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A36444	Martyrion Christianon, or, A Christian and sober testimony against sinfull complyance wherein the unlawfulness of hearing the present ministers of England is clearly demonstrated, severall weighty queries proposed, objections impartially weighed in the ballance of the sanctuary and found wanting / by Christophilus Antichristomachus.	Douglas, Thomas, fl. 1661.	1664 (1664)	Wing D2039; ESTC R26734	81,925	102

and 19. 37. and 20. 22. and 25. 18. and 26. 15 43. Deut. 4. 1 5 8. and 5. 1. and 7. 11. and 11. 1 32. and 12. 1. and 26. 16. and 30. 16. 1 Chron. 16. 12. and 28. 7. Psal 89. 30. Ezek. 5. 6. and 36. 27. Dan. 9. 5. 2ly That persons were appointed by the Lord to be chosen by the Congregation for the publick administration of Ordinances and Worship cannot be denied Thus were the Livites Exod. 13. 2 12 13. and 22. 29. Numb 3. 12. called therefore the Wave-Offering of the Children of Israel Numb 8. 9 10 11. because given up by them to the Lord as their Offering by solemn Ordination and Imposition of hands 3ly That persons thus invested into the Office of Priesthood were not left to the liberty of their own wills nor had they any dependance upon the Will or Authority of the sons of men one or other of them either in respect of the matter or manner of their Worship the whole whereof was purely of Sovereign Institution and Divine Appointment Exod. 25. 9 40. Numb 8. 5. Heb. 8. 5. 1 Chron. 28. 11. Exod. 8. 27. Lev. 10. 1. Exod. 39. 1 5 7 21 26 31 43. and 40. 23 25 27 29. Levit. 8. 9 13 17 21 29. Numb 8. 3 Exod. 35. 10 29. 36. 1 5. Isa 29. 13. Fourthly That this Church gathered by the Lord and wonderfully separated from the rest of the world though they had him nearer to them than any people had his Law made known amongst them did notwithstanding quickly depart from his pure Institutions mingling therewith the Inventions of men and Customs of the Nations after which they went a whoring is frequently remarked in the Scripture Of this the Lord sorely complains Deut. 32. 18. Jer. 2. 32. and 13. 25. and 18. 15. and 23. 27. Hos 4. 6. and 8. 14. and 13. 6. 2 Chron. 13. 10. Isa 1. 4. Jer. 1. 16. and 2. 17 19. and 9. 13. and 15. 6. Deut. 29 25. 1 Kings 11. 33. and 18. 18. and 19. 10. 2 Kings 22. 17. Ezra 9. 10. for this he severely threatens and punisheth them Deut. 29. 25. Judg. 10. 10. 1 Sam. 12. 10. 2 Chron. 12. 5. and 24. 20. and 34. 25. Jer. 16. 11. and 19. 4. the very truth is the Contests of God with that People from first to last are to be bottomed upon this foot of account Fifthly That notwithstanding their dreadful Apostacy from God they were usually confident That they were the only People Had not forsaken the Lord nor done any evil and could not bear the Prophecies and Rebukes of the Prophets and Servants of the Lord against their abominations Whom they persecuted and put to death as at last they did the Prince of Life and Glory for no other cause but for telling them the truth and bearing testimony against their Innovations and Apostacy from God the usual practice of persons degenerated from the Way and Spirit of the Lord Mal. 1. 6. Jer. 7. 4. Luke 3. 8. John 8. 39. Matth. 5. 12. Act. 7. 52. Sixthly That they had all along their corruption in Worship and degeneracy from the pure Wayes of God false Prophets who ran before they were sent prophesying smooth things to them in the Name of the Lord seeing lying vanities for them according to the desires of the hearts of them and their Rulers who were therefore in great esteem amongst them Isa 9. 15. 28. 7. Jer. 6. 13. 23. 11 28. 28. 10. Hos 9. 8. Jer. 2. 8 26. 5. 31. 14. 14. 23. 13 21. Ezek. 13. 2. 22. 25 28. Mic. 3. 5 6 7. Zeph. 3. 4. 2 Pet. 2. 1. Seventhly That in the height of their Apostacy God left not himself without a Witness having one or other extraordinarily raised up and spirited by him to testifie for his Name and Glory against all their Abominations and self-invented Worship reserving also a Remnant unto himself that were not carried away with the spirit of Whoredoms and Delusions 1. Kings 19. 14 18. 2 Kings 17. 13. Rom. 11. 3 4. Jer. 18. 11. and 25. 5. 35. 15. Eighthly That it was the sin of that People to hearken unto the teachings of such as were not sent by the Lord though they pretended never so much to be sent by him and the unquestionable duty of the Lord 's persevering Remnant to separate from them as also from all the false self-devised Worship of that day though commanded by their Kings and Rulers 2 Kings 17. 21 22. Hos 5. 11. The former is evident such Prophets were to be cut off from the midst of them Deut. 18. 20. and they are expresly forbidden to hear them Deut. 13. 3. Jer. 27. 9 16. So is the latter their devised Worship being a breach upon the Sovereign Authority of God must needs be a greivous sin as the names of Adultery Whoredom Idolatry Fornication by which the Spirit of the Lord doth frequently set it forth abundantly demonstrates Psal 73. 27. Isa 57. 3 8. Jer. 9. 2. Ezek. 23. 45. Hos 3. 7. and 7. 3. Lev. 20. 5. Jer. 13. 27. Ezek. 16. 17 20 30. Hos 1. 2. Rev. 14. 8. 18. 9 19 20. which without controversie the People of God were to separate from and have no communion with any in upon what pretence soever Which is solemnly charged upon them as their duty in the Scripture Hos 4. 15. Amos 5. 5. Prov. 4. 14. and 5. 8. Cant. 4. 8. What may rationally be inferred from these Positions so evidently comprized in the Scripture and by way of analogie at least be argued from them is evident to any ordinary understanding for our parts being resolved as was said to try out the matter in controvesie from such Rules and Soveraign Institutions as our dear Lord hath left his New-Testament Churches to walk by we shall not stand to make that improvement of them as else otherwise we might A few Queries upon the whole that hath been offered shall put a close to this Preface 1. Whether since the Apotomie or Unchurching the Nation of the Jews the Lord hath ever since so espoused a Nation or People to himself as that upon the account thereof the whole body of that People or Nation may be accounted his Church whether there be any National Church under the Oeconomie of the Gospel if so let it be shewed when and where it was instituted by the Lord what is produced by some to this purpose is but upon a slight view thereof of no moment it is Isa 49. 21. Kings shall be your Nursing-fathers c. which Prophecy waits the time of its accomplishment hitherto both before and since the rise of Antichrist being made drunk by the Whores intoxicating-cup they have been for the most part cruel Butcherers of the Saints and were we under its accomplishment a National Church would be far enough from being its result Of a Nations being born at once we shall not sure hear pleaded in this matter

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Or A CHRISTIAN and SOBER TESTIMONY AGAINST Sinfull Complyance WHEREIN The Unlawfulness of Hearing the present Ministers of England is clearly demonstrated Severall weighty Queries proposed Objections impartially weighed in the Ballance of the Sanctuary and found wanting By Christophilus Antichristomachus a Mourner in Sion waiting for the day of her Salvation and coming of her King Rev. 14. 9 10 11. If any man worship the Beast and his Image and receive his Mark in his forehead or in his hand the same shall drink of the Wine of the Wrath of God which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his Indignation and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy Angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascended up for ever and ever and they have no rest day nor night who worship the Beast and his Image and whosoever receiveth the Mark of his Name Acts 2. 40. Save your selves from this untoward generation John 10. 3. The Sheep hear his Voice v. 5 and a stranger they will not follow 1 Joh. 4. 5. They are of the world therefore speak they of the world and the world hears them Printed for the Author in the Year 1664. To the READER Candid Reader VVE are almost at the end of these Paper-Contests which are daily preaching their own Funeral 'T is in another way that Jehovah will shortly appear for he hath already sent his Harbingers before him to convince the world and worldly Church of their Wickedness and Adulteries whereby they provoke the pure eyes of his glory For behold the Lord cometh with Fire and with his Chariots like a Whirle wind to render his Anger with Fury and his Rebuke with flames of fire For by Fire and by Sword will the Lord plead with all flesh and the slain of the Lord shall be many Happy art thou if in the number of those that shall be able to live when the Lord doth this Alas Who may abide the day of his coming and who shall stand when he appeareth Men as men will be at their wits ends when they behold the Earth to reel to and fro like a drunken man its foundatious being out of course the Mountains to Smoake and the Hills to melt away because of the terribleness of his Anger The Kings of the Earth who now as Pharoah of old are with delight drinking the blood of the Saints as sweet Wine and refuse to let them go from under their bonds to Sacrifice to the Lord according to his appointment and the Great men and the Rich men and the Chief Captains and the Mighty men and every Bond-man and every Free-man will then hide themselves in the Dens and in the Rocks of the Mountains and cry to them to fall upon them and hide them from the Wrath of the Lamb. The day of whose Wrath is ready to spring forth though the wicked world think not so all the signs of the near approach thereof are already visibly fulfilled What Wars and rumors of Wars Nation fighting against Nation what strange Signes in the Heavens and in the Earth with great Earth-quakes in many places what a spirit of Persecution and Offence Brother even betraying Brother to death what declension and decaies of love to Jesus Christ amongst not only a professing but an once Zealous professing People do we daily see and hear of how doth Iniquity abound so that the Worlds fields are even white unto the harvest the Voice of the Daughter of Sion is louder than than ever crying out My flesh and my blood be upon the Daughter of Babylon the souls under the Altar are groaning How long O Lord God Holy and True will it be ere thou avenge our blood upon them that dwell on the Earth and will the Lord refrain himself and shut out the Prayers of his Prisoners of Hope I tell you nay but as a Lion and as a young Lion roaring on his prey when a multitude of Shepherds is called forth against him he will not be affraid of their voice nor abase himself for the noise of them so shall the Lord of Hosts come down to fight for Mount Sion and for the Hill thereof Vtterly to dethrone the Antichristian Beast and Whore who have made themselves drunk with the blood of the Saints for which he will make them drunk with blood even their own blood for they are worthy and to cause his poor oppressed ones to inherit the Throne of Glory in despite of their Oppressors Reader whoever thou art into whose hand this little Tract may come I cannot but crave thy stay out of pure love to speak a few things to thee in the Portal If thou art one that art a Scorner Derider Persecutor of the Saints under what denomination soever if thou art glad in thy heart as was wicked Edom and Ty●us of old at the sufferings of the People of the Lord yea if thou art but a civilized person or a meer outside Professor without any acquaintance with the work of Regeneration upon thy spirit and the Power and Mystery of Christianity and Godliness whatever thy enjoyments comforts hopes or confidences be know of a certainty that this day of the Lord's Wrath will sweep them away all and thou wilt utterly perish in the flames of his Indignation Oh then thou wilt cry out I Fool accounted their life madness and their end to be without honour but now they are numbred among the Children of God and crowned with glory but I am cast out to be tormented millions of millions of ages O that I could prevail with thee seriously to consider of thy state art thou able to meet and contend with the Most High to proceed no further in rebellion treasuring up wrath against the day of wrath and the revelation of the righteous Judgment of God O fling away thy Weapons kiss the Son that he be not angry with thee and thou perish in the way Content not thy self in being accounted a Christian that thou hast escaped the pollutions of the World nor in the performance of some dead formal sapless and spiritless service to the Lord which profiteth nothing Get an Interest in Christ freely tendred in the Gospel deep humiliation for thy former iniquities a spirit of Grace and Supplication inward Purity and Heart-uprightness or perish for ever Oh see that thou hast Oyl in thy vessel as well as in thy lamp or thou wilt not be able to dwell with devouring fire and everlasting burnings If thou art a Child of Light indeed begotten of the Lord acquainted and holding communion with him in his Ivory Pallaces O what cause hast thou to tryumph in God for his wonderful wonderful Grace to thee O how should'st thou love him how should'st thou praise him with what eagerness shouldest thou be prosecuting the concerns of his Glory how tenderly should'st thou be affected with his dishonour how full of Supplications and heart-groans