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A50263	A very useful manual, or, The young mans companion containing plain and easy directions for spelling, reading, and uniting English, with easy rules, for their attaining to writing, and arithmetick, and the Englishing of the Latin Bible without a tutor, likewise the plotting and measuring of land, globes, steeples, walls, barrels, timber, stone, boards, glass, &c. ... : and several other considerable and necessary matters, intended for the good of all, and for promoting love to one another : as by the table annexed particularly appears / collected by William Mather.	Mather, W. (William), fl. 1695.	1681 (1681)	Wing M1286; ESTC R36919	124,932	462

His plainness in Apparel Singularity His proper Speech Rudeness His Scripture-Language Canting His Sobriety a cheat for Custom His being at a Word a decoy for Trade His Industry Worldly-mindedness His Hospitality Flesh-pleasingness In short such true Christians have been imprisoned because they cannot take up Arms and also for fear they should and if they answer their Adversaries they say it's Nonsense or Equivocation so that his Virtues are accounted Vice by such Professors as delight only in the form of Godliness more than the power thereof After this manner the Papist used to disapprove of the Sobriety of the Waldenses of whom Reinerius a Popish Author so writeth Now the Protestants of the National Church make use of the name of these suffering Waldenses to help to plead for their antiquity equal with the Papists that is from the Apo●●●s time which makes them never the truer●●ristians considering the great Apostasie that first spoiled the simplicity of Truth and keeping up the Heathenish Learning and Traditions of men Col. 2.8 20. Yet did God here and there raise Witnesses for the Truth in all this dark night who for the most part were persecuted by them that upheld the shell of Religion or outward Ceremonies and neglected the substance God's spirits teaching in their hearts as at this day So that if this good Spirit of God was but truly obeyed it would lead people to be Witnesses in measure of the Saints condition recorded in the holy Scripture experimentally for imitation of the Saints practices before God's Spirit lead in each heart has been and is the door of Apostasie Man in his own Strength and Wisdom hath been too apt to do and act as to Worship that which God doth not require or command him Deut. 5.32 Isa 1.12 That the Lord said Matth. 15.9 But in vain they do worship me teaching for Doctrines the Commandments of men Now Reader if thy desire is to be truly led to build upon no other Foundation besides the Rock Christ Jesus mark well these Scriptures following and the Lord give thee an obedient Heart viz. For the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against all ungodliness and unri●●teousness of men who hold the Truth in unrighteousness Because that which may be known in God is manifest in them for God hath shewed it unto them But unto every one of us is given Grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ for as many as are led by the Spirit of God they are the Sons of God But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you and ye need not that any man teach you but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things and is truth and is no lye and even as it hath taught you ye shall abide We have also a more sure Word of Prophesie whereunto ye do well that ye take heed as unto a light that shineth in a dark place until the day dawn and the Day-Star arise in your hearts 2 Pet. 1.19 Rom. 1.18 19.8.14.10.6 7 8. Heb. 8.10 12. Eph. 4.7 At that time Jesus answered and said I thank thee O Father Lord of Heaven and Earth because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto Babes Matth. 11.25 1 Cor. 1.27 29. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the World to confound the wise and God hath chosen the weak things of the World to confound the things which are mighty That no flesh should glory in his presence 1 Cor. 4.18 19. Let no man deceive himself If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world let him become a fool that he may be wise For the Wisdom of this World is foolishness with God c. These things are as a sealed Book to all the Wit Learning Study and mans reason until he come to bow his mind to the measure ●●●e Spirit or Grace of God in his own heart ●●om whence these Scriptures with others were given forth For the Scripture is given by Inspiration of God c. 2 Tim. 3.16 For what knoweth the things of a man save the Spirit of a man which is in him even so the things of God knoweth no man but the Spirit of God But he that is spiritual discerneth all things c. 1 Cor. 2.11 14 15. For to be carnally minded is Death but to be spiritually minded is Life and Peace Rom. 8.6 Gal. 5.16.6.5 This I say then walk in the Spirit and ye shall not fulfil the Lusts of the Flesh For every man shall bear his own burthen James 4.17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doth it not to him it is sin Prov. 18.10 The Name of the Lord is a strong Tower the Righteous runneth into it and is safe Veritati adhaereto Stick to the Truth Vniformity in Religion how attainable according to true Christianity and also something of the fruits of Imposition upon Conscience for religious Opinions Humbly submitted to the consideration of Superiours By William Mather WHereas it is professed by all the Professors of Christianity at this day that the way and manner of their Religions or Opinions is according and not contrary to the Scripture of Truth Now to create peace amongst all the Churches and to unite in harmless Love that they may all build only upon the Rock Christ Jesus Mat. 7.25 If it shall please God so to open the Eyes of the Magistrates in every place by his Grace in their hearts the sure foundation Eph. 2.8 to so order it That the Minister or Teacher in each Congregation for Worship shall read the holy Scriptures only unto their hearers all waiting upon God in his fear to worship him in Spirit and in Truth John 4.24 So that if any thing be revealed by Gods Spirit by way of Interpretation Edification or Prayer to another that sitteth by let the first hold his peace 1 Cor. 14.30 31 32. So will God be in the midst of those that are thus gathered together in his Name Matth. 18.20 so as none in Man's Wisdom speak but only as God's Spirit shall give utterance though it be through the least Member accounted of in the Church 1 Pet. 4.10 ●or what confusion and b●●●shed hath come upon the World for several ages by reason of mans setting up ways of Worship Articles of faith c. when our Saviour hath already done it Matth. the 5 6 and 7. Ch. c. For when an Arch-bishop required Joh. Fox the Author of the Book of Martyrs to subscribe to Articles of Faith he pulled out his Greek Testament saying I will subscribe unto nothing but this So that none except Jews and Atheists but will subscribe to God's Book according to the primitive practice of the Saints to worship God in Spirit And for this Liberty of prophesying and Interpretation of the Scriptures only by the same Spirit that gave them forth the ancient Fathers so called have pleaded for as Jacobus Acontius After I have alledged saith

as zealously supprest as may be but let it be done by such means as are proper Instruments of their suppression by preaching and disputation by Charity a●● sweetness by Holiness of Life assiduity of exhortation by the Word of God and Prayer For these ways are most natural most prudent most peaceable and effectual only let not men be hasty in calling every disliked Opinion by the name of Heresie and when they have resolved that they will call it so let them use the erring person like a Brother not beat him like a Dog or convince him with a Gibbet or vex him out of his Understanding or persuasion c. With much more to the same purpose Testimonies Moses said Would God that all the Lord's-People were Prophets Numb 11.29 Psal 4.1 Prov. 29.18 1 John 2.20 John 4.24.16.13 Luk. 12.12 Act. 2.4.17 1 Thes 5.19 Phil. 3.3 16. 1 Peter 4.10 1 Cor. 2.1 Eph. 2.8 ●●om 8.6 Justin Martyr said God hath built to himself a natural Temple in the Consciences of men and in Exposit fid The Interpretation of the Scriptures is to be accommodated to the Will and Doctrine of the Spirit and not to humane Reasonings Peter Martyr said The Holy Ghost is the Arbiter and Judge Dr. J. Owen said That the Holy Ghost is the only Authentick Interpreter of the Scripture Epiphanius said Only to the Children of the Holy Ghost the Scriptures are plain and clear Luther saith The Scriptures are not to be understood but by that very Spirit by which they were writ Tom. 3. fol. 169. John Bradford said We know the Scriptures as Christs Sheep by the same Spirit that wrote and spake them being thereby assured c. Book of Martyrs 3. vol. pag. 298. Ch. Goad said There is no knowledge of Christ nor the Scriptures but by Revelation Ref. drops pag. 12. See Jacobus Acontius recited by W. Penn in is Add. to Pro. ●om p. 157. to p. 172. and Jo. Hales of the Keys p. 170 171 172 173. for the said liberty and in his Tract of Schism p. 201 202 203 204. See the Book called A warning against the deceit of setting up Man's Reason as Judge in spiritual matters first written in Latin and printed in the year 1644 by Abraham Van Frankenburgh a German Nobleman and in Dutch in t●e year 1674 and into English in the year 1677 by S. Crisp See Luther's Testimony to shun Reason in spiritual matters Impostilla Ecclesiastica first part p. 137 138. See Franciscus Lambertus who saith But above all things be careful thou follow not the manner of Hypocrites who have written almost word by-word what they are to say as if they were to repeat some verses upon a Theatre have learned all their preachings as they do that act Tragedies and afterwards when they are in the place of prophesying pray the Lord to direct their Tongues but in the mean 〈◊〉 shutting up th● way of the holy Spirit they determine to say nothing but what they have written O unhappy King of Prophets yea and truly cursed which depend not upon Gods Spirit but upon their own writings or meditation Why prayest thou to the Lord thou false Prophet to give thee his holy Spirit by which thou mayest speak things profitable and yet thou repellest the Spirit Why preferrest thou thy meditation or Study to the Spirit of God Otherwise why committest thou not thy self to the Spirit Again saith he the Sheep of Christ seeketh nothing but the voice of Christ which he knoweth by the Holy Spirit wherewith he is filled he regards not learning Tongues or any outward thing so as therefore to believe this or that to be the voice of Christ his true Sheepherd he knoweth that there is need of no other thing but the Testimony of God's Spirit c. Tract 5. Prophecy Ch. 3.24 See more at large recited in Rob. Barclay's Apology for the true Christian Divinity p. 214.275 Dr. Smith of Cambridge in his select Discourses To seek our Divinity meerly in Books and Writings is to seek the Living among the Dead c. and therefore David calls not for speculation but sensation Tas●● and see how good the Lord is c. Chrysostom saith well de Anath We must condemn and reprove the evil Doctrines that proseed from Hereticks but spare the men and pray for their Salvation R. Barclay pag. 355. As long as Heresie doth not exert itself in any Act destructive to humane Society or such like things but is kept within the sphere of those Dutys of Doctrine or Worship which stands betwixt a man and God they no ways come under the Magistrates power Athanasius in Epist ad solit vit R. B. 359. saith he It is the property of Piety not to force but to persuade in imitation of our Lord who forced no body but left it to the will of every one to follow him c. But the Devil because he hath nothing of Truth uses knocks and Axes to break up the Doors of such as receive him but our Saviour is meek teaching the Truth Whosoever will come after me c. Christ saith Ambrose sent his Apostles to sow faith not to constrain but to teach not to exercise coercive p●●●● but to extol th●●●●ctrine of Humility Amb. Com. in Luc. l. 7. Saith Tertullian It is a thing that easily appears to be unjust to constrain and force men to sacrifice against their Wills seeing to do the service of God there is required a willing heart c. His Apolog. Cap. 24. Mahomet who prohibited all reason or discourse about Religion as occasioning factions divisions indeed those that press persecution and deny Liberty of Conscience do thereby shew themselves more the Disciples of Mahomet than of Christ and that they are no way followers of the Apostles Doctrine who desired the Thessalonians 1 Thes 5.21 to prove all things and hold fast that which is good And also saith unto such as are otherwise minded God shall revealit Phil. 3.15 Not that by beatings and Banishments it must be knocked into them R. Bar. Apol. aforesaid p. 362. Luk. 9.55 The Son of Man is not come to destroy mens Lives but to save them The Ceremonies used by the Jews in their crucifying of Christ Jesus and some Malefactors FIrst The Judges and the Witnesses did when Sentence was pronounced put their hands upon the condemned persons head Drus praeterit Mat. 27. and said Thy blood be upon thine own Head Unto this the People had reference saying His blood be on us and on our Children Mat. 27.25 Secondly In the time of Execution they would give a Malefactor a grain of Frankincense in a cup of Wine this they did give to cause a giddiness in the condemned persons head that thereby he might be the less sensible of the pain Saint Mark calleth this cup Wine mingled with Myrrhe Mark 15.23 This was done after the manner of the Jews but the Souldiers in Mockery mingled Vinegar and Gall with it Korot le bona