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Cesars penny to be paid by Cesars friends
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R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.
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name are hasty cholerick proud lofty-minded people But the loftiness of man shall be brought down and his haughtiness laid low that the Lord alone may be exalted Isa 2. It is the children of the light and Saints of the most high God though poor in spirit that have right to the Kingdom of God and are gentle meek and long-suffering Mat. 5.2 3. Gal. 5.22 to 25. 2 Pet. 1.6 7 8. Col. 3. 12. to 15 v. Eph. 4. 17 18. 19. Eph. 5.11 Prov. 16.18 Jer. 13.17 Joh. 5.42 43 44. Ju. 16. kind-hearted and lowly-minded the other proud people have stoln the name of Gentlemen and Gentlewomen but they are not in the nature for it is proper to the Saints alone and they are gentle meek and of quiet dispositions and are in order to the Spirit of Truth But those lofty proud hasty scornful high-minded people called Gentlemen and Gentlewomen they are in the flesh and the lust and are disorderly contrary to the Spirit of truth and Gentiles they may well be called that name and their nature is very agreeable pride covetousness the love and honour of the world having their understandings darkned and being alienated from the life of Christ who was and is gentle and meek Lamb-like and suffereth the contradiction of sinners I Pet. 4. Secondly These lofty proud people cryeth out now that their pride and vanity is discovered and declared against by the Spirit of truth and they are very unwilling to hear of the downfal of it but pride goeth before destruction they shall weep in secret for their pride and covetousness is idolatry and draweth their hearts from the Lord and how can they believe that seek honour one of another and not the honour that cometh of God so shewing themselves to be uncivil glorying in pride riches and the wisdom of the flesh and respecting men for their greatnes in the earth having mens persons in admiration because of advantage disrespecting and not regarding the commands of the Lord. Thirdly Yet notwithstanding they cry our against the people of God who regard the commands of God and testifieth against pride covetousness the love and honour of the World in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ whose Kingdom is not of this world Fourthly But these proud high and tall Cedars cryeth out of that and saith that they should shew them some civil respect not knowning the Nature of the name for civil respect is a just divine Right and so to do as they would be done by according to the sight of Christ and the righteous Law of God and not to flatter people in their sins but to speak plainly according to the Word of the Lord and Wo to the Crown of Pride Isa 28.1 R. Farnworth What it is to give offence and what it is not and who are offended and by whom now in these latter dayes that Christ is appearing in spirit GIve no offence to the Jew 1. Cor. 10.33 Rom. 2 2◠29 nor to the Gentile nor to the Church of God and let all things be done decently and in Order Thus saith the Apostle Paul the man of God and Minister of the Lord Jesus Christ and so say I. Now he is not a Jew that is one outwardly whose praise is of men But he is a Jew that is one inwardly whose praise is of God but the Jews outwardly who seek the praise of men they cry out against that which was the Apostles practise and order and calleth it uncivil disorderly and raising of tumults not being acquainted with the guidings and leadings of the Spirit of truth For had they looked carnally at things the leadings out of the Apostles at that time they might have said that he said give no offence in any thing neither to the Jew nor to the Gentile and who did offend the Jewes more then he did in opposing them in their way of worship they were in great enmity against him for it for they were informed of him that he taught al the Jews that were amongst the Gentiles to forsake Moses saying That they might not circumcise their children neither walk after their customs Acts 21 21. And what was more offensive to the Jews than this was yet he said give no offence unto the Jews Now carnal people in this generation say It is an offence to them that their Ordinances as they call them is cryed down as sprinkling of Infants which they have no Scripture for Acts 20.28 for holding up a Steeple-house which they cal a Church and the Church is in God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ 〈◊〉 Thes 1.1 And Christ came to redeem his Church with his blood and not a Steeple-house which they call a Church 1 Pet. 2.5 Eph. 1.22 23. Rev. 13 16 17 18. for the Curch is made all of living stones elect and precious and Christ is the Head of his Church and not the Head of a Steeple-house and this may be offensive to some to cal it a Steeple-house and sprinkling of Infants to be a mark of the Beast as Iohn saith Rev. 13.16 17 18. ver As it was an offence to the Iewes that Paul should say that Circumcision and those things which the Iewes had been formerly commanded by God to observe were then of no account with God for the substance of all Types Shadows and Figures were then come which was Jesus Christ 2 Cor. 4 5 to 11. which he then preached and held forth 2 Cor. 4.5 6 7. Paul said Give no offence to the Jewes nor to the Gentiles and he did exceedingly offend them in declaring against their observations Acts 21.28 to 31. in going into the Temple insomuch that they cryed out Men of Israel help This is the man that teacheth all men every where against the people and the Law and this place that was their Temple and all the City was moved and the people ran together and the took Paul and they draw him out of the Temple and forthwith the doors were shut c. Acts 21.28 29 30 31. to the end In this generation natural carnal people Iews in knowledge whose praise is of men and not of God they cry out of the Apostles order and say it is disorderly to come into their Temple or Steeple-house which they call a Church and if any come in thither to testifie against their deceits and false worships as Paul did they are moved with envie as the Iewes were and cry out help or take him away he is a turbulent fellow and saith that it doth disturb them and the deceit will be ready to take Pauls words and say you ought to give no offence to the Jew nor to the Gentile c. And they call that offensive which were the Apostles practises as it is left upon Record For he went into their Synagogues three Sabbath dayes together reasoned with them Acts 17.1 2. He did not go to stand up in a Pulpit as the