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A62549	Six severall treatises ... by the late worthy and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, John Tillinghast ; published by his own notes.; Selections. 1657	Tillinghast, John, 1604-1655.; Petto, Samuel, 1624?-1711.; Manning, John, d. 1694.	1657 (1657)	Wing T1180; ESTC R21376	167,572	313

my brother injures me speaks evil of me I cannot forbear him I do so to him and he cannot forbear mee were there but that forbearance should bee in any one it would heal the difference of either side O Saints would you love forbear one another forbear one another Obj. But such a one hath injured me and I have given him no cause Ans Why then forbear him thou wilt have the more comfort and peace in so doing Again now thou art like a Christian in forbearing him a man may from natural light forbear another who hath injured him if he himself gave the other cause to do so but now if thou canst forbear another who hath injured thee when thou hast not given cause this is to act like a Christian Thus did Christ he gave no cause to any to revile him or Crucifie him yet when they did it he forbare them when he was reviled he reviled not again 1 Pet. 2.23 Isa 53.7 innocent as a Lambe yet led to the slaughter and opened not his mouth Obj. But if it were once I could bear it but it is often Ans The oftner it is the more noble spirit shalt thou be of to forbear him a Childe can forbear a thing a while but a man can longer Again hath not God forborne thee often when he might have poured his wrath upon thee and when thou hast dealt as injuriously with him as thy brother hath with thee and wilt not thou forbear thy brother often Say with thy self O how long has God forborne me Obj. But wert it a small injury I could forbear but it is a very great one Ans Let me ask thee one question Is it greater than ever thou didst commit against God if so then indeed it were much to forbear him but if otherwise wilt not thou forbear him as God thee Again the greater injury the more grace exercised in forbearing and the more comfort in it Obj. But I were not a man if I should bear every thing and put up all tread on a worm and he 'l turn again Ans Thus flesh and bloud will reason and thus Centiles reason but it must not bee so amongst us Hear the Exhortation of Paul Rom. 12.19 20 21. Dearly beloved avenge not your selves but rather give place unto wrath for it is written Vengeance is mine I will repay saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger feed him if he thirst give him drink For in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head Be not overcome of evil but overcome evil with good 9 Consider all are but men Thou seest something in thy Brother which possibly might provoke thee to with draw thy love from him he sees something in thee which might provoke him to the same now let each consider of my brother why my brother is but a man and therefore he hath his failings as other men have indeed were he an Angel I might expect other actions and other carriage but he is but a man and I must look upon him as a man subject to failings as I my self am Yonder I see weaknesses but they are the weaknesses of man a poor man 10 Acquaint your selves with one anothers spirits more Strangers have not that affection the one to the other that intimate friends have so whilst Saints are strangers one to another there will not be that love and communion amongst them that there should be and were they more acquainted with one anothers spirits would Whilst the Disciples were unacquainted with Pauls spirit they were affraid to own him into their company though he assayed to joyn with them but when by Barnabas his relation they understood something of his spirit and the work of God thereupon Paul and they sweetly closed so afterwards a long time the Apostles at Jerusalem were affraid to own Paul as an Apostle through some suspicion or doubt they had of him but afterwards when through Conference and communion one with another they perceived the grace that was given Paul they then owned him and gave him the right hand of Fellowship acknowledging him an Apostle as well as themselves so that we see what comes by acquainting our selves with one anothers spirits Christians which before stand aloof off the one from the other and will not speak to each other may come when they know one anothers spirits sweetly to close and embrace one another yea many a Saint upon this instead of falling foul upon his brother as before hee did now falls foul upon himself What a filthy wretch was I my cursed heart would not close with my brother but I was ever full of suspicions jealousies surmisings thinking and speaking the worst and now I see blessed bee God I see it at last that my brother is a true Childe of God and there is more grace in him for ought I know than in my self O Saints let us get acquaintance with one anothers spirits I may know Master such a one and Mistris such a one well for outward acquaintance yet a stranger to his or her spirit and assure your selves of this that there is nothing in the world will more beget and maintaine love amongst you than this as I shall by being acquainted with my brothers spirit see the grace of God in him which will much draw my heart ten times more than any gifts or parts which I behold outwardly can do so likewise by near familiarity with him and acquaintance with his spirit there will bee twenty things which through my mis-interpretation of outward actings or some such thing did hinder love and beget dis-affection in me to my brother prevented as for instance Suppose I see my brother occasionally walking and dis-coursing now and then with a prophane man presently whilst I look barely upon the outward action my heart is ready to boyl with strange jealousies Now that we may get acquaintance with one anothers spirits 1 Bee much in communicating experiences and the dealings of God with you one to another 2 Be much in finding out and knowing the reasons of thy brothers outward actings this will bring to much acquaintance with thy brothers spirit and how and in what manner it usually works 11 Improve one anothers gifts and graces more as get acquaintance with one anothers spirit so improve them Hath God given thy brother a spirit of prayer improve it get him much to pray for thee hath God given thy brother more faith then thou hast improve it desire him in thy wants and streights to beleeve for thee now in so doing love will be abundantly increased thy brothers love will work more towards thee whilst he is improving of his grace for thee and thine to thy brother whilst thou seest that such and such mercies thou hast through thy brothers faith and prayer This is a certaine rule the more I do good to any in a spiritual way the more I shall love him the more any receive good will hee love mee And I take it this

3.5 Mortifie therefore your members which are upon the earth fornication uncleanness the mortification of the outward man And in vers 8. Put off all these anger wrath malice blasphemy There is the mortification of the inward man 2 For Vivification that likewise lieth in two things There is the vivifying of our Graces and the quickning of our Duties or our hearts to obedience The last comes from the former Our Graces bring forth our Duties and our Duties are but the actings of our Graces So that the things wee are to live by faith in in our Sanctification are the mortification of all sin whether in the outward or inward man the vivification or quickning of all Graces and of our hearts to every duty Quest 2. How doth faith act or put forth it self in this business of Sanctification Answ Here according to the two parts wee shall proceed and shew how faith acts in the business of Mortification and Vivification Quest 1. How doth faith act in the business of Mortification Ans 1. Faith doth discover to the soul that the old man the unregenerate and unmortified part that is in every one of us was carried up by the Lord Jesus upon the Cross and there did receive a deadly wound And that Jesus Christ our Redeemer and second Adam did take upon him that nature in which the first Adam fell and so did give a mortall blow to the body of sin and death by suffering in that nature Therefore the Apostle saith Rom. 8.3 What the Law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh God sending his Son in the likeness of sinful flesh for sin condemned sin in the flesh Christ took the likeness of sinfull flesh and by death condemned sin in the flesh that is did give a blow to sin in the flesh in the humane nature that hee took upon him therefore the Apostle saith Rom. 6.6 That our old man is crucified with him Christ took it up upon the Cross with him and gave it a mortall wound Now faith doth discover this to the soule when the soule findeth sin strugling and striving within then saith Faith this sin striving is a part of that body of death that is in the Saints now O my soul look up upon the Cross and see that body of death dying therefore O my soul go out against it and so faith encourageth the soul to go out against sin 2 As Faith shews the soule sin crucified with Christ so it shews the soul that the design of the Lord Jesus in giving a mortal blow to the old man and body of death upon the Cross it was this the weakning of the power of sin and the subduing of it in the Saints that sin might bee so dispowred that it might not reign nor rule in the Saints but bee continually in a declining languishing condition therefore it is said Rom. 6.6 Our old man is crucified with him that the body of sin might bee destroyed hee doth not say It is destroyed presently Christ took it up upon the Cross gave it a mortal wound that it might bee destroyed in order to the destruction that having the power broken the Saints might the more easily get power over it As an enemy that is already wounded though a Gyant is easily overcome So though sin bee strong as a Gyant Jesus Christ hath wounded sinne therefore his strength being taken away is the more easily subdued Faith shews the soul Christ saith Faith What did Christ give sin a mortal wound that it might bee destroyed O then let not sin live O then sin shall not live in mee 3 Faith shews the soule that there is a continual streaming forth of vertue and efficacy from the Lord Jesus Christ for the killing and subduing sin within Faith doth as it were set open the Fountaine of the Bloud of Jesus Christ streaming out towards and upon it for the healing of the Leprosie of Sin and this is that which faith layeth hold upon when it strugleth with sin Paul when hee was contending with this Old man when he cryeth out O wretched man that I am Rom. 7.24 presently he casts his eye upon Jesus Christ and saith I thank God Faith sheweth the soul the efficacy and vertue that is in the Bloud of Jesus Christ for the killing sin 4 Faith is much in calling out the soul to the promises of mortification we have a promise of mortification Rom. 6.14 Sin shall not have dominion over you for you are not under the Law but under grace The soul that lives by faith when it findeth sin strong it taketh hold of the promise and goeth to Christ and saith Lord thou hast said sin shall not have dominion over me behold here is such and such a corruption too hard for me Lord behold here is thy promise look upon thy promise remember thy promise subdue my corruption it first goeth to the promise and armeth it self with strength in the promise and then cometh and fighteth against sin and that is the matter wee are so often foyled with sin because we try to combate with sin before we go to the promise When a soul lives by faith for the subduing of sin there is first a going to the promise and then it encounters with sin with success 5 Lastly Faith doth beget and maintaine in the soul a secret perswasion though for the present it is compassed about with a weight of infirmities yet God will support it under all and in Gods time it shall be a conquerour over all Though I be for the present molested with sin yet a day will be I shall be a Conquerour and all these my enemies shall be under my feet I shall set my feet upon the necks of all my sins one day and this carries the soul couragioussy out to fight against sin for the present Quest 2. How doth faith act in the business of vivification Ans 1. Faith eyeth much the Resurrection of Christ and maketh the soul labour much after knowing Jesus Christ in his Resurrection Phil. 3.10 That I may know him and the power of his Resurrection and Fellowship of his Sufferings being made conformable to his death Here are the two great things we are speaking of for hee is pressing after perfection of Grace which consists in these two to have fellowship with Christ in his death for mortification and to know Christ in his Resurrection for vivification and quickning As mortification comes by a dying Christ so vivification cometh by a living Christ 2 Faith that sheweth the soul how that in the Resurrection of Christ he was raised up and quickned with Jesus Christ Faith sheweth the soul that in Jesus Christ it is quickned already as its common person therefore the Apostle Paul speaking of Jesus Christ as this common person saith Ephes 2.5 6. Yo● who were dead in trespasses and sins he hath quickned with Christ and made to sit together with him in heavenly places Faith shews the soul how that in