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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60972	Davvnings of light wherein the true interest of reformation is opened in generall, and in particular, in this kingdome for the establishment of weaker judgements, and many other things impartially hinted, to a further discovery of truth and light in many of our present controversies : with some maximes of reformation / by John Saltmarsh ...	Saltmarsh, John, d. 1647.	1646 (1646)	Wing S477; ESTC R40634	39,746	130

DAVVNINGS OF LIGHT Wherein the true interest of Reformation is opened in generall and in particular in this Kingdome for the establishment of weaker judgements AND Many other things impartially Hintted to a further Discovery of Truth and Light in many or our present controversies With some Maximes of Reformation 1 Cor. 13.11 For now we see through a glasse darkly now I know in part 1 Cor. 13.10 But when that which is perfect is come then that which is in part shall be done away By JOHN SALYMARSH Preacher of Gods Word at Brasteed in the County of KENT London Printed for R. W. and are to be sold by G. Calvert at the black-spred-Eagle near Pauls 1646. To the Honourable The Knights and Burgesses for the County of Yorkshire in the Commons House of Parliament viz. The Lord Generall Fairfax Sir William Strickland Sir Philip Stapleton Sir Henry Cholmley Sir William Alison Mr. Henry Darly M. Hoyle M. Alured M. Pelham c. I Should exceed an Epistle to speak of you in your severall spheres of activity for the advancement of the cause of God Some of yee have jeoparded your lives in the high places of the Field Some of yee offered your selves willingly among the people When the great work of God is finished the names of those shall be sought for that have acted for him and it shall be said What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordeca● for this You that work both for God your Countrey shall bee recorded both in the Chronicle of Heaven Earth And ye are the more eminent in this that ye have sate out the Aposta●ies and unfortunate failings of so many preserved through the power of Christ They went out from ye because they were not of yee And such is the quality of your employment that ye may learne to be at once both Saints and Statesmen in this work for the daily opening of the secrets of affairs before ye both religious and civill may make your house a Senate and a Temple and the more spiritually ye work in State-affairs ye act in a higher capacity then common Statesmen or former Parliaments My prayer is for ye That ye may be stedfast and unmoveable alwayes abounding in the work of the Lord knowing that your labour shall not be in vain in the Lord So prayes your Servant John Saltmarsh To the Worthy and Eminent Committee in the County of KENT I Have through the providence of God been seated in the influence of your government where I have enjoyed as others of that place have done a peace and security while many places of the kingdome hear the Alarms of War and put on garments rolled in blood The Lord who is the mighty Counsellour hath poured out a spirit of wisdome and counsell upon you and so long as you act in the strength of him and in relation to him you see you have salvation for Wals and Bulwarks You have much experience of God as I have observed in the conduct of your affairs which hath not only been advantagious to the publick and to the peace of your own Countrey but exemplary to others abroad and the more you go on to involve your selves into the cause of God the greater share you may look for in the Honour and Happiness● and Successe of it You know well nor need I remind you how the interest of your County is wrapped up in that publick and Parliamentary association wch while you preserve through the blessing of God as you do in that constitution you may expect to live by the same line of prosperity you have done And so prayes Your Servant Iohn Saltmarsh To Mr. Tho. Fuller the Author of a Book entituled Truth maintained at Oxford or elsewhere AS you accused me once of haste in my Observations upon your Book so you may now charge a delay upon me for the Answer I am preparing to your second Treatise my interruptions have bin many yet the Truth I defend I hope will overtake you at length though you set forth long before me I shall deale better with you then you have done with me to let you see our usage on this side of Oxford hath more charity for I shall fairly interpret the good and candidly reject the bad I could wish you would prevent me in comming over to our present Reformation and so you may satisfie the question better Yet Sir we might both do better to hearken to our learned Umpire Mr. Herle who tels us How needlesse further d●sputes were about Reformatian by how much Reformation is necessary The Preparatory I Have in this short discourse lalaboured to give you rather the spirits and extractions of things then to write at large and to point only to the advancement of truth amongst us for I saw so many plunged in the controversies of our times that it had been good some of them were either well out or had never come in for the disputes which only before warmed us have now set us all on flame and we have reasoned our judgements much beyond those boundaries in the Word of godly peace and edification Discourses of this nature ought to be free and peaceably bold for the soule is more at liberty for debating where the lesse ingagement or interest appears else the enquiries can be but narrow and impartiall I hope I need make no larger Apology for my plain dealing with all I have writ little conclusive or positive Determinations being not the proper work of us that stand below who only aime at oyling the wheeles in this great work And whilest we are but on the way to Reformation in peremptory conclusions and finall inferences there may be more haste then good speeed I thought that openings and discoveries of this nature would help to a more solid and clear firmation in the truths received for there is nothing brings greater unsettlement then arguing things halfe way and therefore our Reverend Assembly are not to be accused of any unnecessary delay in things of so high consideration I have writ in expressions not popular for we should not be too much the peoples till the light we hold out were well quit of the vapours that darken it not that I decline the multitude save only in order of time and there are certain cautions in the VVord for not revealing or communicating too suddenly Hast thou faith ● have it to thy self before God Rom. 14.22 Take heed left by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to them that are weak 1 Cor. 8. I have yet many things to say unto you but you cannot bear them now Iohn 16.12 And he communicated only privately with some that were of reputation Acts If I be thought by any to speak too favourably of things so generally dissented from I desire such to take notice in what capacity I write not as one that delivers positions to the world but as one that would fain see what is the grounds or secret that the Prelates