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A69638 Silent meeting, a wonder to the world, yet practised by the Apostles and owned by the people of God, scornfully called Quakers Britten, William, d. 1669. 1660 (1660) Wing B4825; ESTC R13581 10,015 15

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were such but that they might be so shewing how his true Disciples and Followers should forsake all to embrace him and they believed he was the Son of God Yet then he being with them in his Flesh they were ignorant of many things as the Rising from the Dead Mark 9. 10. and Understanding of the Scriptures Luke 24. 45. and of Christ's Kingdom thinking it should bee temporal in Israel Acts 1. 6. and of his Sufferings before he entred into his glory after his fleshly manifestation Luke 24. 21 26. Yea John Baptist testified of Christ yet afterwards sent to know if it was he Mat. 11. 3. Neither doth Christ say that then in flesh he told his Disciples all things or lead them into all things but left that work unto his coming in Spirit Joh. 16. 13 John 14. 16 26. John 15. 26. For although in himself he had the Spirits fulness yet to Believers it should not come untill he was gone away in flesh the vessel of his body being broken and the Unction therefore to fill many therewith where Note As Moses Ministry was now at an end so also Christ in Flesh should depart and Christ in Spirit would come to set up a Ministry and abide with Believers for ever John 14. 16. Heb. 13. 8. Thirdly Consider Christ's work in Spirit which is to abide for ever But at this the Jewes stumbled thinking it was in flesh he should continue alwaies and so they looked for a temporal Kingdom and outward glory as many aim at in these daies whereas his Kingdom is not of this world John 18. 36. neither are his Ministers of the Letter but of the Spirit 2 Cor. 3. 6. Called New Testament or New Covenant Ministers having that written in their hearts before promised Jerem. 31. 33. Isaiah 54. 13. John 6. 45. Who should not search Authors Commentaries and Manuscripts as a shop-Shop-book for a Sermon but speak from the power of Christ within as Paul did and the Apostles did having the Word in the Mouth and in the Heart Rom. 10. 8. For the Scriptures must be preached by the same Spirit that gave them forth and not onely by Humane Learning for Flesh is not able to comprehend the things of God and who hath not this Spirit is none of his Rom. 8. 9. From whence we may speak boldly That those which have not this Spirit to preach from it and by it they are none of Christ's and by this Spirit they knew the things of God who had received it 1 Cor. 2. 10. 12. and this searcheth the deep things of God So it is plain That True Ministers must have Christ in Spirit who speaks in Spirit Mat. 10. 20 40. And who heareth or despiseth them is said to do it unto Christ Luke 10. 16. Therefore we must pray God to send us such for men cannot do it by calling one another Batchelors and Masters and Doctors upon humane Arts and Acts which is like that of the Jews John 5. 44. wherein one man took honour of another And take heed least it be with you as it was with Jerusalem of whom it is not said ye could not but ye would not Luke 13. 34. A sad condition And now this 22 day of the 7th Month the Word of the Lord came unto me to warn all you in power and you National Priests or Ministers called Bishops Deans Doctors or Inferior and you that are Hearers Know ye that the Lord is pleading his own Cause and hath a strong Controversie with you Therefore take heed what ministry you plead for and remember what I answered William Prynne That there is no Gospel Plea for Tythes nor forced Maintenance c. To you that was and this is from the Lords Spirit by me his Messenger Now as the Apostles Silent Meeting was in expectation of the Spirit before promised so God in Scriptures having engaged himself that in these latter dayes there should be flowings forth thereof we silently wait for it and whoso looks now for this promised Spirit being a frequenter of Silent Meetings must in the power of Jesus Christ sincerely strive to have these Three things in themselves 1. A Spiritual Watch 2. A Spiritual Touchstone 3. The Spiritual Scales I say unto all Watch For ye know not when the time of Tryal is or when the coming of the Spirit shall be it being as the Winde which bloweth where it listeth For flesh loves to break out and have it's will and the lusts thereof therefore the spiritual Watch must be truly kept within to see and note what works are in hand and what words are issuing forth and what thoughts are in thee But those which keep not this Watch do run hastily upon action and their tongues speake unadvisedly in hasty Questions and Answers oftentimes proceeding to Passion and Rage like short fits of madness with their hearts wandering out after folly and carnal objects by which means many Professors break forth into filth yet say They are Souldiers of Christ but keep not a Spiritual Watch under him so their tongues are not bridled nor have they learned to take heed unto their wayes Therefore if thou seekest to reap the pure Benefit of Silent Meetings learne first to come unto a pure Silence in thine own self which is to silence all in thee that is evil by that Eternal Power of God so thy tongue heart and hands shall be under the Faithful Watch and the Actions without in the body with thy Actions within of thy mind as Love Joy Desire c. will by degrees be all brought into true Obedience which Watch keeping according to thy measure or Talents received sin shall not have dominion over thee but thou wilt grow in Grace and become a Conqueror in him that hath loved thee Therefore remember what Christ spake to his Disciples was also to thee and me Watch Secondly When the work word or thought is thus slaid by the Watch then bring it to the spiritual Touch-stone for tryal whether it be good or no for oftentimes Satan and Flesh covers Vices under the names of Virtues and will either extenuate or lessen a Sin or else flourish it over with some zeal or pretence of holiness therefore we must prove and try them in the Light of Christ which the Apostle sets forth by Examination and Proof of a man 's own work 2 Cor. 13. 5. Gal. 6. 4. and thereby is seen what is acceptable to the Lord For God by his spiritual work cometh into a man as a Refiner to purifie and unto what strength and heat the spiritual fire in thee is come so is the melting trying and refining within upon proof of thy actions and taking away of dross and filth Yea note in words themselves how sometimes they are too many sometimes unsound and untrue sometimes too short in telling but half a truth c. Therefore let them first be tried by the Spiritual Touchstone before they