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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52699	The lambs warre against the man of sinne the end of it, the manner of it, and what he wars against : his weapons, his colours, and his kingdom, and how all may know whether they be in it or no ...	Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.	1657 (1657)	Wing N290; ESTC R31074	7,973	10

THE Lambs Warre AGAINST The Man of Sinne THE End of it the manner of it and what he wars against His VVeapons his Colours and his Kingdom AND How all may know whether they be in it or no and whether the same Christ be in them that is was and is to come and their faithfulnesse or unfaithfulnesse to him THE Lord God Almighty to whom belongs all the kingdoms in heaven and earth doth nothing therein but by his Son the Lamb by him he creates and governs by him he saves and condemns judges and justifies makes peace and makes war and whatsoever he doth he is at his right hand in all places who in him hath long suffered the burthen of iniquity and oppression of wickedness that hath abounded for many generations till it be come to the full measure as in the daies of old and now his appearance in the Lamb as ever it was when iniquitie was full is to make war with the god of this world and to plead with his Subjects concerning their revolt from him their Cre●●or who ordered their beginning and gave them a being and their breaking the order that was in the beginning and giving up their obedience to the worldlie spirit and the inventions thereof til they become so far one with it as that it hath not onelie defiled their souls and bodies blinded their eies stopt their ears and so made the creature utterlie unprofitable to God and unfit for a Temple for him to be worshipped in or to hear the voice or understand the mind of the eternal Spirit by which they was created but that they are also become open enemies to everie check and reproof of that Spirit which should lead them to God and doth testifie against their evil deeds and are not afraid to speak against it as a thing not worth the minding nor able to lead them in the waie of truth Thus hath God lost the creature out of his call and service and he is become one with the god of this world to serve and obey him in waies that despite the spirit of Grace and now use the Creation against the Creator Now against this evil seed and its whole work brought forth in that nature doth the LAMB make war to take vengeance of his Enemies The end of his War is TO judge this deceiver openlie before all the Creation showing that his waies fashions and customs are not what God ordered for man to live in in the beginning to bind him and to redeem out of his captivitie all who will but believe in the Lamb are wearie of this service and bondage to his Enemie and who wil but come forth and give their names and hearts to joine with him and bear his image and testimonie openlie before all men and willinglie follow him in such waies as wherein the Father hath given him victorie over this power for himself and all that follow him to redeem them to God and the rest who will not believe and follow him and bear his image them to condemn with the destroyer into everlasting destruction and to restore all things and make all things new as they were in the beginning that God alone may rule in his own work The manner of his War is FIrst That he may be just who is to judge all men and spirits he gives his light into their hearts even of man woman whereby he lets all see who will mind it what he is displeased with what is with him and what is against him what he owns and what he disowns that so all may know what is for destruction to come out of it lest they be destroyed with it that so he may save and receive all that are not wilfullie disobedient and hardened in the pleasures of this world against him all who are deceived who are willing to be undeceived all who are captivated who are willing to be set free all that are in darknesse and are willing to come to light In a word All that loves righteousnesse more then the pleasures of sin that he may not destroy them nor they sight against him and know not but that he may receive them to be one with him against that which hath misled and deceived them and as manie as turn at his reproofe he doth receive and gives them power in spirit and life to be as he is in their measure but all in watching and wars against that which hath had them and now has the restoe the Creation in bondage that he may restore all things in their former liberty What they are to war against AND that is Whatever is not of God whatever the eie which loves the world lusts after whatever the flesh takes delight in and whatever stands in respect of persons as saith the Scripture the lust of the eie the lust of the flesh the pride of life these are not of God and whatever the god of this world hath begot in mens hearts to practice or to plead for which God did not place there all this the Lamb and his Followers wars against which is at enmity with it both in themselves and where-ever they see it for in the work of God alon● is his Kingdom and all other works will he destroy So their wars is not against creatures they wrestle not with flesh and blood which God hath made but with spiritual wickednesse exalted in the hearts of men and women where God alone should be and pleaded for by which they become enemies to God and their souls are destroyed Indeed their war is against the whole work and device of the god of this world his Laws his Customs his Fashions his Inventions and all which are to add to or take from the work of God which was in the beginning this is all enmitie against the Lamb and his followers who are entered into the Covenant which was in the beginning and therefore no wonder why they are hated of the god of this world and his subjects who comes to spoil him of all at once to destroy the whole bodie of sinne the foundation and strength of his Kingdome and to take the Government to himself that God may whollie rule in the heart of man and man whollie live in the work of God What their Weapons are AND as they war not against mens persons so their Weapons are not carnal nor hurtful to anie of the Creation for the Lamb comes not to destroy mens lives nor the work of God and therefore at his appearance in his subjects he puts spiritual weapons into their hearts and hands Their Armor is the Light their sword the spirit of the Father and the Son their Shield is Faith and Patience their pathes are prepared with the Gospel of peace and good will towards all the Creation of God Their Brest-plate is righteousnesse and holinesse to God their minds are girt with godlinesse and they are covered with salvation and they are taught with truth And thus the Lamb in them and

they in him goes out in judgement and righteousness to make war with his enemies conquering and to conquer not as the prince of this world in his subjects with whips and prisons tortures and torments on the bodies of creatures to kill and destroy mens lives who are deceived and so become his enemies but he goes forth in the power of the spirit with the word of truth to passe judgement upon the head of the serpent which doth deceive and bewitch the world and covers his own with his love whilest he kindles coles of fire on the head of his enemies for with the spirit of judgement and with the spirit of burning will he plead with his enemies and having kindled the fire and awakened the creature and broken their peace and rest in sin hee waits in patience to prevail to recover the creature and slay the enmitie by suffering all the rage and envie and evil entreatings that the evil spirit that rules in the creature can cast upon him and he receives it all with meeknesse and pitie to the creature returning love for hatred wrestling with God against the enmity with prayers and tears night and daie with fasting mourning and lamentation in patience in faithfulnesse in truth in love unfeigned in long-suffering and in all the fruits of the spirit that if by any means he may overcome evil with good and by this his light in the light of the creature that the eie may come to be opened which the god of this world hath blinded that so the creature might see what it is he thus hates and what fruits he himselfe brings forth that the creature may be convinced he is no deceiver but hath with him the life and power of innocencie and holinesse in whom he rules and this preaching hath a power in it to open the eye of all that are not wilfullie blind because they love the deeds of darknesse and such are left thereby without excuse for ever and thus he in his members many times wrestles and preaches to the spirits in prison with much long-suffering towards the world a Nation or a particular person before he gives them up and numbers them for destruction yea sometimes till their rage against him and cruelty exercised upon his members be so great that there be no remedie as in the daies of old 2 Chron. 36. 15 16. And these Fruits are his Colours he holds forth to all the world in such as he reigns in AS they come to obey him he covers them with love gentienesse faith patience and purity grace and vertue temperance and self-denial meeknesse and innocency all in white that follow him in whom he is who walks themselves as he walked in all things conforming to God with boldnesse and zeal owning the Lamb to be their Leader with him testifying against the world That the deeds thereof are evil themselves the mean while covered with his Righteousnesse against all the storms and tempests that they must be sure to meet withall who bears that Testimony which the Lambe hath ever borne in whom he appeared to the convincing of the world that he is the same that ever he was from the beginning that all that will believe and loves holinesse may see where it is to be found and come forth to him be saved that the whole world become not as Sodom in the day of wrath which ever comes upon a people or a Nation after Christ hath thus appeared and been rejected thereof What his Kingdom is THE Power the Glory and Compasse of it is not comprehended with mortal understanding which was before all beginnings and endures for ever who orders and limits all spirits in Heaven and Earth who rules in the Rulers of the Earth and in all heavenly places though many spirits knows him not til they have felt his reproof for their rebellion against him his sufferings are free for loves sake which is naturally in him to the Creation being his off-spring for which cause he becomes meek and lowly that he may bear the infirmities of the Creation which doth no way take from his power who is èqual with the Father but doth manifest his power to be unlimited in that he beareth all things his Dominion he hath amongst the Heathen and his hands is in the counsels of the Kings of the Earth and there is no place where he is not who descends below all depths and ascends far above all Heavens that he may fill all things But his Kingdom in this world in which he chiefly delights to walk and make himself known is in the hearts of such as have believed in him and owned his call out of the world whose hearts he hath purified and whose bodies he hath washed in obedience and made them sit for the Father to be worshipped in and in such he rejoices and takes delight and his Kingdom in such is Righteousnesse and Peace in love in power and purity he leads them by the gentle movings of his spirit out of all their own ways and wils in which they would defile themselves and guides them into the will of the Father by which they become more clean and holy deeply he lets them know his Covenant and how far they may go and be safe he gives them his Laws and his Statutes contrary in all things to the god of this world that they may be known to be his before all his Enemies if they keep his counsel they are safe but if they refuse he lets them know the correction of the Father his presence is great joy to them of a willing mind but with the froward he appears in frowardness the kisses of his lips is life eternal But who may abide his wrath the secrets of the Father are with him and he maketh all his Subjects wise he makes them all one heart and with himself of the same mind his Government is wholly pure and no unclean thing can abide his judgements As any come into his kingdom they are known and their change is to be seen of all men he keeps them low in minde and a meek spirit doth he beget in them and with his power he leads them forth against all the enmity of the evil one and makes all conditions comfortable to them who abides in his kingdom Now are these the last times and many false Christs there must appear and be made manifest by the true Christ with their false Prophets false Ways and false Worships and false Worshippers which though they be at wars one with another yet not the Lambs war Now seeing he hath appeared who is from everlasting and changeth not here is an everlasting tryal for you all all sorts of professors whether you professe him from the Letter or the Light come try your Christ measure your life and weigh your profession with that which cannot deceive you which hath stood and will stand for ever for he is sealed of the Father Now in truth to God and your own souls prove your

work in time left you and it perish together First see if your Christ be the same that was from everlasting to everlasting or is he changed according to the times in life in death in peace and wars in reigning in suffering in casting out and receiving in and if you finde the true Christ then prove your faithfulnesse to him in all things Doth him whom you obey as your Leader lead you out to war against this world and all the pride and glory fashions and customs love and pleasures and whatever else is not of God therein and to give up your lives unto death rather then knowingly to yield your obedience thereto Doth he justifie any life now but what he justified in the Prophets and Apostl●s and Saints of old Doth he give his Subjects liberty now to bow to the god of this world and his wayes in things that he hath denied in the Saints of old and for denying whereof many both then and now have suffered Is he at peace in you whilest you are in the fleshly pleasures or whilest you have fellowship with the unclean spirits that are in the world Doth he not lead out of the world and to strive against it in watchings fastings prayers and strong cryes to the Father that you may be kept and others delivered from the bondage and pollutions of it Is his Kingdom the same in you And doth he give out the same spiritual Laws against all the Laws and customs of the man of sinne in you as he hath done in his subjects in all ages Doth he beget in your hearts a new nature contrary to the worlds nature in all things motions and delights like himself whereby he works out the old nature that inclines to the world and can be at peace therein and now your peace is wholly in him and that which crucifies the world to you and you to it is your joy and delight Hath he called you out of this world to bear his Name before the powers thereof put his testimony into your hearts and the same Weapons into your hands as was used by the Saints of old against the powers of darknesse whereby you have power given to overcome evil with good and many other fruits you may find which he ever brought forth in his chosen whereby they was known to be in him and he in them for which the world hates them by all which you may clearly know if he be the same in you to day as he was yesterday in his people and for ever for he changeth not nor conforms to the world nor the will of any creature but changes all his followers till they become in all things like himself for they must bear his Name Image before all men and spirits Now if you professe the same as was and is and is to come the same for evermore the same Christ the same calling in you that was in all the people of God then prove your faithfulness in answering and obeying Who is it that sees not that wars is begun and to whom hath not the sound gone forth The children of light hath published the Gospel of Light through the world and the Prince of darkness hath showed his enmity against it the Lamb hath appeared with his Weapons as before-mentioned in much long-suffering and the god of this world hath appeared to withstand him with his Weapons and hath prevailed unto blood with much eagerness and the Lambe hath prevailed unto suffering with much meekness and patience each of them in their Subjects in whom these contrary spirits acts one against another and now see what part you take who hath hired you and whose work are you in or are you idle looking on Or are you gone out with the Beast of the field and regards nothing but your bellies and pleasures Doth it not greatly concern you to try your estate seeing all must come speedily to an account for their lives and service Are you such as spend your time and strength in watching and praying to the Father of spirits for your selves and the people of God that they may be kept in the time of temptation and assaults of the evil one who seeks his advantage on the weak brethren and for your enemies that they may be delivered from under his power who are captivated by him at his will to fulfil his lusts and envie and satisfie his wrath upon the innocent And do you deny your selves of your pleasures profits ease and liberty that you may hold forth a chaste conversation in the power and life of gentleness meekeness faithfulness truth exercising a conscience void of offence towards God and all men that thereby you may shine forth in righteousness so as to convince your enemies whom you pray for thus following him who lays down his life for his enemies Is this your war and these your weapons Is this your calling are you faithful to him that hath called you hereto so as you can by no means bow to the god of this world nor his ways though it were to save your lives or credit in the world or estates yet can serve the meanest creature in Gods way though to the loss of all I beseech you be faithful to your own souls herein Do you find nothing in you that calls or moves this way or reproves the contrary If there be are you not such as quench the spirit put out your own eye denies the Lambs call against your own lives if there be not then are you not dead members cut off from Christ all your profession is but a lye without Christ you are in the world O that you would prove your own selves for there be many deceitful workers at this day of his appearance who do the work of the Lord negligently deceitfully many do their own work instead of his many are called for a while abide but in the time of hardship prove deceitful return to serve in the world again take pleasure therein others are called convinced but com half out of the world even ●s far as they ca●●o it without loss or shame but keep their covenant therewith stil in what makes most for their gain or earthly advantage or credit othe●s have answered their call bin faithful in the whole Covenant of the Lamb against the prince of this world so far as they have seen but not minding the watch against the enemy not keeping low in the fear zealous in the light have suffered the simplicity to be deceived are led back to the old beggarly rudiments of the world again take that for their perfection growth which once they had vomited up these expect great things in their work but they are blinder then the rest more to be pittyed because of the simplicity that is deceived Many other grounds there be that brings not fruit to perfection who are not found faithful to him that hath called them therein so that now truth is that many are called but few chosen and faithful many are ashamed at the Lambs appearance it is so low weak poor contemptible many are afraid seeing so great a power against him many be at work in their imaginations to compass a kingdom to get power over sin peace of conscience but few wil deny all to be led by the Lamb in a way they know not to bear his testimony mark against the world and suffer for it with him Now deceit hath taught you to say and may be you think it also God forbid but you should suffer with Christ til death but come to the trial in deed and truth Doth not he suffer under all the pride pleasures of the flesh by all manner of excess by all manner of customs fashions not of God but of the world is not all against him that is not of him and the Father Is not the lust of the eye and of the flesh and pride of life his oppressors And do you that live in these things and fashions and plead for them suffer with him by them or war with him against them then would you be weary of them and not practise nor plead for them against him This you will will find true in the end you cannot suffer with him and serve his Enemies THE END London Printed for Thomas Simmons 1657.