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A91609	A brief treatise containing a full discovery 1. Of Cæsars politique state, or civill government, 2. Of the divine politique state, or kingdome of Christ Jesus, given him of his father. 3. Of the devilish politique state or kingdome of Antichrist. Laid open in the essentiall and main circumstantiall parts of each body or state by substantiall and fundamentall reasons and principles of policy both divine and humane, and confirmed by holy Scripture. Whereby the great and intolerable grievances of Christ Jesus and his subjects are made knowne: also how honourable magistracy and civill government is, and how farre it extends, without intrenching upon the prerogative of Christ, doth evidently appear in this treatise. Humbley presented to the serious consideration of the Kings most excellent Majesty, and the high court of Parliament now assembled. By Michael Quintine.	Quintyne, Michael.	1641 (1641)	Wing Q227; Thomason E163_7; ESTC R649	13,409	27

production and platforme or institution and all other things belonging to this body are circumstantiall and serve properly to prove the quality of the essential parts to be meerly civil and humane The instrumentall meanes of the being of this body is ordinarily Victory or Conquest by force of Armes whereof onely mens bodies and goods are capable for conscience who is all the witnesses of a reasonable or unreasonable soul is free beyond the reach of the power of man to command and subdue because if a man subject his body unto the sword of the Magistrate to maintain the freedom and peculiar use of his conscience and soul as in some cases Christ adviseth Matth. 10.17 18. Also verse 28 39 and looseth the use of his body and bodily life his conscience and soul is not overcome and subdued but overcommeth which plainly proveth the quality and disposition of this body to be humane The manner of the being of this body state or platforme which was and may be when that of Christ was not and may not be it is of imparity superiority and degrees of Authority consisting of lordly and inferiour offices which are necessary for the well being thereof for what else should rule nationall and confused lumps of the cursed posterity of Adam and it is but meet that some in order of office should have a sword ready drawn to cut off intolerably uncivil and inhumane persons and to disable them in their strength and command of estate and that all uncivill and brutish persons and actions may be prevented which is the onely meanes of a peaceable and godly life all Christians are exhorted to pray for all men in Civil Government for Kings and all in place of Authority 2 Tim. 2.1 2 3 4 5 6. And this also is a meanes to distinguish and discerne the quality of the essence of this body to be as aforesaid Luke 22.24 25 26 27. The Lawes Statutes and Ordinances belonging to this body communicable between the head and members thereof and conveighed from one to another by the severall offices of the state thereof they all generally tend to the prevention of oppression and preservation of equity in the civil use of mens bodies and personall estates the truth hereof daily experience testifieth in the use of all Courts of common justice and belonging to the Laity this witnesseth the Spirit of Christ who suffered under Civill Authority approving their stately calling and the Lawes and Ordinances and the good and necessary use of them Rom. 13. This likewise proveth the quality of the essentiall parts of this body to be humane and civil onely Divine politique body true Ecclesiasticall state visible Church of Christ or Kingdome to which belongs the Gospel and all the Records of new Testament thou art the new Jerusalem the Body comprehending the substances of all Types and shadowes the perfection of all order of sacrifice the union of the fulnesse of him that filleth all things thou art the Government of the everlasting Prince the Son of David of which there shall be no end Isay 9.6 7. This is the most beautifull daughter of the first Table of the Moral Law the most perfect and fullest resemblance of the invisible bond in divine nature the compleatest use whereof the elect shall enjoy when they have put off their mortality and are all accomplished when also Christ also shall deliver up his Kingdome and government to his Father 1 Cor. 15.24 c. Which resemblance and expression of the Law written in the heart shall remain for ever and ever The subject or material part of this divine politique body and true Ecclesiasticall state of the true Son and Heire apparent of God and right Successour of the Crowne and Ecclesiasticall Throne of David the Alone Redeemer of the whole company of Gods elect the beleeving seed of Abraham both Jewes and Gentiles who brake downe the partition-wall the Jewish nationall state and set up and established a divine spirituall Kingdome capable of the Saints of all sorts whatsoever Is the sort of all mankinde which Jesus Christ pronounceth blessed Matth. 5. Such as worship God in spirit and in truth Iohn 4.23 24. without respect to Nation or Tribe Acts 10.34 35. In short it is faithfull persons beleevers reall saintlike people as the severall Epistles to the Churches nominated in the New Testament do declare to shut up the proof of this truth that the subject or materiall part of the Kingdome of Christ is as aforesaid of Christian people take also this one witnesse more Rom. 8.8 9 Here take notice reall profession giveth reall being to members and is the forme of a member but not the forme of the Church but the material quality thereof But the formall part of this divine politique body or true Ecclesiasticall state or kingdom which Christ Jesus hath upon earth which also is the life of the same is the divine regall and kingly politique power of Christ by which every member performeth every Church action whereby every Law in every Office is communicable and executed in this sense not in a personall sense speaketh Christ Matth. 18.20 1 Cor. 5.4 The quality of the two essentiall parts of this divine politique body is divine love the Fountain of all mercifull goodnesse from whence issueth every good gift toward man and the communicable benefits thereof between man and man this is the quality of wisdoms house derived from the Father and the Son and exprest by the holy Spirit proceeding from both and lively set forth in the matter and forme of the same as largely will appear by the discovery of the circumstantiall parts belonging to the being and welbeing of this body The instrumentall meanes of the being of this divine politique body or union is by agreement and free consent of love issuing from one Lord through one Faith one Spirit one Baptisme Iohn 5.12 13 There is no other instrumentall meanes of a peculiar body consistting of Volunteers and of such consisteth this Kingdome of the Lambe of God as prophetically speaketh the holy Ghost by way of proclamation Isai 55.1 Fulfilling the same in like manner speaketh the same Spirit Rev. 22.15 In this way a right Captain accomplisheth a right Band or body of Souldiers Rev. 14.4 Rev. 17.14 By instinct of nature not compulsion Birds of a Feather flocke together this main circumstantiall part belonging to the being of this body aforesaid declareth it to be the Tabernacle of God who is love 1 Ioh. 4.16 which is the prepared dwelling for persons of love Revel 21.1 2 3. The state platforme or manner of being of this Kingdom of heaven upon earth wherein the matter and forme are united and the divine Lawes and Ordinances thereof executed and performed consisteth of Offices of service not of command and authority Matth. 20.25 26 27. Luke 22.24 25 26 27. And is the perfect Embleme or representation of the most compleat current of divine and most perfect love as the onely necessary Offices

those of the body of Christ and most pernicious to humanity these binde Conscience which Christs Lawes set free and compell externall conformity in circumstantiall matters which breedeth more hypocrisie than sincerity and destroyeth civilly disposed persons for the proper and peculiar use of their owne Consciences the truth hereof witnesseth all persons which have suffered do and shall suffer for their Consciences these are compulsive and enforcing Conscience and although set on foot with fair pretences yet are such snares and traps for men that thereby their Consciences are made very slaves or their persons and personall estates ruined of these the Epistle to the Colossians speaketh pertinently in way of caution and preadmonition Col. 2.8 also verse 20 21 22 23. These circumstantiall things also belonging to the being of this body declare the quality of the matter and forme to be most palpably Antichristian as aforesaid Most noble King impartially let former passages be considered and call to minde of what generation you came of Adam and Eve in Paradise and in the time of their innocency were miscarried by temptation of the devil what may be the condition of their posterity since the curse passed upon them and their being thrust out of the Presence Garden of God by head and shoulders though I conceive your calling to be the chiefest that is given to the sons of men and although God hath given you a Land flowing with milke and honey yet I am perswaded you are no more privileged from temptation and transgression against God than were your first parents and those Kings of Israel which were Types of Christ the King of new Jerusalem whose calling or state and seat was above yours yet no disparagement to yours neither for upon that Throne sitteth the Son of God and Lord of David if your first parents were deceived by flattery and an ambitious inclination and if they by looking after more than God gave them lost what they had may not their posterity be taken in the same snare yea they are subjected to it under a curse which followed since their fall if the true Light which lighteth every man that commeth into the World was in the World and the World was made by him and the World knew Him not if He came unto his owne and his owne received Him not Iohn 1 9 10 11. may we not suspect our owne aversnesse and the double advantage our old false friend the devil who is worse than an open enemy to all mankinde hath against us take notice of the passages of Scripture before mentioned and these following Iohn 5.43 Matth. 7 1● Matth. 24.24 1. Iohn 2.18 If there be a generation to whom nothing is pure but even their minde and conscience is defiled which professe they know God but in workes denie him Titus 1.15 16. who will talke of Christ or teach Him yet deny Him to be come in the flesh I mean so as to yeeld him the Throne of his father David to sit as King in matters Ecclesiasticall and to let him rule in the Element of Conscience which is that spirit of Antichrist 1 Iohn 4.3 O noble King is not a double jealousie of being deceived necessarily called upon in you whom these forenamed persons have made supreme Head of the Church as if one body could have two heads or two bodies different in nature one head of which interposition and confusion the Lawes of your owne policy admit not be judge your selfe it is not outward religious performances please God witnesse Caine and Abe under pretence of long prayers some devour widowes houses what is acceptable with God of this nature see Iames 1.26 27. To be short fully plain and faithfull do but consider the Book or Revelation which from the fifth Chapter includeth the discovery of the state of Christ and his Church and Antichrist and his Kingdom and the birth life and death of him and the main particular passages of the combate between them both and behaviour of the Kings of the earth therein toward either side and observe how poor deluded man in the state and seat of Kings is beset when the vials of Gods wrath are poured out to the destruction of the Beast especially when he is touched upon his seat and revenue which is his life and livelihood Rev. 16.13 14. Most royall Soveraigne be not angry and full of wrath which accomplisheth not the will of God Iames 1.20 But look well to your going Prov. 14.15 16. And be pleased now to take into your hand the line of truth which defineth all the Creatures and things upon the face of the earth whatsoever and judge and deal by all states and bodies of policy according to their severall natures and qualities of their essentiall parts and of their circumstantiall parts which belong unto them wherein the Rules of holy Scripture and of humane reason and policy will bear you out against all opposition View the Ecclesiasticall states within your owne dominions which are so apt to breed wars to maintain the truth of their being and to call for subscription thereof from all others and examine how the quality of their essentiall and circumstantiall parts suit with that of Christs Church or with that of Antichrist and accordingly you may account of them and deal by them so farre as concerneth you in your state of civility And thus farre I can do no lesse than move your Majesty to do sithence to God and Caesar belongeth a due and that you would take to what is your owne and give unto God the things that are Gods to which Act I am confident all good and faithfull Subjects would consent upon fair evidence whereof sacred Scripture and naturall reason will afford sufficient to all persons and Courts of Parliament to the performance thereof And for your owne due none can deny but as you are Head of all Civill powers within your owne do minions so the execution of all Civill Lawes whereof your power is the life for the preservation of your Subjects in all Civill respects belongeth unto you therefore keep it to your selfe and for that use onely and give it not into the hands of any Ecclesiasticall persons for Christ never called for the use of it to cut off men for Conscience sake but for incivility and for that same purpose God did ordain it Rom 9. And onely in this respect are Kings and Queenes held truely to be nursing Fathers and Mothers to the Church of Christ for in so doing they defend the innocent relieve the oppressed and preserve the meek from unreasonable and Cain-like men of the world and hatch up the people in generall by maintaining equity between man and man out of which Christ calleth his chosen such as are appointed for the worship and speciall service of the Trinity Likewise for your owne due none can deny since God hath put an end to the Jewish and nationall Ecclesiasticall state but that the use of all meanes set apart for