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A78218	[Baʻal-samz] or, Soveraigne balsome, gently applied in a few weighty considerations (by way of quærie) for healing the distempers of such professors of religion as Satan hath wounded and drawn aside (under the notion of living in God) to the utter renouncing and casting off the use of divine ordinances, and Gospel-institutions of worship. With an apendix by way of postscript to such professors, wherein the most principall grounds upon which they build their practise, are fully answered and removed. And a catalogue of the errors that many of them hold since they left the ordinances, discovered. As also a true relation of Gods extraordinary working upon one of this way very lately in Plimouth, to the sight of his error, for the good of others published. / By Will. Bartlet, an unworthy minister of the Gospel, and lecturer at Bytheford in Devonshire.	Bartlet, William, 1609 or 10-1682.; M. P.	1649 (1649)	Wing B987; Thomason E549_19; ESTC R209139	79,502	81

his subjects in righteousnesse yet still in greatest love and mercy 2. Besides secondly I answer Doth not this ground upon which people build the neglect of duties c. as it is propounded expose them to great danger of being acted by f Vid. Boltons Bounds of Christian freedom p. 199. where hee shewes how Satan may move a person to the performance of religious duties many wayes a Spirit of Delusion For suppose they staying till the Spirit move them as they speak in the former ground to pray c. that the motion to the performance of the duty be irregular and unseasonable yea altogether unsuitable to the calling and condition of the party that is moved to the duty shall they forthwith conclude that this motion is from the Spirit of God Nay are they not rather to conclude that it is from Satan who is a lying and deceiving Spirit whose depths and wiles are numerous and who knowes how to advantage himselfe against us as well by ill performing of duties as by Non-performing them and is it not the generall opinion and judgement of the godly that are taught of God that one speciall differencing character between the motions of the Spirit of God and Satan is this that the one moves orderly seasonably and suitably to the word and a persons calling and condition but the other disorderly unseasonably and contrary to or at least without the word And therefore without question those that build their performing of duties upon this ground onely may as well especially if they be not experienced Christians bee deluded by Satan as led by the Spirit of God 3. Lastly to say no more are not the Scriptures altogether silent herein and doe not in the least hold forth such a Rule as this to beleevers that none should not enter on the performance of duties till the Spirit move them nay is it not as cleare as the Sunne at Noon day that the Scriptures doe expresly hold forth to the contrary g Luk. 21.36 Rom. 12.12 Ephel 6.18 Col. 4.2 1 Thess 5.17 enjoyning beleevers to pray alwayes to pray continually to pray without ceasing to watch unto prayer with sundry the like expressions not take heed as if beleevers were to doe nothing else but pray and perform religious duties for then there would be no place left for their civill employments in their particular Callings which in their place and order are to be done also but that they should endeavour to preserve in themselves a holy and spirituall disposition towards that duty and all other duties of the like nature that so they may be ready upon all occasions ordinary and extraordinary publique and privat to draw nigh to God in the performance of them Object But doth not this derogate from the honour of the Spirit Ans No more then the working of particular next causes do from the universall cause which seldom or never produceth particular effects without a concurrence of particular causes e. g. The Sunne is the universall cause of all the fruitfulnesse of the Earth Vide Bridge Overflowings of Christs fulnesse p. 31 32. yet it doth not produce that fruitfulnesse without the help of man So here the Spirit of God is the universall cause of all the spirituall actings of the Saints yet he doth not ordinarily produce those actings without the concurrence of those gracious habits are wrought in their hearts in their conversion Nay the concurrence of such particular causes with the universall cause can be no dishonour to it in regard that they doe not act by themselves properly but together with and from the influence and vertue of the universall without which they could doe nothing John 15.5 The seventh Ground on which people build their neglect of duties is this That the performance of duties and use of Ordinances is more legall then Evangelicall looking more to a Covenant of workes then a Covenant of Grace engendring to bondage where as the Gospel gives more grace and affords more liberty looking more to beleeving then working Ans The whole frame of this Argument is carnall and savours too much of the flesh and very much nnbeseeming those that would have the world to look upon them as more then ordinarily spirituall and such as have attained to greater enjoyments of God then others My Reason is this Because those persons that enjoy most of God and live highest in the Spirit have their hearts most enlarged and carried out in communion with God in Ordinances and especially that of prayer so that I may truly affirme it A man of most grace is a man of most prayer but a man of least grace is a man of least prayer And wee have a singular evidence of it in the Apostle Paul who was as Evangelicall a Christian and lived as highly in God I suppose as any that now cast off Ordinances how exceedingly was he given to prayer how much was he in that duty as well as in other duties but in this of prayer he was more then ordinary so frequent as if he had leasure for no other employment and tooke delight in nothing else And hence it is that he saith oftentimes that he prayed without h Rom. 1.9 Col. 1.3.9 2 Tim. 1.3 Phil. 1.4 Philem. v. 4. 2 Thess 1.11 1 Thess 3.10 ceasing that he prayed alwayes that he prayed exceedingly night and day with divers such like expressions And as it was with this pretious servant of Christ so it hath been with the most eminentst beleevers in all Ages so far have they been from looking on performance of holy Duties as Legall Services and engendring to Bondage 2. But secondly if wee diligently observe the Tenor of the Gospel and new Covenant of Grace shall we not finde that they call upon beleevers for the strictest and most exactest performanees of the duties of Gods worship not allowing beleevers to live in the willing neglect of any known duty towards God or man or themselves if wee are not convinced of it let that notable place of Tit. 2.11 12 13 14. be considered where the Apostle shewes that the Grace of God that bringeth salvation viz. the Ministery of the Gospel and new Covenant that worketh grace instrumentally in mens hearts and revealeth the freelove of God through Jesus Christ to sinners hath appeared to all men teaching us that denying ungodlinesse and worldly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world i. e. soberly in respect of our selves righteously or justly in respect of men and godly or holily and religiously in respect of God In which words I conceive are wrapt up the whole duty of a Christian as it respects the first and second Table This is the Doctrine of the Gospel or new Covenant of grace not of the Law or Covenant of workes And the Apostle in the 14. verse goes on to amplifie it by shewing one chiefe end of Christs comming into the world was to redeem them from iniquity and to

now dealing with the great and mighty ones of the earth for their slighting of him and rebellion against him And why should you be found in the number of them you I say that have made profession of him and sworne fealty to him If such shall have stripes that have not done their Masters will though they have been ignorant of it what will become of those then that have known it and yet have not done it nay wilfully neglected the doing of it O consider it betimes for it 's a fearfull thing to fall into the hands of the living God Heb. 10.31 If those that despised Moses law died without mercy c. of how much sorer punishment suppose yee shall they be thought worthy that trample under their feet the Sonne of God c. Can you think that your profession of holinesse and pretence of living in God can beare you out while your practice is clean contrary using your liberty as an occasion to the flesh O consider whether you be not within the number of those which are prophesied shall come in these latter days of the world in which we live 1. Men that shall have a form of godlinesse The prophesie of the Apostle Paul but denying the power thereof 2 Tim. 3.5 that creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sinnes led away with divers lusts ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth verse 6.7 resisters of the truth as Jannes and Jambres men of corrupt mindes reprobate concerning the faith who shall proceed no further for their folly shall be made manifest unto all men as theirs also was v. 8 9. 2. Men that deny the Lord that bought them 2 Pet. 2.1 The prophesie of the Apostle Peter that walke after the flesh in the lust of uncleannesse that despise Government presumptuous selfe-willed and who are not afraid to speak evill of dignities verse 10. that count it pleasure to ryot in the day time and sport themselves with their own deceivings v. 13. that have eyes full of adultery not being able to cease from sinne beguiling unstable soules whose hearts are exercised with covetous practices vers 14. that have forsaken the right way and are gone astray following the wayes of Baalam the sonne of Bosor who loved the wages of unrighteousnesse verse 15. that speake great swelling words of vanity and allure through the lusts of the flesh through much wantonnesse those that were cleane escaped from them that live in error v. 18. that promise them liberty but in the meane while are themselves servants of corruption being overcome and brought into bondage v. 19. 3. Men that have a Spirit of Antichrist in them The prophesie of the Apostle Iohn that goe out from the Affemblies and communions of the Saints 1 John 2. 18 19. that deny that Jesus is the Christ that deny the Father and the Sonne v. 22 23. that will not acknowledge J. Christ to be come in the flesh 1 John 4.3 that are of the world that speak of the world and the world heareth them v. 5. that are not of God and therefore will not heare those that are sent of God being led by the Spirit of error v 6. 4. Men that turn the grace of God into lasciviousnesse The prophesie of the Apostle Iude. Jude 4. that are filthy dreamers defilers of the flesh despisers of dominion and speake evill of dignities verse 8. that corrupt themselves as bruit beasts in what they know naturally v. 10. That goe in the way of Cain and runne greedily after the error of Baalam for reward and perish in the gainsaying of Core v. 11. That are spots in feasts of charity feeding without feare that are cloudt without water carried about of winds trees whose fruit withereth without fruit twice dead plucked up by the roots v. 12 That are raging waves of the sea foaming out their owne shame wandring starres to whom is reserved the blacknesse of darknesse for ever v. 13. with much more to this purpose in v. 15 16 18. concluding all with this that they are such as * This place hath formerly been much abused by the Prelates and their creatures and still is by those that have changed the Name but not the Nature of them applying it to such as come out of Babylon and from the mixtures and corruptions of man in the worship of God to serve the Lord after his own minde and will made known to them in the word when the place is clean contrary to be understood and applied separate themselves viz. from the true ordinances from the comunion of the godly in the use of them as may be gathered from the following verses 20 21. being sensuall having not the Spirit v. 19. Now whether such as to this day under a pretence of living in God and enjoying Gospel-liberty doe cast off the use of ordinances deny Churches ministery c. and walk after the flesh to the fulfilling of the lusts thereof as they were wont to doe before they were first enlightned be not such as are before mentioned I leave to any that are unprejudiced men to consider Wherefore to draw to a conclusion of all in regard that the will of Christ is that we should have compassion on some making a difference Iude 22. thereby teaching us that some may erre out of infirmity and others out of wilfulnesse and so are not to be dealt with in the same way and manner I therefore in the last place humbly desire in the greatest meeknesse and bowels of compassion that such who have been carried away with this error of the wicked to renounce and cast off the use of ordinances and performance of duties which Jesus Christ hath commanded to be performed out of weaknesse and infirmity would be intreated timely to consider the evil of such a course and practise how much it derogates from the honour of Christ and happinesse of their own souls Deare souls for whom Christ died and to whom Christ hath possibly many times made known the kindnesse of his heart I beseech you weigh the former Considerations without prejudice and then tell me whether you are not out of the way Consider the answers to the severall grounds upon which you build the leaving off the practice of duties and ordinances and then see whether you have not cause to sit down with Ephraim and smite on the thigh and say every one to himselfe What have I done what an evill and bitter thing is this that I have cast off the wayes and meanes in which I formerly enjoyed such soule-satisfying ravishing melting communion with the Lord Jesus and the Father through him Pray give me leave to demand seriously of you whether it was not farre better with your soules when you kept close with God in the use of ordinances and were strict in closet converses with your beloved whether sin were not more irksome tedious grievous but then some to your