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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04503	An excellent treatise touching the restoring againe of him that is fallen written by the worthy, Saint Chrysostome to Theodorus a friend of his, who by leud liuing, was fallen from the Gospell; fit to read for reclaiming their hearts which are in like case. Englished (out of an auncient Latin translation, written in velume) by R.W. With an annexed epistle of comfort from one friend to another, wherin the Anabaptists error of desperation is briefly confuted, and the sinne against the holy Ghost plainly declared.	John Chrysostom, Saint, d. 407.; Cottesford, Thomas. Epistle of comfort.; Wolcomb, Robert, b. 1567 or 8.	1609 (1609)	STC 14631; ESTC S121653	61,720	216

in many things and assisting them often that conuersion on the sudden may not be vnpleasant to them and that they may not goe againe to lewdnes for the difficulty of returning But not this parable onely declareth the moderatenesse of alteration but that likewise which is written of the prodigall sonne Luke 15. He was a sonne also no aliant his naturall brother that neuer went from his father he I say was a sonne that went far in the borders of iniquitie for he went into a farre countrey and farre from the Lord he that was rich and of good name was made baser then a seruant and hireling but sorrowfully returning he was taken into his ancient estate and inuested in his former glorie Now if he had lost hope and had beene ashamed to come againe to his father because of his mischanches and had a●ode alway in a straunge and forren countrey hee had not gotten that he gat but perishing for want of food had died a miserable death You see therefore how great necessitie repentance hath what force in turning hope hath by repentance the prodigall sonne recouered the olde condition of his glory which the elder brother had without repentance And if I might speake that I would in these matters me seemeth he gat more by conuersion than the other had ver 26.30 For so he himselfe saith loe these many yeeres haue I done thee seruice and yet thou neuer gauest me a kid that I might make mery with my friends Sinners conuerted get more thē they which stumbled not But when this thy sonne was come which hath deuoured thy goods with harlots thou hast for his sake killed the fat calfe Why should I not then think that he that turneth by repentance obtaineth more then other sith he had neuer a kid giuen him but for this the fat calfe was killed Wherefore beloued hauing these examples of repentance let vs not persist in euils nor despaire of attonement he will neuer put affiance in me turne his eyes from the conuerted if we our selues remooue not our selues from God Hier. 23.23 Our sins separate vs from God Isai 59.2 For he saith I am a God at hand and not a God farre off And againe by the Prophet * Or your iniquities haue separated betweene you and your God Your sinnes separate betweene me and you If then our sinnes disseuer vs from God let vs take away this barre and nothing may let vs to be brought into the fauour of God Will you that I shew it not onely spoken in parables but formed in deed There was a man among the Corinthians by all likelihood of no small calling he had committed such a sinne as was not committed amongst the Gentiles being of the numbe of ●he faithfull and Christs his ●riends for some report mee ●hinketh that he was of the ●mage of the Priests What ●hen Paul neuer parted him ●rom the number of those that ●ope to attaine saluation But when he had sufficiently rebu●ed the Corinthians for him ●urposing to shew that there ●s no wound nor disease that may not bee cured and made whole by repentance he commaundeth to deliuer him ouer ●nto Sathan 1. Cor. 5.5 for the destru●tion of the flesh that the spirit may be saued in the day of the ●ord Iesus But this he commaundeth before he was done ●o wit of his repentance for when he had sorowed it is ●ufficient saith he to him 2. Cor. 2.6 that ●e hath beene rebuked of many and addeth 8. Wherefore I ●ray you that you would con●irme your loue towards him ●est Sathan should circum●ent vs 11. for we are not ignorant of his enterprises The nation of the Galathians after it had perfectly beleeued in Christ and had receiued the holy Ghost insomuch that it wrought signes and miracles by the spirit after for the faith of Christ it had susteined many things after al these things I say it fell from the faith and was renued againe by the exhortations of the Apostle And that thou maist know that by the spirit they had done wonders and miracles heare howe the Apostle saith hee therfore that ministreth to you the spirit Gal. 3.5 and worketh miracles among you doth he it by the workes of the law or by the hearing of faith preached And againe that they had susteined many things after the receit of faith he testifieth where he saith Vers 4. Haue you suffered so many things in vaine Now after so great a steppe in faith they committed a sinne which was able to abalienate them from Christ of which the Apostle himselfe saith Gal. 5.2 Behold I Paul say vnto you that if you be circumcised Christ shall profite you nothing And againe Verse 4. whosoeuer are iustified by the law yee are fallen from grace And notwithstanding after these slides in faith after so grieuous a fall hee reclaimeth them and as I may say with motherlike compassion reformeth them saying My little children Gal. 5.19 of whom I trauell in birth againe vntill Christ be formed in you What else therefore by all this is there taught but that it may be that Christ may be formed anew in him that hath solde himselfe to worke iniquitie for he will not the death of a sinner Eze. 18.32 but that he should be conuerted and liue For this cause most intirely beloued let vs goe about to fulfill the will of God therefore hath God created vs and caused vs to be that we were not that he may bestow euerlasting good things vpon vs Heauen was made for man hell for the diuils and enfranchise vs into the heauenly city for hee made vs not faggots for hell fire The kingdome of heauen was ordained for vs and hell for the diuell And that this is true the Gospell teacheth for the Lord shall say to them on his right hand Mat. 25.34 Come ye blessed of my father inherite yee the kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world Vers 42. But hee shall say to them on his left hand depart from mee yee curs●d into euerlasting fire which is prepared for the diuell and his Angels By this reason the kingdome of heauen was made for man and hell fire for the diuell euen from the foundation of the world So much doth it concerne vs that by preseruering in euils wee doe not frowardly exclude our selues from the entrance of goodnes Repentance in this life profiteth much after this life nought And while we are in this life how great soeuer sinnes we commit it is possible by repentance to purge them but when we are once dead then though we sorrie and we shal be very be sorrie yet there will bee no profite of repentance Although there be gnashing of teeth although there be howling and lamenting although we pray and begge with innumerable petitions yet none shall heare vs none shall helpe vs no not our tongue tormēted in flames shall be wet