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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77501	Gospel-marrow, the great God giving himself for the sons of men: or, The sacred mystery of redemption by Jesus Christ, with two of the ends thereof, justification & sanctification. Doctrinally opened and practically applied. Wherein (among many other useful and profitable truths) the unhappy controversie of the times about the extent of Christs death is modestly and plainly discussed and determined for the satisfaction of those who are willing to receive it. To which is added three links of a golden chain. As it was lately held forth to the Church of God at Great Yarmouth. / By John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel there.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1659 (1659)	Wing B4715; Thomason E1852_1; ESTC R209806	253,046	425

are necessarie attendants upon and inseparable companions to that faith which purifieth which must be a working faith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as the Apostle calleth it in that Text forecited Gal. 5.6 An Energetical an operative working faith a faith working by love shewing it self in a ready performance of all offices and duties both to God and man And therefore to go on with the Exhortation propounded Good works how necessary let not any of us content our selves with such a faith a solitarie faith faith alone But withall Bona opera sunt necessaria ad salutem vel potius in salvandis sic enim praestat loqui vitandae ambiguitatis causâ Ursin Catech. Q. 91. have a regard unto works good works which are no less necessarie unto salvation or if we will speak more warily as some advise us to do in salvandis in those that are to be saved than faith it self is It it is but a slander and a groundlesse one which they of the Church of Rome cast upon those of the Protestant Reformed Religion that they cry up faith decrying works at least not regarding Extrà statum Justificationis ●emo potest bona opera satis magnifice commendare Luther but flighting them not looking upon them as in any kind necessarie Than which what more false Necessarie we hold them to be However not as they do who look upon them as meritorious causes of salvation yet upon a divers account as I. Necessitate praecepti in regard of Gods command 1. In regard of Gods Command which requireth them at the hands of his perple Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently Ps 119.4 2. Necessitate Praesentiae as necessarie concomitants of faith 2. As Concomitants of faith without which a man cannot be justifyed and saved 3. 3. As the way and means leading to salvation Necessitate Medii as a necessary means to bring men to salvation Via ad Regnum though not Causa regnandi as Bernard rightly though not the cause of reigning yet the way to the Kingdome 4. 4. As evidences of faith and assurances of Election Necessarie as to a mans self for the justifying of his faith and assuring his election Justifying of his faith Faith justifieth the Person works justifie faith evidence it to a mans self to be a true lively faith As a man by feeling his pulse beat regularly he knoweth that his vitals are sound so by the working of his faith he taketh notice that it is a true faith And assuring his election Give diligence saith Saint Peter to make your Calling and Election sure 2 Pet. 1.10 And how shall this be done Why If ye do these things ye shall never fall those things which before he had spoken of viz. Adding to faith virtue v. 5. meaning moral virtues as Justice and Temporance and Charity of which he speaketh afterwards as also Godliness and so indeavour to perform all offices and Duties to God and Man So doing hereby may Christians be assured of their Election and so consequently of their salvation that they are in a state of grace and shall never fall from it 5. 5. In regard of others for the gaining of some And so again necessarie in regard of others For the winning of some Upon this ground Peter requires wives to be obedient to their Husbands to do their duties unto them that saith he if any obey not the word being as yet unbelievers they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives 1 Pet. he 3.1 And in the Chapter foregoing v. 12. requireth the beleevers to whom he writeth that they should have their conversation honest among the Gentiles that whereas saith he they speak against you as evil doers they may by your good works which they shall behold glorifie God in the day of visitation when God shall in mercie visit them calling them to the fellowship of the Gospel Thus sometimes unbelievers are won to a loving and liking of Gods Religion by beholding those who make a profession thereof to walk answerable to that profession living soberly righteously and Godly And as some may be won so others may be confirmed hereby Confirming of others who otherwise might be offended and scandalized and brought out of love and liking with that Religion whereof they see no fruits in the Professors of it However the mouths of wicked men shall hereby be stopped Stopping the mouths of wicked men and themselves ashamed Having a good Conscience saith the same Apostle Saint Peter that whereas they speak evil of you as of evil doers they may be ashamed that falsly accuse your good conversation in Christ 1 Pet. 3.16 Christians exhorted to be serious about good works In these and many other respects we look-upon good works not only as expedient but Necessarie And so looking upon them let all of us seriously set about them Being hearers of the Law be we doers of it Not the hearers of the Law are just before God but the doers of the Law shall be justified so the Apostle tells the Jews who looked for salvation by the Law Rom. 1.13 It was not their knowing but their doing that could benefit them in that way And so is it with Christians who look for salvation by Christ It is not their Knowledge and Profession but their Practice must render them acceptable unto him And therefore let all of us up and be doing Be ye doers of the word and not hearers only deceiving your own Souls saith Saint Iames Jam. 1.22 Not every one that saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdom of heaven but he that doth the will of my Father which is in heaven saith our Saviour Math. 7.21 Not every one that taketh acquaintance of Christ professing himself to be his Disciple and to look for salvation through him but such as bring forth the fruits of true Sanctification and new obedience indeavouring to do what both Law and Gospel requireth They and only they can look for salvation Quest Quest What good works to be done and how But what good works shall we do in order hereunto Ans Ans That was the question which the Ruler put to our Saviour Math. 19.16 Good Master saith he what good thing shall I do that I may inherit eternal life But this he propounded in a Pharisaical way with a wrong intention dreaming of a merit of works But let the thought hereof be abandoned by all Christians who propound the like question And then I shall return Answer to it as in part I have already done giving you some usefull directions concerning what works you are to do and how you are to do them 1. Good works to be performed by Christians are as I have said all such works as God requireth Dir. 1. All such works as God requireth in his word whether in the Law or Gospel All which Christians are to have an eye and regard