AnApologie againft Brownijlr. ! 5?3 A ir?you have well imitated chefe he•vel]Jy patterns. ~uc what; can yourcharity find --- nothing bur rubbifh?Noronefquare (tonf,not ondtvmg? Y o~ wtll be judging till God judgeyou: ifyou uke not heed oftbefe courfes, you will fa runwith the Heegoats that you will frand with the Goats on thelefei,and. That God , whofe place youhave ufurped give youmore wifdome, and lpve. ·' A~dwh~t 'Ipr41JON )k the v•loHrwhi<h the beft hearted, andmofl zealow R.eforrner; amoNgp JOH ho"Ve manififled, ;, drivingoHI the fnon<J:<haNgerJ? doth it not appeare if; thir ,thatth')ftffer them(elvu to be drivenoHiwitb the twojlringedt•hip ofCeremonitf B andfHhfcriptiofl, bythe mM')-cho•gerf, tbe ChancdlorJ andojjicials,r.bi chfellji"' li~ Dovu: andh) thechiefi PrieftJ, tbe 'Bijbopl'l>"bicb Jet tbemOMPorliJ ? fo farreore the m•Jize•lowr~mongf/Jok from drivi11g oNtthe r.011eJ-cl>angert, ar JbeJ the111fohu are drivenout by them, becaHfe theJ will not cbJngewith thetn to theulnJtJflfarthing. SECTION L. THe valour ofourmofr zealous Reformersharh truly !hewed it fclfe in yeeldance , As inDuels; fo here, he is themofr valiant that canfo mafier himfelf as not ro'fight: you according to thecommonopinion ofSwaggerers,blame thepeaceable of cowardife, and accufe themoffutfering.Behold anewcrime; That they futfer themfelves tobe driven out: What fhould they have done ?Should they have taken armes,and cry, The fivord ofGod,and Gedeo11? You rhat will notallowa C Prince to compell SubjeCts,will you allowSubjells tocompell Princes?God forbid· Thiswere bighTreafon againfrGodsAnointed:what then?Should they •pprove th~ Ceremoni~s by fubfcription, by prafrice?This you exclame upon, as high trcafon againfr theHighefr: What yet more? Should they h~ve preachedwith their mouthcs !lopt? This is it,which you haveleamedofyour Founder, and throughnot many handsreceived,and requiredwith no leffe violence.-Clamour •nd tumults is chat you defire frill : let our finne bepeaceable obedience, yours fury and oppolition. Your head-!lrongconccitis, that it is a finne to he filenced: Men mufi preacheven when they maynor: all times beroreyou, would havewondred at thisParadox: For however theApoflles, which had not their calling fro[\! men, wouldnot be filenced by me~, yet we fi?d that a~l their fucc_effors held,thatt~ofe hand~ which were laid upon D therrheads, mrght be laidupon thelt momhes: look mro all Hrfioncs: Thole confiitutions(which though not Apofrolik,yet wereancient)in the fevemhCouonpunifh aBifhop, or Prelbyter, that upon prerenceofR.eligion feparatesfromhiswi fe with depofition : and ifany Prelbyter fhalllhift hischargewirhout licence (Tin. ,~,,;,,q, "''"'"'H"f""r)&lafrly,inflifrs the fal,llepenalty upon Fornication,Adultery,Perjury. Thegreat Nicene Counfell takes the fame order with fome miOikedBrfbops, and PrelbycersindiversCanons:GaNdmlitHin the Counfe.Jl ofSart!f, takes it forgranud that aBifbopmay by Bilhopsbe depofed:fo the fecondCouncellof Caflhage,Can. I 3 (o the fourth Councellof C1rthage, more than once impofesd!'gmtion: fo ~o the I threats to put feme offending perfons from the officeoltheMini!lery:fo(rhat I may E not be endles)bleffed Cjprian advifes Rogati1mn, agood old Bi010p,whichwasabufed by amalapart Deacon, by the authority ofhisChaire ro right bimfdf,and either to depofe, orfufpend theotfender.teonli"' in Socratu,isdepriv-edof his Priefihood: yea,what CounfellorFather givesnot both rules and infiances ofthis prallice?See howfar theancient Churchwas fromthefe tumulmousfancie> : No,no, (M.R.) wewell find, it isdoingthat undoes theChurch,not futfering : Ifyourfellowscould have futfered moreanddone lelfe,theChurch had beenhappy :As for our ChurchOflicers,yotl may raile uponthemwithalawleffefafety:there isagreatDircbbetwixt you and them: elfe youmight pay dearefor this finneof!landering themwith their cheop peny-wonhs: Howidly do you infult over rbofe,whomyourmony-changers havedrivenont ofcheirPulpits; When }'ouconfeff'e(after allyonr valour) that they havedriven youboth out ofChurch&Coumry:who can pitty amiferable infidrer? Whet:hc~: Mi · mfters fhou!d lnriUrt"tfJCm_ felves ftlenced. !lrow.Rtfonn. WllhoutTar. b;n~, ~~!J.· !hu~..':ltl. Wcc''!argehim notrofecve any more. SoC.t».IS· C411. l.J. Cit111'<11T.fniiUIJ fwriJtkpM~tKT C.m. re.tkCitricat u.bWJ6U ~ridit.lhitllf', Ctm.1.. E Clh-1 dtpmt:.· r.r&fit.ziit?JJI& CCiliiOIIt.Ce. t 7& C.m. 18. AMinifttrio ttffar~dthULrit. Concil.Sardit.t. + Ccncii. CartiJ. +'·4s&:;6,57· (r().EJ. Jfd1.J. CypJ. 3• Ep.9• Soa.'.'J.,c,'Z.t. ~-----------------------------------------------~S~£~P~.~
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