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A10133	Iacobs vovv, opposed to the vowes of monkes and friers The first volume in two bookes; of the Holy Scripture, and euangelicall counsels. Written in French by Mr. Gilbert Primerose, minister of the word of God in the Reformed Church of Burdeaux. And translated into English by Iohn Bulteel minister of the gospel of Iesus Christ.; Voeu de Jacob. English	Primrose, Gilbert, ca. 1580-1642.; J. B. (John Bulteel), d. 1699.	1617 (1617)	STC 20390; ESTC S112003	232,060	268

which lighteth euery man that commeth into the world Seuenthly that the fathers are so many in number their writings in like manner that though a man had an iron body he could not take the paines to reade them all and though he had a memory of steele he could not remember the expositions of all of them that there is no man liuing which hath them all no man liuing which hath read all those we haue yea I suppose and presume that I may say truely that all the liuing together haue not read them all whereas all can and may reade the Scripture ouer and ouer euery one oftentimes learne by it with prayer and labour all that is necessarie for their saluation Eightly lastly that the Scriptures are snatched out of the peoples hands deteined in such a brutish ignorance that they cannot know if the things written by the Fathers are of the Scripture or no the meanes to reade the Fathers is taken away from them so that they cannot know how they expound the Scriptures and therefore it is a meere mockerie to send the ignorant to the Fathers which they haue neuer read which they cannot reade though they would and dare not reade them though they could and whom they cannot vnderstand though they should reade them and therefore are taught to referre themselues in all these things to that which their Pastors and Doctors will make them beleeue II. This is the sense of that which followeth in the Pastorall letter where to that which hath been said that we ought not to speake of the Scriptures otherwise then the fathers expound them is added And besides your spirituall Fathers Pastors and Doctors that are instituted of God grounded on the lawfull succession of the Apostles to expound and interpret it to you f Malach. 27. Labia Sacerdotis custodient scientiam ex ore eius legem requirent The Priests lipps shall keepe knowledge and they shall seeke and aske the Law at his mouth III. We ought not to take away from the true Pastors and Doctors any thing of that which God giues them Saint Paul saith of himselfe and of all g 1. Cor. 4.1 Let a man so account of vs as of the Ministers of Christ and Stewards of the mysteries of God and elsewhere h 2. Co. 5.19.20 God hath committed vnto vs the Word of reconciliation We therfore are Ambassadours for Christ as though God did beseech you by vs. We ought then to account and esteeme of them and to put them in another ranke then priuate persons are we are to heare them with attention and reuerence in the declaration of their commission And if we honour the Ministers and Ambassadours of a Prince for the Princes sake who sends them how much more shall we honour and reuerence the Ministers of Christ Iesus who is the i Acts 3.15 Prince of life and hath written on his thighe k Reuel 19.16 The King of Kings and Lord of Lords for Christ Iesus sake But they ought also to know that they are but Ministers of Christ therfore are not Lords and Masters ouer the Church which is the body and spouse of Christ that they are the Ministers of Christ therfore are called administerium non ad magisterium to serue and that with labor and paines like those which row in shipps 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as the Greeke word beareth and not to gouerne and play the Regent according to their owne fancie and affection that they are stewards of the great mysteries of God of the great mysteries of the Gospel the which they must distribute that is to say preach and apply it to the vse and saluation of the Saints That they are the Ambassadors for Christ and therefore they ought to produce their letters and patent of their commission and declare faithfully the substance of the same without any addition diminution or changing thereof They are no more priuiledged then Saint Paul was who l 1. Cor. 11.23 receiued of the Lord that which he deliuered vnto them and m Acts 26.22 Rom. 1.22 hath giuen nothing but that which was written touching the substance of the doctrine And of that whereof euery one had the copie in hand to examine if he kept himselfe in the precincts and compasse of his charge and commission as n Acts 17.11 they of Berea did with praise and commendation IIII. Therefore the Apostle hauing declared what is their charge and function and the dignitie or excellencie thereof giues them this admonition o 1. Cor. 4.2 Moreouer it is required in Stewards that a man be found faithfull faithfull in care in labor and especially in the preaching of the will of God in purenesse and simplicitie without any mixture of humane traditions his will say we wholy comprehended in the Scriptures of the which God will that all should haue copie as being all his children and hauing right and reason to know the contents of his Testament to the ende that if they which are but his Teachmen and Heralds doe interpret other language then his relate and deliuer otherwise then that which he hath giuen in writing and hauing sent the copies throughout all the world they be not heard what succession soeuer they pretend Aaron from and by whom the Leuiticall succession began p Exod. 32.4 made a golden calfe and notwithstanding the Leuits who were inferiour vnto him would not be partakers of his sinne q but obserued the words of God and kept them If a prophet or a dreamer of dreames did arise amongst the people and made signes and miracles and hee say let vs goe after other Gods and let vs serue them God commanded to put such a one to death and saith to the people r Thou shalt not hearken vnto the words of that prophet or dreamer of dreames c. Yee shall walke after the Lord your God and feare him and keepe his commandements and obey his voyce and you shall serue him and cleaue vnto him In like manner the Prophet Isaiah sends them to ſ Isai ● 20 the Law and to the testimony saying If they speake not according to this word it is because there is no light in them Saint Peter also to the Pastors and Ministers t 1. Pet. 4.11 If any man speake let him speake as the oracles of God And Saint Iohn writing to a woman and in her person to all u 2. Iohn 10. If there come any vnto you and bring not this doctrine receiue him not into your house neither bid him God speede V. Neither is there any succession that is free or can priuiledge them Vriah the high Priest descended by succession from Aaron builds contrary to Gods commandement an Altar according to the patterne of that of Damascus and sets it in the Temple x 2. King 16.11 according to all that the King Ahaz had sent from Damascus Caiphas hauing the succession with the Scribes and

Luke 18.13 God be mercifull to me a sinner and I am assured that I shall returne to my house iustified because x Psal 145.18 the Lord is nigh vnto all them that call vpon him to all that call vpon him in truth CHAP. IX I. The Righteousnesse of the Saints in this life consists rather in the remission of sinnes then in the perfection of vertues II. The first obiection God hath promised to circumcise our hearts to the ende we loue him with all our heart III. An Answere to this obiection IIII. Second obiection Many haue this testimony that they haue kept the Law and haue loued God with all their heart V. An Answere to this obiection VI. According to Dauids words in the 119 Psalme VII And the consent of the Ancient Fathers THe a Psal 19.7.8.9 Law of the Lord is perfect The Testimonie of the Lord is sure the Statutes of the Lord are right the Commandement of the Lord is pure the Iudgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether In this word therefore there is nothing imperfect nothing doubtfull nothing crooked nothing impure nothing false nothing that bends to one side there is no opposition no contradiction By it haue we proued that there is no thought word or action of the holiest men which being ruled and leuelled by the Law of God is not found crooked and oblique For S. Austin said b August in Psal 42. How streight and vpright soeuer I seeme to my selfe thou drawest a rule from thy treasurie thou measurest and squarest me by the same and I am found crooked and awry Whence I concluded and doe conclude againe c August de Ciuit Dei lib. 19. cap. 27. that our righteousnesse it selfe although it be true hauing respect vnto the end of true good wherevnto it is referred and applied is notwithstanding such of that nature in this life that it consists rather in the remission of sins then in the perfection of vertues Witnesse saith S. Austin the prayer and supplication of the Citie of God which is a Pilgri●esse on earth which cries to God in all her members Forgiue vs our debts By this word notwithstāding they that are ashamed to be too much bound vnto God and presume to haue obtained plenteously grace of Christ to haue no more neede of Christ indeuour to improue and impugne this truth and opposing the Scripture to it selfe doe seeke in it men that haue perfectly kept the Law and arguments concluding that the Law may be kept by him that is here liuing on earth assisted with the grace of God II. God say they hath promised so to worke in men 1 Obiection that in the time of the new Testament he may be loued with all the heart with all the soule and Moses said vnto the people d Deut. 30.6 Bellar. de monach c. 13. §. 24. The Lord thy God will circumcise thine hart and the hart of thy seed to loue the Lord thy God with al thine hart and with al thy soul● that thou mayest liue And there are many such like promises in the Prophets wherefore either God hath lied which cannot bee or this Commandement is simply fulfilled in this life III. e Rom. 3.4 Let God be true but euery man a lyar as it is written that thou mightest f Psal 51.4 be iustified in thy sayings and mightest ouercome when thou art iudged That which he promiseth hee performeth but he hath not promised that we shall loue him in this life with a perfect loue wherein nothing is omitted nothing can bee desired but onely that hee will circumcise our hearts that we may loue him with al our hearts which he doth by order and successiuely giuing vs here the beginnings and proceedings and so prosecuting that which concernes vs vntill he folly consummate it and finish it in the Kingdome of heauen vnto which is reserued the prerogatiue to bee inhabited by the Saints which haue neither wrinkle nor spot nor any such like thing IIII. 2 Obiection Bell. ibid. §. 2● But there haue been some found that haue kept the Law God saith of Dauid * 1. King 14 8. He hath kept my Commandements and hath followed me with all his heart to doe that onely which was right in mine eies And of Iosiah g 2. King 23.25 like vnto him was there no King before him that turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his soule and with all his might according to all the Law of Moses neither after him arose there any like him Dauid witnesseth also of himselfe before God and saith h Psal 119.10 With my whole heart haue I sought thee * Bellar. de iustificat lib. 4. c. 11. §. 11 12. 13. Saint Luke writeth of Zacharie and Elizabeth his wife i Luk. 1.6 They were both righteous before God walking in all the Commandements and ordinances of the Lord blamelesse And Iesus Christ saith of his Apostles k Iohn 17.6 They haue kept thy Word these therefore haue kept the Law V. Surely if they speake of a soueraigne and singular perfection and such a one as the Law requireth vnder paine of eternall damnation condemning concupiscence and all the first bad motions of the Spirit wee haue heretofore proued and conuinced that no man liuing hath so kept the Law Iesus Christ onely excepted l Thom. 2.2 q. 184. art 3. Est autem infimus diuinae dilectionis gradus vt nihil supra eum aut contra eum aut aequaliter ei diligatur A quo gradu persectionis qui deficit nullo modo implet praeceptum The lowest degree of the dilection or loue of God is that nothing be beloued aboue him or against him or alike to him whosoeuer failes of this degree of perfection accomplisheth in no wise the precept saith Thomas None therefore hath euer kept the precept for since the fall there neuer was found any which hath attained vnto this lowest degree of diuine charitie yea that hath not been exceeding farre from it For seeing that m Eccles 7.20 there is not a iust man vpō earth that doth good and sinneth not as Salomon saith and that Dauid Iosiah Zacharie the Apostles haue sinned as we haue seene it cannot be but that they haue loued in regard of the flesh sinne aboue God and against God seeing that sinne is against the will of God and displeaseth infinitely the Maiesty goodnesse holinesse and iustice of God The Saints therefore are said to loue God with all their heart because they loue him sincerely and truly without fraud and hypocrisie For sometimes the Scripture opposeth all the heart vnto a double heart witnesse that which is said of those of Zebulun to establish Dauid King ouer Israel n 1. Chro. 12.33 they kept their ranke without a heart and a heart that is expounded by these words these men of warre that could keepe their ranke came with o Vers 38. a

perfect heart to Hebron to make Dauid King ouer all Israel Euen so whosoeuer warring against his infirmities addicts himselfe to seeke the Lord with a simple and sincere heart and indeuours the best he can according to the measure of the grace of Iesus Christ in him to loue God with all his heart God accepting of so holy an indeuour for the effect and pardoning him all that is wanting for Iesus Christs sake whose member he is he holds him reputes him names him as if hee had done whatsoeuer the Law requires and it is in this regard that hee is called Righteous For euen as he which meditates proiects designes the euill takes pleasure in it is called p Mat. 9.11 a sinner in the highest degree and is said q 5. Iob. 3.8.9 to commit sinne although God either foreslowes or hinders or dissipates his most wicked and wretched plots and proiects because it is not long of himselfe that he puts not in execution the pernicious designes of his hart God who r Iob 10.4 hath not the eyes of flesh nor seeth as man seeth ſ 1. Sam. 16.7 For man looketh on the outward appearance but the Lord looketh on the heart holdeth and accounteth for done that which hee would haue done termes him a sinner and committing sinne as if he did alwaies sinne in effect as well as he sinnes in affection According to this the Lord saith to Iudas who had resolued in himselfe to betray him t Iohn 13.27 That thou doest doe quickly In like manner hee which according to the ordinarie course of his life walkes in the feare of the Lord in his Law doth meditate day and night and all his delight is in the same is called u 1. Iohn 3.7 righteous and doing righteousnesse although the Diuell the World and his Flesh doe hinder him often to doe the good hee would and doe alwaies hinder him to perfect it and to doe it so holily as hee would God x Psal 7.9 who trieth the hearts and reines accepteth his good affection and as his Father in Christ Iesus and now no more his Iudge giues the title and name of righteousnesse to his sanctified his holy and religious will holding and reputing as done the good which he would haue done VI. So Dauid protests often that he hath kept the Law as we may reade in the 119. y Psal 119. Psalme because he had determined in himselfe to keepe it because he indeuoured and stroue with might and maine to keepe it and applied himselfe vnto it with great zeale and deuotion as hee declares it in the same Psalme z Vers 8. c. I will keepe thy statutes vers 8. I haue chosen the way of truth thy iudgements haue I laid before me vers 30. I haue said O Lord that I would keepe thy words vers 57. I haue sworne and I will performe it that I will keepe thy righteous iudgements vers 106. This is his resolution grounded vpon the loue of the Law I haue reioyced in the way of thy Testimonies as much as in all riches vers 14. I will delight my selfe in thy Statutes I delight in thy word Vers 16. My soule breaketh for the longing that it hath vnto thy iudgements at all times Vers 20. O how loue I thy Law it is my meditation all the day vers 97. c. This affection bred this resolution to keepe it and this resolution was followed with the effect he saith Thy testimonies are my delight and my counsellers vers 24. I remembred thy iudgements of old O Lord and haue comforted my selfe vers 52. I made haste and delaied not to keepe thy Commandements vers 60. The Law of thy mouth is better vnto me then thousands of gold and siluer vers 72. It is my meditation all the day vers 97. I haue not departed from thy Iudgements for thou hast taught me vers 102. Thy Word is a Lampe vnto my feete and a light vnto my path 105. Thy Testimonies haue I taken as an heritage for euer for they are the reioycing of my heart vers 111. My soule hath kept thy Testimonies vers 169. c. But this effect and worke is not perfect for there was as yet darkenesse in his vnderstanding and therefore hee prayes Open thou mine eyes that I may behold the wondrous things of thy Law vers 18. Giue me vnderstanding and I shall keepe thy Law yea I shall obserue it with my whole heart vers 34. Teach me good Iudgement and knowledge vers 66. Deale with thy seruant according vnto thy mercy and teach me thy statutes vers 124. There was some opposition in his heart therefore he prayes to God to encline his heart vnto his Testimonies and not to couetousnesse vers 36. He that prayeth so hath not attained vnto perfection notwithstanding he saith that he hath kept the Law that he hath done the Commandements as he himselfe expounds it saying I haue inclined mine heart to performe thy Statutes alway euen vnto the ende vers 112. VII The ancient Fathers haue thus expounded these places of Scripture as indeede they cannot be otherwise expounded then so considering the sinnes of the holiest which haue often tript and stumbled in the Law Saint Bernard shewes in what sense the Scripture termeth Christians Saints a Bernar. serm 3. Ad fratres in quo verbo non te terreat sanctitatis nomen quando non secundum meritum sed propositum non secundum affectionem sed secundum intentionem sanctos vocat Let not the name of holinesse amaze thee for God calls not his Saints according to their merit but according to his purpose not according to their affection but according to his intention Which he proues by the examples of Dauid and of Saint Paul who had not as yet apprehended that holines which men iudge it to be he adds afterwards And thou also if thou hast resolued in thy selfe to decline from euill and do that which is good hold fast that which thou hast receiued and continually profit better and better and then if thou doest something lesse vprightly according to humane frailtie not to persist in it but to repent and amend thy selfe according to thy power b Ibid. Eris sine dubio sanctus t● doubtlesse thou shalt also bee holy Prosper Aquitanus rendring a reason why the righteous which haue alwaies in them things from the which they desire to be freed and released are not called sinners but righteous but Saints sayes c Prosper in Psal 105. Scriptura peccatores non leuium culparum homines sed multorum facinorum profunde iniquitatis hoc nomine appellare consueuit That although the righteous and they which liue praise-worthy are not without sin the Scripture termeth commonly sinners not those which commit slight faults but those which commit many crimes and hainous sinnes and are profoundly wicked S. Austin declaring why being sinners they are named Saints saith