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A61472	England's deliverance from the northern presbytery, compared with its deliverance from the Roman papacy by Peter Sterry, once fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, now preacher to the Right Honorable the Councell of State, sitting at White-Hall.	Sterry, Peter, 1613-1672.	1652 (1652)	Wing S5479; ESTC R223757	30,515	46

all subdued before you had founded and built up that Interest and Strength by which they opposed the Glorious out-goings of GOD before you and endeavoured your Ruine This is that which I call the Scotch-Presbytery and now compare with the Romish-Papacy 1. The Comparison is first to be made in those things which I call Agreements between them and these are Six 1. Agreement Both joyn in setting up the Scriptures the Word of God outwardly exprest as the Letter of that Law by which all things of Christianity and Religion are to be judged So Scotus himself teacheth in his Preface to his Disputes upon the Sentences that Religion must be grounded upon a Revelation In this not onely the Romish-Papist and Scotch-Presbyter but all who pretend with any face to any thing of GOD or CHRIST do concur But there are two things in a Revelation There is Lex Revelata and Lumen Revelationis that is the Law Revealed and the Light of Revelation One is the Subject or Master but the other is the Forme the Life the Essence of a Revelation Now these Two Parties meet in this to magnifie the first of these the Law Revealed This they make the foundation of their Throne the Scepter of their Government which as taken singly by it self is but a breathlesse Carkass or a Dead Letter Herein a Living Member of IESVS CHRIST is in this Point distinguished from all other●… He receiveth ownes bowes down to the Law revealed upon this account because it comes down from Heaven into his heart in a Light of Divine Revelation 2. Agreement These two of whom we speak do Both asse●… a visible Iudge on Earth upon whom all Particular Persons are to depend for the Determining of those two Grand Questions First what is Scripture Secondly what the sense of that Scripture is The Romanists say that this Iudge is the Pope or an Oecumenicall Councell The Scotch Presbyter is for a Nationall Assembly or rather an Oecumenicall Assembly if the Civil Government would bear it This Presbyter condemns the Papist justly because he suffereth not the people to read the Scriptures in their own Tongue But who art thon O man who condemnest another and dost thy self the same thing while thou forbiddest private persons to read the Scriptures with their own Eyes Thou confinest them to Spectacles of the Assemblies making while thou permittest the Reading but prohibitest the Interpreting of the Spriptures according to that sense which the Holy Spirit brings forth to every man in his own spirit if it be not stumpt for Currant by the Spirit of the Generall Assembly Why dost thou judge the Papist for exalting un-written Traditions to an Equall Authority with the Scriptures when thy way maketh the Scripture it self in the Letter and Meaning of it a Tradition of the Elders 3. Agreement Both these Sects have a very great Jealousie over the Spirit of GOD As the Pharisees said concerning IESUS CHRIST Joh. 11 48 If we let this man alone all men will believe on him and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and Nation So say these two the Romish and Scotch Principles in the hearts of men If we yeeld to this to let the Spirit alone and to suffer all men to believe on the Holy Ghost as the onely witness and evidence of Divine Truth if we give way to this as sound doctrine that it is the proper office of the Third Person the Spirit and of him alone to Apply Truth Authoritatively as it is of the second Person to Act of the first Person to Decree that it belongs to this Spirit alone authoritatively to testifie in the spirits of Men what those words are which himself hath taught what the meaning of the Spirit is in those words if this be once granted that nothing is to be received as Divine Truth but that which brings an Epistle of Commendations along with it written by this finger of the Living GOD upon the Heart then farewell all Religion all manner of Sects Heresies Heathenisme will break in upon us and take away the very face of a Church from amongst us It is said of JESUS CHRIST that He was numbred among transgressors in his death Such usage as our Saviour himself found on Earth from Pilate and the Priests such doth his Spirit find to this day from the Papacy and that Presbytery of which we speak The Holy Ghost as he appears and gives forth his Oracles in his Temples which are his Saints is numbred among Whimsies Fancies Fanatick Furies Enthusiasmes and so is condemned is suppress'd 4. Agreement A watchfull Opposition to all Growths of Truth above the pitch and stature of Opinions commonly received Nothing is accounted so dangerous in things pertaining to the Gospel as Innovation although S. Paul command us still to be transformed in the Renewing of our Mindes that we may prove what the good and acceptable will of GOD is and this to Saints already converted as a continual duty in which they are ever to be exercising themselves that they may have new mindes to day in comparison with those which they had yesterday and new mindes again tomorrow in comparison with their mindes to day yet the same Iesus yesterday to day and for ever As in some places of the River Thames you have Wyers set up quite crosse the River and basket nets laid in those Wyers to catch those Lampries that come swimming up against the stream so both in Papacie and in Rigid Presbyterie all Constitutions Methods frames of Doctrine and Discipline seem to be as wyers with nets in them set crosse the whole stream of civil and Religious conversation to catch every discovery of Christ every manifestation of the Gospel which comes up against the present Tide the general Current of Principles and Positions They labour as to hedge in the Wind to binde up the sweet influences of the Spirit they will not suffer it to blow where it lists because they know not whence it comes or whither it goes 5. Agreement in Annexing the Spirit to outward Formalities Like Simon Magus Both seem to believe that the Gifts and Ministery of the Spirit may be purchased by the Coin of Education Parts Moral honestie formal Qualifications Ceremonious Observations of outward Rites So is their way laid so are all their practices managed as if by a kind of Simoniacal Magick that power which alone can aw or secure us from the divel were shut up within the circle of their custemary and solemn Forms VVhen the LORD saith Neither on this Mountain nor in Jerusalem but in spirit and truth shall all men worship the Father Yea say they but spirit and truth dispense themselves within the Ierusalem of this Church-order on the Mountain of these rituall observations these consecrated forms 6. Agreement in making Religion a Rise to Civil Pomp and Power JESUS CHRIST saith My Kingdom is not of this world But say these two Factions Our Kingdom

is signified by Egypt to the Iews and what by their being brought up out of it Ans. This is plain in the Letter of the Scriptures and needeth no answer to those who have read Moses and his Book of Exodus 2. Question What is meant by the NORTH as to the children of Israel Answer Babylon stood NORTH to the Holyland and the Return from the Captivity at the end of the seventy years was a Bringing up of the People of GOD from the NORTH But that cannot be the Meaning here for Three Reasons 1. Reas. The Return from Babylon was not with such an out-stretched Arm with such a Glory of Miracles of the Divine Presence it was not to such a Rest as the comming up out of Egypt had been 2. Reas. The Children of Israel were not all brought back from the NORTH at that time only Two Tribes and these but in part 3. Reason My Text joyns with the bringing up of Israel from the NORTH the bringing of them from all places into which they have been scattered which was never yet done These two universalities of the Promise for all Israel and from all places remain unaccomplished to this day When GOD brought up Israel his son out of Egypt He planted him as a vineyard with a Legall Dispensation with fleshly Ordinances a Tabernacle a Temple a VVorship a Presence a Glory appertaining to these But Ieshurun waxed fat with these fleshly VVorships He kick'd the Heel against his Master that fed him his Father that brought him up He set up the Temple above the LORD of the Temple he holds up the Ordinances against him when he came who was Greater then the Ordinances and the End of them all Then did God thunder from Heaven against his Holy Things and consume them with his Lightnings Then did he scatter Israel into a Dispersion a Desolation where he wanders abides shut up without Priest or Teraphim even untill now When the Nation of the Iews was taken away Christians in the Letter immediatly succeed into their place They sit down at a Table of fleshly Ordinances They also are in snared by their Table Their Hearts grow fat their Eyes are closed up with flesh They see not to the End of the Letter and therefore cannot own the Lord that Spirit when He comes to those who are under the Letter as to his own Christians succeeding the Iews in Ordinances in Idolizings of the Letter in rejection of the Lord the life of the letter for the leter's sake succeed them also in their desolations dispersions and shall at last accompany them in their return to their everlasting rest 3. Question What Egypt signifies in the state of Christianity Answer Egypt is Sodome the Mother of fornications and Witchcraft Antichrist is Egypt and Sodome Spiritually as Iesus Christ is Goshen and Canaan the land of light of rest There are many Anti-christs but two principle ones 1. The Anti-christ to the letter 2. The Anti-christ in the letter to the Spirit 1. The Anti-christ to the letter This is like the Samaritans of old a spirit of Heathenism and profanenesse bringing forth it self into a loose profession of Christianity that it may oppose it self to the purity of holinesse according ●…o the letter and perseeute Iesus Christ in the fleshly mani●…estations of himself This is that spirituall Egypt which will not suffer the people of God to go forth three dayes●…ourney into the VVildernesse to worship on Mount Sinai 〈◊〉 the outward purity of ordinances and legall cleansings of ●…e flesh 2. The Anti-christ in the letter to the Spirit through an annoynting in the flesh with many heavenly gifts unto the illumination and sanctification of the flesh unto tasts of touches of a Spirituall a Heavenly sweetnesse and power becometh an enemy to the Heavenly substance to Jesus Christ as he is a Quickning Spirit This is that Spirituall Egypt which will not suffer the people of God to go forth free from Mount Sinai three dayes journey further through the Wildernesse through the death of Christ to worship on Mount Sion This is the Abomination of desolation set up in the Holy Place or where it ought not to be of which JESUS CHRIST speaketh It is the ordinary phrase of Scripture to call an Idol an Abomination Now this is the setting up of an Idol where it ought not to be even in the Holy place The spirituall whore cloathes her self with the ordinances of Christ she washes and bathes her self in the letter of the Scriptures untill her flesh shine with the exact purity of an outward holinesse she perfumes her self with the sweet savours of the oyntments of the spirit decks her self with the fleshly manifestations of the Heavenly Bridegroom as with Jewels When she hath done all this she shews her self for the Ierusalem above the true Mother of all the Saints she persecutes the Free-woman out of the world into the Wildernesse that she may with the more ease and quiet passe for her The lovers of this whore cry up the glory of Christ in the flesh his ordinances his outward word his appearances to his impressions on the earthly man fo●… a pretence that they may cry down Iesus Christ as h●…comes in the glory of the Father as he is the new and he●…venly man This is the Highest Abomination being thus set up in t●…holie Place in the Sanctuary it self to maintain an opp●…sition to the invisible glory of the most Holy Place whi●… is within the vail As this is that highest Abomination so it brings t●… greatest desolation along with it It makes desolate that h●…ly Place those holy things in which it is set up Ordinances Qual fications Manifestations the Flesh of CHRIST the letter of the Scriptures it scatters the flock of CHRIST one from another into the Wildernesse it brings the death of JESUS CHRIST as a sign upon them it drives them out into a Cold Frozen Barren Dark Desolate state as into the Corners of the NORTH Right Honourable Twice have those Two Spirituall Egypts when you have been carryed forth from the midst of them with a mighty Arm followed you with Mighty Hosts to bring you back again into a Land of darknesse and House of Bondage Twice hath the LORD over-whelmed them in the Red Sea of their own Blood Two severall Quarrels have you had with these two Egypts Your first Quarrell with the one was for the Purity of the Letter and Ordinances against a Spirit of Profanenesse and Superstition Your second Quarrell with the other was for the freedom of the Spirit in his holy his heavenly Outgoings goings before you both as to Religion and Civill Rule against the Letter and Ordinances perversly opposed to the Spirit which is the Light Life Truth End of both Two severall Testimonies hath the LORD given on your side against your Enemies in these two quarrels as for your Enemies He hath made

of God in Greek according to the most frequent use of it in the sacred Writings {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} which signifies Iudgement Both together represent the Iudgement of the people of God or the people of God in Iudgement How is this Laodicea interpreted by the Angels that poure the fifth viall upon the Seat of the Beast the sixth viall upon the River Euphrates the Defence of the Great Babylon These Angels are described Rev. 15. ver. 6. The seven Angels came out of the temple having the seven plagues cloathed with white linnen and having their brests girded with golden girdles As the seven Churches had their severall Angels Rev. 1. v. 1. so have severall Dispensations of God to the Saints whether they be at once or in Different seasons Angels are the Ministers of the Divine dispensations as they descend from the Spiritual unto the natural man of a Saint These seven Angels powring forth these vials do upon this account denote seven dispensations or Appearances of JESUS CHRIST coming forth from the secret of the spirit into an outward manifestation through the flesh of the Members of Christ These poure forth the vials of Wrath upon the children of Wrath by the pouring forth of Grace upon their lips as the LORD consumes the Man of sin by the brightnesse of his coming But you have this Laodicea these Angels from the Temple plainly discovered by Daniel 7. 9. The Ancient of Dayes did sit whose garments was white as snow Behold One in the same Raiment with the Angels of the Vials ver. 22. Untill the Ancient of dayes came and judgment was given to the Saints of the most High v 26. The judgment shall sit and THEY shall take away c. Behold the Angels in white Behold the judgment and Judges in Laodicea The Ancient of Dayes coming forth appearing in his Beloved These are his judgment Seat his Iudges This is the sitting of the judgment 2. A Party judged The sixth vial falls upon the River Euphrates which encompasseth Babylon mystery the mother of fornications Waters hold forth a Spirit in which the flesh or letter stands lives and flourisheth as the Earth in the Waters A River is a Spirit either having the power or putting on the form of Light and Purity Under the same Vial is made mention of the false Prophet out of whose mouth an unclean spirit yet a spirit of miracles goes forth See the River which defends the spirituall Egypt and Sodome Is not this false Prophet he who would seem to be the River of Iordan making glad the City of Laodicea with his pleasant stream when he is as the dead Sea in the midst of her who saith I am rich and want nothing and knowes not that he is miserable poor blind and naked This is he who falls in to uphold the Dragon and the Beast who summons all the Kings of the Earth to battell in this common Quarrel against the Saints Is not this that very little horne of which Daniel speaks Dan. 7. vers. 8. There came up another little horne and behold in this horne eyes like the eyes of a man a show of divine Light a plain character of the River Euphrates the false Prophet and a mouth speaking great things that is I am rich and need nothing This little horne had a look more stout then his fellows vers. 20. He makes warre with the Saints vers. 21. He speaks great words against the most High GOD the Father and our LORD JESUS as he is in the most High the most holy place of Spirit and Truth above Flesh above Types he wears out the Saints untill this Iudgement sits ver. 25. This is the party judged 3. The Kingdom sinking is the Seat or Throne as it is in Greek of the Beast filled with Darknesse Revel. 16. vers. 10. The drying up of Euphrates by the Beams of a spirituall Glory vers. 12. The Battel of the great Day of God Almighty against all the Kings of the Earth v. 14. The spuing of the false Prophet out of the mouth of Christ Revel. 3. 16. The Thrones cast down Dan. 7. vers. 9. The Beast slain for the great words which the Horn spake vers. 11. The taking away of his Dominion consuming destroying it unto the end 4. The Kingdom springing is the everlosting dominion given to the Son of man by the Ancient of dayes Dan. 7. vers. 13 14. This everlasting Kingdom is given also to the Saints who must reign together with their Saviour vers. 27 Sweetly harmonious with this is that pleasant melody in the eares of Laodicea At the beginning of the Epistle our glorified Iesus is held forth to be the beginning the Head the Principle of the creation of God the New and Eternall Dominion Revel. 3. vers. 14. At the end of the Epistle He promiseth his Saints that they shall sit with Him in His Throne as He sits down with his Father in his Throne Thus the Ancient of dayes gives the Kingdom to the Son of man The Son of man gives it to his Brethren All Three raign each in other are Thrones and Kings each to other These are the Kings of the East for whom way is made by the drying up of Euphrates Revel. 16. vers. 12. These Kings from the East bring into my minde a place of Ezekiel to which St Iohn seems to relate as pointing at the same Time and Thing It is chap. 43. vers. 2 3. And behold the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the East and his voice was as the voice of many waters the Kings of the East which come with him and the Earth shined with his glory And it was according to the Vision which I saw when I came to destroy the City the vision that I saw by the River Chebar vers. 4. The glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate whose Prospect is to the East Ezekiel in his first chapter saw the glory of the Lord come from the North with a dreadful tempest He saw it come to destroy the City He saw it remove from the old temple and City of fleshly Administrations Here he sees it come from the East with a most blessed Serenity and Sunshine which cloathes the whole Earth he sees it enter into the New-built Temple to take up Its rest there for ever Remember O Christians to distinguish between these two commings of the LORD Iesus at the end of dayes 1. From the North 2. From the East 1. When your Saviour comes from the North he comes upon his chariot He comes in the glory of the Father with all his holy Angels Thus he comes unto your inward man But he comes flying upon the wings of a VVhirle-winde Ezek. 1. 4. He comes upon wheeles of Fires with a flame of fire issuing forth from him Dan. 7. 9. 10. He comes with rebukes and chastenings Rev. 3. 19. He comes as a thief in the Night covering himself with a