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A54917 Nil novi This years fruit, from the last years root. The souldiers posture, to the right, to the left, faces about, as yee were. The royall maxime, no bishop, no king. The first-fruits of new prelats, amounting to as much as the tythes of old bishops. All summed up in an impartial relation of the partial proceedings, and uprighteous rumors raised against Henry Pinnel, concerning his endeavouring to get a parsonage. Occasioning a sudden glance upon the true resurrection, present perfection, and perfect obedience. Written in a letter to a friend. Pinnell, Henry. 1654 (1654) Wing P2278A; ESTC R221490 41,685 60

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nought they set upon an unfeasable and unarcheivable designe they will be like those silly women 2 Tim. 3.7 ever learning but never attaining Hath this doctrine of iniquity any fellowship with righteousness Psal 94.20 wo to the foolish prophets that have seen nothing Ezek. 13.3 that have nothing but the instruments of a foolish and Idol-shepherd the decisions consultations determinations conclusions and results of Synods Convocations Councels Zach. 11.15 17. Assembly of Divines so called to make up a confession of their faith and model of doctrine for them to deceive others withal The Lord by the prophet Jeremy complaines of and reproves such as did pilfer begg borrow and steal his word from their neighbor these he disowns as none of his prophets Jer. 23.30 31 32. and sets himself against them cursing their Ministry with barrenness and unprofitableness to the people No marvel if men be generally such starvlings in Religion and godliness when their Pastors feed them with chaffe instead of wheat and drive them to broken cisterns instead of the fountain of living waters shall Gods field be left for a rock and the running waters be forsaken for the strange cold waters Jer. 18.14 I say not that it is unlawful to make use of and apply the grave and wise sayings of good and holy men but to transgress and make the commandments of God of none effect by teaching for doctrines the traditions of men is too much like a Scribe and Pharisee Mat. 15 3 6 9. Paul cited Moses and the Prophets and heathen Authors too Act. 17. Tit. 1. yet would not have our faith stand in the wisdom of men 1 Cor. 2.5 then we trust too much to man when we preach or believe that which man commendeth to us as an article of faith or practice cannot find it commended of God and to which the Scriptures give no testimony The wise Scribe and a good man bringeth forth good things out of a good treasure Mat. 12.35 13.52 the non-perfectionableness of the Saints and their imperfect obedience proceedeth from the evil treasure of evil mens hearts and are not to be found in the good treasure of the Scripture or a good mans heart I have one caution to cast before Mr. Goffe and all other yong and inconsiderate preachers viz. Whosoever shall break one of the least commands and shall teach men so to do he shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven Mat. 5.19 't is our Lord and Masters Law look to it God hath marryed faith and love what he hath joyned together let no man put a sunder Gal. 5.6 faith is the father love is the mother obedience the off-spring both parents are alike impatient of issue like Abraham and Rachel Gen. 15.2 30.1 That our faith may be perfect in this life or never none doubteth and that our love should be with all the heart with all the soul and with all the strength to God and without dissimulation fervently without mixture with a pure heart one to another is as certain If Abraham be our father and Sarah our mother Isa 51.2 if our faith and hope be in God 1 Pet. 1.21 then we shall purifie our selves according to the pattern in the mount 1 Joh. 3.3 4 5 6 7 c. Our faith like Adam is first formed out of which our love is taken our love like Eve is that by which faith worketh and becomes fruitful Gal. 5.6 1 Joh. 5.2 3. this man is not without this woman nor this woman without this man in the Lord but both joyned in one spirit bring forth much holiness and obedience of life to the perfecting of themselves in the sight of God Children in the Hebrew tongue are called banim which in the root signifieth to edifie or build up 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them Psal 127.5 Children are the ornament beauty and complement of a family Psal 128. in them a man is built up and his name continued Psal 72.17 by works is our faith made perfect Jam. 2.22 pure obedience in love and perfect holiness in fear are inseparable accidents I may say essential properties of the adoption where the promise of the father is really replyed upon the practice of the Son is undoubtedly performed for God to be our Father for us to cleanse and perfect our selves in holiness doth not much differ one is not far asunder from the other see 2 Cor. 6.18 7.1 where we finde small store of holiness we may conclude there is but little faith and love but when we see holiness in all manner of conversation we may point out the obedient children 1 Pet. 1.14 15 16 17. who fashion not themselves to their former lusts but to him that calleth them T is too presumptuous for any to excuse or mince a duty which God injoyneth to the full and too dishonorable to God to distrust what he hath promised If the faith of God be within us the obedience of Christ will not be without us He that hath no Christ but that without him needs no devil but that within him If Christ be in heaven and Satan in the heart no marvel if men live as if there were nor heaven or hell nor God or devil or resurrection from the dead Miserable days when it shall pass for Orthodox doctrine to dispense with perfect obedience in us and rely on a Christ without us Our fathers would have blusht at such loose notions and we their children may bewail the Apostacie we are faln into in the Poets complaint Damnosa quid non imminuit dies Aetas parentum pejor avis Tulit nos nequiores mox daturos Progeniem vitiosiorem Unhappy times when ●ransires sins In parents are brought forth by twins Whose children their bad lives exceed And leave behind a far worse breed Men forsake the good old way of obedience and holiness wherein the faith of our fathers walked and turn aside to the fruitless fancies of new notions forming to themselves a faith and works in speculation and discourse onely denying the power of godliness Hor. filthy dreamers immundo somnia visu nocturnam maculant vestem who corrupt themselves in the dark dreams of their night-visions Jud. 10. through the ignorance and brutish knowledge of their natural reason and fleshly wisdom whereby they glorifie not God as God Rom. 1.21 but are vain in their imaginations of him and their foolish hearts are darkned cursed children seed of the adulterer and whore generation of vipers that eat through the bowels of truth chasing the new birth like Herod out of their own land and nature into a strange country denying the in-born power and holiness of God Which take away the Law or its best fruits As not performable by best recruits In vain 't was writ man made and grace distill'd If by Christs help it cannot be fullfill'd Which say The Saints may will not further go