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Show 194 · '//power h. the Ul{ode/1 ofCIJUrcb and ctVI • • Touc tng . ell ecclejia(!zca/1 ar b b J d ""dGovernorina/lc;lt.fot, aJW Cbstrc , e U 'gt! . d 1 Civill? '!Irate bcrh fit 0,. the Bt•tb, a~d fran a ' See~ndl'•" ' ho.w1 ca.nr a Magz;• . po·"il,/t at to rccanclle eafl and ?lirnolat•mJJ'' bl the BarojCbrifl '.Jill: J h 7' XI i• Ifa, 49, ,3· Lamenta Y weft tngtlber .? TeA, tl ,JOt f ; e " ed to prove both thcfe · wren Rep1y . 0 both Exc•ptions:And thlt ne· One Anfwer mly eafily re~~::h .thefc Points, which the Exa· Text doth cxprdly hold f~rt uncilable. miner conceiveth robe fo nrcc othe Church(•s that T.xt For if Princesbc nurfing F'~~er~:nhe children of the Ch~rch fpeaketh )then th~y are ~a P'?vfr;;~ of mtlkc. ·And in fo. dom~, be not nnrfed wnh p01fon m, rmllhe Church, &judt• "' cau(e•' they kcepe the fir!\ Table. 'F.!.fo . . · Eccleft;fticJ/1, • 111 11 b w down to the Church• A~?;ainc If the the fame Pnnces h a dolick the du[\ of her feet· with thei; faces towards~heh e)a~~; iliey being men;bers of the (as the fame Texte:c:pret et t huTch-Cen!urc. In one word, Church,fha II be fabjcl.t alfo tohC Church in the offenfive Go· Princes fit on the Bencbover t e a rhemfelves(being members vernment oftheChurc~: & ye~u~rh-Cenfurc in the offcnfive of the Church) be fub :cct to . ft the Rul<s of the Gofpel. Govt'rnment ofthem!elvfes ag~t~·th that in ftvtrall refpel.h, He· The Examiner bimfel e con 'b: [f' that;. a governor . m 'J he alfolnla s;, Jas •to wit, fcvcrall obicas of Behold bert arc fever a re .F ~!1: ;tion olthe Church, theM:· Judicltnre; Tn the M•l-Admdn~ r rnor: in the Mal-Admmt· giflrate fittcth a~ Judge, •;. ~v~iftrate contrary tO the ex a flrarion of a Church-Memoe~· ~· l.t the power of Chn pretre rules of the Gofpe~, he ts f\Je ~~eChurch is (u~icato in the Church. I fit be !Jtd, nay r.d ~~ Magil\rate is fubp'l to the M<gillrat~ i.n dvill caufes: an t · . the Church in fptrttulllcaufes .1 d'ffi lty no more then d~e I Anfwer, Thatea leth no.ttlC ' cuhu:chmembcr)live ~~ Other For li•ppofe the Ma!(t!hate (a C . 1' .,npreflion:thc[o Jn.cefl· breake i~o rth J. nto mu.' d tr, and notortot , c e , ! ·. r d :fable. If theN •g• ' .. I' r b long1ng to the ,econ h muU arc all CJVII C'~;'cs, c G JOr in this ca;c, t, co h' !hate (i, a9judge andfup;cmc oven t. Touching the Model/of Church and Civil/ power.. I9S rhe Church ~oleratce him herein, to the dilhonour of the-g~;;t-·-~-~. Na.me of C~nfi, to the leavening of the Church, and to the per-dmon of hts foule. Ifitbegranted,thatinfucha cale though civiii,theChurch is bound todealefairhfully with the MJgiflrare., and not ro _ft!lfer Iinne upon him: Itt rhe like power b~ granted ro the Mrg1fhate to deale fa ithfully with the Church in the notorioustranfgrdlions of thefirll T•ble,as is granted co the Church to d<ale with the Magiftrate in the notorious tranfgreffillns of thefecond Table, and the controverfids ended. If any further matter be claimed in making the Supreme Magillrare, the Supreme Judge and Governor in all caufcs, afwell EccleGaflicall, as civill, I doe not underfiand, that the Mtnilters or Churches ofChrill are ca lled to acknowledge fuch a meaning. Sure lam, the Intc'rpretation oftbathighflile, which godly learned Rrynoldt made of it in the 10. Chap. of bis Conference with H.,, , It was accept< d of the State in the dayes of ~ecne Eliz•beth.And the fame fnte• prctation(ifno more be intended by thatllile) doth well !land whh our defence. Butwhcreforedoe I put my Sicle into the Harvell of my Ere· rhreol my Brethren, who penned that Modell, are richly furoilhed by Cbrift with abi!ity to defend it. I thereforeleave it to thtm,whom it cheiAy concerneth, to m~intaine the Truth, which themfelves have witnetred in that Modell, And the Lord J efus Chrift himfclf (che God of Truth) who ~me into the world, thar he might beare witneffeto the Truth, kpleafed to bearc witnetre from Heaven to his owne Tmth and bl,ft thJt peoce (a fraudulent and tal!e peace) which the Exami~ rproclaimeth to all the waycs otfaHhood in R,Iigion, to Heftfie in Dvtl:rine, to 'Idolatry in wodhip, to blafphemy of the gtear Name ol6od, to Poilu! ion, and pr;;pbanar!on of all his holy Ordinances. tAmen, Even So, (ome Lord ]•{•11. --~·-- ARE PLY. .. ~ |