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A85704	A treatise touching falling from grace. Or Thirteen arguments tending to prove that believers cannot fall from grace, as they were laid down at a conference at Yalding in Kent, examined and answered, with many absurdities of that doctrine shewed. Whereunto is added thirteen reasons to prove that believers may fall totally and finally from grace, and many profitable uses flowing from that doctrine. By John Griffith.	Griffith, John, 1622?-1700.	1653 (1653)	Wing G2006; Thomason E690_17; ESTC R202323	40,736	75

kept by the power of God and least that keeping should be for a little while he tells you it is an inheritance that fadeth not away Rom. 8.30 Ans. The strength of this Argument lyeth in two particulars First Gods unchangeablenesse Secondly in believers being kept by his power First Therefore to the unchangeablenesse of God I grant that he changeth not and yet it doth not follow but justified persons may fall totally and finally For Union and salvation are conditional First their entrance into it is conditional he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved Mark 16.16 being justifyed by faith c. Rom. 5.1 without faith it is impossible to please God Heb. 11.6 if by faith they are justifyed then not without it he that believeth not is condemned John 3.18 19. But some may say we are justified before in Gods account I answer then we were his people in his account also without or before believing which to say were to contradict the Scripture 1 Pet. 2. which in time past were not a people yet are now the people of God which were not under mercy but now have obtained mercy Rom. 9.25 26. Hosea 2.23 the Apostle Paul saith that Andronicus and Junia were in Christ before him Rom. 16.7 the Apostle John saith if we say we have fellowship with him and walk in darknesse we ly and do not the truth 1 John 1.6 and again He that saith he knoweth him and keepeth not his commandments is a lyar and the truth is not in him ch. 7.4 by all which appears that we are not the justifyed ones neither have we union with Christ without believing and doing his commandements 1 John 1.7 Secondly we are continued in union with Christ on condition of believing and persevering in the doing the will of God and not without this the word of God doth teach us in many places For we are made partakers of Christ mark if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence stedfast to the end Heb. 3.14 Paul saith to the Colossians that Christ hath reconciled them in the body of his flesh through death to present them holy and unblameably and unreprovable in his sight if ye continue in the faith grounded and settled and be not mov'd away from the hope of the Gospel which ye have heard Col. 1.21.22.23 mark they then shall be presented holy unreprovable unblameable upon what terms why if they continue c. and so saith the Spirit unto the Angells of the Church in Smyrna be thou faithfull unto death and I will give the Crown of life Rev. 2.10 and so unto the Church in Thyatira he that overcometh and keepeth my works unto the end to him will I give power over the nations verse 25 26.27 he that overcometh the same shall be clothed in white raiment and I will not blot his name out of the book of life but I will confesse his name before my father and before his holy Angels cha. 2 5. our Lord Christ saith in the fifteenth of John the second every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away some branches in Christ may become fruitlesse and so taken away by the Father so the Author to the Heb. saith that which beareth thornes and bryers is rejected and is nigh unto cursing Heb. 6.8 By this which hath been said it appears that we have no union with Christ but by believing and doing the will of God and that union with Christ is continued by persevering in doing the will of God and not otherwise God having promised eternal life upon no other terms Now this considered we may plainly see that although persons which have union with Christ may fall from it by not holding fast unto the end yet God never the more changeable because justification union and salvation are conditionall as hath been shewed God hath bound himself as I may say to give life to overcomming Saints but if any man draw back his soul shall have no pleasure in him Heb. 10.39 he hath promised his blessing unto fruitfull branches in Christ but fruitlesse ones he will take away John 15.2.3 So much to the Argument Now to the Scriptures alleged The first is Isa. 54.17 the supposed strength which is in this text lyeth in these words No weapon formed against them shall prosper Let us examine now who it shall not prosper against why saith the Lord this is the heritage of the Lords servants now the Lords servants are they that still overcome against whom no weapon shall prosper not they that fight for a time and are overcome at last let not him that girdeth on his armor boast himself as he that putteth it off 1 Kin. 20.11 in serving the Lord we have a promise as the Apostle saith who is it that will harm you if you be followers of that which is good 1 Pet. 3.13 so that this doth not prove but that believers may fall and so cease to be what they were and God not engaged in promise unto them for he saith Ezek. 18.24 but when the righteous man turneth away from his righteousnesse and committeth iniquity and doth according to all the abomination that the wicked man doth shall he live all his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned in his trespasse that he hath trespassed and in his sin that he hath sinned in them he shall dy c. Again this is a promise made unto Israel of and concerning their being established in righteousnesse after their scattering and rejection for their not receiving Christ for it relates to Gods performing Covenant with them in which Covenant they shall all be taught of God see verse 13. and all thy children shall be taught of the Lord and great shall be the peace of thy children but not a promise made to any in the time of their warfare without the condition of standing fast taking heed overcoming and the like for otherwise there be weapons viz the firy darts of Satan and the like may and do prosper against many and we no promise to the contrary which proves that God one day will look upon Israel though now tossed and afflicted and turn ungodlynesse from Jacob in which day or at which time no weapon formed against him shall prosper for the Lord will assuredly establish Israel a people before him therfore this text doth not so much as seem to prove the thing it is brought for The second place alleged is Psal. 125.1 they that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Sion that cannot be moved but abideth for ever c. I grant as before that persons that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Sion unmovable so long as they continue trusting in him but some that trust in the Lord may let go their confidence as hath been shewed yea some have so done Jer. 2.5 compared with verse 12.13 thus saith the Lord what iniquity have your fathers found in me that they are gone far from me and have walked after vanity and are

knowing that without it no man shall ever see the Lord holyness becomming the house of the Lord for ever to this end was their Redemption wrought that they should serve him in holinesse and righteousnesse all the daies of their life even so now yield your members servants unto righteousnesse unto holinesse but now being made free from sin and become servants to God ye have your fruit unto holinesse and the end everlasting life for God hath not called us unto uncleannesse but unto holinesse without holinesse there is no sight of God how then should the servants of Christ labour after holiness otherwise they are unlike God he is holy holy holy holy is the Lord therefore they must be holy as he is holy and he that hath this hope in him purifieth himself even as he is pure therefore having these promises let us clense our selves from all filthynesse both of flesh and spirit perfecting holinesse in the fear of God blessed are they that do his commandment that they may have right to the tree of life and may enter in thorow the gates into the City he that saith he is in him ought to walk even as he walked now Christ was holy for such an high Priest became us who is holy harmlesse undefiled seperate from sinners and made higher then the heavens we must be holy harmlesse undefiled seperate from sinners as he was for we must walk as he walked therefore we are commanded to come out from amongst them and be seperate and touch no unclean thing and have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness but rather reprove them to follow holinesse will bring peace to the conscience glory to God adorn truth keep Satan at a distance strengthen the the things that remain keep us in the love of God make us appear to be trees of righteousnesse of the Lords planting that he might be glorified but if we be not followers after holinesse we shall never see the Lord in peace but rather be of that number that desire the rocks to fall on them to hide them from the face of the lamb let the servants of the most high God look about them it will be worth their while to make their calling and election sure and to stand upon their watch tower they have many enemies who Lion-like go about seeking whom they may devour what need have they to take to them the whole armour of God that they may be able to stand and having done all to stand how should they esteem of them that are set over them in the Lord and their faith follow considering the end of their conversion how should they esteem of the word which is their milk their light their Lanthorn their sword with which they must fight and contend against all oppositions both of the devil and the flesh the world pleasures profits and preferments thereof how should they make the word their councel in all their actions and not dare to presume in any thing above what is written least they be overtaken with the error of the wicked and so fall from their own stedfastnesse how should they beware and take heed of men false Christs false prophets and false teachers how should they try the spirits whether they be of God or no seeing many false Christs and prophets are already risen which deceive and beguile the hearts of the simple how should they meditate in the law of the Lord stand fast in the faith without wavering remember God in his way esteem of Christs institutions or Gospel ordinances they are Gods conveyances in which he doth convey himself unto them how ought they to walk humbly with their God and to indure affliction patiently to deny themselves take up their cross and follow Christ otherwise they cannot be his disciples how should they be fervent in prayer without ceasing least they enter into temptation to conclude how should they follow after fruitfulnesse holinesse faith vertue knowledge temperance patience godlynesse brotherly kindnesse charity for if these things be in them and abound they will make them that they shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ but he that lacketh these things is blind and cannot see afarr off and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins wherefore the rather brethren give diligence to make your calling and election sure for if ye do these things ye shall never fall for so an entrance shall be ministred unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdome of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ FINIS POST-SCRIPT ALbeit it is most undeniably evident that we are now fallen into those last and most perillous times wherein it was foreseen and accordingly foreshewn expressely by the spirit that some should depart from the faith 1 Tim. 4 1. and we see it verified also by dayly experience men sometimes eminent in religion becoming lovers of themselves and lovers of pleasures more then lovers of God and strangely mannered in every respect according as t was foretold they should in the latter ages by Paul 2 Tim. 2.1 2. c. yet I know this doctrine will not be received for truth by many neverthelesse I have discharged my conscience as in the presence of God that believers therby might be put in mind to hold fast that they have the successe of which I leave to the Lord Rev. 1.6 1 Pet. 2.5 Chap. 1 4. Rom. 8.17 Luke 12.32 Rom. 3.11 1 Cor. 9.25 Jer. 2.5 Zack 13.1 Obj. Ans. 2 Pet. 2.17 c Gen. 6.3 d Jer. 12.13 2 Chr. 15.2 Jer. 2.17 Es. 1.28 Arg. 5. Answ Joh. 17.21 23. Luke 23.24 Act. 2.39 Mat. 23.35 Mat. 27.25 Joh. 14.15.16 Arg. 6. Answ a 2 Tim. 2.12 Mat. 10.33 b Luke 12.8 chap. 9 26. Mar. 8.38 Rom. 8.39 b) Joh. 10.28 2 Pet. 2 20. d) Gal. 5.1 e) Rev. 17.26 chap 3.5.12.21 Chap. 21.7 Chap. 2.10 7. Arg. Answ h) 1 Thess. 5 15. i Rev. 14.4 Arg. 8. Answ Heb. 41. Vers 11. 1 Cor. 10.11 12. 1 Pet. 5.8.9 Jam. 5.7 ch. 1.2 3 4. Arg. 9. Phil. 4.4 Rom. 11.20 21. 1 Kin. 20.11 2 Pet. 1.10 1 Pet. 1.10 1 Pet. 1.8 9. Rom. 3.11 Rom. 2.7 10. Argu. Answer Col. 1.22.23 Jer. 17. Esay 1.28 Arg 11. Ans. Esay 50.2.56.1 1 Pet. 1.5 Esay 51.2.2 3 4. Jer. 17.23 Zach. 7.11.12 Arg. 12. Answ 2 Pet. 1.9 Psal. 1.2.3 Jos. 1.8 Psal. 119 1.2.3-2.12 Jer. 17.8 Arg. 13. Answ Rom. 11.25 26 27 28 29. Obj. Answ Joh. 6 66. 1 Tim. 1 20 ch. 5.15 2 Tim. 1.15 ch. 2.18 Obj. Answ 2 Tim. 2.18 2 Pet. 3.17 Joh. 8.32 2 Joh. 8.9 1 Pet. 5.2 Act. 20.28.30 1 Pet. 2.2 Heb. 10.25 Mal. 3.14 see Mat. 24.4 5. Act. 20.28 Heb. 3.17 Col. 2.8.17 c. Rom. 11.21 Gen. 3 4 5. 1 Tim. 6.17 Rom. 11.12 Phil. 2.12 Cor. 16.13 Heb. 10.36 Luk. 21.26 1 Pet. 5.8 Heb 3.12 Col. 2.8 Mat. 7.15 Cant. 2.15 Act. 20.29 Mat. 24.4 5. Mark 13.33 Lu. 21.34 Mat. 5.13 Luk. 14.33 34 35. Heb. 3 12 23. Act. 20. Heb. 12.15 16. Mat. 24.5 Act. 10.29.30 2 Pet. 2.1 2 3 -1.1-3.17 Col. 2 8.18 Rev. 3.11 2 Tim. 2.15 17.18 1 Tim. 5.15 Jer. 2.5 com 11.12.13 27 13 -18 14 15 16 17. Ro. 11.20.21 Heb. 4.11 1 Tim. 4.1.2 2 Thes. 2.3 Re. 2 10.17 Rev. 2.26.27 28.3.5 Heb. 3.12 13 14. Col. 1.22 23. Ro. 11.22 Heb 10.26 27 -6.4 5 6. 2 Pet. 2.20.21 Jer. 2 5.11.12.13.-17.13 Rom. 3.4 Ephes. 2.1.2 Jude 12. Se 2 Pet. 2.17 Jude 12 2 Pet. 2.17 Heb. 6.7.8 John 15 2.9.10 2 Pet. 1.1.10 Eph. 1.4 6.11.12.13 Cor. 16.13 Rev. 22.18 Exo. 32.32 Heb. ●0 26 Rev. 3.5 Rev. 2.10 2 Tim. 4.8 Mat. 25.13 Mar. 13 33. Mat. 26 41. Eph 6.8 Col. 4.2 1 Cor. 16.13 1 Thes. 5.6 2 Tim. 4.5 Hab. 2. 1. Psalm 130.6 Re. 16.15 1. Pet 5.8 Mat. 4 9. * The devill oft times perswades men notwithstanding they forsake the truth they shall go to heaven but beware of him for he is a lyar Joh 15.19 Pro. 14.20 Heb. 2.1 Eph. 6.11.16.18 1 Cor. 15.33 Jam. 2.26 Psa. 144.3 Jam. 1.15 Ps. 133.133 Marr 14.57 Heb. 12.1 Jam. 1.4 He. 6.11.12 2 Tim. 3.12 Mat. 24.13 Gal. 6.9 Heb. 12.2 2 Tim. 2.12 Heb. 12.3 Jam. 5 10. Rev. 2.10 Heb. 10 36. Luk. 12.45.46 Jam. 5.8 1 Pet. 5.6 Jam. 4.6 Prov. 3.34 Rom. 11.20 Mat. 11.29 Col. 3.12 1 Pet. 5.5 1 Cor. 9.27 Eph. 2.3 Isa. 57.15 Mich. 6.8 verse 4. 2 Pet 2.10 Phil. 2.12 Joh. 15.2 Isa. 64.5 2 Pet. 1.5.6 7.8 1 Thess. 5.12.13 Heb. 13.7 Heb. 13.17 1 Pet. 2.2 Psalm 119 161.162 ver. 148. Jer. 15.16 Jam. 1.21 119.103 Prov. 13.13 Isa. 30.12 Isa. 66.2.5 1 Sam. 3.1 2 Joh. 9. Joh. 15 10.-14.21.24 Psal. 119.70.72.77.78.79 Luke 6.46 1 Cor. 11.2 2 Joh. 6.9 Rom. 12.12 Jam. 5 16. Mat. 16 41. Mat. 6.13 Mar. 13 33. Mat. 24 42. 1 The 5.17 Jam. 5.13 Col. 4.2 Luke 18.1 Ephes. 6.18 Psal. 65.2 Dan. 9.21 Joh. 15.7 Prov 8.32 33 34. Prov. 1.5 Eccles. 5.1 Esa. 55.3 Jam. 1.19 Jam. 1.22 Rom. 2.12 Mat. 7.24 Luke 6.47 Amos. 8.11 2 Tim. 2.12 Rev. 2.10 2 Cor. 4 17 Luk. 12.13 1 Co. 9.25 Mat. 16.26 Rev. 3.11 2.17.26.27 28 -3.5.2.21 21.7 Ephes. 4.27 Col. 3.5 Rom. 8.13 1 Cor. 9.27 1 Pet. 2.11 Heb. 12.14 Psal. 93.5 Luke 1.73 Ro. 6.19.22 1 Thes. 4.7 Isay 6.3 1 Joh. 3.3 2 Cor. 7.1 Rev. 22.14 Joh. 2.6 Heb. 7.26 2 Cor. 6.17 Rev. 18.4 Ephes. 5.11 Rev. 3.2 Jude 0.21 Isay 61.3 Rev. 6.16 Heb. 12.14 2 Pet. 1.10 Heb. 2.1 2. 1 Pet. 5.8 Ephes. 6.13 He. 13.7.17 1 Pet. 2.2 Psal. 1.9.105 Eph. 6.17 2 Pet. 2.17 Mat. 24 4.5 2 Pet. 2.1 1 Joh. 4 1.-2.18 Psa. 119.78 1 Co. 16.13 Isa. 64.5 Mich. 6 8. Jam. 1.12 Mat. 10 38. 1 The 5.17 Luk. 21.36 Mat. 26.41 2 Pet. 1.5.6.7 8.9 10.11