26 Z aPerfCCvs®nandfeparaíáo, fr' om,dr6, defpetate, and covereth fins infteadndemn- tng without proof,would equally cure themoth. And letme yet conclude with this doubleprra reflation againit the carping flanderer who ufeth to faliifie mens words. Firft, That I intend not in all this any flattery of the ungodly,. or making them better than they are , or forbearing plain reproof or Church-difc.ipline, nor any unlawful communion with the wicked, nor countenancing them in any of their fns, nor negle&.ing to call them to repentance. Secondly, That while I here nameperfecmtion, try purpofe is not to mark out any perfons or party above others, or determine who they be that are the perfecutors : But only toBete& the deceit£ulnefs of our hearts when we molt com- plain of it , and to thew that wherever that fin is indeed, it corneth but from the fame principle as finfnl feparation 'loth : even from thedeath of Love to others.', Thirdly, and I add, that though I here aggra= vate the perfecutibn cf unjuft excommunications ér feparations, as robbing men of the priviledge of Chriflians, yet leaving them the common li- berties of men and fubje&s ; it is none of my purpcfe toequal this abfolutelywith that deftroy- ing cruelty, which leaveth them neither and will not fuer them to enjoy fo much liberty , as l-ieathens and Infidels may enjoy, or as 'Paul had trader fuck. e428. taut. DIRECT;
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