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A18923	A manuel of the Bibles doctrine for law and Gospell, letter and spirit, signe and thing signified reduced to the first chapter of Leuiticus: Wherewith (occasionally) be plainely considered, and briefelie concluded, the most mayne questions wherewith the christian churches be combied. By H.C.	Clapham, Henoch.	1606 (1606)	STC 5344; ESTC S114490	51,700	285

Citizens against mee but also of others in the Country haue they not since been opposite to themselues Then mark They being of the nōber that petitio nated to the King for Reformation not to speake of some then reconciled to the Bishops at least outwardly I beseech you what doe they speak of their Lay-Elders for wee all grant Elders what speake they of their Lay-deacōs for wee all graunt Deacons what say they of their Lay discipline for we all graunt discipline what say they to the King of these matters wherewith they had intoxicate the heads and harts of their hearers They speak not a word not so much as God saue it They onely couet some other by-things and then all is well inough the former Antichristianitie shall be all true or at least tollerable christianity But methinks I heare some say that howbeit they desired not of the King an intertainment of the former discipline yet they neuer the lessewer of the same opinion still but propounded it not for that the King seemed aduerse vnto it I answere it is vntrue for many of them had changed their opinion In somuch as amongst them the case so stood some few did faintly hold that the gouerning Elders as afore were but lay-people in owe in office and anone out as bee church-wardens and Syde-men Some other again did rather belieue that all church-elders and presbiters oughte to bee apte to teache and so to continue assistante●… to the pastor A thirde sorte with Maister I. B. held and still holde that the gouernmente of the Churche by Bishoppes as with vs in England or by ruling Elders as in other Churches of God that neither of them was prescribed by the Apostles of Christe neither of them repugn●…nte to the worde of God but maye well and profitablie be vsed if more fault be not in their persons then in the callinges themselues Being so diuided into three heade of opinion touching the very Persons that shoulde exercise discipline they coulde not in one petitiō beg al three nor coulde the king graunte moe then one and therefore no one sort propounded But if the diuision be so manifold about the very persons that should gouerne the Churche I beseech you what aboundance of difference would bee found amongst them touching the matter of d●…scipline it self in such and such cases for pro ceeding these that haue conuersed with the Separistes and the●…e proceedinges can beste declare that theire head-lesse petition beeinge gaine saide and so theire affections stirred vp One saith hee sees not But ●…he Brownist did well so to separate as I spoke before some others againe say they do not see that it is good to separate so that is to departe as from a false church but to separate as from a Churche neere wounded to death and very infectious they thinke it good and hye-time so to do as some before them did whome I willinglie leaue namelesse A thirde sorte acknowledge that they see not either of the saide Separations to be good and therefore will await he Lordes pleasure mourning in the very middest of Zion There bee so three heades one sounding a Retreate the other Tara●… tara to the battaile and of these two to the battaile the one side proclaiming an absolute defiance as against a false Church wherein not any one is a true visible Christian the other houlding that proclamation to be false saying howsoeuer it is not good to come nere vnto Iob being so vlcer●…us yet a liuing soule he is and may be so restored as in time we may draw neerer vnto him meaning the church So amongst themselues they bee diuided And if the trumpet saith the Apostle do giue an vncertaine sounde who shall prepare himselfe vnto the battaile No body Martin mar must first better direct his people For moste absurde it were to march after a Champion eyelesse handlesse If the blind leade the blinde both must ●…umble into the ditche that is into the state of damnation Gentle Reader consider of it soberly and the Lorde giue thee vnderstanding in al things Looke how I taxed them at first they haue made it good at the last But how many of them haue the grace to laie downe their enmitie towards me to confesse their euill and accordingly to make satisfaction well if I haue spoken euill beare witnesse of the euill but if it bee but trueth why still doe they smite mee The trueth is greate and will conquer and better for them to be subdued vnto it then subdued of it As for their followers let them beware they followe them not in euill howsoeuer it be their duety to reuerence their good Be followers of all as they be followers of Christ but not further That many thinges amongst vs neede amendment who knowes not and what honest hearte lamentes not And that it is the duetye of euery soule so farre as calling and meanes extende to labour such amendemente euerye discreet person graunteth But if the lawes of our Land bee truely considered euills bee rather Personall then Legall and the abuse in persons must not condemne the lawfull vse of things Let vs striue in mutuall exhortations daielie while it is called to day but as the Apostle commaundeth Let all our thinges bee done in loue for without loue all our talke of faith hope knowledge will bee but as the noise of a tinckling Cimball a noyse no voice and that will neuer or seldome bringe any edification to the hearers And thus gentle reader hoping that by other mens harms God will giue thee to beware as also the heart of entertaining good counsaile how base poore or otherwise soeuer the counsellor bee I leaue thee to the sequell of diuine Sacrifice which the Lorde make blessed vnto thee In receiuing good by it giue to GOD the praise and for mee to god thy praiers speciallie that it woulde please GOD to giue som timely issue out of my present tentation And so heartilie farewell this seauenteenth of Nouember the memoriall daye of our late blessed Soueraign good Queene Elizabeth whose name be euer honoured in the Catalogue of christian Princes Thine in the Lord He. Cl. The Argument From Tabernacle doth Iehouah speake To Moses and he speakes to Israel And for that Moral iustice was too weake He vnto them doth preach the Euāgell Of Christ in Types he better things doth tel In Beasts birds bread drink-oblatiōs tēdred Is Iesus Christ al his merits rendred A Reduction of the Lawe and Gospell Letter and spirit Shadow and substance vnto Leuiticus 1. Chapter Heauenly father which openest to them that knocke and reuealest mysteries of thy kingdome vnto Babes vouchsafe to remoue all clowds of ignorance from my min that so the shine of thy countenaunce comming more clearely vpon me I may discouer faithfully the sauing sence of thy word and this for the sake of Iesus Christ our Sauiour Amen 1. AND the Lorde cried vnto Moses spake vnto him out of the

more deserued large allowance If the people bee bound so to honour the meanest minister how much more should people inferior ministers honor the greater I know som wil here babble say that tenths wer leuiticall ended with Leui. I answer it is vntrue to insinuate that Tenths were onely and first peculiar to Leui for tenths were giuen to the Priest Melchisedech when Le ui was in the loynes of Abraham Nor can it be imagined that the ancient Heathen did so de cimate to their Priestes but for that they had the example thereof traditionally frō the beginning of Sacrifice Secondly it followeth not tha because it was ceremo niall togither with sacrifice that therfore it must cease with sacrifice no more then because the Tabernacle Temple and ministers were ceremoniall therefore all ecclesiastique houses ministers are to be abolished but rather this looke what ceremoniall signification the Tenth might haue that ceaseth with Christ as the ceremoniall signification of the bullock Sheep goat did but not therfore the number of Ten nor the vse of Beasts abolished To vse them continueth but not to vse them so Some learned and reuerend do conclude that the Tenth is meerly morall and so alwayes a duty Of whome I desire leaue to interpose my opinion and the reason which howsoeuer not ●…e same yet it shall bee nothing behind that for the good of the ministry It seemeth vnto me that ●…ogither with the burial of the Iewish ceremony and policy there was a ceasement of decimations for the christiā chur ches then established wer often taught to cōtribute vnto their ministry but neuer to decimate wheras the apostle so often handling the argument by law a Pharise it were very strange he should omit the pressing of that which shold be ●…oral the nomber of tenth if not moral and I leaue that Thesis to bee maintained of thē which haue the strength I lack it then is to bee held Iud●…cial a nomber of maintenance iudiciallye held fitting of the maiestrate for the minister The primitiue churches at first were so zealous feruent in deuotion as they sold all gaue vp all to the ministers leauing the disposall thereof to their discretions But as finest flowers soonest vanish so that deuotion soone cooled And that may appeare in the Apo stles much pressing the Churches with the conscionable care they ought to haue of all due prouision for their ministry as hauing already lost their first loue in that matter if in that then also their first loue was lost to the holy religion For neuer was religion loued and the ministry neglected The Egiptian people wil witnes that in the prouision was made for their priests when all the peo ple generally were pinched and consumed of famine But me thinks I heare one say I like it wel that Tenths should be moral and so from God rather then from the Prince Dost thou so then speak out plainly what may be thy reason This if moral then as the minister is to haue no lesse seing God commaunds so much so hee is to haue no more seeing hee onelye commands the Tenth And I thought asmuch Thou likest it not simply but respectiuely that is in respect of auantage But stay it followeth not be cause God mediately o●… immediatly cōmandeth the tenth therefore hee commandeth no more For to Leui was commanded a tenth other things besides the tenth Not to presse the cities they had c. thou sha●…t find that of diu●…s things offered vnto the Lord a good moity came to the priest for the furnishing of his table as if the lord could not be serued and the minister vnprouided Nor hath the grace of god appearing by christ taught vs to Iessen our loue towardes his ministry but rather teacheth vs to honour him in honouring them with doble maintenance But ô base age we liue in men seeke honour in dishonoring the ministry but an honour that sticks to their houses mannors accordingly to the very gnawing consuming of their names and houses from the face of the earth Let them then that serue at the Altar liue honourably by the altar and that I am sure is morall so much briefly of Leuies maintenance The other particulars I must handle more briefly and so vnto Sacrifice Section 5. VNcleanenesses were of sundry ●…orts For there were beastes birds by Ceremony vncleane and so continued till the partition wall of ceremony was remooued and then it was lawfull to arise kill and eat alimentally phisically S. Peter was taughte in Act. 10 that the Gentils were figured therby and that therefore he should not now stand aloofe from them as of yore for that the tyme was com wherein God wold purifie their heartes by faith Secondly there was certain of mankind ceremonially pronounced vncleane Once in respect of the liuing hauing issues menstrual or seminall flowing from them hauing vnlawfull copulations and contagious diseases vppon them Againe in respect of the dead seeing the ●…ouching of thē or their bones was a ceremonial vncleannesse All these importing such thoghts words works as make vs vncleane and noysom to our selues and others specially vnto God before whom we are called to walke in holinesse all the daies of our life Mixtures ceremoniall were these Garments of Linsy-woolsy the s●…w ing of ground with miscellain the yoaking of Ox and Asse togither All these were forbidden ceremonially as actions ab hominable And they denote to Christians singlenes of heart singlenes of word singlenesse of work for as the Lord cā not brook the persō that hath ●…ebh velebh a hart a hart so neither cā it be that communion can be betwixt christ and Belial ●…ghteousnes vnrighte ousnes light darknes therfore says theapostle com out from amongst them and touche no vnclean thing Touche the dead in sinne and drawe with the vnsacrificeabl●… Asse we doe when by affection or action wee like and approoue theyr euill From such touching and drawing wee are to withdrawe our selues but not as Fantastiques would haue it by forsaking the Churches communion and fellowship in God The apostle neuer taught the Corinths to seperate so nor Moses before him For as to ioyn with euery thing in the Churches members requires no conning so to separate from all in the Church any Asse can doe but to trie all things and keepe that is good and then to maintaine the good so far as one hath calling throgh good report and bad report plenty and pouerty ●…ife and death hoc opus hic labor est this requires the spirite of discretion faith loue and much patience And onely the children of wisedome haue such grace for wise some is iustified of her children There bee also ceremoniall Festiuities that bring with them glorius memorials of Gods singular Loue and care for the good of his church teaching all for such respects to do as the Apostle inioyneth when hee