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A91609	A brief treatise containing a full discovery 1. Of Cæsars politique state, or civill government, 2. Of the divine politique state, or kingdome of Christ Jesus, given him of his father. 3. Of the devilish politique state or kingdome of Antichrist. Laid open in the essentiall and main circumstantiall parts of each body or state by substantiall and fundamentall reasons and principles of policy both divine and humane, and confirmed by holy Scripture. Whereby the great and intolerable grievances of Christ Jesus and his subjects are made knowne: also how honourable magistracy and civill government is, and how farre it extends, without intrenching upon the prerogative of Christ, doth evidently appear in this treatise. Humbley presented to the serious consideration of the Kings most excellent Majesty, and the high court of Parliament now assembled. By Michael Quintine.	Quintyne, Michael.	1641 (1641)	Wing Q227; Thomason E163_7; ESTC R649	13,409	27

Ecclesiasticall uses of right belongeth to none but persons in Civill state of Government the lands and Tenths set apart for holy persons and holy uses are with the holy persons the Tribe of Levi the holy places holy times and all externall holinesse ended in Christ now the Kingdom of Heaven is within it hath not relation to the matters of this World Iohn 18.36 Rom. 14.17 But the devil remembreth how to coozen and cheat mankinde of old make men beleeve they shall be as Gods and the while bring them to be the greatest slaves to himselfe let me speak freely though I hang for mine uprightnesse so hath he since Christ to deceive the whole earth even all Civil Government set a company of deceivers to lift up the Kings of the earth above their owne Element into Christs seat and to draw them to support such as are lifted up into it and the while coozen the Kings of the earth of the greatest part of their temporall revenues and were it not that Princes came out of the loines of Adam and Eve and are most beset with witches and deluders it were impossible to be thought that they should be so handled to be perswaded that God should put an end to a naturall generation and raise an artificiall one in their stead and that out of a contrary Nation which should carry five times a greater revenue of the earth than the former considering how largely Christ and his Disciples declared themselves in this case in the last recited Scriptures and also in the passage of Tribute money Matth. 22.19 20 21. Once let that old devillish suggested opinion and proverbe be buried I mean no Bishop no King it is but a delusion and meer dreame for what shall more oblige Subjects than when they have all the freedom that conscience and naturall reason can afford them and were it no more for fear of penalty in transgressing civil Lawes than for wounding Conscience what would not be done in these dayes I appeal to your owne and the generall experimentall knowledge and what pleasure hath God in such formality Be no longer thus gulled of what is your owne and that in a devilish way to the confusion of your owne Kingdom for every one shall be saved or damned by his owne beleeving or unbeleeving Marke 16.16 Not every one that saith Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven c. Matth. 7.21 Without faith it is impossible for any man to please God Heb. 11.6 For whatsoever is not of faith is sin Rom. 14.23 And since faith is the gift of God not of you Ephes 2.8 Iames 1.17 Take to your selfe what is your owne and apply and imploy both your sword and maintenance to and in the matters of your owne Element defending the innocent and civill and releeving the poor and oppressed then Christ shall bear rule in his owne and amongst his owne and you shall be master of your owne these things are easie to be accomplished by Parliament how can any of any Religion which conceive themselves to be of God be against the casting off of the tyrannicall though golden bonds of conscience and setting that at liberty they need not fear sinking A t s 5.39 That which is not of God shall have a time to be rooted up Matth. 15.13 And double and double the Lawes and execution of them in all cases of civility and what can your Majesty aske that will not be yours And let the blessed Trinity in their owne cause in matters of Conscience use their owne sword which is sharper than yours Heb. ● 12 Let the light be free not limited and confined by the eyes of men support none that adde to it or detract from it neither cut off any with your sword which are enemies to it but in cases of intolerable incivility for persecutors may be converted if they be not intrade and custome of murdering but if so let no Caines raging on the earth live within your Dominions neither favour that posterity of his who exercise his spirit according to 1 Iohn 3.12 So I leave all passages to your royall consideration and commit my selfe in the manifestation of realty and faithfulnesse in the service of God my King and Countrey to your Majesties sword of Justice and due protection FINIS

A BRIEF TREATISE containing a full DISCOVERY 1. Of Caesars politique state or civill Government 2. Of the Divine politique state or Kingdome of Christ Jesus given him of his Father 3. Of the devilish politique state or kingdome of Antichrist Laid open in the essentiall and main circumstantiall parts of each body or state by substantiall and fundamentall reasons and principles of policy both divine and humane and confirmed by holy Scripture Whereby the great and intolerable grievances of Christ Jesus and his subjects are made knowne Also how honourable Magistracy and civill Government is and how farre it extends without intrenching upon the prerogative of Christ doth evidently appear in this Treatise Humbly presented to the serious consideration of the Kings most excellent Majesty and the High Court of Parliament now assembled By Michael Quintine Matth. 22.21 Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesars and unto God the things that are Gods 2 Thess 2.8 9. And then shall that wicked one be revealed whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightnesse of his comming London printed 1641. TO THE MOST HIGH COVRT OF Parliament the Right Honourable the Lords and Barons and the Honourable House of COMMONS to all and every of them now assembled be a full blessing of wisdom and right spirit from the glorious Trinity sutable to their callings and the weighty occasions that concerne them therein ACcording to my undoubted duty in discharging my Conscience of fulfilling the will of Iesus Christ I doe present to both Houses of this Honourable Court the greatest and most generall cause of the particular grievances of Christ Iesus and his servants the upright the innocent and tender in conscience which as it did in speciall manner concerne my Sovereigne Lord the King from whose hand it might most seasonably have been cast upon the consideration of this high Court from whence onely do issue all politicke acts statute-lawes and ordinances concerning matters Ecclesiasticall and Civill within his Majesties Realme of England I procured to be presented to his Highnesse owne hand in Ianuary last 1640. The copy of the passages therein conteined lest those should sleep I have here again recited and do present them unto you accept peruse them as you see cause And this be pleased to take notice of as the Lawes of Divine and Civill Policie admit not of two heads in one body so likewise doth not the transcendent and glorious Kingdome of Christ which is above the humane element admit of Civill Lawmakers in confining conscience and disposing of matters thereto belonging the same Scripture and reason which denieth Caesar to sit on Christs throne denieth you power of making Lawes for the ordering the Lawes thereof who shall increase or diminish the liberties Lawes and privileges of the Gospel of Christs Kingdom but they must incurre the curse and who shall be wiser than his maker but to his owne destruction The cause aforesaid of all grievances of Christ and his servants is oppression of conscience otherwise conscionable oppression for so it is taken although it be impossible being oppression so to be the root from whence it springeth the tree and every part of it is discovered by the following passages to which I referre you And that you may not be found false in the trust committed to you by the King and Countrey for the ordering of the affaires of this Land for the peace and welfare of the Church of God and likewise of the King and Common-wealth let it be your speciall care to remove and repeal all things and statutes tending to the bondage of conscience be not wiser than the Trinity in continuing and establishing penall acts and statutes to bring people under conformity in externall worship if you consider from whence every good and spirituall gift is who it is that giveth light what it is that is acceptable to him to whom all worship is due and that Law Do unto all as you would they should do unto you yee cannot neither would ye go about Antichristian-like to make yokes for conscience it is most Papisticall and why will ye do what yee condemne your selves in others do not correct Tyrants with tyranny but overcome evill with good if you fear Papists wil be treacherous to State Common-wealth let them have a civill providence over them for prevention and in case they or any of them prove so as some prove naught and treacherous of all Religions let them have civill correclion for it is that not conscience keepeth people in generall within bounds of Civility and leave the cutting off or rooting out of errours in matters spirituall to the free use of the sword of Gods Spirit which is sharper than a two-edged sword and fear yee not but in case of liberty of conscience true Religion which onely is of God will have the upper hand and fullest approbation of all civilly disposed persons if it be not Caesars due to sit on the Ecclesiasticall Throne nor any mans beside look you to it how you set or continue any person thereon and except God had consecrated and set apart a parcell of the earthly revenues for spirituall uses how dare ye powers of the earth to do it or to allow of it but to avoid tediousnesse I commend you to the serious minding of the following passages hoping you will not slight what is substantially appliable to your selves by the injunction of the will of the Lord Almighty lest yee be found resisters of God and so I remain yours in all due service even to my power and life Michael Quintyne To the Kings most Excellent Majestie WHereas your most submissive and faithfull subject hath in some measure perceived and in the following Treatise substantially discovered the way of greatest deceit wherein God and the King are insufferably and most subtilly deprived of their due and doth in the freedome and strength of fidelity in the sight of all hazards of good successe humbly present it unto your most Excellent Majestie His just and humble request is that your Highnesse will be gratiously pleased to accept of it accordingly and now the Scales of this your Kingdome are in use let it be truly weighed not cast by and as it is found in the ballance for the main scope and substance thereof even so let it be done to your poor subject who during life shall heartily pray for your long happy and most prosperous reigne Michael Quintyne TO THE KINGS most Excellent Majesty Gods greatest and most speciall Officer and Minister within his Majesties Dominions in place of Authority and power of Justice be a full blessing from the blessed Trinity of a right and suteable spirit for his high Calling with all truly desireable issues thereof IN the cause of Heavens right no man is injoyned silence but may move the case before the greatest of men on earth Matth. 10.31 3● who are but men in person though Gods anointed Gods