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doctrine_n	concern_v	faith_n	justification_n	2,843	5	9.2516	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65835	Wadsworth's remains being a collection of some few meditations with respect to the Lords-Supper, three pious letters when a young student at Cambridg, two practical sermons much desired by the hearers, several sacred poems and private ejaculations / by Thomas Wadsworth. With a preface containing several remarkables of his holy life and death from his own note-book, and those that knew him best.	Wadsworth, Thomas, 1630-1676.	1680 (1680)	Wing W189; ESTC R24586	156,367	318

the woman for she hath not the clothing there is a people that say they are the Church but look unto them and you shall see nothing of the Righteousness of Jesus Christ upon them they are not clothed with the Sun neither have they the Crown of twelve stars they do not build their faith upon the Doctrine of the Apostles neither do they cover their nakedness with the Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ wherefore be not deceived There are many parties crying we are the people look to them see if they keep close to the Doctrine of the Apostles have the Crown of twelve stars and again see whether they have the Righteousness of Jesus Christ his dying for sinners do they look upon all their acceptance that they hope to have with the Father as from the Son There is a generation that have some tokens of mortification upon them but alas every one that looketh like the Woman is not the Woman you must have all the attire upon her if you will conclude her to be the Woman never dare to join your selves to a people that are not clothed with the Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ that died for poor sinners and made their peace upon the Cross having expiated their sin thereby This Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ will grow more splendent and more firm the longer you wear it 2. There is a righteousness of holiness of sanctification it is not enough that this Church is clothed with the Righteousness of Christ but this Church is clothed with the nature of Christ Christ is upon her and Christ is within her she is all full of Christ all over clothed with Christ clothed with his nature and therefore you find the Lord Jesus Christ calls you to an imitation of him Learn of me for I am meek This woman is no hasty woman no wrathful no revengeful woman when she is provoked she will not rail again she will pray for them that curse her And if you see a society of people that live not in meekness and holiness and do not follow the patterns of the Lord Jesus Christ that is not the society which is the true Church neither if you see a people boast of Christ dying for them and yet wallow like swine in the mire and defile them with the filth of sin and lust that is not the woman that is not the Church And now you may if you would see the Church look upon the conversations of the Churches in England look upon their lives see how they live if you see them a drunken a cursing a swearing Church a blaspheming Church this is none of the Lambs wife for the woman is clothed with the Sun with the new nature of Christ with the holy nature of Christ hath put on Christ and makes no provision for the flesh to fulfil the lusts thereof And thus you see the other part of her clothing and she is clothed with the Sun The last and that is The Moon under her feet What is here meant by the Moon We must here respect the Moon that ruleth by night You see the clothing of the Church is set out by the Lord Jesus Christ he is called the Sun now whatever is opposite to the Sun to Jesus Christ that must be here signified by the Moon whatever is in this world or in Churches found opposite to Jesus Christ why that is the Moon that the Church trampleth under foot and will have nothing to do with for as the Sun is the Prince of Light and ruleth the day so the Moon is the Queen of the Night and by this Moon is represented all the works of darkness of the Kingdom of darkness which are opposite to the Kingdom of light Now this Church that weareth a Crown of twelve stars upon her head and is clothed with the Sun it is always day with her they walk not in darkness they are not the children of the night Well then what are these things of the Kingdom of darkness why 1. There are the heads of the Kingdom of darkness and those are the Devils the Moon signifieth the night and the night signifieth the Kingdom of darkness the Devils are the Moon that are under the Churches feet Oh! in what state does the Church sit clothed with the Sun and all the powers of Hell under her feet saith Christ Go preach and I give you power over all Devils and they came back again and said Lord we have healed diseases and the very Devils are subject to us That is the Devils lye trampled under foot of the Church Satan shall be laid at your feet shortly and what an honour is it You think it much to conquer men why here is a poor woman that conquers the powers of darkness not in your own strength but in the strength of the Lord Jesus Christ to whom you are married whose righteousness you wear 2. All the instruments of the Devil are under you who are they they are all those that take part with the Devil in the world how shall we find them out why you may find them out thus They are always night-walkers Moon walkers hate the light they are wicked and ungodly men that live after their lusts who please the flesh and are enemies to God and to his people these are the instruments of the Devil these are they that are meant by the Moon and the Woman setteth her foot upon them And this does signifie that all wicked men that are mocking and deriding her and clap their hands when they see her fly and say Thus we would have it shall fall under her feet in the issue Know you foolish sinners the time is coming when you shall lie at her foot and she shall trample upon you and that is another thing the Devils are the Principalities and powers of night and wicked men are the Angels of these Princes whom Christ made spoil of openly But again all principles heresies false doctrines contrary to the nature of God the Trinity the union of the two natures God and man the Doctrine of Justification by faith only all those Principles that are raised by the Devil in the world that are contrary to the Doctrine of Christ are principles of the night and the woman she treadeth down all false Doctrines Again all false apprehensions institutions and appointments concerning the worship of God are all the effects of ignorance born of the night all superstition that is introduced into the world and into the Church those who own such are not she that is the woman that hath the Crown of twelve stars clothed with the righteousness of the Lord and hath no doctrine no worship but what she received from Christ she tramples all false doctrines and superstitions and heresies she tramples them all down under her feet Lastly All wicked works all pride all vain glory all envy malice hatred revenge whatever is of the flesh this is all included under this notion or figure to