Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	worship_n	worship_v	worshipper_n	161	3	11.1629	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27123	Deep calleth unto deep, or, A visitation from on high unto the breathing seed of Jacob which is not satisfied among all the professions in the earth, or with the husks cannot fill its belly, but is pincht with hunger, and feels a secret cry for the true bread that comes down from heaven which gives eternal life : wherein is opened some of the mysteries of Gods kingdom ... concerning God ... and concerning Christ ... / by William Bayly.	Bayly, William, d. 1675.	1663 (1663)	Wing B1522; ESTC R25911	26,065	33

again in a full free true satisfactory endless life Therefore it remaines that this Saviour or the way of this Salvation be plainly made known described or charactered to the understanding of the simple that the hungerers and thirsters after righteousness who are weary and heavy laden may come unto him and be refreshed which by the help of Gods good Spirit of grace by which it is put in my heart and brought to my remembrance I shall endeavour to do to that end and that God may be glorified being rightly known and worshipped in which I have my reward from him and in him who worketh in me both to will and to do according to his good pleasure Now this may seem to the wisdome in some needless to treat of or speak of those things by way of information direction or doctrine which have been so common and frequently declared and published in these days in which most are ready to say in these Countrys we are Christians and beleeve all these already and these things have been daily taught in our streets or the like and these are no new things to our ears but that which we have heard of old or from the beginning c. Now mark my words and give good heed unto that which followeth for they shall stand fast answering the witness of God in all as a nail in a sure place and they shall speak as the oracle of God 1. Concerning the Knowledg of God His worship and of the first day and the seventh or Sabbath day c FIrst as to the matter in hand at which I at present aim is to speak somwhat to your understandings concerning what God is and where he is and what his worship is and where and how he is to be worshipped and by whom he is onely truly and acceptably worshipped for this was the occasion of what follows or rather the Spirit of God in my heart took occasion to give forth these things unto publick view by hearing a dispute or controversie between two teachers amongst the people called Baptists neer Amersham in Buckinghamshire whose names according to information by enquiry was Thomas Tillham Joseph Ciech concerning the day or time in which God was to be worshipped one seeming to hold for the first day of the week and Tillham for the seventh day at which time I being there by chance had spoken something among them of these things if I had not been prevented by being thrown down by some of the ruder sort amongst them which was through the occasion of that Tho. Tillham who said he would not stay in the house if I was suffered to speak amongst them and also said that my words came from the Spirit of the Devil when I began to speak in the Spirit of God So they could do no less in obedience to the intent of his words but to pull me down or hall me out of the house for he was much in fury the mark of Cain I beheld in his face but I have the vvitness in my self that the bovvels of Gods love in me vvas even yearning tovvards the simple hearted amongst them vvhom I savv vvere led in ignorance darkness and blindness by their blind leaders vvhich causeth them to erre more more from the vvay of the Lord by darkning his secret counsel in them vvith their many words without knowledge and for their sakes did the Lord begin to open my mouth in his fear power and vvisdom to speak concerning the things that belong to their everlasting peace of vvhich novv the Lord have given me an opportunity to write that he may for ever be clear of all their blood and be justified by them and this they shall acknowledge vvas his love and mercies unto their souls in the the day of visitation which is at hand hand vvhether they hear or forbear The Character of true worship and of false worship and worshippers AND now take notice of this one thing follovving by the way consider it and the effects of it which hath been very frequently amongst the Sons of men in the cloudy dark day of Apostacy from Christ and the Apostles life which is of worshipping a God they know not or without the true knowledge of him whom they worship c. For in this state and spirit hath lodged the very root and ground of all errors discord strife and confusion persecution and cruelty about Religion and worship where they have killed and destroyed one another about it In this state were the Athenians and the Shrine makers of Diana who persecuted the true worshippers who knew the God whom they worshipped and declared him unto them who arose up against them Therefore beware of their Altar and inscription To the unknown God whom they did ignorantly worship as many do now who are in enmity against the true worshippers who can say to the praise of God as our elder brother did we know what we worship for salvation is of the Jews and he is a Jew that is one inwardly So the character of a true worshipper is to know God first then to worship him in the spirit of truth which only gives that knovvledge And the character of a false vvorshipper is contrary vvorshipping first not knovving vvhat nor vvhom they vvorship vvhich is not accepted nor novv never can be seeing the hour is come that they onely are the true and acceptable vvorshippers vvho vvorship the Father in the spirit in the truth for such onely he seeketh to worship him John 4 21 22 23 2● To knovv the true and liveing God is the great and needufl thing vvithout vvhich all vvorship sacrifice and religion is vain though a man or people had all the words of Scriptures from the beginning to the end were in the highest profession of Christianity in the world yet if he do not truly know God he is but in darkness even until now and he that saith he knowes God or loves God and yet hates his brother is a lyer Therefore to be contented to worship an unknown God or to worship they know not what is very blind ignorant false erronious but if thou come first to know God then thou art in the right way of a true worshipper as may be mentioned more hereafter and seeing the right way to vvorship God or to be a true vvorshipper is first to know him vvhom they vvorship therefore it is necessary to speak next vvhat God is as I said before and then vvhere he is and hovv he may be knovvn and then vvhat and vvherein his onely vvorship is and vvho are the onely true acceptable vvorshippers seeing there are many false and vain vvorships and vvorshippers that knovv not God nor his day in vvhich he is onely vvorshipped 2. Concerning God what he is and where he is c. GOD is Light this is our message vvhich vvas from the beginning and in him is no darkness at all this is his name he that can

Deep calleth unto Deep OR A Visitation from on High UNTO The Breathing Seed OF JACOB Which is not satisfied among all the Professions in the Earth or with the Husks cannot fill its belly but is pincht with hunger and feels a secret Cry for the true Bread that comes down from Heaven which gives Eternal Life Wherein is opened some of the mysteries of God's Kingdom to the clear understanding of the Poor in Spirit to whom it belongs but to others it's Parables Concerning GOD what he is and where he is and of his Worship And of the First-day and the Seventh or Sabbath day Also shewing plainly in what day God is rightly and truly Worshipped and the difference and Character of the true Worshippers and false clearly described And concerning Christ what he was before the Law and in the time of the Law to this present time and what and where he is now Also something concerning the Word and the Gospel and the Scriptures and of the Body of Christ and Resurrection and Ascention and of his Coming and Reign and of the Kingdoms of this World becoming his Kingdoms c. Which may give much satisfaction to the upright inquiring mind being given forth in the true love and compassions of my breathing soul that so the simple might be turned to hear the voice of Wisdom which crieth in their streets and forsake the foolish and live By William Bayly The day-spring from on high hath visited us to give light to them that sit in darkness c. Luke 1.78 79. London Printed in the year 1663. A Visitation from on high c. Of the fall and and Restoration c. IF man who was made upright after Gods own Image had never sinned or transgressed against him there had been no need of sacrifice and offerings for sin or of a Saviour from it If man had never fell from the Knowledge of God and lost unity and peace with him thorow disobedience against his word of command and so become degenerate there had been no need of a restoration reconciliation or of salvation If man had never gone into darkness out of the right way of blessedness and everlasting happiness there had been no need of preaching or declaring the way which is the light to lead him out of darkeness into the way of peace and unity with God again If there had not been a departure from the invisible God who is a Spirit of Truth and Righteousness then had been no need to say to the Sons of men Return why will ye dye If death were not the end of that path which leades from God the invisible Fountain of life If man had never been in bondage and captivity to sin and Sathan the author of it there had not been need to have mentioned or declared of redemption and freedom from it c. But seeing as the Scripture saith all have sinned and fell short from the Glory of God and death hath passed upon all men and darkness hath covered the earth and gross darkness the people and a vail have been over the face of all nations and blindness hath happened to Israel so that the Ox and the Asse hath more knowledg of their owner than they of the Lord their maker and all have gone out of the way of peace which was the good old way before transgression was and the fear of God was not before their eyes as it is written and the true voice of God the shepperd hath scarcely been understood by dream vision or prophet man hath been so degenerate by the deep sleep of ignorance wilfulness and perversness from the pure God and his wayes that it is hard to be uttered by the tongue of men or Angels the invisible eye that only sees God have been so blinded and the wrong eye have been opened in the imaginations and in the visibles that it hath been frequent among the children of men to call good evil and evil good to put light for darkness and darkness for light because the God of this world hath blinded the eye and then by the blind both leaders and followers he himself is worshipped as God even that wicked one which leads out from God and then exalted himself in man the temple of God governing and ruling in the hearts of the children of disobedience and this great Whore hath sate and raigned over Nations Kindreds and tongues and the Kings of the earth and this is that Antichrist whom the Lord will consume with the Spirit of his Mouth and destroy by the brightness of his comming which day is at hand But now seeing as I said it is and hath been thus as before mentioned all have been concluded under sin and in the bondage of corruption darkness ignorance where the mysteries of God and Godliness have been hid and the way of peace not known being departed from by transgression which is the onely ground of separation between God and man who thereby is captivated and become as sold under it so that without being awakned by the voice of the Son of God and made alive and redeemed from transgression and reconciled to God again man will utterly perish from Gods comfortable refreshing presence and be for ever driven into darkness where they shall never see light but to their perpetual torment and anguish this will be the portion of them who knoweth not God nor desireth the knowledg of his wayes therefore there is a necessity of a Restorer a Redeemer and Saviour for them who are sencible of this their fallen captivated and miserable state for while man is in this state he neither knows God nor his vvorship but this inscription is vvritten upon all their Altars their prayers sacrifices and vvorships to the unknown God for no man knovves the things of God but by the Spirit of God though they may imagine and talk about them in their darkned minds and none have received the Spirit of God as to know his doctrine and worship but they who turns and have turned at its reproof which is in the inwards parts which reproofs are because of transgression that it may be turned from which is the onely ground and cause of the separation from God and of the Ignorance of his will wayes and worship which is in the spirit and in the truth which no man can know or comprehend or walk in acceptably but by the guidance and direction of Gods good Spirit which is the leader of his Children and people into all truth and righteousness So now seeing there is a necessity of a Saviour to help and restore redeem and reconcile man unto God again and of a way to enjoy that happiness and blessedness again which was once lost by disobedience and transgression And that unity and peace with God must again be witnessed or else all the talk of Hope Faith worships or religions are but in vain except the Soul which is in man invisible and Immortal comes to enjoy the invisible eternal God