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heaven_n	earth_n	power_n	principality_n	1,975	5	10.5828	5	false

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A79860	A cloud of vvitnesses: with whom I also appear to bear testimony, that Christ Jesus is the word of God, and not the Bible which is called the Scriptures. For which the word the prophets, apostles, and servants of the Lord, obeying, and bearing their testimony thereunto, have suffered by all generations of men, cruel mockings, stripes, bonds, and imprisonments, by the Egyptians, Philistians, Babylonians, Caldeans, idolaters, back-sliders, Roman Papists, and in generall, the heathen that know not Christ Jesus to be the word of the Lord. ... / Written by him, who is known by the name of Henry Clark.	Clark, Henry, 17th cent.	1656 (1656)	Wing C4452; Thomason E872_2; ESTC R206562	39,859	39

Heb. 1.2.3 Coll. 16.17 Jer. 10.12 Psal 33.6 made not the world but by the Word of God the Heavens and the Earth and all things therein were made For said Iohn In the beginning was the VVord and the VVord was with God all things were made by him and nothing was made without him that was made for it was the Spirit of God that moved upon the face of the waters and Jeremiah said That God hath made the earth by his power he established the world by his wisdome Christ is the Power of God and the Wisdome of God And David said By the VVord of the Lord were the heavens made and all the hosts of them by the breath of his Mouth And Paul said Heb. 11.3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the VVord of God so that the things which are seen were not made of the things which do appear For by him were all things created that are in heaven and that are in earth visible and invisible whether they be thrones or dominions or principallities or powers all things were created by him and for him Eightly And as all things were made by the Word of God which Word was before any Letter of the Scripture was written so by the same Word of his Power are all things upheld For in him we live and move and have our being Acts 17.24 26 28. Heb. 1.3 2 Pet. 3.5 6 7. said Peter For of this thing they are willingly ignorant of that by the VVord of God the heavens were of old and the earth standing out of the water and in the water whe●eby the world that then was being overflowed with water perished but the heavens and the earth which are now by the same VVord are kept in store reserved unto fire against the day of judgement and perdition of ungodly men under which ungodly men the Prophets and Apostles and Servants of the Lord ever in all generations suffered cruel mockings bonds and imprisonments and death for obeying the Commands of the Lord and bearing their Testimony of Christ Jesus the Son of God and the Word of God and likewise for crying out against the sins and abominations which was committed in those dayes both by Kings Rule●s Judges Priests Prophets and people and as the sins and abominations was then so it is now in these dayes acted by the like generation of Heathens that rage Psal 2.2 Iohn 16.2 Rev. 2.10 and people that imagine vain things the Kings and the Rulers fit and take counsel together against the Lord and against his anointed and in so doing they think they do God good service and for their so doing are accounted good Christians by their own generation both of Priests and people but they are no christians that do such things for if any man be in Christ he is a new creature and the old man with his deeds is put off and the New man put on Christ Iesus and of him they learn who is meek and lowly and to be holy in all manner of conversation and to love the brethren and to entertain strangers and those Rulers that so learn are a terrour to the evil doers and a protection to them that do wel for he that ruleth over men must be just ruling in the fear of God for those that were ordained of God and ruled in the fear of God did not imprison the Servants of God and his prophets but received them and protected them But those Rulers and people who without the fear of God were and ruled in their own wills they whipt and stockt Luke 23.10 11. and put in prisons and dungeons and chains and murdered despised and mocked the messengers of the Lord untill the wrath of God arose against them and there was no remedy as you may see hereafter appear Abraham he put none of the Servants of the Lord in Prison for as he said in his Tent doore in the heate of the daye in the plains of Mamro where the Lord appeared unto him and he lift up his eyes and looked and do t●●e men stood by him and when he saw them he ran from the Tent-doore and met them and said My Lord if I have found favour in thy sight pass not I pray thee from thy servant and Abraham said Let a little water I pray you be fetched and wash your feet and rest your selves under the Tree and I will fetch a morsel of bread and comfort your hearts Read Gen. 18. chap. and after that you shall pass on for therefore are you come to your Servant and Abraham hastened into the Tent and said Make ready quickly three measures of fine meale kneed it and make Cakes upon the hearth and Abraham ran unto the herd and fetch a Calfe tender and good and gave it to a young man and be hasted to dress it and Abraham took butter and milk and the Calfe which was dressed and set it before them and he stood by them under the Tree and they did eat and the men rose up from thence and looked towards Sodome and Abraham went with them to bring them in their way And just Lot he put none in prison Gen. 19. chap. For there came to Sodome at even two Angels and Lot sate in the Gate of Sodome and Lot seeing them rose up and met them and he said Behold now my Lords turn in I pray you into your Servants house and tarry all night and wash your feet ye shal rise up early go on your wayes he pressed upon them greatly and they turned in unto him and entered into his house and he made them a feast and did break unleavened bread and they did eat Moses put none of the Servants nor prophets of the Lord in prison Numb ii 24 to the 30. for when the young man ran and told him that Eldad and Medad do prophesie in the camp and would have had Moses to forbid them and Moses said unto him Enviest thou for my sake would to God that all the Lords people were Prophets and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them and Moses and the Elders of Israel went into the Camp but did not forbid them David he put none of the Lords prophets in prison 2 Sam. 12. chap. for Nathan the prophet came and declared unto him the parable of the Ewe-lamb he straightway confessed his sin and owned his condemnation upon himself by his own words out of his own mouth neither do I finde that Solomon put any in prison Ioshua he put none of the Lords servants in prison nor Gideon Iosh 5.13 i4 i5 Judg. 6.8 i1 12 13.25 c. he neither put the Angel nor the prophet of the Lord in prison but he threw down the Altar of Baal and cut down the Grove that was by it Neither did Hezekiah nor Iehosaphat 2 Kings 19. 2 Chron. 19. nor Iosiah put any of the prophets of the Lord in prison neither did any of

his right Eye his Arm shall be clean dried up Zach. ●● 17 and his right Eye shall be utterly darkned Read your portion you Idol-shepherds of England who say the Scripture is the Word of the Lord John 1 1.1● which testifieth contrary to your saying that Christ Jesus is the Word and the Word is God which is as a fire Fifthly The Word of the Lord is like a Hammer that breaketh the Rocks in pieces and the Rocks are thrown down by it Jer. 23.29 Nah. 1.6 Jer. 10 10.1● Hearken all you who have made your faces harder then a Rock and refuse to return to the Lord that made you and have made your hearts as an Adamant-stone lest ye should hear the Law from the pure Law-giver Christ Jesus by him shall ye be broken to pieces as with a Rod of Iron and dashed in pieces like a potters vessel The Lord the true God the living God and an everlasting King at his wrath the earth shall tremble and the Nations shall not abide his indignation he hath made the earth by his power he established the world by his wisdome and stretched out the heaven by his understanding he saith of the portion of Iacob thou art my battel Ax and the weapons of war Lament 3.24 Psal 16.5 119.57 Matt. 22.43 44 45. Jer. 51.15 19 20 21 22 23. And David said The Lord is my portion and the lot of mine inheritance and again he said Thou art my portion O Lord. Christ is Lord and David called him so The Lord said unto my Lord and this Lord is Iacobs portion whom the Lord said By thee will I break in pieces the Nations and with thee will I destroy Kingdomes and with thee wil I break in pieces the Horse and his Rider and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his Rider with thee also will I break in pieces man and woman and with thee wil I break in pieces young man and old and with thee wil I break in pieces the young man and the maid Hearken you priests of England who are called Ministers and say the Scripture is the Word of God but the Word of the Lord is invisible and cannot be seen with your carnall eyes and by it wil the Lord break in pieces the Shepherd and his Flock Ezek. 34.8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15. and he will gather his Flock from your mouthes and it shall become no longer a prey unto you and he will feed his sheep upon the mountains of Israel and lead them to the stil waters and he will likewise break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of Oxen and with thee will I break in pieces saith the Lord the Captains and Rulers Matt. 10 34. Luke 12.51 52 53. and said Christ Think not that I am come to send peace on the earth I am not come to send peace but a sword to make division for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided three against two and two against three the Father shall be divided against the Son and the Son against the Father the Daughter against the Mother and the Mother against the Daughter the Mother-in-Law against the Daughter-in-Law and where the Word of the Lord comes Heb. 4.13 Psal 139.1 2 3 4. it seperates and divides asunder Paul said that the Word of God is quick and powerfull and sharper then any two-edged-sword piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and of the joints and marrow and it is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart and this David witnessed and said O Lord thou hast searched me and known me thou understandest my thoughts afar off and art acquainted with all my wayes Sixthly The VVord of the Lord is very pure said David therefore thy servant loveth it Psal 119.140 Isa 40.8 c. 1 Pet. 1.23 John 15.3 17 17. 1 Thess 5.23 Isa 9.6 1 John 1.7 Eph. 5.25 26 27. 1 Pet. 1.2 Christ Jesus is the same yesterday to day and for ever And Isaiah said The VVord of our God shall stand for ever And Peter said Being born again not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever the word of the Lord which is pure makes clean said Christ Ye are clean through the word And Paul said the very God of peace sanctifice you wholly Christ Jesus is the mighty God the prince of peace who said Father sanctifie them through thy VVord thy VVord is Truth Christ is Truth the blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all sin He loved the Church and gave himself for it that he might sanctifie and cleanse it with the washing of water by the VVord that he might present it to himself a glorious Church not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing but that it should be holy and without blemish holy as he is holy in all manner of conversation and so the Saints of Christ are by the sprinckling of the blood of Iesus Christ made clean from al filthiness and from all Idols saith the Lord wil I cleanse you by the which Will we are sanctified Ezek. 36.25 Heb. 10.14 Heb. 2.11 1 Cor. 6.11 through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified for he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all one for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren which brethren do beleeve that they need not go into Purgatory to be cleansed from their sins after death for they know that they are already translated from death to life Rom. 6.18 and have the witness in themselves that although they were filthy John 15.3 yet now they know that they are washed sanctified and justified in the Name of the Lord Iesus Christ and by the spirit of our God and being made free from sin by the Law of the spirit of Life in Christ Jesus are become the servants of Righteousness Seeing said Peter ye have purified your souls in obeying the Truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the Brethren 1 Pet. 1.22 Mat 5.8 see that ye love one another fervently with a pure heart the pure in heart they are blessed and shall see God but no unclean thing shall inherit the kingdom of God for without are Dogs and Sorcerers and Whoremongers and Murderers and Idolaters and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie and out of the kingdome you are 1 Cor. 6.9 i0 Rev. 22.15 and such are you who say you shall never be free from sin in this life For as the tree falls so it shall lye whether it fall to the North or to the South Therefore cleanse your hands you sinners and purifie your hearts you double minded and come to Christ that you may be made clean through the Word and have life Seventhly The Scripture which is visible John 1.2 3. Exod. 20.11