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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55892	The principles of a people stiling themselves Philadelphians discovered in their nicest points and matters; accurately handled, shewing their rise, continuance, and tenents in doctrin and manner of proceeding, &c. Also a curious discourse between an English dissenter and French Protestant, by way of dialogue, in vindication of the Church of England against novelties in religion.	Lafite, Daniel. Friendly discourse between an English dissenter and a French Protestant.	1697 (1697)	Wing P3494A; ESTC R219027	36,218	131

THE PRINCIPLES OF A PEOPLE Stiling themselves Philadelphians Discovered in their nicest Points and Matters accurately handled shewing their Rise Continuance and Tenents in Doctrin and manner of Proceeding c. ALSO A Curious Discourse between an English Dissenter and French Protestant by way of Dialogue in Vindication of the Church of England against Novelties in Religion LONDON Printed for W. Whitwood at the Rose and Crown in Little-Britain Price 6d 1697. The Principles of a People stiling themselves Philadelphians c. THere has lately appeared in England especially at London the great Metropolis of this Kingdom a Sect or certain number of People who attribute to themselves an extraordinary Sanctity pretending to Revelation of glorious things to come in their Church and to be very near at hand Wherefore finding the Discourse of them has made a great noise and is much talked of I have thought fit among other matters by way of Essay to give a Light into their Principles considering several who have heard of them are ignorant of what they pretend to and that from their own Writings and Sayings They seem to derive themselves from a Sect long since started up calling themselves the Family of Love now stilling themselves Philadelphians or the Little Virgin Church of Philadelphia waiting for and expecting the Kingdom of Christ and inviting all People to come into their Congregation absurdly intimating as if Salvation was no where else so sure to be obtained promising themselves to grow by degrees into a glorious Church adorned with Purity and Holiness a Virgin Church undefiled and this in some of their Writings is said to be revealed to them by the Holy One However they keep up much Mirth and Jollity sing Hymns of their own making and would make the World believe they are extraordinarily gifted above others and now hear their Principal Opinions and Tenents They hold there shall be a total and full Redemption by Christ but that it is a hidden Mystery not to be understood without the Revelation of the Holy Spirit That the Holy Spirit is now at hand to reveal it to all loving Enquirers and holy Seekers and that at present the Completion of such a Redemption is withheld and obstructed by the Apocaliptical Seals wherefore as the Spirit of God shall open Seal after Seal so shall this Redemption come in time to be revealed not only particularly but also universally That in this gradual opening the Mystery of Redemption in Christ doth consist the unsearchable Wisdom of God which continually may Reveal Truth and new things to those that worthily search after them In order to which the Ark of the Testimony shall be open in Heaven before the World shall end and the living Testimony contained therein shall be unsealed That the presence of the Divine Ark will constitute the Philadelphian Church and where-ever that is there of necessity must the Ark be and that the unsealing of the Living Testimony within the Ark of the Lord must begin the promulgation of the everlasting Gospel of the Kingdom That the proclaiming of the Testimony of the Kingdom will be done as with the sound of a Trumpet to give notice of it to all the Nations upon Earth and particularly to the Professors of the Christian Religion because it will be all ended with the power of acting Wonders and Miracles so that there shall be an Authoritative Decision immediatly given forth from Christ for the putting an end to all Controversies relating to the True Church and this Decision will be by the actual Sealing of the Members of the True Church with the name of God giving them a Commission to Act by Virtue of the same and this new Name say they will distinguish them from the Seven Thousand Names of Babylon but however the Election and Preparation of this Church is to be after a secret and hidden manner as in his Minority David was approved before his other Brethren and anointed by the Prophet Samuel and though by that means appointed King yet did he not presently enjoy it in its outward Possession till after Saul's Death Of the Stem of David afterwards arose a Church and another Virgin Church is yet to arise from the same Stem that has not known Man but as yet not Born and shall be ignorant of Humane Constitution And if it be yet to be Born then some considerable time will be required before it can outstrip its Minority and come to considerable Age or Maturity The Birth say they of the Virgin Church was visionary Tippified to St. John by the great wonder in Heaven a Woman bringing forth her First-born which was caught up to the Throne of God Revel 12. For as a Virgin Conceived and brought forth Christ after the Flesh so say they a Virgin is designed by God to bring forth the First-born after the Spirit who shall be silled with the Holy Ghost and with Power and the Virgin hereto designed must be of a pure Spirit and a Radiant Body purged from Sin and Dead Works impregnated with the Holy Ghost c. The Church so brought forth shall be Sealed with the Mark of the Divine Name and have the gift of Miracles and Power beyond whatever hath been so that all Nations thereby shall be brought unto it and so it shall be the Catholick Church according to the utmost Latitude and genuine sense of the Word and Signification It also must be an anointed Church whereby it may truly bear the Nature of Christ or Christian being with him Anointed to the Priestly Prophetical and Kingly Dignity and hence there will be no Impositions or Bonds but the Holy Unction among the new Born Spirits will be all in all and this Catholick anointed Church must be truly holy as Christ himself is holy so worthily bearing the Name of the Lord our Holiness or the Lord our Righteousness That until there be such a Church prepared on the Earth so Holy so Catholick and so Anointed that is without Spot or Blemish Adorned as a Bride to meet her Bridegroom Christ will not personally descend to solemnize this Marriage say they nor present it to his Father but when such a Bridal Church shall be made ready then he will no longer delay his Personal coming There is not continue they at this day visible on Earth a Holy Catholick Anointed and Bridal Church all the Churches and Professions being found light when weighed in the Ballance therefore they cannot be termed this Church but out of them a new and glorious Church shall arise up in whom there shall be no fault to be found like as he findeth none with Philadelphia then shall the Glory of God and the Lamb be so rested upon it as the Clouds on the Tippical Tabernacle that it shall be called the Tabernacle Church and the Tabernacle of Wisdom Tho' this Philadelphian Church is not yet known in visibility yet it may lie hid at this time in the Womb of the Morning though time will bring it