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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03549	Crumbs of comfort: or, Grace in its various degrees, and yet oneness in kind, Mat. 14. 27. By Mr. William Guthrie.	Guthrie, William, 1620-1665.	1681 (1681)	Wing G2275A; ESTC R177752	4,494	8

CRVMBS of COMFORT OR GRACE IN ITS Various Degrees and yet Oneness in Kind Mat. 14.27 By Mr. WILLIAM GUTHRIE THE Doctrine is thus Although there is gradual difference in many things in Gods house yet there is no essential difference among these things This no man does acknowledge There was a Feast at the Table that people may partake of and there is Crumbs that are not essentially different from these great Loaves there is some that sits at his Elbow at the Table and there are others that are but Dogs in their esteem and yet have a true interest but creep in among the bearns and eat the Crumbs that fall from the Table yet that is essential bread as well as the great loaves 1. What be those things of God wherein there is such gradual difference and wherein doth it appear 2. We shall shew though there be a gradual difference yet there is no essential difference 3. Why the Lord hath resolv'd to keep such a difference had it not been much matter if his Servants had been all one of the same size The first thing wherein this appears there is a difference among the peoples transgressions so there is a gradual difference among them in the Law-work which prepares Christs work throughout the Soul There is some that hath such Convictions as they can scarcely say that they have the impression of them upon their heart and there are some others who are kept many days under the spirit of bondage and so weighty upon them as they were going to hang themselves or stab themselves yea some put stone-blind with the terror of conscience it hath been the mercy of some that they have not been put upon that extremity Then there is a difference in the Lords out-giving of saving-grace yet keeping that rule as they take up God to be God and Sin to be sin yet O how far are they from that sagacity of Grace and Wisdom that others partake of the Lord hath given to some to look to Christ and they dare do no more but he giveth to others to receive him in open arms and he makes out all his receipts with a different proportion yet no ground of quarrelling and so it is in all the rest of the Graces some dare not venture upon suffering as others and some gets strength in the temptation to stand 3. There is a gradual difference in the manfestation of his special communication of his favour and face the blinks of Gods face There was some got but such a taste as scarce did they think any thing at all others have got Wine and Apples and so there is some call'd babes others young men for strength others Fathers for experience Then there is a gradual difference in promises made to all these forementioned sizes which agrees to the person as an instance to them that hungers and so are differently moulded according to the Parity The second thing is to let you see that there is no essential difference amongst them considering the true nature of things themselves that we have spoken of to partake in the meanest size there is no essential difference from those who partake in the least or greatest size First in the Law-work which makes way throughout the souls of people for Christ some has gotten but little of that work yet such has walk'd afterward that they durst not say but that they had the grace of God as well as they that have had much of it for in both causes there has been a belief of the curse and propriation of the curse of the Law to themselves for sin then the party from the apprehension of its misery being past hope of all relief from its self and such a self-discovery as emptying it self as full room has been for Christ and so it s call'd the like precious faith but the like strong so both kind of persons there is an impropriation of the fulness of Christ to the heart joyning with it for therein stands the true essence of faith when the Creator applies Christ in the promises to its cause although it knows not if it come speed If it be so why do we carp that we have not so much faith as others We have the Essentials of Grace in like manner there is no essential difference in the Grace of Love for first is there not that operating Love to put him above all the creatures with an invincible respect to him that all the waters cannot quench he keeps still in both causes a regard of his commands upon the heart upon which the Spirit of God has terminate the love of God though ye have not that overcoming obedience to the Commands of God Then next in the Grace of Patience there is a gradual difference though no essential And I know this troubles much the People of God that they can be so far different from others in submission yet dar'st not say that they have no grace yet I will let you see that it is not the meanest degree of patience that they have given way to Christ throughout their soul and that they have respect to his Commands for that must take up the party for their patience will not do if that be not if ye grant that then ye must grant this also that all the Graces of God are in them in habit so here is a self-judging and cordial justifying of God and deliberately submits to him in their cold blood and when their heart will not submit they appeal to God for it Then hereby ye may apprehend that there is no essential difference among the Works of Grace because the promises are equally cast out to all degrees so promise is made as well to him that looks as to him that eats this will hold it out that there is as good account of the meanest degree of gracious receipts and of the meanest size in difficult cases and in the day of suffering and testifying for Christs interest as of a people that are of a greater use and many times the weakest that we scarcely expected any good account of at their death hath a better confession of Christ than the greatest professor and the reason is Christ has gotten his peny-worths of the man that was so noted for a professor but a poor body that was never known goes away to death glorifying God to the refreshing of all standers by then all these different degrees of Grace are the work of one and the same gracious Spirit and works one and the same graces and work also gracious ends that says there is no difference essentially though there be different administrations and manifestations and is uniting to him and so conforming that all these gracious administrations carry on such an end The next thing is Why doth God keep a gradual difference may not he keep a great stock of faith patience and love to keep his people comfortable than to hold them after this manner We indeed think so but he because the Lord has