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The mystery of godlines, or, Godlinesse in a mystery, or, The character of a saint, in seeming contradictions by I.C., the meanest labourer in Christs vineyard.
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THE MYSTERY of GODLINES OR Godlinesse in a Mystery OR The Character of a Saint in seeming Contradictions By I. C. The meanest Labourer in Christs Vineyard 1 Tim. 3.16 And without controversie great is the MYSTERY OF GODLINESSE 1 Cor. 2.8 But we speak the wisdome of God in a MYSTERY Joh. 3.9 Nieodemus answered and said unto him How can these things be April 11th 1654. Imprimatur Joseph Caryl LONDON Printed for Philemen Stephens at the Gilded Lion in St. Pauls Church-yard THE EPISTLE TO THE READER Courteous Reader THese Mysteries having lain by me for some time I little thought once should ever appear'd to publike view especially in such a Scribling age as this is wherein there 's no end of making many Books But having incouragement and approbation from some I thought it not good to conceal any thing that might make for Gods glory and Publike profit It 's farre from my intentions and I hope my heart deceives me not in it to seek hereby self-praise or self-applause or that I might be known in the World good God! thou know'st how vile I am how unworthy to be numbred amongst thine Ambassadours but that the Mystery of godlinesse might bee more manifest and perspicuous Wee live in an age that affords us a world of which might indeed have been a strong argument for me not to have written these PARADOXES which are not all ORTHODOX but and I think I am not mistaken thou hast nothing here but ORTHODOX PARADOXES I must acknowledge they were very profitable to mee both in making them and in often reading them yea the more I read them the more I gained by them nay let mee tell thee freely I understood more in some things by them then ever I did before many places of Scripture I could reconcile which before seemed to me really opposite I wish thee with all my heart the same profit and more abundantly so prayeth he December 1653. I. C. Who is very importunate at the Throne of Grace for thine the Churches good I. C. THE Mystery of Godlinesse OR Godlinesse in a Mystery Or A Beleever clearing truth by seeming Contradictions The first Century 1. HE admires at the a 1 Tim. â— 16 Mysteriousnesse of godlinesse and yet wonders at the clearnesse of it 2. He beleeves that God was manifest in the flesh 1 Tim. 3.16 and yet he beleeves that the GOD-HEAD was not made flesh 3. He beleeves that Christ was without b Heb. 7.3 beginning of dayes or end of life and yet he beleeves that he had both beginning of dayes and end of life 4. He beleeves that Christ was no sinner and yet he beleeves that he was the c It s the known speech of Luther greatest sinner that ever was by imputation 5. He beleeves that Christ had no Father for his mother was a Virgin and yet he beleeves he had a Father for his mother was a married woman Luk. 2.48 6. He beleeves that the d The Holy Ghost Spirit of God and the e Num. 16.22 God of spirits are but one God 7. He finds the Spirit of the Lord in him and yet findes himself many times in the Spirit of the Lord especially on the Lords day Rev. 1.10 8. He beleeves that God is included in no place and yet he beleeves he is every where 9. He beleeves that there is not a word spoken but God heareth it and yet he beleeves God heareth not sinners Joh. 9.31 10. 1 Cor. 3.22 He beleeves he hath a right to all the World and yet he beleeves that what ever is not his own he hath no right to 11. He beleeves that a wicked man hath no right to what he hath and yet he beleeves that what he hath he hath a right to 12. He beleeves that every Saint is perfect Job 1.1 and yet he beleeves that if he should say he is perfect it shall also prove him perverse Job 9.20 13. He beleeves that these are two different things the sin of nature and the nature of sin 14. He beleeves that good works cannot save him and yet he beleeves hee can never be saved without good works 15. He beleeves that Jesus Christ was never forsaken of his Father and yet hee beleeves that Christ said true Mat. 27.26 when he cried to his Father My God my God why hast thou forsaken me 16 He beleeves that the Ministers of Jesus Christ are called Angels Rev. 1.20 and yet he beleeves they are not ministring spirits Heb. 1.14 17. He beleeves that Jesus Christ is the onely Son Joh. 1.14 Com with 12. the onely begotten Son of the Father and yet he beleeves that God the Father hath many other sons 18. He beleeves that he must pray to the whole Trinity to the Father who is God to the Son who is God to the Holy Ghost who is God and yet hee beleeves that hee commits horrible Idolatry if he prayes to any more Gods then one God 2 King 19.15 Exo. 20.17 19. He beleeves that it is a sin to be covetous and yet he beleeves that one may be covetous and not sin 1 Cor. 12.31 20. He beleeves that some may enjoy abundance and yet want and that others may want and yet enjoy abundance 21. He beleeves that whoever hath God is the richest person in the World and yet he beleeves that one may have God and yet many richer then he 22. He beleeves that to a Viz. to die give up the ghost can no way without blasphemy be attributed to God or to any person in the God-Head and yet he beleeves that Jesus Christ who was truely God once gave up the ghost Mar. 15.37 23. He beleeves that his life here is not eternall and yet he beleeves that he hath in him eternall life Joh. 8.54 24 He beleeves that Christ assumed not man but the humanity b Not the person but the nature for otherwayes hee had not been God-man and one person but two persons so there had been two Christs Heb. 9.27 and yet he beleeves that he was made Man the MAN Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 2.5 25 He beleeves that there are many needfull things and yet saith Christ to Martha but one thing is needfull Luk. 10.42 26 He beleeves that it is appointed unto men but once to die and yet hee beleeves that every Saint dies daily 27. He beleeves that God will shew wonders to the dead in raising all that are dead to life again and yet he beleeves that Scripture true wilt thou shew wonders to the dead shall the dead arise and praise thee Psal 88.10 28 He beleeves that he shall overcome death in Christ and yet he beleeves that death will overcome him 29. He beleeves that all must taste of death and yet he beleeves there is a death many shall not taste of 30. He knows that all men die but once and yet hee beleeves there is a a Rev. 20.14 second death 31. He beleeves that death
works 207. He beleeves that God will never leave him nor forsake him Heb. 13.5 and yet complains many times and that really of being left and forsaken of God Psal 22.1 208. He beleeves that all that are converted are convicted but not all that are convicted converted 209. He beleeves that he shall never enter into the Kingdom of God if Gods Kingdom do not first enter into him 210. He beleeves that when time is gone it cannot be recall'd and yet he beleeves that one may be said to recall time when it 's gone Thy present time keep thou in high esteem Time that 's past if thou wouldst recall't * Ephes 5.16 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 redeeming the time as it were to buy back again the time that is past redeem 211. He is often speaking of the joy he hath in beleeving when as yet the joy he hath in beleeving is joy unspeakable 1 Pet. 1.8 212. He beleeves that God neither lives nor hath a being in wicked men and yet he beleeves that wicked men b Act. 17.28 live move and have their being in God 213. He beleeves that those that are in the state of grace may and do fall and yet he beleeves that there 's no falling from the state of grace 214. He beleeves that God may grant what we ask by denying it many times 215. He beleeves that he which truly repents of his sins leaves his sins and yet he beleeves that one may leave his sins and not truely repent of his sins 216. He beleeves that when Christ instituted the Sacrament Mat. 26.26 28 he said This is my Body this is my Blood and yet he beleeves that neither Christs a Substantially Body nor Blood is in the Sacrament Or thus 217. He beleeves that when he receives the Sacrament he receives the Body and Blood of Christ and yet he beleeves it for an absolute truth that the Body and Blood of Christ cannot be receiv'd in the Sacrament 218. He thinks it strange to eat the flesh and drink the blood of an other man and yet beleeves that except he eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of man he hath no life in him Joh. 6.53 219. He beleeves that the Samaritans feared the Lord 2 King 17.32 yet he beleeves that they feared not the Lord 2 Kin. 17.34 220. He beleeves that those who walk uprightly God may with-hold from them many good things of this life and yet he beleeves that b Psal 84.11 no good thing wil God with-hold from those that walk uprightly 221 He hath no wings to flee with and yet is often flying up to heaven upon the Wings of faith 222. He beleeves it's good to be thought well of and yet he believes that to be thought well of and not to be good is not good 223. He beleeves that the Apostles according as c Joh. 16.13 Christ had promised had the Spirit of truth which did guide them into all truth and yet he beleeves that a Gal. 2 11 12 Peter erred and was to be blamed 224. He beleeves that God the Son in equall with God the Father Phil. 2.5.6 and yet he beleeves that God the Father is greater then God the Son My Father is greater then I saith Christ Joh. 14.28 225. He beleeves that carnall men cannot be said to be godly men and yet he beleeves that godly men may be said to be b In part 1 Cor. 3.1 carnall 226. He beleeves that where ever he be or what condition soever he is in the Lord is not absent from him 2 Cor. 5.6 and yet he beleeves that whilest he is at home in the body he is absent from the Lord. 227. He beleeves that whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased Mat. 23.12 and yet he beleeves that those that are abased shall be exalted 228. He beleeves that though he be alone and without company yet is not alone but with company 229. He is one whom Christ hath delivered from this present evil world Gal. 1.4 and yet meets with a world of evils 230. He beleeves that Christ is the Sonne of God the Father and the Son of Mary his Mother and yet he beleeves that he is not a c For he is not two-Persons but one Person in two Natures double Son or two Sons And therefore 231. He beleeves that Mary is to be named not only the Mother of Christ but also the Mother of God 232. He beleeves that the Virgin Mary had a As all Divines do piously beleeve no other sons after Christ and yet he beleeves that Christ was her b Luke 2.7 first-begotten Sonne 233. He complains many times of his hearts being from God when as yet he is before God 234. He beleeves that a man may ask and yet not obtain when as yet he cannot obtain but he must ask 235. He beleeves that he doth not sin in performing any duty God hath commanded him and yet he beleeves that he can perform no duty God hath commanded him without c Cleaving to it sinne 236. He beleeves that the nature of every saint is good and yet he beleeves that goodnesse is not their nature 237. He finds that the way for any man to attain unto true peace is to bee at variance with himself 238. He is many times silent not uttering a word and yet speaking to God 239. He knows that a stone hath no life in it and yet findes mention in Scripture of a Living stone 1 Pet. 2.4 240. He beleeves that a man cannot be yong again when he is old and yet he beleeves that an old man may be d In grace young 241. He beleeves that the world shall have an end and yet he beleeves that Scripture true but the earth * That is till the day of judgement abideth or ever Eccl. 1.4 242. He beleeves that the persons of the righteous through Christ are acceptable to God and yet he beleeves that b Gal. 2.6 God accepteth no mans person 243. Hee beleeves that there 's none knows the Lords secrets for c Deut. 29 â—9 secret things belong onely to God and yet he beleeves that the d Psal 25.14 secret of the Lord is with them that fear him 244. He is one that hath cast up his accounts and made all even with God and verily beleeves that God hath crost the Book and so freely hath forgiven him his debts that he will never charge them any more upon him so as to condemn him for them and yet he beleeves that he must one day stand before the judgement seat of Christ Rom. 14.10 11 12 to give an account of himself unto God according to that he hath done in the flesh whether it hath been good or evil 245. He beleeves that none without sinning can e Rom. 10 15 teach or preach except he be sent and yet he beleeves that the saints though they be not sent without