CERTAIN
REASONS
OF
APRIVATE
Christian
against
Conformitie
to
keeling
in
the
very
act
of
Receiving
the
Lords
Supper
.
THE
Eternall
sonne
of
God
our
blessed
Lord
spake
alwaies
to
his
church
euen
from
the
beginning
and
directed
all
his
seruants
for
their
manner
of
worship
as
well
outward
as
inward
,
even
to
the
fathers
before
the
flood
,
to
the
Patriarks
,
Prophetts
and
holy
men
of
God
after
,
and
this
he
did
in
diuers
and
sundry
manners
,
but
now
since
his
comming
in
the
flesh
he
hath
tyed
all
Churches
and
all
persons
that
desire
to
haue
eternall
life
to
the
sole
direction
of
his
word
,
testifie
of
him
whatsoever
is
profitable
for
the
Church
to
conforme
vnto
,
immortall
seede
or
the
seede
of
immortalitie
,
diligently
give
heed
,
fall
from
our
first
love
yea
doe
what
possibly
we
can
to
decline
&
scatter
.
I
thanke
thee
ô
father
Lord
of
heauen
and
earth
because
thou
hast
hid
these
things
from
the
wise
&
hast
opened
or
(
as
Luk
renders
it
)
revealed
them
to
babes
,
euen
so
father
because
it
so
pleased
thee
.
glorious
within
then
to
exercise
any
outward
glorious
&
pompous
domination
in
the
world
,
their
hearts
or
understanding
thereby
opened
or
inlightned
&
so
made
able
to
know
the
hope
of
their
calling
,
the
riches
of
the
glorious
inheritance
of
the
saints
&
the
exceeding
greatnes
of
Gods
power
towards
al
which
beleeue
,
though
they
heare
yet
they
will
not
do
or
obey
,
&
all
such
bee
they
never
so
wise
and
learned
are
in
the
flesh
and
therefore
,
please
God
,
the
Spirit
of
God
doth
dwell
shal
be
enlightned
and
made
able
to
discerne
all
things
,
which
the
other
,
though
of
never
so
great
learning
,
&
most
admirable
parts
having
even
the
very
spirit
of
the
world
,
mans
wisdom
,
&
that
perceiveth
not
the
things
of
God
,
nay
they
are
foolishnes
unto
him
,
here
,
therefore
for
distinction
sake
and
that
every
one
might
iudge
his
own
heart
whether
he
be
of
that
number
to
whom
God
hath
revealed
these
things
or
no
,
our
Saviour
cals
them
Babes
,
not
in
sanctification
of
life
and
power
of
Gods
spirit
,
but
in
their
sence
&
feeling
being
privy
to
their
manifold
weaknesses
&
ignorances
,
&
therfore
in
all
humblenes
of
mind
and
meeknes
of
spirit
they
renounce
their
owne
wisedom
,
and
submit
themselves
to
the
word
of
God
;
as
also
being
in
the
accompt
&
esteeme
of
the
world
,
when
they
are
compared
with
those
that
be
contrary
minded
,
no
better
then
very
Babes
,
even
base
&
contemptible
persons
not
worthy
so
much
as
to
carry
their
books
after
them
,
&
yet
these
are
the
people
and
thus
must
they
find
themselves
quallified
,
men
,
women
or
children
,
whom
Christ
hath
chosen
to
Reveale
his
holy
and
divine
mysteries
unto
.
So
that
howsoever
learning
and
wisdom
are
highly
to
bee
reverenced
as
being
very
excellent
gifts
of
God
ordeyned
for
special
helps
in
the
ministerie
of
the
Church
both
for
the
finding
out
of
the
truth
,
&
also
for
the
deviding
of
it
aright
(
therefore
they
that
despise
them
cannot
bee
of
God
,
hid
from
the
wise
and
men
of
understanding
.
Vnlesse
therefore
those
Reverent
and
learned
persons
(
the
patrons
of
conformity
)
doe
make
it
apparant
,
that
they
ground
their
perswasions
&
practise
not
barely
(
though
in
seeming
most
strongly
upon
wit
and
reason
,
antiquity
wisdom
or
learning
,
but
soundly
and
evidently
upon
the
word
of
God
,
there
is
no
force
to
move
or
bind
the
conscience
in
all
their
arguments
or
reasons
whatsoever
,
yea
much
rather
and
more
safely
they
are
at
the
very
best
)
to
be
but
esteemed
of
that
number
from
whom
the
Lord
hath
as
yet
hidden
these
things
.
In
this
case
therefore
,
that
most
excellent
and
primcely
saying
of
his
majestie
concerning
his
lawes
may
verie
fitlie
in
my
vnderstanding
be
vsed
,
that
speciall
care
is
to
be
had
to
purge
them
from
two
corruptions
Incerteintie
and
Noueltie
.
For
if
our
church
gouernment
or
lawes
ecclesiastical
were
freed
from
these
,
that
we
might
be
certaine
which
are
the
true
callings
and
which
be
the
true
ceremonies
,
then
let
all
peruerse
,
and
froward
spirites
,
that
upon
meere
peevishnes
or
other
refractarie
humor
will
not
conforme
and
subscribe
,
be
irreuocably
adiudged
vtterly
vnworthie
the
gratious
protection
of
so
singular
a
souerainty
.
But
surely
if
in
his
most
princely
care
to
settle
his
subiects
estates
,
and
to
prevent
the
miseries
of
endles
&
impouerishing
suits
,
he
truly
foresees
the
absolute
necessitie
of
reforming
these
two
corruptions
in
the
Ciuill
government
;
Lett
our
lamentation
finde
fauour
in
his
eares
who
are
daily
subiect
to
be
most
violencly
traduced
,
scornfully
intreated
and
verie
greevously
fined
,
even
in
the
triple
valew
of
our
whole
personall
estates
,
yea
and
to
be
perpetually
imprisoned
without
baile
or
main
prise
,
onely
because
wee
dare
not
in
Gods
publicke
worship
conforme
vnto
mens
Inventions
,
nor
bowe
downe
vnto
these
devowring
Cankers
that
do
secretly
consume
the
speciall
and
most
principall
ministeriall
members
of
the
Churches
of
Christ
,
say
unto
God
departe
from
vs
wee
will
none
of
these
thy
waies
?
and
from
the
contrarie
,
are
not
the
Inventions
or
traditions
of
men
established
in
Gods
outward
worship
infallible
evidences
,
and
vnerring
testimonies
of
the
real
presence
of
Sathan
and
do
not
they
then
that
hinder
the
magistrate
from
casting
them
out
fall
down
and
worship
him
.
The
Reverent
Bishops
in
King
Edwards
dayes
,
and
all
the
first
times
of
the
most
famous
and
blessed
Qu.
Eliz.
of
holy
and
verlasting
memory
held
it
necessarie
that
the
Ancient
and
primitive
discipline
should
bee
restored
and
therefore
these
controverted
ceremonies
to
be
onely
for
a
time
retained
,
as
by
the
publick
decree
of
the
whole
state
more
at
large
doth
appeare
(
which
blessed
be
God
,
no
Ceremony
no
Bishop
being
put
together
necessarily
imply
.
Now
let
our
adversaries
search
all
the
the
reporrs
of
the
Common
lawes
,
and
see
if
it
bee
possible
to
find
any
one
case
so
full
of
contradiction
and
manifest
Incertainty
for
suppose
the
next
succession
of
these
seas
(
a
thing
I
tell
your
greatly
to
be
feared
)
shall
think
it
fit
upon
certaine
good
causes
and
considerations
,
to
bring
in
Images
into
our
churches
,
pressing
only
the
old
pretence
ornamenti
gratia
,
and
the
crosse
into
the
Lords
supper
for
Reverence
,
spittle
and
salte
into
Baptisme
only
for
significancy
and
mysterie
,
where
shal
Incertainty
have
an
end
,
unlesse
of
absolute
necessity
an
unerring
power
be
established
,
for
whose
safe
foundation
they
have
in
these
things
most
wisely
provided
;
for
can
any
doubtful
matter
possibly
bee
of
Faith
,
&
may
any
thing
of
religious
use
which
is
not
of
faith
be
conformed
vnto
in
the
worship
of
God
?
and
can
any
thing
of
this
nature
have
certainty
for
the
lawfulnes
of
it
,
unlesse
it
bee
evidently
warranted
by
the
word
of
God
?
I
conclude
therefore
that
to
conforme
to
any
thing
of
religious
use
,
which
is
not
commanded
in
the
word
of
God
,
or
(
which
is
all
one
)
truely
grounded
thereon
and
so
warranted
thereby
,
is
to
conforme
to
meere
Incertainty
&
Novelty
,
And
if
it
be
sin
to
vse
Idle
words
in
our
ordinary
talke
,
workes
of
Darknes
;
must
it
not
needs
followe
even
by
infinite
degrees
that
much
more
,
it
is
horrible
iniquite
to
conform
to
or
vse
idle
words
or
gestures
not
comely
in
the
most
special
presence
of
our
most
holy
God
,
bring
forth
any
word
action
or
gesture
which
is
good
,
Evill
treasure
?
Incertainty
therefore
and
Novelty
are
very
evill
yea
most
deadly
corruptions
and
being
thus
iustified
in
the
publick
worship
of
God
,
will
corrupt
and
eate
into
all
the
civill
procedings
of
the
state
whatsoever
.
non
fuit
sic
ab
initio
,
though
it
be
of
never
so
great
antiquity
,
yea
therin
may
be
coryval
with
the
real
presence
and
though
the
ordeyners
thereof
and
pleaders
for
it
had
all
the
wit
and
learning
of
whole
universities
and
the
most
absolute
wisdom
of
a
nationall
Synode
,
nullum
tempus
occurrit
Regi
,
wherefore
as
our
said
soveraine
Lord
and
most
learned
King
sayd
to
the
grave
and
learned
Iudges
of
the
land
,
Remember
you
are
no
makers
of
law
,
but
interpreters
of
the
Law
,
according
to
the
true
sence
thereof
;
even
so
I
beseech
al
godly
pastors
and
learned
divines
(
if
they
sincerely
desire
to
build
up
the
house
of
God
and
not
to
breake
down
the
carved
work
thereof
with
axes
and
hammers
)
bee
pleased
to
remember
that
they
are
not
to
make
rules
or
lawes
,
cannons
or
constitutions
in
the
Churches
of
Christ
to
bind
the
Consciences
of
Christians
withall
,
but
onely
to
interprete
and
divide
the
word
of
God
aright
,
being
the
onely
Cannon
and
sole
rule
of
the
Conscience
,
and
that
not
after
this
fathers
or
that
Counsels
opinion
or
Iudgement
,
or
the
practise
of
later
or
more
ancient
Churches
,
but
according
to
the
true
sence
of
the
spirit
,
alwayes
and
onely
evident
in
the
scriptures
.
it
the
Kings
office
to
protect
and
settle
the
true
interpretation
of
the
law
of
God
within
his
Dominions
?
(
oh
blessed
and
for
ever
blessed
shall
such
bee
)
then
questionles
will
our
Lord
and
master
,
the
great
King
of
heaven
and
earth
protect
all
those
that
stand
for
the
true
interpretation
thereof
and
are
readie
to
conforme
to
any
thing
that
is
evidently
grounded
thereon
,
and
refuse
not
conformity
unto
anithing
but
what
is
not
warranted
thereby
.
Therefore
brethren
all
that
seeke
the
Lord
with
upright
and
honest
hearts
,
let
them
in
these
cases
of
Controversie
not
Runne
into
this
or
that
Corner
or
country
after
an
old
Rabbie
or
a
new
Doctor
but
goe
directly
and
plainly
to
the
Law
and
to
the
testimonie
,
do
not
speake
according
to
this
word
,
it
is
most
certain
they
have
no
light
in
them
.
But
here
my
Lord
indifferents
light
horsmen
offer
a
light
skirmish
,
and
say
that
these
things
not
being
forbidden
in
the
word
,
Christians
have
liberty
to
use
or
not
to
use
as
they
think
good
,
or
as
the
magistrate
is
pleased
to
command
.
No
saith
the
holy
Ghost
,
whosoever
speaks
not
according
to
the
word
,
that
is
according
to
the
doctrine
of
the
word
,
or
practise
of
the
Church
mentioned
in
and
approved
by
the
word
there
is
verily
nothing
but
darknes
in
them
,
for
Christ
is
that
light
even
the
whole
and
onely
light
of
the
whole
universall
Church
,
walks
in
darknes
,
even
as
those
that
conforme
to
any
thing
truely
grounded
on
the
word
,
follow
Christ
and
so
do
not
walk
in
darknes
.
Is
not
his
light
of
the
word
then
,
but
the
darknes
of
mans
wisdom
and
humane
learning
onely
,
in
these
things
?
then
verily
is
the
Prince
of
darknes
strongly
and
most
firmely
for
them
,
oh
how
fearefull
(
if
he
prevail
which
the
Lord
of
light
forbid
)
must
needs
that
darknes
be
,
and
who
dare
conforme
therunto
;
will
the
pretence
of
not
being
forbidden
shift
off
these
things
?
If
therefore
your
pastors
cannot
make
it
appeare
,
that
the
things
which
they
perswade
you
to
conform
unto
are
according
to
the
word
of
God
,
you
are
bound
in
conscience
not
to
yeeld
unto
them
,
because
you
may
not
have
any
kind
of
fellowship
with
any
actions
gestures
or
other
works
which
have
no
light
but
Darknes
in
them
,
by
the
light
of
the
word
,
Jesus
Christ
is
that
faithfull
and
true
witnesse
we
may
more
falsely
depend
on
his
Testimony
But
they
say
that
all
these
do
sweare
directly
that
kneeling
even
as
it
is
vrged
(
and
so
all
things
els
in
controuersie
)
is
both
lawfull
and
Convenient
;
but
what
saith
that
vneerring
witnes
,
heere
our
aduersaries
reply
that
as
he
saith
nothing
for
the
gesture
so
he
hath
not
one
word
against
it
or
any
of
the
rest
.
I
demand
then
,
whether
this
gesture
be
a
true
gesture
or
a
lying
gesture
,
they
must
needs
say
a
true
gesture
;
or
els
they
shame
all
but
can
it
possibly
be
so
,
and
that
faithful
and
true
wittnes
never
gaue
any
kind
of
testimony
vnto
it
,
and
wee
haue
a
direct
comandement
to
heare
him
in
all
things
,
for
they
are
all
plain
to
him
that
will
,
making
knowne
all
things
concerning
faith
or
gouernment
gestures
or
ceremonis
,
All
things
that
I
haue
heard
of
my
father
,
I
haue
made
knowne
vnto
you
,
but
he
made
knowne
unto
them
that
a
table
gesture
was
the
onely
true
gesture
in
the
administration
of
this
sacrament
,
(
which
at
this
very
instant
he
immediatly
instituted
and
delivered
,
for
else
he
would
never
have
used
it
.
)
Therefore
by
this
his
own
action
,
hee
hath
made
known
to
all
true
Churches
for
ever
,
that
he
heard
or
learned
the
table
gesture
of
the
father
,
and
therefore
they
may
not
in
any
case
or
upon
any
terms
conforme
to
any
other
▪
unles
in
like
manner
it
be
apparant
that
it
comes
also
from
the
father
:
also
he
never
made
known
unto
them
,
that
kneeling
as
it
is
urged
was
lawfull
therfore
he
never
learned
or
heard
it
of
his
father
.
And
because
the
disciples
should
not
forget
this
or
any
thing
els
which
by
precept
or
practise
he
had
told
them
,
he
promised
to
send
the
holy
Ghost
unto
them
,
to
teach
and
also
to
bring
all
things
to
their
remembrance
which
he
had
told
them
,
now
seeing
they
never
used
any
other
(
for
it
is
that
most
fearefull
sin
of
presumption
the
mother
of
final
Apostacie
to
suppose
they
used
any
thing
of
Religious
use
needfull
for
the
Churches
afterward
to
use
and
Conforme
unto
which
the
scriptures
do
not
directly
mention
&
approue
)
it
is
more
then
evident
,
that
they
never
heard
of
Christ
that
any
other
gesture
was
lawfull
or
mght
in
any
respect
be
conformed
unto
in
the
act
of
receving
the
sacrament
,
especially
seing
he
bears
witnes
to
the
truth
,
Every
one
that
is
of
the
trueth
heareth
his
voyce
,
that
is
obeyeth
his
will
,
and
is
not
the
word
his
voyce
or
hath
he
any
other
.
All
therefore
that
conforme
to
any
thing
of
Religious
use
,
without
safe
warrant
from
the
word
,
are
not
of
the
trueth
,
but
directly
of
error
.
If
then
Christians
are
bound
to
conforme
to
any
thing
,
yea
for
conscience
sake
,
which
yet
Christ
hath
not
made
known
in
the
Scriptures
to
bee
good
and
lawful
then
do
your
Adversaries
of
necessity
inferre
that
Christ
hath
not
made
known
,
All
things
of
necessary
use
(
at
some
times
and
in
some
cases
at
least
)
in
the
worship
of
God
unto
his
Churches
and
servants
,
and
so
denying
the
faithfulnesse
of
his
propheticall
office
in
this
particular
,
they
come
neere
to
that
Apostaticall
heresie
,
whom
we
must
heare
in
all
things
,
yea
by
this
their
stricte
pressing
of
conformitie
they
doe
intimate
that
he
is
not
the
Lord
,
not
Lord
or
author
of
the
whole
trueth
for
they
say
kneeling
and
the
other
things
in
controversie
,
are
not
lies
or
novelties
,
fantasies
or
Incerteinties
,
but
of
the
trueth
and
and
therefore
to
be
conformed
unto
,
and
yet
for
their
hearts
cannot
proove
that
Christ
is
Lord
or
author
of
them
.
And
even
as
he
which
denies
the
divine
providence
in
the
particular
government
of
all
things
even
to
the
falling
of
the
hairs
of
our
head
,
there
is
no
God
,
Inventions
and
worldly
traditions
,
or
the
precepts
and
pleasures
of
men
,
and
so
dispose
of
Religious
ceremonies
in
Gods
publick
worship
as
their
occasions
may
happen
or
chance
to
move
them
unto
:
so
that
though
without
any
stop
they
readily
take
the
oath
of
allegyance
unto
Christ
,
yet
by
a
mentall
reservation
,
they
intend
and
meane
that
Iure
divino
their
callings
with
these
appurtenances
are
not
subiect
to
the
supremacy
of
his
word
.
Therefore
let
all
Gods
servants
rather
reason
thus
,
what
profiteth
the
Image
or
any
humane
Invention
▪
they
are
teachers
of
lies
.
Doe
they
no
good
then
do
they
much
hurt
?
teach
they
not
the
truth
?
(
if
they
doe
then
Christ
in
the
word
bears
witnesse
unto
them
)
then
do
they
confirme
errour
&
falshood
.
Woe
therfore
unto
him
that
saith
,
that
these
devices
are
sufficient
to
teach
the
Churches
&
that
some
good
lesson
or
instruction
may
be
gotten
by
them
,
with
gold
&
silver
and
have
the
most
excellent
and
learnedest
wits
in
the
world
to
Iustifie
and
defend
them
,
yet
when
they
haue
done
all
that
possibly
they
can
there
is
no
breath
in
them
,
they
cannot
for
their
liues
make
them
of
any
profitable
use
for
the
service
of
the
Church
in
the
worship
of
God
,
but
the
Lord
is
in
his
holy
temple
onely
in
his
own
ordinances
,
there
is
the
blessing
for
evermore
,
&
not
in
mens
devices
,
therefore
let
all
the
earth
keepe
silence
before
him
,
&
hereafter
hold
their
peace
,
and
never
open
their
mouthes
in
the
defence
or
excuse
of
these
vanities
.
But
why
I
pray
you
will
some
say
,
Even
because
the
Lord
in
his
infinite
wisdom
and
love
hath
devised
and
commanded
these
,
in
vayne
,
utterly
unprofitable
for
the
Churches
of
Christ
,
he
have
opened
their
vnderstandings
.
driven
into
the
wildernes
,
&
so
deprived
of
all
publick
visibility
in
the
world
(
for
even
there
is
a
place
prepared
of
God
,
yea
they
shall
verily
be
fed
there
)
then
thus
by
conforming
to
Incerteinties
and
Novelties
to
bee
either
quite
starved
or
most
grosly
infected
.
Every
thing
therefore
of
Religious
use
which
hath
not
warrant
from
the
word
of
God
is
directly
Evill
,
and
to
contend
and
to
be
zealous
for
it
,
is
to
goe
a
whoring
after
our
own
Inventions
.
But
here
it
may
be
sayd
,
there
is
as
much
vertue
,
Sure●y
matters
being
simply
considered
by
them selues
,
The
things
which
God
himself
hath
purified
or
set
apart
for
Religions
uses
,
let
no
man
pollute
or
seperate
by
mixing
any
humane
inventions
therewith
:
And
from
the
Contrarie
,
let
no
man
〈…〉
urifie
or
enioyne
for
religious
vse
in
the
worship
of
God
any
thing
which
(
not
being
warranted
in
the
word
)
God
hath
polluted
▪
for
they
may
as
well
defend
and
that
with
as
good
colour
and
shew
of
naturall
reason
and
humane
vnderstanding
,
that
there
is
as
much
divine
vertue
in
beere
,
ale
or
water
,
as
in
wine
in
the
sacrament
,
and
therefore
also
rather
,
then
to
breake
the
peace
of
the
church
in
which
wee
liue
,
and
not
to
haue
the
blessed
sacrament
administred
;
ministers
and
people
were
better
to
conform
&
subscribe
to
the
vse
of
them
if
they
in
like
manner
should
be
inioyned
.
And
with
as
good
probabilitie
they
may
avow
there
was
as
much
vertue
in
any
other
rodd
as
in
that
which
was
in
the
hand
of
moyses
,
the
whole
Scripture
,
(
and
therefore
also
this
part
)
is
given
by
inspiration
of
God
,
and
is
profitable
to
teach
and
defend
all
truth
which
is
to
be
conformed
unto
,
either
concerning
faith
or
godlinesse
,
and
to
convince
or
disproue
all
errour
for
doctrine
or
ceremonie
,
to
correct
all
vice
,
and
to
instruct
in
all
righteousnesse
,
and
therefore
why
should
I
feare
to
professe
that
I
verily
beleeue
that
even
this
place
which
I
urge
,
and
every
other
portion
of
sacred
writ
,
was
even
therefore
written
that
we
might
beleeue
that
Iesus
is
the
Christ
(
being
some
way
helpfull
thereunto
)
and
that
in
beleeving
wee
might
haue
life
tbrough
his
name
,
Marke
I
pray
you
reverently
and
religiously
the
true
reason
why
Nadab
and
Abihu
were
so
fearefully
and
miraculously
consumed
and
devoured
;
the
very
God
of
peace
,
They
put
fire
:
what
?
which
the
Lord
had
forbidden
?
No
,
the
Lord
purposely
refuses
to
reason
in
that
manner
,
to
make
us
able
to
meet
our
adversaries
in
the
gate
,
and
saith
,
Tbey
offered
strange
fire
before
the
Lord
,
that
was
a
strange
and
remarkable
presumption
indeed
,
and
full
worthy
of
a
strange
and
remarkable
punishment
,
to
teach
all
posteritie
for
ever
,
whether
Councels
or
Churches
,
particular
or
generall
,
to
take
speciall
heed
,
that
they
never
presume
to
bring
any
strange
fire
,
strange
gestures
,
strange
callings
,
or
strange
ceremonies
into
the
publick
worship
and
divine
service
of
our
most
holy
and
iealous
God
,
especially
in
the
cleare
sun-shine
of
the
Gospell
.
But
was
this
fire
made
by
Philosophy
,
are
strange
,
that
we
may
take
heed
(
whatsoever
come
of
it
)
wee
never
conforme
unto
them
▪
seeing
Nadab
and
Abihu
,
and
men
of
eminent
place
and
excellent
parts
,
doe
stand
very
confidently
for
the
absolute
lawfulnesse
,
yea
and
direct
fitnesse
of
these
things
of
this
nature
questioned
amongst
us
?
(
Lord
open
thou
our
eyes
,
that
we
may
see
these
wonderfull
things
in
thy
Law
.
To
help
us
in
this
case
against
all
cunning
questionists
&
subtill
disputers
,
which
he
had
not
commanded
them
,
what
could
it
advantage
them
to
plead
(
as
these
men
do
)
the
Lord
hath
not
forbidden
it
,
therefore
we
may
conform
unto
it
,
&
seeing
there
is
no
ill
meaning
nor
any
the
least
purpose
to
bring
in
Idolatrie
,
or
to
confirme
any
therein
,
but
the
cleane
contrary
,
as
it
is
well
enough
known
,
why
should
any
bee
so
precise
to
abridge
us
of
our
libertie
?
But
the
Lord
foreseeing
that
all
the
other
eight
commandements
would
not
haue
halfe
so
much
oppsition
as
this
of
his
outward
worship
,
yea
knowing
that
all
the
witty
obiections
,
and
the
very
quintescence
of
all
the
subtill
distinctions
that
the
bottomlesse
pit
could
possibly
affoord
,
would
bee
set
abroach
in
these
last
times
under
colour
of
unity
and
decency
for
the
more
easie
making
way
to
the
breach
thereof
,
this
being
the
very
key
to
all
the
other
following
:
for
keepe
this
sincerely
,
and
faithfulnesse
and
truth
will
flourish
in
all
the
rest
;
but
suffer
wicked
men
by
carnal
devices
to
make
a
breach
in
this
,
and
to
iustifie
the
same
,
and
there
will
bee
nothing
but
carnall
policie
and
dissimulation
in
all
the
rest
.
Now
to
prevent
this
misery
which
all
callings
and
conditions
else
wil
feele
the
smart
of
,
he
teaches
Magistrates
by
his
owne
practise
how
to
deale
with
their
Nadabs
&
Abihues
(
for
every
age
wil
haue
some
such
)
and
by
this
his
argument
,
o●
maner
of
reasoning
,
teaches
al
private
Christians
how
to
behaue
themselues
in
these
occasions
,
as
if
he
had
said
,
That
fire
which
the
Lord
hath
not
commanded
,
is
strange
,
or
a
novelty
;
that
gesture
in
Gods
worship
,
that
ceremony
or
calling
in
the
Church
which
the
Lord
hath
not
ordained
,
is
strange
,
and
a
meere
Innovation
.
Is
it
a
matter
of
religious
use
?
yes
.
And
hath
not
the
Lord
in
the
word
commanded
it
?
no.
Then
it
is
strange
,
and
thou
mayst
not
in
any
case
subscribe
or
conforme
unto
it
.
And
lest
the
impudent
importunity
of
these
indiffrent
ones
should
prevaile
in
his
Churches
,
the
Lord
is
pleased
for
our
better
confirmation
,
to
afford
us
this
invincible
reason
,
Those
that
teach
words
in
my
name
(
he
doth
not
say
which
I
haue
forbidden
;
but
)
which
I
haue
not
commanded
,
teacblying
words
;
so
that
whatsoever
is
ministerially
taught
and
expressed
in
the
Churches
of
Christ
which
God
hath
not
commanded
,
is
of
a
lying
disposition
,
even
of
no
other
vse
but
to
oppose
the
truth
,
and
to
iustifie
errour
.
Those
callings
then
which
the
Lord
hath
not
commanded
,
are
lying
callings
.
Those
ceremonies
and
gestures
which
the
Lord
hath
not
commanded
,
are
lying
ceremonies
&
gestures
,
&
ferue
for
no
other
end
,
but
under
colour
to
thrust
out
Gods
holy
ordinances
and
to
bring
in
by
degrees
even
any
of
mens
Inventions
.
But
here
me
thinks
I
heare
one
crying
out
,
Nadab
and
Abihu
were
violent
and
vnstaied
yong
men
and
that
which
they
did
was
the
friute
of
rash
and
greene
heads
and
they
were
neuer
Inioyned
by
Moyses
to
take
any
other
fire
then
that
which
was
of
Divine
institution
,
and
came
downe
from
heaven
but
voluntarily
&
presumptuously
without
any
danger
of
losing
their
liuings
,
or
having
any
Ecclesiasticall
ordinance
or
allowance
for
the
same
,
they
very
vnadvisedly
,
yea
desperatly
ventred
on
it
:
whereas
otherwise
if
they
had
been
graue
and
discreete
persons
,
the
action
not
being
forbidden
by
God
,
&
the
magistrate
commaunding
it
,
and
that
otherwise
they
might
not
haue
ministred
at
the
Altar
,
but
should
haue
beene
deprived
both
of
their
places
and
maintenance
?
In
such
a
case
rather
then
the
daily
sacrifice
should
cease
and
the
people
be
untaught
,
it
were
better
a
thousand
times
to
take
any
fire
,
yea
and
to
weare
a
fooles
or
a
red
pyde
Coate
in
steed
of
the
Priests
garments
and
to
conforme
or
subscribe
to
any
thing
whatsoever
in
cases
of
such
desperate
extremitie
;
and
so
there
appeares
an
exceeding
great
difference
betwixt
ther
case
and
ours
.
I
must
needs
confesse
this
to
be
true
,
Ioabs
killing
of
Abner
in
his
owne
private
quarrell
,
strange
man
,
but
by
this
strange
inference
of
these
strange
disputers
,
to
bee
iustified
,
because
though
to
breake
any
of
Gods
least
commandements
,
to
teach
others
so
to
do
,
or
to
perswade
them
to
conforme
thereto
,
in
cases
of
extremitie
,
will
certainlie
keepe
out
of
the
kingdom
of
God
,
in
the
iudgement
or
opinion
of
Christ
;
yet
if
the
magistrate
will
haue
it
so
(
saith
our
learned
masters
sweet
inference
)
then
any
,
even
the
greatest
commandements
of
Gods
Law
in
anie
branch
thereof
,
may
very
safely
be
broken
,
&
without
all
danger
conformed
unto
.
Is
not
this
most
horribly
though
most
closely
to
vilify
supreame
authority
?
let
no
sonne
of
Esau
or
cursed
Amalekite
gather
that
from
hence
,
which
was
never
so
much
as
Intended
,
as
if
I
inferred
that
either
such
an
unlawfull
decree
may
in
any
fashion
be
resisted
,
seing
,
all
the
servants
of
Christ
though
in
in
such
cases
they
cannot
be
obedient
because
it
is
not
in
the
Lord
,
yet
of
absolute
necessity
they
must
bee
subiect
;
for
the
Lords
sake
,
or
because
David
a
man
after
Gods
own
heart
,
gave
forth
a
commandement
(
occasionally
wicked
)
which
yet
being
meerly
civill
,
the
Lord
will
be
sanctified
(
both
by
using
his
own
ordinances
reverently
and
holily
,
and
especially
or
principally
in
having
nothing
in
his
publicke
worship
of
religious
use
but
what
hee
hath
Commaunded
)
in
them
that
come
neere
him
(
and
can
we
possibly
come
neerer
him
,
then
when
we
are
with
him
and
he
by
his
speciall
presence
with
us
at
his
own
table
)
and
before
all
the
people
will
bee
glorified
,
by
an
open
and
manifest
declaration
of
our
conformitie
to
him
and
not
to
mens
devices
.
Doth
it
not
most
plainly
declare
to
all
generations
for
ever
,
that
to
do
or
conforme
to
any
thing
of
Religious
use
in
Gods
publick
worship
,
which
he
hath
not
commanded
is
a
most
feareful
sin
which
he
will
greevously
punish
,
yea
cleane
contrary
even
to
profane
the
Lord
:
for
when
we
do
not
herein
tie
our selves
precisely
to
keepe
and
do
all
the
word
of
the
Law
(
and
those
onely
)
which
are
written
(
not
in
mens
cannons
and
constitutions
but
)
in
this
booke
(
even
the
sacred
and
inspired
scriptures
)
we
doe
most
plainely
manifest
,
that
glorious
and
fearefull
name
▪
The
Lord
thy
God
,
yea
and
notwithstanding
our
saying
(
or
often
repeating
)
Lord
Lord
,
to
come
neere
unto
God
(
in
the
place
of
his
publik
worship
)
with
their
lips
(
making
outward
semblance
of
great
devotion
and
reverence
of
his
majesty
which
before
they
never
regarded
;
this
feare
of
God
(
or
religion
)
is
begotten
in
them
,
not
by
Gods
own
ordinances
but
by
conforming
to
the
precepts
and
cannons
of
wise
and
learned
men
,
it
is
onely
carnal
and
worldly
(
what
holy
devout
and
charitable
shewes
soever
it
makes
)
and
is
so
far
off
from
knitting
or
ioyning
our
soul
to
God
which
is
our
greatest
happinesse
,
as
it
Removes
ou●
heart
(
more
and
more
)
from
him
which
is
our
greatest
misery
.
So
that
this
Christian
liberty
which
these
men
do
so
boast
of
that
if
God
have
not
forbidden
it
,
then
we
may
safely
conforme
unto
it
and
so
not
tying
our selves
strictly
to
that
onely
which
is
commanded
or
written
in
the
word
,
is
a
meere
slavery
and
bondage
,
and
the
very
next
,
yea
most
direct
way
to
bring
us
back
again
in
these
ships
of
humane
Inventions
into
spiritual
Egypt
,
All
will
worship
then
,
euen
whatsoeuer
God
hath
not
commanded
,
though
it
be
ordeined
by
men
of
neuer
so
great
wisdom
,
vnderstanding
and
discretion
,
and
all
other
most
excellent
parts
,
and
vpon
most
wise
considerations
,
good
purposes
and
holy
Intentions
,
is
notwithstanding
nothing
in
all
the
world
but
meere
alluring
enticementes
to
make
the
way
plain
for
spirittuall
filthines
,
and
therefore
by
no
means
upon
any
terms
to
be
conformed
vnto
,
but
to
be
held
and
adiudged
most
vnlawfull
yea
execrable
and
therefore
to
submit
our selues
thereunto
especially
in
these
daies
of
knowldge
,
must
nedes
at
the
verie
best
(
though
not
in
euerie
one
in
the
same
degree
)
be
but
Nadabs
and
Abihues
case
.
For
if
will
worship
or
mens
Inventions
bee
tollerable
in
these
,
why
not
vpon
like
consideration
in
any
other
?
if
in
new
Ceremonies
,
why
not
in
new
sacraments
?
for
if
wee
acknowledge
man
to
haue
priviledge
or
prerogatiue
diuino
Iure
,
in
devising
some
Religious
actions
or
gesture
in
Gods
publicke
worship
,
do
what
they
can
,
out
of
this
seed
by
degrees
,
of
absolute
necessitie
will
the
popes
supremacie
arise
,
seing
all
the
other
Eight
Commanments
haue
a
kind
of
dependancie
(
for
so
much
as
concerns
the
outward
man
)
upon
the
second
,
as
all
the
duties
of
the
inward
man
haue
of
the
first
,
and
therefore
the
conforming
to
,
and
so
Iustifying
the
lawfulnes
of
the
seed
,
must
needs
give
strong
approbation
to
the
goodnes
of
the
fruit
.
Seing
then
the
warrantie
,
vertue
or
power
of
everie
Religious
calling
,
action
,
ceremonie
or
gesture
,
comes
not
from
the
doer
but
from
the
ordainer
,
and
that
all
the
good
Intentions
or
learned
Imaginations
in
the
whole
world
can
neither
devise
them
nor
make
them
lawfull
or
profitable
;
let
us
acknowledge
that
God
onely
can
take
a
Ribbe
out
of
Adam
and
make
it
a
fit
helpe
for
man
,
and
that
hee
onely
can
ordeine
callings
Ceremonies
&
gestures
for
his
Church
&
worship
,
yea
&
make
them
profitable
helps
for
his
servants
therein
,
though
he
take
them
any
where
,
and
from
whence
soever
he
pleaseth
,
yea
though
they
had
formerly
been
Idolized
or
made
blind
,
&
lame
,
or
leaprous
,
yet
he
(
yea
he
onely
)
can
cleanse
them
and
make
them
holy
,
an
evil
tree
(
humane
wisdom
)
should
bring
forth
good
fruit
(
any
acceptable
service
?
)
there
any
primarily
good
but
God
,
from
whom
Every
good
gift
doth
come
;
Either
the
Lord
is
the
author
of
the
calling
,
gesture
and
Ceremony
or
else
of
absolute
necessity
it
follows
,
there
cannot
possibly
in
any
rerespect
or
to
any
intent
&
purpose
be
any
goodnes
therein
at
all
.
And
therefore
the
Churches
of
Christ
have
no
promise
of
a
blessing
but
absolutely
of
a
Curse
by
conforming
thereunto
,
especially
seing
all
humane
Inventions
or
traditions
(
of
this
nature
,
)
assume
by
little
and
little
yea
at
length
without
blushing
chalendge
to
themselves
euen
by
divine
right
,
that
holy
respect
&
religious
reverence
which
is
only
due
to
Gods
ordinances
,
which
sin
al
they
doe
commit
who
teach
for
doctrines
(
concerning
the
government
of
the
Church
,
mens
precepts
(
even
the
meere
opinions
or
authorities
of
fathers
,
the
grave
Counsels
or
cannons
of
learned
men
,
)
and
not
one
divine
drame
of
the
holy
and
inspired
scripture
,
and
thus
by
the
alluring
contentments
which
alwayes
accompany
these
humane
devices
,
they
steale
away
the
heart
,
and
make
it
goe
a-whoring
after
them
,
with
a
most
violent
delight
in
,
and
approbation
of
them
far
beyond
Gods
owne
ordinances
,
even
as
the
filthy
(
though
snout
faire
or
painted
)
harlot
,
steales
away
the
affection
of
the
husband
from
his
wife
to
her selfe
,
and
therefore
conformity
must
needs
bee
at
least
accessarie
unto
this
sacriledge
;
are
you
not
much
bound
to
your
learned
pastors
,
who
take
such
paines
to
perswade
you
to
it
?
Now
in
the
act
of
receiving
the
Lords
supper
at
the
Lords
owne
table
,
some
gesture
is
absolutely
and
(
for
the
former
as
I
may
say
essentially
)
necessarie
,
but
a
wrong
and
a
false
gesture
is
utterly
unlawfull
(
will
any
in
his
right
minde
deny
either
of
these
?
)
Therefore
in
the
act
of
receiving
we
may
onely
conforme
to
the
true
gesture
,
and
not
indifferently
to
anie
,
unlesse
they
can
prooue
by
Gods
word
,
that
every
gesture
warranted
onelie
by
the
precepts
of
men
,
is
the
true
and
lawfull
gesture
,
the
want
of
which
warrant
,
and
yet
pressing
conformitie
to
them
,
is
absolutely
to
make
the
commandements
of
God
(
concerning
these
things
in
question
)
of
none
authoritie
)
and
to
set
up
and
exalt
in
their
steads
mens
meere
traditions
and
devices
.
The
maine
question
then
is
,
which
is
the
true
gesture
;
for
on
all
sides
it
will
be
granted
,
that
that
onely
is
to
be
conformed
unto
?
Shall
we
take
the
Reede
of
reason
,
or
the
Rule
of
mans
wisedome
and
learning
to
measure
this
withall
?
savour
not
the
things
of
the
spirit
,
neither
are
they
,
neither
can
they
be
subiect
to
the
Law
of
God
.
Let
us
looke
therefore
what
was
in
the
beginning
,
Our
Lord
and
Saviour
used
(
without
all
question
)
in
the
first
institution
of
the
Supper
,
whatsoever
was
essentially
necessarie
either
for
substance
or
decencie
,
but
a
gesture
,
yea
&
a
tru
gesture
in
the
institution
was
essentially
necessarie
(
for
a
false
gesture
had
been
sinne
,
and
without
a
gesture
it
could
neither
be
delivered
nor
receiued
)
therefore
that
which
hee
used
,
was
and
is
without
all
contradiction
the
true
gesture
;
and
therefore
also
that
which
was
and
is
onely
and
for
the
action
essentiallie
necessarie
.
Seeing
then
he
used
a
table
gesture
,
and
all
they
that
did
represent
the
whole
,
universall
,
and
particular
succeeding
Churches
to
the
end
of
the
world
,
did
receiue
the
blessed
Sacrament
of
the
most
pretious
body
and
bloud
of
our
Lord
,
with
a
table
gesture
,
unlesse
like
Divine
authoritie
for
another
gesture
(
as
well
as
for
altering
the
time
,
place
,
and
number
of
communicants
)
can
bee
produced
;
Gods
holy
word
,
and
my
blessed
Saviours
and
his
Apostles
example
,
are
sufficient
and
sound
warrant
for
my
faith
to
beleeue
,
that
a
Table
gesture
is
the
onely
true
and
lawfull
gesture
,
and
that
no
other
in
any
respect
ought
to
be
conformed
unto
.
But
here
starts
out
a
gallant
company
of
most
braue
fellowes
,
that
haue
laine
close
in
ambush
till
fit
opportunitie
served
,
and
they
set
verie
hotlie
upon
the
hinder
parts
of
the
truth
,
with
a
terrible
noise
crying
out
,
libertie
wherewith
Christ
hath
made
us
free
.
intangled
againe
with
the
yoake
of
bondage
(
for
looke
whose
ceremonies
we
use
or
conforme
to
,
we
make
our selues
thereby
his
bondmen
)
but
to
loose
the
whole
profit
and
benefite
of
all
Christ
his
merits
,
be
utterly
abolished
from
Christ
,
and
to
fall
from
grace
;
(
how
fearfull
a
thing
therefore
is
conformity
to
unwarranted
ceremonies
)
yet
notwithstanding
in
cases
of
conveniencie
(
though
nothing
of
the
like
extremitie
as
ours
)
and
for
the
preservation
of
the
Churches
peace
(
as
verie
now
it
fares
with
us
)
the
same
Apostle
was
content
for
a
time
to
conforme
himselfe
to
divers
of
those
verie
ceremonies
,
and
therefore
where
the
like
causes
doe
concurre
,
Here
of
necessity
wee
must
make
a
stand
,
they
come
on
so
hotly
,
as
if
they
meant
to
share
the
spoyle
forthwith
,
and
making
strong
head
against
them
,
as
with
a
valiant
crue
of
Targetteers
of
good
proofe
.
Wee
referre
therefore
to
their
learned
consideration
,
first
,
that
the
Iewish
ceremonies
here
spoken
of
,
were
in
their
first
original
good
and
holy
,
being
ordained
by
God
himselfe
,
so
was
never
any
of
these
things
in
controversie
,
but
at
the
very
first
unwarrantable
,
and
therfore
wicked
and
sinfull
;
and
secondly
we
giue
them
to
understand
out
of
the
English
long
bow
,
that
though
these
ceremonies
were
indeed
to
be
abolished
,
yet
the
time
of
their
enduring
was
not
fully
expired
till
that
the
Gospell
was
planted
:
and
lastly
,
by
the
report
of
a
Canon
,
their
security
is
to
be
admonished
,
and
themselues
informed
,
that
the
ceremonies
of
the
Law
were
to
be
buried
with
honour
,
and
entombed
in
princely
sepulchres
;
but
these
of
mens
devising
with
all
possible
reproch
,
contempt
,
and
disgrace
,
so
that
here
is
no
proportion
betwixt
the
liberty
of
Paul
,
and
that
which
they
pretend
and
brag
of
:
unlesse
therefore
they
can
shew
that
in
some
place
where
the
Gospel
was
planted
,
Paul
did
conforme
to
some
of
the
said
ceremonies
,
as
of
religious
use
in
Gods
publicke
worship
,
they
may
verie
well
lay
down
their
weapons
;
and
betake
them
to
their
heeles
.
What
needs
that
(
quoth
a
bold
Corporall
)
when
a
better
man
then
ever
Paul
was
,
did
absolutely
conforme
in
the
first
famous
Church
that
was
called
Christian
,
even
Peter
the
Prince
of
all
the
Apostles
:
But
here
fearing
a
foil
,
that
in
all
matters
too
hard
for
vs
to
iudge
,
we
must
repaire
to
the
magistrate
&
preist
&
conform
according
to
that
which
they
shall
inform
&
not
decline
to
the
right
hand
nor
to
the
left
,
now
both
these
they
say
in
this
controuersie
about
the
gesture
and
the
other
ceremonies
do
directly
determine
,
that
kneeling
euen
as
it
is
urged
,
is
absolutely
the
true
and
best
gesture
,
and
all
the
other
things
in
question
both
lawfull
and
most
convenient
and
therefore
all
that
will
do
presumptuously
and
not
conforme
to
these
things
ex
animo
ought
not
to
be
fined
in
thousands
and
committed
to
perpetuall
imprisonment
,
Evill
from
Israell
.
Hereunto
keeping
our
first
ground
without
any
alteration
or
disorder
in
our
Ranks
,
The
other
2
quarters
or
half
circles
having
by
this
time
well
refreshed
themselves
,
thinking
they
had
us
now
at
a
great
advantage
and
in
a
strait
,
ioyn
with
the
former
,
&
so
make
one
full
&
compleat
body
and
making
great
shew
of
a
Resolution
even
to
set
their
rest
upon
it
,
But
to
this
,
sword
of
the
spirit
,
in
matters
too
hard
,
and
difficult
,
to
heare
him
,
in
all
things
,
seeing
hee
is
that
beloved
Sonne
in
whom
God
is
well
(
even
fully
and
perfectly
and
onely
)
pleased
;
look
what
he
determines
that
is
good
and
pleaseth
God
:
but
look
what
he
doth
not
approve
(
though
he
doe
not
forbid
it
)
God
will
never
accept
it
,
so
that
now
by
their
own
Doome
we
must
go
to
Christ
in
this
so
hard
a
controversie
,
to
know
which
callings
and
ceremonies
are
lawfull
in
the
administration
of
the
Church
,
and
which
gesture
in
the
act
of
receiving
the
Lords
supper
is
unlawfull
or
wicked
,
and
every
soul
that
will
not
harken
and
be
obedient
unto
him
in
these
and
all
other
things
,
out
of
the
people
,
as
well
as
he
that
speakes
in
the
name
of
other
Gods
,
presumeth
to
speake
a
word
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
which
hee
never
commanded
him
to
speake
,
that
is
which
teacheth
the
lawfulnesse
of
Conformity
to
some
things
of
divine
or
religious
use
in
the
publicke
worship
of
God
,
which
the
Lord
never
commanded
.
Doth
not
this
full
charged
Canon
most
evidently
threaten
utter
and
unavoydable
destruction
to
him
that
desperately
or
presumptuously
without
warrant
from
Gods
word
,
will
come
in
the
very
mouth
of
it
,
to
assault
the
Cittie
or
sanctuarie
of
our
God
,
by
pressing
conformity
to
ceremonies
and
actions
,
callings
&
gestures
of
religious
use
in
the
worship
of
God
,
which
the
Lord
never
commanded
.
Here
they
are
pleased
to
come
to
parlee
,
&
would
fain
perswade
vs
that
there
shall
be
a
final
peace
concluded
,
and
to
that
end
a
truce
is
taken
and
afterwards
yea
diuers
times
renewed
,
till
spying
some
speciall
advantage
(
which
they
wil
neuer
ouerslip
they
presently
pyke
quarrells
at
some
thing
publickly
taught
or
privatly
practised
,
pretending
forsooth
that
it
is
a
violent
and
most
dangerous
breach
of
the
peace
of
holy
Church
,
and
then
by
some
stratageme
(
wherein
they
are
admirable
)
by
one
devise
or
other
,
they
put
out
by
preferment
the
eyes
of
some
(
most
iudicious
)
cut
out
the
learned
tongues
of
other
by
suspension
and
the
rest
that
will
not
winke
and
be
as
mute
as
fishes
,
shall
be
certainly
cast
into
darke
and
noysome
dungeons
,
or
into
the
deepe
and
dangerous
seas
,
or
exposed
to
a
thowsand
other
miseries
,
as
wofull
and
verie
late
experience
doth
manifestly
testifie
,
therfore
what
hope
is
there
of
all
their
faire
offers
yet
that
the
world
may
take
notice
that
wee
desire
peace
vpon
any
outward
terms
whatsoeuer
though
neuer
so
vnequall
or
preiudiciall
,
so
that
wee
may
hold
our
inward
peace
with
God
we
do
most
reuerently
&
respectiuely
yeeld
them
audience
.
Now
they
being
well
acquainted
(
through
their
continuall
experience
)
with
our
resolution
,
and
being
privie
to
their
owne
consciences
that
they
are
not
able
to
stand
before
us
,
if
the
cause
come
once
to
be
tried
by
the
Scriptures
,
yet
beeing
very
unwilling
that
the
world
should
take
notice
hereof
,
they
make
solemne
protestation
,
that
they
are
most
ready
to
referre
the
censure
of
this
cause
in
question
unto
Christ
himselfe
.
And
therefore
having
submitted
themselues
unto
him
according
to
the
Fathers
appointment
,
they
doe
most
diligently
attend
unto
every
word
hee
hath
spoken
,
and
search
everie
sillable
,
examine
euerie
letter
,
yea
and
try
everie
root
by
the
very
originall
:
and
yet
cannot
finde
(
as
they
offer
to
sweare
upon
all
the
books
in
the
world
that
he
hath
forbidden
kneeling
(
no
not
as
it
is
urged
)
in
the
very
act
of
receiving
the
Lords
supper
in
any
place
of
holy
Scripture
,
nor
any
other
of
the
things
in
controversie
and
therefore
conclude
that
we
may
very
lawfully
,
and
being
commanded
ought
most
readily
(
or
else
we
sinne
greevoussy
if
wee
refuse
)
to
conforme
thereunto
.
This
had
been
a
verie
prettie
and
wittie
shift
in
a
yong
sophister
,
to
take
away
evil
from
Israel
(
or
the
Church
)
must
of
necessitie
take
away
all
knowne
presumptuous
offenders
,
the
Lord
never
commanded
,
they
speake
in
the
name
of
other
Gods
,
even
that
golden
God
Pollicie
,
not
that
there
is
any
intendment
in
pressing
conformitie
to
humane
inventions
in
Gods
worship
,
to
draw
any
from
beleeving
in
the
true
&
everliving
God
,
but
that
the
Lord
that
made
mans
heart
,
and
therefore
knowes
what
means
are
best
to
reforme
it
hath
ordeyned
in
the
second
commandement
and
the
branches
thereof
,
the
most
absolute
and
effectuall
means
,
which
in
his
wisdom
hee
saw
to
bee
best
for
the
holy
Ghost
to
work
in
,
and
by
,
and
with
,
for
the
effecting
of
this
new
creation
or
regeneration
of
the
heart
unto
which
only
(
as
I
may
say
)
he
hath
entailed
by
his
faithfull
covenant
the
effectuall
working
of
his
spirit
,
for
that
very
end
&
purpose
.
As
therefore
those
that
maintaine
and
teach
these
things
purely
and
unmixed
doe
set
up
the
Lord
to
be
their
God
,
sealed
up
against
the
day
of
redemption
:
so
they
that
do
not
tye
themselues
precisely
hereunto
,
do
verily
serve
other
Gods
,
and
have
no
promise
of
any
grace
but
what
the
Devill
(
whose
power
onely
doth
work
where
the
Lords
is
wanting
)
can
bestow
upon
them
,
because
they
do
not
serve
the
true
God
described
in
the
first
commandement
for
either
he
is
God
in
every
commandement
or
in
no
commandement
,
therefore
to
teach
the
doctrine
of
the
first
commandement
never
so
soundly
and
purely
,
and
to
corrupt
the
doctrine
of
the
second
commandement
which
concernes
all
things
in
the
publick
worship
of
God
needfull
in
any
respect
for
being
or
well
being
of
the
Churches
of
God
,
(
by
enioyning
any
Novelty
or
Incerteinty
meere
Inventions
and
devises
of
men
,
)
is
directly
to
teach
in
the
name
of
other
Gods
,
and
seeing
the
Lord
never
made
promise
to
bee
in
such
a
worship
no
more
then
hee
hath
done
to
the
devotions
of
the
Turks
and
Indians
I
would
faine
see
a
sound
reason
.
How
any
of
good
Indgement
and
sincere
hearts
knowing
the
unwarrantablenes
of
these
things
dare
conforme
in
any
respect
unto
them
,
but
rather
to
subscribe
that
they
that
will
take
evill
away
from
Israel
must
of
absolute
necessity
take
order
,
that
all
such
proud
Prophets
or
ambitious
preachers
,
and
all
such
profane
and
presumptuous
hearers
as
dare
teach
and
will
coform
to
mens
inventions
,
be
not
fined
in
thousands
or
perpetually
imprisoned
,
but
utterly
deprived
not
only
of
their
livings
and
liberty
but
even
of
their
lives
also
.
And
till
this
&
the
other
lawes
of
Christ
(
ordeined
in
the
second
commandement
)
bee
in
force
;
all
the
good
that
the
most
wholesome
lawes
of
most
godly
princes
and
Religious
states
can
effect
;
is
onely
to
make
Ambition
a
little
more
wary
and
subtill
,
more
Cawtelous
and
dissembling
,
or
else
more
arrogant
,
even
to
devise
new
and
more
secret
practises
to
hinder
all
means
or
purposes
of
reforming
any
thing
in
the
worship
or
Church
of
God
,
yea
by
proposing
one
thing
or
other
by
one
or
other
to
have
still
in
store
such
variety
of
fresh
and
most
urgent
occasions
,
as
there
shall
not
bee
the
least
breathing
time
so
much
as
to
think
of
Reformation
.
Much
crying
out
there
is
(
and
that
iustly
)
of
fearful
depopulations
,
&
how
can
it
be
otherwise
,
seeing
the
howse
of
God
lieth
waste
and
is
troden
vnder
foot
,
his
faithfull
ministers
suspended
,
his
faithfull
seruants
traduced
and
censured
,
Gods
ordinances
neglected
,
and
mens
Inventions
erected
?
Clients
do
greivously
complain
of
delaies
,
altring
of
orders
,
reuersing
of
Iudgments
and
the
like
,
so
that
poore
souls
,
they
cannot
tel
when
they
are
sure
of
any
thing
they
haue
,
or
that
their
suits
wil
receiue
an
end
.
Woe
is
me
for
them
,
but
how
can
this
be
amended
seing
the
publick
worship
of
God
is
so
●ul
of
direct
Incerteinties
and
absolute
Nouelties
.
One
sayes
they
are
indifferent
and
may
be
tollerated
,
another
comes
and
proues
them
necessary
because
they
are
commanded
by
humane
authority
,
but
at
last
starts
one
up
and
with
his
divino
Iure
,
makes
all
club
sure
that
there
is
not
a
a
word
now
to
bee
uttered
against
conformity
to
them
,
thus
look
what
is
sowen
in
the
first
table
will
bring
forth
fruit
in
the
branches
of
the
second
.
Whoredom
and
drunkenes
do
euery
where
abound
,
yea
are
grown
to
be
but
civill
recreations
,
and
doth
not
superstitious
Atheisme
adulterate
the
holy
things
of
God
?
yea
is
it
possible
but
that
base
and
beastly
gestures
and
and
Carnall
ceremonies
in
Gods
publick
worship
,
will
fill
the
civill
estate
full
of
all
uncleanesse
and
bastardies
?
is
it
not
become
the
glory
of
many
to
sporte
with
Religion
,
even
to
scoffe
at
sinceritie
and
to
ierke
and
gybe
at
the
upright
in
heart
,
haue
not
the
bastard
poets
and
players
and
like
profane
humours
a
great
pride
to
be
singuler
in
this
pastine
?
Theft
and
deceite
,
oppression
and
cousenage
,
are
growen
to
be
great
trades
and
professed
occupations
,
and
can
all
the
world
tell
how
to
mend
it
,
till
the
spirituall
theeves
who
have
securely
made
their
dens
in
the
very
house
of
God
bee
driven
from
their
unlawfull
Callings
and
courses
?
great
lamentation
is
made
as
for
a
most
evill
presage
,
that
offices
of
Iustice
are
bought
and
sould
(
must
not
such
of
necessity
proceed
accordingly
even
for
hyre
or
reward
?
)
but
doth
not
the
buying
of
all
spirituall
promotions
Iustifie
and
cleare
all
such
Courses
?
But
to
come
to
you
that
have
so
painfully
searched
all
the
words
and
sillables
of
Christ
,
not
to
find
out
that
which
hee
hath
commanded
(
which
is
the
study
and
meditation
of
all
that
are
sincere
in
hart
,
commandements
of
God
,
to
speake
a
word
(
ministerially
)
which
he
hath
not
commanded
suppose
hee
hath
not
forbidden
it
in
particular
or
expresse
terms
yet
doth
hee
not
directly
in
the
former
vers
requi●e
absolute
obedience
to
whatsoever
that
great
Prophet
and
sheepheard
of
our
soules
shall
teach
us
?
hee
hath
not
commanded
?
How
dare
you
then
oh
you
men
of
learning
,
how
dare
you
(
I
say
)
hazard
your
pretious
souls
in
conforming
to
such
things
?
doe
not
object
that
you
haue
good
warrant
from
the
word
so
to
do
,
because
you
are
commanded
to
acknowledge
them
that
are
over
you
and
labour
among
you
,
have
them
in
singular
loue
for
their
works
sake
,
so
it
bee
in
the
Lord
,
yea
if
they
teach
no
thing
but
what
hee
hath
commanded
them
,
obey
,
submit
,
and
conforme
unto
them
,
but
if
they
will
preach
and
presse
things
which
Christ
never
commanded
though
they
cover
them
in
sheeps
cloathing
,
to
conforme
unto
them
,
yet
not
being
in
plain
evidence
of
the
spirit
and
of
power
,
wee
must
esteeme
of
them
as
wolues
and
false
prophets
rather
watching
all
opportunity
to
maintaine
their
pompe
,
state
and
glory
,
and
to
feed
their
own
bellies
by
this
conformitie
,
then
to
feed
the
flocks
or
churches
of
Christ
over
which
he
hath
made
them
overseers
.
If
they
say
they
are
greatlie
wronged
by
such
imputations
and
no
man
whosoever
,
dare
iustifie
this
to
their
faces
;
for
my
part
,
I
confesse
it
will
bee
much
against
my
will
if
ever
I
come
before
them
,
but
yet
as
good
a
man
,
as
great
a
scoller
,
as
wise
,
&
as
worthy
,
as
holy
and
as
godly
(
though
perhaps
not
so
great
and
Lordly
)
as
any
of
them
be
,
hath
so
taught
and
preached
,
and
I
will
beleeve
him
before
all
of
them
,
yea
I
will
set
down
his
own
words
whatsoever
come
of
it
,
and
will
not
alter
one
sillable
,
beware
of
fals
prophets
(
alas
how
can
wee
tell
which
are
they
you
shall
know
them
by
their
fruits
,
commandements
of
God
are
absolutelie
evill
,
even
of
a
woolvish
and
devouring
disposition
in
all
the
Churches
of
Christ
;
inward
glory
of
the
soule
)
how
to
behaue
himself
in
the
house
of
God
which
is
the
Church
of
the
living
God
,
But
hereto
they
say
that
not
onely
men
whose
fruits
and
doctrins
may
yeeld
some
preiudice
or
give
cause
of
suspition
,
As
though
the
practise
of
Gods
owne
servants
or
true
constituted
Churches
,
his
face
,
yea
in
his
so
doing
to
be
condemned
because
howsoeuer
flesh
and
bloud
can
produce
many
strong
reasons
of
indifferencie
,
liberty
,
and
(
as
matters
stand
)
conueniencie
,
especially
in
respect
of
peace
and
vnity
:
yet
the
holy
Ghost
saith
plainly
,
that
whatsoeuer
men
pretend
by
preaching
and
manintaining
many
excellent
truths
and
sincerely
confuting
many
grosse
errors
,
yet
this
conformitie
to
ceremonies
of
Religious
vse
,
(
though
it
were
not
in
the
face
and
presence
of
God
at
his
own
table
)
is
not
the
right
way
to
the
truth
(
or
power
)
of
the
Gospell
:
to
the
truth
of
the
gospell
▪
thou
go
the
readiest
way
in
the
world
to
any
spirituall
promotion
)
and
〈…〉
hinder
the
efficacy
and
effectual
working
of
the
holy
Ghost
in
the
ministeriall
functions
of
the
Gospell
,
yea
in
the
Godly
and
best
quallified
servants
of
God
(
it
is
not
my
collection
but
the
plaine
evidence
of
the
spirit
of
truth
)
this
kind
of
conformity
(
let
the
motiues
bee
what
they
possibly
can
)
savour
most
strongly
of
dangerous
Hypocrisie
;
that
which
is
commanded
by
God
.
And
therfore
the
crowne
of
all
ministers
,
yea
the
honour
of
all
Chrstians
consists
not
in
studying
how
to
giue
content
to
the
world
,
searching
the
Scriptures
(
not
once
or
twice
ouer
,
but
)
daily
,
whether
the
things
bee
so
or
no
,
for
that
may
be
discerned
at
the
seventh
consideration
or
perusing
,
which
was
thought
before
to
be
impossible
(
to
bridle
that
vnruly
conceite
which
naturally
,
excellencie
of
gifts
doth
alwaies
beget
.
)
Neither
haue
any
pastors
(
if
they
be
sent
of
Christ
)
warrant
to
teach
to
their
charges
or
Churches
,
hath
commanded
,
If
they
do
,
he
tels
them
plainly
he
is
not
with
them
,
and
therefore
will
not
blesse
the
ministery
of
such
in
their
teaching
(
teaching
and
commanding
being
indifferently
taken
in
the
Scriptures
:
)
another
Gospell
,
and
the
teachers
,
and
iustifiers
or
excusers
thereof
doe
no
lesse
in
effect
(
take
every
one
in
his
degree
)
then
they
that
teach
the
Gospell
of
Saint
Thomas
.
And
therefore
as
those
that
taught
his
Gospell
,
so
certainely
these
that
teach
and
maintaine
the
lawfulnesse
of
these
unwarranted
ceremonies
and
gestures
)
intend
to
pervert
the
Gospell
of
CHRIST
IESVS
,
Stoppe
Thiefe
,
stoppe
Thiefe
,
not
caring
who
is
apprehended
or
imprisoned
,
yea
and
condemned
as
troublers
of
the
Churches
peace
,
so
they
may
goe
away
with
it
undiscerned
.
Is
not
here
sufficient
warrant
then
,
not
onely
to
refuse
conformitie
to
these
things
,
separated
from
Christ
?
who
goe
about
to
preswade
us
in
the
least
measure
to
conforme
thereunto
,
yea
though
their
gifts
be
most
heavenly
or
Angelicall
;
but
on
the
other
side
to
think
most
reverently
of
our
Religious
pastors
,
who
haue
most
sincerely
,
though
to
the
losse
of
all
that
ever
they
haue
,
taught
vs
to
the
contrary
?
when
therefore
they
say
Christ
never
forbad
it
,
if
you
haue
no
other
or
better
place
of
Scripture
,
remember
this
,
that
it
is
written
,
that
whatsoever
is
otherwise
then
that
which
the
word
preacheth
or
commands
,
is
to
bee
held
an
accursed
doctrine
or
opinion
,
concerne
it
faith
or
government
,
ceremonies
or
gestures
,
or
any
thing
of
religious
use
whatsoeuer
:
yet
doe
I
not
say
,
that
all
preachers
that
perswade
,
rebus
sic
stantibus
,
rather
to
conforme
in
some
things
,
then
to
stand
out
,
do
this
out
of
malice
,
or
anie
purpose
to
cause
their
hearers
to
decline
,
and
so
by
degrees
to
fall
from
grace
;
but
that
whatsoever
flesh
and
bloud
,
wisedom
and
learning
can
devise
for
their
defence
or
excuse
,
yet
the
holy
Ghost
teacheth
us
plainly
,
that
though
it
cannot
be
denyed
,
but
that
these
most
strong
and
vehement
perswasions
proceed
from
true
and
strong
affections
of
carnall
loue
,
and
(
as
it
is
to
bee
hoped
)
that
many
of
them
are
the
deere
servants
of
God
;
yet
in
this
particular
of
perswading
to
conformitie
,
wee
are
to
esteeme
them
as
Adve●saries
unto
Christ
,
savouring
the
things
that
are
of
men
,
as
how
we
ought
to
pitty
our selues
,
our
wiues
and
children
,
and
so
prevent
the
unavoidable
evils
of
non-conformitie
,
but
yet
they
understand
not
(
in
this
poynt
)
the
things
that
are
of
God
,
namelie
,
that
rather
then
we
should
conforme
to
anie
thing
in
his
worship
which
he
hath
not
in
the
word
commanded
,
we
must
forsake
,
yea
we
must
hate
(
or
denie
in
this
case
all
affection
of
dutie
,
reverence
,
loue
,
tender
care
,
or
whatsoever
to
)
father
and
mother
,
and
wife
and
children
,
and
brethren
and
sisters
,
yea
and
our
owne
liues
also
,
or
else
we
cannot
bee
the
disciples
of
Christ
.
Must
not
these
graue
and
learned
perswaders
then
,
of
absolute
necessitie
bee
an
offence
unto
every
faithfull
and
tender
heart
?
Goe
on
therefore
my
brethren
,
and
be
of
good
courage
,
and
assure
your selues
that
in
suffering
for
not
conformitie
to
kneeling
,
you
suffer
for
the
Lord
Christ
,
and
to
yeeld
against
the
light
of
your
hearts
,
to
be
ashamed
of
him
,
seeing
these
things
doe
directly
follow
from
his
own
words
,
even
when
for
feare
of
men
spiritually
adulterated
,
we
will
conforme
to
things
of
divine
use
in
his
worship
which
he
never
commanded
,
but
are
onely
warranted
to
our
consciences
by
the
advise
of
the
learned
or
the
precepts
of
men
,
the
traditions
of
the
Elders
and
other
like
humane
authorities
.
All
which
,
without
warrant
from
the
word
even
euery
one
of
them
in
particular
,
But
haue
we
but
one
sentence
in
the
Bible
for
a
table-gesture
?
which
(
yet
were
sufficient
against
all
humane
opinions
and
authorities
whatsoever
)
haue
we
the
first
institution
onely
or
barely
mentioned
?
do
not
everie
one
of
the
Evangelists
make
mention
of
a
supper
,
or
a
table
,
of
rising
from
supper
,
and
sitting
down
,
and
of
sitting
even
in
the
act
of
administring
and
receiving
the
sacrament
?
yea
doe
not
diuers
places
in
the
Acts
,
and
Epistles
,
plainly
inferre
the
continuance
of
a
table
gesture
,
and
therefore
to
bee
the
direct
ordinance
of
Christ
?
But
it
seems
an
impudent
generation
is
come
up
,
who
dare
affirm
that
the
Sunne
of
the
Church
must
,
(
if
they
make
such
a
charme
or
Canon
)
stand
still
continually
and
not
stir
at
all
,
as
once
it
did
for
one
whole
day
in
Gibeon
,
in
the
valley
of
Aielon
,
further
then
they
in
their
discretion
shall
thinke
to
bee
fit
,
and
so
by
their
wit
and
learning
are
bold
to
defend
that
the
earth
is
in
circular
motion
,
all
the
world
and
the
creatures
therein
turning
round
continuallie
,
yea
they
are
most
confident
,
if
they
may
haue
audience
,
to
make
any
indifferent
hearer
that
comes
without
preiudice
,
to
conforme
and
subscribe
to
●his
opinion
.
Doth
not
the
spirit
of
giddinesse
possesse
the
heads
of
these
men
;
are
not
these
the
true
successors
of
those
learned
Divines
,
graue
Rabbies
,
&
great
Doctors
that
still
cried
out
to
Christ
,
Shew
us
a
signe
,
make
it
appeare
that
there
is
a
Sun
in
the
firmament
,
proue
unto
us
that
there
is
a
God
,
or
(
which
was
as
evident
)
that
thou
art
the
Messias
.
Seeing
then
all
things
whatsoeuer
of
religious
use
,
which
the
father
would
haue
the
Church
to
know
and
conforme
unto
are
treasured
up
in
the
word
though
every
one
indeed
can
not
come
at
them
(
deny
this
if
they
dare
)
it
must
needs
follow
that
either
the
gesture
of
kneeling
as
it
is
urged
is
a
a
humane
Invention
,
or
as
you
would
say
in
playne
termes
,
a
very
starke
lie
,
though
hansomlie
lapped
up
:
and
therefore
of
the
divell
the
father
of
lies
,
though
artificially
painted
perhaps
by
some
of
his
limmers
with
the
very
best
Italian
beauties
;
)
or
else
if
it
bee
a
trueth
and
therefore
to
bee
conformed
unto
,
then
there
be
some
unwritten
trueths
or
vereties
which
the
Churches
are
bound
of
conscience
to
beleeve
and
conform
unto
,
and
yet
not
commanded
in
the
word
of
truth
,
then
it
must
needes
follow
,
besides
the
scriptures
,
and
either
let
our
learned
adversaries
make
this
large
breach
for
the
Iesuites
at
pleasure
to
enter
by
,
or
else
for
starke
shame
discharge
no
more
such
furious
Cannon
shot
against
our
bullet-beaten
fortresse
,
The
scriptures
sufficiency
.
Is
it
not
high
time
to
take
away
these
presumptuous
causes
(
which
purposely
teach
and
perswade
Conformity
to
such
blasphemous
doctrins
)
out
of
Israel
,
being
the
best
seeds
of
the
verie
worst
evils
thereof
?
I
conclude
therefore
it
is
farre
better
to
expose
our
estates
and
bodies
to
the
greatest
malice
of
our
greevous
adversaries
by
standing
for
a
gesture
without
all
exception
then
by
conforming
to
one
which
that
Prophet
never
taught
,
Destroyed
out
of
the
people
.
For
must
we
have
his
warrant
,
and
heare
him
onely
in
the
doctrine
of
the
sacrament
,
and
shall
wee
not
care
for
his
warrant
nor
regard
what
his
word
saith
for
the
gesture
of
the
sacrament
?
And
for
those
who
in
these
matters
of
God
concerning
his
publick
worship
,
insist
so
much
and
with
such
violence
upon
prohibitions
(
a
service
sometimes
not
very
acceptable
to
them
)
crying
out
unto
us
,
shew
one
place
where
the
Lord
forbids
these
things
and
wee
will
yeeld
that
it
is
a
damnable
sin
to
conforme
unto
them
.
I
am
bould
(
with
their
good
leave
)
to
Remember
them
of
one
other
argument
,
of
the
Lords
own
making
,
concerning
this
very
subiect
of
the
actions
,
ceremonies
and
gestures
in
this
publick
worship
and
service
,
which
he
purposely
framed
and
committed
also
to
writing
for
the
use
of
all
posterity
even
to
bee
a
lanthorne
of
our
feet
,
light
to
our
paths
in
these
very
occasions
,
and
in
most
plain
evidence
of
the
spirit
it
stands
thus
:
By
the
light
of
nature
all
mankind
knows
that
there
is
a
God
,
&
therfore
everie
one
wil
worship
him
as
wel
as
he
can
,
though
it
bee
not
according
unto
knowledge
to
glorifie
him
as
God
,
become
vain
in
their
thoughts
,
&
their
foolish
hearts
are
full
of
darknes
;
for
they
turn
the
glory
of
the
incorruptible
God
(
even
the
glory
of
his
wisedom
and
loue
,
of
his
goodnes
and
power
,
of
his
mercy
and
truth
,
in
devising
&
ordaining
the
ceremonies
callings
and
gestures
appropriated
to
his
own
outward
worship
,
&
making
the
same
powerful
&
effectuall
to
draw
mans
heart
unto
him
by
working
effectuall
faith
)
into
such
Images
,
similitudes
,
resemblances
and
likenesses
as
they
in
their
discretion
thought
fittest
to
stir
up
devotion
,
to
beget
reverence
,
or
to
shew
humility
&
thankfulnes
;
by
which
in
time
by
degrees
will
get
a
reverent
estimation
of
Gods
ordinances
,
euen
his
own
attributes
and
titles
,
yea
and
will
presume
to
professe
that
Iure
divino
,
these
are
thy
Gods
O
Israel
,
that
is
,
this
is
the
true
outward
worship
of
the
God
of
Israel
,
these
be
true
callings
,
gestures
and
ceremonies
which
by
divine
institution
are
ordeined
to
helpe
to
draw
men
to
God
through
faith
and
sanctification
of
the
spirit
and
so
to
be
esteemed
.
Therefore
the
Lord
makes
it
an
ordinance
for
ever
,
that
al
his
true
Churches
and
true
servants
must
onely
conforme
to
such
things
in
his
worship
and
service
as
he
hath
in
his
word
Required
,
no
commandement
in
the
word
for
it
,
or
(
which
is
all
one
)
doth
not
the
Lord
require
it
?
then
doth
hee
absolutly
forbid
conformitie
unto
it
,
for
the
Lord
hates
whatsoever
in
the
word
is
not
required
,
but
from
the
beginning
it
was
not
so
,
and
seeing
wee
haue
Christ
his
own
example
for
a
table
gesture
,
and
the
examples
of
all
the
blessed
(
and
now
glorious
)
Apostles
who
even
after
his
ascention
delivered
that
which
they
received
of
the
Lord
(
which
must
needs
be
granted
was
a
table
gesture
)
and
seing
wee
haue
a
direct
commandement
from
the
holy
Ghost
to
follow
them
as
they
follow
Christ
,
for
an
ensample
;
the
enemies
of
the
crosse
of
Christ
conforming
now
to
that
which
formerlie
they
taught
was
to
be
abhorred
?
You
do
verie
ill
therfore
most
Reuerent
and
learned
men
,
in
offering
to
deale
with
vs
poore
and
private
Christians
,
after
the
scholerlike
manner
of
reasoning
both
in
your
publicke
teaching
,
pressing
vs
continually
with
arguments
and
that
with
such
vehemencie
as
if
nothing
were
wanting
to
our
perfection
but
this
conformitie
to
kneeling
,
and
in
your
private
speeches
tendring
disputation
,
when
alas
for
pittie
all
our
faithfull
pastors
hauing
giuen
vp
their
liues
for
the
name
of
Christ
,
are
taken
from
vs
,
and
if
any
remaine
,
yet
there
is
no
safetie
to
speake
or
write
of
those
things
.
If
therefore
you
cannot
procure
libertie
for
such
a
course
,
neuer
yet
obtained
whatsoeuer
you
may
pretend
,
wherein
freely
and
fully
these
questions
may
be
handled
according
to
that
modest
offer
of
dispute
long
agoe
tendred
,
then
I
humbly
beseech
you
,
bee
pleased
either
to
confute
that
(
or
the
substance
of
it
)
which
hath
been
written
and
published
against
this
ceremonie
,
or
els
to
set
downe
with
the
like
conditions
as
the
learned
and
godly
men
our
late
pastors
haue
offered
,
your
own
arguments
and
reasons
for
this
conformitie
which
you
so
eagerly
presse
and
pursue
;
and
(
freeing
the
same
from
deceiueable
subtilties
of
that
dissembling
sophistrie
and
vaine
philosophie
,
the
speciall
ornaments
of
that
so
affected
kinde
of
teaching
,
that
wee
of
the
vulgar
may
see
and
conceiue
the
force
of
them
,
and
whence
it
is
drawen
,
from
God
or
men
,
from
the
holy
and
inspired
scriptures
:
or
from
the
writings
and
Canons
of
Councels
,
or
Testimonies
of
Fathers
.
)
Wee
do
solemnly
pofesse
(
I
dare
speak
in
the
name
of
all
)
that
in
whatsoeuer
wee
haue
no
more
for
our
warrant
:
but
the
graue
counsell
,
learned
opinion
and
holie
practise
of
our
most
reuerent
pastors
(
which
yet
being
sealed
with
their
great
and
constant
sufferings
,
ought
highly
to
be
regarded
of
us
,
for
whatsoeuer
they
be
to
others
or
to
your selues
,
they
are
to
vs
the
most
faithfull
messengers
,
true
and
powerfull
ministers
of
Iesus
Christ
,
since
whose
deprivations
wee
neuer
heard
men
speake
like
them
in
that
euidence
of
the
Spirit
,
and
mightie
power
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
to
draw
from
sinne
vnto
holinesse
.
O
yee
men
of
God
,
you
are
in
our
very
hearts
to
liue
and
die
with
you
,
your
memoriall
is
pretious
,
would
God
all
that
we
haue
might
redeeme
the
libertie
of
the
Gospel
in
your
ministerie
,
notwithstanding
(
I
say
)
we
will
freely
for
peace
sake
conforme
unto
you
.
But
if
we
can
evidently
produce
one
word
of
God
against
you
,
or
that
you
doe
not
bring
his
sacred
warrant
with
you
,
let
it
not
seeme
strange
unto
you
,
that
we
runne
not
for
company
into
the
broad
and
easie
way
with
you
(
which
none
in
this
poynt
Papist
or
Athiest
will
ever
unfainedly
oppose
)
but
rather
expose
our selues
by
this
our
refusall
,
to
open
contempt
,
grievous
bands
,
and
perpetuall
imprisonment
,
professing
publickly
thereby
our
willingnesse
,
and
most
ready
minde
,
yea
heartie
desire
that
that
fire
which
our
Lord
and
master
brought
with
him
,
our
adversaries
:
beleeue
in
Christ
,
but
to
suffer
also
for
his
sake
in
bearing
witnesse
to
this
part
of
the
truth
,
and
not
daring
to
conforme
to
any
other
though
it
cost
us
full
deerely
▪
For
thus
onely
in
such
times
of
triall
are
all
(
that
bee
called
thereunto
)
preserued
against
all
the
powers
and
Principalities
,
Lordly
Dominions
,
and
other
spirituall
wickednesses
in
the
whole
and
most
unholy
(
though
most
learned
)
kingdome
of
darknesse
.
Thus
am
I
bold
to
present
my
poore
endevours
and
private
labours
concerning
these
things
unto
publick
view
,
private
I
say
,
not
in
regard
of
the
truth
generally
in
all
true
Christian
Churches
received
&
professed
,
but
by
reason
of
the
danger
of
the
times
,
I
durst
not
receiue
direction
from
any
who
otherwise
might
haue
been
a
great
helpe
unto
me
.
Onely
to
this
end
haue
I
done
it
(
not
to
be
famous
in
my
person
,
for
that
were
to
bee
infamous
in
their
prison
)
but
to
giue
some
taste
that
the
Lord
hath
many
who
haue
not
bowed
the
knee
in
this
kinde
as
it
is
urged
,
as
also
to
publish
to
all
that
feare
the
Lord
,
and
yet
do
not
see
the
sufficiency
of
our
warrant
for
so
resolute
a
refusall
to
conformitie
,
that
it
is
not
faction
or
humour
,
nor
the
iudgement
or
practise
of
good
men
(
no
not
of
our
so
endeered
Pastors
)
or
of
the
most
holy
and
best
reformed
Churches
,
nor
of
all
these
together
,
which
we
wholy
rest
or
depend
upon
,
but
that
our
consciences
dare
not
conforme
to
any
thing
of
religious
use
,
especially
in
the
publicke
worship
of
God
,
but
what
is
safely
and
soundly
warranted
by
the
word
of
our
God
;
and
likewise
to
stirre
up
others
who
haue
receiceived
more
,
and
more
worthy
Talents
,
to
put
their
helping
hands
to
the
worke
of
the
Lord
.
But
mee
thinkes
I
heare
some
black
mouth
roaring
out
,
I
most
humblie
pray
and
doe
hartelie
beseech
even
by
the
mercies
of
God
in
Iesus
Christ
,
way
seemeth
right
to
our
graue
and
learned
adversaries
,
though
the
issues
thereof
bring
forth
most
deadly
(
what
if
I
said
damnable
)
effects
,
Breake
not
,
oh
suffer
not
(
you
Christian
princes
)
these
men
,
thus
scornfullie
to
breake
the
sacred
bonds
of
the
first
table
,
lest
you
take
away
al
conscience
of
the
duties
of
the
second
,
for
Christ
hath
in
them
tyed
you
and
all
under
you
most
strictlie
to
precise
and
sincere
obedience
in
all
things
belonging
to
his
publick
worship
yet
hath
he
left
full
scope
,
even
large
enough
(
so
farre
as
is
fit
for
any
mortall
power
)
in
the
other
six
Commandements
for
your
Regall
powers
ad
pl●citum
to
exercise
,
your
high
prerogatives
most
supreamelie
in
:
Bee
well
content
therewith
,
they
that
perswade
you
to
incroach
upon
him
,
under
colour
of
inlarging
your
soveraintie
,
do
giue
that
which
you
ought
not
take
,
being
directly
against
the
crown
and
dignitie
of
the
Lord
Christ
,
&
in
liew
thereof
are
bould
to
challenge
that
from
you
(
even
of
divine
right
)
which
by
no
means
upon
any
terms
you
ought
to
parte
to
them
,
they
being
withall
persons
utterly
uncapable
thereof
.
And
as
for
our
adversaries
,
I
intreat
all
that
are
godlie
minded
advisedly
to
bethink
themselues
,
whether
that
substance
which
God
be
blest
,
we
haue
being
holy
(
&
for
which
I
confesse
wee
are
nor
sufficientlie
thankfull
)
can
make
that
same
Ceremonie
also
holie
,
which
in
it
first
originall
was
impure
and
unwarrantable
,
yea
most
vile
therefore
and
abominable
;
can
any
thing
which
is
primarilie
evill
ever
possiblie
bee
made
good
,
but
onelie
by
the
primarie
goodnesse
himselfe
?
To
make
then
that
gesture
,
action
,
calling
,
or
ceremonie
,
or
the
similitude
and
likenesse
of
them
good
,
which
had
their
beginning
,
from
Antichrist
and
not
bringing
Gods
word
for
it
,
and
yet
to
hold
it
upon
these
terms
necessarie
in
Gods
publick
worship
,
even
conscience
to
be
conformed
unto
,
is
directly
to
set
up
another
God
who
must
impart
this
goodnes
unto
it
.
Doth
it
not
plainlie
appeare
by
this
,
that
their
Divino
Iure
did
never
discend
from
Divine
Iehovah
but
from
some
black
limping
Vulcan
or
Olimpian
Iupiter
,
the
naturall
patron
of
all
such
durty
Dianaes
,
yea
I
beseech
them
rather
to
obserue
,
whether
more
probablie
the
ceremony
being
thus
known
to
be
of
human
invention
,
and
therefore
of
absolute
necessitie
filthie
and
polluted
(
as
everie
thing
of
religious
use
is
,
which
is
not
commanded
by
God
,
in
the
word
)
doe
not
make
that
holy
substance
which
we
haue
unprofitable
and
so
uncleane
,
also
unprofitable
(
I
say
)
though
not
for
information
of
iudgement
,
holy
flesh
under
the
Law
could
non
legallie
sanctifie
everie
thing
(
no
nor
any
thing
which
was
ioyned
unto
it
)
by
touching
of
it
;
no
more
can
the
doctrines
of
faith
and
iustification
under
the
Gospell
truely
taught
,
and
publikly
professed
in
all
the
Churches
of
Christ
amongst
us
,
ever
by
any
possible
meanes
make
the
callings
,
ceremonies
,
or
gestures
in
controversie
,
lawfull
or
indifferent
,
seeing
these
are
not
ordained
by
God
,
and
therefore
that
ministery
that
spends
it
strength
for
the
iustification
of
them
,
though
it
may
perhaps
continue
some
measure
of
knowledge
in
the
hearers
,
yet
is
it
greatly
to
be
feared
,
that
all
those
who
freely
conforme
thereunto
,
and
wholy
depend
thereon
,
shall
rather
scatter
then
gather
any
saving
grace
or
sanctification
thereby
.
But
to
this
it
is
said
that
these
ceremonies
callings
and
gestures
are
not
those
of
poperie
Alas
what
means
then
the
lowing
of
these
Oxen
and
bleating
of
the
sheepe
?
their
souls
by
reason
of
their
excellent
fatnes
,
do
so
greedily
yea
most
violently
thirst
or
luste
after
,
and
sincerely
to
consider
whether
they
be
not
so
like
to
those
of
poperie
as
one
naughtie
egge
can
possibly
be
like
another
,
though
perhaps
one
be
but
addle
,
and
the
rottennesse
of
the
other
most
offensiuely
stinkes
;
the
one
most
noysome
,
the
better
very
unholesome
.
But
here
our
adversaries
will
confesse
,
But
is
not
this
I
pray
you
,
make
Images
,
or
any
visible
representations
of
the
eternall
loue
of
God
the
Father
,
and
of
the
incomprehensible
,
and
invisible
grace
of
IESVS
CHRIST
shed
abroad
in
our
hearts
by
the
Holy
Ghost
;
but
as
if
the
Lord
had
said
,
I
know
it
is
absolutelie
necessarie
in
my
outward
and
publicke
worship
,
to
haue
certaine
visible
signes
and
formes
(
subiect
to
common
sence
and
reason
)
which
must
haue
this
heavenlie
use
,
even
to
represent
to
the
minde
and
understanding
by
the
eye
of
faith
,
these
spirituall
graces
,
for
else
the
imagination
beeing
left
at
libertie
,
and
not
preciselie
tied
to
these
set
formes
,
and
divine
ordinances
,
will
bee
so
full
of
wandring
fantasies
,
in
hearing
,
seeing
,
tasting
,
handling
,
and
meditating
,
as
the
soule
can
never
possibly
bee
edified
:
But
yet
(
saith
the
Lord.
)
Thou
shalt
not
make
or
devise
these
:
I
doe
reserue
that
glory
to
my selfe
,
and
will
not
under
Law
or
Gospell
,
giue
it
(
no
not
in
the
least
circumstance
of
publicke
and
religious
use
in
my
worship
and
service
to
any
other
.
But
(
say
our
adversaries
)
wee
doe
not
take
that
glory
to
our selues
,
I
confesse
between
the
theife
and
the
receauer
,
shalt
not
make
,
or
being
made
,
shalt
not
command
,
or
teach
any
to
conforme
vnto
any
thing
of
Religious
vse
,
pertaining
to
my
worship
and
service
,
which
I
may
self
haue
not
commanded
,
no
nor
the
liknes
of
any
such
thing
,
either
in
forme
or
vse
so
that
if
these
things
in
question
be
but
like
popish
devices
and
be
not
commanded
by
God
,
we
may
not
for
any
cause
or
consideration
or
in
any
respect
whatsoeuer
bowe
downe
vnto
them
,
that
is
intertaine
or
shewe
forth
any
reuerent
estimation
of
them
and
so
onely
in
a
good
meaning
,
for
peace
and
quietnes
sake
coform
vnto
them
in
the
worship
of
God
.
Vnlesse
therfore
the
verie
touching
of
holy
things
in
or
by
the
soundnes
of
some
doctrines
in
our
Church
and
so
as
it
were
carrying
a
part
of
holy
flesh
in
the
skirt
of
our
garment
or
divine
service
be
a
sufficient
warrant
to
make
any
ceremonie
lawful
,
the
mouth
of
God
we
haue
sufficient
forewarning
,
no
not
in
any
case
to
conform
unto
the
,
but
to
esteeme
them
as
verie
chaffe
huft
and
puft
up
perhaps
into
a
verie
great
bulke
making
a
goodlie
shew
in
outward
appearance
,
against
such
sweet
tongued
preachers
that
labour
chiefly
for
a
sweet
deliverie
,
Teach
the
Churches
to
obserue
and
conforme
unto
all
things
(
not
which
they
in
wisdom
and
discretion
shall
adjudge
meet
and
fit
,
what-whatsoever
Christ
in
the
word
hath
commanded
,
(
and
we
will
abjure
whatsoever
we
cannot
prove
to
be
his
commandement
)
if
then
they
presse
any
thing
which
is
not
the
commandement
of
Christ
they
goe
beyond
the
limits
of
their
commission
,
yea
doe
more
then
ever
our
Lord
himselfe
would
do
,
for
though
indeed
his
〈…〉
ctrines
seemed
verie
strange
yea
impossi●●e
to
some
and
others
marveiled
or
were
astonied
not
at
his
allegation
of
fathers
or
patriarkes
,
knowledge
in
the
Scriptures
for
he
taught
as
one
having
authority
&
not
as
the
learned
Scribes
,
which
he
shewed
in
opening
the
sence
and
meaning
of
the
holy
Ghost
deliuering
fit
doctrines
and
making
profitable
uses
and
applications
from
the
word
,
so
that
he
spake
to
the
hearts
and
consciences
of
his
hearers
in
the
power
of
his
ministerie
which
they
doe
not
,
who
teach
the
precepts
of
men
,
but
speak
only
to
the
ears
of
their
hearers
,
yet
alwayes
the
motives
that
he
used
to
perswade
them
to
conformity
was
(
not
these
things
are
not
forbidden
,
or
they
are
the
traditions
of
our
godlie
Elders
,
or
they
are
most
fitting
this
state
and
present
government
,
or
it
is
the
pleasure
of
the
civill
magistrate
,
or
the
Church
Rulers
hold
it
meet
,
though
indeed
divers
learned
men
at
that
verie
time
used
such
kind
of
arguments
in
their
ministerie
and
teaching
for
that
subscription
which
they
required
,
but
)
his
Doctrine
which
hee
preached
and
the
things
he
urged
and
pressed
was
not
his
own
but
his
that
sent
him
,
As
whereas
some
might
object
unto
him
,
these
are
thine
own
speaches
,
and
in
the
pulpit
you
haue
libertie
to
say
what
you
list
,
and
to
gird
at
whom
you
please
,
make
it
playn
to
our
capacities
,
how
we
may
know
who
is
of
God
,
and
who
is
sent
of
the
Devill
,
for
thou
and
the
Scribes
and
Pharisees
teach
both
of
you
verie
learnedlie
and
zealously
but
in
verie
manie
things
,
especially
in
the
ceremonies
and
callings
,
actions
,
and
gestures
of
Religious
use
in
the
publick
worship
of
God
directlie
contrarie
one
against
the
other
,
and
therefore
most
certaine
,
that
both
of
you
cannot
possiblie
be
of
God
,
he
therefore
giues
them
a
playn
and
an
unerring
Rule
,
whereby
the
simplest
in
a
congregation
may
discerne
which
preacher
teaches
the
doctrine
that
comes
from
God
,
and
which
speaks
onely
from
men
or
the
deuill
,
do
the
will
of
God
,
get
a
good
and
an
honest
heart
,
free
from
preiudice
and
profanesse
,
readie
to
doe
whatsoeuer
the
Lord
requires
of
thee
in
generall
as
thou
art
a
Christian
,
or
in
particular
as
thou
art
a
magistrate
or
subiect
,
minister
or
hearer
,
husband
or
wife
,
parent
or
child
,
master
or
seruant
,
bond
or
free
,
old
or
young
,
rich
or
poore
,
maried
or
single
,
or
of
what
condition
soeuer
,
for
els
if
thou
haue
neuer
so
much
wit
&
learning
,
vnderstanding
&
discretion
,
&
hast
not
respect
vnto
all
his
commandements
,
though
thou
feare
and
reuerence
the
faithfull
ministers
of
God
,
yea
heare
them
gladly
,
and
reforme
thy selfe
in
doing
many
things
which
they
make
plaine
to
thy
conscience
,
is
not
the
will
of
God
,
yet
if
thou
wilt
not
captivare
thy
Iudgment
,
and
subdue
thy
will
and
affections
to
be
obedient
vnto
all
that
God
requires
,
it
is
impossible
for
thee
to
discerne
the
truth
or
to
be
preserued
from
error
:
but
if
thou
wilt
be
sincere
(
which
is
Euangelicall
perfection
)
&
free
thy
heart
from
hypocrisie
(
and
be
that
thou
wouldest
seeme
to
be
)
then
if
thou
wouldest
know
indeed
which
preachers
are
worthy
of
double
honour
,
and
which
deserue
shame
&
contempt
;
looke
not
at
their
spruce
neatnesse
in
their
attire
,
or
excellencie
of
gifs
or
degrees
of
learning
,
for
herein
perhaps
there
will
appeare
no
great
difference
,
both
being
graue
,
wise
,
and
understanding
men
,
but
hee
that
is
sent
of
God
seeketh
his
glory
that
sent
him
.
the
same
is
true
,
you
shall
never
heare
him
presse
or
teach
novelties
or
incerteinties
,
but
onely
such
things
as
are
plainlie
grounded
on
the
word
of
trueth
,
whatsoever
they
concern
,
faith
or
government
,
godlinesse
or
ceremonies
,
yea
there
is
no
unrighteousnesse
in
him
nor
any
unrighteous
inference
,
in
his
ministerie
,
but
Christians
may
most
safelie
commit
their
souls
to
such
a
one
,
even
to
depend
upon
his
ministerie
as
a
most
powerfull
means
ordeined
by
God
to
bring
them
to
salvation
;
the
other
seeks
his
own
glory
,
that
is
a
foule
fault
and
he
is
a
very
prowd
fellow
I
warrant
him
,
what
shew
soever
he
make
,
but
how
may
we
take
true
notice
of
him
?
he
speaketh
of
himselfe
,
and
seeketh
his
own
glory
his
manner
of
preaching
is
in
one
kind
or
other
verie
vaine
glorious
using
all
possible
means
(
though
in
some
verie
covertly
)
to
set
forth
himselfe
and
to
make
known
his
great
reading
or
Iudgment
,
his
wit
,
art
,
and
understanding
in
all
manners
or
kinds
of
deepe
learning
and
true
schollership
,
and
therefore
he
comes
in
Excellencie
of
words
,
Intising
speeches
wittie
and
well
ordred
sayings
,
faith
might
be
in
the
wisedom
of
men
,
mans
wisdom
teacheth
,
makes
the
crosse
of
Christ
of
none
effect
,
and
when
excellencie
or
grace
of
words
is
more
affected
then
the
dignitie
or
worthinesse
of
the
matter
which
is
intreated
,
then
are
their
sermons
beautified
with
most
glorious
speeches
wherein
the
focre
and
power
of
eloquence
doth
shew
it selfe
,
to
allure
and
delight
the
hearers
,
but
he
that
is
sent
of
God
,
labours
and
striues
to
speake
in
such
words
and
phrases
)
seeme
they
never
so
plaine
,
base
or
contemptible
)
wherein
the
power
of
God
may
bee
made
manifest
to
the
consciences
of
their
hearers
;
These
courses
therefore
all
those
that
desire
to
use
their
talents
profitablie
in
the
ministerie
of
the
Church
must
purposely
avoid
,
even
as
they
would
the
golden
legend
,
Deceiveable
fables
,
not
but
that
those
to
whom
God
hath
given
a
beautifull
forme
of
speaking
may
use
it
,
as
well
as
they
that
have
comely
shape
or
fairefaces
,
but
as
they
that
bee
black
must
not
paint
themselues
,
so
preachers
may
not
affect
oratorie
to
the
eare
but
to
the
heart
,
nor
yet
,
that
rude
and
grosse
phrases
are
the
onely
powerfull
manner
of
speaking
,
but
that
every
one
is
to
use
that
gift
which
God
hath
given
him
to
the
edification
of
his
auditorie
,
which
consists
in
delivering
the
sence
plainly
in
the
evidence
of
the
spirit
,
and
applying
it
powerfully
to
the
conscience
,
and
this
deuiding
the
word
aright
that
euerie
one
may
haue
his
portion
seasonably
,
ought
to
be
studied
for
and
affected
of
all
faithfull
ministers
,
&
not
a
painted
or
pensild
maner
of
speaking
.
But
those
that
scorn
this
manner
of
handling
the
word
,
are
to
bee
esteemed
vaineglorious
teachers
,
though
their
mouths
even
runne
over
whith
all
manner
of
art
,
eloquence
,
and
learning
.
And
as
for
those
that
preach
any
thing
which
God
hath
not
commaunded
,
or
perswade
to
conforme
to
any
thing
which
is
not
grounded
on
the
scriptures
,
from
these
words
of
Saint
Peter
,
wee
may
safely
esteeme
them
(
whether
they
speake
elegantly
or
rudely
)
but
fabulous
fellowes
and
Deceiueable
doctors
,
in
taking
vpon
them
like
young
masters
,
here
is
Christ
,
or
loe
he
is
there
,
as
presse
Christians
to
conforme
to
this
ceremonie
or
that
gesture
,
of
religious
use
in
the
publicke
worship
of
God
,
which
Christ
neither
here
nor
there
,
nor
any
where
,
ever
taught
,
or
in
any
degree
or
respect
commanded
;
so
that
if
you
heare
any
preachers
teahing
things
with
great
zeale
and
learning
,
which
are
not
the
direct
commandements
of
Christ
,
or
grounded
plainly
in
the
evidence
of
the
spirit
upon
the
unerring
rocke
of
the
sacred
Scripture
;
I
will
not
deny
but
such
may
speake
in
the
power
of
a
Spirit
,
but
certainly
not
of
Gods
Spirit
,
For
he
even
the
Spirit
of
truth
,
teaches
nothing
of
himselfe
(
though
he
be
the
very
fountaine
of
all
truth
)
but
onely
what
he
hath
heard
in
the
word
of
the
Father
,
not
that
he
needs
any
instructer
or
direction
,
but
that
the
most
glorius
and
blessed
Trinitie
(
as
the
sole
and
onely
way
to
preserue
all
true
Churches
or
congregations
in
holy
and
heavenly
unitie
)
hath
tied
himselfe
(
as
it
were
)
or
covenanted
,
that
though
there
be
many
other
things
of
most
admirable
excellencie
,
which
are
written
in
the
scriptures
;
through
his
name
.
If
any
man
therfore
undertake
to
teach
the
Churches
of
Christ
let
him
speake
as
the
words
of
God
,
the
wisdom
of
this
world
which
the
great
ones
Commend
,
kingdom
of
God
(
or
preaching
)
consists
not
in
word
,
evidence
of
the
spirit
&
of
power
,
a
high
degree
do
exalt
themselves
against
the
knowledge
of
God
,
the
obedience
of
Christ
,
according
to
the
scriptures
concerning
these
things
onelie
under
pretence
of
not
being
forbidden
,
and
so
by
their
conformitie
to
that
which
Christ
hath
not
commanded
doe
most
strongly
repaire
and
fortifie
t●ose
strong
holds
of
humane
devices
concerning
voluntary
religions
,
or
ceremonies
,
which
the
Lord
by
all
meanes
labours
(
as
being
the
greatest
hinderers
of
the
peace
of
his
kingdome
,
and
fosterers
of
his
rebellious
enemies
)
to
haue
utterlie
ruinated
:
yea
,
and
as
Christ
hath
ordained
,
the
word
:
so
these
men
by
pressing
conformitie
to
ceremonies
,
callings
,
and
gestures
,
which
haue
no
warrant
in
the
word
,
do
directly
intimate
(
though
they
pretend
the
cleane
contrarie
)
that
their
religion
is
but
a
doctrine
of
the
tongue
,
and
not
of
the
reformation
of
the
life
.
For
if
they
subscribe
and
haue
understanding
of
the
heauenly
doctrines
,
and
be
able
to
retaine
them
in
memorie
,
and
so
at
a
trice
can
discourse
or
reason
of
them
,
then
are
they
absolutely
qualified
and
excellent
Divines
,
though
they
make
no
conscience
of
that
which
they
know
and
professe
,
further
then
they
see
cause
,
&
so
indeed
do
most
beastly
pollute
and
by
plain
intimation
both
of
their
doctrine
and
life
,
perswade
their
hearers
to
defile
the
Church
of
Christ
,
and
to
take
away
the
beautie
&
glorie
of
it
,
of
blame
.
Are
you
not
ashamed
you
deceitfull
guides
,
a
fained
madnes
,
or
doe
you
make
any
more
conscience
thereof
,
then
of
your
play
or
sporte
?
Yea
(
say
they
)
our
purpose
in
so
doing
is
to
do
much
good
,
So
that
belike
if
men
seem
to
haue
good
affections
,
marrie
wyues
of
Ashdod
Amon
and
Moab
,
smite
them
and
pull
of
their
heare
,
and
take
an
oath
of
them
by
God
,
not
to
make
any
such
marriages
,
but
manifestlie
shew
your
contempt
of
them
,
and
howsoever
the
wisdom
of
this
world
will
censure
such
proceedings
for
most
uncivill
parts
and
indiscreet
actions
,
full
of
dangerous
violence
and
unseemlie
rashnes
,
readie
to
tumble
down
and
overthrow
all
things
that
dislike
you
;
yet
you
may
remember
that
you
haue
good
Nehemiah
a
most
zealous
and
godly
prince
,
and
Christ
lesus
the
meekest
of
all
the
Lambes
of
God
for
your
patterns
and
presidents
and
therfore
most
worthie
patrons
of
such
zealous
courses
for
and
in
the
causes
of
the
house
of
God
.
Oh
,
how
silly
a
part
was
it
,
(
crie
these
Coole
,
temperate
discreete
and
indifferent
persons
)
and
verie
much
unbeseeeming
the
gravitie
of
his
person
,
and
holinesse
of
his
profession
,
yea
rather
Child
then
Christ-like
with
a
scourge
,
dens
of
theft
,
as
if
they
had
harbored
the
veriest
knaues
and
most
greedie
devowring
cormorants
,
that
regarded
nothing
neither
religion
nor
honestie
but
their
●own
profit
)
in
all
the
world
,
yea
as
if
these
proceedings
and
courses
did
waste
more
of
the
subiects
estate
and
substance
of
the
comminaltie
,
then
all
the
taxations
or
impositions
of
the
civil
magistrate
(
and
yet
I
tell
you
in
your
eare
,
for
I
would
be
loth
to
be
brought
to
rehearsall
for
it
,
a
great
deale
more
might
be
said
for
the
iustifying
of
the
worst
of
these
human
inventions
,
&
to
proue
them
farre
more
convenient
and
everie
way
by
many
degrees
more
tollerable
then
the
verie
best
of
these
in
controversie
amongst
us
:
)
henceforth
therfore
(
I
advise
you
)
unlesse
you
will
openly
professe
your
delight
in
,
and
therefore
desire
to
haue
the
speech
of
Ashdod
still
sounding
in
your
eares
,
or
dare
reproue
the
holy
Ghost
for
inserting
in
the
sacred
Scriptures
by
way
of
prophesie
,
his
divine
warrant
(
which
alwayes
carries
in
it
what
forme
soever
it
bee
of
,
the
nature
of
a
precept
)
for
the
zeale
of
all
Gods
servants
in
these
causes
of
his
house
or
publick
worship
,
oth
by
God
neuer
to
make
any
such
marriages
,
for
I
the
Lord
thy
God
am
a
Iealous
God
,
inferre
plainly
that
strange
ceremonies
and
callings
uncommanded
gestures
or
actions
having
state
in
Religious
worship
,
are
no
more
allowed
of
him
but
even
as
hatefull
and
abominable
at
least
,
as
these
strange
mariages
?
Though
therfore
your
ministery
abound
in
all
excellent
&
admirable
gifts
that
amongst
many
nations
,
there
be
none
like
unto
you
for
your
multitude
and
all
maner
of
learning
and
other
worthy
endowments
,
yet
as
strange
women
caused
even
Salomon
himself
most
fearfully
to
sin
?
so
these
unlawful
ceremonies
&
callings
,
Shall
we
then
obey
you
,
and
doe
all
this
great
evill
and
to
transgresse
against
our
God
even
to
marrie
strange
wiues
,
or
to
conforme
to
these
strange
or
uncommanded
ceremonies
&
gestures
in
the
worship
of
God
;
seing
though
the
Lord
promiseth
to
shew
mercie
unto
thousands
yet
it
is
only
to
those
that
keep
his
commandements
;
so
that
unlesse
these
ceremonies
,
callings
and
gestures
,
be
the
commandements
of
God
,
the
Church
hath
no
promise
of
him
for
a
blessing
,
what
affections
soever
they
use
them
with
all
,
but
rather
of
a
curse
though
their
intentions
be
never
so
good
in
their
owne
perswasions
)
by
conforming
unto
them
.
What
then
,
though
it
were
true
,
that
they
be
not
forbidden
,
yet
I
beseech
you
consider
whether
not
being
commanded
,
they
be
not
(
at
the
verie
best
that
can
possibly
be
made
of
them
)
a
spice
of
Ephraims
base
mixture
.
Indeed
our
substance
or
doctrine
of
the
Church
publickly
professed
,
is
as
one
side
of
a
cake
upon
the
hearth
,
very
wel
baked
,
but
the
other
side
of
our
worship
consisting
of
ceremonies
and
callings
,
actions
or
gestures
,
is
very
dough
,
and
was
never
yet
throughly
turned
;
who
dare
then
haue
so
base
an
opinion
of
the
Almighty
,
as
to
consent
or
conforme
in
any
respect
to
offer
such
unsavoury
bread
in
the
divine
worship
of
our
holy
God
,
seeing
all
the
wit
,
Art
,
and
learning
in
the
whole
world
can
never
make
it
holesome
?
What
,
are
his
eyes
growne
dimme
,
that
hee
cannot
see
both
sides
?
or
is
his
taste
so
decayed
,
that
he
cannot
perceiue
our
halfe-baked
service
?
or
is
he
no
better
,
or
no
more
to
be
regarded
,
but
that
any
thing
is
good
enough
for
him
in
his
service
?
The
watch
,
men
of
Ephraim
should
bee
with
my
God
,
the
Prophet
or
Preacher
is
as
the
snare
of
a
fowler
in
all
his
wayes
,
all
his
study
and
care
is
how
hee
may
prevaile
with
his
hearers
to
ensnare
their
mindes
by
conformitie
to
mens
Inventions
in
Gods
worship
,
and
so
bring
hatred
into
the
house
of
his
God
.
O
foolish
people
,
how
long
will
ye
be
ignorant
,
spirituall
men
,
that
are
mad
,
even
without
any
government
of
Gods
spirit
,
or
direction
of
the
scriptures
:
for
is
all
the
learning
and
wisedome
in
the
world
without
these
any
better
then
lunacie
?
what
louely
grapes
did
your
fathers
times
bring
forth
?
inventions
of
Baal
Peor
,
which
are
the
Abhomination
as
well
as
the
idolatry
it selfe
,
therefore
Ephraim
thy
glory
decayes
,
flies
away
like
a
bird
,
there
is
none
that
do
sincerely
reverence
thee
,
gray
haires
are
upon
thee
,
though
thou
consider
it
not
.
Doe
not
all
men
see
that
thou
hast
nothing
but
devices
(
meere
tricks
of
wit
though
never
so
dishonest
)
to
defend
their
owne
Invention
many
altars
thou
doest
make
(
great
shewes
of
devotion
,
thy
sinne
even
to
gaine
estimation
to
thy
carnall
devices
,
which
haue
no
warrant
from
the
Lord
;
nay
those
that
dare
not
comforme
to
thy
Canons
or
courses
,
the
great
things
of
Gods
law
,
written
in
the
Scriptures
doe
not
require
it
(
for
all
other
writings
are
small
in
respect
of
these
and
and
to
bee
regarded
but
as
trifles
)
thou
countest
them
strange
men
,
it
being
a
strange
thing
with
thee
to
loose
any
thing
for
Christs
sake
,
but
to
forsake
their
livings
and
liberties
,
to
loose
their
Credits
and
reputations
,
rather
then
to
conforme
to
these
humane
Inventions
,
yea
thereby
to
expose
themselues
by
their
deprivation
to
open
contempt
,
miserable
povertie
,
bands
and
imprisonment
,
seemes
to
be
one
of
the
strangest
wonders
of
the
world
,
that
any
of
sound
iudgment
should
euer
haue
so
little
wit
in
them
,
thus
doest
thou
glorifie
thy self
,
though
thou
committest
iniquity
in
Gilgal
,
for
there
is
the
cause
why
the
Lord
doth
hate
thee
,
even
for
the
wickednesse
of
thine
Inventions
in
his
worship
which
there
thou
hast
set
up
in
great
pomp
&
state
,
Lord
cast
thee
out
of
his
house
,
or
Church
because
all
they
spiritual
Lords
or
princes
are
Rebels
,
Increasing
daily
errors
and
lies
,
which
in
the
end
will
be
their
own
Destruction
,
Ashur
and
carrying
oyle
into
Egypt
,
Refining
and
so
refreshing
their
old
Imagerie
with
new
painted
devices
,
yet
thou
feedest
thy selfe
with
this
winde
and
art
very
confident
that
these
secret
and
hidden
plots
of
thy
close
and
subtill
fetches
,
shall
maintaine
thy
greatnesse
,
though
thou
grow
gracelesse
perswading
Christians
yea
compelling
some
to
conforme
to
offer
uncleane
bread
upon
the
Lords
Altar
and
yet
would
haue
us
subscribe
that
this
is
not
contrary
to
the
word
of
God
.
And
in
great
disdaine
they
demand
wherein
haue
wee
polluted
the
Lord
,
or
the
worship
or
seruice
of
God
?
alas
when
you
presse
vs
to
a
gesture
at
the
Lords
owne
table
,
which
is
not
warranted
by
the
word
do
you
not
say
or
directly
inferre
,
the
table
of
the
Lord
is
not
to
be
regarded
:
no
euill
,
for
they
are
ordeined
and
haue
been
long
established
by
publick
decree
,
to
be
the
offrings
and
sacrifices
of
the
Lord
,
and
therfore
ought
with
all
reverent
respect
to
be
conformed
unto
of
all
,
rather
then
to
disturbe
the
quiet
possession
and
peace
of
the
Church
,
armed
men
haue
obtained
and
keepe
as
the
onelie
entrance
or
rather
maintenance
of
their
glorious
pallaces
.
)
Is
it
no
matter
then
for
the
outward
worship
,
your
prince
,
offer
him
such
presents
,
will
he
bee
content
with
thee
,
or
accept
thy
person
saith
the
Lord
of
hosts
?
yea
when
thou
invitest
thy
friends
or
neighbours
to
thy
own
table
,
do
but
serue
them
with
such
dainties
and
diet-bread
,
and
marke
how
they
like
it
;
nay
see
if
thy
horse
will
not
blow
upon
it
and
refuse
it
,
though
perhaps
thy
greedy
dogges
or
grunting
hogges
will
accept
it
,
yea
though
neither
side
were
ever
baked
on
the
hearth
;
yet
you
teach
and
preach
,
you
professe
and
perswade
,
and
spend
a
great
deale
of
time
(
which
you
had
need
to
redeeme
)
by
many
long
and
(
as
you
thinke
)
learned
arguments
and
wise
reasons
,
to
proue
that
this
is
good
enough
for
the
Lord
,
that
is
,
that
he
will
verily
accept
such
a
publicke
worship
and
service
at
our
hands
,
though
no
body
haue
any
care
to
shut
the
doores
,
offer
abhomination
before
the
Lord
:
but
come
who
will
come
,
and
bring
with
him
what
hee
will
,
though
it
be
not
according
to
the
commandement
and
holy
ordinance
,
yet
if
he
will
but
come
and
conforme
,
presently
you
receiue
him
,
and
most
readily
kindle
a
fire
,
and
offer
up
that
which
he
hath
brought
,
though
there
be
never
so
evident
appearance
,
similitude
or
likenesse
of
Idolatry
in
it
:
Is
not
this
directly
to
worship
God
in
vaine
?
even
to
kindle
a
fire
vpon
his
altar
to
no
purpose
?
torne
,
lame
and
sick
,
should
I
accept
this
of
your
hand
saith
the
Lord
?
cursed
be
the
deceaver
,
you
that
haue
my
servants
(
the
males
in
your
flocks
)
whom
I
haue
fullie
quallified
to
make
the
truth
of
these
things
known
,
and
who
haue
faithfullie
spoken
my
word
in
my
name
and
in
this
behalfe
,
and
will
depriue
them
,
and
purposely
maintaine
(
though
if
need
require
you
know
how
to
make
shew
of
the
cleane
contrarie
)
Brokers
of
Corrupt
doctrines
,
perswaders
to
,
and
defendors
of
unwarrantable
ceremonies
,
callings
,
and
gestures
,
and
so
deall
deceitfullie
with
the
Lords
people
in
these
great
things
of
his
law
or
publick
worship
,
sacrifice
unto
the
Lord
,
a
corrupt
thing
,
you
I
say
,
for
I
am
a
great
King
saith
the
Lord
of
hosts
and
my
name
is
terrible
among
the
heathen
.
Seeing
then
everie
David
(
Churches
or
particular
persons
after
Gods
own
heart
)
doth
banish
such
lame
ceremonies
blind
callings
,
his
soule
hateth
;
Oh
thou
sonne
of
David
smite
them
and
deliver
us
from
them
for
our
verie
soules
doe
abhorre
them
,
and
put
it
into
the
faithfull
heart
of
thy
friend
and
servant
Iacob
,
to
put
away
these
strange
Gods
and
earings
,
and
so
to
cleanse
all
his
kingdoms
,
by
burying
these
humane
Inventions
under
the
oke
which
is
by
Shechem
.
And
you
the
faithfull
servants
of
that
sonne
of
David
,
though
the
driving
out
of
the
temple
(
or
place
or
callings
appointed
for
Gods
▪
publicke
worship
)
not
onely
the
more
grosse
abuses
(
which
had
been
they
will
confesse
no
more
then
was
fit
and
convenient
)
but
even
All
humane
Inventions
which
he
found
therein
,
with
the
sheep
and
oxen
(
things
commanded
by
God
to
be
used
in
his
service
,
yet
this
maner
of
providing
them
and
making
them
readie
for
the
people
of
God
,
not
being
commanded
by
the
Lord
made
them
abominable
)
and
powring
out
the
changers
mony
,
thereby
discovering
the
gainfulnes
of
those
places
,
which
onely
kept
and
held
in
these
abuses
)
and
overthrowing
the
tables
.
And
the
rest
of
our
Saviours
cariage
(
who
is
Lord
and
blessed
for
ever
)
when
he
would
manifestly
and
mightly
declare
himselfe
to
bee
the
onely
and
sole
king
or
supreame
head
of
his
Church
:
in
generall
,
and
of
all
the
nationall
▪
or
severall
congregations
therein
in
particular
by
exercising
dominion
not
onely
in
the
fundamentall
points
of
faith
and
justification
,
but
in
everie
things
of
Religious
use
seeme
it
never
so
small
even
in
these
circumstances
or
appurtenances
seemed
unto
flesh
and
bloud
something
rude
and
indiscreet
,
and
that
the
businesse
was
not
so
carried
as
the
peace
of
that
Church
wherein
he
was
borne
and
bred
required
,
or
as
the
reverence
of
the
Ecclesiasticall
persons
in
authority
deserued
,
yea
seeing
as
carnall
reason
doth
think
and
censure
)
these
matters
were
but
things
indifferent
;
though
there
was
questionles
many
excellent
parts
in
him
,
yet
his
discenting
from
the
Church
government
,
so
ancient
&
so
reverent
,
yea
and
by
generall
consent
uppon
most
graue
and
learned
consultation
with
all
possible
wisdom
,
with
such
good
successe
so
long
established
,
must
needs
argue
exceeding
great
weaknes
in
him
(
by
our
learned
adversaries
louely
oratory
)
because
hee
was
so
violent
in
these
small
triviall
matters
as
if
the
verie
substance
of
Religion
had
consisted
in
them
,
surelie
(
goodmen
)
they
seeme
to
be
hartelie
sorie
that
he
overshot
himselfe
more
in
this
then
all
the
things
that
ever
he
did
in
his
whole
life
,
and
did
not
performe
this
action
with
such
moderation
and
discretion
as
was
fit
,
and
as
a
matter
of
such
high
consequence
deserved
,
notwithstanding
all
this
,
and
whatsoever
had
been
or
shall
be
said
against
such
proceedings
,
I
humblie
beseech
all
such
as
unfeinedlie
desire
to
serve
the
Lord
Christ
to
Remember
,
callings
gestures
and
actions
thereof
,
all
those
in
whom
the
spirit
of
true
Zeale
doth
abide
must
be
so
far
of
from
conforming
upon
any
termes
unto
these
things
,
or
any
of
them
as
upon
pain
of
Gods
high
displeasure
(
according
as
it
is
written
of
them
)
they
must
in
one
degree
or
other
manifest
their
Iudgement
in
the
dislike
of
them
and
everie
of
them
yea
though
they
expose
their
persons
,
their
credit
and
reputations
to
the
like
disgraces
and
Rebukes
by
so
doing
.
Finallie
you
reverend
and
learned
adversaries
,
seing
civill
policie
is
the
strongest
argument
that
can
be
pressed
for
that
conformitie
,
which
with
might
and
main
you
doe
so
eagerly
perswade
unto
;
Consider
I
beseech
you
the
issue
of
the
verie
like
course
(
a
remarkable
president
)
against
our
Lord
and
Saviour
Iesus
Christ
.
The
Scribes
and
Pharisees
,
you
know
,
though
still
they
cried
out
for
arguments
,
and
miracles
,
hee
was
a
teacher
come
from
God
,
but
yet
considering
that
his
doctrine
(
though
holy
and
divine
in
all
things
)
tended
directly
to
the
overthrow
of
their
Ecclesiastall
pollicie
and
government
,
so
that
their
authoritie
and
dignitie
,
their
reputation
and
greatnesse
,
must
of
necessitie
come
downe
,
if
the
truth
which
hee
taught
were
once
received
;
they
concluded
,
(
meerely
at
first
in
civill
pollicie
)
that
though
hee
were
a
holy
man
in
life
,
and
of
great
power
in
his
ministerie
,
and
did
exceeding
much
good
thereby
,
yea
and
held
nothing
but
what
was
truelie
grounded
on
the
word
of
God
,
yet
of
absolute
necessitie
(
upon
the
causes
and
considerations
aforesaid
,
he
must
be
opposed
;
even
because
hee
must
:
and
so
from
this
seeming
small
beginning
,
they
fell
to
plots
and
devices
how
to
bring
his
opinions
into
disgrace
with
the
state
in
generall
,
and
with
some
speciall
persons
that
were
of
greatest
and
highest
account
therein
in
particular
,
perswading
them
that
they
were
his
verie
purposed
plots
,
and
craftie
devices
to
crosse
their
designes
,
and
so
by
degrees
they
came
to
a
politicke
mallice
of
his
person
(
arising
onely
from
the
hatred
of
his
doctrine
)
which
was
the
mother
of
their
most
fearefull
and
finall
apostasie
,
never
resting
themselues
till
by
flattering
insinuations
,
false
accusations
,
open
slanders
,
falsifying
mens
testimonies
or
depositions
,
and
like
abhominable
practises
(
the
particulars
whereof
are
a
most
worthy
worke
to
discover
,
and
at
length
by
false
witnesses
,
and
plaine
periurie
,
they
not
onely
brought
his
doctrine
and
person
into
open
and
generall
hatred
,
but
most
maliciouslie
practised
,
and
perfidiously
procured
his
cruell
and
bloudie
death
.
If
then
in
your
ignorance
you
haue
spoken
a-against
the
Sonne
of
man
in
this
cause
of
his
servants
(
who
dare
not
conforme
to
humane
inventions
,
whipped
out
of
the
Temple
)
upon
your
repentance
it
shall
bee
forgiven
;
but
if
when
you
haue
considered
their
arguments
and
reasons
against
conformitie
,
you
see
the
euidence
of
the
spirit
according
to
the
Scriptures
appearing
therein
,
and
yet
for
these
or
such
like
politike
considerations
you
thereunto
moving
,
transgressing
maliciously
,
though
it
bee
never
so
pollitickly
,
the
Lord
of
hostes
,
the
God
of
Israell
will
not
be
mercifull
unto
such
(
the
fervent
prayer
of
all
the
faithfull
is
against
it
.
)
Enter
not
then
into
the
Councell
or
convocations
with
the
wicked
,
stand
not
therein
,
be
not
stiffe
and
resolute
in
such
wicked
proceedings
:
for
if
once
you
sit
downe
,
or
settle
your selues
(
with
resolution
)
to
proue
the
lawfulnesse
of
the
seates
of
these
scorners
,
or
money-changers
,
you
are
neere
vnto
cursing
,
and
farre
from
the
blessing
,
yea
the
Lord
thinking
upon
his
congregation
which
he
hath
possessed
of
old
,
and
on
the
rod
of
his
inheritance
which
he
hath
redeemed
,
and
measured
out
for
himselfe
,
and
on
mount
Syon
wherein
hee
hath
dwelt
,
will
verily
lift
up
his
strokes
,
and
destroy
for
ever
every
enemy
that
doth
evill
to
the
Sanctuarie
.
Even
so
be
it
Lord
Iesus
.
If
true
Religion
onely
knits
our
heart
unto
God
,
and
all
false
Religions
seperate
our
hearts
from
God
,
then
whatsoeuer
is
of
Religious
use
and
to
be
conformed
unto
in
Gods
publick
worship
,
must
be
true
(
that
is
truely
grounded
in
the
word
of
God
)
or
else
it
separats
us
from
God
.
But
true
Religion
doth
onely
knit
our
hearts
unto
God
&c.
and
the
gesture
of
kneeling
as
it
is
urged
being
of
Religious
use
and
to
be
conformd
unto
in
Gods
publick
worship
is
not
true
,
(
that
is
not
truely
grounded
on
the
word
of
God
.
)
Therefore
to
Conforme
to
kneeling
as
it
is
urged
is
to
separate
from
God
.
All
feare
or
Religion
towards
God
,
not
taught
by
the
Scripturs
,
but
by
the
precepts
;
of
men
,
remooues
the
heart
farre
from
God
,
yea
the
defence
and
justifying
hereof
workes
great
wonders
and
marvels
▪
the
wisedom
of
such
wise
men
shall
perish
,
and
the
understanding
of
their
prudent
men
shall
bee
hid
:
Esa.
29.
13
,
14.
TO
THE
CHVRCH
OF
GREAT
BRITtaine
in
generall
,
or
to
the
severall
congregations
or
Churches
therein
in
particular
,
being
the
true
visible
Churches
of
Christ
,
grace
&
peace
bee
multiplied
for
ever
.
IT
is
not
vnknown
,
how
vtterly
vnlawful
,
yea
altogether
impossible
it
is
,
to
serue
or
conforme
to
two
masters
;
of
our
Lord
and
Saviour
Iesus
Christ
.
I
humbly
beseech
euerie
one
that
doth
sincerely
purpose
euer
to
take
the
lest
degree
of
true
holines
or
sanctification
(
without
which
no
man
shal
see
God
)
seriously
to
consider
what
books
(
whether
historical
,
propheticall
,
politicall
,
poeticall
,
or
Euangelicall
)
or
authours
(
as
they
terme
them
)
must
here
to
this
purpose
be
learned
and
professed
and
these
are
all
bound
vp
together
in
one
volume
of
the
canonicall
,
sacred
or
inspired
scriptures
,
and
for
their
excellencie
called
the
Bible
,
all
other
writers
or
authors
diffring
from
these
in
any
thing
concerning
God
or
his
worship
,
by
teaching
or
pressing
some
things
which
are
not
truly
grounded
vpon
these
,
are
to
bee
esteemed
books
of
our
second
master
,
two
masters
,
who
are
by
Christ
opposed
the
one
to
the
other
,
All
trueth
therefore
is
to
be
learned
of
the
one
,
and
to
be
collected
or
gathered
onely
out
of
his
books
or
sacred
writings
,
even
from
God
to
whom
onely
wee
must
giue
credit
in
his
word
(
for
oportet
discente
credere
)
whatsoever
then
is
learned
elsewhere
,
must
needs
bee
from
that
other
master
as
the
proper
lessons
of
his
open
and
free
schoole
(
wherin
yet
wee
confesse
all
the
excellencies
of
of
all
arts
,
and
all
the
deepenesse
of
learning
do
abound
)
who
must
also
in
those
arguments
and
reasons
we
ground
or
practise
upon
,
bee
credited
and
beleeved
to
bee
the
authour
of
that
supposed
truth
which
we
make
profession
of
by
our
so
doing
.
Let
us
therefore
bring
forth
those
bookes
,
or
authours
into
the
open
view
of
the
world
,
wherein
this
lesson
of
Conformitie
,
or
refusall
thereunto
is
taught
and
learned
,
that
so
every
Scholler
may
be
knowne
by
his
own
Master
,
and
the
authours
publickly
taught
in
his
schoole
.
Now
if
any
be
ashamed
to
professe
that
hee
obayes
or
learnes
this
lesson
of
any
other
then
of
God
,
then
must
hee
either
shew
his
warrant
and
authoritie
out
of
the
sacred
Scriptures
,
for
the
things
hee
professeth
and
practiseth
in
this
controversie
,
or
else
he
plainly
discovers
whose
scholler
he
is
,
for
they
onely
are
the
fountaine
of
trueth
that
which
comes
from
them
is
holy
and
sincere
,
but
if
it
be
grounded
vpon
men
or
Churches
,
though
ancient
and
orthodox
in
many
other
things
,
yet
the
filthines
of
their
channell
,
in
all
matters
(
especially
)
of
religious
vse
will
leaue
some
infection
behinde
it
.
Let
vs
therfore
trie
all
things
,
which
is
good
,
which
nothing
possibly
can
be
,
which
comes
from
God
,
the
sole
author
of
whatsoever
is
good
.
For
howsoever
it
cannot
bee
denied
but
that
surely
there
is
a
spirit
in
man
,
inspiration
of
the
Almightie
(
or
the
inspired
word
of
God
onely
,
by
the
effectuall
working
of
the
holy
Ghost
)
giveth
understanding
,
especially
in
all
things
of
a
religious
use
in
the
publick
worship
of
God
.
To
ground
religious
conformity
therefore
vpon
any
thing
els
whatsoeuer
,
is
directly
to
forsake
the
right
way
(
and
there
is
but
two
wayes
the
one
of
truth
which
is
streight
and
narow
,
but
a
few
that
will
subscribe
vnto
it
)
and
to
go
astraie
and
follow
the
broad
way
(
or
to
learne
the
easie
lesson
)
of
Balaam
the
sonne
of
Bosor
which
loued
the
wages
of
vnrighteousnesse
.
swelling
wordes
of
this
other
Schoole
or
Synagogue
full
of
vanitie
,
their
error
,
especially
to
take
heede
of
the
second
entangling
:
then
the
beginning
,
to
whom
the
black
darknes
is
reserued
for
euer
.
Seing
then
there
be
but
two
chiefe
masters
,
God
and
the
Deuill
,
and
but
two
wayes
,
grace
and
nature
,
and
seing
all
that
ground
their
conformitie
truly
on
the
scriptures
,
are
in
the
way
of
truth
,
(
though
imprisonment
and
other
grievances
inflicted
on
them
make
it
some
thing
streight
and
narrow
)
and
are
verily
taught
of
God
,
But
here
perhaps
one
will
strike
me
on
the
face
and
say
,
why
hee
made
it
thus
or
so
,
or
why
should
our
adversaries
demand
,
why
this
gesture
of
kneeling
should
not
be
as
comely
,
and
as
comfortable
as
a
table
gesture
.
Surely
I
,
for
my
part
can
say
no
more
but
ipse
dixit
,
our
master
,
whose
teaching
we
onely
rely
upon
,
hath
by
his
own
practise
openly
and
solemnlie
published
and
proclaimed
in
the
word
as
with
a
silver
trumpet
to
all
Churches
and
congregations
for
ever
,
the
excellent
and
divine
dignitie
thereof
.
The
other
master
,
teaches
from
fathers
,
and
counsels
,
from
the
precepts
of
men
,
yea
(
as
he
bragges
)
from
unitie
,
Antiquitie
,
and
universalitie
,
as
with
the
verie
quintessence
of
Parnassus
melodie
,
that
kneeling
in
the
verie
act
of
receiving
the
holie
bread
and
wine
in
the
Lords
supper
,
is
the
most
humble
,
thankfull
,
reverent
and
fittest
gesture
in
the
the
whole
world
,
yea
far
beyond
that
of
the
table
.
Thus
either
master
hath
&
flows
in
a
different
sence
,
let
everie
servant
,
disciple
or
scholler
therefore
cleaue
fast
to
his
own
master
,
and
quite
forsake
,
yea
hate
and
despise
the
other
,
ô
man
who
art
thou
?
are
thou
mortall
,
must
thou
come
to
Iudgement
,
and
yet
darest
thou
aske
a
question
of
the
immortall
sonne
of
God
(
in
his
members
or
servants
)
why
the
gesture
which
he
made
choice
of
,
and
used
and
ordeined
should
bee
better
then
that
which
the
sonne
of
perdition
devised
and
exalted
?
mayest
thou
not
as
well
aske
,
why
there
should
be
any
Sabboth
or
but
one
,
not
two
,
why
two
sacraments
and
not
seven
,
why
he
wrote
to
7.
Churches
and
not
onely
to
the
metropolitan
?
why
wives
should
be
subject
to
their
husbands
more
then
in
name
,
whether
they
be
of
faith
(
for
else
they
are
sin
)
yea
no
man
can
be
ignorant
of
this
,
there
is
no
law
or
condemnation
against
any
fruit
of
the
spirit
,
or
against
them
in
whom
it
is
,
yea
though
the
world
make
a
law
against
it
,
yet
is
great
consolation
to
be
found
in
suffering
for
it
:
even
so
if
these
things
in
question
be
the
lusts
or
inventions
of
the
flesh
,
fulfill
the
will
of
the
flesh
and
of
the
mind
,
and
so
in
their
verie
nature
are
(
as
I
may
say
)
the
children
of
wrath
as
well
as
others
,
even
as
well
as
those
damnable
devises
of
sacrificing
for
the
quick
and
the
dead
,
of
disposing
of
crowns
,
of
dispensations
with
corporall
and
spirituall
adulteries
,
or
Incests
and
other
like
hellish
abominations
or
humane
inventions
,
for
they
al
com
from
one
&
the
same
root
,
flow
out
of
one
&
the
same
fountain
,
haue
all
every
one
of
them
as
good
warrant
(
by
the
doctrine
of
this
second
master
)
one
as
another
,
even
from
the
prince
that
ruleth
in
the
aire
,
that
spirit
which
worketh
in
whatsoever
is
not
donne
in
the
obedience
of
faith
in
all
things
of
Religious
use
.
Dare
we
then
conforme
in
the
Religious
actions
,
or
gestures
of
our
bodie
to
the
ceremonies
of
that
spirituall
harlot
,
this
great
secret
or
mystery
of
our
union
with
Christ
,
strangers
yea
enemies
,
he
saw
us
polluted
in
our
own
bloud
(
or
filthy
nature
,
naked
and
bare
,
utterlie
void
of
all
goodnesse
or
any
disposition
thereunto
,
starke
dead
by
sinne
,
in
sinne
,
I
say
in
this
hatefull
condition
hee
looked
upon
〈◊〉
with
the
eyes
of
his
love
,
covered
,
yea
clothed
our
filthinesse
with
the
skirts
of
his
own
righteousnesse
,
sware
unto
us
,
even
entred
into
covenant
with
us
,
and
so
contracted
vs
to
him self
to
be
come
wholy
and
in
all
things
his
,
and
his
onely
,
euen
flesh
of
his
flesh
and
bone
of
his
bone
,
fountaine
of
the
house
of
Dauid
and
annointed
vs
with
an
ointment
from
that
holy
one
,
decking
vs
with
all
spirituall
ornaments
of
grace
,
and
sanctification
of
life
so
that
his
holines
in
the
Godly
,
though
never
so
contemptible
to
the
world
,
is
become
as
truly
glorious
and
honorable
as
a
kingdom
,
(
euen
as
wickednes
makes
the
mightie
and
great
ones
in
the
world
ignominious
and
contemptible
.
)
Is
it
possible
therefore
to
expresse
what
great
and
iust
cause
we
haue
to
forsake
all
other
(
how
learned
and
reverent
,
undefiled
)
cleaue
onely
unto
him
so
long
as
wee
both
shall
liue
,
being
tied
to
him
not
onelie
by
our
creation
,
with
the
great
bonds
of
loyall
subiection
and
cheerefull
obedience
of
loving
and
naturall
children
;
but
in
our
redemption
,
with
that
indissoluble
loue
and
most
loyall
affection
of
a
deere
and
faithfull
wife
.
Seeing
then
our
nature
is
thus
inseperablie
united
unto
the
God-head
in
the
incarnation
of
our
Lord
,
how
deere
any
true
member
of
his
mysticall
body
,
in
the
religious
actions
of
his
divine
service
,
conforme
to
the
devices
of
strange
lovers
?
and
such
are
all
whatsoever
they
be
,
as
require
any
other
ceremonies
,
callings
;
or
gestures
,
then
Christ
Iesus
the
Lord
is
author
of
.
Doth
not
everie
wife
(
if
she
desire
to
be
found
faithfull
)
●are
how
shee
may
bleas●
her
husband
?
Hearken
therefore
O
daughter
,
and
consider
,
yea
incline
thine
eare
,
forget
thine
owne
people
and
thy
fathers
house
,
and
not
regard
the
customes
and
traditions
of
nature
,
the
devices
of
reason
,
or
the
innovations
of
wit
and
sence
,
though
never
so
graue
and
learned
,
but
in
the
obedience
of
faith
,
conforme
onely
to
the
holy
and
wise
ordinances
of
thy
Lord
,
yea
in
all
religious
actions
giue
this
honour
and
worship
one
lie
to
him
;
all
thy
garments
(
ceremonies
or
callings
)
smell
of
Myrrh
,
Aloes
,
and
Cassia
out
of
the
Ivory
Pallaces
(
his
owne
holy
and
glorious
ordinances
)
which
make
the
heart
of
the
godly
to
reioyce
,
and
not
stinke
of
novelties
and
incertainties
out
of
the
high
places
of
mens
precepts
or
devices
,
which
make
heavy
the
soule
of
the
righteous
,
so
shall
the
king
haue
pleasure
in
thy
beautie
,
for
he
is
thy
Lord
God
,
and
therefore
thus
Reverence
thou
him
,
even
performe
every
ceremonie
and
gesture
of
religious
use
in
his
publicke
worship
,
according
to
his
owne
commandement
,
and
no
otherwise
,
for
else
thou
deniest
Reverence
unto
him
,
and
givest
it
to
those
whom
thou
doest
conforme
unto
.
Remember
how
he
washed
thee
from
Popish
Antichristian
(
that
whoorish
)
Idolatry
,
clothed
thee
with
broidred
work
(
even
the
pure
doctrine
of
iustification
by
faith
working
by
loue
,
and
manie
other
divine
truthes
and
sanctifying
graces
)
doe
not
trust
now
in
thine
owne
beautie
(
or
excellencie
of
gifts
)
and
so
play
the
harlot
,
●owr
not
out
thy
fornications
on
every
one
that
passeth
by
and
makes
loue
unto
thee
,
let
no
carnall
respect
ever
kindle
thy
desire
to
such
abhominable
courses
;
Deck
not
thy
high
places
or
Cathedrals
,
with
divers
colours
,
bring
not
into
Gods
holy
worship
those
sweet
delights
of
the
sences
,
which
are
no
better
then
the
alluring
baits
of
an
harlot
,
the
like
things
shall
not
come
,
neither
hath
any
sincere
Church
euer
conformed
to
such
abhominations
.
Bee
not
,
I
say
,
so
presumptuous
,
golden
Iewells
which
the
Lord
hath
conferred
vpon
thee
(
to
purge
his
worship
and
to
preserue
his
service
pure
and
sincere
from
all
kinde
of
mixture
of
any
carnall
devices
)
to
defend
the
indifferencie
or
lawfulnes
of
whoredome
or
humane
inventions
therein
,
thy
brodered
garments
,
neither
set
the
oyle
&
perfume
of
the
Lord
.
before
them
.
Thou
thinkest
in
the
pride
of
thy
heart
that
these
will
be
sweete
and
sauorie
vnto
them
,
is
this
they
whoredome
a
small
matter
?
Oh
turn
thee
from
all
these
most
grievous
and
carnall
inuentions
,
remember
the
daies
of
thy
youth
,
when
thou
wast
naked
and
polluted
in
thy
bloud
,
how
weake
is
thy
heart
saith
the
Lord
God
,
seeing
thou
doest
all
these
things
,
which
are
the
workes
of
a
presumptuous
whoore
,
borne
the
punishment
of
their
wickednesse
and
abhomination
;
the
Lord
will
remember
his
couenant
made
with
thee
in
the
dayes
of
thy
youth
,
and
will
confirme
unto
thee
an
everlasting
covenant
,
then
thou
shalt
remember
thy
wayes
and
be
ashamed
.
Oh
our
reverend
and
most
deere
mother
,
the
glorie
of
the
man
to
haue
his
wife
humble
&
obedient
;
why
wilt
thou
then
thus
presse
us
even
upon
thy
blessing
as
wee
would
not
incurre
thy
displeasure
and
curse
,
to
Conforme
to
ceremonies
,
callings
or
gestures
which
beare
no
Image
or
resemblance
,
of
the
most
holy
ordinances
of
our
heavenly
father
,
but
the
direct
similitude
or
likenesse
of
that
Character
or
marke
of
the
Beast
?
oh
forget
not
thou
faire
one
the
most
amiable
loue
of
that
sonne
of
his
loue
,
that
we
are
the
true
or
legitimate
fruit
of
thy
wombe
,
is
it
possible
for
thee
to
be
unmindfull
of
this
;
can
we
ever
forget
those
sweet
instructions
and
most
heavenly
consolations
which
wee
sucked
out
of
thy
beautifull
breasts
;
O
thou
sister
and
spowse
of
that
holy
one
,
call
to
minde
what
excellent
graces
hee
so
enamiled
thee
withall
that
hee
cannot
but
loue
and
delight
in
thee
,
unlesse
hee
should
hate
himselfe
,
are
all
the
gardens
of
the
East
,
or
living
fountaints
of
the
west
,
or
sweet
fruits
of
Camphir
,
spikenard
,
Calamus
and
Cynamon
,
with
all
the
trees
of
Incencer
mirr●rand
Aloes
yea
all
the
chiefe
spices
in
the
whole
world
possibly
able
to
shadow
out
,
that
high
excellencie
and
most
soveraine
dignitie
where
with
out
of
his
owne
verie
prerogative
hee
hath
truely
and
Really
endowed
thee
?
why
then
by
thy
conformitie
to
these
humane
devices
,
wilt
thou
shut
the
dore
against
thy
wel
beloved
and
not
suffer
him
to
enter
into
his
garden
to
eate
his
pleasant
fruit
,
but
offers
him
grapes
which
thou
hast
gathered
of
these
thornie
Inventions
,
&
figs
which
these
thistly
traditions
haue
brought
forth
?
was
it
not
thine
own
instruction
from
our
Creadle
,
that
we
must
put
of
the
old
man
with
all
his
works
and
put
on
the
new
,
to
haue
our
eyes
opened
,
yea
and
be
as
Gods
by
conforming
to
these
novelties
?
whose
device
is
this
?
marke
deere
mother
upon
my
bare
knees
I
beseech
thee
who
that
is
that
talketh
such
things
with
thee
?
Do
we
sel
Advowsions
,
depopulate
townes
,
or
houses
,
do
we
keep
two
benefices
,
or
closely
practise
usurie
,
are
we
partners
in
monopolies
,
haue
we
a
whore
in
a
corner
,
doe
wee
dissemble
and
deceiue
,
or
are
we
unmercifull
,
uniust
or
any
way
dishonest
;
then
let
thy
holy
Ce●sures
cut
us
of
from
that
blessed
Communion
of
they
heauenly
familie
,
and
divine
societie
.
But
oh
thou
sweetest
among
the
loueliest
who
art
the
verie
choice
of
all
the
fairest
,
Inioyne
us
not
wee
beseech
thee
to
forget
the
name
of
our
God
,
or
to
bow
our
knee
or
conforme
to
any
thing
which
is
not
truely
grounded
on
his
word
,
some
thing
indeed
may
be
in
these
courses
which
we
cannot
discerne
,
but
no
goodnesse
or
godlinesse
can
possibly
be
in
them
,
unlesse
they
bee
his
commandements
.
But
thou
sayest
or
rather
thy
minions
informe
thee
,
The
cleane
contrarie
seems
most
plain
to
us
and
that
out
of
thine
own
doctrines
,
to
bow
down
or
shew
any
Reverent
respect
to
the
likenesse
of
any
thing
which
in
his
worship
man
hath
devised
?
Oh
thou
that
are
the
mother
of
us
all
,
pluck
up
:
these
fruits
of
distraction
even
by
the
verie
roots
,
and
suffer
them
no
longer
to
breed
divisions
and
separations
among
thy
true
children
,
deall
truly
with
thine
own
soul
and
marke
it
well
,
though
it
come
from
such
as
excell
all
other
in
learning
and
wisdome
,
whosoever
keepeth
the
whole
law
and
yet
faileth
in
one
point
,
hee
is
guileie
of
all
,
and
therefore
though
we
haue
cast
quite
away
the
grosser
point
of
poperie
,
yet
wilfull
conformitie
to
any
humane
Innvention
of
Religious
use
in
the
publick
worship
of
God
,
makes
us
guiltie
of
the
whole
masse
of
that
damnable
Idolatrie
;
according
to
an
other
lesson
which
most
carefullie
thou
didst
often
beate
upon
,
a
little
leaven
doth
soure
the
whole
lumpe
,
is
borne
of
the
verie
wisedome
of
the
flesh
,
Enmitie
with
God
,
sonnes
of
God
,
and
whatsoever
gestures
they
used
in
his
worship
were
most
pleasing
and
acceptable
to
him
;
yet
now
(
by
transgression
)
hauing
changed
their
father
and
nature
,
all
the
ceremonies
,
callings
,
and
gestures
which
they
can
possibly
devise
concerning
the
worship
of
God
,
or
government
of
his
Church
are
without
contradiction
the
very
works
of
their
new
father
and
nature
,
to
whomsoeuer
we
giue
our selues
as
servants
to
obey
,
his
servants
we
are
to
whom
by
conformity
we
do
obey
,
whether
it
bee
to
humane
Inventions
,
or
Gods
holy
ordinances
,
and
the
same
rule
holds
in
all
matters
of
Religious
use
,
can
not
tell
how
to
preach
except
they
bee
sent
,
nor
wee
how
to
pray
or
call
upon
God
as
wee
ought
,
but
by
the
spirit
of
God
,
according
to
the
Scriptures
,
how
is
it
possible
for
all
the
learning
and
wisdom
in
the
world
to
tell
what
ceremonie
,
calling
or
gesture
is
fit
and
lawfull
in
the
service
of
God
but
by
the
same
spirit
▪
Seeing
then
these
devices
(
at
the
very
best
,
the
mocking
,
yea
some
of
them
persecuting
sonnes
of
Agar
)
haue
no
warrant
from
the
word
and
spirit
of
God
,
Vagabonds
&
Runnagates
in
the
earth
,
howsoever
not
in
the
highest
degree
able
to
murder
(
or
make
an
absolute
nullitie
of
religion
)
yet
not
being
borne
of
God
,
the
Lord
our
Righteousnesse
is
not
author
of
them
,
and
all
unrighteousnesse
(
in
substance
or
ceremonie
)
is
sinne
,
of
the
Diuill
,
Why
should
any
woonder
then
or
thinke
it
strange
,
loue
foolishnes
(
even
the
devices
of
fleshe
and
bloud
,
)
in
scorning
whatsoever
and
whosoever
is
contrary
to
them
therein
,
and
so
despise
all
the
counsell
of
the
Lord
:
reioyce
and
laugh
thereat
,
even
make
ioyfull
the
hearts
of
his
people
,
to
see
their
cruel
adversaries
eate
the
fruit
of
their
own
way
,
and
be
filled
with
their
owne
devices
?
Yea
most
deare
and
tender
mother
,
hast
thou
not
often
told
us
,
that
all
that
are
disobedient
unto
,
stiffeneked
resisters
of
the
Holy
Ghost
?
in
their
hearts
they
say
th●re
is
no
God
,
as
hate
him
that
conforme
to
any
thing
therein
which
in
his
word
hee
hath
not
commanded
as
in
the
second
commandement
more
at
large
it
doth
appeare
?
be
pleased
therefore
to
remember
,
from
the
verie
word
of
our
father
thou
hast
often
instructed
us
,
that
though
without
all
contradiction
there
is
a
spirit
in
man
(
and
therefore
it
may
bee
that
some
are
called
spirituall
men
)
yet
we
should
allwayes
find
this
to
be
true
in
all
controversies
o●
proceedings
about
matters
of
Religious
nature
,
not
many
such
how
excellent
soever
(
much
lesse
the
greatest
part
of
them
)
though
most
wise
after
the
flesh
,
no
though
their
counsell
in
their
dayes
be
esteemed
as
free
from
error
as
the
oracle
of
God
,
and
fleshly
,
savour
the
things
of
Gods
spirit
no
they
seeme
meere
foolishnesse
unto
them
,
they
are
spiritually
discerned
,
&
therfore
they
esteem
them
verie
fooles
and
asses
that
will
loose
a
good
living
rather
then
conforme
to
mens
Inventions
in
Gods
worship
,
thus
doe
they
assume
that
sufficiencie
to
themselues
which
is
wholy
of
God
Almightie
whose
inspiration
onely
giveth
understanding
especially
in
all
matters
of
Religious
use
,
haue
done
foolishlie
therefore
in
this
,
that
ye●
haue
not
rested
on
the
word
of
the
Lord
,
in
these
thing
in
controversie
which
you
so
eagerly
presse
conformitie
unto
but
(
as
it
were
upon
the
hoast
of
the
Aramits
)
on
the
Ancient
fathers
,
henceforth
you
shall
haue
wars
,
one
or
other
shall
set
upon
your
ceremonies
&
all
other
your
humane
inventions
,
and
never
giue
that
argument
over
,
till
all
ordinances
in
the
Church
which
God
hath
not
planted
by
the
authoritie
of
the
Scriptures
bee
utterlie
rooted
out
.
And
this
your
Idoll
of
conformitie
the
ripe
fruit
of
your
proud
hearts
wil
deceiue
you
,
clefts
of
the
Rock
and
made
your
nests
the
verie
next
to
the
Eagle
himself
in
the
supremest
mountaines
of
the
highest
Region
,
yet
,
will
I
bring
you
down
from
thence
saith
the
Lord
,
for
though
by
thy
wisdom
and
deepe
pollicies
or
undiscerned
subtleties
thou
hast
gotten
thee
great
riches
and
prefer
〈…〉nts
,
and
hast
increased
very
greatly
thy
power
and
authoritie
and
so
art
lifted
up
in
thine
heart
as
in
a
chaire
of
securitie
,
conceiting
thy selfe
that
thou
art
wiser
then
Daniel
and
hast
more
learning
and
wisdom
,
hearts
towards
the
Lord
,
with
whom
their
feare
even
hee
whom
they
serue
will
shew
his
strength
)
yet
behold
God
hath
chosen
the
foolish
things
of
the
world
to
confound
you
that
are
so
wise
,
vile
and
despised
persons
which
in
the
opinion
of
the
world
being
compared
with
you
,
did
not
so
much
as
seeme
to
exist
,
bring
to
naught
your
strongest
arguments
for
this
your
great
goddesse
conformitie
,
and
that
by
a
plaine
demonstration
of
their
vanity
,
yea
though
they
be
neither
prophets
,
or
sons
of
the
Prophets
nor
so
much
as
brought
up
at
the
feet
of
some
prophet
,
but
in
comparison
meere
strangers
yet
they
bee
as
a
terrible
nation
and
their
arguments
shall
be
as
drawen
swords
against
the
verie
beautie
of
thy
wisdom
yea
they
shal
defile
thy
brightnesse
,
Many
haue
had
I
confesse
,
too
religious
estimation
of
your
learning
,
and
other
venerable
endowments
but
finding
it
plaine
that
in
this
Controversie
with
poore
Christians
you
haue
cast
off
the
word
of
the
Lord
,
and
trust
in
violence
and
wickednesse
,
and
stay
thereupon
,
for
the
iustifying
of
your
courses
,
not
regarding
the
lawes
of
God
or
man
,
but
by
one
devise
or
other
will
breake
through
all
,
therefore
there
is
great
hope
that
this
iniquitie
which
lies
swelling
within
you
,
in
a
tract
beginning
〈…〉
ddite
quae
sunt
Caesaris
Caesari
&c
even
so
that
Reuerend
father
Deterano
,
Chamberlen
to
Vrban
6.
publickly
taught
with
great
approbation
of
many
great
Divines
,
that
the
verie
meaning
of
Christ
in
saying
giue
to
Caesar
the
things
that
be
Caesars
,
was
but
till
his
ascention
and
that
when
he
was
lifted
vp
he
would
drawe
all
these
things
vnto
him
,
that
is
,
Baronies
,
Earledomes
,
yea
and
kingdomes
too
,
even
all
that
was
Caesars
,
and
that
it
is
therfore
of
Diuine
Institution
,
that
the
ministers
of
the
Gospell
might
challenge
and
enioy
these
things
as
their
proper
and
peculiar
right
,
both
revenewes
and
honours
,
and
that
it
was
grievous
sacriledge
for
any
prince
to
withhold
the
same
,
or
any
ciuil
authority
from
them
,
or
to
this
effect
was
that
which
he
held
,
&
which
hath
sprong
out
of
that
slip
which
he
then
set
,
the
seueral
plants
wherof
haue
wonderfully
thriven
in
al
christendom
;
so
likewise
many
great
schollers
and
very
learned
divines
haue
held
it
an
invincible
argument
,
that
the
Popes
gouernment
,
Hierarchie
,
and
supremacie
is
lawfull
,
because
it
hath
prospered
and
so
long
endured
with
good
success
,
for
els
say
they
,
God
would
neuer
haue
suffred
it
.
Is
it
not
also
avowed
by
many
wise
and
reuerent
Doctors
,
our
Lord
according
to
the
flesh
,
did
bring
in
the
Masse
and
ioyned
it
to
the
scripture
,
and
therefore
that
it
is
of
Apostolicall
institution
and
ought
to
be
conformed
unto
?
In
like
manner
it
is
a
receiued
opinion
of
great
antiquitie
being
one
of
the
deepe
doctrines
of
diuine
Durandus
,
that
euerie
sonday
and
holiday
the
soules
do
play
in
Purgatorie
:
Are
they
not
worthy
therefore
to
be
presented
that
doe
any
kinde
of
worke
upon
any
holy
day
,
yea
though
it
bee
not
in
prayer
time
,
unlesse
it
bee
to
goe
to
the
Ale-house
to
be
merry
,
and
to
leap
and
daunce
about
the
May-poule
after
a
bagpipe
,
or
so
forth
,
for
that
helpes
forward
the
foresaid
merriment
?
yea
our
owne
countrey-man
Cardinall
Poole
,
Peter
a
fisher
of
men
,
was
,
that
hee
would
driue
all
Emperours
and
Kings
,
yea
all
the
people
of
the
world
into
the
Popes
net
,
so
that
he
might
seeth
,
broyle
,
or
fry
them
in
a
pan
,
even
as
his
Holines
should
think
best
to
use
and
order
them
,
and
his
Prelates
and
their
inferiour
officers
also
to
make
their
best
gain
and
advantage
of
them
,
and
many
other
strange
opinions
concerning
callings
,
and
ceremonies
in
Gods
worship
,
haue
beene
published
by
great
Schollers
,
and
confirmed
by
whole
Synods
&
Convocations
;
yea
and
generall
Councels
,
with
as
great
probabilitie
many
of
them
,
and
shew
of
all
kinde
of
true
learning
as
all
that
is
,
which
the
reverend
fathers
and
learned
Divines
of
this
age
haue
published
,
or
can
say
for
these
ceremonies
,
and
the
other
things
in
controversie
amongst
us
.
Seing
then
the
Church
in
her
wisedom
establised
them
as
divine
truths
,
though
not
as
necessarie
to
salvation
,
yet
profitable
for
unitie
,
decencie
,
and
to
try
the
obedience
of
her
children
,
why
should
not
they
be
as
well
conformed
to
as
ours
?
were
not
their
pure
naturals
as
able
to
finde
out
some
things
commendable
,
yea
necessarily
to
be
conformed
unto
in
the
worship
of
God
,
though
they
had
no
better
ground
for
them
in
the
Scripture
,
then
as
is
formerly
mentioned
,
as
well
as
the
naturals
of
this
pure
or
learned
and
spirituall
age
?
Degrees
of
Evill
there
is
indeed
,
but
nature
admits
not
any
one
degree
of
goodnesse
,
no
not
one
,
for
it
is
starke
dead
in
trespasses
and
sinnes
,
the
minde
vaine
,
the
understanding
darkened
,
and
full
of
ignorance
,
the
heart
haidened
not
perceiving
the
things
of
the
spirit
of
God
,
nay
it
thinks
them
to
be
meere
foolishenesse
,
and
more
then
needes
;
even
most
absurd
and
against
common
sence
:
must
it
not
therefore
be
granted
of
absolute
necessitie
,
that
all
such
spirituall
persons
,
as
well
in
these
times
as
in
those
(
by
what
name
or
title
soever
they
be
called
,
though
they
haue
all
the
learning
and
wisedome
in
the
world
;
yet
if
they
bring
not
the
warrant
of
Gods
word
plainly
or
truely
for
them
in
all
their
ceremonies
,
callings
,
gestures
,
and
other
devices
whatsoever
of
religious
use
,
are
to
bee
held
,
reputed
,
and
adiudged
lyars
,
Divell
the
father
of
lies
,
and
therfore
by
no
meanes
upon
any
tearmes
to
bee
conformed
unto
?
was
not
their
verbum
non
scriptum
,
consuetudo
sanstae
Ecclesiae
,
traditiones
patrum
,
bonae
intentiones
,
constitutiones
vel
canones
,
as
tollerable
and
necessarie
as
ours
?
was
it
not
the
practise
of
the
serpent
from
the
beginning
,
to
proue
by
many
wise
and
learned
arguments
,
that
the
onely
way
to
aspire
to
spirituall
preferments
in
this
world
,
is
absolutely
to
forsake
and
disclaime
the
warrant
of
the
sacred
scripture
in
all
matters
of
ceremonie
,
and
to
depend
upon
tradition
,
and
the
Catholicke
grounds
aforesaid
?
Oh
our
most
deere
mother
,
we
can
never
forget
these
weightie
instructions
which
so
carefully
and
constantly
thou
hast
taught
unto
us
,
first
that
all
manner
of
witch-craft
is
(
in
the
degree
)
a
direct
forsaking
of
God
,
and
a
uniting
and
knitting
unto
the
Divell
,
and
therefore
no
manner
of
Witch
,
nor
any
that
seeke
after
them
,
ought
to
liue
,
(
not
that
there
is
any
of
them
good
,
but
that
like
other
humane
or
divellish
inventions
they
seeme
to
do
good
,
by
maintaining
divers
in
unlawfull
callings
,
and
by
helping
some
to
their
stollen
or
lost
goods
,
Rebellion
is
as
the
sinne
of
witchcraft
,
yea
that
a
Rebellious
transgression
though
it
bee
but
in
ceremonie
,
calling
or
gesture
is
a
wickednesse
not
inferiour
to
Idolatrie
▪
for
the
same
ground
or
foundation
serues
for
both
,
and
that
it
is
no●
garments
,
musick
,
and
such
like
complement
that
the
Lord
accepts
or
takes
any
pleasure
in
(
which
yet
hee
doth
in
every
thing
of
Religious
use
which
he
would
haue
his
fervants
in
his
worship
to
conforme
unto
)
but
when
his
voyce
is
obeyed
.
whatsoeuer
I
command
you
(
concerning
my
worship
)
that
do
,
thou
shalt
not
add
any
thing
(
whether
ceremony
,
calling
,
gesture
or
whatsoever
)
thereto
,
for
al
counsels
,
or
canons
or
whatsoever
,
that
in
Gods
worship
require
any
thing
of
religious
use
which
is
not
the
commandement
of
the
Lord
or
his
voyce
,
stubbornes
of
a
wicked
heart
,
which
makes
to
go
backward
from
God
and
sinceritie
,
to
all
profanes
and
Apostacie
,
trueth
is
perished
and
cleane
gone
out
of
the
mouth
of
such
preachers
as
maintain
such
things
,
and
therefore
thou
didst
charge
us
for
ever
,
to
continue
(
in
our
serving
of
God
)
in
all
things
which
are
written
in
the
word
of
God
,
to
doe
them
;
yea
them
onely
and
not
any
Invention
or
noveltie
whatsoever
,
which
unavoidably
,
especially
being
once
known
and
yet
Iustified
and
defended
;
will
bring
Gods
greevous
plague
and
curse
.
the
Righteousnesse
of
the
Church
Revealed
in
the
Gospell
and
that
not
torne
or
patched
,
but
perfect
and
compleate
?
and
is
the
worship
and
ceremonies
,
callings
and
gestures
,
whereby
the
Church
is
made
partaker
of
that
righteousnesse
,
and
shewes
her
thankfulnesse
unto
God
for
the
same
,
but
lamely
taught
therein
,
or
to
the
halues
?
part
being
left
to
traditions
,
unwritten
verities
,
and
humane
Inventions
?
verily
as
in
that
so
in
these
,
with
God
,
and
therefore
must
needs
be
with
the
Devill
,
for
what
,
else
can
possibly
bee
found
concerning
the
flesh
(
bee
it
never
so
wise
or
learned
)
or
any
work
,
fruit
,
or
device
thereof
is
not
the
Iustifying
of
humane
Inventions
in
Gods
worship
without
warrant
from
the
word
,
a
plaine
profession
that
they
thinke
though
they
bee
not
more
Iust
then
GOD
,
more
pure
then
their
maker
,
yet
verily
there
is
some
iustice
and
puritie
in
their
nature
,
whereby
they
are
able
to
find
out
a
holy
use
of
these
things
which
God
never
commanded
?
Is
not
this
a
verie
naturall
branch
of
that
follie
which
being
found
was
punished
so
fearefullie
in
the
Angels
;
dwels
but
in
a
house
of
clay
whose
foundation
is
in
the
dust
,
spurne
with
his
heele
at
Gods
ordinances
and
servants
,
which
in
effect
is
to
forsake
God
that
made
him
,
by
not
regarding
the
strong
God
of
his
salvation
,
but
despising
his
gracious
ordinances
which
hee
had
made
strong
and
effectuall
to
bring
him
to
the
assurance
thereof
by
faith
in
Christ
,
he
sets
up
his
owne
inventions
,
and
magnifies
his
carnall
devices
,
punishing
most
grievously
all
that
will
not
conforme
thereunto
.
And
thus
by
strange
gods
,
or
(
which
differs
nothing
in
effect
)
by
strange
ceremonies
calings
and
gestures
of
Religious
use
in
Gods
worship
which
are
Abominations
they
provoke
the
Lord
to
Anger
,
how
can
this
be
otherwise
,
seing
all
such
outward
worship
and
service
(
though
the
Inward
substance
concerning
the
doctrine
of
faith
in
the
Messias
seeme
never
so
found
)
is
a
meer
offering
unto
devils
and
not
unto
God
,
even
new
gods
,
newly
come
up
,
as
every
thing
which
God
himselfe
hath
not
commanded
in
the
word
is
to
be
esteemed
.
Can
wee
with
any
honesty
condemne
the
inventions
of
poperie
in
their
religious
worship
whether
they
concerne
their
callings
,
as
their
7
orders
of
priests
&c.
or
ceremonies
,
as
voluntarie
vows
,
&
like
devotions
as
directly
comming
out
of
that
smoake
of
the
pit
,
because
they
thereby
corrupt
the
true
worship
of
God
with
profane
&
carnal
devices
,
&
must
we
not
needs
thereby
subscribe
that
ours
are
of
the
same
hatch
,
if
they
haue
no
better
warrant
then
they
by
the
word
of
God
?
Their
civill
magistrates
allow
&
command
those
as
best
fitting
their
government
,
&
as
hauing
long
experience
of
Gods
blessing
on
them
for
maintaining
of
them
,
&
where
is
it
forbidden
in
the
Scriptures
to
haue
a
most
reverent
opinion
of
the
Relikes
of
saints
?
suppose
it
be
Iosephs
breeches
or
our
Ladies
smock
which
are
with
great
devotion
reserved
at
Aken
,
or
in
what
Epistle
or
Gospel
is
it
prohibited
that
the
town
of
Genua
in
Italie
should
keepe
in
a
reverent
memoriall
of
Christ
,
the
taile
of
the
Asse
which
hee
roade
upon
to
Ierusalem
,
which
if
any
man
will
not
beleeue
mee
,
hee
may
goe
thither
and
see
verie
fresh
and
faire
at
this
day
,
for
ought
I
know
not
one
haire
wanting
.
Now
may
not
they
as
well
greevously
punish
and
perpetually
imprison
)
at
least
till
death
set
them
at
libertie
)
all
that
will
not
conforme
to
these
,
and
many
other
as
good
as
these
,
as
having
nothing
in
them
contrarie
to
the
word
of
God
,
as
well
as
our
adversaries
for
these
in
question
among
us
?
for
what
greater
decencie
can
be
found
in
a
white
shirt
,
or
a
well
furd
hood
,
then
in
these
?
Oh
Lord
,
did
not
these
plants
come
from
Gomorah
,
dragonish
poyson
,
and
Aspish
crueltie
in
them
?
Day
of
their
Destruction
is
at
hand
and
the
things
,
that
shall
come
upon
them
make
haste
,
for
the
Lord
shall
iudge
his
people
,
and
repent
towards
his
servants
,
when
hee
seeth
that
their
power
is
gone
,
and
no
man
left
either
to
speake
or
stand
out
for
the
truth
,
when
men
shall
say
,
where
are
their
Gods
,
that
mightie
God
in
whom
they
trusted
,
whom
they
did
so
reioyce
with
their
prophesyings
;
and
dayes
of
publicke
humiliations
and
reioycings
,
Let
them
rise
up
and
helpe
you
,
let
him
be
your
refuge
,
and
if
he
will
haue
you
,
let
him
deliver
you
out
of
our
courts
,
from
our
censures
,
from
excommunicato
capiendo
,
from
our
bands
and
imprisonment
.
heare
the
word
of
the
Lord
all
yee
that
tremble
at
his
word
,
your
enemies
,
who
tearmed
themselues
brethren
,
and
hated
you
,
which
they
evidently
shewed
by
casting
you
out
for
my
names
sake
,
said
,
let
the
Lord
be
glorified
,
and
so
he
will
,
for
he
shall
appeare
to
your
ioy
,
and
they
shall
be
ashamed
,
for
I
will
choose
out
their
defusions
wherewith
they
haue
so
blinded
and
deceived
the
Princes
and
the
Rulers
,
and
discover
their
hypocrisie
to
all
the
world
.
For
I
know
the
thoughts
that
I
haue
toward
my
people
saith
the
Lord
;
even
the
thoughts
of
peace
and
not
of
trouble
,
to
giue
you
an
end
,
and
your
hope
;
then
shall
you
cry
unto
me
,
and
yee
shall
go
and
pray
unto
me
,
and
I
will
heare
you
,
and
yee
shall
seeke
mee
,
and
finde
me
,
because
yee
shall
seeke
me
with
all
your
heart
,
yea
you
shall
take
up
this
curse
against
your
adversaries
,
The
Lord
make
thee
like
Zedechiah
and
Ahab
,
whom
the
King
burnt
in
fire
,
because
they
committed
villanie
in
Israel
,
even
adulterie
with
their
neighbours
wiues
,
and
haue
spoke
lying
words
in
my
name
▪
which
I
haue
not
commanded
them
,
even
I
know
it
;
and
testifie
it
saith
the
Lord
,
though
they
walke
so
closely
as
they
think
no
body
shall
finde
them
out
;
yea
,
I
will
visit
Shemaiah
because
hee
hath
spoken
rebelliously
against
the
Lord
,
and
hath
prophesied
and
I
sent
him
not
.
Thus
wee
finde
it
true
(
deere
mother
)
which
thou
hast
often
repeated
,
that
a
little
leaven
in
their
corrupted
mindes
being
thus
by
ambition
nourished
,
brings
this
lamentable
sourenesse
to
the
whole
lumpe
of
all
their
proceedings
,
even
a
Rebellious
wilfulnesse
to
breake
anie
of
Gods
greatest
commandements
,
if
occasion
so
require
,
rather
then
to
reforme
their
fleshlie
and
carnall
devices
,
the
onely
supporters
of
their
lawlesse
greatnesse
.
Yet
wee
must
needs
acknowledge
that
howsoever
divers
of
our
adversaries
are
exceeding
violent
,
and
will
not
stand
to
heare
reason
,
or
to
giue
any
for
the
things
they
require
,
but
either
conforme
,
take
the
oath
,
or
take
him
away
Iaylor
,
or
cast
him
out
;
yet
divers
of
them
take
exceeding
great
paines
,
and
with
many
deepe
reasons
full
of
learning
and
antiquitie
,
discretion
and
wisedome
,
seeme
to
say
very
much
for
conformitie
,
but
for
mine
owne
part
I
still
say
,
and
for
ever
must
say
,
that
I
never
heard
or
saw
any
dram
of
divine
authority
,
nor
any
thing
favouring
of
the
spirit
of
grace
come
from
them
;
&
alas
holy
mother
,
thou
hast
taught
us
,
over
&
over
again
,
that
we
must
esteeme
the
most
absolute
perfection
of
the
wisdom
of
the
flesh
,
Enmitie
against
him
,
and
therefore
in
any
case
never
to
conforme
unto
them
,
because
in
so
doing
wee
cannot
possibly
be
subiect
to
the
law
of
God
,
but
must
needs
Rebell
against
the
holy
Ghost
by
whose
inspiration
it
was
written
.
Rebell
therefore
no
longer
you
learned
men
by
walking
in
a
way
which
is
not
good
euen
after
your
own
Imaginations
,
Lastly
one
word
to
you
my
deere
brethren
of
the
Separation
and
one
word
to
the
wise
is
sufficient
.
There
is
no
one
thing
that
our
adversaries
do
more
greedily
desire
,
then
how
to
raise
divisions
and
dissentions
amongst
us
,
which
most
willingly
,
though
dissemblingly
,
they
usually
for
a
time
giue
way
unto
.
Carefully
looking
what
comes
neerest
to
the
truth
;
and
therefore
most
directly
opposing
their
kingdom
and
that
with
force
and
armes
,
euen
by
fraud
,
and
all
abominable
practises
,
they
set
against
(
which
my
trust
is
some
good
body
will
plainly
discouer
to
their
perpetual
shame
)
but
tēl
me
true
in
good
sadnesse
did
you
never
read
the
learned
legend
of
that
holy
Nun
,
mother
Hubberd
,
how
that
an
Asse
is
still
an
Asse
,
though
he
haue
stoln
a
Lyons
skin
,
&
iets
up
and
down
like
an
irregular
monster
,
a
learned
master
I
should
say
,
even
verie
so
it
is
,
I
tell
you
a
trueth
though
indeed
a
great
secret
,
they
haue
bretrayed
our
deere
mother
who
bare
us
all
,
and
because
she
would
not
yeeld
to
their
beastly
lusts
;
by
a
trap
doore
,
yea
in
the
place
of
holinesse
and
that
under
pretence
of
devotion
,
haue
caused
her
ere
she
was
aware
of
their
guilefulnes
,
to
fall
in
a
most
deep
dungeon
,
and
hauing
stript
her
of
all
her
goodly
Raiment
,
they
haue
power
giuen
them
,
there
to
detain
her
for
a
time
,
and
so
haue
clad
their
common
harlot
my
Lady
(
sa-reverence
)
Superstition
in
our
mothers
best
cloathes
,
and
painted
her
writhen
face
,
filling
up
the
pockholes
&c.
with
such
excellent
art
and
learned
devices
,
as
they
haue
made
the
filthie
beast
to
seeme
●erie
like
our
holy
mother
,
insomuch
as
a
good
while
,
we
all
were
perswaded
that
it
was
shee
,
but
some
of
our
elder
brethren
hearing
her
voice
so
strangelie
changed
,
began
to
suspect
that
some
thing
was
in
the
wind
,
and
so
observing
more
diligently
,
perceived
her
box
&
pensill
,
attendans
never
to
be
from
her
,
lest
any
accident
should
discover
the
knavery
.
Now
you
know
shee
alwayes
abhorred
painting
(
as
all
honest
women
do
)
and
so
it
is
evident
that
this
filthie
strumpet
guls
the
world
,
&
abuses
all
that
are
sincerely
affected
,
having
such
a
Company
of
base
and
beastly
followers
,
as
will
sweare
and
forsweare
any
thing
for
the
preservation
of
her
credit
,
for
if
her
vizard
be
once
plucked
off
,
they
know
full
well
that
they
must
be
sent
packing
with
a
vengeance
.
My
humble
suite
is
therefore
unto
you
,
that
in
your
wisedome
you
would
bee
pleased
seriouslie
to
moralize
this
fable
,
and
to
Ioyne
with
us
in
the
meanes
of
the
redemption
of
our
mother
,
who
I
do
assure
you
,
recommends
her
loue
unto
you
,
and
desires
greatly
to
embrace
us
all
in
her
armes
of
unitie
and
sinceritie
.
The
dungeon
is
an
entire
Rock
and
so
hard
that
no
toole
will
pierce
it
,
onely
the
tears
of
true
Repentance
,
distild
in
a
limbeck
of
a
lively
faith
,
over
a
fire
of
a
godlie
life
,
moderately
kept
burning
with
the
bellows
of
holy
zeale
according
unto
knowledge
,
will
absolutelie
dissolue
it
,
yea
I
may
tell
you
our
mother
is
verie
confident
that
if
you
and
wee
would
louinglie
ioyne
together
in
this
businesse
without
fainting
,
separating
our selues
from
all
singularitie
,
pride
,
loue
of
the
world
,
even
all
the
works
of
darknesse
,
her
sighs
and
groans
haue
alreadie
so
softned
the
inside
,
that
the
outside
gapes
as
it
were
for
our
mollifying
medicine
.
Vp
my
brethren
stir
up
one
another
,
and
let
us
never
giue
over
till
by
our
earnest
prayers
and
godly
liues
we
haue
procured
her
libertie
,
then
shall
we
see
these
Inchanters
,
and
witches
children
with
their
goddesse
Conformity
,
sent
home
againe
to
Egypt
,
where
shortly
together
with
all
of
that
litter
,
they
are
to
receiue
their
portion
:
pardon
my
boldnesse
deere
mother
,
passe
by
my
rudenesse
deere
brethren
,
accept
of
my
service
to
my
Saviviour
,
for
I
desire
onely
his
prayse
and
glory
.
MALAC.
3.
1.
The
Lord
whom
yee
seek
,
shall
suddenly
come
to
his
Temple
,
even
the
messenger
of
the
Covenant
,
whom
ye
delight
in
,
behold
,
he
shall
come
,
saith
the
Lord
of
hostes
.
But
who
may
abide
his
comming
?
and
who
shall
stand
when
he
appeareth
?
for
he
is
like
a
refiners
fire
,
and
like
fullers
sope
,
&c.
I
doe
most
humblie
intreate
all
Christians
that
are
zealous
of
the
Common
salvation
,
wisely
,
yea
and
earnestly
to
Contend
for
the
maintenance
of
all
and
everie
action
,
gesture
,
and
ceremonie
of
the
faith
which
were
once
giuen
to
the
saints
,
and
never
to
conforme
to
any
other
.
FOR
No
omission
of
any
action
is
Sin
,
but
onely
of
those
actions
which
GOD
hath
Commanded
,
or
haue
warrant
from
his
word
,
but
the
actions
of
the
gesture
of
kneeling
and
of
the
ceremonies
in
question
in
maner
and
forme
as
they
be
urged
,
are
not
commanded
by
God
,
neither
haue
warrant
from
the
word
therefore
the
omission
of
them
is
not
sin
,
Let
our
adversaries
proue
that
they
bee
commanded
by
God
,
or
are
warranted
by
the
word
,
and
we
will
ipso
facto
conform
unto
them
,
but
else
their
omission
is
no
sin
,
and
therefore
we
are
punished
for
well
doing
.
Be
of
good
courage
and
doe
it
,
and
the
Lord
shall
be
with
the
good
.
2.
Chron.
19.
11.