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A80537 The last, and highest appeal. Or, An appeal to God, against the new-religion-makers, dresters, menders, or venders amongst us. Wherein is evidenced, amongst other things, that they have not true faith, true repentance, or true charity. Likewise, that the seven heads of sin, commonly called, the seven deadly sins, are manifestly apparent in the lifes of their preachers. / By Richard Carpenter. Carpenter, Richard, d. 1670? 1656 (1656) Wing C623; Thomason E1650_2; ESTC R209117 20,505 52

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is great want of a sound Principle But as the wise Physician coming to a sick-man first examines his Tongue because the Evil of the Body there quickly discovers it self so the corrupt souls of these Night-born Mushroms in Religion these Glow-worm-Lights soon appear in their foul tongues with the which they lash and beat down all that walk besides their new Adder-haunted pathes with a purpose to set up themselves and their most impure pretended Purity Yea with these their Evil Tongues which are set on fire of Hell they set on fire the course of Nature and James 3. 6. moving all Things which are in the World being the Theater of Nature out of their natural and proper Courses render the World the very Suburbs of Hell Against these I appeal to Thee O Thou who art the living God and the natural Matth. 16. 16. Coloss 2 3. Father of him in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge For his dear sake Arise and in thy Wisdom and according to thy Knowledge Plead my cause I poor Man know that we may not call thee to witness in a false Matter much less in such a Matter appeal to thee as a Judge Concerning the Matters of Faith all Antiquity thy present Church and thy own Word witness for me With reference to the Matters of Fact speak thou for me or against me and relieve my Conscience which cannot speak beyond my hearing And here I will boldly stand-up and with a Christian confidence and in the Power which I received from thee pronounce the sacred Verses with which they used in the Primitive Church to chase away the Noon-day Devils Let Psal 68. 1. ver 2. God arise let his enemies be scattered let them also that hate him flee before him As smoke is driven away so drive them away as wax melteth before the fire so let the wicked perish at the presence of God CHAP. IV. The Appeal with a finger directed to the first Matter in Question THe first Matter of the Appeal is I affirm That these our New Lights and walking Lanthorns are a notable part of the Wandring and Separating people of the last daies concerning whom the Scripture is so various and so wonderfully admonishing These bold people deny it My Reason is If these be no part of those people we shall never sufficiently know where when or how to discover such a people and all the Scripture-Lessons handed to us for that purpose shall vainly fall to the Ground and a foul aspersion be cast upon God the Author of Scripture as insufficient in his admonishments And that which animates my Reason is the most exact Conformity which these people have with the many Discoveries and characters made and given of Wanderers and Seducers in holy Scripture Here it is excellently worthy our Observation that Scripture is scarcely so various and wonderfull in any Matter as in this For first Scripture commands Thus saith the Lord Stand ye in the waies and see Jerem. 6. 16. and ask for the old paths where is the good way and walk therein and ye shall find rest for your Souls The old Latin Bible reads Vetus Interpres State super vias Stand ye upon or over and above the waies that is take a view survey of all waies that ye may discern between the old waies and the new but amongst the old paths ye shall find the good way wherein ye must walk that your Souls may rest in God as in their proper center Secondly Scripture intreats Now I Rom. 16 17. beseech you brethren mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned and avoid them For they that are such serve not our v. 18. Lord Iesus Christ but their own belly and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple Mark them that is observe them to avoid them or if ye please mark them nigro carbone with a black coal or know them for black Sheep Thirdly Scripture exclames and makes an out-cry O Timothy keep that which is committed to thy trust avoiding 1 Tim. 6. 20. prophane and vain bablings and oppositions of Science falsely so called which some v. 21. professing have erred concerning the faith The Apostle cries out as men do when they warn a Friend that is near the mouth of a deep pit or in some other great danger of Destruction Fourthly Scripture gives warning concerning future Times and Prophesies In the last daies perillous times shall 2 Tim. 3. 1. v. 2. v. 3. v. 4. come For men shall be lovers of their own selves boasters proud blasphemers Without natural affection truce-breakers false accusers O the divine Truth of sacred Scripture heady high-minded Having a form of godliness but denying the v. 5. power thereof from such turn away For v. 6. of this sort are they which creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins led away with divers lusts ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of v. 7. the truth Behold a most lively Picture of our captive-silly-sin-laden-led-away-lustful-everlearning-ignorant women Again For the time will come when they will 2 Tim. 4. 3. not endure sound doctrine but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers having itching ears And they shall v. 4. turn away their ears from the truth and shall be turned unto fables This Prophecy is made History amongst us Also S. Jude Jude v. 17. But beloved remember ye the words which were spoken before of the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ How that they told you v. 18. there should be mockers in the last time who should walk after their own ungodly lusts These be they who separate themselves sensual v. 19. having not the Spirit These mockers and Separates pretend that they have the Spirit but St. Iude declares that they are sensual and have it not Fifthly The Scripture exhorts Ye therefore beloved seeing ye know these 2 Pet. 3. 17. things before beware lest ye also being led away with the errour of the wicked fall from your own stedfastness But grow in v. 18. grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ to him be glory both now and for ever Amen The Apostles commonly end their Epistles with this Matter that they may imprint it the more into the Hearts of those unto whom they write And St. Jude But Jude v. 20. ye beloved building up your selves on your most holy faith praying in the Holy Ghost Keep your selves in the love of God looking v. 21. for the mercie of our Lord Iesus Christ unto Eternal life This Faith must be the first and most ancient in it's Order or it cannot be the most holy Faith Sixthly The Scripture awakes our memory which applies it self to past Things Remember therefore how thou hast Revelat. 3. 3. received and heard and