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A21069	Information for the ignorant, or, The applicatory part of a late printed book, called, A light for the ignorant containing a few observations upon the I Cor. 10, which doe strongly prove it to be absolutely sinfull to heare the word preached in any false state, or assembly, whatsoever : also a postscript containing a challenge (layd down in 9. propositions) to all the Non-conformists in Old and New England, and Holland / made by N.E.	N. E.	1640 (1640)	STC 7435.5; ESTC S1911	21,219	26

for they could not be used holyly among the Babilonians who set them in their Temple because they wanted their proper seat or place of and being all those that had them when they were removed out of the Lords house could not use them but prophanely they being not the persons that God had appointed to use them nor the place This is plain if we consider the tennour of Gods Book with the third precept So that he hath compiled state laws ordinances with their offices and administrations together as may be seen in all the Churches and in this 10. Cor. Further that as men must not partake of any of Gods ordinances but according to rule So must they use and frequent none other for all wayes of a mans owne are by God condemded all precepts of men forbidden therfore the state and ordinances of Christ with all appurtenances must of all Gods people be flowed and adhered unto not to be departed from they being the onely life of the soule the wells in the right use of them that the waters of life doth run in So that by this little that is said I may be discerned both what I intend and also the drift of the Scriptures which is that Gods ordinances cannot be rightly used out of his own spirituall house or state and that it is unlawfull for us to goe any where else to partake of any of them Cant. 1.6 whether it be the Sacrament or hearing of the word seeing he that partakes in any administration in a state partakes of the state it selfe and so hath communion with the Devil the author and king of all false states as the Apostle against the Corinths in the 10th Chap. doth strongly prove by many illustrations So that hearing of the word under an Institution is aswell communion as receiving of the Sacrament for the sacrifice here spoken of was part of the Jews worship and not any of their Sacraments as the Non-conformists ignorantly and blindly affirme For they had Circumcision and the Passeover for their Sacraments instead of which Christ our King and ordinance instituter set up for us under the Gospell Baptisme and the Supper Now unto as many as walke according to this rule peace be unto them and mercy and unto the whole Israel of God Amen POSTSCRIPT A PVBLIKE CHALLENGE MADE BY N.E. to all the Non-conformists or Reformists in Old and New-England and Holland in the behalfe of the totall Seperation but in a speciall manner made to those persons in London that are convinced that the Church Ministry and worship in England are all of them Antichristian and yet hold it lawfull for themselves to walke in a stragling spirituall way without joyning or uniting of themselves to a true visible Church But all and every one of you are Challenged to Answer these 9. insuing Propositions particularly in writing if you be able London An. 1640. The first Proposition THAT the planting of Grace in the soule is not only a renovation but it is an instamping ingrafting or creating of a new creature or a communicating of the divine nature unto the soule which in no measure it had before no not in Mans innocencie 1 Cor. 15.45 to the 50. 2 Pet. 1.3 4 For Adam in his innocencie was but a perfect morall man and had no participation nor divine communion with the divine nature which if he had had he had been as perfect as Christ himselfe and could not possibly have fallen from his innocency for it is the Saints communion with the divinity of God which makes them that they cannot lose the truth of the seed of grace which God hath wrought or bestowed upon their soules 1 Joh. 3.6.9 4.4.2.27 the ingrafting of which is the immediat and alone worke of God Joh. 3.3.5 6. Ephes 2.1.4.5 6. 1 Pet. 1.3.23 1. Joh. 2.20.29 5.20 1 Cor. 2.12 wrought without the use of meanes Rom. 10.14.17 1 Cor. 1.18.21.24 Act. 27.22 to 25.34 And that all that the Ministry of the word or any other meanes doth is no more but this namely to manifest and declare that this divine principle or nature is in the soule Luke 8.5.8.15 or to build up and strengthen the soule in spiriturll things or in the wayes of God Acts 20.28 Ephes 4.12 13. 1 Pet. 5.2 2. That the onely materialls of which a true visible Church of Jeus Christ doth consist and is made up of is true matter and true form Col. 2.5 that is to say that all the matter or people ought to be totally Separated from the world and all Antichrstian Assemblies whatsoever 2 Cor. 6.15 16 17. Rev. 18.4 Seeing God in all ages put a visible and distinct difference betwixt his people and the men of the World Lev. 20 29. Deut. 7.6 Act. 2.40 19 9. of whom it is required that they be not onely beleevers but also have a competent measure of knowledge to joyne knit and unite themselves together in the comly order of the Gospell Deut. 29 9.10.12 Nehe. 10.28.29 Jer. 50.4 Act. 11.23 24. And the reason why faith onely doth not make fit matter is because that in the working of grace the soule is onely passive and not active in the least faith being wrought in or upon the soule by God alone But in obedience a beleever is active therfore it is required he should be fitted with a measure of knowledge to tender that worship and service which he offers up to God aright and according to his will otherwise it becomes will-worship and a lame sacrifice which is the sacrifice of fooles in which God hath no delight or pleasure Eccles 5.1 2.4 And the forme is that heavenly State City or Kingdome described in the Book of God which hath diverse and severall Names as the beauty of holines 1 Chro. 16.29 Syon Psal 84.7 Ierusalem Esa 62.6 the Lords holy Mountaine Esa 65.9.11 his holy or secret place which the Lord hath chosen to divell in Psal 132.13 14. Ierusalem the mother of us all Gal. 4.26 The City of the living God Heb. 13.22 Mount Sion Reve. 14.1 the beloved City Reve. 20.9 the holy City or new Ierusalem Reve. 21.1 2. the Lord is there Ezek. 48.35 and that we are now as strictly tyed to the institutions of Iesus Christ under the Gospell as the Jews were tyed to his institutions under the Law Acts 3.22 23. Heb. 3.2.5 10.28 29 12.25 3. That Jesus Christ in his new Testament never instituded no Nationall nor Provinciall nor no universall Church which then must needs have uniuersall Officers but onely particular Churches or Congregations many of which may be in one Kingdome or Province 1 Cor. 16.1 2 Cor. 8.1 Gal. 1.2.22 1 Thess 2.14 and all of them independant bodies Rev. 1.2 3 Chapters and yet every one of them have one and the same state Gal. 4.26 one and the same King head and Lawgiver one and the same Laws one and the same manner of government one and the same ordinance one and the same

institutions and manner of administrations having all administeriall power within themselves depending upon none but onely upon Christ their onely and alone spirituall and visible head 2 Cor. 11.2 Ephes 1.22 23. and the 5.23 Col. 1.18.24 2.19 who though he be spirituall as the Subjects Lawes government worship ordinances and administrations are yet is he visible Esay 9.6 7. Psal 110.12 Act. 7.55 56. as well as his Kingdome and all the Laws ordinances and administrations therof And that it is altogether sinfull and unlawfull for any whatsoever to inflict any bodily or corporall punishment upon any for spirituall things or matters of conscience seeing excommunication or casting out into the world is now in the Gospell put in the place of killing the body under the Law which wicked practise notwithstanding is not only used by the Diabolicall and Satanicall Prelats here in England but also by the Magistrates and Priests in New England who ungodly wickedly and sinfully unprison banish and take away mens goods and that even for Conscience sake 4. That it is the duty of all those that will approve their hearts unto God and declare unto his people that they are his Jam. 2 18 to walke in a spirituall totall Separation from the men of the world by joyning themselves freely and voluntarily to a true visible Church there publikely to worship and serve the Lord according to his own Laws ordinances and appointment seeing the Lord never promised his presence blessing peace nor protection to any persons whatsoever but onely these that walke in this State City or Kingdome into which all his people are bound in Conscience to enter into it Esa 26.20 Mat. 28.20 Cant. 1.6 that desire according to their duty to glorifie him in the eyes of the world by holding forth the publick profession of the purity of his truth as so many burning and shining lamps in the midst of a perverse and crooked generation Mat. 5.26 Phil. 2.15 That it savours of a muddy earthly carnall base and unsanctified heart for any man or woman whatsoever be they high or low rich or poore to plead that the people of God may lawfully walke in a stragling spirituall way though they joyne not themselves to a visible Church 1 Sam. 15.22 23. Mat. 13.44 45 46.6.33 Mark 10.22 23. for the servants of God in former ages made no cavils against neither needed they any pressing to this duty who with loning desires desired to come before God and meet with him in this his Sion Psal 42.1 2 3. and 84.10 and who have taken this Kingdome of God by violence Mat. 11.12 Act. 2.41 and that such pleading doth declare that the chiefe treasure of such persons are the empty huskes and base things of this evill world and that their hearts are possessed with selfe-seeking and selfe ends and covetousnesse which is Idolatry Col. 3.5 Ephes 5.5 and have no regard to Gods glory or honour for which sin he will plague them 1 Sam. 2.30 Psal 2.12 especially in their inward man 2 Thess 2.11.12 that they shall not excell in being famous amongst the true children of Sion for being eminent in the knowledge of the true wayes and mysteries of God and godlinesse Esa 19. 13 14. and 59 9 10 11 12. Mal. 2 2. 1 Cor. 1.19 3.19 That Iesus Christ did redeem and save his people from the wrath to come mainly and principally for this end that they should glorifie him both in their soules and bodies without feare Luk. 1.74 Joh. 14.21 23. 15.8.10.14 1 Cor. 6.19 20. Rom. 12.1 which is done when they walke unblameably and uprightly without any selfe-respects in his publike wayes which it is their duty so to doe Mark 10.30.33 in the worst of times and amongst the greatest oppositions whatsoever Reve. 12.11 14.1.4 though it be to the spoyling of their goods and the losing of their lives Mat. 10. 37 38 39. seeing Iesus Christ will have his full and whole price of all those that will truly imbrace and entertain him Zeche 11.12 which is to part with all for his sake and glory with willingnesse and contentednes Mat. 16.24 25. Mark 8.34 35.38 Luk. 9.23 24 14 16. whose praise and glory ought to be more precious and deare unto them then all they have are or shall be 1 Sam. 4.21 22. Dan. 3.16 17 18. that is to say then their own eternall happines and welfare And that it is impossible for any of Gods people to glorifie him aright as they should and ought to doe till they be entered into and joyned as fellow Citizens with the Saints Ephe. 2.19 in this heavenly State City or Kingdome which he instituted and appointed principally for the perfecting and building up of the Saints Ephe. 4.10.12 13 14. out of which they cannot possibly worship him aright nor come to the true knowledge of the naked and pure wayes of God seeing this City cannot be measured by any but those that are within it Therfore the peole of God according to his promise Psal 110.3 Jere. 50.4 5. ought with all willingnesse with longing and striving desires without any compulcion to come to worship God within this his Sion Tabernacle and dwelling place Psal 68.16 as his Saints in old time did Psa 84.1 2. 120.5 seeing here and no where else he hath promised his presence with the increase and growth in grace Psal 9.11 84.7 92.13 14. 133.3 Zeche 8.3.12 and hath tyed all his worship therto Joh. 4.23 24. Lev. 17.1.2 3 4. 9. Therfore blessed are they that dwell in this his house that they may be still praysing of him Psal 84.4 That it is as easie to prove that woman to be an honest woman that hath had twenty Bastards as it is to prove the Nationall or Parishionall Church or Churches in England to be Christs true Spouse Reve. 13.16 17. 16.19 And that they who by reason of blind and ignorant zeale offered their Children through the fire to the Devil and Molech Psal 101.37 Jer. 32.35 had as much ground and warrant for their so doing as the members in the Church of England have for their worship and service which they publikely tender up to God Reve. 9.20 21. 13.2.4 And that in the worship and service of God there is nothing indifferent but his commands doth strictly tye us to punctuall obedience in all times ages and places and that we must not in the least have any respect to a misinformed Conscience 2 Thess 1.7 8 9 10. which so farre as it falleth short of the word of God is faithfull seeing it is to be guided by the revealed will of God Deut. 29.29 Esa 8.20 2 Chro. 5.15 16 17. and to be measured by it and not it by a misguided or erronious Conscience Mat. 22.29 That though hearing in it selfe be a morrall thing and though a false administration cannot destroy nor annihilate any ordinance of God seeing the ordinance Maker is the onely and alone ordinance destroyer and