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A62549	Six severall treatises ... by the late worthy and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, John Tillinghast ; published by his own notes.; Selections. 1657	Tillinghast, John, 1604-1655.; Petto, Samuel, 1624?-1711.; Manning, John, d. 1694.	1657 (1657)	Wing T1180; ESTC R21376	167,572	313

and all this by faith Thus much of this third thing in the general in the particulars it falls to be handled in that question wherein the life of faith is to bee exercised Quest 2. What are the principal differences betwixt the life of Faith and the life of Sense There is a great deal of difference between these two lives though both of them bee found in the Saints And what differences wee speak of are not for the discovery of a mans condition whether he be gracious or ungracious but onely the thing in hand is to discover whether wee live by faith or sense Both these lives are incident to Saints therefore if thou findest thou dost not live by faith do not conclude thou art a reprobate a hypocrite thou mayest bee a gracious soule and yet live by sense Ans 1. The life of faith doth ever ground on something without the life of sense doth ever ground on something within either his own desires or affections or some other thing but the life of faith is begotten and nourished by something without as the word of God the promise of God Look what Jesus Christ saith to his Disciples that is the continual language of faith Jesus Christ said Joh. 14 19. Because I live yee shall live also Not because you have good desires good affections but because Christ liveth this is the language of faith because the word of God liveth the Covenant of God liveth therefore I shall live also Not because something in mee lives not because my affections lives not because my obedience lives but because Jesus Christ liveth the Word of God the Promises of God live therefore I shall live also Sense ever draweth conclusions from something within it looketh at these two things either the actings of the regenerate or unregenerate part from the acting of the one concludeth the condition good from the acting of the other concludeth the condition bad Faith observeth the acting of these as well as sense but draweth conclusions from neither The Apostle Rom. 7. setteth forth the acting of the regenerate and unregenerate part What I do I allow not what I hate that do I. Hee setteth before him the actings of both the old and new man the one willeth to do good and hateth to do evill the one delighteth in the Law of God consenteth to the Law of God that it is good yea serveth the Law of God the other serveth the Law of sin that carrieth captive makes him cry O wretched man that I am that is being captived by the body of death but Paul when he commeth to draw Conclusions of his condition doth not fixe his eye upon any of these doth not say Blessed be God though corruption be in mee I have a will to do good though sin be in me yet blessed bee God I hate it though I cannot obey the Law of God as I should yet my minde consents therefore there is no condemnation he doth not say so neither doth hee say though there bee some good desires in me That good I would I do not and that evil I would not that do I I am carnal sold under sin therefore I am a reprobate therefore there is condemnation No but the Aposte Paul when he cometh to make up the Conclusion hee taketh his eye off both and pitcht it upon something without i.e. Jesus Christ v. 25. I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord Pitching his eye upon Christ he can conclude Rom. 8.1 There is therefore no condemnation to those that are in Christ He saw the actings of the Old and New man but taketh his eye off both and fixeth it upon Christ and then concludeth So faith ever groundeth upon something without 2 Cor. 12.17 Where he speaketh of his buffeting by the Messenger of Satan and his praying against it and a gracious answer hee received from God even in that thing here was good and bad here was bad a thorn in the flesh troubling Paul here was good Paul praying against it yea Paul receiving a special remarkable answer from God in prayer Observe Paul concludes neither from the one nor the other he doth not say I have a thorne in the flesh I am a wretched man there is no hope of such a one as I buffeted with such a corruption He doth not say though sin rage I have a praying heart yea I have received a gracious answer therefore I comfort my self I am the Childe of God No Paul when he cometh to conclude he doth not conclude from his praying hard nor the bare giving in of the answer but the substance of the answer given in that was that which carried Paul out of himself to lay hold upon the grace of God and strength of Christ most gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me He doth not say I will glory that I have a praying heart an answer from God no in the power of God His faith pitcheth upon something without whereas those that live by sense go quite contrary Differ 2. The life of sense doth look much to means for the obtaining every Mercy the life of faith looketh above and beyond means When God told Moses that he would feed the people of Israel with flesh not for a day but for a whole moneth Moses though he lived by faith yet in that particular acting too much by sense said What Lord shall all the Flocks and Herds be slaine Numb 11.21 the people are six hundred thousand foot-men and thou hast said I will give them flesh Moses looks upon means how shall they be fed shall wee kill all the Flocks have all the Fishes of the Sea gathered together Moses eye was upon means Gods was not so So when Jesus Christ told his Disciples hee would feed the multitude they presently query Where shall we have bread what five thousand souls and we have but five Loaves where shall we have bread they look presently at means So a soul that is living by sense is looking at means if he hath means he can beleeve if not he cannot O had I my liberty as once I had opportunity as once I could beleeve if not hee cannot beleeve The life of sense grounds much upon means but the life of faith beleeveth above means Abraham it is said he beleeved when his body was dead and Sarahs wombe dead the means dead Habakkuk speaking of faith speaketh of beleeving when the vision is hidden when there is nothing to be seen of means nothing in the eye of sense Hab. 2. chap. 3.17 18. Although the Figtree blossome not yet will I rejoyce in the Lord. Here is the life of faith joy in God in the want of means yet will I rejoyce in the Lord. Differ 3. Thirdly the life of faith the more opposition it meeteth with the stronger it groweth but the life of sense the more opposition it meeteth with the weaker it groweth The VVoman of Canaan cometh to Christ and

3.5 Mortifie therefore your members which are upon the earth fornication uncleanness the mortification of the outward man And in vers 8. Put off all these anger wrath malice blasphemy There is the mortification of the inward man 2 For Vivification that likewise lieth in two things There is the vivifying of our Graces and the quickning of our Duties or our hearts to obedience The last comes from the former Our Graces bring forth our Duties and our Duties are but the actings of our Graces So that the things wee are to live by faith in in our Sanctification are the mortification of all sin whether in the outward or inward man the vivification or quickning of all Graces and of our hearts to every duty Quest 2. How doth faith act or put forth it self in this business of Sanctification Answ Here according to the two parts wee shall proceed and shew how faith acts in the business of Mortification and Vivification Quest 1. How doth faith act in the business of Mortification Ans 1. Faith doth discover to the soul that the old man the unregenerate and unmortified part that is in every one of us was carried up by the Lord Jesus upon the Cross and there did receive a deadly wound And that Jesus Christ our Redeemer and second Adam did take upon him that nature in which the first Adam fell and so did give a mortall blow to the body of sin and death by suffering in that nature Therefore the Apostle saith Rom. 8.3 What the Law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh God sending his Son in the likeness of sinful flesh for sin condemned sin in the flesh Christ took the likeness of sinfull flesh and by death condemned sin in the flesh that is did give a blow to sin in the flesh in the humane nature that hee took upon him therefore the Apostle saith Rom. 6.6 That our old man is crucified with him Christ took it up upon the Cross with him and gave it a mortall wound Now faith doth discover this to the soule when the soule findeth sin strugling and striving within then saith Faith this sin striving is a part of that body of death that is in the Saints now O my soul look up upon the Cross and see that body of death dying therefore O my soul go out against it and so faith encourageth the soul to go out against sin 2 As Faith shews the soule sin crucified with Christ so it shews the soul that the design of the Lord Jesus in giving a mortal blow to the old man and body of death upon the Cross it was this the weakning of the power of sin and the subduing of it in the Saints that sin might bee so dispowred that it might not reign nor rule in the Saints but bee continually in a declining languishing condition therefore it is said Rom. 6.6 Our old man is crucified with him that the body of sin might bee destroyed hee doth not say It is destroyed presently Christ took it up upon the Cross gave it a mortal wound that it might bee destroyed in order to the destruction that having the power broken the Saints might the more easily get power over it As an enemy that is already wounded though a Gyant is easily overcome So though sin bee strong as a Gyant Jesus Christ hath wounded sinne therefore his strength being taken away is the more easily subdued Faith shews the soul Christ saith Faith What did Christ give sin a mortal wound that it might bee destroyed O then let not sin live O then sin shall not live in mee 3 Faith shews the soule that there is a continual streaming forth of vertue and efficacy from the Lord Jesus Christ for the killing and subduing sin within Faith doth as it were set open the Fountaine of the Bloud of Jesus Christ streaming out towards and upon it for the healing of the Leprosie of Sin and this is that which faith layeth hold upon when it strugleth with sin Paul when hee was contending with this Old man when he cryeth out O wretched man that I am Rom. 7.24 presently he casts his eye upon Jesus Christ and saith I thank God Faith sheweth the soul the efficacy and vertue that is in the Bloud of Jesus Christ for the killing sin 4 Faith is much in calling out the soul to the promises of mortification we have a promise of mortification Rom. 6.14 Sin shall not have dominion over you for you are not under the Law but under grace The soul that lives by faith when it findeth sin strong it taketh hold of the promise and goeth to Christ and saith Lord thou hast said sin shall not have dominion over me behold here is such and such a corruption too hard for me Lord behold here is thy promise look upon thy promise remember thy promise subdue my corruption it first goeth to the promise and armeth it self with strength in the promise and then cometh and fighteth against sin and that is the matter wee are so often foyled with sin because we try to combate with sin before we go to the promise When a soul lives by faith for the subduing of sin there is first a going to the promise and then it encounters with sin with success 5 Lastly Faith doth beget and maintaine in the soul a secret perswasion though for the present it is compassed about with a weight of infirmities yet God will support it under all and in Gods time it shall be a conquerour over all Though I be for the present molested with sin yet a day will be I shall be a Conquerour and all these my enemies shall be under my feet I shall set my feet upon the necks of all my sins one day and this carries the soul couragioussy out to fight against sin for the present Quest 2. How doth faith act in the business of vivification Ans 1. Faith eyeth much the Resurrection of Christ and maketh the soul labour much after knowing Jesus Christ in his Resurrection Phil. 3.10 That I may know him and the power of his Resurrection and Fellowship of his Sufferings being made conformable to his death Here are the two great things we are speaking of for hee is pressing after perfection of Grace which consists in these two to have fellowship with Christ in his death for mortification and to know Christ in his Resurrection for vivification and quickning As mortification comes by a dying Christ so vivification cometh by a living Christ 2 Faith that sheweth the soul how that in the Resurrection of Christ he was raised up and quickned with Jesus Christ Faith sheweth the soul that in Jesus Christ it is quickned already as its common person therefore the Apostle Paul speaking of Jesus Christ as this common person saith Ephes 2.5 6. Yo● who were dead in trespasses and sins he hath quickned with Christ and made to sit together with him in heavenly places Faith shews the soul how that in

sin not onely freedome from the power and dominion of sin O but there is freedome from the appearance of sin thou shalt bee rid of all thy corruptions when thou goest within the vail shalt shake them all off there is not one sin nor corruption can bee carried with thee thither the poor soul that hath been buffeted and beaten under his corruption and cryed out I shall perish one day when thou comest within the vail there shall bee freedome from all these every one left behinde and thou shalt go a pure spotless soul without any sinne sticking to thee O who would not go to such a place cast their Anchor there 2 Within the vail there is freedome from all stings and torments of conscience There shall bee peace blessed peace for ever and ever and nothing but peace shall the poor soul injoy Conscience within the vail is altogether a friend sometimes here conscience appeares as an enemy but there conscience shall bee a continual friend everlastingly speake for thee beare witnesse for thee for ever O how is a soule tormented with stings of conscience many times Take a poore carnal creature how is hee tormented with stings of conscience O! but if such a poore soule could pitch his Anchor within the vaile hee should finde a great deale of the sting taken off here for the present and wholly at that day when hee comes within the vaile There is nothing but peace peace there 3 There is freedome from all Accusations and Temptations of Satan when within the vaile the Devill shall never accuse more hee cannot come there never tempt more Now what violent Temptations are wee under One while tempted to one sinne another while to another but then wee shall bee free from all never tempted to distrust the Grace of God more never tempted to unbeleefe more never tempted to murmure against God more never tempted to bee proud more Temptations cease within the vaile Thou shalt leave all that is evill on this side the vaile never shall a poore soule meet with a Temptation there 4 Within the vaile is freedome from all persecution and scoffes and reproaches There shall bee no cruell Cain to kill his brother no persecuting Ishmael no reproach of Saints there but altogether blessing within the vail 5 Within the vaile shall bee freedome from all afflictions and sorrowes that lye upon thee here Here are Afflictions Trials and Sorrowes while wee are here on this side the Vaile but when a poore soule commeth within the Vaile there shall bee no more Sorrow nor Crying nor Weeping nor any more paine If that bee true in the New Jerusalem much more true within the Vaile no more affliction trouble nor griefe of heart all these things shall bee left on this sidethe Vaile 6 There shall bee freedome from all Infirmities of Soule or Body of Nature or Grace There are many Imperfections of Nature wee have here and many Imperfections of Grace O! but when wee come within the Vaile there shall bee no Imperfection of Nature nor of Grace but all perfect no Imperfection in the Soule nor in the body the body shall bee like the glorious body of Jesus Christ Phil. 3. last and then the soul shall bee perfect as Heb. 12.23 To the spirits of the just men made perfect O then soul and body shall bee treed from all imperfection And is not this a blessed place to cast Anchor in where are such blessed things to bee injoyed Seventhly There shall be feedome from all subjection and superiority There shall bee no subjection arising from any relation as here the wife not subject to the Husband servant to Master children to Parents inferiours to Superiours all shall bee equall within the vail Eighthly Then within the vail there shall bee freedome from death it self then death shall bee swallowed up in victory 1 Cor. 15.54 There shall bee no more death there A wicked mans death is an eternal death because hee is without the vail therefore an eternal death but a Saints death who pitches his Anchor of hope within the vail that is an entrance into everlasting life as soon as his death hath put him within the vail then death is swallowed up there shall be no more death death doth but put him within the vail into eternal life What glorious freedomes are within the Vail 5 Again within the vail there is a glorious inheritance to bee injoyed a Kingdome is prepared for all those that enter there those that cast Anchor there before hand have a Kingdome there ready for them against they come there and that is called the Inheritance of the Saints in light a glorious Inheritance therefore our hope is called an Anchor because the exercise of the grace of hope is chiefly about our Inheritance Faith is about the Promise our hope is about the Inheritance and it is pitched upon the Inheritance before hand If you cast Anchor within the vail you cast Anchor upon a Kingdome a glorious Inheritance which when thou comest there shall bee thine a blessed glorious Inheritance a Crown of glory Henceforth is laid up for mee a Crown of glory saith Paul O who would not cast Anchor there that shall Anchor upon a Kingdome Who would cast Anchor without the vail and bee contented one minute when by casting Anchor within the vail hee shall have a glorious Inheritance made his for ever 6 Within the vail there is immediate feeding and teaching Within the Mosaical vail in Heb. 9.4 there was the golden Pot that had Manna the Pot of Manna was to shew that immediate feeding whereby the people Israel were immediately fed from God in the wilderness This argues when we come within the vail there shall bee immediate feeding from God and hee in the midst of the Throne shall feed them then they shall never have a hungry soul for God more the soul shall have its fill from Jesus Christ there is immediate feeding and it was precious feeding that Manna was sweet as honey so shall the feeding within the vail bee sweet precious feeding 7 Within the vail there is extraordinary growth It is the complaint of a Christian here O I grow but a little I finde little or no growth O poor soul dost thou grow but a little cast Anchor within the Vail and thou shalt finde extraordinary growth within the Vail There was Aarons Rod that budded in one night it budded brought forth Almonds and all in a night here was extraordinary growth this Rod was within the Vail When souls come within the Vail they shall not grow by little and little and sometimes grow as they think backward but extraordinary growth 8 Within the Vaile is Stability Within the Vail is the Covenant Now the Covenant is that upon which our strength is founded for by Grace yee stand by the Covenant of Grace you stand now the Covenant upon which our standing is founded is within the Vail you can never fall from that condition who would