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A17419	The light of faith: and, way of holinesse Shewing what to belieue, and for what to striue together, earnestly contend, and suffer for in this contending age. And how to liue in all estates, conditions, and degrees of relation, according to this faith. In both, deliuering (as neere as might be, in the life of Scripture phrase:) only things necessary, as we meane to be saued, and auoiding vtterly things arbitrary, that distract, rather then direct a Christian. Collected out of holy Scripture by an vnworthy labourer in Gods vineyard, Richard Bifield pastor in Long-Ditton, in Surrey.	Byfield, Richard, 1598?-1664.	1630 (1630)	STC 4239; ESTC S107158	133,233	536

baptisme as it is a vow and promise on our parts and a dedication of our soules and bodies there to the worship and seruice of that one God who is the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost renouncing all others now let this vow and profession of thine teach thee 1 To abandon all impenitency and vnbeliefe lest thou become a Couenant-breaker with God one that makest void the death of Christ one that crucifiest him afresh one that sinnest against the spirit of grace that grieuest that holy spirit disgracest the family Gospel and name of God and depriuest thy selfe of that saluation set forth by the Father wrought by the Sonne applyed by the holy Ghost assured by all three to thee in thy baptisme haddest thou looked to the condition and not put a barre to such surpassing mercy 2 To fight against the flesh the diuel and the world thereby remembring whose thou art and vnder whom thou warrest 3 To acknowledge the communion of Saints and know that thou art by baptisme bound to preserue brotherly loue with them as with the members of the body as with sonnes of the same father and seruants of the same lord 1 Cor. 12. 13. Ephes 4. 3 4. 5. No diuisions should ar●se 1 Cor. 1. 13. All names of sectes should be abolished wee should deuote our selues to no mans rule were we baptized into the name of Paul Whose seruants soeuer wee are wee are Christes freemen and whose freemen soeuer we are Christs seruants 4 To worship him in vnity and vnity in Trinity drawing neere to the Father in the Son by the holy Ghost giuing the distinct glory to each person the Father that elected and loued the Sonne that redeemed the holy Ghost that sanctified vs. The forme of baptisme requireth this §. XI The fourth Prayer THis rightly performed is Of prayer the soule of the soule because it causeth it to liue in God the exercise of all the graces of the spirit at once as faith hope loue feare to offend vprightnes of heart delight in God and the like the Christians armou● the incense acceptable to God the very key of heauen In this seruice of the liuing God these speciall rules must be heeded 1 Thou must pray with thy vnderstanding that it may not be sayd to thee thou knowest not what thou askest It is the prime thing to be looked vnto that thy vnderstanding bee not vnfruitfull for it is not the tumbling ouer a few wordes without regard of the sense in them and knowledge of the thing prayed for that is of any moment but the powring out of the soule in those wordes which alone giues being to our prayers 1 Sam. 1. 15. Psa 142. 2. Lift vp thy heart with thy handes Lam. 3. 41. 2 Pray with pure heart and hands 1 Tim. 2. 8. The purity of the heart giueth purity to the hands both are pure in prayer when they are lifted vp 1 Without double mindednesse hypocrisie or guile of spirit the soule not lifted vp to vanity Psal 24. 4. nor the heart set vpon the loue of any sinne purifie your hearts ye double minded and then draw nigh to God and hee will draw nigh to you Iam. 4. 8. But if thou wert Dauid himself to whom God gaue his sure mercies if thou regard iniquity in thine heart the Lord will not heare thy prayer Psal 66. 18. 2 Without wrath for if wee forgiue not neither will our Father in heauen forgiue vs Mat. 6. 14. 15. 3 Without doubting Iam. 1. 5. Aske and wauer not 3 Pray with feeling and feruency 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 how preuailing is the prayer of a righteous man it is as an arrow shot home to the marke Iam. 5. 16. A speeding prayer a labouring and working prayer 4 Pray in the Holy Ghost Iude 20. Set thy delight on the Almighty so cannot any hypocrite Iob 27. 10. and cry Abba Father by the spirit of adoption Gal. 4. 5. with childelike affections and confidence 5 Pray at all times pray in prosperity in aduersity pray euery day pray and restraine not prayer before God why shouldest thou cast off his feare continuing instant Col. 4. 2. Iob 27. 10. The rather since our Lord saith that this faith he shall scarce finde when he comes to iudgement Phil. 4. 7. Luk ●8 8. in no thing be careful but in all things tell to the Lord thy requests 6 Pray onely in the name of Christ Ioh. 14. 13. and in Ioh. 16. 23. 24. We are not onely commanded to aske in his name but chidden for our slownesse to aske seeing we haue the Sonne of God our spokesman 7 Pray all manner of prayer complaints confessions supplication petition thanksgiuings and remember alwayes giuing of thankes in all thy requests Phil. 4. 7. 1 Tim. 2. 1. 8 Pray for all sorts of men especially for all in Authority 1 Tim. 2. 1. 9 Auoide vaine repetitions God is in heauen thou art in earth therefore let thy words bee few Mat 6. 7. Eccles 5. 2. Onely see they be the true voyce of the heart and they are not long if thy desire and feeling giue them life and they are long though neuer so short if this be wanting beware of length in prayer to be seene of men approue thy selfe to thy father that seeth in secret I close vp these directions with the saying of Ambrose in his booke D● Cain et Abel lib. 2. c. 6. Si tanquam pubescens adol●scat fides qua defectum se●escentis devotionis ableget spiritu f●r●eat congrua distinction● teneatur ●ensura legitimae diuisionis assiduitas commendet gratiam tunc fit illud pingue tanquam adipale precationis genus de qu● dicit scriptura impinguasti in oleo caput meum Sicut n●agni multo lacte pinguescunt sicut oues benè pastae adipe ●●ent ita Apostolico succo past● fidelium pingu●scit oratio horum si desit aliquid qua suprà diximus sacrificium non probatur If faith grow vigorous as comming to ripe age so that it banish the defect of withering deuotion waxe hot in spirit and the measure of a lawfull division be held by a congruous distinction and assidiuity commend the grace of it then that wel-liking and as it were fatty kind of praying is made of which the Scripture saith thou hast annointed mine head with oyle For like as the Lambes grow fat with much milke and as sheepe well-fed shine with fatnesse euen so batteneth the prayer of beleeuers fedd with Apostolike iuice If ought of these forespoken bewanting the sacrifice is not allowed §. XII The fifth feasting or solemne Offeasting Thankesgiuing THis duety is performed aright if wee follow these three essentiall directions 1 Our feasting must be with praise to God vpon the recording of some fauor and benefit or deliuerance reioycing in the worke that he hath done considering the workes of his hands Psa 119. 24. 2 It must be with liberality to to the poore that their

in this holy manner to doe the Lords worke come on and tread the pathes of the highest those euen and pleasant waies which lead to the assurance of eternall happinesse For the worke of righteousnesse is peace and the effect therof Esa 32. 17. quietnesse and assurance for euer The particular and expresse precepts of holy conuersation respect thy behauiour towards God other men thy selfe Thy duty to God is to know Thy duty to God him to worship him aright both for the inward affections of thy heart and for thy outward service 1 The knowledge of God 1 To know him desired more then burnt offerings is that which must be in some good measure found in all the true worshippers of him and that such a knowledge as natures light since the fall reacheth not vnto it being rather a sparkle whereby wee discerne that there is a God then any flaming light Rom. 1. 20. 21. that is able either to direct vs how aright to conceiue of him or to warme our hearts by liuely impressions that by the same we might be brought to glorifie him as God and not proue vnthankefull worshipping the creature in stead of the Creator Ier. 24. 7. 1 Ioh. 5. 20. who is blessed for euer Scripture then doth teach this knowledge and God by them doth giue an heart as Ieremie speaketh an vnderstanding as S. Iohn saith To know him that is true and to know him that we might worship him And concerning this grace it is required in the Scripture as euer we meane to know God that not alone wee know but also follow on to know the Lord Hos 6. 3. The precepts thereof must direct in both 1 The Rules for the guiding of our vnderstandings to know and conceiue of God aright are these 1 That we know him by no likenesse nor resemble him to any thing in the world hee is a spirit the inuisible God to whom then wilt thou compare him or to whom shall he be like God forbids images in Churches houses and thy head too Commandement 2. Deut. 4. 12. 15. 2 How shall we doe then to conceiue of him whom no man euer saw nor can see of whom none may thinke by resembling him to any thing hee doth see the Lord himselfe hath shewen the way ca●ie glorious and able to prepare our hearts vnto him in any seruice wherein we would approach neere vnto him a way by which hee made himselfe knowne to Moses Exod 34. 6. 7. by his glorious titles and attributes the excellenci●s and praises of him that is I am the Almighty which is which was which is to come Therefore in prayer and all other his worship in all thy meditations fasten thy thoughts vpon him as the Lord God Gracious Mercifull long-suffering that pardoneth iniquitie transgression and sinne that will by no meanes cleare the wicked the most Holy Alsufficient eternall onely wise God with the like which shall lift vp thy heart vnto him through the glory that shines in them By this meanes maist thou haue him in thy minde through the whole day In the creatures thou beholdest inasmuch as these praises may be read plainely in that great booke If thou wilt take the benefit of this direction an helpe non contemnendum not to be despised there are three waies to gather these glories of the highest out of the booke of the creature 1 By way of denia●l remouing from God in our conceiuing of him what euer argueth weakenesse or wickednesse in the creature as to know him to bee the God that cannot lye that cannot dye but is immortall that cannot repent or deny himselfe 2 By way of eminency ascribing what is good in the creature to the Creator by an excellency as see wee knowledge in men and he that teacheth men knowledge shall not he know is wisedome in men and is not hee most wise are there any drops of mercy truth or holinesse in the creature the Ocean is in him or rather he is the Ocean Doth the creature liue with him is the well of life 3 By way of causing all things so by the fabricke of this world we know him to be the Creator by wonders therein we vnderstand his eternall power and God-head by gifts bestowed on the creatures his bounty and goodnesse by their order his wisedome the God of order by their continuance in the same estate to this day his vnwearied prouidence 3 Yet all this is not suffici●nt wee must know him to bee that one God who is three the Father Sonne and Holy Ghost and know God the Father as the Father of Iesus Christ his Sonne and as our Father in him by the holy Ghost The first of these namely to hold the doctrine of the Trinity distinguisheth Christians from Iewes Paynims Turkes Arrians Antitrinitarians The second which the Apostles cals the knowledge 2 Cor. 4. 6. of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ his Sonne distinguisheth true Christians from all Hereticall Papisticall and formall Christians which is called sauing knowledge by Diuines and is eternall life in the beginnings of it Ioh. 17. 3. Which hath a power to transforme the 2 Cor. 3. 18 Col 3. 10. whole man into Gods image and change him from glory to glory It is a chiefe part of Gods image in vs at which time the vaile of ignorance is said to be rent And this is when by the Gospell wee hauing first seene our misery by the law and how vile we are by sinne we vnderstand the loue of the Father set vpon vs before euer there was a world choosing vs to life and predestinating vs to the Adoption of children by Iesus Christ whom hee gaue to vs and made him to bee to vs wisedome righteousnesse sanctification and redemption and also the grace of our Lord Iesus Christ the Sonne in taking on him our nature and dying for vs to reconcile vs to God and rising againe to make vs righteous and the fellowship of the holy Ghost who vniteth vs to the Father and the Sonne and sanctifieth and preserueth in the estate of grace When I say wee know with perswasion of heart the loue of God in Christ pardoning our sinnes and receiuing vs for his sonnes and daughters so that by the spirit of the Son sent into our hearts we call him Abba Father then know we him effectually And thus must thou conceiue of him and thus conceiuing approach to him when thou worshipest him Eph. 2. 18. In Christ wee haue saith Paul accesse vnto the Father by one spir●t For this wee should pray on ●he bended kne●s of our soules euery day that God would enlarge our hearts to comprehend with all Saints what is the height depth length and breadth and to know the loue of God which passeth knowledge that we may be filled with all the fulnesse of God Ephes 3. 17. 18. 19. 2 After thou canst thus conceiue of him then follow on to know the Lord acquaint thy selfe with

may adde Perfection Reu. 22. 18 19. 2 Cor. 4. 4. Psal 119. 130. Perspicuity ought thereto or take ought therefro and that they are plaine and cleare to all Gods elect in all truths absolutely necessary to saluation the very entrance into them giueth light yea vnderstanding to the simple §. 11. Thus of the Scriptures out of 2 Of God these the Creed was taken according to the order thereof our faith is carried vnto God as the chiefe obiect and first it lookes vpon God the Father on this wise I beleeue in God the Father Almighty HE that commeth vnto God Heb 11. 6. must beleeue that God is and that he is a rewarder of them Deut. 6. 4 1 Ioh 5. 〈◊〉 Esa 48. 16. 17 that diligently seeke him that hee is one onely Lord who is three in persons the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost the Father God the Sonne God the holy Ghost God yet not three Gods but one onely Notwithstanding the Father is not the Son the Sonne is not the Holy Ghost nor is the holy Ghost the Father or the Sonne the Father is of himselfe the Sonne is begotten of the Father before all worlds the Holy Ghost proceedeth from the Father and the Sonne altogether worshipped and glorified That this one God who is Father Sonne and holy Gen. 17. 1. Ioh. 4. 24. 1 Tim. 6. 15. 16. Exod. 34. 6. 7. Ghost is the Almighty a spirit eternall al-sufficient al-knowing vnchangeable infinite in wisedome iustice holinesse truth and mercy and therefore most Glorious Blessed and onely good Maker of heauen and earth Who alone created all things 3 Of the creation Gen. 1. Col. 1. 16. Reu. 4. 11. visible and inuisible heauens and their hosts earth and their hosts in the beginning of nothing by his word onely and all of them very good his owne will moouing him thereto and not any need he had of them Who also made man after his 4 Of mans innocency Eccles 7. 29. Gen. 1 27. Ephes 4. 24. 5 Of Gods prouidence 1 Pet. 4. 19 Pro. 15 3. Heb. 1. 3. ●ol 1. 17. Pro. 16. 1. 33. 1 Tim. 4. 10. Lam. 3. 37. 38. 2 Sam. 16 1● owne Image and likenesse both male and female in knowledge righteousnesse and holinesse of truth Who likewise is that faithfull Creator still that seeth and ruleth vpholdeth and disposeth all things from the greatest to the least hauing care especially for man among men now chiefly for the righteous and beleeuers so that neither good nor euill befals any man without Gods prouidence yea hee disposeth of euen the euill actions of men yet all this most wisely powerfully Act. 4. 27. Ephes 1. 11 Eccles 3. 14 The necessity of a ●●edeemer 6 Of the Fall Gen. 3● Eccles 7. 29. 7 Of sinne Originall Rom. 5. 19. 3. 12. 13. and righteously Then was man made righteous but Christian faith compels vs to beleeue That our first Parents Adam and Eue by their owne voluntary disobedience fell from that happy estate wherein they were created thus by the disobedience of one all were made sinners and are defiled and depriued of the glory of God from their conception and birth being blinde in their vnderstandings vaine in their imaginations defiled in conscience rebellious in their wil fraile in their memories corrupt in heart and life and alienated from the life of God And if they come to yeares 8 Of sinne Actuall Eccles 7. 20. Psal 19. 1● 13. 14. Eph. 2. 1. Rom. 8. 7. guilty of many transgressions that make them abominable in the eyes of God and not able to doe any thing that may please God dead in trespasses and sins whose mindings are not subiect to the law nor indeed can bee Now by 9. Of the punishment of sinne Rom. 5. 12. 6. 23. sinne death entred into the world and is the wages of sinne both the first and second death In God the Father Man in this estate the childe of wrath God so loued the world that hee 10 Of ●le 〈◊〉 Ioh. 1. 16. 1 Pet. 1 ●0 Ephes 1. 4. 5. 6. gaue his onely begotten Sonne that whosoeuer beleeued in him should not perish but haue euerlasting life This Sonne of his loue before euer there was a world he sore-ordained to be our Sauiour and Redeemer and in him chose some men called therefore his elect that they should bee holy and without blame before him in loue hauing predestinated them to the Adoption of children by Iesus Christ that Sonne of his loue according to the good pleasure of his own will to the Rom. 8. 29 30. praise of the glory of his grace wherin he hath made them accepted in his beloued for whom he foreknew them he predestinated to be conformed to the Image of his Sonne whom he predestinateth them hee calleth whom he calleth he iustifieth whom hee iustifieth hee glorisieth §. III. Secondly our faith looketh vpon the Sonne of God the Messiah concerning whom we are to beleeue and professe and to liue and dye in that profession and beliefe And Iesus his onely Sonne THat Iesus of Nazareth is the Messiah and Sauiour of the world being very God the onely 11 Of Christs person natures Ioh. 11. 27. 6. 6. begotten Sonne of the father and true and very man yet but one Christ Who is Iesus Iesus The alone Sauiour of his people 12 Of his office in the whole Mat● 21. 1 Tim 2. 5. 2 Tim. 1 9. Tit. 3. 5. Ephes 2. 8. 9. Esa 49. 8. Gal. 3. 18. 22. Ier. 31. 3●● from their sinnes and the onely mediator betweene God and man in whom we are saued according to the grace of God and not according to our workes or ought in vs ●or through this our Mediator a new couenant God made with vs wherein he of his free grace promiseth to be a God and to giue remission of sinnes and life euerlasting to euery one that beleeueth in Christ and repe●teth of his sinnes Who is the Christ also Christ our Lord That is this Iesus is the annointed 1 Of his offices in the parts 13 Propheticall Deut. 18. 15. of God to be Prophet Priest and King to his people He is that great Prophet of the Church in whom are all the treasures of wisedome and knowledge Act. 3. 22. Col. 2. 3. Ioh. 1. 18. Eccles 12. 11. Eph. 4. 9. 10. Mat. 28. 10. Esa 48. 17. 1 Cor. 3. 6. Esa 50 4. Mat. 11. 28 who hath plainely opened and reuealed the whole counsell of his father touching our saluation and hath instituted and ordai●ed a ministery of men in the Church for the building vp thereof and for the perfecting of the Saints whom he will be with to the end of the world in this worke by his spirit through their ministery teaching to profit for to teach the heart within by inlightning the minde and working a beliefe of the doctrine recorded in Scripture or thence taught vnto men is

his worke alone and such as none but hee can do● it is also one speciall part of his office as he is our Prophet to giue comfort to distressed consciences and to speake a word in season to the weary soule Hee is consecrated a Priest for 11 Priestly Psal 110. 34. euer to his Church after the order of Melchisedech Our Lord He is the King and law-giuer 15 Kingly Esa 33 22. Luc. 1 33. Ioh. 18 36 Psal 2 8. whose kingdome is spirituall and not of this world and perpetuall and such as reacheth to all Nations Now that wee may know how the Sonne of God became flesh we beleeue and professe to the death Which was conceiued by the Holy Ghost borne of the Virgin Mary That in the fulnesse of time for 16 Of his I●e rnation Gal. 4 4. Heb. 2 16 4 15. vs men and for our saluation the Sonne of God tooke on him the true nature of man and was in all points l●ke vs sinne onely excepted He was conceiued not as other men but by the Holy Ghost and was borne of the Virgin Mary Mat. 1 18 20. vpon whom the Holy Ghost came and whom the power of Luc. 1 30 31 3● Esa 7. 14. the most High did ouer-shadow This is that great mystery of godlinesse God manifest in the flesh Hee is God and man in one person This is that lambe of God without 17 Of his actiue obedience 1 Pet. 1 19 Rom. 5 19 8 3 4 10 4. spot or blemish who for vs and for our sakes who doe or shall beleeue in his name kept the law that he might be the end of the law for righteousnesse vnto such He suffered vnder Pontius Pilate Who suffered also vnder Pontius 18 Of his p●ssiue Gen. 49 10. Act. 4 27 28. Mat. 26. Pilate an heathen Gouernour the Scepter failing from Iudah but for this Shiloh to which suff●rings he was deliuered by the determinate counsell of God Was crucified dead He was wounded for our transgressions Esa 53 4 5 6. and on him were laid the Rom. 3 25 Ephes 5 2. Phil. 2. 8. Gal. ● 13. Heb. 1 3 9. 26 28. iniquities of vs all and hereby he appeased Gods wrath and made expiation for all our sinnes For hee became obedient to the death euen the death of the Crosse and was made a curse for vs thus hee alone trode the wine-presse of Gods wrath and once for all by the sacrifice of himselfe tooke away sinne And buried he descended into hell He was buried and laid in the graue three dayes and three nights in the heart of the earth yet his soule was not left in hell neither did God suffer his holy One to see corruption The third day hee rose againe For hauing ouercome the 19 Of his resurrection Rom. 4. vlt. power of death hell and Sathan he rose againe the third day from 1 Cor. 15. 3 the dead for our iustification He ascended into heauen And went vp into heauen the 20 Of his ascension Pal. 68 18 Mar. 1● 19 Acts 1 9 10 11. 3. 21. Heb. 6 20. Ioh. 14 3. third heauen farre aboue all these heauens that are visible whom in respect of his bodily pr●sence the heauens must receiue till the time of the restitution of all things and hee ascended as o●● fore-runner to prepare a place for vs. And sitteth at the right hand of God And sits at the right hand of 21 Of his session and interecession God the Father Almighty exercising the office of King and Iudge for his Church being as God-man made Lord of all and crowned with glory and honour and ruling in all fulnesse of Maiesty power and Soueraignty being Act. 2. 34. 35. 36. Ph●l 2. ● Heb. 8. 1. 1. 3. Rom. 8. 34. Ioh. 17. 9. 20. set farre aboue all principality and power and euery thing that is named all things whether in earth heauen or hell being in subiection vnder his feet sauing alone that God did put all things vnder him Where also he euer liueth to make request for vs that are not of the world but haue beleeued through the word taught by his Apostles From thence hee shall come to iudge both the quicke and the dead This Iesus Christ shall come 2● Of the last iudgment Act. 1. ●1 17. 31. Mat. ●4 30 from thence that is from heauen into which he ascended after his r●surrection and not from thence that is from sitting at the right hand of God for n●uer shall his kingdome and power be more manifest then at this day to iudge the world at the last day for wee beleeue the world shall haue an end and at the last day Christ as hee is the Sonne of man shall iudge the world descending from heauen in the same visible forme in which hee went vp and comming in power and great glory at which day all shall be iudged 2 Tim. 4 1 Mat. 12 36 Eccles ●2 14. both those that shall be found then aliue and remaining till that day and those that haue beene dead from the beginning of the world to that day and they shall be iudged of all that they haue done in their bodies while they liued in them of euery idle word and of euery secret thing and euery one shall receiue without respect of persons according to 2 Cor. 5. 10 that he hath done while he liued here whether it be good or bad §. IIII. Wee beleeue also and professe and ought to hold till death I beleeue in the Holy Ghost THat the Holy Ghost is God 23 Of the Holy Ghost Ioh. 1● 26 2 Pet 1. 21. Esa 59 21. Gal 4. 1 Cor. 12 12 13. Ioh. 14 26. ● Ioh. 2 27 equall with the Father and the Sonne proceeding from the Father and the Sonne who spake by the Prophets in the Old Testament and by the Apostles in the New Testament and still worketh in and by that word who is also sent into the hearts of Gods children and is that one spirit that knitteth all Christians to Christ their head and san●●ifieth them by applying the ver●ue of Christs death and resurrection and comforteth and preserueth in the estate of holinesse the true members of Christ and abideth with them for euer This sanctification is to dye 24 Of Sanctification Rom. 6. 1 2 3 4. 1 Thes 5. 1 Ioh. 1. 8. Esa 64. 6. 1 Ioh. 3. ● Ioh. 3. 5. 2 Cor. 5 17. Ioel 2. ●8 Act. 2. 10 to sinne and rise againe to newnesse of life it is a work wrought in the whole man in soule and body and spirit yet but vnperfect in this life neuerthelesse the graces of this spirit wrought in vs at our new birth can neuer wholly or finally be lost and it is of absolu●e necessity that wee haue this spirit of Christ and find the worke thereof in regenerating vs and making vs a new or else we are not Christs nor

that of Peter 2 Pet. 1. 6 7 8 9 10. And the illustrious examples of the Lords worthies in Scripture a catalogue of them we haue in Heb. 11. the rest wee may obserue in our reading and hearing 4 Quench not the spirit no● grieue it but stirre vp the gift that is in thee and improue it 1 Thes 5. 19. Ephes 4. 30. 5 Addresse thy selfe alwaies to the battell and take to thee the whole armour of God Eph. 6. 10. 6 In thy solitarinesse meditate seri●usly of thy sinnes of redemption by Christ of death of iudgement to come of the glorious workes of Gods prouidence of the ioyes of heauen and the holinesse there obtained of the torments of hell of the vanity of all things vnder the Sunne of the true glory of Christian graces of the immortality of the soule and of the sweet and sumptuous feast of a good conscience c. But here be wary first that there creepe vpon thy heart no insnaring delight vpon the remembrance of some former sin that hath beene a minion sinne secondly that vpon no imagina●y plot we entertaine any proiect of a new sinne thirdly that the apprehensions of the exceeding riches of glorious grace in Christ be not an occasion of any loosenesse secretly in thy heart to lessen sinne or loose the reines to euill affections but behold sinne as that that nailed thy Sauiour to the Crosse and that which could not haue been pardoned if th● Sonne of God had not dyed for it 7 Keepe thy heart in the heart of inflamed loue to God the glories of whose nature and in speciall the riches of whose grace should in amore vs whose workes of mercifull prouidence and in speciall the fauourable audience of our prayers should fire vs with desires after him Psal 18. 1. 116. 1. 8 Forasmuch as Christ will come at the last day in flames of fire taking vengeance on them that obey not his Gospell and according to the Gospell shall the secrets of men be then iudged therefore it behooueth all to take speciall notice of the sins against the Gospell and take heed they liue not in any of 2 Thes 2. 9 Rom. 2. 16. them for as nothing is more to the glory of God and comfort of a mans owne soule then to serue God in the Gospell of his Rom. 1. 9. 2 Cor. 9. 13. Sonne then ● professed subiection to the Gospell and to haue ou● conuersation in this world not with 2 Cor. 1. 12 fleshly wisedome but by the grace of God for in whomsoeuer it is found in them it is exceeding grace 2 Cor. 9 14. so what is more damning then to turne this grace into wantonnesse and to transgresse and not to abide in the doctrine of Christ Iude 4. 2 Ioh 9. To helpe thee herein I haue A rowle of the sinnes against the Gospell gathered a rowle of the sinnes a-against God in Christ or against the Gospell of our Lord Iesus Christ and do here present them to thee Sins against the Gospel are committed against Christ or Christians or Christian graces in vs or men that are not Christians that liue with vs. 1 Sins against Christ are against 1 Against Christ 1. his person 2 His natures 3 His offices 4. His doctrine 5. His virtues of life 6. His ordinances 7 His spirit 8. His day 9. His discipline The sinnes against Christ are first against his person so hee His person offendeth That denieth that Iesus of Nazareth is the Christ Ioh. 8. 24. this man so remaining shall dye in his sinnes hee is a lyer 1 Ioh. 2. 22. That saith that hee is the Christ Mat. 24. 24. this is a false Christ That hath base thoughts of Christ Esa 53. 3. That denyeth the vnion of the humane and diuine nature in the one person of the sonne of God Ioh. 1. 14. hee beholds not his glory the Glory as of the onely begotten of the Father Secondly against his natures His natures both Diuine and humane Against his diuine nature he sinneth That denyeth that Iesus is the Sonne of God 1 Ioh. 4. 15. That denyeth the Father and the Sonne 1 Ioh. 2. 22. hee is Antichrist That denyeth that God dwelleth in Christ bodily Col. 2 9. Ag●inst his human nature hee sinneth That denyeth that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh 1 Ioh. 4. 3 this is that spirit of Antichrist That denyeth he was like vs in all things sinne onely excepted tempted like as we are touched with the feeling of our infirmities Heb. 2. 17. and 4. 15. Thirdly against his Offices His offices in the whole and in the partes in the whole as against his Mediatorship and so hee sinneth That worshippeth God without Christ and not in his name Mediation alone Rom. 1. 9. That saith he hath no sinne or hath not sinned as deepely as the Scripture chargeth euery man in Rom. 3. 11. 12. c. Psal 14. 1 Ioh. 1. 7. 8. there is no truth in this man That seeth not his estate of enmity out of Christ for a Mediator is not a Mediator of one that is of parties that are alone and are not at odds Gal. 3. 20. Against his Offices in the partes as against him as King and so he offendeth That maketh or taketh traditions precepts of men for lawes articles of faith Mat. 23. 8. 9. 10. this is to be called and to call men Rabbi Father Master That exalteth himselfe aboue all that is called God or that is worshipped so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God shewing himselfe that he is God 2 Thes 2. 4 this is that man of sinne that sonne of perdition that head of Apostacie or of the Apostaticall Church that opposer that Antichrist that wicked one vers 3. 8. 9. That placeth Christs kingdom in meates or drinke Rom 14. 17. Against him as Priest both expiating and interceding Against his expiation are these sinnes The establishing of our own righteousnesse Rom. 10. 2. 3. Expiating Ceremonies Col. 2. 20. 16. 17. called rudiments of the world Hauing confidence in the flesh Phil. 3. 3. that is in carnall prerogatiues or ability Glorying in any thing saue in the Crosse of Christ Gal. 6. 14. Against his intercession are these sinnes Angel-worship Col. 2 18. 18. The mediation of Saints 1 Tim. 2. 5. Against him as Prophet of the Church are these sinnes Philosophy when it becomes vaine deceit Col. 2. 8. The affectation of titles in the Church and the giuing of flattering titles Mat. 23. 7. The pr●ssing of thing arbitrary as necessary so to lay a s●are on Christians 1 Cor. 7. 6. 10 25 35. Forthly against his Doctrine His Doctrine there are diuerse wayes of offending as to receiue the grace of God in vaine 2 Cor. 6. 1. To turne this grace into wantonnesse Iude 4. To beguile or bee beguiled from the simplicity that is in Iesus Christ 2 Cor. 11. 3. To neglect our reconciliation Esa 5. 2. 11. 2

Ministeriall sentence and testimony concerning thy estate in Christ Know the ordinance of the keyes is of no small vse and comfort Ioh. 20. 23. 2 The profligation of temptations looking with a stedfast eye on the reward through the promise 3 The excitation of that Christian 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or desire to be dissolued that thou maiest say with good old Iacob Lord I haue waited for thy saluation Gen. 49. 18. In the very agony of death and deposition or laying downe of thy body how glorious is it To dye in the faith To excite our hope and desire of heauen To commit our soules into the ha●ds of him that rede●med them the Lord God of truth Psal 31. 6. sa●ing Father into thy hands I commend my spirit and Lord Iesus receiue my spirit Amen Euen so be it §. XXXI Peculiar rules applyed for the passing euery day BY Gods assistance the rules Rules applyed for the p●ssing of the day of hol● li●e haue hitherto beene taught rules not now and the● to be looked vnto but constantly nor generally but particularly in all our actions euery day and throughout the day that we might serue the Lord in holinesse and righteousnesse all the dayes of our life blesse him euery day of our life and thinke of him all the day long But this it may be such is our weakenesse and the backwardnesse of our hearts to good hath scarce found a place in our thoughts as yet and where it hath yet know they not how to order them handsomely to a daily direction To helpe this also I now apply my self making a draught of certaine rules out of Gods word by which you may be inabled euery day to passe the day according to Gods will with sound peace for this vndoubtedly is required of vs a faithfull and constant endeauor to please God in all things euery day of our liues to the peace of our consciences and the glory of God And because some thinke it The warrant of it strange it should be required of them to be kept in compasse euery day some thinke the ●abbath is enough to attend to a religious holy conuer●atio● some say I hope we be no children to be appointed what wee should doe some thinke it is not to be thought the Lord should direct a man to euery various action which meeteth him in the day some can be content to receiue the thing of the day in his day from Gods hand but neuer thought of doing the duety of the day in his day to God againe and so neuer passed a day in all their liues of which they could in all actions or euer did depend on God in those particulars abide with him by faith therefore I haue selected that place in Pro. 6. 20. 21. 22. to take off all these conceits and to proue the necessity the excellency of this course if euery day through the whole day we passe it according to the warrant of Gods word The words of the text are these Pro. 6. 20. My Sonne keepe thy Fathers Commandement and forsake not the law of thy mother 21 Binde them continually vpon thine heart and ty them abou● thy necke 22 When thou goest it shall lead thee when thou sleepest it shall keepe thee and when thou awakest it shall talke with thee 1 Here first it is fully charged euery day to haue the commandements bound vpon our hearts for continuall remembrance tyed about our neckes as Iewels for esteeme and ornament and for vse to lead vs in our goings to keepe vs in our sleeping to talke with vs in our awaking accommodated and fitted in all to our owne particular in euery moment of times changes ver● 21. 22. 2 Therefore the Sabbath though it haue its more speciall attendance on Gods Seruice in his ordinances and that onely yet is not all the time God requireth for an holy conuersation nay all times h●lily though not all time in the duties of reading hearing prayer and the like vers 21. 3 And I hope you will be and are Wisedomes children who in these words speaketh to you as to children My Son vers 20. and offers her selfe as a mother and God a● your father yea I hope you will be children to learne of wisedomes maydens euen your Ministers instructing you from Gods mouth You must be appointed else are you bastards and not sonnes 4 And for specialty of direction the word if thou remember and price it will guide the day and night awake asleepe at thy going out and at thy comming in vers 22. 5 And thus walking thou art sure of sweet cōmunion w●th God the father and with Iesus Christ the wisedome of his father no father and mother more tendering their child the● the Lord will tender thee while thou seruest him vers 20 and thou art sure of preseruation in the life of grace and way of holinesse the C●uenant it selfe hath the power to leade thee to keepe to comfort thee as a friend Counseller and guide from thy vp●ising to thy downe-l●ing Nor i● the Gouerning of our liues left in our owne hands one day nor were it good for vs who are giuen to change if it were so for we were then no way assured of the protection of our heauenly father and blessed Sauiour nor of a safe footing in any of our waies This for the Text according The coppy of it to the warrant whereof I beseech you receiue the Coppy of your ●aily direction thus 1 Awake with God let thy heart sing his power and mercy in the Morning Psal 59. 16. in the Morning direct thy selfe vnt● God and looke vp Psal 5. 3. preuent him in the morning Psal 88. 13. it matters much vpon whom thou bestowest thy first thoughts 2 Let thy apparell be such as becometh those that professe godlinesse expressing modesty shamefastnesse and sobriety 1 Tim. 2. 9. 10. Neither costly beyond ability or to hinder good workes nor garish for the fashion beyond modesty nor strange for new-fanglednesse there is the apparell of good works the ornament of a meeke and quiet spirit likewise suffer not more time then needs to be spent about this trimming of thy carcase 3 Turne thy selfe in solemne manner to prayer with confession Thankesgiuing and petition acknowledge thy dependance on God seeke of him thy daily bread and daily forgiuenesse and renewed strength against temptations c. and if thou haue a family neglect not to call them together at the conuenientest time Ier. 10. vers 25. vse it not as a custome nor as if that one little space o● deuo●ion did buy out a pardon for the rest of the day to liue as thou listest no it is to enable thee the better to walke in the day with God 4 Follow thy calling with cheerefulnesse diligence and quietnesse 1 Th●s 4. 11. doe thy labour as a duty not with the desire to be rich which is both a sinne and a snare be content with Gods blessing in the successe he giueth