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The gain of Godliness being a consideration of I Tim. 4. 8. / by Charles Phelpes.
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Phelpes, Charles.
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Seed be called Rom. 9. 7. yet Faithful Abraham staggered not at the Promise of God but did firmly believe that he was able to perform what he had promised though in obedience to God he did offer up his Son Hence it is said By Faith Abraham when he was tried offered up Isaac And he that had received the Promises offered up his only begotten Son accounting that God was able to raise him up even from the dead From whence also he received him in a Figure Heb. 11. 17 20. And He is the same God still and is able to do for us exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or think according to the Power that worketh in us Eph. 3. 20 21. as St. Paul saith I know whom I have believed and I am perswaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him against that day 2 Tim. 1. 12. He is not only able to give us the things which are good and needful for the mortal Body 2 Chron 25 9. but also to raise up this body again when it is dead and laid in the Grave and turned to corruption Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you that God should raise the Dead Acts 26. 8. Indeed it might well be thought a thing incredible and impossible that any mere Creature should effect this great and wonderful work But is any thing impossible unto or too hard for the Lord Cannot he who at the first Created all things of nothing raise up this Body again when it is dissolved and turned to dust and rottenness and reunite it to its proper Soul and Spirit yes without all peradventure he can do it and will do it in due season God hath both raised up the Lord Jesus and will Raise up us also by his own Power 1 Cor. 6. 14. with Ephes 1. 19 20. 2 Cor. 1. 9 10. Though Christ was Crucified through weakness yet he liveth by the Power of God For we also are weak in him But we shall live with him by the Power of God 2 Cor. 13. 4. He is able to change and transform these vile dusty bodies into excellent ones to make these bodies which are corruptible weak dishonourable Natural bodies to become Spiritual Glorious Powerful and Incorruptible bodies 1 Cor. 15. 42 44 48 49 53 54. He shall change our vile Body saith the Apostle that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious Body according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself Phil. 3. 21. And so he hath power to deliver us from the In-being of sin and from all our spots and Faults and will do so perfectly in the Resurrection from the dead Eph. 5. 25 27. He is able to keep the Believers from falling now in this day and hereafter even in the resurrection of the just To present them faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy Jude 24. 25. Yea in short He is able to save them to the uttermost who do sincerely seek and serve him and to make them partakers gloriously of Eternal Life as it is before spoken to and in some weak and imperfect measure opened and explained And he hath given his Son our Lord Jesus Power to give unto them Eternal Life he hath already given us mankind in his Son Eternal Life hence the Apostle John saith He that believeth not God hath made him a liar because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son And this is the record that God hath given to us Eternal life and this life is in his Son 1 John 5. 10 11. And not only hath he so done but he hath also impowred his Son to make them partakers of this Eternal life who hear his voice and diligently and constantly follow him now in a first-fruits by faith and hereafter fully in the glorious enjoyment and fruition of it As our Saviour in his address to his Father signifieth saying Thou hast given him power over all flesh that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him John 17. 2. with chap. 10. 27 28. Now this is a very powerful and forcible encouragement to encourage and strengthen us to expect the performance of the exceeding great and excellent promises which he hath made unto Godliness and so unto us upon our sincerely exercising our selves thereunto and patiently continuing so to do that he who hath promised is a God of infinite and eternal power and so able to accomplish whatever he hath promised If men make promises and intend really to perform them yet there may be and oftentimes is a failure found with them therein because though their wills and purposes be never so strong and firm yet their Hand and Power is very short and weak But it is not so with the Lord our God his Hand is not shortned at all but Power doth belong unto him as well as with him is Mercy Psal 62. 11 12. In thine hand is there not Power and Might so that none is able to withstand thee 2 Chron. 20. 6. He that hath made these Promises to Godliness and unto them that sincerely exercise themselves thereto who walk before him and are perfect is the Lord Almighty Gen. 17. 1 8. 2 Cor. 6. 16 18. with chap. 7. 1. 3. And he who hath entail'd the promise on Godliness is also a God of Righteousness and Truth and who will therefore undoubttedly perform his good word he is abundant in Goodness and Truth Exod. 34. 6. Thus when Moses saith I will publish the Name of the Lord he presently thus proclaims it He is the Rock his work is perfect for all his ways are Judgment a God of truth and without iniquity just and right is he Deut 32. 3 4. And he thus speaks unto Israel saying Know therefore that the Lord thy God he is God the faithful God that keepeth Covenant and Mercy with them that love him c. Deut. 7. 9 11. And thus in due season he evidenced himself to be in accomplishing that promise which he made unto his ancient people in bringing them into and poss ssing them of the Typical rest the land of Canaan Hence it is said The Lord gave them rest round about according to all that he swear unto our Fathers there failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel all came to pass Josh 21. 43 45. and chap. 23. 14 15. And now he hath most clearly and comfortably manifested his truth and faithfulness in sending his well-beloved Son into the World that we might live through him and in not sparing his own Son but delivering him up for us all and in lifting him up again from the gates of Death This he promised from the beginning of the World long before the proper season for the actual accomplishment of it came But his promise did not fail for evermore But when the fulness of time was come God sent forth
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