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A78119	A declaration and vindication of the carriage of Edward Barber, at the parish meeting house of Benetfinck London Fryday the 14. of July 1648. after the morning exercise of Mr Callamy was ended, wherein the pride of the ministers, and Babylonish or confused carriage of the hearers is laid down. As also the false aspersions cast npon [sic] him, he doing nothing but what was according to the primitive institution, and is & ought to be in the best reformed churches according to the protestation and covenant. By E.B. freeman of England, and citizen and marchant-Taylor of London.	Barber, Edward, d. 1674?	1648 (1648)	Wing B693; Thomason E458_8; ESTC R205029	8,814	8

no Christ to the devider Now examine and see which of the ministers of these times can say with Paul Acts 20. 26. 27. I take you to record this day that I am clear from the blood of all men for I have not shuned to declare unto you all the councell of God 4 This Ensign as it was to be lifted up as was noted to signifie Gods power promises and experiences so I shall adde that Christ is to be lifted up as an Ensign to the Gentles in the administrations of the Gospel as Isa 5. 26. 11. 10. And in that day there shall be a roote of Iesse which shall stand for an Ensign of the people to it shall the Gentiles seeke and his rest shall be glorious compare with Isa 49 6. Matt. 12. 21. Acts 13 47. 48. and Rom. 10. 15. This is cleerly laid forth unto us Mark 16. 15 16. the partition wall being broken downe that stood between Iews and Gentles Goe ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature he that beleeveth and is dipt shall be● saved but he that beleeveth not shall be damned compare with Mat. 28. 19. 20. Luk. 24. 47. W●i●h Commission of Christ is unviolably to be kept by beleivers under the penalty of a curse without alteration unto the end of the world as Heb. 10. 28. 29 He that despised Moses Law died without mercy under two or three witnesses Of how much sorer punishment suppose ye shall he be thought worthy who hath troden under foot the Son of God c. 5. This Ensign Christ is to be lifted up in his natures as he was God and as he was man Also in his Offices as he was the Priest Prophet and King of his Church the Priest by whos● offeting he hath perfected for ever all th●m that are sanct●fied Heb. 1● 14. compare wi●h verse 10. the prophet whose voice only we ar● to heare Deut. 18. 15. Acts 3. 22. 23. For Moses truely said unto the fathers a prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren like unto me him shall you hear in all things whansoever he shall say unto you And it shall come to p●sse that ●very soule that will not hear that Pro●het shall be destroyed from among the people 3. The only King and Law-giver to his Church as Isae 33. 22. For the Lord is our judge the Lord is our Law giver the Lord is our King he will save us compared with Psa 89. 27. 1 Tim. 6. 15. Rev. 17. 14. 19. 16. Iohn 12 32. 33. And I if I be lifted up from the earth will draw all men unto me 6. Christ is to be lifted up in the administracion of the Gospel according to the beginnings of the foundation of the doctrines of Christ in the constitutions and maintenance thereof the Churches of Christ being to be so gathered after the apostacy as planted in the primitive times to wit by repentance from dead works faith towards God the doctrin of dippings imposition of hands as H●b 6. 1. 2. it being according to the great Charter of the Gospel of Christ and primitive practise as Acts 2. 38. to 43. 8. 12. 36. 37 38. 10. 46. 48. which practice would soone discover the falsnes or Na●ionall holynesse fetherall holynesse Church priviledge to naturall infants Parish Priests and Assemblies taking Tithes and Alters c. From whence you may observe the danger of all such as shall adde to the word of God or diminisheth there from as Mat. 5 19. comp with R● 22. 18. 19 7. Christ being thus lifted up it will discover those that pretend themselves ministers of Christ and are not Re. 2. 2. Nor yet content with his wages that he hath left them and in his own way and not to trouble the Civill Majestrates nor the people by the violent taking away there goods from them and troubling them with unjust suites contrary to the rule their Protestation Covenant whereby if you will not be perjured you can neither take tithes nor they pay them c Consider L●vi● sons those sons of Belial Sam. 1. 2. 13. That came with their fl●sh hooke with three teeth which they strook into the pan or kettle all that which the hooke took up the Priest took for himsel● by force but ver the 36 their condition is declared when they shall come and crouch for a peice of silver a morsell of bread saying put me I pray t●e● into the Priests Office that I may eate a peice of bread 8. This discovers the folly of those as having drunk of the wine of Babels golden cup whereby they stil seek to uphold their popish traditions though to the overthrowing of the glorious institutions of Christ and the drawing down the wrath of God upon the nations yet pretend themselves ministers of Christ yet seeking by violence and compulsion to set up the Gospel a thing contrary to the very nature thereof and Christ and his disciples practice But let them know they are not the men that God will give his people deliverance by neither is that the way which they take they having received as their power and authority so their practice from the beast Re. 13. 16. therefore must be rooted up as Mat. 15. 13. Ier. 51. 25. 26. Behold I am against the O destroying mountain c. 9. Let this informe the people of God not to stay in Babel in that state it being not their resting place as Mich. 2. 10. 11. Arise ye and depart for this ie not your rect because it is polluted c Mar. 8. 37. 38. 2 Cor. 6 14. to 18. where the Apostle shewing the disagreement betwixt light and darknes beleivers with unbeleivers righteousnes with unrighteousnes he that beleiveth with an Infidell the Temple of God with Idols beleivers being the Temple of God in whom he will dwell and walke being their God and they being his people Wherefore he saith Come out from among them saith the Lord and be ye separate c. And in this reformation to have a word for their warrant and not to make reformed Churches their pattern as Germany Scotland c. But rather the Primitive Institutions as Ezra and Nehemiah did in their Reformation and as the Apostle exorts Col. 2. 8 Beware lest any man spoyle you through Phylosophy and vaine deceit c. for as Christ saith Mar. 8. 36. 37. For what shall it profit a man if h● shall gaine the whole world and loose his own soule c. Iohn 1. 3. 2. the Apostle saith Beloved now are we the Sonnes of God and it doth not yet appear what we shall be but we know that when he shall appear we shall be like him for we shall see him as he is 2 Tim. 2. 11. 12. It is a faithfull saying for if we be dead with him we shall also live with him if we suffer we shall also rayne with him if we deny