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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88698	Gallicantvs, seu Præcursor Gallicinii primus. Containing two addresses, the one to the King, the other to the Parliament. Tegether [sic] with a postscript about the affaires of religion, of most high concernment. By R. Lanceter, author of Gallicinivm, now in the presse.	Lanceter, R., 17th cent.	1660 (1660)	Wing L425D; Thomason E1041_1; ESTC R207925	27,361	35

for plucking up all root and branch So say I As the Father planted the Law so Christ the Gospell therefore every plant that he hath not planted never consider what wise men thought of it how it sits the state how it stands with prudence c. but without the least question or dispute Pluck it up it is of Hell Antichrist c. Is there nothing worth regarding thinke we in these and such like passages of Christ and of his blessed spirit That God hath hid the things of Heaven from the wise and prudent That whatsoever is highly esteemed of men is abomination in the sight of God That the wisedome of the World is foolishnesse with God That God knoweth the thoughts of men that they are but vaine And that all the imaginations of mans heart are wholly evils and that continually and abundance the like And yet shall we professing Christ account all these as nothing not considering how he saith Heaven and Earth should passe away but not one word of his should faile And yet I say shall we turn from all the wisdom of Christ into the accursed wisedome of men and into all of mans liking and esteem how abominable and dreadfull is this Is it not that ●eigne and delusion of Antichrist unto damnation whereunto the latter ages were to be adjudged and accursed and which we all confesse that for many hundred of years the Christian World lay inthralled And most sure it is that even as damnably as ever therein it abideth still Were I to speak to Heathens and Insidels these passage were in vaine but seeing it is to Christians that I speak for Gods sake let our Lord Christ be the common Master to us all The drift of all this my humble addresse is That seeing the Lord hath so happily called you together and begun a good worke by you of highest hopes and expectation and accordingly have set your hearts to a blessed settlement of all things both in Church and Common-wealth that you would be pleased to turne your hearts into the right way for the attainment unto your right intended ends for else they can never be accomplished Looke not therefore what was of yesterday what was in our Fathers times what stand with Policies of State with the liking and acceptation of men c. set by all and looke wholy to the Lord Jesus Christ the author and finisher of our Faith Remember I pray You that Christ layd the foundation of all Christianity in selfe denyall even of all our wills wisdomes likeings endearements and all that man doth or can give his heart unto Without which as nothing of truth can possible appear so be assured that in so doing all truth is before you even that holy unction whereby we know all things Which the Lord is about to tender unto you if so denying selfe you make way for that Grace of God In a word be it considered that if in the very Apostles times men had so carnalized the truth of Christ and apostatized from it as the Apostle was sayne to plucke them off wholly from all their religion then in esteeme and to contend earnestly for the Faith which was once delivered unto the Saints Jude 3.4 Much rather may I now presse the same when far●e more into Wantonnesse and Carnalisme the whole frame of Religion is carryed Even to spare it in nothing to please men with but to Pluck up every plant whatsoever that God and the Lord Jesus Christ hath not planted and so to contend earnestly for that Faith alone which was once delivered to the Saints from the mouth of Christ and his holy Apostles Damning all the rest to the pitt whence it came and the rather by how much the more the carnall mind is besotted and made drunke with that Whoorish cup. And thus I humbly take leave in the words of David on the like occasion 1 Chron. 22.16 Arise and be doing and the Lord be with you The Postscript THat which our Blessed Saviour expresseth Mat. 5.15 Noman having lighted a candle putteth it under a vessel but on a candlestick that all may see it c. intimating that when God inlighteneth any it must not be concealed but set forth to open view for a light unto others This the Apostles found and expressed the power of Act. 4.20 We cannot but speak the things which we have heard and seene This charge I sind imposed and pressed strongly on my heart and Conscience as to the power of that light which the Lord hath been pleased to vouchsafe me Therefore having in the first place made my addresse unto the Kings most Excellent Majestie then unto his high Court of Parliament in some generall things which will inferre abundance more of speciall discoveries I cannot forbeare the holding forth of the same light unto all others as previous to the discovery of farre more The things therein already declared are of the highest nature and greatest concernment that may be which all persons especially that professe and hope in Christ must nearly lay to heart The two former of which are in the addresse unto his Majestie namely 1. How we are no Church of Christ c. But meerely of Antichrist 2. How it is not possible that we can be set right in and by the way wherein it is sought and endeavoured Then 3. In the addresse unto the Parliament is shewed the reason of both namely for that men have turned and still do turne out from the wisdome of God into their own Then follows a 4th of speciall moment expressed in both addresses Which is That there is a true cleare and perfect way layd forth by Christ and his Apostles and practized then of all which wholly turning unto is the onely blessed way but otherwise all is under the curse and wrath of God To bear witness unto these truths and many more to follow am I now come up unto the head Citie of my Nation in a fit and due season the Lord grant it may be found a good and acceptable time In which enterprise and that not without the Lord I may justly use the Apostles words Act. 20.22 23 24. And now behold I go bound in the Spirit unto Jerusalem not knowing the things that shall befall me there Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every Citie saying that bonds and afflictions abide me But none of these things move me netheir count I my life dear unto my selfe so that I might finish my Course with joy and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testifie the Gospell of the grace of God The same measure I expect and blessed be my Lord and Saviour who hath vouchsafed me for a long time to drinke of his own cup. It is not posible but that his word shall abide in force till this World be no more it self And hath he not sayd Yee shall be hated of all men for my names sake In this World yee shall have tribulation New wine cannot