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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

in sin and pollute thy self more and more Well make haste to believe thy baptisme for the world will not hold thee long nor God indure thee to behold the light of this Son that will walk in darknesse of infidelity out of Christ for the ax is laid to the root of the trees every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire but thou dost bring forth bad fruit of sin Ergo thou art hewn down and cast into the fire In the second place we gather that all that are made good trees by Baptism into Christ to bring forth fruit before God shall be saved and not be cut down and cast into the fire All men have now the ax of Baptism laid to their roots except Jews and Heathens and Anabaptists which despise the counsell of God to their damnation to cut them out of the old Adam to graffe them into the new for it is certain that in Baptisme we put off the old man and put on the new for thereby the Father Son and Holy Ghost do graffe us into Christ and make us trees of righteousnesse trees of his own planting that the Lord may be glorified Isai. 61. 3. Now should Gods good trees of righteousnesse bring forth bad fruit of sin before God He saith no Mat. 7. 17. Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit a good tree cannot bring forth bad fruit for by the remission of all sins in the blood of Christ in Baptisme the actions are made good by the eternall redemption and the everlasting righteousnesse which few men understand for by an eternall redemption by Christs blood in Baptisme we have remission of all sins past present and to come for ever before the Throne of God though we cannot yet believe it and we have an everlasting righteousnesse given unto us freely which makes us righteous for ever before God Hence saith Calvin is to be noted that men cannot do well before they be made good and therefore Christ saith to the Pharisees O generation of Vipers how can you speak good things when your selves are evill i. not graffed in Christ by Baptisme and Faith in him For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh i. from the abundance of good or evill in the heart and in Luke 6. 44. for every tree is known by his fruit for it is not a good tree that bringeth forth evill fruit i. of sin before God neither an evill tree that bringeth forth good fruit signifying that the good tree cannot but bring forth good fruit and hereupon the trees of the Lord are said to be full of sap i. full of the Spirit of Christ which cause them to bring forth good fruit for the seed remaineth in him saith St. John for whosoever is born of God sinneth not for his seed remaineth in him neither can he sin because he is born of God i. though he do sin before men yet he cannot fall out of Christs blood and righteousnesse that he need a new sacrifice before God For with one sacrifice he is made perfect before God for ever Heb. 10. 14. For Davids blessed man is campared to the tree planted by the rivers of water in infancy yea into Jesus that came by water and blood not by water only but by water and blood 't is that Spirit that beareth witnesse and that Spirit is trtuh 1 John 5. 6. that bringeth forth fruit in due season for they that are planted in the House of God in their youth or infancy planted into Christ by Baptisme shall bring forth much fruit in their age for herein is my Father glorified that you bring forth much fruit and be made my Disciples And how shall any bring forth much fruit before God except the words of his mouth and the meditations of his heart and all the works of his hands be made acceptable unto God but through Christs work in Baptisme for we cannot make them good by all the devices that mans brain can imagine but Christ must make them all good by his blood and righteousnesse freely without any works of man and give us faith to believe it But how is any man made a good tree before God that were all such evill trees by Adam First as trees are made good before men by planting or graffing before they can bring forth good fruit before men so must all men be planted or graffed into Jesus Christ by Baptisme before they can bring forth good fruit before God this is plain Rom. 11. 17. and 24. and though some of the branches be broken off and thou being a wilde Olive tree wast graffed in for them and made partaker of the root and fatnesse of the Olive tree for if thou wast cut out of the Olive tree which was wilde by nature i. by Baptisme wast cut out of Adam and wast graffed contrary to nature in the right Olive tree how much more shall they which are by nature be graffed in their own Olive tree for if we be planted with him into the similitude of his death even so shall we be to the similitude of his resurrection Rom. 6. 5. And how is that that we are graffed or planted into the similitude of his death The Answer is in the 4th verse We are buried with him by baptisme into his death that as they buried a man in the Sepulchre of Elisha that when the man was down and touched the bones of Elisha he revived and stood upon his feet 2 King 13. 21. so the elect that were dead in sins in trespasses when they are cast into the grave of Christ when they are down and touch the vertue of Christs death by Baptism they revive and stand upon their feet before God We are made good trees because we are made branches of the Vine Christ as John 15. 5. I am the Vine ye are the branches Adam and Christ are compared to two trees Adam a wilde Olive the root of all men by nature Christ a sweet Olive or a Vine the root of all men by grace that are graffed into Christ by baptisme he that abideth in me and I in him the same bringeth forth much fruit for without me ye can do nothing i. he that abideth by faith in Christ by baptisme he bringeth forth much fruit of righteousnesse before God but he that abideth not in Christ to bring forth good fruit but in such a dead faith that he bringeth forth sin he is cast forth as a branch i. unprofitable by the judgement of God and withereth in the assurance of salvation and men gather them and cast into the fire of Gods wrath and they burn as they that turn Jews Turks Heathens Papists Witches and Anabaptists all these are justly excommunicated out of the true Church of God and judged to be under wrath because they have denied or forsaken or forgotten their Baptisme into Christ Why because by Baptisme

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.