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A86902 A sermon gathered and set forth by that divine spirit which God hath given to me James Hunt, and dedicated to all those which do love God and the truth. Hunt, James, 17th cent. 1648 (1648) Wing H3735; Thomason E448_14 6,083 8

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tallnesse untill he come unto the fu●l age and stature and talenesse of a man even so in like manner as soone as a man is truely sanctified by the devine power of the word of God he is a new borne babe in Christ but then he doth grow up in glory by degrees until he become to be a perfect man in Christ Jesus even to the measure and stature of the fulnesse of Christ which is agreeable unto that portion of Scripture which I have afore mentioned and now I say againe which is agreeable unto the devine power and glory of my new birth which God my Father and Jesus Christ hath wrought in me And now by Gods helpe I will boldly say with Saint Paul as it is written in the 2. Epistle to the Corinthians the 4. Chapter and the 6. vers God who commanded the light to shine out of darkenesse hath shined in our hearts for to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ And now I say again Which knowledge doth shine in me so cleare that I doe behold Gods glorious face not with my bodily eyes which are temporall but with my spirituall eyes which are heavenly and eternall And now ye learned Schollers which have been bred up in th● Greek and Latin● Schoole I must tell you plainely if you can be able for to proove that there is no true God nor no true Gospell why then you may prove that a man can come to no true perfection here in this world But now ye deluding Synod from your Antichrist●…n stoole I pray stand up and arise For by the true light and glory of my new birth I shall set open your eyes for Christ doth tell you plainly Except a man be borne againe he cannot see the Kingdome of God and now ye Lords Knights and Burgeses in Parliament I must tell you plainly and boldly by the true light and glory of my New birth God hath made me able to shew you the true light and glory of the Kingdom of God For it is plainely written in the first Chap●er to the Coloss and the 12. and 13. vers God our Father he hath translated us into the Kingdome of his dear Sonne but how are we translated into the Kingdom of Jesus Christ I say by the true light and glory of his word for Christ hath a Church heere on earth which is visible and invisible the visible Church doth signifie all those people which are and shall be reconciled to Christ and to the ministration of the new Testament which is the booke of life the invisible Church that is the soules of the people which is to be discerned by the eye of Faith for Jesus Christ hath a glorious Church in himselfe for God our glorious Father he gave us his Son for to be head over all things to the Church which is his body as you may reade in the first Chapter to the Ephesians and the 22. verse and now ye High Court of Parliament I pray marke this point of Scripture for the Apostle doth call the true Church the body of Christ for as a temporall tree hath many bowes and branches and all make but one tree even so in like manner for all those that will be reconciled to Christ and to the obedience of his Word your soules which is the inward man shall be ingrafted in to the Mysticall body of Christ although we be thousand in number and now ye deluding Synod I understand there is many opinions amongst you about Religion but now I shall make to plainely appeare there is but two sots of people heere in this world for all those that are not in Christ they are out of Christ and all those that are out of Christ they are yet under the bondage of the Devill and Gods Word doth tell you plainely in the 5. Chapter and the 17. vers of the 2. Epistle to the Corinthians If any man be in Christ he is a new creature now this word any man doth signifie any man which is here on earth let him be rich of poore if he be in Christ he is a new creature and for to be a new creature is to be reconciled to Christ and to the ministration of the New testament and with all those that are new man in Christ old things are past away and behold all things are become new vers 17. For as Circumcision and the blood or Bulls and Goats and those Ordinances which you may reade at large in the 9. Chapter to the Hebrews did belong to the old Law and Testament which Christ hath abolished by his suffering on the Crosse Now on the other side Baptisme and the Bread and Wine they are those Ordinances which doth belong to the Mysticall body of Christ and to the ministration of the New Testament which shall stand and abide for ever And now ye high Court of Parliament it is plainely reported you doe intend to set forth and order that there must be Elders in every Parish and the Elders and Clergy they must examine the people before they come to receive the Sacrament of Bread and Wine but now I hope you shall plainely understand God hath made me a preaching Elder for to try and prove the Clergy for now yee Clergy I must tell you plainely no man hath any right in the sight of God for to bee partakers of the holy Communion of Bread and Wine but those that will bee reconciled to Christ and to the ministration of the New Testament whereunto the Sacrament of Bread and Wine doth belong for Christ doth tell you plainly in the 22. Chap. of Luke This cup is the New Testament in my blood which is shed for you and now by Gods helpe I will shew you in brief what a great error the Clergie are in for every Lords day they read a Chapter in the old Law and Testament and another in the New and when they are up in their Pulpits in their Doctrine they joyne the old Law and Testament and the New together as if they were both as one and in so doing they have most shamefully blinded and deceived all those people which are as yet held under their power For now I say plainly and boldly if there be any one of ye Clergy or any other man that can finde any one place of Scripture in the New Testament for to prove that the old Law and Testament is allowed of God for to be joyned to the mysticall body of Christ which I have plainly proved for to be the true and glorious Chu●ch if I cannot finde five other plaine and cleare truths of Scripture for to prove that you are utterly deceived in your judgement why then I will be content to be put to death under the judgement of ye Lords Knights and Burgesses to Parliament which are gathered togeather for the tryall of the Spirits And new ye Synod you say old Ceremonies they must be laid aside and now I say I pray forsake your Tenthes and Tythes for you shall be s●undly tried For Gods Word doth tell you plainly in the 7. Chapter to the Hebrews and the 5. verse The Sonnes of Levi they had a commandement to receive tithes of the people according to the Law And now yee learned Synod I hope you know the Leviticall Priesthood was in force in the time of the old Law for the 11. ver doth tell you Vnd●r the Leviticall Priesthood the people received the Law but the 12. verse will tell you palinely The Priesthood being changed there is made of necessity a change also of the Law for Christ hath quite abolished the old Law by his suff●ring on the Crosse and yee Synod and Clergy I must tell you plainely your Tenths and Tithes shall vanish away with the olde Law And now yee high Court of Parliament I pray remember that you have made open profession unto all the world that you have a desire for to pull downe the Kingdome of Antichrist but by you power you force the people for to pay Tenths and tithes to the Clergy and in so doing you doe very powerfully uphold the Kingdome of Antichrist For now I must tell you plainely and boldly Tenths and Tithes doth not belong to the glorious Priesthood of our and Saviour Jesus Christ But then some man may say what meanes shall the Clergy have for to live upon My answer is for all those that shall be found to be true preachers for to shew the people by what meanes they may grow up in heavenly perfection untill they come to bee perfect men in Christ there shall be money gathered for you which shall be sufficient for to maintaine you with meat drinke and apparell and the holy Apostles of Christ they were well content with those things and so I hope will ye Clergy for your coveting after Tenths and Tithes the same doth strongly blind your eyes And now yee Magistrates and Church wardens I pray take not that thing in hand For to fight against the power of God which you are not able to withstand For God hath made me a powerfull instrument as you shall know and finde For to open the peoples eyes whom the Clergy hath kept blind But some of you doe say I shall preach in the Church and you will be well content if I can get authority from the high Court of Parliament but by the power of God you and the high Court of Parliament shall see and understand Gods authority doth farre exceed the authority of of any mortall man for it is not in the Parliaments power for to make a man a Preacher for they shall finde God hath made me able for to be their teacher for to shew them and you the plaine and perfect way how true peace and sound religion you may quietly enjoy For these things God hath made me for to behold with my spiritall eye for which I honour my King and worship the holy and powerfull Tirnity FINIS