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A86549	Salvation from sinne by Jesus Christ: or, The doctrine of sanctification (which is the greater part of our salvation) founded upon Christ, who is both the meritorious, and and efficient cause of sanctifying grace, purchasing it for, working & perfecting it in his people. Applied (as it was specially intended) for the better information of our judgements, and quickning of our affections in holiness, wherein our everlasting our everlasting happiness chiefly consisteth. / Preached in the weekly lecture at Evesham in the county of Worcester, by George Hopkins, M.A. minister of the Gospel there.; Salvation from sinne by Jesus Christ	Hopkins, George, 1620-1666.	1655 (1655)	Wing H2743; Thomason E1608_1; ESTC R208454	135,124	325

forth abortives or untimely fruit But as a woman in travaile that hath sorrow because her houre is come but as soon as she is delivered of the Child she remembreth no more the anguish for joy that a man is born into the world So Christ was in exceeding sorrow and heavinesse at the approach as I may say of a hard bargain when his houre drew nigh Mat. 26.38 But how abundantly was he satisfied when he saw that he had purchased a gratious and a numerous seed as the fruit of his body by those intolerable throwes that tormented his soul Thus likewise Paul having enumerated many grosse sorts of sinners 1 Cor. 6.9 10. addes ver 11. Such were some of you but ye are washed but ye are sanctified in the name of the Lord Jesus q Nam sanguis Christi purgationis nostrae materia est ex ejus morte et resurrerectione justitia et sanctificatio nobis contigit Calv. in loc Hoc adjecit ut Mediatorem etredemptorem in memoriam redigat per quem nobis tot bona provenerunt Pet. Mart. in loc and by the Spirit of our God What is here wrought by the Spirit was purchased by Christ and is wrought upon his account or in his name for there is no other name given under Heaven whereby we should be saved from our sins This is the fountaine mentioned Zach. 13.1 that is opened to the house of David and to the Inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleannesse that they may be purified therein This is signified in baptism under the Gospell Titus 3.5 Which is called the laver of regeneration For as the washing of water puts away the filthinesse of the flesh so the blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin 1 Joh. 1.7 This also was typisied by the ceremoniall washings under the Law if we look back unto them which in themselves were ineffectuall as is plainly expressed at large Heb. 9. take more speciall notice of ver 12.13.14 Neither by the blood of Goats and calves but by his own blood he entred into the holy place having obtained eternall redemption for us For if the blood of Bulls and of Goats and the ashes of an Heifer sprinkling the unclean sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh How much more shall the blood of Christ who through the eternall spirit offered himselfe without spot to God purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God As likewise Heb. 10. The Apostle shews the insufficiency of the legall rites in the beginning of the Chapter and therefore the Sacrifice of Christ must take place according to Scripture which saith Lo I come to doe thy will O God by which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all And ver 14. by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified according to the tenour of the new Covenant wherein saith the Lord I will put my Lawes into their hearts and in their mindes will I write them as you may read ver 16. see more in the following verses Multitudes of texts to this purpose might be quoted as those that are produced to confirme the Doctrine which I will not stand to repeate and many others I shall summe up all in a word Whatsoever is promised in Scripture concerning our Sanctification is purchased and ratified by Christ Jesus For all the promises of God in him are yea and in him amen unto the glory of God by us 2 Cor. 1.20 Christ the Efficient cause of sanctifying grace Christ the procreating cause of sanctification Christ saves his people as the Efficient cause working Sanctifying grace in them And he is 1. The Procreating 2. The Conserving 3. The Perfecting cause of it For in and by him Grace is begun continued increased and perfected Christ is the procreting or principall efficient cause of Sanctification He is therefore said to be made unto us of God-Sanctification 1 Cor. 2.30 Heb. 2.11 For both he that Sanctifieth and they who are sanctified c. And him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour for to give repentance to Israel Act. 5.31 And he is called Jesus the Author and finisher of our Faith Heb. 12.2 And what is said of Repentance and Faith may be said of every Grace for he is the fountaine of Grace and doth willingly communicate and readily distribute to the necessities of his people It pleased the Father that in him should all fulnesse dwell Col. 1.19 And in him are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge Col. 2.3 Hid not from but for his people for saith John c. 1.16 of his fulnesse we all receive and grace for grace Christs sanctifying work consists of two parts 1. r Not that these are two really distinct parts or works but one worke in distinct respects or considerations The rooting out of sinne 2. The implanting of Grace Sinne is called the old man the flesh the body of sinne and our old man is said to be crucified with Christ that the body of sinne might be destroyed that henceforth we should not serve sinne Rom. 6.6 And they that are Christs are said to have crucified the Flesh with the Affections and Lusts Gal. 5.24 Grace is called the new man Eph. 4.24 the new creature Gal. 6.15 the first resurrection Rev. 20.6 and the faithfull are risen with Christ Col. 3.1 And we are said to be dead unto sin and alive unto God through Jesus Christ Rom. 6.11 In all which we see that the two parts of the worke referre to the death and resurrection of Christ not meerly because Christs death and resurrection purchased it for us but also because by the same power that he raised up himselfe from the dead he actually mortifies our sins and raiseth us againe to newnesse of life The Faithfull have an interest in Christs Death and Resurrection by way of communion with him he communicates unto them the vertue of his Death and Resurrection makes them therein conformable to himselfe Thus saith Paul Phil. 3.10 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship or communion of his sufferings being made conformable unto his death Obj. Is not the holy Ghost our Sanctifier as Christ is our Redeemer and the Father our Creator in a speciall manner Why then doe you attribute that to Christ as the speciall Efficient which belongs to the Holy Ghost Answ 1. It is true that these works are in some speciall manner attributed to the three persons severally and the holy Ghost is specially called by Divines our Sanctifier as may also be proved from severall texts of Scripture Yet withall we must remember that the workes of the Trinity that are termed workes ad extra are undivided thus God the Father created Eph. 3.9 The Son created John 1.3 All things were made by him and without him was not any thing made that was

This Objection is very satisfactorily answered by Mr. Baxter in his method for peace of conscience Dir. 9. Prov. 21. ● Let not the Devil delude thee with that vain objection The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord therefore thou must not pray If thou art obstinately resolved to go on in thy wickednesse then hearken to his voice and forbear to pray but if thou seest a necessity of salvation and thy heart be by all these or other arguments inclined to seek after it forbear not to cry mightily to thy God for help Suppose I should say unto thee thou must not plough for Solomon saith the ploughing of the wicked is sin thou must not sow or labour in thy calling for being an unbeliever it is impossible for thee to please God in it Thou must not eat or drink because thou dost not do it to the glory of God Wouldst thou not answer I must follow my calling or else I must be a beggar and utterly undone I must eat and drink or else I shall soon be famished no man but he that desperately careth not for his life would refuse his necessary food Is not the case alike as to thy spirituall condition No man but he that is desperately set to lose his soule methinks can be perswaded from praying to the Lord for help When Jonah had preached the destruction of Nineveh if another had come and told them they might save their labour for fasting and praying their prayers would be but an abomination to the Lord and do them no good Would they have hearkned to such counsel Nay did not the Lord give a gracious returne to their prayer Suppose the Lord should smite thee with some violent incurable disease and death should stare thee in the face one of our Novelists should come and tell thee thou hast been hitherto a wicked creature and it is but in vain to pray thy prayer will be but an abomination to the Lord wouldst thou not loath to look upon him that should speak thus to thee and account it devillish counsell wouldst thou hot say I must pray or perish And if a man that hath been wicked may yea concludes he must pray and cannot be at peace unlesse he pray when the judgements of God are upon him or hang over his head why may he not set himself to seek God while he hath health liberty and a free injoyment of the meanes of grace for his help Was it not to the wicked that the Lord said Isa 55.6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found call ye upon him while he is neere See ver 7. Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return unto the Lord and he will have mercy upon him And is it not charged upon the workers of iniquity as their greater sin that they call not upon the Lord Ps 14.4 How oft did the Lord call upon the wicked Israelites to humble their soules and seek his face and how oft did he heare and deliver them from their distresse Hast thou not read of Ahabs Humiliation and what successe he had Make not thy self worse than a wicked Ahab lest he rise up in judgement against thee and lest the men of Nineveh rise up in judgement against thee for they fasted and prayed and humbled their soules at the preaching of Jonah and behold a greater message than that of Jonah is sent unto thee It is easie to prove by many texts of Scripture and arguments from Scripture that it is a wicked mans duty to pray and unlesse any man will undertake to prove that it is his duty to continue in his wickednesse he will speak but little to the purpose against it Some can say by experience that the first speciall work of God that ever they perceived on their hearts was while they were praying unto him and though they began to pray formally yet they were brought to pray seriously before they ended the same prayer And if by blind guides thou wilt be perswaded to forbeare praying let the character of a wicked sot remain upon thee Psal 14.4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge who call not upon the Lord. And let the portion of the wicked be reserved for thee Psal 9.17 The wicked shall be turned into hell and all the nations that forget God The second branch of the use of exhortation I shall direct to such of you as are spirituall Labour in the use of such means as God affords you to save your souls from sin This is the great work of Christ and this must be your great work also in subordination to him Whosoever thou art that effectually called thou art called to holiness God hath given thee a principle of grace to this end that thou mayst warre against corruption and walk in a holy conformity to his will O remember that sin is thy greatest misery and holinesse thy reall happinesse The godly mans happinesse consisteth in the remission of sins and sanctification of the soul Thus the blessed man is described in Scripture by both these parts of his blessedness 1. Remission of sins Psal 32.1 2. Blessed is the man whose transgression is forgiven whose sin is covered Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity 2. By sanctification Psal 1.1 2. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsell of the ungodly c. Ps 119.1 2. Blessed are the undefiled in the way who walk in the law of the Lord. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies and that seek him with the whole heart These are not meere qualifications of the persons to whom blessednesse doth belong but are reall and most considerable parts of blessednesse it self Sin as I have shewed you is your great misery therefore holinesse is your great happinesse O how happy is a holy life Well might Solomon say Prov. 12.26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour even as much as spiritual liberty is more excellent than Satans slavery O then labour in the feare of God to walk uprightly before him in all holy obedience as thou desirest to be blessed Jam. 1.25 Whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty and continueth therein he being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work this man shall be blessed in his deed w Signifi●cat in ipsa actione sitam esse bea●tiud nē non in auditione frigida Calv. in loc I do not say blessed for his deed meritoriously but blessed in his deed really It is contrary to the glory of Gods grace to make our holinesse and works meritorious of our future happinesse and it is a diminishing of Gods mercy to us and our own happinesse here to make our graces and sincere obedience meere signes and evidences of our good estate here and our title to heaven hereafter They are indeed signes but I say not meere signes for they are the chief part of our happinesse here and a part