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A05025 A brief discouerie of the false church. 1590 Barrow, Henry, 1550?-1593. 1591 (1591) STC 1517; ESTC S111924 311,536 274

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the_o same_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n power_n or_o presence_n can_v no_o way_n i●…stifie_v this_o commission_n or_o their_o proceed_n be_v find_v so_o direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o testament_n of_o christ_n unto_o which_o it_o be_v now_o lawful_a for_o no_o man_n or_o angel_n to_o superordeine_v alter_v or_o pluck_v away_o any_o thing_n without_o hainou●…_n sacrilege_n this_o monstrous_a commixture_n then_o of_o these_o distinct_a power_n in_o one_o court_n or_o person_n together_o with_o this_o confuse_v practice_n barbarous_a havoc_n &_o tyranny_n they_o make_v &_o exercise_v over_o god_n heritage_n &_o christ●…_n poor_a servant_n do_v evident_o denote_v and_o as_o by_o the_o very_a step_n trase_n out_o unto_o all_o man_n the_o person_n throne_n and_o power_n of_o that_o antichrist_n that_o adversary_n that_o beast_n according_o as_o they_o be_v describe_v &_o foreshow_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o scripture_n math._n 24._o 15._o 2_o thess._n 2._o how_o antichrist_n shall_v presume_v into_o the_o very_a
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reviue_v but_o we_o die_v therefore_o to_o a●…oide_v further_a controversy_n i_o rest_v in_o this_o his_o description_n which_o i_o think_v also_o make_v vene_z full_o against_o himself_o for_o we_o see_v how_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n reviu_v 7._o sin_n &_o make_v it_o out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a but_o to_o come_v to_o the_o point_n m_n r._n calvine_n say_v that_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n the_o conscience_n be_v not_o bind_v but_o the_o outward_a action_n only_o if_o he_o mean_v thus_o that_o the_o conscience_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n but_o the_o body_n only_o he_o say_v true_a if_o he_o mean_v that_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n can_v but_o look_v upon_o the_o outward_a action_n in_o the_o keep_n or_o breach_n of_o his_o law_n he_o say_v true_a for_o man_n no_o not_o the_o whole_a church_n can_v enter_v into_o god_n seat_n to_o search_v and_o judge_v the_o conscience_n the_o inward_a affection_n 9_o of_o the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n man_n can_v 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the_o church_n as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o magistrate_n hand_n until_o some_o fault_n or_o offence_n be_v make_v but_o if_o m_n r._n calvine_n mean_v as_o his_o word_n and_o whole_a scope_n int●…nd_n that_o the_o conscience_n be_v not_o charge_v with_o the_o law_n of_o the_o outward_a court_n but_o with_o the_o outward_a action_n only_o then_o sure_o he_o great_o err_v for_o this_o doctrine_n be_v most_o dangerous_a and_o false_a as_o discharge_v the_o conscience_n from_o the_o whole_a second_o table_n unto_o which_o it_o be_v as_o much_o bind_v as_o unto_o the_o first_o neither_o can_v we_o keep_v or_o please_v god_n in_o the_o first_o that_o walk_v not_o with_o a_o good_a conscience_n towards_o all_o man_n in_o the_o second_o our_o prayer_n be_v abominable_a that_o be_v offer_v with_o hand_n full_a of_o blood_n 27._o ●…r_n with_o our_o
heart_n abound_v with_o lu●…tes_n or_o set_v upon_o the_o world_n we_o be_v not_o to_o offer_v our_o offering_n upon_o the_o altar_n until_o we_o have_v sati●…fied_v our_o injury_v or_o offend_v brother_n and_o make_v agreement_n with_o our_o conscience_n while_o we_o be_v in_o the_o way_n we_o can_v love_v god_n who_o etc._n we_o have_v not_o see_v if_o we_o love_v not_o our_o brother_n etc._n etc._n thus_o we_o see_v how_o god_n himself_o have_v join_v the_o table_n together_o and_o enjoin_v they_o upon_o 20_o the_o conscience_n of_o all_o man_n as_o whereby_o they_o be_v judge_v before_o he_o ●…_n speak_v not_o now_o concern_v the_o heavy_a weight_n of_o god_n law_n which_o ●…one_v of_o our_o father_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v or_o the_o strait_a exaction_n of_o the_o ●…erimplishment_n thereof_o the_o best_a of_o we_o not_o bei●…g_v able_a to_o answer_v he_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o from_o both_o which_o the_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n have_v set_v we_o free_a yet_o have_v not_o 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