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spirit_n	ghost_n	holy_a	jesus_n	15,155	5	6.0417	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02762	The burning bush not consumed wherein (either vnder all deepe sense of wrath; or hardnesse of heart, one may iudge, whether he be the childe of God, or not, &c. Chiefly receyuing satisfaction concerning the sinne against the Holy Ghost. Perused by I.D. and diuers other diuines.	Hart, John, D.D.; Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639, attributed name.	1616 (1616)	STC 12891; ESTC S103842	61,708	194

and yet are farre from the wrath of God Minist 1. Those who neuer haue felt wrath but alwayes peace 2. Those who haue felt the tentations of despaire and doubting yet afterwards haue obtained peace 3. Such who feele a hardnesse of heart and can haue no present reliefe Schol. Who bee they who haue neuer felt wrath but alwayes peace Minister Those whom God at their first conuersion hath called with much sweetnesse in melting their hearts by little and little for their sinnes Next such on whom God hath powred out a sense of his loue working in them a perswasion of mercy with ioy renuing the minde working a study of holinesse a hatred of sinne and a loue of righteousnesse Schol. Who be they who haue found the tentations of despaire and doubting and yet thereafter haue found peace Minist Those whom God hath inlightned to see their sinnes and the wrath of God for them and haue bin terrified doubting of their saluation and election yet God afterwards shineth vpon their soules touching them with a sense of remission of sinnes election and glorie whereupon ariseth that peace of God which passeth all vnderstanding and that ioy of the holy Ghost vnspeakeable and glorious Schol. Who are those who feele the hardnesse of their heart yet are not able to shake off the same Minist Those who haue once felt that mollifying power of the Spirit that light which draweth the soule to see it selfe and it owne wildnesse to see also God in the face of Iesus Christ and yet in the present finde a kind of deadnesse within Scholler How may it be knowne that one is not vnder the wrath of God in such a disposition Minist First such a one must looke backe vnto his former experience remembring the dayes of old and the yeeres of ancient time and next againe vnto his present disposition Schol. What must the present disposition be Minister A sense of hardnesse deadnesse and blindnesse A sad heart for the absence of God with a longing for his blessed presence Schol. What must be the exercise of one in this estate Minst A labouring and striuing with the heart to attaine feeling Schol. Wherein must this strife consist Minist In a wrastling with God against the hardnesse of the heart in Prayer and Mourning Schol. But what if one be neither able to wrastle nor striue Minist Yet must hee speake vnto God and shew him the disposition of the soule intreating him to helpe it for his Christs sake Schol. What if one be not able to speake for burden and trouble of soule Minist Hee must grone vnto God hold vp the hands and eyes vnto him desire to desire vse the outward meanes though vnwillingly and with torment for when we are not able to vse our feeling the outward meanes may ease Schol. What comfort can this afford to any one since God will be worshipped in Spirit and Trueth which he in such a case is not able to doe Minister It affoordeth singular consolation 1. In that wee haue a feeling of our selues and our great miserie Next in that such a disposition is vnpleasing vnto vs. 3. In that we would gladly haue it made better 4. In that we feele there is no comfort in heauen or earth for vs vntill God come Schol. How should the soule rest in such a hard estate Min. 1. Rest in hope 2. Waite 3. Say vnto God Giue mee such a heart as thou desirest Lord and then require thou of me such a heart and such a worship as thou desirest Schol. Wherefore doth the Lord suffer his cildren to haue and feele hardnesse of heart Minst First that so much the better they may vnderstand how miserable by nature they are 2. That they may see where only helpe is to be found 3. That being humbled they may not bee lifted vp with spirituall pride Lastly that they may much esteeme and cherish the fauour of God when he commeth in the power of the meanes Schol. In such extremities at what times commeth God to the soule Minist Vnlooked for when we are at the brinke of despaire or else when we haue yeelded as ouercome and almost left desiring or then when hee giueth an earnest and violent desire which neither can nor will be satiate vntill he come Schol. Yet why suffereth the Lord his children many times to vse all the meanes and yet not to finde him in the meanes before hee come thus vnlooked for Minst That wee may know he onely commeth when hee will nothing mouing him but his owne good pleasure Schol. What should wee learne heereof Minist 1. Not to conclude reprobation because to our feeling wee find desertion 2. Not to measure mercy by our present feeling 3. To waite vntill he come though we cannot feele his presence if it were vntill the last gaspe Schol. What if in the meane time there be no other sense but of stinging torments and Wrath Minist Yet must wee make claime vnto his promises In wrath beseech him to remember mercie saying vnto him with Iob Lord although thou wouldest slay vs yet will wee trust in thee thus waiting vntill hee come not being hastie and then in his owne good time he will appeare to our comfort Schol. Who be they who feele no wrath yet remaining vnder the heauie wrath of God Minist First such as haue no effectuall calling from God 2. Such as haue neuer had any true sense of the bitternesse and grieuousnesse of sinne 3. Such as are not mooued with the loue of the trueth neither doe loue God or haue had any sense of his loue or the earnest of the Spirit Lastly all such who make a shewe of godlinesse but haue denied the power thereof Schol. How diuide you those who are in this estate Minist They are partly out of the Church and partly in the Church Schol. Who be they that are out of the Church Min. Those who haue not amongst them the profession of the true God as hee hath reuealed himselfe in his word Schol. Who be they in the Church that lye vnder the wrath yet feele it not Minister First those who professe without knowledge 2. Those who haue conscience without knowledge and holinesse 3. Those who haue attained light yet fight against their enlightning Lastly those who through the custome of sinne are hardned so as with greedinesse they runne forward in all outward and inward impieties God for the present hauing giuen them ouer to a reprobate sense Schol. How farre may one proceede in shewe of true profession and yet be vnder the wrath of God Minist First hee may haue a litterall knowledge 2. A temporall and Historicall faith yea and the faith of miracles 3. He may haue a sorrow for sinne 4. He may haue a desire of heauen 5. He may taste of the good word of God and of the powers of the

testifieth when hee saith Thy hand was heauy vpon mee day and night my moisture is turned into the drought of Sommer And againe There is nothing sound in my flesh because of thine anger neither is there rest in my bones because of my sinne for mine iniquities are gone ouer my head and as a mighty burden are too heauy for me My wounds are putrified and corrupt because of my foolishnes My reines are full of burning and there is nothing sound in my flesh yea hee further testifieth that the indignation of God lay vpon him Againe he saith Thy indignation goeth ouer me and thy feare hath cut me off Schol. Yet declare further how far may the Childe of God be cast downe feeling of Gods absence being in continuall vexation by the apprehension of his anger yet continuing the Child of God Min. First the Child of God may be driuen to such an extremity and narrow pinch that to his feeling God hideth his face from him the Lord reiecteth his soule and when he roareth crying out that he shutteth foorth his prayer Next to his sense feeling he will feele the God of heauen to be his enemies pulling him in pieces causing the arrowes of his quiuer to enter into his reines filling him with bitternesse and causing his soule to be farre from peace Againe the Childe of God to his feeling may through the affliction of his soule be at the brinke of despaire and at the point of death yea and from his youth suffer terrors doubting of his life Lastly the Child of God through the manifold tentations of his soule will be so deiected that when he prayeth his spirit will be full of anguish and vexation and agony thinking that God hath either forgotten to bee mercifull or that hee hath shut vp his tender mercies in displeasure that hee hath ouerthrowne and destroyed him on euery side that being gone God hath kindled his wrath against him Schol. Can the Childe of God after he hath felt terror become so senselesse that he will bee hardened from the feare and awe of the maiestie of God Minist He may as the Prophet Isaiah testifieth when hee saith Why hast thou made vs to erre from thy waies hardned our hearts from thy feare as also experience of the Saints of God in all ages witnes the same Schol. How farre may the Childe of God after his effectuall calling runne riotously in prophane loosenesse Min. First he may stray and fall away in his affections of loue and hatred Secondly hee may loose the reines in outward actions Schol. How may the Child of God degenerate in his affections Minist First his loue and obedience may grow cooler vnto Christ Iesus his hatred likewise of sinne may be diminished the loue of righteousnes be remoued a little and yet remaine the Childe of God As we see in Dauid a man after Gods owne heart and Peter Christs deare Apostle who thus for a while did fall away in their affections Schol. What are the degrees by which the Child of God commeth vnto this disordered riot and loosenesse in his affectiones Min. First he suffereth the presence of God to goe foorth of his heart and the minde to be blinded 2. Hee leaueth off seriously either to seeke God or to mourne for his absence 3. The vaile and snares of hardnesse of heart thus commeth vpon him 4. The heart becommeth senselesse and dead 5. The party thus lying open vnto tentation vnarmed sinne deceiueth with the enticements thereof defiling the affections perswading them to fulfill the lusts of the flesh 6. The sense of heauen and of hell become strangely decayed And lastly there may well abide a light to conuince and conuict the conscience thus defiled but no power to resist sinne in the act Schol. What should wee learne from hence Minist First to beware we loose not our peace and communion with God 2. To shun hardnesse of heart and blindnesse of minde 3. Not to suffer the conscience to be senselesse without feeling but euer to retaine a sight and sense of sinne and the terror of Gods wrath for the same with some measure of remorse and godly sorrow 4. To be watchfull that the vile bewitching pleasures of sin benumme not the conscience making it consent vnto such abhominations for if we so doe the strength of sinne will ouercome vs and by the righteous iudgement of God we shall fall into some great danger which although it bring vs not to hell shall be a staine in the conscience and as a thorne in our side all our life long Schol. Is it possible for the Childe of God to fall into such grosse sinnes as those who are ordained vnto destruction the sinne against the holy Ghost excepted Mi. Nothing more certain he may fall into the same sins and yet be no cast away Esau a Reprobate was a fornicator Dauid an Elect did commit adultery Lot an Elect was ouertaken with drunkennes incest so also was Noah with wine Peter an elect denied Christ and Ioseph did sweare by the life of Pharaoh so that he hath no freedome if Gods spirit be absent more then these not to fal into such grosse sins the sinne against the holy Ghost excepted Schol. What is the sinne against the holy Ghost Min. There are sixe names giuen vnto this great sinne 1. It is called a sinne against the holy Ghost 2. A blasphemy an impious blasphemy extreamely impious 3. A sinne that neuer shall be forgiuen 4. A falling away an Apostasie 5. A sinne against knowledge and conscience in great light in despite of the spirit of grace 6. A sinne vnto death Schol. Why is it so diuersly named Mi. Because God in his word hath beene pleased so to expresse the same vnto vs yet if we list to looke more neerely into the same we shall finde sundry causes 1. It is called A sinne against the holy Ghost Not in respect of the substance of the holy Ghost for the essence of the three persons is all in one and the same God nor yet in respect of the Person of the holy Ghost for whatsoeuer is done against any one of the persons is done against all three but it is sayd to be done against the holy Spirit because done against the immediate effect worke and office of the holy Spirit to wit against the shining light of the said spirit this light is indeed an effect of the Father and of the Son as well as of the holy spirit yet it is said to be against the holy Ghost onely because it fighteth against a speciall immediate worke of his against that light and worke of grace kindled by him 2. It is called a blasphemy an impious blasphemy extreamly wicked There be diuers blasphemies a blasphemy of men a blasphemie directly against the Sonne of man a blasphemy impious wicked such as was Pauls blasphemy

world to come Last of all hee may haue an inward restraining power to curbe sinne with an outward holinesse Schol. What knowledge is that which a wicked man may haue Minist A knowledge of sinne of hell of heauen of mercie of wrath and of Christ and of his meritorious death buriall resurrection and second comming with all the points of Religion Schol. What is the reason that this knowledge keepeth them not from this wrath Minister Because it is not applyed close vnto the heart to renue the Spirit of the minde to change the will and affections vnto the loue and obedience of Gods trueth Schol. What kind of knowledge call you this then Minist A litterall knowledge which puffeth vp but neither humbleth nor sanctifieth Scholer Who hath this knowledge Minist The diuels and reprobates and such who are not truely called by Gods holy Spirit Schol. What is the cause that their faith saueth them not Minist Because it is not wrought by the Spirit to apply Christ and all his benefits vnto iustification and sanctification Schol. What manner of sorrow is this which wicked men may haue Minist A worldly sorrow which causeth death Scholler Wherefore is this sorrowe Minist Not for the right cause but for the terrours of conscience and the punishment of sinne Scholler What kinde of desire is this which wicked men may haue of heauen Minist A naturall desire but not spirituall Scholler Why call you it a naturall desire Min. Because wicked men would be in heauen for their owne ease that therby they might escape punishment onely Schol. Wherefore is such a desire naturall Minist Because therein nature onely seeketh the preseruation of Nature and those who wish to be in heauen onely for their owne ease to bee freed of paine doe onely seeke the preseruation of Nature Schol. What kind of feeling is this which wicked men may haue of the good word of God and the powers of the world to come Minister Onely fretting motions wrought by the Maiesty of the word which ouer shadoweth their soules Schol. What is the cause that this feeling is not the true feeling Minist First because it is not wrought by the Spirit of adoption after that speciall manner whereby he worketh in the elect Next because it bringeth no sure perswasion of election and glory As also because it neither feeleth the loue of God nor is bound close vnto God by a secret loue Lastly because that kind of feeling neither satisfieth nor setleth the soule to repose in peace vpon Christ Iesus Schol. What call you this restraining power which the wicked may haue to controule sinne Minister A secret generall working of God repressing the force of nature but withholding his sanctifying grace and the renuing vertu of his holy Spirit Schol. What call you this outward holinesse in men wicked and peruerse Min. An outward conformitie with the law of God without the inward change of minde wil and affection Schol. Since then wicked men may be vnder the wrath of God haueing so many properties of christian professors Shew vnto me how in this narrow pinch of affinitie one may rest assured that he is the child of God Minst What is the speciall thing wherin you would haue me to resolue you of Schol. First I would know how to discerne when our knowledge may be called a sauing knowledge Minist If our knowledge be spirituall it is sauing Schol. What doe you meane by that Minister First we must trie if our mindes bee rightly informed according to the trueth of Gods word Next whether our hearts loue that which wee know Lastly wee must looke whether wee practise that which we know and loue mourning because we are not able to obey and striuing against our rebellion that wee may obey that light of God which is in our minde this is spirituall knowledge Schol. But if a man neither know loue nor obey what can he then say of himselfe saue this that God is greater then his conscience and therefore iustly may condemne him Min. Yet if there bee a desire to loue and yeeld obedience vnto that which one knowes sometimes groning in the Spirit vnto God sometimes mourning and constantly waiting with a heauy heart vntill such time as the Lord shall powre forth his renuing grace all is yet safe Schol. VVhat warrant haue wee so to doe Min. His owne promises Schol. Shew them I intreate you Minist Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for righteousnes for they shall bee filled whosoeuer waiteth on mee shall neuer bee ashamed I will poure water vpon the dry ground and flouds vpon the thirsty ground Schol. Seeing that the wicked haue a certaine faith which iustifieth not what manner of faith is that which bringeth saluation Minist That faith which is a iustifying before God Schol. who worketh this faith Minist The holy Spirit Schol. VVhat thing is that which the soule apprehendeth by faith Minist Iesus Christ God and man blessed for euermore Our Mediator who was humbled vnto the death of the Crosse for our fakes now sitting at the right hand of God the Father with all the rich benefits which he hath purchased to be powred out vpon vs in this life and in the life to come Schol. How shall wee know whether as yet wee haue so layed sure hould of Christ as to make him our owne Minist First we must marke if our soules haue perceiued all sufficiencie of grace to bee in him and the God-head bodily dwelling in him Next wee must looke if wee betake our selues onely vnto Christ Iesus to repose vpon him looking for righteousnesse and life only in him Then must wee behould what loue we haue vnto our Redeemer and try whether or not wee would gladly loue him better then all the pleasures in heauen or earth Further we must marke if euer our soules haue found ioy in beleeuing in the death and resurrection of the Lord Iesus Lastly looke if our hearts be allured with a louing languor to desire for that sense and feeling we once had of him resoluing to obey him if wee were able Sc. Seeing that you say the wicked haue a sorrow for sinn how should the Elect know that their sorow is not the sorrow of wicked men Minist The sorrow of the elect is a godly sorrow vnto life Sch. VVhy call you it a godly sorrow Min. Because it is wrought by God himselfe 2. Because the heart breaketh not so much for shame and paine as for hauing offended so louing so mercifull a Father the piercing of so louing a Redemer and for grieuing of the holy Spirit our Comforter Schol. VVhat kind of sorrow is the sorrow of Gods children Minist A bitter sorrow mingled with sweetnesse Sch. Are the children of God euer affected with this griefe when they are sorrowfull M. No. Sch. VVhat other disposition then haue Gods children