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A80146	The marrow of Christianity: or, A spirituall discoverie of some principles of truth, meet to be known of all the saints; represented in ten sections. / By T. Collier, minister of the gospel. Whereunto is added an epistle, written by M. Saltmarsh.	Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691.; Towne, Robert, 1592 or 3-1663. Assertion of grace.	1647 (1647)	Wing C5291; Wing T1978; Thomason E1157_1; Thomason E1157_2; ESTC R208677	55,702	142

Thessalonians were them so delivers it in the present tense when he might haue said rather to speake after the manner of men then they which shal be alive at his coming c. as in Revel the word might have run thus and so questionlesse it is to be understood then they that were beheaded for the witnesse of Jesus were raised or lived reigned with Christ as the sence of the former then they that shall bee alive at the comming of the Lord shal not prevent them which are asleep so that the spirit of God might as wel deliver a truth which is in the Present tense in the Preterpluperfect tense as a truth in the Present tense which was in the Future and yet is all to exercise the mind of him that readeth and to let us know there is mystery in the Gospel Secondly very few Saints have been beheaded in the litteral sence those that have dyed for Christ have dyed other deaths not beheaded therefore we cannot understand it in the letter but in the spirit The fourth particular propounded was what was meant in that the rest of the dead were not raised until the 1000. yeares were finished that is none that had beene bodily dead Saints or wicked good or bad were raised till after the 1000 years were finished and then you shall see the resurrection of all which is called the second resurrection The first is called a resurrection and the first resurrection because it shall be a resurrection from shame disgrace in the world And secondly it shal be a glorious resurrection in the spirit this first all the Saints have in some measure been partakers of it Thus it appeares that Christ shall have a Kingdome a glorious a spiritual One Quest But when shal this Kingdom be Answ 1. It is already begun in the spirits of Saints the Kingdome of Heaven is within you 2 I beleeve that the time of the 1000 years which is a more glorious estate in the spirit is not yet begun but the beginning of that time shal be when the 7 seales are fully opened and the 7 trumpets fully founded and the 7 vials powred forth they being but effects of each other the opening of the seales occasions the sound of the trumpets the sound of the trumpets occasion the vials the opening of the seales the unfolding of the mysteries of the Gospel which have been hid Rev. 5.1 2. As light breakes forth the trumpets sound the servants of Jesus preach forth the mystery of the Gospel the preaching of the mysteries of the Gospel in the power and puritie of it occasions the vials of wrath to fal upon the Antichristian estate both in the spirit and in the letter which work is now a doing Wait the Lords time and it wil come on apace But first we are yet like to be given into the hands of the little horn who changes times lawes the two witnesses are yet like to be slain to sydead 3 dayes a half and the woman cloathed with the Sun to be driven into the wildernesse for a little space a time times halfe a time the Beast with two hornes like a Lambe hath yet a little time to make use of his power perswading them that dwel in the Earth to make an Image to the first Beast and that none but those who own it shal buy or sel with them the Saints beheaded under the Altar to wait a little time before they be raised up to live with Christ 1000. years but it is not long the vision is for an appointed time in the end it wil speak and not ly it wil come and not tarry The first 1000. is almost past the second and third are coming on apace all the Nations and Kingdomes in the world wil come apace to be the Kingdoms of the Lord of his Christ and he shall reign for ever their lives shal be prolonged for a season a time and other Scriptures are alledged for the personal reign of Christ as the stone cut out of the Mountain without hands Dan. 2. that is the glorious power of Christ by weak meanes subduing all Antichristian enemies without his Saints all Antichristian things by his spirit within them So that in Dan. 7.10 the glorious company of Saints attending on Christ in the spirit which shal be fulfilled at the raising of the two witnesses up into heaven in the sight of their enemies Rev. 5.10 11. This is the first glorious work of the Lord Jesus in and amongst the Saints the Lord reigneth let the Saints rejoyce the Lord reigneth let the world tremble See Zach. 14.5 The Lord our God wil come and all the Saints with him that is Christ will come in the spirit and all the Saints shall appear gloriously in him A word of Application First if this bee truth that the Kingdome of Christ is a spiritual kingdome not of this world this may inform us how far besides the Gospel in the spirit and truth of it those men are who make the Kingdome of Christ to bee meerly political and a state Kingdom who turne the world by a humane power into the Church and Kingdome of Christ as they say Christ must have a worldly carnal Kingdome no better than the Kings of the earth enjoy or else he shal have none at all it savors exceedingly of the earth ere long thither it must return Secondly this should incourage the Saints to presse forward after the knowledge of God in the spirit that as the kingdome of Christ is spiritual and not of this world so may the Saints Kingdom likewise be in the spirit and so all their enjoyments may be spiritual enjoyments this is that will make the soule fat and wel-liking in the Lord fill the soule with joy peace which the world is not acquainted with their eyes never saw it nor their hearts conceived it neither are they like to see it unlesse the Lord make them spiritual SECT X. Of Death Resurrection Judgement and the state of the Saints after judgment eternally with God FIrst of death It is appointed for all men once to dye Dust we are and to dust we must return and therefore it behoves us to expect it All the dayes of mine appointed time wil I waite till my change come Death is certain although the time be uncertain it is that none are in a common and ordinary way exempted from unlesse those Saints who are alive at the last coming of Christ they shal be changed in a moment in the twinkling of an eye 1 Cor. 15.51 52. and so shall bee caught up in the spirit to meet the Lord in the Ayre 1 Thes 4.17 Secondly of the resurrection That there shal be a resurrection of the body at the last day is evident Iohn 5 28 29. Iohn 11.24 with 1 Cor. 15. throughout Rev. 20.12 13. although this truth is by some denyed and by others too carnally looked upon some thinking that our

and in things never of God prescribed yet the spirit of lov● should so temper ●u● spirits as that we should not bite and devoure each other but let as many as are spiritual though differing in some circumstantial things in the letter yet own each other in ●he spiri● impu●ing those differences to the flesh a●d this union in the spirit the knowledge of it will in conclusion bring all the Saints into one spiritual way Esa 35.9 And so they shall worship God in the Spirit with one heart Z●ph 3. and so pu an end to divisions and dividing principles which flow meerly from the flesh SECTION IX The spirituall Kingdome of Christ in his Church in the latter dayes of the Gospel discovered THE Kingdome of Christ hath alwayes been and still is spiritual but in the latter dayes of the Gospel it shall be much more spiritual and glorious than formerly with relation to the subjects of it For the clearing of this truth in hand note these 4. particulars 1. That Christ is a King 2. Who are the subjects of his Kingdome 3. That his Kingdome shall increase in glory and spirituallnesse in the latter dayes 4. That his Kingdome is spiritual and not of this world First that Christ is King I suppose it is unquestionable all who own the Gospel but in the letter confesse as much in word see a Scripture or two to confirme it Psal 2.6 The Lord speaking of Christ saith Yet have I set my King upon the holy hill of Sion notwithstanding the rage of men yet Christ is King and will reign so likewise Psal 45. with Heb. 1.8 but unto the Son he saith thy Throne O God is for ever and ever a Scepter of righteousnesse is the Scepter of thy Kingdome he hath a Kingdome and a Scepter by which he rules he is the Prince of the Kings of the earth a King of Kings and Lord of Lords 2. Who are the subjects of his Kingdome it is true he is King over all King of Kings and Lord of Lords he will rule over his enemies with his Iron rod and dash them in peeces like a Potters vessell but he is in a more special manner King over the Saints and in them he lives and so rules in them as wel as over them he is not only King of nations but king of Saints Rev. 15.3 It is part of the Saints song of joy Just true are thy wayes O thou King of Saints and in the Saints he reigns spiritually powerfully for in the day of his power he maketh them a willing people the subjects of Christs Kingdome are a free people the manner how Christ reignes in and over his people and what are his Lawes I passe it in this place and referr you to the Kingly Office of Christ in my booke intituled the exaltation of Christ in his Offices and and so come to the 3. thing propounded That is that the Kingdome of Christ shall increase in glory and spiritualnesse in the latter dayes the glory of the Church in the latter dayes shall increase and the manifestation of Christs Kingly power shall increase Esa 9. of the increase of his Government and Peace there shall be no end The Churches glory shall consist of 2. particulars that is external and internall 1. External the Church shall injoy much external glory liberty and peace even in the world in the latter dayes Qu. Wherein shall the external glory of the Church consist Answ 1. In the abundance of peace and quiet even from the men of the world Esa 66.12 I will extend peace to her like a River and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing streame peace shall be extended not onely in the Spirit but in the letter likewise for the ground of this peace is rendred in verses 15.16 for behold the Lord will come with fire c. Esa 65.25 the Wolfe and the Lamb shall feed together c. they shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy Mountain saith the Lord God will take away the Wolvish disposition of men that they shall live peaceably amongst the Saints they shall not hurt nor destroy c. 2. God wil take off the spirits of evil men he will make them stoop and fall before the Saints Mich. 7.16.17 The Nations shall see and be confounded at all their might they shal lay their hand upon their mouth their eares shall be deaf they shall licke the dust like a Serpent they shall move out of their holes like wormes of the earth they shall be afraid of the Lord our God and shall feare because of thee Thus will the Lord deale with his enemies in the latter dayes he will take away their Chariot-wheels and cause them to drive heavily 3. God wil give the Saints a good name even amongst their enemies they shall be high even in the thoughts of bad men Isa 65.15 And yee to wit the Lords enemies shall leave your name for a curse to my chosen for the Lord will slay thee and call his servants by another name Formerly the Saints had a name of reproach amongst the wicked if a man departed from iniquity he made himselfe a prey but the Lord wil give his servants another name even amongst their enemies that men shall not blesse themselves in their evill wayes but whoso blesseth himselfe in the earth shall blesse himselfe in the God of truth 4. God will make his enemies in stead of persecuting to serve the Saints Isai 60.12 For the Nation and kingdome that will not serve thee shall perish yea those Nations shall be utterly wasted Vers 14. The sonnes of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee and all they that despised th●e shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet and shal call thee the Citie of the Lord. Thus you see the Churches enemies shall not only acknowledge the Saints and confesse them to be the Lords Citie but bow down unto them and do them service 5. The Saints shall be exceeding many and that will adde to their externall glory Times have been that to be a Christian indeed would have been a wonder and he that departed from iniquity made himselfe a prey and so were counted the off-scouring of all things but now a little-one shall become a thousand and a small one a strong Nation yea the Lord will hasten it in his time Isa 60.22 and vers 5. Then shalt thou see and flow together and thy heart shall feare and be enlarged because the abundance of the Sea shall bee converted unto thee the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee This with much more shall be the eternall glory of the Church Secondly the Church shall enjoy abundance of internall glory in the latter dayes both is coming on apace Quest Wherein shall the Churches internall glory consist Answ 1. In the abundance of spirituall light and knowledge Much ignorance hath possessed the soules even of Saints a long time a veil hath been spread over all

presence and not a personal The major Proposition is evident from Scripture that the spiritual presence of Christ is the most glorious presence This Christ tels his Disciples when he was personally with them Iohn 16.7 Neverthelesse it is expedient that I go away for if I goe not away the Comforter wil not come unto you And therefore Christ tels his Disciples Ioh. 14.26 That if they loved him they would not reason because he said he would goe away because his spiritual presence was the most glorious presence and we see it by experience that the Disciples of Christ were most spiritual and had most spiritual enjoyment of God when Christ was gone from them in person and they enjoyed him in the spirit That the presence of Christ in the latter dayes will be most glorious appeares by all that have been formerly spoken and I think none of light deny it then the conclusion holds true that the presence of Christ with his people in the latter dayes wherein they shal enjoy most light and glory wil be a spiritual presence 2 Argument If Jesus Christ be known of the Saints no more after the flesh but after the spirit then his reigne in the latter dayes of the Gospel wil not be personal but spiritual but hee is no more to be knowne of the Saints after the flesh as you have formerly heard 1 Cor. 5.16 Therefore his presence and so his Kingdome will not bee a fleshly or personal presence and kingdome but a spiritual 3 Arg. Spiritual glory and spiritual enjoyment is that which most of all suites with the majesty and glory of God Ioh. 4.22 23 24. Col. 3.1 1 Cor. 2.9 10 14 The glory of the Saints shall be spiritual and their enjoyment spiritual in the latter dayes spiritual knowledge Esa 11. and spiritual conformity unto Christ Zach. 12.8 and spirituall joy and rejoycing Isa 35 10. Ergo the presence and Kingdome of Christ in and with his Saints will be a spiritual Kingdome and not a personal 4 Arg. Christs Kingdom and presence shal bee with all his people filling them with spiritual glory Isa 25.7 He will take away the veil spread over all Nations v. 9. And they stall say Loe this is the Lord wee have waited for him Christs personal presence can●ot be with all his at once therefore his presence and kingdome wil be spiritual and not personal Objections answered concerning the personal reign of Christ Obj. 1. That Christ was promised to the Jewes to come as a King and they to this day expect him to come a King to deliver them from their captivity Ans 1. It is true hee was promised to come as a King Isa 9.7 and so he came a King although not in outward appearance Matth. 2.2 Where is he that is born King of the Jewes we have seen his Star in the East and are come to worship him He was the King of the Jewes when He was born he was a Child and yet a King 2 He is King of all spiritual Jewes for he is not a Jew that is one outwardly but he is a Jew that is one inwardly and Christ reignes spiritually in all his people the Kingdome of Heaven is within you 3 Christ will appear a spiritual glorious King to the Jewes the naturall seed of Abraham in the latter dayes gathering them from among the Heathen to himself in the spirit so will raign in over them in the spirit gloriously Ezek. 37. throughout See vers 24 25. That they shall be gathered in with all the beloved of God by the spiritual working of Christ and not by his personal appearing is cleere from this ground They shal be gathered unto Christ from the beholding of Christ crucified and not from the beholding of his glorious personal appearing Therfore Christ shal come a King in the spirit to his people and not in the flesh see Zach. 12.10 They shall looke upon him whom they have pierced and mourn over him c. The eying of a pierced Christ shal bee the way of bringing in Jew as wel as Gentile Obj. 2. Christ suffered reproach shame in the flesh from his enemies therefore it is likely he shall be glorified in the flesh before his adversaries Answ Christ shal without question bee glorified in the presence of his adversaries and all Nations shal be gathered together before him when he shal appear from heaven in flaming fire to render vengeance to them that know not God and obey not his Gospel but whether Christ shal appeare personally or in any personal forme wil bee a great question but with much spiritual power manifesting himself to the salvation of his people and to the confusiō of al his and his Churches enemies Matth. 5.25 Obj. 3. It is said Rev. 20.4 That those that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the Word of God that had not worshipped the Beast nor his Image nor received his marke in their fore-heads and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand yeares and the rest of the dead lived not again Answ For clearing the mystery of this Scripture it wil bee requisite first to set down the things asserted frō hence 2ly To unfold the mystery intended which will answer the things asserted the things asserted hence are these 1 That Christ shal raign a thousand yeares personally 2 That all the Saints departed from the beginning of the world shal be raised and come and reign with him 3 That the wicked shal not be raised till after the thousand yeares bee finished For answer unto and clearing of the truth 1 I conceive it to be a glorious truth that Christ shal come reign a thousand years along time spiritually in his people but not personally amongst his people that Christ shal reign thus gloriously see not only this Scripture but Rev. 11.15 And the seventh Angel sounded and there were great voyces in Heaven saying the Kingdomes of this world are become the Kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ and he shall reign for ever Thus you see Christ shal have a Kingdom and for the time of it it is said Revel 20. to be 1000. yeares and in Isa 60 to be many Generations I will make thee an eternal excellencie a joy of many Generations Obj. But it s said Rev. 11.15 That the Nations and Kingdomes of the world are become the Nations of Christ and he shall reign for ever therefore it seemes that his kingdome shal be personal Answ The Nations and Kingdomes of the world may be said to be the Nations Kingdomes of Christ in a twofold respect and yet Christ not reign personally this the Scripture clearly holds forth 1 In respect of the abundance shall bee converted unto Christ in all nations that in comparison of what hath been formerly the Nations and Kingdoms shal become the Kingdoms of Christ Esa 66.19.20.60 Chap. from 5. to 12. verse 2. Christ may be said to be the King of Nations in respect

glorious effects of the knowledge of God in the Spirits pag. 63. SECTION 8. The Matter of the Church what pag. 75. SECTION 9. The spirituall Kingdome of Christ in his Church in the latter dayes of the Gospel discovered pag. 80. Who are the subjects of Christs Kingdome pag. 81. The externall glory of the Church of Christ in the latter dayes pag. 82. 83. The spirituall glory of the Church pag. 85. The Kingdome of Christ wholly spirituall pag. 90. Objections answered concerning the personal reigne of Christ pag. 93. SECTION 10. Of death resurrection and Judgment pag. 108. 2 Part. A briefe discoverie of Antichrist or the man of sin both in the History and in the Mystery pag. 113. To the Reader PErusing this Treatise I could not but take notice of some pretious truthes in it and commend them abroad Rom. 14.17 Ephes 4.3 1 Cor. The spirituall designe of this Author I finde to be this to set up the Kingdome of God in spirit and to draw believers by that more into spirit and that no difference of outward administrations or Ordinances should divide Christians that are baptised into one spirit which Truth I did much rejoyce to see from his penn and practice and should rejoyce to see the like from all the rest We know he is not a Iew who is one outward Rom. 2. neither is that Circumcision which is outward in the flesh we are the circumcision saith the Apostle Phil. 3. who rejoyce in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh There are some excellent Truthes hinted in this booke which I intend to speake on as of the two Adams the spirituall Church the spirituall Liberty the spirituall not personall reign of Christ in a little Treatise of my own Ephes 1.17 1 Cor. 2. The Lord fill us with the Spirit of wisdome and Revelation The spirituall man judgeth all things Iohn Saltmarsh THE Marrow of Christianity SECTION 1. Of Adams Condition before his fall THe condition of Adam in his innocercy before his fall war 1. A condition of humane perfection an upright and perfect man this is the conclusion of wisdome Eccles 7.29 Loe this onely have I found that God hath made man upright but they have sought out many inventions Obj. But it is said Gen. 1.27 that God created man in his own Image in the Image of God created he him therefore it seemes that Adam had more in him then perfect humani●y that he was partaker of the divine nature Answ For the clearing of his Scripture two things are to be considered 1. what is meant by the Image of God 2. 2. what is not mean by it 1. what we are to understand by the Image of God in which Adam was crea●ed 1. reason wisdome and understanding Adam was made a reasonable wise and understanding man in this particular he was in the Image of God A wise God there is no searching of his understanding Esa 46.28 Adam had the Image of Gods wisdome not the wisdome of God not the thing it selfe it dwelled in God fully it was essentiall in him but imparted to Adam it was and is in God essentially he is wisdome it selfe Adam was but the Image God himselfe the substance That this Image was in man at first appeares first from Scripture Gen. 2.19.20 the Lord brought all the creation to wit sensitive Creatures before Adam that he might give names unto them or to see what he would call them God would now put him to the imploying of that reason and understanding he had given unto him a perfection of reason above all other Creatures 2. It appeares from naturall experience hence it is that there is so much enquiring after a perfection of humane reason so much studying of Arts as Philosophy Logick Rhetorick c. but from these corrupted reliques or principles of reason yet remaining in faine man striving after and hardly being satisfied wi●hout the perfection of reason able to give a reason of all things and this your heathen Philosophers have gone far in and this is that may be attained in an high measure and yet be but a reasonable morall man nay were it possible to attaine that perfection that was in Adam yet it would be no more then a morall and humane perfection and this is that which many who beare the name of Christians too much presse after and glory in as if without this wisdome there could be no knowledge of the minde of Christ thus did the Greekes seeke after wisdome 1 Cor. 1.22 the Greekes being the deepest in the knowledge of humane Arts and of the nature and cause of things therefore they would judge of the Gospel according to reason they seeke after naturall wisdome but saith the Apostle we preach Christ to the Greekes foolishnesse so indeed is the Gospel in the ministery of it meer folly to the highest naturall understanding in the world nay it is that which the wisdome of the Gospel destroyes where it comes in power he destroyes the wisdome of the wise and brings to nought the understanding of the prudent 1 Cor. 1.19 and here lies the great mistery of mistake I had almost said of Iniquity we seeke after the knowledge of God in the wisdome of the first Adam how many are there that would confine the knowledge of God unto this wisdome who are not ashamed to say that Philosophy is the mother of Theologie and without this naturall wisdome men must come short in the knowledge of God when the truth is the first Adam was of the earth earthly the second is the Lord from heaven and they who have but the first Adams wisdome are still of the earth earthly the wisdome of the first Adam comes infinitely short of bringing us to the knowledge of God in the spirit but it is by the wisdome of the second Adam who is the Lord from heaven and the wisdome of the father we attaine the knowledge of God in the spirit which wisdome destroyes and brings to nought the wisdome of the first Adam 1 Cor. 1.19 Chap. 2.6.7.8 and 3 Chap. 18.19.20 Note that all unbe●ievers and car●all professors are in the wisdome of the first Ad●m all believers spiritually made alive by Jesus being delivered from themselves are in the wisdome of the second Ad●m the Lord Jesus who is the wisd●me of the Father 1 Cor. 1.24 2. Adam was in the Image of God that was in a perfect morall pure and sinlesse condi●ion he was made upright innocent without sin but he sought out many inventions Qu. How may a morall purity and righteousnesse be said to be the Image of God Answ 1. God was and is perfectly essentially and spiritually pure Adam was but the Image or Character of this purity as it is possible to draw a compleate Image or Caracter of a living man in peece of stone or timber and we say and speake truly that it is the Image or likenesse of a living man yet it is not a living man nor