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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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THE BOTTOMLES PIT Smoaking in FAMILISME As may appeare by ashort discourse on Gal. 1.9 together with some breef notes on AB COPPâ—â— Recantation Sermon as 't were Preached at Burford Sept. 23. 1651. By JOHN TICKELL Minâ—â—â—â—â— to the Church in ABINGâ—ON Berks 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 weigâ—ty questions concerning the Mysticall Vnion There shall arise false Christs c. Mat. 24.24 Printed at Oxford by L. â— for 〈…〉 Anno. Dâ—â— 165â— To the Reverend his honoured Father Mr GEORGE HUGHES Pastor of the Church in Plymouth DEVON Honoured Sir I Can never tell the World how much I owe you Natures account is much but that of Grace is more you have me on both in eternall obligations bound as yours Rich and free grace all powerfull love through your selfe as the instrument Gave me my true my best my lasting I meane my spirituall being the forme of Christ in mee Not Familistically Sir I blesse God for Himselfe his Sonne his Spirit his Gospell your selfe What cause Sir have I to blesse God for you you have begotten nouresht brought me up as your own Sonne in the Gospell I will not like Jacob pluck my Brother by the heele Who ever were the first I blesse God I was not the last of your first fruits in Tavestocke Devon Sir I am a plant of your planting watering and a member and a Minister in the Church of Christ unworthy of either but blessed be God for both who planteth a vineyard and eateth not the fruit thereof I send you here a cluster I would they were either faire or ripe they are yet too greene for your tast however they are the first fruits from a slip of your owne I beg your Acceptance I am sure of your protection what I am and have is yours blessed be God that I have the honour to subscribe your Sonne in the Gospell J. TICKELL Abingdon Octob. 3. 1651. To All that love the Lord JESUS in or neere BURFORD Grace and Peace SPECIALL providence brought me to Burford had there not been more of Gods will then of my will in it I had not been there that day nor staid there that houre some suspected a designe I can assure them I knew not of any lecture there that day till as I was riding by the Church-yard one told me that Mr Coppe was then to Preach having not long before heard of his Recantation and liberty I was very willing to understand of the worke of God upon him upon this account I hastned to the Church when I came to the doore I saw there much people ready to heare but the Pulpit empty and no one there as yet to Preach I was no sooner thinking whether I were best to stay that houre or immediatly to returne from whence I came then I was prest in Spirit a Scripture with strong impressions being presented to me to take the opportunity of speaking something to the People ere Mr Coppe came in This motion put me on motion towards the Pulpit from whence assistance from God desired this exhortation such as 't is was then delivered a Gospel blessing rest upon it Preached and Printed So much may serve for that If any desire the knowledge of my Commission let them read Mark 16.5 Math. 28.19 20. 2 Tim. 4.2 from thence take satisfaction as for my principle the searcher of hearts best knowes it to whom I shall referre inquiries only thus much I am not a Son of contention I love truth and peace nay more then this my over-love to peace has often wronged truth but the blood of sprinkling wash this away Notwithstanding this ' has been my lot to passâ— by peace for twice or thrice to stand by truth the prince of peace once taught me this my soule bleeds when I heare the person the nature the offices the undertakings the death the blood the Righteousnesse that all-glorious-soule-saving-imputative-righteousnesse of the Lord Jesus Christ blaspheamed I had rather ye would rend my bowels stab me to the heart spill my blood as water upon the ground then reproach blaspheme despise that blood which was the price of my redemption God will judge for this Should not I speak the stones would mans bloud cries but Christs cries loud The Lord deliver me from bloud-guiltinesse through his grace I am resolved the blood of soules the blood of Christ shall not be laid to my account when their avenger makes inquisition and comes to reckon I judge not Mr Coppe but experience tels me that some he knowes can more closely deceive then ever to be plaine I met with one not long since that told me my selfe and twenty more that he that had two natures was Antichrist againe he that said that Christ had two natures is The Antichrist farther he that saies the fulnesse of the Godhead dwels not in us in the same way and manner as it did in Christ is The Antichrist the man passes for a convert but God convert him enough for that If any aske what makes this untimely birth abroad with this homely dresse untill another let them take this answere 1. Truth will abroad as well as errour and reason good shee lives in light 2. Truth is best seen naked error like a Strumpet dares not appeare without a mantle a painted face a gorgeous dresse a crucified Christ would have a crucified stile I desire to know no other Christ I am sure this Gospel without the wisdome of mans words is the power of God unto salvation 3. Phantastick preaching hearing praying writing in the great sin of our age Luther was not of the garbe wherein most of our late admired Preachers have appeared I wish good men would seriously consider and lay to heart the advantage which Familisme has taken from their seraphicall notions and speculations O that some had not set Truth on tenter-hookes to reach their phancies Christ will give them but little thankes for this for mine own part I desire rather to be understood then admired I am not willing to be taken by the ignorant or the unlearned as a Barbarian I would have the meanest capacities take in my notions especially such as have universall relation to faith and practice When I speake to the meanest I am sure the chiefest understand me For the thing it selfe I must acknowledge 't is an hasty birth but blessed be God for this as for these whence had I them Well I most gladly glory in mine infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me and this too such as ' t is if God owne it as he did the enimies themselves being judges I le owne it too and pray that the blessing of the Father of Lights may rest upon it that what is wanting in these lines may be made up in your hearts A farther account of their publike view take thus 1. When