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A30834 The blessed effects of true and saving faith with good counsel, vvholsome advice, and also encouragement to all Friends every where, that suffer for truth and righteousness sake / given forth by a servant of the Lord ... John Banckes. Banks, John, 1637-1710. 1684 (1684) Wing B651; ESTC R3552 9,717 12

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THE Blessed Effects Of True and Saving FAITH With Good COUNSEL VVholsome ADVICE AND Also Encouragement to all Friends every where that Suffer for Truth and Righteousness Sake Given forth by a Servant of the Lord who is in a Travail for the Prosperity of Sion and that Jerusalem may become the Praise of the whole Earth known by the Name of JOHN BANCKES Let this Epistle be read in the fear of the Lord in all the Meetings of Friends both in Prison and at Liberty thorough England and where it may go or be sent elswhere Faith is the Gift of God and it Purifieth the Heart Blessed are they that suffer for Truth and Righteousness Sake for there 's is the Kingdom of Heaven LONDON Printed in the Year 1684. The Blessed Effects of True and Saving FAITH c. DEAR FRIENDS THE great Work of God in the Sons and Daughters of Men is to purifie the Heart and make clean the inward part which is through Faith in his Son Faith is the Gift of God and the work of it is to purifie the Heart and cleanse the inside from dead workes to serve him the true and living God in the newness thereof this is the great work of God in and through Faith in his Son to work out the old Leaven and mould into a new Lump to make the Heart anew the Mind heavenly and the Soul living Oh! the blessed effects of True and Saving Faith even that Faith which stands in the Power of God which as Man and Woman comes truly to the knowledge of with the Heart such comes truly to believe in God and Confession with the Mouth is made to Salvation and so gradually a casting off and forsaking every thing that is Evil whereby a learning to do well by the Teachings of the Grace thorough Faith comes more and more to be known this is the blessed Effects of true and saving Faith which true faith thorough the power of it works a true tenderness in the Heart instead of hardness and brings to true openness those that have been shut up and into a true nearness with the Lord and one with another even such that have been far seperated from him and that by Wicked Workes this is true Faith that works in the Heart to the overcoming of it which is True and Saving Faith saves them that were lost quickens them that were dead and brings them in and through the Strength and Power thereof to serve the true and living God in the newness of Life The blessed Effects of this true and saving Faith is to make Clean Pure and Holy sanctifies throughout both in Body Soul and Spirit makes a new Creature which brings to a true Knowledge What it is to be in Christ Iesus and so the Heart and Mind with the whole Affections comes to be set on things that are Heavenly Everlasting and Eternal Oh! the pure change and blessed Alteration that comes to be known herein and hereby Man that hath been unclean is made clean and Man and Women that hath been unholy and impure is made holy and pure and so in the Holy Life Holy Men and Holy Women come to worship and serve the pure Holy God in the Newness Livingness and Tenderness thereof and so according to measure whether more or less come with the Blessed Apostle to say by living experience The Life that I now live is by Faith in the Son of God Here Old things are past away and behold all things are become new the old words past away the bad Actions and vain Conversation put off which is for Judgment and Condemnation which being put off the Armour of Light and true and saving Faith comes to be put on through the blessed Effects thereof So in and thorough this true and saving Faith that stands in the Power of God Gods people come to have their Armour on whereby and because of which they are made more then Conquerors made able to withstand all the Fiery D●rts of the Devil and all his Instruments both within and without are made able thorough this same Faith with the Prophet to leap over a Wall run through a Troop and to break that which is as a Bow of Steel Spiritually that otherwise to wit out of the Faith cannot be got over run through nor broken Oh! what is too hard for those that are of and in this true and saving Faith As the Author unto the Hebrews saith the 11th Chap. Vers. 22th having spoken largly of the Fruits and Effects of Faith saith he What shall I more say for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and of Bariak and of Sampson and of Jephthar of David and also of Samuel and of the Prophets who through Faith subdued Kingdomes wrought Righteousness obtained Promises stopped the Mouths of Lyons quenched the violence of Fire escaped the Edge of the Sword out of weakness were made strong Women received their Dead raised to Life again and others were tortured not accepting of Deliverance that they might obtain a better Resurrection and others had Tryals of Cruel Mockings and Scourgings yea moreover of Bonds and Imprisonment they were stoned they were sawn asunder were Tempted were slain with the Sword they wandered about in Sheep-Skins and Goat-Skins being distitute afflicted tormented of whom the World was not worthy they wandered in Desarts and in Mountaines and in Dens and Caves of the Earth and these all have obtained a good report through Faith So Dear Friends Brethren and Sisters whereever this may come unto whom the Salutation of my Life reacheth try your selves prove your selves for that end you may know whether you be in this Faith or not whereby all these blessed Effects are wrought and brought to pass and many more to the making perfect throughout and none to content or satisfie your selves with the word Faith or with the bare Profession of Faith but carefully mind what Christ Jesus our Lord saith If thou have Faith as a grain of Mustard seed thou shalt say unto this Mountain be thou removed and it shall be so If Faith in this small measure or degree through the blessed effects of it be thus able or those whose Faith is no more thus gain Victory how much more Victory shall those obtain that keep it unto the end for it 's those that finish in that same Faith in which they have begun that shall be saved and that the Crown of Life and of Immortal Glory is laid up for But now some may say that are young in the Truth and that the Enemy may bear hard upon by Temptations I thought I had had Faith in some Measure however in the least degree and yet those things stand in my way like Mountaines that I cannot get over as yet and great Oppositions and Temptations I meet with both within and without that prevail with me Dear Friend in much tenderness doth my Soul breath unto the Lord for thy Deliverance and in order that thou may be delivered from