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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56233	The poor mans progress and rest, or, the way of God with man passing through the wildernesse to Canaan In answer to a grand question demanded of the author whilst a prisioner in Jameses. Viz. What the manner of Gods dealing was with him in the severall dispensations that he had gone through; and also the ground of his practise, directed to one of the councel. And now published for the prevention of false suggestions against the said prisioner during his captivity. Wherein is clearly demonstrated, first, the false foundations that many thousands in this generation [ ] upon. Secondly, what the true foundation is with the ill consequences and absurditees of the contrary. Thirdly, the infallability of the this true foundation. Fourthly, the difference between living to Christ and living by him. ... Tenthly, some reasons to induce submission to imposition of hands. All made plain by scripture reason and experience. By William Pryer, a poor despised servant of Jesus, ...	Pryor, William.	1655 (1655)	Wing P4132A; ESTC R218357	9,493	14

The poor mans progresse and rest Or the way of God with man passing through the wildernesse to CANAAN In answer to a grand question demanded of the Authour whilst a prisoner in Jameses Viz. What the manner of Gods dealing was with him in the severall dispensations that he had gone through and also the 〈◊〉 of his practise directed to one of the Councel And now published for the prevention of false suggestions against the said prisoner during his captivity Where it is clearly demonstrated First the false foundations that many thousands in this generation build upon Secondly What the true foundation is with the ill consequences and absurdities of the contrary Thirdly The infallibilitie of this true foundation Fourthly The difference between living to Christ and living by him Fifthly What God gives to man absolutely and what upon condition distinguished Sixthly The abilities that God gives and who may claim them right Seventhly The extent of Christs enlightening man and also how the soul is put in a capacity to pray Eighthly How the soul layes steadfast hold on the promises Ninthly Some reasons in brief for opposing the Clergy in what is erronious Tenthly Some reasons to induce submission to imposition of hands All made plain by Scripture reason and experience By WILLIAM PRYER a poor despised servant of Jesus late prisoner at Jameses Isai 8.20 To the Law and to the Testimony If they spake not according to the word it is because there is no light in them Printed for the Authour 1655. To the Reader The reason why I present this following Epistle to your view is partly from a sensibility of my undergoing the censures of some in reference to my late captivity and partly from the consideration of the ignorance of many thousands of the true foundation and the better enmity of others by reason of which mens hearts are stuft with divisions without profits in things of greatest concernment and supposing this small Epistle might be advantagious to the settleing the thoughts of some that yet remain unstable and the particulars in it may as well be profitable to thee as to me being witnessed in me by the eternall light and confirmed both by Scripture and reason I judged it my duty not to keep it secret especially being so eminently called to the work it self Now that which I only crave of thee is to read it with deliberation and without prejudice with the noble Bereans search the Scripture whether those things be so and if I speak not according to that word if it be a contrary doctrine receive it not but if agreable then despise it not because of the unworthinesse of the instrument and for what good thou gainest give God the glory which is all present from the unworthiest of the Lords servants and thine for the truths sake William Pryer Honoured Sir HEaring that something had been suggested to your honour as to my judgement and practise from the consideration of the appearances of old light in you I was engaged to give in this epitomie humbly craving your favourable construction and judgement as you find it consonant with truth I dare not say my former trading in those severall formes that I manifested to your honour I had been in was not the products of divine light for Gods way of manifestation is by degrees and he brings his people through the wildernesse of tryalls and temptations to Canaan yea many times through by waies that so their experience may cause them to break forth into admiration at his wonder bringing them through the belly of hell c. I shall therefore God willing manifest to your honour the manner of Gods dealing with me more particularly in every form My manner of education in my youth I believe was not unknown to you which was after the strictest manner of the then times with those commonly called puritans whose word was then to me as the prophet speakes as a very lovely song which begat in me a desire to teach and to know the way that the Lord hath excorpted which I was ignorant of and in my enquiring I had then presented that the holy spirit was the evidence of that way But when by a particular application I came to enquire whether I had this evidence yea or no and what was the tokens of it it was presented unto me by some that desire to pray and to be instant therein and to refrain from bad company and vices was certain tokens of it and thus I rested satisfied in such actions done and as my qualifications eb'd and flow'd so my comforts eb'd and flow'd and when clouded by sins I immediately questioned my condition ruminating upon a text that the foundation of God stands sure by which I was brought to conclude that I was not upon that foundation but upon my own righteousnesse which was filthy rags because so wanting which cast me into a sad condition to know the true foundation I desired But to pray for it I was averse yet frequent in reasoning according to my weak abilities and desirous to reason with all that seemed any whit religious amongst whom I received as I thought some glimps of comfort for a time from that of the Apostle viz. by this we know that we are translated from death to life because we love the brethren when I was confident I loved which bore me untill I began to consider who they were in whom the Apostle concludes that knowledge of translation and who the brethren were and then could easily conclude that I had not in my condition one dram of interest in that text not knowing by an infallible testimony the brethren nor my self qualified as the parties speaking and so by some instruments was carried to a text in John he that believeth shall be saved If I believed it was a certain testimony this I laid hold of untill my God was pleased to cast me upon the serious consideration of that wonderfull place of Paul 1 Cor. 5.11 For other foundations can no man lay save that which is laid which is Jesus Christ and if any man build upon that foundation c. from whence through goodnesse I came seriously to reason thus If I must build upon Christ only then my building upon my own believeing was matter for the fire for the day of tryall would declare it which put me upon a serious consideration what was the true way of building upon Christ to petition the Father for the discovery of it I trust not though I earnestly thirsted after it for I could not with confidence call God Father whilst contemplating upon this my God was pleased to let me hear that still voice of his directing me the way in generall that the only way of building upon Christ was to build upon his words which must judge us at the last day which set my cogitations on work what scripture told me I was of that number for whom Christ died it was presented to me that he died for sinners and I

was one and in confirmation 1 Tim. 1.15 was alledged that Christ Came into the world to save sinners but then reasoning with some that he came to save some sinners not all considering which I was at as great a losse as before not knowing by an infallible testimony that I was of that number for whom Christ died which led me to a universall proposition for comfort which I was altogether averse to it being so contrary to that I had been taught and especially considering two texts of scripture the one the 2 Tim 3.15 16 17 that the holy scripture is able to make wise to salvation through believing and is so profitable that the man of God may be perfect throughly finished c. the other the 1 Thes 4.5 That the gospel comes with much assurance which necessarily must be from the word of God and not from the wisdome of man which induc'd me through grace to lay hold on the generall doctrine especially considering the ill consequences of the particular doctrine then presented unto me As First If Christ hath not died for all then thus no gospel for some men contrary to Luke 2.10 Isai 49.6 Jud. 3. Secondly then infidelity is not the condemning sin contrary to Mark. 16.16 Iohn 3.18 19. Thirdly then the servants of the Lord are commanded to preach lies to some men Mark 16.15 1 Tim. 2.7 in being commanded to declare Christs death for all when it were but for some see 1 Tim. 4.10 11. Fourthly Then the Apostles did not speak truth when they said God would have all men to be saved 1. Tim. 2.4 and for that end ordered remission of sins to be preacht Luk 24.47 Act. 10.36 Act 13.38 That Christ took away the sins of the world Ioh. 1.29 that he tasted death for every man Heb. 2.9 that he is the saviour of all men 1 Tim. 4.10 that he gave himself a ransome for all 1 Tim. 2.6 that he bought false prophets and false teachers that bring in damnable heresies and upon themselves destruction 2 Pet. 2.1 that he sanctified those that trample under foot the son of God and count the bloud of the covenant an unholy thing all which scriptures must be raised out of the book of God and counted as fables if Christ hath not died for all men Fifthly If he died not for all men then his rendering vengeance in flaming fire at the great and dreadfull day shall not be for not believing the gospel but because there was none for them to believe contrary to 2 Thes 1.8 Sixthly If he died not for all men then it 's no sin but a virtue for some men not to believe it because if they should believe that he died for them when he did not they would believe a lye Seventhly To deny Christs death for all men is to call in question Christs own words Rev. 22.17 in his general inviting poor lost man The serious consideration of those absurdities with many others presented to me clearly following a limited gospel and knowing assuredly that no absurdities followed upon the truth I through the goodnesse of my dear Lord cloased with that despised doctrine of his despised indeed of men but chosen of himself that the riches of his love and goodnesse might be manifested without respect of persons in which my heart was presently established having his word to testifie to my conscience then my building was upon him the rock against which I am sure no storms nor floods can prevail if I make use of those sweet givings forth of himself in holding fast my confidence firm to the end for I have not the reasonings of men nor no inherent qualifications but his own word in and from which I have a cloud of witnesses of his dying for me it that he dyed for all men and his end therein declared 2 Cor. 5.15 that he died for all that those which live should not henceforth live unto themselves but unto him that died for them and rose again And this is the condemnation under the gosel not because Christ hath not died for man nor because man doth not live by Christ but because man doth not live to Christ there is this difference betwixt living by Christ and living to him all men live by Christ for by him all things consist Col. 1.17 yet none live to him but such as are alive in their obedience and such only he accounts his friends Joh. 15.14 and promiseth his presence Ioh. 14.21 and his and the Fathers aboad Joh. 14.23 to such he promiseth further discoveries of himself and makes known whatsoever the Father hath made known unto him Ioh. 15.15 the making forth of which love I have in some measure enjoyed and if I had been more obedient I believe I should have enjoyed more yet not for my obedience but because God hath promised who hath said I will do this for the house of Israel yet not for your sakes yet will I be sought unto by you and hath also promised that he that will do my will shall know my doctrine yet not as a recompence for his doing God hath no more said he will save any people for doing then he hath said he will save them without doing for he himself will have all the glory of mans salvation and of mans doing because God himself finds all the matter he is the authour of our salvation and the authour of our abilities by which we do it is he that gives us in the behalf of Christ not only to enable us to believe but also to suffer for his sake which promise of abilities no man can claim that suffers as an evill doer though many times he is neerer then his promise which through the riches of his grace I have had experience of by which grace I have obtained an assurance of mercy who am least in all my Fathers house not worthy of the crumbs that fall from his table much lesse of those sweet smiles from himself speaking peace to my poor soul sweetning all conditions unto me with freenes of satisfaction in all sufferings though I have been a backslider and thereby have occasioned the way of truth to be evill spoken of and brought the people of God under shame and reproach yet have obtained mercy though I was with Asap envious at the prosperity of the wicked seeing no bands in their death but had more then heart could wish though the righteous wanted and were troubled every morning I concluded I had changed my heart in vain thus was my temptations yet from those the Lord hath delivered me by revealing his Son in me and by him discovering to me as to the prophet Psal 73.17 18. both the end of the righteous and the wicked and now through the eternall light guiding me in that which some call heresie so worship I the God of my Fathers believing all things recorded in the law the prophets in which are the reasons of my believing First That Christ took upon him the iniquity of