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The bottomles pit smoaking in familisme as may appeare by ashort [sic] discourse on Gal. I.9, together with some breef notes on AB. Copps recantation sermon (as 'twere) preached at Burford, Sept. 23, 1651 / by John Tickell ... ; this may serve for a key to familisme ('till another) opening to most (if not all) their chambers of imagery ; also to vindicate the true Gospell, God, and scripture-purity and answer severall weighty questions concerning the mystical union.
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Tickell, John, d. 1694.
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I tell him That M. Coppe and his gospel are both accurst Will you know sayd M. Coppe what 's the gospel the gospel is the power of God An. If hee meane what Paul meant I grant it 3 his words seeme to mee to Confound the gospel and the power of God I put no meaning on M. Copps words am loath to misunderstand or represent him but for the peoples sake I write not now to quarle with M. Coppe but to informe the people as to this question How the Gospel is the power of God You must understand the gospel sometimes notes the matter contayned in the gospel Q. 1. An. as the person of Christ his righteousnes the way of salvation by him especiall in his Crucifixion death for sin In this sense I understand that the power of God unto salvation worketh in the person of Christ Rom. 1.17 and through his righteousnes applyed unto us by fayth unto salvation this is the way of salvation even the righteousnes of Christ c. which is preached in the gospel Gods power goes forth through this Christ and no way else unto salvation 2. ibid. The gospel notes the word the doctrine that holds out this salvation by Christ whether written or preacht 1 Cor. 1. so then understand though the doctrine the preaching of salvation through the crosse be a way despised by the world a Crucified Christ accounted a weake a Contemptible saviour the doctrine a foolish simple doctrine the preaching of this by men a weak foolish and Contemptible thing Yet Gods power works this way unto salvation A crucified Christ carryeh in him both the wisdome and power of God unto salvation 1 Cor. 1. ult Gods wisdome and Gods power too shine in it unto Salvation no way so wise no way so powerfull because God appointeth it and God works with it to a full salvation 2 The gospel preached the Greeks count it foolishnes and Jews weakness but Instrumentaly is the wisdom and the power of God God makes use of the foolishnes and the weakness of preaching to save those that beleve and so Christ Crucified in himself and in his gospel preached is both the wisdom of God and the power of God unto salvation Let none despise this gospel then I am not ashamed of this gospel Rom. 1.16 there might be more said let this suffice I will be briefe and God willing clear Gods power working in us holds not out so fully this gospel to us but as if this very power were the very gospel and wee were to look for no other gospel I say the Gospel is the Gospel though Gods power be not actually put forth to the Application of this Gospel unto salvation 〈…〉 the word is a good word and an heart-gladding word though thousands to whom the gospel comes feel not this power The gospel is the power of God instrumentall I meane the word and the word preached is the instrument the power of God his being put forth with strength efficient is the working the principall working cause of this salvation you must distinguish between the toole which is used and the force the hand putteth forth with this toole or instrument strictly the toole is not your hand or the working virtue in your hand Some men love to darken words without knowledge meerely that people may not know where to find their meaning others would abuse the Scripture but they dare not speake plainly 't were a grosse thing for a Familist especially new converted to say the glad tidings of Salvation by Christ contained in the Scripture is not the gospel if he say you understand not the Gospel it 's the power of God he has his designe though we cannot take him If Mr Coppe mean the gospel is the unlimited Almightinesse of God with a mighty power carrying him out to sin sweare blaspheme He be bold to tell him hee 's worse then the divell I say not this is his meaning but if that be his meaning my words are plaine and need no explanation So much for that M. Coppe said there was much spoken after others If I spake after Christ after the Apostle after the faythfull witnessers to gospel truth I speak as I desire it seems t was no new gospel but it harmonized with Christ prophets and Evangelist I would not speake after mine own spirit nor after any but after Christ and as they speak after Christ I tell you friends our accursed gospellers love not the old way of God and Christ in scriptures ye must have something new like Afrike and that makes them such monsters I told you other gospels then the old gospel preacht after Christ and Paul for patternes are cursed Gospels my soule abhorres them For other triviall things I let them passe As to the matter I beseech you ponder well these words As to the matter by me delivered Mr Coppe spake two waies 1. By way of Assent and Confirmation 2. By way of Glosse and Opposition I say not an opposition of contrariety and contradiction I have something to say to both these First Let these lines make known that Mr Coppe againe and againe with dreadfull curses execrations profest his assent in full words to severall the maine passages in mine exhortation should I repeat the particulars I should transcribe the whole I have therefore let the whole lye open to publike view that the world may see if Mr Coppe be right what through Gods grace he is brought to see If otherwise what by Gods power he was made to say I intend it not to reproach him but let the world receive this testimony from him to these gospel truths 1. The divinity 2. The humanity 3. The mediation 4. The undertaking 5. The righteousnesse of Christ 6. The resurrection of the dead with severall others delivered by him particularly in this forme Let me be accursed if I deny that Jesus Christ is the Sonne of God Let me be accursed if I deny the Righteousnesse of Jesus Christ Let me be accursed if I deny the Resurrection of the body c. At length to summe up all as 't was noted in the Epistle Let me be accursed with an Anathema Maranatha if I deny any one of all those things that were delivered by him What I have to say upon the account of these assertions of divine truth under execrations is briefely this I most gratefully accept these asseverations from Mr Coppe I heartily thank him for them upon the account of truth that he would so freely so pathetically professe his assent unto it if he were ingenious I will not yet question it Christ and truth will thank him too 2. Upon mine own account I thanke him that he would take so much paines as to repeate it even in mine own words and to confirme it as he did with execrations I professe I had no particular prejudice against his person as such in my discourse I thank him he exprest no more against mine