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A76289	A briefe ansvver to R.H. his booke, entitled, The true guide, &c. Wherein are occasionally declared and proved by Scripture these particular things following: [brace] first, that the baptisme of water is a distinct baptisme from the baptisme of the spirit. ... Sixthly, in what sense some things related in Scripture are not Scripture, with divers other particulars occasionally spoken of. / By R.B. a well-wisher to the truth, and R.H.	R. B., Well-wisher to the truth.	1646 (1646)	Wing B159; Thomason E357_2; ESTC R16628	31,113	40

further In Page 6. saying what Scripture have any to raile against the Parliament Answ Truly none that I know of nor any warrant at all to be unfaithfull toward them in the least who have been so carefull of our peace and safety and so faithfull towards us though some would have had it otherwise But R. H. would make the world beleeve that those that differ from his opinions and practices are such and therefore mentions divers opinions and among the rest this Interrogatory to render them as hatefull to the world as possibly he can as this Interrogatory especially must needs do if it were true but it may be he hath heard some that stand opposite to his opinions speake foolishly that way though for my part all those that I am intimate with stand to this day as cordiall and reall for the Parliament as ever as our neighbours can testifie But contrariwise I have heard of some of his opinion that have proved unfaithfull to the Parliament should I therefore take occasion to make mention of the actions of some few of his opinion to the world to render all of the same opinion odious yet this is the very drift of his mentioning this thing as may appeare to them that read his Booke But it may be he will say he doth but interrogate but he may know well that interrogations are either strong affirmations or strong negations and I thinke he will not say it is a negation but should I have begun and done such a thing so publiquely against them of his opinion I should have been thought at least a seducer unjustly endeavouring to draw the Parliament and well affected peoples affections from such His next things he mentions in the same page are Magistrates Masters and Fathers Verily I know none that are accused by R. H. that take away in the least from Parliament Masters or Fathers what God nature and this whole Kingdome hath invested them with severally from God but I never yet read in the Gospell of Christ Jesus that ever he gave any in the world power over the consciences of his people in matter of worship 1 Cor. 7.23 Ye are bought with a price be not the servants of men Col. 2.20 Why as though living in the world are ye subject to Ordinances touch not taste not handle not which all perish with the using after the Commandements and Doctrines of men But marke the enmity of this man against them hee opposes hee would have them thought to bee such as cry downe superiority and inferiority and yet he knowes well they stand for all due subjection to Caesars Masters and Fathers as much as he if not more For we conceive all civill subjection to be due to such whether Heathens or Christians but if he will give to them that which belongs to God we are not bound to doe so too by his example we acknowledge no power in matter of worship above Christ Jesus who is the only Law-giver to his people whose government differs from Moses government even as his house differs from his Heb. 3.2 3 4 5 6. who was faithfull to him that appointed him as also Moses was faithfull in all his house And Moses verily was faithfull in all his house as a servant but Christ as a sonne over his own house c. So that the Government of Moses house is as unfit for Christs house as a poore cottagers for a Kings house Besides Moses house yea even that whose State being shaddowish when Christ the body came the shaddowes must needs fly away as Solomon saith then to what purpose serve his proofes from the examples of the Kings of Judah more then of the Priests of Judah for the Government of Christs house unlesse they are understood spiritually and not according to the Letter For were not the Kings and Priests of Judah both types of Christ Jesus Now if he will more argue from the one than from the other let him shew his grounds from Scripture if he will argue from both as he must of necessity if he do from either then how wil he escape the Episcopall order even the Papall power of Rome it self which they raise up to the foundation of the Aaronical Priesthood But it may be R. H. is not throughly convinced of the truth and extent of the typicality of that estate nor the spirituality of the present Gospell state as the antitype of that Let him therefore a little consider first the Land is called holy Zach. 2.12 The glory of all Lands Ezek. 20.6 Emmanuels Land Esay 8.8 the typicall rest Deut. 12.9 10. Which when men beleeve they are said to enter into not that naturall Canaan but the spirituall rest Heb. 4.3 For we which have beleeved enter into rest c Besides Jerusalem when the Jewish state stood was the chiefest place of Gods worship unto which all men of that Nation were bound to resort three times a yeare according to the Law Exod. 34 23 24. Thrice in the yeare shall all your men children appeare before the Lord. So Psal 122. But now every where and in every Nation men may worship God if they worship him in Spirit and truth John 4.20 21 23. The houre commeth when ye shall neither in this Mountaine nor in Jerusalem worship the Father But the houre commeth and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and truth Acts 10 35. In every Nation he that feareth him and worketh righteousnesse is accepted of him Secondly The people were separated from other people to God Levit. 20.26 I the Lord am holy and have severed you from other people that you should be mine But where hath God in the Gospell separated any whole Nation or Kingdome as a peculiar people but rather chuseth out to himselfe a people by the voyce of the Gospel not of all Nations but out of all Nations and tongues Rev. 5.9 Thou hast redeemed us by thy bloud out of every kindred and tongue and people and Nation And is it not plaine that the spirituall Israel holy Nation and peculiar people as Peter calls them 1 Pet. 2.9 ●re the true Antitype of that Thirdly The Priesthood was typicall as may be seene at large Heb. 7 8 9 Chapters what was signified by it and how and in whom fulfilled Lastly To go no further though much more might be said the Kingdome of Judah was typicall to Christ according to that Gen. 49.10 The Scepter shall not depart from Judah nor a Law-giver from between his feet till Shilo come So Hos 3 5. Afterward the children of Israel shall returne and seeke the Lord their God and David their King and shall feare the Lord and his goodnesse in the latter daies Ezek. 37.22 24 25 And I will make them one Nation and one King shall be King to them all ver 24. And David my servant shall be their King Amos 9.11 In that day I will raise up the Tabernacle of David that is falne So Esay 9.6

A BRIEFE ANSVVER To R. H. His Booke ENTITLED The True Guide c. Wherein are occasionally declared and proved by Scripture these particular things following First That the Baptisme of water is a distinct Baptisme from the Baptisme of the spirit Secondly That the Baptisme of Water doth not by Scripture expression signifie the Baptisme of the Spirit Thirdly What is signified by the Baptisme of Water Fourthly In whom the true Right of Church-power resides and how typified in the Law Fifthly The State of the Church and Ministry in Babylon typicall and mysticall Sixthly In what sense some things related in Scripture are not Scripture with divers other particulars occasionally spoken of By R. B. A well-wisher to the truth and R. H. Prov. 18.17 He that is first in his owne cause seemeth just but his neighbour commeth and searcheth him Prov. 30.12 13 14. There is a generation that are pure in their owne eyes and yet are not washed from their filthinesse Read Ezek. 43.7 8 9 10 11. LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert and are to be sold at his Shop at the West end of PAUL● 1646. The Epistle to the Reader ALL men are naturally addicted to take up that Religion for the true Religion which they find to be received and allowed in that Nation wherein they are borne those that are borne in Turkey take up the Mahumetan Religion those that are borne in Rome the Popish Religion and yet neither of these the true Religion and Worship of God so that it plainly appeares that whole States have been deceived in matter of Religion and Worship and what State can be instanced that the Successors haue not in many particulars contradicted their Predecessors and both of them cannot be in the right for the Truth is but one us God is one the cause of this chiefly is because men rather take up Religion then are taken up of it men commonly take things upon trust untried doing as other of their Neighbours do even live in men in matters of Religion and Worship more than in God contrary to that Matth. 15.9 Col. 2.20 22. most men dreame of a worldly Sanctuary still in being whereas Gods house in the time of the Gospell is Spirituall The Apostacy from the Faith under Antichrist is a meere Riddle to thousands yea and thousands that are convinced of that Apostacy confine it to the Popish Church and plead a restitution from Luthers time but point blanke from Queene Elizabeths And yet we see much of that corrected of late and must it needs be there are no Truths left behind still undiscovered Prophecying in Sack-cloath God is not bound to restore all Truth at once nor to a multitude but even a few and they perhaps despised ones 1 Cor. 1.27 28. even like those Fisher-men which Christ chose It is well known the decay of Truth was graduall from the Apostles times as may be seene 2 Thes 2.3 7. and Rev. 8 and 9. Chapters And the restitution is likewise graduall as may appeare Revel 14. and 16. Chapters Where we may observe the Truths increase and Antichrists decrease by degrees contemporising so that the rise of the one is the decay of the other which being well considered may serve to convince many of a too common errour amongst us for most men yea even many Professours are resolved as by their practice may appeare to receive nothing for Truth but that which hath the stampe of a State Approbation Had such Professours lived in the Apostles times the Truth and such would have had little acquaintance for Christ saith plainly Luke 17.20 The Kingdome of God cometh not with observation And I suppose Christ will come with as little worldly state and pompe at the restoring of the Truth from under Antichrist as at the first publishing of it to the Gentile world Matth. 12.19 But because Christ hath none of this forme or beauty among men Esay 55.1 2 3. He is despised rejected and not esteemed the lesson of bearing the crosse Luke 14.26.27 is a hard lesson and yet true Disciples learne it I will only premise two cavets to the Christian Reader and so conclude The first is this take heed of rejecting true light under a pretence of reproached new light least in so doing thou reject Christ Secondly take heed of receiving older new light from any men whatsoever upon trust untryed by the Word and Spirit least that curse light upon thee Jer. 17.5 Thus saith the Lord cursed be the man that trusteth in man and maketh flesh his arme such are said to depart from the Lord in their hearts If any thing I have written in this ensuing Tract come in evidence of Truth receive it as those Samaritans John 4.42 because of Christs owne Word If any thing I have written appeare otherwise to thee upon tryall reject it and so will I through Gods grace any mans Sayings or Writings dissenting from the Word of Truth but let thee and I receive and reject in Love and the God of Peace and Love shall be with us and make us one in Truth also in his own time Phil. 3.15 Joh. 17.17 19 21. R. B. TO speake a word or two and so to let passe this Epistlers invectives and reproaches we being frequently used to beare them from the Pulpit can the easier beare them from the Presse and we having experience of his fallibility in judgement ever since the Bishops impositions conceive them to be more prejudiciall to themselves then to us they being evident discoveries of the bitternesse of his spirit against us that differ in judgement from him but being so void of Truth from Scripture to backe them we shall esteeme of them but as the Ignis fatuus of his own braine for he hath only three quoted Proofes from Scripture not to make good his reproaches but to prove two things namely that there must be Heresies and false Prophets both which we easily grant having had so long experience thereof for we find that Antichristian Spirit to have begun and continued ever since the Apostles times till this day and that with no small esteem in the world for honour and greatnesse amongst men they chiefly hunt after the Disciples of Christ were infected with it but durst not own it before Christ Mark 9.33 34. for he expresly forbids it Matth. 20.25 26 27. Luke 22.25 26 27. This lofty Spirit began in Diotrephes 3 John 9. and ever since this Episcopall generation have loved and endeavoured to have the preheminence these false Prophets are very covetous 2 Pet. 2.3 2 Cor. 11.20 The true servants of Christ were not so 2 Cor. 12.17 The false Prophet and the Antichristian Beast aspire and expire live and dye together 1 Joh. 4.1 3. Rev. 20.10 They came to some height even in the Apostles times for they raigned like Kings whereas the Apostles the true servants of God were in disgrace and reproach they were at peace while the true servants of God were persecuted 1 Cor. 4.8 9 10

if it were so why is he so angry with us for so doing We dare not do any thing without Scripture as he doth as we have already declared and shall further appeare in the matter following And whereas he mentions Thiatirahs Prophetesse that came with her deep learning I understand that to be so because she spake not as the Oracles of God 1 Pet. 4.11 But with the enticing words of mans wisdome 1 Cor. 2.4 And where hath R H. had either by word or writing such from his opposites except a passage or two in this our answer to pay him in his owne Coyne for we have had such from his Epistle as Orthodox Heterodoxe Enthusiasmes Ignis fatnus Anodines Enchiridion If he call this deepe learning we agree with him but if he meane by deep learning that which is allowed of God 1 Cor. 2.10 such as our arguments to him have hitherto beene and still do consist of then it is no marveile he cannot answer them for God saith expresly that such as are resolved and setled in their formall waies setting up that Idoll in their hearts they shall not have the Truth discovered to them but he will in judgement being enquired of suffer the Word to sound after the sense of their old formes and false wayes Ezek. 14.4 Thus saith the Lord God every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his Idols in his heart and putteth the stumbling blocke of his iniquity before his face and commeth to the Prophet to enquire of him concerning me I the Lord will answer him according to the multitude of his Idols But truly his learning in his Booke is shallow enough for it hath no ground or foundation whereon to build that he chiefly aimes at and what that is I have declared already In Page 11. I find a pretended answer to a pretended allegation which he there saith he met with how true I know not it is this They perswade people that the Word delivered in private and by private men of their way is more sweet and they can profit more by it than by that which is taught in the publike Ministry To which he gives a twofold answer first he makes that had in a private way to be stolne waters Pro. 9.17 and forbidden fruit Gen. 2.9 16 17. Chap. 3.6 Whereto I answer first if ours be stolne waters so is his for he preaches in private take private in his own sense as I have declared before and I wonder how he dares to trade in stolne waters and to eate forbidden fruit unlesse it be lawfull for him only so to preach and not for others But secondly though he hath overthrowne his own practice he hath not yet proved our practice to be either stolne waters or forbidden fruit as I have declared already upon another the like occasion whereto I referre And whereas in Page 11. he is large in his amplification of this to upbraid others the matter there being convertible it fits R. H. himselfe as much as it can do us unlesse he thinkes that we are only bound to have and shew love towards him and he quite contrary towards us verily in this he deales just like the Pharisees Mat. 23. require much from others but performe little themselves So he would have all our words and waies towards him paved with butter and hony though his words and waies be with gall and wormewood towards us as by and by shall appeare His next allegation he seemes to answer is in the same Pag. 11. and it is this They would perswade people that we are not able to maintaine what we teach or hold for they have offered to reason with our Ministers or private men but they cannot get us to it this he knows for the most part to be true but he answers some of you have been reasoned with and confuted too though you will not acknowledge it but if any have refused it is not because we cannot maintaine the Truth we hold but because you are a perverse people that will not yeeld to the true meaning of the Spirit of God in the Scriptures but will make all Scriptures to speake what they would have them speake to maintaine what they hold and practice I answer first he acknowledges in part our readinesse to reason with them and their unwillingnesse to reason with us But whereas he saith further that we have been reasoned with and confuted too he should have done well to have declared in what particulars the time when and the place where and in the meane time we must taxe him for an untruth It follows Page 12. where he saith Because you are a perverse people and perverse and obstinate in an erronious way such as will heare no reason Answ In Pag 11. in the last amplification he censures the censorious that they do not indeed profit by the Word because they grow not in charity and so by his owne Doctrine he profits not by the Word in their Assemblies because he is not charitable but very censorious doing that which the Word plainly forbids Mat. 7.1 2 3. Judge not that ye be not judged for with what judgement ye judge ye shall be judged and with what measure you mete it shall be measured to you againe And why beholdest thou the moate that is in thy brothers eye but considerest not the beame that is in thine owne eye c. Rom. 14.4 Who are thou that judgest another mans servant to his own master he stands or falleth Christ Jesus is our master to whom we stand or fall therefore let not R. H. be so proud as to get into our Masters Chaire for he will question him for so doing Rom. 14.10 Why dost thou judge thy brother or why dost thou set at naught thy brother we shall all appear before the judgment seat of Christ If R. H. had censured us to be false worshippers in relation to some outward false worship it might have argued rather weaknesse than wickednesse in us and so some place left for charity that we might have been Christians still But he hath point blanke made us Hereticks according to the common and known distinction of Heresie that obstinacy joyned with error is Heresie yea a little more vile too even brutish such as will heare no reason and yet for all this he would be thought to be humble and charitable Further saith he You are a perverse people that will not yeeld to the true meaning of the Spirit of God in the Scriptures but will make all Scriptures speake what they would have them speake c. Answ Truly we do no more feare his false censures here than his false English but the truth is that he takes for granted that only to be the true meaning of the Spirit of God in the Scripture which he yeelds to And all that differ from him to be a perverse people so that many thousands who are as really godly as ever was R. H. come under this censure and are by him