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A19331
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A short dialogue, wherein is proved, that no man can be saved without good vvorkes
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Corderoy, Jeremy, b. 1562 or 3.
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STC 5756; ESTC S115604
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excuseth himselfe laying the fault in a manner on God saying Gen. 3.12 the woman that thou gavest me gaue it mee Wicked men vvho willingly and wilfully break the coÌ„mandements of God beeing carried awaye with their own lusts Iames 1.24 lay the fault on God that they do not liue as they shold as if God had put such wickednes into their hart so to doe when as on the contrary God calleth them earely and late Deut. 28. ezhorteth them with the blessings of this life and of the life to come threatneth the obstinate oftentimes layeth punishmeÌ„ts on them that they may know themselues yet for all this they will not regarde him though he vseth long suffering and giue them time to repent whose patience they misvse and misconster according to that testimonye vvhich Salomon giveth of them Eccl. 8.11 Esay 26 10 Psa 50.21 Because saith he sentence against an evill worke is not speedily executed therfore their hart is fuâ—ly set to doe evill Yea they imagine that God regardeth not vvhat is done here on earth But to turne to your words wherein you would not be blamed though you liue not according to the will of God ascribing the fault hereof to God PardoÌ„ me if I flatter you not I say the fault is yours you are highly to be blamed For hee that will liue godly must vse such meanes to bring himselfe therevnto as GOD hath appointed hee that vvil prolong his naturall life must vse such meanes as God hath appointed therevnto as meats drinks else he caÌ„not if he refuse it he is guilty of his own death In like maÌ„ner he that wil liue a spiritual life must vse such meanes as God hath appointed thervnto as reading of his word frequeÌ„ting of sermons praiers frequenting of godly mens coÌ„pany by having coÌ„ference with theÌ„ Which things it appeareth by your own confession you haue not vsed therfore no marvel though you haue no delight in a godly life Gall. Wel wel no more I pray you It is pitty such doctrine shoulde be publikely preached it would make many dispaire Scholl The revealed worde of God must be preached though the wicked take offence at it predestinatioÌ„ is an excellent doctrine yet it is a stumbling blocke to many vvho carelesly say vvhen they heare of it if we be pred stinated to eternall life our ill life wil not make vs reprobates if we be reiected our good life vvill not prevaile that we may be saved vpoÌ„ this false collection they run into al manner of lewdnes not considering that those whom he hath ordained to everlasting life not only must but also will liue a holy life If there bee any that will take an offence at this doctrine of repeÌ„tance good works it wil be such as are or haue been desperately wicked as for those that are not gone to that hight of wickednes they will when they heare this doctrin become more zealous of good works and walk more warily redeeming their time lest they overpasse the time of their repentance knowing that if they haue not oile in their lamps they shall be excluded the wedding And if this doctrine were not coÌ„venieÌ„t to be published so many not able meÌ„ of God would not haue published it De doctrina Christiana lib. 1. cap. 19. ideÌ„ lib. 20. ca 6 de civitate dei Augustin he saith that there are two sortes of deaths of the soule the one in this life vvhich is a renouncing of his former ill manners and wickednes which is done by a true repentaÌ„ce the other in the world to come concludeth in the end of the same Chapter that except the soule dyeth in this world and begin to bee formed according to the image of God Rom. 8.29 she shal not come to the heavenly blessednes but to eternal punishment alluding to those vvordes in the Revelations Blessed is bee that hath his part in the first resurrectioÌ„ Rev. 20.6 for â—n such the second death hath no power And in an other place the same Augustin sheweth this point proving it by the example of David De doctrina christiana l. 3. c. 2â— vvho wheÌ„ his wicked son Absolom was caught betweene the cliftes of the tree by the necke was suddenly put to death David lamentâ—d him sore But wheÌ„ his youÌ„g childe died assoone as he had notice of it he reioiced the cause he lamented the one was because he knew hee went into everlasting torments because he dyed a wicked man and had not time to repent and yet he hung a good vvhile before he was dead and might haue cryed Lord haue mercy on me if that woulde haue served But the innoceÌ„t child he lamented not because hee had no cause to doubt of his salvation Gall. Stay pray me thinks you haue spokeÌ„ that now which overthroweth all that you haue spoken you say that David doubted not of the salvatioÌ„ of the child I pray sir what good works could the poore youÌ„g infant haue hee had none and yet saved Besides when you mention the hanging of Absolom you put me in minde of an obiectioÌ„ which you wil hardly answere namely of the theefe who was crucified wheÌ„ our Saviour was crucified he vvas saved without good works why not I Schol. WheÌ„ I say that no maÌ„ can bee saved without some measure of sanctification and good workes I vnderstand alwaies Fulke in his notes vpon lam cap. 1 25. the marginal note that ordâ—nary course which God vseth in bringing his elect to the inioying of his kingdome even as Paule speaketh of fâ—â—h that vvithout faith is impossible to please God and faith commeth by the hearing of God word Yet in young children this kind of faith is not required but in those only who at come to yeeres discretion So neither is that inhereÌ„t sanctificatioÌ„ which consisteth in good works and holines of life required in youÌ„g children but they are saved after an extraordinary maÌ„ner namely because they are coÌ„tained in the covenant of God with AbrahaÌ„ his seed So that this overthroweth nothing of that which I haue said CoÌ„cerning the other parte of your obiection of the theefe who was saved with out good works therefore there is no cause but you may be also in these words you doe as if a robber on the high way should thus reasoÌ„ though I know that to rob one on the high vvaye by the ordinary course of the lavves of this Realm is death and ordinarily such offenders are executed yet I know one that by the extraordinary favor of the Prince vvas spared therfore I vvill robbe too for I see no cause vvhy I should not be saved as vvel as he You vvould thinke such a fellovve notoriously foolish vvho should do thus But vvhereas you say the theefe had no workes it is not so For as soone as hee came to the knowledge of Christ straighte vvay he shevved his faith by good