\~ 4-Rule. rdnExpojition of Chrifls \~f~,;~·7· \ la_\oVfull meanc_s to come thereby, and it !hall ~e A· ~hey Iabo~r more in thcm,rhenln the fcripturc gtUcn vmo hnn.. Hereto may be added tlus tt fdfc,or 10 other found writers thcrupon.But good hclpc for EttisfaCl:i6 in thi> cafe of daub-· ifrhere be anyfa!fe Propher at this day,it is the ring, namely, ro bauc rccourfc to the gcncrall P::~pill,.and ~hcin.o.•ritiogs arc dangcrnus.:to be confcfiiou ofreformed Churches: vvhich may read ot rhok that are not well grounded in rhc1 be had in that not:J.hlc bookc, The harmonie of rrmh; for by reading •.vc hauc a kind offamilia- ~ Conf1Jior:J: for alt}1ough priu~tc men may crrc, ririe ".·irh them, :md indeed m~uy_fucl.;e·our of as alfo particular Churcbcs, not ondy fcucralthem at vnawars, much vcnun m Wj.iohtie Iy, but wyndy in !Omc things in this \vorld;yet points of doCl:rjne and religion, V/c ou~,i?t ra1 th~ gcncrall confcnt o.f rcform':!d Churches ther to doe with them, as the bclecuers 0 of Emay be a good direCt!on to the knowledge of phefus 'did with their bookes of curious Ans; the truth; and a good pn!"wafion to co:1ilancie namely, brin .. '!,. rhem o:rt and burne thm~,, then \ Ae\-.19,1?. therein. take fuch delight in them: 01lbcit this mull be~ Fourthly, we mull l;sepe ttgood confciencc, if granted, it is both Ia .. vfull and r.ecdEuie, for 1 "''e would preferuc the truth :1nd puritic ofrethe defence of the truth, that men of found • · ligicn; for faith and a good conf(ience go :1ln iudgcment and pictic doe bbour in them. I \'-'aics together, whereupon Saint Pauipcrf\.va- !.> I SccondJy, hence it n~ay alfo appearc, that it 1 Free ~al~of dingTnno:hie to this dutic, biddes him haHe cannot ~ut be.a grc:a h1ndcrancc to tr.ucrcligi. ~!~ek~~~;; I far: handagood r.:onfCie>ft:C , wt1ichfome haue pm on,that ncrcocal books may be pub!ikclv fold a~ugcrous. atli~J, t~md tt-J concen!in~~ .f..tith hat!.~ made {hipto any one that v•ill buie them, \o\'ithot;t due wrack§, t. Tim. r. 1 9,\Ahcre a. good confcicncc confidcration whether the panic hauc oifts to is rcfcmbled to a ihipp.: nhich falcth ouer the difccrnc of truth fromfaJil1ood: in thtPopifl 1 [ea 'Of thi~ world,Gedng laden \\·ith faith, that Church they are mon: prefuU,thcypcrmit llQt is, \\•ith true religion, anJ qtJ!ct ~'irituall gra.. a man to read an hcrc[lkes booke (as they call ces needful! to f:lluarion. Now·if the fhippc of vs Protdhnts) without leauc,:1nd that vndcr a 6Llr confCicnte be (f<ll-i~: and vnfound, then is great pcnaltie, which is fcuercly mHitl:ed vpon our faith anJ !~tluation in great danger: and offenders that way. therefore we mull cudc::.uour in all things to V. lnjlmil, Th.is commandcmem alfo hauc a cl care confcicncc bo:h towards God & fhcwcs that it is net lawfull to graum to any Tolcntion off~lfe rdi. e:ion \·nlaw. full. tow-ards ~:nen. man, or to any people,thc libertic oftheir own i~~~c~,;.idt I • IV. lnflruEL T his comm:~ndemcm of our C confcience in the matters of religion, permitphcui;; ,n. Sauiour Chrifi, to !)(:ware offalfe Prophets,. ting them to profdfc v. hat religion they will; !awfull. doth bo.rre the church ofGod,omd eucry memfor ho ...v fhould falfc Prophets be auoide·d 2 her thereof, from conucding "vith falfe Prowhen euery man may freely profclfe-wl;.at he f t•febF.cd. hifi:.J.);C.2J. Dcli:thti~ P••pifbwri· cc~.~ \·td;tw· full. phets, after they be conuiCtcd to be fi1ch. It will in religion? All goucrnours'there.foremufi was Eues fault ro admit conference wtth the fol!owc the praC\ife of good King lofa;, who DeuilJ in the fupcnt, and all of vs fcclr. the affembled all htda, and ca1fed all hi! people- ro 1finart thereofat this day.Jt was Pau!s counfell hearethewordofthe Lord, axd ro fltmd to that [to the Romans, ro '1}'Mr~· themdiligc;;t!ywhicb religion lvhich thebook$ of G'udmad~:~qwnevnto caufcddtttifon md offences am!Jn .. r, them, contrachem.2.Chro. '4• j z. 1 rie totheao:frine which thry bad !c.~nud, and V. DoUr. We haucfi·on1 this ccmmandcTo·r,p:mte to :1uoid th<'m: anrl Saint John plait1dy formcnt, an anfvvcrto the faltC charge of the ~ ~;;{~~~~~~· bids this fo(iCtie with rhcm, 2. Epifi. vcr.zo. Church of Rome,who accufc vs offchiJinc &j Rrceiue not hi;JJ to thine hou[e, neither /Jid him apofiacic, beeaLife we feparatc frO their church. 1 GodfPeedr, that comes to tC;".ch you, and bring.r But we nmlt kno" c, that the fchifi1~e and apo- 'I not zhU d(}E/rine: )'t'd, riHmghwa( f:>ith Pattl)or A:acie is there where the caufe of departing is, J ttn Ang~llfromhea:ten, tetu.·h .JOU othcnvife thm ·which indecdc is not in vs, who doe no more tbat whu·h~·e h:w~ preltchcd vnto yott, haM him D hcrin but Obey this commandemcnr ofChrifi: Accur{ed, Gai:a. 1. 8. ! 11 d1e hillorics of the the caufe is in rhcm,v.·ho ·are become falfc ProChur.:h, iris rcc.orde~l, that 5. iolmwould not phcts, ·whom wcmufi :l\1oid. wzfh himfclfe in tht' fame bath wherein CeHere yet two gueflions may be demanded: Wherhert rinth;.u anhercti~c vva~ wafhing himfclfc, nor I.Whether a falfc Prophet may be put to death ~~:~~ ~~~Id bide vnd~.:r the f.unc roofc, but leaped out :l!ld fccing ChriH bids oncly to beware of them? be pu1 to pcrfwadcd othct:s fo to doe. And indcedc by I Anfwer, Chrift here fpcakcs to his Apofilcs, ,. n~~tb. Euac:xample we may fee rhc danger of confc- ~nd to other of his auditors, that were priuatc renee with faife Proplicts;for the fame cuilJ fpimen, ':"'hofc duty ~a(lght no f.:rth~r;h~1:: y.c~ the rit fpc.>kcs in them. rrmh is, that a falfe Prophet bccmg IUd~etally , Now d~is thcwcs,fidf, th:tt the praeli[l· of conui61:cd, tsto be pulitO ,lcath : the word of/ m:111y tlud~ot.sis dangerous, and again!l: rhis . Godelfewhereis plainc, Lcuit. 24 r4. tht-re·'l commandcn~cnr, who take delight in P cpifh i:; both a tOfll111:\J.idemcl;r3.nd :1 prat.llfc, Etm; Commcnt:trics- ancl. poHils, a((ribing to them 6/aff!Jtmtrmui! d,(', T h1s wicked fe[abt•! knew more lcaming :md Tudgcment, then can be ~.o\'cll, whovndcrprctcilccofbiafphcmtc GlU- .. I found in thofc wri lt.'rs th:::t were the rdlorcrs Ccd l'Vnhoth to be pt!t to death: and hcrcup- :::~~·11• of true rcli~ion vn·o vs: and hence it is, that on the ]ewes fought to pm Chrd1 to death. \ --===~~-· y (';,~_\ __~.
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