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A77294 The new earth, or, The true Magna Charta of the past ages, and of the ages or world to come: called The Jews commonweal. Written by an unworthy witness of the truth of the great God, John Brayne. Brayne, John. 1653 (1653) Wing B4330; Thomason E714_9; ESTC R207239 69,350 106

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is not left to any to take away the life of any but as God hath appointed which for idolatry is generally stoning by the hands of all the people 4. It is observed by some that when it is said His blood be on him then stoning is meant or otherwise when the death is not expressed then strangling but usually though the death be not set down in one place it is in another 5. In stoning the people were to shew their hatred of the evil committed that they and theirs might be free of the curse and judgement threatned against them for the same one man not being able to do the same by that or any other way of putting to death Judgement 1. Jezebel and the Priests of Baal slaine 1 Kings 18.22 and 2 Kings 10. 2. Ahazia sends to Baal-zebub and dyeth 2 Kings 1. 3. Belshazzar slaine praising his gods Dan. 5.4 5 30. Numb 25.2 The Moabites called the people to the sacrifices of their gods and the people did eat and bowed down to their gods in which vers 3. they were said to be joyned to Baal-peor Statute Levit. 17.7 They shall no more offer their sacrifices to devils after whom they have gone a whoring Judgement Verse 9. Shall be cut off from among the people The command binds affirmatively Thou shalt have me to thy God Now the way of Gods calling a people and becoming a God to them nationally is by giving them laws and they taking them from him and professing subjection to them as to their Gods commands whom they ought to serve To the keeping whereof God adds by promise many blessings as David Psal 19.11 In keeping thereof is great reward To the breach whereof are added many curses of body soul goods name family earth and heaven all are shut up to men for it The which giving of laws royally to his people is the only work and prerogative royal of God and therefore is the law moral called the Royal law Jam. 2.8 and thus the Scripture saith There is hut one law-giver who is able to save and destroy who art thou that judgest another Jam. 4.12 And hence are all laws of heathens said to be no laws and they without law and all the ordinances and the corrupt expositions of the law made by ancient expositors and received by their children among the Jews called traditions and they were such as made voide the law among them that had it In which it appears there is no law but Gods nor no true law-maker but God law government and judgement among Gods people especially being his Lastly As we must not have another God so we must not have other laws then Gods God will not govern by any other then his own laws Behold I pray by mens deelining Gods laws what laws have been brought out since the reforming times as in the 6 Articles in Hen. 8. time the book of Sports and many laws since repealed What is become of the Judges Justices and men made and executed those laws so contrary to the Lord and his law Solomon brings in wisdom Prov. 8.15 saying By me kings raigne and the princes that is those of the supreme councel do describe Justice that is to those judges consult with them about difficult cases without whom the difficult cases would as well be hid to them as others Now if justice be so hard a thing to be executed by men who not only have the law but use the law and the help thereof to do justice by that without wisdom or Christs help they cannot describe it how shall those describe it that use not the law to help them which ought to be their help and so tempt God not to help them extraordinarily for not using the ordinary help of God And that he speaks here of the great councel is clear they being next to the king and then he speaks of the ordinary Juges in the verse following to whom justice was to be described which is significantly set down Deut. 17.11 From Jeremiah 35.6 some there are contend to maintaine the law and customes we have in this Nation received from our fathers because the Rechabites stuck so close to theirs To which I answer 1. That the Rechabites were subject to the judicial law as the other Jews were 2. These traditions of theirs were not forbid nor commanded of God that the magistrate could not forbid the doing what they did 3. Nor were there any judiciary proceedings against such as should not have observed those traditions they being indifferent things only it had been no sin to them if they had drunk wine or dwelt in houses or planted fields with seed 4. So that these not standing in competition with the law of God they were not disabled from observing one and doing the other also 5. The father of a family may ingage his sons and servants to such-like duties as depending immediately on his rule but it may be unlawful to a Magistrate to impose the like ordinances on a whole Nation Command the Second Exod. 20.4 Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven image c. Statutes against idolatry HAbac 2.18 The idol is a teacher of lyes Deut. 4.16 17 18. Is forbid any graven image or similitude of any figure or likeness of male or female of beast fowl creeping thing or fish Sun Moon or hoast of heaven Exod. 20.23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver nor shall ye make unto you gods of gold Levit. 26.1 Ye shall make no idols nor graven images nor rear up any standing image nor shall ye set up any image of stone to bow down Exod. 34.17 Ye shall make no molten gods Levit. 19.4 Turn ye not to idols nor make to your selves molten Gods Dout. 4.23 Take heed to your selves lost ye forget the Covenant of the Lord which he made with you and make you a graven image or the likeness of any thing which the Lord thy God hath for bidden thee Levit. 18.21 Thy seed shall not pass the fire to Moloch Judgements on Idolatry I. On the Nation or people Deut. 9.12 They have made them a molten calf vers 14. let me alone that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven Exod. 32.27 Deut. 4.16 If ye corrupt your selves and make a graven image or likeness of any thing Vers 26. I call heaven and earth to witness ye shall soon utterly perish Vers 27. ye shall be scattered among the nations Vers 28. and serve gods of wood and stone II. On a person Deut. 17.4 Man or woman worshipping the Sun Moon or host of heaven Vers 5. was to be brought to the gates and stoned to death Lev. 20.2 If an Israelite or stranger who ever he be giveth any of his seed to Moloch he shall surely dye the people of the land not of the City only shall stone him with stones Note Vers 4. If the people of the land any way hide their eyes from that man and kill him not vers 5.