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A34992	A practical and polemical commentary or exposition on the whole fifteenth Psalm wherein the text is learnedly and fruitfully explained, some controversies discussed, sundry cases of conscience are cleared, more especially that of usurie : many common places succinctly handled ... / by Christopher Cartwright ... ; the life of the reverend and learned author is prefixed.	Cartwright, Christopher, 1602-1658.; Bolton, John, 1599-1679. Life of the author.	1658 (1658)	Wing C693; ESTC R18318	282,330	382

Now heaven is a place of righteousness no unrighteousness can find any roome there It is the high and holy place Isa 57.17 When the Angels once sinned presently they were throwne out of heaven 2 Pet. 2.4 So also was Adam presently after his trangression cast out of Paradise which was a type of heaven neither was he permitted to have any accesse to the tree of life which was a type of eternal life Gen. 3.24 To him that overcometh saith Christ will I give to eate of the tree of life which is in the midst of the Paradise of God Revel 2.7 Blessed are they doe his commandments that they may have right to the tree of life and may enter in thorow the gates into the city Rev. 22.14 Use 1 If this be the doctrine which according to the Scriptures we teach and preach then they of the Church of Rome are very injurious unto us in calling us Solifidians as if we were all for faith and nothing for workes as if we perswaded people that though they live as they list and doe what they will yet if they beleeve they shall be saved We hold that although imputed righteousness whereby we are justified and inherent righteousness whereby we are sanctified are diverse and different one from the other yet they are not divided but alwayes goe together so that where the one is there the other is also We hold that though faith alone as the hand receiving Christ and applying his righteousness doth justifie yet that justifying faith is not alone but is ever accompanied with good workes And therefore we observe that of the Apostle This is a faithful saying and these things I will that thou affirme constantly that they which have beleeved in God may be careful to maintaine good works these things are good and profitable unto men Tit. 3.8 And vers 14. Let ours also learne to maintaine good workes for necessary uses that they be not unfruitful 2. Away then with the horrid and damnable doctrine Use 2 of some who went out from us but were not of us Atque adeo id sibi precipuè proponunt ut sopiant conscientias quò omni sollicitudine vacui hostes quicquid sese offeret quicquid appetierint perpetrent Calv. advers libert cap. 15. Vide etiam ib. c. 18. for if they had been of us they would no doubt have continued with us 1 John 2.10 of some I say who with the Libertines in Calvines time make it the very high way to heaven and the sure signe of salvation for people to give the reines unto their lusts to worke all iniquity and to commit all uncleanness even with greediness But you have not so learned Christ If so be ye have been taught by him as the truth is in Iesus That ye put off as concerning the former conversation the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts And be renewed in the spirit of your minde And that ye put on the new man which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness Ephes 4.19 24. 3. This doctrine serves to convince all such as looke Use 3 for salvation and yet heed not to worke righteousness Though whiles they live they worke iniquity and live wickedly yet when they die they thinke to be saved as others But this is a most vaine and foolish a most irrational and absurd imagination as if one should sow tares and hope to reape wheat Be not deceived God is not mocked as a man soweth so shall he reape For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reape corruption but he that soweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reape life everlasting Gal. 6.7 8. It was truly said by Eliphaz though not rightly applied to Job whom he falsly judged wicked because of that affliction which he was in They that plow iniquity and sow wickedness reape the same Job 4.8 It is worthy to be observed that the Apostle speaking of this point to wit that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdome of God nor enjoy salvation he divers times admonisheth Christians to take heed of being deceived as Gal. 6.7 and 1 Cor. 6.9 and Ephes 5.6 This inculcating of our admonition shewes both that it is a dangerous thing to be deceived in this case which all will I presume easily grant and also that people herein are very apt to be deceived And so experience shewes that in this great and weighty business people many ways deceive themselves building castles as they say in the aire and promising unto themselves salvation and eternal life though they regard nothing lesse then to performe this which is required of all those that shall be saved to wit to worke righteousness 1. Some presume upon this that God is merciful But though Gods mercy be never so great as it is infinite and incomprehensible yet it nothing at all belongs unto them that worke wickedness I meane that continue in that course and will not turne from it Let the wicked forsake his way saith the Prophet Esay and the unrighteous man his thoughts and turne unto the Lord and he will have mercy on him and to our God for he will abundantly pardon Isai 55.7 David extolled Gods mercy as much as may be yet ever sheweth to whom it doth belong namely to them that feare him and so he excludes the wicked and unrighteous from having any share in it As the heaven is high above the earth saith he so great is his mercy towards whom towards them that fear him Psal 103.11 And vers 13. Like as a father pitieth his children so the Lord pitieth whom them that feare him And vers 17. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon whom them that feare him and his righteousness to childrens children To such as keepe his covenant and thinke upon his commandments to doe them 2. Christ say some died for us therefore they perswade themselves that howsoever they live yet through Christ they shall be saved But Christ died for our sanctification as well as for our salvation He loved the Church and gave himselfe for it That he might sanctifie it Ephes 5.25 26. He gave himselfe for us to redeeme us from all iniquity and to purifie unto himselfe a peculiar people zealous of good workes Tit. 2.14 None shall be saved by Christ but such as are sanctified by him As for those that worke iniquity he will say unto them Depart from me I know ye not Matth. 7.23 3. Some flatter themselves as if their sinnes were only sinnes of infirmity and therefore should not prejudice their salvation But if they did sin of infirmity 1. They would not make a common practice of sin as they doe It is the propertie of the wicked to set himselfe in a way that is not good Psal 36.4 Noah Lot David and other godly men through infirmity fell into sin grosse and haynous sin but they did not make it their practise No thus the godly doe

Favour Much more may God bestow his Gifts and Benefits on whom he pleaseth he being much more free in his dispensations then any man whatsoever To him especially it appertaines to say Is it not lawful for me to do with mine own as I will Mat. 20.15 He is debtor to none further then by his own free purpose and promise he hath made himself a debtor For who hath given unto him first and it shall be recompensed unto him again Rom. 11.35 But God hath determined to bestow Salvation upon men in a judicial way and by way of reward not as a reward merited but as a reward freely bestowed on those that are so qualified as God requires them to be that shall obtain it God will bring every work to judgment Eccles 12.14 He hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in righteousness Act 17.31 He will render to every man according to his deeds Rom. 2.6 Knowing that of the Lord yee shall receive the reward of the Inheritance Col. 3.24 Salvation and eternal life is an inheritance as belonging unto children such as are adopted of God in Christ Rom. 8.16 17. And yet it is also a reward as being bestowed on those that work and labour for it though their work and labour is far short of deserving it To him that soweth that is worketh righteousness shall be a sure reward Prov. 11.18 Now here God is cleerly no respecter of persons because he judgeth impartially and distributeth to every one that reward which is agreeable to his work He will render to every man according to his deeds To them who by patient contiouance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality eternal life But to them that are contentious and obey not the truth but obey unrighteousness indignation and wrath Rom. 2.6 7 8. Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap They that sow unto the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption and they that sow unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting Gal. 6.7 8. Thus God without respect of persons judgeth according to every mans work 1 Pet. 1.17 Vse 1 The Use of this point is first to cleer the Justice of God and to free him from all aspersions of iniquity and unjust dealing with men and to shew that if they be damned and perish they have deserved it and may thank themselves for it Is there unrighteousness with God God forbid Rom 9 14. Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance I speak as a man God forbid For then how shall God judge the world Rom. 3.5 6. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right Gen. 18.25 Far be it from God that he should do wickedness and from the Almighty that he should commit iniquity For the work of a man will he render unto him and cause every man to finde according to his wayes Yea surely God will not do wickedly neither will the Almighty pervert Judgement Job 34.10 11 12. O Israel thou hast destroyed thy self Hos 13.9 See Ezek. 18.2 3 4 5 9 10 25 26 27 28 29 30 God is Just and Righteous in his temporal Judgments Righteous art thou O Lord and just are thy judgements Psal 119.137 Though the righteousness of Gods temporal Judgments be not alwayes so conspicuous and evident because the wicked often prosper and flourish in the world and the godly are afflicted and in distress Whereupon some have broken out into open blasphemie saying Every one that doth evil is good in the sight of the Lord and he delighteth in them or Where is the God of Judgement Mal. 2.17 See also Mal. 3.13 14. And the Saints themselves have been almost non-plust Righteous art thou O Lord when I plead with thee yet let me talk with thee of thy judgements Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously Jer. 12.1 But as for me my feet were almost gone my steps had well-nigh slipt for I was envious at the foolish when I saw the prosperity of the wicked Psal 73.2 3. Gods righteousness is like the mighty mountaines it is firm and unmoveable yet his judgments are a great deep it is not for man to sound them to finde out the reason of them Psal 36.6 The Apostle cries out 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 O the depths of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgements and his wayes past finding out Rom. 11.33 Thus it is many times in respect of Gods temporal Judgements and his dealings with men here in this world but for that Eternal Judgement as it is called Heb. 6.2 that Judgement to come wherein every one shall receive his eternal sentence the righteousness of that Judgement shall be apparent and manifest unto all Therefore the day of Judgement is called the day of the revelation of the righteous judgement of God Rom. 2.5 because then the righteous judgement of God shall be revealed so that all shall see it Though such as are most wicked do but what God before determined to be done Act. 4.27 28. yet every ones conscience at the last shall witness against him Nihil fit nisi quod Omnipotens fieri velit vel ipso faciendo vel permittendo ut fiat ab aliis Aug. in Enchir. that he shall be forced to know and acknowledge that he is guilty before God and justly condemned by him even as Judas his conscience made him to confess and say I have sinned in betraying innocent blood Matt. 27.4 Thus then they that are saved must thank God for it acknowledging his Free-Grace and undeserved mercy towards them But they that perish must thank themselves for it acknowledging their own evil desert and Gods just judgment Vse 2 Secondly Here is Comfort for such as are poor and of mean repute in the world in that they are nevertheless as capable of bliss and happiness in the world to come as any others The Gospel is preached unto the poor Mat. 11.5 Salvation is as freely offered to the poor as to the rich Let the poor man saith Austine say Dicat pauper Deus meus dicat dives Deus meus Minus ille habet plus hic habet sed argentum non Deum Aug. Deus omnibus aequaliter adest I le apud eum plus habet loci qui plus attulerit non argenti sed fidei Idem My God and let the rich man say My God The poor man hath less and the rich man hath more but it is in respect of silver not of God And again God saith he is equally nigh unto all whether poor or rich he hath more interest in God who doth bring not more silver but more faith with him Hearken my beloved brethren saith St. James hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised unto them that love him Jam. 2.5 God hath chosen the poor as well as others yea

strong man Luk. 11.21 And to a Lyon 1 Pet. 5.8 He is a fierce Adversary therefore he is compared to a roaring Lyon 1 Pet. 5.8 He is a malitious Adversary he goes about seeking whom he may devour 1 Pet. 5.8 He is a subtil Adversary therefore he is called a Serpent yea the old Serpent Rev. 20.2 Yet with all his strength fierceness malice and subtilty he shall not prevail over the Godly Though the Devil be strong yet Christ is stronger Luk. 11.22 Though the Devil be fierce malitious and subtil yet Christ will have a care of those that are his he will keep them that Satan shall not be able to do them hurt Simon Simon said Christ to Peter Satan hath desired to have you that he may sift you as wheat But I have prayed for thee that thy Faith fail not Luk. 22.31 32. And so Christ also prayed for all that belong unto him Joh. 17.9 20. Though this old Serpent the Devil bruize the heel of Gods people yet Christ hath bruized and will bruize his head Gen. 3.15 Christ took upon him our nature That through death he might destroy him that had the power of death that is the Devil Heb. 2.14 He hath vanquished Satan and triumphed over him on the Cross Col. 2.15 Therefore Satan shall not vanquish those that are Christs he shall not triumph over them The Apostle comforts Believers saying The God of peace shall brize Satan under your feet shortly Rom 16.20 The World also is the Adversary of Gods people If ye were of the World said Christ to his Disciples the World would love his own but because ye are not of the World but I have chosen you out of the World therefore doth the World hate you Joh. 15.19 So in his prayer that he made for them to his Father The World hath hated them because they are not of the World as I am not of the World Joh. 17.14 The World is a dangerous enemy sometimes frowning and persecuting sometimes fawning and alluring that if it cannot prevail one way it may prevail another way yet shall it not any way prevail against the true Saints and Servants of God It shall not by troubles and persecutions In the World ye shall have tribulation said our Saviour but be of good comfort I have overcome the World Joh. 16.33 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ Shall tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword As it is written For thy sake we are killed all the day long and counted as sheep for the slaughter Nay in all these things we are more then Conquerors through him that loved us Rom. 8.35 36 37. Neither shall the World prevail over the Godly by flatteries and allurements Christ hath prayed for them that though they be in the World yet they may not be drawn away and overcome with the evil of it I pray not said he that thou shouldest take them out of the World but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil Joh. 17.15 Exceeding great and pretious promises are given unto them that by these they might be partakers of the Divine nature having escaped the corruption that is in the World through lust 2 Pet. 1.4 Whosoever is born of God over commeth the World and this is the victory that overcommeth the World even our Faith 1 Joh. 5.4 The Flesh is likewise an adversary to the Godly their carnal and corrupt nature that is still in them For in the best that are upon Earth there is Flesh as well as Spirit corruption as well as Grace For the Flesh lusteth against the Spirit and the Spirit lusteth against the Flesh and these are contrary the one to the other so that ye cannot do the things that ye would Gal. 5.17 This being a Delilah a bosom enemy is therefore the most perillous This is that which brings the Philistines upon Sampson which gives Satan and the World much advantage were we free from our own corruptions we were not in such danger of Satans and the Worlds temptations Yet neither shall this Adversary prevail against the Godly They that are Christs have crucified the Flesh with the affections and lusts Gal. 5.24 Our old man is crucified with him that the body of sin might be destroyed that henceforth we should not serve sin Rom. 6 6. Sin shall not have dominion over you for you are not under the Law but under Grace Rom 6.14 I know that in me that is in my Flesh no good dwelleth For the good that I would I do not and the evil that I would not that I do O wretched man that I am who shall deliver me fr m the body of this death I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord Rom. 7.18 19 24 25. Thus however the Godly are tempted however they are troubled they may have comfort they are built upon a sure foundation and shall stand for ever Some may say It is said of the Beast Object that it was given unto him to make war with the Saints and to overcome them Rev. 13.7 But that is meant of overcomming the body Answ so indeed the Saints may be overcome but not in respect of the soul their Faith and other sanctifying and saving Graces shall not be overcome This is shewed immediately after And all that dwell upon earth shall worship him whose names are not written in the book of life c. Rev. 13.8 Such therefore as belong unto Christ shall not so be overcome as to worship the Beast No it is said of them that they overcame him to wit the Dragon that gave power to the Beast by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony and they loved not their lives unto the death Rev. 12.11 So that the Saints even when they are overcome corporally do overcome spiritually they conquer their conquerours yea Nunquam majere triumpho vicimus quàm cum decem amorum stragilus vinci non potuimus Sulpit. they are more then conquerours through him that loved them Rom. 8.37 But may some say Our Adversaries are mighty Object and we are weak How then shall we be able to stand out against them Hear what the Prophet Elisha said Answ when his servant seeing an Army with Horses and Charets sent to apprehend him cryed out Alas Master what shall we do Fear not said he f r they that are with us are more then they that are with them And the Lord opening the servants eyes he saw the Mountain full of Horses and Charets of fire r und about Elisha 2 King 6.15 16 17. Consider what Christ answered Paul when he prayed thrice that the thorn in the Flesh the messenger of Satan sent to buffet him might depart from him My Grace is sufficient for thee for my strength is made perfect in weakness 2 Cor. 12 9 And so his Grace is sufficient for all that belong unto him and in their weakness shall his strength be made that is shall