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A short work, but of greatest concern. By William Tomlinson.
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Tomlinson, William.
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Life Everlasting So then our Everlasting Life must spring from the Spirit how careful then ought we to be to be acquainted with the Spirit of God and to walk humbly with him in the Holy Spirit And therefore Eph. 4.30 the Apostle admonisheth us saying Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed unto the Day of Redemption And in 1 Thes 5.19 we are admonished not to quench the Spirit And therefore again I say how careful ought we to be that we do not grieve or quench the Spirit of God which is the Seal of our Heavenly Inheritance Lastly I shall add to these but one Scripture more which is 1 John 4.13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him that is in God and he in us because he hath given us of his Spirit Thus you may see that the Spirit of God is the great thing that we are to labour for and submit unto and to seek of the Lord to be endowed therewith that we may be led thereby now under the Gospel which if any Man have not he is none of Christ's saith the Apostle plainly Rom. 8.9 But Christ Jesus hath promised for them that love him and keep his Commands That he will pray the Father for them and saith he He will give you another Comforter that he may abide with you for ever even the Spirit of Truth whom the world cannot receive because it seeth him not neither knoweth him but ye know him for he dwelleth with you and shall be in you John 14.15 16 17. Here he makes a clear distinction between the World and his People who love him and keep his Commands The World seeth not neither knoweth the Spirit of Truth but ye know him saith he for he dwelleth with you and shall be in you Here 's a comfortable Promise to the true Servants of Christ And happy is that Person that submits to such a Companion which will be a continual Guide to him and which will check him when he turns to the Right Hand or to the Left out of the way Thus we are in those times wherein the Spirit of God is made the Guide and Leader of his People who know him And therefore so many false Spirits are come forth to divert Man from following the true Spirit For Satan hath bestirred himself to withstand Man's Happiness I say we are in the times of the Ministration of the Spirit which gives Life to them that obey him as you may read plainly expressed in the third Chapter of the second Book to the Corinthians The whole Chapter is worthy to be minded for it speaks manifestly of the change of the Ministration or Covenant And there the first Covenant is called the Ministration of Death written and engraven in Stones Ver. 7. And the New Covenant which we are or ought to be under is called the Ministration of the Spirit Ver. 8. And again the first Covenant that is the Law is called the Ministration of Condemnation and the New Covenant that is the Spirit is called the Ministration of Righteousness Ver. 9. of that Chapter in these words For if the Ministration of Condemnation be glorious much more doth the Ministration of Righteousness exceed in Glory And Ver. 11. it said thus concerning these two Ministrations For if that which is done away was glorious much more that which remaineth is glorious Thus you may see it very plain that there is a change of the Covenant and that we are under the times of the New Covenant which is the Spirit And further That none are actually in the Sonship or Adoption and reputed the Sons or Children of God under the New Covenant but those who are led by the Spirit of God or hungring and thirsting after Righteousness which the Spirit is the Author and Nourisher of And this is the true state of Christianity in the which God hath a number who walk with him therein tho' little discerned by the World He hath also others who are pressing forward striving to overcome and them he carries as Lambs in his Arms Isa 40.11 And these are as little Children whose Sins are forgiven 1 John 2.12 And others there are who did run well but faint and flag before they come to their Journeys end And some turn back with the Dog to his Vomit and with the Sow that was washed to her wallowing in the Mire 2 Pet. 2.22 And some content themselves with a Form of Godliness without the Life and Power thereof The Law had many Precepts but the Gospel hath contracted all good Precepts under one Head and that is as hath been shewed under the guidance of the Spirit of God And this was their Rule they were guided by and led by in the Primitive Time as it is plainly expressed Gal. 6.15 16 Verses in these words For in Christ Jesus neither Circumcision availeth any thing nor Vncircumcision but a New Creature or New Creation as the words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 do properly bear Mark 10.6 And as many as walk according to this Rule viz. this of the New Creation Peace be on them and Mercy or Peace is upon them and Mercy for so the words do as well bear and they do enjoy Peace and Mercy who walk according to that New Creation of the Spirit of God in the Heart and they are now the true Israel of God Rom. 2.28 29. I say this was their Rule they were guided by in the Primitive Time For the Scriptures of the New Testament were not fully writ until a many Years after Christ's Ascension but the Spirit was their Guide and Leader and then from that Holy Spirit they gave forth the Writings of the New Testament not to divert Men from following the Spirit but to guide Men in Obedience to the true Spirit and to avoid those false Spirits that were then come forth into the World For that 's the chief tendency of the New Testament to direct and guide us in our Obedience to the true Spirit of God and to avoid all false Spirits In the time of the Law they were under the Letter but when Christ the Minister of the New Covenant came he brought them on by degrees to the Ministration of the Spirit giving forth first of all Precepts suitable to the Spirit while he was here in Person upon Earth And then after his Ascension he ministred to them by the Spirit as he had promised while he was with them John 14.15 16 17 18. and Chap. 16.13 14. and Chap. 15.26 This is the great condescention of the Lord to Mankind to lead gradually those that love him as they are able to bear For as there is a gradual going forward of his publick Dispensations so also in his leading of particular Persons from step to step When he had chosen a People out from the rest of Mankind namely the Israelites the Seed of Abraham Isaac and Jacob he gave them Carnal Ordinances suitable to their Condition Heb. 9.10 and after that he raised up