c95). (daces that all the Patrons now in England, are either fit, or by Chrift allowed, to be choofers of all thofe Paftors that all men in England mutt take up with : Do you not know that Preach- ing converteth not like a Charm, nor is the Devil caft out of Souls as by the words of anExorcift ? It requireth great skill and care to convince finners, and inftrut, refolve, confirm and comfort Souls : There is as great differenceofTeachersas of. Phyficians : And Souls are unfpeakably more precious than Bo- dies. And it's faid of ( too many ) rafh and unskillful Phy- ficians, that the difference between them and Souldiers is that they kill their Friends who pay them for it, when Souldiers kill but their enemies. What Power Princes and Patrons have of things to difpute. But thefe are not infeparable from the Panor- DedicatcdtoGod,asTemples we prefumenot 451 Tir a office that the People muft truft their Souls only on their Pafto- ral care, to whom the Patron will give the Tithes and Temples. Had men fo fetled maintenance onPhyficians for every Parifh, wewould not therefore truft our lives on theunskillful or ne- gligent, becaufe either Prince or Patron choofe him. And if you would not faY to fuch, Youfhall have the Phyrcian wkic. the Patron choofeth or none; Why fhould you fay foof the Paftor ? 21. Are we not of the fame Religion with the Magiftrates and Bifhops ? In what one Article of Faith dowe differ (except the new one of the undoubted Salvation of all dying Baptized In- fants l not excepting thofe of Atheifts or Infidels,and this as cer- tain by. God's Word,) almoft all partsof the Chriftian World, Greek!, Papills, Froteftants, Neftorians, yacobites, Arminians, do charge one another with Herefy or falfe DoCtrine, while Conformifts charge no fuch thingon the Non- conformifts, but only dilTenting from themodes ofworfhip and difcipline which they impofe. Andwould youhave all the ChriftianWorld, for- bid one another to Worfhip God, till they all agree 1 Ifnot, where yet their differences are fo great, why muft they be for- bidden it, who differ not in points of Faith from the Churches Articles at all ? e. 22. It is forbidden that more than four meet to VVorfhip God [ in other manner than according to the Liturgy andpratlice of theChurch of England.] If by [other manner] be meant [ with any other pofitive manner of Worfhip] I fee none that do it other- For Reading of Scrip:tire, Praying, Preaching, Sins trig - Pfalms, -7- .11
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