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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13209	Lectures vpon the eleventh chapter to the Romans. Preached by that learned and godly divine of famous memorie, Dr. Sutton, in St. Marie Overies in Southwarke. Published for the good of all Gods Church generally, and especially of those that were then his hearers	Sutton, Thomas, 1585-1623.; Downame, John, d. 1652.	1632 (1632)	STC 23507; ESTC S118002	306,616	538

that hee may embrace us let us welcome Christ into our hearts that hee may welcome us into his Fathers kingdome let us serve him that hee may preserve us goe to him that goes to the Father for us rejoyce in Christ that when we doe well rejoyceth over us weepe for grieving him who for our doing ill hath wept for us and bled for us and died for us let us glorifie him with our hearts and tongues that must glorifie us in our soules and I pray God that he may bee with us here and we may be with him for ever I come to the second Of the second effect of our election 2. Vocation justification glorification and a conformitie to the image of the Sonne of God So Paul Rom. 8.29 30. The first conformitie whom he fore-knew them he made like to the image of his Sonne vers 29. The image of his Sonne is holinesse and holines is a fruit of predestination See Ephes 1.4 He hath chosen us from the foundation of the world that we should be holy and without blame before him The same are we taught by Peter 1 Pet. 1.2 We are elected according to the fore-knowledge of God the Father to sanctification of the spirit and unto obedience From whence it followes that if a man be once appointed to holinesse he shall be sure of glorie because God doth never predestinate a man to the meanes but hee hath predestinated him also to glorie wherefore comfort your selves you that thirst after holinesse as the Hart after the rivers of water for whatsoever your troubles be your end is glorie So David Psal 37.37 Marke the upright man c. Behold the just man for the end of that man is peace If a man can finde that engraven in his heart which was written upon the Priests miter Exod. 28.36 Holinesse to the Lord. Hee may bee sure of glorie and happinesse with the Lord. Three Conclusions From all of these I inferre that no man can be partaker of life that is not called justisied sanctified for so the place affords it Secondly that all our hope of glorie depends upon Gods eternall election which hee made of us in Christ Thirdly that all the meanes whereby wee can have this glorie made sure to our soules are by obeying when God calls by our justification by faith in Christ by true holinesse whereby we are made like to the image of his Sonne But I come to the last fruit The third effect of election are good works Of the third effect of our election So Paul Ephes 2.10 We are his workmanship created in Christ Iesus unto good workes which God hath ordained that wee should walke in them by these must we studie to make our calling and election sure 2 Pet. 1.10 from whence followes another that is certaintie of our salvation for good workes are fruits of election and by these must we make election sure Doct. From whence it followes That all that doe good workes are certainly elected and shall certainly be saved for none can doe a good worke in respect of the ground and forme and end but he that hath true and justifying faith Rom. 14.23 for Whatsoever is not of faith is sinne The best sacrifice of the wicked is abhomination Prov. 15.8 Though a man could prophesie and worke miracles and cast out Devils and have not true faith the Lord will say unto him Depart from me Matth. 7.23 See Isai 66.3 He that killeth a bullocke is as if hee slue a man hee that sacrificeth as if hee cut off a dogs necke he that offereth an oblation as if hee offered swines bloud he that burneth incense as if hee blessed an I doll Onely hee can doe good workes that is in Christ by faith and he that is in Christ by faith is sure of salvation though hee have no extraordinarie revelation a damnable presumption saith the Rhemists in their Annotat. on Rom. 8. vers 16. The Spirit witnesseth with ours that we are the sonnes of God And in 1 Cor. 9.27 They say it is a faithlesse perswasion it is the faith of Devills not of the Apostles So the Councell of Trent Sess 6. chap. 9. But alas alas these bee but paper-bullets we are defended against them with a wall of brasse First 2 Pet. 1.10 Wee must studie to make it sure therefore it may bee made sure Secondly Paul Rom. 8.38 I am perswaded which was not by revelation but upon Christs death vers 32. Christs justification vers 33. intercession vers 34. Ho● non sit nisi revelante spiritu sed ea r●vela●●o nou est aliud quim insusio s●i●tualu gratie per quam caruis opera mortisicantur Bernard Epist 108. This is not done but by the spirit revealing it but that revelation is not any other thing than the infusion of spirituall grace by which the deeds of the flesh are mortified saith Bernard It was an excellent saying of M. Tyndall as it is remembred by M. Fox Christ is thine and all his deeds are thine neither if thou bee faithfull canst thou be damned except Christ be damned with thee We know we are translated from death to life because wee love the brethren 1 Ioh. 3.14 Wee know it by our hungring Matth. 5.6 By our desiring to meet Christ with joy and comfort 2 Tim. 4.8 And seeing wee know it so w●ll no Popish squibs can beat us off it I come to make some use of it Are good workes fruits of election Vse 1 and seales of our certaine salvation then let us labour to abound in good workes let us set our hearts to doe good and strive amongst our selves who may doe the most good For first wee shall honour God by our obedience Secondly wee shall helpe our brethren who are partakers of the good we doe Thirdly we shall finde assurance in our hearts that then we are Gods Fourthly we shall be in Heaven rewarded for them for there is nothing that God would have done but there is a reward to the doer of it if he bid run it is that men may obtaine 1 Cor. 9.24 If to fight there is a crowne 2 Tim. 4.8 If to labour there is a penny Matth. 20.7 8. If obedience Thou shalt eat the good things of the land Deut. 28.2 If hee command to be righteous then blessings shall be upon thy head Prov. 10.6 Excellently Augustine True honour shall be denied to none deserving Verus ●●nor nulli digno negabitur prae●●ium pietatis crit i●se Deus qui pietatem dedit Aug. Civit. Dei lib. 22. cap. 30. the reward of godlinesse is God himselfe who gave godlinesse I am thy buckler and thy reward Gen. 15.1 From whence we all may have a wonderfull encouragement to bestow our time in doing of good workes It remaines that I now descend from the explication of this terme to the pith of Pauls argument which is comprized in this conclusion Men once elect can never bee finally cast off Doct. A