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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91907	Three sermons preach'd upon extraordinary occasions. By Charles Robotham, B.D. rector, of Reisam in Norfolk	Robotham, Charles, 1625 or 6-1700.	1680 (1680)	Wing R1729E; ESTC R231140	83,223	245

2. 11. The Grace of God that bringeth Salvation hath appeared unto all teaching them and what does it teach them not only to know and believe but teaching to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live righteously soberly and godly in this present world and so to look for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ Verse 12. So that as we see the Gospel is not a meer revelation of supernatural Truths but a practical direction of Life and injunction of Duty in every kind even a Rule of guidance and government to the whole Man In so much that St. James tell us That if any one James 1. 26. seem to be religious and governs not his Tongue that Mans Religion is in vain And St. Paul tells us He that provides not for his 1 Tim. 5. 8. own hath denied the Faith i. e. contradicts his Christianity or Evangelical Profession Yea and so comprehensive is the Canon of the Gospel in this kind that even all that is the matter of our duty in any sort is taken in and adopted into the preceptive part of the Gospel The Gospel taken in its latitude inculcates and charges upon us all the Principles of Conscience all 1 Tin 1. 5. 9. the dictates of right sound and sober Reason all the Lessons and 2 Tim. 1. 7. 1 Cor. 10. 15. 11. 13. Documents and Duties of Natural or Christian Morality even 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as the Apostle speaks Phil. 4. 8. Whatsoever things are true whatsoever things are honest or just or pur● or lovely or of good report if there be any Vertue if there be any Praise I say all these and whatever else concerns the well ordering of our Hearts and Lives either in reference to God or to our selves or to our Neighbour is all urged and pressed upon us in the main of it in and by the Go●pel i. e. by the Rules and Pre●epts delivered in the Gospel which is therefore called by St. Paul the Law a That is That Law according to which God will ●●al with those that embrace Christianity Thornd Epil L. 2. ● 20. Pag. 158. To which add that of Bucanus Loc. Comm. Loc. 38. §. 10. ● 432. Non tam Legis vox quam Evangelii quod Apostoli prae●arunt norma futura est extremi judicii Juxta illud Joh. 3. ● Joh. 12. 48. Rom. 2. 16. judicabit Dominus de occultis ho●●●um ex Evangelio meo He shall judge the secrets of Men ●ccording to my Gospel or ex Evangelio mea as both he and 〈◊〉 and Piscator render it out of my Gospel Now if the Gospel shall be the Rule of Christs Judgment hereafter doubt●ess it is appointed to be the Rule of our Duty and Obedi●●ce here For as Bucanus adds Neque enim Sententia in ●dicio illo universali aliud erit quam manifestatio sive de●●natio sententiae jam ante in hac vitâ ministerio Verhi pro●atiatae de justisicatione condemnatione singulorum of Faith Rom. ● 27. not only a Rule but a Law and by St. Peter the Holy Commandment 2 Pet. 2. 21. This then being the Nature and ●●atter of the Gospel a Law of faith a Holy Commandment the ●ain Work and Duty of a Chri●●ian that he has to do is to con●orm himself to the several Precepts of this Law to the several Praescriptions of this Holy Commandment For hereby know we that we know him if we keep or observe his Commandments 1 John 2. 3. And again This is Love that we walk after his Commandments 2 John 6. that is when we make it our care and study both to know and obey his pleasure proving what is that good and acceptable and perfect Will of God Rom. 12. 2. And thus have I given you both a brief and entire account of the first Particular propounded i. e. of the Nature of this Evangelical Obedience as to the main Parts and Branches of it 'T is an Obedience to the Truths of the Gospel by receiving and believing them 't is and Obedience to the general Call of God in the Gospel by returning to him by closing with him by giving up our selves entirely to him as our Lord and Saviour Lastly 't is an Obedience to the special Rules of the Gospel chalking out to us a Way to live and walk in I have only now some few more Inferences and I have done By all that has been said then upon this Subject we may easily understand three things First That true and real Christianity stands not meer Words or Shows but Deeds not in a bare profession of Christ with the Lips but in a deep and thorough sebjection of the Heart and Will Life and Actions to the Commands of Christ John 8. 31. If ye continue in my Word i. e by Faith and Obedience then are ye my Disciples indeed And John 15. 8. Herein is my Father glorified that ye bear much Fruit so shall ye be my Disciples A true and genuine Disciple of Christ is known by his Fruits not by the meer Leaves of a fair and specious Profession nor by the meer Flowers and Blossoms of some good expressions but by the real Fruits of Obedience and Newness of Life This is the constant Character of those that belong to God in Scripture Rom. 6. 16. His Servants ye are to whom ye obey whether it be of sin unto death or of Obedience unto Righteousness Rom. 8. 14. They that are the Sons of God are led by the Spirit of God Now the Fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness righteousness and truth Eph. 5. 9. And therefore as on the one side where ever there are these Fruits of Obedience Holiness and Righteousness living in Gods fear walking in his ways doing and cleaving unto his Will such a one may rest assured that he is no longer a Servant of Sin but made free from Sin and become a Servant of Righteousness So on the other hand Let none pretend to the Name of a Christian if he do not shew the effects of it Shew me thy Faith by thy Works James 2. 18. shew me thy Heart by thy Life thy Religion by thy Conversation either disclaim having the Grace of Faith or else make it to appear by the Obedience of Faith For most evident it is that the Apostle Rom. 6. 17. comprehends the whole effect of Gods Grace upon their Hearts in their obeying the Gospel of Christ And therefore secondly Is this the full and right Character of a Christian Obedience to the Truths of God Obedience to the Call of God Obedience to the special Will of God Then how greatly do they deceive themselves who rest either in a bare knowledge of Christ or in a dull and dead Faith and Profession of Christ but short of a true real and thorough Obedience The Scriptures have sufficiently cautioned us against this deceit if we have but Eyes to read or Ears to hear or