1---, ---- - ---.--·-th_e_E-pifl-. ~-e -of- 11-,-- .ud-e-. -~- ._:"---- _, ------~, --f 1 1- , Go- ,\-r,-,,,-pJ·-:- ,. ,-0-11-r,-d-r-cd-,.-,,-,.-t.-r-e-l"-e-~\"_'_S-.,,-o.:: t -be-- ~--------·----------- --- ~ 11 • 11 " 11 r1 ··~ -A nrdbycontraCfandbarg:iini ngl.>c·t\\'t C'iic !rtan Ifore dtc fall: but bccaufc no\'\' the fubictlion I and rn:-tn : the fccond is adebt tr> "'hit h \\'C arc Iwas ioyncd with fc:uc,gricfc,a.nd fOrdw,which boundby Gbdsla\\' :1nd couCnanr; dH· pbcc}s I I it wanted in innoeenCic: for then it was a ~102rnram of the fonntr, fo fm c os ir lies in our fine, and this makes fub1cChon a curfc Hl 1on~c power: but vve arc bound tlill to obc:di1.·nc.:c a11d rcfpcCl.: ; but it is not fo(no not fincc the fall) til fubicCbon by the latter. it iClfc confidcrcd. . . Obi!ft, Matth. i 7,. t 0. The Ktngs_{onheJ drt Obiclt. Anfwcr. Secondly, they reafon thus: Euety bclccucr frer from.tribflu;and d1ercforc from fll bicClion. .is in thekingdom<: of hcaucn; cuen in this hfc: .An[. Chri!l fpcakcrh that of himfc!fc, whb by ,Now in hc:menthcrc is no King but God, and his birth wa!lhcirc to the Crown and kingdom ,therefore no bclccucr is to to be fubieCl to :m)' ofthe Iewes:and therefore by 1ight \t\'<JS [0 pay but God and Chri!l. A nfw. There be two none; neither did bur for Jl!oidmg ofoffence: kinds of gouernments vpon.Qarth; one .fP.iri.o ·what is this to free other men froni obedience .tu~ll and inwai"d, this is the kingdomc ot hea, to rhe Magiflrate? uen and of Chrifi ~ ithin man, !landing in 0bi"~'J. I. Cor. 7• ree nrc6o!!ghtwith dpricc, pCacc df('onfciencc,and ioy in the holy Gbofl: be;u nsr.tiJe fonttwrs of men• .An f. The meain reg:1rd of whi;h r~gimcnt ~f.Chrifi,thcre i's B ning is, that fcruants fhould not fubicCl thcin.:. no dHlinClion of perfons,no dtfterencc ofbond I fcluc~ to men as ro abfolurc Lords;,for we muft or free, Matlcr,fcruam,fachcr, fonne;but all are doe feruicc one ro anmhcr for Gods. fak e; and one in Chrill. The other is a ciuill rcgimenr, not onely for God but inGod. :· wherein orders and diflinCHons ofmenmull be Ohiefl:. Bclec~rs are able to goi.Jerne thctn- ! maintained; as Come mull bePrinces,fome fubfclues cuery '''ay,and need nor any gouernmcnc IieCls,fomc: fathers,fomt: childrC, fomc mafiers, ofrri3n. Anf. O.ne.thing it is what we doe, anCome feruants.Whence it is,that eucry min fuother that we ought to doe, \'VC Ought indccdc fiaines vpon him two pcl'fons; and is to beconfo to liue, as not to neede goucrnours, bllt we fidered fir{las abelccucr, and as a member of do not;.y.ca and ifbcleeucrs could,yet were the the kingdomc of Chri!t: thus is he equaJJ _tb arcafon naught,for the Church conraines as wcl ny bcleeucr, and any belccucr cquall to him.Sebad asgood;hypocri'tes.as welas·fincrre Cbri... condly, as a member: of.the Gommon-wc:Jlth Oians,; :md thcrCforc the befl Churches neede wherein he liucth; thus he is either afupcriour Migifhacie for thepunilhment ofthe euill door inferiour.Their rcafon were fomewhat 1 ifecrs, and-the praife of.dtcm that doe well. Yd. uery bcleeucr were oncly in rh'ckingdomc of the Chur_ch lying opc~ruto the malice of Saran hcauen; bur euery of themliuing here in earth C and the wicked, A:andeth cucr in neede ofMa~ is alfo amember of fome Comnionwealth. giflracle to protect it by force and warre; or o.: Thirdly, Ciuillgoucrnnicnt isfullofc,!ICItherwifc. • ' '·' '· tic, which hauing the power of the fword deThe tHird •genera\L po)nt is; vpon what lhoycth tht boilics and foulcs of offenders; in ground .do'th the Apollle. here blatn( and con" not giuing them time ofrepemance:and theredemne thefe feduccrs for dclpifing ciuill go. fore is intolera_ble among Chriftians• .Anfiv. ucrnmem? .Anfw. The ground is, becaufc it is 3' Exod11.:8. Mofos andthe.Leuites by Codscolllmaunde. folemneordinance of'God; called therefore ment flew ;ooo. of the Ifraclitcs for wodhipbyPettr acr~ation or CYeAWre,wbich bindeth cping their golden calfe, 2~1d neucr gaue them ucry-fou!.c \'nto fi.ibieCt:idn to the higher powfpacc to repent. Secondly,rhe malcf.'ltlour,that er, Rom. I 1· I. m1d that for confcicnce fake, is not mooucd to repentance at the fcntence of' which refpcCteth not fO much the rule it fclfc, prcfent dcath,therc is litle hope cucr he \\'Ould as Cods comma:ndcmcnr, fubieCl.ing not onely repent after if het had longer time, Thirdly, duill bucoll Ecdefla!licall perfoos thereunto. Gods wifdomc a:nd commandemcmmull take Chrill himfclfetakit1g vpon himmans nature, place ofmans reafon; he commanded that the wls fubictl vnto authoticie, !Uhmitting himmalcfaC!our lbouid die, and thereby thatthc c- D fclfe vnto C~iphm and Pilatr,}'tato apprebenez~:: b~~~~~·~~,~~ ~l~:~ ;n~~lti:~~ ~t.~SC~~::t~:~ ~~l~~ ~~~: ~1r:tjtt~~~c;;~t'~i71~f~;r~l~\~i~~t:~~~~C~]~: remooucd, then a multitude by the com:'lgio.o c:~Il3uthoritie and fpiricuall weapons, were a.. of his example infeCted. blc !Obring downe ·euery oppoGtiOii; yet acFounhly, they plead libenic by fome places knowledged that be mull be iudged by C:rfar, and tefiimonies of Scripture: Gal. 5· I. Stand Alfi. 25 .n. _ faft in thr !tbmic ,./,.rrin Chrift hath for yo11 Obie/1, lerem. 1. 1o. Jfet thee oucr Nations fi'ec. An f. The libertie which Chri!llmh proand kingdoms to plant and pha-ke vp; the Procured v5 is libertie of confcicnce,fredomc from phets therefore anthhcir filC"effors are nor to the pO'>\'cr of Gnnc, Satan, dcath,hcll;::tnd conbe fubicCt vnto cinill MagiHracic. A nfiv. The demnation ; and therefore fpirituall: but not Prophet is fetouer 1_1ati01_1S and kingdomes not from tcmporall:Jnd ciuill fubicEtion. to coucrneby the cmill tword, but the fv,·ord Obi~Ef. Rom. r j . 8. O)t~C nothing ttJ an_1 man oftllc Spirit in hismouth;and he is to plant and lmtluu~ : therefore not obedience. AH[. There plucke vp kingdoms no otherv.·ife,thcn by debe two kinds ofdebt:firll,a ciuill debt,occ:dio_ daring that god would pb1Jt or pluck them vp Ob. Obica. An(wer.. I J Obidt, I L.'Ailtwer. I Anfwc~. Obicfi. Anfl\'(r.
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