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A76237	A seasonable warning and word of advice to all papists, but most especially to those of the kingdome of France; for them to turn from their idolatry, and gross superstition, and speedily to repent, and hast to meet the Lord by amendment of life, least he come on them, and smite them unawares ... / Charles Baily.	Bayley, Charles, 17th century.	1663 (1663)	Wing B1473A; ESTC R170471	59,588	68

the strength of the Creature being to stand still bearing his dayly cross and thereby is made subject unto him who is able to save to the utmost all who come unto him in and through Christ the Door Power and Wisdome of God who is the Light of the World Therefore Salvation is not of works but of grace which is freely tendered to all mankind upon the face of the whole earth for the grace of God that bringeth Salvation hath appeared to all men teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearance of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purifie unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works Tit. 2.11 14. Therefore were your Priests truly in the knowledge of God and his Misteries they would bring you to the knowledge of the Mistery that hath been hid from Ages which without controversie is great to wit God Manifest in the flesh which was Christ in the Saints the Hope of glory and were you rightly instructed you would come to know the riches of the glory of this Mistery Col. 1.27 for it would be your glory also for it was the Saints hope of their glory which hope will perfectly save you and cleanse you from sin and evill and thereby purifie you as Christ is pure for this is the only and true hope which anchors and stays the soul And if you once come to this then their Trade is spoyled but they are as ignorant of it as you your selves but the true Ministers of the New Covenant preached nothing but what themselves were witnesses of therefore saith John That which was from the beginning which we have heard which we have seen with our eyes and looked upon and our hands have handled of the Word of life that they did declare to the people that the people might come to have fellowship with them and their fellowship was with the Father and with his Son because their living and walking was in the Light as God was in the Light 1 Joh. And this is the end of the true Ministers ministry who were Ministers of the Spirit and not of the Letter neither did they boast of other mens sayings made ready to their hands as your Priests do for what they pray preach and speak unto you are other mens works yea the greatest part of your worship which is the Masse and the rest thus they make merchandise of your for dishonest gain made and put in by the will of men and by the will of men are upholden and guarded by a Law that none must speak against their open abominations but the day of the Lord hath overtaken them as a thief in the night and their works of darkness must and will be brought to light let them fence themselves never so wisely and dig as deep as Hell for Counsel yea the day is come and though they should exceed all their fore-fathers in burning and persecution it would but add to their torment for the Sword of the Lord is drawn and will never be sheathed until it hath cut them up root and branch yea the cup of Gods fury is filled even to the brim and they must drink the dregs thereof though they be made and upholden by men yet of a truth men shall not be able to save them for let them daub and flatter never so much to make them a wall or shelter the wall which is daubed and the daubers shall fall together This of a truth is the determination will and counsel of the most high God though bryers and thorns do set themselves against him in battel all shall be in vain for the breath of his mouth shall burn and consume them for ever for he of a truth is arisen before whom all Nations are as the drop of a bucket and as the small dust of the ballance Behold he taketh the Isles as a very little thing yea all Nations before him are as nothing and they are counted to him lesse than nothing and vanity He measureth the waters in the hollow of his hand and meeteth out the Heavens with a span and comprehendeth the dust of the earth in a measure and weigheth the mountains in scales and the hills in a ballance I say even he whose presence fills Heaven and Earth is risen to plead the cause of the Innocent the poor and the needy and to make way for the meek that they only may reign over the works of his hands in his Son who must and shall reign over all for ever and this will he perfect for his own names sake the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it therefore it is a vain thing for men to cloath themselves some in one habit and some in another and one saith he is of such an Order and another sayes he is of such an Order whilest they are all in the order of sin and uncleannesse the root thereof stands firm and untouched within them though they disguise themselves like so many Anticks in severall shapes more like men of unmodest deportment than like men fearing God which doth in no wise consist in such like disguised habits but in a clean heart for The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom which leads to the true understanding of the use of all the creatures of God and how to use them in decency and true order and in the moderation for which end they were created and made even to serve man and man his Creator in fear with a clean heart and pure mind but man being degenerated from this holy life gets into habits and meats by diversities and calls some holyer than other though in the beginning they were all created good as it is written Every creature of God is good and nothing to be refused But these men get into several habits and call them holy as though the wool that came from the sheeps back availed any thing and thus the Pharisees were in dayes past in outward observations of dayes and things and went in long robes esteeming one thing holyer than another for which Christ rebuked them saying Whether is it greater the gift or the Altar which sanctifieth the Gift And likewise in those days being ignorant of that which sanctifieth and maketh clean by which all things comes to be sanctified to the Creature whether meat drink or apparrel through the use of which only they should have had regard to the Giver who regardeth not nor respecteth the person of any man much lesse the cloathing or meats or drinks which desileth not the man but of all Nations He that feareth God and worketh righteousnesse is accepted of him as saith the Scripture But these things the Apostles saw was crept in amongst many in their dayes as Touch not tast not handle not which thing had a fair shew but it was but

so this is the true Christians life state and warfare to suffer persecution pray for enemies and to do good to them which hate them and ever ready to lay down his life for his vilest enemies and freely forgive as he desireth God his Father to forgive him and out of this life I testifie there is no salvation therefore read and consider a name will never save you without the nature and this nature you can never witness except you follow Christ Jesus through the Regeneration for until the new birth come to be witnessed and the new creature known that is renewed according to the likeness of him that created him for neither Circumcision availeth nor uncircumcision but a new creature there is but those two bare rule in man even Cain and Abel the one a Murderer the other a sufferer for which cause the sacrifice of the one was accepted and not the other though they both offered of the good yet Cain not being in the good was not accepted neither is any in that nature unto this day accepted for the Sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord therefore saith Christ Except your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees you shall in no wife enter into the Kingdome of God Math. 5.20 Mark that and consider what their righteousness stood in even in the same that yours doth to this day even in meats and drinks and in the observation of dayes and times new Moons and Sabbaths and stand praying in the streets as I have seen some of you do and that before Images Therefore cease from those dead works that you may come to worship and serve the living God in spirit and truth for such only he seeketh to worship him And again Christ saith Except a man be born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God Joh. 3. which is certain and true So all people upon the face of the whole earth may prove themselves by it whether they be in the Kingdome yea or nay for no unclean thing can enter there because it is the holy habitation of the glorious God of all power So be no longer deceived by the deceivers but search try and prove your selves If Christ be not in you ye are Reprobates 2 Cor. 13.1 Profess what you will dross and reprobate silver shall ye be called except ye repent and cease from this grievous Idolatry and will-Worship Priests and People without respect of persons Therefore whilst you have a little time prize and lay it to heart before it be too late for your Idolatry much exceedeth that of the Scribes and Pharisees much less your righteousnesse Therefore lay it to heart before things which belong to your eternal peace be hid from your eyes and you be left to perish eternally Consider it is a dreadfull thing to fall into the hands of the living God and if you slight this the day of your visitation ye shall in no wise escape them but shall feel them in dreadful vengeance and judgment which will be too heavy for you to bear and in the day which is nigh at hand you shall cry to the rocks and mountains to fall upon you to cover you from the wrath of him who hath long born with you like a Lamb checking and reproving you for evill by his pure light in your Consciences which if ye refuse to hear and obey you will feel him also as a Lion before whom you shall never be able to flee but by his dreadful wrath will you be consumed and all they who have executed judgment without mercy shall have the same rendred into their own bosomes for God is no respecter of persons And dreadful is that day which is dawning over your heads wherein the hearts of every one shall be made manifest and accordingly shall they receive at the hand of the Lord and not according to names habits or titles These are true and faithful sayings which shall shortly come to pass therefore blessed is he which is found waiting that he may not be found eating and drinking with the drunken nor smiting his fellow servant for an account must every one give of their talents Woe will be to the slothful and unfaithful servant when his Lord shall reckon with him for every one of you have received a talent and gift from God to improve and every particular of you shall be called to an account for it how you have made use of the Lords money Read the portion of him who hid his Lords money in the earth Math. 25.30 for it will assuredly be yours if ye do the like even to be cast into utter darkness where shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth If any shall say have I a talent given me to improve seeing I was never told so by any of my Teachers which have been many a one upon whom I have bestowed a great part of my substance yea thou hast a talent given thee of God yet I do believe not any of the Teachers or Hireling Priests could tell thee or any so but of a truth a talent both thee and all men have which is given them of God to improve which talent is the Light wherewith Christ hath enlightned all men which Light shineth in the Consciences of all men and testifieth against all the deeds of darkness Joh. 1. This is the grace of God unto salvation which hath appeared unto all men which taught the Saints to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live soberly and righteously in this present evil world which is the true improvement of it and to that end it is given and because it is given and hath appeared to all men therefore shall all men be left without excuse in the day of account and to plead ignorance will stand you in no stead in that day Christ Jesus saith The Kingdome of Heaven is within you speaking unto the Scribes and Pharisees yet they were not in the Kingdome for if they had they would not have crucified the Lord of glory But this is a Mistery to this dark Generation for Christ compared the Kingdome of Heaven unto a grain of Mustard-Seed and also unto a little leaven which a Woman took and hid in Meal and it leavened the whole lump therefore blessed and happy will they be who come to know this leaven in themselves that so they may be leavened into its own holy pure nature for the seed of the Kingdome is in every one though every one be not in it yet it is there as a grain of Mustard seed yet where it takes root and grows it becomes the biggest amongst all the plants and so covereth the whole earth in man Read the Parable and consider how the sower went forth to sow he sowed upon all sorts of ground but it was onely the good ground where it prospered and tooke root downward and brough forth fruit upward some thirty some sixty and some an hundred fold this is the true increase of the