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A85704	A treatise touching falling from grace. Or Thirteen arguments tending to prove that believers cannot fall from grace, as they were laid down at a conference at Yalding in Kent, examined and answered, with many absurdities of that doctrine shewed. Whereunto is added thirteen reasons to prove that believers may fall totally and finally from grace, and many profitable uses flowing from that doctrine. By John Griffith.	Griffith, John, 1622?-1700.	1653 (1653)	Wing G2006; Thomason E690_17; ESTC R202323	40,736	75

in the doctrine of Christ we have not God It teacheth the servants of the Lord to continue Vse 8 instant in prayer praying fervently because otherwise they may enter into temptation and so be in danger of being overcome therefore saith Christ watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation so Christ taught his disciples to pray lead us not into temptation Again take ye heed watch and pray for ye know not when the time is to this duty we are exhorted by the Apostles of Christ to be instant in prayer without ceasing is any afflicted let him pray continue in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving be ye therefore sober watch unto prayer and he spake a parable unto them to this end that men ought alwais to pray not to faint the good Lord will be sought unto for strength against temptations prayer is one of the weapons which we must overcome temptations withall and overcome Satan yea and prevail with God through bis dear Son for supplies of grace that we may be able to stand against our enemies in the day of tryal and adversity let us therefore learn this good lessen to be instant in prayer for God is a God hearing prayer and will answer while we are yet speaking and what soever we ask in his Sons name he will give it unto us if we abide in him and his word abide in us Vse 9 It teacheth the Servants of the Lord to be constant in hearing and in reading the Scriptures and to meditate in the law of the Lord they knowing that it is a means by which they shal be strengthned fed and refreshed and without which they may grow feeble therefore saith the wisdome of God now therefore hearken to me O ye children for blessed are they that keep my waies hear instruction and be wise and refuse it not blessed is the man that heareth me watching dayly at my gates waiting at the posts of my dores a wise man will hear and increase learning be more ready to hear then to give the sacrifice of fools for they consider not that they do evil hear and your soul shall live again be swift to hear and slow to speak slow to wrath thus doth this truth teach us to hear constantly yea so to hear as to do what the the will of God is for otherwies we deceive our selves it is not the hearer of the law which is justifyed but the doer therefore saith Christ he that heareth these sayings of mine and doth them I will liken him to a wiseman c. but if we refuse to hear God will send a famine not a famine of bread nor of thirst but of hearing the word of the Lord how doth it then behove the servants of Christ to be diligent hearers of the word in these daies of plenty and to walk thankfully towards God in all well pleasing least he should deprive them of so great rich and unspeakable a mercy It obligeth and incourageth the servants of the Vse 10 Lord to suffer persecution constantly for the testimony of Christ they knowing that if they suffer they shall be glorifyed with him but if they deny him he will also deny them this is that which the word of God doth much mind us of viz. that they must suffer persecution fear none of these things which thou shalt suffer behold the devill shall cast some of you into prison that ye may be tryed and ye shall have tribulation ten daies be thou faithfull unto death and I will give thee a Crown of life The Lord here gives a gracious encouragement fear not saith he none of these things which thou shalt suffer as if the Lord should say suffer thou must but be thou faithfull unto death and I will give thee a Crown of life thou shalt be rewarded with a sufficient recompence for our light affliction which is but for a moment worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternall weight of glory what an incouragement is this now not to forsake nor deny Christ seeing there is a Crown an eternal weight of glory too for them that are faithful unto death and do not deny Christ what would not a man suffer for a Crown for glory for a kingdome who would forsake a Crown of glory a Kingdome an incorruptible one also for the suffrings the light momentary affliction that may be suffered here what is it for a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul or what shall a man give in exchange for his Soul therefore he that will save his life shall lose it that is he that to save his life here will deny Christ and not suffer for his sake shall lose his life in that to come therefore nothing will be our gain if we do not hold fast but great will be our loss viz. our souls our lives a Crown a kingdome of glory oh how should the servants of the lord be filling their hearts with the consideration of the excellency and glory of that kingdom that they may hold fast that no man take their Crown knowing that the promise is to him that overcommeth Vse 11 It teacheth them to resist Satan stedfastly they knowing that he goeth about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour and that he is an enemy that must be resisted otherwise he may prevaile against them and overcome them this may teach the servants of the lord to stand upon their guard and to resist every temptation wherewith he doth indeavour to surprize them and narrowly to watch against his suggestions for they are to give no place to the devill but to learn with the Apostle not to be ignorant of his devises that so having on the whole armor of God they may be able to quench his fiery darts by resisting of him with stedfast faith seeing else they may be overcome by him and catched in his snares like the silly bird who is catched in the net of the fowler It teacheth them to mortifie the deeds of the Vse 12 flesh they knowing that that is also an enemy to them to which duty we are exhorted mortifie your members that are upon the earth for if ye live after the flesh ye shall dy but if ye through the spirit do mortifie the deeds of the body ye shall live the servants of Christ must not live after the flesh they wil then come under condemnation vers. 1. therefore the Apostle Paul kept under his body and brought it under subjection and the reason was lest he should be a cast away the flesh and the lusts therof do make war against the soul they must not be suffered to be predominant in the servants of Christ for they are stout warriers and will slay if they be not slayed It teacheth the servants of Christ to follow after Vse 13 peace and holinesse

such like temptations doth Satan assault Christs servants as he did him what need then have they to stand upon their watch and to set themselves upon their watch tower least they be catched by these baits and so be overcome by him therefore saith the Apostle put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil and again above all taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked What need have they then to pray alwaies watching thereunto with all perseverance seeing they have to deal with so potent an adversary which otherwise may overcome them what need have the servants of Christ to watch over their words and consider what they speak seeing evill communication corrupts good manners and seeing likewise that he that bridleth not his tongue his Religion is vain therfore David desired the Lord to set a watch before his mouth and to keep the door of his lips Again what need have the servants of Christ to set a watch over their thoughts also seeing lust when it is conceived it brings forth sin and sin when it is finished brings forth death therfore saith David I hate vain thoughts but I love thy law suffer not thy thoughts then to runne after vanity thou seest there is danger in it but make this good use thou knowing there is danger of this truth let it teach thee to stand upon thy watch as our Lord saith what I say unto you I say unto all men watch Vse 2 It teacheth us to run with patience the race that is set before us because it is not for a time that we must run or part of the way but it must be the whole race to the end till death and the like therefore the Apostle saith let patience have her perfect work we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurence of hope unto the end that ye be not sloathfull but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promise the many reproaches temptations afflictions sufferings persecutions imprisonments yea and death it self which they that will live godly in Christ Jesus are liable to suffer and to passe through here for the testimony of Christ must be endued with patience thou therefore endure hardnesse as a good Souldier of Jesus Christ these things must be indured if we will have the Crown and that to the end too for he that endureth to the end shall be saved if we faint in our minds and cast of our confidence and so cast of Christ because of the crosse we shall not reap let us not be weary of well doing for in due season we shall reap if we faint not if we suffer for Christ with patience and indure the Cross and despise the shame as he did we shall be glorifyed with him but if in our sufferings we are overcome and do deny him he also will deny us therfore let us consider him that suffered such contradictions of sinners least we be wearied and faint in our minds and take as the Apostle of our Lord saith my brethren the Prophets who have spoken in the name of the Lord for an example of suffering affliction and of patience if we do not add patience to our faith we may faint under our burden let this truth therfore teach the Servants of the Lord to suffer afflictions with patience knowing that we shall not reap if we faint it is not sufficient that we be faithful for a year nor years it must be unto death if we will receive the Crown of life we have therefore need of patience that after we have done the will of God we may receive the promise but if we shall say in our hearts the Lord delaies his comming and shall begin to beat the man servants and maydens and to eat and drink and to be drunken the Lord will come in a day we look not for him and at an hour when we are not aware and will cut us a sunder and appoint us our portion with unbelievers therefore let us be patient stablished in our hearts for the comming of the Lord draweth nigh It teaches the servants of the Lord to walk Vse 3 humbly with their God fearing and not high minded they knowing that God resisteth the proud but he gives grace to the humble God will as it were set himself against the proud man whosoever he be surely he scorneth the scorner but he giveth grace to the lowly we must not be high minded but fear for this cause for he spared not the natural branches therefore take heed lest he spare not thee we must learn of Christ to be of a meek and lowly spirit put on humblenesse of mind meekness long suffering be clothed with humility as with a garment therefore Paul that faithful servant of the Lord humbled himself I saith he keep under my body and bring it into subjection lest that by any means when I have preached to others I my self should be a cast away This servant of the Lord knew full well if he did not keep himself low and humble but give way to the flesh and the justs thereof he might miscarry be a cast away wherefore he stirred up the servants of the Lord to cloth themselves with this comly ornament which becomes believing men let nothing be done through strife or vain glory but in lowlinesse of mind let each esteem others better then themselves and this he strives to fasten upon them from the graciousnesse and never to be forgotten example of our dear Lord who though he was equall with God yet he left that glory and humbled himself for our sakes and became obedient to death that we might live and therefore we must be humble else God will not exalt us God will not dwel with a proud person but he will dwell with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit he hath shewed thee oh man what is good and what the Lord requires of thee but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with God It teaches the servants of the Lord to give diligence Vse 4 to make their calling and election sure and to work out their salvation with fear and trembling because otherwise they may become unfruitful and barren and so be taken away from the vine they must therefore give diligence to make their caling and election sure for if they so do they shall never fall they must work the Lord doth require it and work out their salvation too with fear trembling for to such the Lord hath promised his presence thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousnesse those that remember thee in thy wayes God doth expect that his people should be a willing people a people fruitful a

knowing that without it no man shall ever see the Lord holyness becomming the house of the Lord for ever to this end was their Redemption wrought that they should serve him in holinesse and righteousnesse all the daies of their life even so now yield your members servants unto righteousnesse unto holinesse but now being made free from sin and become servants to God ye have your fruit unto holinesse and the end everlasting life for God hath not called us unto uncleannesse but unto holinesse without holinesse there is no sight of God how then should the servants of Christ labour after holiness otherwise they are unlike God he is holy holy holy holy is the Lord therefore they must be holy as he is holy and he that hath this hope in him purifieth himself even as he is pure therefore having these promises let us clense our selves from all filthynesse both of flesh and spirit perfecting holinesse in the fear of God blessed are they that do his commandment that they may have right to the tree of life and may enter in thorow the gates into the City he that saith he is in him ought to walk even as he walked now Christ was holy for such an high Priest became us who is holy harmlesse undefiled seperate from sinners and made higher then the heavens we must be holy harmlesse undefiled seperate from sinners as he was for we must walk as he walked therefore we are commanded to come out from amongst them and be seperate and touch no unclean thing and have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness but rather reprove them to follow holinesse will bring peace to the conscience glory to God adorn truth keep Satan at a distance strengthen the the things that remain keep us in the love of God make us appear to be trees of righteousnesse of the Lords planting that he might be glorified but if we be not followers after holinesse we shall never see the Lord in peace but rather be of that number that desire the rocks to fall on them to hide them from the face of the lamb let the servants of the most high God look about them it will be worth their while to make their calling and election sure and to stand upon their watch tower they have many enemies who Lion-like go about seeking whom they may devour what need have they to take to them the whole armour of God that they may be able to stand and having done all to stand how should they esteem of them that are set over them in the Lord and their faith follow considering the end of their conversion how should they esteem of the word which is their milk their light their Lanthorn their sword with which they must fight and contend against all oppositions both of the devil and the flesh the world pleasures profits and preferments thereof how should they make the word their councel in all their actions and not dare to presume in any thing above what is written least they be overtaken with the error of the wicked and so fall from their own stedfastnesse how should they beware and take heed of men false Christs false prophets and false teachers how should they try the spirits whether they be of God or no seeing many false Christs and prophets are already risen which deceive and beguile the hearts of the simple how should they meditate in the law of the Lord stand fast in the faith without wavering remember God in his way esteem of Christs institutions or Gospel ordinances they are Gods conveyances in which he doth convey himself unto them how ought they to walk humbly with their God and to indure affliction patiently to deny themselves take up their cross and follow Christ otherwise they cannot be his disciples how should they be fervent in prayer without ceasing least they enter into temptation to conclude how should they follow after fruitfulnesse holinesse faith vertue knowledge temperance patience godlynesse brotherly kindnesse charity for if these things be in them and abound they will make them that they shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ but he that lacketh these things is blind and cannot see afarr off and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins wherefore the rather brethren give diligence to make your calling and election sure for if ye do these things ye shall never fall for so an entrance shall be ministred unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdome of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ FINIS POST-SCRIPT ALbeit it is most undeniably evident that we are now fallen into those last and most perillous times wherein it was foreseen and accordingly foreshewn expressely by the spirit that some should depart from the faith 1 Tim. 4 1. and we see it verified also by dayly experience men sometimes eminent in religion becoming lovers of themselves and lovers of pleasures more then lovers of God and strangely mannered in every respect according as t was foretold they should in the latter ages by Paul 2 Tim. 2.1 2. c. yet I know this doctrine will not be received for truth by many neverthelesse I have discharged my conscience as in the presence of God that believers therby might be put in mind to hold fast that they have the successe of which I leave to the Lord Rev. 1.6 1 Pet. 2.5 Chap. 1 4. Rom. 8.17 Luke 12.32 Rom. 3.11 1 Cor. 9.25 Jer. 2.5 Zack 13.1 Obj. Ans. 2 Pet. 2.17 c Gen. 6.3 d Jer. 12.13 2 Chr. 15.2 Jer. 2.17 Es. 1.28 Arg. 5. Answ Joh. 17.21 23. Luke 23.24 Act. 2.39 Mat. 23.35 Mat. 27.25 Joh. 14.15.16 Arg. 6. Answ a 2 Tim. 2.12 Mat. 10.33 b Luke 12.8 chap. 9 26. Mar. 8.38 Rom. 8.39 b) Joh. 10.28 2 Pet. 2 20. d) Gal. 5.1 e) Rev. 17.26 chap 3.5.12.21 Chap. 21.7 Chap. 2.10 7. Arg. Answ h) 1 Thess. 5 15. i Rev. 14.4 Arg. 8. Answ Heb. 41. Vers 11. 1 Cor. 10.11 12. 1 Pet. 5.8.9 Jam. 5.7 ch. 1.2 3 4. Arg. 9. Phil. 4.4 Rom. 11.20 21. 1 Kin. 20.11 2 Pet. 1.10 1 Pet. 1.10 1 Pet. 1.8 9. Rom. 3.11 Rom. 2.7 10. Argu. Answer Col. 1.22.23 Jer. 17. Esay 1.28 Arg 11. Ans. Esay 50.2.56.1 1 Pet. 1.5 Esay 51.2.2 3 4. Jer. 17.23 Zach. 7.11.12 Arg. 12. Answ 2 Pet. 1.9 Psal. 1.2.3 Jos. 1.8 Psal. 119 1.2.3-2.12 Jer. 17.8 Arg. 13. Answ Rom. 11.25 26 27 28 29. Obj. Answ Joh. 6 66. 1 Tim. 1 20 ch. 5.15 2 Tim. 1.15 ch. 2.18 Obj. Answ 2 Tim. 2.18 2 Pet. 3.17 Joh. 8.32 2 Joh. 8.9 1 Pet. 5.2 Act. 20.28.30 1 Pet. 2.2 Heb. 10.25 Mal. 3.14 see Mat. 24.4 5. Act. 20.28 Heb. 3.17 Col. 2.8.17 c. Rom. 11.21 Gen. 3 4 5. 1 Tim. 6.17 Rom. 11.12 Phil. 2.12 Cor. 16.13 Heb. 10.36 Luk. 21.26 1 Pet. 5.8 Heb 3.12 Col. 2.8 Mat. 7.15 Cant. 2.15 Act. 20.29 Mat. 24.4 5. Mark 13.33 Lu. 21.34 Mat. 5.13 Luk. 14.33 34 35. Heb. 3 12 23. Act. 20. Heb. 12.15 16. Mat. 24.5 Act. 10.29.30 2 Pet. 2.1 2 3 -1.1-3.17 Col. 2 8.18 Rev. 3.11 2 Tim. 2.15 17.18 1 Tim. 5.15 Jer. 2.5 com 11.12.13 27 13 -18 14 15 16 17. Ro. 11.20.21 Heb. 4.11 1 Tim. 4.1.2 2 Thes. 2.3 Re. 2 10.17 Rev. 2.26.27 28.3.5 Heb. 3.12 13 14. Col. 1.22 23. Ro. 11.22 Heb 10.26 27 -6.4 5 6. 2 Pet. 2.20.21 Jer. 2 5.11.12.13.-17.13 Rom. 3.4 Ephes. 2.1.2 Jude 12. Se 2 Pet. 2.17 Jude 12 2 Pet. 2.17 Heb. 6.7.8 John 15 2.9.10 2 Pet. 1.1.10 Eph. 1.4 6.11.12.13 Cor. 16.13 Rev. 22.18 Exo. 32.32 Heb. ●0 26 Rev. 3.5 Rev. 2.10 2 Tim. 4.8 Mat. 25.13 Mar. 13 33. Mat. 26 41. Eph 6.8 Col. 4.2 1 Cor. 16.13 1 Thes. 5.6 2 Tim. 4.5 Hab. 2. 1. Psalm 130.6 Re. 16.15 1. Pet 5.8 Mat. 4 9. * The devill oft times perswades men notwithstanding they forsake the truth they shall go to heaven but beware of him for he is a lyar Joh 15.19 Pro. 14.20 Heb. 2.1 Eph. 6.11.16.18 1 Cor. 15.33 Jam. 2.26 Psa. 144.3 Jam. 1.15 Ps. 133.133 Marr 14.57 Heb. 12.1 Jam. 1.4 He. 6.11.12 2 Tim. 3.12 Mat. 24.13 Gal. 6.9 Heb. 12.2 2 Tim. 2.12 Heb. 12.3 Jam. 5 10. Rev. 2.10 Heb. 10 36. Luk. 12.45.46 Jam. 5.8 1 Pet. 5.6 Jam. 4.6 Prov. 3.34 Rom. 11.20 Mat. 11.29 Col. 3.12 1 Pet. 5.5 1 Cor. 9.27 Eph. 2.3 Isa. 57.15 Mich. 6.8 verse 4. 2 Pet 2.10 Phil. 2.12 Joh. 15.2 Isa. 64.5 2 Pet. 1.5.6 7.8 1 Thess. 5.12.13 Heb. 13.7 Heb. 13.17 1 Pet. 2.2 Psalm 119 161.162 ver. 148. Jer. 15.16 Jam. 1.21 119.103 Prov. 13.13 Isa. 30.12 Isa. 66.2.5 1 Sam. 3.1 2 Joh. 9. Joh. 15 10.-14.21.24 Psal. 119.70.72.77.78.79 Luke 6.46 1 Cor. 11.2 2 Joh. 6.9 Rom. 12.12 Jam. 5 16. Mat. 16 41. Mat. 6.13 Mar. 13 33. Mat. 24 42. 1 The 5.17 Jam. 5.13 Col. 4.2 Luke 18.1 Ephes. 6.18 Psal. 65.2 Dan. 9.21 Joh. 15.7 Prov 8.32 33 34. Prov. 1.5 Eccles. 5.1 Esa. 55.3 Jam. 1.19 Jam. 1.22 Rom. 2.12 Mat. 7.24 Luke 6.47 Amos. 8.11 2 Tim. 2.12 Rev. 2.10 2 Cor. 4 17 Luk. 12.13 1 Co. 9.25 Mat. 16.26 Rev. 3.11 2.17.26.27 28 -3.5.2.21 21.7 Ephes. 4.27 Col. 3.5 Rom. 8.13 1 Cor. 9.27 1 Pet. 2.11 Heb. 12.14 Psal. 93.5 Luke 1.73 Ro. 6.19.22 1 Thes. 4.7 Isay 6.3 1 Joh. 3.3 2 Cor. 7.1 Rev. 22.14 Joh. 2.6 Heb. 7.26 2 Cor. 6.17 Rev. 18.4 Ephes. 5.11 Rev. 3.2 Jude 0.21 Isay 61.3 Rev. 6.16 Heb. 12.14 2 Pet. 1.10 Heb. 2.1 2. 1 Pet. 5.8 Ephes. 6.13 He. 13.7.17 1 Pet. 2.2 Psal. 1.9.105 Eph. 6.17 2 Pet. 2.17 Mat. 24 4.5 2 Pet. 2.1 1 Joh. 4 1.-2.18 Psa. 119.78 1 Co. 16.13 Isa. 64.5 Mich. 6 8. Jam. 1.12 Mat. 10 38. 1 The 5.17 Luk. 21.36 Mat. 26.41 2 Pet. 1.5.6.7 8.9 10.11