Cafes of Conjcience. 2. Booke. I ha•< umchP"P'"" thucitrthat is,many that I A The fixt Condit,ion is: Ifbee be expelled; arcrobeeconuerred, and broughrvnto the orbanifb~d by the Maoillrarc, though the fiurh. Euery Mmiller in his placc,mu!t haue caufe bee vniu!t. Forfuiflffiion is Gmply to afpcc<>llcareoffurrheringGodskingdome, bee yeelded to the pu)l\'lpfu~nts and corre. whether ir be by Aymg,or nor flying. ctions of MagiCirares,rliobgh we doe notalThe fecond Condiuon.Confidcration muCl waies render obedience to rhetr commandc. bee had,whcrherthe perfccurionbeperfona/1, ments. orpublikf, Perfonallisthar,whichisdireC:ed The fcauenth is, If God offer a lawful! a;;amll rhrs, or rharmansperfon. Publique, means and way ofcfcape;and dorh(as it were) whrch israifcd againft the whole Church. If open a doore,andgiuemll oporruniry to Aie. it bced~teC!cd againCl the perfon of rhe Pa· lnrhiscafenorro Hie, (efpcciaiJy if heehaue Uor, he may vfe his hberrie, For it may bee, nor Clrengthfutlicienr to !land our)isatemp· that his flight wil bring peace to the Church. ting ofGod. But what if the people will·nor UJffcr him The eight Condition. Ifrhc danger be not to H•cl Anf.They nwuld be fa farrefrom bin· oncly fufpeC!cd, furmifcd, and fecnc afarre dc11ng ofhrm in this cafe,rhar they ought ra· B off;but cenen and prefcnr.Othcrw1fe thePa· rher to fucccut and rclecue him. T hus,when Clor fals into the linne of lonah,who foro·caDcmerrrus had raifed a tumult againCl Paul, lied dangers in his calling, and ihereforeprevnder pretence ofDian•,and bee would haue uenred thorn by Hying toTarfus. prefented himfelfe vnro the poople ,in the Thcfc Conditionsbeerngobferued,ir may common place;rhedifciplesfuffercdhimnor, beelawfull both for Pallor ~ndpeoplero fire Act. 1 9• 3o, And what care they had of his in rimes of perfccurion. prcferuauon, rhe fame ought the people ro · Sea, 3· hauc oftheir Pallor,in cafe oflike perili.Bur, In the next place it may bee dcmaunded, Wh<na If the perfccution bee common to the whole WhenaPatlor,orother may not flu~ l man '?ay Church,rhen he is notto Ay.Forit is necelfa· For anfwer hereunto, thefignes ofvnlaw· notfi.c, ry, atfuch rimesefpccially, thatrhufewhich full flight are to be conlidcred, and rhey arc arc llrong, n10uld iupporr and confirme the principallyfoure. weakc. ThefirU is, when God puts into a mans TherhirdCondition,Iftherc be in rbe Pa· heart, the Sprnr of courage and fortitude, llo<a moderation ofmmde.For he muCl rake whereby bee is refciued to abide, and Cland hecdcof rheferwo extremities, th<rhee bee C our agamll the forceof all enemies. Thus ·neither ouercomc wtth 'lXCcfTiue fcare, nor Paul,Act.zo.21.wcntboundinthef}trittole.._ through ouermuch confidencc,run headlorig rujalem. Whcre,rhough be knew that bonds into •pparonr danger.And that he may auoid and affirC!ions drd abrde him, yet bee would thcfe extremities, hco muft Hrll pray ro God, not be dilfwaded, but vtrered rhefe words of for \\lifcdomc, courage, andcon!lancie: and re{OJutibn, I pa.ffc nat 111 aU. ruithcr id mJ life ' fecondly, vfe rhc coufent and adurcc of the d<4Y<vntomJ fdf<fo that 1maJ fulfiUmJcourfc Church/orhis dired:ion in this behalfe;tbat withio;~ and the miniprf.!.tionwhtch IhaHr rccei· all things may be done in wifedome. urdofthcL.rd l<fw, to tej/ific theGofPeU ofthe ·. The fourrhCondirion oflawfullflighris, graccofGod, ThismoriouofrheSpiritisnot rhar the MimCier withdraw him!c!fc only for ordinary,yet mthe time ofhor pcrfecurion,ir arime,aud not vrrerly forfake his charge,and harh bin found, in many worthy inClruments calling. Yea,ifhc beprincipally aymed ar in ofGodsglory,asmay bcfecnein the hiCiories rhepcrfccution,hemay lawfully goapart;and of fimdry Martyrs, m rhe daies of Qt!eene iris theduryof rheChurch alfo, ro fee him Mat~e. Butoncefpccially, (ofwhomc I was conuaiedaway infafcrie, till the perfecurion credibly informed) rhat hauing rhismorion, , beouer. And thus doing,he neither forfakes D to Claud out, and yet flying: fortharveryaCI; ' the Church, nor hiscallrng; bur onely vferh felt luch a llmg in hisconfciencc, that bee rhe meancs of his preferuarion, for the kcecould neuer haue peace !ill his death. ping offai'rh, and a good confcience. This The fecond figne is, when aman is appre· wa•rant our Sauiour gines to hlsApo(l(es, henJed,and vnderthecullodieofrheMagi· Mar. i o.1.3.Wben the] perfocute)OH in ontcittie, Urate. For rhen hce is not to flie, becau(e hee ftie inta Anodgr. The end ofthat commaundc. muO: in al hu fi.Jfferings,obcy tHe Magillrate. rnennvas, rhor the Apolllcs might prcfcrue Here a Qt!ellion is mooucd, Whether a thcmfelues in faferie, till they had preached man rhat is imprifoned,moy brcake prrfon? rheGofpcll ro all the cities of Ifrael, as the TorhisPopifb Schoofc·men anfwer, that nexrwordsdodeclarc. hec may, 1f rhccaufeofhis impri[onmenr be The fifth Condirion.Ifafter due rriall and vniuU. And furabfe to rhis alferrion, isrhe examination, bcfindenorhimfelfeiUflldent· common praC!ifc of PapiCis, Wee on the ly armed with Clrengrh, ro rcfift or bearc the contrariefay,and rhar rruely,rhar no man be· exrrcmitic. For then he may retire himfdfe ing indurance,may vfeany vnlaw(ulJorvio· inro fomc pJaccs of (aferie,wherc he may liuc "lent mcanes to cfcape; for We may not at any to rhcglory ofGoJ,kecping farth and a good h2nd, relifl the Magrflrare in our fufferings. confclcncc. Scruants arc comroaundcd tofiJbactl:: them· I felues
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