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A87004	A discovery of the latitude of the loss of the earthly paradise by original sin. Occasioned by a disputation betwixt Mr. Matthias Rutton, min: of Boughton Munchalse in Kent, and the author hereof; branched out in these particulars, as followeth: I. First, an examination of his apologetical letter, with a full answer thereunto. II. Secondly, six arguments to prove that original sin exposed Adam and his posterity but to the first death. III. Thirdly, a discovery of the false and corrupted ministers by ten characters. IV. Fourthly, a discovery of the true ministers by ten characters. / By George Hammon, pastor to the Church of Christ meeting in Biddenden in Kent.	Hammon, George.	1655 (1655)	Wing H502; Thomason E1680_1; ESTC R209154	79,445	216

I will fill their treasure So that those that seek first the kingdom of Heaven and the righteousnesse thereof and seek it as hidden treasure that is to say above all things in the world without doubt the Lord will rise and rain everlasting righteousness upon such souls Hosea 10.12 Prov. 2.3 4 5. 1 Chron. 28.9 Mat. 9.33 So much to the first means in order to the attainment of this inheritance The second way to attain to this inheritance may be observed from the wise Merchant man who when he had found the Pearl of great price sold all that he had to gain that price so also must thou when thou seest an excellency in Jesus Christ thou must break off thy sins by righteousnesse and part with all that is near and dear unto thee for he that comes to Christ and hates not Father and Mother Wife and Children Lands and living nay and his own life cannot be his Disciple not that I mean that thou shouldst hate the person of thy Father or thy Mother or Wife or Children and the like neither did Christ mean so in that speech of his but to cast them out of their affections when they come in competition with Christ but still to honour and respect their persons though slight their counsel Luk. 14.26 27. Mat. 10.34 35 36 37 38. so that this is the second way to attain this Heavenly inheritance or Pearl of great price Thirdly as thou must forsake all and break off thy sins by righteousnesle so thou must increase in thy piety and virtues thou must not stand still but thou must add to thy Faith Virtue Knowledge Temperance Patience and Godlinesse for so an entrance shall be administred into his heavenly Kingdom 2 Pet. 1.5 6 7 8 9 10 11. so that from hence thou mayst see that the way or means to enter into that heavenly inheritance is to grow in grace not to stand still not be luke-warm not to have a name to live and be dead but to excel in virtue The fourth and lastly as thou must seek that inheritance above and before all things and as thou must forsake all things for the attainment of that precious inheritance when thou hast found it so as to part with all and break off thy sins by righteousnesse and as thou must also grow in Graces adding to thy Faith Virtue and so forth So in the fourth and last place thou must goe on and persevere till death not turn back or be weary or faint in thy mind for that is the way to inherit that glorious inheritance even that immortal crown of life and to sit down with Christ in his Throne where thou shalt abide for ever and ever 2 Tim. 4.4 5 6 7 8. Jam. 1.12 Rev. 2.10 cap. 3. v. 9. compar'd with 12. v. 2.7 cap. 21.7 And so I shall passe unto the sixth use The sixth use is a use of inducement to win thee or move thee to prise that Kingdom which is to be at the Revelation of Jesus Christ for then the Tabernacle of God shall be with men he shall dwell with them as also saith Iohn in these words I heard a great voice from Heaven saying the Tabernacle of God is with men and he will dwell with them and they shall be his people and he will be their God and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed away and the redeemed of the Lord shall come to Sion with Songs and everlasting Joy shall be unto them and the great King of the whole earth who is the Son of the most high and the great Bridegroom of the Bride shall gird himselfe and make them sit down at meat and they shall raign with him as long as the Sun and Moon endureth Luk. 12.37 Rev. 21.3 4 5. Esa. 35 10. these privileges in that kingdom shall be above Angels for not unto the Angels hath he put into subjection the world to come whereof we speak but that he hath put it into subjection to the Saints is clear as you may see from these Scriptures Psal. 149.6 7 8 9. Obedi 21. Mal. 4.3 4 5. Rev. 2.26 27. from hence we may see the great gainers Saints will be if it be so that they lose all the enjoyments of this life provided they doe but attain that inheritance 1 Tim. 4.8 cap. 6. ver. 6. 1 Cor. 3.22 But on the other hand if thou shouldest lose that inheritance and the glorious presence of that infinite glory which was so glorious that when Peter and John saw but a glimpse of it they said It is good for us to be here I say if thou shouldest loose chis enjoyment although by it thou maist gain all the friendship in the world the riches and quintessence thereof yet thou wouldest be a great loser Matt. 17.4 Mark 8.36 Christian Reader thou art not travelling to an earthly Kingdom or Inheritance but unto Mount Sion and unto the City of the living God the heavenly Ierusalem to an innumerable company of Angels to the General Assembly and Church of the first born which are written in Heaven and unto God the Judge of all things and the Spirits of Just men made perfect where thou shalt enjoy the presence of God in whose presence there is fullnesse of Joy and at his right hand pleasure for evermore Psal. 16.11 Heb. 12.22 23. The second inducement is from the Freeness of the giver of this Inheritance that whether thou art rich or poor high or low noble or ignoble thou maist attain to this Inheritance for the Lord commands his Messengers to offer it freely to every Creature Mar. 16.15 Rev. 22.17 Moreover he proclaims this his loving kindnesse by the Prophet saying Oh every one that thirsteth come ye to the waters and he that hath no mony come buy Wine without money and without price why do you lay out your money for that which is not bread and your labor for that which profits not Esay 55.1 2. From hence we may take notice of these two things First how the Lord exhibiteth himself freely to every Creature and blames such as are contented with Husks when they may have the Bread of Life freely The third Inducement or Motive to move thee or incourage thee to seek after this Inheritance is from the consideration of thy condition when the Lord is pleased to cast his eye of pity upon thee it is not at that time when thou appearest amiable or lovely by reason of thy virtues and graces which is in thee but when thou wast a deformed Creature by reason of lying in the blood of the pollution of thy Sin and it was also when no eye pittied thee neither could Angels or men do thee any good In this appeared the love of God indeed as saith the Apostle We know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that though he were

of glory in the hand of the Lord and a royal Diadem in the hand of their God Isa. 62.3 And they shall call them the Holy People the redeemed of the Lord and thou shalt be called Sought out a City not forsaken vers. 12. So having shewed you by these Scriptures that the Jews shall return and build their City upon her own heap I shall now also shew you that there shall be a Temple built at the last and general return of the Jews from these three Reasons as followeth The First is from the Vision that the Lord shewed Ezekiel in the time of Israels Captivity for it is usual with the Lord to follow his people with Mercy so that in the valley of Achor there may bee a door of hope so the Lord dealt with John when he was driven into the Isle of Pathmos But to pass to Ezekiels Vision Wee may take notice that in the fortieth of Ezekiel 1 2 3 4 5. Verses that the Lord brought Ezekiel in a Vision into the Land of Israel and setting him upon an high Mount shewed him the frame of a City in the which City also he saw a man whose countenance was like Brasse and hee had also a measuring reed in his hand Moreover that this was a Prophecy of the last and general return see chap. 37.38 and that also without controversie Ezekiel did see a Temple built as well as a City as you may see proved already from Chap. 41.1 and vers. 4. from which we may see clearly there was a Temple and so as I said before so I say now read and consider well the three precedent Chapters and you shall see that it was the last and general return out of Captivity that there was Prophesied of from the same account it is clear That there is to be a Temple as well as a City Obj. If it be objected and said That there were Priests and Sacrifices mentioned in that Prophecie to that I answer and say It is true but after the Jews return out of their Captivity they shall wait for their Messiah in their Sacrifices untill such time as the Man of Sin shall spoyl them and take it away and place up abomination in the room for I cannot finde from Scripture that the Jews shall be converted by a Gospel-preaching although I know the two Witnesses shall prophecy one thousand two hundred and sixty days Now that these two Witnesses shal preach Gospel-Ordinances or a Crucified Christ Repentance and faith to the Jews in such a manner and way as he was or is preached to the Gentiles that I much question for as much as I see not the Scripture making good such a thing but in many places doth crosse such an Opinion as to my understanding for the Lord Christ said They should see him no more till they said Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord as for the Gospel they are enemies for your sake but as touching Election they are beloved for the Fathers sake for the Gifts and Callings of God are without repentance So that when they see the Lord come in the Clouds even the great King that they lookt for then they shall know that it was he that they and their Fathers have rejected as well as Peter knew Moses and Elias which he never saw before so that at that time the Spirit of Prayer and Supplication shall be poured out and they shall mourn So when the Redeemer cometh to Sion at that time shall transgression be turned from Iacob Matth. 23.39 Rom. 11.25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33. verses Isa. 27 6. compare vers. 9. chap. 25.7 8 9. Zech. 12.10 Moreover if it should be demanded of me What shall be the work of the two Witnesses I answer That their work will bee to establish the Iews against the slights of the Man of Sin that shall affirm himself to be the Christ and disswade the Iews from beleeving in him reviving those old Prophecies which have been in obscurity by reason of the mis-understanding of the people to whom they were made for doubtlesse the Iews at this time do earnestly expect their King and should they not have some to instruct them and to expound the Prophecies or Prophesie of them It is very like they might do ill enough especially because of that great appearance of the Man of Sin what by his great Armies and the false Signs that shall bee wrought by his false Prophets that shall cause Fire to come down from Heaven in the sight of men to deceive them that dwell upon the earth so that their work will not be to preach Ordinances but to prove that the great person that then shall be exalted amongst them is not the Christ that they look for but the Antichrist or the vile Person or the first Gog or the Man of Sin though he have several Names yet is he but one Person which was fore-told by Enoch the seventh from Adam and also by Ezekiel and Daniel Esay and Joel and also by Peter and John which was to stand up in the last days and also fall upon the Mountains of Israel and so I shall passe both from the Answer to the Objection and the first Reason and come to a Second to shew you why there is to be a Temple built as well as a City A second Reason is because Iohn in his Revelation saw a Temple and was to measure it Revel. 11.1 2 3. in these words And there was given to me a Reed like unto a Red and the Angel that stood by said Arise and go measure the Temple of God and the Altar and those that worship therein but the Court which is without the Temple leave out and measure it not for it is given into the hands of the Gentiles and the Holy City shall be trod under foot forty two Months Hence you may also see there was a Temple which Temple Iohn was to measure now that this was a Prophecie of the last times is clear from verse 18. and as the text reads it the Court without leave out and measure not the antient Translations read it the inner Court or the Court within the Temple leave out and measure it not for it is given into the hands of the Gentiles and the Holy City shall they tread under foot forty and two Months the which if so it may appear to us clearly That before the Iews have finished their inward Court which is the Holiest of Holiest the Man of Sin will take it out of their hands and spoyl them of the injoyment of it for the term of forty two Months which is three years and a half upon the account of thirty days to a Month the which time and times and half a time the travelling Woman will be drove into the Wilderness and the remnant of her seed persecuted and this vile Person shall then set up his Image which shall by the power of the Devil speak and cause as many

by abusing the worthy name of God speaking reproachfully of him and his Son Christ and slighting those Laws and Ordinances which are given forth to be practised till his second and great coming with the abusing of themselves in uncleaneness and Lusts of the flesh amongst which they contend for the community of Women which is none of the least of their Uncleanenesses and make themselves worse than the savage Beasts Of that sort are the rude Ranters and the blasphemous Quakers the which have cast off Civil Humanity and this generation of men are the men that will cause the Lord to arise and take vengeance upon the earth for so saith the word of the Lord in these words And Enoch also the seventh from Adam Prophecied of these saying Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his Saints to execute Judgement upon all and to convince all that are ungodly amongst them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodlily committed and of all their hard speeches which ungodly Sinners have spoken against him So that we may see that the Lord will send his Son in flaming fire against all ungodly men but chiefly they that walk after the Lust of the flesh in uncleaneness as hee once did destroy the world and such like Sinners with an over-flowing Floud Gen. 6.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. Jude 4. compare 14 15. 2 Pet. 2.4 compare 10. cap. 3.3 compare 10. See also vers. 7. From hence you may see that that ungodly generation of men that are now in the World is a lively sign of Christs coming And so I pass briefly to the third The Third sign of Christs coming Is the Echo or sound of these two things in the World as namely the Preaching of the Gospel about in the Nations and the Warres and rumours of Warres that do accompany it for when these two things go together then Christ saith the end is very nigh and although the Gospel have been preached before in a private way that is to say in some particular Nation or privately in that Nation yet never was the Gospel preached to Nations and Rulers as it is in our days Obj. If it should be Objected and said That the Gospel hath been preached in Nations a great while by the Ministery of the Nation To which I answer Ans. That as the Congregations of the Nation was never called a Church of Christ nor her Teachers the Ministers of the Gospel neither hath that kinde of Doctrine which they have preached been called the preaching of the Gospel If it should be demanded of me what it is I should answer to them in their particuler order First the National Church is called by the name of the Cities of the Nation which is a borrowed word from Christs Church Yee are a City set upon an Hill Mat. 5.14 Rev. 16.19 and that this City of the Nations is meant the National Church is because they shall begin to decay and sink and shall also be destroyed at the time that Babylon shall come in remembrance before God whereby she shall receive the Cup at his hands for the Nations or the National Church hath been stained is and shall be with the corruptions or pollutions of Romes Doctrine Jer. 51.7 8. Again if you shall ask me what the National Ministers are called in Scripture I shall shew you as followeth they are called Merchants of the Earth or the Angels of the Waters now the word Angel signifieth Minister as Revel. 1.20 and the Waters signifie Nations for so saith the Spirit The Waters that thou sawest are Multitudes Nations and Tongues Rev. 17.15 so it is clear that the Angels of the Waters are meant the Ministers of the Nations so that they are neither called Ministers of Christ nor Ministers of the Gospel but the Ministers of the Gospel are called by another name in the same place even the Angel of the Altar and that Christ is our Altar is clear see Heb. 13.10 Rev. 16.7 Thirdly Why their Preaching is not called Gospel-preaching although they make use of the Gospel is because they teach for Doctrine the Traditions of their Fathers and the Apostle calleth not such Gospel-preaching but saith to the Galathians I marvel that you are so soon moved away from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another Gospel which is not another but there are some that trouble you and would pervert the Gospel of Christ Gal. 1.6 7. so that those persons that do pervert any of the sayings of Christ according to Scripture account cannot be called the Ministers of the Gospel nor their Preaching Gospel-preaching which the Ministers of our Nation have done that is to say mingled the Commands of Christ with their Traditions and so cannot be meant that Gospel-preaching which shall bee the fore-runner of Jesus Christ but that the Gospel shall be preached again in the plain way of it that is to say in the way which Christ appointed when hee ascended up on high is clear Mat. 24.14 Rev. 14.6 The Fourth and last Sign of the second coming of Jesus Christ is those false Signs and Miracles that shall bee wrought by the false Prophets for a little before the coming of Christ there will be a Generation of men that will deny the way and Ordinances of the Gospel because they are not accompanied with Miracles and so shall deny the power of the Word The Devil seeing this hee shall impower the false Prophets whereby they shall do great Signs and lying Wonders to deceive by multitudes all incredulous persons who will beleeve a lying Sign before they will beleeve that Word that was confirmed by Signs for when persons do not like to retain God in their knowledge God is pleased to send them strong delusions to beleeve a Lye and that there are many such now in our days that have denied the Truth that once they owned and are grown to such a height as that they do shew many lying Signs if any shal question the truth of this let them but go to London and go to those Meetings that they call the Quakers Meetings and they shall see it apparently enough But now to prove that false Signs and lying Wonders before-runners of Christs coming see from these Scriptures following Mat. 7.22 Cap. 24.24 2 Thess. 2.9 Rev. 13.13 14. Cap. 16.14 15. Friends I should adde some more Signs of Christs coming as the gathering together of the Jews into their own Land which certainly might easily be proved did we but understand the consultation that there is amongst them but the returning of the Fleet from the Straights will give us more certain intelligence as to that thing and so I shall leave these few Signs unto your consideration and pass to the Tenth and last Particular A profitable Application of the Sum of what is fore-mentioned Christian Reader I having shewed you what excellent injoyment the Lord hath laid up for his people even for such as seek him as for hidden treasure Sith