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A75308	The triumph of a good conscience. Or a sermon preached upon the 2. of the Revel. the latter part of the 10 verse. VVherein the nature of faithfulnesse is in part opened, and the doctrine of perseverance confirmed, and some cases of conscience cleared. / By Paul Amiraut, minister of the Gospel at East Dearham, in the county of Norfolk.	Amyraut, Paul, b. 1600 or 1601.	1648 (1648)	Wing A3038; Thomason E426_10; ESTC R204574	20,497	32

that are such cannot fall away but must needes stand compleat in all the will of God In the 6. of the Heb. the 5. and 8. verses you may reade of some that went very far and yet the Apostle supposeth that they might fall away but in the 9. verse he is otherwise perswaded of the faithfull Hebrewes because they were furnish'd with such things as did accompany salvation they had such gifts as would not leave them halfe way to heaven as Orpha left her mother in Law Naomi but would stick to them till they were housed in the blessed mansions of eternity so that all Apostates and Retrogades and all those that are turned the Devils proselytes casting off their faith to make up their fortunes have notwitstanding their glittering shewes and dazeling excellencies wanted those things that accompany salvation which a faithfull Christan and one that hath attained to a true Evangelicall perfection cannot be without Reason 2 2. Faithfulnesse is a grace that admits of no corrupting and Apostatizing principles it is like the Maronaan wine Simile which though it be mingled with other liquour and drinkes yet it keepes its sweetnesse and its strength without any abatement Faithfull men in Scripture are described by this that they have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty 2. Cor. 4.2 shewing that there is no root nor principle of Apostacy to be found in such now if there be no hidden root of apostacy within there can never be any appearance of Apostacy without But that place of Isay is very full chap. 11. ver 5. where faithfulnesse is called the girdle of the reines it is called a girdle Simile because as a girdle tyes our clothes fast unto us that they may not hang loose so a faithfull Christian girds the commands of God close about his Soule to prevent all loosenesse and Libertinisme in his life and conversation and it is called the girdle of the reines because as the reines in the bodie purge out the bad blood that it may not infect the liver so faithfulnesse though it cannot prevent all sin yet it is continually purging of it that it may not infect the heart and by that meanes these hidden things of dishonesty are kept out which might engage us to Apostacy and falling away see Psal 18. ver 23. It is impossible to poyson the Sea because the Sea doth ever work out what ever is offensive unto it Simile So it is impossible that a faithfull man should be corrupted because faithfulnesse doth alwayes purge out what ever is destructive unto it Reason 3 3. Faithfullnesse is under the protection of never failing promises The Lord promises that faithfull persons shall be as unmoveable as mount Zion Psal 125. ver 11. They are as an house builded upon the Rock which no windes or waves are able to overturne Mat. 7. ver 24. Chosen ones whom it is impossible for to seduce Mat. 24. ver 24. They are Christs sheepe whom no man shall pluck out of his Fathers hand Iohn 10. ver 29. They are kept by the power of God to salvation 2. Pet. 1.5 Though they fall they shall not be cast away for the Lord holdeth them up with his hand Surely it is impossible that a people of so many promises should perish yes say some for they may unpeople them selves by sinne and the Lord may unpromise them in a way of judgement Simile Not so say I for the promises not only prepare salvation for us but prepare us for salvation too in a way of holinesse and obedience see Jeremy 31. ver 32. and 32. ver 40. like some trades-men that do not only doe those workes that belong to their trade but frame and fashion those very tooles by which they work so here not only happinesse but holinesse which is the toole by which it is wrought flowes from the belly of the promise So much by way of confirmation Vse 3 Vse Here I might say some thing by way of Confutation for this truth meets with much contradiction abroad of those that deny perseverance to be essentiall to this grace of faithfullnesse and allow of no other perseverance but that which comes by hap-hazard affirming that Gods faithfull ones may fall into such sinnes as may cause an utter extinction of grace in them But I shall have some thing to say to these anon in answer to an objection For the present observe what a glorious change Christ hath wrought in death For in it selfe it is the prologue and preface and the beginning of that dolefull and fiery tragedie which shall be acted in hell but here in my text it is the non ultra the Hercules Pillar and the end of all the labours and sufferings of the Saints of God here upon earth There is no more required of them but to lengthen out their active and passive obedience to the houre of death then their race is at an end and their endlesse happinesse takes place In it selfe it is the begining of those woes that shall persevere unto all eternity But here in my text it is the Colophon the last draught and the Crowne of that perseverance that must help us to a Crowne of life Which may minister abundance of comfort to faithfull Christians in these stormy and tempestuous times We have seen of late the King of terrors ride abroad in triumph and death enter in at our windowes in a sulphureous fierie attire and we may plainly perceive that the fiery Comet still hangs over our heads our sinnes and distractions still solliciting God to trade with us in a bargaine of blood Now these that know not what change Christ hath wrought in death may be filled with terror to see the Cypresse tree planted before their dores But faithfull Christians have no cause to feare death For why should they be afraid of that which puts an end to all their labours and sufferings that strips them of their ragges to cloth them with robes that brings them glad tidings of the consumption of their sinnes and of the consummation of their graces setting a garland of glory upon their heads which will not wither unto all eternity Ob. But some will say we feare not much a naturall death such a death as causeth a faire dissolution by the mutiny of Malignant humors from within but it is terrible to have our earthly Tabernacle pull'd downe violently by Malignant persons from without and to be tormented to death in a way of cruelty by brutish men skillfull to destroy I answer that if faithfull Christians knew their strength and did well understand their priviledges they would as cheerefully upon Christs call open their bosomes to a violent death as to a naturall death for this is the death that Christ calls a Baptisme Matt. 20.23 Now Baptisme should not be grievous to a Christian ☞ seeing it is a signe and seale of the Covenant no more should any persecution and Martyrdome inflicted for the cause of Christ be