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A09883 The mysterie of redemption. Or The particular manner how man is redeemed from sinne, iustified before God, and made partaker of euerlasting life Describing the nature, causes, parts, properties and effects of iustification. With divers sweet and comfortable prayers interposed betweene euerie chapter.; Mysterie of redemption. Powel, Gabriel, 1576-1611. 1607 (1607) STC 20147.5; ESTC S106362 38,314 251

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crie come vnto thee euen for thy mercies sake for thy loues sake for thy own sake sweete Iesus Amen A MORNING PRAYer for a priuate Familie It is vaine to rise early and to lye downe late except the Lord be with vs so vaine a thing is Man Therefore wee will not attempt any thing before we haue taken coūsaile and strength from the Lord that hee may deliuer vs from euery euill worke If wee aske that thing which is euill deny our ignor̄ace If wee aske that thing which is good O Lord remember thy promise WE slept and rose againe O Father for thou diddest watch for vs that wee might take our rest The heauēs declare thy glorie and the earth is full of thy goodnesse Yet hast thou not dealt so with all Natiōs as thou hast loued Sion thy litle hill a corner of the world farre separated from the Serpent and fenced from the wilde beast Yet who considereth that our perill is gone into other lands because their Gods be not like vnto our God Wee haue seene thy workes yet we proue 〈…〉 ●●●…ue thee 〈…〉 we see thy w●●… 〈◊〉 Thou hast separa●●… vs from the Turke and deliuered vs from the Pope why hast thou separated vs from them but that we should bee ioyned to thee euen a new Creature come out of darkenesse to light according to the working of knowledge O bind our harts with thy feare that wee part not from thy loue For our selues and for our Brethren wee are prostrate heere before thee ô Prince most excellent For the name of thy only Son one drop of mercy to coole this fire of sinne Nothing good Lord to change thy mercy yet the whelpes doe eate the crummes that fall from their masters table First wee yeelde thee hartie thankes for all at once Next we humblie beseech thee for the general quittance which thy Son hath sealed for our sinnes Then for all graces we pray thee let vs not wāt the thing without which wee cannot serue thee Plant in our hearts true feare of thy name obedience to our Prince and loue to our Neighbours Giue power good Father to our prayers graunt vs true humilitie in prosperity perfect patiēce in aduer sitie peace in Christ ioy in the holy Ghost This is our desire to liue godly righteously and soberly so blesse vs and keepe vs good Father vnto the end of our liues Turne vs O God of our saluation graunt that we may grow from strength to strēgth that thy Church Militant may be like thy Triumphāt in heauenly Charitie and all Communion of Saints Send thy labourers into thy vineyard purge thy Church of idle ignorant Ministers write thy lawes in the tables of our harts powre thy grace vpon the hearers Blesse them which blesse vs look vpon this Realme in thy mercy Preserue our King let not the eye of Great Britaine lose his sight Be gracious and mercifull vnto our friends and Parents according vnto the flesh comfort thine afflicted Saints Confoūd the power of Antichrist send thy feare amongst them make their time short defend thine owne cause As thou art sanctified in vs before them so be thou magnified in them before vs that al the world may turne say Great art thou O Lord God of the Christians and there is none besides thee mightie iust and mercifull rewarding righteousnes reuenging iniquitie the same now and euer and euery where Graunt these things ô heauenly Father whatsoeuer else thou knowest to bee needfull for vs euen for his sake who died for sin and sinned not in whose name we farther pray vnto thee as hee hath taught vs saying O our Father which art in heauen c. God the Father which hath made vs blesse vs God the Sonne which hath redeemed vs preserue vs God the holy Ghost which hath sanctified vs confirme our saith to the end and in the end Oh God Father Sonne and Holy Ghost saue vs Amen AN EVENING Prayer for a priuate Familie Wee haue sinned wee repent O Father haue mercy vpon vs. Amen O Lord God which hast created vs of nothing which hast deliuered vs from Death and damnation if wee doe not wilfully runne vnto it that hast been good and gracious vnto vs in continuing thy tēporall blessings both at home in the field euen as thou seest most expediēt for our estate and hast drawne out the thred of our life vnto this present time These are thy greate mercies O Lord giuen vnto vs freely without any deseruing of ours And for all these thou requirest nothing else of vs but that we know thee and acknowledge thee to bee the giuer thereof and to obey thee and to walk in the paths of thy commandements that so wee might become thy children be partakers of thine euerlasting kingdome dome and raigne with thee for euer O Lord we confesse against our selues our wonderfull foolishnes vnthankfulnes For wee haue euen as much as in vs lieth stopped the streame of thy mercies that they should not come neere vs wee haue not hearkened vnto the voice of thy word neither tooke wee any delight in keeping thy lawes thy statutes And therfore if thou haddest lōg before this cut vs short as thou hast done many and that suddenly and fearfully and summoned vs to appeare to hold vp our hands at the barre before thy iudgement seate and haue the fearefull sentence of eternall condemnation speedily giuen foorth against vs who is there could say What doest thou Nay our owne consciences would acquite thee say thou hast done iustly For seeing thou calledst after vs and we refused to heare thee it was good reason wee should crie and find no mercie But O Lord as our sinnes are mightie and cannot bee numbred so thy mercie far exceedeth and striueth against our lewdnesse Thou hast spared vs long and giuen vs a large time of repentāce Thou hast driuen off thy vengeance frō day to daye waiting and watching for our turning againe vnto thee Thou hast called vs by signes in Heauen by shaking the earth by drowning vs with waters by threatning vs warre samine and pestilōce besides the fearfull threatnings of thy word Euen so O Lord le● these haue their working in our hearts together with thy mercies in time to repent turne from our wicked waies to abuse thy patience no longer but euen with all our heart to turne vnto thee if so we may be saued in the day of thy wrath So work thou in vs O heauenly Father that wee delay no longer to aske counsaile at thee and thy word what wee ought to doe what we ought not to doe and how wee may liue soberly in prosperitie and how wee may be comforted in sicknesse and aduersitie that we may goe out of our selues and looke for all things at thy goodnesse that wee may trust no further to these transitorie things but wholly relie vpon thee Blesse O Lord we beseech thee thy whole vniuersall Church
admirable Mysterie of our Redemption by the obedience and passion of thy deere Sonne our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ Endue me O Lord with the puritie of this heauenlie knowledge and let me be able to discerne betweene truth and error that I may bee alwaies free from heresie and not be entangled with false doctrine nor defiled with the loathsome pitch of mans inuentions but that I may safely walke the right way into thy kingdom and faithfully apprehēd and take hold of the riches and righteousnes of thy Sonne Christ Iesus so that my whole life and conuersation may bee hereafter directed to the honour and glorie of thy name and peace of my cōscience through Christ our only Mediator and Aduocate in whose name I farther pray vnto thee as himselfe hath taught me Our Father which art in heauen c. What Iustification is CHAP. I. THE whole course order of our saluation is absolued as it were in two degrees 1. In the knowledge of our owne miserie 2. In confidence of the Diuine mercy Our miserie threefold 2 Of our miserie there are three partes 1. The Faulte 2. The Guilte 3. The Punishment Diuine mercie three-fold 3 Of the Diuine Mercy there are three partes in the like manner oppositive vnto these 1. Remission of the fault 2. Absolution from the guilte 3. Deliuerance from the punishment 4 The whole processe from our miserie vnto the Diuine mercy is termed Iustification 5 Iustification is taken two waies Iustification twofold 1. Physically or Naturally 2. Politically or Iudicially 6 Iustification Physically or Naturally taken Physicall signifieth an actual trāsmutation or change frō inherent qualitie of vnrighteousnes vnto inherent qualitie of righteousnes from euill to good 7 Thus must that place Apoc. 22.11 be vnderstood Hee that is righteous let him be righteous still 8 And certainely a man is denominated righteous from inherēt righteousnes 1. Ioh. 3.17 He that doth righteousnes is righteous 9 Iustification being taken in this fense is indeede Iachoatiue glorification or Sanctification which is a certaine change betweene inherent contrary termes or qualities 10 Iustification Politically or Iudicially taken 2. Politicall signifieth the pronunciation of a sentēce of Absolution or righteousnes vpon a man by some Iudge out of a tribunall or Iudgement seate Rom. 8.33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen It is God that iustifieth 11 And this sense is common both to such as haue Inherent proper righteousnes and also to such as be not so qualified but haue the Righteousnes of another applied vnto them 12 For hee that is Righteous in himselfe may by a Iudge be pronounced so to bee by his own inherent righteousnes 13 So are the blessed Angels iustified by God 14 So also should Man haue bin iustified if hee had continued in his originall righteousnes 15 Also a man may be said to be iustified that is pronounced iust or righteous by that righteousnes which is not inherent in himself but is properly another Mans but made his by couenant 16 After this manner any Debter may be said to bee iustified by the righteousnesse of his surety who in his name satisfieth the creditour and payeth the debt 17 And in this sense only is Iustification vsed in the argument we haue to treate of which is thus defined 18 Iustification is the Sentence of GOD Iustification defined sitting as iudge in his tribunall seate whereby for the satisfaction and obedience of Christ he freely remitteth the sins of the beleeuing-sinner and imputeth the righteousnes of Christ vnto him for his glorie and the sinners euerlasting saluation That Iustification is a iudiciall Act. 19 Now that Iustification is a iudicial act it is manifest by sundrie reasons 20 I. Because it is plainely described so in Scripture Psal 143.2 Iob. 9.2.3 21 II. Because in this Act there are Debt that is Sin Mat. 6.12 a law accusing Rom. 3.19.20 conscience witnessing Rom. 2.15 an Aduocate pleading 1. Ioh. 2.1 and a finall Sentence Rom. 3.23.24.25.28 22 III. Because such words as be equiualent vnto Iustification are iudicial as to remit sins Psal 32.1 Rom. 3.25 Rom. 4.7 to loose sins Matth. 16.19 Matth. 18.18 to forgiue Coloss 2.13 not to impute sinnes 2. Cor. 5.19 to put out the hand-writing Col. 2.14 23 IV. Because the words which are opposite vnto Iustificatiō are Iudicial as Accusation Rom. 8.33 Condemnation Matth. 12.37 Rom. 5.16 Rom. 8.34 Binding Matth. 16.19 Mat. 18.18 Retayning of sins Ioh. 20.23 24 Euen as the word Iustification so is the worde Imputation also common Of Imputation For Righteousnesse is said to bee IMPVTED both vnto him who is inherently iust in himselfe and also vnto him that hath not his owne inherent but the righteousnesse of another namelie Christs righteousnesse applied vnto him 25 That Iustification is common appeareth by that speech of the Apostle Rom. 3.28 Gal. 2.16 where hee saith that Man is iustified not by the works of the Law but by faith in Iesus Christ 26 Whereby he manifestly declareth that a man may bee iustified that is pronounced iust and righteous aswel by his own works or righteousnes of the Law if any had such works indeed as a man may by faith that is by the righteousnes of Christ apprehended by faith 27 So also that Imputation is common it is euident out of these words of the Apostle Rom. 4.4 To him that worketh the wages is not imputed by fauour but by debt 28 In which words hee sheweth that the righteousnes of works that is inherent righteousnes may be said to be imputed to a man if any were so well qualified as well as the righteousnes of faith 29 But our speech is of the Imputation of anothers righteousnes CONFESSION OF sinnes with prayer for Remission I Haue sinned ô Lord I haue sinned The infinite and euer-crying guilte of my sins continually calles for infinite and neuer dying punishment Oh I haue sinned and therefore am ashamed to appeare before thee much more to craue any good thing at thy hands I am a weake and wretched creature and thou art a GOD of infinite power and Maiestie I am a guilty and grieuous offendour thou a most iust and seuere Iudge Sin hath left no good thing in me al is wounded al is poysoned and how shall I appeare before thee into whose presence shall enter no vncleane thing Alas I am sicke with sin Sicke yea dead twice dead subiect to mortalitie subiect to eternall damnation I was conceiued and borne in sinne and hitherto haue continually liued therein the greatnes of my disease hath almost quite extinguished the sense thereof and my continuall custome in sinning cōfirmeth my impudencie and taketh from me the opinion of sin But now the only glimpse of felicity causeth me to acknowledge my owne miserie therefore I am constrained to confesse with Dauid I haue sinned grieuously and there stop because I cannot recken them My heart is the roote and
is the gra●… and mercy of G●●●xhibited in Christ the Redeemer and offered by the Gospell Sole faith iustifieth 72 Hereupon it is that we constantly affirme that Sole Faith iustifieth or Faith only iustifieth in which speech the particle Sole or Only determineth the predicate but is not referred vnto the Subiect that is it declareth that this effect Iustification is attributed only to faith and to no other apprehending instrument or meanes 73 Or it sheweth that Faith is the only instrument that apprehēdeth the righteousnesse of Christ Note well 74 As if a mā should say The sole eye seeth or The eye only seeth hee meaneth not the sole eie or the eie only that is the solitary eye separate frō the soule brain eares nose mouth cheekes c. but the eye is the onely instrument of seeing and no other member of the body 75 Wherefore the particle Sole or Onely doth not exclude the grace mercy of God the merit and satisfaction of Christ the preaching of the Gospell nor the vse of the Sacraments for all these are required in faith which in the Gospel right vse of the Sacramēts beholdeth and apprehendeth the grace of God and righteousnes of Christ 76 Neither doth it exclude Workes the habite of Charitie but only from the act of iustifying 77 Hitherto of the Efficient Cause of Iustification Now followeth the Materiall A PRAYER FOR Faith OH sweete Iesus most glorious and most gracious Lord. As the Harte brayeth after the riuers of water so panteth my soule whilest mine eies look after thee which art ascēded vp to heauen to prepare a place for vs Leaue not thy children desolate Prepare my going out and my comming in Compasse me with thy mercy Let thy holy Angell pitch his tent round about mee Set a watch before my mouth Keepe the dore of my lips turne mine eyes from vanity incline not mine heart to euill but prepare my soule to thy seruice and deliuer mee from euery euill worke Shew mee the way wherein I should walke let thy light goe before mee teach me by thy word giue me vnderstanding by thy Spirit frame my heart by thy grace I am flesh quickē me I haue neede of Faith Hope and Loue Let me not want the things without which I cannot serue thee Indue me with the grace of thy holy spirit which is sufficiēt to direct my soul to informe my vnderstanding and conforme my will Worke in mee a certaine and stedfast faith in thee assured Hope in thy promises earnest loue of thy truth and Gospel and sincere affection towards thy Children Thou hast gone before me O Sauiour make mee to followe mine example Thou hast begun therfore thou wilt not leaue off the worke thou hast in hand See mee O Lord and not only so but come to thy seruāt come dwel with me and all shall bee thine onely make mee thine sweete Iesus as thou art mine Amen CHAP. IV. Of the Materiall Cause of Iustification The Materiall cause of Iustificatiō Actiuely taken THe MATERIAL cause of our Iustification Actiuelie considered on Gods part is the Righteousnesse of CHRIST Rom. 4.6 called also the Righteousnesse of God Rom. 3.22 the gift of Righteousnes Rom. 5.17 that Righteousnes which is of God Phil. 3.9 the Righteousnesse of Faith and the Righteousnesse of the Gospell 2 It is termed the Righteousnesse of Christ Note because Christ is the Efficient cause thereof the Righteousnesse of God because GOD giueth the same freely and imputeth it vnto vs approueth it in his iudgement the Righteousnesse of Faith because we attaine vnto it or apprehend it by Faith onely and the Righteousnes of the Gospell because it is made manifest and reuealed in the Gospell The Righteousnes of Christ hath two parts 3 This Righteousnes being but one in number hath two parts 1. The Perfect fulfilling of the law of God 2. The Voluntarie payment of the punishment for our disobedience I. Fulfilling of the Law which is two-fold 4 THe Perfect fulfilling of the law is the full and exact conformitie of Christs humane nature and actions with the will of God reuealed in both tables of the Decalogue 5 And of this Perfect Conformity there are two members 1. Innocencie 2. Sanctitie or holinesse 6 The Innocencie of Christ 1. Innocencie is that immunity or freedome from Sin either Originall or Actuall For Christ neither had nor committed any sinne for hee was both cōceiued and borne without sinne and all his life time he neuer transgressed against the law of God either by fact or word or will or cogitation or by any euill concupiscence Ioh. 8.46.2 Corinth 5.21 1. Pet. 1.19 1. Pet. 2.22 Heb. 4.15 7 The Sanctitie of Christ 2. Sanctity is that integritie or purity which Christ had from the first moment of his conceptiō and retained in all his cogitatiōs words deeds and desires vntill his verie death vpon the Crosse Luk. 1.35 Act. 3.14 Act. 4.27.30 1. Ioh. 2.20 Apoc. 3.7 II. Bearing of the punishment 8 The Voluntary payment of the punishment for our disobedience is the whole humiliation of Christ from the beginning of his Conceptiō vntill his Glorification Philip. 2.7.8 Rom. 8.3 Galath 3.13 alibi passim Note well 9 Of these two mēbers cōsisteth that perfect and euery way absolute Righteousnesse whereby wee are iustified which both the Iustice of God the Office of a Mediatour and Saluation of Man necessarily required 10 I. The Iustice of God Because the Iustice of GOD could not otherwise haue been satisfied but by perfect fulfilling the Law and bearing the punishmēt which we had deserued for the breach thereof 11. II. The Office of a Mediatour Because our Suretie was reallie to pay the full price of our Redemption both actiuely by doing passiuely by suffring those things which we ought to haue performed 12 III. The Saluation of Man Because wee could neuer haue been redeemed otherwise than by satisfying the law and iustice of God by the perfect obedience and death of our Surety and Mediatour The Materiall cause Passiuely taken 13 The Materiall Cause of our Iustification Passiuely taken are all the Elect Rom. 8.33 being first in the state of Nature vngodlie Rom. 4.5 God iustifieth the vngodly and then in the state of supernaturall Grace beleeuing Rom. 3.22 The righteousnes of God by the faith of Iesus Christ is manifested vnto all and vpon all that beleeue 14 So much for the Materiall Cause of our Iustification Now of the Formall A PRAYER FOR liuely sense and assurance of Justification O Most merciful Lord Iesus Christ which shalt iudge al my words and workes or rather answere both for mee and them so direct and order and appoint my hart my thought tōgue and labours to thy honour and glorie that as thou art the Way the Truth and the Life so I doe nothing but walke in thy way think of thy trueth and aime at thy life that by a godlie
they doe repent what shall I bee afraid to ask thee Rule my paths O Lord enlarge my heart When I goe let my gate bee straight when I runne let me not fall for I am a stranger vpon earth vnderstand not mine own way I would walk at libertie like thy seruant Dauid What saith my Lord speake now for thy seruant heareth My Sonne walke simplie after my word for this is the plaine way this is the sure way Heere thou shalt haue no lets to stay thee no encombrances to entangle thee Goe forward straight and turne not libertie is in thy way and Life is in the end But if thou looke back or stay or turne to the right hand or to the left then thou fallest into a hedge of thornes nets snares take hold vpon thee A double heart and a man that goeth two waies shall not prosper I am worshipped of the simple and open hearted Martha is troubled with much busines but Marie hath all things at my feete therefore haue I separated thee if thou wilt because thou canst not serue two masters It is true Lord for I am neuer distracted in minde but when I am carefull about manie things For so long as thou art with me I am thine but when I bring in sin then am I straight dispossessed of my soul If I loue any thing besides thee it vpbraideth me if I speake or doe any thing without thy counsaile straight I am trapt in some errour wearie of my selfe and vnapt for thee It is wōderfull to thinke how my heart is hardened my vnderstāding blinded my teares dried vp when thou turnest thy face but from mee and Sin preuaileth against mee Had I the spirit to discerne euery thing at his value I should loue God before all which is best of all and Man after GOD which is next to GOD. How is my Soule troubled for this and my heart rent in twaine vntil my flesh consent and all my mēbers agree together to chuse that which hee hath commanded and to forgo that which he hath forbidden Before I was afflicted I went astray like a thing vntamed it is good for me that I haue bin touched that I may learne thy Statutes Saue me now O Lord I pray thee Now Lord I pray thee giue mee vnderstanding I haue sinned I am sorie forgiue mee Away from me all you that worke vanitie for the Lord is my GOD if I regard wickednesse in my heart he will not heare me O thou eternall Goodnesse which art good to all which guidest those that seeke thee which enlightenest those that see thee and which sauest those that loue thee endue mee with thy gracious and holie Spirit which may subdue all my carnall affections which may rectifie my reason regenerate my will and purifie my nature that at all times when thou shalt call vpon me I may be readie with Dauid to answer Loe I come Praised bee God Amen Amen CHAP. IX Of the Effects of Iustification The Effects of Iustification THe Effects of Iustificatiō are Peace of Conscience Rom. 5.1 Accesse vnto God Rom. 5.2 Ephes 3.12 Adoptiō into the sonnes of God Rom. 8.15.16.17 Galat. 3.26 Ephes 1.5 Ioh. 1.12 Regeneration Ioh. 5.11 Externall life c. Rom. 6.22.23 al which may bee reduced vnto this one Glorification Of Glorification 2 Glorification is the execution of the sentence of life pronounced by God in Iustification 1. Pet. 1.2.2 Pet. 1.4 3 In Glorification we must cōsider a twofold Application the one of God the other of such as are to be Glorified 4 The Application of God is that whereby God ioineth Christ vnto vs as the Head to the rest of the body whereby he also giueth vs his holy Spirit 5 In this Application God ioineth Christ vnto vs being first Dead for mortification of our flesh or old man secōdly quickned or raised from Death for viuification of our Spirit or new man 6 The Application of such as are to be Glorified is that whereby we apprehend Christ being ioyned vnto vs in his Death and in his Life by faith wrought by the holy Ghost 7 And in this Application both of God of our selues whereby Christ is ioyned vnto vs as Head vnto the Body is manifestly deprehended our Glorification or renewing 8 For by the same act as it were and at the same instance as soone as euer Christ is ioined vnto vs as Head we are presentlie made his Members and so renewed by Regeneration or new birth Glorificatition twofold 9 Glorificatiō is twofold Inchoatiue Glorification Ioh. 3.3 Consummatiue Glorification Matth. 19.28 1. Inchoatiue 10 Inchoatiue Glorification is that whereby we being vnited vnto Christ our corrupt Nature euen in this life beginneth to be renewed by the holy Ghost according vnto the Image of God 1. Pet. 1.2.2 Pet. 1.4 Tit. 3.5 Eph. 4.23.24 11 The same is also termed Regeneration Sanctification But Paul simplie calleth it Glorification Rom. 8.30 that is a glorious renewing of our Nature an abolishing of our corrupt Nature and making of vs fit for eternall Glory Regeneration hath two parts 12 Of this Inchoatiue Glorificatiō or Regeneration there are two parts 1. Mortification or killing of the Olde Man that is Hatred of sinne 2. Viuification or quickening of the New Man that is Loue of Righteousnes Old Man what 13 By Olde Man I meane the whole Nature of man aswel soule as body addicted vnto sinne and death or the vnregenerated part and corrupt nature of man termed also the Outward Man Flesh Ioh. 3.6 Rom. 8.6 also the Body of sinne Rom. 6.6 the sinfull body of flesh Coloss 2.11 14 Mortification of the Olde-Man 1. Mortification is that wherby the holy Ghost by litle and litle worketh in vs a detestation and hatred of sinne and exstinguisheth the vigour of our corrupt nature in vs that it might not bring foorth most bitter fruits to condemnation New Man what 15 By New-Man is meant the Nature of man that beginneth to cease from sinne or that part of man that is regenerate and restored according vnto the Image of God termed also the Inward man Rom. 7.22 and the hidden man of the heart 1. Pet. 3.4 also Spirit Ioh. 3.6 The Viuification of the New-Man 2. Viuification is when we are raised vp into a new and spirituall life hauing the habite of Charitie infused into vs that wee might liue vnto righteousnes Eph. 2.4.5 Ioh. 5.11 17 Againe Regeneration is as well of the Soule as of the Bodie 1. Thess 5.23.1 Cor. 6.20 Regeneration of the Soule 18 Regeneratiō of the Soule is that whereby the faculties of the soul are renewed 19 Of the Regeneration of the Soule there are two parts 1. Illumination 2. The gift of Repentance 20 For as there are two parts of the Soule the Vnderstanding and the Will so in both Regeneration is required Illumination is of the Vnderstanding Coloss 3.10 and Repentance of the Will Ephes