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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53689	Eshcol: a cluster of the fruit of Canaan; brought to the borders, for the encouragement of the saints, travelling thither-ward, with their faces towards Syon. Or, Rules of direction, for the walking of the saints in fellowship, according to the order of the Gospel. Collected and explained for the use of the Church at Coggeshall, by John Owen their pastor.; Eschol.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1648 (1648)	Wing O746; ESTC R214583	29,667	144

say unto you Loe here is Christ or there believe it not vers. 24. For there shall arise false Christs and false Prophets and shall shew great signes and wonders insomuch that if it were possible they shall deceive the very Elect. vers. 25. Behold I have told you before 1 Tim. 6. 3. If any man teach otherwise and consent not to wholsome words even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the doctrine which is according to godlinesse vers. 4. He is proud knowing nothing but doting about questions and strifes of words whereof cometh envy strife railings evill surmisings vers. 5. Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth From such withdraw thy self 2 Tim. 2. 16. But shun prophane and vain bablings for they will increase to more ungodlinesse vers. 17. And their word will eat as doth a canker Titus 3. 9. But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and strivings about the Law for they are unprofitable and vain vers. 10. A man that is an Heretick after the first and second admonition reject vers. 11. Knowing that he that is such is subverted and sinneth being condemned of himself 1 John 2. 18. Little Children it is the last time and as ye have heard that Antichrist shall come even now there are many Antichrists whereby we know that it is the last times vers. 19. They went out from us but they were not of us for if they had been of us they would no doubt have continued with us but they went out that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us 1 John 4. 1. Beloved believe not every spirit but try the spirit whether they are of God because many false Prophets are gone out into the world 2 John 10. If there be any that come unto you and bring not this doctrine receive him not into your houses neither bid him God speed ver. 11. For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds Acts 20. 29. For I know this that after my departing shall grievous Wolves enter in among you not sparing the flock ver. 30. Also of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse things to draw away Disciples after them ver. 31. Therefore watch Rev. 2. 14. I have a few things against thee becausè thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam ver. 15. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans which thing I hate ver. 16. Repent or else I shall come to thee quickly and will fight against thee with the sword of my mouth EXPLIC. X. THE former part of this rule was somthing spoken to rule 4th If the preservation of amity ought to be our aime then certainly the causes and Causers of Division ought to be avoided From such turne away There is a generation of men whose tongues seem to be acted by the Devill James calls it Set on fire of hell Chap. 3. 6. As though they were the meer of-spring of Serpents they delight in nothing but in the fire of contention disputing quarreling backbiting endlesse strivings are that they live upon Note such men and avoid them Generally they are men of private Interests fleshly ends high conceits and proud spirits from such turn away So the latter part of the Rule in particular concerning Seducers That a judgement of discerning by the spirit rests in the Church and the severall Members thereof is apparent 1 Joh. 2. 27. 1 Cor. 2. 15. Esa. 8. 28. To the exercise of this they are commanded 1 John 4. 1. 1 Cor. 10. 15. So it s commended Acts 17. 11. And hereunto encouraged Philip 1. 9 10. Heb. 5. 14. If the blind lead the blind both will into the ditch That gold may be suspected which would not be tryed Christians must chuse the good and refuse the evill If their Teachers could excuse them if they lead them aside they might well require blind submission from them Now that the Brethren may exercise this duty aright and performe obedience to this Rule it is required 1. That they get their senses exercised in the word to discerne good and evil Heb. 5 14. Especially that they get from the Scripture a forme of wholsome words 2 Tim. 1. 13. of the main Truths of the Gospel and fundamentall Articles of Religion So that upon the first apprehension of the contrary they may turne away from him that brings it and not bid them God speed 2 Epist. Iohn vers. 10. 2 To be sure to attend and hearken to nothing but what comes to them in the way of God Some men yea very many in our dayes have such itching ears after novelty that they run greedily after every one that lies in wait to deceive with cunning entising words to make out some new pretended revelations and this from a pretended liberty yea duty of trying all things little considering that God will have his own work done onely in his own way How they come it makes not so they may be heard Now whereas most of the Seducers and false Prophets of our dayes are men apparently out of Gods way leaving their own callings to come without a call ordinary or extraordinary without providence or promise none can put himself upon hearing of them without tempting God with whom it is just and righteous to deliver them up to the efficacie of Error that they may believe the lies they heare Attend only then to and try only that which comes in the way of God to others bid not God speed 3. To be alwaies ready furnished with and to bear in mind the Characters which the Holy Ghost hath given us in the word of Seducers which are indeed the very same whereby poor unstable souls are seduced by them As first that they should come in sheep-cloathing goodly pretences of innocency and holynesse Secondly with good words and fair speeches Rom. 16. 17 18. Smooth as butter and oyl Thirdly answering mens lusts in their Doctrine 2 Tim. 4. 3. Bringing Doctrines sutable to some beloved lusts of men especially a broad and easie way of salvation Fourthly pretences of glorious discoveries and revelations Matth. 24. 24. 2 Thes. 2. 2. Now I dare appeal to any whether these Characters and Signes which the Holy Ghost hath given us of Seducers have not bin the very meanes whereby men have bin seduced Let then the Brethren be acquainted with these things that they be not prevailed against 4 Utterly reject and separate from such as have had means of conviction and admonition Titus 3. 10. 5. Not to receive any without testimony from some of the brethrens of known integrity in the Churches such is the misery of our daies that men will run to heare those that they know not from whence they come nor what they are the laudable practise of the first Churches to give testimonials to them that were to passe from one place to another 1 Cor. 16. 3. and not to receive any without them Acts 9.