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Divine love: or The willingness of Jesus Christ to save sinners discovered in three divine dialogues, between 1. Christ and a publican. 2. Christ and a Pharisee. 3. Christ and a doubting Christian. With several other brief tracts. By V.P.
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Powell, Vavasor, 1617-1670.
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n Rom. 8.2 Ph. Sir I hope to be freed another way to wit by my sacrifices prayers and good works J. Thy sacrifices and thy prayers are an abomination unto me and thy workes are not found perfect before God Esa 66.3 Prov. 15.8 and 28.9 Rev. 3.2 Ph. What dost thou think to beat me off from my long prayers and good works I hope by these together with my fasting and mourning to lay a sure and happy foundation for my soul for ever J. Thou worker of iniquity that dost a practice bypocrisie I tell thee thy prayers are b sin thy works are done to be seen of men thou also fastest for c strife and thy mourning is but hypocritical therefore instead of laying a sure and happy foundation thou d heapest up wrath to thy self against the day of wrath a Esa 32.6 b Ps 109.7 c Es 58.4.5 d Job 36.13 Ph. Sir I am not a hypocrite but a true child of God and I hope I shall belived for I know most good men take me for a godly and righteous man J. Though thou dost cutwardly e appear righteous unto men yet within thou art full of hypocrisie and iniquity thou seed of the Serpent thy f hope will perish for thou canst not g escape the damnation of hell e Mat. 23.28 f Job 8.13 g Mat. 23.33 Ph. I do not fear what thou sayest for I am better perswaded of my self J. Though thy scared conscience and hardned heart hinders the yet from fearing yet fear terrour and trembling shall h surprise and fill thy spirit that thou shalt roare in i flame of fire and in everlasting burnings h Es 33.14 Deut. 32.22 i Luk. 3.17 Mark 9.43.44 46. Ph. I have joy and comfort in my spirit often from my performances and I know that God will hear my prayers that I make publickly and privately unto him J. Thou painted Sepulchre bast thou not read that the k joy of an hypacrite is but for a moment â— and that an hypocrite shall not l come before God And dost thou not m restrain prayer before God and when thou prayeâ—t dost thou not do it publickly to be n seen of men k Job 20.5 l Job 13.16 m Job 15.4 n Mat. 6.5 Ph. I pray in private also J. Then it is either when o some punishment is upon thee or else to quiet thy carnal conscience s Esa 26.16 Ph. Mr. why dost thou reproach me in saying thus J. Thou dissembler that p seekest honour of men and not the honour which commeth from God thou art to expect nothing but shame and q everlasting contempt p Joh. 5.44 q Dan. 12.2 Ph. Sir thou judgest rashly J. No as I hear I judge and my judgment is just and true Joh. 5.30 and 8.16.26 Ph. How knowest thou what I am that thou so judgest J. I am he that searcheth the heart and trieth the reines and I will give to every one of you according to your works Rev. 2.23 Ph. When thou judgest the world what difference wilt thou make between us that serve God and the Heathens that served him not J. The difference will be this that your r condemnation will be the greater because though ye know God yet ye served him s vainly falsly and t hypocritically r Mat. 23.14 Mar. 12.40 Luk. 20.47 s Mat. 15.9 t Esa 57.4 Ph. Good Master I would escape this condemnation for I believe it will be great and thy words begin to terrifie me already J. I have told thee already that there is no other way for thee to escape it but only by me but yet thou dost not believe me Joh. 10.25 Ph. How wilt thou have me believe in thee J. First I will have thee see thy selfe to be the v greatest and vilest of sinners and then 〈…〉 thy u own righteousnesse service and performances to be as filthy and meâ—â—ruous rags And after thou hast denied and w abhorred thy selfe then cry out Master save me or else I perish for the x whole need not a Physitian but those that are sick v 1 Tim. 1.15 u Esa 64.6 w Eze. 36.31 x Mat. 9.12 Ph. I doe see my self a sinner and I am sorry for my sins And doth nor God say that whosoever confesseth and forsaketh his sins shall find mercy J. I say unto thee thou luke-warm Professor Except thou eatest my flesh and drinkest my blood and submittest unto my righteousness thou canst not be saved Joh. 6.53 Ph. Well then If I cannot be saved by my own works and righteousness Master let me be beholding to thee to save me J. Hast thou not read that a Salvation belongeth onely to the Lord and that men are saved by grace without the works of the Law why then dost thou so b lightly esteem of the Rock of thy Salvation by seeking to be justified and saved as c it were by thy own works I tell thee again thou must d deny thy own righteousness wholly and look to be found in my righteousness only else thou canst not be saved a Psal 3.8 b Deut. 32.15 c Rom. 9.32 d Phil. 3.9 Ph. Indeed Master thou makest the way to Heaven very hard J. It is so hard that many shall seek to enter in and shall not be able Luke 13.24 Ph. If it be as thou sayest I am afraid that many of our best Scribes and Pharisees will come short of Heaven J. Thou maist be sure of that for verily I say unto thee Except thy righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees thou shalt in no ease enter into the Kingdome of Heaven Mat. 5.20 Ph. But Master there be some that do great works in thy name shall not all such be saved J. No for many will say unto me hereafter Lord Lord have we not prophesied in thy Name and in thy name cast out devils and in thy name done many wonderful things and then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye workers of iniquity Matth. 7.22.23 Ph. But why should not such rather be saved then cast away J. Because they did as thou dost dâ— all thâ—se things to be seen of men and to gain honour unto themselves and sâ— built their Salvation upon this false foundation as the foolish builder built his house upon the sand which in [g] i. e. Times of Trial and persecution Luke 8.12 time of flood and wind could not â—â—and but fell Mat. 7.26 27. Ph. I see thou dost reject me I thought to be one of thy Disciples and to follow thee J. No I do not reject thee but am very willing to receive thee but first consider what thou dost and what it will cost thee if thou wilt be my Disciple and follow me Ph. What will it cost me Master J. Thou must (h) i. e. In comparison of Christ and when they come in competition with him Mat. 10.37 hate thy father and mother wife and Children and brethren and sisters and thine own life also yea thou must go and sell all that
of the Law to do them Deut. 27.26 Ph. Yes that is whosoever breaks the Law is accursed unless he repents for it J. The Law doth not say unless men repent for breaking it they are accursed but it says absolutely they are cursed and I say whosoever keepeth the whole law and yet offendeth in one point he is guilty of all Gal. 3.10 Jam. 2.10 Mat. 5.19 Ph. I say so too that except men keep the Law of Moses they a cannot be saved and whosoever b know not and keep not the Law they are accursed Acts 15.1.24 Joh. 7.49 J. Doest thou know the Law Ph. Yes I know the Law for I am instructed daily out of the Law by our c Doctors of the Law and holy Priests c Zeph. 3.4 J. The Priests have done violence to the Law and they that d handle the Law know not the Lord d Jer. 2.8 Ph. Jehovah hath said that the Law shall not perish from the Priests for the Priests lips is to keep knowledg and we are to seek the Law at his mouth Jer. 18 18. Mal. 2.7 J God hath said also that the Law shall c perish from the Priests and that they f shall not every man teach his neighbour any more for all shall know the Lord from the least to the greatest Jer. 31.4 Ph. I perceive thou goest about to destroy the Law J. Think not so for I am not come to destroy the Law but to fulfil it Mat. 5.17 Luke 16.17 Ph. I Sir I like that that we should fulfil the Law that we should perform it J. Yes Moses gave you the Law but a none of you keepeth it but b you have been partial in the Law c Ye pay tithe of Mint Annis and Cumming and have omitted the weightier matters of the Law Judgment Mercy and Faith Joh. 7.19 Mal. 2.9 Mat. 23.23 P. It is true we may come shore in some things but he that keepeth the Law happy is he J. Thou that d restest in the Law and makest thy boast of the Law through breaking the Law thou doest dishonour God and causest many to f stumble at the Law verily I say unto thee thou g shalt be judged by the Law Rom. 2.17 ver 23. Mal. 2.8 Rom. 2.12 Ph. No I hope rather to be justified then to be judged by the Law J. Verily verily I say unto thee by the deeds of the Law there shall no flesh be justified in God sight Rom. 3 20â— Gal. 3.11 Ph. How then shall I be justified J. The righteousness of God without the Law is manifest being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets Rom. 3.21 Ph. What Righteousness is that J. Not a mans h own righteousness which is called the i righteousness of the Law but the k righteousness which is of God by faith h Phil. 3.9 i Ro. 2.26 k Ro. 4.13 Ph. What difference is there between the righteousness of the Law and the righteousness of faith J. Moses describeth the righteousness of the Law thus that the man which doth those things which the Law requireth shall live by them but the righteousness of faith saith whosoever believeth on me shall be saved Rom. 10.5.6 11. Ph. How can men be saved by believing in thee for thou art but one J. As by one l mans offence death reigned by one mucâ— mâ—â—â— they which receive abundance of grace and of the giâ—◠〈◊〉 righteousness shall reign in life by me Who am the m Son of righteousness n and made by God my Father to be righteousness unto men l Rom. 5.7 m Mal. 4.2 n 1 Cor. 1.30 Ph. Thou bearest record of thy self Joh. 8.13 J. o Though I bear record of my self yet my record is true p My Father also beareth witness of me and this is his witness that he hath given life and this life is in me his Son o Joh. 8.14 p 1 Joh. 5.11 Ph. But what say'st thou how was our Father Abraham and his seed who lived before thee justified and saved J. q Your Father Abraham rejoyced to see my day and he saw it and was glad for l I was before Abraham and he and his spiritual seed were justified and saved by faith in me r Rom. 4.3.11 13 16. Gal. 3.14.18.20 Ph. But was not Abraham justified by works J. If Abraham were justified by works be hath whereof to glory but not before God for what saith the Scripture It is true Abrahams faith was accompanied with works Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for Righteousness Rom. 4.2.3 Ph. If I be not justified by my good works to what end should I perform them J. Though thy good works cannot justifie thee before God yet they may glorifie God and be prafitable unto men Mat. 5.16 Tit. 3.8 Ph. Well then I am glad my good works be good for something J. Yes thy good works would be good for something if thy faith like Abrahams did work with thy works but thou doest not believe and all thy good works thou doest to be seen of men Jam. 2.22 Mat. 23.5 Ph. No I do not do my good works to be seen of men but to please God J. I tell thee that without faith it is impossible to please God Heb. 11.6 Ph. But God hath said if a man do well he shall be accepted J. It is not for their well-doing that men are accepted with my Father but they are made acceptable in me and their works are accepted for my sake Eph. 1.6 1 Pet. 2.6 Ph. But am I no nearer Heaven that perform good works than this finfull and ungodly Publican J. Thou Hypocrite that justifiest thy self and judgest another I tell thee that Publicans and Harlots shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven before such as thou art Mat. 7.5 and 21 31. Ph. Oh untrue and false doctrine to say that those cursed men who know not the Law should be saved before us who are the children of Abraham Joh. 7.49 8.33 J. Thou blind and self-conceited Pharisee understandest thou not the Scripture I will have mercy and not sacrifice for I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance And I say unto thee unless thou doest believe in mee thou art not the child of Abraham Mat. 9.13 Gal. 3.26 Ph. I believe in the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob whose child and servant I am J. If thou didst believe in God thou wouldest also believe in me but thou art the child of the Devil and in bondage to this day Joh. 8.44 Gal. 4.25 Ph. How am I in bondage J. Thou art under the curse of the Law and under the power of sin and Sathan and canst never be made free unless I make thee free Joh. 8.34 35 36. Ph. How doest thou free men J. By my a death and sufferings I satisfie the Law by the b power of my resurrection I overcome death and by my Spirit I m cast out Sathan and n subdue sin a Gal. 3.13 b 1 Cor. 15.55.57 m Mat 12.28