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A61648	The best interest, or, A treatise of a saving interest in Christ wherein is shewn how a man may know that he hath a saving interst in Christ, how they that have not yet an interest in Christ may get a saving interest in him ... with several other practical cases / by Owen Stockton ...	Stockton, Owen, 1630-1680.	1682 (1682)	Wing S5696; ESTC R37593	197,314	400

of this death That our comforter against spiritual deadness is in Christ the following words shew I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Though there be cause of mourning when we look into our own dead hearts yet there is cause of thanksgiving and rejoycing when we look up to God in Christ And that on these grounds 1. The end of Christs assuming our nature and suffering death for our sins was to give us life not only eternal life hereafter but spiritual life here and that in a plentifull measure Joh. 10.10 I am come that they might have life and that they may have it more abundantly Joh. 6.51 I am the living bread which came down from Heaven if any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever and the bread that I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world 2. Though there be in us much deadness yet in Christ and with Christ there is a fountain of life Psal 36.9 For with thee is the fountain of life and in thy light shall we see light As it is with Fountains of water there is water to be had at all times and for all comers in the Fountain So it is with the Fountain of life there is life to be had constanly freely a sufficiency of life for all comers at all times to be had from this Fountain of life 3. The Lord hath given us many gracious and comfortable promises to encourage us to hope in him for quickning grace at such times as we find our selves under deadness as Joh. 11.25 Jesus said unto her I am the resurrection and the life he that believeth in me though he were dead yet he shall live Joh. 6.57 He that eateth me even he shall live by me Psal 69.32 Your heart shall live that seek God Psal 22. They shall praise the Lord that seek him your heart shall live for ever Amos 5.4 Thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel seek ye me and ye shall live We see here that Spiritual and Eternal Life is promised to such as seek the Lord These promises may be a great comfort to us under our deadness 4. Jesus Christ hath provided us excellent helps against our deadness I will instance in two helps 1. His word that hath a quickning influence in it Psal 119.50 Thy word hath quickned me And ver 93. I will never forget thy precepts for with them thou hast quickned me And as the Precepts so the promises of the word have a quickning virtue in them We may say of the promises with Hezekiah Isa 38.16 O Lord by these things men live and in all these things is the life of my Spirit 2. His spirit is an excellent help against deadness Joh. 6.63 It is the spirit that quickneth The spirit of Christ is the spirit of life and this quickning spirit shall be given to those that ask it of God Luk. 11.13 5. When Christ who is our life shall appear we shall appear with him in glory and when we appear with Christ in glory we shall ive with him for evermore and shall never any more be troubled with deadness but shall be freed from the body of sin and death for ever Col. 3.3 4. Ye are dead and your life is hid with Christ in God when Christ who is our Life shall appear then shall ye also appear with him in glory Your Life is hid with Christ in God It may be understood of the life of Grace here and the life of Glory hereafter Our life of Grace is hid not only from the eyes of the VVorld but at sometimes and in part from themselves As Davenant observs Ex parte quoad quos sanctos quippe qui vitam hanc sentiant in se esse valdè infirmam obscuram dubiam obtentationes diaeboli carnis Yet the weakness of our Spiritual Life the deadness that is mixed with the life of grace shall not hinder our appearing with Christ in and if we appear with him in glory all our deadness and imperfections shall be done away for ever Sect. 7. There is comfort in Christ for such as are troubled for the weakness and imperfections of their services Many Christians finding their service they do for God and their Generations attended with very great weakness and many imperfections are much troubled and discouraged thereby But to such as go under this burden there is comfort to be had in Christ and that in these respects 1. Our persons and services are accepted of God not for the worthyness that is either in our persons or services but for the sake and upon the account of Jesus Christ Eph. 1.6 He hath made us accepted in the beloved And as our persons are accepted in Christ so are our services also 1 Pet 2.5 To offer up spiritual Sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ If any say how can imperfect services that have sin mixed with them be accepted of God I answer by the merits of Christ the imperfections and sins that are mingled with those holy services which we perform to God are done away and the services rendered acceptable to God Exod. 28.38 And it shall be upon Aarons Forehead that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things of the children of Israel which the children of Israel shall hollow in all their holy gifts and it shall be alwayes on his Forehead that they may be accepted before the Lord. Aaron was a Type of Christ our great High Priest The Plate on his Forehead that had graven on it Holiness to the Lord was a Type of the merits of Christ who is the Lord our Righteousness As Aaron bare away the iniquities of the holy things Typically which being done they were accepted of God So Christ doth really and truly bear away the sins of all services and thereby they are accepted of God 2. Though our services have much weakness and many imperfections in them yet if they be performed with Upright hearts God will accept them 1 Chron. 29.17 I know also my God that thou tryest the heart and hast pleasure in Vprightness As little done by an Upright man is more acceptable to God than great services done by wicked men Pro. 15.8 The Sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord but the Prayer of the Vpright is his delight 3. VVould you serve God and your Generation in a better manner if you were able and is it your burden that you can serve God no better then know for your comfort that God through Christ will accept of your willing mind though you have not such abilities to serve him as others have or as you your selves desire to have 2 Cor. 8.12 If there he first a willing mind it is accepted according to that a man hath and not according to that he hath not 4. It is a great comfort to those that mourn over their imperfections that how imperfect soever they are in themselves they are compleat in Christ Col.

John the Baptist takes them off from this Mat. 3.9 Think not to say within your selves we have Abraham to our Father As if he should have said you are apt to rest upon this that ye are the Children of Abraham that ye have such a man as Abraham to your Father who was the Friend of God but this will not avail you to Salvation that you are Abraham's Children Think not to say within your selves we have Abraham to our Father For Abraham's impenitent Children shall be cast into Hell when as their Father is in Heaven and they shall not by all their entreaties get so much favour from Abraham as to have one drop of water to cool their Tongues Luk. 16.23 24. 2. It is a great priviledge and an honour to be a Member of a Church of Christ but this will not avail a man to Salvation that he is a Member of a Church unless he be also a Member of Christ For there are Hypocrites as well as sound Christians in the purest Churches in the World Christ had but a small Church Twelve Persons selected out of the Twelve Tribes of Israel but yet amongst them few there was an arch Hypocrite that differed little from the Devil Joh. 6.70 Have not I chosen you Twelve and one of you is a Devil There are barren as well as fruitfull Trees in the Lord's Vineyard and the barren Trees shall be hewen down and cast into the Fire Math. 3.10 And now the ax is laid unto the root of the Trees therefore every Tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewen down and cast into the fire There is Chaff as well as Wheat in Christ's Floor and when he purgeth his Floor he will burn up the Chaff with unquenchable Fire ver 12. Whose Fan is in his hand and he will throughly purge his Floor but he will burn up the Chaff with unquenchable Fire There are foolish as well as wise Virgins that have their Lamps as well as the wise but have no Oyl in their Vessels whose lot will it be to be shut out of the Kingdom of Heaven 3. It is a duty and a priviledge to pertake of the Sacraments and attend upon the Ordinances of the Gospel but yet this will not avail a man to Salvation if he do not accept of Christ as he is tendered in the Gospel as will appear these ways 1. No Priviledges no Ordinances no Sacraments will avail a man to Salvation unless he be a new Creature Gal. 6.15 For in Christ Jesus neither Circumcision nor Vncircumcision availeth any thing but a new Creature Circumcision was an Ordinance of God a profitable Ordinance Rom. 3.1 2. a painfull Ordinance they that were Circumcised underwent much pain and were sore for several days Gen. 34.25 It was a token and seal of the Covenant Gen. 16.11 yet Circumcision availeth none to Salvation but such as were new Creatures Now many that attend on Ordinances and receive the Sacraments are no new Creatures 2. Many that attend on the Ordinances of the Gospel and have been Baptized in the name of Christ and do receive at the Lords Table are workers of iniquity Isa 58.1 2. Ezek. 33.31 32. And it is not hearing the word Preached and frequenting the Lords Table will avail men to Salvation if they be workers of iniquity Luk 13.26 27. We have eaten and drunk in thy presence and thou hast taught in our streets but he shall say I tell you I know you not whence you are depart from me ye workers of iniquity 3. The participation of Sacraments and Ordinances of the Gospel is accounted as nothing by such as are impenitent sinners Rom. 2.25 If thou be a breaker of the Law thy Circumcision is made Vncircumcision Jer. 9.25 26. The Uncircumcised in heart among the Jews have the same lot with the Uncircumcised Egyptians Edomites Ammonites and Moabites The impenitent Jews offered up a multitude of Sacrifices unto God but the Lord accounted all as nothing Isa 1.11 13. To what purpose is the multitude of your Sacrifices unto me saith the Lord Bring no more vain Oblations Incense is an abomination to me Their Oblations are called vain Oblations as being of no value in the sight of God Many persons are kept from coming to and closing with Christ by resting in the Law or resting in their own Righteousness They think they already have or hope that in process of time they shall attain unto that Righteousness which will commend them to God and give them a right to Eternal Life when as they have no Union with Christ or Interest in Christ That many men do rest in the Law or in their own works of Righteousness done in Conformity to the Law We may see from such Scriptures as these Rom. 2.17 Behold thou art called a Jew and restest in the Law That is as Pareus observs Fiduciam ponis in lege quasi ea te servaret thou placest thy confidence in the Law as if that could save thee Or as de Dieu Non lassat te peccati onus quippe qui ex lege quietem capias The burden of thy sins do not weary thee because thou findest ease from the law Luk. 18.9 He spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were Righteous Rom. 9.31 32. Now the reasons why men rest upon their own works of Righteousness done in Conformity to the law of God for that Righteousness which should commend them to God and bring them to Eternal Life are such as these 1. A natural inclination and propensity in all men to look for Righteousness and Life on the terms of the first Covenant which was to give life to such as should obey the law of God Do this and live Gal. 4.21 Tell me ye that desire to be under the Law There is a desire in men to have Righteousness and Life by the works of the law 2. Their ignorance of the true meaning purity and spirituality of the law whereby they are kept from seeing the imperfection of their own Righteousness and because they comply with the outward performance of the law they think they have that which will give them life Rom. 7.9 I was alive without the law once but when the Commandment came sin revived and I dyed That is the Apostle while a Pharisee was without the right understanding of the law and then he thought himself alive in a good condition one that should inherit Eternal Life but when the Commandment came that is when I came to have a right understanding of the law and it came to be applyed to my Conscience Sin revived that is I discovered those sins which I knew not of before I saw my self a lost sinner and I dyed that is my hope of attaining Righteousness and the Life was taken away 3. Ignorance of Christ's being appointed of God to be our Righteousness is another reason why men go about to establish their own Righteousness and do not seek to Christ to be found in