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The natural mans case stated, or, An exact map of the little world man…The naturall mans case stated, or, An exact map of the little world man…
The natural mans case stated, or, An exact map of the little world man considered in both his capacities, either in the state of nature or grace / as is laid down in XVII sermons by that late truly orthodox divine, Mr. Christopher Love ... ; whereunto is annexed The saints triumph over death, being his funeral sermon, by that painful labourer in the Lords vineyard, Mr. Tho. Manton ...The naturall mans case stated, or, An exact map of the little world man considered in both his capacities, either in the state of nature or grace / as is laid down in XVII sermons by that late truely orthodox divine, Mr. Christopher Love ... ; whereunto is annexed The saints triumph over death, being his funeral sermon, by that painful labourer in the Lords vineyard, Mr. Tho. Manton ...
London: printed by E. Cotes for George Eversden, 1652
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5. They differ in their censure, the censure of a Commonwealth may extend so far as to confiscation of goods, to banishment, imprisonment, or death, but the censure of the Church extends only to excommunication, or throwing the offender out of their society or fellowship, they can do no more, and must do no more, the Church of Christ can inflict no censure, but only to excommunicate, and therefore their practise that do imprison and censure and inflict punishment upon their people, is not warrantable but does contradict the rule of the Word; and those ⟨p. 109⟩likewise that do cry out against Church Government, as tyrannical, do very much mistake, for the Church of God their censure is not corporeal but spiritual. But though the Church may not censure any man that is an offender, yet she may complain to the Commonwealth, and they may restrain and quell them and keep them under, and inflict punishments upon them.
5. They differ in their censure, the censure of a Commonwealth may extend so far as to confiscation of goods, to banishment, imprisonment, or death, but the censure of the Church extends only to excommunication, or throwing the offender out of their society or fellowship, they can doe no more, and must doe no more, the Church of Christ can inflict no censure, but onely to excommunicate, and therefore their practise that doe imprison and censure and inflict punishment upon their people, is not warrantable but does contradict the rule of the Word; and those ⟨p. 109⟩likewise that doe cry out against Church Government, as tyrannicall, do very much mistake, for the Church of God their censure is not corporeall but spirituall. But though the Church may not censure any man that is an offender, yet she may complain to the Commonwealth, and they may restrain and quell them and keep them under, and inflict punishments upon them.
Thus then you see both wherein a Church and a Commonwealth do agree, and wherein they differ, and if this be so that the Church of God is a spiritual Commonwealth, then give me leave to draw these three Inferences from hence.