574 Power of Re· form"g,bu(cs gi\•en to the Church: 2nd theiifueof dte ncgl<tlof<. B.rrr,a;tinft Gyjf.p.>7·&S8 Troublesand Excommuni~ cations at Am· flcrd:un. AnrufoJtuEccltji.tts?E.tqui re o/ftndtritii Cbr1Jl11 r:rcludi· tMr. HittoJn.E:pipban CJfT· S#IMJ in c~~Nmtr/tt'lf:l. P11plan1!1? Et ad AcejiU111 NtrJ4tiPJIUfl Ct~~~{Jan. Eri~il11 tibift~J!AmActft,&dulmn {~lfftt[ct'lflliu Sttr. l. ~.&·7· ~tV . GJ/J.rtf. Sofomeci theirowne havetenned tl:e:re:<con1muniC2tion. ConiOf.by M. ]ol."11f. Inquiric p.>g.6s. ro!lof.t.tS. An Apologie againft Brownifts. S£ p, A p, theWafirt in ~eneva, ~m/ tli[ortlers in Corimh,thtJ_"'tricorruptiont fiJhichmar andtloe(or the lik! untothem)crup 1nto theptlf<jl Churches'" the World: for the Reformationwhereofchrift h•th give~ his po11'tr.•nto hw Churth,th41 Ji_u htvils tH are broogl>t ; 11 by homaneJraiiiJ, m•J bJ d•v•m IHthortt) be purgedOHt. ThH P'"'" a11dpreftnceof Chrift;o11want, boklingallby homage (or r1ther h1 vi/lewage) •ndtrthtPrtlatu, onto whofeJinfNIIJOk! ~~~~ jloope ;~ ·moreth~n B_abylonilh ~.,.tlagt, bming 1111/ •pproving bJ perfonaUcommuntOII, mfimte abommattons. Aadr11tbtft two I•JI refpelh prin<ipalt, J"" Babyloni!h confufr•?ofaDforts ofpeople in t_be, botiJ o!Jo•r Ch11rch, without ftpa: raliDn, andtour Babylon1fi1 bondage underJOHTfpmt••ll Lortlt the l'rel•tu,we • uonnt 1•• Babylon, andflJfrot71JOtl, SECTION Lf, B YOu that can grantthere will be tormprions in all otherChurches, will endure none in ours:If E~tglond lbould haveeither unleavenedWarers or drunken Love-feafh(thoughno other bl~lbes) lbe couldnor bur be' Bab 1tm: We envy nor your favors: Thefe,or whatfoever likeenormities, Chrill bath given poweruntohis Church to reform: but what ifthe Church neglect toufe it? What ifthofe evils, which are brought in by humane frailty, will nor bydivine amhority be purged out? Nowthe error (by your doctrine) is grown fundamencall ; fa Chrill i•loll, and the foundation razed: ifwe !hall then affume(againllour friend,,to convince our enemies) the Churchof Gt~twa bath been feriouOy dealt with, in this corruption, and diffivaded by Yehemenr importunity, yet Hill perfi!lrrh: Howcan != you free them 1 ond charge us ? fee howwe love to be miferable, with companie. This power ro purgeont all corruptions Chrill bath not given us: ifhebath given it you;JOUmufi fir!l begin to purge outyour felves:you have done it;but Clill there remain fame : would God we had as much execution as power; OurChurch lhould be asclean as yours is Sifmaricall. Ifyou lhould meafure faculties by their exerccife· Natnrall relllbould be the grearell enemy to venue : and the folitary Chrillia~ lbould bemiferable: This power ofours is nor dead,butOeepeth:When it awaketh unto more frequentufe, (whichwe eamcllly pray for) look you forrhe fir!l handtell ofir: None can be moreworchy: as it is,we offendnot more in defect than you in exceffe:Ofwhom that your lA£areUo ofAmllerdamp.]. could fay,rhar you have Excommunicationas readyasaPrelare harhaPrifon: Chrillisinmanytharfeele D him not; but wewant nor the power only, but the prefenceofChrill: How fa? he was with us while youwere here: Did hedepart with you; will the Separati!ls ingroffe our Savior to themfelves,and(as CJpria,. faid ofPHpia.. w )go roHeaven alone? yea,confinerheGodofHeavento Amllerdam? Wharinfolence is this? wehave him in his Word: we have him in hisSacraments: we have himinourbeam: we havehim in our profefiion; yet thisenemydare fay, we want him; Wherein? I fuppofe inour cenfures: Wehave Peters keyes(as his true fuccelfors both inoffice and doctrine ) our fault is,that we ufe them nor as you would : What Churchdoth fa? your firll Martyr doth os zealoufiy inveigh againll the practice ofGenev•, and all other l\.eformedCongregations in this point , as again{\ us : both for thewoodrn Dagger (as he ten'tles it )offufpenfion,and for their ConGfioriall Excommunication. E Woewere wall theWorld,ifChri!llhould limit his prefenceonly to your fafbions: Here you found him, and hereyou left him: Would to God wedid nomoregrieve himwith our fins, than you pleafe him in your prefumptuous cenfures : in the reil, yon raile againll ourPrelates and us: Can anyman thinkthat Chri!t hath lefrpeaceable fpirits, ro go dwell with railer•? Indeed yours isfree-hold; fo youwould have it free fromfi1bjeaion, free from obedience: .This is loofendfe, more than libenie; You have broken the bonds, and call the cords from you; bur you mif.call our tenure: We bate villenage nolelfe than youhate-peace, and hold(incapile)ofhim tharis the he3d ofhis body, the Church; under whofe eafie yoke wedoewillingly fioope ina fweet Chrillian freedome? abhorring and reproving, and therefore(not. withllandingourperfonall Communion) avoidingall abominations: In thefetwo refpectt
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