A B ~ER Q US DISSWASlON FROM Poperie. ToW. D. Revolted,&c. c 0 U challengedme for my bold alrenion ofyour manifOlddivifions: Idoeheremakeitgoodwith ufury. Thofe mouths that faytheyteachyou·thetruth, fay alfo ( and;youhavebeleeved them)that they all teach the fame. As you finde them true in this, fo trufl themintheother : For me, I cannotwithout indignation fee, that in thislight oftheGofpell , God and his truth lbould rhus be loofersbyyou ; and that amiferable foule (bould fuf!er it felfe robe thus grolrely cozenedofit felfe, and glory: Many can write to youwith more profoundnelre,nonewithmore fincere fervency, and defire to fave you. I call heaven and earth torecord againfl you thisday, that ifyou relent or anfwer nor, your perilhing iswilful!. Weemay pittyyour weakne!fe, butGod (ball plague 0 your Apoflafie:ifyouhadbinbred inblindnes,your ignorance had beenbur lamentable,now your choice and loveofdarknes isfearful! anddefperare.Alas!youcannot be condemnedwithout ourforrow and lliame.What lbouldwe doe?Wecan but iotrear,perfwage,protefr,mourn,and gageour foulesfor yours; ifthefe availe not,who can remedy that whichwill peri(b?Heare thisyet(you weak R.evolter)ifthere be any care left in you ofthat foul whichyou have thus profrimted toerror;ifyou have any regard tothatGod,whofe fimple trurhyouhavecontemned 8c forfaken:what is this that bathdriven you from us,allured you to them?ForGods fake, letme but expofrulate alittle eremy filence: Either be convictedor inexcufable. Ourbad liveshave fet youolf;Woe is me that they are no holier;'I bewail onr wickedne!fe,l defend it not; E Onlyafk how they live in Italy; Ifthey be not(for themofr part)filths to theworfr ofours,goe with them and profper.Let all indifferent tongues f.ty,whether thatvery See whereon your faith depends,even within the fmok&ofhis holiries, be no' (for ' vicioufnes)the fink oftheworld; we may condemnour felves,their lives fhall ju!lifie us;But you lilt not to look fo far; you fee theirlives athome,you fee ours: The com· parifon is not tquall;They rake this for the timeoftheir perfecution;weofour profperity.The ltubbomelt Ifraelite and themoltgodlelfeMariner,could call uponGod in his tr<>uble: we are all worfe with liberty: Lookbackand fee how they livedin former timeswhile they profpered; NoTurks ( faith ErA{mte ) more abominably: though nowat theworfl:, howmany holy profelrorsmight you finde, which would fcorn that themolt frriCl: Hermit,or aufrere Cappucine, fhould goe before themin :1 gracious life,and in truemortification?evenamong([ twelve,therewil beone Devil: I wi!b theywere fo good, thatwemight emulate them : but for my part, I neveryer could
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