( 215 ) Chriftians, I confers: we will not recant there errours, till they have better proved them fuch. The Papifts that fwarm with Errours, as a Beggar doth with Lice, yet burn the Prote- ftants as for Erroar. 2. I prayyou with thofe infallible men,that in the ditchof dirt are delivered from all the uncleanne.fs-of errour, to fend only thofe that are without errour to calt the firft dtoneet us, or thole that have no worfe errour than ours to filence, excommunicate and deftroy us. 3. Have we given them no reafobs ofour dif ent ? 4, Do they not know that the argument that bath brought us all into the cafe that we are in, was thusgiven us i 664. and oft lince in Print ? [ If we abate them any thing, they will fay that Read the Lord our Church was faulty, and needed that Reformation ] who C. Alban s then is it that hath divided us to avoid confeffion of any ons of Recon former faasltinefs ? Tho' good Bithop Hall pronounced] a citing and Edi. heavy Sentence on them that will juftify the mifcarriages fication of the of the Prelates. Church ofEn- gland, and his Advertifement on the prefent Church-Controverfles, and fee whether he thought there was no need of Reformation : And Judge Hales Papers ofReligion. ' L. Obj. V. Theyfay that you took_ part with the Parliament again; the King, 4nd involved the Land in Blond, andhavefill the fame rebellious principles. M. 1. I confers there wereforce among us that were of the mind of Hooker, Bilfon, Grotius, Barclay, and the common fort. of Cafuif s,, Politicks, &c. and that thought that as in a doubt a- bout Phyfick, the College of Phyficians were molt to be trufted,, fo in a doubt about Law, the Parliament had been molt cre- dible : And when the /rift/ hadmurdered twohundred thoufand Proteltants falfly pretending that they had the Kings Commiffi- on, and threatning to finifh their works in England, there were many formerly tempted tofly in fear to the Parliament for fafe ty ; being ignorant that theKings bareword; . notwithstanding thePapifts ftrength and interelt, was more to be trufted with ourLaws, Lives and Religion, than all the Lawyers, Courts and Pariament ; and that if all the Proteítants gn England had been ufed as thofe in Ireland, they ought to have died patiently, un- lefs thekillers would have given them time to fend to the King to.
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