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A94345	The rest of faith: that is, soules fixed and established in God by believing on him through the Lord Jesus Christ. With the grounds of this faith from sanctified reason, the benefits of faith, and the evils of unbeliefe. / Proved by Gods Word, and presented to open view, by Coll. Robert Tichborne.	Tichborne, Robert, Sir, d. 1682.	1649 (1649)	Wing T1151; Thomason E544_2; ESTC R203790	133,030	166

first being and all beings to all things saith the Lord. The Apostle Paul doth acknowledge this truth in Rom. 11.36 For of him and through him Rom. 11.36 and to him are all things All things are of God as God is the first cause of all all things are through God as they proceed of his will power and Majestie all things are to him to the glory of God that is in himselfe without cause Isa 41.4 and the cause of all as hee is God Isa 41.4 Who hath wrought and done it calling the generations from the beginning I the Lord the first and with the last I am he It is frequent in Scripture with God when he mentions any workes or beings and the beginning of any thing to declare himselfe to be the first that hee might be knowne to be in himselfe without all cause and the cause of all things else Isa 43.10 I the Lord am he that is the first So in Isa 43.10 Before me there was no God formed neither shall there be after me I am so the first in my selfe that I am the first of all and nothing shall be after mee God in himselfe is without cause and end Isa 44.6 Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel and his Redeemer the Lord of Hosts Isa 44.6 I am the first and I am the last and besides me there is no God I am the first and besides me there is no God that is there is no God besides mee for I am the onely one that is first without all cause of being For were there a first cause of my being then I could not be God but I am God and therefore there can be no first cause of my being So the Lord Christ according to his God-head is said to be the beginning of the Creation of God Rev. 3.14 Rev. 3.14 The faithfull and true witnesses the beginning of the Creation of God The God-head is the first of all beings and the beginning of the whole Creation Many more Scriptures joyne in this truth as Isa 48.12 Rev. 1.17 Rev. 22.13 But I leave them to the Reader A third Attribute of God is his immutability Attribute 3 this is an attribute of God that he is an immutable unchangeable God for this can be said of none but God God hath made the whole Creation mutable and changeable which doth demonstrate that himselfe is only God Num. 23.19 who is unchangeable Numb 23.19 God is not a man that he should lye neither the sonne of man that he should repent Hath he said and shall he not doe it or hath he spoken and shall he not make it good What God saith that he will doe and what he hath spoken he will make good for he is an unchangeable God hee is not like man to lye or repent as the sonnes of men but he is God immutable and unchangeable in all hee is not one tittle shall faile of all that the Lord hath spoken For I am the Lord I change not Mal. 3.6 God makes this an argument to prove himselfe God that he changeth not As if hee had said there is change and alteration in all but my selfe and I am the unchangeable God I am the Lord I change not As if hee should say if I were changeable I were not God but being God I am unchangeable If mutability dwelt in me I could not be the foundation and fulnesse of all things both in Heaven and Earth James 1.17 but so I am therefore I am the unchangeable immutable God This is fully proved in James 1.17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and commeth downe from the Father of lights with whom is no variablenesse neither shadow of turning This is a full description of and testimony to an immutable God in him sayes the Text there is no variablenesse nor shadow of turning Not the least shadow of change in God the perfect God is an immutable God and his immutability is perfect for he is God in both there can be no change in God because there is no imperfection in him where there is change and mutability there must be the annihilating of something Now it is impossible this should be in God for hee is an entire Essence which can admit of no annihilating therefore not any shadow of change God is purely and simply what hee is without all compounds he is one most pure and intire Essence nothing in him but God God is a Spirit John 4.24 A fourth Attribute of God is this Attribute 4 God is infinitely great in Majesty and works or the infinite greatnesse of our God doth appeare in the greatnesse of his Majestie and workes God is so infinitely God Isa 465. that nothing can be like him Isa 46.5 To whom will yee liken me and make me equall and compare me that we may bee like As if God had said doe you creatures thinke you have any thing amongst you that is infinite that you goe about to make the likenesse of me I am an infinite God finite creatures cannot be compared to me or if you doe there will be no more likenesse and similitude then between finite infinite So Isa 40.15 16 17. Behold the Nations are as a drop of a bucket Isa 40.15 16 17. and are counted as the small dust of the ballance Lebanon and the beasts thereof are not sufficient for a burnt-offering All Nations before God are nothing compared to him lesse then nothing and vanity This proveth the infinitenesse of God that all besides him cannot be compared to him because God is infinite and so is none but God and it is the infinitenesse of God that makes all things before him and compared to him to be so empty a vanity This infinitenesse of God doth further appeare in the greatnesse and Majestie of his workes The Prophet David had great experience of God in his great and glorious workings and we shall see what ample testimony he gives to it in Psalm 86.8 Psalm 86.8 Among the Gods there is none like unto thee O Lord neither are there any workes like unto thy workes As if the Prophet had said there is no infinite God besides thy selfe and it appeares in thy workings for there is no workes full of Majesty and power like thine Psalm 135.5 So in Psalm 135.5 For I know that the Lord is great and that our Lord is above all Gods The Prophet makes this an argument to stir them up to praise God the declaring of his greatnesse hee is great above all Gods He is infinite in power and Majestie and this makes him in his workes great above all Gods The Prophet is in the same frame of spirit in Psalm 145.3 Great is the Lord Psalm 145.3 and greatly to be praised his greatnesse is unsearchable Mark the Scripture his greatnesse is unsearchable As if hee had said God is infinitely great and none is infinite but God so that his greatnesse

in righteousnesse but also preserved by his power and in him have a defence about all their glory Hosea 14.4 God promiseth to heale the backe-sliding of his people and to love them freely This is a precious promise indeed that Gods free love will heale the backe slidings of his people it is a signe he will keepe his interest in them if he loveth them freely and that free love doth sanctifie them and heale their back-slidings nay God doth promise to doe it so the this people may plead his promise to them when they finde their owne wants See what care God takes of his Church and people whom he loveth freely Isai 27.3 Isa 27.3 I the Lord doe keepe it I will water it every moment lest any hurt it I will keepe it day and night See what care God take● of his Vineyard to keepe it day and night so that none can hurt it and to water it every moment that it may be very fruitfull in the spirit God will make his Vinyard holy it is his owne he will manifest his interest in making it like him and then hee will preserve it as his owne never leave nor forsake them keepe them day and night safe in his free love and protection so that not any shall have power to hurt them Wicked men though very industrious cannot be so watchfull to harme the people of God as God is to keepe them from harm he is a God that neither slumbers nor sleeps he takes care of his people day and night yea every moment there is no feare that he will loose his interest for want of care nor can he loose them for want of power for he is an infinite omnipotent God and there is no God besides him therefore care and power in God is sure defence to all his peoples glory who are his interest Isa 30.18 The Lord waites to be graclous to his people As if he had said God stayes for opportunities to doe his people good in his heart and hand is full of mercies and hee waites to shew forth the riches of his grace to them God there exalts himselfe to shew mercy to his people And the Prophet David makes this ground to exhort Princes to give glory to God by reason of his power and protection to his people in Ps Psalm 29.10.11 29.10 11. The Lord sitteth upon the flood saith he yea the Lord setteth King for ever the Lord will give strength to his people the Lord will blesse his people with peace It is the Lord that is King it is he that reignes and only can blesse with peace and whom will he thus blesse why his people his inheritance in the world therefore Princes and earthly powers commit folly to thinke they can curse where he will blesse for the Lord sitteth King for ever and all earthly powers are made by him and for to be his fo●tstoole so that hee can kicke them downe when he pleaseth and if they meddle with his annointed chosen heritage hee will reprove Kings for their sakes That is as they are his foote-stool so hee will trample them to dust if they touch the apple of his eye God will preserve his interest his people when as he shall turne the world to its first lump of darknesse and were it not for this his interest that is in the world the world would soon have a period And in Psal 112.6 Psalus 112.6 Surely sayes David a good man hee shall not be moved for ever the righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance It is the righteous man that is Gods interest whom he hath in everlasting remembrance of mercy Psalm 125.1 So in Psalm 125.1 They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion which cannot be moved but abideth for ever Mount Zion that is the Church and people of God which is Gods interest it cannot be moved this mountaine can never be overturned it is fixed in God hee takes care of it as that whereon he hath placed his Name to abide for ever So in Psal 133. last Vpon the mountaines of Zion there the Lord commanded the blessing even life for evermore Zion is the place where God commands his blessings life for evermore to dwell God dwels in Zion as a God of blessings the life of his Church and people for evermore Psalm 147.2 3. Psalm 147.2 3. The Lord doth build up Jerusalem he gathereth together the out-casts of Israel Hee healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds This is Gods care over his inheritance in the World his chosen people hee buildeth them up and gathereth them together hee healeth the broken-hearted and bindeth up the wounded that is he maketh them what they are and supplyeth all their wants he makes them his people and takes care of them as his people and upon this his interest hee doth expostulate the case with his people how they should thinke that he should forget them Isa 49.14 15 16. But Zion saith the Lord hath forsaken mee and my Lord hath forgotten me Why sayes God can my people argue this thing with me Can a mother forget her sucking child that she should not have compassion on the sonne of her wombe Yea they may forget yet will I not forget thee Behold I have graven thee upon the palmes of my hands thy walls are continually before me Mark it God puts the case as home as possible creature-affections could carry it can a tender mother forget the sonne of her womb and the child of her breast yea it is possible for she is a creature but what then I am God I will not forget my people why sayes God you are my people my interest I cannot forget you I have graven you upon the palmes of my hands you are continually before me you are engraven in my hands and my heart too my eternall love hath done it and eternity cannot wipe it out you are ever before me as my interest I can never forget you my thoughts are ever upon you for good and my care is ever over you for protection my right hand is over you and my left hand is under you my loving kindnesse doth embrace you for ever you are the jewels I have chosen to glorifie my free grace on to all eternity you perhappes have found man false what i● that to me though they seek to serve their corrupt ends on you yet my end is pure to preserve my glory in you as my interest you must not judge me by men the World is their interest but you are mine And when they sleight and trample you under foote to close with the World then wil I sleight and trample them under soot in the preservation of you that are my peculiar interest I will not give up my people whilst I keep my being and I am God from everlasting to everlasting and there is no God besides me I will keep my people as my being for it is the designe of