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A43196	Healing queries for sick churches that is, some seasonable thing begun, whereby the present breaches in churches may be repaired, future rents and divisions prevented, and so all the Lords people have communion not in darknesse but light / published, by a friend to the virgin daughter of Zion.	Friend to the virgin daughter of Zion.	1658 (1658)	Wing H1303; ESTC R12197	7,906	14

to many pretious Christians and occasioned much trouble in some Churches no lesse than division the query is whether it be not the Duty of such TRIERS as are Church-members to prove if they can what they act in that particular business to be lawfull by the Word of God 1 Cor. 10. 32 33. 1 Pet. 5. 2 3. 1 Cor. 8. 12 13. 9. 22 23. 1 Thess. 5. 22. 1 Joh. 2. 10. Isa. 57. 14. 2 Cor. 8. 21 13. 7. Quest XIII Whereas in the dayes of the late King many honest men for refusing to submit to an Arbitrary Power and Illegall Taxes and standing for the Rights and Liberties of the People suffered very much in their Liberties and Estates and were counted for it Good Patriots to their Country The question is if in Churches there are some Persons who shall promote an Arbitrary Power and seek to destroy the civill Rights and Liberties of the People whether this be not a Scandall to Religion and a matter which the Church is to take notice off and to deal with such members as offenders 1 Cor. 6. 8 9. 1 Tim. 1. 13. Job 24. 2. Psal. 50. 18. Deut. 19. 14. 27 17. Prov. 22. 28. Phil. 4 8. 1 Thess 4. 12. Quest XIV Whether in all Ages the Lord hath not had some glorious work proper to every Generation if so what is the Work now as most proper to the Saints of this Generation Acts 13. 36. 2 Tim. 3. 1. 5. Or thus whether to bear witness to and for the glorious and visible Kingdome of Jesus Christ and to hold forth a publick Testimony against the present Powers of the World that they shall be all broken to pieces and the Lord alone exalted as King of Saints and Nations be not now a Work more proper to the Churches and People of God than it was to Saints in former Ages Dan. 2. 44 7. 13 14. 12. 8 9 10. Rev. 22. 10. Act. 1. 6 7. Isa. 35. 5. Quest XV Whereas Rev. 11. 16. There is mention made of the twenty foure Elders but the foure living Creatures are left out of the Text The question is whether it may not probably be concluded from the place comparing our present experience with it that neer or about the expiration of the Fourth Monarchy when the Kingdoms of this world are to become the kingdomes of our Lord and his Christ there will be a generall declining of Church-Officers from the work of that Generation and the Brethren not in Office more faithfull than their Pastors and Teachers in holding forth a publick Testimony to the glorious Kingdom and and Reign of Christ Psal. 8. 2. Isa. 26. 2. Jer. 50. 45. 1 Cor. 1. 26 27. Isa. 29. 9. 10 11 12. 18. 43. 27. Rev. 12. 4. Joel 3. 15 16. Quest XVI Whereas the late divisions and rents in many Churches have risen from Souldiers and others who have places under the present Government It be not necessary that all Churches as yet free from the occasion of such trouble do well consider what they do before they admit Souldiers and others so much excepted against into Church Fellowship Again for others who either intend to joyn to some Church already gathered or to constitute themselves a Church Whether it do not likewise very much concern them to avoid that thing which others have been so much prejudiced by As a wise man will not run his Ship upon that rock on which he sees another Vessel is split before his eyes Prov. 22. 3. Ezra 4. 1 2 3. 1 Cor. 5. 6. Quest XVII Whether Churches in such a day as this is should not make diligent enquiry what it is that hinders their glory and growth What it is that keeps the bad in and the good out whence it is that they do not experience so much life sweetnesse and divine Presence in Church Ordinances as formerly they did Again would they be conscientious and sincere in searching for the cause then whether it would not be found First Negligence in some Officers who look more after the world than after the walking of their Flock and seek to keep up state and pompe in their own Family more than purity and holines in the house of God Secondly Arrogancy and Pride in some Members who being Statesmen are like the Sons of Zerviah too hard for the rest For through fear some dare not speak to them of their scandalous walking others by gifts and preferment have their mouths stopt though not their consciences others care not for it as if Caa●like they were not their brothers keeper Thus though the wickednes of some Church members be like Gehazis leprosie upon the fore head of the Church and the world cryes shame on it yet the Church hath neither an ear to hear nor an ey to see Lam. 3. 40. Josh. 7. 5 6. 2 Cor. 7. 9 10 11. Ezec. 3. 4 5 c. Mat. 18 7. Quest XVIII Whether unfaithfulness among Churches in neglecting their Christian Duty each to other that is not admonishing one another of the great corruption which they see crept into Churches especially the deceitfull walking of some Church-Officers who were winked at when they openly sought by LETTERS and other wayes to corrupt the Churches hath not by the just hand of God brought many troubles and divisions upon them Again if a Church be corrupted by suffering scandalous persons in it what is the Duty of a Sister Church knowing the same to be true And how far and how long may a Church hold communion with any Church which keeps scandalous persons in communion howsoever admonished of it Quest XIX Whether the stop that hath been put to the Lords work and the good old Cause once famous in the three Nations with what present oppression and persecution is amongst us hath not been raised and continued in a speciall manner by some Church-members And whether such Church members have not been more false to the Interest of Christ and his People then any other people and betrayed the most glorious Cause that ever was in the world Jer. 11. 15. Quest XX Whether Pride and Covetousness so much condemned in holy Scripture are sins to be born with in Churches If not what is the reason that few if any Church members though never so apparently proud and Coveteous are called to an account for such sins Besides whether for Pride and Coveteousnesse some WITHIN do not far exceed most WITHOVT Prov. 8. 13 Hos. 5. 5. 1 Joh. 2. 16. Isa. 2. 12. Mal. 3. 15. 2 Tim. 3. 2. Jam. 4. 6. Psal. 10. 3. 1 Cor. 6 10. Ephes 5. 5. Luk. 12. 15. Col 3. 5. Isa. 5● 11. Ezec. 16. 48. 51. 1 Cor. 5. 4 Thou canst not bear them that do evill Rev. 2. 2. Quest XXI Whereas the Name of God and Religion lies under so much reproach everywhere by reason of the Apostacy Hypo ●●●●hood of Professors for many hereby are hindred from joyning to Churches Others hardned in errour and sin yea many by this occasion are become Libertines Blasphemers Atheists and what not Query is How far it is the duty of Churches publickly to appear in vindicating the great name of God and wiping off that scandal and reproach which lies upon the truth them too Exo. 32. 32. Josh. 7. 9. Psa. 122. 9. 137. 5 6. Numb. 25. 13. Joh. 2. 17. Neh. 2. 3. Prov. 22. 1. Quest XXII That some Brethren at this time not holding forth a faithfull Testimony against the corruptions crept into the Churches and shewing the Churches their evill and sin so far as their light and duty is whether this be not one great cause that the abuses and corruptions now in Churches are not reformed Further the Query is In what souldanger that member is who hath made a solemn Covenant before the Lord with his Brethren to practise all known Gospel order Christian 〈◊〉 duties both to the Church and every individuall member shall notwithstanding contrary to the light of his own conscience break that Covenant so solemnly made in the principall part of it Prov. 14. 25. Ezek. 2. 7. Isa. 58. 1. Jer. 23. 22. Ephe. 17. 15 16 17 18. Rom. 1. 31. Psal. 15. 4. Rom. 21. 27. and 22. 15. 1 Joh. 3. 20. Ruth 3. 18. Isa. 30. 9. and 63. 8. Quest XXIII Our last Query shall be first Whether there be not good ground to think when the Lord shall bring forth his judgements against the Nations of the world he will begin at his own house Jer. 25. 18. 29. Eze. 9. 6. Amo. 3. 2. 1 Pet. 4. 17. Secondly Whether the Lords controversie at this time against Churches be not their neglect of judgement Isa. 59. 4. 9. 14 15. Thirdly Whether there be any way following the Word of God for Churches to escape publique judgments than to purge out unclean persons and things Josh. 7. 13. 26. 2 Sam. 21. 14. Rev. 2. 5. 16. J●●. 1. 15. FINIS Whereas Mr. William Bridge preaching lately at the Charterhouse May 23. 1658. Told his Hearers That there is now a Generation work a generation Truth and generation Sins Whether it be not the duty of all Pastors and Teachers clearly to declare unto their people when the proper Work Truth Sins are of this generation Psal. 40. 10. Jer. 23. 28. Rom. 1. 18.