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A84337 The axe, against sin and error; and the truth conquering. A sermon on Matthew 3. 10. Now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees, therefore every tree, that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. At which, a Christian confessed, she was converted; and because it did good to her, desired it might be preached again at her funerall, that it might do good to others, ... wherein are shewed the causes of the sword upon England, and on the Lutherans, and the remedies that must be used, before the judgements cease. / Written by John Eachard, M. A. of Trin. Col. Camb. and pastor of Darsham in Suffolke. Published according to order. Eachard, John, 17th cent. 1646 (1646) Wing E46; Thomason E322_26; ESTC R200585 51,668 51

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THE AXE AGAINST SIN and ERROR and the Truth Conquering A Sermon on Matthew 3. 10. Now also the Ax is laid to the root of the trees therefore every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire At which a Christian confessed she was converted and because it did good to her desired it might be preached again at her Funerall that it might do good to others saying they must be hewn down before they can be converted or builded up which Satan as he did Paul hindred which caused me the rather to write it out and send it to the Presse because the Enemy hate it lest it should convert more and endamage his kingdome which I have sent foth as John a fore-runner to make way for a more excellent Work of the counsell of Christ to England wherein are shewed the causes of the sword upon England and on the Lutherans and the remedies that must be used before the Judgements cease Written by John Eachard M. A. of Trin. Col. Camb. and Pastor of Darsham in Suffolke Matthew 12. 33. Either make the tree good and the fruit good or the tree evill and the fruit evill Rev. 3. 5. 12. A white-rayment Christian and a citizen of the new Jerusalem Published according to Order LONDON Printed by Matthew Simmons and are to be sold by John Hancock at his Shop in Popes-head Alley 1646. To all the friends of the Bridegroom the White-rayment Christians and citizens of the New Jerusalem DEare and faithfull Brethren Mr. Brightman fore-prophesied of a Church to arise that should be the Woman clothed with the Sun which should glitter on every side round about with the most cleer light of the Scripture of the Sun of righteousnesse in the doctrine of justification as you may see on Rev. 19. 17. and chap. 12. 1. with the cleer knowledge whereof she being adorned as it were with a goodly garment came forth abroad and laid her self open to the view of the world And Rest saith hee shall be the naturall daughter of the woman clothed with the Sun meaning a spirituall rest which are the most entire and chaste Congregation of all the rest yet no Sect which above others shine with this glorious aray And it seemeth saith he that all the chief stresse and violence of the last battell in the West shall be turned against that holy Congregation which we said right now to stand glittering in the Sun which are the hill of precious fruits and the mountain full of holy pleasures of which God maketh more account then of all delight some things in the world Now you white rayment Christians are this woman clothed with the Sun for you all believe that you are clothed with the Sun of Righteousnesse and stand in him before God Here is an Ax for you for the blessing of Joshua belongs to you which he spake to the children of Joseph Thou art a great people and hast great power therefore the mountain stall be thine for it is a wood and thou shalt cut it down and the ends of it shall be thine and thou shalt cast out the Canaanites though they have iron Chariots and though they be strong J●sh 17. So here are mountains of sins errors and false religions in England and Ireland it is a wood of Sects Schismes and Heresies but thou hast cut them down for thou art a great people and hast great power with the Lord in prayer and England shall be thine and thou shalt cast out the Canaanites of sin Idolatry and false Religions though they have Ordnance of iron and though they be strong lay this Ax of the Law to the root of them and shew them that now also every tree i. Religion Church Sect or man that bringeth forth sin before God Isai. 1. 16. is hewn down and cast into the fire of God wrath for the wrath of God is now revealed from heaven against all unrighteousnesse of men which withhold truth in unrighteousnesse Rom. 1. 18 for the hour of temptation is come to try them that are upon the face of the earth Rev. 2. 10. in which friends shall fight with friends as with enemies and the earth shalll fear with them 2 Esdr. 6. 22. when there shall be seen an earth-quake in the world and an up●ore of the people that is the time wherein the most High will begin to visit the world which he made 2 Esdra 9. 4. 3 hard it is for men to keep faith and a good conscience now yea the strongest faith shall finde it difficult Would not you be glad to be delivered from this hour of temptation and were it not labour worth the pains to shew that you shall be delivered And though all evill trees shall be cut down with the a● of the Law yet that you are good trees of righteousnesse of his own planting that God may be glori●ied and shall be saved Isai. 61. ● Come forth come forth thou Kings daughter all glorious within all light in the Lord the Sun of Righteousnesse shew thy self to the world thy garments are of broydered gold Psal. 45. 13. that is of the merits of Christ crucified death and resurrection given you freely in your Baptisme into Christs death for remission of sins Rom. 6. 3 4 Acts 2. 38. and are made glorious in the Sun of Righteousnesse that is risen upon you Mal. 2. 4. shew your selves to the world for the stress● of the ba●●ell in the West you heare shall be against you but you shall overcome by faith 1 John 5 4. when the ax shall cut down the wicked yet fear not you are got into the Sun and therefore are out of gun-shot for your souls yet put on the whole armour of God Eph. 6. 14. and gird up the loynes of your mindes with the girdle of verity and put on the brest-plate of Christs righteousnesse and above all take the shield of faith in your Baptisme and in the blood of the Lamb wherewith you may quench all the fiery darts of the wicked and take the helm●t of salvation in Christ that you are in him that is true 1 John 5. 20. and the sword of the Spirit the Word of God and your feet thod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace that testi●ies of Jesus that came by water and blood not by water only but by water and blood 't is the Spirit that beareth witnesse and that Spirit is truth and shall conquer Therefore stand fast and pray with all manner of pra●er and supplications in the Spirit that testifieth of the water and blood of Christ for remission of your sins and you shall overcome For you have a strong city of the new Jerusalem salvation shall God set for wa●ls and bulwarks Isai. 26. 1. open ye the gates of it Rev. 22. 14. that you the righteous nation that keep the truth ma● enter in for by an assured purpose will Christ preserve perfect peace for you because
all wars in Christendome is to teach them how they have all received one Spirit in Baptisme and baptized into one body that is a loving Spirit a peaceable meek and quiet Spirit that takes of Christs water and shews unto us and of Christs blood and shews unto us and of Christs righteousnesse and shews unto us Joh. 16. 14. But hast thou an hatefull spirit a wrangling angry fighting spirit that do not take of Christs water but of the Popes holy-water and shew to thee not of Christs blood and shews unto thee for remission of sins but of St. Frances his blood or some works of man for remission of sins or not Christs righteousnesse in Baptisme but mans righteousnesse and shew unto thee this is not the Spirit of Christ that the Saints are made to drink into at baptisme but thou hast forgot thy baptisme and so lost the Spirit of Christ for as the Spirit of God moved upon the waters i. as it were hatching and nourishing the cr●atures in the creation So doth the Spirit of Christ still move upon the waters of baptisme i. on the preaching of the faith of the same regenerating converting and nourishing these trees to make them bring forth fruit unto eternall life And therefore the Preachers of Baptisme shall convert most unto Christ because his Spirit will move upon the waters Mr. Perkins rule is this If a man would be a Student in Divinity let him learn and practise his baptisme Commentaries are needfull to the study of the Scriptures and the best Commentary to a mans own self is his own baptisme for if a man hath learned to practise his own baptisme he shall be the better able to understand the whole and without this help the Scriptures themselves shall be but a riddle unto us I desire to prize this rule and to make as much use of it as ever any Christian man did for untill men understand by this rule what is meant by this counsell of Christ to England under the type of Laodicea for it now appeareth to all the Churches what Christ wrote to Laodicea he would spue out him and his Hierarchy out of his mouth untill this counsell of Christ be taken I counsell thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire that thou mayst be made rich Rev. 3. 18. that is the lively faith in the merits of Christs death in our baptisme into Christ which makes us rich sons of God Gal. 3. 26 27. and white raiment justification wherein no shame of nakednesse of sin appeare and eye-salve of the Spirit of Christ that takes of Jesus and shews unto us that came by water and blood not by water of Baptisme only but by water and blood 't is that Spirit beareth witnesse and that Spirit is truth 1 John 5. 6. Untill this counsell of Christ be taken in England and of the Lutherans the sword shall not cease 1. For as many as I love I rebuke and chasten Christ will not leave rebuking and chastening untill they be zealous of this counsell and repent of lukewarmnesse Rev. 3. 19. 2. For behold I stand at the dore and knock Ergo he will not be gone nor leave rapping with sword famine and pestilence untill they heare his voyce to buy gold white raiment and eye-salve and let Christ in to sup with them and they with him Rev. 3. 20. Then there shall arise in England the most conquering and raigning Church that ever arose in Chrstendome for to him that overcometh will I give to sit with me in my Throne as I overcame and sit with my Father in his Throne i. I raign and conquer and so shall my Church of England that take my counsell they shall conquer the Throne of the Beast and the false Prophet they are the woman clothed with the Sun white raiment Christians and citizens of the new Jerusalem Of this I have written at large and of the causes why this sword is upon the Land and what remedies must be used before it will cease O thou sword of the Lord How long will it be ere thou be quiet Turn again into scabberd rest and be still how can it be quiet seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Askelon in England Scotland Ireland and against the Sea-shore There hath he appointed it Jer. 47. 6 7. He hath appointed the sword in Germany and England untill Christs counsell be taken Rev. 3. 18. For when they wil be guided by his counsel they shall be received to the glory of his Throne to conquer and raign upon earth Rev. 5. 10. FINIS See 2 Esdr. 7. 26. 34 35. See 2 Esdr. 6. 28. See 2 Esdras 15 ● 6. 14 15 16 17 8 19. 22 23 24 26 26 37. See 2 Esd 16. 10 11. 14 15. 19. 5. 33. 8. 46. All that get into this city are safe M● Mi. Con. M● Mi. Con. Ma. Mi. Con. Ma. Mi. Con. Ma. Mi. Con. Object Ma. Mi. Con. Hebr. 8. 2 Pet. 1. 9. Rev. 22. 1. Ma. Mi. Con. See 2 Esdra 8. 52 53 54 to 63. 1 Cor. 2. 2. Nicen Creed Athanasius Gen. 6. Rev. 3. 20. See 2 Esdras 13. 31. Ma. Mi. Con. Isaiah 40. Mal. ● Prepare away in their hearts Joh. 1. 12. As Kings Vallies He shall turn the hearts as Elias did He thundred out the Law Was a pointer Lest he smile with a curse Oh that the Lord would raise such another Rev. 3. 18. Mat. 17. 12. Iohn signifies the grace of God therefore should be a Preacher of free Grace Great for he shall be a Baptist Filled with the Holy Ghost from the womb As Peter told the Iews Be baptized every one in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sin and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost Acts 2. 38. The rule to know all Sermons by Make the tree good and the fruit good or the tree evill and the fruit evill The abomination of Antichrist Seing that there is such a testimony of Iohn Baptist Let us be Baptists He drew all sects 1. to baptizing then to Christ He that gathereth not into Christs baptisme scattereth The cause of all the sects and divisions of England for when men have lost baptisme then to work for remission of their righteousnesse The Law the summe to bring them to repentance The Kingdom of Heaven was at hand In Christ righteousness and peace and joy Acts 8. 39. 4. Garment 5. Went out to see a Prophet sent of God Ioh. 1. 33. He so preached the Law Acts 19. By baptisme we are made made clean Acts 22. 16. Ephes. 5. Iohn 3. 5. Titus 3. 5. Doctrine of Devills Iohn 13. 7. Vers 7. Pharisees and Sadduces Sadduces The losse of Baptisme is the cause of all sects O ye sects flee from the wrath to come Christ is come as a thiefe Iohn 10. 10. Not make your selves more righteous then Christ Verse 8. Verse 9. Ezek. 36. 26. Verse 10. What the Ax signifies What is meant by trees What meant by hewn down Luke 16. 16. Answ Joh. 1. 33. Ephes. 5. 30. Gal 3. 26 27. Joh 1. 12. Rom. 8. 17. What is meant by fruit Doctr. That all men are good trees or bad trees Augustine 12. Serm de verbis ●om Mat. 12 33. Chrysost. Emth. Hieron Theoph. Opinion of the Pharisees Reason 1. Jerem. 24. Reason 2. Reason 3. 1 Joh. 5. 6. Tit. 3. 5. Joh. 15. 6. As the confession of witches Ephes. 4. 5. By hypocrisie Gal. 3. 27. The Devill likes a second Baptisme well enough for he never perswaded any to denie their second Baptisme Reason 4. Where Baptisme is refused grace is refused as in Jewes Turks Heathens and Anabaptists to their children 〈…〉 23. 37. Doct. 2. That all men by nature are evil trees and can bring forth none but ill fruit ●at 7. 17 〈…〉 19. Luk● 6. 43 44. Rom. 6. 20. Reason●● For all men are evill by generation Rom. 3. 13 to 19. Crab-trees Serpents Reason 2. For he hath an evill treasure Luke 6. 45. Mar. 27. Gen. 6. 15. Pro● 15. 26. Prov. 15. 8. Reason 3. For one sin is of such a defiling nature that it defiles the person and actions Heb. 11. Ob. Almes Answ Luke 16. 15. Titus 1. 15. Vse Bewail thy generation Rev. 3. 17. Say not Abraham Generation of Vipers The Anabaptists against Luher at Munster shew what generation they are of Flie to Baptisme to be washed as David Peter knew not Mat. 5. Vse 2. An evill treasure in the heart Foolishnes to boast of a good heart How many thousand naughty thoughts Pray for a new heart Psal. 51. Ob. Answ Hos. 11. Iohn 3. 5 No more sacrifice Ephes. 5. 26. Heb. 10. 14. Acts 3. 23 John 13. 8. 1 Ioh. ● 20● Ioh. 3. 5. Make the trees good and the fruit good Christ is come as a thiefe Civilian Vse Is sin of such a defiling nature Heavens Rom. 8. 20 21. Doct. 3. All that are made good trees by Baptisme into Christ shall be saved Gal. 3. 27. Isai. 61. 3. Matth 7. 17. Calvin Luke 6. 44. Psal. 104. 1 John 3. 9. Psal. 1. 1 Ioh. 5. 6. Ioh. 15. 8. Psal. 19. Quest Answ 1 By graffing Rom. 11. 17. 24. Rom. 6. 5. 2. For we are made branches of the Vine John 15. 5. Two trees Reason 3. For we are made members of his body Ephes. 5. 30. Gen. 2. How is the heart made good Ezek. 36. ●5 1 Cor. 6. 11. John 1. 7. 4. By planting on Christ L●ke 23. 31. 5. By his Spirit 1 Cor. 12. 13. Quest Answ Psal. 130. 8. Acts 10. 6 Heb. 10. 14. 1 Pet. 3. 22. Acts 16. 34. Ob. Answ Ephes. 5. 27. 1 John Quest Answ As Arminians and Papists 1 Iohn 3. 10. James ● 10. ● John 3. 5. Mar. 4. 2● to 29. Vse 2. Psal. 52. 8. Vse 2. Vse 3. Acts 7. Joh. 5. 20. See Brightman on that place Rev. 3. 10. Vse Vse 1 Cor. 12. 13. Gen. 1. On Gal. 2. 27. page 265. Rev. 12. 1. Rev. 3. 4. Rev. 3. 12.