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truth_n	father_n	spirit_n	worship_v	16,413	5	10.3152	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40950	The spirit of God speaking in the temple of God, or, Gods spiritual teachings in his people puts flesh to silence that the spirit of Christ may speak in the church &c. written by Richard Farnworth.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1663 (1663)	Wing F504; ESTC R25392	9,509	15

holy Ghost thou become guilty of sinning that sin against the holy Ghost which is not to be forgiven neither in this world nor that which is to come 2 Pet. 3.34 Jude 17.18 19. Mat. 12.32 2. That silence in the meetings became them in the dayes of old until the Lord spoke to his Servant to speak as from the mouth of the Lord to the people which he was sent unto by the Command of the Lord is apparent and evident by the Scripture Ezek. 3.14.15 16 17. For first the Lord commanded the Prophet Ezekiel to go to the people at Telabib that dwelt by the River of Chebar Therefore he was sent of the Lord unto them and did not run before he was sent whereby it is evident that he was the true Messenger of God Secondly The Prophet Ezekiel went unto them in obedience to the command of the Lord as a manifestation of his subjection to the Commander who had a Right to send him unto them Thirdly When the Prophet came there he sate where they sate and remained there amongst them seven dayes in silence or before the Word of the Lord came unto him And Fourthly At the end of seven dayes the Word of the Lord came unto him saying Son of man I have made thee a Watchman unto the house of Israel therefore hear the Word from my mouth and give them warning from me Whereby it is evident That if the Messenger of God do sit in silence with the people until he receive the Word from the Lord to speak it unto them as from the mouth of the Lord it is not without scripture example But the false Prophets they refused to stand in the Counsel of the Lord to hear the words from the Lord to speak them unto the people that they might have been profitable unto them in turning of them from the evil of their wayes and of their doings yet they could prophesie and speak their own words rather then be silent therefrom and wait upon God to receive the words from him Yea rather then they would be silent from their own wills and cease from their own words they would prophesie lyes and the deceit of their own hearts see Jer. 23. 24 25 26 27. and rather then they would be silent and wait for the Teachings of God they would play the part of Thieves and steal the words from their neighbours but the Lord was and is against such and they shall not profit the people at all faith the Lord Jer. 23.30 31 32. Whereby it is Evident That they who pretend a Teaching Office amongst the people and say they are sent of the Lord if they do not cease from the deceipt of their own hearts and wayes in silence from their own wills and imaginations and stand in the Counsel of God to perceive and hear his words from the Spiritual Mouth of the Lord they shall not profit the people at all nor turn them from the evil of their wayes and doings Jer. 23.17 18 19 c. And the Lord hath commanded the people not to hearken to the words of them who speak a vision of their own hearts and not from the Spirit or Mouth of the Lord And it is the duty of the people to be obedient to the Command of the Lord and not hearken to them for Teaching that are not taught to wait upon God to hear and speak from the Spirit or Mouth of the Lord Jerem. 23.16 The true Prophets or Messengers of God sent by the Command of the Lord stood in the Counsel of God and rather chused to fit with the people in silence until he received the Word from the Mouth or Spirit of the Lord then to be hasty to utter a Word before the Lord but the False Prophets who ran but never were sent of the Lord rather then they would wait in the Counsel of God to have flesh kept silent and wait for the Teachings of God to receive the Word from the Lord they would be speaking lyes and steal the words from others or speak a vision of their own hearts and the deceit thereof though it was unprofitable to the people but the Lord was and is against such and requires the people that they hearken not to them Jer. 23.11 12 13 14 15 16. 3. That as in the old Covenant or dayes of old holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the holy Ghost 2 Pet. 21. and so received the words from the Mouth or Spirit of the Lord to speak unto others So likewise in the new Covenant the Ministers of Christ they spake as the Spirit gave them utterance Acts 2.4 And learned to be silent from self that the Spirit of the Father might speak in them and through them for said Christ It is not you that speak but the Spirit of the Father that speaketh in you Mat. 10.20 Luk. 21.14 15. And who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord or being his Counsellour hath taught him with whom took he Counsel and who instructed him Isa 40.13 14. And who art thou that would do it or be offended at the way and work of his Spirit The Ministers of Christ in the dispensation of the Gospel which is the Ministration of the Spirit 2 Cor. 4.8 c. They were so taught to deny themselves that they confessed they were not sufficient of themselves to think any thing as of themselves but their sufficiency was of God and so is ours who made them as he doth us and others able Ministers of the New Testament not of the letter but of the Spirit For if the ministration of condemnation be Glory much more doth the ministration of Righteousness exceed in Glory but we all with open face beholding as in a glasse the Glory of the Lord are changed into the same Image from Glory to Glory even as by the Spirit of the Lord according to that of the Apostle to the Corinthians 2 Cor. 3.1 2 3 4 5 c. And being Taught of God we are at the disposings of God and it is our duty to wait upon God to Worship the Father in Spirit and Truth because the Father seeketh and requireth such to worship him John 6.45 46. as are sought and taught of him John 4.23 24. Joh. 6.45 And as every man hath received the gift even so minister the same one to another as good Stewards of the manifold grace of God 1 Pet. 4.10 whereby it is evident that Preaching is a gift of God And it is as evident by the Scripture that every one may Preach or speak on the behalf of God who have received that gift of God And they that have it not given of God are not required unto it by the Lord neither are such to do it as are forbidden by the Lord Psalm 50.16 17 18 c. If any man speak let him speak as the Oracles of God if any man minister let him do it as of the ability which God giveth that God in all things may be

And people had better be silent then speak on the behalf of the Lord until they be prepared by the Lord that they may speak as they are moved by the holy Ghost and as the spirit gives them utterance that it may appear and be evident unto them and others that they are guided by the spirit of God to reach the witnesse of God and be a refreshment to the souls of the people of God And because that Almighty God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ doth put his holy spiritual Laws into the minds of his people and write them in their hearts he is spiritually present in the mind and heart of a man when he puts his Laws in their minds and writes them in their hearts to give them the knowledge of himself that they may know it their duty to be obedient and subject unto him by walking answerable to the knowledge given of God who hath a Teaching Office and Ruling Authority within them And where or in whom God hath entred the hearts with his Power the spiritual Power of God is known to be a heart-opening Power and the Lord is spiritually present to open the heart and prepare it for himself It is therefore the duty of the People of God whose hearts are opened by the spiritual Power of God to wait upon God that they may know the Lord spiritually Teaching and strengthening the heart first teaching the heart to deny sin And secondly strengthening the heart and soul against the same And those hearts and souls that must deny sin are most strengthened by the Lord to stand against Satan and the preparations of such hearts in men and the answer of the Tongue is from the Lord and therefore agreeable to the mind of the Lord and profitable to themselves and to others as they speak unto them on the behalf of the Lord according to the preparations and directions of the spirit and Power of God in them Therefore let none be hasty to utter a Word before the Lord that flesh may be silent for the Right of speaking and ministring on the behalf of the Lord belongs not to the flesh but to the spirit Therefore he that hath an ear to hear is enjoyned and required by the Lord in the dispensation of the Gospel to hear what the spirit saith unto the Churches Seeing that such as have an ear to hear are enjoyned and required by the Lord in the dispensation of the Gospel to hear what the spirit saith unto the Churches It is apparent and evident by the Scriptures that the Spirit of God is of Counsel with the Church of God and hath a Right of Teaching in and speaking unto the Churches and he is to be heard and obeyed in what he requireth For as Flesh is to be silent and hath no right to Teach or speak in the Churches It is the duty of all true Christians to distinguish betwixt Flesh and Spirit that they may deny the Flesh and obey the Spirit For the Flesh profiteth nothing Therefore fleshly speaking is an unprofitable Action and is altogether uselesse in point of Salvation and Worship of God It is the Spirit that quickeneth and is appointed by the Father and the Son to be a guide to the People of God both to speak and act on the behalf of the Lord and because the Spirit of God is given for a guide to the People of God he ought by them in all things to be obeyed and followed that thereby they may be led into all Truth And as the Spirit of God is given for a guide to the People of God to guide them into all Truth so in order to the enjoyment of Truth the People of God are guided by the Spirit of God out of sin and self-righteousnesse and also out of all deceivablenesse of unrighteousnesse and whatsoever stands in opposition to a souls enjoyment of Truth for the Spirit of Truth which is the saints guide is as able to guide out of all sin and whatsoever stands in opposition to Truth as to guide the saints and true believers into all Truth And they that are led by the spirit of God they do not daily Err and go astray from the wayes of God but they who daily Err and go astray from the wayes of God do refuse to be led and guided by the spirit of God and they who refuse to be led and guided by the spirit of God must needs be subject to Err and go astray from the wayes of God and how should they guide others out of Errour who themselves are subject unto and daily live in Errour do not they Err in Doctrine Principle and Practise that forsake the spirit of God daily to Err and go astray from the wayes of God as aforesaid And though flesh must be silent and not take upon it a Teaching Office in the Church of Christ yet the spirit of God may speak in the Temple of God For it hath a Teaching Office in the Temple of God and a true Right to Teach and speak in the new Covenant and Gospel-dispensation And the bodies of men and women subjected unto and guided by the Spirit of God are the Temple of God Therefore the spirit of God may speak in and through them And as the Lord is the Teacher of his People he may be the speaker in them and through them And they are his Vessells or Temples for the holy Ghost to dwell in and he may make use of them and speak in them and through them according to his own good will and pleasure And the People of God are at the disposings of God whether in speech or in silence and he is worthy to be obeyed and have the preeminence and the praises that is due to the glory of his grace Written the 2d m. 1663 The End