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The Scriptures plea for magistrates vvherein is shewed the unlawfulnesse of resisting the lawfull magistrate, under colour of religion.
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Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.
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punishment Though if it were onely Temporall punishment yet being sicknesse c. Which are not inflicted by the magistrate but by the hand of God it will not come home to that which was by Master Br. affirmed of the word in Rom. 13. For this must be promised that we do not conceive it to signifie eternall punishments exclusive or so as to exclude temporall but eternall and sometimes Temporall too for so sure he that for his Rebellion receives damnation hereafter is not secured from being hang'd drawn and quarterd heere or else eternall if be repent not and perhaps Temporall though he do by {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} as I said I understand with Hesychius {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Gods vengeance whether here or in another world but I say in this place both of them and so ordinarily in the former also This being premised the word {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} may still contain in it eternall punishments ver. 29. though many for this cause of unworthy receiving did fall sick and die ver. 30. for 1. they might both die and be damned too or if as Volkelius saith the word {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} oâ—doâ—miscunt sleep be never used in the N. T. of those that are destined to eternall destruction then still may this be very reconcilable without interpretation that many for this cause are weak and sickly and many others sleep God chastising some by diseases to reform them and punishing others who as Volkelius acknowledges were guilty onely of some single act of the sin onely with death temporall or shortning their dayes which certainly hinders not but that God might punish others that did customarily commit this sin and perhaps with greater aggravations with no lesse then eternall death how ever that it were just for him to do so what ever he did it is plain by ver. 27. which is parallel to the 29. whosoever shall eat and drink unworthily shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord that is in Volkelius his own words Ipsum Christi corpus ac sanguinâ—m contemnere ignominiâ afficere ac quantam in ipsis est profanare proculcareque censendi sunt shall be thought to contemne and disgrace and as much as in them lies to profane and tread under feet the body and blood of Christ which what is it but to count the blood of the Covenant an unholy thing Heb. 10.29 Which yet there is used as a main aggravation of that sin for which saith the Apostle there remaines no more sacrifice ver. 26. It is apparent that the phrase {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} guilty of the body c. Is paralled to the Latine Reus Maiestatis used for a Traitour and sure signifies no lesse then a guilt of a great injury to Christ which how any man can affirme to be a sin to which no damnation belongs supposing no antidote of invincible ignorance or weaknesse nor recovery by repentance nor gracious pardon of God in not imputing some single act of it I professe my self not to discerne though I think I have weighed impartially all that is said of it This sure will keep the first proof from being any longer probable and for the second or first of Volkelius it is already in effect answered too for though he that is guilty onely of some one act of this sinne found mercy yet sure they that are guilty of the customary sin may speed worse and indeed of all indefinitly the Apostle speaks according to the merit of the sin as when he saith the drunkard and adulterer shall not inherit the kingdome of God Where yet perhaps he that is guilty onely of one such act may finde mercy For the last proofe I conceive it so far from being a probable one against me that I shall resolve it a convincing one on my side for if those that were sick c. Were chastened of the Lord that they should not be condemned then sure if they had not been so chastened nor reformed by that chastening they should have been condemned with the world and so their temporall judgements may be a means through the mercy of God in Christ to free them from their eternall but not an argument that eternall was not due to them but a perfect intimation that it was The third place which is not indeed of much importance in it self but onely is used to give countenance to the interpretation in the two former places is 1 Pet. 4.17 the time is come that judgement must begin at the house of God Here say they {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} judgement is that that befalls the house of God the godly therefore but temporall judgements To which I answer in a word that here is a mistake in opposing judgement in its latitude to the house of God when only it is affirmed by S. Peter of the {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} or {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} the beginning or first part of judgement for of the {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} or judgement in this verse there are specified two parts {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} the first part and {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} the end or else the word {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} seemes to sound in our English the tail of it as Psal. 75.8 the cup of Gods displeasure or punitive justice is supposed to consist of two parts 1. red wine or {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} and 2. mixture of Myrrhe and other poysonous bitter spices called {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Apocal 4.10 {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Matth. 24.17 and both together {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} myrrhato wine Mark 15.25 Now this cup is powred out and tasted of indefinite by the godly some part of it but the dregs thereof i. the myrrh bitter part that goes to the bottome is left for the wicked to wring out and drinke so that onely the tolerable supportable easie part of the judgement belongs unto the godly but the end the dregs the unsupportable part to those that obey not the Gospel of God Or yet a little further the beginning or first part {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} of the judgement is {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} from the godly and so it was {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} intimating that the judgement doth not stay upon them but onely take rise from them but the {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} the second sadder part of it is {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} of them or belongs to them that obey not c. So that still in this place also {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} signifies Gods judgement of this life and another both not of this life onely to the excluding of the other but one part in this life another in that other and though the godly had their part in it yet there was some what in the {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} that the godly never â—asted of but only the {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} they that disobeyed the Gospel of God and this is apparant by the 18. vers. 18. For if the righteous {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} we read it scarcely be saved It signifies by comparing that place with Prov. 11.31 where in stead of recompenced on the earth the Greek translation reads {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} bee rendred unto or recompenced i. punished in the earth then where shall the ungodly and sinners appeare There are again the two parts of {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} one {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Gods retribution to sin here wherein the godly have their part and the other his rendring to the wicked hereafter and so neither of them the punishment of the Magistrate in this life as Mr. Bridg. out of Piscator contends to have it Rom. 13. and as it must be here also if others speak pertinently who use it to avoid that interpretation which I confesse Mr. Br. doth not They that are unlearned and unstable wrest the Scriptures to their own destruction yee therefore beloved seeing ye know those things before beware lest you also being led away with the error of the wicked fall from your own stedfastnesse 2 Pet. 3.16.17 FINIS {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Surect