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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71091	Scripture vindicated from the mis-apprehensions, mis-interpretations, and mis-applications of Mr Stephen Marshall, [in] his sermon preached before the Commons House of Parliament, Feb. 23. 1641. and published by order of that House. : Also a militarie sermon, wherein [b]y the VVord of God, the nature and disposition of a rebell is discovered, and the kings true souldier described and characterized. / [B]y Edward Symmons ...	Symmons, Edward.	1645 (1645)	Wing S6349; ESTC R222629	80,878	99

SCRIPTURE VINDICATED From the Mis-apprehensions Mis-interpretations and Mis-applications of Mr STEPHEN MARSHALL In his Sermon Preached before the Commons House of PARLIAMENT Feb. 23. 1641. and published by Order of that House ALSO A Militarie Sermon WHEREIN By the VVord of God the nature and disposition of a Rebell is discovered and the Kings true Souldier described and characterized By EDWARD SYMMONS Chaplaine to the Life-guard of the Prince of Wales OXFORD Printed by LEONARD LICHFIELD Printer to the University 1645. TO THE HONOVRABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMONS House assembled at OXFORD Honourable Senatours I Doe here most humbly present uncovered to your judicious view a Sermon once Preached and afterward dedicated to your selves at Westminster as it was at first an unhappy mean to provoke divers then of your society to set their feet in paths of blood so if now it shall help to a fuller sight of the greatnesse of that mercy which preserved your selves from so great a danger I have also my option There be Misteries of Iniquity as well as of Godlinesse a Ministers duty is to discover both our Saviour revealed Satan when he spake by Peters tongue and thereby taught us to detect him when he comes in the shape of an Angell of light as his custome is to do when he is endeavouring most mischiefe against Church or State the most eminent popular and well-guifted men have alwayes beene his instruments to pervert the Truth and to breake the Peace he doth but actum agere in these times omne malum ab Ecclesia was true of old and is so still They were Church-men to whom that Rebell Rodolphus spake when lying on his death-bed he shewed his right hand cut off in fight against his Soveraigne This saies he is that right hand wherewith I vowed my faith unto the Emperour now is the same become a witnesse of my breach of fidelity and traiterous attempts against my Soveraigne by your instigation They were also Church-men that stirred up to the Barrons warres in the daies of our Henry 3. and injoyned the Earle of Leicester in remissione peccatorum ut causam illam meaning his Rebellion usquè ad mortem assumeret asserting pacem Ecclesiae Anglicanae nun quàm sine gladio materiali posse firmari Our age alasse hath beene too fruitfull in such Churchmen and they in such Assertions but the Apostle prophecying of such sayes that their folly shall be manifested unto all and to this purpose right Noble and Worthy are my poore endeavours in this following discourse I humbly beg that your favourable acceptance may make the same in some sort valuable it tends to Peace and you are Councellours of Peace to a King of Peace no way delighting in bloud rather wishing with Theodosius se potuisse mortuos à morte revocare Indeed He is our Theodosius Gods guift to us and you are his Theodosii God's guifts to him and as such we his inferiour Loyall Subjects do most sincerely honour you And be confident Grave Senatours what ever hath beene suggested heretofore by any of those Boutefeu's that assisting him the Annointed of the Lord and true possessor of the mild and gracious spirit of the Lord you do most really and truly help the Lord himselfe and if your care shall adde some further edge to His most pious Orders and Proclamations against Swearing and Prophaning Gods Name and Word and for the more strict observing the Lords day and dayes of Fasting appointed by His Majesty yet much neglected in His Quarters you shall fit a people for the Lord to shew mercy upon and to restore that peace unto which you labour for yea and thereby not onely your Consultations but your Persons shall continually be attended with Gods blessing and your Names had with Posterity in an everlasting joyfull remembrance for this Honour have all his Saints And that the same may be an unseperable portion to every of you is and shall be the constant and earnest prayer of Your humble Se●●●●● EDWARD SYM●●●● Novemb. 30. 1644. The Preface to the Readers CHRISTIAN READERS I Here offer to your conscientious view the Vindication of three or foure Texts of Scripture from the abuse that is offered unto them by that once faithfull Expounder and fruitfull Preacher of Gods Word Master Stephen Marshall Minister of Finching●ield in Essex A man indeed whom in my apprehension before his unhappy ingagement in this unnaturall and blacke Rebellion envy it selfe though sometime busie in her attempts against him was not able to staine or blemish either for matters of life or doctrine The occasion of this mine undertaking against him herein was this About Easter last 1644. I did visit in the Prison at Shrewsbury some Prisoners that had been taken at the Castle of Brampton Bryan belonging to Sir Robert Harly in Hereford-shire and questioning them about their taking up of Armes against their Soveraigne they answered me that they took up Armes against Antichrist and Popery for said they 't is prophesied in the Revelation that the Whore of Babylon shall be destroyed with fire and sword and what doe you know but this is the time of her ruine and that we are the men that must help to pull her downe I answered that the Revelation tells us that 't is the worke of Kings signified by those ten Hornes Rev. 17.12.16 to pull downe the whore of Babylon to hate her to make her naked and to burne her with fire But as for them they in my apprehension laboured to keep up the whore of Babilon that shee might not fall by their endeavouring to pull downe Kings who were appoynted of God to pull downe her they replyed that 't is said in the Revelation that the People the Multitude and Nations should also pull her downe but I reading the verse out of one of their Bibles shewed them their mistake that the People Multitude and Nations which are called Waters Rev. 17.15 were those whom the Whore did sit upon and as it were did brood under her that is shee did rule over them had them under their obedience insomuch that they might rather be said to submit unto her then to pull her downe But what said they do you think that Kings alone without the help of the people shall pull her downe I answered no nor yet the People without their Ki●gs who are appoynted of God to lead them thereunto and in whose power alone it is to Authorize people to be active and assistant in such a businesse And then I inform'd them further of their mistake in another particular namely in thinking Popery which they fancied they fought against to be that whore of Babylon which in the Revelation is threatened to be destroyed with fire and sword for that Antichrist and whore of Babilon which was to be destroyed with such weapons dwelt at Rome and not here in England and it was the very Roman feat or City which was to be so abolished and not the Romish faith or Popish Religion