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A16314	The carnall professor Discovering the wofull slavery of a man guided by the flesh. Distinguishing a true spirituall Christian that walkes close with God, from all formalists in religion, rotten hearted hypocrites, and empty powerlesse professors whatsoever. By that faithfull servant of Christ, Robert Bolton B.D. late preacher in Northampton Shire.	Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631, attributed name.; I. T., fl. 1634.	1634 (1634)	STC 3225; ESTC S111236	58,877	294

hand and be blessed but if otherwise they grow downeward and thou live after the flesh assuredly thou shalt fall on the left hand and perish irrecoverably Wee shall not be judged according to the particular instant of our death but according to our general course of life 〈◊〉 according to our deeds in that present but according to the desires of our hearts before But seeing they who walke after the flesh are dead already why doth the Apostle say You shall die I answer both are true every ungodly person is now dead but yet a more fearefull death abides them For albeit they be dead in sinne and deprived of the favour of the Creator yet the vaine comforts of the creature doe so bewitch them that they know not how miserable and wretched they are but when the last sentence of damnation shall bee pronounced against them they shall not onely bee banished from the presence of God into everlasting perditiō where the fire of the Lords indignation shall perpetually torment them but they shall also bee stripped of all comfort and refreshment from the creature whatsoever The least degree of their punishment shall be a fearefull famine of worldly supportments Hee that knowes any thing of the narrow way to heaven of the nature of Gods justice and the cunning sleights of Satan of the difficulty of true repentance and how fearfully mans heart is hardned by custome and continuance in sinne would not delay making peace with God till his last houres for ten thousand worlds Which when I consider I cannot but deplore the iniquity of our times wherein not onely carnall men have set themselves to worke all manner of sinne with greedinesse but even they which heretofore have probably seemed to mortifie the deeds of the body doe now renue the battle and are in outward view reconciled and shake hands with the flesh Now are the dayes wherein the love of many shall waxe cold when men shall bee lovers of themselves lovers of pleasure more then lovers of God Oh how is the Spirit quenched and the flesh inflamed every where shew me the man that truly endeavours the suppressing of sinne Oh this is a hard taske it requireth much patience and vigilancie and will bring no small paine and sorrow to the flesh in the end What then be not dismayed thy future peace will more then recompense thy present trouble What availes a little outward flashy joy when the conscience is disquieted and vexed within who would redeeme a moment of pleasure with eternity of paine All is but bitter sweetes so long as sinne raignes What is the reason of these fearefull outcryes and desperate conclusions of Christians concerning their spiritual estate Whence is it that they taking Satans part in accusing and condemning themselves do utter such dolefull exclamations as these when conscience is throughly awakened Alas I have most wretchedly spent the prime and strength of mine age in vanity and pleasure in lewdnesse and lust The best of my time hath been wofully wasted in obeying Sathan and serving my selfe and therefore though I be weary of my former wayes and looke backe upon them with a trembling heart and grieved spirit yet I am affraid God will never vouchsafe to cast his eye of compassion upon my soule Though I have beene a professour long yet many times my heart is full of doubting when I call to minde the hainousnesse of my unregenerate life and see since I was enlightened and should have behaved my selfe in forwardnesse and fruitfulnesse for God answerable to my former folly and licentiousnesse in evill so many slips and imperfections every day and such weake distracted discharging of duties commanded both towards God and man that my very spirits sink within me Many times when I reach out the hand of my faith to fetch some speciall promise into my soule for refreshing and comfort comparing advisedly my owne vilenesse and nothingnesse with the riches of mercy and grace shining therein I am overwhelmed with admiration and thinke with my selfe how is it possible that this should bee Can such glorious things belong to such a wretch and worme as I am I cannot deny but there is mercy enough in God but for me such a notorious wicked liver as I am mercy for me surely it cannot be Alas I have beene no ordinary sinner my corruptions have carryed me beyond the villanies of the vilest creature you can name the enormity of my wayes have set an infamous brand upon mee in the sight of the world besides those secret pollutions and sinfull practises which no eye ever beheld save God alone Had I not beene extreamely outragious and gone on thus with a high hand I might have had some hope but now all expectation failes me I despaire of salvation c. Oh the feares and perplexities which pursue the soule when sinne is once committed conscience unpacified will rave and dragge a sinner before Gods tribunall The sting of an accusing conscience is like an Harlot more bitter then death Who so pleases God shall escape from it but the sinner shall bee taken in it Conscience being disquieted no earthly thing can asswage and mitigate it Yee shall live After that God hath called iustified and sanctified a poore sinner hee glorifieth him at last with himselfe in eternall blisse Death is but a sleepe to such as are in Christ wherein the body is separated from the soule rotting in the earth a while that it may bee the more capable of glory hereafter but the soule is immediately transported into heaven and there remaineth unto the last judgement praising God and expecting the consummation of the Kingdome of glory Before the comming of Christ the powers of heaven shall be shaken Sunne and Mooone shall suspend their light the starres shall seeme to fall from heaven the Elect shall rejoyce the reprobate shall tremble the whole universe shall bee consumed with fire and depart with a noise of the chariot wheeles the earth and elements with the workes thereof shall be consumed in a moment and brought to nothing At the same time shall the trumpet be heard soūded by an archangell Christ shall come in the clouds with great power glory with a troop of angels Then the Elect which were dead at the hearing of the trumpet shall rise with their bodies and the rest alive shall be changed in a moment and all of them shall bee made like the glorious body of Christ. After which they being gathered before the throne of God shall bee separated from the reprobate and caryed in the aire set upon the right hand of God where they shall heare this sentence Come ye blessed c. After which they shall enjoy everlasting happinesse the parts whereof is eternall life and perfect glory This eternall life is that fellowship with God whereby God of himself is life unto the Elect. They shall not need meat drinke sleepe aire heate cold breath physick apparell the light

of the sun or moone for the spirit of God shall bee instead of all these from whom immediately they shall bee quickened for ever Their glory consisteth in this that they shall continually behold the face of God 2. They shall be like unto Christ just holy incorruptible glorious honourable beautifull strong nimble 3. They shall possesse the new heavens and the new earth they shall joyfully praise and laud the name of the Lord world without end FINIS A Table of the principall heads A DIsorderly Affections discovered Page 41 Misery of being guided thereby 47 Antidotes against sinne 65 B BEginnings of sinne to be resisted 190 Better be in hell than offend Christ. 197 Body not to be pampered 220 C HOw a man may know whether his heart be carnall 87 Conscience corrupted and how 33 What a stirring conscience is 35 Carnall men indocible 38 Corrupt motions natural to a carnall heart 61 A fleshly conscience described 93 The distresse of conscience that betides the wicked 154 The estate of a creature cursed of God 131 Rejoycing to crosse a mans selfe a signe of sincerity 244 D DEath what is meant by it here 127 What the first death is 141 The second death described 133 Then the most secret sinne shall be discovered 149 Danger of being unarmed 191 218 Discovery of a true Christian or infallible marks to try himself by 236 Christians should discerne betwixt the deceit of sin and the fruit of sin 252 F FAith a speciall means to overcome temptations 212 How it doth this 213 Nothing hurts us so much 〈◊〉 our owne flesh 220 Forsakings of sin different 246 Fl●sh what it signifieth 7 It disperseth sinne into the whole man 11 Why naturall corruption is called by the name of fl●sh 8 It cleaves close to our nature 50 What it is to be fleshly minded 31 It derives venome upon every action 51 It tempts daily 52 It continually warres against the spirit 55 It is unwearied in sinfull follicitations 59 It raignes in naturall men 57 Not so in the godly 100 They are part flesh and part spirit 101 We must fight with Sathan if wee would overcome him 186 G GRace abides not in a carnall memory 96 How a man may know whether grace hath got the upper hand in him 230 Grace cannot stand with the Regiment of sinne 232 Nothing but grace can subdue sin To bee deprived of Gods favour an unspeakeable misery 141 246 H HEart narrowly to be watched 64 An unsound one discovered 99 The thorne in our flesh should humble us 70 Want of Humiliation very prejudiciall to the soule 73 Symptomes of a good heart 237 Hypocrites speake after the spirit and live after the flesh 107 Hypocrisie the danger of it 170 L LAw hath a double use 1 Little sins very dangerous 117 Lust growes never old 62 Losse of Gods presence what it is 138 Loathsomnesse of sin described 194 M MIsery of being under the flesh 16 Memory corrupt through sin 36 How discerned 94 No member to be trusted alone 85 Man by nature uncapable of goodnesse 27 Hee hath nothing in himselfe to glory of 80 Mortification described discovered 165 183 How we are said to mortifie sin 174 Meanes to subdue the flesh 185 Markes of a spirituall Christian. 239 Jealousie over our hearts a meanes to keepe out sinne 69 Licentious Ministers reprooved 106 O ORiginall sin a hereditary disease 48 It overspreads the whole man 88. 49 It is full of propagation 63 Its manner of tempting us 81 P FLesh powerfull to bring about its projects 57 Policies of the flesh to be studied 76 Pride disableth to resist temptations 192 Provision for the flesh must be hindered 219 Peace with the flesh dangerous 226 Carnall Professors reproved 109 Discovered 112 Our present condition a prediction of our future 253 Price of sin infinite 199 R SInners shall be exceedingly reproched at the day of judgment 146 Root of sin must be killed 171 Reason a weak thing to expell temptations 214 S SOule corrupted by sin 23 Sin must be slaine or it will slay us 250 Signes of a fleshly mind 50 Sinne the greatest ill 197 Hainous sins waste the consciēce 116 To live in any sin a signe we are under Sathans bondage 120 Many begin in the spirit and end in the flesh 109 Impenitent sinners shall surely bee damned 122 Society with the devills every sinners portion 151 The Spirit onely can mortifie the flesh ●5 Sinne is not driven away with an ●●gry locke 186 Signes of the Spirits prevailing in us 235 A Christians strength is in God 216 193 Severity against our owne sinnes a blessed signe of grace 240 T TEmptations of the flesh undiscernable 77 Tendernesse of conscience a speciall preservative against sin 201 It is a great blessing 202 Yet may be turned into a curs 203 Tryall of a true Christian. 166 V VOyce of conscience to bee hearkened to 206 Vniversall hatred of sin discovers a gracious heart 241 W WIll since the fall corrupted 39 A corrupt will discovered 96 Men weake in themselves 176 Every sinner underualues the bloud of Christ. 200 FINIS 1 Pet. 3. 18 1 Cor. 7. Gal. 1. 13. Esay 44. 7. Reas. Gen. 6. 3. Genes 8. John 3. 6. Rom 7. Rō 7. 21. 1 Cor. 2. 14. Rom 7. 45. Rom. 1. 19. 2 Cor. 3. 5. Luk. 24. 45 Quest. Answ. Tit. 1. 15. What a dead conscience is 1. Tim 4. What a stirring conscience is Phil. 2. 3. Luke 15. Rom. 7 Rom. 7. Iames 1. 14. Joh. 14. 30. Gal. 5. 1 Pet. 2. Mar. 9. 24. Rom. 6. Rom. 7. 23 Rom. 7. Heb. 13. 5. Hos. 14. James 4. 7. Eccles. 1. 8. Vse Job 31. 1. Psal. 39. Gen. 39. Psal. 101. Vse 3. Gal. 5. Iob 31. 1. James 3. 6. Psal 39. 1. Rom. 12. 2. Vse Ephes. 4. 23 2 Cor. 3. 1 Rom. 8. Vse 1. Vse 2. Phil. 3. 8. Mat. 5. Quest. Answ. Obiect Answ. Acts 5. Mat. 25. Eccles. 11. Job 27. Job 2. Rev. 2. 11. Rev. 21. 18 Quest. Answ. 1 Thes. 4. 16. Mat. 25. Quest. Answ. Job 1. Psal. 139. 1 Joh. 2. 18. Esay 66. Rev. 22. 8. Mat. 13. 1 Cor. 15. What vivification is Rom. 6. Gal. 5. Revel 3. Quest. Answ. 2 Chro. 20 Psal. 119. Ephes. 6. 2 Tim. 2. 1 Pet. 5. 1 Sam. 15. 2 Pet. 2. Deut. 28. 18. Psal. 51. 2. Sam. 24. 10. Acts 24. 26 Jonah 4. 4. 1 Joh. 5. 4. Rom. 4. 7. Vse Heb. 12. Bellum est non triumphans Quest. Answ. Rom. 7. Rom. 7 22 1 Pet. 4. Col. 3. Psal. 40. Mat. 16. 25 Quest. Answ. Every sin is as the forbidden fruit Eccles. 11. Obiect Answ. Vse Prov. 7.

THE CARNALL PROFESSOR Discovering The wofull slavery of a man guided by the flesh Distinguishing A true spirituall Christian that walkes close with God from all Formalists in Religion rotten hearted hypocrites and empty powerlesse professors whatsoever BY That faithfull Servant of Christ Robert Bolton B. D. late Preacher in Northhampton Shire LONDON Printed for R. Dawlman at the Brazen Serpent in Pauls Church-yard 1634. TO THE GODLY WELL AFFEcted Reader Christian Reader THe Father of all Spirits having takē this worthy Author to himselfe pitty it were to entombe his labours in the grave of silence together with him the rather considering how usefull a member he hath alwayes beene to the Church of God and what prosperous successe his endeavours have found in the hearts of Christians The thing hee chiefly aimed at was fruitfulnesse in the place wherein God had set him which oft he enjoyed experiment of to the cheering of his spirit in no smal measure It cut the very heart strings of his righteous soule to see many dry withered branches fit for nothing but the fire cumbering the precious ground of the Almighties garden and possessing the roome of more growing plants Hee was wonderfull active in the cause of Christ and desired as well to doe good as to be so where ever hee came It was not the least of his care not to live unto himselfe He knew he served a good Master which made him studious of improving every talent for the best advantage wel may hee bee called good that makes others far the better for his goodnesse And indeed setting this aside what hath the creature to commend him to God or releeve his soule in any distresse Thou hast here in briefe the soule of man unbowelled before thine eye and that masse of corruption lodging in a carnall heart together with its power and plague discovered unto thee wherein is plainely demonstrated the miserable condition of a man guided by the flesh and the happinesse attending such as are led by Gods Spirit as also the bitter conflict of these two opposite inmates in a beleeving soule with the meanes of victorie Our life is nothing but a daily warfare every moment wee are more or lesse to encounter with adversaries Satan alwaies labours the destruction of the Saints though his wayes to effect it are not one the same sometimes he inticeth men to sin by allurements sometimes by vexing and disquieting their inward peace at least he aimeth to make the life of a Christian uncomfortable by his manifold assaults hee is vigilant to corrupt upon all occasions as he can espy opportunity and will not cease to assaile though he be overcome when hee cannot prevaile by flatteries he seekes by force and violence to overthrow the poore servants of Christ. Amongst his many snares to entrappe our poo●e soules this is not the meanest that he labours to divide the kingdome against it selfe and to use men as his instruments for their owne destruction Satan well knowes that comming in his owne likenesse he would seeme very odious and soone be resisted therefore he maskes under a vaile of humility that he may the more securely withdraw us from our hold in God But we have a valiant leader let us sticke unto him even Iesus Christ the righteous who is a Lion of the tribe of Iuda a mighty Prince able to tread all our enemies under foot well may Satan barke and roare but he can stir no further then God gives him liberty he cannot tempt whom he will nor when he will nor how he will without permissiō frō above he may desire to sift us as wheat but the Lord wil make choise of the temptation and set bounds to our enemies malice thus far you shall goe and no further If a child have his father by the hand though he be in the darke or sees any danger approaching yet he feares no hurt neither shal we be dismaid with any temptation whilest by the eye of faith we see that invisible one ready to support us the chiefest strength of soldiers lyeth in their captaine who yet must fight for themselves and him but our whole strength lyeth in Christ who by his Almighty power subdueth all things for us of our selves wee have no ability to prevail against the strong one in the world all our victories come from God we are too weake to withstand the least temptation through our owne strength but relying upon the Lord we shall be more than conquerors over the greatest It had been much to be wished that this holy man had survived the publishing the residue of his worthy labours that so they might have come more refined polished into the worlds view however pitty it is that goodly childrē should be brought to the birth and there perish for want of helpe to bring them forth These things in their delivery found much acceptance and wrought effectually in the hearts of many who knowes whether a further blessing doth not yet attend them Deare Christian next unto the glory of God thy good was chiefly aimed at in bringing this worke to light be not therefore wanting to thy selfe and thy soules blisse Remember the day cannot alwayes last the night will come and thou knowest not how soone This may be the last booke that ever thou shalt reade and this the last houre that ever thou shalt spend here on earth Oh use it conscionably and blesse God for any furtherance in thy way to happinesse While thou hast the light beleeve in the light and walke in the light that then maist bee the child of light Occasions are headlong being once past they cannot be recovered The five foolish virgins came too late and were shut out of heaven Thy time is short the art of well doing long on this moment depends eternity of blessednesse if it be well of misery if it be ill imployed Hee that is not ready for God to day will be lesse sit to morrow It is no time to begin to live when thou art ready to dye then to seeke after heaven when thou commest to thy Crutches At length grow spiritually wise let the best things have the best place in thee It will be too late when thou art in hell to say oh that I had been more religious and provided better for my soule be exceedingly abased for thy former neglects let it wound thy soule that thou settest out no sooner and art yet no further in the race of godlines get ground of thy corruptions now daily count that a lost day in which thou art not somewhat bettered and labour for such infallible evidences of Gods love that no reprobate under heavē 〈◊〉 possibly attain unto get such truth of grace in thy inner man as may distinguish thee from all outside professors meere empty caskes of Religion and such as is not common to hypocrites and castawayes together with thy selfe To which end seriously peruse this following treatise wherein thou shalt finde sufficiency of real worth