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A84337	The axe, against sin and error; and the truth conquering. A sermon on Matthew 3. 10. Now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees, therefore every tree, that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. At which, a Christian confessed, she was converted; and because it did good to her, desired it might be preached again at her funerall, that it might do good to others, ... wherein are shewed the causes of the sword upon England, and on the Lutherans, and the remedies that must be used, before the judgements cease. / Written by John Eachard, M. A. of Trin. Col. Camb. and pastor of Darsham in Suffolke. Published according to order.	Eachard, John, 17th cent.	1646 (1646)	Wing E46; Thomason E322_26; ESTC R200585	51,668	51

many shal rejoyce at his birth because he shall have a new birth for parents may have great joy and gladnesse at the new birth of their children for he shall be great before the Lord although the wicked world shall contemne him and say he hath a devil yet he shall be great for he shall be a Baptist They are the greatest before the Lord that preach most soundly of Baptisme Paul the greatest of the Apostles preached most of Baptisme Luther was famous for Baptisme and Calvin the fourth Angel and name any that ever was famous in the Church that was not sound in the faith of his baptisme for no Anabaptist nor any other shall be great before the Lord in his Church which is not sound in that point that do not thunder out the Law to men that may drive them to the faith of their Baptisme in Infancie He shall be filled with the Holy Ghost from his mothers womb which is not so to be understood that all the elect do now receive the Holy Ghost in their mothers womb but that all the elect should receive the Holy Ghost in their mothers womb of the Church which is baptisme in their Infancie when their godly parents i. all the true Church pray for the holy Spirit to be given to their Infants For why should not the Lord give his holy Spirit to Infants at baptisme as well as to John And as Peter told the Jews Be baptized and ye shall receive the Holy Ghost He shall drink neither wine nor strong drink i. he shall be no drunken Minister the Holy Ghost shall teach him sobriety And he shall convert many of the children of Israel unto the Lord God The Baptist and all that preach most soundly of Baptisme convert most to Christ I have observed that those men and that those Ministers that have preached the Law and Baptisme most soundly amongst men have converted most and the reason why so few are converted in these dayes because few preach the Law cleerly in the spirituall breach and Baptisme as Luther prophesied Baptisme after his time would be lost so there be few preach Baptisme cleerly to make the tree good and the fruit good for the tree is evill and the fruit evill by Adam And here is the rule to know all Sermons to be good or bad by converting or not if they make the tree good and the fruit good or the tree evill and the fruit evill as it is Christs own rule Mat. 12. 33. This is the first main ground of a faithfull Minister to prove all his Doctrine and Sermons by if he misse this ground he cast out his net on the wrong side and catch no fish convert no souls though he labour all his life This is the right side that Christ bad Peter cast out the net on i. the net of the Gospel to make the tree good and the fruit good or the tree evill and the fruit evill and this is the reason why hearers get no assurance of salvation because they do follow such Preachers that make neither the tree good nor the fruit good nor the tree evill nor the fruit evill but partly good and partly bad We must do something to make our selves good before God which is the greatest abomination that Antichrist can set up against God to affirm that we can make our selves righteous in whole or in part as the Homily of our Church for then Christ died in vain Now seeing John the Baptist was fore-prophesied of by so many Prophets and by so many Apostles and by Christ himself that a greater then John have not sprung up among them that have been born of women that he was a burning and a shining candle and thus testified by an Angel from heaven Let us believe his baptisme was from Heaven let us know that those that are Baptists that preach most of Baptisme their doctrine is most heavenly and they shall convert most to the Lord for they point most to the Lamb of God that hath taken away the sins of the world who drew all his obedient hearers by preaching the Law from the sundry sorts of sects 1. to Baptisme and then shewed them Christ the Lamb of God that took away the sins of the world Wherefore hearken to this Elias Repent and receive Christ the Lamb of God by Baptisme to take away your sins for so many as received him to them he hath given prerogative to become the sons of God so many as believe in his name which are born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man but of God So he that would draw all the sects and divisions of England into one he must first thunder out the Law and shew how cursed they are all because they have not taken Christs counsell Rev. 3. 18. Then he must bring them to the faith of their Baptisme he must teach them there is one God one Faith one Baptisme and he that does not gather with John and Christ too into Baptisme scatter and here is the cause of all the sects and divisions in all the Churches in Christendome for when men have lost Baptisme some will have justication from all eternity some from the crosse all born and unborn some in the womb some at faith some at conversion some at death and some after death and then they must go wash to get remission of sins Thus he that gathers not into Christ by Baptisme scattereth abroad for except I wash thee thou shalt have no part with me so except thou take thy part with Christ from thy Baptisme thou canst have no assurance of salvation John preached saying Repent for the kingdome of heaven is at hand this is not only to be understood that he preached nothing else but the summe of his doctrine was by the Law he shewed them what horrible sinners they were the generation of Vipers detest your sins and your own righteousnesse believe in the Messias he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire for all that are baptized into Christ have put on Christ for in our Baptisme we received remission of our sins in the death of Christ into which we were baptized and buried and in Christ we received everlasting righteousnesse in whom by baptisme we are raised and he preached the kingdome of heaven is hand because Baptisme was at hand for where Baptisme is truly preached there the kingdome of heaven is at hand Christ and his righteousnesse is at hand in Baptisme peace is at hand to them that believe their baptisme they have peace with God and assurance of salvation and all the sects and professors of England have no peace with God nor assurance of salvation but they that believe they have peace with God from their baptisme into Christ in infancy and joy in the Holy Ghost is at hand by Baptisme as the Eunuch found true and the Jaylor and

THE AXE AGAINST SIN and ERROR and the Truth Conquering A Sermon on Matthew 3. 10. Now also the Ax is laid to the root of the trees therefore every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire At which a Christian confessed she was converted and because it did good to her desired it might be preached again at her Funerall that it might do good to others saying they must be hewn down before they can be converted or builded up which Satan as he did Paul hindred which caused me the rather to write it out and send it to the Presse because the Enemy hate it lest it should convert more and endamage his kingdome which I have sent foth as John a fore-runner to make way for a more excellent Work of the counsell of Christ to England wherein are shewed the causes of the sword upon England and on the Lutherans and the remedies that must be used before the Judgements cease Written by John Eachard M. A. of Trin. Col. Camb. and Pastor of Darsham in Suffolke Matthew 12. 33. Either make the tree good and the fruit good or the tree evill and the fruit evill Rev. 3. 5. 12. A white-rayment Christian and a citizen of the new Jerusalem Published according to Order LONDON Printed by Matthew Simmons and are to be sold by John Hancock at his Shop in Popes-head Alley 1646. To all the friends of the Bridegroom the White-rayment Christians and citizens of the New Jerusalem DEare and faithfull Brethren Mr. Brightman fore-prophesied of a Church to arise that should be the Woman clothed with the Sun which should glitter on every side round about with the most cleer light of the Scripture of the Sun of righteousnesse in the doctrine of justification as you may see on Rev. 19. 17. and chap. 12. 1. with the cleer knowledge whereof she being adorned as it were with a goodly garment came forth abroad and laid her self open to the view of the world And Rest saith hee shall be the naturall daughter of the woman clothed with the Sun meaning a spirituall rest which are the most entire and chaste Congregation of all the rest yet no Sect which above others shine with this glorious aray And it seemeth saith he that all the chief stresse and violence of the last battell in the West shall be turned against that holy Congregation which we said right now to stand glittering in the Sun which are the hill of precious fruits and the mountain full of holy pleasures of which God maketh more account then of all delight some things in the world Now you white rayment Christians are this woman clothed with the Sun for you all believe that you are clothed with the Sun of Righteousnesse and stand in him before God Here is an Ax for you for the blessing of Joshua belongs to you which he spake to the children of Joseph Thou art a great people and hast great power therefore the mountain stall be thine for it is a wood and thou shalt cut it down and the ends of it shall be thine and thou shalt cast out the Canaanites though they have iron Chariots and though they be strong J●sh 17. So here are mountains of sins errors and false religions in England and Ireland it is a wood of Sects Schismes and Heresies but thou hast cut them down for thou art a great people and hast great power with the Lord in prayer and England shall be thine and thou shalt cast out the Canaanites of sin Idolatry and false Religions though they have Ordnance of iron and though they be strong lay this Ax of the Law to the root of them and shew them that now also every tree i. Religion Church Sect or man that bringeth forth sin before God Isai. 1. 16. is hewn down and cast into the fire of God wrath for the wrath of God is now revealed from heaven against all unrighteousnesse of men which withhold truth in unrighteousnesse Rom. 1. 18 for the hour of temptation is come to try them that are upon the face of the earth Rev. 2. 10. in which friends shall fight with friends as with enemies and the earth shalll fear with them 2 Esdr. 6. 22. when there shall be seen an earth-quake in the world and an up●ore of the people that is the time wherein the most High will begin to visit the world which he made 2 Esdra 9. 4. 3 hard it is for men to keep faith and a good conscience now yea the strongest faith shall finde it difficult Would not you be glad to be delivered from this hour of temptation and were it not labour worth the pains to shew that you shall be delivered And though all evill trees shall be cut down with the a● of the Law yet that you are good trees of righteousnesse of his own planting that God may be glori●ied and shall be saved Isai. 61. ● Come forth come forth thou Kings daughter all glorious within all light in the Lord the Sun of Righteousnesse shew thy self to the world thy garments are of broydered gold Psal. 45. 13. that is of the merits of Christ crucified death and resurrection given you freely in your Baptisme into Christs death for remission of sins Rom. 6. 3 4 Acts 2. 38. and are made glorious in the Sun of Righteousnesse that is risen upon you Mal. 2. 4. shew your selves to the world for the stress● of the ba●●ell in the West you heare shall be against you but you shall overcome by faith 1 John 5 4. when the ax shall cut down the wicked yet fear not you are got into the Sun and therefore are out of gun-shot for your souls yet put on the whole armour of God Eph. 6. 14. and gird up the loynes of your mindes with the girdle of verity and put on the brest-plate of Christs righteousnesse and above all take the shield of faith in your Baptisme and in the blood of the Lamb wherewith you may quench all the fiery darts of the wicked and take the helm●t of salvation in Christ that you are in him that is true 1 John 5. 20. and the sword of the Spirit the Word of God and your feet thod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace that testi●ies of Jesus that came by water and blood not by water only but by water and blood 't is the Spirit that beareth witnesse and that Spirit is truth and shall conquer Therefore stand fast and pray with all manner of pra●er and supplications in the Spirit that testifieth of the water and blood of Christ for remission of your sins and you shall overcome For you have a strong city of the new Jerusalem salvation shall God set for wa●ls and bulwarks Isai. 26. 1. open ye the gates of it Rev. 22. 14. that you the righteous nation that keep the truth ma● enter in for by an assured purpose will Christ preserve perfect peace for you because

written in heaven through this golden cleer glasse of thy baptisme which thou receivedst in thine Infancy and now walk in this golden street by faith you may be assured and rejoyce that your names are written in heaven Luke 10. 20. Quest How know you that Answ. There be three which beare record in heaven the Father the Word and the holy Ghost these three are one and beare record in heaven that he hath given you a new name Rev. 2. 17. in baptisme for all your names were Adam before Gen. 5. 2. but they beare record that he hath given you a new name and his own new name Rev. 3. 12. And there be three which bear record in earth the Spirit and water and blood these three agree in one that your names are written in heaven for to whomsoever God hath given eternall life which life is in his Son Jesus Christ his name is written in heaven But the three in heaven and the three in earth do bear witnesse that he hath given you eternall life 1 John 5. 7 8. 11. Ergo your names are written in heaven that believe it on this ground and you are let into Paradise again for though Adam and all his children were shut out of it and the Cherubim with a flaming sword which turned every way to keep the tree of life Gen. 3. which signifieth this axe of the fiery Law Deut. 33. 2 given by Angels Acts 7. 53. keepeth every man from the Paradise of assurance of salvation for this axe of the Law cuts men off and shuts them out every way for originall or actuall sins mans merits or humane righteousnesse whosoever hath but one sin is cut down by the Law But by your baptisme into Christ you are let into Paradise again and have now right and title by your baptisme and by faith to eat of all the trees in the garden i. title to all things to be yours and you are Christs 1 Cor. 3. And you may eate of the tree of life in the midst of the Paradise of God Rev. 2. 7. that is of Christ in the Supper and be more sure of eternall life then the tree of life could have made Adam and shall be kept in the Paradise of Gods protection For thus saith the Lord Because you have kept the word of my patience I will deliver thee from the hour of temptation that is come upon all the world to try them that are upon the face of the earth Rev. 3. 10. Now what is the word of Christs patience but the faith of baptisme into Christ crucified for the remission of our sins for the word of Christs patience is the faith in Christ crucified which Paul desired only to know 1 Cor. 2. Now what is a man the better to say I believe Christ was crucified dead and buried except he keep the faith of it for remission of his sins for the devills believe so much But the word of Christs patience which you keep is this that you say and believe that I am in him that is true in that his Son Jesus Christ 1 John 5. 20. in whom I am crucified and dead and buried and risen again with Christ in my baptisme into Christs death for the remission of sins and have put on Christ Rom. 6. ● 4 Col. 2. 12. Gal. 3. 27. That Church that keeps the word of Christs patience i. faith in their baptisme into Christs death for remission of sins though they knew not what Christ did for them when he washed them as he told Peter John 1● but know it afterward shall be delivered from this houre of temptation but all other religious plants which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted out The axe of the Law cuts them off for one sin before God but he that is holy and true saith be that believeth and is baptized shall be saved Mark 16. 16. that is he that believeth one baptisme into Christ for remission of sins shall be saved but he that believeth not his one baptisme into Christ for remission of his sins shall be damned as Heathens Turks Jews Witches and Apostates that have denied it For this is the Catholike faith I believe one Baptisme for the remission of sins which except a man believe faithfully he cannot be saved the axe cut them off Now when men have lost this Paradise then they must go till the earth full of false religions all serve an angry God The Heathen run to Jupiter the Turks to Mahumet the Jewes to Moses ceremonies the Papists to Saints to Pilgrimage a wildernesse and Purgatory Lo here is Christ say the Papists in the Popes chaire and pardon Lo here is Christ say the Luberans in consubstantiation and lo here is Christ say the Anabaptists in our new Jordan and yet it carries them into the lake Asphaltes mare mortuum the dead sea for he that denieth his first baptisme to take a second it is a dead and damnable sin as Heb. 6. 4 5 6. and Heb 10. 29. ●5 38. Lo there say all sects in our Church way and yet never a one of them have assurance of salvation because they have not faith in one baptisme for remission of sins for no man can have the knowledge of salvation but by the remission of sins as Luke 1. 77. Well you see the houre of temptation is come a flood of judgements flow upon earth for sin Here is an axe for you to cut down sin and an ark for you white-rayment Christians and citizens of the new Jerusalem namely the ark of our baptisme into Christs death for remission of sins It hath been building in England about an hundred yeeres you only have God seen righteous in this generation an end of all false religions is come and God will destroy them with the earthly men Enter you your wives and your children into the faith of this Ark but leave not your children out of this Ark nor take a new one for that is cursed Gal. 1. 8 9. For as the Ark saved Noah so {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} the same Antitype which now saveth us Baptisme the translators were to blame to call it a figure for there is as much difference between a figure and an antitype as between the brazen Serpent and Christ 1 Pet. 3. 21. meaning of the inward Baptisme Now as you know many before the flood might come into the A●k and look upon it and yet because they did not abide in it they all perished So now a ●lood of Gods judgements are come in this hour of temptation and many people have seen baptisme and been within it sacramentally but all that do not stay in it by faith shall perish Therefore little children abide in him that were shut or graffed into him by one baptisme that when he shall appeare we may be bold 1 Iohn 2 28. for behold Christ standeth at the dore and knocks in Laodicca in England and he will not leave

knocking with judgements till they take his counsell Rev. 3. 18. if any man will heare my voyce saith he and open the dore I will come in to him and sup with him and he with me You see Christ raps loud with the sword and cannons and he will knock with an earth-quake and with pestilence Luke 21. 11. In England and Scotland where are Saints with the sword and pestilence but in Ireland where are most Idolaters with sword and famine reasons I give in a book to come out in Christs knock at the dores of England Now is it not good letting of Christ in to sup with us and we with him when hee knocks and calls to us to take his counsel to buy of him gold to make us rich in the lively faith of the merits of Christs death in baptisme for a perfect remission of sins for he likes not this lukewarm lame remission of sins to halfes which many professe and white-rayment justification to cloath us that the shame of our nakednesse may not appeare and eye-salve of the Spirit that takes of Jesus water and blood to witnesse to your spirits you are the children of God Rom. 8. 17. that thou mayst see Rev. 3. 18. Christ will not leave rebuking and chastising England and knocking till they heare and let him in Now therefore let the loynes of your minds be girt about with verity and your lamps of faith burning Luke 12. 35. and ye your selves like men that wait for their Master when he will return from the wedding that when he cometh and knocketh they may open unto him immediately Blessed are those servants whom the Lord when he cometh shall find waking i. in the wedding garment Verily I say unto you he will gird himself about and will make them sit down at table and will come forth and serve them and if he come at the second watch or in the third watch and find them so blessed are those servants vers. 36 37. Now you blessed White-rayment Christians understand that Christ our Master is now returning from the wedding for I believe not any more Churches of the Gentiles before the marriage of the Lamb to the Iews shall be called and the third watch is come and the dawning of the day of the Iews is at hand and our Master now knocketh the dinner of the wedding of the Gentiles hath lasted about 1623. for the marriage of the Gentiles was called a dinner Mat. 22. 4. and the marriage dinner was furnished with guests of good and bad for all had not a wedding garment and therefore bad Now as noble Bridegrooms often times will bid a multitude to dinner but none but his speciall friends are bidden to supper So Christ the most noble Bridegroom hath bidden seven Churche● of the Gentiles to the dinner of the marriage and now he is returning from the wedding of the Gentiles and he knocks and calls Rev. 3. 20. Blessed are you that let him in immediately for he calls for you his friends the White rayment Christians to come to supper Give me leave to shew you the friends of the Bridegroom why Christ now knocks and calls in England it is to call you to supper all that were bidden to the wedding-dinner were not blessed But now he saith write Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb these are the true sayings of God Rev. 19. 9. The wedding-dinner is past and Christ is returning from the wedding as Luke 12. 36. and behold he standeth at the dore and knocks in England with the sword and pestilence let him in for it seems some have not let him yet say it is the voyce of my well beloved that knocks saying Open to me my sister my love my dove my undefiled for mine head is full of dew and my locks with the drops of the night Cant. 5. 2. for men that are let in use not to knock but those that are shut out Christ is about to marry his wife of the Iewes that shall make her self ready by baptisme and faith and he will grant to her to be clothed in fine linen bright and pure {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} the justifications of the Saints Rev. 19. 8. And now Christ knocks at the dore in England to call his friends to go with him to the marriage-supper with his wife and will begin his supper in England he will sup with them Rev. 3. 20. The most rarest junkets are kept for the marriage-supper Now therefore heark hee sayes I will sup with him that lets me in and he with me see how Esdras prophesied of you 2 Esdras 2. 38. Arise and stand up and behold the number of those that are sealed for the feast of the Lord which are departed from the shadow of the world and have received glorious garments of the Lord Take thy number O Sion and shut up them that are clothed in white which have fulfilled the Law of the Lord Here you see he prophesied of you White-rayment Christians sealed for the feast as Christ doth Rev. 3. 4. 18. 16. 15. Now therefore all you that have put on Christ in infant-baptisme Gal. 3. 27. and made your long robes white in the blood of the Lamb as my Sermon of the blood of the Lamb declares prepare a supper for Christ the cheere must be prepared of hearts My son give me thy heart and it must be broken and contrite for he loves no stones that will not break for the sacrifices of God are a broken spirit A br●ken and a centrite heart O God thou wilt not despise Psal. 51. 17. Secondly these hearts must be served in at your supper in gold that he counselleth you to buy of him Rev. 3. 18. which is the lively faith in the merits of Christs death in one baptisme for remission of sins for thus Peter served in three thousand hearts that were pricked by the Law in baptisme in the name of the Lord Jesus for the remission of sins Acts 2. 38. Thirdly you must serve it in in the white-rayment justification wherein no shame of nakednesse do appeare for Christ cannot endure sin Fourthly you must buy eye-salve of the Holy Ghost to anoint your eyes that you may see Rev. 3. 18. For Christ will not sup with blind sinners Fifthly the marriage-chamber must be paved with the love of the daughters of Ierusalem Cant. 3. 10. i. with love to all the citizens of the new Ierusalem and now invite him saying Arise thou North-wind and come thou South and blow upon my garden that the spices thereof may flow out let my well beloved come into his garden and eat of his pleasant fruits Cant. 4. Now Christ hath prepared a supper for you for thus he saith I am come into my garden my sister my spouse I have gathered my myrrbe with my spice I have eaten mine honey comb with mine honey I have drunk my wine with my milke eat O friends drink and make you

all wars in Christendome is to teach them how they have all received one Spirit in Baptisme and baptized into one body that is a loving Spirit a peaceable meek and quiet Spirit that takes of Christs water and shews unto us and of Christs blood and shews unto us and of Christs righteousnesse and shews unto us Joh. 16. 14. But hast thou an hatefull spirit a wrangling angry fighting spirit that do not take of Christs water but of the Popes holy-water and shew to thee not of Christs blood and shews unto thee for remission of sins but of St. Frances his blood or some works of man for remission of sins or not Christs righteousnesse in Baptisme but mans righteousnesse and shew unto thee this is not the Spirit of Christ that the Saints are made to drink into at baptisme but thou hast forgot thy baptisme and so lost the Spirit of Christ for as the Spirit of God moved upon the waters i. as it were hatching and nourishing the cr●atures in the creation So doth the Spirit of Christ still move upon the waters of baptisme i. on the preaching of the faith of the same regenerating converting and nourishing these trees to make them bring forth fruit unto eternall life And therefore the Preachers of Baptisme shall convert most unto Christ because his Spirit will move upon the waters Mr. Perkins rule is this If a man would be a Student in Divinity let him learn and practise his baptisme Commentaries are needfull to the study of the Scriptures and the best Commentary to a mans own self is his own baptisme for if a man hath learned to practise his own baptisme he shall be the better able to understand the whole and without this help the Scriptures themselves shall be but a riddle unto us I desire to prize this rule and to make as much use of it as ever any Christian man did for untill men understand by this rule what is meant by this counsell of Christ to England under the type of Laodicea for it now appeareth to all the Churches what Christ wrote to Laodicea he would spue out him and his Hierarchy out of his mouth untill this counsell of Christ be taken I counsell thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire that thou mayst be made rich Rev. 3. 18. that is the lively faith in the merits of Christs death in our baptisme into Christ which makes us rich sons of God Gal. 3. 26 27. and white raiment justification wherein no shame of nakednesse of sin appeare and eye-salve of the Spirit of Christ that takes of Jesus and shews unto us that came by water and blood not by water of Baptisme only but by water and blood 't is that Spirit beareth witnesse and that Spirit is truth 1 John 5. 6. Untill this counsell of Christ be taken in England and of the Lutherans the sword shall not cease 1. For as many as I love I rebuke and chasten Christ will not leave rebuking and chastening untill they be zealous of this counsell and repent of lukewarmnesse Rev. 3. 19. 2. For behold I stand at the dore and knock Ergo he will not be gone nor leave rapping with sword famine and pestilence untill they heare his voyce to buy gold white raiment and eye-salve and let Christ in to sup with them and they with him Rev. 3. 20. Then there shall arise in England the most conquering and raigning Church that ever arose in Chrstendome for to him that overcometh will I give to sit with me in my Throne as I overcame and sit with my Father in his Throne i. I raign and conquer and so shall my Church of England that take my counsell they shall conquer the Throne of the Beast and the false Prophet they are the woman clothed with the Sun white raiment Christians and citizens of the new Jerusalem Of this I have written at large and of the causes why this sword is upon the Land and what remedies must be used before it will cease O thou sword of the Lord How long will it be ere thou be quiet Turn again into scabberd rest and be still how can it be quiet seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Askelon in England Scotland Ireland and against the Sea-shore There hath he appointed it Jer. 47. 6 7. He hath appointed the sword in Germany and England untill Christs counsell be taken Rev. 3. 18. For when they wil be guided by his counsel they shall be received to the glory of his Throne to conquer and raign upon earth Rev. 5. 10. FINIS See 2 Esdr. 7. 26. 34 35. See 2 Esdr. 6. 28. See 2 Esdras 15 ● 6. 14 15 16 17 8 19. 22 23 24 26 26 37. See 2 Esd 16. 10 11. 14 15. 19. 5. 33. 8. 46. All that get into this city are safe M● Mi. Con. M● Mi. Con. Ma. Mi. Con. Ma. Mi. Con. Ma. Mi. Con. Object Ma. Mi. Con. Hebr. 8. 2 Pet. 1. 9. Rev. 22. 1. Ma. Mi. Con. See 2 Esdra 8. 52 53 54 to 63. 1 Cor. 2. 2. Nicen Creed Athanasius Gen. 6. Rev. 3. 20. See 2 Esdras 13. 31. Ma. Mi. Con. Isaiah 40. Mal. ● Prepare away in their hearts Joh. 1. 12. As Kings Vallies He shall turn the hearts as Elias did He thundred out the Law Was a pointer Lest he smile with a curse Oh that the Lord would raise such another Rev. 3. 18. Mat. 17. 12. Iohn signifies the grace of God therefore should be a Preacher of free Grace Great for he shall be a Baptist Filled with the Holy Ghost from the womb As Peter told the Iews Be baptized every one in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sin and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost Acts 2. 38. The rule to know all Sermons by Make the tree good and the fruit good or the tree evill and the fruit evill The abomination of Antichrist Seing that there is such a testimony of Iohn Baptist Let us be Baptists He drew all sects 1. to baptizing then to Christ He that gathereth not into Christs baptisme scattereth The cause of all the sects and divisions of England for when men have lost baptisme then to work for remission of their righteousnesse The Law the summe to bring them to repentance The Kingdom of Heaven was at hand In Christ righteousness and peace and joy Acts 8. 39. 4. Garment 5. Went out to see a Prophet sent of God Ioh. 1. 33. He so preached the Law Acts 19. By baptisme we are made made clean Acts 22. 16. Ephes. 5. Iohn 3. 5. Titus 3. 5. Doctrine of Devills Iohn 13. 7. Vers 7. Pharisees and Sadduces Sadduces The losse of Baptisme is the cause of all sects O ye sects flee from the wrath to come Christ is come as a thiefe Iohn 10. 10. Not make your selves more righteous then Christ Verse 8. Verse 9. Ezek. 36. 26. Verse 10. What the Ax signifies What is meant by trees What meant by hewn down Luke 16. 16. Answ Joh. 1. 33. Ephes. 5. 30. Gal 3. 26 27. Joh 1. 12. Rom. 8. 17. What is meant by fruit Doctr. That all men are good trees or bad trees Augustine 12. Serm de verbis ●om Mat. 12 33. Chrysost. Emth. Hieron Theoph. Opinion of the Pharisees Reason 1. Jerem. 24. Reason 2. Reason 3. 1 Joh. 5. 6. Tit. 3. 5. Joh. 15. 6. As the confession of witches Ephes. 4. 5. By hypocrisie Gal. 3. 27. The Devill likes a second Baptisme well enough for he never perswaded any to denie their second Baptisme Reason 4. Where Baptisme is refused grace is refused as in Jewes Turks Heathens and Anabaptists to their children 〈…〉 23. 37. Doct. 2. That all men by nature are evil trees and can bring forth none but ill fruit ●at 7. 17 〈…〉 19. Luk● 6. 43 44. Rom. 6. 20. Reason●● For all men are evill by generation Rom. 3. 13 to 19. Crab-trees Serpents Reason 2. For he hath an evill treasure Luke 6. 45. Mar. 27. Gen. 6. 15. Pro● 15. 26. Prov. 15. 8. Reason 3. For one sin is of such a defiling nature that it defiles the person and actions Heb. 11. Ob. Almes Answ Luke 16. 15. Titus 1. 15. Vse Bewail thy generation Rev. 3. 17. Say not Abraham Generation of Vipers The Anabaptists against Luher at Munster shew what generation they are of Flie to Baptisme to be washed as David Peter knew not Mat. 5. Vse 2. An evill treasure in the heart Foolishnes to boast of a good heart How many thousand naughty thoughts Pray for a new heart Psal. 51. Ob. Answ Hos. 11. Iohn 3. 5 No more sacrifice Ephes. 5. 26. Heb. 10. 14. Acts 3. 23 John 13. 8. 1 Ioh. ● 20● Ioh. 3. 5. Make the trees good and the fruit good Christ is come as a thiefe Civilian Vse Is sin of such a defiling nature Heavens Rom. 8. 20 21. Doct. 3. All that are made good trees by Baptisme into Christ shall be saved Gal. 3. 27. Isai. 61. 3. Matth 7. 17. Calvin Luke 6. 44. Psal. 104. 1 John 3. 9. Psal. 1. 1 Ioh. 5. 6. Ioh. 15. 8. Psal. 19. Quest Answ 1 By graffing Rom. 11. 17. 24. Rom. 6. 5. 2. For we are made branches of the Vine John 15. 5. Two trees Reason 3. For we are made members of his body Ephes. 5. 30. Gen. 2. How is the heart made good Ezek. 36. ●5 1 Cor. 6. 11. John 1. 7. 4. By planting on Christ L●ke 23. 31. 5. By his Spirit 1 Cor. 12. 13. Quest Answ Psal. 130. 8. Acts 10. 6 Heb. 10. 14. 1 Pet. 3. 22. Acts 16. 34. Ob. Answ Ephes. 5. 27. 1 John Quest Answ As Arminians and Papists 1 Iohn 3. 10. James ● 10. ● John 3. 5. Mar. 4. 2● to 29. Vse 2. Psal. 52. 8. Vse 2. Vse 3. Acts 7. Joh. 5. 20. See Brightman on that place Rev. 3. 10. Vse Vse 1 Cor. 12. 13. Gen. 1. On Gal. 2. 27. page 265. Rev. 12. 1. Rev. 3. 4. Rev. 3. 12.