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A44790	The glory of the true church, discovered, as it was in its purity in the primitive time also, a manifestation how and when the apostacy came, and how long it hath continued in the Church of Rome, proved to be in it, because she differs in doctrin & practice from the Church of Christ in the Apostles dayes : published for this end, that people may be informed, and their understandings opened to discern of the times and seasons, and see the difference between the lambs wife and the mother of harlots / by one who desires that all may come to the knowledge of the truth and be saved, and walk in the light of the Lord, Francis Howgill.	Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.	1661 (1661)	Wing H3162; ESTC R38990	108,097	179

in that which is spiritual in thy self through which the things of God are made manifest for with that I have unity and in that as thou livest and walkest I bid thee farewell F. H. The Principal Heads treated upon in this following Discourse 1. THe State of the Church from the manifestation of Christ in the flesh to the end of the Apostles briefly discovered 2. The entring in of the Apostacy and the declination from that purity and Doctrine Worship and practise downward unto this present age and time 3. The Reformed and separated Congregations called Parochial proved in the Apostacy compared with the Primitive times in Worship and Practise 4. A few words unto all how they may come out of the Apostacy to the true Church which is in God the Lambs wife 5. Concerning Baptizing or sprinkling Infants 6. Concerning the sign of the Crosse and ordaining of Parishes and Parochial Churches 7. Concerning swearing by the Gospel as it is called and kissing the Book and Bishopping of Children the first Authors shewn 8. Concerning Fasts and Feasts and Holy dayes their Institutions and founders in the Apostacy 9. Concerning Priests Vestures and Garments and Bells their Authors shewn which are practised amongst Christians as Apostolick Institutions 10. Concerning the Mattens and singing of Psalms by course in Musical tunes and supplications and short Prayers called Lettanies their Authors shewn 11. Conrerning the Passeover and the Lords Supper and the Ceremonies about it 12. Concerning Ministers and their Office under the Law and under the Gospel 13. Concerning the ten Persecutions under the Heathen Emperours and how diverse vain Traditions and Institutions got up among the Christians in those times and Constitution amongst the East and Western Churches after the Apostacy was entered in the first 300. and 400. years after Christ. 14. Of the decrees of the Church of Rome and Ordinances which are held as Apostolick Institutions 15. Concerning the general Councils since the Apostles dayes which belonged to the Church of Rome their Decrees not infallible but are contradicting one another 16. Concerning the worship of God and whether Kings and Rulers ought to compel in Spiritual things declared and some Scriptures cleared and divers objections answered about this thing 17. Concerning Oaths in the first Covenant and the Lawfulness thereof and the unlawfulness thereof discovered in the new Covenant in the Gospel times though the Apostates mingle the Ordinances of both together 18. Tythes in their first Institution unto whom they were due according to the Command of God declared And that Tythes are no way lawful to be received neither sought for by any who are Ministers of the new Covenant and the everlasting Gospel proved out of the Scripture and Antiquity 19. Respecting of Persons and Complemental bowings and worshipping one another and flattering Titles no good manners but are in the transgression and hath been antiently reproved and condemned 20. Universities and Schools of Natural Learning are of no use as to the making of Ministers of Christ in the Primitive times but a thing introduced and brought in in latter ages by the Apostates who had erred from the Spirit who then admired and set up natural Languages and Philosophy that thereby they might be furnished to make discourses speeches and Sermons to get money by and as they are holden up at this day are made an absolute Idol and as to their Practise it s generally known to be prophane and no way meet to advance the Church of Christ. CHAP. I. The State of the true Church from the manifestation of Christ in the flesh to the end of the Apostles dayes briefly discovered GOd according to his determinate will and everlasting Counsel in the fulness of time sent his onely begotten Son into the World to be the Light of the World and to be a Leader to the People and to be a Propitiation for the sins of the whole World Who obeyed the will of the Father in all things according as it was testified of him by Moses and the Prophets and as it was said by David concerning him in the volumn of thy Book it is written concerning me I come to do thy will O God Psal. 40. 7. And so he did as it was written of him he fulfilled all righteousness and ended all the Types and Figures and Shadows and Worship of the first Covenant as the Apostle testifieth of him Heb. 7. 12. The Law was changed and the Priest-hood changed in that they were but Figures and Shadows of Good things to come and in regard that they were faulty and did not make the comers thereunto perfect as pertaining to the conscience but the bringing in of a better hope did and the better Covenant to wit the Covenant of life and peace which the Prophets by the Spirit had testified of from Moses to Samuel and till John and John likewise bore Testimony of him who was the Lamb o God that took away the sins of the world Joh. 1. 29. 36. And now he being come ●o whom the Prophers testified who was not made by a carnal Commandment as was Aaron and the rest of the Priests under the Law but after the power of an endless life offered up himself once for all putting an end to all the offerings of the first Covenant for the perfecting them that are Sanctified Heb. 10. 14. Now he being come into the fulness of time manifest according to the Testimony of the Prophets he fulfilled all things which the Prophets Testified of him and his works did Testifie of him that he was the Son of God Now he declared the will of the Father and discoursed with them who were Doctors and Ministers of the first Covenant declaring unto them divers times and shewing unto them in divers places that the Kingdom of God was at hand and to be manifest in power and testified of himself and the Father also with him and his works declared the same that he was the everlasting high Priest which put an end to all the first Priest-hood Covenant and Ordinances thereof and he preached the word of the Kingdom and declared against them who sticked behind in the figures and types and shadows and did reprove them to wit the professors of the first Covenant who were searchers of the Scriptures and said you will not come unto me that you may have life I am the bread of Life that came down from above and came to fulfill the Law and all righteousness and to publish the word of Faith which did not make void the Law but establish it which was new And so he said while you have the ●ight believe in the Light that you may be children of the Light And this he spoke to the Pharisees which had the Law and the Prophets and were acting in the Types and Figures which were shadows of the thing it self but not the very thing but he preached the very thing The word of the Kingdom the word of power and the word of life and many

latter ages by the Apogates who had erred from the Spirit who then admired and set up natural Languages and Philosophy that thereby they might be furnished to make discourses speeches and Sermons to get money by and as they are holden up at this day are made an absolute Idol and as to their Practise it s generally known to be prophane and no way meet to advance the Church of Christ. CHrist Jesus the Everlasting High Priest and Minister of the Tabernacle when he was manifest in the fulness of time to fulfill the work which was given him to do of the Father he chused unto him twelve Disciples which believed in him men who were not brought up at Universities neither had studied Philosophy nor natural Tongues but some Fishermen and such as were illiterate to be Ministers of the glad tidings of the Gospel of peace to the Nations and their ability stood in the Spirit where the ability of all the Ministers of Christ now standeth viz. not in the Letter not in Philosophy not in natural Languages not in Gramar and Musick but in the Spirit which qualified them and from whence they received abilities to declare the word of Righteousness and by it they had skill to divide it aright and to give every one their Portion and to minister to every one suitable to their state in which they were and they were skilled in the word of Righteousnesse and many did believe through their Testimony though they had not the wisdome that was from below nor much read in natural Languages and some not learned at all yet they wanted not wisdome and utterance and words meet and suitable to declare and demonstrate the Heavenly mind of Christ although it is true many of the Jews and learned Rabbies opposed them and set them at nought the Philosophers Stoicks and Epicures resisted yet they desired not to be approved in that wisdome which man Teacheth but in the wisdome which is from above which the natural man with all his natural parts does not understand and natural men with their naturall parts despises the simplicity of the Gospel and they seek qualifications which the Lord never sought and such will not heed the qualifications which is laid down by them that were Ministers of Christ for they that had received the Spirit and were made Ministers by it were qualified by it and their holy conversations preacht unto others they were vigilent they were watchful they were sober they were in Temptations and Tryals but their lives were of good report no covetous persons seekers for their gain from their Quarters no Lords over mens faith nor Masters over mens Consciences but were servants unto all for Christs sake not like the Ministers in these dayes who will assume the office but has not received the gift of God neither are so qualified or fitted as they were who had no Universities nor Schools of Learning and these are they that cries up Natura Tongues and Languages as the chief Abilities of a Minister of Christ and that none are fit to dispence the word of God but such who are bred up and educated in these things and such in former daies dispised the Cross of Christ and the simplicity of the Gospel and set up Tongues above it and so do they now But let us consider whether soon after the Primitive times they had any such Universities or seven years prentiships as they have now or whether it was their practise to be studying these things which be bu● natural and whether they did esteem them as any way helpfull to the Ministry But that I may not be mis-understood I know each Language and each Tongue hath a proper signification and is not evil in themselves Schools of learning I am not against natural Languages they may be servicable for natural uses natural transaction in civil affairs betwixt Nation and Nation man and man but as they are extolled and cried up to be nurseries of piety and to fit men for the Ministry as to make it effectual is utterly false and more mischief is learned and impiety practised in these Universities then in any other parts of the Nation and indeed it is one of the main props and pillars of Antichrists Throne and Kingdome and that which upholds his seat And that they only are the only fitted and called men to Minister who have natural Tongues and have read a little in a few Heathen Authors and thereby is able to comment and make a discourse to the hearing of the ear but Gods witness is not reached at all and such dispises the spirit and sets light by them that enjoy it which clearly evidences they are out of the power of God which was among the first Christ●ans who received the Spirit and spoke from it which is only sufficient and able to make a Minister of Christ So let us see what antiquity saith Gaudentius de mor. secul Justinian saith We do not read that ever the antients did ever openly in Schooles Teach Philosophy since they did rather abhor it And saith a good Author I would fain see a man that could shew that Christians either before or in the time of Justinian did openly teach Philosophy And Hadrian Saraviah informs us the Primitive Christians had no Accademicall Schooles like to those now adayes yet there was one at Alexandria but in these Schooles they read only Catachristicall Lectures and we do not read of any Universitie of the Waldenses Albigenses and Bohemians for most of their Ministers were Tradsemen and Handy-crafts men and did not spend their time in reading tongues or studying Authors Herrald anaimad in ar nob The Christians in the Primitive times living excluded from all honours and Magistracies did neglect these Studies which were for the discharge of civil imployments because that Sophisters and Philosophers were the principal Enemies of Christianity Therefore upon this Account they condemned also all Politie Learning they condemned Tragedies and Comedies and other poetical writings being the main part of humane Learning as Judging they did not conduce to solid knowledge Tertullian Liber de Idolatr page 138 139. Judged that Schoole-Masters professing learning were guilty of great Idolatry because they only explained names and Genealogies and Fabulous Acts of Heathen Gods and generally believers in those dayes harbered a very bad esteem of Natural Learning generally the Christians were provoked thereunto because the Gentiles did upbraid them that the Teachers were Illiterate persons as Combers of woolls Weavers Fullers and the like These things being objected a-against the Christians The Christians on the other side rejected all Learning as an useless thing and no way advantagious to Salvation though their adversaries boasted of it Origen Lib. 3. saith the Christians did declare that men of any Condition might be saved Servants Idiots and Rusticks and such as the World valued as fools and that God did confound the wise in their own wisdome and Selsus as Origen in his Book saith that Christians