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A12709 The mystery of godlinesse a generall discourse of the reason that is in Christian religion. By William Sparke divinity reader at Magd: Coll: in Oxford, and parson of Blechly in B[uck]ingham-shire. Sparke, William, 1587-1641. 1628 (1628) STC 23026; ESTC S100099 133,807 175

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calcem though now for a season if need bee we are in heauinesse thorough manifold temptations Which are indeed many and manifold within and without on the right hand and on the left even so many as there are things in the world and motions in our minde and mouers of both Thorough which it pleaseth God to lead vs ordering the occasions giuing leaue to Satan to winnowe vs and leauing vs sometimes to our selues whō u Extrema mūdi atrocius tentaturus aggreditur quia tanto fit fervētior ad saeuitiam quanto se viciniorem sentit ad paenam Greg. mor. l. 34. cap. 1. Satan subornes against our selues with a world of motiues reduceable to three principall heads * 1. Ioh. 2.16 the lust of the flesh the lust of the eyes and the pride of life x Iam. 1.3.4.5 But let no man say when he is tempted I am tempted of God for God cannot bee tempted with euill neither tempteth he any man But euery man is tempted when he is drawne away of his owne lust and entised Then when lust hath conceaued it bringeth forth sinne and sinne when it is finished bringeth forth death Which evill of sin death Satan intēdeth we deprecate with God without whose will wee can not bee tempted nor can resist or escape y 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ad sacrum bellum cum carnis vitiis gerendum nos confera mus oportet Sic tamen vt non in nobis ipsis fiduciam collocemus verum diuino subsidio victoriam permittamus Isidor Pelus l. 2. ep 143. Et mox 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In divina autem ope atq auxilio si siduciam nostram positam habeamus victoriam facile consequemur without his power help z 1. Iohn 3.9 Whosoeuer is borne of God doth not commit sin Preseruation * Omne quod radicaium est nutritur catore solis non arescit August tract 3 in 1. ep Ioh. Radicata est charitas securus esto nihil mali procedere potest tract 8. in ●●and ep for his seed remaineth in him and he cannot sinne because he is borne of God Not that hee sinneth not at all or only falls into some smaller sinnes or that such sinnes are veniall of their owne nature but he doth not commit sinne he makes it not his practise and trade of life though every sin be mortal for the a Rom. 6.23 wages of sin is death yet doth not he sinne vnto death for by the grace of God he shall haue time and grace to repent b Ezek. 18.22 and then all his transgressions that he hath committed they shall not bee mentioned vnto him in his righteousnesse that he hath done he shall liue Although all sinne bee mortall by the law and worthy of death yet doth not the childe of God sinne vnto death c Audeo dicere superbis esse vtile cadere in aliquod apertū manifestumque peccatum vnde sibi displiceant qui iam placendo ceciderant August lib. 14. de ciuitate dei cap. 14. Sed etsi aliquando predestinatorum aliquis ad eius slatum infectus contabuit armis poenitentiae accinctus fortior securiorque surrexit expertus admissi turpitudinem hostem suggestorem se consentaneum mira indignatione exhorruit rursum cautior munitior ad conflictus accessit Arnold Abb. Bonaeual de operibus sex dier cap. 4. nay though hee die for his sinne yet doth he not dye in his sinne that dyeth in the Lord. And howsoeuer we fall daily thorough our frailty and may fall dangerously by force of temptation and depart for the time from the grace giuen abusing the gift of grace which was in vs yet shall wee not fall from the grace of God towards vs reserued for vs in Christ Iesus He neuer repents him of giuing howsoeuer we may depart from the grace giuen by abusing our gifts but he that giues forgiues his beloued d Iohn 13.1 and whom he loues he loues vnto the end Neither shall they who are effectually called according to his purpose e In sanctorum cordibus iuxta quasdam virtutes semper permanet spiritus iuxta quasdam vero recessurus venit venturus recedit c. In his itaque virtutibus sine quibus mimime advitam pervenitur spiritus sanctus in Electorum suorum cordibus permanet in his vero per quassanctitatis virtus demonstratur aliquando misericorditer presto est aliquando misericorditèr recedit Gregor hom 5. in Ezech. vtterly depart from the grace giuen but shall by the seed thereof remaining in them f Ar. eccel Angli 16. recouer and amend their liues For g Rom. 11.29 the gifts calling of God are without repentance and h cap. 6.14 no sine shall haue dominion ouer them who are not vnder the law but vnder grace i Ier. 32.40 I will make saith God an euerlasting couenant with them that I will not turne away from them to doe them good but I will put my feare in their hearts that they shall not depart from mee And as by the feare of God we are restrained from the dominion of sinne all our life time so k 1 Pet. 1.5 by the power of God thorough faith we are kept vnto saluation ready to bee reuealed in the last time l Fides aeterna res est à spiritu scribitur v● maneat Ambros in 2. Cor. 3. Quomodo pot est amitti per quod fit vt non amittatur etiam quod posset amitti August de bono persev c. 6. Faith is not only the first answer to Gods call wereby we enter and are admitted into the state of grace nor yet farther the continuall mouer of our hearts in m Charitas quae deseripotuit nunquam vera fuit August ep 111 ad Iulian Ficta charitas est que deserit in aduersitate vid. Sixt. Senens bibl lib. 5. annot 240. loue according to the will of God as hath beene shewed but also the finall grace whereby wee persist vnto the end recouering many slips and falls in sinne yea and redemption from death it selfe if we dye in the faith of the forgiuenesse of our sinnes and resurrection of our bodies vnto eternall life n Petrus in lapsu gradum fideì remisit actum intermisit habitum non amisit motumque in eo fuit spiritualis vitae robur non amotum concussum non excussum Tertul. See Mr Hookers sermon of the certainty and perpetuity of faith in the elect saying The faith therefore of true beleeuers though it haue many grieuous downfalls yet doth it still continue invincible it conquereth recouereth it selfe in the end Fides fundit orationem fusa oratio impetrat fidei firmitatem non quae nunquam concutiatur sed quae concussa nunquam epprimatur August de verb. Dom. serm 36. And howsoeuer o 2 Tim. 2.17.18 the faith of some may for the time be ouerthrowne in part as theirs in