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A04574	The way to glory, or, The preaching of the Gospell is the ordinary meanes of our saluation wherein is shewed what difference there is betweene the text of the Gospell, and the preaching, exposition, and glosse thereof : with a confutation of our aduersaries opinion, that the Popes defining and expounding Scriptures ex Cathedra, is to bee beleeued as vndoubted truth ... : herein also is shewed the dignity and necessity of the office of preaching the Gospell ... : preached in the Cathedrall Church of S. Paules, for the Crosse sermon, the tenth of December, 1620 / by Ro. Iohnson Bachelour of Diunity.	Johnson, Ro. (Robert)	1621 (1621)	STC 14693.5; ESTC S2160	25,362	56

The Way to Glory OR The preaching of the Gospell is the ordinary meanes of our Saluation Wherein is shewed what difference there is betweene the Text of the Gospell and the preaching Exposition and glosse thereof With A confutation of our aduersaries opinion that the Popes defining and expounding Scriptures ex Cathedra is to bee beleeued as vndoubted truth and held for the most certaine rule and ground of Faith Herein also is shewed The dignity and necessity of the office of preaching the Gospell and how that Tythes and offerings are designed by almighty God for the ordinary maintenance thereof With A briefe confutation of all opinions repugnant to this truth Preached in the Cathedrall Church of S. Paules for the Crosse Sermon the tenth of December 1620. By Ro. Iohnson Bachelour of Diuinity 2. COR. 4 3. If our Gospell bee hid it is hid to them that are lost 1. COR. 9.14 So also hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the Gospell should liue of the Gospell LONDON Printed by NICHOLAS OKES and are to be sold by Iohn Pyper 1621. To the most Reuerend Father in God George by the diuine prouidence Lord Arch-bishop of Canturbury Metropolitan and Primate of all England and one of his Maiesties most Honorable Priuie Councell MOst Reuerend Father in God your loue and zeale to the truth haue encouraged mee to presume to dedicate this Sermon to your Grace which beggeth shelter vnder your religious and iudicious Approbation And the subiect thereof which is the preaching of the Gospell against whose truth maintenance there are so many opposites which would if they could ouerthrow Gods house and eate vp his chosen people as they wold eate bread may seeme iustly to challenge no lesse at your hands And the Church knows your zeale to Religion to be such that although you may bee well wearied with multitude of causes yet you will neuer be deficient in vndertaking the defence of the truth you being a principall Pillar of State and Patron of Vertue Iustice Hîc ames dici pater atque primas I suppose I shall haue both Papists and Schismatickes against me it hath alwayes bin my lot hitherto I glory in it and passe not for them al so I may enioy your Graces lawfull fauor to defend this truth And so with my daily prayers vnto almighty God to protect your Grace from all dangers and to grant you many and happy dayes I humbly take my leaue this 13. of Ianuary 1621. Your Graces to be commanded in all duties Robert Iohnson To the Reader GEntle Reader I present to thy view in this Sermon two maine Subiects concerning the Gospell the one depending betwixt vs and the Papists 2. Tim. 3.16 Titus 1.2 touching the Text of the Gospell which was written by the Pen-men of the holy Ghost and giuen them by inspiration of God in which there can bee no error or lye and the Exposition and glosse thereof by men of mediate and secondary calling in which there may be error Baron Tom. 1. annal 25. Our aduersaries hold and mainetaine that the Popes defining and expounding Scriptures ex Cathedra is to bee beleeued as vndoubted truth and held for the most certaine rule and ground of faith Bozius de sig ecclesiae pag. 133 paralleling their traditions with the text of the Gospell and holding that their Church cannot erre in matters of faith this is the fountaine of many superstitious errors amongst them The other touching the dignity and necessity of preaching the Gospell with that maintenance which God hath designed in his word to his Ministers and Preachers thereof which are tythes and offerings Which truth hath bin much opposed in this age by many prophane Atheists on the one side and schismaticall spirits on the other side which vnder a colour of zeale would if they could deuour Gods house and his Ministers The Apostle saith God hath ordained 1. Cor. 9.14 that they which preach the Gospell should liue of the Gospell If God hath ordained it first it is Gods ordinance and not mans Secondly if Gods ordinance then no other ordinance then that which hee hath appointed in his Word which is tythes and offerings without any mention of mans pretended competency 1. Cor. Ibid. Mat. 23.23 Heb. 7.8 Thirdly if Gods ordinance as a morall duty and in the time of the Gospell then not to be abrogated Hath God called you to saluation by our Gospell here in my text and to obtaine the glory of our Lord Iesus Christ by the preaching thereof And shall not we obtaine at your hands those temporall things which are not yours but Gods ours that not of almes begging Frier-like but of right belonging vnto vs Will Christians be worse then the Pharisis in the performance of this duty How then doth our righteousnes exceed the righteousnes of the Scribes Pharisies Quomodo abundat iustitia nostra plus quàm scribarum Pharisaeorum Origen Homil. 11. in Numb si illi de fructibus terrae suae gustare non audent priusquam primitias sacerdotibꝰ efferant et Leuitis decimae separentur et ego nihil horum faciens fructibus terrae ita abutar vt sacerdos nesciat Leuites ignoret diuinum altare non sentiat Hieron in glos super illud Mala 3. Omnem decimam Chrysost super illud Mathaei Quidecimatis And heare what S. Hierom saith to like purpose Quia non reddidistis decimas et primitias idcircò in penuria et fame maledicti estis quia dum parua subtraxistis et totam abundantiam frugum et possessionum vestrarum perdidistis sciatis vos ideo perdidisse abundantiam quia fraudastis me parte me● moneo igitur vt reddatis mihi mea er ego restituam vobis vestra Because ye haue not giuen me my tythes and first fruites ye are cursed with penury and famine because that whilest ye with held small things from mee yee lost the whole abundance of the fruites of your possessions Know yee then that therefore ye haue lost abundance because ye haue defrauded me of my part Therefore I warne you that you restore vnto me those things that are mine and I will restore those things that are yours And these words The tenth is mine saith the Lord Leuit. 27.30 is a morall position not abrogated with other ceremonies of the Law but is still in force for as long as Melchizedecks that is Christs Priesthood remaineth which is for euer vsque ad huius seculi consummationem to the end of the world so long doth the maintenance belong vnto the Priesthood It is against the rules of Logicke to write or dispute De●iis rebus de quibus non est dubitandum An ignis sit calidus And therefore I am sorry that there was euer occasion giuen by any to question this truth which is so apparant both by authority of Scriptures Math. 23.24 Fathers and Councels Wherein we may see the payment of

gospell it is said to bee theirs in respect of the preaching thereof Quest 2 Heere then another question may arise what difference there is betweene the Apostles gospell that is the Text of the gospell and our gospell that is the preaching dispensation exposition glosse or determination thereof Answer I answer there is an imparity and difference betweene the Text of the Gospell in which there can be no error or lye and our exposition and glosse thereof in which there may be errors as we haue seene in many of the famous and worthy Fathers Aug. de ciuitat lib. 21. Idem de doctr Christian and Pillars of the Church First the Text of the gospell cannot erre nor lye so saith the Apostle Vnder the hope of eternal life which God that cannot lye Tit. 1.2 hath promised before the world beganne And againe We cannot but speake the truth of those things we haue seen and heard And againe Acts 4.20 We can do nothing against the truth but for the truth 1. Cor. 13.8 And againe in the Epistle to the Galatians Though that we or an Angell from heauen Gal 1.8 preach vnto you otherwise then that which we haue preached let him be accursed And here S. Paule doth pronounce the Pope If his traditions and lawes be against Gods word Peters successor if the Papists will haue him so accursed if he teach or preach otherwise or contrary to S. Paules Doctrine and that he doth so who seeth not that hath eyes Most of his Doctrines Pardons Indulgences Acts Excommunications and Lawes beeing flat against the Doctrine of S. Paule and the truth of Gods word as I shal hereafter touch But here we see that there is and may bee a great difference and imparity betweene the Text of the gospel and our preaching thereof For so saith also S. Augustine Aug. de videndo Deo ad Paulinum cap. 16. Numquid vllo modo Euangelio scripta mea comparabis aut ea Scripturis canonicis coaequabis Profectò si rectè diiudicando sapis longè infra nos vides ab illa authoritate distare Trel●● Qua authoritate egeat scriptura ●geat non propter se sed propter alia The Church deliuereth the truth but proueth not the same That must bee done by scriptures Scripture is best expounded by Scripture Tit. 1.2 The Diuels restauration Aug. de ciui lib. 21. 2 Beginning et me quidem longiùs Doest any way compare my writings with the gospell or equalize them with the Text of the Canonicall Scriptures Truely if thou vnderstandest with a right iudgement thou maist perceiue vs and our writings much inferiour to their authority and my selfe most inferiour of all Now heere we see the text of Gods gospell and word cannot lye there is no error in it But in the writings and bookes of men of subordinate calling there may bee error as was in Origen Augustine and many of the Fathers of the Church why may it not bee in the Pope also and his expositions and glosses of Scripture which our aduersaries deny for they hold and maintaine this doctrine That the Popes defining and expounding Scriptures ex Cathedra Posito Papistica is to be beleeued as the vndoubted truth and held for the most certaine rule and ground of faith and equalize his expositions and traditions with the gospell Baron Tom. 1. in Annal. 25. So saith Baronius By the tradition of the Church all the gospell receiueth his authority and is built thereupon as vpon a foundation and cannot subsist without it Tom. 2. de sign eccles pag. 133. Likewise saith Bozius The Scriptures are not to bee reckoned among such principle as before all things are to bee credited Blasphemy against Scriptures But they are proued and confirmed by the Church as by a certaine principle which hath authority to reiect and allow Scripture Here is flat heresie and blasphemy against the truth of Scriptures equalizing nay preferring their writings and authority before the Scriptures Stapleton Triplinicat aduersus Whitak Yet Stapleton one of their owne side of a milder spirit is cleane of contrary opinion For hee saith The inward testimony of the Spirit is so effectuall that by it alone any matter may be beleeued though the Church holde her peace Heere wee see our aduersaries errors and contradictions about this point they equalize and preferre their writings with Scriptures they will beleeue no Scripture No Scripture ought to bee expounded against the Analysis ground of Faith vnlesse their Church expound it and though their Church expound the same neuer so contradictory to the truth of Scriptures yet they then wil beleeue it and not before And that place which they vrge out of S. Augustine for their purpose heerein is also flat against themselues Aug. Tome 6. lib. contra epist Fundamenti cap. 5. Ego verò non crederem Euangelio nisi me catholicae Ecclesiae commoueret authoritas I my selfe should not haue beene a Christian and beleeued the Gospell if the authority of the catholike Church had not moued and pressed mee thereunto These words are Augustines text indeede in his sixt Tome in his Book Contra Epistolam Fundamenti cap. 5. for that sixt Tome he hath written against diuers heresies of the Iewes Manichies Arians and Iouinians And this booke hee writes against the afore-named Fundaments Epistle which was a Manichie and held two natures or beginnings one good and another bad or euill and saies these words to this intent to conuince him of his error by the authority and consent of the catholike Church which hath power to compell a Christian to beleeue in Christ for saith S. Augustine to him Doest thou not beleeue the catholike Churches whole consent Why I my selfe had not beene a Christian vnlesse the authority and generall consent of the Church had mooued me thereunto putting according to phrase the preterimperfectence for the preterpluperfectence meaning I had not my selfe beene a Christian vnlesse the Churches authority that is generall consent at the first had pressed me to beleeue the Gospell for this is apparent in his words following Quibus ego obtemperem dicentibus Credite Euangelio Idem cur non eis ob temperem dicentibus mihi Noli credere Manichaeo elige quid vis si dixeris crede catholicis ipsi me mouent vt nullam fidem accommodem vobis Whom I haue obeyed saying Beleeue the Gospell why should I not also obey them saying Beleeue not a Manachie chuse what thou wilt If thou saist vnto me Beleeue the orthodox catholikes they shall moue me so farre as that I should neuer beleeue the Manichies The consent of an orthodox Church ought to conuince one and to make him a Christian to beleeue the Gospell S. Augustine speakes of the Catholike Church not of the Roman The Church of Rome and her Doctrine differeth much from what it did in former time The Church of Rome was subordinate to other

Patriarkes Carion Cron. That which may be gathered from thence is this That the consent of the orthodox Church hath power and authority to presse one to beleeue the Gospell and to be a Christian wee grant it but not to beleeue euery position and doctrine that a Church maintaineth especially against the truth of Scriptures Secondly at that time there were no such errors and superstitions in the Church of Rome as now there are Thirdly he that is read in stories knowes well that the Church of Rome then had not the primacy of all other Churches For the Patriarkes of Antioch Alexandria and Ierusalem did challenge a parity at least with the Patriarke of Rome before Phocas a murderer gaue it vnto him Therefore I conclude this point if any Church or any Angell from heauen Gal. 1. should teach and maintaine doctrine contrary to Scripture and the truth thereof and contrary to the Analysis and grounds of Faith we ought not to beleeue him or to ground vppon his doctrine But if you will compare S. Paules or S. Peters Doctrine whose successor they affirme the Pope to bee Peters succession must bee in Doctrine not in person or place you shall surely see not a succession in doctrine if in place Nay if you will examine the Gospell of S. Peter or S. Paule with the Gospell and doctrine that now the church of Rome maintaineth he that hath but a sparke of indifferent iudgement may see that there is a wonderfull difference betweene them 1. Pet. 2.13 For S. Peters Gospell saith the Kings office is the supreame office the Popes Gospell saith no That all Kings are subordinate to him He hath also temporall authority for hee challengeth not onely to excommunicate them but to depose them and dispose of their Kingdomes as he pleaseth as we see it came to passe by the lamentable experirience of many Emperours and of Henry the 4. of the house of Austria who being first excommunicated by Pope Gregory the 7. called Hildebrand his Kingdome was also by him giuen away to Ralphe Duke of Sweathland with this golden inscription Carion 4. Monarch Petra dedit Petro Petrus Diadema Rodolpho The Rock gaue to Peter and Peter gaue the Diademe and soueraignty of the Empire of Rome to Ralphe Duke of Sweathland And who knoweth not that Zachary Bishop of Rome did depose Childerich the right full King of France and place Pipine his traiterous vsurping seruant in his stead Plat. in vita Adrian et Leo. 3. And Pope Adrian afterward went about to translate the Empire from the Greekes to the French in the person of Charles the Great who was but the sonne of the afore-named Pipine the vsurper And Pope Leo the third established him and therein gaue him the title of Charles the Great Pope Alexander excommunicated Frederick Barbarossa Cario 4. Monarch when he humbled himself to the Bishop hee imprisoned him in his house and trode vpō him caused his Friers to sing Super aspidem et basiliscum ambulabis c. Thou shalt go vpon the Lyon and the Dragon the young Lyon shalt thou tread vnder thy feet c. O horrendam regi indignitatem What should I say of the murders of the Henries of France French Chro. of the famous houses of Valois and Burbon who were traiterously murdered by the practice of the Iacobines and Iesuites the Popes Gospellers And who is ignorant of the manifold treasons that were complotted by these Gospellers against the late Queene Elizabeth of famous memory Doctor Abbots answer to Hils reasons The excommunications against her by Pope Pius the 5. the declaration of the same made manifest by Sixtus the 5. the same ratified by Clement the 8. The manifold treasons intended against her by Parry Lopaz Squier Babington and others The aiding of that inuincible Nauy in 1588. all which traiterous designes were warranted by the gospell of the Pope his Priests and Iesuites Gods word and Gospell saith Psal 105 Touch not mine Annoynted and doe my Prophets no harme The Iesuites gospell is Touch them curse them depose them dispose of their Kingdomes stab them murder them blow them vp with gunpouder and what not And this is their gospell which they teach and which they put in practice which things being most apparently knowne to be as true as gospell Iesuits Catechisme it were to be wished that al christian Princes would take heed and beware of such gospellers if such there bee found amongst them 4. Kings 10.25 to reward thē as Iehu did Baals priests to let none escape that is found or to doe vnto them as Samuel did 1. Sam. 15.33 hew these traiterous Agags in pieces before the Lord. But leauing these gospellers to their gospell Text. let vs returne to the Gospell of our Apostle S. Paule Whereunto he called you by our Gospell to obtaine the glory of our Lord Iesus Positio 1 Christ And here first we learne That the preaching of the Gospell is the secondary meanes that God hath appointed to bring vs vnto saluation For whereunto hee called you by our gospell that is by our preaching the gospell and therefore it is called Potentia Dei ad salutem Rom. 1.16 The power of God vnto saluation vnto them that beleeue and obey the same Psal 119. It is Lucerna pedibus a Lanterne vnto our feete and a light vnto our pathes to leade vs from ignorance and impiety to true vnderstanding and godlinesse Positio 2 Secondly seeing we are called to obtaine the glory of Christ by our gospell that is by the preaching the gospell wee may heere learne the dignity and necessity of this office of preaching the Gospell It is not such a meane and base office as many account of for the best men that euer were haue in their owne persons graced this calling for Dauid is as often stiled Dauid the prophet as Dauid the King and Salomon stiled himselfe The preacher Ecclest 1. And almighty God himselfe was the first preacher that euer was in the world Gen. 1. for hee preached both the law and the gospell to our parents in paradise and our Sauiour though he were euery way a rightfull King being heire of all things yet tooke vpon him the office of preaching Iesus went about all Cities and Townes teaching in their Synagogues Mat. 9.35 and preaching the gospell of the Kingdome and healing euery sicknesse and euery disease among the people And the very titles that the holy Ghost doth giue them in Scripture shewes both the dignity and necessity of their office as they are called Seers Sauiours Chariots of Israel Planters Waterers Builders Stewards Watchmen Souldiers Nurses the Seruants of the high God Acts 2. Cor. 6. Workers together with God Fathers Elders Men of God friends of God dispensers of the secrets of God Prophets Angels Iudges 2.2 titles of great dignity and honour Their office then is not inuentum humanum an

tythes to be due to Gods Ministers de iure of right although by reason of the corruption of times they were not in some ages paid de facto in deede as they ought to be And this is the very point if there were a thousand volumes written on this subiect What I haue said briefly hereon I returne it to Gods glory not seeking mine owne praise and leaue it to the Churches good and benefite not doubting but amongst a multitude of gaine-saiers some there will bee with wisedome and a good conscience to consider practise this truth And let all men take heede which goe about to defraud God and his Ministers of their right That that heauy cursse of God fall not on them and their children which is spoken of by the Prophet Malachy Mal. 3. To be curssed with a cursse for despoyling the Lord and his Ministers by this sacriledge And on the contrary let all such as by fearing God yeelde this obedience vnto him to their comforts likewise heere learne Ibidem vers 10. That he will open the windowes of Heauen vnto them and powre them out a blessing without measure And so with my prayers to almighty God for Sions prosperity I rest This 13. of Ianuary 1621. Thine in all Christian loue and kindnesse R. I. The way to Glory The Text. 2. THES 2.14 Whereunto he called you by our Gospell to obtaine the glory of our Lord Iesus Christ THis text is like the Oliue leafe which Noahs Doue brought in her mouth into the Arke in the euening Gen. 8.11 whereby hee knew the Flood ceassed the waters decreased and that saluation for himselfe and his family approached So is this Gospel which our Apostle S. Paule brings heere as an Oliue leafe vnto the Church of Thessalonica it intimates ioy and brings with it ioyfull newes as the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 doth imply for it is the ioyfull embassie for the saluation of their soules So S. Paule calls it Verbum salutis The word of saluation Act. 13.26 Acts 13.26 Vobis hoc verbum salutis est missum To you is this word of saluation sent so it is defined by the Apostle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 1.16 The power of God vnto saluation to euery one that doth beleeue to the Iewe first and also to the Greeke It is lux magna Esay 9.2 that great light illuminating the darkenesse of our vnderstandings It is sceptrum regni Heb. 1. ● the scepter of the kingdome of Grace to bring vs to the Kingdome of Glory Heere is Iupiters Nectar the more it is drunke of the more it runneth ouer heere is water to refresh vs wine to cheere vs and bread to strengthen our hearts heere is water Iohn 4.10 yea the water of Life who so drinketh thereof shall neuer thirst and yet the more he drinkes the more he may Esay 55. Rupert in Math. lib. 3. Omnes fitientes venite adiaquam 〈◊〉 aqua est euangelium in quo omnium spiritualium g●atiarum continentur mysteris All yee that thirst come to this water this water is the Gospell of Christ in which the mysteries of all spirituall graces are contained Exod. 16. Heere is that Manna et cibus bidu● feeding our soules in this life to that which is to come To be short heere is vera pax et tranquillitas animi true peace and tranquillity of the mind wherein you may solace your selues if you please It is S. Paule our diuine Orpheus wisedome to allure vs with the sweete melodious strings and tunes of his Gospell it should bee our delight to solace our selues therein Virg. eglo 1. for here he sings not syluestrem musam a countrey note but canticum diuinum a diuine song or Anthem wherein we cannot but take delight Whereunto he called you by our Gospell to obtaine the glory of our Lord Iesus Christ Not to stay any longer at the entrance of my text let vs go in and behold the beauty and glory therein contained and which way soeuer you cast your eyes there are most pleasant and glorious obiects to behold If you looke vnto the Author of our calling 2. Thes ● 13 he is glorious for it is he qui ab initio elegerit vos ad salutem in the precedent verse hee which chose you vnto saluation from the beginning and he is Rex gloriae Psal 24. the King of glory and Deus gloriae 1. Pet. 5. the God of glory which by his Gospell calls vs to obtaine his glory and the glory of our Lord Iesus Christ If you looke vnto the calling it selfe that is also glorious for what more glorious then to bee called and made the seruant of God Hee called you If you looke vnto the instrument or means of our calling that is glorious also for it is the Gospell the ministration of righteousnesse which exceedes in glory If you please to behold the end thereof it is here that terminus ad quem that leades vnto all glory 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To obtaine the glory of our Lord Iesus Christ Qui vocauit In this heauenly calling is first to bee considered the Author thereof which is God who is also the Author of our election and sanctification in the former verse So that all the causes of our saluation both primary and secondary both first and last are onely of and from him Reuel 1. who is said to be the first and last qui elegerit vos he which elected you in the former verse 1. Thes 5.24 idem vocauit the same called you here in the text Vocauit vos Secondly vocauit vos he called you and here wee see how almighty God doth euocate and call his Elect from the reprobate vntill which time there is no difference betweene them in respect of nature For vntill he called Mathew he was but a publican Mat. 9.9 Acts 9. vntill he called Saule hee was but a persecutor vntill hee called Zachee he was but a worldling vntill he called Peter he was but a fisher of fishes and not of men and fauoured not the things that were of God but the things that were of men Thirdly in the instrument or meanes of our calling which is per Euangelium nostrum by our Gospell that is per praedicationem Euangelij nobis commissam is to bee considered that the preaching of the Gospell is the ordinary meanes which God hath appointed to call vs to saluation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by our Gospell that is by our preaching the Gospell committed vnto vs hee called you to saluation And here also in this place may be obserued the dignity and necessity of the office of preaching the Gospell that it is neither so base nor so needlesse an office as many account of it For as the best men that euer were and God himselfe and his Sonne graced this calling Genes 2. Math. 9.35 so the necessity thereof is such that it concernes the