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A57310	A standard of righteousness lifted up unto the nations, and an ensigne of grace unto the people, but the flagge of defiance against Antichrist, and all his messengers and ministers, who are under his power and pleading for it, for terme of life all of which are held forth in a plain answer unto Leonard Letchford's quaery concerning perfection and keeping of Gods law and Commandments, which may serve the universal good, and satisfaction of all people who are yet unsatisfied in these weighty matters in this book inserted : with a testimony concerning the natural man who cannot keep the law nor commands of God ... / given forth this 13th day of the 8th moneth, 1663, by a follower of the Lamb thorow [sic] many tribulations, whose name is Ambrose Rigge.	Rigge, Ambrose, 1635?-1705.	1663 (1663)	Wing R1492; ESTC R6133	30,605	38

God Isa 10. 20 21. as afterwards it came to passe And again he testified of the peaceable Kingdome of Christ wherein the earth should be filled with the knowledge of God as the waters cover the Sea Isa 11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. which ksowledge came afterwards to be received by the Light which God had commanded to shine in their hearts who was witnesses of the same 2 Cor. 4. 6. by which the light of the knowledge of the glory of God was received in the face of Iesus Christ Again the Lord by the Prophet called every one that thirsted to drink freely of the waters of Life without money and without price and called many to pentance verse 6. and said Let the wicked forsake his wayes and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him returne unto the Lord and he will have mercy upon him verse 7. Here was the promise of mercy unto man if he forsaked his unrighteous wayes and thoughts and to no other as afterwards was testified Prov. 28. 13. and furthermore the Prophet declareth the glory of the true Church and saith the Gentiles shall come to her light and Kings to the brightnesse of her rising Isa 60. 3. which was afterwards fulfilled All which prophesies was the universal love of God in Christ Iesus to Mankind for his restauration into that Image and perfection of holinesse in which he was created so that all who received him when he came to be manifested to them he gave power to become the sons of God and heirs of life Iohn 1. 12. And Ieremiah also prophesied of the scattered flock of the Lord whom the wicked Pastours of Israel had destroyed And the Lord said I will gather the remnant of my Flock out of all Countries where they have been driven and will bring them again into their fold and will set one Shepherd over them which shall feed them Ier. 23. And in his dayes Iudah shall be saved and Israel shall dwell safely and this is his name whereby he shall be called the Lord our Righteousness ver 6. And they shall no more say the Lord liveth which brought the children of Israel out of Egypt but the Lord liveth which brought the seed of the house of Iacob out of the North Countrey and out of all Countries whither he hath driven them vers 7 8. All which the Lord spoke by way of Prophesie that he would restore Israel his people into unity with him which could not possible be untill he had finished transgression in them which was the first cause of separation from God and the glory of his power And again the Lord by the mouth of Ieremiah Prophesied of the restoration of Israel and said he would bring them from the North Countrey and gather them from the coasts of the earth he that scattered Israel will gather them as a Shepherd doth his flock Ier. 31. 10. And also said he would make a Covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Iudah not according to the Covenant which he made with their Fathers when he took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt Mark but this shall be the Covenant that I will make with the house of Israel I will put my Law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour and every man his brother saying know the Lord c. Ier. 31. 31 32. 33. This is the Covenant in which Christ was promised where in God would write his Law in his peoples hearts which afterwards the Apostles witnessed with whom this Covenant was made and confirmed in which they witnessed the blood of Christ to cleanse them from all sin 1 Iohn 1. 7. This Covenant was a Covenant of Light and of Life wherein the Law of the Spirit of Life not writ in Tables of Stone but in the fleshly Tables of the Heart 2 Cor. 3. 3. was their Schoolmaster to bring them to Christ that they might be justified by faith Gal. 3. 24. and so were presented blameless unto God which the blood of Bulls and Goats could not do nor any outward thing Heb. 10. 4. And by the mouth of Ezekiel the Lord promised to gather his people again unto himself and seek them as a Shepherd seeketh his Sheep and feed them in a good pasture Ezek. 34 12 13 14 15 16. Here was Gods universal love again manifested by way of prophecy for the recovery of lost man again all which promises was made conditionally unto mankind if they believed in him whom God hath chosen to be the author of eternal salvation to all who received and believed in him Then afterwards Daniel prophesied of the suffering of the Son of God of whom the Prophets had written whom the Angell shewed that seventy weeks were determined to finish transgression and to make an end of sin and to make reconciliation for iniquity and to bring in everlasting righteousness Dan. 9. 24. And in verse the 26. saith that after sixty two weeks shall the Messiah be slain but not for himself and in verse the 27. he shall confirm the Covenant with many for one week and in the midst of the week he shall cause the offerings and the oblations to cease This shewed the death of the Son of God before he came into the world by which sin and transgression was to be finished which was the cause of offerings and sacrifices still demonstrating Gods eternal purpose through him to put an end to transgression in man without which man could never come to him again nor be restored into that image and glory which he lost by transgression which is the perfection of holiness in the sight of the Lord which the Apostles testified unto 2 Cor. 7. 1. that man might live with God in the spirit for which end he was created which was brought to pass through the death and suffering of his Son whom he sent into the world that they through him might be saved Iohn 3. 17. And the Lord spake again by the mouth of Amos and said The plow-man should overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him that sowed seed and the mountains shall drop down with sweet wine and he would bring again the captivity of his people Israel Amos 9. 13 14. And Micah foretold of the birth of this Saviour even in Bethlehem Ephratah though it was little among the thousands of Iudah yet out of it shall he come forth that was to be ruler in Israel whose goings forth hath been from old from everlasting and he shall stand and rule in the strength of the Lord and in the majesty of the name of the Lord and shall be great unto the end of the earth Micah 5. 2 3 4. And also said that the remnant of Israel should be among many Nations as a dew from the Lord that tarrieth not for man and as the showers upon the tender grass c. And the remnant of

Every one that is perfect shall be as his Master Luke 6. 40. which agrees with his words Matth. 5. 48. 5. It is contrary to the doctrine of Paul who said We speak wisdom among them that are perfect 1 Cor. 2. 6. 6. It is contrary to the Apostles exhortation 2 Cor. 13. 18. 7. It is contrary to all the gifts that was given to the Apostles which was for the perfecting of the Saints for the work of the Ministry for the edifying of the body of Christ Till they all came into the unity of the Faith and of the knowledg of the Son of God unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ Eph. 4. 11. 12 13. this was a large measure of perfection indeed which they testified of which afterwards was fulfilled in them 8. To say that none can be perfect while he is upon earth makes Pauls words to the Philippians false who though he had not then attained to perfection either were already perfect he did not say as Leo. Letchford doth that none could be perfect on earth but said he followed after it Phil. 3. 12. And pressed towards the mark for the price of the high calling of God in Christ Iesus v. 14. Let us therefore as many as be perfect be thus minded and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded God shall reveal this unto you Phil. 3. 1st It seems iome was ready to be of another minde then as many are now unto whom this was not fully revealed to whom Paul said Whereunto we have attained Let us walk by the same rule Let us mind the same thing v. 16. So that it is clearly manifest that there was degrees of growth in the gift of God before they came to perfection for Paul was not perfect while he had a body of sin in him and the rest were not perfect as soon as they came to be convinced and believe but first witnessed a warfare against sin and the power of it and afterwards came to be freed from sin and have victory over it Rom. 6. 17 18 19 20 21. 1 Iohn 5. 4. and then grew up to perfect men in Christ to the same measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ and said by this was their love made perfect that they might have boldness in the day of judgment because as he is so were they in this world 1 Iohn 4. 17. Mark they were as he was in this world If Leonard Letchford had been amongst them then surely he would have cryed out against them for so saying and his unbelieving heart would not have received this doctrine no more then he can now for if Christs work had effected no more but to leave his people still in their sins he had done no more then the old Covenant did nor his blood had been no more available then the blood of Bulls and Goats which could not take away sin nor his offering of more force then the offerings of the old Covenant which did not make the Comers thereunto perfect Heb. 10. 1. and so was disannulled because of the weakness and unprofitableness thereof Heb. 7. 18. For the Law made nothing perfect but the bringing in of a better hope did vers 19. Mark the bringing in of a better hope did this better hope was Christ in them the hope of glory Col. 1. 27. who when he was brought to within the Saints made them perfect even as he was in this world 9. This Christ in the Saints the Apostles preached warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdome that they might present every man perfect in Christ Jesus Col. 1. 28. This was the end of their preaching to present every man perfect in Christ and 〈◊〉 any man be in Christ he is a new creature old things are past away Mark that old things past away which is sin and transgression and all things are become new 2 Cor. 5. 17. Here is the new man who is created in Christ Jesus to good works that he should walk in them Eph. 2. 10. Here is good works in which they were to walk who was new creatures without which their faith was dead even as a body without a spirit Iames 2. 26. I suppose this may stop Leonard Letchfords mouth for asking Whether to do good and not to commit sin be a perfection that any man dares challenge while he is on earth c. It seems he dares challenge committing of sin but not doing good while he is upon the earth and so when all that are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of God And shall come forth they that have done good unto the resurrection of life he that hath done evil and committed sin shall rise unto the resurrection of condemnation Iohn 5. 28 29. 10. To say that nothing can be perfect upon the eatth is against the Apostles fervent labour in prayers for the Saints which was that thut they might stand perfect and compleat in all the will of God Col. 4. 12. 11. It is against the end for which the Scriptures was given foth which was That the man of God might be perfect thorowly furnished unto every good work 2 Tim. 3. 17. 12. It is contrary to the Apostles exhortation to say that none can be perfect on earth who said Let us go on to perfection not laying again the foundation of repentance c. Heb. 6. 1. And these things we will do if God permit vers 3. 13. It is contrary to the exhortation of Iames who said Let patience have its perfect work that ye may be perfect and entire wanting nothing Iames 1. 4. and said If any man offend not in word the same is a perfect man and able also to bridle the whole body Iames 3. 2. 14. It is contrary to Peters prayer who prayed That the God of all grace who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Iesus after ye have suffered a while make you perfect c. 1 Pet. 5. 10. 15. To say that men must commit sin while they are upon the earth is contrary to the whole body of the Scripture and was never affirmend by any of the holy men of God but by such deceivers as Leonard Letchford hath proved himself so to be by pleading the devills cause so frequently which is to keep people in sin for term of life which if h● can by any means do he knows they must come to him at the last because the Son of God hath spoken it Luke 13. 27. 16. It is contrary to all these plain Scripture proofs Iohn 8. 34. 1 Iohn 3. 4. 1 Iohn 3. 8. He that committeth sin is of the devil c. 17. To say that none can be perfect doth make void the Apostles prayers for the Hebrews when he parted from them who prayed That the God of peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Iesus Christ that great shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the