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A63517 The true Englishman, humbly proposing something to rid us of the plot in the state and of contentions in the church wherein is shown how our King may be the happy healer of nations / by a Philopolite ; and published by his neighbour, Philotheus. Philopolite. 1680 (1680) Wing T2697; ESTC R34079 69,739 140

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Father Son and Spirit from Eternity fore-seeing Man's Fall do decree his Recovery through Jesus Christ i.e. God-Man or God manifested in the Flesh Or to speak as we may conceive through the Second of the Holy Trinity in the one Divine Nature his assuming and performing in our Nature what in so great a design as Man's Reconciliation to God was sit to be done Man by disobedience being in the state I have described to you two things at least must be to restore him 1 Expiation for Man's Sin 2 Renovation of Man's Nature He being unable to do either and these things being less fit or impossible to any other than the ONE DIVINE NATVRE or GOD no one acts therein but who is God It is decreed to be accomplished as was the first Creation by the three Persons or Relatives in the One Divine Essence The Divine Persons moving herein though in One Nature are apart as Relatives So far as I can see into this great Mystery by Scripture and Natural light it seems thus The Father who is of none acteth as Father i.e. in the Relation most eminent wherein he may be said To give or send His Son On this account is it that what in Man's Recovery belongs to God Essentially is ascribed to the Father because he is the first in order is of none acts from none but all derive from or act under him To be moved by His Son On this account is it that what in Man's Recovery belongs to God Essentially is ascribed to the Father because he is the first in order is of none acts from none but all derive from or act under him His Justice satisfied by His Son On this account is it that what in Man's Recovery belongs to God Essentially is ascribed to the Father because he is the first in order is of none acts from none but all derive from or act under him His Authority owned by His Son On this account is it that what in Man's Recovery belongs to God Essentially is ascribed to the Father because he is the first in order is of none acts from none but all derive from or act under him His Law vindicated by His Son On this account is it that what in Man's Recovery belongs to God Essentially is ascribed to the Father because he is the first in order is of none acts from none but all derive from or act under him And Man is said to have sinned against him and by him was cast out of Paradise That he called to Adam and by Promise opened the door of Hope to him Gen. 3. That all issues from his Love In short from hence as I conceive it is That what in Man's Creation or Recovery belongeth unto the Supream either to receive or to do is in Scripture given to God in the Relation most eminent i.e. unto the Father The Son as of the Father in the Relation Second in the Godhead moves as subordinate accepts and executes with propensness or delight the Father's Will herein Which he did in Leaving his Father Assuming our Nature Sinless Infirmities to be to us Priest To Live a holy an afflicted life Assuming our Nature Sinless Insirmities to be to us Prophet To Die upon the Cross Arise Ascend Intercede for us Assuming our Nature Sinless Insirmities to be to us Head To Die upon the Cross Arise Ascend Intercede for us Whereby he perfected Expiation and brought it to this That God was in him also reconciling of us to himself These his Transactions whilst in decree only afar off before the fulness of time was come were to the Faithful Fore-seer saving and most cheering things How much more now is it a mighty Salvation which he hath raised up for us in the House of his Servant David Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for he hath visited and redeemed his People This should cause us chearfully to obey him and willingly to part with every thing for him who parted with life for us and is still mindful of us This should excite our hope of Good from him no less than the supply of all our wants especially forgiveness of our Sins Sanctification and everlasting Salvation In no case are we now to entertain any Despairing thoughts for this God our Saviour being both God and Man is able and willing to help us What though as Sinners our condition is sad yet this JESUS of God is made unto us Wisdom and Righteousness and Sanctification and Redemption Which will be compleat Salvation to us being in extent to that from within us or from without us which did cast us into Sin and Misery For obtaining all which we have only possible reasonable and desirable Conditions on our part to perform viz. Deep sense of our Unworthiness truly repenting that we have sinned i.e. unto hate and forsaking Real sense of God's undeserved goodness Faith in Christ i. e. believing him to be Truth Expecting from his Free Grace accepting of him entire to be ours Obeying of his Commands Fearing his Threatnings with the perfection of Sincerity Newness of life i.e. in denying ungodliness and worldly lusts and living soberly righteously and godly If we faithfully intend to practise these things though we are not of our selves sufficient so much as to think one good thought 2 Cor. 3.5 yet is all possible and easie to us in the enablement of God's blessed Spirit Who to perfect or compleat our Cure and Recovery is the Eternal Spiration the Third in the Divine Essence sent forth from Father and Son to finish or carry on the 2 Renovation of Man's Nature The Son is more eminently to save and the Spirit to renew The Son is to perform so that before Angels and Men it shall be congruous for God to Pardon to come down as it were to Man and the Spirit is to bring Man up to God That it may become God to let Man live in his Kingdom and that Man may be an agreeable and obedient Subject therein In a word That a Sinner dead in Law might by Grace live and be holy and happy both here and hereafter To know and to consider all this is required to the well-doing our Own business as we are single Men or as we are in Societies and Kingdoms that lapsed Nations as a lapsed Man may be restored unto God From what I have said another Analysis might be drawn to represent at one view how Man is to be known and considered Now GOD the Father through the SON and both of them by the SPIRIT have Redeemed him As thus MAN In Propitiation by Christ is most fitly by God Continued in his Creature State Spirit To Rule In Dominion over God's Works Put in capacity of God's Present Eternal Communion or Favour Continued in his Creature State Soul Body To Obey Apt to err In Dominion over God's Works Put in capacity of God's Present Eternal Communion or Favour In the Operations of the Spirit we may as it were see him Restored unto Conviction