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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89843	Love to the lost: and a hand held forth to the helpless, to lead out of the dark. Wherein is plainly held out divers perticular things, as they are learned of Christ; and are most needfull to be known of all who profess godliness. Set forth chiefly for the directing the simple into the living way of truth, as it is in Christ Jesus, the Righteous, that therein they may come to the life and power of that which the world hath in words; which being received, satisfies the weary soul, and makes the creature wel-pleasing to his maker. Wherein also there is some reproofs to the dark world. / By one that seeks the redemption of Sions seed, and a lover of the creation of God, who is called James Naylor.	Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.	1656 (1656)	Wing N294; Thomason E866_2; ESTC R207630	74,213	79

that are baptised with it are baptised into his death buried with him unto the world its wayes and worships loves and freindships and to all that in them is which would conforme or bow thereto and through this death is the seed of God raised up out of the grave quickned by the same Spirit which raised Jesus from the dead And all that are Baptised with this Spirit and the old Man dead and buried they are raised a spiritual seed unto God holy and zealous of good works being begotten againe of another nature from above which is but one and all as they are baptized herein grow into one in God the Father and the Son Jesus Christ and so the Saints were all baptised by one Spirit into one body out of that nature in which all differences are Sects and opinions and so come to put on Christ which is but one for as many as are baptised unto Christ have put on Christ and his mind and affection and such know a further prize then contentions about Elements of the world or washings without neither do they stand laying againe such foundations as stands in times and seasons and customs and persons as all the world is contending about who are in the many Baptismes and many fashions some contending for sprinkling Infants ●ome for dipping them some for sprinkling them over againe and some for dipping them over againe when they are growne to such a confusion in outward words and many other outward Ceremonies they keepe themselves disputing and jangling about from the letter in an imitation of Johas Ministry calling it the Baptisme of Christ but out of the Spirit and power of Christ or John either yea so farre from the power as not come to the forme of either And this effect this hath taken in all who are gone out into the world in these imitations and imaginations that so many Baptismes so many Religions and Sects and every Sect Master and his followers set themselves against all other in the way they have conceived to be right and to that way must all bow or else no agreement though never so neare in other things nay so zealous they are for their Likenesse that if any come not into it though the Spirit of God be in them and they themselves confesse it yet he must not speake in that creature in their Churches without bowing to their formes of water which are all different one from another though the Spirit of God be but one and cannot be limitted to any visible forme or rudiment And thus the form is set above the power and not the true form neither but as men have conceived from the letter by the Counsels of their own braine some in the Popish Councels some since but none from the Mouth of the Lord and therefore they are scattered in their imaginations and baptismes But who are baptised with the baptisme of the Spirit are baptized into one body But all that are without who are the nearest are in the error not knowing the Scripture nor power of God herein For all who have not their law guide and rule in Spirit are in that generation who have erred and lost the Saints guide and such are scattered with what they from the letter imagine into divisions And this was that which Paul saw getting in amongst the Churches in 1 Cor. 14. 17. his time setting up sects and the persons by whom they were baptised puft up for them and against the other Apostles some of Paul some of Peter c. Which Paul seeing thanks God he had baptized no more of them and plainly saies Christ sent him not to baptize but to Which clearly shows it was not laid on the Apostles as of necessity but as they found it of service or disservice preach the Gospel though he could use it untill he saw them make an Idoll of it thereby to make devisions and parties and to puffe up one above another as it is now used at this day yea farre more for it is now made the key to let in and shut out of that they call a Church yea further some say none can be saved without it but all that have it are bel●evers and shall be saved and so set it in the place of Christ But others are more moderate who finding it practised in the Letter they say it is an ordinance and they who practise it not deny an ordinance of Christ To such I say all that is in the letter is not ordained there to be taken up by all that read it for the Saints had their call to their particular Ministrations in Spirit and not in Letter for else they had not witnessed differences of administrations but the same Lord But by the Spirit they were led from carnall administrations and through them not sticking in the Letter What letter had Paul to deny Circumcision which the letter said should be as a signe for ever Or by what letter did he deny Baptisme Did he deny an Ordinance of Christ in either of these divers more rudiments which were commands in the letter which he preached practise in Spirit putting an end to the shadow of things to come and leading to the body as is plaine Col. 2. Further I say if it were so that all that was done in the letter was to be taken up then the forme thereof must not be changed if the letter be the rule But not any that I know at this day that are in the forme as the Saints did it for none practised this but who was called out to teach all Nations So you that have your certaine dwelling places and live in your worldly estates and fashions are out of this Call Neither did they take such into the outward washing who had beene there before but baptised such into the name of Christ Jesus with the Spirit that they might receive the holy Ghost But if you say they had it not in right forme and manner nor by persons rightly called and qualified c I say Nor can they have that from you who are not called out of the world but live in its friendship professions fashions and customs in which the Saints never lived after they were called to teach and baptize So you do but add another false forme to that they had before but still out of the power nor any change of faith or qualification onely in that thing of Water over againe differing in some circumstances as you have conceived from the letter but still with the rest of professions in Covetousnesse Pride and Contention vaine words and heathenish customes and manners of the Nations in which you live you that can live in Suites and revenge you that sweare at mens wills and so deny the commands of Christ and his Apostles whosaies Above all things sweare not at all you that can uphold the high places of Popery which yet remaine in the land and such a worship therein as Christ never commanded with tythes and

offerings and all the rest of Popish inventions whereby Christ is denyed comne in the flesh the everlasting Preist and somthing set up instead of his way like unto the Jewish Preisthood which is not it neither but an imagined thing from men of corrupt minds c You who can do these things and much more of that Nature rather then you will suffer the losse of all things you are farre unlike those you would imitate or those they baptised And were baptisme in your manner as great a crosse to you now as it was in the time of the persecuting Jews or as these other weightier things are now we should find few to contend for it as for the other things For did you know the right ends of that ministration of water you would know that it was a forerunner of Christs Kingdom and a witnesse to all men that the Jews Ceremonies and Heathenish prayers and worships wherein they was growne into divisions was to have an end and the spirituall ministration and baptisme was to be set up in the downfall of Carnall Ordinances and Elements of all which they were to repent for the Kingdom of God was at hand even within all that would beleive it who did deny all the Jews worships circumcisions and ordinances without in the letter and preached them and practised them in Spirit but your baptisms which comes not to an end of tythes and offerings and Jewish Ceremonies and Gentiles also that baptisme we deny for herein was the crosse of Christ and the Power of God manifest for they suffered for this all the envy that Jews and professors could do unto them who upheld the same in the letter but denied the power and Spirit which could they but have bowed to their ceremonies outward the crosse of Christ had ceased and then the power of Christ had ceased also and the same is now seene of you at this day and the same crosse For could but those whom Christ hath called out now bow to your severall forms of baptismes and worships of you that be zealous for them and bow to mens wills and worship the persons of such as are zealous for their Pride and wilfulnesse we should not suffer by you but the offence of the crosse would cease as it is ceased to all who preach Baptismes Carnall Ordinances respect of persons conformity to mens wills and the worlds customes and manners who preach up pride swearing and imperfection and sin for terme of life c. I say to you who can conforme to the wayes of men and please them the Crosse of Christ is ceased and so the power also and therefore are you ever preaching against the worlds wayes and wickednesse but never able to lead out of them like those who minded earthly things who were enemies to the Crosse of Christ ever learning and teaching but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth that makes free to those the Crosse and sufferings is ceased and they and the Powers of the Earth are one against such as take up the Crosse to follow Christ in the way of the Spirit and such being without in the letter are become spiritually blind and so cannot see that the appearance of Christ was ever crosse to all who was got into the rudiments pleading for out-sides but had lost the power wherein this generation exceeds having lost both power and forme also And to you I say of all sorts of baptismes as the Apostle said of circumcision We are the baptisme who worship God in the Spirit and rejoyce in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh though we might have confidence in the outward washing being that we have had it from such as gathered it from the letter and yours is no more But this we have learned that it is not baptisme which is outward in the flesh but that is Baptism which is in the Spirit and not in the letter whose praise is not of men but of God whereby we are baptised by one Spirit into one body and as many as are baptised into Christ are baptised into his death and have put him on and are become new creatures and this is that which availeth to save us not the washing the flesh but the answer of a good conscience towards God by the resurrection of Jesus And this baptisme we witnesse that whosoever is therewith baptised shall be saved but for other baptismes which men are contending about from the letter we see the end thereof and what they bring forth But if any should come in the power and Spirit of Johns baptism or if any had a Call from God thereto such we judge not nor gainsay but that any hath power from the letter to take up and impose it upon others yea though it was the true form that I deny or that they who are not sent to baptize that the leaving the outward water and going on to the Spiritual Baptism is a sleighting or contemning of an Ordinance of God that I deny also for this might as well have been charged against Paul who denyed it in his time and preached Baptisme in Spirit in its stead the same thing for which we are accused to deny an Ordinance of Christ whom he hath not sent to dip or sprinkle in water but to preach the Gospel of Light and Life and the Spiritual Baptism of Christ Jesus to the bringing all that receive our testimony into one body by one Spirit not making divisions about carnal things for to us the day is come and the shadows fly away And your Baptisme we judge and the end of it which hath not led you out of Tythes and Offerings Swearing Suing and Contention out of the Worlds Worships Manners and respects of Persons and to suffer the losse of all to witnesse Christ That Baptisme we see to be out of the Faith of Christ Jesus and not worth contending about for he that is in the world without it is as good as he that is in the world with it if not much better for that Baptisme which preaches not repentance to all the ways of faln-man and manners there set up is none of Johns and that which walks in the flesh is none of Christs So with the Light of Christ if you it mind you will see your selves out of the true Baptism both as to Matter Manner and the End who are crying up Ordinances in the World which leads not out of the world and when the world comes to Judgment that Baptism will not save you from the worlds portion But this I say to those who would knew the truth herein as we have received we do not despise any Ordinance of God which he hath called any of his people to in any Generation nor dare we take a Tradition upon us which God hath not required at our hands lest we keep people in that which God is departed out of and it be said to us who hath required it at your hands But God hath

but could not obtain it And in this state came Nicodemus to Christ but could not enter into the Kingdom in that state nor knew the new Birth though he loved Christ and believed him to be sent of God And this is that state David speaks of when he saith If I regard iniquity God will not hear my prayer And in this state you all are who are worshipping in your carnal minds and sensual wisdome in the flesh But that which is born of the Heavenly is Heavenly Spiritual Eternal and incorruptible which is the state of the New man which of God is begotten of the Divine Nature and as is his Nature so is his Works and so his delights are Spiritual as he is Spiritual for as is the Man so are his Works and as is the Tree so is his Fruit and so he that is born of this Seed is born of God and he that is born of God sins not in whom that Seed remains And all who remain in this Seed and it in them this hath the Promise and Power that puts off the Old Man with his Deeds Lusts and Affections and so the body of sinne being put off through the body of Christ the Redemption is witnessed and as the Creature passeth from the Old to the New so they passe from the Death to the Life for the life is in the new and so the victory is received in the new over sinne the grave and hell which the Worlds Birth talkes of in their fallen Nature but cannot receive the Power and Victory whereby to enter into that Kingdome nor see the glory of it and so takes up their rest and delights in visible things and so encumbers themselves with that the end whereof is destruction which those who are born of the spirit tread upon and cannot set their mindes upon nor bow unto nor be conformable to such vanities And so those who are of the heavenly cannot have communion with the earthly they being contrary minded in all things So that which is wisdom to the one is foolishnesse to the other and ever was So the Spirituall seed could never worship the heathen Gods nor can it bow to their imaginations for that seed which is of God leads the heart upto God and that which is of the earth to earthly things and so those that are the children of God are lead by his spirit of which they are born and the children of this world by the Spirit of this world are Captivated into the worlds wayes and fashions and love of it wherein is the Serpents seate and kingdom in which he rules and wherein his power is seen in all who are disobedient to the light of Christ the new man so being given up because of the blindnesse of their hearts to his power which is alwayes in the dark in such he brings forth his enmity against the babes of God born after the Spirit children of the light of the immortal seed who bear the image of the invisible God and have the Spirituall worship into which they are led and guided with the eternal spirit of which they are born which can no longer stay in any form of worship then God stayes therein but by his Spirit is led to follow him into whatever he goes and out of what ever he departs which those who are born after the flesh and see but the out-side and form and there abides when God is departed such are the seat of Satan become where he sitts and persecutes such as follow the Spirits teaching into its several ministrations And therein hath the serpent beguiled the creature by getting into somewhat of the form once used with the Saints whilst God dwelt therein and to that adds inventions of his own called Decency and Order and the like and with this hath deceived the creatures so as to serve his ends to shed the blood of their bretheren under a pretence of error and blasphemy and denying Ordinances and worships and as being leaders of dangerous Sects and Heresies denying government turning the world upside down and the like So that the childreu of light have been ever numbred amongst transgressors but were never so further then to transgresse the wills of men to observe the will of God yet none of these did ever suffer as well-doers in the worlds accompt but as not worthy to live in the world being born of a principle above the world which the natural man knows not So he that is born after the flesh persecutes him that is born after the spirit as it is at this day thinking they do God service because they know not the Father nor the Son but live in darknesse nor owning that whereof the children of light is born so becomes their enemies And this is your state who resist that measure of light that shines in your dark hearts that shews your evil deeds So being against the light of the Spirit you are enimies to all who of that Spirit are born And so farr as you see the ground root of your disobedience to the light in your selves that reproves of sin so farr you may see the ground of your emnity and no farther And untill you joyn to that light you cannot be one with that seed but hate it for that which is born of the will of the flesh is emnity to that which is born of the will of God and that which is born of God is emnity with the world and conformity to it And with the light are you Judged to be of the flesh who love the things of the flesh and minde them and who conform to this world are of it what ever you professe to the contrary the light will find you out which light leads above all these things up to the Father of light which light is one with all who are born of the Spirit but a witnesse against you who are born of the flesh So they that are in the flesh cannot please God that in your conscience is witness the light which is condemnation But who is born of the Spirit with such he is well pleased the testimony of their conscience bearing them witnesse in the sight of God that they are his Children and born of him and their envy and reproch and suffering from the world for testifing against the deeds thereof are as a cloud of witnesses that they are not of it for it loves its own and so the enmity is seene put betweene the seeds that of the Serpent seeks a word or a forme without whereby to murther and destroy the creature that God hath made under a pretence of serving God but the seed of God strikes at the head of that enmity and roote of sin but saves the work of God alive Concerning the Baptism of Christ from that the world so calls IN the world there be many forts and forms of Baptismes but in Christ there is but one and that is that of the Spirit and this is the Baptisme of Christ and all