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and the Remnant took his Servants and entreat ed them fpitefully and flew them. Deftroyed thofe Murderers and burnt up their City.thofe Servants went out into the Ways and gathered together all, as many as they found, both Good and Bad.How cameft thou hither not having a Wedding-Garment? Caft him into outer Darkness. For many are called, but few chofen. xxv. 1. Then shall be likened unto ten Virgins, which took their Lamps and went forth to meet the Bridegroom.-They that were foolish took their Lamps but took no Oil with them, but the Wife took Oil in their Veffels with their Lamps.And while they went to buy, the Bridegroom came. ver. 14:-As a Man travelling into a far Country called his own Servants and deliver'd unto them his Goods. 19. After a long Time, the Lord of thofe Servants cometh, and reckoneth with them-23. Enter thou into the Joy of thy Lord.30. Caft ye the unprofitable Servant into outer Darkness. Who hindered Men from entring- -Matth. xxiii. 13. Wo unto you Scribes and Pharifees, Hypocrites; for you fhut up the Kingdom of Heaven against Men: For ye neither go in yourselves, neither fuffer ye them that are going in to enter. Luke xi. 52. Wo unto you Lawyers; for ye have taken away the Key of Knowledge: Ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in, ye forbad. Who it was to be taken from, and to whom given.-Matth. xxi. 31. The Publicans and the Harlots go into the Kingdom of God before

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you. ver. 43. The Kingdom of God fhall be taken from you, (the Jews) and given to a Nation bringing forth the Fruits thereof: Qualifications Matth. xix. 14. Luke xviii. 16. Suffer little Children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of fuch is the Kingdom of God.- Whofoever fhall not receive the Kingdom of God as a little Child, fhall in no ways enter therein. Mark ix. 47. It is better for thee to enter into the Kingdom of God with one Eye, than having two Eyes to be caft into Hell Fire. John iii. 3. Except a Man be born again, he cannot fee the Kingdom of God. The Manner of Admiffion. -ver. 5. Except a Man be born of Water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. Baptism is the Key, the two Species of Baptism are the two Keys. Acts ii. 38. Repent and be baptized in the Name of Jefus Chrift, every one of you for the Remiffion of Sins. This admitted into the Kingdom here, but was not always effectual, no not when administred by Christ. John xiii. 10. Ye are clean, but not all (viz. Judas.) The other Key which is infallible, and which, after the Holy Ghoft defcended, was often firft conferred. Acts i. 5. xi. 16. John truly baptized with Water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many Days bence. 1 Cor. xii. 13. For by one Spirit we are all baptized into one Body. Titus iii. 5. He faved us by the washing of Regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghoft. Heb. x. 15. For by one Offering he hath perfected for ever thofe that are fanctified. 1 Cor. vi. 11.

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But ye are washed, but ye are fanctified, but ye are juftified in the Name of the Lord Jefus, and by the Spirit of our God. Rom. viii. 30. Whom be called, them alfo be justified; and whom he justified, them he also glorified. xv. 16. That I (Paul) should be the Minister of Jefus Chrift to the Gentiles, miniftring the Gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable; being fanctified by the Holy Ghoft. Eph. i. 13. In whom also after that ye believed, ye were fealed with the Holy Spirit of Promife, which is the Earnest of our Inheritance. iv. 30. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are fealed unto the Day of Redemption.

Since in Times of Darkness at the Instigation of the Apoftate Jews two Thirds of the World run after a mad Man for their Prophet, and have followed his Succeffors; and the other third run after thofe who fet up a forged Court and Power like that of the pretended Sanhedrim of the Apoftates, and their Heads, who pretend to be Succeffors to an Apostle, who had no Commif fion to act there; and as each pretend by fome forged Stories that their Head for the Time being has the Difpofal of this Kingdom, in direct Oppofition to Scripture; for the Benefit of those who are feduced by the latter, and will allow the Scripture to be decifive; for the present I shall infert a few Texts to fhew how that Matter ftands.

Peter was called as the other eleven Apostles, and infpired as the other ten; and, as appears

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below, was too much inclined to follow the ceremonial Law to be fent Apostle to the Gentiles; Saul, afterwards, Paul, a native Roman, was converted in a miraculous Manner; from being a Perfecutor was made fit to do what Peter, as appears Galatians the fecond Chapter, was not fit for, and appointed by Chrift, Acts ix. 15. He is a chofen Veffel unto me, to bear my Name before the Gentiles and Kings and the Children of Ifrael. He began to preach to the Jews, but had a Vifion as he relates xxii. 17. &c. Chrift told him the Jews would not receive his Teftimony; and faid v. 21. depart: for I will fend thee far hence to the Gentiles. So at ix. 30. he went on this Commiffion to Tarfus, his native Place. After this, Acts x. Cornelius a Gentile, 'tis likely a Profelyte, was ordered to fend for Peter, who was within a Day's Journey; and he was fent that fpecial Meffage to inftruct Cornelius* which he did in the hearing of his

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'Tis plain St. Peter was very much addicted to the fewifh Ceremonies, (which were now fuperfeded) because there was Neceffity for a Vifion to open his Mind, and convince him that the Partition-wall was broken down, and that Nothing was unclean that was wholefome; nay this was forced to be repeated thrice, and all scarce fufficient, for Peter yet doubted what the Vifion meant, as plain as the meaning was; and after all this he relapfed, doubted, and dissembled, which fhews that the Apostles were not infpired fo far as to force their Wills; but where their own Faith was concerned, they were to judge upon Evidence as other Men did: had not this been the Cafe, they had not had a State of Trial, so would have had no Title to Rewards; but then they were not fuffered to teach others any thing,

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Kinfmen and Friends who believed, and he had no farther Commiffion to any other Gentile. Ch. xi. Upon Saul's Return and Report at Jerufalem, they had Advice that fome had preached to the Grecians and that many believed; they fent Barnabas, and he went to Tarfus to fetch Paul (who doubtlefs had been preaching there) and brought him to Antioch; who constituted the first Church that was called Chriftian. Ch. xiii. Barnabas and Saul were by order of the Holy Ghost to the Church, by them again, in form feparated to this Tafk, and fent farther: and preaching to the Jews, and the Jews blafpheming, fay v. 46: Lo we turn unto the Gentiles. xiv. They return and report that God (not St. Peter) had open'd the Door of Faith to the Gentiles. Ch. xv. Upon a Difpute about circumcifing the Gentiles, Paul and Barnabas went up to Je rufalem; After meeting and Difputes v. 7. Peter rose up (did not fit in his Chair) and said unto them, Men and Brethren, ye know how that a good while ago, God made Choice among us, that the Gentiles (Cornelius and his Friends) by my

but what the holy Spirit directed them in; though they were left free to form thofe Sentiments they were to be judged upon for themfelves, by the fame Rules as other Chriftians do: and this reconciles St. Paul's correcting him in an Article of Faith, So Peter was fent to preach to Cornelius for his own Instruction, by Jeeing the Holy Ghoft defcend on Cornelius and other Heathens, might be convinced of the Error which had got fo deep Root in his Mind, not to make him, much less any others under his Shadow, Lord of the Gentiles.