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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85704	A treatise touching falling from grace. Or Thirteen arguments tending to prove that believers cannot fall from grace, as they were laid down at a conference at Yalding in Kent, examined and answered, with many absurdities of that doctrine shewed. Whereunto is added thirteen reasons to prove that believers may fall totally and finally from grace, and many profitable uses flowing from that doctrine. By John Griffith.	Griffith, John, 1622?-1700.	1653 (1653)	Wing G2006; Thomason E690_17; ESTC R202323	40,736	75

in the doctrine of Christ we have not God It teacheth the servants of the Lord to continue Vse 8 instant in prayer praying fervently because otherwise they may enter into temptation and so be in danger of being overcome therefore saith Christ watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation so Christ taught his disciples to pray lead us not into temptation Again take ye heed watch and pray for ye know not when the time is to this duty we are exhorted by the Apostles of Christ to be instant in prayer without ceasing is any afflicted let him pray continue in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving be ye therefore sober watch unto prayer and he spake a parable unto them to this end that men ought alwais to pray not to faint the good Lord will be sought unto for strength against temptations prayer is one of the weapons which we must overcome temptations withall and overcome Satan yea and prevail with God through bis dear Son for supplies of grace that we may be able to stand against our enemies in the day of tryal and adversity let us therefore learn this good lessen to be instant in prayer for God is a God hearing prayer and will answer while we are yet speaking and what soever we ask in his Sons name he will give it unto us if we abide in him and his word abide in us Vse 9 It teacheth the Servants of the Lord to be constant in hearing and in reading the Scriptures and to meditate in the law of the Lord they knowing that it is a means by which they shal be strengthned fed and refreshed and without which they may grow feeble therefore saith the wisdome of God now therefore hearken to me O ye children for blessed are they that keep my waies hear instruction and be wise and refuse it not blessed is the man that heareth me watching dayly at my gates waiting at the posts of my dores a wise man will hear and increase learning be more ready to hear then to give the sacrifice of fools for they consider not that they do evil hear and your soul shall live again be swift to hear and slow to speak slow to wrath thus doth this truth teach us to hear constantly yea so to hear as to do what the the will of God is for otherwies we deceive our selves it is not the hearer of the law which is justifyed but the doer therefore saith Christ he that heareth these sayings of mine and doth them I will liken him to a wiseman c. but if we refuse to hear God will send a famine not a famine of bread nor of thirst but of hearing the word of the Lord how doth it then behove the servants of Christ to be diligent hearers of the word in these daies of plenty and to walk thankfully towards God in all well pleasing least he should deprive them of so great rich and unspeakable a mercy It obligeth and incourageth the servants of the Vse 10 Lord to suffer persecution constantly for the testimony of Christ they knowing that if they suffer they shall be glorifyed with him but if they deny him he will also deny them this is that which the word of God doth much mind us of viz. that they must suffer persecution fear none of these things which thou shalt suffer behold the devill shall cast some of you into prison that ye may be tryed and ye shall have tribulation ten daies be thou faithfull unto death and I will give thee a Crown of life The Lord here gives a gracious encouragement fear not saith he none of these things which thou shalt suffer as if the Lord should say suffer thou must but be thou faithfull unto death and I will give thee a Crown of life thou shalt be rewarded with a sufficient recompence for our light affliction which is but for a moment worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternall weight of glory what an incouragement is this now not to forsake nor deny Christ seeing there is a Crown an eternal weight of glory too for them that are faithful unto death and do not deny Christ what would not a man suffer for a Crown for glory for a kingdome who would forsake a Crown of glory a Kingdome an incorruptible one also for the suffrings the light momentary affliction that may be suffered here what is it for a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul or what shall a man give in exchange for his Soul therefore he that will save his life shall lose it that is he that to save his life here will deny Christ and not suffer for his sake shall lose his life in that to come therefore nothing will be our gain if we do not hold fast but great will be our loss viz. our souls our lives a Crown a kingdome of glory oh how should the servants of the lord be filling their hearts with the consideration of the excellency and glory of that kingdom that they may hold fast that no man take their Crown knowing that the promise is to him that overcommeth Vse 11 It teacheth them to resist Satan stedfastly they knowing that he goeth about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour and that he is an enemy that must be resisted otherwise he may prevaile against them and overcome them this may teach the servants of the lord to stand upon their guard and to resist every temptation wherewith he doth indeavour to surprize them and narrowly to watch against his suggestions for they are to give no place to the devill but to learn with the Apostle not to be ignorant of his devises that so having on the whole armor of God they may be able to quench his fiery darts by resisting of him with stedfast faith seeing else they may be overcome by him and catched in his snares like the silly bird who is catched in the net of the fowler It teacheth them to mortifie the deeds of the Vse 12 flesh they knowing that that is also an enemy to them to which duty we are exhorted mortifie your members that are upon the earth for if ye live after the flesh ye shall dy but if ye through the spirit do mortifie the deeds of the body ye shall live the servants of Christ must not live after the flesh they wil then come under condemnation vers. 1. therefore the Apostle Paul kept under his body and brought it under subjection and the reason was lest he should be a cast away the flesh and the lusts therof do make war against the soul they must not be suffered to be predominant in the servants of Christ for they are stout warriers and will slay if they be not slayed It teacheth the servants of Christ to follow after Vse 13 peace and holinesse