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A15144 The vvay to the celestiall paradise Declaring how a sinner may be saued, and come to life euerlasting. Contained in three bookes.The first second third sheweth that a sinner may be saued, & come to life euerlasting. By faith, apprehending Christ for his iustification, & applying to himselfe the promises of the Gospell made in Iesus Christ. Repentance, hauing his sins washed away in the bloud of the lambe Iesus Christ. Prayer, calling vpon God in the name of Iesus Christ. By Robert Whittell, minister of the Gospell. Whittle, Robert, d. 1638. 1620 (1620) STC 25441; ESTC S120396 338,769 458

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either to be with h Diues in hell torments 1 The Scripture acknowledgeth but two places after this life or with Lazarus in Abrahams bosome that is in ioy and felicity now they that are in heauen are in so great ioyes alreadie that they cannot be bettered till the day of the resurrection when they shall haue fulnesse of glory both in bodie and soule and they that are in hell cannot by h Luk. 16. 22. 23 any prayers be deliuered thence as Abraham tells Diues i Ver. 26. betweene vs and you there is a great gulfe fixed so that they which would passe from hence to you cannot neither can they passe to vs that would come from thence From Hell there is no redemption Secondly whereas the Romish Church teacheth and 2 All the faithfull and true beleeuers are cleansed from their sinnes in this life holdeth that they that are cast into Purgatorie are of the faithfull sort beleeuers the Scripture prooueth that all the faithfull all true beleeuers are washed and cleansed from their sinnes in this life and are therefore blessed after this life For S Iohn saith k 1. Ioh. 1. 7. the bloud of Iesus Christ his Sonne cleanseth vs from all sinne St Paul saith l Rom. 8. 1. there is no condemnation to them which are in Christ Iesus Christ himselfe saith m Ioh. 5. 24. He that heareth my word and beleeueth on him that sent me hath euerlasting life and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death vnto life And a voice from heauen saith vnto Iohn n Reu. 14. 13. Write blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth yea saith the Spirit that they may rest from their labours and their workes doe follow them Now seeing that the state of the faithfull beleeuers is such that they are cleansed and purified from their sinnes in the bloud of Christ seeing there is no condemnation to them that are in Christ seeing they that beleeue in Christ shall not come into condemnation but passe from death to life and seeing that all the faithfull are blessed when they die and their workes follow them that is they haue the reward of their workes then it is euident that they goe not to any place of torment before they come to heauen but vpon their dissolution they ascend to heauen and are with Christ 3 The canonicall Scripture doth not mention prayer for the dead Thirdly the Canonicall Scripture doth not so much as mention Prayer for the dead no not in those places where there is mention of sacrifices and prayer yea mention of the death of the righteous but rather the contrarie S. Paul to the Thessalonians saith o 1. Thes 4. 13. I would not haue you to be ignorant brethren concerning them which are asleepe that ye sorrow not euen as other which haue no hope Where the Apostle giueth vs to vnderstand that if our friends departed were in any place of torment if they were in paine and miserie then indeed we had cause to sorrow and mourne to pray and to doe any thing that might procure them ease but saith the Apostle I would not haue you to sorrow as men without hope as if he had said If you haue hope that your friends departed are at rest haue ease and shall rise againe to glorie why then doe you sorrow for them as they that haue no hope either of their present rest or future Resurrection to glorie you should rather reioyce for that they are at rest Fourthly though it cannot be denied but that Prayer 4 Prayer for the dead though it be auncient yet is it neither Apostolicall nor yet vsed by the most auncient orthodoxall Fathers of the Church as it is by the Romists at this day for the dead is an auncient custome long vsed in the Church yet notwithstanding I say First that it commeth short of that antiquitie to be an Apostolicall doctrine For before p Tertul. de coro mil. Turtullians time there 's little or no mention of Prayer for the dead and he himselfe acknowledgeth that it hath no firme foundation in the Scriptures but onely from Tradition and custome Secondly the auncient Fathers did not vse Prayer for the dead as the Romish Church doth vse it at this day namely for the easing of soules in Purgatorie and to deliuer them from thence but for other ends as hath bin sufficiently declared before And the auncient Fathers if they be rightly vnderstood doe nothing at all confirme the doctrine of the present Romish Church concerning their manner of praying for the dead The consideration hereof serues Vse 1 First to reproue those who when they speake of their Against those that pray for mercie to the soules of their friends departed friend departed pray that God would haue mercie on their soules for although the Prayers of the auncient Church for the soules of the dead might receiue some tollerable interpretation before Purgatory was beleeued yet now since that the Romish Church hath deuised a Purgatorie and that it is held amongst them as an article of faith it is dangerous to make such a Prayer For this kinde of Prayer that God would haue mercy on his soule howsoeuer it may demonstrate the affection of him that prayeth for his friend departed yet may it be offensiue two wayes First by taking Gods name in vaine through a too frequent and common vsing of it in ordinarie communication as the manner of some is Secondly by an opinion of supposing his friend to be in Purgatorie for in praying for mercie to his soule hee supposeth or at least breeds an opinion in the mindes of the hearers that he doth suppose that the soule of his friend departed is in the paines of Purgatorie and hath neede of mercie to be shewed to his soule whereas it is certaine that the faithfull departed out of this life haue obtained mercie before they yeeld vp the Ghost and they are purged cleansed from their sins in the bloud of Iesus Christ Secondly hence we learne that although it be vnlawfull Vse 2 to pray for any one departed in particular for his It is no superstition to laud and praise God for the departure of our Christian friends ease in or deliuerie out of Purgatorie yet it is no superstition to laud and prayse God for the departure of our Christian friends out of the miseries of this mortall life nor yet to wish to vs and them in generall the hastning of Christ's second comming to iudgement that we with them and they with vs may haue a glorious Resurrection and enioy perfect blessednesse both in bodie and soule For q Perk. Cathol reform de Purgator this is included in that Petition r Mat. 6. 10. Thy kingdome come And this is that sweete and pleasant voice of the Bridegroome Christ Iesus and of the Bride the spouse of Christ the Church of God and euery faithfull soule Å¿
And againe p Verse 14. by one offering he hath perfected for euer them that are sanctified Secondly by humane satisfacttion this was a part o● Christs Priestly office to satisfie for out sinnes Now the Romish Church teacheth that notwithstanding Christ hath suffered and q B●llar de satisfact lib. 4. satisfied for vs to saue vs from eternall punishment yet we our selues must satisfie for our sins by our good workes by fasting and almesdeedes c. for our temporall punishment This is also against the truth of Gods Word for we hold according to the Scriptures that Iesus Christ alone and once and that perfectly hath satisfied the Iustice of God both for our sinnes and for the punishment due to our sinnes As S. Iohn saith r 1 Ioh. 1. 7. The bloud of Iesus Christ his Sonne cleanseth vs from all sinne And the Lord hath made a promise that ſ Ezek. 18. 21. 22. if the wicked will turne from all his sinnes that he hath committed they shall not be mentioned vnto him Thirdly by making Saints their Intercessours It belongs vnto Christs office to make intercession for vs. So the Scripture witnesseth S. Paul saith t Rom. 8. 34. Christ died yea rather is risen againe who is euen at the right hand of God who also maketh Intercession for vs. But the Church of Rome appointeth other intercessours besides Christ they flee to the mediation of Saints and pray to Saints that they would make request for them whereas Christ is our alone Mediatour as the Apostle saith u 1 Tim. 2. 5. There is one God and one Mediator betweene God and men the Man Christ Iesus Thirdly concerning the Propheticall office of Christ as he is a Prophet hee is the Instructor and Teacher of 3 A Prophet his Church by his Spirit and written Word for his Word is his will and his Word ought to be our Rule in matters both of faith and godly life but the Church of Rome besides the Scriptures and Word of God brings in a heape of humane Traditions which their Doctors and Teachers will haue to be receiued as x Traditiones simpliciter necessariae sunt Bellar. de Tradit simply necessary holding that all things needefull to faith and a Christian life are not contained in the Scriptures but that wee must seeke many things from Traditions whereas we hold that whatsoeuer is necessary to saluation to faith and a godly life is contained in the Scriptures euen in the written Word of God either expresly or so as may rightly be collected and gathered from the Scriptures According to that saying of S. Paul to Timothy y 2 Tim. 3. 16 17. All Scripture is giuen by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine for reproofe for correction for instruction in righteousnes that the man of God may be perfect throughly furnished vnto all good workes Wherefore if we will hold the truth concerning Christ and his Offices wee must hold and acknowledge him to be a King a Priest and a Prophet to his Church and that not in word onely but also in deede and in Truth Thirdly Iesus Christ is denied by Apostasie when 3 By Apostasie Two-fold men fall away from the truth which they haue knowne and professed And this is two-fold Particular and Vniuersall The particular back-sliding and falling away is two-fold 1 Particular falling away Two-fold The one is when a Christian hauing turned from his former euill course of life and framed himselfe to liue a 1 By falling into some great and grieuous sin godly life and now making a profession of religion doth fall into some great and grieuous sinne whereby he doth not onely sinne against God but doth also offend the people of God and giues occasion to others to speake euill of the way of the Lord. An example hereof is in Dauid committing adulterie with Bathsheba to whom the Prophet Nathan rebuking him saith not onely thus z 2. Sam. 12. 7. Thou art the man thou art he that hast done this wickednesse and hast sinned against God but he saith also a Vers 14. by this deed thou hast giuen great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme This is an euill falling away but yet this fall is recouerable for Dauid seriously repented and was receiued to fauour b Vers 13. Dauid said vnto Nathan I haue sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said vnto Dauid the Lord hath also put away thy sinne thou shalt not die The other kind of particular back sliding and falling 2 By falling from the profession of Christ and that two waies away is a falling away from the profession of Christ and that either through Infirmitie or Securitie First through Infirmitie so Peter who had made a 1 Through infirmitie profession of Christ had also boasted what he would doe and suffer for Christ c Mat. 26. 33. 35. though all men shall be offended because of thee yet will I neuer be offended And againe he saith though I should die with thee yet will I not denie thee notwithstanding all this fainted and d Ver. 70. 72. 74 denied Christ three times Secondly through Securitie falling away from a 2 Through securitie mans former zeale and sinceritie of his profession an example hereof we haue in the Angell of the Church of Ephesus to whom Christ saith e Reue. 2. 4. I haue somewhat against thee because thou hast left thy first loue But both these fals are recouerable for of Peter it is said f he went out and g Mat. 26. 75. wept bitterly And to the Angell of the Church of Ephesus Christ saith g Reu. 2. 5. remember from whence thou art fallen and exhorteth him to repent and to doe the first workes This of the particular Apostasie and falling away which is onely a backsliding and falling away in part and that for a time There is also an vniuersall falling away and that is 2 Vniuersall falling away Two-fold also two-fold The first is an vniuersall falling away form a mans former righteousnesse from his holinesse of life and godly conuersation when any one fals from vertue to 1 From a mans former righteousnesse and holinesse to prophanenesse and wickednesse vice and from a godly conuersation to profanenesse and notorious wickednesse this is a kinde of denying Christ yea this is of the seruant of Iesus Christ to become the seruant of the Deuill euen as a seruant which r●fuseth to serue his owne Lord and Maister but fals to his maisters aduersarie and serues him may be said to haue denied his maister so they who for a time haue made shew of seruing their Lord Maister Iesus Christ and afterwards fall away from the seruice of Christ and serue the flesh the world and the Deuiil may rightly be said to haue denied Iesus Christ of such St Peter speaks shewing the dangerous state of those that so fall away h 2.