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A62529	Crums of bread for the dove in the clefts of the rock, and the secret places of the stairs, Cant. 2.14, or, Helps to meditation on conversion, mortification, sanctification, the Christians daily walke, reading the scriptures, and good practicall books : for a friend / by J.T.	Tickell, John, d. 1694.	1652 (1652)	Wing T1156; ESTC R6990	32,989	81

Crums of Bread FOR The DOVE in the Clefts of the Rock and the secret places of the Stairs Cant. 2.14 Or HELPS to MEDITATION On Conversion Mortification Sanctification the Christians daily walke Communion with God c. With Directions for profitable Reading the Scriptures and good practicall Books For a Friend By J. T. My Friend ACcording to your deserts and desires I here present to you some broken Thoughts directions remembrances references for the better improvement of your Solitudes and retirements for Meditation and Reading I have ranked them under severall heads given you but briefe hints leaving the enlargements to your own thoughts what more might be required you may supply from the Scriptures your Sermon-Notes and those good books to which I have referred you Each SECTION after that you have perused the whole affords you matter enough for one Solitary season at the least and when you have done with this you may have more as God gives opportunity I begin with the subject of Conversion Regeneration and the first work if it suit not your concition you may commend it to such as you love and know may need it I leave it with you as a token of my respects for you and your Spirituall concernments God give his blessing to it and if it any way help you in your Meditation and Reading I shall desire no more then your remembrances of me at the throne of Grace J. T. SECT I. Of Conversion Regeneration c. IT is to be presupposed in order to the improvement of the following Sections that as you have been under the meanes of Grace so you are indeed in a state of Grace if you are not Consider 1. That Conversion Regeneration Obs a state of Grace and interest in Christ by faith are of absolute necessity unto salvation The Scriptures do abundantly prove it Proof turne to read and take these few for a triall John 3.3 c. Heb. 12.14 Mat. 18.3 Joh. 3.16 c. All good Reason is for it 1. Reas Without an interest in Christ thou hast no title to salvation 2. Without regeneration thou hast no fitnesse for it And 3ly Eph. 2.12 Heb. 12.14 Pro. 3.3 Hab. 1.13 Without such termes God is resolved that he will not 4. His nature is such in Wisedome Holinesse and righteousnesse Appl. that he cannot give it resolve then for it and set about it speedily seriously and to the purpose sue and seek to God for the grace and apply thy selfe to the use of the meanes with hungrings and thirstings after righteousnesse with humility faith prayer and diligence Prov. 1.7 In order to it take these Directions Direct 1. Math. 16.26 Heb. 1.13 Rom. 10. Rom. 7. Joh. 5.28.29 Rom 3.23 Gal. 3.10 Eph. 2.1 2.3 Eph. 2.12 Pro. 15. 2 Cor. 5.18 1 Tim. 1.15 Rom. 3.25 Heb. 10.15 16 17. John 3.16 Mark 1.15 Consider Thou hast a precious and an immortall soule there is a God that is Holy Just and Good he hath given thee his Law and Gospell Heaven and Hell in endlesse eternity are before thee death and judgment hasten a pace a world of sin both of nature and of life may be charged upon thee the law is against thee the curse and wrath of God is over thee thou hast no hope nor helpe in thy selfe nor in all the creatures and without a Christ and Grace and a changed state thou wilt be undone for ever For thy encouragement to thy duty understand and believe That God is in a way of grace and mercy Christ Jesus came into the World to seek and save sinners as a surety and sacrifice he hath died satisfied Gods law and Justice established a Covenant of Grace and salvation on termes of faith repentance and new obedience Heb. 5.9 Prov. 12. makes the tenders of grace and reconciliation in the ministry of the Gospell to thee hath along time been calling upon thee 2 Cor. 5.18 19 20 21. Prov. 1.23 is still waiting woing and beseeching thee to accept of him and grace his spirit is ready to help thee there is nothing wanting but thy free and full consent Heb. 3.8.12.15 ô continue not as too long thou hast done already in a state of sinne and enmity unbeliefe and unregeneracy to the disappointments of Grace 2 Cor. 6.1 the abuse of the Gospell Heb. 2.3 Heb. 10.29 Mark 16.16 2 Thes 1.8 the griefe of the spirit the reproach of the blood of Christ and the remedilesse destruction and damnation of thine own soule Repent and believe the Gospell receive Christ and Grace apply thy selfe unto thy duty in faith repentance and new obedience and thou shalt not miscarry Pro. 3.16 Rom. 8.1 2 3. thy sinnes shall be pardoned thy person shall be justified thy nature shall be changed thy soule shall be saved John 3.36 2. Understand what is required of thee and expected from thee in the termes of the Gospell faith repentance and new obedience in short 't is thus John 17.3 Pro. 3.33 Rom. 10.10 11. Rom. 1.5 1. By faith thou art 1. To apprehend 2. To assent unto 3. To apply unto thy selfe and 4. To improve the discoveries made unto thee 1. Of sinne and wrath in the Law of God 2. Of Grace and mercy through Christ in the Gospell of Salvation 2. Lam. 3.40 By Repentance thou art 1. To search and find out the sinfulnesse in some good measure of thy nature and of thy life Rom. 7.13 2. Through the consideration of the sinfulnesse of sinne which is the greatest evill in it selfe as against God and the greatest good Eph. 2.2 3. the consideration of thy sad condition because of sin according to the Law of God the greatest judgment in this life and that to come Ezek 16.60 61. Jer. 3. and the consideration of the abundant grace and mercy set before thee in the good will of God to thy salvation 1. The death of Christ the blessings and promises of life and of salvation tendered to thee Ps 51. to Humble thy soule with griefe of heart and brokennesse of spirit D●rt 9 3. To cast thy selfe at Gods feet before the throne of grace in free and full confession in earnest prayer and supplication for grace and mercy through Jesus Christ 4. Rom. 7. Ezck 33.11 Is 1.16 Ezek. 18.31 To set thine heart against all manner of sin whatsoever to hate it and abhorre it in the strength of God to resolve the utter destruction of it in thy nature the avoidance of it in thy life and Conversation Rom. 7. together with all the temptations and occasions that lead thee to sin from without and all the corrupt motions dispositions workings of it that are within according to the prohibitions in the word the convictions of the spirit and the checks of thy conscience and this both in thought word and deed 5. Thou must be sure to give proofe of all in the course of thy life and conversation Matth. 3.8

Mat. 3.8 and if through weaknesse and infirmity thou beest at any time overtaken to reflect upon thy selfe Ps 51. and renew these actings of repentance with particular application to that transgression And 7. Every day whether sin be known or not known to be searching humbling confessing praying resolving labouring to root out and destroy the remainders of thy Corruption Ps 19.12 3. New obedience calls thee 1. To Consider the obligation that lies upon thee by nature and grace to know and to doe the will of God 2. Rem 12.1 Rom. 14.9 To acquaint thy selfe with the mind and will of God revealed in his word as the rule of thy dury 3. Ps 1. Psal 119. Acts 9.6 Deut. 39 Is 56.8 To give up thy selfe in the sence of thy duty and Gods mercy through Christ in a Covenant of sincere free full universall and constant obedience 4. Making Christ thy strength and the Word thy rule Gods Glory and thine own salvation thine end and the spirit thy guide and a good conscience thy principle to apply thy selfe to the exercise of every grace Psal 50.4 Rom. 6.12 and the performance of every duty which God requireth of thee towards himselfe thine own soule and others in thy place condition Phil. 3.8 1 Pet. 2.5 and capacity 5. Making up thy defects when sensible of them by presenting thy person and thy duty to Gods Gracious acceptance according to the Covenant of of Grace through the mediation of Jesus Christ In so doing Com. for thy Comfort understand that God will accept and Christ will help grace shall be thy state God Christ promises pardon peace priviledg shall be thy portion whilest thou art here death judgment hell curse wrath and reall evils shall not come nigh to hurt thee Heaven blessednesse and glory eternall life and joy shall be thine inheritance and possession to all eternity And if thou wouldest not miscarry in this great work Caut. Luk. 19.42 Mat. 11.6 take heed 1 of delaies demurres put offs 2. of taking offence at the strictnesse of duty at the low condition of Christ and Christians and the scandalous lives and actions of Hypocrites and professors who shall beare their burden Acts 2.40 3. of evill company 4. Of discouragements from carnall friends 5. Heb. 3.12 Of an evill heart of impenitency and unbeliefe 6. Of Temptations from Sathan 7. Acts 26.28.29 Of being but almost a Christian resting in convictions confessions humiliations vowes and promises profession partiall change and reformation good esteem with others till the work be perfectly done and thine heart subdued unto God in Christ in faith repentance and new obedience according to the Gospell and the directions now set before you 8. Rom. 14.1 Of troubling your selves with needlesse disputes and questions about things of small moment in Religion or above your reach 9. Of Spirituall pride upon the one hand or unnecessary calling in question your condition upon the other where this work is sincerely done or Gods Grace and mercy for your pardon and acceptance in Jesus Christ 10. Take heed of Apostacy and backsliding in whole or part to corrupt opinions and errours upon the one hand or to sinfull practises and courses upon the other When this work is done Coun. give grace the glory 1 Tim. 1.14 Mat. 18.3 adore its freedome and magnifie its power believe its constancy and live upon its fulnesse till brought to glory 2. Be daily practising and perfecting this blessed work and think not that all is done till thou getst to Heaven 3. For further direction and thy better progresse be much in Holy exercises Acts 9.11 praying hearing meditating conferring with good Christians reading the Scriptures and Sermon notes and good books especially about Conversion and Regeneration Some Sermons I have purposely preached on this Subject in Abington on the severall instances of conversion in the new Testament in Exeter on Joh. 3. at Petrocks on Acts 26.18 at Mary-steps and Edmonds on Matth. 18.3 at Mary-moores c. besides collaterall applications had I been more in this work and method successe would have been through grace proportionable These following are choice Books though not all that may be read upon this subject get and read what you can of them Baxters Call to the unconverted Baxter Of Conversion Baxters Directions to prevent miscarrying in conversion His Saint or a Brute His Sermons on Death and Judgment His Everlasting Rest Whately of Regeneration Hooker's Soules preparation for Christ Soule 's Humiliation with severall other Treatises of his contracted in Ambrose his prima or first things Dike of Repentance morning Exercise at Giles London Morning exercise at Cripplegate the Sermons in them on this Subject Ob Sedgwick on Rev. 3.20 his treatise of faith c. SECT II. Of Mortification HAving seen the Conversion of the Sinner let us proceed to the worke and exercise of the Saint and the first thing that presents it self to our consideration for the improvement of his conversion is the Mortification of his corruption and therein note 1. That there is an indwelling Body of sin and corruption that remaineth in the converted and regenerated person It is perfectly pardoned but not perfectly purged out and destroyed while in this body of flesh See Romanes 7th per tot 2. It is the duty and property of every truly converted and regenerated person to proceed in the mortification of corruption and to endeavour through grace the compleat destruction of that body of sin that is about him and every branch and member of it See Rom. 6. 7. 8. Col. 3. Gal. 5 c. throughout R. 1. Remaining sin is remaining enmity to God and to the Christian himselfe Rom. 8.7 1 Pet. 2.11 Gen. 17.1 and must not be let alone 2. Conversion and true Repentance is only sincere and true as it intends perfection 3. It must be perfectly done by Grace upon us 1 Cor. 15.50 ere we can be fit subjects of the Kingdome of Heaven Rom. 6.6 4. The Death of Christ intends our perfect freedome and deliverance by degrees and in due time as from the guilt of sin and the punishment of sin so from the dominion of sin in our conversion Rom. 6.12 Rom. 7.25 Gul. 5.26 the abiding power of sin in our progressive mortification and at last the presence and being of sin in our dissolution what Christs death intends in its Merit Example Argument and Influence the same should we intend in our purpose and progresse for communion with him and conformity to him in his death and crucifixion Take these Directions for it 1. by way of COnsideration 2. by way of Operation and Practise 1. Ps 16.8 Ps 119.11 Gen. 39.9 Ps 18.21 22. Rom. 7.13 Set before thine eyes continually especially upon the motions of sin and temptations unto sin the Holinesse of God in his Name Nature Word and Will his Holy Eye his Holy Law 2. Set before thine eyes