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A39886 Nehushtan, or, John Elliot's Saving grace in all men proved to be no grace and his increated being in all a great nothing by J.F. J. F. (James Forbs), 1629?-1712.; Elliot, John. Saving grace of God. 1694 (1694) Wing F1444; ESTC R29851 45,242 37

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After he hath drawn out your Affections to be in a Holy Flame of servent Love to the Lord Jesus you have thrown Water upon this Fire that he hath kindled in you Is it not matter of humbling to you That you have so often sinned against light and Knowledge That you have acted contrary to the Dictates and Convictions of your own Consciences Is it not matter of humbling That you have so often silenced Conscience and lulled it asleep when it was about to lay your Sin before you in all the Aggravations thereof You have been but little in that All in that necessary Duty of Se●●-examination and when you have gone about it you have not been so thorough therein as you should have been when Conscience hath been ready to bring in an impartial Verdict as to the present State of your Souls have ye not flattered your selves as if all might go well enough with you notwithstanding of your living in the neglect and omission of some Duties and your taking too much Latitude as to some Sins It is not matter of humbling That you Hearts have so often deceived you Have you not often and often thought that such a particular Lust had been so mortified that you should never have heard of it any more and yet ye have been mistaken Is it not matter of humbling That the Sin which doth so easily beset you hath given you so much disturbance that it hath taken you off from so many a good Work which otherwise ye would have been about It hath distracted your Spirits when you have been in Duties it hath led you into many a sinful Snare out of which ye have not been able to extricate your selves without difficulty it hath set you back in your way to Heaven and hath hindred your growing in Grace it hath much interrupted your Communion with God and caused an eclipse of the Light of his Countenance so that you have not had the bright Shinings thereof as otherwise you might have had May it not be matter of humbling That your Humiliation hath not been proportioned to your Sins and Provocations You have had a long time of sinning but your Sorrow hath been of a short continuance You have sinned greatly and have sorrowed but little It is but seldom ye have offered up to God that excellent Sacrifice of a broken Heart and a contrite Spirit Is it not matter of humbling That ye have mis-spent so much precious time Some part of it hath been spent in Idleness doing nothing some in sinning some in doing that which signifies little for Soul-advantage Is it not matter of humbling That ye have prosited so little by all the Ordinances that have been administred to you time after time and by all the Providences of this day in general and towards your selves in particular Is there not cause to say Ab our leanness our leanness notwithstanding of the many Soul-fructifying Seasons of Grace we have had See Luke 13.7 8. Isa 5.69 Is it not matter of humbling that you have lived so long in the World and have been so little serviceable to the Son of God who gave himself unto death for you and that you have been so little useful unto others in the places where you have been set Is it not matter of humbling That your Ignorance of Divine things is so great and your Knowledge so small that ye have been for so long a time Learners in the School of Christ and yet the things whereof ye are ignorant are more than the things you know Heb. 5.12 Is it not matter of humbling That ye have manifested so much imprudence and indiscretion in managing your secular Concerns Have ye not in many things leaned too much to your own Understanding whereby your Wisdom hath appeared to be Folly Have ye hearkned to Prov. 3.6 7 Is it not matter of humbling That notwithstanding of all your Gifts and Graces Piety and Prudence you cannot prevent Disappointments Crosses Losses Troubles and Tryals in the World neither can you give Success to your Undertakings or Actings The Race is not to the Swift nor the Battle to the Strong neither yet Bread to the Wise nor yet Riches to Men of Vnderstanding but time and chance happeneth to them all Eccles 9.11 Is it not matter of humbling That notwithstanding all the Grace ye have you are so often put to a non-plus in your own Thought that you know not what to do When ye have consulted your selves considered all Circumstances hearkned to whatsoever that within you can suggest yet ye find cause enough still for your going unto others for Counsel and Advice and when ye have been with them and have all they can say unto you you come away as wise as ye went Is it not matter of humbling that ye are so variable sickle uncertain and inconstant One hour seemingly fix'd in your Resolves to do so and so next hour unresolved again Love to day hate to morrow One Week on the Mount with the most High If all forsake thee I never will next Week at the Foot of the Mount Grace at as low an Ebb as well it can be Psal 30.6 7. Is it not matter of humbling That ye have so often administred occasion to the Ignorant and Wicked to speak evil of the pure Religion which ye profess and of those Holy Ways in which ye Walk that ye have no more adorned the Doctrine of God our Saviour with a Conversation in all things according to the Gospel and that ye have so often sadned the Spirits of those whom God would not have sadned Rom. 2.24 Is it not matter of humbling That ye are no more humbled for the Sins of others among whom ye live God is dishonoured at a high rate every where Prophaneness is countenanced and encouraged in most places all seriousness in Religion is ridiculed They whose Work it should be to take People off their Sins and to put them in a fair Way for Heaven and Glory are so far from minding the Conversion of Sinners and the Salvation of Souls that they do what in them lies to obstruct whatever hath a Tendency hereunto They neither enter into the Kingdom of Heaven themselves nor suffer others to enter They that should impartially execute Justice and Righteousness between Man and Man do no such thing but rather the contrary they patronize Impiety and are a Terrour to them that do well and yet ah How few are there who lay these things to Heart Ezek. 9.4 Psal 119.136 2 Pet. 2.7 8. Is it not matter of humbling That there is so little of a truly publick Spirit in this day of ours even among those that profess themselves Followers of the Lamb the Lord Jesus Every one minds his own things few or none the things of Christ Phil. 2.21 There is little of a true Zeal for God and his Glory and against Sin as such Is it not matter of humbling That you have so little of a true hearty Love for