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B05943	The royall advocate. Or, An introduction to the magnificent and honourable laws of Jehovah the Lord Christ, now contaminated and despised by the present army-men of this nation. Asserting and controverting the holinesse, righteousness, perfectnesse, and universallity thereof, of divine right: in opposition to the heathenish, and antichristian laws, traditions, and vaine imaginations of the past and present, pretended Christian magistrates of this nation which they yet so much dote upon and endeavour to support, against the alone law giver, lord of heaven and earth, god of gods, king of kings, and lord of lords. / Published by John Spittle-house, now a prisoner for his testimony against the idolatry and tryanny of the present army men, priests, lawyers &c ...	Spittlehouse, John.	1655 (1655)	Wing S5014; ESTC R184541	66,921	80

was not yet come that his Kingdome should be on the earth he being before that time to become a sufferer both in his own person and in his Members by that Roman power then in being at the end whereof i. e. at the expiration of the Little Horns Dominions Dan. 7. it shall arise out of the ruine thereof and so by gradation spread it self over the face of the whole earth as in v. 25 26 and 27 of that chapter Object The Severity of Mose's Judicials ought not to be practiced under the Gospel as the continuall practice of the Church sheweth as Paul willeth the incestuous person onely to be excommunicated 1 Cor. 5. there was then no Law in force to put such to death Resp This conceipt was the first ground of the Manichean Heresie for in making of difference in the proceedings of Justice under the Law and under the Gospel against one and the same Transgression they thereupon laid a foundation for the setting forth of two gods the one severe and the other mercifull whereas the Lord Jesus doth rather aggravate than mitigate the punishments of the Judiciall Laws as in the explication of that Precept Thou shalt not kill He to shew the latitude or complement or full extent of the mind of his Father therein saith that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of Judgement and whosoever shall say to his brother Racha shall be in danger of the Councel but whosoever shall say thou fool shall be in danger of hell-fire hence John saith He that hateth his brother is a murtherer in Gods esteem Again v. 27. in his Exposition of that Precept Thou shalt not commit adultery He saith that Whosoever looketh after a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart c. And hence the Apostle Peter speaking of lascivious persons saith They have eyes full of adultery 2 Pet. 2. 14. In which expressions Christ sheweth that the Moral Precept extendeth as well to the inward as outward man and that he will punish the transgressions of the one as of the other the one by the Civil magistrate and the other by his Church and not in the least mitigateth the punishments of the fruits of the flesh i. e. Theft Aultery Fornication Vncleannesse Lasciviousnesse Idolatry Withcraft c. And as touching the incestuous person I have laid down a sufficient Reason why the Church could not punish him with death they having not the power to put the Laws of God in execution as also in that their Civil Magistrate did not act by Gods Laws but were unjust Judges so that it may as well be argued and concluded from Pauls expression elsewhere i. e. Let him that stole steal no more but rather let him labour with his hands c. That Theft under the Gospel is to be no other wayes punished by the Civil Magistrate than by an admonition to steal no more therefore those that affirm that the punishments of the Judiciall Law is mitigated by Christ and his Apostles under the Gospel would do well from the mouth of God to shew in what it is mitigated or to whom and whether to all or to some sinnes onely and why not all as well as some and how it can be in some particulars and not in all or each of them or how it can be under the Gospel and not declared by Christ and if by him then how can he be said to establish the Law and yet destroy all in part and whether Idolatry Blasphemy Murther Adultery Theft c. be not the same in Gods esteem now as formerly in England as in Judea and if so then why not the same punishments here as there for the violation thereof with much more that might be urged to this purpose Object If those Statutes and Judgements annexed to the Moral Law for the breach of the Moral Precept were now to be instituted it would overthrow all the constitutions of Government in Christendome yea in the whole world and so bring all the Magistrates of the earth into a Chaos of confusion and destruction with all their adherents and that both in things Civil and Ecclesiasticall Resp That is no more than God hath appointed and determined shall come to passe at bringing in of the Kingdome of the Man-child who is to rule all Nations with a rod of iron Psal 2. 9. and 72. 8. Rev. 2. 27. and 19. 15. and therefore for the further clearing up of this Assertion I shall set before you 1. Who are the professed Ant●gonists of the Man-child with the matters or things whereby they have all along resisted and opposed his government and Subjects 2. The determinate purpose of the Man-child i. e. the Lord Jesus to subvert and destroy those persons and things which have and do so confront him and his Members i. e. his Church or people 3. The manner how he will effect it in all the Nations of the earth 4. The persons by whom he will effect it And first of the first in order to which I Assert Assert That the Kings or Tyrants of the earth have in all ages been the Grand Antagonists to the Kingdome and Government of the Lord Jesus and that both in things spirituall and Civil in the things appertaining to our duty towards God and our Neighbour comprised in the two Tables of the Moral Law But before I proceed to the proof of this Assertion I shall in the first place give you to understand that I take these two Tables of the Moral Law or ten Commandements with the Statutes and Judgements afore mentioned to be the Royal Law or Government of Jehovah the Lord Christ and that those Statutes and Judgements are that Civil Law by which he will rule the Nations with a rod of iron in that they produce the sword of Justice in the hands of the Civil Magistrate which sword of Iustice I say is that iron Rod formerly mentioned and no other thing and hence it is the Saints are said to have a two edged sword in their hand as well as the high prayses of God in their mouths Psal 149. the one edge offensive and the other defensive I also take the Gospel or New Testament to be the Spirit of the The Gospel the spirit of the Law Law and this Assertion our blessed Saviour himself confirms Joh. 6. 63. where he positively affirmeth that the Words which he spake they were Spirit and they were Life which is also confirmed by the Apostles in v. 68. where they say whither shall we go from thee for thou hast the words of eternal life c. But the Gospel or New Testament is the Counterpain of those words so spoken by him and his Apostles which they have left unto us ratified by signes and miracles to be a Lanthorn to our feet and a light unto ourpaths in the things that the Lord Christ expecteth to be done by his body the Church so that the

thereunto and have no dependance at all either upon the Ceremonial Law or their pollitick constitutions but are as I have said conclusions and rules of justice grounded meerly upon the Loyall Law and therefore Jesus Christ could not destroy the one without the other But Needham himself hath confessed that Jesus Christ did ratisie the Royal law Ergo those judiciall precepts afore mentioned Resp 2. That the Apostles of the Lord Jesus taught the use thereof appeareth from Pauls 1 Epist to Tim. 1. v. 9 10. where he saith the Law is made for unholy and prophane persons For murtherers of fathers and murtherers of mothers for manslayers for Whoremongers for them that defile themselves with mankinde for men stealers for lyers for perjured persons and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine according to the glorious Gospel of the blessed God c. From which words it is clear that the Judiciall Law I stand for was to be in force under the Gospel Reason For severall things here numerated by the Apostle are not found in the Decalogue or Ten Commandements or Royal Law but are deductions there from i. e. part of those statutes which depend thereon as the Five Books of Moses will sufficiently testifi● For the Royal Law onely saith Thou shalt not kill It doth not particularise killing of fathers or mothers or manslayers c. Again it also saith in a g●neral expression Thou shalt not Commit Adultery It doth not particularise Whoremongers or such as defile themselves with mankinde Again in point of Theft it only saith in a general term Thou shalt not Steal It doth not particularise Man-stealers c. and so in the rest There can then be nothing more clear than that the Apostle doth here speak of the Judicial Law annexed to the Moral precept which he affirmeth to be good and lawfull to be practiced amongst Christians Therefore it may be safely concluded that the Judicial Law annexed to the Moral precepts is as well to be practiced by Christians under the Gospel as before among the Jews and that to all ends and purposes which I collect from these words if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine i. e. Loving God above all and our neighbour as our self that also saith the Apostle ought to be determined by those Statutes and Judgments 1. Because God hath given no other rule to govern the world by who are all under the Royal Law as hath been proved from Rom. 3. 9. 29. and consequently under the other i. e. the Statutes and judgments 2. In that Jesus Christ did not destroy the one more than the other 3. In that the Apostle ratifieth the one as well as the other As then it was Moses and Aron before Christ so now Moses and Christ in the Gospel State as Mr. Brain well observed God is said to judge the secrets of mens hearts i. e. the inward man by or according to the Gospel Rom. 2. 16. And the things done in the flesh i. e. the actions of the outward man by the Statutes and Judgments aforementioned as hath been shewed as also from 1 Tim. 5. 17. where the Apostle saith The sins of some are open before hand and go before to judgement i. e. before the Civill Magistrate Others follow after and so under the Judgment of Christ in the Church And this is further illustrated from Rom. 2. 2. we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them that commit such things which things if you would know read cap. 1. and you will find them to be idolatry and false worship as in making images of men and birds and four footed beasts or creeping things as also in vile affections as of men and women changing their kinde fornication c. all which appertaining to the judiciall precepts Again 1 Cor. 5. the Apostle doth make a clear distinction betwixt them that are properly under the civil and spiritual government i. e. the external and internal of Moses and Christ as in vers 12 13. where he saith What have I to do to judge them that are without do not ye judge them that are within But them that are without God judgeth as if he had said Men are now to be judged in things civil by the civil law of God committed to the Magistrate and that not only by the men of the world but members of Churches also for the Apostle doth not blame the Corinthians cap. 6. of that Epistle for that they brought their civill controversies to be decided by the civill Magistrate Reason 1. But because those civil Magistrates did not judge by the law of God and therefore could not give a just judgment Reason 2. As also in that they were such Judges as were not rightly fixed or qualified for such a purpose the latter is evident by the title which the Holy Ghost putteth upon them vers 1. viz. unjust Judges the former is also evident by the place of their abode viz Corinth the Magistrates thereof being unbelievers v. 6. i. e. Heathen Judges judging by Heathenish Laws as are all that now Govern as they did And in things spiritual by the censures of the churches as the afore mentioned expressions do clearly evidence Again our blessed Saviour himself doth clearly manifest that judgement of external acts against the Law of Moses was left to Moses Luke 12 13 14. where the man coming to have the inheritance divided Christ gave him this Answer Man who made mee a judge and divider over you Again in the case of the woman taken in the Act of Adultery John 8. 3 4 5 6. Jesus Christ would neither accuse or condemn her so that the woman was dismissed not absolved Shiloh being now come the Scepter was now departed from Judah and a Law-giver from between his feet Gen. 49. 10. The Jews at this time being then under the dominion of the Romans had not power to put any to death by their Law as clearly appeareth by comparing the 7 v. of John 19. with v. 31. of cap. 18. where the Jews tell Pilate they have a law to punish blasphemers by death And yet the case was then such with them that they could not put any to death thereby And hence I conceive it was that the Scribes and Pharisees Hypocrites brought the woman taken in the act of Adultery to our blessed Saviour to entrap him i. e. to see if he would take upon him to put their law in execution and that if he had then to have accused him for intermedling upon the priviledge of Caesar as is clear from John 19. 12. Where they tell Pilat that if he let Jesus go he was not Caesars friend Reason For say they who so maketh himself a King that is that taketh upon him to put our Laws in execution without the approbation of Cesar speaketh against Cesar Mat. 22. 15 16 17. c. All which temptations our Saviour then avoided because the time

shaken by them then consequently by others therefore a Government that may be shaken c. Argument A third Argument may be drawn from the Doctours own Assertions who saith that such Magistrates as are either tyed by Oath or other Compact to maintain either the whole or some part of the old Tower under the Right of Holy Church-Prelacy or the like by which word like he intendeth Presbytery as hath been shewed that such a Magistrate and Government is to be enumerated among Babylons Adherents and consequently to receive that final destruction and total amotion as afore mentioned But the present governors government of this nation doth provide for the maintenance of the Presbyterian Ministry of the nation which the Doctor looketh upon and judged as a part of Antichristian Hierarchy witnesse the terming them a Procrusts bed a heavy yoke c. Therefore the present Governours and Government of this Nation according to Mr. Owens Assertion is to be enumerated as aforesaid and likewise to suffer as aforesaid and thus I shall proceed to the third particular i. e. How or in what manner the Lord Christ will effect this final destruction and total amotion of all Politick or Humane Forms of Government and in this particular the Learned Rabby shall plead for me in that notable Simile which he hath culled out of the Scriptures to that very end and purpose i. e. Now as Sampson intending the Destruction Vide p. 27 upon Heb. 12. 17. of the Princes Lords and residue of the Philistines who were gathered together in their Idol-Temple he effected it by pulling away the Pillars whereby the building was supported whereupon the whole frame topled to the ground So the Lord intending the Ruine of that mighty Power whose top seems to reach Heaven will do it by pulling away the Pillars and Supporters of it after which it cannot stand one moment Sic transit gloria mundi Query Doctour this hath been a strange sort of Language and dangerous I will assure you I wish you be not called in question for it but what are the Pillars of that fatal building which must thus be ruinated with it Doct. Resp Are they not the Powers of the world as presently stated and framed implying they are Pull them away and alasse what is Antichrist It is the Glory of Kings put upon her that makes mens eyes dazle on that Roman Harlot otherwise she is but like the Egyptian Deities who silly worshippers through many glorious portlets and Frontispices were led to adore the Image of an ugly Ape Well Doct. Seeing you have in brief given me so full and ample satisfaction in this particular I shall proceed to the other i. e. The Persons by whom he will effect it To the knowledge of this particular the Holy Ghost doth plentifully inform us i. e. By the most despicable instrument as will appear by these following instances When the Israel of God must be delivered from the Egyptian bondage Moses must be preserved by an Ark of Bul-rushes and so bred up to that purpose Again when they were in great distresse by the Midianites the Lord made choyce of Gedeon a man of a poore Family in Manasseh and Gedeon the least or meanest of that Family Judg. 6. 15. c. After this David the son of Jesse must be brought from the flock to vanquish Goliah and the Army of the Philistines 1 Sam. 17. And thus the acting of Gods providence in carrying on of The Priestly interest of Chi●st how managed the interest of Christ as the Doctour saith will be exceedingly unsuited to the Reasonings and expectations of men in these dayes as it was in the laying of the foundations of the Gospel or Priestly Office of Christ where quite contrary to the expectations of the Jews who then expected outward Glory Beauty Deliverance Carnal Power and Dominion God inste●d thereof produceth a poore man that had not where to lay his head followed by a few Fishermen and simple women that had neither Form not Comelinesse that he should be deferred persecuted Mark 1. 16 19. and 2. 14. despised crucified from the beginning to the end quite another thing than they looked for and thus he laid the foundation of the Gospel in the person of his son by frustrating the expectations of the most of men The stone which the builders refused became the head of the corner Again seeing Salvation is of the Jews the rod of Christs strength to be out of Sion and that living waters were to flow The prophet 〈◊〉 inte●●st of Christ how ma●aged forth from Jerusalem the Gospel being from thence to be published through the world Who did the Lord chuse to do it Did he make use of the learned of the Nations the high Priests learned Scribes devout Pharises that might have won their Message some Repute and Credit in the World No but quite contrary John 14. 16. and 25. 26 27. Luk. 24. 48 49. Act. 1. 4 5. and 2. 1 2 3 4 c. to all the wisdome of the flesh he sendeth his Propheti●al Spirit upon a few ignorant weak unlearned Fishermen despisd upon all accounts and commits this great work to them and accordingly out they go friendlesse helplesse harbourlesse unto their imployments Acts 4. 13. 1 Cor. 1. 20. 26 27 28. The like instrument hath the Lord Christ also for the most part imployed in making an entrance upon the great work of casting down false worship and idolatry How the Kingly interest of Christ shall be brought into the world And now in reference to the bringing in of the Kingly interest of the Lord Jesus into the world which is to be accomplished in the ruine and destruction both of Pagan and Antichristian Babylon with all their adherents whether in reference to their Civil or Ecclesiastical governments as hath been plentifully treated of which must be done with might power and strength with Armies and Blood Rev. 19. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18. where by the Iron Rod is meant the material sword yea even that material sword prophesied of Psal 2. 9. and 72. and 149. 6. Rev. 2. 27. who will now the Lord make use of will it be of Kings Potentates Nobles and Great ones of the earth no it is contrary even to common sence that he should for as the Doctor hath well observed it cannot be expected those men should take up the despised quarrel of the interest of Christ and that for these Reasons 1. Because they are such as have given their powers and states and strength unto the Beast or to maintain Idolatrous or false worship Rev 13. 1 2. and 17. 12 13 14 15 16 17. without which their Tyrannical Government cannot be keppt up 2. In that they have committed fornications with the Beast as also their Subjects Rev. 17. 1 2. 3. It is by them that she is supported at this day as hath been proved 4. For that it is declared by the Holy Ghost