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A80742	Gospel-libertie in the extensions limitations of it. Wherein is laid down an exact way to end the present dissentions, and to preserve future peace among the Saints. VVhereunto is added good newes from heaven; to the worst of sinners on earth. The former in nine sermons on 1 Cor. 10. 23. All things are lawfull for me, but all things are not expeaient. The latter in three sermons on Luke 2. 10. Feare not, for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. By Walter Cradock late preacher at All-Hallows Great in London;	Cradock, Walter, 1606?-1659.; Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678.	1648 (1648)	Wing C6762A; ESTC R204983	178,682	290

we live move and have our being in a naturall dependence Acts 17. Yea the actions of wicked men yea their evill actions as naturall motions are physically or naturally good And thus things are beheld as in themselves On the other side things are considered as in relation to us when looked upon as for or under our use For our use And so all things considered according to their nature and ours are either good for us as foode and physicke or hurtful for us as poyson Under our use And so all things and actions steered towards vertue or holinesse are morally good But all employed and improved towards vice and unholinesse are morally evill Though the object in-essence and the motion of the action in the nature thereof be good both of God yet mans ill managing and using of them is of his own sinfull heart and so are perverted into evill As in that common instance The going of the horse is justly caused by the Rider but the ill going is from the fault in the horse Vnderstand lastly what are Circumstances Though in naturall philosophy we usually reckon two the circumstances of all naturall things Ubi and Quando Every created naturall thing is somewhere and at sometime yet in Rhetoricke and morality we count many more Quis quid ubi quibus atque cui cur quomodo quando That is who he is that acteth what he acteth where and by what meanes and towards or before whom and why and how and when And perhaps other circumstances might upon deliberation or experience be found out As to what end how oft how much c. These the like circumstances are those that give formalitie of morall good or evill to the use or acting about things indifferent So that though they be but circumstances in comparison of naturall bodies yet they are as it were the essentials of morali actions These things being premised an open faire way is made for these maximes or main positions about things indifferent 1. That though actions in their common naked nature have an indifferent respect to morall good or evil as to feed to cloath to walk to smile c. Yet as they are cloathed with particular circumstances they put on the garbe of good or evill manners 2. That though all indifferent actions in their essentiall and proper nature are alike distant from evill and equally propinque and neer to good yet custome occasion opportunity common opinion c. have annexed some circumstances to some actions which picture them as more looking towards evill As to daunce to be an Accuser or Executioner or singular at some meere recreations or to be gay and curious in fashions of apparel And those things aforesaid annex other circumstances to other actions whereby they seem to reach forth the hand more toward goodnesse As to plough to study to be retired from frequent converse with the world 3. Those actions that cleerly tend to order and edification are not meerly indifferent For production of good supposeth goodness in the productive cause which determines them good and so not meerly indifferent in that respect Insomuch that a man is bound to use that gesture in worship that doth most help his infirmity and forward his devotion 4. But some actions of men there are in common conversation yea and perhaps in our devotion too which are not properly humane that is actions of men as men because they do not proceed from the deliberations of reason but from the floting of fantasie as some actings of the hands movings of the fingers gestures of the body formes of countenance c. whiles we are earnestly minding some most serious thing all which undeliberated actions are meerly indifferent 5. But all actions that proceed from deliberated reason considered in their particular exercise are either good or evill in regard of their end For if they be levelled to a lawfullend no ill circumstances apparently diverting or over-disgracing them they are good If they aime not at a good end they are so farre evill as they want that good in them which expresly implicitely or vertually should be in every action a deliberate man doth act 1 Cor. 1.31 Whether ye eate or drinke or whatsoever ye doe do all to the glory of God You see the Apostle speaks of things indifferent that they should have a good ayme and it followes in the next verse that they should beware of ill circumstances that might over-ballance with evill that good aim For the Apostle immediately sub-joynes these to the former words Give none offence neither to the Jew nor to the Gentile nor to the Church of God 6. Though an action may be indifferent inregard of one or two circumstances yet in regard of all circumstances put together it must needs be either good or evill The coyne of money is known by the major part of the image and superscription 7. Of all the afore-named circumstances the person is not the least For as that is double the Agent and the Patient usually so it implyes many other circumstances of time place c. which wait upon persons Therefore great consideration is to be had touching the Person For as the man that will use well his liberty in things indifferent must not offend himselfe must not grieve his owne conscience but Rom. 1.4 3. must be fully perswaded in his own mind nothing being impure of it selfe Rom. 14.14 But to him that thinketh any thing to be impure or uncleane unto him it is unclean and he is happy that condemneth not himself v. 22 23. in that which the doth allow So 1. He that is such a strong Christian as this setled in faith and well skilled in his Christian liberty must observe these rules towards others 1. How he carries himselfe towards or before weak Christians 2. How towards or before strong Christians 3. Towards or before obstinate unbelievers 1. Towards weak Christians weak in their faith touching things indifferent not yet confident of what liberty Christ hath left them in the New Testament his lesson or rule is this Rom. 14.1 2 3. Him that is weake in the faith receive but not to doubtfull disputations One believeth he may eate all things another who is weak eateth herbs Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not v. 15. If any brother be grieved with thy meat now walkest thou not charitably destroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ dyed let not your good be evill spoken of 1 Cor. 8 9 10 11 12 13. Turn to the place it is very considerable 2. Towards or before the strong Christian or firm Believer The rule is this Thou that art a strong Christian must not neglect but use thy liberty before other strong Christians to confute them if they have failed in dissembling it and to confirme them in the use of that liberty Gal. 2.11 12 13 14. The summe whereof is this that when Peter came to Antioch Paul withstood him to his face because hee

Part. 1. Page 59 Bishops Bishops their practice Part. 1. Page 48 Bondage Spirit of bondage whence Part. 1. Page 52. Brethren Expedient actions bring good to our brethren Part. 1. Page 70 Burthen Religion presented by some as a burthen Part. 1. Page 145 C Scripture not all delivered in Canons Part. 1. Page 167 Carnall see outward Freedome from Ceremonies Part. 1. Page 14. Why men run from Christ Part. 1. Page 26 See sinners Spouse minde Christian see spirituall Question excellent The Church may determine concerning Gods worship how Part. 1. Page 1●● Cautions for Churches in determining Ibid The ten Commandments of force in the new Testament Part. 1. Page 13 Upon what ground Saints obey the Commandements Part. 1. Ibid See weakened Coming to Christ what Part. 1. Page 36 Common see heart Paul's Compliance with men Part. 1. Page 12 Concurrence of things to expediency Part. 1. Page 67 Condition of men by nature shewed by the Gospel Part. 2. Page 11 Conscience of Saints to be warily dealt with in imposing lawes on them Part. 1. Page 111 Contention one cause of it Part. 1. Page 41 Ignorance of Christian liberty causeth Contention Part. 1. Page 54 Contentions to be avoided Part. 1. Page 71 Contentions among Saints how to end them Part. 1. Page 99 No reason of the present Contentions Part. 1. Page 125 Contentions whence they are Part. 1. Page 128 Gospel not to be Corrupted Part. 2. Page 52 Gods Covenant in the Gospel Part. 2. Page 16 Of being Covered or uncovered in heating the word Part. 1. Page 114 Creature what meant by it Part. 2. Page 3 Gentiles called creatures why Part. 2. Page 4 Credite to be given to what Christ teacheth Part. 1. Page 36 Custome hardly broken Part. 1. Page 21 Custome of Churches and Saints to be looked to Part. 1. Page 113 Custome the weakest rule in spirituall things Part. 1. Page 114 D Damned Damnation A man may be damned for doing lawfull things Part. 1. Page 93 Damnation of Gospel refusers just Part. 2. Page 43 Decency what Part. 1. Page 78 see person relation profession sex age season Those that eyenot expediency lead others to destruction Part. 1. Page 150 Things that God hath determined not to be weakened Part. 1. Page 65 Things concerning worship to be determined how Part. 1. Page 170 Service of the Devil hard Part. ● Page 33 see sweetnesse Christ died for us Part. 2. Page 15 Sweetnesse in sinne from distemper Part. 1. Page 34 Division the cause of it Part. 2. Page 53 Christ a doore how Part. 1. Page 29 Duties meanes of salvation how Part. 1. Page 31 Duties not to justle out ore another Part. 1. Page 78 Duties how required in the Gospel Part. 2. Page 22 E THE wayes of Christ easie Part. 1. Page 29 Things left for us to doe easie Part. 1. Page 32 Christs wayes easie how Ibid What use to be made of Gospel easinesse Part. 1. Page 97 Gospel duties few and easie Part. 2. Page 24 Expedient actions tend to edification Part. 1. Page 73 Disorderly actions misse their end Part. 1. Page 87 Religion presented by some as endlesse Part. 1. Page 143 Enfringe see liberty Engagement to parties inexpedient Part. 1. Page 171 Encouragement see Sinners Things simply evill inexpedient Part. 1. Page 62 Good to be ommitted when their comes a greater evil Part. 1. Page 63 Every example makes not a law Part. 1. Page 55 Example of old Saints to be looked to Part. 1. Page 112 See rule Benefit of Gospel excommunication Part. 2. Page 33 What makes an excellent Christian Part. 1. Page 152 Expediency what Part. 1.7 Page 66 Expediency to be looked to as well as lawfulnesse Part. 1. Page 11 Few things expedient Part. 1. Page 61 Meaning of the word expedient Part. 1. Page 88 Helps to expedient walking Part. 1. Page 177 See strict Externalls how far to be looked to Part. 1. Page 22 See Worship F Some men pleased with doctrine out of faction Part. 1. Page 163 Faith required and bred by the Gospel Part. 2. Page 25 Sinners invited to a feast Part. 1. Page 28 Vaine feares in Gods wayes to be avoided Part. 1. Page 104 Feares and horrours whence Part. 2. Page 41 Things left for us to doe few Part. 1. Page 32 Few turne from Christ to serve Satan Part. 1. Page 35 Who they be that intend good but to a few Part. 1. Page 140 Gods love fruitfull Part. 2. Page 13 Danger in making lawes for the future Part. 1. Page 110 G Gentiles the worst of sinners Part. 2. Page 5 see creature Expedient actions advance Gods glory Part. 1. Page 69 Who they be that doe little for God Part. 1. Page 143 Why men doe little for God Part. 2. Page 29 Godly men how a cause of the present distractions Part. 1. Page 133 see judgement Things simply good may be unexpedient Part. 1. Page 63 A lesse good must give way to a greater Ibid Good when to be refrained Ibid see evill easinesse To preach the Gospel what Part. 1. Page 37 Liberty in the Gospel what Part. 1. Page 95 Gospel what meant by it Part. 2. Page 2 Difference between the Law Gospel Part. 2. Page 7 Gospel to be enquired after Part. 2. Page 47 To give up our selves to the gospel Part. 2. Page 55 see strict new Ministers corruption Two wrong governments Part. 2. Page 27 Grace more in the new Testament than in the Old Part. 1. Page 10 Guilt in the Saints whence Part. 1.52 Page 138 H Haire Of wearing long haire Part. 1. Page 116 see Papists natural Devil Doing lawfull things with common hearts brings guilt Part. 1. Page 138 Excellent Christians busied about high things Part. 1. Page 154 Hinderances to expediency Part. 11. Page 171 Gospel tidings not to be hindered Part. 2. Page 49 A signe of an hypocrite to regard only lawful things Part. 1. Page 90 Hypocrisie hinders expedient walking Part. 1. Page 177 Hold see Liberty Things honest what Part. 1. Page 84 Spirituall honour reall Part. 2. Page 17 I Jealousie DEvout jealousie touching truth and errour Part. 1. Page 173 The service of the Jewes in the old Testament Part. 1. Page 32 Lawfull things done inexpediently bring guilt Part. 1. Page 139 Ignorance set contentions others Independency Part. 1. Page 49 Hurtful principles of Independents Part. 1. Page 123 see Presbytery contention Indifferent things what Part. 1. Page 64 Interpret see word Christs intercession for us Part. 2. Page 16 Gospel to be imbraced with joy Part. 2 Page 54 Godly men differ in judgment Part. 1. Page 125 Christ shall come to judgment Part. 2. Page 16 Judgments how denounced Part. 2. Page 35 K Magistrates may determin in things that relate to their Kingdome Part. 1. Page 110 Knowledge see outward liberty L Christians must walk laudably Part. 1. Page 83 Why God laughs at mens destruction Part. 2. Page 45 Of those that abolesh the morrall Law Part. 1. Page 42 Those