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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	heart_n	spirit_n	worship_v	4,411	5	8.9748	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30541	Some false principles and errors discovered and refuted in a short answer to a catechism book, which is said to contain the principles of religion, put forth by a namelesse authour, but is supposed to be the work of one Samuel Eaton ... but upon true examination he is found to be teaching the traditions of men for the commandments of Christ ... / by E.B.	Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.	1659 (1659)	Wing B6023A; ESTC R36303	12,581	15

SOME False Principles AND ERRORS DISCOVERED AND REFUTED In a short Answer to a Catechism book which is said to contain The Principles of Religion put forth by a namelesse Authour But is supposed to be the work of one Samuel Eaton a professed Minister of the Gospel among the Sect of the Independants in Cheshire But upon true examination he is found to be teaching the traditions of men for the commandements of Christ and his Principles are proved to be not according but contrary to the Spirit of God and the Scriptures By E. B. LONDON Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate 1659. TO THE READER THE Reason and Cause of this being sent abroad is for the better Information of all but more particularly for the good of that Assembly to whom Samuel Eaton is Minister and Pastor that they may know the truth from errour and the way of Righteousnesse from all false wayes and may turn from Idol-shepherds that destroyes the vineyard and treads it down and may come to Christ and receive him who is the chief shepherd to feed his flock with the bread of eternal life And the reason why these false principles are charged upon Samuel Eaton is this it being doubtful to some who was the Authour of that Catechism wherein these principles and doctrines was held forth John Gredley and Anne Sheeld by name was with the said Samuel Eaton and asked him if he owned that book the Catechism and he said he would maintain all in it that was his answer THe wayes of the Lord are equall and just but the wayes of the Sons of Adam are altogether corrupted and different and contrary to the wayes of Salvation And the wisedome that is of this world is foolishness with God and its end is destruction to it self and to all that walk therein And what is man that he shall prescribe a way to his Maker and who is it that will be more wise then God to set him a way how he must teach his people Therefore in vaine have men laboured and have reaped to themselves nothing but wind and confusion And in vaine have they sowen for others to reap after them whose fruit hath been emptiness and not filled the hand of the gatherer And in particular this book with which I am now dealing is the fruit of an empty Tree which cannot satisfie the hungry soul nor comfort the weary seeker for the satisfaction and comfort of the seeking hungry soul dependeth only upon the Lord and upon the bread of life that commeth down from God and the soul that eats thereof is satisfied and comforted for ever and hungers no more nor thirsts any longer but the fountaine is in him and the well springs up unto eternall life and he goes no more forth And if so be that all herein were true and sound Doctrine and were learned so as to express it over againe in words this might be and yet the soul still remaining in anguish and under sin and death though increased in the knowledg that is from below and yet in a farther ignorance of God for the wisdom of this world knows not God neither can it teach nor receive the knowledg of the things that pertaines unto life eternall but to the simple and to fools doth the Lord teach and reveal the knowledge of his kingdom and it is not received from books nor the teachings and traditions of men but by the manifestation of the eternall spirit which doth lead into all truth and reveal the mysteries of Salvation The first thing that I take notice of is this thou saist God is a Spirit and he is one in ●eing and is to be distinguished into three persons and the Father Son and holy Ghost are personall relations and if one be a person such are the other c. 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The Father Son and Spirit is one this we believe and know according to the Scriptures but as for thy word person that is carnall and too low a word to denominate God by who is infinite for God and the spirit hath no person nor cannot truely be distinguished into persons for a person hath relation to place time and change and is not in all places at all times at once and the Scriptures knowes no such distinction for God is is a spirit and hath no relation to one time place or alteration more then another but filleth heaven and earth and his presence is in all and over all who is blessed for ever and is infinite and without person or confined being and the Scripture no where in true translation doth denominate God Christ and the spirit by persons and personall beings nor doth distinguish them into three persons for persons are related to carnall as I have said and persons is to low too denominate God and Christ and the spirit by so thy principles are unsound and not agreeing to the spirit of God and the Scriptures And therefore not to be beleeved nor received Whereas thou saist That the one standing rule according to which God is to be sought worshipped and served is the holy Scriptures in which God hath revealed himself in all things which he would have believed and done c. 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It is the spirit of God that gave forth the Scriptures which spirit was and is within the saints that leadeth into all truth and teacheth to know all things and that spirit of God only is the standing rule to walk in and to walk by it was the rule to Abel Enoch Abraham and the rest of the holy Fathers that lived before any scripture was written and it was the rule to the Prophets to Christ and to the holy Apostles they all followed the spirit and walked in it and spake and wrought and acted as the spirit of God within them moved them and led them it was not the Scriptures but the sprit that gave forth the Scriptures that was the standing unchangable unerring rule of worshiping serving and obeying the Lord God and that same spirit is the standing rule to us also for the Apostle commands to walk in the spirit and that which we are to walk in is our rule and as many as are the sonns of God are led by the spirit of God and then the spirit is their rule and that guides the feet in the way of peace and in the spirit is God worshipped for they that worship him must worship him in the spirit and in the truth such he seeks to worship him for it is in the hearts of his people and within them that God reveales himself by his spirit for it is the spirit that revealeth the things of God and none knows the things of God saving by the spirit of God and that reveals God and teacheth to worship God and to serve him and the Scriptures they declare of the rule and of the revelation of God and are a declaration of all things which is to be believed and practised by the children of the