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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79913	Truth released from prison, to its former libertie. Or, A true discovery, who are the troublers of true Israel; the disturbers of Englands peace. With a brief narration; in which is impartially debated of, who are the true embassadors of that great Jehovah, the Prince of Peace. By Lawrence Clarkson, a labourer in that great mysterie of godlinesse.	Clarkson, Lawrence.	1646 (1646)	Wing C4585; Thomason E1181_6; ESTC R208137	12,660	32

the out-cry of people saying these men do exceedingly trouble our City yea for preaching the Act 34 5 Truth you shall be the men that turn the Kingdom upside down and in conclusion Dan. 6. 7. esteemed movers of sedition yea troublers of Counties Towns and Parishes Obj. 1. Yet say you we conceive such Truths should be silent that we understand will hinder a Reformation and so trouble their Prov. 25. 11. proceedings as from these Scriptuures will appear A word spoken in his place is Rom. 12. 18. like Apples of Gold with Pictures of Silver So if it be possible as much as in you is be at peace with all men I do so conceive Answ too provided that Reformation be real not verbal that under pretence of Reformation in Religion doe root up Religion I say if your Reformation be real it must Note be in Truth so that Truth prophesied or preached can in no kind be said to hinder but further a Reformation in that Truth must be the Foundation Truth must be the instrumental case yea Truth must be all in all in a true Reformation So that your Scriptures if a true exposition be given theron are much important to the question in hand in that a word in due season is commendable yea saith Wisdome it produceth joy to the Speaker and Auditory yea how good is a word in due season But the question is when is the Season if not to reprove a Child when he offends if not to reprove David upon the act of Adultery So when were a time more seasonable for Elijah to divulge a Famine but when Ahab had Idolized his Pride and Voluptuousnesse so that deare friends to conceal a Truth when Errours are published is not the season but to speak a word in due season is to preach light in darknesse to divulge Truth in opposition to Errors as saith the Apostle Be 2 Tim. 4. 2 instant in season and out of season so that it is cleer there is no season but a Truth ought nay must be divulged Provided the God of Truth carry out thy heart by the Power of Truth to speak nothing but the Truth as it is in Iesus I say to thee it matters not whether So esteemed learned or unlearned whether a Tradesman or no if God hath given thee a Talent thou must trasuck with it as Christ hath the saying no man lights a candell to Mat. 5. 15 put under a bushel So that it 's the expresse command of Christ that such so gifted must not be silent least in so doing he be condemned for an unprofitable Servant Matth. 25 26. but say you if it be possible as much as in you is be at peace with all men True it is a blessed condition but the question is whether the Apostle intends there the silencing of Truth that thereby you may attain love and peace with all men or that when thou art reviled of any man not to revile again as when thou art evill spoken off not to speak evill again to this purpose the Apostle hath his saying Recompence to no man evil for evil but if thy Vers 17. enemy hunger feed him c. This beloved is the Exhortation that ye would be at peace with all men that is overcome their pride with your humility overcome their malice with your love overcome their Vers 21. evill with your good that so if it be possible you may be at peace with all men good or bad friend or foe c. yet not so as to bury Truth but in all love discover Truth that Christ did not come to send Peace without Truth but Peace with Truth that so Truth and Peace may kisse each other c. But you will say who may wee most suspect a many or a few the Obj. ● wise or the ignorant those that are gifted and called or those that are not in that Prou. 15. 7. 1 Cor. 7 20. saith the wiseman the lipps of the wise disperse knowledge and saith the Apostle let every man abide in the same vocation wherein he was called It is very requisite Answ to answer this objection in that the trouble may be imputed to the troublers to th' end it may appear take the advise of Elijah he having experience can direct you the truth hereof that notwithstanding the prophets of Baal be four hundred and fifty in opposition to one vers 19. poor Elijah yet try your doctrine by the touchstone of truth Christ Iesus in which you shall finde that the people of God the Family of love are not many but few yea the fewest of all Sects or Churches whatsoever So few that it is the subject of Christ saying my little Luke 12. 32. flock two of a tribe one of a city So that it may be suspected if not concluded that an error may be found in many and a truth in few but say you these prophets so many this assembly so great are men of wisdome therfore cannot erre neither is there any colour or shew that these should prophesie a lie and one poore traidsman that hath no leaarning should preach a trueth in that saith the text the lips of the wise not the ignorant O deare friends what wisdom is this what wise men are these whether you intend the wise men the Sorcerers of Egypt or Moses and Aaron whether the Magicians the Astrologians or Daniel whether the Scribes Pharisees or Christ and his Disciples Dear friends have you not read that God will confound the wisdom of the wise so that he saith where is the wise where is the Scribe where is the disputeer 1 Cor. 1. 19. 20. of this world hath not God made the wisdom of this world foolishnesse● Is not this too too apparant that that which is foolishnesse with God is wisdom with man that which is of no validity with God is in high estimation with man if not why not the ignorant so accounted as the learned Oh my deare friend that I might prevail with this court in the behalf of Ahabs kinsmen O that these tears might move the Judg of the Court to shew kindnesse unto them notwithstanding their unkindnesse towards Elijahs friends this is the evill this is the injury that I wish my Adversaries even this that the Lord the Iudg of this Court would open their eys that so they might see the evill of their doings even this evill of accusing and attaching innocent Elijah inocent Saints for troublers of Israel when you have heard they are found troublers themselvs but say you these Elijahs kinsmen ought to follow their vocation their trades and callings appointed them not take upon them the work of the Ministery wanting parts enabling them therto by which all scandals reproaches and tumults would be taken away and People Citiet Towns and Villages would be at peace and unity Dear friends do but seriously consider the extent of this Apologie or

of none but God so that of this stock came MOSES yea all the holy Fathers Kings and Prophets Deut. 14. 2 called and chosen by God for his peculiar treasure of this stock came Christ Iesus as was both promised Gen. 49. 10. Mich. 5. 2 Mat 2. 6. and prophesied being confirmed in his birth But what then shall we conclude that the generations of the twelve tribes were the true Israel My answer to that must speak from the record in that the declaration of that arises that all these were not true Israel as is remarkeable concerning Saloman at whose death all 1 Kings 13. 11. the tribes save one had a wicked King Ieroboham you shall finde they were divided again yea you shal read this Israel so tituled became so sinfull that this Prophet this defendant could not destinguish Israel from other people so that now the onely way to finde out the truth is to peruse these ensuing Scriptures As fitst take notice what the Profit Isaiah 1. 1. 22 Isaiah saith which text I conceive is important to the question in hand in that it is an exposition of those texts formerly coated so that I need not use any other argument save onely the language of this Profit who sheweth plainly that all those of the 12. tribes were not true Israel that all those generations were not regenerate therefore but a remnant shall Vers 21 returne even the remnant of Iacob c. so that take notice that although thy people O Israel be as the sand of the Sea yet but a remnant of them shall returne so that deare friends all that had their originall 1. Note from the loynes of Abraham according to flesh were not true Israel as more fully will appeare in the next Scripture where Rom 9 7. it is said they are not all children any whit the more for being of the seed of Abraham as if he had said it matters not for all their birth externall in that their birth-right and evidence doth not arise there from that birth-right which the Profit and Apostle here intends that birth-right by which thou art intituled and so chosen one of true Israel I say for all Abraham be thy kinsman according to flesh yet observe thou art but onely of Israel and not Israel as saith the Apostle for all Vers 6. they are not Israel which are of Israel so that deare friends your profession without possession your relation to Abraham and not with Izack is of no validity because saith the text in Izack shall thy seed be called so that this may put a period to any such doubts or queeries that may assault my exposition hereon as to conclude that any of Abrahams kindred were true Israel save onely those that were called in Isack those that were Children 1 Cor. 10 18. of the promise those that were elected before the foundation of the world those that were beloved in eternity so chosen for true Israel these and onely these are Gal 6 16 true Israel as have beene by argument confirmed with scripture proved Secondly what will trouble true Israel true beleevers c. In answer hereto I must be silent in that there is so many experienced Fathers Prophets and Apostles So many true Israelites that can better then I give you satisfaction herein so that I shall but onely rehearse over their records in that some of you are not versed in the letter and others there are that observe not what they read so that deare friends if you please to peruse the Scripture you shall finde what troubled Noah and Abraham if not sins iniquities you shall 2 Pet. 2 7. finde Lot troubled with the sins of Sodom you shall finde Moses troubled with the sins of Iacobs children you shall finde Ioshua Iosh ● 1 7 troubled with Achans wedge of gold you shall find Samuel troubled with he sins of Saul you shall finde Ieremiah weeping for the sin of his people you shall finde the disciples troubled with the sins of the Iewes So you shall finde this El●jah this defendant troubled with the abominations of King Ahab Thus deare friends I have given you the judgements of most of the ancient and holy writers what have and what will trouble true Israel as sins and iniquitie of any sort whatsoever in especially that great sin of persecution committed and enacted dayly against Elijahs kinsmen yet this is no trouble to Ahab nor his friends to have conventicles in taverns and ale-houses in cities townes and parishes conspiring and plotting treason against the King of Kings inventing mischiefe against the Saints of the most high yet in all this Ahab and his Kinsmen are not here at troubled yet on the contrary when Eliahs kinsmen are assembled together Matth 7 1 either in fields boates or houses to teach or heare the word of God notwithstanding it be approved of by the King of Kings yet King Ahab and his kinsmen are much troubled as that Eliah should wander up down the kingdom preaching Mesias to be the onely truth this and only this is the case that people kings and nations are troubled as this Eliah this defendant had experience being by a wicked King persecuted for a troubler of Israel saying art thou he that troubleth Israel c. Thus deare friends the conclusion is clear that the troublers are first troubled So that it is apparent my second proposition will vindicate it selfe and with Scripture defend it selfe That a truth prophesied or preached Doct. by a poore Eliah a poore saint is esteemed a trouble to the nobility of Israel Deare friends I hope by this time you are satisfied that my conclusions do not consist of untempored morter as Philosophie onely or Logick patched togethet with lincy woolcy or such like stuff but that thou may with a poor prison●r conclude that in them is no mixture but true effects of that onely truth Christ Iesus in hopes thereof I shall advance to meet with my adversaries Ahabs kinsmen the troublers of Israel So that small time the Lord shall enable me to speak and give you hearts to heare I shall deliver my judgement in this method which is First to prove the doctrine Secondly answer 3. objections Thirdly apply the same to whom it may concerne Were it not that supposed queries would hereafter arise the text were sufficient to prove the truth hereof yet for your satisfaction 1 Kin. 22. turne with me to Michaiah who for prophesying a truth did greatly offend King Ahab so Ierimiah for prophesying Ier. 37 15. a truth was counted a troubler Act. 5. 18. 7. 51. 16 20. of Israel so the disciples of Christ wil fully confirm this Doct. As when they preached the Lord Jesus it cut the elders even to the heart yea they were so exceedingly troubled that little lesse then death Psalm 2 2 Act 17 6 must be their reward So in the like occasion you shall hear

Exposition on this Scripture let every man abide in That is in reference to a human Calling not a divine cal being confirmed a Minister may have both Mat. 6. 3. Act. 18. 3. the vocation wherin he was called from hence you infer that no man ought to lay aside or change his calling or that a man so called so traided ought not to assume to himself another Calling In answer to this Christ and the Disciples are engaged in that these aspersions false imputations doth as highly concern thē as any other in that we understand Christ was a Carpenter the Disciples Fisher-men Paul Aquila was Tent-makers yet notwithstanding their crafts they took upon thē the work of the Ministery as appeareth in the Record where you may find Christ questioned by what authority he did preach Act. 4. So the Disciples was examined in whose Name they did teach do miracles c. yet wanted a human call having no experience of any Vniversitie or Colledg whatsoever yet wanted no ability to divide the Word of God aright or to cary forth that holy heavenly message of the King of Kings but were in a high measure approved of by God therby authorized by the divine inspiratiō to the astonishmēt of their adversaries by being not only able Minister of the Letter but able Ministers of the Spirit frō thence studying to shew thēselvs approved not only by man but God and therby vindicating their calling institutiō frō such reproches tumults affirming that it doth not arise from their Preaching but from their envious spirits in that they seek their own prais credit more then the praise or credit of God and hereby are inraged with cruelty over the Saints of the most high supposing to blot out or at least silence the language of the Scripture which the Apostle hath so fully ● Cor. 1. ● Tim. 1. 11 1 Cor. 4. 1 recorded that he was by the will of God appointed A Preacher an Apostle a teacher of the Gentiles therfore let Israel so think of us as of the ministers of Christ disposers of the secrets of God So that it is cleer that the troublers are first troubled wicked Ahab for breaking the cōmands of God not Elijab saying I have not no it is thou and thy Fathers hous● c. But say you we are to give no offence Obj. 3. 1 Cor. 10. 3● to any whatsoever high or low rich or poor Christians or Heathens as saith the Apostle give none offence neither to Iewes nor to the Grecians nor to the Church of God therefore you are not to proceed in such a way that doe offend not only in the singular but plurall even a whole Kingdome It is requisite every man should be cautious Answ herein and very watchfull and circumspect that nothing be acted by thee that may offend the adverse party that although it be thy liberty to eat or drink or do any such thing yet if it be a bondage to another I conceive thou ought to forbear in that it is but morall so indifferent that notwithstanding it be lawfull to thee yet it is not expedient for the other Therefore saith the Apostle 1 Cor. 8. ●… if meat offend my brother I will never eat flesh so long as I live would Paul forbear to eat that which is comfortable refreshing to the body and all that he might not offend his brother so I cōceive ought every Christian to forbear such things as are indifferent instance days times and seasons concerning which hath been a great offence in cities towns and villages in that some esteems one day above another and another man counteth every doy alike So that saith the Apostle Rom. 14 let every man be fully perswaded in his minde which perswasion will remove all offences that notwithstanding some opē their shops others shut their shops yet if both perswaded what need offence arise but if it do arise the rise therof is offence given So the offender then to observe or not observe a day is no offence but if thou that keeps the day be offended at me for not observing the day thou gives offence so the offender the disturber of Peace the troubler of Israel As observe two men of two judgements one for sprinkling of infants the other for dipping believers yet thou art in peace with one and he in peace with the other so that there is no offence in either but now if he that is sprinkled be offended at he that is dipped then the party sprinkled gives the offence so the offender the troubler of Israel As is confirmed in one remarkable passage betwixt the Lord Major of London and a Constable of the said City in whose Ward there was some Saints assembled together to reason out the misteries of the Gospell concerning which notice was given to the neighbours that there was a private conventicle at which they were ready to obey their father and with all vigilance to put his work in agitation which was done accordingly insomuch that there was a great tumult upon which the Constable of the said Parish did inform the Lord Major and withall desire a warrant to fetch those Saints before his Lordship to which the Lord Major replied by whom is the tumult from them within or them without the said Constable being convinc'd of the truth thereof answered from them without then make the warrant to apprehend thē without c. From hence let all sorts of people observe that he that is the 1. troubled is the troubler he that takes the offence gives the offence so the offender Then it may be concluded that Elijahs kinsmen those that you call Conventiclers those that you call Tub-preachers those that are tradesmen that have no human learning do not give offence do not trouble true Israel No no it is Ahabs kinsmen such as deride reproach persecute Elijahs friends the Saints of the most high these and such as these are the offenders the troublers of true Israel Thus dear friends having with all brevity that might be with as much sobriety as the Lord hath afforded me collected the quintessence of the Text into 2. conclusions from thēce reduc'd the excellence therin contained into severall branches so that little else can be expected only my conclusion in 2. things which is 1. That you would walk circumspectly in 1 Pet. ●… 14 16. all your ways that so your accusation may appear with Elijah suppositive and not affirmative therefoer saith Christ beware of men so say I beware of Ahabs kinsmen deserve no stain in your white raiment that they have no sinfull act to brand your profession with knowing this that if thou be a friend of Elijah thou hast many enemies that waits for thy falling therefore I say be vigilant in all that thou do that when thou art accused and attached by Ahabs friends thy cause may he as inno●e●t as Elijah that so the judge of the Court may vindicate thy good name from false information c. If it so fall out thou be the man that is ptrsecuted by Ahab or his friends my request is thou would be exhorted by Christ to be arm'd with Elijah's patience that so thou may overcome their evill with good and labor with all meeknesse and tender respects to redeem that time they lose in letting thy light so Math. 5 16 shine before men of all sorts and Sects whatsoever that thereby Ahabs acquaintance may have the like occasion to glorisie God as they had by thy friend Elijah saying the Lord is God the Lord is God Thus having done thou shalt overthrow the treachery of any adversaries in the saying of Elijah I have not troubled Israel but thou and thy fathers house in that ye have forsaken the commandements of the Lord c. FINIS