Lost man upon him God layed the iniquity of us all and since that sin could not be purged but by blood therefore his blood upon whom the Iniquity was laid 2 Cor. 5.21 1 Pet. 1.19 was only thought meet to be the offering of the attonement who having a feeling of our Infirmities now ever liveth to make intercession for us Heb. 7.25 39. What hold you of the Resurrection If the dead rise not our Faith is vain and we are of all men most miserable But there is a Resurrection both of just and unjust the one to Salvation who shall shine as the Stars in the Firmament 1 Cor. 15.14 Rev 20.12 John 5.29 the other to Condemnation and wrath But if any man ask with what bodies the dead shall arise with the Apostle we answer The body that is sown is not the body that shall be but God giveth it a body according to his own pleasure to every Seed it s own body suppose it be grain as Wheat or the like the grain that is sown is not that which arises but a new body yet it is its own according to the kind it is sown Wheat it is raised Wheat again not Barly Pease or the like so we in the Resurrection shall exist in our own form not that of Beasts Fish or Foul we only change an Earthly Tabernacle for a Heavenly a Carnal for a Spiritual a corruptible for an Incorruptible and a Mortal for an Immortal and so the Body is sown in Corruption and raised in Incorruption it is sown in Dishonor it is raised in Glory it is sown in Weakness it is raised in Power it is sown a Natural body it is raised a Spiritual 1 Cor. 15.53 but if any object that this Mortal must put on Immortality to that we answer it is spoken by a Synechdoche of the part wherein the Immortal part is included and so the Soul being invested with mortality is said to bear that denomination which when the Earthly house of this Tabernacle shall be dissolved shall be invested in a Building of God a house not made with hands Eternal in the Heavens 2 Cor. 5.1 2. for which cause saith the Apostle Paul We sigh desiring to be cloathed with our house which is from Heaven But though it does not yet fully appear what we shall be yet without any farther curiosity we are satisfied that when he shall appear we shall be like him and that we shall see him as he is 1 Joh. 3.2 Who shall chang our vile body that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body according to the working of his mighty power whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself Phil. 3.21 and with whom we shall obtain an Inheritance Immortal and Undefiled which fadeth not away reserved in Heaven even for as many as are kept by the power of God through Faith unto Salvation prepared to be shewed in the latter times 1 Pet. 1.4 40. What say you to the last Judgment and the Everlasting Life We say that all must appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ that every man may receive according to the deeds done in the body whether they be good or evil 2 Cor. 5.10 11 15 16. Rev. 20.12 13. and therefore knowing the terrors of the Lord we perswade men in which we are made manifest unto God and to mens Consciences that they henceforth live not unto themselves but unto him which dyed for them and rose again that walking in newness of life they may become Heirs of God and Co-heirs with Christ of an Eternal Kingdome in which there is the fulness of Peace and Joy for ever more The words of Dr. Moor in his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 may serve for a Conclusion to this Book The drift of this whole Book is to stir men up to take into their thoughts these two main points the hearty good will of God to mankind even in the life of this world made of the Commixture of Light and Darkness that he will through his power rescue those Souls that are faithful in this their Tryal and prefer the Light before the Dark that he will I say deliver them from the power of Living Death and Hell by that strong arm of their Salvation Jesus Christ the Living God Enthron'd in the Heart of Man to whom all the Genij of the Vniverse be they never so goodly and glorious shall serve they and all their Curious Devises and Inventions shall be a Spoil and Prey and a Possession to him that is most just and shall govern the Nations in Righteousness and Equity And that besides this Happiness on Earth every Holy Soul hereafter shall enjoy a never fading felicity in the invisible and eternal Heaven the Intellectual world which if it be not true I must needs confess it seems almost indifferent whether any Creature be or no. For what is it to have lived suppose seventy years wherein we have been dead or worse above two third parts of them Sleep Youth Age and Diseases with a number of poor and contemptible Imployments swallow up at least so great a portion that as good if not better is he that never was than he is that hath but such a glance or glimpse of passing life to mock him There are continually on Earth such numbers of men alive that if they lived well it would be an Heaven or Paradise but yet a scant one to every particular man whose days are as nothing So that the work of God seems not considerable in the making of this world if Humane Souls be exstinguished when they go out of it There is nothing considerable in the Creation if the Rational Creature be Mortal What design therefore can there be in God in the making of this World that will prove 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 worthy of so excellent a goodness and wisdom but the tryal of the immortal Spirit of Man It seems the deepest reach of his Counsel in the Creation and the life of this world but a prelude to one of longer durance and larger Circumference hereafter And truly it is nothing else but the heavy load of this body that keeps down our minds from the reaching of these so high hopes from a certain sense and feeling of that clear and undisturbed state of Immortality Charity and Humility will certainly make us meet Eternal Mansions for the ever-living Deity But without these Mans Soul after this life becomes but a Den of Devils a Dungeon of dark and restless Phantasms being incorporate into the ever gnawing and corroding Spirit of Hell Now unto the King Eternal Immortal Invisible the Only Wise God our Saviour be Dominion Honour and Glory for ever and ever Amen SALMON THE END Courteous Reader BEcause of the great Abuse that J. Ives has Publickly Proclaimed in Defamation of W. Salmon I have Inserted as a Post-script the very Discourse of S. Newton and Tho. Plant that thee mayst see how grossly they have Abused S. Newton on the one side and the unjust Contumelies cast on the Conversation of the Other The Substance of what Discourse happened between Tho. Plant and S. Newton at the Change HE asked me whether we owned William Salmon to be a profest Quaker my answer was I did not know him but if he was a Quaker I did not question but that I should know him but did believe he was no Quaker but I said we took it kindly from him or any other that would appear to plead our Innocent Cause against the Wrongs they did us his answer was we had good reason so to do he also said that they intended to write against him as a Quaker but now they would not And farther I said at parting that he might take for granted that he was no Quaker Samuel Newton THE END
is there of Scriptures Ministers Teachers and the like Though the Spirit or Anointing be sufficiently able both to teach and reveal yet by reason of the darkness of mens minds John 14.26 and understandings being alienated from the life of God Eph. 4.18 through the Ignorance that is in them it was necessary to have the witness and directions both of the Scriptures Jer. 1.5 and Gods chosen Vessels some of which were sanctified in the womb for that purpose as Jeremiah to direct them to the knowledge of that Holy Spirit Isa 49.1.5 which shall lead them into all Truth And because the Spirit of Truth is the same in all and answers through every Vessel as face answers face in a glass 2 Pet. 1.12 therefore the Saints of old were not negligent to put us always in remembrance of these things though we know them and are established in this present Truth 12. What is the Office of the Spirit of Truth The Office of the Spirit of Truth is to Reprove to Teach and to Sanctifie Rom. 15.16 It Reproves of Sin of Righteousness and of Judgment It teaches us the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ It Sanctifies in body soul and Spirit through Faith in his holy name 13. How does it Reprove It Reproves by witnessing in our Consciences against all our evil ways in thought word Ro. 1.32 Eph. 5.5 and deed testifying against and condemning the same showing that all such as do those things are worthy of death and can have no inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and of God 14. How does it teach It teaches us by the example of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to deny our selves and take up the daily Cross that as he dyed and offered one Sacrifice once for all for sin even the sins of the whole world so we also every one in particular should dayly dye to sin that through a mortification of the deeds of the the flesh we might come to witness a holy life in all righteousness in Spirit a new Birth a new man a new life in which Christ only rules and dwells all which is only to be known through the sanctification of the whole intire being 15. How does this Spirit Sanctifie It Sanctifies through Faith in the name of the dear Son of God which faith brings forth a lively hope by which the heart is purified as God is pure and if this Purification be not witnessed the faith is very much to be questioned for the true faith being grounded upon Knowledge and that Knowledge upon the Revelations of the holy spirit must needs have a purging force for who is he that shall really believe from a present Knowledge of the same the wrath of God to be revealed against the man of sin and all manner of unrighteousness of men and shall come to know the terrors of the Lord who is able to cast into Eternal Flames and yet shall persist on in their Wickedness what Vigor what force has the true Faith in it what a strong cord is that which holds the Anchor of hope no less than the possession of an Eternal Inheritance an Everlasting life in an Immense Ocean of Joy and unspeakable satisfaction in the Lord in the presence and communion of his Saints and holy Angels 16. How does this Faith Operate in the Soul There are several ministrations and dispensations and yet by the same Spirit the ministration of Condemnation which is a gloriouswork is first to be known Mount Sina is the way that tends to Mount Sion there is a Wilderness between AEgypt Canaan the Thunders the Jugments the Terrors are first to be past through before the feet of that Messenger which brings the Message of the glad tydings of Peace can be known there is nothing but the death of the first life can satisfie the wrath Isa 52. 7. and that Life that Spirit that Power is that which makes the Attonement and makes the Soul lay hold thereof thus the new Birth comes to be known the holy Life to be witnessed and that to appear which can behold the Mercy-Seat with open face Till then the Cherubims which are in number two according to the two dispensations of the Law and Gospel which are beaten out of the Mercy Seat and Figure out the Condemnation of the said dispensations Rev. 11.5.6 do like the two Witnesses out of whose mouth Fire proceedeth and who have power to smite the Earth with Plagues still remain 17. This Christian Pattern seems to be very hard how far must we go before we can enter into the good Land The work of Condemnation is first to be gone through before an enterance into the good Land can be administred mean season with Moses as a Servant upon Mount Nebo mayest thou have a sight thereof behold the excellency and the goodness thereof have great knowledge and openings of the Divine Life and infinitely desire it yet have no admittance till the vail of flesh is put off till the low carnal mind which is for death is dead and buryed till nothing but the pure part remains till even the Perfection of Holyness comes to be known 18. How Is perfection to be expected in this Life Yes And if our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ speak truth without any difficulty Mat. 11.30 Take my yoak upon you for my yoak is easie and my burthen light the which is confirmed by the mouth of the beloved Desciple who saith his Commandments are not grievous 1 Joh. 5.3 and what are his Commandments Be ye perfect as your Father in Heaven is perfect love one another which Love saith the Apostle Paul is the bond of perfection to which he often exhorts the Saints But let us a little consider this Perfection more narrowly In what do we offend daily doubtless you will answer in thought or word or deed he then that offends not in one of these three is a Perfect man but saist thou how can this be I answer thee The God whom we worship and adore is an Almighty God and through his Almighty Power is not only able to keep us from falling Jud. 24. but also faultless and shall we mistrust his Power shall we doubt his Almightiness No No. How shall we do then I 'le tell thee thou must watch the Command is given to all I say saith the Lord watch Thou saist thou canst not how then that is true of thy self thou canst not the Psalmist saith Except the Lord keep the City the Watchmen watch in vain Thou hast many enemies to contend withal thou art but newly got out of Aegypt how shalt thou venture to engage them the answer is short and ready stand still wait and thou shalt see the Salvation of God since thou canst do nothing that is good go not backward rather stand still that good Spirit that has brought thee one step onward of the way if but barely out of Aegypt he
will certainly fight thy Battles for thee in standing still is thy strength Isa 30.15 and in that thou shalt overcome Is one spot cleansed is one sin taken away if so what did do that the Spirit of the Lord did it so yes what then dost thou think it has lost its purging and cleansing quality now No it has not trust to it that which has begun will finish That which has power to cleanse one spot has power to cleanse more than one and by degrees to cleanse from many and at last from all what reason is there that that which has kept me from swearing should not also keep me from lying and if from lying why not from stealing and murthering and if from the greater sins why not from the less It has either power to preserve me or it has not if it has power it can keep me from all if it has not it can preserve me from none 19. There is a great deal of reason in all this but if you can make it a little plainer He that offends not in thought word or deed the same is a perfect man and this is attained by diligently keeping upon the watch with the Spirit of the Lord for that neither slumbers no sleeps but continually attends the motion of the enemy Sin has a conception before a bringing forth it is first conceived in thought in the mind before it is manifest in word or action and if it be cut off whilst in conception the evil consequences of its birth may be prevented and this is done by carefully setting a watch before the thoughts of the heart that whatsoever evil thing the Devil may represent to the Soul it may not consent to nor embrace it so much as in the affections of the mind and by this means the soul is kept clean and clear from sin and the temptation is seen and avoided and the Enemy with his wiles put to flight and thus as conquest is once got over the Enemy the soul gets strength till at last it becomes more than conqueror through the strength of him which assists and as victory is gotten over one lust and another sin so joy springs up in the heart through the hopes of a perfect conquest and thus the hope which purifies as God is pure is seen and that faith which overcomes the world is known whereby in the end a compleat and perfect victory is witnessed thus is there a dayly growing from strength to strength and from glory to glory till the Creature becomes wholy cloathed with the white Raiment the Righteousness of God Thus a Watch being also before the lips of the mouth there can be no offending with the tongue for the vain idle needless or evil words are seen and so condemned by that which watches them and then the soul being free from them even in its secret affections they are cut off as it were before conception and the temptation is seen and avoided and the enemy put to flight Thus continually standing upon the watch Tower many victories will be obtained and thou wilt gather great strength and the Enemy will grow heartless and faint and every day wax weaker and weaker I astly let a watch be set upon all thy actions what art thou a doing with thy hands to what do's the paths of thy seet tend is the action good or evil what may be the end of it I say the watch being set the Lord will shew the what is good and will if thou art willing to follow him for he only accepts the free and willing heart save thee and deliver thee from every appearance of evil and bring thy feet out of the mire and out of the clay and establish thy footsteps upon Mount Sion the City of the Living God where thou shalt triumph over the Enemy and Adversary of thy soul over Sin Hell and Death and be kept faultless and spotless without danger of falling Thus at length shall the Kingdom of the Lord be exalted over all the Tempter cast out from the throne presence of God for ever Thus may you see the way of Perfection is short and easie to the man of God to him which has yielded up all to the service of his Maker who in resignation humility and Obedience continually waits to receive the daily bread and the fresh Springs of the Spirit of Life from the giver of every good and perfect gift 20. You make the way of Perfection to be a very short and easie way is there any or do many attain to it Thou oughtest to look inward into thine own particular what is it to thee whether any is now perfect or whether many do attain it the way of God is the way of God if none walk in it the Truth is the Truth though all men be lyers and walk contrary to it it behoves thee since thou hast a soul to save to take heed of thy self that thou maist walk worthy of this so high a calling to which thou art called and there is no doubt but in going on and pressing forwards thou maist at length attain to the mark and prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus forgetting as once that great and worthy Apostle Paul said those things which are behind Phil. 3.12 13 14. 21. What is no distinction to be made may all be saved that will The grace of God which bringeth Salvation hath appeared to all the mercies of God are over all his works he would not the death of a sinner but rather that every man might be saved the which is known if he slight not nor over-passes the day of his Visitation if he do's he may then with Esau seek the blessing with tears and not obtain it 22. Has Man then free will and what and when is this day of Visitation that we may know it Man in his lost and fallen state has a will only free to evil so that not only all his Actions his words and his thoughts but his affections and desires are wholy evil and that continually and whatsoever he performs in this state and nature as his Prayers and Thanksgivings and Confessions and Worship are not only evil and sin but also an abomination to the Lord and since it is so what must man do now since he cannot think so much as that which is good he must wait till the day of Gods Visitation comes There is a time in which God visits the Sons of men Exod. 3.7 8. Psal 8.4 Luk. 19.42 Heb. 2.6 44. and beholds the afflictions of his people in Aegypt the Land of Darkness and Slavery a time in which he comes down to deliver them and to bring them up out of that Land unto a good Land and a larg unto a Land flowing with Milk and Honey Now that 's the time for man to look about him when the Lord begins to stir when his Holy Spirit begins to shew him the bondage and slavery of his sinful lost and