Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	holy_a	lord_n	spirit_n	8,095	5	5.0560	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12194	The saints priuiledge or A Christians constant advocate Containing a short, but most sweet direction for every true Christian to vvalke comfortably through the valley of teares. By the faithfull and reverend divine, R. Sibs, D.D. and sometimes preacher to the honourable society of Grayes Inne.	Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.	1638 (1638)	STC 22505; ESTC S114823	12,600	58

in an estate of grace if the Holy Ghost doe not convince us wee shall be in darkenesse and call all into question therefore we must not bee convinced onely at the first but in a continued course of Christianity unlesse the Holy Ghost doth this we shall fall into a dungeon of darkenesse therefore the convincing of the Holy Ghost is necessary Beloved this should make us take heed how wee heare and how we reade even to beg this convincing of the Spirit in every Ordinance O Lord vouch safe the Spirit of revelation and take the scales off mine eyes that as these are truths of themselves so they may bee truths to me Sway my soule that I may cast my selfe upon thy mercy in Christ c. I must answer some Cases that many a poore soule is troubled withall Alas I am not convinced by the Spirit that Christ is my righteousnes therfore what case am I in I answer some are more strongly convinced and some lesse Let a man be carelesse of holy duties and he is lesse convinced but let him be constant therein and hee shall finde the Holy Ghost convincing him more strongly that the righteousnesse of Christ is his there are many presumptuous persons that turne the grace of God into wantonnesse who because through the Enthusiasmes of Satan they never question their estate but conceit themselves to bee good men and in the estate of grace think this to bee the convincing of the Holy Ghost whereas this is a generall rule Spirituall convincing is not totall but alwaies leaves in the heart some drugs of doubting as a ship that rides at anchor though it may reele too and fro yet is it safe for the maine So it is with the soule that is truly convinced it is safe for the maine yet it is tumbled and tossed with many doubts and feares but their Anchor is in Heaven Take this for a ground of comfort subscribed unto in the experience of all beleevers that the Spirit of God so farre convinces them of Christs righteousnesse as preserves in them such a power of grace as to cast themselves upon the mercy of God in Christ and God will not quench that sparke though there be little or no light yet there will bee heate God will send his Spirit into the heart so farre as it shall not betray it selfe to despaire and let such a beame into the soule as all the power in hell shall not be able to keepe out but it is our owne neglect that we are not more strongly convinced so as to break through all This is the priviledge of a constant carefull Christian to be strongly convinced of the righteousnesse of Christ. Thus we see how the Holy Ghost convinceth us of righteousnesse other things I must omit If this be so I beseech you let us not loose our priviledges prerogatives doth God give grace and give Christ with all his righteousnesse and shal not we improove them Let us use this righteousnesse in all temptations Let us pleade it to God himselfe when hee seemes to be our enemy Lord thou hast ordained a righteousnesse the righteousnesse of Christ that hath given full satisfaction to thy justice and he hath given me a title to Heaven howsoever my soule be in darknesse yet Lord I come unto thee in the name of my Saviour that thou wouldest perswade my soule of that righteousnesse I would glorifie thy Name Wherein wilt thou be glorified In mercy or justice O in mercy above all I cannot glorifie thee in thy mercy unlesse thou perswade me of the righteousnesse of Christ. Can I love thee except thou love me first Canst thou have any free and voluntary obedience from me unlesse I be convinced that Christ is mine Now Lord I beseech thee let me be such as thou maist take delight in Beloved since we have meanes of such a gift let us never rest till we have it If Satan set upon us hold this out if hee tell thee thou art a sinner tell him I have a greater righteousnesse then my owne even the righteousnesse of God-Man I have a righteousnesse above all my unrighteousnesse Satan saith God is displeased with me I but he is more pleased with me in Christ then displeased with me in my selfe Satan saith I have sinned against God I but not against the remedy send Satan to Christ. O but thou hast a corrupt nature that makes thee run into this sin and that sin but there is a spring of mercy in God and an over-running fountaine of righteousnesse in Christ an overflowing sea of the blood of Christ. Therfore let us labour to improove this righteousnesse of Christ to God and Satan and against all temptations yea against our own consciences I am thus and thus yet God is thus and thus all his Attributes are conveyed to me in Christ. Let us exalt God and Christ and set up Christ above our sinnes above any thing in the world as S. Paul who counted all things dung and drosse for the excellent knowledge of Christ. You will aske me How shall wee know whether we be convinced of this righteousnesse or no I answer we may know by the Method Christ uses in convincing First he convinces of sinne and then of righteousnesse for a man to catch at righteousnesse before he be convinced of sinne it is but an usurpation for the Holy Ghost first convinces of sin Therefore you have many perish because they never were abased enough Beloved people are not lost enough and not miserable enough for Christ and not broken enough for him and therefore they go without him But how shall I know that the Holy Ghost hath convinced me enough of sinne so that I may without presumption apply the righteousnesse of Christ unto my selfe Onely thus if the Holy Ghost have discovered my sinfull condition of nature and life so as to worke in me an hatred of sinne and to alter my bent another way and so make Christ sweet unto me then I am sufficiently convinced of sinne This in answer to that Question by the way To returne in the next place I may know I am convinced throughly of the righteousnesse of Christ by the witnesse and worke of the Spirit The Spirit brings light and faith the worke of the Spirit hath a light of its owne as I know I beleeve when I beleeve but sometimes we have not the reflect act of faith whereby to evidence our owne graces to our selves but ever he that is convinced of the Spirit of God his heart will be wrought to beare marveilous love to God upon this apprehension that God is mine and Christ is mine the soule is constrained to love whereupon ensues an enlargement of heart a prevalency of comfort above all discomfort for love casteth out feare This one comfort that our sinnes are forgiven and that we have right and title to Heaven when the soule is convinced of this it is in a blessed condition