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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78217	Ichnographia. Or A model of the primitive congregational way: wherein satisfaction is offered, by unfolding (according to the Scriptures) what the right order of the Gospel, and way of the saints in the visible worshipping of God is, in the dayes of the New Testament. And how the saints in these dayes may walk up to it, notwithstanding their present hindrances. Together with the maine points in controversie, touching the right visible church-state Christ hath instituted under the Gospel, with the extent of church-officers, and power of particular visible churches, and continuance of divine ordinances and institutions under the defection and apostasie of Antichrist. By W. Bartlet, Minister of the Gospel, at Wapping.	Bartlet, William, 1609 or 10-1682.	1647 (1647)	Wing B986; Thomason E381_17; ESTC R201418	140,788	175

have in a little roome given you an Epitome or compendium of the substantiall parts of the Congregationall way according as it is held forth to us in the Scripture especially that which hath been most of all controverted and called into question and so have endeavoured to answer the desire of those that would have us to prove our first Argument The Lord adde his blessing CHAP. VIII This Chapter containes a short exhortation to three sorts of persons 1. Such as are truly godly but are yet strangers to this order of the Gospell 2. Such as are open enemies to this way of the Lord. 3. Such as God hath shewed mercy unto in bringing them to Sion and put their soules in possession of this heavenly priviledge 1. TO such as are godly but yet remaine in their old confusion and are strangers to the right order of the Gospel and instituted way of worshipping God My request is that they would not slight what hath been laid before them and brought unto them but as they tender the honour of Jesus Christ and the comfortable condition of their own soules with all readinesse of mind to receive and entertain what they shall find upon due tryall and examination to be the truth more Arguments then I have formerly given need not to be prest upon you only this I shall make bold to adde and leave upon your soules whether it be not fully declared from Heaven by signes and wonders that God is greatly displeased with your hitherto-neglect of building his house and contenting your selves with any formes of worship and traditions of men so you may enjoy your outward and temporall accommodations as if the enjoyment of communion and fellowship with God the Father and his Son our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in the right and pure wayes of his worship were not infinitely to be preferred before all these sublunary and earthly things and if so why then should you not hasten your repentance and reformation to the purpose in this busines I say to the purpose because halfe worke cannot will not please the Lord Joel 2.12 13. 't was the commendation of Caleb and Joshuah that they followed the Lord fully and wholly in all that the Lord commanded them and made knowne to them to be his will Num. 14.24 and they found the benefit of it for they entered into that good Land whereas the rest that failed of their duty herein even a Moses an Aaron came short so I say it wil be your commendation and shall be your righteousnesse before the Lord if you halt no longer between God and Baal and love no longer to abide in the Tents of the Edomites but make haste to Sion to Ierusalem to build the house of the Lord otherwise if you continue as before loving the flesh-pots of Egypt and the waters of Abanah and parphar rivers of Damascus before and beyond the milke and honey of this Land of Canaan and those Wells of salvation that are to be found in Syon it may be a just and righteous thing with the Lord that you should never live to see better dayes You know what Jesus Christ said to the Cripple that he had shewed mercy to go thy wayes and sinne no more Joh. 5.1 lest a worse thing happen unto thee so give me leave to say to you go your wayes and sinne no more after the old way of dishonouring God and Iesus Christ by worshipping him after the inventions and traditions of men You know he is a jealous God and will not give his glory to any other be he never so great mighty or learned in the World you know he hath borne long with you and winked at your former ignorance Act. 17.2 30. but now he c●ls upon you to repent even of this sinne of false worship he might have cut you off and swept you away in the common deluge of the Sword that was lately on the Land but he hath dealt more kindly and favourably with you wherefore be not as the Israelites of old after such great mercies received to fall upon new provocations lest a worse evill befall you then any yet If our deliverances worke us not up to those holy ends for which they are given us certainly our latter end will be worse then the beginning Yet God waites to see what his People will do in this worke of his pure worship in the building of his house in the honouring of his Son in the setting him up above all in hi● Kingly and Propheticall as well as in his Priestly office which hitherto even the Saints themselves most unkindly have neglected in a great measure Why should you not therefore Velis et Remis with all possible might hasten to answer the Lords expectation Oh trust not your own hearts any longer Oh hearken not to the Syren-like songs and enchantments of the world Oh build not upon the precepts and examples of men no not the wisest greatest learnedest whatsoever but on Iesus Christ as he hath revealed and made himselfe known to us in his Word honour him according to his excellent greatnes and love him according to his excellent goodnes then you shall be honoured loved of him his father more then ever you have yet been Oh wherefore hath God called you out of the world Why hath Christ dyed for you by his blessed Spirit marryed you to himselfe made you partakers of the divine nature if it be not to honour and serve him as he hath required you in his wor● When the Death-bed comes then it will be too late to say would God I had followed the Lord fully and honoured him in lifting up of his Son Jesus Christ in al the wayes of the Gospel though it had cost me the losse of all my outward enjoyments Wherefore that as your lives so your deaths may be sweet and comfortable to you resolve upon this work kiss● the Son bow to his Scepter helpe build up the wall of Sion and throw downe Babylon that you may be found in the number of those that follow the Lambe who are called and chosen and faithfull Rev. 17.24 2. For you that are open enemies to this holy way of the Lord and desperately set your selves by your Pennes and tongues to hinder the progresse and prosperity of it let me tell you from the Lord that of all other men that shall drinke of the cup of the Wine of Gods indignation you are like to have the bottome for if they shall be cursed that come not forth to helpe the Lord what then shall become of those that come forth in all the strength of their rage and malice against the Lord If Jesus Christ will be angry with those that refuse to yeeld him Osculum subjectionis the kisse of subjection and will have those brought forth before him and slain 〈◊〉 27. that will not have him to raign over them what will he do th●n with those that lay their hands upon