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A82301	The English Catholike Christian, or, The saints utopia: by Thomas de Eschallers de la More, an unprofitable servant of Jesus Christ: of Graies-Inne barrister, and minister of the Gospel of eternall salvation. In the yeer of grace and truth, 1640. A treatise consisting of four sections. 1 Josuah's resolution. 2 Of the common law. 3 Of physick. 4 Of divinity.	More, Thomas, d. 1685.	1649 (1649)	Wing D884; Thomason E556_21; ESTC R205814	40,520	48

I have been resolved and setled in my judgement of a long time that the Supereminencies Prerogatives Temporall Dignities Barronies intermedling in Secular Affaires and the Lordly Monopolizing of Titles Jurisdictions and Functions by Archbishops and Bishops above the Pastors and Teachers of Gods Word their fellow-latourers and that the High-Commission with the whole Regiment of it's subordinary Offices likewise Deaneries and Chapters with their dependencies are all contrary to Gods Word unlawfull unwarrantable in themselves pernicious destructive of the peace godly unanimity which ought to be in a true Christian Church and Common-wealth But I confesse the many learned Books and Writings which I have seen and diligently perused since this question hath been moved and throughly debated of late by many sage acute Doctors and other learned men of divers Nations and Kingdomes have not only much confirmed but instructed me also in this point 'T is true that ex gratiá Regis by the favour of the Prince and for Government sake the Order of Bishops hath stood a long time in our Nation supported by the Lawes of the Realme and confirmed by Parliaments And so I see no reason why by the same legislative Power it may not be altered Now whereas by the gracious providence and disposing of Almighty God the Honourable Court of Parliament are zealously affected with a magnanimous and godly care of establishing the True Religion in his Majesties Dominions which consisteth in pure and sound Doctrine in a setled Government in a good and decent Discipline agreeable to the Gospell of Christ and to the rules and ensamples of the Apostles and Elders of the Church in the Primitive times From the first sitting of this great Assembly my hearty desires and prayers have been and are continually that in every Parish Countrey Towne lesser Village and Hamblet within the Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland a Religious painfull and learned Preacher may be placed with a Competent Livelyhood and Maintenance for the faithfull and true discharge of their Calling I shall forbear to insist upon this matter or to presse it as large for that Mr. Marshall that worthy and laborious Minister of Gods Word by whose preaching and exhortations thousands of souls have profitted much and as I may probably say many have been converted hath fastned upon this Subject already as I finde in a learned Sermon of his preached before the Honourable House of Commons Novemb. 17th 1640. and published by Order of the said House But I protest in the truth of my heart were I of riper years had I been blessed with a convenable estate and fortune had I been of judgement or had the honour and abilities to have supplied a roome as the meanest Member of that Noble and great Assembly in all humility by a discreet observing of the Countenance and Order of that Court I would have used my best endeavours for the promoting and furtherance of this Motion and I would have laboured and assayed all honest wayes and direct courses in this weighty and only speciall affaire for the security and happinesse both of Church and State had I seen any hopes of effecting it Whence come Heresies Breaches in Religion Schismes Sowings of strife between brethren Backslidings to Popery Superstition Ignorance and blind zeale False worship of God Prophaning of his holy Name Word and Ordinances and polluting of his Sabbaths And whe●● cometh the cursed dishonour of Parents despising of Government the reviling of Magistrates vilifying the Pastors of Gods Word and contemning of Superiours Whence come evill thoughts adulteries fornications murthers thefts covetousnesse wickednesse deceit lasciviousnesse an evill eye blasphemy pride foolishnesse Whence proceed all these impieties I say but out of the impure hearts of prophane and ungodly persons not clensed through the Word of Christ The Apostle St. Paul wrote to the Corinthians not to keep company If any man that is called a brother be a fornicatour or covetous or an Idolater or a rayler or a drunkard or an extortioner with such a one no not to eate I am perswaded that many of Gods deare Saints do mourne in secret to behold the crying sinnes of our Nation which they would but know not how to remedy But the wise King Solomon telleth us for our instruction and comfort If the Spirit of the Ruler rise up against thee leave not thy place for yielding pacifieth great offences There is an evill which I have seen under the Sun as an errour which proceedeth from the Ruler Folly is set in great dignity and the rich sit in low place I have seen servants upon Horses and Princes walking as servants upon the earth Eccles 10. If thou seest the oppression of the poore and violent perverting of judgement and justice in a Province marvell not at the matter For he that is higher then the highest regardeth and there be higher then they Eccles 5.8 Verily as touching my selfe my spirit groaneth and my heart lamenteth and even bleeds within me to heare and see the horrible blasphemies rash oathes cursings and evill speaking lying hypocrisie dissimulation envie malice corrupt communication drunkennesse adultery fornication uncleannesse riot gluttony idlenesse chambering and wantonnesse filthy lucre pride with many more like sinnes which even now do reigne among us Protestants that professe the Name and Gospell of Christ Wherefore me thinkes we should lay our hands upon our hearts and consider with our selves that we are become dead to the Law by the Body of Christ that we should be married to another even to him who is raised from the dead that we should bring forth fruit unto God For when we were in the flesh the motions of sinnes which were by the Law did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death But now are we delivered from the Law that being dead wherein we were held that we should serve in newnesse of spirit and not in the oldnesse of the letter Rom. 7. Shall we continue in sinne that grace may abound God forbid how shall we that are dead to sinne live any longer therein Know ye not that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death Therefore we are buried with by baptisme into death that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father even so we also should walke in newnesse of life For if we have been planted together in the likenesse of his death we shall be also in the likenesse of his resurrection knowing this that our old man is crucified with him that the body of sinne might be destroyed that henceforth we should not serve sinne Also let us minde the Exhortation of Saint Paul to the Ephesians Chap. 4. This I say therefore and testifie in the Lord that ye henceforth walke not as other Gentiles walke in the vanity of their minde Having the understanding darkened being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of the

is the head the life and health of the Common-wealth and from the head this spirit and vivacity of health is transmitted and conveyed into the several parts and members of the body And againe we say that the King can doe no wrong Rex enim verè dici potuit vbique transferre perpetuò secum portare Scaccarium Justitiae in scrinio pectoris sui Atque veram intelligentiam perfectamque legis notitiam in animo suo semper habere For the King may truely be said every where to transfer and alwayes to carry about with him the Exchequer or Treasury of Iustice in the casket of his breast And ever to have the true understanding perfect Theorie or knowledge of the Law in his minde And the Kings Prerogative we know is bounded with the Rules of Gods Word and impaled within the limits of the Laws of the Realme For it is the honour and wisedom of a Prince to judge his people with righteous judgement and order his steps actions and whole course of life by the justice and equity of law and conscience For this is an old and true rule Neminem oportet esse sapientiorem legibus No man out of his Own private reason ought to be wiser than the Law which is the perfection of reason And albeit the King be as it hath been said the Fountain of Justice Yet this spring head may either be overgrown and shadowed by the weeds of naturall corruption and inbred infirmities always aspiring and advancing themselves against the perfect law of liberty erected in the heart by the holy Spirit Rom. 7.23 James 1.25 or it may be stopped by the rubbish of cares and troubles or at least the water of this Fountain may run thick somtimes by mixture of the gravell of a pre-conceited high opinion of the affections and hearts of the people or lastly this well or spring-head of Justice in the Sovereign may be so deep as that squint and blear'd-eye of the monstrous-sighted multitude I mean the grosse ignorance of the Common people cannot always discern and discover where it lyes onely those who believing Gods Word and confidently relying upon the truth of his promises do in humility of heart come unto the true Well of life and head indeed of the Church Jesus Christ our onely Mediator and Redeemer they onely I say by the bucket of grace shall be able to sound the depths of Gods mercy towards his Elect and continually do they cry God be mercifull unto us and blesse us and cause his face to shine upon us Selah That thy way maybe known upon earth thy saving health among all Nations Let the people praise thee ô God let all the people praise thee O let the Nations be glad and sing for joy for thou shalt judge the folk righteously and govern the Nations upon earth Selah Albeit in the scorching heat of Seditions Divisions Tumults Rebellions and Distractions of a Kingdom those streams of grace and favour that issue from that subordinate and inferiour fountain of justice a pious Prince provident and carefull of the welfare of his people are not so visibly and plainly perceived for in truth they doe not run so cleer then as at other times by the vulgar sort of men yet the best Christians his Majesties most faithfull and obedient Subjects under the protection of whose powerfull Arme they live and are governed do acknowledge Gods watchfull providence over them and these do joyntly confesse and say with the Psalmist God standeth in the congregation of the mighty he judgeth among the Gods For if the Angels are all ministring spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall be heires of salvation Heb. 1.14 Much more are the Potentates and Princes of the earth the servants of God to minister justice unto his people Shall not the Judge of all the world do right Thy throne ô God is for ever and ever and the scepter of thy Kingdom is a right scepter Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of thy seat and thy mercy and truth shall be our shield and buckler Verily there is a reward for the righteous Doubtless there is a God that judgeth the earth The Lord saith Counsell is mine and sound wisdom I am understanding I have strength By me Kings reigne and Princes decree justice By me Princes rule and Nobles even all the Judges of the earth I love them that Love Me and those that seek me early shall find me Prov. 8. Mercy and Truth preserve the King and his Throne is upholden by mercy Prov. 20.28 When the Prophet Jeremiah by a false suggestion was put into the Dungeon of Malchiah For Zedekiah the King said unto his Princes behold he is in your hand for the King is not he that can do any thing against you And when Ebedmelech afterwards by suite had gotten him some enlargment Then Zedekiah the King sent and took Jeremiah the Prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the Lord and the King said to Jeremiah I will ask thee a thing hide nothing from me Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah if I declare is unto thee wilt thou not surely put me to death if I give thee counsell wilt thou not harken unto me So the King sware secretly to Jeremiah saying As the Lord liveth that made this soule I will not put thee to death neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life Hereupon Ieremiah counselleth the King by yielding to save his life as you may read at large in Jer. 38. This worthy pattern of humility gentleness and meekness in King Zedekiah who so courteously and friendly intreated the Prophet that sorewarn'd him of the evill impending over Judah and Jerusalem and his own person if he went not forth to the King of Babylons Princes according to the Prophets counsell and who likewise was so gracious and indulgent unto his Princes notwithstanding they were wicked Counsellors and none of his best friends as it did afterwards appeare by the event of their false suggestions This I say may be an example for all godly Christian Kings to imitate and follow him in these and the like vertues Read 2 Sam 18. 19. Chap. Ezra 1.6 7. Chap. Nehem. 1. 2. Chap. Ester 5.6.7 8. Chapters That famous and renowned Prince of ever blessed memory James King of Great Britain France and Ireland in his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gave this in charge to Prince Henry I require you my sonne as ever ye think to deserve my fathers blessing to keep continually before the eyes of your mind the greatnesse of your charge making the faithfull and due discharge thereof the principall but ye shoot at it in all your actions counting it even the principall and all your actions but as accessories to be imployed but as middesses for the furthering of that principall And in another place of his golden precepts and instructions He saith thus And to the end my