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A19293 A familiar treatise laying downe cases of conscience, furthering to perseuerance in sanctification. By Thomas Cooper, preacher of Gods word.; Converts first love, discerned Cooper, Thomas, fl. 1626. 1615 (1615) STC 5700; ESTC S120771 80,590 120

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grow secure and dead in the performance of holy duties performing them for custome carnally hypocritically c. Libertine 9. Or grow inconstant in holy duties intermitting the set times of prayers hearing the word c. 10. Or grow negligent in conuerting others 11. Or admit of humane inuentions with the worship of God 12. And vpon pretence of peace giue way in the least against conviction of conscience 13. Or prooue vnthankfull vnto God for his particular mercies 1. Rom. 14. Or fall into grosse sinnes and lie in them without repentance Psal 51. 15. Or iudge vncharitably of our brethren withdrawing our compassions from them Secondly Motiues to prouoke vs to constancie in weldoing consider we these motiues to make vs abound in good workes and grow constant therein 1. Consider we the faithfulnesse of our God who loueth to the end Ioh. 13.1 2 Remember we the continual seruice of the Saints in heauen they incessantly glorifie God and also continually 1. Thess 4. Reuel 4. 3. Consider wee the power of Iesus Christ still remaines to couer our imperfections and to strengthen vs to perfection Heb. 12.1 2. and to this end makes continuall intercession for vs. 4. Know wee that the Comforter doth abide with vs for euer Ioh. 17. to lead vs into all trueth and so forward in all holinesse Ioh. 15.16 5. 1. Pet. 4 15. Consider we that the righteous can scarcely be saued 1. Pet. 4.15 and what paines the best haue taken toward heauen 6. Remember we that Iesus Christ hath taken away all the rigour of weldoing and yet enables vs by his spirit to perfection accepting our weakest endeuours so they bee sound and enabling of vs to fulfill all righteousnesse in due season 7. Discerne we often how wee haue failed heretofore and this shal prouoke to more industrie hereafter 8. And lay wee to heart the sudden comming of Christ and so we shall be prouoked to make haste 9. And propose wee vnto our selues that glorious Crowne and so we shall fight that good fight of faith and finish our course with ioy 10. Obserue we the prouidence of our gratious Father in turning about all things that they shall worke together for the best to further vs to happinesse Rom. 8.28 1. As causing our greatest afflictions to be meanes of remoouing all lets especially our sinnes and spurres to perfection Esay 1.25 2. And making our very sinnes matter to preuent or subdue sinne and so to prouoke vs to more endeauour of holinesse by how much we haue bene cast behinde and what shall then separate vs from the loue of God what shall not further vs to hasten to perfection Rom. 8.33.34.35 11. To this end take we a view of the speciall priuiledges of godlinesse which are 1. That it onely hath the promise of this life aswel as of a better 2. It onely can giue vs sound Comfort in our greatest troubles 3. And giue vs certaine victory ouer them all Onely this sanctifieth all Gods blessings vnto vs that they may bee pledges of eternall life 1. Tim. 4.5 This onelie giues contentment in all occasions and so doeth possesse vs of heauen in this life 1. Tim. 6. 12. And seeing that in our Fathers House are many Mansions and those that are most faithfull shall haue greater increase of glorie Therefore let this encourage to increase in grace that so we may bee partakers of greater happinesse Lastlie 13. Consider wee how vnwearied the wicked are in euill what policie they vse to continue therein vsing variety of Obiects to preuent loathsomenesse and satiety arming themselues with diuersitie of meanes whereby they may bee better able to accomplish their lustes and with more pleasure enioy them longer And shall they take more paines to goe to hell then 〈◊〉 to Heauen Shall they bee still striuing and neuer wearie to their owne Condemnation and shall not wee bee still endeauouring to make sure our Election Thirdly practize we these meanes of Growth and Constancie 1. Retaine wee soundnesse of iudgement concerning the power of godlinesse 2. Doe we all things from the ground of the heart as in the sight of God 1. Thess 1. 3. Cleaue wee still to the power of the worde and striue wee to increase in knowledge 1. Phil. 1. Coll. 4. Practize we constantly the dueties of pietie and charitie not seruing God by spurs but keeping a constant course in holinesse that so the seruice of God may be more easie and comfortable 5. Watch wee daylie ouer our hearts in a true searching and examining the same Psalm 4.5.6 6. See that wee renew our repentance as often as we sinne 7. Labour wee the conuersion of our brethren and iudge we charitably of them 8. Make wee conscience especially of Sabbaoth duties because our powerfull practize thereof shall better enable to a generall encrease and to constancie therein And 9. Auoide we curiositie of knowledge and medling in others affaires 10. And sticke we not in the beginnings and elements of Religion Hebr. 6.1 11. And because wee shall bee sure to encounter many enemies that will seeke to hinder vs in this spirituall groweth therefore put wee on the whole armour of God that so we may resist in the euill day Ephes 6.11.12 12. Especially seeing the loue of the world will mainely endeauour to presse vs downe and hinder our proceeding vpon pretence of prouiding things necessarie c. therefore that wee may in nothing be carefull let our requests be manifest vnto God in prayers 13. And labour wee true contentation in whatsoeuer outward measure the Lord hath dispensed that so we may still hunger after spirituall graces 14. And prepare we our soules daily to afflictions submit we to whatsoeuer our louing Father shall lead vs into that so carnall securitie may bee preuented our corruptions purged and wee daily prouoked to perfection 15. Quicken we and enlarge our desires of heauenly things and this wil be a meanes to spurre vs forward to practize Measure wee not our condition by any measure atetained but still forget we what is behinde and hasten to that before 16. Walke wee alwayes in feare of our selues and suspect we all our workes yea then most when we enioy greatest graces Pro. 28.13 and maintaine wee tendernesse of Conscience in all things 17. Remember we our ends and vncertaintie of our life and the account we must make 2. Cor. 5.10.11 18. And resigne we our selues daily into the hands of our God resting on his prouidence 1. Pet. 5. Mat. 6. 19. Entertaine wee cheerefully the motions of the Spirit and put them in practize diligently Eph. 4. Thus shall we grow constant in well doing and perseuere vnto the end Meane to preuent Apostasie in the sense of our failing 1. Meane while let it stay vs from Apostasie that our gratious God requires no more then hee giues if hee giue vs but one Talent hee wil not require according to three and therefore though wee be farre from what we should