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A50394	Love to the life, or, Some meditations upon loving, and washing in the blood of Christ together, with a tast of gospel-promises, as the churches stock, or, believers patrimony. By R.M. the Benjamin of his Fathers house.	Mayhew, R. (Richard)	1674 (1674)	Wing M1440; ESTC R217769	43,513	159

to God for Man so the● is a sanctification wrought by God in Man If the Blood o● Bulls and of Goats and th● ashes of an Heffer sprincklin● the unclean sanctified to th● purifying of the flesh Heb. 9.13 14. Ho● much more shall the blood 〈◊〉 Christ who through the etern● Spirit offered himself without spot to God purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God Here 's purging and purifying here 's sanctifying and spiriting unto Service but how through blood That is through an Application of Christs blood and this application is through Faith For the Apostle wordeth it Rom. 3.25 Whom speaking of Christ God hath set forth or so ordained to be a propitiation or mercy-seat but how through Faith in the Blood So that all arrive at a Satisfaction with respect to Justification and Sanctification concerning this Blood Christ was satisfied in shedding his Blood God was satisfied in Christs shedding his Blood And Man is satisfied because interessed in this Blood that was shed being delivered not from a Conscience of Sin only but from a Conversation of Sin also And washed us from our Sins in his own Blood Why Christ washeth from Sin in his own Blood Christ washeth from Sin in a two fold Respect in respect of the Necessity of it an● in respect of the commodity by it Reasons In respect of the Necessity of it It is expedient that one should dye for the People and that the whole Nation perish not There 's a Necessity of Christs Blood and that for these two Reasons among others Because Man had sinned Man is defiled and therefore Man must be washed Every man in a state of Nature is a Bartimeus the Son of the unclean as the word signifieth Oh Soul here 's thy pedigree though an Emperor was thy Father yet Adam was thy Grand-Father To this purpose the Apostle speaks Wherefore Rom 5.12 as by one Man sin entred into the World and Death by Sin and so death passed upon all Men for that all have sinned Or in whom all have sinned so the Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Every Man and Woman living in the Region of depraved Nature is a Nero a Sinner as the word signifie Man is defiled and that from Head A Capitead Calcew to Foot that as the Philosopher saith concerning the Soul it is in every part where there is Life there is the Soul Tota in toto ●ota in qualibet parte for the Soul is the Life so what ever is in us and commeth from us and is acted by us receive a defilement from us Sin is like a Leprosie over the whole man like a Gangrene spreading over the whole Soul There is therefore a necessity of Christs Blood in order to Pardon and in order to Purity Because God would be satisfied God is infinite in his Attributes as well as in his Essence Justice is one of Gods Attributes and God will not loose one of his Attributes If Man sin God will avenge this sin upon the Person or upon the Passover As Man had sinned so God would be satisfied yea satisfied the same way he was offended 1 Cor. 15.21 By Man came Death by man came also the Resurrection of the dead In respect of the Commodity by it The Blood of Christ is advantagious in a manisold respect At this Door of Christs Blood enters Redemption Is not Redemption a great thing to be rescued out of the hands of the roaring Lyon is not this a great Mercy This is through Christs Blood Eph. 1.7 In whom we have Redemption but how through his Blood At this Door of Christs Blood enters Remission Is not Remission a great thing Pardon of Sin is not only a singular but also a plural Mercy Heb. 9.22 this Remission is through Christs blood Without shedding of blood no Remission At this Door of Christs Blood enters Access to God Is not Access to God a great thing Access to a mortal Monarch is eyed as a great thing but what is Access to an immortal God then Sin had set God and Man at an infinite distance Christs Blood bring these together The Apostle speaking of Christs preaching Peace to them which were asar off and to them which were nigh subjoins joins this Eph. 2.17 18. For through him we both have an Access by one Spirit unto the Father At this Door of Christs Blood enters Acceptance with God There 's an Acceptation through Christ and his Blood as to Person and as to Performance There is through Christs Blood an Acceptation as to Person Man was indebted and the Blood of Christ went to pay the Reckoning Eph. 1.6 Ye are bought with a price Christs Blood went for pay To the praise of the glory of his grace wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved There is through Christs Blood an Acceptation as to Performance As God hath respect to the Person of an Abel so to the Oblation of an Abel but respect to both through Christ Christ is a merciful and faithful high Priest Heb. 2.17 in things partaining to God to make riconciliation for the Sin of the People At this Door of Christs Blood enters Salvation Is not Salvation a great thing Is not this worth the hearing worth the having Is not Damnation a bitter Pil a bitter Potion This Salvation is through Christs 〈◊〉 from Wrath and from 〈◊〉 〈…〉 If the wrath of a King be as the Messenger of death 〈◊〉 what 's the wrath of a God then the wrath of the God of Gods then Christ by his blood saveth from wrath Rom. 4.25 Who was delivered for our offences and raised again for our Justification From Sin As the Blood of Christ saveth from the Guilt of Sin so from the Filth of Sin He shall save the People from their Sins Mat. 1.21 As Christ is a Saviour for Sin so from Sin What Vse may be made of this Lastly that Christ wash●th from Sin in his own Blood Here are three uses USE Caution Comfort Counsel Now this Use hath a double Aspect By way of Caution and looks unto the washed and unwashed Now if so there must be a distinct discussion in a way of Caution Art loved To the washed and washed be cautioned then against sinning for Christs Blood must go for washing Beloved what all the water in the Sea cannot do the Blood of Christ can do If thou beest washed from Sin 't is by Christs Blood What Man in his wits will be lavish of his blood Oh what Soul in love with Christ being loved of Christ will be lavish of Christs Blood Soul if there be sinning by Thee and Mee his Blood must go for washing Hath not Christ bled enough already when he hath bled to death to an accursed death but must he bleed again That as he was pierced again must he bleed again Jo. 20.27 Come Thomas reach hither thy hand and thrust it into

the New Testament that by means of death ●or the Redemption of the Transgressions that were under the first Testament they which are called might receive the promise of eternal Inheritance Here is an eternal inheritance under promise but this is through the death of Christ Through the Spirit The Spirit Through the Spirit Eph. 1.13 is called the Spirit of promise After ye believed ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise And as there is the Spirit of promise so there the promise of the Spirit The we might receive the promis● of the Spirit 'T is called th● promise of the Spirit not o●ly because a greater efflux● the Spirit is under promise b● also because the Spirit is th● Author and Applyer of the promise Through Faith Faith Through Faith Gal. 3.14 is th● Souls hand to receive the promise That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentile● that we might receive the prom●● of the Spirit but how throug● Faith Here is Faith but ' t● Faith from Christ here is Faith but 't is Faith in Christ ' t●● Faith that hath Christ for Object as well as Author an● Actor So that Grace an● Christ the Spirit and Faith i● Christ give a Gospel-Right t● Gospel-promises Why Gospel-Believers have Gospel-Right to Gospel-promises The Reasons follow In order to the exercise of a ●elievers Faith Reason 1 As the Pre●ept is a Rule for Obedience so ●e promise is a Ground for ●aith The promises of God ●ad of the Gospel they are ●f I may speak it without Le●ity and with a holy Reve●ence the swadling Cloaths of Christ and they carry a Christ ●rapped up in them Gospel-promisses they are full Breasts ●nd God delight that Faith ●hould draw them Oh Soul when Time goes ●nto Eternity then Faith will ●o into Vision it must therefore be conversant about the ●ruth of the promise here 'T is said of Abraham Rom. 4.20 21. that he staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief but was strong in Faith giving glory to God being fully perswaded that wh●● God hath promised he was ab● also to perform In order to the Exercise of● Believers Hope As Faith● looks to the Truth of the pr●mise so Hope looks to th● Good of the promise A● Faith looks to the Truth 〈◊〉 the promise Ipse dixit ' T●● not Pythagoras but God tha● hath spoken it And he is not 〈◊〉 Man that he should repent no● the Son of Man that he should ly● So Hope looks at the Good of the promise at the Goo● couched and lodged in the promise whether it be a promise of the life that now is or o● that which is to come Abou● the Good couched and lodged in the promise is Hope conversant whether it be the Removing of evil or the obtaining of good 1 Jo. 2 25. This is the promise which he hath promised us ●even eternal life Eternal life is under promise and this is the Good of the promise But let the Apostle who was a far better Orator then my self speak as to the Good and Truth of the promise In hope of eternal life Tit. 1.2 which God that cannot lye pro●ised before the World began In hope of Eternal life there is the Good of the promise which God that cannot lye promised before the World began There 's the Truth of the promise Hope is conversant about the one and Faith is conversant about the other Now Gospel-Believers have a Gospel-right to Gospel-promises that Hope may be excercised for when Time goes into Eternity then Hope will go into Possession as Faith will go into Vision Is it not proverbial were it not for Hope the heart would break The Proverb metaphysically understood is innocent for had Believers hope only in this life 1 Cor. 15.19 they were of all Creatures the most miserable Gospel-Believers have something in Hope though nothing in Hand much in the Promise though little in the Purse Hope in some sense excels Faith for the Devils believe Jam. 2.19 and tremble yea the Devils pray They besought Jesus to send them into the Deep The Devils believe Luke 8.30.31 and tremble and pray what want they then they want Hope which is a constant and a confident expectation of a promised good this Devils can never have they are under Torture and Torment and that without Hope of redemption Rom. 4.18 A life of Hope is the life of Believers Abraham believed in Hope against Hope This Hope Devils can never have and do not this want here of make Devils In order to a Believers Peace and Pardon Gospel-Believers have a Gospel-Right to Gospel-promises that in them they may read their Peace and Pardon Now the God of Hope fill you with Joy and Peace but how through believing Rom. 15.13 That is through believing the Peace and the Pardon laid up in the promise The Gospel is a golden Mine of gracious Promises the least promise there is worth a World a thousand Worlds if there were so many Gal. 1.7 'T is called the Gospel of Christ 'T is called the Gospel of God Rom. 1.1 'T is called the Gospel of Grace and 't is called the Gospel of Peace Acts 22.28 Your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace The Gospel is Christs Letter of Credence that when a poor drooping doubting and desponding Sou● cannot see him it may in the promises thereof and therein I read of him and hear from him The Wife is in Englaud the Husband in India oh how welcome is a Letter from him when she cannot look upon him Oh what a Lift to the Wife is a Letter from the Husband under her poreing up on his Absence and Distance Oh say the Wife though cannot look upon my Husband yet I have a Letter from m● Husband And though I can not see him yet I hear from him and read of him ' Ti● thus here to hear of a Christ and hear from a Christ whe● the Believer cannot see him is a Believers Mercy and this is the promises of the Gospel Now Gospel-Believers have a Gospel-Right to Gospel-promises in order to their Peace and Pardon Whom 1 Pet. 1.8 having not seen ye love in whom though now ye see him not yet believing ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of Glory In order to a Believers strength and support Gospel-Believers have a Gospel-right to Gospel-promises that in the promises they may read a promised Strength and Support Oh say the Soul that Scripture ring in my ears and follow me whither soever I go It shall come to pass 1 Kings 19 17. that him which escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay and him that escapeth the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay Oh say the Soul if I do not fall by the hands of this Saul I may by the hands of that Achan If I do not fall by the hands of this Achan I may by the hands of that Goliah Oh!