A11 Apology againfo Brownifls. A common Lawesofthis Land? Butwith all youmight learn, that noEnquiry Ex offtci• maybe thusmade but upon good~rounds, as Fame, Scandal!, vehement prefumption,&c.goingbefore,&giving jultcaufeoffufpicion: Secondly,that thisproceeding is not allowed in any cafeofcrime, whereby rhe life,or limsof the examined pany , may beindangered : nor yet where there is a jufi fufpition offurure.perjury upon fuch enforcement. Thus is the fufpeCI:ed wifeurged to cleare her honefiy by oath:Thus theMiller ofthe houfemuftclear his trurh,l!xod.n.B.Thus .Acha~ and Jon4than were urged tobe their ownaccufers,.tho?gh n?t by oad~: But if per~aps any 6nifiercourfe be taken byanyconupt: JufiJcermthelt proceedmgs; mufi thiS be imputed to the Chnrch? Looke you toyourpetty-Courts at hnme: whichfomeof your own have compared to thefecourfeo, not onely tothe Commiffion-Court of B England,butto the inquifitionof sp•ine: See there your P~fior defen_ding himfelfe to beboth an accufer andJudge mthe fame caufe : See theu proceedmgs Ex ojficio without commiffion: and ifyour prifons cannot witneffe it, your excommunicationsmay. SEP. ThoNghJ•• have lop tk shrilmofs•intt ,yet J'" rel41ne theirdalu, andth•fe hoiJ ,u theumls d•J, andthot r;ithgoodprofit to J'"' fpirilua/1carnal/CoNrtt,fromJuch M prt>- f••e themr»ith thekaJI andm•JI/6Wfollld•t,notwitbjlandlng the liheriJofthefix d•iet l•6•r, which theLl!rdb•thgive11: asdas fhllch n>••ld the Majlert ofthefoCo•Tt bejlirred at theeajling ofthefo B<intui4Jtl otttdf the Calmriar at"'mthe Majlm oft he pof!ef c fod maid, when the 8pirllofdivina#os t»Mc•fl•"' ofher, 40. 16.19. SECTION -XLI. D.Av4r.dnun J~]lutjltTa;ul~ Num.j oll. £~"'"'· "fb7· ••· J S.1m. J4-43· G.Jolmf.&M. Cr11d. Trouble at Amfimf.p.r ~ & Nun pottfJ '}ltii in 1t11a c.:t~fllt~· dunn:t;11Uiffo du.upffTtttrt ptr((JJUS , U' iJI r.d~m jlldido & «cufarorfit & j t«fex Opttl/. Miln;izJ.J. WEehavenotlofi, but call away the Idolairous lhrinesofSainu: their dayes we retaine; theirs, not for worfhipofthem, whichour Church con- l;olr-;:u cd demneth, bur parrlyforcommemorarionoftheirhighdefem, and ex- in~h, Ch~;,h cellent examples: partly 101 difiinCI:ioo: indeed therefi:\reGods daies,and not theirs: of England. their praifesredound tohim11hewuswhere we implore them, where weconfecrate daiesto theirfervice r The maine end ofHoly-dayes isfor the fcrvice ofGod, artd fome,asS•m#u fetsdown ofold, (Juo fo 4/a/Jorij co11t<ntlo~~e re/axe•l)forrelaxnion '""J·l·'•>i · from labor: and iffuchdayesmay be ~ppointed by the Church (as were the Holy- •ft.9 . , 7 • I) daies ofPurlm,ofthededication of thewall ofJerufalem,thededication oftheTern: •M"•!·' •· pie) whofe nameo fhould they rather bear (thoughbut formeeredifiinCI:ion) th•n ;;:.;~':;;:· thebleffed Apo!llesofChrifi?Butthis is acolouronely: for youequally condemn -<•!· ' P· . .. thofcdaies ofChrifisBirth, Afcenfion, Circumcifion,ltefurrea:ion, Anunciarion, '"'" cb,p;.. which theChurchbath beyond all memory celebrated: wllat then isour fault? We ':/:.u::~~;;, keep thefe holy as theLords day, in the famemanner, though not in thefame de- ""'""''""• •i· gree : lndeedwecomerothe Church, :andworlhiptheGodoftheMairyrs and h!,""!:J;.,'':,t" Saints: isthisyetour offence? No,butwe abfiaine fromourmofilawfulilabour q<wi Jitf•tl•m in them; True, yetnot in confcienceofthe day, but 1n obedience to theChurch : If & <md#•m ~ · the Church !hall indiCI:afolemn Fafi,doyounothold itcontemptuous ro fpend that ;: ~:: day in lawfulllabor ; notwithfranding that libertyofthe fix dayeswhichGod bath &, f<>tiq""''; • 11 be full" fi d D~p4foif. gtven?Why lha that law maea eof ejeCI:ion, which maynot in praife and "f•mll" &m E exultation? Ifyouhad not loved to cavil~you would rather have accepted the A po- « t• m •Pm for, logy, or excufeofourSifter Churches in thisbehalf, than aggravated thefe unch•- & 'd""''"' rit•blc pleas ofyour own : yet evenin this, your own Synagogue at Amjlerd•m(if ~f.."/::;if!,"!',f,; we may beleeve your own) is not altogether guiltleffe: your hands arefrill, and knmiwwk· your !hops fhut upon fefiivall daies ; Butwe accufeyou not: would God thiswere '"'"'"'·""!· yourworll. TheMafiersofourCoonswould tell you, they would not carefo much 2!u~!; of for this difpolfefiion,asthatit lhould bedoneby fuch conjurers asyour felfe. F"'"'"xi Flodtrlill Hem; conre!T. Thtl.n-'bittsDifcovcr.p.!9S EP. Ifan lg1JDr411t 46dHll{>f<A<hi,g Mit~ifterJ 6o pprovetlamoniJIJOII, a11d theptopk con. Jlr•imd bJ all kjnb ofviolence toJubmit Nnto it , andtherer»ith tortjl (aswh!l ;, more NJ••II thro•ghout the t»hokKingdomeF then/et nomodejl ma11 once ope•hit moMthto de- "!
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