216 Tonfeparate notfrom all perfecutors, on the high way, and you and another were both charged with the robbery ; and to the other it ïg faid, I prove by witnefi that thou didfi rob we ; And to you it is Paid , Do ¡bon bringfiricitnt proof that thou didfl not rob me ? Would you not think that you had the more injuftice ? Obj. But of all men living no man can think that 4 perfecutor is godly andfit for Churchcommisnions e.tinfa e Either ofthefe anfwers may flop your mouths, Firil, What is that to the whole `Parifieu whofe communion youavoid, who never perfe cuted you ? ,Did all the Miniflers and common people perfecute you ? Secondly, Was it no perfecution When many Anabaptifls and Separatifis made flitch work in England; Scotland and Ireland in Crommel, time and after as they did ? When fo many were turn- edout of the Univerfities for not engaging? and fo many out of the Afiniflry ? and fo manyout of the Magifiracy & Corporation priviledgei?And when Ili Ordinance was made toaft out al/ Miniflers whá Would not pray for the fuccefs of their Nears againfl Scotland, or that would not give God thanks foi their ViUories; When I have heard them pproms fefc that they, believed that there were many thoa- fuel godly men, that were killed at Dunbar (to inf}ance inno other;) and yet aye were all by their Ordinance to be cafe out , that would not give God thanks for this? And the execution of it was much threatned, though they did it not. And what more harfh kind of perfecùtion could there be, than to force men to go hypocritically to God a- gainft their confciences, and take on them tobeg for the fuccefs of a war whic,h they judged ur7- lawfait
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