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The countesse of Mountgomeries Eusebeia expressing briefly, the soules praying robes. By Ro: Nevvton.
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Newton, Robert, b. 1576.
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but dust and ashes of our selues vnworthy to come in Gods presence Hee it is that is that Lambe of God that hath taken away the sinnes of the world Iohn 1.29 in whom alone god is vvell pleased Mat. 3.17 Who euer hath this golden Censor to offer vpon the golden Altar which is before the Throne of God in Heauen Reu. 8.3 4. the Prayers of the Faithfull that they beeing mingled with the sweet obours of his Intercession and Merits the smoke of them may ascend vp before God Reu. 8.3 Therefore Saint Paul giues a precept Col. 3.17 that whatsoeuer wee doe in word or deed whether it bee praying or praising or working the workes of this life or the workes of grace doe all in the name of the Lord Iesus giuing thankes to God the Father by Him For he it is alone in whose bloud the Saints wash their long vvhite Robes Reu. 7.14 through whom we haue accesse w th cōfidence vnto the Throne of grace who by himselfe hath purged our sinnes Rom. 5.2 and now sits on the right hand of the Maiestie of God to appeare now in the sight of God for vs. Heb. 1.3 Heb. 9.24 Erroneous therefore and derogatory to Christ is that doctrin that teacheth other Intercessors besides Christ 1. Ioh. 1.3 Iohn 14.13 1. Tim. 2.3 Heb. 7.25 1. Cor. 1.2 Acts 9.14 Since there is no name in Heauen Earth or elsewhere but the holy and reuerend name of Iesu onely in which wee can expect to be heard Therefore Onely in his name must this sacrifice bee made 7 I but though it bee made in the name of Christ to God alone according to his will with a liuely faith a feruent desire and a sound sence of want yet oftentimes wee see that Gods dearest children receiue many put-byes 2. Cor. 12.8 as Saint Paul when hee prayed and besought God thrice to deliuer him from the messenger of Satan And the woman of Canaan when for her Daughter shee followed Christ and in all humblenesse most lowly besought him and he would not heare her no nor so much as looke vpon her nay when his Disciples entreated for her and shee still continued her request in stead of Myrrh frō those sweet lippes of his came forth a bitter gall of distaste insomuch as hee spared not to call her Dogge Mat. 25.26 Therefore in offering this holy Sacrifice which so tends to the honour of God we must haue another thing as it were to conquer God when our prayers seeme not to pierce his eares And that sayth Christ is Continuance and Perseucrance in Prayer Luke 18.1 7 8. Whereto he exhorts vs by a Parable of a Widdow who by her importunitie wrested an vniust Iudge that neither feared God nor cared for man to auenge her of her Aduersary-Which Parable Saint Luke sets a note vpon That he did of purpose propound to this end that wee ought to pray and not waxe weary verse 1. though God suffer long before hee heare vs verse 7. This also he teacheth by his owne example in continuing fortie dayes fasting and praying in the Wildernesse Math. 4.1 and whole nights in the Mountaines Mat. 14.23 sequestring himselfe from all company Luke 16.12 By precept likewise Aske Seeke Knocke Mat. 7.7 And by another Parable of one that made his friend through his importunity Luke 11.8 to rise in the night to giue him Bread and lastly by promise Math. 7.7 Yee shall haue ye shall be heard ye shall finde the doore shall be opened In this Perseuerance we haue for Patters almost all the Worthies in Scriptures Gen. 32.24 Adam and Abraham Isaac and Iacob who all night wrestled with God in likenesse of a man and at last preuailed Exo. 17.12 Moses that would neuer giue out but when hee vvas weary had Aaron and Hur to hold vp his hands Iob and Danid Psal 69.1 2 3. Act. 2.1 the Church in Babylon the Apostles the Primitiue Church and all the Martyrs those Heroick braue Champions whose mouthes nor flames Theodoret Hist Eccl. Socrates Eusebius nor Lyons iawes nor any tortures could stop from powring out prayers and singing euen in their sharpest pangs till God and his Christ had gotten victory Saint Augustine reports of his Mother Monica Libris cō fessionum 5.7.8.9 that Noble Vertuous and Religious Matron that many yeeres together before God conuerted him shee spent whole nights in prayers and teares to God for him Lib. conf 3. c. 11. who as then was no better than an Idolatrous Pagan for 9. yeeres together as himselfe confesseth an hereticall Manichee De morib Ecc. Cath. l. 1. c. 18. And at last comming to a Reuerend Bishop Lib. confessionum 3. c. 12. with many teares often most instantly desiring him seruently to commend her Sonne vnto God Hee seeing her Teares her continuance her holy desires cheered her thus vp with this Noble comfort O happy Woman goe on a Gods name and bee of good comfort a sonne of so many teares is impossible to perish And not long after after so many prayers so many teares so many yeeres so much constancie feruency and continuance it pleased God hee became a Christian and one of the most vvorthy Fathers of the Church Many haue I knowne powre out their prayers with teares to God ten twenty yeeres together and I haue heard longer for the assurance of Gods loue towards them in Christ and yet all that while haue not had their desire Which God doth partly to try vs if wee will expect him with patience Psal 11.5 partly to sharpen vs the oftner and more feruently to inuoke him partly to Mat. 15.23 to the 28. to exercise his gifts in vs and yet in the end crowns his children with vnspeakable consolation in the meane time giuing them Humilitie and Patience and Strength to await him 8. The last Ornament in this Sacrifice of Prayer Psal 70.4 is the Crown of praise wherewith euery one must bee adorned that will perfectly offer their vowes to God A Crowne of so inestimable value that GOD preferres it before all the burnt offerings of Bullocks and Goats Psal 50. nay aboue the Incense of Sheba Psal 69.31 and the gold of Arabia And for that cause it vvas hee so dearely loued Dauid his Anointed Psal 96.98 100 101 148 149. for that the praise of his God was alwayes in his mouth and his tongue was euer telling of his righteousnesse Euery night was he singing of his mercies and of his truth and iudgements continually As there were three persons in the Trinity that blessed him so there were three parts in him by which hee returned his thankfulnes back againe his heart his tongue his hand And these three like the Heauens were alwaies in motion his heart musing his glory singing that was his tongue his hand warbling one while on the Lute then one the Cymballs anon on other
desire when wee pray beleeue that wee shall haue it and it shall bee done vnto vs. And Saint Iames bids Iam. 1.6 Aske in faith and wauer not and wee shall receiue our desires And Christ againe Math. 7.7 Aske and yee shall receiue And Iohn 16.23 Whatsoeuer yee aske the Father in my name he will giue it you But alwayes the condition is that we aske in faith I but you will say there 's all the doubt for how may I know that I haue faith I purpose not heere to handle at large the nature and properties of a liuing faith but onely to satisfie the weake and wauering in a word or two I 'le teach you to know faith As Saint Iohn sayes 1. Joh. 5.8 There are three that beare witnesse in Heauen the Father the Word and the Spirit and these three are One And there are 3. that beare witnesse in Earth the Spirit and Water and Blood and these 3. agree in one So Saint Paul sayes 1. Cor. 13.13 There are 3. that abide in one Faith Hope and Loue and these 3. giue witnes vnto one that Christ Iesus dwells in him Faith witnesseth with the Spirit vnto vs that wee are the Children of God Rom. 8.16 And hope and loue witnesse vnto faith that it is a true and liuing faith as breath heate and motion witnesse and approue that the body is aliue so loue and hope approue vnto our hearts that our faith is aliue There is a dead faith Iam. 2.26 a faith without workes a faith without hope and loue the two infallible companions of true faith But true and liuing faith which Saint Paul calls the faith of the Sonne of God because he by his Spirit begets it in vs and is the proper obiect of it hath alwayes with it hope and loue by which the effects and power of it appeares to God to Angels to Men to God first then to man To God 1. In beleeuing his promises made vnto vs in Christ Act. 16.31 2. In seeing our lamentable estate by nature Ephes 2.1 how we stand subiect to his eternall wrath eternall death eternall bondage vnder sinne and Satan 3. In sorrowing for our sins generall particular 2. Cor. 7.11 4. In confessing them Mat. 3.6 vnto God 5. Praying for and hoping of pardon for Christ his sake Act. 2.37 6. In hungring after righteousnesse Mat. 5.6 7. In continually endeuoring to hate sinne Acts 2.42 and please God Psal 97.10 Againe as it 's working by loue and hope to God so also it 's approuing it selfe to Angels and Men by humility and meekenesse Mat. 11.29 for true faith is neuer proud 1. Thes 5.14 by patience and long suffering for it murmures not by charity and almes deeds according to the talent receiued from God either by actuall relieuing or affectionate desiring to doe so visiting the sicke Math. 25.35 36. comforting the comfortlesse helping the poore cloathing the naked and in a word neuer resting to doe All good not enuying 1. Cor. 13. not boasting not rayling not speaking il not disdaining nay not seeking her owne things not couetous not lasciuious not wickedly angry not thinking ill not reioycing in any sin But suffers all things indures all things beleeues all things and hopes all things Gen. 15.16 17 18 19. with Abraham it 's constant in beleeuing and obeying God Acts 8.13.20 28. with Paul it 's valiant in suffring all crosses all afflictions for God with Dauid it 's patient in all calamities hanging still on God Iob. 19.25 with Iob euen in the fire of triall and the boyling furnace of Satans sifting it cleaues fast vnto and holds by God and euery day growes from strength to strength Psal 84.7 better'd in knowledge better'd in affection better'd in obedience till at last it come to say with Dauid Psal 23.4 Thought I walke in the valley of the shadow of death I will not feare and with Saint Paul Rom. 8.38 Nothing can seperate mee from Christ Iesus because with Iob Iob 19.25 26. it knowes that our Redeemer liues and that we shall rise vp againe with him to glory This this is that true and liuing faith wherewith wee must offer our sacrifice to God But if any finde not in their hearts these things nor these fruits of faith in their liues know yet for their comfort that there is a lesser degree of a true and liuing faith which though it be compared to smoaking flaxe Esay 42.2 a bruised reed for the weakenes of it yet is it a most sure Anchor-hold and receiues perfect acceptance with God And this little faith is when though wee know not Gods promises of saluation by Christ exactly neither are able to apply them to our selues perfectly and strongly as Paul and Dauid Psal 23. Rom. 8.38 Acts 16.30 Luke 3.10 12 14. Acts 2.37 and others did yet wee doe earnestly desire to repent and haue our sinnes pardoned seeking by all meanes of fasting praying weeping wishing and conferring with such as are able to help vs to bee reconciled to God hoping of his mercy and thirsting after righteousnesse Rom. 14.1 dayly increasing in grace still making better better progresse in Religion Such a faith as this once was in the Apostles the very attendants and continuall companions of Christ who though they beleeued Christ to be the Sonne of God Math. 16.16 yet they knew not of his Death and Resurrection till afterward Ioh. 6.6 Math. 17.23 Luke 9.45 Iohn 20.9 Such also was the faith of those Disciples at Ephesus whom Paul found ignorant of the very being of the Holy Ghost by whom they had receiued power and grace to beleeue in Christ Acts 19.2 And they that haue this Faith though but little small as wanting the fulnesse of that strength by which they might be able to say with Paul that they are assured there 's layd vp for them a crowne of righteousnesse 2. Tim. 4.7 8. which God will giue them at the last day yet may they with boldnesse and confidence haue accesse to the Throne of grace For GOD hath promised that to him that is athirst Reu. 21.6 he will giue of the Well of the water of Life freely And our Sauiour himselfe cryed it once in the great day of the great Feast of Tabernacles that All that are thirsty should come to him and drinke Iohn 7.37 And if any be laden with the burden of sinne Mat. 11.28 Come vnto him and he wil ease them For thirsting after righteousnesse Mat. 5.6 and remission of sinnes is one of the chiefe of those mercies of God which whoso hath alreadie is become partaker of eternall happinesse and in the end shall bee fully satisfied 4. Yet now though we haue faith liuely and true from which our requests must proceede this faith of ours must haue his warrant his ground his stay from the Word of God So