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duty_n	command_v	servant_n	unprofitable_a	1,244	5	10.6349	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08188	A day-starre for darke-wandring soules shewing the light, by a Christian controuersie: or briefely and plainely setting forth the mysterie of our saluation. Diuided into principles, obiections, and answeres. By Richard Niccolls, th'elder, of the Inner Temple London, Gent. deceased. Published for the generall benefit of all those who heartily, and with a true path desire their owne saluation: by I.C.	Niccols, Richard, of the Inner Temple.; I. C., fl. 1613.	1613 (1613)	STC 18526.5; ESTC S119830	27,183	96

God the true expounders hereof are the Prophets and Apostles and also particularly apply euery one to himselfe all the Articles of our Creed which is an abridgement of all things by vs to be beleeued for our soules comfort and defence against euery temptation and assault of the World the Flesh and the ●…ell The reason of this seauenth Principle doth rise from the consequence of the fourth Principle for as in the naturall man the soule doth communicate his eff●…cts to the body with which it is coupled and maketh his residencie in the body to be knowne by the outward workes and actions of the naturall man Euen so doth Christ vvith whom wee are one spirit communicate the force and fruits of his Spirit vnto all them whom he hath vnited vnto himselfe as himselfe testfieth For saith hee I am the Viae yee are the branches hee that abideth in mee and I in him bringeth forth much fruit Moreouer seeing God doth of right exp●…ct at our hands to be glorified by vs in the fruits of holinesse and righteousnesse for the innumerable and vnspeakable mercies and benefits we receiue of him and seeing to take away from vs all excuse of insufficiencie and weakenesse that wee are not able of our selues to performe the things hee doth expect at our hands he hath by our vnion with Christ according to his oath made vnto Abraham giuen vs power to serue him in holinesse and righteousnes before him all the dayes of our liues no weaknesse can excuse our vnwillingnesse and intollerable vnthankefulnesse if wee neglect to glorifie him in the fruits of holinesse and righteousnesse according to the power and measure of Gods grace giuen vnto vs in all singlenesse and willingnesse of heart being the proper end of all his gifts and graces bestowed vpon vs. For wherefore hath God elected vs that we might be saued howsoeuer wee should liue No but he hath elected vs that wee should be holy and without blame before him in loue Why hath CHRIST redeemed vs from the hands of our spirituall Enemies that being free from them wee might sinne more freely No but that wee bein●… d●…liuered from the hands of our spirituall Enemies might worship him without feare in holinesse and righteousnesse before him all the dayes of our liues Wherefore hath hee freed vs from the s●…ruitude of sinne that we might haue the more freedome to sinne No hee hath freed vs from the seruitude of sinne that wee might be the seruants of righteousnesse Wherefore doth hee regenerate vs by his Spirit and create vs a new that we should doe nothing our selues No Wee are the workmanship of God created in Christ Iesus to good workes which God hath prepared that wee should walke in them Why doth he bestow temporall benefits vpon vs that like pamperd Horses wee should kicke against our Lord and Master No hee crowneth vs with his manifold blessings to the end wee should keepe his Statutes and obserue his Lawes Let him not therefore say or thinke that he is a Christian or regenerate man who bringeth forth no good workes to testifie his faith and on the contrary side who so bringeth forth the fruits of sauing ●…aith may assure himselfe that hee is a true Christian and a ●…ull Branch of the Vine Christ Iesus which cannot but bring forth fruit to the glory of God Many in the time of Saint Iohn the Apostle did vvith vaine confidence sav that they had fellowship with Christ and yet they walked in darknesse But the Apostle the 1 Epist 1. 6. w●…teth plain●…ly that they did 〈◊〉 and dealt not tru●…y and in like sort many an outward professor of the Gospell in our dayes who is in the Church but not of the Church doth boldly boast and say that hee hath as sted●…st ●…aith and Hope in God and his Mercies as any man and that if in all the world there were but onely two to bee saued that himselfe should bee one of them two and that not of any merit of his owne but for Christs sake and for his sake onely and yet by confe●…nce with such and by their vain●… and w●…cked liues and conuersation they doe b●…ay themselues that they walk●… in darkn●…sse and haue no true sauing knowledge of Gods me●… in Christ and that all their goodly words of Faith and Hope are grounded vpon fleshly Presumption and not vpon Gods word inwardly taug●…t them by the Spirit of God which teacheth that the me●…e and louing kindn●…sse of God s●…ould leade them to Repentance Rom. 2. 4 and to become n●…w Creatures 2 Co●… 〈◊〉 1●… and to c●…ucifie the ●…lesh vvith the aff●…tions and lusts thereof 〈◊〉 5. 24. and to die to sinne and liue to righteousnesse R●…m 6. 14. and to liue after the vvill of GOD. 1 Peter 4. 2. For cleane contrarily their conuersation and spee●…es if you haue conf●…rence vvith them sauoureth on●…ly of lewde ignorance and the lusts of the fl●…sh and that they make Gods mercy in Christ but a cloake for their sinnes that they may sinn●… the more franck●…ly and securely and set all vpon Christs score they tast nothing of the Vnion which euery true Christian hath with Christ nor of the effectuall Ca●…ng Iustification and Sanct●…fication which are vnseperable to all and euery one vvho hath true and sauing Faith The eight PRINCIPLE THe Workes of the regenerate person or true Bel●…euer doc not me rit or deserue or are worthy of grace in this life or Glory in the world to come Rom. 17. 10. Rom. 8. 18. Notes vpon the eight Principle I●… wee note the nature of the word Merit or Desert we●… may easily finde that merit or desert may haue place with men but not with God for in me●…iting or descruing a thing we must be nothing in debt for it vnto him of whom wee will be said to deserue it Secondly that the things wee bring to deserue by be not his but our owne Thirdly that the things we bring to deserue by be at the least equall or as much in value or worth as the thing wee will be said to deserue But if any one of these conditions doe faile there can be no merit or des●…rt much lesse then can the regenerate man by his vvorkes merit or deserue at Gods hands grace in this life or glory in the world to come seeing in the same are wanting all these conditions For first whatsoeuer good works may be performed of the regenerate man are due to GOD by a double right namely by the right of Creation and by t●…e right of regeneration Hereupon Christ giueth warning vnto his Disciples When yee haue done all thin●…s which are commanded you for yee Wee are vnprofitable Seruants we haue done that which was our dutie to doc Secondly whatsoeuer good thing can be done of the regenerate man is certainely of God who worketh in vs both the wi●…l and th●… dec●… And Saint Paul in another place saith What hast thou that