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A15726 The ground of a Christians life Deliuered in a sermon at Harwood in Lancashire, the first day of December 1618. By Robert Worthington minister of Gods word at Acceington. Worthington, Robert, minister of Gods word at Acceington. 1620 (1620) STC 25999; ESTC S103650 35,929 86

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of people and Churches so was their doctrine diuiding the word of truth aright Amongst them of the circumcision the Apostle presseth the doctrine of faith but where the Gospell was established he vnfoldeth further 2. Cor. 6. 34. Tit. 2. 1. 2. 1. Tim. 6. 17. 18. the mysterie of godlinesse teaching other graces and gracious duties necessary and appertaining to Christian life Here we see the wisedome of God in scattering the Scriptures not onely for the making his people more diligent in searching them but also that they may The Brownist a wrester of holie Scripture in many things remaine in his iust iudgement a stone to stumble at euen to such as are disobedient and vnbeleeuing Furthermore would the Familist and Separatist take any paines in comparing Scripture with Scripture they should finde but weake grounds for their indiscreet and vngodly proceedings For although they are bold and peremptory in alledging Scripture yet if they were able to see their pride and ignorance they should finde but a slippery ground-worke to vphold and maintaine their wilfull separation The alledging of Scripture literally and solely without comparison will no more helpe in some cases then bare sufferings without the cause will helpe a man to be The diuell cunning in quoting Scripture Psal 91. 11. Matth. 4. 6. a Christian The diuell for his owne defence hath alledged Scripture he can tell Christ it is written That the Lord had giuen his Angels charge ouer him and with their hands they should lift him vp that at any time he dash not his foote against a stone therefore what if he cast himselfe downe from the pinacle of the Temple But the Lord Iesus knew that although this Scripture was truth yet it was no warrant for him to subiect himselfe to Christians must not consent to euerie quoter of Scripture Satans wil or enterprise such a needlesse action And can we perswade our selues that he laboureth not to traine vp as many as he can in such cunning sophistry will he leaue any arrow in his quiuer vnshot before he will be conquered When humane learning cannot serue he Satan a cunning sophister will not be afraid to vrge diuine Scripture Wofull experience witnesseth his working vpon the corruptions of corrupt professours causing their pride ignorance and hypocrisie to end in Anabaptisme Brownisme and Apostacie But let vs search some of their mainest grounds The first place which I purpose The ground of Separatists to shew is in the 1. Corinthians 5. 6. 7. 11. A little leauen doth leauen the 1. Cor. 5. 6. 7. 11 whole lumpe purge out therefore the old leauen If any which is called a brother be a fornicatour or an idolater or couetous or a rayler or drunkard or extortioner with such an one eate not But the Apostle saith not Particulars will not alwayes hold to maintaine generals Eate not with any that is disobedient but with a brother There were many that denyed the resurrection he commanded not these to be cast forth neither doth he say that when he shall come to them he will cast all such foorth as haue not repented of their fornication 2. Cor. 12. 21. and wantonnesse but bewaile them The person therefore that may not be eaten with is a brother a Christian by name one excommunicated the end whereof Our sharpe dealing with others must be sugred with loue vnto them 2. Thess 3. 14. 15. was not to root him out but to plant him in For this must be done that he might be ashamed neither was he to be accounted as an enemy but admonished as a brother The holy Fathers presently after the primitiue times were troubled themselues The Church euer troubled with schismatickes with such schismaticall Donatists as namely Parmenian and Cresconius with others who grounded themselues vpon this Scripture with such like Vnto whom Augustine writeth in this manner Cum quisque fratrum i. Christianorum intus in Eccles●● societate constitutorum in aliquo tali peccalo fueri● deprehēsus vt Anathemate dign us habeatur fiat hoc vbi periculum schismatis nullum est c. August cont August cont Parm. lib. 3. cap. 3. When any of the brethren that is of the Christians which haue place within in the vnity of the Church be taken in some such sin that he may be counted worthy to be excommunicate let it be done where there is no danger of a schisme This man saith he Corripite non ad eradicandum sed ad corrigendum Cast out that he being stricken through feare may be healed through shame When seeing himselfe excommunicated of the whole Church he cannot finde a multitude to be of his fellowship with whom he may reioyce in his fin and insult ouer the good We see here by the testimony of the Father as also by the prastise of the Apostle that multitudes may not be reiected much lesse whole Churches as these Separatists dreame Lest while we go about to plucke vp Matth. 13. 24. the tares we plucke vp the wheat likewise Other Scriptures they ground vpon as these out of the Prophets Ieremiah 23. 28. What hath the chaffe to do with the Ierem. 25. 28. wheate Also vpon that in Esaiah 52. 11. Depart depart come out from thence touch Esay 52. 11. no vncleane things come out from the middest thereof and separate your selues you that beare the vessels of the Lord. But when was this separation was it not when Babel was incurable neare vnto destruction Otherwise the Prophets themselues yea Christ and his Apostles sinned when they were in the Temple with vngodly multitudes Hath not the chaffe bene euer The Church was neuer without hypocrites with the wheate Is there no chaffe at Amsterdam or hath God no people but there Hath there not bene hypocrites in the Church and who are worse or how shall they be winnowed before the separating Angell come with his The chaffe and the wheat must be together ●ntill the last day winnowing fan The cause now of their separation is because we are Babilonish the Church of England say they is idolatrous and antichristian Admit we were so which is a shamelesse slander yet this is no ground for present and sudden corporall separation If these who were extraordinarily gifted hauing withal the spirit of discerning separated not what ground hath the Brounist The Iewes and false teachers were superstitious enough yet Paul remained among them vntill the Lord called him from thence to go preach vnto them of the vncircumcision And so did Christ For what doth the Lord require more then a disioyning in affection fellowship Besides if all humane constitutions be simply sinnes then were all primitiue reformed Churches idolatrous and vncleane and the Apostles themselues guilty of sinne for communicating with such Nay further who may communicate with the Church of England although he digresse from the same order himselfe For we may not sit at