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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

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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