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Divine love: or The willingness of Jesus Christ to save sinners discovered in three divine dialogues, between 1. Christ and a publican. 2. Christ and a Pharisee. 3. Christ and a doubting Christian. With several other brief tracts. By V.P.
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Powell, Vavasor, 1617-1670.
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cam'st thou to believe this Christian Lord it is by thy gift and work that I do believe it Eph. 2.8 Heb. 12.2 Ch. Well now thou dost believe what wilt thou do Christian Lord what wilt thou have me to do Act. 9.6 Ch. If thou love me keep my words Joh. 14.23 Christian What are those words of thine Ch. Search the Scriptures for they are able to make thee perfect and wise unto salvation and to furnish thee for every good work Joh. 5.39 2 Tim. 3.16.17 Christian But Lord how shall I understand thy word C. I will make known my words unto thee Pro. 1.23 Christian But Lord is there no danger of my departing and falling away from thee now I do believe Ch. No the Mountains shall depart and the Hills be removed but my loving kindness shall not depart from thee Esa 54.10 Jer. 32.40 Christian Lord I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart Phil. 1.19.69 Ch. I have redeemed thee that thou should'st serve me without fear in Holiness and Righteousness all the days of thy life Luk. 1.69 Christian Come ye Children and I will declare what my Lord have done for my soul My SOVL shall make her boasts of the LORD the humble shall hear this and be glad and magnifie the LORD with me and let us Exalt his Name together Psal 34.11.2 3. FINIS The Threefold State OF A CHRISTIAN DISCOVERED viz. By Nature By Grace And in Glory With the Character of a Christian A Miscellany of Divine Contemplations Obserservations and Directions to a holy Life and Conversation By V. P. Thy Threefold State here Thou may'st see What thou hast been art And shall be Printed for N. C. 1677. The Threefold State of a Christian Discover'd 1. BY Nature I was born of the flesh Joh. 3.6 By Grace I am born of the Spirit Joh. 3.6 In Glory I shall have all Spiritual priviledges Joh. 1.12 2. By Nature I was all flesh Joh. 3.6 Gen. 6.5 8.21 By Grace I am flesh and spirit Rom. 7.20.23.25 Gal. 5.17 In Glory I shall be all spiritual 1 Cor. 15.44.50 3. By Nature I walked after the flesh 2 Cor. 10.3 Rom. 8.4 By Grace I walk in the spirit Gal 5.16 Rom. 8.4 In Glory I shall be quickned by the spirit Rom. 8.11 4. By Nature I did mind wholy the things of the flesh Rom. 8.5 By Grace I do mind chiefly the things of the spirit Rom. 8.4 In Glory I shall mind only things spiritual 5. By Nature I was dead in sin Eph. 2.1 1 Tim. 5.6 By Grace I am quickened from sin Eph. 2.5 In Glory I shall be quite freed from sin 6. By Nature I did lie in Iniquity 1 Joh. 5.19 By Grace I do live in all piety Tit. 2.12 2 Tim. 3.12 In Glory I shall enjoy perfect purity Rev. 21.4 7. By Nature I was under the Law of sin and death Rom. 8.2 By Grace I am made free by the Law of the Spirit of life Rom. 8.2 In Glory I shall triumph over sin and death 1 Cor. 15.55 56 57. 8. By Nature I did hate God and his Law Psal 15.21 and 18.15 and 2.3 Rom. 1.30 By Grace I do love God and his Law Psal 116.1 and 11.19.22 1 Joh. 4.59 In Glory I shall for ever delight in God and do his Law 9. By Nature I despised all Instruction Prov. 1.7 By Grace I desire all Information Pro. 11.25 Psa 86.11 In Glory I shall attain clear apprehension 2 Cor. 3.6 10. By Nature I communicated with the vilest sinners Psal 1.1 Mat. 24.49 By Grace I kept company with the best Christians Cant. 1.7 Act. 9.26 1 Joh. 1.3 In Glory I shall know all Saints and live with them Luke 13.28 Mat. 27. 53 and 15.28 1 Thes 3.15 11. By Nature I persecuted Godliness Act. 26.14 15. By Grace I profess it in power 1 Tim. 6.12 In Glory I shall have the price Phil 3.14 12. By Nature I was one of the world Joh. 15.18 19. By Grace I am chosen out of the world Joh. 15.19 In Glory I shall be separated from the world Mat. 13.49 and 25.3.33 13. By Nature I was in darkness 1 Pet. 2.9 Eph. 5.8 By Grace I walk in the Light Joh. 8.12 1 Thes 5.4 In Glory I shall dwell with the Light 1 Tim. 6.16 14. By Nature I was naked and bloody Jer. 6.15 Ezek. 16.7 By Grace I am array'd with the robe of Innocency Rev 29.8 In Glory I shall be cloathed with Immortallity 2 Cor. 5.3 15. By Nature I was a stranger Eph. 2.12 By Grace I am Gods freind Isa 41.8 Joh. 15.10 In Glory I shall be his favourite for ever Pro. 3.4 and 8.25 16. By Nature I was an Enemy Rom. 5.10 By Grace I am Reconciled Col. 1.21 In Glory I shall be saved Rom. 5.10 17. By Nature I was condemned Joh. 3.18 By Grace I am justified Act. 13.39 Rom. 3.24 In Glory I shall judg 1 Cor. 6.2 Mat. 19.28 18. By Nature I departed from God Jer. 17.5 By Grace I draw near tâ— God Heb. 7.19 In Glory I shall abide with God Joh. 8.34 19. By Nature I was Sathaâ— slave 1 Tim. 2.26 By Grace I am the Lorâ— Free-man 1 Cor. 7 2â— Gal. 4.31 1 Tet. 2 2â— In Glory I shall be a Citizâ—â— of Zion Eph. 2.19 20. By Nature I was free from righteousness Rom. 6.20 By Grace I am free through righteousness Rom. 3.25 2 Pet. 1.1 In Glory I shall raign in righteousness Rom. 5.21 21. By Nature I lived in fear Heb. 2.15 Gal. 4.15 Rom. 8.15 By Grace I live by faith Gal. 2.20 2 Cor. 5.7 In Glory I attain the end of my faith 2 Pet. 1.9 22. By Nature I was without hope Eph. 2.12 By Grace I rejoyce in hope Rom. 5.2 In Glory I shall need no hope 1 Cor. 13.13 23. By Nature I was without all the promises Eph. 2.13 By Grace I am under all the promises 2 Cor. 1.20 In Glory I shall partake of all things promised 24. By Nature I was the child of the Devil and of Hell 1 John 3.10 Mat. 23.15 By Grace I am a child of God and a stranger in the world Gal. 3.26.29 In Glory I shall be an heir of God and of heaven Rom. 8.17 Heb. 11.7 25. By Nature I was in constant danger Mat 5.22 By Grace I am in continual safety Psal 4.8 Joh. 10.28.29 In Glory I shall be in an Impregnable sanctuary Isa 45.17 26. By Nature I sought to go to Heaven by my own righteousness Rom. 10.3 By Grace I seek to go to Heaven without my own righteousness Phil. 3.9 In Glory I shall be in Heaven absolutely righteous Eph. 5.27 Jud. 8.14 27. By Nature I sought my self only Phil. 2.21 2 Tim. 3.5 By Grace I seek Gods glory chiefly Phil. 1.11 1 Cor. 10.31 In Glory I shall give it to him wholly Rev. 5.12 13. 28. By Nature I was lost Luk. 19.10 1 Pet. 2.25 By Grace I am found Luk. 15.24 In Glory I shall be at home 1 Cor. 2. 29. By Nature I knew
Sin was in power in Paul when it could carry him captive and sold under sin and that he found a law in his members warring against the law of his mind and bringing him into captivity to the law of sin Rom. 14.23 Christian Oh but neither Paul nor any other Saint hath sinned presumptuously as I have done Ch. My servant David pray'd that he might be kept from presumptuous sins for he was subject thereunto Ps 19.13 It is probable that David sined presumptuously in kiling Vriah and so are the best of my Saints Christi But Lord I have rebelled against thee Ch. So did my servants of ‖ old but I have received ‖ gifts for the Rebellious and to me belongs mercies and forgiveness though thou hast rebelled against me Dan. 9 9 ‖ Is 1.2 and 63.20 ‖ Is 68.18 Christian Oh but my Rebellion is the worst Rebellion of all for I have rebelled against the light I have professed thee and yet I have belied thee and made an hypocritical profession I seemed like Judas to be thy friend whilst in my heart I did not love thee Ch. The house of Israel and the house of Judah dealt treacherously against me the Lord and belied me and Ephraim my dear Son compassed me about with lies yet was I gracious to them Jer. 5.11.12 Hos 11.12 with Jer. 23.6 and 31.20 Christian But Lord Ephraim was never so wicked as I am and guilty of such Lukewarmness Hypocrisie and Backsliding as I am guilty of Ch. Yea Ephraim was a cake not turned And Ephraim fed upon winds and provoked me to anger most bitterly yet my bowels did still worke toward Ephraim that I could not destroy him Hos 8.8 and 12.1.14 with 11.8 Christian But I increased in sin and the more mercies I received the more my heart was exalted Ch. Even so did Ephraim sin more and more according as he was filled so his heart was exalted Hos 13.2 6. Christian But Lord what didst thou do to Ephraim Ch. I drew them with the cords of man and with bands of love and I was as the dew unto them Heb. 11.4 and 14.5 Christian Oh but I have forsaken the Lord and backslided from thee Ch. So did Israel and Judah Jer. 2 13. and 3.6 and 4.16 Christian But Lord I find that my heart is bent to continual backsliding yea my bakslidings are encreased Ch. So were ‖ they yet I healed their backslidings so will I heal thine also Hos 14.4 Jer. 3.14.22 ‖ Hos 11.7 Jer. 5.6 Christian But I have fell into gross sins that hath dishonoured thee and caused thine enemies to blaspheme Ch. So did my servant David 2 Sam. 12.14 and others of my Saints Christian I but then he did mourn and repent greatly for his sins but I cannot do so for I find my heart as hard as an Adamant Ch. So my people Israels hearts formerly were as hard as a Rock Adamant and Flint Jer. 5.3 Ezek. 3.9 Christian Oh but I have been long yea ever troubled with this hardness of heart Ch. Though thou hast yet I will take the stony heart out of thy flesh and I will give thee a heart of flesh Ezek. 36.26 Christian But I cannot repent me of the hardness of my heart Ch. What though yet I am exalted to give repentance unto thee Act. 5.31 Christian Oh but I do not find that I am sensible enough of my sin for if I were I should mourn and be ashamed for all the wickedness which I have committed against thee Ch. When thou doest see me whom thou hast pierced and when thou seest that I am pacified towards thee then thou shalt mourn loath thy self and be ashamed for all thy sins and abominations which thou hast committed against me Rev. 1.7 Ezek. 6.9 and 16.63 Christian But Lord I am a very great sinner and I would fain see the nature and number of my sins that I might truly repent me of them and be humbled for them Ch. If thou see all thy sins with their nature number and aggravations thou couldst never look upon them but with despair as Cain and Judas And it is not so much the sight of sin as the sight of my Love Grace Goodness and Glory that will lead thee to repentance and humble thee for thy sins Luk. 7.42.47 Zach. 12.10 Rom. 2.4 Esa 6.5 Gen. 4.13 Mat. 27.3 4 5. Christian Oh Lord I know I am as wicked a sinner and as ungodly a wretch as ever lived but though I know this yet methinks I am not broken with the sence thereof I cannot weep nor shed tears for my sins Oh no! I go many times to prayer and to hear Sermons and there is no more working nor relenting upon my soul then if I were a dead stock or stone Ch. Oh my dear soul do not thou belie thy self for I have heard many a sorrowful sigh comming from thy heart and I have seen many a teare drop from thine Eyes and I will yet pour out more of the Spirit of mourning upon thee But what if thou didst noâ— find these things in thy self yet I have offered up strong cries and teares unto my Father for thee Ezek. 9.4 Psal 34.17 Zack 12.11 Heb. 5.7 Christian Oh Lord that I had but faith to believe that I for my selfe Ch. Have faith in me and be not faithless but believing Mat. 11.22 Joh. 20.27 Christian Lord I find sâ— much Atheism and unbelief in my heart that I have oftentimes questionings in my selfe concerning God and concerning the Scriptures and word of God Ch. These are the temptations and suggestions of Satan and my own Disciples were and are troubled with them Luk. 24.25 Christian Oh Lord I am troubled with a thousand temptations Ch. Yet fear not my loving and dear Child for thou hast divers temptations yet it is that which my best Saints have had and I will not suffer thee to be tempted above what thou art able but I will succour thee in thy temptations and I will make a way that thou shalt escape and be delivered out of temptations Jam. 1 2.1â— Cor. 10.13 Heb. 2.18 2 Pet. 2.9 Christian But I think nâ— Saint hath such temptations aâ—â— mine for sometimes I am tempted to kill my selfe and sometimes to kill others in so much that I cannot look upon any weapon waters or the like but I am ready to do my self away therewith Ch. Satan tempted me to cast my selfe off the Pinacle of the Temple and he also tempted many of my dear Children to destroy themselves but do not thou harken to the Accuser for he doth accuse thee to me and me to thee but rather say unto him Satan it is written my Lord Jesus hath over-come thee and I hope through his blood and through his might and spirit to overcome thee likewise say also my God hath commanded me not to kill another nor to do hurt or violence to my selfe therefore get thee behind me thou Lier Murtherer and Enemy for I will put my trust in