I HO ,_i <Ufn E!ctJolition"PtJon 1 I l '}" [ '""'~·7· I I - - ; in-;:;;dlinin;,dd~p;;linbofKingsby~ertuc A andholdeth them vnpardoned: befid~sthis , - ---- : ; oLhc kcycs. But they crrc grolfcly: for though there ts no opcnmg and i1 1 urtin•' of heaucn ! J l Ch1 iH as he is Mediatour,,bee abouc all Kin~s;o conJrnitcd (o the church.~ft.Ca~ the church I ! ycl in th:lt regard he neither makcth nor dcPo• ~ardon fin ne, or rerainc the fame? Anfi""· y cs) _ fcth any Kings: ~nd thercf?rc he faith ~laindy, tor the le arc the words ofChl'iil: bur Jctvsfec a Ioh.1t J6. a lvt) /;,j;~dom( u not of thu world, Th1s caufcd how. I: is ouc.thing to giuc femCce ofthe par- .hirtl to rdi.dC to take vpon bun tl~c office of :m don of fin ne,& an other to pronounce the Came 1 b Luk.u.i4 . carthiy Iudg~ or Prince, to b diuidc an inhe.,.ifemcnrc giucn, To giue the fcmcnr.c~of the I t.tll;e bctwerne two brclhrcn. Henre it was, rhut p3l"don of 1inne, is oncly propcrto ChriH the , lo!i a.tt. ! bee' 7'efufod toJittefc~Jtn:ce of theadultc.,.omw·o-· head ofthe Churrh; no Saint, nor t~ng.cl, hJth ; ·?r);tn. 1\ud yet 3S Chriftis God, bee ma·knh or thatpriuilctlge : but yet the Cht.~rch prononni dcpofcrh earthly Kings: fo d1c• \\.lfcm:m !peacerh the fcmcncc ofpardon gim·n by ChrifLJf d Pfov.8,tf. l kcth ofhim in thep.crfon ofwifedoritc, d By m~ we lhould f:ty,,the Cht1rch fhould pardon finn, I KJ11_{,f r.:zg:.c. - .·. \ "''e {lwuld rob Chrifi ofhis honour, for th:tt is I l For the tL:nhcr clearing of this, ·we-e mufl , apriuiledgc ofhis Godhead. Thus we fcre wh:lt i handle a 1 1othcr poinr,whtch IS tld!ucred hence. the powetofthe keyes i~. \ ~~~ok~~~s. ~-c:oncermng the po"' er of the k,yes: V·ih!Ch IS a- 1 B The right vie of, this power, is v.·hcn the pov.;cr wher,·b•t the po\\ er ofrhckeycs ofDa- 1 Church doth vfe the (ame for the openi11g and lltd ts put m n(cnmon. Th1s power of the k.!}u -~ fl1lttting ofhcaucn: Firfi, ill the nameofChd{l is mcnuoned, M.:~tth.16.19. when Chnll: t":.1th alone, as :t feruant i Secondfy,accordi:1g to the I 'vnto Peter, I wz(lgate vnto thu thekfyes of •he rule of Gods -...vord, not after mens affections I k.Jngdome of hemten 1 and •vhat{oct:er thou fl;alt or inuentions: Thirdly,for this ende,to bring bmder-vpon ca~th ,jhalbeebour..d mhraum: and finoc-rs' 'to"Tepcmance, and to continue them whrufoc•terthouJbalt loofooncarrh,.fhallbedootherdn that they m:J:y bee faued: and to the 1 fodm hMuen. Th.tspow6r ·of tbekfyes, 11 amzmChurch thus v!ing this PO'-'\' er, Cbrffi hath prol fteriegrarmted to'Got:il Church, t:uvpenandfhu_tteJ rr.ifed, thacwha1[ocuer theybindinearrh, (ball he· · ·rhe·k)ngdomr of heauen. FirCl,! eaU it a mmifl~-;, ' bound tnhcaucn; at~dwhtll{otur zheJ loofe mearth I rie f that is, a rcruin:) bcclU!c \\ harfocucr the . )ballbe lo-Cfcdmheauen, Manh 18.18. 'Chu'rdl dolh in ChriHs :1a.me, is nothing but t· Further, thiS po\'\ er of the keycs, hath two •I the diltic of fcrUlntS vnto their Lord : £:om rarts: the mll111lcnc ofthe word, :md fpmtuall !..,,•hence it is; that the mofl vd'>rthy members I iurifdidion. Thekey of the minitlerie of the ·~ •nd· officers tlm euer were nJche Church, as I word, is fer downc and cflabliCncd by Chriit, the Prophets ami Apo!Hcs ,,v. ere but the M11 C l Mat. 16.19. lwiOgiuevnto theahe f<!;n ofthe . 1 ni!ters o(ChriH. That this is i'fcruicc, I fhew bJngdomeofhrnuen,&c. This minifiericof the more plaincly thus: When A dam fell) in his word is a key , becaufc it opens and ihuts hca... finnc all mankinde fell "''ith hiro, :md thereby uen., thisitdoth two waycs. Firtt, by tcac.hing we.re all barred from the kit1gdomc of heauen. 2nd explaning the fubfbnce of religion, the Now fincc that fJll, Chrifi bec:~nre-anan, and in cloC:trineOfialuation, whereby menmnft come his m:1nhood farisfycd the i.utlicc of God for to heaucn; and in that regard , is called the k._cy mans:finnes. And thi~ fatisfaCl:io_nof Chrifi, io; of~Qtowledgc, Luke. 11. 52. Secondly, by <~p.. properly that key "''hcrcbv hc:!ucn ii opened, plying the promifcs of the Gofpel, and the bccin£ oppofitc to tn3ns finne whereby it w~s threateningofthe Law: For,whcn in themini- 'fhuc. And Gods Church and Minificrs cannot fleric ofthe word, the promifes ofremHTion of properly open beauen by :my power they haucy finncs and life eucrbfiing,arc applyed to b<:le... 'bur oncly rcuealc vnto men whatChriH hath ucrs that t·e.pent, then the kingdomeofhcaut.;n· done for ehem; and with all apply vnto them, is opened: <~nd when as in the fame minificric: the doClrinc of Chrifls fatisfaClion \\'!1ich i!. reofthe w.ord,the cui.fcs ofthe Law arc dcnonnucalcd. And in this regard they ~re faidc too- D ced :1gainfi iiDpenitCt finners, then is the kingpen .:md 01ut the kingdomc ~f hcaucn; not as domc.of hc2ucn !hut•. Y~t ~ou~hing the miniLords but as Minifiers and {cruants. flerie ofthe ..,,,ord, this d1fhnCbonmufl: be rcNc~t 1adde, that this power Ugirten to th~ membred:; that otherwhilcs the Church is ccrCh11rch: that is, ro the comp<lnie of true beleenine of the faith and repentance offome men 7 uers called to faluation by ChriH, and to none or fome congregation;and rhen rhcym?ypro-· eMaus. 1 s. other:& thcrforc it is I":! id ofthem,~ rvhatfoeuer nounce rcmi!Ilon of!innes :lbfolutly:butorherJebind on carth,/htttlhe bound i» hMum, e:,.4-c. V\·hiles they arc vnc:rr.en of ~heir_ faith and re- . Thirdly, I-addc the cnd.ofthjs po,Ner of the pentancc; drof ~~.e1r 1mpcn.aencte: ~nd then keycs: To oprn at:d ro{hutt~bemtm. I:Jow the th<'y mufi ac_cordtngly .remit or ret:ltne m~ns Church doth this, Chrifl that ga\le this power finncs, th:1t IS, c~ndmonally; pronouncmg knowcth bcfi and hcc hath fct it downe,Ioh. the remilllon of rinnes to all that r.cpent: :to, -: ~. r~ho[;efleYs finncs;u remit, thqare reand Ccn~uncing d:11~nation to all that r.c-:.. I mltted : and )vhofoeae.,.s finncs yee retamt, they pcm nor: 'A.n~ ·.thus IS the word ro b~ pub1 I flreYetaiYJcd. The Church therefore opens hea-- likely .handkd m God.>·.Church at .t~IS day, uen , when ic pudonsmens fir1nes: and it t11uts bt"c:ulc ·our C.ongrct?~mons arc m1xt con:~ i:hC fame,whch it lawfully rccaincs their finnes, pames, confifl:_J_ng~~ _i'omc that rcpe.~~ and 1- ---~----------------- · bclccuc
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