the_o force_n of_o a_o law_n in_o his_o member_n vers_fw-la 23._o that_o he_o sin_n against_o his_o own_o conscience_n for_o what_o he_o do_v that_o he_o allow_v not_o but_o what_o in_o his_o own_o mind_n he_o hate_v and_o disapprove_v that_o he_o do_v vers_fw-la 15.19_o that_o to_o do_v good_a although_o he_o may_v wish_v or_o approve_v it_o he_o find_v not_o v_o 18._o that_o he_o stand_v in_o need_n to_o cry_v out_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o will_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n be_v as_o yet_o not_o rescue_v from_o it_o but_o labour_v under_o it_o vers_n 25._o of_o the_o regenerate_a elsewhere_o that_o as_o for_o their_o member_n they_o yield_v they_o not_o to_o be_v instrument_n unto_o sin_n but_o unto_o righteousness_n because_o now_o since_o their_o regeneration_n into_o true_a christian_n sin_n be_v not_o to_o reign_v in_o their_o mortal_a body_n that_o they_o shall_v obey_v it_o in_o the_o lust_n thereof_o rom._n 6.12_o 13._o 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but_o the_o whole_a man_n consist_v of_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o body_n which_o law_n be_v give_v as_o a_o guide_n to_o so_o that_o a_o ravish_a matron_n if_o only_o her_o body_n suffer_v and_o there_o be_v no_o concurrence_n of_o her_o own_o consent_n to_o it_o be_v as_o chaste_a and_o unpolluted_a in_o god_n account_n and_o in_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o law_n as_o be_v the_o pure_a virgin_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o great_a truth_n whereby_o collatinus_n and_o brutus_n go_v about_o to_o comfort_v the_o poor_a destowr_v lucretia_n in_o sin_n livy_n it_o be_v the_o mind_n say_v they_o which_o sin_n and_o not_o the_o body_n so_o that_o in_o those_o action_n wherein_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o will_n and_o deliberation_n there_o be_v likewise_o no_o fault_n or_o transgression_n and_o this_o case_n be_v express_o thus_o determine_v deut._n 22._o for_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o ravish_a damsel_n who_o will_n be_v no_o way_n consent_v to_o it_o but_o who_o do_v all_o that_o she_o can_v against_o it_o it_o be_v express_o order_v that_o to_o she_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v do_v by_o way_n of_o punishment_n because_o in_o she_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n worthy_a of_o death_n for_o like_a as_o when_o one_o man_n be_v slay_v by_o another_o even_o so_o be_v this_o case_n she_o be_v not_o act_v but_o suffer_v in_o it_o ver_fw-la 26._o as_o for_o he_o indeed_o who_o choose_v thus_o to_o force_v we_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o law_n will_v interpret_v what_o be_v do_v by_o our_o body_n as_o his_o action_n because_o he_o free_o choose_v so_o to_o compel_v we_o our_o bodily_a member_n which_o be_v force_v by_o he_o be_v his_o instrument_n and_o not_o our_o own_o for_o he_o it_o be_v and_o not_o we_o ourselves_o who_o order_v and_o direct_v they_o we_o be_v the_o same_o in_o his_o hand_n as_o a_o sword_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o man_n viz._n the_o instrument_n only_o but_o not_o the_o agent_n so_o that_o what_o be_v do_v by_o we_o be_v not_o our_o own_o but_o he_o who_o be_v please_v so_o to_o make_v use_n of_o we_o in_o he_o therefore_o the_o unlawful_a action_n be_v will_v and_o choose_v be_v real_o a_o sin_n and_o transgression_n but_o in_o we_o since_o it_o be_v not_o our_o own_o it_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o none_o there_o be_v nothing_o charge_v upon_o our_o account_n for_o it_o more_o than_o if_o it_o have_v never_o be_v do_v because_o we_o do_v not_o act_n but_o suffer_v it_o have_v nothing_o of_o our_o own_o will_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v no_o article_n of_o our_o condemnation_n so_o much_o of_o any_o action_n therefore_o as_o be_v force_v viz._n the_o outward_a bodily_a operation_n in_o the_o estimate_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n of_o vice_n and_o virtue_n be_v of_o no_o account_n to_o we_o whatever_o it_o be_v to_o other_o because_o it_o be_v not_o our_o own_o for_o to_o make_v any_o action_n we_o it_o must_v proceed_v not_o from_o our_o body_n but_o from_o our_o self_n who_o have_v soul_n as_o well_o as_o body_n it_o must_v come_v from_o the_o will_v within_o as_o well_o as_o from_o the_o body_n without_o and_o as_o for_o our_o will_n itself_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o it_o can_v never_o be_v make_v to_o choose_v involuntary_o by_o force_n since_o it_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o any_o forcible_a violence_n and_o compulsion_n but_o although_o those_o action_n which_o we_o exert_v our_o self_n and_o wherein_o we_o be_v not_o mere_o passive_a instrument_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o other_o can_v be_v make_v involuntary_a by_o any_o force_n from_o without_o upon_o the_o will_n itself_o yet_o may_v they_o become_v so_o from_o something_o else_o within_o we_o for_o our_o will_n be_v not_o the_o only_a internal_a principle_n of_o humane_a action_n but_z several_z other_o concur_v with_o they_o whereby_o their_o choice_n itself_o be_v influence_v our_o will_n indeed_o choose_v and_o command_v our_o action_n but_o then_o our_o passion_n move_v and_o our_o understanding_n direct_v and_o carry_v away_o our_o very_a will_n themselves_o so_o that_o they_o be_v set_v in_o a_o middle_a station_n be_v subject_a to_o be_v act_v upon_o and_o hurry_v away_o by_o some_o as_o well_o as_o they_o be_v impower_v to_o command_v and_o govern_v other_o 1._o man_n will_n be_v subject_a to_o be_v violent_o act_v by_o their_o passion_n which_o hurry_v they_o on_o to_o consent_v to_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v both_o without_o and_o against_o their_o habitual_a like_n and_o inclination_n when_o any_o passion_n be_v grow_v too_o strong_a for_o they_o although_o they_o be_v afraid_a to_o act_v that_o sin_n which_o it_o hale_v they_o to_o yet_o can_v they_o not_o withstand_v it_o for_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o member_n be_v of_o more_o force_n with_o they_o and_o prevail_v more_o over_o they_o than_o the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o the_o mind_n so_o that_o although_o they_o have_v several_a exception_n against_o it_o they_o be_v not_o for_o all_o that_o able_a to_o refuse_v it_o but_o they_o be_v overcome_v by_o it_o and_o yield_v at_o last_o to_o act_v it_o though_o unwilling_o and_o to_o fulfil_v it_o though_o with_o trouble_n and_o regret_n now_o here_o be_v a_o unwillingness_n it_o be_v true_a and_o thing_n be_v do_v which_o otherwise_o will_v not_o be_v do_v because_o the_o power_n of_o man_n lust_n and_o passion_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o their_o will_n can_v restrain_v they_o for_o all_o the_o interest_n which_o the_o contrary_a motive_n of_o reason_n and_o religion_n can_v make_v against_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o contend_v with_o they_o they_o can_v and_o do_v effect_v something_o indeed_o so_o as_o that_o the_o will_n when_o it_o do_v consent_n to_o they_o do_v it_o not_o full_o and_o free_o with_o perfect_a ease_n and_o pleasure_n but_o unwilling_o with_o fear_n and_o reluctance_n but_o yet_o that_o which_o they_o do_v be_v not_o enough_o for_o the_o other_o side_n prevail_v and_o the_o will_n be_v not_o able_a to_o hold_v out_o but_o yield_v at_o last_o to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n and_o to_o act_v the_o sin_n still_o but_o now_o although_o this_o be_v some_o sort_n of_o involuntariness_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o that_o which_o will_v excuse_v our_o transgression_n and_o make_v all_o those_o sin_n which_o we_o commit_v under_o it_o to_o be_v esteem_v consistent_a slip_n and_o pardonable_a infirmity_n for_o this_o state_n of_o unwilling_a sinner_n as_o we_o hear_v 4._o above_o be_v no_o state_n of_o mercy_n but_o a_o state_n of_o death_n it_o be_v the_o state_n which_o saint_n to_o paul_n describe_v in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n viz._n a_o state_n of_o captivity_n and_o slavery_n under_o sin_n ver_fw-la 14_o 23_o and_o thereupon_o a_o state_n of_o misery_n and_o death_n ver_fw-la 24._o all_o the_o grace_n which_o christ_n gospel_n allow_v to_o it_o be_v a_o grace_n of_o deliverance_n a_o grace_n that_o shall_v help_v we_o out_o of_o it_o and_o rescue_v we_o from_o it_o in_o this_o state_n of_o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n christ_n find_v we_o for_o whilst_o we_o be_v yet_o without_o strength_n to_o help_v ourselves_o say_v saint_n t_o paul_n christ_n die_v for_o we_o rom._n 5.6_o but_o now_o since_o he_o have_v die_v for_o we_o he_o will_v not_o leave_v we_o in_o it_o but_o rescue_n and_o deliver_v we_o out_o of_o it_o for_o now_o he_o have_v die_v for_o we_o we_o be_v likewise_o to_o reckon_v ourselves_o to_o be_v dead_a indeed_o unto_o sin_n for_o he_o that_o it_o shall_v no_o long_o master_n and_o prevail_v over_o we_o to_o reign_v in_o our_o mortal_a body_n so_o far_o as_o that_o we_o shall_v fulfil_v the_o lust_n thereof_o rom._n 6.11_o 12._o and_o as_o for_o our_o bodily_a member_n which_o be_v the_o stage_n whereon_o our_o lust_n and_o passion_n reign_v we_o be_v to_o yield_v they_o up_o now_o not_o any_o long_a instrument_n of_o unrighteousness_n unto_o the_o service_n of_o sin_n but_o instrument_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o the_o service_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 13._o if_o therefore_o we_o be_v true_o christian_n and_o such_o as_o christ_n come_v to_o make_v we_o upon_o our_o become_v which_o he_o have_v procure_v grace_n and_o pardon_n for_o we_o we_o be_v not_o enslave_v and_o lead_v captive_n by_o our_o passion_n but_o have_v conquer_v and_o subdue_v they_o this_o saint_n t_o paul_n affirm_v express_o for_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n say_v he_o have_v crucify_v the_o flesh_n with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d passion_n or_o affection_n and_o lust_n gal._n 5.24_o but_o then_o beside_o our_o lust_n and_o passion_n which_o although_o they_o do_v make_v some_o can_v yet_o effect_v a_o pardonable_a unwillingness_n there_o still_o remain_v one_o cause_n more_o which_o may_v
any_o of_o these_o fail_n will_v deprive_v we_o of_o that_o which_o christ_n gospel_n will_v construe_v to_o be_v a_o perfect_a and_o entire_a obedience_n they_o do_v not_o destroy_v a_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o salvation_n but_o consist_v with_o it_o and_o all_o these_o allowance_n the_o gospel_n make_v to_o our_o sinful_a action_n beside_o some_o other_o to_o our_o thought_n and_o 4._o desire_n which_o be_v sin_n only_o in_o a_o imperfect_a birth_n and_o not_o yet_o arrive_v to_o the_o guilt_n of_o a_o complete_a transgression_n as_o i_o shall_v have_v a_o fit_a occasion_n to_o show_v in_o answer_v of_o those_o groundless_a doubt_n and_o scruple_n that_o perplex_v good_a and_o honest_a but_o weak_a mind_n which_o shall_v hereafter_o follow_v but_o the_o great_a condition_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v nothing_o less_o than_o a_o entire_a obedience_n and_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n be_v so_o maim_v and_o defective_a in_o obey_v what_o shall_v become_v of_o they_o for_o who_o be_v there_o but_o at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o have_v willing_o transgress_v some_o of_o those_o law_n which_o i_o have_v describe_v and_o therefore_o if_o the_o curse_n take_v place_n upon_o every_o wilful_a offence_n than_o woe_n be_v to_o all_o mankind_n and_o so_o indeed_o it_o will_v if_o christ_n have_v not_o take_v pity_n on_o we_o and_o come_v into_o the_o world_n for_o this_o very_a purpose_n that_o he_o may_v succour_v and_o relieve_v we_o but_o the_o very_a end_n of_o his_o come_n among_o we_o be_v to_o find_v out_o a_o remedy_n for_o all_o these_o evil_n he_o come_v to_o rescue_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n and_o to_o procure_v for_o we_o new_a term_n and_o put_v we_o into_o a_o capacity_n of_o pardon_n so_o that_o whatsoever_o his_o law_n threaten_v or_o whatsoever_o we_o have_v commit_v yet_o be_v we_o still_o secure_a from_o suffer_v if_o we_o make_v use_v of_o his_o remedy_n i._n e._n if_o we_o repent_v of_o it_o as_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o next_o book_n book_n v._o of_o those_o remedy_n which_o restore_v man_n to_o a_o state_n of_o salvation_n when_o they_o be_v fall_v from_o it_o and_o of_o some_o needless_a scruple_n concern_v it_o chap._n i._o of_o repentance_n which_o restore_v we_o to_o god_n favour_n after_o sin_n of_o all_o sort_n the_o content_n the_o rigour_n of_o the_o mosaic_a law_n be_v take_v away_o by_o christ_n who_o come_v to_o preach_v pardon_n upon_o repentance_n where_o that_o denounce_v a_o unavoidable_a punishment_n repentance_n be_v the_o great_a remedy_n god_n hearty_o desire_v man_n repentance_n and_o promise_n forgiveness_n to_o it_o this_o have_v be_v preach_v in_o all_o time_n the_o remedy_n for_o our_o unknown_a sin_n they_o be_v uncapable_a of_o a_o particular_a prayer_n and_o repentance_n but_o be_v forgive_v upon_o a_o general_a one_o the_o remedy_n of_o wilful_a sin_n be_v a_o particular_a repentance_n that_o be_v available_a for_o their_o pardon_n for_o wilful_a sin_n after_o baptism_n as_o well_o as_o before_o it_o two_o place_n which_o seem_v to_o deny_v all_o pardon_n to_o wilful_a sin_n after_o baptism_n clear_v the_o wilful_a sin_n heb_n 10.26_o be_v not_o any_o wilful_a transgression_n of_o any_o particular_a law_n of_o christ_n which_o have_v all_o be_v pardone●_n but_o a_o wilful_a apostasy_n from_o his_o whole_a religion_n which_o be_v prove_v from_o sundry_a thing_n there_o speak_v of_o it_o the_o fall_v away_o mention_v heb._n 6_o be_v likewise_o apostasy_n from_o christianity_n which_o be_v show_v from_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o be_v say_v to_o fall_v from_o and_o those_o other_o which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v imply_v in_o their_o fall_n a_o account_n of_o the_o desperate_a state_n of_o these_o man_n the_o state_n of_o some_o habitual_a sinner_n desperate_a and_o irreclaimable_a by_o reason_n their_o period_n of_o grace_n be_v over_o but_o this_o be_v no_o discouragement_n to_o any_o man_n repentance_n have_v hitherto_o insist_v large_o upon_o that_o integrity_n of_o obedience_n which_o the_o gospel_n indispensable_o require_v of_o every_o man_n to_o his_o salvation_n and_o upon_o those_o defect_n which_o either_o destroy_v or_o consist_v with_o it_o i_o proceed_v now_o to_o inquire_v what_o remedy_n it_o direct_v we_o to_o for_o recover_v a_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o favour_n when_o at_o any_o time_n we_o happen_v to_o fall_v from_o it_o among_o the_o jew_n according_a to_o the_o strictness_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n the_o punishment_n take_v place_n upon_o the_o first_o wilful_a breach_n and_o therefore_o in_o those_o law_n which_o be_v establish_v under_o pain_n of_o death_n when_o it_o appear_v by_o sufficient_a evidence_n that_o any_o man_n be_v guilty_a of_o the_o wilful_a transgression_n of_o they_o the_o sentence_n be_v unavoidable_a and_o the_o man_n die_v without_o mercy_n he_o that_o despise_a moses_n law_n say_v the_o apostle_n if_o it_o be_v in_o a_o instance_n whereto_o the_o law_n threaten_v death_n die_v without_o mercy_n be_v convict_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n heb._n 10.28_o a_o man_n that_o have_v commit_v murder_n or_o adultery_n or_o any_o other_o crime_n whereof_o death_n be_v the_o establish_a penalty_n be_v to_o die_v without_o all_o remedy_n for_o no_o sacrifice_n will_v be_v accept_v for_o he_o nor_o will_v the_o law_n admit_v of_o any_o favour_n or_o dispensation_n and_o therefore_o david_n when_o he_o make_v his_o penitential_a psalm_n for_o murder_a vriah_n and_o adulterate_v his_o wife_n express_v the_o legal_a unpardonableness_n of_o his_o offence_n in_o these_o word_n thou_o desire_v not_o sacrifice_v else_o will_v i_o give_v it_o but_o thou_o delight_v not_o in_o burnt-offering_n for_o such_o sin_n as_o i_o stand_v guilty_a of_o no_o my_o crime_n be_v of_o that_o nature_n for_o which_o any_o man_n less_o than_o a_o king_n shall_v die_v and_o such_o wherefore_o no_o sacrifice_n will_v be_v accept_v psal._n 51.16_o this_o be_v the_o rigour_n 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