AnApokigie againft Brownifh. , Church hath devifed the Miniflery, but t~eMiniflery hath devifed the Church : I ' rollowyounotinthatidlecircle: Thence you have been hunted already: But now, , fince I have given account ofours; I prayyou tell me feriouOy, Who devifed your ' OfficeofMiniflery; I dare fay, not Chrifl, not his Apoflles, not their Succefiors: What Churchever in theworld call he produced ( unldfe in cafeofextremity for one turne) whofe confpirin_g multitude made themfelves Minill:ers at p!eJfure? WbatruleofClinflptefcribes ii? What reformed Church everdil:f, o : doth praCl:ife it? what examplewarrants it? wherehave the infcriburs laid hands upon their Superiours?Whatcongregation ofChrifrendome in all records alforded you the nece!fary patterneofan unteachingPallor, or an unfeedingTeacher ? 8 Itisanoldpolicyofthefaulty,to complaine f'irfl: Cert3inly, there was never PopifhLegendamoreerranddeviceofmanthan fame pms of this Miniflery of yours, fo much gloried in for fincere correfpondence to the fir!l: Infritmion. SECTION XXVIII. YOurfcornfull exception at the confufed communion of the profane multitude,favors frrong ofPharifee, who thought it finne.roconverfe (cum terre ji/#1) the bafe vulgar, andwhofe very Phylacrenesdtd fay, Touchme not, for I amcleanerthon thou. This multitude is profane(you fay)and this communion coofufed: If!Omebeprofaoe,yet not all;for then could be no confufion in the mixmre;Iffome he not profane,why c:!Qe you not love them as much., you hatethe 0 • ther?Ifall main trUths be taught among!l:fomegodly, fame profane; why will you morefhun thofe profane,than cleave to thofe Truths,and thole godly? Ifyou have C duly admonifhed him,and detefrand bewailed his finne; what is anothermansprofanenes to you?Ifprofaneneshe not punifhed, orconfufion he tolerated, it istheir fin, whom it concerneth to redreffe th~m: Ifthe Officers finne,mull we runne from theChurch?It is afamous and pregnant protefration ofCod by Ezekjel :The righte- ••fnuoftht righteo11sjhaUhe upMhim,& thewicfl!dntl ofthewicfl!djhallbe 11pon himfolf. And iftheFathers fowre Grapes cannot hurt thech>ldrens teeth, howmuch lell'e !hall the neighbours? Butwhither will you run from this Communion of the profane?Thefame fault you findewith the DlltcbandFrench;yea,in yourown.How well youhave avoided it in yourfeparation, let M. White, George Joh,Jo,, Mafler smith be fufficieot witneffes, whofe pleotifull reportsofyonr known uncleanneffes fmothered mifchiefs, malicious proceedings, corrupt packings, commpnicating with known ofitnders,bolfreriog offinnes, andwilling connivences, as they are fhamefull to relate, fo might well have fropt yourmouth from excepting at our confufed Commonionoftheprofane. S11.P. Sh•ll fome ge•er•UTruths (Jta, tl>011ghfew ofthem in the p~rlic•l•rs rn•ybefoumiiJ pr4lJifod)fweetenantlf•n/Jife tht•ther errors?Doth no/o11e Herejie mafl! an H"iticfl!? andtkth not alittleLtaven,whether ind.tlrillt or manrJm, leaven the whtle l11mpe .i! I Cor.s.6.Gal.s.9.Hag.2.1 3· IfAstichriflhtldiiOtmaiiJimthl, wbemvithjhouldhe countenance fo "'"'1 forgerit~,or how couldhisworke he 4myfterJofiniqnitie? which;, E R.ome n more gro./Jeandp•lpabk; bwt in England fpnn "'ith a finer threed , a11d[o more htrd1Jdifci1'/Jered.But to w•de 110JNrther inllniverfalitiu;wewiUtoli$alittle tillJe to exqmin [~tcb particulars tH 1011.JOUrftlfhave picfl!doutforJOUr N16ft •dvd,.toge,tofee wh!- tberJOH he fo clear ofBabels Towenin;•o•r own evidwce,41you bear the world i~ hand, SECTION XXIX. HOwmany and grievouoerrors are mingled with our Truths, _!hall appeare fuf.. ficiently in thefequell;lfanywam, let itbe rhef;ult oftheoccufer. It is enough furthe Church ofAmllerdam to ha•e no errors. But ours are grievous:Name them,that onrfhame may be fequell tO your grief:Som•ny they are,and fo grievous,that yourMartyr,when hewas urged tO infrance,could find none butour opinion c&erningChrifrs defcem into hell; & except hehad over-reached,not thar. 553 Confufed Communlori oftl-.cprofune. Ptrp!txll f~~~tt ifl~du.tcivit/1-o ttsilrh«fuuto itn~imnq;ftr· mut.L,rfr»ttclllti1Wjlldicilldirur.:mtllr. AII~, dtCivU.Dti. {. I3J· E~.t8.:&o. Orig$1tufqHi[q; propmprt~przumptuatum 11!1Tittur,inprDpri.:~jufiiti.:vi· 11u,&c. Fr.jtJbn[.Art. itc~~Fr. Anfiv.Jgonnft BroHgbtCll. Dlfco\"crof Brunm. Trcoblc:sand n~~:tntts:Dam• llllllt[wUqJMXL i.'JtJUiptTil111MT,
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