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A67155 The churches purity, or, The difference betweene the churches frame in darke times and her settlement in the purest times Walker, Henry, Ironmonger. 1641 (1641) Wing W369; ESTC R1909 8,639 17

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and for feare of such as waighted purposely to ensnare them Might not they complaine with Polidorus that the world is come to such outrage and meere madnesse herein that this part of holinesse differeth in some men very litle from open wickednesse for many good men have suffered and the whole Church hath beene oppressed because they would not heare the words of them that taught lies Ier. 23.16 Secondly In respect of publique miseries Is not the whole kingdome sensible of those publique calamities proceeding from the same And those eminent dangers which the same hath brought upon us by reason of those inconveniences which have risen from the forme therof how many are there amongst us very sensible hereof And that not onely by the Prelates Courts which have beene such an universall purgatory to the Church but those warres and frights which have beene by their meanes raised to the disturbance of the whole land and the impoverishing not onely of the North but generally of all trading through the whole kingdome Nay have they not beene so politique herein that the hearts of all people have beene so discomfited that betwixt hope and feare they have beene ready to prophesie the returne of Popery But blessed be the Lord who hath hitherto preserved our gratious King and Kingdome And how doth the Church now rejoyce since it hath pleased our Royall King to prevent their designes in calling and confirming of the High and Honorable Wise and Godly Assembly in the high court of Parliament Thirdly to prove that such inconveniences as are found to be in the Church are of greatest consequence to be looked after and ought chiefely to bee looked to A godly kingdome is an happie kingdome but nothing whatsoever more ruinates a Church State or Kingdome then sinne And the reformation of the evills and inconveniences in Church discipline is a great fence against sinne but the permission of errour is a dangerous downfall and a great dungeon and as Saint Chrisostome saith brings the losse of salvation it brings in heresies and vicious life and turnes all things up side downe And this is condemnation saith Christ that light is come into the world and men loved darkenesse more then light Iohn 3.19 Object If any one shall yet object and say where shall we looke for a forme of Church discipline since even at this time Christ is taught to us now as clearely and truely as ever in former ages Answ. I say with the judgement of Saint Austin that wee ought rather to seeke the Church in the words of Christ then in the words of men for that Christ is the truth and better knoweth his owne body And Christ himselfe gives us the same rule also Search the Scriptures saith he for in them ye thinke to have eternall life and they are they which testifie of me Iohn 5.34 Thus have I beene briefe in the generall expression of the Churches purity concluding this part with prayer to Almighty God that such things as stand not with his glory the Kings honour the building up of the Church and the peace and the tranquillity of the Kingdome may be Reformed FINIS 1. Arg●ment 2. Argument Conclusion In his Ep. unto Cecilius l. 2. Epist. 3. Object Ans. In his booke of a solitary life In his 10. booke of his Trinitie In his 198 Epist. unto Fortunatus 2 Reasons On Math. 11. Chap. In his proheme of his 3 booke of Trinity In the unperfect worke Hom. 49. Virgil in his 6 book and 13. Chap. of invention of things In his 3. Sermon f● Lazarus In his 3. chap. of the vnity of the Church