all Errors, and Heresies, and false doctrines, as is evident by that of Paul 1 Cor. 1. 12. If any man, build upon this founda∣tion gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble, every mans work shal be made manifest; for the day shal declare it, because it shal be revealed by fire, and the fire shal try every mans work of what sort it is, &c,
So that a man may lay Christ for a foundation, and yet build wood, hay, and stubble upon him, that is, humane doctrines and the inventions of men, and false and wicked opinions.
2. The destruction of this hay, wood, and stubble, error, here∣fie, and humane doctrines in the Church of God, that is, the people built on Christ, shal not be by Laws of States, or Con∣stitutions of Councels, but by the Holy Ghost which is as fire.
The Spirit shal come into the Saints, and burn up all that corrupt and false doctrine that wil not indure the Spirit; and error shal never be destroyed, but by the Spirit of truth. So that the Spirit reforms all error, as wel as all corruptions in the faithful.
2. The Spirit doth not only reform the flesh by taking away all evil out of it, whether corruptions or errors; but also it changeth the flesh into its own likenesse: For the Spirit is as fire that changeth every thing into its self; and so doth the Spirit in the flesh, make the flesh spirituall: like heavenly fire it changeth men into its own likenesse, and makes them spiri∣tual, heavenly, holy, meek, good, loving, &c.
And thus the Spirit reforms indeed: When the Spirit is pou∣red forth upon a man, how wonderfully doth it reform him? this works a change in him in goodearnest, and no man is ever truly reformed, til he receive the Spirit.
And thus you see the means that Christ useth to work this Reformation, and these are the only Means.
Object. Yea but I hope you wil allow secular power too: May not the Spiritual Church of Christ be Reformed with worldly and secular power.
Ans. I answer, by no means, and that for these Can∣ses.