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A05347 A treatise of the authority of the church The summe wherof was delivered in a sermon preached at Belfast, at the visitation of the diocese of Downe and Conner the tenth day of August 1636. By Henrie Leslie bishop of the diocese. Intended for the satisfaction of them who in those places oppose the orders of our church, and since published upon occasion of a libell sent abroad in writing, wherin this sermon, and all his proceedings are most falsely traduced. Together with an answer to certaine objections made against the orders of our church, especially kneeling at the communion. Leslie, Henry, 1580-1661. 1637 (1637) STC 15499; ESTC S114016 124,588 210

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earth_n do_v require_v law_n for_o government_n so_o diverse_a as_o can_v not_o be_v express_v in_o the_o gospel_n so_o that_o church_n both_o under_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n have_v exercise_v this_o power_n and_o i_o hope_v you_o be_v so_o charitable_a that_o you_o will_v not_o condemn_v all_o church_n that_o ever_o have_v be_v iu._n but_o say_v sect_n 25_o you_o shall_v condemn_v all_o church_n and_o account_v nothing_o pure_a but_o what_o be_v use_v in_o your_o conventicle_n i_o dare_v join_v issue_n even_o upon_o that_o and_o appeal_v unto_o your_o own_o practice_n do_v you_o not_o practice_v and_o appoint_v many_o thing_n in_o your_o own_o congregation_n which_o be_v in_o themselves_o free_a as_o not_o be_v express_o command_v in_o the_o word_n what_o warrant_v have_v you_o for_o pulpit_n pewe_v bell_n what_o for_o the_o outward_a form_n &_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n what_o for_o the_o form_n of_o excommunication_n and_o receive_v of_o penitent_n final_o what_o particular_a direction_n have_v you_o for_o the_o order_n of_o god_n service_n as_o when_o you_o be_v assemble_v whether_o the_o minister_n shall_v begin_v with_o pray_v or_o preach_v with_o read_v or_o sing_v of_o psalm_n whether_o the_o celebration_n of_o baptism_n and_o marriage_n shall_v be_v before_o or_o after_o sermon_n all_o these_o thing_n be_v order_v by_o your_o own_o discretion_n and_o that_o diverse_o in_o diverse_a congregation_n according_a to_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o will_v you_o not_o allow_v so_o much_o power_n to_o the_o church_n as_o every_o one_o of_o yourselves_o do_v usurp_v as_o a_o pope_n in_o his_o own_o parish_n v._o sect_n 26_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o privilege_n of_o all_o other_o society_n of_o man_n whether_o city_n family_n or_o other_o corporate_a body_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o they_o have_v power_n to_o make_v law_n to_o bind_v all_o person_n within_o their_o communion_n &_o that_o those_o law_n be_v to_o be_v 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the_o obedience_n of_o the_o rechabite_v to_o the_o commandment_n of_o jonadab_n their_o father_n so_o may_v i_o just_o accuse_v your_o disobedience_n to_o the_o lawful_a order_n of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o obedience_n of_o your_o child_n and_o servant_n unto_o you_o for_o shall_v the_o householder_n command_v in_o his_o house_n and_o be_v obey_v and_o not_o the_o ruler_n in_o the_o church_n shall_v the_o mayor_n make_v law_n in_o a_o town_n and_o not_o the_o king_n in_o his_o kingdom_n or_o be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o god_n himself_o shall_v allow_v so_o much_o authority_n to_o every_o poor_a family_n for_o the_o order_n of_o all_o which_o be_v in_o it_o and_o yet_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a king_n the_o house_n of_o the_o live_a god_n the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n the_o new_a jerusalem_n have_v no_o authority_n to_o command_v any_o thing_n which_o the_o mean_a of_o her_o child_n shall_v in_o respect_n of_o her_o constitution_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v final_o sect_n 27_o whosoever_o have_v power_n to_o repeal_v law_n have_v also_o power_n to_o make_v law_n but_o the_o church_n have_v lawful_o repeal_v law_n make_v of_o thing_n indifferent_a as_o the_o law_n of_o abstinence_n from_o blood_n and_o strangle_v enact_v by_o the_o apostle_n v._o ii_o cor._n xiii_o 14._o ii_o tim._n v._o without_o any_o limitation_n of_o time_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o kiss_n of_o charity_n command_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o of_o the_o widow_n who_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v entertain_v by_o the_o church_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o saint_n as_o also_o of_o the_o love-feast_n use_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n all_o these_o be_v abrogate_a by_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n therefore_o the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o make_v law_n of_o such_o matter_n and_o these_o law_n be_v make_v be_v to_o be_v observe_v yea_o if_o there_o be_v no_o law_n to_o direct_v we_o in_o these_o thing_n than_o ought_v we_o to_o follow_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n wherein_o we_o be_v 86._o in_o ijs_fw-la rebus_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la nihil_fw-la certi_fw-la siatuit_n serij_fw-la tara_fw-it mos_fw-la populi_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o instituta_fw-la majorum_fw-la pro_fw-la lege_fw-la tenenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la epist_n 86._o according_a to_o that_o golden_a rule_n of_o s._n austin_n in_o these_o thing_n which_o the_o scripture_n have_v not_o determine_v the_o custom_n of_o god_n people_n shall_v be_v unto_o we_o a_o law_n he_o show_v that_o this_o be_v his_o own_o practice_n touch_v fast_v and_o the_o like_a observation_n when_o he_o be_v in_o rome_n he_o follow_v the_o fashion_n of_o rome_n and_o when_o he_o be_v in_o another_o place_n he_o conform_v himself_o to_o the_o custom_n of_o that_o place_n and_o he_o say_v he_o learn_v this_o from_o s._n ambrose_n who_o when_o he_o have_v ask_v his_o council_n touch_v fast_v on_o the_o sabbaoth_n day_n return_v he_o this_o answer_n when_o i_o come_v to_o rome_n januar._n cum_fw-la romam_fw-la venio_fw-la jejuno_fw-it sabbato_fw-la cùm_fw-la hic_fw-la sum_fw-la non_fw-la jeiuno_fw-it sic_fw-la etiam_fw-la tu_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la fortè_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la veneris_fw-la ejus_fw-la morem_fw-la serva_fw-la si_fw-la cviquam_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la esse_fw-la scandalo_fw-la nec_fw-la quenquam_fw-la tibi_fw-la ego_fw-la ●cr●_n de_fw-la hâc_fw-la sententiâ_fw-la etiam_fw-la atque_fw-la etiam_fw-la cogitans_fw-la ita_fw-la semper_fw-la habui_fw-la tanquam_fw-la eam_fw-la coelestioraculo_fw-la susceperim_fw-la sensi_fw-la perturbationes_fw-la fieri_fw-la per_fw-la quorundam_fw-la fratrum_fw-la contentiosam_fw-la obstinationem_fw-la &_o superstitiosam_fw-la timiditatem_fw-la tam_fw-la litigiosas_fw-la excitant_fw-la quaestiones_fw-la &_o nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsi_fw-la faciunt_fw-la nihil_fw-la rectum_fw-la existiment_fw-la epist_n 118._o ad_fw-la januar._n i_o fast_o the_o sabbaoth_n when_o i_o be_o here_o namely_o in_o milan_n i_o fast_o not_o so_o 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thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n 10._o matth._n ix_o 10._o we_o know_v that_o heathen_n and_o publican_n be_v alien_n from_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n 1._o luke_n xv._o 1._o they_o have_v no_o interest_n in_o god_n no_o fellowship_n with_o the_o church_n in_o the_o gospel_n common_o publican_n and_o sinner_n be_v join_v together_o and_o sometime_o publican_n and_o harlot_n and_o the_o apostle_n oppose_v sinner_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o i●wes_n by_o nature_n 15._o matth._n xxi_o 31._o cal._n ii_o 15._o they_o be_v avoid_v in_o common_a conversation_n in_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o private_a table_n in_o so_o much_o that_o christ_n be_v often_o tax_v by_o the_o pharisee_n for_o eat_v with_o publican_n 19_o matth._n ix_o 11._o xi_o 19_o and_o especial_o they_o be_v seclude_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o in_o that_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n put_v between_o the_o heathen_a man_n and_o the_o publican_n the_o heathen_a may_v not_o 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to_o renderunto_o cesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n all_o king_n be_v heathen_a when_o the_o apostle_n exercise_v this_o censure_n and_o yet_o they_o conimaund_v all_o obedience_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o rom._n xvi_o 1._o i._n pet._n ii_o 13._o the_o christian_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n upon_o all_o occasion_n take_v arm_n at_o the_o command_n of_o a_o heathen_a emperor_n and_o st_n augustin_n commend_v they_o for_o their_o faithful_a service_n to_o julian_n that_o apostate_n emperor_n for_o that_o they_o be_v bind_v unto_o he_o as_o subject_n hence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o church_n though_o she_o have_v never_o so_o much_o strength_n and_o power_n yet_o ought_v not_o can_v not_o excommunicate_v the_o king_n for_o heresy_n apostasy_n or_o any_o other_o crime_n for_o that_o the_o main_a end_n of_o excommunication_n be_v that_o the_o party_n be_v deprive_v of_o all_o society_n of_o the_o faithful_a may_v be_v ashamed_a but_o the_o king_n can_v not_o be_v 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unto_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n for_o which_o they_o be_v condemn_v as_o shall_v appear_v unto_o any_o that_o read_v the_o text_n but_o our_o church_n be_v far_o from_o such_o presumption_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o her_o doctrine_n publish_v which_o i_o have_v allege_v as_o also_o by_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o preface_n in_o these_o our_o do_n we_o condemn_v no_o other_o nation_n nor_o prescribe_v any_o thing_n but_o to_o our_o own_o people_n only_o for_o we_o think_v it_o convenient_a that_o every_o country_n shall_v use_v such_o ceremony_n as_o they_o shall_v think_v best_a to_o the_o set_v forth_o of_o god_n honour_n and_o glory_n and_o to_o the_o reduce_n of_o the_o people_n to_o a_o most_o perfect_a and_o godly_a live_n without_o error_n or_o superstition_n now_o i_o have_v prove_v in_o my_o sermon_n by_o argument_n unanswerable_a that_o the_o church_n have_v such_o a_o power_n to_o ordain_v ceremony_n and_o to_o make_v law_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a for_o decency_n and_o order_n sake_n and_o that_o obedience_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v unto_o her_o constitution_n especial_o consider_v that_o therein_o our_o church_n be_v not_o only_o assist_v but_o authorize_v by_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n as_o the_o supreme_a governor_n upon_o earth_n in_o all_o cause_n within_o his_o highness_n dominion_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v entreat_v my_o good_a brethren_n if_o they_o will_v neither_o deceive_v other_o nor_o be_v deceive_v themselves_o that_o in_o this_o point_n of_o christian_a liberty_n they_o will_v have_v always_o one_o eye_n fix_v upon_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o the_o other_o upon_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o subject_n to_o his_o sovereign_n and_o now_o have_v vindicate_v our_o church_n from_o those_o aspersion_n cast_v upon_o she_o of_o infringe_v christian_a liberty_n and_o give_v offence_n by_o her_o constitution_n i_o will_v in_o the_o last_o place_n turn_v the_o disputer_n weapon_n against_o himself_o and_o cut_v off_o the_o head_n of_o that_o philistine_n with_o his_o own_o sword_n show_v that_o he_o and_o his_o fellow_n of_o all_o other_o be_v most_o injurious_a unto_o christian_a liberty_n 16._o rem_fw-la fourteen_o 16._o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v the_o common_a good_a of_o christian_n and_o also_o that_o they_o be_v scandalous_a to_o all_o sort_n of_o person_n and_o first_o christian_a liberty_n as_o it_o respect_v thing_n indifferent_a be_v not_o only_o a_o freedom_n from_o the_o yoke_n of_o bondage_n but_o also_o a_o right_n or_o power_n to_o do_v many_o thing_n which_o they_o can_v not_o do_v who_o be_v under_o the_o pa●dagogie_n of_o the_o law_n which_o by_o the_o apostle_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n cor._n viii_o 9_o this_o power_n or_o liberty_n be_v extend_v both_o to_o magistrate_n and_o to_o subject_n the_o magistrate_n have_v this_o liberty_n that_o he_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o any_o particular_a law_n which_o determine_v all_o thing_n incident_a unto_o the_o outward_a form_n of_o god_n worship_n not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n but_o as_o the_o judicial_a law_n being-abrogate_a it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o ordain_v civil_a law_n so_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v abolish_v to_o establish_v ecclesiastical_a constitution_n such_o as_o be_v not_o repugnant_a unto_o the_o word_n of_o god_n these_o man_n deprive_v he_o of_o this_o liberty_n they_o will_v not_o allow_v he_o to_o appoint_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o outward_a form_n and_o administration_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o if_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n he_o do_v establish_v a_o form_n though_o never_o so_o decent_a they_o be_v resolve_v not_o to_o observe_v it_o again_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v that_o be_v free_v from_o the_o mosaical_a law_n he_o may_v with_o a_o free_a conscience_n observe_v all_o other_o law_n which_o be_v establish_v by_o lawful_a authority_n and_o be_v not_o repugnant_a unto_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 16._o i._o cor._n vi_o 12._o tit._n i._n 15._o i._n pet._n ii_o 13._o &_o 16._o as_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a and_o to_o the_o pure_a all_o thing_n be_v pure_a this_o freedom_n s_o peter_n magnify_v when_o he_o exhort_v we_o to_o submit_v ourselves_o to_o all_o manner_n ordinance_n of_o man_n as_o free_v that_o be_v know_v that_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o those_o particular_n as_o thing_n in_o themselves_o necessary_a but_o use_v they_o with_o free_a conscience_n as_o be_v indifferent_a and_o therefore_o such_o as_o whereunto_o our_o christian_a liberty_n extend_v and_o be_v not_o this_o a_o goodly_a freedom_n that_o a_o christian_a have_v liberty_n of_o many_o thing_n he_o can_v make_v use_n thereof_o in_o one_o thing_n rather_o than_o in_o another_o to_o please_v and_o ●ati●fie_v he_o unto_o who_o power_n god_n have_v subject_v he_o without_o offence_n to_o his_o conscience_n these_o man_n deprive_v we_o of_o this_o liberty_n likewise_o for_o they_o will_v not_o allow_v man_n to_o obey_v magistrate_n civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a in_o any_o constitution_n establish_v touch_v the_o decent_a administration_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o as_o though_o they_o be_v judge_n at_o law_n they_o have_v send_v forth_o a_o prohibition_n against_o all_o the_o canon_n of_o our_o church_n now_o a_o negative_a precept_n be_v a_o restraint_n of_o christian_a liberty_n as_o well_o as_o a_o positive_a the_o false_a apostle_n who_o labour_v to_o subvert_v christian_a liberty_n 21._o col_fw-fr two_o 21._o do_v it_o by_o forbid_a thing_n in_o themselves_o lawful_a say_v touch_v not_o ●aste_v not_o handle_v not_o and_o our_o brethren_n speak_v almost_o the_o same_o language_n kneel_v not_o cross_v not_o wear_v not_o and_o indeed_o the_o church_n have_v not_o more_o positive_a precept_n than_o they_o have_v negative_a but_o this_o be_v the_o difference_n the_o church_n have_v authority_n to_o command_v they_o have_v none_o to_o forbid_v the_o church_n command_v only_o the_o use_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o lay_v no_o obligation_n upon_o the_o conscience_n by_o press_v they_o as_o simple_o necessary_a in_o themselves_o but_o they_o make_v their_o negative_a restraint_n absolute_o necessary_a place_n religion_n in_o they_o bind_v their_o follower_n in_o conscience_n not_o only_o to_o refuse_v but_o also_o to_o despise_v our_o ceremony_n whereby_o they_o do_v not_o only_a overthrow_n christian_n liberty_n but_o also_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o second_o commandment_n by_o will-worship_n last_o as_o they_o take_v both_o from_o the_o lawgiver_n and_o the_o subject_n that_o free_a power_n which_o god_n have_v grant_v unto_o they_o so_o they_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o all_o true_a liberty_n while_o they_o cherish_v in_o their_o own_o mind_n doubt_n and_o scrupulous_a opinion_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v command_v and_o 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