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A46836	The exceeding riches of grace advanced by the spirit of grace, in an empty nothing creature, viz. Mris. Sarah Wight lately hopeles and restles, her soule dwelling far from peace or hopes thereof : now hopefull, and joyfull in the Lord, that hath caused light to shine out of darknes ... / published for the refreshing of poor souls, by an eye and ear-witness of a good part thereof, Henry Jesse ...	Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663.; Saltmarsh, John, d. 1647.	1647 (1647)	Wing J688; ESTC R18578	106,320	192

r 1 Cor. 1.30 Sanctification and Redemption Another maid that was not born in England being in affliction both in soul and body came to her telling her of her sad Temptations her words were better understood by M irs Sarah then by the writer and sometimes were guessed at from the Answers given to her viz. Maid I am sore assaulted by Satan M irs Sarah Christ is lifted up and held out to you as the Brazen Serpent was in the a Ioh. 3.14 Wildernesse Though you are stung by the old Serpent yet healing is in Christ for such as you Shall your sin separate from Christ Maid I know it shall not b Rom. ● 34.35 if Christ were willing to save me for he is able to do it Mrs S. Do you question the willingnesse of Christ He is your King he will save you c Isa. 33 2● He is as wiling to heal you as you are to be healed He gave his life so saving the ungodly and sinners d 1 Tim. 1.15 therefore hee is willing to save them Doe you desire after Christ Maid Yea I desire him with all my heart I long for him M rs S. It s he that works c Phil. 2.13 the will and the deed he works that desire in you Maid I feel that God is angry with me M rs S. His anger is but for a moment but his mercy is for everlasting f Isa. 54.8 Maid Yea if I could beleeve Mr s S. Do you see a want of Faith that 's your chiefe want If you had Faith you had enough and this is true Faith to beleeve that Christ dyed for you the chiefest sinners d 1. Tim. 1.15 Maid I am a filthy wretched sinner M rs S. Who was a sinner like me Who was worse then Mary Magdalen g Mar. 16. ● then Peter h 7. then Paul i 1 Tim. 1 13-16 Yet they obtained mercy Are you tempted against your life Maid I am oft tempted against my life M rs S. Why what causeth it Maid Sometimes this because I am not as others are I do not look so as others do M rs S. When Christ comes and manifests himselfe to the soul it is black in it selfe and uncomely k Cant. 1.5 but He is fair and ruddy and he cloaths the soul with his comelines that m Ezek. 16. 6 10. he puts on it and makes it comely therein and in him the soul is all fair and there is l chap. 4.7 no spot nor wrinkle nor any such thing in it in his account because he hath clensed it by his bloud from all sinne It s not you that do it but Christ that will do it as he saith This is my Covenant n Hebr. 8. 10 12. I wil be mercifull to their iniquities and I le give you a new heart o Ezek. 36.26 I le put my fear in you heart I le write my Lawes there Though the soul cannot beleeve at all yet hee remains faithfull and cannot deny himselfe p 2 Tim. 2.13 hee saith not hee will not but hee saith hee cannot deny himself Maid He may do this for some few but not to me M ris Sarah He doth not this to me onely nor to our Nation onely for many Nations must be blessed in him q Gen. 21. He came to give his life for a ransom for many to give himself for the life of the world r 10.6.51 He is a free agent and why should you exclude your self Maid I had a light followed me but now he is hid from me M ris Sarah The House of Jacob was the Church of God and yet be hid himself from them s Isa. 8.17 Maid I am a dry barren ground M ris Sa. Christ will pour water on the dry and thirsty land t Isa. 4● 3. He satisfies the hungry soul with good things u Lu. 1.53 It s w Io. 19.30 2 Cor. 5 19. Col. 2.13 14 15. all done by Christ already for poor barren souls there is nothing now to do but to x 1 Co. 2. 11. manifest it by the spirit to you You know God hath made you and he bare you up this while Do you think any could do this but God and hath he done all this for you do you think he will y Iud. 13.23 not deliver you Did he z Isa. 63.9 Ier 1. 1.6 Act. 13.17 18 19. bear and carry the Israelites that had bee bond-slaves in AEgypt through the Wildernes into Canaan notwithstanding all their sins and provocations and hardnes of heart and will not he bear you and carry you out of your self into himself though you be a bondslave to sin and Satan He work and none shall let him a Isa. 43. 13. Who shall let the mighty God shall sin or Satan He works where he will and when he will Though he tarry wait for him for he that shall come will come and will notarry b Abac 2.3 The Relator spake afterwards with this afflicted Maid she told him the Lord had given some support and refreshing to her since that conference The Lord alone be exalted for it who works all our works for us c Isa. 26. 12. and in us For what have we any of us that we have not received d 1 Cor. 4. 6. And where then is boasting It is excluded e Rom. 3. 27. Iune 2. A godly man came to her and told her he was convinced in his Conscience to come to enquire the truth about an ill report he then had heard and judged it was false it was this That some great persons having come to her from Westminster she being told thereof that she said A greater then Solomon was there as if she gloried more in her self then in the work of Christ in her To whom M ris Sarah answered thus If all that hear ill reports would reserve all ear for the absent f Pro 18. 17. there would be lesse printing preiudice against the innocent then there is It s far from me to glory in my self but in my infirmities g 2 Cor. 12.9 and to lie down in my shame and to have confusion cover me In my terror it was far from me and now seeing a glimpse of the love of God it doth humble me thoroughly which nothing else could And now if I should glory in this work but onely in exalting Christ it would be as great a sin as ever I committed yet but onely the sin of unbelief h 1 Ioh. 5.10 The truth was thus One day amongst others that came one told her there were some that came far and desired to heare her speak what God had done for her She answered saying The Queen of Sheba came far to heare this Wisedom of Solomon but behold a greater then Solomon is here i Luk. 11.31 Christ himself to work a New Creation in the soul To turn me from the

me It were best for me to be with Christ c Phil. 1 23. Yet its a more blessed thing to give then to receive d Act. 20. 35. to be doing Gods work then receiving the reward and I am content e Phil. 4. 11. May 21. Relat. Quest. whether is Faith the Condition of the NEW COVENANT S. Ans. There 's no Condition in the New Covenant it s the freenesse of his love and greatnesse of his compassion that under takes all when the Creature is in the bloud as in Ezek. 16. There 's nothing in the Creature to move him but sin and disobedience and unthankfulnesse So M r. Slater's Catec Of the TWO Covenants sheweth The Matter is sure mercies sweet promises haue all in Christ Yea and in him Amen to give a new heart to know him to write his Law put his feare into us cause us to walk in his Statutes forgive our inquiries to be our God and make us his people Ezek. 36. 26. Ier. 31. 31. Isa. 55. 3. 2 Cor. 1. 20. Quest. What 's required of such as are taken into this Covenant A. Nothing but what is given to them he required that men beleeve and repent but it s freely given to them so to doe Mans duty is the matter of the promise as well as Gods mercy 1 Cor. 2. 12. Eph. 2. 8 Phil. 1. 29. Act 5. 31. When we are required to beleeve repent and turne to God Wee are not to seek strength in our selves but to search into the Covenant and turne the promise into prayer As Repent Act. 17. 30. The Covenant is Christ shall give Repentance Act. 5. 31. Pray therefore Turne thou me and I shall be turned Ier. 31. 18 Rel. Qu. About the LAW Is there now any use of the Law to us Ans. There is use of the Law the Law is holy and the Command is holy and just and good f the Law is just for it shows with Creature what it should doe and what it cannot doe without the power of God There 's the Creatures inability and the power of God f. R. 7 12. Christ is the end of the Law for Righteousnesse to very one that beleeves Ro. 10. 4. Beleevers can look on Christ in all things and above all things All the Commands are done and kept in beleeving in the Lord Iesus who hath done and undergone all for beleevers The soule that breakes one of them breakes them all the soule that keeps one keeps all The Lord Commands the soule to doe great workes and good workes And he workes in them to will and to worke Phi. 2. 13. And this is his worke that they beleev in Christ. The Law saith Doe this and live The Gospel saith Beleeve and live Ro. 10. 56. S. H. G. The Law was our Schoolmaster to bring us to Christ. Sa. Ans. The Law was a Schoolmaster by types it a The Greek hath not To bring us but the law was our pedagogue or a leader of us children to Christ or untill Christ. led out to Christ But when Christ come and saith is come we are no longer under that Schoolmaster and Tutor and Governour and rudiments when the fulnes of time is come * Gal. 3.24.25 Greek Gal. 4 1,2,3 4 5. Relat. Have Beleevers no need of the Law The Apostle exhorts beleevers to the DVTIES of the first and second Table of the Law Sa. Ans. I beleeve the best Saints that are have need of the Word of the Law and Gospel of the Exhortation because there 's want in them many things they see not and are slow too b 2 Pet. 3.1 When one knowes Christ in the Gospel of Christ it s the speciall way to lead them on to the things of the Law c Gal. 516. Where faith is there 's love to God and his will and such cannot but be carefull to maintaine good workes d Tit. 2.11 and till then they can never observe the end of the Law nor doe any good works works that please God Quest. Is the Law of no use then to unbeleevers S. Ans. Yes It cals for that they cannot doe and gives no power to doe And it curseth them for not doing it It shews them they perish without Christ that they may cry save Master we perish And none can redeem them from the Curse but Christ e Gal. 3 13 and he hath redeem'd them already by his death on the Crosse but it wants manifesting to them f Gal. 1 15. till the fulnesse of time come and then they see it The further one lookes into the Law the more one is plung'd into the depths it wounds it the more it s rather the worse then the better And then 's the time when none can heale but Christ that came to heale wounded soules g Mat 9 13. and that is Christs time to heale May 24. Because shee had said It s a living active Christ in a dead passive creature that makes it act One asked her whether every man should not use his endeavour about spirituall things or duties S. Ans. Besides what was before said Pag 64. ☞ wishing one that couldnot pray Goe and say Take away all iniquity Say it because God bids you she added Christ is the light and life of the world and the only way to the Father h Jo. 14.6 in whom and in him alone he is well pleased i Mar. 17. 5. and it s he onely make us acceptable Yet we must look at Gods will that we should pray and wait on him in his wayes for he saith blessed is he that waiteth for him k Jsa 30. 18. Not that wee can wait by a power of our own but he that saith there first a Jsa 30. 18. Therefore will the Lord wait that he may be gracious to you he draws and gives a power to wait on him and to pray and he comes in when he hath waited the sutest time When b Dan. 9. 3. 20. Daniel set himselfe to pray the Lord came into him whilst he was speaking in prayer When c Act. 10. 6. Peter had gone apart to pray and when d Act. 22.17 Paul prayed in the Temple then the Lord came into them And as many as went immediately to Christ were healed So of those that went to the poole as to an Ordinance e Ioh. 5.2.5 at certain seasons some were healed And there Christ heal'd the man that had an infirmity 38 yeeres and had waited long and had no help at last Christ healed him there When Simon Magus was in the gall of bitternes Peter bid him pray t. He that careth for Sparrowes and heares the Ravens when they cry will hear poor soules that pray Obj. Without faith its impossible to please God Ans. It is so and unlesse such beleeve that God is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him g Act. 22. 17. they will not els come to him t. But such faith may lead