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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39775	The one necessary thing to be sought briefly touched in a four-fold dialogue upon some of the great and most concerning truths of practical religion.	Fleming, Robert, 1630-1694.; Fleming, Robert, 1660?-1716.	1679 (1679)	Wing F1283; ESTC R28632	47,023	70

himself to be 9. It is these who with greatest quiet dare commit their interest to him as knowing in whom they have beleeved and what ever confluence of manifold temptations may sometime meet in their lot yet knowes they shall not be tempted above measure but are still under his tender and watchful care who even while he smites with one hand does uphold with the other 10. Such is their lot as that which would seeme the greatest pain in the Study of Godliness which is by Mortification to do violence to the flesh and lusts thereof leads in also the greatest pleasures and delights QU. III. I must confess it is strange what prejudice most have at serious Godliness which they never knew upon trial But what you me ane in this last instance of that interest Mortification to the flesh hath in the Comforts and Enjoyments of the Christians life is such I cannot easily comprehend ANSW This can alone be known upon trial Yet do but seriously consider these 1. That the Scripture hath so exprefly conjoined them together Matth. 11 29. take my yoke on you and learne of me c. and you shall find rest to your soul which would seeme a strange way to so desireable an enjoyment 2 You know this also to be attested by the Saints in all ages and with the greatest certainty of trial what inexpressible sweetness and delight they have known and experienced in a suffering lot for Christ and in such things which in themselves were most imbittering and grievous to the flesh 3. None yet ever knew the Truth and Power of Religion and not this also that by a natural result what ever tends to an abatement of the power of sin in resisting thereto how sore and grieving soever it would seeme at first leads into the greatest Delights and Comfort in the close 4. It is here the Christians promised reward to wrestling against corruption and a Body of Death is in some degree given in so as to know upon their own soul the Truth of that Peace which is in a closs walking by this blessed rule of the Scripture Gal. 6 16. 5. And what a sweet Jubilee hath oft followed in their soul on resisting and getting victory over some predomlnant evil beyond what ever was known in the furthest yeelding and indulgenee to the flesh 6. Is not the most truely Comforting use and enjoyment of the world found by having the heart much subdued thereto and thus kept off that dreadful rock of Love to the World and eager desires after the same whereon so many thousands have at last made shipwrack QU. IIII. VVhat are there not allowed desires after the world and that it is truely warrantable for men to seek a further increase to their estate and some larger interest this way ANSW Since this is an unquestionable Talent men have for their Masters use and are accountable for it puts it beyond question that there is both a warrantable following and enjoying thereof with Christian Sobriety but these also would be deeply pondered herewith 1. That Love to the world and things thereof is so expresly a Scripture signe of a reprobat state 1 Joh. 2 15. and that no covetous shall inherit the Kingdome of Heaven 1 Cor. 6 10. which was so convincing in the primitive times as Covetousness upon any visible evidence was then a publick scandal of the Church 2. How such is the deceitfulness of riches as is shewed by our blessed Lord himself Mat. 13 v. 22. that as briars and thornes this native tendency is to choak the Word of the Gospel and make it unfruitful even whilst it seemes to have come forward some length And if any cannot bear this who may be in saddest hazard to split on such a rock let them but go in and try the Scripture thereanent and not think strange that we neither may nor dare conceale the truth herein without applying it to mens Conscience QU. V. VVhat suteable improvement is that which is necessarily called for of the measure and talent which men have of things of the world as might most tend to a solide peace and quiet of mind before the Lord herein and to guard against such dreadful and evident hazard of eternal perishing or spliting on that rock on which the Holy Ghost hath set so signal a Beacon by most express and multiplied warnings from the Scripture ANSW It is a great proposal you now make to which in a few words and with some seriousness I shall make this answere 1. To consider what use ye would choose to make or wish to have made of your interest in the world if ye were at this hour to die so as with peace on such an account to enter into eternity 2. That this i ' not left arbitrary to any their trading with such a Talent and be concerned how to consecrat the gain thereof to the Lord but it is a High Peece of Justice and no less necessity to shew mercy to those who are truely distressed than to pay our Debts since the great Law-giver hath not left this indifferent more than the other as is clear Luk. 16 10 11 12. 3. You would consider that riches is given to men as Stewards and not Proprietors Matth. 25 v. 14. I meane so as to reckon they may do herein at their own pleasure and is unfaithfulness here a small weight to ly on the Conscience and have no other account of their Masters goods to give but that they applyed them to their own use only 4. Do but lay to heart that such is this great Duty in a faithful answering to ones Talent and measure of the things of the world in a tender respect to the Condition and Necessity of the Saints as in the Day of the Lord it is most noticed and that which will be brought in Judgment against the reprobate yea on which that dreadful Sentence there passeth depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire c. Matth. 25 vers 41. 5. To be faithful thus in answering to that Talent is clear that it is to give and lay out your self this way vvhere you can expect no returne or Compensation otherwise it is but a self interest you follow and not a giving to the Lord nor is it a casting thy bread on the waters Eccles 11 1. 6. To be faithfulhere is something else than that occasional outgiving to the necessities of any on some present and pressing Object since the Scripture is so express that here should be some proportion to every ones Measure and Estate which ought to be seriously considered and laid aside for which see that appointment Deut. 14 22. 16 12. and how there it is held forth on moral immutable grounds 1 Cor. 16 ● that every one should as his measure can admit be concerned in the improvement thereof 7. This is not to entertaine only some pressing call for this end when it comes their way but to search out the cause of the