Au Apology againfo Browni.fh. I 54) A yourpolicy,forfooth; audhis Cburchrnufrbe ffam,dyour civiii Srare,&c.Jurta> ll ~"·";.: thacDonatifi of old,inAug~tflitJe,~idvoBH'>&c.What have youto do with wor ld- \:;;:~~';:£:;,~~ ly Ernpcroor§? and as thar otherin 0 ptattH:ff!!!idimperatori cNm Eccl<fi•? What haeh ""' Dm Nothe Ernperour todoe with the Church? Yea,your Martyr fearesnot r~ r~~ch us,thlt 1 ~~1 ~4fr:~:~mGods fervants being asyet private men, may and mull: together butld nts Church, Rrz·bu.i."'"'· though allthe Princesof the world fhould prohibit the fame upon paine ofdeath · 0"·A•.<·'·'·"" Belike then you lhould fin hainou!ly, ifyou fbould not be Rebels. The queftion is ~;;,;,;f;, ;)· not whether we fhould alk leave ofPrinces tobeChrifrians; but whether ofChri- r'1''"" dcl:p6, fria~ Prince>we fhould alke leave to eftablil? circumfrances ofGovcrnment: God ;,;;·;;~~';" mgft be ferved though we fuffer; our blood IS well befrowedupon ourMak<r: but Ill '"~·••g. patience, not in violence. Private profeffion is one thing; Publike Reformation ""6·"""' "'· B and InjnnB:ion is another; Every manmufr doe that in tht: m:~ in: none maydo this, ~~~;~;::,~;.,_ butthey of whom God fayes, I have faid, Ye are Gods: and ofthem, Thereisdiffe- v,. '" 30 rence betwixt Chriftian and HeathenPrinces: 1f (at !eaft) all Princeswere not to :;:,:;~~~ you Heathen: Ifthefe fhould have been altogether ftayed for, Religion had come forerhe Lord . late: Iftheotherlhould not be ftayed for, Religionwould foon be over-laid with ;:,:;'t~~op confufion: Laftly,the body ofReligion is one thing,the lkirts of ourward Govern- Chiere. Jullice rnent another: that may nor depend on men to be embrJced,or(with loyalty)prole- comrar. wirb cutedahefe(upon thofe generall roles Chrifr)bothmay,and do,and mu([:Ifyou cot ~;;A7,.;~M. otfbmonelap ofthefe wJth D4vid, you fhall be couched : To deny this powerto , s.,•. •+ 6 . GodsDeputiesonEarth,wharis it,bot ye take too much upon you,Mofer and Aaron, N=b. r6. ; . C all rhe Congregation isholy: wherefore lift ye your felves above theCongregation Co..mu poyf. ofthe Lord? See, ifherein you come not tooneere the wals ofthat R.ome, which ye F"!l·•· 3°· fo abhorre and accurfe, in afcribing fuch power to the Church, none toPrinces. Let ~~z;7~~J; , 1 , your DOCtor tell you,whether thebell: Ifraelites in thetimesof A"ijah, A[a, Jebofa- ' ""'"'· ••· ph•t,Ezd;jah,Jojiah, tooke upon them to reform withour,or qefore,or againft their :~~;:.j~: Princes?Yea,dia Nehemidh himfelfwithout Artahjhat(though an l'leathenKin!!)fet upon thewals ofGods City?Orwhat did zerHbAbet, and JojhHa without CJrtH? In whofetime Hagai and Zach:riahprophefied indeed, but built not: And when contraryLetterscome from above,they laid by both Trowelsand Swords: They woEId '<T·+'J' •+· beJewe> ftill,they would not beRebelsfur God: Had thofeletrers injoyned Swines flefh,or Idolarry,or forbidden the ufeofthe Law,thofe which now yeelded,had fufD fered, andatonce teftified their obedience toauthority,and piety to him that fits in the atfemblyofthefe earthen !!ads. I urge nomore: Perhaps you aremore wife, or letfe mutinous: you might ealily therefore purge yourconfcience from this finne,of wantingwhat youmight not perforce enjoy. Say that yourChurch lbooldemploy you back to this our Babylon, for the calling out ofmoreProfelyres: you are inrercepced,imprifoned: Shall ir be finne in you nor E tO heare theProphefiesat Amjlerd•m? The Clink is a lawfull excufe: Ifyour feet be bound, your confcience isnot bound.Io thefeNegatives,outward force takesaway both finne and blame,and altersthem from thepatienr to theacror: tO that now you fee your frraight bondo (iftheywere fuch) loafed by obedience , andover-ruling power. SECTION XIX. q~smamtt lit dJfwntertm -::o- BUt what ' bondswerethefe frraight ones? GodsWord andyourownnecelli- t.;p,,,Jdtmp"- ty: Both ftrong and inditfoluble. "'ff' f"' & Where Godhath bidden , God forbid that we lhouldcarefurthe forbid-. ~;!';~,;;~~ danceofmen:I reverence frommyfoule(fo doth our Church,their deare fifier)thofe p~'"' '"" D,_ wonhy formin Churcheswhich havechofen and followed thofe formesofoutwJrd ~;;~;);:;;~~' Government that areevery way fit tell: for theirowncondition.It isenoughfur your "mpudixif/'rt Sett to cenlurethem: I touch nothing commonto themwith you:*While theworld · 4kmf•bj.,. ftandetb, wherewill it ever be !hewedoutofthe Sacred Bookof God, that he bath ., ~r.;:u;;:;~, charged ,Let therebe perpetual!Lay-Elders in every Congregacion: Letevery Af- P4"'"d o!fi• fembly have aPafrorandDOCtor, difrincr in their charge and offim:Letall Decifi- ~;~[':!'.';,f-"· Aaa 2 ons,
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