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A62549	Six severall treatises ... by the late worthy and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, John Tillinghast ; published by his own notes.; Selections. 1657	Tillinghast, John, 1604-1655.; Petto, Samuel, 1624?-1711.; Manning, John, d. 1694.	1657 (1657)	Wing T1180; ESTC R21376	167,572	313

Christs New Commandement from John 13.34 THe words opened p. 227 228 Doct. It is the command one of that great commands of Jesus Christ that Saints should love one anther p. 229 1 Why Saints should love one another nine reasons given for it p. 230 to 233 2 How Saints may have their hearts brought up to the practice of this duty of love 1 Love Saints as they are Saints p. 133 134 Several considerations to set this truth home upon our hearts p. 235 236 Four directions to bring our hearts up to the practice of this duty p. 237 238. 2 Love though thou art not loved ibid Four considerations to move us to it p. 239 240 3 Account thy self least of Saints and judge every one better than thy self ibid. Three considerations to move us to this p. 241 242 4 Get a heart taken up with spiritual things ibid. 5 Walk wisely p. 243 to 245 6 Look not so much upon what is evil as upon what is good in thy Brother p. 246 7 Put not an evil construction upon that which may have a good put upon it ibid. 8 Get forbearing spirits p. 247 248 9 Consider all are but men p. 259 10 Acquaint your selves with one anothers spirits more ibid. 250 11 Improve one anothers gifts and graces more p. 251 12 Take as little notice as possible may bee of injuries p. 252 Objections answered p. 252 to 255 The Use ibid. 6 Of Offences Matthew 18.7 THe words opened p. 257 The Observation Offences they are a real and heavy judgement upon the World or the wo of Offences it falls upon the World p. 258 1 What an Offence is shewed p. 259 2 That there is an aptnesse in the world to be offended as appears by five particulars p. 260 3 That Offences are a real and heavy judgement upon the world as appears by six particulars p. 260 to 265 4 Why Offences fall as a real and heavy judgement upon the world four reasons given of it p. 266 to 268 5 How may wee know when the world is justly offended Answered in three particulars p. 269 to 272 Vse 1 Then all things considered the world hath little cause to rejoyce and make themselves merry with the falls and offences of the godly p. 273 Quest How may I escape this woe Answered p. 274 Vse 2 O then let all the people of God take heed how they offend the world p. 275 Quest What shall I do how shall I walk that I may not fall and offend the world Answered in nine particulars p. 275 to 277 An Objection answered ibid. Matthew 11.6 OFFence is twofold either Offence taken or Offence given what they are p. 279 Of either of these there is an Offence good and bad ibid. 1 A good Offence given what that is in four particulars p. 280 2 A bad Offence given what that is in three particulars ibid. 281 Offence taken likewise is good and bad 1 A good Offence taken what that is in two particulars ibid. 2 A bad Offence taken what that is in five particulars p. 282 Case 1 How far am I to have respect unto that Offence which another doth or will take Answered p. 283 Quest How may wee know when the rise of an Offence is from wilfulnesse only or from weakness and wilfulness together answered in eight particulars ibid. 284 Case 2 What is to bee done when the case is such that I must offend on the one hand or the other or thus when the case is such that I stand between two parties contrary to each other and must offend the one of them whom am I in this case to chuse to offend answered p. 285 286 287 Romae Ruina Finalis Anno Dom. 1666. Mundique finis sub quadragessimum quintum post Annum Or A Treatise wherein is clearly demonstrated that the Pope is Antichrist and that Babylon the City of Rome shall bee utterly destroyed and laid in ashes in the year 1666. And that the Turk will shortly after bee destroyed by fire from Heaven presently after which will bee the second comming of Christ and general Resurrection c. Sold by John Sherly at the Pellican in Little-Brittain and by Sam. Thompson at the white Horse in Pauls Church yard and Livewell Chapman at the Crown in Popes-head-Alley Reader SEveral Errata's may have escap't the Presse which thou art desired to have an eye to some few I thought good to note being a little too gross to let pass without a mark Page 189 line 5 and 6. leave out and a great time line 23 read of the waters of life freely line 32 read unto any time line 33 read then wee were undone The Promises made and fulfilled in Christ 2 Corinth 1. vers 20. For all the Promises of God in him are yea and in him Amen THe Holy Ghost tells us Hebr. 6.17 18. That God willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of Promises the immutability of his counsel confirmed it by an Oath that by two immutable things wherein it was impossible that God should lye we might have strong consolation Answerable hereunto our Text presents us with two immutable things as the sure and certain foundation of all our inward support and Christian consolation The first is the Promises of God which are immutable yea and Amen The second is the Son of God Jesus Christ in whom these Promises are who also is immmutable yesterday and to day and for ever the same as Heb. 13.8 The words are an Universal Proposition wherein we have 1 A subject the Promises of God to which is added a note or Universality ALL the Promises of God 2 Something Predicated of this subject and that is 1 That all these Promise of God are in Christ IN HIM IN HIM twice used that is in Christ whom the Apostle had spoken of vers 19. the Son of God Jesus Christ who was preached in him denotes the same person here as there and there it is expresly spoken of Christ Christs Person is the Store-house of all the blessed Promises of God If we would partake of any Promise we must look to Christ for it 2 That all the Promises of God are true and faithful and shall most certainly upon this account because they are in Christ bee fulfilled This the Apostle shews in saying that the Promises in Christ are yea and Amen that is to say they are true faithful constant immutable unalterable shall most certainly bee accomplished for as yea and nay in the eightteenth verse being joyned together do signifie as much as inconstant mutable variable uncertain c. Our words towards you was not yea and nay that is the Doctrin in which we my self Silvanus and Timotheus preached amongst you it was not an uncertain doubtful Doctrine a Doctrine which wee sometimes call truth and sometimes error which wee preach up one day and preach down the next no but in him was yea that is the Doctrine of Christ which we preached amongst you it was yea that

is one reason why God bids us so much to pray one for another that by improving one anothers graces wee might have more love each to other 12 Take as little notice as possible may bee of injuries Many times it may bee I take notice of a little matter a trifle and this sets my spirit a boyling and quencheth my love to my brother and my brother hee seeth mee so captious that I take snuffe for every trifle and this raiseth his spirits and incenseth them more against me Therefore the best way to maintaine love is not to take notice of injuries no further then as I am bound to do sometimes it is my duty to do it when as I see my brother in injuring me doth highly offend against God then it is not my pride but rather my self-denyal to take notice of it Thus much of the second thing How Saints may have their hearts brought up to the practice of this duty 3 Is to answer some Objections which lye in the way to hinder it Object But some will say I know as well as you can tell mee that I should love Saints and so I do but I do not think such and such to bee Saints Ans 1. Is he such a one who in the judgement of other as godly as thy self and it may be more unprejudiced and who both know him and his conversation as well and it may be better than thou doest is accounted a Saint and doest thou know nothing of him to evidence the contrary which they do not then though this bee not sufficient ground for thee to conclude him a Saint yet so much ground there is that without breach of charity thou canst not conclude the contrary Let mee tell you that some of Gods people when they see ground to question anothers sincerity yet he professing himself to bee a true Saint and other godly men so esteeming of him if the ground be not very clear and evident when they shall come to pass any censure upon such a one their hearts will smite them and they will reply upon themselves why should I be suspitious of such a one this is my base corruption hee may for ought I know bee ten times better than I and more holy in Gods sight than I c. 2 Let me by way of answer farther tell thee that it is not necessary thou shouldest certainly know him to bee a Saint whom thou lovest but it is a ground sufficient for thee to love if hee appear to bee so and thou seest nothing expresly to the contrary If I should onely love those whom I certainly know to bee Saints and should bee or a censorious spirit I might it may bee sometimes see cause to question whether or no I should love any and if others should bee diligent observers of my actions and walk by this rule might they not sometimes it may bee see ground to question whether or no they ought not to withdraw their love from mee would I bee willing they for every failing they see in mee should do so Let mee then take heed of doing that to others I would not have done to my self Therefore I say it is enough for thee and mee that those whom we love appear to bee Saints and we do not see clear and evident ground to the contrary though really they are not so And doth not Christ intimate as much when hee tells his Disciples Whosoever shall give a cup of cold water in the name of a Disciple Mat. 10.41 42. Yea let mee tell you that a true Christian hath many times as much comfort in a deed done to one as a Saint though he should bee none hee judging the best as though hee were a Saint indeed As for example I give an Alms 3 Take heed thou doest not as many do make this an object to colour over some corruption Thou hast a corruption in thy heart will not let thee love such a one and to hate him and satisfie thine own conscience sayest hee is not a Saint 4 What if he should bee a Saint What if God at the day of judgement should own him as one as one saith of one abusing a Scripture what if at the judgement day this should not be the meaning of the Text So what if this thy interpretation of thy Brother that hee is an Hypocrite should not be Gods 2 Object But he is not of my opinion Answ Thou art in a miserable condition if thou lovest thus If thou hast no better evidence for Heaven than this love such love will not evidence thou lovest God but thy self 2 Hee differs from thee how if his should be truth and thine error May not such a thing bee 3 Hast thou done thy duty in matter of practice to bring him out if not wilt thou blame him because hee goes from his duty in matter of opinion 4 How if Christ should measure out to thee in the same way Say soul you love onely those that are of your opinion you are not of mine because you do not love Saints as Saints which is my minde should bee done therefore expect no love from me 3 Object But he hath so many corruption I cannot love him Answ God doth love him notwithstanding 2 Wouldest thou bee willing God should deal thus by thee 3 If thou wilt not love till Saints bee perfect then thou wilt never love Vse This reproves many Consider 1 How sad will it bee to have Saints go and tell God of their wrongs 2 How wilt thou bee ashamed when Christ shall vindicate his Saints 3 What wilt thou do when Christ shall come Mat. 24. last 4 Christ takes all done to Saints as to himself Saul Saul Why persecutest thou mee 5 It is a signe of a graceless heart 1 Joh. 2.9.11 Hee that saith hee is in the light and hateth his brother is in darkness even untill now But he that hateth his brother is in darkness and walketh in darkness and knoweth not whither hee goeth because that darkness hath blinded his eyes Chap 3.15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer and yee know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him Chap. 4.8.20 Hee that loveth not knoweth not God for God is love If any man say I love God and hateth his brother he is a lyar For hee that loveth not his brother whom hee hath seen how can he love God whom he hath not seen Vse Love one another Consider how the Apostle urgeth this Eph. 4. begining and beg for it as one for life Phil. 2. begining Of Offences Mat. 18.7 VVoe unto the world because of offences IN the words read we have First a fearful woe coming upon the world viz. the men of the world such persons as are without Christ and God in the world Woe unto the world Secondly The inlet of this fearful woe unto the world what that is which is the original cause of the woe or that opens the door to the woe to come in upon the