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B20532	Five lessons for a Christian to learne, or, The summe of severall sermons setting out 1. the state of the elect by nature, 2. the way of their restauration and redemption by Jesus Christ, 3. the great duty of the saints, to leane upon Christ by faith in every condition, 4. the saints duty of self-denyall, or the way to desirable beauty, 5. the right way to true peace, discovering where the troubled Christian may find peace, and the nature of true peace / by John Collings ...	Collinges, John, 1623-1690.	1650 (1650)	Wing C5317; ESTC R23459	197,792	578

but a fained joy that the sinner hath a sudden short lived flame without any coales underneath to preserve it There is no peace to the wicked saith God and if no peace there can be no joy when the sinner is serious he cannot rejoyce his rejoycing is like the skipping of mad men that know not what they doe Thirdly Consider it is a starving condition The sinners soule starves whiles he feasts his body like a glutton his soule dyes for thirst when his body is overslowne with drunkennesse It is impossible the puffe-past of iniquity should nourish a soule Doth an Angell feed upon the earth doth a Saint feed upon hell The soule is of an Angelicke substance it cannot feed upon sinne sinne starves it Dost thou love to be in the middest of thornes dost thou delight to lye downe in sorrow canst thou endure to see thy better part starved whiles thou pamperest thy filthy Carcasse O let this deterre thee from the wildernesse of sinne and perswade thee to come out of it unto Paradise There First Thou shalt be in a safe condition Out of the feare of judgements out of hells gunshot There life or death will be either peace temporall or else eternall either grace or glory unto thee here thy soule shall be in a harbour if thousands fall at thy left hand and ten thousands at thy right none shall make the afraid thou shalt laugh at trouble when it comes Thou shalt be sure to goe to heaven either by land or water If thou goest through the fire thou shalt be sure to have Christ with thee Heaven is a security in all estates a protection from all Arrests if the King of glory hath a mind to sue thee thou shalt not be arrested like other men with a writ of wrath but invited to sup with him in glory onely by a letter of love and he will send his Ushers of glory to waite upon thy soul to the chambers of glory Luke 16. 22. The soule of good Lazarus was carried by Angels into Abrahams bosome you shall not live like other men haunted with the blood-hounds of wrath nor dye like other wretches that goe out of the world haled by the Sarjeants of hell to everlasting prison but quietly sleepe and awake againe one day in glory O who would not desire such a protection for himselfe such a security for his soule who would not throw off his raggs of sinne to put on Christs livery of grace when Christs badge upon his shoulder shall free him from all Arrests That he shall walke up and downe and nothing shall make him afraid Secondly Consider that Heaven is a place as full of joy as ever the wildernesse was full of sorrow and trouble of this I spake before O thinke of the joy of the Saints you children of vaine pleasure you mad-men of the earth that can dance over the hole of the Aspe and put your hands on the Cockatrices den Your false and flattering joy is nothing to the reall joyes of heaven There is joy like the joy of the harvest like the joy when men divide the spoyle The yoake of their burthen is broken and the rod of the oppressour O you that love your drinking meetings and dancing dayes that you would but love heaven where you might drink new wine with your Lord Christ where you might dance in glory and make all your dayes dayes of joy and every houre an houre of pleasure Thirdly consider that there and there onely is provision for your soule Christs robes is the only cloathing that will cover the nakednesse of it his flesh is meat indeed and his bloud is drinke indeed there my friends Eate and drinke and be merry there you may have wine and milke without money or without price O spend not your money for that which is not bread and your labor for that which profits not Here you may eate that which is good and let your soule delight it selfe in fatnesse Here is a Feast of fat things The fatlings are killed O come to the wedding Why should your roomes be emptie in the day of the Lords Espousals You shall bee welcome to my Masters Table Now O now Behold he stands at the doore and knocks Lord breake where thou knockest If any man will heare his voice and open the doore he will come into him and sup with him and he shall sup with him O let me intreat you to pittie the yerning of your Saviours bowels toward you pittie the groaning of his tender heart for you pittie your selves if not your Christ and O come come out of the wildernesse of sinne into this wildernesse of sorrow that of a drunken profane creature thou mayest be a mourning pious soule of a proud carelesse sinner become a poore humbled paenitent that the world may admire Saul amongst the Prophets and Paul amongst the Apostles and thee amongst the Saints of Christ and say of thee who art now a profane Swearer and Blasephemer Behold he Prayeth Of thee that wert a filthy Wanton Behold he Mournes Of thee that wert a filthy Drunkard and Glutton Behold he fasts And may in time say of thee Who is this that commeth up from the wildernesse leaning upon her Beloved But Secondly Is there any before the Lord this day that is in any other wildernesse of Sorrow Affliction Temption Desertion c O leane Come out of your wildernesse leaning upon your Beloved First Is there any one here to whom the Lord hath shewne their owne sad condition too and yet hath not revealed the fulnesse of his free grace to them O leane upon the Lord Jesus Christ and leaning come out of thy wildernesse Beleeve and thou shalt be saved But here 's the hard taske to perswade such a soule to beleeve Consider but these few things 1 That now thou art in a capacitie of beleeving Povertie of spirit is the nearest capacitie of faith Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after Righteousnesse Now thou art weary Christ hath promised to ease thee now thou art heavy laden he hath promised to help thee Secondly Consider that thou hast ground enough to build thy faith upon Christs power and love are two Pillars able to hold up the weakest faith First Beleeve leane upon Christ for he is able to pardon thy sinnes thou shouldest blaspheme in thy thoughts if thou shouldest not thinke this Can infinite mercy be fadomed thinkest thou Can any one plead his underservings against free grace Were thy burthen farre heavier then it is cast it upon Christ for he is able to beare it Art thou thick darknesse he is infinite light Art thou all sinne he is all pardon Art thou altogether lovely why Christ is altogether lovely Secondly Beleeve because Christ is as much love as he is power he is not only able but he is willing to pardon thee free grace thirsts after thee Nay beleeve me thou canst give Christ no greater satisfaction then to receive his mercies Christ is with child

31 32. Sweetnesse of Christ to the soule that tasts him p. 1. p. 48. T TEmptations a Saints wildernesse why p. 3. p. 10. How the soule in them leanes and comes out of them leaning on Christ p. 3. p. 54 55. Thankfulnesse how highly the duty of Saints p. 1. p. 71 72 73. Motives to it p. 2. p. 68 69. Traditionall faith nothing p. 1. p. 64 65. Trial of our selvs whether we be in the state of nature or grace how it may be made p. 1. p. 43 44. Notes of Triall whether we be raised or no. p. 2. p. 57 58. Whether we be the Spouses of Christ or no. p. 3. p. 76 77 78 79 80 81. V VNbeleevers sad condition opened p. 3. p. 83 84. They are exhorted to look out for a part in Christ p. 3. p. 93. 94 95. W WEaknesse of the soule how helpt by Christ p. 2. p. 43. Wearinesse in the soule that will leane on Christ p. 3. p. 27 28. Wellbeloved of the soule who p. 3. p. 26. Will of man doth not first stir in the soule for God p. 3. p. 71 72. Wildernesse what it meanes what manner of place it is opened in six particulars p. 3. p. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. 76 77. Saints may dwell in a sixfold Wildernesse p. 3. p. 5 6 7 8. Wildernesse company what it is p. 3. p. 78. How sad a condition it is to be in the wildernesse p. 3. p. 84. Willingnesse how and when in us p. 3. p. 17 18 19. willingnes in the soul that comes to Christ how p. 3. p. 21. An Index of the severall Contents of each Sermon in the following Treatise In the first Sermon and Part. THe words considered Relatively Absolutely p. 4 5. Severall senses of the words given by Expositors declared and rejected with reasons for the rejection p. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16. The true sense given according to the Authors judgement with his reasons for it p. 16 17 18 19. The words analysed 19 20. 3 Doctrines propounded to be insisted upon 21. 1. Doct. The best of Gods Saints by nature were borne in a lost condition 22 23. The doctrine proved by Scripture ibid. 24. Adams sin how it goes over all and how all are Originally defiled ib. 25 26. How Christ came to be free of this guilt 29. Saints beget not Saints why 28 29. St. Austines and Mr. Perkins his opinion 28 29. Mr. Perkins his counsell to such as are inquisitive to know how Originall sin came to bee propagated 29 30. 1. Use of the Doctrine to discover the errors of Pelagians Manichees Anabaptists and Universalists 30 31 32. Christ by his death hath not taken Originall sinne out of our nature 32. Christ payeth no debts by halves for any 33. Christ useth not to do things to no purpose 33. 2 Use for Instruction 34. 1. What a sad condition most men and women are in 34. It is a miracle if withered sinners be saved 34. 2. Whom we have cause to thank that wee are this day out of hell 36. Not our Noble Parentage there is a great deale of bragging of that in the world to little purpose 36 37. Vain-glorying will have an end in hell 37 38. Religious Parentage best most noble most to be gloryed in 38 39. but not enough 39. It was the Jewes brag 39 40. Parents faith wants a way of conveyance to save our soules 40. This made plain by a familiar instance 40. 3. Br. From hence we may be instructed what a soule-cheating-Principle it is of Libertanisme to say we have no need of Repentance c. If we be elected we shall be saved if not damned 41. 3. Use Let us try our selves whether wee bee not yet in a state of disunion to Christ 4● 43. 4. Notes of Triall 43 44. 1 Note If none have done more for us than our Mother hath done we are yet in the state of Nature 43. Mothers convey Nature 43. Nature is either corrupted or refined neither enough 45 46. 2. Note If we have not tasted of the fruit of the Apple-tree we are yet but under it 47. Christ is the Apple-tree ib. 1. The Apple if tasted is sweet 48. Christ sweet to Saints 48 49. High thoughts of Christ argue a spirituall tast of him ib. 2. The tasted Apple is cordiall 50. 1 In taste 2. In smell ib. Christ how cordial to swooning Saints ib. No Cordiall to unbeleevers ib. 50 51 52. 3. Tasted Apples are nutritive 53. Soules that have tasted Christ will from him draw nourishment 54. 4. The tasted Apple is diffusive of its vertue 54 55. 3. Note of Triall If thou hast pluckt the fruit of the Apple-tree thou hast a hand to do it 56. Faith is the hand 57. This hand must be 1 True 2 Perfect 3 Lively 58 59. Painted hands pluck no fruit ib. Faith how perfect is necessary 58 59. Dead hands pluck nothing 59 60. Faith is lively Internally Externally 60. It must be given us from above 62. Perswasions various Natural Moral Traditionall Diabolicall c. 63 64 65. All these good for nothing ib. Nature's Legacy of faith 63. Natures faith is sickly ib. Morall perswasions nothing 64. Legacies of faith from Parents will not bring heaven and Christ 65. Most men believe there is a God and Christ c. because their Father taught them so and their Mother so learnt them their Catechisme 65. This was the good womans Religion 65. Most believe as their Fathers believed 65 66. True faith is the gift of God 68. it is grounded upon divine perswasion What that is c. 68 69. Use 4. Exhortation in severall Branches 70 71 72 73 74. 1 Br. To perswade Saints to thankfull hearts what cause they have 71 72. 2 Br. Put on Bowells of mercy to other lost undone soules 73 74. We pitty bodies but not souls 74 75 76 3 Br. The consideration of this Doctrine cals to Saints for humble hearts 77 78 79. Use 5. It may bee applyed to give us a ground 1 of Consolation 2 of Hope 80 81 82. Hope for those yet in the state of Nature 81. Hope for Saints concerning their friends yet in the state of Nature 82 83. An Index of the severall things contained in the second part 2 Doct. It is the Lord Jesus Christ that helps his redeemed ones out of their lost condition 4. The Doctrine inlarged in five particulars 4 5 6 7 8 c. 1. Christ was assigned to doe it 5 6 7 8 c. The Covenant of Grace was made betwixt the Father and Christ personally and us representatively in him 6. God in laying our Redemption on Christs shoulders laid help on one that was mighty 7 8. 2. Christ alone was able to goe through with the work of our Redemption 8 9. Reason for it ib. Angels Creatures man could not do it 9 10. Foure things necessary to accomplish our Redemption which alone could be found in Christ page 12. 1. One that could

Spouse of Christ being raised by him commeth out of every wildernesse leaning upon her beloved p. 2. The Doctrine divided into four branches ib. 1. Br. of the Doctrine Christs Spouse hath had and may againe have her dwelling in the wildernesse 3. The wildernesse is 1. Untilled 2. A losing place 3. A dangerous place 4. A solitary place 5. A disconsolate place 6. A place void of all provisions 3 4. Saints have had and may have their dwelling in a sixfold wildernesse 1. Of sin why that is call'd so 6. 2. Of sorrow for sin 7 8. 3. Of bodily afflictions this is a wildernesse-state why 9. 4. Of temptations 10 11. 5. Of divine desertions 11. 6. Of mortality 12. 2. Br. of the Doctrine viz. The Spouse of Christ comes out of the wildernesse 12 13 14 15 c. The question answerd whether the soule doth any thing and what it doth or can do towards its conversation 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20. The soule by Gods generall grace denied to none may avoid grosse sinnes 2. By Gods exciting grace it may performe many praevious actions 14 15. It cannot move one foot to a spirituall action spiritually 18. When the Lord changeth the soule then it commeth 18. 3. Br. of the Doctrine The soule in comming up out of the wildernesse comes not in its own strength but leaning 20. Leaning implies four things ib. 1. Wearinesse 21 22. 2. Willingnesse 23. 3. Love 23. 4. Resting 24. A description of faith 25. The fourth Br. of the Doctrine viz. The Spouse of Christ comming up out of every wildernesse will leane upon her wellbeloved and him only 25 26 27. The Spouse 1. Leanes upon one whom she loves 26. 2. Vpon her wellbeloved one that she is married to 27. Christs neare relation to saints and theirs to him by 1. The Fathers and their owne gift 2. By Bargaine 3. By purchase and desert 4. By right of possession 28 29 30. 3. The soule leanes upon her Beloved not anothers 31. 4. It leanes upon him that is not those that were her Beloveds What strength there is in Christs shoulders to beare up the soule comming out of every wildernesse 34 c. How the elect are beholden to Christ before effectuall Vocation 36. 1. For his preventing and restraining grace 37. 2. For his exciting grace ib. Some Repentance may be without saving grace 40 41. Repentance in what sense call'd saving 40 41. how it ought to be preach'd 42. How in the wildernesse of sorrow the soule leanes upon Christ and comes out leaning 44 45. Gods supporting grace how it staies up the soule at such a time 46. How the fulnesse and freenesse of Christ's mercy supports the soule broken with the sense of sin 46 47 48. How Christ's promises support the soule broken with sorrow for sin 49 50. How Christ speakes to the soule in such a condition 1. By his ministers 2. By his spirit 50 51. How the soule leanes upon Christ in the wildernesse of affliction and comes out of it leaning 52 53. What Acts of faith the beleeving soule puts out in affliction ib. How the beleever leanes upon Christ in temptations and comes out of them leaning 54 55. How in desertions the gracious soule leanes upon Christ and comes out of them leaning p. 55 56. The application of the Doctrine à p. 58. ad p. 104. 1. Vse Reproofe First To such as think to get to heaven and are not com out of the wildernesse of sinne 58 59 60 c. Secondly Those are reproved that preach down sorrow for sin as a precedent worke 61 62. The Law ought to be preach'd 60. God hath most honoured such preachers 61 62. Experiences of Saints prove that sorrow for sin goeth before comfort 63. Mr. Rutherfords opinion of precedent Humiliation 65. God is not to be limited he can save without it but he rarely doth 67 68. Thirdly Those are reproved that are in wildernesses and yet will not leane 69. Fourthly And those That would make mans will the author of his first motion to God 71. Pelagians and Arminians errors about free-will 72 73. Fifthly Those are reproved That deny any motion of the sanctified will 74 75. Sixthly Those are reproved That will not leane upon Christ alone 1. Such as would have Christ and their sinnes too p. 75. 2. Or Christ and their merits Or 3. Christ and their duties 73 74 75. 2. Vse of Examination and triall whether we be the spouses of Christ or no. 75. 1. Examine whether thou beest come out of the wildernesse of sin or no. ib. Three notes to know that by 76 77 78. 1. The wildernesse is an untilled place 76. 2. It is a barren place 77. 2. Those that are in the wildernesse keep wildernesse company 78. 2. Examine whether ever thou wert in the wildernesse of contrition of no. 78. 3. Examine what other wildernesses thou hast met with 80. 4. How dost thou carry thy selfe in the wildernesse 81. 5. How hast thou used to come out of the wildernesse 81. 6. How hast thou carried thy selfe since thuo camest out 82. 3. Vse for information 1. Br. What a sad condition all beleevers are in 83 84. 1. They are in a wildernesse ib. 2. They have no way to get out 85. 2. Br. What an happy condition Gods people are in 87 88 89. 1. They are out of the wildernesse of sinne ibid. 2. In every wildernesse they have one to leane upon 88. 3. Br. How great is the love of God to us that he would look us up in the wildernesse and let us leane upon himself 90 91. 4. Br. What need we have to walk close with Christ 91 92. 4. Vse for exhortation 1 Br. To unbeleevers to come out of their wildernesse of sinne to Christ 93 94 95 c. 2. Motives to perswade them ib. 1. The danger of their present state 94 95. 1. It is a dangerous condition 2. It is a joylesse condition 3. It is a starving condition 94 95. 2. Motive The happinesse of the beleevers state 95 96 c. 1. It is a safe condition 95. 2. It is a joyfull condition 95 96. 3. In that estate and that onely there is provision for the soule 97. 98. 2. Br. To exhort those that are in any other wildernesse to come out of it leaning upon Christ 99 100 c. 1. Consider thou art how in a capacity of beleeving 99. 2. Thou hast ground enough to build thy faith upon there is 1. power enough 2. love enough in Christ to save thee 100 101. 3. Thou canst not dishonor Christ more than not to beleeve in him 101 102. Christ will take beleeving kindly at our hands p. 103. Courteous Reader THe Author upon a slight perusall of these sheets findes that the Printer hath bin so courteous to him in his absence that for the escapes of the Presse they are either literall which thou maist easily see and correct or some few so grosse that thou wilt easily discerne