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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53813	The tryal of the truth or rather, the law is the truth : Psalm CXIX, CXLII, wherein are presented to the upright in heart, certain theoretical queries ... which queries particularly and especially tend to make way for the finding out whether it be our duty to keep holy the seventh day Sabbath ... / propounded by a lover of the truth, I.O., of age 57 years, who desireth that truth be preferred in all things above error, and virtue above vice ...	Ockford, James.	1656 (1656)	Wing O8A; ESTC R41804	18,146	20

Sabbath as well as the Iews because God hath made rich and singular promises of grace and glory to us on our keeping of it Isaiah 56.6.7.8 These and some other considerations through grace have instructed my heart to beleeve that the Precept of the Sabbath is as truly spiritual and holy as any Precept in that Law retaining the same authoritie and binding nature as ever it had and therefore ought as truly and as conscionably to be kept as any precept of that Law But few men as yet are of this understanding not because there is any Scripture or sound reason that doe lead men to beleeve otherwise that I doe know of but onely out of some imaginary perswasion as already mentioned that the duty of the Sabbath doth nothing at all concern them and thereon men take libertie to violate the Law of God which Law they ought with care and conscience to keep Prov. 3.1 chap. 7.1 Eccles 12.13 Mat. 22.37 1 John 5.3 and doe never repent of it Yea men are so far from repenting of their violating of the Sabbath that they doe allow and justifie themselves and all men professing Christ in the breaking of it by doing of the things which are expresly forbidden in it promising salvation to themselves and preaching and promising it to others notwithstanding I dare say they cannot prove that God ever hath made any promise of salvation to any who did allow or justifie themselves in the trausgression of that righteous Law The consideration of these things and the discharge of my dutie towards God and Man hath moved me in humble boldnesse to publish these ensuing Queries for the true finding out whether it be not necessary to salvation that we should walke in obedience to Gods holy Law Exod. 20. to the end that if it be found necessarie to salvation for us to walk in obedience to Gods Law with Gospel performances that those then who have neglected it to this time may repent thereof and for time to come conform themselves to doe whatsoever God doth command in it lest they speak peace to themselves when God hath not said it and thereby deceive their poor souls As also that in case it be not found necessarie to salvation we then who professe obedience to the Gospel should walk in obedience to Gods Law Exod. 20. that wee who do beleeve the keeping of it is necessarie to salvation may be better informed for indeed at the present wee doe not in the least conceive that there is any unnecessarie thing commanded in that Law but onely true and just duties to be performed to God and Man in love which if it bee so and not otherwise how we then may neglect to doe that which is therein commanded and doe that which is therein expressy forbidden and sin not I would willingly know And lastly my desire is of thee that thou wilt read this following disconrse deliberately and considerately and weigh what is said uprightly and deal faithfully with God and thy own soul as I have done between God and my soul towards thee whose salvation he desireth in all sinceritie who remaineth for ever Thine in the Lord James Oockford THE TRYAL OF THE TRUTH Or rather The Law is the Truth PSALM CXIX CXLII Wherein are presented to the upright in heart certain Theoretical Queries viz. belonging to Study or Contemplation for the true finding out whether it be necessary to Salvation that we which profess obedience to the Gospel should walk in obedience to Gods Law the ten Commandements Exod. 20 Or whether we may justly refuse to doe that which is therein commanded and doe that which is therein forbidden without sinning against GOD Querie the first WHether there be not a Law in the Letter as well as in Nature given or vouchsafed of God to the Gentiles as well as unto the Iews to command or require true and righteous duties of them to bee performed to God and Man in love If nay Q. 2. How then shall the Gentiles know how to perform true and righteous duties to God and Man in love Mat. 22.37.39 And Q. 3. If there be a Law in the Letter as well as in Nature given or vouchsafed of God unto the Gentiles as well as to the Iews wherein God commandeth true and righteous duties to be performed to God and Man in love Q. 4. What Law is it if it be not the Law of the ten Commandements Exod. 20 And Q. 5. If it be the Law of the ten Commandements which God hath given or vouchsafed unto the Gentiles as he hath given or vouchsafed unto the Iews whereby he requireth true and righteous duties to be performed to God and Man in love Then Q. 6. Whether that Law be not broken by the Gentiles after the knowledge of it is come unto them if the duties therein commanded be not performed to God and Man in love If nay Q. 7. How then can sinne be said to be the transgression of the Law 1 Joh 3.4 And Q. 8. If the Law of Gods ten Commandements be broken by the Gentiles to whom the knowledge of that Law is come if the duties therein commanded be not performed to God and Man in love why then doe the Gentiles to whom the knowledge of the Law is come refuse to conform themselves to doe as they are commanded in the fourth precept of that Law And Q. 9. If the Law be not given to the Gentiles how can they be under the curse of the Law Galar 13.23 seeing where there is no law there is no transgression Rom. 4.15 And how could Christ have redeemed beleeving Gentiles from the curse of the Law Galat. 3.13 seeing sin is not imputed where there is no law Rom. 5.13 Q. 10. Tell me you Anti-Nomians who make a shew of godlinesse and deny the power of it was not the Law made for the lawlesse and disobedient for the ungodly and for sinners for ungodly and prophane for Murtherers of Fathers and for Murtherers of Mothers for Man-slayers for VVhoremongers for them that defile themselves with man-kind for Men-stealers for Lyers for perjured persons if yea can you or any else who are Gentiles by nature commit these or the like evils and not violate the Law of God Exod. 20. answer mee directly Q. 11. Tel me you who will not keep the seventh day Sabbath nor yeeld your selves to be governed by that holy and righteous Law of God Exod. 20. on a mis-conceived opinion that Iesus Christ hath abolished the Law Is not the Law of God Exod. 20. the Law of Love Deut. 6.5 Mat. 22.37.38 39. Hath Iesus Christ commanded love and hath he indeed abolished the Law of love Tell me could be abolish the Law of love and not abolished the Law and the Prophets which hang on it Mat. 22.40 Is there any thing commanded in the Law Exod. 20. which is contrary to the law of Nature Is there any thing commanded in that Law as that the doing of it is destructive to any Gospel-duty