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A94556	To the lavv, and to the testimonie or, A proposall of certain cases of conscience by way of quære; chiefly touching the publick worship of the New Testament; and other things either necessary or profitable for Christianity; presented to those churches and societies of Christians, which professe the Scripture of the Old and New Testament for the only rule of faith and manners. Wherein the true and genuine way to reconcile Christians is laid open / translated out of Latine into English by a lover of truth and peace.	Lover of truth and peace.	1648 (1648)	Wing T1562; Thomason E1165_3; ESTC R210102	44,767	117

17. Sanctifie them through thy truth thy word is truth Eph. 1. v. 13. In whom ye also trusted after that ye heard the word of truth the gospel of your salvation in whom also after that ye believed ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise 1 Pet. 2. v. 2. As new born babes desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby 1 Thes 2. v. 13. For this cause also thank we God without ceasing because when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us ye received is not as the word of men but as it is in truth the word of God which effectually worketh also in you that believe 2 Cor. 1. v. 18. But as God is true our word toward you was not yea and nay v. 19. For the Sonne of God Jesus Christ who was preached among you by us even by me and Sylvanus and Timotheus was not yea and nay but in him was yea v. 20. For all the promises of God in him are yea and in him amen unto the glory of God by us chap. 7. v. 14. For if I have boasted any thing to him of you I am not ashamed but as we spake all things to you in truth even so our boasting which I made before Titus is found a truth 1 Pet. 1. v. 25. But the word of the Lord endureth for ever And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you 2 Cor. 5. v. 20. Now then we are ambassadours for Christ as though God did beseech you by us we pray you in Christs steed be ye reconciled to God 1 Thes 2. v. 13. For this cause also thank we God without ceasing because when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us ye received it not as the word of men but as it is in truth the word of God which effectually worketh also in you that beleeve Ephes 4. v. 11. And he gave some Apostles and some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers 1 Cor. 2. v. 12. Now we have received not the spirit of the world but the Spirit which is of God that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God v. 13. Which things also we speak not in the words which mans wisdome teacheth but which the holy Ghost teacheth comparing spirituall things with spirituall v. 16. For who hath known the minde of the Lord that he may instruct him But we have the minde of Christ Acts 5. v. 20. Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life Rom. 6. v. 17. But God be thanked that ye were the servants of sinne but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrin which was delivered you chap. 16. v. 17. Now I beseech you brethren marke them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned and avoid them 1 Cor. 4. v. 17. For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus who is my beloved sonne and faithfull in the Lord who shall bring you into remembrance of my wayes which be in Christ as I teach every where in every Church 2 Ioh. v. 9. Whosoever transgresseth and abideth not in the doctrin of Christ hath not God he that abideth in the doctrin of Christ he hath both the Father and the Son v. 10. If there come any unto you and bring not this doctrin receive him not into your house neither bid him God speed Iude v. 3. Beloved when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation it was needfull for me to write unto you and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints 2 Cor. 3. v. 5. Not that we are sufficient of our selves to thinke any thing as of our selves but our sufficiencie is of God v. 6. Who also hath made us able ministers of the new Testament not of the letter but of the spirit for the letter killeth but the spirit giveth life chap. 4. v. 1. Therefore seeing we have this ministery as we have received mercy we faint not v. 2. But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty not walking in craftinesse nor handling the word of God deceitfully but by manifestation of the truth commending our selves to every mans conscience in the sight of God chap. 6. v. 4. But in all things approving our selves as the ministers of God in much patience in afflictions in necessities in distresses v. 7. By the word of truth by the power of God by the armour of righteousnesse on the right hand and on the left chap. 7. v. 14. For if I have boasted any thing to him of you I am not ashamed but as we spake all things to you in truth even so our boasting which I made before Titus is found a truth 11. Now for as much as the Ministers of particular Churches were in the Apostles times given by Christ a Ephes 4.11 Tit. 1.5 6 7. 1 Cor. 14.37 to preach the true and genuine VVord of the Gospell b Tit. 1.5.6 7 9. and cap. 2.7 8. 2 Tim. 2. v. 2. Ephes 4.12 13 14 15. by way of Embassage for Christ c 2 Cor. 1.19 and chap. 5.20 Tit. 1.5 6 7. and 1 Cor. 4. v. 1 2. 1 Thes 1.1 and chap. 2. v. 13. d 2 Tim. 4. v. 2. and cha 2. v. 2. Tit. 1. v. 9. It is evident that they also had an expresse Commission e 1 Cor. 1. v. 1. with chap. 2. v. 12 13 14 15 16. also 2 Tim. 1.13 14. and chap. 2. v. 2. Tit. 1.9 10 11. Acts 15.24 Rom. 6.17 and chap. 16. v. 17. 2 Ioh. v. 9 10. and were furnisht with gifts sufficient for the discharge thereof f 2 Cor. 1.1.19 with chap. 3. v. 5 6. Acts 14.22 23. and chap. 20. v. 17 18 20 21. c. 2 Tim. 2.2 Tit. 1.9 10 11. and consequently were able to performe it in a due manner g Acts 20.28 31 32. 2 Tim. 2.2 and did accordingly performe it as it shall by and by be related h 2 Cor. 1.19 with chap. 4. v. 1 2. and 1 Cor. 16.10 Acts 15.35 Apoc. 2.8 9 10 12 13.18 19. and chap. 3.7 8 9 10 11. Ephe. 4. v. 11. And he gave some Apostles and some prophets and some evangelists and some pastours and teachers Tit. 1. v. 5. For this cause left I thee in Crete that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting and ordain elders in every city as I had appointed thee v. 6. If any be blamelesse the husband of one wife having faithfull children not accused of riot or unruly v. 7. For a bishop must be blamelesse as the steward of God not self-willed not soon angry not given to wine no striker not given to filthy lucre 1 Cor. 14. v. 37. If any man think himselfe to be a prophet or spirituall let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandements of the Lord. Tit. 1. v.

5. For this cause left I thee in Crete that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting and ordaine elders in every city as I had appointed thee v. 6. If any be blamelesse the husband of one wife having faithfull children not accused of riot or unruly v. 7. For a bishop must be blamelesse as the steward of God not self willed not soon angry not given to wine no striker not given to filthy lucre chap. 2. v. 7. In all things shewing thy selfe a patterne of good workes in doctrine shewing uncorruptnesse gravity sincerity v. 8. Sound speech that cannot be condemned that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed having no evill thing to say of you 2. Tim. 2. v. 2. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses the same commit thou to faithfull men who shall be able to teach others also Ephes 4. v. 12. For the perfecting of the saints for the worke of the ministery for the edifying of the body of Christ v. 13. Till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Sonne of God unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fulnesse of Christ v. 14. That we henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every winde of doctrine by the sleight of men and cunning craftinesse whereby they lie in waite to deceive v. 15. But speaking the truth in love may grow up into him in all things which is the head even Christ 2 Cor. 1. v. 1. Paul an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God and Timothy our brother unto the Church of God which is at Corinth with all the saints which are in all Achaia v. 19. For the Sonne of God Jesus Christ who was preached among you by us even by me and Sylvanus and Timotheus was not yea and nay but in him was yea Chap. 5. v. 20. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ as though God did beseech you by us we pray you in Christs stead be ye reconciled to God Tit. 1. v. 5. For this cause left I thee in Crete that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting and ordaine elders in every city as I had appointed thee v. 6. If any be blamelesse the husband of one wife having faithfull children not accused of riot or unruly v. 7. For a bishop must be blamelesse as the steward of God not self willed not soon angry not given to wine no striker nor given to filthy lucre 1 Cor. 4. v. 1. Let a man so account of us as of the Ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God v. 2. Moreover it is re●quired in Stewards that a man be found faithfull 1 Thes 1. v. 1. Paul and Sylvanus and Timotheus unto the Church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ chap. 2. v. 13. For this cause also thank we God without ceasing because when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us ye received it not as the word of men but as it is in truth the word of God which effectually worketh also in you that believe 2 Tim. 4. v. 2. Preach the word be instant in season out of season reprove rebuke exhort with all long suffering and doctrine chap. 2. v. 2. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses the same commit thou to faithfull men who shall be able to teach others also Tit. 1. v. 9. Holding fast the faithfull word as he hath been taught that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers 1 Cor. 1. v. 1. Paul called to be an Apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God and Sosthenes our brother chap. 2. v. 12. Now we have received not the spirit of the world but the Spirit which is of God that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God v. 13. Which things also we speake not in the words which mans wisdome teacheth but which the Holy Ghost teacheth comparing spirituall things with spirituall v. 14. But the naturall man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God for they are foolishnesse unto him neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned v. 15. But he that is spirituall judgeth all things yet he himselfe is judged of no man v. 16. For who hath known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him But we have the minde of Christ 2 Tim. 1. v. 13. Hold fast the forme of sound words which thou hast heard of me in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus v. 14. That good thing which was committed unto thee keepe by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us chap. 2. v. 2. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses the same commit thou to faithfull men who shall be able to teach others also Tit. 1. v. 9. Holding fast the faithfull word as he hath been taught that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers v. 10. For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers especially they of the circumcision v. 11. Whose mouthes must be stopped who subvert whole houses teaching things which they ought not for filthy lucres sake Acts 15. v. 24. Forasmuch as we have heard that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words subverting your soules saying Ye must be circumcised and keepe the law to whom we gave no such commandement Rom. 6. v. 17. But God be thanked that yee were the servants of sin but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you chap. 16. v. 17. Now I beseech you brethren marke them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned and avoid them 2 John v. 9. Whosoever transgresseth and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ hath not God he that abideth in the doctrine of Christ he hath both the Father and the Sonne v. 10. If there come any unto you and bring not this doctrine receive him not into your houses neither bid him God speed 2 Cor. 1. v. 1. Paul an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God and Timothy our brother unto the Church of God which is at Corinth with all the saints which are in all Achaia v. 19. For the Sonne of God Jesus Christ who was preached among you by us even by me and Sylvanus and Timotheus was not yea and nay but in him was yea chap. 3. v. 5. Not that we are sufficient of our selves to thinke any thing as of our selves but our sufficiency is of God v. 6. Who also hath made us able Ministers of the New Testament not of the letter but of the Spirit for the letter killeth but the Spirit giveth life Acts

spirits of those Ministers of the Gospell whom they had found by experience to be true and faithfull servants of God as it is evident from 1 John 4. 1. for it is not said there that they should not beleeve any but not every spirit and that not because of the true and faithfull Ministers of the Gospell who were already known and received but by reason of false Ministers and Prophets who had either revolted or intruded themselves into the Church for it was a different case when those lawfull Ministers were not as yet received for such by the people and known by experience as it is manifest both by our Saviours speech to the Jews John 7.14 15 16 17 18. and the example of the Beroeans Acts 17.10 11 12. for in that case the word of the lawfull Ministers of the Gospell was left to be examined by the people that doubted of it not as if any errour either were or were to be found by the people therein but that the doubting examiner after a due search might be infallibly assured that no errour either was or was to be found there which is so true that whether the examiner of that word said or beleeved that he had found an errour therein or affirmed that he had found no errour therein yet their word remaineth as before wholly intrinsically undoubtedly and meerly true 1 Cor. 14.37 38. but after they had found those Ministers to be true and lawfull that of the Apostle taketh place 1 Thes 2.13 For this cause also we Paul Sylvanus and Timotheus give thanks to God incessantly in that when ye received the word of God preached by us ye received it not as the word of men but as it is indeed the word of God which also effectually worketh in you that beleeve Wherefore as at this day none suspecteth godly Ministers who are known and received for such that they in their preaching wilfully depart from the known truth but is rather perswaded that their whole endeavour is to keepe close to it so likewise it is to be granted that the people of that age were fully perswaded of their Ministers who were known to be godly that they rightly imployed their gifts which Ministers since they might continue in the meer purity of that word and not depart from it must needs performe that which they desired and were able to do and consequently there was no reason that the faithfull of that age should have any sinister suspition of such Ministers untill by contrary proofs of evil life and doctrine they had rendred themselves unworthy to be accounted lawfull Ministers of God which if they did it could easily be discovered by the faithfull of that age as we have already shewn in the thirteenth Article 16. But though some particular Ministers in the time of the Apostles did indeed revolt from the word of the Gospell yet did they not presently forfeit their Ministery because as they might revolt so they might repent and returne againe into the right way a Apoc. 3.1 2 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 Col. 4.17 1 Tim. 1.3 4. and therefore there was hope that they would revert to the integrity of their first institution wherein Christ had given them a faculty to preach the Gospell by way of embassage for God which faculty they had both reduced into act in the beginning of their preaching and though they had afterwards revolted yet if they were not wanting to themselves might again renew it and therefore because according to the institution and will of Christ they had been furnished with a word that was wholly intrinsically undoubtedly and meerly true and had been specially and duly called by Apostles or Apostolick men to officiate for God likewise because they might persist in the originall truth of their institution or if they revolted return unto it again for this reason I say they did not presently forfeit the title and function of Ministers of the Gospel because there was hope that they would again return to those divine beginnings which would have had no place if either their doctrine had not at first been instituted by Christ that they by it might officiate for God or they had not gotten a faculty to preach a word wholly intrinsically undoubtedly and meerly true or they could not have persisted in that truth though they endeavoured it never so much or there had been no hope that they could attain to the truth of the first institution of the Ministers of Christ or in a word if they had never before really performed or were not as yet able to perform the things that were requisit to the first institution of Christ Ephes 4.11 c. for in these cases it necessarily followeth that they who had never stood in such or such a condition cannot be said to fall from it much lesse that they are able still to persist in it Apoc. 3. v. 1. And unto the Angel of the Church in Sardis Write These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God and the seven stars I know thy works that thou hast a name that thou livest and art dead v. 2. Be watchful and strengthen the things which remain that are ready to die for I have not found thy works perfect before God v. 3. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard and hold fast and repent If therefore thou shalt not watch I will come on thee as a thief and thou shalt no know what hour I will come upon thee v. 14. And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write These things saith the Amen the faithfull and true witness the beginning of the creation of God v. 15. I know thy works that thou art neither cold nor hot I would thou wert cold or hot v. 16. So then because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot I will spue thee out of my mouth v. 17. Because thou sayest I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked v. 18. I counsell thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire that thou mayest be rich and white raiment that thou mayest be clothed and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear and anoint thine eyes with eye salve that thou mayest see v. 19. As many as I love I rebuke and chasten be zealous therefore and repent Col. 4. v. 17. And say to Archippus Take heed to the ministery which thou hast received in the Lord that thou fulfill it 1 Tim. 1. v. 3. As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus when I went into Macedonia that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine v. 4. Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies which minister questions rather then edifying which is in faith so do 17. Wherefore since in the institution of Christ regard is to be had to the gifts wherewith particular Ministers were instituted by him and not to