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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09362	A case of conscience the greatest taht [sic] euer was, how a man may know, whether he be the son of God or no. Resolued by the vvord of God. Whereunto is added a briefe discourse, taken out of Hier. Zanchius.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Zanchi, Girolamo, 1516-1590.	1592 (1592)	STC 19666; ESTC S110395	35,569	79

A CASE OF Conscience THE GREATEST TAHT EVER WAS. How a man may know whether he be the childe of God or no. Resolued by the vvord of God Whereunto is added a briefe Discourse taken out of HIER ZANCHIVS 2. PET. 1.10 Giue all diligence to make your election sure for if ye doe these things ye shal neuer fall EDINBVRGH Printed by Robert Walde-graue Printer to the K. Majestie 1592. To the godlie Reader IN Gods Church commonlie they who are touched by the Spirit and begin to come on in religion are much troubled with feare that they are not Gods children and none so much as they Therefore they often thinke on this point and are not quiet till they find some resolution The Spirit of God as best knowing the estate of Gods children hath penned two parcels of holie Scripture for the full resoluing of this case namelie the 15. Psalme and the first Epistle of S. Iohn And for the helping of the simple and vnlearned who desire to be informed concerning their estate I haue propounded these two partes of Scripture in forme of a Dialogue and haue joyned thereunto a litle discourse concerning the same matter penned in Latine by H. ZANCHIVS a learned Diuine and now englished Vse this labour of mine for thy benefit and comfort and the Lord increase the number of them which may rejoice that their names are written in heauen W. PERKINS THE FIRST EPISTLE OF Iohn in forme of a Dialogue The Speakers Iohn Church CHAP. 1. CHVR MAnie among vs denie the God-head many the Manhood of Christ. IOH. 1. That which was from the beginning and therefore true God which wee haue hearde namelie speaking which wee haue seen with these our eies which we haue looked vpon and these hands of ours haue handled of that Word not the sounding but the essentiall word of the Father of life liuing of himselfe and giuing life to all other CH. Before you goe any further this word of life is inuisible how then could it be seene IOH. Yes 2. For that life was made manifest to wit in the flesh and we I with many others haue seen it and beare witnesse and publish vnto you that eternall life which was with the father eternallie before this manifestation and was made manifest vnto vs. CH. Menander Ebion and Cerinthus hauing bin teachers among vs confidently denie these thinges which you say and they beare vs in hand that they seek our good IOH. 3. That which I wil repeat again for more certainties sake which wee haue seen and heard declare we vnto you that ye may haue fellowship with vs and that our fellowship also may be with the father and with his sonne Iesus Christ. 4. And these things write we vnto you that your ioy might be ful vz. might haue sound consolation in your consciences CH. Wel then lay vs down som grouÌ„d wherby we may come to be assured that we haue fellowship one with an other and with Christ. IO. 5. This then is the message which we haue heard of him and declare vnto you that God is light vz. purenes it selfe and blessednesse whereas men and Angels are neither but by participation and in him is no darknes CH. Som that make profession among vs continue stil in their olde course and conuersation and yet they say they haue fellowship with God IOH. 6. If we say that we haue fellowship with him and walk lead the course of our liues in darknes vz. ignorance error impietie wee lie dissemble and do not trulie deal not sincerely CH. What then is the true marke of one which hath fellowship with God IO. 7. If we walk in the light lead the cours of our liues in sinceritie of life doctrin wee haue fellowship one with another CH. We are so defiled with sinne that we often doubt least wee haue no fellowship with God IOH. The bloud of Iesus Christ his sonne cleanseth vs from all sinne CH. Some among vs are come to that passe that they say they haue no sinne that this estate is a signe of fellowshippe with God IOH. 8. If vve say that vve haue no sinne vve deceiue our selues imagining that to bee true which is otherwise truth is not in vs CH. How then may we know that our sinnes are washed away by Christ IOH. 9. If vve confesse our sinnes namely with an humbled heart desiring pardon he is faithfull iust in keping his promise to forgiue vs our sinnes and to clense vs from al vnrighteousnes 10. If vve say as they before named do vve haue not sinned vve mak him a liar whose word speaks the contrarie and his vvorde is not in vs. his doctrine hath noe place in our heartes CHAP. 2. CH. IF this be true which hath bin saide that the bloud of Christ doth cleÌ„se from all sinne and that if we do confesse them they shal be pardoned our corruption tels vs that we may sinne freely Ioh. 1. My litle children these thinges I write vnto you that yee sinne not CH. Alas we fall oft by infirmitie what shall we then do Ioh. If any man sinne vve haue an aduocate who in his own name and by his own merites pleades our cause to the Father Iesus Christ the iust and therefore fit to make intercession CH. But howe may euery one of vs in particular knowe that Christ is his aduocate IOH. 2. He is the propitiation vz. a couering of sinne or reconciliation as the propitiatorie of the Arke couered the lawe and not for our sinnes onely but also for the sins of the vvhole vvorld not onely Iewes but also Gentiles of all sortes CH. Be it that I knowe him to be my aduocate may I not be deceaued howe may I knowe that this my knowledge is effectuall to saluation IOH. 3. Hereby are vve sure that vve know him here that knowledg is ment whereby a man applies Christ and all his benefites to his own soule If vve keepe to keep is not to fulfill but to haue a care and desire to do it for God of his mercie in his seruants accepts the will for the deede his commandements Ch. Many among vs professe that they know Christ but their liues be not according Ioh. 4. He that saith I know him keeps not his commandements is a lyer and the trueth is not in him CH. How may it be prooued that the endeuour to keep gods commandements is a mark of faith felloship with Christ Ioh. He in whome the loue of God is perfecte may hereby know that hee is in Christ. 5. But he that keepeth his vvord in him is the loue of God vz. not that loue wherewith God loueth him but that whereby he loueth God is perfect indeede vz. sincere and sounde perfection being opposed not to imperfection but to hypocrisie hereby therefore we know that we are in him 6. He that saith he remaineth in him ought to walke euen so as hee hath walked and therefore he

must needes endeuour himselfe in the commandementes CH. Declare vnto vs some of the principall of these commandements IOH. 7. Brethren I vvrite no nevv commandement vnto you but an olde commaundement vvhich yee haue heard from the beginning this old commandement is the vvord vvhich ye haue heard from the beginning 8. Againe a nevve commandement I vvrite vnto you that vvhich is true to wit that the commandement is new which he wil now write in him who reneweth the coÌ„mandement of old giuen to Moses also in you for the darknes is past vz. the hardening of the minds of men vnder the olde testament whereby they did but in a small measure vnderstand the word and that true light a greater mesure of illuminatioÌ„ as also the writing of Gods lawes not in Tables of stone but in the fleshie hearts so as they be transformed into the obedience thereof now shineth CH. Well set downe this commandement which is so ancient and is nowe renewed Ioh. 9. He that saith as many among you do that he is in the light that is that hee is both plentifully inlightened and borne anew and hates his brother is in darknes vnder the estate of damnation not yet trulie regenerate vntill this time 10. Hee that loueth his brother abideth in the light is trulie enlightened and regenerate and there is no offence vz. he wil giue no occasion of euill in him 11. But on the contrary hee that hateth his brother is in darknes and walketh in darknesse leadeth his life in ignorance and vngodlinesse and knoweth not whither he goeth because that darknesse hath blinded his eies Ch. What moueth you to deliuer vnto vs al these notes and signs of our new birth and communion with Christ. Ioh. 12. Litle Children I write vnto you because your sinnes are forgiuen you for his name-sake vz. by Christ and his merites that yee may be certified to your comforte of this And that no kind of men among you might doubt of this 13. I write vnto you fathers because ye delighting to tell hear of olde and ancient matters haue knowne him that is christ that is from the beginning I write vnto you young men because ye delighting to shewe your valour and strength haue ouercome the euil one that is Sathan 14. I write vnto you litle childreÌ„ who delight alwaies to bee vnder the Fathers wing because yee haue knowen the Father And againe because wee are dull to marke and remember that which is good for vs. I haue vvritten vnto you Fathers because yee haue knowen him that is from the beginning I haue vvritten vnto you young men because yee are strong and the vvorde of God abideth in you and yee haue ouercome that wicked one CH. If we be in the estate of grace vnder Gods fauour in Christ howe may wee abide in it IOH. 15. Loue not this vvorld the corrupt estate of mankinde out of Christ neither the thinges that are in the vvorlde for first of all to giue reasons if any man loue this Worlde the loue of the father wherewith hee loued the Father is not in him Secondly 16. For all that is in this vvorlde as the lust of the flesh the corruption of nature which chiefly breaketh out in euil concupiscence the lust of the eies the fruite of the former stirred vp by outward prouocations especially in the eie as it is manifest in Adulterie couetousnes and the pride of life vz. Arrogancie and Ambition among men in common conuersation of life is not of the father but of the vvorlde 17. And Thirdly this vvorld passeth away and the lust thereof but he that fulfilleth the wil of God abideth for euer Ch. What other thinges are we to do that we may continue IOH. 18. Little Children it is the last time and as yee haue hearde that Antichrist shall come a speciall Antichrist the chiefe of all other who is nowe manifest to be the Pope of Rome euen now ar there many Antichristes Heretickes denying either the natures of Christ or his offices or the vnion and distinction of his Natures vvhereby vvee knowe that it is the last time CH. Those whome you cal Antichrists were of our companie and professed as we do Ioh. 19. They vvent out from vs but they vvere not of vs for if they had bene of vs they should haue continued vvith vs. But this commeth to passe that it might appear that they are not al of vs. CH. How can we be assured of our continuance in grace for wee may fall as well as they do IOH. 20. But yee haue an annointment the grace of Gods holy spirit resembled by the annoynting in the old testament from that holy one Christ Luke 1.15 and knowe all thinges CH. If wee knowe all thinges then you need not write vnto vs of these matters Ioh. 21 I haue not written vnto you because ye know not the trueth but because you know it that no lie is of the truth vz. ye can distinguish betweene the sound doctrine of the Gospel and errors Ch. What is this lie which you speak of Ioh. 22. Who is a lier a deceauer a seducer but hee that denieth that Iesus is Christ the Messias or Sauiour of mankind The same is the Antichrist that denieth the father and the sonne Ch. These whom you meane say they defend the doctrine of God as well as we and they vse to call him their father Io. 23. Who so denieth the son hath not the Father Ch. What do you inferre vpon this if it be the last time as you haue said Io. 24. Let therfore abide in you the same doctrine concerning Christ which ye haue hard from the beginning which the Apostles preached and before them the Prophets since the beginning of the world If that which ye haue heard from the beginning remain ye beleeuing and obeying it in you yee also shal continue in the sonne and in the father 25. And this is the promise which hee hath promised vs euen life eternall Ch. Wee cannot perswade our selues of perseuerance seeing men so commonly fall away from Christ among vs. Ioh. 26. These thinges haue I vvritten vnto you concerning them that deceaue you not meaning them of you as you seem to tak it 27. But the annointing the spirite which yee haue receaued of Christ and which hath led you into all trueth vvhich ye haue receiued of him dvvelleth in you abideth in you and will so continewe and yee neede not that any man teach you any other doctrine beside this which ye haue learned already but as the same annointing teacheth you all thinges and it is true and not lying and as it taught you ye shall abide in him 28. And now litle Children abide in him that vvhen he shall appeare vve being iustified in Christ may haue boldnes and not be ashamed neither Sathan nor our consciences accusing vs for sinne before him at his comming Ch. Wee are still in doubt to returne

not by water only but by water and blood becaus Christ worketh both iustification sanctification together it is that spirit a mans owne conscience inwardly purified that beareth witnes for that spirit is trueth that is that the testimonie of the spirit of adoption certifying vs that we ar the sons of God is true 7. For that I may speak it more plainly there ar three vvhich beare record in heauen the father the vvord the Son and the holy Ghost and these three are one namly in testimonie 8. And there are three which beare record in earth the Spirit and the vvater and blood and these three agree in one Ch. How shew you that these witnesses be autenticall and to be beleeued Ioh. 9. If vve receiue the vvitnes of men the witnes of God is greater for this is the witnes of God vz. that was said to come from heuen vvhich he testified of his son Again 10. he that beleeueth in that sonne of God hath the vvitnes in himselfe the peace of conscience which he may feel in himself And further he that beleueth not God maketh him a lyer because he beleeued not the recorde that God vvitnessed of his sonne Ch. What is the effecte of that which these witnesses testifie Ioh. 11. And this is that record to wit that God hath giuen vnto vs eternall life this life is in his son 12. He which hath the son hath life he which hath not the son of god hath not life And to conclude 13. These things haue I written vnto you that beleeue in the name of the son of God that ye may know that yee haue life eternal that ye may beleeue vz. increase in faith in the name of that sonne of God Ch. How can we haue life eternal now that are so miserable and so ful of wants Ioh. 14. And this is that assurance that wee haue in him that if we ask any thing according to his will he heareth vs. Ch. How may we know that God granteth our praiers made acording to his wil Ioh. 15. If vve know that he heareth that is as it were to giue an eare to our praiers vvhatsoeuer vve ask we knowe that vvee haue the petitions vvhich vvee haue desired of him though the things that we asked be not giuen vs in that measure maner and time in which we asked them Ch. Let vs heare an example of those things which God wil grant wheÌ„ we pray Io. 16. If a man see his brother sin a sin that is not vnto death that is which may be pardoned let him ask pardon in his behalfe and he shal giue him life for them that sinne not vnto death there is a sinne vnto death after which necessarilie damnation followeth as the sinne against the holy Ghost I say not that thou shouldest pray for it Ch. But is not euery sinne a sinne to death Ioh. 17. All vnrighteousnes is sinne and therefore deserueth death but there is a sinne not vnto death namely that which is pardoned in Christ. Ch. We feare least wee haue committed this sinne which is vnto death Ioh. 18. Wee know that vvhosoeuer is borne of God sinneth not but he that is begotten of god kepeth himselfe and that vvicked one Sathan toucheth him not vz. doth him no violeÌ„ce or he cannot giue him a deadly wound 19. We know that vve are of God and this whol vvorld lyeth in euill that is in seruitude vnder Sathan and sinne Ch. How shew you that we ar of God Ioh. 20. Wee know that the Sonne of God is come and hath giuen vs a minde to knowe him that is true vve are in him that is true that is in his sonne Iesus Christ this same is that very God and that eternall life Ch. Howe may wee keepe our selfe in God and neuer commit the sin to death Ioh. 21. Litle Children keepe your selues from images whether they be of false Gods or of the true God PSALME 15. Iehoua Dauid DAVID 1. O Iehoua vvho shal dwell as Pilgrims dwel in tents in thy tabernacle the Church millitant vvho shall rest in thy holy mountaine the kingdome of heauen IEHO 2. He that walketh perfectly that is he which leadeth the course of his life vprightly DAV Who is the vpright man IEHO He that worketh righteousnes according to the commandements of the secoÌ„d Table and speaketh the truth in his heart as he thinketh his hart tongue agreeing DAV By what notes may this vpright man be knowen and who is he IEHO 3. I. Hee that slandreth not with his tongue II. nor doth hurt to his neighbour III. nor receiueth a fals report against his neighbor IV. 4. In whose eies a vile person an vngodly and vnrighteous man is contemned but hee honoureth them that feare God V. He that hauing sworne to his owne hinderance changeth not VI. 5. He that giueth not his money to Vsury VII neither taketh reward of the innoceÌ„t DAV Are these notes vnfallible IEHO 6. He that doth these things shal neuer be moued shall abide in Gods fauour for euer A BRIEFE DISCOVRSE TAKEN OVT OF THE VVRItinges of Hier. Zanchius VVHEREIN THE FOREsaid case of Conscience is disputed and resolued ASSERTION I. Onely the elect and all of them not onely trulie may bee but also are in that time vvhich God hath appointed them in this life indeede assured of their Election to eternall life in Christ and this is done not one vvay but many vvaies WEe say that the elect alone may be and indeed are made sure of their Election that so we may exclude the reprobat hipocrites for considering they are not elected they canne neuer be truelie perswaded that they are elected I say truely because it may come to passe that many in their own thinking shall be predestinate yet in trueth they are not perswaded so for they are deceaued Wee haue an example in temporarie Christians who thinke of themselues that they beleeue in Christ but truelie do not beleeue for their Faith is in hypocrisie and for a time onely Wherefore a true certaine perswasion of Election can neuer befall any of the reprobates because the true perswasion of Heauenly matters commeth of the holy Ghost which neuer perswadeth any false matter Wherefore how can Reprobates bee perswaded that they are elected This considered it is not amisse that wee attribute this perswasion of which wee nowe speake to the elect alone We ad further that al the elect not onely may be but are indeed made sure of their Election Which must be demonstratiuelie confirmed against schoole-men other our aduersaries We say this is done in the time appointed because the Elect before they be called to Christ are neuer sure of their election nay they neuer think of it as appeareth in Paul before hee was called and in others Againe in like maner after they haue bene called yet not presently are made sure of their election but some sooner some latter Lastly we ad that this is

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