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Gods husbandry
Gods husbandry: the first part. Tending to show the difference betwixt the hypocrite and the true-hearted Christian. As it was delivered in certain sermons, and is now published by William Whately, preacher of the Word of God in Banbury in OxfordshireGods husbandry: the first part. Tending to shew the difference betwixt the hypocrite and the true-hearted Christian. As it was deliuered in certaine sermons, and is now published by William Whately, preacher of the Word of God in Banbury in Oxfordsheire
London: printed by Bernard Alsop and Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1622
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.
In things tendered to the thoughts of his mind, he demandeth how it is written?1 and how do I read? so far (and no further) stooping, and yielding, as he findeth divine authority, with Prophetical and Apostolical testimony, to call for yeeldance. I have walked in thy truth,2 saith David. He knows, that what the Lord hath commended to his Church, by those principal Pastors of his ⟨p. 115⟩Church, the Prophets and Apostles, that is Gods truth; and therefore he subdues his reason and affections unto it. But if any man will bring any thing to him, and press it as necessary to salvation, which hath not the stamp of divine inspiration; he knows not how to submit his conscience to such baseness, as to yield it self to any other, than the royal sovereignty of the Lord of Lords, and King of Kings; like a right good subject, and withal noble and ingenuous: that as he cannot be induced to with-draw his neck from his Princes yoke, so can he by no means endure the burden of an usurpers Sceptre; and therefore he had rather die with the honourable liberty of a subject of the Lord, than live a slave, enthralled to the tyranny of an usurping creature.
In things tendred to the thoughts of his mind, hee demaundeth how it is written?1 and how doe I reade? so farre (and no further) stooping, and yeelding, as he findeth diuine authority, with Propheticall and Apostolicall testimony, to call for yeeldance. I haue walked in thy truth,2 saith Dauid. He knowes, that what the Lord hath commended to his Church, by those principall Pastours of his ⟨p. 115⟩Church, the Prophets and Apostles, that is Gods truth; and therefore he subdues his reason and affections vnto it. But if any man will bring any thing to him, and presse it as necessary to saluation, which hath not the stampe of diuine inspiration; he knowes not how to submit his conscience to such basenesse, as to yeeld it selfe to any other, than the royall soueraignty of the Lord of Lords, and King of Kings; like a right good subiect, and withall noble and ingenuous: that as he cannot be induced to with-draw his necke from his Princes yoke, so can he by no meanes indure the burden of an vsurpers Scepter; and therefore he had rather die with the honorable liberty of a subiect of the Lord, than liue a slaue, inthralled to the tyranny of an vsurping creature.