C" 2'32. Viand., that every ore muff do it only in his own place. Eve- ry Tingle man cannot turn fuch out of the Common-Council: The City Rulers mutt do that, and till it be done, tingle men may not deny obedience to the Governours : But all may turn them out of their houles, chops and familiarity. L. hit they - fay it is a receding from onrformer Reformation, acrd palling down what we built. M. TheSeparators pull'd it down with a witnefs ; but it is no fuch thing : Did the Covenant or our'Profe;lion ever bindus totake the'Liturgy,tobe worfe than it is,or the Parilh Churches to be noChurches>ortheirCommunion utterly unlawful ? Or did it bind us topreferr a defertion of all publick Communion before it ? IÇo, it didnot; but ifit had, it had been finful,and to be re- pented of. But, i. We were bound by God's word (and no Covenant, or Practices bindus to any more than Scripture binds usto) to avoid all that is fin. 2. And when we have our choice topreferr the belt ; he that doth either turn to Sin or,preferr a lefs good,when it is fo,before a greater,goethback; but he that preferreth no Pub1ickWor1hip, before the Parilh Worlhip, go- eth back indeed, and breaketh the Covenant, by profanenef.. and Schifm. God's word is a clearer and furer Teft ofour Du- ty and Controverfies, than any humane Covenants. When1Vlinifters were changed, z 64.7.many places got out force tolerable weak Minifters to get in abler men in great Towns.. When the Bishops returned,their abler Minitiers being dead or ejected, they took the old ones again. Did thefe goback from CovenantReformation or Duty, when they could have no bet- ter ? Had not thofe been the revolters that would rather have had none ? L. But whygo you :rothe Parifh-Churches When}ou might have better'? M. r. All NonConformifts Preach not better than many of them ; yea, the 'Liturgy is better words of Prayer, than force weakor faulty Non-Conformiffs oft ufe. 2. A`brown'loaf and a white one both, may be better than a white one alone; 'I found both`beft ; and I knew it fin to re- nounce Communion with any Church fo'r.weaknefs, becaufe they 4tre:mot as good as others. 3. That is belt at onetime and ,place, that is not fo at ano- ther ; Praying in it fell, is better than working, and eating, arad
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