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A53700	Gospel grounds and evidences of the faith of God's elect shewing : I. The nature of true saving faith, in securing of the spiritual comfort of believers in this life, is of the highest importance, II. The way wherein true faith doth evidence it self in the soul and consciences of believers, unto their supportment and comfort, under all their conflicts with sin, in all their tryals and temptations, III. Faith will evidence it self, by a diligent, constant endeavour to keep it self and all grace in due exercise, in all ordinances of divine worship, private and publick, IV. A peculiar way whereby true faith will evidence it self, by bringing the soul into a state of repentance / by John Owen ...	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1695 (1695)	Wing O759; ESTC R9544	55,512	98

indeed its Humility Mourning and Self-Abasement are encreased by it but this is thro' the Efficacy of the Grace of Christ Jesus In its own Nature it tends to hurt and ruine this the Apostle emphatically expresseth in his own Person as bearing the place and state of other Believers Ro. 7. 24. AND this constant groaning for deliverance from the power of sin excites the Soul to pursue it unto its destruction No Effect of Faith such as this is is heartless or fruitless it will be opperative towards what it aims at and that in this case is the not being of sin this the Soul groans after and therefore contends for this is the Work of Faith and Faith without Works is dead wherefore it will continually pursue sin unto all its Retirements and Reserves As it can have no rest from it so it will give neither Rest nor Peace unto it yea a constant design after the not being of sin is a blessed Evidence of a saving Faith 2. THAT which it looks after is the full Enjoyment of Glory Rom. 8. 23. This indeed is the Grace and Duty of all Believers of all who have received the first Fruits of the Spirit they all in their measure groan that their very Bodies may he delivered from being the subject and seat of sin that they may be redeemed out of that Bondage It is a Bondage to the very Body of a Believer to be instrumental unto sin This we long for its perfect deliverance from which shall compleat the Grace of Adoption in the whole person But it is most eminent in those who excel in a state of Humiliation and Repentance they if any groan earnestly this they sigh breath and pant after continuually and their Views of the Glory that shall be revealed gives them refreshment in their deepest Sorrows they wait for the Lord herein more than they that wait for the morning Do not blame a truly penitent Soul if he longs to be dissolved The Greatness and Excellency of the Change which he shall have thereby is his present Life and Relief 3. BUT there is a Weight on this Desire by the Interposition of Nature for the Continuation of its present Being which is inseparable from it But Faith makes a Reconciliation of these repugnant Inclinations keeping the Soul from Weariness and Impatience and this it doth by reducing the mind unto its proper Rock It lets it know that it ought not absolutely to be under the Conduct of either of these Desires First it keeps them from Excess by teaching the Soul to regulate them both by the Word of God this it makes the Rule of such Desires and Inclinations which whilst they are regulated by we shall not offend in them And it mixeth a Grace with them both that makes them useful namely constant Submission to the Will of God this Grace would have and this Nature would have but saith the Soul the Will and Sovereign Pleasure of God is my Rule Not my Will holy Father but they Will be done We have the Example of Christ himself in this matter 7. THE last thing I shall mention as that which compleats the state described is abounding in Contemplations of things heavenly invisible and eternal None have more holy and humble thoughts than truly penitent Souls none more high and heavenly Contemplations you would take them to be all sighs all mourning all dejection of Spirit but none are more above none more near the high and lofty one As he dwells with them Isa. 57. 15. so they dwell with him in a peculiar manner by these Heavenly Contemplations Those who have lowest thoughts of themselves and are most filled with Self-abasement have the clearest Views of Divine Glory The Bottom of a Pit or Well gives the best Prospect of the Heavenly Luminaries And the Soul in its deepest Humiliations hath for the most part the clearest Views of things within the Vail FINIS Books lately Printed of Dr. Owens and Sold by William Marshal at the Bible in Newgate-street 1. THe true Nature of a Gospel-Church 2. A Treatise of the Dominions of Sin and Grace 3. A Breif and Impartial Account of the Nature of the Protestant Religion 4. A Brief Instruction in the Worship of God 5. An humble Testimony unto the Goodness and Severity of God 6. A Discourse of Temptations 7. The Principles of the Doctrine of Christ. 8. Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ. 9. Two Discourses concerning the Holy Spirit and his Work the one of the Spirit as a Comforter the other as he is the Author of spiritual Gifts which is an Addtion to the Folio In Octavo bound 2 s. 10. A Guide to Church-Fellowship and Order according to the Gospel Institution wherein these following particulars are distinctly handled 1. The Necessity of Believers to joyn themselves in Church Order 2. The subject matter of the Church 3. A Continuation of a Church state 4. What sort of Churches and Disciples of Christ may and ought to joyn themselves unto as unto entire Communion Drice bound 6 d. Where you may be supplied with most of Dr. Owen's other Books that are in Print at the Bible in Newgate-street Books written by other Authors and Effigies sold as above Caryl's Exposition on the Book of Job Two Volumes Pool's Synopsis in Latine Five Volumes With the Index's Pool's Synopsis on the New Testament In Two Volumes in Latine with the Index is sold very Cheap for 20 s. in Quires and 30 s. Bound Index's of the Old and New Testament to be sold alone Price 5 s. Clark's Martyrology Dr. Manton's Effigies Price 6 d. Dr. Owen's Effigies Price 6 d. Mr. Caryl's Effigies Price 6 d. Mr. Bunyan's Effigies Price 6 d. With several other Ministers Effigies

will be eternally glorified because it is suited unto and answers all the Perfections of his Nature is that which every way becomes him it will have wherewith to relieve it self in all its Trials For this is Faith this is saving Faith which will not fail us that Faith which works in the Soul a gracious Perswasion of the Excellency of this way by a sight of the Glory of the Wisdom Power Grace and Love and Goodness of God in it so as to be satisfied with it as the best the only way of coming unto God with a Renunciation of all other ways and means unto that End will at all times evidence its Nature and Sincerity AND this is that which gives the Soul Rest and Satisfaction as unto its Entrance into Glory upon it Departure out of this World It is a great thing to apprehend in a due manner that a Poor Soul that hath been Guilty of many Sins leaving the Body it may be under great Pain Distress and Anguish it may be by outward Violence should be immediately admitted and received into the Glorious Presence of God with all the holy Attendants of his Throne there to enjoy Rest and Blessedness for evermore But here also Faith discerns and approves of this great of this ineffable divine Opperation as that which becomes the infinite Greatness of that Wisdom and Grace which first designed it the glorious Efficacy of the Mediation of Christ and the Excellency of the Sanctification of the Holy Spirit without any Expectation from any thing in it self as a Cause meritorious of an Admission into this Glory Neither did ever any man know what it is or desire it in a due manner who looked for any Desert of it in himself or conceived any Proportion between it and what he is or hath done in this World Hence some of those who have not this Faith have invented another State after Men are gone out of this world to make them meet for Heaven which they call Purgatory For on what Grounds a man should expect an Entrance into Glory on his Departure out of this World they understand not LET them who are exercised with Temptations and Dejections bring their Faith unto this Trial. And this is the Case in various Degrees of us all First then Examine strictly by the Word whether this be a true Description of the Nature and Acting of saving Faith Sundry things are supposed or asserted in it as 1. That the way of saving Sinners by Jesus Christ is the principal Effect of Divine Wisdom Power Goodness Love and Grace 2. That the Design of the Gospel is to manifest declare and testify that so it is and so to make known the Glory of God therein 3. That saving Faith is that Act Duty and Work of the Soul whereby we receive the Record of God concerning these things do ascribe the Glory of them all unto him as discovering it in the way of Life proposed unto us 4. That hereon it proceeds unto a Renunciation of all other Ways Means Hopes Reliefs in Opposition unto this way or in Conjunction with it as unto Acceptance with God in Life and Salvation I say in the first place Examine these things strictly by the Word and if they appear to be as they are Sacred Evangelical Fundamental Truths be not moved from them be not shaken in them by any Temptation whatever AND in the next place bring your Faith to the Trial on these Principles What do you judge concerning Gods way of saving Sinners by Jesus Christ as proposed in the Gospel are you satisfied in it that it is such as becomes God and answers all the glorious Attributes of his Nature Would you have any other way proposed in the room of it Can you will you commit the eternal Welfare of your Souls unto the Grace and Faithfulness of God in this way so as that you have no Desire to be saved any other way Doth the Glory of God in any measure shine forth unto you in the Face of Jesus Christ Do you find a secret Joy in your Hearts upon the Satisfaction you take in the proposal of this way unto you by the Gospel Do you in all your Fears and Temptations in all Approaches of Death renounce all other Reserves and Reliefs and betake your whole Confidence unto this way alone and the Representation of God made therein Herein lies that Faith and its Exercise which will be an Anchor unto your Souls in all their Trials AND this is the first and principal Ground or Reason whereon Faith divine and saving doth accept Embrace and Approve of the way of Gods saving Sinners by Jesus Christ namely because it is such as doth become him and every way answer unto all the holy Properties of his Nature which are manifested and glorified therein And where Faith doth approve of it on this Ground and Reason it doth evidence it self to be truly Evangelical unto the Supportment and Comfort of them in whom it is Secondly IT doth so approve of this way as that which it finds suited unto the whole Design and all the Desires of an Enlightned Soul So when our Lord Jesus Christ compares the Kingdom of God which is this way of Salvation unto a Treasure and a precious Pearl he affirms that those who found them had great Joy and the highest Satisfaction as having attained that which suited their Desires and gave Rest unto their Minds A Soul Enlightned with the Knowledge of the Truth and made sensible of its own Condition by Spiritual Conviction hath two predominant Desires and Aims whereby it is wholly regulated the one is that God may be glorified and the other that it self may be eternally saved Nor can it forgoe either of these Desires nor are they separable in any Enlightned Soul It can never cease in either of these Desires and that to the highest Degree The whole World cannot dispossess an Enlightned Mind of either of them Profligate Sinners have no Concernment in the former no nor yet those who are under Legal Convictions if they have therewithal received no Spiritual Light They would be saved but for the Glory of God therein he may look to that himself they are not concerned in it For that which they mean by Salvation is nothing but a freedom from eternal Misery this they would have whether God be or no of what is Salvation truly they have no Desire BUT the first Beam of spiritual Light and Grace enstates an indefatigable Desire of the Glory of God in the Minds and Souls of them in whom it is Without this the Soul knows not how to desire its own Salvation I may say it would not be saved in a way wherein God should not be glorified For without that whatever its state should be it would not be that which we call Salvation the Exaltation of the Glory of God belongs essentially thereunto it consists in the beholding and Enjoyment of that Glory This Desire therefore is immovably fixed in