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A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…A cabinet of choice jevvels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…
A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain discovery of, or, what men are worth for eternity, and how 'tis like to go with them in another world ... / by Thomas Brooks ...A cabinet of choice jevvels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain discovery of, or, what men are worth for eternity, and how 'tis like to go with them in another world ... / by Thomas Brooks ...
London : Printed and are to be sold by John Hancock ..., 1669
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The fifth Proposition is this. That other precious Saints that are now triumphing in glory, have pleaded their interest in God's love, and their hopes of a better life from graces ⟨p. 344⟩inherent.1 I'll only point at some of those Scriptures among many others, that clearly speak out this truth; the first Epistle of John, James 2.17—ult. Job. 23.10, 11, 12. and the whole 31. Chapter of Job, Psal. 119.6. Isa. 38.2, 3. Neh. 1. ult. & 13.14, &c. Now all these Scriptures do evidently prove, that the precious servants of the Lord did take their graces for precious signs and testimonies of God's love, of their interest in Christ, and thereby received much comfort, peace and satisfaction. And truly, to deny the fruit growing upon the Tree to be an evidence that the Tree is alive, is to me as unreasonable as it is absurd: Certainly 'tis one thing to judge by our graces, and another thing to trust in our graces, to make a Saviour of our graces. There is a great deal of difference betwixt declaring and deserving Christians, they may doubtless look to their graces as evidences of their part in Christ and salvation (and the clearer and stronger they are, the greater will be their comfort and assurance) but not as causes. No man advanced free grace like Paul; no man debased his own righteousness like Paul, he counted it but dung and dross; and no man exalted the righteousness of Christ like Paul, 2and yet by this way of signs he gathered much comfort and assurance, 2 Tim, 4.7, 8. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith, henceforth is laid up for me a crown of righteousness. How plainly, how fully doth he here conclude his right to the crown of life, from his fighting a good fight, his finishing his course (in a way of grace and holiness) and his keeping the faith.