A86003:108
Male audis or An answer to Mr. Coleman his Malè dicis. Wherein the repugnancy…
Male audis or An answer to Mr. Coleman his Malè dicis. Wherein the repugnancy of his Erastian doctrine to the word of God, to the solemn League and Covenant, and to the ordinances of Parliament: also his contradictions, tergiversations, heterodoxies, calumnies, and perverting of testimonies, are made more apparent then formerly. Together with some animadversions upon Master Hussey his Plea for Christian magistracy: showing, that in divers of the afore mentioned particulars he hath miscarried as much, and in some particulars more then Mr Coleman. / By George Gillespie, minister at Edinburgh. Published by authority.Male audis or An answer to Mr. Coleman his Malè dicis. Wherein the repugnancy of his Erastian doctrine to the word of God, to the solemne League and Covenant, and to the ordinances of Parliament: also his contradictions, tergiversations, heterodoxies, calumnies, and perverting of testimonies, are made more apparent then formerly. Together with some animadversions upon Master Hussey his Plea for Christian magistracy: shewing, that in divers of the afore mentioned particulars he hath miscarried as much, and in some particulars more then Mr Coleman. / By George Gillespie, minister at Edinbrugh. Published by authority.
London: printed for Robert Bostocke, 1646
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Thirdly, ibid. Knowledge saith he is only with Mr. Gillespie, others understand neither what they say, nor whereof they affirms. He will sooner bring water out of flint, then prove this consequence out of my Title page. Although I confess himself hath affirmed divers things of the Church of Scotland, which he doth not understand, as I have made plainly to appear. If he take a review of the Title page of his re-examination, he gives more ground for this consequence, that Mr. Coleman is the only man that denies himself: others seek great things for themselves. Or from the Title page of his Maledicis, this consequence will be as good that Mr. Coleman is the only man that blesseth, others are revilers.
Thirdly, ibid. Knowledge saith he is onely with Mr. Gillespie, others understand neither what they say, nor whereof they affirms. He will sooner bring water out of flint, then prove this consequence out of my Title page. Although I confesse himselfe hath affirmed divers things of the Church of Scotland, which he doth not understand, as I have made plainely to appeare. If he take a review of the Title page of his re-examination, he gives more ground for this consequence, that Mr. Coleman is the onely man that denies himselfe: others seeke great things for themselves. Or from the Title page of his Maledicis, this consequence will be as good that Mr. Coleman is the onely man that blesseth, others are revilers.
Fourthly, Thus saith Mr. Coleman, O y•e Honourable House of Parliament, Take you notice that you manage that great place of yours under Christ and for Christ: He is your head and you are his servants. And take you notice withal that Mr. Gillespy accounts this your reproach. Maledicis Maledicis, pag. 17. But O ye Honourable House of Parliament, be pleased to take notice of my own plain expression of my mind in my Nihil respondes, pag. 13. The Christian Magistrate manageth his Office under and for Christ, that is, so as to be serviceable for the Kingdom and Glory of Christ. And now judge whether it be suitable to the sincerity and candour of a Minister of the Gospel, to endeavour to make me odious to authority, by imputing to me that which not only I did not say, but the contrary whereof I did plainly express? The thing which I charged his doctrine with was this, that by holding all government to be given to Christ as Mediator, and from him as Mediator derived to the Magistrate as his Vicegerent, he shaketh the foundation of Magistracy. I am sure that which I hold, that all lawful Magistrates are Powers ordained by God and are to be honoured