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A plain discourse of the mercy of having good parents With the duties of children that have such parents. Written by M.G.
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Phillips, Samuel, 1690-1771.
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and shall be glorified for ever but the wicked bring themselves under Condemnation and are damned Consi 9. Consider the Odium that is put upon such they are called cursed cursed Esau and Ishmael But the godly Children of good Parents are honoured as Timothy was so Isaac Jacob c. Consid 10. Let such conder the Promises that are made to those that are good Children that receive Instruction they are blessed Prov. 23.28 He that regardeth reproof shall be honoured yea they that fear God are blessed for ever but the rest shall be accursed and ashamed Prov. 23.28 Consid 11. That if you that have had so much means of Grace prove wicked that none will pitty you when you are in misery Consid 12. Let such consider what a Blessed Foundation they have to build upon they have Blessed Promises Instructions Examples Therefore if they prove wicked it must needs be very sad Consid 13. Let such consider what a mercy it is to have such Parents you might have had wicked but you had Parents that were godly and you have heard what a mercy it is and how dare you to abuse it Consid 14. How joyful a thing it would be to your Parents to see you fearing God and what a grief and trouble it is to their Souls to see you walking in sin and un-reconciled to God and if you have any Ingenuity in you strive to be Holy that you may rejoyce your Parents hearts A foolish or a wicked Child is a grief to his Father and a bitterness to her that bare him CHAP. XIV Some Directions to such that they may come to be Godly I Hope by this time that you are resolved to get the same unfained faith with your Parents And that you may improve this mercy I shall propose these few Direction Direction 1. Let such Children of Godly Parents as would receive good by the mercy highly esteem the persons and goodness of their Parents else they are not like to get good by them Direction 2. Let your ears and hearts be opened to receive their Instructions and be not weary to be instructed Direction 3. Pray earnestly that God would bless the means that your Parents use for your good and sanctifie the mercy to you Direction 4. Lay hold upon the Promises that are made to the Seed of the Righteous and to Parents that use means to do their children good and plead them with God Direction 5. Get a sight of your sinfulness and never rest till you are washed in the blood of Christ Direction 6. Examine the instructions and practises of thy Parents by the word of God and receive them upon that account For 1. Gods Word is the Object of Divine Faith 2. When temptation comes all that we have received if not founded on Divine Authority will fail 3. If we do not try them by the word of God we shall be apt to take up their weaknesses as well as their goodness their Errors as well as what is right therefore try them by Gods Word and that will give them perfect authority Direction 7. Inquire diligently after unfained faith in Christ CHAP. XV. An Unfained Faith described and the description opened Question HOw may I know whether my Faith be unfained Answer I shall answer it by giving you a description of unfained faith Description An unfained faith is a grace wrought by the Spirit of God in the Soul of a person whereby the Soul apprehends the Lord Jesus Christ as a willing and sufficient Saviour and relies upon him for the pardon of his sins and everlasting Salvation Now try your Faith by this 1. Is your faith a Grace wrought by the Spirit of God Or is it a thing flowing from your Nature If you have not received your faith from God by a supernatural work it is not unfained for faith is the gift of God Ephes 2.8 For by Grace are ye saved through Faith and that not of your selves for it is the Gift of God 2. Is it wrought in the Soul That is not Faith that is only in the mouth but it must be in the heart 3. The Object of Unfained faith is the Lord Jesus Christ If you believe in any thing else it will not do 4. An Unfained Faith apprehends the Lord Jesus as a willing and sufficient Saviour we can never trust in him unless we apprehend him so 5. A relying on him as such and a trusting in him and laying hold of his mercies Now you must see that you be real and sincere in this which may be discovered for Faith carries an evidence with it CHAP. XVI The true Signs and Characters of an Unfained Faith I Am now come to the last Observation from the words Observ An unfained Faith discovers It self to our selves and others So Paul was perswaded of Timothy's faith Unfained Faith discovers it self to our own Souls by these effects 1 Effect An unfained faith brings peace satisfaction and joy with it to the Soul Rom. 5.2 By whom also ye have access by faith into this grace wherein ye stand and rejoyce in the hope of the glory of God Rom. 14.17 But the Kingdom of God is not in meat and drink but Righteousness and Peace and Joy in the holy Ghost by Kingdom is meant the state of Grace 2 Effect Wherever there is sincere faith it works love in the Soul to God and all his Ordinances Ways People Gal 5.6 Faith which worketk by Love 3 Effect An unhypocritical faith or a sincere faith without dissimulation fills the Soul with zeal for Christ and his ways that the Soul cannot endure to see them abused or to hear them evil spoken of 4 Effect An unfained faith begets a real hatred in the Soul to all sin and iniquity 5 Effect A sincere faith begets an inward delight pleasure in the Soul in Gods ways and Ordinances Psal 119.97 O how love I thy Law It is my meditation all the day An unfained Faith discovers it self to others by these Signs 1 Sign An unfained faith makes the person that hath it constantly own appear for Christ and his ways 2 Sign An unfained Believer highly prizeth Christ and all that is his 3 Sign Unfained faith discovers it self by a conformity to Christs will which is 1. Universal to all his will 2. Readily he need not be constrained to obedience 3. Constantly in all places and companies and at all times 4 Sign Where there is an unfained faith there is a willingness to suffer for Christ By these things you may try whether your faith be unfained or no. VSE Try your faith by these former effects and never be satisfied till you have an unfained faith Take that advice in 2 Pet. 1.5 6 7 8. Giving all diligence adde to your Faith Vertue and to Vertue Knowledge and to Knowldge Temperance and to Temperance Patience and to Patience Godliness and to Godliness Brotherly kindness and to Brotherly kindness Charity for if these things be in you and abound they will make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Now to Him be all Glory AMEN FINIS