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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

and so as to guid them it is denied therefore the account of knowledge for the liuelesnesse of it 2. Pet. 1.9 1. Ioh. 2.4.9 Fourthly their thoughts and deuises declare the fleshlinesse of their mindes that which riseth naturally as the fruite of their minde is as an ill fauour out of a sinke they minde things of the flesh and when they take counsell and deliberate it hath the same sauour with the roote when they rowle some good thing in their heads they corrupt and defile it the diuell also whose power is yet in their minde puts ill thoughts into them as his first borne and his breath to blow vp the fire of fleshly lusts vnto which they so attend as they forget God his properties works and wayes and walke in the sparkes of their fire that they haue kindled Isa. 50.11 But the true beleeuer is not so First his knowledge is an abiding light shining constantly till hee come to life called for that the light of life Iohn 8.12 He is taught of God so as hee declines not from his statutes Psal. 119 102. Because he taught him hee cannot beleeue otherwise then hee hath receiued though false teachers confirme their doctrine with signes and wonders Matthew 24.24 They will not heare a stranger specially in fundamentall doctrine they know not his voyce Iohn 10.8 1 Ioh. 4.4 They know by an holy annointing abiding in them the truth and that no lye is of the truth 1 Ioh. 2.27 and discerne the particular lye vsing such meanes and helps as God affords them They be tempted troubled with the temptation but are alwayes with God and ouercome the temptation and returne to their minde with confirmation knowing whom they haue beleeued Psal. 73.2 23. Gal. 5.10 Secondly Though they may erre in many things because sight is not perfected at once it is with some darkenesse as it were in the dawning betweene light and darkenesse yet not in full darkenesse true light hath shined to them and they see though with many fancies as hee who at the first touch of his eyes saw men walke but as trees not in their perfect lineaments till Christ set to the cure againe then he saw cleerely hence comes such diuersitie of iudgements among learned and good men yet truth beeing propounded to them and defended by others they haue a gracious aptnesse to yeeld to it when they see it Esay 11.6 A little child shall leade them Iames 3.17 The wisedome from aboue is tractable they offer sincerely their emptied minds vnto Christ that he may fill them with a frame of truth so renouncing the wisedome of the flesh they allow their wits no liberty but in God The eare tastes words as the palate doth meate Iob 12.11 1 Cor. 14.37 38. Heresies in the Church manifest the approoued 1 Cor. 11.19 As Aegles to the carcase by proper sagacity so are they gathered to the truth concerning Christ Luke 17.37 Thirdly their knowledge is effectuall life eternall is begun continued and consummate in it Iohn 17.8.12 For Gods teaching is such as the effect followes Iohn 6.45 Euery man that hath heard and hath learned of the Father commeth to mee These are together 1. knowledge of him 2. beeing in him 3. loue of him 4. and keeping his word 1 Iohn 2.3 5. They by this light see God specially as hee is reuealed in Christ Ephes. 3.18 19. They see themselues in the very secret chambers of their hearts for defects contrarietie to Gods law inwardly whence hindering of good and furthering of euill comes admire the rich and abounding loue and grace of God in Christ 1 Tim. 1.14 confessing their owne vnworthinesse haue meane thoughts of themselues compared to God compared to Saints and shew by good conuersation their workes in meekenesse of wisedome They be called the meeke of the earth that doe Gods iudgements Fourthly The thoughts of the iust are right Prou. 12.5 their renued minde giueth disposition thereunto and they are as fruits brought forth to God by the vertue of Christ specially as the spirit breaths obedience and gouernes them to deuise good things Isaiah 32.8 They not onely haue a good treasure in their hearts whence good thoughts are brought forth but they forme their thoughts vnto good minding with studie and carefull thought how to do acceptably pray for pleasing meditations and labour to keepe their thoughts in an order to serue God with their thought Secondly The conscience of a temporizer whether you consider quiet or troubled differs much from the beleeuers in the execution of the function because the beleeuer hath some holinesse restored to his conscience which none can haue but in Christ who haue learned him and haue beene taught as the truth is in Christ Iesus to put off the old man and to put on the newe Ephes. 4.22 1. The cause of quietnesse 2. the effects 3. the continuance difference it First The quietnesse of an vnbeleeuer or that beleeues not so as it may properly bee called faith is vpon mistaken grounds as that his faith giues him right in the Couenant which God hath made to all that truely receiue Christ whose merit is the foundation of the couenant it is infalliblie true in the proposition whosoeuer hath his Sonne hath life to as many as receiued him he gaue this dignity to be the children of God but it is false in the assumption I beleeue in Christ and receiue him So in the point of sanctification deceiued with shew when he hath not the truth he rests vpon the promise made to the sanctified but falsely assumed to him as before Secondly Or it is by a wilfull presumption of finding God peaceable towards him against the expresse words of the curse trusting in a lying word wherein sometimes they are strengthened by false teachers that giue life to them that should not liue Thirdly Or by not stirring of corruptions slumbering in error without sense By ignorance of the law I was a liue without the law but when the commandement came sin reuiued and I died Fourthly By earthing themselues as it were in a caue of forgetfulnesse of God and their own estate diuerting their thoughts to other things not considering that he remembers all their sinnes and that they shall come to iudgement Fiftly Oppressing their conscience with false reasonings they take euill for good good for euill lye vnder the woe denounced against it without feare Secondly it giues no true comfort in God as reconciled no delight in him Iob. 27.10 it is not renewed vnto that righteousnesse which was lost holds not to vniuersall obedience but suffers to liue in some sinne knowen consciencelesly it witnes not nor holds a man vnto right manner and end of actions with due circumstances but onely excuseth the worke done as Iehu did when he said to Iehonadab the Sonne of Rachab come with me and see the zeale that I haue for the Lord. He was caried with a great will to the fact

Cor. 1.12 it is by the prouidence of God preseruing naturall light and conscience in some aboue others and giuing to some light by his word and spirit whereby corruption is held vnder for a time that the heart cannot shew the naughtinesse that is in it and they receiue some common graces which God governes to the producing of some good works for matter but he neuer renewing the fountaines of actiō the minde will and affections the worke proues in Gods sight corrupt by the disposition of the instrument and no mixture of true goodnesse in the production as there is none in in the instrument They are as clouds without water like comely members of a bodie that want a head to giue them life God leads the beleeuers by his spirit into good workes by gouerning the gracious habites infused the godly nature into holy acts hindered and corrupted indeed by the flesh concurring with the operations of grace in the same worke that the best worke needs the sacrifice of Christ to make it accepted the corrupt mixture pardoned Yet their is some true goodnesse in it and it is properly a good worke by the production of the spirit exercising faith hope loue zeale feare of God humility and other graces Secondly True righteousnesse is a begun obedience to al the Law of God by the seed of God abiding in the beleeuer wherby hee sinnes not as the vnbeleeuer nor can sinne 1. Ioh. 3.9 As disobedience was punisht with losse of originall righteousnesse and vniuersal corruption of nature that man had all sin in seed so by faith in Christ discharged of guilt thereof God giues againe originall iustice and all vertues in seed that are common to Christians A little child shall lead him Esay 11.6 because of his new creation and disposition to keepe Gods law which God hath put in his heart False righteousnesse neuer deliuers vp a man to a full rule and conscience of seueritie of right liuing it giueth not strife thereunto it is with percialitie reseruation either for persons Math. 5.44 times Psal. 78.34.36 or things Mark 6.26 True righteousnes hath something singular false righteousnesse is euer with reigning sinne of which after Thirdly True righteousnesse is done to God in honour and obedience to please and glorifie him to adorne his doctrine to iustifie profession to prepare vnbeleeuers to confirme and prouoke beleeuers by good example in conscience of which the soule rests when carnall men traduce the beleeuer and impute his worke sometime to madnesse when it transcends their capacitie sometimes to some peruerse affection or bad counsells of heart 2. Tim. 3.10 Thou hast fully knowen my manner of liuing purpose c. 1. Cor. 4.5 2. Cor. 5.13.14 False righteousnesse as it s not wrought in God so it is not done to him but bends back vpon a mans selfe Zach. 7.5.6 either to auoid punishment and get reward it is seruile and mercenarie or to get praise to be counted an honest man fit to liue in a societie To doe all in the name of Christ Col. 3.17 that God in all things may be glorified 1. Cor. 10.31 in ministring as of the abilitie that God ministereth is of grace It is the true loue of God that carrieth the heart in intention to God To a good worke is required power loue and a sound minde which Christians receiue in measure Loue is counted the fulfilling of the law it produceth and directs the workes of the beleeuer to God in Christ to whom he liues as the Lord of his life and death Rom. 14.8 Men vnconuerted are turned so away from God that they cannot spiritually loue him It may be as the God of nature and author of benefits which they seeke to haue and receiue they loue him for their aduantage but not as he is in himselfe soueraignely good nor as they beleeue his loue to them in Christ. They may doe something not onely for temporall blessings as Saul and Iehu but with relation to eternall life as the young ruler that was so rich Math. 19.16 but liue not to magnifie Christ in their bodies which is peculiar to grace Phi. 1.20 Obiection VI. Some that fall away seeme to be changed by the Gospell not onely outwardly but inwardly how can I be then infallible certaine of the truth of my righteousnesse Answere There change is the gift of some common graces which Christ as Lord bestowes vpon them but he neuer giues life to them as members of his body whereof he is head They are made partakers of the holy Ghost in some inferior working but are not made new creatures nor receiue grace accompanying saluation as appeares by the opposition of these two Their works proceede not from one and the same principle internall the true beleeuers proceede from the new creature faith working by loue from the life of the spirit which the other haue not Consider a little the difference of the worke of God in the fountaines of action First the minde of a temporizer is not holy though it be inlightened to know and acknowledg the truth It is peculiar to beleeuers to be renewed in minde after the image of God Col. 3.12 They that beleeue not haue mindes and consciences still defiled and not healed with the vnction from him that is holy Which may appeare 1. in that his knowledge of truth is not rooted in him in time of temptation hee goeth away and his light vanisheth so as that a greater darknesse commeth vpon him If the light that is in thee be darknesse how great is that darkenesse They goe backe after Satan the prince of darknes For degree the deuill was said to be cast out but repossesseth them againe so it is worse with them then before Secondly There minde not being sanctified they soone are puft vp in their minde vnto vaine reasoning which beget a false opinion which hauing striuen for they hardly forsake They sometime fancy a lie which seemes wisedome to them to follow though they send to inquire of God as seeming to offer their minds to his direction to know what is best to doe Ier. 42.3.5.20 Surely ye dissembled you were fully minded to go into Egypt whatsoeuer the Lord should say They haue an inclination to vnrighteousnes and meeting with deceiuers are easily carried away and that by the iust iudgement of God whose the deceiuer and deceiued be Iob. 12.16 and makes the punishment of the master as the punishment of the Scholar Mal. 2.12 Thirdly In that their knowledge is ineffectuall they know not as they ought to know 1. Cor. 8.2 Not for their owne vse which yet is required Iob. 5.27 Not what first and principally what more earnestly to follow It leaues them ignorant of themselues so as they think themselues to be some thing when they are nothing are puft vp Masterly censorious not onely towards fraile man but sometimes towards God himselfe as Mal. 3. verse 14. Their light shineth not effectually into their conscience