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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03609	A description of the true temple and worship of God. And Jesus Christ manifested to be the head of the Church, which is his body, and the onely pastour and also the members of the body of Christ, known by their fruits, from the synagogue of Antichrist, with a few words to the Romane Catholicks. Likewise the order of the church in God the body of Christ made manifest, and the disorder of the synagogue of Antichrist.	Harwood, John.	1658 (1658)	Wing H1103; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 4152.f.21[12]; ESTC R28064	21,102	30

A DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUE TEMPLE And Worship of GOD. And Jesus Christ manifested to be the Head of the Church which is his Body and the onely Pastour And also the Members of the Body of Christ known by their fruits from the Synagogue of Antichrist with a few words to the Romane Catholicks Likewise the order of the Church in God the Body of Christ made manifest and the disorder of the Synagogue of Antichrist Given forth in the fear of the Lord in obedience to his pure will for the edification of all people who have any true and simple desires in them after the knowledge of the naked simple truth as it is in Jesus Christ by a lover of the souls of all people who in contempt and scorn by this dark generation am called Quaker known to man by the name of John Harwood London Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Ball and mouth near Alders-gate 1658. A Description of the Temple and Worship of God c. The true Church manifested to be the Body of Christ and not the externall Temples made with hands and Christ exalted who is Supreme head of his Church and the Teacher of the Members of his body and the end of the first Priesthood THE Eternall God that made the world and all things therein Act 17. who gives life to all living creatures Acts 7. dwelleth not in Temples made with hands neither is he worshipped with mens hands as people may imagine but the Almighty dreadfull God is a Spirit and the true worshippers worship him in the Spirit and so he will be worshipped and is and hath been so served and worshipped by the true Christians the faithfull worshippers created anew in Christ ever since Christ came in the flesh the living substance who prophesied of the deftruction of the Temple which Solomon builded for the Service of God in the time of the Law which Temple and Service in its time was agreeable to the will of God being duly and truly observed according to the requirings of the Law and the first Priesthood as they stood faithfull in the Councell of the Lord their service and offerings was accepted but their time was but untill Christ came in the flesh the everlasting unchangeable High Priest in whom the Righteousnesse of the Law is fulfilled who is made a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedech he puts an end to the first Priesthood Law the carnall Ordinances offerings and outward observations Rites and Ceremonies contained in the Law which were Types figures and shadows all fulfilled in Christ the living Substance the end of the Law and the Prophets for the substance the end of all things the eternall son of the dreadfull God being come the shadows and figures cease and end the first Priesthood which was the changeable Priestood had its time untill the coming of Jesus Christ the eternall unchangeable Priest and then changed and the Law also Heb. 7. And this is he at whom the whole world is offended who makes themselves Priests after the Law of a carnall commandement who is made high Priest for ever over the houshold of God not made by a carnal 〈◊〉 of a commandement as the Priests of the world are who receive their orders Commissions from man so made by the will of man but after the power of an endlesse life and they who have not Christ to be their chief Shepherd and high Priest are none of his sheep nor of the houshold of God whatsoever in words may be professed of him for there are many that draw nigh with their mouths and lips but their heart far from him The Law made nothing perfect as the Scripture of truth affirms but Christ Jesus the substance hath by one offering perfected for ever them that be sanctified the daily sacrificers the Priests themselves Heb. 10. who daily offered sacrifice for themselves and the people in the outward Temple according to the Custome of the Law were not made perfect as pertaining to the conscience for that by the works of the Law no flesh can be justified if there had been perfection in the works of the law under the first Priesthood what need had there been for a change of the law and the Priesthood but not being of force to make the comers thereunto perfect nor the Priests themselves therefore there was a necessity for the change of the law and the Priesthood Heb. 7.11 12. for as saith Paul if there had been perfection by the Leviticall Priesthood for under it the people received the law what further need was there that another Priesthood should arise after the order of Melchisedech and not be called after the order of Aaron for the Priesthood being changed there is made of necessity also a change of the law Wherefore I say all such people as now go to and uphold the outward Temple and Synagogue and observe the ancient customes the Rices and Ceremonies contained in the law follow the example of the Jews and the first Priesthood and their practises and so goes on in the way where perfection cannot be actained nor the light of life received It was the labour and practice of the Apostles the primitive Christians to go into the Temple and Synagognes and to declare against their carnall Ordinances weak and beggarly Elements which had no strength nor power in them to bring people to perfection and to call them forth of these things to follow Jesus Christ the everlasting unchangeable high Priest who by one offering hath perfected for ever them that be sanctified and so many as believed and received Christ which the Saints in light preached left the outward Temple and worship and forsook the types figures and shadows and the rudiments of the world and followed Christ and they recived the light of life the knowledge of God and in Chirst was created anew and so became Christians forsaking the old way and following the new and living way which all be our of Col. 2.20 21 22 23 who uphold the outward Temple and be in the Rudiments of the world the carnall Ordinances and outward observations whose performances stands in their own wills and time take notice they who continued in the outward Temple-worship were not called Christians and though ye Temple worshippers call your selves Christians and go under the name of believers in Christ neverthelesse your practises and fruits manifests the contrary with the eternall eye ye are seen to be in the same nature and life of the Jews and Infidels who were enemies to Christ and the primitive Christians for ye have but the talk or nimes of Christ and the Saints our of the nature and life of the living substance The Temple which King Solomon builded Mat. 24. Jesus Christ the everlasting unchangeable high Priest Mar. 13. foretold the destruction of and told his Disciples Luk. 21. that there should not be left one stone upon another that should not be thrown down and

not own him to be their Pastour and chief Shepheard as the Church in God owned him and confessed him as the Scripture of truth makes manifest yet account themselves to be his Church and people but such as cannot own him to be their teacher and leader clearly manifests themselves to be none of his flock for the Sheep of Christ know his voice and follow him and regards not the voice of the stranger and they who know his voice observe his counsell and follow his leadings and directions for how doth any man follow Christ if he doe not hearken to his pure Counsell and obey what he requires Christ saith himself I am the good Shepheard and know my sheep and am known of mine and such as know Christ and are known of him need no other Pastour or Shepheard he is sufficient to guide his own flock and such as make a profession of him in words and shew outwardly as the various formalists doe and will not own him to be suflicient without other helps to teach them the way of life and salvation shews that they know him not for if they knew him they would know that there is no salvation in any other all power and authority is committed unto the true light Christ Iesus the everlasting unchangeable high Priest who is over the houshold of God their head and Pastour and who are not under his Scepter and Government what ever they profess in words of him they are none of his subjects none of his body none of his Church but the subjects of Antichrist for whose Scepter and Government ye are under his servants and subjects ye are if Christ govern then are ye guided in the way of truth righteousnes which is the strait path which leads to life eternall and ye cannot follow the broad path of wickedness and unrighteousness which leads to perdition and eternall destruction for the Church of Christ who are subject to him are restrained by his saving power from the evill way and kept in the pure way the way of holiness for he goeth before and his flock follow him and they that follow his leadings cannot erre from the way of truth and holiness who goe on in the ways of wickedness follows not Christ he doth not goe before them but Anti-christ the enemy of Christ he is the King of unrighteousness and the wicked his subjects follow him so that ye who be in the sin and unrighteousness and plead for sin remaining in you so long as ye live upon the earth ye are none of the subjects of Christ for he saves his people from their sins Christ is none of your King Priest nor Prophet who are not governed by him and saved from your sins ye are none of the members of his body who be in your sins the members of his body are purified and cleansed without spot or blemish Take dilligent notice the Church in God which is the body of Christ Eph. 5. is without spot or wrinkle or any such thing holy and without blemish and of this sanctified body Christ is the Head and Saviour who saveth to the utmost all them that come unto God by him and such a glorious high Priest becometh the Church of God who is able to save and defend them from the power of sin and Satan and to present it without spot or fault unto God the Father of Spirits who hath set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places and hath put all things under his feet Eph. 1. and hath given him to be the Head of his Church which is his body such people as choose a man or men and set him or them up to be their teacher or teachers Christ is not their pastour nor teacher such as set up man and dishonours Christ ye that choose a man and set him up to be your Head and receives Orders and Commissions from him you goe about to take the authority from Christ and to rob him of his glory who in all things ought to have the preheminence who is the everlasting unchangeable high Priest in whom there is no variablenesse nor shadow of turning he alone is the Supreme of his Church and the members of his body receive orders and directions from him they know his voice and follow his Counsell and need not seek unto man so sets not up man but Christ to be Supream Ruler head and Governour who is most worthy to have the Government of his own body who is over all God blessed for ever he is the same yesterday to day and for ever and his Church is the same the chast pure holy Virgin which he hath chosen to be his espouse for ever he is not espoused nor will not espouse himself to an harlot an adulterer that followeth after other lovers such as follow their imaginations and inventions and loves themselves the world and its glory such are none of Christs espouse for the Bride the Lambs wife follows the Lamb denies the world its pomp and glory and tramples upon all vain traditions foolish inventions and earthly imaginations and over all the earth reigns and gives glory to him who redeems them from the earth Therefore all people upon the face of the whole earth who make a profession of believing in the name of Christ turn in your minds to his light in you with which he hath enlightened you and in it wait patiently that you may come to know his saving power which is nigh you if ye were but acquainted with it which if you cease from man and your own works and imaginations and take heed to the light of Christ in you which shew you your thoughts desires and evil deeds the saving power of his love you would shortly come to know and feel which would rend the vails which hath darkned your understandings and give ye to see into the secrets of God the Church in God you would come to know and Christ to be the chief Shepherd the everlasting unchangeable priest the light is the eternall eye which sees and searches into the deep secrets of God and ye cannot come to know the true Church nor the order and Government thereof untill you come to the light in you and receive it to be your guide which light leads to Christ from whence in comes who reveals and makes known the deep secret mysteries of life peace and eternall salvation which you can never attain unto by any other means for man by reading studying praying in his own will and observing duties and outward Ordinances can never find out the knowledge of God and his secrets for whatsoever man doth in his own will and time is but his own work and not the work of God and all men and women upon the face of the whole earth must cease from their own works before they enter into the true rest the rest prepared for the children of God which is in Christ the true light which enlighteneth every one that cometh into the