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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91010	A bundle of myrrhe. Or Several sweet truths spiritually unfolded under these following heads. 1. Mercy magnified. 2. Practical graces. 3. Christs humiliation. 4. Certainty of salvation. Published by H.P. minister of the Gospel.	Prime, H.	1653 (1653)	Wing P3458; Thomason E1476_1; ESTC R209523	20,540	61

sanctification of the Spirit And this study God works in their hearts unto whom he reveals their election unto life for the accomplishing of his counsel that they may witness their thankfulness to him that they may be counted worthy of his Calling and of his Kingdom For howsoever none be worthy of the inestimable felicity in Heaven yet God doth fit all Col. 1.12 and makes them meet for himself and their inheritance in light for whom he hath prepared it and useth their own study care and labor to apprehend that holiness and happiness for which they have been apprehended of him To this purpose are the Exhortations to walk worthy of God and of their Calling and Prayers to be counted worthy to escape the things that come upon the Earth and worthy of his Calling 2 Thes 1.11 Vse 1 When we are tempted to unbeleef to self-love to dispair to cleave to earthly things with neglect of spiritual graces we should thus reason God hath not appointed us to perdition and therefore we must not yeeld to motions stirring us to such things as bring perdition but to obtain Salvation which he hath declared in his calling of us therefore we must and we will flee these things and follow after Faith Love Godliness Righteousness Gentleness c. Fighting the good fight of Faith till we lay hold on eternal life whereunto we are called 1 Tim. 6.11 12. If we do these things we shall never fall but abundant entrance shall be ministred unto us into the everlasting Kingdom of God 2. If sin have prevailed in some act let it move us to repentance to purging our selves reasoning thus This is not the way from election to salvation but from reprobation to damnation I will up therefore and turn my feet into Gods Commandments and forsaking the way of destruction keep the way of life for I am not appointed to wrath but to salvation 3. In them it appears election takes place that make the love and mercy and unchangeable decree of God a motive to follow Heavenly graces and to give themselves to God They that share in the mercies Rom. 12.1 move their resolution thereby to sacrifice themselves to God 2 Cor. 5.14 that partake of Christs love to work an addicting of themselves to Christ c. Where therefore this is wrought it is a sign of our sharing in this grace of election when from the thought of it we fight for our deliverance from sin the world and the devil and arm our selves with grace unto the fight Then it is evident Paul hath his part in the love of Christ dying for him when for Christ he dieth to the world Gal. 2.19 20. that he may live to God She loveth much therefore her many sins are forgiven her her affection argueth in her devout actions to Christ that she hath her part in his merit Hath not appointed or put us unto death In this exemption of the Apostle and the believing Thessalonians from ordination unto wrath there is not darkly insinuated That some are ordained to wrath by the Lord. Some mens destruction not onely in general but in particular not onely simply but in comparison this man not that Cain not Abel Esau not Jacob Judas not Peter decreed c. He will shew mercy on whom he will shew mercy and whom he will he hardneth There are Vessels of wrath prepared to destruction not onely by themselves sinning but by God ordaining their end according to his absolute power and his prerogative as the Potter hath to appoint his clay to the end and use of honor or dishonor and so to frame it out of the lump Rom. 9. I have hated Esau I have loved Jacob without foresight of their works as Christ is set for the ruine of many in Israel Luke 2.34 so some stumble at the stumbling stone Rom. 9.32 33. they stumble at the Word 1 Pet. 2.8 being disobedient unto the which they were even ordained or also appointed Fore-written unto this destruction or condemnation Jude v. 4. Prov. 16.4 He hath made all things for himself even the wicked for the day of evil In appointing to wrath three things are signed Rejection from grace and glory deputation to sins ordained to destruction 1. For clearing God Though we could not finde out his justice in this yet we must hold the principle God is righteous Jere. 12.1 Rom. 9.14 Is there unrighteousness with God God forbid Reject such thoughts with abomination 2. God may be cleared First in respect of his absolute liberty and right or prerogative by the similitude of the Potter He is not unrighteous in his action whose will executes but lawful power Secondly God in his liberty and prerogative may be cleared in his ends of his action He appoints none to damnation for damnation sake he delights not in the destruction of his Creature he respects his glory of power of wrath of justice of patience in bearing long with sinners and at last punishing them powerfully and righteously and declaring his rich glory in the Vessels of Mercy As all things are of him and through him so all things are for him Rom. 11.36 It is just for God to will his own glory by that of which he hath absolute power 3. He is cleared in his obtaining of this end of the glory of his justice and power in that he condemns and destroyeth none in his wrath but the material cause of their condemnation is found in themselves He created all righteous left man in the power of his will by his own free-will he sinned against God and so lost himself and his freewil his minde set on evil his wisdom contrary to God and cannot be subject to God He suffers them with patience giveth means of Repentance and Salvation for many and many gifts not onely worldly but spiritual makes them taste of the excellencies of the life to come doth what he can do for them excepting the new creating of them which is not unto just proceeding required He causeth not but permitteth their sin or in justice makes latter sins punishments of former blinding them that will not see but wink at the light hardning them that harden and obstinate their own hearts against his motions delivering them to their own hearts lusts that will not hear his counsel till they fulfil their full measure of sin rejecting them without purpose of ever reclaiming them And this is just And howsoever they cannot now but sin yet they sin with freedom without constraint from him with delight that they are said to love death Prov. 8.36 and to seek death Vse 1 1. For that there is an appointment of some to wrath it must stay us in our wondering at the ineffectualness of the Word in many to whom it is preached and that in a diverse manner or degree some continue enemies and disobedient being enraged by it some hear gladly yet go back offended at something All are not of God all have not faith

remembrance of the wrong God forgives the punishment and remembers the sins no more urgeth them not with the mention of them Ezek. 33.16 nor hinders himself from doing them good or praising the good he seeth in them for former injuries Isa 54.9 Thirdly So to forgive as to love him Matth. 5. that hath done the wrong as my self for an enemy is my Neighbor and within that Royal Law be he poor or rich God so forgives us as he loveth us with the same love wherewith he loveth his own Son in whom his soul delighteth Joh. 17. Fourthly Matth. 18.32 1 Pet. 4. God forgiveth fully all sins that we commit for love covers all trespasses though the offences have been often committed not once but a thousand times though often in one day So we till seventy times seven times Matth. 18.21 Seven times in a day Luke 17.4 Where we see Repentance and the offender grieved and bruised we are to comfort him as forgiven of God the sin as well as of us the scandal or trespass 2 Cor. 2.7 And we must confirm our love to him As Christ forgave you This being put as a motive and pattern our forgiveness received of Christ Doct. It appears and is presupposed as granted That Christians do know that their sins are forgiven them In this stands the cheif part of their comfort The knowledge of salvation by the remission of their sins Luk. 1.77 John before his precepts of love and good works and evidence of salvation by them sets down this as their cheif foundation of comfort their sins are forgiven for Christs sake 1 John 2.12 though the conscience of inherent righteousness is a good prop to hope yet it is so little and corruption so much and sensible to them that have light and life that when they see God in Majesty and contemplate his holiness and spiritualness of his Law they cry out of their own misery and death Rom. 7.24 and forget sometimes they are separate from them that perish Isai 6.5 till the knowledge of forgiveness be confirmed in them v. 7 8. In this David reckons a mans blessedness that the burthen of his sins is lifted off from his Conscience and the quarrel taken up between God and him Psal 32.1 Quest Quest How may a man that yet is doubtful be perswaded that his sins be forgiven him Answ Answa By the beginning of the work of the Spirit of Adoption Rom. 8.15 Luke 4.8 inspiring the motion of Faith and working a mans soul bruised for his sins to seek Gods face and favor in Christ by the Commandment of believing with love to obey it The smoaking flax Bruised by weight and striving for liberty and the bruised reed shall not be quenched Grace saving is already poured into the soul which shall after appear in more strength Isai 54.6 Affliction of spirit in Conscience of injury to God as a wife that hath been false and would return to her husbands favor Thus promises are made to them that be troubled in spirit that afflict themselves for Gods offence and God is said to delight in such as cheif sacrifice Psal 51. and will dwell with them It argueth a minde reconciled to God which cannot be but by grace when his favor is so sought Rom. 8.5 7. his friendship so desired that nothing will satisfie a man till he finde it God easeth not men of all their grief at once Luke 7.47 48 50. She was perswaded that he was her onely refuge but remained afflicted and Imgring for relief and found comfort but holds them lingring after him onely his stirring up their desire to him and moving their love in such passion for him argueth he is reconciled and hath forgiven the injury Cant. 5.4 5 6. As it is in the recovering of peace so in the first working for most part by our affection to God setled know we his affection to us He gives a little light that gives them hope and in their prayers and use of the means sometimes chears them a little but settles them not yet but makes them love and hope The will of believing with strife against corruption of love to God is Gods work of his favor as well as the power of Faith Isa 1.19 Phil. 2.13 Rom. 7.18 22. Mark 9.24 Psal 42.5 and argues his with such Other men strive not for faith Remission in order of nature is before our repentance but joyned with it in time that repentance argues God reconciled Levit. 20 41. but they that have the grace begun Grace is first infused without our seeking and by it we aspire to grace and give no quiet settling to corruption Inward shame of that which hath been done against God though not amongst men shameful or if such not known voluntary remembring of sins with shutting up a mans mouth that he cannot complain of God for judgement though it were of Hell with hope yet that it shall not be so Ezek. 16.63 Rom. 6.21 Joh 42.6 Ezek. 20.43 In a time of Gods gracious dealing with them not onely when he urgeth them to accuse themselves by judgements Ezek. 36.31 intreating the Lord and enquiring of him for his mercies v. 37. It is the note of Gods people They seek the Lord Psa 24. confessing their sins 1 Joh. 1.9 Healing of our nature Gods Spirit given to a man to dwell in him is his testimony of his accepting of the man Acts 15.7 8. His seal Ephes 1.13 His earnest 2 Cor. 5. That if a man know Gods grace hath changed him to be that which he was not and he is not that which he was he hath sin in him and appearing yet in his life now appears the study of piety that he aspires still to the grace of God and would unfainedly have it govern him poor in sense of his nothingness in himself purging the remnants of sin Rom. 8.13 2 Tim. 2.21 1 Joh. 3.3 Striving against sin Prov. 28.4 Heb. 12.4 1 Cor. 9.27 Fearing sin Prov. 28.14 Eccles 8.12 2 Cor. 7.11 He hath it under Gods testimony and seal that he is forgiven and God reconciled to him God freeth some and strengthens others that he brings into the battle about Faith Both serve the Lord some in sweetness some in sharpness some with glorying over adversaries some weeping in the strife yet laboring to dissolve the temptation some serve without fear some delivered from the cause of the fear yet feel it trouble them and yet obey love hope pray hang on the Ordinances to suck and be satisfied Isai 66. So their fear is not as the fear of the wicked in fulness Isa 8.12 13. without study of casting it out as a sin against God and the fruit of unbelief with hatred of God without seeking God or care of sanctifying him in heart Vers 11 They are otherwise taught of God and that with inclining of their wills with love to obey him A tender merciful conscionable forgiveness of other men that offend us and