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A06051	A letter written by Mr. Paul Bayne, minister of Gods word, lately deceased. Effectually instructing, and earnestly prouoking to true repentance, loue, and new obedience. Very profitable for euery one that would proceede on in the constant course of a godly life, shewing the way vnto it, and seriously exciting vnto more perfection therein	Baynes, Paul, d. 1617.	1617 (1617)	STC 1645; ESTC S113834	16,563	94

Diuine power raising it vp glorifying it in heauen so that he who was dead in his humane Nature is now aliue in it for euer hauing swallowed vp death into victorie Thirdly it considereth God manifested in Christ as he is become our God by Couenant in regard of such things which his faithful mercies doe worke for vs. He in Christ is our Iustifier our Sanctifier that helpes vs against the remnants of our corruption our Redeemer that deliuereth vs from all troubles the God that careth for vs giueth vs euery good gift blesseth vs in our estates feedeth vs giueth vs and all his beloued ones sleep defendeth vs from al euil keepeth vs by his power to saluation is the beginner and ender of all his good graces in vs. Now how short are we in this point wee are like infants in a manner new borne they are kept by the louing Parent from fire water are fed laied to sleepe made readie vnreadie shifted in their scape but they know not who doth all this for them So doth our heauenly Father by vs in Christ but he knoweth little vnderstanding haue we of him for though God be light it selfe a Spirit which brightly seeth all things through heauen earth to whose pure shine the Sun is darkenesse yet the weakenes of our sight is such wee cannot look against it as the Bat and Owle cannot indure to see the bright beames of the Sun in the firmament you must therefore take notice of your spirituall blindnesse and come vnto him that selleth eyesalue g Reue. 3.18 that hath the spirit of illumination which openeth the eies of the blind and crie to him for mercie Why if your eyes were sore bloud-shot c. your eies wherewith you see but one another creatures like your selfe you would seeke out for them and wash with strongsmarting waters but you would restore them wil you not seeke to your God in Christ for to restore that sight of your spirits wherewith you see him and the things of your peace within the vale euen in the heauens nay you must bee ashamed you take knowledge no more of your God through the whole day If our children when wee are by them should through rudenesse and carelesnesse not once cast a looke to vs as acknowledging our presence would we take it at their hands might not euery one say these children they are better fed then taught they are thus gracelesse Let vs apply it to our selues who serue our God and Father little better and you must set vpon this suite with better hope because God hath promised to vs this is his couenant wee g Ier. 31.34 shall know him from the greatest to the least of vs the eye looking on a thing becōmeth one with it in some manner But least I grow too tedious I come to the second wee must trust on him hanging all our hopes on his mercie and truth toward vs. And these two go together men somtime the better wee know them the lesser we trust them and that deseruedly but Psal 9. Psal 9.10 such as know God shall trust in him and who so reposeth al his confidence in God hee takes him in so doing for his God as the Scripture in this respect saith the couetous man is an idolater taketh his money for God because hee putteth his trust in vncertaine riches his wealth is a strong tower in his thoughts and hee that trusteth in the creature with-draweth his heart from God saith the Prophet teaching that our hearts are vnited to God Jer. 17.3 when the affiance of them is set on him Now though we should liue by faith h Gal. 2.20 on the Sonne of God trusting vpon him for the giuing and maintaining of all our good both temporall and eternall leaning vpon him for defence and deliuerance from all euils spirituall yea and corporall i 1. Pe. 5.7 casting all our cares on him k Phil. 3.3 hauing no confidence in the flesh but reioycing in Christ Iesus though this is our dutie yet we are exceeding weake in faith and full of vnbeleefe this will appeare by our want of feare at the thretnings of Gods word and by our carelesnesse which maketh vs loosly looke after his promises Did wee beleeue such threatning if you liue after the flesh you shall die Rom. 8.11 wee would tremble when we fauour our selues in our owne wayes the diuels beleeue and trēble Againe trusting ciuilly in mans word or bond we do seek them carefully and are glad when we haue got thē and as we say wee write vpon them to haue so much at such a day vpon a substantiall mans word or bond giuen vs. But Gods word that promiseth all good things in this life as wel as the life to come his seales wee seeke not after them wee are not glad of them which is a signe of our great vnbeleefe in them Secondly by the resting of our hearts in outward things and our being disquieted when we want them is a token that our hearts are vnbeleeuing while wee haue meanes and good likelihoods of this or that wee are well let these faile we are troubled which sheweth that wee rest not on the word of God which is as sure in the want of all things as in abundance but leane on such things as wee see and haue at hand Suppose a man had crutches vnder his armes but leaned not at all to them as hee goeth take them away he walketh as before So wee did not we trust and leane on the things seene but on God who is not seene but by the eye of faith wee should goe as vpright when al things to sense speake the contrary to that wee beleeue as when our feeling is fed abundantly hoping against hope Thirdly did we rest on God and trust to him as who is all in all we would seeke to him for his blessing more then for meanes which by his blessing doe this or that whereas we labour not to make him sure to vs but to get the meanes and then wee thinke all is well with vs. Now when you find your vnbeleef you must make it odious to your selfe by such like considerations Shall I seeke after the word of a mā sometime to secure but a twentie shillings matter and shall I not seeke after the precious promises of my God shall I trust to a man promising this or that and shall I not trust my God who is truth it selfe that cannot lie will not a substantiall man thinke much if I take not his bare word and shall I not trust my Lords word and seale oath he hath sworn to blesse vs with all blessings in Christ vnlesse he leaue me a pawne also Then in the third place when you finde your vnbeleeuing heart trouble you Heb. 12.2 you must looke to Christ who is the authour and finisher of your faith speake to him Thou hast begun thou must finish Encrease my faith I beleeue helpe my vnbeleefe

The third dutie is you must loue him for loue we know maketh the man and woman one so it doth couple vs to God Wee must labour to say from our hearts Lord what haue wee in heauen but thee Psal 73.25 or in earth in comparison of thee Now though we think wee doe loue him and doe so yet it is weakly and aboue all things we had need to mende in this behalfe Trie your loue and then iudge of it Those you loue doe you not loue to be present with thē as you two one with another if one of you be forth of towne doe you not thinke long til you meet together are but should bee affectioned toward euery stranger if shee should not care how long she were absent from him but thinke her selfe best while they were asunder if shee cared little how her louing husband were offended casting that at her heele which hee taketh to heart were not this shamelesse behauiour in her and shall not we be ashamed to shew no lesse want of loue to thee to whom our souls are married in Christ Then you must turne you to God confessing that your hearts are full of harlotry and false-loue You can loue your selues you haue affectiō enough to the things of this world the gifts of God and that the meanest more then the giuer as harlottes to rings gold bracelets more then the senders and beseeching him to purge your hearts of this and fill you with his loue for this is his promise I will circumcise your hearts and make you loue mee with all your hearts The fourth thing is the feare of God Sanctifie the Lord in your har●s make him your feare Esa 8.13 * Mat. 10.28 feare to offend him who when the body is killed can cast the soule into hell fire We shold reuerence his excellent Maiestie and dread to offend him because hee hath been gracious to vs and hath power to doe with vs what euer he pleaseth And with good reason were there from whom wee hold our house and stocke so that hee could turne vs out of all at his pleasure would wee not walk very circumspectly fearing that which might alienate his fauour from vs Againe if the Maiesty of a mortall man doth affect vs as of the King with reuerence how much more should wee be affected with the glorious Maiesty of the most high God Now you must know your hearts are much void of this also The thing speaketh it self Do you not feele when in prayer you are to speake to God that there is no reuerence in your hearts beseeming so high a Maiestie Do you not feele the want of dreade at his iudgements which so long haue been vpon vs and still houer about vs and what awe is in vs making vs fearefull by sin to displease him Alas presumption securitie hardnesse of hart these weeds grow so hic that wee can scarce discerne the fruit aboue named In the third place thē you must worke this want vpon your heart as the former saying If I were in the presence of some great personage and should carrie my selfe rudely without due respect would I not blush shall I not bee ashamed I haue no more reuerence when I come before thee Iam. 2.19 O thou God of glory so for want of dread shall the beasts tremble whē the Lion roreth yea shall the diuels tremble to thinke of thy iudgement O shall I be senslesse and no whit mooued So for want of awe in regard of breaking Gods law shall I dare as well to take a beare by the tooth as to breake the Kings law where especially it threatneth life limme or liberty and shall I not bee afraid to trespasse against thy ●●●tutes the breach wherof is punishable with eternall death Is there none but thee that wee may make bold with shall I bee so foolish as to feare sicknesse pouerty mens displeasure and not bee afraid of sinne and thy wrath which is a Heb. 12. vlt. a consuming fire what were this but with little childrē to bee scarred with a harmelesse bul begger and to bee dreadlesse of fire and water In the last place you must looke to God in conscience how this affection is peruerted in you confessing to him that you can feare the face of men things that are or seeme hurtfull to your selues you can ●emean your selues reuerently toward such as are great amongst mē but toward him you finde great want and goe pray him to worke it in your hearts who hath couenanted to put his b Ier. 32.40 feare in our harts so that we shall not depart from him Fifthly to haue God for your God bindeth you to reioyce in him c Phil. 2.4 Reioyce in the Lord againe I say reioyce d Ie● 9.23 Psal 37.4 Delight thy selfe in the Lord and hee will giue thee thy hearts desire let not the rich man reioyce in wealth the strong man in strength the wise man in wisedome but in this that he knoweth mee saith the Lord. For what wee make our chiefe ioy that is our God for the heart resteth chiefly in that with which it is most delighted Now what is more equall then that we should solace our selues in him with ioy vnspeakeable and glorious who hath deliuered vs from death sinne and Satan who as Gods executioner hath power in sin and death in him who is a light and a shield that is a fountaine of all good and a defender of vs from all euill one able to maintaine all the good spiritual and corporall which we haue and giuē vs whatsoeuer is wanting but if wee marke our hearts their ioy is much depraued so that Salomon saith not without cause Eccles 2.2 our laughter is become madnesse for our harts are not cheary this way tell thē of the precious benefits are giuen vs in Christ pardon of sinne peace the beginning of euerlasting life through the work of grace hope through Christ of the heauenly Kingdome why they can heare this and be so farre from leaping within vs that we can hardly discerne them any whit moued Nay if we marke them the better we shall see that when wee would hold them to the remembrance of such things till they haue broke loose from vs they are not in their kind cannot bee lightsome as if God were the dampe of our mirth not the matter of our exulting gladnes Now when you obserue that you cannot reioyce in the Lord you must shame your soules by laying before them their owne course in other matters If I see some toy heare some iest I cannot containe my selfe if I heare some goodnesse or meete with prosperus successe in my worldlie affaires I can bee pleasant enough if I be passing the time with my friends at their curteous inuitements it goeth on merily deadnesse and vncomfortablenes I feele them not for the time Fie shall I haue laughter euen till I tickle at a feather at some merry conceit at good newes