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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85704	A treatise touching falling from grace. Or Thirteen arguments tending to prove that believers cannot fall from grace, as they were laid down at a conference at Yalding in Kent, examined and answered, with many absurdities of that doctrine shewed. Whereunto is added thirteen reasons to prove that believers may fall totally and finally from grace, and many profitable uses flowing from that doctrine. By John Griffith.	Griffith, John, 1622?-1700.	1653 (1653)	Wing G2006; Thomason E690_17; ESTC R202323	40,736	75

such like temptations doth Satan assault Christs servants as he did him what need then have they to stand upon their watch and to set themselves upon their watch tower least they be catched by these baits and so be overcome by him therefore saith the Apostle put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil and again above all taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked What need have they then to pray alwaies watching thereunto with all perseverance seeing they have to deal with so potent an adversary which otherwise may overcome them what need have the servants of Christ to watch over their words and consider what they speak seeing evill communication corrupts good manners and seeing likewise that he that bridleth not his tongue his Religion is vain therfore David desired the Lord to set a watch before his mouth and to keep the door of his lips Again what need have the servants of Christ to set a watch over their thoughts also seeing lust when it is conceived it brings forth sin and sin when it is finished brings forth death therfore saith David I hate vain thoughts but I love thy law suffer not thy thoughts then to runne after vanity thou seest there is danger in it but make this good use thou knowing there is danger of this truth let it teach thee to stand upon thy watch as our Lord saith what I say unto you I say unto all men watch Vse 2 It teacheth us to run with patience the race that is set before us because it is not for a time that we must run or part of the way but it must be the whole race to the end till death and the like therefore the Apostle saith let patience have her perfect work we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurence of hope unto the end that ye be not sloathfull but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promise the many reproaches temptations afflictions sufferings persecutions imprisonments yea and death it self which they that will live godly in Christ Jesus are liable to suffer and to passe through here for the testimony of Christ must be endued with patience thou therefore endure hardnesse as a good Souldier of Jesus Christ these things must be indured if we will have the Crown and that to the end too for he that endureth to the end shall be saved if we faint in our minds and cast of our confidence and so cast of Christ because of the crosse we shall not reap let us not be weary of well doing for in due season we shall reap if we faint not if we suffer for Christ with patience and indure the Cross and despise the shame as he did we shall be glorifyed with him but if in our sufferings we are overcome and do deny him he also will deny us therfore let us consider him that suffered such contradictions of sinners least we be wearied and faint in our minds and take as the Apostle of our Lord saith my brethren the Prophets who have spoken in the name of the Lord for an example of suffering affliction and of patience if we do not add patience to our faith we may faint under our burden let this truth therfore teach the Servants of the Lord to suffer afflictions with patience knowing that we shall not reap if we faint it is not sufficient that we be faithful for a year nor years it must be unto death if we will receive the Crown of life we have therefore need of patience that after we have done the will of God we may receive the promise but if we shall say in our hearts the Lord delaies his comming and shall begin to beat the man servants and maydens and to eat and drink and to be drunken the Lord will come in a day we look not for him and at an hour when we are not aware and will cut us a sunder and appoint us our portion with unbelievers therefore let us be patient stablished in our hearts for the comming of the Lord draweth nigh It teaches the servants of the Lord to walk Vse 3 humbly with their God fearing and not high minded they knowing that God resisteth the proud but he gives grace to the humble God will as it were set himself against the proud man whosoever he be surely he scorneth the scorner but he giveth grace to the lowly we must not be high minded but fear for this cause for he spared not the natural branches therefore take heed lest he spare not thee we must learn of Christ to be of a meek and lowly spirit put on humblenesse of mind meekness long suffering be clothed with humility as with a garment therefore Paul that faithful servant of the Lord humbled himself I saith he keep under my body and bring it into subjection lest that by any means when I have preached to others I my self should be a cast away This servant of the Lord knew full well if he did not keep himself low and humble but give way to the flesh and the justs thereof he might miscarry be a cast away wherefore he stirred up the servants of the Lord to cloth themselves with this comly ornament which becomes believing men let nothing be done through strife or vain glory but in lowlinesse of mind let each esteem others better then themselves and this he strives to fasten upon them from the graciousnesse and never to be forgotten example of our dear Lord who though he was equall with God yet he left that glory and humbled himself for our sakes and became obedient to death that we might live and therefore we must be humble else God will not exalt us God will not dwel with a proud person but he will dwell with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit he hath shewed thee oh man what is good and what the Lord requires of thee but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with God It teaches the servants of the Lord to give diligence Vse 4 to make their calling and election sure and to work out their salvation with fear and trembling because otherwise they may become unfruitful and barren and so be taken away from the vine they must therefore give diligence to make their caling and election sure for if they so do they shall never fall they must work the Lord doth require it and work out their salvation too with fear trembling for to such the Lord hath promised his presence thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousnesse those that remember thee in thy wayes God doth expect that his people should be a willing people a people fruitful a