Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	covenant_n	new_a	testament_n	4,131	5	9.2871	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96714	Antinomians and familists condemned by the synod of elders in Nevv-England: with the proceedings of the magistrates against them, and their apology for the same. Together with a memorable example of Gods iudgments upon some of those persons so proceeded against.	Winthrop, John, 1588-1649,; Weld, Thomas, 1590?-1662,	1644 (1644)	Wing W3094; Thomason E251_10; ESTC R212499	69,974	70

the Ministers to take an oath and thereupon they confirmed their former testimony Upon this she began to speake her mind and to tell of the manner of Gods dealing with her and how he revealed himselfe to her and made her know what she had to doe The Governour perceiving whereabout she went interrupted her and would have kept her to the matter in hand but seeing her very unwilling to be taken off he permitted her to proceed Her speech was to this effect Mistris Hutchison When I was in old England I was much troubled at the constitution of the Churches there so farre as I was ready to have joyned to the Separation whereupon I set apart a day for humiliation by my selfe to seeke direction from God and then did God discover unto me the unfaithfulnesse of the Churches and the danger of them and that none of those Ministers could preach the Lord Jesus aright for he had brought to my mind that in the 1 John 4.3 Every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is the spirit of Antichrist I marvelled what this should meane for I knew that neither Protestants nor Papists did deny that Christ was come in the flesh and are the Turkes then the onely Antichrists now I had none to open the Scripture to me but the Lord he must be the Prophet then he brought to my mind another Scripture He that denies the Testament denies the death of the Testator from whence the Lord did let me see that every one that did not preach the New Covenant denies the death of the Testator then it was revealed to me that the Ministers of England were these Antichrists but I knew not how to beare this I did in my heart rise up against it then I begged of the Lord that this Atheisme might not be in my heart after I had begged this light a twelve moneth together at last he let me see how I did oppose Christ Jesus and he revealed to mee that place in Esay 46.12 13. and from thence shewed me the Atheisme of my owne heart and how I did turne in upon a Covenant of works and did oppose Christ Jesus from which time the Lord did discover to me all sorts of Ministers and how they taught and to know what voyce I heard which was the voyce of Moses which of John Baptist and which of Christ the voyce of my beloved from the voyce of strangers and thenceforth I was the more carefull whom I heard for after our teacher Mr. Cotton and my brother Wheelwright were put downe there was none in England that I durst heare Then it pleased God to reveale himselfe to me in that of Esay 30.20 Though the Lord give thee the bread of adversity c. yet thine eyes shall see thy teachers after this the Lord carrying Mr. Cotton to New England at which I was much troubled it was revealed to me that I must go thither also and that there I should be persecuted and suffer much trouble I will give you another Scripture Jer. 46. Feare not Jacob my servant for I am with thee I will make a full end of all the Nations c. then the Lord did reveale himselfe to me sitting upon a Throne of Justice and all the world appearing before him and though I must come to New England yet I must not feare nor be dismaied The Lord brought another Scripture to me Esay 8.9 The Lord spake this to me with a strong hand and instructed me that I should not walke in the way of this people c. I wil give you one place more which the Lord brought to me by immediate revelations and that doth concerne you all it is in Dan. 6. When the Presidents and Princes could find nothing against him because he was faithfull they sought matter against him concerning the Law of his God to cast him into the Lions denne so it was revealed to me that they should plot against me but the Lord bid me not to feare for he that delivered Daniel and the three children his hand was not shortened And see this Scripture fulfilled this day in mine eyes therefore take heed what yee goe about to doe unto me for you have no power over my body neither can you do me any harme for I am in the hands of the eternall Jehovah my Saviour I am at his appointment the bounds of my habitation are cast in Heaven no further doe I esteeme of any mortall man then creatures in his hand I feare none but the great Jehovah which hath foretold me of these things and I doe verily beleeve that he will deliver me out of our hands therefore take heed how you proceed against me for I know that for this you goe about to doe to me God will ruine you and your posterity and this whole State When she had thus vented her mind the Court demanded of her how she expected to be delivered whether by miracle as Daniel was to which she answered yes by miracle as Daniel was Being further demanded how shee did know that it was God that did reveale these things to her and not Satan She answered how did Abraham know that it was the voyce of God when he commanded him to sacrifice his sonne Mr. Cotton being present and desired by the Court to deliver his judgement about Mistris Hutchison her Revelations answered there be two sorts of Revelations some are without or besides Scripture those I looke at as Satanicall and tending to much danger other are such as the Apostle speakes of Ephes 1. where he praieth for a spirit of revelation to be given them those are never dispensed but according to the word of God though the word revelation be uncouth yet in Scripture sense I thinke it not lawfull so to expresse it and when ever it comes it comes with the ministery of the word Being againe desired to expresse himselfe particularly concerning her revelations he demanded of her by the leave of the Court whether by a miracle she doth meane a worke beyond the power of nature or onely above common providence for if as you say you expect deliverance from this Court beyond the power of nature then I should suspect such a revelation to be false To this she answered you know when it comes God doth not describe the way Mr. Cotton asked her againe whether when shee said shee should be delivered she meant a deliverance from the sentence of the Court or from the calamity of it She answered yes from the calamity of it Mistris Hutchison having thus freely and fully discovered her selfe the Court and all the rest of the Assembly except those of her owne party did observe a speciall providence of God that while shee went about to cover such offences as were laid to her charge by putting matters upon proofe and then quarrelling with the evidence her owne mouth should deliver her into the power of the Court as guilty of that which all suspected her for