Baxter - BX5202 B291 1679

[2351 and when an Ufurper ? 8. Whether the King or he, is to be obeyed in Circumftances, or matters Ecclefiaftical, if they differ, and make contrary Laws ? Without the folution of thefe queftions, the name of a National Chrerch will not be under- ítood, nor ofany practical importance. Our owtl thoughts of them are as follkweth. § 5. It is certain, that the Alofaical Law made for the Jews peculiar republick, as fuch, is abrogate ; not only the Ceremonial part, but all : All that was not then made for all the world, is ceafed ; r. Becaufe the Common -wealth is céafed for IN hich it was made: 2. The Holy Choft ex- prefly and frequently determineth it fo ; even of that Law that was written in ftone, as fuck, Cor.3.7.8,9 r s O I I. He67.I2.19. Gal. 4.,2I3&C, g. 24. the r,atural part, and that which was in- ftiuored pofitively long before for perpetuity, were hot of them Cod's Laws before iofes's time, and as fuch, obliged other l`'ation , and fo do.itiil: The matter written in ftone (except fore few mutable particulars, as the feventh day Sabbath, &c.) is fuch as we are Rill obliged to, r. By Nature, 2, By Chrift : But not as it was part of the. ?errs p crsiïár.Ilofaical Laty. Much lefs doth it bind all the world to' its Po- licy, 6 If the Jewifh Law, either as fuch, or as ftablifhed by Chrift for his Kingdom, did bind, all the world to this ''ááy, then it would bind them to their Civil Pol cy, as much" at leaf as to their Ecciefiattical. But few Chriftians think that it binds them to their Civil Policy. For if it did,then, r. All Nations that have varied from it to this day, have finned : z, No diverfity of Govern.-

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