A faithful warning to out-side professors, and loose pretenders to Christianity of all sorts Taylor, Thomas, 1618-1682. 1661 Approx. 19 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 6 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2005-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A64254 Wing T572 ESTC R20667 12734910 ocm 12734910 92989 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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COme all ye Professors of Scripture upon the Face of the whole Earth under what form soever , what have ye learned hitherto of all that ye profess ? have ye learned to Fear God and keep his Commandments ? have ye learned thus to Love God ? and do you love your Neighbour as your selves ? do ye not profess to love God above all things , and your Neighbour as your selves ? is this done ? what ? will a profession of words commend you to God , where the obedience is awanting ? O thou that art called Christendom , how art thou fallen ! how art thou become the Plant of a degenerate Vine ! how are thy Grapes become as those of Sodom ! who shall bring healing to thee , who hast rejected the balm of Gilead , that the Father brought to thee . O Thou foolish Child ! how hast thou triffled out thy precious Time about Toyes and Triffles , and hast not regarded the Voyce of thy Maker , who hath waited all day long to gather thee , and to do thee good ; but thou wouldst not ! Thou hast Chosen the worse part , in that thou hast forsaken the Lord the Fountain of Living Waters ; and hast hewed and chosen to thy self a Cistern , that will hold no Water . Thou art gone into the wayes of the Old World , upon whom the Flood came : And which of those sins , for which Sodom burned , are a wanting in thee ? O! The pure River of Life , that would quench thy thirst , how is it slighted and neglected by thee ! And therefore art thou utterly unsatisfied , in whatsoever thou dost , or attempts to do . Thou art never able to sati●te thy soul with husks : Thou must come into the Fathers house before thou hast Bread enough . But thou sayst in thy heart , Thou art a Queen , yea , That thou art Rich , and indued with goods , and hast need of nothing : When as alas in the true Light , that loves thy soul , thou art seen to be miserable , poore , wretched , blind and naked . A long Course hast thou run ; but the promised end thou hast not reached : thou hast been like a bewildred sheep , running from Mountain to hill to find a resting place , where no rest is . Thou camest indeed a little out of Aegypt : but O! how soon didst thou turn back again thither , from whence thou came , and loved the Flesh-Pots of Aegypt , yea , the Onyons and Garlick better , then God's Manna in the Wilderness : Thou shouldest have followed the Lord perfectly unto the Land of Rest in patience , and silence of Spirit under his voice , and teachings . But thou grew weary of waiting upon thy God , and saw Images of things on Earth , and Images of things in Heaven , and bowed thy heart to them , and didst not keep thy heart to the power that broke through the Darkness for thee . Nor didst thou keep thy eye to the Light of Life , that freely shined out of Darkness for thee to have guided thee through the dark-howling Wilderness to Sion . But thou being careless , and selfish , thou lend thy ear to the voyce of the stranger , that cryed , Lo here and Lo there : and so wast thou led out of the Way into By-Pathes of sin and death , where thou hast been lost from the true Life , and true Light , and Spirit , that wrought in thee in the beginning . And thou hast not to this day throwly considered thy loss ; nay very little is thy nakedness and wretchedness laid to heart in thee . And now therefore thou , that art called Christendom , What is the Wood of thy Vine ( seeing thou hast lest off to bear Fruit to the Lord ) better , then the Wood of another Tree ? nay , it is not so good as any . For , if the Salt , that should season other things , have lost its Savour , wherewith shall it be salted ? and of what use is it , but even to be trodden under feet of men . O! that thou wert wise to consider , at least in this thy day the things of thy peace in this great day , wherein the Bridegroom , which hath been as one travelled into a far Country , is come again , and is appeared in his antient love , power and perfection to visit thee , and to seek thee up out of every place , where thou hast been scattered from sin in the long Night of Apostacy , to see , if any of the pure love , that was in thee in the day of thy Espousals , may be recovered to himself out of thee : that he may know , how to do thee good , and how to make manifest his antient love unto thee , which burned the hearts of his simple Israel into such love of his goodness , as to follow the Lamb wheresoever he went in the beginning . But O thou polluted Woman , how art thou wandred away from the true Sheep-fold ! how art thou gone a whoring from under thy God! how art thou covered with the shades of Night ! and how art thou lost amongst the Countries , and mingled with the Heathen ! yea , thou hast chosen thy own wayes , and worshipped the works of thy own hands , and hast cast the pure law of God behind thy back . Yea , the Light of the Glorious Gospel of Christ , which hath shined to thee , and would have gathered thee up to God , thou hast rejected , and hast not liked to retain God , nor his light in thy knowledge . And so thou art become vain in thy mind , and thy foolish heart is become so dark , that thou worships thou knows not what , like those that know not God ; and art become a prey to every Beast of the Field , and art bowed in thy heart to the creatures , more then to the living God the Creator . And therefore will he arise in thee in great Majesty , and dreadful Power , and will yet again bring to pass his Act , his strange Act in thee . And he will not meet thee as a man , but as a consuming Fire : because thou hast rejected his goodness , patience and forbearance . And hast heaped to thy self teachers after thy own heart , who have rocked thee asleep with their false voices crying peace , peace , when t●eir was no peace : for Their is no peace to any wicked on , saith the True God , forever , profess what they may . For the Lord is come to look for Fruits . And now Wo , Wo to the Fruitless Trees , to the Briers and Thorns ! for the fire of the Lord God will consume them . And now will the Lord God bring to nothing all thy Might , Wisdom , Glory , and Greatness , whereby thou hast exalted thy self , and dishonoured him ; and the meek shall inherit heaven and earth . And blessed is he , that overcometh that evil and wicked spirit , that so much reignes and rages in thee , for he shall be called God's Son and shall inherit all things , as saith Scripture . For the end cometh : and who shall stop the course of the everlasting Sun of Righteousness , whose day is dawned , blessed for evermore . O thou Corrupted Earth , who wallowes in the blood of thine Iniquity ! who art become Deaf to the heavenly voice , and art become an Enemy to nothing so much , as to that good thing that would unburden thee of thy corruptions ! O! O how hath Hell inlarged it self for the multitude of those wilful transgressors in thee , that are posting on in their sins this day to the Chambers o● death ! who are making provision for the fleshly lusts , which war against the soul ! who will not believe , what their miserable state shall be , though one come from the dead to declear it in true experience to them . But O thou Little Remnant of Wheat amongst such a heap of Chaff ! O thou lovely Seed of God , which brings forth Fruit of Righteousness to his glory , and so shines forth as Lights in the sore said dark world . Do thou rejoice , and be thou glad forever in the Lord thy Saviour , who hath loved thee with an everlasting love , and by his Arm of Power hath raised thee up to be his servant , and hath gathered thee into his Bosom of Safety to lie down , and rest in peace with himself for evermore . So be it , even so be it , saith the Spirit and the Bride . So do thou , O Lovely , Holy Seed begotten to God in Righteousness ; do thou trust and rejoice in the Lord thy God for ever . And be not troubled nor dismay'd at the roarings of the Waters of Babilon ; but be still , be still , be at rest and Peace in the Arms of the Lord God Almighty , blessed blessed for evermore . From a Lover of God's Everlasting Truth , Thomas Tayler . PEOPLE , THis know , That the Entrance into Righteousness is the Only and Alone Entrance into the Kingdom of God , and there is not another . Christ is Gods Righteousness , and so the Door : He that entreth not in by me , saith Christ , is a thief and a robber . So , see all people , where you are ? I am the Way , the Truth , and the Life , also saith Christ , and no man cometh to the Father , but by me . So consider all people : Is Christ your Way ? and is nothing Truth to you , but Christ ? and have you a Life in nothing at all , but in Christ ? Deal honestly with your own souls , and deceive not your selves ; for God will not be mocked . Bring your deeds to the Light , and seek not to hide your sins from the Lord : for Their is nothing secret , which shall not be made manifest . Drunkard , bring thy deeds to the light . Thou knowest by the Light , thou shouldst not be Drunk , nor spend God's Creatures upon thy Lust. Here thou hast learned thy Condemnation , and the Wrath of God abides upon thee in this Condition , profess what thou mayst . And all thy Prayers and Performances are Abomination to the Pure God , whilst thou abidest in the Lust of Drunkenness ; for it defiles . And all ye Unclean-Hearted Ones , who burn in your Lusts one towards another , and are as the Bruit Beasts , who know neither Guide nor Rule over your Minds ; but are in the Evil Liberty , to follow your own Evil Hearts . Bring your Deeds to the Light , and it will let you see , you should not be so : It will tell you , That the Unclean shall not enter God's Kingdom ; and Without Holiness none can see God. Here ye may see your Way to be to the Chambers of Hell and Death , and not to Christ. And all ye Swearers , Vain and Obscene Talkers , and Foolish Jesters , whose Tongues run through the World : and as you know no Limit to your Lusts , so you know no Bridle to your Tongue . Your Religion is Vain , Jam. 1.26 . Bring your Deeds to the Light ; there you may read your Condemnation . For there is that in your Conscience tells you according to Scripture , that For every Idle , Vain , Unclean or Prophane Word , that Men shall speak , they must give Account thereof to the Pure and Just God in the Day of Judgment . Howl then ye Guilty , and be Humbled for your Sins , lest that Day come suddenly upon you , as a Thief in the Night , and sweep you all away ; as it did the Old World , who regarded not the Day of their Visitation , but went on in their Sins , until there was no Remedy . Awake , awake , ye Dead and Careless-Hearted , who put the Day of the Lord afar off , and cry Peace , when there is no Peace . For , what Peace to the Wicked ? There is no Peace to the Wicked , saith the true God ; but Peace only upon Zion , and to such as turn from Iniquity in Jacob. So let not one take the Name of Christ in their Mouth any more , until they depart from Iniquity . For such , as go on in the Custom and daily Practice of Sin , and yet think to cover themselves with an Outward Profession of Christ , do but deceive themselves , and increase their Condemnation , adding Sin to Sin. This is God's Truth , which he that hath an Ear , let him hear ; and he that hath any Desire in him to return to God , let him consider of , and give Glory to God by Repenting of that , which doth any way dishonour God. Also this know for truth , That your Invented , Licentious Gaming for Vain Delights and Pleasures is not of God ; but an Invention of that Wicked One , who is called the Devil and Satan , invented to please the Vain and Empty Minds of his Children and Servants , which are out of the Law and Truth of God. But the Children and Servants of God are full of Goodness , and are exercised in the Law and Truth of God Day and Night ; and so deny the Devil and his Works . So let no Man deceive any of you , neither be deceived in your selves ; for the Judge is at the Door . And the True light is arisen , which makes manifest every Work , and the Reward of it forever . And all ye Stage-Players , Puppit-Players , and the Authors and Inventors of such things , with all that love such Heathenish things , yea , and give your Money for them , that thereby ye may feed the Covetous Lusts in the Players , that thirst after Money ; and the Vain Lust of your own defiled Eyes and Ears , which are after Pleasures more then the Lord God , that made you . Know this , That your Works are all weighed in an Equal Ballance , and by the Light of Christ you are all seen to be out of the Doctrine of Christ in the Heathenish Nature , upholding and practising those things , which Christ came to destroy . Yea , and by the Light of Christ in your own Consciences , when you are a little sober and still in your Minds , you know , you should not do such things : Here you also have learn'd your Condemnation , and cannot in this State stand before the Lord , because of your Sins . And all ye , that can please your selves with beholding one Creature hurt , and torment another , yea , sometimes even to Death , as at Bull-Baitings , Bear-Baitings , Cock-Fightings , and the like . O! what Minds have ye , and how contrary are ye herein to the Tender Nature of Christ , and all Christians , truly so call'd , who could never Rejoyce in any such things , by reason of their tender , pittiful and merciful Nature ! O ye Children of Cruelty ! when will your Hearts break , your Stony Hearts melt into Tears before the Lord for all your mighty Sins ? and when will you bring your Deeds to the Light , that ye may see the Ugliness of your Sins , and repent of them ; lest the Judgments written fall upon you for them , as it did upon all such from the beginning of the World , and there be no escape ? O England , England ! How hast thou defiled thy self by thine Iniquities ! How is the Flood-gate of Sin broken open in thee to the polluting of thy Land ! O , how art thou wholely over-spread with Bryars , and Thorns , and Weeds ! so that the Lord must arise to purge thee by Fire ; seeing thou hast refused to wash in that pure Water of Life , that sprung up in thee . So if thou hast an Ear , hear , before it be too late , and the Door be shut . T. T. YE Feasters , ye Gamesters , ye Drunkards and Gluttons , ye False Christians , whose God is your Belly , and whose Care is how you may satisfie your Ungodly Lusts ; you are Enemies to the Cross of Christ. Yea , you crucifie Christ afresh to your selves , and put him to open Shame by your Lewd Living . The Hand of the Lord is against you , ye prophane Esaus , who have sold and are selling your Birth-right for a Mess of Pottage . When will ye Awake , when will ye Arise from off your sinful Bed , where you cry Peace to your selves in your Sins . When will ye lay to Heart the Apostle's Doctrine , ye Common Sinners , who proudly boast of your Common Prayers , and yet depart not from your Iniquities ? Is not the Sacrifice of the Wicked an Abomination to God ? and will God regard your Prayers , whilst you so love and regard your Iniquities , and walk so contrary to the Doctrine of Christ ? Doth not the Appostle say , Make no Provision for the Flesh , to satisfie it in the Lusts thereof ; and ye in a direct Opposition and Hatred to this Doctrine , make all Provision for the Flesh to fulfil and satisfie it every way in the Lusts thereof . And so your Table is the Table of Devils , and not of Saints ; and ye cannot both partake of the Table of Devils , and the Table of Christ , the Apostle being Witness . So howl ye Sinners , and Ungodly People , and be Humbled for all your Lewdnesses ; and Repent of all your Whoredoms , whereby ye have gone away a Whoring from the Life of Christ , and his Saints . And let your Feastings be turned into Fastings , and your Laughters and Merriments be turn'd into Lamentations and bitter Mournings for the Misery that is to come upon you from the Presence of the Lord , in the Day of his Fierce Wrath , which is ●igh to come , and be revealed upon you in Flames of Fire for all your mighty Sins . O ye , that are so contrary to Christ , be humbled before the Lord for all your Hypocrisies , who say , You are come out of Popery , and yet continue in some of their Idolatrous Customs , as this prophane keeping of the time , which ye in Imitation call Christmas ( among other Superstitions ) whereby ye shew your selves to be too near of kin to that Whorish Woman , which hath defiled the Earth with her Abominations . Ye make haste to fill up the measure of your Iniquities , as though the time would fail you to make your selves perfect in Wickedness . And ye seem to entertain Christ as the Heathens of old did their Idols , who thought , The more Vain , Lustful and Wanton that they were , the more they Pleased their Idols , and offered a more Acceptable Sacrifice to their Gods. But O! be humbl'd for these things , lest the Lord carry you back again into the Belly of Egypt and Blackness of Babylon's Darkness , whither ye have manifested too much a Mind to return . And as a Just Recompence for all your Unrighteousness , he swear in his Wrath , That ye shall never enter into his Rest , Thomas Tayler . THE END .