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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77553	The power of God overpowering the creature. Which power came upon me William Britten, the 3d. day of the 11th. month, (called February) 1659. not suffering me to depart my chamber, until I had promised the Lord to answer a book, which I had then never seen, and but once heard of; set forth by William Prynne in defence of tyths, &c. and to present the answer in print unto the governing power of England for the time being. But making delayes, and Fran. Spira-like, consulting with flesh and blood, the Lord terrified me in conscience for neglect, yet in mercy did set me (like Jonah) the second time upon the same work.	Britten, William, d. 1669.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4824A; ESTC R170818	27,030	51

God the who● shall be full of light Luke 11.36 as the sure wo● of prophesie from that Spirit will make a glorio● work 2 Pet. 1.19 to shine as a light in a dark place but thi● mystery which flesh is more ready to cavil at a● why Because the natural man sees not spirituall● an● so these things are foolishness unto him 1 Cor. ● 14. But thus much I may open that in the New Cov●nant work all hireling Teachers shall be laid asid● so that men will not assume the Ministerial office u●til they have a sure call of God to go forth nor sh●● pure hearers give heed unto any but those thus calle● whereby that one God by his own Spirit shall tea● his Ministers what to speak and their auditors ho● to use what is made known and so Teachers a● Hearers all in the true Church shall be taught 〈◊〉 God as they are all ●aught by his Spirit and no● speaks or hears but by the leadings forth of the sa● God Mat. 10.20 and thus declares our Saviour it is not 〈◊〉 that speak but the Spirit of your Father that speake● in you so that in the pure Gospel work of his Min●sters God owns their speakings to be his and th● teachings to be his Luke 10.16 Mat 25.35 c. as he did of his Prophets and 〈◊〉 takes good or evil done to them as to himself therefo● all those who long for this glorious New Covena● work leave off to plead for a hireling Ministry 〈◊〉 serve for lucres sake and live in filth as many do and let us go on to the perfection of things He useth Mat. 23.23 Luke 11.42 about t● Jews Tything Mint Rue c. which by them ou● to be done Answ God never commanded any people upon ●he earth to pay Tyths but the Jews so this only ●oncern'd them and is nothing to us Gentile Church●s from whom the Lord never required such a thing ●s Tyths or any settled Maintenance for his Mini●ters whatsoever nor did the Apostles ever practise ●uch a thing nor do the Scriptures any where seem to ●ountenance the same therefore as every building ●tands on its own Basis so our Gospel Churches must be built upon the Gospel Foundation Jesus Christ ●eing the cheef corner stone but those that impose or ●orce any Tyths Ephes 2.20 or setled maintenance for the Mini●try by a National law they are besides this true Foundation work being upon that combustible mat●er of Wood Hay Stubble c. which must be ●ryed and burnt up by the fire of Gods Spirit 1 Cor. 3.10.12 He useth Gal. 6.6 How he that is taught in the word should communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things Answ According to the pure Gospel practise his should be our way to maintain faithful Ministers ●y communicating imparting or giving freely unto ●hem without any outward inforcement whatsoever ●f Fines Warrants Persecution c. That as God ●reely sends forth his Teachers so the auditors to re●eive the same spiritual nourishment freely without honey or the like price of Indenting Securing Rev 21.6 Isa 55.1 Rev. 22.17 Mat. 10.8 Bar●aining c. aforehand what to have for teaching ●o likewise were the converts to retaliate freely in cor●oral supplies unto such Teachers by way of commu●ication that is as the Disciples in teaching made ●he spiritual gift common or free to all that desired it ●o those that were taught should make their corporal ●ourishments common or free unto such Ministers 〈◊〉 necessity required for the word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 com●unices which holds forth that Communion union together in the body of Christ society and fellowship as every member helping communicating and taking care one of another He useth Luk. 19.8 about Zacheus restitution and giving ●o the poor c. Answ This nothing concerns a setling of a Maintenance c. But here professors may behold a notable sign of a true convert and if William Pryn had took the like pains to draw Englands several sects unto Zacheus practise he had done a good work which if taking effect there are many professors would not be quiet in their consciences to sit still upon their dunghills of ill gotten goods untill restitution was made in what they had wronged others He useth Rom. 13.1 c. how every soul must be subject to the higher Powers c. And so would infer from thence that as the powers of a Nation make a law for Tythes c. So such a Power should be obeyed therein Answ This Inference is no Gospel but a wrong consequence drawn forth for although the powers of a Nation can and ought to make laws agreeable to the law of God yet they have no power from the Lord to restrain or bind the tender consciences in a spiritual work as forcing them to transgress therein or else to suffer persecution Nebuchadnezzars power made laws which I doubt not but in temporal rights the Jews obeyed but when his decree was to worship the Image Dan. 3.1 c that being repugnant to God Law their was no damnation unto Shedrach Meshach and Abednego who could not in conscience yeeld unto it that being no Ordinance of God It is good therefore that those which make laws and execute them be first grounded in the Scriptures 2 Tim. 3.15 which are able to make men wise unto Salvation through faith in Christ Jesus Being well accquainte● with Gods Laws to know which are in force and what is repealed seeing all Christian laws should be measured by the rule of God Laws and if no Scripture speaks the same thing you have in hand yet see which cometh nearest to it that so like Moses the servant of God knowing his Laws well you may be the better able to give forth Laws unto the people He useth 1 Pet. 2.13 14. Submit your selves to every Ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether it be to ●he King as supream c. Answ This Scripture cometh near unto the former at which time of Paul and Peters preaching the ●upream Powers did not make Ordinances against Christian professors for the sev●ral Nations in that ●art of the world under Caesars government had their ●iberty in worship and so had the Christians untill ●he times of persecution yea those then in government were greater friends unto them then was the professing Jews Mat. 27.24 Act. 12.3 Acts 23.24 Act. 14.2 for even Pilate condemned Christ ●t the Jews request and Herods cruelty was to please ●he Jews also Paul was defended from the Jews rage ●y that present Power yea the Jews stirred up the Gentiles against the disciples and the Jews in Baby●on Media Persia c. Had their liberty in religion ●eing to pray for that peace of the City where they was ●n captivity Jer. 29 7. Such freedome had the Gospel planters that Pauls ●reached the Gospel from Jerusalem to Illyricum Rom. 15.19 so ●at it fully appears how these Ordinances to