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A23668 A perswasive to peace & unity among Christians, notwithstanding their different apprehensions in lesser things Allen, William, d. 1686. 1672 (1672) Wing A1068; ESTC R38421 62,276 166

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in Christ Jesus in their Baptism by which they put him on as there he saith that he so stiles them and not from the effectualness of the Faith of every one of them For he chargeth them with being removed from the Gospel of Christ to another Gospel Chap. 1.6 with not obeying the Truth Chap. 3.1 and tells them that he was afraid of them lest he had bestowed labour on them in vain Chap. 4.11 that he stood in doubt of them and was travelling in Birth again with them for the forming of Christ in them ver 19 20. There are many that are the People of God by professed Obligation on their part that are not so by special interest in the promise on God's part for want of performing the special Condition And such are the Servants of God indeed but they are called in Scripture Sloathfull Servants unprofitable Servants wicked Servants foolish Virgins Branches in Christ the Vine that bear no Fruit. 2. A National settlement of the Christian Worship in the Parish-Churches by the Higher Powers is more for the interest of Religion and Men's Salvation then if there should be none It is for the interest of Religion in a Nation that are of the true Religion by profession that the Higher Powers there being of the same Religion do take order 1. That God be publickly Worshipped by the People in the use of Gospel-Ordinances 2. That places for publick Worship be provided for that end 3. That Church-Officers competently qualified be appointed to administer those Ordinances in those places and that maintenance be appointed them that they may attend that Work 4. That all the People of the Christian Profession be required to attend the publick Worship 5. That this be enjoyned under such moderate penalties as may secure the Law from contempt or careless neglect 6. That some be appointed to see the Law put in Execution which yet cannot be practicable without a distribution of the whole into parts in the same or some such way as that is by which the whole Nation is divided into Parishes 7. That Church-Discipline be established and duly exercised for the purging of the Church and keeping it pure The first of these particulars that the Higher Powers take care that God be publickly Worshipped by the People is evident of it self Nature teaches all Men to Worship him whom they acknowledge to be their God and by themselves or others to teach those under their Government to do the like as appears by universal practice And the second of the fore-mentioned particulars is consequent upon the first and the third upon the second and so on That these things are for the interest of Religion every Man's reason will easily discern For hereby a face of Religion will be kept up in every place in such a Nation and the means of Salvation will be ready at hand and all will come under an obligation of Man's Law as well as God's to make use of them And hereby through the Blessing of God knowledge and the fear of the Lord will be propagated more then if the People were all left at liberty to do that which is right in their own eyes to provide or not provide themselves with such helps or to use or neglect them as they please We see by experience that there is generally the least face of Religion in those places that have been most neglected in the publick provision And it is upon the account of such necessary things as these that Kings and Queens were promised as a great Blessing to the Church under the Notion of Nursing Fathers and Nursing Mothers to train up and Educate their People in Religion Is● 49.23 And the better any Kings and Rulers are the more careful and the more zealous will they be to promote and propagate true Religion in their Dominions by their Authority And usually the success answers the zeal and diligence of such as we see it did in the good Kings of Judah and their People When all Kings fall down before him all Nations shall serve him according to the Prophesie Psal 72.11 It will be so with the People when the Kings of Nations subject themselves to Christ not only in their personal but more especially in their Regal capacity For which cause it should seem St. Paul exhorted the primitive Christians to make Supplications Prayers and Intercessions for Kings and all that are in Authority as for other respects so especially for their Conversion to Christianity they being then Heathen both that Christians might live peaceable and quiet Lives in all godliness and honesty and also that Christianity might be propagated in their Dominions to the Salvation of many the more For this is implyed in the reason of the exhortation in these words For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour who will have all Men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the Truth 1 Tim. 2.2 3 4. And when the primitive Christians had accordingly for a long time travelled by fervent Prayer for the Conversion of the Heathen Emperours to Christianity at last they obtained their Petition in Constantine that famous Christian Emperour upon whose Victories over the Enemies to Christianity and the propagation of the Christian Religion by publick Authority throughout his Dominions that joyful acclamation was heard in the Church as Interpreters understand Now is come Salvation and strength and the Kingdome of our God and the Power of his Christ Revel 12.10 Christianity and so the Kingdome of God was in the Empire before by private mens profession of it but when it came to be backed by Imperial Edicts and Laws and to be seconded by the power and strength of the Empire Then and not till then was that new Song sung in the Church Now is come Salvation and Strength the Kingdome of our God and the Power of his Christ I would it were better considered by some who would be thought great Enemies to Popery how that in this proper and eminent point of Popery they symbolize with the Pope himself and all that are thorow-Papists viz. In denying Kings to have any power in matters Ecclesiastical When the ten Kings Revel 17.13 parted with this Ecclesiastical Authority to the Pope upon his Usurpation they gave their Authority which God had invested them with as well as their Strength unto the Beast And as fast as they fall off from him they re-assume it again as we see all Princes and Governours of the Reformed Religion have done And of all the Kings that have professed Christianity ever since there was a Nation professing it there hath not I think been one but who have claimed a power about ordering Church-affairs except such as have given their power and strength unto the Beast And shall we not then interpret and understand the Ancient Prophesies that went of them by the event in what we see fulfilled That Kings may abuse this power to the propagating a false Religion or in corrupting the