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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41575	An antidote against the common plague of the world, or, An answer to a small treatise (as in water, face answereth to face) intituled Saltmarsh returned from the dead and by transplacing the letters of his name, this is Smartlash : ascend into the throne of equity, for the arraignment of false interpretours of the word of God : summoned out of all ages to appear, under the penalty of death, challenging the consent, or forbidding to gainsay the common approved priesthood of this age.	Gorton, Samuel, 1592 or 3-1677.	1657 (1657)	Wing G1305; ESTC R24349	253,337	351

hindred the Ship will be ready to set sayl about fourteen dayes hence but at present the Master doth not know what to doe their demands being so unjust to force him to carry us and they not to ●ay him for it nor we shall not and yet will not take hi● own 〈◊〉 but will have security besides so that h● and they are troubled with a burthensome stone the Ark of God doth afflict them send it away they would but yet they are not agreed what to do with it so we shall leave thee to be guided by that wisedome which governs all men and things ●ccording to the counsell of his own vvill and bringeth his purposes to passe by vvhom and in vvhom he pleaseth From the Servan●s and Messengers of the Lord vvhom he hath sent and brought by the arm of his power into these parts of the Word for vvhich vve suffer bonds and close imprisonment none suffered to speake or confer vvith us nor scarce to see us being locked up in the inward prison as the Gaoler pretends because vve do not deliver our Ink-horns although he hath taken away three from us already and vvill not suffer us to burn our owne Candles but takes them away from us because vve shall not vvrite in the night though vve are strangers to thee and others in this place yet seen and knowne in the light yet known in the World by these Names From the Common Gaol in Boston this 28 of the seventh 1656. William Brend Thomas Thurston Christop Holder Iohn Copeland Post We and all the rest of friends with us remember their love to thee and if thou hast freedome let us heare from thee Barwick in the Nanhyganset-Bay this prefone Octob 6. 1656. The Superscription To the Strangers suffering imprisonment in Boston for the name of Christ these with trust present in Massachusets Loving Friends WE have thankfully received your late and loving Letters but are informed that since the penning of them the Master of the Ship is ingaged with two of Boston bound with him to set you ashoar in England so that we perceive God hath diverted our desired designe we doubt not but for the best in a further discovery of that spirit so wickedly bent to hinder if it were possible the fruitfull progresse of the grace of the Gospell and it may be the name given unto you we know not upon what ground may come through an unalterable appointment to be the naturall practice of such as so deal with you when the terrours of the Almighty shall take hold of them And we are glad to see the waters move for then we know that spirit stirs which brooded upon them in the beginning and the Angell troubleth them unto healing but it is only of such as first step in after the troubling or moving of them which must be he who first lookes out from the early morning seeing in the first light that ever shined in that day which springs from on high who is endued with strength sufficient to put himself in without help of any other besides himself for there is none but the first begotten of the dead that can participate in this cure yet we know also how to cure the lame and impotent who hath no strength nor abilitie at all in himself to move towards the waters but only waits for help from another and therefore perceives how all come to be cured before him but the of word salvation passing upon him retains its healing and creating vertue from the beginning and is no lesse healthful in the last than in the first for they are one Yea he is not only the root b●t the branch or off-spring of David also the secret mystery of God hid from the world from the foundation thereof effectually moves the waters and a mighty worke done doth visibly appear to all men in uttering the word of salvation beyond the reach and capacity of all carnall Jews who are angry thereat seeking to take away the life and light of the Author of it who never appeareth but they find their Sabbath broken their power impaired or one or other of their carnal laws of sin death cries out in them as being violated as by him that coms to torment them before the time so that in the visibility of him who is invisible we rejoyce with Moses and fear not the wrath of the King In that you say that in the spirit of meeknesse and lowlinesse out of much love you came into these parts such a spirit we can thankfully imbrace knowing that it is the Spirit of the Redeemer who is meek in the losse of all humane and worldly helps without the least murmuring or grudging not opening his mouth in the language of the world in any thing whatsoever Also lowly submitting unto the spirit and will of the Father in whom or in whomsoever it appeareth the Spirit of the loving and loyall Spouse never admits of any divorse in that espousall but in all things submits unto and obeys Abraham and cals him And whosoever doth not become as a little child cannot enter into the Kingdome of Heaven But we know also that he who comes meek and lowly he comes so therein as he saves himself which is the part of a Victor and Conquerour and the prudent and diligent woman or Spouse clothes her Husband and Family with Scarlet her Husband is known in the Gate when he sitteth among the Elders by her industry yea the heart of her Husband doth safely trust in her so as he fears no spoil and whoso becomes as a child is greatest in the Kingdome of Heaven for in the mouths of Babes and Sucklings God hath ordained and founded his strength And in us a Child is born in us a Son is given but the government is upon his shoulder and he is called Wonderfull Counseller the mighty God t e everlasting Father the Prince of Peace so that whereever this lowly and meek Spirit is there is also the Spirit of that Lyon of the Tribe of Iudah and the Lord thereby shall roar out of Zion and utter his voice from Ierusalem and the Heavens and the Earth shall shake but the Lord is the hope of his people and the strength of the Children of Israel True lowlyness of spirit and the loftiest minde that ever was are never separated for these twain are made one so as never to be separated no more than a child in point of all humane abilities and the antient of daies shall For as we receive the Kingdom of Heaven as a little child so we are never otherwise in the same respect which we know no wisdom humane serpentine or upon principles properto a creature can ever yeeld unto or finde out And therefore we are fooles unto the world being bereaved of all their principles in regard of any exercise of them according to their proper intent in any of our designs Our wisdom consults not upon any of their principles our judgement determines not according

compared to cups and platters are said to be full of excess and riot and that in two respects First they are excessive in expending for they voluntarily cast off the Right of the first-born of God for temporary vain and corruptible things meerly to satisfie their present sensual appetite whetted and sharpned up in them by hunting after carnal things which they tender unto God to procure a blessing according to the law of the carnal commandment and the right of the first-born after the flesh which God never appointed to be possessed with the rights and priviledges of his house for flesh and bloud cannot inherit the kingdome of God 1 Cor. 15. 50. These follow the steps of Esau who sold the birthright for a mess of red earthly or bloudy broth Gen. 25. 30. for which he is called a fornicatour because he brings the word of blessing into conjunction with carnal things concluding the conservation of life consists therein and also a profane person in that he thinks so meanly and basely of that right of the first-born of God esteeming that spiritual inheritance in Christ as nothing in respect of the satisfaction of the lusts of the flesh Hebr. 12. 16. false interpretours therefore are ful of excess in expending being the cast-away the mystry of the Gospel as a thing of no worth by their so strict and pharisaical standing upon the outward and visible form of the letter 2. And thence ariseth excess in them in the second place in all their receptions they become riotous for they will not give entertainment unto the Son of God in any thing but they will joyn therewith the abillities of the creature his power is nothing to them unless the arm of flesh be adjoyned his wisdome is nothing to them without humane pollicy his righteousness is naught worth without one of an inferiour rank to make it good to them by laying hold of it and what are his riches without the treasures of this life or his honour without the pomp and glory of this present world Now if Christ be sufficient in himself in all and every particular then all things added which are not his are superfluous and more then enough brought in to make him honourable or prosperous therefore these false interpretours in all their receptions are full of excess and riot being they make themselves drunk and are besotted with the things of this life which are the subject matter of all their interpretations so that when this life ends the word of God in point of all hopeful things must needs come to a period and cease unto them so that in this life only they have hope in Christ by stating his ordinances and institutions in transient things and therefore of all men they are the most miserable 1 Cor. 15. 19. 5. The fift point in the pronouncing of this wo is a sharp taxation in these words thou blind pharisee in which words Christ doth collect all false interpretours centring them in one not only of this or that age of the world but all ages for there is but one false interpretour of the word of God and that is he who abode not in the truth but is a liar from the beginning and there is but one false interpretation and that is it which saith that that shall make us wise and God-like which God hath said is death to do it and that the wisdome and Image of God is not yet complete and perfect in the Saints but by eating or communicating in something it shall be made perfect hereafter There is but one pharisaical blindness which is that proper only to the kingdome of darkness and state of the devil there is but one lying spirit goes out to deceive but he will fill the mouths of all Ahabs Prophets there is but one unclean spirit to whom Christ saith what is thy name singularly and he answers my name is in the singular number also but with this explanation and multiplication Legion for we are many Mark 5. 9. my name is Legion for we are many There is but one seed of Abraham namely Isaac shall be called thy seed meaning Christ of whom the Apostle interprets it but this seed is multiplied as the starres of heaven for multitude And there is but one seed of the serpent or of Ishmael but it is multiplied as the dust of the earth for multitude There is but one light whereby a true interpretour perceives the vision for in thy light saith the Psalmist we see light but it is multiplied in all the disciples of Christ therefore he saith ye are the lights of the world there is but one vail of darkness or shadow of death but it is multiplied into every heart wherein Moses only according to the letter is Characterized or read 2 Cor. 13 14 15. Thou blind pharisce there is but one and yet this one is multiplied into all ignorant and unskilful interpretours of the word of God that ever were are or shall be which makes but that one kingdome of darkness and of the devil So that the woman Jesabel or that mother of harlots may as well say by virtue of that conjunction of the harlot draw me and we will run after thee as uttering her self in the prince of the power of the aire who now works in the children of unbelief As the Spouse of Christ by virtue of her contract with the Lord Christ can say draw me as the only one and we will run after thee as all the choice ones of God who are of the saith of the Lord of life and glory To conclude this point blind handling the word of God is but one blinde handling the word of God is disperst into many and yet there was never unity in Satan for he is ever devided and at contradiction in himself therefore his kingdome cannot stand but is perpetuated in its falling from God Nor was there ever division in Christ but is at unity and peace with himself and therefore his kingdome is firm and established unto eternity 6. The sixt particular is an exhortation in way of rebuke for their so prepostrous practice in these words first cleanse the inside of the cup and platter wherein observe two things First that Gods order and manner of working in all true ministry chiefly consists in purifying the inside of things which appears not unto any natural or humane view that is to preserve and keep undefiled the hidden man of the heart 1 Pet. 3 4 that secret and mystical body of Christ Jesus Col. 1. 27. which is spiritual and eternal not seen with any temporary or carnal eye 2 Cor. 4. 18. being that great continent and cup of Gods grace and salvation Psalme 116. 13. so as no spot wrinkle or blemish be found therein Ephes 5 27. no not in any part thereof nor at any time in any case that may concern it or by any means that can be used to polute or in the least defile or strain it in the sight

thing thereby wherein men have put alike excellency Further if the law of carnall Jerusalem did not dei●ie marriages of man and woman by terminating the word of God in them so as men expect a certain Heaven in fulfilling thereof otherwise would they run into adulteries but only that they find not their hope at home but resolve it is to be found else where and thus it is in point of honour outward peace great friends and allies which Ierusalem after the flesh hath set up as Gods in the world for men to adore and worship and spare nothing for the obtaining and maintaining the same Moreover this carnall Ierusalem makes gods of terrour or rather Devils to be avoyded of temporary things as poverty idlenesse fornication drunkenness pride in gay apparel want of obedience to Parents Ministers Majestrates terminating the word of God as its proper errand to mankind in these things in all their prohibitions curses and comminations which fils some with terrour and fear it may be despaire and madnesse in their coming short of perfection in their abstaining from such things and others are filled with itching desires to taste of them apprehending some strange and uncouth thing to be in that which is so prohibited whereas if the Law of God were rightly exhibited and set forth it would moderate mens hearts in the pursute of any earthly excellency seeing the vanity of it and quell all fears of wants and miseries arising from the want of the glory of it knowing that God hath given commission to all things to work for the good of every one of his Rom. 8. 28 -35 Christ therefore directs his speech against Ierusalem as that mother City law or order that brings forth Scribes and Pharisees who by their law stone the Prophets of God and such laying claime unto the law is the reall deniall of the law as bad as those whom they call Antiscripturians a term soon found out to make men odious But it were better to fill their ears with arguments to the stifling of all such ignorant spirits as deny the present power and authority of the word of God Though these men think themselves such as are flown beyond and above others and therefore wait either for a new word never yet recorded from the mouth of Christ when he comes to reign on Earth as a Monarch or else for such a spirit as yet never breathed in the sons of men and so look at the word of God recorded as a thing now out of date according as they judge of the Ceremonies of the Law These are false Interpreters of the word and are under a law of this carnall Jerusalem that Christ thus chargeth in that they make the eternall word of God which is the same with God himself and lives alike together with himself in the Saints in all ages these persons therefore that deny the ●●esent power and vertue of the word of God are as really these deceitfull and hypocriticall Expounders as those Scribes and Pharisees were to whom Christ speakes and arise from Hagar the bond-woman as really as those descended of that Ierusalem who is in bondage with her children declaring themselves to be no children of the free-woman and so no heirs of promise For they may as well professe the eternall word that Son of God and Saviour of the world to be void of vertue and have no operation in or upon the Saints of God whether living upon the Earth or departed this life who is he that upholds all thingt by his power Heb. 1. 3. and saith of himself by the Psalmist the foundations of the Earth are weake I bear up the Pillars thereof Selah Psalm 75. as to affirm that the word of God recorded in Scripture is either out of date and not of present use or destitute of any vertue and power which once it had For if these men will have the Characters of the word of God void and out of date as records of no use they deal not truly with themselves unlesse they make the whole work of God in the creation of this visible world to be out of date yea their own bodies and souls with all the operations and imaginations of their hands and hearts for the Letter and Character of the Scripture is engraven in them all therefore it is that all things are called upon by the Psalmist to utter and set forth the high praises of the Lord Psalm 148. as all his Angels all his Hosts all high places yea praise him Sun and Moon and all Stars of Light the Heavens of Heavens and Waters that be above the Heavens yea things from the Earth Dragons and all Deepes Fire Hail Snow and Vapour stormy Wind and Tempest doing his will Mountains and all Hils fruitfull Trees and Cedars the wilde Beasts and all Cattell creeping things and feathered fowls Kings of the Earth and all People Princes and all Iudges of the Earth young Men and also Maidens old Men with Children if men will have the Records of Scripture the Characters of the Word of God out of date let them professe all these to be out of date and void of that vertue relation motion and operation which God at the first placed in them and gave unto them Yea let them professe that their places offices and stations they stand in to be out of date and of no use a marrying and giving in marriage procreation of Children or of any Creature with their eating drinking sleeping labour and rest let all these be dead out of date unto them if the Characters of the word be out of use yea their own thoughts and motions of their minds for the word of God as spoken of all men saith the word is nigh unto thee even in thy heart and in thy mouth Rom. 10. 8. and saith the Apostle this is the word of saith which we preach that is our Ministry is nothing else but an opening of that Husk or Character written upon your own thoughts and words that you may participate of the strength life and substance contained therein which otherwise is a dead and killing letter yea the savour of death unto death 2 Cor. 3. 6. 2 Cor. 2. 16. 2 Cor. 3. 7 -11 Those therefore that deny a like vertue and power to be in the letter of the Scripture or Character of the word of God that ever was at any time from the beginning such men are false Interpreters of the word of God and alike adversaries to Christ and his salvation as these against whom all these woes are denounced and do appertain unto them as their proper right and justly purchased inheritance for the word of God in the letter of it is more firmly imprinted than in being blotted with Ink upon Paper therefore our Apostle affirms that it is graven upon stony Tables of the heart as well as the Law of the spirit is upon the fl●shy Tables of the heart for they are both to remain in their proper places 2 Cor.