The Erft le Dedicatoq. the Primitive perfecutions, than it doth in England at this day. Their principles and profound contrivances they can Hide; but their cmalignity goes ftark naked , and is alma grownpaft fhame. They talk againft Mer- cenary Miniflers , as if they had never read I Car. 9. Mal. 3. and inch other Scriptures: Or, as if they en- v} ed food and rayment to them that watch and labour for their fouls, to whom they are commanded to give double honour, i Tim, 5. 7. when they envy, not Provender to their horfes,nor Fodder to their labouring_ Ox, nor the crams to their very dogs. But the matter is, that their wit is too leant and narrow for their ma- lice ; and therefore the Popifh and Malignant enemies have no fairer pretence to calf out the Miniftry, , then by this engaging the Covetoufnefs of the ignorant and ungodly fort againft them. i hey talk of our want of a juft call : But what is it in point of coiliing that is wanting ,.' Abilities fay fome succefsiov fay others ; cil,nrades fay others 5 and indeed its what the Interefi of felfilb men cloth dictate to the accufers, 0 that they would tell us what is the due Call ; and where is the Min:fiery on earth that hath it, if we have not If they would haveall laid by that work not Miracles, we may fee what they would have done to the Church. If we are not what they would have us be, and do not what they would have us do, why do they not come in cha- rity and meeknefs , and Phew us the course that we fhould take e if we are fools or befides our felves, it is for them. The Godwhomwe ferve, that will fhortly judge us, is our witnefs, that we have chofen the Cal- ling that we are in, for their falvation,and for his glory; and ttut we labour in it in feafon and out of feafon, to vleafe Chrift, and to profit them, rather then to pleafe or
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