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A54040 An enquiry after truth and righteousness, and after the people whom the Lord establisheth and will establish therein in some queries on Isa. 58, and also on chapter 54. Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679. 1671 (1671) Wing P1173; ESTC R23188 4,897 7

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AN ENQUIRY AFTER Truth and Righteousness And after the People whom the Lord Establisheth and will Establish therein in some Queries on Isa 58. and also on Chapter 54. Query 1. ARe there any people to be found who exceed that state spoken of vers 2. of seeking God daily and delighting to know his wayes as a Nation that did Righteousness and forsook not the Ordinance of their God They ask of me said the Lord the Ordinances of Justice they take delight in approaching to God Are there not many Professions and sorts of Professors at this day who in Gods sight fall short of this state and yet think highly of themselves yet these the Prophet of the Lord was not to spare but to lift up his Voice like a Trumpet against them because of their Transgression and Sin which they committed notwithstanding their thus daily seeking the Lord. Quer. 2. What was the Transgression and the Sins which the Prophet was not to spare them in but lift up his Voice like a Trumpet against them for Was it not among other things for their wrong fasting their wrong afflicting their Souls their wrong seeking of God out of the meek tender merciful spirit Doth God require such fasting or praying of any man or will the Lord accept such fasting or praying at any mans hand Ah how many fast and pray at this day who never rightly considered nor truly understood what the fastings and what the prayers are which God requireth and which alone he will accept Quer. 3. What is the fast which God requireth and will accept in all Ages Is not this it To loose the bands of wickedness to undo the heavy burdens to let the oppressed go free to break every yoke c. ver 6.7 Who can understand or learn the fast but he that is taught of God Quer. 4. Are there any whose light breaks forth as the morning and whose health springs forth speedily and whose righteousness goeth before them and whom the glory of the Lord gathereth up or is a Rereward to as is promised to those who observe this fast and whom the Lord is ready to hear and answer in all that they call upon him for as ver 8.9 Doth not God teach his Children in the new Covenant to observe this fast And they who are taught by him to keep it and do faithfully keep it do they not inherit this Promise Quer. 5. Are there any now among the Sons of men whose light hath risen in obscurity and whose darkness hath become as noon-day Whom the Lord guideth continually and whose Soul he satisfieth in Droughts and makes fat their bones And makes them like a watered garden and like a spring of water whose Waters fail not Surely if there be any who are truly taught of the Lord to observe that which leads hereto they cannot miss of enioying these precious promises For he is faithful and true who hath promised vers 10 11. Quer. 6. Are there any at this day whom God honoureth in building the old waste Places in raising up the Foundations of many Generations in repairing the breach and restoring the Paths to dwell in What are the Paths that are to be dwelt in Are they not the same which the Soul is to walk in Is not the just mans path and his dweling place all one even the Light of the Living which he is both to walk and abide in See 1 Joh. 1.7 and Prov. 4.18 It is said concerning Christ He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk even as he walked 1 Joh. 2.6 How did Christ walk Did he not walk in the Light of Gods Spirit in Subjection to Gods Spirit Was not the fulness given him Was not the Father alwayes with him And did not he act in the Father and the Father in and through him Now doth not he give forth a measure of the same Spirit of the same Anointing of the same Power to become Sons unto all his and are not they to walk according to the measure of Light and Life they receive from him And he that walks according to this rule can he err in so walking Is not this the pure Path the living Path the Path for the ransomed in the dayes of the Gospel who walk not after the Flesh but after the Spirit not in the oldness of the Letter but in the newness of the Spirit O that men could consider this with the true understanding and know the way of Life in the true sense and experience thereof That which enlightens and gives life to my Soul is somewhat from Christ even a measure or appearance of his pure Spirit it is no less and the Law of Life written inward is more to the Soul then words written outwardly though all the words that ever come from Gods holy Spirit are very precious and greatly useful to those to whom he vouchsafeth to give the understanding of them Quer. 7. What is the Sabboth spoken of vers 13 Is it the Law-Sabboth or the Gospel-Sabboth Is it inferior in nature to the Fast before mentioned What is Gods Holy-day which is the Souls delight the holy of the Lords honourable wherein the Souls that enter into the true Rest by Faith in him who is Life honour the Lord in ceasing from their own wayes pleasures and words see also Hebr 4.3 and 10. Qu. 8. They that keep Gods holy Sabboth do they not delight themselves in the Lord do they not feel the pleasure of his Day and of his Appearance in his day Are not these of the true Seed of Jacob who prevail with the Lord for the blessing and doth not the Lord feed them with the Heritage of Jacob their Father even with the Blessings of the Covenant of Life and Peace for evermore Some Queries on Isa 54. Query 1. IS there such a state to be witnessed either in the particular or in the general wherein the Womb that was barren shall Travel and bear and sing for joy of heart and spirit before the Lord see vers 1. Quer. 2 Is there such a state to be witnessed as of the Maker to become the Husband Is not this a glorious state indeed and a name better then o● S●ns and Daughters signifying neerer intimacy and union then any other rela●ion with the holy One the Redeemer of Israel and do not such as come to this state even to be married to the Lamb partake more abundantly of his redeeming ●ower and holy Presence see vers 6. Quer. 3. Are there some so visited and redeemed by the Lord as that they shall never be cast off more as that the hoods of Wrath shall never overtake them more nor the Covenant of thei● P●●ce removed Ah precious state blessed are they doubtl●ss who have been so visited and redeemed by Gods mercy as to be mad● partakes of it Quer. 4. Who is this that hath been afflict●d tossed with tempest and not comforted Have there b●en any such in our days who have been deeply