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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04374	The Christians apparelling by Christ Where is shewed in three parts: 1. The happinesse, honour, aud [sic] confortable estate of all true Christians: with the wretched estate of all others. 2. The duetie it selfe, with particular directions. 3. The triall and examination of our selues by distinctiue notes. By R.I. B.D.	Jenison, Robert, 1584?-1652.	1625 (1625)	STC 14488; ESTC S106591	193,947	568

by which onely the holy Patriarks performed all their workes of obedience euen in the hardest commands of God most difficult duties Heb. 11.8 17.18 By faith Abraham obeyed and went out not knowing whither he went yea by faith being tried he offered vp Isaac though of him it were said In Jsaac shall thy seed bee called So by faith and through it Heb. 33.34 Others subdued Kingdomes wrought righteousnes and out of weaknes were made strōg waxed valiant in fight turned to flight the armies of the aliens as did Dauid 1 Sam. 17.40 This faith of his was that sling which first holding and containing then throwing sending foorth one of those fiue smoothe stones flew the mighty gyant Goliah by which the whole armie of those brauing Philistines were put to flight A weake meanes a man would thinke and so it was for a youth vnharnessed with a sling onely and a stone to incounter with a man of war from his youth whose height was sixe cubits and a spanne armed with a coat of male whose weight was fiue thousand shekels of brasse his helmet on his head 1 Sam. 17.4.5.6.7 of brasse and so his greaues and target the staffe of his speare like a weauers beame the head of it weighing sixe hundred shekels of yron what inequalitie was here if we looke to humane strength But Dauid had an vnseene coat of male and such armour as made him stronger then his enemy and strengthened him to vndertake the combate in full assurance of victory and that was his faith in God strenthened by former experience of Gods power and assistance with this he came armed and confronts his brauing and bragging enemy saying to him vers 45.46 Thou commest to me with a sword with a speare with a shield but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts c. this day will God deliuer thee into mine hand c. Now this is that Name of God in which euery faithfull man is confident euen that which the Lord proclaimed before Moses The Lord Exod 34.6.7 the Lord God or strong God mercifull and gracious long suffering and abundant in goodnesse and truth keeping mercy for thousands forgiuing iniquitie c. This mercy truth and strength of God laid hold on by faith as the sling are as the fiue smoothe stones out of the brooke of which Christ Psal 110.7 in whom God is all these to vs shall drinke in the way and lift vp the head by which each true Christian dares deale and that with assured hope of victory with his stoutest enemy that would stand in his way as an hinderance to good duties When he finds himselfe otherwise weake naked and vnarmed he then clothes himselfe by the application of faith with this name of God distrusting his owne strength trusts perfectly in it and in the power might mercy and goodnesse of God in Christ and so sets vpon the most difficult taske and worke of obedience inioyned him though he meet with many and strong enemies in his way to withstand him This being the strength of a Christian who only hath this truly bold and venturous spirit how weake on the contrary must they needs be 2 Cor 4.13 who wanting this Spirit of faith and hauing onely humane helpes and motiues to incourage them and set them on worke faint crucified him and after by dying for him Iohn 21.19 glorifie God and magnifie this his power in him 2 To seeke to and trust in Gods power and promise 2. He that is weakest and least confident in himselfe as is onely the sound Christian is alwayes most couragious in God whiles by faith he lookes to his promise for God calling him to his dutie and to be strong and couragious premits this his promise Iosh 1.5.6.7 I will bee with thee I will not faile thee nor forsake thee This made Ioshua vndertake the expulsion of many and great nations and accordingly effect it 1 Chron. 28.20 This made Salomon vndertake the building and finishing of that most magnificent and for outward glory matchles Temple This makes ordinary Christians ouercome all feares of want and perfectly trust in God and in his prouidence in the greatest straits euen because they haue the like promise Heb. 13.5 But this the like promises made for our incouragemēt to well-doing is little thought on by presumptuous and arrogant Christians who will haue euer somewhat of their owne to inable them some power of their owne free-wil for the doing of the good inioyned whereby they in effect and as God takes it arrogate all or most to themselues saying when ought commanded is done by them with that proud King of Assyria Isa 10.13 By the strength of my hand haue J done it and by my wisedome for I am prudent But this discouers their hypocrisie and this their strength is as weake as Sampsons after hee had lost his locks and forsaken God and his couenant by breaking the law of Nazarites His strength was not in his haire before but in his God whom by letting his haire bee cut contrary to that law he thus forsooke Now besides this faith as the ground of the godly mans strēgth they haue many graces in them as daughters or attendants of faith Par. 3. §. 26. by which they are holpen and vnto which we must all bee exhorted 2 Pet. 1.5.6.7.8 Section 26. But especially they haue three affections which as good seruants and attendants 2 He hath to helpe him 3 Sanctified affectōis waite on them and doe helpe to strengthen them and further them in their godly indeauours all which the wicked want these are 1. Loue to God and man 2. Desire 3 Ioy. 1 Loue to God and man 1. Loue this in them is as strong as death and constraines them to doe their duty and ouercomes the spirit of feare and therefore in Scripture it goes coupled with the spirit of power 2 Tim. 1.7 which it makes more strong This loue being stronger in Mary Magdalen towards Christ she louing much Luk. 7.47 as hauing many sins forgiuen her and in the other Mary then in the Disciple made them shew more courage then the Disciples shewed and ouercome all womanish feares in them whilest they early came to see the Sepulchre where Christ was laid Mat. 28.1 This in the godly stirres them vp to all kind of duty both towards God and man If this godly man be a Minister this loue of God and of Christs flocke also will compell him to feed Christs sheepe and that with diligence Ioh. 21.16 yea to frame his teaching in that manner and herein to ouercome himselfe as whereby he may most edifie Gods people If a priuate Christian this spirit of Loue will stirre him vp both to admonish and exhort others though it be a harsh duty and a thankeles Office with man yea generally this with Faith