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A56917	A brief discovery of the three natures viz., humane, divine, devilish, the rootes or originals of the politike states of Caesar, Christ, Antichrist in relation to a former treatise discovering the said three states, and withall farther clearing the usefulnesse thereof : whereby also is laid open to humane reason the impossibility of compulsive ecclesiasticall government to be of divine institution, and that liberty of conscience is to be allowed by all unto all, holding the bounds of civility, fully confirmed by principles in nature and Holy Scripture : humbly presented to the serious consideration of the High Court of Parliament / by Michael Quintine.	Quintyne, Michael.	1642 (1642)	Wing Q226; ESTC R13006	12,945	21

to the Scriptures as touching men in their persons and estates both teach and governe according to honesty and sobrietie to be iust and peaceable with all men to suffer wrong in all in case it be put upon them the Doctrine and Discipline of the Spirit of God his Sonne and his Kingdome or visible Government tends all to the life of Justice Peace and Love which is the way of salvation or preservation and perfection of happinesse wherein lived Christ and his disciples upon Record in all long suffering as the New Testament at large witnesseth without reaching after worldly pompe riches and great command Whatsoever professeth to be Christs and is contrary in spirit is of the devill and is false Christ or Antichrist whether a person or state and members thereof and if so visible as holding forth Doctrine and Discipline under the profession of Christ or being for him in pretence and teaching universall salvation to all of all Nations with Nationall worship without Christs exception Ioh. 4.23 24 Acts 10.34 35. Teaching also for necessary Doctrine commandements of men outward conformity in matters of Ceremony abstinence from meates and marriages which God hath allowed these be delusions and Doctrines of devills Mocksoules snares and enemies to the peace and liberty of conscience and to the welfare thereof As touching mens persons and estates teaching to sacrifice the things belonging thereto for sinne and trespasses it is making Merchandize of men no salvation but penance a doctrine issuing from envie the mother of coveteousnesse the roote of all evill and is falsely called Christs but properly is of Antichrist Likewise Discipline and Government called Christs in Nature Masterfull Lordly and compulsive and enforcing the practice of such doctrine as aforesaid or the effect of any other by any externall violence it is none of Christs but Antichrists interrupting yea by contrariety outing the obedience of faith which worketh by love which onely is Christs and onely acceptable to God and most acceptable with men this is devillish and snaring the world setting all together by the eares that have more will to use violence to gaine the Mastership of their owne conscience to whom it is most due next to God then to be a slave to others therein or to suffer as Christ and his disciples keeping though others breake them the Lawes of civility hence commeth contention the daughter of pride who maketh men forget their maker and their fellowes wherein they should be preserved The third cause is that the generality of all or any Nation may not be nursed up any longer in their wilfull delusion of being justified and saved in beleeving and worshipping as the Rulers beleeve and worship wherein they discharge themselves of any errour and lay the blame of it upon their governours who also out of their aspiring pride to be as God and Christ indeede Adam like are willing of it yea they will have it so cleane contrary to the doctrine of Christ and his Spirit Mar. 16.16 Rom. 14.12 and v. 22 23. wherein also is is practically contradicted with positive affirmation and reason Christ his Disciples it is apparent in Scripture learned men to live by their owne faith and to be able to give a reason thereof it was their owne practise also and not to use any Religion which was or should be in fashion amongst the great ones there is no sin but it is again God and every one shall give account to him Rom. 14.10.11 12. the King as he is King and the subject as a subject in matters of conscience in point of Religion all are as one with God in that he respects no mans person as is evident by Scripture when pride and covetousnesse be well unmasked the common people will have but small incouragement to be so ready to destroy one another for that which Christ would have them saved even for the faithfull and free use of their consciences but this is the effect of following great ones who give their power to him who teacheth to kill men for conscience sake Christs and mans enemies both is it not sufficient and faithfull allegiance for subiects to lay downe their lives and all that they have in defence of their Prince for his preservation in the freedome of his owne conscience and maintenance of civility but that they must needs hazard themselves contrary to civility and Christianity to kill their fellowes because they will not be slaves in that respect wherein God accounts of them and stiles them by the name of Kings and Priests through the mediation of Christ Rev. 1.5 6. but woe to the inhabitants of the earth when Princes are led by those that make a pray upon them and theirs I meane the false Prophets who appeare in sheepes cloathing but are inwardly wolves ravening after the world and devouring soules and bodies for worldly ends of which Christ gave faire warning Mat. 7.15 16. to make faire pretences for the Lord and to speake much in his name and for him and to set the world on fire with the heat of warres to the unspeakeable ruine of mankinde for religion sheweth such to be none of Christs Prophets Acts 7.21 but rather to be the false teachers of pernitious wayes as they are rendred 2 Pet. 2.1 2 3. c. The fourth cause is that King and Magistrates may be remembred that they are not exempted from error of any nature incident to mankinde and therefore their Lawes for Religion are no sufficient bonds for conscience but in their owne particulars Christs onely are sufficient in that case Secondly that yee may be _____ remembred although as it were in Paradise for plenty and command of all things yet as unapt yee more than A by reason of the curse to be content with your allowance dam who in his devillish reach to be as his maker poysoned all the happinesse which he had with allowance 3. That ye may be put in minde that God hath not laid upon you a charge impossible for you to undergoe such as the keeping of all your subjects in the upright use of conscience being impossible for you to alter the same being good or evill or to account to God for them in the errors thereof yea altogether unable to answer God for one of a thousand in your owne but that you preserve and defend them ordering their persons and estates in civill demeanour in the liberty and freedome of their conscience in which respect God only will take account of them which ye might happily perform if ye would leave Gods office to himselfe 4. That although as aforesaid in Paradise voide and not much sensible of afflicton which learned David to keep Gods Law but rather fitted for the pleasures of this life ye may be remembred that ye are the more subject to bee tempted by the devill and his instruments who are led by his spirit of delusion and devouring together with your own lusts to be drawn through flattery and undue elevation to oppression in all respects both inward and outward and therefore have the more cause to be carefull to keepe your selves to the Lawes of modesty justice and mercy the best ornament for Gods Vicegerents his speciall officers or ministers of Justice in humane affaires wherein you shall comply with the King of Kings and having him on your side you will be strong enough for all the world in the way of defence for his and yours In relation to these causes and former passages Most Noble King and high Court of Parliament for the prosperity and peace of the service and worship of God in all good conscience and for the same of man in all humanity I can doe no lesse then move you alwaies to put an end to quarrels for conscience sake in granting all liberty within bounds of civility for the Tenent of going alI together 〈◊〉 the eares in that case is suggested upon false grounds for did not men spoile each other for conscience sake 〈◊〉 they have no law for from Christianity but from the spirit of the bottomlesse pit with what peace of conscience or colour of manhood but in breach of civill peace could they offer wrong to each other which civill Lawes could not right without bloodshed but in case of murder or the like double and treble the strength of civill Lawes which are the life and glory of all Kingdomes and cast away the image of Aegypt in both respects temporall and spirituall bondage for God hath branded it with evill for both and let the lives of innocent men be free according to the end of your Ordinance and the Lawes thereof as God hath appointed 1 Tim. 9.10 Agree O ye powers of this Land differ not for matters of this life a little worldly honour or maintenance and if you will needs fall out and fight for your Religion take notice in such practise you crosse the doctrine and actuall carriage of Christ and his Disciples Mat. 26.52 Rev. 13.10 If ye will be killing by way of offence or defence for Religions sake take notice how ye disobey the Law of the Spirit of God and Christ Mat. 5.44 Luke 6.35 36. Luke 23.34 Acts 7.60 Uncivill and inhumane actions their correction belongs to the civill Authority and untill that taken innocency her part conscience then must satisfie thy selfe with the measure of Christ and preceding Saints if thou wilt actually and really as verbally in profession follow Christ and such as are and were led by his Spirit So leaving these passages with former to Royall and all right consideration I remaine in all loyall subiection for the service of God and man M. Q.

practise hath been the lot of many Nations and particular persons witnesse your own experience Why doe ye as parents of soules and spirits meddle in the command of conscience and support such as doe with sword and maintenance is it typicall as in the time and state of the Jewes or as if Christ were not risen from the dead or doe you thinke God accepts of more than he requires at your hands or will you make an intermixion one head of two bodies or two heads of one body which cannot be otherwise if Church and Common-wealth be all one or being as two under one head which nature and policy both deny in Scripture and common reason will ye work your own confusion in taking Gods work upon you in making worshippers in spirit and truth for such only God requires Ioh. 4.21 22 23 24. which by compulsion you must doe or make hypocrites can ye draw men to Christ in Spirit or Policy which is not in your power Ioh. 6.44 45 46. or will ye who should provide for the strength of the Law of humanity breake the Law of Charity belonging to conscience Rom. 14. This great spirituall State of jurisdiction now in fashion or any that is like to be of the constitution of compulsion which jumbleth and tumbleth together the finest natures and soulest worship Gods Divine and holy Ordinances with foulest and profanest natures which will one day cost confusion of soules and blood enough were it not for the great temporall revenewes entailed upon her shee would not in humane reason and common equity be so much stood upon and contended for for those that goe about to yoke others consciences would not bee served so themselves except they be devils incarnate and will become any thing in Religion to serve covetous ends Bondage of conscience is the grossest slavery and most devillish captivity upon earth from whence springeth the greatest treachery and most dangerous rebellion which the earth can afford yee may beleeve it when ye see it All liberty within bounds of civility incourage industry and begets a rich Nation hindereth not prevention of dotage and underhand conveighance of estate to forraigne Belly-gods who by flattery rob people stronger in zeale then knowledge of their bodily means of safeguard and load their soules with an increase of unnaturall slavery even to their destruction So hoping of the true effect of upright dealing with God and Man the sight of that liberty of truth which bringeth peace strength and safety to all Lands and people of Innocency I remaine Gods and Yours in all due service to my power M. Q. Now followes the Reasons and Motives that set me upon this Worke. NOt long since I commended to your Highnesse and the Parliament one Treatise containing an essentiall discovery of the States of Policie as they are distinct one from another And another since of the Natures likewise from whence they spring both which in effect binde both your Soveraignty and your chiefest Court of Councell to cast about for the preservation and defence of your Kingdomes and every subject thereof in the liberty of conscience keeping the bonds of civility and humanity but although at a farre distance I perceive the old course is still on foote making sides of Religion and yokes for conscience on all sides wherein hath a world of blood beene spilt already and much more will be if the same continue Covetousnesse pride and delusion must bring forth their fruits where they grow as doe all other things for any hurt which befalls mankinde let the pretence be what it will floweth from thence not from Christian Religion for neither Christ himselfe or any of his Disciples upon Record in the New Testament Apostles or Evangelists or others did in a warlike way either offend or defend themselves for their Religions sake From former passages expressed in both the said Treatises I have manifested sufficient ground of boldnesse for speaking to you Gods of the earth which to rehearse or inlarge is not improper and for these causes following I am constrained yet further to move your greatnesse and being reasonable therein if ye being as gods despise me I shall notwithstanding fulfill the will of the Lord of Lords in discovering the spirits of error though I perish in the Worke with the strength of his encouragement Mat. 10.32 The first cause is this I being by the Law of Humanity or the nature of man as deepely ingaged in the joy of the welfare and sorrow of the misery thereof though a nothing as having any interest in the power of enlargeing or preventing either am bound by the Law of the Spirit of Humanitie and Christianity to discover any thing or course tending to the accomplishment of both wherein is fulfilled the dutie of innocencie and uprightnesse without feare the roote of slavery and flattery according to Marke 4.22 and Mat. 10.27 28. The second cause is for that there are and shall be many false Christs false prophets and false Teachers as there be many Antichrists and false Churches according to the prophesies of the New Testament Matth. 24.4 5. also vers 24. 2 Pet. 2.1 1 Joh. 2.18 These are all one in spirit and in that respect are of the devill or as the devill himselfe working the misery and confusion of mankinde in the greatest measure that may be the being of the world reserved and that according to the working of Sathan also as in the beginning Serpent-like and as in the full strength of his Raigne Dragon and Lyon-like as is set forth 2 Thes 2.9 10. The Revelation sets forth at large the spirit of Antichrist or false Church in his full portracture in every part and member of the said body from the sixt Chapter to the latter end of the same booke Now although not in any measure invested in any power of suppressing any course of evill and lifting up or inlivening any of good yet as fully bound to discover both by Christian and naturall bonds as any if all sanctity and salvation both of soule and body be of the Spirit of God Christ and the Church or Kingdome of Christ then of necessity is all mischiefe of sinne and misery touching man of the spirit of the devill Antichrist and his Kingdome and in short consider each Kingdome is to be discerned by the Doctrine and Learning and the Discipline or Government of the Spirit thereof and so the Doctrine of the Gospell teacheth touching matters of the soule whose welfare is accomplished and inlarged by the freedome and peace of conscience Christians to beare one with another and the stronger to suffer for the weaker knowing that none is master of his owne light or anothers and in case of greatest gainsaying or persecution for conscience sake to suffer without resistance to doe good to all even our enemies in respect of that part of our well being the discipline therof is a government without Master or Lordship as hath been formerly set forth agreable