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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54027	Concerning the church: or, of the church-state under the Gospel Whereby it may appear what a miserable apostacy from the truth hath overspread and covered the earth for many ages and generations, and how gross and thick the darkness yet lies upon it, though the light of God in his tender mercy hath broke forth and shined upon the people of his gathering, and through them hath also visited the world. The guidance of this in my heart, was particularly and chiefly towards the Papists, but I afterwards had a true sence, that it also extended to the state of such Protestants, as had not waited on the Lord, ... Written in Alisbury prison about the middle of the 6th month, 1666. By Issac Penington. Whereunto is annexed, Some observations upon the eternal judgment, as it is expressed by Christ, Mat.25.31 to the end of the chapter.	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1666 (1666)	Wing P1157; ESTC R224045	15,114	20

CONCERNING THE CHURCH OR Of the Church-State Under the GOSPEL Whereby it may appear what a miserable Apostacy from the Truth hath overspread and covered the Earth for many Ages and Generations and how gross and thick the darkness yet lies upon it though the Light of God in his tender Mercy hath broke forth and shined upon the People of his gathering and through them hath also visited the World The guidance of this in my heart was particularly and chiefly towards the Papists but I afterwards had a true sence that it also extended to the state of such Protestants as had not waited on the Lord for him in his Wisdom and Power to rear up his own Building but had ventured to build of themselves and so had reared up Churches in the same spirit of Error Darkness and Apostacy which they seemed to depart from against all which the Lord will fight and all which he will break down in the day of the revelation of the glorious Light and Power of his Truth which will overcome subdue and reign over the Earth not after the manner of men but in the heavenly dominion of his Life Written in Alisbury Prison about the middle of the 6th Month 1666. By ISAAC PENINGTON Whereunto is annexed Some Observations upon the Eternal Judgment as it is expressed by Christ Mat. 25.31 to the end of the chapter LONDON Printed in the Year 1666. The Preface BEcause the corruption of the Christian Doctrine and Worship hath been great yea indeed very great since the dayes of the Apostles and the Judgements also are to be very great because of this Corruption even dreadful Woes Plagues Cups of Wrath and Thunders unutterable as is expressed in the Book of the Revelations Therefore that men may avoid the terrible Wrath of God which is breaking and to break forth by discerning and forsaking that which his Wrath is against therefore I say in tender bowels was it in my heart to discover somewhat of that which the Lord hath made manifest to me among many others concerning the creeping in of this corrupt state and its getting up after the dayes of the Apostles with its continuance to this day that Men and Churches may consider their state see their nakedness and look after the pure Garment that they may be cloathed with the Spirit of the Lord and found in the righteousness thereof that so they may stand boldly before him when the transgressors and hypocrites of all sorts shall have their fig-leaf coverings ripped off and lie open to the strokes of his Indignation And this I say to all Take heed of two things in this Day of the LORD'S Love and Vengeance Take heed of retaining or setting up any thing which the Lord is coming forth against and take heed of slighting or appearing against that which the Lord is preparing to set up The appearance of his Spirit the shining of his Day is precious even in the meanest glimmerings of it O who shall be guiltless before him who defendeth or setteth up any thing of man's will or wisdom his Sun Moon and Stars in all their glory being to fall and lose their shining or who debaseth the lowest appearance of his Seed And if the Jews suffered so deeply for refusing and despising Christ's appearance in flesh what will light on those who refuse and despise his appearance in Spirit I know this that Christians now over-look and slight this as the Jews did that and by the same snare even by a prejudice they have drunk in that this is contrary to the Scriptures as the Jews then did conclude that that coming of Christ then was not agreeable to but different from what the Scriptures had said concerning his coming But what said Christ then Wisdom is justified of her Children They who then were of the Spirit and in the Spirit knew the voice of the Bridegroom then And such also know it now and rejoyce in it though the wise in another wisdom according to the Scriptures as they think refuse and disdain it and not knowing the Righteousness of Christ in Spirit set up a Righteousness of their own in flesh for their believing and applying to themselves the Righteousness of Christ out of the true limits of Life according to their own apprehension of things is no other And this must fall Man's knowledge of Scriptures the faith of man through his own apprehensions must fall and man appear naked underneath that the glorious Righteousness of Christ in Spirit and the precious covering thereof may be magnified over all And in this Light of Life and newness of Nature in Christ runs the Bloud which clenseth and not elswhere It runs not according to mens notions but in its own life virtue power in the heart where where it is livingly felt the iniquity is washed away the sin is gone the everlasting Righteousness appears yea the Water-springs which washeth and keepeth clean continually Away with your Notions and empty husks O several sorts of Professors come to the thing it self or rather wait on the Lord to be led to it that ye may Seed the Seed the pure Seed the living Seed the Holy One of God and may know its planting and growth in you and your uncloathing and emptying of all else that ye may be cloathed upon and filled with it And in the sence of it and unity with it ye will own and love what comes from it and rejoyce in all the springings of its Light either within or without Of the Church-state under the Gospel THe Jews Church-state under the Law was precious who walking with God according to the Covenant of the Law were an holy People nigh and dear unto God above all other People But they provoked him so continually and grievously that instead of blessings they drew plagues upon themselves and were at last by his righteous Judgments made desolate and cut off from being any longer his select Nation and People The Church-state of the Christians under the Gospel is much more precious and glorious they being gathered into the substance of that whereof the Jews State had but the shadow The Presence of God the manifestation of his Life and Power is more inward and bright among them their union with him more close their communion and joy more fell he tabernacling among them dwelling and walking with them and advancing them into the state of sons and daughters whereas the Law-state was but a state of servitude And their standing also is more firm the Covenant wherein they stand being more able to hold them together with God than the other was The standing of the other was by the works of the Law which they were to observe and live The standing of these is in the Faith which is from the Power which worketh their works in them and for them Yet as they are gathered in the Faith so their standing is in the Faith and out of it they cannot be preserved So that before they are established