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A80790	The doctrine of faith. Or, The prime and principall points which a Christian is to know and believe. Handled in sundry sermons upon texts of scripture selected and chosen for the purpose. Wherein the method of the creed, (commonly called the Apostles Creed) is observed; and the articles thereof are confirmed, explained and applied, for the instructing of the ignorant, and the establishing of all in the truth. / By Christopher Cartwright, Minister of the Word at York.	Cartwright, Christopher, 1602-1658.	1650 (1650)	Wing C687; Thomason E1231_1; ESTC R14778	283,812	488

their sins behind his back he will no more condemn them for their sins then if they were quite removed out of his sight and he had no knowledge of them 5. When sins are remitted they are said to be cast into the bottome of the sea Thou O Lord wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the Sea Mic. 7. 19. This shewes more emphatically how when God forgives sins they are done as it were quite out of his sight that which is cast into the depths of the sea is not like to be found again nor to be seen any more In those dayes and in that time saith the Lord the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for and there shall be none and the sins of Judah and they shall not be found for I will pardon them whom I reserve Jer. 50. 20. 6. Sins in this case are said to be forgotten and never more to be remembred I will forgive their iniquity and I will remember their sin no more saith God Jer. 31. 34. God wil no more take vengeance on his people for their sins then if he had quite forgotten them and had no remembrance at all of them All his transgressions that he hath committed they shall not be mentioned unto him Ezek 18. 22. Ob. Some may object that after David had truly repented of his sin and also had the pardon of it declared unto him by the Prophet he was punished for it 2 Sam. 12 13 14. Answ I answer the Papists abuse this and the like examples inferring from them that God remitting the fault yet doth not remit the punishment but that still vve must one vvay or other either here or hereafter make satisfaction unto God for sin committed against him But as the Antinomians erre in denying castigatory punishment to be inflicted upon Gods children so doe the Papists erre in affirming satisfactory punishment to be inflicted on them God afflicts sometimes them whom he pardons not as exacting satisfaction of them for how then are they pardoned but as chastening them that they may the better learn to beware of sin afterwards and that others seeing them to smart for it may beware of it When we are judged we are chastned of the Lord It is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that we should not be condemned with the world 1 Cor. 11. 32. So that God doth execute judgement he doth inflict punishment upon his children yet it is but a chastening of them for their good not that he doth take vengeance on them or exact satisfaction of them Vse 2. Secondly seeing this great benefit belongs unto the people of God let us take heed least we come short let us make sure that we may be partakers of it To stir us up hereunto let us consider 1. How much the purchasing and procuring of this benefit hath cost even no lesse then the bloud of the Lord Jesus This is my blood of the New Testament which is shed for many for the remission of sins said Christ when instituting the Sacrament of his Supper he gave the Cup unto his Disciples Mat. 26. 28. How shall we escape if we neglect so great saluation Heb. 2. 3. If we make light of that which did cost Christ so dear 2. What account the Saints have made of this benefit The Prophet Mica admiring the goodness of God in this respect cries out Who is a God like unto thee that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage he retaineth not his anger for ever because he delighteth in mercy Mic. 7. 18. How earnestly did David sue unto God for it Have mercy upon me O Lord according to thy loving kindnesse according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sinne Psalme 51. 1 2. And v. 9. Hide thy face from my sinnes and blot out mine iniquities And Verse 14. Deliver me from blood-guiltinesse O God thou God of my salvation and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousnesse And how exceedingly did he rejoyce when he was assured of this benefit Blesse the Lord O my soule and all that is within me blesse his holy Name Blesse the Lord O my soule and forget not all his benefits Who forgiveth all thine iniquities and healeth all thy diseases who redeemeth thy life from destruction and crowneth thee with loving kindnesse and tender mercies Psalme 103. 1 2 3 4. 3. That forgivenesse of sins is such a benefit such a blessing as even blessednesse it selfe the greatest blessednesse that we are capable of here in this life doth consist in it Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven and whose sin is covered Blessed is he to whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity Psal 32. 1 2. Sin being forgiven nothing can doe us hurt all affliction will be light and easie death it selfe will be advantage to us see Rom. 8. 33 34 35 36 37. This is it that makes affliction grievous and hard to be indured then usually a mans conscience will flie in his face and set his sins before him Thus it is sometimes even with the godly themselves Thou writest bitter things against me said Job unto God and makest me to possesse the sins of my youth Job 13. 26. Mine iniquities said David are gone over my head and are as a heavy burthen too heavy for me to bear Psal 38. 4. Woe unto us that we have sinned said the people of God Lam. 5. 16. And they adde v. 17. For this our heart is faint for these things our eyes are dim O what a happinesse then is it in time of affliction to have sins forgiven and to be assured of the forgivenesse of them So also when death approacheth For the guilt of sin lying upon the conscience will make death terrible it will cause us to say unto it as Ahab said to Eliah Hast thou found me O mine enemy Whereas if we be assured of interest in Christ and of forgivenesse of sinnes thorough him we may say with old Simeon Lord now lettest thou thy Servant depart in peace for mine eyes have seen thy salvation Luke 2. 29 30. This blessednesse here to have our sinnes forgiven doth make way immediately for the blessednesse of the life to come for that inheritance of the Saints in light as the Apostle calls it Colos 1. 12. Forgivenesse of sinnes and an inheritance among them that are sanctified are immediately joyned together Acts 26. 18. Therefore as we desire the inchoation of happinesse here and the consummation of happinesse hereafter as wee would live comfortably die chearfully and after death injoy immortality and glory let us make sure of this benefit the forgivenesse of our sins and then nothing can debar us from all blisse all happinesse The four and thirtieth SERMON HEB. 6. 2. And of the Resurrection of the dead THe Author of this Epistle speaking of the principles of the doctrine of Christ

Christ and the Father are one Joh. 10. 30. That which the Father doth he doth also Joh. 5. 17. 14. 10 11. Therefore Cum eadem fit divina virtus operatio Patris Filii haec duo se mutuò consequuntur quòd Christus fit suscitatus divinâ virtute Patris sui ipsius Aquin part 3. quest 53. art 4. ad 1. these two are so farre from crossing one the other Christ was raised up by the power of his Father and Christ arose by his own power that they confirme one the other they follow one upon the other Vse 3. Thirdly by Christs Resurrection our faith is confirmed in him as a most perfect Redeemer For seeing that Christ died for our sins he as our Surety was arrested by death as Gods Serjeant and cast into the prison of the grave in that he was not still detained there but released and set free it clearly shewes that the debt is discharged Gods justice satisfied and we through faith in Christ reconciled unto God and at peace with him The two Disciples that knew Christ to be dead but knew not that he was risen again seemed to have but small hope of redemption by him We trusted said they that it had been he that should have redeemed ●srael Luk. 24. 21. They did trust so before but now it seems they did in a manner despair of it And indeed had Christ so died as not to rise againe we could have had but a dead hope as I shewed before But now our hope is a lively hope as S. Peter calls it Blessed be God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope how by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 1 Pet. 1. 3. So S. Paul having said that Christ was delivered for our offences and rose again for our justification he addes immediately Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through Jesus Christ our Lord Rom. 4. 25. 5. 1. And Acts 13. 38 39. having immediately before confirmed Christs Resurrection he thereupon inferres Be it known unto you therefore men and brethren that thorough this man is preached unto you forgivenesse of sins And by him all that believe are justified c. And Rom. 8. 34. he cryeth out Who is he that condemneth it is Christ that died yea rather that is risen again And Heb. 7. 25. Wherefore he is able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by him seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them Vse 4. Fourthly by the Resurrection of Christ we may be assured of our owne Resurrection The Apostle 1 Cor. 15. to convince some among the Corinthians who denied the Resurrection of the dead first proves at large Christs Resurrection and from thence inferreth the resurrection of Christians Now if Christ be preached saith he that he rose from the dead how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead But if there be no resurrection of the dead then is Christ not risen 1 Cor. 15. 12 13. And v. 16. For if the dead rise not then is not Christ raised And v. 20. c. But now is Christ risen from the dead and become the first fruits of them that slept For since by man came death by man also came the Resurrection from the dead For as in Adam all die so in Christ shall all be made alive But every man in his own order Christ the first fruits afterward they that are Christs at his coming So 2 Cor. 4. 14. Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus c. And 1 Thes 4. 14. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him The force of this inference viz. of the resurrection of Christians from Christs resurrection consists in that near relation and union that is betwixt Christ and Christians he being their head Quod praecessit in caepite impletum erit in corpore Bern. and they his members As in the naturall body though all the members be under water yet the head being above they are safe and there 's no fear of drowning so is it in the mysticall body Christ our head being risen though we his members lie in the dust yet there is a sure and certain hope of our resurrection For the members must be with the head and conformed to it Father I will that they whom thou hast given me be with me where I am said Christ Joh. 17. 24. We know that when he shall appear we shall be like unto him 1 Joh. 3. 2. Christ shall change our vile bodies and shall make them like unto his own most glorious body Phil. 3. 21. THE TWENTIETH SERMON Vse 5. FIftly and lastly as Christ rose corporally so ought we to rise spiritually viz. from the death of sin to the life of grace There is a death of the soul by sin and a resurrection of the soul by grace Awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead and Christ shall give thee light Ephes 5. 14. And that we must be conformed unto Christ by a spirituall resurrection the Apostle sheweth Rom. 6. 4. Therefore we are buried with him by baptisme into death that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father even so we also should walk in newnesse of life And v. 11. Likewise reckon ye also your selves dead indeed unto sin but alive unto God thorough Jesus Christ our Lord. We must thus be conformed unto Christ by the resurrection of our souls here or els we shall not be conformed unto Christ by the resurrection of our bodies hereafter For though all shall corporally rise again yet not so as to be conformed unto Christ in glory and happinesse No thus shall none rise corporally but only such as now rise spiritually so as to be conformed unto Christ in grace and holinesse Only they that whiles they are upon earth have their conversation in heaven can expect that the Lord Jesus will change their vile bodies and make them like unto his own most glorious body Phil. 3. 20 21. Now if we would know whether we be partakers of this spirituall resurrection we may try and discern it by these marks 1. Heavenly mindednesse If ye be risen with Christ seek those things that are above where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God Set your affections on things above and not on things on the earth Col. 3. 1. 2. 2. Love of Gods children We know that we are passed from death to life because we love the brethren 1 Joh. 3. 14. This is meant of loving the godly eo nomine in that very respect as they are godly not for by ends or carnall respects which they may do who are not godly 3. A sense and feeling of spirituall wants and infirmities VVhere there is such a

hand against the father lesse when I saw my help in the gate that is when by his greatnesse he could have easily escaped censure in the courts of humane judicature Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder-blade and mine arm be broken from the bone For destruction from God was a terrour unto me and because of his highnesse I could not indure Joh. 31. 21 22 23. 3. To shew mercy unto others that we our selves in that great day may obtain mercy With what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again Mat. 7. 2. Blessed are the mercifull for they shall obtain mercy Mat. 5. 7. But he shall have iudgement without mercy that hath shewed no mercy Jam. 2. 13. Now we must be mercifull in forgiving For how can we expect that God should forgive us if we will not forgive others Christ hath taught us to pray forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespasse against us And he adds For if ye forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father will also forgive you But if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your trespasses Mat. 6. 14. 15. And to this end he propounded a Parable of a certaine King who having forgiven one of his servants a great debt which he was never able to pay when he heard how that servant would not remit a small debt that his fellow-servant owed him he was wroth with him and exacted his debt of him Mat. 18. 23. c. And the Application of the Parable is subjoyned v. 35. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses Therefore let not the Sun go down upon your wrath Eph. 4. 26. Yet some will continue in their wrath and enmity In ipsa morte ira vivebat Flor. not only untill night but even untill death they will lie down not onely in their beds but in their graves with it 2. In giving that is succouring and relieving those that are in want and misery The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus for he oft refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain but when he was in Rome he sought me out very diligently and found me The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day 2 Tim. 1. 16 17 18. And what account shall be made at the last judgement of this kind of mercy Christ hath plainly shewed Mat. 25. 34. c. where he fore-tells how to those who have been carefull to succour and relieve others he will say Come ye blessed of my Father inherit ye the Kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world for I was an hungred and ye gave me meat I was thirsty and ye gave me drink c. On the other side to those who have refused thus to shew mercy he will say Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the Devill and his Angells For I was an hungred and ye gave me no meat c. Some as Austine records Aug. de Civit. Dei l. 212. c. 17. have strained this and other such like places beyond all due measure inferring from thence that if a man did not neglect to give almes howsoever otherwise he lived yet he should not be damned But this is a most erroneous and damnable opinion For though a man give all his goods to feed the poore yet if he be without charity it shall profit him nothing as the Apostle teacheth 1 Cor. 13. 3. Now where sin and ungodlinesse doth reign there is no charity for charity proceeds out of a pure heart a good conscience and faith unf●ined as we learn of the same Apostle 1 Tim. 1. 5. That of our Saviour holds good in respect of all as well almes-givers as others Except ye repent ye shall all perish Luke 13. 3 5. Gregory saith well that he that gives Dat sua Deo se diabolo Greg. Pastor par 3. admonit 21. almes liberally and yet otherwise lives wickedly gives his goods to God and himself to the Devill That of our Saviour Luk. 11. 41. Give almes of of such things as you have and behold all things are clean unto you is not so to be taken as if giving of alms alone would serve the turn but he spake in respect of the Pharisees as the context sheweth The Pharisees were superstitious in washing and cleansing their cups and platters but regarded not to wash and cleanse their hearts And because coveousnesse was the sin which was predominant in them as appears Luke 16. 14. Mat. 23. 14. Therefore Christ prescribed a remedy sutable to the disease as a Physitian will say to such as are given to excesse Use abstinence and all will be well So Daniel knowing that Nebuchadnezzar had been a great oppressor exhorted him to the exercise of that vertue especially which was most contrary to the vice that reigned in him Wherefore O King let my counsell be acceptable unto thee break off thy sins by righteousnesse and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor Dan. 4. 27. The error of the Papists also is here to be avoided They hold that by works of mercy we may satisfie for our sins and merit heaven But it is only Christ who is the propitiation for our sins 1 Joh. 1. 2. and who hath purchased eternall redemption for us Heb. 9. 12. It is mercy that we must expect in the day of Judgement notwithstanding all the works of mercy or what ever good works we have done as is clear by the Dignatio locum non habet ubi fuerit praesumptio dignitatis Bern. Gal. 5. 6. places before cited 2 Tim. 1. 18. Now Gods mercy and our merit will not stand together But as other good works so works of mercy being the fruits of a living faith that worketh thorough love shall be found pleasing unto God and profitable unto us at the last judgment Vse 3. Thirdly and lastly This Judgement to come being considered affoards comfort unto the godly and is sufficient to incourage them against all the molestations and troubles that here they meet with As 1. The prosperity of the wicked doth sometimes not a little vex and grieve the godly Wherefore do the wicked live become old yea and are mighty in power Their seed is established in their sight c. Job 21. 7 8. Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper Wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously Jer. 12. 1. But as for me my feet were almost gone my steps had well nigh slipt For I was envious at the foolish when I saw the prosperity of the wicked c. Psal 73. 2 3. c. But what reason is there to envy the wicked because they prosper and flourish for a while whenas at last God will pay them home and they shall perish for ever The wicked is reserved to the day of destruction and shall be brought