Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	pleasure_n	unrighteousness_n	2,527	5	11.3215	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74782	A sure stay for a sinking state, presented in a sermon preached at Margarets Westminster before the Honourable House of Commons at their solemne fast, Nov. 24. 1647. / By Richard Kentish, preacher of the Gospel at Katharines, near the Tower London.	Kentish, Richard, Rev.	1648 (1648)	Wing K320; Thomason E416_30; ESTC R204500	24,581	40

as it is conceived she had not utterly lost her love only the heat of it was abated Secondly men may fall totally and finally when there is an utter losse of all that good that once they seemed to have not so much as any seed remaining in them is in Hymeneus and Alexander who made shipwrack of faith 1 Tim. 1.19.20 And this is the case of those that sin against the Holy Spirit and of these seven Asian Churches and of Rome at this day where Christ had once a Church now hath Antichrist his seat Now then for answer to the question thus 1. Particular professours that are sincere-hearted Nemo potest esse tamprudent tam circumspectus ut non altquando labatur Lact. ● lib. 6. cap. 24. that have true saving grace in them even such as these may fall but not totally not finally but partially and for aseason these may want the heat of their love and the strength of their faith and exercise of their graces but they shall not loose the truth of them 1 Joh. 3.9 their seed remaineth in them Habitus non amittitur actus intermittitur Dr. Slater in 1 Tues 5.15 gradus remittitur though for a season they may want the use or some of the measure yet they shall never be without the habit of grace as in sleep we lose not the faculty but the use of sense or as a man in drink or in a violent passion loseth not the faculty but the use of reason so a Christian in temptation may sometimes lose not his grace but the exercise of it Thus David in the matter of Vriah lost not the gift but the exercise of his grace Charitat is in ●o facta est quaedam quasi seperatio non tamen abelitio Bern. 2. But for such particular professours as have nothing but form no power of godlinesse such hypocrites as Judas who notwithstanding all his preaching notwithstanding his pretence of love to the poor yet he loved coin more then Christ silver more then a Saviour the purse more then the poor Such as he may fall and that not partially and for a season only but totally and for ever 3. And for conjoyned professours whether nationall or Congregationall these may so fall as that they may cease to be a nation or congregation professing godlinesse a particular visible Church Ecclesia particularis prorsus deficere perire potest Alsted Reg. Theol loc 16 § 4. para 4. may be unchurched though those particular members among them that are truly godly shall never perish Christs sheep shall never be plucked out of his hand Joh. 10.28 Where is the Jewish nation Where are all those famous Churches spoken of in the New Testament as Corinth Galatia Thessalonica and these seven Churches of Asia are they not all fallen though I question not but many members that were among them are safe enough This is the answer to the first question Quest 1 What may be the ground or Reason of professours falling Ans Many reasons may be rendred but we shall touch but upon four Reas 1 First Corrupt nature that remains in particular professours is very apt to trip up their heels when they would do good evillwill be present Rom. 7.19 so that they cannot but do the evill they would not Reas 2 Secondly Strength of temptation foils many temptations prove to strong for them to grapple with the stony ground Luk. 8.13 for a time believes but in time of temptation falls away Notwithstanding Peters confidence when he is put to the triall he is not able to stand So proud Pendleton in Q. Maries daies could not endure the fiery tryall notwithstanding the great boast he made before of frying his fat for the Gospel Fox Marr. vol. 3 pag. 140. Reas 3 Thirdly Love of the world is another cause why so many fall off they did run well but the love of the world hath letted them how many are choaked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life so that they bring forth no fruit to perfection Luk. 8.14 This was it that gave Demas such a down fall 2 Tim. 4. ●0 Demas hath forsaken me having loved this world saith Paul As a bird flying upwards with a stone or weight tyed to the leg is forced to fall down again thus 't is with many professors whose hearts are linked to the world It is said 1. Tim. 6.9 they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare and in o many foolish and hurtfull lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition The love of the world doth so insnare and intangle men that they can hardly discharge the trust that is reposed in them Honoured Worthies think on this t is too often sound true Vix possibile est ut avarue su●●uneri ●rae satisfaciat that men that have been publikly and actively spirited when once taken in the worlds lime-twigs have been able to act no more Reas 4 Many fall totally and finally out of the just judgement of God who seeing them under a profession to approve of sin gives them up to their own hearts lusts and so they fall with a witnesse 2 Thes 2.10.11.12 because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved for this cause God shall send them strong delusions that they should believe a lye that they all might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousnesse The only use that we shall make of this point shall be for admonition Use of Admonition First To the Land in generall This is a nation that holds out a generall profession let not us be too confident and say we have the temple of the Lord the temple of the Lord we have Ordinances and the Gospel among us therfore all shall be well with us ala we may fall low enough for all this a Church may be unchurched as was said before they that were exalted as high as Heaven may fall as low as hell Mat. 11.23 2. Let all particular Christians look to it we think we stand fast and are apt to say tush we shall never be removed our hill stands strong Oh but what saith the Apostle 1. Cor. 10.12 Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall We stand in slippery places and are slippery shod t is easy to fall though the fall prove hard The Devill is strong and subtill the world is pleasing and alluring the flesh is weak and yeelding had we not need to take heed Especially you Honoured Worthies who are set on high The highest Houses are subject to the sturdiest storms Your businesses are many and not a businesse but there is a temptation in it This is for my freind if I help not him I lose him That 's for my self either profit or preferment if I act not there I misse it This will please the people That will engage forain states Oh what need have you to take heed that you fall