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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93882	Pantalogia. The saints abundance opened. / By Thomas Sterry preacher of the gospel. Published at the earnest intreaty of some friends. Imprimatur John Downame.	Sterry, Thomas.	1646 (1646)	Wing S5488; Thomason E355_28; ESTC R201127	14,218	28

in his tender heart and soul Thou hast ravished or taken away my heart c. Cant. 4.9 Of this friend's especially it is true the heart is not so much where it lives as where it loves By distinction of persons Christ and a Saint are two by union in affection he is theirs This as one branch is that unity which is the beleevers band of comfort Fourthly as their Advocate The expression is politicall a sublime title of office implying a Subject imploy'd after this way for another and as thus spoken of Jesus Christ we read it 1 Joh. 2.1 We have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ who as it is his office makes intercession for us Rom. 8.34 that is continues the mournfull act of his sacrifice after this manner The same body which in beleevers steads with strong cries and tears was upon the crosse once offered now virtually in the heavens with as strong prayers he still so offers up for them to the Father So that in this act of oblation for them his person is as an Advocate theirs And now lastly God the Spirit is abundance yea theirs as the Father's gift with Jesus Christ to them In one breath you may read all three Tit. 3.5 And renuing of the holy Ghost v. 6. * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as relating to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Which holy Ghost he the Father in a distinction from his Son and Spirit she●…n us abundantly by Jesus Christ Abundantly on us is here joyn'd with the Father's effusion of his Spirit declaring thereby it's signification to be an abundance and that theirs by the Father's gift To this Spirit also hath a beleever then as true a title as to the Father and the Son To them the promise the Father shall give you another Comforter the Spirit of truth Joh. 14.16 17. is fulfill'd Upon them the Father hath poured him forth They have him actually in possession peculiarly in title he is theirs Now as the other two persons had their distinct relations in which they were made over this hath his proper work in which he is theirs viz. This Spirit is their onely light by which they see all things necessary for them to see of the Father and Jesus Christ God hath made sence and reason lights in their own sphears to this world of nature but in the deep things of himself these are darknesse to a Saint As it is written eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither hath entred into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared 1 Cor. 2.9 But mark what follows God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit for he searcheth all things yea the deep things of God v. 10. And in v. 12. We have received the Spirit which is of God that we might know the things c. 'T is the proper work of this Spirit to sound these depths for from eternity he lived in the bosome of the Godhead and was privie to all in God and Jesus Christ 'T is his onely too to make them known As an inhabitant therefore he is said to dwell in beleevers 2 Tim. 1.14 Into whose minds to whose souls he continually bringe them Here shines the Saints light in a mistery they know these things not theoretically but feelingly as this Spirit reveals them Thus as well as I am able little of much have I set before you the relations of these persons of glory in which God freely makes himself over to his creature and not all but some yet by these few imperfect lineaments the spirituall sence of that Christiano-Platonicall thesis one was all and all one may be in some sort conjectured For this Trinity indeed is but One and that one a beleevers ALL. This is the close of the first Question Quest 2. What comfort hath a beleever more by having this ALL FREELY GIVEN him than by injoying it any other way Ans A great deal In the injoyment it is unspeakable full of glory Consider this All but simply as a gift so it was neither bought nor borrowed Deeds of Sale and Loan have each their trouble viz. Laerge expence short injoyment And were this all made over by either of these the creature must pay for it and at last part with it If the first their Stock not amounting to the ten thousandth part of the price they must then either go without it or be undone in the purchase Or if not so should God but lend Himself his Son his Spirit a time would come when but justly he would look for his own again Would not this then be as bad as the former The Creature would be undone in the surrender But now the Father hath burthened them with neither of these What they have they have by gift Herein then lies that which is better felt then spoke one peice of their comfort viz. With a price they are not troubled of a parting with they are not afraid This all though in respect of Christ it is true the Saints are bought with a price costs them nothing and is theirs to eternity Consider it again as a free gift And here if you would rightly understand the Answer of the Question have recourse in every particular as the sound passeth by your ear to the chearfull workings of your own soul Are the Saints intitled to are they possessed of All freely All then is theirs without reluctancie Jer. 30.18 The Father the proper giver waits to be gracious In his eye a chearfull giver is of great esteeme 2 Cor. 9.7 for he himself delights to give chearfully All such acts toward his own go not to but from his heart All is theirs without any motive externall Among men the glory of a gift's freenesse consists in the voluntarinesse of the spirit we use not therefore to call that free to which a man is outwardly provok'd Were God thus moved to give Himself Son and Spirit to a Saint a gift it might be but not free That therefore which he doth by deed of gift comes from a principle within him his love Joh. 3.16 that his gift might appear plainly to be free All is theirs without Condition The Father gives it not according to the Law but the tenour of the Gospel He binds not his Creature in the act of donation to the performance of Articles for their interest in his gift but bestows where he pleaseth without these Conditions it is true may perchance sometimes stand with a gift but they are alwaies limits to the freenesse of it that then which is bounded cannot be free This great gift therefore is unconditionate Thus I have done with the Doctrinall part Vses Now to close all give me leave my dear friends to speak thrice to you 1. First an Information Are beleevers thus possessed of All things in the injoyment of Jesus Christ They are then the onely rich men Rich absolutely rich incomparably none so rich nor truly so as they

Histories give us the name of one who was from some few earthly possessions reported to be the richest of all the Romans and had we not the Scriptures we might suppose our dayes yeelds not this man his fellow But as he among them so and far more are all the Saints among the sons and daughters of men Behold Paul sounds with a full blast in our ears All is theirs 1 Cor. 3.22 Can your thoughts of their wealth now chuse but fill yea to their largest extension mine cannot this all to me represents more than can be discovered by any relation Solomon of old under the name of Wisdom sung thus of Jesus Christ With me are riches and honours Prov. 8.18 Beleevers under the relations of the Trinity to them may sing thus of themselves With us are riches and treasures we have durable incomparable riches Jesus Christ his Father and Spirit And are these injoy'd by a deed of free-gift No qualifications then may pre-exist to make the creature either more worthy or capeable of them If the contrary shall still perswade let me ask you How then is it a gift much-lesse how is it free Pardon me if I close this branch with it's vindication I humbly conceive no liberty to licentiousnesse can be here grounded Falsly it is pretended to frustrate performances which God forbid They indeed have their excellent uses although not these But observe where you will men of all sorts and who shall you see more devout more constant in such things than they who humbly wait for who diligently wait upon this free gift If any there be who that grace may abound take liberty to sin an evill spirit we say hath deluded such and shall a reproach for their sakes be rudely cast or lie upon the truth Moreover ignorance hath heretofore been a pregnant mother of scurrulous reproaches For who more forward indeed to load truth with such than they that feelingly understand it not The Father of our Lord Jesus grant that this mother with her foule brood lodge not still in the minds and dwell between the lips of men Some of great worth for all other learning have been so ingenuously civill in their thoughts in their speeches of Plato's Ideahs that in both they have born a moderate respect to them because as they have often said they know not what they may mean in better understandings Who lends me now a sigh to help in the lamentation of a great evill that is under the Sun O! that mens words and thoughts were but thus civillis'd towards the things of God the high things of God O! that they were but convinc'd of this that there may be a divine power demonstrating them in humble panting souls which they yet know not How sweetly should we all live if this were so 2. A Consolation Is it a gift and so not borrowed If any of you have receiv'd it you may sit down with bosomes fill'd with this comfort What thou hast is thy own for ever In thee then whosoever thou art and in all such groundlesse are all sad thoughts of dissertion yea for ever groundlesse are all such fears Weaknesse may sometimes cloud thy soul not really rob it of it's own This gift especiall is stamp'd with this impresso The good part which shall never be taken from thee 3. An Exhortation Is this gift all things Expect look for no inward fulnesse without this gift Fire some say came first from heaven and therefore restlesly works it self through combustibles endeavouring to aspire thither again Every rationall soul is Heavens free born flame raked up here in embers of flesh restlesse and unsatisfied in all its courses 'T is his labour lost who endeavours the contrary with with things inferiour to it It can never be till inwardly united with this Father this Son this Spirit But with any of you is it not yet so Wait diligently for them till they be given Or is it already so Wait still continually on them humbly increase your acquaintance with them They are all fulnesse they will be so to you Wait diligently upon this Father He 'l give you with a daily increase his Son his Spirit Wait upon this Son this Jesus It is he that can reveal all things of the Father If you are acquainted with him ask him of the Father in the discovery of him if you observe you shall find this Jesus to be to you a Husband a Brother a Friend a Counsellour Wait upon this Spirit too Learn every day more and more the knowledge of him It is he that can that must bring you acquainted with Jesus Christ If you already know him why do you not ask him of your Saviour In this inquiry he would be in you a glorious light He would shew you your Saviour even as he is But do any of you not know him Sure I am you have all heard of him Search the Scriptures for they speak of all three and of this Spirit as they do of your Saviour FINIS