Chap. V. The HISTORY of the PURITANS. 165 perfecuted as well as Chrift and his apoflles ; not for evil doing, geen " but for preaching God's word, and for rebuking the world of ÊLábeth. r6ß. " fin, and for their faith in Jefus Chrift ? This is the ordinance, " of God, and this is the highway to heaven, by corporeal death ' to eternal life, as Chrift faith, yohn v. Let us never fear death, " that is killed [conquered] by Chrift, but believe in him, and " live for ever. There is no condemnation, to them that are in Chrift. " O Death! where is thy fling? Thanks be to God, that has given us the ViEtory. Let us not then diffemble, as fome do, to fave their pigs, " but be valiant for the truth. I doubt not, but all they who believe M.S. p. 42. " ° the truth, and will obey it, will confider the caufe; and the lord, " for his Chrift's fake, make Ephraim andMána/es to agree, that we may " all with one heart and mind unfeignedly feek God's glory, and the edi- " fication of his people, that we may live in all godly peace, unity and "° cóncote This grant, Q Lord, for Chrift Jefus fake, to whom, with " Thee, and the Holy Ghoft, be all praife, glory and honour, for ever and ever." Another in a letter to bifhop Grindal, occafioned by his lordfhip's diC. courfe- to the prifoner, at his examination before him, December 09. be gins thus, " Pleafeth your wi/dom, my duty remembered, &c. being " grieved at certain words fpoken by you, and at your extreme dealing " with us of late, I am bold to utter my grief in this manner. You " faid, if difcipline did not tend to peace and unity, it were better re- " fufed; whereas our Saviour Chrift commandeth difcipline as one pit " of the gofpel, molt neceffary for the church's peace and order ; the " apoftles prahifed it, and Mr. Calvin, and other Iearned men, call it " the finews of the church, that keep the members together ; and Beza " fays, where difcipline is wanting, there will be a licentious life, and a " fchool of wickednefs. Secondly, You feetned to be offended with a " late exercife of prayer, andfalling faying, That you had not heard 60 of any exercife of this kind, without content of publick authority ;, " to which the example of the Ninevites plainly anfwers, who pro- " claimed a faft, before they acquainted the king with it ; nor did the " king blame his fubjeâs for going before him in well doing, but ap- .. proved it by doing the like. Thirdly, You faid, you would never ms. za. .. afk God mercy fßr ufing the apparel ; and should appear before him " with a better confcience than we ; whereas you faid in a fermon, as " many can witnefs,, Thatyou was forry, for that you knew you fhould " offend many godly confciences by wearing this apparel ; requiring your " auditory to have patience for a time, for that you did but ufe them for a time, to the end you might the fowler abolifb them: And now " you
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