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A25829	A tryall of faith, or, The woman of Canaan on Math. 15, 21, 22, 23, 24 : together with the souls sure anchor-hold, on Heb. 6, 19 : with the wisdome of timely remembring our creator, on Eccles. 12, 1 : in severall sermons / by Timothy Armitage.	Armitage, Timothy, d. 1655.	1661 (1661)	Wing A3704; ESTC R26657	267,236	470

foundation of faith and through the righte●●● judgement of God hath prevailed exceedin●● abroad in the world he made use of the 〈◊〉 of old and the Socinians of late who overturn 〈◊〉 foundation of faith though they acknowle●●● Christ to be higher then man and greater 〈◊〉 Angels yet they will not acknowledge him 〈◊〉 equal with his Father and to have been from 〈◊〉 many cavils there are which are made 〈◊〉 this truth of the Gospel Object They object that Jesus Christ sayes 〈◊〉 self That his Father is greater then he and th●●●fore by Christs own confession say they he is not 〈◊〉 with the Father Answ But for answer You must know 〈◊〉 Christ speaks that as he was Mediator as he 〈◊〉 God man so indeed he put himself under his ●her as Mediator as the Saviour of his people 〈◊〉 in respect of his eternal Godhead he was 〈◊〉 with his Father and his Father was not greater then he For he thought it no robbery to be equall with the Father Object And so they object That Christ was sent he was his Fathers Messenger his righteous Servant and my Father sent me and I came not to doe my own will but the will of my Father Answ Why Christ having put himself under in respect of the work of Mediator so he was under but as eternal Son so he was alwayes equal with the Father Object And whereas they cavil it is said at last Christ shall give up the Kingdom to the Father there is a time coming that God he shall be the greater and be all in all Hence they cavil that Christ is inferiour to his Father and shall be put under at last and God shall be all in all Answ But that Scripture speaks only in respect of Christs dispensitory Kingdome not in respect of his natural Kingdome which he had from eternity ●●ing equal with his Father but in respect of this present dispensation in which Christ rules his Church and by such a way and meanes Christ shall give up the Kingdome to his Father but then he shall reign with the Father though not as Media●or that Kingdom ceaseth yet he shall reign with his Father Quest But you will say is this enough for a ●an to believe that Christ is Lord and God equall with the Father will this faith make a man blessed ●f he believe this shall he be saved Does not the De●il make a confession that Christ is the Son of the li●ing God Answ Ah but where the Lord by his Spirit doth make an inward discovery of this to the soul the Spirit of Christ shining upon the soul and drawing the heart to close with Christ I answer that this faith is the faith of Gods Elect. It is true there may be a notional knowledge of this in this day of the Gospel men they doe generally confes● that Christ is the Son of God Ah where it is only notional and when the heart is not drawn by this knowledge to rest upon him who is mighty to save this bare historical knowledge will prove ineffectual but when the Lord doth draw the heart to rest upon Christ revealed in the Gospel this is true faith Secondly The second thing propounded 〈◊〉 That true faith doth come to Christ as he is the son of David O Lord thou son of David It holds forth two things First She closeth with the humanity 〈◊〉 Christ Secondly She closeth with Christ in his offices and looks to him as he is appointed by God to be the Mediatour Here are these two things in this confessi●● that he is the son of David and true faith 〈◊〉 must eye both these If faith be rightly grounded it must come to Christ as he is the son of David First of all It confesses that Christ is man 〈◊〉 well as God it closeth with the humanity as 〈◊〉 as the divinity of Christ he is God and man in 〈◊〉 person believes that he is true man that he 〈◊〉 and that he is true man without this there 〈◊〉 be no true faith it comes to him as to one 〈◊〉 took our nature and died in our nature and rose again in our nature and ascended in our nature and sits in heaven with our nature True faith must come thus to Christ or else it will not be found to be true faith True faith closeth with the humanity of Christ believes that God took the nature of man into union with the second Person and so God and man made one Person it doth not look upon Christ as taking up a body for a time such a notion many men have in the world to conceive that Christ did assume a body even as he did of old when as he did appear to the Patriarkes Abraham and Lot the Angel of the Covenant as well as other Angels did assume a body and so dissolved it again Now say they as Christ did assume a body for a time and appear in that and then afterward dissolve it now Christ is no more in the body but he is now in the Spirit This is a grosse mistake a dangerous error that overthrows the foundation If Christ did assume a body then he was not man but the Scripture saith He took our nature he took not the nature of Angels but he took the nature of man to take up a body is not to take up the nature of man but he took our nature a soul and body together humane soul and body that is the nature of man he took a body into union with the second Person for so it was not only a body that Christ took up but a soul too My soul is heavy to death and the soul of Christ was made an offering for sin So that remember this how true faith must look upon Christ first as Lord and secondly as Man as one that took our nature soul and body into union with himself Secondly I shall shew you that there is a necessity that every man and woman that expect salvation by Christ should believe that he took our nature upon him and then that he died in our nature and rose in our nature and sits now in heaven in our nature it is necessary to be believed to salvation for First of all if this be not believed you cannot have any assurance that any man or woman shall have the benefit of Christs satisfaction Suppose that some confess that he is eternal God and did give satisfaction as he was eternal God yee that body that he took up for a time if he took not the nature of man could not satisfie for the sin of man for justice must be satisfied in the same nature Now if Christ did not really take our nature and suffer in our nature there is no satisfaction and we can have no benefit thereby for satisfaction must be done in the same nature it offended Secondly It is necessary that you should believe that Jesus Christ rose again in the same nature for your justification

was expected by that name among the Jews for so he was promised and prophesied of that he should be the son of David But again he is called the son of David because the promise was in a special manner unto David in a gracious way God did confirm the promise of the Messia● unto David Notwithstanding Davids imperfection and the sin that was in David yet the promise of the Messias was to David and his house though his house was not so with God yet God confirmed the Covenant with David that Covenant which was made with Abraham God confirmed it in a remarkable way unto David notwithstanding his unworthiness yet the Messias should spring out of his loins and therefore in respect of that gracious Promise he was called the son of David Secondly This woman gives him the title of the son of David because it is the most honourable title where there is true faith it will put all the honour it can upon Christ David was an honourable King in Israel David was the first godly King that ever God set over his own people so he was honourable being the first godly King that reigned over the people and therefore became David was most honourable among the Kings the first godly King therefore this woman put honour upon Christ calls him the son of David Thirdly David was a very remarkable type of Christ and as he was known by David so Christ was known by this name and called by this name Christ he was very like in many things to David as Christ came of the seed of David so in many things Jesus Christ was like to David and Davids Kingdome it was a type of Christs Kingdome and therefore it is said of Christ Luke 1. That God should give him the throne of David his father But in these particulars I shall instance to you that David was a type of Christ and Christ like to David First In those manifold victories and conquests that David obtained over his enemies and the enemies of God why David was a very victorious Prince he subdued the enemies of Israel in Davids time many of the Lords battels were fought by David and David returned a Conquerour he smote the great Goliah that defied the Armies of the God of Israel David went forth and smote him and he fell and in those remarkable victories David obtained over the enemies of the Church he was a type of Christ and therefore Christ is called the son of David Secondly And then again David was a type of Christ in that he brought back again the Ark of God that was taken captive by the Philistines David restored the Ark and brought it back again so Christ restored the Ordinances and will restore them to their perfect purity even all the vessels of the Lords House that hath been taken captive by the Philistines Christ will restore them they shall all be brought again into their own place and restored to their first purity Christ will fulfill it there is a promise of it and he will fulfil it in this David was a type of Christ Thirdly David was a type of Christ in that he waited long for the Kingdom after the Promise was given to him yea after the Lord by Samuel had anointed David to be King over Israel after he was anointed he was driven out and he waited long for the fulfilling of the Promise a type of Christ in that and so it is with David's Son the Lord Jesus though anointed though the Spirit was poured out upon him without measure though anointed to be King yet we see not all his enemies put under his feet there is a promise that it shall be so but we see it not yet he waits for it and therefore he compares himself to a man that went into a far country to receive a kingdome for him self and so Christ is in Heaven he sits and waits for it till the time come that his Father shall give him the kingdom and he is to rule over all his enemies to be made his footstool Nay fourthly David was a type of Christ in respect of his enemies Davids enemies were many and great mighty and potent and so are the enemies of Jesus Christ Saul and all his forces rose up against David and David he had many enemies in his own house afterwards and they that did eat bread with him at his table and his enemies were a type of Christs enemies Saul and all his forces against David the Devil and all his Angels and wicked men against Christ Christs enemies they were such as were his near companions one that dipt his hand in the dish with him he betrayed him And thus you see David was a type of Christ his Kingdome a type of Christs Kingdome Fifthly to add no more but this Davids Kingdome you know was very small at first but it grew great when David came first to the Kingdome there were but few that took his part ah but after there had been war for a while betwixt the house of David and the house of Saul God ordered it so that first one of the house of Saul fell off and then another and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker and Davids house stronger and stronger So the Kingdome of Christ his Kingdome was a little Kingdome the servants that owned him and his cause they are but a very inconsiderable party at first a little stone cut out of the mountain without hands a type and shaddow of Christs Kingdome but that stone it waxed bigger and bigger and became a mountain that filled the whole earth You see why Christ both here by this woman and also in divers other places is so frequently called the son of David I come now to the observation from the confession which this woman held forth which is this That true faith it comes unto Christ both as he is Lord and as he is the son of David it layes this foundation and where this confession is not made there is no true saving faith true faith it closeth with Christ as he is Lord and as he is the son of David First I shall shew you how true faith comes to Christ and looks upon Christ and closeth with Christ as he is Lord O Lord have mercy on me This woman here she make● the same confession that Peter doth Matth. 16. 16. and Peter said Thou art Christ the Son of the living God Here is the same confession that the Woman makes the Text she confesses that he was the Son of 〈◊〉 living God that he was Christ that he was anoi●●ted as he was man to be the Lord and Saviou● True faith confesseth Christ as he is Lord and he is the son of David I shall shew you how true faith closeth wi● Christ 〈◊〉 as Lord. It holds forth thus much to us to confe●● Christ to be Lord or to come to Christ Lord. First of all that faith doth confess and ackno●●ledge Christ to be eternal God This

useth diligence to hinder you in this work the Divels great designe is to keep you in the dark to keep you in a puzled and perplexed condition to finde some flaw or other in your evidences to cast some blot upon them that you shall not be able to read them doubtless you will put God to it to leave you to be tryed in this at one time or other God for the most part leaves his people to be tempted concerning their Election and therefore you had need give diligence Thirdly Let me say That your comfort doth depend upon making your Election sure All your comfort in this world doth depend upon it the comfort of every condition doth depend upon it the sweetness of every mercy depends upon it Alas if a man had a thousand times more then he hath what is all he hath without the love of God Your comfort depends upon it Although your names be written in heaven yet you cannot have the comfort of it till it be made sure to you though it be sure before God yet you cannot be comforted but you are as if there were no thoughts of love in the heart of God toward you Your comfort depends upon it Fourthly Your Holiness doth depend upon it your usefulness your fruitfulness your serviceableness in your generations doth depend upon your knowledge of the love of God it is that which wil make a Christian useful serviceable when as his Election is made sure when he comes to be established in the knowledge of God's Election Put on therefore as the Elect of God holy and beloved bowels of mercies kindness humbleness of minde meekness long suffering Col. 3. 12. Your holiness doth depend upon it and your usefulness in your generation And truly till that be put out of question to a soul til the Lord gives some degrees of satisfaction to a soul concerning his love the soul is wholly taken up alwayes taken up about that which concerns it self O Lord Dost thou love me That 's the great question And when it goes to God in prayer Lord Dost thou love me And O that thou wouldest make out thy love to me The soul is wholly taken up about that and well it may but when God comes to give some satisfaction O then the soul hath a great deal of freedome to minde the things of Christ to put up many a Petition for others and many a request for Christ and his Kingdom and the Interest of Christ then his thoughts they run that way so that if you desire to be useful and serviceable in your generation it doth engage you to look after this to give all diligence to make your Election sure Quest But you will say How shall we do that O there is nothing in the world that I would sooner do then that but I know not how to make my Election sure I Answer It is the work of God it is the work of grace to make it out to you it is the work of free grace to give a soul assurance of that free and everlasting love But be found waiting upon God in this way First Look up to the Lord to clear up unto you the mysterie of the Gospel if you desire to make your Election look up to the Lord to clear up to your souls the great mysterie of Christ that thou mayest know the Lord Jesus as he was the gift of the Father the gift of love the gift of free grace O that the Lord would clear up to thee the great end of his giving that gift of Christ Wherefore was it that God sent his Son out of his bosome Wherefore was it that he gave Christ And wherefore was it that Christ gave himself to die What was the end of the Father's sending Christ and the end of the laying down his life It was to save lost sinners God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life John 3. 16. O! Look up to God to clear up this great Gospel mysterie to you the designe of God the Father in sending Christ and the great designe of the Son in laying down his life It is through ignorance of this Mysterie that many a poor soul is kept from establishment and from assurance of God's electing love But secondly Wait upon the Lord to draw thy soul to accept of Christ it is not enough to have a discovery of the mysterie this will not save thee though a man know the designe of God and know the end of it that will not save thee no but wait upon the Lord to draw thy heart to rest upon Jesus Christ as he is held forth in the Gospel see that there is a necessity that God the Father should draw thee No man comes to me saith Christ except the Father which hath sent me draw him John 6. 44. till he be drawn by the Father he cannot come to Christ therefore that man is mistaken that thinks it is an easie matter for him to come to Christ O! Many a man doth mistake faith of their own working for that faith which is of the operation of God When God hath beaten many a soul out of his Brest-works and the soul sees he can no longer defend himself there good works will not do it then he taketh up a resolution in his own strength well I willgo to Christ I will believe in Christ if I cannot have it by obedience I will have it by believing Ah! But he never saw that there was an impossibility for him to believe but he goes to Christ in his own strength and the faith is of his own working and it is such a faith as Christ will not own no when God deals with a soul in a saving way he discovers to it that it is no more able to believe in Christ then it can obey the whole Law and that there is a necessity that he should be drawn of God and in his spirit he breaths after God and saith Lord draw me for if thou dost not draw me I shall never come to Christ see a necessity of being drawn to Christ And when thou art drawn give up thy self to those breathings and workings of the Spirit of God after thou hast seen thy self in a lost condition and no possibility to help thy self either by thy works or by believing why then if the Lord open the word of Reconciliation to thee and is breathing sweetly upon thy heart and moving upon thy spirit while thou hearest the word of grace opened and the tender of Christ urged O then give up thy self to those drawings of the Spirit of Christ and do not hinder those drawings by thy unbelief but give up thy self to the Lord and say Lord I see thy hand onely is able and powerful to draw souls to thy self and I will stand out no longer That 's the second Thirdly Be diligent to make the best improvement of Jesus