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A33706 The mystery of godlines, or, Godlinesse in a mystery, or, The character of a saint, in seeming contradictions by I.C., the meanest labourer in Christs vineyard. I. C. 1654 (1654) Wing C50; ESTC R2354 24,275 57

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THE MYSTERY of GODLINES OR Godlinesse in a Mystery OR The Character of a Saint in seeming Contradictions By I. C. The meanest Labourer in Christs Vineyard 1 Tim. 3.16 And without controversie great is the MYSTERY OF GODLINESSE 1 Cor. 2.8 But we speak the wisdome of God in a MYSTERY Joh. 3.9 Nieodemus answered and said unto him How can these things be April 11th 1654. Imprimatur Joseph Caryl LONDON Printed for Philemen Stephens at the Gilded Lion in St. Pauls Church-yard THE EPISTLE TO THE READER Courteous Reader THese Mysteries having lain by me for some time I little thought once should ever appear'd to publike view especially in such a Scribling age as this is wherein there 's no end of making many Books But having incouragement and approbation from some I thought it not good to conceal any thing that might make for Gods glory and Publike profit It 's farre from my intentions and I hope my heart deceives me not in it to seek hereby self-praise or self-applause or that I might be known in the World good God! thou know'st how vile I am how unworthy to be numbred amongst thine Ambassadours but that the Mystery of godlinesse might bee more manifest and perspicuous Wee live in an age that affords us a world of which might indeed have been a strong argument for me not to have written these PARADOXES which are not all ORTHODOX but and I think I am not mistaken thou hast nothing here but ORTHODOX PARADOXES I must acknowledge they were very profitable to mee both in making them and in often reading them yea the more I read them the more I gained by them nay let mee tell thee freely I understood more in some things by them then ever I did before many places of Scripture I could reconcile which before seemed to me really opposite I wish thee with all my heart the same profit and more abundantly so prayeth he December 1653. I. C. Who is very importunate at the Throne of Grace for thine the Churches good I. C. THE Mystery of Godlinesse OR Godlinesse in a Mystery Or A Beleever clearing truth by seeming Contradictions The first Century 1. HE admires at the a 1 Tim. ● 16 Mysteriousnesse of godlinesse and yet wonders at the clearnesse of it 2. He beleeves that God was manifest in the flesh 1 Tim. 3.16 and yet he beleeves that the GOD-HEAD was not made flesh 3. He beleeves that Christ was without b Heb. 7.3 beginning of dayes or end of life and yet he beleeves that he had both beginning of dayes and end of life 4. He beleeves that Christ was no sinner and yet he beleeves that he was the c It s the known speech of Luther greatest sinner that ever was by imputation 5. He beleeves that Christ had no Father for his mother was a Virgin and yet he beleeves he had a Father for his mother was a married woman Luk. 2.48 6. He beleeves that the d The Holy Ghost Spirit of God and the e Num. 16.22 God of spirits are but one God 7. He finds the Spirit of the Lord in him and yet findes himself many times in the Spirit of the Lord especially on the Lords day Rev. 1.10 8. He beleeves that God is included in no place and yet he beleeves he is every where 9. He beleeves that there is not a word spoken but God heareth it and yet he beleeves God heareth not sinners Joh. 9.31 10. 1 Cor. 3.22 He beleeves he hath a right to all the World and yet he beleeves that what ever is not his own he hath no right to 11. He beleeves that a wicked man hath no right to what he hath and yet he beleeves that what he hath he hath a right to 12. He beleeves that every Saint is perfect Job 1.1 and yet he beleeves that if he should say he is perfect it shall also prove him perverse Job 9.20 13. He beleeves that these are two different things the sin of nature and the nature of sin 14. He beleeves that good works cannot save him and yet he beleeves hee can never be saved without good works 15. He beleeves that Jesus Christ was never forsaken of his Father and yet hee beleeves that Christ said true Mat. 27.26 when he cried to his Father My God my God why hast thou forsaken me 16 He beleeves that the Ministers of Jesus Christ are called Angels Rev. 1.20 and yet he beleeves they are not ministring spirits Heb. 1.14 17. He beleeves that Jesus Christ is the onely Son Joh. 1.14 Com with 12. the onely begotten Son of the Father and yet he beleeves that God the Father hath many other sons 18. He beleeves that he must pray to the whole Trinity to the Father who is God to the Son who is God to the Holy Ghost who is God and yet hee beleeves that hee commits horrible Idolatry if he prayes to any more Gods then one God 2 King 19.15 Exo. 20.17 19. He beleeves that it is a sin to be covetous and yet he beleeves that one may be covetous and not sin 1 Cor. 12.31 20. He beleeves that some may enjoy abundance and yet want and that others may want and yet enjoy abundance 21. He beleeves that whoever hath God is the richest person in the World and yet he beleeves that one may have God and yet many richer then he 22. He beleeves that to a Viz. to die give up the ghost can no way without blasphemy be attributed to God or to any person in the God-Head and yet he beleeves that Jesus Christ who was truely God once gave up the ghost Mar. 15.37 23. He beleeves that his life here is not eternall and yet he beleeves that he hath in him eternall life Joh. 8.54 24 He beleeves that Christ assumed not man but the humanity b Not the person but the nature for otherwayes hee had not been God-man and one person but two persons so there had been two Christs Heb. 9.27 and yet he beleeves that he was made Man the MAN Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 2.5 25 He beleeves that there are many needfull things and yet saith Christ to Martha but one thing is needfull Luk. 10.42 26 He beleeves that it is appointed unto men but once to die and yet hee beleeves that every Saint dies daily 27. He beleeves that God will shew wonders to the dead in raising all that are dead to life again and yet he beleeves that Scripture true wilt thou shew wonders to the dead shall the dead arise and praise thee Psal 88.10 28 He beleeves that he shall overcome death in Christ and yet he beleeves that death will overcome him 29. He beleeves that all must taste of death and yet he beleeves there is a death many shall not taste of 30. He knows that all men die but once and yet hee beleeves there is a a Rev. 20.14 second death 31. He beleeves that death
sinning may f Col. 3.16 teach and admonish one another 246. He beleeves that the Doctrine of God is so g Psal 19.7 perfect that it needs no adorning and yet he beleeves that we are exhorted to h Tit. 2.10 adorn the Doctrine of God 247. He sees and beleeves that gain is some mens godlinesse and godlinesse some mens gain 248. He verily thinks he sins not in praying and yet when he hath prayed he thinks he had need to ask pardon for his praying 249. He beleeves that God is willing that his people should sometimes be afflicted grieved for many righteous ends and yet he beleeves that God doth not a Lam. 3.33 afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men 250. He beleeves that afflictions are evils and yet he thinks it b Psal 119.71 good for him to be afflicted 251. He beleeves God to be a Spirit and so cannot be touched and yet he beleeves that Scripture true he that c Zach. 2.8 toucheth you toucheth the apple of mine eye 252. Gods judgements do not terrifie him and yet he cries out with David I am d Psal 119.120 afraid of thy judgements 253. He beleeves that the Lord killeth the soul when he intends to make it alive 1 Sam. 2.6 254. He beleeves that in Christ shall all be made alive 1 Cor. 15.22 and yet he beleeves that e All shall be raised by Christ and so made alive but not to life everlasting all shall not be made alive in Christ Dan. 12.2 255. He beleeves that the Devil is no Angel of light nor never shall be and yet hee beleeves that he is many times transformed into an Angel of light 2 Cor. 11.14 256. He beleeves that there 's no folly or sin in the good Angels and yet he beleeves the words of a Iob 4.18 Eliphaz true and his Angels he chargeth with folly 257. He is the patient'st man living yet none so b For he will bear with any thing rather then with sin impatient as he 258. He beleeves that money answereth all things Eccles 10.19 and yet he beleeves that there are many things to which money c Psal 49 6 7 8 9 Psal 103.9 30.5 c. answereth not 259. He beleeves that God is said in scripture to be slow to anger not easily provoked again that he will not keep his anger for ever and again that his anger endureth but a moment and yet he beleeves that God is d Psal 7.11 angry with the wicked every day 260. He beleeves that except he calls God will not answer and yet he beleeves that God doth sometimes answer him even before he calls 261. He beleeves that he that beleeveth on the Father savingly beleeveth on the Son also and yet he beleeves Christ words are true he that beleeveth on me e Joh. 12.44 beleeveth not on me but on him that sent me 262. He beleeves that no man can come unto the Father but by f Ioh. 14.6 Christs means and yet he beleeves that no man can come unto Christ but by the a Joh. 6.44 Fathers means except the Father draw him 263. He beleeves that according to the appearance of men in their conversations so he may judge of them and yet saith Christ Judge not according to the appearance Joh. 7.24 264. He beleeves that the grace of God hath appeared to all men Tit. 2.11 and yet he beleeves that all men have not the b In their hearts appearance of the grace of God 265. He beleeves that it 's appointed to all men but once to die and yet he beleeves that there are some men who are c Jude 12 twice dead plucked up by the roots 266. He is a man though unarmed yet hath on him continually the whole armour of God Ephes 6.11 267. He beleeves that whosoever beleeveth on Christ shall not be d Rom. 10.11 ashamed and yet he beleeves that none are more ashamed of themselves then those that beleeve on Christ 268. He beleeves that Christ hath f commanded him to give to him that asketh e Mat. 6.42 and yet he beleeves that to every one that asketh he is not bound to give 269. He beleeves that one may have grace without assurance but not assurance without grace 270. He beleeves that a Rom. 12.19 revenge is no way godly and yet he beleeves there 's a b 2 Cor. 7.11 godly revenge 271. He beleeves that many men even while they are awake Rom. 13.11 are yet asleep in sin 272. He beleeves that in the beginning was the Word Joh. 1.1 and yet hee beleeves that the c Any written word which was not till Moses Word was not in the beginning 273. He beleeves that Christ was begotten of the Father from eternity before ever there were any dayes and yet hee beleeves that d Psal 2.7 Scripture true wherein God saith to Christ thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee 274. He beleeves 't was truth which Balaam said Num. 23.21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob neither hath he seen perversenesse in Israel and yet he beleeves that God did see both perversenesse in Israel and iniquity in Jacob. 275. He beleeves that God is the Saviour of all men 1 Tim. 4.10 and yet he beleeves that all men shal not be saved by God 276. He beleeves that some may be blind and yet see and that others may see and yet be blind And 277. He beleeves that some may be deaf and yet hear and that others may hear and yet be deaf Luke 8.10 278. He beleeves that when he riseth again at the last day he shall not a Job 19.26 27 change his bod● and yet he beleeves that his b 1 Cor. 15.22 body shall be changed 279. He beleeves that the righteous are as bold as a Lion and yet he beleeves there are none so c Of offending God c. fearfull or so full of fear as they 280. He beleeves that Davids bones were not broken though he cried out Psal 51.8 Make me to he● joy and gladness that the bones which thou hast ●●ken may rejoyce 281. H●e beleeves that God remembers all thing● without a book to put him in mind and yet he beleeves that a book of remembrance is written before him for them that fear the LORD Mal. 3.16 and think upon his Name 282. He beleeves that bread hath no life in it and yet he beleeves that the saints feed daily upon d Joh. 6.51 Living bread 283. He beleeves that whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin Joh. 8.34 and yet he beleeves that he is not sins servant though he committeth sin 284. He bele●ves that the saints are not compleated in this life and yet he beleeves that they are e Col. 2.10 compleat in Christ 285. He is an absolute enemy against Auricular confession and yet beleeves that we may and ought to