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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49463	The life of faith Wherein is shewed the general use of faith in all the passages of a Christians life. Together with a discourse of right judgment on Joh.7.24. By H. Lukin.	Lukin, H. (Henry), 1628-1719.	1660 (1660)	Wing L3477; ESTC R213826	80,145	275

the Law Some suppose the Prophet intends this chiefly of Justification and not of any deliverance from the Chaldeans inserting it as a Digression not properly belonging to the Argument in hand it being the manner of the Prophets upon occasion of particular deliverances more remarkable than ordinary either related or foretold to rise higher and proceed further to that more general deliverance of mankind and spiritual restauration and enlargement of the Church by Jesus Christ see Gataker on Isa 11.1 others think he speaks chiefly of the deliverance of the Jews from the Chaldeans and that till it was accomplished they should support themselves by Faith and than the Apostle might notwithstanding apply it to the business of Justification because these temporal deliverances were types of spiritual and it is the same Faith whereby we trust God both for spiritual and temporal mercies and if faith in God for temporal deliverances be so acceptable to him then also will faith in him for everlasting salvation be as pleasing in his sight So Mestrezat on Heb. 10.38 Others judge that the Prophet speaks in a more large and comprehensive sence understanding thereby whatsoever may be comprehended under life and indeed whatever was the meaning of the Prophet in that place the word may be extended to such a latitude of signification as is evident from the use which the Apostle makes of it in the New Testament for it is plain that the Apostles did not only multiply inferences from particular places of the Old Testament and apply one place to different purposes as we may see 1 Cor. 10.26 28. but they altered places which they cited the former they might do as men endued with reason whose work it is to multiply conclusions from a few Principles the Law of Nature and the whole body of moral Philosophy as some think being hereby made up of a few common Notions The latter they might do as Apostles inspired by the Holy Ghost so that they might not only cite Scripture but make and interpret Scripture wherefore sometimes they give not the words but the sence of the Prophets What the Prophet calls his glory Psal 16.9 the Apostle calls tongue Acts 2.26 What the Prophet calls opening the ear Psal 40.6 the Apostle interprets preparing a body Heb. 10.5 So likewise compare Hab. 2.4 with Heb. 10.38 Sometimes they leave out something which is not to the present purpose compare Deu. 24.1 with Mat. 5.31 and Deut. 25.5 with Mat. 22.24 Sometimes there is an addition of something for illustration compare Deut. 6.13 with Mat. 4.10 Sometimes some small mutations See more of this in Tarnovins on Amos 5.27 In these places Rom. 1.17 and Gal. 3.11 it is evident the Apostle speaks of Justification Gal. 2.20 where he doth not in formal words indeed quote the place but hath clear reference to it he speaks of Sanctification and Heb. 10.38 he speaks of Christians supporting and comforting themselves by faith in trials and afflictions till the time appointed for their deliverance which seems also to be the chief intent of the Prophet Habakkuk and all these are comprehended in the word Life for all men are by nature dead in Law that is bound over to eternal death condemned already Joh. 3.18 some understand the threatning thus Gen. 2.17 Now in Justification this sentence is repealed and man is invested with a new right to everlasting life wherefore it is called Justification to life Rom. 5.18 and we need not distinguish this from everlasting life for the life which a Beleever is restored to is an everlasting life Joh. 3.36 and 5.24 Though the Acts of this life may be for a time obstructed yet it can never be wholly extinguished as Mr. Hales hath determined in his Remains p. 108. whose judgement it may be will be more regarded by some than the judgement of many other learned men who have fully proved it And Sanctification is ordinarily understood by life Ephes 2.1 speaks of initial Sanctification or Regeneration and Eph. 4.18 the Gentiles before faith are said to be alienated from the life of God by this life we are alive to God fitted for communion with him as we are by Reason made capable of converse with men Rom. 6.11 but yet further by life we are not to understand life simply and nakedly in abstracto but an happy comfortable life Vivere non est vita sed valere a sickly life is not worthy the name of life so a disconsolate life is the shadow of death Psal 23.4 Yea Paul by reason of his afflictions saith he was in deaths oft 2 Cor. 11.23 So our Saviour saith Luk. 12.15 A mans life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth that is they do not make a mans life comfortable So saith the Apostle 1 Thes 3.8 Now we live if you stand fast in the Lord so he might have done if they had not stood fast but he means this would be a reviving or a great comfort to him to see their stedfastness and perseverance as he expresseth himself more fully 1 Thes 2.19 A Beleever may not only make a shift to get to heaven by Faith but may maintain himself comfortably in an evil World So that to live by Faith imports thus much We are by faith not only acquitted from the guilt of sin and entitled to everlasting life but are enabled to hold on chearfully and comfortably in an holy course notwithstanding all temptations and troubles which we meet with in this evil world Neither let any think that hereby too much is ascribed to Faith since Christ is our life Joh. 11.25 Chap. 14.6 Col. 3.4 for though we speak herein somewhat improperly or Metonymically yet it is according to the ordinary manner of speech for when we say A man lives by his labour or by his wits every body understands it of what he gets by these So to live by faith is to live by what we have coming in by faith either morally or by reall communication CHAP. II. Of our Union with Christ what it is not viz. Essential Personal Corporeal a meer Union of affections Joh. 17.21 and Gal. 2.20 vindicated the effects of this Union shewed by divers similitudes how this Union is by Faith of the legal Union betwixt Christ and the Elect before Faith by some asserted the relation betwixt Christ and his Elect as the necessary foundation of his satisfaction IT being so that Christ is the original and fountain of a Beleevers life I must begin the proof of what I have taken in hand to clear with the Union which is betwixt Christ and beleevers this being the foundation of our Communion with him Joh. 14.20 our Saviour tells his Disciples that after his Resurrection when they should receive a more full measure of the Spirit they should know two great mysteries his Union with the Father and his Union with them whereby they did as it were mutually possess each other of this Union we read further Joh. 17.21