glory 1. They have the same grace of faith or like faith 2 Pet. 1. 1. Faith in like in regard of property and power each saving faith having this property and power that it doth receive Christ who is the common object of faith although not in equalitie â—r measure one more another lesse according to the proportion of faith By the which like faith all Saints enjoy the same grace of adoption Ioh. 1. 12. The same grace of justification Rom. 5. 1. 3. The same grace of sanctification Act. 15. 9. The same grace of patience Heb. 11. The same grace of perseverance 2 Cor. 1. 24. The same victory over the world 1 Ioh. 5. 4. The same conquest over Sathan Eph. 6. 16. And the same hope of glorification Rom. 5. 2. 2. All Gods Saints have like glory 2 Cor. 5. 1. Heb. 11. 39 40. Degrees and differences of glory I verily thinke there are Matth. 20. 23. To sit on Christs right hand signifying as I conceave the chiefest glory and blessednesse in Gods kingdome Vpon these grounds I may safely averre That all the Saints and servants of God although never so farre distant in place different in condition or aliens by nation have fellowship together First can any fellowship be more compact then of stones in one edifice limbes of the same body and twigs of the same root Secondly what fraternity more intimately indeerd each to other then of Co-heires Co-partners in grace and glory Co-workers in the same labours Co-enjoyers of the same husband Thirdly what communion more firmly cemented then that twixt brethren of the same parents sheepe of the same flocke True it is some are Iewes some Gentiles But God is not the God of the Iewes only but of the Gentiles also Rom. 2. 29. Gal. 5. 6. and 6. 15. But some are honourable some ignoble True So in a body there are feet aswell as higher members yet all one body God is no respecter of persons his choyce is not like mans 2 Cor. 1. 27. But some live in Europe some in Asia Yet are all in the same fold and family They are many members yet but one body 1 Cor. 12. 27. They are severall branches Yet but one vine Ioh. 15. They are diverse stones Yet but one building CHAP. III. First Vse of the Point Society with sinners to be avoided Vse 1 IF there be so neare association as there is betwixt Gods 〈…〉 pag. 71. c. Saints then every associat in this goodfellowship should abandon Society with the men of Belial Eph. 5. 11. have no fellowship c. By consequence not with unfruitful workers of darknes For what communion hath light with darknesse What concord hath Christ with Belial What part have beleevers with infidels 2 Cor. 6. 14 15 16. Doe not these Scriptures Psal 6. 8. Depart from me you workers of iniquity Psal 119. 115. Depart from me you evill doers Psal 120. 5. Woe is me that I dwell in Mesech 2 Pet. 2. 7. Lot vexed with the conversation of the wicked teach us that good men which are true goodfellowes loath society with the wicked Can there be greater enmity then betweene lambes and wolves the seed of the woman and the serpent Gen. 3. 15. Can there be greater antipathy then betwixt Gods Saints and Sathans slaves Gods darlings and Sathans drosse All are men Ob. An. 1 True so the stinking puddle and pleasant streame are both water the tart crab and sweet apple both fruit All are of the same lumpe Ob. An. 2 True yet not cast in the same mould some are vessels of honour some of dishonour Dissw 1 Are there not contrary natures in them grace working in one sinne in another then which no qualities more repugnant Are there not contrary maisters guiding and governing them and in them God in the good Sathan in the wicked then which no substances more opposite Can there be greater repugnancy then is in their desires endeavours studies and thoughts the one desiring and endeavouring to please God glorisie his Name do his will c. The other to fulfill the sensuall lusts of the flesh serve sinne the world and the Divell Can there be wayes more opposite then theirs the one going towards heaven the other towards hell As it is altogether impossible for these to walke together so is it extreame perillous to be sociable with wicked men their society being dangerous and infectious Custome with the evill is the food of wickednesse Heathen say 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A gap A little leaven leaveneth the whole lumpe the Apostle saith Galat. 5. 9. And our proverbe tels us that one scabbed sheepe infects a whole stocke These Syrens will bewitch us if we listen to them A man cannot take this fire in his bosome and not Prov 6. 28. be burnt handle this pitch without defilement neither walk with these byars and remaine whole Psal 106. 35. They were mingled amongst the Heathen and learned their workes Tempted they were and tainted by this coupling What wise man would willingly converse with cruell and Dissw 1. savage beasts But such are wicked men in Gods esteeme in their practises and delights Psal 22. 13. 16. Isa 11. 6. Are not wicked men in Scripture called Spiders Cockatrices Isa 59. 5. Vipers Mat. 12. 24. and Scorpions Ezek. 2 6 And will any man in his right wits company with the poysonous Spider eye-killing Cockatrice and venemous Viper These men are briars Ezek. 2. 6. And thornes Isa 27. 4. What prudent man would delight himselfe amidst such incommodious consorts Are men insociable because they will not inter-meddle with wicked men who as smoake suffocate and smoother grace in the good Psal 68. 2. Is it not a point of folly for Gods Saints who are clad with the precious robes of Christs righteousnesse and adopted into Gods family to soyle themselves with such sterilous dust and contaminous dirt Psal 18. 42. Is it convenient for Gods wheate unnecessarily to intermingle with such chaffe Psal 1. 4. Light in weight in worth conversation and condition Can it any wayes benefite Gods gold and precious jewels to commixe with wicked drosse Psal 119. 119. Labouring to darken corrupt and defile the righteous as drosse doth gold Seeing therefore O you Saints of God you have communion with Abraham and all his children Do not you exercise intimate passages of love with the limbs of Sathan It is lawfull for Gods Saints to be in company and conversant with the wicked by divine precept sc when they are of the same family as parents and children husbands and wives masters and servants these may lawfully converse together though one amongst them be impious 1 Cor. 7. 10. 12. 21. 1 Tim. 6. 1. 1. Pet. 2. â—8 And when by plantation and co-habitation they be of the same particular Church and Congregation as godly and wicked Parishioners and Pastors these may lawfully communicate the godly with the wicked 2. By divine providence when it is not desired or sought
yet respectively and for conscience sake towards God as Magistrates Parents husbands c. 3. The Lord himselfe is to be feared yea this is such a grace that it characters out a righteous man Acts 10. 2. Who shunnes evill and doth good Iob 1. 8. Who delighteth in Gods Commandements Psal 112. 1. Who succours the persecuted Saints 1 Reg. 18. 3 4. Who honoureth God Mal. 3. 16. Is obedient to the Lord Gen. 22. 12. And hath true faith Heb. 11. 7. 1. Feare Gods judgements so as to avoid them 2. Feare we sinne so as to flee from it 3. Feare man for the Lords sake so that we may be carefull to obey him loath to offend him Rom. 13. 7. 4. Feare we the Lord so as to be loath to displease him by sinne in respect of his great goodnesse and mercies and for love we beare to righteousnesse Psal 130. 4. But feare not the wickeds feare Isa 8. 12 13. sc their Idols and Devils with a distrustfull feare withdrawing the heart from God and his promises Feare not dangers death creatures tyrants want c. Math. 10. 26. 28. 31. viz. Immoderately faithlesly Feare not such a feare which troubleth the conscience so as to hinder the operation of salvation and worke of the Holy Ghost Feare not touching the pardon of your sinnes for Christ hath satisfied for them Feare not death for Christ hath plucked out its sting Feare not Sathan for Christ hath vanquished him Feare not condemnation for there is none to them which are in Christ Feare not you little flock you having fellowship with Iesus Christ the Sonne of God but be you comforted and encouraged you having interest in that society which affoords such plenty of consolations and comfortable blessings that I need not say behold I have shewed you by cleare demonstrations and infallible proofes that this is the most beautifull most honourable most sure most rich most joyfull and the most peacefull society that is what can I therefore say more for thee O sweet communion as Isaac said to Esau of Iacob Behold I have given to him for servants all his brethren with corne and wine have I sustained him and what shall I now do to thee my sonne Gen. 27. 37. Neither shall you need to question like Esau Hast thou but one blessing O my Father Ver. 38. and say hast thou but sixe blessings O lovely societie there belonging to it such plentie of consolations that could I live the age of Methuselah had I a heart and head furnished with the wisdome and ingenie of all learned men should I spend all that time and those onely supposed endowments in finding out and had I the tongue of men and Angels to expresse the numberlesse transcendent excellencies of this communion yet could I not be able to delineate the incomparable and blissefull felicities thereof Howbeit give me leave to cheare and refresh your soules with some few of the many millions of gladsome rayes which streame and flow from this Sunne of righteousnesse Are we in league and communion with Christ Iesus Then he loves us with all those loves which are most ardent and excelling Consol 1. he loves us with the love 1. Of a Master for we are servants 2. The love of a King for we are his subjects 3. The love of a brother for we are his brethren Heb. 2. 11. and sisters sc By profession and affection Math. 12. 50. 4. The love of a friend for we are his friends Luke 12. 4. Iohn 3. 29. 15. 15. 5. The love of a childe for wee are his mother Marke 3. 75. Being neare and deare to him as mothers are to their children bearing and conceiving Christ in our hearts as mothers do children in their womâ—es Gal. 4. 19. 6. The love of a father for we are his children 7. The love of a husband for we are his spouse 8. The love of himselfe for we are his members Then which what love more free more tender so great and during Then which what better honour What greater happinesse then to have such love of such a Saviour Who loving us so entirely will surely pardon our many sinnes 2. Passe by our frailties and infirmities 3. Shelter us against the wrath of God 4. Defend us safe against the malicious attempts of Sathan 5. Provide all necessary good things 6. And hereafter crowne us with immortall and unspeakable glory Have we fellowship with Christ Iesus Then we are surely Consol 2. justified Iustification being an action of the Father absolving a believing sinner from his sinnes and from the whole curse due to his sinnes and accounting him just in his sight and accepting him to life everlasting freely of his owne mercy through the perfect obedience and sufferings of Christ imputed to his faith unto the everlasting praise and glory of the mercy justice and truth of God Rom. 3. 24 25. Being justified freely of his grace c. Iustification is the office of Homil. of sal D. 3. God onelâ— and is not a thing which we render to him but which we receive of him not which we give to him but which we take of him This is a benefit of benefits whereupon our salvation doth depend for whosoever shal be saved must be justified All graces are present in him that is justified yet they Hom. sal D. 1. justifie not altogether Now as the finall cause of justification is Gods glory and our owne salvation 2. The instrumentall is faith within and the Gospell without 3. The efficient is Gods free grace 4. So the matter is Christ our Redeemer 5. And the forme is the imputation of our sinnes to him and his justice to us As our sinne being imputed to Christ made M Burton pag. 66. him become sinne for us even so are we made the righteousnesse of God in him that is by imputation of his righteousnesse which righteousnesse of Christ imputed to us is no more inhaerent in us to our justification thou our sinne imputed to Christ was inhaerent in him to his condemnation Therefore all Gods Elect being joyned to Christ and having an heavenly communion with him being in themselves rebellious sinners Gods enemies and firebrands of hell by meanes of Christ Iesus with whom they have fellowship must needs be accepted of the Lord as perfectly righteous before him being justified by faith in him Rom. 3. 28. Not that faith doth justifie in regard of it selfe either because it is a grace for although it is an excellent vertue yet it is imperfect and mixed with unbelâ—efe 2. Nor in regard it is the worke of God in us for then all graces might be meanes of justification as well as it 3. Nor as it containes other graces in it for then it should be the principall part of our justice But in respect of the object thereof Christ Iesus whom faith apprehends as he is set forth in the Word and Sacraments We are justified by the act of M. Burton Truths triumph
mans prayers while he lives and teares when he is dead let him give his lift time 5. The unfaithfulnesse of men put in trust is such that it is good for men to be their owne executors in giuing to the needy mâ—ns relieve The husbandman knowing the ground to want seed sowes although it sayes nothing Iob if he saw the poore without clothing clothed him He that seeth his brother haue need and shuts up c. 1. Ioh. 3. 17. Pure religion and undefiled is to visit the fatherlâ—sse Iam. 1. 27. not to suffer them to visit by begging which is a disorder in a commonwealth Inquire wee therefore such who dare not for shame or cannot for sicknes aske and bestow our almes vpon them Give But of what Of a mans owne Give in justice goods truly gotten Isa 5. 8. 8. 3. 58. 7. not goods of oppression Restitutio est actus redditur quod ablatum vel acceptum est Tolet. inst Sac. lib. 5. c. 16. p. 715. Hom. of resur Toâ— 2. p. 212. dare rem deo se dâ—monâ— vsury c. such are for restitution without restitution which is an act of justice by which that is repayed to every man which is taken from him God accepteth not your confession nor yet your repentance not distribution Those who give goods wrongfully gotten to the poore doe give their substance to God themselves to the divell Worthy is the saying of Solimus the ninth of the Ottoman race who being perswaded by Pyrrhus to do some good workes with wealth M. Knols Trak histor he had wrongfully taken from certaine merchants answered Wouldst thou Pyrrhus that I should bestow other mens goods wrongfully taken from them upon workes of charity and devotion for mine owne vaine glory and praise assuredly I will never Third part of Hâ— against perill of Idol pag 72. Nihâ—l est enim liberale quod non idem â—â—t iusâ—um Tull off c â—6 Wherefore L. Siâ—las c. Câ—saâ— conveying of goods from the just owners unto strangers oâ—ght not to be thought liberality for nothing is liberall whih is not just said a heathen doe it nay see they be restored to their right owners which was done accordingly L. Sillas and Caesars conveying of goods from the just owners unto strangers ought not to be thought liberalitie for nothing is liberall which is not just saith Cicero And remarkable is the doctrine of the Church of England which saith money so wickedly gotten is most meet to be put to so wicked an vse God hates spoyle and ravine offered in sacrifice and alledgeth Plato who saith such men who suppose God doth pardon wicked men if they give part of their spoyles and ravine to him take him to be like a dogge that would be intreated and hired with part of the prey to suffer wolves to werry the sheepe How or with what mind shold we give alms with a loving mind 1. Cor. 13. 3. with a tender and pitifull heart Isa 58. 10. In simplicity singlenesse and sincerity Rom. 12. 8. Mat. 6. 3. like the husbandman who covers the seeds when he hath sowen it with cheerefulnesse 2. Cor. 8. 4. 12. 9. 7. In faith our persons not accepted neither will our worke With a bountifull and liberall heart Deut. 15. 11. 2. Cor. 9. 6. To right ends sâ— 1. To Gods glory 2. Cor. 8. 19. To declare our thankfulnesse for Gods favours 2 Cor. 8. To refresh Christ in his members To provoke others to bountifulnesse 2. Cor. 9. 1. â— To procure a good opinion of our profession Mat. 5. 16. And to testifie our faith and other graces CHAP. VI. Vse 4. Graces must be communicated MVch more ought we to impart such spirituall graces we have each to other for if we must give bread much more grace It being peerlesse better then life Psal 63. 3. More comfortable to its enioyer then the increase of corne wine and oyle unto their owners Psal 4. 7. It being peculiar to the household of God The fountaine of other favours Psal 84. 11. A step to the crowne of glory And keeping from destruction Lam. 3. 22. Let therfore the men of Belial deride with hellish geering at this as too too unnecessary precisenesse Let them with virulent tongues slander this as a matter of unwarranted singularity Let Sathans revellers endeavour to pervert and impoyson the hearts of all they can with detestable impiety and prophanenesse Let luke-warme Christians carelesly sleight over this so important duty Yet all you who are entred into this so sweet society of Saints doe not you eate your spirituall morsels alone doe not you hide your talents in a napkin but employ them to your Master glory communicating grace to your fellow members To this end 1. Behold the holy ones of God whom you ought to follow Mot. 1. Saints example as they followed Christ Eph. 5. 1. Then will you acknowledge this to be avowable Thus did the children of the Church Isa 2. 3. Thus did Philip of Bethsaida Ioh. 1. 45. Thus did the woman of Samaria Ioh. 4. 28. 29. Thus did that Seraphicall Preacher Saint Paul As 26. 29. 2. Consider that glory of God is end of our Creation 2. Gods glory the end of our Creation Rev. 4. 11. Predestination Eph. 1. 6. Ought to be the end of all our actions 1 Cor. 10. 21. It is of such great esteeme with the Lord that he would rather part with an onely Sonne then with his glory and therefore ought to be the end of all ends 1 Tim. 1. 17. 1 Pet. 4. 11. And that you can no wayes glorifie God more then by lessening Satans side and increasing the number of Gods subjects A Kings honor as saith the Lord Prov. 14. 28. consisting in the multitude of subjects 3. If you are defective herein it is an infallible argument 3. Grace and gracious men are working that you your selves are empty of grace and goodnesse If fire having combustible matter leave off to combure and turne into fire whatsoever it can if a candle once throughly lighted can cease to spend it selfe for the enlightening and benefiting of others then may the graces of Gods Spirit having fit matter to worke upon lye idle Then may the Saints and holy ones of God who are the Lights of the world Eph. 5. 8. Matth. 5. 16. cease to give light to others by their godly conversations and Christian perswasions As the former so the latter is altogether impossible It is the property of men senselesse and unseene in the wayes of God not to labour the good of other It is the quality of incarnate Divels to hinder and discorage beginners crying out come let us go to the ale house c. in stead of come let us go to the house of God But it is an inseperable condition of godly men to draw others to amendment to covert their brethren and communicate Bonâ—â— sâ—â—i diffusâ—vâ—m their graces to them For grace is of a spreading nature Ioh.
and from former signes and sense of Gods favour Of graces some are principall and absolutely necessary to salvation as faith hope love these may be lessened decayed and covered in regard of operation Psal 51. 10. Create in me a new heart Some are lesse principall yet requisite and very profitable as the feeling of Gods favour chearefulnesse in prayer joy in the Holy Ghost which lesser graces may be quite lost for a time Me thinkes such like considerations as these following may sufficiently incourage all of this society against feare of not continuing in the love and favour of God 1. Such are the gifts of God the Father to his onely Sonne Christ Iesus Which Donatives he will not lose Iohn 6. 39. Neither shall any take them out of his hands 10. 28. 2. Such are the precious purchase of the invaluable bloud of the immaculate Lambe the Sonne of God more worth then millions of worlds Acts 20. 28. Things dearely bought are dearely beloved dearely beloved are carefully kept and not willingly lost 3. Such have Christ Iesus praying for them Luke â—â— 32. That their faith faile not Iohn 17. 9. That his Father would keepe them Verse 11. from the evill one Verse 24. Heb. 7. 25. That they may be with Christ 4. Such are kept by the invincible power of God through faith unto salvation 1 Pet. 1. 5. 5. To such the Lord hath promised and his promises are yea and Amen 2 Cor. 1. 20. eternall life 1 Iohn 2. 24. 6. Such are sealed by the Spirit of God to the day of redemption Eph. 4. 30. Therefore it is as possible 1. For Iesus Christ that invincible Lion of the Tribe of Iuda victoriously conquering sinne Sathan death and damnation 2. For the Lord of Hosts whose hosts and armies are all creatures from the most contemptible flyes and lice to the mightiest Angels whose omnipotencie is such that he effecteth what he will all things being alike possible to him It 's as possible I say for the Sonne and Father to be overcome as for the Saints being kept and preserved by them both 3. It 's as possible for Gods decree to suffer mutation and change and so for that Lambes Booke of Life for so is the Decree of Gods Election called continually to be mutilate subject alwayes to defacing by having the names of some of Gods Elect blotted out of the same and yet there is no variablenesse with the Lord nor the least shadow of changing Iam. 1. 17. 4. For the ingraven seale of Gods sanctifying Spirit to be blotted out and so to be more uncertaine then those of the Medes and Persians 5. For the inestimable bloud of the immaculate Lambe Christ Iesus to be as water spilt upon the earth 6. For the purest and most prevailing prayers that ever ascended to the Lord of Sabbaths the meritorious petitions of Gods owne Sonne to be of no force and yet the Prayers of one righteous man availeth if it be fervent Iames 5. 17. 7. For Gods promise to be unfaithfull as for those who have fellowship with the Father to fall from grace finally totally But the one therefore the other are altogether impossible I know the Prophet Ezek. 18. 24. saith when the righteous Ob. c. But as Mr. Yates and others say well Those words are a commination or warning to keepe the elect from falling to make the reprobate inexcusable 2. The words are generally spoken to all in the Church therefore the worser part may fall away â—his ad Casarem pag 110. Zanch. Tom. 7. page 340 341. Contra Rem in Collat. Hagien Thes 5. 3. They are conditionall like Rom. 8. 13. Luke 19. 40. Scriptures and reasons against this are learnedly answered by Mr. Bernard in his Rhens against Rome When therefore that roaring Lyon who seekes by all meanes to devoure shall use such like temptations against the assurance of thy perseverance as these following O thou who hast fellowship with the Lord and so furnished with true saving faith thou art mutable fraile and weake 2. Thou art uncertaine of thy salvation 3. Thy first parents in Paradise could not stand 4. Their strongest Children have fallen witnesse David Salomon Paul Peter c. and dost thou thinke to continue Thine enemies are not few but many not meane but mighty not malecontent alone but also malicious not tractable but truculent not lither but laborious not simple but subtile not negligent but vigilant and dost thou dreame of perseverance Enliven thy selfe after this or the like manner I confesse mine owne imbecillitie the fall of my first parents in Paradise in their innocency and their posteritie neither am I ignorant of the number nature and properties of mine enemies What then Must I therefore of necessitie fall away No such matter 1. I am weake and seeble True But I doe not rest upon my selfe but upon the Lord who keeps me who is greater then all neither is any able to pluck me out of my Fathers hands Iohn 10. 29. 2. I am uncertaine But how In regard of my selfe but God hath established me in Christ 2 Cor. 1. 21. 3. Neither did Adam stand in innocency nor Sathan in glory True they stood by their owne strength so do not I by Christ I stand and am kept by the power of God to salvation 4. The strongest of Adams posterity have fallen yet not finally Peter was winnowed Paul buffeted But they rose againe their faith did not faile Gods grace was sufficient for them Winnowed I may be buffeted I may be overcome can I not be for my life is hid with Christ in God 5. Mine enemies are many yet more with me then against mee 2 Reg. 6. 6. They are malicious But God is mercifull They are not so strong but God is more strong and although they are watchfull yet I know to my comfort that he that keepeth Israel doth neither slumber nor sleepe and therefore I shall continue Moreover 1. Since it is Gods will to save me Iohn 6. 39. 2. And Gods will shal be done Psal 115. 3. For he can do what he will although he will not doe all he can 4. Since the faithfull formerly beleeved this 2 Tim. 1. 12. For I am perswaded that he is able to keepe that which I have committed to him against that day 4. â—8 Will preserve me c. 5. And warrantably The Apostles and Prophets preaching it 2 Tim. 2. 10. The foundation of God standeth sure having this seale the Lord knoweth who are his 6. Since the gifts and callings of God are without repentance Rom. 11. 29. And so the graces of God are irrevocable in regard of the seed substance and habite of them although not in regard of the actions fruits feeling measure and degrees Psal 51. 9 10 11 12 1â— 7. Since the Lord will finish and perfect his workes of grace once begun Phil. 1. 6. 8. Since in a word I have fellowship with the Father and so intimate that he vouchsafeth to dwell
Ioh. 4. 13. 6. They are in league and amity with all the creatures the numberlesse kinds whereof are all serviceable to and ready prest to profit and protect them from the most contemptible vermine to the glorious Angels which glorious creatures encampe round about them Psal 34. 7. They are invincible being able to do all things through Christ which strengtheneth them Philip. 4. 13. So that tribulation distresse persecution famine nakednesse perill sword nor death nor life nor angels are able to seperate them from the love of God in Christ our Lord Rom. 8. for in all these they are more then conquerours through him that loved them Yea by Christ Iesus the world is crucified to them and they unto the world Gal. 6. 14. By their faith and new birth they overcome the world 1. Iohn 5. 4. they mortifie the flesh with the affections and lusts thereof and valiantly resist the divell and victoriously vanquish the furious assaults and fiery darts of Sathan 8. They are assured from the most true and faithfull word of the unchangeable IEHOVAH who cannot lie that plenty and penury solace and sorrow yea sinnes and sufferings their owne and others yea all things else worke together for their good they loving God and being the called according to Gods purpose Rom. 8. 28. Thirdly this is the nearest and surest conjunction in the world for the nearenesse you have heard how Christ is theirs and they are his for the inseperable firmenesse we see our Saviour affirming that they cannot perish and that no man can plucke them out of his hand Iohn 10. 27. He dwels in them and they in him so that the gates of hell cannot prevaile against them Mat. 16. 18. yea neither death nor life nor Angels nor Principalities nor Powers nor things present nor things to come nor height nor depth nor any other creature is able to separate them from the love of God which in Christ Iesus Rom. 8. 38. 39. This is the richest company in the world Many rich and wealthy companies there are in the world The East-Indian trading through many and long during hazards for costly spices the West-Indian hazarding for gold and precious stones some one way some another But all the factories in the world if they were but one conjoyned company is not comparable for wealth and riches to this society for whose sake Christ became poore to make them rich 2. Cor. 8. 9. poore not by violent robbery or compulsive enforcement not by profuse prodigality or superfluous wasting not by fraudulent guile or craftie deceipt not by due desert he was neither driven by force nor drawne by due desert to make himselfe poore but of his owne accord free fauour and good will he became poore First in respect of his outward estate which was very poore for his parentage was poore Luke 2. 7. his education poore Luke 2. 5. his maintenance poore Luke 9 58. and his attendance poore Matth. 4. 18. Secondly in respect of his estimation in the world amongst men Mark 6. 2. is not this the Carpenter the Sonne of Mary c. Iohn 6. 42. is not this the Sonne of Ioseph whose father and mother we know Iohn 7. 18. have any of the rulers or Pharisees beleeved on him Thus he became poore to make those who have fellowship with him rich 1. Both in earthly things for through Christ they have a religious right to worldly wealth and substance being owners whereas others have onely a civill and 2. As also in heavenly things by the same right and interest Which heavenly spirituall riches consist 1. In the abundance of sound and saving knowledge 1. Cor. 1. 5. being enriched in every thing by him in all utterance and in all knowledge 2. In the full assurance of Gods favour grace and mercy Col. 2. 2. their hearts being knit together in love unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding Ephes 2. 4. 7. 3. In the fruition of Christ his merits and benefits who of God is made to them wisedome righteousnesse sanctification and redâ—mption 1. Cor. 1. 30. 4. In the plentifull possession of saving graces so that they are behind in no gift 1. Cor. 1. 7. but abound in every thing in faith and utterance and knowledge 2. Pet. 1. 5. Adding to their faith vertue to vertue knowledge to knowledge temperance c. 1. These are rich in the feare of God the feare of the Lord being their treasure Isa 33. 6. and this is treasure indeed the true feare of God being a badge and character of a perfect and upright man Iob 1. 8. having a protecting guard of glorious Angels Psal 34 7. and a large and ample promise of the fruition of all good things Psal 34. 9 10. 2. These are rich in heavenly wisedome consisting in true godlinesse and this is unparalleâ—d wealth length of daies being in her right hand and in her left hand riches and honour Prov. 3. 6. 3. These are rich in saving knowledge they having an unction from the holy one and knowe all things 1. Ioh. 2. 20. which knowledge is riches of such a nature that it is the true cause of spirituall glorying Ier. 9. 24. yea it is life eternall Ioh. 17. 3. yea doubtlesse all things are to be counted but losse for the excellencie of the knowledge of Christ Phil. 3. 8. 4. They are rich in faith Iam. 2. 5. rich in faith then which what greater riches bringing to God Heb. 11. 6. begetting to God Iohn 1. 12. justifying Rom. 5. 1. sanctifying Acts 15. 9. overcomming the world 1. Ioh. 5. 4. and the divel 1. Pet. 5. 9. making prayer powerfull Iames 5. 17. and the enjoyer to continue in grace 2. Cor. 1. 20. 5. They are rich in hope Rom. 15. 13. they abounding in hope through the power of the holy Ghost Then which what better wealth 1. It being an helmet of salvation wherewith the vitall parts of a christian souldiour are protected from receiving any deadly wound in this their sharpe warfare Ephes 6. 17. 2. This being an anchor of the soule sure and stedfast Heb. 6. 19. wherewith the Saints sustaine themselves in all the boysterous stormes of this turbulent and unquiet sea of misery By this they rejoyce Rom. 5. 2. By this they are kept from apostasie and many unkindly feares By this they are purified 1. Iohn 3. 3. By this they have plenty of patience and consolation 6. They are rich in liberality 2. Cor. 8. 2. the riches of their liberality c. i. e. good workes 1. Tim. 6 13. then which what wealth more advantageous By this they laying up in store a good foundation 1. Tim. 6. 17 18. This being a principall preservative against the contagious Gangrene Covetousnesse the root of all evill This being a plentifull seed which will procure a superabundant harvest 2. Cor. 9. 6. This having a gracious promise of a rich reward Psal 41. 1. And this being one of those good workes which accompany these to
to leave them and love Gods Law with resolution to do it in some measure And this is matter of comfort and encouragement to all engrafted members into Christ Iesus considering that they are sanctified and therefore 1. Cleane in Christ although not in themselves 2. Cleane by imputation although not by action 3. Cleane by way of comparison although not simply 4. Cleane by proportion although not by perfection 5. Cleane in part although not wholly and altogether Whensoever in these bookes I have made mention of the Church Vtc unque in his libris commemora vt Ecclesiam non habentem maculam aut rugam non sic a cipiendum est quasâ— jam sâ—t sed quae praeparatur tit sit quando apparebit etiam gloriosit Nunc enim propter quâ—sdam ignorantiat infirmitates membrorum suorum habet undè quotiâ—â—e toti dicat 〈◊〉 nobâ— debiâ—â— nostra Aug. cap. 18. de Baptismo Tom. 1. pag 46. not having spot or wrinkle it is not so to be taken as if she were so now but that she is prepared to be so when she shall appeare glorious for now by reason of certaine ignorances and infirmities of her members the whole Church hath cause to say every day forgive us our trespasses August Retract Lib. 2. Cap. 18. What comfort is it to consider that they are justified and so are pardoned sanctified and so are purged although there can be no pardoning where there is no purging yet that sinne may be fully pardoned which is not wholly purged 1 Ioh. 1. 9. viz. 1. In time although at once they cannot 2. In part although wholly they cannot 3. By degrees although altogether they cannot 4. In death although in life they cannot 5. In and by Christ although in and by themselves they cannot What consolation is it to such when considering that although being once justified they are not alwayes and altogether justified viz. 1. In their owne apprehension yet they are in Gods estimation and by imputation 2. In their owne sight yet they are in Gods 3. In regard of their owne assurance yet they are in regard of Gods acceptance 4. In regard of the instrumentall and adjuvant causes i. Faith repentance prayer nor yet of the outward meanes Word and Sacraments c. Yet they are in regard of the moving cause Gods grace materiall Christs merits efficient God himselfe and finall Gods glory and their owne salvation 5. In regard of new sinnes requiring new pardon and new repentance and prayer whereof they cannot possibly be altogether wanting yet they are in regard of old sinnes already past and repented for What encouragement is it to such considering that by meanes of this union with Christ Iesus they have the Spirit of sanctification whereby they are reformed and sanctified although not all at once for as seed cast into the ground doth root sprout grow increase and bring forth fruit in time and by degrees and as a tree is not at full growth the same day it is planted and as the issue in the wombe is first conceived then it feeleth afterwards it hath the power of reason though not the use and at length is borne and brought up and as we likewise are not learned at once but first we conceive small matters and then proceed to profounder Even so our regeneration and sanctification is now begun but must still grow in grace go on from grace to grace from vertue to vertue untill we be growne to a perfect man in Christ and that is hereafter in heaven yet by degrees and although but begun here yet perfectly in the life to come Holy men affirme that those who are cleane are to be cleansed * Tom. 9. pag. 444. Mundi mundandi Aug. in Ioan. 15. Quis in hâc vitâ— sic mundus ut non sit magis maguque mundandus Motus immundi reprimi possunt per gratiam ejici non possunt nisi in morte Bernardus Serm. 58 pag. 165. Vitia in nobis non mortua sed compressa Idem SubJugari possunt non exterminari Iebusâ—i Idem In munditiâ non potest esse 〈◊〉 Who in this life is so pure that he needs not to be more and more pure Impure motions may be repressed by grace but they cannot be cast out but in death Vices are not dead but suppressed in us These Iebusites may be brought under but not rooted out There can be no end in puritie CHAP. VI. Consolation 4. Saints have Christian liberty HAve we fellowship with Christ Iesus Then we are a people Consol 4. set at liberty or such a company who through grace are made partakers of Christian liberty 1 Pet. 2. 16. As free using your liberty Gal. 5. â— Stand fast in the liberty wherein Christ hath made us free Ver. 13. Ye have been called unto liberty 2 Cor. 3. 17. Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty Liberty I say or freedome 1. Not from the yoke of lawfull authority Civill or Ecclesiasticall this is an Anabaptisticall no Christian liberty The regenerate Christian being bound in conscience to obey all lawfull authority in performing their lawfull precepts or undergoing their inflicted penalties Rom. 13. 5. We must be subject and also for conscience sake 2. Not to sinne or continue in sinne that grace may abound Rom. 6. 1. This is a wicked licentiousnesse no Christian liberty the renewed Christian being bound in conscience to have no fellowship with the unfruitfull workes of darknesse c. Eph. 5. 11. 3. Not from sinne so farre forth as to receive an absolute perfection of inherent grace in this life so as to be free from all sin and to be as perfect as Christ is in heaven as fantasticall familists and fanaticall fantasticks avow against the light of Scripture and their owne conscience for the most sanctified Christian who breathes in this sublunary world is perfect only 1. Comparatively in respect of others viz. Weaklings and wicked ones 2. In regard of himselfe he having received a greater measure of present profiting Phil. 1. 5. Or else in regard of his upright sincerity 2 Reg. 20. 3. He who saith he hath no sinne deceives himselfe and is a lyar saith Saint Iohn 1 Ioh. 1. 8. 10. * Superbiam Valentinianorum imitantur qui se absque peccato existimant perfectos se vocantes semina electionis Irenaeus lib. 7. cap. 1. They imitate the pride of the Valentinians who thinke themselves without sinne calling themselves perfect and the seeds of election saith Irenaeus Likewise both in the worst there is some good and in the best Sic. in pessâ—â—â—â— aliquid boni in optimis â—â—â—â—thil pessimi solus eniâ—â— Deus sine peccato solus homo sine peccato Christus Tertul. Semper debemus not consiteri peccatores nam quisquis se immaculatum sine peccato dicerit aut superbus aut stultus est Cyp. de Elem. pag. 15. much exceeding naught onely God is without sinne and onely the man
he is well pleased 7. By this imitation we the members shall please our Head we the subjects shall content our King we the sheepe shall delight our shepheard 8. By this conformity we are assured that we are predestinated Rom. 8 29. 9. And ascertained that we shall be glorified for if we beare the image of the earthly we shall beare the image of the heavenly 1 Cor. 15. 49. 10. Be we followers of Christ who if we hunger is our Celestiall bread if we thirst is the water of life Be we as he was in this world this imitation being a forcible meanes to obtaine an infallible demonstration that we have and a necessary duty which we owe for this lovely and desireable fellowship with Gods Sonne Iesus Christ. CHAP. IX The second Marke and Duty Such must have faith who have fellowship with Christ DEsire we fellowship with Christ Iesus We must have 2. Marke Duty faith Not the worldlings fancied faith which he suckt from his mothers brest believing ever since he was borne Nor his painted fruitlesse faith he believing as well as the best yet abhorring or not loving or little or no whit regarding the Word preached prayer and other sanctified meanes whereby faith is begotten and increased He believing yet living prophanely or at the least onely civilly Which is not a true faith That faith which brings forth evill Hom. of sal E. 1. workes or no good workes is not a right pure and lively faith but a dead divellish counterfeit and fained faith They that Ibid. E. 1. continue in evill living have not true faith Lively faith is not without hope and trust in God nor without the love of God and of our neighbors nor without the feare of God nor without desire to heare Gods Word and to follow the same in eschewing evill Hom. of faith A 1. and doing gladly all good works But the faith of our Lord Iesus Christ Iam. 2. 1. The faith of the Elect Titus 1. 1. That faith of which Salvian speakes Quid est igitur Fides opinor fideliter hominem Christo credere 1. fidelem esse hoc est fideliter Dei maiâ—data servare Salv. lib. 3. p. 60. saying What is faith therfore I think for a man faithfully to believe in Christ i. to be faithfull i. to observe Gods Commandements faithfully That faith 1. Which is of a growing and thriving nature from faith to faith Rom. 1. 17. 2. That two-handed faith which by confidence the one holdeth the Lord and receiveth good and by love the other imbraceth the brethren and doth good Gal. 5. 6. 3. That faith which yeelds obedience to Gods Commandements even the most repugnant to flesh and bloud by this Abraham left his country and offered Isaac Heb. 11. 4. That faith which doth instrumentally justifie Rom. 5. 1. And sanctifie Acts 15. 9. This is the faith we must have if we would have interest in this happy association 1. By this faith we are built upon the foundation and coupled to the Corner-Stone Christ 2. By this faith we are married to our Husband 3. By this faith we are ingrafted into the Vine Christ Iesus Eph. â— 17. 4. 13. So that 1. As by the mortar the stones cleave to the foundation so by this faith which is like a strictive mortar we are cemented and united to Christ 2. As by the nerves or sinewes the parts receive sense motion yea and life from the head so by this faith we receive quickening and vitality from Christ as the members from the Head Ioh. 1. 16. Gal. 2. 20. 3. As by the true love-knot the husband and wife are made one flesh so by this faith we have spirituall familiarity with Christ as the wife with the husband Rom. 5. 1. Heb. 11. 6. Faith is the hand of the soule which applyeth the sacrifice M. Burton Truths triumph over Trent cap 7. pag 99. of Christ for sinne it is the hand which puts on the robes of the righteousnesse of Christ our elder Brother upon us Faith is the ligament or sinew which fasteneth and uniteth every faithfull member to the Head Christ Iesus Faith is the life of our lives Pag. 100. and the strength of our soules 1. This is that prevailing Champion which quencheth the fiery darts of Sathan Eph. 6. 16. Overcommeth the world 1 Ioh. 5. 4 5. Prevaileth with God and is overcome of nothing not by carnall sense not by humane reasons not by bitter tortures Heb. 11. 35 36 37. 2. This is the mother and fountaine of all good gifts the originall of justice beginning of devotion the head of sanctitie Fidet est origo institiae sanctitates caput devotionis principium Religionis fundamentum Chrysost Ser. de fide Tom. 4. pag. 574. A. M. Burton pag. 198. cap. 12. Pag. 201. and foundation of Religion Prayer is the proper worke of faith Rom. 10. 14. Confession to salvation is the speech of faith Rom. 10. 10. Good works of all sorts are the fruits of faith Faith gives life and being to every grace forasmuch as every grace is radically in faith because where faith is Christ is Holy faith is the foundation whereon all graces are built the ground whereon they grow 3. This is that so necessary grace that whosoever wants it 1. Hath no spirituall life with Christ the just living by faith Rom. 1. 17. And by the faith of the Sonne of God Gal. 2. 20. Neither is he a true Christian he wanting that whereby Christ dwels in the heart Eph. 3. 17. Neither can he do any good thing without this all being sinne Rom. 14. 23. And unpleasing to God Heb. 11. 6. 4. This is that which mounts and elevates a man into so high and honourable holy and happy condition that he hath such heavenly priviledges and transcendent prerogatives as to be Gods Sonne Iob. 1. 12. Christs and his Fathers friend to be a free Denison of heaven as to come to Christ to go to God to hasten to heaven to be inseparably inserted and indissolubly compacted into this incorporation with Iesus Christ of incomparable value and ineffable excellencies Is faith so preciously excellent 1. Why O you sonnes of men do you so much sleight it and neglect it 1. As not to labour at all for it 2. Or lesse then for temporary fading favours you 'le ride and run farre and neare toyle and travaile early and late for health and sanity of your bodies for increase and augmentation of your substance for food to eate and clothes to put on but so carelesly and negligently for this that were your endeavours no more earnest for bodily health death so dismall would soone smite you for food and rayment your tender backs and pampered bellies would quickly beshrow you for worldly wealth beggery so base would out of hand overtake you 3. Or more regardlesly then for any thing of base esteem in regard of it you take not cattell for your use at a venture but
after much searching and prying whether they be sound and sufficient you receive not gold carelesly but after tryall whether it is currant coine and of sufficient weight You take not silver hand over head but you first see whether it is payable money you turne and tosse rub and ring each suspected piece least you take brasse for lawfull silver And deale you thus with your faith Do you examine whether you are in the faith Do you try by the touch-stone of the Word whether it is of the right kind not that of Divels not that of temporizers not that of wicked ones but that of the Elect making them endeavour good and shun sinne I would you did 2. Is faith thus excellent Then you who wish well to your selves prise and use all sanctified meanes whereby it 's gotten kept and increased This is a pearle of price the tryall whereof is better then gold 1 Pet. 1. 7. The least degree whereof is better then a world of earthly contentments benefiting the enjoyer when all worldly vanities stand in no stead not forsaking him till he hath received the end of his faith the salvation of his soule 1 Pet. 1. 9. This is a precious jewell in the esteeme of God and godly men in regard of the giver worker object meanes and use 2 Pet. 1. 1. By this we are united unto we receive vitality from and have familiarity with the Lord Iesus Or in a word this is an astringent tye joyning us into this union so neare true and admirable this fellowship so celestiall and inseparable which is with Gods Sonne Iesus Christ CHAP. X. The third Marke and Duty Such have Christs Spirit abiding in them HAve we or desire we fellowship with Christ Iesus We 3. Marke Duty must have the Spirit of God inhabiting within us Rom. 8. 9. But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his If we have fellowship with Christ we already have if we desire communion with Christ we must get to have the Spirit of God to dwell in us To like purpose is that 1 Cor. 3. 16. Know you not that you are the Temple of God and that the Holy Ghost dwelleth in you As 1 Cor. 6. 19. And 2 Tim. 1. 14. By the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in you Of such absolute necessity is the having of Christs Spirit Mot. 1. abiding in us That without it no saving faith no sound hope no true love no happy peace no solid joy no new birth no new life no spirituall adoption no reall ingrafting into Christ no union or communion with him these all being graces works and fruits of Gods Spirit Those who have not the Spirit of Christ abiding in them are none of Christs 1. Souldiers therefore the Dragons there being but two sides and therefore shal be overcome Rev. 12. 9. 2. Servants therefore slaves to sinne and Sathan therefore to be paid the wages of eternall death Rom. 6. 23. 3. Subjects therefore rebels and traitours against the king of heaven therefore to be slaine Luc. 19. 27. 4. Sheepe therefore Goates whose end is to be accursed Math. 25. 41. 5. Braunches abiding in him therefore withered castawayes to be burned Ioh 15. 6. 6. Acquaintance friends familiars therefore strangers to heare that dolefull farewell depart I know you not Math. 7. 25. 7. Brethren therefore bastards children of this world and the Devill therefore no inheritours 8. Brides therefore harlots and strumpets therefore divorced and cast out 9. Members of his mysticall body therefore limbes of the Devill to be consumed Therefore if we have not the Spirit of God abiding in us there is no possibility of fellowship with Iesus Christ while so we continue The unspeakable motions and operations of Gods Spirit manifest the truth of this abundantly 1. Whence is our regeneration or new creation From the Spirit Ioh. 3. 5. Borne of the Spirit 2. Whence is our justification From the Spirit 1 Cor. 6. 11. You are justified in the name of the Lord Iesus and by the Spirit of our God 3. Whence is our holinesse and sanctification From the Spirit Acts 15. 8 9. Giving the Holy Ghost purifying c. 4. Whence is our Christian loue whereby we love Christ for his owne sake and Christians for his From the Spirit Rom. 5. 5. The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given us 5. Whence is our obsignation whereby we are ascertained that we are the Sonnes of God From the Spirit Rom. 8. 16. It beares witnesse with our spirits that we are the Sonnes of God 2 Cor. 1. 22. Who hath sealed c. 6. Whence is our direction how to live From the Spirit Rom. 8. 14. Led by the Spirit 7. Whence is our corroboration or spirituall strength From the Spirit Eph. 3. 16. Strongthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man 8. Whence our supplication or ability to pray From the Spirit Rom. 8. 15. Whereby c. 9. Whence our consolation From the Spirit Acts 9. 31. Comfort of the Holy Ghost 10. Whence our incorporation into and inhabitation in Christ From the Spirit Eph. 2. 22. In whom you are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit Saint Chrysostome saith well That Spirit doth make holy sanctifie Ergò iste Spiritus consecrat sanctificat benedicit honorificat guberuat protegit consolatur producit ad santam Ecclesiam 1. Expos Symboli Tom. 5 pag. 1147. blesse honour governe protect comfort and doth bring to the holy Church All those therefore who have these speciall and heavenly prerogatives of regeneration justification c. and communion with Christ Iesus they have necessarily the Spirit of God abiding in them 1. Ponder with advisement and deliberation how lamentably dreadfull their condition is who have not the Spirit of God abiding in them for although the conversation of many of them is plausible and to admiration in regard of their upright civill carriage yet wanting the Spirit of God they are none of Christs and therefore have no interest in this communion 2. Commiserate the Maniacque folly and braine-sicke bedlam madnesse of all such scorners which scoffe at this as if there were no cohabitation of Gods Spirit in the hearts of godly men These blinded beetles thinke none see because themselves do not are perswaded none have Gods Spirit because they want it The glorious Sun is in the firmament giving comfortable light to all seeing creatures although born-blind Moles never behold the least glimpse of its shining rayes The blessed Spirit of God is dwelling and abiding in the holy ones of God although such deriding scorners hood-winkt by the Devill with the scales of blockish ignorance and damned infidelity are altogether unexperienced and unacquainted in such Divine and heavenly enjoyments 3. Looke O you sonnes of men whether this Spiritof God
fellowship 219 c. Grace how like 4. Its spreading nature and excellencie 19 c How it may be lost how not 118 c. We must labour to worke it in others and why 19 c. We must grow in grace if we wil be like Christ 262 263. H HAte sinners and how 10. Sinne and why 39 Hearing of Gods Word needfull and excellent 142 c. Obiections against it answered 143 How to heare and faulty hearers 14â— c. How we must heare and why 172. 181. Heaven hoped for in vaine by many 88. Holinesse See sanctification How the Saints are holy Honour due to God How God is honoured Why with soule and body both Why with the soule especially How with the tongue and life 72 c. Motives to honour God 84 c. Honour of the Saints 198. And of their communion See glory Hope of Saints its excellency 236. Hosts are Gods 122. Husbands duty 203. Saints husband transcendent 46 203. Hypocrites how hurtfull 26 55. I IGnorance hurtfull its fruits 97 273. Inheritance of Saints unparalel'd 45. Inhabitation in Christ See Christ Whence it is 270 271. Ingrossers of corne censured 67. Imitation of God wherein 138 c. Of Christ wherein and why 257. Of men wherein 262. Imprecations to be shunned though Saints have imprecated and why 76. Imputation of Christs righteousnesse 235. Ioy of the Saints 129 192 224. Why they reioyce 239. Iustice of God by whom abused Obiections against it answered 77. Iustification handled with its causes and fruits 233 c. Whence it is how it differs from sanctification 237. How once iustified are alwayes 240. K KNowledge saving honoureth God 73. It is needfull to do Gods will 97. and necessary to enioy Gods Spirit 272. L LAbour in lawfull callings commendable 24. When not to be taxed of covetousnesse 68 103. Labour on the Lords Day See workes Lords Day why so called 150. Duties of the Lords Day See Sabbath Law how it is kept by the Saints 187. It binds How Christians are under the Law how not 184 192. How free from the Law 243 c. Liberalitie See mercy It s excellency 224. Liberty of Christians frees not them from Gods service 192. Not from authority gives not liberty to sinne Frees not from sinne 243. Not from the obedience of the Morall Law 243 c. Wherein Christian liberty consists and its excellency 248 c. Life godly honoureth God 83. Love of God to us how great Gods lovelinesse 49 c. We ought to love God Who truly love him 46 c. Their paucity 47 c. Love to God greatly rewarded the first and great commandement and how 49 c. It honoureth God 74. By it we cleave to God 190 The rule of love 194 c. What the Saints do love 239. Motives to love God 49 c. Love all men why and how all Saints and how 9 c. Love of Saints whence M MAn an excellent creature 85. Serves himselfe sinfully served sinfully how Disswasives Meditation for the Lords Day 165. Delightfull meditations 173. See thoughts Mercy of God what 79 60. To whom it belongs no incouragement to sinne 60 79. By whom it is abused 79. Mercifull workes of diverse sorts Their excellency 170 c. Who must give when how much of what how 13 c. N NEw creatures How Saints have all parts new 238 c. O OAths haÌ„dled by creatures 81. Rashnes Disswasives 81. Excuses answered 82. See swearing Obedience to Gods Law part of the Covenant of mans part 182. P PEace of Saints excellent with them necessary 34 c. What we must yeeld to for peace 36. It s excellency 235. Wicked have no peace 226 c Perfection how Saints perfect how not 139 242. Obiections answered 55. Persecutors of good men wofull 126 c. 209 c. Pharisees what who like them in these dayes 56. Piety a cause of persecution 212. Please God what pleaseth God that is to be chosen 177. Poore of two sorts 68. They must depend upon God 68. Be content 109. Poverty not to be feared 123. Christs poverty 222. Prayerlesse persons woefull 140. What prayers are fruitlesse 140. What kind of prayer is prevailing 141. It is a duty for the Lords Day 170. Yea delightfull 172. It is part of the covenant 182. Needfull 272. Whence it is 270. To pray for earthly things lawfull 103. Preachers are builders 207. Their faults may not keepe us from hearing 143 c. Priviledges of the Saints 218 c. Prophanest people usually the greatest persecutours 212 Profession is good though some Professors are bad 29 c. Providence good and lawfull 68 103. See depend on Gods providence Pure how Saints are pure 141 242. Puritanes what meant 29 212 No Pharisees 56. Not covetous 69. Not of wicked life 214. Scarce any of them begge 70. Or come to the gallowes 113. R REading Scripture and good Bookes a Sabbath duty and how to read 169. Recreation for the Lords Day 171. What is unlawfull 160. Redemption for Gods honour 80 86. It s excellency 86. Regeneration whence 270. It s necessity Danger of its want â— 72. Reliefe See mercy Remission of sinnes a great favour to whom it belongs 224. See forgivenesse Repentance late very dangerous 61 c. Reproofs how to be used who faulty Why we should reprove 32 c. Restitution 17 39. Riotous persons usually covetous 66. Revenge a great sinne 39. Reproches for Christ should not discontent 110. Not to be feared 123. Riches uncertainty 105. Vanity 106. Of the Saints 222 c. S SAbbath Day to be kept holy the name is Morall it s many names Motives to keep it holy and what then lawfull and unlawfull 149 c. Sacraments of the Iewes and ours how the same how differ Excellency of ours 181 c. Saints fellowship See fellowship Their excellency 127. Their portion to be afflicted 126 210 Sanctification handled with its fruits how it differs from iustification 237 c. It is necessary 272. Whence it is 270. Sathan not to be feared 124. His obiections against perseverance answered 119. Scripture though alledged by Hereticks decides controversies 2â—6 Seeking of God a needfull duty what it is manner and meanes of seeking and motives to seeke God 146 c. Servants of God who who not Services of God and of others How to serve God and why bad Masters hindering this service of God 191 c. Sicke persons duty 170 Visiting them a Sabbath duty 170. How to visit who faulty in visiting 170. Sincerity needfull 92 272. Its signes 93. 〈…〉 a Sabbath 〈…〉 ing 〈…〉 Sinnes 〈◊〉 be concealed 23. And why 28. Sinne 〈◊〉 shunned 53. Yea secret sinnes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 57 9â— Least degrees of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all sinne and why sweet sinner 9 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sins of Saints and wicked men 57 c. How good men sinne ibid. What they do having sinned 59. How they are free from sinne 124 245. Their sinnes no incouragements to sin 62 c. 〈◊〉 encouragements answered 60 c. Disswasives from sinne 63 136 c. Sinne must be shunned if we imitate Christ 262. How sinne is infinite 78. God no author of sinne 77. It is an evill master by whom it is served disswasives from serving it 198. Sinnes of former times â—s great as now 254 255. Why seeme greater now 255. Sheepe of Christ their duty 276. Sonnes of God who 201. Their duty See Father Society See fellowship Soule is to honour God and first 73. Sparing how commendable 25. Spirit of God dwels in Saints Its fruits in them their miserie who want and scorne this co-habitation 270 271. Who falsly boast of the Spirit Who have who want the Spirit 272 273. Duties of both 274. How the Spirit is grieved how quenched how gotten how kept 275. Sports whether lawfull on the Lords Day Reasons Disswasives 160 c. Strength Spirituall whence 207. Swearing now an honour to God 80 Anabaptists confuted Disswasives from all evill kinds of swearing 80 c. Excuses answered 81 c. Sorrow of Saints 239. Sufferings See afflictions T TOngue is to honour God 74. Many wayes 74 c. Thoughts unlawfull on Gods Day 164. Time-serving hurtfull 93. V VIsiting the sicke a Sabbath duty How who faulty 170 Vsury a filthy sinne 92 100. W VVAnts temporall how supplied to the Saints 123. Will of God must be done 88. It s reward 88. It must be done totally 90 Faithfully 92. Timely 93. Continually 95. Meanes motives let removed 96 c. Mans will contrary to Gods 97. Word of God a Word of faith grace salvation reconciliation life 142. It s excellency 75 172. It is to be talked of 74. Not to be iested with 75. No to defend vice nor disâ—hearten vertue 75. Not to be used in charmes 76. Words not fit for the Lords Day 163. What then commendable 167 c. Workes of God for his glory mans good 165. Workes unlawfull for the Lords Day with disswasives 157. World by whom served disswasives from serving it 197. Wrath a great sinne 39. Wicked men are fooles 128. Their society to be shunned and why 6 c. 135 c. Y YOung people should do Gods will and why 93.