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A12708	A short treatise, very comfortable for all those Christians that be troubled and disquieted in theyr consciences with the sight of their owne infirmities wherein is shevved hovv such may in their owne selues finde whereby to assure them of their free election, effectuall vocation, and iustification.	Sparke, Thomas, 1548-1616.	1580 (1580)	STC 23025; ESTC S102432	22,600	64

GOD hymselfe that made vs whyche is greate blasphemy Wherefore to lette goe talking of youre owne sence and féeling if you be destrous to know your estate would you haue a better and surer Iudge than God himselfe to tell you it In déede says you if hée woulde come downe from Heauen and tell me I should then I hope beléeue hym Euen so he hathe in hys worde and if an Aungell from Heauen shoulde come and tell you otherwise than in his worde he hathe tolde you you haue Paules war●●● Gal●●● to holde him accursed therefore and I hope you wil hold that sēce that féeling that reason that person that Diuel accursed that dare be so bold ●●reafter as to tell you otherwise of your selfe and your estate than GOD hymselfe hathe pronounced in this hys worde Hearken therefore wyth a mind readye to yéelde your subscription vnto Gods iudgement in hys worde We are tolde Esay 61. that Christe was annoynted bycause the spirite of God was vpon him to preach glad tydings vnto the pore to bind vp the brokē hearted to preache libertie to the captiues and to them that are bound the opening of the prison to preache the acceptable yeare of the Lords and the daye of vengeance of our● God to comforte all that mourne to appoynt vnto them that mourne in Syon and to giue vnto them beautie for ashes the oyle of ioye for mourning the ●a●ment of gladnesse for the spirite of heauinesse that they myghte bée called Trées of Righteousnesse the planting of the Lorde that he myghts 〈◊〉 glorified whereby wée learne that those Christe hathe cured and comforted that bée trées of Ryghteousnesse of the Lordes plantyng whereby 〈◊〉 is glorified Nowe Iohn 15. wée learne that those trées of Ryghteousnesse that bee of the Lordes planting they bée planted and grafted into Christ Iesus and there also we are taughte as the branch cannot heare fruit of it selfe excepte it abide in the Vine no more can wée excepte wée abyde in Christe In these twoo places then this doctrine is flatlye taughte vs that wée can not bee good trées of Ryghteousnesse wherevpon good fruite is found gr●●●ing vnlesse we be such as be enriched fréed deli●●●ed cured and healed by Christ yea vntill we be such as both be ingrafted into Christ and childe in him Now the they that be in this case be elected and iustified hane faith be the children and sonnes of God in the ende to be glorified you can not denie now then looke vpon your wres●●ing against infidelitie and other sinnes your loue towards God and his truth and to all godlynesse vnseypedly and you shall sinne that not only the matter of godlynesse which 〈◊〉 found in hipocrites but the matter done in right maner according to the rules before set downe be founde in you what betteth then but that according to Saint Peters counsel you should accompt your election sure and that you shall neuer fall 1. Peter 2. These things you know that doing in●●rie to the spirite of God that hathe wrought them in you you can not deny but that they are good fruites of fayth and of one iustified thereby and then séeing you are enforced to conf●sse that these be in you vnlesse you would● cleane contrarie to Christes indgemēt say Math. 7. that an yll trée can bring foorth good fruite confesse that you are in the sight of God a good trée as the Lorde hath made it manifest to you to your comfort by causing these fruites to grow on you To come to particulers you know Christ hath sayde Lou● one another as I haue loued you that is as Iohn expoundes it in déede an● truth 1. Epistle Chap. 3. and by this shall all men knowe that you are 〈◊〉 Disciples whiche less●n was of that force with Iohn that finding in himselfe loue towardes the bréethren without hypocriste he set downe this po●●tion of hymselfe and of all suche W● knowe that we are translated from death vnto life bycause we loue the bréethren 1. Iohn 2. verse 14. Marke he sayeth we know not we thinke or suppose thereby teaching vs to accompt thys fruite founde in vs an infallible argumente of oure blessed estate And in the nexte Chapter hée teacheth vs to knowe whether we bée ledde by the spirite of truth or errour by oure willingnesse to heare the faithfull ministers of God saying He that knoweth God heareth vs he that is not of God heareth vs not héereby knowe we the spirite of errour and the spirite of truth 〈◊〉 and a little after he addeth and héereby knowe we that we dwell 〈◊〉 hym and he in vs bycause he hathe gyuen vs of hys spirit Thus then you in the iudgement● of the word is that you are a g●●● tree of the Lordes planting and ●●g●aning abiding in Christ Iesus that you are one of Christes Disciples translated from deathe to life and ledde by the spirite of truth and therefore suche an one as dwelles in the fauour of God this is Gods sentence and iudgement of you and therefore thankefully prayse him and bring once all your thoughtes and imaginations that set vp thēselues against this into obedience herevnto quench not the spirit neyther yet gréeue any longer the spirite of grace 1. Thess 19. Ephe. 4.30 whereby you are thus comfortably sealed vnto the day of redemption be no longer vnthankefull vnto God in staying from confessing your selfe to be his childe and to haue faith Be of good cheere the Lorde hath giuen you beautie for ashes the oyle of ioy for m●●rning the garment of gladnesse for the spirite of heauinesse and therefore say with the Prophet in the same place Esay 61. I will greatly reioyce in the Lord and we soule shall be ioyfull in my God for he hath clothed me with the garments of saluation and couered me with the robe of righteousnesse yea he hath decked me like a Bridegrome and as a Bride tireth hirselfe with iewels and let not yours weakenesse and brusednesse any wore dismay you for you haue a God that will not quench the smoking s●are not yet breake the brused réede Neyther yet let the chaunges and alterations that you find in your selfe disco●●●t you for God is no changeling neyther in himselfe nor in his giftes Mal. 3. Iames. 1 ●om 11. and though Sathan be bu●●e in making warre and in renewing his assaults yet ●●●r●st not if you were not Gods childe and o●e in Gods kingdome he néeded not neyther yet would so striue with you he warreth not against those that be his but is at peace with them and Christ that hath taken in hande the kéeping of you is a good Shepeheard and hath triumphed ouer sinne and ouercome him and therefore he is bold to say Iohn 10. My Shéepe shall neuer perish neyther shall anye plucke them out of my hands Psal 28. if we by the force of the enemie be caused to stray sometime yet he giueth vs not ouer but séeketh vs till he finde vs and then he layeth vs on his shoulder and bringeth vs home againe Luke 15. and therefore let vs euen boldly trust our selues with him nothing doubting but that if he leade vs at any time into tēptation he wil stand by vs and so preserue vs that we shal happily get out again to his glory and our comforte whiche God the Father graunt vs euen for this hys sonnes sake now and euer Amen To which God the Father God the Sonne and God the holy Ghost thrée persons and one true and euer liuing God be all prayse honor and dominion for euermore Amen

of their workes being conered through his good meanes Fourthelye bée the matter neuer so godly that we doe that yet it is necessary to take it in hande and to procéede therein of loue and by loue Paule hath notably taughte vs 1. Cor. 13. saying Thoughe I speake wyth the tongues of men and Aungels and haue not Loue I am as a sounding brasse or a tinkling Cimball and thoughe I had the gifte of Prophecie and knew all secrets and all knowledge yea if I hadde all Faith so that I coulde remoue Mountaines and hadde not Loue I were nothyng and thoughe I séede the p●●re with all my goodes and thoughe I gyue my body that I be br●ned and haue not Loue it profiteth me nothing By loue I meane that two solde loue towardes God and man it muste not be the loue of our selues loue of the worlde or loue of aduantage that must set vs on work but loue in déede vnfained by to wardes God bicause he hathe loued vs so fréely and effectually in Christe And this loue we can no way shewe towards him better than in giuing of oure selues fréely and wholy hartily and continually to obey his laws and commaundements For he that saith he loueth him and hepeth not his commaundements dissem●leth with him The hyr●l●ng not working of loue workes ●oy●eringly and soone is weary but where loue setteth a worke there the worke is done diligently care●u●ly and faithfully that not for a 〈◊〉 but ce●tin●●● yea●●therfore that it ●●ye appeare that we giue our selues is g●●●iuesse ●uen of loue to ●un that is go●●●sse it selfe let vs busset oure selues ab●use it their fully withour grudging for God lo●●●h a thée●●full giuer diligently and no●●●gligently or ●●●●●lly for ●ursed is he that doeth the worke of the Lord negligentlye and let vs perseuer and continue in ●ell 〈◊〉 without fai●●ing or giuing ouer for blessed is he that perseuereth to the end he that putteth his hend is the plough looketh backe is not méete for the kingdome of Heauen Finally last of al that nothing be lacking learn we out of the 6. of Math. to take héeds that we séeke not vain glorie that is the praise and glory at mans hand for our wel doing but let our principal end be the glorie of God as Christe hathe taught vs Math. 5. saying Let your light so shine before men that they may sée youre good works and glorifie your heuenly father which is in heauen and aming thus at this marke by the way we shal there by edifie our neighbors by our good exāple and assure our selues to our great comforte of our election which ●e two excellent ends vses comu●●dities the rise to vs by our good works Thus exercising our selues and wras●iug according to the measure of oure faith euery day to be lesse sinfull more righteous though that perfect righteousnesse that the law requyreth be not founde in vs by reason of oure weakenesse yet wée age counted in the sighte of GOD sanctified holy acceptable in Christ Iesus and so sealed vp to the day of redemption Paul without al doubt was in state of Iustification and a man regenerate or newe borne and therefore suche a one as had put off the olde man and putte on the newe when he wrote his Epistle to the Romaynes and yet there in the ●eauenth Chapiter it appeareth that hée sounde in hymselfe when hée hadde done what he could sin dwelling insomuch that he confesseth that he didde not the good thing that hée would but the euil thing that he wolde not that did he and that he felt a lawe in his members rebelling e●ayust the law of his minde leading him captiue vnto the lawe of ●●ue and therefore he cryeth out of himselfe ô wretched man that I am who shall deliner me from thys body of sinne and death And 〈◊〉 Corinthians 12. hée confesseth that he hadde a pricke in his fleshe whyche hée calleth the Messenger of Sathan that bu●●itted him ●or the whych his faith he prayed thrice that it might depart from him but he sayeth answere was made him that Gods grace was sufficient for him and that his power was made perfect through weakenesse whereby God taught him that so it is and will be euē with the holyest of vs all that there wil remayne in vs alwayes whiles we liue some reli●es of old Adain is humble vs to wrestle and fight against this is necessary to be obserued least that any vpō occasion of the former do●rine shoulde gather against himselfe that forasmuch as he séeth ●n infirmities in himself that therefore he is not sanctified and so void of any assurance of his election and iustificatiō for though Paul ●oūd it thus with himselfe yet bycause in the inner man he ●ound a wrestling a striu●●g against these sinnes in his flesh he ass●teth himselfe that he is one whom God had so certainly purposed to saue for his Christes sake that in his owne person in the persons of all other in the same case the he was he saith I 〈◊〉 pers●●ded that neyther death nor life nor Angels nor principalities nor powers nor things present nor things to come nor height nor deapth nor any other creature is abte to separate vs from the loue of God which is in Christ Iesus oure Lord Rom. 8. so that let not Peccatum ●i●abitans sinne dwelling in the flesh in the which we know with Paule that no good thing dwelleth Rom. 7. discourage vs so that we be able to say truly with the same Paule we delite in the Lawe of God concerning the inner man In déede we must accompt that Paule hath sayd vnto the regeuerate Let not 〈◊〉 raigue in your mortall bodyes that yée shoulde obey it in the lustes thereof Rom. 6.12 and thereby gather that i● we be sa●●●fied and regeuerate in déede that then sinne is put from his reigne or kingdome in vs but their the must vnderstand that there is greate disterene betw●●te Peccatum regu●●s an● E●●●catum 〈◊〉 that is betwéet sh●●e reiguing in vs and dwelling in vs 〈◊〉 then is in his reigne and king● 〈◊〉 when he hath the members of man redy to yéeld him their voluntary or willing obediēce taking delight in doing of him seruice in whiche estate sin is in vs till we be regenerate haue put on Christ wheby his spirita dispossesseth sin of his kingdom howbeit then til death come in some measure it will be founde in man but yet farre vnlike that it was before for now it is resisted by the spirite so either cannot get the members is doe it seruice at al or else if it doe so farre prenayle as to too often it doeth yet by theforce of the spirite they are so checked and taken vp for their so doing that neither is there such delighte taken in sin as before neither can sin after get his will obeyed so easily again insomuch that thoughe it get his wil now then done