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A37263	Truth and innocency vindicated against falshood & malice exprest in a late virulent pamphlet intituled, (A true account of a most horrid and dismal plague began at Rothwell, &c.) without printer's licenser's or author's name thereunto) : together with an account of the Kettering visitation / by R. Davis ... ; to which is added, Mr. Rob. Betson's answer to so much as concerns him in the said libel.	Davis, Richard, 1658-1714.; Betson, Robert. Answer to some part of that pamphlet called, A plain and just account of a plague being at Rothwell.	1692 (1692)	Wing D435; ESTC R10047	98,027	94

Scripture when Moses had set before the Jews divers of Mount Sinai's Statutes he intermingles this Caution Lev. 18. 5. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments which if a man do he shall live in them I am the Lord. I suppose few think Life eternal is meant here and I suppose not Life temporal only for it was not present death to break any of these Statutes only some of them therefore a spiritual Life must be also included The same is quoted and to the same purpose Nehem. 9. 29. so also Ezek. 20. 11. And no less does the Apostle opposing the Life of Faith now to that Life they had from Mount Sinai's Covenant insinuate that then it was He that doth these things shall live in them but now the just shall live by faith Gal. 3. 11 12. Rom. 10. 5 c. 3 dly It plainly follows that so long as they obeyed and sacrificed so long they were quiet in their Consciences 4 thly I do not deny but they had Faith upon God in the Promise but in most of them it was weak dark and uncertain so as little Peace of Conscience could accrue only from thence 5 thly This is verified in the Experiences of many Christians especially them that walk legally who have too much a tang of that Covenant still in their spirits If the Question was asked them Whether they have their Peace of Conscience always from Faith in exercise on the Person and Righteousness of Christ or from their Vows Resolutions and Obedience with other marks they set up to themselves which are meerly legal I am certain if they speak the truth they must answer the latter for this I have experienced my self many years 6 thly Suppose it at the worst where is the dangerous Error of it now a days since we are not under that but another Dispensation And this Assertion only comes in to illustrate and magnify the Glory of this New Testament Dispensation Then I added in Discourse that Isaiah did not understand his own Prophesies as well as the Apostle Paul which I cannot but judge to be very true tho' my words were then wrested and trumpeted abroad according to the usual manner Let this also suffice as an Answer to the 11 th Charge in their order 17. Sinners must come to Christ and be united to him in all their sin and filth That the Gospel invites Sinners as Sinners to come to Christ and not as Saints nor as little and reformed Sinners is evident from the whole current of the Gospel's invitation Consider Isa 55. 1. 43. 22. to 26. Isa 65. 1. compared with Rom. 10. 20. Rev. 22. 17. All sorts are invited to come heavy-laden Sinners Mat. 11. 28. The like invitation Luke 14. the maimed the halt and the blind were to be brought in ver 21. and the high-way Sinners compelled to come in ver 23. I would fain know where and when People must leave their Sins before they come to Christ 'T is true instantly upon their closing with Christ they are no longer under the dominion of sin for they are under grace Rom. 6. 14. Therefore all the Scriptures quoted for the Confutation of this are not to the purpose not one of them proving that Sin can be mortified in a state of Nature before a Soul comes to Christ But this Objection shews its Teeth and discovers who the Objectors are and what their design is viz. To maintain a power in Man's will to believe repent and turn himself antecedent to Christ's coming to the Soul by his Spirit 18. 'T is great comfort to us when we were weak in the Faith that Christ is strongly believing in Heaven for us Answ The Writer that came at the latter end took this false also For these Assertions were then laid down 1. That Christ believed and exercised other Graces of the Spirit whilst on Earth as appears from the Word of the Lord proved by Dr. Goodwyn in his Triumph of Faith 2. That thus his fulfilling of all was for the Elect as their Mediator and that the holy Graces of the Spirit he exercised as Man came within the compass of imputed Righteousness This is undeniably proved in the aforementioned place 3. That his meritorious Righteousness in all its parts tho' compleated on Earth is now in Heaven where the person of Christ is who presents it to the Father on Believers behalf and he presents Believers in it And how Prejudice hath wrested this is evident from the Pamphlet But I add No doubt tho' the Lord Jesus has all power committed to him for bringing his Sons and Daughters to Glory yet he trusts his Father for bringing them also which redounds to our benefit This Assertion is grounded on his Intercession to his Father John 17. 11. And now I am no more in the world but these are in the world and I come to thee Holy Father keep through thine own Name those whom thou hast given me c. 19. God the Father and God the Son are at strife who shall love Man best Answ I remember well it was thus exprest There seemed to be an holy Contention between God the Father and the Son who should love the Elect best grounded upon those words John 10. 17 with other Scriptures compared They were Dr. Goodwyn's own words or very like them And I know not why we may not use holy strains of Rhetorick to set forth that unfathomable and ineffable Love of the Father and the Son in the Election and Redemption of Sinners without being an offence to any Ears but those that are stuft with Prejudice As for that Expression said to be used as the language of Christ to the Father I will throw up my work of Redemption if you will not give me these I remember nothing of it nor believe any thing of it to be true 20. Persons may sincerely desire Christ to be their Prophet Priest and King and yet be Hypocrites still Answ This is a notorious Falshood whoever it is that affirms it No Man of Reason not blinded by Malice can think me so void of common Sense as to express my self thus WE the Members of the Church of Christ at Wellingborough having formerly attended Mr. David ' s Preaching do upon the best Recollection of what we heard testify and declare He has been much wronged and that his Preaching amongst us has been to advance Grace and Holiness and the Doctrine that is according to Godliness Robert Berson Thomas Barker William Hensman Maximilian Grindon John Fox William Smith Thomas Tutel Samuel Tecar William Hall William Marshall Francis Mee Samuel Conquest Thomas Falknor Thomas Wells William Martin The following false Stories came from Cambridge which I have already answer'd to the London Ministers I shall prove how I am abused therein by divers substantial persons And I have here this advantage that the mistaken Objectors were speedy in these Charges whilst matters were fresh in the memories of the Hearers so that they then

Brethren and Love to God and Christs But this way he denied and said Men make Idols of them and worship Stones and Stocks and such as put them on this way of 〈…〉 Priests Mr. Thomas 〈…〉 Dowly attested Mr 〈…〉 Sanctification is no Evidence of Justification Mr. Bland 't was also said Mr. Hunt would attest the same He preaching said How came the Covenant of Works and the Elect under it It was to illustrate the electing Love of God and not to make the Elect happy The Law entred that the Offence might abound The Law was too weak when Man was in his best estate to reign over him to eternal life Mr. Chandler who took it from his mouth in writing That Believers under the Law had their life from their doing and they had no longer life than when they were crying weeping and groaning witnessed by Mr. Robert Page who entring into Conference with Mr. Davis about it objected Isa 53. 5. He was wounded c. and therefore the Prophet believed on Christ To which Mr. D. replied the Prophet did not understand what he said Mr. Robert Page Believers under the Law had no real sight of Christ Mr. Chandler When you are discouraged with Unbelief in Duty if you can but believe that Jesus is there strongly believing for you this raiseth your Faith if you see Christ loves mightily for you this draws forth your love Mr. King who heard him You would mourn you would weep no Christ hath mourned and he hath wept and you have nothing to do but accept his Grace the Righteousness by which thou and I must be justified is Christ's fulfilling Adam's Covenant and Mount Sinai's Covenant and the Covenant of Grace Mr. Carlile For any to look to their Sanctification was a hindrance to their closing with Christ Mr. Worden the Minister Toe fear Sin is the way to increase it Mr. Holledge In Prayer he said Lord we stand before thee without Sin And in his Sermon he objected Some say we are against praying for pardon of Sin To which he answered Altho' we are pardoned yet it is our Duty to pray for Pardon for the Honour of the Father and of the Son Mr. Chandler Lord thou lookest upon thy People even when they are sinning against thee and sayst Thou art all fair my Love there is no spot in thee Again there must be no more Conscience of Sin in Believers Mr. Carlile There are five times of Christ's especial Intercession c. Christ saith I cannot so heartily pray for my People when they sneak from their Profession Mr. Sheppard Mr. Chandler Mr. Holledge Mr. Bland The Offers of Grace must be made only to the Elect Mr. Chandler Christ and Believers are one in Intercession Believers that take comfort in Promises mistake the way but we must flie to Christ Mr. Bland 't was also said Mr. Hunt will attest it too Whatever is supernatural is saving Grace Mr. N. Acock 't was said will attest it Mr. Davis and the Preachers sent from the Church at Rowel set up Meetings in very many Counties to the compass of about fourscore miles viz. at Wellingham Cambridge Bedford Needingworth Northampton Kempson Wellingborough Oundle Kimbolton Kaysoe Kettering Tharp Waterfield Chatresse Aiveth Creton Wormditch Kaysoe-wok Woolaston Olney Lutterworth the Fenns Codgbrook Old Weston Browden Rushden Brigstock Cockingworth Great Oakly Gedington Mr. M Mr. Blouer Mr. Taylor Hussey Billoe Singleton Dowley Shepard King Chandler c. who testified some of one place and some of another But the Name of upright Mr. Clark is not amongst them Several of these Meetings are in or near the Places where dissenting Ministers have their stated Congregations and Churches Kempson within a mile of Bedford Mr. Chandler Mr. Tomlins At Wellingham where Mr. Worden preaches Mr. Worden Mr. Marshall At Cambridge Mr. Taylor Mr. Hussey Needingworth within a mile of St. Ives where Mr. Bilio's is Mr. Billoe Mr. Freeman At Northampton Mr. Blore Frequent Week day meetings at Kettering Mr. M Codgbrook within a mile of Mr. Haycock near Mr. Gibbs Mr. Page Tho' desired to forbear coming to several of these places yet persisted He administers the Lord's Supper in places far distant from each other as at Rowel Thorp-Waterfield mr Terrey At Wormsditch mr Sheppard At Northampton mr Blower He hath taken Members of other Churches without any dismission yea against the Will of the Pastor and Church Mr. Bere from mr Gibbs mr Page Thomas Hobbie from mr Billows mr Billoe mr Moor. One of Caysoe Church goody Page of Creton mr Chandler He hath broken Churches and caused Divisions an Confusions mr Taylor 's Church in Cambridge broken mr Taylor Hussey Worden Gilbert Speckman He hath broken them at Willingham mr Worden mr Marshall He hath declar'd it to be his Opinion that he is happy who is an Instrument in breaking all the Churches mr Worden Furthermore he hath affirmed that for some years all the Churches are gone a whoring from Christ mr Medwell He being told how comfortably the Ministers had lived formerly together he reply'd with heat It was the Gospel he preached made all the disturbance for which he brought Matth. 10. Christ came not to bring Peace on earth but a Sword mr M mr Blouer He said that mr Sheppard was an enemy to Christ and to the Gospel T. Leigh● That mr Medwell had done more mischief in two years than he could repair all his life Others he call'd dry Sticks witness mr Shepard Scribes Pharisees Legalists Baal-Priests mr Worden mr Jennings He said I care not for all the Elders in London they are most of them Arminians Amiraldists and Baxterians mr Chandler mr Holledge He with the Church at Rothwell send forth many illiterate and ignorant Preachers without advising with neighbouring Ministers one of which said Christ murdered himself Down with Works down with the Law Another Christ went about his work blindfold from that place who so blind as my servant which another of them thus interpreted viz. Christ is blind so as to see no sin in his People Another thus When People have Convictions they will go to the Minister and he will exhort them to read and pray and repent but these are the black marks of Hell These last words spoken by mr Rowlett and witnessed by mr N. Cook of Welford mr Davis pretended to Visions for preaching a Funeral Sermon at Oundle he told the People that on Thursday-night about eleven of clock in a Vision he saw his deceased Sister in Heaven she walking in her uprightness whereas he knew not of her death till late on Friday the day following mr John James of Oundle mr John Nickolls both of mr Sheppard's Church That he anoints the Sick with Oyl is confessed by himself and Friends One passage relating to this purpose was attested by two serious Professors produced by mr Medwell The passage was this There was a Woman who had got Faith in the Anointing as also some of her Relations confident of her recovery thereupon

to be attested by several That Believers under the Law had no clear Sight of Christ for it was Christ manifested in the Promise and not in the Flesh that they had immediately to Eye This is so clearly to be prov'd by many Testimonies of Holy Writ besides that in 1 Pet. 10 11 12. that I need not add any more for I think it will not be denyed This I observe of Mr. Chandler's Testimony that he still offereth to corroborate it with Mr. Acok as his faithful Second whereas there were divers others always present as well as he and yet scarcely any mentioned but he alone because he is filled with as much prejudice as himself Animadversions on the foregoing Head THE Design of the Charges under this Head seem very probably to me to insinuate this That there is no Difference between Believers now and Believers under the Law and therefore Believers then being under a Conditional Covenant of Grace as is alledged they are so still even now in Gospel Days But the Vanity of this Argument appears if we do but well weigh the Scope Argument and Design of many of the Writings of the Apostles both of Paul and others which was to shew an eminent difference between the Two Dispensations this the Apostle Paul doth on set purpose through the whole Thread of his Discourse in his Epistle to the Romans The like is done in that of the Hebrews c. Now grant that to be a Conditional Covenant of Grace yet now saith the Word of the Lord we are under another Dispensation far exceeding that and this in a greater preheminence above the other in that it is free in its Dispensation The former Covenant said Do this c. Rom. 10. But the Covenant of Grace the Rightousness of Faith saith on this wise Ascend not into Heaven to bring Christ from Above descend not into the Deep to bring Christ up that is perform no Conditions for Christ but what saith it the Word is nigh thee even in thy Word and in thy Heart that is the Word of Faith and it is of Faith that it might be of Grace 2dly The Order of the First Covenant was quite different from this The First Covenant ran in this strain Exod. 19. 5. Now therefore if ye will obey my Voice indeed and keep my Commandments then ye shall be a peculiar People unto me above all People c. Whence observe 1st here is Doing and Obeying before there is a Right and Title to any Blessing The Order of the Second Covenant ran quite otherwise as you may see Jerem. 3. 35. Hebr. 8. 13. Where you have 1st The Cause the free pardon of Sin 2dly The Effects I will put my Laws in their Hearts and write them in their Minds v. 10 and the Cause must always precede the Effects Observe in the First Covenant Obedience is mentioned as the Condition of the Blessing 3dly This new Covenant is said to be established upon better Promises Hebr. 8. 6. The Promises of the First Covenant being chiefly Temporal and all Conditional but the Promises of the Second being Eternal and also Absolute and Free 4thly The First Covenant was faulty Not that there was any Fault in the Holy Covenant but in them that were under it For it is said expressly Heb. 8. 8. For finding fault with them c. And that is because they could not perform the Conditions of it therefore the Fault of the Covenant was in respect of them that were under it because they could not come up to the Terms of it But this Fault is fully amended in the Scond in that the Conditions are fully performed by the Mediator thereof and therefore the Blessings thereof are perfectly Free and Unconditional to them that are under it so that no fault can be found with the Covenant for requiring Conditions not to be performed for they are already performed by the most excellent Mynistry of the Mediator of this Second Covenant Nor can there be any fault found with them that are under it for they can plead the Performance already given in by their Surety and Representative This is the main Scope of the Apostle's Argumentation Heb. 8. ver 6 ad finem So that I conclude If the First Covenant were a Conditional Covenant of Grace yet it is evident that the Second has the Preheminence over it in that it is Free yea Absolutely Free to us without Condition I might add many Scriptural Reasons more to prove the Freedom and Unconditionality of this New-Covenant but that would be contrary to my designed brevity therefore let these suffice for the present I shall now return to the next Head of Charges In Prayer he said Lord we stand before thee without Sin And in his Sermon he objected Some say we are against Praying against Pardon of Sin to which he answered altho' we are Pardoned yet it is our duty to pray for Pardon for the Honour of the Father and of the Son Answ There is too much Sin cleaves to our Persons and Performances and we ought to acknowledge it but Believers in the Righteousness of another are so accounted which was meant if not added Though there be Spots enough upon us and upon our best Performances yet there is no spot in that Compleat and God-like Righteousness which is imputed to us The Expression is Scriptural Rev. 14. 5. For they are without fault before the Throne of God Cant. 4. 7. Thou art all fair my Love there is no spot in thee Why should the Expression then be offensive to any except to such who are enemies to the Righteousness of God which is by Faith 'T is true our Justification is true at our first Believing this truth is only sit for Bellarmine to deny and they that are like him therefore when we pray for the Pardon of Sin we pray for the greater Application of it to our Consciences and the continuance thereof this God requireth of us And certainly to obey him is to Honour him 'Pray in this Charge where is the Crime Lord thou lookest upon thy People even when they are sinning against thee and sayest Thou art all fair my Love there is no spot in thee These Positions are undeniably true 1. That the best of Believers do sin and the sin of Unbelief mixeth with their best Performances and that I take to be a very great Evil. 2. That God looketh upon them and dealeth with them always in the compleat Righteousness of his Son even then also when their Imperfections mingle with their best Holiness Else what would become of the Best 3. As this Everlasting Righteousness is unchangeable so is God's Act of Imputation for with him there is no variableness nor shadow of turning from whom this Good and perfect Gift cometh Jam. 1. 17. Jesus Christ that's make of God unto the Believer Wisdom and Righteousness and Sanctification and Redemption 1 Cor. 1. 30. is the same yesterday to day and for ever Heb. 13. 8. Who is

Corinth 12. 12. His Friends John 15. 15. His Brethren John 20. 17. His Bride and Spouse and Wife Revel 21. 2. ch 19. 7. His Love his Sister Cantic 4. 7. And by Vertue of this Union what properly is attributed to Christ is in the Scriptures attributed to his Members with this Difference It must be understood of him properly and inherently but of them only imputatively Yet it is exprest of them in the Word of God after such a manner as rendreth the Act of Imputation very Admirable The Name that is peculiarly given to him in Gospel-Days to wit The Lord our Righteousness is also given to his Jerem. 33. 16. And this is the Name wherewith she shall be called The Lord our Righteousness As a Wife by Virtue of the Marriage-Union taketh the Husband's Name So also of the Description given to his Vesture Revel 1. 13. One like the Son of Man cloathed with a Garment down to his Feet and girt about the Papps with a Golden Girdle Which Garment was of Fine Linnen Dan. 5. 5. The same is affirmed concerning the Garment of Believers Rev. 15. 6. And the Seven Angels came out of the Temple having the Seven Plagues cloathed in pure and white Linnen and having their Breasts girded with Golden Girdles so also Revel 19. 8. Of him it is said Esa 53. 9. Neither was deceit found in his mouth The same is said of them Rev. 14. 5. And in their mouth was found no guile Of him it is written Hebr. 7. 26. That he is Holy Harmless and Undefiled and separate from Sinners The like concerning them is asserted They are all fair and there is no spot in them Cant. 4. 7. Nay He presenteth them to himself a Glorious Church not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing but Holy and without blemish Ephes 5. 7. He presenteth them to the Father no less Glorious In like manner they are said to be compleat in him as Head over all Principality and Power Col. 2. 10. And as they are wrapt round with this Righteousness God is said to behold no Perversness nor see any Iniquity in them Numb 25. 21. And concerning their Transgressions also thus it is written That their Sins upon the exactest search of Justice are not to be found c. Jerem. 50. 20. I cannot but from hence conclude how vain it is for Men to pretend with the Line of Reason to sound this imputed Righteousness or to judge how far it reacheth and how far not such full-blown Discoveries thereof are reserved for the Glory of the Latter-Day or rather for Heaven it self In the mean while it is safer for us to keep close to Scriptural Expressions and believe and admire what we cannot comprehend I wonder therefore that Saucy Earth-worms dare cast this imputed Righteousnessinto the Fire of their own Fancies that thence it may come out a Golden Calf for them to Dance about or cast it into the Mold of their own carnal Reason that from thence they may lift up a dead Image for themselves to fall down before But vain Man would be wise tho Man be born like a wild Asses Colt Job 11. 12. Yet this their Wisdom is their Folly being Enmity against God and the way of Salvation by Jesus Christ Thus I have briefly vindicated the Righteousness of God which is by Faith now I pass on to the remaining Fragments of Accusations There are five times of Christ's especial Intercession c. Christ saith I cannot so heartily pray for my People when they sneak from their Profession Answ To this purpose I Preached That tho Christ's Intercession be Unchangeable in it self yet eventually as to us there are special Times of Intercession As for instance Christ interceedeth for his Elect afore called yet it is eventually an especial time when they are Called Again he interceedeth for his Children when under Babylonish Captivity yea he is represented in the Scripture especially interceeding when they are coming out of their Captivity see Zech. 1. 12 12. compar'd with vers 16 17. That Babylonish Captivity Deliverance and Intercession were but Typical a greater Man than many now alive to wit Mr. Bridge of Yarmouth was of the same Judgment What was said as to Christ's interceeding for Believers when sneaking from their Profession was to this effect That Christ did not interceed for his own Children that they might be kept from particular Apostacy for if he had they should never have fallen thereinto nor doth he own them unto his Father in relation to their Act of their Apostacy tho he doth as to their State This is plain to me from Mat. 10. 33. As also from the instance of Peter who tho the Lord Jesus pray'd for him that his Faith fail'd him not yet it is not recorded that he pray'd for him that he should not deny his Master nor did the Lord own him then before his Father as doing well in that Act of denying him confirming it with Cursing and Swearing Christ and Believers are one in Intercession That that I said was this as many are ready to attest that we are one with him who is our Intercessor and that I judge is no Error I abhor putting any into Co-partnership with the Lord Jesus as much as others Believers that take comfort in Promises mistake the way but we must fly to Christ They that take Comfort out of the Letter of the Promise without meeting Christ in it by Faith may be mistaken for it is Christ in the Promise maketh the Promise precious and the Promise without Christ is but a dead and insignificant Promise And if to bid Persons fly to Christ and not to rest on any Promise short of Christ be to be vile I 'll be more vile still Whatever is Supernatural is saving Grace 'T was thus exprest in Discourse All saving Grace is Supernatual as was testified to their Faces then tho they had the Confidence to wrest the words first and then to Charge them on me The offers of Grace must be made to none but the Elect. I remember very well this I said to Mr. Chandler in private Dicourse that God designeth his offer'd Grace only to the Elect This I think none but a Free-willer will deny ANIMADVERSIONS THE design of this Charge if I am not mistaken may be to Countenance the New-minted Principle that others might be Saved besides the Elect. Again this Principle I shall offer a few Reasons and so conclude my Defence as to Matter or Doctrin 1. This sort of Doctrin fixeth two sorts of Eternal Decrees upon the holy God both respective and irrespective which is more absurd than the Arminian Tenent for it constituteth a two-fold Will in God in respect of those that are to beSaved to wit that his Eternal Will was to save some absolutely and others upon Conditions than which there cannot be a greater Injury offer'd to his holy perfect and intire Will which cannot be resisted 2. It rendreth the Death of Christ ineffectual