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MAP TUPION X PIETIANON,

Κατά Ξηρ-εικο-διλευόντων.

Or, A CHRISTIAN and SOBER

TESTIMONY

AGAINST

Sinfull Complyance,

WHEREIN,

The Unlawfulness of Hearing the present Minifters of England, is clearly demonftrated. Severall weighty Queries propofed; Objections impartially weighed in the Ballance of the Sanctuary, and found wanting.

By Chriftophilus Antichriftomachus, a Mourner in Sion, waiting for the day of her Salvation, and coming of her King.

Rev. 14.9, 10, 11. If any man worship the Beaft, and his Image, and receive his Mark in his forehead, or in his hand; the fame shall drink

the Wine of the Wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture, into the cup of his Indignation, and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the prefence of the holy Angels, and in the prefence of the Lamb. And the (moke of their torment afcended up for ever and ever; and they have no reft day nor night, who worship the Beast and his Image, and whofoever receiveth the Mark of his Name.

Acts 2.40. Save your felves from this untoward generation.
John 10.3. The Sheep hear his Voice v. 5. and a stranger they will

not follow.

Joh.4.5. They are of the world, therefore speak they of the world, and the world hears them.

Printed for the Author, in the Year 1664.

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To the READER.

Candid Reader,

VV

E are almoft at the end of thefe Paper-Contests, which are daily preaching their ownFuneral.'Tis in another way that Jehovah will shortly appear (for he hath already fent his Harbingers before him) to convince the world, and worldly Church of their Wickedneß,and Adulteries, whereby they provoke the pure eyes of his glory. For behold, the Lord cometh with Fire, and with his Chariots like a Whirle wind, to render his Anger with Fury, and his Rebuke with flames of fire; For by Fire, and by Sword, will the Lord plead with all flesh, and the flain of the Lord fhall be many. Happy art thon, if in the number of those that fhall be able to live, when the Lord doth this. Alas! Who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall ftand when he appeareth? Men (as men) will be at their wits ends, when they behold the Earth to reel to and fro, like a drunken man, (its foundatious being out of course) the Mountains to Smoake, and the Hills to melt away, because of the terribleness of his Anger: The Kings of the Earth (who now (as Pharoah of old) are with delight drinking the blood of the Saints, as (weet Wine, and refuse to let them go, from under their bonds to Sacrifice to the Lord, according to his appointment) and the Great men, and the Rich men, and the Chief Captains, and the Mighty men, and every Bond-man, and every Free-man, will then hide themselves in the Dens, and in the Rocks of the Mountains, and cry to them, to fall upon them, and hide them, from the Wrath of the Lamb. The day of whofe Wrath is ready to fpring forth (though the wicked world think not fo) all the figns of the near approach thereof, are already visibly fulfilled. What Wars, and rumors of Wars? (Nation fighting against Nation) what strange Signes in the Heavens, and in the Earth, with great Earth quakes in many places? what a spirit of Perfe cution and Offence, (Brother even betraying Brother to death) what declenfion, and decaies of love to Jefus Chrift, amongst not only a profeffing, but an once, Zealous profeffing People, do we daily fee, and hear of? how doth Iniquity abound? So that the Worlds fields are even white unto the harvest: the Voice of the Daughter of Sion is louder than than ever, cry

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