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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

Thessalonians were them so delivers it in the present tense when he might haue said rather to speake after the manner of men then they which shal be alive at his coming c. as in Revel the word might have run thus and so questionlesse it is to be understood then they that were beheaded for the witnesse of Jesus were raised or lived reigned with Christ as the sence of the former then they that shall bee alive at the comming of the Lord shal not prevent them which are asleep so that the spirit of God might as wel deliver a truth which is in the Present tense in the Preterpluperfect tense as a truth in the Present tense which was in the Future and yet is all to exercise the mind of him that readeth and to let us know there is mystery in the Gospel Secondly very few Saints have been beheaded in the litteral sence those that have dyed for Christ have dyed other deaths not beheaded therefore we cannot understand it in the letter but in the spirit The fourth particular propounded was what was meant in that the rest of the dead were not raised until the 1000. yeares were finished that is none that had beene bodily dead Saints or wicked good or bad were raised till after the 1000 years were finished and then you shall see the resurrection of all which is called the second resurrection The first is called a resurrection and the first resurrection because it shall be a resurrection from shame disgrace in the world And secondly it shal be a glorious resurrection in the spirit this first all the Saints have in some measure been partakers of it Thus it appeares that Christ shall have a Kingdome a glorious a spiritual One Quest But when shal this Kingdom be Answ 1. It is already begun in the spirits of Saints the Kingdome of Heaven is within you 2 I beleeve that the time of the 1000 years which is a more glorious estate in the spirit is not yet begun but the beginning of that time shal be when the 7 seales are fully opened and the 7 trumpets fully founded and the 7 vials powred forth they being but effects of each other the opening of the seales occasions the sound of the trumpets the sound of the trumpets occasion the vials the opening of the seales the unfolding of the mysteries of the Gospel which have been hid Rev. 5.1 2. As light breakes forth the trumpets sound the servants of Jesus preach forth the mystery of the Gospel the preaching of the mysteries of the Gospel in the power and puritie of it occasions the vials of wrath to fal upon the Antichristian estate both in the spirit and in the letter which work is now a doing Wait the Lords time and it wil come on apace But first we are yet like to be given into the hands of the little horn who changes times lawes the two witnesses are yet like to be slain to sydead 3 dayes a half and the woman cloathed with the Sun to be driven into the wildernesse for a little space a time times halfe a time the Beast with two hornes like a Lambe hath yet a little time to make use of his power perswading them that dwel in the Earth to make an Image to the first Beast and that none but those who own it shal buy or sel with them the Saints beheaded under the Altar to wait a little time before they be raised up to live with Christ 1000. years but it is not long the vision is for an appointed time in the end it wil speak and not ly it wil come and not tarry The first 1000. is almost past the second and third are coming on apace all the Nations and Kingdomes in the world wil come apace to be the Kingdoms of the Lord of his Christ and he shall reign for ever their lives shal be prolonged for a season a time and other Scriptures are alledged for the personal reign of Christ as the stone cut out of the Mountain without hands Dan. 2. that is the glorious power of Christ by weak meanes subduing all Antichristian enemies without his Saints all Antichristian things by his spirit within them So that in Dan. 7.10 the glorious company of Saints attending on Christ in the spirit which shal be fulfilled at the raising of the two witnesses up into heaven in the sight of their enemies Rev. 5.10 11. This is the first glorious work of the Lord Jesus in and amongst the Saints the Lord reigneth let the Saints rejoyce the Lord reigneth let the world tremble See Zach. 14.5 The Lord our God wil come and all the Saints with him that is Christ will come in the spirit and all the Saints shall appear gloriously in him A word of Application First if this bee truth that the Kingdome of Christ is a spiritual kingdome not of this world this may inform us how far besides the Gospel in the spirit and truth of it those men are who make the Kingdome of Christ to bee meerly political and a state Kingdom who turne the world by a humane power into the Church and Kingdome of Christ as they say Christ must have a worldly carnal Kingdome no better than the Kings of the earth enjoy or else he shal have none at all it savors exceedingly of the earth ere long thither it must return Secondly this should incourage the Saints to presse forward after the knowledge of God in the spirit that as the kingdome of Christ is spiritual and not of this world so may the Saints Kingdom likewise be in the spirit and so all their enjoyments may be spiritual enjoyments this is that will make the soule fat and wel-liking in the Lord fill the soule with joy peace which the world is not acquainted with their eyes never saw it nor their hearts conceived it neither are they like to see it unlesse the Lord make them spiritual SECT X. Of Death Resurrection Judgement and the state of the Saints after judgment eternally with God FIrst of death It is appointed for all men once to dye Dust we are and to dust we must return and therefore it behoves us to expect it All the dayes of mine appointed time wil I waite till my change come Death is certain although the time be uncertain it is that none are in a common and ordinary way exempted from unlesse those Saints who are alive at the last coming of Christ they shal be changed in a moment in the twinkling of an eye 1 Cor. 15.51 52. and so shall bee caught up in the spirit to meet the Lord in the Ayre 1 Thes 4.17 Secondly of the resurrection That there shal be a resurrection of the body at the last day is evident Iohn 5 28 29. Iohn 11.24 with 1 Cor. 15. throughout Rev. 20.12 13. although this truth is by some denyed and by others too carnally looked upon some thinking that our

1 Cor. 15.44 And our vild body shall be changed and made like his glorious body In a word Such is the Saints glory and shall be in the perfection of it through their union with God in Christ that wee must conclude with 1 Iohn 3.2 We are already the sons of God but it doth not yet appear what we shal be But this we know when Christ shall appeare wee shall bee made like unto him and this is enough for us to know And as there is an Onenesse between Father Son and Saints so likewise there is a spiritual union between the Saints This was Christs prayer who was heard in all things hee prayed for that the Saints might be one as he himself was one in and with the Father the union of the Saints is not a carnal union but a spirituall they who are joyned to the Lord are one spirit Vse 1. To incourage all the Saints to presse forward in the power of the Lord after a farther knowledge and injoyment of this spirituall union with the Lord and with the Saints Truly friends as this was not only the resolution of the Apostle himself Phil. 3. but his prayer for the Ephesians 1.16 17. That the God of our Lord Jesus the Father of glory might give unto them the spirit of wisdome in the Revelation of him that their eyes being inlightened they might know what was the hope of their calling the riches of his glorious inheritance in the Saints so is it my desire not only to presse forward in the power of God after the knowledge of this mystery but that all the Saints might live in the knowledge of it that their hearts might bee comforted together being knit together in the spirit of unity and love The effects of the knowledge of this blessed union will prove exceeding glorious 1 It is that will produce a glorious spirituall communion and fellowship with the Father Son and Saints union alwayes being that which produceth communion even a civill union after the flesh when once the Lord saith concerning man and woman they are no more twaine but one flesh that produceth fellowship and communion after the flesh so likewise and much more doth a spirituall union produce a spirituall communion and fellowship a fellowship and communion with the Father and the Son in all his administrations in all the wayes and acts of his providence civill or spirituall the spirituall Christian enjoyes God in all 1 Iohn 1.3 Our fellowship is with the Father his son Jesus Christ Christ and the Saints from their union with each other 1 They dwell together in the spirit they are his house and he dwels in them the Temples of the holy spirit and they dwell in him they who dwell in God dwell in love 2 They enter together in the spirit eate O friends drink yea drink abundantly the Lord takes as it were spirituall satisfaction in his Saints and they take spiritual satisfaction in the Lord it is their life to live in the enjoyment of him 3 They walk together in the spirit they have their garden and galleries and pleasant delights 4 They talk together and commune with each other in the spirit the Lord he makes forth himself in the spiritual discoveries of his love to his Saints theÌ„ they are carryed forth to tell him of it to admire him in it and to praise him for it and thus there is many a sweet conference and heart-discovery betweene the Lord and a spirituall Christian which makes the soule to revive within it selfe 5 Christ and the Saints lye down together in the spirit and take their fill of love each with other they sleep as it were in the bosome of each other and so they rest themselves in love And this likewise produceth fellowship amongst Saints a fellowship in spirituals a fellowship in temporals and they continued in the Apostles Doctrine fellowship in breaking bread and prayer breaking bread from house to house being filled with gladnesse and singlenesse of heart Act. 2. and they who beleeved had all things commune a community as well as a unity that is so far forth as need is and cals for it so in guifts so in all things 1 Cor. 3.22 All is yours Paul Apollo Cephas And secondly the knowledge of this spirituall glorious onenesse which the Father produceth an exceeding earnest desire in the soule enjoying of it to live more more in that glory What is the reason Professors content themselues to be so low so carnall in their minds but because they were never acquainted with nor enjoyed higher things but the Apostle who had seen and tasted of that glory forgets all behind and presseth forward if so be that he might obtaine the resurrection of the dead Phil. 3. and apprehend that for which he was apprehended that love that grace that God who had apprehended him Certainly that soule who hath once tasted how good how gracious the Lord is in the spirit can never be satisfied with the knowledge of him in the Letter 3 The knowledge of this spiritual union with God produceth an acting more in and after the spirit of God How doth the creature set it self a-work and acts it self even in the Letter of the Gospel aswel as formerly in the Letter of the Law for want of knowledge of the union in the spiritual power of the Lord although without Christ that is not being acted by Christ we can do nothing the Creature being unacquainted with that spiritual mystical union with God acts himself in the things of God 4 The knowledge of this spiritual union with God produceth the killing crucifying of that earthly part nothing kils and destroyes the flesh but the growing up in the spirit Oh! how would the soule many times be content to undergoe any thing so it might bee rid of pride and selfe and those fleshly corruptions and why it is the growing up in the spirit that destroyes the flesh the more you live in and after the spirit the lesse after the flesh 5 It is that will help us to know Christ and the Saints more in and after the spirit and lesse after the flesh and so wil produce a more spiritual communion amongst all the spiritual Saints of Jesus 6 And lastly it is that wil make the thoughts of a change exceeding sweet because the soule lives in expectation of a glorious freedome from sinne and sorrow and a full perfection of spiritual and eternal glory therefore it can be contented to be dissolved and to be with Christ which is best of all where it shal for ever live in the continual admiration of and glorying in the spiritual enjoyment of God whose work shal bee everlastingly and fully to enjoy and freely to sing prayses unto the Lord. SECTION VII Wherein is declared what the Law is and what the Gospel is with the difference betweeâ— them both in the Letter and in the Spirit THE Law in the Letter is a rule of

Spirit and then he walkes not after the flesh but after the spirit having the Law of the spirit of life within himselfe guiding him in the way of holinesse and so that Scripture is made good 1 John 3. The annoyntings which you have received shall teach you all things and ye need not that any man teach you and The spirituall man judgeth all things yet he himselfe is judged of no man 1 Cor. 2.14 Application To incourage the Saints in the power and spirit of Jesus to presse forward after this knowledge and injoyment of God in the Spirit this was Paules resolution who had tasted of the spiritual discoveries of God as deeply as any to presse forward after perfection Phil. 3. Forgetting things that are behinde not alwayes living below The effects of it will prove very glorious 1. It is that by which you shall be able with the more evidence of light and truth to judge of things that differ the spirituall man judgeth all things 2. It is that will make the life of a Christian exceeding glorious carrying him through all difficulties with much spirituall joy 3. It is that will put a period to all differences and divisions amongst the Saints Divisions flow from our ignorance and dwelling so much in the Leter 1 Cor. 3.3 whereas there are among you divisions and strife are ye not carnall and walke as men Those divisions and that strife amongst the Saints about things in the Leâ—ter argue that they are exceeding carnall but this knowledge of God in the Spirit will as a mighty Guâ—â—e swallow up all those litterall differences and put an end to all strife both among particular Saints and in the Nations Esa 2.2.3.4 When once the Mountaine of the Lords House which is his Saints comes to be established on the topp of all Mountaines and Hills that is in the spirituall injoyment of God above all carnall and flâ—shly things then shall all warres and divisions have an end and not till then 4. It is that will cause many a glorious Starre to fall from heaven many who have acted much after the Letter will upon the discoveries of the glory of God in the Spirit fall from that light they seemed to have SECTION VIII The matter of the Church what THE Church of Christ may be considered either as more generall or more particular 1. More general and then it includes the whole body of the Saints in the spirit this of some is called the invisible Church but to speake in the Scripture-Language it may be rather called the general or universal Church the whole body of Saints in the Spirit called the mysticall body of Christ because of their spiritual union with and in Christ their head This Church or assembly for so the Greek Ecclesia properly signifieth we shall read of Heb. 12.22.23 ye are comâ— to Mount Sion and unto the City of the living God the heavenly Ierusalem and to an innumerable company of Angels and to the generall assembly or Church of the first borne and written in heaven and to the spirits of just men made pâ—rfect this is the Church that shall be made one in glory he generall assembly of Saints the spiits of just men and it is that might be desired at present that Saints Communion might flow more from their union in the spirit and not altogether from the union in the letter this is the glorious Church of Christ and the knowledge of it in the spirit will cause Saints to own each other more in the spirit 2. The Church of Christ may be considered more particular or a particular body or company of Saints in the visible profession of the Gospel walking in the injoyment of Ordinances taking particular care of each other and building up each other in the faith of this Church we shall reade frequent in the new Testament and this Church is likewise called the body of Christ 1 Cor. 12.27 and it is not to be questioned but that this practise is very commendable amongst Saints and the knowledge of God in the Spirit and of Saints in the Spirit will not breake or lessen the fellowship of particular Churches but increase it and make it to be more spirituall for questionles that which tends to the breach of communion and fellowships amongst Saints is not of God for God is love they who dwell in God dwell in â—ove it is that will increase love and this is the more excellent way and that which in conclusion will swallow up all differences yet one thing is much to be desired that is that there might be a generall union amongst the Saints that those who are spirituall might not be divided in spiritual Communion because of some litterall differences about the use of ordinances and the like Oh that the Lord would helpe us to beare with each other in such things why cannot Saints in matters of difference beare with each other according to the Apostles rule seeing he that observeth a day observeth it to the Lord and he that observeth not a day observeth it not to the Lord and both give God thankes Obj. But our difference is in matters of Ordinances for the most part which God commands and hath given them to us as priviledges Answ True yet they are such commands and priviledges as God hath given to his Servants to leade them up to himselfe in the Spirit and what if some injoy God gloriously in the Spirit without these and we finde them spiritual and walking answerable to the spirit of Christ why should my conscience judge another mans Liberty and why should not we hold Communion with such in the Spirit and in the letter too in those things wherein there is a union but the truth is there is too-too much erring at present upon both hands the one judging it too carnal for any Saints to walke in the use of ordinances which is not a truth at present the other judging it inconsistent with the Gospel and the state of a Christian to live without the practise and use of Ordinances a third sort there are that would submit to Ordinances but want Administrators and this is more carnal than ether of the former because they expect that to be in a creature which is onely in God but here should be a learning and forbearing where the spirit of Christ is A fourth sort there are who put Ordinances upon those not capable of them without any word at all in the letters and this is the most carnal work of all and savours much of the earth and of an old Testament-spirit from whence usually the ground is brought and it were much to be desired that the Lord would be pleased to enlighten their eyes that they might have more spirituall apprehension of the Gospel and the end of Gospel-Ordinances yet it should be the wisdome of those taught from above to own any thing of God where-ever they finde it and although it is true there cannot be a Communion with

presence and not a personal The major Proposition is evident from Scripture that the spiritual presence of Christ is the most glorious presence This Christ tels his Disciples when he was personally with them Iohn 16.7 Neverthelesse it is expedient that I go away for if I goe not away the Comforter wil not come unto you And therefore Christ tels his Disciples Ioh. 14.26 That if they loved him they would not reason because he said he would goe away because his spiritual presence was the most glorious presence and we see it by experience that the Disciples of Christ were most spiritual and had most spiritual enjoyment of God when Christ was gone from them in person and they enjoyed him in the spirit That the presence of Christ in the latter dayes will be most glorious appeares by all that have been formerly spoken and I think none of light deny it then the conclusion holds true that the presence of Christ with his people in the latter dayes wherein they shal enjoy most light and glory wil be a spiritual presence 2 Argument If Jesus Christ be known of the Saints no more after the flesh but after the spirit then his reigne in the latter dayes of the Gospel wil not be personal but spiritual but hee is no more to be knowne of the Saints after the flesh as you have formerly heard 1 Cor. 5.16 Therefore his presence and so his Kingdome will not bee a fleshly or personal presence and kingdome but a spiritual 3 Arg. Spiritual glory and spiritual enjoyment is that which most of all suites with the majesty and glory of God Ioh. 4.22 23 24. Col. 3.1 1 Cor. 2.9 10 14 The glory of the Saints shall be spiritual and their enjoyment spiritual in the latter dayes spiritual knowledge Esa 11. and spiritual conformity unto Christ Zach. 12.8 and spirituall joy and rejoycing Isa 35 10. Ergo the presence and Kingdome of Christ in and with his Saints will be a spiritual Kingdome and not a personal 4 Arg. Christs Kingdom and presence shal bee with all his people filling them with spiritual glory Isa 25.7 He will take away the veil spread over all Nations v. 9. And they stall say Loe this is the Lord wee have waited for him Christs personal presence canâ—ot be with all his at once therefore his presence and kingdome wil be spiritual and not personal Objections answered concerning the personal reign of Christ Obj. 1. That Christ was promised to the Jewes to come as a King and they to this day expect him to come a King to deliver them from their captivity Ans 1. It is true hee was promised to come as a King Isa 9.7 and so he came a King although not in outward appearance Matth. 2.2 Where is he that is born King of the Jewes we have seen his Star in the East and are come to worship him He was the King of the Jewes when He was born he was a Child and yet a King 2 He is King of all spiritual Jewes for he is not a Jew that is one outwardly but he is a Jew that is one inwardly and Christ reignes spiritually in all his people the Kingdome of Heaven is within you 3 Christ will appear a spiritual glorious King to the Jewes the naturall seed of Abraham in the latter dayes gathering them from among the Heathen to himself in the spirit so will raign in over them in the spirit gloriously Ezek. 37. throughout See vers 24 25. That they shall be gathered in with all the beloved of God by the spiritual working of Christ and not by his personal appearing is cleere from this ground They shal be gathered unto Christ from the beholding of Christ crucified and not from the beholding of his glorious personal appearing Therfore Christ shal come a King in the spirit to his people and not in the flesh see Zach. 12.10 They shall looke upon him whom they have pierced and mourn over him c. The eying of a pierced Christ shal bee the way of bringing in Jew as wel as Gentile Obj. 2. Christ suffered reproach shame in the flesh from his enemies therefore it is likely he shall be glorified in the flesh before his adversaries Answ Christ shal without question bee glorified in the presence of his adversaries and all Nations shal be gathered together before him when he shal appear from heaven in flaming fire to render vengeance to them that know not God and obey not his Gospel but whether Christ shal appeare personally or in any personal forme wil bee a great question but with much spiritual power manifesting himself to the salvation of his people and to the confusioÌ„ of al his and his Churches enemies Matth. 5.25 Obj. 3. It is said Rev. 20.4 That those that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the Word of God that had not worshipped the Beast nor his Image nor received his marke in their fore-heads and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand yeares and the rest of the dead lived not again Answ For clearing the mystery of this Scripture it wil bee requisite first to set down the things asserted froÌ„ hence 2ly To unfold the mystery intended which will answer the things asserted the things asserted hence are these 1 That Christ shal raign a thousand yeares personally 2 That all the Saints departed from the beginning of the world shal be raised and come and reign with him 3 That the wicked shal not be raised till after the thousand yeares bee finished For answer unto and clearing of the truth 1 I conceive it to be a glorious truth that Christ shal come reign a thousand years along time spiritually in his people but not personally amongst his people that Christ shal reign thus gloriously see not only this Scripture but Rev. 11.15 And the seventh Angel sounded and there were great voyces in Heaven saying the Kingdomes of this world are become the Kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ and he shall reign for ever Thus you see Christ shal have a Kingdom and for the time of it it is said Revel 20. to be 1000. yeares and in Isa 60 to be many Generations I will make thee an eternal excellencie a joy of many Generations Obj. But it s said Rev. 11.15 That the Nations and Kingdomes of the world are become the Nations of Christ and he shall reign for ever therefore it seemes that his kingdome shal be personal Answ The Nations and Kingdomes of the world may be said to be the Nations Kingdomes of Christ in a twofold respect and yet Christ not reign personally this the Scripture clearly holds forth 1 In respect of the abundance shall bee converted unto Christ in all nations that in comparison of what hath been formerly the Nations and Kingdoms shal become the Kingdoms of Christ Esa 66.19.20.60 Chap. from 5. to 12. verse 2. Christ may be said to be the King of Nations in respect

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