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A79864	A rod discovered, found, and set forth to whip the idolaters till they leave off their idolatry (which yet remains in the rulers of England, their ministers, and the people who follow thier wayes) which doth consist in the houses of high places, falsly called churches; the two universities, Cambridge and Oxford, (and their ministers, which are made by man, and not of God) and their ministers maintenance (not the ministers of Christs) which is portions of lands, tythes, offrings, oblations, obventions, and great houses for a certain dwelling place on the earth, and forms of oathes, all which is the fruit of idolaters, and the abomination of the heathen. So likewise here is described the true magistrate and his work; and the way (for he who is not) to become such a one; and likewise, the way for all people to come out of their idolatry, vo worship the true God in spirit and truth. Written by me Henry Clark. Unto which is prefixed the epistle of the Apostle Paul to the Laodiceans.	Clark, Henry, 17th cent.	1657 (1657)	Wing C4457; Thomason E926_1; ESTC R207580	107,831	79

world know you not that Christ Jesus is in you except you be reprobates but he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God and God in him and if we love one another God dwelleth in us and his love is perfected in us Hereby know we that we dwell in him and he in us because he hath given us of his spirit Believe therefore in the light receive the light love the light bring your deeds to the light that they may be proved whether they be wrought in God for to as many as receive Christ Jesus the light and believe in his Name to them he gives power to become the sons of God and the sons of God are led by the Spirit of God and the spirit of God leads into all truth and the spirit it teacheth to worship God in spirit and in truth and hereby know ye the spirit of God That spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God and that spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God Therefore hearken to the Lord and hear what he saith incline your ear and hearken to his word that is nigh you in your hearts hear what the spirit of God saith unto you who speaketh expresly Be obedient to the spirit of God for there is no condemnation to them who walk after the spirit for the Law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus frees from the law of sinne and death and it is the grace of God that hath appeared unto all men that teacheth us to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live soberly righteously and godly in this present evil world and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin for he became the Author of eternal ●alvation unto all that obey him Therefore mind the light for they whose minds are stayed upon the Lord he keeps them in perfect peace but there is no peace to the wicked for their minds are out from God minding earthly things so that God is not in all their thoughts therefore the wicked and all that forget God shall be turned into Hell Therefore love not the world nor the things of the world for he that is a friend of the world is an enemy to God for the whole world lies in wickedness and God is of purer eyes then to behold iniquity and he that delighteth not in the Law of the Lord takes pleasure in unrighteousness and he that takes pleasure in unrighteousness will do no true justice righteousness nor judgement for the Lord betwixt man and man Wisdom is profitable to direct and it is God that gives wisdom Solomon asked of the Lord and said Give therefore thy servant wisdom and an understanding heart to judge thy peogle that I may discern between good and bad Who teacheth like God that giveth wisdom that teacheth the Senators wisdom and he is a wise man that will be ruled by the Law of God the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and he that is without this and unruled by the Law doth neither righteousnesse justice nor true judgement for the Lord God Therefore ye Rulers and Judges of the earth let wisdom guide you and the spirit of God teach you to serve the Lord and to judge for him the people at all seasons and see that ye respect not persons in judgement but hear the cause of the poor as well as the cause of the rich and rid the afflicted out of the hands of the wicked speedily and let justice be done speedily upon the evil doers and answer the people of the Land Concerning their parish-Ministers their Houses of High-places falsly called Churches and tythes oblations obventions c. as Ioash did the Midianites when his son Gideon had thrown down the Altar of Baal and cut down the Grove that was by it And Ioash said unto all that stood against him Will ye plead for Baal will ye save him He that will plead for him let him be put to death whilest it is yet morning If he be a God let him plead for himself because one hath cast down his Altar Judg. 6.28 29 30 31. And so it is concluded READER thou art desired in thy reading to take special notice of the Errata's in the ensuing pages and lines which have been committed at the Press let them and all other litteral faults which thou findest be mended with thy pen for thy own and others clear understanding viz. Pag. 5. lin the last read the hands of the Philistines p. 8. l. 33. r. House p. 9 l. last r. the Levites p. 14. l. 23. r. Kine Gilsus King of the Mercians l. 30. r. Monketon p 15. l. 3. 1. so strong p. 16. l. 3. dele formerly p. 17. l. 19. r. Legate of the See l. 27. r. Courelefu p. 19. l. 41. r. his Army l. 43. r. Iehu the Seer p 23. l. 42. r. our non-payment of tythes p. 49. l. 43. r. to bear witness of Christ p 55. l. 14. r. but onely the children of Israel p. 56. l. 33. r. the head

said unto them Freely ye have received freely give Go ye preach saying Matt. 10 5. to 14. Mark 6.7 to 12. Luk. 9.1 to 6. Luk. 10.1 to 12 The kingdom of Heaven is at hand provide neither Gold nor Silver nor Brasse in your purses nor Scrip for your journey neither two Coats neither Shooes nor yet Staves for the workman is worthy of his meat And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter enquire who in it is worthy and there abide till ye go thence And he called the twelve and sent them forth by two and by two and they went out and preached that men should repent Christ said to his Apostles that the workman is worthy of his meat Now do but take notice how they were maintained that Christ sent forth said he Into whatsoever City ye enter and they receive you 1 Cor. 9.4 eat such things as they set before you for the workman is worthy of his meat And said Paul Have not we power to eat and to drink Yea Christ gave them power to eat and to drink such things as was set before them by them that did receive them they were to eat and to drink And again said Christ Into whatsoever house ye enter say Peace be unto this House if the Son of Peace be there your peace shall rest upon it and in the same House remain eating and drinking such things as they give for the labourer is worthy of his hire the workman is worthy of his meat And Iesus said unto the twelve When I sent you without Purse and Scrip and Shooes c. lacked ye any thing Luk. 23.35 and they said Nothing And again Christ said unto them Into whatsoever City ye enter and they receive you not go your wayes out into the streets of the same and say Even the very dust of your City which cleaveth on us we do wipe off against you notwithstandithstanding be ye sure of this That the Kingdom of God is come nigh unto you 1 Cor. 4.11 12 13. Acts 20.33 34 35. 1 Thess 2.9 2 Thess 3.8 9 10. And so likewise they was to do by a House where they would not receive them nor hear their words for of such they were not to take any thing of nor to abide with them to eat nor to drink for the world was not worthy of them for the world hated them because they were not of the world but of Christ therefore the Kings of the earth nor the Rulers nor the people would not provide for them neither parsonages vicarages rectories nor glebe-lands nor tythes nor first fruits nor offerings nor oblations nor obventions nor hundreds of pounds by the yeer to maintain them with but instead thereof they provided Swords to slay them with 2 Cor. 11.25 26 27. Acts 12.2 3 4. 16.23 24. and prisons to put them in and whips and stocks and stones to stone them to death Now had they been of the worlds Ministers the world would have provided for them for the world loves its own and provides well for them as you may see in these our dayes how the Kings and Rulers of the earth the Pope and his Adherents have provided for theirs here in England but as for those that are now come in the Name of the Lord there is prisons dungeons stocks whips passes stones threatnings and fines provided for them beside beatings and mockings and reproaches and spoyling of their goods But is this the work of the Magistrate to do and to suffer to be done I say nay For he that ruleth over men must be just ruling in the fear of God they must be able men men of truth fearing God hating covetousnesse for said David Exod. 28.21 The Spirit of the Lord spake by me the Rock of Israel spake to me his word was in my Tongue The God of Israel said He that ruleth over men must be just ruling in the fear of God 2 Sam. 23.2 3 4. ver And thus the Magistrates ought to be from the highest to the lowest that ruleth over men and then shall he be as the light of the morning when the Sun riseth even as a morning without Clouds and as the tender grasse springing out of the earth by the clear shining of the Sun after rain c. Now the work of the Magistrate is 1. He is to be a protection to them that do wel that is 1 Pet. 2.14 Rom. 13.3 4. Tit. 2.11 12. Rom. 8.14 Gal. 5.22 23. to such who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit of God now they who walk after the spirit of God are taught by the grace of God to deny all ungodlinesse worldly lusts and likewise to live soberly peaceably honestly righteously and a god-like life and conversation in this present world and they who are led by the spirit of God are the sons of God and by them is the fruit of the spirit seen which is love joy peace long-suffering gentlenesse goodnesse faith meeknesse temperance and such are the well doers that the Magistrate is to be a protection too for against such there is no law c. 2 Sam. 23.6 7. But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away because they cannot be touched with hands for the man that shall touch them must be senced with Iron and the staffe of a Spear and they shall be utterly burnt in the same place c. Therefore 2. The Magistrate is likewise to be a terror to the evil doers that is to such as are lawlesse 1 Tim. 1.8 9 10. Levit. 20.15 16 27. Gal. 5.19 20 21. disobedient unruly ungodly unholy and prophane murtherers man-slayers fighters quarrellers whores whoremongers adulterers fornicators Buggery Thieves Robbers men-steeaers swearers cursers drunkards lyars cheaters false-witnesses and perjured persons Idolaters witches amongst whom is hatred variance emulation wrath strife seditions heresies and these and whatsoever things else that is contrary to the law that is holy just pure and good are the evil doers that the Magistrate is to be a terror too and for such the Law is made and not for a righteous man and that Ruler that doth contrary hereunto bears the sword in vain c 2 Chron. 19.6 Exod. 18.22 Deut. 1.16 17 e. 16.18 19 20. Exod. 23.3 6 7 8 9. 2 Chron. 19.5 6 7. Mic. 3.9 10 11 12. 3. The Magistrate that ruleth over men are not to judge for man but for the Lord and they are to judge the people at all seasons with just judgement He is not to wrest the law for if he wrest the Law he wrests Judgement which he ought not to do but to judge righteously between every man and his brother and the stranger that is with him he is to hear the cause of the poor as well as the cause of the rich the small as well as the great he is not to respect persons in judgement he is not to countenance a poor