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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05460	A light for the ignorant or A treatise shevving, that in the nevv Testament, is set forth three kingly states or governments, that is, the civill state, the true ecclesiasticall state, and the false ecclesiasticall state	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1638 (1638)	STC 15591; ESTC S103338	13,640	22

as hath beene formerly said the false Church hath no power nor Charter nor office for all these things are locked up within the body of the Clergie soe is it as true that they are distitute of all lawes or administrations amongst themselves so that all they haue at any time is brought to them by these Crowned Stinging messengers of that authority as Common sence and reason proveth ●hat the Clergie being a pollitique and distinct body of themselves from the Layety hauing all power and authority Ecclesiasticall in themselues must of necessity haue all lawes ordinances and administrations in themselves whether they bee divine which they haue by vsurpatō or humane by their own Inventiō they only posesse them and haue power to vse them not fearing adding or detracting the Lay congregations being altogether passive herein til their Jnju●tion make them active Soe the lawes and ordinances of this state being innumerable as their officers are J must omit for to name them as their severall false holy things Kneeling in the of receiuing Signeing with the Crosse in Baptisme Churching of women Reading Prayers with the Consecrating of Dayes Times Places Persons Garments with their Anoynting of the Sicke and vnholy Orders of consecration with other innumerable inventions not worthy aplace in Christians thoughts onely note the opposition of their law against the law of Christ in vehement prohibiting and strongly barring all Lay men as they call them from preaching that let Christ giue never soe great abillities or guifts to lay men they are never suffered to make any publique vse of them but it is horrible prophanesse and sacrelegious presumption soe to doe and this prohibition of the Clergie is and hath been so vniuersall that it reacheth to the foure Corners of the earth and with holdeth this spirituall winde of Christ Jesus in the mouth of his Saints that it shall not blow upon them that are in the earth Revel 7. The true Ecclesiasticall State A Sevevth Disproportiō is betwixt their subjects or members the subjects or members of Christs Kingdome 〈◊〉 Church must be beleeving Disciples they must bee Saints by Calling sanctified in Christ Iesus 1 Cor. 1.2 they must be liuing stones to build his house withall 1 Pet● 2.5 such as these and these onely are enjoyned to observes whatsoever he commands them to these only is his Kingdome and dominiō given these be they that are crowned as Kings anoynted as Priests the mediatour himselfe being theirs he hath committed the administr●…ion of his mediatorship in his Church to them But to the Wicked saith God what hast thou to do with these things Psa 50.16 Thou hast not a wedding garment therefore binde him hand foote cast him out as leaven dangerous to hurt the body 1 Cor. 5.7 For without shall be dogges inchanters and those that loue make lyes Rev. 22.15 But within there shall be noe vncleane thing Revel 21.27 The False Ecclesiasticall State But the Subjects of this foule body are all vncleane and hatefull birds Revel 18.2 the Cage that holds them being the Ecclesiasticall state of Rome is become the habitatiōs of Devils the hold of every foul spirit so that the vnfit●ests members which they can least indure or suffer amongst them are the conscious saints they are the soonest turned out cut of and killed by them Revel 13.15 but yet if the saints or Christ himselfe can by temptations or compul●ion bee drawn to worship the Devill he will haue it of them Mat. 4.9 for he will haue all the world to worship him if high and low rich and Poore bond and free be all the world he will compell them to bee subjects or members in his black Regiment Revel 13.16.17 For these dwell and rule make change lawes and times in this their habition which is the bottemlesse pit as the Father Sonne holy Ghost do in their habitation which is the New Jerusalem The true definition of a true visible Church of Iesus Christ. 1. THat every true visible Church of Christ are a company of people called and seperated out of the world a By the word of God Ioyned b together in the fellowship of the Gospell by volentary c profession of fayth and obedience of Christ a Levit. 20.26 Nehe. 10,18 Ezeche 44 7.9 1 Pet. 2.9.10 Act 2.40 Act 19.9 1 Cor. 1.1 2 Cor. 6.17 Revel 18.4 b Act. 11.21.23 Ier. 50.4,5 c Act. 2.41 2 That every true visible Church of Christ is an independent body of it selfe Revel 1.3 chapt hath power from Christ her head Coll. 1.18.24 to bind loose to receive in cast out by the Keys of the Kingdome Mat. 18.17.18 Psa 149.8.9 1 Cor. 5.4.5.12 2 Cor. 2.7.8 3 That Jesus Christ hath by his Last wil and Testament given vnto and sett in his Church sufficient rodinary Officers with their quallifications Callings and worke for the Administration of his holy things and for the sufficient ordinary Instruction Guidance and service of his Church to the end of the world Rom. 12.6.7.8 Ephe. 4.11.12.13 Heb. 3.2.6 1 Tim. 3.2.8 Chapt. 5.9.10 Act. 6.3 And that all the Officers in the Church are but onely five and noe more namely Pastor Teacher Elder Deacons Widdows Rom. 12.7.8 Ephe. 4.11 Phil. 1.1 1 Tim. 3.1 Ch. 5. Tit. 1.5.7 FINIS