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A65814	A discourse upon I Peter IV., VIII wherein the power and efficacy of charity as it is a means to procure the pardon of sin is explained and vindicated / by John Whitefoot.	Whitefoote, John, 1610-1699.	1695 (1695)	Wing W1862; ESTC R26478	56,458	143

healed Which seems to be the sence of another Phrase often used by our Saviour in like cases to them that came to him for the healing of their Diseases 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Matth. 9.22 Thy faith hath saved thee i. e. hath made thee whole as 't is there rendred in our English Translation agreeable to the following words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the woman was made whole from that hour Not that I suppose this to be all the Benefit that he ever intended to any Person to whom he uttered those words thy sins are forgiven thee amongst whom it is more than probable there were some whose Faith did qualifie them for a better remission of their sin But it is not evident that every one of those Persons that were cured of their bodily Diseases by him were endued with such an unfeigned Faith as did render them capable of an absolute Remission of all their sins as to another Life For to think as some Divines have said that our Blessed Saviour never cured the body of any Patient but he cured their souls also seems to be but an improbable opinion But supposing this Remission of sin as relating only to Temporal Punishments in this Life to be granted as a Reward of an Insincere Charity the Question may be moved whether the like Charity or any works thereof may not be available also to some degree of Remission or covering of sin in the Life to come at the last Judgement To this Question I shall not presume to answer dogmatically as not remembring at present any particular Testimony of Scripture whereby that Question may be determined either in the Negative or Affirmative notwithstanding my Opinion inclines to the Affirmative viz. that although such an infincere Charity can avail nothing towards a total Remission at the last Judgement or the Salvation of the Person whereof no man can be capable whithout an unfeigned Repentance and such a true Faith as works by sincere Love to God and his Neighbour yet that even such Good Works as do indeed proceed from Charity and are not done hypocritically for self Interest Worldly ends or carnal Motives only may abate the Degrees of the future Punishment in another Life My reason for this Opinion is grounded upon that Fundamental Principle of all Religion That all men shall fare in the life to come 2 Cor. 5.10 according to the things done by them in this Life whether they be good or whether they be bad Which Rule is understood not only of the respective states of Salvation and Damnation but also of the degrees of Reward and Punishment in that state As for the state of Punishment no question hath been or can be made concerning the difference of its degrees expressly declared in Scripture signifying that it shall be more tolerable for some Mat. 10.15 chap. 11.22 Luke 12.47 48. than for others in that day wherein some shall be beaten with many stripes and some with fewer And the Question that is made about the degrees of Glory is but a novel one none of the Ancients that I know of and very few Modern Divines have embraced the Opinion that asserts the equality of that state The Catholick Doctrine founded upon Scripture supposes as much disparity of degrees of Glory and Happiness in Heaven as of Punishment in Hell and that the respective measures of each condition will be allotted and assigned according to such proportion of Good and Evil as upon an exact and infallible Evidence before an Impartial Judge shall be found in the Persons to be judged with Relation to the bodily Life past So is that Judgement described by St John Rev. 20.12 And I saw the dead both small and great stand before God and the Books were opened and another Book was opened which is the Book of Life and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the Books according to their Works And that among all sorts of Good Works those of Charity to our Brethren will then have a special Confideration is sufficiently intimated by the words of our Saviour in his own Description of the last Judgement Mat. 25.31 to the end of the Chapter I was an hungred and ye gave me meat I was thirsty and ye gave me drink I was a stranger and ye took me in naked and ye clothed me c A Text which I shall have occasion to speak more largely of afterward in the Confirmation of this Doctrine And as by this Declaration of our Saviour himself who is to be Judge at that day it is evident that Works of Charity proceeding from an unfeigned Faith will then be specially considered as a qualification for the General Reward so that the Degrees and Measures of that Reward will be proportion'd to the Measures of Charity seems no less evident by the words of the Apostle speaking also of the same sort of works 2. Cor. 9.6 He which soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly and he which soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully And in the words of our Saviour in the forementioned Text it is likewise added as a Reason of the Sentence of Condemnation to be denounced against them on the left hand verse 41. Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his Angels For I was an hungred and ye gave me no meit I was thirsty and ye gave me no drink c. Signifying that one just cause of that just Sentence will be the neglect of this great Duty of Charity whence it will follow upon a reasonable account that look how much that sin of neglect or omission shall be found to be abated by any thing done by the Person to be judged and condemned for that fault so much will be abated of the Punishment And though some Works of Charity bearing no proportion to the ability of him that doth them may be reckon'd as none in the Sense of our Saviours words and in reference to a mans discharge from the Substance of the Sentence yet it cannot be said that he that hath done some Works of Charity is altogether so guilty of the omission of that Duty as he that hath done none And consequently cannot be equally liable upon that account to the same degrees of Punishment And therefore his Charity how defective soever it was will save him from some degrees of Punishment in that state Besides all the validity it had to exempt him from Punishments and to procure any Temporal Reward in this Life What other Consideration may be had by the Judge at that day of Works of Charity done by any Person that then shall be found 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Reprobate and so fall into condemnation towards any counterpoise of his other sins or of the abatement of the degrees of their Punishment I cannot tell But this is certain that what ever can be equitably plended for the abatement of Punishment will be considered by that Judge who is infinitely Wise and Just knowing

Question from a double Interpretation which is given of those words the end of all things is at hand the one relating to this Life the other to that which is to come 1. Some Modern Interpreters of Good Note for their Learning and Judgement Dr. Hammond Mr. Jos Mede and others do understand those words not to be meant of the end of the World or the day of Judgement but of the end of the Jewish Common-wealth by the Destruction of the Temple and the City of Jerusalem together with the General Calamity of that People by their Captivity and Dispersion throughout the World by the Power and Victory of the Romans often foretold by our Saviour and called the abomination of desolation For the avoiding of which Calamity the Apostle adviseth the Christian Jews to whom he directs this Epistle to be sober and to watch unto prayer as hopefull means to save them from the extremity of that Calamity Adding further in this verse another special Point of advice to the same end to wit the exercise of a fervent Charity If this sense of the Apostles words be allowed supposing the end of all things so near approaching as was the time of that Publick Calamity which sense by the forementioned Interpreters is also applied to many other Texts of our Saviours and the Apostles speaking of the end of the World as very near I say if this be the Apostles Sense in this place no doubt can be made of this effect of Charity procuring Deliverance from Punishments of sin in this Life On the other side If by the end of all things must be understood that General End which is to come at the day of Judgement according to the more ordinary Interpretation of the words it is evident that this benefit of Charity will extend to another Life But because the Punishment of sin as hath been said before is both in this Life and that which is to come without Determining the true Sense of the foregoing Verse I doubt not to conclude that the Remission of sin expressed by the covering thereof declared by the Apostle is not to be limited to this or the other Life but may be understood of both and will be verified either in both or at least in one of these two Lives that is wheresoever this Vertue of Charity is found it will be available by the Mercy of God at least to some kind of Remission of sin i. e. of the Punishment thereof either in this Life and that which is to come too or else in one of them more or less according to the sincerity and degree of the Charity If the Charity be the Fruit of an unfained Faith accompanied with Repentance as it must needs be if it be sincere it will undoubtedly be available to the Remission of sin in the other World if not also to the Remission of Punishment in this World which is very hopefull though not so certain in all Respects as is the Remission of future Punishment in the Life to come Because there are some sorts of Punishments of sin in this Life which as was shewed before are in themselves necessary and inseparable Consequents of the sin and so unavoidable in their Nature as Shame and Dishonour in sins known to the World privation of Benefits consequent to other sins sorrow and remorse of Conscience common to all sins whereof a sinner is convinced Besides some other sorts of Punishments in this Life not so necessary in their kind may be consequent to the sin by the Justice and Wisdom and also by the Goodness of God which therefore he may refuse to remit in this Life where he intends a full Remission in the Life to come This is plain in the Case of David 2 Sam. 12. Many severe Punishments are threatned by Nathan the Prophet to be executed upon David for his scandalous sins of Adultery and Murder which were never remitted but punctually executed upon him notwithstanding that upon his Repentance testified by his humble Confession the Prophet assures him that God had put away his sin and that he should not die Ver. 13. And David said unto Nathan I have sinned against the Lord and Nathan said unto David the Lord also hath put away thy sin thou shalt not die His repentance expressed by extraordinary testimonies of his Sorrow and Humiliation set forth in that Psalm Psal 51. which was penn'd and published by himself for that end was not sufficient to deliver him from all Punishment of his sin although it was accepted for his Deliverance not only from the punishment of eternal Death but also of such a temporal Death as he was justly lyable to by the Law which though it could not be executed upon him by any Human Authority by reason of his Soveraignty yet might have been executed by the Hand of God who had threatned by Himself to revenge and punish such presumptuous sins as the Magistrate could not or should neglect to punish Lev. 26.14 But did not thereby deprive himself of liberty to forbear such Execution of punishment according to his Wisdom and Goodness By this Example and several others that might be alledged if it were needfull in this place it appears that a Part of the punishment of sin may be remitted where the whole is not which I take to be the common Case of Mankind fallen under the guilt and punishment of Adams sin for it is experimentally evident Gen. 3. that the whole Punishment is not remitted to any Man because all are known to suffer many Penalties threatned in this Life besides that common one of Temporal Death whilst that of Eternal Death is remitted to many and promised to all that repent But to return to the Point in hand I say sincere Charity proceeding from a true Faith and accompanied with an unfeigned Repentance will certainly deliver the Charitable Person from the Everlasting punishment of another Life and may also be available either to save a man from all Punishments in this Life or to abate the Degrees of them But if the Charity be not fincere nor accompanied with any such Repentance as will render the sinner capable of Salvation in the other Life yet it may be and doubtless will be available for the Deliverance of the person from Punishments in this Life either in whole or in part For as other temporal Rewards are given by God to partial and infincere Vertues and good Works so may this of Deliverance from temporal Judgments And this perhaps was sometimes the only meaning of those words of our Saviour recorded in the Gospel to have been spoken to divers Persons that came to him to be healed of their bodily Diseases expressing thereby some kind of Faith in him and his Power And he said unto them thy sins are forgiven thee i. e. the Punishment of thy sins which lies upon thee is taken off and remitted Mark 3.34 cap. 10.52 Luke 7.50 cap. 8.48 cap. 18.42 and thou shalt be