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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67808	Crooked pathes made straight: or, The wayes of God made knowne to lost sinners, or bewildered saints Wherein is represented the severall conditions of a Christian in the spirit, as hee growes up out of weaknesse into strength, through death into life eternall. By Anne Yemans.	Yemans, Anne.	1648 (1648)	Wing Y30A; ESTC R222187	125,255	256

hath heard as the Eunuch ●●d he read in the Prophet Isaiah and Philip ●●ent to him and heard him read and he said ●●to him Vnderstandest thou what thou readest 〈◊〉 he said how can I except some man guide me 〈◊〉 8.30 31. The heart of man is darkned that 〈◊〉 cannot understand the things of God Rom. 1. ●1 And that which is darknesse cannot com●●hend light therefore the Eunuch said how 〈◊〉 I understand Can flesh understand the spi●●t for they are contrary one to the other For we have need of one to teach us and it is o●● the Spirit of God that doth know and the●●●fore it is hee alone that can teach us for 〈◊〉 doth know all things of God for hee is 〈◊〉 with him and is the very God therefore 〈◊〉 knows all things For he searcheth all things 〈◊〉 the deepe things of God 1 Cor. 2.10 As m● hath an eye to see and an eare to heare and heart to understand and other members su●●ble for man to see and heare and understan● and perceive the things of man So for 〈◊〉 weake capacity God is set forth to us in 〈◊〉 Scripture by those things as an eye to see b●●cause hee sees all things Neither is there 〈◊〉 creature that is not manifest in his sight 〈◊〉 all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of 〈◊〉 with whom we have to doe Heb. 4.13 And he is said to have an eye to see all our actio● and hee also seeth all the things of God in 〈◊〉 truth of them as the truth is in Jesus A● therefore he is said to have an eye because 〈◊〉 the eye we see and so an eare to heare W●● you are in trouble call upon me and I will he●● The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous ● eares are open to their crye Psal 30.15 He h●●reth all things both the things of God wh●● are spiritual and all things else so he is sai● have an eare because by the eare we heare for our weake capacity God is said to hav● eare because he heareth all things And so he is said to have a heart for with the heart wee come to understand thinke know and believe the things of man I know the thought that I have to you saith the Lord thoughts of peace and love and good will Isa 55.8 My thoughts are not as your thoughts Psal 139.17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto mee O God how great is the summe of them So the Lord hath thoughts towards us but we as wee are men know them not and he understands all the wayes of man and knows them for he is the maker of man therefore he must needs know all the wayes of man and he also knows all the things of himselfe and none can know the things of God but that which is one with God and that is alone the Spirit of God and he doth understand and ●hinke and know and believe the things of God For the first he doth understand the things of God Hee it is that doth understand the ●ruth of those things that he doth see heare There is a secret mysterie in all the things of God and it is all hidden from man as man ●e doth not nor cannot know any of them ●or understand any thing of them but the Spirit of God doth understand them all even ●he most secret things of all and all those excellent things that the Spirit of God doth se● and heare and understand what the truth of it is they are all purchased by Christ for th● children of God and is all kept in store is Christ for us to be revealed by this Spirit i● us and to us at the time appointed of the Father So the Spirit of God being given to 〈◊〉 makes us Saints so as we are men we understand not any thing of God yet as wee an● Saints and have the Spirit of God this spiri● in us understands all the things of God an● so by degrees reveales it in us and to us th●● as we are Saints wee understand the minde 〈◊〉 God and those things that are laid up in sto●● for us and this Spirit of God doth thinke the thoughts of God it thinkes all the excelle● thoughts that God thinkes for it knowes alone the thoughts of God what he hath to hi● children in the purity of them So though 〈◊〉 we are men wee cannot thinke the thought of God nor any thing aright of God ye● this spirit of God in us knows al the thought of God to us and it thinkes those thoughts o● God that God would have It thinks and s● by degrees reveales in us as we are Saints wha● the thoughts of God to us are this Spirit 〈◊〉 God knows all the things of God he doth n●only understand what the meaning of th●●● things are that hee sees and heares but h●● knowes them to be very truth because hee is one and the same in it therefore man cannot know any thing of God For as he is man he is not one with God and to know is to be certaine that it is so and how can man be certaine that that is truth that hee can neither see nor hear nor understand it to be so But the Spirit of God is one with God therefore hee knowes it to be truth for hee searcheth all things and knows them all yea the deepe and most secret things of God all is for the Saints So the spirit in us knows all the things of God though man as man is quite ignorant and knowes not any thing of the ways of God so this Spirit brings us as we are Saints to know the things of God in his time Prov. 2.5 6 7. Then shalt thou understand the feare of the Lord and finde the knowledge of God For the Lord giveth wisedome out of his mouth commeth knowledge and understanding Hee layeth up sound wisdome for the righteous This Spirit doth bring us to know God for wee must first know God before wee can know the things of God so the Spirit leadeth us in that way that brings us to know God and that way is Christ Jesus for through him wee know God and hee brings us to the knowledge of Jesus Christ which to know him is to know the fulnesse of our happinesse for out of him God is an enemie to us but in him God is as well pleased with us as he is with Christ for through him wee have free passage to goe to God and Paul prizes the knowledge of Christ above all things in the world Phil. 3.8 Yea doubtlesse I count all things but losse for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord for whom I have suffered the losse of all things and do count them but dung that I might winne Christ and be found in him For to know Iesus Christ is to know al things for we cannot know him as he is but we shal know what we are in him Ephes 1.17 18. That the God

ye be willing and obedient ye sh●● eate the good of the Land but if ye refuse and reb●● ye shall be devoured with the sword for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it And so he goes along proffering mercy to them that are thus qualified Psal 147.3 He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds Mal. 3.7 Return unto me and I will returne unto you saith the Lord of Hosts Joel 2.12 13. Therefore also now saith the Lord turne ye even to me with all your heart and with fasting and with weeping and with mourning and rend your hearts and not your garments and turne unto the Lord your God for he is gracious and mercifull slow to anger and of great compassion and repenteth him of the evill Luke 13.3 But except yee repent ye shall all likewise perish And seeing the Lord calls upon thee for repentance and proffers thee a pardon through thy obedience thou art resolved to set thy selfe upon repentance and obedience CHAP. II. How Sathan comes with his Enditements against us by our workes of the Law VVHen thou art thus resolv'd to set thy selfe to walke in the wayes of God thinking thy selfe to be in a good way now then comes Sathan and tels thee 't is true the Lord is very mercifull and gracious to them that truly repent but thy repentance is not a true repentance for thou art not sufficiently humbled for thy sins for great sins must have great repentance and many sinnes must have much repentance Looke upon David and Peter whether thy repentance be like theirs if it be thou wilt be carefull for feare of falling into the like sins againe but thou daily fallest into the same sins againe Mat. 7.21 Not every one that saith Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdome of heaven but he that doth the will of my Father which is in heaven Heb. 6.4 5 6. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightned and have tasted of the heavenly gifts and were made partakers of the holy Ghost And have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the world to come if they shall fall away to renew them againe to repentance seeing they crucifie to themselves the Sonne of God afresh and put him to open shame Heb. 10.26 27 28 29. For if we sinne wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth there remaineth no more sacrifice but a certaine fearfull looking for of judgment and fiery indignation which shall devour the adversaries He that despised Moses law dyed without mercy under two or three witnesses Of how much sorer punishment suppose yee shall he be thought worthy who hath trodden under foote the Son of God and hath counted the blood of the Covenant wherewith hee was sanctified an unholy ●hing and hath done despight unto the spirit of grace 2 Pe● 2.20 21 22. For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ they are againe entangled therein and overcome the latter end is worse with them than the beginning For it had been better for them not to have knowne the way of righteousnesse than after they have knowne it to turne from the holy Commandement delivered unto them But it happened to them according to the true proverb the dog is returned to his owne vomit againe and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire Thus thou seest how the Devill wounds thee with thy owne righteousnesse for there is a perfect righteousnesse required and perfect obedience but thou canst not find this in thee therefore thou art sore troubled but sometime thou hast got some power over thy sinnes and art affected with the wayes of God that thou canst goe on cheerefully in thy obedience to God and powre forth thy soule to the Lord in prayer and findst that thy prayers are heard and thy petitions granted and thy sinnes are pardoned and now for present thou hast joy and comfort and now thou art ready to say with David I shall never be moved Thus while thou art in duties and performances thou hast joy and peace but when thou art overcome againe with the Devile temptation and thy owne corruptions then immediately thou art cast downe againe and ready to question that joy peace thou hadst before and say it was presumption Thus thou seest beloved how thy comforts ebbe and flow with thy performances CHAP. III. H●w poore soules are wounded by false Teachers VVHen thou seest thy selfe in this sadde condition that thou art sore troubled on every side for thou seest God angry with thee for thy sins and he command thee to repent and he will pardon thy sins But thou sindest that thou canst not repent aright therefore now thou canst not see thy sins pardoned And the Lord requires obedience of thee and sometimes thou canst not performe any obedience to him at all for thou canst do nothing bur sin then thou art sore troubled ●r that and other sins thou canst perform o●●dience but thou findest that it is not such a ●●rfect obedience as is required therefore thou ●t sore troubled that thou canst not performe a right Oh thinkst thou what shall I doe ●m ignorant of the wayes of God and I do ●●t know what to doe I will goe to some Mi●sters and tell them what a sad condition I ●n in They are learned men and therefore ●●ey know the mind of God They know how 〈◊〉 administer a word of comfort in season ●d will tell mee what I should doe that I ●ight finde God and walk in his wayes and ●●t be thus troubled So thou goest and tellst ●●em thy sad condition askest them what ●urse they would counsel thee to take Cant. 3. The watch-men that goe about the Citie ●nd me to whom I said saw ye him whom my ●●le loveth If you have seene him you can ●●l how to describe him to mee If you have ●●ne him you can tell mee what he is not ●ly in himselfe but what he is in the Saints ●●d to the Saints and how excellent hee is in ●his wayes and glorious in all works I have heard excellent things of him but if ●u have seene him you can tell mee more of ●●●m then another therefore I pray tell me ti●gs of him tell me where he is and how I ●ll finde him tell mee how you found him that I may find him also for he is my belo● he is he whom my soule loves above all thi● in the world I count all things like drosse● dung to him I am exceeding sick of love and 〈◊〉 not rest till I have found him Cant. 5.7 watch-men that went about the City found they smote me they wounded me How did they wound her but with 〈◊〉 doctrine so doe they thee they tell thee Law is a Schoole-master to bring thee to Ch●● Gal. 3.24 They tell thee the law saith ●●sed are every one that continueth not in all th●● which are written