A SERMON GATHERED And set forth by that Divine Spirit which God hath given to me JAMES HUNT, AND Dedicated to all those which do love God and the Truth.  
IT is written in the 3. Chapter of john and the 3. verse. jesus Christ who is the powerful God of Heaven and of earth, he doth tell you plainly, except a man be borne again he cannot see the Kingdom of God; for that which is borne of the flesh, is fleshly, and that which is borne of the spirit, is spirit, vers. the 6. and now my new birth which God hath wrought in me, I hope the same will be a plain pattern for all those which shall read my book, or hear it, read; for I acknowledge, that first I was the Son of man bearing the Image of the earthly, but by the Divine power and glory of the word of God, which is made manifest in the New Testament; I am made the Son of God, and b●are the Image of the heavenly, for the Image of God is the soul, which is the inw●… man, which is justified and glorified by the Divine power and glory of the word of God, for whom God doth call, them he doth justify and whom he doth justify, them he doth glorify. Romans 8. Chapter and the 30. vers. Again, St. Paul doth tell you plainly, in the 2. Epistle to the Corinthians, the 3. Chapter and the 18. verse. We all with open face beholding as in a glass, the glory of the Lord, are changed into the Image of God from glory to glory, by the divine power and spirit of the Lord: now if the Apostle should have said, we shall be changed, that would have signified, in the world to come; but its saith plainly, we are changed, which doth plainly signify, here in this world; it is plainly written in the first Epistle of Peter, the 1. Chapter and the 23 vers. Being born again not with corruptible seed, but by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever, and this is the word which by the Gospel is preached unto you, vers. 15. And it is plainly written in the 1. Epistle to the Corinthians, the 6. Chapter and the 17. verse. He that is joined to the Lord, is one spirit; and now I shall make it plainly appear, God's true Preacher, he is both man and woman in signification of Scripture; for Saint Paul doth tell you plainly in the 1. Epistle to the Corinthians the 4. Chapter and the 15. verse. Though you have ten Thousand Instructers, yet you have not many Fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the Gospel, and for to beget doth signify a man: Again in the 4. Chapter to the Gallathians, there he saith, my little Children in whom I travel in Birth, until Christ be form in you, and to travel in birth doth signify, a woman, for as every natural Child, hath a Father and Mother of the flesh, so on the other side, God is the Father and Mother of the spirits, I say again, of the spirits of all those people which are and shall be reconciled to Jesus Christ, and to the Ministration of the New Testament, which is our glorious Gospel of love and peace, it is plainly written in the 1. Chapter of James. Every good and perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights; and if his free will we are begotten by the word of truth, for Christ is the Word and the Truth; for it is plainly written in the 1. Chapter of john and the 14. verse. The Word was made flesh and dwelled amongst us, and thus I have proved in brief, Christ is the Word, and Christ is God: And God's Word doth tell you plainly, in the 4. Chapter to the Gallathians, and the 26. verse. jerusalem which is above is free, which is the Mother of us al●, but of what all, I say of all those which are and shall be borne again by the Divine power and glory of the Word of God, and by God's help, I have made it plainly appear, God's true Preacher, he is both man and woman in signification of Scripture; for now I say again, Christ is the Word, and Christ is God, and he that is joined to God is one spirit, and a man is begotten and born again by the Divine power of the Word of God, and now by God's help, I will boldly say, as it is written in the 2. Chapter of Peter, and the 2 v. Even as new born babes desire the sinsere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby; and now I say again, that ye may all grow thereby in heavenly wisdom, until you come into the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God unto a perfect man, even to the measure, and statute of the falnesse of Christ, as you may read in the 4. Chapter to the Ephesians; but ye Clergy and some of ye great men of the world, which have been bread up in the latin School, you say a man can come to no true perfection here in this world; but I shall plainly prove, you are all deceived in your judgement, for it is plainly written in the same Chapter, Jesus Christ, he ascended up on high, and gave guilts unto men, some Apostles, and Prophets, and Teachers, for the work of the Ministry, and for the perfecting of the Saints: And now ye Clergy, you say you are God's Ministers; but now I say, are not you ashamed for to judge yourselves for to be such poor dunces that you are not able for to teach the people for to grow up into no height of heavenly perfection; but now ye deluding Clergy, by the power of God I shall make you see and understand, God hath made me a perfect man; for God's word doth tell you in the 10. Chapter to the Hebrews, and the 14. vers. by one offering, Christ hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified; but how, and by what means are we sanctified, I say by the true light and glory of God's Word; for it is plainly written in the 17. Chapter of john and the 17. vers. Christ saith, sanctify them through the truth, thy Word is truth, for Christ is the word and the truth, and Christ doth tell you plainly, the glory which God his Father gave unto him, he doth give to his Saints, that they may be all one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me; now here in this Chapter, I have proved that for all true believers, we are joined to God the Father and to God the Son, and now ye Clergy, I pray what say you, am not I come to true and sound perfection, and do you not know a handful of Wheat is as perfect Wheat as a whole Bushel; for it is of the same substance, though it be not so great in substance, and I hope ye all know a natural Child as soon as it is born, it hath the perfect shape and Image of a man; but he doth grow by degrees in stature and tallness, until he come unto the fu●l age and stature and tallness of a man: even so, in like manner, as soon as a man is truly sanctified by the divine power of the word of God, he is a new borne babe in Christ, but then he doth grow up in glory by degrees, until he become to be a perfect man in Christ Jesus, even to the measure and stature of the fullness of Christ, which is agreeable unto that portion of Scripture which I have afore mentioned; and now I say again, which is agreeable unto the divine power and glory of my new birth, which God my Father, and Jesus Christ hath wrought in me.  
And now by God's help, I will boldly say, with Saint Paul, as it is written in the 2. Epistle to the Corinthians the 4. Chapter. and the 6. verse. God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness hath shined in our hearts for to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ. And now I say again, Which knowledge doth shine in me so clear that I do behold Gods glorious face, not with my bodily eyes, which are temporal, but with my spiritual eyes which are heavenly and eternal. And now ye learned Scholars which have been bred up in th● Greek and Latin● School, I must tell you plainly, if you can be able for to prove, that there is no true God, nor no true Gospel, why then you may prove, that a man can come to no true perfection here in this world, But now ye deluding Synod, from your Antichrist●…n stool, I pray stand up and arise: For by the true light and glory of my new birth. I shall set open your eyes, for Christ doth tell you plainly, Except a man be borne again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God, and now ye Lords Knights, and Burgeses in Parliament, I must tell you plainly, and boldly, by the true light and glory of my New birth, God hath made me able to show you the true light and glory of the Kingdom of God; For it is plainly written in the first Chapter to the Coloss. and the 12. and 13. verse. God our Father he hath translated us into the Kingdom of his dear Son; but how are we translated into the Kingdom of Jesus Christ; I say by the true light and glory of his word, for Christ hath a Church here on earth, which is visible and invisible; the visible Church doth signify all those people which are, and shall be reconciled to Christ, and to the ministration of the new Testament, which is the book of life; the invisible Church, that is the souls of the people, which is to be discerned by the eye of Faith, for Jesus Christ hath a glorious Church in himself, for God our glorious Father he gave us his Son for to be head over all things to the Church which is his body, as you may read in the first Chapter to the Ephesians, and the 22. verse, and now ye High Court of Parliament, I pray mark this point of Scripture, for the Apostle doth call the true Church the body of Christ: for as a temporal tree hath many bows and branches, and all make but one tree; even so in like manner, for all those that will be reconciled to Christ, and to the obedience of his Word, your souls which is the inward man shall be engrafted in to the Mystical body of Christ, although we be thousand in number, and now ye deluding Synod, I understand there is many opinions amongst you about Religion, but now I shall make to plainly appear, there is but two sots of people here in this world; for all those that are not in Christ, they are out of Christ, and all those that are out of Christ, they are yet under the bondage of the Devil; and God's Word doth tell you plainly in the 5. Chapter and the 17. vers. of the 2. Epistle to the Corinthians, If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; now this word any man doth signify any man which is here on earth: let him be rich of poor, if he be in Christ, he is a new creature, and for to be a new creature is to be reconciled to Christ, and to the ministration of the New testament, and with all those that are new man in Christ, old things are passed away and behold all things are become new, vers. 17. For as Circumcision, and the blood or Bulls and Goats, and those Ordinances which you may read at large in the 9 Chapter to the Hebrews, did belong to the old Law and Testament, which Christ hath abolished by his suffering on the Cross; Now on the other side, Baptism, and the Bread and Wine, they are those Ordinances which doth belong to the Mystical body of Christ, and to the ministration of the New Testament, which shall stand and abide for ever. And now ye high Court of Parliament, it is plainly reported, you do intent to set forth and order, that there must be Elders in every Parish, and the Elders and Clergy they must examine the people before they come to receive the Sacrament of Bread and Wine, but now, I hope, you shall plainly understand, God hath made me a preaching Elder for to try and prove the Clergy; for now ye Clergy, I must tell you plainly, no man hath any right in the sight of God, for to be partakers of the holy Communion of Bread and Wine, but those that will be reconciled to Christ, and to the ministration of the New Testament, whereunto the Sacrament of Bread and Wine doth belong, for Christ doth tell you plainly in the 22. Chap. of Luke, This cup is the New Testament in my blood, which is shed for you; and now by God's help, I will show you in brief what a great error the Clergy are in, for every Lord's day they read a Chapter in the old Law and Testament, and another in the New, and when they are up in their Pulpits, in their Doctrine they join the old Law and Testament, and the New together, as if they were both as one, and in so doing, they have most shamefully blinded, and deceived all those people which are as yet held under their power. For now I say plainly and boldly, if there be any one of ye Clergy or any other man that can find any one place of Scripture in the New Testament, for to prove that the old Law and Testament is allowed of God for to be joined to the mystical body of Christ, which I have plainly proved for to be the true and glorious Church, if I cannot find five other plain and clear truths of Scripture, for to prove that you are utterly deceived in your judgement, why then I will be content to be put to death, under the judgement of ye Lords, Knights, and Burgesses to Parliament, which are gathered together, for the trial of the Spirits. And new ye Synod, you say old Ceremonies they must be laid aside: and now I say, I pray forsake your tenths and Tithes, for you shall be sound tried. For God's Word doth tell you plainly in the 7. Chapter to the Hebrews, and the 5. verse, The Sons of Levi they had a commandment to receive tithes of the people, according to the Law. And now ye learned Synod, I hope you know the levitical Priesthood was in force in the time of the old Law, for the 11. ver. doth tell you, Under the levitical Priesthood the people received the Law, but the 12. verse will tell you palinely, The Priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the Law, for Christ hath quite abolished the old Law by his suffering on the Cross, and ye Synod and Clergy, I must tell you plainly, your Tenths and Tithes shall vanish away with the old Law; And now ye high Court of Parliament, I pray remember that you have made open profession unto all the world that you have a desire for to pull down the Kingdom of Antichrist, but by you power, you force the people for to pay Tenths and tithes to the Clergy, and in so doing you do very powerfully uphold the Kingdom of Antichrist. For now I must tell you plainly, and boldly, Tenths and Tithes doth not belong to the glorious Priesthood of our and Saviour Jesus Christ. But then some man may say, what means shall the Clergy have for to live upon? My answer is, for all those that shall be found to be true preachers, for to show the people by what means they may grow up in heavenly perfection until they come to be perfect men in Christ; there shall be money gathered for you, which shall be sufficient for to maintain you with meat, drink, and apparel, and the holy Apostles of Christ they were well content with those things, and so I hope will ye Clergy: for your coveting after Tenths and Tithes, the same doth strongly blind your eyes.  
And now ye Magistrates and Church wardens, I pray take not that thing in hand:  
For to fight against the power of God,  
which you are not able to withstand.  
For God hath made me a powerful instrument,  
as you shall know and find,  
For to open the people's eyes,  
whom the Clergy hath kept blind.  
But some of you do say, I shall preach in the Church, and you will be well content, if I can get authority from the high Court of Parliament: but by the power of God you and the high Court of Parliament shall see and understand, God's authority doth fare exceed the authority of of any mortal man; for it is not in the Parliaments power for to make a man a Preacher, for they shall find, God hath made me able for to be their teacher: for to show them, and you, the plain and perfect way, how true peace and sound religion you may quietly enjoy. For these things God hath made me for to behold with my spiritual eye, for which I honour my King, and worship the holy and powerful Tirnity.  
FINIS.