, -----:-:-:::--A-:-n_Apologie againft Brownijl_r_. --,---,---- 541 I ·~ ---/ A heare from old JAcob, C•rfotlhe theN- 'IP1'4th,firitiP41 foru, """their r4g•,for it ,.41 TnuJJi, P"· , (111tU· Sjf,orr.;;;ihrn How can you ex~et compaffion,whenyou breath fir~,andwrire gal?Never men- ~;::':;;dO,:;,~ tion the fury oforhers indignation rill rhe venomous and defperare wriringsofB•f· .,.,u.,,. ,;. row and Green.,ootlbe eitherworn out with rime, or by the Thunderboltsofyour ::'~-P;~:;," (norrare)cenfuresbe llruckdown to Hell,whence theirmalicioufncffe came. I for- v., P'·""'•& bearetorecapitulate: howmuch rather had I helpfobury, th~n tO revive fuch un- """""'(2-m,. chri{Han exprobrations? t=~~a'~:~;u1 llm7ttrt. Conti'ffed by M.frJI~~t.ltJC ftq.lnquir, ofTh. Whiu !11f..6~ ;' Gt/1.-f!M· c,r.Jt fmpfit.f!lfi.Q.!!Jd{.tcit iM urdt drriJfituto LHpor11m[trit111,& liiiiUifJ r.bitt? Au;r4[J.Ct)llfiff l:9•'·9.Q..!.!;tlut/1Jkt aMfliD'f tiiYfFIIS mdlttfl-' d!flmiJ;t. .. B SF.P. Tkfirft •liiM l4ld llgai~ft 111}1ofNnflilttlrals'ujft 11ndiltg•lf#Nde 10'1114rdl ogrMother the ch.rchofEngl•ntl,for ourca•feltjfifop•r•tion from her: t•which •njufl•ccufotion, andtriviaU qNtrhllonJ, our tnofljuft 'ifcJJCehathbeen, •ntlis, th•ttoour kpowkdge we haveri<>JJt her., JJ'Ting,we doefreelj, 11,dwith •ltlht~k.JuiiJCjft ark,~.,. ledge erJtl} good thi•tfoebAth, 4odJJ'bich ourfolves hatJe there received. s f: c T I 0 N lCIV. INgr•lil•de and unnatnr2lneffe eo yourMother is obje&ed, in that you fly fram her, yea now(woe isme)that you fpet i)l her face, and mark her for an Harlot: Would God the accufation were as far from being jull,as from being rriviall:Yet ·c perhapsyou intend itnot in the lightneffeofthis charge,but.the commann'effe: you haveeaufed me to fmart for my charity,yet I forbeare it not: What isyour defence? That youhave done her nowrong,to your knowledg. Modeltly fpoken,bm dnubr-~ fully: we knowyourwrong, but we knownor your lmowledge. It is well,ifyour · wrongbe not wilfull: an ignorantwrong isboth inmore ho~ ofamends, and of mercy: Burisnorrhis caution added, ratherforthatyouthinkenohardmeafure . can poffibly be a wrong ro fo vile aChurch/ r alk, and would be denyed: No, you dofreely,and with all thankfulneffe acknowledge every good thing file hath:WI\at·l foever youdoe tons, I willnor anymore infavor ofyou, wilfullywrong my felfe: Tlu:Separa· uftsacknowlcdgctr.ents of the~esof the Church of England. you have bidden menowro take you as a compleat Separatill: and fpeake this for · your felfeand yours; Let theReader nowjudgewhether thewrongofyour Sell: be H.Bm.P,.,.f. D wilfutl; and acknowledgement ofour good, free and tbankfull. Your firll falfe na- ~':(~'· med Marrydhall give the firfr wimeffeofthe rides ofourChurch : Who (faith he) Dofosoff,. that were not drunk and intoxicare with theWhores Cup, could affirm rhis confu(e \:~P;_:j,j; Babe!, rhefec"l(es ofunclean Birds, thefe Prifon• offouleand hatefull fpirirs, to be Dotlot " "' '· the SpoufeofChrifr? And elfe-where, he cals rhe people ofourChurch, Goats and Swine. Is thisany wrong ro your knowledge? The fame Aurhor: They have not (faithhe) in theirChurchesany one thingin their prafriceand proceedings,nor one pin,naile,or hook according torhe true parrern:Do you nor now freely and thank· fully acknowledgeourChurches good things?What ismore ordinary with him,and his brother in evil, John Greenw•od, than to callourMinillers B••/1 Priells,C•i»ill E themarked fervants ofAntichrill, Sellers oftheWhoreswares, Worfhippers ofth; Beall? Is rh~s yet any wrong t? your knowledge? Pallor Johnfon frickes nor ro fay, that the Mtmftery andWorfhtp of theChurch ofEngland were taken our of the Whores Cup; and plainly !tilesour Church( as whichofyou doe nor?) 03ughter of the great BabyIon, that motherofWhoredomesand abominations oftheearth: yer more; ThatHierarchic, Worfhip~, Conllitution, andGovernment, whkh rhey profeil'e and praaife, being direCtly Anrichriftian, doe utterlydefrroy rrue J Chrifrianity, fo as their people and Churches cannot in that ellarebe jud!(ed rrue Chrifrian•: Doe y~u nornow freely and rh_ankfullyackn?wledgeourgood things? What can any Devtll of Hell fay worfe agamll usrhan thts, Th.r we are noChriftians? Orwhac good cantherebeinus , ifnorroeChrifrianity ? Jfwe denyedevery ArticleoftheChrifrianCreed : ifwewereMahumetans(as your good Pafror frickesnot to compare us)ifthemolldamned Heretikes under heaven, what could he • Pref.tofepar. dcf. Gyjf «fut<o touch DJJ~~filt. Obli:rvat.of M.H.I!.a.p.1.39• Fr.Jobn[.Rea.- (on9. ag:UnA: M]4f -!J{,· 74· Johffonaga.111 ft M.J.u.Excq. 3•NIIt• brnt,
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