Au Apology againft Brownifts A hapsbyfome !lunge illumination, or elfe ycur learned pa~city gor their !kill amongfl our prophane and rude mulnrude: we have fltll many m our mdemultitude, whomwe dare comparewith your Teachers : neither is thereany fo lewd and pro· f.me, that cannot pretend afcandall from your feparation: Even thefe foulcs mull beregarded(chough not by you.)Such were fame ofyou,but yearewalhed, &c. Thewife-hearred amongfl us doemore than fufpel.t,findeom ourweakneOes,and bewaile.tQslll"n doe they oat !!)Ore difcover our imperfel.tions than acknowledge ourtruth : Ifthey be trulyWife, we cannot fufpel.t them, they cannot forfake us: B Their charity will covermore than thei(wifdome candifcover. SEP. L•JIIJ, the terrible threat JOHuller•ga~nft ur,that even whoredomes and murder; !hall ahide an eafier anfwer than feparanon, wouldcertainlyfall hedVJ up•u ru, iftbir ••fwerweretohemadei11JOHr Conftftory CoHrtr, or >efore ""J ofyour EcdejiajlicaU J•dger; hHt becaufe rve know, th41 not4ntichrijl, hut ChrijljhaUbe ••r Judge,we are bold Hpon thewarrant ofhirWord andTeftanrent, (which beingfealedwith hit bloud '"•.! 110t be altered) to pr#claime to •litheworld,Separationfrom n>hstfower rifith 11prebeUic•ifiJ ag•inft the ScepterofhlrKingdome, arwe are •ndoHhtediJ perfwaded, theCommu11io11, aovernme11t1 IJinifterJ, andworjhip ofthe Church ofEngland dce. SECTION XLVI. C MY !all rhrear,oftheeatier an!\vers ofwhordomes, and adulrerie•,rhanfepararion,you rhink ro fcolfi: out ofcountenance. I feare your confcience will J~' ,~":%"· not alwaies allow this mirth; Our Conlifrories have fpared you enough: let .,~;'ru[l onfw~ rhofe which have tried, fay wherheryourcorrupt Elderlhipbe more fafe Judges: If of sr,r:uion. oursimprifon ju[[ly,yours excommunicate unjuflly;to be in cuflody is leffc grievous ~_:~" ~~rt rhanourofrheChurchl: arleaflifyourcenfureswere worth any thing, but con- G.f~mfpmrem~t: A.s}e.-om (aidofthe like;ir iswell rharmalice harh not fo great power aswill: i;!" l:fw'd you!halloneday(! fear) finde rhe Coo~ll:oryofHeaven more rigorou•, ifyouwalh inrl~ s;~':,'ll" not thiswrong with your tears;That tnbuoalllhall finde yourconfidence,prefump- Con!iftodcs; tion; your zeale, fury.You arebold (!urelymore than wife) to proclaime: we have ~;dog! hove no need offuch cr'tes: doubtleffe yourbeadharh madeProclamations long,nowyour <he Inqu/.J.;:: bandsbegins. What proclaim you?Separation from theCommunion,Governmenr, Jmor..CJP'·'' D Miniflery,an~ worfhip oftheChurchof England: whar need it?~ our aCt might.have ~"!,~!/;::::~ Caved your votce: what lhouldour eyes and eares b.e troubledwith one bad obJeCt? •mvmi" "'"' Burwhyfep•rnre you from rh&?. Becauferhey rile up rebelliouOy againll: the P"''""'·q'"r•- Sceprer ofChrifl: TheSceprer ofChrifl is hisWord: he holds it our, we touch and ::;J::;;~~·r kiffe it:What one fenrence of ir dowewilfullyoppofe? Awaywith thefe foolilh im- "P"""'· IhiJ. pieri~; you rhrull:aReed inroour Sav_io_urs_hand,a~d fay, Haile, King ofthe Jen>es, ;;;:.;:~~~Z andwill needsperfwadeus,nonebut rhts!ShlSrodoftron.L•flly,upon what warranrl "'d"'·""P'fOfhisWill andTeflament.You may wrong us; Bur how dare you falten your lies F'"' P"'K""'· upon your Redeemer and Judge? Whar claufe ofhis hzrh bid youfeparare ? We have the trueCopies : As we hope or defire to be faved , we can finde no fenrence that founderh roward rhe favour ofthis youraCt: Mull God beaccufedof your wilfulneffe? Before thatGod and his bleffi:d Angels and Sainrs,wefeare nor ro prorell: E that we areundoubredly perfwaded that whofoeverwilfully forfakesrhe Communion,Government, Mini!lery,orworlhipefrheChurch ofEngland,are enemies to rhe Sceprerof Chrifl, and Rebels againfl his Church and Annoinred; neirher doubt we tof.y, that rhe Maflerlhip ofrheHofpirall ar Norwich,ora leale from that City (fued for wirh repulfe) might haveprocured rhat this fepararion from theCommunion, Government, and worlhipof theChurch ofEngland lhould nor have been made by J•h11 Robin(o11. Odd 3
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