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A76023	Plain truths of divivinity [sic]. Collected out of the sacred Scriptures, & set forth by way of question and answer the best way conceived for the information of the judgement of the Christian reader. Wherein is set forth many excellent things which are not commonly publshed [sic]. Especially the destruction of Antichrist, and the yeare when it shall be: the coming of the Lord Christ to judgement, and his reigning with his saints for ever upon this earth, at the restitution of all things.	Alcock, John, fl. 1647.	1647 (1647)	Wing A887; Thomason E1176_4; ESTC R204909	45,978	119

and to pray with and for one another and to minister comfort one unto each other both in spirituall and temporall things as they are able and the necessity of their brethren require Heb. 10.25 Mat. 18. Iude 19.20 Heb. 13.16 Quest What speciall promise is made unto them being thus assembled in the name of Christ Answ A most excellent and comfortable promise of Christ his gracious presence to be in the middest of them to direct them that whatsoever they agree on on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask him shall be done for them of his Father which is in heaven Mat. 18.19 Quest Is not this promise belonging to generall assemblies that meet in publick congregations and may not they expect this promise to be performed unto them Answ If that the Saints in the publick congregations do meet together after this manner that we have declared then they may expect the fulfilling of this promise of Christ but none but onely the Saints have this promise made unto them Quest But we hope that there are Saints in every publick assembly doth not this promise of Christ therefore belong unto them Answ It cannot be denyed but must be acknowledged that Christ will be with his people in the publick assemblies where his true worship is performed and his word truly preached yea at all times but this promise of Christ his presence is a peculiar promise made to the Saints when they assemble together and agree upon any thing to ask that may be for the glory of God and the good of their brethren Math. 18. Quest Why will Christ be with this Church and with no other Answ Because there is a neare union and conjunction between Christ and his members even as between the head and the members of our bodies He having redeemed them with his bloud and hath taken upon him to provide for and to furnish this Church with all necessary graces being unto them a Priest a Prophet and a King Heb. 4.14 Acts 3.22 Esay 9.6 Quest How is Christ a Priest unto them Answ By offering up himselfe once for them unto God a living sacrifice for to make reconciliation between God and them and also by presenting of himselfe before God for them and by offering up and presenting their prayers and causing them to have acceptation at the hands of God through his presentation Heb. 2.17 Rom. 8.34 Heb. 9.14 Revel 8.3 4. Quest How is he a Prophet unto them Answ By making knowne unto them his Fathers will revealing unto them the way of life and peace making knowne unto them heavenly misteries teaching and instructing them by his Word and Spirit and also by sending his Ministers and enabling them for that great worke by all which they are built up and grow in grace and knowledge and all wisdome and heavenly understanding in the will and wayes of God Quest What are the continuall ministers that Christ hath left in his Church to teach and instruct it untill his second comming Answ He did at first give unto them Apostles Prophets and Evangelists whom hee vouchsafed to make the Pen-men of the Scriptures who were to be guides unto all the rest that were to succeed them he also hath ordained other Ministers in his Church as Pastors and Teachers to bee Expositors of the Scriptures and for the applying them to the consciences of the people For the gathering together of his Church and the edifying of the body of Christ which are knowne and distinguished from the rest of the Church not so much by any outward calling by man but by the excellency of gifts and graces bestowed on them and their faithfull employing their gifts and discharge of that office that they are called unto by Christ Ephes 4.11 Ephes 4.12 Quest How doth Christ manifest himselfe to be a King unto his Church Answ By giving unto them holy and just lawes precepts and ordinances to be observed of them and also by ruling and governing them by the Scepter of his Word and Spirit subjecting their hearts wills and affections unto him and to his truth to love desire and embrace the same and to yeeld all subjection unto him Qu. Wherein are the Saints chiefly to be exercised whilest they remaine here for their mutuall comfort and increase of grace in them Answ In the holy use of the word of God Prayer and the Sacraments Quest Wherein is that word of God contained Answ In those bookes of Scripture which we commonly call the old and new Testament in which are contained many holy directions and gracious promises and consolations able to sustaine them in the greatest miseries that can befall them Quest To whom is the word of God committed Answ To all the whole Church of God for their instruction and comfort Quest Who may dispence the word of God unto others Answ All they whom God hath given wisedome and understanding therein and hath showed the misteries thereof they are to minister unto the rest of the body according to their measure of grace received Quest What is prayer Answ It is a calling upon God with the heart in the name of Christ Iesus for all lawfull things that we stand in need of Psal 142.2 Iohn 16.23.24 Quest What things are necessarily required in our prayer unto God Answ There are these three things required in prayer First confession which is the acknowledgement of our sinne and miserie and unworthinesse to receive Psal 32.5 Secondly Petition which is the asking of things needfull Mat. 7.7 Thirdly thanksgiving which is the acknowledging of his power goodnesse and mercy and the returning him praise and thanks for his former mercies bestowed on us Quest Have we any example or patterne according to which we are to frame all our prayers Ans Yea a most absolute and perfect form given unto us by Christ Jesus himself in the 6. of Matthew commonly called the Lords prayer Quest Are we not bound therefore unto that prayer to use it and none but it Ans For the matter contained in it we are but not the form of words and although we may use the same words yet also we may by the example of the Apostles use another form of words and yet offend not against that most absolute rule so long as we desire nothing but what is therein contained Quest May we joyne in prayers with those that reade their prayers in a book Answ Yes doubtlesse if their prayers be good for the matter and performed with reverence and affection even as well as we may with those that use an ordinary form although they do not read it in a book or with those that conceive prayer for therein are we stinted as well as in joyning with them that pray out of a book and we may inlarge our desires in joyning with one and with the other Quest When are we to use prayer Ans At all times upon all occasions we are to lift up our hearts to God by holy requests even in every thing we

me to find out all those sweet promises contained in the Scriptures yet as many as I can call to mind for the present I will set down that hereafter we may read them and take comfort in them and live by faith in the hope and expectation of them and the Lord inlighten our understandings in the knowledge of his truth and give us hearts to obey the truth made knowne unto us that God may be glorified by us through Jesus Christ by the assistance of the Holy Ghost to whom be all praise glory and honour for ever Amen The places of Scripture are these following But for your better understanding of them I pray you consider the words of the Holy Ghost by Saint Peter in the 3 of the Acts verse 21. in these words speaking there of Jesus Christ whom the heaven must receive untill the times of restitution of alll things which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began so that you may observe hence that this restitution or restauration must not be til the second coming of Christ and then it shall be and it is that which all the Prophets have spoken of and if these places of Scripture here following do not intend this great restitution then let them who are contrary minded show us where it is spoken of in the Scriptures if they will needs have us to understand these Scriptures to intend the great conversion of the naturall Jewes now in the latter end of the world and before the coming of Christ to Judgement a doctrine never intended or meant by the Holy Ghost for this restitution is not to be till the second coming of Christ Act 3 19.20 21. And so I may now leave you to the reading of the Scriptures here following the Lord give us wisdome to understand them aright and to find and feele the comfort of them for they belong to all Abrahams spirituall seed as well Gentiles as Jewes and not to the naturall Jew except he be also a Jew inward Rom. 2.28.29 Gen. 13 Chapter 14 15 16. verses and Chapter 15.8 and Chap. 17.8 and Chap. 26.3.4 and Chap. 28.4.13.14 2 Chron. 16.30.31 32 33. and Chapter 17.9.11 12 13 14.27 Psalm 8. compared with Heb. 2. Psalm 14.7 and Psalm 15.1 and Psal 37.9.10 11.29 Psal 45.6.16 Psalm 48. Psalm 87.3 and Psal 89.3.4.15 16.17 c. Psal 96.9 10 11 12.13 Psal 98. Psal 132.11 12. c. Esay 11. compared with Romanes the 8.19.20 Esay 25.6 7 8 9. Esay 27.13 and Esay 55.12.13 and Chapter 60.14.15 c. Esay 61.4 5 6 7. and Esay 62.1.2 3 4.5 7 8. and chap. 65.9.10.14 15. c. Esa 66.5.7 8. and so to the end of the Chapter Ieremy 3.16 17 18. and Chapter 23.5 6.7 8. and Ieremy 30.9 10. and Chap. 31.35.36 and Chap. 33.15 16 17 to the end of the chapter Ieremy 46.27 28. Ezekiel 28.24.25.26 Ezek. 34.11 12.13 14 15 16.23 24. to the ' end of the Chapter Chapter Ezek. 36. read the whole chapter and also the 37 chapter Ezek 9.25 to the end of the chapter Daniel 2.44 45. and chapter 7.14.27 and chapter 12.1 2 3.13 Hosea 2.14 to the end of the chapter Joel 3.1 3.12.16 17 18.20.21 Amos 9.11 to the end of the chapter Haggai 2.6 7 8 9. Zechariah 6.12 13. and chapter 12.8 and chapter 14.4 read to the end of the chapter Matthew 5.5 Acts 2.19 20 21. Rom. 8 9.20 and 1 Cor. 2.9 and 2 Thes 1.7.8 and 2 Pet. 3.13 Hebrewes 4.9 reade the whole Chapter Revelation 3.12.21 and Chapter 5.10 and chapter 7.15 16 17. and chap. 11.15 16 17 18. and chapter 21. but read the whole chapter and also the 22. chapter The Prophet Esay is wonderfull excellent in expressing the happinesse of the Saints for ever and therefore to these former places set down I also adde these places following Esay 32.15 16 17 18 19. and chapter 33.15 16 17.20 21.22.24 and chapter 35. read the whole chapter and Esay the 45.17 18 19. Esay 49.9 10.11 12 13. CChristian Reader it may be thought that I have not beene so large in this last matter concerning the happinesse of the Saints in glory for ever with Christ their Lord and King upon this earth as the matter required and therefore for thy more full satisfaction in the same J referre thee to a book called the land of promise and the covenant thereof printed 1641 for John Wright the younger in the old Baily wherein this thing is fully manifested it being the subject matter of the whole book and proved by many places of Scripture for indeed the Scriptures are very plentifull in this thing it being that which God chiefly intended from all eternity it being the rest of God wherein he alwayes took delight and pleasure the setting up of the Kingdome of his Sonne Christ and his dwelling with the Sons of men his Saints for evermore even the full perfection of all his works which he entended from everlasting Revel 11.15 And the seventh Angel sounded and there were great voices in heaven saying the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdomes of our Lord and of his Christ and he shall reigne for ever and ever Revel 21.3 Behold the tabernacle of God is with men and he will dwell with them and they shall be his people and God himself shall be with them and be their God Revellation 22.3 4 5. verses And there shall be no more curse but the throne of God and of the Lambe shall be in it and his servants shall serve him and they shall see his face and his name shall be in their forheads And there shall be no night there and they need no candle neither light of the Sunne for the Lord God giveth them light and they shall reign for ever and ever Christian reader for thy further information in this point J referre thee also to two other bookes th one called the holy rest of God printed for John Wright the younger in the old Bailie 1641. the other called the two olive trees or the Lords two annointed ones c. being an exposition of the 11 Chapter of the Revellation printed by Matthew Simmons 1645. in these two books this point is largely set forth against the millenaries of these times thus desiring thy furtherance in the truth I commend thee to the grace of God J A. FINIS