A30189:180
An answer to two treatises of Mr. John Can, the leader of the English…An answer to two treatises of Mr. Iohn Can, the leader of the English…
An answer to two treatises of Mr. John Can, the leader of the English Brownists in Amsterdam the former called, A necessity of separation from the Church of England, proved by the Nonconformists principles : the other, A stay against straying : wherein in opposition to M. John Robinson, he undertakes to prove the unlawfulness of hearing the ministers of the Church of England ... / by the late learned, laborious and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, John Ball.An answer to two treatises of Mr. Iohn Can, the leader of the English Brownists in Amsterdam the former called, A necessitie of separation from the Church of England, proved by the Nonconformists principles : the other, A stay against straying : wherein in opposition to M. Iohn Robinson, he undertakes to prove the unlawfulnesse of hearing the ministers of the Church of England ... / by the late learned, laborious and faithfull servant of Jesus Christ, John Ball.
London: printed by R.B., 1642
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The conclusions from this Text of Scripture, may be such as these; That oftentimes the letter of the Law giveth place to great necessities; or that Gods worship, where he hath prescribed and determined the manner, must be performed as he hath appointed. But that no other service may be tendered unto God, than he hath instituted (though ⟨p. 53⟩that be a Truth) or that in every title he hath determined the manner of his Service, that cannot be gathered from this Text.
All their wickedness is in Gilgal (saith the Lord by the Prophet) for there do I hate them: 1for the wickedness of their inventions I will cast them out of mine house: I will love them no more: all their Princes are rebels. The wickedness of Gilgal was that horrible idolatry, wherewith it was polluted, and by their inventions, we must understand their idolatrous Worship, set up directly against the Commandment of God. And by the house of God, neither the land which the Lord gave them to possess, or the family of God is meant: but the condition of the people of Israel, will not suffer the Sanctuary or Tabernacle to be understood. For they set up Altars, and sacrificed in Gilgal, where was neither the Ark, nor Sanctuary of the Lord, and when God had expressly forbidden either to multiply Altars, or to sacrifice in any other place than that which he had chosen unto himself. 2directly contrary to Gods Commandment, is unlawful, therefore it is unlawful to worship God in any other way or manner than he hath instituted? The thing concluded is true, but it hangs to the Premises as a rope of sand.
All their wickednesse is in Gilgal (saith the Lord by the Prophet) for there doe I hate them: 1for the wickednesse of their inventions I will cast them out of mine house: I will love them no more: all their Princes are rebells. The wickednesse of Gilgal was that horrible idolatrie, wherewith it was polluted, and by their inventions, wee must understand their idolatrous Worship, set up directly against the Commandement of God. And by the house of God, neither the land which the Lord gave them to possesse, or the family of God is meant: but the condition of the people of Israel, will not suffer the Sanctuary or Tabernacle to be understood. For they set up Altars, and sacrificed in Gilgal, where was neither the Arke, nor Sanctuary of the Lord, and when God had expresly forbidden either to multiply Altars, or to sacrifice in any other place than that which he had chosen unto himselfe.