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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42148	Some prison-meditations and experiences with some hints touching the fall of the mother of harlots, and the exaltation of the son of God upon the throne of David / written ... by John Griffith ...	Griffith, John, 1622?-1700.	1663 (1663)	Wing G2004; ESTC R11497	73,641	162

pure mind for then Came they to any by the will of men Besides the holy Scripture is the thing That doth unto our understandings bring The knowledge of that holy Mystery Which hath been kept from Ages secretly Ere since the world began but now are made Known by the Scriptures of the Prophets aid According to the great Commandement Of God who did and hath those Prophets sent That he by them might make known what he saith To Nations for obedience to the Faith Yet notwithstanding this besotted crew Doth say there is more to their Fathers due Than to the Scripture that they might men blind So darken and becloud the hearts and mind Of those they have so much deceiv'd that so They should not their Abominations know But Paul might sure as well believed be As any Cardinal or Pope or he That is the greatest Champion they ere had For sure in their conceit he wa'nt so bad But he might be believ'd as soon as they And yet when ever Paul did preach or pray He would do neither in the speech or tongue When he did either pray or preach among Such men who could his speech not understand But did declare the truth in plainness and When he and Silas to Berea went They being thither by the Brethren sent To preach the Gospel to them of that place Preach there they did the Gospel of the Grace Of God to sinners where were some so noble Though Paul was authoriz'd and very able To preach yet would they not him trust for they More noble were than Thessalonica Because they search'd the Scriptures there to find If Paul did preach according to the mind Of Jesus Christ they search the Scriptures so That they might satisfie themselves and know The truth of what was preach'd or whether he Had preacht to them the Truth they would not be Content to take 't on trust but to 't they go To try whether those things were so or no. This deed recorded is a mark of their Nobility because they did not spare To reade and search the Scriptures as appears Which Rome forbids to do 't is that she fears So plain that none can well the truth deny Except it be the Whore who doth defie The man that doubts or shall in question call Her filthy lies her great deceits though all Of them be so direct contrary to The holy Scriptures one would marvel who Could be so blind that cannot find and see That she their souls deludes and that they be Led by the nose to such a pit and snare That if they do not take a special care And from her flee they will no doubt partake Of all those plagues that will her overtake Christ did command the Jews when he was here To search the Scriptures for the Scriptures are Those holy Records that did testifie Of him and how that he should come and dye Be of a Virgin born and how that he Should for our sakes and sins abased be Laid in a manger so impoverishe'd As not to have whereon to lay his head And should receive both scoffs scorns from men Be brought before their Judgment-seat and then Be crucifi'd and for poor sinners slain And them to justifie be rais'd again And how he was by his Disciples seen After he three dayes in the grave had been And after that ascended up on high Into his Fathers Throne above the Skie Where now he intercedes for them that are His faithful Followers all them that fear His holy Name that do depart from evil And from the Pope his deeds from the Devil Where now he also sits expecting when His Foes God will his footstool make and then He shall descend to judge both quick and dead Why should the Whore the Scripture then forbid Except it be because she would not have Men know the Truth but be to her a slave For if Rome had the Truth be sure those scorners Would never hide the Truth Truth seeks no corners But further Paul doth Timothy commend Because he when a child his mind did bend And give himself to search the Scriptures so That he thereby the mind of God did know He such a good proficient soon became By reading or the study of the same If Paul then doth commend and will allow A Child to search and reade the Scripture how Dares Rome to be so impudent and bold The Scriptures then from any to withhold For all the Scripture was by inspiration Given of God to ev'ry Generation And profitable is for Doctrine eke For to reprove correct instruct the meek In Righteousness they able are we know To make one wise unto Salvation tho They are rejected by two sorts of men Concerning one I shall not use my pen At this time what I may hereafter do I will not say but this I know is true The Scripture ought to be a Rule to thee Thy duty 't is to make it so to be If thou unto Perfection wouldst attain The Word of God will perfect thee amain Or if thou wouldst be throughly furnisht well To all good works let me thee one thing tell Live in the Light and Spirit of the Word And thou shalt find it will such help afford Thou wilt be furnished so thorowly To all good works thou 't flee iniquity But if thou dost the Scripture once reject And disesteem it under what respect So-e're it be thou 't find my words are true For what I say I by experience knew Thou then art made so fit as fit may be For Satans Ministers to work on thee What pleaseth them thou wilt to Error fall And lose thy Faith and Hope and Christ and all But to return It seems without the Books Of Romes great learned Doctors let their looks Be nere so high yet this we find and know The Scripture's of ability to show Such saving Truths there is no want of trash That comes from Rome their rubbish nor hog-wash Nor of their Superstitions that are found From sacred Scripture to receive no ground But may we not by this time understand What is the reason Rome doth so command Her subjects all the Scripture to reject That they to it dare give no more respect Now without doubt we have the reason why It is because her beastly Sodomy Should not by any once perceived be For should they reade the Scriptures they would see Her nakedness and all her filthy trade And that her gods are such her-self hath made And yet to see that men should be so blind So willingly deceiv'd that they ne're mind The holy Scripture nor no other Book There 's none of them that scarcely dares to look In any such that she doth not allow For them to use a man would wonder how Men can part with their souls at such a rate As they lose theirs some say it is their fate Or destiny for God did once decree That men should sin and thus deluded be But 't is not so God ne'r decreed no evil

the Reward his Father hath him paid For that most great and glorious victory He did obtain ore Death when he did dye He overcame and sate down on the Throne With God his Father so shall ev'ry one That overcomes sit down with him and be Plac't in the Throne of Christ by vvhich vve see As God the Father hath his Throne so shall Our blessed Jesus have his Throne an'all From vvhence vve learn that certainly 't is so That Christ sits on a Throne his Father 's tho And so as true and certain also 't is There is another Throne that vvill be his Of vvhich most glorious Throne I am to speak VVhich vvill that other Throne in pieces break That throne I mean the Pope and Beast sits on I do not mean the throne God sits upon And therefore that I might not tedious be I 'le fall upon it straight novv presently A Throne in Scripture vve read of that shall As an Inheritance to Jesus fall It is the promise of the Father he Shall one day sit thereon exalted be To rule the Nations with an Iron Rod This shall be given to him by his God For 't is the Covenant his Father made With him that he as I before have said Should sit and rule upon the Throne for ever Of David dispossest he shall be never When once the throne he doth and shall obtain He then will ever govern rule and reign The Prophet Esay did this truth foresee That Jesus Christ should thus exalted be To us saith he a Child is born a Son Is given unto us there shall upon His shoulders be the Government his Name Shall called be the Wonderful for Fame A Counsellor the mighty God the Prince Of Peace the everlasting Father hence It is his Government shall still encrease For of his Government nor of his Peace There is no end upon the Kingdom and The Throne of David he shall sit his hand Shall hold the Scepter and he Davids Kingdom Will rule and order shall with so much wisdom And shall establish it with Judgement and With Justice too likewise throughout the Land That henceforth and for ever if shall be The zeal of God the Lord of Hosts shall see This done his zeal shall this perform and then Our blessed Lord shall rule and reign and when He sits upon his Throne the Throne of David Then shall the Seed of Abraham be saved If this be truth as doubtless but it is I think there 's few that lives so wicked is Plain Scripture to deny except it be The Pope of Rome that whorish State and he That saith he hath got such a Light within That sheweth what is not and what is sin The first indeed as I before have said The Scriptures by command and threats have laid Aside that no man dares in them to look Nor scarce at I have shewn no other Book The other saith the Scriptures he don't need He hath a Light with which he can both read And see and know what 's good and what is bad And should if he the Scriptures never had These both a crafty subtile trick have got That none may do or say what they think not Agrees with eithers mind or interest But I to heed the Scriptures think it best But to go on this is but by the by Yet I do think and know they must the lye Give to the Scripture that will not believe Or do deny that Christ the Throne shall have That throne of David and his Kingdom sway And that the Nations ever shall obey His Laws and Precepts so his will shall even Be done on earth as now 't is done in Heav'n But that I may this truth yet further clear Which is so precious lovely and so dear To all that wait and long and love to see That Christ alone should thus exalted be See what Jehovah unto David said Who by an Oath a Covenant had made With David That unto his Seed for ever His throne he would establish and would never Break that same Oath that Covenant that Word That is gone forth out of his mouth the Lord Once swore to David by his Holiness That he his Seed for evermore would bless And should endure for ever and his Throne As long at there was either Sun or Moon By Davids seed must needs be understood The seed of Faith for there 's no likelihood That any other seed should keep his throne For after the Messiah came was none Of Davids nat'ral seed that did possess His Throne or Kingdom yet nevertheless The oath God swore to him was that for ever His seed should sit upon his throne and never Be dispossest thereof But now it 's plain His throne is empty til it shall again By Christ be mounted who God wil enthrone And set thereon he is that Seed and none But he and those that he then shall now hath Made one with him through Grace not Works but Both he and they together shall sit down On Davids throne and wear a glorious Crown-Faith We find that Peter in the Acts confirms This exposition fully in plain terms Knowing saith he that God had sworn an Oath Which cannot be a fable but a truth That of the fruit of Davids loyns should be According to the flesh undoubtedlie Christ should be rais'd to sit on Davids Throne This Peter saith I am not then alone If neither he nor I you will believe What wil you then an Angel now receive By whom this exposition likewise shall Confirmed be from Heaven I think then all Wil be content more of this truth to hear There 's some it love though others do it fear The Angel Gabril who from God was sent Unto a City nam'd Naz'reth he went Unto a Virgin ' spoused to a man He named Joseph was the line down ran From David unto him the Virgins name Was Mary unto whom the Angel came And her salute with saying to her Hail Thou highly favour'd blessed woman shal Conceive thy womb shall now bring forth a Son And thou shalt call his Name when he is born JESVS he shall be great and called be The Son of the Most High undoubtedlie God shall to him the throne of David give And on it he shall sit and ever live And ore the House of Jacob ever reign His Kingdom shall for evermore remain For of if there shall never be an end This God to do doth certainly intend If Peter were a man none could afford To Credit yet methinks an Angels word All men should credit out of doubt believe What they do speak from heaven and all receive What they do say as well as part or some For part of this believed is by Rome To wit that Christ was of a virgin born Though they believe God won't on earth his horn Exalt yet he the horn of his Anointed Wil sure lift up for so he hath appointed I here conclude it is a certain truth That Christ shal come and reign here on