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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02746	A touch-stone of grace Discouering the differences betweene true and counterfeit grace: laying downe infallible euidences and markes of true grace: seruing for the triall of a mans spirituall estate. By A.H. Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Minister of Gods Word at Cranham in Essex.	Harsnett, Adam, 1579 or 80-1639.	1630 (1630)	STC 12876; ESTC S114563	72,897	335

grace herein hath its precedencie and excellencie aboue al earthly things it neuer wholly leaues vs but prepares vs and brings vs vnto glory Grace is heauen vpon earth and therefore they which follow Christ in the regeneration shall sit in the throne of glory Mat. 19. 28. Grace prepares vs for glory two maner of waies First by remouing those euils which may hinder vs. And secondly by enabling of vs to practise those good things which may further vs. The grace of God which bringeth saluation vnto al men hath appeared and teacheth vs that we should deny vngodlinesse and worldly lusts and that wee should liue soberly and righteously and godly in this present world looking for the blessed hope c. Tit. 2. 11 12 13. Whether you vnderstand here by grace the Word of grace as some doe or the free grace of God as others take it I am sure it is true also of the grace of sanctification for this helpeth vs to eschew euill and to choose and cleaue to that which is good As it is in the lightning of any darke place darknesse giues way when light approcheth so when grace commeth into the soule away in part goes darknesse and blindnesse of minde ignorance impietie prophanenesse c. Paul telleth vs that he was sent to preach vnto the Gentiles To turne them from darknesse to light and from the power of Satan vnto God Such as liue in darknesse vnder the power of any one sinne those know not what the powerfull presence of grace meaneth Grace pulls downe sinne and sets vp righteousnesse Rom. 5. 21. Grace raignes by righteousnesse It holds vp the Scepter of Christ within vs helpes vs to be holy in all manner of conuersation and so hauing our fruit in holinesse wee come in the end to euerlasting life Rom. 6. 22. O the excellencie of grace that it thus brings vs to glory Let this comfort vs against that cōfortlesse doctrine of falling away frō grace Consider we from whom grace proceeds euē from God the Father And will not God perfect the worke of his owne hands I am perswaded that he that hath begun this good work in you will performe it vntill the day of Iesus Christ Phil. 1. 6. The gifts of God are without repentance Rom. 11. 29. The righteous shall neuer bee moued but had in euerlasting remēbrance Psal 112. 6. But we are weake and feeble we haue strong corruptions within vs and mighty and subtill tentations without vs and therefore like to fall away True if there were not an higher power and a stronger arme than our owne to support vs. Our help stādeth in the name of the Lord. We are strong in the power of his might For it is God which stablisheth vs in Christ and hath anointed vs 2 Cor. 1. 21. Our stabilitie is deriued from God the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost The grounds of our stability which we fetch from God are these First the promises of God Ier. 24. 7. I will giue them an heart to know mee that I am the Lord and they shall be my people and I will be their God So Ier. 32. 40. I will put my feare into their hearts that they shall not depart from me Now to say that these are generall promises made vnto the whole Church and therefore not to be appropriated to particular persons will be but a silly euasion For doth not the whole consist of particular members And doe not we finde in Scripture promises made to particular persons generally applyed and likewise generall promises particularly applyed The Lord made a particular promise vnto Iosua 1. 9. I will not faile thee nor forsake thee Which promise S. Paul Hebr. 13. 5. applyes generally Other instances there be Secondly we proue it frō the attributes of God his power his faithfulnesse and constancie If any of those whom the Lord hath effectually called should vtterly fall from grace and perish it must needs follow that God wants either power to saue those whom hee would or else wants faithfulnesse to saue as hee hath promised either of which wants the deuils thēselues dare not auouch to be in God Concerning his power the Lord himselfe tells vs Esay 43. 13. I will doe it and who shal let Again Esa 46. 10. My counsell shall stand and I will doe whatsoeuer I will Christ also tels vs Ioh. 10. My Father which gaue them me is greater than all and none is able to take thē out of my Fathers hand For sayes Peter we are kept by the power of God through faith vnto saluation 1 Pet. 1. 5. And for his faithfulnesse that Wizard Balaam could say Numb 23. 19. God is not as man that he should die neither as the son of man that he should repent hath he said it and shall he not doe it and hath he spoken and shall he not accomplish it Yes surely for the Lord is faithfull which will stablish you and keepe you from euill 2 Thess 3. 3. The Lord purposing to frame vnto himselfe a Church against which the gates of hell should neuer be able to preuaile thought it fit to lay the foundation of it deepe and strong euen in himselfe his owne purpose Things many times decay and perish for want of a firme good foundation But the foundation of God sayes Paul remaineth sure 2 Tim. 2. 19. So that vntill such time as God doth alter his purpose which shall neuer be for as Malac. 3. 6. I am the Lord I change not Gods children are sure to perseuere in his grace For whom hee once loues to the end hee loueth them Ioh. 13. 1. Secondly assurance of perseuerance in the grace of God may be gathered from many things in the Sonne First from his al-sufficiencie Hebr. 7. 25. Hee is able perfectly to saue all those that come to God by him Iude 24. To him that is able to keepe you that you fall not and to preserue you faultlesse c. As hee is able so is hee willing Ioh. 6. 37. and 40. Secondly from the vertue of his passion and sufferings Hebr. 10. 14. For with one offering hath he consecrated for euer them that are sanctified Thirdly from the efficacie of his prayer which God alwaies heares Christ prayed for all beleeuers Ioh. 17. first that the Lord would keepe them from euill vers 15. and secondly That they may bee one with him vers 21. and thirdly That they may be with him and behold his glory vers 24. And this prayer the Lord Christ our Aduocate still continues though not in a vocall manner seeing hee euer liueth to make intercession for vs Heb. 7 25. These things considered it is as possible to plucke Christ out of his kingdome as to rent the poorest beleeuer from him once made a true and liuely member of his mysticall body Thirdly wee proue it from the nature and office of the Spirit which is to seale vp and