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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90835	The poor man's mite, unto the more large contributions of the liberal, at this day freely added, in testimony of that respect which is born unto the faithful and their interest, as it's laid up and hid in Jesus. Briefly discovering, 1. The vanity of that rejoycing, which seems to glory in any thing save the Lord. 2. What is required of all that expect to have the form of the Lords house revealed unto them. 3. That however the chief corner-stone may be rejected, none other foundation can no man lay. 4. That as Christ shall appear, so with him shall the interest of the second of new creation, appear with him in glory. 5. A postscript, or additional word to the reader, occasioned by the late revived noise of uniformity, or national conformity to the principles of some men.		1659 (1659)	Wing P2867; Thomason E986_3; ESTC R207764	9,278	15

THE POOR MAN'S MITE Unto the more large CONTRIBUTIONS of the LIBERAL At this day freely added in Testimony of that respect which is born unto the faithful and their interest as it 's laid up and hid in Jesus BRIEFLY DISCOVERING 1. The vanity of that rejoycing which seems to glory in any thing save the Lord. 2. What is required of all that expect to have the form of the Lords house revealed unto them 3. That however the chief Corner-stone may be rejected none other foundation can no man lay 4. That as Christ shall appear so with him shall the interest of the second or new Creation appear with him in glory 5. A Postscript or Additional word to the Reader occasioned by the a late revived noise of Uniformity or national Conformity to the principles of some men London Printed for Livewell Chapman at the Crown in Popes-Head-Alley 1659. THE POOR MAN'S MITE SINCE the late wonderful appearance of wisdome and power from on high bringing down the haughtyness of insulting arrogant flesh presenting to view the secret devouring Contrivances of the old enemy which under a new name and pretence of doing the good formerly left undone the more covertly intended the accomplishment of the things they would have done So many have been the valuable and worthy Testimonies of the faithful that are gone before me That at this time my self of all others had least encouragement to contribute my mite And were it not that a more then ordinary sence of the vanity that may be written upon man as man in his very best Estate and of the unwearied endeavours of the great adversary of Light and Truth to obstruct its dawnings and breakings forth upon the Children of men is stir'd up in my heart I should have been altogether silent but for that from both these to wit the vanity of man and the continued dispight of the enemy no less then occasions of Godly jealousy if not of fears and doubts is administred to both the youthy and the more aged Christian though I confess the same with exceeding weariness of minde and meekness of spirit ought to have its entertainment even in the very thoughts of a man I am as one in some degree awakened and made willing in tenderness and faithfulness of heart at this time to offer a few things to the serious consideration of the faithful with whom though I seek not for what may gratify a carnal interest cannot but hope to finde at least a tincture of that heavenly Spirit of love which rather helps to improve then reject the smallest appearance of true love and respect to them and their everlasting concerns though it proceed from one of the meanest of all their Fathers family The first thing offered is That of God is Christ made unto his people Wisdome Righteousness Sanctification and Redemption to the end that if any would glory they should glory in the Lord. The infinite Father of Wisdom Grace whose name is the Lord and will not give his glory to another foreseeing the evil that would be springing up in the heart of man to the causing of him to turn aside and depart from the living God by an Essay to become Wisdome Righteousness Sanctification and Redemption to its self was therefore pleased in much wisdome Prov. 8. to place the Fountain of all durable Wisdome Riches and Righteousness in his Son as a life occult or hid with him to whom the name of a Redeemer belongs in whose presence every knee shall bow or smite together and every tongue confess to God that this is He in whom all fulness dwells From whence proceeds a loud voyce of admonition and caution unto all the Children of men to be careful lest at any time they should be tempted to depart from the Fountain of living waters and hew out to themselves Cisterns yea broken Cisterns that can hold no water which two are evils commonly committed at once for no sooner do men begin to hew out Cisterns to themselves but at the same time they are found departing from the living Spring and Fountain of Life but who are found in the practise thereof seldome escape the evil of their doings know therefore and see O all ye inhabitans of this Isle That it is an evil thing and a bitter to forsake the Lord. For the evil of our own distrustful imaginations will corect us our backslidings shall reprove us for what hath the Redeemed to do in the way of Egypt or Assyria or with the waters of Shihor to drink in the shallow corrupted streams thereof Is not the Fountain opened whereunto all that thirst may come and he that hath no mony nor price may come and receive freely of that fullness which is to make him fruitful in a dry Land But Poor man having lost his first image wherein he was created as in a posture meet to receive a more lasting and durable comelyness from God had he with patience waited for the bringing forth thereof though he be not Ignorant of his present depravity and from whence he is fallen yet such is the pride of his heart that finding no price in himself that will render him acceptable rather chuseth to trust to and live upon the petty waterings of some borrowed accomplishment then give the least reception to the water of Life because it 's freely offered which ingrateful and pernicious principle opens the largest door of entrance into the heart of man for the grand opposer of grace and truth as it came by Jesus Christ that is imaginable and is to be lamented as one of the forest evils that can happen to a Nation or People that in the day of their visitation have not hearts to understand nor wills to receive or affect the things that concern their peace and I could be glad that even this were less the sin of this Nation then the many broken Cisterns of late hewed out and found in it seems to declare wherefore it highly concerns us even now ere it be too late whilest we are upon the wheele to cease from man whose breath is in his nostrils and unfainedly to return from the evil of our former wayes and to make our wayes and our doings good lest by our further abuse of the grace and patience of God we at last become as vessels utterly moved or as Jeremies Bottle that having past the tryal of both wheele and furnace being then broken cannot be made whole again 2. That if Israel shall be ashamed of and return from their iniquities the Lord will shew them the form of his house for his Arme is not shortned that it cannot save but our sins separate betwixt our God and us And if after a strict enquiry made for the sin of Israel in the day when the Lord alone had been their wisdome and strength it be found that the thoughts we had of our selves or others who were but instruments not the cause of our deliverances beyond what ought to

have been thought are none of the smallest of our offences how ought all the Lords people though of different judgments and perswasions to be one even in a lamenting this and all other our evills committed against the Lord that yet spareth us as a man spareth his son that serveth him and to be provoking one another to walk answerable to the wonderful mercies conferred upon us least the Lords returning to visit us with favour amongst men be mis improved and by agravating our former disobedience impatience and ingratitude a worse thing happen unto us And now ye honourable ones whom the Lord we hope in mercy to your selves and us hath restored to your former station or places of trust Though it be Judged that you have not wanted remembrances on the Lords behalf at this day yet it s also hoped that it will not be an offence to you especially the truly meekned and humbled ones among you to hear though from a babe that if with full purpose of heart ye resolve to decline the evills of the Times past when men acted partly for God and partly for themselves and become intire and true to the interest of God and the faithful that with him it is to shew you the form of his house who will not only be found amongst you in so doing but in the day when he shall come to make up his Jewels and to enquire for what honour hath been done to Mordecai for his fidelity to the King of Kings he will crown you as wise Master-builders and even now whilest ye are a building if ye keep close to him in your undertakings will enable you to carry on his work against all the Tobias's and Sanballats of this age who doubtless by asmuch as in them lyes will endeavour the hindring and impeding thereof for they love not the prosperity of Zion and every appearance of the new Jerusalem is an offence to them And some of them have been made to own the Lord and his people amongst men yea wicked men who saving their vizards were ravening Wolves and greedy Lions that gaped for the time when the innocent should become their prey But for ever magnified be that name whose mercy is above all his works Daniel is escaped and ye are owned in the day of the Lords appearing thus far to visit and redeem his people Wherefore be it ever remembred as pertinent and besuiting us That when the breaches began to be stopped and the walls of Jerusalem were built the builders and people were much cast down in their own eyes for they perceived that the work was wrought of God at every of whose appearing to work let the fearful and unbelieving learn to become obedient and comply with the pure interest of God and his people in all the degrees arisings and gradations thereof for you will finde its of force enough to work out it self through all the heaps of thick darkness which the Prince of the Aire and Children of disobedience hath this many hundred of years been casting upon it and will surely shelter and all the day long be a covering to those that love and cherish it And who so soares in this Region are in Communion and correspondency with the spiritual and hidden operations of this Interest To such no greater folly is there nor more apparent then the spousing or contracting thereunto the interest of the flesh or wordly power and wisdom as the needful expedient to hasten the work of God among men by joyning together what God would have put asunder which attempts henceforward as Light and Truth riseth higher in the Earth may expect by the wise in heart to be esteemed and accounted of for none other then the fruit of a carnal selfish degenerating principle that will at last evidently demonstrate the Attempters to be Children in whom there is no faith and after a large pretence to serve none other King but Jesus give the World an occasion to say Lo this is the man that made not God his strength Hos 5. When Ephraim saw his wound and Judah his sickness they sent to the Assyrian and to King Jareb but they could not heal them And therefore ye worthy builders whose experience hath out-lived the rise and fall of much of this kinde of doings in England the hopes of the faithful enlightned ones are that your wisdoms will be such as to make a righteous advantage thereof to redeem the time past for the dayes were and are very evil and how little the last five or six years added to the setting up of any thing that 's able or ought to stand notwithstanding the specious pretences made thereunto I leave to all that are concerned to judge who after a general survey of things I fear will hardly finde any thing lifted up that 's more abiding or deserve to be so then an Image of wax that 's either capable of receiving another Impression or in a short time lyable to be thrown to the ground Honoured Sirs though our purpose is not to be tedious yet forasmuch as the concerns of a worldly political Interest leaves you not unpresented with seeming plausible and substantial bottomes to work upon to the intent the chief Corner-stone may be rejected or laid aside it may not therefore be omitted to reminde here That none other foundation can no man lay and prosper then that which is laid which is Jesus Christ and if any as wise Master workmen shall build thereon their works will be tryed and the durable substance thereof revealed and that by fire and accordingly shall the reward of every builder be for by how much the work will not abide the tryal by so much shall the loss of the workman be wherefore in all your undertakings to build be sure to digg deep till you meet with the Rock of ages for your foundations Then you will not need to fear though stormes arise the winde blow the rain descend or though Ashdod Ammon Moab be offended or inraged for the prosperity of the Lords work for the Lord himself hath respect unto it and by his own everlasting arm shall every true Nehemia be preserved and born up The last things offered to the faithful in general are that when Christ who is our Life shall appear we also shall appear with him in glory now we are sons but it doth not appear what we shall be but we know that when he doth appear we shall be like him c. As hereby the purpose of the Lords Servants may be understood to work out from amongst the Saints the evil of an unbelieving heart if by all means possible they might beget in them a lively hope or an ability to hope to the end so they seem to promise the safety of a believers interest as it 's rooted and laid upon a Rock that 's higher then they the which whosoever is made truly to believe and see as with the eye of faith maketh not hast but is ready to wait for