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The true way to the tree of life, or, The natural man directed unto Christ by Fran. Roberts ...
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Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.
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in his word hath directed you to walk Denying ungodliness and worldly lusts even all Sins against the first and second Table living soberly towards yourselves righteously towards man and godly towards the Lord in this present world Observe and keep all his Commandements Yield and present your selves both Souls and Bodies living Sacrifices unto him Whether you live live unto the Lord or whether you dye dye unto the Lord that whether you live or dye you may be the Lords So live and walk also as Christ hath given you an Example Walk as Christ walked Walk in love as Christ hath loved us and hath given himself for us a Sacrifice an offering unto God for a sweet smelling Savour Walk in Love towards Iesus Christ as to love him beyond Father Mother Sister Brother or your own dearest lives For he hath loved us and washed us from our Sins in his own blood Walk in all well doing as Christ went about doing good every where and imitate him also in innocent and patient suffering for well doing commitâ—ing your selves and your Cause to him that judgeth righteously for herein he hath left us an Example that we should follow his steps 7. Remember the Lords-day-Sabbath the first day of the week unto which the seventh-day-Sabbath was translated by the Authority of Christ as appears by the after observation of that day by the Apostles and Apostolical Churches to keep it holy This is the Princess and Queen of all dayes This is the Glory of all the week For As on this day our blessed Saviour Rose from the dead triumphing victoriously over Death Grave Sin and all our Spiritual Enemies and thereby assured us of our Spiritual and Corporeal Resurrection by him As on this day our Saviour vouchsafed many of his apparitions to his Disciples instructing them and giving them commandements concerning the Kingdom of God On this day the Holy Ghost was most miraculously poured forth upon the Apostles On this day the Apostles and primitive Churches held their solemn Assemblies for the publick worship of God This is the solemn Mart and Market day for furnishing our Souls with all manner of Spiritual and Heavenly Provisions This is that Solemn Season and sweet opportunity which Christ hath afforded and ordained for acquainting us with Himself and the Mysteries of his Kingdom for maintaining our Communion with him in his Ordinances for edifying and perfecting of us in all Spirituals And as in the time of the Old Testament The Sacrifices of the Sabbath-day were to be double to those on the week day So our Spiritual Sacrifices on the Lords-days are to be twice so much as on any other day of the week Especially in Prayer and thanksgiving in Reading the Scriptures in Hearing the word preached in Partaking the Lords Supper in Catechizing in Shewing Mercy to the poor c. that so the sacred tincture and impressions of this day may remain fresh and lively upon your hearts all the week following 8. Let every day of the week be managed by you in a Christian sort To that End Be sure to present unto the Lord your Morning and Evening-Sacrifice of prayer and praise to God continually as God of Old appointed a Morning and Evening Sacrifice for every day in the week Holy David and Daniel Prayed thrice in a day Every day open with God in the morning and shut with God in the Evening by some religious ejaculation or savourly meditation Read daily some portion of Holy Scripture to keep up your acquaintance with God with Iesus Christ and his Spirit and the mysteries of true Religion And then follow the lawful affairs of your honest particular Calling diligently and righteously 9. Do ye Remember your Creator in the days of your youth while the evil dayes of old age come not nor the years draw nigh when ye shall say we have no pleasure in them Gods Eminent Saints have sought the Lord betimes and addicted themselves unto Godliness while they were young As David that man after Gods own heart while he was but a Youth Josiah that Phaenix King of Iudah while he was yet young but sixteen years old began to seek after the God of David And Timothy so highly commended by the Apostle Paul knew the Holy Scriptures from a Child Gr. from his insancy God in the time of the Law called for the first ripe fruits of the field and the firstlings of the flock to be offered unto him to teach his people how acceptable the first-fruits of our youth and life are to God O how happy are they that bear the yoke of Christ in their youth Hereby the flower of their age is best improved Hereby thousands and ten-thousands of sins are prevented Hereby they gain the longer time for walking with God for growing in grace for doing of good for increasing of Spiritual Experiences for treasuring up of Evidences and assurances of their Salvation and of preparing themselves for Heaven and eternal Glory 10. Herein alwaies exercise your selves to have a Conscience void of offence both towards God and Man That so living in all good conscience before God This may be matter of singular comfort and rejoycing to you in your greatest afflictions and distresses the Testimony of your Consciences that in simplicity and godly sincerity you have had your Conversation in the world 11. Imploy and improve to the utmost all the Times and Talents wherewith the Lord hath intrusted you to his Glory your own or others Benefit That when the time of reckoning shall come he may both command you and richly reward you and not condemn and punish you with that wicked sloathful and improfitable Servant 12. Hold fast the Platt-form of Sound words in Faith and Love which is in Christ Jesus That so you may not be carryed aside with every wind of false doctrine but may be the Children of the Truth And to this End constantly retain in your Memories the Catechisme wherein you have been trayned up now a long time together For this is an excellent Brevial or Sum of the true Christian Religion very useful to direct you both in the Faith and Practice in the right wayes of God against error and iniquity 13. Stand not at a stay much less go backward in the affairs of Religion But still grown in Grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Take heed of backsliding Having put your hand to Christs plow Look not back For then you will be unfit for the Kingdome of God Be stedfast unmoveable alwayes abounding in the work of the Lord for as much as ye know that your labour shall not be in vain in the Lord Be faithful to the death and christ will give you a Crown of Life 14. Love God Father son and Holy Ghost over
1. to 4. Dan. 9. 24 25 26. Act. 10. 43. 2. By the many Types of Christ representing him as a Redeemer Restorer and Deliverer of his people Moses and Aaron Types of Christ as delivering Israel out of Egypt Act. 7. 37 38. The Judges and Kings Types of Christ as saving Israel from their enemies Iudg. 16 30. Psal. 2. The Sacrifices slain and their blood shed and sprinkled Types of Christ who by his death and blood should expiate our offences c. Heb. 9. 9. to the end and 10. 1. to 19. 3. By the many Names and Titles given unto Christ clearly declaring him to be the eminent Medium or Mean of lapsed man's Recovery He is to this end stiled A Mediator betwixt God and man 1 Tim. 2. 5. Heb. 9. 15. A Redeemer Isa. 59. 20. Rom. 11. 26. Redemption 1 Cor. 1. 30. A Ransom for many 1 Tim. 2. 6. A Sacrifice for sin offered once for ever Heb. 10. 12. A Propitiation for our sins and for the sins of the whole world 1 Joh. 2. 2. A Propitiation through faith in his blood Rom. 3. 25. A Reconciler of the world to God 2 Cor. 5. 18 19 20. We are reconciled to God when we were enemies by the death of his Son Rom. 5. 10. By whom we have received the Atonement Rom. 5. 11. The Lamb of God taking away the sins of the world Joh. 1. 29. The Deliverer that shall come out of Sion and turn away ungodliness from Iacob Rom. 11. 26. A Saviour which is Christ the LORD Luk. 2. 11. Who came into the world to save sinners 1 Tim. 1. 15. Able to save to the uttermost Heb. 7. 25. The chief Captain or Arch-duke of our salvation Heb. 2. 10. An Advocate with the Father 1 Joh. 2. 1 2. With divers such like Denominations 4. By the many saving benefits which he hath meritoriously obtained and purchased of God for us by his obedience sufferings and death As Satisfaction to Gods justice for our sins Eph. 5. 2. Heb. 10. 5. to 22. 1 Tim. 2. 6. Redemption from all our spiritual bondage Eternal Redemption Heb. 9. 12. Reconciliation to God Rom. 5. 10 11. 2 Cor. 5. 18 19 20. Adoption into Gods Family Gal. 4. 4 5 6. Remission of sins and Justification Eph. 1. 7. Rom. 3. 25. Heb. 9. 14. and 10. 12 14 17 18. Mortifying and crucifying of our old man Rom. 6. 6 7. Conquering of death and him that as an Executioner had the power of death that is the Devil Heb. 2. 14 15. Col. 2. 14 15. Appearing for us as our Advocate by representing the merit of his blood in Heaven Heb. 9. 24. and 7. 25. 1. Ioh. 2 1 2. Making a new and living way for us through the vail of his flesh which was rent with sufferings by his own blood into the holiest of all Heaven it self Heb. 10. 19 20. III. That this Iesus Christ is the only Mediator the only Saviour of sinnetrs the only meritorious Mean of lapsed mans Recovery out of his Sinful and wretched state of Nature There is one Mediator betwixt God and man the man Christ Iesus 1 Tim. 2. 5. Neither is there Salvation in any other For there is none other Name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved Act. 4. 12. Direct X. KNow also O Natural Man That Iesus Christ hath wrought Recovery and obtained Redemption for lapsed man from his sinful and wretched State of Nature into an Holy and Happy State of Grace As he is God-man Testator Surety and Mediator of the New Testament Executing his Mediatory office to this End as Prophet Priest and King both in his State of Humiliation and Exaltation The former Direction shows that Jesus Christ and he alone is Sinful man's Recoverer This declares How and in what way he hath Effected and obtained man's Recovery and Redemption In an abstruse and most mysterious way viz. 1. As he is God-man in one Person This I have elsewhere abundantly cleared There see 2. As he is Testator Surety and Mediator of the New Testament or New Covenant This also see elsewhere explicated and Confirmed for brevity sake 3. As he Executed his Mediatory office in a Prophetical Priestly where his Satisfaction to Gods justice for our sins is at large handled pag. 1607. to 1618. and Kingly way both in his state of Humiliation and Exaltation All these I have elsewhere cleared Consult the place that I may not actum agere Whereby I hope you will not lose your labour Direct XI LEt this sink deep into shine heart O Natural man That this Iesus Christ God-man the only Mediator and Saviour's Most able and Most willing 〈◊〉 Receive and Save all Lapsed Sinners that come unto him and to God by him 1. Iesus Christ is most able and sufficient to save all unto the Uttermost that Come unto God by him Heb. 7. 25. Mat. â—8 18. c. Col. 1. 19. He is not an impotent but an omnipotent Saviour Rev. 1. 8. whether we regard his Person or Office 2. Iesus Christ is most willing to save all that come unto him Both these I have already demonstrated Consult them there at large to avoid prolixity here Direct XII MArk well notwithstanding O Natural man That there 's a vast difference betwixt Christs obtaining of Redemption and Recovery for lapsed man and Christs applying of that obtained Recovery and Redemption so lapsed man Betwixt these there are two great differences 1. Christ hath obtained eternal Redemption for us immediately by his own Person and the merit of his obedience Heb. 1. 3. and 9. 12. Eph. 5. 2. 1 Tim. 2. 5 6. Eph. 1. 7 8. Christ applies this obtained Redemption to us immediately by his Spirit effectually working Faith and all saving grace in us that so we may close with Christ have union to him and communion with him Tit. 3. 4 5 6 7. Eph. 2. 8 9. Gal. 5. 22. Ezek. 36. 26 27. Deut. 30. 6. Eph. 1. 13 14. 1 Ioh. 5. 12. 1 Cor. 1. 30. 2. Christ hath obtained Recovery and Redemption for his Elect joyntly in fulness of time by his blood Gal. 4. 4 5. Eph. 1. 3. to 9. The vertue of his sufferings extending it self to them all from the beginning to the end of the world As the Sun in the Meridian line in the fulness of the day diffuseth his light heat and influence backwards towards the East as well as forward towards the West Eph 1. 10. Col 1. 20. But Christ applies this Recovery and Redemption which he hath wrought and purchased in due time to his Elect severally as he calls them particularly unto the fellowship of his Son 1 Cor. 1. 9. 2 Thes. 2. 13 14. And he calls some in their youth some in their manly-age some though very few in their old age some at the third hour some at the sixth some at the ninth and some at the eleventh hour of their day Mat. 20. 1. to 17. Direct XIII NO Sinner in