Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
friend_n abraham_n call_v lord_n 787 5 3.9743 3 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A60453 The true and everlasting rule from God discovered and that which proveth all things, published from the spirit of truth, to the which rule the Scriptures also beareth testimony, that all the simple and honest-hearted may see what rule they are to walk by to come to perfect peace and rest with God for evermore : with an addition (to the former) wherein is also shewed, what that is in man which is not to be his guide nor rule : also, a testimony of the true prophet ... / by a servant of the Lord, & sufferer for his truth ... called Humphrey Smith. Smith, Humphrey, d. 1663.; W. B. 1658 (1658) Wing S4083; ESTC R37219 39,970 50

There are 2 snippets containing the selected quad. | View lemmatised text

The true and everlasting RULE From GOD discovered AND That which proveth all things published from the spirit of truth to the which Rule the Scriptures also beareth testimony that all the simple and honest-hearted may see what Rule they are to walk by to come to perfect peace and rest with God for evermore With an addition to the former wherein is also shewed what that is in man which is not to be his Guid nor Rule Also a Testimony of the true Prophet who was to come and is come and there was not another his work witnessed and truth declared from a feeling sence and experience according to Scripture Wherein is also shewed that the Prophets of God and Ministers of Christ did preach the light and so those who preach the Light now do therein preach the same doctrine as the Prophets Christ and his Apostles did With an Invitation from the Spirit of Christ The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee of thy Brethren like unto me unto him shall ye hearken Deut. 18. 15. By a servant of the Lord a sufferer for his truth in the house of correction at Winchester in Hampshire called Humphrey Smith LONDON Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate 1658. The true and everlasting RVLE received from God discovered c. that all the simple and honest-hearted may see what Rule they are to walk by to come to perfect peace and rest with God for evermore THE Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life man became a living soul So man was formed of that which was earthly and into that which was earthly that which was living was breathed and that which is living comes from God which is to keep and lead men unto God but man going from that which is living into that which is earthly is thereby led from God and being led from that which is living he is also pleading for another thing then that which is the life to be his Rule and Guide and so comes not to be guided by that which is manifest of God in him Gen. 2. 7. Rom. 1. 19. Now the letter without is not living but the breath of life within is the which living breath man not knowing goeth forth from it to be guided by the letter which killeth 2 Cor. 3. 6. But the holy men of God who walked with God and were obedient to his will and spake forth and writ scriptures from that which was holy in them and were perfect in their generation they were such who came to be guided by that which was living in them and from that men in the dayes of old called upon the Name of the Lord Gen. 6. 28. and they had not a scripture without them to guide them thereunto And Enoch walked with God and so he walked with that which is living and not with that which is earthly neither had he a Scripture without him to be his Rule and so he walking with him who is the life came to be translated that he should not see death Gen. 5. 24 Heb. 11. 5. And Noah who was perfect in his generation found grace in the sight of the Lord consider this he found that by which man comes to be saved for by grace man is saved which grace to all men hath appeared and so Noah found that which bringeth salvation which is the Grace of God in the heart thereby hee came to do Gods will and not by any thing that was earthly nor from a scripture without Ge● 6 8 ● Eph. 2. 5. 8. Col. 3. 15 16. And Noah who found that by which man is saved him God blessed and his Seed and said the fear of you and the dread of you shal be upon every beast of the field and they were to multiply and bring forth abundantly from the living that was within the earth for by that comes the increase of God and with them God established his Covenant so Gods Covenant came to be established with him who found that in the heart by which man is saved Gen. 9. 1 2. 7 8 9. And the Lord who is the one spirit was Abrahams Leader from his Kindred and Fathers house and so Abraham heard that which was living obeyed that which was spiritual who had not a scripture to be his Rule and unto him the Lord appeared and blessed and in the time of grievous Famines he and his Seed was fed Gen. 1● 1 2. and 7 1 9 1● and he that is led by the spirit comes thereby to receive feedings when the Famine comes upon them who are led by another thing and Abraham who followed the Lord was called the Friend of God and he through believing became the Father of many Nations and he saw the day of Christ the light and obeyed the Word which liveth and abideth for ever 1 Pe● 1. 23. and being led by that which is living from his Fathers House and out of his Countrey so by that which is living was he preserved and him God loved and to him afterward the Word of the Lord did come saying Fear not Abraham I am thy shield and thy exceeding great reward And Abraham answered the Lord and the seed which God blessed came forth of his Loins who was led by the spirit Gen. 15. 1. Heb. 11. 8 9. And on the contrary Nimrod who began to be a mighty one in the earth he went hunting before the Lord who is the one spirit and now there is that first which is earthly and much earthly wisdom whereby man goeth hunting before the spirit comes the which should not be but man should stand stil and not hunt and see the salvation of God and so receive the spirit to lead or go before him and not to run or hunt before the spirit but let it lead man as it is written As many as are led by the spirit of God are the Sons of God ●om 8. 14. but Nimrod hunted before God who is a spirit he was one of the seed of Ham who was the Father of ●ana●r whom Noah cursed And the beginning of this m●ghty hunters Kingdom was Babel where the Lord whom he hunted before followed after and confounded the language of all the that belonged to this mighty Hunter who was a mighty one in the earth and out of this land of Babel went forth them that built many cities afterwards there was a people whose gods were according to the number of their cities and so see what followeth when man is not led by the spirit of God as Noah was and so preserved but hunts mightily before him being mighty in that which is earthly first he is mighty in the earth then a mighty Hunter then builds a mighty Tower whereby he that is earthly would climb up to heaven this a figure then God confounded the Language and afterwards those that were in
against thee and so that which keepeth from sin is hid in the heart and that word David said was a lamp to his feet and a light unto his pathe● Which word he kept and loved the Law of the Lord which is written in the heart and so was made wiser then his Enemies and had more understanding then the ancient and all his Teachers Ps 19. ●0 11. v 4● 43. ● 5● v 67. v. 81. v. 97 98 99 10● 101 102 1●3 104 105. And all the Prophets of the Lord were led guided directed by the Spirit of Christ which was in them both in their actions which sometimes were as foolishness and madness in the eyes of the professing Jewes also in their words which sometimes were as thunder against the ungodly though they were the Rulers of the people and their words were so terrible against them that professed godliness and lived in unrighteousness that Amaziah the High Priest said of one of the Prophers who speak in the dread of the Lord That the whole land was not able to bear his-words Amos 7. 1● And Amaziah the Priest of Bethuel being not able to bear the Word of the Lord therefore he falsly accused Amos of conspiring against the King Amos 7. from the spirit in them did the Prophets with boldness declare against the wickednes of the Rulers of the people saying to the poluted City Thy Princes are rebelli us and companions of thieves they love gi●●s and rewards and judge not the fatherlesse nor the cause of the widow and such as these are the adversaries and enemies of the Lord upon whom he will be avenged and all them that trouble his servants Isa 1. 23 24. 2 Thess 1. 6. and it is just and right for the Friends of Christ to declare against the enemies of the Lord and those that decree unrighteous Decrees and write grievousness which they have prescribed and turn aside the needy from judgement and take away the the right of the people that they may rob the fatherles against these is the hand of the Lord stretched out and they are to bow down under the prisoners and fall under the slain Isa 10. 1 2 3. 4 and saith the Prophet Wo to the filthy and polluted City her Princes are roaring Lions her Judges are evening wolves her Prophets are light and treacherous her priests have polluted the Sanctuary Zeph. 3 1 2 3 4. and many more such expressions they used which was not rayling but sound words in the fear and dread of the Lord Read Amos the first and second Chapters And from the spirit of truth in them did they also declare even against such as were the teachers leaders of the people and were made Ministers by a law of God which law was then in force those Ministers departing out of the way and corrupting the Covenant like the Priests of England therefore the Lord made them as he will these who deny the way the light base and contemptible in the eyes of all the people because they also have been partial in the Law Mal 2 8 9. and against such did do the servants of the Lord declare they being such shepherds that cannot understand but are blind ignorant dumb greedy dogs these are the worst of dogs Isa 56. 10 11. and by such is the horrible thing committed Jer. 5. 30 31. and the Pastors are become bruitish Jer. 10. 21. therefore hearken not unto them Jer. 27. 13 15 16. also read Jer. 23. and Ezek. 34. for as troops of robbers wait for a man so the company of Priests murther in the way by consent Hos 6. 9. and one of the chief of that number is John Hodder Priest of the Parish called Ha●church in the county of Dorset for he said if the Protector would raise an Army to cut off all the Quakers he would be the first MAN in it and there was a people the heads thereof judged for reward the priests teached for hire and the prophets divined for money is it not so in England Mich. 3. 11. and saith the prophet O ye Priests this commandment is for you I will send a curse upon you and corrupt your seed and spread dung upon your faces even the dung of your solemn Feasts hearken ye Priests of England Mal. 2. 1 2 3. And this was and is sound doctrine which the itching eares of the false teachers of your daies cannot endure to heare being found themselves such cursed children that cannot cease from sin that were to come in the latter daies 2. Pet. 2 14. And those words and many more to the same effect were they guided by the spirit of Christ the light in them to speake and from that spirit they declared against the Rulers Priests and people who had the law or letter and Moses writings with out them yet were enemies to the Spirit of truth within-But the prophets searched diligently to see what and what manner of time the spirit of Christ which was in them did signifie 1 Pet. 1. 11. so that the spirit of Christ was in the Prophets which testified unto them and was their rule and guide And when Christ came who is the end of the prophets and the Law he also declared against the same generation as the Prophets did and wee do and he said They were of their father the Devil who did his works notwithstanding they had the Scriptures and the Oracles of God and were of the place of the holy worship and were zealous and strict therein even against them did Christ proclaim many Woes Matth. 23. For the word of God had no place in them neither could they heare it Job 8. 37. 43. but in Christ the light did all the fulnesse of God dwell Co● ● 19. and 2. 9. and so he that had the fulnesse of God within him was counted a deceiver a blasphemer denyed and crucified by them that had the Oracles of God without them and read the Prophets every sabbath-day yet knew not their voices Acts. 13. 27. which prophesied of him whom they knew not when he was come who is the light And now we do bare Witnesse that the light is come as did Isaiah 6● 1 2 3. though darknesse covereth the earth and grosse darknesse the people yet in him that is the light doth the fulnesse of God abide and no man cometh to the Father or fulnesse of God but by the Son who is light And now those that have the Scriptures and call that their rule in the which they read of Christ the light yet the light they deny and so deny him of whom the Scripture speakes and him unto whom all power in heaven and earth is committed and so long as they deny him who is the light unto whom all power is committed they cannot receive power from him to become the Sons of God but they who do receive and believe in him who is the light to them he gives power to become the sons of God Ioh.