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A30835 An epistle to Friends shewing the great difference between a convinced estate and a converted estate, and between the profession of the truth, and the possession thereof : with the comfort and sweetness to the soul it affordeth : with a few words of good counsel and wholesome advice both to parents and their children / by one that travails for Sion's prosperity, known by the name of John Banks. Banks, John, 1637-1710. 1693 (1693) Wing B652A; ESTC R22805 14,665 20

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AN EPISTLE TO FRIENDS Shewing The Great Difference between a Convinced Estate and a Converted Estate And between the Profession of the Truth and the Possession thereof With the Comfort and Sweetness to the Soul it Affordeth With a Few Words of Good Counsel and Wholesome Advice both to Parents and their Children By One that Travels for Sion's Prosperity known by the Name of Iohn Banks London Printed and sold by T. Sowle at the Crooked-Billet in Holy-well Lane in Shoreditch 1693. An Epistle to Friends shewing the great Difference between a Convinced Estate and a Converted Estate And between the Profession of the Truth and the Posession thereof with the Comfort and sweetness to the Soul it Affordeth c. SInce the Dawning of the Heavenly Day and living Appearance of the pure God and Rising of his Glorious Son by his Light Grace and Holy Spirit many have been called and Convinced of the Truth and way of God what it is and how they might walk therein This Knowledge hath been given to many of God in and through Jesus Christ his Son by his Light Grace and Holy Spirit put and placed in the Hearts and Consciences of the Sons and Daughters of Men. Now that which the Lord requires thereby is Obedience and Faithfulness thereunto according to the Knowledge so given which is to deny Self and take up and willingly bear the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ which Crucifies to the World and the World to them with all its vile Affections and Lust these come to know not only a Convinced Estate but a Conversion in their Hearts and Souls Now the Counsel of God that in my Heart and Soul remains in Bowels of true Love Tenderness and Compassion and as a Faithful Warning also unto all such who have remained whether many Years or few under a Convincement or in a Convinced Estate is That you carefully and in true fear yield pure Obedience unto God according to the Knowledge he hath given you by his pure Light Grace and Holy Spirit being no Sacrifice short of this doth find Acceptance with him who by the same lets you see and accordingly teaches you what you shall deny your selves in What you must part with and forsake What you should do and what you should not in order to your Conversion and Sanctification I say as having a Stress upon my Spirit in the Love of God unto all you as before Yield Obedience unto God according to the Knowledge you have received from him and do no longer satisfie your selves nor speak Peace to your selves because you are Convinced of the Truth and because you know the Truth and Way of God what it is and so make a Profession thereof think not that this Knowledge will serve your turn to justifie you in the sight of God short of Obedience For Christ himself though he was the Son of God he learned Obedience and how much more ought the Sons and Daughters of Men learn Obedience though never so Rich Wise Great and Potent in the World or never so much Accounted of among the Sons and Daughters of Men That so through Obedience to the known Will and requirings of God you may come to feel and be sensible of the work of his Power and Holy Spirit in your Hearts there to Change you to work and Convert you into the nature of Truth to the bearing of the Heavenly Image thereof The working of which as it 's truly waited for and kept to viz. the Power begets fear towards God least such should disobey him or grieve his good Spirit and so effects Brokenness and Tenderness of Heart and Spirit before the Lord and works into lowliness of mind in carriage and Behaviour before all people softens the hard Heart brings down the high mind and proud and lofty Spirit and subjects the stiff and unruly will and Nature And they who come to know this Work wrought in them in order to their Conversion come to know it in and under and after their being so Convinced they must and do come to know it through Judgement which they must love and patiently dwell in if ever they come to know a Converted Estate Through the same to wit Judgement be set up and kindled in their hearts as a Fire and know the Word of God as a Sword and Hammer yet notwithstanding it must be loved For so said the Prophet How do I love thy Judgement And Christ said I will not break the bruised Reed nor quench the smoaking Flax untill Judgement be brought forth unto Victory So have a Care all who are Convinced and do make a Confession to and Profession of the Truth of presuming upon the Mercies of the Lord in your Disobedience and flying Judgment or that which Judgeth you because of your Disobedience and flying the Cross. For Judgement you must either know and love and patiently dwell in and keep to or else your hard Hearts you can nev●r know Converted and Changed and the Word of God as a sharp two edged sword that will cause pain in your Bowels and beget Godly sorrow in you to bring you to true Repentance by weeping and mourning for your Disobedience you must either know and love or else the First-Born in you can never come to be slain which is that Life in that Nature that you have lived after the Flesh in doing and haveing your own Wills in fulfilling your own Hearts Lusts and the Word of God as a Fire you must either know and love and patien●ly dwell in and Judgement to be set up and executed in your Hearts or else you can never know the Combustable matter there Consumed the Bryars and the Thorns the Love of the World the Lust of the Flesh the Lust of the Eye the Pride of Life the Cares of the World which is said to Choak the good Seed as to the coming of it up in its Growth in the Hearts of People I thus set forth unto you that the way of your Redemption out of Captivity and Spiritual Bondage and to come to a Converted Estate must be in and through Judgement and that as by a Fire and Hammer or Sword think it not hard for i●'s the right Door to come in by to receive Mercy from the Lord's Hand of whom it 's said He mixes mercy with judgement but then the Judgement must be owned And though many are they in number that are living Witnesses this has been the Way of the dealings of God with their Souls and it was to them and to you in the Offers of it Gods free Love in and through Jesus Christ his Son who said For Judgment I am come into the World and all judgement is committed unto him So now all ye who remain in a Convinced Estate and live and act contrary to that which Convinceth you ye should not there remain in Disobedience for ye may see if ye will but turn to your minds in fear towards God the great Difference between a Convinced