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A61692	A short discovery of certain truths of God according as they are revealed through the manifestation of the eternal light of the Son of righteousnesse, which are, a reply against two things in an epistle, and, an answer to certain queries contained in a book, intituled Christian queries, to quaking Christians, subscribed by one J.B. : also queries propounded, to be answered by the authour of the same book, or any other / by John Story.	Story, John, d. 1681.	1664 (1664)	Wing S5753; ESTC R4917	25,813	34

not him Christ bids them not forbid him alledging that he which is not against us is with us Luke 9. 49 50. And so the Apostle would have every man perswaded in his own mind Rom. 14. 5. and I know no reason why ye should condemn any man for being in the dark because he sees not by your light Answ Christians ought to have charity one towards another and they who are true Christians have not only in name but in nature Charity and love which reacheth even to those who differ from them in judgement First by love they labour to instruct those Christians who are in error that if possible they might reclaim them from error by the force of the love and word of God but the spiritual striving and war on the true Christian's part is not against flesh and bloud but against that spirit of darkness which misguides the mind If the true Christian doth not hereby gain the false Christian to the way of life yet he should walk in all love and gentleness towards him not endeavouring by force and violence to destroy his body for the error of his mind or to cut off his life from the earth as the Papists and false Christians ever have done against those true Christians whose minds and consciences they could never overcome for which cruel persecution they have no example amongst the Ministers of Christ whose practice therein hath stained their Church with the guilt of bloud which hath and will cause a curse and infamy to come upon them which never shall be forgotten Secondly All men in the world are in the dark that in some measure sees not by the light of the Lamb in which we and all Nations of them that are saved must walk Rev. 21. 24. But it is not the practice of Christians who are grown in grace to condemn and judge others because they are not fully come up to their rule and degree of righteousnesse in every particular though some who are young in the truth and yet disciples may through weaknesse if not watchful and diligent to hearken unto their Lord and Master even erre in those things as the disciples of old were apt to do as I. B. hath already instanced Luke 9. 49 50. who forbid the man to cast out devils in the name of Christ because he followed them not and would have had fire to come down from heaven upon those Samaritans that did not presently receive him Luke 9. 54. 11. Query Whether it be not the duty of Christians to observe and set apart one day in seven for the more solemn service of God and 1. Whether God himself did not appoint and the people of God in all ages keep such a day Gen. 2. 2 3. Exod. 20. 8. 2. Whether the Sabbath was ever abrogated by Jesus Christ or only changed and another kept in the room of the first and 3. Whether the first day of the week be not the true Christian Sabbath We read that it was the custome of the Apostles chiefly to meet on this day John 20. 19. Acts 20. 7. and that they made collections for the poor on this day 1 Cor. 16. 2. and John was in the Spirit on the Lords day Rev. 1. 10. Answ Christians did set apart times to wait upon and worship the Lord in Spirit and truth and they did meet together to perform this solemn service and duty to God upon the first day of the week as the Scriptures testify which I. B. hath instanced and that on that day they made collections for charitable uses First But that they were commanded in the same manner to observe that day as the Jews were to observe the seventh day that I must deny and I also do deny that that day was set apart and brought in th● room of the seventh day to answer that end for which the seventh day Sabbath was given which was a sign of that happy restauration which should and is come to mankind by the glorious Gospel of Christ in whose day mans soul is redeemed from the bondage of corruption and recovered from under the fore travail and pain of the curse into the liberty of Gods children where all weights and burthens are cast off and the soul comes to be perfectly freed from its long captivity and sore bondage through which it returns into that spiritual rest which the outward day was but a shadow of and all who are come into this endlesse Sabbath or holy day of God their souls dwell at ease and they are in perfect rest so as to bear no burthen neither to travail under the load of sin and the curse any more and this is a small hint of that felicity and happy state which God in mercy figured out unto man while he was yet under the burthen by the outward Sabbath day or sign of rest as it is written I gave them my Sabbath for a sign between me and them Ezek. 20. 12. Col. 2. 16. Let no man judge you in meats or in drinks in respect of an holy day or of the new Moon or of the Sabbath day which are shadows of things to come but the body is of Christ Therefore I say the day of Christ being dawned and he the substance being come the outward figure must needs be abrogated and the shadow past away 12. Query Whether it be not lawful for Christians to swear if called thereunto for the attestation of some truth and 1. Whether Abraham did sin in making his servant to swear unto him Gen. 24. 3. Or 2. Whether swearing be not a ready way to put an end to all controversies as the Apostle saith Heb. 6. 16. Answ This is a point about which much hath been very fully and clearly written by several other hands therefore I need not say much to it only this I say 't is not lawfull for a Christian under the Gospel ministration to swear First though Abraham did not sin in causing his servant to swear and though those holy men did not sin who under the first covenant swore the Lord lived in truth righteous and judgement swearing and many other things being then lawfull for them to practice yet such things are not lawfull neither usefull for the Saints to practice under the Gospel this particular practice of swearing was not in the old Covenant forbidden Therefore our Saviour saith Mat. 5. it hath been said of old time thou shalt not forswear thy self but performe thine oaths unto the Lord. But he gives his Disciples a new command quite contrary to what was practised herein by the people of God in the old time in that he saith unto them swear not at all neither by Heaven for it is Gods Throne nor by the Earth for it is his Footstool neither by Jerusalem for it is the City of the great King neither shalt thou swear by thine Head because thou can'st not make one hair white or black Mat. 5. 34 35 36. By this absolute command he not only forbids vain