532 An Apologie againft Brownijls. --- Ferfection of knowledge i> bur late and new: Somany richMines have lien longun- A known and great porrsofrhe World have been ddcoured by late Venturers. Ifthis courfehavecome lare royour knowledge andobedience,not fo roothers:For loc,ir was prattifed fucceffively in the contlitmion and coll~ction ofall trueChurches, through all times, befure theLaw, under the La~, after"! Wehave acknowledged lrm..titV.J!t'!l· many reparations: but as foon fbaJI you find the urn: pallm rhe prefenr, asyour late 1. lmzumtr.J,;- feparation,in the ancient & approved.YouquoreScnprures,rhough (toyourpraili:) ltm muJtitu:f,. more dainty indeed than your fellows. Who cannotdoe fo? Whobath not? Even tum S,nptirY.l· Satan himfelfe citesche word againft him which was the wordofhis Father. let us rv.mqurr~ipji not number, but weigh yourrexts: The rather, for that! fin<! thefe as yourMafter- fi;txtrimJ,IJjfcnmt adflttpomn proofes,fetas challengers in everyofr.our defences:In Gen,.f.I3;C•in a bloudy Frainftnf4Jornm. rricide is excommunicated:In Gen.6.r, 2. TheSonsofGod maned thedaughters of B Virl.fref.1Ceto men: In Ge" 7· r. & 7. No•h is approved asrighreousand enters !heArk<: In r Ptt. M.Ju:obs::md Tulmf,;,,Con- 3. 20,2 r. The refl in N•df.11 time were difobedienr, and perifbed: What ofall this? fcr.3lldB.vr. Alas, what mockage is rlris ofth~(ader, andScriptures? Surely, you even joyn pa": DdCrifX-ion of Scriptures,as you feparare your felves: This is rigluasyour Pafior,ro prove all memo rhetru(:\ilible bers ofrhe vi~bleChurch,electand preciotli flones,cires, I1Cing.7.9· where isfpeech Church. Nil•i14JOtf1"1fli· onlyofsat.nJonJ houfe in the ForreflofLebanon, hisporch for his Thron,hisHall, wllji&txipfi· hisPalace for Pbdrdo/!J dtughrer,md when he comes todcfcribe the offit eofh11 ima· l'..S Vrflru,nlfto ginory Doctor, thwacks fourteen Scriptures into themargenr, whereofnoranyone 4pltnlUY 4Y(Mbath any jufl colour ofinfercnce to his purpofe: ar.d in thisdifcourfeofthe powerof mmta,cunJ o· prr.tt•t lu:rtfts the Church ( that hemight feem to honor hismeryenr wirh !hewoftexts) harh re- tJfi,ftu t.A"tntm peared fix p13Ces twice over in rhe fpaceoflix lines.For thefe ofyoursyoumightob- poffunt;finon& c ptrptramStrip.- jell the firfi to theCainires,nor to us.Cainwas cafiout worthily .Do weelther deny; tlfr~DrttUigi orutterly forbcanhis cenfure? Take heed you follow him not, in your voluntary pof{>~nt. Ttrtul. exile,ro the land ofNod.Thefecond you might object to rhofemungrell Chriftian1 dl Kt{Nmfl: Ibid that march with Turks and Pagans. Thereare fonnes ofGod,rhat is,membersofthe So11.ar"" vifible Church· and daughters ofmenwhi<;h arewithout the bounds,meer~nfidels? tt':lrmesM. it is Go forrhofe fans to yoke themfelves with thofedaughrers. Wbat isthistouti GJffiJrds l<.efu. pag.tot. Noahwas righteous, themulrimde difobedien't: Who deJ1ies it? yet N•ob fepiltated s , chriflianl(5 nor from the corrupted Church,till the flolid feparatcd him 6-.om the earth,but con- JudaU~ prtro/1· rKtu:tiUm•lJ- rinued an ancient Preacher ofrigbteoufnell<:,even ro that perverfe and rtbelliowge- ~'~:;~;:::,'" nerarion.Bur it fufficerh you, that Cain and theGiants were feparared from the relt: D £ul.-Ji"'f'!J't· We yeeld ir : what will follow hence, fa ve only-that nororions Malefaltoism•fi be t,ttNr.Dift. t8, cafiour,and profdfed Heathen nor let into rhe Church? We holdandwifb no ldfe: 'J•ICilVt&,... your places evince no more.Thefebefore theLaw:In l.tv.oo, 24,26. God chofe our fiq~JIIIl!Uc~, &t.'T'n.1 19. Hrael fromorher people : This wasGods att ,not rheirs:a fequeflring ofhiB Ifraelit~ tPet:z.. S· from theGenrile• 1not oflfrael fromirfelf: yours iJ,:our own, and from men, in all main points, ofyour own profeiiion: Bur rher ore lfraelmufi '>e holy: If any man deny holinefTe to be requiredofevery Chri!lian, let himfeel y~ur 'IJ44r41Uih4. In Neh.9.>. Tbe Ifraelites feparared rhemfelves from the llrangers,whicn were Infi· dels:whetber in their marriage,or devotion: NeitherGods fervice, noran Ifraelires bed was for heathens. Thiswas not the con!lirurin~ ofa new Church, but refurming ofrheold; If therefore you can parallel us with Pagans,and your felves will be Jews, this place firs you. Laflly, what ifthere be an barred betwixt theWorld and E Chrifls trueDifciples,]oh.r7.r 4.16.what if Peter charged hisAudirors to favethem felves li-oin the errors& practice ofrhar frowardGeneration, whofe handswereyet frefbly imbrewedwith the blood ofChrifi, All. • .40?What ifthe fame which l'tter tlught,PaH/practifed, in fepmring his followers from hearing fame obfiinate and blafphemous ]ewes,All·r9·9·what ifthe Church ofCorinth wereSaints by caUing, I Cor. r. 2. and thereforemuflbe feparated from the yokeofinfidels, 2.617· Are rhefe your patterns? Are rhefe fit marches fur your brethren, baptized in the &me water and name, profeiiing every point ofthe fame true faith, ufing (fur fubfiaru:e) the fame worfbipwith you? He th.r f•ith ht it i11the lig,ht ~-~ hmth his Sr.,b.r, id• darf<.!~tjfi,I '}q/mo.9. ·- SECTION
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