fire And this is that wrath of God and that judgement and those torments to be executed on such as in all his means used through the day of grace rebelled against him refusing his salting in his convincements and corrections and willingly walked after the lusts of the slesh which wrath and fire is everlasting and without ceasing tormenting for ever and ever And so cannot be quenched Heb. 9. 27. Revel 20. 15. and 21 8. And so first or last every one shall be salted with fire as to say 1. The spirit in the word and discovery of the grace in Christ convinceing and reproving of sin of want of righteousness and of evil designs in a man and his wayes as hath been shewn is a fire to burn up that filth and heats to the acknowledgement of Christ the Lord Ioh. 16. 8. 9 10. which is now received and yeilded to so as it may have its perfect work would burn up that and nothing but that which would destroy the man and heat with desires and fitness to receive the teachings of the spirit Pro. 1. 23 and 6. 23. But if refused and rejected till the day of Grace be past the same spirits convincements now rejected shall after seize on them so as they cannot avoyd it but it will kindle a fire that shall everlastingly burn on soul and body for ever and cannot be quenched Isa 45. 23. Phill. 2. 9. 10. 11. Isa 30. 33. 2 Thes 1. 7. 8. 9. 2. Corrections and punishments added where convincements and reproofs are not readily received to set them home to the heart and take down mans pride and break him off his enterprise and bow him to hearken and to submit to induâ—e such shame loss and pain in the flesh as is to be endured in receiving such convincements Iob. 33. 14. 24. 29 36. Prov. 6. 23. Yea for Christs sake to forsake all a man hath to be his Disciple Luke 14. 33. In which they will be received and blessed and enriched with better life c. by Christ But if a man refuse his convincements and corrections and prize not the Grace of Christ so as to bear that layd on them and undergoe the loss of natural life and all the comforts of it as required by Christ and for his sake but then and in such cases seek to save his life c. he shall certainly lose it and undergoe that loss and pain here if ever brought to repentance or else hereafter to his eternal woe lose all favour with God and Christ and Saints and all enjoyment of the inheritance and eternal life and yet confess Christ the Lord and then endure the torments of everlasting fire And this oft affirmed Matt. 10. 31. 35. and 16. 25. 26. Mar. 8. 35. 38 and 9. So that this is a most certain truth that to bring men to acknowledge Jesus Christ to be the Lord to the glory of God and every one shall be brought to it and that in bringing to confess it rightly here there must be a self denyal and sorrow with shame and grief for sin and loss of some things desirable to the natural life in Honour Ease Riches Friendship and relations below and it may be in some cases natural life it self which if for Christs sake not accepted but refused and not undergone they shall lose and undergo all and lose a far better use Riches Friend and Relations and yet be brought to this confession to their shame and then suffer eternal torments Vse 1. For every one shall be salted with Fire which sheweth both the truth of our Saviours saying It s better to endure the pain of this salting here what ever losses be in it then hereafter vers 43. 45. 47. And the necessity of taking and obeying our Saviours counsel given seeing there is no escape but this salting with fire must be endured now or hereafter And this also shews 2. The vanity and deceivedness of those that think to follow Christ and yet when his name or service requires this self-denyal suffering and loss seek to save themselves in these things yet think to be saved by him also and so to serve God Mammon enjoy their desires in these things here and life with Christ hereafter and this also shews 3. To warm and admonish us when a price is put in our hand to get wisdome not to think it too costly what ever is to be parted with for it or undergone to enjoy it whatever reproofs to be received or whatever self denyals and shame or sufferings to be undergone part not with the pâ—ize that is in truth for it Oh let not lying Vanities withdraw us from receiving our own Mercies but let us turn at his reproofs forsake the Foolish abase and Judge our selves in this World and so believe in his Mercy that we may not be condemned with the World but receive this Salting with Fire here that we may not be Salted with Fire hereafter And this is the first Affirmation given by our Saviour here in this Case to move us whatever it be that causeth us to offend how dear to us soever to cut it off and suffer the loss of it now in this Life for every one shall be Salted with Fire the next is CHAP. III The Second Affirmation ANd every Sacrifice shall be salted with Salt he speaketh here in the Plural Number every Sacrifice And so as Christ himself in his own body was abased and made despicable and dispised and suffered much and so was Crucified and died for our sins and overcame death and rose again righteous in that very body And then through the eternal Spirit offered himself in that body a spotless Sacrifice to God so made Peace compleated Righteousness and obtained eternal Redemption and an Inheritance And the Sacrifice that one Sacrifice offered by him once for all and by which he is able to perfect all comers to God by him Heb. 10. 1. 14. and 9. 12. 14. 25. 28. and 7. 25. And so offers and presents them in himself before God blamless Col. 1. 22. And makes them enabling them to offer Spiritual Sacrifices acceptable to God by him Heb. 8. 5. 1. Pet. 2. 4. 5. and every Sacrifice here meant is of these many Sacrifices and so they are and it verily is both 1. Every unfeighned Beleiver that in belief of this Sacrifice of Christ is thereby brought unto him and so into Covenant to be the Lords to have their Life in him and live to him 2. And every Spiritual Sacrifice by such Beleivers offered to God by Christ or in the name of Christ 1. And every unfeighned Beleever that in belief of the Sacrifice once offered by Christ is thereby brought into him and so into Covenant to be the Lords to have their life in him and live to him In which respect they are said to have made a Covenant with God by Sacrifice Psal 50. 5. And so to be the Lords and have given themselves to the Lord
according to his will to be his Psal 116. 8 9 16. Rom. 14. 7 29. 1. Cor. 6. 19. 20. 2. Cor. 5. And these are called his Offerings by vertue of his own Sacrifice the fatness whereof is manifested therein Psal 20. 3 4 5. And as this was tipyfied in the High Priest presenting before the Lord and offering the Levites for an Offering to the Lord Numb 8. 13. 14. So in this sence Christ is said in the body of this Flesh through death to present Beleevers holy unblameable and unreprovable in his sight Coll. 1. 22 23. Though they bâ— brought to him by his Servants ministration Rom. 15. 16. 2. Cor. 11. 2. So every of these Beleevers he thus offereth and presenteth to God in himself shall be salted with Salt with that which hath a firy and â—â—rging nature to consume filth and to make savory that which is presented And every Sacrifice every Beleever without exception of any shall be salted with Salt And this 1. Not only in their first being brought into beliefe by reproofs and corrections brought to turn at his reproofe and denying themselves and letting all go for his name sake and therein exercising Sorrow Repentance and Self denial c. But 2. Also when Beleevers in their abiding and walking in the Faith and Services of Love and in reciâ—e oâ— more grace and savour from him Forasmuch as they are not yet wholly Spiritual but partly Carnal having no good thing dwelling in their Flesh but the Lusts of the Flesh warring against the Spirit Rom. 7. 14 24. Gal. 5. 17. So as there is still need of reproof and turning at them and oâ— corrections and receiving the same that Flesh may be still purged that they may still abide and go on in the Services of Faith and Love for there is no one of them in moâ—tal Bodies that is without sin or that doeth good and sineth not 2. Châ—on 6. 36. Prov. 20. 9. Eccles 7. 20. Job 15. 14. 1. Joh. 1. 8 10. And so Jesus Christ in his meditation by veâ—â—ue of his Blood and Sacrifice is still about that work not only interceding for Trangessours and taking away the sins of the World Isaiah 53. 12. Joh. 1. 29. but even for Beleevers that are coming to God by him Rom 8. 34. 1. Ioh. 1. 2. Heb. 7. 25. and 9. 15. And so by the freeness and greatness of his Love commended in his Blood and by his Word and Spirit therein teaching washing and cleansing them c. Ephes 5. 26. Both in their walking in the light as he is in the light cleansing them from all sin And wherein overtaken with a fault as they confess and seek so forgiving and healing them 1 Joh. 1. 7 9. And so as iâ— is his Office and work in which he is faithful to sanctify them throughout c. 1. Thes 5. 23 24. And so as there is corruption of sin in their Flesh and in their Walkings to puâ—ge out the remaining filth and make savoury his grations teachings to them that they may more readilâ— receive them Even so there is dispensed Salt to them And this 1. From the Testimony of Christ in that set before them of the excellencies in him teaching to receive of that life in him are certain reproofs of some things in us and our wayes to be still repented of denied and turned from And the reproofs of Instruction are the wayes of life or of receiving enjoying and retaining that life in Christ Prov. 6. 23. And he is wise that learneth in his teachings and loveth and receiveth his reproofs and he that doth not so is brutish what ever he boast to know and believe Prov. 9. 8. and 20. 3. and 12. 1. and 13. 1. And so Job that was such an upright and perfect man Job 1. 1. 8. and 2. 10. Yet discerning the power and excellencies of the Almighty was mightily abased and sitted to lay down himself and seek knowledge of and pray to God Job 40. 3 4. 5 and 42. 2. 5. Yea Isaiah the Prophet in beholding a glymphs of the glory of the Lord cryed â—ut of his uncleanness and was sitted to hear and â—eild to what ever God would send him about Isa 6. 1 8. So he dispenseth Salt in his word And â—et 2. To boar the Ear and bow the mind to drink in these reproofs and yeild more readily to his teachings he also even to Beleevers useth his Rod of afflictions and punishments to take down their Pride and break them of their own enterprize to reduce them c. Iob. 33. 14 15. 24. 29 30. Psal 94. 12. and 119. 66. 67. And so correcteth every Son that he receiveth c. Prov. 3. 11 12. Heb. 12. 6 7. Revel 3. 19. And by these afflictions to prize home his reproofs for purging out their follies Isa 27. 7. To humble and make them poor and low in themselves that they may not look to or rest on or glory in or of any seen or sencible things or any of their Wisdom Parts Gifts or Attainments but in his strength and salvation only Psal 20. 5 9. Jer. 9. 22 23 24. 2 Cor. 12. 7 10. To vehement them more to pray to him Hos 5. 16. And make them more ready to keep his Testimonies Psal 119. 66. 67. and 9â— 12. 3. And so both by these reproofs and afflictions to salt and season them in their believing and confidence that they may receive no instruction that causeth to erre from the words of knowledge noâ— believe every word or appearance of truth nor any thing for truth but his word his Testimony only and so the truth manifested therein to rest on that so they may not be rash in their confidence to rest in any thing besides or short of this truth nor mixe any thing in their confidence besides or with his Word or his Power Mercy or Truth manifested therein to rest on nor presume to confide in him for assistance and helpfulness in walking out of his way And this salting for this end is also needful for who through the Flesh in us and Satan and evil Ministers assailing us are too ready to miscarry herein that so our believing and confidence may be upright Prov. 14. 7 15 16. and 19. 27. Ye that in our confidence we may be taken off from resting on or attributing any thing of our helpfulness to any seen or humane things any Parts Gifts or Attainments received But as Christ by death overcame death being raised by the power of God so we in all straights and for all help may give all glory to God trusting in him that raiseth the dead 2 Cor. 12. 7 10. and 1. 9 10. which if not so salted we would not do And as 4. An addition to the forementioned reproofs and afflictions even sufferings of shame and reproach and tribulations c. For the name of Christ for his sake that we may be conformed to Christ in the fellowship of his sufferings and death and so through
at his reproofs and confessing their sinfulness and the defilements of their own wrought righteousness blessing therein is still to be met with Isa 64. 6 7. Pro. 28. 13. 14. and 15. 31. 32. 33. Iohn 1. 9. That so we may still be found beleiving in him that justifieth the ungodly Rom. 1. 4. 5. which otherwise we cannot be for though a man beleive his sayings that Christ dyed for our sins and rose for our justification and is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world and that whoever beleiveth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life yet if this be not so with the heart embraced that he humbled himself to turn at his reproof he will either in his severity by his consequences turn the grace of God into laciviousness Iud. 4. Deut. 29. 19. 20. or in his fleshly zeal set upon some deeds of righteousness of his own to get or claim this grace of God by Rom. 9. 32. 33. and 10. 3. Luke 18. 11. and so deprive themselves of the blessing for refusing reproof is bruitishness Pro. 12. 1 and 13. 1. and causeth to err Pro. 10. 17. for the reproofs of instruction are the way of life Pro. 6. 23. so that its evident and cleer this is one of his Commandments to turn at his reproof and the doing it to be ever joyned with the former therefore let us so to do both the first and so this 3. That from his pouring forth his spirit and making known his words to us we beleive in him in his name 2 Cron. 20. 20 Iohn 14. 1. surely this is the work of God even his end and that for which he displayeth his name in his Son he hath sent forth the Saviour of the world that for which he convinceth and abaseth men to turn at his reproofs that for which he causeth his great love in giving Christ to dye for us when we were sinners and ungodly to appear that we beleive in him whom he hath sent Iohn 6. 29. and to this end is the Gospel declared and recorded that we might so beleive on his name Iohn 20. 31. which is when in beleiving his love in that he suffered and died for us when enemies we owning our own vileness so mind his love and that he is now ever living and filled with power and spirit in Heaven to do further for us that we beleive in him for performing to us the goodness promised Rom 5. 6 10. and 8 32. 34. such beleiving the testimony of Christ and his sayings therein as owning our own weakness we beleive in God for that promised is that beleiving that so receiveth the faith that it is imputed to the beleiver for righteousness Rom. 4. 17. 24 25. And this is his Commandment that we beleive on the name of his Son Jesus Christ 1 Iohn 3. 23. yea in and through beleiving that he hath suffered and done and compleated for us in his own body to beleive in him for all he hath promised to us this the beleiving in him in which the Faith is so received that it is imputed to the beleiver for righteousness And so it is his Faith Rom. 4. 5. 9. 11. 17. 24. 25. that as it is the faith of the Son of God and so Christ and this faith of him being his faith he may in all conditions live by it Heb. 2. 4. Rom. 1. 17. Gall. 2. 20. and 3. 11. that so from the spirits testimony beleiving his love in giving himself for us and thence his truth power and faithfulness to perform all he hath promised we through the spirit do waite for the righteousness of God in his performing his promise by faith according to the faith and declared in the faith beleived by us Gall. 5. 5. and this beleiving in him beleiving in his name and so confiding trusting in him in his word Psal 56. 4 3 10 11. is his Commandment Psal 37. 3. 4. 5. 7. Pro. 3. 5. Isa 26. 4. and 50. 10. and such trusters pronounce blessed Psal 2. 12. and 34. 8. and 37. 6. and 84. 12. Ier. 17. 7. and this is a needful and very profitable Commandment for us for though a man beleive the sayings of the Gospel in what Christ hath suffered and done for all men and that his love is commended there through yet if he receive not the love of the truth to be saved by it so as he turn in at his reproof and receive the pouring out of his spirit and making known his word to beleive in him for that promised he is not yet made free by Christ the Son as a Son Iohn 8. 31. 36. And so as yet lyable to turn the grace of God into wantonness or to make up a righteousness of his own to claim the righteousness of God by as hath been shewn yea and so to receive damnable delusions 2 Thes 2. 10. 11. 12. yea though sprinkled with water and moved by spirit yet if not born of water and spirit he cannot enter the kingdome 2. 3. 5. But from the beleif of the testimony and its sayings turning at his reproof and so receiving the spirit making known his word that he beleiveth on him for that he kath promised he begins to be born of water and spirit and to be made free and is a Son of God by faith indeed Gall. 4. 6. 7 and 3. 26. and being so confiding and hoping in him he is still to hold fast this confidence Heb. 3. 6. 14. and so to trust perfectly in him at all times and for the grace to be brought us in the Revelation of Christ for this is his Commandment Psal 62. 8. 1 Pe. 13. therefore in doing both the forementioned Commandments let us do this also that we may enjoy the blessing 4. That for his great free and rich love and goodness thus beleived we confess his name in the Gospel in word and conversation and in and for this confession sake that we deny our selves and take up our Cross and follow Christ in his instruction in example given us Phill. 1. 27. 29. and 2. 8. 16 17. 2 Thes 1. 4. 5. 6. 7. and as to this confession of him in self denyal and bearing his reproch before the sons of men the blessing is promised Matt. 10. 32. Luke 12. 8. Psal 31. 19. and like as he was abased dispised persecuted and persecuted all the dayes of his mortal life and in patience bearing it gave us an example 1 Pet. 2. 21. 22. 23. and as his first coming and suffering and death was not to exempt men wholly from feeling misery and death but in his fathers way and season to redeem them out of both so as it is appoynted to men once to dye Heb. 9. 27. and to all that beleive in him to bear his râ—proch and suffer tribulation for his names sake Matt. 10. 22. 24. 25. Mar. 13. 12. 13. 1 Thess 3. 4. 2 Tim. 3. 12. And so this is his Commandment whosoever will come after me if
Commandments blessed this absolutely affirmed and so Psal 119. 1. 6. and though they have sin dwelling in their flesh anoying them and troubling them with its Iusts yet while in beleif of the grace in Christ they do not consent to and allow the same so as to make it so their own sin is not imputed to them but they are in favour with God for Christ his sake and grace dispensed to them c. Psal 32. 1. 6. Rom. 4. 5. 8. 11. and 7. 14. 25. and 8. 1. 2. yea in doing every and each one and all these Commandments For 1. In hearty beleiving the testimony of Christ and sayings therein it will work savingly and bring unto righteousness Rom. 1. 16. and 10. 9 10. 1 Thes 2. 13. Iohn 16. 27. 2 Thes 1. 10. And 2. In turning at his reproof confessing our sinfulness and the evil of our designs and waies disowned by those sayings of his judging and condemning our selves therefore and approving the light In this doing we shall come to the light and he will pour forth his spirit to make known his words to us so as we shall know what and how to beleive and receive strength enabling thereto Psal 32. 5. 6. Prov. 1. 23. Iohn 3. 21. And 3. In beleiving on him in his name and word from love and grace in Christ discovered beleiving and crusting in him for performance of his word and promise to us though in respect of all seen and sencible hope we sit in darkness yet he will be even then a light to us Isa 50. 9. 10. Mich. 7. 8 9. And Christ and the righteousness in him is imputed to us and forgiveness Justification acceptation into favour with quickning interest in son-like priviledge and hope of glory received Rom. 4. 5. 11. 17. 22. 23. and 5. 1. 2. 3. 9. 10. so that blessed are they that trust in him Psal 2. 12. so as they shall be as Mount Zion that cannot be moved Psal 125. 1. 2. And 4. In confessing his name denying our selves and bearing his reproach among the sons of men in suffering loss of outward and natural relations and accommodations yea life for his name sake we shall therein receive suitable supports and consolations in sufferings and assurance of exceeding and more abundant reward in the resurrection of the just Mat. 10. 32. Isa 43. 2. 2 Cor. 1. 4. 5. Mat. 19. 28. 29. Rom. 8. 18. Revel 7. 14. 17. therefore blessed Mat. 5. 10. 11. 12. And 5. In loving one another as he hath loved us and so bringing forth the fruits of that love in works of mercy where we can look for no return or recompence from men we lay up treasure in Heaven and receive inward mercies and assurance of being rewarded in the resurrection of the just Mat. 5. 7. and 6. 14. 20. Luke 12. 31. Psalm 141. 1. 2. 3. and 112. 5. 6. 9. Pro 19. 17. Eccl. 11. 1. 2. so blessed are such as do this Commandment And 6. In abusing our selves and not seeking any applause to our selves or our own design but giving glory to him and his word and so aiming at and seeking to glorifie him and occasion and win in others to glorifie him he will approve us and we shall discern his goodness and in due season be will glorifie us 1 Pet. 5. 5. 6. Mat. 5. 8. 1 Sam. 2. 30. And 7. In patience possessing our souls keeping the saith and finishing our course waiting and looking for the appearance and coming of our Lord and his kingdome we are assured he will appear without sin unto salvation to us and we shall then appear with him in glory and receive the Crown of life and righteousness Luke 21. 19. 2 Tim. 4. 7. 8. Heb. 10. 35. 39. and 9. 28. Iam. 1. 12. Coll. 31. 4 and it s plainly said blessed are they yea every one that doth his Commandments yea in doing them blessed for in respect of mans part the doing of his commands thus is wisdome and the fear of the Lord that is the beginning of wisdome And they have a good understanding that do it that is that do his Commandments the praise of it endureth for ever Iob. 28. 28. Psal 111. 10. and they are even now blessed while so doing Psal 112. 1. for in keeping them there is great reward And this is seen also in the end required namely CHAP. V. * 4 Observable THe end required and to be aim'd at in doing his Commandments yea the issue of so doing them is express to be That we may have right to the tree of life and having that right may enter in through the gates into the City so that to have right to the tree of life and such a right as by it we may enter into the City is the end and issue exprest The Tree of liâ—e is known to be Jesus Christ the true wisdome of God Pro. 3. 12. yea the Prince of whom that is affirmed Psal 1. 3. and 52. 8. Hos 14. 8. And Jesus Christ in the vertue of his blood and sacrifice is one and the same for ever Heb. 13. 8. But in respect of demonstration manifestation and appearance to us-ward he is two wayes considered * First as testifyed and demonstrated and the mistery opened in a word of faith to be seen by faith in beleiving * Secondly as testified to be seen in his glory as he is and as we are seen but yet not so demonstrated as to be so seen and according to the testimony So * First behold and consâ—der him as he is demonstrated manifested and set forth in the Gospel with the vertue of his incarnation and having been made under the law for us and suffered and overcome for us the whole of that curse and death that was due for us to have suffered and so risen for our justification and offered himself a sacrifice to God for us and is accepted of God and filled with grace spirit and life to dispense to us ever living to appear before God and mediate for us and so is declared and set forth our peace the propitiation for the sins of beleivers and not for their sis only but for the sins of the whole world also the possessor and giver of spirit and grace and eternal life and so he is the soundation of repentance and faith the way and door of approach and coming in to God and so he is set forth for all men and to be preached to all men and there is a liberty and true right for them to look to and come to him in whom is life for them so far that they might repent and beleive which in his Gospel ministring he is giving to them and if they receive and so beleive he will not reprove nor put them by but receive them and they so shall have eternal life such riches the Gospel brings to men and there is blessing for them in it Iohn 3. 14. 17. Rom. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2 Cor. 5. 14. 15. 20. 21. Heb.
He that beleiveth not on the Son of God hath not life but abideth under wrath 1 John 3. 18. 36. 1 John 5. 12. and 4. He that is ashamed of the name and Cross of Christ before men Christ will be ashamed of him before his father which is in Heaven yea the end of the enemy of the Cross of Christ is destruction Mar. 8. 38. Phil. 3. 18. 19. and 5. He that loveth not his brother is in darkness and abides in death and walketh in darkness and there is no eternal life in him 1 John 2. 9. 11. and 3. 14. 15. and 4. 8 and 6. Such as are set for their own glory honour and applause with men exalting themselves refusing to deny and abase themselves and their own ends and so to give glory to God and so to glorify him and bring others to glorifie him are so far from having right to the tree of life and hope of reward from God that they are hypocrites and resisted of God Matt. 6. 2. 5. 16 1 Pet. 5. 5. 7. I am 4. 4. and sure 7. Such as make hast in use of unwarrantable means and put far off the evil day and say our Lord delayeth his coming are unfaithful and wicked and a bitter portion belongs to them Isa 28. 15. 16. 21. Amos 6. 3. Mat. 24. 48. 51 yet to say all in one word or sayings such as in the means extended to them do not know God and obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ but walk in their own waies fulfilling the affections and lusts of the flesh they have no inheritance in the kingdome of God nor are capacitated to enter it but another more terrible portion in flaming fire belongs to them Ephes 5. 3. 5. Gall. 3. 19. 20. 21. 2 Thess 1. 7. 8. such are none of Gods peculiar people none of Gods Elect and chosen and so have no right to the Tree of Life c. And yet even such he came to save and is exalted a Prince and Saviour to give repentance and remission of sins to such Acts 5. 31. 1 Tim. 1. 11. 15. so that yet while the day of his grace and patience lasteth as the voyce and call comes to them if they yet in hearing hear his voyce so as they verily beleive his sayings and so turn at his reproofs repent and beleive in his name and so to do these his Commandements before mentioned for the end here set forth they shall live John 5. 24. 25. 26. And receive washing sanctifying and justifying in the name of the Lord and by the Spirit of the Lord 1 Cor. 6. 9. 10. 11. And therein begin to enjoy their right in Christ as set forth in the Gospel and so come therein to begin to have right to the Tree of life as here mentioned And so are brought out of darkness into the marvelous light and such only are his peculiar people his beloved his chosen Rom. 9. 26. 2 Thess 2. 13. 14. 1 Pet. 2. 3. 4. 5. 9. let none deceive themselves nor suffer others to deceive them in saying though they do not his Commandements forementioned yet they may be his elect for ought any man knoweth for that is false and all that beleive the sayings of Christ know it to be false nor that he may say it is in vain or me to hear his voyce and turn for if I have no right to the Tree of life and be reprobated it is impossible for me to be converted and come to have â—ight thereto for that is false also though all remaining such as said have no right to the Tree of life which may be a provocation to hear his voyce and turn and be doing there Commandements Rom. 11. 7. 21. and 9. 26. The second Position THat the right end of doing these Commandments forementioned or the so doing them according to his mind that we may have right to the Tree oâ— life in the midst of the Paradise of God and so enter through the Care into the City It is to do them with this aime and desire and to this very end mentioned that we may have right to the Tree of life c. Thus express here and in the Gospel plainly discovered to us That as we must become Fools in our selves and beleive his sayings true and good who ever become a Lyar thereby so our end if we would receive the blessings must be not to conclude we are and shall be saved harmless because we beleive his sayings but even therefore beleive and here them that we may be saved by that discovered in them Isa 45. 22. Ioh. 5. 39. 40 2 Thess 2. 10. Psal 50. 16. 17. And so our turning at his reproofs and confessing ouâ— iniquities and judging our selves c. Must be not to conclude our selves as therefore saved and having the because that humbled and repenting But that in so humbling our selves under the mighty hand we may receive the powering forth of his spirit and making known his words that he may lift us up and bring us to beleive in him Isa 58. 2. 3. Prov. 1. 23. 1 Cor. 3. 7 8 9 10. 1 Pet. 5. 6. And so our beleiving and â—â—â—â—ing in him for performance of his promises must be not to magnifie and trust in our beleiving trusting and confiding as for that righteousness justified and sure of all But that we may so magnifie his words and trust not in our trusting but in him that Christ himself may be our Righteousness and we justified by the Faith of him and so be strong in the power and grace that is in him and trust in him that he will perform his word and promises for his own word and names sake Psal 56. 3. 4. 10. 11. and 30. 6. 7 8. Gall. 2. 15. 16. 1 Cor. 4. 5. Ephes 6. 10. 2 Tim. 2. 1. 2 Sam. 7. 25 26 27. And so our confession of his name and bearing his reproach and suffering for his names sake must be not to lift up our selves above others thereby and to vant of our sufferings But to be baptized in to his death to imitate him and be conformed to him in suffering and death that the life and power of Christ may be manifested in us and the spirit of Glory rest upon us and we receive this salvation and consolation and the power of his resurrection now and be made like him in the resurrection of the just 2 Cor. 11. 17. 18. Rom. 6. 4. 8. 2 Cor. 4. 10. 11. and 12. 9. Phill. 3. 10. 1 Pet. 2. 21. and 4. 14. 2 Cor. 9. 10. Rom. 5. 3. 4. Iam. 1. 3 4 12. And in loving and shewing forth the Fruits of love in good works our end must be not to gain Applause or after Riches here not to have them for a foundation to him or rest on for life and righteousness before God but to answer his love to us and imitate him therein to testifie love and thanks to him Mat. 14. 48. Ephes 5. 1 2. 2 Cor. 5.