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A15144	The vvay to the celestiall paradise Declaring how a sinner may be saued, and come to life euerlasting. Contained in three bookes.The first second third sheweth that a sinner may be saued, & come to life euerlasting. By faith, apprehending Christ for his iustification, & applying to himselfe the promises of the Gospell made in Iesus Christ. Repentance, hauing his sins washed away in the bloud of the lambe Iesus Christ. Prayer, calling vpon God in the name of Iesus Christ. By Robert Whittell, minister of the Gospell.	Whittle, Robert, d. 1638.	1620 (1620)	STC 25441; ESTC S120396	338,769	458

proceeding from faith and so we are iustified h Declaratiuè declaratiuely that is our workes proceeding from faith doe declare before men that wee haue faith our good workes declare the truth of our faith and manifest that our faith is not in vaine Of which later Iustification S. Iames speakes saying i Iam. 2. 21. Was not Abraham our Father iustified by workes when he had offered Isaak his sonne vpon the altar Secondly I answer that there is a true faith working by loue knowne by the fruits of good workes and there is also a false fained faith a vaine and fruitlesse faith The former of these is commended by S. Iames in Abrahams faith whose faith wrought with his workes k Vers 22. Seest thou how faith wrought with his workes and this faith which is a working faith being fruitfull in good workes is that faith which we approue and allow of this is that faith which we maintaine and defend this is that faith which we preach and exhort all men to labour for And as for the other faith which is without workes wee doe with S. Ia●es hold that it is l Vers 17. 20. vaine yea a dead faith and therefore doth not iustifie a sinner either before God or men In breefe wee hold and teach that faith onely iustifieth but yet that faith which iustifieth is not alone but hath necessarily joyned vnto it the fruit of good workes For if faith want good wokes wee say with S. Iames that m Vers 26. as the body with●ut the spirit is dead so faith without workes is dead also And therefore I conclude with S. Paul n Rom. 3. 28. that a man is iustified by Faith without the deedes of the Law This is the first benefit of true sauing faith Iustification The second is Adoption whereas by nature wee are 2 Adoption children of wrath by grace through faith in Iesus Christ wee are made sonnes of God The Euangelist S. Iohn speakes thus of them that haue true faith in Iesus Christ o Joh. 1. 12. as many as receiued him to them gaue hee power to become the sonnes of God euen to them that beleeue on his name And S. Paul to the Galatians saith p Gal. 3. 26. Yee are all the children of God by faith in Christ Iesus And this is an exceeding great priuiledge for if we be children and sonnes of God then as the Apostle saith wee are q Rom. 8. 17. heires heires of God and ioynt-heires with Christ The third is the purifying of the heart Faith purifieth 3 Purifying the heart the heart S. Peter speaking of the faith of the Gentiles saith that God r Acts 15. 9. put no difference betweene vs and them purifying their hearts by faith ſ Matth. 5. 8. Blessed are the pure in heart saith our Sauiour for they shall see God Now t Fide mundantur corda vt possit videri Deus Bern. the hearts of men are purified as one saith by faith that they may see God Man by nature is corrupt and the heart polluted with filthinesse of sinne which filth is not washed away but by Faith in Iesus Christ For true faith apprehending Christ for iustification is a meanes to purifie the heart Faith purgeth out the corruption and filthinesse of sinne it cleanseth the heart from euill thoughts earthly cogitations and fleshly Iusts it purifieth the heart from infidelitie superstition ignorance from pride hypocrisie rancour grudging hatred malice and enuie For these defile a man and make the heart vncleane from which the heart is purified by Faith The fourth is a good and happie life for we liue by 4 A happie life Faith as saith the Prophet Habakkuk u Habb 2. 4. How we liue by faith the iust shall liue by his faith Now we liue by Faith two manner of wayes First spiritually concerning the soule of which S. Paul saith x Gal. 2. 20. I liue by the faith of the Sonne of God Secondly concerning the affaires of this present life for Faith doth teach and direct a man in the course of his life what to doe and how to liue As first concerning a mans vocation and calling faith teacheth a man to walke diligently in his vocation and calling and to depend vpon God for a blessing vpon his labours Secondly faith teacheth a man to commit his wayes to the Lord and to referre the successe of his affaires and businesse to God and to waite vpon God for the bringing of his things to passe Thirdly ●n afflictions and crosses faith will teach a man to rest vpon God for deliuerance to be patient and not to seeke helpe by vnlawfull meanes Fourthly faith will make a man depend vpon the prouidence of God and trust God not onely for himselfe but for his children after him Thus the iust man liues by faith The first benefit is victorie ouer the world of which S. Iohn saith y 1. Iohn 5. 4. this is the victorie that ouercōmeth the world Victorie ouer the world euen our faith Now whatsoeuer is in the world is of three sorts it is either about the pleasures and delights of the world or about riches and wealth of the world or about honours and preferments in the world Which S. Iohn brings to these three heads z 1. Ioh. 2. 16. the lust of the flesh the lust of the eyes and the pride of life Now a Christian hath much adoe to striue against these that he be not intangled and ouercome either by ambitious seeking of honours or greedie desire of profits or sinfull delights of the pleasures of the world But faith helpes a man to get victory ouer all these An example whereof we haue in Moses whose faith the Apostle commending saith a Heb. 11. 24. 25. 26. By faith Meses when he was come to yeeres refused to be called the sonne of Pharoahs daughter here was his contempt of honour chusing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God then to enioy the pleasures of sinne for a season here was his victorie ouer earthly pleasures and sinfull delights Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches then the treasures in Egypt here was his victorie ouer transitorie and deceitfull riches Thus by Faith Moses ouercame the world The sixt is victorie ouer our great aduersarie the Deuill 6 Victorie ouer the Deuill Of this S. Paul saith b Ephe. 6. 16. aboue all taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fierie darts of the wicked Where Faith is reckoned as a speciall part of the armour of God to defend our soules against spirituall wickednesse And S. Peter appointeth faith as a powerfull meanes to driue away the Deuill c 1. Pet. 5. 8. 9. your aduersarie the Deuill as aroaring Lyon walketh about seeking whom he may deuoure whom resist stedfast in the faith The last benefit which we receiue through true faith 7 Saluation

without faith we cannot be saued True 3 Without faith we cannot be saued faith is so necessary that if a man haue the true faith he is saued he cannot perish but if he want the true faith he is damned he cannot be saued The Scripture witnesseth the truth of this Our Sauiour Christ saith g Mark 16. 16. he that beleeueth and is baptized shall be saued but he that beleeueth not shall be damned Againe he saith h Joh. 3. 18. he that beleeueth on him is not condemned but he that beleeueth not is condemned alreadie because he hath not beleeued in the Name of the onely begotten Sonne of God So great is the necessitie of true sauing Faith The consideration of this great necessitie of Faith is Vse profitable for instruction it teacheth vs to be carefull To get faith into our hearts by all meanes to get faith into our hearts If we would haue any true assurance that we are not still dead in sin but are quickned by the Spirit and liue in Christ if we would haue our workes our seruice and sacrifices to be acceptable to God or if we would escape condemnation and come to life euerlasting then it s necessarie that we labour to haue true sauing Faith for without faith as I haue proued we are but dead in sinnes and trespasses and haue no true life of grace in vs without faith nothing that we doe can please God and without faith we cannot be saued Seeing then that faith is so necessarie how doth it stand euery one in hand to labour for true sauing faith The Apostle to the Hebrews saith i Heb. 3. 18. 19. to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest but to them that beleeued not So we see that they could not enter in because of vnbeliefe And hereupon he exhorteth to labour for true faith lest wanting faith we k Heb. 4. 1. 2. 3. come short of that euerlasting rest of our soules When Martha had receiued Christ into her house and was diligent in prouiding for him and her Sister Marie in the meane time was sitting at Christs feete hearing his word Martha was offended that her Sister should sit downe and not put to her helping hand whereupon Martha comes to Christ and saith l Luk. 10. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. Lord doest thou not care that my sister hath left me to serue alone bid her therefore that shee helpe me And Iesus answered and said vnto her Martha Martha thou art carefull and troubled about many things but one thing is needfull and Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her There are many both men and women like Martha ver●e busie yea cumbred and troubled about many things the world ouercomes them and the cares of the world carrie away their minds that for the most part they neglect that which is most needfull That one needfull thing is with Mary to heare the word of Christ to get true faith that by true faith in Iesus Christ our soules may be saued and we may come to life euerlasting This one thing is needfull and whosoeuer they are that haue set their hearts to seeke the Lord to heare the word of Christ and to get true faith whereby they may saue their soules they haue made a good choice they haue with Mary chosen the better part euen that good part which shall not be taken away from them CHAP. XIII Of the benefits of Faith shewing what great good comes to a Christian through true sauing Faith HOw necessary true sauing Faith is hath beene shewed The seuenth thing in the treatise of Faith is 7 The benefits of true faith Which are diuerse concerning the benefit and good that comes thereby The benefits of true sauing Faith are exceeding great and many First I mention the benefit of Iustification True faith 1 Iustification apprehending Christ Iesus iustifieth a sinner in the sight of God acquitteth and dischargeth him from his sinnes and causeth him to bee accepted righteous not for his owne righteousnesse but for the righteousnesse of Christ imputed vnto him So witnesseth S. Paul to the Galatiaus a Gal. 2. 16. Knowing saith hee that a man is not iustified by the workes of the Law but by the faith of Iesus Christ euen wee haue beleeued in Iesus Christ that wee might bee iustified by the faith of Christ and not by the workes of the Law The third and fourth chapters of the Epistle to the Romans stand vpon this argument affirming that we are iustified by Faith without the workes of the Law and proouing in the example of Abraham that righteousnesse is imputed vnto vs by Faith If it be obiected that S. Paul speaking of Iustification Obiect 1 by faith without workes speakes of workes done before a mans conuersion before he be regenerate and of those workes which goe before faith and not of those which follow after I answer that not onely the workes which are done Answ before faith are excluded from our Iustification before God but also workes done after faith euen in the state of grace for S. Paul writing both to the Romanes and Galatians writes to them that had receiued the Gospell and did now beleeue And speaking of Abrahams faith saith b Heb. 11. 17. By faith Abraham when hee was tryed offered vp Isaak Heere was a worke pleasing God namely the offering of his sonne Isaak when God commanded him and this was done by faith when Abraham had true faith it was a worke proceeding from faith and a fruit of faith But did this worke of Abraham iustifie him be fore God No c Rom. 4. 2 3. For if Abraham were iustified by workes as saith S. Paul he hath whereof to glory but not before God For what saith the Scripture Abraham beleeued God and it was counted vnto him for righteousnesse If it be further obiected out of S. Iames that workes Obiect 2 doe iustifie because S. Iames saith d Iam. 2. 21. Was not Abraham our father iustified by workes when he had offered Isaak his sonne vpon the altar And againe he saith e Verse 24. Yee see then how that by workes a man is instified and not by faith only I answer first there is a twofold Iustification the one Answ 1 before God the other before men The former Iustification before God or in the sight of God is by faith onely without workes and so we are iustified f Apprehensiuè apprehensiuely that is by apprehending the righteousnesse of Christ for our iustification for to speake properly only the Righteousnesse of Christ doth iustifie a sinner and faith is but the instrument whereby we lay hold on the righteousnesse of Christ for our iustification and of this Iustification it is that S. Paul saith g Rom 4. 3. Abraham beleeued God and it was counted to him for righteousnesse There is also a Iustification before men and this is by workes

of because they are earthly minded which prophane people despise being irreligious which wicked and vngodly men regard not because their hearts are hardned which hypocrites know but will not walke in the same except it be in the sight of men to haue the praise of men and wherein good men walk but with many failings wandrings and goings astray And to the end that the wise men of the world may be more wise to saluation that ignorant soules may bee inlightned with the knowledge of the truth that the naturall man may be borne againe may awake from the dead sleepe of his sinnes and liue the life of grace that worldly minded men may bee lesse earthly and more heauenly minded that prophane people may be more religious that wicked and vngodly men may come to repentance that hypocrites may bee more zealous and sincere and that the godly may be more confirmed in the good way and more encouraged to hold on the good course which they haue begun that continuing to the end they may bee saued I haue penned this Treatise Declaring how a sinner may bee saued and come to life euerlasting Which if it may finde fauour in your Honours eyes it will be more welcome to the world I shall be more encouraged in the worke of the Lord and be for e●er bound to q Eph●s 3. 14. bow my knees vnto the father of our Lord Iesus Christ in your Honours behalfe that as the Lord of his mercy and goodnesse hath giuen you great honour on earth so he would graciously preserue and increase your honour heere and crowne you with glory honour and immortality in the Celestiall Paradise Your Honours in all duty to be commanded ROBERT WHITTELL TO THE CHRISTIAN READER Grace and peace from GOD our Father and from the Lord IESVS CHRIST COurteous Reader this Booke in my first thoughts was intended to be but a Manuall but my meditations enlarging themselues it is growne to this bignesse And now being come into thy hands I craue of thy courtesie two things to read it and to practise it First to read it and in reading it first to reade it wholly and throughout not heere a leafe and there a leafe to read by snatches and peeces is vnprofitable Secondly to read it deliberately both for the better vnderstanding of it as also for the auoyding of rash censure things hastily read and not well vnderstood easily beget vniust censure Thirdly in reading it despise not my plaine and humile stile for I put not my selfe forth to this open view to humor thee with pleasing words nor to tickle thine eare with affected eloquence but to saue thy soule and to bring thee to the Celestiall Paradise which cannot bee performed with a 1 Cor. 2. 1 4. excellency of speech nor with enticing words of mans wisdome but in the demonstration of the Spirit and of power And lastly reiect it not because others haue formerly written of the same subiects for I haue not drawen much water out of any of their fountaines neith●r haue I trodden farre in any of their steps for Matter if I haue sometimes lighted my darke candle at the cleere light of the graue Fathers or any of their Sonnes of later times that 's none other thing then the Fathers themselues and after them all learned men which haue written almost of any subiect haue formerly vsed And for my Methode and manner of handling these Treatises of Faith Repentance and Prayer I haue I confesse consulted with many Authours but directly followed none my Methode is mine owne for which I acknowledge my selfe bound first to God next to my b D. Downame B. of Derry Tutor then to Art How many learned men haue beene exercised in Controuersies and haue manifested the diuersities of gifts vpon the same subiects How many Commentaries Expositions and Postills are now extant the later still sucking moisture and fatnesse from those which haue gone before whether men exercise themselues in Controuersies Commentaries or Treatises that saying of the Apostle is verified in all c 1 Cor. 12. 4. There are diuersities of gifts but the same Spirit Hauing read it in the second place I desire whosoeuer thou art that readest to practise it The reading of good bookes and not practising what thou readest as it may augment thy knowledge so will it adde to thy punishment Good Reader I shew vnto thee here The way to the Celestiall Paradise walke in the same that at thy last end thou mayest enter into that Heauenly Paradise Heere is the path of life which will bring thee into the presence of God where there is d Psal 16. 11. fulnesse of ioy and at whose right hand there are pleasures for euermore I declare vnto thee how thou mayest be saued and come to life euerlasting O then I beseech thee by the mercies of God whiles thou hast time vse meanes to saue thy soule and suffer not thy soule to perish for which Christ died If thou hast read this Booke and findest thy selfe no whit bettered neither for information nor reformation nor consolation then thou hast read in vaine and vnderstood in vaine and I haue bestowed on thee labour in vaine But if thou hast so read it and vnderstood it as that therby thy vnderstanding is inlightned thy iudgement informed thy life amended thy faith stablished thy zeale enflamed thy conscience pacified and thy soule comforted then not vnto me but vnto the LORD ascribe the glory and this I pray thee doe Praise thou the LORD and pray for me Thine in Christ Iesus R. W. THE ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST BOOKE Of the way to the Celestiall Paradise Concerning Faith in Iesus Christ THE first book consisteth of 2 parts 1. The preface wherein 4 things 1. The way to the Celestiall Paradise in generall chap. 1. pag. 1. 2. The Diuision of the whole Treatise pag. 4. 3. The order of the Treatise chap. 2. ibid. 4. The partition of the first booke cha 3. pag. 6. 2. The subiect Matter wherein ten things are to bee considered 1. The diuerse significations of Faith and what is meant by Faith in this Treatise chap. 4. p. 7. 2. The diuerse sorts and kindes of Faith and which is the true Faith ch 5. Faith 1. In regard of the circumstance of time is two-fold 1. The faith of the Fathers before Christ p. 9. 2. Of vs who liue after Christs comming in the flesh ibid. 2. In regard of the effect thereof is two-fold 1. Fruitfull in good works ibid. 2. Vnfruitfull ibid. 3. In regard of the quantity thereof is two-fold 1. A little and weake faith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 10. 2. A great and strong faith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ibid. 4. In regard of the subiect persons in whom it is is foure-fold 1. Historicall pag. 11. 2. Temporary ibid. 3. Miraculous pag. 12. 4. Iusti●ying pag. 13. 3. That there is but one true sauing faith cha 6. wherin three things 1. What true sauing