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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57310	A standard of righteousness lifted up unto the nations, and an ensigne of grace unto the people, but the flagge of defiance against Antichrist, and all his messengers and ministers, who are under his power and pleading for it, for terme of life all of which are held forth in a plain answer unto Leonard Letchford's quaery concerning perfection and keeping of Gods law and Commandments, which may serve the universal good, and satisfaction of all people who are yet unsatisfied in these weighty matters in this book inserted : with a testimony concerning the natural man who cannot keep the law nor commands of God ... / given forth this 13th day of the 8th moneth, 1663, by a follower of the Lamb thorow [sic] many tribulations, whose name is Ambrose Rigge.	Rigge, Ambrose, 1635?-1705.	1663 (1663)	Wing R1492; ESTC R6133	30,605	38

everlasting Covenant Make you perject in every good work to do his will Heb. 13. 20 21. 18. To say that none can be perfect on earth makes Paul a lyar who satd to the Hebrews But ye are come to Mount Sion unto the City of the living God the heavenly Ierusalem to the innumerable company of Angels Heb. 12. 22. To the general assembly and Church of the first-born which are written in heaven and to God the Iudge of all and to the spirits of just men made perfect vers 23. But it may be objected That there is not a just man upon earth that doth good and sinneth not Answer This was spoken before the coming of Christ who came to destroy sin and finish transgression as it is written 1 Iohn 3. 8. And to save his people from their sins Mat. 1. 21. not to be favour in sin nor to save his people in their sins but to save them from their sins and so from the punishment due thereunto Objection But some in their blinde ignorance will say What benefit hath man by Christ if he come to live without sin Answ He hath the benefit of the coming of Christ of his Death and of his Resurrection and of his blood which was shed for the remission of sins as it is written Matth. 26. 28. And he onely can call Christ his Redeemer who is redeemed from all iniquity Tit. 2. 14. Object Again it is said in many things We offend all c. Answ This was spoken to the brethren as a warning not to go into the many things nor to be many masters for then they should receive greater condemnation for in many things they offended all and so did Martha while she was cumbered about many things as Christ told her Luke 10. 41. So when they went into the many things and many Masters as the world doth now they offended all but as they dwelt in the one thing which Christ spoke of Luke 10. 42. they were kept out of the offences and kept a conscience void of offence towards God and all men Acts 24. 16. 1 Cor. 6. 3. And Christ said Wo to the world because of offences For it must needs be that offences must come but wo unto that man by whom they come Mat. 18. 7. Luke 17. 1. Object It is said also If we say that we have no sin we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us Answ This was spoken by Iohn before he came to the fulness of Christ though he was come to a measure of the Stature of Christ which kept him from committing of sin for he said He that committeth sin is of the devil and hath not seen God neither known him 1 Iohn 3. 8. And whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin for his seed remaineth in him and he cannot sin because he is born of God 1 Iohn 3. 9. Who afterwards grew up to a perfect state and said herein is our love made perfect that we may have boldness in the day of Judgment because as he is so are we in this world 1 Iohn 4. 17. After which he said Whosoever transgresseth and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ hath not God but he that abideth in the doctrine of Christ hath both the Father and the Son 2 Iohn 1. 9. And if any come unto you and bring not this doctrine receive him not into your house neither bid him good speed For he that biddeth him good speed is partaker of his evil deeds ver 10 11. Hear this Leo. Letchford and all other of thy belief Iohn did witness a further state then committing of sin or having it but said Whosoever transgresseth and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ is not to be received into the house least they were partakers of their evil deeds Will not this Doctrine shut thee and all thy brethren out of doors who is not in the doctrine of Christ in any thing but pleading with all your might against it which is perfection and keeping his Commandements as I have before shewed This was hir doctrine while he was on earth which you are now so much opposers of and pleading for committing of sin for term of life I shall not trouble the Reader to reckon up the Commandements and Lawes of Christ they are so generally known to all who doth but read the Seriptures But I shall further lift up a Standard of Righteousness against this viperous generation who dayly breaks the Commands of God and would perswade others so to do as Leo. Letchford hath done I shall here demonstrate how this strikes at the Crown Dignity of Christ and renders him inferiour to the devil and then I shall leave it to the serious consideration of the honest hearted whether this man be a friend to Christ or an enemy to him 1. To say the things commanded by Christ cannot be done this renders him unjust to command his servants to do that which he knows they cannot do 2. This frustrates the end for which God manifested him which was to give power to as many as received him to become the Sons of God 3. This makes his Commands of none effect for if the things be commands cannot be done to what end were they given forth 4. This Doctrine renders him more unjust then the devil for he giveth power to his servants to do all manner of Iniquity which he commands them and they obey his commands dayly 5. This is the highest dishonour that the enemies of Christ can bring to his Sovereignty 6. This makes the second Covenant inferiour to the first which is damnable Doctrine and Heresie 7. This makes him an insufficient Saviour who was called Iesus because he saved his people from their sins which is the breach of Gods Law and Commandements 8. This makes the blood of the Covenant of none effect which was shed to cleanse his people from all sin 9. This renders him an hard Master To say his Commands cannot he done which none ever said of him but the slothfull servant who did his talent in the earth 10. To say his Commands cannot be done doth make him a lyar who commanded his servants to take his yoke upon them for his yoke was easie and his burthen light 11. This is an Inlet for all the workers of Iniquity to encourage them to break the Commands of Christ and to keep them in unbelief all their dayes 12. This makes the Apostles testimony false who faith Greater is he that is in us then he that is in the world But this renders him inferiour to the Prince of the world if his Commands cannot exactly be done without sinning for what is it that hinders any from keeping his Commands but the Prince of this world by whose power all who breaks his Law and Commandements are led 13. This makes Iohn a lyar who said his Commandements were not grievous but joyous 14. To say the things commanded by Christ cannot be done without committing sin as Leo.