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A00395	The great mystery of godliness Jesus Christ our Lord God and man, and man with God; one in Jesus Christ our Lord. By Mr. Erbury minister of the word.	Erbery, William, 1604-1654.	1640 (1640)	STC 10511.5; ESTC S120456	12,519	43

satisfied Gods justice in suffering in my stead being made a curse for me and in his own self bearing my sins in his own body upon the tree so I look for 1 Peace in my self from above being crucified with Christ Gal. 2. 20 2 Power over sin within being crucified with Christ in my corrupt nature Rom. 6. 6. Christ stood on the Crosse as my surety in my stead 1 As a sinner for he was made sin for me 2 Cor. 5. 2. 2 As accursed for hee was made a curse for me Gal. 3. 13. So being one with him 1 As hee in my nature is full o● grace so out of his fulnesse I looke to receive grace for grace Joh. 1. 16. Col. 1. 9. 2. 3 9 10. 2 My best duties are in me damnable but in Christ Jesus God and Man my Mediator and Master my person is accepted and all my actions pleasing Eph. 1. 6. 3 I see my self shut out of Paradise I have no hope of heaven in my selfe a dead dog a damned creature an heir of hell but God which is rich in mercy for his great love wherewith hee hath loved me when I was dead in sin hath quickned me together with Christ and raised mee up with him and made me sit together in heavenly places with Christ Jesus So then in Christ I rose and in Christ now I raign in heaven being now on earth i. e. I see by faith my own nature in Christ sitting at the right hand of God who is my good and great high Priest In 1 Presenting my person to the Father and making mee pleasing unto him Heb. 4. 14. 2 Perfuming my prayers and praying for mee to his Father Heb. 7. 25. Revel. 8. 3 4. 3 Preparing a place for me and me for that place by his Spirit John 14. 2 16. Col. 1. 12. §. 5. Q. VVHat are the blessings that Christ Jesus brings A. First Eternall election to life in his Fathers love Eph. 1. 4. 2 Adoption to become the son of God with himselfe Eph. 1. 5. 3 Acceptation of my person and all my actions in him Eph. 1. 6. 4 Redemption of my soule and body by his blood and justification whereby I am fully cleared from Gods judgement freed from Gods wrath my sins forgiven and I freely accounted as just Eph. 1. 7. 5 Vocation whereby I am the called of Christ Jesus Rom. 1. 6. in the Gospel wherein he hath abounded to me in all wisdome and prudence having made knowne unto mee the mystery of his will Eph. 1. 8 9. 6 Eternall salvation and an immortall inheritance in heaven with all Angels and Saints that ever were or shall be Eph. 1. 10 11. And all this to the praise of the glory of his grace Eph. 1. 6 12. §. 6. Q. VVHat are the graces that Christ Jesus gives A. 1. Knowledge Col. 2. 3. to understand 1 The Word of God and meaning of the Scriptures Luke 24. 45. 2 The will of God Iohn 15. 15. and the minde of Christ 1 Cor. 2. 16. 3 The mysteries of the kingdome of heaven Mat. 13. 11. 4 The misery wretchednesse blindnesse poverty nakednesse of my naughty nature Rev. 3. 17 18. Rom. 7. 18. 5 The graces of the Spirit in me and the good things which are freely given unto mee of God through Christ Jesus 1 Cor. 2. 12. 2 Faith with the beginning and increase thereof Mark 9. 24. Luke 17. 5. Eph. 2. 8. 3 Repentance with a mourning melting spirit Acts 5. 31. for every sin in my self and others by Christs look on me Luke 22. 61 62. and mine on Christ Zech. 12. 10. 4 Love to God and men good and bad Deut. 30. 6. Rom. 5. 5. 1 Thes. 4. 9. Mat. 5. 44. 5 The feare of the Lord God Ier. 32. 40. This covenant is made in Christ Heb. 8. 8. therefore he gives it working it in mee by his Spirit and warning me of it by his Word Luke 12. 5. 6 Hope of my inheritance in heaven Rom. 15. 13. 2 Thess. 2. 16. 7 In a word all other graces springing from the Father the fountaine of grace conveied in Christ through his flesh by his Spirit into my heart shed abroad and streaming on to everlasting life Iohn 4. 14. 7. 37 38. Gal. 5. 22 23 24. §. 7. Q. VVHat must you doe on your part to continue your communion with God the Father in Christ Jesus by the Spirit A. 1. Generally 1 Fly for my life every sin open or secret and every appearance of evill that may separate betweene God and me or make mee faile of his grace in Christ or grieve his holy Spirit Esay 59. 2. Heb. 12. 15. Eph. 4. 30. 2 Follow after holinesse and in all holy occasions company and courses commanded by God and commended by good men continue and increase in all goodnesse all good duties cleansing my selfe continually from all filthinesse of flesh and spirit perfecting holinesse in his feare 2 Cor. 7. 1. 2 Particularly 1 I give all diligence alwayes to make my calling and election sure 2 Pet. 1. 10. 2 Walke humbly with my God hourely with a reverend awfull respect of his presence fearing to offend his Majesty in any thing Mich. 6. 8 Psal. 139. 2 3. 3 Renew my repentance daily for my hourely offences or frailty confessing them in particular and craving pardon and purging 1 Joh. 1. 9. 4 I humble my selfe weekly in fasting for some speciall sins and daily slips in his service or my calling put aside some houres if I cannot a whole day Mat. 5. 20. and 6. 17. 5 Remember to covenant monthly with my Lord in the Sacrament of the Body and Bloud of Christ Jesus or as oft as it is administred 1 Cor. 11. 26. 6 Once in the yeare cast up all my accounts see how my Communion is increased and my corruptions lessened and how far I am gone and grown in grace and in the knowledge of Christ Lev. 16. 34. Once a yeare Merchants cast up their whole accounts and Husbandmen know their increase of corne and cattell So they who are wise Merchants and working Christians may observe in themselves a change or increase in a yeares space what cannot be so sensibly perceived in a short time 7 The Christian Sabbaths and Saints must be my delight holy and honorable when and with whom I have more opportunity and time to have communion with thy God Isa. 58. 13. Psal. 16. 3. 8 The Word of God must abide dwell in me richly wherein I may acquaint my selfe with my Masters will my Fathers love and communicate both to my fellow servants and brethren Col. 3. 16. 9 Take heed of omitting any occasion of doing good or receiving good in conference or company with men or my good duty in publicke or private before God Mal. 3. 16. 10 Beware of carelesse and customary performance of any holy duty but do it in love of Communion with my God that by every prayer I make every word I heare c. I

THE GREAT MYSTERY OF GODLINESS JESUS CHRIST our Lord GOD and MAN and MAN with GOD One in JESUS CHRIST our LORD By Mr. ERBURY Minister of the Word 1 COR. 2. 6 7 14. We speak wisdome among them that are perfect yet not the wisdome of this world nor of the Princes of this world that come to nought But we speak the wisdome of God in a Mystery But the naturall man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God for they are foolishnesse unto him neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned Gal. 3. 28. Ye are All One in Jesus Christ LONDON Printed by M. F. for ROB. MILBOURNE in little Britain at the signe of the Holy Lamb 1640. THE MYSTICALL Union of CHRIST and his CHURCH Grace Mercy and Peace with all spirituall and speciall blessings of Heaven be multiplied upon you and in you by the blessed Spirit from God the Father through CHRIST JESUS our Lord Amen Q. WHat must you do to be holy here and happy hereafter A. Two things First Know CHRIST John 17. 3. Secondly Be knit unto him John●7 21 22 23 24. Q. By what meanes may we come ●o this A. First Outwardly 1. In the Word I am taught to know him Joh. 17. 8. 2. In the Sacraments I am tied and knit to him 1 Cor. 10. 61. Secondly inwardly 1. By Faith on my part Ephe. 3. 17. Gal. 3. 27 28 29. 1. Grounded on the Word wherein I receive him 2. Growing in the Sacrament wherein I am received into him 2. By the Spirit on Gods part 1 Cor. 6. 17. and 12. 13. 1. Assuring Christ unto me in the Word Eph. 1. 13. 2. Sealing Christ unto me in the Sacrament Rom. 4. 11. This is my Body so the Word saies without when the bread is given in the Sacrament and so the Spirit speaks within assuring yea making 1. The Body of Christ as verily present to the faithfull as the bread is to the receiver 1 Cor. 11. 24 26. 2. The faithfull partaker of Christs Body as verily as of the bread which he eates 1 Cor. 10. 16. 3. The faithfull one with Christs Body as verily as the bread received eaten is one with his body that feeds upon it 1 Cor. 12. 12. PART I. Quest WHat is it to know Christ A. To find 1. The want of Christ Phil. 3. 7. 2. The worth of Christ Phil. 3. 8. 3. A willingnesse in me to receive Christ Phil. 3. 9 10 12 14. First when I feele the want of Christ in respect of the guilt and filth of sin in me Secondly find the worth of Christ to pardon and purge my sin Thirdly feele and find a willingnesse in me to receive Christ that is to accept of him on his own conditions 1 Not only to be my Priest and Jesus to save me by his blood Heb. 2. 17 2 Nor only to be my Prophet and Christ to teach me by his Word Act. 3. 22. 3 But also to be my Prince Lord to rule mee by his Spirit leaving my old lust and living by his laws denying my selfe and delighting to do whatever he commands Act. 5. 31. Then I know Christ and this is to beleeve in him Read 1 Joh. 1. 6 7. and cha. 2. 1 2 3 4. So Mat. 28. 20. Mar. 9. from v. 43. to the end Luke 6. 46. Joh. 15. 14. §. 1. Q. HOw do you know the want of Christ A. 1 I am far and for ever in my selfe separated from God by my sin naturall and actuall Isa. 59. 2. Psal. 58 3. Ephe. 2. 13 14. 2 I am foully stained and stinking with all sin in my whole nature soule and body Psal. 14. 3. and 51. 5. Rom. 3 from ver. 10. to 20. 3 There is no power in me to think a good thought or to keep any one of Gods commandements once in all my life 2 Cor. 3. 5. Rom. 3. 9 10. James 3. 2. 4 There is no plague but is upon me and for the sinfulnesse of my nature sins of my life every curse of God is on my soule and body in this life and that which is to come Deut. 27. 26. 28. 16 Mat. 25. 41. 5 There is no good dwelling in my flesh nay not onely an emptinesse of all good but an enmity against it Gen. 6. 5. Rom. 7. 18. 8. 7. 6 I have no power to please God in any good I doe Rom. 8. 8. Prov. 15. 8. Heb. 11. 6. 7 I have no hope to goe to heaven when I die 1 Cor. 15. 50. Rev. 21. 27. O how miserable and wretched is that man or woman that lives and dies as many doe Mat. 7. 13. in this corrupt and cursed condition without Christ §. 2. Q. VVHat worth do you find in Christ A. 1. The excellency of his person being the onely begotten beloved Son of God the heire of all things the head of his Church Angels Principalities and Powers being subject unto him Eph. 1. 21 22. Col. 1. 15 16 17 18 19. Heb. 1 2 3 4. 1 Pet. 3. 22. 2 The exceeding riches of his grace freely offered and fully given unto me in the Gospel Eph. 2. 7. 3. 8. Isay 61. 1 c. 3 The blessings that he brings Acts 3. 26. Eph. 1. 3. 4 The graces that he gives John 1. 14. 16. O how happy is that man or woman that is made one with the Son of God! how few are they Christ knowes Mat. 7. 14. yet thrice happy is hee or shee that have him for their head and husband who hath all power in his hands all heavenly blessings to bestow upon them all spirituall graces to give unto them and an unsearchable riches of grace to endow them to eternall glory Q. What is the grace of Christ A. It is an honourable holy and happy condition that Christ hath called me unto by the Gospel who being the second Adam received my nature unto himselfe restored it with himselfe into favour with God againe from whom I fell and raised my faln nature into a higher favour and grace with God the Father then it was in the first Adam before his fall Eph. 2. 5 6. 1 He hath taken my nature separated from God and hath now united it to the Godhead for ever Joh. 1. 14. Heb. 2. 11 14. 2 He hath sanctified my nature sinfull in me but perfectly holy in him Luke 1. 35. Joh. 17. 19. Heb. 7. 26. 3 He hath in my nature fulfilled the whole Law for me which I could never doe Rom. 10. 5. 8. 4. 4 Hee hath for my sin in my stead suffered the whole wrath of the Lord the curse of the Law which I could never suffer Isa. 53. 4 5. 2 Cor. 5. 21. Gal. 3. 13. 1 Pet. 2. 24. 5 He filled my nature in himselfe with all grace God gave him not the Spirit by measure but being made flesh we beheld his glory the glory as of the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth John 1. 14. and 3.