works 207. He beleeves that God will never leave him nor forsake him Heb. 13.5 and yet complains many times and that really of being left and forsaken of God Psal 22.1 208. He beleeves that all that are converted are convicted but not all that are convicted converted 209. He beleeves that he shall never enter into the Kingdom of God if Gods Kingdom do not first enter into him 210. He beleeves that when time is gone it cannot be recall'd and yet he beleeves that one may be said to recall time when it 's gone Thy present time keep thou in high esteem Time that 's past if thou wouldst recall't * Ephes 5.16 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 redeeming the time as it were to buy back again the time that is past redeem 211. He is often speaking of the joy he hath in beleeving when as yet the joy he hath in beleeving is joy unspeakable 1 Pet. 1.8 212. He beleeves that God neither lives nor hath a being in wicked men and yet he beleeves that wicked men b Act. 17.28 live move and have their being in God 213. He beleeves that those that are in the state of grace may and do fall and yet he beleeves that there 's no falling from the state of grace 214. He beleeves that God may grant what we ask by denying it many times 215. He beleeves that he which truly repents of his sins leaves his sins and yet he beleeves that one may leave his sins and not truely repent of his sins 216. He beleeves that when Christ instituted the Sacrament Mat. 26.26 28 he said This is my Body this is my Blood and yet he beleeves that neither Christs a Substantially Body nor Blood is in the Sacrament Or thus 217. He beleeves that when he receives the Sacrament he receives the Body and Blood of Christ and yet he beleeves it for an absolute truth that the Body and Blood of Christ cannot be receiv'd in the Sacrament 218. He thinks it strange to eat the flesh and drink the blood of an other man and yet beleeves that except he eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of man he hath no life in him Joh. 6.53 219. He beleeves that the Samaritans feared the Lord 2 King 17.32 yet he beleeves that they feared not the Lord 2 Kin. 17.34 220. He beleeves that those who walk uprightly God may with-hold from them many good things of this life and yet he beleeves that b Psal 84.11 no good thing wil God with-hold from those that walk uprightly 221 He hath no wings to flee with and yet is often flying up to heaven upon the Wings of faith 222. He beleeves it's good to be thought well of and yet he believes that to be thought well of and not to be good is not good 223. He beleeves that the Apostles according as c Joh. 16.13 Christ had promised had the Spirit of truth which did guide them into all truth and yet he beleeves that a Gal. 2 11 12 Peter erred and was to be blamed 224. He beleeves that God the Son in equall with God the Father Phil. 2.5.6 and yet he beleeves that God the Father is greater then God the Son My Father is greater then I saith Christ Joh. 14.28 225. He beleeves that carnall men cannot be said to be godly men and yet he beleeves that godly men may be said to be b In part 1 Cor. 3.1 carnall 226. He beleeves that where ever he be or what condition soever he is in the Lord is not absent from him 2 Cor. 5.6 and yet he beleeves that whilest he is at home in the body he is absent from the Lord. 227. He beleeves that whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased Mat. 23.12 and yet he beleeves that those that are abased shall be exalted 228. He beleeves that though he be alone and without company yet is not alone but with company 229. He is one whom Christ hath delivered from this present evil world Gal. 1.4 and yet meets with a world of evils 230. He beleeves that Christ is the Sonne of God the Father and the Son of Mary his Mother and yet he beleeves that he is not a c For he is not two-Persons but one Person in two Natures double Son or two Sons And therefore 231. He beleeves that Mary is to be named not only the Mother of Christ but also the Mother of God 232. He beleeves that the Virgin Mary had a As all Divines do piously beleeve no other sons after Christ and yet he beleeves that Christ was her b Luke 2.7 first-begotten Sonne 233. He complains many times of his hearts being from God when as yet he is before God 234. He beleeves that a man may ask and yet not obtain when as yet he cannot obtain but he must ask 235. He beleeves that he doth not sin in performing any duty God hath commanded him and yet he beleeves that he can perform no duty God hath commanded him without c Cleaving to it sinne 236. He beleeves that the nature of every saint is good and yet he beleeves that goodnesse is not their nature 237. He finds that the way for any man to attain unto true peace is to bee at variance with himself 238. He is many times silent not uttering a word and yet speaking to God 239. He knows that a stone hath no life in it and yet findes mention in Scripture of a Living stone 1 Pet. 2.4 240. He beleeves that a man cannot be yong again when he is old and yet he beleeves that an old man may be d In grace young 241. He beleeves that the world shall have an end and yet he beleeves that Scripture true but the earth * That is till the day of judgement abideth or ever Eccl. 1.4 242. He beleeves that the persons of the righteous through Christ are acceptable to God and yet he beleeves that b Gal. 2.6 God accepteth no mans person 243. Hee beleeves that there 's none knows the Lords secrets for c Deut. 29 â—9 secret things belong onely to God and yet he beleeves that the d Psal 25.14 secret of the Lord is with them that fear him 244. He is one that hath cast up his accounts and made all even with God and verily beleeves that God hath crost the Book and so freely hath forgiven him his debts that he will never charge them any more upon him so as to condemn him for them and yet he beleeves that he must one day stand before the judgement seat of Christ Rom. 14.10 11 12 to give an account of himself unto God according to that he hath done in the flesh whether it hath been good or evil 245. He beleeves that none without sinning can e Rom. 10 15 teach or preach except he be sent and yet he beleeves that the saints though they be not sent without
a As Christs own Disciples were ignorant in many things so c. ignorant man and yet hee beleeves without knowledge the mind is not good Prov. 19.2 374. Though he hath but from hand to mouth yet no man living fares so well as he doth 375. He beleeves that there 's but one Kingdom of Glory Tit. 3.7 which all the Saints shall hereafter enjoy 1 Pet. 5.4 and yet he beleeves that every Saint shall hereafter be made an heir of no lesse then a Kingdom Rev. 2.20 and shall enjoy a Glorious Crown a Crown of Glory 376. He beleeves that he hath the whole heart of Jesus Christ and yet he beleeves that Jesus Christ gives his whole heart to every beleever 377. He beleeves that God will not accept of purposes without performances 2 Cor. 8.12 and yet he beleeves that God accepts of his purposes for performances 378. He knows self-love to be a sinne and yet none loves himself more then he Prov. 19.8 379. He knows that God is not ignorant of his wants and yet is often putting God in mind of them 380. He beleeves that the thoughts of that which is good Good thoughts are sinfull when they come not in their season are not sinfull and yet he beleeves he may sin in thinking upon that which is good 381. He beleeves that a finite creature shall be made partaker of an infinite happinesse 382 He is every day grieving to see how the saints are loathâ—d and abhorr'd by others Job 40.4 42.16 and yet he is every day loathing and abhorring himself and grieves not at it 383. He beleeves that weake grace will bring his soul to heaven but it 's the strength of grace that will bring heaven into his soul 384. He is often complaining to God and yet the contented'st man living 385. He beleeves that Timothy was Pauls sonne 1 Tim. 1.2 and yet he beleeves that Paul was not Timothies father Acts 16.1 386. He thinks he may die sooner then he thought and yet he thinks he shall not die sooner then he would 387. He beleeves that death may kill him and yet he beleeves that death cannot hurt him 388. There 's none so slighted disgraced and vilified as he 1 Cor. 4.13 and yet none so lov'd honour'd and esteem'd Esay 43.4 389. When he gives to the poor he gives a Luk. 6.35 freely hoping for nothing again and yet he beleeves it 's but b Pro. 19.17 lent and he shall be payd again 390. He is one that hath meat the world knows not of and feeds upon dainties that no eye ever saw 391. He beleeves that all that are born are not still-born and yet he beleeves that all that are born are born dead Ephes 2.1 392. He beleeves that when one is dead his life is ended and yet he beleeves that this life is not ended when he is dead 393. He expects that which he never saw and sees that which once he never expected 394. He is one whose heart is upright with God and yet a This was the subscription of one of Mr. Bradfords Letters A very painted hypocrite John Bradford Fox Act. Mon. Vol. 3. pag. 356. judgeth himself to be a very painted hypocrite 395. He beleeves that the damn'd in hell are kept under a dying life and a living death 396. His eyes are often busied in the things here below and yet his eyes are ever in heaven towards the Lord Psalm 25.15 397. He beleeves that one may hear the Word of God who yet he beleeves hears not God in the Word 398. He truely confesseth Joh. 15.5 Lord without thee I can do nothing and yet as truly professeth I am able to do all things Phil. 4.13 399. He beleeves that some men live as if they never thought to die and then die as if they never thought to live 400. He hath an end in all his desires yet of his desiring there 's no end FINIS
confesse our faults one to another Jam. 5.16 286. He thinks it folly for a man to commend himself and yet he thinks that a man may a As Paul did for the vindication of himself 2 Cor. 11.12 commend himself without folly 287. He knows he is not to contemn the person of any man and yet is one in whose eyes a vile person is contemned Psal 15.4 288. He beleeves that the dead cannot hear and yet he beleeves that the dead shall hear the voyce of the Sonne of God Joh. 5.25 289 He beleeves that he was once dead for some years Luk. 15 32 and yet he beleeves that his soul was never separated from his body 290. He beleeves that bread though it be the staffe of life yet cannot continue mans life for ever and yet he beleeves that there is such bread of which whosoever eateth shall live for ever Joh. 6.58 291. He beleeves that Christ was crucified and put to an open shame but once Heb. 9.28 and yet he beleeves that Christ by some hath been crucified afresh Heb. 6.6 and put to an open shame 292. He is one who though he live in the World yet hath an other world to live in Or thus 293. He is one who though he be in the World yet is not of the World Joh. 17.16 294. He is one that is dead to sin but not dead in sin 295. He beleeves that God hardens some mens hearts Rom 9.18 and yet he beleeves that they harden themselves Exod. 8.15 296. He beleeves that Christ cannot be seen now by any till he comes to judgement and yet he beleeves that there are many that feed him refresh him entertain him Mat. 25.35 36 clothe him and visit him every day 297. He beleeves that whosoever shall a Mat. 10.32 confesse Christ before men him will Christ confesse before his Father and yet he beleeves that before his Father Christ may not confesse some who yet may possibly b 1 Cor. 13.3 confesse him before men 298. He beleeves that from death can no man be delivered though never so righteous and yet he beleeves that righteousness delivereth from death Pro. 10.2 299. He thinks faith if true cannot be dead and yet he thinks there 's a c Jam. 2. â—â— dead faith 300. He beleeves that many may know God Tit. 1.16 who yet have not the knowledge of him 1 Cor. 15.34 The fourth Century 301. HE thinks hee was never caught up with Paul into the third Heaven 2 Cor. 12. â— and yet he finds his heart to be ever there 302. He beleeves that he was never caught up into Paradise and yet while his heart is with God in heaven he many times hears Words unspeakable and enjoyes that from God which for his life he cannot utter 303. He knows that dead men are able to do nothing Mat. 8.22 and yet he beleeves the text Let the dead bury their dead 304. He beleeves that a dead man is no living man and yet he beleeves that a living man may be a dead man 305. He thinks he sins if he make not God all his delight and yet he thinks he sins not though a Psal 16.3 all his delight be in the Saints 306. He beleeves that the death of the righteous Eccles 9.2 and their latter end is much like to the wickeds for death comes alike to all and yet he beleeves that no wicked man shall die the death of the righteous Num. 23.10 neither shall his latter end be like unto his 307. He doth not know to the full his own heart Jer. 17.9 and yet makes known or layes open his whole heart to God 308. He is no desperate sinner Jer. 17.9 and yet cries out that his heart is desperately wicked 309. He is no deceitfull man and yet beleeves that his heart is full of deceit 310. He beleeves that the Lord will be as good as his word that the desire of the righteous shall be granted Prov. 10.24 he findes the Lord many times not granting his desire and yet he beleeves he is as good as his word 311. He sees to his grief that Gods Ministers are despised and yet he beleeves that they which despise 1 Thes 4.8 despise not Gods Ministers but God 312. He beleeves that Christ came not to destroy the Law Mat. 5.17 and yet hee beleeves that the Law of Ceremonies is destroyed or abolished by Christ 313. He beleeves that the wicked are not in trouble like other men Psal 73.5 and yet he beleeves that there is no peace to the wicked Esay 48.22 314. He beleeves that a man shall live again though he die and yet he beleeves that when a man is once dead he shall never live again Job 17.17 315. He beleeves that Christ died for the a Rom. 5.6 ungodly and yet he beleeves there are ungodly ones Christ never died for 316. He beleeves that God will reward him for his well doing Mat. 5.12 Col. 3.24 Heb. 10.35 and yet he beleeves that he deserves or merits no reward though he doth never so well 317. He beleeves that sin may tyrannize in him but shall never King it over him 318. He never heard of any that had two tongues and yet verily beleeves there are many that are double tongued 1 Tim. 3.8 319. He beleeves that where ever true faith is there be doubtings but not where ever there be doubtings there is true faith 320. He knows there 's no comparison between a drop of a bucket and all the nations of the World and yet hee beleeves that all the nations of the World are but as a drop of a bucket b Compar'd to God Esay 40.15 Esay 29.13 321. He beleeves that one may draw neer to God when as yet he removes himself far from him 322. He cannot avoid it but that sometimes the things of the earth must be in his mind Phil. 3.19 and yet he is one who minds not earthly things 323 He thinks many may die peaceably who yet die not in peace 324 He beleeves that his end when it shall be cannot be known and yet he prayes with David Lord Psal 39.4 make me to know mine end 325. He beleeves that no man labours but for an end and yet hee beleeves that there 's no a Eccles 4.8 Eccles 7 8 end of some mens labour 326. He beleeves that better is the end of a thing then the beginning thereof Mat. 12.45 and yet he beleeves wo and alas that the beginning of some is better then their end 327. He beleeves that he may rejoyce at the fall of the enemies of the Church of God and yet saith Solomon Prov. 24 17 rejoyce not when thine enemy falleth 328. He cries out with David Lord who can understand his errours Psal 19.12 and yet he makes known his errours to God 329. He beleeves that to the just there happens b Psa 34.19 many
THE MYSTERY of GODLINES OR Godlinesse in a Mystery OR The Character of a Saint in seeming Contradictions By I. C. The meanest Labourer in Christs Vineyard 1 Tim. 3.16 And without controversie great is the MYSTERY OF GODLINESSE 1 Cor. 2.8 But we speak the wisdome of God in a MYSTERY Joh. 3.9 Nieodemus answered and said unto him How can these things be April 11th 1654. Imprimatur Joseph Caryl LONDON Printed for Philemen Stephens at the Gilded Lion in St. Pauls Church-yard THE EPISTLE TO THE READER Courteous Reader THese Mysteries having lain by me for some time I little thought once should ever appear'd to publike view especially in such a Scribling age as this is wherein there 's no end of making many Books But having incouragement and approbation from some I thought it not good to conceal any thing that might make for Gods glory and Publike profit It 's farre from my intentions and I hope my heart deceives me not in it to seek hereby self-praise or self-applause or that I might be known in the World good God! thou know'st how vile I am how unworthy to be numbred amongst thine Ambassadours but that the Mystery of godlinesse might bee more manifest and perspicuous Wee live in an age that affords us a world of which might indeed have been a strong argument for me not to have written these PARADOXES which are not all ORTHODOX but and I think I am not mistaken thou hast nothing here but ORTHODOX PARADOXES I must acknowledge they were very profitable to mee both in making them and in often reading them yea the more I read them the more I gained by them nay let mee tell thee freely I understood more in some things by them then ever I did before many places of Scripture I could reconcile which before seemed to me really opposite I wish thee with all my heart the same profit and more abundantly so prayeth he December 1653. I. C. Who is very importunate at the Throne of Grace for thine the Churches good I. C. THE Mystery of Godlinesse OR Godlinesse in a Mystery Or A Beleever clearing truth by seeming Contradictions The first Century 1. HE admires at the a 1 Tim. â— 16 Mysteriousnesse of godlinesse and yet wonders at the clearnesse of it 2. He beleeves that God was manifest in the flesh 1 Tim. 3.16 and yet he beleeves that the GOD-HEAD was not made flesh 3. He beleeves that Christ was without b Heb. 7.3 beginning of dayes or end of life and yet he beleeves that he had both beginning of dayes and end of life 4. He beleeves that Christ was no sinner and yet he beleeves that he was the c It s the known speech of Luther greatest sinner that ever was by imputation 5. He beleeves that Christ had no Father for his mother was a Virgin and yet he beleeves he had a Father for his mother was a married woman Luk. 2.48 6. He beleeves that the d The Holy Ghost Spirit of God and the e Num. 16.22 God of spirits are but one God 7. He finds the Spirit of the Lord in him and yet findes himself many times in the Spirit of the Lord especially on the Lords day Rev. 1.10 8. He beleeves that God is included in no place and yet he beleeves he is every where 9. He beleeves that there is not a word spoken but God heareth it and yet he beleeves God heareth not sinners Joh. 9.31 10. 1 Cor. 3.22 He beleeves he hath a right to all the World and yet he beleeves that what ever is not his own he hath no right to 11. He beleeves that a wicked man hath no right to what he hath and yet he beleeves that what he hath he hath a right to 12. He beleeves that every Saint is perfect Job 1.1 and yet he beleeves that if he should say he is perfect it shall also prove him perverse Job 9.20 13. He beleeves that these are two different things the sin of nature and the nature of sin 14. He beleeves that good works cannot save him and yet he beleeves hee can never be saved without good works 15. He beleeves that Jesus Christ was never forsaken of his Father and yet hee beleeves that Christ said true Mat. 27.26 when he cried to his Father My God my God why hast thou forsaken me 16 He beleeves that the Ministers of Jesus Christ are called Angels Rev. 1.20 and yet he beleeves they are not ministring spirits Heb. 1.14 17. He beleeves that Jesus Christ is the onely Son Joh. 1.14 Com with 12. the onely begotten Son of the Father and yet he beleeves that God the Father hath many other sons 18. He beleeves that he must pray to the whole Trinity to the Father who is God to the Son who is God to the Holy Ghost who is God and yet hee beleeves that hee commits horrible Idolatry if he prayes to any more Gods then one God 2 King 19.15 Exo. 20.17 19. He beleeves that it is a sin to be covetous and yet he beleeves that one may be covetous and not sin 1 Cor. 12.31 20. He beleeves that some may enjoy abundance and yet want and that others may want and yet enjoy abundance 21. He beleeves that whoever hath God is the richest person in the World and yet he beleeves that one may have God and yet many richer then he 22. He beleeves that to a Viz. to die give up the ghost can no way without blasphemy be attributed to God or to any person in the God-Head and yet he beleeves that Jesus Christ who was truely God once gave up the ghost Mar. 15.37 23. He beleeves that his life here is not eternall and yet he beleeves that he hath in him eternall life Joh. 8.54 24 He beleeves that Christ assumed not man but the humanity b Not the person but the nature for otherwayes hee had not been God-man and one person but two persons so there had been two Christs Heb. 9.27 and yet he beleeves that he was made Man the MAN Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 2.5 25 He beleeves that there are many needfull things and yet saith Christ to Martha but one thing is needfull Luk. 10.42 26 He beleeves that it is appointed unto men but once to die and yet hee beleeves that every Saint dies daily 27. He beleeves that God will shew wonders to the dead in raising all that are dead to life again and yet he beleeves that Scripture true wilt thou shew wonders to the dead shall the dead arise and praise thee Psal 88.10 28 He beleeves that he shall overcome death in Christ and yet he beleeves that death will overcome him 29. He beleeves that all must taste of death and yet he beleeves there is a death many shall not taste of 30. He knows that all men die but once and yet hee beleeves there is a a Rev. 20.14 second death 31. He beleeves that death
not bound never to cease praying 72. He beleeves upon good c Or grounds reasons that God loves him and yet sees no reason why he should love him 73. He beleeves that we are d 2 Tim. 1.9 called not according to our works and yet he beleeves that according to our works we may know whether we are called 74. He beleeves that there 's a a Of Gods Elect. common faith Titus 1.4 and yet he beleeves that faith is not common for all men have not faith 2 Thes 3.2 75. He beleeves that b 1 Tim 4.4 every creature of God is good and yet he beleeves that there 's none good but one and that is God Mat. 19.17 76. He beleeves that the way to gain a mans life is to lose it Mat. 10.39 77. He beleeves that the Spirit of Christ dwells not essentially in beleevers and yet he beleeves that he that hath not the Spirit of Christ dwelling in him is none of his Rom. 8.9 11. 78. He beleeves that this is as great a Gospel truth that he that repents not shall be damn'd as he that beleeves not shall be damn'd 79. He beleeves that the way to preserve self is to kill self 80 He beleeves that Jesus Christ is God the Fathers onely Son and c Hebr. 1.2 heir and yet he beleeves that every beleever is his sonne and heir Rom. 8.17 81. He beleeves that Christ is the King of Saints and they his subjects Revel 15.3 and yet he beleeves that every Saint is a king Revel 1.6 and hath subjects 82. He beleeves that the way to have all is to d For Christ part with all 83. He beleeves that the Saints are Christs a Cant. 4.11 Spouse and yet he beleeves they are his brethren Heb. 2.11 12. 84. He beleeves that there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved but onely by the name of Christ Act. 4.12 and yet he beleeves we are saved by hope Rom. 8.24 85. He beleeves that none are chosen but who are called and yet he beleeves that many are called which shall never be chosen Mat. 22.14 86. He beleeves that sin is the greatest evil and yet he heleeves that God can work good out of it 87. He beleeves that the a Compar'd to God least sin is the greatest evil 88. He beleeves that Jesus Christ was begotten of his Father from eternity and yet he beleeves that he was born in time 89. He beleeves that ther 's no condemnation to those that are in Christ Jesus Rom. 8.1 and yet he beleeves there 's none think themselves more worthy of condemnation then those that are in Christ Jesus 90. He prayes that he might be heard and yet he thinks he shall not be heard for his praying 91. He beleeves there 's none that doth good Psal 14.3 no not one and yet he beleeves there are many which are good and do good 92. He beleeves that God justifieth the a Rom. 4.5 ungodly and yet he beleeves that b Such that live and delight in actuall sins sure are not yet actually justified the ungodly are not justified 93. He beleeves that many which say they love God do yet hate him 94. He beleeves that God may be a c By creation Father to them he is not a Friend to 95. He beleeves that heaven is Gods dwelling place 1 King 8.39 and yet he beleeves that he filleth heaven and earth Jer. 23.24 96. He beleeves that his sins are not hid from God Psal 89.5 and yet he beleeves that God hath hid them 97. He beleeves that he sins in d Pro. 28.13 covering of sin from God and yet he beleeves that all his sins are covered by God Psal 32.1 98. He beleeves that God is not the worse for our sins and yet he beleeves that in a sence e Sin is an injury to God because God hath lesse external glory God doth receive injury by our sins 99. He beleeves that a Saint is one in whom there is f Joh. 1.47 no guile and yet he beleeves that every Saint may complain of guile being in him 100. A little of God g More then any thing in the world besides contents him and yet he is not contented with that little The second Century 101. HE beleeves that in all labor there is profit Pro. 14.23 and yet hee beleeves the words of Solomon are true What profit bath a man in all his labour Eccles 1.3 and 2.11 102. He beleeves that there 's a provoking one another that 's unlawfull Gal. 5.26 and yet that there 's a provoking one another that 's lawfull Heb. 10.24 Or thus 103. He thinks it not good we should provoke one another and yet thinks wee should provoke one another to that which is good Heb. 10.24 104. He beleeves that a good man in some cases may be justly punisht and yet he beleeves that to punish the just is not good Pro 17.28 105. He beleeves that every one that is gracious desires grace and yet he beleeves that one may a If there be desires without endeavours desire grace and not be gracious 106. He cannot beleeve that David could be poor and needy and yet a King and yet he beleeves that David said true when he confest but I am poor and needy Psal 70.5 107. He beleeves that he is to a Dan. 8.10 Psal 55.16 17 task himself to an every-dayes performance of duty and yet he beleeves that he must by no means look upon duty as a b Or burden task 108. He beleeves that God will be good onely to them that seek him Matt. 7.7 8. and yet he beleeves that God is good to them that seek him not Psal 145.9 109. He beleeves that a man doth not sin in sorrowing for sin and yet he beleeves that that sorrowing for sin which keeps a man from closing with Christ is sinfull 110. He knows death to be the King of terrours yet it 's not terrour to him Job 18.14 111. He beleeves that Christ was tempted in all points like as we are Heb. 4.15 yet without sin 2 Cor. 5.21 and yet he beleeves that he was made sin for us 112. He beleeves that God cannot be deceived and yet he beleeves that hypocrites deceive him Mal. 1.14 113. He beleeves that God hath promised to give to them that ask and yet he beleeves that many ask to whom God will never give 114. He beleeves that the Saints are very vile Job 40.4 42.6 Psal 18.3 base lothsome creatures in their own eyes yet the excellent on earth in whom is all Christs delight 115. He beleeves that though Gods presence may be withdrawn from him yet he cannot withdraw himself from the presence of God Psal 139.7 116. He beleeves that those whom God intends to own he is kind to and yet hee beleeves that God is kind to those whom
the Father and the Son 1 Ioh. 2.22 and yet he beleeves that the Father and the Son are not denied by a The Papists are right in the Trinity ANTICHRIST 167. He wonders how the cleanest water should cleanse his soul from the filth of sin and yet he beleeves that from the filth of sin his soul is cleansed with the sprinkling of clean water Ezek. 36.25 168 He beleeves that he hath his old heart and yet he beleeves that he hath a new heart 169 He takes no thought for the morrow Matth. 6.34 and yet none so full of cares as he Act. 16.30 170. He beleeves he a 1 Ioh. 2.27 needs not that any man teach him and yet he beleeves he shall never be above the teaching of any man 171. He beleeves that every one that is born of God doth righteousnesse and yet he beleeves that every one that doth righteousnesse is not born of God 172. He beleeves that Christ is never neerer him in power to uphold him then when he seemeth most to hide his presence and to depart from him 173. Nothing will content him but prevailing in prayer yet many times he prayes and prevails not and yet is contented 174. He beleeves he shall be filled with all the fulnesse of God Ephes 3.19 and yet he beleeves that God will remain as full as ever 175. He beleeves that God from eternity hath set down and decre'd with himself that such a number onely shall be saved Ioh. 3.15 16 and yet he beleeves that whosoever beleeveth shall be saved 176. He beleeves that God did not a Damnation is not 〈◊〉 the end of reprobation but the manifestation of the glory of Gods justice Hos 13.9 reprobate a man to damn him and yet he beleeves he shall be damn'd because he is reprobated 177. He beleeves that though God hath immutably and unchangeably decreed the reprobation of some men yet that the ruine of every one of those men shall be of themselves for no man shall be miserable but where he hath been sinfull 178 He beleeves that God did not reprobate any upon the foresight of sinne The decree of God is one thing the execuon of his decree another nor elect any upon the foresight of faith and good works and yet he beleeves that as God decreed the end so the means conducing to that end 179. He beleeves that as many as are ordained to eternall life do beleeve Act. 13.48 but not because they do beleeve therefore they are ordained to eternall life 180. He subjects his reason to his faith but not his faith to his reason in what his reason cannot comprehend or fathom 181 He beleeves that he 's known in the world and yet he beleeves that the b 1 Joh. 3.1 world knows him not 182. He beleeves that whosoever sinneth hath not seen God 1 Joh. 3.6 neither known him and yet he beleeves that whosoever hath seen God or known him hath sinned and may sin 183 He beleeves that though a man comes to an untimely end yet his end comes not before it's time 184. He beleeves that Christ and his Father are two and yet he beleeves that Christ and his Father are one Joh. 10.30 185. He beleeves that by one man sin entred into the world Rom. 5.12 and yet he beleeves that sin entred into the world more then by the means of one man 186 He beleeves that he is not to have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ with respect of persons Jam. 2 1 and yet he beleeves that he may nay ought to respect those persons that have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ 187 He beleeves that the Lords portion is his people Deut. 32.9 and that Gods peoples portion is the Lord Lam. ◠24 188. As he lives a faithfull life so hee lives the life of faith Gal. 2.20 189. Though life to him is better then all Job 2.4 yet Christ to him is better then life 190. He beleeves that the soul shall never die and yet he beleeves that that man which hath not God hath a dead soul For as the body is dead without the soul so is the soul dead without God he is the soul of our souls 191. He beleeves that they which have not Paradise or heaven here shall never have Paradise hereafter 192. He beleeves that godlinesse is profitable to all things 1 Tim. 4.8 but not all things profitable to godlinesse 193. He beleeves he sins if he love not father and mother c. from his heart and from his soul and yet hee beleeves he sins if he love not God with all his heart and with all his soul Deut. 6.5 194. He beleeves that Christ was manifested to take away his sins 1 Joh. 3.5 and yet he beleeves that sin shall never while hee lives be quite taken away 195. He beleeves that every Covenant is a promise but not every promise a Covenant 196. He beleeves that where ever there is spirituall life from the Spirit of life it cannot be hid he find◠such a life in him by the effects of it and yet he beleeves that his life is hid with Christ in God Col. 3.3 197. He beleeves that his treasure is lockt up in heaven not in earth Mat. 6.19 and yet he beleeves that his a God Treasure is neither lockt up in earth or in heaven but fils both 198. Hee beleeves that hee that doth righteousnesse is righteous 1 Joh. 3.7 and yet he beleeves that he that is righteous is not righteous by doing righteousnesse 199. He is one that 's rich by riches invisible by wealth which the world knowes not of 200 He beleeves he cannot sin because he is born of God 1 Joh. 3.9 and yet he beleeves that though he be born of God he doth sin and may sin The third Century 201. HE beleeves that many question their true love to God whose true love to God is unquestionable 202. He beleeves that what is invisible cannot be seen and yet he beleeves that Moses did see him Heb. 11.27 who is invisible 203. What would prove to his hurt hee would not ask at any time and yet he beleeves that he asks many times those things which if God should grant would prove to his hurt 204. He beleeves that the children of light are wiser then the children of this world Luke 16.8 and yet he beleeves that the children of this world are wiser in their generation then the children of light 205. He beleeves that when a man begins to live he begins to die * Our days They end When scarce begun And ere we apprehend That we Begin to live our life is done Man count thy dayes and if they flee too fast For thy dull thoughts to count count every day thy last 206. He beleeves he must not do good works to be seen of men and yet he beleeves that though he be seen of men hee may and ought to do good
sinning may f Col. 3.16 teach and admonish one another 246. He beleeves that the Doctrine of God is so g Psal 19.7 perfect that it needs no adorning and yet he beleeves that we are exhorted to h Tit. 2.10 adorn the Doctrine of God 247. He sees and beleeves that gain is some mens godlinesse and godlinesse some mens gain 248. He verily thinks he sins not in praying and yet when he hath prayed he thinks he had need to ask pardon for his praying 249. He beleeves that God is willing that his people should sometimes be afflicted grieved for many righteous ends and yet he beleeves that God doth not a Lam. 3.33 afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men 250. He beleeves that afflictions are evils and yet he thinks it b Psal 119.71 good for him to be afflicted 251. He beleeves God to be a Spirit and so cannot be touched and yet he beleeves that Scripture true he that c Zach. 2.8 toucheth you toucheth the apple of mine eye 252. Gods judgements do not terrifie him and yet he cries out with David I am d Psal 119.120 afraid of thy judgements 253. He beleeves that the Lord killeth the soul when he intends to make it alive 1 Sam. 2.6 254. He beleeves that in Christ shall all be made alive 1 Cor. 15.22 and yet he beleeves that e All shall be raised by Christ and so made alive but not to life everlasting all shall not be made alive in Christ Dan. 12.2 255. He beleeves that the Devil is no Angel of light nor never shall be and yet hee beleeves that he is many times transformed into an Angel of light 2 Cor. 11.14 256. He beleeves that there 's no folly or sin in the good Angels and yet he beleeves the words of a Iob 4.18 Eliphaz true and his Angels he chargeth with folly 257. He is the patient'st man living yet none so b For he will bear with any thing rather then with sin impatient as he 258. He beleeves that money answereth all things Eccles 10.19 and yet he beleeves that there are many things to which money c Psal 49 6 7 8 9 Psal 103.9 30.5 c. answereth not 259. He beleeves that God is said in scripture to be slow to anger not easily provoked again that he will not keep his anger for ever and again that his anger endureth but a moment and yet he beleeves that God is d Psal 7.11 angry with the wicked every day 260. He beleeves that except he calls God will not answer and yet he beleeves that God doth sometimes answer him even before he calls 261. He beleeves that he that beleeveth on the Father savingly beleeveth on the Son also and yet he beleeves Christ words are true he that beleeveth on me e Joh. 12.44 beleeveth not on me but on him that sent me 262. He beleeves that no man can come unto the Father but by f Ioh. 14.6 Christs means and yet he beleeves that no man can come unto Christ but by the a Joh. 6.44 Fathers means except the Father draw him 263. He beleeves that according to the appearance of men in their conversations so he may judge of them and yet saith Christ Judge not according to the appearance Joh. 7.24 264. He beleeves that the grace of God hath appeared to all men Tit. 2.11 and yet he beleeves that all men have not the b In their hearts appearance of the grace of God 265. He beleeves that it 's appointed to all men but once to die and yet he beleeves that there are some men who are c Jude 12 twice dead plucked up by the roots 266. He is a man though unarmed yet hath on him continually the whole armour of God Ephes 6.11 267. He beleeves that whosoever beleeveth on Christ shall not be d Rom. 10.11 ashamed and yet he beleeves that none are more ashamed of themselves then those that beleeve on Christ 268. He beleeves that Christ hath f commanded him to give to him that asketh e Mat. 6.42 and yet he beleeves that to every one that asketh he is not bound to give 269. He beleeves that one may have grace without assurance but not assurance without grace 270. He beleeves that a Rom. 12.19 revenge is no way godly and yet he beleeves there 's a b 2 Cor. 7.11 godly revenge 271. He beleeves that many men even while they are awake Rom. 13.11 are yet asleep in sin 272. He beleeves that in the beginning was the Word Joh. 1.1 and yet hee beleeves that the c Any written word which was not till Moses Word was not in the beginning 273. He beleeves that Christ was begotten of the Father from eternity before ever there were any dayes and yet hee beleeves that d Psal 2.7 Scripture true wherein God saith to Christ thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee 274. He beleeves 't was truth which Balaam said Num. 23.21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob neither hath he seen perversenesse in Israel and yet he beleeves that God did see both perversenesse in Israel and iniquity in Jacob. 275. He beleeves that God is the Saviour of all men 1 Tim. 4.10 and yet he beleeves that all men shal not be saved by God 276. He beleeves that some may be blind and yet see and that others may see and yet be blind And 277. He beleeves that some may be deaf and yet hear and that others may hear and yet be deaf Luke 8.10 278. He beleeves that when he riseth again at the last day he shall not a Job 19.26 27 change his bodâ— and yet he beleeves that his b 1 Cor. 15.22 body shall be changed 279. He beleeves that the righteous are as bold as a Lion and yet he beleeves there are none so c Of offending God c. fearfull or so full of fear as they 280. He beleeves that Davids bones were not broken though he cried out Psal 51.8 Make me to heâ— joy and gladness that the bones which thou hast â—â—ken may rejoyce 281. Hâ—e beleeves that God remembers all thingâ— without a book to put him in mind and yet he beleeves that a book of remembrance is written before him for them that fear the LORD Mal. 3.16 and think upon his Name 282. He beleeves that bread hath no life in it and yet he beleeves that the saints feed daily upon d Joh. 6.51 Living bread 283. He beleeves that whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin Joh. 8.34 and yet he beleeves that he is not sins servant though he committeth sin 284. He beleâ—ves that the saints are not compleated in this life and yet he beleeves that they are e Col. 2.10 compleat in Christ 285. He is an absolute enemy against Auricular confession and yet beleeves that we may and ought to