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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92421	A remonstrance concerning the grievances, and maladies of the kingdome of England rightly stated in X positions. VVith remedies prescribed for the speedy help of each of them: viz. The King, Parliament, Army, Assembly of Divines. Citizens of London, the people in generall. Apostate round-heads. Newters, Cavaliers, Scots. Licensed and entered according to order.		1648 (1648)	Wing R975; Thomason E421_8; ESTC R22238	14,482	16

Centurion preachers and yet one built a Synagogue and had so great a faith that Christ himselfe marvelled at it but he had deep humility withall and yet a great Commander moving in his sphere as a Souldier and not out of it The other is renowned for a devout man fearing God with all his house there indeed it seemes he taught as a pater familias a giver of almes and frequent in prayer but neither before nor after Peter came to him doe we read that he tooke upon him to preach It seems though they were both gracious men yet neither of them was a Gifted Brother They abound in Victories and so they do in Errours it is pity they should do so that they who have been the Lords Hoste and fought his Battailes should now be the Devils seeds-men and sow his Tares The Remedy Be not so bitter against the Assembly and the rest of those that are reverend and godly Ministers in the Land because of Ordination you know not what spirits ye are of nor whose Designe you drive therein they have the same Seal for their Ministry that Paul had for his Apostleship 1 Cor. 9.2 they have by it converted not a few to Christ and that too as the truth is in Jesus which we do not finde to be the property of Antichrist or his Ministers An orderly call addes both beauty and efficacy to the Word preached Take h●ed by disparaging them or their Function in the eyes or eares of their People you weaken not their hands in the Lords worke for which they ought to be had in estimation or of being an occasion of putting out such lights who have shaken the kingdome of Darknesse and by the blessing of God upon their labours have made England famous for powerfull Preaching and professing in all the Christian World and those of you that are sonnes and not bastards I am confident under God have had them for your fathers Beware of a spirit of Antichrist amongst your selves it is he that 〈◊〉 to both Swords and whose comming is after the working of Satan with all power and signes and lying wonders and with all deceivablenesse of unrighteousnesse viz. false Doctrine and Errour and the reason is rendred because they receive not the love of the truth which is not then so light a matter as you take it for when as the Gospel of peace if it understand it selfe aright bids us contend for it against men of heretical judgements Dote not so much upon the word gifted Brethren it is a proud word since extraordinaries ceased and makes grace a younger brother those of you that are gracious communicate your graces and spiritual experiences unto edification as fellow-members and private Christians and be not many Masters in opinion do not the worke of an Office in the Church I speak not of cases extraordinary which have their extraordinary priviledges and dispensations without being an Officer of the Church one of those that Christ hath ordained Gifts no more intitle men to publique Offices in the Church than in the Common-wealth or Army without a call An outward call is not nothing Study not confusion God is not at all the God of it and least of all in his Church There is no better nor no worse argument against you th … that of Christ. The tree is known by its fruits Some of your Converts shave soon and talked with full of opinion but very empty of grace and the vital Principles of Religion put them upon dispute 〈…〉 but upon Christian communion and they have not a word to say The good old 〈◊〉 that is not ashamed of faith and repentance is the man of sulstance your proselytes must ●eeds be strange creatures that are strangers to the sincere milke of the Word borne and bred amongst foolish janglings for your Sermons which tends to singularity and plurality of opinions conduce not to devotion but to disputation which old M. Dod whose very name is precious for his practical piety was wont to say made his heart the worse a long time after And indeed a practical hearted Christian loves not to hear Truth doubted for that makes faith take wind and the whole Soul consequently fare the worse but knows they are ordained to other use viz. to be a whet-stone to our graces not to our wits Such preaching disputants hatch addle eggs fil empty hearts with empty notions How forcible are right words but what doth your arguing avail but to distune the soul Opinion begets pride and that keeps out every thing but it self If you will needs preach then preach Truth and not Errour as you will answer it at the dreadfull day of judgement and gather the sense of Scripture from its scope and drift comparing spirituall things with spirituall and not incoherently making it speak what it never meant You have been victorious over Error therefore let not Error at last get victory over you like the Israelites that having conquered Idolaters worshipped their Idols Cry not up liberty of Conscience to the losse of conscience and countenancing licentiousnesse of opinion see ye not how his Majesty himself pretends deeply to it for the setting up Prerogative and Episcopacy what Snake may not lie bid under that herb when once it s grown a word in fashion Liberty of conscience will be as common as not guilty at the Assizes and of equall credit Divine Truth is alwaies the same of an inflexible nature varies not according to mens judgements shall the judgement of a man be the rule of Gods unerring Truth Truth is truth and error error whether ●en think it to be so or no principles of nature vary not like languages and if they be inviolable and indispensible much more is Divinity for the known will of God is obliging which way soever it be revealed whether by nature or by the word though against nature as when Abraham was commanded to kill his son or 〈◊〉 nature as in the union of the two natures in one person or the being of three persons in one God-bead nay of the two the word it the more forcible and binding because nature is so much defaced therefore was the Law given to the Israelites the more obliging and their sins the more provoking Opinion ought not to be the rule of things but the nature of the thing it self There is a Truth of God and that but one which we must maintain in the death else the Martyrs dyed in vain if for but opposing anothers lawfull liberty not only in resisting impiety but in oppugning heresie Thus saith the Lord Jer. 6.16 Stand ye in the wayes and see ask for the old paths where is the good way and walk therein and ye shall find rest for your soules IX The Parliament I mean those of them which are true to their trust are unhappy in taking so much pains for a thanklesse people whilst they were unanimous touching Church and Commonwealth they had mens hearts hands and purses but divisions and