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truth_n	seek_v	worship_v	worshipper_n	1,970	5	12.2546	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87161	A glimpse of divine light, breaking through a cloud of errours. Being an explanation of certain passages exhibited by anonymus, to the commissioners of White-Hall, appointed for approbation of publick preachers, against Joseph Harrison Gospel-preacher at Lund-Chappel in Lancashire, for the supposed delivering of which, he was denied approbation. / Published by the said Joseph Harrison, and proposed to the consideration of all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity.	Harrison, Joseph.	1655 (1655)	Wing H897; Thomason E841_7; ESTC R207225	67,448	83

day and for ever 1 Cor. 13.10 12. Heb. 13.8 And that secondly This doth not destroy but confirm the external solemnization of the Lords day or first day in the week both in a cessation from all such works as may be either a vocamenta or impedementa and a diligent and special waiting upon God in the publick dispensing of such administrations as he hath instituted the thus exercising and stirring up the gifts and talents which God hath given to some for the benefit of others upon a special day being a powerful means as Mr. Shepherd well saith to sabbatize every day The fourth Querie 4. Whether to a Christian the Sabbath be to cease from working according to a form or letter If by working according to a form or letter be meant either a labouring in the flesh or power of the old man according to the tenor of the legal literal commands or a meere outside formall working in our owne tyme which is always ready John 7.6 according to any prescribed forme or penned rule whatsoever then doth the spirituall Sabbath imply a cessation from working according to a form or letter For first These are our own works both in respect of the principle and the end done either first in the time of darknesse to kindle a fire and warm our selves with the sparks thereof Isa. 50.11 Or secondly to get praise of men Luke 16.15 Or thirdly out of custom and conformity which is to be if not Hypocrites yet {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} as the Hypocrites Mat. 6.5 Or fourthly to quiet conscience and bribe the Bayliffe for serving the Writ according to the Law though it may be intended as well as pretended to pacifie the angry Creditor and get the debt book crossed Secondly this is a serving in the oldnesse of the letter and not in the newnesse of the Spirit as the Gospel-commands require or a worshipping without the Spirit and truth which sort of worshippers though Satan-like they will needs present themselves amongst the Sonnes of God Iob 1.6 yet doth not the Father seek for any such to worship him Iohn 4.23.24 Thirdly This argues a man to have only {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} not {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 2 Tim. 3.5 a legal form of godliness according to the directions whereof though with a heart unpurified he endeavours to act in the mean while denying and mocking at the power of godliness Scilicet The free Gospel-working Spirit by which Christians are acted The Sons of God {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} aguntur as the vulgar are acted by the Spirit of God Rom. 8.14 But if by working according to a form or letter be meant no more than working such works as are agreeable to a form or letter which differs if we speak strictly from working according c. or be it working according to a form or letter suppose that form or letter to be the Evangelical {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} or {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Rom. 6.17 2 Tim. 1.13 not the legal {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Rom. 2.20 2 Tim. 3.5 and the works wrought accordingly as is there required then doth the spiritual Sabbath not exclude but imply a working according to a form or letter For first The Spirit as hath been said works no other works but such as are agreeable to this form The works of the Spirit when wrought being alwayes agreeable thereunto though I dare not say that the Spirit in working is at any time guided therby Secondly This form or letter requireth all our works to be wrought in God Iohn 3.21 or in the Spirit and not in the power or life but in the weakness and death of selfish flesh Thirdly The rule or form may be observed by Christians in acting and yet Christians not alwayes observe a form or rule when and while they act Artificers that have any acquired habit may work agreeable to the rules of art and yet not always by their artificial rules The rule is alway Regula operis a rule of the work and it is wrong if not agreeable thereunto but not alwayes Regula operantis the rule of the worker Scilicet in working for it is not contrary to the rule though he sometime work without looking at it So the work be wrought accordingly and when wrought be according as is required in it And he when all is done submit his skill and work to be tryed by the standing rule Fourthly As the Spirit is the Pylate So this form is the compasse not by which he steereth yet according to which we are steered As the Spirit is the guide So this form is the rule not by which he guideth yet according to which we are guided As Christ in Spirit is the King or Ruler so is this form the Magna Charta according to which he though an absolute Prince is pleased to declare we shall be ruled by Fifthly As the Spirit ruleth and governeth according to these sciptural laws enacted in heaven and proclaimed by the Apostles on earth So these Scriptural lawes require us to be ruled and governed by the Spirit of Christ and make it death either to resist the commands of this governour who alwayes commands agreeable to these lawes or yeeld obedience to any other whether flesh world or devil who would rule according to their or our wicked lusts Sixthly the Negative commands do obligare semper ad semper always and unto all times so that it is a transgression of the Sabbath ever to obey either flesh world or devil suppose that the Spirit did suspend his Actings for a time The affirmative Semper but not ad semper alwayes but not unto all times except that of walking after the Spirit because that virtually containeth all the rest And the Spirit is continually moving enclining or powerfully working a Christian to some or other of the duties there required if not to those which commonly past under the name of works and duties yet to that which is the work of works Scilicet Believing waiting and resting in and upon God by Iesus Christ Exod. 14.13 14. Isa. 50.10.30.7 Psal. 27.14 Ioh. 6.29 And hence it is that prayer is alwayes a duty because in Specie alwayes commands Christians and yet are not Christians bound to be of the Sect of the Euchitae alwayes praying The determining in individuo when and which of these works is to be done by each particular Christian is left to the holy Spirit whom Christ hath sent to govern and guide his Church by the law of light life and love unto the end of the world For otherwise first Christ could not discharge those relations of Head Husband Bishop King Lord and Captain all which keeping within the bounds of the General Law Determine for those under them Qua tales when and which particular duties each shall do I say to this man go