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Covnterpoyson considerations touching the poynts in difference between the godly ministers and people of the Church of England, and the seduced brethren of the separation : argvments that the best assemblies of the present church of England are true visible churches : that the preachers in the best assemblies of Engl. are true ministers of Christ : Mr. Bernards book intituled The Separatists Schisme : Mr Crashawes questions propounded in his sermon preached at the crosse / examined and answered by Henry Ainsworth.
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Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?
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we must be separated thirdly the corruption of nature in our selues the lust of the flesh the lust of the eyes and the pride of life all which are of the world and whâ—ch we must hate and crucifie so turne and become like little children euen borne agayn that we may see the kingdome of God 16. The estate wherevnto God called his church in this life is generally to the communion or fellowhsip of his sonne Iesus Christ as being their onely mediator and Sauiour the Prophet Priest and King of the church which they beleeuâ—ng and professing are alâ—o made partakers in a proportion and in their measure of these three offices with him 17. Iesus Christ is the Prophet raâ—sed vp of God vnto his people to teach them all that God commanded him which also he did both by himselfe and by the Mâ—nistery of his seruants sent of him And as all the treasures of wisdome and knowledge are hid in him so him the church mâ—st hear for all heauenly wisdome and knowledge is to be learned of him and every person which shall not hear this Prophet shall be destroyed out of the people 18 This Prophet call office of Christ he hath communicated with the church by giuing to the same his word for their instruction and comfort and graffing the same within them his spirit also as an Anoynting to teach them all things giuing gifts also or ministers to open and apply the same vnto their sowles likewise power and freedome by witnes profession and practise to hold forth that word of life as lights in the world thereby to preach vnto others the faâ—th of Christ to edâ—fy and build vp one another dayly therein to prouoke vnto loue and to good works to admonish and reprehend for evill and iniquity to forgiue and comfort one another in the bowels of Christ whose word therefore all ought to labour that it may dwel plenteously in them that if any man speak it may be as the words of Gâ—d 19. Iesus the son of God is also the great high priest or Sacrificer of the Church by whose obedience and sacrifice or oblation of hâ—s own body and blood the church is clensed from all sinn and reconciled to God by whose intercession the church with the holy actions oblations of the same are accepted of God and made heires of blessing 20. And this his Prâ—estly office is 〈◊〉 imparted to his church as they haue not onely interest in his death and suffrings whereby they are reconciled to God but also are themselues made a holy priesthood to offer vp spirituall sacriâ—ices acceptable to God by him giuing vp their own bodies a liuing sacrifice mortifying their members whâ—ch are on earth and crucifyâ—ng the flesh with thâ— affections and lâ—sts offring vp contrite and broken hâ—rts with sacrifices of praise confeâ—sing to his name and praying not oâ—â—ly every man for himself but one for another doing good and dâ—stributing to the neceâ—sities of the Saincts suffring afflâ—ction for the Gospell and fynally if they be called therevnto powring out the r soules vnto death fâ—r the truthes sake 21. The Lord Iesus Christ is also the gouernour and king ouer Sion Gods hâ—ly mount and sitteth at his Fathers right hand and reigneth till all his enimies be made his footstool being a King iudge and lawgiuâ—r to hâ—s people commanding and ruling them by his word and spirit jâ—dging them in iustice and equâ—ty preseruing and defendâ—ng them by his almighty power from all their enimies 22. And this his kingly office he so communicateth with hâ—s church as they are by him preserâ—ed and defended from all aduersarie Pâ—wer freed from the dominion of sinne and tyrannie of Satan from subiection to the world and seruitude vnto men and restored to the ioyfull libâ—rty of the Châ—ldren of God the world and all things in it made theirs that howsoeuer they haue still to combate with the Diuill to wraâ—tel against principallities powers to suffer hatred affliction of the world anâ— to warr with the fleshly lusts which fight against the soâ—l yet neither deaâ—h nor life nor Angels nor principallities nor powerâ— nor things present nor things to come nor heigth nor depth nor any other creatâ—re shal be able to separate them from the loue of God which is in Christ Iesus our Lord who hath made them Kâ—ngs and Priâ—sâ—s vnto God even his father and they shall reign on the earth till hâ—uinâ— serâ—ed here theâ—r time they come to reign with him in glorâ— in â—he heauens for euer 2â— Vnto the participation of these promises and heauenly graces are all peoâ—les â—râ—uoked by the Gospell â—reached and such as obey the câ—lâ—â—ng of Gâ—d anâ— come vnto Chrâ—st are vnited vnto him theâ—r head and â—edâ—atâ—r from whomâ— proceedeth the Iustification and sanctificatioâ— of tâ—e Churcâ— 24. Iustification is the partaking of Christs justâ—ce or righteousnes â—n his fulfilling and obeyinâ— the law of God and dâ—schargâ—ng all ouâ— depts and trespasses by his death so freeing vs from the curse and setâ—ing vs in full fauour with God and vnder his blesâ—â—ng which righteousnesse of Christs is fully made ours and impâ—ted to vs by faith for our justification 25. Sanctification is the partakâ—ng of Christs holynes by being graffed with him to the simillâ—tude of his death and resurrection whereby the corruption of nature or old man in vs becometh crucified and buried with him and the new man or image of God is put on and renewed dayly in a holy conuersation 26. Hâ—thâ—rto of the Churches union and communion with Christ her head now followeth the union of the churches memberâ— one with another which is theirâ— couâ—ling togither as one body by the communion of one and the same spirit faith and loue 27. The vnion of the members one with another is to be considered generally or totally and particularly Generally as the châ—rch is called vniuersall or caâ—holik comprehending the whole family of God in heauen and in earth and the fraternity or brotherhood of all Christians which are â—n the world in whome there is but one faith in one and the same God by that one Lord Iesâ—s Christ throuâ—h one Spâ—rit Thus haue they all one Father which is God one mother Ierusalem which is aboue and by the mediation of Chrâ—st are all made one baptised by one spirit into one body and al made to drink into one spirit 28 More Particularly they that are called of God and members oâ—â—he Church vniversall are vnited and gathered into many churches or congregatioÌ„s in several cities countrâ—es every
reâ—roched the Protestants as labouring to bring all things vnder the rule of the rash vnconstant people and vnlearned multitude and to make the church democraticall and popular because every one of the people by his priuate spirit is supreme iudge and head in matters of religion Our different judgement and practise from the church of Engl. wher all â—y men as they call them are forbidden all speaking or expounding of the word in the publik assemblies and where a Bishop Chancellor or Commissary hath power to excommunicate by a Latin writ c. Our difference also and dislike of the Presbyteries practise whereby people are excluded and depriued of a great part of their Christian liberty and benefit thereby is in other books largely treated of with scriptures reasons many which M Bern. neyther orderly handleth nor soundly confuteth as the wise reader may see but ignorantly and confusedly shuffleth them ouer running into by matters and vniust calumniations I will end therefore with the words of one of his fellow ministers who touching this poynt of Church gouernment writeth much more soundly then by Mr. Bern. in his blindenes hath done Mr Iacob I mean which sayth It is childish and without all wit to cry out aganst vs â—us our adueâ—saries doe Popularity Anarchie c. for our so wel grounded and so approued an assertion That the sinne of one man publâ—ckly and obstinately stood in bâ—ing not reformed nor the offender cast out â—oth sâ— pâ—llute the whole congregation that none may commuâ—â—cate with hâ— same in any of the holy â—hings of God though it be a church râ—ghtly conâ—â—ituted till the party be excommunâ—cated I deney agayn this to be eyther our iudgement or practise Mr. Bern. sayth the formâ—r position is the ground of this and so it seemeth he câ—lumniating vs in the forâ—er thouâ—ht he might doe likeweise in this We professe and haue long since publâ—shed that none is to separate for fâ—â—lts corruâ—tioÌ„s which may so long as the Church coÌ„sistâ—th of mâ—rtall men will fall out and arisâ— among them but by due order to sâ—â—k râ—dresse thâ—reof Now that euery Chrâ—stian not onely may bâ— tought to rebuke his neighbour for sinne we haâ—e playn lawes both â—n the old Testament and the new Leuit. 19.17 Luk. 17.3 That sinners not repenting are after the second admonition to be signified vnto the church is also Christs ordinance Mat. 18 15.17 But what â—f â—he church will not cast him out I answer Synns are eyther conâ—rouertible or manifest If controuertible and dâ—ubtfâ—ll men ought to bear one with anothers different judgement if they doe not but any for this make a breach or separation they syn But if the sinne be manifest as for example a man is conuict of adultery blasphemy theft or the like and the church will not rebuke him nor cast him out but suffer him obstinate and impenitent in his wickednes and plead for him agaâ—nst such us call vpon them for iudgemâ—nt then are all such abettors of the wicked sinners themselues and that in a high degree as th' Apostle noteth Rom. 1 31 the whole lump is leuened 1 Cor. 5 1 6. c. and now not that one mans sinne but the sinne of them all is that which polluteth them for they fauour and iustify a wicked man more then God therefore woe is vnto them and Solomon sayth He that sayth to the wicked thou art righteous him shall the people curse and the multitude shall abhorr him Prou 24 24 If M Bern think the sinne is the lesse because a church maynteyns it he is much deceiued evill the more common it is the worse â—t is because God is more dishonoured and mens sowles more endangered If he think men should regard and reuerence the church in this case the law teacheth every man not to follow the many or the mighty to doe euill nor agree in a controuersie to decline after many and ouerthrow the right The â—round of all this is playn in Gods law if any one of the people sinned against any of the commandements of the Lord and one shewed him his sinne which he had committed he was to bring his sacrifice a testification of his repentance If a ruler sinned or the high priest himselfe they were to doe likewise If the whole Congregation sinned the like law was for them God respected no persons but if they that sinned were greater or moe in number they were so farr from being sauoured as they had the greater sacrifice inioyned them a priuate man offred a shee-goat a ruler a hee-goat the high Priest and the Congregation a yong bâ—llock These lawes were giuen to all sorts of persons for all manner sinns‘ and the law was agayn repeated and stablished from that day forward throughout their generations Num. 15.22.23 c. But if any man despised this law and sinned with a high hand the same blasphemed the Lord and was to be cut off from among his peoâ—le Num. 15.30.31 Now further that the whol congregation taking Part with wicked men in syn after due admonition are all defiled and subiect to like iudgement we haue a playn example in the whole Tribe of Beniamin where in Gibeâ—h one of their towns filthines was committed the Tribe was called vpon to deliuer thâ—se wicked men to death that evill might be put away from Israel â—â—t when they would not deliuer them all the other tribes warred against that trâ—be and almost rooted out every man of the same Likeweise the trâ—bes of Israel in an other case sayd to some of their brethren seeing ye rebel to day against the Lord euen tomorrow he wil be wroth with all the Congregation of Israel Did not Achan sinne c. and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel and this man alone perished not in his wickednes What Mr Bern. seeth or how he readeth the scriptures I cannot tel but if he knew the contagion of sinne or guilt of the same he would neuer haue writien as he hath done Now where he pleadeth that men should not for the offender refreyn the holy things of God abhâ—rr the sacrifices c. We grant it The holy things are alwayes to be reuerenced Gods house and sacrifices frequented when we may without sinne But we deny such an assembly to be Gods church as with a high hand sinneth and blasphemeth the Lord. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination And it cannot be said that any holy thing is lawfully administred in such a society where all agree together to mayntein open iniquity and doe despise the word of the Lord calling them to repentance If they doe not thus we hold it not lawfull to separate from them nor in any weise at any time till all holy and orderly meanes be vsed for their reclayming That euery of their assemblies are false churches This we hold indeed being