------ ---1 new Tefhmcm, and ofthe liberty ~:in~:~': :. :~~~~:n without fonc rcuclation. Fifcly,it { ~ Chrifl) tf':Ich, rh:n Ciuill iuri!"di~lion and Marcutucth rhc old fin of tbcfc fcduccrs, tcachmg I Thel'tomifh m:anm:ake, f1leof:tll fon:soflittns forrc3dic , :noncy. gi{lrJcic is vnlawfull:as :J.ifo to make \\'ar, & to thou diucrs men & women m::~y nor n,arry, that ; rake an oJth before a Magiflratc;which fort of were adulrcrie; and yet openly rokranng !lues • men :ne not fo well kno\vnc here as in other and vnclc:mncffc. Which whar is ir cl(c but to Churches, but arc dangerous enemies where~ maimainc wanronncffe?wherby the chicrc tc~- focuer borh to rhc grace of God, and good of chcr.; of rh:H Church witndiC rhcm!clucs the man:for 'v\'herc rhc ciuill\\•ord derh ccatt:)rhcrc right Ji.JcccflOrs; not of rhc ApcOks (<~s they I can no fociet~c {b.nd in fafe;;ic. Thirdly, anopcctend) but of rhcfe fcducers and orher wic.. ther kindc ot Libertines are the Papifls, and ked hcretikes old and new. I the Popi!h Church, \·..,.ith the whole Romane The fourth fort of Libcrdnes are c:1rnall and Rc!ioion, [hemfdues being open enemies vmO forn13.1! Protcfl:ancs; who firfl: turne the coun1 the ;ace of God,& their whole religion turfell ofGods clctlion into w:mtonnelfe, by rea.. oing ic into wanconncs,and Jibcrtic oflinning, foning rhus: If I be clcCl:ed w faluacion,I !ball :md th:at diuers wayes. Firli, God hauino of be f3ued,lecmc line as I will; or ifnor 1 I cannot 1his grace oiucn vnto the church a povvcr orihe be faued,doc what I will Or can; bccaufc Gods keycs :.o gpcn and lhut hcauen, that Religion counfails arc vnchangeab!e: and rhus conclude h:1th turned it into an in!l:rumC[:firfl,ofprupha- B to fpcnd their daics in all wamonnes, Sccondnejfc, in fetting vp a new Priellhood to abfoluc ly, they turne the mcrcic of God into wamon- ·aod loofc mens ~n'bes propcrly,in offring a fandfc, thus rcafoning in thcir hcarts; Bccaufe crificc for the guickc and dead, fo abolilbing God is mercitUII, therefore I \ovill dcfc.:rrc my the facrifice of"Chrifi. Secondly , of illiuflic-t:· repentance as yet; for w_hat time foeucr afinfor by ic they dcpofc Kings and·Princes, they ner rcpcntcth, God will put aw:w all his finnes free fubicCt:s from their allcagcancc, they fiirrc out of his remembrance? V\' hat ,'young Saints, them vp :md c~1courage them tO c;onfpiracies, olde Dcuils. Thus the timely acceptance of rebCllions; ai1d mnifitaine iri other fiatcs, faChGods rnercic offcrcd,is become a rcpro:lch:bCon~;c'iuill warre.s~·and (editions;and all by verfides many moc, who, beocaufc the Lord dcfertU<!"Of their power. Thirdly, of horriblccou(- · rcth punill1mcm, fet tlieir·hcarts to doe euill. toufocs .-forby it they fell pardons for thoufads Thirdly, others vnder _pretence of brotherly oByeares, rhe which ·falcs h~ue ~rought to the louc,m1fpend all chat they hauc"in wantonnes, :((;hurch ofRome the third parr ofrhe reuenuC'S riot,cxatfc,companic kecp~1g,gaming to {he ofatiEurope:wh1ch one praCfi.fe, ifthere were 'bcggc~ingof rhcmfclues,and v-mloing 6r their no more, prooucth plaincly, that that Church O\VtiC famil-ies, vnro which they ought to lbew turneth the grace of God to the Iibertie of C theirloue in the firft pl~cc, Fo·ur<hly,orhcrs vnfiiHlC. ' · der prc.te~t that the_Icwifh Sabbath is :lbro]'aSecondly, their'whole Religion is :a corrup.:.. tcd, and that Chrifl bath broaght fuch hbcnie ted Religion, ~nd maketh the- recciuers of it as hatp ~bC?Iiipcd difl:i.1fClions of times, take li- ·the children of Sath3n more then before: for bcrtic rotkccp~ no Sabbath 3t a_ll;whcrfcc'h"lany .firft.it maketh m~n hypocrites, requiring notrade~-mc1i Will doe what they Iill on thiS et ay, thing but an eXtcrnaJJ, bodily, and Ceremonf- 1 and dd"patch1 thofc bufin{}ffcs, vVhich [heY. cai1 t;~.ll worfhippe, wl tllout any·inw:nd power of find no tinlc'for in the weekc daies.r~if.E.Jy5f~mC it fas in falling, it !•c-quirelh·ondy a·Jhewc of beCauf.C 1 t·h<'y would liuniblc thcmfCiuc:S)£6tnit ·, aG to ab'H'a1nc'- from A'ciH a·nd ,~'ihite , mit diuc·r,S1fi'uncs,anll c..Ontinuci.tf others: thCfe mcates, but thc}'"ti:,ay vrc moH.detibrC filhes; f-ay in ~hemf~lues, tee v-§(6m-tnue in fini1.e:,th;1t the Hrongefl: winc5,and fweetell fl)iccs, and h\ , g·rac.c m:1y abound: al-l thcfe fons Ofmen tufne ~tBcrt,:trts tbc,ir religion is no)cffe-·hypocrid'- the graees•of.'~':l.d iiJto·WafltGnneo; a)fd'Pta'- caii.Sccondly, it mak-cth men ·proud -and arro-:.. C tHfc thl:!~tt!bEt'e1~i.!md€rrincd: l • .~ ~~I .f!i~r() ga)u,tcaching thcfretdbme ofwi·l vr1tb g?ed~ -•· The -2!!ihil1~ to~lsGcOFffi'd~rCd is, !11c-Co0tt'3'– ifthe holy GhoH.doe bur a lirde1 h,e-lpc it; fhat D riC·vt!!rtuc;'!t'nd·thttt is ro 111ak~ a oodly and holy a rn'o.n'can merit by his workcs; d~at he c:m fav,Ce: of th~[dce of Gad.,'an""'d to ~p'plie it' to tl:1"e tis.fic Gods iufl:icc by (uffering fodin; yc.'a sh3.t nghrend6j'6ii whkh"God vouchfafcth h vnro bcc::~n perform'! fomc.: workes offup'ererroga'l. vs ,to \<"idth•3t '"''might be th:mffi.JJ.vmo him, tion:\.o..•ho can hold thcfc things :md be humble? and tcflihc the fame in obedience to all his Thitdly, it m:tkcth meh fecurc, teaching that J-a,,\•Cs, Which a-ppeareth, firJl, by tctlimonie of thcy'may hauc full parcl6 of all their fins by the Scripture, Lu~. I -74·7). weaYcdeltllcredotet of power oftheir keics for many;and that though thebmub of al!fJPiriwall e;umies, toferue him""in they hauc no meritsof their owne,. they may halineffo aml righteuflfoejfo.Rom.6. r6.Wcttrevnbuy rhc merits of othcr men : yea although in dcr,gracc, therefore let vsgiue-vp the mcmber 1 of their death they failc ofrcpent5ce, yet for fom our bodies'rveapuns ofnghteortfoeJ!i:. Tic, 2. 1 r. mony he may be eafed in Purgatory,\Vhat fl1:tl Thc.~raceofG,od bath appcared,teachi;;gvs to de~ nny rid1 man now care how he liue or die, iCenievn,gudlineffe. Secondly, the cndcotall Gods ing all Olall be well with him for a linlc mony? graces is, that we fhou!J be fnrrhcrcd in holiFounhly, it makerh men in their di(h('ffe dene!Te of life; we arc elcf!ed that Y\"e might be fper:tre, teaching that no man can be :::~ffurcd of holy: the ende of our calling is, that we n1ay be : .. _____________________c.:::.:'...:'...:':.._:z___ Sai•1t1 ~-----
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