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A15504	Some helpes to faith Shewing the necessitie, grounds, kinds, degrees, signes of it. Clearing diuerse doubts, answering obiections, made by the soule in temptation. By Iohn Wilson, preacher of Gods word in Gilford.	Wilson, John, d. 1630.	1625 (1625)	STC 25769; ESTC S103081	44,436	242

receiueth Christ vnto vnion with the beleeuer Iohn 6.56 2. Cor. 13.5 Ephes. 5.30 it receiues in Christ the gift of righteousnesse vnto iustification of life Rom. 5.1.17 reconciliation and safety from wrath for euer Rom. 5.9 adoption to bee children of God and coheires with Christ Rom. 8. 16 17. the holy Ghost vnto a new creation vnto leading by counsell motion strength warning incouragement suppressing crucifying causing to dye the corrupt nature lessening the force and fruits of it Rom. 6.3 6. Ephes. 1.13 Gal. 5.24 and vnto entrance to God in prayer the Spirit makes request for the Saints according to the will of God Rom. 8.27 Secondly It workes towards God according to the strength and measure of it a quiet state of conscience agreement of the new nature with Gods law vnto delight in it consecration of our selues to God with loue to bee his seruants confession of truth to his glorie and commending of our soules into his hands 2 Tim. 1.12 Thirdly To the beleeuer according to the degree of it it workes quiet dependance on God for prouision and protection content and comfort in God in any condition patience vnder Gods hand with delight in him Psal. 73.25 26. Fourthly Towards faithfull brethren coniunction of soules and communion of gifts spirituall and temporall with a brotherly kindnesse and loue edifying the body towards all men loue humanitie iustice equity mercy and goodnesse euen to enemies Fiftly against the deuill resistance standing victory by the power of the Lords might Eph. 6.16 Thirdly For parts of nature temporary faith hath but two which the spirit workes knowledge and appobation vnto some ioy in the word receiued faith properly so called hath both them an other as an essential degree aboue the other which distinguisheth it from the other in kinde as sense distinguisheth the life of beasts from that of plants that haue vegetatiue life but not sensitiue and reason the life of men from that of beasts which haue sense common with man but not reason And this part of faith which so formally essentially differenceth it is application or appropriation of Christ and the promise of mercie in him which is called receiuing of Christ and drinking his flesh and blood putting him on by this Christ dwels and liueth in the beleeuer ioyning him so to the Lord that he is one spirit with him For want of this the temporizer is an vnbeleeuer in respect of true faith a hidden infidel such as Christ would not commit himself vnto Ioh. 2.24 Yet they are said to beleeue by reason of some materialls of faith 2. for similitude in a chearefull profession of that Gospell 3. In regard of some subiection to the word which open infidels cast away yet differs from faith properly so called as hypocritical from sincere dead from liuely generall from speciall ineffectuall from effectuall and transitory from abiding Obiection II. The things reuealed are sweete to them they tast the word to be good receiue it with ioy that seemes to implie application Answere By the light of God in their minde they see the kingdome of Christ to bee glorious heauenly and aboue this world which many thought but earthly they see their state for whom it is prepared to bee full of happinesse Gods loue and good will therein of great admiration they perceiue a possibility of obtaining this happinesse which knowledge for the time delights them Secondly They perceiue sinne to be full of miserable vexation know and feare a painefull sting in death and hearing of a free and full deliuerance from these euils by Christ they in some sort for a time submit themselues to the Gospell forsake them which are wrapped in error cease concerning act many grosse sinnes and do many things commanded and so are receiued in the charity of the Church as members by which vanishing taste temporary and partiall reformation with some common graces with the estimation of the Godly they conceiue a rowling opinion that they shall bee saued which for a while pleaseth them but is onely as the commotion of affections in a dreame Thirdly The spirit of God makes no preswasion of Gods loue to them nor euer giues life to the seed which in sowing fel in such ground It is saide to spring vp as corne in stonie ground or sowen among thornes that choke it but it neuer is brought forward to that which God works in them whom he calls of his purpose They are said onely to seeme to haue Hence it is that they doe not so much setledly as purpose desire indeuour to get that faith which is proper to the elect 2. or striue of conscience of the commandements against doubts and feares to giue glory to God by beleeuing 3. they are not iealous of the deceiuablenesse of their heart they try not their state with loue to be true and to know they are of the truth It is with them as with a man admitted into a rome where a table is furnished with delicates for some chosen guests to see tast of them who is able to discerne the goodnesse of the things set forth the good-will of the houshoulder to them that are bidden for whom they are prouided yet receiues them not so as they for whome they were intended The true belieuer tasts the loue of God to him as a chosen guest in the delicats prouided for him by that taste is carried in desire to grow vp more in the grace that reioyceth him praiseth Christ for that rest and sweetnesse he finds in in him and comes with indeuour more and more to him giuing himselfe to him as truely happie in him his faith conquers when the temporizers is ouercome and he goeth back after Sathan Obiection III True faith giues a knowledge of Gods loue to him to whome it is giuen to beleeue 1 Ioh. 4.16 wee haue knowne and beleeued the loue of God towards vs. I finde not that knowledge of Gods speciall loue to me can I haue faith and see none Answere There may be faith in the soule that takes not notice of it God hides himselfe from them to whom he is a Sauiour Christ told Thomas with the rest of the Disciples that they knew whether he went and the way to come to him in their death yet he said we know not whether thou goest and how should wee know the way Christs words were true they knew not their owne knowledge So he promiseth when hee giueth his spirit more plentifully they shall know by the effectuall working of it in them that hee is in them and they in him Iohn 14.20 Implying that yet they knew not that as they should know it by experiment of faith Faith may be implicite in respect of cleare knowledge of Gods fauour euen after many yeeres soberly spent in Gods seruice Secondly Faith is for a time but in seed not able to quiet the heart in knowledge of Gods loue yet the reigne of

sinne and their works dead their Will is not free then to any spirituall work death depriues not onely of action but facultie They are said to serue sinne if their will be in a full bondage they are not free all that are not freed by Christ remaine in spirituall bondage to sinne they must be in him whom he freeth and that is by a true faith they are gouerned by the prouidence to some workes that are good for their matter but in them they are intrinsecally guilty they haue no will to obey honour the Lord therein they proceed not from an inward frame of goodnesse and conformitie of heart to Gods law their will is worse then their deed they receiue the Gospell but not with an honest heart purely for it selfe but with corrupt respect They forbeare some sins but not for loue of God and that they haue chosen Gods law whereof sin is a violation their will is not turned against it out of any inherent holines contrary to it but as contemned by light of the minde as reprochfull for one that professeth true religion or some way daungerous as appeares by their partialitie in the law Iam. 2.4 The true beleeuer is by the spirit of Ghrist in part truely and for euer freed in his will from the spirituall bondage and seruitude of corruption and his libertie is brought forward by degrees The change is by a supernaturall worke as if a stone which a hundred times forced vpward falls downe againe should haue a new inclination put into it the change were aboue nature But now the inclination is naturall so in this worke of God in taking away the stonie heart and giuing the will a new inclination the diuine power hauing made this alteration by infusion of grace and holinesse into it the action of it in willing to belieue to be iustified to be healed in nature of the sinfulnesse perceiued to be quickened vnto good workes to doe them more spiritually is naturall and free by reason of the godly nature Search your selfe according to this difference in minde conscience and will and be a true witnesse of the worke of God in you Obiection VII I find such corruption in my minde conscience and Will especially that I feare I am vnder the dominion of sinne not onely hauing damnable matter in me from which Gods children be not free but damning for sinne reignes vnto death Answere First If you desire healing of your nature grone in desire to grace perceiue your fowlenesse vnto a lothing of your selfe feare not sinne hath not dominion ouer you True grace and sense of sinne may be together in a true beleeuer who by new light perceiueth what is sinne by renewed selfe-loue more impartially iudge themselues and their doings by spirituall life feel that which they that are blind dead in whom self loue is fully corrupted neither see nor feel Prou. 30.2.3 Rom. 7.24 That wee see abhorre confesse lament as our exceeding miserie sinne dwelling working in vs hindering the good wee would corrupting our best workes carrying vs to hated euill That we earnestly desire deliuerance frō this bondage That we may do Gods will in earth as it is done in heauen No measure that is ioyned with imperfection satisfieth vs but we contend further that we indeuour our selues to get more grace and the exercise of it apply our hearts to fulfill Gods statutes bid battell to all vices purge our selues imbrace crosses as meanes of mortification and profit in holinesse loue a wise reprouer beare malicious reproofes and that we rest not in aliuelesse conformity in the externall action to Gods law it is of the grace of God giuen vs in Christ Iesus Rom. 7.14.15.24 Phil. 3.13.14 1 Chro. 28.7.9 Hos. 6.3 Psal. 119.101 1 Ioh. 3.3 Heb 12.7.10.11 Prou. 25.12 2 Sam. 26.10.12 Psal. 119.93 For sinnes past 1. That we voluntarily remember them to afflict our selues taking greife and shame for offending of God 2. That we willingly beare the punishment of them loathing our selues for our deeds that were not good hold our selues wholly damnable open not our mouth in defence or extenuation but confesse our selues vile to Gods glory with indignation at our follie and brutishnesse 3. that by rememberance of our seruice of such hatefull and now hated sinnes wee keepe our selues from our iniquitie and prouoke our selues to the study of innocencie that we are carried to labour in Gods worke with greater impulsion of loue considering Christs loue dying for vs Gods loue giuing him for vs and forgiuing so great debt 4. that we are humble modest in opinion and speech of our selues whatsoeuer graces we haue receiued that considering our change by the grace of God we bee humane compassionate toward sinners louing to make them iust waiting for their repentance deuouring indignities from them in hope and desire that they which are such as we were may be such as we are by the grace of God louingly and gladly receiuing them repenting is of grace Esay 54.6.7 Ezech. 16.63 Leu. 26.42 2 Sam. 15.26 Mich. 7.9 Iob. 42.6 Psal. 73.22 Psal. 18.23 1. Pet. 4.2.3 1 Cor. 15.9.10 2. Cor. 5.14 Eph. 3.8 2 Tim. 2.24.25 Tit. 3.3 It is a token that is pacified is moued in his bowels towards vs as his deare children Ier. 31.20 will meete vs with tokens of peace and loue Luk. 15.20.23 and defend vs as now deliuered from our sinnes not being that wee were being that we were not Luk. 7.44 and iustifie the ioy of good men in our returning from death to life Luk. 15.31 Secondly Where sinne reigns the man is but flesh merely carnall Gen. 6.3 Ioh. 3.6 distitute of the spirit Iud. v. 19. in the full power of sinne Rom. 7.5 wholly replenished with it as it were buried in it If the Spirit of Christ be in you it freeth you from the law and force of sinne and the hurt of death You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit for the Spirit of Christ dwelleth in you Rom. 8.2 9. Though you haue and shew forth much more corruption in affection and manners then many other christians doe yet the new man liueth in you as a babe 1 Cor. 3.1 infirme and feeble to keepe the olde man vnder and to bring forth the actions of a christian And because of the seede of God in you though in comparison of stronger christians you may bee counted carnall yet compared with meere carnall men you are spirituall you are not wholly carried by the desires of the flesh as they but contrary lusts striue in you to destroy one another Galath 5. verse 5.17 The perfectest Christian in this life compared with the spiritualnesse of Gods Law may well pronounce himselfe carnall Neither nature nor action is fully conformable to it but though there bee much in him contrary to the Law yet the roote of the matter is in him Iob 19.28 You should say why doe wee persecute him seeing the roote of the matter is in him Where