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A disswasive from error much increased a perswasive to order much decayed / by Joseph Bentham.
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Bentham, Joseph, 1594?-1671.
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the Gospel 5. It contradicts the practise of Christianity 6. It is opposite to the calling of Ministers 7. It is contrary to common prudence to go in suspected ways 8. It dissents from the Rules of Humanity to fight against him who so long preserved us 9. It is against nature it self to consent to our own destruction 10. It is against reason to go in a way in which all who are gone before us have perished 11. It is against our Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy 12. And it brings in and sets up Popery and Popish doctrine For example 1. The doctrine of resisting Kings is Popery 2. To place infallibility of judgment in man as the Papists in the Pope These in the Parliament 3. Papists believe in the creature the Church These in the Parliament 4. Papists say faith is not to be kept with Hereticks These with Malignants 5. Papists believe it to be meritorious to die in their holy War as they call it These believe the same of those who die for the cause 6. Both consent in the doctrines of pious frauds 7. Papists press the precepts of men These the Ordinances of Parliament 8. Papists would have all to submit to the Pope These to the Parliament 9. Both agree in violence and cruelty in his hearing he saith he heard one say It was good to assist the Parliament way for if the King prevailed we should find favour if they prevail we shall have cruelty 10. Both have the spirit of Antichrist causing men to deny the truth they had learned and professed 11. And in the point of defamation they are as dexterous as Papists for upon a sudden they can do that against a godly Minister which the Devil in many years was not able to do making him seem scandalous so odious Thus he I know what is pleaded for resistance and taking up of arms namely Obj. 1 If subjects may not resist then they must obey unlawful commands contrary to Act. 5. 29. Answ Active obedience is to be given to their lawful commands Passive when they command things unlawful So we are Dan. 3. 17. 6. 7. alwayes to obey by executing their will actively or by submitting to the punishment passively If an Emperor be a Nero or Caligula what warrant then to take up arms against such a King against whom envy it self could not fasten any aspersions Obj. 2 They said they took not up arms against the King but against his evil Councellors Answ This is a new coyn'd distinction to cover the ugly face of rebellion And it is a vain distinction for to oppose his Councellors is to oppose him And it is certain Governours are not to be resisted But why then were not these 1 P â— 1. 2. 3 evil men named why not demanded that they might be legally punished Why The sequel shew'd it was against the King himself Mr. John Blackleach in his endeavours Printed 1650. justifieth John Goodwin for justifying the murder of the King Pag. 53. and pag. 54. he affirms that they did not take away the life of the King but of one that had been King and hoped so to have been again And G. W. in his Resp Anglic. pag. 32. saith That the Parliament finding him the King the evil Councellor a settled and obstinate Tyrant And pag. 41. for a Parliament and State to call a Tyrant to an account is not unlawful Obj. 3 That they did was in obedience to publick command Answ Obedience is due and to be yielded to authority but then the Authority must be lawful not like Sheba's And 2 Sam. 20. 12. the thing commanded lawful They had neither who resisted the King Obj. 4 If subjects may not resist then it seems Kings may do what they will Answ Shall we reject the Word of God for seeming inconveniences God commands us to obey and shall we pretend inconveniences Besides Kings are not at such liberty but accountable to God And subjects have many remedies exhortations disswasives and reproofs by their Nathans to their Davids prayer flight Obj. 5 But if Kings command to worship Devils should we not resist should we obey Answ Devil-worship was commanded by Emperors yet Christians took up no arms for the matter they betook themselves 1 Cor. 10. 20. 1 Pet. 4. 12 13. to prayers and patient suffering according to Scripture Obj. 6 But what if the Government is in danger by evil managing Answ We are enjoyned obedience upon a great penalty let us in obedience perform our part and leave the ordering of all to God there coming many and greater inconveniences by Rom. 13. 5 taking liberty to resist making inferiors to over-rule their superiors the subjects their Prince Nor can there be greater inconveniences in a family or a Kingdom than when there is no obedience but to what seems good in mens own eyes Our Saviour shews what follows the dividing of a Kingdom against it self The self of a Common-wealth is the Maâ—k 3. 21 Law thereof the common surety between Governour and governed The self of a Kingdom is the Religion of a Kingdom The self of a Church is doctrine and discipline the one as the Corn the other as the Hedge which like body and soul must not be divided Resisting lawful Authority in lawful things makes such divisions brings strange inconveniences I will conclude this propounding five things to your considerations 1. That the same God who commands children and servants to obey in all things which are lawful their Parents and Masters commands subjects in all lawful things to obey Kings if not more since such may command both us and ours both Parents and Children An houshold is a little Common-wealth and a Common-wealth is a great houshold Governours of houses may and do expect obedience from their inferiors so Magistrates from them We are to do as we would be done by 2. That Christian obedience doth greatly adorn the Gospel Tit. 2 5 â—0 1 Pet. 2. 15 16. of Christ and by it we do profess an acknowledgment of Gods Ordinance 3. That we have a great advantage by Government by Rom. 13 4 Governours they are for our good whereas Anarchy opens a window to confusion Government is for our good natural that our life and safety may be preserved for our Mr. Parre good moral that we may be brought from vice to vertue for our good civil that we may enjoy possessions and that publick honesty may be defended and for our spiritual good having God's worship established Some perhaps say good men are molested But let such know that good Magistrates are good mens nourishers bad are their tryers so for their good And if any good men are punished for good it comes from the abuse of the power However it is certain Obedience Rom. 13. 3 brings praise is a doing of good and is a good work in an high degree Tit. 3. 1 2. As if the Apostle should say no good work can be expected from him
he cannot be able soundly by the Word of God to disprove any part of it When he who was called Protector sent a command to look to Ale-houses and Readers of the Common-prayer Mr. Gatford since Doctor of Divinity a sequestred Divine sent to him and his Parliament-House a tart rebuke in print for joyning the Common-Prayer with Ale-houses and a bold challenge requesting that all might be commanded to object what they could against it promising that he and some few of his sequestred Brethren would make good That that Book is absolutely the best and freest from exception that ever saw light in the Christian world and that it is none of the weakest forts the Church hath against Popery and Errors John Carelesse in his examination before Dr. Martin it is only in the first Edition of the Book of Martyrs which is in one volume saith That same Book which is so consonant and agreeable to the Word of God being set forth by common authority both of the King that dead is Edward 6. and of the whole Parliament-House ought not to be despised by me or any other private man under pain of Gods curse high displeasure and damnation except they repent Object It is Popery Answ Dr. Weston Prolocutor in the Convocation house in Queen Maries reign made a bitter invective against it In whose reign also Papists articled against some of the Martyrs for using of it for being present when it was used Arch-Bishop Cranmer affirmed that he with Peter Martyr and some few more would defend the Book of Common-Prayer against all Papists in the world for of a long time they only were the opposers of it and Papists now so abhor it that they are to and will lose two parts of three of their rents rather than hear it and yet Popery Fie besides what one Popish thing is in it Is there prayer to Saints or Angels Is there prayer to the dead or in an unknown tongue Is there any allowance of Purgatory of Merit Is it not directed against all the material points of Popery so that if it was observed it was impossible Popery should come into England Object Something in it is in the Mass-Book it was taken out of it Answ Is the Lord's Prayer Popery because it is in the Mass-Book Kneeling to Jupiter was unlawful to God is required St. Paul borrowed of Pagans Act. 12. 28. Tit. 3. 12. The Pope defends the Trinity shall we therefore deny it The Devils and Pagans believe on God so do we There hath not been nor can be a greater cause of triumph to the Papists nor cleerer vindication of their innocency in suffering so much in their estates for absenting themselves from our service than such doings of some Protestants who make the use of that service scandalous and so great a crime Upon this advantage given what may the Papists say how may they plead I pray judge and consider And take heed lest in calling that Popery which is not you bring it in by taking away such Bull-warks which should keep it out And I beseech you brethren do not flatter your selves by saying the Martyrs had not such gifts as you nor such lights as you have 1. As for gifts they were so gifted as to seal the Gospel Mr. Fox Preface to the Works of Mr. Tyndal saith Albeit increasing of learning of Tongues and Sciences with quickness of wit in youth and others doth marvellously shoot up as it is to be seen to the sufficient furnishing of Christs Church yet so it happeneth I cannot tell how the farther I look back into those former times of Tyndal Frith and other like more simplicity with true zeal with humble modesty I see with less corruption of affections in them In opening of Scriptures what truth what soundness can a man require more or what more is to be said than is found in Tyndal c. The same is the judgment of the Learned and witty Prefacer to the Treatise called the Book-Fish containing certain Treatises of John Frith the Martyr taken out of a Cod-fishes belly in Cambridge Market Anno 1626. and after published The Author of that notable Preface is thought to have been Dr. Thomas Goad of Haddenham one of our five Divines that were at the Synod of Dort This Author saith also He knows not how but he finds a better spirit more vivacity and efficacy in the writings of the first Reformers than in the more accurate labours of these of our times For new lights hear the judgment of the old Non-Conformists Opinions now embraced as new truths and lights are no other for substance but the old errors and dotages of Barrow and Greenwood long since published by them and by the godly opposed so that like rusty weapons they are newly furbished and being but the same metals and materials are cast into a new mold with an addition of some things more of the same sort with their blood as to confute their adversaries and defend the truth And Mr. Fox saith that Hadley a Town of Tradesmen where Dr. Tayler that great admirer of and commender of the Book of Common-Prayer lived was like an University for knowledge 2. And as for your new lights Did S. Paul hold nothing back but declare all the counsel of God Act. 20. 27. Did he pronounce him accursed who preached any other doctrine Gal. 1. 8. and command Timothy to keep the commandement until Christ's appearing 1 Tim. 6. 14. and must we now look for new lights I cannot imagine that the holy Ghost should give Timothy as solemn a charge as was ever given to mortal man to observe the rules given until Christs coming and new lights to be expected yet many pretend much to new lights and new wayes and gaze upon them so that as some gazing upon ignis fatuus lose their way and fall into ditches so these men stare so much upon their new lights that they cannot find the way to God's house and they lose the true light which hath shined and doth in the Church of God But whence come these new lights If from Scripture we had them before if not from Scripture they are false and deceitful lights Great is the wantonness of many in greeting new opinions and Opinionists as if former truths were sapless yet truth is alwayes flourishing although too many are even sick of new opinions The Fryars had formed a new Gospel and called it the everlasting Gospel they cryed it up to be worthier than the Gospel of Christ as much as the Sun is more perfect than the Moon the kernel than the shell this continued about thirty years with little reproof it was openly read and expounded in Paris 1235. but 1256. it was opposed by the Parisian Doctors and burnt as ignis fatuus is a vanishing Meteor so these new lights will I believe vanish and fade as did the Fryars Evangeâ—ium aeternum 6. The Church enjoyns God-fathers and God-mothers at Infant-baptism They are at Geneva They are