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A41843	The mystery of faith opened up, or, Some sermons concerning faith (two whereof were not formerly printed) wherein the nature, excellency, and usefulnesse of that noble grace is much cleared, and the practice thereof most powerfully pressed : whereunto are added other three sermons, two concerning death / by Mr. Andrew Gray ...; all these sermons being now carefully revised, and much corrected.	Gray, Andrew, 1633-1656.	1669 (1669)	Wing G1617; ESTC R39450	122,609	231

is called a Great Salvation in respect of the many difficulties and oppositions which ly in the way of bringing it about What great impediments suppose ye lay in Christs way before he could accomplish and bring about this Great Salvation Was not the Justice of God to be satisfied Was he not to die and be made like unto one of us Was he not to●ly in the grave And was he not to bear the to●ments of hell before this Great-Salvatio● could be accomplished and brought to passe 〈◊〉 There were such impediments in the way o● bringing about this Great Salvation that ●● all the Angels in Heaven had been set to the work they had been all crushed under 〈◊〉 had it been but that one great impediment● to satisfie the Iustice and pacifie the wra●●● of God even that was a passe through which none could go but the eternal Son of God It was so guarded that none durst adventure to enter it much lesse could any win through it save he only who was mighty to save III. Thirdly It is called a Great Salvation in respect of that high estimation which the Saints have of it O what an high estimation have the Saints of this Gospel Salvation There is no mercy which they think comparable to this all other mercies are but little Zoars in comparison of this great Mercy and Gospel Salvation IV. Fourthly It is called a Great Salvation in respect of these noble effects which this Salvation bringeth about and produceth● Some of the great effects of the Gospel David hath cleared Psal. 19. 7 8 9 10. Is not this ● great effect of this Gospel Salvation to ●ring us out of nature into an estate of grace And that is an effect of this Great Salvation ●s not this a great effect to make us who were enemies become friends And that is ●● effect of this Great Salvation Is not this ● great effect to make us who were moving ●● the way to hell move in the way to hea●●n And that is an effect of this Great Salvation Is not this a great effect to make us who were far off to be now made near And ●●t that is an effect of this Great Salvation And is not this a great effect to make us who were darknesse become light in the Lord and ●●at is the great effect of this Gospel Salvation Yea I may say time would fail me to tell ●f all the great effects of this Great Salvation ●ut O will yee come and see and that will ●est resolve the question unto you what the ●ble effects of this Great Salvation are V. Fifthly It is called a Great Salvation 〈◊〉 respect of the great advantages which ●oth redound to the person who imbraceth 〈◊〉 First Is not Heaven a noble advantage ●●d that is the gain which attendeth the ●●bracers of this Great Salvation Secondly 〈◊〉 not Jesus Christ a notable advantage ●●d yet hee is the advantage which attendeth ●● imbracers of this Great Salvation ●●irdly Is not eternall communion with ●●d a notable advantage And that advantage attendeth the imbracers of this Great ●●vation Fourthly Is not eternal liberation from the body of death a great advantage and that attendeth the imbracers o● this Great Salvation Fifthly Is not eternall singing in the enjoyment of God a grea● advantage and that attendeth the imbracer● of this Salvation Sixthly Is not eternal seeing of God as he is a great and noble advantage And yet this as all the former attendeth the imbracers of this Great Salvation Ye● would ye be rich O then imbrace thi● Great Salvation Would ye be honourable Come and imbrace this Great Salvation Would ye be eternally happy O then com● and partake of this Great Salvation VI. Sixthly It is called a Great Salvatio● in respect of all other Salvations that eve● were accomplished There was never a salvation or victory obtained by any General 〈◊〉 Captain unto a Land or People that coul● have the name of Great Salvation in comp●rison of this VII Seventhly It is called a Great-Salvation in respect of the authority of it W● have spoken of the greatnesse as to the m●ritorious cause of it and how great things doth effectuate and also in respect of t●● authority of it it is a Great-Salvatio● Would ye know who is the Author of th● Great-Salvation It is Christ Heb. 5. 9. 〈◊〉 became the Author of eternal Salvation to 〈◊〉 them that obey him And must not this Salvation be suitable to him who is the Author it This is one of the most noble and irra●●ant beams of the Majesty of the Son of G●● the Mediator that he is the Author of 〈◊〉 Great Salvation VIII Eighthly It is called a Great Salvation in respect of the continuance and duration of it It is not a salvation which is but 〈◊〉 a day but it is an eternal Salvation Heb. 〈◊〉 12. He obtained eternal redemption for us Now the second thing whereunto we shall ●peak for clearing of the words is this viz. How it is said That Christ was the first ●reacher of this eternal Salvation We do ●ot think that the words are thus to be understood that the Gospel and this Great Salvation was never preached before Christ came ●● the flesh but we think the meaning of the ●ords may be one of these three if not all ●f them I. First That all the preaching of this Great Salvation under the Law did come ●ery far short in the point of fulnesse in ●omparison of Christs preaching of it There●ore is Christ said to be the first Preacher of his Great Salvation As if he had said I ●now Adam he preached of this Great Salvation and Enoch he preached of this Great Salvation And the twelve Patriarchs they ●reached of this Great Salvation And all ●he Prophets who went before Christ and 〈◊〉 now in heaven they preached of this Great Salvation But all their preaching de●erved not the name of preaching in compa●ison of Christs for Never man spake as he ●pake Thus Christ was the first great preach●r of this Great Salvation II. Secondly This may be the meaning ●f it that Christ was the first Preacher of ●●is Great Salvation in respect of his clear way of preaching of it for hee was the first Preacher of it without Types and Shadows hee was the first Preacher of it clearly and fully with so much demonstration and power of the Spirit III. Thirdly The meaning of this that Christ was the first Preacher of this Great Salvation may relate to his appearing to Adam in Paradise when he became the first and great Preacher of this Salvation whe● hee did speak that word unto him The See● of the Woman shall tread down the head of the Serpent The first glorious preaching of thi● Great Salvation was when Christ preached i● to Adam in Paradise And that was the firs● and glorious morning of this blessed Gospel Now we shall speak a little to the first o● these six things which we have observed fro● the

one day to see the joyes of heaven and bring them back again they would ●ot pursue after these blessed and everlasting ●njoyments O is not Christ much underva●ued by us But I must tell you this One wo ● past but behold another wo is fast coming O ●he s●reighing of these spirits that are enter●d into their everlasting prison-house out of which there is no redemption What shall ●e your choise when Christ shall come in the ●louds I am perswaded there are many ●o whom at that day this Doctrine would be ●avishing viz. That there were not a death ●hat there were not a God and that there were ●ot an eternity Oh! will yee believe That ●he sword of the Iustice of God is bathed in hea●en and shall come down to make a sacrifice ●ot in the land of Idumea nor in the land of Bozra but hee is to make a sacrifice among his ●eople who seemed to make a Covenant with ●im by sacrifice Ah ah shall we say that ●f that argument were used to many that within fourty dayes they should bee at their ●ong and everlasting home they would yet ●pend thirty nine of these days in taking plea●ure upon their lusts I am perswaded of ●his that there are many who think that the ●ay betwixt heaven and earth is but one days ●ourney they think they can believe in one day and triumph at night But O! it shall ●e a short triumphing that such believers as ●hese shall have Therefore O study to close with a crucified Saviour rest on him by faith delight your selves in him with love and let your souls be longing for the day when your ●oice shall bee heard in heaven and O how ●weet shall it be sung Arise arise arise my love my dove my fair one and come away fo● behold your winter is past your everlasting summer is come and the time of the singing of birds is near When Christ shall come over these mountains of Bether hee shall cry Behold I come and the soul shall sweetly answer Come Blessed Lord Iesus Come O what a life shall it be that with these two arms yee should eternally incircle Christ and hold him in your arms or rather be incircled by him Wait f●● him for he shall come and his reward is with him and he shall once take home the wearied travellers of hope SERMON IV. 1 Joh. 3. 23. This is his Commandment that ye should believe on the Name of his Son Iesus Christ c. THere are two great and excellent gifts which God in the depth of his boundlesse love hath bestowed on his own First There is that infinit gift and royal donation his own beloved Son Jesus Christ which is called The gift of God Ioh. 4 10. And secondly There is that excellent gift of the grace of Faith which God hath bestowed upon his own which is also called The gift of God Ephes. 2. 8. Faith is the gift of God And is it not certain that these two gracious gifts ought to ingage ou● souls and hearts much unto him Infini●e Majesty could give no gift greater nor his S●● and infinite poverty could receive no ●●her gift so suitable as Christ It was the most noble gift that heaven could give and it is the greatest advantage for earth to receive it And wee could wish that the most part of the study and practice of men that is spent in pursuit after these low and transient vanities might bee once taken up in that precious pursuit after Christ. We could wish that all the questions and debates of the time were turned over into that soul concerning question What shall we do to be saved And that all the questions controversies and contentions of the time were turned over into that divine contention and heavenly debate Who should be most for Christ who should be most for exalting of the noble and excellent plant of ●enown and that all our judgings and searchings of other mens practices and estate might ●e turned over into that useful search ●ro ●rove and examine our selves whether we be in ●he faith or not And I would ask you this question what are your thoughts concern●ng precious Christ seeing he is that noble ●bject of Faith We would only have you ●aking along these things by which Christ may be much commended to your hearts First There was never any that with the ●yes of Faith did behold the ma●ehlesse beau●y and transcendent worth of that crucified ●aviour that returned his enemy There is ●oul conquering vertue in the face of Christ ●nd there is a heart captivating and over●oming power in the beau●y of Jesus Christ. ●his first sight that ever persecuting Saul got of Christ it brought him unto an endless● captivity of love Secondly There is th● that we would say of precious Christ whic● may engage our souls unto Him that for al● the wrongs Believers do to Christ yet hat● He never an evil word of them to His Fatthe● but commends them which is clear fro● that of Ioh. 17. 6. where Christ doth con●mend the Disciples to the Father for th● grace of obedience They have keeped th● Word and for the grace of Faith verse 8 They have believed that thou didst send me and yet were not the Disciples most defecti●● in obedience both in this That they did no●● take up their crosse and follow Christ and al●● in that they did not adhere to Him in th● day that He was brought to Cajaphas hall and were they not most defective in the gra●● of Faith as is clear from Matth. 17. 17. a●● likewise from Ioh. 14. 1. He is pressing the● to believe in Him and yet He doth comme●● them to the Father as most perfect in th● things Thirdly There is this that w● would lastly say of Him who is the noble o● ject of Faith look to the eminent depth● Christs condescendency and then ye will provoked to love Him Was it not infi●●●● love that made Christ to ly three dayes in t●● grave that we might be through all the ag● of Eternity with Him Was it not in f●●●● condescendency that made His precious he wear a crown of thorns that we mig●● eternally wear a crown of Glory Was not infinite condescendency that made Chr●●● wear a purple robe that so we might w●● that precious robe of the righteousnesse of ●he Saints And was it not matchlesse condescendency that Christ who knew no sin was made sin for us and like unto us that so we might become like unto him and be made the righteousnesse of God in Him But to come to that which we intend main●y to speak upon at this time which is that ●econd thing that we proposed to speak of ●rom these words and that is concerning the excellency of this grace of Faith which we cleared was holden out in that that faith was called his commandment which is so ●alled by way of eminency and excellency There are many things in Scripture which may sweetly point out the