Con\'erCltion with theword· DUI!inll modir n111 tt m.uullll mtl/tU,vidt/Jrtt fin<JII £.,[mtil; &JirtlUrgMM. d.:z.J·1·4·4m.t· lis. An Apologie againft Browniftr. offinrifi~g up in rhe foreheads ofmany in that<?hurch, uolhut up, uncovered,(yea, A wilfully let Joofe)mfetl:s all both perfons and thmgs among!! them : Goe now and fly out ofthis Babylonolfo, as the He-Goarsbefore the flocke, orrerurn rooms: But how-ever thefe errors be groffe, perhaps they are traCtable;Not the fin undoes the Church, burob!linacy: here is no evafion, Forbehold, youdoe more accufe chafe Chuchesofcorruption, than o~ -yilful?effe : for divers times haveyou dealt with themaboutrhefe fearefullenormltles: yea youh:lveoften defired, thltknow- 1-• ledge thereofmight be by themfelvcs given to thewhole bodyoftheir Church or char(at lea!l)theywould cake order it might bedonebyyou:They haverefufed b~th. Whacrcmaines, but they be our fellow HearhensondPublicans? And notthey aiDne, bur all B..efurmedChurches befide inChri!lendome,which do jointlypartake in all thef<:(Except oneorrwo perfonall)abominarions:will you never leave, rill you havewrangled your felves our of theworld? B Btlt now I fear I have drawn you to fay,th3t the hellilh impiccies both in rhe City and ChurchofAmflerdam, arebut Frog!,Lice,Flies,Murraine,and other.IEgyptian plagues, not prejudicing yourGolhen: Say fo ifyou dare; I feare rhey would foon make theOceanyour 1\..ed Sea, andVirginia yourWilderoeffe. TheChurch is Noaht Arke,which gave fafery eo her Ouefi.,whereofyeeare parr· bur remember char it had unclean beafisalfo,aodfomefivage:lfchewaves drown yo~ nor, yet (me chinks) you lhould complain ofnoifome fociety. Sachansrbronecould nor prej_udice the Church of~ergamus:buc did not the Balaamices(tht; Nicolaicans?) Yet theirheavenly Commumon flood, and theAngel! 15 fent awayWith but threats. SEP. C It iJ 1h1WillofGodandofChrift,that hit Churchfoou/Jabide in the rrorld,a1Jdm1verfe rr:ilhil in theaffairetlhereof, which arecommM to both : B•t it it the .4poft~je of ,t,.. tichrift t• have Co1JJmNnlo• with theWorld in the ho/1thiNg/OfGod, rr:hith arethepecu· liartoftheCburch, and<aniiiJtwltb.ucgreat f•crilege befo proftitntedaflliprophanetl. St:CTIONXLVI. ASit were madneffe eo deny that the Church lhould converfewich cheWorld in the affaires thereof:So to deny her Communion inGods Holy things wich anyofchofe ofcheWorld, which profelfe Chrifiianity (as yet uncenfured) is apoint ofAnabaci!licaliApof!afie:fuchoftheWorldaref!ill of cheCburch.Asmy cenfure cannot< jetl: them, fo their finne(aftermy privateendevour ofredrelfe)can- D not defile me : I fpeak ofprivate Communicants: IfanyunbiddenGucfi comewich a ragged garmem,and unwalheB hands, lhall I forbearGods heavenly dainties? The Mafterofchc Feafican fay, Frimd, bow camefttb.u inhitheri nor,Friends,why came you hitherwith fuch a gueft? God bids me come: H~ haeh impofed this necefficy never allowed this exculi:: My teeth (hall nor be fee on edge with the fowre Gra~ of others: Ifche Churchcafi not our theknown unworchy,che fin is hers: Ifaman will come unwocrhy, chefin is his: !lot ifi comenor, becauf<: becomes, the finneismine: Ilhall nor anfwerfor char others fipne: I !hall anfivec for mine own negleCt: Another mans fault cannot difpenfewirhmy dory. SEP. Thcaire oftheGofpell,.hichyOie drarr: in, it nothing fo free 41Jdclear IIJDU makejh!IIP: E it it onlybecaufoJOHaren(edto il,that maf<!tJOIIfoj•dge.The thickfmoai{_ofJonr wm11 , efpeciaiiJoffiub asar<pfantedagainft t!J! Klngdome.fChrift,the v!fibleChnrch, anti the aJminiftrationofit, doeobfenre andpoifon the ai[_e, rr:hichyou all drarr: in, andrPhmin JoU bmth. The plagllr[pirilua/1/eprojeoffrn riji"ng up;, theforeheadt offomlnJ thouJafllit ifJ tbe Cburcb, IIHjhUI11p,uncovered,inft111 ~ll,bot~ perfoBs .,,dthings amongjlfoM. Lev. 13. 45, 46, 47· l Cor.. 6. 17. Tbe blajlmg Httrarch.J fuffers no goodtbing to grow,orprofper, but withert aU, bothbudandbranch. The d11JIJfacrijice oftbeftrviceboofvwhicb inJlendoffpiritua/1Prayer,fwe<l at ;,cenfo,you offerup Mornint; &Eve•iBg Jmrlsfoftrong oft!" Popu Portuifo, as itm•ktt maiJ} hundrtd dmongft 1o•rfelvu ,flop theirnofes at it,amlfetyou"oaftoftbefree amickeraire•ftheGo[pell,wlierei•JOMbreath SECTION
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