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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88698	Gallicantvs, seu Præcursor Gallicinii primus. Containing two addresses, the one to the King, the other to the Parliament. Tegether [sic] with a postscript about the affaires of religion, of most high concernment. By R. Lanceter, author of Gallicinivm, now in the presse.	Lanceter, R., 17th cent.	1660 (1660)	Wing L425D; Thomason E1041_1; ESTC R207925	27,361	35

the great Day When that light of true Wisdom shall appear whereby the true Judgement of all things shall be manifested which now are shut up in the mystery Thus we see the proofe of this from its inward Root 2. It is more evidently proved from the outward manifestation thereof in constant experience 1. As to the general the wisdom of man standing always in its whole bent to seek after happiness and leaving no wayes untried no stone unrolled to find and obtain it see the event and fruits of all even nothing but to make themselves and the world more and more miserable If thou beest wise sayes Solomon thou shalt be wise for thy self but see the cursed conviction of mans wisdom in that setting the heart wholly unto self it reacheth unto and attaineth nothing but trouble turmoyle vexation sorrow woes crosses and miseries what not Hence justly is the wisdom of the world called foolishness with God and that God knoweth the thoughts of men that they are vain yea vanity it self 2. As to the special and particular Instance the reformation of Religion be it considered that men are and have been sufficiently conscious and convinced at all times since they departed from the wisdom of God in Christ that Religion was ever out of its due course and that something or other was amiss and necessary to be amended and withall that from time to time they set themselves with their utmost endeavour in all study labour and diligence what might be to amend reform and set all right And yet what hath been done what hath been the issue of all their strenuous endeavours both singly by themselves Fathers Doctors Grandees c. by all their Writing Preaching Disciplines and also jointly in Councils Synods Consistories and the like but to turn all into more and more confusion by stating their Decrees Doctrines Disciscipline and all in such wise as exposed them to endless questions Disputes and Controversies Yea what did all tend to but to the setting up of Antichrist and all his delusions and working unto damnation which as the Scripture foretold should come so they did and all by mens acting in their own wisdom despising the wisdom of God Sure it is that in Christ and his way there is that Light which whosoever walketh in cannot stumble much less fall as himself expresseth And as clear it is That all the Errors Deceptions and Evils whatsoever that came into the Church were from those that went out from them that walkked in the Light and Wisdom of Christ into their own as the Scripture declareth Most certain it is that in love is all light and there need no teaching no fear of error or evil as might abundantly be shewed and in Lusts lye all Error and Wickednesse whatsoever In a word seeing all the ablest and wisest of men bending themselves to reformation could never do it or make any thing better since they fell to act in their own wisdom but on the contrary rendred all stil worse and worse therefore it cannot be hoped in the least that ever it can be compassed in that or the like way Experience have proved this to be true every age to this present day whereof most clear evidence is seen in these late yeares wherein all parties took what Liberty they pleased and see what striving and endeavors they used how many wayes have been tryed how many Religions Sects and specious things have been stept into and all prove no better then the former but rather stil worse in the acknowledgement of all And now at present see whereto the wisdom of men driveth how they can see nothing good but what is provision for their Lusts and likings A price is put into their hands to get Wisdom but they have not an heart unto it Liberty and Encouragement is given to move according to Conscience But see by the continual Addresses and Petitions daily coming from alll parts that their Wisdome is set upon no higher pitch then with the Dogge to return again unto his Vomit and like the foolish Israelites that cryed out for the Leeks and Onyons of Aegypt when God gave them Bread from Heaven Thus I conceive this PROPOSAL also stands cleare If more be required I have enough to say for the fuller convinceing of all 3. PROPOSAL That yet there is a way and that of old laid down by Christ to render all Congregations Parishes and Societies of People Churches of Christ and all as formerly Churches of Saints in a blessed condition both here and hereafter TO make this to stand clear and good I shall resolve the whole into these three branches 1. That such was the estate and condition of the true Church of old which is called the Primitive and Apostolical 2. That a clear full and all-sufficient way for it was laid down by Christ 3. That it is an easie and ready thing to bring all Congregations Parishes and People into the same estate and condition again and much more easie for us to compasse it now then in those times of old 1. For the former of these I have given some light into it already in the first Proposal and it stands ful and cleare in the Gospel All happinesse and blessednesse whatsoever that is high heavenly and alone the true blessedness consists in these three things as being the perfect Image of God 1. Clearnesse and fulnesss of Truth to live in the light thereof so as to know all things and to be guided and walk in the truth infallibly so as not possibly to be deceived and led into Error This is truly Angelical and the true life of God and in God 2. Integrity of righteousness and holiness so as no place to be for sin and transgression To live in perfect obedience to the Wil and Command of God in all things and never to have so much as an heart and will to offend God or any thing but to do all the honour and good that they may both to God and man And this is as Heavenly and Angelical perfection as the other 3. Perfection of Blessedness so to live and abide in full fruition of all joy and contentment standing free and ful in an exemption from all that is evil and in the enjoyment of all that is good fully satisfactorily so as the heart to desire no more but to abide ever in an aboundant overflowing If in these be not the perfect blessedness let all men judge Now most sure it is that in a most sweet and abundant enjoyment of all these did the Church of old live while it abode truly Christs Church and degenerated not to be Antichristian The former is cleare by many Warrants of Scripture Surely Christ failed them not of his promise to give them his spirit which should guide them into all Truth which St. John testified that every true Christian and Member of the Church had being that Unction whereby they knew all things and that so as that they needed no other Teaching

this about and settle it in the world there must be an utter plucking up of all that is now in esteem and desire in the world and of all that have such in the world for many hundreds of years and all things to become new FOR the clearing of this because it may seem to contradict what was even now said namely That the Church-Ordinances and means of Grace are stil remaining among us and therefore if all must be plucked up then also what Christ hath planted be it considered 1. That though Christs Plants be remaining still yet there are more also added thereto some surreptitiously crept in by the devises of private spirits in all the Sects and Heresies that have been broached and so received by many for truths Others there are that are professedly maintained by a pretended Authority of the Church which is meerly a proud and arrogant pretence and presumption The Church of Christ hear his voice alone and no other It is no other but the self exalting Whore upon the Beast that claims a Right and Power to change or introduce any thing of the way of Christ yea though under pretence of indifferencies as that Whore hold them forth These all are to be plucked up for that Christ hath not planted them as I have expressed before in my Address unto the Parliament 2. That though Christs Plants be still remaining yet they have been all transplanted and set in a fa●se ground Most sure it is and a most dreadful thing it is to consider that there is not one point or subject in all Divinity not one Ordinance of Christ not one Grace or Duty not any thing in all Christianity but hath been plucked up from the root and ground of all the Lord Jesus Christ and transplanted all into Antichrist in the Kingdom of the Devil the Lusts and abominations of Hell The Scripture declares the Church of Christ to be built upon the Prophets and Apostles Jesus Christ himself being the chief Corner stone but that Building is removed to a far different Foundation upon Philosophers and the Wisdom of man so as the true Foundation is utterly lost and Jesus Christ as the Corner-stone is more re●ected of our Builders then ever it was by the Jewish Builders so as what that Corner-stone is is as utterly unknown to the Prelates and Grandees of the Christian Church as it is to the very Heathens Infidels yea and far more Gallicinium renders this ful clear in every head and subject of Divinity contained in all Didactical Theology making it evident how g●opingly even in the darkness of Hell all the Heads and Cuides of the Church that would be themselves the Corner-stones and Guiders of others have constantly walked ever since the Church played the Whore and became Antichristian even for above 1200. years verifying that of Christ If the blind lead the blind both shall fall into the ditch giving up themselves and all that follow them into that delusion which St. Paul speaks of to believe a lye that they might be damned To exemplifie this but in one thing of many thousands more lest I be thought to say more then can be proved Be it observed how Antichristianly the most main and heavenly Doctrine of Regeneration is stated by our learned Grandees For whereas the Scripture states it in such a perfection in Christ as in a condition above sin so that he that is so born sins not neither can sin they state it onely in a condition not to be committers of sin there give such a meaning to committing of sin as is much like the sense that they give of the sin against the Holy Ghost even such as few in the world come under the guilt of and so most damnably delude people to their utter perdition while they secure them upon a conceited Regeneration by their Infant-Baptism or perhaps some restraint of enormious open gross crimes and so run headlong into Hell in the driving of their Lusts wherein is the whole power of the Devil unto eternal damnation Thus stating Regeneration in Antichrist it become no better then damnable delusion whereas stated by and in Christ it is the very power and arm of God unto salvation the very building on Christ the Corner-stone whereby to become Temples of God eternally in heaven These things are Mysteries to the self-wise World shut out from their eyes and so are all the saving things of Christ See we how hypocritically base the self wise Prelacy have stated that high power and priviledge given by Christ to his Church above all that Authority and powers in the World even to bind their Kings in Chains and their Nobles with Links of Iron which being heavenly and spiritual and so of efficacy beyond all fleshly power they plucking it out as it was rooted in Christ planting it in Antichrist in an Antichristian Carnal Earthly Spirit that can perceive savour nothing of what is heavenly have sixed and rooted it in an affectation of Earthly Dominion and Greatness with such a besotted baseness as rather then fail seeing they can reach to no higher eminence in worldly state the worlds Princes not enduring more to be allowed them lay hold even of the Fag-end the very Tayle of the civil Power skipping up and on the hanging on the Rump of the Beast rather then on no part above at all and so they may reign some way in earthly power dote upon such base preheminences as were they the least in their right wits they would utterly abhor and all this by transplanting the Church-power out of Christ into Antichrist The like is about matters of Divine Worship to state them in Forms Liturgies Ceremonies and Gallantry specious things in the eyes of the Carnal which did they know the least of Christ and his Spirit they would extremely abominate But I need not insist on these things here they are at ful displayed in Gallicinium and the World though back'd with all the Power of Hel shal never be able to gain-say them Thus already some discovery is made how of necessity these plantings in Antichrist must be plucked up ere there can be planting again in Christ God and Belial Christ and Antichrist cannot stand together And whereas I said All things must become new it is not as if a new Light were pretended unto or new things to be brought in but even as in Christ formerly all things were said to be made new that is restored a new unto the primaeval integrity as God first made man So likewise in this case all the devices and delusions of Antichrist now becoming old and rotten to be abolished and the truths and this way of Christ renewed and restored Be it known therefore that as this must be so it shal be and God is about this great work to overturn overturn overturn the Diadem is reserved for him to whom it belongeth even the Lord Christ who must reign in his time and all Worlds whatsoever