Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	sin_n	turn_v	wantonness_n	3,327	5	12.0665	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41945	The great sin and chief guiltines of Scotland in the contempt of the Gospel as it was branched out in particulars by the Commission of the Generall Assembly in the year 1650 ; now re-printed at the desire of the Synod of Lothian, for the fast appointed by them in the year 1654.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.	1654 (1654)	Wing G1753; ESTC R8653	7,365	16

misprysing of Christ communion with Him and His spirituall graces and blessings Which appears most evidently by the great neglect of the use of these means and exercises publick private and secret wherein He offereth Himself to be sought and found the great wearying of them greater willingnesse and readiness to bestow time and pains upon things worldly even vanity and trifles than on these preferring the interests of creatures to the interests of Christ and not giving him the preheminence above all by the readinesse which appears in people in times of try all to comply with sinfull courses to the prejudice of Christs Cause and the hazarding of their own peace with God for maintaining their ease temporary safety and worldly commodities rather then to deny themselves take up their crosse and follow Him 3. Not receiving of Christ nor making use of him as he is held forth in the Gospel in his fulnesse of grace nor living by faith in him more especially in not receiving and making use of his free-Grace and imputed Righteousnesse for Justification acceptation before God and for peace of conscience while as most part securely rest on meer outward Church-priviledges many confide in their own Morall Honesty performances and duties So going about to establish their own righteousnesse and following duties this way to make their Peace and Reconciliation thereby with God And even the best Professours do not so purely and intirely rest on his Righteousnesse as the Gospel requireth as well appear by these things amongst many others heartlesse fears misbelief fearring to apply Christ and to make use of the promises not rejoicing in Christ and his propitiation with humility when there is a discovery challenges and apprehensions of want short coming and failing of duties which in effect is in a degree and in part an establishing our own righteousnesse and not submitting to the Righteousnesse of God Not making use of Christ for Sanctification according to the promises of the Covenant and not acting in a way of dependence on him in all the performances of our common Christian calling and of particular lawfull vocations for direction quickening strength to mortifie corruptions to every duty and to carry us through against discouragements and tentations but acting only or most part by the strength of our own wits abilities and pains In not making use of the Mediation and Intercession of Christ in approaching to the Throne of Grace in Prayers Supplications and Thanksgivings while as many do neglect Prayer altogether albeit they have some course of performance of this duty yet know not what it is to put their Prayers up to God through the Mediator though they may perhaps name His Name but do as that Uzziah who would offer Incense himself neglecting the High Priest And even Beleevers themselves doth not directly distinctly and stedfastly in their approaches to God eye Christ to offer all their service through him nor do come with that humble boldnesse and full assurance of faith in God as a Father wherewith the intercession of Christ warrandeth them to come Heb. 10.19 20 21 22. 4. Not walking as becometh the Gospel of Christ in Righteousnesse Godlinesse and Sobriety many notwithstanding their Profession of the Gospel and claiming interest in Christ and his Grace yet living loose prophane godlesse carnall and earthly in their way in effect turning the Grace of God unto wantonnesse and security and taking liberty to sin because Grace doth abound And even the best not so constrained with the love of Christ to live to him who died for them nor striving to keep the thoughts of the love of Christ and the free-Grace of God in him upon their hearts so fresh and constant as they should be to keep them watchfull tender zealous and enlarged for God and his honour 6. IN relation to the operations of the Spirit wherein the Gospel is the Ministration and maketh it effetuall As 1. Prophane mocking miscalling and mis-interpreting the tender and accurate walking of the Godly in the wayes of God as unnecessary and proud precisenesse and their spirituall exercises as fantasticknesse melancholy or madnesse Which is a horrible sin sib to that which is unpardonable yet very frequent amongst carnall and naturall people 2. The meer naturall and morall way of living in a civill honesty and sitting down contented therewith of the most part of people not labouring in their conversation to walk after the Spirit i. e. upon Spiritual Principles according to the Spirituall Rule of Gods revealed Will in his Word nor for Spirituall ends the Honour of God Glory and Immortality 3. Not observing and yeelding unto the knocking 's of the Spirit whereby Christ maketh tender to come in to hearts that he may sup with them and they with him resisting and quenching his motions whereby he stirreth up to duties stiffling or putting by his challenges whether in publick or secret which tend to Repentance Humiliation or withdrawing from sin not being tender of his Presence and consolations to intertain the same but grieving him by misprizing them refusing them carelesse walking in not attending on his direction and guiding in giving way to known sinfull thoughts and lustings in a continued tract altho not growing up to a full accomplishing of them and sometimes in giving way even to grosser out-breakings and in not watching against predominant corruptions whereof even the best are much guilty 4. Not delighting in nor improving spirituall company and spirituall exercises 5. OF Ministers in relation to their Preaching of the Gospel As 1. Many not labouring to set forth the Excellency of Christ in his Person Offices and the unsearchable Riches of his Grace the New Covenant and the way of living by Faith in him nor making this the main and chief Theme and matter of their Preaching as did the Apostle 1 Cor. 3.2 2 Cor. 4.5 Col. 1.28 Nor Preaching other things with a relation to Christ to wit Not Preaching convictions reproofs discoveries of sin and of short comings in duties and threatnings to lead to Christ to prize him the more highly and to embrace him the more earnestly especially for Justification and pressing duties in a meer legall way not urging them as by the Authority of Gods Commandements so from the love of Christ and the grace of the Gospel nor pointing and directing people to their furniture for them in Christ Oftentimes craving hard but giving nothing wherewith to pay 2. What they Preach of Christ and the matters of the Gospel not Preaching the same in a Gospel-way Whereof see 1 Cor. 3. from the beginning at length 3. Not commending as they ought neither their own work whether of meditation or delivery nor their hearts to Christ that He might give the increase but going about the work either altogether in their own strength or much that way 4. Often times not speaking because they beleeve and many not seeking for communion with Christ in their own personall estate and to feel the power of the Word upon their own hearts that they might speak so These branches of contemning and abusing of the Gospel are thought fit for the better information of all to be held forth at this time as being most obvious recommending withall to Ministers to apply themselves to make a more full and particular discovery thereof As is not doubted but they will do according to their wisedom and understanding in the Gospel and the experience they have by observation of their own hearts and of the wayes and consciences of People FINIS