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A86560	A caveat to all true Christians against the spreadings of the spirit of Antichrist, and his subtile endeavours to draw men from Jesus Christ / propounded to them by J. Horn, one of the unworthiest of Christs servants in his gospel, a preacher thereof in South Lin, Norfolk ; together with some brief directions for their orderly walkings.	Horn, John, 1614-1676.; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1651 (1651)	Wing H2796; ESTC R42677	162,184	341

say Tush we are Lords we will come no more at thee Jer. 2.31 we need not call upon God for any thing for all things are ours and what profit is it if we pray to him as wicked men are noted to say Job 21.15 seeing God is engaged to us by his Promise or we shall have what is appointed for us If I say we shall thus reason however we may as others guilty of the like pride before us Mal. 3.16 be called happy by others yet surely God will resist us and we are in danger to be given up to Satan and to our own hearts till they have brought us to confusion The Apostle James plainly tels some that they received not because they asked not or because they asked amiss to consume it on their own lusts James 4.3 And our Saviour hath as plainly on the other side bid us ask that we may receive and our joy shall be full Joh. 15. Restrain not your prayers therefore my brethren but pour out your hearts before the Lord not listning to vain Philosophy and Speculations about Gods Will and Way nor prying into his Essence and things not seen so as to contemn and slight his Counsels and then think to defend your selves by saying our prayers cannot alter his Will and Decrees we shall neither have the more for praying nor the less if we pray not for he cannot be wrought upon by any thing in us for this is contrary to all piety and godliness The Prophet Isaiah hath otherwise instructed us that God hath not said to the house of Jacob seek my face in vain Isai 45.19 Do not thou justifie the counsel of the wicked but pray with all manner of prayer and supplication in the Spirit in every season or opportunity and watch thereunto in all perseverance or strength or fervency and pray for all Saints and for me c. as the Apostle exhorts Ephes 6.18,19 Pray with all prayer and supplication for every favor and against every evil acknowledging your follies beseeching for forgiveness intreating for help in all prayer in private and in publike by your selves and with others praying in the Spirit not with the lips onely but with the heart and spirit also according to that I will pray in the Spirit and I will pray with understanding also 1 Cor. 14. It s not saying a prayer that will suffice or is regarded but the heart and spirit exercised in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving and that in Gods Spirit too or in the holy Ghost as in Jude 20. in his leadings power wisdom teaching as he shews you your wants or the wants of others and the goodness of God for supply fills you with faith confidence boldness earnestness for prayer 〈◊〉 indeed essentially an exercise of the heart 〈◊〉 and by the Grace and Spirit of God breathing after God and desiring and craving help or favour of him and this may be either with vocal words or without and yet with words usually either in the heart onely the heart speaking to God when no sound is heard as Hannah did 1 Sam. 1. or with the mouth also as David and Christ and the Saints of God in their several ages used most commonly to do It s true that God looks at the heart more then at the words in prayer but yet he regards those petitions that are poured out in the Spirit and in the name of Christ in a single heart that are vocally exprest and they are not to be heard or regarded that contemn praying with words and make a tush thereof though in the mean time they pretend that they pray alwayes in that they are content with what God doth to them or now and then wish this or that to be done to themselves or others I fear such under pretence of praying alwayes pray not at all or very seldom and are rather of those despisers of Ordinances in Mal. 3.14 that say It is in vain to serve God and what profit is it that we have kept his Ordinances c. surely Christ taught his Disciples to utter words though he told them too that he would not have them vain in thinking to be heard for their much speaking yea verily not onely David Solomon Moses Samuel Daniel and all the antient Worthies uttered words solemnly in prayer unto God but the Lord Jesus Christ also at several seasons surely he needed not to have separated himself into a solitary place apart to pray Matth. 14.23 if to pray had been no other business then many make of it or if he had thought it needless to pray When he was to leave his Disciples he prayed with his voyce too and uttered many sweet and pretious words which are recorded Joh. 17. And so the Disciples after the Ascension of Christ continued together in an upper Chamber in prayer Acts 1. And after the Holy Ghost was poured upon them they were not of this Opinion of these proud spirits that think they need pray no more they have all already but they continued in prayer still and uttered words too therein Acts 2.42 and 4.24 and 6.4 We will give our selves say they continually to prayer c. So when Peter was in prison they were met to pray Acts 12. they could not pass away their time so jovially as some that pretend to know Christ as well or better in laughing and sporting carding and gaming c. but they spent their time when they met in prayer and God heard them too Yea Peter himself one of the prime pillars amongst them when he wa● at the house of Simon the Tanner went up int● an upper Chamber to pray and Paul when b● was to part with the Church of Ephesus kneeled down and prayed with them Acts 20.36 to which also sometimes they added Fasting Surely then they that despise this Ordinance or that think they do it sufficiently by now and then perhaps an ejaculation of a desire despising to pray together solemnly as occasion is offered are scarcely led by the same spirit that led the Apostles and ancient Saints of God and they neglect one part of the spiritual armor provided for them and in that plat lay themselves open to Satans temptations yea sure they that are above Ordinances are also above this spiritual armor at least in some parts of it and when Satan hath got them thither he hath advantage enough against them for now he finds them naked and can as he lists captivate and wound them To be sure they pray not with all prayer and supplication but by the Prophets verdict of such they are proud and high-conceited speaking great swelling words of vanity and because they are sensual they judge of Gods Word and Ordinances according to sense counting Gods Ordinances low and foolish things preferring their own wisdom and ways before them Mal. 3.15 I wish there be not too great an increase of this proud and sensual generation and that it were not too common for people to count such happy

similitude to and dissimilitude from Christ in some few particulars ibid. Sect. 2. More particularly and 1. After the flesh p. 14 Sect. 3. 2. After the Spirit p. 17 Sect. 4. 3. In a mixt consideration with reference to Christ p. 20 Sect. 5. 4. In the same consideration with reference to enemies p. 28. Chap. 3. Of the Saints Temptations and Sect. 1. That God ordereth temptations to them and why p. 36 Sect. 2. Of Satan and his subtilty in tempting p. 41 Sect. 3. Some instances in his tempting Christ Matth. 4. p. 44 Sect. 4. Of Satans main drift in all his temptations p. 56 Sect. 5. Of the messengers of Satan p. 65 Sect. 6. Of their way and subtilty in temping p. 71 Sect. 7. Of the dangerous issue of those that fall into their snares p. 78 Sect. 8. Who are in danger to be snared by them p. 81 Sect. 9. Of temptations to distrust p. 91 Chap. 4. Of the remedies and helps against temptations and Sect. 1. That God hath provided helps p. 94 Sect. 2. Of the five former pieces of the spiritual armor Eph. 6. p. 97 Sect. 3. Of the sixth the Word of God p. 107 Sect. 4. Of the Scriptures p. 115 Sect. 5. Some objections against them answered p. 120 Sect. 6. A caveat against mens wresting them p. 141 Sect. 7. Of the seventh piece viz. Prayer p. 153 Sect. 8. Of Brotherly Communion p. 164. Sect. 9. Of Sobermindedness or Humility p. 184 Chap. 5. Of the Reward of the Saints and Sect. 1. That there is a reward p. 190 Sect. 2. Of the Promise and the heirs of it p. 193 Sect. 3. Of the time of the receit of the reward p. 195 Sect. 4. Of the Resurrection p. 200 Sect. 5. Of Heaven and Glory p. 209 Sect. 6. Incouragements to expect that glory p. 213 Sect. 7. Of knowing Christ after the flesh and after the Spirit p. 219 Chap. 6. The Conclusion with Exhortations p. 234 Sect. 1. The usefulness of Exhortations to Saints ibid. Sect. 2. Exhortations to walk worthy of God p. 244 Sect. 3. Exhortations to walk worthily to brethren p. 253 Sect. 4. How to walk towards Deceivers and Deceived p. 257 Sect. 5. How to walk toward the world p. 275 Sect. 6. The Doctrine to be held forth to them and therein somewhat of the Trinity p. 281 Sect. 7. A Discovery of the preposterousness of some in their holding forth to the world as they do Election and Reprobation p. 300 REader It will somewhat conduce to thy right understanding what is in this Treatise presented to thee to take notice of and Correct these following mistakes which through my absence from the Press and the Printers oversight have happened viz. Page 4. line 5. read religious actions p. 5. l. 29. r. that p. 6. l. 1. r. never so great and l. 16. r. too p. 11. l. 9. r. fleshly p. 19. l. 29. r. life p. 28. l. 9. r. your p. 42. l. 29. r. visors p 45. l. 3. r. where p. 47. l. 26. r. then p. 48. l. 18. r. preserve p. 59. l. 9. r. by not p. 61. l. 17. r. perswade l. 19. r. nothing less p. 78. l. 10. r. with those p. 8● l. 3. r. all that have p. 108. l. 26. r. so bemisted p. 124. l 11. r. three p. 146. l. 10 r. they p. 144. l. 19. put out and. p. 152. l. 23. put out to p. 154. l. 3. r. unless p. 163. l. 1. put out too l. 9. r. with p. 166. l. 22. put out will p. 172. l. 2. r. food p. 175. l. 16. r. lo. p. 186. l. 18. r. crutches p. 194. l. 29. r. any p. 194. l. 4. r. both p. 208. l. 9. blot out and. p. 217. l. 2. blot out so p. 226. l. 1. r. one and other p. 235. l. 19. r. though p. 240. l. 19. blot out that p. 245. l 26. r. specially p. 254. l. 4. r. and. p. 256. l. 26. r. walking p. 259. l. 11. blot out us p. 260. l. 20. r. or p. 266. l. 25 r. destruction p. 274. l. 9. r. 2 Tim. p. 280. l. 19. r. and. p. 284. l. 8. r. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 292. l 16. r. illustrate p. 294 l. 2. r. intercepted p. 297. l. 2. r. be p. 298 l. 11 r. to p. 305. l. 20 r. we love him p. 310. l. 16. r. mediation In the Postscript p. 2. l. 15. r. drawing back p. 4. l. 15. r. confessions CHAP. I. A Description of Saints BEcause there are many lay claim to the name of Saints who yet are not rightly such and so apply to themselves the priviledges of and instructions proper to them when they appertain not to them I shall in the first place say something by way of Description of ●he true Saints of God to whom that title pro●erly may be given and therein shew both First What and who they are not And then Secondly What and who they are Sect. 1. Who are not Saints They are not PRophane loose persons that live as they list and follow their lusts whether they ●e such as never knew or walked better or such as having known and walked better are relapsed again to their former or worse corruptions this is so known a thing and so generally granted that I shall not need to insist upon it The Scripture calls such sons of Belial ungodly unholy sinners and opposeth them and chiefly the latter sort unto the Saints 2. They are not men that have nothing more then civil education and moral honesty let them be accompanied with never so good natural parts and abilities moral honesty in a just dealing in things pertaining to men though a thing found in Saints and to be practised makes no● men Saints for there have been many such before any sanctifying force hath passed upon them yea many such have been not only without the knowledge of God but also opposite in their hearts unto it Paul had such a carriage while a Pharisee and so the young man spoken of in Matth. 19.20 Yea many such there may be found that have no savor of Piety but and profest worshippers of Mahomet or Paganis● Idolators even such must have another birth birth from heaven before they can enter God Kingdom Joh. 3.3.5 3. They are not every one that is of this o● that Opinion or Judgement in matters of Religion not every one that opines conceives o● joyns with a right profession or form of Doctrine seeing many such may be loose in hear and conversation And many have a form of godliness that deny the power of it 2 Tim. 3.5 Many may be guilded over with a fair profession that yet are rotten underneath true doctrines do much conduce to the making and leading on Saints if minded and submitted to and some points are useful as means to direct men to and facilitate their Piety and Saintship more then others perhaps more commonly received for true which yet are not accompanied with true Piety or Saintship in all that

perish in the smoothness of their own Psal 81.10,11,12 2 Thes 2.10,11 The Serpent deceived Eve parling with him alone she listning to him and eating of the Tree before any mention made of advising with Adam and being her self deceived she became an instrument under pretence of her experience or knowledge of its goodness to lead Adam also into the transgression and verily the Apostle intimates that the forsaking the Assemblies of each other is the leading way to that wilful sinning that excludes from all further benefit of Christs Sacrifice and mediation and layes open to devouring judgement And Jude exhorting earnestly to contend for the faith once delivered to the Saints against ungodly men that deny the onely Lord God and our Lord Jesus after many Badges and Characters of them he gives this as the last vers 19. these are they that separate themselves sensual not having the Spirit these are withdrawers of themselves from the Gospel and its Ordinances and the Assemblies of faithful men and are sensual that is judge of Gods Wayes by sense and not by faith the spirit of which they want and so give not God the glory of his Wisdom and Truth they see no form or beauty in the Gospel in prayer in breaking bread in mutual helping and provoking one another what is in these things say they we have used them so and so long and we feel no good in them like those in Mal. 3.15 What profit is it that we have observed his Ordinances and walked mourfully before the Lord So stout are their words against the Lord though they will not see it but run from the simplicity of Gods appointments and so deprive themselves both of that preservation and growth in the faith that in patience continuance and holding fast their profession and confidence they should meet with and also of that future reward that God gives to those that fear his Name whose often speakings to one another he hearkens to and hears and sets down in his book of Remembrance according to that of Solomon Eccles 4 9. Two are better then one because they have a good reward for their labour and if they fall the one will lift up his fellow but wo to him that is alone when he falleth for he hath not another to lift him Such a one is both more easily overturned and thrown down and being gone is the less recoverable Again If two lie together they may have heat but how can one be warm alone In Christian Communion and abiding together in the fellowship of the Gospel there is spiritual heat and fervor one whets up and provoketh another to love and good works of which the forsakeing of the Assembly depriveth a man yea if one prevail against him two shall withstand him One may watch over another in Christian Communion yea and a threefold cord is not easily broken where two or three are gathered together in the Name of Christ there he comes in and twists them faster in his Spirit so that unless by untwining them they are not easily broken Take we heed then to watch over one another and frequent Gods Ordinances together And indeed God hath appointed such Ordinances as will put us upon mutual walking together as exhorting one another joint prayers in the Name of Christ breaking of bread c. so that we must despise and kick against Gods Authority if we will not walk in the faith together yea he hath so measured out his Gifts and Grace amongst his Saints that none might say to other I have no need of thee and that we may not attain to comprehend the depth length heighth and breadth and know the love of God that passeth knowledge but in unity with all Saints Ephes 3.17,18 Despise not Prophesying then nor forsake not the assemblies of your selves but build up your selves in your most holy faith praying in the holy Ghost walking in and provoking one another to love and good works firmly believing his Promise of blessing who hath said In every place where I record my Name I will come to thee and I will bless thee Exod. 20.24 And again Blessed is he that heareth my words and watcheth daily at the posts of my gates for he that findeth me findeth life c. Prov. 8.33 And where brethren dwell together in unity there God commandeth his blessing even life for evermore Psal 133.1.4 Sect. 9. That the Ordinances of Christ are yet in force and none ought to slight or exempt themselves from subjection to them BUT forasmuch as here thou art in danger to be incountred with many specious words tending to withdraw thee from the fellowship of the Gospel and with brethren in the Ordinances of Christ needful it is that something more be spoken thereabout to warn thee of some dangerous principles that do great service herein to Satan for thou mayst meet with them that will not onely deride at the simplicity and seeming weakness of the Ordinances of Christ not considering that it is the usual way of God to make choice and use of the weak things of the world to be the mediums of glorifying his power and of confounding the things that be mighty that so the power might be known to be of God and not of the medium or outward ordinance and so consequently that they that contemn the Ordinances of God for their weakness and sorriness do therein despise and condemn the wisdom of God and deprive themselves of the blessing that he holds forth by and ●nd in them But also will tell thee that they for their parts are got into a higher Form or to be under a more glorious dispensation above all Forms or Ordinances so as that they are of nouse or profit to them so that God is throwing them down or hath cast them by and it s a far happier and higher state to be and live above them then under them so intising thee from attendance to God in them to aspire Eve-like to that better and higher condition but therein they play the Serpent with thee and therefore beware of them Indeed there are Ordinances that believers are not under viz. the ordinances of mans invention in the worship of God for otherwise we are to be subject to the civil Ordinances of man for the Lords sake 1 Pet. 2.13 such as Touch not tast not handle not c. according to the traditions commandements of men Col. 2.22 as also the Ordinances of the Law of Moses and Jewish observations Christ hath freed us from but of these is not the question but of the Ordinances of the Lord even of the Lord Jesus such as Preaching Hearing Prayer Baptism the Supper of the Lord c. Concerning which also that 's not to be denied that they are not the matter we are to live upon the meat we are to feed on The Lord Jesus himself as he is the great Witness of the love of God to us and the Revealer of his minde is the true Lord of