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A95931 Words whereby we may be saved. By Thomas Vincent, sometime minister of Maudlins milk-street, London Vincent, Thomas, 1634-1678. 1668 (1668) Wing V452A; ESTC R230467 50,841 90

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faith from the consideration 1. Of God 2. Of the Promises 3. Of Christ 4. Of the Saints 1. From the consideration of God who hath given his Son to save sinners it is an encouragement to faith to consider 1. That God is mercifull and therefore willing to pardon and save otherwise he would not have sent his Son he doth not delight in the death of sinners Ezek. 18. 23. but delighteth to shew mercy see Micah 7. 18 19. Exod. 34. 6 7. Psal 103. 8 9 c. 2. That God is faithfull in his Promises of salvation which he hath made through his Son in his Covenant of Grace God needed not have made the Covenant nor promised mercy to any sinners but having made the Covenant he is engaged to make it good 3. That it is for his glory to save sinners through his Son the glory of his free grace yea and justice too which hath been fully satisfied by Christs death 2. You have encouraging Arguments for faith from the consideration of the Promises which are 1. Large made to all sorts of persons and all sorts of sinners none are excluded 2. Full they extend to all sorts of sins though never so many and great Isa 55. 7. 3. Free nothing is required on your part but accepting 4. Sure being the Promises of God in Christ 3. You have encouragement to believe in Christ for salvation from the consideration of Christ the proper object of faith 1. The quality of his person who is God and man in one person that he might reconcile man unto God 2. The merit of his sufferings which as hath been shown was of infinite value and sufficient for the redemption of men 3. His alsufficient power to save those that come to him Heb. 7. 25. 4. His mercy and faithfulness to make reconciliation Heb. 2. 17. 5. His interest with the Father 6. His continual intercession at the right hand of God Heb. 7. 25. 4. You have encouragement to believe in Christ for salvation from the consideration of the Saints the experience which they have had of salvation by Christ some of whom have been as vile sinners as you You have as good grounds to come unto Christ and believe in him for salvation as the most holy men alive before conversion 5. If you would attain this grace of faith in Jesus Christ you must labour to act it looking up to God for help herein endeavour to cast and roll your selves upon Christ to apply Christ and his merits and to rely upon him and his righteousness It is in your endeavour that God doth work and here you must endeavour again and again against all opposition which you find from the Devil and your own evil heart of unbelief which will be ready to carry you away from Christ So much for the 4th Direction Direction 5. You must get a new Nature if you would be saved You must be made partakers of the Divine Nature if you would be made partakers of this salvation You have brought unholy and impure natures into the world with you which must be changed and renewed after the Image of God in knowledge righteousness and true holiness before you can be in a state of salvation and see the Kingdom of God This new nature which is absolutely necessary unto salvation is begun in the work of regeneration and carried on in the work of sanctification In regeneration the work of grace is begun the habits of grace are infused a new principle of spiritual life is put into the soul and sin which before lived and had dominion over the man imploying all his members as instruments of unrighteousness to make provision for the satisfaction of its affections and lusts doth receive its deaths wound and loseth its force and reigning power In sanctification the work of grace is carried on the habits of grace are strengthned and encreased the new man doth grow and the old man doth decline and decay there is a vivification or quickning more and more of grace by the influence of the Word and Spirit and a mortification or subduing more and more of remaining iniquity What our Saviour tells Nicodemus Joh. 3. 3. Except a man be born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God I may tell you that unless ye be born again unless ye be regenerated ye cannot be saved no possibility of entring into the Kingdom of Heaven without you get this new nature A man must be born the first time before he can possess a temporal inheritance and a man must be born again before he can possess the eternal inheritance You must be children before you can be heirs Rom. 8. 17. children not only by adoption but also by regeneration Ye must be Saints before meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light Col. 1. 12. You must have the new nature before you can enter into the New Jerusalem You must be made like to God in holiness before you can be admitted to live with God in the place of everlasting happiness God doth suffer the wicked that are unclean and unholy to live before him in the Out-house of the Earth but he will not permit any except such as are sanctified to live with him in the Palace of Heaven O then labour after a work of Grace upon your hearts be perswaded of the worth of Grace that it is a rare and precious Jewel that the least measure of Grace is of more worth than ten thousand Worlds be sensible of your want of it that naturally you are without it that it doth not grow in Natures Garden that you have no good Nature in you before God till your Nature is renewed be ready to receive the seed of Grace which drops down from above whilest People are attending upon Gods Ordinances be ready to hearken and yield to the Spirits motions whereby this work of Grace is effected And having the work begun O cherish the Grace you have got and as new-born Babes desire the sincere milk of the Word that ye may grow thereby and labour to cleanse your selves from all filthiness of Flesh and Spirit that ye may perfect holiness in the fear of God 2 Cor. 7. 1. Direction 6. You must lead a new Life if you would be saved see what kind of Life the grace of God which bringeth salvation doth require and teach namely to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live soberly righteously and godly in this present world Tit. 2. 11 12. You must deny ungodliness and worldly lusts you must put off concerning the former conversation the old man which is corrupt according to deceitfull lusts Eph. 4. 22. and not fashion your selves according to the former lusts in your ignorance and unregeneracy 1 Pet. 1. 14. not running with others unto the same excess of riot 1 Pet. 4. 4. not walking according to the course of a profane and ungodly world Eph. 2. 2. but saving your selves from an untoward generation Act. 2. 40. as he