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A57386 The true way to the tree of life, or, The natural man directed unto Christ by Fran. Roberts ... Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675. 1673 (1673) Wing R1596; ESTC R31779 75,604 190

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mistical body of his invisible Church But of the Synagogue of Satan Rev. 1. 6. For they that are Aliens to Christ the Head must needs be Aliens to his invisible Church and Body 5 A stranger from the Covenants of Promise touching Christ Promised under the Old Testament and consequently from the Covenant of Performance touching Christ performed and exhibited in Human Nature viz. The New Covenant Ephes. 2. 12. laid down Heb. 8. 8. to the end Oh what a misery is this To have nothing to do with Gods Covenant not any the Promises Priviledges Benefits or Blessings thereof This is to be shut out of Gods Grand Act of favour and mercy His Act of Oblivion Heb. 8. 12. His Magna Charta his Great Charter for eternal happiness in Heaven 6 Having no Hope Eph. 2. 12. viz. No true Salvi●ical well-grounded hope of life eternal in Heaven or of future felicity in the world to come for thine immortal Soul And such Hopeless men are most miserable men 1. Cor. 15. 19. When thou hopeless wretch comest to die what will become of thy Soul What wilt thou then say to thy Soul Even as that Atheistical Pope Animula vagula c. Omy poor wandring blandishing Soul The Guest and Companion of my body into what placet art thou now going c. To Heaven or to Hell to the glorified Saints or to the damned Reprobates to Joyes everlasting or to endless Torments To God or to the Devil 7 Finally while thou dost remain destitute of saving Communion with God thou art without God in the World an Atheist in the world Eph. 2. 12. What without God Then without all true Happiness without the only supream Good and Soul-satisfying Treasure such God is Math. 19. 17. Psal. 73. 25. 26. 2. Thou in thy Natural State art under the severe Curse of the Law Which under pain of the Curse requires of every one Perfect Perpetual and Personal obedience to all things written in the Law Gal. 3. 10. which no meer man since the Fall of Adam can possibly perform Rom. 3. 9. to 29. and 5. 6. and 8. 3. 4. 7. 8. And whom the law Curseth he is Cursed indeed not by man but by the living God himself 3. Thou in thy Natural state remainest still under the dreadful displeasure and wrath of God Almighty Art by nature a child of wrath Even as others Eph. 2. 3. Under the Wrath of God Oh! Who knoweth the Power of Gods anger or according to his Fear i. e. his word the Rule of his Fear Psal. 19. 9. his wrath Psal 90. 11. If the wrath of an earthly King be as the Roaring of a Lion Prov. 19. 12. What then is the wrath of God the King of Kings Our God is a Consuming fire Heb. 12. 29. Consider the prints of Gods wrath upon the lapsed Angels 2 Pet. 2. 4. Fallen Adam Gen. 3. The sinful old world 2 Pet. 2. 5. The Cities of Sodom c. 2 Pet. 2. 6. Gen. 19. The Beauteous Jerusalem and the Jews 2 Chron. 36. Yea upon Jesus Christ the spotless Son of God himself when he stood as the Sinners Surety Math. 26. and 27. Luk. 22. and 23. And then say with the Psalmist Thou even thou art to be feared and who may stand before thee when once thou art angry Psal. 76. 7. When he is wrath The Heavens drop down The Mountains melt and leap The Rocks rend in pieces The Earth Quakes The Sea is dried up The Devils tremble Iam. 2. 19. And the whole Creation is amazed Oh! think of the Terrour of the Lord 2 Cor. 5. 11. 4. Thou in thy natural state art in league with the Devil himself the Grand enemy of God and mankind Math. 13. 28. 39. 1 Pet. 5. 8. that old Serpent Revel 12. 9. and performest thine Homage and obeisance unto him 1 Ioh. 3. 8. Ioh. 8. 44. as to thy Conquer●r Prince Father and God Satan is 1. As thy Conqueror leading thee Captive at his will by his powerful Temptations yea by his meer suggestions and snares 2 Tim. 2. 26. and so thou art his meer vassal and slave 2. As thy Prince Ioh. 14. 30. effectually working in the Children of Disobedience and in thee as in one of his Subjects Eph. 2. 2. 3. As thy Father whose works thou as his Child wilt do Ioh. 8. 44. 1 Ioh. 3. 8. 12. Mat. 13. 38. 4. As thy God and the God of this world whom thou as his Creature wilt serve 2 Cor. 4. 4. 5. Thou in thy natural State art liable to all sorts and degrees of miseries in this present world not as to Paternal Chastisements of a loving Father the lot of Gods dear children Heb. 12. 5. to 12. but as to vindictive Punishments and curses of an angry God Gen. 3. 16 17 18 19. and 4. 9 to 15. Levit. 26. to 40. Deut. 28. 15. to the end Psal. 11. 6. These Miseries are of many sorts But may be reduced to 1. Miseries incident to thee in thy Goods and Temporal estate As when thy ground is barren brings forth thorns and thistles c. Gen. 3. 18. thy cattel cast their young Deut 28. 18. Fire consumes thy dwelling Iob. 15. 34. thieves rob thee of thy wealth Iob. 1 13. to 18 Extortioners catch all thou hast Psal. 109. 11. c. 2. Miseries incident to thee in thy Relations As Treachery in thy friends Iudg. 9. 23. falsness and sloathfulness in thy Servants and hirelings 2 Chr. 24 25. and 33. 24. Alienation in thy Kinsfolks Iudg. 9. 5. 24. Disobedience and Undutifulness in thy Children Deut. 28. 18. Disaffection vexatiousness c. in thy wife 1 King 21. 25. Deut. 28. 30. 3. Miseries to which thou urt exposed in thy good Name As Lyes Reproaches Slaunders Back-bitings c. The Name of the wicked shall rot Prov. 10. 7. 4. Miseries whereunto thou art liable in thy Body As Hunger and want of Food Deut. 28. 53. c. Thrist and want of Drink Lam. 4. 4. Breaking or dislocating of bones Numb 24. 8. Weaknesses grievous pains with sickness and many sorts of Diseases Feavers Agues Pestilences c. Deut. 28. 21 22. Cold and nakedness Ezek 16. 39. Bonds and Imprisonments Deut. 28. 63. to the end Perils and dangers by land and water c. In thy whole life thou art exposed to Armies of miseries 6. Thou in thy Natural state art subject to death the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and extremity of all these wordly miseries for thy sinfulness Rom. 5. 12. and 6. 23. Gen. 2. 16 17. with 3. 19. Die thou must that 's certain but when where how c. that 's most uncertain and how small a matter may bring thee to thine end The bone of a Fish going cross thy throat may choak thee as it did Tarquinius Priscus A Raisin-stone may kill thee as it did Sophocles and Anacreon An hair in a draught of milk may end thee as it did Fabius the Senator The tooth of thy Comb as thou art
the world can actually have any saving share or interest at all in the Redemption or Recovery which Christ hath fully obtained for his people untill he actually accept Christ as his only all-sufficient Saviour and particularly apply to his own Soul that Redemption and Recovery from sin and misery which Christ hath procured and obtained 1 Ioh. 5. 12. Ioh. 1. 11 12. and 3. 16. 18 36. and 8. 24. And this must needs be so For 1. Christs obtaining of Recovery and Redemption for lapsed Sinners renders them only Salvable and that possibly they may be saved which door of Hope is not opened at all to the lapsed Angels but Sinners particularly accepting of Christ and applying of his merit unto themselves personally renders them actually saved and that they are indeed in the state of Salvation already Compare diligently these and like Scriptures Ioh. 3. 16 17. Tit. 2 14. 1 Tim. 1. 15. Gal. 4. 4. 5. Rom. 8. 3. which point out a possibility of Salvation by Christ and his Death with Ioh. 1. 12. 1 Ioh. 5. 12. 1 Cor. 1. 9. And such like as denote their actual Salvation by Christ who have accepted him and applied him to themselves particularly 2. Non-accepting and non-applying of Christ is so great a sin that it is threatned with damnation Ioh. 16. 8 9. with Ioh. 3. 18. 36. and 8. 24. Therefore though Christ be never so able and all-sufficient to restore and save Sinners yet none can have benefit by his Salvation without Application of him and his merits 3. The Promise of effectual and eternal Salvation by Christ is still directed to the actual acceptance and application of Christ. As Spiritual Rest of Soul is promised but to them that come to Christ Mat. 11. 28 29. Eternal life is promised but to such as believe in him Ioh. 3. 16. but to such as eat this bread of life viz. his flesh given for the life of the world Ioh. 6. 51. 57. 58. Remission of sins is promised but to them that believe in him Act 10. 43. Now how shall man he saved according to Gods promises that perform not the Condition of the Promises 4. Who ever was Restored and saved by Christ till he accepted and applied Christ not the Apostles Ioh. 16. 30. Mat. 16. 16. Not the Sinful woman Luk. 7. 50. not the convert thief Luk. 23. 43. not the Jaylor Act. 16. 31. to 35. Who ever was healed by a Plaister spread and prepared only but never applied to the wound and Sore Who ever was comforted with the richest cordial though never so accurately prepared if it were never eaten or drunk And who ever was actually saved by Christ if not particularly accepted and applied They that accept not that apply not Christ to themselves are without Christ And they that are without Christ are without Hope so remaining and go without Salvation Eph. 2. 12. 5. All Communion with Christ in his saving benefits ●lows from Union to Christ in accepting of him Ioh. 1. 12 1 Ioh. 5. 12. Rom. 8 10. Col. 2. 19. Eph. 4. 16. As the Ciour hath Communion with the Stock in its life growth fruitfulness by being united unto the stock by Ingrafting or as the Wife hath Communion with the husband in his Name state c. by being united to him in marriage or as the members of the Natural body have Communion with the head and heart in their life sense motion c. by being united thereunto by joints and hands 6. Till the Sinner accepts and applies Christ he is not throughly Convinced of the Sinfulness and wretchedness of his Natural state and of the great need he hath of Christ to deliver him out of it For Conviction is the first step to application of Christ Ioh. 16. 8 9. And where there 's not the first step of Conviction There 's no present state of Salvation 7. Till the Sinner accepts Christ and applies him he neglects and despiseth him And he that despiseth Christ how can he obtain Salvation yea how can he escape damnation See Mat. 22. 1. to 3. Luk. 14. 16. to 25. Heb. 2. 3. Direct XIIII OBserve diligently O Natural man that the Proper and Peculiar way whereby Iesus Christ is to be accepted and applied to a man 's own Soul for Recovery out of his sinful and wretched state of Nature is by true saving Faith in Iesus Christ alone Act. 10. 43. Ioh. 3. 16. and 1. 12. Act. 13. 38 39. and 16. 30 31. Eph. 2. 8. Rom. 3. 22. to 27. I. That by true saving Faith alone peculiarly Iesus Christ is accepted and applied for Recovery out of Sin and misery is evident several wayes For 1. The Nature of true saving Faith in Christ principally consists in the Accepting and applying Christ for Salvation as he is offered in the Gospel Thus I have elsewhere described it Iustifying Faith is a saving Grace wrought in the hearts of the Elect at their Regeneration by Gods Spirit and word whereby they not only know Assent to and apply to themselves the Promises Gospel and Doctrine of Iesus Christ for gods glory in their justification and Salvation but also whereby they afterwards walk as becomes justified persons There see the Confirmation and Explanation of this Description of Faith So that the Nature of saving faith in Christ stands much in Applying Christ in the Gospel and promises who is the Kernel and Soul of them 2. The Receiving and Applying Iesus Christ for Recovery and Salvation is one of the chief Acts of Faith which thus I illustrate The Acts of true Faith in Christ are 1 Direct 2. Reflexive 1 Direct and these of 2 Sorts 1. Primary As 1. Knowing Isai. 53. 11. Ioh. 17. 3. 2. Assenting to the truth of Gods record 1 Ioh. 5. 9. Ioh. 3. 33. 3. Applying of the Promises and of Christ Ioh. 1. 12. As Paul did Gal. 2. 20. as Thomas did Ioh. 20. 8. 2. Secondary As 1. Retaining Christ Received in the heart Eph. 3. 17. Col. 2. 6 7. 2. Purifying the heart Act. 15. 9. 3. Refreshing the Soul with peace and joy Rom. 5. 1 2. and 15. 13. 4. Breaking forth into good works 1 Thes. 1. 3. Heb. 11. 5. Working by Love Gal. 5. 6. 6. Enlivening the Soul Rom. 1. 17. Gal. 2. 20. 2. Conquering all our Spiritual Enemies 1 Ioh. 3. 2 3. and 5. 4. 1 Pet. 1. 9. Iam. 4. 7. Eph. 6. 16. 2 Reflexive When Faith refle ing upon its own acts sees it self believing 1 Ioh. 2. 3. 1 Tim. 1. 12. By this it appears that the applying act of Faith is a very principal act among all the rest ● or All the Acts before the Applying ast tend to make way for it as Preparatory to it And all the Acts after it result from the Applying Act especially as genuine fruits and effects of it Thus the Applying act of Faith is among the rest as the Sun among the Planets most illustrious 3. Faith is so peculiarly eminent among all