\ Chap.6. the Epi~le to the qatatians. fii ., --=:.,_~-,-_:_--,--,-~~-:-;--:-;--;;~::-::::::-=::::r:-:-;::-::-::-;:-:--:-::~ j A?daftcr rhar, in rhe primiriue Church, A Byrh1swee may fee how hypocrites and 1 rhe heretickc• called c • 'h"''i''·'"der a !hew r.1cc reacners, aand erpecially vpon outward I ofhohoelf,,falliog,prayer.&c.didiowemo[t rhmgs, as exccrnall mes and ceremonies, damnable hcrefies 10 the Church. whicl1 are 6ut deuicesAndd9Qri.nnofmen,Mat. 1 An~ asioform"tltnes, thele1vesvnder 15 9. ThePharifiesmademucbadoeabour I theglorious rirles ofth,qhildrmofAbraham, wafhme the outfideof rhecuppe, and ofthe tl1!fcho//mofM >[e~,tl"""'?!"f'h' LmJ,th' platter, when as the infide.wasfull of rapine '\ ""'?!'of'"' [.,~d, made ma.oy profelytes by and all vndeaoeoelfe, 11-hr.lJ.•5· very curi1deceiuingthefoulesofthefunple:So,atthiS ous about waOring of their hands befgre of Councels,Falhers,antiquity,conreqr,vnihearts from wickedneffe, Ier.4.14. precifein I . day,vnderthe gloriou; mles of the Church, nieat,Mar.].J.and yetcarclcffeto w~!h their ucrfality; the pretended 1tomane Catho· (mall rnatreu, as in ryrhing ofmint,annife,& j il1kes,haue enfoModmanya fimplefoulc:aod cummioe 1 borprofanein thepra<l1feof the no m.uuciJ 1 conGdering rhac rhefe are the waightier rnwgs of the law, as iudgemenr, I rimes of which Chri!l tore·tolde, that falfe mercy,& fidclity.M.tt.> 3 1j.whircd tombes ! p.:,:~:nn ;~:1'1· :au.,. l ii-m·_:P.~:Ii 1~.!JI<i:tf. \ prophets !hould dcceiue (if ii 1\'erepofiible) B faire wlthout,and filthy •itbin, v. 17. Thus ! thevery Eled:,Muh. •+·•4· And ofwhich the Popifl1 worfl1ip conUlleth efpecially in S. P.wl prophecied, that Anrichri!l !hould outward rhmgs, which may plea{cthe (eo(eo come th,.ugb th' 'fficacie ofSatban, nmb all ofcarnal! men, as in vocal!, and inllrumcn· power, And (ignu, and f]i,gt-ond~r, Andin all tall Mu!iclc.eJco pfeaferhecare: cenfin.gs and dect>it.,abl'n'ff' ofv.,igbuou(ir,JTe, am,•g th!m perfumes, to delight the fmcll : guildingand rhat perifh, :.Thclf•lonions : .9,10. And all pa~nting, withathcriighrsaodfped:acles, to thiSis done by outward ihcweund fem blan· atfcd: the eye. And at this day,.in theMalfc ccs, w~ich mJr S,.auiour Chrdt cearmcth (which they account the very marrow of jlmpucloarhing, MH.7.1~. and it Clandcrh "' their Mactios) there is nothing bur durnbc rhetefoure pamculars:Firll,in great iiv<llmg n,e.,cs,hillrionicallgellures,and trickeo fittitles, as the oncly true Catholike Church, ter to mocke opcswirhall 1 then to edifie the the Vicar of Chnll, rhc Oecumenical! B1· people. For whereas in former time they !hop: rno!l profound,illumioate,Angelicall, were wont to fay, L'rVI goe be.r~ • MAJ!' r Seraphical! Dod:ours: Icluics, the only true now the common faymgin lraly,is this 1 Let followers of the do~rioeand exampleofieVI got fee • M•ffe. Let vs therefore trie the fus, &c. Secondly, in pretending zealcand fp1t1ts before weerm!l them, and efpecially deuorron, whcrby they would.per{wade,rhat C in matters of religion, follow Chri!ls pre· rh~:ir religion is the oncly true religion: all ccpt,nottoiudge!J]tiJioutwt.trdAPf(AYa11ce,Iob. others, whichfwaruefromlt,oreoorhing bur 7·'4· But to iudgcofProphers,by the fruit falfe, and fabulous: and this they doe three of rheirdod:rinc, Matth.7. 16. and of their wa~es. F~t£l,t•i'''>l• •by hauinr;God alwoic• doctrine bythe rouchllone ofrheword, Ifa. in rheir mo"the•, crying in hypocrifiewith 8. :o. forhatthough the diucll rransforme rhcfalfc prophers,Lord,Lord,Marthew7.21. himfcHeinto anaogell of llghr;nay,rhough Or as the Iefuiricall fac'boo doe,l,(H,Maria. an angel fro hcouen preach any other thing, Secondly,~;j\"J-:1, with iuticing \vords, conbcf'idc that we h;uc:: rcceiued ffom Chrifl, \ve lilling in probable reafons,andpcrfualiuearmulll10lde him a<curfed:andiofodoing we guments, Colofliaos z.4. Thirdly,,.,~,.,.;., !hall follow Cbri!l his prad:ife, ,.h,wA& prn· with faire aod flattering words, ro deceiuc dMtmthefi~treoftheL'1rd,Andditlmt iudgt6] the hearts of the fimplc,Romanes lli.18.By rh' (ightofhi& 'J"• norreprooN<bJ th,hearingof which three means,theIcfuites haue preuai~ his eares]fa.11. 3. led much in Princes court•, in thelc latter D The fecondnoreand marke ofthefe falfe daies,Apoc.r6.14. Thirdly,in theglorious teachcrs,is,thu theycqmpellmu~ to becircum· outfideof holioe!fe oflifeand conuerfation, · cifed. The wordcomp<U,harh great emphafis, 10 ootfparing the body,by whippmg of the· for it Ognifierh,.rhat they did not conuioce {clues,as B"lrprie!ls laoceJ rhemfdues rill rhe iudgemenr, or pcrfwadc thewill and affe· rhe blood gu!hed, J.Kio.t8.:8.in llrid: fa(ls, Clion oftheGalar~ans,bur enforced them a· canonical! houres, hard fare, bad lodging, gain!l their wUs : forrhough circumcifion comfeappuell, and fuchl1ke. Lallly,inrare benothing ofitfelfe(asP4HI faith)yet to be >nu e<cellcor gifts ofprophecy,toogues,elacompelled ro recoiue circumcifion, and to <zuencc, miraclcs,&c. And rhus they make place iuUification in the vfe of it,"and finne in P••/,fimvofgod!inu, t. Tira. 3.5.tobePetm the negleet of it, is the ready way to ouerc!-.k!of ,.;,~,do:f{c. J.P,.z.JG. forhat as rhe rurneChri!t, the foundation of our faluati· diudl with fa~tcwords pur E•• into a fooles on,Gal.s.4. p<rad1fe, rill at length he had driuen her our Heere fundry quellions ar~ to be aofwe. ofthe terreUriall Paradife,aod made heralfo red , Firll, it may bee demaunded whether hazardrheccld liall. So, his mioillero falfe it beelawfullrocompdlmentoen;bracere· teachers,by faircand ftarrering fpeechcs, de· ligion, as the falfeapollles compelled rh• cel\le themindes of rhe fimple,&caufe rhem Galatiaos ro circumci.lion1 Anf"'· The ma· eo fall from thcirowoc llabihty. g1llmc may and oughttocompellob(linare · M m z Recufants ..
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