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A76476 Spiritual discoveries to the overthrow of popery root and branch. Shewing that I. The steeplehouse is no church ... / By a waiter in Israel, and one of the New Covenanters ... Bettris, Jeane. 1657 (1657) Wing B2086; ESTC R170518 12,138 26

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Christians is not by a humane power 20 Scripture-promises are now seen to belong unto the saints and not unto carnal wretched people as formerly the Popish Ministry did apply them for self-ends 21 Infant-baptism is found a meer delusion 2 The fifth Monarchy is seen to be sweetly begun under Jesus Christ in his spiritual reign but not acted by a material sword God by the power of his spirit in his saints is dashing Babylon in pieces the Popish parish-Ministry is going down and Christs pure Psal 13 8 9. Zech. 13. Mic. 4 1. Psal 1 10 Rev. 11 i Ministry setting up the Fountain for uncleanness being opened The Lord setting up his Mountain or Church above these false churches and making people willing in the day of his power from the womb of this spiritual Morning shewing the kingdom to be his own and not suffering a cruel clergy to tyraunize over his people 23 Tythes are seen to be from Anr●christ 24 Infant-membership that Infants are of Christs church is well known to be so and needs not the Priests help to do it 25 Christ in the flesh is not only meant of his own flesh for that a reprobate will confess but it is now further to be understood to be spoken of the saints flesh 1 Jo● 4 ● as to be formed in them Gal 4. 19 26 Spirit Soul and Body in men are known to be hree distinct parts For first Man begets nothing immortal yet he begets souls Gen. 46 26 Exod 1 5 Secondly We never read the soul return'd to God but Thes 5. 3. Heb. 4. 12. of the spirit Eccles 12 7 Hab 23 46. Psalm 31 5 Act 7 59 Thirdly The division of soul and spirit made in Scriptures 27 University Degrees appropriating stollentitles are against the Gospel practise 28 Mystical Babylon is found to be in all grown people and all people to be in that fleshly wisdom until they are truly sanctified 29 Cards Dice c. are all discovered to be from the devil who hath taught people to counterfeit that great deciding Ordinance called a Lot Numb 26. 55. Iona 1. 7. Acts 1. 26. 30 Playes and Players with all such feigned and dissembled actions or persons are disown'd in the light being from Satan men must give account for every Mat 12. 36 idle word so used and Englands Governors must answer before the Lord for suffering of them 31 Ballads Fictions Tale-Books and idle Songs are all to be accounted for unto God both by the Rulers which suffer this filth and by all such which act therein it s no saints practice Eph. 5. 3 4. 32 Preaching by hear-say a delusion 33 Circumcision is still to the Jews see before of Infant baptism 34 New covenant-work is now seen to be begun and great appearances of Gods leading forth his people from the streams of ignorance to hear the great ●er 31. 33 ●sa 27. 12 ●3 Trumpet blown making many partakers of that unction or spiritual teaching 1 John 2. 27. 35 Gospel-Ordinances are now seen by saints what they are and how they have been a long time counterfeited in the Romish Church by a hireling ministry 36 The New commandment is observed among saints that none are purely in Christ but such as have Joh. 13 34. that Gospel-love without any mixture of sinister ends 37 Uniting of saints cannot be done by any outward 1 Cor. 12 13. form but by being imbodyed into one spirit 38 Fasting for the abating fleshly desires and pouring forth services spiritual unto God is now seen among saints to be very effectual for some sins go not forrh but by prayer and fasting Matth 17 21 29 Shaking or giving hands in fellowship or love hath long time been used in the Romish custom by dissimulation and is not to be allowed but in sincerity Gal. 2 9. amongst saints in way of true society 40 The sabbath or holy rest in observing a seventh part of our time in resting from labour that so one day in seven there might be no mixture in the service to God and the world is seen to belong still unto saints as first from Gods example Secondly from Gen. 2. 3. Exod. 20. 8. Isaiah 58 13. that precept of the moral Law Thirdly from the blessing of such as were not Jews which kept the sabbath Is 56. 3 c 4 From the continuance of it which should be from one sabbath to another for all flesh Isa 66. 23. Fifthly it was never abrogated by Christ but only works of necessity admitted Luke 13. i5 16. Lastly If God gave forth his commandments by his son they that break them and teach men so shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven Matth. 5 18 i9 Laws are made in England but not executed men in the country take Offices by turns then beastlike officers suffer beast-like abuses by drunkenness swearing sabbath-breaking c. but if the Government would please to settle in each parish a godly man to oversee these evils by way of an Officer authorized it might much conduce to suppressing of vice and composing petty-differences see to it O ye Rulers of this people Many more discoveries appear in these blessed times of liberty which the wicked party strive to darken and mock at like the foolish Philosophers at Athens Acts 17. i8 32. but God stil brings his work forward When God shewed me the silthiness of the parish congregations I durst no longer stay as a member among them and searching the several forms I found the Quakers most pure in doctrine but their conversations nor principles I know not I humbly wish all professions to live unto the height and purity of religion for the beauty of a christian is a holy life being unspoted of the world James 1. 27. I go on seeking and wait with patience hoping God will shortly accomplish his covenant-work Jer. 31. 33 when saints shall shew that pure charity i Cor 3 i c and be well known by their masters badge ●oh i3 35 who will defend them from the wicked one 1 Joh. 4. 18. and so the primitive purity of saints being Mark 16. 17 18. restored their signes of faith shall follow FINIS