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Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification,…
Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crab. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanley Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crabb. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanly Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.
London: printed by S. Griffin for Will, 1660
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This is the state of a justified man; though he do by his •elapses provoke God, yet he is in the state of a subject; though he be a disobedient subject, yet a subject, not a foreigner as before; but now ye that were not a people, are become the people of the Lord. A child of God in the midst of rebellion, is sub misericordia; as soon as he is in the state of grace, he is under Gods protection; he is no stranger; though he hath his blood about his ears, and is in his rags, yet he may come to God; by Jesus Christ he may come boldly to the Throne of grace, that he may find help in time of need: The ⟨p. 457⟩Apostle in Ephes. 2.18. sets down twice the great privileges Christians have; for thorough him we both have an access by one Spirit unto the Father; its Christ which makes the way: To have a friend at the Court is a great matter, especially when a man hath need of him; Christ is gone before us: and he lives for ever to make intercession for us, and we need no other Mediator; thus he bespeaks his Father: Father, this is one of mine that I shed my blood for, one of those that thou gavest me, I beseech thee have pity upon him, and I beseech thee give him audience, Ephes. 3.12. By him, (i. e.) through Christ, we have access by one Spirit unto the Father, in whom we have boldness by the faith of him, and access with confidence. I go not now doubting unto God, I prefer my suit with boldness. Mark the Apostle St. James, If any man want wisdom, or any other thing, let him ask it of God that gives to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; it is otherwise with men, when one hath done a great man wrong, and comes to desire a favour at his hands, Oh Sir, saith he, Do you not remember how you used me at such a time, or in such a place? That he is presently upbraided with, 'its cast in his dish; but it is not so with God, he gives liberally and upbraids no man; so there is a free and a bold access with faith and confidence, by whom we have boldness and access, let him not doubt or waver; that is a notable place; here is bold access by faith unto God, and by that we may be assured of whatever we ask; if it be forgiveness of sins, we may be sure they are forgiven; if we ask in faith we may be assured. By the way take notice of the folly of the Papists, who think that a man can have no confidence or assurance ⟨p. 458⟩