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A33947	A second generall epistle to all the saints wherein is unfolded the covenant of grace, as its a law in the spirit, of light, liberty, righteousness, holinesse, power and glory : as likewise as it is a law of peace, love and edification : published for the good of those who love peace and holinesse / written by T. Collier.	Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691.	1649 (1649)	Wing C5297; ESTC R12986	48,646	138

souls unto this righteous God and where there is an internall there will be likewise an externall righteousnesse And this righteousnesse in conversation may be considered under these two heads 1. In the abstaining from workes of unrighteousnes amongst men and they are such as these 1 Cor. 6. 8. oppression and fraudulency or such as are mentioned vers 9. Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdome of God Be not deceived neither fornicatours nor idolaters nor adulterers c. shall inherit the Kingdome of God These are works of unrighteousnesse that is works that declare men to be unrighteous 2. In performing visible workes of righteousnesse Shew me thy faith by thy works faith ever produceth workes works of piety and works of charity in a word this law of righteousnesse in the spirit makes good that word of righteousnesse in them Whatsoever ye would that men should doe unto you so doe unto them for this is the law and the Prophets It puts the man in whom it is in all his dealings amongst men in the other balance and this is the rule of his dealing with others to do as he would be done unto the true rule of righteousnesse amongst men and truly this law of righteousnesse is that I long to see more abundantly manifest in the Saints in these later daies for God hath a glorious dspensation of righteousnesse to bring forth in his Saints and through them to the world that the righteous God appearing with so much splendour glory and righteousnesse in his people and through them to the world that the world shall be driven to fall down and acknowledge God is in them of a truth he will take out of them that perverse and peevish spirit and fill them with the spirit of love he will take out of them that oppressing spirit of unrighteousnesse and fill them with the spirit of righteousnesse justice and equity and this glorious appearance of righteousnesse in them will by them and through them bring to nought the unrighteousnesse and oppression that is in the world for as the wrath of God was so now it is much more abundantly made manifest against all unrighteousnesse of men against all unrighteousnesse within against all unrighteousnesse without his people and this shall be effected by the glorious appearance of this glorious law of righteousnesse in them See Isa 45. 14. And they to wit men of the world shall be thine they shall come after thee in chains they shall come over and they shall fall down unto thee making supplication saying Surely God is in thee and there is none else there is no God Thus shall a King reign in righteousnesse and Princes shall rule in judgement although its true never more oppression then now under the pretence of liberty a great argument that the time is at hand and then shall all oppressours and oppressions fall to the ground and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day then shall ye return and see the difference between him that served God and him that served him not for unto them that fear his name shall this sonne of righteousnesse arise filling them with righteousnesse with healing under his wings and they shall goe forth and grow up as calves in the stall but this day of the Lord shall burn like an oven and all the proud and all oppressours and all that doe wickedly shall be as stubble the day cometh that shall burn them up and leave them neither root nor branch Mal. 4. 1 2. This is the day of the Lord the day of fire that is coming upon the face of the earth Let the voice of Elijah the Prophet be a warning unto men lest he come and smite the earth with a curse How then should the spirits of Christians be up to the Lord in a way of waiting for the more full revelation of this righteous law within them that they may see all enemies both within them and without them made a footstoole unto this righteous dispensation that the world may not have cause to say as formerly that they professe more then others but they are as covetous as any as proud peevish and hard hearted as any as full of oppression as any by which meanes the name of God hath been blasphemed amongst the world But when they shal reade in the carriage of Christians nothing but love and righteousnesse and in-offensive walking a disposition alwaies to doe good and that unto all I say when this appearance of God is manifest in the Saints it shall throw downe that wickednesse that pride and that oppression which is in the world Waite therefore upon God for it For blessed are they that waite for him Chap. VI. The unrighteous Law I Shal come now briefly in a word or two likewise to speake a word in the discovery of that false law of righteousnesse or rather unrighteousnesse that dwels in the hearts of natural men and I shal minde it under these two heads likewise 1. As it is within them 2. As it is manifest without them First As it is within them and that under severall notions 1. Some thinking their civility and morality to be a perfect law and rule of righteousnesse in them having good natures doing as they thinke and say no body wrong they thinke this shal be their righteousnesse which is but a rghteousnesse of flesh and not of spirit 2. Others looke at and talke of Christ dying for sin not being made partaker of any power by which they are dead to sin and yet expect a justifying a righteousnesse a salvation in the end from the death of sin this is a false law of unrighteousnesse in the mindes of most not believing that the wages of sin is death 3. Others come higher then this under the notion of joining Christ and duty together flesh and spirit as co-workers together talking of the righteousnesse of Christ but looking for it as it were by the works of the law being indeed ignorant of the righteousnesse of God these are zealous but not according to knowledge and this is looked after and pleaded for as a high degree of righteousnesse when perhaps there is no more in it then what Paul accounted losse yea dung and drosse for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus his Lord and was content to suffer the losse of al such things as grounds of righteousnesse that he might win Christ and be found in him Good it were and much mercy to such if they could with Paul suffer the losse of al such righteousnesse in a way of grace for it must be lost first or last if not til last then they must be bid depart from al their workes as workes and workers of iniquity into utter darknesse where shall be a lake of fire which will occasion weeping and gnashing of teeth 4. Others seem to come higher then this again seeming to be delivered from workes as it is their righteousnesse and are al for Christ and