Christians handled saw heard and felt of the Word of life in theâ—… and they had fellowship with the Father and with the Son but now thousands of thousands of Christians are without the sence and feeling and knowledge of the Word of life in them and walks in darkness and in ignorance and hath no fellowship with the Father nor with the Son Behold behold ye Christians how ye are fallen and how great is your fall a mourning and lamentation may be taken up for you the garment of righteousness is rent from you and the beauty of the Son of God appears not upon you 〈◊〉 alas what doth it advantage you to have the name of Christians seeing you are thus wofully degenerate from that love unity and life in the fellowship of God which was among the Apostles who were the first Christians and from whom ye derived the name but are without the life as hereby iâ—… manifest to all the world Again herein doth the Apostacy of Christians appear in respect of holiness and purity of life for the Christians were of a holy life and conversation the Apostle said 1 Thes. 47. God hath not called them unto uncleanness but unto holiness and as you may read Tit 2. The aged men were to be sober grave temperate sound in the faith in charity in patience and the aged women likewise their behaviour was to be as became holiness and the young women were to be discreet and Chaste and young men were to be sober minded and servants were to be obedient to their Masters and to shew good fidelity for saith the Apostle unto the Christians The grace of God had appeared teaching them to live soberly righteously and godly in this present 〈◊〉 for that end was Christ given that he might redeem them from all iniquity and purifie unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works Now here in short is a description of the true Christian life and conversation which was exhorted to and no doubt but practiced by the Christians in the dayes when Christ was manifest amongst them but from this practice are the Christians degenerated for how are the aged men and women now given to covetousness and earthly-mindedness and are piâ—…vish and perverse and immoderate and in the works that are evil shewing that they are not in the Apostles doctrine and not in the Christian life but to it are become dead bringing forth fruits contrary to the fruits that the aged men and women brought forth in the beginning of Christianity shewing they are not of a holy life and conversation as the Christians were and ought to be and also how are the young men and the young women degenerated from the true Christian life and now are given to wantonness and pleasures of the world and the lusts which are evil following vanity and pride and vain glory and Masters and servants being corrupt in their places serving themselves one of another and making a prey one upon another and thus all sorts of Christians are fallen from the Christian life and holy conversation and sheweth that they own not the grace of God which hath appeared to all men to be their teacher 〈◊〉 the true Christians once did for it is manifest that the Christians now so called hath not denied all ungodliness and worldly lusts neither doth live soberly righteously and godly in this present world as the Christians did but on the contrary how are ye Christians fallen from the pure and holy life abounding in wickedness and in all ungodliness how doth pride abound among Christians how doth lying swearing drunkenness and whoredom and all the works of the flesh abound dissimulation back-biting envy wrath and all that ever câ—…n be called evil is abounding amongst ye Christians so called this shews that your Apostacy is great from that life conversation which the Apostles and Churches of Christians were in who had denied all ungodlinâ—…s and worldly lusts but generally ye live in all ungodlinâ—…h and worldly lusts judge ye of this back sliding into which you are fallen they were taught to live soberly righteously and godly in this present world but ye live unrighteously and ungodly and out of the fear of God and the grace of God is not your teacher as it was theirs also you may read how much the Apostles exhorted the Christians to a holy life and conversation the Apostle said 1 Cor. 3. 17. The Temple of God is holy which Temple ye are speaking to the Christians and he said Eph. 1. 4. They were chosen in Christ that they should be holy and without blame before him in love and Col. 1. 22. they that had been sometimes enemies to God in their minds were reconciled to present them holy and unblameable in his sight And 1 Pet. 1. 15. the Apostle exhorted the Christians to be holy in all manner of conversation and Phil. 3. 20. the Christians witnessed that their conversations were in heaven Now herein doth the fall of Christians appear in respect of their life and conversation and walking for the Christians in the Apostles dayes were of a holy life and exhorted all thereunto but the Christians now Teachers and people are degenerate in their conversation and lives in all unrighteousness as I have said and the conversation of Christians now being compared with what the Christians conversation was then it is altogether contrary and sheweth that though you have the name of Christians ye are not followers of Christ nor led by his Spirit but by the Spirit of Antichrist Oh how wofully are you fallen you Christians from the life of Christ having a name to live but are dead the Lord God is coming against you to break you to pieces for you have poluted his name in that you profess to be his people in words but in works doth deny him Oh remember remember from whence you are fallen and return least the anger of God consume you from off the earth for your conversations greatly dishonour the true God oh what gluttony and drunkenness is amongst Christians what pride and vain glory what cruelty envy and murder one against another what whoredoms and fornication what cozening what cheating how doth all wickedness abound amongst you in your lives and 〈◊〉 let the Lord be witness and your own consciences be witnesses against you for your abominations they that were true Christians who followed Christ lived not in but were redeemed from such transgressions but you live in them and acts them wherefore be ye witnesses against your selves that ye are fallen and digressed from the true Christian estate Again herein will you Christians appear to be degenerated from true Christianity in respect of your Ministery for the Ministers of Christ in the 〈◊〉 of Christianity they were made Ministers by the gift of the Holy Spirit which was given to them for they were commanded to wait at Ierusalem for the promise of the Father and they were not to go forth till they had received power from God by the gift of his holy spirit and
guiding them therein but in such a manner as they set unto themselves or as the custom of the Country instructs therein and knows not the 〈◊〉 of the Spirit of the Father in them nor knows â—…ot the praying in the Holy Ghost and as for the preaching of Christians it is not now practised as the Christians of old practised it nor by the same Spirit now they study for what they speak and gathers out of the Scriptures some having it written in a book what they will preach to the people and this is not to preach as the spirit gives them utterance neither 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from the teaching or moving of the Spirit of God but by humane Art and humane 〈◊〉 knowing before hand 〈◊〉 and how much to speak so much as they have collected in their thoughts from such a verse and how long to preach til a glass be run knows what to have for preaching aâ—…d this and such like is the manner of the preaching now 〈◊〉 Christians which hath no savour in it of Gods Spiriâ—… oâ—… of the teachings or leadings of Gods Spirit in it but altogether contrary to wit this practise savours of idolatry and of vain traditions and superstitions And in short this practice of preaching amongst the Christians now is not in the same manner neither by the same spirit nor for the same end as the preaching of the Christians was in the dayes of the Apostles which sheweth that the Christians now are Apostatized and greatly degenerated from what the Christians were then For again the Christian Ministers now doth not go as they were moved of the Lord up and down from countrey to countrey to convert people to God as the Christian Ministers did then but inquires for places of great maintenance where there is great store of Tithes and set wages and if they can there they settle themselves and preaches in manner as I have said and this practice savours nothing of the teachings of the spirit of God nor of the movings of that spirit whereby the Christian Ministers of old were guided which sheweth that the Christiam Ministers now are in the Apostacy and in the degeneration from God and from what the Christian Ministers were then And as concerning the practice of singing now amongst Christians it is not in the spirit nor with a good understanding but in a vain form and tradition and not in the spirit of the Lord for now the Christians many of them in a form sings the conditions of others as Davids prayers and praises and troubles and afflictions when as themselves are in a condition quite contrary to what David was and so singeth that which unto themselves is false as being out of that condition of which they sing and this is not singing with the spirit neither is it to sing spiritual songs and others of Christians have another manner of singing 〈◊〉 which singing of Christians now hath no â—…avour of the teachings of Gods spirit in it neither is it according 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 â—…e spirit as the singing of the Christians once 〈◊〉 A woful Apostacy is fallen among you ye Christians through the world and you are fallen you are fallen from the life of Christ and from the true practice of Christianity 〈◊〉 the first Christians were in then their praying was in the spirit and in the Holy Ghost but now without the spirit in forms and traditions their preaching then was as the spirit led them and as it gave them utterance but now by humane learning and policy aâ—… such a place for so much a yâ—…ar an hour by a 〈◊〉 what they have gathered by 〈◊〉 upon 〈◊〉 mâ—…ns wolks 〈◊〉 the singing of Christians was in the spirit and their whole worship was spiritual in the spirit and in the truth but the singing of Christians now and all their worship is in vain traditions exercised without the leadings and movings of the spirit of God then the worship of Christians was one and by one spirit now it is divers and in division in many contrary spirits Alas oh ye Christians consider how 〈◊〉 is your fall and how woful your degeneration in respect of your worship fallen greatly from the teaching of the Spirit of God in your praying in your preaching and in your singing to follow humane learning and worldly policy and vain traditions the customs of the Country and your own imaginations in your praying preaching and singing as I have proved unto you Oh consider how great is your Apostacy from the true life of true Christianity greatly do you erre from the pure way wherein the true Christians walked and being truly paralel'd with them and measured with the spirit of true judgement you are sound not equall to them in any measure but rather contrary altogether shewing you are guided by another spirit then once the Christians were that you follow another teacher then once they did your practices doth make it manifest which are contrary and not according to what the practice of the Christians once were is not my judgement just upon you have you not lost that and are departed from it which gave the name of Christian and so hath the name without the thing a profession of Christianity but no true title therein but having lost that which gave the true title to the name so 〈◊〉 this is your state and this is your condition generally ye Christians through the world a name you have of Christianity but to the true life therof in every particular are you dead And now all ye Christians upon earth behold behold how you are fallen and degenerated in all these things and many more which might be named fallen I say from the true Christian life and practice wherein the Christians once were shewing fully to all the world that the spirit of Christ doth not now guide ye Christians but another spirit which brings forth through you other works and fruits and of another nature then what the Christians once brought forth and being compared with them you are no whit equal in the very way and means whereby you are made Christians you differ from them and in all your practices and in life and conversation you are contrary to them and in respect of your worship and Ministry in every part thereof are you altogether contrary unto what the Christians once were yea in your very apparel you shew a degeneration from the true life and practice in Christianity for the Apostle exhorted the Christians to adorn themselves in modest apparel with shamefac'dness and sobriety not with broidred hair or gold or pearls or costly array 1 Tim. 2. 9. And the Christians were there exhorted that their adorning should not be the outward plaiting of the hair or of wearing of gold or putting on of apparel But now amongst ye Christians is a practice found quite contrary what vanity and excess is in your apparel striving to excel one another in pride and vain glory in your gold and silver and costly
have said were the people of God never called Christians in any generation and ever since that time through all ages all that professed Christ and believed in him throughout the whole world were called by the name of Christians and the Name and Religion of Christians were honourable and greatly beloved of God for that people were the peculiar people a chosen generation as you may read 1 Pet. 2. 19. and whilst the life of Christ was manifest and the Spirit of Christ did lead them and teach them in all their wayes and practices of Religion and whilst I say they retained the power and life of that of which they had the name the power and presence of the Lord was amongst them and above all the people of the earth were they blessed and more then all people upon the earth besides had they the countenance of God shining amongst them and upon them and pure unity with God and one with another had they in his life whereby they were made a terror and a fear to all nations while they stood in the councel of God and were Christians in life and power and practice as well as in name and the Lord greatly increased them in number for as you may read through the Acts of the Apostles through all the world many believed in Christ and became followers of him and received the knowledge of him and became anointed people and received the name of Christians sometimes thousands at one Sermon were converted to the faith of Christ and became subject to his spirit and had his mark upon them and all such were called Christians and the Apostles went through many Nations and of the Iews and Greeks and of the Heathen and all other people some of each were converted from that way in which they had walked to follow Christ and they became Christians and here was the increase of Christianity and through many 〈◊〉 of the world they planted Churches and assemblies of Christians and as I said while they stood in the councel 〈◊〉 the Name and Religion was of him greatly beloved But now the Christians are Apostatized and degenerated from the spirit of Christ and from that which gave theâ—… the true Name of Christian and the name is retained onely and the life and power lost and now many have a name to live but are dead and that is departed from which gave the true interest and title in the name Hear this all ye Christians that life light and power of God which was amonâ—… the Apostles and Christians once you are departed from and have lost the sence and knowledge of and hath the naâ—…e and not the thing which was the reason and ground of the name wherefore all ye through the world that are called Christians look back to your original look unto the Apostleâ—… who were the first that were called Christians from whoâ—… you had the name and see how you are degenerated and 〈◊〉 len from the life that they were in and though you retain the name of Christians yet you are not followers of Christ noâ—… taught by his Spirit and none in the dayes of the Apostleâ—… were truly counted or called Christians but who followed the Spirit of Christ and were first converted to him and changed by his power from sin to righteousness and fromâ—… death to life and such as were so were truly called Christians But now all such as are called by that name and 〈◊〉 not followers of the Spirit of Christ nor converted to hiâ—… neither changed by his power from death to life and 〈◊〉 sin to righteousness such are in the degeneration from 〈◊〉 life of Christianity and hath a name without the life 〈◊〉 power thereof And now it remains to be shewed how and when the degeneration came upon the Christians and wherâ—…in they are apostatized and degenerated from that life and spirit and practice which was amongst the Apostles thâ—…t were first called Christians The Spirit of the Lord spoke through the Apostles and foretold of a falling away from the truth and from the true Christian life and Paul said Acts 20 29 30. said he Grievous â—…olves shall arise and enter in who would not spare the flock 〈◊〉 from among themselves should men arise speaking perverse things to draw disciples after them and he also said 1 Tim. 4. 1. That some should depart from the faith and give heed to seducing spirits and he also said that it should come to pass that people should become wicked departing from the truth having the form of godliness but denying the power thereof and such were led away with divers lusts and men of corrupt minds and reprobate concerning the faith and the Apostle â—…eter also foretold that there should false teachers arise among the Christians who should bring in damnable heresies and many Christians should follow their pernicious wayes by reason of which the way of truth should be evil spoken of And the Apostle Iohn 〈◊〉 that many false Prophets were gone out then and many Antichrists were then come in among the Christians now all these doth shew and declare of a degeneration and falling away of Christians from the life of Christianity and we see these Propheâ—…ies fulfilled and flocks of Christians are devoured from the life of Christ by devouring wolves which hath entred among them who hath led them into pernicious wayes and into damnable heresies whereby the name of Christianity is become reproachful among the Heathens that never were called Christians and many thousands are departed from the true faith from that faith which did purifie the hearts of the Saints and many of the Christians have given heed to seducing spirits and hath the form of godliness but denyes the power thereof and they are led of divers lusts and are become men of corrupt minds and are reprobate and without the true faith and the Apostles prophesied of the degeneration which we see fulfilled in these our dayes and even while some of the Apostles were yet living they saw the Christians Apostatizing and falling away and the Spirit of the Lord spoke through Iohn Rev. 2. 3. to the Christian Churches in Asia who were already departing from the Christian life some of them was departed already from their first work and some of them were given to the doctrine of Bâ—…laam and to the doctrine of the Nicolaitans which thing the Lord did hate and others of them were seduced by Jezabel and taught to commit fornication and to eat things sacrificed unto Idols and others oâ—… them had a name to live but were dead and others of them were neither hot nor cold and the Lord said he would 〈◊〉 them out of his mouth Now here the Christians were falling away you may see and as before it had increased so now the true Christian life began to decrease and the glory thereof became darkned through all Asia And also Rev. 13. 11. 1. 16. Iohn saw one beast arise out of the Sea and another out of the earth
when that was come they should be witnesses and Ministers of Christ Acts 1. 48 and as they were waiting with one accord in one place the Holy Ghost fell among them and filled them and then they began to speak as the spirit gave them utterance and they went up and down and testified to the World of what they had heard and seen Acts 2. 4. now this was the call of Christian Ministers and this was the authority by which they went forth into the World to wit the spirit of God poured upon them and by authority of this onely they went up and down the World and declared what they had handled seen and tasted of the Word of of life 1 Iohn 〈◊〉 and as every man had received the gift so they might minister the same one to another 1 Pet. 4. 10. and this was the practise of the Christian Ministers in the beginning of Christianity concerning their call to the Ministâ—…ry But how is the Christians here dâ—…generated from what the Apostles were in for by another way then this are your Ministers made not by the gift of the holy Ghost received from God neither do the Christians now wait for such a thing to go forth by authority and power thereof but they are made Ministers by natural learning and education at School having authority by man and are â—…pproved of man and not of God and a man knows who of his children he will make Ministers when they are Infants and thereupon puâ—…s him to Schools to learn Arts and knowledge of earthly things 〈◊〉 so long time till he have gained so much knowledge and craft to be approved of such and such men and as is 〈◊〉 knowledge and opportunity serves withal having a greaâ—… place provided where there is great store of maintenance such a man becomes a Minister and a Preacher to others having never received nor thought to receive the giâ—…t of the Holy Ghost neither having heard seâ—…n tasted nor handled any thing of the Word of life from Gâ—…d in his own particular neither hath he received the gift of Christ to be made a Minister by this sheweth greatly your degenâ—…ration from the true Christian spirit none then Ministers among Christianâ—… but them who had received the gift by the Holy Ghost and power from on high but now Ministers are made and approved and sent forth amongst Christians because of natural learning and education without receiving the gift 〈◊〉 the holy Spirit and the Ministers of Christ then spoke 〈◊〉 the spirit gave them utterance but now Ministers studies foâ—… what they speak and reads old Authors to gather forth matteâ—… to preach to the people then the Christian Ministers heard and tasted and handled of the Word of life in themselves but now the Ministers hath their knowledge from bookâ—… and what they have heard and read without them Oh how great is your Apostacy ye Christians and in respect of your Ministry how greatly are you degenerated from the Ministry which the Christians once had be hold consider this all ye Christians upon earth your Ministry is proved not to agree but rather to be contrary to that Ministry which was amongst Christians in the purity of Christianity as hereby is manifest and you are fallen from the Ministry made by the gift of the holy Ghost to a ministry made by natural learning consider all ye Christians how great is this fall Again in respect of the maintenance of your Ministry your degeneration doth appear for the Ministers of Christ amongst Christians as they were called by the spirit so they were maintained in the work of their Ministry by the free gift of the people who received their Ministry and they were to give freely and minister freely as they had received freely 〈◊〉 10. 8. 2 Cor. 11 7. The Apostle preached the Gospel of God 〈◊〉 and would not make it chargeable to any 1 Cor. 9. 18. and the Ministers of Christ among Christians at that day went through the world and preached freely the things that they had received from God and they sought no mans money nor gâ—…d nor apparel Acts 20. 33. and saith the Apostle 2 Cor. 12 14. I seek not yours but you and that was their end altogether to bring people to God by their Ministry onely Christ did allow Luke 9. 4. Into whatsoever house they entred that was worthy they might there abide eating and drinking such things as were set before them and it was the Apostles practice sometimes to reap carnal things where they had sown spiritual things and it was a small matter that they did so yet by a free gift they desired to reap it and not by force and violence did they ever obtain any thing But concerning this great is the degeneration of Christians in this generation for now the Ministers amongst you Christians are maintained by an outward power through compelling maintenance of Tithes and other set wages from the people even from them that doth not receive their Ministry and they do not preach freely but makes their preaching chargeable to whole nations and the maintaining of Christian Ministers is become a burthen to whole nations and great oppressions upon the poor and now the Ministers seeks mens mony and gold and it doth not appear that they only seek a people to God but on the contrary they seek peoples mony to themselves and it doth not saâ—… the Ministers now to eat drink such things that is set before them in a house that is worthy but they must have so much a year and so much a sermon and so much from every particular man of his parish be they worthy or unworthy to the value of 100. or 200 l. by the year whereby poor people are greatly oppressed and they will reap carnal things by force and violence from them to whom they sow no spiritual things for they are suing at Law and putting in prison and distraining peoples goods by force and cruelty to maintain them and their familes in pride and idleness which things the Christian Ministers formerly in the dayes of the Apostles never did but were often under great sufferings in 〈◊〉 often and in cold and nakedness often Labouring with their hands 2. Cor. 11. 27. Wherefore ye Christians behold how you are fallen and how your Ministry is degenerated both in its call in its maintenance being diverted 〈◊〉 contrary to what the Christian Ministry was once behold I say how you are fallen and your Ministry quite subverted from what the Ministry was in the dayes of the Apostles then the maintenance of Ministers was by a free gift from them that received their Ministry and they would not make their Ministry chargeable to any but now the maintenance of Ministers is by force and cruelty and great oppression of many people and their preaching is chargeable to many Nations then they sought no man gold nor mony nor sought â—…ot riches from the people
but onely sought the people to God but now mens mâ—…ney and riches are sought and taken â—…rom them by violence without regard of seeÌ„king people or bringing people to God then to eat and drink in a house that was worthy such thingâ—… as were set before them and to reap carnal things as meat and drink and necessaries by a free gift from them that received their Ministry thiâ—… was a sufficient maintenance for the Christian Ministers but now so many hundred pounds by the year to maintain themselves and their families in pride and idleness and to reap it by compulsion and injustice from poor people in this manner are the Christian Ministers now maintained which iâ—… maniâ—…est to be quite contrary to the practice of Christian Ministers in the Apostles dayes Behold your fall ye Christians and how you are degenerated the Lord is come to try you and to search you yâ—…u are weighed and are found too light you are measured and are found wanting what the Christians were once in their purity you are noâ—… in many things but the contrary which sheweth that you have the name of Christians 〈◊〉 â—…y tradition but are without the life and being paralelâ—…'d with the Christians who truly followed Christ you are no whit equal to them in any thing but wholly contrary in all things shewing you follow another spirit then they who were followers of the spirit of Christ so 〈◊〉 to the whole world that you are degenerate out of Christ the true Vine and are branches in a degenerate stock which brings frâ—…it forth through you which honours not God but grieves his pure spirit and be ye witnesses against your selves that you are fallen and degenerate from that life and practice which was amongst the Apostles and Christians Again as concerning your worship which is now practiced amongst you Christians through the world herein also will your Apostacy greatly appear for the worship of the Christians was one and guided by one spirit and was in the spirit and in the truth saith Christ Iohn 4 concerning the worship of Christians God is a spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth and saith the Apostle We are the circumcision that worship God in spirit and rejoyces in Christ Iesus and hath no confidence in the flesh Phil. 3. 3. And these were Christians and also Rom 6 7. They worshipped God not in the oldness of the Letter but in the newness of the Spirit and the spirit guided them in all thingâ—… and was their teacher in all their worship for the Spirit taught them to pray and they prayed in the spirit and they knew not 〈◊〉 they should pray for as they ought but the spirit made intercâ—…ssion for them Rom. 8. 26. and the Christians were exhorted to pray in the Holy Ghost Jud 20. and the preaching of Christians it was in the spirit and by the teachings of the Spirit for they preached as the spirit gave them utterance Acts 2. And Philip was led by the spirit and the Spirit of the Lord moved Philip to go and preach to the Eunuch Acts 8. And the Apostles went up and down as they were moved and led by the Spirit and preached and prayed in what place and at what time and season as the spirit moved them and gave them utterance sometime in the fields and sometime in houses this was the practice of the Christians in their preaching and praying and also the Apostle said I will pray with the spirit and with understanding and I will sing with the spirit and with understanding and he exhorted the Christians to 〈◊〉 in psalms and spiritual songs singing to the Lord and making melody in their hearts to him Eph. 5. 19. Nâ—…w this is the â—…mony concerning what the worship of Christians was its manifest that it was in the spirit and by the teachingâ—… of 〈◊〉 spirit their preaching praying and singing were in the 〈◊〉 taught and exercised therein by the spirit which they had received from God But now the worship of Christians at this day is not agreeable to this but being laid to the line of judgement is proproved contrary for first the Christians now are divided in their worship and hath many forms of worship some worshipping after one manner and others after another so that amongst the Christians there are divers forms of worshipping and they are striving and contending about their worship every one praising their own form and striving one against anothers form of worship and this sheweth that the Christians now are not guided nor exercised by the own spirit of God in their worship and this shews that the Christians now are degenerated from the true worship of God in spirit which once the Christians worship stood in for then the worship of Christians was one and in one spirit but now the worship of Christians are many and divers and divided one from another and they are not in unity in their worship but in striâ—…e and division and herein you are Apostatized from the 〈◊〉 of Christianity and its manifest that the worship of Christians now is not in the spirit and in the truth but in vain traditions learned in natural knowledge by people that are noâ—… converted unto God and any part of the worship which is now practised amongst Christians whether amongst Papists of any â—…ort or amongst Protestants of any sort I say every part of the worship now practised amongst Christians through the world may be taught unto and learned of and exercised in by a man that knows not God neither is in the truth nor converted to the truth neither hath the Spirit of God guiding nor leading of him and I say that which may be done or practised by a man that is not in the spirit nor in the truth nor is yet converted to the knowledge of God nor is not in any measure guided by the Spirit of God is noâ—… the worship of the true God which is in the spirit and truth but as I have said any part of the worship now practised amongst Christians may be done and practised by a man that is 〈◊〉 of the spirit and out of the truth and unconverted to the knowledge of God and therefore the worship now practised amongst Christians is not the true worship of the true God which is in the spirit and in the truth and which cannot be practised without it Many more things might be said as to prove the worship of Christians nâ—…w as practised by them is not the true worship of the true God but this is true which I have said that which is practised without the spirit of God is not the true worship of God which must be in the spirit and cannot be practised without it but such is the worship of Christians for the Christians now generally prayeth some after one form and some after another in their own wills and times and knoweth not the movings of the spirit of the Father thereunto nor