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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77553	The power of God overpowering the creature. Which power came upon me William Britten, the 3d. day of the 11th. month, (called February) 1659. not suffering me to depart my chamber, until I had promised the Lord to answer a book, which I had then never seen, and but once heard of; set forth by William Prynne in defence of tyths, &c. and to present the answer in print unto the governing power of England for the time being. But making delayes, and Fran. Spira-like, consulting with flesh and blood, the Lord terrified me in conscience for neglect, yet in mercy did set me (like Jonah) the second time upon the same work.	Britten, William, d. 1669.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4824A; ESTC R170818	27,030	51

THE Power of God Overpowering the CREATURE Which Power came upon me William Britten the 3d. day of the 11th Month called February 1659. not suffering me to depart my Chamber until I had promised the Lord to Answer a Book which I had then never seen and but once heard of set forth by William Prynne in defence of Tyths c. and to present the Answer in Print unto the Governing Power of England for the time being But making delayes and Fran. Spira-like consulting with flesh and blood the Lord terrified me in Conscience for neglect yet in mercy did set me like Jonah the second time upon the same work 2 Chron. 34.14 Hilkiah the Priest found a Book of the Law of the Lord. And vers 15. Hilkiah delivered the Book to Shaphan And vers 18. Shaphan read it before the King And vers 30. He read in their ears all the words of the Book of the Covenant And vers 32. The King caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it And vers 33. Josiah took away all the Abominations out of all the Countries And 2 Kings 23.25 Like unto him was there no King before him that turned to the Lord with all his heart c. LONDON Printed for the Author 1660 THE Power of God Overpowering the CREATURE According to my engagement unto the Lord who hath led me forth in this Work I humbly present this Answer unto the Governing Power of England which I acknowledge to be King Charles II. with His Council and Parliament William Britten TO allow Gospel Ministers a Maintenance the Scriptures are clear for it but in what manner and from whom the same shall arise the Gospel Law can best decide the Controversie I shall not answer each Page of his Book seeing there are so many Itterations and repetitions of things especially in those large discriptions of the Jewish Tyths and Levittical Priesthood wherein he strives to model a Maintenance from thence to Gospel Ministers but is to us as if he had pleaded for Circumcision to our Gentile Churches His Book hath two Parts I begin with the former and so pass through both first viewing those Scriptures he makes use of to see if any such thing as Tyths or a settled Maintenance for Ministers of the Gospel be found in holy Writ to be either practised or named amongst Disciples or Believers in the primitive times when the Scriptures were written people became Christians which ought to be our guide and rule to follow At his 4th page he begins with Scripture as Matt 10.5 c. Luke 10.1 c. how our Saviour authorised and sent forth the 12. and the 70. Disciples to preach the Gospel c. by which Commission they were not to carry any provision for their journey for the workman is worthy of his meat Vers 10. Answ Nor were they to receive Tyths or other setled Maintenance nor bargain aforehand what reward should be for their pains neither had they any humane power to enforce supplies whilst they were upon that work nor to punish any in body or estate that refused to give unto them where they came to preach God never taught his Messengers to persecute any for unkindness in these spiritual works Mat. 10.14 Acts 13.51 but if they will not receive them the dust of their feet must be a testimony against such yet these Teachers must go forth and trust to their Master for their reward from whose Spirit they had freely received Mat. 10.8 and were to give freely not sell it and they which did partake of their spiritual work in hearing were likewise led by the same spirit to impart unto the Teachers for corporal supplies In page 5. he useth John 4.36 c. how he that reapeth receiveth wages so both rejoyce together c Answ This joy is not only of this life but also that everlasting joy wherein God will reward his faithful ones but here note three things first the Reaper must be a Workman of the Masters appointment Secondly the same Master must pay him and not a stranger Thirdly his wages must be according to his Lords contract all which the Parable makes plain and how they received every man a Penny from their Master c. So Gospel Ministers must be called of God to that Work Mat. 20.1 c. going forth freely with the Gift in Teaching and his promise is that good measure shall be returned them again Luke 6.38 But those that dare not go forth to preach untill their bargain is made or assurance aforehand by a humane Law to compel a Reward for their Labour shew plainly they dare not rely upon God for a Maintenance but will rather trust men to secure the same for although they profess Gods Call to that Ministry at entering into it Tit. ● 16 yet in works of obedience to beleeve him therein they deny him as not trusting to his promises to provide for them Heb. 13.5 In his 7th page he produceth 1 Tim. 5.17 18. how the Elders that Rule well should be counted worthy of double honour c. The Oxe shall not be muzzled and the Labourer is worthy of his reward Answ The double honour is taken to be respect Maintenance which being given freely as led forth of God from his Law in the heart shews Obedience answerable in a true Professor which double honour must not be raked torn from the hearers by a human power but drawn forth by the love of God that as the Oxe is not to be muzled when he works for his Master in harvest neither is he to have power over his Master by pulling and tearing what he list from him but to be a partaker as refreshed with some of the harvest benefit all which sets forth the duty of true Converts who ought freely to respect and maintain such pure Gospel Ministers as have need and are religiously free to receive those necess●ries that as they receive benefit by Scripture labourers so it is their duty and the love of God will constrain them if they are true Christians to shew kindness unto his Messengers but all these Scriptures ma●e nothing towards Tyths or a setled maintenance the gift is left free unto the cheerful g●vers in the several generations according to the tenour of the Scriptures 2 Cor. 9.7 Mat. 9.38 He useth also wherein our Saviour bids pray the Lord of the Harvest that he will send forth Labourers into his Harvest Answ This sets forth Gods power who only can fit and call men to the Ministerial office which may shew us how all the humane learning that men can obtain cannot make a Gospel Minister it is the proper work of God and to him we must pray to furnish us in a pure Ministry and it may inform us of the great mistakes about this weighty work wherein many have undertaken to make Ministers Divines Bachellors and Doctors of Divinity or holiness c. which is