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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96887	A conference of some Christians in church-fellow-ship, about the way of Christ with his people, and the result therefrom. This serveth only by way of introduction to take off the reproaches, that are cast upon pastour and people, whose earnest care and endeavour is to walke with a right foote in that holy way. Which is held forth here by the light of the sacred Scripture, as it appeares unto them, and how curious and circumspect their walke should be, who pretend to it, and to walke therein. The scandalls in and against the way are removed as they could be.	Woodward, Ezekias, 1590-1675.	1656 (1656)	Wing W3485; Thomason E868_4; ESTC R207653	29,701	36

Lord God hath laid His hand upon us and by His Finger His Holy Spirit written the Law of our Relation upon our hearts as He Upon Gal. 2. 20. pag. 36. standeth to us and we to Him in Jesus Christ we borrow this expression from that Man of God M Bridge who to us spake much in that little and surely it containeth much and we have made through Grace much of it as may appeare throughout our seventh and last Section Not doubting but whosoever shall enquire at that Law of Relation what is to be done as to Church Administrations shall have full resolution therefrom and so end the matter Therefore here we shall be very briefe making mention of it onely in Reference to our selves our way and walke and this we were saying If the Lord hath don thus with us as having beleived we have spoken then we humbly conceive these things must follow 1. We must follow the Lord fully as deare children by the guidance of the Holy Spirit of Faith and Adoption which the Sons of God have another from that of the world which rules in the darknesse thereof We must walke by rule even as He walked 1 Joh. 2. 6. If children of the light we walke in the light even as He is in the light 1 John 1. 7. Else 1 we should cleane crosse the end of our Election chosen in Him that we should be Holy and without Blame before Him in Love Eph 1. 4. And 2 wee should else crosse the end of our Calling As He who hath called you is holy so be ye Holy in all manner of Conversation 1 Pet 1 15. 2. 9. And 3 we should else crosse the end of Gods Discovering to us His Gospell and way of Holinesse It was that we should walke thereafter having a Conversation as becometh Phil 1. 27. least our unholy practise should give our holy profession the lye but we hasten 2. If we can say Truly our fellowship is with ths Father and with His Son Jesus Christ 1 Joh 1. 3. Assuredly then we can not but seeke after and bend towards a Communion and fellow ship one with another that we may watch over each other help to beare each others burthen supply each others wants pertake of each others Graces doe all things as becommeth a Communion of Saints on earch which is saith that Learned Man Upon Job 16. pag. 25 4. the Lower heaven of the Saints serving each other in Love For thus wee have concluded That as it is with lines in a Circumserence the nearer to their Center the nearer one to another So nearnesse to Christ cannot possibly consist with a strangeresse or distance one from another for wee are members one of another 3. If as He is so are we in this world 1 Joh 4. 17. That is as we have heard it expounded If we have His image in us and stamped upon us if His Love be shed abroad in our hearts If He be in us by His Blessed Spirit we in Him by our faith If he dwell in us and walke in us 2 Cor 6. 16. Then ought we to walke even as He walked which was said before But from hence we humbly conceive these two things will follow 1. Wee must come out from among them and be seperate from the world so farre as is possible and not goe out of the world 1 Cor 5. 10. in all times and places specially at the Lords Table for so saith the Lord Be ye seperate and touch not the uncleane thing if ye expect that I should receive you and be a Father unto you and ye Sons and Daughters unto Mee 2 Cor 6. 17. Surely they that walke with God as friends cannot walke with the world be companions with the men thereof upon choice their affaires not requiring and when they plainly see they can give no good unto them But if they could have the least hope they could by conversing with them communicate good unto them they would most willingly doe it yet then not as companions with them but Physitians to them for what fellowship hath righteousnesse with unrighteousnesse what Communion hath light with darknesse and what concord hath Christ with Beliall And 2. Wee must meet often in some place besides the common meeting place else how can we speake often one to another so making full proofe that we feare the Lord Mal 3. 16. Surely it is cleare from that place That that was the manner and practise of the Saints of old And M. Rogers in his fift Treatise pag 109. gives us a famous Instance of some brethren with their Pastour that met together in the yeare 1588. privately in one house there to complaine to each other of their sinnes and wants and to finde out the remedies against the same That holy man in the same place gives us to know the good of that Conference which he brancheth forth into many perticulars if we well remember but we finde them contracted into three 1. This meeting was a great whetting-on to them to frequent the publique Ministery more carefully and fruitfully aftervvards 2. These two kinds of meetings publickly in the Church and privately in their houses thus carried did knit them together in that bond of brotherly love which during life could never be broken 3. It was a meanes to make them have Christian conference and godly communion in greater account Wee vvill take leave to adde hereunto that holy Man's words Mr. Tilling Serman p 200. now with Him whose he was and whom he served The reason why there is so little of the Spirit given forth though it be the great New Testament promise is this Because Saints are no more in assembling together Saints are not found as they should be in their worke of Assembling together When the Lord Christ gave His Spirit to His Apostles immediately at His Resurrection it was when they were assembled together Joh 20. 19. 22. When the Disciples were assembled together He breathed on them and said unto them receive the Holy Ghost And so we reade in the 2 Acts where wee have the more full giving-forth of the Spirit It was when the Saints were assembled togetehr when they were all with one accord in one place He might have given it to them one by one when they were alone But our Deare Lord chooseth to give-forth the Spirit when they were Assembled together To assure us how much He loveth the Assemblies of the Saints He will not give to every one in a corner alone but when assembled together So that if Saints neglect their meeting together there may be little enjoyment of the Spirit though it be the great promise of the New Testament Administration There is much more to be said for this meeting together of the Saints and there is much said against it vvee shall referre both this and that to another place the last Section 2. Wee proceed to remove an offence taken against us we say taken for God knowes we