An Apologieagaixft Broumifts. ditionofthefe-Churches,(ifthey beall like to thefeofthiscity)we cannot therefore A partake with them,in fuch cafe,without declining, &Apofl:afy ftom the truth "hich Trrubt ,,.1 we haveour fe(vesalready received and profeffed. Seehere, topartakewitl: them in E.xoom~'""'" GodsCervice i~ Apqftafie; tffo in the accei!Ories, Alas,what crime is in the principall? ~:;,'!;:;;'J;.,~~;., ltwere bmapofl:afie tqhear anE•giifh fermon;aDHtch is no leffe,Wo;s you that you ""h ;, by'"'. d\Vell !l:ill in M'./htM : Good men;it were not morehappy for you than the Church, Lcuorro M>- thatyou were wdl in Hc1ven.No lefferhan Apof!afie?Let no Reader be appalled at ~~J-.~-~f,~d;.d. fa fea\:fulla word; thisis otie of the rermsofArt,famlliar to this way< Finde but ony ~·< ,,.. onepageof aD/Itch prinredVohiinewithout Apofl:afie,Excommunication Coming- ~~J~~~ ~~~~~;efl:~;~~~;:~:~~~~~~~~;e~:~~~~~:Z~l~a~;.~h 0:~:,~~'!~e~:r~r:;;:,~~~~ '"'"'notgo- nications.C6mon ufe makesterrible thingseafie:Their own M.St.for holding with ~-;~r.'~'d:; the D11tch B311tifme, and Read-prayers, is acknowledged to be call: out for an Apo- B SeP'"""' e<- flare: yea, rhHiDottorM:ifl:er A•fworth is noted with thrsmarke from themfelves: i~,"l;;, Obfor. There is much l•rirude-(as happyis)in their Apoflafie; For when Stanjl,.I,Mercer,& '''"on'p. , ,.. 1acobJoh!Jfo" were to be chofen Officers ill theirChurch,andexception was taken by w, doen"' forneat theirApofl:afie,anfwer was made,Tt l¥as nor fuchApofrafie., debarred them ;~~= fromOffice,le <>vasbur a flip. Job" M.1rk_e(whether, as IjichltH & Tl>e•PI1Jial1 think rhe fembhesa•fe- bleffed Evangeti!l:,orfomeotherho!yMinifier) is by thewho!Parlour atAmperdam, !""'<XIfcom branded with tbis lameApofl:afie;whbdep•rred indeed,but from Paul in hisjourny, ~~:~ ,t~:O norfrom cbrijl in hisfaith, and therefore(""""'' "' ) is expounded by ("I """''3"1• ) no• "Y"' g>- AlJ. r 5·38 .why'qot we thinkemuch to~tink ofan Evangelifl:sCup? Yet Jet rhi• igt'~~r.'~;;~ noranr Epifl:ter tC:ich hil cellforious Anfwerer onepointofhis own(thatisthe Sepa51,;..p.9. ,,, ratifl:s) fKHI: arh\ reil him that Re objells two cril1!<s toone poor Church, which are C f""'fo"' In- incompatible; ,v:intofCon!Yt.tution, andApofl:afie.Tbus.wrires yourMafl:cr of us: ~~~;.PJ'j;,. !fitwere ad!t)Hted(Wh!cl) call neverbeprov-ed)that they forntimeshad been trueevauon , ,,. fl:abliflied Cburchd.~o~;~ve t;everhad tr~e Ciif!iturit1n therforewe are not ea- ~~~~~:~~~~ f.~~~~~~t~~n~~~~~~~o atl!~~~~;~[~:t~~:t,~~~h,f~:~-~~ft7e~~~~~~~;;~~ "'"' con«m~ to take it away,when,and as he ~ledfeth.And thetfore fioce hehath nor removed his e~~,',.. Candlefl:icke, nor rakenaway hisKingdoine, in fpight ofallobjelled Apofl:afies,we unto >fiet due fliltcontinuefo:and byconfeqrlent your reparation upon thisground ismof! unjuf!. ~!~:~i~:~ An apofl:at hadwont to be the fearfu_ll furn_ame o~dam?edJ~IIan:Tortw was aneafie of• chu.-cl> , acct1fer, to whom yet, wemayfaywrth Elthu,NMIW dim Reg•,Apoftat• I Behold,now D moy id""& fo many apofl:ates asmen: Holy CJPriiQ defcribes"him by forfaking Chrifl:s colours, !:;.~;';'cf"'. ani! taking up Armes for Genrilifme in life,or herefie in judgement: And .4Hjl<"tels cotdu~·ro rh< us;there cannot be a greater fin thanApofl:afie; m>kmg eife-where this finner,worfe ;)f.'"~"""'F" than the Infidel!. And the old vulgar can give no worfe rerme to (~V '~~) wherehe 0::,,1;~~~' findesir,yea to(= '1110n) Rebelsthemfelves.Whar doth this brand to •Church, wntkwoc•t .not Chrifl:ianonly(rhough you deny it)but famous:Ofwhomis truly verified(after Jw ",e· all your fpleene) that which theSplrit writes to the Angell ofEphefm: L•borafti & v.t~ ~~;:9 ~1P· no~ Deftcijli: Say ifyou can,wh•r ArticleoftheChrifl:ianandApofl:olike faith have Rp;p.,a '~"'· we renounced?WhatHerefiemaintaine we?Wherein have we run from the Tenu ;;;;f,;;;j;~, of Chri!l:? What hold werha~ ma~ not. fl:and with_ life inChrif!, ~n? fa\~arion? We ·'i''P-""' ;v,. challenge all men and Devrlsm thrs pomt,for our rnnocence: Drfl:mgurfh for tlarke E A as.;~ Pf• 1·' 8 fhame, offo foule aword;or(which isbetter)eate irw\lole; and let nor thisblemifh }:;.~·3:.:s. be left uponyour foule & name in rheR.ecordsofGod,and theworld;thot youonce ''<~'"·'· l· faid ofaChmch, too good for yours, Drencht in Apofl:afie. If we cry Peace,whiles i~.;:','~,,i.i,. youcry Apoflafie; furelywe flatter, whiles you raile: betwixt thefe rwodangetous bor.O ~xl" ""' extremes, weknow anwholfomemean, fo to approve,tllltwe fof!ernor fecmiry:fo fh.ea in- eo cenfure, that we neicherreviie, norfeparate:and in oaeword, eodoe chat which yomPaf!or could exhort theSeparatiorsfromyour Separaton (for even this Schifme harhSchifmes) Ifwe fhould miflike, yer to refl: in ourdiffe rences of judgement, and norwirhfl:andingpeaceably to continuewith theChurch :Had you takenthiscourfe you !hould neither have needed toe><pellour pitie, nor to complainofour cruelty· Surcly,whether our love becruell,or nor,your hatred is:whereof,takeheed Jell: you heare
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