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A79826	The abuse of Gods grace: discovered in the kinds, causes, punishments, symptoms, cures, differences, cautions, and other practical improvements thereof. Proposed as a seasonable check to the wanton libertinisme of the present age. By Nicholas Claget, minister of the Gospel at Edmundsbury in Suffolk, M.A. of Magdalen Hall, Oxon.	Clagett, Nicholas, 1610?-1662.; Wilkinson, Henry, 1616-1690.	1659 (1659)	Wing C4368; Thomason E978_2; ESTC R207811	268,515	321

injury of naturall goodnesse to wrong strong drink generous Wine by vomit or casting it into the mire and dir● its profanesse but to abuse the most precious things God his Christ his Spirit his Gtace is deeper dyed profanesse One sayes of want on rich heires that they are lascivious in in Tapestry and fornicate in Silkes what wretches are they that are lascivious in Christianity Fornicate in Grace that make it as a Pander to filthy lusts that prostitute it to unrighteous and ungodly waies Sin the great injury of God is cryed down by the natural voices of the creatures Their natural forms properties motions are regulated according to the divine pleasure The body the health and strength of it the soul the noble faculties of it cry sin not dishonour not your Creator much more the voice of grace sayes sin not I am clean wallow not in filth I am chast think not I favour adulterous embraces The Word the Name the Spirit the Son of God are all prophaned by the filthinesse of the flesh and spirit Esau that debased his birth-right the type of an eternal inheritance in heaven was called prophane Esau Heb. 12. 16. And they that debase the grace of God the Hopes of glory the love of Christ their heavenly prayers to their worldly voluptuous vain-glorious impure selfish ends commence the highest degree of prophanesse and are more prophane than the Drunkard in his vomit the Adulterer in his filthinesse and such like notorious sinners who have only been brought up in the school of natural reason and abused their Moral principles The corruption of the best things is the worst corruption The abuse of the glorious Grace of God is Corruptio optimie est pessima the highest prophanation SECT 2. 2. IT is an Hypocritical sin There is no man that wrongs the 2 It is an hypocritical sin to wrong the grace of God grace of God but is a pretender to beftiend it Heathens and strangers to the offers and acceptance of grace contract not the shame of abusing it But the carnal Gospeller the familiar friend of Grace lifts up the heel against it He seemeth to take sweet counsel of it but followeth the counsel of the flesh Thriving sin under professed grace is a lye in Hypocrisie 1 Tim. 4. 2. It is the power of wickednesse under the form of godlinesse It s eye is in heaven when its heart and hands are in hell It kisseth like Judas when it goeth about to kill the grace of God with Ehud that made a message from God the Prologue of hiding his Dagger in Eglons belly Judg. 3. 20 21. So it useth an errand and warrant from the Lord when it stabs the heart of Religion It sayes Hosanna with the lips where the heart and Dum hypocritae volunt ceremeniis sepelire gravissima scelera annon trahunt Deum in partes suas annon faciunt quasi lenonem cum volunt ipsum tegere Adulteria Calv Jer. 1. Perinde ac si instar Mercurii cujusdam usurae furti rapinae latronurs Deus et Patronus fit Zuing. serm de Cast Virg. Mar. life sayes Crucifie It professeth no King but Jesus and obeyes no King but Lust but the black one of the bottomlesse pit While Hypocrites said Calvin would make their ceremonious out-side Religion a grave to bury their most hainous sins out of sight do they not make good their party doe they not make him as their Pander when they would have him cover their Adulteries Yea so they live as if Christ like a very Mercury were the God and Patron said Zuinglius of Usury Theft Rapine and Robbery Yea was not this the specious cover of Ezekiels seeming devout hearers who though they fate before him as pleased attentive auditors yet their hearts ran after their covetousnesse Are not such Christians real Pharisees who in their praiers doe not design heavenly graces but worldly estates How sad is it that in their devotion they should like the Kite fly high but it is with an eye to the prey below Such Kitish Christians if the eye of man seeth them not God doth and wil unbesome and unbottom rotten intentions in the grand discovering day Loose want on s in heart Sainted by themselves and others yea loose Libertines within and without the profuse Drinkers Camesters Swearers Wasters of Time Money the Creatures the Strength of their Bodyes and Souls in carnal Voluptuousnesse that can saint one another in their sickness or a little before in or after a Sacrament should doe well to consider that abuse of Grace by the leave and cover of grace is notorious grace elesnesse SECT 3. 3. IT is an ungrateful sin As it is high ingratitude not to return 3 Abuse of Grace is an ungrateful sin Ingratusgratiae negator Non erubescimus pretiosum sanguinem Christi impiae ingratitudinis pedibus conculcare good for good so the highest to return evill for good Lewdness under Gospel grace is an ungratefull denyer of grace We are not ashamed said one to trample the precious blood of Christ under the feet of our ●mpious ingratitude Is this thy kindnesse to thy friend said Absolom to Hushai that revolted from David his Prince So say loose soul to thy self under thy ungratefull abuses of the grace of God is this thy kindnesse to thy friend Jesus Christ They that rendered David evil for good were his adversaries psal 38. 20. And can Christ hold them his Qui ex vinculis aut triremiredimuntur iise totos debent redemptori suo si huic ingrati sunt quovis supplicio digni judicantur Gault Gualt in 2 Cor. 5. friends that alwaies or mostly return him evil for good O the sad common scandalous returnes to the Lord Christ by them who professe him their Redeemer They who are ransomed by a mighty power and costly summe from Iron chains and Gallys●●ery owe themselves to their Redeemer If they bee unthankful unto him are thought worthy of any punishment O their prodigious unthankfulnesse that while they prosesse a spiritual redemption run from the colours of their owned Captain of Salvation unto the Enemies camp fight on his side and sweat at the Devils oare and make this the real all of their thanks for the blood of Christ to please the Devil and have more uncontroled liberty for their lusts unthankful unholy are coupled together 2 Tim. 3. 2. The unthankful abuse of Gods grace speaks unholy hearts SECT 4. 4. It is a sin against experience He never made a true tryal 4. Abuse of grace is a sin against experience ps 34. of the grace of God that abuseth it to the reign of sin For sinne hath no dominion where grace hath any O state and see the Lord is good O fear the Lord ye his Saints This double expression O tast O fear doth lesson us how to judge of the exhortation of Gods grace They that taste it feare him If you have tasted how t●e Lord is gracious

He suffers reproach in loose Gospellers His Name is not as a precious ointment but unfavoury His Inflitutions of grace contemned His Government refused the Holynesse and Strictnesse he enjoyneth is questioned disregarded yea positively opposed With infamy we spit upon faith one with our base life we destroy that noble and truly precious name of Christ He is wounded in the house of his of his pretended yea sometimes of his real friends a proof of their old old mans real enmitie against him His Followers and Disciples loose walking is the Devils 〈◊〉 to sharpen and keene the weapons of calumny against him 3. To Christianity The Law of Christ faith Salvian suffers disgrace by uncircumspect Christians when under the Wing of the blessed Gospel cursed are shrouded the Gospel it self is cursed 4. To exact Christians The most untainted professors are blasphemed by the censorious world because of the scandals of some ni Christs Family The Tabernacle is blasphemed Rev. 13. 6. The true children of Zion are villified They are all Hypocrites 5. To loose Christians Their loosenesse is their reproach they foam out their ownshame as Jude speaks v. 13. they manifest their folly 2 Tim. 3. 9. discover their nakednesse Exod. 32. 25. declare their sinne as sadom Isa 3. 9. shew the Plague is on them and warne others to turn from them 2 Tim. 3. 5. By the manifest fruits of the flesh Gal. 5. 19. they doe evidence it that they are not led by the holy but over-ruled by the unclean spirit SECT 8. 8. It is a sinne bringing daily and sensible losse to the soul 8. Abuse of grace daily brings loss to to the soul Look to your selves that we loose not those things which we have wrought but that we recieve a full reward Joh. Ep. 2. ver 8. Carnal spirits under Gospel grace take a course to loose the grace of God Gospel blessings all the means a grace Christ his Spirit Hopes Confidences Joyes Prayers Tears Almso Body Soul Time Heaven all the waies and attainments of Everlasting Mercies Christianity is Fighting but Wantonness under and against the Gospel beats the air doth not pull down but promote sin and Satans Kingdom Christianity is a Race but Si inveniatur in circumciso transgressio Legis perinde habet ad justiam operum circumcisio et praeputium Dickson the Injuries of Gods grace keepes a man short of the Eternal prize he runnes in vain comes short of glory As to the loose Jew his circumcision was lost Christians as if he had never heard of Gods grace We see riotous ill Husbands spend freely on their estates and they vanish as if they had never been Doe we not see in these Grace-abusing daies false Christians riot in Libertinisme and their gracious profession vanishneth as if it had never been Sodom had a fair morning but was consumed with fierieshowers some have had a morning of early shining profession but playing the Wantons in spiritual pride and carelesnesses fierie indignation hath soon punished the pretended glory of their Religion A I have seen beauteous bloossoms that have made a gallant shew soon blasted so there want not instances of fair blossoming Christians soon blasted by corrupt opinions and practises Yea which is sad as travellers have gone half their way but are plundered and slain by High-way cutters and Robbers so some seeming heavenly travellers have gone half their way with Christ but being careless solitary disarmed are soulrobbed and slaughtered by Satans High-way men The erroneous and dissolute and further which is faddest of all as wel-guided ships in their perilous voyage within a little of Harbour either spring a leak or run on sand or rocks and lose their long sayling on the hazardous Main so old seeming Christians that look like Monasons that appeared to be long passengers in this worlds Sea heaven-wards by the leak of some secret unmortified lust let in destruction are swallowed up in the soft sands of a voluptuous life or spit on the Rocks of Despair or Presumption O its sad to be considered and with bitter tears to be bewailed what promising hopes youth-Apostate Christians have lost what soul-shipwracks manhood-Apostate Christians have made what bankrupts as to saving grace old Age-Apostate Christians have been O mournful spectacle that an old Professor that was thought to be almost ripe for heaven should prove a Wind-fall and turn a Libertine a Ranter a Quaker Look to it Christi-ans fear and tremble to be wantons with heavenly Ordinances your Christian Profession your shining Gifts your glorious Attainments your hopes of Heaven Assure your selves your unreformed abuse of grace will prove a sinne that will continually cause you to be on the losing hand for your souls SECT 9. 9. It is a despising sin it despifeth the Spirit of grace in 9. Abuse of grace is a despising of the Spirit of Grace Inaudita non faciunt nos lecta calcamu● Light love and holyness Heb. 10. 29. why hast thou despised the Commandement of the Lord 2 Sam. 12. 9. ●n home and a sharp question implying a cutting reproofe of David he sinned against the known Commandement of God and it s called despising The servant that knoweth his Masters pleasure and willingly disobeyeth despiseth this government An inlightned Christian sinneth at an higher rate then an ignorant Heathen Minoris reatus legem noscire quam spernere Salvian Those that fit in the Region and shadow of death do not what they hear not we read the pleasure of God and cast it under our feet in is lesse guilt to be ignorant of then despise the Law informed Rebellion shall have more stripes sinfull ignorance fewer t is rarely considered that when daring Christians abuse the Grace of God they despise the God of Grace What wickedness is this to despise infinite goodness and communicated kindness Should that leads to repentance tempt to carnal indulgence The wonder is not so great that that the damned in hell-torments despite God in his vengeance O stupendious folly and madnesse carnal Gospellers despite God in his Grace SECT 10. 10. It is Revolting Sin The wanton widdow that waxed wanton 10 Abuse of Grace is a revolting sin against Christ left first Faith of Christianity for an Idolattous Husband I Tim. 5. 10 11. When men are evil because God is good they cannot but grow worse and worse I have nonrished and brought up children and they have rebelled against me Isa 1 2. Gods goodnesse was abused to Apostate They are gone backward ver 4. ye will revolt more and more v. 5. Near spiritual union unto and close walking with God keeps the heart in awe but abuse of Gods grace men turn their backs upon him Evil servants at distance from their Masters are wantons and riotous and evil men when they goe away from God Two sad characters of a vile person going a whoring from God and being far from him are put down in the same verse Ps 73. 27. And they are ever