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The Improvementof the DoRrineof
Perfeverance in reference to
the Obedienceand
Confolation
of
the Saints;why its tendency to the promoting
of their
Obedience is firft
handled,
before their
Confolation.
2.
Five previous Obfervations concerning
Gofpell
Truths
ingenerall,(s.)
That
#..,
all
are to
be
received
with
equal' reverence.
(2.)
That
the end
of
them all is,
toworke the
foule
ínto
a
conformity
to
Gods
prov'd
by
feverall
Scriptures,
a
Tim.
3.16.
Tit. s.
s.
yc.
(.)
Some
Truths
have a
more
immediate tendency
hereunto
then others 'have.
2
Cor.
5.14.
(4.)
Molt
weight
is
to
be
laid
by Believers
upon
fuch.
(5.)
Men
are
not themfelves to determine what
Truths
have molt in them
of
thisTendency.
trrc.
3.
Gofpell
Obedience, what
it
is,
and
why fa
called.
5.
Its
nature,(1)
In the matter of
it,
which is
All
and Only the will
of
God.
5.(2)In
the
Forme
of
it,
which
isconfrdered,(t.)
In
the Principle
ktting
it on
worke, Faith.
(2.)
lu
the
manner
of
doing
it,
eying
both Precepts and
Promifes.
(3.)The
end aimed at in
it,
the
Glo-
ry
of
God
as a
Rewarder.
Beb.1
1.6.Rom.4.4, e.The Principle in
us,
whence
it
proceeds,which
is
the
New man,
the Spirit
:proved.Epb.3.16,1q.ere.
9.
What
kind
of
Motivesconduce
molt
to
the carrying on
of
this Obedience,
namely, loch
as
molt cherifh this
New
man,
which
they doe
moft,that
difcover molt
of
the
Love
of
God,and his good will
in
Chi
lb,
filch as
thefe
are alone
ufefull
to
Mortification, and the
fubduing
ofthe contrary Principle
of
Flefh, which hinders our
Obedience; proved
Titus
2.12. Rum.6. 8.
What
Perfons
the improvement
of
this Doetrine
concerns,
only
true
Believers
who
won't
abufe
it.
9. How
this
Doctrine
of
Perfeverance
con.
duces
fo
eminently tp the carrying on
of
Gofpell Obedience
in the hearts ofthefe true
Believers.
(1.)
By
removing difcouragements.
so
a.
Perplexing
Fcars
which
impaire
their
Faith.
11.
(2.)
Hurd
thoughts
of
God, which
weaken
their
Love,
without
which
two,í'airh
and Love, no
Goffpell
Obedience performed.
12.
Unfpeakable
obligations to
live
to
God, hence put upon the
Souks of
the Saints. 13.Ob1e
Lion
concerning,
the
Abufe
of
this
Truth,
to prelumption
and
careleffnefe dilcuffed, examined,at large
and removed.
14.
The mortification
of
the Helh,
wherein
it
confifts,
how it
is
performed: The
influence
of
the
Doetritse
of the
Saints Perfeve-
rance
thereinto,
Dread and
terror .of
Hell
not the
meanes
of
mortification
;
at
large proved,
by!
hewing
quire
another
wanes
o
f
mortifying the Meth,
1,k.
The fpirit
of
Chrift,
Ruin.
8.
13.
applying
the
Croffe,-and Death
ofGhri
ft.
Rom.6.5,6.
a
5.
(3.)
This Do&rine
is
niefull
to
pro-
mote
Gofpell Obedience, in that it rends
direalv
to
increafe and
firengthenFaith
and Love,both
towards God,
and
towardsour Lord
lefns
Chri4.
16. stow
it
ftrengthens their Love to God,
viz.
By
difcovering his Loveto diem, in
three eminent properties of it
,
Freedome,
Conftancy,
Fruitfulneffe.
17.
How
it
ftrengthens their
Love
to
Jeftts
Chrift,
nie.
By
difcovering his
Love
to them,
in
two eminentA&sof it, his
Oblation
and. his
Intercelfion
18.
(4.)
ThisDvârine
conduces
t)re. by
giving.Gofpell Obedience its
proper
place and
due order.
-
19.
(5.)
By
elating
in
with the
ends
cf
GofpellOrdinances, particularly
the
Miniftry, one eminent end whereof
is,
to
perfeft
the.
Saints,
Eph.4.1 2,
13.
which
is
doneby
di(covering to them the whole will
oT
God, both Precepts,
on the one
hand,and
Prom
ifes,
Exhortations
,
Threatnings on
the
other.
20.
That
of
the Promifes more
particularly,
and
morelargely infiffed on,
Hat
which remaines
to
cornpleat our
intendment,
as
to
that Part
of
theworke,
which
nowdrawes towards
a
dote,
is,
the import -
ment
ofthat
Do
&rive fo
long
infifted
on, (having
in fome mea-
fore vindicated and cleared up
the
Truth
ofit)
as
to
theeffe:.
&uall influence
it hath
into the
obedience,
and
Confolation
of
them
that
are concerned therein;
And this
I (hall
do
in
theOrder that
I
have
named,giving
the
Preeminence
unto their
obedience
;which more immediate-
ly
refpe&ing
the Glory
of
God,
&
the honour
of
the
Gofpell,is
to
be
prefer-
red
before their Confolation;
yea
though
GöTl
fhould
never
afford
his Saints
any
drop
of
that
Confolation,
which we
of
irme to flreame from
the
Truth
difcuffed,
yet it
is
Honour
unfpeakable for
them, that
he
is
pleated
to
ad-
mit
them,
and lnable
them,
to
do
him
service in this life;
and it
will be their
infinite
Confolation,
that
they have
done fo,to Eternity.
For