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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79860	A cloud of vvitnesses: with whom I also appear to bear testimony, that Christ Jesus is the word of God, and not the Bible which is called the Scriptures. For which the word the prophets, apostles, and servants of the Lord, obeying, and bearing their testimony thereunto, have suffered by all generations of men, cruel mockings, stripes, bonds, and imprisonments, by the Egyptians, Philistians, Babylonians, Caldeans, idolaters, back-sliders, Roman Papists, and in generall, the heathen that know not Christ Jesus to be the word of the Lord. ... / Written by him, who is known by the name of Henry Clark.	Clark, Henry, 17th cent.	1656 (1656)	Wing C4452; Thomason E872_2; ESTC R206562	39,859	39

Epistles to the Churches as they saw them in their severall conditions and some to particular persons as to Timothy Titus and Philemon and to the twelve Tribes scattered abroad And Peter in his second Epistle speaks of the Scripture and said 2 Pet. 1.20 21. 1 Cor. 2.4.14 Heb. 3.5 8.5 Exod. 17.4 34.27 40.33 Isa 8.1 Jer. 30.1 2. 36.1 2 3 4. That no prophesie of the Scripture is of any private interpretation but the holy men of God spake them forth as they were moved by the holy Ghost so that the prophecies written came not of old by mans own will nor by the will of man but by the Holy Ghost in the holy men of God who were moved by the same to speak them forth so that all speaking and writing and all interpretations of the things of God that comes not from the movings and power of the Holy Ghost comes from mans own will and not from the will and power of God Moses who was faithfull in the house of God did all things according to the pattern shewed him and writ not in his own wil but in the wil of God And so Isaiah wrote at the Commands of the Lord And Jeremiah wrote not but at the Command of the Lord who said unto him VVrite all the words in a Roll of a Book that I have spoken unto thee against Israel and against Juda and against all the nations from the dayes of Josia even unto this day And Jeremiah called Baruch and Baruch wrote all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Jeremiah from the mouth of Jeremiah Baruch wrote them Here it is plainly seen that the Scriptures at the first was not given forth by mans will or by private interpretation but they were given forth by in the will of God by the holy men of God as they were moved to speak them forth by the Spirit of God but since the first giving of them forth they have been translated by private interpretors into the many Languages and the many Languages have severall Copies of their private interpretations with some words added to and some words left out But the same Spirit of God that gave them forth knows its own that it gave forth by the holy men of God 1 Cor. 2.10.12 2 Pet. 3.1 Mic. 3.11 and disowns the other words that are not of and from it self for no man knoweth the things of God save the Spirit of God so that it plainly appears that the Scriptures was never called the Word of God neither by Christ nor his Apostles but they were called by them Moses VVritings Moses Law The Book of the Prophets The Prophets and The Psalms A Declaration Testimony and Epistles But the blinde Guides the priests of England that preach for tithes hire gifts and rewards they do teach the people and say Hearken to the VVord of the Lord as it is written in a Chapter and a Verse The VVord of the Lord was before all time but the Bible which men call the Scriptures was not before all time for Moses after the Creation many generations did begin to write the first part of it who was the first Writer John 1.1 2.3 4. 10.14 John 4.24 John 10.28 2 Cor. 3.6 which was in time and the rest were written in order of time as the holy men of God were moved by the Spirit of God to write and give them forth to be written therefore the Bible which is called the Scriptures is not the VVord of God but is that which testifies of the VVord of God Christ Jesus God is a spirit is the Bible which is called the Scripture God a spirit Nay for the Word is God The letter kills is that Christ the spirit that giveth life Nay then the Letter is not the VVord of God for Christ is the Word and this Word was made flesh and dwelt amongst us and he is the Light and Life of men and by him the world was made First Before the Bible which is called the Scripture was writ the Word was John 1. i. Heb. 13.8 Rev. 22.13 1 John 1.1 2. Isa 41.4 Rev. 19. i3 Isa 7.14 Matt. 1.23 Heb. 2.16 John 8 56.58 Gen. 15.1 2. Prov. 18.10 1 Sam. 3.21 Matt. 11.27 John ●0 30 14.6.9 10. Dute. 8.15 Gen. 49.10 Psal 119.160 162. verses Isa 42. Jer. 23. Ezek. 34. Dan. 2.45 Mic. 4 5 chap. for in the beginning was the VVord and the VVord was with God Christ Jesus the same yesterday to day and for ever said he I am Alpha and Omega the beginning and the end the first and the last It is he that calleth the generations from the beginning who said I the Lord am the first and with the last I am the same and John said His Name is called the VVord of God And they shall call his Name Emanuel which is by interpretation God with us who took upon him the Seed of Abraham and was before Abraham was Abraham said Christ rejoyced to see my day he saw it and was glad The Word of the Lord came to Abraham in a Vision saying Fear not Abraham I am thy Sheild and thy exceeding great Reward The Name of the Lord is a strong Tower the Righteous run unto it and are safe And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by his VVord Christ said No man knows the Father but the Son and he to whom the Son will reveal him and said Christ I am the VVay the Truth and the life No man cometh to the Father but by me he that hath seen me hath seen the Father I and my Father am one I am in the Father and the Father in me And Moses said The Lord thy God will raise up a Prophet in the midst of thee of thy brethren like unto me unto him shall you hearken And Jacob said The Scepter shall not depart from Judah nor a Law-giver from between his feet until Shiloh come and unto him shall the gathering of the people be and David said Thy Word O Lord is true from the beginning I rejoyce said he at thy VVord as one that findeth great spoile and the same Word of the Lord did all the prophets see and hear and bear witness to and no other and the Scriptures were written to bear Testimony of this Word to after Generations that should come and likewise of the righteous judgments of God which came upon them that opposed the same which Examples were written for our learning upon whom the ends of the world is come unto whom the Scripture is given by inspiration of the Spirit that the Man of God may be perfect thorowly furnished unto every good work which is profitable for Doctrine for Reproofe for correction and for instruction in Righteousness Secondly As Christ is the VVord of God John 8. i2 John 1.5.9.12 John 3.19 20. Eph. 5. i3 John 16.9 10 11.12 2 Pet. i. 19 so he is the Light of the

yea or nay Phil. 3.19 11. Whether those be Ministers of Christ that go in the way of Cain and run greedily after the error of Balaam for Honour and Rewards and follow their own pernicious wayes and through covetousness with feigned words make merchandise of souls yea or nay Iude 11. 2. Pet. 2. chap. Rev. 18. chap. 12 Whether those be Ministers that puts money to usury seeing that the Prophet Ieremiah said he neither lent on Usury nor men lent me on Usury yea or nay Read Ier. 15.10 Prov. 28.8 Psal 15.5 13. Whether those be Ministers of Christ that will sit and eat and drink with the Drunkards and smite his fellow-servants yea or nay Matt. 24.49 14. Whether those be Ministers of Christ that are called of men Master and desire to walk in long Robes and love the uppermost Rooms at feasts and greetings in the Market place and have the highest seats in those places which are called churches and there stand praying and for a pretence make long prayers and devour widows houses yea or nay Read Matt. 23. chap. Luke 20.46 18.10 11. 15. Whether those be Ministers of Christ which the Lord saith he is against who steal his Word from their Neighbour and use their tongues and say The Lord saith when he spake not to them and run when he sent them not and come when he called them not yea or nay Read Ier. 23. chap. 16. Whether those be Ministers of Christ that preach up outward Temples made with hands and in them uphold an outward bodily worship which profiteth little seeing that Paul witnessed against the same and Stephen was stoned to death for witnessing against them likewise and Jesus Christ said that God is a spirit and they true worshippers that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth yea or nay Iohn 4.21 22 23 24. Acts 7. chap. 1 Tim. 4.8 2 Cor. 6.16 17 18. 17. That when a company are gathered together of Drunkards Swearers Lyars VVhores and VVhoremongers Adulterers Fornicators Thieves Murderers Scoffers Scorners Covetous Proud Heady High minded people Lovers of Pleasures more then lovers of God Prophane carnall earthly minded people dead in Trespasses and Sins having their understandings darkned such as are aliens and strangers from the life and Covenant of Grace and all these sit together in the High Place commonly called the church and sing ●● Psal 6. ver 2 And heale me Lord for why thou knowest my bones do quake for fear I say is any of those persons above mentioned in that condition that David was in when he said I am weak O Lord heal me for my bones are vexed or in that condition that Moses was in when he said I exceedingly fear and quake yea or nay Heb. 12.21 18. Whether such persons above mentioned that sing All the night long I wash my bed with tears of my complaints and yet never witnessed that condition that David was in when he said All the night I make my bed to swim I water my couch with tears I say do not such persons lye and turn the Scriptures into a lye and so blaspheme the Name of God yea or nay 19. Whether such persons above mentioned that makes Songs of the Saints conditions declared of in the Scripture which was never none of their own do not they lye and tu●n the Scripture into a lye and so blaspheme the Name of God yea or nay 20. Did Christ Jesus or his Apostles at any time teach such persons above mentioned to turn Davids Prayers the confession of his Sins his Sorrows his Afflictons his ●ad complaints he made thereof and the Enemies of the Church his Exhortations his Prophecies and other Scriptures into Rime and Meeter and to sing them as Songs yea or nay 2i Whether those men who are called Ministers that teach the people so to sing and those people that do so sing do not make David to become the Song of Drunkards now in these dayes as he was in those dayes that he was King yea or nay 22. Whether such singing by such persons as is here above expressed be a Teaching and Admonishing one another in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs yea or nay 23. Whether such persons above mentioned that so sing sing with the Spirit and sing with understanding and sing with grace in their hearts unto the Lord yea or nay 24. Whether the praises of the wicked be not as abominable to the Lord as their prayers yea or nay 25. Whether those that thus walk in darkness and lead the blinde thus out of their way be not blinde guides and lie under the curse of God for their so doing yea or nay Mat. 23.16 Deut. 28.18 26. Whether those persons that are called of men Ministers and Teachers and profess themselves to be Ministers of the Gospel and yet do such things as is before expressed be not scandalous to Christ and his Ministers and so fit to be cast out yea or nay Ezekiel 34.10 27. Whether the two Poets Sternhold and Hopkins with others who turned the Psalms and other Scriptures into Rhime and Meter did do it by the Spirit of God or by the wisdom of faln man seeing that no prophesie of the Scriptures are of any private interpretation yea or nay These queries are written and sent forth by me who am known by the name of Henry Clark The End This is entred according to Order