AnApologieagainftBrownijh. · j_lfl_ I A children fufferingchemtolyeat other mens feet, andhangonothermenshands, . .. whiles h~,his wife,and her daughter fa~edd~intily, and went praokingly inapparel!, J;':;,~Y·''"" even in this place ofbani!bmenr. I m no JOY re me to blazon thefe, oryour other M'"' '"'{"" fins. would God they were fewer, and !ciTe in us. all. Onely it was ficrheWorld ~~{,,':,;~~';j. !bo~ld know as howundutifull you are to your common Parent, fo that Father, P'""· Him•. Brother,Chiidren,bearepart with yoor Mother in thefe your crueltie~. "'•'if'"'"ffin· S.&P. B The f•per•6u~tl4nl grlf<ofG•acoveri11g anti paf/it~g o/ thenJaNifoltlmormltieJ isthat church tvhereP>ith thefe good 1hing1 .re inftparabiJ co11J11Ji11gled, and rrherein we atfo through ;g,.,ranceandinfrmiiJWtr< inwr•p,ed. BuiTf!hat then?jhould "' ' fti/1 have CMtinuedinfn,thal gr4ce might h•ve ahou11ded ii if Godhave caNftd•further truth, M~ • light in a i4Tf<! place, tojbine in out hearts,jhoult/we JliU hav~ 11Zingledth.r lightwith darknejfe,C01zlr41'J tolhe Lotdt /JflJn prallifo,Gcn.I •4·'"d txprejfe p..mpt?oCor.6. 14. S £ C T I o N XVI. IF thenfuch be the good things ofourChurch;What gocd can you acknowledge to have received from her?Nothinggiveswhat it haeh not: ABapcifme perha!"; Alas no true facrament, you fay : yea, the feale of gracelefneffe and mifchiefe; c As litle areyou beholdento theChurch for chat,as theChurch .to yon,for your good accepcation:Why are you not baptized?You that cannot abide a falfe Church,why doe you content your felveswich afal(e Sacramem?efpecially fioce ourChurch,beingnoc yetgathered toChrill,isnoChurcb,and therefore herbaptifme anullity. What elfe doe you owe to the liberalityofthis Step-dame? You are clofe; your Pallor is Javilh for youboth;who thus fpeaksofhimfelf,.nd you,aod us: I confeffe that whiles I wasMiniller in yourChurchofEngland, I llood in an Antichrillian efrate; yetdoubtlnot, buceventben, beingoftheEle1.1:ofGod, Iwaspartaker throughfaith, ofthemercyofGod in Chtifrtofalvation:but as for you (M. 'jacoh andhisfellow-Chtilli:ms) whiles you thus remain,you cannot in that ell2te approve your felves te have thepromifeoffalvation. Behold here, the Church ofl;:ogland D gave you but an Antichrillian eftate; ifGodgive fecretmcrcy,what is that to her? Gods foperabundanc grace dotb neither abateought ofher Amichrillianifmnor move you to follow him in coveringand paffingby !\lemainifold enormities in our Church, wberewiththofe goodthingsareinfeparablycommingled: Yourowne mouth!hall condemnyou: DothGod paffe over our enormities,and doeyou llick yea (eparate? Dothbisgrace cover them, and doe you difplay them? Have youlear~ ned to be more jull than your Maker?Or if yoube not above his jullice,why are you againll hismercy? God bathnot difclaimed us, by your own conteffion · you have prevented him.IfPrinces leafuces may not bellaied inteforming,yec!ball not Gods in rejel.1:ing? Your ignorance enwrapped you in your errors: his infinite wifdorne E fees chem, and yet his infinitemercy forbears them: fomight you at oncehave feen difliked, llayed; Ifyou did not herein goe COQtrary to the courfesofour commo~ God, how happy !bould both fides havebeen? yea, how !bould there be no fides? How lhouldwe bemore iofeparablycommingled, than our good and evill? Bur !bould youhave continUed llill in fin chat gracemight have abounded? God forbid: you might have continued here wichouclinne ( fJve your own) ar.d then gracewould no leffe have abounded toyou, than nowyour fin ahounds in not continuing:What need you to furfet ofanother mans Trencher? Others Gnnes need no more t<;>infefryou ,'thanyour. gracescan fana:ifie them. As. for your further light, fufpel.1: nnotofGocl: fufp.Chttobemeeredarkneffe: and 1fche li~htin you bee darkneffe,how great isthatdarkndl'e?What?fo true and gloriousa lighcofGod and never feen till now ? Noworlds, Times, Churches,Patriarchs, Prophers Apoftles Martyrs, Fachers,DoClors,Chrifrians, ever faw this truch looke forth b~fides yo~ A aa untill Whattbe,Se... par.vfts chink themfcl~boholdcn totl:e ChurchotEnglandfor. ll..u.E.'\am. beforcrl:e Arch.. bilhopandL. Andufrm. Brnm,futteof Chrifiiansp-39 Q2!i no11 habtt tJ~toddu, q~U~· 1'111JJo dtt? 'VIX Dcnu.Opt .li.t. B.Jr,[Npr.t.Fr. Jo!m~nftM, r,mJ, , .... r. Exc.t.
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