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A30208	Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of Christ Jesus, his coming into the world, his righteousness, death, resurrection, ascension, intercession, and second comming to judgment, plainly demonstrated and proved and also answers to severall questions, with profitable directions to stand fast in the doctrine of Jesus the son of Mary, against those blustring storms of the Devils temptations, which do at this day, like so many scorpions, break loose from the bottomless pit, to bite and torment those that have not tasted the vertue of Jesus by the revelation of the spirit of God / published for the good of Gods chosen ones by that unworthy servant of Christ John Bunnyan ...	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1656 (1656)	Wing B5598; ESTC R34771	92,539	312

this account though I be very unfit for it to beare witnesse with my brother to the plain and simple and yet glorious truths of our Lord Jesus Christ. And now Reader the Lord give thee and me a right understanding in these things that we may live and dye not with a traditional notional dead faith but with a right spiritual lively faith of Christ in our heart● wrought by the mighty power of God such a faith as may make Jesus Christ more reall and precious to us then any thing in the world as may purifie our hearts and make us new creatures that so we may be sure to escape the wrath to come and after this life enjoy eternal life and glory through the Lord Jesus Christ to whom be glory for ever and ever Amen Farewel Thine to serve thee in the Lord Jesus John Burton The Author to the Reader SEeing the Lord hath been pleased to put it into mine heart to write a few things to thee Reader touching those things which are most surely believed by all those that are or shall be sav●d Luke 1. 1. Acts 1● 38. I think it meet also to stir up thy heart by way of remembrance touching those thing that are the hinderances of thy believing the things that are necessary to th● welfare of thine immortal soul. And indeed this is the only thing necessary it is better to lose all that ever thou hast than to have thy soul and body for ever cast into hell and therfore I beseech thee to consider with me a few things touching the Stratagems or subtile temptations of the Devil whereby he lyeth in wait if by any meanes he may to make thee fall short of eternal life 1 Pet. 5. 8. And first of all he doth endeavour by all meanes to keep thee in love with thy sins and pleasures knowing that he is sure of thee if he can but bewitch thee to live and die in them 1 Cor. 6. 9 10. 2 Thes. 2. 12. Yea he knowes that he is as sure of thee as if he had thee in hell already Joh. 3. 19. And that he might accomplish his designe on thee in this particular he laboureth by all meanes possible to keepe thy Conscience asleep in securitie and self conceitednesse keeping thee from all things that might be a meanes to awaken and rowse up thine heart As first he will endeavour to keepe thee from hearing of the word by suggesting unto thee this and the other wor●dly businesse which must be performed so that thou wilt not want excuse to keep thee from the Ordinances of Christ in hearing reading meditation c. or else he seeks to disturbe and distract thy minde when thou art conv●rsant in these things that thou canst not attend to them diligently and so they become unprofitable or else i● thou art a little more stirred he labours to rocke thee asleepe again by casting thee upon and keeping thee in evill company as among rioters drunkards jesters and other of his instruments which he imployeth on purpose to keep thee secure and so ruine thy Soule and body for ever and ever If not thus then peradventure he will seeke to perswade thee it is but a melancholly fit and will put thee upon the works of thy calling or thy pleasures or Physick or some other tricke he will invent such as best agreeth with thy nature and thus thy heart is againe deaded and thou art kept in carnal security that thou mightest perish for ever But if notwithstanding these and many cunning slights more which might be named he cannot so blind and benumb thy conscience but that it doth see and ●eele sin to be a burden intolerable and exceeding sinfull Then in the 2d place his design is to drive thee to dispaire by perswading thee that thy sins are too big to be pardoned he will seek by all meanes possible to aggrovate them by all the circumstances of time place person manner nature and continuance of thy sins he will object in thy soul thou hast out-sinned grace by rejecting so many exhortations and admonitions so many reproofs so many tenders of grace hadst thou closed in with them it had been well with thee but now thou hast stood it out so long that there is no hope for thee thou mightest have come sooner if thou didst look to be saved but now it is too late And withall that he might carrie on his designe upon thee to purpose he will be sure to present to thy conscience the most sad sentences of the Scripture yea and set them home with such cunning arguments that if it be possible he will make thee dispair and make away thy self as did Judas But if he be prevented in this his intended purpose the next thing he doth beset thee with is to make thee rest upon thy own righteousnesse telling thee that if thou wilt needs be saved thou must earn heaven with thy fingers ends and it may be he represents to thy soule such a Scripture if thou doe well shalt thou not be accepted And thou having but in the strength of nature kept thy self from thy former grosser polutions and it may be from some more secret sins art ready to conclude now thou dost well now God accepts thee now he will pardon yea hath pardoned thee now thy condition is good so goest on till thou meetest with a searching word and Ministery which tels thee and discovers plainly unto thee that thou doest all this while deceive thy self by a vaine hope and confidence for though thou seek after the Law of righteousness thou hast not yet attained to the Law of righteousnesse nor yet canst because thou seekest●t not by faith but as it were by the works of the Law Rom. 9. 31 32. Here again thou art left in the mire and now peradventure thou seest that thou art not profited by the works of the Law nor thy own righteousness And this makes thee stirre a little but in processe of time through the subtil sleights of the devil and the wickednesse of thine own heart thou forgettest thy trouble of Conscience and and slippest into a notion of the Gospell and the grace thereof and now thou thinkest thy self cock sure Now thou art able to say he that lives and dies in his sins shall be damned for them he that trusts in his owne righteousness shall not be saved Now thou canst cry Grace Grace it s freely by grace it s through the death of the man Christ Jesus that sinners doe attain unto eternal life Heb. 9. 14. This I say thou hast in the notion and hast not the power of the same in thine heart and so it may be thine head is full of the knowledge of the Scriptures though thine heart be empty of sanctifying grace And thus thou do ●st rejoice for a time yet because thou hast not the root of the matter within thee in time of temptation thou fallest away Luke 8. 13. Now being in this condition and

poore sinners For this thou mayest have and do yet be but a companion for Demas yea for Judas and the rest of the damned multitude As the Apostle saith For all this thou mayest be but as sounding brass and as a tinckling Cymball that is nothing but a sound 1 Cor. 13. 1. 2 3. But Secondly if thou wouldst not be deceived then have a care to avoid false Doctrines which are according to the spirit of the divel and not after Christ. As first If any Doctrine doth come unto thee that tel● thee Except thou art circumcised after the manner o● Moses then canst not be saved That is if any man come unto thee and tels thee thou must doe such and such works of the law to the en● thou mayest present thy selfe the better before God doe not receive him For to him that worketh not but believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly his faith is counted for righteousnesse Rom. 4. 5. 2. If any come unto thee and bring such a Doctrine as this That thou mayest be saved by grace though thou walk in the imaginations of thy own wicked heart his Doctrine also is divellish doe not receive him Deut. 29. 19 20 21 22 23. 3. But if any come unto thee and doth in truth advance the bloud righteousness resurrection intercession and second comming of that very man in the clouds of heaven that was borne of the Virgin Mary and doth presse thee to believe on what he hath done shewing thee thy lost condition without him and to own it as done for thee in particular and withall doth admonish thee not to trust in a bare Notion of it but to receive it into thy heart so really that thy very heart and soule may burne in love to the Lord Jesus Christ againe And doth also teach thee that the love of Christ should and must constraine thee not to live to thy selfe but to him that loved thee and gave himselfe for thee 2 Cor. 5. 14 15. Eph. 4. 20 21 22 23. 1 Cor. 7 23. ye are bought with a price be not ye the servants of Men. If hi● conversation be also agreeable to his doctrine a believing honest loving self-denying counteous Conversation he also is a true Christian Receive that Doctrine * and receive it really for it is the Doctrine of God and of Christ Gal. 4. 4. Gal. 1. 4. Eph. 1. 7. Rev. 1. 5 Acts 13. 38. Joh. 1. 19. Acts 4. 12. Acts 10. 40 41 42. and 1 Thes. 1. 10. Mar. 13. ult 2 Pet. 1. 5 6 7. 8 9 10. Considering the end of their conversation Jesus Christ yesterday and to day and the same for ever Heb. 13 7 8. Againe if thou wouldst not be deceived then beware of slighting any known truth that thou findest revealed or made known to thee in the Gospel but honour and obey it in its place be it as thou thinkest never so low Joh. 14. 15. 2. Have a care that thou doe not undervalue or entertain low thoughts of God Christ the Son of Mary and the holy Scriptures but search them John 5. 39. And give attendance to the reading of them 1 Tim. 4. 13 for I will tell thee he that slights the Scriptures doth also slight him of whom they testifie And I will tell thee also that for this cause God hath given up many to strong delusions that they might believe a lye that they all might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousnesse 2 Thes. 2. 11 12. Therefore I say unto thee In the name of the Lord Jesus the Son of Mary the Son of God the very Creator of heaven and earth and all things that are therein have a care of thy selfe for the divel doth watch for thee day and night 1 Pet. 5. 8. thine own heart also doth labour to deceive thee if by any means it may Jer. 17. 10. Therefore doe not thou trust it for if thou doe thou wilt not doe wisely Pro. 28. 26. I say therefore have a care that thou labour in the strength of the Lord Jesus to escape all these things For if thou fall into any one of them it will make way for a further income of sin and the divell through whose deceitfulnesse thy heart will be hardned and thou wilt be more uncapable of receiving instruction or reaping advantage by and from the Ordinances of Jesus Christ The rather therefore Give all diligence to believe in the Christ of God which is the Son of Mary and be sure to apply all that he hath done and is doing unto thy felfe as for thee in particular which thing if thou doest thou shalt never fall And now Reader I shall also give thee some few considerations and so I shall commit thee to the Lord. 1. Consider That God doth hold out his grace and mercy freely and that to every one Rev. 22. 17. Isa. 55. 1 2 3 6 7. 2. Consider That there is no way to attaine to this free mercy and grace but by him that was borne of the Virgin Mary for he himselfe saith I am the way the truth and the life No man cometh to the Father but by me Joh. 14. 6. compared with Mat. 1. 20 21. 3. Consider if thou strivest to go over any other way thou wilt be but a thief and a robber Joh. 10. 1. compared with ver 9. And know that none of these so continuing shall enter into the Kingdom of he even 1 Cor. 6. 9 10. 4. Consider that if the devil should be too hard for thee and deceive thee by perswading thee to embrace or entertaine a new Gospell which neither Christ nor his Disciples did allow of it would make thee gnash thy teeth when it is too late 5. Consider that though thou hast been deluded by Satan to this day yet if now thine eyes be opened to see and acknowledge it though as yet thou hast been either exceedingly wicked or an idle luke-warme hypocritical professour and hast stood it out to the last for all this there is hope and if now thou receive the truth in the love of the truth being as willing to be rid of the filth of sin as the guilt of it thou shalt be saved 6. Consider that the Lord will call thee to judgement for all thy sins past present and what else thou shalt practice hereafter especially for thy rejecting and trampling on the bloud of his Son the Man Christ Jesus And if thou doest not agree with thine adversary now while thou art in the way he will deliver thee to the Judge and the judge will deliver thee to the officer if he cast thee into prison I tell thee thou shalt not come out thence till thou hast paid the very last mite Luke 12. 58 59. And therefore I beseech thee to consider Here is at this time life and death heaven and hell everlasting joy and everlasting torment set before thee Here is also the way to have

blood there was no remission Secondly seeing Jesus Christ ●he son of the virgin Mary was and is the Christ of God and that Salvation came in alone by him for there is salvation in no other Acts 4. 12. then how are they deceived that think to obtain salvation by following the Convictions of the Law which they call Christ though falsely when alas let them follow those convictions that do come from the law and conscience set on worke by it I say let them follow all the Convictions that may be hinted in upou their Spirits from tha● law they shall never be able to obtaine salvation by their obedience to it for by the law is the kuowledge of sin Rom. 3. 20. And It is not of workes least any man should boast as those fond Hypocrites called Quakers would do And again If righteousness comes by the law then Christ i● dead in vaine Gal. 2. 21. Bu● that no man is justified by the workes of the law it is evident for the just shall live by faith Gal. 3. 10. Which living by faith is to apply the Lord Jesus Christ his benefits as birth righteousnesse death blood resurrection ascension and intercession with the glorious benefits of his second comming to me as mine being given to me and for me and thus much doth the Apostle signi●ie saying The life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God whe loved me and gave himself for me Gal. 2. 20. Againe Seeing Gods Christ which was with him before the world was John 17. ver 5. took upon him flesh and blood from the Virgin Mary who was espoused to Joseph the Carpen●er and in that humane nature yielded himself an offering for sin for it was the body of his flesh by which sin was purged Col. 1. 22. I say seeing the son of God as he was in a body of flesh did bring in salvation for sinners and by this meanes as I said before we are saved even by faith in his blood righteousness resurrection c. How are they then deceived who own Christ no otherwise then as he was before the world began who was then without flesh and blood for he took that in time of the virgin Gal. 4. 4. Heb. 2. 14. I say they are wickedly deluded who own him no otherwise but as he was before the world was For in their owning of him thus and no otherwise they do directly deny him to be come in the flesh and are of that Antichristian party which John speaks of Joh. 4. 3. v. Every Spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the 〈◊〉 is not of God and this is that sprit of Antichrist whereof you have heard that it should come and even now already it is in the world Now because the enemy doth most notably wrest this Scripture as they do others to their own damnation I shall speak something to it and therefore when he saith every Spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God his meaning is Every spirit that doth not confesse that that Christ that was with the father before the world was did in the appointed time of the father come into the World took on him a body from the virgin and was very man as well as very God and in that body of flesh did do and suffer whatsoever belonged to the sons of men for the breach of the holy law of God and impute his glorious righteousnesse which he fulfilled in that body of his flesh to the soules that shall believe 〈◊〉 what he hath done and is a doing in the same body And that this is the mind of the Spirit of God consider First he himself saith handle me and see for a Spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see me have when his disciples had thought he had been but a spirit Luke 24 39 40. Now that in this flesh he died for sins consider secondly that Scripture which saith Who his own sel● that is the Christ that was born of the Virgin did bear our sins in his own body on the tree See Col. 1. 22. in the body of his flesh saith he to present you holy and unblameable unreproveable in his sight Now that he arose again from the dead with the body of flesh wherewith he was crucified consider that forenamed Scripture Luke 24. 39 40. spoken after his resurrection Now that he went away with the same body from them into heaven consider that it is said And he led them out as farre as Bethany and he lift up his hands blessed them it came to pass while he blessed them he was carried from them carried into heaven Lu. 24. 50 51. This is the meaning of those words therefore Jesus Christ is come into the flesh that is Jesus Christ hath come in the flesh that he took of the Virgin hath brought us who were enthralled to the law the divel and sin to liberty and that by his obedience and death For asmuch then a●●h children were 〈◊〉 of flesh and blood saith the Scripture he Christ also himself took part of 〈◊〉 same Wherefore that though death 〈…〉 desir●y him 〈◊〉 had the power of 〈◊〉 that is the devill and deliver them who through feare of death were all their time subject to 〈◊〉 Heb. 3. 14 15. For he was delivered for our offer●es and was raised again for our justification Rom 4. 25. For he even that man through the power of the eternal Spirit did offer up himself without spot to God and thereby o● by that offering obtained eternall redemption for us Heb. 9 12 14. And therefore I say again and again look to your selves that you receive no Christ except Gods Christ for he is like to be deceived that will believe every thing that calls it selfe a Christ. For m●●y saith he shal ●ome in my name and shall deceiue many Matth. 24. 5. Now having spoken thus much touching the Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ I shal according to the assiistance of the Lord Jesus proceed and shall speak somthing of his Godhead Birth Death Resurrection Ascension and Intercession together with his most glorious and personal appearing the second time which will be to raise the dead and bring every work to judgment Eccles. 12. 14. ANd first I shall shew you that he is very God Co-eternal and also Co-equal with his Father 2. That by this Son of Mary which is equal with his Father the world was made 3. That he in the fulnesse of time was made of a woman made under the Law to redeem them them that were or are under the Law that is was borne of a woman And in our nature for he made himselfe of no reputation and took on him the forme of a servant and was made in the likenesse of men and in our stead he did fulfill the Law in point of Justification Rom. 10. 4. and was crucified for our

or con●ent with any thing below the blood of the sonne of God to purge thy conscience withall even that blood that was shed without the gates Heb. 13. 12. Also thou canst not be at quiet till thou doest see by true faith that the righteousnesse of the son of Mary is imputed unto thee and put upon thee Rom. 3. 21 22 23. Then also thou canst not be at quiet till thou hast power over thy lusts and corruptions till thou hast brought them into Subjection to the Lord Jesus Christ. Then thou wilt never think that thou hast enough faith No thou wilt be often crying out Lord give me more precious faith Lord more faith in thy righteousnesse more faith in thy blood and death more faith in thy resurrection And Lord more faith in this that thou art now at the right hand of thy Father in thy humane Nat●r making intercession for me a ●iserable sinner And then O poor Soul if thou comme●h but hither thou wilt never have an itch●ng eare after another Gospel Nay thou wilt say If a Preshyter or Anabap●●st or Independent or Ranter or Qu●ker or Papist or Pope or an Angel from heaven preach anyother Gospel let him be accu●s●d again and again And thus have I briefly shewed you First how Christ as he is God doth enlighten every man that comes into the world Secondly what this light will doe vi●● shew them that there is a God by the things that are made and that this God must be worshipped Thirdly I have shewed you the difference between that light and the Spirit of Christ the Saviour Fourthly I have also shewed you how you should know the one from the other by their several effects As first the first light convinces of sins but of none other then sins against the Law neither doth it shew the soul a Saviour or deliver for that is the work of the Spirit from the curse vvherevvith it doth curse it But I shevved you that vvhen the Spirit of Christ comes and vvorkes effectually it doth not only shevv men their sinnes against the Lavv but also shevvs them their lost condition if they believe not in the righteousness blood death resurrection and intercession of Jesus Christ the Son of Mary the Son of God And thus much I thought necessary to be spoken at this time touching the nature of Conviction Now in the third place Though I have spoken something thing to this thing already namely concerning our Lord the Saviour yet again in few words through grace I shall shew that he was made that is born of a woman and made under the Law to redeem them that are under the Law My meaning is That God is our Saviour And for this see Isa. 45 15. where you have these words Verily thou art a God that hidest thy self O God of Israel the Saviour and ver 21. 22 you have these words Who hath told it from ancient times have not ● the Lord and there is no God besides me a just God and a Saviour and there is none besides me Look unto me and be ye saved all the ends of the earth Why who art thou for I am God and there is none else Also in Isa. 54. 5. For thy maker is thine husband the Lord of hosts is his name and thy redeemer the holy one of Israel the God of the whole earth shall he be called read also vers 6 7 8. of that Chapter I could abundantly multiply Scriptures to prove this to be a truth but I shall only m●nd you of two or three and so pass on The first is in Jude ver 25. To the only wise God our Saviour be glory and Acts 20 28. Joh. 3. 16. But you will say How is God a Saviour of Sinners seeing his eyes are so pure that he cannot behold iniquity Habak 1. 13. For answer hereunto First when the fulnesse of time was come wherein the salvation of Sinners should be actually wrought out God sent forth his Sonne which Son is equal with the Father made of a woman made under the Law that is he was subject to the power and curse of the Law to this end to redeeme them that are or were under the Law that is to deliver us from the Curse of the Law being made a Curse for us From whence take notice that when the salvation of Sinners was to be actually wrought out then God sent forth the everlasting son of his love into the world cloathed with the humane nature according to that in Joh. 1. 14. Heb. 2. 14. And 1 Tim. 3 16. which saith God was manifested in the flesh that is took flesh upon him 2. This Sonne of God which is equal with the Father did in that Flesh which he took upon him compleatly fulfill the whole Law So that the Apostle saith Christ is the very end of the law for righteousnesse to every one that believes This righteousness which this Christ did accomplish is called the righteousnesse of God Rom. 3. 22. This righteousnesse of God is by the faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe my meaning is it is imputed to so many as shall by faith lay hold on it This is also part of the meaning of that speech of the Apostle As many as were baptized into Christ have put on Ch●ist That is by faith have put on the righteousnesse of Christ with the rest of that which Christ hath bestowed upon you having accomplished it for you This is also the meaning of the Apostle Col 2. 9 10. where he saith For in him that is the sonne of Mary chap. 1. 13 14. dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily And ye are compleat in him That is in his obedience and righteousness Which also the Apostle himselfe doth so hard presse after Phil. 3. 6 7 8. saying Doub●lesse I count all things but losse for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord which Lord was crucified by the Jews as it is 1 Cor 2. 8. for whom that is for Christ I have suffered the loss of all things as well the righteousness of the Law in which I was blameless as all other things and doe count them but dung that I may win Christ And be found in him not having on mine owne righteousness which is of the Law but that which is through the faith of Christ the righteousness which is of God by faith which is unto all and upon all them that believe That place also in the ninth of Daniel v. 24 25. holdeth forth as much where prophecying of the Messias he saith that it is he that came to finish transgression and to make an end of sin and to make reconciliation for iniqui●y and to bring in everlasting righteousness Now that the righteousnesse of the Sonne of Mary is it mind the 26. verse where he saith thus And after Threescore and

further lay them open before thee And first the prophane scoffer who makes a mocke at the truths of God and so goes on in his sins for this see in 2 Pet. 3. 3. which the Apostle attributes to their ignorance ver 5. And therefore he likens them to bruit beasts Chap. 2. 10. and 12. verses who walke after the flesh in the lusts of uncleanness speak evil of the things they understand not and shall utterly perish in their corruption who because they understand not the Scriptures nor the power of God in them speake evil of the truths therein contained and think the Lord like unto themselves Psal. 50. Secondly the formal professor who hath onely a notion of the Gospell and some seeming holiness but wants Gospel faith Such are called foolish virgins Mat 25. 2 3. to whom Christ will say in that day Verily I know you not Adde hereto those that think it enough to confess Christ with their mouthes and profess that they know God but deny him in their works such notwithstanding all their profession shall if they so continue perish eternally being abominable disobedient and to every good work reprobate or void of judgement that is ignorant Tit. 1. v. 16. 3. The legal righteous man or woman though they walke blameless as touching the righteousnesse that is in the law For they being ignorant of Gods righteousness go about to establish their own righteousness as reading hearing Sermons prayers publique or private peaceableness with their Neighbours Fasting Almes good works as they count them just dealings abstinence from the grosser pollutions of the world stricter obedience to the commandments of the first and second table all which with many other things may be comprehended in their own righteousnesse and it is grounded on their ignorance and goes on in rebellion and such ignorant persons shall in that day perish not submitting through ignoranco to the righteousness of God Rom. 10. 3. compared with Luke 19. 27. where Christ saith that when he shall come the second time he will command those his enemies who submitted not themselves to him who is called the righteousness of God Esay 46. 13. or would not have him to reign over them to be slaine before his face 4. Those whose hearts are set upon the world and follow the alluring perswasions of it the Lord calls such fools Luke 12. 20 and Pro. 7. 7. who go after it v●z the world held forth by a similitude of a woman with the attire of an harlot as an oxe to the slaughter or a Foole to the correction of the stocks till a dart strike thorow his liver as a bird hasteth to the snare and knoweth not that it is for his life and knows not marke it is through ignorance ver 23. A fift end of Christs comming is that his righteous ones might shine as the Sun in the glory or Kingdom of their Father Mat. 13. 43. there are many things that do hinder the People of God from shining forth as the Sun now As first they have a body of death which makes them fetch many a groane in their journey to Canaan Rom. 7. 24. 2 Cor. 5. 2. They meet with many a sad temptation which also makes them in heaviness many a time 1 Pet 1. 6. They have also many other things that doe hinder their shining now but then the body of death shall be left off My meaning is that sin shall be no more in the natures of Gods people then Their bodies that are now so vile shall then be made like unto the glorious body of the son of God who shall change our vile bodie that it may be like unto his glorious body according to the working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself Phil. 3. ver 21. 6. Another end of Christs coming shall be to take an account of his children how they have laid out their talents that he hath committed to their trust Mat. 25. 19. Rom. 14 12. 2 Cor. 5. 10. 7. Another end of his coming is to set up his Kingdom which will be glorious indeed at his appearing 2 Tim. 3. 1. Rom. 8. 19 20 21. I do but touch these things because I would hasten towards a conclusion many other things might have been spoken to but at this time I shal forbear But you will say Who shall stand when he appears why I told you before that the ungodly shall not stand in the judgement nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous Psa. 1. 5. let him be close or prophane as I told you even now all shall be laid open all shall be made manifest all shall come into judgement Ah poor soul it is not then thy brave words will save thee it is not thine eloquent tongue that will then do thee any good if thou be without the wedding garment thou wilt be speechlesse as in Mat. 22. 12. But thou that art a converted person shalt stand in the judgement thou that are born again shalt enter into the Kingdom and none else Joh 3. 5. Rev. 21. 27. But how shall I know that I am born again Answ. Why if thou art born again then thou knowest that thou wast not born a Christian at first Eph. 2. 1 2 3. you hath the quickened who were dead in trespasses and sins 2. Thou knowest that once thou hadst no faith in the Lord Jesus and wert convinced of sin because thou didst not believe in the son of Mary Jol. 6. 9. 3. Thou seest all true joy through the blood and righteousness of the son of Mary 1 Cor. 15. 57. Rom. 7. 24. 25. 4. Art thou born again then thou canst not be quiet till thou seest God smile and lift up the light of his countenance upon thee Psa. 4. 6. and that through the face of the son of Mary the son of God 5. Thou knowest that God hath given thee thy faith Phil. 1. 29. Eph. 2. 8. 6. Art thou born again then thou knowest that the doctrine of the son of M●ry the Virgin is a right doctrine 2 Joh 9. 7. Then also thou lookest for the personal appearing of the son of Mary from heaven in the clou●ls Rev. 1. 7. the second time Heb. 9 28 These things though plain yet if the Lord set them home upon thy conscience may be profitable both to thee and me Therefore let us examine the matter a little And first Thou thinkest that thou art a Christian thou shouldst be sorry else well but when did God shew thee that thou wert no Christian when didst thou see that and in the light of the spirit of Christ see that thou wert under the wrath of God because of original sin Nay dost thou know what original sin means Is it not the least in thy thoughts and dost thou not rejoyce in secret that thou art the same that thou ever wert If so then know for certain that the wrath of God to this very day abideth on thee Joh. 3. 36. And if so

came also the resurrection of the dead And again All we like sheep have gone astray and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquities of us all And in 1 Pet. 2. 24. where that 53. of Esay is mentioned he saith Who his own selfe bare our sins in his own body on the tree that we being dead to sins should live unto righteousnesse by whose stripes we are healed And againe God did prepare this body the humane nature of Christ that it should be a sacrifice for sins wherefore he saith Sacrifices and offerings that is such as were offered by the Law of Moses thou wouldest not have but a body hast thou prepared me Heb. 10. 5. In this body which God had prepared for him which he tooke of the virgin Gal. 4. 4. in this he did beare all the sins of all his elect 1 Pet. 2. 24. And he must needs be true God because it was an infinite God that was transgressed against and Justice required an infinite satisfaction and therefore he must be infinite that must give this satisfaction o● else justice could not be satisfied and so it written where the Apostle is telling the Pastors of the Church of Ephesus by what they were redeemed he tells them that God did purchase them with his own blood Acts 20 28 see 1 Joh 3. 16. where he saith herein perceive we the love of God in that He laid down his life for us Not in his divine but in his humane nature for as I said before Gods Christ was of both natures Esay 9. 6. R●m 9. 5. 1 J●h 5. 20. Joh. 1. 1. 14. True God and true man and the divine nature did inable him to undergoe in his humane nature all that sin curse and wrath that was laid upon him for us and to overcome and obtain eternal redemption for us Heb. 9. 24. 3. Q● How did this Christ bring in redemption for man Ans. Why first Man brake the law of God but this man did fulfill it again and became the end of it for righteousnesse to every one that believeth Rom. 10. 4. 2. Man was foiled and overcome by the devil but this man Christ did overcome him again Luke 4. Heb. 2. 14. 15. and that for us 3. Man did lose the glory of God but this Man hath obtained it again 4. Man by sin lost eternal salvation But this man by his own blood hath obtained it again for him Heb. 9. 12. 5. Man by sin brought death into the world But Jesus Christ that Man hath destroyed it again Heb. 2. 14. compared with Hos. 13 14. and brought in life and immortality 2 Tim. 1. 10. Rom. 5. 15. Q. But how are we justified by this Mans obedience Ans. All our iniquities were laid upon him Isa. 53. 6 8 11 12. And his righteousnesse is bestowed on us if we believe as it is written even the righteousnesse of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe And this is it which Paul so much sought after when he saith yea doubtless and I count all things losse 〈◊〉 do count them but dung that I may win Christ and be found in him not having mine own righteousnesse which is of the law but that which is through the faith of Christ the righteousness of God by faith Phil. 3. v. 8 9. Q. How doe men come by this righteousnesse and everlasting life Ans. By faith men lay hold upon it and apply it to their own souls in particular Gal. 2. 20. For it is by faith they are justifyed as also faith the Scripture Rom. 5. 1. That is faith laies hold on and applies that which this Christ of God hath done and is a doing and owns it as his own Q. What is this faith that doth thus justifie the sinner Ans. It is a gift fruit on work of the Spirit of God whereby a soul is enabled under a sight of its sins and wretched estate to lay hold on the birth righteousnesse blood death resurrection ascension and intercession of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the assistance of the Spirit whereby it is wrought to apply all the vertue life and merit of what hath been done and suffered or is a doing by the same Lord Jesus Christ to its own selfe in particular Gal. 2. 20. Rom. 7. 24. 25. as if it selfe had really done all that the Lord Jesus Christ hath done I doe not say ●hat the soul doth any thing for justification but it doth know that whatsoever Jesus Christ hath done in point of justification is given to and bestowed upon it Rom. 3. 22. and God finding the soul in him that is in Christ doth justifie it from all things from which it could not be justified by the law of Moses Acts 13. 38 39. Q. Well but is there no way to come to the father of mercies but by this man that was borne of the virgin is there no way to come to God but by the faith of Him Ans. No there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved Acts 4. 12. And Jesus himselfe that was borne of the virgin Mary said I am the Way the truth and the life No man commeth to the father but by me Joh 14. 6. Q. And where is this man that was borne of the virgin that we may come to the father by him A. He ascended away from his Disciples in a cloud into heaven as we may read Act. 1. 9 10 11. Q. What doth he there Ans. He ever lives to make intercession for all that come unto God by him Heb. 7. 25. That is they that shall come out of themselves to him and venture their soules on what he did and suffered when he was on earth is doing now in heaven shall certainly be saved For he ever lives to save them that doe thus come to the father by him And it is because he spilt his blood for all that shall by the faith of Gods elect lay hold upon him and thus it is written where he saith we are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus Mark it whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood to declare his righteousnesse that is to declare Gods righteousnesse for the remission of sins that are past through the forbearance of God to declare I say at this time his righteousness that he might be just and the justifier of him that believeth or layeth hold on Jesus Rom. 3. 24 25 36. Q. But did this man rise again from the dead that very man with that very body wherwith he was crucified for you do seem as I conceive to hold forth so much by these your expressi●ns A. Why do you doubt of it Q. Doe you believe it Ans. Yes by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ for he hath enabled me so to doe Qu. And can you prove it by the Scriptures Answ. Yes Q. How