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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77300	The riches of grace displayed: the second part. In the great instances thereof. In giving the son. Sending the spirit. Effectual calling. God's covenanting with man. By W. Bagshaw, minister of the gospel	Bagshawe, William, 1628-1702.	1685 (1685)	Wing B433BA; ESTC R230488	68,148	214

1 Pet. 2.7 Not onely as making Peace for you but withall as bringing Power for subduing sin and carrying on Gods Service to you 3. Could you as you feel you do in some degree pant after Holiness and Pureness in your Spirits Do you not Watch as well as Pray against Spiritual defilements Phil. 3.3 Are not your Souls for Spiritualness in Worship Would you not have Faith and Love to influence the Duties you engage in Tell me if you can where those Hypocrites dwell in whom the three qualifications last named meet As for Profane Persons Procul hinc procul ite I may say to 'em stand off stand off From this word which I have applyed to these to whom it is proper and hearken to me that God may hearken to you The next word is very much for you For the Second branch of the first Use is as followeth They that are at a want of the Holy Spirit may hence learn to whom or whither they should go for him Should they not bow their knees and with 'em their Hearts to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and cry Pour O pour of this Holy Water thy Spirit upon us I should have more hope that this Use would be more useful to you if once you well understand your own case and state I may deal with you further about it ere long at present I propound these Questions to you 1. How can you think having the Spirit consistent with such diligent service as the Flesh or the World have from you 2. How can you pretend to be inspired with the Spirit that have not a great care to demean your selves well towards the Spirit and a fear to resist yea to quench or grieve him And O that you would give this a serious thought Can you with confidence look God in the face or hope to escape his dreadful wrath if his Spirit be not in you Could I see or hear of right relentings in your Hearts for your miscarriages with reference to the Spirit and breathings in 'em that he may breath in you yea and be a Guide and Governour to you how joyfully and seriously would I commend you to and commend to you the Grace of God the Father encouraging you to expect this great gift 1. Do not earthly Fathers even evil ones know how to give good gifts to their Children Luke 11.13 Will not the best of Fathers the Heavenly one give the Spirit to humble askers 2. Grace though long slighted Luke 15. per totum hath long Arms and hath 'em open to receive poor Praying Penitents 3. Qui dedit gratiam desiderii da hit gratiam desideratam Will not he that causeth Persons to desire his Spirit if they follow on desiring answer their desire Seeing upon the Fathers giving the Spirit to Persons both he and his Son will be Honoured by 'em and for his Sons sake he doth with his Honour give him The second Use for Reproof The first branch of the Reproof falls full upon them to whom the Holy Spirit and the effusion or pouring out of his Grace is matter of Drollery and scorn It is known that the men of Rome call Protestants in scorn Spiritists See Mr. Brownsword against Popery for their speaking much and honourably of the Aids of the Spirit May this Spirit reprove and convince 'em of this sinful sin May they feel his humbling work that so they may not fall under his destroying Hand Mat. 12.31 32. Are not all the Persons in the Godhead wronged when the Spirit is so Will not Arrows shot at Heaven fall down on their Heads that shoot ' em It is a Lamentation that any are so daring The second Branch is for or if you will against those that make vain pretensions to the Holy Spirit and his differencing workings when indeed they are too much strangers both to him and them O that they who cast off all or at least most of the Institutions of Christ did not cry up themselves as men who have most of the Spirit 1. John 4.23 24. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Doth Worshipping God in the Spirit exclude external Worship pointed at in the Greek word 2. Doth the Spirit speaking in the Heart contradict his speech in the Scripture 3. Doth Baptism by the Holy Ghost shut out Baptism by Water Doth drinking of or into the spirit 1 Cor. 12.13 make against drinking the Sacramental Cup that is set out by that very Phrase Should not Spiritual Persons use and prize Spiritual Ordinances The Third Branch of the Reproof falls to their share with whom the Spirit of God and his Gracious Influences are at an undervalue They neither have nor desire to have him Alas Alas is not this evidently their case 1. Who are sensual Jude 19. living in Carnal Pleasures being given up to ' em 2. Who are inspired with the spirit of the World 1 Cor. 2.12 Earth Earth Earth may be written on their Minds and Affections 3. Heb. 6.9 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Who are utter strangers and that out of choice to those first works of the Spirit which accompany Salvation or have it following ' em 1. Are they enlightned Have they a sight of sin in its sinfulness Of Christ in his Beauty and Glory And of Holyness in its Excellency and Extent Is their knowledge near so much as a spiritual one Is it any more than a meer literal one Hath it in it clearness of Light See Doctor Arrow-smith's Armella which enables Persons to discern things that differ or sweetness of taste for relishing what excels 2. Are they enlivened Doth this appear 1. By their crying or breathing in Prayer after spiritual things Acts 9.11 and Christ with whom they are given 2. Natura principium motus By their motion in other Holy Duties and by the vigour and constancy as well as freeness of it 3. By their sense of what tends to prejudice Spiritual Life Hath not a little living Child a feeling of a small prick of a pin 4. 1 Pet. 2.2 3. By their desire of proper Food and Nourishment particularly of the sincere and unmixed Milk of Gods Word that they may grow thereby Have they an inward concern about these things O that there were such an Heart in ' em May the Lord set this use of Reproof home upon those to whom it of right belongs 1. Shall slighters of or meer pretenders to the Holy Spirit be able to stand in Judgment surely they will not What then will be the end of those that take the scorners Chair and play not onely with sacred things but also with this most sacred Person except Repentance reach their Hearts 2. Will not this to those that hearken to him sweet Friend be found by those that abuse and undervalue him a most severe Foe Can Persons during this state endure the terrors he strikes into their Consciences How then will they be able to

speedy and thorough breach of Covenant with sin So Mr. Gibbons That Naturally Men are in this unholy League is a kind of sensible thing That it should be dissolv'd is a needful thing Mat. 1.21 Men cannot at once be in their sins and their Saviour The Fourth Direction Time is to be set apart that this work may be well done To wit 1. In and with a sin-lamenting frame Jer. 50.3 4. weeping that it was not done sooner 2. In a self-judging frame owning that wrath was their due and that they have neither strength by which they should close with the Lord Rom. 5.5 6. nor worth for which he should help 'em to do it 3. In a Praying and Pleading frame waiting that God for Christ's All-worthiness would persuade their Hearts to enter his Covenant Plead they thus 1. Lord thy Grace offers thy Son will it not teach us to embrace him 2. Lord It is our Duty to Covenant with thee wilt thou not enable us to do it 3. Lord On Covenanting with thee we shall Honour thee help me to Honour thee Some doubting drooping Souls may Object against themselves First We are so very vile God will not accept us if we give our selves to him Answ 1. John 6.37 7.37 Satan and your mis-giving Hearts may say so but where did God tell you so 2. Hath not be plainly told that on your coming he 'l in no wise cast you out 3. To multiply Pardons to the Penitent is for his Honour Be willing he should have Honour A Second Objection We have dealt falsly as to our Baptismal Covenant can we hope God will deal with us after his gracious Covenant Answ 1. Heb. 3.12 13. Jer. 31.1 21 23. Great Humiliation is called for Desperation is a Rock to be avoided 2. Covenanting with God notwithstanding past Treachery is still your Duty A Third Objection We fear if we do make Covenant we shall break it Answ See Guthry on a Christians great Interest 2 Tim. 2.1 It being your Duty fear must cause you to do it aright but must not hinder your doing it When in your selves you are without strength have recourse to the Spring of strengthning Grace It is sufficient for wait that it may be effectual in you The last branch of the Exhortation is for those that with a right hand and heart have laid hold on God's Covenant 1. Walk they as Covenanters should do 1. Psal 110.3 and 119.6 May they exercise Obedience that is 1. Free and out of Choice being Voluntiers in God's Service 2. Extensive reaching every part and point of the Law as to their will and purpose They should have respect to inward and Instituted Worship to the right manner and special time of Worship to the exercise of Religion in all their Relations to the maintaining of Charity Acts 13.22 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Purity Justice and Contentment and that their Obedience may hold on and out to the end Secondly May their Faith be in constant exercise May they always hold the Blessed Head Gal. 2.20 the Lord Jesus May the Life they live in the flesh be by the Faith of the Son of God! Are not all their fresh Springs in him who is called the Covenant May they go out of themselves as empty poor and weak unto him as full rich and strong beyond expression Is not this the Spirit of the New Covenant Again That the former Direction may be better observed let this that follows take due place Be they for a frequent and serious renewal of their Covenant See Strong on the Covenant p. 184 c. Fresh Cords may have much force Do not many and many find it good for them in this way to draw near to God 1. After fresh falls and declinings Luke 22.31 in order to their rising and recovery 2. Under great pressures and chastenings in order to their support and chearing 3. In the time of quicknings and enlargings Jer. 50.4 5. for the prevention of deadness and straitness 4. Before great Enterprizes and Undertakings that they may be Bless'd and Prosper'd 5. At the close of Sabbaths and Fasts Nehem. 9. latter end that precious impressions may be abiding yet great care must be had lest Formality eat out the Heart of this Practice and in new Covenantings new Influences from Heaven are to be waited for The last Use is for Consolation to those who have suffered and do improve the foregoing words of Exhortation Heb. 13.22 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the word signifies both 2 Sam. 23.5 Jer. 13.11 Heb. 13.5 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 May they not with joy draw Water out of this Well of Salvation Is not God's Covenant an everlasting one well order'd in all things and sure Is not this one branch of it that he will never never never leave or forsake those whom he causeth by it to cleave to him Will he suffer 'em fully and finally to depart from him Shall bewailed failures in Covenant be taken as forfeitures of it Assuredly they shall not May this poor Piece have Heavens Blessing attending it And may by all that read it Covenant Mercies in the use of Covenant-duties be received Amen and Amen FINIS