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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78090	The gospels glory, without prejudice to the law, shining forth in the glory of God [brace] the Father, the Sonne, the Holy Ghost, for the salvation of sinners, who through grace do believe according to the draught of the apostle Paul in Rom. 8.ver. 3.4. Held out to publick view. / By the ministerial labours of Richard Byfield, M.A. Pastor in Long-Ditton; and teaching on Thursedayes weekly in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey.	Byfield, Richard, 1598?-1664.	1659 (1659)	Wing B6390; Thomason E1864_1; ESTC R210230	171,900	401

THE GOSPELS GLORY without prejudice to the LAW Shining forth In the glory of God the Father the Sonne the Holy Ghost For the SALVATION of SINNERS who through grace do believe according to the draught of the Apostle Paul in Rom. 8. ver 3. 4. Held out to publick view By the Ministerial labours of Richard Byfield M. A. Pastor in Long-Ditton and teaching on Thursedayes weekly in Kingston upon Thames Surrey Justitia legis fides est Christiana Ambros tom 5. in cap. 2. Epist ad Rom. LONDON Printed by E. M. for Adoniram Byfield at the three Bibles in Corn-hil next door to Popes-head Alley 1659. QUid illam legem naturalem excluserat praevar●catio Adae ac propemodum aboleverat in pectoribus humanis regnabat superbia inobedienti âque sese diffuderat Ideò successit ●sta per Moysen ut nos scripto conven●ret omne os obstrueret ut totum mundum faceret Deo subditum Subditus autem mundus ei per legem factus est quia ex praescripto legis omnes convincuntur ex op ribus legis nemo justificatur id est quia per legem peccatum cognoscitur sed culpa non relaxatur videbatur lex nocuisse quae omnes facerat peccatores sed veniens Dom●nus Jesus peccatum omnibus quod nemo poterat evitare donavit chirographum nostrum sui sanguinis effusione delevit Ambro. Tom. 3. Ep. lib. 9. Epist 71. ad Irenaeum Because the prevarication of Adam had excluded that Law of nature and had almost abolished it pride did reign in mens breasts and disobedience had diffused it self therefore this Law written by Moses hath succeeded that it might sue us with a writ and might stop every mouth that it might make the whole world subject to God but the world is by the Law made subject to him because out of the prescript of the Law all men are convinced and no man is justified by the works of the Law that is because by the Law sinne is known but the fault is not released the Law did seem to have been hurtful which had made all men sinners but the Lord Jesus coming hath freely forgiven sin to all which no man was able to escape and hath blotted out our hand-writing with the shedding of his own blood TO THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS HIS HIGHNESSE Richard LORD PROTECTOR Of the Common-Wealth of England Scotland and Ireland with the Dominions thereunto belonging Grace and peace here and glory hereafter HUmane Creations in civil Societies God doth own And unto every humane Creation for our Lord Christs sake we owe submission this is our well-doing according to the Will of God Here supreme and sent of the supreme is order and beauty bands and beauty Lawes against evil-doers and for encouragement of wel-doers with execution of those Lawes for which purpose they beare the sword are of necessity that Magistracy in its various Creations may attain its end But in the Church all things are of God and whatever is of man is alien to that Society The grand enemies of the Church under the New Testament are the Dragon the Beast the false Prophet this last is the most dangerous the Beasts and Dragons spiritual wickednesse and power the animating vivacity of that lustful Whore Babylon the Great the Woman that rides the beast And the Beast is a Beast whether arising out of the sea or out of the earth or ascending out of the bottomlesse pit And the Dragons poison and paw is in all and all to mischief the Church of Christ This Paradise he affects to be in because not his place but chiefly out of his love his love to work ruines there How slily how insensibly slides in this old Serpent humane here humane of what note soever and Satan presently Acts it Christ knew it well who said to Peter Get thee behind me Satan thou art an offence unto me for thou savourest not the things that be of God but those that be of men The love-feasts shrowd divisions presently destroy the Lords Supper and harbour slie and spotty Heretiques and deceivers Prelacy in the ministery though brought in ad tollenda schismata to take away schismes brings forth the man of sinne and with him the mystery of iniquity An Easter day fill'd the Christian world East and West with miserable contentions and turn'd the Professors of Christs name after formalities and meer Nifles The retired solitarinesse of some eminently devout filled it with Monkery Nunnery and the swarmes of the orders of such Commandments of men received to teach the feare of God do Null the Commandments of God Mens opinions chosen for the rationality or the depth of them have proved the depths of Satan Mens Inventions entertained for their suitablenesse to humane Policies have while served the lusts of men in Magistracy trampled on Magistracy enthroned Tyranny and suborned for sacred Maximes that are the hornes to push at and gone all the godly and the power of godlinesse Such as these No Bishop no King Christs Kingdome is an enemy to Caesar Christs simple Ordinances for worship without the pompe of humane Ceremonies are not for the State and Majesty of Princes That is the world knows his own and will know nothing but his own It hath been long and lamentably experimented that the evils of the Church have ever disturbed the state That which corrupts men and sets up lust must needs be against God and against Magistracy which is from God The Gospel in its purity will help all this evil will bring with it all good this Gospel is one the name of them that hold that one faith is sacred the name Christian The love it teacheth and worketh is the bond that knits them together in one brother-hood love is for Communion not for single standing separating nor dividing It s power is as sweet as strong as beautiful as powerful as good as commanding Administrations there are in diversity but one Lord there is from whom as there is but one Church one body for whose edification all those are given One body in Communion distinguished into several but no severed fellowships or Churches for order and edification-sake Absolutenesse in severed Companies is of Primacy affected The 24. Elders are one community about the Throne and the Lamb and are more able to advise than one that arrogates because he loves to have Praeeminence The Instituted order in Administrations of the New Testament is Apostles Prophets these the Scriptures now supply lay the Bible in the midst and consult therewith and there you have them then Teachers Deacons Governments these Christ Jesus by his Spirit gifts and by his Church owns One way and one heart go together Diversities of wayes nurses up divisions of heart O Princes let Christ the King of glory in his Gospel and Gospel-Administrations come in These things belong unto the wise these concern the supreme primarily and Grace Wisdome and Prudence discerns closeth with and establisheth them The strange crossenesse and