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A94749	A synopsis, or, Short view of essential Christianity in part, in which the first fruits unto God, (or saints) in the Apostles dayes lived. : According to the doctrine of Christ ... : With some explications or enlargements thereupon. : Tending to the edification, comfort, and refreshing of all sorts of people ... / By William Tomlinson ...	Tomlinson, William.	1684 (1684)	Wing T1853; ESTC R185375	44,494	110

Therefore I say though the Kingdom of God be a gloryous Kingdom yet hath he many Subjects belonging to it some in it and some pressing hard after it some going mourning and full of heavyness not accounting themselves worthy of it but yet longing after it and the glory of his Kingdom being inward the purblinde Worldly Eye see it not For who of them would think that 〈◊〉 poor shatter'd creature full of heavyness and of a drooping Spirit and it may be sorely exercised with outward afflictions and wants and hath no pleasant carriage i● their Eye that such a one belongs to the Kingdom of God And yet our Lord pronounces such poor ones in Spirit to be blessed and saith their's is the Kingdom o● God Obj. But it may be some will still object that though these things be true yet we doe not see Christians arise to that Vigor of Christianity and joy and pace as they did in the primitive times nor so quickly receive peace and comfort as they did then What 's the reason of that if the same Heavenly state be attanable now as was then attained unto by believers Answ For Answer hereunto consider that there was a mystery of iniquity to arise under the formal part of Christianity and that this mystery was to overspread Nations Tongues Multitudes Peoples and sit upon these Waters for so they are called And that under this mystery a bottomless Pit was to be opened out of which a smoke arose and darkened the Sun in the Firmament Now this mystery is the height of wickedness under the profession of Christianity To act the Devils part in the name of Christ and that makes it a mystery To teach traditions of men and their inventions for precepts of Christ which was alwayes call'd whoredom among the Jews and is so among Christians To teach lyes in Hypocrisie to teach Murther as a precept of Christ as all Persecutors who professe Religion must doe this is to hold out the Devils work in the name of Christ Now such Apostacy as this and teaching ●uch things they darken the Sunshine of ●he gloryous Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ And God will not give his glory to another then Christ nor his praise to graven Images nor mens curious imaginations or traditions And therefore the gloryous beams of the Gospel being obscured by such things the Heavenly warmth and refreshing thereof hath not so speedily nor fully darted into mens Spirits to raise them up so powerfully it may be and so quickly into the enjoyment of that peace and joy that passes understanding But yet God hath not left himself without witnesses to bear Testimony to the Truth of the joyfull tydings of Salvation by Faith in Christ and he will raise up still m●re as the mystery of iniquity consumes What think ye of those that love not their lives unto death warring against the mystery of iniquity Who expose their lives and all they have to the fury and rage of men rather then ensnare their consciences with the vain traditions of men Thus Michael and his Angels feight by suffering And the Dragon and his Angels by inflicting Therefore seeing the mystery of iniquity is to be overcome by such warrs as these Christ Jesus our Lord and Captain wants not his valiant Souldiers to encounter with the Dragon and his Champions even under the Apostacy into the mystery The Dragon feights but prevails not against the Lords hoast Now do not think that its a small matter that makes men so resolute and venterous thus to expose their lives No it s for no lesse then a Kingdom either already in possession of or in view to be attained But these things being Spiritual are not discerned by the carnal Eye And so the Subjects of Christs Kingdom whether they be in real possession of it or in earnest pursuite of it are little seen by the World although many belong thereunto Obj. But one Objection more may seem very material and weighty to many namely thus In this Treatise of Essential Christianity why is there no mention made of Baptism and the Lords Supper and of Preaching the Word and Prayers Are not these Essential things in Christianity And why are these left out Answ I answer I do not leave them out in opposition to them but because first they are not so inseparable to the Kingdom of Christ as that there is no enjoyment thereof without these especially as they are under the Apostacy administred Secondly because these may all be professed and taken up by persons who are workers of iniquity and not owned by our Lord Jesus Christ even by men who live in open wickedness and therefore are not admitted into his Kingdom because they are Baptised or receive the Supper or frequent publique Prayers or are Preachers of the Scriptures Paul speaks the same thing to a Baptized Church who also had the Supper of the Lord in practice among them and who came behind in no gift Yet notwithstanding all these things he sets this caution before their Eyes to ponder on Know ye not saith he that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God Be not deceived neither Fornicators nor Idolaters nor Adulterers nor effeminate nor abusers of themselves with mankinde nor Thieves nor covetous nor drunkards nor revilers nor extortioners shall inherit the Kingdom of Go● 1 Cor. 6.9 10. This he speaks to such 〈◊〉 did wrong and defrauded their Brethren Laying before them the danger of su●● courses if they should fall back again to su●● things and return with the Dog to t●● vomit and like the Sow to her wallowin● in the mire Hence it is that we are admonished to turn away from such as have 〈◊〉 form of Godliness as men that professe the● things namely Baptism the Lords Suppe● publique Prayers and Preaching may have but deny the power thereof Simon Mag● was Baptized and yet was in the Gall 〈◊〉 bitterness and bond of iniquity Act. 8 ● one may eat and drink the Lords Suppe● without profit to themselves yea they m● eat and drink judgment to themselves and 〈◊〉 guilty of the body and blood of the Lor● 1 Cor. 11. And for Prayers men ma● make many Prayers and long Prayers and yet be no better then the Pharisee● or the Jews of old who honoured the Lor● with their lips while as their Heart wa● far from him And Christ himself hath foretold that many shall plead for themselve● thus Lord Lord have we not Prophecy● in thy name c. Yet he will answer them I never know you● depart from me 〈◊〉 that work iniquity Now here 's a form of Godliness lyes in these things namely in being Baptized and frequenting Prayers and Preaching and the Lords Supper but seeing one may live in these and yet be far from the Kingdom of God therefore I have not placed these things among those that are essential to that life that enters the Kingdom although these things rightly used and at the Lambs requirings

retain still their corrupted Hearts and so follow the Wolf the Lyon the Bear the Fox and such devouring creatures or the Dog or Sow those dirty creatures their forsakeing this or that form or way of worship will not profite them They are followers of the innocent harmless Lamb not of Beasts of prey or ravenous hurtfull creatures They follow the Lamb whithersoever he goes which seems to imply various removes in the Lambs leading of them or going before them As there was various removes or journings in the Wilderness out of Egypt literal towards the Earthly Canaan so may there be out of Egypt Spiritual to the Heavenly Canaan for things under the Law were Typical shaddowing out something Spiritual Now under that word Lamb is pointed out to us the guide in those journings even the Lamb and his nature as the Pillar of Fire and Cloud was the guide in the Wilderness Therefore i'ts safe keeping to the unhurtfull Lamb and to go where his Nature accompanies That 's the Standart to which his Travelling following Subjects do resort And though some that set forward out of Egypt spiritual turn back in their hearts or murmor and through unbelief faint and fall in the way yet the Lamb holds on his way and followers he hath that go throw with him whithersoever he goes Whether it be out of the Egyptian Societies or into a Wilderness throw the red Sea or to warr against the uncircumcised Philistins who provoke the Lord by their Idolatry and wickedness But not with carnal Weapons but with Spiritual The followers of the Lamb have piercing Weapons and yet not carnal and so hath their Captain of whom it is said Ride on prosperously because of Truth meekness and righteousness and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things terrible things in meekness thine Arrows shall be sharp in the Heart of the Kings Enemies Michael and his Angels and followers finde opposition from the Dragon and his Angels and followers and they both feight The Dragon and his followers with carnal Weapons to stop the way of the Lamb and his followers lest they should invade his Kingdome of darkness and destruction And on the other hand the Lamb and his followers they feight with other Weapons even with meekness and the word of Truth to make good their way that they may hold on to follow the Lamb. Thus the Lamb leads on his Army forward out of the World that is out of the Worlds evil wayes and corrupted worships But whether or no he lead into that which is outwardly to be set up as yet I leave to further discovery I mean whether that which is to continue is as yet to be set up that I leave But that there may be pitching of Tents for a Season even in a Journey that 's manifest from the Journeys of the Israelites in the Wilderness who pitched their Tents till the cloud went forward and then there was danger in remaining behinde in their pitched Tents There is a Seed will understand what I say There is one thing yet behinde to be spoken to which tends greatly to the keeping of our mindes and affections alive and in pursuite of an everlasting inheritance and that is Hope Faith believes the love of God And from hence Hope waites for good things not yet seen For we are saved by Hope saith the Apostle but Hope that is seen is not Hope For what a man seeth why doth he yet hope for But if we hope for that we see not then do we with patience wait for it Rom. 8.24 25. Hope you see is one ingredient tending to eternal life and a principal piece of Spiritual Armor bearing up the head in pursuite of the Kingdom of God against all the Opposition met with in the World Therefore i'ts called the Helmet of Salvation Eph. 6.17 There be divers things to be considered concerning this Hope and the ground of it whereupon our hope is placed that so it may be as an Anchor sure and stedfast to keep us safe in the waves and billowes of the tribulations of this World 1. The first thing is this That there shall be a Resurrection of all for if there be no Resurrection our hope is vain and hath no ground to stand upon and we are of all men most miserable if in this life only we have hope in Christ as the Apostle saith 1 Cor. 15.19 Therefore for the confirmation of this ground for the sure Anchor of hope and for reviving of your remembrance thereof let us call to minde some passages of the Scripture and the Testimony of Christ and his Holy Apostles concerning this thing And first of all consider the Resurrection of Christ who is said to be the first Fruits in the Harvest 1 Cor. 15.23 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead ver 12. His resurrection necessarily proves our resurrection for he needed not for himself to have taken our nature upon him and to be made like us in all things except sin but it was for our sakes that he took to himself our nature that he might prepare it and bring it back again and that with advantage into the happy union and fellowship of our Maker out of all that death hath involved us in both out of sin and out of the Graves And therefore according to these two deaths there is a twofold resurrection spoken of by Christ Joh. 5. That there is a death in sin is manifest Eph. 2.1 You hath he quickened who were dead in trespasses and sins Now of a resurrection out of this death Christ speaks Joh. 5.25 Verely verely I say unto you the hour is comming and now is when the dead shall hear the voyce of the Son of God and they that hear shall live And this is that resurrection that Paul speaks of Col. 3.1 If ye then be risen with Christ seek those things which are above and in some other places this is called a resurrection But then besides this resurrection out of sin there is a resurrection also out of the Graves when the Sea shall give up its dead that are in it and Death and Hell shall deliver up the dead that are in them and all graves shall be opened and shall render up their dead And of such a resurrection also Christ speaks in the forenamed place Joh. 5.28 29. Marvel not at this saith he that is that men shall ●ow hear the voyce of the Son of God and they that hear shall live for the hour is comming in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voyce and shall come forth they that have done good unto the resurrection of life and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation The first of these resurrections namely out of the death of sin is a marvellous work of God wrought by the voyce of the Son of God in the Heart But Christ Jesus