Certain queries, propounded to the churches of Christ; and all that fear God, and love the appearing of King Jesus:

A definition of a Church of Christ in the Order of the Gospell; consisting of a compa∣nie of Saints, or holy people, called out of the world by the preaching of the Gospel, by a free and voluntarie consent; entring into covenant to discharge duties to God, and one to another, putting on Christ by Baptisme or Dipping.

The perticulars thereof proved.

A Company of Saints or holy people (1 Corinth. 1.2. 1 Peter 2.5.9) called out of the world (John 15.19) by the preaching of the Gospell, (Matth. 28.19, 20. Mark 16.15, 16. Acts 2.41. Revel. 14 6.) by a free and voluntary consent (Psal. 18.43, 44. and 110.3. Acts 13.48.) entering into covenant, (Psalm 50.5.

Zephaniah 2. 1. Acts 3.25. Mal. 2.1. Heb. 8.9.) to discharge duties to God, and one to another, (John 4.24. Phill. 3.3. 1 Peter 2.5. 1 Corinth. 12.12. to the 28) putting on Christ by Baptisme or Dipping: (Mark 16.16) Acts 2.38 41. Gal. 3.27) For as many of you as have been baptised into Christ, have put on Christ, and (Ephes. 4.4, 5) this I conceive to be Christs spirituall house under the New Testament, whereof he is Lord, (Hab. 3.6) and head, (Ephes. 1.22, 23) and King, (Isaiah 33.22, and Matth. 28.18, 19, 20) and Prophet: (Deuteron. 18.15 Matth. 17.8. Acts 3.22 23) He being the Priest and Sacrifice, by which all that believe are for ever perfected. Heb. 10.14. For it is not the voice of the Church, as some fondly dream, but Christs voice in the Church that we are to hear: He that heareth you heareth me, and he that heareth me, heareth him that sent me. Luk. 10.16.

These where-ever gathered together under heaven, Jewes or Gentiles, have power from Christ their head, (Coloss. 1.18) given to receive in, deal with, or cast out of the Church, by the Lawes and Statutes of King JESVS, their King and Law-giver. Isaiah 9.6, and 33.22. James 4.12. Acts 2.41. Compared with Matth. 18.15, to the 20. 1 Cor. 5.3, 4, 5, and 2.2, 3, to the 9.

If any knowledge and light appear, give all the glory to God, through Jesus Christ.

As the Apostle saith in another case, I am in a strait between both; having many reasons not to set my name: As my own unmorthinesse and dis-respect, and being liable to sufferings. Yet if I do not, I make my self a Libeller by the Law; therefore to discharge my duty to God and man —

By EDVVARD BARBER, Citizen and Merchant-Taylor of London;

Who (as I have formerly, and ever shall stand for King and Parliament, to the extent of Estate, Liberty, and Life) doth now prostrate the same for King JESVS, the priviledge of the Gospell, and Liberty of his Churches. And as I have formerly lain in the University of Newgate eleven moneths, in Kings Bench and Newprison and sued in the High-Commission Court, five yeares; and in the Echequer, and Common-pleas, and Kings Bench, being stung by the Locusts that came out of the smoke, that arose out of the bottomlesse Pit: Revel. 9.2, 3. So I desire to go on not fainting, knowing that in due time we shall reap.

FINIS.