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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86083	The Lords Prayer unclasped: with a vindication of it, against all [brace] schismatics. Hereticks, cal'd [brace] enthusiasts. Fratra cilli. / By James Harwood, B.D.	Harwood, James.	1654 (1654)	Wing H1098; Thomason E1497_1; ESTC R208634	132,974	361

our betters it is no scorn to take them for our samplers such are Angels Os homini sublime dedit saith the Poet God hath made man to look up as ever to have an eye on his masters such are the Angels Gods servants but our Schoolemasters and as the Master is more perfect in the Lecture than the shooleboy so they than we We desire to know they do know we desire to do what we know The Parallel it is they can do what God hath made known unto them in our works are many weaknesses in theirs not the least of imperfection we procrastinate they cry haste haste for his Majesties service yea their wings witnesse their readiness willingnesse I will resolve upon it The Avowry while earth to cast an eye at Heaven and to make those all * The Angels glorious creatures the samplers of my readinesse willingnesse to do the wil of my Father which is in Heaven Again the three persons by turns have all of them undertaken to teach us Angels scholars in their uppermost Lecture are set to be our samplers to guide our * Our wils and affections feet in the waies of God That I note is this We have divers schoolemasters Doct. God the head who teacheth us by his Word Angels in Heaven who teach us by their Examples Nay nigher the very creatures the poor pismire we are bid to go to her and learn Five things I inferre from this Thesis First God would we were good scholars so much pains is to make us profit Secondly we can want no teaching no whilest a God Angels or any creatures Thirdly there are no few lessons to learn where many messengers many messages Fourthly we are hard of learning with Fambo some are nineteen year a learing one line Fifthly here may be a strong surmise by these many eyes over us we would play the Trewants in very deed man naturally hath no heart to what 's good But since I have so much teaching The Avowry I am resolved by Gods good assistance not to lose my time byt ot minde what it is my Master hath to say unto me The Cases of Conscience are the fourth moity of my method which are three First is this Whether is a perfect obedience to Gods will required I. Case To this question I give this resolution Christ would never have set us to pray for it if God had not look'd for it it were needlesse for man to pray for so much if his Creator would be content with ought lesse I am injoyned by God to do what my Christ wils me to pray I may do A perfect obedience then is required at our hands and we must do what God wils as doe the Angels Since now O Lord The Avowry I have thus much to do I will dismisse my worldly businesse to follow this my heavenly calling We have seen what we should do 2. Case now let us see what it is we are able to do and so I come to the second Case Whither are we able to do all God doth will 1. My answer is negative No apparent first by our every day confession we break all Gods commandements 2. By Esays evidence we are all unclean all our righteousnesse is like unto filthy rags 3. By our prayer put up we need not beg that which is within our reach it is that we pray for we have no power over my beseeching God to grant shewes my want and since I pray for ability to do Gods will it assures me the good I would I cannot I will confesse my frailty The Avowry and alwaies acknowledge though to will be present with me yet I finde no means to performe that which is good And so I come to the third Case 3. Case how we are made capable to attain to do what God doth will wee ‖ should doe To this I answer To will is of our own power but to will what we should and do it is God the instrument is ours the right use of it from God In me is a something vid. to will That it object is good I may thank God for it of whom is both the will and the deed that is the willing good and doing the good I have willed But my last avowry prefers a quere to be discust and tels us even man in the state of grace who hath a will to do good findes no means to finish the work he hath willed But know it that is not meant of a totall defect but a plenary performall though he faile in most not in all It seems then by Gods good aid Gods childe may both will and do good yet not all the good God doth will in his Law To this I answer God hath a twofold Law There is Lex Operum Lex Fidei the Law of works the Law of Faith The Law of Works requires an exact fingular obedience at all times in all places to all particular statute Lawes enacted by the Lord I pray for this cannot attain to it height pray for progresse though fail to fulfill The Law of Faith requires a full beleef what I cannot do my Christ hath done it for me for which I pray and may attain But can you prove a man may be made righteous without the Law of Works that is without exact keeping all the Commandements Beleeve not me Res but S. Paul who * Rom 3.21 22. saith the righteousnesse of God without the Law that is without the Law of Works is made manifest even the righteousnesse of God which is by faith in Christ Jesus unto all and upon all them that beleeve here are Faith and Works met they are at ods about reconciling man to God But here is one inspired with Gods own Spirit Paul the Apostle he certifies us it 's not works the Law of Works but faith the Law of Faith which justifies and makes the beleever reputed a fulfiller of Gods will The Law of Moses had been able to have saved us if we had been able to have observed it now that we cannot observe the Old Law of Moses God hath made a New Law we shall be saved by beleef in Christ Jesus and this is cal'd the New Covenant When God gave out the Law of Works first it was not to save any by it for God knew none could do what he commanded but the Law of * The ten Commandements Works was given First to discover mans infirmities Three ends of the Law to discover to humble to guide on like a glasse in which to let him see the warts and wens growing upon the face of his Conscience Secondly that Law was given to humble man whileft seeing he had injoyned so much and had fail'd in all Thirdly that Law was given to be a Schoolmaster to teach man the way to his Master which Master is our Lord and Saviour who hath done for man what man cannot for himself whose beleef Christ hath done it