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ground_n	believe_v	faith_n	hope_n	2,425	5	7.9570	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09400	A discourse of conscience wherein is set downe the nature, properties, and differences thereof: as also the way to get and keepe good conscience.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.	1596 (1596)	STC 19696; ESTC S110415	85,171	182

it is a certaine awe or r●●erence vnto God in whose presence we doe whatsoeuer we doe Feare of distrust is when men tremble at the iudgemēts of God for their sinnes because they haue no hope of mercie Of these three the first was good by creation and therfore it was in our Sauiour Christ but since the fall it is defective The third is a vice called sl●●ish feare And the second is that which is commaunded in these and the like places of Scripture the intent whereof is to make vs circumspect and fearefull least we should offend God by any 〈◊〉 our owne weaknesse considered and the ●●vineible iudgements of God And this kinde of feare as also the first may stande with c●r●●ntie of faith Rom. 11. Thou standest by faith be not high minded but feare Psal. 2. Ser●e the Lord in feare and reioyce in trembling Obiect 6. Where there is no word there is no faith For faith and the word of God be relatiues But there is no word of God that saith to particular men Cornelius or Peter or Iohn thy sinnes are pardoned excepting 〈◊〉 few persons as M●… Magd●… and the p●… 〈◊〉 c. Therefore there is no particular faith Ansvv. Though there be no word set downe in Scripture touching the saluation of this or that particular man yet there is set downe that which is equivale●● to a particular word and as much in effect For the promise of remission of sinnes and life euerlasting is giuen with a comm●undement that euery man applie the promise to himselfe as I haue before prooued and this is altogether as much as if euery mans particular name had beene put in the promise I adde further that the promises of the Gospel must be considered two waies first as they are generally set downe in Scripture without application to any person secondly as they are ●●●ght and published in the ●●inisterie of the word the end whereof is to applie them to the persons of men partly by pr●●ching and p●●tly 〈◊〉 administ●ing the sacraments of baptisme and the Lords supper which are seales of righteo●●●●s of faith Now the promise applied and as I may say particularized to the members of the Church is by the vertue of Gods ordinance as much as if God himselfe had giuen the promise particularly and ●…dment names vnto it It is further ●nswered that the promise of remission of sinne is preached not simply but vpo● condition of 〈◊〉 faith 〈◊〉 which 〈◊〉 be 〈◊〉 knowne I answer againe 〈◊〉 I haue alreadie prooued that he which truly beleeueth and rep●…th knoweth that he doth certenly beleeue and repe●t Obiect 7. To beleeue the pardon of a mans owne sinnes is ●one of the articles of faith propounded in any Creede either of the Apostles or the Nice●e fathers or Athanas●●s or any other Creede Answer This faith is contained vnder these words I beleeue remission of s●…es and I prooue it thus These words are an article of Christian faith and therefore they must in sense containe more then the deuill doth or can beleeue nowe the deuill beleeueth thus much that God giues remissiō of sinnes to his Church Christian men therefore must goe one steppe further and beleeue particularly the remission of their owne sinnes Otherwise if the Papists will haue the Catholicke faith to beleeue no more in this point then the damned spirits beleeue let them take it to themselues But they replie further that if there were any such article of faith then some persons must beleeue that they are iust though they willingly commit mortall sinne which is an euident falshood Ansvver He that beleeues the pardon of his owne sinnes by true faith hath the spirit of God in him and a constant purpose not to sinne against God and therefore if he sinne it is against his purpose and without any full consent of wil and it is not he that doeth it but the sinne that dwelleth in him But if it so fall our that the child of God be ouertaken with any actual sinne then his case standeth thus He hath by his fall wounded his conscience weakned his faith bereaued himselfe of Gods fauour as much as in him lieth made himselfe guiltie of a sinne and worthie of damnation and God for his part accordingly turnes the woonted signes of his sauour into signes of anger and displeasure and the sinne though it be pardoned in the purpose of God yet is it not actually pardoned till the partie repent Things standing thus we teach not that men must beleeue the pardon of their sinnes while they liue and lie in them for that were ●●●tly to teach falshoode for truth but our doctrine is that such persons must first of all humble themselues and say with the prodigall childe that they haue sinned against God and are not worthie to be called his children any more and againe renew their decaied faith and repentance that they may beleeue as before their perfect reconciliation with God Obiect 8. In respect of God who is truth it selfe we are to beleeue the promise in particular yet if we respect our owne vnworthines and indisposition we are to feare and in some part to doubt For the promise of remission of sinnes is not absolute but depends vpon the condition of our workes Therefore our certentie is onely coniecturall Answer I answer first that in respect of our owne vnworthines we are not to doubt of our saluation but to be out of all doubt yea to dispaire before the iudgement seate of God For they which are of the workes of the lawe are vnder ●he curse Gal. 3. 10. and Paul saith of his owne workes of grace in this am I not iustified 1 Cor. 4. 4. And Dauid being out of all doubt of his owne deserued damnation in regard of his owne vnworthines saith freely Enter not into indgement with thy servant O Lord for no flesh shallbe i●stified in thy sight Againe the consideration of any vnworthines in our selues doth not hinder a resolution concerning Gods mercy in Christ. For true faith makes an entrance vnto God vvith boldnes I say with boldnes euen for those persons that are vnworthy in themselues Eph. 4. 12. And Abraham whose faith is to be followed of vs did not vpon the consideration of his olde decaied bodie rest himselfe with bare hope vpon alikelihood of the accomplishment of Gods promise but he beleeued vnder hope euen against hope Rom. 4. 18. Lastly I answear that the ground of the former obiection is erronious namely that the promise of saluation depends on the condition of our workes because the Scripture saith it is made and accomplished on mans part freely I graunt indeede that to the promise there is annexed a condition of faith yet faith here must not be considered as a worke but as an instrument apprehending Christ with his benefits and withall ●epentance with the fruits thereof are on our part required yet no otherwise but as they are necessaric consequents of faith and the signes