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A34471	Crux Christi, and iudgement executed, or, Divine wisdom crucifying the humane, carnal, devillish, malicious, mad, raging wisdom of the world by His righteous judgements, drawing nearer to its full and perfect manifestation : them shall Josephs and Daniels afflictions end and their imprisonments be no more heard of ... / written and experienced by Richard Coppin.	Coppin, Richard, fl. 1646-1659.	1657 (1657)	Wing C6095; ESTC R23937	74,972	106

same life for fear of suffering will deny them that suffer for them rather then suffer with them as the Disciples of Christ did CHrist and his Prophets and Apostles for conscience towards God suffered uniustly 1 Pet. 2.19 20 21. and dyed uniustly by the hands of men though it was just with God that they should suffer yea and to suffer by men unjustly as being not guilty of the crimes for which they were accused but false witnesses did arise Psa 31.11 and laid many things to their charge which they knew not as my self with many others at this day can witness hath been also laid against us by false witnesses since we with them have born witness to the Truth in which notwithstanding I abundantly rejoyce and my joy in this is fulfilled that the Lord Iesus for conscience towards God hath joyned me with himself in his worst condition to suffer with him and in his best condition to reign with him yea and to suffer unjustly by men as he hath done before me and now in this my sufferings to suffer with me els my peace in it would not have been so great nor I so cheerfully to have past it through that I cannot but rejoyce that he hath made me willing and able with cheerfulness to bear his cross after him and that in it he hath so far honoured me as to have all manner of evil said of me falsly for his Names sake as a blasphemer a seducer and what not by those that knew me not and which by the world and them that know not God may be counted a shame and dishonor yet to me and all that know the Lord it is a crown of honor rejoycing through him who hath been my example and pattern by whom I have been made to endure the cross and despise the shame who himself for the honor which is of God regarded not the honor of men but suffered it all to be laid in the dust and himself to be reckoned with the worst of men yea with Christ we have many more Examples to wit his Prophets and Apostles who counted it their greatest honor to suffer unjustly by men in the Lords cause 1 Cor. 4.9 12 13. and for his sake to be made as the Filth of the world and the off-scouring of all things know it to be their portion lot and inheritance with men which with Christ for Christ they must receive by the hands of men that know not the Lord nor the people the Lords inheritance for had they known Christ they would not ●ave crucified him nor a●y that lived his life but because they knovv not Christ nor the life of him vvhich any live therefore they rise up against it and condemn it And God wil have those that suffer for him and his cause to suffer unjustly by men that they may the more hate the ways of men to declare against them and know that there is nothing just amongst men nor none that is good no not one and so hee wil wean them from the milk and draw them from the brest of all fleshly confidence and human excellencies below himselfe that they may depart from all things but God Isa 28.9 and love none but him in the world whom they are to know above all things and no more to contend for the wisdom knowledge and excellency of men nor any thing of moral righteousness to glory in but though you may be as righteous as others and have as much as any to boast your selves in yet rather then you shall keep it to be thought the more righteous for it and exalted by it to glory in it God will take it from you though by false accusation for you shal be accused by men of the things you are not gulilty that you may bee tryed and brought to Iudgment and know that there is no respect of persons with God nor none that doth righteousness but him that no flesh might glory in his presence 1 Cor. i 2 ● and that he that standeth might not stand in the wisdome of men but of God and glory onely in the Lord. Now every single person of one and the same life may not all suffer alike in outward bonds and afflictions nor be alike accused but only that life they live with Christ in God for the same life which many men live and injoys may be but in some accused and suffer even in them where it is most manifest and injoyed and where it most appears in opposition to the world and he that is most perfect before God as Christ Job 2 3 4 ● Iob and David was even against it in them and in such as against Christ the manchilde Rev. 4.12 5. wil the Dragon most vomit up his malice and act it men with endeavours to devour it in all men that live it and that with Christ do inherit it of whom they said Come this is the heir let us kill him that the inheritance may be ours but shal not be able to overcome the life as they always sought to do against Christ but could not prevail to destroy the life though by Herod and the Iewes he was persecuted to death that they which lived the same life might deny it and fly from it as many in these times have done when some of their own judgment have suffred which they seemed to own before and as did some of Christs own Disciples they owned him followed him while he ●ad his liberty was in prosperity amongst them but it was for the loaves and the warm themselves at his Fire Iohn 6.65 66 67. Mark 14.67 68. but when he was accused and in custody likely to suffer being as he was betrayed by a Disciple that followed him then his Disciples denyed him saying I know not the man and because he in his preaching to them said that no man could come to him except it be given unto him of the Father they left him walked no more with him because with him they were unwilling to suffer yet he continued faithful unto death in maintaining his spiritual life which they could not prevaile against for though they destroyed his body yet his life they could not but it was the more manifest as it is to this Day And some one person or other in ●ll Ages under all Dispensations whom God shal most enlighten make able willing him shal suffer for the rest to try prove the rest of the same life to vindicate and maintain it And though Christ as a man in the flesh had temptations tribulations as wel as others yet they that truly loved him stil continued their love to him and hee gave unto them a Kingdome Luk. 22.28 29 so all of the same life of Christ that have truly injoyed beyond a bare profession shal participate with them that suffer for it as the Disciples of Christ did in the sufferings of him and as the Saints

not he able to deliver thee from the Lyons then said Daniel O King live for ever my god hath sent his Angel and he have shut the Lyons mouthes that they have not hurt me for my innocency was found out before God and against thee have I done no hurt and then was the King glad that he had no wrong and commanded Daniel to be taken out of the den he had no hurt because he believed in his God then the King commanded all that were against Daniel both they and their families to be cast into the den among the Lyons where they had before cast Daniel and the Lyons tore them in pieces for they believed not in the God of Daniel and then did K. Darius write unto all people nations Languages in the world to worship honor the God of Daniel for said the King he is the living God and remaineth for ever and his Kingdom is everlasting who dilvered Daniel from the mouthes of the Lyons and so say I that this is my God and hath hitherto delivered me from those that would have devoured me Thus was Daniel also saved in his affliction and his enemies were destroyed and the Lord his God was the more honoured and his kingdome the more increased as is to this day in the affliction of his people Isa 63.6 who in all their afflictions is himselfe afflicted with them and the Angel of his presence saves them and will cast off none that trust in him and come to him by Jesus nor is he ever wanting with any that know him wait upon him but wil deliver them out of all their troubles which they shall suffer for his cause and which he for his honours sake in delivering of them will bring upon them Iohah chab 1.2 And it was not without the Lord that Jonah was in the ship and that for him being in it the ship was tossed and the people therein troubled with fear and Jonah by them cast into the sea he to be three days three nights in the VVhales belley preserved alive and at the Lords command was by the fish cast out to dry land in safety so was Jeremiah Ier. 38 34 39.11.12 c. who for declaring the word of the Lord was by the King Zedekiah left to the cruelty of the Princes who cast Jeremiah into the dungeon contrary to the Kings knowledge but Jeremiah for trusting in the Lord was in the destruction of Jerusalem delivered and the Princes that cast him in were destroyed by the Caldeans so all that in their troubles shall trust in God that he will deliver them they shall in the worst of troubles be preserved and safely restored into rest and peace with the Lord and not that any thing shall be done without the Lord Christ himself though by the hands of men yet by the Lord was he delivered up unto men to be slain and by him was he with Ionah raysed the third day to life againe and all the prophets and apostles of Christ who were most clearest in the knowledge of the truth of Christ were persecuted and put to death for their Judgements and were not without the Lords company with them in it neither was any thing don unto them without him and he was with them in all their sufferings that they should not feare nor deny him nor that which they knew of him but still hold fast their integrity and faithfulness in the truth before him to live and dye in his cause and will not worship the Beast nor his Image Rev. 15.15 so shal al whom the lord hath set a work not man to contend against the Beast his Image thogh they suffer much by men that have the Image of the beast upon them and the glory of the whore about them yet they shal deny to own them Psal 110.3 for in the day of his power they shall be a willing people for the Lord willing to receive his message and declare it willing to be persecuted and to suffer for it this honour have all his Saints CHAP. VII How by persecution truth is increased and the more advanced and they that suffer for it to the terror of them that persecute it that truth is rewarded and witnessed by sufferings how the reward of suffrings is a crown of glory manifest in men and when ANd suffering for the truth is the ready way to advance it when men are most humbled for the truth then are they in the way to be most exalted with the truth and these things saith Paul which have come unto me in my sufferings Bands Imprisomments have proved all to the furtherance of the Gosple Phil. 1.12 13 14. for the discovery of truths enemies by my bonds saith he other brethren have been the more incouraged to preach the truth and suffer for the truth and in the time of persecutions the saints that were scattered went every where preaching the word Act. 8 3 4. and the more men sought to stop and prevent them the more did they increase and were incouraged and the truth was the more confirmed amongst them as it is to this day where persecutions are manifest and whosoever it is that do persecute another for his Judgement he doth manifest himselfe to be ignorant of God and the truth and lives not in the truth but in the lye which is enmitie to it yet will the truth advance it selfe above it and the more for being persecuted And did men know before hand that what they persecute is thereby advanced and themselves thereby abased and they would not so much act against themselves and the truth which they know not but God will have it so for the wrath of man shall turne to his prayse and the remainder thereof will he restrain Psa 76.10 and will suffer nothing to be done but what he will gloryfie himselfe by and therefore when the kingdoms of the world are most divided one against another 1 Thess 5.1.2 then the kingdome of God cometh in as a thief in the night upon them and that which men in their dayes set themselves most against that wil God in his day most exalt And therefore you my brethren that would in all things love the appearing of the Lord Jesus then meet him in his comming though it be to kill and crucifie you and though Clouds of thick darknesse be round about him that you see him not for the present yet know that it is but for a moment he hides himselfe and that he will againe break through these cloulds and shine Gloriously upon you to the inlightning of your soules for though sorrow hath continued for a night yet joy cometh in the morning and therefore though persecutions and tribulations may be amoung you to try you and out of which the Lord will redeem you Isa 41.10 yet let not your hearts be troubled and be not afraid of men nor of their

reviling for though they may band themselvs together against you and the Lords anointed in you to break the cords and bands of love and unity amongst you yet their devices shall not prosper but the Lord will have them in derision Psa 2. and will break them in peices like a pottors vessel and will set his own anointed even Christ upon his Throne who shall be great amongst you and you with him shall rejoyce together for he that sits in the Heavens shall laugh and the Lord his King shall raine in the midst of you for evermore and the work began among you will he perfect Psa 35.1 8. and will turn all the evil devices of men that have invented evil against you without cause to devoure you upon their own heads and shame and confusion shall befall them in the end but the more is your glory as is their shame for they shall be the Lords displeasure against them and they shall be vexed for the evil that they have done against you and could not have their purposes fulfilled upon any of you and in the midst of all your peace and joy in the Lord shall be manifest in you For though in the world you have tribulation yet in Christ you shall have peace and be of good cheer Ioh. 16.33 for Christ hath overcome the world And if you will bee possessors of the truth you must bee armed with patience in the Lord to suffer reproach and tryalls for the truth 1 Pet. 4 1. and with all willingnesse and obedience of mind thereunto you must yeeld your selves as a living sacrifice ready to be offered up with Christ on the cross though the outward sufferings with many of you may not be afflicted upon you Rom. 12.1.2 but being made willing in the minde your willingnesse and free submission therunto shall be accepted even the will for the deed concerning which God will try you if you will deny him or no Heb. 11.17 Ge. 22.12.10.11.12 as he did Abraham when he made him offer up his onely son Isaac to be slaine but he did not slay him for being made willing it was accepted of God with him as if it had been done by him and the will for the deed with some shall suffice 1 Tim. 6.12 13. and they shall with others that do suffer reap the same fruit for some onely shall suffer outwardly as witnesses for the rest as did Christ for us who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good profession yet with him we reap the same fruit 1 Pet. 2.21 witnessing with him the same profession and whose steps some in the outward sufferings must follow him as his apostle did even those whom the Lord shall chuse and whom he will make able with himselfe and the apostles to beare witnesse with him unto his suffrings for the true life we live as the same which he said should come to passe and doth and will come to pass till the man of sin in any shall be no more as in all ages some in whom the life hath been most manifest and most purely have lived it have suffered in bearing witness to the life of ●od according as it hath been manifest under any dispensation that truth is alwayes witnessed by sufferings going with it and following after it according to the Scriptures as a reward given to it 2 Thes 1.4 5. and a fellow helper and companion for it for he that will live godly in Christ Jesus must suffer persecution and persecutions and tribulations is a mainfestation of Gods righteous Judgements whereby a soul is counted worthy of the kingdom of God for which he also suffers And as sufferings is a reward of truth and godlyness and a companion for it joyned with it unto those that injoy it and know it to live in it so the reward of sufferings is a crown of glory all witnessing one another for ought not Christ who is the truth first to suffer and then to enter into his glory and saith Paul who sought with Beasts at Ephasus I have fought a good fight I have finished my course 1 Tim. 4.7 8. I have kept the faith Hence forth is laid up for me a Crown of Glory as the price of my race which I have won and which is brought unto me at the revelation of Jesus Christ and to all that love his appearing and he to comfort us in afflictions saith 2 Thess 1.7 you who are troubled rest with us in the same spirit waiting for the same crown as a recompence of reward for all your troubles when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty Angels powerfully appearing and manifesting himselfe for your good in the Lord but to take vengeance on all that that trouble you and that know not God and obey not the gospel of the Lord Jesus but do persecute it they shal suffer the vengeance of eternal fire God himselfe whose wrath is revealed from Heaven against all ungodlynesse and Unrighteousnesse of men that hold the TRUTH in unrighteousness Rom. 1.18 and shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and the glory of his power when he shall come to be gloryfied in his saints and admired in all that do believe 2 Thes 1. Heb. 12.2 and that have with patienec indured the cross and despised the shame these shall have joy and glory with God when these that trouble them shall have sorrow and anguish of spirit and so much the more for beholding the others joy and confidence in the Lord which they so much have persecuted For thinkest thou O man that Judgest another that thou shalt escape the Judgements of God Rom. 2.3 4 5 6. no thou that hardnest thy heart against another treasureth up wrath unto thy selfe against the day of wrath which must certainly come upon thee for God will reward every man according to his works for with what Judgement ye Judge Mat. 7.2 ye shall be Judged and with what measure ye meet it shall be measured to you againe wherefore howle and lament ●●e 3.1 c. ●oel 1.5 c. and be ashamed thou man of the Devil that persecutest and Judgest another for when the Lords Judgements are upon thee it will be a day of terror unto thee till by Judgement the enemy sin and the devil within thee shall be cast out from thee as from those whom thou persecutest And you that with Christ have been Judged by men and have been made partakers of Christs sufferings rejoyce ye that when his Glory shal appeare ye may be glad with exceeding joy and account that the long sufferings of God is salvation 1 Pet. 4.13.14 and that if ye be rayled against for the name of Christ happie are ye for the spirit of God and of glory resteth upon you and on their part that speak evil of you God is evil spoken of by them but on your