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A07348	Ecclesiastica interpretatio: or The expositions vpon the difficult and doubtful passages of the seuen Epistles called catholike, and the Reuelation Collected out of the best esteemed, both old and new writers, together with the authors examinations, determinations, and short annotations. The texts in the seuen Epistles of Iames, Peter, Iohn and Iude are six and forty. The expositions vpon the Reuelation are set forth by way of question and answer. Here is also a briefe commentary vpon euery verse of each chapter, setting forth the coherence and sense, and the authors, and time of writing euery of these bookes. Hereunto is also annexed an antidot against popery. By Iohn Mayer, B. of D. and pastor of the Church of Little Wratting in Suffolke.	Mayer, John, 1583-1664.	1627 (1627)	STC 17731; ESTC S112551	448,008	564

office more peculiarly belongeth that are externally by their orders segregated from the rest whose calling is to tend vpon these sacrifices not only in priuate as others but in publike and to serue about holy things the Word and Sacraments If any therefore shall presume vnder the pretence of being a Priests as well as others to minister these things 1 Chron. 26. 1 Sam. 13.14 with Vzziah he is to be resisted as going beyond his bounds and hee may well looke for a iudgement to be sent from God vpon him as vpon Vzziah by leprosie and vpon Saul to the losse of his Kingdome This place is worth the noting Note both for the credit of those that are now in the office of Priests vnto God whom the prophane sort thinke to vilifie by this name for it is the greatest dignity of the Christian profession herein the houour of it standeth that true Christians are Priests and Kings these being coupled together as dignities of the highest ranke and much alike and for the name giuen vnto the faithfull Kings and Priests the remembrance hereof should worke a kingly and priestly minde in euery one of vs to rule ouer our affections and to offer vp a pure conscience and conuersation daily vnto God as * Leo Serm. 3. anniuers d●e sue as sump●r N●●il t●m r●giant quamsubditum d●o a ninu● corpor● su● esse rectorem 〈◊〉 nihil sace●dotah quam vou●●e domino consei●ntiam puram immac●lat●s pietatis ●ostias dealtari cordis offerre Leo excellently teacheth Nothing is so kingly as when a minde subiect vnto God ruleth the body nothing is so priestly as to vow vnto God a pure conscience and to offer the immaculate sacrifices of piety vpon the altar of the heart Againe Note let all keepe within the bounds of their Priest hood not presuming to doe the publike office of a Priest without a particular calling because they are said to be Priests no more than they will take vpon them as Kings because they are said to be Kings CHAP. 2. VER 13. Be ye subiect to euery humane ordinance for the Lord whether to the King as chiefe Vers 14. or to Rulers as being sent forth by him c. This other part of the Chapter being an exhortation to an holy and inoffensiue life M●y●r beginning vers 11. hath nothing almost of any difficulty But that here beginning with particular duties he commandeth subiection to euery humane creature 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Beza reiecteth this reading as absurd and followeth the other euery humane ordinance But I see no reason why this reading being most proper should bee reiected seeing it may also haue a good exposition thus Be subiect to euery man that is in the place of authority as vers 17. Honour all men where such a supply must needs be vnderstood for to expound honouring thereof doing the offices of loue is to confound things distinguished for he saith Honour all men meaning Superiours Oecumen Beza Faber Sta● loue brotherly loue meaning equals Honour the King as Superiour to all others Yet I confesse that both Oecumenius and Faber and Beza and all generally by all men vnderstand all indefinitely to the poorest and meanest amongst whom an honour is due for that Image of God which he beareth for so saith Faber Honour in a poore man Christ humble by doing good vnto Christs poore in a rich man honour God who is rich in beneficence towards all in a Lord and Ruler honour God the Lord of all in the mighty honour God likewise that is Almighty and so in all others hauing reference still to God only and not vnto carnall things for so thou shouldest become a respecter of persons Let the Reader consider and follow whether exposition he pleaseth but the authority of so graue and many Expositors cannot sway me to thinke that by all men are meant any other than Rulers and Gouernours seeing there is no place to second it being taken otherwise and there is one place whereby it seemeth that honour is not due to all no more than feare and tribute is Rom. 13.7 Render to all men their dues tribute to whom tribute feare to whom feare honour to whom honour is due Now the Apostle setteth downe this duty of subiection to Magistrates first and chiefly as some haue noted Didymus Oecumen Chrysost in Titum August Epist 5. left Christians hearing of the liberty of their condition should refuse to obey and to preuent enuy in the Heathen who were apt to haue a sinister conceit of Christians in this regard euer since one Iudas of Galelee arose and drew away many Act. 5. Joseph antiqu ib. 18. c. 1 2. holding that Gouernours were not to be obeyed nor tribute to be paid and for as much as most of the Apostles were Galileans they were the rather apt to cherish this opinion against them and their followers Rom. 13. Iude Epist and therefore Saint Paul is earnest in commending duty and obedience also and Iude impugneth such as despise gouernment most sharpely censuring them Wherefore the Anabaptists are hence to bee condemned who deny Magistracy in a Christian state and that obedience is due to any such because Christians are a free kinde of people and not subiect vnto men for here and Rom. 13. subiection is expresly commanded neither was there euer any state well gouerned without Magistrates reade Iudg. 19.20 c. Touching this subiection how farre it extendeth and how the Lawes of Gouernours binde I haue already treated Rom. 13. As free and not hauing liberty as a cloake of euill Vers 16. This may seeme to be contradictory to that which went before touching subiection Chrysostome but Chrysostome resolueth it thus as I finde in Oecumenius Oecumen Obey Gouernours as free that is as beleeuing him that hath made you free and commanded you to be subiect vnto them Or else as Oecumenius himselfe hath it Be subiect as free that is not hauing a minde ill affected towards Gouernours for the enuious or malicious minde is a slauish minde seeing euill lusts and affections ruling in a man make him a slaue and not to be subiect to Superiours for to obey them freely and willingly the minde not going against it is to obey them as free but to obey them by compulsion is to obey as slaues though they that doe so may pretend a liberty by their Christian profession Luther Luther expoundeth it as not abusing your Christian liberty to licentiousnesse to liue now as ye list in rebelling against Princes and contemning their Lawes but freely and willingly obey them as if there were nothing to compell you thereunto for the true Christian doth so willingly performe the things of the Law as that it is said 1 Tim. 1.9 The Law is not giuen vnto him but to the wicked And this is to the same effect with that of Oecumenius and most genuine But committed it to him that iudgeth