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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34599	A conference Mr. John Cotton held at Boston with the elders of New-England 1. concerning gracious conditions in the soule before faith, 2. evidencing justification by sanctification, 3. touching the active power of faith : twelve reasons against stinted forms of prayer and praise : together with the difference between the Christian and antichristian church / written by Francis Cornwell ...	Cotton, John, 1584-1652.; Cornwell, Francis.	1646 (1646)	Wing C6335; ESTC R17280	52,817	177

is for the Christ that Messiah which was to come but onely for the Carpenters sonne Matth. 13. 58. The reason was because none could understand that Mystery but they onely to whom the Father of heaven revealed it Matth. 11. 14. Hence when Jesus demanded of his Disciples Whom doe men say that I the Sonne of Man am Peter answereth thou art the Christ the Sonne of the living God Jesus answereth Blessed art thou Simon Bar-Jona for flesh and blood hatb not revealed this unto thee but my Father in heaven And thou art Peter and upon this Rock Jesus the Christ whom thou hast confessed I will build my Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it Mat. 16. 16 17 18. Many for fear durst not in those dayes confesse Jesus to be the Christ Instance the Parents of the blind man Because the Jewes had agreed that if any did confesse that hee was the Christ He should be put out of the Synagogue John 9. 22. But so many as recived him viz. to be the Christ to them he gave power to be called the sons of God even to them that beleeve in his name which were borne not of bloud nor of the will of the flesh nor of th● will of man But of God John 1. 12 13 And as for that other Text of the holy Scripture that doth universally oppose it the heavenly Father gave me thus to interpret it 1 John 2. 22. Who is a lyar viz ●orne of the evill one who is a lyar and the father of lyes and abode not in the truth John 8. 14. But hee that denieth that JESUS whom hee confesseth dyed for his sinnes and rose againe the third day according to the Scriptures Is not the Christ viz. the annointed King and Prophet of his Church in all his outward administrations and institutions in admitting of Members into his spirituall Kingdome according to his royall Commission Matth. 28. 18 19. Mark 15. 15 16. though he acknowledge him to be his eternall Priest that ever liveth to make intercession to God for him Heb. 7. 25. He is that Antichrist viz. an enemy and adversary to Jesus the Christ that denieth the Father and the Sonne He that denieth the Sonnes Authority to bee the eternall King and his Commission to bee in force Matth. 28. 18 19 20. Mark 15. 15 16. and to be the eternall Prophet and his word to be the eternall rule for Doctrine and Gouernement aswall as his eternall Priest to reconcile him to God Denieth the Father that sanctified the Sonne and sent him into the World John 10. 36. and raised him from the dead and exalted him to bee Lord and Christ Acts 2. 36. Hence it is my Honoured friend First that in all my writings I have studied to exalt Jesus the Christ it being the Primitive Faith once given to the Saints Math. 16. 16. Secondly to distinguish Jesus the Christ from all others named with the name of Jesus in Scripture Record as Joshua is called Jesus Hebr. 4. 8. c. others Thirdly because I find the Scriptures giving that Title to him in divers places John confesseth I am not the Christ John 1. 20. The Woman of Samaria said I know the Messiah commeth which is called the Christ John 4. 25. Apollos mightily convinced the Jewes shewing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ Acts 18. 28. Now that I received from the Lord I could not but make knowne to you You being one of the tender hearted Loyall Covenanters a Member of that High and Honourable Court under whose shade Conscientious Covenantours that contend for the faith of Jesus the Christ once given to the Saints find rest Know worthy Sir that the departure from the faith of Jesus the Christ is a cause of so many Schismes and Heresies maintained in the earth Disdaine not therefore to read a little Treatise called the Difference betweene the Christian and Antichristian Church Deliniated according to the Scripture Record though the truth therein contained like the Two witnesses Revel 11. 3. have long mourned in Sackcloth Yet if God give you an heart to receive it It will be a Jewell surpassing all earthly Treasure For if Iesus the Christ bee your Prophet to teach you his heavenly Father will Matth. 17. 5. Acts 3. 22. 23. He will then be your King to protect you Matth 28. 20. Your Priest to intercede for you Joh. 27. 20. Your Judge to acquit you Joh. 12. 48. and if the love of Christ draw you to keepe all his Commandements though in the world you meet with af●liction for his sake yet in Christ you shall find peace for the Father Son and Spirit will dwell in your heart and take it for the Sanctum Sanctorum where they will abide to cheer and refresh you Joh. 14. 23. And if you confesse him in this world before men He will confesse you before his Father and proclaime it to your eternall peace and comfort Euge bone serve Well done thou good and faithfull servant enter into your Masters joy Matth. 25. 21. Orpington in Kent the tenth Moneth the first day 1645. Yours who contendeth for the faith of Jesus the Christ FRANCIS CORNWELL To all loyall Covenanters contending for the Faith of JESUS the CHRIST once given to the Saints Mat. 16. 16 17. CVrteous Reader be not too censorious concerning him that is the Publisher of this little Treatise stiled The difference between the Christian and Antichristian Church as if hee condemned the Ages and Generations that are past as in a lost condition because he saith they have built their house upon wood and hay and stubble and not upon the sure rock Jesus the Christ Farre be it from him to judge so ●ashly of the Ages and Generations past or present concerning their finall estate for ●ee is commanded to judge no man before ●he time knowing that they stand and fall to their owne Master And wee shall all stand before the judgement seat of Christ And then and there every one shall give an account for himselfe to God Rom. 14. 4 10 12. Knowing as it is recorded in the inspired Scriptures that If any man build upon this foundation Jesus the Christ gold silver precious stones wood hay stubble Every mans work shall be made manifest for the day shall declare it because it shall be revealed by fire and th● fire shall try every mans worke If any mans worke abide which hee hath buil● thereon hee shall receive a reward If any mans work shall be burnt hee shall suffer losse but himselfe shall be saved yet so as by fire 1 Cor. 3. 12 13 14 15. Secondly Know that the discovery of this truth was as the vision that is his for an appointed time and is become unto us as the words of a book that is sealed which men deliver to one that is learned saying Read this I pray thee And h● saith I cannot for it is sealed And th● book is delivered to him that is not