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spirit_n	truth_n	worship_n	worshipper_n	5,370	5	12.3554	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70300	A true narrative of God's gracious dealings with the soul of Shalome Ben Shalomoh of the circumcision after the flesh. As delivered to the Church of Christ assembled at their meeting-house, in Rosemary-Lane, September the 29th, 1699. With some additions made thereunto since; being taken from his mouth by the subscribers to the certificate annexed to the preface. Published for exalting the free grace of God.	Humfrey, Thomas.; Shalome, Ben Shalomoh. aut	1699 (1699)	Wing H3717; ESTC R218738	17,377	32

If you have any Question to ask on any thing that he has said you have your Liberty Shalome Brethren Come what will come I am willing to wait with Patience flinging my self wholly on Jesus Christ trusting in him resolving to die at his Feet in the Strength of Christ I speak it Here it was desired by a Member in the Name of the Church that Mr. Humfrey would propound such Questions to him as by his Answers to which his Insight into and Experience of the glorious Mysteries of the Gospel might farther appear Mr. H. What do you find in your Soul upon believing in Jesus Christ Shalome Comfort Joy and Peace as if I saw the Heavens themselves opening ready to receive me but sometimes I feel a dark Night Mr. H. What Course do you take when you find the Guilt of Sin flying in your Face Shalome I go to Jesus Christ I go to Mount Calvary there he gave Satisfaction for my Sins and is now ascended and sits at the Right Hand of God and makes how call you it in English It was answered Intercession Aye Intercession Heb. 7.25 He was the Lamb of God slain from the Foundation of the World Rev. 13.8 and I verily believe that God elected me in Christ before ever I was born yea before the Foundation of the World was laid Ephes 1.4 Or else I should never have come to him had he not loved me with an everlasting Love he would never have drawn me with loving Kindness Jer. 31.3 and now might I be a King a King of the Jews I value it not I had rather be a Beggar and dye in a Dungeon then be an unbelieving King Mr. H. Well but what say you to the Devil when he tells you your Sins are too great or too many to be pardoned Shal. Say to him I tell him Jesus Christ was the great Sacrifice who upon the Cross gave full Satisfaction for all my Sins be they never so many or never so great He obeyed and suffer'd for me and besides this Must I believe the Devil Mr. H. And what course do you take when you are down in your Spirit Shal. I have Hope in the Lord and stay my self on God still when in my own Conscience I was under the greatest Sence of Condemnation when the Law Conscience Sin and the Devil all condemned me my Cry was as now it is I trust in Jesus Christ when I had no Strength and knew not where to go still I resolved to trust in Jesus Christ with whom there is free Grace and to whom there is an open Door and I could chearfully undergo the Destruction of this Body might it be in the declaring the Name of Jesus Christ to my Brethren in discovering something to them of the Riches of the free Grace of God in Jesus Christ which has plucked me as a Brand out of the Fire that it might redound to the Praise and the Honour of Jesus Mr. H. And what is it that moves you to pray Shal. The Spirit of God setting home on my Soul the Sence of the Pardon of my Sin what is it that keeps me in the Ways of Jesus Christ of which I was ignorant till God by his Providence made you an Instrument in directing me thereto but the Spirit And now I see it is a Way so plain that wayfaring Men tho' Fools shall not Err therein Isaiah 35.8 I am since God has called me out of Darkness into his marvellous Light made to admire the infinite Wisdom of God in taking Flesh upon him a Mystery so strange so odious to the Jews that they could kill him who should affirm it Mr. H. Did you not find your Soul drawn by hearing the Gospel Shal. Yes by that it was that the Love of God wonderfully appeared to my Soul By that I was made to see my self an adopted Child of God an Heir of Glory so that when under a Cloud I could then cry Thou art my Father I am thy Child leave me not therefore utterly take not thine Holy Spirit from me but act as a Father towards me If thy Spirit leaves me I am like a Child whose Leading-strings if you let go down it falls We have continual daily need to feed on Jesus Christ the Manna we had Yesterday will not serve us to Day Gentlemen Do not look upon me as a righteous Man in my self for there I am a Sinner and altogether unclean Isaiah 1.6 But yet in Jesus Christ I am without Spot Sin or Stain and blameless before the Throne Cant. 4.7 By Grace I am what I am 1 Cor. 15.10 In the imputed Righteousness of Jesus Christ Gen. 3.21 Mr. H. Then you do not think to be saved by your own Righteousness Shal. No it is all as filthy Rags I might better have continued a Jew then seek Salvation by my own Righteousness they who have received Grace cannot do otherwise then praise and glorifie the Lord but when we have done all we can it is but filthy Rags Dross and Dung It is Jesus Christ alone that saves me when all is done Grace laid the Foundation and when the Top-stone is laid it will be with shouting forth Grace Grace Zach. 4.7 Mr. H. And what alteration did you find upon discoursing of the Gospel You believed in a general Way you said that the Messiah was come Shal. I did so and had but a common Work of the Spirit I desired to be let further into the Mysteries of the Gospel that I might be found One of those Worshippers who worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth that is the true Worship not at Mount Samaria nor yet at Jerusalem Mr. H. I well remember when you first came to me you was much troubled with the Burthen of Sin Shal. Aye There appeared the Mercy of God now you put me in mind I was always cast down my Heart was broke I was just as a broken Reed I could not tell what to do Oh! Sin did load me I saw my self even in the Pit of Hell I thought I was not worthy to come to Jesus Christ but such was his Grace that he was pleased to lay hold of me and since I am come to him I have Peace in Conscience and Joy in the Holy Ghost Glory be to his Name for ever Mr. H. Well what do you believe that God has forgiven you all your Sins at once Shal. Yes I believe he has forgiven all at once past present and to come and now Christ will not leave me tho' I fall I shall rise again Mr. H. You see what Ground you stand upon Shal. I hope I stand upon the Rock the true Rock upon Peter's Confession of Faith Mr. H. As to your being chosen of God and elected what do you believe touching that Sha. Elected had I not been Elected I am assured God would never have wrought such a Work upon me He has Elected me before the Foundation of the World was laid and when I was young my Heart