Some ACCOUNT of the NEW WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, containing the Faith as well as Practice of a Chriftian. Neceffary for all Families. Printed ONLY for J. HINTON, in Pater-nofter Row. T The caufe of this diflike may be afcribed, in a great meafure, to the diftance of time in which that treatise was wrote; for not only the manner of expreffion, but the method of treating fuch fubjects ought to be very different now from what they were formerly. And, though I am far from deny ing that found doctrine and morality are visible throughout the book, or that it was well adapted for thofe unhappy times in which it was written; yet, as exceptionable by the abovementioned difadvantages, the prefent age is not likely to be reconciled to it. During the times of confufion, many of the preachers (and writers) had not only forborne to inculcate the duties of morality, but had laboured to depreciate them; perfuading the people that faith was all, and works nothing. And therefore, to take off thofe unhappy impreffions, the clergy found themselves obliged to inculcate the neceffity of moral duties, and to reinftate them in their proper fhare of the Chriftian fyftem. † Befides, It is evident, that the fubjects treated of in the Old Whole Duty of Man, are neither fo many, nor fo well chofen as they might be for the ufe of the prefent age. Our church also and religion have other sorts of enemies to contend with now, Atheifts, than the Solifidians of that time; Deifts, &c. for which reason the Old Whole Duty of Man, (which, in oppofition to the prevailing doctrine of thofe days, is chiefly confined to moral duties) cannot be fo well fuited to the impious age we live in, when the articles of our Chriftian faith are fo impudently attacked and contemned. Moft certain it is, that the author of the Old Whole Duty of Man, confcious to himfelf of the defects of his treatise, fays, in his Lively Oracles, Thefe are the excellencies of the doctrinal part of Scriptures, which also render them most aptly preparative for the preceptive, and indeed fo they were defigned: The Credenda and the Agenda being fuch infeparable relations, that whoever parts them, forfeits the advantage of Both. Hence it may reasonably be prefu med, that the Lively Oracles were intended to fupply the defects of the former; but, the proprietors of those books, not thinking fit to print them together, the author's intention has been rendered of little effect. Now how grofsly do thofe impofe upon themselves, who reft their acceptance with God, upon the mere performance of the obligations of morality, and flight and ridi cule the Chriftian religion. Their foolish deception of their own fouls, is defcribed with fuch clearness and energy by the late Archbishop Sharp, that I shall recite it in his own words: It is not enough (fays this judicious and orthodox divine) to intitle any man to everlafting falvation, that he practifeth the duties of natural religion, unless he alfo believe and embrace that religion which God has revealed by Jefus Chrift, fuppofing he has opportunities of coming to the knowledge of it. Bare morality or honesty of life, without a right faith, will not fave a man's foul, fupponing that the man hath opportu nities of coming to the knowledge of that right faith: And this confideration I ferioufly address to all thofe among us, who think it fo indifferent a matter what religion or what faith they are of, provided they are but honeft in their lives. They think nothing offends God but the open violation of thofe rules of morality which all the world muft acknowledge themselves obliged to observe, and which it is fcandalous not to obferve. But this is a grievous mistake, and of moft pernicious confequence. It is certain, that wherever God has revealed his will, and declared upon what terms he will beftow falvation upon mankind, there all men are, under pain of damnation, obliged to embrace his revelation, and to believe, and profefs, and practife according to the doctrines of fuch revelation. And it is certain likewife, that God hath fully and intirely revealed his will by Jefus Chrift and his apoftles in the New Testament; and fo revealed it, as to exclude all men from the hopes of falvation, who, having opportunity of knowing Jefus Chrift and his doctrines, The Old Whole Duty of Man, as appears by Dr. Hammond's recommendation, dated March 1657, was first published in the grand rebellion, during the fubverfion of the conflitstion both in church and state. + See the Bishop of London's fecend Paftoral Letter, Page 64, 8vos do not believe in him. And therefore for any man to reject this method of God, and to Lay, I hope to be faved by another way than God hath appointed, is the extremelt folly in the world: Let every one therefore among us, as they would not be undone to all eternity, endeavour to inftruct themselves right in the true religion. All their pretended moral honefty will not in the leaft excuse them before God, if, when having means to find the truth, they do not embrace it, but continue infidels or misbelievers. If they had been born and bred in an Heathen country, where they had no opportunity of coming to the knowledge of God's revealed will, I know not how far their juftice and temperance, and other good moral qualities, might avail them towards the procuring God's acceptance: But to live in a Christian country, nay, and to be baptifed into Chrift's religion, and yet to be Pagans as to their notions and opinions; not to believe in Jefus Chrift, but to think to please God in the way of the philofophers; there is nothing in the world to be faid in their excufe for this. And they will at last find true what our Saviour hath pronounced, that this is their condemnation (and a heavy one it will be) that light is come into the world, but they have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil. For every one that doth evil, hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, left his deeds fhould be reproved.' I have endeavoured to fupply all thefe deficiencies of the Old Whole Duty of Man, by furnishing the age we live in with a Duty of Man, much better adapted to the Christian religion, and the occafions of she prefent time. TESTIMONIES From Scripture, the Liturgy, Articles, Homilies, and Writings of feveral learned and pious Bifhops, &c. of the Church of England: PROVING That the Old Whole Duty of Man was very improperly fo called, and dangeroufly received under that Title; because the Articles of the Chriftian Faith are intire ly omitted in that Book; and, without Faith in those Articles, the moft diligent Practice of the Duties there treated of by that Author is not fufficient to fecure to a Chriftian his eternal falvation. From SCRIPTURE. THERE is one Mediator between God No man cometh unto the Father but by him.-The Father fent the Son to be the Saviour of the world-To feek and to fave that which was loft.-That we might live through him.-That the world through him might be faved. That believing we might have life through his 1 Tim. ii. §. I name. That whofoever be. From the LITURGY (Office for the Sick.) From the ARTICLES. aré accounted righteous before God ART. XII. Of good Works. Albeit that good works, which are the fruits of faith, and follow after juftification, cannot put away our fins, and endure the feverity of God's judgments; yet are they pleafing and acceptable to God in Chrift, and do fpring out neceffarily of a true and lively faith; infomuch that by them a lively faith may be as evidently known, as a tree difcerned by the fruit. ART. XIII. Of Works before Juftification. Works done before the grace of Chrift, and the infpiration of his fpirit, are not pleafant to God; for as much as they fpring not of faith in Jefus Chrift. ART. XVIII. Of obtaining eternal Salva tion only by the Name of Chrift. They alfo are to be had accurfed, that prefume to fay, that every man fhall be faved by the law or fect which he profeifeth, P WIthout faith there can be no good work done, accepted and pleafing to God. -Therefore faith St. Paul, without faith it is not only not possible to please God;' but whatsoever work is done without faith, it is fin, and dead before God.' Let no man therefore reckon upon his good works before his faith, becaufe where there is no faith there can be no good works.--If a Heathen cloath the naked, feed the hungry and do fuch other like works, yet because he doth them not in faith, for the honour and love of God, they are but dead, vain, and fruitless works to him; because it muft be faith alone that commendeth the work to God: And therefore where the faith of Chrift is not the foundation, there is no good work, what building foever we make. So the virtues of ftrength, wisdom, temperance, and justice are all referred unto this fame faith; for without this faith we have not them, but only the names and fhadows of them. Thus you fhall find many which have not the true faith, that are not of the flock of Chrift; and yet, in appearance, they flourish in good works of mercy; you fhall find them full of pity, compaffion, and given to juftice; and yet, for all that, they have no fruit of their works, becaufe the chief work is wanting, which chief work is faith, according to that declaration of Chrift to the Jews, who afking him what they fhould do to work good works, he answered, This is the work of God, to believe in him whom he hath fent.' They who glifter and thine in good works without faith in God, are like dead men, which have goodly and precious tombs, and yet it availeth them nothing -A man muit needs be nourished by good works; but first he must have faith. He that doth good deeds yet without faith, he hath no life: I can thew you a man that by faith without works Jived, and came to heaven; but without faith never man had life. The thief that was crucified when Chrifi fuffered did believe only, and the most merciful God juftified him. It is truc, if he had lived and not regarded faith, and the works thereof, fhould have loft his falvation again. But this is the effect that I fay, that faith by felf faved him, but works by themselves never justified any man.-Whereby you may perceive, that neither faith without works (having opportunity thereto) nor works without faith, can avail to everlasting life. From Bishop WILKINS. Notwithstanding all that can be faid of natural religion (ie. of principles and duties merely moral) it cannot be denied, but that, in this dark and degenerate state into which mankind is funk, there is á great want of a clearer light to difcover our duty to us with greater certainty, and to put it beyond all doubt and difpute what is the good and acceptable will of God, and of a more powerful encouragement to the practice of our duty, by the promise of a fupernatural affiftance, and by the affurance thefe defects are fully fupplied by that clear of a great and eternal reward. And all and perfect revelation which God hath made to the world by our bleffed Saviour.-And, word or deed, we must do all in the naine as we are Chriftians, whatever we do in of the Lord Jefus,' and by him alone expect to find acceptance with God. Nat、 Religion, Book II. Chap. 9. From Archishop TILLOTSON. MEN are to place all their hope and confidence of falvation in Jefus Chrift the fon of God; that is, to believe that, through the alone merits of his death and fufferings, God is reconciled to us; and that, only upon the account of the fatisfaction which he hath made to divine juftice, we are reftored to the favour of God, and our fins are pardoned to us; and we have a title to eternal life. Sermons, Vol. III. Page 466, Fol. Edit. From Dr. SCOTT. THE Doctor, after having very clearly defcribed the excellencies of the moral duties, affures us,-The pofitive parts of religion are our duty as well as thofe, and God by his fovereign authority exacts them at our hands; and unlefs, when Jefus Chrift hath been fufficiently propofed to us, we do fincerely believe in him-unlefs we ftrike covenant with him by baptism, and frequently renew that covenant in the Lord's Supper-unlefs we diligently attend on the public affemblies of his worthip-there is nɔ pretence of morality will bear us out when we appear before his dread tribunal. Chrift. Life, Vol. II. Page 68, 8vo Edit. Frem From Doctor GIBSON, late Bishop of London. HOUGH it is true, that one end of Chrift's coming was to correct the falle gloffes and interpretations of the moral law, and, in confequence thereof, one end of his inftituting a miniftry must be to prevent the return of thofe abufes, by keeping up in the minds of men a true notion of natural religion, and a juft fenfe of their obligations to the performance of moral duties; yet it is also true, that the main end of his coming was to establish a new covenant with mankind, founded upon new terms and new promises; to fhew us a new way of obtaining forgiveness of fin and reconciliation to God, and eternal happiness; and to prescribe rules of greater purity and ho lincis, by way of preparation for greater degrees of happiness and glory. These are, without doubt, the main ingredients of the Gofpel ftate, thofe by which Chriftianity ftands diftinguished from all other religions, and Christians are raised to far higher hopes and far greater degrees of purity and perfection. In which views, it would feem fange if a Chriftian preacher (or writer) were to dwell only upon fuch duties as are common to Jews, Heathens, and Chriftians; and were not more efpecially obliged to dwell on and inculcate thofe principles and TH doctrines which are the diftinguishing excellencies of the Chriftian religion; and by the knowledge and practice of which, more ef pecially, every Chriftian is intitled to the bleffings and privileges of the Gofpel covenant. Firft Charge to his Clergy, p. 19. But if, after God has made fo full and clear a revelation in what way and upon what terms he will fave us (I fay, if after this) men will refolve to be their own guides, and refufe to be faved in the way that he has appointed; this is at their own peril. If fome will believe, that trusting in Christ is their whole duty, and fo excufe themfelves from the obfervation of the moral law, and others will affirm that the observation of the moral law is fufficient, and fo will forego the benefit of Chrift's redemption; if fome will contend that Chrift has done all, and others that he has done nothing, to both thefe it is fufficient to fay, that they are ve ry vain and prefumptuous in fetting up the opinion and imagination of weak and fallible men, againit the infallible teftimony of perfons fent and infpired by God. The gofpel-account is as full and exprefs as words can make it; on one hand, that faith in Chrift is the foundation of a Chriftian's title to heaven; and, on the other hand, that repentance and good works are necetfary conditions of obtaining it. Second Paft. Letter, Page 63, 8vo Edit. 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