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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27412	A disswasive from error much increased a perswasive to order much decayed / by Joseph Bentham.	Bentham, Joseph, 1594?-1671.	1669 (1669)	Wing B1909; ESTC R25276	73,061	94

unity and love are laid aside because that truth is josled out by error What a multitude do I know that are most notorious for 150. pride thinking themselves wiser than the ablest Teachers when they have need to be chatechised Some of them run up into the Pulpit to preach some will not come in publick are constant Teachers in private where they vilifie the Ministry and make poor souls believe that the Ministers are ignorant of the truth of God in comparison of them I have wondred formerly why St. Paul speaks so much against 151. Heresies and Schisms and what made even all the primitive Fathers spend most of their zeal painful writings against Heresies and Errors as doth Ignatius and almost all when we in these dayes were ready to think these to be scarce sins But now we begin to know their meaning and I can say as good Dadianus I never knew what Heresie or Schism was till now Thus he and abundance more A DISSWASIVE FROM ERROR A PERSWASIVE TO ORDER By a Lover of and Labourer for Truth Peace Unanimity Uniformity and Order Joseph Bentham JUDE 3. Earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered to the Saints London Printed by W. R. MDCLXIX A Visitation-Sermon PREACHED At Kettering Octob. 6 15. 1666. 1 COR. 14. 40. Let all things be done decently and in order MANY enormities and disorders were amongst the Corinthians incest unpunished bolstered not lamented Law-suits before Pagans to the scandal of the Gosspel men covered women uncovered in Divine Service negligent and unworthy coming to the Lord's Table abusing of gifts to vain glory denying the resurrection c. The Apostle having handled some things concerning matters of decency as womens praying covered in token of subjection and mens praying or prophecying namely being present at praying and prophecying uncovered in sign of their superiority Having also spoken of some things more properly pertaining to edification by silencing such who used tongues without interpretation and of some things peculiar to order as to speak by two or three in the close he sets down a rule or Canon by which all must be squared a touchstone to try and a ballance to weigh Church-orders whether they be right which they are In regard of the end v. 26. when they tend to edification and in regard of the manner when they are done decently and in order since all things should be done without confusion of persons and proceedings in just and due order therefore what is in the Church as it is to be decent so it ought to be in order Doct. Order in the Church of God is a good and an excellent thing And it is so 1. In regard of God who is a God of order v. 33. Order proceeds from him and from his throne who also is a lover of it delighting in it all loving their own works and what conforms to them 2. In regard of the Church which in Scripture is called (a) Cant. 4. 12. a garden enclosed therefore to kept in order an (b) Cant. 6. 4. army with banners therefore to march and to be Marshalled in order And (c) 1 Tim. 5. 15. Gods house therefore to be governed and kept in order 3. In regard of good men who so prized order That the (d) 1 Chr. 5. 55. Priests are commended for keeping order They are (e) 1 Chr. 15. 15. blamed and punished for not observing order St. Paul (f) Col. 2. 5. rejoyced beholding the order of the Colossians he (g) 1 Cor. 11. 34. promised to set things in order at Corinth he charged (h) Tit. 1. 5. Titus to do the same at Creet and himself was perswaded publickly to declare at Jerusalem his walking according to (i) Act. 21. 24. order 4. In the great book of nature there is order Bees have their Queens Cranes have their leader Locusts their troops so that order is the beauty of Nature the ornament of Art and honour of the World 5. From the contrary we may see its excellency since where order is not kept (1) 1 Cor. 14. 33. peace cannot be kept confusion and peace agree not (2) Job 10. 22. Death is evil and that is without order in it are no orderly changes of night day heat cold nor do men in dying keep order rich and great men going first But rich and poor young and old promiscuously die without order and Hell the worst of all hath in it no order surely then it is a kind of death to see any disorder Sleidan Comment lib. 10. An. 1555. and a kind of Hell to see all in disorder yea popular inequality was so burdensom to the seditious Anabaptists in their rebellion that contrary to their doctrine they made one their Captain another their King so seeking to have order in their hurly-burly disorders 6. Yea such is the excellency of order that civil order is the beauty of Kingdoms spiritual of the Church that the fabrick of the World is upholden by order that States and Kingdoms are maintained by it and without it nothing can well flourish or prosper And since it hath or should have place in all things surely the Church should not be without it for order and uniformity in discipline is an hedge to unity and doctrine And where rules for order are despised and every man left to himself usually so many Citizens so many Sects whereas where all things are done in order there union in Law breeds union in love uniformity in fashion uniformity in faith Eph. 4. 3 4. But alas where is our order when as at Corinth so with us one is for Paul another for Apollo and might not any of 1 Cor. 1. 12 these have been acceptable and given content Sure this is not agreeable to order since St. Paul for their so doing pronounceth 1 Cor. 3. 4. such to be carnal when some go to private meetings when they should go to the publique Ordinances when some go to the Lords Table more keep away than come sure it is neither decent nor according to order Oh my beloved brethren for the Lord's sake a God of order for the Churches sake the houshold of God to be well ordered live in peace be of one mind and observe good order Because many are divided into factions shall we must we needs sin with others or because disorders are abroad let us unite at home and be orderly Order is of God disorder is not so some must begin to make up the breaches and to quench the flames Oh that we could be the men for why should we open the mouths of our adversaries to reproach our Religion as if in it we had no agreement no order why should we tear the Church of Christ into pieces by our disorders why should we be stumbling blocks to people making them at a stand not knowing what to do whether to be of this or that or the other or of no Religion why should we

threatning it proceeds to acting so that you are punished then you will do wisely to consider whether the cause of suffering-will make it persecution He who is persecuted takes up Christs Cross and follows him he suffers not as an evil doer It is sa●d to pull upon 1 Pet. 4. 15 our selves self-created Crosses It is sa●d to bear the Cross and not follow Christ If our Cross is Christs we then suffer for the same cause to bear witness to the truth In the same manner patiently charitably thankfully and for the same end as Christ to take away sin so we to further mortification and be stir'd to repentance How loudly do the Papists cry out of persecution when they are punished and do you think justly How do the Quakers glory much of their persecution for Christ yea and the Donatists and Priscilianists of old have defended their Heresies to death which they counted Martyrdom and Persecution yea the most of men molested for their opinions do the like all thinking they suffer for Christ for righteousness sake and so conclude they are persecuted It is good when we suffer to see for what it is that we suffer and so should it be as you fear or fancy for your Meetings Then consider seriously and conscionably whether in so doing you do well or ill or not well Authority languisheth where it is not feared But if you do well fear no persecution Scripture assuring us that Rulers are not a terror to good works that is works the effect for the cause but to evil works To understand Rom. 13. 3 4. what are good or evil works we are to know that works are so Theologically taken so a good work is that which is done of faith and of a sincere mind for the glory of God it is ill when not done so The Magistrate cannot judge of these because they are inward but of good or Mr. Parre evil civilly so which are according to or contrary to the Law divine humane positive municipal of Kingdoms Cities and Corporations whereby the necessary discipilne of every State is established Of these he judgeth Wilt thou not be afraid do good namely obey and resist not He doth not mean the profession of Christianity for that was then hated but such good which was so in the judgment of the Heathen a civil honest conversation agreeable to the Laws of the State wherein they lived Then he is the Minister of God for such mens good But if thou do evil ver 4. namely moral or civil evil contrary to the Decalogue or positive Law of the place where thou livest fear for he beareth not the sword in vain since we must be subject and their Laws obeyed not only for wrath 1. Of God who is angry with such who resist Authority 2. But also of the Magistrate whom we provoke by disobedience justly to punish but also for conscience sake namely conscience of our brother it being an offence to a peaceable and loyal subject to see any to take liberty to break the Laws of the Magistrates as of our selves lest we wound our own consciences every soul being bound in conscience to obey his lawful Magistrates every part of Gods Law binds conscience And to obey Magistrates is part of Gods Law As we are to render to all theirs so to Caesar his due to Caesar the things which are Caesars Well what saith the Magistrate what saith the Law Mat 22. 21 Do they allow of your Meetings Give me leave to tell you how St. Augustine commends a Law Imperial made against the Donatists and Schismaticks in his time which was That they who separated from the Church and had private Conventicles should be punished with pecuniary mulcts their Leaders with banishment the place wherein they met to be forfeited to the Emperor they should have no power to bestow their own Goods by will nor enjoy any Legacy bequeathed to them Object But you perhaps will say If there is any Law against such Meetings it is not good Answ 1. Will not Papists Quakers and who not object the same of Laws made against them 2. Is it tollerable that a Statute made upon long deliberation by so many wise men and such in Authority should be disclaimed for the private opinions of some novel Divines and unletter'd persons 3. We should be modest and not think our selves wiser than we are Rom. 12. 3. 4. A good subject examines not what is best but what is commanded and submits to it it being lawful 5. If in making Laws every mans fancy was to be regarded there would be no end nor order 6. If men doubt of the lawfulness of things commanded let them go for resolution to such who are peaceable and Prov. 24. 21. not consult in matters of obedience with such who refuse to obey 7. In matters doubtful follow the safe Rule hold that which is certain leave that which is uncertain leave reasoning and obey the Magistrate that is certain It is our duty 8. Hear reverend Dr. Sibs who saith The Laws under which we live are particular determinations of the Law of God therefore ought to be a Rule unto us so far as they reach although Sib's souls conflict Edition first fol. 364. pag. 2. I note the Edition because later Editions have corrupted the Author so that what he speaks in general they restrain to some things of the second Table it be too narrow a Rule to be good only so far as mans Law guides unto yet love being the joynt reason and consent of many men for publique good hath an useful guidance of actions that fall under the same where it ☞ dasheth not against God's Law what is agreeable to Law is agreeable to conscience Object If any of you say as some do Authority will not save souls Answ Give me leave to tell them That the Religious commands of Authority such as of David Jehosaphat Josiah Hezekiah for the keeping of the Passeover and order in the service of God such as of our Kings and Governours for the observation of the Lord's day for the hearing and preaching of the Word with other such did and doth save souls and far more than your Meetings yea so much as a thing well and legally done furthers it more than a thing done illegally and disobediently Besides if all which is taught in your private Meetings is good and warrantable yet it is so far from converting that it perverts many souls causing them to judge amiss of wholsom Laws and good Government causing them to slight the Ministers of the Gospel whom they are to hear and obey making rents and divisions in the Church hardning Papists profane people in their unwarrantable ways and making many well-minded people at a stand not knowing what to do And as it is certain that the commands of such who are in Authority over us concerning matters of Religion tend to the conversion and edification of men so it is without all