Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B13585	The saints hope, and infalliblenes thereof. or Two sermons preached before the English companie at Middelb. about the moneth of October, 1608. Written by Mr. Iohne Forbes, at the earnest request of the hearers, and now published by them for the generall instruction and comfort of all Gods children	Forbes, John, 1568?-1634.	1610 (1610)	STC 11134; ESTC S115118	69,305	128

we are hopeles and so without happines being borne againe Wee may have faith and hope in God according as saith this same Apostle in this same Chapter 1 Pet. 2.21.22 when hee declareth who they are for whom Christ was both ordayned before the foundation of the world and also declared in the last times For your sake saith the Apostle which by his meanes doe beleeve in God that raysed him from the dead and gave him glorie that your faith and hope might bee in God having purified your soules in obeying the trueth through the spirit further being borne a new not of mortall seed but of immortall by the word of God Whereby it is plaine that as Christ is send into the world for none but such as doe beleeve in God by his meanes so none can have any faith or hope but they who have their soules purified borne a new The propertie of this hope is The nature of true hope that it is livelie or living and it is so called for three respectes First because of the livelie working that is in it For all the spirituall gifts of God which he bestoweth in Christ are livelie as hee himselfe is lyfe And this the Saints do finde in themselves that the faith of Iesus is a livelie faith their love is a livelie love their hope a livelie hope For these graces doe not lye dead in the soule where they are but by their livelie operation and working doe make themselves manifest Therefore the Apostle to the Thessalonians speaking of their graces describeth them from their lively and effectuall properties Remembring saith he your effectuall faith your diligent love and your patient hope in the Lord Iesus 1 Thes 1.2 Therefore that faith that hope that love that lyeth dead in them who professe them are no faith no hope no love at all And so iustly doeth S. Iames dispute against that faith that hath no workes as a dead faith whereas the faith the hope the love that God created in the heart are all livelie as proceeding from him who is life it selfe The second respect whereof it is called livelie is because as it hath life in it selfe so giveth it lyfe to the soule in which it is and maketh the soule which was dead in sinne trespasse before now to live in Christ and in him to bring forth the fruits of life Therfore sayeth Iohn in the third Chapter of his 1 epistle 3. and 5. That whosoever hath this hope purgeth himselfe as he is pure For this is the nature of their spirituall blessings that they themselves have lyfe in them and doth quicken the soule in which they are For God exerciseth his saving power by them in the hearts of his Saintes Therfore saith the Apostle hereafter 1 Pet. 1.5 That we are kept by the power of God through faith And the Apostle Paul to the Colossians doth say Colos 2.12 That we are raised againe from the dead in Christ by the effectuall working of God or by the faith of God which worketh mightilie so that we may iustly saye that as the faith is dead which hath no working so hee also is yet without faith who albeit hee professeth faith yet is not quickned to the lyfe of God thereby for even in this life by faith and hope wee beganne to live that life which shal be made perfite in vs in the world to come The third respect is because that eternall life and glory which as yet is not manifested but is referved in the heavens to the appearing of our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ is nowe possessed by hope so that we lay hold vpon it and are made pertakers of it albeit as yet not manifested Therefore is it that the Apostle to the Romans saith Rom. 8.24 That by hope we are saved for no maÌ„ hopeth for the thing which he seeth Hereby teaching vs that albeit our lyfe be hidd with Christ in God Colos 3.3 as saieth the Apostle to the Colossians yet by hope we possesse it According as the Apostle to the Ephesians declareth the estate of the Saints in Christ by the mightie power of God which is in them to wit that they are lifted vp with him and sett with him at the right hande of the maiestie in the highest places As like wise the same Apostle Peter in this same chapter declaring the cause why they that beleeue in Christ albeit they see him not doe reioyce with a ioy vnspeakable and glorious sayth It is because that they receyue the end of their faith 1. Pet. 1.9 that is the salvation of their soules To these three we may add the 4. respect why this hope is called livelie and that is because in all the tribulations and sorrowes of this life it is the onely thing that sustaineth vs and maketh vs in death it selfe to live and reioyce knowing what is layed vp for vs in the heavens For the only thing that maketh the Saints indure patientlie vea and ioyfully this troubles which swallow vp the wicked is the blessed hope The Apostle to the Hebrues coÌ„firmeth this Heb. 10.34 shewing that the cause why the Hebrues did sustaine all affliction and among the rest the spoiling of their goods with ioy and gladnes was because they knew they had a better and an induring substance or ritches layde vp for them in the heavens Therefore doeth the same Apostle call this hope the Ancor of the soule and deelareth that they who have their refuge to lay holde vpon this hope have strong consolation Heb. 6.10 For by this hope wee attayne to the resurrection from the dead so that death it selfe can not spoyle them of life who are renewed to this blessed hope The vse of al this is to make vs obey that lesson which the Apostle giveth vs to the Hebru which is to holde fast the profession of our hope without wavering seeing therin coÌ„sisteth both our life and consolation and constantlie to awaite for the appearing of it 2. Tit. 2.13 as the Apostle Paul to Titus exhorteth vs That we may in patience possesse our soules and ioyfullie indure all afflictions of this life since hauing hope we can not be spoyled of lyfe Now followeth the last point to be coÌ„sidered in this first part touching the benefite whervnto we are begotten againe by God The ground whervpon our hope is builded which is the ground and foundation of this hope wherevpon it is builded which is the Resurrection of Christ from the dead For as saith the Apostle to the Corinthians 1 Cor. 15.17 If Christ bee not raysed from the dead our faith is vaine we are yet in our sinnes For we must vnderstand first that the coÌ„fort of hope coÌ„sisteth in the resurrection from the dead which being taken from vs wee are of all men the most miserable Seeing as saith the Apostle to the Corinthians â— Cor. 15 No hope without knowledge of the

of God keepeth vs. There be manie midses and meanes in and by which the Lord vttereth his power in preservation of his creatures from bodilie temporall daungers and keeping of them in the strength and enioying of this present life he vseth his creatures for nourishing vs in this mortall life He employeth divers meanes for our deliverance from sicknes and other troubles as Medecine and such like worldlie helpes And he manifesteth his power in the governement of thinges in the creatures both heavenlie and earthlie In all which it may be iustlie said that God by his power doth keepe all things in the life state and condition wherein hee putteth them but none of al these meanes doe serve to keepe vs from spirituall enimies vnto eternall life there is another meane whereby God vttereth his power and exerciseth it in vs to keepe vs from eternall death vnto salvation and that is faith Therefore is it that the Apostle writing to the Ephesians Ephe. 1.19 prayeth to God for them that the eyes of their vnderstanding might be opened to knowe what is the exceeding greatnes of his power towards vs which beleeve according to the working of his mightie power which he wrought in Christ wheÌ„ he raised him froÌ„ the dead to teach vs that God vttereth his power practises it in his childreÌ„ to salvation by faith And that this power which he exerciseth in vs that beleeve is a more strong power then any that ever God vttered or manifested in anie other of his workes either in creating all things of nothing or yet in governing or preserving all things created For the power might which he imployeth to our preservation who beleeve is that same power and strength whiche hee wrought in raysinge Christ from the dead and in glorifying him and making him the head of all Principalitie Power and giving him to be the head of his church Which we in greater measure theÌ„ ever it was vttered in any other work because it must be greater that maketh Christ the head of all power in subdewing all things vnder his feete then that power which made all other powers Seeing the power of Christ given him by the Father over all Thrones and Dominions over Devills and Angells and sinne and death is greater then all other powers which is subdued vnder his feet Therefore the Apostle speaking of this power of God towards vs that beleeve saith That it is according to the working of the strength of his power as though God never had exercised the strength of his power in the strength thereof but in Christ our head in vs that beleeve And therefore also our faith whereby this power of God is exercised in vs both in quickning and raysing vs from the dead with Christ and in preserving vs is called by the Apostle to the Colossians Colos 2.12 The faith of the operation of God or rather of the effectuall working of God In the which place the Apostle sheweth plainlie that it is through this faith of the operatioÌ„ of God that God doth raise vs from the dead as he did Christ Letting vs knowe that as it is the power of God onely that is able to worke these things in vs that concerne eternall life so this power is never performed nor practised in vs but throw faith For this cause is it that the Apostle to the Philippians Philip. 1.27 declaring to vs how wee must fight and with what armour against all tentations and persecutions he biddeth vs fight togither through the faith of the Gospell 1 Pet. 5.9 And the Apostle Peter teaching vs how to resist our adversarie the Devill willeth vs to Resist him by stedfastnesse of faith And al this is to declare vnto vs that there is no suretie nor sure keeping of vs against the Devil the world and sinne but by faith onely according to that which Iohn in his first epistle teacheth vs 1 Ioh 5.4.5 This is that victorie that overcometh this world even our faith For who is it that overcommeth this world but he which beleeveth that Iesus is that sonne of God And the Apostle to the Ephesians cap. 6. vers 16. knowing that our chief strength staÌ„deth in our faith biddeth vs above all other partes of our spirituall armour to take the shield of faith wherewith wee may quenche all the firie dartes of the wicked And Christ when hee declareth vnto his Disciples Luc. 22.31 that Sathan had desired to winow theÌ„ as wheat he saith to Peter but I have prayed for thee that thy faith faile not Hereby shewing that howsoever the Devill assault vs buffet vs yet in none of our slydings obtaineth he a full victorie so long as our faith faileth not and that in the sure continuance of our faith staÌ„deth our sure keeping from all the Devills sifting and winowing of vs. Hereby it is manifest that they which never beleved had never proofe of the saving power of God and that they whose faith is nothing powerful in operation against Sathan and sinne never had anie true faith but as Iames saieth Their faith is nothing but a dead faith For they who truely beleeve doe finde in them selves a power effectuall whereby they are made able to fight against all Principalities and spirituall wickednesses and not only to fight but also to overcome them So that even it is a wonder to the Saintes themselves who knowe their weacknes naturall that they shold be so streÌ„gthned by grace that nothing is able to overcome them The vse of all this is to teach vs that aboue all things we should pray to God to streÌ„gthen our faith and to preserve it that it fayle not For according to the measure of our faith so is the measure of our streÌ„gth and according as we continew in faith so doth our strength continue with vs. As by the coÌ„trarie our faith fayling our strength faileth vs. Therefore was it that Peter albeit he receyved a great foyle from the Devill in denying his Lord yet did he at length overcome the Devill because his faith failed not though hee failed in confession The spirit of God in the 11. Chapter to the Hebrewes sheweth that whatsoever the Saintes were able to doe or suffer for the glory of God it was by faith therefore is it no wonder although the wicked be overcome with every tentation to lust to drunkenes to chambering to wantonnes pryde and covetousnes c. seeing the power of God by which these things only can be overcome is not in theÌ„ they being without faith Now have we to speak of the end wherto we are kept The Saints are kept to salvation that is saith the Apostle vnto salvation as we said before of the keeping of our life That it were no comfort to vs except it were kept for vs. So likewise of vs it were no matter of ioy to vs that wee are kept if it were not to salvation that we are kept For God

doth keepe the very Devills in chaines vnder darknes But whereto Iud. 6. vnto the condemnation of the great day sayeth Iude. Even so also doeth he preserve the wicked from many evills in this lyfe but all that keeping is no comfort seeing they are kept as beastes for the slaughter vnto the day of wrath and manifestation of the iust iudgement of God But here is the comfort of the Saints that God keepeth them vnto salvation because he keepeth them by his power through faith And this also serveth to confirme vs in the assurance of inioying this lyfe because it is both for vs that the Lord keepeth it and it is vnto vs that hee keepeth vs. That it is impossible to frustrate vs of it though all the world should bee against vs. That same which the Apostle before did call a lively hope and an inheritance immortall c. that same doth hee call nowe salvation to teach vs that our inheritance is salvation and that salvation is our inheritance For no man can bee Gods heire but he must inherite life and none can inherite lyfe but hee must bee the heire of GOD and Coheire with Christ This for the surety of this lyfe to the hope wherof the Lord our God begetteth vs. Now the last poynt is coÌ„cerning the manifestation of this salvation Touching the which there is three things to be marked First that this salvation is alreadie prepared SecoÌ„dlie that it is to be revealed And thirdlie the time of the revealing of it is the last day To come to the first it is not to be thought that our salvation is not yet readie Salvation is now prepared although we be not yet in possessioÌ„ of it Indeed before the coÌ„ming of Christ in the flesh salvatioÌ„ was not prepared nor made readie for vs. For Christ was the high Priest of good things to come Heb. 9.10.11 his time is called the time of Reformation for the way to the most holy place was not yet opened whyle as yet the first tabernacle was standing neither was that sacrifice offered that doth purge our coÌ„sciences from dead workes to serve the living God and wherby eternall redemption is purchased Neither was our foreruÌ„ner entred in before vs into the heavens for vs to prepare a place for vs in purifying the heavenly things themselves with his owne sacrifice For the Lawe had but the shadow of good things to come and not the verie Image of the things But nowe since our Passeover is offered and our Advocat entred into the heavens and crowned with glorie and honour in the flesh so taking possession in his very manhood of this inheritance immortall vndefiled and which withereth not Now I say saluation is made readie Neither is it holden back from vs nor we from it because it is not yet prepared but because the time is not yet come in the which we must receyve it Heb. 11.39.40 For as the Fathers received not the promise God providing a better thing for vs that they without vs should not be made perfite even so now we receive not the inheritance prepared God providing a better thing for the Saints yet to be borne vnto the end of the world that we without them should not be made perfite For they receyved not by Moses the promised Messias least they only should have bin saved not the GeÌ„tiles also Therefore did he not come vnto the end of that dispensation at which time the Gentiles also were to bee called God persuading Iaphet to dwell in the tentes of Sem even so now though Christ be made a light to the GeÌ„tiles aswel as to the Iewes and salvatioÌ„ vnto the endes of the world that he hath alreadie finished the works and purchased salvation yet doe we not receive it vntill all those for whoÌ„ it is prepared be made readie aswell as we In the Revelation the soules of them which are killed for the word of God and for the testimonie which they mainteyned when they cried with a loude voyce saying Revel 6.10 11. How long Lord which art holy and true doest not thou iudge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth It was answered to them That they should rest for a little season vntill their fellow servaunts and their brethren that should be killed even as they were fulfilled For both the full vengeance of the wicked and full glorification and redemption of the Saints is delayed vntill the number both of the wicked and redeemed bee fulfilled This serveth to comfort vs wheÌ„ we know that our salvation is not now to be prepared to be purchased as yet but that it is readie and prepared already So that if we were ready for it it is ready for vs. There is no lett therefore in our salvation why we enioy it not for it is ready prepared even as a bryd ready for her bridgrome but we are not yet readie because we wante yet a nuÌ„ber of those with whom we must enioy it who with vs must enioy it For it is not kept for me alone nor for vs of this age alone or for vs of this or that NatioÌ„ alone but it is kept for vs al who belong to Iesus Christ as members of his bodie which must bee completed and accomplished in all the members not one wanting before it put on the glorie of the head Next saith the Apostle It is prepared to be revealed or shewed This yet serveth to increase our ioy It was doubtles a forcible argument that Christ vsed to ease the hearts of the Apostles Salvation shal be revealed and settle them from the griefe and trouble conceaved at the newes of his departing from them when hee tolde them That he did goe to prepare a place for them but it doubled their ioye Iohn 14.2 â—â— when he added That he would come againe and receive them vnto himself that where he is they might be also So doubtles it is with vs. It is no smal matter of Consolation when we know that salvation is prepared for vs by Iesus Christ in the heavens but it doeth much more glad our heartes when it is tolde vs that this salvation of ours which now is hid from our eyes shal be shewed to vs that wee may see it with our eyes Simeon with al the rest of the faithfull reioyced in the promise made to them of the Messias But Simeon had this more then the rest that he had this promise that hee should not see death before hee had seene the annoynted of the Lord therefore as all did die with ioy sufficient in the promise of his comming yet Simeon behoved to have more ioy in his death when he said Lord now lettest thou thy servaunt depart in peace according to thy worde For my eyes have seene thy salvation No surely it were no comfort to vs to know that there is salvation in the heavens if we were secluded for ever from seeing that

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