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A81042 An epistle to Friends, for union and edification of the Church of God in Christ Jesus. By his servant, John Crook. Crook, John, 1617-1699 1698 (1698) Wing C7209; ESTC R171614 7,559 17

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Thou hast made with Me an everlasting Covenant c. as they abide in the Unity of the Spirit and Bond of Peace But if this Unity of the Spirit be departed from by disorderly walking and running greedily after this present World hasting to be Rich c. Such oftentimes miscarry not only to the loss of their own Estates and ruin of their slamilies but also to the wrong of their Neighbours and above all to the dishonour of their holy Profession and causing the way of Truth to be evil spoken of c. Let not such deceive themselves by thinking such miscarriages may be salved over or covered with an outward and formal Profession of the Truth for God is not so tied to any Profession that they should be at liberty to walk after the Lusts of the Flesh and to please themselves but if we break Covenant with him he is not bound to keep Covenant with us but the breach is always first on Man's part as the Prophet Zachary speaks Zac. 10 11. which was signified by the two Staffes Beauty and Bands saying And I took my staff even Beauty and cut it asunder that I might break the Covenant that I had made with all People and it was broken in that day and the Poor of the Flock that waited apon God knew that it was the Word of the Lord. And when the Unity of the Spirit is departed from and the Bond of Peace broken the other Staff Bands which signified their outward Form or Discipline could not keep them together but God soon cut that asunder also that he might break the Brotherhood between Judah and Israel for the Brotherhood between Judah and Israel of old did not stand in the outward form of the same Profession only as appears Isa 66.3 where it 's said He that killeth an Ox is as if he slew a Man He that sacrificeth a Lamb as if he cut off a Dogs Neck Even when these things were outwardly required but they were departed from the holy Spirit of God therefore it follows But to this Man will I look saith the Lord even to him that is Poor and of a Contrite Spirit and trembleth at my Word Dear Friends Let us be careful to keep to the Laws of the House upon the top of the Mount which is Holiness round about Ezek. 43.12 If Holiness be round about then God is there according to his Promise and Christ is in the midst be the number never so small yet it may be called the House upon the top of the Mount because THE LORD IS THERE then there is no room for Formality or carnal Liberties nor any thing else that tends not to Holiness and Purity But whatever advanceth and promotes Holiness round about even in all our Ways Words and Actions that the Doctrine according to Godlyness may be maintained even that Godliness that is in Christ Jesus altho' we suffer Persecution for it The Name of this House THE LORD IS THERE will end all other Names as it is foretold that the time shall come that the Lord shall be One and his Name One in all the Earth His Name is his Power and Presence of his Spirit and Glory and as we give up wholly to his dispose and ordering of us then it will be with us inwardly in all our Meetings as it was outwardly at the Dedication of the Temple which God took so kindly at the hands of Solomon that he would not dwell in it himself tho' it was so much fam'd in the World but gave it up to the Lord that God so filled the House with his Glory that the Priests could not enter in as it is written in 2 Chro. 7. and not only so but God provided such plenty of Sacrifices that there was scarce room to receive them And as we give up to the Divine Power of God as Peter calls it that will make us Partakers of all things that pertain to Life and Godliness and so fill our Meetings with greater Glory than at the beginning when few Words oftentimes did the Work of the Ministry to God's Praise and Glory and to the Comfort and Satisfaction of the Souls of his People These Pastors which God raised up at the beginning according to his own Heart went out to God's Work as Abraham did out of his Country and Fathers House not knowing whither so they not questioning God's Assistance or disposal of them in his Service and like Israel when they left Egypt and set forth their three Days Journey saying We know not wherewith we shall serve God untill we come there So poor in Spirit were they in that day and so closely kept they retired unto the Light and Measure of the Spirit of Christ within that they durst not out of an holy Fear open their Mouths till the Word of the Lord came saying as the Prophet Jeremy speaks and when that stop'd saying they had done speaking until it came again This was one great cause wherefore the Truth at the beginning so mightily grew and prospered together with the holy Conversations answerable thereunto of those that received the Truth in the love of it into the good and honest Heart as it is written c. These things I write unto you by way of remembrance to stir up your pure Minds to follow these good Examples that those of latter times may beware of lusting to speak many Words and of thinking that may do the business of the Ministry and of lusting to Preach or Pray to gratifie an itching Ear after speaking or sometimes to shew their Gifts and Elocution for Applause This is not spoken to stop the Motion of God's Spirit in any nor to dispise Youth truly Sanctified and Gifted but that none may be exalted when they see People affected with their Ministry Pray observe Christ's Caution to those early Messengers that came and told him that unclean Spirits were subject to them c. by advising them not to Rejoyce in that but rather that their Names were writren in Heaven Luke 10.20 This may be a Caution to all those of lower Attainments and less Authority who had need to take heed of Popularity or striving for a Name on Earth but be sure their Names are Recorded in Heaven Timothy was a Young Preacher but rarely Qualified yet Paul in his Epistle to him amongst other Counsel that he gives him he advises him to Exhort the Younger Women as Sisters with all Purity Timothy was a Young Man and probably attended with Temptations of Youth therefore Paul adviseth him to shun Youthful Lusts and instructs him to be careful in his Exhortation to Young Women that he do it with all Purity least any sinister or by-end should creep in to defile and so frustrate his Exhortation c. A good Caution to all Young Men that are but Young Preachers also Those Pastors after God's own Heart at the Beginning kept much to the Word of Exhortation to the Light of Christ in the Conscience as a Seed