516 The Mitziflers ought not to ceafe from preacl;ing, 110r the People from hearing. !~~( ~~~~~f~~~i~ '?~f~ ~~~~y(~1bt l~f~~~~;t~i~~ ~~~~~~:'\:~ts~~:~~~:~~~~i~;~a~fG~t ~~~~! { ~~;.} co~mumcatc:. And hktwJfe Job. 7. WJ:ttbtr d~J (Jn! ~f ~he- appc;m:th hn:cby, that to hc:1r the word of God is the Prmcts. or R1tltrs, _or 1111] of tht Pbari{tts btf,tvt m btm. m~ns mofi n«dl":try unto Salvation, 35 the Apofi!e doth ~~o;dJ. Bu~~~tt~~~t':nri:'~C~~~: ~~'t:~;J~!r, P:ao;;~~~~~:~~ha:~!::~~~~~t~o;:~;;·h~~,~,o~d~:J ~;rt:i~; ~~~~~~~~~~;~~f~f~~~~f~~:~1 5;,~~~~~~~Et;?ft~¥~~~J~f~:~ :~~~·.~· 3~l.y\\~y0~th1~J~~~~~jeJ~::k~~:ed~~dl}~~:~~~ ~; ~~~~ ~:~e r~~~;~:~\:r\~~f~l~c g:!d ;t{);;tf~r'"t:;r~[ ~~f~tt~. ~~~~~~a~;~oG~t:n:~~~of~;e a~~~ ~ga;,~d1 t~~~:~:~~f ~~~:~~~~T~~:~~~;~~~~~t \1~~~y~;;~;;: ~f~~~':!~£ God ought not to obey fuch unlawful Exoommumcatton ~· forExcommunicauon doth edifie unto «rnial damand Comm::mdments; and confeq_uently ought not toceafe nauon, and therefore conf~uemly ought nqt to be done for them frotn tht! fruitful prt:lchmg of the Gofpd of our fo~ f~r of any Excommun~tion. Wherefore a woma1~ Lord jdtlS Ch"!h but ought boldly and gladly to preach ?emg judged unto a man, whom !he knoweth to be with- :~ ~frn~·ot.:~~:: fay~~~ !e~ ~~;]tJ0~!;~:~;a~; ~~ctibi7l;:~~':~~~i'h3~~c~~sk~:ha~~~ ye w~m M m~n do ~urfe you, an~ ptrfeeutt ;ou, an'JJPtak offend aga.mfl: God_; but mrekly and (Xltiently to fufl:ain ;! {;~,:t;;~ :g:;;!J/:;;be~ZJ;[:~;fa;":;:;'e;;_ }~;e~~:;td~w~~~~~i~ al: :~~~:~1~~heou~P:h: ward m Htaven._ _ than to ?ffell.d aga.intt GOO, mttkly to fuffe-r the Excom- !}~~X Alfotvery Mimfl:cr having power giva1 htm from _above municanon of men, and not to omit the hearing cf the lnlto~dili-topr~~theGofpc:l, haththe fame gi\·cnunto h~mfur wordofGod. Tothispurpofealfo KIVrththatwhichlS ~~not, the edtfymg of the Church, and not for the dcftruCbon of fpokcn in th~ 11 ~tft. 3· He that ft:~rcth the Omnipotoc~.aff. the fame. . ta1t GOO, wtllnot prefume by any me:ms to do any rhing off~;;: :~~~~~~~~~~\;o~01;'f;r ~~:e:;G~~~~~:f~ %~11;~;~ :et~~~~t~fl:;~h~t~~~Yf:~~~; Excommunication of men., fhoutd frufhate the power gi- thdC premi!Tes., the fecond part of this Article is manifeft, ' ven him for the edilying of the Church. And therefore in that all fuch as do omit the hearing of the word of God, fo doing he lhould tin ~g:linfi God and his Chmch, and fOr f~r of Excommunication of men, are already Excomconfrqucntly ought rather to chufc not to ccafe from mum~ated . prcachiug for fear of :rny fi1ch Excommunication., !cfi that And f~rfomuch as all Chrilli:ms being of lawful age, Tb~ proof• ~~·:t'~h~t.. he ~;,xs~ 1t11~r:l~~hat; tf,~~~:;~~,!~~~~;~r·~h~t there T~;~r~l~~'t~~\:i;c i~:~~he (~:~ :r'ru:t:~~~.a~~r;~~~ ;!c~• !Al . 4 G<>f •1 '• lhall_ be no preaclung n~ any p!a~c:, then the Muufiers of they were unfatthful f~rvants of ~brill ; therefore they ~:r~ t:;'for Chnll Jcav111g off thetr preaching fot· fear of t_he ~opes whiCh through fear omit the prtacl~m~ and hearing of the •ll rM Curfc, arc alrudy Excommunicated of God; Jt IS ev1dcnt wor.d of God, for the ExcomtnUiliC:lt!On of men, (hall be ~bk;~';'" forfomuch as they have neglcded the Com~ndmenc of counted as Traytors to Chrift, and fllall renda acco~nt · ~ :fo;o; 1 by C:~~:~~:t·~:o';e·:~a~~~~~:f ~; th~~~~~tCo:~i~~~~· 4Iw~:=r.·ilie~;re~: :t~~~ ~~!·!~ pam of Excommumcauon, that there lhall be no preachmg would have fomc to be teachers, and othcrfome to be Homlly. };~~~~~~:~~~ ~~~ ~~:Z~d t;~~~h~~~~ufu:J ;;~~h ~~:~d~r:·~~-~~hh~~~~~~~o~cd~tit"a[~~~~ ~~{~kin any pl~cf. . . rth thus by his P~phct Efi';;re Pmjls }}_tale ro rhe htarts Al:x~~:~~-~ll~lisf~~~~idb~~biJ:I;~~~hl:\~~ ctn~:~t:t!~t,or,t;yl:~~~j;c;:::a;;t!eD[a:~~r~:j of God unto the people in Chappds, alchough the (:ud cf;udgmmt: a~tJM.twi{tiftbe ptople Jo mt harn tht ~~~Yr.~e~~~hn~:~~~}·~~dr;"v;~=~~~~~~~fof :~:~: :tG ~fou~Zfl~~r;;vid~:~nbyahi;:'u~ :~'~:~fh Prag_11e., with his Omens, obtained. By th~e alordatd, of Matthew, Do not ftar them which kill the body, ldt the h~fl: part _o~ the Article is.evidenr, which IS this, that that through the fear of dt:ltl~, you do not frttly fpeak ai!Pneltsonurtmgtheprt:~chmgofrhew9fdofGod, for thatwhichyouhaveheard, nettherboldlypreachthatunfear of the Excommunication of men, are alrtady Ex- to all men whid1you alone luve he::trd in your ears. So communkate. thatherebyaloneitisevidentthatnotonlyheisabetray· T~dt•t: The fccon~ part of the Artick is this., l11at all they er of the truth, which tranfgrefling the tnllh, doth openly ~'"~'7c.1 w\uch do om1t the hearing of the word of God, for fear ~pt:lk !yes inllead of the truth; but healfo whkhdothnot of the Excommunication of men, are already Excom- lretly pronounce,or doth not freely defend the truth, which mumcate. heoughtboldlytodcfcnd,isalfoa TraytoruntotheTmth. And it is prove<\ thus: All filCh as ncp.Jc:Cl: tl1e Com- For like as the Pridl is a debtor to pre-.1eh the truth which mandmeuts of God are Excommunicate. Bnt they which he luth heard of the Lord ; even fo the by-man is bound negleCt the ht:lring of the word of God, for the Exoom- to defend the truth, which he hath heard of the Minifl:er, 1mtnication of men, are they which neglcd the Corn- approved by the Scriptures; which if he ~o 1~t, d1tn is he m:mdments ofGod. Therefore they which omit_ the hear- a Tra_rtor unto th~ truth: for fiedfufl: behef wtth rhe_h~ ingofthewordofGod, fortheExoonunwUauonareal- preruleth unto nghtroulitdS; the oonfdf10n wh~eh lS ready Exc~mmunicue. ma~c with the mouth hdpeth Wlto fa~vatiou.. Thus much ~!it~=;o lh:~4£Jt!i~:;f::~YC;::n~~~:£;:.mA.~";t:~~~ ~r=~~:~{1~:~:u~:~: ~;'~h~~~: fr:f; :~~::~. :h: .!:r~:~~~~1::h~v~~ of ~~:~,:~:raJ:;J"~: h~ea~-~: :~~ h~~~: ~: /:t~~~tm~t~:dl~~ ~ ~=b~ people. . JhouldbcaTraytoruntothctruth,andCOI~f«Juentlybe:~· This is confirmed, All fuch as Omit tl1t necdfary ~cans counted as aTraymrunto our ~rd Jtfus Chnft ~ tho:: day 1 • 1 b<di.t ;:~~~~~~fttt~1 :.~o::J~fQ,~t~~~~: E~~~~~~~~~1 ~~; ~j~d~~~~~f~~td thus the third pm ~f rhe Article afore- ~(b. r.~::~fi:~l~i,~~~~~~;;~r.E~1~~:~~~~~~~j:~~fi;; Th• a!lfuchasdoomtt lhf nccdfarym(lnsuntoSalvauon, do
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