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A37894	A reviving word from the quick and the dead, to the scatter'd dust of Sion, or, A breathing of the spirit of life, in a few bones, that begin to rise and rattle, in and about this city of London by a solemn declaration for an immediate uniting of all saints into one body, upon the growing principles of grace, and kingdome of our Lord Jesus, in every administration thereof ...	Edmonds, Edward.	1657 (1657)	Wing E178; ESTC R13451	58,240	72

power Spirit life and Excellency of worship and of Ordinances as Hezekiah opened the doors of the Temple 2 Chron. 29. 4 7. and as it was in the Primitive times by this blessed Way and Worke at least and at first in some little degree more then it hath been known since the Rise of the BEAST Rev. 11. 1 2 6. Or since the Gentiles have trod the holy City under foot and the wildernessing of the woman Rev. 12. 6. For as the Tabernacle made of many united looped and tacked together in one Exod. 26. 6 11. as Judg. 21. 11. it is said They were knit together as one man having respect to the Tabernacleunion called the Tabernacle of the witnesse Acts 7. 44. and the Temple 1 Sam. 1. 9. 3. 3. Psal. 27. 4. 138. 2. was a type of this which is therefore called the Tabernacle of the Testimony So herein also as it was there in the Figure is hid the ARK Rev. 11. 19 and the heavenly Manna Rev. 2. 17. from the sight of men till the time come for the holy Camp Rev. 11. 2. to set forward and then is taken away the Covering-veile or the shutting up of the Tabernacle as Exod. 40. 3. 26. 14. which upon moving forward to the land of Promise was opened and uncovered Numb. 4. 5. So must this Tabernacle of Saints so united and knit as one man be opened and the covering or veile spread over hitherto Isa. 25. 7. be taken off as they move to the things promised in the last days And as the inner Court Ezek. 46. 1. was shut up the six dayes but when the evening of the sixth day came and the SABBATH approached it was to be set open for the open and Publick worship and Ordinances So doe we with grounded perswasions expect the opening of THIS inner-Court Rev. 11. 1. hitherto shut up in this evening of the great SABBATHISME or REST approaching in the New Jerusalem Rev. 20. 21. 4. The Parity of the Order and circumstances of the Witnesses sufferings Rev. 11. Rising and Ascending with our Lords suffering Rise and Ascention signifies to us a Parity of duty upon the Disciples of Christ at this day with those of that day The Witnesses bodies are said to lie in the street of that City where our Lord was crucified implying the parity viz. slaine by the highest sort of Professours who say they are Jewes and are not Rev. 2. extant in the world so was our Lord Their bodies not put in graves nor was our Lords in the earth but in a stone a new tomb cut out of a Rock where never any man lay before of him it is said After three dayes I will rise againe Mat. 27. 63. and of the Witnesses Rev. 11. 11. All his lying dead were the Disciples dispersed complaining and scattered so All the time of the witnesses and many are now complaining as Luke 24. 21. At his rising fear and terrour fell on them that saw it Mat. 28 4. so at the witnesses Rev. 11. 11. At his Resurrection at the very first Few saw it or would belive it Luke 24. 37. but rather were affrighted at it Luke 24. 11 41. being ignorant of the manner of his Rise Joh. 20. 9. And so are we at the Witnesses Rise Rev. 11. 13. which is as we think obvious to Few at the first step thereof But from that instant of time as the Disciples work was uniting and embodying before Jesus ascended in a cloud So doe we from the parity apprehend it the Duty of the Disciples now every where that have been dispersed before we shall see the witnesses ascended up in a cloud i. e. more visibly to All for then their enemies beheld them Rev. 11. 12 13. and the Earthquake came and the REMNANT were affrighted and gave Glory to God 5. The Executing the vengeance upon BABYLON The pouring out of the Vial-worke or THIRD WOE is out of this Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony Rev. 15. 5 8. 16. 1. and not out of any One Forme Judgement or sort of men whatsoever Hence when the Judgement comes All sorts of Gods people are called to rejoyce in it whether Apostles or Prophets as in the vengeance of them all Rev. 18. 20. though under different Administrations 6. The Constitution of the Primitive Church-state which was not in this or that Forme but in the Power of godlinesse and Christian Principles making up one Body under different and many Gifts Measures Judgements and Administrations 1 Cor. 12. 4 5 11 12 13. 1 Cor. 10. 17. Rom. 14. 4 5. without Names and Distinctions as now are calls upon us to this practice And for that in the Primitive times we read but of one Church in a City were it ever so large as at Jerusalem Antioch Rome Colosse Phillippi c. which was of great conduce to Love and Vnity so Titus 1. 5. And ordaine Elders in every City as I had appointed For although at Jerusalem were many thousands Acts 2. 41. 4 4. it is probable as many as in all the particular Churches of London yet they were not many Churches as in this City that occasion much the Divisions and breaches of Sion but One Not that we bind up our communion so strictly for that is explained in answer to the second query onely we doe humbly judge it would be better ONE in a City then many as now are 7. The Consideration of the present Deflouring Defilement and Defection of many if not most of the Particular Congregations for we see them with sorrow of heart so far corrupted from their first purity deviated from their first principles of separating from all that is unclean 2 Cor. 6. 17 18. and of uniting upon their formerly professed or INDEPENDENT Principles that in most parts round the Nation they are become rather DEPENDENT upon them in power Participant with them in Apostacy and Communicant or consociate with them in Sin and with those very things persons and principles which they were once separated from as inconsistent with the Churches of Christ The TEACHERS of severall of them falling in with Parishes Tythes Parish-Clergy and Parish-worship And the Members of them with the uncleannesses evills and abominations of the times oftending persecuting or casting out them that keep constant to their first principles and purity being not onely tainted mixed and infected but Many of them so notoriously degenerated in the Essence viz. Matter Forme End Rule or Congregationall Principles that we cannot with comfort walk with them or keep our garments clean amongst them The matter of some of them being Goalers Persecutors Opposers of the Truth Notorious time-servers or such as hold places take profits from the sins of the times that strengthen the hands of the wicked that make the hearts of the righteous sad self-seekers covetous Boasters Hypocrites Apostates and such as we are bid to turn away from 1 Tim. 4. and to have

A REVIVING WORD FROM THE Quick and the Dead to the Scatter'd Dust of SION OR A Breathing of the Spirit of Life in a Few Dry Bones that begin to Rise and Rattle In and about this City of LONDON BY A Solemn DECLARATION FOR An IMMEDIATE UNITING of ALL SAINTS into ONE BODY upon the Growing Principles of Grace and Kingdome of our Lord Jesus in every Administration thereof SHEWING The Grounds of it Progresse in it Proposalls for it Motives to it And our yearning Invitation throughout the three Nations about this Pacificatory Primitive-like Enterprise To put us ALL as one Man into a Posture meet to Meet our Lord Jesus at his second coming in All the DEGREES and SERVICES thereof Hosea 6. 2 3. After two Dayes he will revive us in the third Day he will raise us up and We shall live in his sight Then shall we know if we follow on to know the Lord his going forth is prepared as Morning and he shall come to us as the rain as the latter and as the former Raine 2 Chron. 30. 12. Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them One Heart 2 Chron. 11. 16. And after them out of All the Tribes such as set their hearts to seek the Lord came to Jerusalem LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black-spread-Eagle near the West end of Pauls 1657. A DECLARATION FOR UNITING-WORK OR Severall Judgements of the People of God that are agreed with one heart and as one man in the KINGDOME-WORK and Witnesse of our Lord Jesus patiently and piously waiting for the full Redemption of Sion and coming of Christ in the Exercise of his KINGLY GOVERNMENT AFTER divers years Patience and Expectation with continued cries to the MOST HIGH for help and light we are made deeply and to our very soules sensible of the great Reproach upon Religion the Dispersion and scattering of Saints of all Formes as well as out up and down in their holes and corners in these Nations and of the great disorder thereby amongst them as well as of the great Advantage which the Enemies of Christ and of his Kingdome have had by the weaknesses distances diversity of tongues and divisions of the People of God at this day who notwithstanding are of one heart faith and spirit in the maine And this chiefly in an undue lifting up of persons principles or judgements in a magnifying of Formes and Apprehensions one against another and not in a consistency together and in a management of the things of Christ partially or by parties and Factions and not joyntly to the great offence of good men prejudice and reproach of the Principles Cause and Name of Christ and his Kingdome Wherefore after Solemn seeking of the face of God crying and inquiring into his mind by Christ to know what Israel hath to doe lamenting and resenting the sad estate of Sion with the present condition of hundreds in and about this City of of the dust of Sion hurried and huffed about with divers winds of doctrines judgements and temptations to their great endangering and decaying of the power of Godlinesse and Brotherly love We have been we hope by a sweet and Fatherly hand of grace or clear Sanctuary-light at last and as a Return of the word of God and prayers lead into this knowledge and practice now incumbing and lead up into some serious Resolution or full purpose of heart for an Uniting together who are scattered ones in and about this City of London in a Religious or Christian body in imitation of the primitive spirit Act. 1. 14. to cleave unto the Lord and one to another these dividing and back sliding times Acts 11. 23. in the matters of our Faith worship of our God Kingdome and Cause of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Nor are we as we think without weighty moving Arguments or pressing grounds as in our own soules arising from the Crosse of Christ who in his own flesh hath abolished the enmity even the Law of Commandments contained in Ordinances Ephes. 2. 14 15 16. that he might reconcile all Jew and Gentile in one body having slaine the enmity so in the sight of all other sound Christians indulging us in and inducing them and all of us to this Primitive Gospel-practice or blessed work of Vniting and Consolidating throughout these Nations Some of which are as follow 1. The paralell of our present Condition these last three years with the dispersed Disciples in the three dayes of Christs sufferings Mark 14. 50. John 20. 10 Now what they did for the preservation of the Gospel and Religion in the Power purity and Spirituality thereof are we to doe But they Vnited or gathered together into one body out of their divers places and homes which the persecution had scattered them into for the preservation of the Gospell Luke 24. 33. John 20. 19. Acts 1. 4. that they did so is evident to all at the third day or time of the end That we must doe so is as clear a consequent whether it be the time of the end or no for this is a RULE to us in ordinary cases that which Saints have before done and the holy Spirit hath commended are we to doe that follow after in the like case besides Psal. 102 13 14. the Favouring of Sion begins by the gathering up of her Scattered and despised stones a poor scattered peeled people Isa. 51. 3. Saying This is ZION whom no man seeketh after Jer. 30. 17. 2. The GREAT PROMISE of the Father Luke 24. 49. Acts 1. 4. John 15. 26. Or The pouring out of the Spirit Joel 2. 28. which we waite for Now look in what Posture Christ put his Disciples for the pouring out of the holy Ghost in the first fruits are we his Disciples to wait in for the holy Ghost the latter fruits or the latter raine But in this way of Vniting Gathering and imbodying did he bid them waite for the First-fruits Mat. 28. 10 16. Luke 24. 49. Acts 1. 4. which accordingly they did Acts 1. 14 15. 2. 1 2. and so doe we Besides Ezek. 37. 7 8. the word of prophesie must FIRST gather and unite the dry bones bone to bone before they rise and this with substance sinews and nourishment then to them in that posture comes the great Promise of the Spirit Ezek. 37. 9. and life to set them on their feet v. 10. so v. 14. 17. and not before For should the Great Promise come before every one would desire it for himselfe and for the magnifying of his own FORME particular body Judgement or Division more then for the Publick work of Christ and of all sorts or then for maintaining the power of godlinesse and Vnity of the Spirit in the bond of peace amongst all men 3. The Great and constant expectations which we have of the opening of the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony Rev. 15. 5. which hath been so long shut up in the purity

Free Full and Naturall an Accesse to the things we seek for as our hearts can desire But now we leave you oh Brethren and friends of Sion of ALL SORTS and the CALL to you from a poore shrub or BURNING BUSH to betake our selves upon our bended knees again and againe And to beg of God for you who shall engage or PERSWADE JAPHETH to dwell in the tents of Shem that Canaan may be his servant to give you the GRACE to make an immediate ESSAY upon this Duty as Psal. 48. 12 13. Walke about Zion round about her tell the Towers thereof marke ye well her Bulwarks Consider her Palaces that ye may tell it to the Generation that Followes Leaving with you these Sobs and Tears of Sion who hath layn so long in Brine and Blood The 27. day of the 7 month 1657. AGREED to by this BODY UNITED and WAITING as at Jerusalem that according to Acts 1. 15. An hundred and twenty of our Names be Subscribed and Sent out with a SOLEMN INVITATION to this UNITING WORK throughout the three Nations in the NAME of our LORD JESVS who is Coming and of the REST of this BODY UNITED in and about this City of London Who have thorough Grace made some little ENTRANCE into so Great so Hopefull and so Necessary a WORK that we may be put together into a better Capacity for his COMING and KINGDOME in every ADMINISTRATION thereof Even so Amen Isa. 49. 17. Thy Children shall make hast Then Thy Destroyers and them that layd thee wast shall goe forth of thee EDward Edmonds Robert Clark Nicholas Middleton Thomas Broughton Richard Jones Henry Chomley John Whight Thomas Dowsde Richard Tyler John Tyrrel John Allen James Mallery James Frances Walter Harding James Lowd Jon Merrals S Mast William Russel Frances Good John Turner Walter Rand. James Wilkins John Ward Solomon Webster R. Brimsal George Johnson Edward Broomer Thomas Ardree Henry Hedges Edw Graves Edmund Wood Robert Wingreen John Jealous J. Nessonby Richard Smith Thomas Atwood M Pace John Wandall Daniel Rand. Samuel Gossener John King Evan Hewes Edward Glayes Miles Cottis E. Burges Gregory Kirby John Rayment Robert Rogers Gilbert Lockington M. Stowers Thomas Crundal John Thaire Joseph West Thomas Coates S. Freeland Miles Coates John Robon Christopher Craile K. Johnson Edward Squire James Grippe John Thomson John Rogers Clement Plomsted H White Thomas More Nathaniel Bunch Henry Martin Anthony Aires Matthew Grigson A Curtis Thomas Ambler John Crump Richard Bird John Massie Francis Goram Thomas Moreton John Clement William Elwood S. Green S. Rowley Robert Simmons James Gressam Robert Knight S. Lockinton William Chandler John Babycome E. Chambers George Hancock James Doeman Simon Smith A. Prichard John Gardner Joseph Jefferies Edward Hewson Joseph Graves John Bingel E. Sparks Edward Hart. Francis Simson Francis Crane E. Grippe Richard Groeme Francis Moon E. Thurland S. Frances John Crony E. Webster Richard Hodges Michael Dunwell John Ireland E. Rookesby Thomas Taylor H. Pirkins John Loveday Robert Massie A. Rawlings Edward Bowman Walter Simmons Jonathan Renolds c. Acts 1. 15. The number of Names together were about 120. SInce this hath been in the Presse with some Delay we have from Severall Parts in the East South and North of this NATION been already and unexpectedly sent unto to Incourage and Provoke us in this WORK and WAY according to the PROPOSALLS and We should gladly hear from Others There be Errata's which the Reader may easily recover and Correct in his own Understanding as p. 59. l. 21. r. desired to see l. 30. r. orderly joyned p. 60. l. 38. r. Vncomfortable c. FINIS 1. Ground the Paralell of our Present Scattering the last three years with the Disciples the three days of Christs sufferings calls for the same Practise from us 2. Ground is the Great Promise of the Spirit at hand for which Christ put his Disciples into this Posture or way of Uniting The Reason of it 3. The opening of the Tabernacle of the Testimony The Typicall Tabernacle of many in one so is this Wherein is hid the Ark the Manna And it comes to be opened or the Covering-Veile to be taken off when the Holy Camp arises The Inner-Court opened for the open Worship 4. Parity of Circumstances in the Witnesses death Rise and Ascending with our Lords implies a Parity of Duty on us 5. The Executing the judgement must be this way 6. The Constitution of the Primitive Church-state being but one Body of many Formes c. Then one Church in a City 7. The present Apostacy and Adulterating of Churches Their Teachers Viz. Answer to 2d query Their Members Spoyled in their Essentialls 8. The Woefull Shipwrack to the Drowning of Many and Danger of All that yet will keep upon their Planks or Pieces Calls us to get aboard the one Ship 9. The Great Divisions in the Churches and Formes rents and Factions Controversies and Oppositions Envy and Enmity to one another expressed Reason why we dare not keep up such Enunity and divisions 10. The Combination of Enemies of All sorts 11. They must be Distinct Conjunct above any others Every one in in his proper place 12. Every particular Church must bear the Image of the Whole which consists of all sorts in ONE 13. Greater Grouth of Grace Spirituall Nourishment 14. For more Love Concord and indearednesse 15. For a more collective Beauty of Sion How this beauty came to be lost And how it is to be restored 16. For a clearer and more exquisite and inspired Knowledge of Christ and the times and of the things that are to be don about which we are now at so great a losse 17. For that Another as a more Apostle-like and Primitive Ministry in the power of the holy Ghost is to be sent abroad in these last Dayes Difference betwixt the Confusion of Tongues at Babylon and the Diversitie of Tongues at Jerusalem 18. For the Exercise of Righteous Justice 19. For better providing and caring one for Another in all Cases 20 For that the great Increa e and flowing in of others is into this Way Till then look not for any Considerable Conversion of Jewes or Gentiles 21. Sincerity Singlenesse of heart 22. That we may be more joynt in all the things of God 23. For a Right Vnderstanding round the Nation 24. For the Glorifying that God whose Name hath Suffered so 1. That the Scattered ones be gathered into ONE BODY 2. Gathered and Govern'd as a Religious Body after the first Patterne for the Rule of it 3. Kingdome-Saints of All Judgements for Matter 4. Upon the Principles wherein ALL are ONE for Forme 5. With free and equal Exercise of their severall different Judgements in their severall different Meetings for Order Distributively 6. A WEEKLY Meeting of the WHOLE for Edifying Collectively 7. The New Commandement of Brotherly Love indeareduesse in this Body for Law as the Lambs People 8. A Joynt-contending and standing up with the