3P } _ ~n&xpojition "Ppon Mf.?. i ti!C, aftcrrhcrn~ maktng this promife to the A- A him workcs Qf farisf.1C\ion, to be done for the . 1 poHles,not as they were Apo!tlcs ,but as they temporal punHhn 1 em ofhis finncs: which don, were mmiHers and preachers of hii Gofpcl. hh iinnes arc pardoned in hcauen. Where br.. The fccond abufe is, that the Church,of hold a mofi _dcuilliG1 practiCe,., may oppcarf RolJ'I.c,hath turned the power of the kcics into by the rnanifold crrours comained rh~r~in. As afuprcm:1cie otlcr the Church, making it to be firfi,thc contcffionof all amans finncs; which Ia foucraignc authoritic,v.. hereby P(rer, :1nd his hath no warrant in Cod~ word. Secondly, j fuccdfors the Popcs, hauc libcnic to make that the Pridl fhould giuc fcnrencc of pardon, l lawcs, canons, and con!Htutions wl)ich binde is amo'fi notorious practiCe, whereby Chrifi is the confcicncc: as aHO r.o make kings, and to robbed of his honour; for the Pharifics could dcpo(c the f.unc.A mo!lnotoriousabufc ofthis fay, Nont c,:m forgillt Jinnu bHt God, that is, \ power,,Nhich is no fup:riority,hut aminificry: properly, Mark. 2. 7· Which Chrifi approo1 the chcifc pov,•cr w1 1crcof, confiflcth in the' ueth, andJt is mofi true; for hee that can fordifpenfationof the word, and will of ChriH; giue tinnes properly, muft make fati~faelion For Chri{l raid nor toPmr,l will giuc thee the for Ji.s. Thirdly, they abrolue from rhe kcy~s of the kingclomcs of men, but ofthe B fault, but theywil not foagiue the punifhmcm: i{jng4o?fJ~ of hetUieH, The third abufe hcreofis,, :a.nd thereby they rohbe others to inrich themwar the Church of Rome, h!llh thereby for a fdues. Founhly, they inioyncfarisfacrion ro Iooo. ycarcs almo!l, barred 1\ingp, ~cen.cs, God by men for their finnes: whereby they do and Emperours ti:om beeing go4c(nours ouer nothjog qre ·but ouenurnc the al.,.fufficient t\.l.e Church,cs of God ; an cr:ror.-fl:~.t again£1: fatisf:tel:ion of ChrHl ; :md inioync that tomao · Script\!re: for when as good King.foji.u intei}-J which is jthpoffible. All thefear-e moft horrided·t~e refonnltion ofrcligion, :11~d the ab::lOble abufes of this po\\•er, which ought to bee cloning of Idol::uri..e, he mldc a coucn:cint with, kn.owne and .c·onfidc.rcd , bccin~ a fuffidcnt the Lqrd fO.rth~ <\C\Otnpli01n~~.t Q(d1c fam~: warr:mt vnro vs, that the Clmrch o(Romc: is ;4.;-~hron. anP is faid to 2 baue cAujCdaP ~~af ~~Tc in f~rlf.. no true Church of Go·d: for though!the Pope falem,a,dBcnia,b~ 1/tftand to (hq CQUenant}Vhich carrie in his armcs the k!Je!, vet thev .Ire not th~ fJ< rr.ad<. Now O;all.wce fay, loft•h did cuill in k_;ptof h<•uen, hut of h<ll; For he~·harh made qm(lng them fo to doe? God forbid ; It is remoeplaccs ofrdl and woe,thcncucr God did: co{d.cd of himby the hqly..Gho!l for hi,s eom-· as Lim6m Patrmn. anrl 'P.urgatorie, and thercroendation. ObieEl.Pllt Gods Pallon and teafore mull nc"cdcs makcmoc doorc5 thither,:md c~crs hauc the power of ~re kcycs, an<\Prin-, fo moe locks and kcyes. . · cos hauc nor? Ahf. True,bur yenhey hauc ~' C· By this doctrine, touching th<.k.;Jetcf D4- Tb:v{t. - ciuill power ~\'l}crcby they ru~e 9~er Gods, Hidgiu.en to Chrifi, and the po\over oflhe keyes ~hur~h: for there is a duill po.wcr,;md a fpiriin the Church dcriued thence, we m3y lcarne tqa)! power. Princes rule nor by any fpiriruall fundry things. Firn,rhar Chrifi, who harh the power, but ciuilly : and thereby they haue keyes of D•Hid to open and !hut, doth.not oPP'N<r to compel! al! their fubicd\srothe ourpen to al\,butto fome only. The rcafon hereof "!<!td mpncs afGods wodhip, and 10 forfake is this: .Adambecing created in integritie,was Idolatric, anc!may alio punilh rhofc that obey in the fauour of God: but by his Gnne he lofl ,them tJP,t,pbieCf. By this power of the keyes, the f.1uour ofG od, and (o barred himfclfe both Ki.ngs and O!Jcensare bt·oughr vnder Pallors. out of the earthly and heauenly paradifc:and all A'lf.ln Panors and Miniflers we mull conGs]cr his pofleririe by the f•me finne, and by their thfir perfons and goods, and their office and owne aC\uall finncs are.,Jikcwi!C debarred : for word which they bri11g :Princes are ouer th~ir "Jinnt Uapartition Wl4llh~twecnevtandGod.·and /" Ifl-S9· 1• pe~fonsand goods, and yet may bcvndcr th~ir A b cLoud hftwcme our pra,crs and God himb hmoi 14 . wqt<l4nd miniflerie; becaufe therein they Had folf<; as [<r<mie fpcakerh; fo that finne is the in C.,hri{ls (lead; Yerall this lhewcrh nothing caufe of this exclufion: and fomany finnes as a w\wP,dnces in Gods church lhould be fo rob-· D man comn.itterh, fo many bolts and banes bed ofrheirrighrosrhe Church ofRomedorh. ' he makerh to exclude himli:lfc from the king- ,;fhe fourth abufc is, thac the Church of dome of he.aucn. The confitieration \vhcreof, Rome for fo.mc 8oo. yc3CeS, hath turned th.c {houldmooue cuery one to take a narrow view powerofthekeycsvnro rhe Prietl• in their Saofhis.miferable eflate in himfclfe, through Acrament of Pcnnancc: for whereas by Gods dam: for by originall finncwhcrcin wee were word , the Minillcrs power i$ pncly to probornc.):md,by our aCluall tranfgrelfions wh.erenounce theabfolution ofC..hrifi: with them~- in we hue ,, we barrc our felues from the kmgucry Pric{l firs asa Iudge, and the people come _ domcof'hea\lcn. It i• lamentable ro fee how vnto him as to a llldcc makmg knownevnto the whole world licth;n finnc,and how the dch~m-all their thoughfs ,'words, and decdes,{as uill beo,.,•itchcth men to conceale or diminilh neere as they can) wherein they h3ue ~ro~cn their fins, making great finnes finall,& litle fins any commandcmcm:which done,the Pnefimnone a~ aH; when as the lcaft finne which they ioin$ him to bewaile his fins,& after contrition,· commit( \\lithout rcpenrahce) is fuAi.cient to d~rh prope!IY giuc fentcncc ofpardon,cuc? as barre them for eucr ourof the kingdomc of Chrifi himlclfc doth: <Lnd then after appomts heauen. Againe, fccing cuery finne dOch bar vs ------· out ----~---------------------
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