Right reformation: or, The reformation of the church of the New Testament, represented in Gospell-light. In a sermon preached to the Honourable House of Commons, on Wednesday, November 25. 1646. Together with a reply to the chief contradictions of Master Love's sermon, preached the same day. All published for the good of the faithfull, at their desire. / By William Dell, minister of the Gospel, attending on his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax.
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             Right reformation: or, The reformation of the church of the New Testament, represented in Gospell-light. In a sermon preached to the Honourable House of Commons, on Wednesday, November 25. 1646. Together with a reply to the chief contradictions of Master Love's sermon, preached the same day. All published for the good of the faithfull, at their desire. / By William Dell, minister of the Gospel, attending on his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax.
             Dell, William, d. 1664.
          
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             1646.
          
           
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           Right
           Reformation
           :
           OR
           ,
           The
           Reformation
           of
           the
           CHURCH
           of
           the
           NEW
           TESTAMENT
           ,
           Represented
           in
           
             GOSPEL-LJGHT
             .
          
           In
           a
           Sermon
           preached
           to
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           COMMONS
           ,
           on
           Wednesday
           ,
           
             November
          
           25.
           1646.
           
           Together
           with
           a
           REPLY
           to
           the
           chief
           Contradictions
           of
           Master
           
             LOVE'S
          
           Sermon
           ,
           preached
           the
           same
           day
           .
           All
           published
           for
           the
           good
           of
           the
           Faithfull
           ,
           at
           their
           desire
           .
        
         
           By
           WILLIAM
           DELL
           ,
           Minister
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           attending
           on
           his
           Excellency
           Sir
           
             THOMAS
             FAIRFAX
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               Iohn
            
             7.
             12.
             
          
           And
           there
           was
           much
           murmuring
           among
           the
           people
           concerning
           him
           ;
           for
           some
           said
           ,
           He
           is
           a
           good
           man
           ,
           others
           said
           nay
           ,
           but
           He
           deceiveth
           the
           people
           .
        
         
           
             
               Iohn
            
             16.
             3.
             
          
           And
           these
           things
           will
           they
           do
           unto
           you
           ,
           because
           they
           have
           not
           known
           the
           Father
           ,
           nor
           Me
           .
        
         
           
             Credo
             me
             Theologum
             esse
             Christianum
             ,
             &
             in
             regno
             veritatis
             vivere
             ;
             ideo
             me
             debitorem
             esse
             ,
             non
             modo
             affirmandae
             veritatis
             ,
             sedetiam
             asserendae
             ,
             &
             defendendae
             ,
             seu
             per
             sanguinem
             ,
             seu
             per
             mortem
             .
          
           
             Luther
             .
          
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             R.
             White
             ,
          
           for
           
             Giles
             Calvert
             ,
          
           at
           the
           Black-spred-Eagle
           ,
           near
           the
           West
           end
           of
           
             Pauls
             .
          
           1646.
           
        
         
         
      
       
       
       
         
           TO
           THE
           HONOVRABLE
           THE
           COMMONS
           Assembled
           in
           PARLIAMENT
           .
        
         
           
             Honourable
             and
             Worthy
             ,
          
        
         
           AS
           the
           LORD
           represented
           these
           
             truths
          
           to
           you
           
             before
             ,
          
           in
           the
           
             Ministery
             of
             the
             Word
             ;
          
           so
           now
           
             again
             ,
          
           He
           
             offers
          
           them
           to
           your
           
             second
          
           consideration
           ,
           in
           this
           
             Printed
             Book
             ;
          
           because
           he
           hath
           a
           
             minde
             ,
          
           you
           should
           
             take
             notice
          
           of
           them
           .
           And
           I
           must
           needs
           say
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           LORD's
           
             voyce
          
           to
           you
           ;
           and
           I
           
             hope
          
           he
           will
           move
           your
           
             hearts
             ,
          
           to
           
             regard
          
           it
           ;
           though
           
             Satan
          
           hath
           
             mightily
          
           bestirr'd
           himself
           ,
           by
           casting
           an
           
             ill
             Vizzard
          
           upon
           the
           
             Truth
             ,
          
           to
           make
           you
           
             dislike
          
           it
           .
           But
           if
           you
           
             like
          
           CHRIST
           the
           
             worse
          
           for
           a
           
             Face
             spit
             on
             and
             buffeted
             ,
          
           you
           may
           want
           a
           SAVIOUR
           :
           And
           if
           you
           like
           the
           
             truth
          
           of
           CHRIST
           the
           
           
             worse
          
           for
           a
           
             scratcht
          
           Face
           ,
           you
           may
           make
           
             your
             dwelling
          
           place
           ,
           with
           
             Errour
          
           &
           
             Humane
             Doctrines
             ,
          
           wch
           are
           all
           one
           .
           
             Micaiah
          
           had
           no
           sooner
           delivered
           the
           
             truth
          
           of
           GOD
           ,
           but
           there
           was
           a
           
             False
             Prophet
             ,
          
           to
           
             smite
             him
             on
             the
             face
             :
          
           the
           LORD
           no
           sooner
           prepares
           Instruments
           to
           
             reveale
          
           his
           
             truth
             ,
          
           but
           
             Satan
          
           hath
           his
           
             instruments
             ,
          
           ready
           to
           
             turn
             the
             truth
             of
             GOD
             into
             a
             lye
             .
          
           And
           this
           GOD
           
             suffers
          
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           to
           
             exercise
          
           your
           
             skill
          
           and
           
             wisdome
             ,
          
           that
           you
           might
           
             learn
             ,
          
           not
           to
           be
           
             offended
          
           at
           the
           
             truth
          
           with
           the
           
             World
             ;
          
           but
           to
           
             receive
          
           and
           
             love
          
           the
           
             truth
             ,
          
           notwithstanding
           all
           the
           
             indignities
          
           and
           
             reproaches
          
           of
           
             men
             .
          
           When
           you
           
             reade
          
           what
           you
           have
           
             heard
             ,
          
           you
           must
           needs
           
             acknowledge
          
           it
           to
           be
           the
           
             minde
          
           of
           GOD
           ,
           if
           you
           received
           the
           
             anointing
          
           of
           the
           
             Spirit
             :
          
           and
           the
           
             truth
          
           herein
           contained
           ,
           shall
           
             prevaile
          
           with
           all
           that
           
             belong
          
           to
           GOD
           .
           For
           my
           part
           ;
           I
           am
           not
           
             carefull
          
           touching
           the
           
             successe
          
           of
           it
           ,
           I
           can
           
             trust
          
           GOD
           with
           
             that
             ,
          
           whose
           
             Word
          
           it
           is
           .
           For
           ,
           as
           the
           
             Doctrine
          
           of
           the
           
             World
             ,
          
           hath
           the
           
             weak
          
           power
           of
           the
           
             World
          
           to
           
             carry
          
           on
           that
           ;
           so
           the
           
             Doctrine
          
           of
           
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           hath
           the
           
             mighty
          
           power
           of
           GOD
           to
           carry
           on
           
             that
             ;
          
           and
           the
           power
           of
           GOD
           in
           the
           
             World
          
           shall
           as
           soon
           be
           made
           
             void
             ,
          
           as
           the
           
             true
             Doctrine
          
           of
           the
           
             Gospel
             ,
          
           though
           called
           
             Errour
             ,
             Heresie
             ,
          
           &
           
             Schisme
             ,
          
           and
           have
           all
           the
           
             misguises
             of
             Hell
          
           put
           upon
           it
           .
           The
           
             truth
          
           you
           then
           
             heard
          
           delivered
           ,
           and
           may
           
           here
           
             reade
          
           again
           ,
           shall
           carry
           all
           
             opposition
             ,
          
           and
           
             opposers
          
           before
           it
           ,
           and
           
             none
          
           shall
           be
           able
           to
           
             stand
          
           against
           it
           ,
           that
           
             ingage
          
           against
           it
           :
           And
           of
           this
           ,
           both
           
             your selves
          
           and
           
             this
             generation
          
           shall
           be
           
             Witnesses
             .
          
        
         
           If
           any
           think
           that
           I
           gave
           too
           much
           power
           to
           CHRIST
           ,
           in
           the
           
             Reforming
          
           of
           the
           
             Church
             ,
          
           his
           
             own
          
           Body
           ;
           let
           them
           
             consider
          
           again
           ,
           that
           
             too
             much
          
           cannot
           be
           given
           to
           CHRIST
           in
           GODS
           kingdome
           ,
           seeing
           
             he
             is
             all
             in
             all
             in
             it
             .
          
           Neither
           is
           that
           
             exaltation
          
           the
           
             Gospel
          
           gives
           to
           CHRIST
           in
           
             this
          
           Businesse
           ,
           any
           
             diminution
          
           to
           
             your selves
             :
          
           neither
           by
           making
           CHRIST
           
             all
          
           in
           the
           
             Kingdome
          
           of
           GOD
           ,
           are
           you
           made
           ever
           the
           
             lesse
             ,
          
           in
           the
           
             Kingdomes
          
           of
           this
           
             World
             .
          
           But
           what
           ever
           
             power
          
           the
           Word
           of
           GOD
           hath
           
             given
          
           you
           ,
           I
           will
           
             deny
          
           you
           
             none
          
           of
           it
           ;
           nay
           ,
           I
           will
           be
           among
           the
           
             first
             ,
          
           that
           shall
           
             attribute
          
           it
           to
           you
           .
           And
           do
           desire
           ,
           you
           would
           no
           more
           any
           of
           you
           be
           
             displeased
          
           for
           attributing
           the
           
             Reformation
          
           of
           the
           
             Church
             ,
          
           to
           CHRIST
           alone
           ,
           then
           the
           
             Redemption
             ,
             Iustification
             ,
             Sanctification
             ,
          
           or
           
             Glorification
          
           of
           it
           ,
           to
           CHRIST
           
             alone
             :
          
           The
           
             former
          
           being
           every
           whit
           ,
           as
           
             great
          
           and
           
             glorious
          
           a
           work
           of
           CHRIST
           ,
           as
           the
           
             latter
             .
          
           I
           do
           most
           
             willingly
          
           allow
           you
           your
           
             Thrones
          
           in
           the
           
             Kingdoms
          
           of
           this
           
             World
             ,
          
           but
           only
           desire
           to
           
             reserve
          
           to
           
             Christ
          
           his
           
             own
             Throne
          
           in
           the
           
             Kingdome
          
           of
           GOD
           .
        
         
         
           There
           are
           those
           
             indeed
          
           that
           would
           
             lift
          
           you
           up
           to
           
             this
          
           Throne
           ,
           not
           because
           they
           would
           have
           
             you
          
           sit
           there
           ,
           but
           place
           
             them
          
           there
           :
           they
           would
           ascribe
           to
           
             you
             ,
          
           the
           
             power
          
           only
           due
           to
           the
           
             Sonne
             of
          
           GOD
           ,
           not
           because
           they
           would
           have
           
             you
          
           use
           it
           ,
           but
           would
           
             use
          
           it
           
             themselves
             ;
          
           they
           would
           
             derive
          
           power
           from
           
             you
             ,
          
           to
           do
           
             that
             ,
          
           which
           they
           say
           
             you
          
           cannot
           do
           :
           and
           the
           
             power
          
           they
           attribute
           to
           
             you
          
           in
           the
           
             things
          
           of
           GOD
           ,
           they
           say
           ,
           is
           not
           
             well
          
           in
           
             your
             hands
             ,
          
           but
           in
           
             theirs
             .
          
        
         
           And
           here
           I
           would
           
             desire
          
           you
           ,
           to
           
             take
             notice
          
           of
           the
           working
           of
           the
           
             Mysterie
             of
             Iniquity
             ,
          
           from
           the
           
             Head
             ,
          
           to
           the
           very
           
             Little-toes
          
           of
           the
           
             Man
             of
             Sinne
             :
          
           At
           
             first
          
           you
           know
           the
           
             Pope
          
           interested
           himself
           in
           the
           
             Emperour
             ,
          
           and
           
             Powers
          
           of
           the
           
             World
          
           (
           for
           his
           own
           
             advantage
          
           and
           
             support
          
           no
           doubt
           ,
           rather
           then
           for
           
             theirs
             )
          
           after
           ,
           the
           
             Prelates
          
           successively
           ,
           said
           to
           
             worldly
          
           Kings
           ,
           
             Lend
             us
             your
             power
             ,
             and
             we
             will
             lend
             you
             ours
             ;
          
           Let
           our
           
             spiritual
          
           power
           deale
           in
           
             temporal
          
           things
           ,
           and
           your
           
             temporal
          
           power
           shall
           deale
           in
           
             spirituall
          
           things
           :
           and
           still
           the
           
             Clergy-power
          
           (
           which
           call'd
           it self
           spiritual
           )
           so
           
             linkt
          
           it self
           with
           the
           
             temporal
             ,
          
           that
           the
           
             power
          
           that
           was
           
             not
             of
             God
             ,
          
           might
           be
           
             upheld
             ,
          
           by
           the
           
             power
          
           that
           
             was
             of
             God
             ;
          
           and
           (
           having
           got
           this
           advantage
           )
           they
           cried
           ,
           
             Destroy
             one
             ,
             Destroy
             both
             ;
          
           and
           so
           the
           
             Prelates
          
           were
           wont
           to
           say
           ,
           
             No
             Bishop
             ,
             no
             King
             .
          
           And
           
           their
           
             successors
          
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           
             Antichrist
          
           still
           cry
           ,
           
             No
             Minister
             ,
             no
             Magistrate
             ;
          
           and
           so
           still
           mingle
           
             interests
          
           and
           
             powers
          
           with
           the
           
             civil
             Magistrate
             ;
          
           that
           under
           the
           
             Magistrate
             ,
          
           the
           
             power
          
           of
           GOD
           ,
           they
           might
           
             cunningly
             shrowd
          
           that
           
             power
          
           that
           is
           
             not
             of
             GOD
             .
          
           And
           thus
           they
           still
           ,
           under
           the
           
             name
          
           of
           the
           
             Magistrate
             ,
          
           seek
           
             themselves
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             drawing
          
           of
           that
           
             power
          
           that
           is
           
             only
          
           his
           ,
           from
           
             him
          
           to
           
             themselves
             ,
          
           to
           whom
           it
           doth
           not
           belong
           :
           Being
           ,
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           
             really
          
           against
           
             Magistracy
             ,
          
           further
           then
           it
           is
           
             serviceable
          
           to
           their
           own
           
             ends
             .
          
           Whereas
           ,
           we
           reckon
           
             Magistracy
             ,
          
           not
           
             lesse
             Magistracy
             ,
          
           no
           
             lesse
          
           the
           
             Ordinance
          
           of
           GOD
           ,
           though
           we
           
             suffer
          
           under
           it
           ,
           and
           by
           it
           .
        
         
           This
           
             Clergie-Antichristian
          
           power
           where
           ever
           it
           is
           ,
           will
           still
           
             sit
          
           upon
           the
           
             power
          
           of
           the
           
             Nation
             ;
          
           the
           
             power
          
           of
           
             Antichrist
             ,
          
           so
           domineering
           over
           the
           
             powers
          
           of
           the
           
             World
             ,
          
           that
           none
           but
           the
           power
           of
           CHRIST
           can
           cast
           it
           
             off
             .
          
           That
           will
           still
           be
           
             uppermost
             ,
          
           what
           
             power
          
           soever
           is
           
             supream
             .
          
           Besides
           all
           the
           experience
           of
           
             former
          
           Ages
           (
           which
           is
           the
           
             greatest
             wonder
          
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           men
           consider
           not
           )
           GOD
           gives
           you
           
             sparklings
          
           enough
           of
           it
           ,
           in
           
             this
          
           Age
           ;
           some
           preaching
           ,
           That
           the
           
             government
          
           of
           the
           
             Church
          
           (
           which
           they
           make
           
             outward
          
           and
           
             visible
             ,
          
           and
           over
           mens
           
             estates
             ,
             bodies
             ,
          
           and
           
             lives
             ,
             )
          
           belongs
           not
           to
           
             King
          
           nor
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           but
           to
           the
           
             Ministers
          
           
           and
           their
           
             Elders
             :
          
           and
           better
           it
           is
           ,
           there
           should
           be
           no
           
             government
             at
             all
          
           (
           say
           they
           )
           then
           not
           in
           
             their
             hands
          
           by
           whom
           it
           
             should
          
           be
           .
           And
           here
           lyes
           the
           
             Mysterie
             of
             Iniquity
          
           in
           this
           ,
           That
           they
           make
           the
           
             whole
             Kingdome
          
           a
           
             Church
             ,
          
           and
           then
           require
           a
           
             power
             ,
             authority
          
           and
           
             jurisdiction
          
           in
           their
           
             Church-Kingdome
             ,
          
           which
           the
           
             Magistrate
          
           is
           not
           to
           
             deale
          
           withall
           ,
           but
           
             themselves
             .
          
           Whereas
           
             we
          
           acknowledge
           the
           
             whole
             power
          
           of
           the
           
             Kingdome
             ,
          
           to
           belong
           to
           the
           
             Magistrate
             ,
          
           and
           onely
           give
           unto
           CHRIST
           the
           power
           of
           his
           
             own
          
           Kingdome
           ,
           which
           is
           not
           of
           the
           
             World
             ,
          
           but
           
             spirituall
          
           and
           
             heavenly
             .
          
        
         
           And
           here
           also
           ,
           
             fully
          
           to
           deliver
           my selfe
           from
           
             misapprehensions
             ,
          
           I
           understand
           not
           by
           the
           
             Church
             of
          
           CHRIST
           ,
           any
           
             company
          
           of
           men
           whatsoever
           ,
           who
           under
           the
           notion
           of
           a
           
             Church
          
           or
           
             Saints
             ,
          
           or
           any
           other
           
             title
             ,
          
           may
           pleade
           
             priviledge
          
           or
           
             exemption
          
           of
           their
           
             lives
             ,
             liberties
             ,
          
           or
           
             estates
             ,
          
           from
           the
           
             power
          
           of
           the
           
             Civil
             Magistrate
             ;
          
           for
           that
           were
           to
           justifie
           the
           
             Papal
             ,
             Prelatical
             ,
          
           or
           any
           other
           
             government
          
           of
           a
           
             newer
             name
             ,
          
           which
           under
           pretence
           of
           
             Ius
             Divinum
             ,
          
           shall
           
             set
             up
          
           and
           
             exercise
          
           an
           
             outward
          
           and
           
             visible
          
           power
           and
           jurisdiction
           ,
           
             free
          
           and
           
             exempted
          
           from
           the
           
             authority
          
           and
           
             power
          
           of
           the
           
             civil
             Magistrate
             ;
          
           which
           I
           utterly
           both
           
             deny
          
           and
           
             detest
             ,
          
           as
           
             Antichristian
             .
          
        
         
         
           And
           therefore
           ,
           I
           humbly
           represent
           ,
           how
           
             prejudiciall
          
           this
           may
           prove
           to
           you
           in
           the
           
             end
             ,
          
           to
           suffer
           a
           
             Generation
             of
             men
          
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           under
           the
           name
           either
           of
           
             Church
          
           or
           
             Clergie
             ,
          
           whose
           
             power
             ,
             preferment
             ,
          
           and
           
             interest
          
           is
           different
           and
           
             excentricall
          
           from
           the
           
             power
             ,
             welfare
             ,
          
           and
           
             interest
          
           of
           the
           
             Kingdome
             ;
          
           and
           what
           a
           
             ballance
          
           they
           may
           prove
           against
           the
           
             State
             ,
          
           where
           they
           live
           ,
           in
           
             turning
          
           and
           
             tumultuous
          
           times
           ,
           as
           they
           
             themselves
          
           know
           ,
           so
           (
           I
           hope
           )
           
             you
          
           clearly
           
             perceive
          
           it
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           
             they
             .
          
           How
           they
           already
           dare
           lift
           up
           the
           
             Head
          
           against
           you
           ,
           
             who
          
           sees
           not
           ?
           How
           do
           they
           
             manifest
          
           their
           discontents
           against
           you
           ,
           in
           
             Pamphlets
          
           and
           
             Pulpits
             ,
          
           in
           their
           
             Sermons
          
           and
           
             Prayers
             ,
          
           because
           you
           have
           not
           setled
           the
           Government
           ,
           they
           have
           
             studied
          
           out
           for
           you
           ,
           as
           
             Ius
             Divinum
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             certain
          
           and
           
             unchangeable
          
           minde
           of
           GOD
           ;
           though
           they
           can
           neither
           make
           it
           out
           ,
           to
           
             your selves
             ,
          
           nor
           to
           any body
           
             else
             ,
          
           by
           the
           
             Word
             ,
          
           that
           it
           is
           so
           .
           And
           how
           do
           they
           
             labour
          
           to
           instill
           ,
           into
           the
           
             people
             ,
          
           their
           own
           
             discontents
             ;
          
           perswading
           them
           ,
           you
           have
           done
           
             nothing
             at
             all
             ,
          
           because
           you
           have
           not
           done
           
             all
          
           that
           ever
           they
           would
           have
           you
           do
           ,
           though
           you
           can
           see
           neither
           
             Scripture
          
           nor
           
             reason
          
           for
           it
           .
           And
           for
           
             this
          
           cause
           ,
           rendering
           you
           every where
           
             odious
          
           to
           the
           
             people
             .
          
           Many
           
             other
          
           things
           besides
           ,
           do
           they
           
             scramble
          
           
           up
           ,
           and
           
             use
          
           against
           you
           ,
           which
           they
           conceive
           may
           make
           for
           your
           
             disadvantage
             ,
          
           and
           
             dis-interest
          
           in
           the
           
             people
             :
          
           because
           they
           think
           ,
           
             they
          
           shall
           never
           
             get
          
           much
           
             higher
             ,
          
           except
           they
           make
           
             you
          
           a
           little
           
             lower
             ;
          
           for
           they
           must
           (
           according
           to
           the
           
             law
          
           of
           
             Antichrist
             )
          
           set
           their
           
             feet
          
           on
           
             your
             power
             ,
          
           to
           get
           up
           to
           their
           
             own
             .
          
        
         
           Some
           
             discoveries
          
           of
           this
           spirit
           you
           might
           see
           in
           Mr.
           
           
             Loves
          
           Sermon
           ,
           
             telling
          
           you
           before
           your
           
             faces
             ,
          
           and
           before
           the
           
             people
             ;
          
           That
           
             some
             call'd
             you
             a
             Mungrell
             Parliament
             :
          
           Indeed
           the
           
             King
          
           (
           as
           I
           understand
           )
           call'd
           the
           
             Parliament
          
           at
           
             Oxford
          
           so
           ,
           but
           Mr.
           
           
             Love
          
           was
           the
           
             first
          
           (
           for
           ought
           I
           can
           learne
           )
           that
           
             ever
          
           named
           
             you
          
           so
           ,
           and
           I
           
             wish
          
           he
           may
           be
           the
           
             last
             ,
          
           (
           but
           
             any
          
           Doctrine
           is
           
             Orthodox
             ,
          
           out
           of
           a
           mans
           mouth
           of
           his
           
             Order
             )
          
           farther
           
             threatning
          
           you
           with
           a
           
             discerning
             people
             ,
          
           to
           
             look
          
           into
           your
           
             actions
             ,
          
           and
           to
           
             spy
             out
             your
             boundlesse
             priviledges
             ;
          
           as
           if
           you
           must
           do
           
             justice
             ,
          
           not
           out
           of
           the
           
             love
          
           of
           
             Righteousnesse
             ,
          
           but
           out
           of
           
             fear
          
           of
           Mr.
           
           
             Loves
             discerning
             people
             .
          
           Telling
           you
           also
           ,
           The
           
             Clergie
          
           had
           done
           
             as
             much
          
           service
           for
           you
           in
           their
           
             Pulpits
             ,
          
           as
           your
           
             Regiments
          
           in
           the
           
             Field
             :
          
           that
           by
           this
           means
           he
           might
           
             minde
          
           you
           ,
           what
           they
           can
           do
           
             against
             you
             ,
          
           as
           well
           as
           
             for
             you
             ,
          
           if
           you
           be
           not
           
             servants
          
           to
           their
           
             designes
             ;
          
           for
           
             they
          
           that
           have
           
             heretofore
          
           been
           
             for
             you
             ,
          
           can
           (
           if
           
           they
           please
           )
           turn
           to
           
             others
          
           against
           you
           ,
           who
           shall
           be
           
             more
          
           for
           themselves
           .
           And
           in
           many
           other
           things
           flying
           out
           against
           your
           
             worthy
             Commanders
          
           in
           the
           Army
           ,
           upon
           
             suspitions
          
           of
           his
           
             own
             ;
          
           and
           against
           the
           
             Articles
          
           at
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           For
           it
           is
           no
           
             proper
          
           Presbyterial
           Doctrine
           ,
           that
           does
           not
           (
           at
           least
           )
           
             meddle
          
           with
           the
           
             affairs
          
           of
           the
           
             State
             ,
          
           which
           in
           time
           they
           may
           
             hopefully
          
           come
           to
           
             order
             .
          
           In
           
             these
          
           and
           
             divers
          
           other
           things
           ,
           he
           took
           his
           
             full
          
           swinge
           ,
           
             all
          
           of
           them
           (
           no
           doubt
           )
           deeply
           appertaining
           to
           the
           
             mysterie
          
           of
           the
           
             Gospel
             .
          
        
         
           The
           other
           things
           ,
           he
           spake
           ,
           to
           the
           disadvantage
           of
           the
           
             ignorant
          
           and
           
             weak
             ,
          
           and
           neither
           to
           the
           
             Truths
          
           disadvantage
           ,
           nor
           
             mine
             ,
          
           I
           shall
           
             clear
          
           in
           a
           short
           Reply
           ,
           set
           after
           the
           Discourse
           ;
           and
           
             so
          
           shall
           
             trouble
          
           you
           no
           farther
           ,
           with
           any
           
             such
             stuffe
             ,
          
           but
           only
           with
           a
           smart
           expression
           ,
           from
           one
           (
           it
           seems
           )
           of
           some
           note
           in
           the
           
             Assembly
             ,
          
           who
           said
           ,
           
             If
             the
             Parliament
             approved
             Mr.
             
          
           Dells
           
             Sermon
             ,
             it
             were
             no
             blasphemy
             to
             say
             ,
             They
             were
             no
             Parliament
             .
          
           So
           that
           it
           seems
           you
           shall
           be
           no
           
             longer
          
           a
           Parliament
           then
           you
           
             approve
             ,
          
           what
           the
           
             Assembly
             approves
             ;
          
           but
           the
           
             Kingdome
          
           hopes
           you
           are
           
             built
          
           upon
           a
           
             better
          
           foundation
           .
           And
           to
           
             him
          
           (
           who
           hath
           been
           so
           bold
           with
           you
           )
           I
           shall
           only
           crave
           leave
           to
           
             Reply
          
           in
           your
           presence
           :
           If
           the
           
             Assembly
          
           (
           which
           I
           hope
           
           they
           will
           not
           )
           should
           
             condemne
          
           that
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           for
           the
           
             substance
          
           of
           it
           ,
           delivered
           then
           by
           Mr.
           
             Dell
             ;
          
           it
           will
           be
           
             no
             blasphemy
          
           to
           say
           ,
           
             They
             are
             the
             enemies
             of
             the
             truth
             of
             Christ
             :
             And
          
           (
           I
           hope
           )
           
             the
             last
             prop
             of
             Antichrist
             in
             the
             Kingdome
             .
          
        
         
           For
           your selves
           ,
           Honourable
           and
           Worthy
           ,
           I
           beseech
           you
           consider
           ,
           that
           GOD
           is
           
             wonderfull
             in
             counsel
             ,
             and
             excellent
             in
             working
             ;
          
           and
           that
           
             all
             power
          
           is
           given
           to
           CHRIST
           ,
           in
           
             Heaven
          
           and
           in
           
             Earth
             ,
          
           that
           he
           might
           give
           
             free
             passage
          
           to
           the
           
             Gospel
             .
          
           And
           therefore
           take
           heed
           ,
           after
           GOD
           hath
           
             blest
          
           your
           
             Power
          
           and
           
             Forces
          
           in
           the
           
             field
             ,
          
           and
           subdued
           that
           
             Malignant
          
           power
           that
           was
           against
           you
           ,
           and
           hath
           given
           you
           a
           
             little
             peace
          
           and
           
             quietnesse
          
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           ;
           
             you
          
           do
           not
           now
           
             begin
          
           your
           
             affaires
          
           with
           
             discountenancing
             ,
             disrelishing
             ,
          
           much
           lesse
           
             condemning
             ,
          
           the
           
             faithfull
          
           and
           
             true
          
           Word
           of
           GOD
           ,
           witnessed
           in
           the
           
             Scriptures
             ,
          
           and
           
             confest
             to
          
           by
           the
           
             faithfull
          
           and
           
             Martyrs
          
           of
           
             Christ
             ,
          
           in
           all
           
             Ages
             ;
          
           and
           with
           the
           
             setting
             off
          
           from
           you
           ,
           that
           
             Ministery
             ,
          
           that
           hath
           
             most
          
           of
           the
           
             Spirit
          
           in
           it
           ,
           lest
           the
           Lord
           withdraw
           his
           
             presence
          
           from
           you
           ,
           and
           your
           
             latter
             end
          
           be
           not
           
             answerable
          
           to
           your
           
             beginnings
             .
          
        
         
           It
           might
           be
           easily
           shewed
           unto
           you
           ,
           how
           many
           
             great
          
           and
           
             wise
          
           Kings
           and
           Magistrates
           ,
           acting
           according
           to
           
             humane
          
           wisdom
           and
           prudence
           ,
           and
           
           
             despising
          
           or
           
             neglecting
          
           the
           
             wisdome
          
           of
           the
           
             Word
             ;
          
           have
           with
           all
           their
           
             own
             wisdome
             ,
             prudence
             ,
          
           and
           
             designes
             ,
          
           destroyed
           
             themselves
             ,
          
           and
           their
           
             Kingdomes
             :
          
           For
           it
           is
           written
           ,
           
             He
             takes
             the
             wise
             in
             their
             own
             craftinesse
             :
          
           And
           again
           ,
           
             The
             Lord
             knowes
             the
             thoughts
             of
             men
             ,
             that
             they
             are
             but
             vaine
             .
          
        
         
           And
           therefore
           
             renounce
          
           the
           
             wisdom
          
           of
           the
           
             world
             ,
          
           with
           all
           its
           
             fleshly
             Counsels
             ,
          
           and
           cleave
           close
           to
           the
           true
           ,
           faithfull
           ,
           and
           sincere
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           
             Gospel
             ;
          
           and
           then
           ,
           though
           you
           have
           many
           
             enemies
          
           and
           
             Kingdomes
          
           against
           you
           ,
           you
           shall
           not
           be
           
             moved
             ,
          
           but
           GOD
           will
           yet
           
             establish
          
           you
           ,
           in
           all
           the
           
             shakings
          
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           your
           
             Enemies
          
           shall
           be
           as
           a
           
             thing
             of
             nought
             .
          
           I
           shall
           no
           longer
           
             detaine
          
           you
           ,
           but
           only
           desire
           
             this
             ,
          
           in
           the
           behalf
           of
           the
           
             faithful
             ,
          
           GODS
           
             peculiar
             portion
          
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           That
           you
           would
           not
           
             suffer
             us
          
           to
           be
           oppressed
           by
           our
           Adversaries
           ,
           who
           would
           use
           
             your
             power
          
           against
           
             us
             ,
          
           not
           for
           
             you
             ,
          
           but
           for
           
             themselves
             :
          
           neither
           would
           
             suffer
             them
             ,
          
           thus
           
             publickly
          
           and
           
             shamelessely
          
           to
           call
           us
           
             Sectaries
          
           and
           
             Hereticks
             ,
          
           who
           do
           believe
           and
           professe
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           
             Gospel
          
           in
           
             sincerity
          
           and
           
             simplicity
          
           of
           heart
           ,
           according
           to
           what
           we
           received
           from
           GOD
           ;
           but
           that
           you
           would
           
             suffer
             ,
          
           yea
           ,
           
             procure
          
           us
           ,
           to
           live
           
             quietly
          
           and
           
             safely
          
           under
           you
           ,
           in
           the
           
             faith
          
           and
           
             practice
          
           of
           the
           
             Gospel
             ,
          
           we
           in
           
             all
             things
          
           obeying
           
             you
             ,
          
           as
           becomes
           
             Christians
             .
          
        
         
         
           The
           Remainder
           is
           ,
           to
           assure
           you
           ,
           That
           there
           is
           
             no
          
           man
           shall
           serve
           the
           
             State
          
           more
           
             sincerely
             ,
          
           according
           to
           his
           
             place
          
           and
           
             calling
             ;
          
           nor
           in
           more
           
             faithfulness
          
           and
           
             humility
          
           tender
           the
           
             Truth
          
           of
           GOD
           ,
           either
           to
           
             your selves
          
           or
           the
           
             Kingdome
          
           (
           as
           occasion
           serves
           )
           according
           to
           the
           
             measure
             of
             the
             gift
             of
          
           CHRIST
           ;
           Then
           ,
        
         
           
             Your
             Servant
             in
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             VV.
             DELL
             .
          
        
      
       
       
         
           To
           the
           Reader
           .
        
         
           
             CHRISTIAN
             READER
             ,
          
        
         
           THE
           
             Times
          
           we
           live
           in
           ,
           are
           
             dangerous
             times
             ;
          
           it
           is
           dangerous
           to
           
             conceale
          
           the
           
             truth
             ,
          
           and
           dangerous
           to
           
             publish
          
           the
           truth
           ;
           if
           we
           
             publish
          
           the
           truth
           ,
           
             God
             hath
             taught
             us
             ,
             and
             we
             have
             heard
             and
             lea●n'd
             from
             the
             Father
          
           we
           fall
           into
           the
           
             hands
          
           of
           
             men
             ;
          
           if
           we
           
             conceale
          
           it
           ,
           we
           fall
           into
           the
           
             hands
          
           of
           
             God
             .
          
           And
           therefore
           ,
           in
           
             this
          
           case
           ,
           in
           a
           
             contrary
          
           choice
           to
           
             David
             ,
          
           I
           reckon
           it
           much
           better
           ,
           to
           
             fall
          
           into
           the
           
             hands
             of
             men
             ,
          
           then
           into
           the
           
             hands
             of
             God
             ;
          
           seeing
           the
           
             wrath
          
           of
           
             men
          
           can
           but
           reach
           the
           
             bodie
             ;
          
           but
           the
           
             wrath
          
           of
           
             God
             ,
             bodie
          
           and
           
             soul
             .
          
           I
           shall
           therefore
           willingly
           confesse
           
             Christ
             ,
          
           amidst
           an
           
             adulterous
          
           and
           
             sinful
          
           generation
           ,
           not
           doubting
           but
           
             Christ
          
           will
           confesse
           
             me
             ,
          
           before
           his
           
             Father
             ,
          
           and
           before
           his
           
             Angels
             .
          
           And
           for
           the
           
             reproaches
          
           of
           
             men
             ,
          
           it
           is
           best
           
             conquering
          
           them
           ,
           as
           
             Luther
          
           was
           wont
           to
           say
           ,
           
             Silendo
             &
             contemnendo
             ,
          
           by
           silence
           and
           contempt
           of
           them
           ,
           seeing
           a
           man
           may
           as
           
             easily
          
           restrain
           
             Satan
          
           himself
           ,
           in
           his
           various
           workings
           ,
           as
           
             stop
          
           the
           
             mouthes
          
           of
           his
           
             instruments
             .
          
           And
           therefore
           it
           is
           good
           for
           us
           
             Christians
             ,
          
           to
           do
           the
           work
           of
           
             God
             ,
          
           without
           so
           much
           as
           taking
           
             notice
          
           of
           
             such
          
           men
           :
           and
           if
           sometimes
           we
           are
           
             sensible
          
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           because
           we
           are
           
             flesh
             ,
          
           yet
           as
           we
           are
           
             Christians
             ,
          
           we
           are
           above
           them
           ,
           in
           the
           
             Spirit
             ,
          
           and
           see
           already
           in
           certain
           
             saith
          
           and
           
             hope
             ,
          
           all
           
             evils
          
           and
           
             enemies
             under
             our
             feet
             :
          
           And
           therefore
           for
           Mr.
           
           
             Love
             ,
          
           and
           other
           men
           of
           the
           same
           
             mold
          
           and
           
             mettal
             ,
          
           I
           am
           
             resolved
          
           neither
           
             now
          
           nor
           
             hereafter
             ,
          
           to
           take
           them
           into
           any
           
             more
          
           consideration
           ,
           then
           the
           
             businesse
          
           it self
           
             necessarily
          
           requires
           :
           and
           where
           they
           may
           be
           
             omitted
             ,
          
           without
           
             prejudice
          
           to
           the
           
             truth
             ,
          
           to
           let
           them
           
             quite
          
           alone
           :
           being
           every
           day
           ,
           through
           the
           use
           of
           
             affliction
          
           enabled
           to
           
             patience
             ,
          
           and
           through
           
             patience
          
           brought
           to
           
             experience
             ,
          
           and
           so
           to
           a
           proportionable
           measure
           of
           
             hope
             :
          
           And
           
             this
          
           carries
           me
           above
           the
           
             shame
          
           of
           the
           
             world
             ,
          
           in
           the
           
             strength
          
           of
           the
           
             love
          
           of
           
             God
             .
          
        
         
           For
           the
           
             Doctrine
          
           contained
           in
           this
           
             Discourse
             ,
          
           thou
           shalt
           not
           finde
           it
           
             New
             light
          
           (
           as
           some
           men
           
             slanderously
          
           affirme
           )
           but
           the
           
             ancient
             light
             ,
          
           that
           sprange
           forth
           in
           the
           
             first
             morning
          
           of
           the
           
             Gospel
             ,
          
           but
           was
           since
           
             obscured
             ,
          
           by
           the
           
             New
             darknesse
             of
             Antichrist
             ,
          
           which
           
             these
          
           men
           
             love
          
           better
           then
           that
           
             old
             light
             ,
          
           and
           will
           by
           no
           means
           exchange
           
           the
           
             one
          
           for
           the
           
             other
             .
          
           But
           this
           
             light
             ,
          
           that
           
             now
          
           after
           a
           
             long
             night
             ,
          
           breaks
           forth
           again
           ,
           in
           some
           of
           its
           
             first
             glory
             ,
          
           let
           these
           menset
           their
           
             hearts
          
           at
           
             rest
             ,
          
           for
           they
           shal
           never
           be
           
             able
          
           to
           
             obscure
          
           it
           again
           ;
           and
           the
           
             fire
             of
             the
             Spirit
          
           that
           GOD
           hath
           
             kindled
          
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           they
           shall
           
             never
          
           be
           able
           to
           
             quench
             ,
          
           with
           any
           
             fire
          
           either
           of
           
             Earth
          
           or
           
             Hell
             .
          
           And
           therefore
           we
           
             fear
          
           them
           not
           ,
           though
           they
           breathe
           forth
           
             threatnings
          
           now
           ,
           and
           ere
           long
           ,
           are
           like
           to
           breathe
           forth
           
             blood
             :
          
           For
           by
           all
           their
           
             subtile
          
           and
           
             industrious
          
           actings
           ,
           in
           the
           
             end
             ,
          
           they
           shall
           not
           work
           the
           
             truths
          
           ruine
           ,
           but
           their
           
             own
             .
          
           And
           
             these
             ,
          
           as
           well
           as
           their
           
             forefathers
             ,
          
           of
           the
           same
           
             race
          
           and
           
             lineage
             ,
          
           in
           whose
           
             stead
          
           they
           are
           now
           
             risen
             up
             ,
          
           shall
           in
           
             due
          
           time
           become
           a
           
             reproach
          
           and
           a
           
             shame
             ,
          
           and
           their
           
             name
          
           shall
           be
           for
           a
           
             curse
          
           to
           all
           Gods
           
             chosen
             .
          
        
         
           READER
           ,
           It
           is
           my
           earnest
           desire
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Lord
          
           would
           deliver
           thee
           from
           this
           
             new
             form
          
           of
           the
           
             Mysterie
             of
             Iniquity
             ,
          
           which
           in
           every
           Age
           puts
           on
           a
           
             severall
          
           form
           ,
           when
           the
           
             old
          
           one
           is
           
             discovered
          
           by
           the
           light
           of
           the
           
             Word
             .
          
           And
           in
           this
           present
           Age
           ,
           it
           is
           become
           ,
           so
           
             exceeding
             cunning
             ,
          
           and
           so
           
             furnished
          
           with
           all
           
             deceiveablenesse
          
           of
           
             unrighteousnesse
             ,
          
           under
           the
           form
           of
           
             Righteousnesse
             ,
          
           that
           it
           seems
           to
           be
           the
           
             last
          
           and
           
             subtilest
          
           work
           of
           
             Antichrist
             ,
          
           that
           is
           now
           in
           
             hand
             ;
          
           and
           he
           that
           prevailes
           in
           this
           
             encounter
             ,
          
           hath
           
             Antichrist
          
           under
           his
           
             feet
             ,
          
           for
           
             ever
             :
          
           but
           
             none
          
           are
           like
           to
           prevaile
           
             here
             ,
          
           but
           the
           
             Faithful
          
           and
           
             Elect
          
           alone
           .
        
         
           And
           therefore
           
             hold
             fast
             that
             which
             thou
             hast
             ,
             that
             no
             man
             take
             thy
             Crowne
             ;
          
           and
           consider
           Christs
           
             encouragement
          
           to
           this
           work
           ,
           in
           the
           following
           verse
           ;
           [
           Him
           that
           
           
             overcommeth
             ,
          
           will
           I
           make
           a
           
             pillar
          
           in
           the
           
             Temple
          
           of
           my
           God
           ,
           and
           he
           shall
           
             go
          
           no
           more
           
             out
             ,
          
           and
           I
           will
           
             write
          
           upon
           him
           ,
           the
           
             name
          
           of
           
             my
             God
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             name
          
           of
           the
           
             City
          
           of
           my
           God
           ,
           which
           is
           ,
           
             New
             Ierusalem
             ,
          
           which
           
             commeth
          
           down
           out
           of
           
             Heaven
          
           from
           my
           God
           ,
           and
           I
           will
           
             write
          
           upon
           him
           ,
           my
           
             New
             Name
             .
             ]
          
        
         
           Christian
           READER
           ,
           I
           commit
           
             thee
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Word
          
           now
           offered
           to
           thee
           ,
           in
           
             this
          
           Discourse
           ,
           to
           
             God
          
           and
           his
           
             powerful
             blessing
          
           and
           
             wonderful
             working
             ;
          
           Remaining
           ,
        
         
           
             Thine
             in
             the
             Difficult
             ,
             and
             Despised
             Service
             of
             JESUS
             CHRIST
             in
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             W.
             DELL
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           RIGHT
           REFORMATION
           .
           OR
           The
           Reformation
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           the
           New
           testament
           represented
           in
           Gospel-Light
           .
        
         
           
             HEB.
             9.
             10.
             
          
           
             Untill
             the
             time
             of
             Reformation
             .
          
        
         
           
             THe
             naturall
             man
          
           (
           saith
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           1
           Cor.
           2.
           )
           
             knows
             not
             the
             things
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             neither
             can
             hee
             ,
             for
             they
             are
             spiritually
             discerned
             .
          
           Now
           a
           man
           that
           is
           not
           
             born
             of
             God
             and
             his
             Spirit
             ,
          
           with
           all
           his
           parts
           ,
           abilities
           ,
           reason
           ,
           wisdome
           ,
           prudence
           ,
           learning
           ,
           is
           but
           a
           
             naturall
          
           man
           still
           ,
           and
           so
           hath
           no
           
             right
          
           knowledge
           of
           the
           things
           of
           God
           and
           his
           Spirit
           .
        
         
           And
           
             hence
          
           it
           hath
           come
           to
           passe
           ,
           that
           the
           
             things
             of
             God
          
           and
           his
           
             Spirit
          
           have
           been
           so
           
             grosly
          
           and
           
             dangerously
          
           mistaken
           by
           the
           
             world
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             carnall
             Church
             .
          
           For
           all
           the
           
             spirituall
          
           things
           of
           
             God
          
           they
           have
           understood
           
             carnally
             ,
          
           and
           have
           apprehended
           the
           
             whole
             Scriptures
          
           not
           according
           to
           
             Gods
             mind
             ,
          
           but
           according
           to
           
           their
           
             own
             ;
          
           not
           according
           to
           the
           
             sense
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
          
           but
           according
           to
           the
           sense
           of
           the
           
             flesh
             .
          
           And
           thus
           was
           
             Antichrists
          
           kingdome
           
           first
           
             set
             up
             ,
          
           and
           thus
           it
           hath
           been
           
             kept
             up
          
           and
           
             continued
             ;
          
           even
           by
           the
           
             carnall
             understanding
             of
             the
             Scriptures
             .
          
           For
           they
           have
           understood
           the
           
             Church
             ,
          
           the
           kingdom
           of
           God
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           
             carnally
             ;
          
           the
           
             rock
          
           on
           which
           it
           is
           built
           ,
           
             carnally
             ;
          
           the
           
             door
          
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           
             carnally
             ;
          
           the
           
             lawes
          
           of
           it
           
             carnally
             ;
          
           the
           
             liberties
          
           of
           it
           
             carnally
             ;
          
           the
           power
           ,
           authority
           ,
           government
           ,
           glory
           ,
           Officers
           ,
           &c.
           
             all
          
           carnally
           .
           And
           to
           this
           very
           day
           ,
           which
           of
           the
           
             things
          
           of
           God
           doth
           not
           the
           
             carnall
             Church
          
           understand
           
             carnally
             ?
          
           Faith
           ,
           hope
           ,
           love
           ,
           it
           understands
           
             carnally
             ;
          
           Redemption
           ,
           adoption
           ,
           justification
           ,
           sanctification
           ,
           glorification
           ,
           union
           with
           Christ
           ,
           communion
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           accesse
           to
           the
           Father
           ,
           together
           with
           Christ
           the
           
             Head
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Church
           the
           
             Body
             ,
          
           in
           their
           joint
           
             unction
          
           and
           
             Officers
             ,
          
           and
           all
           other
           things
           ,
           they
           understand
           
             carnally
             ,
          
           and
           have
           a
           
             fleshly
          
           sense
           and
           apprehension
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           they
           understand
           all
           
             other
          
           things
           of
           Gods
           kingdome
           
             carnally
             ,
          
           so
           also
           the
           
             Reformation
          
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           there
           are
           not
           
             greater
          
           
           and
           
             grosser
          
           mistakes
           about
           any
           of
           the
           
             things
          
           of
           
             God
             ,
          
           then
           about
           
             this
             :
          
           men
           imagining
           the
           
             Reformation
          
           of
           the
           
             Church
             ,
          
           which
           is
           altogether
           a
           
             spiritual
          
           and
           
             heavenly
          
           kingdom
           ,
           after
           the
           manner
           of
           the
           Reformation
           of
           
             worldly
          
           States
           and
           Common-wealths
           ,
           which
           only
           stands
           in
           
             outward
          
           things
           ,
           and
           is
           brought
           to
           passe
           by
           
             humane
             councels
             ,
          
           and
           
             humane
             power
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           because
           this
           is
           not
           only
           a
           
             grosse
             ,
          
           but
           a
           
             generall
          
           errour
           ,
           in
           all
           sorts
           of
           people
           ,
           both
           of
           
             high
          
           and
           of
           
             low
          
           degree
           ,
           I
           shall
           indeavour
           ,
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           good
           hand
           of
           God
           with
           me
           ,
           to
           represent
           in
           some
           
             Gospel-light
          
           to
           this
           Honourable
           and
           Christian
           Auditory
           the
           
             true
             Reformation
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             the
             New-Testament
             :
          
           and
           
             blessed
             is
             hee
             who
             shall
             not
             be
             offended
             at
             it
             .
          
        
         
           For
           this
           purpose
           I
           made
           choice
           of
           the
           words
           now
           read
           ,
           
             Vntill
             the
             time
             of
             Reformation
             .
          
        
         
           For
           the
           better
           
             understanding
          
           of
           which
           ,
           wee
           must
           read
           the
           
             Context
             :
          
        
         
           Ver.
           9.
           
           
             The
             first
             tabernacle
             was
             a
             figure
             for
             the
             time
             then
             present
             ,
             in
             which
             were
             offered
             both
             gifts
             and
             sacrifices
             that
             could
             not
             
             make
             him
             that
             did
             the
             service
             perfect
             as
             pertaining
             to
             the
             conscience
             .
          
        
         
           V.
           10.
           
           
             Which
             stood
             only
             in
             meats
             and
             drinks
             ,
             and
             divers
             washings
             ,
             and
             carnall
             ordinances
          
           (
           it
           should
           be
           
             righteousnesses
             ,
          
           or
           
             justifications
             of
             the
             flesh
             ,
          
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           )
           
             imposed
             on
             them
             ,
          
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           ,
           
             untill
             the
             time
             of
             Reformation
             .
          
        
         
           In
           which
           words
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           shews
           the
           
             imperfection
          
           of
           
           the
           worship
           of
           the
           
             old
             Law
             ,
          
           because
           it
           stood
           in
           
             outward
          
           rites
           ,
           ceremonies
           ,
           duties
           ,
           performances
           ,
           and
           so
           could
           not
           
             make
          
           him
           that
           used
           them
           and
           was
           busied
           in
           them
           ,
           
             perfect
             as
             pertaining
             to
             his
             conscience
             ;
          
           and
           therefore
           God
           did
           not
           
             simply
          
           and
           
             absolutely
          
           impose
           these
           things
           on
           the
           
             Church
             ,
          
           to
           
             continue
             for
             ever
             ,
          
           but
           only
           untill
           the
           
             time
             ,
          
           wherein
           
             all
          
           things
           were
           to
           be
           
             reformed
             ,
          
           not
           only
           
             evill
          
           things
           ,
           but
           
             imperfect
             .
          
           And
           then
           all
           that
           
             outward
          
           Religion
           was
           to
           be
           
             abolished
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           if
           the
           
             law
             of
             Moses
          
           could
           not
           make
           men
           perfect
           ,
           as
           
           pertayning
           to
           the
           
             Conscience
             ,
          
           much
           lesse
           can
           any
           
             new
             lawes
          
           invented
           now
           .
           And
           if
           any
           
             such
          
           lawes
           should
           be
           
             imposed
          
           on
           the
           people
           of
           God
           now
           ,
           the
           
             Gospel
          
           hath
           the
           same
           
             strength
          
           in
           
             it self
          
           to
           make
           them
           
             void
             ,
          
           as
           the
           former
           ;
           and
           also
           the
           same
           
             ground
          
           from
           them
           ,
           because
           all
           such
           
             lawes
          
           and
           
             ordinances
          
           devised
           by
           men
           ,
           cannot
           make
           them
           that
           obey
           and
           practise
           them
           
             perfect
             as
             pertaining
             to
             the
             conscience
             :
          
           and
           therefore
           are
           
             all
          
           to
           be
           at
           an
           
             end
             ,
          
           when
           the
           time
           of
           
             Reformation
          
           comes
           .
        
         
           
             Quest
             .
          
           Now
           if
           you
           ask
           me
           ,
           
             when
             this
             time
             of
             Reformation
             was
             .
          
        
         
           
             Ans.
          
           I
           answer
           :
           It
           was
           when
           
             Christ
             came
             ;
          
           not
           a
           
             servant
             ,
          
           as
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           but
           the
           
             Son
          
           out
           of
           the
           bosome
           of
           the
           Father
           ,
           the
           
             great
             Prophet
          
           of
           the
           new
           Testament
           ,
           whose
           
             doctrine
          
           was
           not
           
             letter
          
           as
           
             Moses
          
           was
           ,
           but
           
             Spirit
             and
             life
             :
          
           And
           
             now
          
           when
           
             Christ
          
           the
           
             Minister
             of
             the
             new
             Testament
             ,
          
           came
           with
           the
           
             ministration
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
          
           now
           was
           the
           
             time
             of
             Reformation
             .
          
        
         
           In
           the
           time
           of
           the
           
             Law
          
           there
           were
           outward
           duties
           ,
           and
           performances
           ,
           and
           ceremonies
           ,
           and
           sacrifices
           ,
           and
           
             strict
             laws
          
           to
           injoyn
           the
           
             observation
          
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           carrying
           along
           with
           them
           the
           
             severity
          
           of
           death
           :
           and
           yet
           notwitstanding
           all
           
             this
             ,
          
           there
           was
           no
           
             true
          
           Reformation
           ;
           but
           under
           all
           that
           
             outward
          
           Religion
           men
           were
           
             inwardly
          
           as
           corrupt
           and
           wicked
           as
           the
           very
           
             heathen
             :
          
           for
           all
           their
           
             circumcision
          
           in
           the
           
             flesh
             ,
          
           they
           were
           uncircumcised
           
           in
           
             heart
             ;
          
           for
           all
           their
           outward
           
             washing
             ,
          
           they
           were
           inwardly
           
             unclean
             ;
          
           for
           all
           their
           
             blood
             of
             buls
             and
             goats
             ,
          
           their
           
             sins
          
           remained
           in
           their
           
             natures
          
           and
           
             consciences
             ;
          
           for
           all
           their
           
             strict
             forcing
          
           of
           men
           to
           the
           duties
           of
           the
           
             outward
          
           worship
           of
           
             God
             ,
          
           the
           people
           still
           remained
           
             far
          
           from
           God
           even
           in
           all
           those
           duties
           .
           So
           that
           notwithstanding
           the
           
             outward
          
           worship
           of
           
             Moses
          
           law
           ,
           the
           people
           remained
           
             inwardly
          
           corrupt
           ,
           filthy
           ,
           and
           unclean
           ,
           and
           without
           any
           
             true
          
           Reformation
           before
           
             Goa
             ;
          
           till
           
             Christ
             ,
          
           who
           was
           
             God
             in
             the
             flesh
             ,
          
           came
           with
           the
           
             ministration
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
          
           and
           then
           
             indeed
          
           was
           the
           
             time
             of
             Reformation
             .
             Vntill
             the
             time
             of
             Reformation
             .
          
        
         
           The
           thing
           then
           the
           
             Spirit
          
           would
           have
           us
           take
           notice
           of
           in
           these
           words
           ,
           is
           this
           ,
        
         
           
             That
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Gospel
             is
             the
             time
             of
             Reformation
             .
          
        
         
           When-ever
           the
           
             Gospel
          
           is
           preached
           in
           the
           
             spirit
          
           and
           
             power
          
           of
           
           it
           ,
           that
           is
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           ,
           
             the
             time
             of
             Reformation
             .
          
        
         
           For
           our
           more
           
             orderly
          
           proceeding
           in
           this
           point
           ,
           wee
           will
           observe
           this
           
             Method
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           
           Show
           what
           
             true
          
           Gospel-Reformation
           
             is
             ,
          
           and
           how
           it
           is
           
             qualified
             ;
          
           that
           so
           you
           may
           the
           better
           distinguish
           it
           from
           
             Politicall
          
           and
           
             Ecclesiasticall
          
           Reformation
           .
           Now
           
             both
          
           these
           I
           joyn
           
             together
             ,
          
           because
           the
           
             carnall
             Church
          
           hath
           alwayes
           
             interested
          
           and
           
             mingled
          
           it self
           with
           the
           
             power
          
           of
           the
           
             world
             ,
          
           as
           being
           able
           to
           doe
           nothing
           without
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           I
           will
           indeavour
           to
           shew
           to
           whose
           
             hands
          
           the
           work
           of
           
             Gospel-Reformation
          
           is
           committed
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           By
           what
           
             means
          
           he
           to
           whose
           hands
           it
           is
           committed
           ,
           brings
           it
           about
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           
             advantages
          
           of
           such
           a
           Reformation
           where
           it
           is
           wrought
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           The
           
             Vse
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             first
             Generall
             .
          
           
             What
             true
             Gospel
             Reformation
             is
             ,
             and
             how
             qualified
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             
               What
               it
               is
               .
            
             It
             is
             the
             
               mortiying
               ,
               destroying
               ,
               and
               utter
            
             
             
               abolishing
            
             out
             of
             the
             faithfull
             and
             elect
             ,
             
               all
               that
               sin
               ,
               corruption
               ,
               lust
               ,
               evill
               ,
            
             that
             did
             flow
             in
             upon
             them
             through
             the
             fall
             of
             
               Adam
               .
            
             Or
             ,
          
           
             It
             is
             the
             
               taking
               away
            
             and
             
               destroying
            
             the
             
               body
               of
               sin
               ,
            
             out
             of
             the
             
             faithfull
             and
             elect
             by
             the
             presence
             and
             operation
             of
             the
             
               righteousnesse
               of
               God
               ,
            
             dwelling
             in
             their
             hearts
             by
             faith
             .
             This
             is
             true
             Gospel
             Reformation
             ,
             and
             besides
             this
             I
             know
             no
             other
             .
             This
             the
             Evangelicall
             Prophet
             
               Isaiah
            
             describeth
             ,
             Chap.
             1.
             27.
             
             
               Zion
               shall
               be
               redeemed
               with
               judgement
               ,
               and
               her
               converts
               with
               righteousnesse
               .
            
          
           
             Now
             
               Christ
            
             dwelling
             in
             our
             hearts
             by
             
               faith
               ,
            
             as
             he
             discovers
             ,
             reproves
             ,
             condemnes
             ,
             and
             destroyes
             
               sin
               ,
            
             so
             he
             is
             called
             
               Judgement
               :
            
             
             and
             thus
             is
             
               judgement
            
             to
             be
             understood
             in
             the
             
               Gospel
            
             sense
             ;
             and
             not
             
               terribly
               ,
            
             as
             in
             the
             sense
             of
             the
             
               Law
               :
            
             and
             this
             
               Judgement
            
             shall
             at
             last
             
               break
               forth
               into
               victory
               ;
            
             that
             is
             ,
             though
             
               Christ
               in
               us
            
             hath
             to
             doe
             with
             many
             
               strong
            
             corruptions
             and
             lusts
             in
             the
             
               soule
               ,
            
             yet
             at
             last
             hee
             prevails
             against
             them
             
               all
               ,
            
             and
             
               Judgement
               breaks
               forth
               into
               Victory
               ,
            
             because
             Christ
             ,
             the
             
               Judgement
            
             of
             
               God
            
             in
             the
             
               soul
               ,
            
             must
             needs
             in
             the
             
               end
            
             prevail
             against
             every
             sin
             of
             
               man
               .
            
          
           
             Again
             ,
             Christ
             the
             
               Righteousnesse
               of
               God
               ,
            
             as
             he
             makes
             us
             
               righteous
            
             
             with
             his
             
               own
            
             righteousnesse
             ,
             and
             makes
             us
             
               the
               righteousnesse
               of
               God
            
             in
             him
             ,
             so
             hee
             is
             called
             
               Righteousnesse
               ,
            
             not
             in
             
               himself
            
             onely
             ,
             but
             in
             
               us
               :
            
             he
             is
             
               the
               Lord
               our
               Righteousnesse
               :
            
             and
             by
             this
             
               Judgement
            
             and
             
               Righteousnesse
            
             is
             
               Zion
            
             and
             her
             
               converts
               redeemed
            
             and
             
               reformed
               .
            
             And
             so
             
               true
            
             Gospel
             reformation
             is
             the
             destruction
             of
             
               sin
            
             out
             of
             the
             
               faithfull
               ,
            
             by
             the
             presence
             of
             
               righteousnesse
               .
            
          
           
             And
             therefore
             you
             see
             how
             
               grosly
            
             they
             are
             
               mistaken
            
             who
             take
             
               Gospel
               Reformation
            
             to
             be
             the
             making
             of
             certain
             
               Laws
            
             and
             
               Constitutions
            
             by
             the
             
               sacred
            
             power
             or
             Clergy
             ,
             for
             
               externall
               conformity
            
             in
             outward
             duties
             of
             outward
             worship
             and
             government
             ,
             and
             to
             have
             these
             confirmed
             by
             civill
             sanction
             ,
             and
             inforced
             upon
             men
             by
             
               secular
            
             power
             ;
             when
             in
             the
             mean
             time
             ,
             all
             that
             inward
             corruption
             and
             sin
             they
             brought
             with
             them
             into
             the
             world
             remains
             in
             their
             hearts
             and
             natures
             as
             it
             did
             before
             .
             After
             this
             manner
             the
             old
             
               Prelates
            
             reformed
             ,
             who
             were
             wont
             to
             say
             to
             the
             Kings
             ,
             
               Wee
               will
               studie
               out
               the
               faith
               ,
               and
               you
               shall
               maintain
               it
               :
            
             and
             the
             faith
             they
             studied
             and
             brought
             to
             the
             Kings
             ,
             the
             Kings
             must
             maintain
             ,
             and
             not
             question
             but
             that
             it
             was
             
               Jure
               Divino
               .
            
          
           
             And
             thus
             you
             see
             in
             
               generall
            
             what
             
               Gospel
               Reformation
            
             is
             ,
             
             and
             that
             it
             is
             a
             cleer
             different
             thing
             from
             Civil-Ecclesiasticall
             Reformation
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Now
             in
             the
             next
             place
             let
             us
             see
             how
             this
             Gospel
             Reformation
             is
             
               qualified
               ,
            
             whereby
             the
             difference
             between
             
               this
            
             and
             the
             
               other
            
             will
             appear
             yet
             more
             
               cleerly
               .
            
          
           
             First
             then
             ,
             it
             is
             a
             
               spirituall
            
             Reformation
             .
             For
             as
             the
             
               Kingdome
            
             
             of
             Christ
             is
             a
             
               spirituall
            
             Kingdome
             ,
             so
             
               all
            
             the
             things
             that
             belong
             to
             it
             are
             
               spirituall
            
             things
             ;
             and
             so
             the
             
               Reformation
            
             of
             it
             .
             A
             
               carnall
            
             Reformation
             is
             not
             
               sutable
            
             to
             a
             
               spirituall
            
             Kingdom
             .
             And
             
               spirituall
            
             it
             is
             ,
             because
             it
             proceeds
             from
             the
             
               Spirit
               ,
            
             and
             stands
             in
             
               spirituall
            
             things
             ,
             as
             you
             shall
             see
             more
             fully
             anon
             .
          
           
             But
             now
             the
             
               Reformation
            
             of
             the
             
               Civill
            
             and
             
               Ecclesiasticall
            
             State
             ,
             is
             but
             a
             
               carnall
            
             Reformation
             ,
             wrought
             by
             the
             power
             of
             
               flesh
            
             and
             
               blood
               ,
            
             and
             stands
             in
             
               outward
            
             and
             
               fleshly
            
             things
             ,
             as
             you
             shall
             presently
             see
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             It
             is
             an
             
               inward
            
             Reformation
             .
             For
             as
             the
             
               Kingdome
            
             
             
               of
               God
            
             is
             an
             
               inward
            
             Kingdome
             ,
             
               (
               the
               kingdome
               of
               God
               is
               within
               you
               )
            
             so
             the
             
               Reformation
            
             that
             belongs
             to
             it
             is
             an
             
               inward
            
             Reformation
             .
             This
             
               true
            
             Gospel
             Reformation
             layes
             hold
             upon
             the
             
               heart
               ,
            
             and
             
               soul
               ,
            
             and
             
               inner
               man
               ,
            
             and
             changes
             ,
             and
             alters
             ,
             and
             renews
             ,
             and
             reforms
             that
             ;
             and
             when
             the
             
               heart
            
             is
             reformed
             ,
             
               all
            
             is
             reformed
             .
             And
             therefore
             this
             
               Gospel
               Reformation
            
             doth
             not
             much
             
               busie
            
             and
             
               trouble
            
             it selfe
             about
             
               outward
               forms
               ,
            
             or
             
               externall
               conformity
               ,
            
             but
             onely
             minds
             the
             reforming
             of
             the
             
               heart
               ,
            
             and
             when
             the
             
               heart
            
             is
             
               right
            
             with
             God
             ,
             the
             
               outward
               form
            
             cannot
             be
             amisse
             .
             And
             therefore
             saith
             
               Christ
            
             touching
             the
             
               worship
            
             of
             the
             
               New
            
             Testament
             ,
             
               God
               is
               a
               Spirit
               ,
               and
               they
               that
               worship
               him
               must
               worship
               him
               in
               spirit
               and
               in
               truth
               :
            
             but
             speaks
             not
             one
             word
             of
             any
             
               outward
               form
               .
            
             So
             that
             
               God
            
             in
             this
             
               Gospel
            
             Reformation
             aims
             at
             
               nothing
            
             but
             the
             
               heart
               ,
            
             according
             to
             the
             tenour
             of
             the
             
               new
               covenant
               ,
               Jer.
               31.
               33.
               
               This
               shall
               be
               the
               covenant
               that
               I
               will
               make
               with
               them
               after
               those
               dayes
               ,
               saith
               the
               Lord
               ,
               I
               will
               put
               my
               Law
               in
               their
               inward
               parts
               ,
               and
               write
               it
               in
               their
               hearts
               :
            
             so
             that
             they
             shall
             not
             onely
             have
             the
             
               word
            
             of
             the
             
               letter
            
             in
             their
             
               books
               ,
            
             but
             the
             
               living
               word
            
             of
             God
             in
             their
             
               hearts
               :
            
             and
             God
             intending
             to
             
               reform
            
             the
             Church
             ,
             begins
             with
             their
             
               hearts
               ,
            
             and
             intending
             to
             reform
             their
             
               hearts
               ,
            
             puts
             his
             
               word
            
             there
             ,
             and
             that
             
               living
               word
            
             put
             into
             the
             
               heart
            
             reforms
             it
             indeed
             .
          
           
           
             But
             now
             
               Civil-Ecclesiasticall
            
             Reformation
             is
             onely
             
               outward
               ,
            
             and
             busies
             st
             selfe
             in
             reforming
             the
             
               outward
               man
            
             in
             
               outward
               things
               ;
            
             and
             so
             is
             very
             
               industrious
            
             and
             
               elaborate
            
             about
             outward
             
               forms
               ,
            
             and
             outward
             
               orders
               ,
            
             and
             outward
             
               government
               ,
            
             and
             outward
             
               confession
               ,
            
             and
             outward
             
               practice
               ,
            
             and
             thinks
             if
             
               these
            
             be
             put
             into
             some
             
               handsom●nesse
            
             and
             
               conformity
               ;
            
             they
             have
             brought
             about
             an
             
               excellent
            
             Reformation
             :
             though
             the
             
               heart
            
             in
             the
             mean
             time
             remain
             as
             
               sinfull
               ,
               vile
               ,
            
             and
             
               corrupt
            
             as
             ever
             ,
             and
             so
             altogether
             
               unreformed
               .
            
          
           
             And
             so
             
               this
            
             Reformation
             is
             like
             
               that
            
             Reformation
             of
             the
             
               Scribes
            
             and
             
               Pharisees
               ,
            
             notorious
             hypocrites
             ,
             
               who
               made
               clean
               onely
               the
               outside
               of
               the
               cup
               or
               platter
               ,
               leaving
               them
               all
               filthy
               and
               unclean
               within
               :
               and
               whited
               over
               sepulchres
               ,
               to
               make
               them
               beautifull
            
             
             
               outwardly
               ,
               when
               inwardly
               they
               were
               full
               of
               rottennesse
               and
               corruption
               .
            
             So
             
               Civill-Ecclesiasticall
            
             Reformation
             makes
             a
             man
             
               clean
            
             outwardly
             ,
             with
             an
             
               outward
            
             Confession
             of
             faith
             ,
             when
             
               inwardly
            
             hee
             is
             
               all
               filthy
            
             through
             
               unbelief
               ;
            
             and
             
               whites
            
             him
             over
             with
             a
             few
             
               handsome
               forms
            
             of
             worship
             ,
             when
             
               inwardly
            
             hee
             is
             full
             of
             
               ignorance
            
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             
               Atheism
               .
            
          
           
             
               Obj.
            
             Now
             if
             any
             ask
             ,
             But
             must
             there
             be
             no
             
               change
            
             of
             
               outward
            
             things
             in
             the
             
               Reformation
            
             of
             the
             
               Gospel
               ?
            
          
           
             
               Answ.
            
             I
             answer
             ,
             Yes
             ;
             an
             
               outward
            
             change
             that
             
               flows
            
             from
             an
             
               inward
               :
            
             but
             not
             an
             
               outward
            
             change
             
               without
            
             an
             
               inward
               ;
            
             much
             lesse
             an
             
               outward
            
             change
             to
             
               enforce
            
             an
             
               inward
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
             It
             is
             a
             
               thorow
            
             Reformation
             ,
             for
             it
             reforms
             the
             
               whole
               man
               ;
            
             
             it
             reforms
             not
             the
             
               soul
            
             onely
             ,
             but
             the
             
               body
            
             too
             ,
             and
             the
             very
             
               spirit
            
             of
             the
             
               mind
               :
            
             the
             
               spirit
            
             as
             it
             
               animates
               ,
            
             and
             
               quickens
               ,
            
             and
             
               acts
            
             the
             body
             ,
             is
             called
             the
             
               soule
               ;
            
             as
             it
             is
             in
             it
             
               selfe
               ,
            
             in
             its
             owne
             
               nature
            
             and
             
               essence
               ,
            
             so
             it
             is
             called
             the
             
               spirit
               of
               the
               mind
               :
            
             and
             this
             
               Gospel
            
             Reformation
             reforms
             
               all
               ;
            
             that
             is
             ,
             both
             inward
             and
             outward
             ,
             and
             outward
             and
             inward
             man
             ;
             yea
             ,
             the
             inwardest
             of
             the
             inward
             man
             ;
             and
             not
             only
             the
             
               operations
            
             of
             the
             
               soul
            
             in
             the
             
               body
               ,
            
             but
             of
             the
             soul
             in
             
               its
               selfe
               .
            
          
           
             But
             
               Civill-Ecclesiasticall
            
             Reformation
             reforms
             by
             
               halfs
               ,
            
             it
             reaches
             the
             
               body
               ,
            
             and
             orders
             that
             ,
             but
             attains
             not
             to
             the
             
               soul
               ,
            
             much
             lesse
             to
             the
             
               spirit
            
             of
             the
             mind
             .
          
           
             Again
             ,
             Gospel
             Reformation
             reforms
             
               sin
            
             wholly
             ,
             aswell
             
             as
             the
             
               man
               ;
            
             it
             reforms
             all
             sin
             whatsoever
             ,
             
               I
               will
               turn
               my
               hand
               upon
               thee
               ,
            
             (
             saith
             God
             by
             this
             Gospel
             Reformation
             )
             
               and
               will
            
             
             
               purely
               purge
               away
               thy
               drosse
               ,
               and
               take
               away
               all
               thy
               tinne
               .
            
             It
             reforms
             a
             man
             not
             only
             of
             
               outward
            
             sins
             ,
             but
             of
             
               inward
               .
            
             It
             reforms
             him
             of
             
               those
            
             sins
             that
             seldome
             come
             forth
             into
             the
             
               view
            
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             as
             Atheisme
             ,
             ignorance
             of
             God
             ,
             pride
             ,
             vain-glory
             ,
             self-seeking
             ,
             hypocrisie
             ,
             carnall
             mindednesse
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             
               evill
               desires
            
             of
             the
             flesh
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             minde
             .
             Yea
             ,
             it
             doth
             not
             only
             reform
             all
             
               evill
            
             things
             in
             us
             ,
             but
             all
             
               imperfect
            
             things
             〈◊〉
             doing
             away
             
               imperfect
            
             things
             by
             the
             
               coming
            
             of
             
               perfect
            
             things
             ,
             doing
             away
             our
             
               own
            
             strength
             by
             the
             coming
             in
             of
             
               Gods
            
             strength
             ,
             and
             our
             
               own
               wisdome
            
             and
             
               righteousnesse
               ,
            
             by
             the
             coming
             in
             of
             
               Gods
            
             wisdome
             and
             righteousnesse
             .
          
           
             But
             now
             Civill-Ecclesiasticall
             Reformation
             reforms
             
               sin
            
             by
             the
             
               halfs
               ,
            
             aswell
             as
             the
             
               man
               ;
            
             and
             so
             only
             reforms
             
               outward
            
             and
             
               grosse
            
             sins
             ,
             such
             as
             run
             into
             the
             
               eyes
            
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             which
             are
             the
             least
             by
             a
             thousand
             times
             of
             the
             evils
             that
             a
             man
             hath
             and
             acts
             ;
             but
             the
             
               greatest
            
             part
             of
             sin
             it
             
               still
            
             leaves
             within
             as
             it
             was
             .
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             It
             is
             a
             
               powerfull
            
             and
             
               mighty
            
             Reformation
             :
             It
             is
             wrought
             in
             a
             
               man
            
             by
             the
             very
             
               power
               of
               God
               ,
            
             even
             by
             
               the
               right
            
             
             
               hand
               of
               his
               Righteousnesse
               .
            
             And
             so
             no
             sin
             ,
             lust
             ,
             corruption
             ,
             though
             never
             so
             
               mighty
               ,
            
             is
             able
             to
             
               refist
            
             this
             work
             of
             God
             by
             the
             Gospel
             ;
             but
             it
             makes
             the
             
               whole
               body
            
             of
             sin
             ,
             and
             the
             
               whole
               kingdome
            
             of
             the
             Divell
             fly
             in
             pieces
             before
             it
             :
             The
             power
             of
             God
             in
             
               creating
            
             and
             
               redeeming
            
             the
             elect
             may
             as
             well
             be
             
               resisted
               ,
            
             as
             the
             power
             of
             God
             in
             
               reforming
            
             them
             :
             for
             it
             is
             a
             
               power
            
             above
             
               all
            
             power
             ,
             that
             God
             puts
             forth
             in
             
               this
            
             work
             ,
             and
             so
             is
             not
             to
             be
             made
             
               void
            
             by
             any
             creature
             .
             In
             every
             stroke
             of
             this
             work
             the
             
               power
            
             of
             the
             
               Lord
               God
               Almighty
            
             is
             put
             forth
             ,
             as
             every
             
               rightly
            
             reformed
             Christian
             knows
             .
             And
             if
             the
             
               love
            
             of
             God
             had
             not
             put
             forth
             this
             
               power
            
             in
             the
             soule
             ,
             a
             Christian
             had
             
               never
            
             been
             reformed
             ,
             no
             not
             from
             one
             sin
             .
          
           
             Now
             the
             
               power
            
             of
             this
             Reformation
             
               eminently
            
             appears
             ,
             in
             that
             it
             changeth
             the
             very
             
               natures
            
             of
             men
             ;
             it
             findes
             them
             
               lions
               ,
            
             it
             makes
             them
             
               lambs
               ;
            
             it
             findes
             them
             
               wolves
               ,
            
             it
             makes
             them
             
               sheep
               ;
            
             it
             findes
             them
             
               birds
               of
               prey
               ,
            
             it
             makes
             them
             
               doves
               ;
            
             It
             
             finds
             them
             
               trees
               of
               the
               forrest
               ,
            
             it
             makes
             them
             
               apple-trees
               :
            
             In
             a
             word
             ,
             it
             finds
             them
             
               flesh
               ,
            
             it
             makes
             them
             
               spirit
               ;
            
             it
             finds
             them
             
               sin
               ,
            
             it
             makes
             them
             
               righteousnesse
               .
               Mighty
            
             indeed
             is
             the
             
               power
            
             of
             
               this
            
             Reformation
             .
          
           
             But
             now
             ,
             as
             this
             
               Gospel
            
             Reformation
             is
             
               mighty
               ,
            
             so
             Civill-Ecclesiasticall
             Reformation
             is
             
               weak
               .
            
             for
             as
             the
             
               former
            
             hath
             the
             
               power
               of
               God
            
             engaged
             in
             
               it
               ,
            
             so
             this
             
               later
            
             hath
             only
             the
             
               power
               of
               man
               ;
            
             and
             so
             can
             do
             no
             
               such
            
             works
             as
             the
             
               former
               .
            
             I
             appeale
             to
             
               all
            
             that
             are
             
               spirituall
               ,
            
             what
             
               heart
            
             or
             
               nature
            
             was
             ever
             changed
             by
             
               this
               sort
            
             of
             Reformation
             ?
             For
             there
             is
             that
             
               corruption
            
             in
             the
             
               heart
            
             of
             every
             man
             ,
             that
             is
             able
             to
             
               stand
               out
            
             against
             
               all
            
             the
             Reformation
             that
             
               all
            
             the
             
               powers
            
             in
             the
             
               world
            
             can
             undertake
             .
             And
             so
             the
             
               Reformation
            
             mannaged
             by
             the
             
               mightiest
            
             and
             
               severest
            
             powers
             of
             men
             is
             
               weak
            
             as
             
               water
            
             in
             this
             businesse
             of
             
               changing
               natures
               ;
            
             and
             can
             onely
             
               change
            
             some
             outward
             
               forms
            
             and
             
               postures
               ,
            
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             leaving
             in
             the
             mean
             time
             a
             mans
             
               nature
            
             the
             same
             it
             was
             before
             .
             It
             onely
             puts
             
               sheeps
               clothing
            
             upon
             men
             ,
             which
             is
             easily
             done
             ;
             but
             still
             leaves
             them
             
               wolves
            
             underneath
             .
          
           
             Fifthly
             ,
             It
             is
             a
             
               constant
            
             Reformation
             ;
             a
             Reformation
             which
             being
             once
             
               begun
               ,
            
             is
             never
             
               intermitted
            
             again
             till
             
               all
            
             be
             perfected
             .
             
             For
             as
             long
             a
             
               Gods
               nature
            
             dwels
             in
             
               ours
               ,
            
             it
             will
             
               ever
            
             be
             reforming
             our
             nature
             to
             
               it selfe
               ,
            
             till
             it
             be
             
               altogether
            
             like
             it
             .
             As
             long
             as
             the
             
               Spirit
            
             of
             God
             dwels
             in
             the
             
               flesh
               ,
            
             it
             will
             still
             be
             reforming
             the
             
               flesh
            
             to
             the
             
               Spirit
               ,
            
             till
             the
             
               whole
            
             body
             of
             
               sin
            
             be
             destroyed
             ,
             and
             the
             
               naturall
            
             man
             be
             made
             
               spirituall
               .
            
             So
             that
             the
             
               whole-time
            
             of
             this
             
               life
            
             that
             is
             lived
             in
             
               faith
               ,
            
             that
             is
             ,
             in
             union
             with
             Christ
             ,
             is
             a
             time
             of
             
               continuall
            
             Reformation
             ,
             and
             a
             Christian
             is
             
               daily
            
             washing
             ,
             cleansing
             ,
             and
             purifying
             himself
             ,
             till
             hee
             
               purifie
               himfelf
               even
               as
               Christ
               is
               pure
               .
            
          
           
             But
             now
             Civill-Ecclesiasticall
             Reformation
             at
             
               first
            
             makes
             a
             great
             
               noise
            
             and
             
               tumult
            
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             
               after
            
             lies
             as
             
               still
            
             as
             a
             stone
             .
             For
             
               such
            
             Reformation
             reforms
             States
             and
             Kingdoms
             to
             mens
             
               own
            
             profit
             ,
             honour
             ,
             power-advantages
             ;
             and
             so
             to
             
               themselves
               ,
            
             rather
             then
             to
             
               Christ
               .
            
             And
             when
             men
             have
             once
             attained
             to
             their
             own
             
               ends
               ,
            
             their
             
               activity
            
             ceases
             .
          
           
             Again
             ,
             it
             brings
             men
             to
             certain
             outward
             
               orders
            
             and
             
               conformities
               ,
            
             
             and
             then
             
               runnes
               round
            
             as
             in
             a
             mill
             ,
             and
             goes
             no
             
               farther
               .
            
          
           
             Again
             ,
             It
             reforms
             for
             a
             time
             ,
             and
             not
             constantly
             ,
             because
             the
             
               outward
            
             power
             being
             taken
             away
             ,
             
               nature
            
             returns
             to
             its
             
               own
            
             course
             again
             .
             For
             State-Ecclesiasticall
             Reformation
             onely
             changes
             some
             
               outward
               works
               ,
            
             leaving
             the
             
               nature
            
             the
             self
             same
             that
             it
             was
             (
             as
             you
             have
             heard
             )
             .
          
           
             Now
             where
             the
             
               works
            
             are
             contrary
             to
             
               nature
               ,
               nature
            
             by
             degrees
             returns
             to
             it self
             again
             ,
             and
             puts
             an
             end
             to
             those
             
               works
               ;
            
             and
             so
             there
             is
             an
             end
             of
             that
             Reformation
             .
          
           
             And
             thus
             you
             see
             what
             
               Gospel-Reformation
            
             is
             ,
             and
             how
             
               qualified
               ,
            
             whereby
             you
             see
             it
             
               cleerly
            
             differenced
             from
             Civill-Ecclesiasticall
             Reformation
             .
          
           
             And
             oh
             that
             that
             
               Prophesie
            
             might
             here
             be
             fulfilled
             ,
             
               Isa.
               32.
               3.
               
               The
               eyes
               of
               them
               that
               see
               shall
               not
               be
               dim
               ,
               and
               the
               ears
               of
               them
               that
               hear
               shall
               hearken
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             The
             second
             Generall
             .
          
           
             To
             whose
             hand
             this
             work
             of
             Reformation
             is
             committed
             .
          
           
             Now
             that
             is
             only
             to
             
               Jesus
               Christ
               ,
            
             the
             great
             and
             onely
             
               Magistrate
            
             
             in
             the
             Kingdome
             of
             God
             ;
             and
             who
             
               onely
            
             is
             to
             doe
             
               all
            
             that
             is
             done
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             God
             :
             he
             is
             the
             
               Dominus
               fac
               totum
            
             (
             as
             they
             say
             )
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Church
             be
             to
             be
             
               redeemed
               ,
            
             Christ
             must
             redeem
             it
             ;
             if
             it
             be
             to
             be
             
               governed
               ,
            
             Christ
             must
             govern
             it
             ;
             if
             it
             be
             to
             be
             
               protected
               ,
            
             Christ
             must
             protect
             it
             ;
             if
             it
             be
             to
             be
             
               saved
               ,
            
             Christ
             must
             save
             it
             :
             
               All
            
             that
             is
             to
             be
             done
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             God
             ,
             
               Christ
            
             only
             is
             to
             do
             it
             ;
             and
             so
             among
             other
             things
             to
             reform
             it
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             to
             wash
             it
             ,
             sanctifie
             it
             ,
             purifie
             it
             .
          
           
             
               Christ
            
             then
             
               is
               the
               only
               Reformer
               of
               the
               Church
               of
               God
               .
            
             For
             ,
             
             First
             ,
             God
             hath
             committed
             the
             
               care
            
             of
             the
             
               Churches
            
             Reformation
             
             to
             
               Christ
               onely
               ,
            
             and
             to
             no body
             else
             :
             and
             this
             is
             a
             thousand
             times
             
               better
            
             for
             the
             Church
             ,
             then
             if
             he
             had
             committed
             it
             to
             all
             the
             
               Princes
            
             and
             
               Magistrates
            
             in
             the
             world
             .
             
               All
               things
               are
               given
               to
               me
               of
               my
               Father
               ,
            
             saith
             Christ
             ;
             and
             the
             Church
             above
             all
             other
             things
             :
             
               Thine
               they
               were
               ,
               and
               thou
               gavest
               them
               mee
               ;
               thine
               they
               were
            
             by
             
               election
               ,
            
             and
             
               thou
               gavest
               them
               me
               ,
            
             that
             I
             might
             redeem
             them
             ,
             and
             reform
             them
             ,
             and
             present
             them
             to
             
               thee
            
             again
             
             without
             
               spot
               .
            
             So
             that
             the
             
               Father
            
             hath
             committed
             the
             
               care
            
             of
             the
             
               Reformation
            
             of
             the
             Church
             to
             
               Christ
               .
            
          
           
             And
             secondly
             ,
             
               Christ
            
             hath
             
               taken
               this
               care
            
             upon
             
               himself
            
             out
             
             of
             
               obedience
            
             to
             his
             Father
             ,
             and
             
               love
            
             to
             his
             Church
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Out
             of
             
               obedience
               to
               his
               Father
               :
            
             for
             he
             saith
             ,
             
               I
               came
               not
               to
               do
            
             
             
               my
               own
               will
               ,
               but
               the
               will
               of
               him
               that
               sent
               me
               :
               and
               this
               is
               the
               will
               of
               him
               that
               sent
               mee
               ,
               that
               of
               all
               that
               hee
               hath
               given
               mee
               I
               should
               lose
               none
               .
            
             And
             so
             Christ
             
               reforms
            
             all
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             
               lose
            
             none
             ,
             out
             of
             
               obedience
            
             to
             his
             Father
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Out
             of
             
               love
            
             to
             his
             
               Church
            
             he
             takes
             this
             
               care
            
             and
             
               charge
            
             on
             
             him
             .
             For
             such
             is
             the
             
               love
               of
               Christ
            
             to
             the
             
               Church
            
             every where
             so
             
               gloriously
            
             discovered
             in
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             that
             hee
             doth
             not
             onely
             
               give
            
             himself
             
               for
               us
               ,
            
             to
             
               redeem
            
             us
             ;
             but
             also
             gives
             himself
             
               to
               us
               ,
            
             to
             
               reform
            
             us
             .
             Christ
             
               dying
            
             for
             us
             ,
             is
             our
             
               Redemption
               ;
            
             Christ
             
               dwelling
               and
               living
            
             in
             us
             ,
             is
             our
             
               Reformation
               .
            
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             This
             work
             of
             Reformation
             is
             only
             
               sutable
            
             to
             ,
             and
             
             
               convenient
            
             for
             
               Christ
               the
               Head
               ,
            
             as
             having
             so
             
               neer
            
             and
             
               deer
            
             interest
             in
             the
             Church
             his
             
               Body
               .
            
             And
             so
             he
             is
             ful
             of
             
               love
               ,
            
             and
             
               bowels
               ,
            
             and
             
               tender
               compassions
            
             to
             the
             
               Church
               :
               he
            
             will
             not
             deal
             
               roughly
               ,
               ruggedly
               ,
            
             and
             
               boistrously
            
             with
             the
             
               saints
               ;
            
             hee
             will
             not
             
               grieve
            
             them
             ,
             and
             
               vex
            
             them
             &
             
               oppresse
            
             them
             ,
             and
             
               crush
            
             them
             in
             peices
             :
             but
             he
             being
             their
             
               Head
               ,
            
             wil
             deal
             
               meekly
            
             and
             
               gently
            
             with
             them
             ,
             
               He
               will
               not
               break
               the
               bruised
               reed
               ,
               nor
               quench
               the
               smoaking
               flax
               .
            
             When
             he
             is
             reforming
             the
             
               sins
            
             and
             
               corruptions
            
             of
             the
             
               faithfull
               ,
            
             he
             deals
             with
             them
             in
             the
             very
             
               love
               and
               goodnesse
               of
               God
               ,
            
             and
             wil
             not
             put
             them
             to
             
               more
            
             sorrow
             then
             
               needs
            
             must
             ;
             and
             when
             hee
             must
             
               needs
            
             put
             them
             to
             
               sorrow
            
             in
             the
             
               flesh
            
             (
             for
             
               flesh
            
             cannot
             chuse
             but
             
               mourn
            
             to
             part
             with
             
               it self
            
             utterly
             in
             this
             
               reformation
               )
            
             yet
             
               he
            
             is
             present
             with
             the
             
               comforts
            
             of
             his
             
               Spirit
               ,
            
             and
             when
             hee
             hath
             
               smitten
            
             them
             ,
             is
             ready
             to
             
               heal
            
             them
             ,
             and
             to
             
               bind
               them
               up
            
             as
             soon
             as
             he
             hath
             
               broken
            
             them
             .
             He
             deals
             with
             every
             Christian
             in
             
               this
            
             reformation
             as
             
               tenderly
            
             as
             a
             man
             doth
             with
             one
             of
             his
             own
             
               members
            
             that
             is
             in
             
               grief
            
             and
             
               anguish
               ;
            
             he
             regards
             and
             handles
             him
             as
             his
             
               own
               body
               ,
            
             as
             his
             
               own
               flesh
               .
            
             And
             so
             the
             
               reformation
            
             of
             
               Christ
            
             is
             altogether
             for
             
               edification
               ,
            
             and
             not
             at
             all
             for
             
               destruction
               :
            
             for
             
               it
               is
               his
               own
               body
               he
               reforms
               ,
               and
               so
               doth
               it
               with
               the
               love
               of
               the
               Head
               .
            
          
           
             But
             wh●n
             
               strangers
               ,
            
             whose
             the
             Church
             is
             not
             ,
             set
             upon
             
               reforming
            
             
             it
             ,
             what
             
               havock
            
             doe
             they
             make
             of
             the
             
               Church
               of
               God
               ?
            
             how
             do
             they
             
               wound
               ,
            
             and
             
               threaten
               ,
            
             and
             
               punsh
               ,
            
             and
             
               destroy
            
             it
             ,
             and
             have
             no
             regard
             at
             all
             to
             the
             
               weak
               ,
               infirm
               ,
               sorrowfull
            
             saints
             ,
             that
             are
             
               wrestling
            
             with
             many
             
               doubts
               ,
               feares
               ,
               agonies
               ,
               corruptions
               ,
               temptaetions
               ,
            
             till
             they
             are
             overtaken
             with
             very
             
               shadow
               of
               death
               ?
            
             how
             do
             they
             
               yersecute
            
             them
             that
             are
             already
             
               smitten
               ,
            
             and
             
               grieve
            
             them
             more
             that
             are
             already
             
               wounded
               ?
            
          
           
             And
             so
             you
             see
             that
             he
             only
             that
             hath
             an
             
               interest
            
             in
             the
             
               Church
            
             as
             being
             the
             
               Head
            
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             is
             onely
             
               fit
            
             to
             reforme
             it
             ;
             whereas
             the
             reformation
             of
             
               strangers
            
             hath
             more
             
               cruelty
            
             in
             it
             then
             
               love
               ,
            
             and
             more
             
               destruction
            
             then
             
               edification
               .
            
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             Christ
             is
             onely
             
               able
            
             for
             this
             work
             :
             for
             the
             
               Reformation
            
             
             of
             the
             Church
             is
             as
             
               great
            
             a
             work
             as
             the
             
               Redemption
            
             of
             it
             :
             and
             
               hee
            
             onely
             that
             
               could
            
             doe
             the
             one
             ,
             
               can
            
             doe
             the
             other
             .
             
               Christ
            
             must
             
               die
            
             to
             
               redeem
            
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             hee
             must
             
               live
            
             to
             
               reform
            
             it
             :
             and
             so
             as
             the
             
               Government
               of
               the
               Church
            
             only
             
               lies
            
             upon
             his
             shoulders
             who
             is
             the
             
               Head
               ;
            
             so
             the
             
               Reformation
            
             of
             it
             onely
             lies
             upon
             his
             
               hands
               ,
            
             and
             his
             
               hands
               onely
               are
               sufficient
               for
               it
               .
            
             If
             all
             the
             
               Angels
            
             of
             heaven
             should
             
               undertake
            
             the
             work
             of
             
               Reformation
               ,
            
             they
             would
             
               sink
            
             under
             it
             ;
             how
             much
             more
             the
             
               powers
            
             of
             the
             
               world
               ?
            
          
           
             For
             ,
             the
             
               taking
               away
               transgression
            
             for
             us
             ,
             and
             from
             us
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             
               only
            
             Reformation
             of
             the
             
               new
               Testament
               ,
            
             is
             a
             work
             agreeable
             to
             none
             but
             the
             
               Son
               of
               God
               ,
            
             as
             it
             is
             written
             ,
             
               His
               name
               shall
               be
               called
               Jesus
               ,
               for
               he
               shall
               save
               his
               people
               from
               their
               sins
               :
            
             where
             you
             have
             both
             the
             
               Reformer
               ,
            
             Christ
             ;
             and
             the
             
               Reformation
               ,
            
             shall
             save
             his
             people
             from
             their
             sins
             :
             now
             hee
             must
             needs
             be
             the
             
               Righteousnesse
               of
               God
            
             that
             must
             save
             people
             from
             fin
             .
          
           
             And
             hee
             must
             needs
             be
             
               God
               in
               the
               flesh
            
             that
             must
             reform
             the
             
               flesh
               ;
            
             none
             else
             can
             do
             it
             .
          
           
             To
             conclude
             this
             :
             None
             but
             the
             
               Power
            
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             
               Wisdome
            
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             
               Righteousnesse
            
             of
             God
             ,
             which
             is
             
               Jesus
               Christ
               ,
            
             can
             reform
             the
             
               Church
               ,
            
             which
             is
             the
             kingdom
             of
             God
             :
             and
             the
             power
             ,
             wisdome
             ,
             and
             righteousnesse
             of
             
               men
            
             have
             no
             place
             at
             all
             here
             ,
             except
             they
             will
             turn
             the
             Power
             ,
             Wisdom
             ,
             and
             Righteousnesse
             of
             
               God
            
             out
             of
             his
             office
             ;
             for
             so
             speaks
             the
             
               Spirit
            
             by
             the
             Prophet
             
               Isaiah
               ,
            
             ch.
             2.
             17.
             
             
               The
               loftinesse
               of
               men
               shall
               be
               bowed
               
               down
               ,
               and
               the
               haughtiness
               of
               men
               shall
               be
               made
               low
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               alone
               all
               be
               exalted
               .
            
             Now
             what
             is
             the
             
               loftinesse
            
             and
             
               haughtinesse
            
             of
             men
             ,
             but
             the
             
               power
               ,
               wisdom
               ,
            
             and
             
               righteousnesse
            
             of
             men
             ?
             and
             all
             this
             ,
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
             shall
             be
             
               bowed
               down
            
             and
             
               laid
               low
               ;
            
             and
             the
             
               Lord
               alone
               shall
               be
               exalted
               ,
            
             that
             is
             ,
             Christ
             alone
             ,
             who
             is
             the
             Power
             ,
             Wisdom
             ,
             and
             Righteousnesse
             of
             God
             ;
             and
             that
             in
             the
             day
             of
             the
             Churches
             
               Reformation
               ,
            
             as
             well
             as
             in
             the
             day
             of
             the
             Churches
             
               Redemption
               .
            
             And
             thus
             you
             see
             that
             
               Christ
            
             is
             the
             
               Reformer
            
             of
             the
             
               Church
            
             his
             
               Body
               ,
            
             which
             is
             the
             
               City
            
             and
             
               Kingdom
               of
               God
               .
            
          
           
             And
             therfore
             the
             
               Reformation
            
             of
             the
             Church
             is
             
               certain
               ;
            
             for
             
               Christ
            
             wil
             as
             surely
             
               reform
            
             it
             ,
             as
             he
             hath
             
               redeemed
            
             it
             ;
             and
             all
             that
             the
             Father
             hath
             given
             him
             he
             hath
             
               redeemed
               ,
            
             and
             all
             that
             he
             hath
             
               redeemed
            
             he
             wil
             
               reform
               ,
            
             that
             he
             may
             make
             them
             fit
             to
             
               present
            
             to
             God
             :
             That
             so
             all
             that
             the
             
               Son
            
             hath
             
               received
            
             from
             the
             
               Father
               ,
            
             having
             
               redeemed
            
             and
             
               reformed
            
             them
             ,
             he
             may
             give
             them
             
               back
            
             to
             the
             Father
             again
             .
          
           
             So
             that
             I
             doubt
             not
             of
             the
             Churches
             
               Reformation
               ,
            
             because
             it
             is
             
               Christs
               own
               work
               ,
            
             and
             he
             hath
             
               under
               taken
            
             the
             doing
             of
             it
             .
             And
             as
             none
             of
             the
             
               powers
            
             of
             the
             
               earth
            
             could
             
               help
            
             him
             to
             
               reform
            
             the
             Church
             ;
             so
             none
             of
             the
             
               powers
            
             of
             
               hell
            
             shall
             be
             able
             to
             
               hinder
            
             him
             ,
             but
             as
             
               many
            
             as
             he
             hath
             
               redeemed
            
             unto
             God
             by
             his
             
               blood
               ,
            
             in
             his
             
               due
            
             time
             he
             will
             
               reform
            
             them
             all
             by
             his
             
               Spirit
               ,
            
             as
             
               belonging
            
             to
             his
             
               care
            
             &
             
               charge
               .
            
             And
             therefore
             let
             us
             look
             to
             
               Christ
            
             for
             the
             
               reformation
            
             of
             his
             
               Church
               ,
            
             that
             is
             ,
             of
             his
             
               faithfull
               people
               :
            
             the
             
               rest
            
             of
             the
             world
             that
             
               lies
            
             in
             
               wickednes
               ,
            
             he
             lets
             
               remain
            
             in
             wickednesse
             ,
             as
             
               not
               belonging
            
             to
             his
             
               care
            
             &
             
               charge
               .
            
             This
             Reformation
             is
             the
             work
             of
             Christs
             
               care
            
             &
             
               love
               ,
            
             &
             he
             being
             
               faithful
            
             in
             this
             busines
             ,
             I
             am
             at
             
               rest
            
             &
             
               quiet
               ,
            
             seeing
             Christ
             is
             as
             
               able
            
             for
             the
             
               reformation
            
             of
             the
             
               Church
               ,
            
             as
             for
             the
             
               redemption
            
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             And
             therefore
             
               (
               Honorable
               &
               Beloved
               )
            
             I
             say
             to
             you
             touching
             this
             work
             of
             the
             
               reformation
            
             of
             the
             
               spiritual
               temple
            
             of
             the
             
               New-Test
               .
            
             as
             God
             once
             said
             to
             
               David
            
             touching
             the
             
               building
            
             of
             the
             
               materiall
            
             Temple
             of
             the
             
               Old
               Test
               .
            
             1
             King.
             8.
             18.
             
             
               Where
               as
               it
               was
               in
               thine
               heart
            
             (
             said
             God
             )
             
               to
               build
               an
               house
               to
               my
               Name
               ,
               thou
               didst
               well
               it
               was
               in
               thy
               heart
               .
               Nevertheless
               ,
               thou
               shalt
               not
               build
               the
               house
               ,
               but
               thy
               son
               that
               shal
               come
               out
               of
               thy
               loins
               he
               shall
               build
               an
               house
               unto
               my
               Name
               .
            
             And
             elsewhere
             he
             renders
             the
             
               reason
            
             of
             it
             ,
             why
             
               Dav.
            
             should
             
               not
               ,
            
             &
             
               Solomon
               should
            
             build
             this
             house
             ,
             because
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             
               thou
               hast
               bin
               a
               man
               of
               war
               ,
               and
               hast
               shed
               much
               blood
               :
            
             but
             
               Solomon
               ,
            
             he
             shall
             live
             and
             florish
             in
             
               eace
               ,
            
             and
             he
             shall
             do
             it
             .
          
           
           
             So
             say
             I
             to
             
               you
            
             touching
             this
             work
             of
             
               Reformation
               ;
               You
               did
               well
               in
               that
               it
               was
               in
               your
               hearts
               to
               reform
               the
               kingdome
            
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             
               spirituall
               Church
               ,
               which
               is
               Christs
               own
               dear
               body
               .
               Neverthelesse
               you
               shall
               not
               reform
               it
               ,
            
             for
             you
             have
             been
             
               men
               of
               war
               ;
            
             that
             is
             you
             have
             managed
             a
             
               great
            
             and
             
               mighty
               war
            
             against
             great
             and
             mighty
             
               enemies
               ,
            
             and
             have
             
               shed
               much
               bloud
               ;
            
             for
             the
             
               Lord
               hath
               given
               you
               the
               necks
               of
               your
               enemies
               ,
            
             and
             hath
             
               subdued
            
             them
             under
             you
             that
             
               rose
            
             up
             against
             you
             ,
             and
             you
             have
             
               trod
            
             them
             down
             as
             
               mire
            
             in
             the
             
               streets
               .
            
             And
             therefore
             
               you
            
             shall
             not
             do
             this
             work
             ,
             having
             been
             
               men
               of
               warre
               ;
            
             but
             
               Christ
            
             the
             
               Prince
               of
               peace
               ,
            
             he
             shall
             reform
             the
             Church
             of
             God
             :
             For
             this
             is
             not
             a
             work
             of
             
               men
               of
               war
               ,
            
             but
             of
             the
             
               Prince
               of
               peace
               ,
            
             seeing
             this
             is
             not
             a
             work
             of
             humane
             
               might
               or
               strength
               ,
            
             but
             of
             the
             Spirit
             .
             So
             that
             you
             
               did
               well
               ,
            
             that
             you
             thought
             to
             reforme
             the
             
               Church
               :
            
             but
             when
             you
             understand
             the
             
               Reformation
            
             of
             the
             Church
             is
             as
             
               great
            
             a
             work
             as
             the
             
               Redemption
            
             of
             it
             ,
             you
             will
             
               acknowledge
            
             the
             work
             is
             too
             great
             for
             
               you
               ,
            
             and
             that
             it
             belongs
             onely
             unto
             
               Christ
               ,
            
             seeing
             the
             
               Father
            
             hath
             committed
             the
             
               care
            
             of
             this
             work
             only
             to
             
               him
               ;
            
             and
             he
             hath
             
               taken
               this
               care
            
             and
             
               charge
            
             upon
             
               himself
               ,
            
             and
             it
             is
             onely
             
               sutable
            
             to
             him
             ,
             as
             being
             the
             
               Head
            
             of
             the
             
               Church
               :
            
             and
             hee
             onely
             is
             
               able
            
             for
             it
             ,
             as
             being
             the
             
               Son
               of
               God
               ,
            
             and
             equall
             to
             God
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             third
             Generall
             .
          
           
             By
             what
             means
             Christ
             brings
             this
             Reformation
             about
             .
          
           
             And
             that
             is
             ,
             by
             
               these
               two
               ,
            
             and
             them
             
               only
               ;
            
             to
             wit
             ,
             the
             
               Word
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               Spirit
               .
            
          
           
             The
             
               first
            
             means
             whereby
             
               Christ
            
             reforms
             the
             
               Church
            
             is
             the
             
               Word
               .
            
          
           
             By
             
               this
            
             Christ
             doth
             
               all
               ,
            
             that
             ever
             hee
             doth
             in
             his
             
               Kingdome
               :
            
             
             by
             
               this
            
             he
             
               calls
            
             and
             
               rejects
               ;
            
             by
             
               this
            
             he
             
               binds
            
             and
             
               looseth
               ;
            
             by
             
               this
            
             he
             
               comforts
            
             and
             
               terrifies
               ;
            
             by
             
               this
            
             he
             
               enlightens
            
             and
             makes
             
               blind
               ;
            
             by
             
               this
            
             he
             
               kils
            
             and
             
               quickens
               ;
            
             by
             
               this
            
             he
             
               saves
            
             and
             
               damns
               ;
            
             and
             
               all
            
             that
             ever
             he
             
               doth
            
             in
             this
             
               Kingdom
            
             he
             
               doth
            
             by
             his
             
               word
               ,
            
             and
             
               without
            
             this
             he
             doth
             
               nothing
            
             of
             
               all
            
             that
             he
             
               doth
               .
               Christ
            
             doth
             
               all
            
             in
             
               his
            
             Kingdom
             by
             the
             
               word
            
             only
             ;
             but
             
               Antichrist
            
             doth
             all
             things
             
               without
            
             the
             
               word
               ,
            
             even
             by
             the
             
               Decrees
            
             and
             
               Constitutions
            
             of
             men
             .
          
           
             Now
             as
             
               Christ
            
             doth
             all
             
               other
            
             things
             in
             the
             
               Church
            
             by
             the
             
               word
               ,
            
             so
             he
             
               reforms
            
             too
             :
             
               Now
               are
               yee
               clean
               through
               the
               word
               that
               I
               have
               spoken
               to
               you
               .
            
             All
             the
             
               powers
            
             in
             the
             
               world
            
             cannot
             reform
             the
             
             
               Church
            
             as
             the
             
               word
               of
               God
            
             can
             do
             ;
             for
             
               this
            
             is
             
               quick
               and
               powerfull
               ,
               and
               sharper
               then
               a
               two-edged
               sword
               ,
               piercing
               even
               to
               the
               dividing
               asunder
               of
               soul
               and
               spirit
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               joints
               and
               marrow
               ,
               and
               is
               a
               discerner
               of
               the
               thoughts
               and
               intents
               of
               the
               heart
               ,
            
             and
             doth
             
               change
               ,
            
             and
             
               renew
               ,
            
             and
             
               reform
            
             all
             .
          
           
             and
             therefore
             
               Christ
               ,
            
             when
             hee
             comes
             to
             
               reform
            
             the
             
               Church
               ,
            
             comes
             with
             no
             
               worldly
               power
            
             or
             
               weapons
               ,
            
             but
             onely
             with
             the
             
               word
            
             in
             his
             
               mouth
               ;
            
             yea
             ,
             though
             
               God
            
             set
             him
             
               King
            
             upon
             his
             
               holy
               hill
            
             of
             
               Sion
               ,
            
             yet
             he
             
               reforms
            
             not
             by
             
               outward
               power
               ,
            
             but
             by
             
               preaching
               ,
            
             saying
             ,
             
               I
               will
               publish
               the
               decree
               whereof
               the
               Lord
               hath
               said
               unto
               me
               ,
               Thou
               art
               my
               Son
               ,
               this
               day
               have
               I
               begotten
               thee
               .
            
             And
             again
             ,
             
               The
               Spirit
               of
               the
               Lord
               is
               upon
               mee
               ,
               for
               he
               hath
               annointed
               mee
               to
               preach
               the
               Gospel
               .
            
             And
             again
             ,
             
               The
               Redeemer
               shall
               come
               to
               Sion
               :
            
             and
             then
             follows
             the
             
               Covenant
            
             of
             God
             with
             the
             
               Redeemer
               ,
               My
               word
               shall
               never
               depart
               out
               of
               thy
               mouth
               ,
            
             Isa.
             59.
             10.
             and
             in
             Psalm
             45.
             the
             
               Church
            
             saith
             by
             the
             
               Spirit
            
             to
             
               Christ
               ,
               Ride
               on
               prosperously
               on
               the
               word
               of
               truth
               ,
               meeknesse
               ,
               and
               righteousnesse
               ,
            
             which
             is
             the
             
               word
            
             of
             the
             
               Gospel
               .
            
          
           
             And
             so
             
               Christ
               ,
            
             when
             the
             
               time
               of
               Reformation
            
             was
             
               come
               ,
            
             went
             up
             and
             down
             
               preaching
            
             the
             
               word
               .
            
             And
             
               thus
            
             he
             brought
             to
             
               passe
            
             the
             
               glorious
               Reformation
            
             of
             the
             
               New
               Testament
               ,
            
             by
             
               preaching
               the
               Gospel
            
             of
             the
             
               Kingdome
               ,
            
             and
             
               nothing
            
             else
             .
          
           
             And
             when
             hee
             was
             to
             
               leave
            
             the
             
               world
               ,
            
             hee
             sent
             his
             
               Disciples
            
             to
             
               carry
               on
            
             the
             
               work
               of
               Reformation
               ,
            
             as
             hee
             
               himselfe
            
             had
             
               begun
            
             it
             ,
             as
             hee
             saith
             ,
             
               As
               my
               Father
               sent
               mee
               ,
               so
               send
               I
               you
               ;
            
             not
             with
             the
             
               power
            
             of
             the
             
               world
               ,
            
             but
             with
             the
             
               power
            
             of
             the
             
               word
               :
            
             and
             so
             hee
             bid
             them
             
               goe
               teach
               all
               Nations
               ,
            
             and
             
               preach
               the
               Gospel
               to
               every
               creature
               :
            
             and
             by
             
               teaching
            
             and
             
               preaching
            
             to
             the
             
               world
               ,
            
             to
             
               reforme
            
             the
             
               world
               :
            
             and
             so
             
               accordingly
            
             they
             
               did
            
             Mark
             16.
             ver.
             20.
             
             
               They
               went
               forth
               and
               preached
               every where
               ,
               the
               Lord
               working
               with
               them
               .
            
             So
             that
             
               Christ
            
             sent
             them
             not
             
               forth
            
             with
             any
             
               power
            
             of
             
               swords
               ,
            
             or
             
               guns
               ,
            
             or
             
               prisons
            
             to
             
               reforme
            
             the
             
               world
               ,
            
             or
             with
             any
             
               power
            
             of
             
               States
               ,
            
             or
             
               Armies
               :
            
             but
             sent
             forth
             
               poor
               ,
               illiterate
               ,
               mechanick
            
             men
             ,
             and
             only
             
               armed
            
             them
             with
             the
             
               power
               of
               the
               word
               ;
            
             and
             
               behold
            
             what
             
               wonders
            
             they
             
               wrought
            
             by
             
               that
            
             power
             
               alone
               :
            
             They
             turned
             the
             
               world
            
             upside
             downe
             ;
             they
             
               changed
            
             the
             
               manners
               ,
               customes
               ,
               
               religion
               ,
               worship
               ,
               lives
               ,
            
             and
             
               natures
            
             of
             men
             ;
             they
             carried
             all
             
               oppositions
            
             and
             
               difficulties
            
             before
             them
             ;
             they
             won
             
               many
            
             in
             
               most
            
             Kingdoms
             unto
             
               Christ
               ,
            
             and
             
               brought
            
             them
             into
             
               willing
            
             subjection
             and
             obedience
             to
             
               him
               :
            
             and
             
               all
               this
            
             they
             did
             (
             I
             say
             )
             not
             with
             any
             
               earthly
            
             or
             
               secular
            
             power
             ,
             but
             by
             the
             
               ministery
            
             of
             the
             
               Gospel
            
             alone
             ,
             Christs
             
               great
            
             and
             
               onely
               Instrument
            
             for
             the
             
               conquering
               ,
               subduing
               ,
            
             and
             
               reforming
            
             of
             the
             Nations
             .
             And
             so
             the
             
               power
            
             appeared
             to
             be
             
               Gods
            
             onely
             ,
             and
             not
             the
             
               creatures
               .
            
          
           
             And
             thus
             you
             see
             how
             the
             
               word
            
             is
             
               one
            
             means
             
               Christ
            
             useth
             for
             
               Reformation
               .
            
          
           
             And
             this
             
               word
            
             only
             works
             a
             
               right
               Reformation
               :
            
             For
             this
             reforms
             
               truly
            
             and
             
               indeed
               ;
            
             all
             other
             power
             reforms
             but
             in
             
               appearance
               .
            
             So
             that
             there
             is
             no
             
               true
            
             reformation
             of
             
               any
               thing
            
             but
             what
             is
             
               wrought
            
             by
             the
             
               word
               :
            
             but
             what
             ever
             
               evill
            
             is
             
               reformed
               ,
            
             and
             
               not
            
             by
             the
             
               power
            
             of
             the
             
               word
               ,
            
             it
             is
             not
             
               truly
            
             reformed
             ;
             it
             is
             onely
             reformed
             in
             the
             
               flesh
               ,
            
             and
             not
             in
             the
             
               spirit
               :
            
             it
             is
             only
             
               suspended
            
             in
             the
             
               outward
               operation
            
             of
             it
             ,
             but
             the
             
               seed
            
             and
             
               nature
            
             of
             it
             still
             
               remaines
            
             in
             the
             
               heart
               ,
            
             to
             
               grow
            
             up
             and
             
               work
            
             again
             ,
             as
             opportunity
             serves
             .
             And
             therefore
             what-ever
             
               evill
            
             or
             
               corruption
            
             is
             reformed
             in
             thee
             ,
             
               see
            
             it
             be
             reformed
             by
             the
             
               power
               of
               the
               word
               :
            
             if
             the
             
               word
            
             hath
             
               killed
            
             it
             in
             thee
             ,
             it
             is
             killed
             
               indeed
               ;
            
             if
             not
             ,
             it
             is
             
               alive
            
             in
             thee
             ,
             though
             it
             
               seeme
            
             to
             be
             dead
             .
             The
             
               outward
            
             power
             of
             the
             
               world
            
             may
             set
             up
             an
             
               image
               of
               Reformation
               ,
            
             but
             it
             is
             the
             
               word
            
             onely
             can
             work
             
               true
            
             Reformation
             .
          
           
             And
             therefore
             let
             us
             learn
             to
             
               rely
            
             on
             the
             
               word
            
             for
             the
             
               Reformation
            
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             For
             this
             is
             much
             for
             the
             
               honour
            
             of
             the
             
               word
            
             (
             which
             God
             hath
             
               magnified
               above
               all
               his
               Name
               )
            
             when
             wee
             can
             
               neglect
            
             the
             
               power
            
             of
             the
             
               world
               ,
            
             and
             
               leave
            
             the
             
               whole
            
             work
             of
             Reformation
             to
             the
             power
             ,
             working
             ,
             and
             efficacy
             of
             the
             
               word
            
             alone
             ,
             which
             is
             
               almighty
               ,
            
             and
             able
             to
             bring
             off
             the
             
               heart
            
             from
             
               all
            
             things
             to
             
               God
               .
            
             As
             on
             the
             contrary
             ,
             it
             is
             a
             great
             
               dishonor
            
             to
             
               God
            
             and
             his
             
               word
               ,
            
             when
             men
             
               dare
            
             not
             relie
             on
             the
             
               word
               alone
            
             to
             
               reform
            
             the
             
               Church
               ,
            
             though
             it
             be
             
               stronger
               then
               men
               and
               Angels
               and
               all
               the
               creatures
               ;
            
             but
             will
             needs
             be
             
               calling
               in
            
             the
             
               power
            
             of
             the
             
               world
               ,
            
             
             and
             
               rest
            
             and
             
               rely
            
             on
             
               that
               ,
            
             for
             
               this
            
             work
             ,
             as
             if
             the
             power
             of
             the
             
               word
            
             were
             not
             sufficient
             .
             But
             let
             
               such
            
             men
             
               know
               ,
            
             that
             if
             the
             
               power
            
             of
             the
             
               word
               ,
            
             will
             not
             
               reform
            
             men
             ;
             
               all
            
             the
             
               power
            
             of
             the
             
               world
            
             will
             never
             do
             it
             .
             And
             therefore
             
               well
            
             said
             
               Luther
               ,
               Praedicare
               ,
               annuntiare
               ,
               scribers
               volo
               ,
               neminem
               autem
               vi
               adigam
               ,
            
             I
             will
             preach
             and
             teach
             and
             write
             ,
             but
             I
             will
             constrain
             no body
             .
          
           
             Oh
             therefore
             that
             our
             
               civill
            
             and
             
               Ecclesiasticall
            
             powers
             would
             so
             much
             honour
             Christs
             
               Word
               ,
            
             as
             to
             
               trust
            
             the
             
               reformation
            
             of
             
               his
               Kingdome
            
             with
             it
             ;
             and
             that
             as
             it
             is
             sufficient
             to
             
               reform
            
             the
             
               Church
               ,
            
             so
             you
             would
             be
             pleased
             to
             think
             it
             sufficient
             ;
             and
             thus
             shall
             you
             give
             
               Christ
            
             and
             his
             
               Word
            
             due
             
               honour
               ,
            
             as
             well
             as
             
               declare
            
             your
             own
             
               faith
               .
            
          
           
             And
             if
             you
             would
             
               commit
            
             this
             
               work
            
             to
             the
             
               power
            
             of
             the
             
               word
               ,
            
             to
             which
             
               onely
            
             it
             belongs
             ,
             
               you
            
             should
             soon
             
               see
            
             what
             the
             
               Word
            
             would
             
               do
               .
            
             There
             is
             no
             such
             
               glorious
            
             sight
             under
             
               heaven
            
             as
             to
             see
             the
             
               Word
               ,
            
             in
             the
             
               spirit
            
             and
             
               power
            
             of
             it
             ,
             come
             in
             to
             an
             
               unreformed
            
             world
             ,
             and
             to
             observe
             the
             
               changes
            
             and
             
               alterations
            
             it
             makes
             there
             .
          
           
             And
             thus
             you
             see
             that
             
               one
            
             means
             that
             
               Christ
            
             useth
             for
             the
             
               Reformation
            
             of
             his
             
               Church
               ,
            
             is
             the
             
               Word
               .
            
          
           
             But
             
               here
            
             I
             must
             
               further
            
             declare
             to
             
               you
            
             that
             this
             
               Word
            
             by
             which
             
               Christ
            
             reforms
             the
             
               Church
               ,
            
             is
             not
             the
             
               Word
            
             of
             the
             
               Law
               ;
            
             
             
               for
               the
               Law
               made
               nothing
               perfect
               ,
            
             but
             the
             
               Word
            
             of
             the
             
               Gospel
               ;
               This
               ,
               this
               ,
            
             is
             the
             
               onely
               Word
               ,
            
             that
             
               works
               Reformation
               .
            
          
           
             
               For
               first
               ,
            
             
               1.
               
               This
               
                 Word
              
               works
               
                 faith
                 ;
              
               and
               therefore
               it
               is
               called
               the
               
                 word
                 of
                 faith
                 ,
              
               because
               
                 faith
              
               comes
               by
               
                 hearing
                 of
                 this
                 Word
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Rom.
                 10.
                 ver.
              
               8.
               and
               
                 v.
              
               17.
               
               Now
               as
               the
               
                 Word
              
               workes
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               so
               
                 faith
              
               apprehends
               the
               
                 Word
                 ,
              
               even
               
                 that
              
               Word
               that
               
                 was
                 with
                 God
              
               and
               
                 was
                 God
                 ;
              
               this
               
                 living
              
               and
               
                 eternall
              
               Word
               ,
               
                 dwels
              
               in
               our
               
                 heart
              
               by
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               as
               the
               Apostle
               saith
               ,
               
                 That
                 Christ
                 may
                 dwell
                 in
                 your
                 hearts
                 by
                 faith
                 :
              
               And
               this
               
                 Word
              
               dwelling
               in
               us
               by
               
                 faith
                 ,
                 changeth
              
               us
               into
               its
               own
               
                 likenesse
                 ,
              
               as
               
                 fire
              
               changeth
               the
               
                 Iron
              
               into
               its
               own
               
                 likenesse
                 ,
              
               and
               takes
               us
               up
               into
               
                 all
              
               its
               own
               
                 vertues
                 .
              
            
             
             
               And
               so
               the
               
                 word
              
               dwelling
               in
               the
               
                 flesh
                 ,
              
               reforms
               the
               
                 flesh
                 ,
              
               and
               it
               
                 dwels
              
               in
               us
               through
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 faith
              
               is
               wrought
               by
               the
               
                 Gospel
                 .
              
            
             
               So
               that
               the
               
                 Word
              
               whereby
               Christ
               
                 reforms
                 ,
              
               is
               not
               the
               
                 Word
                 without
                 us
                 ,
              
               as
               the
               
                 Word
              
               of
               the
               
                 Law
              
               is
               ;
               but
               the
               
                 Word
                 within
                 us
                 ,
              
               as
               it
               is
               written
               ,
               
                 The
                 Word
                 is
                 nigh
                 thee
                 ,
                 even
                 in
                 thy
                 mouth
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 thy
                 heart
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 word
                 of
                 Faith
                 :
              
               If
               thou
               
                 live
              
               under
               the
               
                 Word
              
               many
               
                 years
                 ,
              
               and
               if
               it
               
                 come
              
               not
               
                 into
              
               thy
               
                 Heart
                 ,
              
               it
               wil
               never
               
                 change
              
               thee
               ,
               nor
               
                 reform
              
               thee
               .
               And
               therefore
               the
               
                 reforming
                 Word
              
               is
               the
               
                 Word
                 within
                 us
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               Word
               
                 within
                 us
              
               is
               the
               
                 Word
                 of
                 faith
                 .
              
            
             
               2.
               
               The
               
                 Gospel
              
               reformes
               ,
               because
               it
               doth
               not
               only
               
                 reveal
              
               
               Christs
               righteousnesse
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               written
               ,
               
                 The
                 righteousnesse
                 of
                 God
                 is
                 revealed
                 from
                 faith
                 to
                 faith
                 ;
              
               but
               also
               it
               
                 communicates
              
               it
               to
               us
               :
               And
               therefore
               it
               is
               called
               the
               
                 Word
                 of
                 righteousnesse
                 ,
              
               because
               it
               
                 works
              
               righteousnesse
               .
               So
               that
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               the
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               is
               conveyed
               to
               us
               through
               this
               
                 Word
                 of
                 righteousnesse
                 .
              
               And
               when
               the
               
                 righteousnesse
                 of
                 God
                 ,
              
               revealed
               in
               the
               
                 Gospel
                 ,
              
               comes
               and
               
                 dwels
              
               in
               us
               ,
               what
               
                 Reformation
              
               of
               
                 sin
              
               doth
               
                 this
              
               work
               ?
               
                 all
              
               sin
               
                 perisheth
                 ,
              
               at
               the
               
                 rebuke
                 of
                 his
                 countenance
                 ,
              
               for
               the
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               of
               
                 God
              
               will
               
                 endure
              
               no
               
                 sin
              
               in
               us
               ;
               And
               so
               the
               
                 Gospel
                 reformes
              
               by
               
                 working
                 righteousnesse
              
               in
               us
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               The
               
                 Gospel
              
               reformes
               ,
               because
               it
               
                 shews
              
               us
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               by
               
               
                 shewing
              
               us
               him
               ,
               it
               
                 changeth
              
               us
               into
               his
               
                 Image
                 :
              
               the
               
                 more
              
               we
               
                 see
              
               Christ
               in
               the
               
                 Gospel
                 ,
              
               the
               more
               are
               we
               made
               
                 like
              
               unto
               him
               ,
               that
               as
               we
               have
               
                 born
              
               the
               
                 Image
              
               of
               the
               
                 earthly
                 ,
              
               so
               we
               may
               
                 bear
              
               the
               
                 Image
              
               of
               the
               
                 Heavenly
                 Adam
                 .
              
            
             
               2.
               
               Yea
               the
               
                 Gospel
              
               shews
               us
               
                 God
              
               in
               
                 Christ
              
               in
               all
               his
               
                 glory
                 ,
              
               and
               
               
                 changeth
              
               us
               into
               that
               
                 glory
                 of
                 God
              
               which
               is
               shewn
               us
               ;
               
                 we
                 all
                 saith
                 Paul
                 with
                 open
                 face
                 ,
                 beholding
                 as
                 in
                 a
                 glasse
              
               (
               and
               this
               
                 glasse
              
               is
               the
               Gospel
               )
               
                 the
                 glory
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 are
                 changed
                 into
                 the
                 same
                 Image
                 from
                 glory
                 to
                 glory
                 ,
                 even
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Spirit
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 :
              
               so
               that
               the
               Gospell
               by
               
                 shewing
              
               us
               God
               ,
               changing
               us
               into
               the
               
                 Image
              
               of
               
                 God
              
               and
               
                 God
              
               through
               the
               
                 Gospel
                 ,
                 ariseth
              
               on
               us
               ,
               till
               his
               
                 glory
              
               be
               
                 seen
              
               upon
               us
               .
            
             
               And
               thus
               you
               see
               the
               
                 grounds
              
               of
               the
               
                 Gospels
                 Reformation
                 .
              
            
             
             
               So
               that
               now
               the
               
                 Word
              
               of
               the
               
                 Gospel
                 ,
              
               is
               the
               only
               
                 Reforming
                 Word
                 :
              
               and
               if
               there
               be
               never
               so
               much
               
                 preaching
                 ,
              
               if
               it
               be
               but
               
                 Legal
                 ,
              
               it
               wil
               
                 reform
              
               no body
               
                 aright
                 ;
              
               because
               there
               can
               be
               no
               
                 working
                 Faith
                 ,
              
               nor
               
                 communicating
                 righteousnesse
                 ,
              
               nor
               
                 changing
              
               men
               into
               
                 Gods
                 Image
                 ,
              
               and
               so
               there
               can
               be
               no
               
                 true
                 Reformation
                 .
              
            
             
               And
               thus
               much
               for
               the
               
                 first
                 Means
              
               of
               
                 Reformation
              
               which
               
                 Christ
              
               useth
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               
                 Word
                 ,
              
               and
               this
               
                 Word
              
               the
               
                 Gospel
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               2.
               
               Means
               ,
               
                 the
              
               Spirit
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               accompanies
               the
               
                 Word
              
               in
               the
               
                 Ministry
              
               of
               the
               
               
                 Gospel
                 ;
              
               and
               therefore
               the
               
                 Gospel
              
               is
               called
               the
               
                 Ministration
                 of
                 the
                 Spirit
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               ,
               the
               
                 Word
              
               and
               
                 Spirit
              
               in
               
                 union
              
               and
               
                 operation
                 .
              
               In
               the
               
                 Law
              
               there
               was
               the
               
                 Letter
              
               without
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 ,
              
               and
               so
               that
               
                 could
                 do
                 nothing
                 ;
              
               but
               in
               the
               
                 Gospel
              
               the
               
                 Word
              
               and
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               are
               alwayes
               
                 joyned
                 :
              
               and
               therefore
               saith
               
                 Christ
                 ,
                 The
                 words
                 that
                 I
                 speak
                 are
                 spirit
                 and
                 Life
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               ,
               they
               
                 come
              
               from
               the
               
                 spirit
              
               and
               
                 carry
                 spirit
              
               with
               them
               .
            
             
               And
               this
               
                 Spirit
              
               that
               is
               
                 present
              
               in
               the
               
                 word
              
               of
               the
               
                 Gospel
                 ,
              
               and
               works
               in
               it
               ,
               and
               is
               given
               by
               it
               ,
               
                 reforms
                 mightily
                 ;
              
               and
               therefore
               it
               is
               called
               
                 the
                 spirit
                 of
                 judgement
                 and
                 burning
                 :
              
               And
               the
               Lord
               looking
               to
               this
               
                 time
                 of
                 reformation
                 ,
              
               promised
               long
               before
               to
               
                 pour
                 out
                 his
                 Spirit
                 upon
                 all
                 flesh
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 so
              
               to
               
                 reform
                 all
                 flesh
                 .
              
            
             
               Now
               the
               Spirit
               poured
               forth
               upon
               the
               flesh
               ,
               reforms
               it
               two
               wayes
               .
            
             
               
                 1.
                 
                 By
                 taking
                 away
                 all
                 evils
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 flesh
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 By
                 changing
                 the
                 flesh
                 into
                 its
                 own
                 likenesse
                 .
              
            
             
               1.
               
               The
               
                 Spirit
              
               poured
               forth
               upon
               the
               
                 flesh
                 ,
              
               reforms
               it
               all
               by
               taking
               
                 all
                 evil
              
               out
               of
               the
               flesh
               ;
               As
               first
               ,
               all
               
                 Sin
                 and
                 Corruption
                 ;
              
               saith
               
                 Paul
                 ,
                 If
                 you
                 mortifie
                 the
                 deeds
                 of
                 the
                 flesh
                 by
                 the
                 Spirit
                 yee
                 shal
                 live
                 ;
              
               the
               
                 deeds
              
               of
               the
               
                 flesh
              
               are
               not
               to
               be
               
                 mortified
              
               by
               any
               
                 power
                 ,
              
               but
               by
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 ;
              
               all
               
                 pride
              
               and
               
                 envy
              
               and
               
                 lust
              
               and
               
                 covetousnesse
              
               and
               
                 carnal
                 mindedness
              
               and
               
                 all
              
               other
               
                 evils
              
               of
               the
               
                 flesh
                 ,
              
               are
               
                 reformed
              
               by
               the
               
                 presence
              
               of
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               in
               it
               ,
               and
               no
               other
               way
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               The
               
                 Spirit
              
               reforms
               not
               only
               all
               
                 Sins
              
               in
               the
               
                 Church
                 ,
              
               but
               
               
               all
               
                 Errors
                 ,
                 and
                 Heresies
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 false
                 doctrines
                 ,
              
               as
               is
               evident
               by
               that
               of
               
                 Paul
              
               1
               Cor.
               1.
               12.
               
               
                 If
                 any
                 man
                 ,
                 build
                 upon
                 this
                 foundation
                 gold
                 ,
                 silver
                 ,
                 precious
                 stones
                 ,
                 wood
                 ,
                 hay
                 ,
                 stubble
                 ,
                 every
                 mans
                 work
                 shal
                 be
                 made
                 manifest
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 day
                 shal
                 declare
                 it
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 shal
                 be
                 revealed
                 by
                 fire
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 fire
                 shal
                 try
                 every
                 mans
                 work
                 of
                 what
                 sort
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 &c
                 ,
              
            
             
               So
               that
               a
               man
               may
               lay
               
                 Christ
              
               for
               a
               
                 foundation
                 ,
              
               and
               yet
               build
               
                 wood
                 ,
                 hay
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 stubble
              
               upon
               him
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               
                 humane
                 doctrines
              
               and
               the
               
                 inventions
              
               of
               men
               ,
               and
               
                 false
              
               and
               
                 wicked
                 opinions
                 .
              
            
             
               2.
               
               The
               
                 destruction
              
               of
               this
               
                 hay
                 ,
                 wood
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 stubble
                 ,
                 error
                 ,
                 herefie
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 humane
                 doctrines
              
               in
               the
               
                 Church
              
               of
               God
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               the
               
                 people
                 built
                 on
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               shal
               not
               be
               by
               
                 Laws
              
               of
               
                 States
                 ,
              
               or
               
                 Constitutions
              
               of
               
                 Councels
                 ,
              
               but
               by
               the
               
                 Holy
                 Ghost
              
               which
               is
               as
               fire
               .
            
             
               The
               
                 Spirit
              
               shal
               come
               into
               the
               
                 Saints
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 burn
              
               up
               all
               that
               
                 corrupt
              
               and
               
                 false
              
               doctrine
               that
               wil
               not
               
                 indure
              
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 ;
              
               and
               
                 error
              
               shal
               never
               be
               
                 destroyed
                 ,
              
               but
               by
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               of
               
                 truth
                 .
              
               So
               that
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               reforms
               all
               
                 error
                 ,
              
               as
               wel
               as
               all
               
                 corruptions
              
               in
               the
               
                 faithful
                 .
              
            
             
               2.
               
               The
               
                 Spirit
              
               doth
               not
               only
               
                 reform
              
               the
               
                 flesh
              
               by
               taking
               away
               all
               
                 evil
              
               out
               of
               it
               ,
               whether
               
                 corruptions
              
               or
               
                 errors
                 ;
              
               but
               also
               it
               changeth
               the
               
                 flesh
              
               into
               its
               own
               
                 likenesse
                 :
              
               For
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               is
               as
               
                 fire
              
               that
               changeth
               
                 every
              
               thing
               into
               
                 its
                 self
                 ;
              
               and
               so
               doth
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               in
               the
               
                 flesh
                 ,
              
               make
               the
               
                 flesh
                 spirituall
                 :
              
               like
               
                 heavenly
                 fire
              
               it
               changeth
               men
               into
               its
               own
               
                 likenesse
                 ,
              
               and
               makes
               them
               
                 spiritual
                 ,
                 heavenly
                 ,
                 holy
                 ,
                 meek
                 ,
                 good
                 ,
                 loving
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               And
               thus
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               reforms
               
                 indeed
                 :
              
               When
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               is
               
                 poured
                 forth
              
               upon
               a
               
                 man
                 ,
              
               how
               
                 wonderfully
              
               doth
               it
               
                 reform
              
               him
               ?
               this
               works
               a
               
                 change
              
               in
               him
               in
               
                 goodearnest
                 ,
              
               and
               no
               man
               is
               ever
               
                 truly
              
               reformed
               ,
               til
               he
               
                 receive
              
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 .
              
            
             
               And
               thus
               you
               see
               the
               
                 means
              
               that
               
                 Christ
              
               useth
               to
               work
               this
               
                 Reformation
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 these
              
               are
               the
               
                 only
                 Means
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Object
                 .
              
               Yea
               but
               I
               hope
               you
               wil
               allow
               
                 secular
              
               power
               
                 too
                 :
              
               
               May
               not
               the
               Spiritual
               
                 Church
              
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               be
               
                 Reformed
              
               with
               worldly
               and
               secular
               power
               .
            
             
               
                 Ans.
              
               I
               answer
               ,
               by
               
                 no
                 means
                 ,
              
               and
               that
               for
               these
               
                 Causes
                 .
              
               
            
             
             
               1.
               
               
                 Forceable
                 Reformation
                 ,
              
               is
               
                 unbeseeming
              
               the
               Gospel
               ▪
               for
               
               the
               
                 Gospel
              
               is
               the
               Gospel
               of
               
                 peace
              
               and
               not
               of
               
                 force
              
               and
               fury
               .
               
                 Civil-Ecclesiasticall
              
               reformation
               
                 reforms
              
               by
               
                 breathing
              
               out
               
               
                 threatnings
                 ,
                 punishments
                 ,
                 prisons
                 ,
                 fire
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 death
                 ;
              
               but
               the
               
                 Gospel
              
               by
               
                 preaching
                 peace
                 .
              
               And
               therefore
               it
               is
               most
               unbeseeming
               the
               gospell
               ,
               to
               
                 do
              
               any
               thing
               
                 rashly
              
               and
               
                 violently
                 ,
              
               for
               the
               
                 advancement
              
               thereof
               :
               for
               the
               
                 gospell
              
               of
               
                 peace
              
               is
               not
               to
               be
               
                 advanced
              
               by
               
                 violence
                 ;
              
               and
               therefore
               
                 violent
                 Reformers
              
               live
               in
               
                 contradiction
              
               to
               the
               
                 Gospel
              
               of
               
                 Peace
                 ,
              
               and
               cannot
               be
               
                 truely
              
               reckoned
               
                 Christians
                 ,
              
               but
               
                 enemies
              
               to
               
                 Christianity
                 ,
              
               sith
               
                 christianity
              
               doth
               all
               by
               the
               
                 power
              
               of
               the
               
                 Anoynting
                 ,
              
               but
               
                 Anti-christianity
              
               doth
               all
               by
               the
               
                 power
              
               of
               the
               
                 world
                 .
              
            
             
             
               2.
               
               
                 Forceable
                 Reformation
              
               is
               
                 unsutable
              
               to
               
                 Christs
                 Kingdom
                 ;
              
               
               For
               
                 Christs
              
               Kingdom
               stands
               in
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               force
               of
               
                 flesh
              
               and
               
                 blood
              
               can
               
                 contribute
              
               nothing
               to
               
                 this
                 .
              
            
             
               2.
               
               Again
               the
               
                 faithful
                 ,
              
               the
               
                 Subjects
              
               of
               this
               Kingdom
               ,
               are
               a
               
                 Spiritual
                 people
                 ,
              
               and
               so
               they
               are
               without
               the
               
                 reach
              
               of
               any
               
                 outward
              
               force
               ;
               You
               may
               as
               wel
               go
               about
               to
               bring
               the
               
                 Angels
              
               of
               heaven
               under
               an
               
                 outward
              
               and
               
                 secular
              
               power
               ,
               as
               the
               
                 faithful
                 ,
              
               who
               being
               
                 born
              
               of
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 ,
              
               are
               more
               
                 spiritual
              
               then
               they
               .
               And
               what
               hath
               
                 flesh
              
               and
               
                 blood
              
               to
               do
               with
               them
               that
               are
               
                 born
              
               of
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 ,
              
               in
               the
               
                 things
              
               of
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 ?
              
               And
               therefore
               touching
               this
               
                 Kingdom
              
               which
               is
               
                 spiritual
                 ,
              
               and
               beyond
               not
               only
               the
               
                 power
                 ,
              
               but
               the
               
                 cognisance
              
               of
               the
               
                 world
                 ,
              
               God
               hath
               said
               ,
               
                 There
                 shall
                 be
                 none
                 to
                 kill
                 nor
                 hurt
                 in
                 all
                 my
                 holy
                 mountain
                 .
              
               
               And
               again
               
                 Violence
                 shal
                 no
                 more
                 he
                 heard
                 in
                 thy
                 streets
                 ,
                 wasting
                 nor
                 destruction
                 within
                 thy
                 borders
                 .
              
            
             
               3.
               
               As
               they
               are
               a
               
                 spiritual
              
               people
               ,
               so
               also
               a
               
                 willing
              
               people
               ;
               
               and
               what
               needs
               
                 outward
              
               power
               to
               
                 force
              
               a
               people
               made
               
                 willing
              
               
               by
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 ?
                 Thy
                 people
                 shal
                 be
                 willing
                 in
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 thy
                 power
                 :
              
               The
               very
               
                 day
              
               of
               Christs
               
                 power
                 ,
              
               is
               not
               to
               
                 force
              
               men
               
                 against
              
               their
               
                 wills
                 ,
              
               but
               to
               
                 make
              
               them
               
                 willing
                 .
              
               The
               
                 Spirit
              
               of
               
                 God
              
               that
               brings
               them
               to
               this
               
                 Kingdom
                 ,
              
               makes
               them
               
                 willing
              
               to
               obey
               God
               there
               ,
               and
               gives
               them
               
                 pleasure
              
               in
               that
               
                 obedience
                 ,
              
               by
               
                 shedding
              
               abroad
               the
               
                 love
              
               of
               
                 God
              
               in
               their
               
                 hearts
                 .
              
               They
               that
               are
               not
               a
               
                 willing
              
               people
               ,
               
                 belong
              
               not
               to
               
                 Christs
              
               Kingdom
               ,
               but
               to
               the
               
                 world
                 .
              
            
             
             
               3.
               
               By
               this
               
                 Forceable
                 Reformation
                 ,
                 human
                 Institution
              
               is
               set
               
               up
               ;
               for
               the
               
                 power
              
               of
               the
               
                 world
              
               reforms
               by
               the
               
                 prudence
              
               of
               the
               
                 world
                 :
              
               and
               
                 men
              
               never
               use
               
                 human
                 power
              
               in
               the
               
                 Church
                 ,
              
               but
               they
               first
               make
               
                 human
                 laws
              
               in
               it
               ;
               and
               
                 human
                 laws
              
               are
               the
               
                 rule
              
               of
               
                 human
                 power
                 .
              
               And
               so
               by
               this
               means
               ,
               the
               
                 authority
              
               of
               
                 men
                 ,
              
               is
               made
               to
               have
               
                 power
                 ,
              
               not
               in
               the
               
                 things
              
               of
               
                 men
                 ,
              
               but
               in
               the
               
                 things
              
               of
               
                 God
                 :
              
               which
               is
               the
               great
               dishonour
               of
               
                 God
              
               and
               his
               
                 Authority
                 .
              
            
             
               4.
               
               It
               brings
               men
               into
               
                 blind
                 obedience
              
               and
               makes
               them
               
                 obey
              
               what
               is
               
                 commanded
              
               on
               pain
               of
               
                 punishment
                 ,
              
               though
               they
               
               know
               not
               whether
               it
               be
               
                 right
              
               or
               
                 wrong
                 ;
                 with
              
               the
               
                 Word
                 ,
              
               or
               
                 against
              
               the
               
                 Word
                 :
              
               So
               that
               a
               man
               shal
               say
               ,
               
                 that
              
               which
               I
               
                 do
              
               I
               am
               
                 constrained
              
               to
               do
               ,
               and
               
                 therefore
              
               I
               
                 do
              
               it
               because
               I
               am
               
                 constrained
                 .
              
            
             
               I
               read
               in
               
                 Frithes
                 Answer
                 to
                 the
                 Bishop
              
               of
               
                 Rochester
                 ,
              
               that
               a
               
                 youth
              
               being
               present
               at
               his
               fathers
               
                 burning
                 ,
              
               the
               
                 officers
              
               seeing
               him
               ,
               resolved
               to
               
                 examine
              
               him
               also
               ,
               to
               
                 try
              
               if
               they
               might
               find
               him
               a
               
                 Sectary
              
               or
               an
               
                 Heretick
                 :
              
               but
               the
               youth
               
                 dismayed
              
               at
               the
               sad
               fight
               of
               his
               fathers
               
                 death
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 fearing
              
               the
               like
               
                 end
              
               himself
               ,
               being
               asked
               of
               one
               of
               them
               ,
               
                 how
                 he
                 beleeved
                 ?
              
               Answered
               ,
               
                 Sir
                 I
                 beleeve
                 even
                 as
                 it
                 pleaseth
                 you
                 .
              
               And
               so
               the
               more
               
                 outward
              
               and
               
                 violent
              
               power
               is
               used
               upon
               
                 men
                 ,
              
               the
               more
               of
               this
               
                 kind
              
               of
               
                 faith
              
               and
               
                 obedience
              
               you
               shal
               have
               :
               When
               men
               shal
               see
               
                 prisons
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 banishments
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 losse
              
               of
               
                 goods
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 death
                 ,
              
               walking
               up
               and
               down
               the
               
                 Kingdom
              
               for
               the
               
                 Reformation
              
               of
               the
               
                 Church
                 ,
              
               you
               shal
               at
               
                 last
              
               have
               men
               say
               ,
               Sirs
               ,
               we
               wil
               
                 beleeve
              
               and
               
                 do
                 ,
                 even
                 as
                 it
                 pleaseth
                 you
                 :
              
               We
               wil
               
                 beleeve
              
               as
               the
               
                 State
                 pleaseth
                 ,
              
               or
               we
               wil
               beleeve
               as
               the
               
                 Counsel
                 pleaseth
                 ;
              
               And
               let
               them
               make
               what
               
                 confession
              
               they
               
                 wil
                 ,
              
               we
               had
               rather
               
                 beleeve
              
               them
               ,
               then
               
                 indure
              
               them
               .
            
             
               And
               thus
               by
               
                 fear
              
               and
               
                 punishment
              
               may
               men
               be
               brought
               to
               
                 say
              
               and
               
                 do
              
               that
               which
               they
               neither
               
                 beleeve
              
               nor
               
                 understand
                 :
              
               and
               how
               
                 acceptable
              
               such
               
                 popish
              
               faith
               and
               obedience
               is
               unto
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               all
               
                 spiritual
              
               Christians
               
                 know
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 every
              
               mans
               
                 conscience
                 ,
              
               me thinks
               ,
               should
               be
               
                 convinced
                 .
              
            
             
               5.
               
               It
               makes
               men
               
                 Hypocrites
              
               and
               not
               
                 Saints
                 ;
              
               for
               it
               
                 forceth
              
               
               the
               
                 body
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 leaves
              
               the
               
                 heart
              
               as
               it
               was
               ;
               for
               the
               
                 heart
              
               cannot
               be
               
               
                 forced
              
               by
               
                 outward
                 power
                 ,
              
               but
               by
               the
               
                 Inward
                 efficacy
              
               of
               the
               
                 truth
                 ▪
              
               Now
               the
               
                 hearts
              
               of
               men
               being
               
                 corrupt
                 ,
              
               what
               are
               all
               
                 outward
              
               duties
               ,
               they
               are
               
                 forced
              
               to
               ,
               but
               so
               much
               
                 Hypocrisie
                 ?
              
               So
               that
               
                 forceable
                 Reformation
              
               makes
               only
               
                 Hypocrites
              
               and
               
                 gilded
                 Sepulchres
                 ,
              
               putting
               a
               
                 form
              
               of
               
                 godlinesse
                 ,
              
               upon
               the
               
                 outward
              
               man
               ,
               when
               there
               is
               no
               
                 power
              
               of
               godliness
               in
               the
               
                 innerman
                 ,
              
               but
               a
               
                 power
              
               of
               
                 ungodlinesse
                 .
              
            
             
               That
               
                 Reformation
              
               with
               which
               the
               
                 uncleanesse
              
               of
               the
               heart
               stands
               ,
               is
               none
               of
               
                 Christs
              
               Reformation
               .
            
             
               VVhat
               is
               the
               
                 Reformation
              
               of
               the
               
                 outward
              
               man
               ,
               when
               the
               
                 heart
              
               is
               ful
               of
               
                 Atheism
                 ,
                 Ignorance
              
               of
               God
               ,
               
                 Adultery
                 ,
                 Pride
                 ,
                 Murder
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               and
               all
               the
               corruptions
               of
               Nature
               ?
               Cal
               you
               this
               a
               Reformation
               of
               the
               
                 Church
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ?
              
               This
               
                 Reformation
              
               makes
               none
               
                 Saints
                 ,
              
               but
               all
               
                 Hypocrites
                 ,
              
               forcing
               mens
               
                 actions
              
               contrary
               to
               their
               
                 natures
                 .
              
            
             
               6.
               
               It
               causes
               
                 disturbances
              
               and
               
                 tumults
              
               in
               the
               
                 world
                 ;
              
               when
               
               men
               are
               
                 forced
              
               by
               
                 outward
                 power
              
               to
               act
               against
               their
               
                 inward
                 principles
              
               in
               the
               
                 things
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               what
               
                 disturbances
              
               and
               
                 tumults
              
               this
               hath
               bred
               in
               
                 States
              
               and
               
                 Kingdoms
              
               who
               knows
               not
               ?
               So
               that
               they
               that
               lay
               hold
               on
               the
               
                 power
                 of
                 men
                 ,
              
               and
               go
               about
               to
               Reform
               
                 hearts
              
               and
               
                 consciences
                 ,
              
               by
               
                 outward
                 violence
                 ,
              
               are
               never
               the
               cause
               of
               
                 Reformation
                 ,
              
               but
               always
               of
               
                 tumult
                 :
              
               And
               this
               renders
               the
               
                 cause
              
               of
               the
               Gospel
               
                 grievous
              
               &
               
                 odious
              
               to
               the
               
                 world
                 ,
              
               rather
               then
               
                 c●mmends
              
               it
               .
               And
               therefore
               ,
               let
               all
               that
               
                 love
              
               the
               
                 Gospel
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
                 abstain
              
               from
               
                 outward
                 violence
                 ;
              
               for
               they
               that
               
                 use
                 the
                 sword
              
               in
               this
               kind
               ,
               
                 shal
              
               in
               the
               end
               
                 perish
                 by
                 the
                 sword
                 .
              
            
             
               A
               man
               when
               he
               
                 sins
              
               not
               against
               the
               
                 State
                 ,
              
               may
               justly
               stand
               for
               his
               
                 State-freedom
                 ;
              
               and
               to
               deprive
               a
               man
               of
               his
               
                 State-Liberties
              
               for
               the
               
                 Kingdom
              
               of
               
                 Christs
              
               sake
               ,
               as
               it
               causeth
               
                 disturbances
              
               in
               the
               world
               ,
               so
               let
               
                 any
              
               man
               shew
               me
               any
               
                 such
              
               thing
               in
               the
               
                 Gospel
                 .
              
            
             
               7.
               
               
                 Christ
              
               useth
               no
               such
               
                 outward
                 force
              
               himselfe
               ,
               for
               hee
               is
               
               
                 meek
                 and
                 lowly
                 in
                 Spirit
                 ;
              
               and
               not
               
                 boysterous
              
               and
               
                 furious
              
               in
               the
               
                 flesh
                 .
              
               And
               it
               was
               foretold
               of
               him
               he
               should
               not
               
                 strive
                 ,
                 nor
                 cry
                 ,
                 nor
                 lift
                 up
                 his
                 voyce
                 in
                 the
                 streets
              
               to
               cal
               in
               outward
               and
               secular
               
               ayd
               ,
               power
               .
               He
               never
               used
               the
               
                 power
              
               of
               the
               
                 world
                 ,
              
               but
               did
               all
               by
               the
               
                 power
              
               of
               the
               
                 Word
                 ;
              
               even
               his
               very
               
                 punishments
              
               and
               
                 distructions
                 ,
              
               he
               executes
               by
               the
               
                 Word
                 ;
                 He
                 shal
                 smite
                 the
                 earth
                 with
                 the
                 rod
                 of
                 his
                 mouth
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 breath
                 of
                 his
                 lips
                 he
                 shal
                 slay
                 the
                 wicked
                 :
              
               And
               
                 Antichrist
              
               himself
               ,
               his
               
                 greatest
              
               Enemy
               ,
               he
               destroyes
               
                 by
                 the
                 Spirit
                 of
                 his
                 mouth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 brightnesse
                 of
                 his
                 coming
                 .
              
            
             
               2.
               
               Neither
               did
               Christ
               
                 command
              
               his
               
                 Apostles
              
               to
               use
               any
               such
               
                 outward
                 power
                 ,
              
               but
               he
               sent
               his
               Disciples
               to
               
                 preach
                 ,
              
               and
               bid
               
               them
               
                 say
              
               into
               what
               house
               soever
               they
               entred
               ,
               
                 Peace
                 be
                 to
                 this
                 house
                 ;
              
               and
               if
               men
               
                 would
              
               not
               receive
               
                 peace
              
               and
               the
               
                 doctrine
              
               of
               peace
               ,
               not
               to
               
                 force
              
               them
               ,
               but
               to
               
                 depart
                 thence
                 ,
              
               and
               to
               
                 shake
                 off
                 the
                 dust
                 of
                 their
                 feet
                 as
                 a
                 witnesse
                 against
                 them
                 ,
              
               that
               they
               had
               
                 been
              
               there
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               wil
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               and
               the
               
                 Father
                 ,
              
               and
               offered
               them
               
                 mercy
              
               and
               
                 salvation
                 ,
              
               which
               they
               
                 refused
                 .
              
               And
               this
               is
               
                 all
              
               that
               the
               
                 Ministers
              
               of
               the
               
                 Gospel
              
               can
               do
               to
               
                 any
              
               that
               
                 refuse
              
               their
               doctrine
               ,
               and
               not
               to
               go
               to
               the
               
                 secular
                 Magistrate
              
               to
               ask
               power
               to
               
                 punish
              
               them
               ,
               or
               imprison
               them
               ,
               or
               sel
               their
               goods
               ,
               as
               is
               now
               practised
               in
               some
               parts
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
               even
               upon
               the
               Saints
               :
               and
               if
               men
               be
               
                 wicked
                 ,
              
               is
               it
               not
               
                 misery
              
               enough
               for
               them
               to
               refuse
               
                 eternal
                 life
                 ,
              
               except
               also
               they
               
                 inflict
              
               on
               them
               
                 Temporal
                 death
                 ?
              
               Is
               it
               not
               
                 misery
              
               enough
               for
               men
               to
               
                 refuse
              
               the
               
                 good
              
               things
               of
               
                 heaven
                 ,
              
               except
               they
               also
               
                 deprive
              
               them
               of
               the
               
                 good
              
               things
               of
               this
               
                 present
                 life
                 ?
              
               and
               yet
               as
               
                 Luther
              
               said
               of
               the
               Clergy
               ,
               
                 Quando
                 non
                 invocat
                 brachium
                 seculare
                 ?
                 &
                 morte
                 utraque
                 terrat
                 mundum
                 :
              
               When
               doth
               it
               not
               cal
               upon
               the
               
                 secular
              
               power
               ,
               and
               
                 terrifies
              
               the
               world
               with
               
                 both
              
               deaths
               ?
               Surely
               
                 Christ
              
               and
               the
               
                 Word
              
               approved
               not
               
                 these
              
               ways
               .
               For
               ,
               
                 Math.
                 18.
                 
                 Christ
              
               imposeth
               no
               
                 other
              
               punishment
               on
               
                 them
                 ,
              
               that
               would
               not
               
                 hear
              
               the
               
                 Church
                 ,
              
               then
               
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 reckoned
                 as
                 a
                 heathen
                 ;
              
               and
               
                 Paul
                 ,
              
               Titus
               3.
               
               Teacheth
               us
               after
               
                 once
              
               and
               
                 twice
              
               admonition
               to
               
                 avoyd
              
               an
               
                 Heretick
                 ,
              
               but
               not
               to
               
                 imprison
              
               him
               ,
               or
               
                 kil
              
               him
               ,
               or
               
                 banish
              
               him
               :
               and
               again
               
                 they
                 that
                 do
                 these
                 things
                 shal
                 not
                 inherite
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 of
                 God
                 ;
              
               and
               again
               ,
               
                 he
                 that
                 beleever
                 not
                 shal
                 bee
                 damned
                 ;
              
               but
               not
               
                 one
              
               word
               of
               
                 outward
              
               or
               
                 corporal
              
               punishment
               in
               
                 all
              
               the
               
                 Gospel
                 .
              
            
             
             
               3.
               
               Yea
               Christ
               
                 reproveth
              
               his
               
                 Disciples
                 ,
              
               for
               
                 discovering
              
               such
               a
               
                 spirit
              
               of
               
                 tyranny
              
               as
               to
               
                 punish
              
               men
               for
               not
               
                 receiving
              
               him
               ,
               
                 Luk.
              
               9.
               when
               the
               
                 Apostles
              
               of
               a
               
                 Prelatical
              
               and
               
                 Antichristian
              
               Spirit
               ,
               in
               that
               
                 particular
                 ,
              
               desired
               
                 fire
              
               to
               come
               down
               from
               
                 heaven
              
               upon
               them
               ,
               that
               
                 would
              
               not
               receive
               
                 him
                 ,
              
               Christ
               did
               
                 severely
              
               rebuke
               them
               ,
               saying
               ,
               
                 Ye
                 know
                 not
                 of
                 what
                 spirit
                 ye
                 are
                 ,
              
               not
               of
               
                 Christs
              
               Spirit
               ,
               which
               is
               
                 meek
                 ,
              
               but
               of
               
                 Sathans
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 a
                 murderer
                 from
                 the
                 beginning
                 ,
              
               and
               of
               
                 Antichrists
                 ,
              
               his
               
                 first
                 begotten
              
               in
               the
               world
               :
               and
               he
               adds
               ,
               
                 the
                 Son
                 of
                 man
                 came
                 not
                 to
                 destroy
                 mens
                 lives
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 save
                 them
                 ;
              
               and
               therefore
               to
               go
               about
               to
               
                 turn
              
               the
               
                 Gospel
                 ,
              
               not
               to
               
                 save
              
               mens
               
                 lives
                 ,
              
               but
               to
               
                 destroy
              
               them
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               change
               
                 Christ
              
               himself
               from
               a
               
                 Saviour
              
               into
               a
               
                 Destroyer
                 ,
              
               this
               is
               
                 Antichrist
                 Triumphant
                 .
              
               
                 
                   All
                   these
                   things
                   shew
                   that
                   
                     worldly
                     power
                  
                   hath
                   no
                   place
                   
                     at
                     all
                  
                   in
                   the
                   
                     Reformation
                  
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Gospel
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               Now
               I
               should
               have
               
                 proceeded
              
               here
               to
               answer
               some
               
                 Objections
                 ,
              
               as
               namely
               :
            
             
               1.
               
               That
               of
               
                 Luke
                 14.
                 compel
                 them
                 te
                 come
                 in
                 :
              
               this
               ,
               I
               forgetting
               ,
               
               named
               not
               .
            
             
               May
               a
               Christian
               then
               live
               as
               he
               list
               ?
            
             
               
                 No
              
               by
               no
               means
               ;
               for
               
                 he
              
               hath
               the
               
                 Word
              
               and
               
                 Spirit
              
               in
               him
               ,
               to
               
               keep
               him
               from
               
                 living
              
               as
               he
               
                 list
                 ;
              
               and
               he
               
                 knows
              
               that
               no
               man
               in
               
                 Gods
              
               Kingdom
               may
               
                 live
              
               as
               
                 he
              
               wils
               ,
               but
               as
               
                 God
              
               wils
               .
            
             
               But
               would
               you
               have
               no
               
                 Law
                 ?
              
               
            
             
               No
               
                 Laws
              
               in
               
                 Gods
              
               Kingdom
               ,
               but
               
                 Gods
              
               Laws
               ;
               and
               
                 these
              
               are
               a
               
                 thausand
              
               times
               
                 better
              
               then
               
                 all
              
               the
               Laws
               of
               
                 men
                 :
              
               and
               
                 they
              
               are
               these
               
                 three
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 
                   The
                
                 Law
                 
                   of
                   a
                
                 new
                 nature
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                
                 Law
                 of
                 the
                 spirit
                 of
                 life
                 that
                 is
                 in
                 Christ
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                
                 Law
                 of
                 love
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               would
               you
               have
               no
               
                 Government
                 ?
              
               
            
             
               Yes
               ,
               but
               the
               government
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               the
               
                 Head
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               
                 Holy
                 Ghost
              
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 ,
                 in
              
               and
               
                 over
              
               the
               
                 Church
              
               the
               
                 body
                 .
              
               They
               that
               would
               
                 govern
              
               the
               faithful
               the
               
                 Members
              
               of
               
                 Christs
              
               own
               
                 body
                 ,
              
               
               make
               themselves
               the
               
                 head
              
               of
               those
               
                 Members
                 ;
              
               and
               so
               
                 Antichrist
              
               may
               as
               wel
               be
               found
               in
               a
               
                 combination
              
               of
               men
               ,
               as
               in
               one
               
                 single
              
               person
               .
            
             
               But
               would
               you
               have
               no
               
                 Order
                 ?
              
            
             
               Yes
               ,
               the
               
                 best
              
               that
               is
               ;
               even
               
                 such
              
               an
               
                 Order
              
               as
               is
               in
               the
               
                 body
              
               of
               
               
                 Christ
                 ;
              
               where
               
                 every
              
               Member
               is
               
                 placed
              
               by
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 none
              
               by
               
                 itself
                 ;
              
               The
               
                 Order
              
               of
               the
               
                 spiritual
              
               Church
               is
               a
               
                 spiritual
              
               Order
               ,
               and
               not
               a
               
                 carnal
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               would
               you
               have
               
                 sin
              
               suffered
               ?
            
             
               No
               ,
               but
               more
               
                 truly
              
               and
               
                 throughly
              
               destroyed
               ,
               then
               any
               
                 power
              
               
               of
               the
               
                 world
              
               can
               
                 destroy
              
               it
               ;
               even
               by
               
                 the
                 Spirit
                 of
                 judgment
                 and
                 burning
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               would
               you
               have
               
                 sinners
              
               suffered
               ?
            
             
               
                 No
                 ,
              
               but
               
                 punished
              
               more
               
                 severely
                 ,
              
               then
               any
               
                 powers
              
               of
               the
               
                 world
              
               
               can
               
                 punish
              
               them
               ;
               For
               
                 he
                 shal
                 smite
                 the
                 earth
                 with
                 the
                 rod
                 of
                 his
                 mouth
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 breath
                 of
                 his
                 lips
                 he
                 shal
                 slay
                 the
                 wicked
                 .
              
            
             
               And
               as
               for
               
                 those
              
               that
               are
               
                 outwardly
              
               wicked
               ,
               the
               
                 Magistrate
              
               is
               to
               
                 keep
              
               them
               in
               
                 order
                 ,
              
               for
               the
               
                 quiet
              
               of
               the
               
                 State
                 ,
              
               he
               having
               
                 power
              
               over
               their
               
                 persons
                 ,
                 estates
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 lives
                 .
              
            
             
               I
               should
               also
               have
               proceeded
               to
               the
               
                 next
              
               thing
               ▪
               The
               
                 advantages
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 Gospel
                 Reformation
                 where
                 it
                 is
                 wrought
                 ;
              
               together
               with
               the
               
                 Vses
                 :
              
               but
               because
               I
               would
               not
               be
               
                 over
                 long
                 ,
              
               I
               passe
               by
               
                 these
              
               things
               ,
               and
               so
               
                 proceed
              
               no
               
                 farther
              
               in
               this
               
                 Discourse
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               being
               brought
               
                 hither
              
               by
               an
               
                 unexpected
              
               providence
               ,
               I
               shal
               crave
               
                 liberty
              
               to
               speak
               a
               
                 few
              
               words
               to
               you
               in
               the
               behalf
               of
               
                 two
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               ,
               
                 this
              
               Kingdom
               and
               
                 Gods
                 .
              
            
             
               1.
               
               That
               which
               I
               have
               to
               
                 request
              
               of
               you
               for
               
                 this
                 Kingdome
                 ,
              
               is
               ,
               that
               you
               would
               
                 regard
                 the
                 oppression
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 sighing
                 of
                 the
                 needy
                 :
              
               Never
               was
               there
               more
               
                 injustice
              
               and
               
                 oppession
              
               in
               the
               
                 Nation
              
               then
               
                 now
                 ;
              
               I
               have
               
                 seen
              
               many
               
                 oppressed
              
               and
               
                 crushed
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 none
              
               to
               
                 help
              
               them
               .
               I
               
                 beseech
              
               you
               
                 consider
              
               this
               with
               
                 all
              
               your
               
                 hearts
                 ,
              
               for
               
                 many
              
               who
               derive
               
                 power
              
               from
               
                 you
              
               are
               
                 great
                 appressors
                 .
              
               And
               therefore
               I
               
                 require
              
               you
               in
               the
               
                 name
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               to
               
                 discharge
              
               the
               
                 trust
              
               that
               
                 God
              
               hath
               put
               into
               your
               
                 hands
                 ;
              
               and
               so
               
                 to
                 
                 defend
                 the
                 poor
                 and
                 fatherlesse
                 ,
                 to
                 do
                 justice
                 to
                 the
                 afflicted
                 and
                 needy
                 ,
                 to
                 deliver
                 the
                 poor
                 and
                 needy
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 rid
                 them
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 wicked
                 ;
              
               This
               is
               your
               
                 businesse
                 ,
                 discharge
              
               your
               
                 duty
                 :
              
               if
               you
               
                 wil
                 not
                 ,
              
               then
               
                 hear
              
               what
               the
               
                 Lord
              
               saith
               ,
               
                 Psa.
                 12.
                 5.
                 for
                 the
                 oppression
                 of
                 the
                 poor
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 sighing
                 of
                 the
                 needy
                 ,
                 now
                 wil
                 I
                 arise
                 saith
                 the
                 Lord
                 :
              
               and
               Gods
               rising
               in
               this
               case
               ,
               would
               prove
               your
               ruine
               .
               If
               you
               wil
               not
               do
               
                 Gods
              
               work
               in
               the
               
                 Kingdome
              
               which
               
                 he
              
               hath
               
                 cal'd
              
               you
               too
               ,
               
                 he
              
               wil
               do
               it
               
                 himself
                 ,
              
               without
               you
               ;
               as
               it
               is
               written
               ,
               
                 He
                 shal
                 deliver
                 the
                 needy
                 when
                 he
                 cryeth
                 ,
                 the
              
               
               
                 poor
                 also
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 that
                 hath
                 no
                 helper
                 ;
              
               he
               shal
               
                 save
                 their
                 souls
              
               from
               
                 deceit
              
               and
               
                 violence
                 ;
              
               the
               
                 common
              
               evils
               of
               the
               
                 times
                 .
              
               And
               this
               is
               
                 all
              
               that
               I
               have
               to
               say
               for
               
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
            
             
               2.
               
               I
               have
               a
               few
               
                 more
              
               things
               to
               say
               touching
               
                 Gods
                 Kingdom
                 ;
              
               
               and
               the
               first
               is
               this
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               That
               as
               
                 Christs
              
               Kingdom
               ,
               and
               the
               
                 Kingdoms
              
               of
               the
               
                 world
              
               are
               
                 distinct
                 ,
              
               So
               you
               would
               be
               
                 pleased
              
               to
               
                 keep
              
               them
               so
               ;
               not
               
                 mingle
              
               them
               together
               
                 your selves
                 ,
              
               nor
               
                 suffer
              
               others
               to
               
                 do
              
               it
               ,
               to
               the
               great
               
                 prejudice
              
               and
               
                 disturbance
              
               of
               both
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               That
               you
               would
               be
               
                 pleased
              
               to
               
                 think
              
               that
               
                 Christs
                 Kingdom
              
               (
               which
               is
               not
               of
               this
               world
               )
               hath
               
                 sufficient
                 power
              
               in
               
                 it self
              
               to
               mannage
               all
               the
               
                 affairs
              
               of
               it
               ,
               without
               standing
               in
               
                 need
              
               of
               any
               
                 ayd
              
               or
               
                 help
              
               from
               the
               
                 world
                 ;
              
               Seeing
               the
               
                 power
              
               of
               man
               is
               of
               no
               
                 place
              
               or
               
                 use
              
               in
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               which
               is
               not
               a
               
                 Temporal
                 ,
              
               or
               an
               
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Dominion
                 ,
              
               but
               a
               
                 Spiritual
                 .
              
            
             
               3.
               
               That
               you
               would
               
                 suffer
                 ,
              
               the
               
                 little
                 stone
              
               of
               
                 Christs
                 Kingdom
              
               to
               be
               hewen
               out
               of
               the
               
                 Mountain
              
               of
               the
               
                 Roman
              
               Monarchy
               ,
               whereof
               this
               Kingdome
               is
               a
               part
               ,
               
                 without
                 hands
                 ,
              
               even
               by
               the
               
                 power
              
               and
               
                 efficacy
              
               of
               the
               
                 word
              
               and
               
                 spirit
                 ;
              
               seeing
               the
               
                 hands
              
               of
               
                 men
              
               cannot
               
                 help
              
               but
               
                 hinder
              
               this
               
                 work
              
               which
               is
               to
               be
               done
               
                 without
                 hands
                 :
              
               And
               that
               
                 your
              
               might
               ,
               and
               
                 your
              
               power
               would
               
                 please
              
               to
               let
               
                 God
              
               do
               this
               work
               of
               
                 his
              
               without
               
                 might
              
               and
               
                 without
              
               power
               ,
               and
               by
               his
               
                 Spirit
              
               only
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               That
               you
               would
               be
               
                 pleased
              
               to
               suffer
               the
               
                 assemblings
              
               of
               the
               
                 Saints
                 ,
              
               both
               
                 publikely
              
               and
               
                 privately
                 ,
              
               as
               occasion
               serves
               ,
               seeing
               
                 this
              
               can
               be
               no
               
                 prejudice
              
               to
               the
               State
               ,
               but
               a
               
                 great
                 advantage
                 ;
              
               in
               as
               much
               as
               they
               meet
               
                 peaceably
              
               and
               make
               no
               tumults
               ,
               
               and
               in
               their
               assembling
               pray
               for
               the
               peace
               and
               welfare
               of
               this
               
                 divided
              
               and
               
                 distracted
              
               Kingdome
               .
               And
               
                 also
                 ,
              
               that
               you
               take
               heed
               of
               
                 scattering
              
               those
               
                 Churches
                 ,
              
               that
               meet
               in
               the
               
                 Name
              
               and
               
                 Spirit
              
               of
               
                 Iesus
              
               Christ
               ,
               (
               which
               are
               
                 Christs
              
               own
               
                 gathering
                 tog●ther
                 ,
              
               least
               
                 Christ
              
               so
               
                 scatter
              
               you
               abroad
               that
               you
               
                 never
              
               be
               
                 gathered
                 together
              
               again
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               That
               you
               
                 take
                 heed
              
               you
               do
               
                 nothing
              
               to
               the
               
                 prejudice
              
               of
               the
               
                 faithfull
                 ,
              
               Gods
               own
               people
               ;
               as
               he
               hath
               
                 warned
              
               you
               by
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 ,
              
               saying
               ,
               
                 Touch
                 not
                 mine
                 anoynted
                 and
                 do
                 my
                 prophets
                 no
                 harm
                 ;
              
               This
               place
               hath
               been
               miserably
               mistaken
               :
               for
               the
               
                 Kings
              
               of
               the
               earth
               and
               the
               
                 Clergie
              
               have
               shared
               it
               between
               themselves
               ,
               whereas
               indeed
               it
               belongs
               to
               neither
               ,
               for
               
                 Gods
                 anoynted
              
               are
               the
               
                 faithfull
              
               that
               are
               
                 anoynted
              
               with
               the
               Spirit
               ,
               the
               
                 oyle
              
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               so
               are
               anoynted
               as
               Christ
               was
               anoynted
               .
               And
               these
               
                 anoynted
                 ones
                 ,
              
               are
               the
               Lords
               Prophets
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               hath
               no
               Prophets
               but
               
                 such
              
               as
               are
               anoynted
               with
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 .
              
               Thus
               Christ
               was
               made
               the
               Lords
               Prophet
               ,
               
                 The
                 Spirit
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 is
                 upon
                 me
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 hath
                 anointed
                 me
                 to
                 preach
                 the
                 Gospell
                 ;
              
               and
               thus
               are
               all
               his
               Brethren
               made
               Prophets
               ;
               being
               
                 fellows
              
               with
               him
               in
               his
               Unction
               .
               And
               therefore
               take
               heed
               how
               you
               
                 meddle
              
               with
               the
               
                 Lords
                 anoynted
                 ones
                 ,
              
               and
               with
               the
               
                 Lords
                 Prophets
                 ;
              
               for
               as
               it
               is
               said
               ,
               
                 He
                 suffered
                 no
                 man
                 to
                 do
                 them
                 wrong
                 ,
                 yea
                 he
                 even
                 reproved
                 Kings
                 for
                 their
                 sakes
                 ,
              
               saying
               ,
               
                 Touch
                 not
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               So
               the
               
                 Lord
              
               hath
               still
               the
               same
               care
               of
               the
               same
               people
               ,
               and
               will
               
                 suffer
                 no
                 man
                 to
                 do
                 them
                 wrong
                 ,
              
               but
               will
               reprove
               
                 Kings
              
               and
               
                 Parliaments
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Kingdomes
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Cities
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Counties
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Committees
                 ,
              
               he
               will
               reproove
               them
               all
               for
               their
               sakes
               ,
               and
               say
               ,
               
                 Touth
                 not
                 mine
                 anointed
                 and
                 do
                 my
                 Prophets
                 no
                 harm
                 :
              
               for
               they
               rhat
               are
               anoynted
               with
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               are
               the
               
                 flesh
              
               of
               Christ
               ,
               and
               the
               Prophets
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               and
               therefore
               touch
               them
               and
               harm
               them
               a●
               your
               own
               perill
               .
               It
               grieves
               me
               to
               see
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               Kingdome
               touching
               these
               
                 anoynted
                 ones
              
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               
                 doing
                 harm
              
               to
               these
               his
               Prophets
               ,
               abusing
               ,
               and
               spoyling
               and
               imprisoning
               them
               ;
               It
               would
               gr●●ve
               me
               much
               more
               if
               I
               should
               see
               
                 you
              
               doing
               the
               same
               ,
               for
               this
               would
               bring
               
                 you
              
               as
               well
               as
               the
               
                 Kingdome
              
               under
               
                 Gods
                 own
                 reproofe
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               
               
                 reproofe
              
               of
               God
               who
               can
               indure
               ?
            
             
               Sixthly
               ,
               and
               lastly
               ,
               Takeheed
               you
               do
               not
               hinder
               the
               free
               passage
               of
               the
               Gospell
               .
               When
               God
               hath
               put
               his
               
                 Spirit
              
               into
               the
               
                 hearts
              
               of
               men
               ,
               take
               heed
               how
               you
               resist
               the
               
                 Word
              
               in
               those
               mens
               mouthes
               ;
               for
               the
               
                 Word
                 of
                 God
              
               in
               the
               meanest
               instrument
               ,
               can
               never
               be
               resisted
               ,
               but
               will
               carry
               all
               before
               it
               ,
               The
               Honour
               ,
               Power
               ,
               Dignity
               ,
               Authority
               ,
               Nobility
               ,
               Magistracy
               ,
               of
               the
               Kingdome
               ,
               if
               they
               should
               once
               stand
               up
               to
               hinder
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               ,
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               would
               carry
               them
               all
               before
               it
               .
            
             
               And
               therefore
               it
               grieves
               me
               to
               see
               how
               the
               City
               ,
               Country
               ,
               Country
               Towns
               ,
               Villages
               ,
               do
               all
               
                 rise
                 up
              
               for
               the
               most
               part
               against
               the
               
                 ministration
              
               of
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 ,
              
               for
               this
               is
               a
               certain
               signe
               of
               the
               
                 undoing
              
               of
               them
               all
               :
               God
               will
               suffer
               and
               indure
               any
               sin
               long
               but
               onely
               the
               
                 contempt
              
               and
               
                 opposition
              
               of
               the
               
                 Gospel
                 :
              
               but
               when
               men
               
                 once
              
               rise
               up
               against
               the
               
                 Gospel
              
               in
               the
               Spirit
               and
               Power
               of
               it
               ,
               they
               are
               sure
               to
               be
               undone
               by
               it
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               shattered
               all
               in
               peeces
               ,
               for
               this
               brings
               swift
               Vengeance
               .
            
             
               And
               therefore
               when
               I
               see
               the
               generality
               of
               the
               people
               of
               of
               all
               sorts
               ,
               rise
               up
               against
               the
               Ministration
               of
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               (
               which
               God
               hath
               now
               in
               these
               dayes
               of
               ours
               ,
               set
               up
               even
               in
               every
               County
               for
               
                 salvation
              
               to
               his
               people
               ,
               but
               for
               a
               
                 stone
                 of
                 stumbling
              
               and
               a
               
                 rock
              
               of
               
                 offence
              
               to
               the
               rest
               )
               I
               am
               then
               exceedingly
               distressed
               and
               pained
               at
               the
               very
               heart
               for
               thee
               O
               
                 England
                 ,
              
               and
               for
               all
               thy
               Cities
               ,
               and
               Towns
               ,
               and
               inhabitants
               ;
               for
               thou
               that
               dashest
               against
               the
               Spirit
               in
               the
               Gospell
               ,
               how
               shalt
               thou
               be
               dashed
               in
               peeces
               
                 thy selfe
                 ,
              
               and
               there
               shall
               be
               no
               healing
               for
               thee
               ?
            
             
               I
               could
               hope
               for
               
                 Peace
              
               again
               and
               
                 good
                 dayes
                 ▪
              
               suddenly
               in
               this
               Kingdome
               but
               for
               this
               sin
               of
               the
               contempt
               and
               opposing
               the
               Gospel
               ,
               and
               this
               makes
               my
               hopes
               ,
               even
               at
               an
               end
               ;
               and
               the
               
                 day
              
               of
               my
               
                 feare
                 ,
                 is
                 come
                 forth
                 upon
                 me
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               oh
               you
               
                 honourable
              
               and
               beloved
               Christians
               ,
               let
               not
               your
               
                 soul
              
               enter
               into
               those
               mens
               secrets
               ,
               neither
               yet
               walk
               in
               their
               open
               and
               publike
               wayes
               ;
               for
               
                 ruin
              
               and
               
                 destruction
              
               are
               in
               their
               
                 pathes
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               way
               of
               
                 peace
              
               they
               shall
               never
               knnw
               ,
               seeing
               
               God
               is
               about
               to
               enter
               into
               
                 controversie
              
               withall
               flesh
               ,
               for
               their
               rising
               up
               against
               the
               Ministration
               of
               the
               Spirit
               .
               And
               therefore
               be
               
                 Wise
              
               here
               I
               beseech
               you
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               
                 shattering
              
               of
               the
               
                 Nation
              
               (
               if
               there
               be
               no
               remedy
               )
               
                 you
              
               may
               be
               kept
               together
               as
               a
               
                 blessed
                 remnant
              
               and
               a
               
                 hopefull
                 seed
              
               of
               the
               following
               geneation
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             To
             Conclude
             .
          
           
             Honourable
             and
             Worthy
             ,
             we
             will
             be
             willingly
             contented
             ,
             to
             
               do
            
             and
             
               suffer
            
             all
             things
             with
             you
             ;
             we
             will
             cheerfully
             run
             through
             
               honour
            
             and
             
               dishonour
            
             with
             you
             ;
             
               fame
            
             and
             
               infamy
               ;
               gaine
            
             and
             
               losse
               ,
               trouble
            
             and
             
               quietnesse
               ,
               War
            
             and
             
               Peace
               ,
               life
               ,
            
             and
             
               death
               ;
            
             and
             do
             desire
             to
             reserve
             
               nothing
            
             to
             our selves
             ,
             
               Nisi
               unicum
               verbum
               domini
               ,
            
             but
             onely
             the
             
               Word
            
             of
             God
             ,
             in
             its
             own
             
               purity
            
             and
             
               liberty
               ,
            
             to
             
               preach
            
             it
             ,
             and
             to
             
               publish
            
             it
             ,
             and
             to
             
               professe
            
             it
             ,
             and
             
               practise
            
             it
             for
             the
             
               glory
            
             of
             God
             and
             his
             
               only
               begotten
               Son
            
             and
             for
             the
             
               good
            
             of
             
               his
            
             Kingdome
             and
             this
             Kingdome
             .
          
        
         
           And
           thus
           much
           unto
           you
           from
           the
           Lord
           .
        
      
       
       
       
         
           A
           REPLY
           To
           Mr.
           
             LOVE'S
          
           Contradictions
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             ,
          
        
         
           BEcause
           I
           would
           not
           wrong
           you
           in
           any
           measure
           in
           what
           you
           said
           ,
           I
           went
           to
           one
           who
           took
           your
           Notes
           in
           short-hand
           ;
           and
           hee
           gave
           mee
           what
           I
           here
           set
           down
           for
           yours
           ,
           which
           I
           well
           remember
           are
           the
           things
           you
           then
           spake
           ,
           for
           the
           substance
           of
           them
           :
           To
           which
           I
           give
           you
           this
           following
           
             Reply
             .
          
        
         
           
             Mr.
             
               LOVE
               .
            
          
           
             
               Cast
               your
               eyes
               upon
               the
               begun
               Reformation
               ,
               though
               peradventure
               cried
               down
               with
               Confidence
               ,
               No
               such
               thing
               as
               the
               Reformation
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
        
         
         
           
             Reply
             .
          
           
             I
             taught
             indeed
             ,
             That
             the
             Kingdome
             of
             
               Christ
            
             is
             a
             
               spirituall
            
             kingdome
             ,
             and
             the
             
               Reformation
            
             of
             it
             is
             
               answerable
               ;
            
             and
             that
             
               Christ
            
             himselfe
             ,
             who
             is
             the
             
               Lord
               ,
            
             the
             
               Spirit
               ,
            
             is
             the
             
               Reformer
            
             of
             this
             
               spirituall
            
             kingdome
             by
             his
             
               word
            
             and
             
               Spirit
               :
            
             but
             little
             thought
             that
             
               any
               man
            
             would
             have
             been
             so
             
               blind
            
             or
             worse
             ,
             as
             to
             have
             affirmed
             ,
             the
             
               preaching
            
             of
             this
             
               spirituall
            
             and
             
               glorious
            
             Reformation
             ,
             was
             to
             
               preach
            
             against
             
               all
            
             reformation
             .
             Is
             the
             
               Reformation
            
             of
             
               Jesus
               Christ
               ,
            
             which
             hee
             works
             by
             his
             
               word
            
             and
             
               Spirit
            
             in
             all
             the
             
               faithfull
               ,
            
             and
             in
             all
             the
             
               Churches
            
             of
             the
             saints
             no
             
               Reformation
            
             at
             all
             ?
             How
             durst
             you
             affirm
             this
             Mr.
             
               Love
               ?
            
          
        
         
           
             Mr.
             
               LOVE
               .
            
          
           
             
               As
               if
               all
               were
               encompassed
               within
               the
               narrow
               heart
               of
               man
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Reply
             .
          
           
             Yet
             I
             said
             plainly
             enough
             ,
             When
             the
             
               heart
            
             is
             reformed
             ,
             
               all
            
             is
             reformed
             ;
             and
             
               Gospel
            
             Reformation
             ,
             though
             it
             
               begins
            
             in
             the
             
               inward
            
             man
             ,
             
               ends
            
             in
             the
             
               outward
               .
            
             Did
             you
             Sir
             ,
             accuse
             mee
             rightly
             then
             or
             no
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Mr.
             
               LOVE
               .
            
          
           
             
               If
               this
               be
               so
               ,
               Race
               out
               the
               first
               Article
               of
               the
               Covenant
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Reply
             .
          
           
             I
             had
             rather
             the
             
               whole
            
             Covenant
             were
             
               raced
            
             out
             ,
             then
             the
             
               least
            
             truth
             contained
             in
             the
             
               word
            
             of
             God
             :
             Though
             I
             like
             the
             
               Covenant
            
             well
             enough
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             true
             intention
             of
             it
             .
          
           
           
             Again
             ,
             if
             the
             
               thing
            
             be
             
               truly
            
             considered
             ,
             it
             will
             appear
             ,
             that
             
               you
            
             are
             more
             against
             the
             
               Covenant
            
             then
             I
             :
             for
             the
             
               Covenant
            
             engages
             us
             to
             reform
             
               according
               to
               the
               word
               of
               God
               ;
            
             but
             you
             (
             it
             seems
             )
             would
             reform
             
               without
               ,
            
             yea
             
               against
            
             the
             word
             ,
             with
             
               outward
            
             and
             
               secular
            
             power
             ;
             which
             you
             will
             not
             
               suffer
            
             in
             the
             
               Magistrates
            
             hands
             neither
             ,
             but
             will
             
               needs
            
             have
             it
             in
             your
             
               own
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Mr.
             
               LOVE
               .
            
          
           
             
               If
               this
               Doctrine
               be
               true
               ,
               That
               Gospel
               Reformation
               be
               only
               spirituall
               ,
               then
               I
               wonder
               how
               Paul
               was
               so
               out
               ,
               who
               said
               ,
               When
               I
               come
               I
               will
               set
               all
               things
               in
               order
               ?
               surely
               that
               was
               a
               Church
               Order
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Reply
             .
          
           
             But
             pray
             ,
             What
             
               outward
            
             or
             
               secular
            
             power
             had
             
               Paul
               ,
            
             (
             who
             suffered
             not
             onely
             much
             from
             the
             
               world
               ,
            
             but
             most
             from
             the
             
               false
               Apostles
               )
            
             to
             set
             the
             Church
             in
             
               order
               ?
            
             Did
             
               Paul
            
             (
             think
             you
             )
             use
             any
             
               worldly
            
             power
             to
             set
             the
             Church
             in
             
               order
               ;
            
             or
             only
             the
             
               power
            
             of
             the
             
               word
            
             and
             
               spirit
               ?
            
             But
             these
             men
             think
             ,
             if
             the
             
               Church
            
             be
             to
             be
             set
             in
             
               order
            
             by
             the
             
               word
            
             and
             
               spirit
            
             onely
             (
             which
             were
             sufficient
             in
             
               Pauls
            
             time
             )
             it
             's
             like
             to
             be
             
               out
            
             of
             
               order
            
             for
             them
             .
          
        
         
           
             Mr.
             
               LOVE
               .
            
          
           
             
               To
               cry
               down
               all
               kinde
               of
               Government
               under
               heart-government
               ;
               and
               all
               Reformation
               as
               carnall
               ,
               because
               you
               have
               the
               Civil
               Magistrates
               hand
               to
               it
               ,
               is
               against
               that
               place
               of
               Paul
               ,
            
             1
             Tim.
             2.
             2.
             
             
               Pray
               for
               Kings
               ,
               and
               all
               that
               are
               in
               authority
               ;
               that
               we
               may
               lead
               a
               quiet
               and
               a
               peaceable
               life
               in
               all
               godlinesse
               and
               honestie
               .
            
          
        
         
         
           
             Reply
             .
          
           
             Well
             argu'd
             now
             indeed
             .
             
               Babes
            
             and
             
               sucklings
               ,
            
             you
             shall
             come
             forth
             and
             answer
             this
             
               Master
               i●
               Israel
               .
            
          
           
             The
             
               sense
            
             of
             this
             
               place
            
             is
             evidently
             
               this
               ;
            
             That
             
               Christians
            
             should
             pray
             for
             
               Kings
            
             &
             
               Governors
               ,
            
             that
             
               God
            
             would
             so
             incline
             their
             
               hearts
               ,
            
             that
             whilest
             we
             live
             in
             
               godlinesse
            
             under
             them
             ,
             they
             would
             suffer
             us
             to
             live
             in
             
               peace
               ;
            
             and
             not
             make
             us
             fare
             the
             
               worse
            
             in
             the
             
               world
               ,
            
             for
             our
             
               interest
            
             in
             the
             kingdom
             of
             
               God
               .
            
             And
             what
             one
             
               drop
            
             can
             Mr.
             
             
               Love
               squeeze
            
             out
             of
             this
             
               Scripture
            
             to
             
               cool
            
             the
             
               tip
            
             of
             his
             tongue
             ?
             For
             the
             meaning
             is
             not
             ,
             That
             the
             
               Magistrate
            
             should
             
               inforce
            
             godlinesse
             ;
             but
             
               protect
            
             us
             in
             godlinesse
             .
          
        
         
           
             Mr.
             
               LOVE
               .
            
          
           
             
               To
               justle
               out
               the
               Magistrates
               power
               ,
               is
               to
               justle
               out
               the
               first
               Article
               of
               the
               Covenant
               ;
            
             (
             What
             again
             ?
             )
             
               and
               they
               that
               justle
               out
               that
               ,
               will
               justle
               out
               you
               shortly
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Reply
             .
          
           
             Good
             Sir
             ,
             
               Ascribe
            
             not
             your
             
               own
            
             work
             to
             
               ●●r
            
             hands
             .
             The
             
               justling
               out
               the
               Magistrate
               ,
            
             have
             you
             not
             made
             it
             the
             
               chief
            
             part
             of
             your
             businesse
             now
             for
             a
             
               long
            
             while
             together
             ?
             and
             are
             you
             not
             
               still
            
             so
             diligently
             
               acting
            
             it
             every
             day
             ,
             that
             now
             you
             think
             your
             
               work
            
             is
             in
             some
             
               forwardnesse
               ,
            
             and
             you
             are
             
               pretty
            
             well
             able
             to
             
               deal
            
             with
             him
             ?
             And
             now
             because
             you
             would
             not
             be
             mistrusted
             
               your selves
               ,
            
             you
             
               publickly
            
             slander
             
               us
            
             with
             it
             .
             Wee
             see
             
               cleerly
            
             thorow
             all
             your
             
               slender
            
             disguises
             .
          
        
         
         
           
             Mr.
             
               LOVE
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ezra
               was
               of
               another
               mind
               ,
            
             Ezra
             7.
             26.
             
             
               Whosoever
               will
               not
               do
               the
               Law
               of
               thy
               God
               ,
               and
               the
               Law
               of
               thy
               King
               ,
               let
               Iudgement
               be
               executed
               speedily
               upon
               him
               ,
               whether
               it
               be
               unto
               death
               ,
               or
               unto
               banishment
               ,
               or
               to
               confiscation
               of
               goods
               ,
               or
               to
               imprisonment
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Reply
             .
          
           
             Well
             ,
             Sir
             ,
             will
             you
             
               stand
            
             to
             this
             place
             ,
             and
             shall
             this
             
               end
            
             the
             controversie
             ?
             Pray
             mark
             then
             :
             This
             was
             part
             of
             the
             Decree
             of
             
               Artaxerxes
               ,
            
             a
             King
             of
             the
             
               Nations
               ,
            
             touching
             the
             
               Jewes
               ,
            
             for
             the
             rebuilding
             of
             the
             
               material
            
             Temple
             ;
             That
             they
             should
             have
             
               liberty
            
             to
             do
             it
             ,
             and
             not
             be
             
               molested
            
             in
             the
             doing
             of
             it
             ,
             but
             should
             have
             what
             
               assistance
            
             the
             
               State
            
             could
             afford
             .
             The
             Decree
             was
             this
             :
             
               Ezra
               7.
               13.
               
               I
               make
               a
               Decree
               ,
               That
               all
               they
               of
               the
               people
               of
               Israel
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Priests
               and
               Levites
               in
               any
               Realm
               ,
               which
               are
               minded
               of
               their
               own
               free
               will
               ,
               to
               go
               up
               to
               Jerusalem
               ,
               go
               with
               thee
               ;
               For
               asmuch
               as
               thou
               art
               sent
               of
               the
               King
               and
               his
               seven
               Councellors
               ,
               to
               enquire
               concerning
               Iudah
               and
               Ierusalem
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Law
               of
               thy
               God
               that
               is
               in
               thy
               hand
               ,
               &c.
            
             And
             
               ver.
               21.
               
               ●
            
             Artaxerxes
             
               the
               King
               do
               make
               a
               Decree
               to
               all
               the
               Treasurers
               beyond
               the
               River
               ,
               That
               whatsoever
            
             Ezra
             
               the
               Priest
               shall
               require
               of
               you
               ,
               it
               be
               done
               speedily
               unto
               two
               hundred
               Talents
               of
               silver
               .
            
             And
             then
             ,
             
               ver.
            
             26.
             follows
             ;
             
               Whoever
               will
               not
               do
               the
               law
               of
               thy
               God
               ,
               and
               the
               law
               of
               thy
               King
               ,
            
             Let
             him
             be
             so
             and
             so
             punished
             ,
             as
             you
             have
             heard
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Here
             then
             you
             see
             ,
             That
             
               Artaxerxes
            
             made
             no
             
               decree
            
             to
             
               inforce
            
             all
             the
             Jewes
             to
             go
             
               build
               ;
            
             but
             as
             the
             Text
             saith
             ,
             
               Those
               that
               were
               minded
               of
               their
               own
               free
               will
               .
            
             See
             you
             not
             here
             ,
             that
             even
             a
             King
             of
             the
             
               Nations
            
             thought
             it
             
               unreasonable
            
             to
             
               force
            
             any
             man
             to
             go
             to
             build
             
             Gods
             
               material
            
             house
             ,
             
               against
               his
               will
               .
            
          
           
             2.
             
             And
             secondly
             ,
             you
             see
             ,
             How
             he
             
               gave
            
             them
             no
             
               lawes
            
             how
             to
             build
             ,
             but
             
               permitted
            
             them
             to
             do
             it
             ,
             
               according
               to
               the
               law
               of
               their
               God
               that
               was
               in
               their
               hands
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
             And
             thirdly
             ,
             you
             see
             ,
             How
             he
             
               deterred
            
             any
             from
             
               hindering
            
             them
             from
             this
             work
             ,
             upon
             pain
             of
             
               death
               ,
               banishment
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             Do
             you
             not
             
               perceive
            
             now
             by
             this
             time
             ,
             how
             you
             then
             
               deceived
            
             the
             people
             ,
             by
             giving
             them
             the
             
               letter
            
             of
             the
             
               Word
               ,
            
             without
             the
             true
             
               sense
            
             of
             it
             ,
             as
             
               Satan
            
             dealt
             with
             
               Christ
            
             in
             his
             
               temptations
               ?
            
             Such
             
               Sermons
            
             bring
             an
             
               Houre
               of
               Temptation
            
             upon
             the
             people
             .
          
           
             This
             then
             is
             the
             
               force
            
             of
             the
             place
             :
          
           
             1.
             
             First
             ,
             That
             the
             
               Magistrate
            
             may
             make
             a
             
               Decree
               ,
            
             for
             all
             that
             are
             
               minded
               of
               their
               own
               free
               will
               ,
            
             to
             build
             the
             
               Spiritual
            
             Temple
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             and
             to
             
               gather
            
             up
             into
             a
             
               Communion
            
             of
             
               Saints
               .
            
          
           
             2.
             
             Secondly
             ,
             That
             he
             ought
             to
             
               permit
            
             this
             to
             be
             done
             ,
             
               according
               to
               the
               law
               of
               our
               God
               that
               is
               in
               our
               hands
               ,
            
             or
             rather
             according
             to
             the
             
               law
               of
               the
               Spirit
               of
               life
               ▪
            
             that
             is
             in
             our
             
               Hearts
               ;
            
             and
             not
             to
             
               inforce
            
             upon
             us
             any
             
               Clergy
               constitutions
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
             And
             thirdly
             ,
             That
             he
             may
             
               deterre
            
             you
             ,
             and
             the
             
               rest
            
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             that
             are
             of
             the
             
               like
               minde
               ,
            
             from
             
               resisting
            
             and
             
               bindering
            
             this
             work
             ,
             which
             hath
             its
             
               authority
            
             from
             
               Heaven
               .
            
             That
             so
             the
             
               Saints
            
             (
             the
             
               Kingdome
            
             of
             Christ
             )
             may
             
               pray
            
             for
             the
             
               Magistrate
               ,
            
             and
             
               Christ
            
             (
             the
             
               King
            
             of
             Saints
             )
             may
             
               blesse
            
             the
             
               Magistrate
               ,
            
             and
             make
             him
             
               prosperous
               .
            
             And
             pray
             now
             what
             is
             all
             this
             to
             your
             purpose
             ?
          
        
         
         
           
             
               Mr.
            
             LOVE
             .
          
           
             
               If
               it
               was
               good
               in
               your
               Hearts
               to
               think
               to
               Reform
               ;
               it
               s
               much
               better
               to
               do
               it
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Reply
             .
          
           
             Does
             not
             
               GOD
            
             say
             ,
             It
             was
             
               well
               ,
            
             that
             David
             
               thought
            
             to
             build
             a
             Temple
             ;
             and
             yet
             for
             all
             that
             ,
             he
             
               should
            
             not
             
               build
            
             it
             ?
             And
             do
             you
             now
             dare
             to
             
               blame
            
             this
             very
             thing
             ?
             Cannot
             the
             
               Scripture
            
             it self
             be
             
               quiet
            
             for
             you
             ?
          
        
         
           
             
               Mr.
            
             LOVE
             .
          
           
             
               You
               need
               not
               fear
               losing
               a
               Party
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Reply
             .
          
           
             Yea
             ,
             but
             how
             if
             
               God
            
             be
             in
             that
             
               Party
               ?
            
             What
             then
             ,
             sir
             ?
             Is
             it
             not
             
               better
            
             keeping
             a
             
               little
               ,
               poor
               ,
               despised
            
             Party
             ,
             that
             hath
             
               GOD
            
             in
             it
             ;
             then
             a
             
               great
            
             and
             
               numerous
            
             Party
             ,
             
               without
            
             God
             ?
          
           
             Again
             ,
             Did
             you
             preach
             before
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             to
             
               make
            
             or
             
               cast
            
             off
             parties
             ?
             Doth
             this
             appertain
             to
             the
             
               mysterie
            
             of
             
               Christ
            
             and
             the
             
               Father
               ?
            
             Reader
             ,
             These
             men
             are
             so
             
               over-busie
            
             in
             
               making
               ,
            
             and
             
               marring
            
             Parties
             ,
             that
             I
             much
             feare
             they
             will
             ,
             in
             the
             
               end
               ,
            
             throw
             the
             Kingdome
             into
             more
             
               misery
            
             and
             
               blood
            
             than
             their
             
               Predecessors
            
             have
             done
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               Mr.
            
             LOVE
             .
          
           
             
               Reformation
               is
               no
               forcing
               Conscience
               ,
               it
               meddles
               not
               with
               Conscience
               ,
               it
               restrains
               Practice
               :
               If
               a
               Iesuite
               come
               from
            
             Rome
             
               to
               kill
               a
               great
               Person
               ,
               he
               does
               it
               in
               Conscience
               ,
               but
               I
               meddle
               not
               with
               his
               Conscience
               ,
               I
               restrain
               his
               Practice
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Reply
             .
          
           
             Does
             not
             
               your
            
             Reformation
             meddle
             with
             
               Conscience
               ,
            
             Mr.
             
               LOVE
               ?
            
             Did
             you
             speak
             this
             of
             
               your self
               ,
            
             at
             
               randome
               ,
            
             as
             the
             rest
             ,
             or
             is
             this
             the
             
               sense
            
             of
             your
             
               Brethren
               ?
            
             And
             doth
             
               your
            
             Reformation
             only
             restrain
             
               outward
               
               Practice
               ?
            
             Then
             to
             
               tye
               up
            
             mad
             Dogs
             ,
             and
             Beares
             ,
             and
             Tygers
             ,
             is
             your
             
               most
               excellent
            
             Reformation
             .
             You
             that
             will
             not
             
               meddle
            
             with
             the
             
               Consciences
            
             of
             men
             ,
             it
             is
             no
             
               wonder
            
             you
             are
             making
             so
             many
             
               iron
               yoaks
            
             for
             their
             
               necks
               ,
            
             and
             so
             many
             
               snares
            
             and
             
               fetters
            
             to
             hamper
             the
             
               outward
               man
               ,
            
             the
             proper
             
               subject
            
             (
             it
             seems
             )
             of
             
               your
            
             Reformation
             .
             And
             thus
             taking
             upon
             
               your selves
            
             the
             Reformation
             of
             the
             
               outward
               man
               ,
            
             you
             do
             
               indeed
            
             put
             the
             
               Magistrates
            
             work
             to
             an
             
               end
               ;
            
             And
             then
             the
             
               Assembly
            
             may
             serve
             ,
             in
             the
             
               place
            
             of
             the
             
               House
               of
               Commons
               ;
            
             and
             
               Sion-Colledge
            
             in
             the
             
               place
            
             of
             the
             
               Lord
               Mayor
               ,
               Aldermen
               ,
            
             and
             
               Common-Councel
               .
            
             See
             you
             not
             yet
             ,
             Oh
             ye
             
               Powers
            
             of
             the
             
               World
               ,
            
             how
             the
             
               Ecclesiastical
            
             Powers
             would
             ●a●
             you
             out
             ?
          
           
             And
             for
             your
             
               Iesuite
               ,
            
             Did
             you
             ever
             hear
             me
             say
             or
             hint
             ,
             That
             the
             
               Magistrate
            
             should
             not
             
               restrain
            
             and
             
               punish
            
             outward
             wickednesse
             ?
             I
             wish
             therefore
             you
             would
             
               unriddle
            
             your selves
             ,
             and
             tell
             
               truly
               ,
            
             if
             you
             dare
             ,
             how
             far
             you
             would
             
               limit
            
             the
             Magistrate
             ,
             and
             
               inlarge
            
             your selves
             upon
             the
             
               outward
               man
               .
            
          
           
             But
             certainly
             ,
             if
             the
             
               Magistrates
            
             power
             hath
             under
             it
             the
             
               whole
               outward
               man
               ,
            
             as
             indeed
             it
             hath
             :
             And
             if
             
               Christs
            
             power
             have
             under
             it
             ,
             the
             
               whole
               inward
               man
               ,
            
             as
             indeed
             it
             hath
             ;
             what
             
               place
            
             then
             (
             I
             pray
             )
             is
             there
             left
             for
             your
             
               Ecclesiastical
            
             power
             ,
             when
             the
             
               outward
            
             and
             the
             
               inward
            
             man
             are
             
               disposed
            
             of
             before
             ?
             Sure
             ,
             when
             the
             
               Magistrate
            
             takes
             his
             own
             
               proper
               power
            
             to
             
               himself
               ,
            
             and
             
               Christ
            
             his
             own
             
               proper
            
             power
             to
             
               himself
               ;
            
             your
             
               power
            
             will
             be
             found
             to
             have
             
               no
            
             place
             ,
             either
             in
             the
             
               Worlds
            
             Kingdom
             ,
             or
             
               GODS
               ;
            
             but
             you
             must
             find
             out
             some
             
               third
            
             place
             for
             it
             ;
             for
             I
             will
             
               assigne
            
             you
             none
             ,
             left
             you
             prove
             
               too
            
             angry
             .
          
        
         
         
           
             
               Mr.
            
             LOVE
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Church
               of
            
             Thyatira
             
               might
               thinke
               shee
               had
               new
               light
               ,
               and
               yet
               God
               saith
               ,
               I
               have
               a
               few
               things
               against
               thee
               ,
               because
               thou
               sufferest
               the
               woman
            
             Jezabel
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           
             Reply
             .
          
           
             Truly
             Sir
             ,
             when
             
               God
            
             shall
             make
             you
             a
             
               New
               Creature
               ,
            
             you
             will
             be
             glad
             of
             
               New
               light
               ;
            
             for
             
               behold
            
             (
             saith
             God
             )
             
               I
               make
               all
               things
               New
               ,
            
             even
             the
             
               light
            
             as
             well
             as
             the
             
               creature
               :
            
             the
             
               Old
               light
            
             will
             serve
             the
             
               Old
               man
            
             wel
             enough
             .
          
           
             And
             for
             the
             
               Spirits
            
             reproving
             the
             
               Angel
            
             of
             the
             
               Church
               ,
            
             for
             
               suffering
            
             false
             and
             erroneous
             Teachers
             ;
             doth
             this
             prove
             
               as
               you
               undertake
            
             that
             the
             
               Angel
            
             of
             the
             Church
             
               had
            
             or
             
               exercised
               ,
               civil
            
             and
             
               secular
            
             power
             in
             the
             
               Church
            
             of
             Christ
             ?
             You
             erre
             not
             
               understanding
            
             the
             Scriptures
             ;
             for
             then
             any
             thing
             is
             
               suffered
            
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
             when
             it
             is
             not
             reproved
             and
             condemned
             by
             the
             Word
             ;
             the
             Word
             of
             truth
             ,
             taught
             and
             published
             in
             the
             
               Church
               ,
            
             will
             
               suffer
            
             no
             errour
             there
             ;
             but
             you
             understand
             this
             
               suffering
               ,
            
             of
             
               outward
            
             and
             
               violent
            
             power
             .
             Do
             you
             not
             
               remember
               ,
            
             that
             I
             said
             at
             the
             beginning
             ,
             that
             the
             
               carnal
            
             Church
             
               understands
            
             the
             whole
             Scriptures
             
               carnally
               ?
            
          
        
         
           
             
               Mr.
            
             LOVE
             .
          
           
             
               And
               now
               to
               hear
               such
               Sermons
               preached
               ,
               and
               Books
               printed
               ;
               if
               it
               had
               been
               at
            
             Amsterdam
             ,
             
               it
               had
               been
               no
               marveil
               :
               But
               at
            
             London
             ,
             
               and
               at
            
             Westminster
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           
             Reply
             .
          
           
             Truly
             ,
             such
             a
             Sermon
             as
             
               mine
            
             might
             have
             been
             preached
             at
             
               Amsterdam
               ,
            
             or
             anywhere
             else
             where
             
             the
             
               Gospel
            
             hath
             
               free
               passage
               :
            
             and
             such
             a
             Sermon
             as
             
               yours
            
             might
             have
             been
             preached
             at
             
               Rome
               ,
            
             or
             anywhere
             else
             where
             the
             
               precious
               Word
            
             of
             
               GOD
            
             is
             under
             
               restraint
               ,
            
             and
             
               Ecclesiastical
            
             power
             exalts
             it self
             ,
             both
             above
             the
             
               power
            
             of
             the
             
               Word
               ,
            
             and
             the
             power
             of
             the
             
               Nation
               .
               Your
            
             Sermon
             savours
             as
             ill
             to
             the
             
               Faithfull
               ,
            
             as
             
               mine
            
             to
             the
             
               World
               .
            
          
           
             Many
             other
             
               weak
               ,
               passionate
               ,
               inconsiderate
               ,
               erronious
            
             things
             ,
             fell
             from
             Mr.
             
             
               LOVE
               ,
            
             neither
             worth
             the
             troubling
             the
             
               Reader
            
             with
             ,
             nor
             
               my self
               ;
            
             and
             so
             they
             may
             
               perish
            
             and
             
               rot
            
             in
             their
             own
             
               grave
            
             (
             if
             they
             will
             )
             for
             they
             shall
             never
             receive
             a
             
               Resurrection
            
             from
             me
             .
          
           
             And
             now
             at
             the
             
               close
            
             of
             all
             ,
             I
             desire
             the
             Reader
             to
             observe
             the
             
               difference
            
             between
             our
             
               Enemies
            
             and
             
               our selves
               ,
            
             in
             this
             great
             point
             of
             
               Authority
            
             and
             
               Iurisdiction
               ,
            
             which
             is
             this
             :
             That
             
               We
            
             exalt
             
               Iesus
               Christ
               alone
            
             in
             the
             
               spiritual
            
             Church
             ;
             and
             
               attribute
            
             to
             the
             
               Magistrate
               ,
            
             his
             
               full
            
             power
             in
             the
             
               world
               ;
            
             But
             
               they
            
             exalt
             
               themselves
            
             in
             Christs
             stead
             ,
             in
             the
             
               Church
               ;
            
             and
             set
             under
             their
             
               feet
            
             the
             
               Magistrates
            
             power
             in
             the
             
               world
               .
            
             And
             this
             is
             so
             
               evident
               ,
            
             that
             there
             is
             some
             
               apcration
            
             of
             
               Satan
               ,
            
             more
             or
             lesse
             ,
             upon
             him
             that
             
               sees
            
             it
             not
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
           
             —
             Praesens
             malejudicat
             aetas
             ,
             Iudicium
             melius
             ,
             Posteritatis
             erit
             .
          
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A82317e-5750
           
             Rev.
             3.
             11
             ,
             12.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A82317e-7610
           
             Antichrists
             Kingdome
             set
             up
             by
             the
             carnall
             understanding
             of
             the
             Scriptures
             .
          
           
             The
             Reformation
             of
             the
             Church
             understood
             carnally
             .
          
           
             The
             imperfection
             of
             the
             worship
             of
             the
             
               old
            
             Law
             .
          
           
             No
             outward
             law
             can
             make
             men
             perfect
             as
             pertaining
             to
             the
             conscience
             ,
             and
             so
             the
             Gospel
             abolishes
             all
             such
             outward
             laws
             imposed
             on
             conscience
             ,
             as
             well
             now
             as
             heretofore
             .
          
           
             Doctr.
             
          
           
             Gospel
             Reformation
             :
             1.
             
             What
             it
             is
             .
          
           
             Christ
             Judgement
             .
          
           
             Christ
             Righteousnesse
             .
          
           
             Gospel
             Reformation
             is
             1.
             
             Spirituall
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Inward
             .
          
           
             Matth.
             23.
             25.
             
          
           
             3.
             Thorows
             
          
           
             Isa.
             1.
             25.
             
          
           
             4.
             
             Powerfull
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             Constant
             .
          
           
             Christ
             the
             Reformer
             .
          
           
             Note
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             The
             care
             of
             the
             Church
             given
             to
             Christ
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Christ
             takes
             it
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Out
             of
             obedience
             .
          
           
             2
             Love
             .
          
           
             3
             The
             work
             of
             Reformation
             only
             sutable
             to
             Christ
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Christ
             only
             able
             for
             the
             work
             of
             Reformation
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             The
             Word
             .
          
           
             The
             Gospell
             Reformes
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Works
             faith
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Communicates
             Righteousnesse
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Shews
             Christ
             .
          
           
             2.
             
          
           
             The
             second
             meanes
             Christ
             useth
             to
             reform
             the
             Chureh
             withall
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             All
             errours
             .
          
           
             Object
             .
          
           
             Answ
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Unbeseeming
             the
             Gospel
             .
          
           
             
               Though
               the
               truth
               carry
               its
               
                 evidence
              
               in
               
                 it self
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               
                 Word
              
               of
               
                 God
              
               is
               greater
               then
               all
               the
               
                 testimonies
              
               of
               
                 men
                 ;
              
               yet
               for
               their
               sakes
               that
               are
               
                 weak
                 ,
              
               I
               have
               inserted
               the
               
                 judgments
              
               of
               some
               godly
               men
               (
               as
               I
               have
               accidentally
               met
               with
               them
               )
               who
               have
               spoken
               of
               these
               things
               in
               the
               spirit
               ;
               that
               so
               you
               may
               see
               the
               truth
               though
               it
               hath
               but
               
                 few
              
               followers
               ,
               yet
               it
               hath
               some
               .
            
             
               
                 Melancton
              
               on
               
                 Psal.
              
               110.
               v.
               3.
               —
               habebis
               populum
               ,
               non
               
                 coactum
                 gladio
                 ,
              
               sed
               
                 verbo
                 collectum
                 ,
              
               &
               
                 laeto
              
               corde
               amplectentem
               
                 evangelium
                 ,
              
               &
               te
               
                 sponte
              
               celebrantem
               .
               Discernit
               igitur
               
                 ecclesiam
              
               ab
               
                 imperiis
                 mundanis
                 ,
              
               &
               
                 externam
                 servitutem
              
               a
               cultibus
               
                 cordis
              
               accensis
               voce
               
                 evangelii
              
               &
               a
               
                 spiritu
                 sancto
                 .
                 —
              
               
                 
                   Ag.
                   Religio
                   cogi
                   non
                   vult
                   ,
                   doceri
                   expetit
                   .
                   Immunitate
                   non
                   stabilitur
                   ,
                   sed
                   evertitur
                   .
                   
                     Polan
                     .
                  
                
              
               —
               This
               
                 Charls
              
               to
               whom
               
                 Leo
              
               gave
               the
               title
               of
               
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
              
               was
               a
               great
               conquerer
               ,
               and
               overcame
               many
               Nations
               with
               the
               sword
               ,
               and
               as
               the
               
                 Turk
                 compelleth
                 to
                 his
                 faith
                 ,
              
               so
               
                 he
                 compelled
                 with
                 Violence
                 to
                 the
                 faith
                 of
                 Christ
                 ;
              
               but
               alas
               the
               true
               faith
               of
               Christ
               whereunto
               the
               
                 Holy
                 Ghost
              
               draws
               mens
               
                 hearts
                 ,
              
               through
               
                 preaching
              
               the
               
                 Word
              
               of
               truth
               ,
               he
               knew
               not
               ,
               &c.
               
                 Tindal
                 .
              
               Fides
               sua
               sponte
               non
               coacte
               agere
               vult
               .
               
                 Luth.
              
               Christus
               non
               voluit●vi
               &
               igne
               cogere
               homines
               ad
               fidem
               .
               
                 Luth.
              
               Haereticos
               comburere
               ,
               est
               contra
               voluntatem
               spiritus
               .
               
                 Luth.
                 
              
            
             
               He
               hath
               given
               in
               the
               
                 Church
              
               the
               
                 sword
              
               of
               the
               
                 spirit
              
               to
               
                 inforce
              
               with
               ,
               and
               not
               the
               
                 sword
              
               of
               the
               
                 Magistrate
                 .
              
            
             
               Prorsus
               diversa
               ratio
               est
               regni
               Christi
               &
               mundi
               .
               Mundani
               Magistratus
               quae
               volunt
               imperant
               ,
               &
               subditi
               coguntur
               obedientiam
               praestare
               .
               At
               in
               Regno
               Christi
               ,
               quod
               non
               est
               mundana
               ,
               aut
               pontificia
               Dominatio
               ,
               sed
               spirituale
               regnum
               ,
               nihil
               simile
               geritur
               ,
               sed
               quivis
               alterius
               judex
               ,
               &
               quilibet
               alteri
               subjectus
               est
               .
               At
               tyranni
               &
               animicidae
               illi
               ,
               nihil
               morantes
               vocem
               Christi
               ,
               regnum
               meum
               non
               est
               de
               hoc
               mundo
               ,
               ex
               Ecclesia
               ,
               Politiam
               civilem
               ,
               seu
               potius
               pontificium
               imperium
               constituerunt
               .
               
                 ●uth
                 .
              
            
             
               —
               Quare
               ipsam
               sedem
               Bestiae
               nego
               ,
               nihil
               moratus
               sit
               ne
               bonus
               vel
               malus
               ,
               qui
               in
               ea
               se
               det
               .
               Sedes
               inquam
               quae
               sit
               super
               omnes
               sedes
               nulla
               est
               in
               Ecclesia
               super
               terram
               jure
               divino
               ,
               sed
               omnes
               sunt
               aequales
               ,
               quia
               una
               fides
               ,
               unum
               baptisma
               ;
               unus
               Christus
               ,
               &c.
               
               
                 Luth.
                 
              
            
             
               Where
               there
               is
               no
               
                 worldly
                 superiority
              
               over
               one
               another
               ,
               there
               is
               no
               
                 worldly
                 compulsion
                 .
              
               of
               one
               another
               .
               In
               the
               naturall
               body
               ,
               there
               is
               no
               convocation
               of
               many
               members
               to
               govern
               one
               ,
               or
               of
               more
               members
               to
               govern
               fewer
               ,
               but
               the
               foot
               performes
               its
               office
               without
               being
               under
               the
               authoritative
               power
               of
               the
               hands
               ,
               yea
               each
               member
               performs
               its
               office
               aright
               ,
               without
               being
               in
               subordination
               to
               another
               ,
               by
               the
               guidance
               of
               that
               head
               to
               which
               it
               is
               united
               ,
               and
               of
               that
               Spirit
               that
               dwels
               in
               it
               ;
               each
               member
               having
               an
               immediate
               influence
               of
               the
               head
               upon
               it self
               ,
               though
               it
               may
               outwardly
               seem
               to
               be
               further
               from
               the
               head
               then
               another
               member
               .
               And
               thus
               it
               is
               in
               Beleevers
               and
               Congregations
               .
            
             
               —
               Quid
               autem
               vi
               &
               coactione
               opus
               vobis
               est
               ,
               qui
               hujusmodi
               certamen
               decertatis
               ,
               in
               quo
               cogi
               nemo
               debet
               ?
               
                 Ulrichus
                 ab
                 Hutten
                 ,
              
               to
               the
               Councel
               of
               Priests
               .
            
             
               What
               need
               you
               the
               power
               of
               the
               Magistrate
               to
               defend
               the
               truth
               ,
               who
               have
               so
               many
               Scriptures
               to
               defend
               it
               ?
               the
               
                 truth
              
               of
               
                 God
              
               being
               to
               be
               defended
               by
               the
               
                 Word
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               and
               not
               by
               the
               
                 power
              
               of
               
                 men
                 .
              
               Idem
               .
            
             
               I
               could
               produce
               many
               more
               Testimonies
               but
               these
               are
               sufficient
               to
               shew
               ;
               that
               I
               am
               not
               alon
               in
               this
               point
               ,
               against
               Forcible
               reformation
               ;
               but
               have
               the
               Armory
               of
               
                 David
                 ,
              
               to
               defend
               it
               withall
               ,
               on
               which
               there
               hange
               a
               thousand
               bucklers
               ,
               all
               shields
               of
               mighty
               men
               .
            
          
           
             2.
             
             Unsutable
             to
             Christs
             Kingdome
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             11.
             9.
             
          
           
             Isai.
             60.
             18.
             
          
           
             3.
             
             A
             willing
             people
             .
             
               Psal.
            
             110.
             3.
             
          
           
             3.
             
             Humane
             institution
             is
             set
             up
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             It
             brings
             men
             into
             blind
             obedience
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             It
             makes
             Hypocrites
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             Causes
             Disturbances
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             Christ
             useth
             no
             such
             outward
             force
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Neither
             commanded
             his
             Apostles
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Object
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Object
             .
             Answ
             .
          
           
             3
             ,
             b
             ject
             .
             Answ
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Object
             .
             Answ
             .
          
           
             5.
             Obj.
             Answ
             .
          
           
             6.
             Obj.
             Ans.
          
           
             7.
             Obj.
             Answ
             ▪
             
          
           
             Psal.
             72.
             12.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Gods
             Kingdome
             .