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A41129	The spirituall man's directorie guiding a Christian in the path that leads to true blessednesse in his III. maine duties towards God : how [brace] to believe, to obey, to pray [brace] : unfolding the [brace] Creed, X. Command., the Lords prayer / by that reverend and faithfull minister of Gods word Mr. William Fennor ...	Fenner, William, 1600-1640.	1648 (1648)	Wing F702; ESTC R41150	81,283	149

things seemingly more then they are 1 Sam. 7. 6 nor yet Fifthly Figurative speeches though litterally not true Ioh. 15. 1. nor Sixthly Speeches of confession though cleane contrary to the down right meaning of the speaker 1 Kin. 22. 15. nor Seventhly speeches of simple desire though the event be otherwise Luke 24. 28. nor Eightly threatning though not effected when the understood condition is supplyed Ion. 3. 4. nor Ninthly Promises not kept when the condition is broken 1 King 11. 38. nor Tenthly dictating Commandements 1 Sam. 10. 8. though not obeyed 1 Sam. 13. 8. Q. 96. What lying reports goe for currant on the godly A. They are reproached and shamed Psal 69. 7. and counted First strange men yea even of their brethren verse 8. Secondly zealous hot spurres verse 9. Thirdly moping weepers verse 10. having Proverbs made on them verse 11. Songs and Ballads leade on them too verse 12. being mowed and grind at as they goe in the streets Psal 35. 16. and winkt at with the eye verse 9. and laught at verse 21. Fourthly Signes and wonders and monsters of men Isa 8. 18. Fifthly fooles Isa 35. 8. Sixthly hipocrites as if drunkards and whore-masters and Atheists and prophanelings were holyer then they Isa 65. 5. they are counted proud and selfe-conceited men that have naughtier hearts then others for all there few shewes as Eliah thought of David 1 Sam. 17. 28. Seventhly troublers and seditious turbulent spirits 1 King 18. 17. Sectures every where spoken against Act. 28. 22. pestilent fellowes Act. 24. 5. irreguler men enemies to the Law of the land Act. 25. 8. men that care not for Churches Act. 24. 6. Sixthly precise and strict men and the world wonders they will not doe as other men doe 1 Pet. 4. 4. Singular people and certaine fellowes by themselves Zach. 3. 8. Puritanes whom our Saviour prophetically blesseth though other do curse them Mat. 5. 8. and you are one of the Elect forsooth thus folk mock them for so was Christ handled Luk. 23. 35. and if they say they are persecuted and nick-named for righteousnesse sake as they are the world answers them as the Iewes answered Christ for a good worke we stone thee not Iohn 10. 33. nay the world thinks they doe well to revile them like the Iewes say we not well thou art a Samaritan and hast a Devill Iohn 8. 48. Q. 97. What pretences have the Papists for their Equivocations and their mental Reservations and how are they answered A. First Because our Saviour sayes of the dead Damosell she is not dead Matthew 9. 24. but Christ spake playnely to the understanding of the standers by who though she was finally dead as it appeares by the Ministrels verse 23 Secondly because he sayes he told his Disciples all things that he heard of his father Iohn 15. 15. whereas afterwards he confesses that he told them all things Iohn 16. 12. but he speakes distinctly in regard of his friendly opennesse Iohn 15. 14. Thirdly because he sayes he was ignorant of the day of Judgement whereas indeed he was not but he did not equivocate for he confesses he spake this in regard of his manhood Mark 13. 32. Fourthly because he sayes he would not go up to the feast and yet he did Iohn 7. 10. but the truth is he did not say he would not go up unto the feast but that he would not yet verse 8. neverthelesse in some case a man may reveale one part and conceale the other Ier. 38. 27. Nay though we probably know some will gather false inferences Act 23. 6 3. but we must never lye to one another for that is a badge of the old man Col. 3. 9. abomination unto God Prov. 6. 17. and the brand of Dogs that are without Christ Rev. 22. 15. and the Divell is the father of it Iohn 8. 44. and it is eleane contrary to saving grace which is called truth Ioh. 1. 17. and to God himselfe who is called the God of truth Psal ●1 5. Q. 98. Now for the tenth Commandement before you speake of that tell me what is Originall sinne A. It is three fold First it is Adams actuall disobedience whose person infected the nature and nature infected infects every person insomuch as all men thereby are made sinners Rom. 5. 19. For he sinning all men finned verse 12. all men were in Adam 1 Cor. 15. 22. and Adam was not only that man but man verse 21. and all men were then potentially in his loynes as Levi was in Abrahams when Melchisedech did meet him Heb. 7. 10. and they all sinned in Adam as Levi payed tithes in Abraham verse 9. as they were all made upright in Adam so they all sought out many inventions in Adam and looke what Adam did they all would have done if they had been in his roome Eccl. 7. 29. being borne of him as the young Toade of the old one or a young wild Asse colt of the old one Iob. 11. 12. can the young Viper complaine that the old one brought it forth a viper not a goodly Oxe Math. 3. 7. or can the fruit of the Thistle complaine that it was not a Figge Math. 7. 16. No more can the child complaine of the father that he brings him forth sinfull woe be to him that sayes to his father what begettest thou Isa 45. 10. Like must needs beget like and after its owne Image Gen. 3. 5. Q 99. You sayd that Originall sinne is threefold and have told me the first branch which is Second A. A Naked privation of all originall righteousnesse which every soule is borne in Hos 2. 3. whereby there is no Spirituall goodnesse in any man by nature Rom. 7. 18. no power so much as to think a good thought 2 Cor. 3. 5. no life of God Eph. 4. 18. the mind all together in darknesse Eph. 5. 8. desperately unable to comprehend any saving light though it shine on it Iohn 1. 5. the conscience void of all Purity Tit. 1. 15. and all true peace Isa 57. 21. and feeling Eph. 4. 19. and sence 1 Tim. 4. 2. the will unable to make choice or to receive the things of Gods spirit 1 Cor. 2. 14. and never able to help it selfe except the Lord work it Phil. 2. 13. the whole man dead in sinne Col. 2. 13. the affections out of order and vile Rom. 1. 26. and unnaturall Tim. 3 3. the appetite unbridled from immoderate thirsting Ier. 2. 25. and had need of a knife to be put to the throat Prov. 23. 2. the sences unspirituall Iude. 19. and had need of a new covenant to be made with them Iob. 31. 1. being heavy and dull to let in that which is good Mat. 13. 15. the outward members servant to the carnall heart Rom. 6. 19. a privation or right to the Creatures for Christ onely is now the heire of them Heb. 1. 2. and those that are in Christ 1 Cor. 3. 22. otherwise all the creatures groane in mans