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peace_n	create_v	fruit_n	lip_n	2,112	5	9.2614	5	false

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A56582	The path of life and the way that leadeth down to the chambers of death, or, The steps to hell and the steps to heaven in which all men may see their ways, how far they have gone downwards to destruction, that they may make hast to recover themselves, least by taking the next step downwards to their everlasting misery they be not necessitated to take the 7, 8, and 9, and then there be no remedy ... : set forth in copper prints that by the outward and visible we may the easier see that which is inward and invisible.	Jenner, Thomas, fl. 1631-1656.	1656 (1656)	Wing P715; ESTC R217054	26,570	62

consists in them both I say Faith as St. Peter speaketh doth make us partakers of the divine nature in both though the conceiving of such a mystery exce●ds us The Lord offers to a lost soul this word of promise I will that thou O dead soul shalt live in my Son I being satisfied by his death am content that thy soul receive again this life of mine again I have no pleasure in the death of a sinner wherefore turn ye your selves and live yea awake thou that sleepest and stand up from the dead and Christ shall give you life the dead shall hear the voyce of the Son of God and they ●hat hear it shall live these and the like promises do offer life to all dead souls that need it both life here and hereafter glory Conception the least step of this life by which the soul retains and keeps this seed of life suffers it not to passe away and be spilt as an hypocrites but digests and holds the Promise to its s●lf till it have bred it longing of the appetite lustings af●er a kinde of alterations of spirituall appetite and a desire after this life this is that Isaiah means Chap. 55. 4. Incline your hearts and he●rken unto me that is be so affected with this p●omise of life that you do incline towards it and make to it that we walk in Gods way appointed to bring you to it be aff●cted seriously with the excellency of this life● and the happy change that God offers you that your souls do diligently ensue it in the means so that in this first work is contained the whole work of the Lords preparing the soul for the receiving of this life standing in those many affections created in the same by the glad tidings of this word of life that is it stirs the soul to mourn for so long living a dead life and resi●●ing the offers of life and resting in the shew of a false conception it doth long after this exceeding great priviledge to be partaker of the nature and life of God it doth prize it above the most excellent inferiour life of this world though it were Solomons felicity in comparison of it it empties it selfe and is voyded from all other hopes and desires of life even as the womb that conceives must be clear from all former conceptions it useth all means which God hath appoynted with all eagernesse of soul restles till it obtaines it The quickning power of the spirit of Promise whereby the Lord infuseth this life of God into the soul which is nothing else save the souls breaking through the manifold struggles and strifes which selfe and unbeliefe doe work within her self doth obey the voyce and command of the Promise that so it may live as we see the nature of all fruits hath many changes pangs and strives within the womb ere it come to the birth So here the soul hath manifold resistance and oppositions in her selfe against the Promise but cannot tell what to say of her self whether she should live or no often gives over the Promise as to good discourageth her self by the presence of a body of death which still abides and a weak base heart chusing to lye stinking in her grave of death and sottish ease and lusts that so she may turn back to her old vomit and avoyd the trouble and difficulty of this new birth when the soul comes out of the womb into the light that is discovers her self to be alive and apprehends as I may say her own life that God hath begotten her unto himself which is the highest step and degree of life which is bred in her for as the fruit in the womb being quickned yet wanteth the full proportion of its parts till the forming power of generation do by weeks and months more and more perfect and fashon them all to a comely being and creature which at last is brought forth so here the poor soul having received the life of God into her by her weak and poor Faith scarce felt and perceived yet by the secret power of the spirit goeth from degree to degree that although she hath no other life at the birth then in the quickning yet this life is more apparent and visible every day then other till at last the spirit fall in travel and bringing forth Christ formed in the soul so that the soul appears unto her self and not others to live and to beleive because now she is in the light perfect and brought forth so that the infant that is bo●n doth not more beray the naturall life by weeping laughing breathing feeding sleeping stirring feeling growing then the life of a believing soule once brought forth appears in the operations and works of the new creature and this is the effect of the sealing spirit of Baptism added to the Promise and stablishing the weak Faith of this poor infant till it know it selfe to live and declare it to others by the fruits of Regeneration IV. IVSTIFICATION WHich is contrary to the estate of guilt and curse by sin and by this benefit the soul obtains an earnest of quietnesse and peace towards God and that by clearing him and acquitting him at his Tribunall as if she had never offended fully and perfectly A most peculiar bl●ssing contrary to those garboyls and horrors which conscience felt being under wrath as also to that rotten peace which he walked with through error either one or other of these is the state of all justified ones but when as once the soul is set at liberty and discharged by proclamation from these there being no enemy to accuse neither will the Lord hold thy soul gilty but speaks peace to it so that by this means it draws new breth and lives at other tearms of content and complacency then before look what peace and welfare Adams innocency reflected upon him before he sinned that doth Justification cast upon the soul by forgivenes fears are all scattered by this perfect love of God received by Faith no guilt or accusation by sin or any enemies without or within can now take place look how different the sta●e of poor man is when he is molested with suites and put in fear of loosing his whole estate by the wrong of an adversary from that which he feels after he hath got the day and is past all former fears such is the odds between the sinfull and the Justified soul she turns unto her rest as David speaks● and eats drinks sleeps and works in peace that her flesh which was withered and her bones consumed with the scorching h●at of conscience the wound whereof who can bear now returns as the flesh of a little childe hence the holy Ghost never ceaseth to magnifie this benifit as Isa. 57. I create the fruite of the lips peace to him that is neare and afar off it s a work onely belonging to God and above the first creation for the Lord is the onely former of the conscience and therefore its a

work equall to Gods power to create peace in it and to restore it being lost is far greater the Sea raging and calmed doth not more differ then the peace of conscience from the rage and distemper of it therefore it s said that Christ setled peace and stilled this raging Sea of conscience Eph. 2. 15. Having abolished in his flesh the enmity so setling peace through the blood of his crosse so that by this means we may turn our mourning into dancing the Lyon and the Lamb may feed together and the Childe may put his finger into the hole of the Aspe inward peace being outward with Angels Iusstification Looke what peace welfaire Adams inosencey reflec●ed vpon him before he had sinned yt doth Iustisication cast upon ye sole by forgiunes feares are all scatred by this perfect loue of God r●●iued by faith eauen as Nebozar●idan Captain of Nebocadnesors gard said to ●mprisoned Ieremiah eauen this day haue I losed the from ye●onds wich war vpon thy hands 40 Ieremiah 4 verce with men with Devils Death and enemies So againe Christ is called Isa. 8. The Prince of our peace noting that it was the work of the Priesthood assisted with his Kingdome to purchase it and likewise his third work of Prophesie was taken up in it for he was an annoynted Isa. 61. to that purpose To preach glad tidings of peace Rom. 10. 15. to the meek and to this purpose he is called a witnesse both of declaring his truth and also declaring the controversie between Gods justice and our soules for look how one sufficient witnesse in a Court may by his verdit settle a mans whole estate upon him and recover his wright so the Lord Jesus by his blood bears witnesse that our sin and curse is gone setling pardon and salvation upon us desiding the question and making peace and in this sence we read Heb. 12. that The blood of the Covenant speaks better things then that of Abell that cryer in Cains conscience nothing save revenge and horror but this cryeth peace to conclude the like is that which 1 Pet. 3. 20. the Apostle saith of Baptism The seale of the Covenant in the blood of Christ that saves us not by washing away the filth of the flesh but by the answer of a good conscience to God by the resurrection of Christ what is that surely this that when the Lord asks the soul in what plight it is the conscience steps out and answers Lord it is well with me it was as ill as it could be but now it s as well as can be thou hast changed all in a moment for in stead of war I have peace This is the first step to all other benefits no peace no joy no liberty no adoption nothing at all it s the first ripe fruit of the Paradice of God equalling the fruit of the tree of life dost thou look upon a believer thou seest a precious object a son of peace he carries that within his bosome which cost the Son of God his heart blood which far exceeds all Gold and Pearls for which he hath peace within he is at league with all fears and in the suburbs of all prosperity he hath peace with every stone of his field and may visit his habitation wit joy his life health wife children so that they say away base companions ye have fought long enough in my m●mbers Iames 4.1 and wasted my peace I will not buy you at so dear a rate as sorrow and repentance nor forfeit my peace for all the fruit I have got by you which is shame and death that peace of God that passeth understanding shall so rule me that I 'le renounce you all before I 'le loose one dram of my peace bring me such peace as Christ hath brought me by forgivenes and then I will say somewhat to you but ●ill then farewel for ever Nay yet more this peace followeth them in afflictions when the Lord se●ms to have a controversie with them ●nd to write bitter things against them in their married estate children name health calling succ●sses in their Ministers neighbours and best friends for this world is full of time-servers even then they have peace to stand by them and as Isaiah●aith Chap 27. 4. they have already taken hold of peace and had peace that is held in their ●treets as one said I will bear my paine patiently because I know the hardest and that I shall never feel the paine of the wicked therefore I should not fear if I were in the vail of death for thy rod and staffe do comfort me if now my peace were to make it were wofull with me but I bles●e God I am now in peace and in joy the fruit of it Nay lastly this peace is joyned with a complacency and joy of heart telling the soul its happy and t●erefore cannot lye hid in the soul idely but as ●eaven which seasons and savours the lump so doth this aff●ct the heart with a liking and joy in her welfare no fool is so tickled with his Paradice as this soul is really joyed in this benefit all yee that would have your teeth water after these dainties behold them and be in love with them to desire them your owne por●ion buy this Jewel but sell it not beware you grow not to slight it nourish it in your souls First by abhorring all sinnes that wast the conscience and other spirituall secret filth wch might spring up as a bitter root to defile their sweet peace poyson not this welspring of life from whence all the issues of life and death doe proceed in shew peace if we desire holinesse Heb. 12. take heed of any secret closings with sin upon any false colours dispensations and distinctions in a nibling kinde and dallying with some kinde and degree as when we dare not attempt greater for when once our peace staggers surely it will prove defiled keep it therefore as a Jewel intire sound and honest and so we shall finde it even as the tender eye-sight if it be lasht never so little nay if it have but a more fallen into it it is troubled straight way so will our peace be therefore preserve it from the daily soyl of appearances of lawfull liberty from the incroaching of ease worldlinesse formality and the like renewing it often by faith in the Covenant of pardon and renewing our own Covenant that by daily and often reckning we may long keep him our friend who hath given us our peace as the pledge thereof V. RECONCILIATION Reconcilliation As fauorites we find accesse to him going in out with well pleasing all former ●reachorey being forgotten peace in not per●ybing is a blessing the admishion to former royallteyes digneyteyes is more so that the ring the Robes the fated Callfe is brought out for the reconsiled Prodigall 15 Luke ●● The benefit of reconciliation offered by Christ is the firme solid argument and friendship of the soul with the Lord of Heaven