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A35003	The third and last volume of the sermons of Mr. Stephen Crisp late of Colchester Essex, deceased containing XII declarations upon several divine subjects : exactly taken in short-hand as they were deliver'd by him at the publick meeting-houses of the people called Quakers ... and now faithfully transcribed and published : with some of his prayers after sermon.	Crisp, Stephen, 1628-1692.	1694 (1694)	Wing C6943; ESTC R26073	139,372	264

Corruption that was grown up in thy nature in the time of thy alienation prevails still upon thee contrary to thy Faith and there is no coming to obtain this Baptism but by sinking down into that which will slay thee that which will kill thee But there is such a shifting to save ones Life there are so many twistings and twinings of People to save their Lives that at last they lose them but there are none that could ever find that Life that is Eternal but those that are willing to be given up to the Dead and submit to this Baptism that is by the Holy Ghost and by Fire these only do come to Life they come to the Resurrection for you never knew any that dyed this Death but they rose again it is as impossible for Death to hold any one down that is buried in this Baptism as it was impossible to hold Christ down when he was in the Grave The same power that brought again our Lord Christ from the dead the same power it is that quickens us while we remain in these mortal Bodies after we have sustain'd this Death and Crucifiction But who can believe this Saying for this is a hard saying who can bear it Is it not enough that I am a Believer which makes me a Friend and entitles me to a Community among you and as long as I hold the Truth and profess the Truth I am looked upon as one of your Society This is very true this doth entitle People unto the outward Privivileges of the Church of Christ but there is another inner Court that lies under the Angel's Reed the measuring Reed that is to be measured the Temple is measured and every Worshipper in the Temple is measured there was an outward Court that was for representing the Church of God in general from the particular the outward Court was not measured that the Gentiles might come in the unbaptized People which were never regenerated they might come so far as the outward Court but this did not entitle them to the Privileges of the House of God nor to any Worship or Sacrifice that was accepted upon God's Altar It concerns you and me my Friends to be serious about Matters of this Moment and Importance and not spend your Dayes and as it were speak by rote under an airy Profession though of Truth it self without considering what Progress you have made what benefit you have obtained and whether you are come not only to the shadow of good things to come but to the very Substance of the heavenly things for the comers to the outward worship could never with those Sacrifices they offer'd be made perfect the comers thereunto were not made perfect as to things pertaining to the conscience speaking there of the outward worship Heb. 10.1 but coming to the heavenly things whereof the other were but a shadow they made People perfect as to the Conscience and did bring them to Salvation The Apostle alludes to this Baptism for he speaks in a Figure of the Eight persons that were saved in Noah 's ark then he brings down the Allegory to Christian Baptism not only to the Baptism of John the fore-runner of Christ that preached of Christ but to the Christian Baptism it self by the like figure whereof baptism now saveth us saith the Apostle not the putting away of the filth of the flesh but the answer of a good Conscience What doth he mean by Baptism saving us He means the answer of a good Conscience towards God through the resurrection of Christ from the dead so that Christian Baptism did bring along with it the cleansing and putting away of all sin out of the conscience that might bring them under Doubts and Scruples and then there is an arising of Jesus the Saviour in the Conscience the Mediator that brought them to answer for them in the Sight of God for if People be conscious of Sin and do leave off their Sin this doth not yet cleanse the Conscience for there still remains a Conscience of Sin 't is not the leaving off our Sin that makes our Attonement with God or that expiates our Guilt or doth away the Guilt of the Sins that we have committed but there must be a forsaking and a leaving off Sin by the Vertue and Power of the Spirit by which we are enabled not only to leave off Sin but are guided and directed to the Mediator whose blood alone reconcileth us to God and cleanseth us from all sin If I should never commit a sin while I live it is not this simply in it self that will make me have the answer of a good Conscience in the sight of God for there remains the guilt of sin contracted in the Days of unbelief which is a bar and hinderance that none can approach the Holy God but in the attonement and Salvation that comes by Jesus Christ for all that believe and obey the Gospel are accepted in Christ and upon the account of Christs precious Blood that cleanseth us from all sin and unrighteousness Whom doth it cleanse those only that forsake their sins and by his power are brought to a holy life they by the vertue of his power and the cleansing of his Blood come to have their former sins removed from them as far as the East is from the West But what is this to them that remain in their Sins what is this to them that are not baptised for the dead that have not put off the old Man nor put on the new Man but have only put on the name and profession of Christ and put on the outside of him his Garment but have not put him on they are not Created again in Christ Jesus unto good works that they might walk in them no wonder there remains a conscience of sin in them there is a Bar that hinders them from the sight of the glory of God and from real and true satisfaction concerning their attonement and reconcilation with God and this hinders them from the enjoyment of that peace that passeth understanding and it is no wonder because they are not come to this baptism that brings the answer of a good conscience in the sight of God they are not risen with Christ how should they for they are not buryed with him Rom. 6.3 know ye not that so many of us saith the Apostle as were baptised into Christ were baptised into his death therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death that like as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father even so we also should walk in newness of life here is a change figured out between them that had partaken of the spiritual baptism and were come again to the participation of life in the resurrection of Christ Jesus and those that were not baptized So it is now with every one that cometh to believe the truth and maketh a profession of it there is a way cast up and there is a door opened for salvation

●s will this is Gods will that none should ●●sh but that all should come to repentance and be eternally saved Now in this work of your salvation we would have regard to him that sent us to Preach the Everlasting Gospel and we would discharge our selves faithfully and be made manifest in your Consciences that the benefits of the Gospel might come to be yours that you might answer the purpose of God in sending Christ to be the Saviour of Mankind you must turn from Sin to God and then you will find the blessing that comes by Jesus which it to turn every one from his evil way You may read this in a Book and you may also plainly read it i● your Hearts The Lord Jesus Christ hath given you Light to distinguish between good and evil if you do good you may make a comfortable reflection● upon your selves and this will be your rejoycing the testimony of your Conscience on tha● account bu● if you do evil though all Men do justifie you and commend you yet you will be condemned in your selves so that you have that in your selves which distinguisheth between things that differ in their nature and kind and you have a litle enlightening by the knowledg and understanding you have received concerning the things that are pleasing and displeasing to God if after yo● know this you will go on in a way displeasin● to God he will at length be too hard for yo● and plunge you down into the Abyss of 〈◊〉 W●at ●to all Eternity After Persons are satisfied and enlighten 〈◊〉 with the Light of Christ and come to the E●perience of things in themselves they will love the Light and Walk in the Light but there are many in this Age that have read the Scriptures plentifully and yet still go on in a way of Sin they cannot love the Light that reproves them He that doth evil he hates the Light and the Dawning of the Day is as the shadow of Death to him and it brings nothing but condemnation upon such Persons so that they do not love the Light though it is evident they have it and enjoy it and it shall be their condemnation whether they will or no if they do not love the Light and embrace it it will never be to their Salvation God hath given Christ to be a Light to the Gentil●s and his Salvation to the ends of the Earth He is the Light that enlightens every Man that comes into the World the Apostle John tells you the genealogy of the Word of God In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God and the same was in the beginning with God all things were made by him and without him was not any thing made that was made in him was Life and the Life was the Light of Men The Life of the Eternal Word was the Light of Men What Men do you mean I answer He is the true Light that lighteth every Man ●●at cometh into the World He extendeth ●is Light to every Man but it is condemna●●on to every Man so long as he continues to be a sinner against God This is the condemnation that Light is come into the World and Men love darkness rather than Light because their deeds are evil Now all Men ●re by nature dead in Sins and Trespasses 〈◊〉 our first Parents fell into Sin they were dead to God in the Day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt die when they had eaten the forbid●●n fruit they did not die as to outward appearance but they died as to that Communion they had with their Maker in this dead state lye all the Sons and Daughters of Adam but as our Saviour speaks though they be dead they shall live again Christ is Lord from Heaven a Quickening Spirit this is the object of our Faith that hath been extended and offered to Mankind ever since the fall there is no name und●r Heaven no other Power or Spirit by which a Man can be saved this great Mediator the Eternal Son of God is the Light that lighteth every Man that co●●●h into the World Faith in Christ is the same that ever it was notwithstanding the many forms of Worship among the Sons of Men some of Gods setting up and some of Mens setting up yet among all these the object of Faith is the same and Faith the same In the 11th Chapter of the Hebrews That little Book of Martyrs the Apostle there give● you a Catalogue of the mighty things 〈◊〉 have been done by the Faith of Gods Peop●● he begins with Abel By Faith Abel offere● more excellent Sacrifice than Cain by which 〈◊〉 obtained witness that he was Righteous 〈◊〉 testifying of his Gifts and by it he being dead yet Speaketh by Faith Enoch was translated that he should not see Death ●nd was not found because God translated him 〈◊〉 before his translation he had this Testimony that he pleased God and so the Apostle there goes to Noah Abraham Isaac Jacob Joseph and Moses And what shall I say more saith he for the time would fail ●e to tell of Gideon and of Barak and of Sampson and Jeptha of David Samuel and of the Prophets who through Faith subdued Kingdoms wrought Righteousness obtained promises stopped the Mouths of Lion● quenched the violence of Fire escaped the Edge of the Sword out of weakness were made strong turned to flight the Armies of the Aliens All these great and noble things were done by Faith it was the aspect their Souls had upon Christ the Mediator between God and Man it was their trust and reliance upon God through Christ the Mediator that did su●●ort and uphold them in all they did and suffered This Faith is still the same There are many Faiths in the World beside but they will prove but the Faith of Hypocrites Some have a Faith that if they do this and the other Work they say you may trust your Souls upon these good Works but this 〈◊〉 not the Faith of Abraham the Father of the ●●●●hful But some called Christians are gone 〈◊〉 ●ar in the Doctrine of merits that they ●●ok they can do enough for their own Salva●●on and for their Friends and R●●●tions too that there may be more Merit still over and above that others may have Benefit by the Merit of their Works of Sup●●●●gation B●t this is not the Faith of Abra●●● and other Saints by which they wrought such Wonders in the World I would not have Men trust at all in their own Works 〈◊〉 Salvation but trust in Christ alone who is able to save to the uttermost all that come to God by him But some will object We are taught the Doctrine of Faith in Christ and Justificati●● by him Well for my part my Tongue shall as soon drop out of my Mouth 〈◊〉 op●ose the Doctrine of being justified by Faith in Christ But let me tell you this may be misapplied If a M●n believe that he is justified by Faith in Christ