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A48286	The only vvay to rest of soule in religion here, in heaven hereafter: shewed plainly and succinctly by pure scripture, in three treatises: demonstrating, I. That the church was left by Christ, as the means to teach us his gospel. 2. Which is she that was left in that office. 3. What it is, she teacheth for gospel. By I.L. Bach of Div. Licensed by the university of Oxford, to preach throughout Engalnd, and late rector of L. in the county of S. now a Catholike.	Lewgar, John, 1602-1665.	1657 (1657)	Wing L1832A; ESTC R218105	64,778	221

hand of the people yea it's more like Divines all that he saith of it is so far from encouraging or directing them unto it as their guide or rule as it is rather to the contrary 2 Pet. 3.16 in a word to leave that of which it is certain out of Scripture's own mouth that it is most proper by it self alone to teach every creature every thing pertaining to the Gospel for that which is not proper by it self alone to teach any creature any thing Suppose God Almighty should do you the favour he did S. Stephen to let you see the heavens open and Iesus sitting at his right hand and teaching some person standing by and you should hear him say to that party Teach this man meaning you what I have taught you If he believe he shall be saved if not damned and anon after you should see him deliver to him a book saying to him I give thee this that thou maist teach it to him Exod. 24.12 and afterward some one should snatch that book from him and give it to you saying Do not believe him further then is here written he will teach you errors read this your self and guide your self and judge of his doctrine by it c. would you not think it a brainsick act to follow such counsel Sure you would in reason Such very same Counsel is that of your Ministers Neglect the Church follow the Scripture Nay it is more certain to you that Christ spake those words to her concerning you from that record of them Preach the Gospel to every creature Mar. 16.15 then if you should hear or see it now in such a vision by how much the word of Scriture is a more sure word then any sensible vision can be Lu. 16.31 2 Pet. 1.19 Nor therefore may you think or hope God Alm. will upon your prayer to him though never so humble never so fervent by his Spirit direct or inlighten you in the right understanding of Scripture sufficiently to your salvation without the Churche's ministery For he having placed that office in her in the same maner as the office of baptizing Teach all baptizing them Mat. 28.19 he will no more give you the one grace without her ministery then he will the other and therefore to begg of him to teach you himselfe would be an act of as damnable presumption as to begg of him to baptise you himselfe And therefore when S. Paul not knowing then who els he was to goe to begged it of him he sent him to the Church for that grace Act. 9.6 See the reason sup p. 8. VVhat needs any more to be said to such a good soul as I suppose you to be Let it suffice you have hitherto embraced this false principle out of ignorance and beguiling of hereticall Teachers After this admonition you have great cause to fear God will not wink at your ignorance any longer but expects from you exact obedience to this his commandement or ordinance Mal. 2.4 of hearing and following the Church as your Guide in Religion This doing you will soon finde that Rest of soul the Title of this Book promised If you neglect it neither this Book nor the Church will have need to accuse you to your Iudge at the dreadful day there are others to accuse you Moses Mathew Paul c. in whom you trust for had you believed them as you ought you would have believed her for they write of her and much more plainly then any Prophet did of Christ Ioh. 5.45 Nor may you flatter your self with hope upon your faith baptism innocency or holiness great and sensible particular favours of God to you as may seem to you in interior lights consolations assurances of your being one of his c. for unless you be an humble child or scholar of his Church no hope can be built upon them And two reasons among many other might be given are 1. Because without divine faith it is not possible to please God Heb. 11.6 Now your faith cannot be supposed divine because not grounded finally on the Church the ground of all truth and if of all truth of all faith also 2. Because not to hear or believe the Churche's teaching is a mortal sin Mat. 18.17 Mar. 16.16 and consequently inconsistent with holiness without which no man shall see God Heb. 12.14 See more places if you please to the same purpose Mat. 10.14 Lu. 10.16 Acts 2.47 13.48 Gal. 5.20 Heresies Apoc. 21.24 And therefore you may be certain the spirit that guids you to a neglect of her and flatters and comforts in you in it is not God's but the evil spirit 2 Cor. 4.3 What remains then but as you desire to see the blissful face of God and avoid eternal torments you in the first place seriously search the Scriptures or otherwise enquire and resolve your self well touching this first Question VVhat Christ left for your Guide That done to enquire VVhich is she That having found her you may seek his Law at her mouth that if you find they whom you learned your first principles from was not she you may learn them anew of her that is And then you will have some competent rule whereby to judge aright of doctrines and teachers and of the true sense of Scripture which not only you now want but in stead of it use a false one God Alm. of his goodness open your eyes to see in this your day this truth which belongs so much unto your peace The next Treatise by Gods help shall follow as soon as I am able ERRATA Pag. l. read 122 12 barely 127 25 presignified 141 8 that 143 1 think 145 1 c. 1. 147 17 admonish 160 11 duely 166 8 box 171 1 forme 179 19 insinuate 140 12 left 143 27 some 150 4 it 157 7 that hath 160 25 would 163 12 for 166 25 and that 170 1 are 183 15 Joh. 9.16 Pag. 3.20 del 1 King 17 24 pag. 32. lin 26. del unto these words if any c.

the man that was cured of his blindness by Iesus said to them VVil ye also be his disciples they reviled him and said Thou art or be thou his disciple Why not they O forsooth we are Moses disciples we know by Scripture that God spake unto Moses c. Ioh. 9.27 See the veil of Moses Law that lay upon and blinded their hearts against believing in him 2 Cor. 3.15 and so does to and at this day VVill you see the causes of it One was because they saw him teach command and practice some things evidently repugnant to the expresse words of Scripture For instance 1. It said Thou shalt do no manner of work upon the Sabboth Particularly Thou shalt not bear any burthen thorow the city Ier. 17.21 He commanded one whom he cured to carry no less a burthen then the bed he lay upon thorow the City on that day Ioh. 5.9 When therefore they saw him afterward work a manifest miracle in proof that he was the Christ what had they to choak the mouth of that evidence with but this This man is not of God for all his miracles because he keeps not the Sabboth day Iust the same as your men say sometimes of our Church She cannot be of God notwithstanding all her miracles because the worships images prays to Saints c. 2. Again it said Thou shalt keep these ordinances as everlasting statutes through all generations for ever Gen. 17.7 Exo. 17.10 31.17 Deut. 12.5 c. He said He was Lord of the Sabboth Mat. 12.8 discovered an intent to change it and all the ordinances of Moses and introduce others in their place viz. in stead of worshipping God by a carnal and figurative sacrifice in the Temple of Ierusalem onely the spiritual true pure worship that God longed for to be celebrated all the world over Ioh. 4.2 Mal. 1.11 in stead of the Passover the Sacrament of his Body and Blood Ioh. 6.32 53. instead of Circumcision Baptism Ioh. 3.3 Now how abominable a design they apprehended this in him may be guessed at from their charge against one of his disciples This man ceases not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the Law For we have heard him say that this Iesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place and change the customes which Moses delivered us c. Acts 6.13 3. Again it said There is but one God and he a pure simple Being Eternal Infinite Omnipotent c and appointed that if any one yea though a Prophet giving a sign of his Mission or Doctrine should entice them to the worship of any thing visible or created they should stone him to death as a false Prophet and Blasphemer Deut. 13.1 He a visible man cloathed with flesh and blood and all infirmities of humane nature born but the other day of a Carpenter c. said he was God or his Son equal to him and required to be worshipped as such And this they supposed to be evident blasphemy Ioh. 10.33 and that according to the express words of Scripture he ought as such to be put to death VVe have a Law and by our Law he ought to dye because he made himself the Son of God Ioh. 19.7 And this seemed so evident to them in Scripture as no doubt for that cause principally if not onely they vvould rather attribute his miracles as you do ours unto the Devil then entertain a doubt of his being the Christ Mat. 12.24 Another cause was because the prophecies touching the properties signs of the Messiah were not onely dark and in that respect needing an Interpreter to expound them Acts 8.34 17.3 yea even to Christians Lu. 24.27 45. 2 Pet. 1.9 but repugnant in express words and therefore needing an Interpreter to reconcile them And thence it was that they were able to urge it as plainly and aboundantly yea perhaps I should say true if I said more against his being the Messiahs as he for it For instance 1. In some he was to be Davids Lord Psal 110.1 yea God 's Son Psal 2.6 yea the everlasting God c. Esa 9.6 In other a visible mortal man like unto Moses Deut 18.15 God's servant Psal 78.70 Davids son Psal 132.11 now that one and the same person should be all these though it be easie now to us that are taught it by the Church in our childehood was such a riddle then to them Mat. 22.46 and still is to any creature in state of nature Mat. 16.17 1 Cor. 2.8 14. as is incomprehensible by any humane brain without special light and by any light in Scripture's self without an interpreter or any interpreter of less authority then Divine 2. In some He was not to bruise a broken reed c. Esa 42.3 In other to break in pieces the Potentates of the earth like a potsheard and rule them with a rod of iron Psal 2.9 3. In some he was to be the contempt of the common sort Psal 22.6 In other all Kings of the earth to lick the dust of his feet Psal 72.11 4. In some to have no form nor comelinesse in him Esa 53.3 In other to be the fairest among the children of men Psal 45.2 5. In some to be slain for us Dan. 9.27 In other to live and reign a glorious King for ever Psal 72.15 Dan. 7.14 And therefore when the people heard him talk of his being lift up meaning upon a cross or gibbet they were not able to reconcile that with his being the Messiah seeing they had been alwayes taught out of Scripture that Christ abides for ever Ioh. 12.34 No doubt but he answered their texts and explicated his own so as to reconcile them one with the other But no doubt also they did the same with his and their own as they verily thought Nor can you say of all that it was only pride vain-glory malice or obstinacy of will that hindred them from seeing the truth of his sense For no question but multitudes of them Act. 13.27 compared with 1 Cor. 2.8 namely S. Paul Act. 26.9 were purely ignorant and sought the truth in Scripture according as it was alledged and opened on both sides with a love of the truth and a desire to finde it and with many a prayer and bitter tear to God Almighty for light to see it And yet were confirmed and by Scripture principally which they had known from children 2 Tim. 3.15 that they ought to do things contrary to the name of Iesus till God Almighty by some other means then it shew'd them the truth If you say Wherefore did he then send them to Scripture for it the answer hath been given already that it was not as to a Teacher of that point but a VVitness onely nor a witness of his choice but which they compelled him to by their obstinacy to the other nor as a witnesse proper or sufficient by it self alone but in company with the other for corroboration and as by him alledged and expounded and