A30570:776
The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs
The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs ; published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]
London: printed by Peter Cole and Edward Cole, 1661
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.
Fourthly, If they hear any thing of the word, they are bound to take no other interpretation, but the Churches, the Priests give them, though it be never so gross, now to bind mens Consciences to this, is a most abominable Bondage, And yet what vile Interpretations? If it is Blasphemy for the Devil to say, he will ascend and be like the highest, no less to make God descend to be like the Prince of darkness, to set the Kings stamp ⟨p. 203⟩upon false coin, Now to bind mens consciences to their wicked interpretations of Scripture, this is a most abominable bondage.
Fourthly, If they hear any thing of the word, they are bound to take no other interpretation, but the Churches, the Preists give them, though it be never so gross, now to bind mens Consciencs to this, is a most abinable Bondage, And yet what vile Interpretations? If it is Blasphemy for the Devil to say, he will ascend and be like the highest, no less to make God descend to be like the Prince of darkness, to set the Kings stamp ⟨p. 203⟩upon false coyne, Now to bind mens consciences to their wicked interpretations of Scripture, this is a most abominable bondage.
5. This is a great bondage that no Ordinance can be administered but by the power of Antichrist, and those he shall give power unto; and this is a great bondage to the Church to be stinted in Gods Ordinances: They are the Churches privileges, especially that of Prayer the spirit of Prayer and Supplication, is one of the especial Privileges of the Church. Gal. 4.6. Because you are sons, God hath sent forth the spirit of his Son into your hearts crying Abba Father. There he speaks of the liberty of Gods people as they are sons, & they have the fruit of their son-ship: Now when as God doth give his spirit to his Church as part of their liberty; for them to be restrained in their liberty to pray just no more then the Pope shall appoint, and so to have no Ordinances but according to his power; what abominable bondage is this, and what heart that knows any true Christian liberty, would be in such a bondage.