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A87179	Good news to all people. Glad tydings for all men. God good unto all, and Christ the saviour of the world: or, The general point faithfully handled by way of exercise: or A sermon preached at Buckingham upon the 25 of March, being (as so called) Easter-day. By William Hartley.	Hartley, William, of Stony-Stratford.	1650 (1650)	Wing H974; Thomason E594_11; ESTC R206917	25,853	32

then reprove the Legal Teachers in our generation who present the terrors of the Law to reduce persons to the obedience of the Gospel and by coercive power if they had it beat mens spirits into a conformity Christ satisfied Peter that his Kingdom was not of this world From which I apprehend we may gather That majesterial or worldly power hath no cognizance over the things of God Paul telleth Timothy who as all conclude was a famous Bishop 2 Tim. 2.24 25. The servant of the Lord must not strive but be gentle in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves if peradventure God will give grace to repentance How unsuitably then do those persons act who under pretence of * ●Nab●th blasphemed c. only a sleight to get his Vineyard Cave C. O. Heresie and Blasphemy condemn men first and give them time to repent afterwards Harken unto me ye fiery Zealots let us reason the matter suppose there were in this Congregation one that is a Jew pleading for a necessity of Sacrifices Circumcision c. Another a Turk pleading the interest of Mahomet A third of Aristotle and Pythagoras his Judgment denying both Diety and Resurrection I pray let me ask you this question Is it not more Christian-like to instruct these men then destroy them Should not these poor Souls be objects of pity rather then fury seeing they must all stand at the Judgment seat of Christ and to torment them before the time is to do that to them which as I understand Scripture Christ permited not to be done unto Devils Now if such civility is to be used unto Aliens and Forreigners who are Strangers in person and Religion will you that be fellow Natives desire Laws of cruelty to be exercised upon those that are neerer by affinity both in birth and judgment Again Coercive power at the best makes men but Hypocrites when perswasion through love maketh a change in the minde and what is it to drive the person of a man into a little outward conformity when in his minde he is always free to affect that which his judgment gives him to be truth * Simile A Lion chained is a Lion still the chain mitigateth not but exasperateth the fierceness of the creature Outward forcings onely chain the out side it is love onely that can change the minde Saint Paul exhorteth Titus to be gentle and shew all meekness unto all men and by a self-experiment he encourageth him to that duty For saith he Tit. 3. We our selves also were sometimes disobedient serving divers lusts c. but after the kindness of the love of God appeared c. Then there was an alteration If the men of our generation that stile themselves Ministers of the Gospel had labored to beget love in the people towards God by presenting the Love of God in our Saviour to the people in a gentle and meek way according to the Gospel the rent amongst themselves would not have bin so great and * Bellum episcopale hinc iliae lachrymae divisions of the people less One thing more observe from the connexion of this Discourse The precedent Verses speak that these Athenians worshipped the true God after an ignorant way As God may be truly worshiped by a form so the true God is often worshipped in a form after a false manner I pray God the whole Kingdom be not guilty of it The outward deckings and adornments of you that hear me speak forth a good time or some high * It was Easter day in the afternoons Exercise day but how fitted and prepared your hearts be for reception of the substance of these formalities God and your Consciences are your Judges The Apostle Paul telleth the Colossians of us rising with Christ as well as the rising of Christ Col. 3.1 If ye be risen with Christ seek those things that are above c. To beleeve Christ in history as to be born dead and risen again at Jerusalem Rome Spain France acknowledg as much yea the Devils beleeve confess it and tremble but the Unity and participation in the mystery of this history is that which must be of Soul-concernment unto every one of you Prove your selves whether you be IN the Faith or no Know ye not that except Jesus Christ be IN you you are reprobates If you know any thing of the new-birth of Regeneration or of Christ being formed in us by a manifestation of God in Our flesh then you may keep Christmas at Mid-Lent Or if you know what it is to have your conversation in Heaven and understand that of the Apostle Col. 2.12 Buried with him in Baptism wherein also you are risen with Him by faith through the operation of God then you may keep Easter and Good Friday all of a day I know many of you here have this morning observed the solemnity of the Passeover by eating or breaking bread God forbid that I should discourage you in any thing that you apprehend to foe of God in this Form but give me leave to declare what Bread the Apostle would have the Corinthians observe the Passeover with 1 Cor. 5.8 Therefore let us keep the feast not with the Leaven of malice and wickedness but with the unleavened bread of Sincerity and Truth And further when he speaks as to wise men 1 Cor. 10.16 The Cup of blessing which we bless is it not the communion of the blood of Christ The bread which we break is it not the communion of the body of Christ By which expressions you may observe the Apostles drift was to fix their hearts upon the Substance which is Spirit and Life in it self and the very Soul of the Sacrament One word more to the Military part of this Auditory for whom this Discourse was more precisely intended Gentlemen having been your fellow-Soldier in the Nations cause I take the more boldness and freedom to speak a word of Exhortation to you You have heard what hath been pressed viz. Gods Goodness unto Mankinde The consideration whereof taking impression upon our spirits will be a strong motive and provocation to us for to repent and be changed in our mindes from the love of the world to the love of God If this duty be to be practised by all then more especially by you that be Soldiers I have observed one notable stratagem of Satan in transporting the minde of the creature above its proper sphere Take it for granted in the generality that those societies of men that are in most danger of death are most careless in their living * Quatuor aut septem si sit latissima ●aeda Seamen and Soldiers in what ha●ard do they lead their lives yet how vainly do they spend their time and how improvidently fitted for death My Masters I knew the time when the hearts of wel-affected were refreshed to hear the goodness of God manifested in your meetings but how have you sadded the spirits of good men to observe so much