A treatise tending unto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of…A treatise tending vnto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of…

Euseb. No, you must understand that there be two states or regiments in the world: the kingdom of heaven which is the regiment of the Gospel: and the regiment of the world, which is the temporal kingdom. In the first state there is neither father nor mother, neither master, mistress, maid, nor servant, nor husband, nor wife, nor Lord, nor subject, nor inferior woman, but Christ is all, & each to other is Christ himself, there is none better then other, but all alike good, all brethren, and Christ only is Lord over all, neither is there any other thing to do, or other law, save to love one another as Christ loved […]: In the temporal regiment, is husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, mistress, maid, manservant, subject, Lord? Now every person is a double person, and under two regiments: ⟨p. 187⟩in the first regiment I am a person of mine own self under Christ and his doctrine, and may neither hate nor be angry, and much less fight or revenge: but must after the example of Christ, humble my self, forsake and deny my self, and hate my self, and caste my self away, and be meek and patient, and let every man go over me and tread me underfoot, and do me wrong: and yet I am to love them, and pray for them as Christ did for his crucifiers: for love is all, and whatsoever is not of love, is damnable, and cast forth of that kingdom. In the temporal regiment thou art a person in respect of an other, thou art husband, father, mother, daughter, wife, lord, subject, and there thou must do according to thine office. If thou be a father thou must do the office of a father and rule, or else thou damnest thy self: thou must bring all under obedience, whether by fair means or by foul: thou must have obedience of thy wife, of thy servants, and of thy subjects, if they will not obey in love, thou must chide, fight, and correct, as far as the law of GOD and the law of the land will suffer thee: Now to the purpose: whether a man may ⟨p. 188⟩resist violence, and defend or revenge himself: I say nay, in the first state where thou art a person for thy self alone, and Christs disciple, there thou must love and of love do, study and enforce: yea & suffer all things (as Christ did to make peace, that the blessing of God may come upon thee, Which saith, blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be the children of God.

Euseb. No, you must vnderstand that there bee two states or regiments in the worlde: the kingdome of heauen which is the regiment of the Gospell: and the regiment of the worlde, which is the temporall kingdome. In the first state there is neither father nor mother, neither maister, mistres, maide, nor seruant, nor husband, nor wife, nor Lord, nor subiect, nor inferior woman, but Christ is all, & each to other is Christe himself, there is none better then other, but all alike good, all brethren, and Christ onlie is Lord ouer all, neither is there any other thing to doo, or other law, saue to loue one another as Christ loued : In the temporall regiment, is husband, wife, father, mother, sonne, daughter, mistres, maide, manseruant, subiect, Lord? Now euery person is a double person, and vnder two regimēts: