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A69092
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Christian liberty described in a sermon preached in the Collegiate Church at Westminster, by a minister of Suffolke. A.C.
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Chapman, Alexander, 1576 or 7-1629.; Barlow, William, d. 1613.
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STC 4960.5; ESTC S100899
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endure_v long_o a_o servant_n to_o law_n command_v both_o inferior_a and_o strict_a they_o be_v burden_n insupportable_a name_n the_o one_o of_o slavery_n the_o other_o misery_n the_o law_n it_o yoke_v man_n a_o restraint_n both_o hard_a and_o base_a it_o be_v a_o schoolmaster_n that_o teach_v with_o whip_n and_o rod_n &_o nothing_o but_o severity_n man_n chief_a encouragement_n in_o performance_n be_v fear_n &_o tenor_n his_o uttermost_a diligence_n not_o toil_n enough_o his_o desert_n punishment_n his_o reward_n future_a &_o but_o hope_n of_o promise_n his_o reverent_a office_n of_o priesthood_n but_o birth_n gift_n which_o be_v desert_n prejudice_n his_o worthy_a duty_n but_o in_o sacrifice_a beast_n for_o all_o his_o nobleness_n and_o honour_n his_o chief_a performance_n be_v in_o type_n and_o figure_n and_o for_o all_o his_o ability_n and_o worth_a his_o practice_n &_o action_n be_v but_o in_o inferior_a ceremony_n the_o god_n of_o love_n &_o mercy_n the_o fullness_n of_o his_o time_n now_o come_v &_o the_o prefix_a period_n of_o his_o decree_n expire_v come_v down_o from_o heaven_n &_o leave_v both_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o bosom_n of_o his_o father_n place_n the_o one_o of_o glory_n the_o other_o of_o love_n and_o vouchsafe_v to_o descend_v amoris_fw-la &_o humilitatis_fw-la progressus_fw-la est_fw-la descensus_fw-la nay_o to_o the_o inferiority_n &_o condition_n of_o a_o creature_n a_o thing_n especial_o against_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o god_n and_o a_o creator_n &_o be_v here_o among_o we_o do_v not_o conqueror_n and_o triumpher-like_a abrogate_v &_o disannul_v our_o former_a law_n to_o impose_v more_o strict_a &_o hard_a of_o his_o own_o from_o glory_n and_o policy_n severity_n but_o first_o and_o that_o for_o our_o sake_n he_o fulfil_v they_o that_o his_o obedience_n may_v be_v righteousness_n to_o many_o 5.19_o rom._n 5.19_o he_o free_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n by_o be_v make_v himself_o a_o curse_n for_o we_o 3.13_o gal._n 3.13_o non_fw-la authoritate_fw-la regis_fw-la sed_fw-la obedientia_fw-la silij_fw-la not_o by_o the_o absolute_a authority_n of_o a_o king_n but_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o a_o son_n not_o by_o cancel_v the_o bond_n but_o by_o pay_v the_o debt_n not_o alone_o by_o give_v mercy_n but_o by_o satisfy_a justice_n not_o by_o be_v grace_v by_o favour_n but_o by_o suffer_v punishment_n he_o take_v those_o hevy_a burden_n from_o our_o shoulder_n &_o ease_v we_o of_o they_o at_o least_o 6._o rom._n 6._o much_o lighten_v they_o â—he_n take_v we_o from_o under_o the_o law_n &_o place_v we_o under_o grace_n &_o call_v we_o as_o my_o text_n do_v speak_v to_o liberty_n and_o this_o be_v as_o i_o take_v it_o the_o true_a inference_n of_o my_o text_n the_o method_n i_o will_v observe_v in_o handle_v shall_v be_v this_o first_o after_o a_o short_a apology_n and_o reason_n for_o my_o text_n choice_n i_o will_v premise_v somewhat_o of_o christian_a liberty_n in_o general_a second_o i_o will_v give_v the_o severalle_n and_o particular_n wherein_o this_o liberty_n which_o christ_n have_v call_v we_o unto_o consist_v three_o present_a upon_o every_o particular_a of_o our_o liberty_n i_o will_v add_v the_o peculiar_a and_o proper_a fleshly_a abuse_n of_o they_o this_o text_n it_o be_v so_o difficult_a that_o origen_n even_o origen_n himself_o quem_fw-la christiani_n prophetam_fw-la philosophi_fw-la magistrum_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la say_v vincentius_n lirinensis_n a_o lirinensis_n in_o comment_n in_o 〈◊〉_d locumâ—_n a_o do_v judge_v it_o to_o be_v obscure_a and_o s._n hierom_n so_o abstruse_a that_o he_o think_v it_o his_o best_a to_o follow_v origen_n notwithstanding_o origen_n have_v former_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v obscure_a as_o if_o his_o judgement_n of_o it_o be_v this_o that_o he_o give_v the_o best_a judgement_n who_o judgement_n be_v not_o absolute_a if_o this_o obscurity_n deter_v not_o the_o natural_a forwardness_n and_o boldness_n of_o youth_n from_o meddle_v with_o it_o as_o why_o shall_v endeavour_n of_o difficulty_n be_v rather_o exempt_v from_o it_o then_o adventure_n of_o danger_n yet_o may_v it_o unhappe_o breed_v the_o censure_n of_o arrogancy_n or_o of_o a_o indecorum_n and_o indiscretion_n which_o all_o but_o scholar_n do_v more_o avoid_v then_o arrogancy_n nay_o rather_o why_o shall_v not_o the_o hardness_n of_o it_o excuse_v i_o if_o i_o do_v it_o not_o well_o then_o terrify_v i_o from_o attempt_v of_o it_o for_o fear_v of_o do_v it_o ill_o and_o origen_n censure_n of_o obscurity_n be_v my_o just_a apology_n caluin_n be_v censure_v to_o have_v be_v learned_a in_o divinity_n by_o teach_v other_o not_o by_o be_v first_o teach_v himself_o or_o fullier_n to_o excuse_v myself_o as_o s._n hierom_n in_o his_o 1._o proem_n upon_o this_o epistle_n to_o paula_n and_o eustochium_fw-la write_v s._n paul_n do_v in_o this_o epistle_n to_o the_o gallat_n so_o will_v i_o i_o do_v not_o purpose_v so_o much_o to_o teach_v as_o to_o reprehend_v non_fw-la tam_fw-la docere_fw-la quam_fw-la reprehendere_fw-la &_o increpare_fw-la and_o though_o it_o seem_v not_o so_o to_o you_o minus_n quiddam_fw-la est_fw-la increpare_fw-la quam_fw-la docere_fw-la to_o teach_v require_v maturity_n of_o judgement_n to_o find_v fault_n with_o abuse_n only_o a_o good_a intention_n be_v sufficient_a to_o do_v it_o true_o and_o a_o little_a common_a understanding_n to_o do_v it_o perfect_o and_o why_o shall_v not_o elder_a paul_n exhort_v young_a timothy_n to_o rebuke_v with_o freedom_n except_o it_o be_v now_o fear_v that_o then_o young_a timothy_n will_v rebuke_v old_a paul_n but_o if_o from_o this_o my_o freedom_n which_o i_o purpose_n in_o reprove_v our_o church_n abuse_v you_o shall_v misconceive_v my_o conscience_n by_o judge_v it_o inclinable_a to_o some_o other_o foreign_a romish_a and_o papistical_a superstition_n you_o shall_v not_o more_o against_o charity_n then_o reason_n itself_o offend_v and_o injure_v i_o i_o have_v read_v a_o ancient_a father_n desine_v adultery_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o curiosity_n of_o a_o other_o man_n pleasure_n in_o which_o sense_n i_o religious_o promise_v for_o my_o conscience_n chastity_n that_o she_o play_v not_o the_o adulteress_n in_o curiosity_n of_o another_o pleasure_n nor_o the_o faith_n and_o opinion_n of_o any_o other_o church_n than_o this_o of_o we_o which_o i_o be_o true_o wed_v unto_o nay_o shall_v a_o man_n be_v touch_v either_o by_o love_n fear_n or_o enmity_n suspicion_n with_o such_o a_o odiousness_n as_o the_o papacy_n among_o we_o i_o will_v not_o wish_v he_o make_v that_o vulgar_a form_n of_o apology_n by_o run_v present_o into_o a_o immoderate_a commendation_n of_o his_o church_n goodness_n speciem_fw-la illud_fw-la haberet_fw-la &_o similitudinem_fw-la adulationis_fw-la that_o will_v have_v the_o show_n and_o resemblance_n of_o flattery_n nor_o will_v i_o wish_v he_o to_o conceal_v her_o fault_n silence_n of_o fault_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o base_a flattery_n not_o wise_a and_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o have_v rather_o be_v naught_o myself_o then_o flatter_v they_o that_o be_v so_o nor_o will_v i_o wish_v he_o run_v into_o a_o eager_a detestation_n and_o dispraise_n of_o the_o impose_v scandal_n for_o that_o will_v present_o be_v censure_v either_o falsehood_n and_o dissimulation_n or_o malignity_n from_o the_o brain_n or_o spleen_n not_o from_o the_o hart_n but_o i_o shall_v rather_o advise_v he_o free_o of_o himself_o to_o speak_v the_o uttermost_a that_o wise_a auditor_n may_v discover_v the_o fallacy_n that_o give_v occasion_n of_o the_o unjust_a suspicion_n and_o this_o premise_a i_o come_v near_o to_o the_o matter_n for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christian_a liberty_n in_o general_a caluin_n who_o especial_o i_o purpose_v to_o follow_v in_o the_o 19_o chapter_n of_o his_o 3._o book_n of_o instit_fw-la urge_v the_o explication_n of_o this_o christian_a liberty_n as_o a_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v omit_v by_o he_o