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A53689	Eshcol: a cluster of the fruit of Canaan; brought to the borders, for the encouragement of the saints, travelling thither-ward, with their faces towards Syon. Or, Rules of direction, for the walking of the saints in fellowship, according to the order of the Gospel. Collected and explained for the use of the Church at Coggeshall, by John Owen their pastor.; Eschol.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1648 (1648)	Wing O746; ESTC R214583	29,667	144

say unto you Loe here is Christ or there believe it not vers. 24. For there shall arise false Christs and false Prophets and shall shew great signes and wonders insomuch that if it were possible they shall deceive the very Elect. vers. 25. Behold I have told you before 1 Tim. 6. 3. If any man teach otherwise and consent not to wholsome words even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the doctrine which is according to godlinesse vers. 4. He is proud knowing nothing but doting about questions and strifes of words whereof cometh envy strife railings evill surmisings vers. 5. Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth From such withdraw thy self 2 Tim. 2. 16. But shun prophane and vain bablings for they will increase to more ungodlinesse vers. 17. And their word will eat as doth a canker Titus 3. 9. But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and strivings about the Law for they are unprofitable and vain vers. 10. A man that is an Heretick after the first and second admonition reject vers. 11. Knowing that he that is such is subverted and sinneth being condemned of himself 1 John 2. 18. Little Children it is the last time and as ye have heard that Antichrist shall come even now there are many Antichrists whereby we know that it is the last times vers. 19. They went out from us but they were not of us for if they had been of us they would no doubt have continued with us but they went out that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us 1 John 4. 1. Beloved believe not every spirit but try the spirit whether they are of God because many false Prophets are gone out into the world 2 John 10. If there be any that come unto you and bring not this doctrine receive him not into your houses neither bid him God speed ver. 11. For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds Acts 20. 29. For I know this that after my departing shall grievous Wolves enter in among you not sparing the flock ver. 30. Also of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse things to draw away Disciples after them ver. 31. Therefore watch Rev. 2. 14. I have a few things against thee becausè thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam ver. 15. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans which thing I hate ver. 16. Repent or else I shall come to thee quickly and will fight against thee with the sword of my mouth EXPLIC. X. THE former part of this rule was somthing spoken to rule 4th If the preservation of amity ought to be our aime then certainly the causes and Causers of Division ought to be avoided From such turne away There is a generation of men whose tongues seem to be acted by the Devill James calls it Set on fire of hell Chap. 3. 6. As though they were the meer of-spring of Serpents they delight in nothing but in the fire of contention disputing quarreling backbiting endlesse strivings are that they live upon Note such men and avoid them Generally they are men of private Interests fleshly ends high conceits and proud spirits from such turn away So the latter part of the Rule in particular concerning Seducers That a judgement of discerning by the spirit rests in the Church and the severall Members thereof is apparent 1 Joh. 2. 27. 1 Cor. 2. 15. Esa. 8. 28. To the exercise of this they are commanded 1 John 4. 1. 1 Cor. 10. 15. So it s commended Acts 17. 11. And hereunto encouraged Philip 1. 9 10. Heb. 5. 14. If the blind lead the blind both will into the ditch That gold may be suspected which would not be tryed Christians must chuse the good and refuse the evill If their Teachers could excuse them if they lead them aside they might well require blind submission from them Now that the Brethren may exercise this duty aright and performe obedience to this Rule it is required 1. That they get their senses exercised in the word to discerne good and evil Heb. 5 14. Especially that they get from the Scripture a forme of wholsome words 2 Tim. 1. 13. of the main Truths of the Gospel and fundamentall Articles of Religion So that upon the first apprehension of the contrary they may turne away from him that brings it and not bid them God speed 2 Epist. Iohn vers. 10. 2 To be sure to attend and hearken to nothing but what comes to them in the way of God Some men yea very many in our dayes have such itching ears after novelty that they run greedily after every one that lies in wait to deceive with cunning entising words to make out some new pretended revelations and this from a pretended liberty yea duty of trying all things little considering that God will have his own work done onely in his own way How they come it makes not so they may be heard Now whereas most of the Seducers and false Prophets of our dayes are men apparently out of Gods way leaving their own callings to come without a call ordinary or extraordinary without providence or promise none can put himself upon hearing of them without tempting God with whom it is just and righteous to deliver them up to the efficacie of Error that they may believe the lies they heare Attend only then to and try only that which comes in the way of God to others bid not God speed 3. To be alwaies ready furnished with and to bear in mind the Characters which the Holy Ghost hath given us in the word of Seducers which are indeed the very same whereby poor unstable souls are seduced by them As first that they should come in sheep-cloathing goodly pretences of innocency and holynesse Secondly with good words and fair speeches Rom. 16. 17 18. Smooth as butter and oyl Thirdly answering mens lusts in their Doctrine 2 Tim. 4. 3. Bringing Doctrines sutable to some beloved lusts of men especially a broad and easie way of salvation Fourthly pretences of glorious discoveries and revelations Matth. 24. 24. 2 Thes. 2. 2. Now I dare appeal to any whether these Characters and Signes which the Holy Ghost hath given us of Seducers have not bin the very meanes whereby men have bin seduced Let then the Brethren be acquainted with these things that they be not prevailed against 4 Utterly reject and separate from such as have had means of conviction and admonition Titus 3. 10. 5. Not to receive any without testimony from some of the brethrens of known integrity in the Churches such is the misery of our daies that men will run to heare those that they know not from whence they come nor what they are the laudable practise of the first Churches to give testimonials to them that were to passe from one place to another 1 Cor. 16. 3. and not to receive any without them Acts 9.

Eshcol A Cluster of the fruit of Canaan brought to the Borders for the encouragement of the Saints travelling thitherward with their faces towards Syon OR Rules of direction for the walking of the Saints in Fellowship according to the order of the Gospel Collected and explained for the use of the Church at Coggeshall By John Owen their Pastor For so is the will of God that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men 1 Pet. 2. 15. LONDON Printed for Philemon Stephens and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the gilded Lyon in S. Pauls Church-yard 1648. An advertisement to the Reader THERE are Christian Reader certaine principles in Church affairs generally consented unto by all men aiming at reformation however diversified among themselves by singular perswasions or distinguished by imposed and assumed names and Titles Some of these though not here mentioned are the bottome and foundation of this following collection of rules for our walking in the fellowship of the Gospel amongst which these foure are the principall First That particular Congregations or Assemblies of believers gathered into one body for a participation of the ordinances of Jesus Christ under officers of their own are of Divine institution Secondly That every faithfull person is bound by vertue of positive precepts to joyn himself to some such single Congregation having the notes and marks whereby a true Church may be knowne and discerned Thirdly That every man 's own voluntary consent and submission to the ordinances of Christ in that Church whereunto he is joyned is required for his union therewith and fellowship therein Fourthly That all believers of one place are bound to joyn themselves in one Congregation unlesse through their being too numerous they are by common consent distinguished into more which order cannot be disturbed without the guilt of Schisme These principles evident in the Scripture cleer in themselves and own'd in the main by all pretending to regular Church-reformation were supposed and taken for granted at the collection of these ensuing rules The Apostolicall direction and precept in such cases is that whereunto we have attained we should walk according to the same rule unto whose performance the promise annexed is that if any one be otherwise minded God will also reveale that unto him The remaining differences about Church Order and Discipline are for continuance so Ancient and by the disputes of men made so involved and intricate the parties at variance so prejudiced and engaged that although all things of concernment appeare to me as to others both consenting with me and dissenting from me cleer in the Scriptures yet I have little hopes of the accomplishment of the promise in revelation of the truth as yet contested about in men differently minded untill the obedience of walking sutably and answerably to the same rules agreed on be more sincerely accomplished This perswasion is the more firmly fixed on me every day because I see men for the most part to spend their strength and time more in the opposing of those things wherein others differ from them then in the practice of those which by themselves and others are owned as of the most necessary concernment so that though the Lord hath inabled me with some pains and difficulty to compose an Irenicum in the Theory of Ecclesiasticall Discipline yet perswaded by my own judgment I willingly lay it aside lest it should provewith others a wandring Raven and choose rather to send forth this Dove to direct the poor of the flock in the practice of those Christian duties which are answerable to the rules by all agreed upon ayming in the first place at the edification of the flock committed to my own care and in the next to allure all lovers of Christ in sincerity to walk in those wayes which are attended with mercy and peace not wanting a promise of the revelation of hidden truths and in this I am fully resolved that the practice of any one duty here mentioned by any one soul before neglected shall be an abundant recompence for the publishing my name with these papers savouring so little of those ornaments of Art or Learning which in things that come to publick view men desire to hold out Imprimatur Ja Cranford Decemb. 30. 1647. Rules of walking in fellowship with reference to Pastor RULE I. THe word and all ordinances dispensed in the administration to him committed by vertue of Ministeriall authority are to be submitted unto with ready obedience in the Lord 1 Cor. 4. 1. Let a man so account of us as of the Ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God 2 Cor. 5. 18 20. God hath committed unto us the Ministery of reconciliation now then we are Embassadors for Christ as though God did beseech you by us 2 Cor. 4. 7. We have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us See 2 Cor. 6. 1. Gal. 4. 14. You received me as an Angell of God even as Jesus Christ 2 Thess. 3. 14. and if any man obey not our words note that man and have no company with him Heb 13. 7. Remember them that have the rule over you who have spoken to you the word of God V. 13. Obey them that have the rule over you and submit your selves for they watch for your soules as they that must give an account that they may do it with joy and not with grief for that is unprofitable for you EXPLICATION I. THere is a two-fold power for the dispensing of the Word 1. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} or ability 2. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} authority the first with the attending qualifications mentioned and recounted 1 Tim. 3. 2 3 4 5 6 7. Tit. 1. 6 7 8. and many other places is required to be previously in those as bestowed on them who are to be called to office of ministration and may be in severall degrees and measures in such as are never set apart thereunto who thereby are warranted to declare the Gospel 1 In cases of necessity 2 Occasionally 3 Desired by the Church and not otherwise solemnly The second or authority proper to them who orderly are set apart thereunto ariseth from 1. Christs institution of the office Eph. 4. 11. 2. Gods designation of the person Mat. 9. 38. 3. The Churches acceptation election submission Gal. 4. 14. Acts 14. 23. 1 Thess. 5. 12 13. which doth not give them dominion over the faith of believers 2 Cor. 1. 24. nor make them Lords over Gods heritage 1 Pet. 5. 3. but entrusts them with a stewardly power in the house of God 1 Cor. 4. 12. that is the peculiar flock over which in particular they are made overseers Acts 20. 28. of whom the Word is to be received 1 As the truth of God as also from all others speaking according to Gospel-order in his name 2 As the truth held out with