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A57310	A standard of righteousness lifted up unto the nations, and an ensigne of grace unto the people, but the flagge of defiance against Antichrist, and all his messengers and ministers, who are under his power and pleading for it, for terme of life all of which are held forth in a plain answer unto Leonard Letchford's quaery concerning perfection and keeping of Gods law and Commandments, which may serve the universal good, and satisfaction of all people who are yet unsatisfied in these weighty matters in this book inserted : with a testimony concerning the natural man who cannot keep the law nor commands of God ... / given forth this 13th day of the 8th moneth, 1663, by a follower of the Lamb thorow [sic] many tribulations, whose name is Ambrose Rigge.	Rigge, Ambrose, 1635?-1705.	1663 (1663)	Wing R1492; ESTC R6133	30,605	38

they may now come forth Of that great bondage unto sin in which their souls doth mourn And that you all may now begin unto the Lord to turn That he may save your souls alive for his own mercy sake Of which he will not now deprive all them that do awake And follow him whom God hath sent his Law for to fulfil Which perfectly cannot present compleatly in his will Nor by its works cannot mankinde be justifi'd with him Until he come this Christ to finde with whom I did begin And his own righteousness obtain which he for them hath wrought In bearing of that mortal pain when he the reto was brought By which he fully ransomed all those who did believe And death he then abandoned and raised from the grave Him hath God raised now again in this the latter day Who must for ever now remain as Moses once did say Even Israels Shepherd and their Rock to save them from their sin Who now doth ope unto his knock and him receive within He 'll give them power his sons to be his danghters eke also And give them perfect victory over their internal foe But first he ll purifie their hearts by his own precious blood And quench the enemies fiery darts when they come as a stood He 'll ope to them his fountain sweet that they thereof may drink And when they pass the Lake so deep therein they shall not sink The waters he 'll divide that they way pass through without harm And Pharaoh and his host destroy That they his fear may learn And bring them through the wildenress wherein he 'll try their faith That they may know his righteousness and see his saving health He 'll bring his royal chosen flock thorow many tribulations And suffer many them to mock to exercise their patience And many other tryals great he 'll suffer them to bear Too many now for to repent that they his Crown may wear Thorow which he 'll purge away their dross their Tynne also consume And nothing in them shall be lost that with him must have room And when he thus hath brought them nigh unto his habitation He 'll fill their mouths with praises high and shew them his salvation That they may ever with him dwell in joy and lasting rest And tryumph over death and hell by which they were opprest In that strait path of righteousness in which he did them bring To see his truth and faithfulness that they his praise might sing Therefore ye people great and small unto the Lord return Incline your ears to hear his call that he may now confirm His promise made to Israel if they his face did seek Their enemies for to expel for his own mercy sake A Testimony concerning the spiritual man who is begotten of God through the spirit by the Immortal Word of God which liveth and abideth for ever and hath received the spirit of Adoption whereby he cries Abba Father AS there is a natural man who is corrupted after the deceitful lusts so there is a spiritual man who is born of the Spirit and hath the promise of Eternal Life thorow the Adoption viz. the redemption of the body he is made an habitation of God thorow the Spirit in whom God dwells and walks according to his promise of old 2 Cor. 6 16. he walketh in the Spirit and doth not fulfill the lusts of the Flesh in him hath God great delight and giveth him wisdom power strength and ability to do whatsoever he commands him and he can do all things thorow him whom is his strength Phil. 4. 13. The Commandements of God are not grievous but joyous to him nay they are his onely delight and this keeps him in love and favour with God so that he with-holds no good thing from him Psal 84. 11. but gives him of the abundance of his heavenly treasure He seeds him with the Heritage of Iacob even with the finest of the wheat and with honey out of the Rock Psal 81. 16. he opens his Brests of Consolation to him out of which delight some refreshment comes whereby he grows in the beauty of holinesse in his mouth is the high praises of the as a two-edged sword in his hand thorow which he executes vengeance upon the heathen and punishment upon the people Psal 149. 7. As the natural man is wife to do evil He is wife to resist evil so that it doth not come nigh unto his honse yea though evil pursue the wicked yet to him there is a Tree of Life Prov. 13. 21. upon which he seeds and lives for ever He is stout and valorous even as bold as a Lion Prov. 28. 1. he fears not the swelling of the Sea he is not afraid of the terrour of the night nor of the arrow that flieth by day Psal 9● 5. the Law of Truth is in his mouth Mal. 2. 6. so that his steps cannot slide he calls no man Father upon Earth nor no man Master below the Sun Mat. 23. 9 10. for he is born of God and receiveth his Law from his mouth he is Created again in Christ Jesus unto good works that he may live in them He lives by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God Mat. 4. 4. over him death nor darnknesse hath not power but he stands in the glorious liberty of the Sons of God a free born son and heir of God a joynt Heir with Christ Jesus Rom. 8. 17. he grows up in the measure of the stature and of the fullnesse of Christ unto a perfect man as it is written of him Eph. 4. 13. but this is a mistery to the natural man even as the winde blows where it listeth and he hears the sound thereof but knows not whence it comes nor whither it goes Iohn 3. 8. even so is every one that is born of the Spirit Therefore they who are of the flesh they minde the things of the flesh and they who are of the Spirit the things of the Spirit And as many as are led by the Spirit of God they are the Sons of God Rom. 8. 14. but the natural man perceiveth not the things of the Spirit of God for they are foolishnesse to him 1 Cor. 2. 14. but the spiritual man judgeth all things and he himself is judged of no man 2 Cor. 2. 15. And this is that noble birth which God hath brought forth in many at this day unto whom we preach perfection and freedome from the law of sin and death which is the same wisdome which Paul said he preached among them that was perfect 1 Cor. 2. 6 7. But this the carnal man cannot endure to hear of who receives not the things of the spirit of God as it is written of him 1 Cor. 2. 14. Therefore it is no marvel why Leonard Letchford cannot receive this doctrine of perfection which the holy men of God held forth unto the spiritual man so plentifully throughout the Scripture of truth as I have shewed

nor who shall descend into the deep to setch him from beneath but the Word shall be nigh thee in thy heart and in thy mouth according as'tis said Rom. 10. 8. Deut. 30. 14. This will be a Lamp to thy seet and a Light to thy path Psal 119. 105. to guide thee in the way of truth and peace and will give thee the light of the knowledge of the Glory of God in the face of Iesus 2 Cor. 4. 6. So let every one search his own heart and light the candle there that he may sinde the word of faith there to guide him this word David hid in his heart that he might not sin against God Psal 119. 11. This is the word of saith which I preach unto thee that thou may come to hear receive it whereby faith may be wrought in thy heart to give thee victory over the world sin death and darkness and the grave which hath long separated thee from God And then shalt thou witness him thy Redeemer even the Holy One of Israel But if thou ask me what must lead the to this Redeemer I answer The Law of God which he hath written in thy heart according to his promise in the second Covenant Ier. 31. 31 32 33. which Law was the Apostles Schoolmaster to bring them to Christ that they might be justified by faith Gal. 3. 24. This Law will be thy Schoolmaster to bring thee to Christ that thou may be justified by faith and not by works of the Law this will be a present Teacher with thee at all times and in all places and will never let thee do evil nor do that to another thou would not that he should do unto thee It will bring thee to love the Lord with all thy heart and thy neighbour as thy selse as it is written in the Law of Moses yea when thou turnest to tho right hand or to the lest thou shalt hear a voice behinde thee saying This is the way walk in it Isa 30. 21. But thou may object and say Shall I not go to hear Sermons from learned men such as are brought up at Oxford or Cambridge I say cease from man even from all them who keeps thee from the Law written in thy heart for such hath no light in them Isa 8. 20. Such are blinde Guides and would keep thee from this Law which is light Pro. 6. 23. loast it should discover their darkness unto thee that they may lead thee in blindeness and darkness which leads to the chambers of Death Pro. 7. 27. And that thou may spend all thy substance upon the Physitians as the woman had done and yet was not cured till she came to Christ Luke 8. 43 44. As thou Wilt not be till thou come to be led to him by that which manifests both thy deeds of darkness and theirs also who hath applyed salve to thy wounded soul before they have cleansed out the filthy rotten corrupted ulcers with which thy soul hath been loaded so their salve hath taken no impression nor been available at all unto thee so that they have been Physitians of no value Iob 13. 4. but thy corruptions hath prevailed upon thee till all thy money is spent Oh therefore hearken unto him who stands at thy door and often knocks If thou wilt open thy door he will come in to thee and will sup with thee and thou shalt sup with him Rev. 3. 20. Then shalt thou know the Supper of the Lord even a Feast of unleavened bread If thou wilt receive him he will cleanse thy sores and lance thy wounds like the good Physitian and reach the living sensible part in thee that the Corruption hath not prevailed against and nothing else he will suffer to remain within that he may thorowly cure thee and make thee perfectly whole in body soul and spirit and then he will pour in the oyle of Joy for the spirit of heaviness that thou may be called a Tree of Righteousness the Planting of the Lord Isa 61. 3. Then shall the light of the Moon be as the light of the Sun and the light of the Sun shall be seven-sold as the light of seven dayes in the day when the Lord bindeth up thy breach healeth the stroke of thy wound Isa 30. 26. then shalt thou who hath been deaf hear and thy blinde eye shall be opened and shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness Isa 29. 18. And thou shalt encrease thy joy in the Lord and rejoyce in the Holy One of Israel verse 19. then shall Iudgment dwell in the wilderness which thou shalt love and righteousness in the fruitfull field in which thou shalt dwell and the work of Righteousness shall be Peace and the effect of Righteousness quietness and assurance for ever Isa 32. 16 17. Then shall thy soul delight it self in the Lord its Redeemer and magnifie the name of the God of Israel all thy dayes And thou shall not need to be taught of thy neighbour or of thy brother brother to know the Lord for thou shalt know him and be taught of him and great shall be thy peace according to the words of Ieremiah Ier. 31. 34. Isa 54. 13. Iohn 6. 45. and the anointing wherewith he hath anointed thee shall abide in thee and thou shalt not need any man to teach thee but as the anointing teacheth thee of all things and is truth and is no lye and even as it teacheth thee thou shalt abide in him 1 Iohn 2. 27. These things I have written to thee concerning any that would seduce thee from this inward teacher ver 26. That if any come to thy house and bring not this doctrine bid him not God speed least thou be partaker of his evil deeds yea if I or an Angel from heaven preach any other doctrine let us be accursed and let God give no more increase to our work then he hath done to the work of the Priests this many hundred years Therefore cease from man whose breath is in his nostrils and hearken unto him by whom God speaks in these last dayes as thou may reade Heb. 1. 1. who saith Learn of me and you shall finde rest for your souls Mat. 11. 29. He will be a sufficient teacher unto thee in all the wayes of righteousness and be a wall unto thee in the time of storm and a shadow unto the time of heat Isa 25. 4. yea he will be they Shepherd and spread thy table in the sight of thy enemies Psal 23. 1 2 3 4 5. and he will lead thee into green pastures by the rivers of water and will restore thy soul to praise and glorifie his name for ever EVen all these things in mercy great hee 'l bring to pass for thee If thou wilt now upon him wait his saving health to see Hee 'l take thee from the lake so deep out of the mire and clay And on a rock hee 'l set thy feet and will divert thy way And bring

everlasting Covenant Make you perject in every good work to do his will Heb. 13. 20 21. 18. To say that none can be perfect on earth makes Paul a lyar who satd to the Hebrews But ye are come to Mount Sion unto the City of the living God the heavenly Ierusalem to the innumerable company of Angels Heb. 12. 22. To the general assembly and Church of the first-born which are written in heaven and to God the Iudge of all and to the spirits of just men made perfect vers 23. But it may be objected That there is not a just man upon earth that doth good and sinneth not Answer This was spoken before the coming of Christ who came to destroy sin and finish transgression as it is written 1 Iohn 3. 8. And to save his people from their sins Mat. 1. 21. not to be favour in sin nor to save his people in their sins but to save them from their sins and so from the punishment due thereunto Objection But some in their blinde ignorance will say What benefit hath man by Christ if he come to live without sin Answ He hath the benefit of the coming of Christ of his Death and of his Resurrection and of his blood which was shed for the remission of sins as it is written Matth. 26. 28. And he onely can call Christ his Redeemer who is redeemed from all iniquity Tit. 2. 14. Object Again it is said in many things We offend all c. Answ This was spoken to the brethren as a warning not to go into the many things nor to be many masters for then they should receive greater condemnation for in many things they offended all and so did Martha while she was cumbered about many things as Christ told her Luke 10. 41. So when they went into the many things and many Masters as the world doth now they offended all but as they dwelt in the one thing which Christ spoke of Luke 10. 42. they were kept out of the offences and kept a conscience void of offence towards God and all men Acts 24. 16. 1 Cor. 6. 3. And Christ said Wo to the world because of offences For it must needs be that offences must come but wo unto that man by whom they come Mat. 18. 7. Luke 17. 1. Object It is said also If we say that we have no sin we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us Answ This was spoken by Iohn before he came to the fulness of Christ though he was come to a measure of the Stature of Christ which kept him from committing of sin for he said He that committeth sin is of the devil and hath not seen God neither known him 1 Iohn 3. 8. And whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin for his seed remaineth in him and he cannot sin because he is born of God 1 Iohn 3. 9. Who afterwards grew up to a perfect state and said herein is our love made perfect that we may have boldness in the day of Judgment because as he is so are we in this world 1 Iohn 4. 17. After which he said Whosoever transgresseth and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ hath not God but he that abideth in the doctrine of Christ hath both the Father and the Son 2 Iohn 1. 9. And if any come unto you and bring not this doctrine receive him not into your house neither bid him good speed For he that biddeth him good speed is partaker of his evil deeds ver 10 11. Hear this Leo. Letchford and all other of thy belief Iohn did witness a further state then committing of sin or having it but said Whosoever transgresseth and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ is not to be received into the house least they were partakers of their evil deeds Will not this Doctrine shut thee and all thy brethren out of doors who is not in the doctrine of Christ in any thing but pleading with all your might against it which is perfection and keeping his Commandements as I have before shewed This was hir doctrine while he was on earth which you are now so much opposers of and pleading for committing of sin for term of life I shall not trouble the Reader to reckon up the Commandements and Lawes of Christ they are so generally known to all who doth but read the Seriptures But I shall further lift up a Standard of Righteousness against this viperous generation who dayly breaks the Commands of God and would perswade others so to do as Leo. Letchford hath done I shall here demonstrate how this strikes at the Crown Dignity of Christ and renders him inferiour to the devil and then I shall leave it to the serious consideration of the honest hearted whether this man be a friend to Christ or an enemy to him 1. To say the things commanded by Christ cannot be done this renders him unjust to command his servants to do that which he knows they cannot do 2. This frustrates the end for which God manifested him which was to give power to as many as received him to become the Sons of God 3. This makes his Commands of none effect for if the things be commands cannot be done to what end were they given forth 4. This Doctrine renders him more unjust then the devil for he giveth power to his servants to do all manner of Iniquity which he commands them and they obey his commands dayly 5. This is the highest dishonour that the enemies of Christ can bring to his Sovereignty 6. This makes the second Covenant inferiour to the first which is damnable Doctrine and Heresie 7. This makes him an insufficient Saviour who was called Iesus because he saved his people from their sins which is the breach of Gods Law and Commandements 8. This makes the blood of the Covenant of none effect which was shed to cleanse his people from all sin 9. This renders him an hard Master To say his Commands cannot he done which none ever said of him but the slothfull servant who did his talent in the earth 10. To say his Commands cannot be done doth make him a lyar who commanded his servants to take his yoke upon them for his yoke was easie and his burthen light 11. This is an Inlet for all the workers of Iniquity to encourage them to break the Commands of Christ and to keep them in unbelief all their dayes 12. This makes the Apostles testimony false who faith Greater is he that is in us then he that is in the world But this renders him inferiour to the Prince of the world if his Commands cannot exactly be done without sinning for what is it that hinders any from keeping his Commands but the Prince of this world by whose power all who breaks his Law and Commandements are led 13. This makes Iohn a lyar who said his Commandements were not grievous but joyous 14. To say the things commanded by Christ cannot be done without committing sin as Leo.

before to all who with a spiritual eye discerneth the things of God by which they are only known 1 Cor. 2. 11. but they are foolishness and madness to such sons of Belial as Leo. Letchford hath manifested himself to be whos 's Query is Whether to do good and not to commit sin be a perfection that any man dares challenge while he is upon the earth c. By which it manifestly appears that he hath made a strong Covenant with death and an agreement with hell who dares challenge no perfection but to do evil and commit sin and that for term of life and would perswade others so to do and make them believe this is praise to God which is the highest disgrace he can possibly bring to his Name and the most for the promoting of that antichristian doctrine of the Church of Rome that the devil can lead any of his servants to give forth For it is wholly raked out of that kennel and filthy puddle of iniquity and never once mentioned in the Scriptures of truth but condemned thereby root and branch as I have shewed above By which let all sober-hearted men judge whether Iohn or he is to be believed who said He that committeth sin is of the Devil c. I Iohn 3. 8. And whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin for his seed remaines in him and he cannot sin because he is born of God then said In this is the children of God manifested and the children of the Devil Whosoever doth not righteousness is not of God neither he that loveth not his brother I Iohn 3. 9 10. and by this they will soon see whether L. L. be a childe of God or of the Devil who would perswade others that to do good and not to commit sin is that which none dares challenge upon the earth and that it would be praise to God to say his Commandements cannot be done without sinning or offending this cannot be parallel'd in all the Scripture if it can I leave it to Leo. Letchford to produce if it cannot I leave him naked to all the world to judge of him in truth equity and righteousness whether this doctrine of sin and imperfection doth not overthrow all the works and sufferings of Christ the Son of God and establish the work of the Devil for term of life yea or nay Therefore oh thou begotten of God who art born again of the water and of the spirit give in thy evidence who ever thou art against this unheard of Heresie which God will confound with the breath of his mouth and with the brightness of his shining glory Which is arisen and arising to expell all these foggs mists and vapours which the man of sin hath overspred the earth withall in this long night of darkness and apostacy from the life of God wherein the great Whore that hath sitten upon many waters hath made all Nations drunk with the wine of her fornication Rev. 17. 1 2. 18. 3. and hath sitten a a Queen and seen no sorrow and all her ministers hath pampered themselves like fat horses in the sulness of the earth and hath made merchandise of many through covetousness and feigned words 2 Pet. 2. 3. this sixteen hundred years and upward ever since the Antichrists went out into the world who hath continued in the world to this day I Iohn 2. 18. deceiving the Nations with the multitude of their Inchantments but now is the day of the Lord broken forth in clearness again in this latter age which hath discovered her skirts with all her merchants who is worse then Balaam the son of Bosor who though he loved the wages of unrighteousness durst not take it Num. 22. 18. and 24. 13. but they love and take it and persecute all those who will not give it to them as we have a cloud of witnesses standing upon record against them at this day their actions hath been more cruel then ever was any of their sore-fathers the Pope excepted as thou who art spiritual has clearly seen I question not but their end shall be according to their works Cor 11. 15. what ever their words are the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it Here is the way which leadeth to the Kingdome of God in short held forth to all who are willing to enter therein AS Satan by sin and transgression hath opened a way into eternal misery and condemnation from God for all who followes and obeyes him So God in his infinite love and mercy by Jesus Christ hath opened a gate of mercy unto all mankinde and hath prepared a way of life peace and eternal salvation that all who are willing to walk therein may attain thereunto This way is called the way of Holiness which the unclean shall not pass over the wayfareing man though a fool shall not err therein Isa 35. 8 This way is a mystery to all the Sons of Adam and is strait and narrow and few there be that finde it Matth. 7. 14. but the way which leads to destruction is wide and broad and all the unclean yea all the workers of Iniquity can walk therein Matth. 7. 13. So there is but these two wayes for all mankinde to walk in the one leads to life eternal and the other to eternal death Now the Lord hath opened my heart a little to shew unto every one the way of life which is Christ Jesus Iohn 14. 6. And that by which they may be brought into this way according as the Spirit of God shall give me utterance It is written in the Scriptures of truth of a Woman having ten pieces of silver if she loose one doth light a candle and sweepeth her house and seek diligently till the finde it and when she hath found it calleth in her friends and neighbours together saying Rejoyce with me for I have found the piece which I had lost Luke 15. 8 9. This was a Parable of the way of Life which was to be found within when the candle was lighted thy house swept Which is thy heart which is soul and corrupted by the enemy of thy soul who hath led thee from mountain to hill like a lost sheep I mean from one High Priest to another so that thou hast sorgotten thy resting place Isa 50. 6. Therefore hath the good Shepherd left the ninety and nine in the Wilderness and is gone after thee which is lost in the mountains and will lay thee upon his shoulders till he bring thee home and rejoyce over thee Luke 15. 4 5. And when thou art come in thou shall be sed in a good pasture by the rivers of water where thou shalt not want Ezek. 34 14. and thy soul shall delight it self in fatness and shall live Isa 55. 2. For the Lord will be thy Shepherd and thou shalt be established in Righteousness and great shall be thy peace Isa 54. 13. and thou shalt not need to say Who shall ascend into heaven to setch Christ from above