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A43821	The spring of strengthning grace in the Rock of Ages, Jesus Christ demonstrated in a plain and short sermon / preached at Twickenham in Middlesex, near Hampton-Court, April 16, 1648, by Thomas Hill ...	Hill, Thomas, d. 1653.	1648 (1648)	Wing H2029; ESTC R25713	49,510	59

disharmony being wrought in them accordingly Jesus Christ by the infusion of gracious habits will reduce them to an holy complexion and constitution as 1 Thess. 5.23 The very God of peace sanctifie you wholly and I pray God your whole Spirit soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ You see he takes care for the restitution of the whole man Let the Arminians as falsly as confidently suggest that for our Conversion there needs onely a wakening of the Vnderstanding and a rectifying of the Affections the Will according to them being left as Illibato virgo for freedom to good being never ravished by Adams fall Jesus Christ teacheth other Doctrine who knowing the corruption of the Will tells you what the tenour of The Covenant of Grace is Ezek. 36.26 27. The Lord saith He will take away the stony heart of Flesh and put a new Spirit within them and cause them to walk in his statutes There is the redundancy of Christs fulness for the supplying of the Will as well as other faculties with holy dispositions Christs fulness is redundant into all the graces of the Saints increasing them where they are little strengthning them where they are feeble and languishing acting and animating them where they are dull and dead Hence it is that some of the Servants of Christ who though they have but a little stock of grace yet keeping in with him and holding communion with him do thrive much more in the Spiritual trading both for the magnifying of Christ and for the good of their own souls then divers others who make a greater shew and it may be have a larger portion of habitual grace Hence it is that Paul hath recourse to this fountain by prayer Phil. 1.9 And this I pray that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all sense that you may approve things that are excellent that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God Unto this purpose the Spouse invites her beloved to send forth his influence Cant. 4.16 Awake O North wind and come thou South blow upon my Garden that the spices thereof may flow out It is the presence of Jesus Christ who makes the spices that is the graces of his Spirit which grow in the Garden of his Church to cast a sweet perfume whereas he being absent the Saints will seem to wither at least comparatively even as the Trees they will have an Autumn yea a Winter not onely send forth no pleesant fruit but even the leaves fall off and the sap retire into the root there will be a winter of their graces till the Sun of Righteousness return with healing and quickening in his wings that is by the gracious beams of his Word and Spirit Then and never till then shall they go forth and grow up as Calves of the stall Mal. 4.2 be fat and flourishing Christs fulness is redundant into all their Duties wherein they exercise those several Graces that they may with Spiritual vigor and powerful activity perform those services to which the Lord calls them as Paul saith With my minde I my self serve the Law of God Rom. 7. ult and Rom. 8.26 Likewise the Spirit helpeth our infirmities for we know not how to pray as we ought O what heartless and sapless Performances do we multiply when Jesus Christ withdraws then and then onely we pray with life when the Spirit of Jesus Christ doth help our infirmities A word in the Original is very Emphatical when the Spirit takes us into his arms and carries us on powerfully against those infirmities that would clog and cloud and depress our Spirits in duty then they do duties not onely materially good but formally well in a Spiritual maner from Evangelical principles upon Evangelical motives and for Evangelical ends when there is a redundancy of the grace of Christ into them upon whom all our fruit is found Hos. 14.8 There is a redundancy of the fulness of Christ into all their various estates As when they are called to suffer that they may do it with cheerfulness not sinking under carnal discouragements but rather chide their souls out of it as the Psalmist on the 42. Psal. ver ult Why art thou cast down O my soul and why art thou disquieted within me Hope thou in God for I shall yet praise him who is the health of my countenance and my God When they are advanced to a prosperous condition that they may have a victorious Faith triumphing over not onely the frowns but the favors of the world 1 Joh. 5.4 For want of this Solomon and Hezekiah did so miserably lose themselves in a Spring-tide of prosperity It was Pauls great advantage that he had learned how to walk unchangeably with God in great changes Phil. 4.11 12 13. Not that I speak in respect of want for I have learned in whatsoever state I am therewith to be content I know both how to be abased and how to abound Every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry both to abound and suffer need I can do all things through Christ that strengthneth me Phil. 4.13 the same Original word with that in the Text. We are apt to overgrieve or undergrieve at crosses therefore Solomon gives that wise counsel Prov. 3.11 My son despise not the chastening of the Lord it should not be slighted neither be weary of his correction we should not faint under it And his father David before him spake as seasonably If riches increase set not your hearts upon them There is a danger as our Estates are greatned so our Affections should swell to an inordinate cleaving to them None of these evils can be prevented but by the strengthning grace of Jesus Christ. In the next place I shall endeavor to discover as God inables Christs Title to and possession of this strengthning grace which he hath by a threefold Claim He hath a grace of Vnion so learned Divines call it by vertue of the Hypostatical Vnion our nature being so highly advanced into such a near fellowship with the Divine Nature all his Saints though never so unworthy are brought into a capacity of receiving strengthning grace from him as Joh. 1.14 And the word was made flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory the glory as of the onely begotten of the Father full of grace and truth where you see clearly when the Word was made flesh there follows in him a fulness of grace and truth And as express to this purpose is that of Paul Col. 2.9 10. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily First There is fulness in him that he might be able to empty and communicate himself according to the various necessities of his Saints Secondly There is fulness of

experience which made him groan so sadly Psal. 51.8 Make me to hear joy and gladness that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoyce When he had broke his conscience by sinning God would break his bones for sin And again ver 12. Restore to me the joy of thy salvation and ver 10. Create in me a clean heart and renew a right Spirit within me It s true the Lord had so far deserted him in regard of sensible comforts that he may desire their restoring and which may be observed by the way let the proud Arminian say what he can David was not become silius irae but onely silius sub ira still a beloved son he begs indeed the cleansing of his heart but onely the renewing of a right spirit within him 2. The Lord whips his children to an improvement of the grace of Christ by suffering them in his holy and wise providence to fall into some great and it may be some scandalous sin which shall draw on a sharp affliction This is to a Saint a most sharp cure yet God makes it often effectual to that happy end for though we be the onely proper authors of sin yet Gods permission is not otiosa but eff●cax permissio He knows how to govern its subserviency to the Covenant of Grace and to bring good out of evil otherwise he would neither suffer evil of sin or punishment to be David too clear an instance of this Rule Hereby the Lord whipped him out of himself to seek mercy from his Savior Psal. 51.1 Have mercy upon me O God according to thy loving kindeness according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions FINIS Acts 24 25 The Apostle useth four Arguments to Vnity Endeavoring to keep the Vnity of the spirit in the bond of 〈◊〉 Verse 7. Vers. 11 12. Vers. 13 14. Verse 15. Doctr. 1. Doctr. 2. Doctr. 3. Doctr. 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Headship it self o● Christ. 1. Respectu Dignitatis 2. Respectu Regiminis 3. Respectu Influxui 4. Respectu Vnionis The appropriation of Christs Headship Note Note Christs Title to this Headship of his Church Luke 19.10 Vse 1. Pope no vicarious Head of the Church v. Polau Sputag p. 3351. v. B●d●l Vse 2. Caution It s dangerous to be injurious to any of Christs members Dan. 2.45 Verse 4 5. Strong encouragement for all Christs members Rom. 16.28 Vse 3. Contrary to Pau●s Doctrine Phil. 2.13 Note To believe is mans act but faith is Gods gift Vse 4. Caution Rom. 9.15 2. Tim. 2.20 2. Doctr. Christs intention and expectation in giving gifts 1. That there should be a growth Eph. 1. last 2. A growing up 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3 Growing up to Christ in all things Note The grounds Reason 1. Reason 2. Reason 3. Note The end The stability in Christ. Stability in judgement Stability of affection Psal. 73.25 Psal. 11. Stability of conversation Note Improvement of Christ. In all conditions and relations In all duties Vse 1. That is to preach the Gospel for the working faith in Gods elect Note Vse 2. For Citizens chiefly who enjoy such rich Gospel-advantage Mat. 11.22 Growth must be proportionable to the means you enjoy Growth must be of all parts Vse 3. For information concerning the Ministery Consider the Original of the Ministery Gal. 1.1 Note Doubtles it is a great and provoking evil to cry down the whole Ministery because some seek themselvs or others of the Ministers affect too much power hereby the devil carries on his design Behold the Ministery in Christs intention in the giving of it That Ordinances and Ministery now cease and we are under another new Administration A most dangerous and most unsound opinion See Mr. Saltmarsh his Book called Beams of the bright morning Star p. 134 c. What another Administration then that of the Father through the Son by the Spirit Reasons against this Interpretation of Mat. 28 20 for his third Administration 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Thess. 8.9 Iude ver 3. 1 Cor. 15.9 24 28. Eph. 4.11 1. What is Truth 2. What is this love 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3. What is it to speak or follow the Truth in the Text. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vers. 14. Scripturae plenitudinem adoro Truthing it in Love a good motto for Saints Doctr. 3. 2 Ioh. 2.4 5. Verse 2 3. Reasons why Truthing it in love so useful What Truth and Love do to prevent evils singly considered ● Tim. 4.3 4 1 Cor. 10.28 29 30. 1 Cor. 8.13 What Truth Love do to promote the best good of Saints being joyntly considered 2 Tim. 2.25 What Truth and Love being joyntly considered 1 Cor. 8.1 Note 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 after the Passover not after Easter if truly translated Acts 12.4 vid. Minshul●s Dict. Note 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Acts 1.20 Acts 2.27 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 There was both 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yet sometime the former included in the latter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Helps Deacons Governments Elders No●e this grand Imposture 1. Vse of Instruction 2. Vse of Caution Two dangerous Regiments Captare impacata inquieta tempora A little book in quarto called Look about you Note 3 Vse of Exhortation Note Some Errors are 1. Contrafidem 2. Infide 3. Praeterfidem In Elephante melancholia transit in nutrimentum corporis Though the Elephants be maximae virtutis maximi intellectus yet gregatim semper in cedunt and so not uociva as solivaga are Homini erranti viam ostendit Rules concerning Truth and the pursuance of it 1. Rule about Truth Ezek. 13.2 Eph 4.17 Cassianus his Collat. 2. de discretione cap 5. 2. Rule about Truth 3. Rule about Truth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jus Divinum nititur verbo Divino Ames Note 4. Rule about Truth Note 5. Rule about Truth 2 Cor. 11.3 6. Rule about Truth Note Inclinus ad neutram partem sit Dominis ●●rius● 1. Rule about Love 1 Cor. 16.14 Eph 5.2 Col. 3.12 13. 2. Rule about Love 3. Rule about Love 4. Rule about Love Rom. 5.1 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Basil. Eph 5 2 5. Rule about Love 6. Rule about Love Phil. 1.27 3.15 16. Concordi● communa periculum ●oll●t●r Livy l. 28. Note 3 Epist. ver 1. Verse 2. Verse 3. Non vis errare ego sum via non vis falli ego sum veritas non vis mori ego sum vita non habes quā eas nisi per Christum non habes quò eas nisi ad Christum Ezek. 28.3 Sermo Dei est sicut hamus non capit nisi capiatur Aug. 1 Cor. 9.19 to 22. four times together Isa. 8.18 Division 1. part 1. persons Exhorting Exhorted 2. part substance of Exhortatiō Be strong 3. part The rock of thy strength 3. The grace that is in Christ Jesus Explic. Note Note 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Non satis babuit humerorū was said of one who wanted strength proportionable to his work Some copies read 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 others 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 both will come to one purpose though the last more full and indeed more probable In Christ Fulness Redundancy of grace 1. A Prophetical fulnes of grace in Christ. 1. Strength in his word 1 Ioh. 2.14 2. Strength of his Spirit 2. A priestly fulness of grace in Christ. 1. Christs gracious satisfaction 2. Christs gracious intercession 3. Christs Kingly fulness of grace 1. Christs powerful suppressing his enemies Chap 18. last verse 2. Christs powerful advancing his people Col. 2.13 Psal 103. Mat 16 18. Rev. 3.21 2. The redundancy of grace that is in Christ Jesus 1 Redundancy of his grace into all their faculties Rom. 5.12 15. 2. Redundancy of the grace in Christ into all the graces of the Saints 3. Redundancy of the grace that is in Christ Iesus into all their duties 4. Redundancy of the grace in Christ Jesus into the various estates of his Saints Psa. 62.10 1. part Christs title unto possession of this strengthening grace which is threefold 1. By the grace of Vnion 2. By the grace of Vnction Note 3. By the grace of Office 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Camer 2 Pet. 1.4 Note 3 part The various sweetnes sweet variety of the strengthning grace in Christ Iesus Note Applic. A serious invitation for al strangers to seek acquaintance with and interest in Iesus Christ. Ioh. 3.19 Vid L. Verulans Apothegmes 26. Note 1 Vse Note See in Arminius his Works a notable Discourse about Gods Providence in mens sins Deus non permittit peccatum tanquam otiosus spectator sed eff●●aci quadam permissione quamvis nullo modo sit Author peccati