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A52717 Several papers of confessions, prayer, and praise; by James Naylor: concerning his fall and restoration Naylor, James, 1617?-1660. 1660 (1660) Wing N316; ESTC R215561 28,774 41

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the Apostle James James 2. 5. Verse 1 2 3 4. Commands the Saints not to have the Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of Glory with Respect of Persons And saith such are Partial in themselves and become Judges of Evil Thoughts And Rom. 13. 1 5. saith Paul Let every Soul be Subject to the Higher Powers For saith he there is no Power but of God The Powers that be are ordained of God not of Man and that whosoever Resisteth the Power Resisteth the Ordinance of God And saith We must needs be Subject for Conscience sake And therefore though the Prophets and Saints were often sent by the Lord to Pronounce Judgment against Unjust Men who had the Power committed to them and did not Judge for God but for Self-ends yet they never attempted to raise any Violence against them but used all means to Persuade them to do Justly Love Mercy and Mic. 6. 8 walk humbly with God that they might be Established and the Wrath of God turned away from them For those that be of God cannot Rejoyce in the Destruction of any but would 1 Pet. 1. 12. Eph. 4. 11. 12. have all to turn to God and find Mercy 7. Concerning the Ministry The true Ministers of Jesus Christ have always been and are still such as came not by the Will of Man but by the Will of God neither are they fitted for that Work by any thing of Man but by God alone for the true Ministry is the Gift of Jesus Christ given for the Perfecting of the Saints and needs no addition of Humane Helps and 1 Cor. 12. 7. Learning but as the work is Spiritual and of the Lord so they are Spiritually fitted only by the Lord. And therefore he chose Pet. 4. 10. 11. Gal. 11. 11 12 16. Herds-Men Fisher-men and Plough-Men and such-like and as he gave them an Immediate Call without the Leave of Man so he fitted them Immediately without the Help of Man And as they received the Gift Freely so they were to give Freely And when ever they found any of the false Ministers who Taught for Hire they Cryed out against them and Pronounced Woes against them and shewed them that they lay in Iniquity because they thought that the Gift of God could be Bought and Sold for Money And Christ calls them Hirelings Mat. 10. 8. Acts 8. 20. John 10. 13. Micah 3. 10. Jer. 5. 30. and 6. 13. Isai 56. 10 11. 2 Pet. 2. 14 15. 2 Cor. 11. 15. Jude 11. and saith they care not for the Sheep And Micah cryes out against the Priests that Taught for Hire and saith They Build up Sion with Blood and Jerusalem with Iniquity And Jeremiah cried out against the Priests in his Days that bare Rule by their means and calls it an Horrible thing and saith That from the least of them to the greatest they are all given to Covetousness And Isaiah cryed out of such in his Days and calls them Greedy Dogs that can never have enough and saith he they all look for their Gain from their Quarter And Peter saith of such in his Days as should come that they through Covetousness should make Merchandize of the People and saith They have Hearts exercised with Covetous Practises who have forsaken the right Way and have followed the Way of Balaam who loved the Wages of Unrighteousness And Jude cryes Woe unto them for they go on in the Way of Cain and run greedily after the Error of Balaam for Rewards But those that were sent out by Christ counted it their Reward to make the Gospel without Charge neither ever had they any set 1 Cor. 9. 16 17 18. 1 Cor. 4. 11. Gal. 4. 19. means but went about having no certain Dwelling Place neither were Masters but Servants to all for Christs sake Nor ever went to Law for Tythes or any other Earthly thing but Suffered Persecution and as always he that was after the Flesh Persecuted him that was after the Spirit even so it is now Now all People Try your Priests by the Scriptures whether they are of God or of the World and never think to hear the Word of the Lord from their Mouths who walk contrary to the Scriptures for such were never sent of God for had they been sent of God they would abide in his Doctrine And John 1 John 2. 3 4 5 6. Joh. 9. 10. 2 John 9. 10 11. saith such hath not God but he that abides in the Doctrine of Christ hath both the Father and the Son And if there come any to you and bring not this Doctrine you are forbidden to receive them into your Houses or bid them God Speed for if you do you are partakers of their Evil Deeds And unto the Wicked saith God What hast thou to do to Declare my Statutes or that thou shouldest Psal 50. 16 17. take my Covenant into thy Mouth seeing thou hatest Instruction and castest my Words behind thy Back and art a partaker with the Thief the Adulterer Evil-Speaking Slandering and Deceit and such as Psal 50. 21. do these things think God to be like themselves But I will Reprove thee and set them in order before thine Eyes J. N. 1653. The Condition and Portion of the People of England who have long Flattered themselves with the Church-Ministry and Ordinances but upon Tryal are found to be the Synagogues of Satan Persecutors of the Truth and Enemies of the Gospel of Christ The Lyon hath Roared Tremble all you Beasts of the Field The Trumpet hath sounded let the Beast prepare himself to Battle for the great Day of Sions Recompence is at hand and Woe to all her Enemies I Have heard a Voice of Woe and Terror to come upon all the Inhabitants of the Earth Repent all you Inhabitants of the Earth the Sword of the Lord is Furbished against you to make a grievous Slaughter Howl Woe and Misery all sorts of People who have preferred your own Wills Lust and Pleasures before the pure Law of God Howl you Sodomites and Belly-Gods of the Earth who have given up your selves to Fulness of Gluttony and all Excess of Riot Feeding without the Fear of God Sporting in the Day Time Living like fed Horses spending the Creatures upon your Lusts which were never made for that end Woe unto you you Fat Swine the Sins of Sodom are found among you and the Plagues of Sodom are nigh at hand Woe unto you for now is the Lord come to Require his Corn and his Wine which he gave to Feed the Poor and Hungry which your Lusts have Devoured the Wants of all Poor in the Nation cry out against you you have exceeded all that ever went before you and you shall exceed in Misery Woe unto you Proud Lustful and Lofty ones that are lifted up in your own Eyes and have set your selves above the Fear of God which Teacheth Humility you plainly appear to be Children of the Devil who is the