those who assume the name of Christians if the Doctrine and Example of Christ be onely that which can denominate Christians 1. ANd now having given a briefe Map of the Longitude and Latitude of such places of Scripture in this Point as my weak observation was able to describe and this small modell would permit In which description I have as occasion required still had recourse unto the New Testament the last of Lights that unaccursed man may expect Christ Jesus being the true light who lighteth every one that cometh into the world either this present or that to come and in the golden Candlesticke or holy Bush of the sacred Scriptures ever burning but never consuming either himselfe or it Who himselfe came downe from Heaven unto the last alive of his blessed Secretaries his beloved Saint John and set his conclusory Seale unto the last written Book of all the 27. of his last Testament And in the last clause thereof affixed his Commination accursing all those who adde new Lights to or take the true Light from the therein sealed Canon 2. I shall not spend time in doing what is done These being undeniable Principles That whatsoever with the approbation of GOD hath been continued from the beginning of the world and hath remained ever in and under the Law dyed not with the Law but is of the perpetuall Law of Nature Secondly That Christ came not to dissolve any part of the Law of Nature neither doth it need any particular ratification in the Gospel though ex Abundanti this great Point is impregnably fortified in that unalterable Covenant 3. But in this particular there is no need were there no more written then that most incomparable forementioned Tract against Resistance of the lawfull Magistrate under colour of Religion with the Appendents thereof Unto which some have now for a long time been indebted for ought that I could heare I being a man who for these late years have still lived in the greatest throng of the Disturbances of this world and in the greatest solitude of Bookes as having ever been out of their acquaintance or â—ode Quando fieâ— Aâ—ite Liber 4. In the New Testament invincible it is and cleerly deduced thence That Monarchicall Power is immortall as being the Power of GOD and that in opposition to any other Forme As also that paid Obedience is perpetually from all due unto that One both by the Injunction of the ever-living Evangelicall Precepts of Christ himselfe and his Apostles and by the ratification of the dying never dying Examples of Christ himselfe and of his Apostles 5. Which was received for Catholike Doctrine in the purer Ages which he hath proved and hath continued in all times which are worth a Livelihood in any vindicative Record by the Religious therein who accordingly have embraced Death it selfe rather then for quick ending Ends They would make abatement in either those Rules or Examples by their Resistance of that Power which Doctrine had its instauration when the Roman Monarchy was both Pagan and by force newly erected while the Senate was ready upon every overture to pull down the Monarchy Yet then neither they nor we have ever found any Appeale to have been made from any Injustice or Persecution to either the Senate or the People nor yet their names so much as comparatively thought worth the mention but suffering under the Tyrant Cui celsior ira nefásque Justius being made the Glory of the Gospel-Doctrine 6. But lest I should seem to talke of Precedents and forget Didactically to bring one Proofe of mine owne I shall justifie all that hath been concluded with the recapitulation of a few words from the mouth of Christ himself John 10 34 35. I have said you are Gods and this Scripture cannot be evaded or plaid fast and loose with at any time or dissolved while there is time 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And this is the Principle whereby our Saviour proveth his Divinity to wit the knowne Divinity of those which have Regall Power not as vainly now sequestred by distinction from their Persons which if it were admitted would destroy the Vniversality of our Saviours Medium take away the strength thereof whereby he proved his own Personall Deity and make the best Logicians that ever were Christ and his Apostles inferior in that Art to this after-birth newly enlightned into the world who might better have distinguished for their lives against the Pagan persons of Tiberius and Nero but either knew not or abhorred this knack The least of all that hath been said in the cause deserving an Answer 7. Which upon the search of the Record will further appeare it is as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hath been shewed Psal 82. 6. Ani Amarti Elohim Atem Ipse dixi Dii vos I my selfe have said it in mine owne Person you are Gods in your Persons or your selves First I my selfe Ani exclusively of all others for none but he himselfe could create man or any thing else much lesse onely by saying the word and it is not barely expressed thus by the forming of the Verb but by particular Article I my selfe So is the other by Article also Atem vos ipsi you your selves exclusively of all others those who tell you you are seduced by evill Counsell and unfit to governe are in respect of them Elohim as in your Persons 8. And this was done as hath been shewed by the operative Word which effected every thing that was made and that so soone as it was uttered And againe Amarti I have said it from the first Article of time that was so that there was no time wherein this was not true of this his speech who operateth not in time but in himselfe who was before all time And in the instant formally effected that in actu Signato which in actu exercito is daily produced When he said in himselfe Let us make Man in our own Image after our Likenesse and let them have Dominion the just Right of Elohim 9. Both these the Articles and the Power of this word Amarti our Saviour tooke care to expresse in the Greek John 10. The accusation of the Jewes was Ver. 33. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That thou being a man makest not barely thee but thy selfe in thy Person to be GOD. He returneth upon them that Divinity is annexed not solely to the Office but also to the Persons of those to whom this Effective Word of GOD was imparted therefore certainly he was such in his Person really who was the Word that made them so truly in their Persons and so that this Act cannot be abstracted or distinguished away by Sophistry from their very Persons For his words upon which he inferreth that no robustuous ignorance or strength can loose this Scripture from them are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 If he calleth them Gods to whom the making Word of God was made for this is the English of the word and not barely came as a stranger to a stranger
David is secondarily conferred upon all Christian Kings as all Kings without the consideration of their Religion were and are taken into the name of Elohim were and are ever since Christs Ascension Insessors upon his Throne under the notion of Elohim though the Title of David be incommunicable unto them 5. Otherwise notwithstanding his Fathers Donation which no man may be so wicked as to conceive that he would or hath refused he who hath All had had no Throne upon Earth here by Oath confirmed unto him Himselfe had beene a vaine Ostentator of his Fathers Gift His Apostles had been false Witnesses of GOD concerning his Title of King of kings and there had not been compensation made Him for the cutting off of the Line of his Ancestors from the Throne and Scepter which by just descent was His but by this Donation fore-prophesied Psal 45. 16. In stead of thy Fathers thoushalt have adopted Children Tashithemo le-sharim Thou shalt make them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Princes in the whole Earth Which in that place is not set downe Kings but Princes as Antiquity hath observed to take in also the other part of his Soveraignty viz. Sacerdotall 9. For the latter whereof though the Oath of God hath passed unto his Christ for a Temporall perpetuall Priesthood so long as the Sun and Moon shall last this our Age is too farre from accounting them Princes who onely are of His and his Apostles ordered with Power to the end of the world for the administration of this his Divine Authority God in his good time rectifie this also and give to all men grace to consider that of the 1 John 2. 22. 7. For they who deny the Regall and Sacerdotall Powers which are the Donation in Terminis of GOD the Father unto GOD the Son doe quoad hoc deny the Father and the Son the Donor and Possessor which is the Apostles Character of Antichrist which name signifieth an Opposer of the Anointed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Who is the lyar if not he who maketh God in his faithfull Oath of Donation unto his faithfull Son a Lyar The words are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 But he that denyeth that Jesus is the Anointed viz. King of kings and High-priest over the houshold of GOD. 8. The same is Antichrist not who is an Opposer of the Deity or Trinity for there is no mention made of the third Person viz. the holy Spirit but he who denyeth the Father and the Son not in their Essence or God-head for that could not be without deniall of the holy Ghost also in and with the deniall of the other two Persons not in the Trinity for he that denies but either of the Persons denieth thereby the Trinity of Persons So that the formall Object of Antichrists Opposition is not the Deity because the holy Ghost is untoucht not the Trinity because two are named not the Deity or generation of the Father for then his name should have been 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not the Deity of Jesus but according to the name of Antichrist onely the Office of Christ conferred upon him by his Father He denieth not Jesus but that Jesus was the Anointed or Christ 9. Now he that denieth that Jesus was formerly in his owne Person Anointed cannot be proved to be the Lyar for the proofe lieth on the contrary part that Himself was never Anointed but as hath been said in those who for Him manage his Offices to whom he hath communicated this name of Christ in stead of their former Elohim In the 18. Verse it is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 There are many Antichrists which without violence may be translated The many are Antichrists And the markes answerable to that of Saint James 3. 15. The wisdome of this world is earthly sensuall devilish which the Apostle hath given us for Antichristianisine are as applicable to many as one 10. The first is Ver. 15. The love of the world Of which I could wish they could acquit themselves The second is the lusts of the flesh concerning which I onely aske the question of our Saviour to the woman taken in Adultery Hath no man condemned thee neither doe I. The third is the lust of the eyes wherein I desire not to be their excuser And lastly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which we construe the pride of life The word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 viz. him who being ambitiously too big for his owne station after him that compasseth the world goeth round in his erratick vagaries to possesse himselfe of what ever he can step into accounting his owne what ever he can catch though it be from Christ himself This is the differentiall note as the other are common accidents appertaining to Saint Johns many Antichrists Whose private Unction whereby they are made Heires of the heavenly Kingdome if through Luciferian affectation they forfeit not their Title should teach them to conforme themselves as Ver. 17. to the Supreme Royall will of God making that their Law in all humility and patient expectation 11. But so farre and so subtilly have they cast behind them the consideration of this their Anointing whereby the World the Flesh and the proud One are abjured that to the intent they might step into the Royalty of GOD the Son unperceived by the most of men they deny him not to be Jesus nor the eternall Son nor do they deny his Father nor Fatherhood only that Jesus is the Assigne of GOD the Father for the Thrones and Dominion of the world attested by his sacred name of Anointed or Christ which Name he hath taken onely for their sakes who are Administrators of his Powers on Earth to make visible demonstration for them that they onely are the men who are by Elohim separated from the community of mankind and assumed into the Society of the God-head by the outward Symbole of their Anointing in the holy Oyle of God For let any man prove that the onely begotten Son of GOD was in his owne Person as in the 45. Psal Ver. 7. Anointed Shemen Sason 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with the Oyle of gladnesse otherwise then as in that Verse Mechavarecha à sodalibus suis from their Anointing who are taken into the Fellowship of Him and I will yeeld him the cause for ever and that he hath unproved his Antichristship 12. Well it is granted on all hands that the Kingdome of Christ promised unto Abraham and Typified in David was in these as in other parallel places of holy Scripture designed Which is here proved to be the Temporall Dominions of the earth also and that Kingship Priesthood and Temple are here under their signall for Christianity by the faithfull and immutable Oath of GOD constituted and ordered for perpetuity so as the King is left GODS Curator and Guardian both of the Temple and Priesthood both of them mysteriously to be composed and disposed of by the younger Son of David prefiguring the succeeding and exceeding
of though not from his owne just Prerogative and imparted to select men Do carry with them unto those to whom they are imparted all the forementioned Honours and Powers contained in the Names which are requisite unto the Ends for which they were communicated by God and undeniably those expressed in the Word of God But the Names of Elohim Messiah Christ or Anointed Melech Moshel are Names of Irresistible Divine Power which God who cannot deceive any man hath taken out of though not from his owne just Prerogative and hath imparted unto select men Therefore the Names of Elohim Messias Christ or Anointed Melech Moshel doe carry with them to those to whom they are imparted viz. to the King in the Kingdome to the Master in the Family all the forementioned Honours and Powers contained in the Names which are requisite unto the Ends for which they were communicated by God and undeniably all those which are expressed in the Word of God Thirteenthly concerning Gods Kingship over Kings and the height of their danger who are next under God He that is exactly Just and the Founder of any Constitution which himself intends should be regulated by the example which himself intends to set Will be most strict and severe in that part which by himselfe he actuateth over them that he intendeth to keep close to the Rules of Justice But the great King above all Elohim or Kings Is most exactly Just and is the Founder of the Constitution of Monarchicall Government which himselfe intends should be regulated by the example which himselfe intends as King over kings his Subjects to set viz. against their oppressing of those who are Subjects to them Therefore the great King above all Elohim will be most strict and severe in that part which by himselfe he actuateth over them whom He intendeth to keep close to the Rules of Justice viz. in punishing Kings for or with-holding them from Oppression and Tyranny if men would not deserve it by trusting rather to themselves then Him Lastly concerning the Principall of the cares of Christian Princes Such things as produced the Oath of God unto David for the establishment of his Kingdom for ever Ought for ever to be the Royall care of all Religious Kings But the zeale of David for the materiall Temple of God and his liberall intentions to have it Makom la-jovah a place answerable ad mensuram to him that is Immensity it selfe an adorned Mother for our Habitations in the mysterious Plural number for the mighty God of Jacob and the care of David for the Domesticall Chaplaines of the Lord of this Cathedrall that no want of allowance might enfeeble their performances of the Liturgie by God prescribed and required by him in the names and place of all his People Were the things that brought forth the Oath of God for the establishment of Davids Kingdome for ever Therefore such Zeale for all and principally for the Mother Churches and care for the allowance of God to be exhibited to his once for ever established Priesthood that with venerable port and cheerfull hearts they may doe him the most glorious part of his Service Liturgically prescribed for Christianity in the shadows of the Leviticall Office Ought to be the Royall care of all Religious Kings for ever The Materials of this Argument shall by GODS permission and assistance be justified hereafter And particularly that there was nothing in the prescribed Jewish Service of the Temple but it designed unto us something that is or ought to be in the Christian Liturgie That the Worship of GOD by Publike Solemne Liturgie is the most Angelicall Office that can on earth be performed to the GOD of Heaven untill we come into the same Quire with the Angels in Heaven And that the Liturgie of the Church of England is of all others that are or have been the most accomplished as freed from the frailties that in these latter times have crept into others and containing the marrow and riches of the absolute ones which the Catholique Church in all Ages and Places hath offered up to God Almighty SECT 6. The Contents Intervenient Considerables between this and the ensuing Chapter Abriefe Answer to the chiefe Arguments of the Millenarians The difference between Kings Pagan Jewish and Christian truly stated No gap in the Series of Christs Kingdome during the times of Infidelity fore-prophesied and Typified Usurpations against the Rule of Natures Law protested against 1. IT is evidently manifest by this that hath beene proved that Elohims whole Soveraignty over the whole world both Heavenly and Earthly is justly and actually conferred upon Immanuel the Man Christ Jesus for the whole Line of time since whether past or to come from the time of his Glorification and Ascension That the Covenant and Oath of GOD hath been faithfully performed let them make doubt of who value neither this nor the world to come whilest others are Demonstratively assured that the Temporal Kingship over all Kings and the Spiritual Episcopacy over all Bishops hath been by Immanuel universally enjoyed ever since the first moment of his Glorification and of his Fathers Donation It is likewise not doubted of that Christs Right to any thing of his can be suspended or sequestred and it is apparent that neither of these his Powers he hath on Earth administred except he hath done it by his Deputies so that 1600. yeares experience must either avouch the truth of this Position or the falshood of Gods Oath It is further unquestionable that Immanuel must sit at the right hand of God untill he come to Judge both the Quick and the Dead Now as the Millenarians cannot answer our Arguments without their deniall of the Apostles Creed yea without the aspersion of Perjury upon GOD and the putting out of the eyes of his Witnesses the Sun and the Moon by which mankind discernes the wayes of poore naturall life so cannot all the world answer the numerous places of Scripture brought by them to prove the Temporall Kingship and Priesthood of Christ on Earth but by this Exposition consonant to the Doctrine of the Church truly Catholique which being entertained there remains nothing worthy of an Answer in all that hath been by them Objected And therefore I shall not mis-spend time about them 2. But here let no man mistake me as if I intended either in this or the ensuing Chapter that Christian Kings have a larger Right unto Dominion abstractively considered in it selfe as Kingship then very Pagans had or have before the Ascension of Christ or since whilest I affirme that the Titles of Christian Princes are confirmed explained yea dilated in their circumstantials by Christ in the Evangelicall Covenant Which thing without addition of stature though with addition of health and strength he hath done to the whole Morall Law as appeares by his Sermon in the Mount and therefore chiefly to this top-branch of Morality borne with and included in the fifth Commandement My meaning is that in Immanuel