A B All Apology againft Brownifts. SEP. At toucr,(,g tiJeC.remoniu h.re fpof<!n of, howfoover we havrformer/} refuftdthem, J•hmitting(as aUoth<rt didanddot) to the Prelates jpirituaUjurifdHJion (berm tbro•gh ignoranceftroining atGnatt,and Jr~~aUt!Wing Camelt)Jet are"evenfJ perfwaded•Jthem andfo werehtfore rPefeparated, tbat tb'} are hut4s ltaves ofth•t tree, andas badges of that mafloff!n;IJ'b<rtoftbe Pope is head, andthePrelattsjhoulders•.A11djo'!'e for ourparts fie"' rtafonwhy an1 ofthe Bijhops f"'orfl firvaflls (as aUthe Mtniftm '"theChurch of England areCanonicallj)foould""A!mce to wear tiJeir LmitLiveries.WhichCeremonies notwithftandingwek,_nowwe/1 eno•gh, hDWfoevtrfOUfor aivantl~e extenuate & dcbafi t{Jemunto'" tohe 1tlvanced&preferredinJONf Cb•rch,befote the pruchiltgofthe Gofpel. It it m•chthat theyheingn•t f•much~t Reed, "'' •NJ part•JthebuildttJg(asyoupreltnif'Jbo•ldovrrt•rnlhehefthuildtrs amo•gjl JOHal the} doe, The proportion betwixt Zoar and tiJ<m holds fl'tU: ZoaHP4J a ntit}Jhour n1110 Sodome, ~oth in place andjin,a11d ohnoxiw to tiJ< [anu dtftrHlJiDfl r>ith it: and it wa< Lots error to dtjire to have it[pared, Gen, 19.15,1 8,19,20. andfoiJ<ntverfo•nd rep norpeace in it,butforfooA!il forfeare oftiJtJamejuftjudgement, which had4f!trtaA!n the r~ft oftiJeCities, verft 30. Tht 4f'- plicationofthistoyourCtrtnJOfliet, Ilea'Oie toyour jitft, •ndth<m to that dtprufJion, to which the} •re devoted h) the Lord. SECTION XLVIII. C ANd touchingCeremonies1yourefofed them formerly,bur not long:and when you did refute them, you knew norwherefore; fur immediarelybeforeyour fufpenfion, you ockuowledged rhem tobe things indifferent, and furmatter offcandall by them, you had notinformed your felfe ( byyour ownconfelfion)ofa whole quarterofayeereafter: Whyrefufed y,ou then, but as the Poetmade his P!aies to pleafe rhe people, or a! Simon Magll4 was baptized for company? .But refufiqg them,you fubmitted to tbe Prelates fpiriruall jurifdicrion: therewas your crime; this was your Camell, the other yourGnats;Did everany Prelatechallenge fpiritu- •ll ruleover your confcience? , This they all appropriate to thegreat Bilhopof our fouls:.nd if,other;gr>nt them as yourrnalicefoineth:what finne is it to be thefubjecr ofa Tyranr? now upon Jl)ore I) grace, refufingthe Prelacy, you have branded the ceremonies; Soyou did before your feparation;Tell us,how longwas itafter your fuipenfion, and before your deparrure,that you could have been content(upon condition)tohave worn this linnen bodgeofyour Man offin ? Was not this your refolution, when you went from Norwich roLintol11jhirt,after your fufpeniion? Deny it not; my wimelfes are too (lrong. Bot let us take you as you arc: thefe Ceremonies, though toovilefor you, yet are good enough fur our Minillersof England: As ifyou faid, Lord,Ithank thee, I am not as thisPublican:Why for our Minillers? Becaufe,rhofeare the Liveries,and thefe the !\vorn fervantsofthe Antichrillian Bilhops: We have indeed !\vornobedience to ourOrdinary in honell :lnd lawfull Commandements, but fervicc to Chrift: But doth allobedienceimply fervimde? this obedience is , as to fpirituall Fathers, not to Mallers; yet foarewethe fervantsofChrill, that we are ready to give our fervice to the loal}ofhisSainrs; Thus vilewillwebefor God; howmuch more to thofewhomGod hath made(1SHieromefayes) Principes Ecc/tji.e: whiles they command f~r God : what doewehcrein,but that which EpiphaniiH urgedofoldagainll E £ri1H; What but thefame which IgnatiiH (that holy andold Martyr) requires (not once )ofall Prelhytcrs, and offers the ingJgement ofhisowne foule for us in tbisacr ? . As for ourCere onies,agg:ravate themhowyou can for your advantage,they are but Ceremonies to us:and fuch, as whereinweput no holineffe,butordcr, decency, convenience:but rhey are preferred(you fay)in ourChurcb,before tbe preaching of theGofpcll:amoll wrongfull untruth;We hold preachingan etfenriall part ofGod; fervice,Ceremonies none at all : the Gofpell preached we hold the life and foule of theChurcb,Ceremanies either thegarment,or the lace ofthe garmenr:The Gofpell Ccc 3 preached Efi.imation. of Ceremonies~~ and iUbje(J;ioo to the Prdatts. I Cm'.4. f, ]cr.. inPJ.d. 4+ Htming.ClaJl.3• Pottfl.Ec.c.Jo, Vt cuiqut {Utff dan~s&fu.t! pltbt inl,iJqu~t DominjfNnt,pii of:{tqUtrtllll«. f[llat.!pijl.ad Tar[rnf.
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