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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B13585	The saints hope, and infalliblenes thereof. or Two sermons preached before the English companie at Middelb. about the moneth of October, 1608. Written by Mr. Iohne Forbes, at the earnest request of the hearers, and now published by them for the generall instruction and comfort of all Gods children	Forbes, John, 1568?-1634.	1610 (1610)	STC 11134; ESTC S115118	69,305	128

other creature or for himself only For no happines of any other creature could coÌ„fort me I being my self depriued of it but here is our coÌ„fort that we know this life which is kept by God in heaven is kept for vs for none other Therfore the wicked who have no assurance to gert this life have no coÌ„fort in the sure keeping of it The very speech of the Apostle leadeth vs to coÌ„sider That blessed is the man who is in the fellowship of the clect for whom this life is ordained that he may say as the Apostle doth here That hee is one of the nuÌ„ber for whoÌ„ that life is kept This is the maner of the Saintes speach because they see that it is in the communion of Saintes that they enioy all the blessings of God in Christ Therefore to speake of their enioying of them in this fellowship as being of that number This is the third thing that sheweth the suretie of this life to vs even because it is for vs that God keepeth it It was doubtles a great tentation to the poore Cananitish woman of Sarophenica when she heard Christ say that hee was not sent but to the lost sheepe of the house of Israell and yet more heavie when she heard him say to hir That it was not good to take the childrens bread and to cast it to dogges as though he had neither ben sent to her nor yet had gotteÌ„ the dispeÌ„sation of grace to bestow ought on her therof if her faith had not overcome this assault it had bene better for her never to have knowen that he was the Lord of life sent into the world for the life thereof but her consolation could not be taken from her nor her confidence draweÌ„ out of her heart because shee did see through faith in him that even the dogges of the Gentiles were to eate of the crummes of the childrens table This also made the Gentiles to reioyce in their hearts be glad when they heard of the Apostle Paul Act. 13.48 that God had ordained Christ a Saviour a light to the Gentiles when before they heard of the promise made to the Iewes and fulfilling thereof in Christ in whom forgivenes of sinnes was preached desired besought the Apostles Paul and Barnabas that they would preach these wordes to them the next Sabbath day Doubtles they would haue given all the world to haue ben sure that that consolation which was preached to the Iewes might also haue belonged to them And therefore when the next Sabbath day they had it out of the Apostles mouth confirmed by the scripture that God had made Christ the light of the Gentiles that he should be the salvation vnto the end of the world It is said that they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. For what avayleth it a man to heare that there is salvation for men in Christ that there is an vnspeakable felicitie layed vp in the heavens except that he know that he is one of the men for whom it is prepared those mens religion that consisteth only in the certaine knowledge that there is a Saviour and that there is remission of sinnes in his blood and eternall life to all that beleeue in him and yet never labored to know if he was given to them a Saviour in perticular vnto the remission of their sinnes and giving of eternall life to them in particular is nothing but a fantasie without fruits or comfort Here is then the chief poynt that this life is surelie kept that for vs. Neither can ever the soule of a poore sinner receiue coÌ„fort vntill it be said to his soule to thee belongeth remission of sinnes and to thee is reserved salvation in the heavens Then is his heart established in hope Thus much now for the suertie of our inheritance Now followeth the sure keeping of vs to it and this is brought by way of a description of the Saintes For when the Apostle had said that this inheritance is kept in the heaven for vs then he expoundeth whom hee doth vnderstand by that word vs even those saith he who are kept by the power of God through faith vnto salvatioÌ„ which is prepared to be shewed in the last time So that these words doe both containe a description of the children of God and in their description a declareation of their suretie vnto life The first point of this description standeth in their keeping the second in the power whereby they are kept The third in the meane whereby this power doth keep them And lastlie the end wherefore they are kept As concerning their keeping it is a matter of great moment to the child of God for although he knoweth that his life be sure enough because it is in heaven and there kept with Christ in God for him yet herein is his peace and ioy troubled because he himselfe is yet in the earth subiect and exponed to the tentations of Sathan of the world and of the flesh and daylie in daunger to bee overcome and so to bee spoyled from that life that is sure in the heavens Being therefore in this daunger and by experience trying oftimes his own weaknes and the strength of his enemies in his manifest slydings and fallings never can he have solide comfort till his minde be assured that the gates of hell shall not bee able to prevaile against him 1 Cor. 4.8 c. finding the power of God magnified in his mortall bodie in that though hee bee afflicted on everie side yet hee is not in distres though hee be in doubt yet hee dispaireth not though hee bee persecuted yet hee is never forsaken and although hee bee oft cast downe yet hee perisheth not They that trust in the Lord being as Mount Sion which can not bee removed but remaineth for ever So that they may sing in that song of the Saintes in the hundreth and twentie nyne Psalme Psal 129.1 They have oftentymes afflicted mee from my youth May Israell now say They have oftentimes asslicted mee from my youth but they could not prevaile against me For the same God who hath taken the keeping of ourlyfe hath also taken the keeping of vs to that lyfe Therefore the Apostle Paul who reioyceth in this 2 Timoth. 1.12 2 Timoth. 4.18 that God to whom hee had committed his lyfe was able to keepe it vnto that day doth also boldlie glorie in this assurance That the Lord will deliver him from everie evill worke and will preserve him vnto his heavenlie kingdome Our Saviour willing to comfort vs against the griefe of his bodilie departure out of this worlde before his death Ioh. 17.11.15 did recommend vs all who are in this worlde to his Fathers keeping least wee should thinke our selves left withou a keeper when hee who whyle hee was in the world did keepe vs was no more in the worlde It is impossible that the Father should deney the Sonn any thing that

of Christ Iesus seeing the causes of that lyfe are more aboundant then the causes of that death therefore th' effect that is the lyfe must be more aboundant or powerful in raigning Hereby is it euident that they haue never truely tasted of the sauing mercie of God in Christ who doe so thinke of it as if it were not alone without adding something of our merite sufficient to bring vs to lyfe Let vs therefore magnifie the mercie of God which is so aboundant plentifull and running ouer that it giueth full contentement to the heart perfite peace to the soule of man and let vs pray for our selves as the Apostle prayeth for the Ephesians Ephe 3.18 and 19. that being rooted and grounded in loue wee may be able to comprehende with all Saintes what is the bredth and length and depth and height and to know the love of Iesus Christ which passeth knowledge that we may be filled with all fulnes of God and so haue our soules satisfied with his goodnes Now followeth the third poynt The meanes whereby wee are brought to hope which is concerning the meane or fitting midds whereby the Lord bringeth vs to this blessed hope and that is our Regeneration or newe birth For as Christ sayeth to Nicodemus Except a man bee borne againe Ioh. 3.3 he can not see the kingdome of God and consequentlie can haue no hope of it therefore sayeth the Apostle here that God hath begotten vs againe to hope Here haue we to consider two things First what this begetting is And secondly why it is called our begetting againe or second birth Which wordes haue a manifest relatioÌ„ to a former begetting and birth As touching the birth it is fully described to vs in the word of God The Apostle in this same chapter of this epistle and 23. verse doth shew vs the sence of this conception and birth both what kinde it is of and which it is As for the kinde he telleth vs it is not mortall and so perishing as all flesh is but immortall which liueth and endureth for ever And that he declareth to bee the word of God which was preached by the Apostle to the world Secondly touching the mother who must beare vs in whose wombe this seed is sowen and out of whose bowelles we must proceed the Apostle to the Galathians speaketh plainlie Galat. 4.26 saying It is Ierusalem which is aboue or heauenlie Ierusalem that is the true Church of God whose propertie is That she is free and shee sayeth the Apostle is the Mother of vs all and was figured by Sara the free woman the mother of Isaac the heire and childe of promise Thirdly the Euangelist Iohn telleth vs who is the Father by whom wee must be begotten Ioh. 1.13 borne againe not of blood nor the will of flesh nor the will of man but God only The first teacheth vs to esteeme much of the blessed worde of God since without it there is no Regeneration and so no hope of lyfe That there is no Renovation but by the word it is plaine by the speach of Christ him selfe in the 17. chapter of Iohn verse 17. Sanctifie them with the trueth thy word is trueth And that without Regeneration there is no hope it is manifest both by the Apostle by the speach aforsaid of Christ to Nicodemus Heb. 12 4â— And by the Apostle to the Hebrues where he sayeth that without holines no man shall see God Therefore should we al indeuour to haue the word of God abyding in vs and dwelling in vs plenteouslie according to the exhortation of the Apostle to the Colossians And as the Apostle sayth in the next chap. We should as newe borne babes Colos 3 1â— desire that sincere milke of the worde that we may growe thereby For as witnesseth the Apostle to the Hebrues we can not escape if wee neglect so great a saluation which at the first began to be preached by the Lord and afterwards was confirmed to vs by them that heard him Hebr. 2.3 seeing the word spokeÌ„ by Angells was stedfast euery transgression disobedience receiued a iust recoÌ„pence or reward And the Apostle in the 2. epis 2. Thes 1.8 to the Thessalon teacheth vs that Iesus Christ at his appearing shal reÌ„der veÌ„geaÌ„ce to al that obey not the Gospel The second point teacheth vs not to forsake nor neglect as sayeth the Apostle to the Hebr. our mutuall gatherings together Heb. 10.25 or the fellowship that wee have among our selves But with Dauid Let vs desire require euen this one thing of the Lord That we may dwell in the house of the Lord al the dayes of our life Psal 27.4 to behold the beautie of the Lord and to visite his Temple Psal 36.8 and that we may be satisfied with the fatnes of his house receyve drinke out of the Riuers of his pleasures Psal 46.4 For ther is a Riuer which maketh glad the city of God eveÌ„ the Sanctuary of the Tabernacles of the High For this heaueÌ„ly Ierusalem is faire in situation Psal 48.1.2 and 3. the ioy of the whole earth and Cittie of the great King In the Palaces whereof God is knowne for a refuge Psal 53. and 6. and out of Zion commeth saluation Therfore doe the Tribes of the Lord goe vp to Ierusalem according to the testimonie of Israell to prayse the Name of the Lord. For there are Thrones set for Iudgement Psal 122. euen the Thrones of the house of Dauid And therfore seing this is the place of safetie and saluation where the beautie of the Lord is to be seene where the voyce of the Lord is to be heard from his holy Oracle we should reioyce with Dauid when we heare the people say Psal 84. We will goe vp into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand in the gates of Ierusalem For as witnesseth Dauid Blessed are they that dwell in the house of the Lord Psal 42. for they shall euer praise him Therfore did his soule long and fainte for the Courtes of the Lordes house yea his soule panted after the Lord as the hart after the waters being banished from the publicke worship of God by the persecution of Saul and his heart was poured out when he remembred that he had gone with the multitude and led them in the house of God with the voyce of singing and prayse as a multitude that keepeth a feast Psal 84.11 Because a day in the Courtes of the Lord is better then a thousand other where and better is it to be a doore keeper in the house of the Lord then to dwell in the tabernacles of wickednes Psal 87. for glorious things are spoken of the Citie of our God For of ZioÌ„ it is said that many are borne in her Seeing therefore that our spirituall birth is in heauenly Ierusalem where the seed of Gods worde is continually sowen Mat. 13.

flesh to the floure of the grasse because as the grasse withereth and the floure falleth away Esai 40.6 so doeth also all flesh and all the glorie of flesh wither and fall away and so by time is worne out The consideration of this poynt made Moses the man of God to lament the miserie of mans life laying it out before the Lord saying Man in the morning he groweth like the grasse inde the morning it florisheth and groweth but in the evening it is cut downe and withereth the time of our life is threescore yeares and tenne Psal 90.5 and if they be of strength foure score yeares yet the strength is but labour and sorrow for it is cut of quicklie and we flie away Now although a life were everlasting and exempt from sinne yet could it not bring perfect contentement to man except it were such as could suffer no alteration If the strong man could continew eternallie in his strength and not become weake he might have ioy in his estate and so also the beautifull man the rich man the honorable man c. but let a man be in never so good estate in this life and as contented with his estae as flesh can be yet all his contentement is taken from him by the necessitie of Change whereto all things vnder the sunne are subiect Therefore for fulfilling of our ioye our God hath prepared a life and inheritance for vs in Christ which withereth not but looke what glorie strength power and maiestie wee shal be indewed with at the comming of Christ in that same glorie strentgh power and beautie of life and in that same measure wee shall continew for ever without changes our life and inheritance suffering neither diminution nor alteration of strength nor beautie nor glorie but still florishing in the perfection of strength beautie glorie and riches and honour This sheweth and teacheth vs what is the difference betwixt this present life and the life to come This life is not perfited at the first but receyved increase and grouth till we come to the perfite stature and strength of a man Therefore it continueth not so but admitteth decrease daylie diminution till at length after long withering it bee all consumed but in heaveÌ„ at the first we are exalted to the accoÌ„plished perfectioÌ„ of felicite in that perfectioÌ„ we shal continew etenallie our glorie never becoÌ„ming lesse our ioye never diminishing our beautie never fading our strength never impairing What would not a man suffer for such a life and what would he not forsake to the end he might enioy this life The world must either bee blinde or beastlie without measure that doth not long to be out of this world that they may enioye this blessed estate that never changeth This serveth to comfort vs in the changes of this present lyfe because we know that our estate in heaven shal be exempt from all changes and to incourage vs against al feare that can come vpon the change that came vpon Adam his life in Paradise who being without shame yet was turned to a shamefull state But to coÌ„clude this point the Apostle to the Corinthes setteth forth most livelie these three properties of our estate in heaven in the description of our Resurrection from the dead opponing the present condition of our bodies to the future qualities in heaven and comprehendeth the difference in these three speciallie 1 Cor. 15.42 That our bodies are sowen in corruption are raised in incorruption they are sowen in dishonour are raised in glorie they are sowen in weaknes raysed in power And he concludeth by the fourth point which is as it were the cause of the other three to wit that they are sowen naturall bodies are raised spirituall bodyes Hereby incorruption is expressed the first propertie of our inheritance here mentioned which is immortalitie in the second is comprehended vndefilednes and in the third this vnchangeablenes For our lyfe shal be immortall because we shal be raised in incorruption and our vile bodies dishonorable for sinne and frutes thereof shal be raised in glorie and therefore free from being defiled any more the cause why our life shall not wither is because that our bodyes that are here weake shal be raised in power the cause of all these three consisteth in the different manner of living that we have here and shall have in the heavens because our bodies here are naturall bodies or animate bodies after the life of Adam who was created a living soule therfore is our lyfe subiect to mortalitie dishonour and changes for a soule can not give immortalitie puritie nor vnchangeablenes to a body but in the heavens our bodyes shal be spirituall bodyes after the life of Christ who was made a quickening spirit for by the spirit of life that is in Christ Iesus shall wee live altogither in heaven God being all in all The principall vse of this poynt besides these before spoken is to comfort vs in tentations of this present life when we finde our spirituall changes eveÌ„ of our life in Christ for the spirituall man is not at all tymes alike his faith being sometimes so strong that he dareth boast with David that although he walked throw the Galley of the shadow of death yet would he feare none evill Psal 23.4 and though an hoast pitcheth against him Psal 27.3 yet his hart should not be afraid At other times his faith becommeth so weake being sore assaulted that his heart fayleth him yea even at small occasions Peter that even now did boast though all the world should forsake his Lord yet would he never forsake him At the voyce of a maide is brought to forsweare him The spirituall man sustayning the same changes that doth the naturall man The naturall life which now doth florish in strength and beautie doth suffer changes by sicknes by age and by affliction that sometimes it weakneth sometimes it seemeth to be quite away when it is oppressed so that the body lyeth as dead in a tranuce even so the spirituall lyfe hath the same fits sometimes the Christian having great difficultie to hold his hope and sometimes being forced to mourne as one alreadie among the dead and one casteth cleane away from the presence of God all sence of the life of God being removed by some extraordinarie tentation or to great securitie in spirituall exercises This doth even the spirituall man finde that in his spirituall life although it never be taken away yet doth it many wayes seeme to decay and sometymes vtterlie to be gone against this griefe have we to comfort our selves with the hope of this estate in the which our life shall never any more be subiect to changes Psal 77. Psal 98. neither shall our soules be vexed with such tentations as now doe bring the strongest Christian oftentimes to a most pitifull weaknes so that their soule refuseth comfort and become so astonished that they can

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