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The work of sin (in the flesh) condemned and the power of the enemy (in and over the creature mankind) by spiritual weapons resisted, and warred against ... / R.B.
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Wing B175; ESTC R11933
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THE WORK OF SIN in the Flesh Condemned and the Power of the Enemy in and over the Creature mankind by Spiritual Weapons resisted and Warred against In a Controle of the dark Reason and Imaginations and Conceivings of Fallen Man in and under the curse of the Law that was added because of transgression AND Wherein is opened and unfolded by and from the spirit of Truth the Mistery of much and many Truths contained in the holy Scriptures in these Several particulars of the Doctrine of holy Faith 1. Concerning New Wine put into old botles or a new peice of cloath into an old Garmenâ— c. 2. Concerning the Wedding garment which many in this day are found without c. 3. Concerning the fruitless Tree that cumbers the ground 4. Concerning the words of Christ fear not him that can kill the body c. In which hell death and judgement are treated on and such likewise discribed who are already in it And 5. Whereby the difference of the Creatures sining against the Judgement of â—od in a time of ignorance and against his mercy in a time of knowledge is discoursed Which is a precious warning and visitation of repentance to all the world but especialy to thee O England By one â—hat hath remained hidden in the retiredness of spirit in and with God a friend to all â—ouls and loveâ— of â—ruth and righteousness R. B London Printed in the Year 1663. Concerning New Wine put into old botles or a new peice of cloath into an old garment c. Wherein is discribed the difference between a man changed in heart and nature by the truth of Judgement in God and men changing their Judgements and opinions from one perswasion to another c. IN the begining of creation the creature was created changeable that is in a condition that might be changed or subject to vanity and change not willingly but by reason of him that subjected the same in hope this condition was not wholly subjected to the power of the enemy without but in the creature though as a creature he was subject to temptation and to be tempted by the power of the Enemy in the creaturely state of nature in and of his body and both body and spirits composure for yeilding or subjection was the creatures frame in which he had properties and qualities and faculties acting him and in that was he a subject to what did or should raign over him which was or should be his Lord for the enemy could not have entered the creation of God out by and in him whose place was without the creature and creation of God where he secretly and hiddenly wrought in the mistery of darkness and nothingness and emptiness which made for the exalting the name and Justice of â—od in what he was resolved to glory over the enemy and spirit of enmity that wrought its own torment in the dark unconceivable wombe and mistery of eternities sufferance Thus was the creature in the cause of his change from and in the condition he was first-placed and stated in and had and hath these conditions they bear in the fall from and transgression against God â—herein the work and power of changeablety is manifest And â—udgement was and is a condition in the creature whose pâ—operâ—y faculty and quality is alterâ—ble to and in him as to a state or â—â—ates he doth or may possess And it is become an easy thing o the creature to change his Judgement from one thing to an 〈◊〉 or from opinions and perswasions in the world as the world doth alter and change but this is but to put new wine into old botles or a new peice of cloth into an old garment for the proper work of trueth in God or God who is a spirit of trueth is to change the heart of the man whose nature is old and hath the old wayes and course of the enemyes road to walk in and so creat all things new then is the prayer and desire of the righteous and upright witnessed and fulfilled creat in me a clean heart O Lord and renew a right spirit within me and the heavens and earth are new created and every and all desires of the soul are new and after new things even in the Lord and of his Kingdom and thus may creatures and people see whether the work of the Judgement of God hath place in their hearts and whether Judgement be so set up in the earth that the inhabitants may learn righteousness for it is Gods work to Judge the earth in righteousness and they in whose heart the spirit of Judgement and burning doth work to the changing it and them in it are such in whom God is come to dwel and where he sitteth as a refiners fire and fullers sope to purefy the dross from the silver c. in that the heart is the true seat of â—udgement and the place where the spirit of truth in all creatures doth Judge for God and work its work first before any thing can be retained that will hold for where trueth or trueths are not held and retained in righteousness in the righteous part and heart its Judgement is against the man that thus treasures up or retains in the wrong part what works and makes against him and the man cannot hold and retain it to his lives end in any comfort or rejoycing therein that may appear and seem to be his strength in Judgement but it breaks him even the vessel or creature that strengthneth Judgement against self himself by his thus holding and retaining it in that part it is against him in for it is a very dangerous thing for the creature to hold or retain Judgement in that which makes against him though it be the Judgement of the spirit of trueth in that in this day is the wrath of God revealed from heaven against all them that hold the trueth in unrighteousness and such are children of wrath filled with the wrath and indignation of the almighty God which we were by a nature we were born and brought forth in as well as others yea those hate the Judgement of God that thus retain it in the wrong mind and nature the nature of hatred that is the hateful nature of enmity against God and his good spirit of trueth which God hates in referance to the enmety therein and thereof is retained against the work and workings and operation of such his good spirit where the truth is not received in the love thereof And this day is God come forth to work a mighty change in the creature and creation the earth and world which is the workmanship of his hands for behold he is creating all things new and Ephraime is come up before his remembrance that hath sought to rest and settle her self on the old lees and draggs of the worlds defilements and liberty and ease of the flesh and all fleshly motions and desires and God hath been emptying her from vessel to vessel untill she is
be of the flesh of the flesh it reapes corruption for the works of each body and spirit is ripe for tryal and to receive Judgement is ready which must be born by and rest end on the transgressor though it hath begun or may begin on the creature of God And though the works of many doth suffer loss in this particular yet so as their persons shall be saved alive in this day of the Lord Iesus but where Judgement goes against the body the tree or man if the creature be not dead to it and it to him how hard is it to be born And the more just judgement is the more painful is it to be born by a life in the creature So this is the sume of what hath been sayed what fruit was brought forth to God before his truth was professed was in a green tree and then was the wild olive standing and the wild vine and grapes was brought forth and as their Judgement was without and in the first man they have found hard measure and were beaten with a few stripes that which was under the Law and had its measure from men without mercy in a time of profession there Judgement is only with the Lord and their fruit called for c. Though such hath been and are beaten with a few stripes and hath the like measure meated from God as they have measured to him in his requirings of their duty to his creature and do taste of the bitter things of his house as he hath tasted of their bitter fruit as the fruitless and barren tree that hath worren out the patience and forbearance of God and hath drawn forth the strength of the root into a bare and meer show and profession flourishing with leaves only but hath no fruit of that which it makes a shew of and professeth in the world This is it that hath a curse at its root which the Axe of God is layed to whereas under the law when the fruit was only sower and unpleasant bitter to the taste of God and unsavoury in the nostriles of the holy one when as in a sensure it was offered to him as insence the axe was onely layed to the branches to the bodyes spreading forth but now cut it down saith the Lord why cumbers it the ground Oh that this could be read for great is the work of God in revealing the mistery hereof in this day For it is this tree God is displeased with in the biterness of his soul that hath not the nature and virtue and sap of the life it makes shew of and professeth to and in the worlds eye and sight whereby the name of God is blasphemed and spoken evil of by and through them that have been branching forth themselves into several Judgements and perswasions of opinion and the strength of all they labour and indeavour after is but to make a fair shew in the flesh and to insult over such they have power over in this particular and so is fit for nought but the fire for the sower grapes though they were unpleasant to Gods taste suâ—h that our fathers or father eat of this tree and the childrens teeth hath thereby been set an edge whereby the â—nger of what was raised and kindled hath discovered Gods countenance not to be his wounted favour way and course of doing good whereby the sons of men have seen themselves threatned with the displeasure of God that which was thus unpleasant to his relish yet shall this proverb no more be used in our Land the fathers have eaten sower grapes and the childrens teeth are set on edge but as what was done in a green tree hath been favourably dealt with and the branches thereof only cropt and taken away as a time of ignorance God winked at much of these things and chastised them with rods only but now with Scorpions then with a few stripes but now with many and concerning this saith my soul oh that the states hereof could be distinguished of in the world Concerning the words of Christ fear not him that can kill the body but fear ye him that is able to destroy both body and soul and cast it into hell fire Intorduct Because the Judgement of God is eternal and the fire is everlasting into whose burning flames the wicked is and are to be cast it hath become a common proverb in the world that out of hell is no redemption though there may be and are many already in it that thus are useing and exclaiming this message unto others and that both such and all others may have a care for the future what they say and pronounce in such cases I proceed to declare First What hell is And who those are that already are in it Hell is utter darkness and its fire is the unquenchable fury of the wrath of Gods judgement in the torment of the wicked but though it be so to a nature and state the creature mankind was once fallen into and under yet it is not absolutely so to the creature of God in any state he hath been betrayed into and hath so fallen in and under for there is a great deal of difference between the man of sin and worker of inequity the enemy of mankind under whose power the creature of God hath fallen and the creature it self thus betrayed by the subtle alurements and temptation of the serpent and Satan that old deceiver of mankind Yea and the creature of God shall be redeemed and restored in all the world into that state of liberty and under that subjection God first placed and stated him in and though God created all things for himself and the wicked for the day of destruction yet did not God create them wicked but that state they were lead into under the power of the destroyer that thereby hath deceived the creature of that peace and comfort in the world that stands in time and place that otherwayes was therein peculiar to him and that he might have injoyed whose such day of destruction he the destroyer called to himself though the day God created even this day that manifesteth the destroyer and power of destruction that God in eternity and his equal decreeings that measures to every one and thing a just recompence of reward had ordained and measureth back to him and on his own head what he thus awakened to the creature that is now returned to and on himself Therefore Such are already in hell Who are not or hath not been brought down into a sence and filling of the creatures misery under the power of the destroyer and devourer for thither was Christ Jesus the lambe of God that taketh away the sin of the world that was made sin for us though he knew no sin in himself but took on him the infirmities of nature sin was the cause of and suffered the curse of the Law due to sin and that was added because of sin and transgression against God brought and he indured the