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B11881	The signes of the wicked man Together with directions that shew how the seuerall gifts and graces of Gods spirit may be attained. Needfull for such as want those graces, and for such as desire to increase in them. By N. Bifield, preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.	Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622.	1619 (1619)	STC 4235.5; ESTC S120630	24,700	134

pertinacious in the defence of gainfull and delightfull sinnes 16. That confirmes himselfe in the customary neglect of some of Gods Ordinances altogether either publike or priuate CHAP. IIII. Shewing vnto the wicked the hope to bee saued if the fault bee not in himselfe HItherto of the signes of wicked men who must bee perswaded to abide the triall without despaire for the signes doe not shew them that they cannot be saued but onely that for the present they are not in the estate of saluation actually which though it may and ought to be grieuous vnto them to consider in what fearefull misery and sinne they liue in yet they haue reason to know and beleeue that they may bee saued as well as others yea the acknowledgement of their misery is one step to saluation Now that wicked men may not die but take a course to bee saued two things are by them to bee attended first the arguments of hope that prooue Argumēts of hope they may bee saued and that there is a remedy for their misery Secondly the rules that shew them what they must do which being done they may bee certaine of their saluation For the first that they be saued these things may hopefully assure 1. That God hath sworn 1. Gods oath that hee desires not that the wicked should die but rather that hee should turne from his euill waies and liue Ezech. 18. 21. 2. That God hath with 2. Gods patience singular patience borne with him all this while and hath not laid him beneath for all his sinnes who long since deserued Hell and the Lord hath taught it too that hee is patient that men might repent and bee saued Rom. 2. 4. 2. Pet. 3. 9. 3. That God offers his 3. The offer of grace to all grace to all and hath made no exception against any particular man and therefore why shouldest thou except thy selfe from saluation when Gods grace is tendered to thee as well as others God sends his Gospell to euery creature euen to all Nations Mark 16. 13. 4. That God hath sent 4. Sufficient satisfaction made by Christ his owne Sonne to be a sufficient sacrifice and propitiation for the sinnes of all men Hee is the Lambe of God that taketh away the sinnes of the world Ioh. 1. Rom. 3. 25. 1. Ioh. 2. 1. and in him is God well pleased and would haue all men know that hee is content to take satisfaction from Christ Math. 3. 17. 5. That God hath placed 5. The meanes continued them in the visible Church and doth yet continue the meanes that is able to saue their soules Act. 20. 32. Iam. 1. 21. 6. That God hath declared himselfe concerning sinne that there is one onely sinne that in it 6. One onely sin simply vnpardonable selfe is simply vnpardonable All the rest may bee forgiuen 7. That God hath saued 7. As great sinners saued as great sinners as they such as were Manasses Mary Magdalene Dauid Paul Many amongst the Corinthians were fornicators drunkards raylors and the like yet were iustified sanctified and saued 1. Cor. 9. 10 11. And these haue obtained mercy that in thē Iesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering for a pattern to them which should afterwards beleeue to euerlasting life 1. Tim. 1. 13 16. CHAP. V. Shewing how faith may bee gotten THE rules of direction follow This then is the question What should a man doe that he may be sure of his saluation the man I say that for the present doth not finde the grace of Christ in his heart I answer That his principall care must bee to vse all meanes to get the graces of the godly Christian formed in his heart And herein the Lord hath shewed vnto men singular mercy that as hee hath shewed wayes in his Word how his seruants may discerne the graces that are as so many signes pledges of Gods loue and their own saluation so hath hee in the same Word laid downe cleere directions that shew how euery grace may bee attained and formed and nourished in the hearts of men Quest And first I will beginne with faith the Question is What should a man do that he might attain faith Ans He that would beleeue must obserue these rules 1. Hee must in the first 1. He must consider of Gods promises place betake himselfe to Gods promises For without the promise of grace it is vnpossible faith should euer be formed aright in a man hee must labour to see what the Lord saith distinctly vnto sinners I will instance in that one promise Ioh. 3. 16. God so loued the world that hee sent his onely begotten Son that whosoeuer beleeueth in him should not perish but haue life euerlasting Now his care must bee seriously to marke and cleerely to vnderstand Gods meaning which in this promise is to assure saluation to any in the world that will beleeue in Christ 2. Hee must then consider 2. He must take notice of Gods cōmandement to beleeue Gods commandement concerning faith that God doth require him to beleeue and is so farre from being displeased with him for beleeuing in Christ that for this cause hee will damne him in Hell if hee beleeue not Ioh. 3. 17. 1. Ioh. 3. 23. Hee doth as exactly require vs to relye vpon this course of saluation by Iesus Christ as hee doth require any thing of vs in the Morall Law and as we ought not to sweare or commit adultery or steale so ought we not to dare to liue without beleefe in Iesus Christ 3. Hee must pray heartily 3. He must pray for faith to God to giue him a heart to beleeue and to forme faith in him for faith is the gift of God Eph. 2. 8. Hee should pray ouer the promises and beseech God to incline his heart to rest vpon them as the best treasures in the world cry vnto the Lord Lord help my vnbeleefe 4. Hee must absolutely lay aside all thought of his owne righteousnesse by the 4. He must renounce his owne righteousnesse workes of the Law and look onely to Iesus Christ and the righteousnesse in him else hee will faile of the righteousnesse of God Rom. 10. 3. 5. Hee must waite vpon 5. He must waite vpō the Word preached the powerfull Preaching of the Gospell as the onely outward ordinary meanes to beget faith offering his soule daily vnto God and attending to the Word of God ready to obey the motions of the Spirit knocking at the doore of his heart in the Ministerie of the Word knowing that from this Ordinance of God hee is to expect the gift of faith Hee should betake himselfe to it with resolution to waite with daily expectation till the Lord bee pleased to send the Holy Ghost into his heart And this is a generall rule for this and all other graces of the Spirit as men loue their owne foules so they must prouide to liue where the Word of God is preached constantly in the power of it for from thence they shall receiue vnspeakeable

let him feele any ioy in the time of prayer or that he finde his heart in any degree to melt hee should bee wonderfull thankefull if he can get but one teare in prayer or that he find his heart in any degree to melt and this obseruation of Gods goodnesse letting him know that hee regards his particular requests will melt his heart indeed further and perhaps set him all on a flame in desires to praise God and to abase himselfe euen to the dust before the Lord Hosh 3. 5. 1. Thess 5. 4. That Rule of the 4. Acknowlege thy faults to others Apostle Iames is sometimes of singular vse in this case of breeding softnesse of heart and that is acknowledging your sinnes one to another when in secret we make our moanes to wise mercifull Christians and shame our selues for our speciall offences it many times hath melting of heart ioyned with it so as that heart that before seemed hardened and dry now easily dissolues into teares Iam. 5. 5. To go into the house 5. Go into the house of mourning of mourning may bee in this case profitable resort to such as be in sorrow for the hand of GOD vpon them especially such as mourne through the affliction of their Spirits Conuerse with humble tender-hearted Christians Eccles 7. 6. In all the seruices of 6. Take heed of distraction in Gods seruice God be sure to draw neere to God and keep thy minde from distraction and hypocrisie The Sunne cannot haue such force to melt the waxe as the beames of Gods presence haue to melt the heart Iam. 4. 6 7. 7. The Apostle Paul being 7. Studie the tenth Commandement a sturdy Pharise had his heart beaten to powder with the feare of the tenth Commandement that told him hee must not lust The knowledge and consideration of the aboundance of sinne-guiltinesse hee had drawne vpon himselfe by the inward fruits of his euill nature kil'd him out-right brake his pride and mortified him as hee at large repeates Rom. 7. 8. Remember the Passion 8. Remember the sorrowes of Christ for thy sin of thy Sauiour the pouerty banishment ignominy temptations the apprehension forsaking arraignement condemning and cruell death which hee suffered for thy sinnes Looke vpon him that was pierced for thy sake Zach. 12. 12. 9. If of thy selfe thou 9. Get others to pray for thee canst not yet attaine vnto sorrow for thy sinnes get some godly Christian that is endued with the gift of prayer to ioyne with thee in priuate that so the Lord may bee pleased to grant in heauen what we of him doe aske on earth 10. Lastly If al other means 10. Vse fasting faile then set a day apart by fasting for the day of a fast was called the day of afflicting or humbling the soule Leu. 16. both because it was the maine duety to bee striuen after on that day and besides because the Lord vsually did blesse his owne Ordinance so as he gaue an humbled heart to those that sought it of him CHAP. VII Shewing how the Spirit of Adoption may bee attained and also how the seuerall gifts of the Spirit may be framed in vs. THus of humiliation It followeth that I shew how hee may attaine to the other sacred gifts which are markes of a godly man as in the first sort of gifts how hee may attaine to the loue of the Word the gift of Prayer the feare of God the loue of his enemies and the desire of the comming of Christ But before I enter vpon these it is necessarie to shew him how hee may attain the Spirit of Adoption which is necessarie for these and all other graces Quest And concerning the How the Spirit of Adoption may bee had Spirit of Adoption if any aske how it may be obtained Or rather how it may bee stirred vp in vs that we may feele his working in vs Ans I answer that hee is had 1. He must pray for it and stirred vp by inuocation God is pleased to declare himselfe willing and ready to bestow his holy Spirit vpon men if they aske him of him by hearty prayer Hee that hath giuen vs his Sonne will not deny vs the Spirit of his Sonne to be giuen into our hearts Gal. 4. 7. And this our Sauiour Christ assures vnto vs in the Parable Luke 11. 9. And I say vnto you Aske and it shall be giuen you Seeke and yee shall finde Knock and it shall be opened vnto you 10. For euery one that asketh receiueth and he that seeketh findeth and to him that knocketh it shall be opened 11. If a sonne shall aske bread of any of you that is a father will hee giue him a stone Or if hee aske a fish will hee for a fish giue him a Serpent 12. Or if hee aske an Egge will hee giue him a Scorpion 13. If yee then which are euill can giue good gifts vnto your children how much more shall your heauenly Father giue the Holy Ghost to them that desire him 2. We must waite vpon 2. Waite vpō Preaching the preaching of the Gospell where the Holy Ghost vsually falls vpon the hearts of men 3. When wee feele the 3. Cherish the motions of the Spirit motions of the Spirit knocking at our hearts or any way surprising vs wee must with all readinesse open the doores of our hearts that the King of Glory by his Spirit may enter into vs. Quest The next question is How wee may get a loue to the Word then what we should do to get and preserue in vs the constant loue to the VVord Ans 1. The answer is first 1. Settie vnder a powerfull Ministery that we should seeke to settle our selues vnder the powerful preaching of the Word euen such a Ministery as doth set out the glory of the Truth and of the Kingdome of Iesus Christ 2. Wee must make a 2. Pray God to quicken thee conscience of it to pray vnto God to quicken vs and inflame our hearts to the loue of his Lawes as Dauid often did Psal 119. 3. Take heed of excessiue 3. Take heed of worldly cares cares and the ouerteaching of thy desires in the imployments of the world or the immoderate vse of worldly delights for those choake the seed of the Word and alienate the affections from it and so doth any grosse or beloued sinne Heb. 3. Math. 13. 4. Take heed also of 4. And of personall discord with such as feare God personall discord with such as feare God especially with thy Teachers for this doth by secret degrees make the heart carelesse and negligent and in some things wilfull and if it bee not looked to in time will bring men from the liking of the Word as they haue beene drawne from the liking of such as loue the Word 5. Take heed of vngodly 5. And of vngodly company company For in such company is quenched the sparkles of liking when they