2. .98 1 cv1n txpojition 'l'lpon _ __ / ~~~~~~~~~--~~~~----------------/ he liu_ed s and eh: holy GhoH l~kc adoue; and A fayd in SCri~turc, and therefore I \ovill not ldy .lM1.nh.,• . M:~tk.IJ.$1. . 1 therem to wort11fp them. A.gau1c, they teach much: yet ch 1 s may be auerred, The number of that men may adore cbc hnagcs of Saints, the elect in it fclfe is b agreat compttnie, but bewhich is flat againfi that conunaundcrt1enr. ing compared with them chat fha!l be d:mmed The third comm:mndement they di(anull, in it is but !mall. I I. touching the ende of man; teaching it to he hwfull to fwcarc by Saints,& creation, our doCtrine is not,thatGod created not by God onely. The fourth they difanull,by men for this cndc, to caft them to hell: but this making the fi:fliuall Lhycs of Saints, cquall we teach, that God created all men to manifelt with rbc Lords Sabbath, and to bee kept holy his glorie in them: in fOme,by their iull and devntoGod as folcmnly as the Lords day.Wherfcrucd damnation for finne. V..'e teach not that by allo they take away the libcn\e of the men arc otherw:1ics condemned then for their Church in the lawful vfc of fix daics,for honcfl finncs, and rhcrfore he that is condemned hath labour in a m~nscalling. The fiftthey difanul, hiS iu{\ reward. I I. Charge. They (ay further, in giuing fi-ccdomand immunitieto their cl erour doCl:rine is a doCtrine of blafphcmie; for gie from fubie&ion to ciuill auc~otttie: and in that wee teach God to haue decreed the fall of 1difpcnGng whh fUbieC\"s for thelr loyaltie and· man, and fo make God the author of mam allcgcancc ro their lawfull .Princcs; 2nd with Gnne·. An[. '\JVe reach indeed that God decrechildren an1l feruants Iiom yeeldmg due helpe, B ed Adams fall, but thence it f01loweth not, feruice, and obcdi~ncc. to their Parents and chat hec is the author ofmans finne. ForGods Mal\ers. The fixt, by their houfes of refuge will istwofold,gener:Ul,andfpeciall.Gods gewhich.chcy call Sanilu:arics,whcrcin murderers nerall will is, to permit chat \ll!hich is euill, not may bc,in fafety;and by maintaining ignorance fimply, but beeau le with God euill hath fome in religion, through ·which they murder many refpeCt ofgood,and in thisrefpeCl: we fay God a fimple foule. The feauenth, by tolerating of decreed AdamJ tall. Gods fpcciall will, is his {\ewes, and allowing ofincdl; for by their law approouingwill; -,vhcreby bee talmh pleafure it is lawfull for the great vnclc to marrie his and delight in that which is good: apd in this neece, dclcc:nding from his brother or fifrer,fo regard God nilled Adam.rfall,and mans finnes: it bee without the fourth degree, which is aAnd yet in fome rcfpe& he may bee faid to will I gainft nature. The eight, by making fale ofo.ll' them. Amagi{trarc,though he ro.ke no comfort things, ofhcaucn,.hell1 rof:c;3.tJ~,9fpardon~,&. 'or delight in the death and execution of 2madcliucring men from purgatorie: which is flat lcfaCl:or,yet hcdecreech and appointcth it, and robbcrie,&moll groff~ deceit an}i, coufenage. fo may bcfaid towill it.Euen' fo God who out The ninth they difanull,by.falGfY.ilTg the canon o!;darkcne!fc .can bringlight,j>ermitteth euil!, of Scripture, for they make t.hat c;anonicall bccaufe with him it bath fomc refpeCl: ofgood, ·which is no Scripture : and befidcs in their do- C and fo may be faid to will it. Ill. Charg<.They thine practical! rhey defend a lie, for whcn·a· fay alfo that the dotlrine ofour church i.s adoman bath confdfed- his finncs to the Prieft, if Ctrincoffc«;.uritie; becaulc we teach, rhai !mati the 111agHhatc aske_the pridl what finncs the may be ccrcainc of his faluation, and o.fp.erfe... mln c<;mfe{fed, they teach theP~ieA: to fay, I ucrance in ~he faith vmo the code. An[. This l:._no~e, not, th3.t is (fay they) to tell it to thee .; is not a doChine of earnail fecuritic; bce·:alfe which is a flat lie. And whereas they would de-. we doe impofc ncceffarily the vfe pfmcanes to fend this by an cxpoGtion of <;h_Fi(ts words them chat would be certaine of their faluatio.l.l~ whcn,hc faith: a The daj of iJ.edg~me~t U not and pcrfcuerevmo the ende,as namcly;deniall ~own~ to the Somuof mtlf2: that is, (fay they) ofthcmfclues, &humbling themfclues in cqnJ to ~eU~Ie it vntoothers; they doe but dccciue tinuall prayer, with hearing and meditat~ng.in the fimplc by an cxpofition whiC}l is not fir. the word pf God and rcceiuing the Sacram€fs "tho-la(l: cortmtandetl)Cnt they difanull,by holfOr the incre.afc offaich, and rene""''ing of th~ir cling concuplfcence before copfcnt eo bee no repentance: All which wil rather make am~n finne:, when 3S we. knowc by Gods word, that D fearcfull and carefull then fccure. For with the· the firfr cuill motions in vs bee finnes. So meanes, is ccr.caincie oflaluation,both 2.ttained ;hat hereby wce1 t11~Y fee chat.Poperic is hut a and prcfcrued: fo that our doCtrine is n_ora dofaller§:'ligion, thopgh it haue blfcly among our Ctrine of offences , bur a true doCl-nnc that cOmmon people the name of The oldreligion, bcatcth out the plaine way that leadeth vnto and rhcrefore 'Ye mull abh0rre the fame as vnlife. , · I dl Secondly, Chrill-his dcre!lation of this dogo y. - b No~whereas lomcdocharge thcdoCI::rine ClrineofBa/aam,mufladmon){hvs to ee fo ofour ~cligion to.be f1,1ndry waycs fCandalous, carefiill of our bchauiour cu.erie \\'ay~ th~cwce ' they-may be ea(ilyanfwercd:Fidl,tl~c~ fay, it is giuc no offencevnto any, for ifwe doe; we arc a doCtrine of dcfpcr:uion ,,b~ica~Jfc tt tmports$' Ba!aams fcholers.This is apoint of fpeciall oPchat God created men fo as he will fauc but a feruation; we mull lookc to our connnunicatifew~-, m:1king ehcm for .;his end~, ro ea~ the on, that it b-e: voidc ofrailing-and bad fj'ceches, grcatdl number to hell. To this I :mfwer and to our conuerf:ttion that it be holy :md Vl1· ~we;> things: Fir!l, couching the number of blameable._ In eucrie t~ing we muH h:we c:tre them that arc to be J3ued: of which little is . not to hinder others m the way ofl1fe, Woe 6e
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