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A looking-glass discovering to all people what image they bear by which the true Jew is known from the false, and the Christian in nature from him that is so in name only ... : with directions for such as live in error, how they may leave their error, how they may leave their error ... : with a few words to informers who make it their work to inform against their neighbours for meeting together peaceably in the fear of the Lord ... / by a follower of Him, Edward Bourne.
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Bourne, Edward, d. 1708.
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Wing B3847; ESTC R28496
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and are guided by the Spirit of Truth as Abraham was such are the Children of the Promise who are accounted for the seed of Abraham Abraham he kept the Commandments of the Lord and they are the true Jewes who do like Abraham herein the Lord said of him hat he will command his Children and his Houshold after him and they shall keep the way of the Lord to do justice and judgment that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him see Gen. 18.19 he said they shall keep the Way of the Lord c. Now what is it to keep the Way of the Lord but to be led and guided by the Spirit of the Lord as Abraham was and they who are led by this 'T is they I do affirm to be the true Jewes and not others viz. Not such as walk contrary to it and do rebel against it the Apostle said He is not a Jew who is one outward neither is that Circumcision that is outward in the flesh but he is a Jew which is one inward and Circumcision is that of the Heart in the Spirit and not in the Letter whose praise is not of men but of God Rom. 2.28 29. Now they who are led by the Spirit of God at this time as Abraham was led by the Spirit of God then to the Circumcision that was outward in the flesh so are such now led to the Circumcision within of which the outward was a Figure So that which God requires of People is that they do as he makes manifest unto them they ought by the measure of his own Spirit which he have given them to profit withall and leads them unto by his Spirit Now if they do what the Servants of God did as is Recorded in the Scriptures if they be not led thereunto as they were by his holy Spirit he may say unto them who hath required this at your hands This is the Comforter which Christ said to his Disciples he would send which should lead them into all truth and blessed are they who do walk according to this Rule viz. Who are led and guided by the holy Spirit of the Lord God in what they do and not they who do gainsay and resist it See what became of Dathan and Abiram Corah's Company who gainsaid this holy Spirit they were swallowed up of the Earth Moses who was guided by the Spirit of the Lord God prayed the Children of Israel to depart from the Tents of those wicked Men and to touch nothing that was theirs lest they should be consumed in all their Sins Now let they who shall read these lines consider whether there be not too great a Multitude that do resist this holy Spirit now not regarding how God did punish such before though these things were written for their admonition there are too many whose Sin are like Sodom and Gomorab whom God over threw And though this sore judgment was written with many more that befel the disobedient and rebellious that they who should come after them should not do as they did yet what small regard do they take of the same Well though the Lord God be slow to wrath and of great kindness and do suffer long and bear long yet his long-suffering will come to an end and his great kindness will come to an end with such if they do not turn to him and amend their wayes and their doings while his Spirit strives with them when that ceases to strive with them and the things that belongs to their peace comes to be hid from their Eyes then they may wish they had never been born when their misery comes upon them this was the state of the miserable Jewes after God had long strove with them over whom Christ took up a lamentation see and seriously consider Mat. 23.37 And do not deceive your selves by perswading your selves it shall go well with you though you follow your sinful Lusts and Pleasures and the imaginations of your own foolish Hearts do you think you whose Mouthes are fuil of Cursing and Swearing and Bitterness and live in Drunkeness and Whoredom and are Envious and Persecutors of the Righteous and Just that Dathan and Abiâ—â—â—m whom the Earth swallowed up and the Sodomites whom God overthrew were greater Sinners I tell you nay but except you repent you shall as Christ said likewise Perish Object But some may say Are there any now that we are to departs from their Tents And to touch nothing of theirs lest we be consumed in all their Sins if there be Who are they or What be they That we may beware of them Answ There are such now whose Tents are to be departed from or dwellings They are those who have sold themselves to do wickedly whose life is in Sin and do make it a sport to transgress against the Lord by breaking his holy and Righteous Laws who serve other gods then the Lord God who made the World and all things therein contrary to his holy Command who follow after Covetousness contrary to his holy Command who are Murderers Adulterers and Swearers Exod. 20.3 contrary to his holy Commandments and are Haters of that which is good and Persecutors of the Righteous contrary to his holy will and appointment and do not as they would be done unto and so are contrary to Christ who gave this Commandment Now such as are found in these things and do live in these things and in whatsoever by the Light of Christ in them they see to be evil it is they whose Tents are to be departed from and nothing of their's is to be touched none of their Sins must People love to live in lest they be consumed in the same Therefore be warned in the fear of the Lord to depart from such and touch nothing that is their's do not Sin like them in any of these things lest you be consumed therein So to be a true Jew is to be guided by the Spirit of Truth us was Abraham the Jew the Father of the Faithfull And now let it be consider'd what it is to be a True Christian IT is said in the holy Scriptures that all are not Israel that are called Israel So I say though there are many that are called Christians yet there are none of these true Christians but who are guided by the Spirit of Christ Jesus who said Learn of me for I am meek and lowly in heart and you shall find rest unto your Souls So 't is them who are guided by the Spirit of Christ which leads to meekness and lowliness of heart that are the true Christians and not those who are biting and devouring on another who live in Pride and High-mindedness Nor those who are fighting one with the other and Slaying one another and Persecuting one another about Religion and Church Worship these are not the true Christians these are guided by Cains Spirit who slew his righteous Brother Abel because his Brothers Works were better them his These
not run and the Lord never sent them who are so contrary to the Ministers of Righteousness They would have money for Bread and Wine at Easter so called which they call the Sacrament although the People never receive it But whether it be Equal and Just in them to desire Money from People for nought Let they that shall read this consider did not the Apostle and Servant of the Lord say That they did not eat any Mans Bread for nought And they would not make the Gospel chargable c I would know wherein these are followers of those who would have others to follow them as they followed Christ For my part I do not know wherein in one particular But they may be said to be followers of them who were contrary to Christ Jesus in many particulars They take and give that which they call the Lords Supper before and after Dinner and so do contrary to the Institution therein For Christ took the Cup after Supper and Blessed it and gave to his Disciples as you may see Luke 22 20. And though we cannot touch nor taste nor handle with them in those things which are to perish in the using after the Doctrines and Traditions of Men yet the Supper of the Lord we own and do witness the Substance of what was figured forth thereby Glory be given to him who is Holy and lives for evermore These and their followers who are taught by them say 't is true we ought not to Sin but to strive against it But we shall never be delivered from Sin while we are in this Life c. Now what hopes is there for People to overcome the Enemy of their Souls if the case stands thus If They do not follow such Teachers they can be but the Devils Captives and if they do so they must so continue it seems For he that lives in Sin serves the Devil and so is his Captive For so they must continue it seems while they be here and that is so long as they can be followed then sure they cannot be the servants of Righteousness whilst they obey the spirit of Unrighteousness The promise of that life that is Eternal is to him that overcomes and not to him that doth not He that is made a Conqueror and more through Christ he overcomes But how will any prevail while they follow such as say it can never be in this Life Was it not in this Life the Apostles were made more then Conquerours through Christ This I would know see Rom. 8.37 You that follow such Teachers did not your god-fathers and god-mothers so called promise and vow for you in Baptism that when you came to Age you should forsake the Devil and all his Works c And what do your Teachers tell you now the contrary saying It can never be in this Life but you must alwayes live in Sin till you come to your Graves Now Sin is the Work of the Devil and if People must always when they be here live in Sin then How can it be said it being so that they have forsaken the Devil and all his Works Consider what confusion is here and be awakened unto Righteousness that fruit may be brought forth by you unto God who will not be mocked with your Lip-service in calling Christ Lord and yet doing contrary to what he Commands who said to his Disciples Be Perfect as your Father which is in Heaven is Perfect So to draw neer to God with your Lips will not serve your turn or make you acceptable unto him But you must draw neer with your Hearts also and do well and as you ought or else all your good sayings will be in vain and to no purpose The Apostle James said So say and So do see Jam. 2.12 And Christ saith Not every one that saith unto me Lord Lord that shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven But he that doth the will of my Father c. Therefore see to it you that shall come to read these lines I charge you in the presence of the Lord that you be found doing his Holy Will that you may bring forth fruit unto him lest he cut you down as fruitless Trees and cast ye into the fire So these things before mentioned being considered it will appear that it is not erronious to hold that a freedom from Sin is to be attained unto here in this Life but that it is erronious and Devilish to Teach and Hold the contrary And if it be erronious to hold that we should live without Sin then it was erronious in our god-fathers and god-mothers so called to promise and vow on our behalfs that when we came to Age we should forsake the Devil and all his Works c. Which if we do certainly we must cease from Sin and not live any longer therein for while Sin is lived in the Devil and all his Works cannot be said to be forsaken because Sin is the Work of the Devil which Christ came to destroy and so it is those who can truely and properly call Christ their Saviour who witnesseth that he hath saved them from their Sins which is the cause of the wrath and displeasure of the Almighty so the true Followers of Christ the true Disciples of Christ they know and can declare it to the praise and honour of the most high God that it is Jesus who hath saved them from the wrath to come see 1 Thes 1.10 So who would be as they ought to be and do as they ought to do must abstain from every thing which the holy Light of Christ in them makes appear in them to be evil and follow this good and holy Light only that by it they may be led into all truth by which the God of truth is known and come to which who comes to must believe that God is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him and they who do refuse to be guided by the Light of Jesus Christ in them which is that which God hath appointed all People to be guided by it is them that do otherwise then they ought to do and be not what God requires them to be such were those the Apostle James spake of forgetful hearers of the Word who neglected to do it Jam. 1.23 24. whom he compared to a natural man who beholds his face in a Glass and straitway forgets what manner of man he is so what is the difference between such as refuse to hear the voice of truth that they may do it and those who are forgetful hearers who are negligent in doing according to the Word that they have heard this I shall leave to such as shall read these lines to give righteous judgment therein Now it is to be considered what it is to be a True Jew ABraham was a true Jew and all his Posterity they were and are called Jewes but all were not true Jewes nor are so who came of the Loyns of Abraham but those who were