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A62529	Crums of bread for the dove in the clefts of the rock, and the secret places of the stairs, Cant. 2.14, or, Helps to meditation on conversion, mortification, sanctification, the Christians daily walke, reading the scriptures, and good practicall books : for a friend / by J.T.	Tickell, John, d. 1694.	1652 (1652)	Wing T1156; ESTC R6990	32,989	81

of all that 's done before us or upon us 12. Acquiescence in him as our God in Christ Ps 116.7 our God in Covenant our All in All resting our selves in our relation to him Ps 73.25 enjoyment of him whatever else we want and whatever our condition be Ps 17. ult Ps 16. ult 'till we come to glory to see him as he is to be perfectly like unto him and for ever with him Read Mr. Strong of Communion with God and Dr. Owen of Communion with God Brinsly SECT VI. Of Assurance THat you may not want any needfull directions for the hightning of your Comfort peace of conscience and joy in the holy Ghost excuse the brevity and take these notes of Assurance 1. It is the ordinary as the desireable priviledge of holy persons mortifying corruptions exercising graces 1 Pet. 1.8 Ps 36.7 Rom. 5.5 walking daily before the Lord and in communion with him to have comfortable assurance of the love of God interest in Christ 1 Pet 1.3 4 5 6. pardon of sins state in grace title to the promises and their inheritance in the Kingdome 2. If it be otherwise with any 't is probable Ps 51. Cant. 5.2 there are some unmortified corruptions neglected graces disordered conversations estrangements from God or something extraordinary in the way of God's dispensation Is 50.10 the prevalency of temptation distemper in constitution which are to be enquired after However it be 1. 2 Pet. 1.5 Practise the methods in the former Directions with care and diligence in truth and in sincerity 2. Ps 51. Rom. 16.16 Eph. 1.17 18. Beg the spirit of Adoption to enlighten our understandings shine upon our graces and make the application 3. Reflect upon your selves your state and your exercise Rom. 16.16 1 John 3.19 20. Gal. 2.20 and comparing them with the word in the light of the spirit your consciences bearing witnesse in the holy Ghost of sincerity upon the tryall accordingly passe the sentence for your Assurance and make the application cast off your doubts give glory to grace and make progresse to glory 4. Where things are doubtfull upon enquiry Hab. 2. Is 50.10 Cant. 5. the best way is to put it out of doubt by practice in the actings of the graces and performance of the duties waiting God's time and keeping his way and trusting in his mercy through Christ Jesus till he be pleased to answer your doubts to rebuke your temptations to give his spirit and to cause the light of his countenance to shine upon you 5. Learne moreover not to question the goodnesse of the father the merits of the son the power of the spirit 1 Joh. 5.11 12. the truth of the promises the probability of your interest if any way likely much lesse the hopes of arriving safe to glory being found in the sincere discharge of duty Cant. 8.7 leaving the wildernesse of the world and sin in our affection and conversation and leaning on our Beloved 6. Expect not considerable measures of comfort but in proportions of Duty Ps 84.7 and some progresse made in practicall Christianity 7. 2 Cor. 1. beg 1 Pet. 1.5 6 7 8. There are speciall seasons for speciall Assurances as entrance upon of discharge of some great undertakings in the life of Religion or some great tryall and exercise suppose of suffering and the best is alwaies reserved for the needfull and proper season 8. Having gotten it keep it and that with humility thankfulnesse and diligence Jude 20 21. Cant. 5.2 with progresse in the way where in you got it Take heed of abusing it by security wantonesse or worldlinesse 9. Look and long for heaven Rev. 22.20 there all is perfected Most Sermons have somewhat towards this in their Vses of Examination and Consolation and some more especially on this subject search out your Notes and study them Besides these there are diverse Treatises a● Baxter's Directions Bolton's Instructions Sibbes his Soules Conflict Symonds desert●● Soules case and cure Roberts Evidences Ambrose middle things Ford of Adoption Cripplegate Exercise SECT VII The Life of Faith 1. IN the life of Faith are considerable 1. the purposes 2. the object and 3. the actings of Faith 1. The purposes of it are usually for justification mortification sanctification consolation and salvation 2. The Objects are God's love truth power c. Christ's person relations offices life death resurrection and ascension c. 3. The Acts of faith are apprehension of the object assent to the truth consent to the gift application of the whole with affyance and working in love and obedience as at first in closing with Christ 2. Rom. 4.20 The life of faith is highly acceptable with God comfortable honourable and necessary to the Christian 1. Gal. 2.10 Phil. 3.9 Act. 3.19 To live the life of faith for justification 1. Renew thy repentance daily for commissions of sin and omissions of duty in sorrow confession and supplication to God in Christ 2. Rom. 3.25.26 Rom. 5.12 c. Let Faith first apprehend the grace of God and look on Christ as thy Second Adam Head Surety and Sacrifice meditate his perfect obedience and his death therein Gal. 3.13 the pacification of wrath the satisfaction of Justice the removall of the curse Dan. 9.24 Heb. 10.16 Heb. 9.24 1 Joh. 2.2 Luk 22. Rom. 3.25 Gal. 2.20 Joh. 3.3 sin taken away in its guilt everlasting righteousnesse brought in and a Covenant of Grace established see this pleaded in his intercession and tendered in the Gospell sealed in the Sacraments and to be applied by faith 2. Apply it 3. Assent unto it 4. Rest upon it 5. Speak peace to thy conscience 6. If the sence of it make thee thankfull cheerfull and fruitfull to God and Christ Rom. 5.1 Heb 10.2 Psal 103.1 2. 2 Cor. 5.14 c. Ram. 8.34 c. 1 Cor. 15.55 56. Acts 3.19 Rom. 7.13.14 7. Reject the temptations of Sathan to unbeliefe silence the accusations and condemnations of thy conscience lay aside the slavisn feares of the wrath of God the terrors of death and judgment And 8. Long for the publick and solemne declaration of all in the last day 2. Live the life of faith for Mertification of sin 1. Set home upon thine heart the sinfullnesse of sin Rom. 7.13 14. and the necessity of its destruction Be willing to it and resolved for it 2. Be sensible of thine own weaknesse and inability to performe it Rom. 7.24 Rom. 7.25 Rom. 6. beg 3. Act faith on Christ for it 1. Let faith b●hold Christ Jesus upon the Cross procuring and purchasing thy freedome Rom. 7. Ezek. 36.26 from the dominion power and presence of sin in Gods time and Gods way 2. Let faith see the promises of Mortifying and cleansing grace in the blood of Christ established Rom. 6.9 10. Psal 51.7 Rom. 6.12 Rom. 8.34 Gal. 5.25.26 3. Let faith apply them 4. Let Prayer

all to shame you from it if there be any thing of holy ingenuity to be found upon you at least what sin hath cost you in repentance and affliction and that you may farther suffer though Hell be not your finall portion Then call in by saith and prayer the help of God and all the vertues of the bloud of Christ maintaine your ground against its first assaults and you have more then overcome 13. If at any time it have surpriz'd you Ps 51. play an aftergame of Repentance recruit your strength improve your skill and strength and deliver your souls O lie not under it much lesse subject your selves unto it and renounce thereby as by an after-free and full consent your Soveraign and Saviour Jesus Christ 14. Watch the more against it and fortifie your selves for the time to come 15. When one corruption or temptation is over and disappointed conclude not your work is done there are innumerable more behind and while life lasteth there will be no end of this warfare 16. Ro● 7.24 Be alwaies groaning under the invincible remainders of the body of death and long for your deliverance 17. Take heed of Apostacy and backsliding a sin not altogether unpardonable but dangerous Hos 14. and that may cost you dear e're you recover 18. Rom. 7.25 Give all the glory of your Conquests to Jesus Christ and to the power of grace 19. Enjoy the comfort of Believers that keep their ground and conquer Rom. 8.1 For 1. you are in a state of pardon and salvation 2. Rom. 7.20 No corruption of nature no transgression in your life is imputed to you to your particular condemnation when disowned resisted repented of and carried by saith to the bloud of Christ 3. The old dominion of Sin Rom. 6.14 once truly broken shall never be recovered you are not under the Law but under Grace 1 Tim. 4.8 4. Your particular Conflicts shall be rewarded if through Grace they proceed to Conquest Eph. 5.26 5. At length the body of Sin and Death shall be destroyed 1 Cor. 12 1● 6. In the mean time the grace and strength of Christ is sufficient for you and when sought by faith humility and prayer 1 Cor. 15.50 c. it shall not be denyed 7. In Heaven there will be no sin no sorrow but perfect holinesse and purity with everlasting songs of Joy and Triumph Rev. 22.20 Therefore 20 pray believe and look and long for the comming of Christ even so come Lord Jesus come quickly Much of this was preached at Mary Arches on Rom. 6 6. Read more in Dr. Owen of Mortification Burroughes Evill of Sin Love of Mort. Morning Exercise at Giles and Crypplegate Ambrose Media Goodwins works c. Reyners rules c. SECT III. Of the Exercise of Grace Spirituall activity growth progresse and perseverance in sanctification and holy conversation WE have seen the Convert in his exercise and progresse of Mortification in the next place it is meet to consider him in his exercise progresse and perseverance in Sanctification and holy conversation For in that also the Word which is accordng to Godlinesse doth represent him to us See Gen. 17.1 Eph. 2.10 Eph. 4.20 21 22. c. Eph. 5.8 9. c. Phil. 1.27 2 Pet. 3. 1 Cor. 15. Rom. 2.7 Heb. 12.14 Rev. 22.14 and reason good Eph. 1.4 Titus 2.14 Eph. 2.10 Gal 5.15 Rem 8.1 1 Pet. 1. Rev. 22.14 c. Eph. 1.4 Heb. 8.10 Eph. 5.25 for to this he is elected redeemed called anew created and made partaker of the spirit of holinesse This is the evidence of his Justification the quality of his Adoption his way and walke towards the Kingdome and Salvation This is the designe of the methods of Grace towards him the covenant of Grace established with him the means of Grace bestowed upon him the word of grace without him the principle of grace within him Gal. 5.15 1 Pet. 1.14 Eph. 5.1 Rom. 6. 1 Cor. 5.7 8. Rom. 12.1 Heb. 12 10 Gal. 4.19 2 Cor. 5.14 2 Cor. 6.17 Ps 119. 1 Joh. 3.3 1 Joh. 1.5 6. This the Relations whereinto he is entred the Profession he hath made the sacraments of which he hath been partaker the mercies he hath received the miseries that he hath felt the pangs of the new Birth which he hath past through the tokens of Divine Love vouchsafed the separation of his soule from Sin and Sinners the dedication of his person and all to God and Godlinesse the hopes and promises of everlasting life and blessednesse the tenor of the Gospell all his priviledges and particularly his union and communion with Jesus Christ by faith do call for all at his hands Is 6.3 Besides Holinesse is no lesse lovely then necessary It is in its originall the glory and perfection of all the Divine Attributes essentiall in each person of the holy Trinity Father Son and Holy Ghost the Character of the name Gen. 1. Eph. 4. Psal 15. Rev. 21. 2 Cor. 1.12 1 Joh. 4. 1 Joh. 1. begin Is 56. nature will word and works of God the beauty of mans first Creation the intention of the second the delight of God the state of Heaven Adde the blessed fruits effects and comforts of it are no lesse desireable as the evidence of the love of God the grace of Christ and the communion of the holy Ghost How doth it fit us through Christ for accesse to God converses with him Ps 50. u●● c. Joh. 14.21 Rev. 2. more abundant tokens and testimonies of love and favour from him the peace of conscience the joy in the holy Ghost and the foretasts of blessednesse and glory that do attend it who is able to expresse them but we may not enlarge in such discourses on it It is to be supposed that our Regenerate person is abundantly convinced of its necessity Ps 110.3 Cant. 1.4 and that he hath felt its powers and tasted its sweetnesses and been attracted by its beauties and is resolved for its exercises here and full enjoyments hereafter and needs only some directions for it Accordingly these that follow may be improved in generall and in particular 1 Get the Habit of Grace and Sanctification infused in regeneration 1 Pet. 2.2 Ps 42. 84. 63. the new creature to be fed nourished and preserved by the use and blessing of God on the use of the meanes of grace by removing out of the heart whatsoever might afflict or hinder it weaken it or disturb it 1 Pet. 2. Math. 13. Rev. 12. much more what hath immediate tendency to murther it and destroy it and that is Sin the World and Sathan Adde faith and earnest prayer to the God of all grace for the renewed influences of the spirit of grace Ps 119. the accomplishment of the promises in the covenant of Grace Is 35. Ezek. 36.26 Joh. 1.18 and a liberall communication from Christ Jesus the fulness and

treasury of grace 2. Be well acquainted with the compass of the activity of Grace Eph. 5.17 what is expected from you in your capacity both in heart and life towards God and man and your own souls Tit. 2.12 the severall waies of duty and the exercises of grace in every relation condition Ps 119 calling time and place c. especially set the law and word of God as the rule of life and of the new creature before you that it may direct you seeking earnestly withall to God for his Holy spirit to guide you Ps 43.3 Rom. 8.14 and lead you according to his word into waies of holynesse and obedience which are well pleasing to him and in his sight 3. When you have sound out the will of God Math. 6.10 Exod. 20. 2 Cor. 5.14 2 Cor. 7.1 and the way of duty and the work of grace resigne your selves both soule and body and all that you are and have to God and to his pleasure considering his authority over you his love to you and his promises before you for acceptance reward and help and as soules devoted to his pleasure inflamed with his love and overpowred by his spirit apply your selves to the exercise of graces and the performance of duties without delaies demurres Psal 119. Ps 110.3 Gen. 17.1 Ps 119.6 Epp. 5.15 2 Pet. 1.5 1 Cor. 15. 1 Cor. 10.31 Gal. 6.16 Gal. 5.15 2 Cor. 7.1 Rom. 12.2 reluctancie exceptions reasonings most freely and readily most sincerely and faithfully most fully and unreservedly most exactly and accurately most diligently and industriously most reselvedly and constantly 4. In every undertaking remember the end Gods glory the rule Gods word the principle Gods Spirit the encouragement Gods promise the manner as unto God well pleasing and in a word the all in all Christ Jesus to direct and strengthen you Col. 170. Col. 1.28 Joh. 15.5 and to render perfect and acceptable to God both your person and performance in his own mediation and intercession without him you can do nothing 5. In the exercise of Grace these following are Especially to be intended though none neglected As 1. Pro. 17.3 The vitall and fundamentall graces towards God and Christ as knowledg faith love repentance Mal. 3.16 obedience c. Act and exercise your knowledg in holy and honourable Ps 1.2.3 right and reverentiall Rom. 4.20 1 Pe. 1.24 filial and fiduciall thoughts of God your faith on the truth of his being the greatnesse of his power the fulnesse of his blessednesse the treasures of his mercies the infinitenesse of his wisdome but especially his Grace in Christ with the freenesse fulnesse Joh. 14.1 Ps 23. firmenesse of his promises the extent power and tendernesse of his providence and so towards Christ Your Acts knowledg and Faith in thoughts on him Gal. 2.20 choice of him resignations to him dependance upon him Ps 84. Ps 37. Ps 40.8 Ps 73. Ps 77. Ps 19. Ps 31. Luk 15. Fsal 119. Lords ●rayer 1 Sam. 15. Luk. 22. Brov. 4.23 Act your love desiring his presence his blessings his honour and glory devoting your soules to him and delighting in him and in his service c. Act your repentance in Griefe for sin yea even of infirmitie and imperfection and that in your very graces Abhorrency of evill Humiliations in the sence of vilenesse and sinfulnesse renewed and that howerly Conversions to him Act your obedience in frequent subjections unto his will revealed in his word or works 2. Have a speciall heed to the Government of the severall powers and faculties of your soules Heb. 9.12 their Dispositions and their operations that all may be regular 1. In the sight of God the searcher of the heart Rom. 7. 2. According to the rule of the Word which commands not only the outward but the inward man 3. Within is the principle seat of all sanctifying grace and from thence gives it forth its commands and influences throughout the whole man It is an excellent subject and but little insisted on the government of the understanding conscience will memory affections c. their proper actings in a way of grace and duty For your help in this See Ball of Godlinesse something also there is to this purpose in Penner on Conscience and the Affections and as I take it in Reyners Rules think well upon it 4. Rom. 6.19 What if we adde to this the government of the sences and to them of the whole man and all the members 4. Look to the acting of those graces which are next to the vitall and fundamentall Graces or if you will Col. 1.10 Col. 2.6 the branches of them and attendants upon them that so you may abound 1. In every Grace 2. In the various actings of the same Grace 3. In the connexion of graces and 4ly Their actings in severall cases as Humility Meekness Patience Heavenliness Charity Selfe-deniall Hope c. Give all and every grace its place and order its time and season its life and power it 's measure and manner Cant. 2.14 Cant. 4.7 this makes a beauty spirituall and glorious in the Countenance of the Christian whether in the frame within or in the forme of the life and conversation without That within to the eye of God that without to the eye of God Angels and men 5. Eph. 9. Rom. 13. 1 Pet. 2.12 Titus 2.10 Next to this have a speciall respect to the proper Actings of the Graces in your relations publique or private these are your duties these will be your ornaments will set forth the Gospell and returne unto you a gracious entertainment through Christ with God as well as man 6. Act your graces in Common converses those particularly between man and man in dealing and trading 1 Pet. 2.12 1 Pro. 3 See Loves table of buying and trading buying and selling and all transactions few consider the extent of the second table with the obligation that it laies upon them and how straitly it s bound on by Christ and his Apostles in the new Testament as by Moses and the Prophets in the old 7. Mat. 0.0 Look to your selves and the actings of grace even in your lesser matters Rom. 13. as your eating drinking sleeping c. apparell recreation c. learn not only in these to do nothing sinfull but also to Act your Graces and to Glorify your God and to approve your selfe a Christian 6. 1 Cor. 10.31 Dir. Labor not only to preserve grace and exercise it but to grow in Grace and to Abound in it both for the habit of grace and for the exercise of grace by this you will more abundantly glorify God enrich your evidences encrease your comfort and greaten your reward 1 Cor. 15. 2 Pet. 3. Pro. 15. 2 Pet. 1. Isa 35. 1 Pet. 2.2 Pro. 1.18 For this you have promises in the Gospell advantages in the ordinances and helps from Christ there 's a fulnesse with