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grace_n	deny_v	teach_v	ungodliness_n	4,302	5	11.7286	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50258	An instrument from that little stone cut out of the mountain without hands, to help to break in pieces, that great image which Daniel mentions, Ch. 2. whose feet was part iron and part clay. Or, A few queries written to satisfie the chief preacher in the independent church in Bedford, who desired the author to write unto him, what proofs he had for a woman's speaking in the church He being concerned that so many of his hearers should leave him to go to hear Margaretti Everard declare what God had done for her soul, the 17th day of June last at my dwelling in Bedford. Published for the information of all professors in religion, that are part strong and part weak (as the feet of the said image) ... That they may no longer (like the harden'd Jews) expect another grace or saviour, (that is) a restranining grace that shall force them out of their sins. Poor hearts! who has taught you, that God will except of forc'd love, when men doth not esteem such love each to other. By William Mather, ... .	Mather, W. (William), fl. 1695.	1694 (1694)	Wing M1284B; ESTC R221849	8,977	11

* He cannot be a true Teacher that has no authority to rule his ouin Family well Be●rders and into my Orchard adjoyming and also throwing Stones into the middle of my Orchard to sp●●● my Trees that I verily believe the Boys have thrown Cart loads of Stones from your Meeting-yard into my Orchard within these 5 years last past thy Hearers laughing or smiling to see them and yet you will order no man to keep good Orders in the time of your Worship though the Magistrates have often told you of it yea one of the Magistrates told me that be said to some of you It was a shame you kept 〈◊〉 Discipline and that it was more like a Play-house than a place of Religious Worship yet though I have been often wronged by these things I bear no Enmity to any of them Now considering that some of those People that have seen the first part of the Queries in writing begin to consider that there 's no true satisfection to the Soul in h●●●ing man's wisdom preach Act. 2.4 1 Cor. 1 17 20 21. and 2 3 4 5. 2 Cor. 2.17 tho they have been learning of Man 30 or 40 years and neglect the Teaching of Christ's inward 〈…〉 my heart to publicsh them in the fear of God and true Love to all hoping they may be of some service to these who have not yet chosen Christ's inward and spiritual Grace for their Teacher To 〈◊〉 I am very sensible 〈◊〉 are a few 〈◊〉 Hearts amongst this People whom my Soul dearly loves I 〈…〉 after Righteousness that God might 〈◊〉 them therewith and that Righteousness might fill the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hearts of all Men and Women These I say truly loves all People yea their very Enemies These and all such as these where-ever they are walking at present and of different Forms of Worship at this time are of the true Seed of Sion of whom glorious things are spoken of in the Holy Scripture and which the Lord loves above all the Dwelings of Judah above all the Out-works of formal ways of all Professions it 's they that honour the God of Heaven and maketh his Name to be loved in the Earth These truly noble self-denying Souls will not go to any place to preach before God has sent them and if sent will be of Paul's mind To work with their hands rather than to make the Gospel changeable And in the mind of Prosper an ancient Protestant who saith That he that takes any thing for Preaching and is able to live of himself loth it not without Sin Oh that many more might be rais'd up that delights in a holy Conversation to please God that the Name of the Lord may be magnified in the Earth is the Prayer of William Mather For these worthy and renowned Souls will not to get Money for preaching shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against Men by telling them as too many Teachers do now That the small Talent of Grace that troubles you in your Conscience when you do evil is not the Key to God's Kingdom A Testimony SELDEN the greatest Scholar and Antiquary of his time one who had taken a diligent Survey of what Knowledge was considerable amongst the Jews Heathens and Christians at last professeth this towards the end of his days in his Conference with Bishop Usher That notwithstanding he had been so laborious in his Inquiries and curious in his Collections and had possest himself of a Treasure of Books and Manuscripts in all ancient Subjects yet he could rest his Soul on none save the Scriptures and above all that passage lay most remarkable upon his Spirit Tit. 2.11 12 13 14 15. For the Grace of God that bringeth Salvation hath appeared to all men Teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world looking for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ who gave himself for us that he might reedem us from all iniquity and purifie unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority See W. P. No Cross no Crown p. 388. and the Character of a true Christian in p. 54. in my Young Man's Companion BEDFORD Aug. 20. 94. THE END

An Instrument From that little Stone cut out of the Mountain without hands to help to break in Pieces that Great Image which Daniel mentions Ch. 2. whose Feet was part Iron and part Clay OR A few Queries written to satisfie the chief Preacher in the Independent Church in Bedford who desired the Author to write unto him what Proofs he had for a Woman 's speaking in the Church He being concerned that so many of his Hearers should leave him to go to hear Margaretti Everard declare what God had done for her Soul the 17th day of June last at my dwelling in Bedford Published for the Information of all Professors in Religion that are part strong and part weak as the feet of the said Image that is part strong in a good Belief of what Christ Jesus in mercy suffered for all Mankind But weak in Faith in not believing that Christ by his sufferings purchased a measure of his grace in every Soul that brings Salvation to as many as are faithfull thereto Tit. 2.11 That they may no longer like the harden'd Jews expect another Grace or Saviour that is a restraining Grace that shall force them out of their Sins Poor Hearts who has taught you that God will except of forc'd Love when Men doth not esteem such Love each to other By WILLIAM MATHER A true Lover of every Soul LONDON Printed for Sarah Howkins in George-Yard in Lombard-street 1694. FRIEND WHereas Thou bid me write unto thee my proofs for a Woman 's speaking in the Church and because Mens speaking there relates thereto I shall add somewhat of it also therefore to satisfie thee if I can I think best to do it by way of Query the fewer words that I may give occasion to none to say I go about to teach thee who art a Teacher to so many People 1. Did St. Paul write That a Woman should not be permitted to speak in the Church Wilt thou not suppose he meant the should not speak so as to ask Questions to raise Disputes Thou wile acknowledge she ought to come to Church and not learn only of her Husband at home If not how must the Widow do to learn If it had been as thou supposes That a Woman was not to speak at all in the Church Paul would not have said That 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 man that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered 〈◊〉 her head 1 Cor. 11.5 And was not Phillip's sour Daughters Prophetesses Acts 21.9 and wherein is the difference between Prophesying and Preaching 2. Is it not recorded in the Book of Martyrs that after William White a Preacher was burnt for the Truth his Wife followed his Steps fowing abroad the same Doctrine confirmed many in Gods Truth wherefore she suffered much trouble and punishment whether or no did the Church then do well to let her teach 3. Dost thou own the Church of England's Catechism in which is written That Baptism and the Supper of the Lord are Signs of an inward and spiritual Grace Now whether any in these days need to use the Signs that witness the Substance that is The Inward and Spiritual Grace to cleanse their Souls from Sin Answer yea or nay Seeing this grace that came by Jesus Christ brings Salvation to all that obey it Tit. 2.11 1 Cor. 12.7 Rom. 1.19 4. Whether or no may not a Woman as well as a Man declare in a Congregation the Experiences she has had of the power and virtue of this inward and spiritual Grace in her Soul and how that by the alone help thereof she has forsaken the Devil and all his Works If she did not speak this to people God would condemn her Do not Women speak their Experiences in your Church and Sing * * Then not always silent Then Woman may speak in the Church and whether mans wisdom that preaches be not the Woman that should not be permitted to teach in the Church yea or nay 1 Cor. 2.4.13 5. Whether or no are not both Men and Women Intrudors that do teach in a Religious Meeting other things than what they experimentally witness of the work of this inward and spiritual grace in their Souls Bring Scriptures only as a proof when divinely inspired by Gods grace so to do for Paul would preach of what God had wrought in him 2 Cor. 10.15 Rom. 2.21 6. Dost thou believe that this inward and spiritual grace is a witness against all Sin in every Soul and that People now are to have no other Teacher in this the day of Christ's spiritual appearance or second coming in Spirit to cleanse the Soul from Sin And that Man is no more to be accounted of no further than to encourage others to come and obey Christ's Grace in them a Teacher that cannot be removed into a corner Isa 30.20 Joh. 6.45 7. Dost thou believe that this spiritual day of Grace is dawned And that there are thousands of Souls in this Nation that do witness God's promise fulfilled in their Souls that is of teaching his people himself Joe l 2.28 by his inward and spiritual grace that they need not the teachings of Man as many of us witness 1 John 2.27 Peaised be the Lord for it Yet it 's a great comfort to us to hear a Man or Woman declare what they know of God and also to read in the holy Scriptures the Saints Warfare and Experiences though none of these things will do a Soul good except he turn in his Mind so as to obey this inward and spiritual grace For nature is dark as to the things of God almost as a Beast without applying to God's Grace for help the alone Armor of a Christian to keep off the Darts of the Devil 8. Didst thou ever know a Man that sinned every day and did believe he must do so as long as he lived that ever turned one Soul to God We must sin every day saith this Preacher unto me June 18. 94. that is to obey God's grace faithfully If thou didst Then one Sinner can convert another and before a man is converted he can strengthen his Brethren Is not this impossible 9. Did not Jesus come into the World as born of a Virgin to save all people from sinning here Matth. 1.21 If they will obey his Talent of Grace in them and I also ask whether a man is any further saved by Christ than he is saved from Sin For if he is not sanctified or saved from committing of Sin the fault is not in God's Grace which is always ready to give power to resist all Temptations except such as have sinned out their days 10. Whether all that have a form of Godliness and deny the power thereof are not to be turned away from And whether all those that believe that the inward and spiritual grace in all men will not or has not power to cleanse the Soul from Sin if obeyed do not deny the power of Godliness and are yet in Babylon Rev. 18.4 11. Didst not thou