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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30554	The true Christian religion again discovered after the long and dark night of apostacy, which hath overshadowed the whole world for many ages ... by a friend to all people, especially them that feares God, and loves righteousness.	Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.	1658 (1658)	Wing B6044; ESTC R213868	19,745	24

these things And let no man blame me for I have but with an equal hand brought all sorts of people to the line of true judgement that they may know who is to be maintained and who is not in their Religion and practises thereof But and if that after all this the people of God be persecuted and violence be done to them and injustice and unrighteousness acted upon them in this Commonwealth as of late years hath been and yet it be suffered to be and none taken any notice to preserve and defend them whose Religion is according to Scripture which he is sworn to maintain then I leave it to the light in all mens consciences to judge what a condition such are in whose oath is not kept but broken for these things are of no less value then either breaking or keeping a mans own oath which solemnly hath been taken and this is not a light thing but to be seriously considered of both by Magistrates Teachers and people in this Commonwealth yet notwithstanding all this the people of God doth not boast in or trust unto the arm of flesh neither are any whit the more confident in their way though it be proved that they ought in justice to be upholden and maintained in what they profess and practise as aforesaid for their hope and confidence is onely in God who onely is sufficient to protect and uphold his people in all their ways and exercises and though all men do forget their own promises and oaths yet will not the Lord forget his chosen people to defend them from all their Enemies who hath again appeared to gather his people after the long and dark night of apostacy and his House and Tabernacle shall be exalted over all the Earth An Objection Now many may say seeing I challenge claim and affirm that this Religion is the true Religion which is according to Scripture then they ask and say Hath there been no true Religion before this or hath all these Religions been false before and seeing this hath but newly appeared in the world was there no true Religion before and if there were any where was it and what was that Religion seeing there hath not been for many ages such a Religion as this is And after this manner doth many reason and object to themselves and raises to themselves stumblings and conceits themselves that our forefathers were of a good way and many of them sure were saved which was not of this Religion which did not profess and practice these things which is professed and practised by this people Answer Now unto all these I do answer and say That this Religion is the true Religion which is according to Scriptures as is proved already seeing they profess and practice nothing for Religion but what the Scriptures doth justifie and shews the very examples of the same things but that God had a people in all ages and a feed that never bowed to Baal it s believed and such as did sincerely seek after God according to what they knew and they were accepted of God according to what was made manifest in that age and generation yet the testimony of truth it self and the way of the Lord it self for many generations hath not so clearly and purely been held forth as it is now in this age and generation for now the true light hath shined and the way of salvation is evidently made manifest as by many witnesses and evident tokens which may be given and was not so clearly for many ages past held forth and known And such who have been sincerely seeking after God though they knew not perfectly the way unto him neither had they such a pure testimony revealed to guide them as now is manifest yet such do now rejoice and owns the way of the Lord and the seed of God is refreshed in them and all causes of stumbling removed and the pure light of the Gospel is sprung forth more clear in this age then in any age for many generations for the Scripture sheweth that a dark night of Apostacy hath been over the whole world and the beast hath reigned and the false Prophet hath deceived many Nations and the whole World hath wondered after the beast for many ages and the beast hath made war with the Saints and hath had power to kill them and hath put a stop many times to the appearances of God till now at length he doth appear and the power of hell and death shall not stop it and they do say that they are come out of the Apostacy to the dawning of the day again and the same power of God and the same truth as was in the Apostles days and the same Ministry by the gift of the same Holy Ghost as was in the Apostles days is now witnessed and at the time of ignorance God winked but now the eye is opened and all is called to repentance so it will not excuse any man to plead how it was with our forefathers or to say Where was this Religion before these few years and such like for now the power of God it self is made manifest which brings into the true Religion and all that are of God heareth it and shall own it and shall receive the Testimony which is given It 's known that there are many thousands which hath not yet owned it in which there is true thirstings after God and a zeal for him and such are not condemned to be altogether out of Religion for such seeks his face and the day is neither clear nor dark to them in which they are and such shall own and submit to the Government of Christ and they that are not under the Government are not of the true Religion as I said This is the time of restauration and the Lord is bringing back again and a thorow reformation wil the Lord work in the Earth such as hath not been known in ages past There hath been a Seed sown which the Devil hath catched away but now the Seed shall grow and become the greatest of all herbs and the fowls of Heaven shall lodge in the Branches And this is a plain answer to all sober people for according to the Scriptures in the times of the Apostles the day of glorious light sprung forth and mighty was the power of God at that day but since hath darkness overshadowed all and Antichrist hath reigned and the whole world hath been made drunk with the wine of forn●cation which hath been in the hand of the whore who hath set upon the Beast and upon Nations and Peoples and the Gentiles hath trodden under foot the holy City of God for forty and two months but now is the time of restauration as hath been promised that the Lord is bringing back his people again and the Tabernacle of God shall be with men and Christ alone must reign and rule and his Kingdom set up over the whole world And let no man be offended at what I have done for I have not reflected upon any mans person but on what he practiseth for Religion London the tenth Month 1657. The End * Mark 4.1 2. Luke 5 3. * Act 20 * Phil. 4.3 * 1 Kings 19.19

justly own to be protected and maintained because the Protectors oath reaches not to uphold maintain any such practices in Religion which is not according to the Scriptures likewise all ye that meets together to exercise your Religion and to worship God in Temples made with hands set apart by you for that practice professing them to be Churches of Christ this is not according but contrary to the Scriptures which saith God dwells not in Temples made with hands neither did the Saints of old constantly practice any such thing but it was the persecutors that met in Temples made with hands who cast out and hailed the Apostles out of such Temples so that in this practice you cannot justly own to be protected as not being a practice in Religion according to Scriptures Likewise all ye whose Ministers preacheth for hire and have hire for preaching so much a year and so much a Sermon at a Town or a Parish in a setled place and who takes Tythes and compells people to pay tythes by a Law such are not the Ministers of Christ and ye that uphold such for Ministers of Christ are false in judgement and blind in understanding and are not of that Christian Religion which is according to Scriptures in the purity thereof neither Ministers nor people for the Ministers of Christ never acted any such thing it was the false Prophets and false Apostles that preached for hire and for gifts and rewards neither did the Saints and Churches of Christ look upon them that acted those things to be Ministers of Christ but on the contrary declared against them to be deceivers so that all you people and you professed Ministers that acts those things that the false Prophets acted and all you people that loves to have it so and gives hire to your Ministers for preaching and consenteth unto it none of you are of the christian Religion as it is held forth in the Scriptures because this part of your practice in Religion is not according but contrary to Scriptures Now substracting all these in these Nations from the whole which practiseth and professeth these things mentioned for Ordinances of God and for his Worship none of you are of the true christian religion as it is held forth in the Scriptures because these things which you practise for Religion is not held forth in all the Scriptures by any example or command likewise you are of the greatest number of people in all these Nations and that practice and profession in Religion which the greatest number follow and exercise themselves in cannot be the true christian Religion because the Scripture saith Few are in the straight way that leads to life to wit in the pure and true Religion but many are in the broad way that leads to destruction and such that are the greatest number who are in the broad way are not in the Religion in the purity thereof as it is held forth in the Scriptures likewise many of ye who practise those things mentioned for Religion are yet unconverted to God but lives in wickedness in the pride and vanities and in all the evil of this World in double-dealing in drunkenness in Whoredom in the Works of darkness therefore you are not of the true christian Religion neither do you walk with God in purity and holiness neither are you changed by Christ into his Image nor are guided by his spirit neither do you live to God in any thing but to this world in all things and your Religion is manifest not to be according to the Scriptures but contrary and so let all people consider whether or no you must be maintained in your Religion Come forth and plead your cause all ye that are called Presbyterians and Independents and all others stand up and prove if you can your practice in religion to be according to Scriptures but seing no man is able to prove these things mentioned which is practised by you for Religion to wit Sprinkling of Infants and singing Davids experiences in rime and meeter and worshipping God in set-places as Idol-Temples and preaching for and giving great s●ms of money for preaching with other things practised by you for Religion neither were these things ever commanded in Scriptures neither is there any example for the practise of these things in Scripture by any of the Lords people therefore you cannot justly own a title in the Protectors oath to be maintained and upheld by vertue thereof in these your practises of Religion for it appears he is but bound onely to uphold and maintain that Religion which is according to Scriptures and not them who practiseth those things for Religion which are not according but contrary to the Scriptures Likewise all ye that are called gathered churches who holds forth for Doctrine that the Scriptures are the word by which the world was made and that the Scriptures are the foundation and that the Scriptures are the way to salvation that the Letter and the Spirit are unseparable and that the Scriptures are both the writings and the thing signified and that except a man be baptized with water he cannot be saved with such like Doctrines which have been held forth by some professing themselves to be of the church of Christ all you are manifest not to be of the christian religion because those doctrines are not according but rather contrary to the Scriptures Likewise all ye whose practise in the exercise of Religion is but by imitation from the Scriptures and you are not led by the spirit of the Father in what you speak practise you are not of the true christian religion wch the Scripture speaks of for the sons of God who are of the true Religion are led by the spirit of God not by their own thoughts imaginations the traditions of men and all that are not led by the spirit of the Father are not of the true christian Religion as it is held forth in the Scriptures and not any that are such can justly own to be protected in their Religion because it is not according to the Scriptures likewise all ye that doth profess the things of God and Christ and that you are members of the church of Christ and professes righteousness and truth in words and yet lives in pride and the vanities of this world and in unrighteousness and the customs of the heathen which are vain are not clensed from unrighteousnes nor freed from the body of sin death neither doth answer your profession wth a conversation shewing that you are not guided with that spirit whose words you do profess all you are hypocrites lives in hypocrisie none of you are of the true Christian Religion as it is held forth in the Scriptures for the exercise in true Religion sheweth forth in life what is professed in words come try your selves and prove your selves all sorts of people for now your Religion is to be tryed what Name soever you go under