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A85551	Truths victory against heresie; all sorts comprehended under these ten mentioned: 1. Papists, 2. Familists, 3. Arrians, 4. Arminians, 5. Anabaptists, 6. Separatists, 7. Antinomists, 8. Monarchists. 9. Millenarists, 10. Independents. As also a description of the truth, the Church of Christ, her present suffering estate for a short time yet to come; and the glory that followeth at the generall resurrection. / By I.G. a faithfull lover and obeyer of the truth. Imprimatur, John Downame.	Graunt, John, of Bucklersbury.	1645 (1645)	Wing G1597; Thomason E277_7; ESTC R200005	70,586	79

thereunto by the Gospel vers. 15. Now the Gospel as I touched before consists of two parts repentance and remission of sinnes Luke 24. 47. which comprehends the two next particulars our effectuall calling by the work of repentance and whose sinnes whosoever is remitted that soule is justified in the Apostles meaning and both these effected by the Gospel and covenant of life and therefore called in Scripture the grace of God the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ the Gospel of the grace of God Acts 20. 24. the word of his grace verse 32. the word speaking peace by Jesus Christ Acts 1. the word of the Gospel Acts 15. 7. And these two effects which the Spirit of God works by his word in his elect to life and salvation are called in Scripture regeneration conversion a renewing a birth from above a new making and such like not in a naturall but a spirituall sense not as the first birth of our parents which procreated and produced us out of their bowels but by way of similitude and likenesse that as by nature we are born carnall unclean and children of wrath so by this spirituall birth we are born of God from above holy spirituall free even the sons of God as the Scripture saith for as that which is of the flesh is flesh so that which is of the spirit is spirit Now as by Adam came the offence and by Moses came the Law through which the offence abounded Rom. 5. 19 20. to mans greater misery so grace and truth came by Jesus Christ Joh. 1. 17. Adam was the authour of sin to his posteritie Moses was the Minister of the Law that condemned that sin but the grace and mercy of God the means of salvation both from sin and death that is only by Jesus Christ blessed for ever Now the manner and order the Holy Ghost taketh in working this grace in the hearts of Gods elect is plainly laid down in Scripture for him that is Christ saith St. Peter with the rest of the Apostles hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour to give repentance to Israel and forgivenesse of sins Act. 5. 31. And these two parts of the Gospel which is the free grace of God to man-kinde are plainly and generally observed and preached by all the Prophets and Apostles and our Lord himself I will take from you saith the Lord your stony heart and give you a heart of flesh there 's the first part and in that new heart that I shall give you saith the Lord I will write my Law that is his Statute and love mercy and forgivenesse even a new and holy Spirit and that 's the second part of the Gospel Ezek. 11. 19. Chap. 26. 36. The baptisme of John that 's the first and the baptisme of Christ that 's the second part and both parts our Lord joynes together Joh. 3. 3. Except a man be born again of water and the Spirit hee cannot see the Kingdome of God neither to mourn with the Bridegrooms friends nor rejoyce with the Bridegroom himself and for as much as these making parts of a Christian are not of our selves but both the gifts of God it doth abundantly set forth unto us this excellent doctrine of Gods free Grace as the Apostle St. James saith who of his own will begat us with the word of trub Jam. 1. 18. And the grace of God saith holy Titus that bringeth salvation hath appeared unto all men and teacheth us to deny ungodlinesse and worldly lnsts c. Tit. 2. 11 12. Yea it is Gods free Grace and abundant compassionate goodnesse to finde out this new and living way to happinesse through Christ Jesus for hee himself is the way the truth and the life and God so loved the world that hee gave his Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternall life Joh. 3. 16. and none can so believe but hee that is regenerate John 1. 12 13. And the Lord is the spirituall bread that every one must eat of that shall be saved but none can so eat his flesh and drink his blood but by faith and none can believe but to whom it is given and it is given to comfort none but to the broken hearted and none are made penitent and humble thirsting and desiring Christians but to such as God gives repentance for this is the nature and method of this free Grace of God which the Scriptures set forth to us even that free Grace that Christ gives to him that is athirst freely to drink of Rev. 21. 7. hee gives the thirst and hee freely gives the water of life that so quenches that whosoever drinketh shall never thirst again Joh. 7. 37 38. And the Lord saith Come and drink but this coming is by repentance and this drinking is by faith Whosoever saith the Lord believeth in mee as the Scripture saith out of his belly shall flow rivers of the water of life yea to set forth the excellency of this doctrine of free Grace the Spirit of God takes upon him the office of a cryer in a court of Records Ho every one that thirsteth come yee to the waters come yee buy and eat yea the third time he cries come buy wine and milk without money and without price Isa. 55. 1. Heare now you Antinomians if any of you have an eare to heare the wisdome of God in the truth of the free Grace purchased and preached by Jesus Christ that it is not phantasticall as you have exprest it but that reall and substantiall grace that gives being to the new and spirituall man the very regeneration of the elect of God and as they are born of the Spirit so they are taught led and guided anointed and sanctified by the Holy Ghost who dwelleth in none of the bodies of the elected ones but where he hath wrought this heavenly work of grace there he dwells there he witnesseth there is but three that bear witnesse for God to the truth in the whole world and the Apostle tells us 1 Joh. 5. 8. it is the Spirit that 's the Spirit of God water that 's his first work and beginning of regeneration and blood that 's the finishing and accomplishing the new birth the sanctifying the binding up the broken heart by faith wherefore blush and be ashamed of your blasphemy against the truth in calling repentance a work of the Law and the preparation to faith a Popish doctrine and for ever hereafter take notice that the way of Christs free Grace is by water and blood 1 Joh. 5. 6. And that repentance is the beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ Mark 1. 1 2. Now I should have spoke of the fourth particular of free Grace which is glorification but of that hereafter Heresie I beare you witnesse you have a zeale but it is not according to knowledge for if you did understand that excellent doctrine of justification before beleeving you would not speak so much of

power his signs and lying wonders with all deceivablenesse and unrighteousness of them that perish not yet ended 2 Tehs 2. And although this part of the Image have already continued from the 406 yeers of salvation 1238 yeers and shall remain and live yet 22. yeers more to fill up and accomplish his determined compleat number of 1666 Rev. 13. 18. then even then a stone saith the truth that was cut out without hands smote the Image upon his feet that were of Iron and Clay and brake them to pieces together saith the Text and they became like chaffe of the summer threshing floors and the wind carryed them away that no place was found for them and the stone that smote the Image became a greet mountain and filled the whole earth of which great mountain we shall speak further in its due place according to the Prophets understanding it Dan. 2. 34 35. 41 42 43 44 45. And all the false Christs and false Prophets false Apostles and false teachers who shall privily bring in damnable heresies deceitfull workers Matth. 24. 29. Mark 13. 22. 2 Pet. 2. 1. 2 Cor. 11. 13. 1 Joh. 4. 1 are all denominated by the name of Antichrists as the Apostle saith 1 Joh. 2. 18. Little children it is the last time and as you have heard that Antichrist shall come even so now are there many Antichrists whereby wee know it is the last time and this Apostle was well acquainted with these Antichrists these teachers of errors and calls the Antichrist himself the false Prophet Rev. 16. 13. and with him all his wicked Clergie and lying Priests Rev. 19. 20. and as the false teachers of the Synagogue of Rome and by their cunning corrupt doctrine have deceived multitudes and if it were possible would deceive even the very elect so all false teachers before Popery was and such as are now and shall be after it are of the same company the same Church the same Synagogue with them of what sect order or name soever they be as before is touched for as Rome is spiritually called Babylon which by interpretation is confusion so are all the Congregations and Churches amongst us that are gathered built and covenanted by men and according to their own invention and the vision of their own hearts and so are not purchased by the same blood gathered by the Spirits power and built by Gods own hand they are all even all of them spiritually as Rome is even Sodom and Egypt Rev. 11. 8. where also our Lord was crucified Rev. 18. 24. Heres You are very plain and exceeding round with us take heed you be not too wise nor over bold Truth Plainnesse and roundnesse is Truths badge or note of distinction from others so Jacob my son my chosen one is said to be a a plain man Gen. 25. 27. and all my works are perfect round that is without any error as David saith hee hath made the round world Psal. 89. 11. which shewes the globe of the earth to be round and so saith the Prophet Isa. Chap. 40. 22. it is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth that is the round of the earth Prov. 8. 27. Heres But why do you rank us of the Church of Rome amongst the Heresies and new doctrines of late devised and nominated for wee can reckon our antiquity from the Apostles and that wee are descended from them we have and continue still the very forme of the Church of Christ and his Apostles for we have the Pope Peters successor Christs Vice-gerent here on earth and answerable to the twelve Apostles wee have twelve Cardinalls wee continue the imposition of hands the washing the Saints feet the holy Unction auricular confession and spirituall absolution we have the Word and Sacraments discipline and execration and therefore we are the Church of Christ and not an Antichristian Church Truth You speak like a Papist and for the maintenance of the Romish Church for the Church of God or Kingdome of heaven stands not in outward observation Luke 17. 20. there's as much difference between the Church of Christ and the church of Rome as there is between outward shew and inward truth and as St. Paul in Rom. 14. 17. sheweth us what the Church is not so hee sheweth us what it is namely Righteousnesse and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost and as it followes For hee that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God and approved of men that is spirituall men A man may be in the outward place and office of the Church an Apostle as Judas an Evangelist as Demas a Disciple as Simon Magus and yet not of the true Church such men may be amongst them and yet not of them as St. John speakes and the outward forme and manner of true Christian Churches are not alwayes the same for the Primitive Church was as true a Church before they had Deacons and ordained Elders in every city or Church as it was afterwards and for your great ones chief of Cardinalls except they be least in humility the most vile in their own eyes for this is a Paradox a mysterie a riddle to the world that the lowest is the highest the least the greatest the humblest the most honourable and this is quite contrary to the fashion of your Cardinalls which our Lord laies down for an eternall truth Luke 22. 25 26 Chap. 9. 49. hee that is least among you all the same shall be great chief or a Cardinall as the word signifieth Your Pope you say is Peters successor in what respect I pray in lordship and supreme authority when you prove that Peter ever had such jurisdiction then you say something but till then you say nothing The truth is Peter succeeded our Lord Christ in the love of the truth and faithfull obedience of his gracious Word and in denying himself and taking up his crosse and suffering for the Gospel the joyfull voyce and so all faithfull and true Christians do succeed Peter and the rest of the faithfull Apostles and this law is unrepealable it cannot be altered but shall stand firm to all the Saints for ever for unto you it is given saith the Apostle in the behalf of Christ not only to believe on him but also to suffer for his sake Phil. 1. 29. and he makes it a full resolution to Timothy yea saith he and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution 2 Tim. 3. 12. so then those that truly succeed Peter are those and such as succeed him in spirituall things as in his repentance and faith his love to Christ and his truth and his faithfull suffering for it even till death 2 Pet. 1. 14. And this was it when our Lord saith thus unto him Mat. 16 17 18. and thou art Peter that is thou are a living stone of my spirituall Temple blessed of my Father from above to this purpose and upon this rock will I build my Church c. that is the

and great Prophet Moses took a bastard to his wife for Zipporah was an Idolaters daughter her father being a Priest of Midian Exod. 2. 16. but this conceit is so ridiculous that it strangles it self in the birth And to return to our argument the Apostle doth understand these terms not of bastardy but of fellowship and communion in the Ordinances of Gods worship Act. 10. 28. Wherefore I demand upon these premisses what ground you have to deny believers children baptisme under the Gospel seeing it is proved to be the same thing that by Gods command believers children were to partake of under the law Take heed you do not deny them that which Gods Word allowes And for the mark of the beast when you can shew mee by Scripture what it is then I will prove to you that it is not the baptizing of the Infants of believing parents And for you to make outward baptisme and common or historicall faith to be the matter of your Church you do no lesse then tell me plainly you do not know what the Church of Christ is wherefore repent and turn from your errors Heres All these that you have made answer to already are either Idolatrous blasphemous superstitious ridiculous or erroneous but we are such as have separated our selves from the wicked in the world and wee have joyned our selves in Church-covenant and Church-fellowship and have set up the Ordinances of Christ in the purity of them wee have cast off all the abominations of Antichrist in his superstitious ordinations ceremonies and false doctrines of all sorts our congregations call and ordain our Pastors Elders and so we walk according to the rule that Christ hath left in his Church untill his coming and we admit none to have communion with us but such as are visible Saints and can give an account of their conversion Truth Your position is fram'd like theirs that are commonly known by the name of Brownists or Separatists and it consists of two parts first that you are in Church-covenant and walk in Church-fellowship in the injoyment of Christs Ordinances as you say and secondly that you separate your selves from all other congregations this is the summe of your speech by which you do manifest to mee such a strange voyce as doth not agree with the expression of Gods Word for your words are in terms of your own acts and doings favouring carnally of humanity whereas holy Writ speaks of the Church of Christ in a spirituall sense that is a spirituall building a house a Temple not gathered joyned and builded by men but by God himself the whole matter of his Church every stone thereof being made living stones by regeneration as St. Peter speaks 1 Pet. 2. 2 4. Which are built up together saith he a spirituall house a holy Priesthood to offer up spirituall sacrifices so that as themselves are spirituall so is their worship and sacrifice offered up unto God and this was the matter of Gods Church alwayes for when the Prophets came to build and plant Gods Church they call to the people to repent and turn to God Jer. 1. to Chap. 4. 1. which is the first part of our regeneration And thus they cry for it Break up the fallow ground of your hearts circumcise your selves to the Lord wash you make you clean c. Isa. 1. 16. Jer. 4. 4. The place of Gods rest and habitation is a poore and contrite spirit in vain are all the houses that are built for God but this that hee builds himself Isa. 66. 1 2. And as this was the Prophets way to build Gods Church so even after the same manner did John the Baptist He came in the power and spirit of Elias to turn men to God the disobedient to the wisdome of the just Luk. 1. 17. so prepared he the Lords way by the ministery of water or repentance the preparation or first principle humbling the lofty bending the crooked streight and breaking the hard hearted and our Lord himself he works and builds his Church after the same manner and with the same matter Repent saith he for the kingdome of heaven is at hand Mat. 4. 17. And except a man be born again hee cannot see the kingdome of God Joh. 3. 3. and except yee repent yee shall all perish and accordingly is his command to all that hee sends into this work that they should preach in his Name repentance and remission of sins Luke 24. 47. the one ministration bruises breaks the other binds up and heals the one baptisme prepares the other sanctifies the one makes poor the other enriches the one makes naked the other cloaths the one discovers our folly the other indues us with wisdome through the one wee are made mourners through the other we are comforted and made to rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory and by this laver of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost Tit. 3. 5. wee are washed clean and made of sinners Saints of naturall dead men living men and this is Gods building whose matter is gold and silver and precious stones Now as the true builders build Gods Church so there are false builders likewise which build too and they call their workmanship a Church also but the materials of their building is but hay wood and stubble the morter they daub withall is untempered morter They seduce my people saith the Lord Ezek. 13 10 11 c. the false Prophets matter with which they build is compounded of vanity and lying visions Chap. 22. 28. they have brick made of earth and straw in stead of stone and slime in stead of morter and so they build the tower of Babell the Synagogue of confusion Gen. 11. 3. These builders take upon them to heal the wounds and breaches like Gods builders but it is to no purpose for they heal the bruise or breach of my people saith the Lord sleightly saying Peace when there is no peace Jer. 6. 14. and yet such a high esteem and opinion have they of their spirituall building as they call it that they contemn the truly spirituall matter that Christ and the Apostles build with and therefore it is said The builders refused Jesus Christ which is the very foundation that the true builders work with and build upon yea the false builders reject him Psal. 118. 22. they set him at nought and disallow of him Mat. 21. 24 Acts 4. 11. 1 Pet. 2. 7. and if they do thus despise and so basely account of Jesus Christ which is the chief corner stone of his own Church what a kinde or manner of Church is that which these builders build of themselves as they say And notwithstanding my Lord and foundation my rock and preservation be not regarded of such carnall builders yet hee is chosen of God and precious and hee himself makes all his faithfull Apostles Prophets and Evangelists Pastors and Teachers wise master-workmen or builders for the gathering and perfecting his Saints for the work

is justified before hee believes I will asswage the hardnesse of the question by the mildness of a comparison that which acquits and frees a malefactor is the sealed pardon of the King so likewise that which comforts and assures the penitent heart of mercy and forgiveness is the sealing witness which Gods Spirit beareth to or assureth the humble heart of the free Grace and love of God through Jesus Christ so that justifying faith to the sorrowfull sinner is as the sealed pardon to the malefactor and to this agrees the Scriptures Acts 10. 43. To him that is to Jesus Christ give all the Prophets witnesse that through his Name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins thus speaks Gods Word and not as you speak so that it cannot truly be said neither ought any dare so to preach that a man is justified before he believes nor that he believes before he be justified but that it is the same gift of Gods Spirit at one and the same time even then to believe our justification when he accepts us just in him that justifieth the ungodly and as it is given by the Holy Ghost to believe so it is continued maintained and increased by the same Spirit as the other spirituall gifts as hope love joy and patience are and whosoever doth receive the Spirit of adoption he hath with it the testimony of it which is justifying faith let us take heed wee do not separate that which God hath joyned together for that is directly against the commandment Matth. 9. 6. Let no man put asunder that which God hath joyned together and in vain doth that man argue to prove which is first in the Sun the heat or the light so vain it is in you to argue whether justification or faith be first for when or to whomsover God gives one he gives them both Rom. 3. 26. wherefore I retort your arguments thus If God give remission of sins to the penitent elect then the impenitent elect are not justified but hee gives remission of sins to the penitent elect Acts 2. 38. therefore none of Gods elect are justified before they are called and their sins remitted wherefore never hereafter teach your disciples that the elect of God are justified before they believe but learn to teach them to repent that their sins may be done away as the Apostle teacheth to life and salvation Act. 3. 19. and so St. John saith of the Jewes they did not repent that they might believe and consider our Lords doctrine to Nicodemus hee tells him not of his election although our Lord knew well that secret but hee preaches to him conversion Except a man be borne again he cannot see the kingdome of God Joh. 3. Regeneration must be sought for by the elect and by these effects and operations of the Holy Ghost to make sure to themselves their election this is Gods way prescribed in his Word And lest I fall into your error as I have briefly disproved your doctrine and discovered the falshood and mistie sophistrie of your arguments so now by the help of God I will lay down and confirm the truth it self how the Scriptures do speak of justifying and believing that so you may come to know that which hitherto I perceive you are very ignorant of Wherefore thus saith the Scriptures concerning justification We are justified freely by his grace saith the Apostle Rom. 3 24. Titus 3. 11. likewise that wee are justified by his blood that is by the blood of Christ Rom. 5. 9. and also that wee are justified by saith Rom. 3. 28. so then these three terms are to be considered in our justification the blood of Christ purchasing the grace and favour of God and an assurance of it given to the lost the dead the broken penitent mourning heart whereby though it be dead yet it is made to live the broken is healed the emptinesse is filled the thirstinesse is quenched comforted and refreshed with the favour and love of God in and through Jesus Christ justification then is the imputed righteousnesse of Christ assured and made known to the elect by faith and this doctrine is cleared by the Apostle beyond the least exception speaking of holy Abrahams justification and being fully assured saith hee Rom. 4. 21 24. that what God had promised hee was able to perform therefore it was imputed to him for righteousnesse Now it was not imputed for his sake alone that it was imputed to him but for us also to whom it shall be imputed if wee believe Observe first that the Apostle affirmeth justifying faith a full assurance for wee shall have occasion by and by to make use of this and secondly that the righteousnesse of Christ which is our justification is not given to us but by faith in these words to whom it shall be imputed if wee believe so that justification and justifying faith can no more be severed parted or divided then the light and the heat from the fire and to this purpose St. Paul calls Christ the just one and the justifier of him that believeth in Jesus Rom. 3. 26. so that it is proved against all the Antinomians in the world that then and not before when God justifies his elect then and at that time he gives justifying faith Act. 13. 38 39. And as I promised before so I will here briefly shew the divers acceptations and distinctions of faith and three particulars do comprehend all other sorts and distinctions whatsoever Historicall faith to believe Gods Word the faith of miracles by which it is given to a Saint or a sinner to work this or that miracle so also in the third place the Scriptures speak of justifying faith of which it is said wee live by wee are comforted by through which wee are purified and justified and this sort of faith is called in Scriptures the faith of God the faith of Jesus the faith of Abraham the faith of Gods elect the faith that worketh by love the faith in the blood of Christ the faith accounted for righteousnesse the faith of the operation of God the most holy faith and may be thus defined that it is a full firm and certain trust or confidence written by the power and Spirit of God in the low humble penitent and broken-heart whereby it is given assuredly to believe that all his sins are forgiven and thus he is made one with God by reconciliation and atonement in and through the eternall and everlasting love of Jesus Christ the materiall cause of this justifying faith thus defined is a full sure and undoubted trust or confidence the formall cause is the free grace and favour of God the Father and of his Sonne Jesus Christ the efficient cause is the alone work of the holy Ghost thereby imprinting in and assuring of the hearts of the elect of this confidence of this grace and mercie the principall and finall cause is the glory of God and our Lord Jesus Christ and the end