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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02482	Christ alone exalted in the perfection and encouragements of the saints, notwithstanding sins and trials. Volume III. / Being laid open in severall sermons by the late spirituall and faithfull preacher of the Gospel, Tobias Crispe, D.D.	Crisp, Tobias, 1600-1643.; Cokayn, George, 1619-1691.; Pinnell, Henry.	1648 (1648)	Wing C6959; ESTC R233167	185,508	400

found in this word of Grace because this word of Grace was written before thy conversion So that either you must deny the pardon that is properly and truly revealed in the word of Grace and must seek out some newer then is revealed or you must acknowledge the pardon that is granted unto men is in regard of the substance of it as I said as soon as he had left it in the volume of his Book So that it is plain that as Believers coming to believe fetch out of this word of Grace their pardon so unconverted persons elected have their Grace equally in this word only the Lord hides the publication of it to them till such time as he is pleased to call them and give them faith to read their portion here as other Believers have read theirs before It s true indeed though the pardon of every unconverted elect person be equally passed over by the Lord yet till the conversion of such persons he gives no more hint of it to such persons than he gives to the Reprobates themselves This is that wil take away the suspected inconveniencies that may follow upon the pardon already granted before conversion For whereas men may think this will make unconverted men presume to know their pardon before conversion I say it is true there is such a pardon for him but he knowes it not nor ever shall he know it till he be brought out of darknesse to the glorious light of the Lord Jesus Christ Otherwise how can it be true that all the sins of Gods people past present and to come are all of them at once pardoned as the godly learned Protestants say I say how can this be true except there be pardon passed before conversion Whence shall a Believer coming to believe fetch all his comfort that all his sins while he was in rebellion were pardoned if there were not a grant of this pardon extant before upon which as upon a ●●e foundation his believing might stay it self How comes it to passe that persons are not cut off before they are called if their sins are not pardoned which stand between the wrath of God and them Nothing else but the blood of Christ stands between them even between the destroying wrath of God and Gods people that do commit sin even before conversion In a word where will you finde a new act of God since the grants that are registered here in the Book of God Certain I am that the persons pardoned were not converted when this was made And if there be or come after this was first made a new grant either it must be entred a new here or it must be in a new book by it self If therefore all the pardons are as ancient as this record is then all pardons whatsoever are ancienter then the present believing of any person that now liveth Hence we may let persons know that it is but a rash expression to say that such and such a person is in the state of damnation if it be meant he is so before God while he remains in the state of unconversion and the wrath of God abides upon that person though elected till he be called Beloved let me tell you the state of the unconverted elected person is as sure from danger of finall miscarriages as the estate of a Saint in glory Saints in glory stands in glory by the blood of Christ alone the same blood hath purchased the pardon of sin for the unconverted elect person so that the same dicharging of them by the blood of Christ concerns the one as much as it doth another But I say still the unconverted person cannot make any conclusions from all this because he cannot know his portion till he come to believe The third thing I proposed is to know how Christ is qualified and gifted to such a vocation as this is His office is of admirable use to men To be a propitiation for the sins of men and to get the discharge of God manifested to a person for whom he doth plead it is of great consolation So then it must needs be that the Counsel or Advocate that is to plead the cause be wel gifted for that imployment It is too wel known that a righteous cause many a time miscarries in the world through the deceitfulnesse or simplicity of the Counsel When mon come upon life and death it concerns them much to have a skilfull Lawyer to plead for them or else for lack of urging that which is most necessary to be pleaded the men miscarry and perish The Holy Ghost therefore beloved is pleased to import unto us not onely that Christ is an Advocate and whose cause it is that Christ doth plead but also doth communicate unto us the largenesse of the gifts of Christ for the managing of this ●ffice I will not go beyond the Text it selfe to communicate to you the fulnesse of the gifts of Christ to manage this Advocateship of his even to that effect and issue that is heart can desire that is more then thy heart can desire There are three titles appropriated in this place unto Christ all of them very aptly and sweetly manifesting the excellent gifts of Christ as Mediator or as advocate for or on the behalf of poore believers to wit Christ Jesus the righteous We have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous every title shews how he is gifted First the title Christ contains much in it to strengthen our confidence in this our counsell that is to plead our cause Christ is a word that properly signifies anointed and is derived from a word which hath the same signification in it Now anointing if you remember well carries two things along with it The first is the separation or calling of such a person anointed to some speciall office The second thing imported by it is the abilities and gifts of the person for the office he is called unto So that our Advocate being Christ and called Christ here this imports unto us first the lawfull authorizing and calling of Christ unto it by him that doth indeed authorize him Secondly the full and large abilities Christ hath to manage it First I say the title Christ doth import unto us Christs lawfull call to plead You know what the Apostle saith in the Epistle to the Hebrews No man taketh this honour unto himself but he that is called of God as was Aaron Where he further cleers up how Christ was called and lawfully called unto it The Lord hath sworn saith the same Apostle and will not repent Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec Here is his calling O● what moment is this will you say I answer of great moment Let Christ be never so able to plead except the Lord admit him to plead he must hold his tongue You know in the common Law it self there are Students in the Law and there are Counsellors then Sergeants at Law the Students in the Law it may

wa● before So it is with all ●istempers in your soules by reason of sin if you look upon any beside the brazen Serpent your distemper will returne with double vigour upon you But certainly one vision of Jesus Christ will hid defiance to the stoutest of your lusts and all the powers of darknesse combined with them and in an encounter wilmore than conquer them The Host of Israel was very great well prepared for the battel but if ever the day be won David must come into the field Our fastings and prayers appeare a huge Host but they will rather gaze upon than ingage against an enemie if Jesus Chris● be not in the field but the very c●●nte nance of Jesus Christ doth soon ●ill the enemie the avenger and makes all the● issue of sia in the soul to orove abortive The marrow of al this you have clearly laia open in the demonstration o● the Spirit in the following Sermons which I am confident to all that are led by the ●perit wil● be a ful vindication of the truth of Christ and of the worthy Author from those bas● aspersions cast upon both by pride ignorance You shall sinde the sum●ne of this Work to be the sole exaltation of the Lord Jesus in Saints and duties and the debasing and trampling upon all flesh that sha● aspire to the seat of Christ the reviving and encouraging of drooping hearts by presenting Christ not themselves in al● his accomplishments to them Now if the world shall haptize this doctrine Antinomianisme the Lord grant that all the doctrine preached throughout the world may deservedly he caled by that name Ye tha● know Christ be not afraid notwithstanding all the censures of the world to reade the book and receive the truth be assured it is not presented to thee as a bait which is an 〈◊〉 troduction to a snare but if the Spirit of Jesus accompany it thou wilt certainly say as Christ did I have meate to eat which ye know not of I should rather cloud the work then honour it if I should proceed to a further commendation of it I leave it therefore to the Spirit to make out the worth of it to the spirits of the Saints and am concluded under this faith that all the malice and carnall wisdome of this generation shall never be able to interrupt the course of it As for the Author though hee was never known to me yet those works of his which I have perused do encourage me to believe that whilst he lived in the world he lived in God and now his earthly tabernacle being dissolved he is taken up into that fulnesse which hee only saw in part whilst he lived here and though whilst he was upon earth it might he his portion with his Lord and Master to bee mocked and buffeted in the High Priests hall yet now sits with him 〈◊〉 fruition of that glory for which ●e was the● a susserer what ●ow re●eatins but that ye● which through the Spirit have tasted th● sweetness of 〈◊〉 Ministry in the same spirit look up to your Father and neg of 〈◊〉 that those who survive in the worke of the Gospel may goe on where he left in the plentifull effusion of the Spirit the glorious truths of Christ may bee amongst th● Saints as the Sun in his height and amongst the rest forget not him though unworthy to be numbred with them who i● ambitious of nothing else but to he All in Christ and nothing in self Geo. Cokain To the impartial READER READER TRUTH needs no shield to shelter it her o●●n bare breasts are armor of proof against all daring darts of ignorance and pride and therefore walks fearlesse in the midst of all those vollies of bitter words who ever vaunts in putting on his harness Truth only triumphs in putting it off this never quits the field without the Garland God that calleth to the combat carrieth on with a conquering hand the gates of hell assaolt but prevail not wee can do nothing against the truth but for the truth The Prince of the air musters up his forces and retreats his blacke guard falls on with him and are shamefully bea●e back kings with their armies flie before it the powers of darkness like Jebu march against it suriously they attempt storm but a the brightness that is before this Sun the thick clouds remove one of truth subverts the tents of darkness● What is stronger then truth wh●●e going out is as the morning ●●eth up to a glo●●ious day That ancient Em●●eme is a true Image of truth a candle in a lanthorn upon 〈◊〉 bill beleaguered 〈…〉 blasts 〈…〉 the flag of defi●●ce with this Morto Frusi à. It is bu● lost labour to dig a trouch about that city for which the Lord ●ath app●●ted salvation for walls and bulwach● but though it be secured from subve●sion yet it is not protected frō opposition You know how it went with Christ was not his cradle cut out of the same wood of which his crosse was made His first entrance upon the stage of this world portended a black day at his departing his sudden flight into Egypt from Herods barbarou● jealousie was but the Prologue to that sad T●agedy which he ended on M●unt-Calvary nor may his children or servants expect better antertainm●nt bonds or afflictions or both abide them that are faithfull they have called the Master an impostor 〈◊〉 Beelzebub Is the servant above his 〈◊〉 I know this s●●vant of tru●h hath had 〈◊〉 in suffering for it ●n●●●●s men pursue those that out-go● them a P●●●s●e will frone any even Christ that shall 〈◊〉 to teach them beyond their old divi●●y Much dirty geer hath been cast upon the Author of this book which if it could have fastned on him I were by speciall ingagements bound to wipe it off but a false tongue cannot make a guilty person Rabsheka's railing made no breach in Jerusalems wals Christ alone must be exalted and all fl●sh made his foot-stool But there bee some that seeke to darken the wisdome of God with the words of man and draw a specious vail over divine mysteries that so it may be not intentionally understanding is hid from the simple these make a fair shew in the flesh But I had rather see the King in his plainest cloaths then his fool in a painted coat Where is the Scribe where is the wise where is the disputer of this world The loftinesse of man must be laid low his glory buried in the dust all his perfections come to an end but if thou desirest to see truth in a comely dresse cleer complexion thou maist have a full view thereof in this ensuing Discourse Say not the Treasise is too smal to contain so vast a subject but rather admire his skill that discovers so much of heaven through so smal a prospective Wee applaud their art that contract the wide world into the narrow compasse of a slender Map What a deal of worth