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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17400	The paterne of wholsome words. Or a collection of such truths as are of necessity to be belieued vnto saluation separated out of the body of all theologie made euident by infallible plaine proofes of Scripture. And withall, the seuerall vses such principles should be put to, are abundantly shevved. A proiect much desired, and of singular vse for all sorts of Christians. By N. Bifeild [sic], preacher of Gods word at Isleworth in Middlesex.	Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622.	1618 (1618)	STC 4226; ESTC S120680	139,132	558

company out of cōmpanie Hypocrisie pride security vnbeleefe impenitency c. In prosperity aduersity c. Partaking with others sinne Our owne righteousnesse as Esa. 64.6 is as filthy clouts and we all doe fade like a leafe and our iniquities like the wind haue taken vs away Besides personall faults as drunkennesse vsury swearing whoredome c. workes of the flesh Galath 5.19.20.21 Moreouer the workes of the flesh are manifest which are adultery fornication vncleannesse wantonnesse c. The vses of these principles are fourefold First for information and that in 9. things For hereby we may know 1. That there can be no iustification by our workes Rom. 9.20 Therefore by the workes of the law shall no flesh hee iustified in his sight for by the law commeth the knowledge of sinne Psalm 130.3 If thou O Lord straitly markest iniquities O Lord who shall stand For euery mouth must bee stopped and all the world bee guilty before God 2. That the cause of all Gods dis-regard of vs and the miseries that befall vs is in our selues How can we murmure at our crosses if wee looke vpon our sinnes There is mercy in the greatest Iudgement for it is his mercy wee are not consumed Lam. 3.22 It is the Lords mercy that we are not consumed because his compassions faile not c. If Adams one sinne deserued it what doe all these in vs. 3. That it will neuer goe well with the wicked though God forbeare for a long time Eccles. 8.11.12 Because sentence against an euill worke is not executed speedily therefore the heart of the children of men is fully set to doe euill But it shall not be well to the wicked neither shall hee prolong his dayes he shall be like a shadow because he feareth not before God 4. That no man hath cause to brag of his good nature there are so many springs of sin within vs. 5. That the things that defile a man are from within in himselfe it is not any outward deformitie ill cloathes naturall foulenesse c. 6. That a little repentance will not serue the turne 7. That there is difference betweene the wicked and the godly in sinning 8. Concerning Gods prouidence in the death of Infants we kill young snakes and adders because they will sting as well as the old because they haue stung 9. Say not God is the cause of our ruine nor is it thy chance or ill lucke or onely the diuell that brought thee into this or that mischiefe it is thine owne ill nature Secondly for humiliation First to the godly in two respects 1. Because they find so many of their old corruptions hauing receiued such graces and mercies from God 2. Because they yet are the meanes of the conueiance of originall sinne to their children Secondly to such wicked men as liue in open sinnes yet repent not Why doth their hearts cary them away Iob 15.12.14 Haue the workers of iniquitie no knowledge are they guiltie of so many reasons and fallen into the hands of a righteous Iudge and yet secure Psal. 82.5 They know not and vnderstand nothing they walke in darkenesse albeit all the foundations of the earth be moued To ciuill honest men for here they may learne how vild their estate is though God haue restrained some euils in them for 1. They want the Image of God 2. They haue an infected nature in all the former fourteene things 3. There is in them a disabilitie in the manner of all holy duties 4. They partake of other mens sinnes many waies 5. They are guiltie of many omissions 6. They abound in inward sinnes by which God is vexed as Genes 6.5 When the Lord saw that the wickednesse of man was great in the earth and all the imaginations of the thoughts of his heart were onely euill continually and Satan by thē can set vp●● strong holds 2 Co. 10.5 7. They are guilty of many outward euils against the least commandements The third vse is for instruction so strong Christians should learne to admire and praise God 1. That could bee pacified Oh what is mā that God should here looke vpon such a dounghill 2. That hath so vouchsafed to make vs cleane in part from such filthinesse taking away the body of sinnes and seasoning the fountaine and drying it vp Secondly weake Christians should neuer bee at rest till they get assurance of their pardon in the blood of Iesus Christ. Thirdly all the godly 1. Sould striue after the contrary holinesse and to expresse the reformation of their natures and liues Ephes. 4.22 and cast off concerning the conuersation in times past the old man which is corrupt through the deceiueable lusts c. 2. Should walke humbly all their daies because of the many remainders of corruption as Rom. 7.15.16 c. For I allow not that which I doe for what I would that doe I not but what I hate that doe I. and looke to their hearts Heb. 3.12 Taking heed lest at any time there be in any of them an euill heart and vnfaithfull to depart away from the liuing God And looking to it that sin raigne no more Rom. 6.16 c. 3. It should worke in all the godly a wonderfull desire of finall redemption Rom. 7.24 O wretched man that I am who shalt deliuer me from the body of this death Psalm 14.7 Oh giue saluation vnto Israel out of Zion when the Lord turneth the captiuity of his people then Iacob shall reioyce and Israel shall be glad Oh how should wee desire to get out of the world seeing all so leprous the plague sore running vpon euery man so as we are in danger to be infected in all places and by all persons 4. It should worke in wicked men a feruent desire of remission and constant indeuour in the confession of sinne crying out daily with the leper vncleane vncleane The last vse is for consolation 1. First to all men for the Lord vseth this as an argument of pitie and mercy Genes 8.21 And the Lord smelled a sauour of rest and the Lord said in his heart I will hence forth curse the ground no more for mans cause for the imaginations of mans heart is euill euen from his youth neither will I smite any more all things liuing as I haue done Isaiah 48.8.9 I knew that thou wouldest grieuously transgresse therefore haue I called thee a transgressor from thy wombe yet for my name sake will I deferre c. 2. Chro. 6.35.36 Then heare thou in heauen their prayer and their supplication and iudge their cause If they sin against thee for there is no man that sinneth not and thou be angrie with them and deliuer them vnto the enemies and they take them and carry them away captiue vnto a land farre and neere c. 2. To the godly they should admiringly reioice in their priuiledge in the blood of Christ and in the remission of all their sins CHAP. X. Of the punishment of sinne Rom. 5.12 Wherefore as

Heauen Thus the Patriarches comforted themselues Heb. 11.13 2. Against the griefe for the death of our friends why doe we sorrow for them that are so happie 3. Against the many afflictions of this life the feare and care of which should bee swallowed with the hope of eternall life as these places shew Rom. 8.18 For I count that the afflictions of this present time are not worthie of the glorie which shall be shewed vnto vs. 2. Cor. 4.17.18 For our light affliction which is but for a moment causeth vnto vs a farre most excellent and an eternall waight of glory while wee looke not on the things which are seene but on the things which are not seene for the things which are seene are temporall but the things which are not seene are eternall 4. Against the feare of death for these principles teach vs to belieue that the dead are blessed Reuelat. 14.13 Then I heard a voice from heauen saying vnto me Write Blessed are the dead which hereafter die in the Lord euen so saith the Spirit for they rest from their labours and their workes follow them And that this death will be quickly swallowed vp of victorious life 1. Cor. 15.16.17 The sting of death is sinne and the strength of sinne is the Law But thanks be to God which hath giuen vs victorie through our Lord Iesus Christ. These comforts will bee the more abundant if wee consider either first the particulars of this glory secondly or the properties of it For the first our glory in heauen may be thus shadowed out It consists of perfection of holinesse and happinesse Our holinesse shall then bee perfect we shall be without spot or wrinkle Ephes. 5.27 Gods people shall then bee all righteous Isaiah 60.21 Thy people also shall be all righteous And this perfection shall be both of Nature and of Action In nature we shall be perfectly holy which may bee considered in respect of the holinesse First of our soules secondly of our bodies thirdly of our soule and bodie together First in our soules there shall bee 1. Exquisite knowledge wee shal then know as we are known when that which is in part is done away we shall no more vnderstand as children but shall haue our minds enlightned aboue the knowledge of Prophets and Apostles in this world for God himselfe shall be our euerlasting light 1. Cor. 13.10.11.12 But when that which is perfect is come then that which is in part shall be abolished When I was a child I spake as a child I vnderstood as a child I thought as a child but when I became a man I put away childishnes or childish things For now we see through a glasse darkely but then shall we see face to face now I know in part but then shall I know euen as I am knowne Isaiah 60.19 Thou shalt haue no more Sunne to shine by day neither shall the brightnes of the Moone shine vnto thee for the Lord shall be thine euerlasting light and thy God thy glory 2. Freedome of will when all the impediments of desire and endeuours shall bee taken off which now as fetters hinder vs in communion with God and as cords hale vs after vanitie where it shall bee also as easie to doe good as to desire it 3. Vnspeakeable charitie our hearts being fild with al those affections that are now any way required in the word of God either toward God or man 1. Cor. 13.8 Loue doth neuer fall away though that prophesying be abolished or the tongues cease or knowledge vanish away What is now the life of our liues more then to loue and to be beloued This earthly loue is but a sparke in comparison Secondly in our bodies there shall be a perfect conformitie of all the members for the seruice of God and the soule they shall bee no more weapons of vnrighteousnesse as they haue been Rom. 6.13 Rom. 6.19 Thirdly in both body and soule there shall be 1. The perfect Vision of the admirable beauties of God which of it selfe is more worth then the possession of the whole world and this Vision of God shall not onely be mentall by contemplation of which 2. Cor. 12.2 but also corporal for so Iob auoucheth Cap. 19.25 For I am sure my Redeemer liueth and he shall stand the last on earth Vers. 26. And though after my skin wormes destroy this bodie yet shall I see God in my flesh Vers. 27. Whom I my selfe shall see and my eies behold and none other for mee though my reines are consumed within me We shall then see him perfectly in the creatures and haue him perfectly in our selues and behold the Trinitie in the glorie of it after a way now vnutterable 2. The perfection of the image of God in both we shall then be as hee is partaking perfectly of the diuine nature 1. Iohn 3.2 2. Pet. 1.4 which is signified by those pure white garments mentioned Reuel 3.4.5 6.11 7.13 19.8 Thus shall we be perfect in nature The perfection of our actions or obedience shall then bee obtained wee shall then serue God loue our brethren without all defect We shall praise God with the Angels to all eternitie for that shall be the maine outward seruice of God for prayer shal thē cease Reuel 4.10.11 Thus of the perfection of holinesse The perfection of happines shal haue in it diuers things The first part of our felicity is acknowledgement in the kingdom of heauen which is a worke of Christ declaring vs in particular to bee elected of God and his children and friends And this is more comfortable because we shall thus bee proclaimed the heires apparant of heauen before God and all his holy Angels Matth. 10.32 Whosoeuer therefore shall confesse mee before men him will I confesse also before my father which is in heauen 2. Glorious liberty reserued for the sonnes of God vnto that day of which Rom. 8.21 And this liberty may be considered two waies viz. 1. From what we shall bee free 2. To what we shall bee free For the first we shall then be free First from the torments and miseries of the damned in hell wee shall haue an eternall discharge from that most fearfull place which is promised vs already in this life Rom. 8.1 Now then there is no condemnation to them that are in Christ Iesus which walke not after the flesh but after the spirit c. Reuel 20.14 And death and Hell were cast into the lake of fier this is the second death c. Secondly from the displeasure of God he will neuer be angry with vs any more there shall be no more curse or Anathema Reuel 22.3 And there shall bee no more curse but the throne of God and of the Lambe shall be in it and his seruants shall serue him Thirdly from sinne and the power to sinne our holinesse shal be better then Adams in Paradise he might sinne but wee shall be confirmed as the Angels of heauen so as we