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A69076 A treatise of Christian religion. Or, the whole bodie and substance of diunintie. By T.C.; Christian religion Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603.; Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618. 1616 (1616) STC 4707.7; ESTC S107471 214,101 390

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our vowes A. First those things or actions that are in our choyce and in our owne power to giue or performe it being a folly to promise that vnto God which wee are not able to performe as the Papists doe in vowing perpetuall abstinence from marriage c. Secondly things lawfull it being a double indignity to God to promise to doe that which he hateth and forbiddeth to be done as the Iewes did that vowed Matth. 14. 7. Act. 23. 14. to kill Paul Thirdly those things which are of some worth and acceptance and not base and vile or contemptible matters such as neither God nor man maketh any account of it argueth a base esteeme of God to promise vnto him by way of speciall thankfulnesse any vile or contemptible matter And what thankfulnesse can it bee vnto God to pay such a vow or what comfort in his trouble can any man take by a purpose of the performance thereof Such things as imply no contempt or light regard of any of those creatures of God which he hath made and appointed both in his wisedome and goodnesse for our vse as when the cause of such and such meats either alwaies or vpon such and such dayes are abiured in our vowes Fifthly those things which are either parts of Gods worship in themselues or furtherances thereof or of any part of his Law as founding of Lectures building of Colledges and Schooles for maintenance of true religion learning and building Almes-houses and such like workes of mercie and piety for the reliefe of the poore and that with some straine of our ability Q. What is the end of vowes A. First in generall the glory of God and the aduancement of his worship or the profit of our neighbour Secondly in speciall either to testifie our speciall thankfulnesse to God for blessings receiued Gen. 28. 20. Iosh 6. 10. or to chastise our selues to preuent Gods wrath 1. Cor. 11. 31. or to make vs more warie heedfull of those sins that we haue formerly fallen into or to bind our selues the more strongly to obedience or to strengthen the weaknesse of our faith and hope c. Q. What is the dutie of those that haue vowed A. First to haue a diligent care to performe their Eccles 5. 4. Psal 76. 11. vowes else wee deale worse with God then wee dare deale with many men Secondly not to delay the performance of them Gen. 35. 1. Deut. 22. 21. Eccles 5. 3. Q. Is the necessity of performing vowes so great that it may not be omitted or put off in no case A. No for to the end that a greater and more necessarie Ier. 35. 9. 10. 11. duty may bee performed a man may omit his vow for a time and after returne to the obseruation thereof and yet be no vow-breaker as the Rechabites for safety of their liues came and dwelt in Ierusalem notwithstanding a former vow that they would not dwell in any house and yet God witnesseth that their vow was not broken therby so to help our neighbours in some present necessity wee may Mat. 12. 7. cease from any vowed duty at that time and not sin Wherein the Papists greatly faile who hauing vowed vnlawfully yet think they may not intermit the same Q. If a man in vowing doe not consider sufficiently of the greatnesse of the matter may be not breake that vow if he hath not so aduisedly made it A. No the vow being otherwise lawfull in this Psal 15. 4. case his rashnesse is to bee repented but the vow must be kept Q. What are we to learne of all this A. That we be aduised what we vow and not after we haue made them to find some starting hole where to get out but either let vs not vow at all or remember our vowes and diligently performe them in their due time CHAP. 52. Of the Church Militant The persons which are the second sort of outward meanes appertaining to the kingdome of Christ are the Church militant Before the comming of Christ After the comming of Christ Vniuersall Particular MATTH chap. 28. vers 15. to the end 15. So they tooke the money and did as they were taught And this saying is commonly reported among the Iewes vntill this day 16. Then the eleuen Disciples went away into Galilee into a mountaine where Iesus had appointed them 17. And when they saw him they worshipped him but some doubted 18. And Iesus came and spake vnto them saying all power is giuen vnto me in heauen and in earth 19. Goe ye therefore and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy Ghost 20. Teaching them to obserue all things whatsoeuer I haue commanded you and lo I am with you alway euen vnto the end of the world Amen 1. Cor. chap. 12. vers 6. to the 28. 6. And there are diuersities of operations but it is the same God which worketh all in all 7. But the manifestation of the spirit is giuen to euery man to profit withall 8. For to one is giuen by the spirit the word of wisedome to another the word of knowledge by the same spirit 9. To another faith by the same spirit to another the gifts of healing by the same spirit 10. To another the working of miracles to another prophecie to another discerning of spirits to another diuers kinds of tongues to another the interpretation of tongues 11. But all these worketh that one and the selfe same spirit diuiding to euery man seuerally as he will 12. For as the body is one and hath many members and all the members of that one body being many are one body so also is Christ 13. For by one spirit are we all baptized into one body whether we be Iewes or Gentiles whether we be bond or free and haue been all made to drinke into one spirit 14. For the body is not one member but many 15. If the foot shall say Because I am not the hand I am not of the body is it therefore not of the body 16. And if the eare shall say Because I am not the eye I am not of the body is it therefore not of the body 17. If the whole body were an eye where were the hearing If the whole were hearing where were the smelling 18. But now hath God set the members euery one of them in the body as it hath pleased him 19. And if they were all one member where were the body 20. But now are they many members yet but one body 21. And the eye cannot say vnto the hand I haue no need of thee nor againe the head to the feet I haue no need of you 22. Nay much more those members of the body which seeme to be more feeble are necessarie 23. And those members of the body which we thinke to bee lesse honourable vpon these we bestow more abundant honour and our vncomely parts haue more abundant comelinesse 24. For our comely parts haue no need but God hath tempered the body together hauing giuen more abundant honour to that part which lacked 25. That there should bee no schisme in the body but that the members should
haue the same care one for another 26. And whether one member suffer all the members suffer with it or one member bee honoured all the members reioyce with it 27. Now ye are the body of Christ members in particular 28. And God hath set some in the Church first Apostles secondarily Prophets thirdly Teachers after that miracles then gifts of healings helpes in gouernments diuersities of tongues Q. HItherto amongst the outward things appertaining to the Kingdome of Christ we haue spoken of the things such as God giueth to vs and wee to him it remaineth now to speake of the persons What are they A. The Church Militant Q. VVhat is the Militant Church A. A companie a Act. 20. 17. 28. 1. Tim. 3. 15. 1. Cor. 11. 16. 22 of Saints vpon earth who from all parts of the world being gathered together in one spirit of Christ stand in spirituall fight against the enemies of Christs Kingdome for the teaching gouerning wherof he hath alwaies giuē officers Ministers Q. VVhat is common to these Officers A. That they be lawfully called and that euery one of them doe faithfully execute the office whereunto he is called Q. How is the Militant Church diuided A. Into the Church before the comming of Christ or after his comming Q. VVhat is the Church before the comming of Christ A. That Church which being called before the Incarnation suffering of Christ beleeued in Christ to come in the flesh Q. What is the Church after the comming of Christ A. That Church which after the Incarnation of Christ being called by the Gospell beleeueth in Christ already come in the flesh Q. How is the Militant Church after the comming of Christ diuided A. Into vniuersall or particular Q. VVhat is the vniuersall Church A. It is the society of those who being scattered thorough all the corners of the world are by one faith in Christ conioyned to him Q. VVhat officers are annexed to this Church A. Such onely as were extraordinarie and endured but for a time Q. VVhat are they A. Such as were first called and inabled of God for the spreading of the Gospell throughout the world and for the conquering and subduing of the same to the obedience thereof of whom there was no such vse after the first building or planting of the Church no more then of the Generall of a field or of a Coronell when the conquest is made or of master-builders after the platforme of a house is set downe Q. VVho are these extraordinarie Officers A. They are either those that are called immediately of God as Apostles and Prophets or those that were called by meanes of men also as Euangelists Q. VVho are Apostles A. Such as were for the planting of the first Churches set apart immediately by Christ himselfe a Act. 1. 21. John 15. 27. which hauing both seene and heard him b Mat. 28. 19. Act. 1. 8. had the charge of the whole world committed vnto thē c Act. 8. 14. 15. 19. 6. c. with power to distribute some extraordinarie graces of the spirit Q. Haue the Apostles any successors A. To speake properly they haue none to succeed them in the degree and dignity of Apostleship and therefore when Iames was beheaded none was chosen Act. 12. 3. into his place otherwise all Pastors and Ministers of the Gospell who are lawfully called to the dispensation of the Word Sacraments and Keyes are the true and vndoubted successors of the Apostles and haue the same commission in the ministration of the Gospell which they had though not in the same degree or dignitie Q. VVho is the head of this vniuersall Church A. Onely Christ who is the highest and who alone conueyeth the powers of spirituall life and sense into it for as the naturall members take spirit sense from the head so the Church hath her spirituall life and feeling from Christ who is onely able to quicken and giue life Whom by this title of the head of Eph. 1. 21-23 Col. 1. 16-18 the Church Paul lifteth vp aboue all Angels principalities and powers And therefore if the Pope were the successor of Peter and Paul yet should he not be therefore the head of the Church which agreeth to none in heauen or vnder heauen that is meerely a creature Q. VVhat then shall we say to the words of Christ Thou art Peter and vpon this rocke will I build my Church Mat. 16. 18. may it not therby be inferred that Peter was ruler of the Apostles and consequently of the Church in all the world and therefore that the Popes as Peters successors should bee rulers ouer all A. No for the rocke whereupon Christ wil build his Church is not Peter himselfe but the effectuall confession and faith of Peter as appeareth by the word the Euangelist vseth for the rocke viz. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 diuers from that whereby Peter is called viz. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And if it bee vnderstood of Peter yet it must be esteemed that to auoid confusion Peter gaue answere in the name of all the rest of the Apostles vpon whom in respect of their ministerie the Church is as well builded as vpon Reuel 21. 14. Peter Q. How may it be shewed that Peter answered for all A. Because all were asked otherwise our Sauiour Mat. 16. 15. Christ receiued no answere which to thinke is a charge of disobedience vpon the other Apostles and vpon our Sauiour Christ of negligence who seeking by this question to strengthen all the Apostles in the faith towards himselfe should haue giuen them no strength neither by experience of the worke of God within themselues nor by the glorious promises which he annexed to this confession vnlesse hee had in Peters answere receiued the answere of others Secondly when it appeareth other where by Peters own confession that the rest knew that Christ was the son of the liuing God as well as he himselfe what should John 6. 69. hinder them not to make confession of it as well as did Peter and in regard thereof to bee as much respected as he Q. If Peter were chiefe of all doth it follow that the Pope of Rome should be so A. No verily for howsoeuer they say Peter was Bishop of Rome yet indeed that cannot bee proued by Scripture but rather the contrary for if Peter had been at Rome when Paul was there amongst many others he would not haue forgotten to make mention of him hauing diuers occasions thereof a 2. Tim. 4. 16. Especially hee would not haue wrapped him in the common charge that all had forsaken him Also Peters proper charge b Galath 2. 7. being amongst the Iewes who were neuer frequent or many in Rome and c Act. 18.