;_"_9_6 , _______A_n_E_x_:_:p__:_ofo_a_io_n ~vp_o_n---,- _ _ _ __ 1 ""f.• 4 . 1 I ~all our fclucs ro reCkoning, :and examin~e our A Chine of Chrifi in truth,bur maintaine crrours ! - / iducs nor by our ownc "'·its, bur by the rule of ag<l:_inH the· ten,our of Scripture, and the pro-j Gods word, and fearch Ollt all our thoughts, fdlton ofthe Church.For this cau[ePjfttLcharwords, and atlions; and fee ho\N m:my things gcth Tim~.thie to~ (fp~rnte himfelft from foch .:a 1 .Tim.~ 1 . ChriH may hauc againH vs, thar fo making a M un.ch othnwljr rhm huhndgiurn direflion, . 4>3· forehand rcrkoning,and reeking tobe cleared nnd con{mt n6t'lmto the who!efome 'Words 1 oHr I by true repentance, ""'C may nor be condemned Lord le[ HI Chrift, nnd ttJ the dofb·ine which iJ for them at the la{\ d:1y: for if "''C would iudgc ~~~cording.t(Jgod/i~effi, ~et>ingp~tjftdvp 1mdk,_110_ 1 our !Clues we fhould not be iudged. This :s a wmgnorhmg. This then muH be our carditll ncccffaric dmie, and the pra[tifc of it is the praClifc:\' ch~ue byGods mercic true religion I ground of all grace, and confcionablc obediamongn, whzch we mufi maintain with zealc:· encc:: as on the ochcr tide, the want hcrcofis and ifany bring in other doctrine we mufi: rrthe caufe why many that 1iuc in the Church ie~ it, andJhewc forth dcteltation to him tliat doe pcn~n1 crcrn'<llly. For aday of:zccoums wil bringcth it, not bidding him God fpccd, 2 • come, wherein WC nlall ncuc:rcfcape, vnlctfe Ioh.ro. Wcemufirathtrloofeourliuci, then by • forehand reckoning in thepraclile oftrue B fufferthe truth of G~d to be dcfae<d. Thirdly, repentance from (fead v,·orkes, and by fatch in that ·wluchChnil laictb ro the charge ofthis Chriil Icfus we prcuent the fame. L:unenti!ble churcl\, may in fundry rcfpca.~ be charged vpand fearefitll is the flare ofall thofc, that neucr on our churches and congregationsat this day: call thcmfclucs to this account:it caufeth them namely, 'lfllllnt of x.utl~agRmftJinne, nnd foneritogoc on in finne without rcmorfc, Hof. 7. z. ttt agt~inftfinnerJ:forthough the gouernours of a tcr.t.l". Hereof /e.,.emte complained , a 7-"IMt no man our Church rC'pel the herefics ofPop~ric,Ana- . fl<id wh"' /,.,,.I done. And for dm caufc he debaptdls, and family of loue,and fupprdfc all nounceth fc3rcfull iudgcment againfl: the peodo~tnncs that race the: foundation, ·which :~re ple.This was the Gone ofthe olde world: b men commendable things; yet in the middefi ofour >..~"''' nothing till the flood came and deftro;cd congregations beaboundanceofAtheifls,who themt(/1, This fecuritic bringeth mens fuulcs to by decde and conuerfation deny Chrifi Icfus:. hell, before they wot whe1:e they arr :aod therf~r many know nothin_g in thf matters ofreli-' fore Dauid cricth out. Pfal. 5o.>>. Oh conf.der g•on, and moc be protanc 1 who both think& this (meaning rhe :1ccoum that God will rake fj>eakc moft bafeJy ofreligion, :and ofthe tea ... with th<:m) lcaft God teare them in piccu, and chcrs :md profcfforsthcreof. Yca,w<:hauc·flat there henone todtliitcr them. ThecodeofpreaEpicures permitted to liue inour Church,fuch ching and hearing Gods word, is to bring the C as makcrheirbellie thcirGod;who giue thom- (oulc to etcrnalllifc ahd faluation:buc the want fclues wholly to e-ating, drinking, fports, ·~nd of'this accountrnak<:rh the holy ·ordinance of delights,without all regardeither ofthe geneCod_eo be of none dfeCt to many a one•.For nll duticsofChri(Hanitie,ortheparticulard·u. how:fl1Quld, me1l embrace \Vith comfort the ties of theucalling. V.le haue alfo among vs Word of reconciliation,ti!l they fecle in.th_cmmany cruel and mcrcildfe perfons,thatin tneir felucs their enmitie with God, and dcf"ert of affaircsabound.in the praCtiCes offraud,wrong cOndemnadon. . vfurie, and opprdfioo, a who{t treltdtngUvpon a Amo.$.11· I I. Point. Becaufe t-horjbaftrhemrbat 'mainthe poore in the pride of their couetoufi1etfe, J<fine 'the rioflrine of Bal•am, & c. Here is the , whereby alfo they"" rhc flejhof Godt people, particular rcproofeoftbis Church for \V.nt of and flea ofrheir tkjnne from thmt, and hre.kt ZC31t,'in that thty C:UtettaiAcxf and fU_ffred heretheir /;onu, ~tnd chop them inpiues IU for the pot, ti<all )•liditlers to liue am~ng r&:m which and M flojh within rhe cau/J.nm, Mich. ·l· 6. maiomi11ed'ti1e doCtrine otB~Iaam.ThisfhcwA11d yctall thcfe, becaufe theyfubmiuhem.. ed,-that though they loucd the Gofi,cJ) and fclucs to the duilJ authoritie, .arc permitted embraced it,yet it was very coldly,&. wi~hout without conrrolement to be partakers of the that fcrucnt z:calc which they ought to hauc priuilcdges of Gods church,cucn to the: receilhcwed ~gainfi fuch hcre~ick$. . uing ofthe fealcs of Gods couenam, bceing f.!ere firfl Chrifl tcachcth this Church to themfclucs Aat enemies to the grace ofG<>d. !hew fonh z:cale in excommunicating and eaYea many of thcfe :ue grcarly cpunten:~nccd £lingout fuch herctiks,asbydamnable dotlrin and graced for wif~domand reputation; when did trouble them. This place is a fofticienr as £i.1ch as f(arc God, and make confcicnce of ground for the pra8:ifc of that Eccldiaflicall their w3yes arc counted Y~k.All which,as it arccrlfiJre. When men hold hcrcticall opinions, gueth exceeding want of 7.ealc in feueritie athe Church after t\o\'0 or three admonit.ions is gainfi finne:fo it cannot chufc butprouoke the to excommunicate them and ca!t them out. So Lord to come ~gain.tl:vs in iudgement, as hcc did P~ttllto HrmttneP.J .and Ale.\'ander, J. Tim. did againfithis c;;hurch.Thc mc~nswherby this .,, 10. Sccondly:Cf)rifl reprobWil).g tbis-r-hnrch cuill is tobe rcformcd,doth follow aftenMard. for cnrcrt3ining fuch hcretickcs and wicked I 1I. P.oint. The rcafon or confirmation of men, dnrh giuc vs to vnderfi~nd, that cuery the former rcproofcJ whereby the Lord would ! member of Gt)ds Church 0 1 ouJd hauc a great tnoouc his Church to dct'dl thefe falfe teal__+--·-.I. ~==:_·~· all perfons, that hold._n_o_t_t_h_ed_o_-___ '_h•_r_s,-is_t_a_ke_n_fi_ro_m- th_e_c_tfeCt of their doCt~~d \ I 0 u.nh.•<· I
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