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Iohn
Robinson
He that is first in his owne cause seemeth just , but his neighbour commeth and searcheth him , Prov. 18.17 .
Prove all things , hold fast that which is good , 1 Thes. 5.21 .
R.
B.
John
Burroughes
A
friendly
tryall
of
the
grounds
tending
to
separation
,
&c.
Many
are
the
objections
which
are
made
against
set
formes
of
Prayer
,
and
particularly
against
our
booke
of
Common
Prayer
;
All
which
I
have
endeavoured
to
answer
severally
,
not
because
they
are
of
so
great
weight
;
but
because
I
desired
fully
to
satisfie
every
doubt
,
&c.
Master
Can.
(
viz.
Iesus
Christ
(
viz.
I
thanke
God
I
have
not
any
,
but
I
rather
take
comfort
in
what
I
have
done
,
and
could
have
desired
(
if
it
had
beene
the
will
of
God
)
to
have
lived
a
while
longer
to
have
given
further
assistance
in
that
worke
.
Richard
Knightly
and
heartily
beg
the
full
But
the
discoverie
of
that
mysterie
of
iniquitie
,
and
consuming
of
that
monster
of
abominations
,
standeth
not
in
separation
from
Christian
societies
,
intirely
professing
the
true
faith
,
worshipping
the
Lord
with
that
pure
worship
,
which
he
hath
appointed
,
and
holding
communion
in
those
ordinances
,
which
God
hath
blessed
to
the
comfort
of
thousands
and
ten
thousands
;
even
their
soules
,
who
with
most
bitternesse
oppose
those
congregations
,
if
ever
they
felt
sound
comfort
indeed
.
Separation
from
the
true
Churches
of
Christ
;
his
Ministery
and
worship
(
of
which
sort
I
shall
prove
that
to
be
by
the
Word
of
God
,
for
which
I
plead
)
tendeth
not
to
the
overthrow
of
Antichrist
,
but
to
the
renting
of
the
Church
,
the
disgrace
of
Religion
,
the
advancement
of
pride
,
schisme
,
contention
,
the
offence
of
the
weak
,
the
griefe
of
the
godly
,
who
be
better
setled
,
the
hardening
of
the
wicked
and
the
recoverie
or
rising
againe
of
Antichristianisme
.
They
that
condemne
our
Assemblies
,
Ministerie
,
and
Worship
,
and
voluntarily
separate
from
the
preaching
of
the
Word
,
Prayers
,
and
Sacraments
as
Antichristian
,
if
in
words
they
doe
not
maintaine
Antichrist
,
really
they
doe
him
more
credit
than
his
chiefe
upholders
.
For
of
necessitie
they
must
confesse
,
that
in
Antichristian
Churches
the
intire
faith
may
be
purely
professed
,
the
doctrine
of
salvation
plentifully
preached
,
Ambr.
in
Luc.
l.
6.
c.
9.
tom
.
5.
Petra
tua
Christus
est
,
fundamentum
Ecclesia
fides
est
.
Si
in
Petra
fueris
,
in
Ecclestaeris
.
P●ra
est
Ch
istus
.
Hieron
.
in
Psa
.
133.
in
ep●st
.
Ich.
tract
.
3.
But
this
is
the
greatest
noveltie
that
ever
was
heard
of
in
the
Churches
of
the
Saints
.
soundly
interpreted
,
and
rightly
applyed
.
But
this
judgement
is
not
of
God
,
is
not
taught
in
Scripture
,
CAN
stay
.
sect.
11
p.
112.
in
Jer.
32.
in
Isa
.
2.
cont
.
proph
haeret
c
4.
Field
of
the
Ch.
l.
3
〈◊〉
43.
p.
175.
is
not
consonant
to
the
doctrine
of
Christ
,
our
only
Master
,
as
in
the
examination
of
particulars
shall
be
shewed
?
a
great
sinne
to
be
rash
and
adventurous
,
upon
opinions
in
matters
of
Religion
,
where
men
are
not
first
well
informed
in
judgement
by
true
grounds
of
knowledge
:
What
is
it
to
condemne
the
Churches
,
Ministery
,
Worship
and
Servants
of
the
Lord
Iesus
,
against
the
expresse
Sentence
of
our
heavenly
Master
and
Teacher
?
as
some
cite
it
out
of
they
of
the
Separation
upon
tryall
will
be
found
the
strangest
Idoll
makers
in
the
world
,
because
they
have
broached
the
strangest
noveltie
that
ever
was
maintained
in
the
Church
.
And
whatsoever
hath
been
holden
at
all
times
and
in
all
places
by
all
Christians
,
that
have
not
beene
noted
for
noveltie
,
singularitie
and
division
,
is
to
bee
received
as
the
undoubted
truth
of
God
.
If
these
assertions
be
true
,
then
is
this
condemnatorie
sentence
most
unjust
and
untrue
.
For
not
only
all
old
writers
generally
,
but
the
most
learned
of
later
times
;
yea
and
all
sects
and
sorts
of
people
professing
Christianitie
(
themselves
excepted
)
are
against
it
.
and
to
judge
the
wrongs
Am.
Polan
shall
not
onely
charge
them
,
that
they
have
made
a
rent
in
the
Church
,
brought
an
evill
report
upon
his
ordinances
,
spoken
contemptuously
of
that
which
he
approved
,
yea
commanded
,
and
perverted
his
word
for
that
end
and
purpose
:
But
also
that
they
have
laboured
with
might
and
maine
to
draw
others
into
the
same
transgression
,
by
meanes
whereof
his
name
is
blasphemed
,
the
weake
scandalized
,
the
godly
made
sad
,
and
that
which
was
halting
quite
turned
aside
?
If
it
be
sure
,
that
a
more
let
the
adviser
weigh
seriously
,
whether
it
doth
not
concerne
himselfe
,
as
much
as
any
other
,
to
tremble
and
stand
in
awe
.
It
is
a
vaine
boast
For
the
professors
(
as
he
is
pleased
to
stile
them
)
are
of
the
same
judgement
,
touching
those
things
that
formerly
they
have
beene
of
,
and
stand
ready
by
the
Scriptures
to
prove
their
godly
congregations
,
to
be
the
true
Churches
of
Iesus
Christ
,
and
their
worship
to
be
of
his
holy
institution
.
If
of
later
times
they
have
beene
silent
in
these
matters
,
it
is
not
but
they
would
not
spend
good
houres
in
vaine
,
seeing
what
soever
was
written
in
this
kinde
had
beene
learnedly
and
sufficiently
answered
,
as
is
suggested
,
but
with
solid
proofe
out
of
the
booke
of
God
.
specially
when
experience
had
lessoned
them
,
that
they
must
deale
with
such
as
will
overcome
by
peremptory
censuring
,
when
weight
of
reason
is
wanting
to
them
.
Neverthelesse
,
If
not
,
reply
if
they
please
and
when
they
will
.
CAN
stay
.
Epist.
When
the
undertakers
have
finished
their
answer
,
and
●ast
.
Dav.
published
his
many
things
that
he
hath
to
say
against
it
.
Id
,
sect.
4.
p.
36.
least
overmuch
silence
should
be
interpreted
consent
,
or
beget
too
great
confidence
in
men
,
of
the
goodnesse
of
their
cause
,
and
others
should
stumble
at
their
vaunts
,
as
if
none
durst
,
because
they
doe
not
undertake
their
answer
,
I
am
purposed
by
the
grace
of
God
to
examine
the
grounds
and
arguments
,
whereby
they
would
perswade
the
Necessitie
of
Separation
from
our
Assemblies
,
and
from
the
worship
of
God
performed
amongst
us
.
de
vocat
.
Gent.
tom
in
Psal
ad
Rom.
c.
Whether
these
conditions
be
observed
by
the
Author
himselfe
in
his
writings
,
let
the
indifferent
judge
,
as
namely
,
whether
passages
of
Scripture
be
truly
alledged
,
Authors
rightly
quoted
,
arguments
plainly
propounded
,
conclusions
soundly
drawne
,
his
adversaries
ingenuously
dealt
withall
?
Whether
in
writing
he
set
himselfe
in
the
presence
of
God
,
and
weigh
in
the
Ballance
of
the
Sanctuarie
what
he
commendeth
unto
his
Reader
?
Whether
he
censure
not
before
he
make
proofe
by
Scripture
,
and
rather
insult
over
his
adversaries
with
insolent
and
reproachfull
tearmes
,
than
confute
their
grounds
with
substantiall
reasons
?
and
whiles
he
commendeth
plaine
dealing
,
simplicitie
and
integritie
,
he
doe
that
he
might
beguile
and
deceive
the
sooner
.
For
when
he
makes
semblance
of
zeale
for
the
puritie
of
religion
,
wisheth
tendernesse
of
conscience
to
his
Reader
,
ever
and
anon
objecteth
to
his
●pposites
what
abominations
and
vile
corruptions
they
labour
to
justifie
,
which
formerly
they
condemned
,
beareth
in
hand
that
the
Scriptures
speak
expresly
for
him
,
and
the
learned
of
all
sorts
ancient
and
moderne
,
who
would
not
expect
faire
cariage
and
honest
dealing
?
whereas
,
let
the
whole
frame
of
his
writings
be
looked
into
,
with
a
single
heart
and
unpartiall
eye
,
and
it
will
be
found
wery
corrupt
,
loose
,
deceitfull
for
the
matter
,
and
stuffed
with
scorne
,
reproach
,
slander
,
insolency
,
and
falsifications
for
the
manner
.
Herein
whether
I
speake
the
words
of
truth
and
sobernesse
,
let
the
Reader
search
,
and
then
give
sentence
.
But
for
mine
owne
part
I
desire
to
answer
in
the
feare
of
God
,
and
not
to
strive
with
him
in
the
like
measure
of
sinning
.
A
good
cause
needs
no
such
tricks
of
wit
,
but
as
it
is
of
God
,
so
it
is
able
to
maintaine
and
defend
it self
,
and
the
more
sincerely
it
is
propounded
,
the
more
it
will
prevaile
.
In
controversies
,
if
men
will
keepe
a
good
conscience
,
their
zeale
must
be
tempered
with
wisedome
,
truth
,
and
meeknesse
of
spirit
,
they
must
speake
as
in
Gods
presence
,
give
the
right
sense
of
Scripture
,
and
make
fit
application
of
it
,
seeke
the
truth
in
love
,
and
that
victorie
alone
which
truth
will
carrie
.
According
to
the
measure
of
grace
received
from
God
,
I
shall
desire
to
walke
within
these
bounds
and
with
this
resolution
I
come
to
compare
cause
with
cause
,
and
reason
with
reason
.
Let
the
Scriptures
be
the
only
judge
betweene
us
,
upon
which
all
Audi
quid
dicit
Dominus
,
non
quid
dicit
Donatus
,
&c.
Et
de
in
Mat.
Cor.
hom
conclusions
in
Divinitie
,
if
sound
,
are
grounded
,
whereby
all
distinctions
,
if
true
,
are
warranted
.
After
the
voice
of
God
in
Scripture
,
the
de
nuptiis
,
ad
Valentin
.
l.
Optat.
lib.
ad
Parmenian
shall
be
produced
though
their
consent
cannot
bee
the
ground
of
Divine
faith
and
assurance
.
The
Lord
in
mercie
give
us
to
know
the
things
which
concerne
our
peace
,
comfort
and
salvation
,
and
make
us
wise
to
walke
in
all
pleasing
before
him
.
Whether
by
the
Scriptures
,
and
principles
of
the
Nonconformists
,
Separation
from
the
Church
of
England
be
necessary
or
lawfull
?
Whether
the
principles
of
the
Nonconformists
be
true
and
justifiable
,
but
whether
the
necessity
or
lawfulnesse
of
separation
can
truly
,
and
justly
,
be
inferred
and
concluded
from
them
.
if
men
of
tender
hearts
TO
Communicate
in
a
false
Ministerie
,
&
s
Answ
s
is
certainly
a
breach
of
the
Second
Commandement
;
For
what
doe
they
,
but
indeed
set
up
an
Idoll
,
yea
and
bow
downe
unto
it
,
who
serve
God
in
,
and
by
a
devised
and
usurped
Ministery
.
The
faithfull
entreat
Christ
to
be
shewed
where
he
by
his
Ministery
,
with
his
Spirit
,
Word
,
Seales
,
Censures
,
&c.
feedeth
his
Flock
,
that
there
they
might
place
themselves
for
Instruction
and
Government
,
and
not
turn
aside
to
the
flocks
of
his
companions
,
that
is
,
the
congregations
of
false
Christs
,
and
false
Prophets
,
which
came
in
his
Name
,
saying
,
I
am
Christ
,
and
deceive
many
.
Againe
,
Ephraim
is
joyned
to
Idolls
;
What
were
they
?
among
others
,
they
were
Priests
which
ordained
for
the
high
Places
:
What
follows
?
let
him
alone
,
that
is
,
have
no
communion
with
him
,
either
in
his
false
Ministery
,
or
other
Idolatry
.
Often
doe
the
Prophets
,
Christ
,
and
his
Apostles
,
forbid
men
to
heare
those
,
which
thrust
themselves
into
ministeriall
offices
,
not
being
sent
of
God
,
and
from
the
Church
.
To
communicate
in
a
false
ministerie
,
is
to
doe
a
vaine
worship
;
and
therefore
unacceptable
altogether
unto
the
Lord
.
In
this
men
doe
abet
the
party
in
his
sin
,
and
so
make
it
their
owne
by
imputation
,
and
inwrap
themselves
in
the
same
guilt
with
the
offender
.
God
hath
promised
no
blessing
to
his
Word
,
but
in
his
own
Ordinance
,
though
I
confesse
he
may
,
yea
,
and
doth
grant
oft
times
that
,
through
his
infinite
Godnesse
,
which
no
man
can
challenge
by
an
ordinary
promise
.
To
doe
otherwise
,
is
to
rebell
grievously
against
the
Lord
,
and
to
uphold
,
what
in
us
lyeth
,
that
which
the
Lord
will
consume
:
therefore
,
as
no
good
Subject
should
assist
or
communicate
with
any
person
in
the
administration
of
civill
justice
to
the
Kings
Subjects
(
no
although
he
administer
the
same
never
so
legally
,
justly
,
impartially
)
except
the
same
person
had
a
commission
from
the
King
so
to
doe
:
so
neither
ought
the
Subjects
of
Christs
Kingdome
,
Necess.
of
Separ
.
pag.
to
partake
with
any
person
whatsoever
in
the
dispensation
of
any
Spirituall
ordinance
(
though
in
it selfe
never
so
holy
)
without
sufficient
warrant
and
commission
from
the
most
absolute
and
Soveraigne
King
of
his
Church
,
Christ
Jesus
.
Such
as
have
spirituall
communion
in
a
false
Ministery
,
doe
embrace
the
bosome
of
a
stranger
,
and
so
commit
spirituall
whoredome
against
the
Lord
.
Christ
setteth
it
downe
as
a
propertie
of
his
sheep
to
be
observed
,
that
they
follow
not
strangers
,
but
flie
from
them
,
for
that
they
know
not
their
voice
.
T.
C.
repl.
And
in
case
the
Church
,
whether
of
ignorance
or
contention
,
or
a
man-pleasing
humour
,
determine
in
doctrine
against
the
Word
,
or
in
ceremonie
against
the
generall
Rules
,
their
duty
is
to
obey
God
,
rather
than
man
.
doe
of
your
Pistoler
Stay
,
sect
ibid.
M.c.
where
wee
read
in
Scripture
of
these
two
kinds
of
false
Ministers
,
and
communicating
with
either
in
the
ordinances
of
worship
,
we
will
shew
you
the
place
,
the
chapter
and
the
verse
.
dumb
dogs
,
that
could
not
bark
,
and
greedy
dogs
,
that
could
never
have
enough
,
The
strangers
and
uncircumcised
,
which
were
set
to
take
the
charge
of
the
Lords
Sanctuary
Priests
taught
for
hire
,
and
the
Prophets
prophesied
for
money
;
when
the
●rophets
prophesied
lies
,
and
the
Priests
bare
rule
by
their
means
taught
for
doctrines
mens
precepts
,
made
the
Commandement
of
God
of
none
effect
by
their
traditions
,
shut
up
the
Kingdome
of
heaven
before
men
,
neither
going
in
themselves
,
nor
suffering
them
that
would
,
profession
twofold
more
the
children
of
hell
than
themselves
:
Scribes
and
Pharisees
did
neither
minister
to
any
but
the
Lords
people
,
nor
in
an
unlawful
place
,
nor
by
an
unlawful
entrance
:
They
that
preached
Christ
of
envie
,
l.
C.
repl.
to
adde
affliction
to
Pauls
bands
,
faithfull
doe
neither
bow
downe
unto
an
Jdoll
,
nor
set
up
an
Idoll
to
themselves
,
Who
is
blinde
,
but
my
servant
?
or
deafe
as
my
Messenger
that
I
sent
?
Rutgers
:
〈◊〉
:
Metaph.
ca●de
B●n●t
:
Tert.
apol
cap.
&
ad
Scapul
.
cap
:
5.
Orig.
in
lab.
Ind.
hom.
Cyp.
epist
Deodat
.
annot.
Itali
ia
loc.
Origen
Hom
in
Iud.
Aug.
contr.
epist.
Parm.
lib.
Chrysost.
Hom.
post
.
in
Hebr.
Steut
ergo
●lum
pia
crant
sacrifica
secund.
legem
,
quimvis
ab
impus
sacerdoribus
celeb
ata
,
Ier.
Gratia●
decret.
par.
3
de
consec
.
d●st
.
Admonit
.
pag
ne
essit
.
of
Sepa●a●
.
pag.
Z●●ch
in
Hos
Rivet
.
in
Hos
The
Pastors
according
to
Gods
owne
heart
,
who
despise
knowledge
,
that
they
shall
be
no
Priests
unto
him
:
is
joyned
to
Idols
Conjunctus●●
,
id
est
,
tra●●fuget
a
Deo
vero
ad
falsos
:
River
.
sine
illum
,
●
.
c.
ti●o
Nihil
quiequam
tibi
cum
〈◊〉
sit
commer
.
j.
Ab●
Ne
argu●●
eu●●
quispiam
.
Hos.
ac
ipse
tis
assentiens
,
adjungit
de
Idolat.
lib.
Lo●
.
Sept.
Let
him
alone
To
shew
them
where
he
feedeth
his
flock
not
turne
aside
to
the
flocks
of
his
companions
,
by
his
Ministerie
with
his
Spirit
,
Word
,
Seales
,
and
Censures
:
And
that
there
they
might
place
themselves
for
instruction
and
government
,
God
,
Priest
nor
Law
Often
doe
the
Prophets
Christ
,
and
his
Apostles
(
you
say
)
forbid
men
to
heare
those
which
thrust
themselves
into
ministeriall
offices
,
not
being
sent
of
God
,
and
from
the
Church
.
And
from
the
Church
Bilson
.
Christ
.
Subject
who
walke
with
falshood
,
and
strengthen
the
hands
of
the
wicked
,
that
they
might
not
returne
from
their
wickednesse
,
who
speak
the
vision
of
their
owne
hearts
,
not
from
the
mouth
of
the
Lord
.
Who
say
to
them
that
despise
the
Lord
,
yee
shall
have
peace
,
who
run
when
they
were
not
sent
,
and
prophesied
when
God
spake
not
unto
them
.
Who
prophesie
false
things
in
the
Name
of
the
Lord
,
the
deceit
of
their
heart
,
and
thinke
to
make
the
people
forget
the
Name
of
the
Lord
,
and
seduce
the
people
with
their
lies
:
Who
prophesie
out
of
their
owne
hearts
,
and
follow
their
owne
spirit
.
who
bring
in
damnable
doctrines
and
denying
the
Lord
that
bought
them
.
Bilson
Christ
.
Subj
ni
sallor
eosdem
a●t
inn●es
Hers
.
re●●
sa●●
.
〈…〉
.
.
to
beware
of
their
leaven
they
were
blinde
leaders
of
the
blinde
:
in
Sy●●gugis
populo
prae●●gant
,
&c.
Quale
●unque
〈◊〉
sunt
,
〈◊〉
est
recipl●●a●
,
si
ve●o
〈…〉
cons●n
a●●●
,
i●●●●lenda
〈…〉
.
〈…〉
●●cr●
nolite
aud●●c
,
●olite
faec●e
.
span●
,
que
〈…〉
.
de
L●●●
Baptarg
.
desen
〈…〉
vo●abub
,
〈◊〉
distern●t
quotidiana
,
〈…〉
,
quodest
inimicumnom
ni
Christi
〈…〉
cons●●cure
.
Ly●●
attend
unto
wisedome
,
and
keep
understanding
,
the
a
dulterous
woman
,
which
drop
as
the
hony
combe
.
False
teachers
are
Adulteresses
Qui
〈…〉
de●que
improvat●
atque
dammat●
,
●●●coquc●●
posti
〈…〉
est
●re●t
of
one
Cross●
Hen.
Amsw
What
one
saith
He
was
not
without
his
faults
,
His
golden
mouth
,
wherein
he
passed
others
,
sometime
had
leaden
words
,
which
yeelded
to
the
errour
and
abuse
of
others
.
I
am
not
ignorant
,
that
in
his
daies
many
evill
customes
were
crept
into
the
Church
,
which
in
his
workes
he
reproveth
not
.
There
is
not
any
of
them
(
saith
hee
)
that
the
world
doth
most
wonder
at
,
but
have
had
their
affections
,
nor
I
thinke
,
that
you
(
adversaries
to
us
and
to
the
Truth
)
will
in
every
respect
admit
,
all
that
any
one
of
the
Fathers
wrote
.
My selfe
were
able
from
the
very
first
after
the
Apostles
times
,
to
run
them
over
all
,
and
straitly
examining
their
words
and
assertions
finde
imperfections
in
all
:
N.
N.
pag.
To
uphold
the
heresies
of
N.
N.
this
is
one
speciall
and
principall
practice
,
that
the
historie
,
and
native
sense
of
the
Word
of
God
is
altogether
neglected
of
him
,
and
in
stead
thereof
,
is
entertained
an
allegoricall
and
bastardly
construction
,
foolish
and
fond
distinctions
,
which
thing
utterly
defaceth
the
certaintie
of
the
sacred
Scripture
,
and
maketh
no
other
thing
of
it
,
than
a
nose
of
waxe
.
to
beware
of
dogs
Deodat
.
Ital.
Bible
Zanch.
in
Ph.
Sect.
de
Ca●e●dis
falsis
Doctor
.
Bern.
sup.
Cant.
serm.
Hok●●
in
sap
.
lib.
lect.
Viz.
That
not
onely
the
Teachers
,
but
the
Faithfull
must
learne
to
know
and
beware
of
ravening
wolves
,
blinde
guides
,
who
bring
not
the
doctrine
of
Christ
,
denie
all
the
Articles
of
Faith
,
or
some
at
least
speake
perverse
things
,
and
draw
Disciples
after
them
.
is
neither
a
vaine
worship
,
nor
an
abetting
of
the
party
in
his
sinne
,
nor
to
rebell
against
the
Lord
,
nor
to
commit
spirituall
whoredome
,
or
to
embrace
the
bosome
of
an
harlot
.
Bilson
Christ
an
The
sheep
of
Christ
heare
his
voice
,
but
will
not
heare
the
voice
of
a
stranger
?
But
who
is
that
stranger
whom
the
sheep
will
not
heare
?
From
whom
they
flie
both
in
minde
and
body
,
with
whom
they
must
hold
no
Communion
,
inward
or
outward
Deodat
.
Ita●
.
Joh.
Cyp.
lib.
Bilson
〈…〉
a
thiefe
and
a
robber
,
who
enters
not
in
by
the
dore
,
but
climbes
up
some
other
way
,
feedeth
not
the
flock
;
that
maketh
sad
the
heart
of
the
Godly
,
strengtheneth
the
hands
of
the
wicked
,
mingleth
the
Truth
of
God
with
his
owne
dreames
,
may
heare
any
one
,
or
any where
.
Atha
.
ad
solitariam
vita
agentes
,
Christian
Subj
I
suspect
my
sight
,
and
I
aske
of
my selfe
againe
and
againe
,
could
the
Treat
.
write
so
unskilfully
:
For
if
this
be
not
a
Non
sequitur
,
then
Fooles
cannot
speake
Non-sense
.
and
if
no
man
of
pietie
will
pleade
for
them
,
NOne
may
heare
,
or
joyne
in
Spirituall
Communion
with
that
Ministerie
,
which
hath
not
a
true
vocation
and
calling
by
election
,
approbation
,
and
ordination
of
that
Faithfull
people
,
where
he
is
to
administer
:
Iraeneus
lib.
Clemens
Alexan.
lib.
Strom.
Cypr.
libs
Didimus
in
Iohn
●upert
in
Iolm
&
Theodoret
ibid.
But
the
present
Ministeri●
of
the
Ecclesiasticall
Assemblies
of
England
,
hath
not
a
true
vocation
and
calling
by
election
,
approbation
and
ordination
of
the
Faithfull
people
where
they
Administer
.
Therefore
none
must
heare
,
or
joyne
in
Spirituall
Communion
with
the
present
Ministerie
of
the
Ecclesiasticall
Assemblies
of
England
.
Which
of
the
Propositions
the
Non-conformists
will
denie
I
know
not
:
but
sure
J
am
,
they
are
both
theirs
.
Howbeit
(
it
may
be
)
they
doe
not
so
well
weigh
their
owne
Principles
,
as
they
should
;
And
hence
it
is
,
that
their
practice
is
not
so
strictly
answerable
to
their
Profession
,
and
therefore
doe
give
just
occasion
(
I
speake
it
with
griefe
)
unto
the
Prelates
,
and
their
Parasites
,
to
insinuate
against
them
hypocriticall
ends
,
in
condemning
so
grievously
the
Ministerie
,
worship
,
and
government
of
the
English
Church
,
and
yet
to
partake
in
the
knowne
evills
and
abuses
thereof
.
But
for
my
part
,
I
am
otherwise
minded
than
the
Bishops
in
this
thing
,
and
doe
thinke
,
that
they
doe
of
conscience
condemne
the
state
of
the
Church
,
but
doe
not
maturely
consider
the
responsive
conclusions
,
which
follow
upon
their
Principles
.
For
which
cause
I
have
written
of
purpose
this
Treatise
,
to
prove
they
cannot
justifie
their
Tenents
against
that
Church
,
and
stand
members
lawfully
thereof
.
said
once
Parker
)
There
was
not
so
much
as
one
in
all
the
enemies
campe
,
that
was
called
Caesar
.
Baron
.
An●al
.
in
anno
Cicer.
Parad.
M
Sutel
.
tract
.
de
disc.
ca.
Bell
of
Ch.
Govern.
cap.
Bancroft
,
tract
.
of
discip
.
cap.
Laus
Querim
.
Eccles.
pag.
So
may
it
truly
be
said
now
,
Not
so
much
as
one
of
the
Godly
Ministers
,
that
suffer
in
England
about
the
Discipline
,
that
may
deservedly
be
called
a
Brownist
.
Jt
is
one
thing
dutifully
to
urge
the
proceeding
of
our
Church
unto
perfection
,
another
,
schismatically
to
leave
,
and
forsake
her
.
Betwixt
these
two
,
there
is
as
much
difference
,
S.
B.
Epist.
to
the
Reader
as
is
betweene
that
child
that
in
tender
affection
reproveth
,
and
laboureth
the
reformation
of
his
Mother
,
whom
he
seeth
by
her
indiscreet
behaviour
to
become
a
reproach
among
women
;
and
him
that
under
pretence
of
the
hate
of
her
uncomely
behaviour
,
should
pluck
out
her
bowells
,
and
forsake
her
.
T.C.
Repl.
This
they
willingly
confesse
before
men
,
and
in
their
prayers
daily
give
most
humble
thanks
to
God
for
;
And
by
their
earnest
suite
,
and
humble
desires
,
which
they
have
for
further
reformation
,
they
are
so
farre
from
unthankfulnesse
,
that
they
desire
the
heape
of
felicitie
to
the
Church
and
Commonwealth
.
Gratian.
dist
Grat.
dist
Hieron
.
ad
O●e
an
.
ep.
ad
.
Nepoti
.
T.C.
repl.
Ambr
de
offic.
lib.
Grat
dist
Ex
quo
i●
Ecclesis
,
sicut
in
imperio
Romano
,
crevit
avaritia
,
perit
iex
de
sacerdote
,
&
visia
de
Prpheta
.
Bas
in
Asceticis
.
Chry.
desacer
.
Here
I
am
grievously
troubled
,
that
the
Church
hath
many
Pastors
,
who
not
onely
doe
not
oppose
their
bodies
against
the
incursions
of
wolves
,
but
also
they
themselves
doe
play
the
parts
of
wolves
,
whiles
they
destroy
the
souls
of
the
simple
,
they
themselves
serving
their
bellies
,
gaine
and
ambition
;
and
make
merchandise
of
the
Word
of
God
,
and
adulterate
it
with
ungodly
opinions
.
That
many
things
in
the
admission
of
Presbyters
and
Bishops
was
done
contrary
to
the
Rule
.
That
the
office
of
a
Pastor
,
and
government
of
the
Church
was
committed
to
men
altogether
unworthy
.
Hierom
make
in
one
houre
a
thousand
Clarks
:
That
Clarkes
run
to
the
Bishops
suffraganes
certaine
times
of
the
yeere
,
and
bringing
some
summe
of
money
,
they
are
ordained
,
being
chosen
of
none
.
Ambrose
If
a
man
asked
some
of
them
who
preferred
them
to
be
Priests
,
answers
is
made
by
and
by
,
that
the
Archbishop
for
an
hundred
shillings
ordained
me
Bishop
.
Nazianzon
That
they
which
handle
holy
things
with
unwashen
hands
,
and
polluted
souls
,
are
more
in
number
than
they
,
over
whom
they
rule
;
Miseri
in
●iotate
,
miseri
in
splendore
.
Basil
:
of
an
Heathen
was
made
a
Christian
,
That
he
did
greatly
wonder
at
the
dissentions
,
which
were
in
the
Church
concerning
Faith
;
and
the
contentions
of
the
Governors
:
because
every
one
leaving
the
doctrine
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
did
challenge
to
himself
,
by
his
owne
authoritie
,
certaine
rules
and
orders
:
Also
J
perceived
dissentions
to
arise
from
hence
,
because
there
was
no
discipline
,
no
knowledge
of
God
,
or
it
was
perve●se
if
any
.
for
eighteen
yeeres
,
no
Synod
was
held
,
Whence
came
grosse
ignorance
,
and
corruption
of
the
Ministers
.
Nicholas
de
Clemang
;
Petrus
de
Aliaco
,
See
Nichol.
Clemang
.
speculum
Eccles.
Petrus
de
Aliaco
.
reformat
.
Eccle.
Bern.
in
Conv.
S.
P.
ser.
Heu
Heu
Domine
Deus
.
Ipsi
sunt
in
persecutione
tua
primi
,
qui
videatur
in
Eccl
sia
tua
primatum
genere
:
Id.
in
Cant.
ser.
Parum
est
nostris
vigilibus
,
quod
non
servant
,
nisi
&
perdant
,
Gildas
.
See
Vsser
de
primord
.
Eccles.
Br●●
.
H●oper
Lord
it
over
,
but
feed
not
the
Flock
of
Christ
,
muzzle
the
people
in
ignorance
and
profanenesse
,
live
riotously
,
hunt
after
preferment
,
but
seek
not
the
winning
of
souls
unto
God
.
It
is
great
pity
to
see
how
farre
that
office
of
a
Bishop
is
degenerated
from
the
originall
in
the
Scripture
,
it
was
not
so
at
the
beginning
,
when
Bishops
were
at
the
best
,
as
the
Epist.
of
testifieth
;
that
willed
him
to
ordaine
in
every
Citie
of
Creete
a
Bishop
.
That
one
of
them
is
more
than
any
man
is
able
to
satisfie
;
and
that
it
is
not
possible
that
one
should
doe
both
well
,
and
that
it
is
a
great
oversight
of
the
Princes
,
and
higher
Powers
of
the
earth
,
so
to
charge
them
with
two
burdens
,
when
none
of
them
,
as
he
saith
,
is
able
to
beare
the
least
of
them
both
.
Aug.
de
fid.
&
bon.
oper.
tom.
&
vide
Beza
annot.
major
.
in
Act.
Synops.
purior
.
Theol.
disput.
Jun.
animad
in
Bell.
cont
Bell.
de
Cler.
l.
But
what
answere
can
be
given
to
the
argument
drawn
from
their
grounds
?
which
Proposition
in
the
syllogisme
propounded
,
can
they
denie
,
seeing
they
are
both
theirs
?
Moreover
,
every
officer
in
the
Church
,
must
be
ordained
by
imposition
of
hands
of
the
Eldership
,
the
whole
Church
joyning
with
them
in
fasting
and
prayer
.
Calvin
Epist
&
Instit.
l.
T.
C.
repl.
Aurcolus
in
Sent.
dist
ea
quae
sunt
ordi
num
omnes
recipiunt
immediate
a
Christo
.
Horb
.
Irenic
.
l.
Itaque
potest
cuiquam
,
&c.
Fr.
de
Victor
.
in
rel.
de
potest
.
eccle.
Q
W
E.
The
Church
plea.
Grat.
de
jure
belli
.
lib.
That
all
Bishops
doe
derive
Iurisdiction
and
power
immediately
from
God
.
Gratian.
Decret
dist
Platima
in
vita
Benedict
Ch●rles
.
Bilson
.
Christ
.
Subject
.
Sol.
Iarchi
Ioseph
Antiq:
lib.
&
l.
Ctrnel
.
Bertram
.
de
pol.
Iudaic.
cap.
Concil.
Laed
c.
cap.
Non
est
permittendum
turbis
,
&c.
animadv
.
in
Bl●
.
contr
hist.
lib.
Socrat.
hist.
lib.
Concil
Antioch
.
cap.
hist.
l.
in
Epit.
patris
Gratian.
dist
T.C.
repl.
&
l.
&
l.
Inst.
l
hist.
l.
hist.
lib.
That
Ministers
should
be
chosen
by
the
people
,
It
is
affirmed
by
the
Centuries
of
Magdenburg
,
that
from
Christs
ascension
,
unto
time
,
which
is
about
an
hundred
yeers
,
every
particular
Church
was
governed
by
the
Bishops
,
Elders
and
Deacons
,
and
describing
the
state
of
Christian
Churches
,
from
reigne
unto
that
is
,
from
the
yeere
of
Christ
thus
they
write
,
The
order
of
Government
was
popular
,
for
all
Churches
had
equall
power
of
teaching
purely
the
Word
of
God
,
administration
of
the
Sacraments
,
excommunication
of
hereticks
and
wicked
persons
,
loosing
the
penitent
,
the
election
and
ordination
of
Ministers
,
and
the
deposition
of
them
againe
for
just
cause
.
And
even
unto
time
,
The
Primitive
purity
of
Church
Government
was
not
yet
defloured
,
with
the
dregges
of
mans
invention
.
Neither
had
Satan
brought
in
Prelaticall
pride
into
the
sheepfold
of
the
Lord
;
but
Pastors
looked
every
one
to
the
health
of
his
owne
flock
.
●
.
●
.
Ibid.
Hierome
,
Ambrose
,
Cyrill
,
Hilarie
,
Gregorie
Nazianzene
Iun.
eccl
lat.
Sozom.
l.
Evagr.
p.
Bils
.
Christian
Sub.
Iust
in
Novel
.
Inst
Concil.
To●●●an
.
ca.
Greg.
epist.
l●b
&c.
Concil.
tom
Concil.
Parisien
Socrates
.
Iustinian
If
any
man
build
a
Church
,
or
house
of
prayer
,
and
would
have
Clerkes
to
be
planted
there
,
if
hee
allow
maintenance
for
them
,
and
place
such
as
be
worthy
,
they
shall
be
ordained
upon
his
Nomination
.
And
the
Toletan
Councel
decreed
.
That
as
long
as
the
founders
of
Churches
doe
live
,
they
shall
be
suffered
to
have
the
chiefe
and
continuall
care
of
the
said
Churches
,
and
shall
offer
fit
Rectors
to
the
Bishop
to
be
ordained
:
And
if
the
Bishop
neglecting
the
founders
shall
presume
to
place
any
others
,
let
him
know
,
that
his
admission
shall
be
voide
,
and
to
his
shame
,
but
if
such
as
they
chuse
be
prohibited
by
the
Canons
as
unworthy
,
then
let
the
Bishop
take
to
promote
some
whom
he
thinketh
more
worthy
.
Jn
many
things
the
old
custom
is
neglected
,
and
the
decrees
of
the
Canons
are
broken
.
tit
.
Eccles.
Gubern
in
vita
Dam●f
Ibid.
Leo.
Epist.
Concil.
Ni●●●
oper
brev.
collat.
cap
&
●i
con●r
ep●set
P●nce
An●t
sol
doe
they
reason
thus
,
The
Word
of
God
is
not
preached
,
because
the
Mnisters
are
not
rightly
proved
and
elected
,
&c.
Is
it
all
one
to
say
it
is
not
purely
preached
,
&
it
is
not
truly
preached
,
&c.
nver
said
,
that
there
is
no
Ministerie
in
England
,
nor
yet
doe
ever
conclude
,
that
there
is
no
Word
,
nor
Sacraments
,
nor
Discipline
,
nor
Church
.
they
might
understand
that
Catholikes
did
not
detest
Christian
consecration
,
but
humane
errour
.
use
this
That
they
who
are
called
forth
to
Parochiall
offices
,
if
they
promise
that
they
for
the
time
to
come
,
will
preach
the
Word
purely
,
and
administer
the
Sacraments
,
according
to
Christs
institution
,
we
receive
them
,
Horumque
contenti
vocatione
,
&
.
ca.
hist.
l.
Par.
in
Heb.
&
Stay
.
Par.
in
Rom.
&
pag.
For.
Iren.
l.
Art
.
Smal.
Si.
Episcopi
suo
officio
recte
fungerentur
,
&
cur
am
ecclesiae
&
Evangelii
gererent
,
&c.
Pareus
.
He
is
lawfully
sent
,
who
is
called
,
according
to
the
order
which
is
instituted
by
publique
authoritie
in
every
Church
,
for
order
sake
,
and
to
edification
.
Danaeus
Ex
his
autem
omnibus
An.
Stubs
contr.
Parmenian
.
l.
c.
de
l●ng
Latin
Admonit.
p.
That
they
have
not
scarce
the
face
of
a
Church
.
in
saying
the
face
of
the
Church
doth
not
so
much
appeare
T.
C.
repl.
T.C.
repl.
T.C.
repl.
repl.
par
T.C.
repl.
they
grant
that
wee
have
the
true
Church
of
God
:
but
that
for
want
of
those
ordinances
which
it
should
have
,
and
through
certaine
the
deformed
rags
of
Poperie
,
which
it
should
not
have
,
the
Church
doth
not
appeare
in
her
native
colours
,
and
so
beautifull
,
as
it
is
meet
she
should
be
prepared
to
so
glorious
an
Husband
,
as
the
Son
of
God
.
admit
you
them
as
often
as
you
will
,
the
Lord
pronounceth
,
that
they
shall
be
no
Ministers
to
him
,
which
have
no
knowledge
.
That
through
ignorance
of
that
which
they
doe
,
some
of
them
may
be
good
men
,
I
confesse
,
as
in
the
Popish
Priests
Baptisme
,
for
that
they
be
the
publike
officers
appointed
thereto
,
although
unduely
administred
,
to
be
the
holy
Sacraments
of
God
.
in
Apoc.
de
polit
Eccl.
lib.
Ibid.
Non
in
●urid●
jectione
,
sed
i●
fundament●
ipsius
elemolitione
separatio
dunt
axat
licita
.
J●id
.
Aquibus
vos
separate
?
Ac
loquitur
Paulus
de
fund●
〈◊〉
corr●ptione
doctrinae
ill
us
quae
est
secun
.
pietatem
.
Separavit
Discipu●os
Paulus
?
Vtrisque
sanitatem
mentis
precor
There
is
(
saith
one
speaking
in
this
point
a
further
consideration
to
be
had
,
unto
which
both
the
Scriptures
,
and
our
owne
experience
doe
lead
us
:
namely
,
that
as
the
Lord
hath
his
people
in
Babylon
,
his
I
meane
,
both
in
respect
of
election
,
and
of
personall
sanctification
:
so
hath
he
for
their
sakes
there
preserved
(
notwithstanding
all
the
Apostasie
and
confusion
which
is
found
in
it
)
sundry
his
holy
truths
and
ordinances
,
amongst
which
Baptisme
is
one
.
de
pont.
Rom.
contr
semper
Praesbyteris
servaretur
,
Democraticum
in
●pol
.
c.
Catech.
Hollant
.
de
legit
.
●ocat
.
Minist.
animad●
in
Bell
co●●
&
ca.
Ibid.
not
Eccles.
l.
Car●w
.
repl.
de
Cl●r
.
l.
Ibid.
cap
&
eccld
hist.
lib.
Philadelphians
,
It
behoveth
you
as
the
Church
of
God
,
to
chuse
a
Bishop
.
Athanasiu●
〈…〉
Arian
.
Haec
quidem
Aegyptii
ad
omnes
&
ad
episcopum
Roman●●
I●l
um
scrips●●e
.
〈◊〉
apol.
ad
〈◊〉
occiden●
〈…〉
&
〈◊〉
&
Gallis
&
Gall.
et
Jtal.
ep●se
.
&
occident
.
ep
se
〈…〉
Govern.
ca.
All
Bishops
Eccles.
l
hist.
l.
hist.
l.
bust
.
l.
eccles
.
l.
catal
.
test
.
lib.
In
the
ordination
of
a
Bishop
,
All
the
Bishops
of
a
Province
ought
to
be
called
together
:
Cornelius
,
that
they
contradicted
the
election
of
Nazianzene
,
because
he
was
made
Bishop
before
they
came
:
Ambrose
That
his
election
was
confirmed
of
all
the
Bishops
of
the
East
and
West
:
and
Theodoret
,
That
Valentinian
the
Emperor
confirmed
it
also
.
Rhemists
annot.
in
de
polit.
Eccl.
l.
Instit.
l.
de
pont.
Rom.
contr
ut
Act.
Bilson
.
perpet
Gov.
Epist
Id.
ca.
Beza
annot.
Maier
.
in
.
Matth.
WHatsoever
God
hath
bestowed
upon
his
Church
,
as
her
priviledge
,
the
same
is
to
be
found
in
his
Word
:
But
it
is
not
mentioned
there
,
that
Beleivers
(
as
their
priviledge
)
ought
to
heare
Antichristian
Teachers
.
The
proposition
is
unquestionably
certaine
by
these
Scriptures
.
this
is
the
unanimous
consent
of
learned
writers
.
The
Scriptures
Athanasius
)
doe
helpe
us
with
the
knowledge
of
every
truth
,
&c.
The
first
part
which
is
only
controversall
is
evident
and
cleere
,
Anno.
in
Reg.
cap
by
these
Scriptures
To
this
all
sorts
of
Writers
assent
,
The
Authors
of
the
Admonition
.
pag.
&c.
Yea
the
Papists
themselves
,
Rhemists
and
Doway
Translators
.
B●s
.
Chrill
〈◊〉
part
Com
in
Eph.
ad
Galat.
cap.
Thom.
Becon
Babylon
,
&c.
TO
worship
God
in
any
other
way
or
manner
than
he
hath
in
his
Word
prescribed
,
is
unlawfull
.
But
to
heare
Antichristian
Ministers
in
false
Churches
,
is
to
worship
God
in
a
way
and
manner
which
he
hath
not
prescribed
.
The
Major
,
No
man
dares
denie
,
I
assure
my selfe
.
For
it
is
manifest
and
certaine
by
the
whole
course
of
the
Scripture
,
Moreover
,
all
sorts
and
sects
of
writers
acknowledge
this
for
a
Truth
.
explic
.
in
com
.
in
Touching
the
second
part
:
J
may
spare
all
proofs
,
and
send
them
to
their
own
consciences
.
That
this
hearing
is
a
worship
,
the
same
is
manifest
and
cleere
to
any
that
have
an
eye
of
reason
,
serm.
in
Psal
and
any
light
of
Religion
shining
in
them
.
None
to
my
knowledge
,
saving
a
Popish
Parasite
or
two
,
ever
held
otherwise
.
That
this
worship
is
done
in
a
way
and
manner
,
which
the
Lord
never
appointed
,
it
is
as
cleere
as
the
Sun
at
noon
day
,
and
cannot
with
any
modest
face
be
denyed
,
&c.
B●ls
.
Christ
.
subj
.
part
de
Conser
.
Evang.
l.
in
Qu.
ex
veteri
Teslam
.
Qu.
in
Matth.
hom
Disca●
us
Coristum
ex
ipsius
voluntate
honorare
.
Nam
qui
honoratur
,
●o
maximè
honore
laetatur
〈◊〉
vuit
,
non
quem
nos
optamus
.
Bils
.
d●ffer
.
betw
.
Christ
.
Subj
.
part
It
is
as
cleere
as
the
Sun
,
it
cannot
be
denied
with
any
modest
face
,
neither
to
adde
ought
unto
,
nor
take
ought
from
the
law
,
to
teach
whatsoever
the
Lord
commanded
them
:
de
Ecript
Genev.
Bible
,
annot.
in
Instit.
l.
Hon.
Ainsw
confess
.
Helvetic
.
confess
.
cap.
Ang.
confess
.
ca.
De
discrim
.
ciborum
.
de
Sacram.
l.
Bils
differ
.
betw
.
Christ
Su●j
.
par.
Basil
.
ser.
de
fide
.
ad
dissic
.
loc.
O
at
.
in
Hos
annot.
in
Levit.
annot.
in
Levit.
&
in
ans.
p.
Scotia
Confess
.
art
thes.
theol
.
c.
l.
c.
resp
.
ad
lib.
de
pii
veri
offic.
p.
cansess
.
c.
purior
.
theol
.
disp
de
cons.
l.
de
parad
c.
Whatsoever
I
command
you
,
that
shall
yee
observe
to
doe
,
Thou
shalt
not
adde
thereto
,
neither
shalt
thou
take
ought
from
it
.
Hereby
God
appointeth
his
owne
Word
and
Law
,
to
be
the
only
rule
of
his
Service
,
without
imitating
the
customes
of
others
,
or
devising
any
thing
of
their
owne
,
saith
Annot
in
Deut.
Epist.
ad
de
praescript
:
advers
haeret
pans●
.
tom
apol.
thes.
sect
Doway
annot.
in
Deut.
Answ
p.
oper.
imperfect
.
hom
cap.
Matth.
Qu.
Co.
p.
Ainsworth
,
God
forbiddeth
all
inventions
of
men
.
the
workes
of
their
owne
hands
.
and
the
Statutes
of
the
Kings
of
Israel
,
which
they
after
made
without
the
Commandement
of
the
Lord
.
Direct
my
steps
in
thy
Word
,
and
let
none
iniquitie
have
dominion
over
me
.
That
Negative
conclusions
in
matters
of
faith
,
and
duties
,
Ans.
p.
sc.
Deut.
Id.
p.
in
quartum
praeceptum
in
tract
.
de
discip
.
Eccles
in
fine
.
Instit.
l.
in
Gen.
exercit
Ethic.
lib.
Ca●seh
.
art
follow
well
from
Scriptures
silence
annot.
in
Deut.
annot.
in
Deut.
in
loc.
Italic
.
Deut.
Ainsw
annot.
in
De●dat
.
Ital.
in
Lev.
Vatabl.
annos
,
in
Loc.
Canaan
.
Jun.
Cypr.
Cecilio
fratri
.
ep
Rivet
.
ad
Gen.
praelect
Stay
sect
c.
de
distinct
Thcol.
l.
You
say
,
it
is
a
certaine
rule
(
as
Logicians
teach
)
Things
are
really
to
be
distinguished
;
which
in
themselves
are
to
be
separated
each
from
other
.
Howson
,
Serm.
in
Psal
Syon
plea
Howson
,
Serm.
The
Church
is
an
Idoll
Church
,
Par.
com
.
in
and
the
Ministery
an
Idoll
Ministerie
:
And
if
be
Church
he
an
Holl
,
the
Ministerie
a●
Idol●
,
who
〈◊〉
a●
Idoll
,
&c.
In
the
words
then
of
the
Prophet
,
What
have
we
to
d●●
any
more
with
Idolls
?
What
agreement
hath
the
Temple
of
God
with
Idolls
?
Little
children
,
keep
your selves
from
Idolls
?
Againe
,
my
dearely
beloved
,
〈◊〉
from
Idolatrie
.
But
how
,
that
is
,
the
worship
and
reverence
of
Idoll●
.
de
interpret
T.C.
repl.
Merar
.
Montan.
Tremel
.
&
Iun.
Heb.
Sept.
Hieron
.
idola
Park
.
de
polit.
Eccl.
lib.
in
Luc.
lib
in
Symbol
tom
relect.
cont
Christian
subject
.
part
If
it
was
Israels
great
sin
to
carry
the
oblations
under
the
law
,
to
a
place
(
howbeit
sometimes
lawfull
,
and
where
their
godly
Ancestors
had
before
truly
worshipped
)
because
they
had
no
commandement
so
to
doe
:
then
certainly
,
more
in
fault
are
those
(
which
with
the
worship
of
the
Gospell
)
goe
where
it
was
never
lawfull
publikely
to
serve
God
,
and
where
their
forefathers
never
to
this
day
rightly
served
him
.
Alsted
praecog
lib.
Tert
de
dololat
Rivet
.
in
in
Hos
Laudabile
exercitua
illud
●sraelitis
videbatur
,
&
tamen
est
scortari
.
Quare
?
quia
sacrilegium
e●
discedere
a
verbe
Domini
.
Verbuma
.
Domini
jusserat
ut
taxtum
Harosolymis
,
&
ritibu●
a
Den
irstitutis
,
sinc
sa●●●
Deum
coleren●
.
lun
.
Annot.
in
Asa
,
Jehosaphat
,
Amasias
,
Azarias
,
Hebr.
Sep.
Iun.
demonibus
Heb.
Sept.
et
Iun.
ibid.
Rainold
de
Idolola
.
l.
Qu.
Co.
pag.
Iun.
in
Cyp.
lib.
Ought
we
not
to
beleeve
,
that
as
God
had
commanded
us
to
worship
Him
,
that
is
,
to
heare
his
Word
,
receive
the
Sacraments
and
to
use
other
His
Ordinances
:
so
Hee
hath
also
called
and
separated
unto
himselfe
a
Church
,
a
Communion
of
Saints
,
and
holy
ones
,
in
and
amongst
whom
these
holy
things
are
to
be
used
,
and
that
we
are
to
looke
in
what
fellowship
wee
receive
the
holy
things
of
God
,
as
what
the
things
are
we
doe
receive
.
In
a
word
,
ought
we
not
to
be
perswaded
,
that
as
the
legall
Sacrifices
out
of
the
Tabernacle
or
Temple
,
within
whose
circle
they
were
prescribed
by
the
mouth
of
God
,
were
unlawfully
offered
:
so
all
the
Ordinances
and
exercises
of
the
Church
under
the
Gospell
done
out
of
a
true
constituted
Church
are
altogether
and
every
way
sinfull
.
Orig.
Hom.
in
Jer.
Can.
Stay
.
Ignat.
ad
Magnesian
Ad
Philadel
Iren.
adv:
haeres
.
l
est
Ergo
Altare
in
caelis
.
Euseb.
Hist.
lib.
Martin
:
de
persona
Christ
If
that
be
true
in
the
Philosopher
,
l.
b.
Sep.
p.
Opposite
things
in
nature
are
alike
.
Againe
,
That
is
good
whose
contrary
is
evill
:
It
must
needs
followes
,
that
as
some
Churches
are
visibly
true
in
respect
of
faith
and
order
:
so
others
may
bee
true
too
having
outward
order
,
albeit
the
members
thereof
have
no
faith
at
all
.
The
which
assertion
is
not
to
bee
answered
but
abhorred
.
The
tenne
Tribes
which
departed
from
the
Lord
,
from
his
Temple
,
Sacrifices
,
Priests
,
Altar
,
and
other
holy
signes
of
his
presence
at
Ierusalem
;
from
the
time
and
still
after
were
not
Gods
Church
,
so
the
Scriptures
shew
,
Hos.
And
the
Israelites
when
they
worshipped
at
were
not
in
respect
of
faith
and
Doctrine
more
corrupt
,
than
the
other
now
is
,
and
the
Non
conformists
,
affirme
that
the
Apostate
could
justifia
their
way
and
course
of
Religion
as
well
if
not
better
than
the
other
.
Arist.
de
Caelo
.
lib.
in
Rom.
Samaria
etiam
erat
de
Iudaeorum
s●nagoga
,
l.
cet
corruptissim●
&
Apostatica
Siquidem
Jfraelitae
ctiam
crant
de
popu
o
praecogni●o
:
&
alioqui
Wherefore
,
saith
he
,
for
conforming
to
a
glorious
Church
,
but
in
that
wherein
shee
was
never
raformed
.
And
what
wonder
if
all
the
reformed
Churches
crept
not
forth
of
the
Romish
deluge
equally
accomplished
?
What
greater
wonder
than
that
any
should
be
found
free
of
the
smell
of
that
Wine
,
of
Fornication
,
whereof
they
all
for
so
many
yeeres
were
drunke
.
THe
Word
preached
by
false
Ministers
is
not
that
word
unto
which
God
hath
promised
a
blessing
of
encrease
.
Or
it
is
not
the
ordinary
way
and
meanes
,
Id.
Sect.
which
the
Scripture
speakes
of
to
beget
men
to
the
faith
.
For
as
a
false
forged
constitution
makes
a
Church
a
reall
and
substantiall
Idoll
.
So
all
that
comes
from
it
,
is
touched
with
the
Idolatry
of
that
constitution
.
This
is
a
ruled
opinion
of
many
Divines
,
The
State
makes
all
the
publike
actions
to
be
formally
good
or
evill
.
For
as
the
Temple
sanctifieth
the
gold
,
the
Altar
the
offerings
:
so
the
Ordinances
of
the
Church
under
the
Gospell
are
sanctified
unto
us
.
That
is
(
as
truely
speaketh
)
in
the
use
of
them
made
lawfull
to
us
,
in
that
they
have
their
rise
from
a
true
and
right
power
.
Seeing
therefore
the
Church
in
Question
wants
a
right
Constitution
it
must
follow
that
all
spirituall
actions
,
done
in
it
(
whether
Prayer
,
Preaching
,
Sacraments
,
Censures
)
as
they
are
there
done
,
are
none
of
Gods
Ordinances
,
though
true
it
is
,
in
themselves
they
are
of
God
.
If
the
false
Churches
of
whom
we
disputed
,
be
that
spirituall
mentioned
in
the
Revelation
then
it
is
unlawfull
for
Gods
people
to
goe
unto
them
,
to
performe
any
spirituall
or
religious
action
,
and
so
consequently
not
to
heare
the●e
.
But
the
first
is
true
,
the
later
is
true
also
.
The
proposition
needs
no
proofe
,
because
our
opposites
and
we
herein
are
of
opinion
alike
.
The
assumption
is
manifest
by
these
reasons
.
Flac.
Illyric
Par.
com
The
words
in
the
Text
prove
it
plainely
,
Come
out
of
her
my
people
,
that
is
,
remove
your selves
from
all
false
assemblies
,
covenant
together
to
walk
in
all
the
wayes
of
God
,
serve
the
Lord
among
your selves
in
spirit
and
truth
,
and
returne
not
from
whence
you
are
come
.
But
repent
rather
that
yee
have
suffered
your
Consciences
to
bee
wrought
upon
by
any
unlawfull
Officers
.
And
thus
doe
the
Learned
interpret
the
place
,
namely
of
such
a
coming
out
,
as
that
we
may
not
be
bodily
present
at
any
of
their
worship
.
prompt
.
allegoriar
de
Minist
Jd.
sect
Id
sect
A
false
Church
state
is
rightly
likened
to
the
leprosie
spread
in
the
wals
of
the
houses
of
the
Lepers
,
because
of
the
pollution
which
it
causeth
to
the
persons
and
things
.
Take
for
instance
a
Citie
or
Towne
,
if
the
civill
State
or
Corporation
,
which
they
have
be
usurped
,
aevised
or
derived
from
a
false
power
,
all
their
publike
administrations
are
unlawfull
,
and
every
one
partaking
thereof
offendeth
:
So
all
administrations
done
in
a
false
Church
(
whether
prayer
,
Preaching
Sacraments
,
Censures
)
are
uncleane
actions
and
doe
defile
every
receiver
,
J
say
,
because
of
the
Idoll
State
,
which
is
devised
out
of
a
mans
braine
,
and
used
as
a
meanes
to
serve
God
in
it
and
by
it
.
All
the
Ordinances
done
after
the
invention
and
will
of
Antichrist
can
no
otherwise
be
judged
,
than
a
brood
common
to
the
nature
of
the
breeders
,
that
is
,
the
Devill
,
and
the
Whore
of
the
Father
and
Mother
that
did
beget
them
.
Remove
your selves
from
all
false
Assemblies
,
covenant
together
to
walke
in
all
the
wayes
of
God
,
serve
the
Lord
among
your selves
in
spirit
and
truth
,
and
returne
not
from
whence
you
are
come
.
Babylon
,
viz.
de
polit.
Ec●●
l.
de
pontif
.
Rom.
cont
D.
Feild
Aug.
de
Bapt.
cont.
Donat.
l.
See
Chamier
.
panst
.
tom.
de
po●●
.
Rom.
cont
The
Lord
hath
not
promised
to
them
his
blessing
and
acceptance
:
what
the
Lord
may
accept
or
will
,
we
dispute
not
,
only
this
,
I
say
,
whosoever
heareth
in
a
false
Church
,
cannot
by
any
promise
that
he
hath
in
the
word
of
God
,
expect
Gods
blessing
on
that
which
he
doth
:
the
reason
is
,
because
a
true
constitution
of
a
true
Church
,
that
is
,
where
men
are
gathered
according
to
the
Gospell
of
Christ
,
is
that
only
lawfull
religious
societie
,
or
communion
of
Saints
,
wherein
God
will
be
honoured
,
whereby
hee
will
bee
served
,
and
whereto
hee
hath
promised
his
presence
and
acceptance
,
so
then
howsoever
we
are
not
bound
unto
hearing
in
a
true
Church
,
as
if
Gods
grace
were
tyed
to
the
meanes
this
way
,
yet
as
they
say
in
Schooles
,
if
we
consider
Gods
commandement
so
we
are
bound
to
Church
hearing
only
in
a
true
Church
,
and
in
no
other
Church
can
we
expect
Gods
presence
,
promise
and
acceptance
.
Such
Churches
unto
whom
God
hath
made
no
promise
in
his
word
,
to
blesse
the
things
there
done
,
ought
not
by
Gods
people
to
be
resorted
to
;
but
God
in
his
word
hath
made
no
promise
to
blesse
the
things
done
in
a
false
church
;
therefore
Gods
people
are
not
to
goe
unto
false
churches
.
The
proposition
cannot
be
excepted
against
:
for
,
The
Scriptures
prove
it
clearly
Again
,
there
is
no
dutie
charged
upon
us
,
but
there
is
a
blessing
promised
unto
the
due
performance
of
it
.
The
assumption
is
as
cleare
,
and
thus
wee
prove
it
.
If
false
churches
have
not
the
promise
of
Gods
presence
,
they
cannot
from
the
word
of
God
expect
his
blessing
upon
what
they
doe
,
but
the
first
is
true
,
the
second
.
The
Major
which
is
only
controversall
we
prove
thus
.
If
every
false
church
be
an
Idoll
,
And
God
require
his
people
to
come
out
thence
,
threatned
to
destroy
it
and
will
doe
it
,
and
promise
his
presence
unto
his
true
church
,
Then
he
is
not
present
in
the
false
:
But
the
first
is
true
,
therefore
the
second
.
de
idolola
.
l.
Hen.
Ains
Abiah
,
Iudah
Church
lib.
The
Pastors
also
offended
against
me
,
and
the
Prophets
prophesied
by
and
went
after
things
,
that
did
not
profit
.
My
people
have
changed
their
glory
for
that
which
did
not
profit
.
My
people
have
committed
two
evils
;
they
have
forsaken
me
the
fountaine
of
living
waters
,
to
digge
them
pits
,
even
broken
pits
,
that
can
hold
no
water
.
The
house
of
Israel
is
confounded
,
they
,
and
their
Kings
,
and
their
Princes
,
and
their
Prophets
,
to
the
wood
,
Thou
art
my
Father
.
All
of
you
have
forsaken
me
,
the
LORD
Iun.
animad.
in
Bel.
contr.
quoddam
doctrinae
,
quod
si
sumptum
contrarium
sit
fidei
,
Cham.
panst
.
tom.
cap.
s
Jun.
cont
De
Civ
.
Dei
li.
Ramus
Epist.
ad
Carolum
Lotharing
Hist.
l.
&
lib.
Edit.
Graec.
Niceph.
Hist.
l.
Carolus
Lotharingus
strom
.
lib.
Maldonat
.
in
Cypr.
de
laps
.
Iustin.
Mart.
apolog
&
epist
in
Mar.
cap.
Polydor.
de
inveator
.
rer
Iust
Mart.
qu.
de
Spir.
Sanct.
Sozom.
l.
Socrat.
l.
Sewide
Apol.
art
vol.
Sup.
print
.
Lond.
de
laps
.
S.
Hist.
l.
in
Rom.
sec
ad
pop.
panst●●
.
tom
de
Pontif.
Rom
Praef.
ad
auditores
sec.
a
poc
.
c.
de
vila
Constant
.
l.
&
l.
advers.
Gent.
l.
cont
.
Cet●●
l.
Conc.
Elib
.
c.
pa●str
.
t.
Christ
.
part
ad
Secund.
in
&
l.
Caranz
.
sum
.
Concil.
fol.
Iustin
Martyr
,
Tortullian
,
Clomens
Romanus
,
Eactantius
Sixt.
Sen.
Biblioth.
l.
T.
C.
&c.
Calfeh
epist.
l.
Concil
Nicen.
Sigth
.
in
an
Reger
Howden
Beda
anno
Mart.
art
&c.
Bilson
Vsser
de
suceess
.
Eccles
Waldenses
,
Daltha
Lydia
hist
credo
Eccles
Waldenses
,
Albigenses
de
Eccles.
ca.
de
schism
,
descript.
ca.
Epist.
ad
Pomcont
.
Epist.
Stepha
.
enerv
.
tom
lib.
de
Eccles
To
heare
Antichr
,
stian
Ministers
in
their
unlawfull
assemblies
,
is
superstition
and
will-worship
.
Therefore
it
is
sin
to
doe
it
.
The
first
proposition
is
grounded
upon
,
and
the
same
is
without
exception
.
The
second
proposition
is
thus
proved
.
From
the
nature
of
superstition
which
is
as
describes
it
,
a
taking
into
the
worship
of
God
more
than
he
requires
in
his
worship
.
According
to
the
Schoolemen
,
that
is
superstition
,
when
divine
worship
is
not
exhibited
,
either
to
the
person
it
should
be
,
de
cult.
extern
.
oppos
.
col
.
ae
q.
or
not
in
the
way
or
manner
it
ought
.
And
this
is
held
to
bee
a
sound
truth
by
all
Orthodox
Divines
.
This
hearing
cannot
be
free
of
superstition
,
in
regard
men
are
present
at
false
worship
.
Jdem
sect
The
which
presence
(
as
the
learned
write
)
is
a
certaine
communication
therewith
.
It
is
a
great
superstition
to
approve
,
countenance
;
or
give
honour
to
any
of
the
wayes
of
Antichrist
.
They
that
are
sincere
christians
(
saith
cannot
abide
any
thing
that
is
his
,
&c.
It
is
vitious
and
superstitious
to
symbolize
with
idolaters
.
The
Scriptures
forbid●t
,
and
the
Saints
in
all
ages
have
carefully
shunned
it
.
Superstition
is
committed
,
when
more
estimation
is
had
of
a
thing
,
more
dignitie
and
excellency
placed
in
it
;
and
more
regard
had
to
it
,
than
God
alloweth
,
or
can
stand
with
his
will
.
Instit.
l.
confes
.
ca.
de
discyimin●
ciborū
.
Exam
part
in
Sess
panstr
.
tom
de
Eus.
l.
Par.
in
loc.
IF
the
calling
and
office
of
their
bishops
be
(
as
the
Nonconformists
say
it
is
)
of
the
earth
,
false
,
divellish
Antichristian
,
than
it
followes
,
that
the
calling
and
office
of
the
whole
Ministery
must
necessarily
be
of
the
same
nature
,
qualities
and
condition
,
to
wit
of
the
earth
false
,
divellish
,
and
Antichristian
,
which
is
wholly
derived
from
it
,
which
receives
,
J
say
,
and
takes
it
life
and
being
of
it
only
,
and
no
where
else
,
For
if
their
Bishops
have
not
a
right
power
in
themselves
,
then
can
they
not
transferre
it
to
another
,
As
the
law
saith
,
Regul.
juris
No
man
can
give
more
to
another
,
than
he
hath
himselfe
.
If
when
they
usurped
the
priesthood
and
government
of
the
Church
,
should
(
by
that
false
power
which
they
assumed
)
have
ordained
some
of
the
people
unto
the
Priests
office
,
no
doubt
all
the
Israelites
which
feared
God
,
would
have
judged
their
place
and
standing
unlawfull
,
because
they
which
made
them
had
no
commission
from
God
so
to
doe
.
The
case
of
their
Ministery
is
just
so
.
in
epist.
ad
Tit.
ca.
&
ad
Evag.
epist
chr.
part
tract
.
deneces
.
reform
.
eccles
.
instit
.
l.
praeteptum
to●
apol.
def.
par
de
Eccl.
P.
Lombard
sen.
dist
sent.
dist
sent.
dist
Th.
Aqui.
suppl
qu.
Dom.
a
Soto
l.
de
just.
&
jure
q.
&
de
Darand
.
in
sent.
dist
Staple
.
relect.
contr
Bellar.
de
Cler.
l.
cusan
.
concord
.
l.
Iohannes
de
Parisijs
,
de
potost
.
Regal
.
&
Papal
.
ca.
Ambr
:
ad
August
.
Quest
,
Nov
,
&
vet.
Concil.
Nicen
,
can
Concil.
Arelatens
Con
Affris
.
can
Bellar.
de
Eccl.
l
s
.
Ex
quo
.
Gratian
Decr
:
dist.
Theodoret
hist
lib.
Socrates
hist.
lib
Gr.
Johan
.
Major
,
in
sent:
dist
inter
oper:
Gerson
:
Paris
:
par:
dist
&
dist
Gratian
:
par
c.
Lugdunens
:
Calvin
:
Justit
:
l
,
Chamier
panstr
:
Tom
Iun
:
animad:
in
de
cleric
.
c
Iohannes
de
Perusio
,
&
Bomu
de
Ferentino
,
&
Anareas
Presbyter
de
Ostio
,
Evagrius
Iohannes
Major
in
specie
Iren.
l.
P.
Aureolus
in
Sent.
dist
concord
:
cathol
Iohan.
Major
l.
hist
de
gest
:
Scotor
.
cap.
adeo
ut
Ecclesia
scotitae
plusquam
ficu●
consentiunt
Historic●
omnes
Ames
.
Bel
enerv
.
tom
Forb
:
Iren.
&c
A.
W.
Iun
animadv
.
in
Bellar.
de
Sacram.
Hussilae
ordinationes
sacerdetum
a
Romano
pontifice
petere
consueverant
.
Hier.
in
Dialog.
advers.
Luciferian
.
Luciferiani
admittebant
baptisma
collatum
ab
hereticis
,
sed
non
ordinationem
.
Bel.
ubi
supra
.
Si
execrabilis
utique
&
non
and
bilis
,
sinon
audibilis
inefficax
.
Euseb.
hist.
H●rm
.
Conf.
conf.
Behem
.
art.
de
Bapt.
Grat.
par
Bel.
de
facr
&
de
Eccl.
Resp.
igitur
.
Iun.
animadv
.
Contr.
&
Antidot
.
concil
.
Trid.
ad
can
.
Dioscorus
,
Felix
Gratian
:
decret.
cap.
Iesus
Christ
Consess
.
art
concord
.
Cathol.
lib.
Cath.
Cons
Yates
model
The
Conformists
keepe
much
better
to
their
grounds
than
the
other
doe
.
For
they
professe
downe
right
that
their
ministery
is
from
the
Church
of
Rome
,
so
that
if
the
Popish
Bishops
,
Priests
and
Deacons
be
good
,
theirs
bee
good
also
,
they
being
from
them
.
Now
no
doubt
these
men
doe
well
perceive
that
their
ministery
cannot
possibly
be
justified
unlesse
it
bee
by
this
way
of
dispute
.
In
this
respect
their
judgment
and
practice
is
one
,
and
so
farre
they
are
to
bee
commended
,
and
I
verily
thinke
,
that
if
they
were
sure
that
the
ministery
brought
into
the
Land
by
the
Prelates
from
is
false
and
Antichristian
,
as
the
Nonconformists
affirme
it
to
be
,
that
many
of
them
would
not
hereafter
ever
have
any
spirituall
communion
with
it
.
Truely
it
would
make
a
man
admire
if
he
should
understandingly
compare
together
the
writings
of
these
two
companies
,
touching
a
Church
ministery
.
For
in
their
opinious
about
it
,
they
are
as
contrary
each
to
other
,
as
light
to
darkenesse
,
Christ
to
Belial
,
righteousnesse
to
unrighteousnesse
,
notwithstanding
though
so
different
in
judgement
,
yea
they
will
communicate
together
in
one
ministery
;
but
one
of
these
against
knowledge
offend
surely
,
let
them
look
well
to
it
.
For
to
him
that
knoweth
to
doe
good
and
doth
it
not
,
to
him
it
is
sinne
,
that
is
,
his
fault
is
so
much
the
more
,
and
propertionably
his
condemnation
shall
be
without
repentance
.
Cathol.
Orthe
.
tract
no.
in
disp.
Tabari
.
c.
de
ecc
.
q.
Luther
,
Hus
Wickliffe
instit
.
Moral
.
l.
enervat
.
tom
de
vocal
minist.
p.
de●eg●●
.
vocat
.
Minist
pag.
THe
sinfull
office
of
the
Teacher
becomes
his
sin
who
practiseth
will-worship
with
him
.
For
hereby
he
enwrappeth
himselfe
into
the
guilt
of
his
office
.
To
heare
such
a
Minicter
is
to
honour
,
approve
,
and
uphold
his
office
of
Ministeris
.
To
yeeld
any
approbation
,
liking
,
or
reverence
,
unto
mens
institutions
in
the
exercise
of
religion
,
is
sin
.
But
in
hearing
Antichristian
Ministers
,
there
is
approbation
,
liking
,
and
reverence
,
yeelded
unto
mens
institution
in
the
exercise
of
religion
,
therefore
it
is
sinne
.
The
Major
cannot
be
denyed
,
for
the
Scriptures
teach
us
the
very
thing
.
Besides
the
most
judicious
Writers
affirme
it
too
.
The
Minor
is
as
cleare
,
For
first
,
Jt
is
not
possible
that
men
can
come
to
Antichristian
Churches
to
worship
God
,
but
they
must
by
their
precence
there
,
shew
reverence
and
honour
to
the
publike
falle
state
and
ministerie
.
in
Lev.
in
loc.
anal
.
in
loc.
Q.
Eliz.
annot
in
in
Tract
.
●o
Quae
omnia
idola
cordis
sunt
In
preaching
of
the
truths
of
the
Gospell
by
a
false
Minister
,
an
Idolatrous
act
is
performed
.
For
Divine
worship
is
not
to
be
determined
by
a
particular
thing
(
howbeit
in
it selfe
good
)
but
as
the
essentiall
parts
belonging
thereto
(
whether
they
are
persons
or
things
)
are
kept
and
observed
.
The
Church
of
Rome
in
Baptisme
useth
water
,
and
in
the
Sacrament
of
the
Lords
Supper
gives
bread
and
wine
otherwhile
too
:
doth
this
cleare
their
administrations
of
Idolatry
?
I
think
all
men
doe
thinke
that
committed
an
Idolatrous
act
when
he
invaded
the
Priests
office
.
But
what
made
it
so
?
tooke
he
unlawfull
incense
?
no.
Vsed
he
strange
fire
?
no.
Offered
hee
prohibited
Sacrifice
,
or
upon
a
wrong
Altar
,
No
:
Where
then
lay
the
fault
,
the
Scripture
telleth
us
,
it
pertained
not
to
him
to
burne
incense
unto
the
Lord
,
but
to
the
sons
of
To
apply
this
,
if
his
act
were
Idolatrous
because
he
wanted
a
calling
,
howbeit
observed
many
truths
of
the
law
.
By
the
same
reason
the
Church
acts
of
Artichristian
Ministers
are
Idolatrous
,
yea
,
and
as
for
the
truths
which
they
preach
,
this
cleares
their
acts
no
more
from
Idolatry
,
than
true
Incense
and
the
Altar
quitted
him
from
transgression
.
Bib●
.
Ital.
annot
in
Biblioth
pat
tom
in
Ps
Magan
Psa
of
D●●
censure
art
It
is
very
true
said
of
one
,
In
Iosh
we
ought
not
to
conclude
of
an
action
that
it
is
good
,
because
it
hath
in
it
something
which
in
it selfe
is
so
,
and
this
is
true
,
as
in
things
divine
,
so
in
humane
too
.
For
it
is
a
knowne
tenent
of
Philosophers
,
The
whole
is
composed
,
measured
and
determined
of
all
the
parts
.
Cameron
pral●ct
.
Tom.
Rutgers
.
instit
.
Metaphys
Iun.
i●
loe
saith
,
who
can
bring
a
cleane
thing
out
of
an
uncleane
?
Not
one
.
But
the
false
office
is
uncleane
,
as
is
acknowledged
.
And
this
further
may
bee
amplified
by
that
passage
of
the
Prophet
,
where
it
is
shewed
,
That
holy
things
are
polluted
by
touching
things
which
are
uncleane
.
If
in
preaching
the
truth
no
Idolatrous
act
is
performed
then
it
will
follow
,
Ibid.
Sect.
that
a
man
may
remaine
a
Minister
of
a
false
Church
all
his
life
time
,
provided
hee
onely
teach
the
truths
of
the
Gospell
.
Our
reason
is
,
for
in
this
,
if
he
doe
no
idolatrous
act
,
then
hee
sinneth
not
,
and
so
consequently
no
just
cause
of
his
comming
out
from
among
them
.
If
a
man
performe
an
action
in
a
state
,
and
of
publike
nature
he
is
to
be
considered
(
in
respect
of
himselfe
)
as
is
that
state
and
according
to
the
publike
Ordinances
:
For
if
the
state
be
false
and
the
officer
unlawfull
,
it
is
familisme
for
him
to
say
,
I
know
this
state
is
set
up
against
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
and
every
commer
here
to
worship
,
according
to
the
constitution
,
is
an
Idolater
,
but
I
will
have
in
my selfe
a
secret
meaning
from
the
rest
.
Id.
page
Id.
pag.
This
is
a
sure
thing
,
(
and
let
it
bee
noted
)
No
administration
performed
in
a
state
,
and
by
a
power
and
constituted
office
,
can
be
sought
,
desired
and
received
,
but
in
so
doing
,
the
doer
really
approves
of
that
state
,
power
and
office
,
bee
the
same
lawfull
or
unlawfull
.
And
as
for
any
mans
saying
to
the
contrary
,
it
is
a
vision
of
his
owne
Head
,
and
will
prove
as
good
as
the
miracles
which
wrought
,
even
meanes
to
harden
his
owne
heart
,
and
some
others
,
as
they
did
Pharaohs
,
by
doing
them
.
Mart
art
Wee
are
no
such
Children
,
We
are
not
to
be
feared
with
rattles
.
Ambr.
in
Aug.
Ex.
Jd.
page
Id.
page
If
to
heare
in
a
false
Church
,
bee
any
lawfull
ordinary
meanes
of
edification
,
which
Christ
the
onely
Teacher
of
his
Church
hath
appointed
,
then
it
is
set
downe
by
the
Apostle
in
The
reason
is
,
because
there
mentioneth
all
ministeriall
meanes
for
the
perfect
and
compleat
building
of
the
Church
,
from
the
first
to
the
last
.
And
if
Christ
,
who
in
those
last
dayes
speakes
evidently
by
his
Gospell
and
Spirit
,
Id.
Sect.
had
judged
it
fit
,
that
his
children
should
goe
unto
false
Churches
,
hee
would
certainely
have
made
knowne
the
same
unto
them
.
Cameron
Myroth
.
in
If
to
heare
Antichristian
Ministers
bee
to
serve
God
in
and
by
an
Ordinance
;
If
in
preaching
the
truths
of
the
Gospel
in
a
false
Church
no
Idolatry
bee
done
,
then
may
a
man
worship
God
in
a
way
of
his
owne
devising
blamelesse
.
Id.
§.
5.
page
77.
way
or
institution
devised
by
Idolaters
and
with
Idolaters
,
then
it
is
unlawfull
.
But
the
first
is
true
,
Therefore
the
second
.
The
proposition
is
undeniable
by
the
Treatisers
owne
confession
He
that
heares
the
Ministers
of
the
Bishops
sending
,
and
of
the
Parishes
sent
to
,
he
heares
(
in
the
sense
of
the
Scripturs
)
false
Prophets
.
But
it
is
not
lawfull
to
heare
false
Prophets
.
The
Major
is
proved
clearly
in
defenc●
of
our
twelfth
objection
.
The
Minor
is
certaine
by
these
reasons
.
The
hearing
of
false
Prophets
is
forbidden
in
the
word
of
God
,
&c.
peremptorily
denyeth
the
whole
objection
,
and
so
consequently
affirmes
,
that
all
false
Prophets
may
be
heard
.
with
the
same
breath
,
He
unsaith
what
hee
said
before
.
The
Treatiser
since
he
lighted
upon
his
Gourd
,
he
is
not
like
himselfe
in
his
other
writings
:
If
an
unlawfull
outward
calling
make
an
unlawfull
Minister
,
then
it
makes
a
false
Prophet
.
For
according
to
the
Scriptures
,
it
is
all
one
thing
,
only
expressed
in
divers
terms
,
&c.
We
know
no
meane
betweene
true
Prophets
and
false
,
for
whosoever
is
not
a
true
Prophet
is
a
false
Prophet
,
Id.
p.
121.
and
whosoever
is
a
false
Prophet
,
cannot
be
a
true
Prophet
of
God
.
He
that
is
of
God
is
a
true
Prophet
,
he
that
is
of
the
Devill
is
a
false
Prophet
;
neither
doth
the
deliverie
and
utterance
of
some
truths
,
make
him
a
true
Prophet
,
for
then
the
Devill
should
be
a
true
Prophet
,
who
sometimes
speakes
the
truth
,
albeit
to
a
sinister
end
.
Balaam
was
a
very
witch
,
a
wizard
,
a
false
Prophet
,
a
true
sorcerer
,
famous
,
or
rather
infamous
for
his
Divellish
magick
,
which
he
practised
among
the
wicked
idolatrous
nation
.
So
and
many
others
so
too
,
as
and
before
them
Divinum
,
id
est
qui
divinat
.
censur
.
praelect
de
cognitione
ex●rcit
.
sacr.
in
de
praescript
.
advers.
Haeret.
c.
Luther
,
Melancthon
,
Zuinglius
The
Ministery
of
England
,
as
it
is
established
by
law
,
doth
certainly
depend
upon
the
Bishops
calling
wholly
,
and
no
man●
else
:
and
if
any
in
the
Land
stand
otherwise
hee
cannot
properly
be
said
to
be
a
Minister
of
that
Church
,
but
rather
is
a
schismatike
from
it
,
according
to
the
formall
constitution
of
it
,
&c.
The
most
free
Parish
hath
but
only
a
liberty
to
admit
of
a
Minister
,
before
made
by
the
Bishops
,
so
that
the
people
give
him
not
any
part
,
much
lesse
the
substance
of
his
calling
,
but
a
bare
permission
only
to
exercise
by
vertue
of
that
calling
.
But
none
may
heare
or
have
spirituall
communion
with
such
a
Ministerie
,
whose
calling
doth
essentially
depend
upon
the
Bishops
calling
.
If
the
ministerie
of
the
Prelates
belong
not
to
any
ordinarie
assemblies
,
then
is
the
same
Antichristian
,
and
so
consequently
is
that
which
is
derived
from
it
.
And
so
much
from
their
own
principles
wee
have
formerly
proved
.
The
Ministerie
begotten
by
the
Prelatesis
illegitimate
and
false
.
I
say
those
,
which
take
their
offices
and
callings
from
them
,
are
bastardly
Ministers
.
The
Ordination
of
Priests
and
Deacons
by
the
Prelates
is
unlawfull
and
Antichristian
,
and
the
Ministery
is
false
,
so
long
as
they
doe
retain
that
false
calling
,
which
they
tooke
first
of
the
Bishops
,
they
of
the
Pope
,
and
he
from
the
Divell
Whosoever
he
be
that
dealeth
with
the
holy
things
of
God
,
and
worketh
upon
the
consciences
of
men
,
by
vertue
of
an
Antichristian
power
,
office
and
calling
,
him
the
people
of
God
ought
not
to
receive
,
or
joyne
themselves
unto
.
But
all
the
Parsons
,
Vicars
,
Parish
Priests
,
stipendaries
,
&c.
that
stand
over
the
Church
Assemblies
in
England
,
deale
with
the
holy
things
of
God
,
and
worke
upon
mens
consciences
by
vertue
of
an
Antichristian
power
,
office
and
calling
.
Goe
teach
all
Nations
,
&c.
Id.
p.
Chaloner
Credo
August
.
contr.
Crescon
August
.
in
Psalme
Iesus
Christ
D.
●
Chrysostome
de
Sacer
Iohn
Chrysostome
Bellar.
de
Eccl.
l.
de
facto
D.
W.
If
I
were
not
unwilling
to
give
occasion
unto
the
Bishops
to
insult
over
these
men
,
I
could
hence
manifest
much
bad
dealing
in
them
;
but
I
will
forbeare
for
the
present
,
and
do
referre
the
Reader
to
their
owne
principles
,
which
is
,
Jd.
page
that
all
Ecclesiasticall
officers
ought
necessarily
to
bee
made
by
the
free
choyce
of
the
Congregation
,
wherein
they
are
to
administer
.
And
,
if
they
can
prove
all
this
,
I
doe
not
see
,
but
the
Controversie
may
easily
be
taken
up
,
betweene
them
and
the
Bishops
,
only
then
they
have
just
cause
to
begge
pardon
of
them
,
for
their
pleas
against
their
Prelacy
,
and
the
maine
heavy
accusations
,
which
they
have
put
up
both
to
Princes
and
Parliaments
against
them
.
Amb.
de
dignit
,
sacerdot
The
Learned
generally
affirme
Rhem.
anno●
.
in
I●
and
in
that
it
is
unlawfull
to
communicate
in
a
false
ministery
.
Par.
Com.
in
Matth.
All
those
without
doubt
are
to
bee
taken
for
deceivers
,
who
take
upon
them
the
office
of
teaching
,
without
a
true
calling
and
a
little
after
he
saith
.
That
so
much
being
discouered
〈◊〉
Christian
must
〈◊〉
hid
●are
against
them
,
Dow.
in
a
T.
C.
and
flye
from
them
as
from
Wolves
.
Muscul●●
in
saith
the
like
Cope
in
speaketh
as
much
,
and
giveth
this
reason
for
it
,
because
they
destroy
both
bodies
and
soules
of
a●
many
as
e●t
her
be●eeve
or
reverence
them
.
Zanch
in
Phil.
Ralloc
.
com
.
in
Riv.
in
Oecolamp
.
in
Cal.
in
Fen.
in
Song
Cornel.
a
Lapid
:
Com.
in
saith
,
False
Ministers
are
favoured
and
approved
in
their
unlawfull
way
,
when
they
are
bound●
Par.
in
Sedul
.
in
M●●ty
loc.
com●p
Virels
Grounds
,
in
lib.
Zanch
in
●rac
Hieron
.
in
Tertul.
de
Virgi
.
veland
Vsher
.
de
Christ
.
Eceles
.
success
.
&
stat.
c.
T.
C.
D.
T.
W.
Israelites
,
&c.
Relata
sunt
simul
natura
Id.
Sect.
&
sect
Iohn
Chaydon
John
Ch●ydon
de
idelo●l
D.
〈◊〉
Edward
Greswold
officina
scelerum
,
&
carnificina
sanctorum
,
Anne
Stubs
instit
.
l.
Ep.
col
●p.
col
Sold.
Barw
If
you
will
know
(
say
the
Non-conformists
)
whence
all
these
came
,
wee
can
easily
answer
you
,
that
they
came
from
the
Pope
,
as
out
of
the
Trojan
horses
belly
,
to
the
destruction
of
Gods
kingdome
.
It
is
certaine
that
their
name
and
office
is
wholly
from
that
Roman
Antichrist
,
never
instituted
either
by
Christ
or
his
Apostles
.
For
the
Church
of
God
never
knew
them
,
neither
doth
any
reformed
Church
in
the
world
know
them
.
These
are
cloudes
without
raine
,
trees
without
fruit
,
painted
Sepulchers
full
of
dead
bones
,
fatted
in
all
abundance
of
iniquity
,
such
as
seeke
not
the
Lord
Iesus
,
but
their
owne
bellies
.
Againe
touching
their
Parsons
.
Vicars
,
Stipendaries
Chapleines
,
we
have
proved
from
their
writings
,
that
these
names
and
offices
came
wholly
from
the
Divell
and
Antichrist
:
and
therefore
his
pleading
for
Baal
is
altogether
here
unusefull
,
as
to
say
,
All
is
one
kinde
of
Ministerie
,
and
in
this
respect
they
are
Parsons
,
and
in
that
respect
Vicars
,
For
as
much
may
a
Papist
say
,
of
their
Parsons
,
Vicars
,
Episcopis
,
in
Concil.
secundo
Constantino
.
anno
.
com
.
in
Luc.
lib.
T.
C.
rep.
and
as
true
too
,
If
therefore
he
would
have
justified
those
men
,
he
should
first
have
manifested
that
his
Brethren
have
notoriously
s●andred
their
ministery
,
and
so
have
quite
taken
away
their
reasons
better
,
by
shewing
better
,
&c.
Pettie
Canons
Bilson
Christ
.
subject
.
part
Can.
Neces
:
of
Separat
.
p.
The
Lord
in
Scripture
hath
laid
it
as
a
straight
charge
upon
all
the
faithfull
,
to
separate
themselves
from
Idolaters
,
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
cap.
2.
sec.
3.
pag.
83
,
84.
and
to
be
as
unlike
to
them
as
may
be
,
specially
in
their
religious
observations
and
ceremonies
.
The
second
Commandement
proves
this
effectually
,
for
there
is
absolutely
forbidden
all
participation
in
any
feigned
service
,
whether
it
be
to
the
true
God
or
any
other
.
When
had
set
up
a
false
worship
,
we
reade
,
Hosea
4.14
,
15.
Amos
5.5
.
that
the
good
Prophets
of
that
time
and
after
,
called
the
godly
Israelites
away
from
it
,
and
bid
them
in
plaine
termes
not
to
joyne
therewith
,
but
on
the
contrary
to
keepe
Gods
Commandentents
,
and
statutes
appointed
for
his
service
,
without
adding
any
thing
to
them
,
or
taking
any
thing
from
them
.
And
this
they
must
doe
,
although
the
King
had
confirmed
his
new
Religion
,
by
Act
of
Parliament
,
or
Councell
,
and
therefore
no
doubt
would
persecute
most
gr●evously
all
the
refusers
thereof
,
&c.
Ibid.
pag.
But
the
worship
of
the
English-Church-Service-Booke
hath
no
warrant
by
Gods
word
,
Can.
Neces
.
p.
85.
bid
.
pag.
91.
but
it
is
a
devised
,
false
,
and
idolatrous
worship
.
If
we
take
a
strict
view
of
that
ministery
,
worship
,
and
government
,
which
they
left
at
Dan
and
Bethel
,
it
will
appeare
evidently
,
that
the
same
was
not
more
false
idolatrous
and
unlawfull
,
Id.
pag.
85.
than
the
present
ministery
,
worship
and
government
of
the
English
Assemblyes
,
is
by
the
Non-conformists
affirmed
to
be
.
And
because
none
may
thinke
,
that
I
speake
more
than
can
be
proved
,
I
will
therefore
here
lay
downe
an
apologie
or
pretext
,
which
an
idolatrous
Israelite
might
frame
in
the
defence
of
the
Kings
Religion
,
Freshsute
.
lib.
2.
pag.
80.
taken
out
of
their
owne
writings
:
And
if
Dr
phrase
be
tolerable
,
I
will
pawne
my
head
,
that
there
is
never
a
Nonconformist
this
day
in
the
world
(
let
him
keep
to
their
grounds
)
that
is
able
to
give
more
pretty
reasons
,
Course
of
conform
.
pag.
161.
and
colourable
shewes
,
to
justifie
the
Religion
of
the
Church
of
England
.
August
.
de
Conf.
Evang.
lib.
Bellarm.
lib.
de
justifi
c.
Bilson
Christ
.
subject
.
part
.
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
c.
Sold.
●a●w
.
T.
C.
repl.
Abridg.
p.
Adm.
p.
Fall
of
Babyl
Altar
Damasc
.
pag.
Syons
plea.
Perth
Assemb
Syons
plea.
The
course
of
Conformitie
The
whole
forme
of
the
Church-service
is
borrowed
from
the
Papists
,
peiced
and
patched
together
without
reason
or
order
of
edification
:
yea
not
onely
is
the
forme
of
it
,
taken
from
the
Church
of
Antichrist
,
but
surely
the
matter
also
:
For
none
can
deny
but
it
was
culled
and
picked
out
of
that
popish
dunghill
,
the
portius
and
vile
Masse-booke
,
full
of
all
abhominations
.
From
three
Romish
Channels
,
I
say
,
was
it
raked
together
,
namely
,
the
Breviarie
,
out
of
which
the
common
prayers
are
taken
;
out
of
the
Rituall
or
booke
of
Rites
,
the
administration
of
the
Sacraments
,
Buriall
,
Matrimony
,
Visitation
of
the
sick
are
taken
;
and
out
of
the
Masse-booke
,
are
the
Consecration
of
the
Lords
Supper
,
Collects
,
Gospels
,
and
Epistles
.
And
for
this
cause
it
is
,
that
the
Papists
like
so
well
of
the
English
Masse
,
(
for
so
King
James
used
to
call
it
)
and
makes
them
say
,
Surely
the
Romish
is
the
true
and
right
Religion
.
Else
the
Heretiques
in
England
would
never
have
received
so
much
of
it
.
For
some
have
avouched
it
to
my
face
(
saith
the
Author
of
the
Curtaine
of
Church-power
)
that
the
service
there
is
nothing
to
the
Masse
in
the
English
;
others
that
it
wants
nothing
but
the
Popes
consecration
.
These
things
thus
retrived
,
it
was
also
thought
that
popish
Kings
and
Princes
would
be
the
lesse
offended
;
what
marvaile
,
seeing
the
Jesuites
themselves
are
so
well
pleased
with
the
ceremonies
and
service
,
that
I
heard
one
of
them
(
God
is
my
witnesse
herein
)
make
it
his
hope
,
that
the
maintenance
of
them
against
the
Puritans
,
would
make
England
the
sooner
returne
to
Rome
in
the
rest
.
Mine
eyes
and
eares
Hall
)
can
witnesse
with
what
approofe
and
applause
divers
of
the
catholique
royall
(
as
they
are
termed
)
entertained
the
new
translated
Liturgies
of
our
Church
.
Which
is
the
lesse
wonder
,
seeing
Pope
the
fourth
sending
Cambd.
An.
Abbot
of
Saint
to
Queene
offered
to
confirme
the
English
Liturgie
by
his
Authoritie
,
if
shee
would
yeeld
to
him
in
some
other
things
.
Indeed
it
pleased
them
so
well
,
Fresh
.
suit
.
l.
1
,
203.
that
for
the
first
eleven
yeares
of
Queene
Papists
came
to
the
English
Church
and
service
,
as
the
Lord
sheweth
.
L.
Cooke
de
jure
Regis
Eccles.
f.
34.
Syons
plea.
49.91
.
Others
of
them
affirme
the
same
,
namely
,
their
Church-service
pleaseth
marveilous
well
the
Romish
Beast
,
and
his
ungodly
followers
.
Witnesse
the
Pacification
of
the
Devonshire-Papists
in
the
time
of
King
the
sixth
,
when
as
they
understood
it
was
no
other
but
the
very
Masse-booke
put
into
English
.
Witnesse
also
the
assertion
of
Dr
a
dangerous
seducing
Papist
;
The
common-prayer-booke
and
the
Catechisme
conteined
in
it
,
hold
no
point
of
doctrine
expresly
contrary
to
Antiquitie
(
that
is
,
Consider
.
pag.
45.
sect.
8
,
9.
as
he
explaineth
himselfe
)
the
Romish-service
,
onely
hath
not
enough
in
it
:
And
for
the
doctrine
of
predestination
,
Sacraments
,
grace
,
free-will
,
and
sin
,
&c.
The
new
Catechismes
and
Sermons
of
the
Puritan-preachers
,
run
wholly
against
the
common-prayer
,
and
Catechisme
therein
conteined
,
&c.
Motiv
.
Preface
to
the
Answ.
And
thereupon
he
comforteth
himselfe
upon
the
hope
of
the
supply
of
the
rest
.
To
this
effect
speaketh
If
these
things
be
right
,
why
not
the
rest
?
It
shall
not
be
amisse
to
marke
one
occurrence
in
Queene
time
,
who
being
interdicted
by
the
Popes
Bull
,
Secretary
tryed
a
tricke
of
State-policy
,
to
reverse
the
same
.
He
caused
two
of
the
Popes
Intelligencers
,
at
the
Popes
appointment
,
to
be
brought
(
as
it
were
)
in
secret
into
England
,
to
whom
he
appointed
a
guide
(
being
a
State
Intelligencer
)
who
should
shew
them
in
Canterbury
and
London
service
solemnly
sung
and
said
,
with
all
their
pomp
and
procession
.
Which
order
the
popish
Intelligencers
seeing
,
and
so
much
admiring
,
they
wondred
that
their
Master
would
be
so
unadvised
,
as
to
interdict
a
Prince
or
State
,
whose
service
and
ceremonies
so
symbolized
with
his
owne
:
So
returning
it
the
Pope
,
they
shewed
him
his
oversight
,
affirming
that
they
saw
no
service
,
ceremonies
,
or
Church-order's
in
England
,
but
they
might
have
very
well
beene
performed
in
Rome
:
whereupon
the
Bull
was
presently
called
in
.
Johnson
,
Ainsworth
,
Robinson
,
Greenewood
,
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
Id.
pag.
Bilson
Christ
,
subject
.
part
.
T.
C.
repl.
Park
.
of
the
Crosse
.
par.
A.
W.
ans.
to
late
popish
Artic.
p.
Formes
of
worship
Park
.
of
the
Crosse
.
part
.
Parsons
of
the
conversions
of
England
.
pag.
Brist
.
motiv
Rhem.
in
Iohn
Park
.
of
the
Crosse
.
par.
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
William
Salisbur
Bilson
.
Christ
.
Subject
.
part
.
Bilson
.
Christ
.
subject
.
part
.
Thou
shalt
no
bow
downe
to
them
.
Tho:
Beacon
,
Catech
Fox
in
Osor
.
lib.
Cypr.
Ep.
ad
Caecisi●m
.
Justin
.
Martyr
.
in
Apol.
Iren.
lib.
&
lib.
Gratian.
Decret.
part
de
Conse●r
.
dist
Durand
,
rational
,
divin
.
offic.
lib.
Jewel
.
Ser.
T.
C.
repl.
August
.
lib.
Serm.
de
Monte
Jewel
.
Ser.
in
Iosh
March
,
Anno
August
.
lib.
contr.
ep.
Parm.
c.
Acts
and
Mon.
Such
is
the
unholinesse
of
this
Idol-booke
,
Neces
.
Can.
of
Separat
.
p.
Admon
.
pag.
Def.
Admo
.
pag.
Admonit
.
pag.
Syons
plea.
Gilby
.
pag.
as
the
Nonconformists
generally
have
refused
to
subscribe
unto
it
;
affirming
it
to
be
such
a
peice
of
worke
at
it
is
strange
any
will
use
it
,
there
being
in
it
most
vile
and
unallowable
things
.
And
for
this
cause
,
they
have
besought
the
Peeres
of
the
Read●ie
,
that
it
might
be
utterly
removed
,
and
many
reasons
they
have
given
in
severall
Treatises
,
to
prove
their
condemnation
of
it
,
just
and
lawfull
.
First
,
because
it
is
an
infections
Liturgie
,
Romish-stuffe
,
a
divised
service
,
and
in
it
are
many
,
Religions
●ixed
together
,
of
Christ
and
Antichrist
,
of
God
and
the
Devill
:
besides
,
a
booke
full
of
fansies
,
and
a
great
many
things
contrary
to
Gods
Word
;
and
prayers
which
are
false
,
foolish
,
superstitious
,
and
starke
naught
.
Secondly
,
They
cannot
account
it
praying
,
as
they
use
it
commonly
,
but
onely
reading
or
saying
of
prayers
:
even
as
a
childe
that
learneth
to
reads
,
if
his
lesson
be
a
prayer
he
readeth
a
prayer
,
and
doth
not
pray
:
even
so
it
is
commonly
a
saying
,
and
reading
prayers
;
and
not
praying
.
Thirdly
,
In
all
the
order
there
is
no
edification
,
but
confusion
.
Fourthly
,
Wee
reade
not
of
any
such
Liturgie
in
the
Christian
Church
in
the
dayes
of
the
Apostles
,
Admon
.
pag.
Altar
Dam.
nor
in
many
ages
following
,
till
blindnesse
,
ignorance
and
lazinesse
occasioned
a
prescript
forme
to
be
made
for
idle
and
dumbe
Priests
.
Fifthly
,
If
this
were
not
,
many
would
make
more
profession
of
Love
to
preaching
,
and
hearing
Gods
Word
,
but
by
this
meanes
it
is
neglected
and
despised
:
for
worldlings
,
usurers
,
drunkards
,
whore-mongers
,
and
other
earthly
and
prophane
people
,
away
with
nothing
so
well
as
English
Masse
and
why
?
but
because
it
doth
not
sharply
reprove
them
of
their
sinnes
,
nor
disclose
the
secret
of
their
hearts
,
but
that
they
may
continue
in
all
kinde
of
voluptuousnesse
,
and
all
other
kinde
of
wickednesse
;
Learn
.
Discour
.
of
Eccl.
Govern.
68.
Mart.
Senior
.
p.
2.
Pract.
of
Prin.
addi
.
and
therefore
rightly
it
is
called
their
sterve-us-booke
.
Sixthly
,
God
hath
no
where
appointed
that
the
Church
should
be
tyed
to
reade
the
Booke
of
Common-prayer
for
his
worship
:
and
therefore
to
doe
it
is
an
high
transgression
before
him
,
as
great
as
the
sinne
of
and
such
are
liable
unto
the
like
or
greater
punishment
.
Seventhly
,
If
this
were
praying
,
and
there
were
never
an
ill
word
nor
sentence
in
all
the
prayers
,
yet
to
appoint
it
to
be
used
,
or
to
use
it
as
Papists
did
their
Mattens
and
Evening-song
,
for
a
se●-service
to
God
,
though
the
words
be
good
,
the
use
is
naught
.
The
words
of
the
first
Chapter
in
be
good
,
but
to
be
put
into
a
Tablet
of
gold
,
2
Admon
.
pag.
55.
for
a
soveraigne
thing
to
be
worne
,
the
use
is
superstitious
and
naught
;
and
so
is
the
use
of
this
Service
.
Beza
Epist
T.
C.
T.C.
repl.
T.C.
repl.
Admonit
.
pag.
Admonit.
pag.
Admonit.
pag.
Park
.
of
the
Crosse
,
part
.
Admonit
.
pag.
Bilson
Christ
.
subsect
.
part
.
T.
C.
repl.
Dr.
Whiteg
Bilson
ibid.
pag.
Polydor.
De
Invent.
rer.
l.
Greg.
respon.
ad
interrogat
.
Aug.
T.
C.
repl.
Admon
.
pag.
T
.
C.
repl.
T.
C.
Rutges
.
Metaph.
institut
.
lib.
Bils
.
Christ
.
subject
.
part
.
Howsoever
by
the
grounds
of
the
Nonconformists
laid
downe
in
the
second
section
,
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
92
,
93
,
94
,
&c.
to
98.
separation
must
necessarily
follow
from
all
communion
with
them
in
the
worship
of
their
Church-service-booke
,
yet
to
have
the
point
more
fully
proved
,
I
will
here
shew
that
every
particular
thereof
,
is
affirmed
of
themselves
to
be
idolatrous
,
false
,
Antichristian
.
Touching
the
Booke
we
may
consider
two
things
:
First
,
The
distinct
services
thereof
:
Secondly
,
The
Ceremonies
used
in
and
about
the
same
.
Wee
will
speake
first
of
their
Ceremonies
,
that
is
,
of
the
Crosse
,
Surplice
,
and
Kneeling
in
the
act
of
receiving
the
Lords
Supper
:
Against
these
many
Treatises
have
beene
purposely
written
;
I
will
here
onely
observe
some
of
their
speeches
,
referring
the
Reader
to
their
Bookes
,
if
he
desire
more
satisfaction
,
&c.
Sprint
repl.
From
all
which
Can.
Neces
.
of
Sep●rat
.
pag.
this
argument
may
be
framed
:
That
worship
in
which
a
man
cannot
possibly
communicate
without
sinne
,
he
is
bound
necessarily
to
separate
from
.
But
that
worship
in
which
these
Idolls
are
made
and
used
,
the
Crosse
,
Surplice
,
and
Kneeling
,
a
man
cannot
possibly
communicate
without
sinne
.
Therefore
from
that
worship
,
wherein
these
Idols
are
made
and
used
,
a
man
is
bound
necessarily
to
separate
.
The
proposition
is
certaine
,
and
by
Doctor
in
his
cases
of
Conscience
acknowledged
.
Although
we
may
joyne
to
that
Church
,
in
which
many
defects
are
to
be
tolerated
,
yet
not
to
that
in
which
we
cannot
but
necessarily
partake
in
sinne
.
The
Assumption
is
assented
unto
by
as
Parker
.
Crosse
.
lib.
judicious
and
zealous
Nonconformists
as
ever
held
that
cause
,
and
they
have
brought
good
proofes
,
for
it
.
First
,
because
men
must
flie
from
Idols
and
Idolothites
:
But
when
they
come
to
worship
God
after
the
order
of
the
Congregation
where
these
things
are
practised
,
they
doe
not
flie
from
them
,
but
draw
neere
unto
them
.
Secondly
,
Their
bare
presence
argues
their
approbation
,
and
yeelding
in
shew
to
Ceremonies
.
Thirdly
,
Mr.
Bates
.
p.
Though
the
personall
sinnes
of
the
Minister
doe
not
hurt
the
people
,
yet
his
ministeriall
and
publique
sinnes
doe
hurt
,
which
he
performes
for
the
people
to
God
,
and
so
their
joyning
with
him
is
unlawfull
.
Fourthly
,
What
example
can
be
brought
where
the
holy
men
of
God
have
communicated
with
such
things
.
The
Author
of
the
dispute
upon
communicating
at
thier
confused
Communions
,
affirmes
confidently
,
that
the
sitter
is
accessary
to
the
sinne
of
the
keeler
,
and
he
gives
many
reasons
for
it
,
whereof
wee
shall
have
a
fit
occasion
hereafter
to
speake
.
Bils
.
Christ
.
subject
.
part
.
Bilson
Christ
.
subject
.
part
.
3.
pa.
97.
David
Parker
.
lib.
Parker
,
That
men
must
flie
from
Idols
and
Idolothites
:
but
men
when
they
come
to
worship
God
in
societies
where
the
Ceremonies
are
used
,
they
doe
not
flie
from
Idols
,
but
draw
neere
unto
them
.
Tho.
Aqui.
com
.
in
Epist.
ad
Coloss
,
c.
Essentialiter
,
participative
Hom.
of
Idolat.
par
August
.
vet.
Testam
.
qu.
lib.
Rainold
.
de
Idol
.
lib.
Bilson
.
Christ
.
subject
.
part
.
Greg.
Mart.
cap.
Flie
from
Idolatry
Pet.
Martyr
.
in
Aug.
de
doct.
Christ
.
lib.
Bilson
.
Christ
,
subject
.
part
.
pag.
Theodoret.
Dial.
Aug.
de
docr
.
Christ
.
lib.
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pa.
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
Beza
.
Epist
Magdeburg
.
centu
Can.
Stay
.
pa.
HEre
is
a
fit
place
to
propound
a
Question
or
two
;
First
,
whether
to
hold
,
teach
,
and
practise
the
errours
and
lyes
contained
in
their
Canons
,
Service-booke
,
Booke
of
Articles
,
and
the
ordering
of
Bishops
,
Priests
,
and
Deacons
,
doe
mak●
a
false
Prophet
.
Secondly
,
Whether
to
hide
from
the
people
the
knowledge
of
all
the
maine
truths
,
which
concerne
the
outward
regiment
of
Christs
visible
Church
,
make
a
false
Prophet
.
Thirdly
,
Whether
it
be
lawfull
to
heare
any
false
Prophet
knowne
so
to
be
.
Qu:
In
what
ranke
of
Prophets
,
unlawfull
Ministers
be
,
and
under
what
Scripture
they
are
comprehended
.
I
would
have
a
private
Christian
aske
this
Question
of
some
learned
Divine
,
whom
he
knowes
doth
hold
it
lawfull
to
heare
false
Ministers
.
And
it
is
very
likely
he
will
answer
him
with
deep
silence
.
There
is
one
Question
more
,
whether
the
Lords
lawfull
Priests
,
which
served
at
the
Altar
in
Jerusalem
,
might
not
as
well
urge
their
people
to
heare
Priests
at
as
the
Ministers
now
under
the
Gospell
,
to
perswade
men
to
heare
in
false
Churches
.
If
is
be
not
all
one
,
shew
the
difference
.
Beza
.
Epist
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
Vsher
.
de
success
.
Eccl.
cap.
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
August
.
Epist
ad
Ianuar.
Euseb.
hist.
lib.
5.
cap.
&
lib.
Socrat.
lib.
5.
ca.
Cypr.
li.
Aug.
Ep.
August
.
de
Baptis
.
l.
Ignosci
potest
simpliciter
erranti
IF
the
publique
Assemblies
of
have
not
the
power
of
the
censures
,
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
p.
and
excommunication
,
but
stand
under
a
government
which
came
wholly
and
every
part
from
the
Devill
,
and
Antichrist
,
then
is
their
condition
naught
,
then
are
they
false
and
Antichristian
Churches
.
The
reason
is
,
because
this
power
is
of
absolute
necessitie
for
the
Churches
of
Christ
,
an
essentiall
propertie
thereof
,
and
serve
not
onely
for
their
well-being
,
but
the
being
it selfe
,
for
without
this
,
there
can
be
no
coupling
of
the
parts
and
members
together
.
And
so
much
De
consc
.
lib.
testifieth
.
Now
the
Assemblies
of
were
not
gathered
by
any
such
power
,
but
in
their
first
constitution
wanted
the
same
,
and
had
this
false
power
which
is
exercised
at
this
day
,
as
the
Nonconformists
doe
acknowledge
.
Our
arguments
which
we
have
used
in
this
point
,
have
been
to
this
effect
:
Every
true
visible
Church
hath
a
power
immediately
under
Christ
,
to
execute
Church-government
.
But
the
publique
Congregations
of
have
not
any
such
power
under
Christ
to
execute
Church-government
.
Therefore
they
are
not
true
visible
Churches
.
What
they
will
say
to
this
I
know
not
,
but
hitherto
they
have
been
silent
,
or
answered
to
no
purpose
in
the
world
.
For
it
is
usually
their
manner
to
tell
us
,
how
the
Churches
in
&c.
neglected
to
execute
discipline
,
as
though
there
were
no
difference
betwixt
omitting
to
administer
the
ordinance
,
and
the
want
wholly
of
it
;
yea
,
and
to
have
an
Antichristian
and
devilish
in
the
roome
of
it
.
Bilson
.
perpet
.
ch.
gov
.
ca.
Jewel
.
Serm.
Jericho
,
&c.
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
Cypr.
lib.
Concil.
Carthag
Gratian.
decr.
p.
Bils
.
Christ
.
subject
.
part
.
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
Bilson
difference
,
part
Bilson
,
perpet
.
Ch.
govern
.
cap.
Id.
ca.
Sardis
,
Thyatira
,
Ephesus
,
&c.
Sardis
,
Pergamus
,
Thyatira
,
&c.
Bilson
.
ibid.
ca.
Henry
Ainsw
Bils
:
Christ
,
Subject
.
part
.
Trelcat
.
instit
.
Theol.
lib.
Pareus
in
Bilson
.
perp
.
gover
.
cap.
Bilson
.
perpet
.
gover
.
cap.
Zanc.
de
oper.
redempt.
in
praecep
.
de
discipl
.
Eccles.
A
disput.
part
Ambros
.
in
Cor.
cap.
Hieron
.
ad
He●iodor
.
in
Id.
ad
Reparium
advers.
Vigilantium
.
August
.
contr.
e●
.
Parm.
lib.
Chrysost.
in
Math.
Hom.
Bilson
Christian
subj
.
part
Bilson
Christ
.
subj
.
part
&
part
Bils
.
Ch.
sub
.
part
.
Corinth
,
Galatia
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
IF
the
Church
of
hath
not
Christs
keyes
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
shee
is
not
his
,
saith
Mr
But
the
Church
of
hath
not
Christs
keyes
,
saith
Mr
Syons
plea.
others
.
Therefore
shee
is
not
his
house
,
and
consequently
to
be
separated
from
.
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
p.
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
It
is
a
Christian
part
not
to
render
rebuke
for
rebuke
,
and
a
thousand
times
better
were
it
,
to
sustaine
even
a
legion
of
reproaches
,
than
for
a
man
by
turning
(
though
but
one
)
to
give
cause
of
suspition
,
that
evill
hath
got
some
part
of
conquest
over
him
.
That
the
Book
of
common-prayer
used
in
the
Assemblies
of
is
an
infectious
Liturgie
,
Romish-stuffe
,
a
devised
service
,
raked
out
of
three
Romish
Channells
?
That
the
Ministery
of
the
Church
of
is
unlawfull
and
Antichristian
!
That
the
Ministery
,
worship
,
and
government
of
of
are
corruptions
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
What
say
you
,
if
it
appeare
that
Mr
arguments
,
doe
lead
rather
to
separation
,
and
that
he
speaketh
one
thing
,
and
practiseth
another
;
would
not
this
be
a
strange
sight
,
especially
,
to
himselfe
?
Now
whether
this
be
so
,
we
will
here
try
by
some
reasons
in
his
owne
moode
and
figure
.
Bilson
perpet
.
gov
.
cap.
Bilson
.
Christian.
part
Cyp.
lib.
Bilson
.
perpet
.
gov
.
c.
Id.
pag.
August
.
contr.
Par
,
Ep.
Can.
Stay
,
Sect.
Jewes
.
Bils
.
perpet
.
Ch.
gov
.
c.
BEfore
●e
proceed
to
another
point
,
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
p.
159
,
160.
we
may
here
frame
this
argument
;
If
the
professors
of
the
Gospell
in
have
not
among
them
a
true
Church-government
,
but
are
under
that
which
came
from
the
great
Antichrist
,
then
are
they
bound
to
set
up
the
ordinance
of
God
,
and
practice
it
,
no
withstanding
the
Magistrate
doe
forbid
the
said
practice
.
But
the
professors
of
the
Gospell
in
have
not
among
their
a
true
Church-government
,
but
are
under
,
&c.
Therefore
they
are
bound
to
set
up
the
ordinance
of
God
and
to
practice
it
,
notwithstanding
the
Magistrate
doth
forbid
the
said
practice
.
These
are
both
their
owne
.
positions
,
and
so
soundly
proved
;
that
no
man
living
is
able
to
confute
theus
.
I
doe
not
meane
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
that
any
private
person
should
meddle
with
the
affaires
of
the
Realme
,
but
that
every
one
in
his
owne
person
,
doe
place
himselfe
about
the
throne
of
God
,
leaving
the
abuses
of
the
publique
State●
,
to
be
reformed
by
such
as
have
a
calling
thereto
.
Hieron
.
in
Tit.
Amb.
in
Bils
.
perpet
.
c.
Gratian.
Decret.
cap.
Concil.
Turon
Nic.
Abbas
,
Panor
.
in
decret.
Gregor.
&
lib.
Concil.
Carthag
〈◊〉
qu.
ad
tertium
.
Bonav
.
in
sent.
dist
in
resol
.
Scor.
in
sent.
dist
qu.
unica
n.
Vnreasona
.
&c.
pag.
Aug.
epist.
contr.
Parm.
lib.
Bezacontr
.
Eras
.
de
Excom.
Feild
of
the
Ch●
.
lib.
Eccl.
Lugdun
.
lib.
de
tenenda
verit
.
script
:
post
medium
in
Biblioth.
patr.
tom.
Vnreasonablenesse
of
Separat
.
pag.
Gallic
.
confest
.
art
Bilson
.
Christian
part
Belgic
.
confessart
Bils
.
ibid.
pag.
Id.
part
ALL
true
visible
Churches
gathered
and
planted
according
to
Gods
Word
,
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
consisted
in
their
constitution
of
Saints
onely
:
But
the
Churches
of
after
Popery
were
not
so
constituted
.
For
the
greatest
number
of
them
were
prophane
people
,
even
mockers
and
contemners
of
Religion
,
as
Atheists
,
Idolaters
,
Sorcerers
,
Blasphemers
,
and
all
sorts
of
miscreants
and
wicked
livers
.
Therefore
the
Churches
of
are
not
true
visible
Churches
.
There
is
never
a
part
of
this
argument
they
can
deny
,
unlesse
they
will
let
fall
their
owne
principles
.
For
the
Assumption
I
make
no
question
,
but
it
will
passe
without
exception
,
and
none
of
them
will
have
the
face
to
oppose
it
,
considering
how
generally
the
thing
hath
beene
affirmed
,
and
still
is
upon
all
occasions
both
in
word
and
writing
.
Now
that
the
proposition
may
appeare
as
true
also
,
I
will
prove
the
same
;
first
,
by
Scriptures
;
secondly
,
by
reason
;
thirdly
,
by
the
testimonies
of
the
learned
.
Hieron
.
Prefar
:
lib.
in
Epist.
ad
Galat.
Rursus
facilitatis
&
superbiae
arguunturs
Id.
ad
princ
.
Marcelle
.
Epitaph
.
Difficile
est
in
maledicâ
civitate
,
non
aliquam
sinistri
rumoris
fabulam
contrabere
.
Id.
in
Praefat.
in
lib.
Dydimini
.
Sp.
Sa.
Cum
Babylone
versarer
,
&
purpuratae
meritricis
essem
colon●
,
&c.
IF
we
take
a
strict
view
of
all
the
Churches
which
the
Lord
hath
constituted
since
the
beginning
of
the
world
,
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag
,
it
will
appeare
,
that
at
the
orderly
gathering
and
planting
,
the
members
of
them
were
all
holy
and
good
.
I
here
intend
of
visible
and
externall
holinesse
,
and
so
farre
as
me●
may
judge
,
and
not
of
that
which
is
within
,
and
hid
from
us
.
For
I
doubt
not
,
but
in
Gods
sight
the
purest
Congregation
on
earth
,
might
consist
at
first
of
good
and
bad
,
and
yet
of
men
,
every
person
to
be
judged
truely
faithfull
and
sanctified
,
untill
any
one
by
his
iniquitie
(
outwardly
committed
)
appeared
otherwise
.
Not
to
speak
of
the
Church
of
the
Angels
,
which
God
created
in
heaven
,
and
were
all
good
and
holy
,
till
some
by
transgression
fell
away
.
Neither
of
it
in
Paradise
,
consisting
of
two
persons
,
and
both
true
beleevers
.
After
the
fall
the
constitution
of
the
first
,
Church
,
in
the
covenant
of
grace
,
was
of
good
matters
,
and
such
was
the
Lorde
care
to
have
the
puritie
of
it
still
preserved
,
that
he
th●●●st
out
from
the
same
,
for
the
great
wickednesse
which
he
fell
into
.
The
Lord
gave
not
Circumcision
to
the
seale
of
the
righteousinesse
of
faith
,
untill
he
left
his
Fathers
house
,
and
that
idolatrous
place
wherein
he
had
lived
;
which
signifieth
to
us
,
that
all
men
must
necessarily
come
out
of
the
world
,
and
from
worldly
corruptions
,
or
else
they
are
uncapable
to
have
a
Church
covenant
in
Christ
,
confirmed
unto
them
of
Cod.
As
for
the
visible
Churches
planted
by
the
Apostles
,
it
is
evident
,
that
in
their
collection
,
they
consisted
of
such
and
none
other
,
as
were
called
by
the
Gospell
,
confessed
their
sinnes
,
beleeved
,
walked
in
the
spirit
,
and
separated
themselves
from
the
false
state
,
in
which
they
stood
members
before
.
Such
a
beginning
had
the
Congregations
in
&c.
And
who
dares
affirme
,
that
there
was
one
man
or
woman
admitted
a
member
at
the
constitution
of
any
of
these
churches
,
which
had
been
known
to
be
an
ill
liver
,
and
did
not
first
manifest
sound
repentance
thereof
.
He
was
of
that
wicked
one
,
and
therefore
slew
his
brother
.
the
sonnes
of
God
tooke
unto
them
wives
of
the
daughters
of
men
,
whom
they
would
Apparet
autem
in
responsione
Abimelechi
,
non
fuisse
hominem
impium
,
vel
ō●
cognitione
.
Dei
destitutum
.
Nam
Deum
loquentem
agnoscit
,
&c.
Rivet
.
in
Gen.
exercit
.
Rivet
.
in
Gen.
Chamier
.
panstrat
.
tom
A●er
,
Eskel
Ruben
,
Simon
When
I
passed
by
thee
I
saw
thee
polluted
in
thine
owne
bloud
,
and
I
said
unto
thee
when
thou
wast
in
thy
bloud
,
Thou
shalt
live
;
even
when
thou
wast
in
thy
bloud
I
said
unto
thee
,
Thou
shalt
live
.
Now
when
I
passed
by
thee
,
and
looked
upon
thee
behold
,
thy
time
was
as
the
time
of
love
,
and
I
spread
my
skirts
over
thee
,
and
covered
thy
filthinesse
:
yea
,
I
sware
unto
thee
,
and
entred
into
covenant
with
thee
,
1
Reg.
8.53
.
Sept.
Yee
stard
this
day
all
of
you
before
the
Lord
your
God
,
your
Captaines
of
Tribes
,
your
El●●ers
,
and
your
Officers
,
with
all
the
men
of
Israell
:
your
little
ones
,
your
●ives
,
and
thy
stranger
that
is
in
thy
Ca●p
;
from
the
〈◊〉
of
thy
wo●d
,
to
the
〈◊〉
of
thy
water
,
That
thou
should
〈◊〉
●nto
the
Covetant
〈◊〉
the
Lord
thy
God
,
&c.
that
they
had
corrupted
themselves
,
that
their
spot
was
not
the
spot
of
his
children
;
that
they
were
a
froward
and
perverse
generation
,
a
foolish
people
,
and
●●wis●
,
who
forso●ke
God
that
〈◊〉
them
,
and
regarded
not
the
strong
God
of
their
salvation
.
Iosh.
5.5
,
6
,
7.
Joshua
Joshu●
,
Judges
,
Samuel
,
David
,
Aso
,
Ju●sh
,
Josiah
,
Nehemi●h
,
Simon
Mag●s
Corinth
Galatina
Dan.
in
loc.
Rivet
.
cathol
.
orthod:
tract
.
Chrysost.
in
epist
ad
Tim.
hom
&
in
epist.
ad
Tit.
hom.
Hieron
.
in
epist
ad
Tim.
ca.
cathar
.
cathol
.
advers.
error
.
Cajet.
err
.
Jewel
def.
of
apel
.
par.
Concil.
Laodicen
Hilar.
ad
constant
.
lib.
Raban
.
de
instit
.
cleric
.
lib.
Justine
Martyr
.
apol
Concil.
Agathens
.
ca.
hist.
cap.
Hieron
.
ad
Pammach.
Tert.
de
Baptism
.
Tert.
de
praescript
.
ca
&
in
apolog.
ca.
Ruff.
in
symbol
Basil
.
cont
.
Eunom
.
l.
Goe
and
teach
all
Nations
,
Baptising
them
into
the
name
of
the
Father
,
Sonne
,
and
holy
Ghost
.
Regulam
fidei
per
Baptismum
accipimus
.
Iren.
lib.
Per
ipsam
Baptismi
traditionem
habemus
confessionem
;
Basil
.
despir
.
fanct
.
cap.
Socrat.
Hist.
lib.
Niceph.
lib.
Hist.
Trip.
lib.
credendi
sc
,
in
unicum
Deum
omnipotentem
,
mundi
conditores
,
&
filium
ejus
Jesum
,
&c.
Tertul.
de
veland
.
virgin
.
Martial
,
Ignatius
,
Justine
,
Jreneus
,
Tertullian
,
Origen
,
de
rect
.
fid.
dialog.
princ
.
Novatian
,
lib.
de
Trin.
Socrat.
Hist.
lib.
&
lib.
Goe
teach
all
Nations
,
&c.
Erasm
.
ad
censur
.
facult.
Theolog.
Parisien
.
tit.
11.
Erasmus
Marcellus
Anciranus
Apud
.
Epiphan.
in
haeres
.
Euseb.
epist.
apud
Socrat.
lib
Theodor.
lib.
Concil.
Constan
.
ap.
Theoder
.
lib.
Epipha
.
in
edit.
Gr.
Cassian
.
de
incarn
.
verb.
lib.
Bellarm.
li.
Clement
.
constit
.
lib.
Secrat
.
hist.
lib.
lat.
Gr.
cap.
Theodor.
lib.
Sozom.
hist.
lib.
Sozom.
hist.
lib.
Sozom.
li.
Euseb.
hist.
lib.
Eusebius
,
Paulinus
Euseb.
hist.
lib.
Whitaker
advers.
Staplet
.
Duplic
.
lib.
&
ca
&
ca.
Rh
in
Rom.
Socrat
hist.
l.
Theodor.
l.
Socrat.
hist.
lib.
lat.
ca.
Camden
.
Britan.
pag.
edit.
Lond.
An.
Fr.
Godwin
.
de
conv
.
Britan
.
ca.
Vsser
de
prim
.
Eccl.
Brit.
ca.
Origen
.
in
Ezek.
Hom.
Hieron
.
ad
Heliodor
.
ep.
Gildas
.
Vsser
de
prim
.
cap.
Theodor.
lib.
Euseb.
hist.
l.
Vsser
de
prim
.
ca.
&
ca.
viz.
Vsser
de
prim
.
Eccl.
Britan.
ca.
Ep.
eleuther
.
ad
Lutium
inter
.
léges
Edward
.
cap.
Euseb
hist.
l.
Gr.
Ruffin
.
Eccl.
hist.
l.
Gildas
.
Bedae
hist.
l.
Orig.
in
Ezek.
hom
&
in
Luc.
cap.
Tertul.
lib.
advers.
Iudae
:
ca.
Gildas
scriptor
antiquissimus
.
Reges
Dei
vicarij
Vsser
de
prim
.
ca.
&
cap
Constantius
Chlorus
Euseb.
de
vita
Constan
.
l.
Euseb.
hist.
lib.
Gr.
Ruffin
Sozom.
l.
Euseb.
hist.
lib.
&
lib
Concil.
Gall.
edit.
Paris
.
An.
Euseb.
de
vita
Cōstant
.
lib.
Socrat.
l.
&
lib.
Theodor.
l.
Arminius
Diaconus
Athanas
.
Graecolar
.
tom
edit.
Comelit
.
Theodor.
hist.
l.
Gallos
fovet
,
imbuit
Britannos
,
praesidet
Hisperiae
,
Christum
serit
ultimis
Hiberis
.
Vsser
.
de
prim
.
Eccles.
Britan.
ca.
John
Trithemius
,
Fastidius
Prosper
.
contra
.
collater
.
cap.
Vsser
de
prim
.
pag.
Germanus
Antisiodorensis
Beda
Eccl.
his
.
gent.
Angl.
l.
&
lib.
Chaloner
.
Credo
S
part
.
sect
Come
out
of
her
my
people
,
saith
the
Lord
:
August
.
epist
Beza
.
epist
Beza
.
epist
Daniel
,
Dan.
&c.
Jehosaphat
Polonia
,
Russia
,
Lithuania
Munster
Cosmograph
.
fol.
Idem
lib.
August
.
Epist
Idem
contra
Erescon
.
lib.
Idem
contra
lit
.
Petilian
.
lib.
Codex
.
lib.
de
Haeretic
.
Socrat.
lib.
Gr.
lat
Euseb.
de
vità
Const.
lib.
Theoderet
.
lib.
Beza
.
epist
ad
Dudetium
.
Valentinian
Theod.
lib.
Sozom.
lib.
Sozom.
li.
Socrat.
l.
Socrat.
l.
Gr.
ca.
lat.
ca.
Can.
Neces
Separat
.
p.
THe
materiall
Temple
was
a
type
of
the
visible
Churches
under
the
Gospell
;
Now
we
read
,
that
it
was
built
from
the
very
foundation
●f
costly
stones
,
of
Cedars
,
Algum
,
Firre
,
and
the
like
choice
and
speciall
trees
,
and
those
all
prepared
aforehand
,
hewed
and
perfect
for
the
building
,
so
that
neither
hammer
,
nor
axe
,
nor
any
toole
was
to
be
hea
din
the
house
,
in
the
building
of
it
;
no
common
or
vile
thing
was
used
towards
it
;
neither
might
any
polluted
person
enter
it
and
offer
,
untill
he
had
repented
and
embraced
the
faith
,
and
beene
cleansed
from
his
filthinesse
.
By
the
gates
of
the
house
were
Porters
set
to
keepe
the
unworthy
out
.
Vpon
the
Altar
there
might
be
offered
no
uncleane
beast
,
no
nor
that
which
was
cleane
,
having
a
blemish
upon
it
.
What
in
all
this
was
signified
?
Onely
this
:
Such
as
will
build
a
spirituall
house
for
the
Lord
to
dwell
in
,
must
be
an
holy
people
:
for
he
is
of
that
infinite
puritie
,
that
he
will
not
vouchsafe
his
speciall
presence
unto
prophane
companies
,
which
joyne
themselves
together
;
and
therefore
let
it
be
far
from
all
men
to
prepare
a
place
for
him
,
with
such
trash
,
or
to
defile
his
holy
things
with
such
uncleane
persons
,
or
to
offend
his
nostrills
with
the
stinke
of
such
sacrifices
.
August
.
de
Baptis
.
contr.
Petilian
.
ca.
&
in
Epist
Joh.
Beda
in
epist
A
dispute
.
par
Theologia
symbolica
non
est
argumentativa
August
.
contr
Gaudent
.
epist.
l.
Bils
.
Christ
.
subject
.
pars
Amb.
Epist.
lib.
Can.
Stay
.
sect
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
THe
reasons
upon
which
our
proposition
is
grounded
are
these
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
first
,
All
wicked
men
are
forbidden
expresly
by
the
Word
of
God
,
for
medling
with
his
ordinance
or
covenant
.
Now
if
men
to
escape
temporall
punishment
are
afraid
to
transgresse
against
the
Lawes
of
worldly
Princes
!
much
more
fearefull
should
they
be
to
breake
his
,
who
is
the
King
of
Kings
,
and
will
inflict
for
it
upon
their
soules
and
bodies
torments
eternally
That
which
destroyeth
a
Church
and
makes
it
either
to
become
a
false
Church
or
no
Church
at
all
,
cannot
be
a
true
Church
,
or
be
true
matter
whereof
it
is
made
:
But
men
visibly
wicked
and
prophane
,
make
the
Church
a
Synagogue
of
Satan
,
Babylon
,
Sodome
,
Aegypt
,
and
so
be
spied
out
and
removed
.
It
is
against
sense
and
common
reason
,
that
a
Church
should
be
constituted
of
unholy
people
:
For
as
in
a
materiall
house
the
wood
and
stone
must
be
first
prepared
,
and
then
laid
orderly
in
the
building
:
So
in
the
spirituall
,
men
and
women
by
the
word
of
God
must
necessarily
be
first
reformed
,
before
they
are
any
way
fit
to
have
any
place
therein
.
They
which
have
no
right
to
the
holy
things
of
God
in
the
Church
,
are
not
to
be
admitted
into
it
,
neither
is
that
Church
which
is
so
gathered
,
rightly
constituted
.
But
men
of
wicked
conversation
have
no
right
to
the
holy
things
of
God
in
the
Church
:
And
therefore
that
Church
which
is
gathered
of
such
,
is
not
rightly
constituted
.
They
cannot
performe
the
services
and
duties
of
members
,
Eph.
2.1
.
for
they
are
spiritually
dead
;
If
a
Master
will
who
covenant
with
one
to
be
his
servant
,
which
hath
in
him
no
naturall
life
,
much
lesse
,
&c.
They
have
not
Christ
for
their
head
,
and
therefore
cannot
be
of
his
body
;
For
as
in
the
naturall
body
there
must
first
be
a
naturall
〈◊〉
of
the
parts
with
the
head
,
before
there
can
be
day
action
of
naturall
conjunction
,
Ioh.
15.2.4
,
Rom.
8.
betweene
the
head
and
the
members
,
and
one
member
and
another
:
so
in
the
spirituall
body
,
the
members
must
be
first
united
with
Christ
the
head
,
and
became
one
with
him
,
before
they
can
any
way
partake
in
his
benefits
,
or
have
communion
one
with
another
,
as
members
of
the
s●me
body
〈◊〉
him
the
head
.
They
are
altogether
uncapable
of
this
covenant
;
For
as
a
woman
which
hath
beene
once
a
wife
,
cannot
marry
againe
with
another
man
,
untill
her
first
husband
be
deceased
,
or
shee
from
him
lawfully
divorced
;
So
neither
can
these
be
married
to
the
〈◊〉
,
till
they
have
mortified
their
corruptions
,
and
put
the
world
and
Satan
away
,
unto
which
they
were
before
(
as
it
were
)
married
.
The
godly
and
wicked
are
contraries
,
guided
and
lead
by
different
causes
:
Now
true
contraries
are
not
capable
of
one
and
the
same
forme
.
Bilson
.
perpet
.
govern
.
ca.
Euseb.
hist.
lib.
Theodoret.
lib.
Bilson
.
Christian
subject
.
part
.
Can.
Neces
Separat
.
pag.
The
Question
(
you
say
)
hath
ever
been
about
the
true
and
naturall
members
,
whereof
Gods
Church
is
orderly
gathered
,
and
planted
,
and
not
about
the
degenerate
and
decayed
estate
thereof
.
Can.
Neces
Separat
.
pag.
If
they
shall
say
,
(
thus
you
write
)
that
obstinate
and
incorrigible
sinners
,
may
lawfully
be
suffered
therein
,
This
we
affirme
to
be
untrue
:
But
if
they
say
,
that
in
a
true
visible
Church
,
there
may
be
great
evills
committed
,
you
and
along
time
tolerated
,
we
assent
unto
it
.
Howbeit
,
it
is
certaine
This
forbearance
is
a
grievous
sinne
before
God
.
Moller
.
in
Psal
FOr
this
we
have
the
judgement
of
the
learned
also
,
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
In
Psal
There
must
be
(
saith
a
profession
of
true
Religion
and
obedience
yeelded
thereto
,
at
least
,
outwardly
to
become
a
member
of
the
visible
Church
.
Anno.
in
Act.
He
is
rightly
joyned
to
the
Church
,
which
separates
himselfe
from
the
wicked
.
calls
the
Romanes
Saints
(
saith
to
put
a
difference
betweene
their
former
estate
wherein
they
lived
,
In
Rom.
Vol.
thes.
theolog
.
pag.
which
was
unholy
and
impure
,
and
the
condition
to
which
they
were
now
called
.
affirmes
the
matter
of
a
particular
Church
to
be
a
company
of
Beleevers
,
&c.
August
.
contr
Parmenian
.
lib.
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
T.
C.
repl.
T.
C.
repl.
par
That
the
Church
of
God
hath
no
custome
to
contend
,
Aug.
de
mor.
Eccl.
cathol.
lib.
V●itur
autem
hoc
verbo
August
.
contr.
Par.
lib.
Bezae
Annot.
Major
in
Act.
Bezae
,
epist
BEfore
I
end
this
point
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
p.
Babel
no
Bethel
.
pag.
Chall.
ca.
I
will
here
lay
downe
some
few
Syllogismes
,
intirely
made
up
,
between
the
Inconformists
and
Conformists
,
all
concluding
the
forenamed
position
,
That
Church
which
hath
not
a
lawfull
Ministery
,
is
not
a
true
visible
Church
:
But
the
Church
of
England
hath
not
a
true
lawfull
Ministery
:
The
Church
of
England
is
not
a
true
visible
Church
.
The
proposition
is
affirmed
of
the
Conformists
,
Sutcl
.
Chal.
pa.
The
Assumption
is
granted
by
the
Nonconformists
,
as
we
have
in
the
first
chapter
largely
shewed
.
The
true
visible
Church
of
Christ
is
a
societie
of
beleeving
and
faithfull
people
,
and
a
communion
of
Saints
,
so
say
the
Conformists
.
But
the
Church
of
England
is
not
a
societie
of
beleeving
and
faithfull
people
,
a
communion
of
Saints
(
thus
write
the
Nonconformists
,
see
page
the
Church
of
England
is
not
the
true
visible
Church
.
The
true
Church
is
the
Kings
daughter
,
described
in
Psalme
But
the
Church
of
England
is
not
the
Kings
daughter
so
described
.
Therefore
the
Church
of
England
is
not
the
true
Church
of
Christ
.
Burton
.
answer
to
Hicholia
.
pag.
The
proposition
is
laid
downe
by
the
Conformists
,
whereby
they
prove
Rome
a
false
Church
.
The
Assumption
is
the
Nonconformists
;
For
if
they
say
the
truth
,
their
members
have
not
those
qualities
belonging
to
the
Kings
daughter
,
neither
the
Priest
nor
people
.
See
pag.
The
true
Church
of
Christ
is
the
flocke
of
Christ
〈◊〉
the
Church
of
England
is
not
the
true
flock
of
Christ
,
therefore
the
Church
of
England
is
not
the
true
Church
of
Christ
.
The
proposition
(
say
the
Conformists
)
is
undeniable
:
The●e
Assumption
is
proved
by
the
Nonconformists
Principles
,
compared
;
with
Christs
flocke
heare
his
voice
,
and
live
it
and
follow
it
.
But
the
Church
of
England
submitting
to
a●
unlawfull
Minisstery
;
worship
,
and
discipline
;
heare
not
Christs
voice
,
nor
know
;
nor
acknowledge
,
nor
follow
it
,
but
the
voyce
of
Antichrist
.
The
Church
of
God
doth
keepe
the
doctrine
of
the
Apostles
and
Prophets
,
without
addition
,
alteration
or
corruption
;
(
thus
the
Conformists
.
)
Sutcl
.
Chal.
cap.
But
the
Church
of
England
keepes
not
the
doctrine
of
the
Apostles
and
Prophets
,
without
addition
,
alteration
and
corruption
,
say
the
Nonconformists
;
Sec
pag
shee
is
not
the
Church
of
God
.
No
societie
can
be
tearmed
Gods
Church
,
which
retaineth
not
Gods
true
worship
(
this
the
Conformists
.
)
But
the
Church
of
England
doth
not
retaire
Gods
true
worship
,
say
the
Nonconformists
.
See
pag.
to
the
shee
cannot
be
tearmed
Gods
church
.
The
true
Church
consisteth
not
of
fierce
.
Lyons
,
Wolves
,
Tigres
,
and
such
like
wilde
and
fierce
beasts
;
But
of
Sheepe
,
and
Lambes
,
which
learne
of
Christ
,
and
are
meeke
,
humble
,
gentle
,
&c.
So
say
the
Conformists
.
But
the
English
Church
doth
consist
of
Lyons
,
Id.
pag.
arg.
〈◊〉
Wolves
,
Tigres
,
and
such
like
wilde
and
fierce
beast's
,
and
not
of
Sheepe
and
Lambes
,
which
learne
of
Christ
,
and
are
meeke
,
humble
,
and
gentle
,
&c.
Thus
the
Nonconformists
;
see
pag.
Therefore
it
is
not
the
true
Church
.
Here
the
Reader
seeth
cleerely
how
the
Conformists
Majors
and
the
Nonconformists
Minors
,
make
up
intire
Syllogismes
,
of
Separation
;
And
how
they
will
be
able
to
loose
these
knots
,
I
know
not
;
except
by
revoking
utterly
their
own
grounds
,
which
if
either
of
them
doe
;
yet
I
doubt
not
but
we
shall
be
well
enough
able
to
maintaine
them
against
men
.
Can.
Neces
Separat
.
pag.
Id.
part
booke
,
hom.
for
Whites
.
Bilson
.
Christ
.
Subject
.
part
Deo
dat
.
Ital.
Bils
.
Christ
.
subject
.
part
Gratian.
decret.
par
A
rectae
in
Gloss.
Novitatibus
.
Ipsa
congregatio
fidelium
,
hic
dicitur
Ecclesia
,
&
〈◊〉
Ecclesia
non
potest
nonesse
.
Chaloner
.
Credo
Sanct.
part
,
subject
Gregory
de
Valent.
confes
Thomas
disp
de
Eccles.
ca.
Bilson
Christ
.
subject
.
par.
Thes.
chap.
Hieron
.
in
Mic.
lib.
IT
may
be
some
will
expect
that
I
should
write
something
of
their
Lecturers
Can.
Neces
Separat
.
pag.
and
the
rather
because
they
in
the
judgement
of
many
,
are
thought
to
be
the
best
Ministers
.
Of
their
life
and
doctrine
I
say
nothing
.
But
as
for
their
Ministery
,
surely
it
is
new
and
strange
.
For
the
Originall
of
their
name
,
manner
of
entrance
,
and
Administration
,
is
unknowne
wholly
to
the
Scriptures
,
and
I
thinke
never
before
heard
of
,
till
in
these
latter
broken
and
confused
times
.
Therefore
it
is
no
marvell
,
when
the
Question
hath
beene
propounded
to
some
of
them
,
as
it
was
by
the
Pharisees
to
That
they
have
not
been
able
for
their
life
to
answer
to
answer
the
point
.
Neither
could
agree
among
themselves
what
kinde
of
Ministery
it
is
that
they
have
taken
up
.
And
being
hard
pressed
for
resolution
,
they
have
ingenuously
confessed
,
that
unlesse
they
be
Evangelists
,
they
could
not
see
how
their
Ministery
doth
accord
with
any
Ministery
mentioned
in
the
New
Testament
.
This
I
write
upon
my
owne
certain
knowledge
,
the
persons
I
thinke
are
yet
living
,
whose
names
for
some
reason
I
forbeare
to
expresse
.
Howbeit
,
I
can
and
will
doe
it
if
I
see
there
be
a
just
and
necessary
occasion
.
I
doe
not
thinke
it
strange
that
they
should
thus
speake
:
for
indeed
I
know
not
what
they
can
say
better
in
defence
of
their
standing
.
Pastours
,
I
am
sure
,
they
will
not
say
they
are
:
For
,
First
,
They
doe
not
take
any
particular
charge
of
a
flocke
upon
them
.
Secondly
,
They
performe
not
the
office
thereof
,
for
they
agree
with
the
people
onely
to
preach
,
and
not
to
administer
either
the
seales
or
censures
to
them
.
Thirdly
,
Their
comming
unto
the
people
is
in
a
strange
sort
:
for
they
make
a
covenant
each
with
other
for
some
certaine
yeares
,
and
when
that
time
is
out
,
both
parties
are
free
,
and
so
may
leave
one
the
other
,
and
doe
many
times
:
but
a
true
Pastour
may
not
doe
so
:
For
if
he
should
he
were
worse
than
an
hireling
which
leaves
not
the
sheepe
till
he
see
the
Wolfe
comming
.
But
many
of
these
when
they
see
a
richer
Lectureship
comming
towards
them
.
Fourthly
,
He
that
is
a
Parson
or
Vicar
,
is
taken
generally
for
the
Minister
of
the
place
.
And
truely
,
howsoever
their
calling
be
false
and
Anttchristian
(
as
the
Nonconformists
say
)
yet
in
many
respects
they
doe
better
resemble
a
true
Minister
than
any
Lecturer
whatsoever
.
Therefore
not
without
just
cause
,
Neces
.
of
Discipl
.
pag.
doe
the
Reformists
utterly
condemne
this
extraordinary
office
of
Preachers
:
And
affirme
,
that
they
are
neither
Pastours
nor
Teachers
which
the
Scripture
alloweth
of
.
you
write
upon
certaine
knowledge
,
that
some
have
ingenuously
confessed
,
that
unlesse
they
be
Evangelists
,
they
could
not
see
how
their
Ministery
doth
accord
with
any
Ministery
mentioned
in
the
New
Testament
.
The
Nonconformists
condemne
the
calling
of
Parsons
and
Vicars
as
false
and
Antichristian
The
Reformists
doe
utterly
condemne
this
extraordinary
office
of
Preachers
.
Id.
pag.
Arr.
against
Separat
.
pag.
The
Necessitie
of
Discipline
Videl
.
in
Ignat
:
ad
Mariam
.
exercit
.
Sozom.
hist.
lib.
Euseb.
lib.
Augustine
Valerius
A
dispute
,
par
Epiphan.
haeres
Ignat.
ad
Tralleus
.
Sozom.
li.
Euseb.
hist.
lib.
Gr.
ca.
lat.
Gratian.
Decret.
part
Timothy
;
Peter
,
Clemens
Anacletus
.
Liberius
Augustine
,
Narcissus
Bilson
.
perpet
.
Gover
.
ca.
T.
C.
repl.
l.
pa.
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
THat
Ministery
which
is
instituted
and
set
up
besides
those
which
God
hath
appointed
in
his
Word
,
Separat
.
pag.
is
unlawfull
and
false
.
But
the
Ministery
of
Lecturers
in
England
is
instituted
and
set
beside
these
,
which
God
hath
appointed
in
his
Word
.
Therefore
that
Ministery
is
unlawfull
and
false
.
The
proposition
is
plaine
and
undeniable
,
and
we
have
their
owne
words
to
confirme
it
.
For
thus
they
say
,
All
the
Ministery
is
by
the
Word
of
God
,
and
not
left
to
the
will
of
man
to
devise
at
their
pleasure
,
as
appeareth
by
that
which
is
noted
of
where
the
Pharisees
comming
to
him
,
after
that
he
had
denied
to
be
either
Christ
,
or
Elias
,
or
another
Prophet
,
conclude
if
he
be
neither
Christ
nor
Elias
,
nor
of
the
Prophets
,
why
baptizest
thou
?
Which
had
been
no
good
argument
,
if
might
have
been
of
other
function
,
than
of
those
which
were
ordinary
in
the
Church
,
T.
C.
repl
and
instituted
of
God
,
&c.
Againe
to
devise
another
Ministery
,
than
that
which
God
hath
appointed
,
is
condemned
by
the
second
Commandement
.
The
Assumption
is
thus
proved
.
First
if
their
Lecturers
have
taken
ordination
from
the
Bishops
,
and
exercise
by
that
power
onely
,
then
is
their
office
false
,
by
the
reasons
before
laid
downe
.
Secondly
,
If
it
be
objected
,
that
they
never
received
the
Prelates
orders
,
or
have
repented
thereof
,
I
answer
,
This
proves
not
that
they
are
therefore
true
Ministers
.
For
as
though
he
did
well
to
suppresse
idolatrie
,
yet
in
that
he
followed
the
wayes
of
he
himselfe
continued
still
a
grosse
Idolater
:
Even
so
;
howsoever
some
may
privately
report
,
that
they
stand
Ministers
by
no
relation
to
the
Bishops
,
yet
are
they
notwithstanding
unlawfull
Ministers
,
seeing
they
were
never
elected
,
chosen
,
ordained
according
to
Gods
Word
.
If
any
reply
,
that
they
have
their
calling
of
the
people
:
I
answer
,
the
thing
is
surely
otherwise
,
as
shall
be
manifested
presently
.
But
if
this
were
granted
,
yet
I
deny
that
any
Church
under
heaven
,
hath
power
from
Christ
to
ordaine
such
a
kinde
of
Ministery
,
and
therefore
if
any
people
should
doe
it
,
seeing
it
is
against
the
Scripture
,
it
must
needs
follow
,
that
it
is
an
unlawfull
Ministery
,
and
so
consequently
not
to
be
communicated
with
.
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.
Bilson
Christ
.
subject
.
par.
THat
it
is
so
I
prove
it
thus
Separat
.
pag.
That
Ministery
is
unlawfull
,
which
none
may
lawfully
give
.
But
none
may
lawfully
bestow
the
Ministery
of
a
Lecturer
.
Therefore
that
Ministery
is
unlawlawfull
.
The
Assumption
for
shame
cannot
be
denied
,
if
the
nature
of
it
be
considered
.
For
as
we
but
even
now
said
,
their
Lecturers
take
no
charge
of
a
flocke
upon
them
,
they
make
covenant
we●h
the
people
,
but
for
a
certaine
time
;
the
peculiar
worke
of
a
Minister
is
not
by
the
people
laid
upon
them
,
weither
expected
of
them
.
If
any
object
,
that
they
preach
the
Word
.
To
this
gives
an
answer
fully
,
that
the
preaching
of
the
Gospell
is
not
a
worke
peculiar
to
a
Minister
:
for
such
as
are
private
men
,
and
out
of
office
,
may
and
ought
to
preach
the
Word
,
as
occasion
is
offered
,
and
not
onely
privately
,
but
,
saith
he
,
in
the
publique
Congregation
,
&c.
Can.
Neces
.
of
Separat
.
pag.