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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80146	The marrow of Christianity: or, A spirituall discoverie of some principles of truth, meet to be known of all the saints; represented in ten sections. / By T. Collier, minister of the gospel. Whereunto is added an epistle, written by M. Saltmarsh.	Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691.; Towne, Robert, 1592 or 3-1663. Assertion of grace.	1647 (1647)	Wing C5291; Wing T1978; Thomason E1157_1; Thomason E1157_2; ESTC R208677	55,702	142

life answerable to those moral principles of nature left in man since his fall the substance of which Law was written in the heart of the first Adam and was contained in that Verbal word In the day thou eatest thou shalt dye the death Man having yet the principles of that Law remaining in him God having by the promised Messiah given a farther being to Mankind in the world hee gives forth the righteous Law more at large in the Letter that so his Creatures might have a rule in the letter to walk by and likewise might bee the more sensible of the losse of both that principle and power they had once in Adam given unto them and likewise with it gives though not the same power yet the same promise of external life in the Land God gives them 2 The Law was that by which sin came that is by which sin became sinfull For it is true had not God given a Law yet ' man would have been acting contrary to the pure mind of God therefore he giues a Law that sinne might become out or measure sinful and it was added because or transgression for where no law is there is no transgression For by the Law was the knowledge of sinne and so it was an Administration of death both in the hands of Adam as wel as Moses 1 Cor. 3 6 7. 3 The Law in the Letter was an Image or Character of that spiritual righteousnesse God intended to bring in by Jesus Christ Aas Adam was an Image of that spiritual perfection God intended to make his partakers of in the spirit by Christ So this Law in the Letter was a rule answerable to that moral principle of righteousnesse in Adam and a Character likewise of that spiritual righteousnesse that every beleever attaines in Christ the righteousnesse of the Law in the Letter was not that beleevers enjoy in Christ but that righteousnesse Adam injoyed in his state of innocencie It was not the righteousnesse of God but a Character of that righteousnesse holinesse and purity that all beleevers are made partakers of in the spirit It was not that righteousnesse by which God intended to give life and glory eternally but such a righteousnesse which had external promises annexed unto it For if there had been a Law given that could haue given life then righteousnesse had been by the Law Wherefore I coclude that the Law in the Letter was but a character of the spiritual righteousnesse of God which is the life of the Saints and that by which God never intended to justifie any to Eternity For the Law in the Letter killeth not justifieth but the spiit giveth life 2 Cor. 3.6 The Law was given to Adam in th Letter and Moses was he Minister of the Law in the Letter but Christ is the Minister of the Law in the spirit Therefore Moses saith himselfe A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you like unto me him shall you heare in all things Acts 3.22 23. Deut. 18.15 Object It is said Rom. 15.8 that Jesus Christ was the Minister of Circumoision Answ True hee was the Minister of it for the truth of God to confirme the promises made unto Abraham he was a Minister of it so as to fulfill the truth held forth in it So the word Minister Diaconos signifies God having promised Christ to come of the seed of Abraham he gives forth circumcision and divers other ordinances as Types representing him and he is the Minister of all to act and fulfill all and to bee the substance of all those types for the truth of God Else God had not been true in his promises neither had salvation been obtained either by the Fathers to whom the promises were made or the Gentiles who were a-farre off and likewise included in the promises Therefore hee was the Minister of circumcision for the truth of God to confirme the promises unto the Fathers and likewise that the Gentiles might glorifie God for his mercy Not so much a Minister in the giving forth of it but in the fulfilling of it which gives occasion to the Gentiles to rejoyce and praise the Lord. Object Paul applieth the words of Moses in the Law Deut. 30.12 13 14. Rom. 10.6 7 8. to be the righteousnesse of faith The righteousnesse of faith speaketh on this wise Answ It is true that Christ and the righteousnesse of the Gospel was included in the Law There was a literall or externall righteousnesse expressed in the letter to which were externall promises annexed but there was a spirituall and internall righteousnesse included which onely beleevers were made partakers of which was a righteousnesse brought in by Christ and obtained by faith which is the law in the Spirit or that spirituall righteousnesse of God that beleevers are made partakers of which is the second thing propounded what the Law in the spirit is Secondly the Law in the spirit or the spirituall righteousnesse contained in the Law as you have already heard is the righteousnesse of God which every beleever is made partaker of Note these two words for the more full clearing of it First that there was a spirituall righteousnesse included mystically in the letter of the Law which none ever saw into but those spiritually enlightned Paul had experience of it Rom. 7.14 For we know that the Law is spirituall but I am carnall The Law in the Letter was not spirituall For the same Apostle could say that he walked concerning the righteousnesse of the Law in the letter blamelesse Phil. 3. yet he call● it a fleshly walking If any man had cause of glorying in the flesh I much more And he saith he was alive once without the Law but when the commandement came sin revived and I dyed Rom. 7.9 alive without the Law in the spirit for he was not without the Law in the letter by that it was he judged himselfe to be alive he walked concerning that blamelesse but when the commandement came that is when the spiritual righteousnesse of the law was unfolded which was no lesse than the righteousnesse of God then he saw how short he came of that righteousnesse hee was yet but in the letter in the flesh and not in the spirit Then sin revived I died Secondly that this Law in the spirit is that spirituall righteousnesse of God that beleevers are made partakers of 1 Cor. 3.6 The letter killeth but the spirit giveth life The letter killeth the letter requireth an exact and perfect obedience which none was able to performe and so the very letter of the Law did kill So at first it killed Adam and all his posterity and so it killed the Jewes being given forth in a more large way for it was the administration of death but the Spirit giveth life viz. the Lord Jesus the spirit and substance of the Law both morall and ceremoniall for the first man was made a living soule to answer a morall righteousnesse the second was made a quickning spirit to give

and in things never of God prescribed yet the spirit of lov● should so temper ●u● spirits as that we should not bite and devoure each other but let as many as are spiritual though differing in some circumstantial things in the letter yet own each other in ●he spiri● impu●ing those differences to the flesh a●d this union in the spirit the knowledge of it will in conclusion bring all the Saints into one spiritual way Esa 35.9 And so they shall worship God in the Spirit with one heart Z●ph 3. and so pu an end to divisions and dividing principles which flow meerly from the flesh SECTION IX The spirituall Kingdome of Christ in his Church in the latter dayes of the Gospel discovered THE Kingdome of Christ hath alwayes been and still is spiritual but in the latter dayes of the Gospel it shall be much more spiritual and glorious than formerly with relation to the subjects of it For the clearing of this truth in hand note these 4. particulars 1. That Christ is a King 2. Who are the subjects of his Kingdome 3. That his Kingdome shall increase in glory and spirituallnesse in the latter dayes 4. That his Kingdome is spiritual and not of this world First that Christ is King I suppose it is unquestionable all who own the Gospel but in the letter confesse as much in word see a Scripture or two to confirme it Psal 2.6 The Lord speaking of Christ saith Yet have I set my King upon the holy hill of Sion notwithstanding the rage of men yet Christ is King and will reign so likewise Psal 45. with Heb. 1.8 but unto the Son he saith thy Throne O God is for ever and ever a Scepter of righteousnesse is the Scepter of thy Kingdome he hath a Kingdome and a Scepter by which he rules he is the Prince of the Kings of the earth a King of Kings and Lord of Lords 2. Who are the subjects of his Kingdome it is true he is King over all King of Kings and Lord of Lords he will rule over his enemies with his Iron rod and dash them in peeces like a Potters vessell but he is in a more special manner King over the Saints and in them he lives and so rules in them as wel as over them he is not only King of nations but king of Saints Rev. 15.3 It is part of the Saints song of joy Just true are thy wayes O thou King of Saints and in the Saints he reigns spiritually powerfully for in the day of his power he maketh them a willing people the subjects of Christs Kingdome are a free people the manner how Christ reignes in and over his people and what are his Lawes I passe it in this place and referr you to the Kingly Office of Christ in my booke intituled the exaltation of Christ in his Offices and and so come to the 3. thing propounded That is that the Kingdome of Christ shall increase in glory and spiritualnesse in the latter dayes the glory of the Church in the latter dayes shall increase and the manifestation of Christs Kingly power shall increase Esa 9. of the increase of his Government and Peace there shall be no end The Churches glory shall consist of 2. particulars that is external and internall 1. External the Church shall injoy much external glory liberty and peace even in the world in the latter dayes Qu. Wherein shall the external glory of the Church consist Answ 1. In the abundance of peace and quiet even from the men of the world Esa 66.12 I will extend peace to her like a River and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing streame peace shall be extended not onely in the Spirit but in the letter likewise for the ground of this peace is rendred in verses 15.16 for behold the Lord will come with fire c. Esa 65.25 the Wolfe and the Lamb shall feed together c. they shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy Mountain saith the Lord God will take away the Wolvish disposition of men that they shall live peaceably amongst the Saints they shall not hurt nor destroy c. 2. God wil take off the spirits of evil men he will make them stoop and fall before the Saints Mich. 7.16.17 The Nations shall see and be confounded at all their might they shal lay their hand upon their mouth their eares shall be deaf they shall licke the dust like a Serpent they shall move out of their holes like wormes of the earth they shall be afraid of the Lord our God and shall feare because of thee Thus will the Lord deale with his enemies in the latter dayes he will take away their Chariot-wheels and cause them to drive heavily 3. God wil give the Saints a good name even amongst their enemies they shall be high even in the thoughts of bad men Isa 65.15 And yee to wit the Lords enemies shall leave your name for a curse to my chosen for the Lord will slay thee and call his servants by another name Formerly the Saints had a name of reproach amongst the wicked if a man departed from iniquity he made himselfe a prey but the Lord wil give his servants another name even amongst their enemies that men shall not blesse themselves in their evill wayes but whoso blesseth himselfe in the earth shall blesse himselfe in the God of truth 4. God will make his enemies in stead of persecuting to serve the Saints Isai 60.12 For the Nation and kingdome that will not serve thee shall perish yea those Nations shall be utterly wasted Vers 14. The sonnes of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee and all they that despised th●e shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet and shal call thee the Citie of the Lord. Thus you see the Churches enemies shall not only acknowledge the Saints and confesse them to be the Lords Citie but bow down unto them and do them service 5. The Saints shall be exceeding many and that will adde to their externall glory Times have been that to be a Christian indeed would have been a wonder and he that departed from iniquity made himselfe a prey and so were counted the off-scouring of all things but now a little-one shall become a thousand and a small one a strong Nation yea the Lord will hasten it in his time Isa 60.22 and vers 5. Then shalt thou see and flow together and thy heart shall feare and be enlarged because the abundance of the Sea shall bee converted unto thee the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee This with much more shall be the eternall glory of the Church Secondly the Church shall enjoy abundance of internall glory in the latter dayes both is coming on apace Quest Wherein shall the Churches internall glory consist Answ 1. In the abundance of spirituall light and knowledge Much ignorance hath possessed the soules even of Saints a long time a veil hath been spread over all

life to those dead in the first Adam And as the Father hath life in himselfe so hath he given to the Son to have life in himselfe and hee quickneth whom he will John 5. The Law in the letter killeth the law in the spirit quickneth Therefore Christ saith I came not to destroy but to save Iohn 12.47 Secondly what the Gospel is There is likewise the Gospel in the Letter and the Gospel in the Spirit The Gospel in the letter which properly doth signifie glad tidings and this Gospel is to goe forth amongst all but none are made partakers of it in the spirit but beleevers All are made partakers of it in the letter it is glad tidings to all and that in a double sense 1. It is glad tidings to all for all have a Being by it it is that which hath made peace for all an external peace in taking away that present curse Secondly it is that wherein internal and external peace is held forth and propounded to all which is glad tidings none are exempted in the letter til they exempt themselves through unbelief and so judge themselves unworthy of eternal life Secondly there is the Gospel in the letter likewise as it is a Gospel of spiritual peace and reconciliation And thus every beleever receives it first in the letter through the power of the spirit and this is Christ in the flesh dying upon the crosse taking away the condemnation of the Law in the letter And this is that answers the guilt of sin in the natural conscience a visible satisfaction for a literal transgression This was Gods way to take away sin and this is the first discovery God makes of himself to a sinner because he is pleased to conform himselfe to that way that might best suit with our understanding and so by degrees to draw us up more in the spirit unto himselfe and this is the Gospel in the letter answering the Law in the letter and the conscience troubled through the sense of sin which is the first knowledge of Christ and is indeed but a knowledge after the flesh and so is in the esteem of the Apostle but a carnal knowledge that is being compared to the spiritual knowledge therefore the Apostle saith 1 Cor. 3. I cannot write unto you as unto spirituall but as unto carnall even as unto Babes in Christ Note I doe not speak thus of the knowledge of Christ upon the Crosse and the application of it taking away the guilt of sin as a low and slight thing in it selfe For first it is Gods way to satisfie sinning souls and so none ever partake of mercy but by this way Secondly it is that being wrought by the spirit of Christ brings souls under the denomination of children 1 Iohn 2.12 Thirdly it is that by which the soule enjoyes much joy and peace who so hath obtained it from the Lord hath obtained a good degree and much boldnesse in the spirit Yet fourthly God usually by this way brings souls up into a spiritual union with himselfe and in comparison of the souls enjoying of God in Christ the Scripture calls it a carnall or fleshly knowledge and doubtlesse many may attain the knowledge of the Gospel in the letter and may own a dying Christ upon the Crosse and yet be but a humane faith a literal Gospel and never truly known in the Spirit But those who are brought to the knowledge of and beleeving in Christ dying upon the Crosse by the saving work of the spirit shall grow up in the more spirituall knowledge of him Secondly the Gospel in the spirit is the righteousnesse of God imparted in the spirit to the beleever it is the making of the beleever partaker of the same nature of the same spirit that was in Christ Jesus The Gospel in the spirit is the same as the Law in the spirit and represents the spiritual righteousnesse of God with which he intends to cloath his people and it is called The righteousnesse of God in Christ 2 Cor. 5. As there was a literal transgression of the Law so there is a Gospel in the letter to answer it a Christ dying upon the crosse As there was a spirituall righteousnesse included in the Law so likewise is there a spiritual righteousnes in the Gospel that is in Christ they are both in Christ the former righteousnes is the knowledge of Christ without as dying and satisfying the second is the knowledge of Christ spiritually formed in us which is here done in part and we shall in the conclusion bee wholly changed and swallowed up in that spirituall righteousnesse And indeed here lies the great mystery of the Gospel in these three particulars 1 God in Christ 1 Tim. 3.16 2 Christ spiritually in the Saints Christ in you the hope of glory Col. 1.27 3 That ful spiritual change into the spirit at the last day 1 Cor. 15.15 So that this is the glad tydings of the Gospel in the spirit not only that wee are made one with God but likewise that wee are made one in God he dwelleth in us we dwell in him and wee now serve no longer in the oldnesse of the letter that is with our old nature in the old letter given forth to Adam by Moses to the old end the obtaining of righteousnesse but in the newnesse of the Spirit that is the renewed mind by the spirit to a new letter written in the heart to a new end to glorifie the name of our Lord Jesus and to declare our cōformity to him in the spirit That this is in the Gospel in the spirit which the Lord Jesus brings up his unto by degrees the Scriptures in the spiritual understanding will declare not onely for confirmation 2 Cor. 5.16 with Heb. 10.19 20. In the first the Apostle saith Henceforth we know no man after the flesh yea though wee have known Christ after the flesh yet henceforth we know him no more after the flesh Note first there is a knowledge of Christ after the flesh even of the Saints Although we have known Christ after the flesh yet know we him no more Why vers 17. If any man bee in Christ he is a new Creature Christ is formed in him after the spirit and hee comes now to know a spiritual Christ within him as well as a fleshly Christ without him The second Scripture saith Wee have boldnesse to enter into the holyest by the blood of Christ by a new and a living way that he hath consecrated for us through the veil that is to say his flesh where likewise note that the bloud of Christ is but the way into the holyest and the flesh of Christ is the veil through which we enter into the holyest that is into the spiritual and heavenly injoyment of God We come first to the flesh and secondly to the spirit the flesh being the way to the spiritual enjoyment of him where Christ is entred already in the perfection and will in conclusion draw