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A77739	A confutation of the Anabaptists, and all others who affect not civill government; proving the lawfullnesse of it: and a full answer to all their cavills, that are, or can be made against it. With a nut-cracker for an unnaturall nut, whose shell is as hard as the scales of Leviathan, and the kernell of his heart as hard as a piece of the nether mill-stone, Iob 41.15.24. yet the hammer of Gods word that breaketh in pieces the rocks, Ier. 23.29. will break this nut, that all may see the devillish kernell that is in it. Also arguments against the Anabaptists, proving that infants borne of Christian parents ought to be baptized: with a full answer to all their cavills that are (or can be) made against it. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford.	Bakewell, Thomas, b. 1618 or 19.	1644 (1644)	Wing B530; Thomason E51_20; ESTC R209932	98,225	89

this divine law of God is despised by Libertines or as now they are more commonly called Antinomians and by Anabaptists Papists and prophane Protestants yet at this time I intend not to call them to an account for despising of that government alone as in it selfe but there is another kind of government despised of these men which is a humane government for the Apostle saith Submit your selves to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether it be to the King as supreame or unto governours sent by them 1 Pet. 2.13 14. This is that government which is so much despised especially by the Anabaptists to them I chiefly bend the drift of my disputation yet not conniving or sparing any other that shall dash against it or any way seem to undervalue it This humane or civill government is a state of superiority consisting in the power of commanding and in the power of the sword for the good of mankind that it is a state of superiority appeareth Rom. 13.1 Let every soule be subject to the higher power Again it consisteth in a double power 1. In commanding that is of making laws and edicts calling and conventing the second power is that of the sword and it may be comprehended under thesce 4. heads 1. In arresting 2. Imprisoning 3. In putting to death 4. In making warre in way of protection or otherwise The reason why this power of the sword is added is this to put a difference betweene the authority of the magistracy and the authority of the ministry Now this difference standeth in 3. things First the magistracy hath a power in it selfe whereby the civill Magistrate may command in his owne name but the Ministry hath power only to pronounce what God commandeth and in his name saying Thus saith the Lord none durst ever say from himselfe I say unto you but Christ alone Math. 5. Secondly the authority of the civill Magistrate is in himselfe but the authority of the Minister is not in himselfe but in Christ so then the civill Magistrate may command obedience to himselfe but the Minister commandeth it to God Thirdly the civill Magistrate hath power over the outward man but the Minister hath power only to counsell perswade and exhort So much of the difference between the Magistracy and the Ministry Secondly this power of the sword is added to distinguish the power of the magistracy from all private power as in Schooles and Families which have a power of commanding but not of the sword Lastly I adde for the common good of mankind Rom. 13.4 He is the Minister of God to thee for good or for thy wealth that is in procuring the welfare of soule and body which standeth in two things First true Religion Secondly civill justice both which are by the magistracy maintained Now here it may be demanded how farre the power of civill government reacheth I answer over all causes things and words of men whether Civil or Ecclesiasticall over Temporall things I know none that will make question of it but the Anabaptists who deny the very being of it but it also reacheth to the causes of the Church and this appeareth in that the Kings must have the booke of the Law before them when they sit upon the Throne of the Kingdome and it must be with them and they must read therein all the dayes of their lives that they may learne to feare the Lord their God and that they may keep all the words of this law and do them that their heart be not lifted up above their brethren Deut. 17.18.19.20 Secondly this we may see in many examples of holy Kings in Scripture Iosiah kept the Passeover and commanded others to keep it 2 Chron. 35.1.16 and K. Asa commanded Iudah to seek the Lord God of their fathers and to doe the Law and the commandement and he took away the Altars of the strange Gods and the high places and brake down the images and cut down the groves 2 Chr. 14.3.4 And Manasseh repaired the Altar of the Lord and sacrificed thereon Peace-offerings and commanded Judah to serve the Lord Chap. 33.16 And Josiah tooke away all the abhominations out of all the Countreys that pertained to the children of Israel and he made all that was present to serve the Lord their God Cha. 34.33 Israel served the Lord all the dayes of Joshuah and all the dayes of the Elders that out-lived Jo●huah Iosh 24.31 And the Lord raised up unto them David to be their King to whom he gave testimony and said I have found David the s●nne of Jes●e a man after mine owne heart which shall fulfill all my will Acts 13.22 And so when he was King he did not only reform his own Family that no lyar should dwel in his house nor deceitfull person should tarry in his right and slanderers he would cut off and proud persons he would not suffer the faithfull should dwel with him but yet this is not all marke saith he I will early destroy all the wicked of the land and cut off wicked doers from the Citie of the Lord Psal 102. Thirdly the command of God goes down to the house of the King of Iudah and speake unto him this word and say heare the word of the Lord ô King of Judah that sittest upon the Thro●e of David execute judgment and righteousnesse and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor do no wrong nor violence to the stranger and fatherl●ss●● and the widow neither shed innocent blood in this place then if they do these things abundance of blessings are promised but if they do not these things fearfull judgments are threatned Jer. 22.3.4.5 21.11.12 And saith David Be wise ô Kings serve the Lord kisse the Sun lest he be angry Psal 2. Fourthly the Lord hath promised that Kings under the Gospell shall be nursing Fathers and Queenes nursing Mothers to his Church Isa 49.23 Yea Kings shall bring their honour and glory into it Revel 21.24 That is the honour and glory of their power and authority and riches also shall be all improved for the good and welfare of the Church they shall cast their Crownes before the Throne saying worthy art thou O Lord to receive glory and hoxour and power for thou hast created all things and for thy pleasure they are were created Revelat 4.10.11 And as they have given their power to the Beast so time will come the Lord hasten it that they will give all unto Christ for the good of his Church as David did 1 Chron. 29.11.12 But heare the Schisme of Brownie those independant people will set upon mee who tell us that Christian Princes and Magistrates have no more to doe in or about the Church then heathen Princes I answer but every faithfull Subject under a Christian Prince will acknowledge his place is to defend the saith I mean the Doctrine of faith all those truths which are necessary to be believed to salvation they are to defend that

no heresie as a canker may corrupt as also the written word of God which is called the word of faith because by it faith is wrought in the Elect Rom. 10.17 this faith they must defend also But they object that those Kings of Iudah mentioned before who medled in the Church with Reformation and Establishment of Religion that they did it not as Kings but as Types of Christ so that now Christ is come he hath put an end to all such Types and Shadowes but this is a wicked errour for us to exclude any perticular calling that is lawfull especially such an eminent calling as that of the Magistracy from 〈◊〉 any hand in the worke of Reformation and setting up of the true Gnvernment of Jesus Christ amongst us as though that Christ was not then the King of his Church ●swell as now I once demanded of some of the chiefe of them in that way what Christ was to the Church of the Jewes if not their King while those Reformers were living but I was never answered yet But what saith the Lord I have set my King upon the hill of Sion Psal 2.6 The Lord said unto my Lord saith King David Psal 110.1 Yea before the Law was given when Abraham sate in his Tent doore he lift up his eyes and looked and loe three men stood before him but one of them was Christ for said he My Lord if now I have found favour in thy sight passe not away I pray thee from thy servant Gen. 18.2.3 The other two were angels which went to Sodom Chap. 19.1 He appeared often as to Iacob Gen. 32.24.28 Exod. 23.20 Ioshua 5.14.15 He is called the King of Iacob and the King of Israel and wisedome which is Christ saith By me Kings reigne and Princes decree justice By me Princes rule and Nobles yea all the Iudges of the earth Pro. 8.12.15.16 So that then Kings were Gods Deputies on earth aswel as now But will they debar that honourable calling of the Magistracy from having any hand in the worke of Reformation of Religion under the Gospell how will they answer such places as these They shall bring thy sons in their Armes and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders and Kings shall be thy nursing Fathers and Queenes shal be thy nursing Mothers Isa 49.22.23 And saith Paul pray for Kings and all that are in Authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godlinesse and honesty 2 Tim. 2.1.2 Then must we pray that Kings and those in authority may be a meanes to help us to lead a peaceable quiet honest and godly life and then say presently that they have no more to governe us in a godly life than heathen Princes but Kings must read in the Law of God all the dayes of their life that they may learne to feare the Lord their God and keep all the words of this Law and doe them Deut. 17.10 19. If this doth not satisfie see one place more 2 Sam. 22.3 The God of Israel said the Rock of Israel speake to me he that ruleth over men must be just and not only so but ruling in the feare of God If this sufficeth not let them shew whem or where any lawfull calling was debard from the work of Reformation if they cannot then why should this honourable calling be excluded We may read of many callings that put to their hand in repairing the walls of Jerusalem which was a Type of the Church as the Apothecaries Goldsmiths Merchants and others and Rulers that put their hand to the worke and commended but their Nobles are branded for this that they put not their necks to the worke of the Lord see Nehem. 3.5 I grant that Ministers are to informe the Church what is the will of God concerning Reformation but the Church and People are to doe it in obedience to Gods Commandment and the commandment of the Magistrate see both these Ezra 6.14 these were heathen Kings and were they also Types of Christ Again shall heathen Princes have their hand in the worke of Reformation and shall Christian Kings be barred from it shall those without the Covenant and without Grace doe it and shall not Christian Kings and Magistrates being in the Covenant and in the state of grace doe it those that are not blind may see their folly In the next place it wil be demanded whether Magistrates have the same authority in Ecclesias●icall things as in Civill I answer no there be two differences to be marked First in civill causes it ordereth all and executeth all but in Ecclesiasticall it hath power to order al but not to execute thē the Magistrate indeed ordereth and prescribeth an all but the Min ster is he that executeth in Ecclesiasticall causes Secondly Civill Authority hath power over all the things of men as their words and actions body and goods but not over the things of God as the Word and Sacraments Faith and Conscience and all the graces of Gods spirit wrought in the heart civill power hath no rule over these for saith Christ Give unto God the things of God and unto Cesar the things of Cesar Secondly this authority exten●●eth to all sorts of persons as well Ecclesiasticall as Civill but so as it reacheth not beyond the out ward man it 's to the body life conversation outward things but not to the soul conscience of which God is the only Lord governour Now if it be demanded how many kinds of Civill Government there be I answer it is of three sorts first in one person which is a Monarchie 2. In more then one when the government is in a few States and Peeres this may be called Aristocrificall or a Parliamentary way of government 3. When it lyes in the body of the People this is called a popular governement by one of these three is every Common-wealth governed Here I need not to dispute which of these is the best kind of government for a Christian Common-wealth to be governed by I suppose a populer government is the way to sedition and to Civill wars and mutinies in a Common-wealth and Monarchiall would be a very heavy burden for a free Nation to beare when Reheboam told them he would make their yoake heavy and whip them with Scorpions he almost lost all his Subjects 1 Kings 12.14 Then I conceive a Parliamentary way of government to be most agreeable to Gods word and most comfortable beneficiall to all the people when the three States are assembled the King entring a Covenant with the Lords and Commons representing the whole body of the land Thus all the Elders of Israel came to Hebron and David made a Covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord and they annoynted David King over all Israel 1 Chro. 11.3 And when Joash was annoynted King all the chiefe of the Fathers of Israel came to Jerusalem and all the Congregation made a Covenant with the King in the house of God 2 Chron. 23.2

the right hand of Christ in gold of Ophir this saith he also is a particular congregation Psalm 45.9 Thus you see how this mans learning exceeds all thereformed Churches who expound these places to be meant of the universall or invisible Church But further he saith in that examination that the Pope is Antichrist because hee will have men to appeale from other Churches to him and to stand to his sentence and decree but saith he doe not Presbiter all Assemblies and Synods take upon them the same authority I answer no they differ thus First the Pope is one and receiveth appellations Monarchically but Synods consist of many and receive appellations aristecraticaly 2. The Pope receiveth appellations from other Nations beyond Sea but Presbiteries and Synods do not so 3. The Pope will have his sentence received as infallible but Presbiteties and Synods acknowledge themselves subject to errour 4. The Pope acknowledgeth neither Elders nor elderships of Congregations but Presbiteries and Synods doe 5. The Pope acknowledgeth no power Ecclesiasticall on earth but what is subject to him and derived from him but Presbiteries Synods doe 6. The Pope receiveth appellations in other causes besides Ecclesiasticall but Presbiteries and Synods do not so 7 The Pope hath neither commission himselfe from Churches nor will admit the Commissioners of Churches to sit in judgement with him but Synods are made up of Commissioners of Churches 8. The Pope maketh his power boundlesse exalteth himselfe above the very Scripture but Synods when they receive appellations are tyed to certaine rules of proceeding and judging especially by the Scriptures thus wise men may see the disterence between them to be as great as between light and darknesse But now give me leave being thus set upon by the independant men to lay open some of their errours to see how they will stand in a well ordered Church First independant Churches hold themselves to be all Rulers and none to be ruled which is against all sence reason and Scripture also Heb. 13.7.27.1 Tim. 5.17 But they are something ashamed that they have none to rule therefore they would make their ruling Elders themselves be their servants and yet to hold still the name of rulers which is as bad an errour as the former for although ruling Elders must not be as Lords to the Church neither must the Church be as Lords over them and while they claime this authority for their Church they do but seeke to remove the Prelates Lordship to their independant Church 2. They do not give those to the Lord from their child-hood that are to be their Ministers that they may be trained up in the schooles of the Prophets which is the ordinary way for to attain to the knowledge of the tongues Now that extraordinary is ceased which the Apostles had Lu. 24.49 Acts 2.4 But they not taking this course are constrained either to take some broken Tradesman for their Pastor to be employed in Gods work whom the world hath cast off or else they must take one that is employed in a calling already But for the first will God accept of the worlds leavings and for the second what warrant have they to take a man to this great calling who is already entangled with the affairs of this life see 2 Tim. 2.4 The Ministry alone is a burden more befitting an Angell then a fraile man saith Paul who is sufficient for these things 2 Cor. 2.16 The Apostles gave themselves wholly and continually to prayer and to the Ministery of the Word Acts 6.4 And yet they complain of their weaknesse as unable to undertake such a heavy burden who were so exceedingly furnished with gists and gave themselves wholly to it how then shall our independent Pastors discharge it faithfully who are employed otherwise If the world encrease the work of God must needs decrease Thirdly when their Pastors gifts are to be proved as Paul saith 1 Tim. 3.10 They will appoint none but mechanick men to do it unlesse some Ministers come in by chance unexpected not as any duty they are boun● to do for they are all independant who hath to do with them but how shall Mechanicks judge of questions and controversies of faith or how shall they determine the same they cannot find out and discover sub i●e Hereticks then how shall they excommunicate them But I suppose in this they goe contrary to their own judgment in other things when they will have all other things tryed and proved by men of that calling which have the most knowledge and skill in such a thing that they may not be deceived and will they have lesse care of their soules then they have of worldly things it is but a bad signe of grace in such a heart Fourthly mechanick fellowes must intrench upon the ministery after they have proved them to ordain them but although the Cities of Creet might elect them Elders yet saith Paul I left thee in Creet to ordaine Elders in every Citie as I had appointed thee Titus 1.5 And Paul and Barnabas retu●ned againe to Listra and to Iconium and to Antioch and they ordain●d them Elders in every Church and prayed with fasting and commended them to the Lord Acts 14.21.23 And the Prophets and Teachers of Antioch ministred unto the Lord and fasted and the holy Ghost said sepa a●e me Barnabas and Saul for the worke whereunto I have called them and when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them they sent them away Acts 13.1.2.3 The Apostles said unto the multitude chuse you out men of honest report and full of the holy Ghost and wisedome but mark the next words whom we may appoint over this businesse so they nominated 7 set them before the Apostles and when they had prayed they layed their hands on them Acts 6.7 8. Neglect not the gift that was given thee by prophesie now marke with the laying on of the hands of the Presbitery 1 Tim. 4.14 But I find no mechanicks about the point of ordination Fifthly these mechanick fellows which are unskilfull in the Pastors office yet they must teach them their duty that never were Pastors themselves these members may very well be ignorant of many poynts of faith being sometimes long without a Pastor then much more they may be ignorant of his office yet they must pray for they know not what and the greater must be blessed of the lester neither must these sick people have any helpe from others till they can helpe themselves but I thinke they would not do so by their bodies which would soon perish if none must help them in time of sicknesse but God hath better provided for his Church then so Sixthly they hold that not only the power of the keyes but the execution of this power also belongs and must be done by all the congregation but the punishment of excommunication saith the Apostle was inflicted of many 2 Cor. 2.6 But this were improper to say it