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A08586 The saints societie Delivered in XIV. sermons, by I.B. Master in arts, and preacher of Gods word at Broughton in Northampton Shire.; Societie of the saints Bentham, Joseph, 1594?-1671. 1636 (1636) STC 1890; ESTC S117220 223,204 307

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say we because it is Scripture Gal. 5. 1. They say there is no condemnation to them which are in Christ and so say we because it is Scripture Rom. 8. 1. They say that the law hath nothing to doe in the Conscience of the regenerate Christian and that it doth not binde the Conscience of the regenerate to obedience but this we denie it being repugnant to sacred writ and of evill consequence The falsehood of whose schismaticall and hereticall opinion Schismaticall I call it in regard of the rent and breach it makes in the Church hereticall I call it it being an Incidere in falsae opinionis errorem priusquam vera cognoscat imperiti animi est simpli cis perseverare vero in eo postquam agnoveris cotumacu Salvian exempla A pro. vero pag. 296. errour about a maine point of religion contrary to the cleare light of truth of holy Scripture soundly and generally held by the Church of God and being obstinately defended after conjunction and lawfull admonition will perspicuously appeare to all which will not wilfully close their eyes against the cleare light of divine truth I having shewed what Conscience is how this Conscience is bound and that the law doth bind the Conscience of the regenerate to obedience 1. Conscience is an inward remembrance in our hearts witnessing with us or against us of all our thoughts words and workes Conscience is a part of the understanding which takes knowledge of and beares witnesse of a mans thoughts words and workes excusing them when they be good accusing them when they be bad Rom. 2. 15. The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Conscientia Con. scio Greeke word is derived of a verbe which is compounded of a verbe which signifieth to see and a Preposition which signifieth together so that Conscience doth know with another is privie to the things of another by the signification of the greeke and latine word This is Conscience Concerning bonds and binding the Word of God mentioneth diuerse sorts and calleth 1. Sinne by the name of bonds Acts 8. 23. because it binds and holds the wicked fast in the bondage of Satan 2. Afflictions for Christ by the name of bonds Heb. 13. 3. in which bonds good Saint Paul was Acts 26. 29. 3. Gods favours the bonds of love Hos 11. 4. the Lord by these binding his Saints unto him 4. Gods lawes by the name of bonds Psal 2. 3. because they fasten us to God and bind us to our duties Conscience is bound by vowes and oathes lawfully made and superiour powers not properly in regard of themselves but improperly or in reference to Gods law commanding a man although he sweare to his owne hurt not to change Psal 15. 4. Therefore the Princes of Israel durst not hurt the Gibeonites because of their oath Ios 9. 9. To pay that which a man hath vowed Eccl. 5. 4. To be subject to the higher powers Rom. 13. 1. 5. And to obey our Pastours and Teachers Heb. 13. 17. But the Lord himselfe is the proper binder of Conscience he being the onely Lord of Conscience he onely having power to command Conscience yea to save or to destroy He bindeth Conscience by his Word giving it an absolute power in it selfe to bind Conscience and because it is the Word of him who can save or destroy for keeping or breaking this his Word This Word so binding is both Law and Gospell The Gospell binds the Conscience not of those who never heard of Christ Rom. 2. 12. but of those which have the meanes offered to beleeve and obey Rom. 2. 16. The Law binds the Conscience of all men it being the law of nature written in mans heart in mans Creation and therefore of such who are regenerate Christians not onely as they are men but sanctified men Which I shew thus Reason 1 That which doth cause the Conscience of the regenerate Christian to excuse being observed and to accuse being transgressed doth bind the Conscience of the regenerate Chrisian to obedience For to bind the Conscience is to cause it in every action to accuse for sinne or excuse for well doing But the law of God doth cause the Conscience of the regenerate Christian to excuse being observed and to accuse being transgressed Therefore the law of God doth bind the Conscience of the regenerate Christian to obedience That which hath power to say to the Conscience of the regenerate Christian this ought to be done that ought not to be done hath power to and doth bind the Conscience of the regenerate Christian to obedience for to bind is to say this may that may not be done But the law of God hath power and doth say to the Conscience of the regenerate Christian this may that may not be done Therefore the law of God doth binde the Conscience of the regenerate to obedience That which hath this priviledge that the breach thereof is a sinne doth bind the Conscience of all even of regenerate Christians to obedience for all even regenerate Christians are bound not to sin 1. Ioh. 3. 4. But the law of God hath this priviledge that the breach thereof is sinne Therefore the law of God doth bind the Conscience of c. The breach of the ceremoniall law once was sinne now is not because once it bound the conscience now it doth not The breach of the morall law is still sinne therefore it doth still bind If the law of God doth not bind the Conscience of the regenerate to obedience then if the regenerate Christian doth any thing commanded in the Law he doth more then his duty for he is bound to doe his duty and so by doing that doth either merit at the hands of God or else is guilty of Will-worship doing more then was enjoyed him e. g. if a Christian under the Gospell was circumcised did sacrifice bullockes c. he by thus doing did workes meritorious and superogatory or else was guilty of Will-worship because he is not now bound to the doing of them But if the regenerate Christian could and did do all things which the law enjoynes him he is not guilty of Will-worship neither doth he merit at the hands of God Luk. 17. 10. Therefore c. That authority which the Apostles used to vrge and presse regenerate Christians to do their duties doth bind their Consciences to obedience But the Apostles have used the authority of the law to vrge and presse regenerate Christians to do their duties Ephes 6. 1 2. Iam. 2. 11. Therefore the law doth bind the Conscience of regenerate Christians to obedience I having premised these things abandoning the ungrounded and unchristian liberty of Anabaptists Epicures Familists and Antinomists I come to shew and delineate your glorious liberty you blissefull goodfellowes As in all freedomes the freed person is exempt from many burdensome bondages and grieuous