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B07159 A most humble supplication of many the Kings Maiesties loyall subiects, ready to testifie all civill obedience, by the oath, as the law of this realme requireth, and that of conscience; who are persecuted, onely for differing in religion, contrary to divine and humane testimonies as followeth.. Murton, John. 1621 (1621) STC 563.7; ESTC S95969 22,236 39

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Ghost in whomsoever THe next in order as the immediate question from this former is who must interpret this Rule because as is objected there are many darke places in it hard to be understood Vnto vvhich we answer The two Witnesses shall be the onely interpreter thereof which are the vvord of God contained in the same Scriptures and the Spirit of God so are they called Ioh. 15.26.27 Act. 5.32 First for the Scriptures themselves although some doctrine in some places be darke and obscure as Peter speaketh 2. Pet. 3.16 yet the selfe same doctrines in other places are plaine and manifest For all the words of the Lord are plaine to them that will understand and straight to them that would finde knowledge Prov. 8.9 And knowledge is easie to him that will understand Prov. 14.6 Secondly the Spirit of God so saith the Apostle 1. Ioh. 5.6 It is the Spirit that beareth witnesse for the Spirit is truth and Ioh. 14.26 But the Comforter which is the Holy Ghost whom the Father will send in my Name hee shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance which I have told you And Ioh. 16.13 Howbeit when hee is come which is the Spirit of Truth hee will leade you into all truth for hee shall not speake of himselfe but whatsoever hee shall heare hee shall speake and he will teach you of the things to come And 1. Cor. 2.10 For the Spirit searcheth all things even the deepe things of God and vers 11. For the things of God knoweth no man but the Spirit of God And 1 Ioh. 2.27 But the annointing that ye have received of him dwelleth in you and yee need not that any man teach you but as the same annointing teacheth you of all things and it is true and is not lying and as it taught you you shall abide in him And 1 Ioh. 3.24 Hereby we know that hee abideth in us even by the Spirit that hee hath given us And 1. Cor. 12.8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisedome and to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit The Scriptures be so plaine in this that the greatest adversaries thereof doe acknowledge the truth hereof Onely in this lyeth the difficultie who it is that hath the Spirit of God to interprete the Scriptures which is that sure Rule which in the next place is to be handled CHAP. III. That the Spirit of God to understand and interpret is given to all and every particular person that feare and obey God of what degree soever they be and not to the wicked DEut. 4.5.6 Behold J have taught you Ordinances and Lawes as the Lord my God commanded me that you doe even so c. Keep them therefore and doe them for that is your wisedome and understanding in the sight of the people c. who shall say onely this people is wise and of understanding c. Psal 25.12 What man is he that feareth the Lord him will he teach the way that he shall chuse and vers 14. The secret of the Lord is revealed to them that feare him and his covenant to give them understanding And Psal 107.43 Who is wise that he may observe these things for they shall understand the loving kindnesse of the Lord. Dan. 12.10 None of the wicked shall have understanding but the wise shall understand for God will doe nothing but he revealed his secrets to his servants Amos 3.7 And he that keepeth the Law is a child of understanding Prov. 28.7 Luk. 21.15 For I will give you my Disciples that obey me and suffer for my sake a mouth and wisedome And Luk. 12.12 And the Holy Ghost shall teach you what yee shall say For Mat. 10.20 it is not you that speake but the Spirit of my father that speaketh in you And Mark 4.11 to you my followers is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdome of God but to them that are without all things are in parables And Ioh. 14.15 Jf ye love me keep my commandements and I will pray the Father and hee shall give you the Spirit of Truth And Ioh. 7.17 Jf any man will doe his will he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God or no. And Act. 5.32 Yea and the Holy Ghost whom God hath given to all that obey him And Psal 119.99 c. David had more understanding then all his Teachers and then all the Ancients because he kept Gods precepts Hence is plaine to whom the Spirit of God is given Even to everie particular Saint of God and it is no Private spirit but even the Publique Spirit of God which is in him which enableth him to understanding and so to declare the things given him of God For that is a private spirit that is not of God though it be in multitudes but the Spirit of God though but in one Saint is not Private Gods Spirit is not private for it is not comprehended onely within one place person or time but is universall and eternall so is not mans Spirit Therefore mens is private though in many persons Gods is publique though but in one person CHAP. IV. Those that feare and obey God and so have the Spirit of God to search out the mind of God in the Scriptures are commonly and for the most part simple ones poore despised c. OVr Saviour saith Mat. 11.5 The poore receive the Gospell and vers 25. J thank thee Father Lord of heaven earth because thou hast opened these things to Babes It is so Father because thy good pleasure was such And the Apostle James 2.5 Hearken my beloved brethren Hath not God chosen the poore of this world that they should be rich in faith and Heyres of the Kingdome c. And the Apostle Paul 1. Cor. 1.26 c. Brethren you see your Calling that God hath chosen the foolish of this world the weake of this world the vile of this world and despised and which are not For Gods dealing is to give unto the simple sharpnesse of wit and to the child knowledge and discretion Prov. 1.4 The Spirit bloweth where it listeth Ioh. 3.8 and is not tied either to learning or multitudes Poore persecuted Michaih had the truth against 400. of King Ahabs Prophets 1. King 22. so had Ieremy Ier. 37. against all the Priests and Prophets of Israel The Lord of life himselfe in his fleshly being what was hee but a man full of sorowes In his birth laid in a cratch because there was no roome for him in the Inne Luke 2.7 A Carpenter by trade Mark 6. having not a hole to rest his head in Mat. 8. and in his death contemned and despised His Apostles in like manner what were they but meane men Fishermen Tent-makers and such like having no certain dwelling place in so much as the worldly wise Scribes and Pharises took notice of it and reproachfully said Ioh. 7.48 Doth any of the Rulers or of the Pharisees beleeve
instructing them with meeknesse that are contrary minded proving if God at any time will give them repentance that they may acknowledge the truth and come to amendment out of the snare of the devill c. 2. Tim. 2. vvhich plainely sheweth that repentance must continually be waited for and not constreyned by persecution for repentance is the gift of God and cannot be constrained at mans pleasure Fiftly Christs Kingdome is not of this world Ioh. 18. neither are the vveapons thereof carnall but Spirituall 2. Cor. 10.4 And therefore the worldly weapons of earthly Kingdome cannot accomplish the things of Christs Kingdome The reason of all these are Because they who are now tares may hereafter become wheate they that now resist him may hereafter receive him they that are now in the devils snare even adversaries to the truth may hereafter come to repentance some come not till the eleventh houre Mat. 20.6 If those that come not to the last houre should be destroyed because they come not at the first then should they never come but be prevented CHAP. VII The Testimonies and practises of famous Princes against persecution FIrst your most excellent Majestie saith in your exposition upon Revel 20. ch First Printed in Edenborough 1588. after in London 1603. Sixtly the Compassing of the Saints and besieging of the beloved Citie declareth unto us a certaine note of a false Church to be persecution For they come to seeke the faithfull the faithfull are those that are sought the wicked are the besiegers the faithful the besieged And in your Highnesse speech at the Session of Parliament 1609. you say It is a sure rule in Divinity that God never loves to plant his Church by violence and bloudshed And in your Majesties Apologie for the Oath of Allegeance pag. 4. you say I gave a good proofe that I intended no persecution against them for conscience cause but onely desired to be secured of them for civill obedience which for conscience cause they were bound to performe And Pag. 60. speaking of Blackwell the Arch-priest your Highnesse saith It was never my intention to lay any thing to the said Arch-priests charge as I have never done to any for cause of conscience c. And in your Majesties Meditation upon the Lords Prayer your Highnesse adviseth that in the matters of Gods worship we should not doe that we doubt Also that noble Prince The King of Bohemia hath written thus Notwithstanding the successe of these latter times wherein sundry opinions have beene hatched about the subject of Religion may make one clearely discerne with his eye and as it were touch with his finger that according to the veritie of holy Scripture and a Maxime heretofore held and maintained by the ancient Doctors of the Church That mens consciences ought in no sort to be violated urged or constrained and whensoever men have attempted any thing by this violent course whether openly or by secret meanes the issue hath beene pernitious and the cause of great and wonderfull innovations in the principallest and mightiest Kingdomes and Countries of all Christendome c. For which cause his Majestie saith So that once more wee doe protest before God and the whole world that from this time forward we are firmly resolved not to persecute or molest or suffer to be persecuted or molested any person whatsoever for matter of Religion no not they which professe themselves to be of the Romane Church neither to trouble nor disturbe them in the exercise of their Religion so they live conformably to the Lawes of the State c. And for the practise of this thing it is well known that many great Monarchs Princes and States suffer Religion free and doe not constraine the conscience of any man by bodily persecutions not onely Heathen Princes as the Turk and Persian but even Catholique Princes and many Protestant Princes also CHAP. VIII Divers Testimonies of inferiour men against persecution HIllar contra Auxen The Christian Church doth not persecute but is persecuted and lamentable it is to see the great follie of these times and to sigh at the foolish opinion of this world in that men thinke by humane aid to help God and with worldly pompe and power to undertake to defend the Christian Church J aske you Bishops what help used the Apostles in the publishing of the Gospell with the aide of what power did they preach Christ and converted the Heathen from their idolatry to God When they were in prisons and lay in chaines did they praise and give thankes to God for any Dignities Graces and Favours received from the Court Or doe you thinke that Paul went about Regall mandates or Kingly authoritie to gather and establish the Church of Christ Sought he protection from Nero Vespation whose envie and hate against Christ made the Gospell and the acknowledgement thereof more to flourish The Apostles wrought with their hands for their owne maintenance travelling by land and water from Town to Citie to preach Christ yea the more they were forbidden the more they taught and preached Christ but now alas humane helpe must assist and protect the faith ●nd give the same countenance with and by vaine and worldly honours doe men seeke to defend the Church of Christ as if he by his power were not able to performe it Hill con Arian The Church now which formerly ●y enduring miserie and imprisonment was knowne to be a ●rue Chruch doth now terrifie others by imprisonment banishment and miserie and boasteth that she is highly esteemed of the world whereas the true Church cannot but be hated of the same Ambrose in his booke of Widowes The Church o●ercommeth the power of the adversarie not with worldly but with spirituall weapons which are powerfull before God ●o cast downe holds and spirituall wickednesses Damasc 3. sent cap. 33. The Gospell is preached ●hrough the world which overcame not the adversaries ●hereof through the sword or by warre but a few naked poore unlearned and scourged people confounded and brought to nought the wise men of the world for how shall ●he Church otherwise have Martyrs if she her selfe martyred others Ierom. in proaem lib. 4. in Ieremiam Heresie is to be cut off with the sword of the Spirit let us strike tho●ow with the arrowes of the Spirit all sonnes and disciples of misse-led heretiques that is with Testimonies of holy Scripture the slaughter of Heretiques is by the word of God Tertul. ad Scapul It agreeth both with humane equi●ie and naturall reason that everie man worship God uncom●ompelled and beleeve what he will for it neither hurteth nor profiteth any man another mans Religion or Beleefe neither beseemeth it any Religion to compell another to be of their Religion which willingly and freely should be imbraced and not by constraint for as much as the offerings were required of those that freely and with a good will offered and not from the contrary Brentius upon 1. Cor. 3. No man hath power to make or