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lord_n	day_n	israel_n	people_n	11,566	5	4.5954	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54029	Concerning the worship of the living God which he teacheth Israel his people who know him to be the only true God, and the worship which he teacheth them, to be the only true spiritual worship with some questions and answers relating to conversion, and to tenderness of conscience.	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1661 (1661)	Wing P1159; ESTC R18237	5,933	12

Jerusalem or at Samaria or the Mountain where the Fathers Worshipped Or did they not rather offer them at the Mount Sion to which they were come where the Male of the Flock even the Lamb without spot is known and the blood of Sprinkling felt Heb. 12. 22 23 24. and 1 Pet. 2. 5. O read read in the life of God the nature of the things themselves and do not feed upon your own imaginations or the imaginations of any other men concerning them Sweet is our God his living presence is exceedingly nourishing to the Soul precious is his power felt in the heart it is no less then Life Eternal to Worship him in his Spirit O let not the Enemy of the Soul cheat your Souls any longer of the precious things of his Kingdom with husky and dry food instead thereof which only gratifieth the earthly part but nourisheth not the immortal life Quest 6. How came the VVorship of God to be transformed and changed so from the Living Power into such dead formal wayes as generally VVorshippers in the world are found in Answ The Enemy hath done this by God's permission The Lord pleased to suffer him thus far to prevail against the Truth even to get into the Form of it and there to beget men into the Form and then deny and turn against the Power And this is the way of Antichrist in Kingdoms and Nations even to set up a formal way of Worship and by it to fight against the true Power Quest 7. How long hath this been done and how long is it yet to last Answ From Anticrist's beginning all the time of his reign until his overthrow The formal way of Religion will never be overturned nor the Power of Religion find place in the Earth but there will be still countenancing of formal wayes of Worship and turning head against the power and life of the Spirit until Antichrist's time come to an end and the Lord consume him by the Spirit of his Mouth and destroy him by the brightness of his coming Quest 8. When shall this be Answ The Lord is about this Work He hath already raised up that which hath not been raised up for many Generations and the Lord hath sorely smote down the Spirit of Antichrist in many hearts already and he is fetching a great and universal blow at him which stroke when it cometh from the Throne of God the Nations shall tremble before him and it will be as honourable to wait for the movings of his Spirit and to Worship him alone therein as now it is reproachful Some Questions and Answers relating to Conversion and to Tenderness of Conscience Quest VVHat is the way of Conversion Answ To turn men from Darkness unto Light and from the Power of Satan unto God Quest When is a man Converted Answ When he is gathered into the Light and into the Power out of the darkness of Sin and dominions of Satan Quest How is man Converted Answ By the operation of the Light and Power of God upon his Conscience Quest In what Condition is the Conscience before God works upon it Answ Hard and corrupt hardened by selfish reasonings and dark imaginations against the convictions of the Light and operations of the Power of God and corrupted with the sin and iniquity that dwels in it Quest What doth God make it in his working upon it Answ Gentle and tender fit to receive the impressions of his Spirit By the influence and power of his Spirit on the Conscience he openeth the ear to hearken to his voyce and prepareth the heart to follow him in his leadings Quest How doth God carry on his work in the converted Soul Answ By keeping it low and tender out of the self-wisdom and hardening reasonings of the humane understanding by this means he keeps it plyable to the light and power of his Spirit Quest Is only the tender Conscience then fit to be wrought upon by God Answ Yea indeed that alone The heart that is hard is inconsiderate of the voyce of God and stiff and stubborn against it having ever at hand some wisdom or will of the flesh to withstand the voyce and leadings of God by Quest Who is it that preserves the Conscience tender Answ The Lord of the Conscience He who made it knoweth the proper temper of it and his Light and Power is alone able to preserve it in that tenderness which he formeth it in Quest What is it that hardens the Conscience Answ The Wisdom of the Flesh Man having gained a wisdom out of the Light of God by the imaginations reasonings and strength thereof hardens himself against God Quest What is most necessary for a man to be vigilant in that desires to have the work of Conversion go on in his heart Answ To be careful to turn from and avoyd the reasonings of man's Wisdom and to have his eye and ear open to the light and voyce of God's Spirit that his Conscience may be kept upright and clear before the Lord. Quest What stains the Conscience Answ Any disobedience to God's Spirit any hearkening unto or following the voyce of a strange spirit This lets in the darkness which defiles even as the Light cleanses Quest Is a man then to expect such a thing as the Leadings of God's Spirit in his Conscience Answ A man cannot inherit the Kingdom of God but he must be first born again even born of the Spirit so saith the Scripture and so saith the experience of every one who feels the New Birth And when he is born of the Spirit he is to abide with him and learn the Law of the New Life and receive Power from him daily or the Spirit of darkness will soon get ground upon him and by degrees be recovering him back again into his Dominions Quest Surely if it be thus Hard is the Way of Religion and few there be who are found in the truth of it Answ The Way of Religion is hard indeed and wholly contrary both to Man's Wisdom and Will insomuch as he cannot enter into it nor walk therein but as they are cut down He that will be a Disciple to Christ and follow the leadings of his Spirit must deny himself wholly and become anothers and be content to stand or fall to his own Master He cannot please men no not in his Worshiping of God but must turn from that which is Glorious in their eyes and sacrifice that which is to them an abomination So that he must look to be condemned by men who will be approved in the sight of God Quest Why hath God put his People upon such hardship as still in all Ages and Generations to walk in a Way contrary to the World and still to be the Object of its Hatred Scorn and Persecution Answ How can it be otherwise He begetting them in a Spirit contrary to the World and which testifieth against the World shewing that the Deeds thereof are Evil How can the Spirit of the World but still turn against such and Hate and Persecute them Quest How long shall it be thus Answ Till truth be raised by the Power of God into Dominon over the Spirit and Power of Drakness The Spirit of Life now suffers under the burthen of man's corruptions in love to them striving to save them there-from There is somewhat in every Sinner that at seasons groans under the weight of his Sins and in some proportion strives against the burthen thereof This shall not alwaies lie underneath but in the Day of the Lord rise over the Transgressor and in that day shall Israel be Glorious with his God and receive Praise of Him and be eased of all that hath Oppressed him Quest Is there such a day to be Answ The Scriptures testifie of such a Day wherein the Lord alone shall be exalted and wherein He will take away the Rebuke of his People from off all the Earth and bring down all that is High and Lifted up above the Fear and Spirit of the Lord And in this our Age the Lord hath chosen many Messengers to run up and down and Proclaim this Day And as sure as the Lord liveth what he hath spoken shall come to pass and not a Tittle of it fall to the ground God did not make man for him to serve his own Lusts nor this Creation to serve the Lusts of Man But he made Man 〈◊〉 Fear before and Serve his Creator and He made the Crea●●● to be ordered by Man in the Fear and Wisdom of God to the Glory of God The Spirit of God now groaneth under Man's Iniquity the Spirits of his People mourn and sigh also yea and the very Creatures groan under the Bondage of Corruption And the God of Bowels heareth their Cry and a Day even a mighty day of Redemption and Deliverance is determined wherein the Spirit of the World shall be sunk down with all its weight of wickednesse and the Spirit of Life and Righteousness rise in its Glory Amen Halelujah Everlasting praises to the Omnipotent One Who was and is and is a coming Who hath reigned doth reign and will reign over all the Powers of Darkness in the pure Power and Glory of his Life for evermore Let all the Lambs skip for joy let all the Stars of the Morning shout For the Darkness vanisheth and is passing away and the Light of Life shall cover the Earth as the Waters cover the Sea Amen Halelujah Happy is the Eye that seeth this and the Heart that prepareth for it overlooking all that stands between This is the Hope of Israel and the Expectation of all that wait for the Lord which he is hastening upon the Earth Isaac Penington THE END