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The good mans priuiledge A sermon lately preached at Plimmouth in Deuon, by I.B. And now published at the request of some that then were auditors.
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Barlow, John, b. 1580 or 81.
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weather-beaten and to cry out Miserable or spoyled man that I am who shall deliuer me from the body of this death chap. 7.24 The remedie of this disease is the powerfull operation of the Spirit that destroyeth by degrees the cursed worke of Satan in vs and perfecteth the good worke he hath begun within vs. Chap. 8. vers 11. whence we are taught Vse 1 First a reall difference betwixt him that is truly sanctified and the man wholly in the state of full corruption For the one striketh still to cut 1. Ioh. 3.3 and rend this euill tree vp at the roots the other onely to preuent and hinder the outward buds and fruits that it produceth Carnall men neuer looke to the fountaine from whence this bitter water springeth bubleth Vse 2 And here we are instructed whither to runne for help when we cannot stay the fountaine of originall sinne only to the Spirit of God for as Christ had power to heale the woman of the bloody issue which all the Physitians could not cure so hath the holy Ghost and no other this power priuiledge It is a worke that requires an infinite workeman to perfect Pray then with the Prophet Psal 51.11 Lord take not thy holy spirit from me For the third and last euill which is affliction and persecution the Apostle also giueth vs a helpe against it and that is comprehended in the verse read vnto you which is though afflictions be not ioyous but grieuous for the present Heb. 12.11 yet they shall turne to our good at the latter ende In which words for our better proceeding wee may obserue two things The one is an affirmed proposition We know that all things worke together for good The other to whom these contrary things doe worke for good and they are described first by an effect that they loue God secondly by an adiunct that they are called which calling is closely argued by the Author and chiefe efficient God by the maner or rule according to his purpose In the proposition note these particulars First things secondly that these things worke thirdly that they all worke fourthly that they all worke together fifthly that they all worke together for good sixthly and that we know c. This for the proposition the limitation of its obiect or fruit of its operation followeth But before we come to the seuerall doctrines this verse affoordeth wee will clearely and briefly open the meaning We That is I Paul and other grounded and strong Christians men and women as well of the Laity as Preachers of the Gospell Know Knowledge is tooke often in Scripture for faith because they are inseparable companions Rom. 10.14 For how can they beleeue in him of whom they haue not heard And so it is taken where Iob saith I know my Redeemer liueth Ioh 19.25 Ioh. 17.3 that is I beleeue and This is eternall life to know thee that is to beleeue in God and whom he hath sent Iesus Christ And so may it be vnderstood here We know that is we beleeue c. Againe Knowledge is either Notionall or experimentall Notionall is the bare apprehension of the truth of an Art Ioh. 3.11 2. Pet. 2.21 or rule in any science but experimentall knowledge is when we haue seene and felt the truth of a thing verified either in our selues Gen. 3.6.7 or others And so Adam after hee had eaten of the prohibited fruit did know the nature of it in the effects 2 Chron. 33.13 by his owne experience So Manasseh knew God Rom. 1.16 and so Paul the power of the Word And in this place it may be tooke for a knowledge of experience and not notionall onely So that the full sense is this Wee are assured by faith that all shall worke for good and wee know it too by experience in our selues Onely marke this that experimentall knowledge looketh backward faith forward the one which is faith relieth on the truth of the promise to be the other that is experimental knowledge is grounded vpon the word and will of God accomplished That all All is tooke for all kinds and all of all kindes that is collectiuely excluding not any thing or for of each thing some that is to say distributiuely excluding some things For example The Pharisies did tithe all hearbes Luk. 11.42 1. Tim. 2.4 that is of all kinds of hearbs God would haue all men to be saued viz. of all sexes men women and of all callings superiours inferiours or of all nations Iewes Gentiles Barbarians Scythians And in the largest sense it may be tooke in this place For the Apostle seemes to answere a secret obiection Some might say What shall affliction worke for good the answere is Yes whatsoeuer it be good or bad Things Things is any thing from God to the least ens entity and being for sinne it selfe is called a thing as These things Psal 50.21 that is these sinnes hast thou done So that by things here is meant any thing that can be named or conceiued Heb. 12.11 Worke To wit Turne or fall out in the end and euent by Gods disposing Together Not apart or as they be simply to bee considered in themselues for separate affliction from grace or Gods ouer-ruling and disposing hand Gen. 50.20 it cannot worke but for euill As simple poyson by it selfe receiued doth kill but being mixed with other ingredients cureth the sicke patient so doth sinne For good That is for the good of grace here Psal 119.71 and glory hereafter For we exclude naturall and ciuill goodnesse from this good in this place mentioned though in another respect they may haue their prize and praise To them that loue God Deut. 11.1 Mat. 10.37 Loue is sometimes put for all the duties of religion But Paul doth mention it heere before any other thing for two reasons First because without loue al our proceedings are vnacceptable to God 1. Cor. 13.1 c. this is that spirituall salt that seasoneth all our actions Secondly 2. Cor. 5.14 in regard that we cannot suffer any affliction for any person or thing if we doe not loue it and affect him therefore Iacob serued seuen yeeres for Rahel Gen. 29.20 and they seemed vnto him but a few daies because he loued her And are called Calling is manifold either from the subiect place so God called his people out of Egypt or by the instrumentall causes Psal 19.3 so God calleth by his creatures iudgements word and actions or to an office so Iudas Againe it is effectuall or not effectuall Mat. 22.14 Many are called but not truly sauingly Now a man is said to be effectually called in respect of the manner ordinarily or extraordinarily ordinarily is 1. Cor. 1.2 by the Word and Spirit co-operating in a mans conuersion extraordinarily when the Spirit immediately without the Word read or preached speaketh to the heart of a sinner saying Arise thou that art out of