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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02199	More vvorke for priests: or An answere to George Giffords pretended defence of read prayers and devised leitourgies comprised in the first part of his booke; intituled A short treatise against the Donatists of England: wherein is proved that the serving of God in such away [sic] and manner is a superstitious and vaine worship. Written by John Greenwood Christs faythfull martyr: here-unto is added by another man, many other argumers [sic] against stinted service and booke-prayer.; Answere to George Giffords pretended defence of read praiers and devised litourgies	Greenwood, John, d. 1593.	1640 (1640)	STC 12341; ESTC S103421	44,326	116

professed subiects of false government no censures of admonition belonging vnto them but calling of them to repentance separation from the false Church Then as the wife that giveth her self to be one with an other man is an adulteresse Rom. 7.3 so that Church that subiecteth herself to an other government ordinances and lawes then Christs is an harlot Now lett all men say whether I had not iust cause to say you speak like a carnall libertine and an Athiest yea now as one having his conscience seated to affirme that the Church remayninge in open knowne bondage to a false government may saye as Paul said it is not I that sinne And that continuing in that adultrie she is the spouse of Christ by outward profession You would saye it were a false Argument to say the Church hath manie imperfections ignorances transgressions etc. therfore standeth in bondage to sinne nay standeth in bondage to an other heade and an other government then Christ Even so to saye the Church doth sinne therfore may contynue in bondage to sinne is false doctrine nay to say it may stand in open professed subiection to Antichrist be esteemed the Church of Christ by outward profession in that estate is damnable doctrine It is the flat contradiction of all the rules of the Scripture to say a man may stand in bondage to sinne and the free servaunt of Christ by outward profession by mans iudgement at one tyme seing the obstinate offenders are to be cast out of the assemblie But nowe though the regenerate may fall into these high sinnes and contynve in their sinne a long time yea manie yeares depriued of Gods grace to mans seeming to vs he is the servant of Satan for anie thing wee see yet the Spirit of GOD is never vtterlie extinguished or or deparred after regeneration but will recover the man againe and bring him to repentance as David after a whole yeare for the stronge man once displaced and cast out by a stronger then he the spirit never vtterly departed againe for then it were impossible that man should be renewed Mat. 12.31 Heb. 10.29 and 6.4 And herevpon I might saye Paul never contynued captive in sinne but was alwaies renewed by repentance Furder this spirit of God the sparkes wherof were never quenched vtterlie did not nor could not consent or give place vnto sinne for here is the enmitye and battel betweene the spirite and the flesh everie where spoken of Gal 5.16.17 Rom. 7. May I not now say then that Paul never contynued captive vnto sinne nor consented vnto sin concerninge the inner man or gave place vnto sinne in that place mentioned without heresie And still reprove you that when Paul reasoneth of the old man or corruption in him you will conclude it of the new man or inner man and of the whole man when you see evidently he opposeth the one against the other For whiles the spirit striveth against sinne and raigneth in vs though the fleshe rebell and cause vs to sinne seaven times a daye yet are we not overcome of sine so to remayne in bondage no sinne that it should contynue to raigne in vs as you may see in the same chapter Rom 7.5.6 Where you alleage then that Paul saw a lawe in his members which did lead him captive vnto sinne you do falsifie the text for he saith leading me captive and not did leade etc. for ther was a stronger then man that suffered not the lawe of his members to reigne for saith be I my self in my minde serve the law of God but in the flesh the law of of sinne so that the whole man could not be said to serve sinne But say you afterward as concerning then the inner man we may besaid to serve the lawe of God and thervpon be called the free servants of Christ notwithstanding this corruption of sinne in the flesh So the whole man by reason of our imperfectnes may be said to be the servants of sinne No it is not true for the whole man is called after the part that hath greater rule in vs as if the fleshe rule in us we are the servaunts of sinne and ledded by Satan at his pleasure but if the Spirit rule in vs we are the servauntes of God Sonnes of God Sainctes of God Citizens of Ierusalem a royall nation holie and free people Kinges and Priests not that we are perfect or sinne not but that sinne raygneth not in vs but the spirit wherby we suppresse sinne reprove sinne strive against sinne subdue sinne and though we fall seven times yet we rise againe by repentance and serve not sinne Rightly therfore did I saye that man cannot serve 2 masters for his servantes we are to whom we give our selves as servants to obey whether it be of sinne vnto death or of obedience vnto righteousnes Rom. 6.16.18 being made free from sinne we are made the servantes of righteousnes So that the regenerat man or he that is by outward profession the servant of Christ cannot be called the servant of sinne by reason of the corruption of the old man and dregges of sinne neyther can he that standeth in bondage to anie sinne and giveth himself over to it be called in that estate the servant of Christ till he repent but the servant of sinne 2. Pet. 2.19 Therfore you must recant your false interpretation of Paul in the 7. to the Rom. and cease your blasphemous raylings in calling the truth of God the rocke of Brownisme And consider the height of your sinne by concluding a bondage vnto sinne of the whole man for the corruptions of the fleshe which through the worke of the Spirit is daylie subdued though never vtterly rooted out of our earthlie members and from the committing sinne through frayltie and obstinate professed bondage to the false Church false government false ministerie etc. which is plainly the marck of the Beast to whom with outward obedience they bowe downe and stand servants in his kingdome Revel. 14.9.11.12 As for the 4 of the Galat. 26. where the Apostles aith Jerusalem which is abone is free with her Children you durst not open it nor expounde it but blaspheame raile and slander as though we should pleade for such a freedome as should detract from Magistrates lawfull authorities from having Gods ordinances established by commaundement vpon the Church etc yea that we should hold Anabaptisticall free dome as though we had power not to committ or consent vnto sinne wheras we have everie where by practise and protestation by word and writing testified to our Sovereigne Prince and to all men the contrary But Satan that old accuser and detracter of Gods children to deceive the world sendeth out such lyinge spirites to deface the truth We with all subiection and willinge obedience to our sovereigne Prince teach all men their obedience to the higher powers Subiectes to Magistrates Flocke to Overseers children to Parentes wives to their husbands servantes to their Masters etc. in all