f,P I ST. V. A flullc•!l for a publi.que and univerfall evit1ion: f!owcan that be,w.hen rh~y pretend to be Judges in their own caufe?UnleiTe they wrll n~t be •dve:fan_es ro.rotmfelve;, or judgeofus rhiscourfeis bat impoffible.As theDevrll,fo Annchnft,wrll not yee!d: bmh fhall be fubdaed; neither will treat otpeacc: wharremains, bat that the Lord (hall confume that wicked man(which is now clearly revealed)wuh the brearh ofhi ; mourb,and oboli!b him with rhebrightndfeofhis ~ommi~~· Even lo,LordJefi" come q•itk.!J. This briefly is my ~onceir ofPcpery ; whJCh I wrllm.gly refer to your clearc anddeep judgement; bemg not more delirous to teach the rgnorant what I know, th>n to learn ofyou what I fhould teach , and know not : The Lord direll: all our thoughts to his glory,and the behoofe ofhisChurch. B VVritten long fince to Mr. J. W. EP 1sT. V. Di{fwadingfrom ftp~ration, aTJdjhorfb •ppugci11g tkgrom:dr ofthat error. IN my former Epifrle (I ccnfeffe) I touched the late fepararion with alight hand: only ferting down the injury ofit(at the beft)not difcufliog the grounds in common: now your dangerdraws me on to this difcourfe: it is not much lctfe thankwonhy eo prevent adifeafe,rhan tocure it: youconfeiTe tharyou doubt;! millike it nor; doubting is not more thewayroerror,rhon tofa:hfaltion; by down fi:ftall orideaod pr•jndice, and I cannor feare you: I never yet knew :ny manofrhis way, C ;vhichbth not bewraid himftlfe far gone with over-weening: and therefote it hach beeo j•Jfl: wir!1 God, to puni!b rbeir felf-love with error; an humble lpirir is a fit fubjtt! ror truth: prepare ;•ou your heart, and let me then anfwer, or r>rhcrGbd forthe; yvu doubt whether rh nororious fin ofone ur.r.formed, tlnCcnfured, ddi!enotme; whole congrgation; fo as wemoy not without linne rnmmubicorc therewith : and why not thewhole Church ? woe were us, if we !bould rims live in the dang<r ofall men : bave we not finnes enough ofour own,but we mufl borrowofothers? Each man !ball be:ue hisown burrlen: is ours folightthar we CJII for more weight, and nnderrake what God never impofed? It was enough for him that isGod andMan,to beareothers iniqaities;it isnowlkefor u•,which fhrinke under the leaftofour own. But it is made ours,ycu fay(though anothers)by cur rolemi1n ond connivence: inD deed,ifwe con:enr ro them,incoura~e them,rmitarc,or accompany them in the fame exctffeofryor; yet more, the publike perfon that forbears aknown fin, finneth; but ifeach mons known finne,beevery tmns,whardiffcrehce is becwixtthe root and the branches? Adamslinfpred it felfeto us, becaafewe were in him, ftood or fell in him; our cafe is nor luch. Doebut fee howGod korncrh tilatunjurt Proverb ofthe Jewes,TIJJithe Fatbm haveeaten(on>re grapn, a11d the rhi/Jrms le" hare Jet o11dge? Howmuch leiTeare ftran(!m? Isony bond fo neere a>rhisofblood? Shall not the child fmart fortheParent? ond !ball we(even (pirimally) for others? Yout;Jbjell: Achansf\e>lrh, and Ifraels puoi!bment: an unlike cafc,and exrraordinay: for fee how dire[!Gods char~e is.Btye ware ofth"·"ecra!Jiethi11g,ltjl J< m•kf'Jol!r fihv:s execrablts a11din ta~ing of tl.'t rxecrable thing,maf.!alfothe Hoaft oflfraelexmaUea,dt'011ble it. Nowevery man ismade a pmy, by a peculbr injunCtion: and not only all ljrdelis as one man,bar every Ifraeldeisa publikep<rfon in rhisacr,you<:ar.nor !hew the like E :n every one,no nor in any:ic W:l!l alaw for rhcprefenr,nor intcnde~o, perperuirie: you m1y as well challenge the Trumpets ofR.ams·horns,anrl feven I ayeswolk unto ' every liege. Look elfe·where: The Church of ThJ!Iira fi1Hi.rs thcwom>n 'kuhe/ totelch and de<;ei·;e. A great finne,Tet toyo<faith rhcSpirit)tbe nfl•f'tl'}~tira,., fl11l11J a 1 b~vp 111JI tbit let:r?Jing,I will put upon jOIIIJD!Je otb~r b:trdttJ, b1,t thllt r!Lirh 10H l:avebol.:f"fl; fle folth nor, L<4VCJOMr clwrch) bur Holdfd[i ;••rowu. Locke into 'ne pt3chceofthe Prophets, raofa:k their bnrdons,and fee ii you find this there;yeJ, behold onr bert pm ern, theSonne of God. The )ewifh R.u'ers in Chr:rts rime were _______H:: h ~--- noror!_<>uQy___ _
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