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A47083 Of the heart and its right soveraign, and Rome no mother-church to England, or, An historical account of the title of our British Church, and by what ministry the Gospel was first planted in every country with a remembrance of the rights of Jerusalem above, in the great question, where is the true mother-church of Christians? / by T.J. Jones, Thomas, 1622?-1682. 1678 (1678) Wing J996_VARIANT; ESTC R39317 390,112 653

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eternal_o deform_v and_o censurable_a let_v man_n or_o law_n conspire_v what_o they_o can_v to_o the_o contrary_a and_o the_o unanimous_a consent_n and_o suffrage_n of_o all_o man_n soul_n and_o counscience_n to_o this_o particular_a point_v at_o the_o true_a cause_n hereof_o a_o indelible_a immediate_a allegiance_n in_o every_o heart_n to_o god_n and_o the_o truth_n alone_o and_o a_o deafness_n to_o all_o other_o foreign_a power_n whatsoever_o against_o he_o yea_o and_o a_o accuser_n of_o itself_o under_o any_o such_o delinquency_n for_o child_n and_o clown_n shall_v discern_v and_o condemn_v such_o disloyal_a deviation_n in_o their_o prince_n who_o they_o reverence_v and_o the_o prince_n in_o himself_o be_v above_o all_o but_o not_o above_o the_o sovereign_n of_o his_o heart_n man_n of_o honour_n or_o reverence_n arrive_a or_o support_v their_o grandeur_n by_o the_o mean_n and_o countenance_n of_o vice_n upon_o the_o like_a loyalty_n shall_v be_v despise_v by_o every_o mouth_n in_o the_o street_n and_o the_o conscience_n of_o trouble_a silent_a servant_n at_o home_n that_o dare_v not_o and_o of_o their_o own_o that_o dare_v and_o will_v reprove_v this_o loyalty_n and_o disloyalty_n against_o heaven_n be_v such_o a_o eternal_a unalterable_a measure_n of_o man_n misery_n and_o bliss_n that_o chaste_a rag_n will_v not_o envy_v the_o condition_n of_o unclean_a silk_n and_o satin_n but_o those_o shall_v often_o wish_v for_o the_o peace_n and_o pure_a content_n of_o these_o the_o soul_n till_o drown_v in_o lust_n or_o gag_v by_o antichristian_a tyranny_n never_o skrink_v from_o its_o heavenly_a loyalty_n while_o it_o be_v a_o soul_n it_o be_v for_o christ_n it_o never_o desert_n this_o sovereign_a till_o it_o moral_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n a_fw-fr priori_fw-la that_o popery_n or_o the_o seduction_n of_o man_n from_o their_o loyalty_n to_o christ_n to_o slavery_n to_o a_o mortal_a can_v never_o be_v well_o promote_v without_o debauchery_n which_o must_v first_o precede_v to_o extinguish_v the_o soul_n its_o obedience_n afterward_o shall_v be_v blind_a implicit_a and_o servile_a like_o that_o of_o beast_n that_o have_v no_o understanding_n nothing_o shall_v be_v its_o conscience_n and_o religion_n more_o but_o its_o carnal_a interest_n and_o gain_v and_o pleasure_n and_o compliance_n with_o its_o new_a false_a christ_n for_o a_o false_a salvation_n for_o human_a nature_n can_v dispense_v to_o be_v without_o all_o religion_n and_o superstition_n too_o its_o state_n and_o condition_n therefore_o be_v a_o state_n of_o enmity_n and_o rebellion_n against_o god_n who_o law_n it_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v b●_n subject_a to_o rom._n 8.7_o and_o therefore_o all_o its_o action_n and_o design_n be_v null_a and_o void_a and_o damn_v in_o law_n and_o also_o in_o fact_n when_o god_n patience_n be_v out_o either_o by_o its_o timely_a or_o eternal_a recantation_n either_o by_o repentance_n here_o or_o durance_n hereafter_o for_o all_o cross_n and_o irregular_a will_n must_v at_o last_o come_v up_o to_o christ_n will_n the_o judge_n of_o quick_a and_o dead_a either_o with_o or_o against_o their_o will_n and_o know_v their_o true_a sovereign_n at_o last_o either_o by_o life_n or_o death_n rom._n 8.6_o 13._o whereby_o the_o true_a ground_n appear_v for_o our_o reduction_n of_o this_o controversy_n from_o the_o beginning_n to_o one_o single_a point_n of_o obedience_n or_o disobedience_n to_o the_o right_a sovereign_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o so_o do_v the_o wise_a of_o king_n reduce_v all_o divine_a and_o human_a concern_n and_o wisdom_n into_o one_o principle_n of_o loyalty_n to_o god_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o wisdom_n prov._n 1.7_o and_o not_o only_o the_o beginning_n but_o compliment_n and_o perfection_n for_o he_o be_v the_o wise_a and_o sober_a christian_a who_o have_v not_o the_o pope_n but_o christ_n most_o
be_v insensible_o receive_v and_o admit_v into_o its_o rest_n at_o last_o and_o then_o and_o there_o lose_v forever_o and_o find_v forever_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o immense_a ocean_n so_o be_v it_o most_o a_o end_n with_o every_o christian_a soul_n at_o the_o beginning_n and_o progress_n and_o end_n of_o his_o christian_a race_n who_o be_v as_o sure_a to_o reach_v to_o his_o rest_n and_o glory_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o god_n forever_o as_o river_n to_o reach_v the_o sea_n which_o they_o be_v reach_v every_o day_n near_o and_o near_o as_o they_o move_v towards_o it_o in_o the_o channel_n that_o lead_v unto_o it_o and_o be_v the_o very_a same_o element_n with_o it_o to_o conclude_v if_o all_o can_v be_v persuade_v and_o win_v to_o walk_v up_o to_o this_o short_a and_o catholic_n rule_n which_o reach_v all_o nation_n and_o church_n and_o condition_n and_o vocation_n and_o degree_n to_o discharge_v all_o their_o duty_n to_o one_o another_o from_o the_o heart_n as_o unto_o christ_n there_o will_v be_v more_o truth_n and_o veracity_n in_o the_o world_n not_o only_o towards_o brethren_n but_o towards_o enemy_n and_o stranger_n who_o have_v christ_n in_o man_n heart_n to_o hold_v in_o their_o behalf_n any_o promise_n pawn_v and_o make_v unto_o they_o the_o violation_n whereof_o carry_v as_o much_o of_o atheism_n and_o contempt_n of_o christ_n within_o the_o heart_n as_o dishonesty_n without_o towards_o he_o it_o wrong_v there_o will_v be_v more_o meekness_n and_o patience_n towards_o enemy_n and_o persecutor_n if_o not_o for_o their_o sake_n yet_o for_o christ_n who_o command_v forgiveness_n and_o love_n to_o enemy_n more_o obedience_n or_o submission_n to_o all_o governor_n to_o the_o best_a for_o christ_n sake_n and_o their_o own_o to_o the_o worst_a for_o christ_n sake_n however_o be_v our_o necessary_a duty_n and_o their_o due_a alm_n there_o will_v be_v more_o love_n and_o readiness_n to_o help_v one_o another_o by_o counsel_n or_o purse_n or_o prayer_n instead_o of_o eat_v and_o devour_v one_o another_o by_o craft_n and_o power_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v consider_v that_o every_o benefit_n or_o wrong_v we_o do_v to_o our_o neighbour_n without_o we_o do_v both_o in_o a_o high_a degree_n and_o great_a edge_n to_o christ_n himself_o within_o our_o heart_n to_o our_o eternal_a reward_n or_o reckon_n this_o will_v make_v man_n true_a christian_n and_o loyal_a subject_n and_o tender_a father_n and_o governor_n and_o just_a master_n and_o right_a member_n in_o their_o respective_a community_n and_o society_n and_o trust_v and_o genuine_a son_n of_o the_o church_n not_o only_o of_o england_n our_o mother_n on_o earth_n but_o of_o jerusalem_n above_o the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o in_o heaven_n to_o the_o save_n of_o our_o soul_n infallible_o when_o the_o whole_a stock_n of_o mountebank_n indulgency_n shall_v fail_v to_o effect_v the_o cure_n this_o little_a commandment_n well_o observe_v will_v be_v the_o harmony_n of_o the_o world_n set_v heaven_n and_o earth_n in_o tune_n again_o and_o god_n at_o peace_n with_o his_o creature_n and_o plant_v joy_n and_o concord_n and_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n which_o pass_v all_o understanding_n in_o every_o kingdom_n in_o every_o city_n in_o every_o family_n in_o every_o breast_n and_o that_o angelical_a prophetical_a anthem_n at_o our_o saviour_n birth_n will_v recover_v its_o truth_n and_o power_n in_o the_o world_n and_o glory_n shall_v be_v to_o god_n on_o high_a and_o on_o earth_n peace_n and_o good_a will_n towards_o man_n finis_fw-la a_o particular_a table_n of_o the_o content_n part_n i._n moral_a experiment_n prove_v the_o body_n to_o be_v as_o nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o soul_n pag._n 1_o 2_o 11._o master_n and_o prince_n symbol_n of_o christ_n how_o 4._o how_o the_o stature_n of_o a_o christian_a reach_n from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n p._n 5._o the_o heart_n be_v never_o without_o its_o god_n p._n 7._o 20._o sincere_a heathen_n and_o carnal_a christian_n compare_v and_o which_o prefer_v 7._o outside_o duty_n in_o religion_n necessary_a though_o nothing_o when_o compare_v to_o the_o inside_n p._n 8._o none_o ought_v to_o vilify_v their_o own_o faith_n before_o a_o fair_a and_o open_a renuntiation_n ibid._n sincere_a and_o dangerous_a mistake_n arise_v from_o the_o comparative_a excellency_n of_o the_o soul_n above_o the_o body_n p._n 9_o monkery_n and_o nonconformity_n compare_v p._n 9_o 10._o how_o a_o thought_n of_o the_o soul_n true_a or_o false_a be_v prefer_v before_o estate_n health_n and_o life_n p._n 11._o three_o property_n require_v to_o act_n from_o the_o heart_n p._n 12._o of_o force_n about_o religion_n p._n 13_o 14._o both_o good_a and_o bad_a man_n be_v for_o pleasure_n and_o the_o difference_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o divine_a grace_n to_o set_v the_o will_v free_v p._n 14_o 15._o the_o heart_n be_v for_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o none_o beside_o why_o how_o p._n 16._o seqq_n two_o reason_n why_o the_o heart_n be_v so_o and_o how_o the_o soul_n be_v correlate_n to_o god_n p._n 19_o seqq_n a_o irrefragable_a proof_n of_o the_o deity_n from_o wicked_a man_n experience_n and_o why_o it_o operate_v not_o upon_o some_o p_o 20_o 21._o the_o scheme_n and_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n out_o of_o st._n paul_n and_o creed_n and_o father_n and_o baptismal_a vow_n p._n 21_o 22._o the_o right_a rule_n to_o choose_v or_o avoid_v communion_n with_o church_n p._n 23._o the_o christian_a hypothesis_n the_o best_a foundation_n and_o support_v of_o society_n p_o 23_o 24._o a_o description_n of_o a_o true_a and_o right_a member_n of_o a_o society_n p._n 25._o seq_n honour_n be_v more_o than_o life_n conscience_n more_o than_o honour_n what_o more_o than_o conscience_n p._n 27._o of_o a_o false_a member_n and_o of_o self-love_n how_o sordid_a and_o destructive_a of_o itself_o p._n 28._o seqq_n what_o make_v good_a man_n good_a subject_n good_a ruler_n p._n 31._o seqq_n the_o great_a rule_n of_o do_v as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v by_o fence_v and_o exalt_v by_o the_o text_n p._n 32._o seq_n blind_a obedience_n and_o implicit_a faith_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o superior_n fair_o examine_v and_o find_v unsound_a and_o unworthy_a p._n 32._o 33._o seq_n what_o be_v truth_n p._n 37._o which_o the_o great_a sin_n tyranny_n or_o rebellion_n p._n 38_o 39_o plenitude_n of_o sovereignty_n and_o liberty_n consistent_a p._n 40._o christ_n divinity_n prove_v against_o socinian_o p._n 41_o 42._o sect_n i._o a_o exhortation_n to_o adhere_v to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n against_o rome_n p._n 43._o seqq_n the_o way_n to_o be_v infallible_a p._n 44._o worship_n in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n exclude_v the_o heart_n p._n 44._o seq_n man_n be_v to_o be_v infallible_a for_o themselves_o first_o for_o their_o brethren_n next_o p._n 47._o the_o controversy_n consist_v in_o the_o election_n of_o a_o right_n or_o wrong_v infallible_a guide_n p._n 47._o this_o question_n state_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o 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into_o which_o christ_n enter_v for_o we_o in_o our_o name_n and_o na●●●●_n draw_v all_o heart_n after_o he_o to_o heaven_n by_o this_o 〈◊〉_d and_o obligation_n as_o to_o a_o new_a centre_n whereby_o the_o s●●●●_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n to_o use_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o world_n or_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o country-ship_n of_o every_o christian_a be_v lay_v and_o fix_v in_o heaven_n with_o christ_n our_o of_o himself_n and_o this_o transitory_a world_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o our_o fall_n in_o adam_n understand_v by_o the_o cure_n and_o reparation_n to_o have_v be_v our_o departure_n far_o from_o god_n and_o paradise_n into_o flesh_n and_o self_n and_o death_n for_o out_o of_o christ_n in_o the_o fall_v state_n the_o natural_a man_n be_v neither_o dead_a to_o this_o world_n in_o his_o cross_n nor_o exalt_v to_o heaven_n in_o his_o resurrection_n nor_o unite_v by_o love_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o his_o person_n nor_o dead_a to_o himself_o but_o stand_v upon_o his_o own_o leg_n and_o power_n against_o all_o opposition_n upon_o his_o own_o righteousness_n and_o impeccability_n against_o divine_a justice_n upon_o his_o own_o strength_n and_o grace_n against_o infernal_a power_n and_o the_o deceit_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o world_n upon_o the_o love_n of_o himself_o as_o the_o spring_n and_o end_n of_o all_o his_o action_n and_o design_n above_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v his_o own_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o enmity_n with_o god_n by_o set_v up_o rebellious_o himself_o instead_o be_v miserable_o beside_o himself_o because_o so_o total_o in_o for_z and_o to_o himself_o man_n bliss_n and_o rest_n be_v not_o immanent_a but_o transitive_a not_o in_o himself_o but_o in_o god_n his_o centre_n for_o of_o he_o and_o through_o he_o and_o to_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n to_o who_o be_v glory_n for_o ever_o rom._n 11.36_o and_o the_o return_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n by_o love_n in_o the_o extinction_n of_o all_o enmity_n on_o either_o hand_n be_v wrought_v alone_o by_o christ_n our_o mediator_n satisfy_v god_n justice_n by_o his_o death_n for_o we_o when_o we_o be_v enemy_n and_o swallow_v all_o our_o life_n and_o heart_n into_o himself_o by_o the_o obligation_n infinite_o surpass_v all_o comprehension_n or_o requital_n and_o we_o be_v not_o lose_v but_o perfect_v by_o this_o our_o transmigation_n into_o christ_n by_o love_n and_o gratitude_n lose_v indeed_o to_o ourselves_o and_o to_o this_o world_n but_o find_v in_o christ_n in_o heaven_n each_o part_n be_v the_o health_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o so_o the_o apostle_n understand_v this_o mystery_n none_o of_o we_o live_v to_o himself_o and_o none_o die_v to_o himself_o for_o whether_o we_o live_v we_o live_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o whether_o we_o die_v we_o die_v unto_o the_o lord_n whether_o we_o live_v therefore_o or_o die_v we_o be_v the_o lord_n for_o to_o this_o end_n christ_n both_o die_v and_o ●ose_v and_o revive_v that_o he_o may_v be_v lord_n both_o of_o the_o dead_a and_o living_n rom._n 14.7_o 8_o 9_o and_o in_o another_o place_n the_o love_n of_o christ_n constrain_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v our_o being_n wrap_v up_o together_o with_o he_o because_o we_o thus_o judge_v that_o if_o one_o die_v for_o all_o than_o be_v all_o dead_a and_o that_o he_o die_v for_o all_o that_o they_o which_o live_v shall_v not_o henceforth_o live_v unto_o themselves_o but_o unto_o he_o which_o die_v for_o they_o and_z rise_v again_o we_o be_v to_o follow_v he_o in_o his_o resurrection_n by_o our_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n and_o affection_n set_v on_o thing_n above_o and_o in_o his_o death_n by_o mortification_n and_o self-denial_n as_o dead_a man_n by_o construction_n and_o entendment_n to_o all_o thing_n here_o below_o for_o the_o law_n and_o fiction_n of_o reason_n well_o support_v be_v as_o much_o to_o guide_v and_o conclude_v we_o as_o outward_a reality_n the_o mathematics_n the_o most_o certain_a of_o science_n have_v no_o other_o foundation_n the_o church_n bid_v farewell_n to_o the_o present_a world_n as_o if_o it_o be_v already_o dead_a and_o bury_v and_o live_v by_o its_o faith_n and_o love_n in_o heaven_n as_o if_o it_o be_v already_o ascend_v thither_o and_o its_o life_n hide_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n col._n 3.3_o or_o as_o we_o say_v christ_n and_o heaven_n descend_v to_o abide_v in_o every_o christian_a that_o thus_o ascend_v by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n and_o the_o consequence_n of_o this_o union_n for_o they_o never_o be_v in_o heaven_n with_o he_o without_o his_o be_v on_o earth_n in_o they_o withal_o christ_n be_v never_o backward_o at_o redamation_n to_o prevent_v the_o delinquium_n and_o deadly_a fit_n of_o his_o sincere_a lover_n for_o want_v of_o be_v re-loved_n and_o those_o eli_n eli_n lamma_n sabacthani_n which_o himself_o feel_v and_o undergo_v for_o we_o out_o of_o love_n the_o air_n be_v not_o more_o at_o watch_n and_o readiness_n to_o break_v in_o at_o the_o place_n a_o vessel_n be_v flow_v out_o to_o prevent_v a_o vacuum_n than_o christ_n by_o holy_a inspiration_n to_o replenish_v that_o heart_n that_o expire_v after_o he_o in_o zeal_n and_o love_n and_o by_o that_o to_o prevent_v its_o dissolution_n yea_o vessel_n though_o never_o so_o full_a will_v not_o and_o can_v flow_v without_o such_o vent_n nor_o the_o air_n step_v through_o for_o relief_n but_o where_o the_o vessel_n be_v in_o a_o posture_n and_o inclination_n to_o run_v out_o but_o divine_a inspiration_n far_o out_o do_v and_o super-repair_a human_a expiration_n yea_o sometime_o shoot_v out_o by_o their_o force_n the_o all_o that_o be_v within_o even_o life_n itself_o into_o martyrdom_n and_o repair_v it_o with_o a_o strong_a life_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o death_n according_a to_o the_o aphorism_n or_o paradox_n of_o christ_n himself_o the_o first_o author_n of_o this_o divine_a art_n of_o love_a and_o mutual_a die_a and_o live_v in_o one_o another_o he_o that_o find_v his_o life_n shall_v loose_v it_o and_o he_o that_o lose_v his_o life_n for_o my_o sake_n shall_v find_v it_o mat._n 10.39_o and_o the_o reason_n assign_v why_o christian_n be_v able_a to_o count_v death_n and_o tribulation_n as_o nothing_o yea_o to_o glory_n in_o they_o be_v because_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v shed_v abroad_o in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v give_v we_o rom._n 5.5_o because_o love_v delight_n and_o glory_n to_o prove_v itself_o by_o trial_n especial_o when_o raise_v and_o elevate_v by_o a_o divine_a life_n and_o mixture_n and_o if_o cross_v become_v easy_a and_o glorious_a and_o acceptable_a to_o christian_n by_o this_o mystery_n of_o spend_v how_o much_o more_o will_v their_o prosperity_n and_o favour_n he_o that_o can_v rest_v on_o thorn_n may_v much_o more_o on_o down_o there_o be_v many_o and_o familiar_a instance_n in_o the_o world_n of_o these_o mutual_a transmigration_n between_o lover_n and_o benefactor_n as_o well_o as_o between_o christ_n and_o christian_n vendidit_fw-la libertatem_fw-la qui_fw-la beneficium_fw-la accepit_fw-la obligation_n exhale_v man_n liberty_n and_o a_o courtesy_n from_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o giver_n steal_v away_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o receiver_n but_o what_o grace_n or_o obligation_n can_v be_v compare_v to_o christ_n grace_n to_o man_n the_o servant_n upon_o the_o score_n of_o a_o little_a salary_n in_o his_o want_n ceases_z to_o be_v his_o own_o man_n and_o become_v swallow_v in_o reason_n into_o the_o person_n of_o his_o master_n and_o who_o more_o deserve_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n and_o master_n of_o all_o man_n than_o our_o for_o ever_o bless_a redeemer_n right_o love_n in_o matrimony_n and_o friendship_n be_v mutual_o