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A69006 A booke which sheweth the life and manners of all true Christians and howe vnlike they are vnto Turkes and Papistes, and heathen folke. Also the pointes and partes of all diuinitie, that is of the reuealed will and worde of God are declared by their seuerall definitions and diuisions in order as followeth. Also there goeth a treatise before of reformation without tarying for anie, and of the wickednesse of those preachers, which will not refourme them selues and their charge, because they will tarie till the magistrate commanude and compell them. By me, Robert Brovvne. Browne, Robert, ca. 1550-1633. 1582 (1582) STC 3910.3; ESTC S109446 65,269 61

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the churche the communion of those graces offices which are in Christ It hath the vse of his priesthoode because he is the high Priest thereof Also of his prophecie because he is the Prophet thereof Also of his kingdome and gouernement because he is the kynge and Lord thereof 45 How are they vnder some one chiefe Antichrist and receaue his image and markes They put religion holines in their fellowship vnder his abominations and so he is their priest They follow his lawes and ordinances and so he is their prophet They hould his gouernment and so he is their kinge 45 The Priesthoode of Christ is his office of mediation and seruice in the church for attonement and sanctification whereby all sinne and vncleannes is taken away The Priesthoode of Antichrist is his office of tolerating and dispensing with wickednes that it may remaine and agreement might be made betweene Christ and Belial 46 What vse hath the churche of his priesthoode Thereby he is our mediatour and we present and offer vppe our praiers in his name because by his intreatie our sinnes are forgeuen Also he is our iustification because by his attonement we are iustified Also he is our sanctification because he partaketh vnto vs his holines and spirituall graces 46 How is Antichrist their priest A vile person presenteth their prayers to God as a spokesman for them and pronounceth absolutiō of their sinns and that by stinting and limiting in popish wise Also hee tolerateth and dispenseth with wickednes to iustifie iniquitie Also by a vaine hallowing and blessing them selues vnder him they draw and increase their corruption and filthines by him 46 His Mediation is a duetie of his Priestlie office in seeking and getting the helpe blessing of God towardes vs by the fauor of God towardes him and therfore he complaineth intreateth for vs as belonging vnto him The forgiuenes of sinnes is the mercifull graūt of God to the prayer of Christ that the sinnes of his for whom he answered in righteousnes might be taken away Our Iustification is the ful discharge of al dueties wherewith the lawe charged vs which deliuereth vs from the guiltines of sinne by the righteousnes of Christ. Our Sanctification is the partaking of the holines spiritual graces of Christ Iesus whereby we serue God in newnesse of spirite 47 What vse hath the church of his prophecie He him selfe hath taught vs and geuen vs his lawes He preacheth vnto vs by his worde message in the mouthes of his messengers He appoynteth to euerie one their callinges and dueties 47 How is Antichrist their prophet He geueth them lawes and iniunctions which they receaue He sendeth his hirelings to preach and vphoulde with some lawes of Christ his owne lawes especially He misleadeth euerie one to his mischeuous busines 47 The Prophecie of Christ is his office of teaching and giuing lawes to his people wherby he vseth their obedience to learne and know the same His preaching by his seruauntes is the message he giueth to those whom he sendeth to vse the obedience of his people in learning that they might knowe his lawes and his will His appointing and moderating is whereby all haue their office and charge at his handes The prophecie of Antichrist is his office of teaching and giuing lawes to his people whereby he abuseth their obedience to holde and learne with some lawes of Christ his owne lawes especiallie 48 What vse hath the churche of his kinglie office By that he executeth his lawes First by ouerseeing and trying out wickednes Also by priuate or open rebuke of priuate or open offenders Also by separation of the wilfull or more greeuous offenders 48 How is Antichrist their king He forceth his religiō by ciuil power or by binding their consciences whereby he hideth shifteth away their guiltines which the word doth bewray His officers chide and braule to increase their power riches by those which offend them They excōmunicate some frō their churches to communicate damnation more surely to those which are in their churches 48 The kingdome of Christ is his office of gouernement whereby he vseth the obedience of his people to keepe his lawes commaundements to their saluation and welfare The kingdome of Antichrist is his gouernmēt confirmed by the ciuill Magistrate whereby he abuseth the obedience of the people to keepe his euill lawes and customes to their own damnation The ouerseeing and trying out of wickednes is his forceable taking of accountes by the watch in his church and the skāning of things by his worde whereby he maketh known that which anie would hyde Rebuke is a pronouncing of the knowne wickednes of anie with condemning the same in the hearing of the offēder only if his fault be priuate or of witnesses if he be wilfull therein openlie iustifie it or of the church if he yet bee more wilfull or else if his faulte be open in the presence and hearing of those whiche see his fault or if he be wilfull before the churche whereby he may be ashamed and others feare Separatiō of the open wilfull or greeuous offēders is a dutifulnes of the church in withholding from them the christian communion and fellowship by pronouncing and shewing the couenaunt of christian cōmunion to be broken by their greeuous wickednes and that with mourning fasting and prayer for them denouncing Gods iudgements against them 49 What vse hath the churche of the graces and offices vnder Christ It hath those which haue office of teaching and guiding Also those which haue office of cherishing and releeuing the afflicted poore Also it hath the graces of all the brethren and people to doo good withall 49 What is the common plague in drawing corruptions and partaking wickednes together vnder Antichrist Some haue office of deceauing and misleading the people Some of prouiding for the belly and kitchin All the company do partake further wickednes in a false worship vngodly behauiour 49 The office of teaching and guiding is a charge or message committed by God vnto those which haue grace and giftes for the same and thereto are tried and duelie receyued of the people to vse their obedience in learning and keeping the lawes of God 50 Who haue the grace office of teaching and guiding Some haue this charge and office together which can not be sundred Some haue their seueral charge ouer manie churches Some haue charge but in one church onlie 50 Who haue the office of deceauing and misleading the people Some haue their authoritie power of rauening ioined together and participate Likewise some haue their seueral power to rauene manie churches Also some are tied toe particular churches 50 The offices or charges participate and ioyned are whiche haue their execution and gouernement with consent and counsell of diuers in the same office and charge 51 How haue some their
the priest doth eate of it himselfe and carieth it rounde about vnto them with a vayne babling ouer euery one which receyue and eate it kneeling downe before him Likewise also they take the cuppe and inchaunte it by reading a grace or other prayers ouer it then they reade it or by the booke pronounce it to be the bloud of Christ which is but an Idole in steade thereof And so he and they drinking it doe euen drinke their iniquitie and feede thereon So are they imbouldned and further strengthned in ther sinne Hitherto of our calling in the newe Testament 63 Applying of the signe is a due manner of giuing taking and vsing it in an holy communion vppon the worde preached Pronouncing the breade to be the bodie of Christe is a warranting and sanctifying thereof by the authoritie of God in the message of the Preacher to bee an outwarde religious signe seale or pledge of his bodie broken for vs and of the spirituall grace receyued thereby Pronouncing the drinke to be the blood of Christe is a warranting or sanctifying thereof by the authoritie of God in the message of the Preacher to bee an outwarde religious signe and seale or pledge of his bloudsheading for remission of our sinnes and of the spirituall grace receyued thereby Now followeth what calling the Iewes had in the olde Testament as by shadowes and ceremonies which nowe are abolished It were to long to write of all the Iewishe Ceremonies seeing wee would haue this Booke so small as we could For the order of handling them there is no difficultie for looke as the pointes and matter of our redemption be so must the ceremonies be applied thereto 64 What calling is there by ceremonies and shadowes By outwarde sensible signes they teach vs spirituall graces as the ceremonies of the oulde law which are abolished And in the new Testament the two Sacraments before mentioned To apply this to the Iewes at this tyme. 64 How are the Iewes called away misled by the ceremonies Their outward sensible signes are a mockerie of the spirituall graces yea Idols be they and superstitious trifles in stead of grace and truth which is by Christ Iesus 64 The olde Testament was a declaring teaching by a due message from God of the redemption by Christ who was yet for to come but yet in darker manner by shadowes and ceremonies applied to the doctrine to represent Christe Iesus Ceremonies be outwarde sensible signes sanctified and applied by the worde duelie preached to be religious shewes of some spirituall graces which are meant thereby Ceremonies remaining which rather are to be called Sacramentes are Religious Signes and seales confirming and sealing vnto vs by the worde duly preached a spiritual Grace receaued alredy For they be rather seales of graces receyued then shewes and shadowes of graces comming Ceremonies abolished are which being fulfilled in Christ whom and whose dooinges they did signifie doo cease to be helde anie longer because Christe Iesus hath made our saluation so cleare that to vse the olde ceremonies were to darken the light with shadowes and to chaunge Christ Iesus him selfe for the signes and shewes of him 65 Which be the ceremonies of the ould law Some were ceremonies of the whole church and of our whole redemption As the Garden of Eden after the fall of man For the Tree of lyfe which before the fall of Adam was but a token of his obedience of his welfare and happie life thereby was nowe made a signe of life in Christ Iesus Also his driuing from the tree garden was a signe that he should seeke life and redemption by Christ in his Church For the Garden also did shadowe out the Church as the Tree did shadowe Christ Iesus Also the Altar and place togither where it stoode before the Tabernacle was commaunded For the Church of God is as holie grounde for the Altare Christ Iesus and we are y e place which he hath chosen to put his name there Christ is the Altar because that as by the Altare the place and all that was done in it was sanctified so by Christ both we and all that we doo in our regeneration is cleansed and sanctified And therefore is Christ the Altare because that as it was for burnt and sinne offerings and for meate offeringes and peace offerings c. So Christ was slaine to be our burnt and sinne offeringe and he ouercame and tooke awaye sinne and miserie and restored our happines to be our meate offering and peace offering The Arke of Noah and the doare thereof and the safetie of his familie therin did signifie the spiritual house and Church of God whereof Christ is the doore and also the spirituall safetie and happines therein which shal be perfected after this life The land of Canaan and the increase and blessinges therof were figures of the Lords Church and people and of the spirituall graces which the Lorde bestoweth thereon For as the landes of the kingedome is the Kinges inheritaunce so we are the Lordes spirituall inheritaunce and his Canaan ouer which he raigneth The same also is to be sated of some places in the lande of Canaan The Passeouer and comminge out of Egypte did foreshew our redemption from Satan and Antichrist and from all wickednes and miserie For wee eate the Paschall Lambe Christe Iesus when we feede spirituallie on his death and tormentes and so die with him by repentaunce vnto sinne and when we receyue the graces of his resurrection and happines with God and so partake and growe togither in one bodie and church in one Christian communion of graces whereby wee goe out of Egypt as did the Israelites As the Rocke from whom doth flow the spiritual drincke The Tabernacle framed and made for a dwelling to the Lord wherein he delighteth The Citie Ierusalem Mount Zion The Temple The Sanctuarie The Slaughter of the Midianites and such great Deliuerances The Returne from the Captiuitie c. Also certaine Families houlding the ceremonies and true Religion As the familie of Noah and those before him which were raised vp in Abels roume Abraham and his seed Moses and the Kingdome of Israel in the handes of good Kinges Iudges Aaron his seed the Priestes and Leuites Dauid his seed in the seat of Iudgment tyll the coming of Christ. And other such like 65 How doe they make the ceremonies Idols mockeries of the truth They haue some Ceremonies in place of the Church and of the redemption by the Messiah whiche are Idoles in steade of the Church and of the redemption As the Garden of Eden and the Tree of life therein they make an idol in stead of Christ his church if stil thei holde thē as ceremonies that the Messiah our tree of life is not come that he daily doth not gather his church which is our garden of Eden For therein we haue our spirituall beautie looke for an end of this
charge and office together There be Synodes or the meetings of sundrie churches which are when the weaker churches seeke helpe of the stronger for deciding or redressing of matters or else the stronger looke to them for redresse There is also prophecie or meetings for the vse of euerie mans gift in talk or reasoning or exhortation and doctrine There is the Eldershippe or meetings of the most forwarde and wise for lookinge to matters 51 Howe haue they their Antichristian authoritie ioyned partaking They haue their popishe Synodes counselles and conuocations c. They haue their prophecies commō places collegies c for the abuse of mens guiftes by triflinges and stintings inioyninges and charginges in popishe wise They haue their spirituall courts churchwardens sydemen c. 51 A Synode is a Ioyning or partaking of the authoritie of manie Churches mette togither in peace for redresse and deciding of matters which can not wel be otherwise taken vp Prophecie is a ioyning or partaking of the office of manie Teachers in peaceable manner both for iudgement and tryall and also for the vse of euerie mannes gifte in talke reasoning exhortation or doctrine Eldership is a Ioyning or partaking of the authoritie of Elders or forwardest and wysest in a peaceable meeting for redressing and deciding of matters in particular Churches and for counsaile therein 52 Who haue their seueral charge ouer many churches Apostles had charge ouer many churches Likewise Prophetes which had their reuelations or visions Likewise helpers vnto these as Euāgelistes and companions of their iourneis 52 Who haue their false charge ouer manie churches High popishe Commissioners and Legates c. Archbishoppes and Bishoppes c. Also helpers vnto these as Chaūcelours Commissareis Sumners c rouing and wandring Ministers 52 An Apostle is a person hauing office and message from God for the which he is meete vnto all persons and churches to shewe them their state of damnatiō for some notable want or wickednes and to vse the obedience of all persons and churches whiche receyue him to plante reforme and set order for auoyding that damnation A Prophet is a person hauing office and message from God for the which hee is meete to foretell of plagues or of blessings which GOD hath shewed to the Prophet to vse the obedience of all which receiue him to plante reforme and set order for the auoyding of the plagues and the obtayning of the blessings Euangelistes are persons hauing office message of God for the which they are tried to be meete and thereto are chosen where the church is planted or receiued by obedience whē they plant the church to helpe the Apostles or Prophetes either by preparing a way for them to do the more good or by holding that waye course which the Apostles and Prophetes appointe vnto them 53 Who haue their seuerall charge in one Churche onely to teache and guide the same The Pastour or he which hath the guift of exhorting and applying especiallie The Teacher or he whiche hath the guift of teaching especially and lesse guift of exhorting and applying They whiche helpe vnto them both in ouerseeing and counsailinge as the most forward or Elders 53 Who haue their false charge ouer one churche onlie to deceaue and misleade it Priestes Parsons Vicars Curats and the rest of that rable which ar thrust vppon the flocke And helpers vnto these as euerie Questman and the Clarks and Readers and Singers c. 53 A Pastor is a person hauing office and message of God for exhorting mouing especially and guiding accordinglie for the which he is tried to be meete thereto is duelie chosen by the church which calleth him or receyued by obedience where he planteth the Church A Teacher of doctrine is a person hauing office and message of God for teaching especiallie and guiding accordinglie with lesse gifte to exhorte and applie for the which he is tri●d to be meete and thereto is duelie chosen by the church which calleth him or receyued by obedience where he planteth the church An Elder or more forward in gifte is a person hauing office and message of God for ouersight and counsaile and redressing thinges amisse for the which he is tried c. 54 Who haue office of cherishing and releeuing the afflicted and poore The Releeuers or Deacons which are to gather and bestowe the church liberalitie The Widowes which are to praye for the church with attendaunce to the sicke and afflicted thereof 54 Whoe be for the kitchin and for feeding the bellie They haue their ciuil collections popishlie established Also Amners Almsemen Beade-houses Mourners Stewards Cookes with all that rable 54 The Releeuer is a person hauing office of God to prouide gather bestowe the giftes and liberalitie of the church as there is need● to the which office he is tried and receyued as meete The Widowe is a p●rson hauing office of god to pray for the church to visit and minister to those which are afflicted distressed in the church for the which she is tried and receyued as meete 55 How hath the church the vse of those graces which al y e brethrē people haue to do good withal Because euerie one of the church is made a Kinge a Priest and a Prophet vnder Christ to vpholde and further the kingdom of God to breake and destroie the kingdome of Antichrist and Satan 55 Howe are the people of the euill churches a plague to them selues by partaking wickednes one with an other Euery one is a captaine and ringleader to mischeefe Also a spirituall infection and abomination Also a false wretched deceauour 55 The kingdome of all Christians is their office of guiding and ruling with Christ to subdue the wicked and make one another obedient to Christ. Their Priesthoode is their office of cleansing and redressing wickednes whereby sinne and vncleannes is taken away from amongst them Their Prophecie is their office of iudging all thinges by the worde of God whereby they increase in knowledge and wisedome among them selues 56 Howe are we made Kinges We must all watch one an other and trie out all wickednes We must priuatlie and openlie rebuke the priuat and open offendours We must also separate the wilful and more greeuous offenders and withdraw our selues frō them and gather the righteous togither 56 Howe is euerie one a captaine and ringleader to mischeefe Thei all seek occasions of euill and hunt for the bloud of the righteous They chide brawle without shame both priuatlie and openlie They driue and chase from them the righteous and loath their companie 56 Looke question 48. For watching trying out wickednes For priuate and open rebuke For separation 57 How are all Christians made Priestes vnder Christ They present and offer vp praiers vnto God for them selues for others They turne others from iniquitie so that attonement is
Sabbathes 108 What be the speciall duties for the name and kingdome of God They are for the worshippe of God on some speciall occasions Or for some speciall furtheraunce of his kingdome 108 Which be the speciall sinnes of hindering Gods name and kingdome They be when we giue speciall occasions for men to skorne be ashamed of our profession And when we hinder the building of his kingdome 108 Special dueties for the Name of GOD are whereby God is chieflie glorified on greater or some times more rare occasions The Name of God is the knowledge of his excellencie and worthines whereby he is glorified accordinglie To vse his name rightlie is to glorifie him according to the knowledge we should haue of his excellencie For the difference of the name and glorie of God looke the 10. question and this 108. question The speciall worship of God is our holines in giuing him honour on greater or more rare occasions 109 What speciall worshippe of God is there Our speciall humbling with praier in straunger iudgments Our speciall thankfulnes and praising of God in straunger blessinges Our speciall vowes which we are for to keepe and performe 109 What speciall occasions giue the wicked of shaming and skorning the worshippe of god They shewe their hardning and willfulnes in straunger iudgementes Also their sottishnes in straunger blessinges Also they hould their wicked course still and are soulde to do euill 109 The definitions of humbling prayer and thankefulnes are giuen before but here the speciall occasions are to be considered A Vowe is a faithfull promise made by an othe vnto God in our hartes or by voyce speache whereby we bynde our selues to him for some speciall blessing which we haue or looke for to shewe our thankefulnes in some speciall duetiefulnes which before we knewe not or did neglecte 110 What speciall furtheraunce of the kingdome of God is ther In talke to edifie one an other by praising God and declaring his will by rebuke or exhortation In doubt and controuersie to sweare by his name on iust occasions and to vse lottes Also to keepe the meetinges of the church and with our especiall friends for spirituall exercises 110 What hinderances be there of building Gods kingdome In talke to encourage to vanitie and wickednes and discourage from goodnes To speake blasphemies or to vse idle othes or gaming tryfling by Lottes To forsake the church meetinges or be negligent therin and to be neare friendlie to the wicked to the increase of wickednes 110 The kingdome of God which is called his church is defined before Edifying is a cōmunion or bestowing of our graces in knowledge coūsel due behauior to further all godlines in our selues others Rebuke is a pronouncing of the knowne wickednes of anie with condemning of the same by the word of God wherby they haue shame that others might feare Exhortation is an edifying by all comfortable wordes promises in the Scripture to worke in our hartes the estimatiō of our dueties with loue and zeale therevnto An Othe or Swearing by God is an honoring of God in his Iustice when wee call him to be a Iudge and witnesse of that trueth which can not otherwise be founde out and an auenger of our lies if we speake any thing faslie Lotting is an applying of some thing which is chaunce vnto vs to be a token of Gods will in such doubts and controuersies as he only is to determine We honor him by Lottes when we call take him for our Iudge Guide in thē The Church meetings are the due resorting comming togither of Christians for mutuall comfort by their presence and communion of graces to further all godlines 111 What special duties be ther for the Sabbathe All the generall duties of religion holines towards God and all the speciall dueties of worshipping God furthering his kingdome must on the Sabbath he performed with ceasing from our callinges labour in worldlye thinges Yet such busines as can not be putt of tyll the daie after nor done the daie before may then be done 111 What is the speciall sinne of breaking the Lords Sabbathe It is notable prophanes and worldlines and a cheefe hinderaunce of the name of God when we followe our worldlie busines and callinges on the Sabbathe or giue our selues to other vanitie and wickednes 111 The Sabbath or rest or keeping of the Sabbath is an holy vsing of euerie seuenth day in all dueties of Religion and holines worshipping God and furthering his kingdome and that with resting and ceasing from our calling and labour in worldly things Our Sabbath is on the Lordes day which is the day of his rysing from the dead and is held by the church for a Sabbath or rest vnto God the next day after the Iewish Sabbath So that we counte euerie Sabbath from one Lords day to another Hitherto of the dueties of religion holines Now followe the dueties of righteousnes concerning man 112 Whiche bee the dueties of righteousnes concerning man They be eyther more bounde● as the generall dueties in gouernement betwene gouernours and inferiours Or they be more free as the generall dueties of freedome Or else they be more speciall duties for eche others name and for auoyding couetousnes 112 Which be the sinnes of vnrighteousnes concerning man They be either in the abuse of gouernement Or in the abuse of freedome and libertie Or in speciall faulting by our owne and others euill name and by couetousnes 112 Our gouernement is our Lordshipp authoritie or chieftie ouer anie whereby wee vse their obedience and seruice to partake vnto them the vse graces of our authoritie and guiding The definition aboue set vnder this Righteousnes cōcerning man is that part of godlines whereby we keepe and do all dueties both towards our selues and towardes all men faile in none of them 113 What be the dueties of Gouernours They consist in the entraunce of that ralling And in the due execution thereof by ruling well 113 How is gouernemente abused By an ambitious seeking and vsurping of that calling which belōgeth not to them And by an euill handling thereof for their pleasure and lustes 113 Entrance or taking on vs the calling of gouernement is a due maner of beginning the same being prepared and meete thereto 114 How must Superiours enter and take their calling By assuraunce of their guift By speciall charge and commaundemente from God to put it in practise By agreement of men 114 How do the wicked ambitiously seeke and vsurpe their gouernment They are vnfitt and vnskilfull to gouerne They are forbidden by God and vnsent to that calling They steale into that calling or get it by force and rauening 114 Assurance of our gifte is a conscience of our ablenes to followe that calling because we knowe our owne readines to doo all the dueties thereof with preuayling and prospering