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A37894	A reviving word from the quick and the dead, to the scatter'd dust of Sion, or, A breathing of the spirit of life, in a few bones, that begin to rise and rattle, in and about this city of London by a solemn declaration for an immediate uniting of all saints into one body, upon the growing principles of grace, and kingdome of our Lord Jesus, in every administration thereof ...	Edmonds, Edward.	1657 (1657)	Wing E178; ESTC R13451	58,240	72

rattle by this Word of Prophecy Ezek. 37. Bone to bone and sinnew to sinnew and are gathering strength together with us in this worke that stagger not at the promise through unbeleese no more then Abraham did Rom. 4. 18 19 Who considered not this body now DEAD when he was about a hundred yeares old nor yet the deadnesse of Sarah's wombe Not considering so as to stagger the deadnesse of others nor as yet of our owne hearts knowing he is faithfull that hath promised Heb. 10. 24. and therefore holding fast without WAVERING These these shall drink of the brookes that are in the WAY Psal. 110. 7. and butter and hony shall they eate Isa. 7. 22. the Emannell Food vers. 15. that they may know how to chuse the good and refuse the evill Yea and as Mat. 13. 15 16 17. When Others eares are dull of hearing their eyes closed and hearts grown grosse and foggy with the flesh shall it be said But blessed are your eyes for they see and your eares for they heare Verily I say unto you many Prophets and righteous men have delivered to see those things which yee see and have not seene them and to heare those things which yee heare and have not heard them Wherefore our strong cryes and strugling prayers to the God of the Primitive Saints and Churches are for YOU and your spirituall growth with All the increasings of God! that ye may be out of your severall heaps and Formes so full of confusion whither Presbyterean Independent Baptized Sabbat Seekers or others that are Saints by calling and hold the foundation with us and would be orderly jointed gathered knit Joynted And All the whole building FITLY FRAMED and growing up together into ONE TEMPLE and one Tabernacle ONE Vine ONE Kingdome and City COMPACT An habitation for the Lord through the Spirit Ephes. 2. 21 22 ifit were but to make the wayes of Godlinesse more Amiable desireable delectable profitable safe and sweet unto us so UNITED But if after all this others can find in their hard hearts to stand off from us and withstand so hopefull and so noble and so necessary an ENTRANCE so holy so sweet and so good a MOTION so powerfull and so yearning an INVITATION from Christ and his Spirit Sion and Saints ALIVE and DEAD or so naturall and indeed unavoidable a Duty as this is We must leave it at their DOORE from this Day forward with All the Evils that shall ensue from the neglect hereof and them Also to that Day of Christ that in despight of all opposers shall perfect this Worke and raise up all the crums shreds and dust of Sion into ONE and yet for our parts blessing our God for opening our eyes and helping us hitherto to make an Essay we are we hope in his grace Resolved as bound in duty and clearly satisfied every one of us and as God shall enable us to proceed and waite upon him in this way for the Great promise and the Great coming as confirmed in the Faith and confident in the Lord and assured in his might and grace that he will own us eminently and visibly in as in his owne way and Will as in the present WORK for Christ and his Kingdome which consists of all these subjects to the praise of that rich grace that hath brought us together And if Any doe question it or say with Nathaniel John 1. 46. Can any good come out of Nazareth we need say no more but COME and SEE But to conclude this SOLEMN CALL to all the Scattered ones in the three Nations in so humble loving and indeared Faithfulnesse to you Our Brethren and Countrimen having stammered out a Few of our thoughts of heart What can We SAY or SIGH more in this this Matter but leave our tears prayers and invitations unto it at your Feet that the Lord who hath chosen Jerusalem would affect and move your hearts to wellcome it that comes unto you in the Name of the Lord Luke 19. 38. OREMEMBER how much the NAME of God and the very BEING of Religion is in danger and concerned in these Divisions Remember the Crosse and wounds of Christ which are set afresh bleeding by these Divisions and Dispersions Remember the Comfortable state of poore SION Sick at the very heart and ready to dye Oh Remember what a Name ye once have had in this Nation for profession and the Power of Godlinesse and now how it stinkes and what a SHAME ye are in all the world a SCORNE and a by word a hissing and Astonishment even to very Heathens O Remember not only how sew are converted but ah alas how many are confirmed in their wicked and false Wayes till this UNITING be even to the Papists Turks Atheists and prophane ones by the Abominations of Professours in England what a HEAD and HEART this last and lamentable APOSTACY hath hereby and what O what guilt of blood is brought upon these Nations Remember besides the Confusion of Tongues and Cup of Babylon which is given most to drinke of And whereby so many are fox't and enchanted that they doe they know not what And what Mercinary divelish and politick principles are assumed by Professours and Preachers at this day and what Persecution and Oppressions are upon Consciences O Remember how the Churches are some of them defiled Growth of grace hindred Worship polluted the fences of Separation pulled np the tender grapes spoiled Members and Teachers rent and torne from us and imprisoned at pleasure And yet Remember whilst there is life there is hope and O how wonderfully God hath appeared Prayers have been answered Brethren delivered Religion revived promises and engagements performed the Kingdome of Christ exilted and poore sinking Zion saved and God known to be their God even in the MIDDEST OF HIS PEOPLE when they were thus UNITED But now If so be your Consciences be seared your sences stopped your Foreheads brazened and your hearts hardned that nothing will move you neither in heaven nor on earth neither the LIVE nor the GRAVE if you care not what become of the Great name of God! the Cause of Christ his Gospel his Kingdome his Spirit his Churches his Servants his word and Ordinances in the purity of them If you think it not matter to see your Brethrens blood in the streets and their bodyes broyling and frying at the stake againe and think that Savour is the best and that smoke the sweetest If ye dare stand still and look on the other side Obad. 7. 11 12. in this day of strong and TWISTED CONFEDERACY and of casting Lots upon Jerusalem and of violence done to Jacob and of your Brethrens calamity without Remorse or Moving If ye dare to crucifie Christ afresh and tread his BLOOD under foot to cast out his Kingdome from amongst you and kill the hopes and expectations ye have had and we yet have of HIS DAY and REIGNE If ye dare to quit the Ground

practices now this was their Rule Gal. 6. 15 16. Neither Circumcision nor Vncircumsion but the New-Creature and as many as walk according to this Rule Peace be on them and by this Rule they denyed Controversies and stated affaires Gal. 2. 7 8 9. to the Liberty of all Saints 2. Under the Consideration of Apostles men so immediately inspired and guided by an infallible Spirit for the first Planting of the Gospel in All Nations we have them not our Examples nor the same Rule to walk by as Acts 15. 28. 25. it seemeth good to the holy Ghost and to us nor dare we pretend to it our Rule being more ordinary and revealed to us in the holy Scriptures and from the practise of all Primitive Churches But 3. As Members and Ministers or Servants of the Church under that Consideration we and they have All but one and the same Rule for practice and that which they so did are we to do likewise 1 Cor. 4. 16 17. 11. 1. Phil. 3. 17. 1 Thes. 1. 6. 2. 14. 2 Thes. 3. 9. but under that consideration were they in this kind of Communion of Saints giving this christian Liberty to Jew and Gentile one and another of different judgements in matters doubtfull and Disputable wherein one Saint might differ from another and yet hold together in the BODY orderly in due and proper places and joynts Rom. 14. 1 Cor. 12. 27 28 29. So Phil. 3. 16. Neverthelesse whereto we have already attained let us walk by the same Rule let us mind the same things Brethren be ye followers together of me in this and mark them which walk as ye have us for an Example Now in this comprehensive Communion we have them for Example and that not as Apostles but as Members of the Body and Ministers of the Church Having cleared our way thorough these Objections some perhaps may say Ob. 7. We hear indeed of a Designe to rend and destroy Churches of Christ that some have Ans. 1. We are none of them nor doth this offer the least injury to any of the true Churches of Christ such as keep up the Communion of Saints with purity 2. We are so far from Breaking them that our Work is to make up the Breaches of Sion and more to Unite them in the true Principles of Separation from false worships and wayes of Sin and in the things of Christs Kingdome 3. We doe acknowledge them though now so many of them are setled on their Lees and rivited in their Formes to have been honourable in their Day and Times as the Presbit against the Prelat and so was the Indep and so hath been the Baptist but it seems to as now that there is no Honour in setting up one Forme against another or of one truth against another or of one gift against another or one grace against another or one person or one party against another nor yet conduceable to the service of Christ at this Day but all Saints to be in a consistency together This seems more after the mind of God Whereby we doe no more destroy them that are sound in Faith under what Forme soever then the Gospel doth destroy Law which doth not destroy but perfect it and put it into it's right place and use and Spirit 4. This is not to rend but reforme and refine them or to fetch them out more pure from defilement and Sin 5. If we offend Any it must be either those that are Degenerated or those that take offence without cause or else those that are imprisoned and bound up in their own private Spirits and Formes For what is it we are about but to let us out of bondage Gal. 2. 4. into the true liberty of the Spirit and into the due and proper exercise of the Forme or judgement for the Publick Good as well as for our own Private Object 8. Such as think it the time may fall to this worke but we doe not think it the TIME OF THE END nor the OPENING OF THE TEMPLE c. Answ 1. If it be not so yet this of Vniting Communion withall Saints and brotherly love is our bounden duty at all times and never more need to be Practised then now 2. And yet there be more Arguments for it then against it and the Signes of those times or of the time of the end are apparent to All that are judicious and observe 3. But if all the GROUNDS we have given be not clear to ALL for we expect it not yet all may be to some and some to All yea so many to every one as will leave him without excuse when Christ comes that now clocks into Vnion Love and Harmony amongst all Saints as a Hen clocks her Chickens Object 9. We doubt you will have breaches and Divisions too in that Vniting Body as well as in others Answ 1. It is not so likely as among those that are embodyed in any One forme Because to keepe up their Vniformity they must be strict and rigid which frets the Members and wounds the most spirituall of them And many times this Causes Parties and so Breaches in the Body Besides through there Defect of this Rule they cannot admit Different judgements to have their Places and Freedome of exercise which they conceive is there Right and Due but this we doe being not bound up to any one Particular Forme So that it is Narrownesse and Rigidity which causes contention and Breaches and not this sweete equall brotherly and primitive-like latitude or Christian Liberty given to all Saints in their proper places where they are profitable and most edifying Because without this they justly think that injury is done them but with this there is None for All are well-pleased with their own Places and joynts 2. Not so soone when we are orderly and duely compacted together and put into place as when a Body is divided or indeed of it's selfe but a party a faction a piece or a forme of Saints communion As Psal. 122. 3. Jerusalem is a City COMPACT then ver. 8. For my brethrens and companions sake will I now say Peace be within thy Walls that is to say when so Vnited and compacted because Parties and Factions cause the Breaches and not such a compacting as this is Eph. 2. 21. 4. 4. wherein we have the Bond of peace 3. If so be Divisions should arise as they did in the primitive times 1 Cor. 1. 10. 11. 18. we shall be in much better Capacity and have more help to deale with them this way as they did in the Primitive times Rom. 16. 17 18. 14. 19. Ephes. 4. 3. 1 Tim. 6. 5. 2 Tim. 2. 16 c. that they may never rise up unto a BREACH But if they should rise up to a BREACH which may be possible yet of this we ate well assured and resolved that the Thing will stand viz. the Vniting