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B00084	G[ods] ac[re] o[f] la[nd.] Manured dressed and maintained; / by six devines [Ch: G. Will: P. M. Ro Do: Play. A. Dene. M. D.].		1616 (1616)	STC 11925.7; ESTC S92705	41,637	131

remember our selues to be farre off from God vnlesse we lift vp our hearts also on high and therefore saith the same Psal 25. 1. Prophet To thee haue I lifted vp my Soule Our hearts that thereby we should know if our hearts be not farre from terrestriall cogitations we shall hardly receiue any celestiall consolations We may lawfully in prayer aske corporall benefits of God because Corporall benefits we should thereby know that he is the author and giuer thereof and should not onelie be thankefull to him for it but thereby to seeke loue and worship him because we should Ios 7. bee perswaded of his good prouidence towards vs in that hee hath Ios 7. not onely promised hee will neuer faile vs but also hath an outstretched hand to helpe them that call vppon him Because our faith of recociliation and remission of sins shold bee exercised through the asking of these corporall things The feruent prayer of the righteous Prayer availeth Exod. 8. much aualyeth not onely for them but for others At Moses prayer the plague ceased Elias great 1. King 17. plenty of raine Queene Hester deliuered Hest 14. her and her people We ought to referre all our prayers Prayers c referred requests and doings to Gods good pleasure following the example of Christ when he was crucified Mat. 26. 4 without cause by the Iewes Of David when he was dispossessed of his 2. Sam. 15. 26 Kingdome by his sonne and of Iob Iob. 2. 7 13 when hee was afflicted most grieuously by Sathan The meanes whereby wee are Saluation drawne to saluation is Faith 〈◊〉 and Charity The chiefest of these is loue because it serueth heare and Co. 13. 13 in the world to come The worke of a true faith is builded True faith builded vpon things past we belieue the death of Christ is past things present wee belieue at this present hee sitteth at the right hand of his Father and things to come we belieue that Christ shall come to iudge the August quicke and the dead Faith doth grow and increase in vs three manner of waies By the hearing of the word of God preached Faith increaseth 3. wayes M. P. because it layeth before our eyes the promises which God in his Gospell hath made vnto vs in his Sonne By the reuerent receiuing of the Sacraments because they being rightly receiued of vs are as pledges and seales of the promises of God made vnto vs in his word And by prayer and inuocation because God hath made an especiall promise to vs thereby that hee will heare whatsoeuer we aske according to his will A true and liuely faith must bee A description of true Faith M. S. Simple in belieuing the word of god without inquiring or searching in Gods mysticall matters by humane reasons Sound in defending the truth thereof with inclyning or leauing to the erronious opinions of the aduersaries of the same Constant in following the same word without doubting for any reason of mans blame that seemeth contrary nor to be drawne away from it by temptations promises or threatnings either of torment or of death Such as will know whether they Faith the knowledge haue an effectuall faith must consider the fruis of it is good works for Iam. 2. 17. faith without workes is dead The triall of it is Affliction for it is not sufficient Phil. 1 29. for vs to belieue in Christ but also to suffer for his sake The end of it is Saluation for he that continueth to the end hath this comfort Mat. 24. shal be saued A Iustifying Faith is knowne by these effects It bringeth foorth Mat. 7. 18. Iam. 3. 18. Galat. 5. 6. fruits It worketh by loue It apprehendeth Gods mercy offered in Iesus Christ Faith differeth from Hope and Faith the difference yet wee hope in thinges present as when I hope I am in Gods fauour things past as when I hope my sins be forgiuen me things to come as when I hope to haue eternall life Charity is a singular vertue for Charity a vertue without it what is Faith It auayleth little though it moue mountaines Knowledg it profiteth little though I speake with tongues of men and Angels Martirdome It helpeth little though I offer my body to be 1. Cor. 13. burned Wee ought to liue in loue charity How to liue 1. Tim. 1. 5. because it is the effect and fulfilling of the Commandement and whole Law Because it is a testimony vnto vs of our translation from 1. Iohn 3. 14. death to life whereby we are made 1. Iohn 4. 8. the Children of God and heires in heauen Because it worketh the cause in vs for God is loue and hee that dwelleth in loue dwelleth in God and God in him Workes of superarrogation are Workes of superarrogation very friuolous for our works are in no wise availeable to saue vs by reason of their Imperfection because all righteousnes is no better then filthy Esa 64. 6. clouts or as some writ menstruous Rom. 11. 6. clothes Gods election because we should then chose God rather by our works then he should elect vs of his meere grace and then grace were no grace Christs passion because his sonne should haue suffered in vaine if we had any sufficiency of our selues Although works are not the cause of our saluation yet partly they are the effects of it good works are very necessary to bee vsed amongst Christians That thereby God may glorified That by their good examples Mat. 5. 16. 1. Peter 3. 1. 2. Peter 1. 10. others may be wonne to the word That by them they may make their Election sure Dauid numbred three degrees of our saluation Gods mercy whereby Psal 40. 10 Degrees of saluation he fatherly pittieth vs His righteousnesse wherby he continually protecteth vs His truth whereby appeareth his constant fauour towar●s vs. There be three causes of our saluation The efficient cause God the Saluation 3. causes M. P. Father is the begining of our saluation The materiall cause Christ Iesus is he in whom our righteousnes is resident The Instrumentall cause faith is the meane whereby wee apprehend the same S. Paul approueth the formall cause of our saluation to be the free mercie of God for whom hee predestinateth Rom. 8. 30. he calleth whom hee calleth he iustifieth and whom he Ephes 2. 8. iustifieth he glorifieth By grace yee are saued through faith Although there be many reasons whereby we may assure our selues to be elected yet we may briefly gather our election by the holy Ghost which testifieth with our spirit that Rom. 8. 15. we are the Children of God by the fruites of the spirit in hauing good workes or will to doe well By remorse of conscience ioyned with the loathing of sinne and loue of righteousnesse Election is knowne by these testimonies Faith is gathered by

them to become cursed speakers especially against Gods ministers Because these are 2. Tim. 3 those perillous daies wherein it was long sithence prophesied that many should bee dispisers of them which are good Peter was three times commaunded Bar. to feed his flocke which is expounded three waies with sound doctrine with honest life with good Ioh. 21. Flocke fed Hospitality This word Behold doth commonly import some great admiration vnto vs as it is vsed concerning Christ at his Natiuitie Behold saith Luk. 2. 10. the Angell to the Shepeheardes I bring you glad tidinges that vnto you is borne this day a Sauiour which is Christ the Lord. At his passion Behold at his yeelding vp of the ghost Mat. 27. 51. the vaile of the temple was rent it twaine the earth shaked Stones cloven the graues opened c. At his second comming Behold saith our Sauiour Apoc. 22. 12. Christ I come shortly and my reward is with mee to giue to euery man as his worke shall bee Christ Iesus came into the world Christs comming not as a iust Iudge but as a Phisitian Not as a destroyer but as a Sauiour Not to call the Iust but sinners to repentance Christ Iesus descended and came as it was promised Of the seede of Christs Lineage Abraham Bethelem brought him forth Of the tribe of Iuda Nazareth Theoph. brought him vp Of the stocke of Dauid Capernaum was his dwelling place Christ Iesus was transfigured vppon Mount Thabor was crucified Mat. 17. 1. Heb. 13. 12. Luk. 24. 50. Acts 1. 3. Christ transfigured at Ierusalem was taken into Heauen at Bethaniah Hee liued vpon the earth before his passion Thirtie Three yeares After his resurrection Forty daies Christ Iesus consisteth of three Christs of 3. parts parts God-head Soule and Bodye who as touching his humanitie had no father as concerning his diuinitie had no mother It was necessary that CHRIST Christs death necessary 〈◊〉 Mat. 26. 56. Gen. 3. 15. 1. Ioh 4. 9. 1. Tim. 2. 6. Heb. 6. 11. should die That the Scriptures might be fulfilled That he might bruise the Serpents Head That we might haue life through him Christ is said to die generally for all the world specially for those that belieue valiantly for that he ouercame death Christ had small comfort of his Apostles when he was taken prisoner for Iudas betrayed him Peter forsware him all the rest forsooke him And a great multitude followed him to his death all to see the end of him The benefit we reape by the death Colos 1. 20. 1. Iohn 2. 2. Galat. 3. 13. Mat. 11. 30. of Christ is great Hee reconciled vs to his father Hee redeemed vs from the curse of the Law He shewed vs an easier way to heauen Christ by his death became for man Curse considering the quality of his death Sinne considering Deut. 21. 23. Esa 53. 9. Phi. 2. the integrity of his life Seruile considering the qualilie of his estate It was requisite that Christ should Christs resurrection requisite rise againe after death because hee foreshewed it to his Apostles because his flesh might not see corruption because we might be iustified through him It was necessary that Christ shold ascend after hee was risen that hee might bee fully glorified that hee Ioh. 7. 39. Iohn 16. 7. Ioh. 17. 3. might send downe the Comforter that hee might become our Mediator Christ said that the Comforter at his comming should reproue the Ioh 16. 8 9. 10. world of sinne because they belieue not in him Of righteousnesse because hee is gone to his father Of Iudgement because the Prince of this world is iudged A wonderfull example Esa 53. 7. Christ hath shewed vs a worthy example of Patience because being oppressed and afflicted hee did not open his mouth but was like a sheep dumbe before the shearer Of Humility because hee tooke vpon him Phil. 2. 7. the shape of a seruant beeing equall with his father Of Loue because he laid downe his life for vs than this what loue can be greater Christ is very fitly called a Priest Christ a Priest because by his onely Sacrifice hee appeased his fathers wrath A King because he raigneth over all A Prophet Ioh. 5. 22. Acts. 7. 37. because hee declared his fathers will There be three things that beare record of Christ in heauen the father ● Iohn 5. 7. who sent his sonne the word which became flesh the holy ghost which proceeds from both There be three things that beare Rom. 8. 16. Ioh. 3. 5. Ephes 1. 7. witnes of Christ vpon earth Spirit this assureth vs of our adoption Water assureth vs of our Regeneration Blood assureth vs of our redemption Christ being the Truth maifesteth to vs his Nature so that in him wee Christ manifesteth his nature must begin the Way manifesteth to vs his Will so that in him we must continue the Life manifesteth to vs his office so that in him we must Beza end Hee that will come after Christ must deny himselfe wherein is laide before vs Bondage in denying him selfe Take vp his crosse wherein is laid before vs Basenesse in taking vp the crosse Follow him wherein is laid before vs Hardnesse in following Christ Christ amazed and appeased his enemies three manner of waies by Christ appeased his enemies his sound doctrine by his straunge Miracles by his mild answeres Christ descended into Hell as may appeare by these places for so Psal 16. 10. Ioh. 20. 17. Ephes 4. 9. we confesse in the creede of Nicene Athanasius and the Apostles Many produce these direction to approue that the power and not the soule of Christ descended His speech to the Theife vpon the crosse this day shall thou bee with me in Paradise His yeelding vp the Ghost when Luke 23. 4. he said it is finished His Agonie in the Garden in sweating drops of Blood and water God spake most by parables to Gods speech by parables the multitude because by seeing they should see not perceiue because by hearing they should heare and not vnderstand because it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets The great Miracles and wonders Christ wrought in the world were done partly to this end to she● Mat. 15. 31. the great power glory and goodnes of his father To proue himselfe Acts. 2. 22. the Sonne of God and that hee was sent of him To confirme the authority Ioh. 11. 42. and excellency of his doctrine to winne the vnbeleeuers of it Ioh. 2. 23. Miracles are often called in the Beza Heb. 2. 4. Miracles called signes Scriptures Signes Signes because they appeare one thing and represent another Wonders Wonders because they import some strange and vnexcusable thing Vertues Vertues because they giue a glimps of Gods power Three singuler benefites shewen to man by the father he sent his The fathers 3. benefit Sonne