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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85550	Truths defender, and errors reprover: or A briefe discoverie of feined Presbyterie dilated and unfolded in 3. distinct chapters. The first, shewing what English Presbyterie is. The second declareth what the failings and errings are, in the practise of those that have constitution by Ordinance of Parliament. The third chapter discovereth the conceited fancies, of such as minde not Parliamentary directions, either for their own constitution or execution and yet denominate themselves Presbyterians. And both parties being found guilty of transgression, are admonished to repentance, according to the rule of the word of the Lord, that commandeth his servants, saying, Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sinne upon him, or as it is in the margent, or thou beare not sinne for him Levit. 19. 17. And also Capt. Norwoods declaration, proved an abnegation of Christ. / By J.G. a servant to, and lover of the truth.	Graunt, John, of Bucklersbury.	1651 (1651)	Wing G1596; Thomason E633_5; ESTC R206472	16,292	20

Minister so now they must proceed to choose other Church-Officers and for my Assistant I choose Mr. Maior said he and Mr Mayor presently chose for his Assistant an Alderman then the Alderman chose A. and A. chose B. and B. chose C. and C. chose D. and so one chose another till eight Elders were chosen to the Minister or rather chose themselves and then by their Teachers direction the last Elder chose the first Deacon and so from the first one chose another till there was as many Deacons begat as there were Elders and Officers multiplying so fast from so small a number assembled they presently tooke Counsell together how to Officiate and so at that instant appointed two weeke dayes before the next Lords day to give attendance to examine Communicants and some did come and were admitted but others who better knew the difference betweene will-worship and true worship forbore and heard themselves forbidden that by man which Gods word did allow them Now in this respect those you have for so long time heretofore condemned shall rise up in judgement against you and be justified in comparison of you for as they wave the rules of Authority and in that are blameable as you are yet they doe it without doores and not within they leave all quiet at home from whence they goe whatsoever they doe abroad where they are but you befoul your own nest set fire of your own house cause divisions and dissentions in your owne Congregation that before was quiet so that nothing can be expected from you by your owne doings but confusion and destruction wherefore I advise my Friends that are free not to medle with such as are subject to change And these things being so for my Brethrens cause I must speake and for the truths sake I cannot keep silent my Brethren are captivated and inslaved and the truth is with-held in unrighteousnesse by such as exalt themselves above all authority that is all that are called God for as their Discipline as they call it is warrantlesse both for matter and frame so are their doctrines which forces me by way of discoverie thus to dissect and anatomize the whole body or rather a Monster of this fained Presbyterie Not long since it is that I heard this Minister on Mich. 4. 3. in these words And they shall breakr their swords into ploug-sheares and their speares into pruning-hoocks Affirming the Prophet in these words prophesied of the Churches state and condition under the Gospel before the Lords comming or generall resurrection on whom should be poured forth such great gifts of the Spirit that they should in converting men unto God turne their finnes into graces and their wickednesses into rightousnes O strange ignorant unheard of expression not only contrary to divine but naturall principles how will this Teacher prove that that evill must be turned to good which God commands to be cast away broken off killed and forgotten a thing so contsary to grace that the fountaine thereof washes it away from the truly converted the Minister endeavoured to prove this doctirne by a Paralell Scripture where Wolve are turned into Lambs and smarling dogs into harmelesse sheepe as he said alluding to Isaiah 11. 6. The Wolfe shall dwell with the Lamb and the Leopard shall lye down with the Ktd c. Now the Gentleman is not alone in this last Exposition for many others besides him have declared the same mistake neither is this last Scripture paralel to the first for this last proves evill creatures shall be made good but not as you expound the first that wickednesse shall be converted and turned into goodnesse Sir I dare not use my strength now I have you at an advantage through your own weaknesse but for your further information I affirme that neither of these places are figurative but both litterall expressions and teach not the doctrine of mans conversion but the whole Creations restitution holding forth the state of perfection and not that of regeneration according to Rom. 8. that when the sonnes of God shall be revealed or manifested then also shall the whole Creation in the Apostles meaning participate according to their abilitie and capacity in the glorious liberty of the Inheritours of salvation And I further affirme that the Elect of God are never called in the Scripture Dogs and Swine as the Reprobates are because the truly sanctified never returne to their loathsome vomit againe nor the purely washed to wallow againe in their filthy mire nor after putting their hand to the plough to turne back nor never shall tread the blood of the holy Covenant under their feet after they are throughly sanctified thereby nor sinne willingly in hating and despising the blessing after the true knowledge of it and in this respect only it cannot be said of the Saints as of the wicked but such were some of yee although in other respects it may be so said Now my conclusion shall be an exhortation to repentance for when we have done that we should not have done the next way we are to take is to repent of it therefore see how you have transgressed the rule which saith Give unto God the things that are Gods and unto Cesar the things which are Cesars that is to the supream power whether it be in one or many the things that pertaine to them now both the Law-givers require submission to their directions that so there may be quiet and order in the Common-wealth without which you are not true thereunto so walk not according to your engagement for you to raise up a select Congregation out of an authorized or legal one it tends rather to strife and dissention then peace and unity and thereby as much as is in your power deny that to Cesar which belongs to him and in so doing you deny God his due also who commands obedience to every ordinance of man for his sake and for your conscience sake also And for asmuch as you are all before named faulty in one respect or other I admonish you all to repent and advise you to looke higher then these outward externall administrations which are common as well to outward Christians as to those that are inward and labour for that holy-eye-salve which will enable you to see and discerne those spirituall high and heavenly administrations that none but the Elect called and sanctified can understand or participate in such peculiar treasures and priviledges that the world can neither give nor take away which will make us Christians indeed and Members of the Church of Christ indeed and true worshippers of God indeed and to be approved though not of wicked men yet of God in whom I am Yours to be commanded in defence of the Truth J. G. Captain NORWOODS Declaration proved an abhegation of the truth of Christs incarnation discovering therby those strong Satanical delusions to which he is given up even to the beliefe of lyes in opposing the Author of salvation