A Protestants account of his orthodox holding in matters of religion at this present in difference in the church, and for his own and others better confirmation or rectification in the points treated on : humbly submitted to the censure of the Church of England.
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             A Protestants account of his orthodox holding in matters of religion at this present in difference in the church, and for his own and others better confirmation or rectification in the points treated on : humbly submitted to the censure of the Church of England.
             Spelman, Henry, Sir, 1564?-1641.
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           A
           Protestants
           Account
           OF
           HIS
           Orthodox
           Holding
           In
           Matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           at
           this
           present
           ;
           In
           difference
           in
           the
           CHURCH
           .
           And
           For
           his
           own
           and
           others
           better
           confirmation
           or
           rectification
           in
           the
           points
           treated
           on
           ,
           Humbly
           submitted
           to
           the
           censure
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
             .
          
        
         
           Printed
           Anno
           Dom.
           1642.
           
        
      
       
       
       
         
           
             Good
             Reader
             ,
          
        
         
           THE
           dissentions
           in
           our
           Church
           about
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           being
           so
           great
           ,
           as
           that
           there
           is
           scarce
           any
           thing
           in
           practice
           so
           well
           established
           ,
           but
           is
           by
           some
           or
           other
           called
           in
           question
           ,
           and
           the
           distempers
           of
           the
           State
           being
           such
           ,
           as
           not
           any
           man
           scarcely
           knows
           where
           to
           make
           addresse
           for
           resolution
           :
           I
           do
           here
           (
           as
           I
           hold
           it
           my
           duty
           )
           make
           a
           publique
           presentment
           and
           submission
           of
           the
           judgement
           ,
           that
           upon
           calling
           my
           understanding
           to
           an
           account
           ,
           I
           have
           been
           able
           to
           make
           in
           these
           matters
           ,
           to
           the
           pious
           censure
           of
           our
           Mother
           the
           
           Church
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           to
           the
           end
           that
           from
           her
           sincere
           admonishment
           ,
           both
           thou
           and
           I
           may
           receive
           as
           the
           case
           shall
           require
           ,
           either
           approbation
           or
           rectification
           in
           our
           judgements
           ;
           which
           I
           heartily
           wishing
           ,
           rest
           ,
        
         
           
             Thine
             in
             all
             faithfull
             affections
             ,
             J.
             S.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           A
           Protestants
           Account
           of
           his
           Orthodox
           holding
           ,
           in
           matters
           of
           RELIGION
           .
        
         
           WHen
           in
           all
           Controversies
           about
           matter
           of
           Religion
           ,
           the
           dictate
           of
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           is
           principally
           to
           be
           attended
           ;
           and
           the
           certainty
           of
           that
           dictate
           depends
           upon
           the
           assurance
           of
           the
           true
           sense
           and
           interpretation
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ;
           It
           is
           necessary
           that
           in
           the
           first
           place
           we
           have
           consideration
           of
           the
           assurance
           one
           may
           have
           of
           the
           true
           and
           genuine
           sense
           thereof
           .
        
         
           For
           though
           without
           controversie
           the
           Scripture
           be
           a
           Rule
           of
           the
           highest
           ,
           most
           absolute
           ,
           and
           most
           sacred
           Authority
           that
           may
           be
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           wheresoever
           it
           extends
           to
           give
           Rule
           ,
           bindes
           and
           regulates
           all
           humane
           Laws
           and
           Constitutions
           ,
           from
           what
           authority
           soever
           derived
           ,
           and
           though
           in
           many
           things
           (
           as
           namely
           ,
           in
           the
           Fundamentalls
           of
           Religion
           ,
           in
           matters
           of
           necessary
           faith
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           expresse
           Commands
           of
           God
           )
           the
           truths
           thereof
           are
           so
           manifest
           ,
           and
           of
           so
           assured
           receipt
           ,
           as
           that
           no
           authority
           ,
           no
           not
           of
           an
           
             Angel
             from
             Heaven
          
           is
           to
           be
           received
           to
           the
           contrary
           ,
           but
           every
           one
           must
           of
           his
           own
           illumination
           embrace
           and
           hold
           them
           ;
           yet
           are
           there
           other
           truths
           which
           may
           so
           easily
           admit
           dispute
           ,
           as
           that
           without
           the
           awe
           of
           some
           authorized
           Moderator
           ,
           men
           of
           perverse
           affections
           would
           inevitably
           subvert
           the
           peace
           of
           the
           Church
           with
           their
           infinite
           dissentions
           about
           them
           .
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           that
           to
           the
           great
           calamities
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           there
           is
           much
           dissention
           made
           about
           the
           Morator
           or
           Interpreter
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ;
           but
           that
           is
           not
           so
           much
           through
           error
           of
           Judgement
           ,
           as
           obstinacy
           of
           parties
           ,
           among
           whom
           the
           two
           most
           adverse
           and
           dangerous
           parties
           are
           neither
           of
           them
           so
           blamelesse
           ,
           but
           that
           they
           are
           culpable
           of
           detracting
           from
           the
           
           authority
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           by
           authorizing
           unwarrantable
           interpretation
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           first
           place
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
          
           is
           the
           great
           subverter
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           by
           assuming
           to
           her self
           the
           person
           of
           the
           whole
           Church
           Catholique
           ,
           and
           by
           vertue
           thereof
           ,
           to
           have
           infallibility
           of
           judgement
           in
           interpretation
           of
           Scripture
           ;
           for
           whilst
           she
           as
           Judge
           arrogates
           to
           her self
           infallibility
           ,
           she
           makes
           that
           there
           is
           no
           more
           regard
           to
           be
           had
           what
           the
           Text
           is
           ,
           than
           there
           is
           heed
           to
           be
           taken
           what
           was
           the
           Warrant
           that
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           had
           for
           those
           things
           which
           he
           hath
           at
           any
           time
           delivered
           ;
           for
           he
           that
           is
           infallible
           ,
           pronounces
           of
           his
           own
           authority
           ,
           and
           can
           no
           more
           depend
           or
           be
           restrayned
           to
           any
           originall
           out
           of
           himself
           ,
           than
           infinitenesse
           can
           be
           restrayned
           to
           a
           finite
           thing
           ,
           or
           God
           himself
           unto
           a
           creature
           :
           wherefore
           there
           can
           be
           no
           extrneall
           Judge
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           of
           infallible
           authority
           ,
           for
           that
           of
           necessity
           annulls
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           makes
           it
           no
           other
           than
           a
           dead
           Letter
           .
        
         
           But
           in
           the
           second
           place
           they
           also
           destroy
           the
           Authority
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           who
           when
           in
           word
           and
           outward
           profession
           they
           magnifie
           it
           above
           all
           things
           ,
           do
           then
           by
           subjecting
           it
           indifferently
           to
           the
           judgement
           of
           every
           one
           that
           takes
           upon
           him
           to
           interpret
           it
           ,
           trample
           under
           foot
           the
           honour
           that
           they
           gave
           unto
           it
           ;
           for
           as
           infallibility
           of
           the
           Interpreter
           takes
           away
           the
           Scripture
           from
           the
           hearer
           ,
           so
           incertainty
           in
           the
           Interpreter
           takes
           away
           the
           hearer
           from
           the
           Scripture
           :
           for
           how
           can
           one
           hear
           ,
           when
           he
           may
           either
           doubt
           the
           judgement
           or
           fidelity
           of
           the
           Interpreter
           ?
           or
           when
           (
           as
           it
           often
           happens
           )
           the
           Interpreters
           that
           are
           authorized
           one
           as
           much
           as
           another
           ,
           do
           make
           a
           diverse
           ,
           perhaps
           an
           adverse
           delivery
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ?
           As
           in
           the
           Romish
           errour
           the
           Scripture
           is
           made
           a
           dead
           letter
           ,
           so
           in
           this
           it
           is
           made
           a
           Trumpet
           of
           incertain
           sound
           ,
           which
           none
           can
           with
           safety
           hear
           and
           receive
           ,
           unlesse
           you
           will
           suppose
           some
           hearer
           also
           infallible
           .
           To
           say
           truth
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           question
           whether
           one
           God
           or
           many
           ,
           it
           was
           truely
           said
           ,
           
             Dicite
             plure●
             ,
             dicite
             null●s
             ;
          
           so
           in
           the
           Interpreters
           of
           Gods
           Word
           (
           whereof
           none
           can
           be
           authentique
           ,
           but
           with
           whom
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           is
           warrantably
           to
           be
           presumed
           )
           if
           in
           equall
           degree
           and
           authority
           we
           make
           many
           ,
           we
           make
           as
           good
           as
           none
           at
           all
           .
           We
           must
           therefore
           finde
           an
           especiall
           Interpreter
           ,
           and
           that
           of
           such
           potiority
           of
           judgement
           before
           all
           others
           ,
           as
           that
           we
           
           may
           safely
           confide
           therein
           ,
           and
           yet
           so
           confide
           ,
           as
           that
           we
           may
           not
           detract
           ought
           from
           the
           Authority
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           by
           ascribing
           infallibility
           to
           the
           Interpreter
           .
        
         
           We
           are
           taught
           negatively
           ,
           
           That
           
             no
             Prophesie
             of
             the
             Scripture
             is
             of
             private
             Interpretation
             ;
          
           We
           are
           also
           told
           ,
           That
           the
           
             Church
             is
             the
             ground
             and
             pillar
             of
             the
             truth
             ;
          
           
           And
           we
           are
           warned
           not
           to
           adhere
           to
           the
           doctrines
           of
           particular
           men
           ,
           be
           they
           never
           so
           eminent
           and
           famous
           in
           the
           Congregation
           ,
           but
           to
           weigh
           their
           Doctrines
           delivered
           as
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           see
           if
           they
           have
           alwayes
           been
           so
           understood
           and
           received
           by
           the
           Church
           ;
           for
           if
           we
           finde
           not
           authority
           (
           of
           our
           own
           Church
           at
           least
           )
           for
           them
           ,
           we
           are
           then
           but
           cautiously
           to
           receive
           them
           ;
           but
           if
           we
           finde
           the
           judgement
           of
           the
           Church
           Catholique
           against
           them
           ,
           we
           are
           altogether
           then
           to
           reject
           them
           :
           for
           when
           the
           promises
           of
           the
           holy
           Ghosts
           assistance
           were
           made
           ,
           not
           to
           single
           disciples
           ,
           nor
           to
           some
           in
           particular
           ,
           but
           indefinitely
           to
           the
           universality
           of
           them
           :
           
           
             I
             am
             with
             you
             unto
             the
             end
             .
             He
             that
             heareth
             you
             ,
             heareth
             me
             .
             He
          
           (
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Truth
           )
           
             will
             guide
             you
             into
             all
             Truth
             ;
          
           
           that
           is
           ,
           not
           some
           ,
           nor
           every
           one
           of
           you
           ,
           but
           generally
           the
           Body
           of
           you
           :
           
           We
           cannot
           receive
           Doctrines
           with
           any
           confident
           assurance
           ,
           but
           from
           the
           concurrent
           Judgement
           of
           all
           the
           Pastors
           of
           the
           whole
           Church
           Universall
           ,
           to
           whom
           the
           promise
           of
           assistance
           is
           properly
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           first
           place
           made
           ;
           or
           in
           defect
           thereof
           ,
           from
           the
           concurrent
           Judgement
           of
           the
           Pastors
           of
           our
           particular
           Church
           ,
           which
           ,
           as
           to
           her
           own
           Members
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           received
           as
           the
           Judgement
           of
           the
           whole
           ,
           till
           the
           Judgement
           of
           the
           whole
           appeareth
           to
           the
           contrary
           .
           For
           as
           the
           spirits
           of
           the
           particular
           Prophets
           in
           every
           Church
           ought
           to
           be
           heard
           and
           received
           of
           all
           the
           Members
           thereof
           ,
           untill
           it
           appear
           that
           their
           particular
           spirits
           and
           Doctrines
           recede
           from
           the
           concurrent
           Judgement
           of
           all
           the
           Prophets
           of
           that
           Church
           (
           to
           which
           they
           ought
           to
           submit
           their
           judgements
           )
           so
           ought
           the
           concurrent
           Judgement
           of
           all
           the
           Prophets
           of
           every
           particular
           Church
           ,
           to
           be
           received
           of
           that
           Church
           ,
           untill
           it
           appear
           that
           it
           is
           contrary
           to
           the
           Judgement
           of
           the
           Church
           Universall
           :
           But
           then
           as
           the
           Universall
           Church
           must
           be
           heard
           before
           the
           particular
           ,
           so
           must
           the
           Universality
           of
           the
           particular
           ,
           before
           any
           particulars
           of
           that
           particular
           Church
           ;
           for
           God
           ,
           saith
           Saint
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           
           
             is
             not
             the
             author
             of
             confusion
             :
          
           And
           therefore
           he
           
           not
           onely
           obiects
           against
           the
           refractory
           particulars
           of
           
             Corinth
             ,
             We
          
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Corinth
             )
             have
             no
             such
             Custome
             ;
          
           But
           lest
           they
           should
           alleadge
           errour
           also
           in
           that
           particular
           Church
           ,
           he
           justifies
           their
           practise
           ,
           by
           the
           practice
           of
           the
           Universall
           ;
           
             Neither
          
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             have
             the
             Churches
             of
             God
             .
          
           By
           which
           it
           appears
           ,
           private
           men
           are
           tyed
           to
           submit
           to
           the
           judgement
           of
           their
           particular
           Church
           ,
           and
           that
           unto
           the
           judgement
           of
           the
           Universall
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           any
           ask
           what
           is
           the
           Catholique
           Church
           ,
           when
           and
           how
           is
           her
           judgement
           to
           be
           had
           .
        
         
           The
           Catholique
           Church
           (
           properly
           so
           called
           )
           is
           the
           whole
           number
           of
           Christians
           in
           all
           places
           Universally
           professing
           Christ
           ;
           And
           this
           ,
           since
           the
           Apostles
           times
           ,
           never
           was
           ,
           nor
           can
           be
           assembled
           into
           one
           ,
           to
           give
           sentence
           upon
           any
           thing
           :
           But
           as
           in
           the
           Politique
           Body
           of
           Civill
           States
           ,
           the
           reall
           assembling
           of
           all
           the
           Members
           personally
           being
           unnecessary
           ,
           inconvenient
           ,
           and
           almost
           impossible
           ;
           some
           persons
           representative
           of
           the
           whole
           ,
           being
           by
           intimation
           of
           the
           superiours
           from
           all
           parts
           ,
           delegate
           to
           give
           the
           common
           suffrage
           of
           the
           whole
           ,
           do
           by
           the
           Laws
           of
           God
           and
           man
           ,
           give
           the
           binding
           sentence
           of
           the
           whole
           Body
           Universall
           ,
           So
           in
           the
           mysticall
           Body
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           the
           Ecclesiasticks
           ,
           which
           are
           the
           onely
           authorized
           Members
           ,
           for
           discerning
           and
           judging
           matters
           that
           depend
           upon
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           because
           that
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           them
           alone
           ,
           were
           the
           promises
           of
           the
           holy
           Ghosts
           assistance
           made
           ,
           they
           (
           I
           say
           )
           either
           all
           assembling
           themselves
           together
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           in
           their
           severall
           Diocesses
           ,
           chosing
           and
           delegating
           from
           among
           themselves
           trusty
           men
           ,
           to
           do
           the
           office
           of
           the
           Clergy
           in
           that
           point
           ,
           do
           truely
           and
           properly
           give
           the
           entire
           Vote
           of
           the
           whole
           Catholique
           Church
           :
           And
           in
           this
           way
           we
           have
           many
           sentences
           and
           Decrees
           thereof
           remaining
           to
           us
           ;
           which
           being
           from
           age
           to
           age
           successively
           received
           ,
           do
           stand
           in
           force
           and
           speak
           ,
           unto
           this
           very
           present
           :
           against
           which
           ,
           whosoever
           shall
           in
           practice
           or
           doctrine
           attempt
           any
           thing
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           what
           is
           so
           established
           ,
           shall
           apparantly
           declare
           himself
           an
           insolent
           and
           schismaticall
           exalter
           of
           himself
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           own
           private
           judgement
           ,
           against
           the
           judgement
           of
           the
           whole
           Catholique
           Church
           :
           and
           in
           the
           same
           way
           that
           the
           Church
           Catholique
           speaketh
           ,
           in
           the
           same
           also
           ,
           if
           need
           be
           ,
           speaketh
           every
           particular
           Church
           .
        
         
         
           This
           being
           the
           extraordinary
           way
           wherein
           the
           Church
           speaketh
           not
           ,
           but
           upon
           extraordinary
           occasions
           ;
           she
           hath
           also
           for
           ordinary
           occasions
           ,
           a
           continuall
           constant
           voyce
           in
           an
           ordinary
           way
           ;
           The
           Church
           ,
           considered
           in
           it self
           ,
           is
           not
           ,
           nor
           cannot
           be
           lesse
           than
           the
           whole
           Body
           of
           it
           ;
           but
           considered
           in
           the
           actions
           of
           it
           ,
           any
           part
           by
           which
           it
           duely
           worketh
           ;
           as
           to
           that
           work
           onely
           which
           it
           so
           intendeth
           ,
           is
           truely
           and
           properly
           enough
           called
           the
           Church
           :
           If
           we
           speak
           of
           a
           man
           ,
           as
           of
           his
           being
           ,
           as
           that
           he
           lives
           ,
           is
           in
           health
           ,
           young
           ,
           lusty
           ,
           &c.
           we
           mean
           by
           the
           man
           no
           lesse
           than
           the
           whole
           man
           ,
           with
           all
           his
           members
           ;
           but
           if
           we
           speak
           of
           the
           particular
           actions
           of
           the
           man
           ,
           as
           that
           he
           did
           hear
           ,
           see
           ,
           speak
           ,
           take
           ,
           &c.
           we
           do
           not
           then
           intend
           that
           every
           distinct
           member
           of
           his
           body
           did
           actually
           hear
           ,
           see
           ,
           speak
           ,
           take
           ,
           &c.
           but
           that
           the
           man
           performed
           those
           actions
           by
           the
           proper
           members
           respectively
           ordained
           for
           the
           doing
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           that
           neverthelesse
           the
           office
           of
           each
           member
           so
           ministring
           ,
           was
           the
           proper
           act
           of
           the
           whole
           man
           ;
           so
           that
           though
           the
           eyes
           of
           the
           man
           onely
           saw
           ,
           his
           ears
           heard
           ,
           his
           tongue
           spake
           ,
           and
           his
           hands
           handled
           ,
           yet
           is
           the
           whole
           man
           said
           truely
           to
           hear
           ,
           see
           ,
           speak
           ,
           and
           handle
           .
        
         
           As
           then
           in
           the
           body
           naturall
           ,
           
           so
           in
           the
           Body
           mysticall
           ,
           the
           
             Church
             ;
          
           though
           the
           Church
           ,
           in
           her
           being
           comprehend
           all
           members
           ,
           as
           well
           Lay
           as
           Clergie
           ,
           yet
           in
           her
           work
           and
           actions
           she
           worketh
           not
           promiscuously
           by
           all
           ,
           but
           by
           her
           proper
           and
           ordained
           members
           ;
           for
           if
           every
           one
           were
           an
           eye
           to
           see
           ,
           a
           head
           to
           judge
           ,
           or
           a
           mouth
           to
           give
           sentence
           ,
           then
           were
           they
           all
           but
           one
           equipotent
           member
           ,
           
           and
           
             where
             then
             were
             the
             body
             ?
          
           saith
           S.
           
             Paul
             :
          
           therefore
           though
           in
           the
           question
           of
           circumcising
           the
           believing
           Gentiles
           ,
           the
           letters
           of
           Ordinance
           went
           in
           the
           name
           of
           the
           
             Apostles
             ,
          
           
           
             Elders
             ,
          
           and
           
             Brethren
             ;
          
           yet
           plainly
           the
           Brethren
           had
           no
           vote
           in
           the
           decision
           of
           the
           question
           ,
           but
           as
           the
           Apostles
           and
           Elders
           are
           onely
           said
           to
           have
           
             come
             together
             to
             consider
             of
             the
             matter
             ,
          
           so
           the
           debate
           and
           decision
           there
           ,
           is
           onely
           theirs
           ,
           and
           the
           Decrees
           thereupon
           are
           in
           the
           16
           Chapter
           ,
           
           called
           onely
           
             the
             Decrees
             that
             were
             ordained
             of
             the
             Apostles
             and
             Elders
             ,
          
           and
           if
           we
           will
           have
           the
           Brethren
           to
           have
           been
           named
           in
           the
           Apostles
           Letters
           ,
           to
           shew
           that
           Lay-men
           have
           authority
           to
           vote
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           then
           must
           we
           also
           confesse
           that
           Lay-men
           ,
           aswell
           as
           
             the
             Man
             of
             God
             ,
          
           have
           authority
           to
           judge
           in
           matters
           of
           
           Doctrine
           also
           ,
           for
           they
           that
           writ
           the
           Letters
           ,
           say
           of
           the
           point
           of
           Doctrine
           ,
           
             We
             gave
             no
             such
             Commandment
             .
          
           Therefore
           plainly
           the
           judgement
           of
           the
           Apostles
           and
           Elders
           ,
           was
           in
           that
           matter
           ,
           the
           judgement
           of
           the
           Brethren
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           whole
           Church
           there
           ,
           by
           their
           unanimous
           submission
           and
           agreement
           unto
           them
           .
           And
           when
           all
           is
           done
           ,
           the
           voting
           of
           Apostles
           ,
           Elders
           ,
           and
           Brethren
           together
           ,
           is
           a
           thing
           farre
           differing
           from
           the
           voting
           of
           Lay-men
           onely
           ,
           and
           from
           Lay-mens
           choosing
           of
           the
           votes
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           same
           manner
           the
           voyce
           of
           the
           ordayned
           Governours
           and
           Ministers
           in
           every
           particular
           Church
           ,
           in
           those
           things
           that
           are
           committed
           to
           their
           Care
           and
           Charge
           ,
           is
           the
           voice
           of
           the
           Church
           it self
           ;
           and
           the
           voyce
           of
           that
           particular
           Church
           ,
           not
           being
           repugnant
           to
           faith
           ,
           nor
           the
           declared
           judgement
           of
           the
           Catholique
           Church
           is
           ,
           (
           as
           to
           the
           Members
           of
           that
           Church
           )
           the
           voice
           of
           the
           whole
           Church
           Catholique
           :
           so
           that
           he
           that
           refuseth
           to
           hear
           the
           voice
           of
           the
           Governours
           of
           his
           particular
           Church
           ,
           refuseth
           to
           hear
           his
           particular
           Church
           ;
           and
           not
           that
           Church
           onely
           ,
           but
           the
           whole
           Church
           Catholique
           .
        
         
           Again
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           body
           the
           most
           usefull
           members
           thereof
           ,
           the
           eyes
           ,
           the
           ears
           ,
           the
           tongue
           ,
           the
           hands
           ,
           the
           feet
           would
           not
           onely
           be
           uselesse
           ,
           but
           make
           a
           confused
           deformity
           ,
           if
           they
           were
           every
           one
           annexed
           immediately
           to
           the
           grosse
           of
           the
           body
           ,
           and
           not
           joyned
           by
           the
           mediation
           of
           some
           noble
           limb
           ,
           the
           eyes
           ,
           the
           ears
           ,
           and
           tongue
           ,
           by
           the
           head
           ;
           the
           hands
           ,
           by
           the
           arms
           ,
           and
           the
           feet
           ,
           by
           the
           legs
           :
           so
           would
           it
           be
           in
           the
           Church
           Catholique
           ,
           if
           every
           particular
           Member
           should
           hold
           it self
           immediately
           to
           depend
           on
           it
           ,
           and
           not
           on
           the
           noble
           and
           mediating
           limb
           of
           his
           particular
           Church
           ;
           that
           so
           by
           a
           usefull
           and
           decent
           subordination
           of
           the
           Members
           under
           the
           head
           .
           
           
             The
             Body
             from
             thence
          
           (
           as
           the
           Apostle
           speaks
           )
           
             by
             joynts
             and
             bands
             having
             nourishment
             and
             knit
             together
             ,
             may
             encrease
             with
             the
             encrease
             of
             God
             .
          
        
         
           These
           same
           things
           doth
           our
           Saviour
           teach
           ,
           when
           giving
           a
           Rule
           for
           governing
           ones
           self
           in
           private
           offences
           betwixt
           his
           brother
           and
           him
           ,
           
           he
           bids
           him
           
             Tell
             it
             to
             the
             Church
             :
          
           Our
           Saviour
           meant
           not
           that
           upon
           every
           such
           occasion
           the
           Church
           Catholique
           should
           ,
           or
           could
           be
           convoked
           ,
           but
           onely
           that
           the
           offended
           should
           complain
           to
           the
           Governours
           of
           the
           Church
           he
           lived
           in
           ,
           the
           doing
           whereof
           ,
           
           is
           properly
           to
           complain
           to
           the
           whole
           Church
           ,
           yea
           to
           the
           whole
           Church
           Catholique
           ,
           as
           appears
           by
           our
           Saviours
           adding
           ,
           that
           if
           the
           
             offender
             refused
             to
             hear
             the
             Church
             ,
             he
             should
             be
             as
             an
             Heathen
             man
             ;
          
           as
           much
           as
           to
           say
           ,
           That
           if
           by
           refusing
           to
           hear
           his
           particular
           Church
           ,
           he
           refused
           to
           hear
           the
           whole
           Chuch
           Catholique
           ,
           he
           should
           then
           be
           as
           an
           Heathen
           man
           ,
           cut
           off
           from
           the
           Communion
           of
           the
           whole
           Church
           ;
           for
           it
           were
           no
           just
           sentence
           to
           cut
           off
           one
           from
           the
           whole
           Church
           ,
           for
           disobeying
           the
           particular
           ,
           unlesse
           that
           disobedience
           to
           the
           particular
           ,
           were
           disobeying
           of
           the
           whole
           Church
           .
        
         
           Every
           particular
           Church
           then
           hath
           so
           farre
           the
           authority
           of
           the
           Church
           Universall
           ,
           that
           (
           as
           to
           her
           own
           Members
           )
           her
           voyce
           is
           the
           voyce
           of
           the
           Catholique
           Church
           ,
           and
           tyes
           them
           all
           in
           conscience
           to
           submit
           their
           judgements
           to
           hers
           ,
           and
           to
           yeeld
           observance
           to
           all
           her
           Ordinances
           that
           are
           not
           against
           the
           expresse
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           nor
           judgement
           of
           the
           Catholique
           Church
           .
           And
           even
           in
           her
           Ordinances
           that
           minister
           question
           ,
           whether
           they
           be
           Orthodox
           and
           agreeable
           to
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           or
           no
           ,
           her
           authority
           is
           so
           farre
           binding
           ,
           as
           that
           even
           those
           Ordinances●
           are
           not
           to
           be
           rejected
           nor
           condemned
           upon
           the
           judgement
           of
           any
           of
           her
           private
           Members
           onely
           ,
           but
           either
           by
           her
           own
           review
           and
           censure
           ,
           by
           some
           more
           generall
           Nationall
           Assembly
           ,
           or
           (
           if
           the
           consequence
           require
           it
           )
           by
           a
           full
           and
           true
           Generall
           Assembly
           of
           the
           Church
           ;
           whose
           sentence
           when
           once
           it
           shall
           be
           obtained
           ,
           shall
           be
           received
           ,
           as
           the
           most
           sacred
           ,
           and
           most
           authentique
           judgement
           that
           may
           be
           had
           in
           that
           matter
           ,
           and
           neerest
           approaching
           to
           the
           judgement
           of
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           ;
           but
           shall
           not
           be
           received
           as
           infallible
           ,
           as
           if
           pronounced
           by
           a
           Judge
           infallible
           ;
           for
           what
           assistance
           soever
           God
           hath
           promised
           to
           his
           Church
           ,
           it
           is
           onely
           such
           as
           agrees
           with
           the
           condition
           of
           a
           Church
           Militant
           ,
           therefore
           he
           hath
           neither
           promised
           it
           to
           the
           single
           Ministers
           in
           every
           of
           their
           Preachings
           ,
           neither
           yet
           so
           to
           the
           Church
           it self
           ,
           as
           that
           in
           every
           of
           her
           Consultations
           and
           Decrees
           ,
           she
           should
           infallibly
           produce
           the
           sentence
           of
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           (
           for
           then
           were
           the
           Scripture
           needlesse
           ,
           seeing
           the
           Church
           should
           be
           able
           to
           pronounce
           infallibly
           with
           authority
           ,
           equall
           to
           the
           very
           Text
           ,
           and
           the
           Church
           as
           to
           errour
           in
           knowledge
           and
           understanding
           should
           not
           be
           Militant
           ,
           but
           Triumphant
           :
           but
           every
           
           judgement
           of
           every
           Church
           shall
           have
           such
           a
           potiority
           of
           credit
           and
           authority
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           judgement
           of
           any
           part
           or
           Member
           thereof
           ,
           as
           that
           it
           must
           not
           be
           rejected
           nor
           over-ruled
           by
           any
           other
           judgement
           ,
           than
           either
           her
           own
           revisall
           and
           censure
           ,
           Assembly
           of
           her
           proper
           Judges
           ,
           a
           more
           generall
           Nationall
           Assembly
           ,
           or
           a
           full
           generall
           Assembly
           of
           the
           Church
           .
        
         
           To
           conclude
           then
           ,
           when
           for
           avoyding
           confusion
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           
             God
             hath
             subjected
             the
             spirits
             of
             the
          
           (
           particular
           )
           
             Preachers
             ,
          
           
           to
           the
           concurrent
           judgement
           of
           all
           the
           Preachers
           ;
           for
           men
           ,
           under
           pretence
           of
           preaching
           Gods
           Word
           ,
           to
           preach
           their
           own
           private
           judgements
           ,
           in
           detraction
           from
           the
           authority
           of
           their
           Church
           ,
           and
           without
           submitting
           their
           opinions
           to
           the
           judgement
           of
           their
           Church
           ;
           this
           is
           so
           farre
           from
           honouring
           God
           by
           magnifying
           of
           his
           Word
           ,
           as
           that
           contrarily
           it
           destroyes
           the
           authority
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           by
           confused
           and
           wrong
           arrogated
           judgement
           in
           interpreting
           of
           it
           ,
           it
           by
           sects
           and
           schismes
           subverts
           the
           peace
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           contrary
           to
           the
           Admonition
           that
           God
           hath
           given
           in
           that
           behalf
           ,
           makes
           God
           the
           author
           of
           confusion
           .
        
         
           The
           assurance
           of
           our
           Orthodox
           profession
           ,
           depending
           upon
           the
           consideration
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           cannot
           but
           occasion
           a
           little
           further
           examination
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           Religion
           ,
           
             a
             religando
             ex
             vi
             termini
          
           is
           that
           ,
           which
           whatsoever
           it
           be
           ,
           
           ought
           to
           binde
           the
           Professor
           ;
           but
           of
           all
           other
           
             Godlinesse
          
           (
           which
           onely
           is
           the
           true
           Religion
           )
           must
           not
           have
           that
           binding
           power
           of
           hers
           denyed
           ;
           and
           therefore
           will-worship
           ,
           as
           repugnant
           to
           Religion
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           rejected
           .
           
             Ye
             shall
             not
          
           (
           saith
           
             Moses
          
           to
           the
           people
           when
           they
           were
           to
           enter
           into
           the
           Land
           ,
           and
           be
           a
           setled
           Church
           )
           
             Ye
             shall
             not
          
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             do
             as
             we
             do
             this
             day
             ,
          
           
           
             every
             one
             that
             which
             is
             good
             in
             his
             own
             eyes
             .
          
           It
           is
           impossible
           for
           the
           Professor
           which
           followeth
           his
           own
           judgement
           or
           conscience
           onely
           ,
           to
           avoid
           disobedience
           and
           will-worship
           ;
           for
           private
           judgement
           and
           conscience
           ,
           are
           neither
           sure
           nor
           constant
           observers
           of
           Gods
           Law
           ,
           nor
           can
           a
           man
           alwayes
           tell
           whether
           his
           iudgement
           ,
           or
           his
           affection
           leads
           his
           conscience
           ;
           but
           as
           obedience
           is
           that
           which
           our
           Saviour
           himself
           learning
           ,
           sheweth
           that
           we
           all
           must
           learn
           ;
           so
           the
           power
           of
           
             Godlinesse
          
           is
           to
           constrain
           obedience
           .
           
           And
           if
           there
           be
           a
           question
           what
           we
           shall
           obey
           ,
           
           the
           Scripture
           tells
           us
           
             the
             Priests
             lips
             should
             
             preserve
             knowledge
             ,
             and
             we
             should
             seek
             the
             Law
             at
             his
             mouth
             .
          
           And
           our
           Saviour
           tells
           his
           disciples
           ,
           
             He
             that
             heareth
             you
             ,
             heareth
             me
             ;
             and
             he
             that
             despiseth
             you
             ,
             despiseth
             me
             ;
          
           and
           bids
           that
           he
           that
           
             will
             not
             hear
             the
             Church
             ,
             be
             as
             an
             Heathen
             man
             :
          
           And
           St
           
             Paul
          
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             The
             Church
             is
             the
             pillar
             and
             ground
             of
             the
             truth
             ,
          
           
           and
           against
           private
           singularities
           and
           indecencies
           in
           the
           service
           of
           God
           :
           he
           obiects
           ,
           that
           
             their
             Church
             had
             no
             such
             custome
             ,
          
           
           
             neither
             the
             Churches
             of
             God
             :
          
           We
           are
           also
           commanded
           to
           submit
           to
           
             all
             manner
             of
             Ordinance
             of
             man
             ,
          
           
           
             for
             the
             Lords
             sake
             ;
          
           And
           that
           
             every
             soul
             be
             subject
             to
             the
             higher
             power
             ;
          
           that
           
             he
             that
             resisteth
             the
             power
             ,
             resisteth
             the
             Ordinance
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             receiveth
             to
             himself
             damnation
             .
          
           The
           Scripture
           is
           abundant
           to
           this
           purpose
           ,
           
           and
           among
           many
           other
           places
           ,
           
             Gen.
          
           27.
           6.
           is
           remarkable
           :
           When
           
             Jacob
          
           (
           or
           
             Israel
          
           )
           was
           afraid
           ,
           in
           the
           apparell
           of
           his
           elder
           brother
           ,
           to
           seek
           his
           fathers
           supreme
           blessing
           ,
           lest
           by
           seeking
           it
           in
           a
           undue
           manner
           ,
           he
           should
           ,
           instead
           of
           a
           blessing
           ,
           get
           a
           curse
           ;
           his
           mother
           requires
           his
           obedience
           to
           her
           voye
           ;
           
             Israel
          
           obeyed
           her
           ,
           and
           by
           it
           obtained
           the
           blessing
           .
           If
           this
           Allegory
           so
           much
           concern
           us
           ,
           as
           that
           we
           be
           the
           
             Israel
             ,
          
           the
           younger
           brother
           that
           want
           and
           seek
           the
           blessing
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           our
           elder
           brother
           ,
           in
           whose
           clothing
           we
           seek
           it
           ,
           and
           God
           our
           father
           that
           gives
           it
           ;
           who
           is
           our
           directing
           mother
           ,
           by
           oheying
           whose
           voyce
           we
           obtain
           the
           blessing
           ,
           but
           she
           that
           is
           the
           wife
           of
           our
           father
           ,
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ?
           By
           these
           then
           ,
           and
           many
           other
           Scriptures
           ,
           it
           appears
           ,
           That
           in
           all
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           wheresoever
           there
           is
           a
           doubt
           ,
           and
           consesequently
           use
           of
           judgement
           ,
           the
           iudgement
           of
           the
           Church
           is
           to
           be
           preferred
           ;
           So
           Gods
           Word
           (
           which
           must
           be
           observed
           )
           directs
           ,
           so
           the
           exigence
           of
           things
           requires
           ,
           the
           particular
           man
           cannot
           otherwise
           avoyd
           will-worship
           and
           singularity
           ,
           nor
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           confusion
           .
        
         
           When
           now
           there
           is
           so
           great
           offence
           taken
           at
           divers
           Ordinances
           of
           our
           Church
           ,
           what
           is
           there
           in
           any
           of
           them
           so
           erroneous
           or
           corrupt
           as
           to
           discharge
           ones
           conscience
           from
           the
           terror
           of
           these
           Precepts
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           obedience
           that
           they
           command
           ?
           Is
           there
           any
           thing
           in
           the
           Ordinances
           of
           our
           Church
           against
           the
           expresse
           command
           of
           God
           ?
           If
           there
           be
           ,
           Why
           do
           not
           the
           offended
           shew
           it
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           justifie
           themselves
           ,
           vindicate
           Gods
           Truth
           ,
           and
           stop
           the
           mouthes
           of
           all
           gain-sayers
           ?
           But
           when
           instead
           of
           things
           
           expresly
           crossing
           Gods
           Commadments
           ,
           they
           finde
           no
           exceptions
           but
           what
           ,
           at
           the
           most
           ,
           are
           disputable
           ,
           grounded
           upon
           inferences
           and
           collections
           ,
           and
           those
           not
           generally
           received
           ,
           nor
           yet
           all
           approved
           by
           the
           judgement
           of
           any
           particular
           Church
           ,
           but
           late
           imaginations
           of
           men
           ,
           of
           a
           few
           ,
           and
           them
           private
           men
           ,
           whether
           it
           be
           meet
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           ,
           upon
           such
           grounds
           to
           follow
           men
           ,
           or
           indeed
           ones
           own
           self
           ,
           rather
           than
           God
           ,
           every
           one
           may
           judge
           .
        
         
           And
           were
           that
           granted
           (
           which
           indeed
           cannot
           be
           proved
           ,
           nor
           may
           be
           granted
           )
           that
           the
           Ordinances
           of
           our
           Church
           are
           superstitious
           ,
           How
           yet
           will
           that
           warrant
           the
           disobeying
           of
           them
           ,
           to
           a
           conscience
           that
           is
           guided
           onely
           by
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ?
           For
           where
           is
           superstition
           by
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           forbidden
           ?
           Or
           where
           is
           it
           there
           described
           ?
           Though
           then
           we
           grant
           superstition
           to
           be
           the
           foulest
           corruption
           a
           Christian
           Church
           can
           be
           depraved
           with
           ,
           and
           neerest
           approaching
           to
           Idolatry
           ,
           yet
           being
           a
           corruption
           discovered
           by
           the
           judgement
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           rather
           than
           any
           expresse
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           With
           what
           warrant
           can
           any
           mans
           conscience
           ,
           against
           Gods
           expresse
           command
           ,
           disobey
           the
           Ordinance
           ,
           for
           fear
           of
           superstition
           ,
           when
           concerning
           it
           he
           hath
           received
           no
           command
           from
           God
           ?
           
           especially
           ,
           when
           disobedience
           being
           like
           
             the
             sinnes
             of
             Witchcraft
          
           and
           
             Idolatry
             ,
          
           he
           commits
           a
           sin
           that
           is
           equall
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           onely
           to
           avoid
           superstition
           ,
           which
           is
           lesse
           than
           either
           .
           Nay
           ,
           that
           is
           not
           all
           ,
           but
           while
           he
           disturbs
           his
           duty
           with
           false
           apprehenhensions
           of
           superstition
           ,
           he
           with
           his
           disobedience
           ,
           commits
           the
           superstition
           which
           he
           fears
           ;
           for
           when
           superstition
           properly
           is
           an
           over-strict
           religious
           insisting
           upon
           the
           doing
           or
           not
           doing
           of
           that
           which
           in
           it self
           is
           but
           indifferent
           ;
           his
           own
           scrupulousnesse
           not
           to
           kneel
           ,
           not
           to
           bow
           ,
           not
           to
           stand
           up
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           uncovered
           ,
           not
           to
           answer
           ,
           
             &c.
          
           according
           to
           the
           use
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           is
           not
           onely
           disobedience
           ,
           but
           very
           superstition
           it self
           ,
           placing
           Religion
           in
           that
           wherein
           there
           is
           no
           Religion
           to
           be
           placed
           ;
           and
           teaching
           the
           conscience
           more
           to
           fear
           pollution
           from
           without
           ,
           by
           things
           externally
           enioyned
           ,
           than
           to
           fear
           it
           within
           ,
           from
           the
           haughtinesse
           ,
           stubbornnesse
           ,
           or
           self-conceitednesse
           of
           the
           heart
           ,
           than
           which
           ,
           nothing
           doth
           sooner
           defile
           the
           actions
           of
           a
           man
           ,
           and
           make
           his
           Religion
           vain
           .
        
         
         
           But
           ,
           will
           he
           say
           ,
           His
           conscience
           cannot
           be
           satisfied
           ,
           but
           that
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           the
           Church
           in
           some
           things
           ,
           is
           superstitious
           ,
           so
           as
           he
           may
           not
           submit
           unto
           it
           .
           We
           must
           answer
           ,
           
             Let
             him
             use
          
           the
           liberty
           of
           his
           consci●nce
           ,
           but
           let
           him
           withall
           take
           heed
           he
           use
           it
           not
           for
           a
           cloke
           of
           maliciousnesse
           ;
           for
           if
           through
           weaknesse
           of
           conscience
           he
           takes
           offence
           at
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           as
           superstitious
           ,
           which
           otherwise
           he
           knows
           himself
           tyed
           to
           reverence
           and
           observe
           ,
           let
           him
           ,
           in
           true
           humiliation
           of
           his
           soul
           ,
           behave
           himself
           like
           one
           afflicted
           ,
           that
           laments
           the
           breach
           between
           the
           Church
           and
           him
           ,
           let
           him
           labor
           for
           satisfaction
           by
           the
           help
           of
           those
           whose
           integrity
           in
           that
           behalf
           ,
           shall
           not
           by
           any
           aversenesse
           to
           the
           Ordinance
           ,
           be
           suspected
           :
           let
           him
           forbear
           rayling
           language
           on
           Governours
           ,
           and
           contemptuous
           behaviour
           towards
           the
           Ordinance
           ,
           that
           so
           though
           he
           cannot
           be
           conformable
           ,
           he
           may
           not
           yet
           become
           refractory
           ,
           but
           may
           be
           piously
           embraced
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           till
           in
           the
           spirit
           of
           meeknesse
           he
           be
           at
           last
           restored
           to
           his
           strength
           :
           But
           if
           he
           will
           not
           do
           thus
           ,
           but
           will
           contend
           ,
           hold
           his
           own
           opinion
           sufficient
           to
           oppose
           against
           the
           Judgement
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           adde
           contempt
           to
           his
           non-conformity
           ,
           seek
           to
           poss●sse
           others
           with
           his
           opinions
           ,
           glory
           in
           their
           association
           ,
           and
           towards
           the
           Governors
           of
           the
           Church
           be
           
             as
             one
             of
             those
             that
             controll
             the
             Priest
             ,
          
           
           yea
           ,
           that
           controll
           the
           whole
           Priest-hood
           ;
           that
           man
           ,
           in
           pretending
           conscience
           ,
           lyeth
           unto
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           ;
           he
           is
           not
           prest
           with
           conscience
           ,
           but
           a
           lift
           up
           heart
           ,
           self
           conceited
           ,
           and
           affecting
           singularity
           ,
           hath
           seduced
           him
           ,
           and
           makes
           him
           maintain
           an
           affected
           scruple
           of
           his
           own
           ,
           before
           the
           iudgement
           ,
           yea
           ,
           and
           the
           peace
           of
           the
           whole
           Church
           .
        
         
           From
           these
           generalls
           ,
           we
           come
           somewhat
           more
           particularly
           to
           consider
           that
           which
           some
           affirm
           ,
           that
           for
           remedy
           of
           the
           corruptions
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           any
           Assembly
           representative
           of
           the
           whole
           Body
           of
           any
           State
           ,
           seeing
           it
           implicitely
           comprehends
           all
           Orders
           ,
           Degrees
           ,
           and
           Conditions
           ,
           that
           are
           parts
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           have
           full
           power
           and
           authority
           of
           doing
           whatsoever
           any
           order
           or
           part
           of
           the
           State
           may
           do
           ;
           and
           that
           therefore
           they
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Clergie
           ,
           may
           ,
           in
           that
           State
           ,
           determine
           what
           form
           of
           Ecclesiasticall
           Government
           ,
           what
           discipline
           ,
           what
           Ceremonies
           are
           most
           fit
           for
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           most
           agreeable
           to
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           .
        
         
         
           Who
           knows
           not
           but
           that
           by
           the
           same
           reason
           they
           may
           as
           well
           determine
           what
           Doctrines
           are
           most
           agreeable
           to
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           :
           but
           we
           shun
           captiousnesse
           ,
           and
           seek
           our
           own
           and
           every
           ones
           clear
           satisfaction
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           a
           Body
           representative
           of
           the
           whole
           State
           ,
           hath
           the
           power
           of
           the
           whole
           State
           ,
           to
           do
           whatsoever
           the
           whole
           Body
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           if
           it
           could
           be
           all
           assembled
           ,
           could
           do
           ;
           but
           the
           whole
           State
           ,
           if
           it
           were
           gathered
           together
           in
           one
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           Clergie
           in
           it
           ,
           could
           not
           by
           their
           promiscuous
           Vote
           determine
           of
           any
           thing
           that
           God
           hath
           subjected
           to
           the
           judgement
           of
           the
           Clergie
           onely
           .
           Some
           argue
           ,
           That
           the
           whole
           State
           be
           Christians
           ,
           and
           every
           true
           Christian
           a
           spirituall
           man
           ;
           
             The
             Spirituall
             man
             judgeth
             all
             things
             ;
          
           And
           it
           is
           true
           ;
           but
           that
           judgement
           is
           onely
           as
           to
           himself
           ,
           to
           discern
           and
           judge
           for
           his
           own
           right
           governance
           ,
           but
           not
           to
           binde
           others
           therewith
           ;
           he
           may
           exercise
           such
           judgement
           as
           grace
           administreth
           ,
           but
           cannot
           exercise
           directive
           judgement
           ,
           for
           that
           is
           not
           to
           be
           practised
           ,
           but
           by
           especiall
           Commission
           of
           Authority
           .
           It
           was
           the
           ground
           of
           
             Corah's
          
           fearfull
           sinne
           ,
           
           that
           because
           all
           the
           
             Congregation
             were
             holy
             every
             one
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             among
             them
             ,
          
           that
           therefore
           Levites
           and
           Lay-men
           might
           offer
           Incense
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Priests
           :
           one
           without
           lawfull
           authority
           may
           not
           more
           meddle
           with
           decreeing
           the
           suppression
           of
           vice
           ,
           and
           encouragement
           of
           vertue
           ,
           in
           a
           way
           that
           belongs
           onely
           to
           the
           Jurisdiction
           of
           another
           ,
           
           then
           might
           the
           sonnes
           of
           
             Sceva
          
           use
           the
           authority
           of
           Christs
           Name
           to
           casting
           out
           of
           devills
           ;
           Therefore
           particular
           men
           must
           have
           expresse
           Warrant
           ,
           before
           they
           can
           decree
           any
           thing
           .
           And
           were
           it
           granted
           that
           they
           ,
           if
           known
           ,
           might
           in
           this
           life
           exercise
           directive
           judgement
           in
           Ecclesiastique
           affairs
           ,
           yet
           being
           so
           small
           a
           number
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           worldlings
           ,
           and
           it
           being
           impossible
           in
           this
           world
           to
           distinguish
           them
           ,
           or
           to
           avoyd
           ,
           but
           that
           while
           they
           vote
           together
           with
           worldlings
           ,
           their
           votes
           will
           be
           over-ruled
           by
           worldlings
           :
           for
           these
           causes
           ,
           the
           being
           inwardly
           a
           spirituall
           man
           ,
           can
           nothing
           more
           avail
           him
           in
           that
           point
           ,
           than
           if
           he
           were
           not
           so
           .
        
         
           And
           for
           this
           last
           cause
           ,
           it
           nothing
           also
           avails
           ,
           though
           the
           Clergie
           themselves
           actually
           vote
           amongst
           seculars
           ;
           for
           where
           
           the
           carriage
           of
           matters
           cannot
           certainly
           follow
           the
           votes
           of
           the
           Clergie
           ,
           but
           be
           subject
           to
           the
           votes
           of
           the
           Seculars
           ,
           their
           votes
           so
           given
           ,
           cannot
           have
           the
           authority
           of
           Ecclesiastique
           votes
           ,
           but
           of
           Lay.
           
           And
           both
           for
           the
           peace
           of
           private
           consciences
           ,
           and
           also
           for
           the
           peace
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           it
           would
           advisedly
           be
           examined
           whether
           the
           votes
           of
           Clergy-men
           chosen
           by
           the
           Seculars
           (
           say
           by
           the
           Body
           representative
           of
           a
           whole
           State
           )
           be
           of
           more
           authority
           for
           deciding
           matters
           of
           Religion
           in
           question
           ,
           than
           the
           votes
           of
           the
           Seculars
           themselves
           that
           chose
           them
           be
           ;
           for
           when
           by
           the
           expresse
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           
           
             The
             spirits
             of
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             are
             to
             be
             subject
             to
             the
             Prophets
             ,
          
           the
           Prophets
           must
           either
           all
           of
           them
           together
           hear
           and
           determine
           ,
           or
           all
           of
           them
           freely
           make
           choice
           of
           such
           of
           their
           Brethren
           as
           shall
           do
           it
           for
           them
           ,
           lest
           if
           the
           secular
           power
           assume
           the
           choice
           of
           the
           men
           ,
           they
           ,
           by
           assuming
           the
           choice
           of
           those
           that
           shall
           give
           the
           Clergies
           vote
           ,
           assume
           the
           giving
           of
           their
           vote
           ,
           and
           upon
           the
           matter
           reject
           the
           vote
           and
           judgement
           of
           the
           Clergie
           :
           for
           the
           few
           men
           that
           so
           be
           chosen
           ,
           have
           no
           authority
           of
           themselves
           ,
           to
           judge
           by
           themselves
           ,
           but
           have
           the
           authority
           of
           those
           onely
           that
           made
           the
           fiduciary
           commitment
           of
           power
           to
           them
           ;
           and
           if
           they
           that
           committed
           the
           authority
           be
           Seculars
           ,
           then
           is
           the
           judgement
           and
           executing
           of
           the
           spirit
           ,
           of
           Seculars
           only
           .
           And
           it
           would
           further
           be
           taker
           into
           consideration
           ,
           Whether
           ,
           as
           the
           Bishop
           of
           
             Romes
          
           usurpation
           of
           the
           authority
           of
           the
           universall
           Church
           manifested
           him
           to
           be
           the
           great
           spirit
           of
           Antichrist
           ,
           so
           in
           every
           particular
           Church
           ,
           any
           usurping
           or
           undue
           assuming
           of
           the
           authority
           thereof
           ,
           will
           not
           amount
           to
           an
           inferiour
           exercise
           of
           the
           same
           spirit
           ?
        
         
           Now
           whereas
           it
           is
           conceived
           that
           Forms
           of
           Government
           Ecclesiastique
           are
           not
           tyed
           to
           the
           Judgement
           of
           the
           Clergie
           ,
           but
           are
           arbitrary
           as
           the
           State
           shall
           judge
           expedient
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           denyed
           but
           that
           Church-Government
           may
           be
           accommodate
           to
           the
           occasions
           of
           the
           State
           ;
           but
           then
           those
           cautions
           are
           to
           be
           observed
           ,
           (
           1
           )
           That
           as
           the
           State
           is
           Judge
           what
           form
           of
           Church-Government
           will
           be
           most
           commodious
           for
           the
           well-fare
           thereof
           ;
           so
           the
           Clergie
           be
           Judges
           ,
           whether
           the
           form
           desired
           be
           safe
           for
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           agreeable
           to
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ;
           otherwise
           the
           one
           may
           be
           oppressed
           ,
           while
           the
           other
           is
           accommodate
           :
           Therfore
           we
           see
           that
           upon
           
           every
           change
           and
           remove
           of
           the
           Camp
           ,
           
           not
           onely
           the
           taking
           down
           and
           folding
           up
           of
           the
           Tabernacle
           ,
           and
           all
           things
           belonging
           to
           it
           ,
           was
           committed
           to
           the
           Priests
           ,
           but
           even
           the
           utmost
           act
           of
           carrying
           of
           it
           ,
           when
           all
           was
           disposed
           and
           ordered
           by
           the
           Priests
           ,
           was
           given
           in
           charge
           to
           those
           onely
           that
           were
           Levites
           :
           And
           whereunto
           are
           
             helps
             in
             Government
          
           reckoned
           among
           
             Apostles
             ,
          
           
           
             Prophets
             ,
             Teachers
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Members
           which
           
             Christ
             hath
             set
             in
             his
             Church
             ,
          
           if
           the
           Government
           of
           the
           Church
           be
           to
           be
           managed
           by
           those
           that
           are
           not
           to
           be
           numbred
           among
           them
           .
           And
           if
           among
           Pastors
           which
           
             God
             hath
             set
             in
             his
             Church
             ,
          
           he
           hath
           ordained
           some
           to
           be
           
             helps
             in
             Government
             ,
          
           how
           dangerous
           a
           matter
           will
           it
           be
           for
           those
           that
           are
           not
           of
           their
           calling
           ,
           to
           iustifie
           them
           out
           of
           their
           authority
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           point
           usurp
           their
           Function
           ?
           
             Moses
          
           hath
           long
           since
           put
           terrour
           in
           the
           case
           ,
           when
           with
           a
           Propheticall
           spirit
           praying
           for
           
             Levi
             ,
          
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             Smite
             thorow
             the
             loyns
             of
             them
             that
             rise
             up
             against
             him
             :
          
           
           And
           the
           Prophet
           likewise
           ,
           where
           speaking
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           he
           saith
           ,
           
           
             No
             weapon
             that
             is
             formed
             against
             thee
             shall
             prosper
             ,
             and
             every
             tongue
             that
             crieth
             against
             thee
             in
             Judgement
             ,
             thou
             shalt
             condemn
             :
          
           And
           our
           Saviour
           himself
           ,
           where
           he
           saith
           to
           his
           Apostles
           ,
           
             What
             ye
             binde
             on
             earth
             ,
             shall
             be
             bound
             in
             Heaven
             .
          
        
         
           Another
           Caution
           to
           be
           observed
           ,
           is
           ,
           That
           in
           accommodating
           Church-Government
           to
           the
           frame
           and
           occasion
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           nothing
           be
           disestablished
           or
           unsetled
           ,
           that
           seems
           to
           have
           been
           setled
           by
           any
           authority
           of
           the
           Scripture
           .
           Therefore
           whereas
           we
           see
           there
           ,
           the
           Government
           of
           the
           Church
           first
           setled
           ,
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           Bishops
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           of
           Pastors
           that
           had
           authority
           over
           Pastors
           ,
           
             To
             rebuke
             with
             all
             authority
             :
          
           
           
             Not
             to
             suffer
             themselves
             to
             be
             despised
             :
          
           
           
             a
          
           
             To
             ordain
             Elders
             :
          
           
             b
          
           
             To
             receive
             accusation
             against
             them
             :
          
           
             c
          
           
             To
             charge
             some
             to
             preach
             no
             other
             Doctrine
             :
          
           
             d
          
           
             To
             step
             the
             mouthes
             of
             unruly
             deceivers
             :
          
           
             e
          
           
             To
             set
             in
             order
             things
             that
             are
             wanting
             ,
             &c.
          
           )
           And
           we
           finde
           not
           any
           other
           form
           of
           Church-Government
           neither
           in
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           nor
           in
           the
           practice
           of
           the
           Universall
           Church
           ,
           as
           well
           ▪
           where
           the
           Pope
           never
           ruled
           ,
           as
           where
           he
           did
           ;
           that
           therefore
           men
           make
           not
           such
           an
           accommoda●ing
           as
           by
           an
           entire
           rejecting
           of
           the
           Ordinance
           set
           on
           foot
           by
           the
           Apostles
           themselves
           ,
           so
           appearing
           in
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           Universally
           so
           followed
           by
           the
           Church
           ,
           they
           reiect
           both
           the
           Judgement
           of
           the
           Universall
           
           Church
           ,
           and
           also
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           revealed
           in
           the
           Scripture
           .
        
         
           For
           as
           in
           the
           change
           of
           the
           Sabbath
           from
           the
           Saturday
           to
           the
           Lords
           Day
           ,
           the
           Church
           hath
           clearly
           shown
           that
           she
           had
           power
           to
           make
           such
           a
           change
           ;
           but
           that
           change
           being
           once
           made
           for
           important
           causes
           ,
           the
           like
           whereof
           hereafter
           can
           never
           happen
           ,
           that
           power
           of
           hers
           once
           lawfully
           used
           ,
           can
           never
           lawfully
           come
           to
           be
           used
           again
           ,
           because
           there
           can
           no
           more
           such
           ground
           and
           cause
           to
           do
           it
           ,
           come
           again
           to
           passe
           ;
           So
           it
           is
           likewise
           in
           point
           of
           Episcopall
           Government
           ;
           though
           the
           whole
           form
           and
           frame
           of
           it
           is
           not
           so
           expressely
           prescribed
           ,
           but
           that
           the
           Church
           may
           ,
           in
           many
           things
           ,
           have
           power
           of
           making
           therein
           accommodations
           to
           the
           times
           and
           exigence
           of
           State
           ;
           yet
           may
           not
           those
           acts
           of
           accommodation
           amount
           to
           such
           a
           height
           ,
           as
           to
           subvert
           or
           abolish
           the
           Government
           which
           by
           the
           iudgement
           of
           her
           Members
           than
           infallible
           was
           set
           on
           foot
           ,
           because
           no
           judgement
           of
           her
           present
           Members
           now
           ,
           can
           come
           in
           any
           competition
           with
           her
           first
           :
           And
           if
           any
           State
           shall
           so
           accommodate
           it self
           ,
           the
           accommodators
           may
           ,
           perhaps
           ,
           be
           found
           fighters
           against
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           manifested
           both
           in
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Judgement
           and
           practice
           of
           the
           Universall
           Church
           of
           God
           .
        
         
           One
           further
           particular
           depending
           upon
           these
           points
           ,
           and
           necessary
           for
           every
           one
           to
           have
           his
           conscience
           clear
           and
           well
           assured
           ,
           is
           the
           lawfulnesse
           of
           the
           Liturgie
           of
           our
           Church
           ,
           concerning
           which
           ,
           these
           considerations
           present
           themselves
           .
        
         
           The
           Church
           being
           freed
           from
           the
           tyranny
           of
           the
           Heathen
           persecutors
           ,
           and
           setled
           in
           peace
           ,
           it
           was
           necessary
           that
           God
           (
           
             that
             had
             done
             so
             great
             things
             for
             her
          
           )
           should
           be
           honored
           ,
           not
           onely
           by
           the
           private
           devotion
           of
           her
           single
           Members
           ,
           but
           also
           with
           the
           publike
           service
           of
           her
           greatest
           Congregation
           ;
           And
           seeing
           that
           in
           the
           Church
           
             Jerusalem
          
           (
           ever
           since
           Christianity
           )
           becoming
           inhabited
           without
           walls
           ,
           occasions
           the
           making
           of
           as
           many
           places
           of
           Worship
           ,
           as
           there
           are
           places
           of
           severall
           cohabitation
           ;
           it
           was
           necessary
           ,
           both
           for
           observing
           decency
           and
           order
           ,
           for
           avoiding
           confusion
           ;
           and
           for
           shewing
           (
           by
           asmuch
           unity
           of
           way
           as
           might
           be
           )
           the
           unanimity
           ▪
           and
           true
           communion
           of
           the
           Churches
           members
           ;
           that
           thorowout
           all
           her
           severall
           Congregations
           (
           at
           least
           ,
           all
           of
           one
           Nation
           )
           
           one
           Form
           of
           Divine
           Service
           should
           universally
           be
           observed
           .
           Hence
           have
           the
           Western
           Churches
           (
           where
           Religion
           flourished
           most
           and
           longest
           )
           received
           much
           what
           one
           Form
           perhaps
           not
           all
           at
           once
           ,
           nor
           alwayes
           the
           very
           same
           ,
           but
           with
           some
           addition
           or
           change
           ,
           as
           use
           and
           experience
           gave
           occasion
           ▪
           untill
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
          
           (
           corrupting
           with
           her
           greatnesse
           )
           suffered
           not
           the
           service
           of
           God
           to
           be
           exempt
           from
           her
           corruptions
           ;
           and
           growing
           at
           length
           so
           licentious
           in
           them
           ,
           as
           even
           to
           subvert
           the
           Fundamentalls
           of
           Religion
           ;
           It
           pleased
           God
           in
           divers
           parts
           ,
           so
           farre
           to
           enlighten
           and
           strengthen
           his
           Church
           ,
           as
           to
           examine
           the
           
             Romane
          
           alterations
           by
           the
           
             Test
          
           of
           Gods
           Word
           ,
           which
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
          
           having
           more
           happily
           than
           others
           performed
           ,
           reiected
           what
           was
           repugnant
           to
           Gods
           Word
           ,
           and
           wisely
           retaining
           the
           rest
           ,
           left
           us
           that
           Form
           of
           Divine
           Service
           ,
           that
           unto
           this
           day
           ,
           by
           the
           Laws
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           is
           advisedly
           confirmed
           in
           the
           Church
           .
        
         
           In
           this
           our
           restored
           Liturgie
           ,
           the
           long
           practised
           judgement
           of
           the
           Church
           (
           regarding
           one
           way
           the
           property
           of
           devotion
           ,
           and
           another
           the
           infirmity
           of
           man
           )
           thought
           it
           fitting
           not
           to
           have
           prayers
           ,
           preaching
           ,
           and
           thanksgiving
           alone
           ,
           without
           the
           publique
           reading
           also
           of
           the
           very
           Word
           of
           God
           ;
           neither
           thought
           they
           it
           fit
           that
           the
           Confessions
           of
           sins
           ,
           Supplications
           and
           Thanksgivings
           that
           publikely
           were
           to
           be
           made
           ,
           should
           all
           at
           once
           in
           one
           continued
           exercise
           be
           performed
           ,
           lest
           happily
           in
           many
           ,
           devotion
           wanting
           matter
           of
           present
           excitation
           ,
           should
           wax
           cold
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           intention
           of
           the
           minde
           growing
           remisse
           ,
           and
           the
           thoughts
           wandring
           ,
           men
           in
           spight
           of
           their
           hearts
           should
           with
           their
           lips
           onely
           ,
           perform
           an
           empty
           mock-God
           service
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           end
           therefore
           that
           the
           whole
           service
           of
           the
           Congregation
           should
           be
           truely
           publikely
           performed
           with
           true
           communion
           ,
           and
           likewise
           with
           true
           and
           lively
           fervour
           of
           spirit
           ,
           they
           ordained
           such
           change
           and
           succession
           of
           all
           duties
           belonging
           to
           Gods
           service
           ,
           as
           might
           best
           make
           those
           severall
           duties
           most
           effectuall
           to
           the
           performers
           .
        
         
           First
           therefore
           ,
           That
           the
           Congregation
           observing
           one
           and
           the
           same
           demeanour
           thorowout
           all
           her
           Members
           ,
           should
           upon
           their
           knees
           ,
           with
           loud
           voyces
           ,
           and
           articular
           Confessions
           ,
           make
           an
           humble
           and
           publike
           and
           acknowledgement
           of
           their
           sins
           ,
           and
           vile
           
           dition
           ,
           and
           beseech
           God
           for
           mercy
           and
           forgivenesse
           ;
           and
           the
           Minister
           ,
           for
           the
           comfort
           of
           the
           penitent
           ,
           to
           pronounce
           Gods
           pronesse
           to
           forgive
           ,
           and
           to
           pray
           for
           them
           ,
           and
           with
           them
           .
        
         
           That
           after
           their
           humiliation
           they
           should
           with
           Hymnes
           of
           mutuall
           exhortation
           taken
           out
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           stirre
           up
           one
           another
           to
           proceed
           to
           praise
           ,
           to
           singing
           and
           rejoycing
           before
           God
           .
        
         
           Then
           some
           portions
           of
           the
           Scripture
           should
           be
           read
           in
           course
           ,
           of
           which
           ,
           the
           Psalms
           should
           ever
           be
           part
           ,
           which
           because
           they
           contain
           matter
           so
           abundantly
           usefull
           for
           instruction
           ,
           for
           meditation
           ,
           for
           comfort
           ,
           prayer
           ,
           praise
           ,
           and
           thanksgiving
           ,
           they
           should
           therefore
           be
           read
           alternally
           betwixt
           the
           Minister
           and
           the
           Congregation
           ,
           to
           make
           them
           in
           publique
           more
           fervent
           in
           the
           prayers
           and
           praises
           wherewith
           the
           Psalms
           abound
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           them
           also
           more
           perfect
           in
           the
           Contents
           of
           them
           for
           their
           private
           use
           ;
           then
           as
           Gods
           works
           (
           especially
           of
           man
           Redemption
           )
           
             are
             so
             done
             as
             that
             they
             ought
             to
             be
             had
             in
             remembrance
             ,
          
           so
           on
           Sundayes
           ,
           and
           other
           dayes
           of
           especiall
           Commemoration
           of
           them
           ,
           
           such
           portions
           of
           Scripture
           as
           tended
           most
           to
           the
           setting
           forth
           of
           Gods
           work
           on
           that
           day
           annually
           commemorated
           ,
           should
           be
           read
           ;
           at
           the
           end
           of
           which
           ,
           the
           Congregation
           (
           as
           moved
           by
           the
           impressions
           which
           these
           portions
           ought
           to
           make
           in
           every
           one
           )
           to
           render
           God
           that
           praise
           ,
           that
           glory
           and
           blessing
           which
           the
           sense
           of
           his
           mercy
           in
           his
           work
           then
           declared
           ,
           doth
           justly
           procure
           from
           the
           heart
           and
           mouth
           of
           the
           thankfull
           hearer
           ;
           and
           this
           they
           do
           in
           Hymnes
           either
           taken
           out
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           or
           composed
           and
           allowed
           by
           the
           ancient
           and
           generall
           approbation
           of
           the
           Church
           .
        
         
           After
           the
           Lessons
           of
           Scripture
           and
           Hymnes
           ended
           ,
           the
           Congregation
           to
           stand
           up
           ,
           and
           make
           a
           publique
           confession
           of
           their
           faith
           ,
           and
           then
           prostrate
           on
           their
           knees
           in
           prayers
           fitted
           to
           the
           divers
           necessities
           and
           infirmities
           of
           humane
           nature
           ,
           to
           make
           supplications
           for
           all
           sorts
           ,
           degrees
           ,
           and
           conditions
           of
           men
           ;
           in
           which
           the
           Minister
           should
           not
           alwayes
           himself
           alone
           utter
           the
           words
           of
           prayer
           ,
           but
           (
           for
           the
           better
           entertainment
           and
           incitement
           of
           devotion
           )
           every
           Member
           of
           the
           Congregation
           ,
           with
           frequent
           interjecting
           of
           their
           Votes
           and
           Invocations
           ,
           should
           like
           more
           active
           parties
           in
           Gods
           service
           make
           a
           more
           frequent
           and
           effectuall
           joynt
           importuning
           of
           him
           .
        
         
         
           Then
           (
           after
           an
           especiall
           prayer
           for
           grace
           and
           sanctification
           )
           the
           two
           Tables
           of
           Commandments
           to
           be
           read
           ,
           which
           summarily
           containing
           our
           whole
           duty
           both
           to
           God
           and
           man
           ,
           the
           Congregation
           conscious
           of
           the
           breach
           of
           every
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           should
           at
           the
           reading
           of
           each
           Commandment
           ,
           cry
           out
           for
           mercy
           for
           their
           breaking
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           implore
           grace
           for
           the
           betcer
           observing
           of
           it
           in
           future
           :
           And
           that
           done
           ,
           some
           choice
           portions
           of
           Scripture
           of
           especiall
           comfort
           and
           instruction
           ,
           and
           more
           especially
           relating
           to
           the
           work
           of
           Redemption
           that
           day
           commemorated
           ,
           taken
           out
           of
           the
           Epistles
           of
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           and
           the
           Gospel
           of
           the
           Evangelists
           to
           be
           read
           ,
           with
           which
           (
           unlesse
           the
           Communion
           be
           administred
           ,
           the
           Word
           preached
           ,
           or
           an
           Homily
           read
           )
           the
           publique
           service
           of
           the
           Church
           to
           be
           concluded
           with
           certain
           prayers
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           Ministers
           blessing
           of
           the
           people
           .
        
         
           How
           well
           this
           Ordinance
           provides
           for
           offering
           unto
           God
           the
           reasonable
           service
           of
           man
           ,
           we
           must
           leave
           unto
           the
           consciences
           of
           every
           man
           .
           As
           for
           the
           exceptions
           that
           are
           made
           against
           it
           ,
           they
           are
           chiefly
           these
           :
           First
           ,
           in
           generall
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           popish
           superstitious
           ,
           Antichristian
           ,
           (
           a
           charge
           which
           is
           very
           foul
           ,
           if
           true
           )
           then
           in
           particular
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           in
           a
           set
           Form
           .
        
         
           Now
           first
           to
           be
           popish
           ,
           is
           no
           more
           than
           to
           partake
           of
           the
           Manners
           ,
           Customes
           ,
           or
           Ordinances
           of
           the
           Popes
           ,
           which
           when
           in
           plain
           tearms
           it
           is
           not
           forbidden
           in
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           we
           must
           seek
           how
           it
           it
           comes
           to
           passe
           ,
           that
           to
           partake
           of
           them
           must
           be
           unlawfull
           .
        
         
           The
           Popes
           (
           briefly
           )
           were
           the
           Bishops
           of
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           of
           which
           the
           formost
           having
           both
           for
           life
           and
           doctrine
           been
           glorious
           members
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           that
           Church
           grew
           so
           renowned
           ,
           as
           that
           for
           judgement
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           they
           had
           the
           priority
           of
           repute
           ,
           were
           to
           the
           Western
           Church
           the
           authors
           of
           many
           good
           Ordinances
           in
           Religion
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           support
           thereof
           ;
           till
           abusing
           their
           repute
           ,
           and
           by
           little
           and
           little
           degenerating
           ,
           they
           grew
           into
           so
           unspeakable
           corruptions
           ▪
           as
           no
           intelligent
           man
           may
           partake
           in
           those
           things
           with
           them
           ,
           without
           a
           conscious
           committing
           of
           manifest
           sin
           against
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           .
        
         
           Now
           though
           ●heir
           corruptions
           are
           by
           all
           means
           to
           be
           rejected
           ,
           yet
           are
           they
           not
           therefore
           corrupt
           ,
           or
           to
           be
           rejected
           because
           they
           
           were
           the
           acts
           of
           Popes
           ,
           but
           because
           they
           were
           things
           which
           the
           Popes
           acted
           contrary
           to
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ;
           so
           as
           repugnancy
           to
           Gods
           Word
           being
           the
           true
           and
           onely
           ground
           of
           their
           unlawfulnesse
           ,
           we
           can
           reckon
           them
           no
           further
           unlawfull
           than
           that
           ground
           or
           reason
           will
           demonstrate
           :
           and
           we
           may
           no
           more
           for
           respect
           of
           persons
           (
           be
           they
           Popes
           or
           whatsoever
           )
           call
           
             good
             evill
             ,
          
           
           or
           
             evill
             good
             ,
          
           then
           we
           may
           for
           respect
           of
           persons
           break
           the
           Commandments
           of
           God
           ;
           Nor
           is
           it
           more
           to
           be
           abhorred
           as
           a
           popish
           corruption
           to
           use
           the
           Ordinances
           of
           Popes
           ,
           which
           are
           not
           wicked
           Ordinances
           in
           themselves
           ,
           than
           blessing
           the
           people
           of
           in
           the
           words
           wherewith
           
             Balaam
          
           blessed
           them
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           abhorred
           as
           a
           
             Balaamish
          
           corruption
           ;
           for
           when
           by
           the
           names
           of
           Popish
           ,
           Jewish
           ,
           Heathenish
           ,
           &c.
           we
           condemne
           any
           thing
           ,
           we
           all
           intend
           that
           the
           thing
           condemned
           is
           of
           the
           nature
           of
           those
           things
           wherein
           they
           were
           especially
           corrupt
           ,
           and
           not
           of
           the
           nature
           of
           their
           doings
           ,
           which
           were
           neither
           good
           nor
           evill
           ,
           and
           much
           lesse
           of
           the
           nature
           of
           those
           wherein
           they
           excelled
           ;
           So
           as
           to
           be
           popish
           simply
           being
           no
           argument
           of
           necessary
           faultinesse
           ,
           we
           must
           see
           whether
           our
           Liturgie
           partakes
           of
           any
           popish
           corruption
           or
           no
           .
        
         
           To
           come
           readily
           to
           the
           matter
           ,
           when
           in
           all
           the
           whole
           Frame
           of
           our
           Liturgie
           there
           is
           no
           Worship
           nor
           Innovation
           ,
           but
           of
           the
           true
           God
           onely
           ;
           neither
           is
           he
           worshipped
           any
           other
           way
           ,
           than
           by
           the
           sole
           and
           immediate
           mediation
           of
           our
           Lord
           and
           Saviour
           
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           there
           first
           can
           be
           no
           Idolatrous
           corruption
           in
           the
           Liturgie
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           It
           cannot
           be
           Antichristian
           ,
           because
           that
           contrary
           to
           the
           proper
           work
           of
           Antichrist
           (
           which
           is
           to
           
             deny
             the
             Son
             and
             the
             Father
             ,
          
           
           and
           as
           God
           
             in
             the
             Temple
             of
             God
             ,
             to
             exalt
             himself
             above
             all
             that
             is
             called
             God
          
           )
           the
           Liturgie
           thorowout
           the
           whole
           course
           thereof
           ,
           
           makes
           an
           exact
           acknowledgement
           ,
           adoration
           ,
           and
           exaltation
           above
           all
           things
           whatsoever
           ;
           and
           as
           it
           acknowledges
           them
           in
           profession
           ,
           so
           there
           is
           not
           any
           thing
           in
           it
           ,
           whereby
           they
           are
           denyed
           in
           practice
           ;
           So
           as
           to
           call
           it
           Antichristian
           is
           a
           malicious
           slander
           against
           the
           clear
           truth
           examined
           by
           the
           Light
           and
           Rule
           of
           Gods
           Word
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           It
           cannot
           be
           superstitious
           neither
           ;
           for
           howsoever
           in
           the
           performance
           of
           it
           there
           may
           be
           some
           few
           Ceremonies
           brought
           in
           ,
           
           which
           rightly
           weighed
           ,
           do
           perhaps
           conduce
           more
           to
           worldly
           solemnity
           and
           ostentation
           in
           Religion
           ,
           than
           to
           true
           and
           necessary
           religious
           decency
           and
           reverence
           ,
           and
           therefore
           would
           be
           laid
           down
           ,
           yet
           being
           things
           otherwise
           indifferent
           ,
           introduced
           for
           decency
           onely
           ,
           and
           not
           pressed
           as
           things
           of
           any
           other
           necessity
           ,
           they
           can
           (
           at
           the
           worst
           )
           be
           but
           errours
           of
           Judgement
           ,
           mistaking
           what
           is
           decent
           and
           orderly
           ,
           they
           cannot
           be
           superstitious
           ,
           seeing
           they
           are
           not
           made
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           
           but
           of
           decency
           and
           order
           ,
           without
           which
           ,
           nothing
           ought
           to
           be
           done
           .
        
         
           When
           then
           ,
           according
           to
           true
           understanding
           and
           intention
           ,
           nothing
           is
           meant
           popish
           ,
           but
           what
           partakes
           of
           the
           superstitious
           corruptions
           of
           the
           Popes
           ,
           the
           Liturgy
           of
           the
           English
           Church
           must
           needs
           be
           acquit
           and
           discharged
           ,
           not
           onely
           of
           the
           infamous
           calumny
           of
           being
           Idolatrous
           ,
           Antichristian
           ,
           and
           suspicious
           ,
           but
           even
           also
           of
           that
           malicious
           aspersion
           of
           popish
           ;
           And
           then
           it
           will
           follow
           ,
           That
           the
           censures
           of
           those
           sinners
           against
           their
           own
           souls
           ,
           who
           in
           and
           for
           these
           things
           do
           falsly
           judge
           ,
           censure
           ,
           and
           condemn
           their
           Mother
           Church
           ,
           and
           renounce
           obedience
           to
           her
           ,
           and
           communion
           with
           her
           ,
           because
           ,
           as
           they
           suppose
           ,
           she
           is
           popish
           ,
           superstitious
           ,
           idolatrous
           ,
           Antichristian
           ;
           their
           unjust
           censures
           (
           I
           say
           )
           will
           prove
           the
           condemnation
           of
           themselves
           ,
           both
           of
           uncharitablenesse
           ,
           of
           self-conceit
           ,
           and
           of
           insolent
           exalting
           themselves
           against
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           at
           least
           ,
           if
           not
           of
           Antichristian
           persecution
           of
           it
           also
           ;
           and
           the
           more
           for
           this
           ,
           That
           while
           they
           promise
           liberty
           and
           freedome
           from
           superstition
           ,
           they
           themselves
           become
           slaves
           unto
           superstition
           ,
           making
           a
           matter
           of
           Religion
           not
           to
           obey
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           their
           Church
           in
           things
           indifferent
           ,
           and
           where
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           doth
           not
           forbid
           obedience
           ,
           but
           command
           it
           .
           This
           briefly
           touching
           the
           generall
           exceptions
           ,
           Popish
           ,
           Superstitious
           ,
           Idolatrous
           ,
           Antichristian
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           the
           particular
           exception
           ,
           That
           in
           our
           Liturgy
           all
           prayer
           ,
           praise
           ,
           and
           thanksgiving
           is
           in
           a
           set
           Form
           ,
           a
           device
           of
           mans
           ,
           not
           the
           command
           of
           God
           ;
           a
           muzling
           of
           the
           Ministers
           spirit
           ,
           a
           nurse
           of
           idlenesse
           ,
           and
           means
           of
           neglecting
           the
           gifts
           and
           graces
           of
           God
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
           We
           must
           consider
           ,
           1.
           
           That
           there
           is
           not
           any
           expresse
           Scripture
           against
           set
           Forms
           of
           prayer
           ,
           and
           therefore
           the
           use
           of
           it
           is
           not
           against
           any
           expresse
           command
           of
           God
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           All
           Christian
           Churches
           thorowout
           the
           world
           ,
           as
           well
           the
           
             Greek
          
           and
           
             Eastern
          
           (
           where
           Popery
           never
           raigned
           )
           as
           these
           our
           Western
           Churches
           when
           once
           they
           attained
           a
           setled
           Government
           ,
           have
           in
           all
           ages
           served
           God
           in
           set
           Forms
           of
           Divine
           Service
           ;
           yea
           ,
           even
           the
           reformed
           Churches
           beyond
           Sea
           use
           some
           set
           Forms
           .
           And
           for
           our
           set
           Liturgy
           ,
           if
           any
           man
           lift
           to
           be
           contentious
           against
           it
           ,
           we
           can
           truely
           say
           ,
           It
           is
           
             the
             Custome
             of
             our
             Church
             ,
          
           and
           also
           of
           
             the
             Churches
             of
             God
             ;
          
           and
           then
           the
           depravers
           of
           it
           will
           prove
           to
           be
           despisers
           of
           Authority
           ,
           and
           advancers
           of
           their
           own
           private
           judgement
           against
           the
           Universall
           Judgment
           of
           the
           Church
           Catholique
           .
        
         
           3
           Under
           the
           Law
           there
           were
           set
           Forms
           of
           publike
           Confessions
           ,
           Thanksgivings
           ,
           Blessings
           ,
           
             &c.
          
           which
           being
           no
           part
           of
           the
           Ceremoniall
           ,
           is
           warrant
           enough
           for
           Christians
           to
           use
           the
           like
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           Psalms
           of
           
             David
          
           (
           which
           as
           they
           abound
           with
           all
           those
           necessary
           parts
           of
           Gods
           publike
           service
           ,
           confession
           of
           sins
           ,
           prayers
           ,
           Praise
           and
           Thanksgiving
           ,
           so
           especially
           with
           Prayer
           )
           many
           of
           them
           having
           that
           Title
           (
           
             A
             Prayer
          
           )
           they
           were
           not
           onely
           used
           publikely
           by
           both
           the
           Jewes
           Church
           and
           the
           Christians
           ,
           but
           were
           penned
           to
           that
           end
           ,
           and
           dedicated
           to
           the
           Priests
           that
           had
           the
           Office
           of
           praising
           God
           ,
           and
           were
           most
           excellent
           in
           those
           kindes
           of
           Musick
           to
           which
           they
           were
           set
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           excellent
           passages
           of
           praise
           and
           prayer
           in
           them
           had
           the
           word
           
             Selah
          
           added
           to
           them
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           that
           in
           the
           publike
           use
           of
           them
           ,
           those
           passages
           might
           be
           iterated
           ,
           and
           said
           or
           sung
           over
           again
           .
           Also
           our
           Saviour
           himself
           having
           given
           us
           one
           Form
           of
           set
           Prayer
           (
           which
           he
           bids
           ,
           
             When
             ye
             pray
             ,
             Say
          
           )
           and
           not
           at
           all
           forbidden
           the
           use
           of
           set
           Forms
           ,
           makes
           it
           out
           of
           question
           ,
           that
           to
           pray
           in
           a
           given
           Form
           is
           lawfull
           (
           so
           the
           Form
           be
           good
           )
           And
           what
           doubt
           we
           but
           when
           
             John
             Baptist
          
           taught
           his
           Disciples
           to
           pray
           ,
           he
           did
           it
           by
           giving
           them
           some
           Form
           ,
           which
           our
           Saviours
           Apostles
           liking
           ,
           desired
           to
           have
           the
           like
           from
           him
           ,
           and
           our
           Saviour
           (
           we
           see
           )
           did
           not
           so
           much
           give
           them
           Precepts
           and
           Rules
           ,
           instructing
           them
           how
           to
           make
           prayers
           of
           their
           own
           (
           though
           his
           Prayer
           hath
           that
           office
           too
           )
           but
           gave
           them
           a
           perfect
           prayer
           in
           an
           exact
           conceived
           Form
           ,
           how
           much
           
           should
           men
           fear
           that
           their
           conscience
           (
           offended
           at
           the
           use
           of
           set
           prayer
           ,
           without
           the
           Light
           of
           Gods
           Word
           declaring
           it
           to
           be
           unlawfull
           )
           are
           consciences
           blinded
           with
           superstition
           ,
           afraid
           where
           no
           fear
           is
           ,
           and
           their
           consciences
           not
           onely
           darkened
           ,
           but
           their
           hearts
           also
           seduced
           with
           self-conceit
           and
           singularity
           ,
           unto
           perverse
           and
           affected
           contention
           with
           the
           Church
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           While
           they
           pretend
           to
           be
           free
           Ministers
           from
           a
           supposed
           restraint
           put
           upon
           their
           spirits
           by
           the
           use
           of
           set
           Forms
           ,
           they
           lay
           a
           reall
           restraint
           upon
           the
           spirits
           of
           all
           Congregations
           ;
           who
           being
           always
           perfect
           in
           the
           Contents
           and
           use
           of
           their
           set
           prayers
           ,
           do
           with
           prepared
           hearts
           and
           spirits
           attend
           the
           publike
           and
           joynt
           presenting
           of
           their
           known
           supplications
           to
           God
           for
           those
           mercies
           and
           graces
           which
           the
           Church
           ,
           by
           those
           Forms
           ,
           declares
           all
           men
           to
           stand
           in
           need
           of
           ,
           and
           every
           ones
           particular
           spirit
           attesteth
           to
           be
           necessary
           for
           him
           :
           But
           if
           all
           Congregations
           (
           which
           God
           forbid
           )
           should
           be
           deprived
           of
           the
           use
           of
           them
           ,
           every
           man
           shall
           go
           to
           Church
           bound
           in
           the
           spirit
           ,
           and
           know
           not
           what
           supplications
           he
           shall
           make
           to
           God
           ,
           till
           the
           mouth
           of
           the
           Minister
           shall
           declare
           it
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           single
           Minister
           (
           whatsoever
           his
           gifts
           or
           faculties
           be
           )
           shall
           determine
           of
           the
           devotion
           of
           the
           whole
           Congregation
           ,
           and
           conclude
           them
           all
           ,
           that
           they
           shall
           make
           no
           publike
           Invocation
           of
           God
           ,
           neither
           for
           matter
           nor
           form
           ,
           otherwise
           than
           as
           his
           spirit
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           sudden
           conceit
           ,
           shall
           minister
           unto
           him
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           When
           all
           the
           Service
           of
           the
           Church
           shall
           stand
           onely
           upon
           the
           strength
           and
           gifts
           of
           the
           Preachers
           ,
           and
           they
           differing
           in
           gifts
           one
           from
           another
           ,
           it
           will
           inevitably
           follow
           ,
           That
           those
           of
           the
           best
           gifts
           will
           more
           draw
           disciples
           after
           them
           than
           ever
           ,
           and
           men
           will
           become
           followers
           of
           men
           ,
           when
           they
           shall
           have
           no
           other
           means
           of
           publike
           communion
           with
           God
           ,
           either
           to
           hear
           him
           ,
           or
           to
           speak
           unto
           him
           ,
           than
           onely
           by
           the
           gifts
           of
           the
           Preacher
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           Church
           shall
           ,
           against
           Gods
           Word
           ,
           be
           necessarily
           drawn
           into
           Sectarism
           and
           Division
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           Lastly
           ,
           If
           we
           change
           our
           set
           Forms
           of
           D●vine
           Worship
           into
           the
           various
           and
           arbitrary
           service
           that
           is
           to
           be
           performed
           by
           the
           Minister
           onely
           ,
           among
           many
           evills
           (
           not
           now
           to
           be
           foreseen
           )
           there
           is
           to
           be
           feared
           ,
           that
           when
           men
           shall
           have
           known
           no
           other
           publike
           exercise
           of
           Religion
           ,
           than
           by
           the
           Preachers
           arbitrary
           administration
           ,
           
           and
           that
           he
           be
           generally
           beh●ld
           ,
           as
           the
           onely
           Minister
           of
           the
           spirit
           ,
           of
           publike
           service
           and
           prayer
           ,
           the
           consciences
           of
           men
           thenceforth
           subdued
           to
           an
           awfull
           dependance
           on
           him
           ,
           shall
           finde
           the
           Ministers
           (
           like
           the
           Jesuites
           )
           through
           the
           Soveraignty
           they
           hold
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           to
           exercise
           an
           externall
           dominion
           over
           their
           fortunes
           also
           ,
           and
           set
           on
           foot
           a
           more
           dangerous
           tyranny
           in
           Religion
           ,
           than
           hitherto
           the
           Church
           hath
           ever
           known
           .
           And
           if
           their
           opposition
           to
           set
           Forms
           of
           publike
           Service
           ,
           and
           to
           what
           is
           used
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
          
           shall
           proceed
           so
           far
           ,
           as
           to
           reject
           the
           publike
           reading
           of
           the
           Scripture
           (
           eight
           severall
           Lessons
           or
           portions
           of
           which
           are
           now
           ,
           
           by
           Gods
           mercifull
           providence
           ,
           dayly
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           every
           Sunday
           and
           holy-day
           ,
           publikely
           read
           in
           the
           Church
           )
           then
           shall
           our
           Church
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           by
           an
           ill-guided
           meaning
           to
           oppose
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           come
           to
           imitate
           her
           ,
           and
           towards
           her
           children
           commit
           the
           same
           cruelty
           that
           we
           justly
           condemn
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
          
           for
           using
           towards
           hers
           ;
           who
           though
           she
           suffer
           her
           Layicks
           to
           hear
           the
           Word
           preached
           ,
           yet
           suffers
           them
           not
           to
           hear
           in
           their
           own
           Tongue
           the
           powerfull
           Word
           of
           God
           read
           unto
           them
           ;
           and
           we
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Romanists
           ,
           shall
           (
           toward
           those
           that
           cannot
           ,
           or
           are
           carelesse
           to
           reade
           )
           even
           wholly
           take
           away
           the
           means
           which
           our
           pious
           Mother
           the
           Church
           hath
           ordained
           for
           their
           conversion
           ,
           And
           whereas
           such
           publike
           reading
           of
           Gods
           lively
           and
           powerfull
           Word
           is
           no
           mean
           degree
           of
           Preaching
           ,
           we
           shall
           ,
           in
           an
           important
           part
           ,
           suppresse
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           through
           disuse
           of
           frequent
           hearing
           ,
           breed
           a
           generall
           unacquaintednesse
           with
           the
           Precepts
           and
           Stories
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           which
           will
           in
           time
           hinder
           both
           the
           understanding
           and
           applying
           of
           that
           which
           shall
           be
           preached
           .
        
         
           We
           need
           not
           further
           seek
           to
           give
           particular
           answer
           to
           every
           quarrell
           that
           is
           now
           made
           against
           severall
           parts
           and
           passages
           of
           our
           Liturgy
           .
           But
           when
           kneeling
           at
           the
           receit
           of
           the
           Sacrament
           is
           so
           agreeable
           to
           the
           religious
           performance
           of
           that
           Duty
           ,
           and
           yet
           is
           quarrelled
           with
           ,
           we
           cannot
           in
           silence
           passe
           it
           over
           :
           For
           when
           want
           of
           due
           preparation
           is
           dangerous
           ,
           yet
           is
           not
           performed
           without
           humiliation
           ,
           contrition
           ,
           abhorring
           ones
           self
           ,
           forgiving
           others
           ,
           turning
           to
           them
           in
           all
           charitable
           affections
           ,
           thirsting
           for
           grace
           ,
           and
           fervent
           invocation
           of
           the
           Divine
           Majesty
           for
           them
           ;
           
           how
           can
           we
           perform
           these
           rightly
           ,
           without
           the
           lowliest
           prostration
           of
           soul
           and
           body
           that
           one
           can
           solicite
           God
           withall
           ?
           Will
           we
           say
           ,
           It
           should
           be
           done
           before
           ,
           but
           not
           at
           our
           receiving
           ?
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           it
           ought
           to
           be
           begun
           before
           ,
           but
           he
           that
           can
           so
           approve
           of
           his
           preparation
           before
           ,
           as
           to
           cease
           and
           say
           ,
           I
           have
           done
           enough
           ,
           he
           is
           rather
           to
           fear
           his
           presumption
           ,
           than
           to
           rest
           in
           such
           preparation
           ,
           he
           perhaps
           makes
           a
           popish
           
             opus
             operatum
             ,
          
           of
           his
           preparation
           ,
           and
           cries
           peace
           ,
           before
           there
           is
           peace
           ;
           nor
           can
           he
           say
           kneeling
           is
           an
           unfit
           posture
           to
           receive
           that
           grace
           in
           ,
           which
           is
           fittest
           to
           be
           begged
           on
           our
           knees
           .
           Will
           we
           say
           kneeling
           is
           Idolatry
           to
           the
           Bread
           and
           Wine
           ?
           We
           must
           then
           shew
           that
           it
           is
           commanded
           to
           be
           done
           to
           the
           Bread
           and
           Wine
           ,
           or
           intended
           so
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           ,
           by
           Protestants
           abused
           so
           ,
           if
           none
           of
           those
           be
           ,
           but
           it
           be
           commanded
           only
           as
           the
           proper
           expression
           of
           the
           reverence
           and
           humiliation
           belonging
           to
           the
           duty
           ,
           then
           is
           the
           exception
           not
           onely
           without
           cause
           ,
           but
           slanderous
           and
           malicious
           .
           Will
           we
           say
           ,
           That
           in
           the
           Institution
           of
           it
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           made
           not
           the
           disciples
           kneel
           ;
           True
           ,
           but
           let
           us
           also
           confesse
           that
           the
           disciples
           had
           the
           
             Bride-groom
             with
             them
             ;
          
           who
           ,
           though
           he
           were
           their
           Lord
           ,
           yet
           called
           them
           friends
           ,
           and
           admitted
           them
           to
           a
           liberty
           sutable
           .
           We
           will
           not
           (
           I
           am
           sure
           )
           say
           the
           Sacrament
           is
           now
           to
           be
           celebrated
           in
           all
           things
           as
           it
           was
           then
           ,
           and
           no
           otherwise
           ;
           and
           if
           in
           any
           thing
           there
           be
           liberty
           of
           receding
           from
           what
           was
           done
           at
           first
           ,
           whose
           judgement
           shall
           we
           trust
           what
           we
           must
           hold
           ,
           and
           what
           we
           may
           recede
           from
           ,
           if
           not
           the
           Judgement
           and
           Practice
           of
           the
           Universall
           Church
           from
           the
           first
           to
           this
           present
           ?
           And
           if
           indeed
           we
           would
           observe
           the
           first
           Institution
           ,
           Why
           spurn
           we
           at
           receiving
           it
           together
           at
           the
           Table
           ,
           for
           so
           the
           the
           disciples
           did
           ?
           And
           Saint
           
             Paul
          
           calls
           it
           
             the
             partaking
             of
             the
             Table
             of
             the
             Lord
             ;
          
           
           and
           
             David
             ,
             The
             preparing
             of
             a
             Table
             for
             us
             :
          
           Truely
           the
           receiving
           every
           one
           ,
           or
           every
           family
           apart
           by
           themselves
           in
           their
           seats
           ,
           
           ●uits
           not
           with
           observing
           of
           Communion
           ,
           nor
           coming
           together
           to
           eat
           ,
           nor
           eating
           together
           into
           one
           Body
           ,
           but
           savours
           of
           singularity
           and
           inconformablenesse
           to
           the
           observance
           of
           a
           true
           Eucharist
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           not
           to
           be
           expected
           we
           should
           here
           examine
           all
           the
           dissentitions
           in
           Religion
           that
           are
           among
           us
           .
           But
           seeing
           that
           in
           generall
           they
           are
           the
           quarrells
           of
           particular
           men
           for
           exercise
           of
           Religion
           ,
           
           in
           wayes
           either
           besides
           ,
           or
           contrary
           to
           the
           established
           Ordinances
           and
           usage
           of
           our
           Church
           (
           in
           which
           yet
           they
           can
           neither
           charge
           the
           Church
           ,
           with
           violating
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           nor
           shew
           by
           the
           judgement
           of
           the
           Church
           Catholike
           ,
           that
           their
           own
           exercise
           of
           Religion
           is
           that
           which
           by
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           is
           only
           to
           be
           taught
           and
           practised
           ;
           )
           It
           will
           not
           be
           unnecessary
           ,
           to
           represent
           to
           further
           search
           and
           consideration
           ,
           how
           much
           some
           passages
           of
           Gods
           Word
           (
           too
           little
           examined
           by
           us
           )
           are
           pertinent
           to
           the
           decision
           of
           these
           matters
           .
        
         
           For
           ,
           Whereas
           true
           Christianity
           is
           a
           perfect
           Catholicisme
           ,
           and
           contrarily
           Antichristianisme
           ,
           or
           fighting
           against
           God
           ,
           walks
           in
           singularities
           ,
           partialities
           ,
           sects
           ,
           separations
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           .
           It
           is
           too
           apparant
           ,
           that
           the
           wayes
           wherein
           men
           now
           pretend
           ,
           that
           the
           true
           exercise
           of
           Religion
           lyeth
           ,
           do
           very
           much
           hold
           the
           byasse
           of
           Sectarisme
           ;
           who
           sees
           it
           not
           in
           our
           extraordinary
           running
           after
           choice
           and
           affected
           Teachers
           ?
           In
           which
           ,
           though
           the
           shew
           of
           godlinesse
           so
           awes
           our
           judgements
           ,
           that
           we
           distrust
           no
           errour
           in
           it
           ;
           yet
           does
           it
           concern
           us
           to
           take
           heed
           of
           a
           deceiveablenesse
           of
           unrighteousnesse
           in
           it
           .
           To
           love
           ,
           desire
           ,
           and
           seek
           ,
           the
           lively
           delivery
           of
           Gods
           Word
           ,
           is
           good
           ,
           and
           our
           duty
           ,
           and
           so
           is
           it
           also
           to
           love
           ,
           and
           honour
           the
           Preacher
           for
           the
           Words
           sake
           .
           But
           there
           is
           great
           danger
           in
           the
           comparing
           ,
           preferring
           ,
           and
           despising
           of
           one
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           another
           ;
           For
           while
           we
           assume
           the
           judgement
           ,
           and
           choice
           of
           our
           Teachers
           ,
           and
           hear
           ,
           and
           follow
           them
           according
           as
           we
           like
           their
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           no
           otherwise
           :
           We
           under
           the
           shew
           of
           godly
           longing
           after
           Gods
           Word
           ,
           and
           honouring
           the
           choice
           Preachers
           of
           it
           ,
           discover
           an
           hidden
           exaltation
           of
           our selves
           ,
           and
           of
           our
           own
           mindes
           ,
           and
           judgements
           ,
           both
           above
           the
           Preachers
           ,
           and
           the
           Word
           they
           preach
           .
        
         
           On
           the
           other
           side
           toward
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           our
           proper
           Ministers
           ,
           we
           do
           not
           only
           unduely
           exalt
           our selves
           ,
           but
           adde
           unto
           it
           disobedience
           ;
           yea
           ,
           even
           a
           faulting
           of
           Gods
           providence
           ,
           we
           make
           our
           own
           
             Jordans
             ,
          
           too
           shallow
           brooks
           to
           cleanse
           our
           Leprosies
           .
           
           Our
           
             Siloams
          
           that
           are
           sent
           ;
           too
           unclean
           pooles
           to
           help
           our
           blindnesse
           :
           
           Yea
           ,
           and
           we
           refuse
           the
           waters
           of
           
             Shiloah
          
           for
           no
           other
           reason
           ,
           then
           that
           ,
           they
           runne
           softly
           ;
           We
           choose
           our selves
           streams
           to
           our
           liking
           ,
           which
           like
           the
           Rivers
           of
           
             Damascus
          
           
           must
           be
           better
           waters
           ,
           and
           of
           more
           approved
           depth
           and
           current
           .
           Every
           one
           must
           follow
           his
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           
           his
           
             Apollo
             ,
          
           his
           
             Cephas
             ,
          
           his
           
             Christ
             .
          
        
         
           And
           as
           our selves
           encline
           to
           these
           wayes
           ,
           so
           have
           we
           Teachers
           that
           cherish
           that
           inclination
           in
           us
           ,
           and
           finde
           it
           no
           small
           advantage
           to
           them
           ,
           that
           by
           applying
           themselves
           to
           the
           present
           affectations
           of
           men
           ,
           they
           can
           so
           draw
           Disciples
           after
           them
           .
           For
           the
           effecting
           of
           which
           ,
           Though
           
             the
             weak
             in
             faith
             ,
          
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           
             received
             to
             doubtfull
             disputations
             ;
          
           yet
           they
           ,
           making
           no
           difference
           between
           strong
           and
           weak
           ,
           School
           and
           Pulpit
           ,
           Governours
           and
           private
           Men
           ,
           do
           unto
           their
           vulgar
           Auditories
           (
           who
           ,
           they
           know
           have
           neither
           capacity
           to
           judge
           ,
           nor
           authority
           to
           reform
           )
           frequently
           preach
           their
           own
           apprehensions
           concerning
           the
           Government
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           the
           right
           exercise
           of
           Religion
           ,
           not
           only
           in
           things
           apparent
           ,
           and
           agreed
           on
           ,
           but
           even
           in
           things
           which
           they
           themselves
           have
           lately
           questioned
           ,
           and
           drawn
           in
           doubt
           ,
           whether
           they
           be
           right
           or
           no
           .
           By
           which
           means
           ,
           private
           presumption
           ,
           insolence
           ,
           self-conceipt
           ,
           disdain
           ,
           uncharitablenesse
           ,
           and
           disobedience
           (
           sins
           most
           incompatible
           with
           true
           Religion
           )
           are
           grown
           so
           great
           and
           generall
           ,
           as
           that
           they
           are
           become
           like
           an
           Epidemick
           contagion
           ,
           putting
           all
           men
           in
           a
           maze
           ,
           what
           shall
           be
           the
           end
           and
           consequence
           of
           them
           .
           Of
           which
           when
           we
           cannot
           have
           a
           greater
           admonition
           ,
           then
           where
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           sets
           forth
           the
           last
           and
           perilous
           times
           of
           the
           Church
           ;
           It
           is
           not
           amisse
           to
           summe
           up
           into
           one
           entire
           view
           ,
           what
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           doth
           there
           admonish
           us
           of
           .
        
         
           Our
           Saviour
           himself
           first
           warnes
           the
           Church
           ,
           
             to
             beware
             of
             false
             prophets
             ,
             that
             come
          
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             in
             sheeps
             cloathing
             ,
             but
             inwardly
             are
             ravening
             Woolves
             .
          
           Whom
           that
           we
           may
           know
           he
           gives
           a
           rule
           ,
           
             Ye
             shall
             know
             them
             by
             their
             fruits
             ,
          
           and
           in
           another
           place
           ,
           
             by
             their
             works
             :
          
           Where
           we
           must
           note
           ,
           the
           fruits
           and
           works
           ,
           are
           to
           be
           taken
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           in
           themselves
           ,
           and
           as
           they
           are
           naturally
           taken
           notice
           of
           in
           all
           mens
           understandings
           ;
           otherwise
           we
           make
           our
           Saviour
           teach
           ,
           
             ignotum
             per
             ignotius
             .
          
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           that
           in
           every
           fruit
           and
           work
           that
           is
           good
           in
           it self
           ,
           if
           an
           evill
           circumstance
           ,
           or
           way
           ,
           or
           end
           ,
           accompany
           it
           ,
           the
           fruit
           that
           was
           good
           in
           it self
           ,
           may
           by
           way
           ,
           or
           end
           ,
           be
           made
           evill
           ,
           as
           if
           mercy
           ,
           charity
           ,
           zeal
           ,
           &c.
           be
           shewed
           for
           ostentation
           ,
           or
           for
           a
           cloak
           of
           pretence
           ,
           &c.
           
           But
           in
           evill
           fruits
           ,
           and
           works
           ,
           it
           is
           other
           wise
           ,
           for
           no
           end
           ,
           or
           circumstance
           whatsoever
           ,
           can
           make
           
           that
           work
           good
           ,
           that
           is
           evill
           in
           it self
           ,
           as
           disobedience
           ,
           sedition
           ,
           treason
           ,
           &c.
           
           For
           God
           
             having
             no
             need
             of
             a
             wicked
             man
             ,
          
           and
           forbidding
           us
           ,
           
             Thou
             shalt
             not
             do
             evill
             ,
             that
             good
             may
             come
             thereon
             ,
          
           he
           takes
           from
           evill
           works
           all
           the
           help
           that
           their
           good
           end
           ,
           or
           circumstances
           may
           do
           them
           .
           When
           therefore
           we
           finde
           a
           deed
           ,
           that
           in
           it self
           is
           evill
           ,
           we
           must
           not
           make
           that
           good
           ,
           for
           the
           good
           end
           ,
           or
           good
           intent
           of
           the
           doer
           ;
           but
           contrarily
           ,
           we
           must
           make
           him
           a
           misdoer
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           good
           end
           and
           intent
           of
           the
           action
           .
           Our
           Saviour
           further
           reveals
           ,
           That
           
             many
             shall
             come
             in
             his
             name
             ,
             and
             shall
             deceive
             many
             ;
          
           the
           manner
           of
           whose
           coming
           ,
           he
           intimates
           to
           be
           by
           way
           of
           secret
           insinuation
           
             here
             in
             the
             Chamber
             ,
          
           or
           by
           way
           of
           seperation
           
             there
             in
             the
             Wildernesse
             .
          
        
         
           
             In
             the
          
           Acts
           
             of
             the
             Apostles
             ,
          
           
           
             Saint
          
           Paul
           
             gives
             warning
             of
             the
             like
             false
             Teachers
             ,
             and
             tells
             the
             Pastours
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
          
           Of
           your
           own
           selves
           shall
           men
           arise
           ,
           preaching
           perverse
           things
           ,
           to
           draw
           away
           Disciples
           after
           them
           .
           
           
             In
             the
             second
             of
             the
          
           Thessalonians
           ,
           
             he
             foretells
             of
             a
          
           falling
           away
           ,
           
             and
             of
             the
          
           revealing
           of
           the
           man
           of
           sinne
           that
           exalteth
           himself
           above
           all
           that
           is
           called
           God
           ,
           or
           worshipped
           ;
           
             whose
             coming
             he
             shews
             to
             be
             after
             the
          
           working
           of
           Satan
           ,
           with
           all
           power
           ,
           and
           signes
           ,
           and
           lying
           wonders
           ,
           and
           with
           all
           deceiveablenesse
           of
           unrighteousnesse
           .
           
           
             Again
             in
             the
             first
             of
          
           Timothy
           ,
           
             he
             foretells
             a
          
           departing
           of
           some
           from
           the
           faith
           ,
           giving
           heed
           to
           seducing
           spirits
           ,
           and
           that
           speak
           lies
           in
           hypocrisie
           ,
           forbidding
           marriage
           ,
           and
           meats
           .
           
             In
             the
             second
             of
          
           Timothy
           ,
           
           
             he
             declares
             that
             in
             the
             last
             dayes
             ,
          
           perilous
           times
           shall
           come
           ,
           
             the
             perilousnesse
             of
             which
             he
             shews
             to
             be
             in
             this
             ,
             That
          
           men
           shall
           be
           lovers
           of
           themselves
           ,
           covetous
           ,
           boasters
           ,
           proud
           ,
           truce-breakers
           ,
           false-accusers
           ,
           incontinent
           ,
           fierce
           ,
           despisers
           of
           the
           good
           ,
           traiterous
           ,
           heady
           ,
           high
           minded
           ,
           &c.
           having
           a
           form
           of
           godlinesse
           ,
           but
           denying
           the
           power
           thereof
           ,
           &c.
           
           Of
           which
           sort
           are
           they
           that
           creep
           into
           houses
           ,
           and
           lead
           captive
           silly
           women
           ,
           laden
           with
           divers
           lusts
           ,
           ever
           learning
           ,
           and
           never
           able
           to
           come
           to
           the
           knowledge
           of
           the
           truth
           .
           
             And
             lastly
             ,
             That
          
           the
           time
           would
           come
           ,
           when
           they
           would
           not
           endure
           sound
           Doctrine
           ,
           but
           after
           their
           own
           lusts
           ,
           heap
           to
           themselves
           Teachers
           .
        
         
           
             Saint
          
           Peter
           
             forewarneth
             also
             of
             false
             Teachers
             ,
          
           
           
             shewing
             that
             they
             should
          
           privily
           bring
           in
           damnable
           heresies
           ,
           even
           denying
           the
           Lord
           that
           bought
           them
           ;
           
             and
             an
             especiall
             description
             of
             whom
             ,
             he
             maketh
             
             in
             this
             ,
             that
             they
          
           despise
           Government
           ,
           are
           presumptuous
           ,
           self
           willed
           ,
           and
           not
           afraid
           to
           speak
           evil
           of
           dignities
           .
        
         
           
             Saint
          
           John
           
             tells
             us
             ,
          
           
           
             That
             as
          
           we
           have
           heard
           that
           Antichrist
           shall
           come
           ,
           even
           now
           there
           are
           many
           Antichrists
           .
           
             And
             them
             he
             deciphers
             by
             their
             inconformity
             ,
             and
             disobedience
             .
          
           They
           went
           out
           from
           us
           (
           
             saith
             he
          
           )
           but
           are
           not
           of
           us
           ,
           for
           if
           they
           had
           been
           of
           us
           ,
           they
           would
           have
           continued
           with
           us
           .
        
         
           
             Lastly
             ,
          
           
           
             Saint
          
           Iude
           
             in
             his
             generall
             Epistle
             ,
             warneth
             the
             universall
             Church
             of
             men
             of
             like
             singularities
             ,
             noted
             by
             this
             ,
             that
          
           they
           creep
           in
           unawares
           ,
           that
           they
           despise
           dominion
           ,
           and
           speak
           evill
           of
           dignities
           ,
           that
           they
           speak
           evill
           of
           those
           things
           they
           understand
           not
           ,
           that
           they
           go
           the
           wayes
           of
           
             Cain
             ,
          
           and
           runne
           greedily
           after
           the
           errour
           of
           
             Balam
          
           for
           reward
           ,
           and
           perish
           in
           the
           gain
           saying
           of
           
             Core
             ,
             (
             as
             much
             as
             to
             say
             ,
             men
             of
             unbrotherlike
             affections
             ,
             seekers
             of
             their
             own
             gain
             ,
             and
             disobedient
             to
             their
             Superiours
             ;
             )
             further
             ,
             that
             they
          
           are
           murmurers
           ,
           complainers
           ,
           walking
           after
           their
           own
           lusts
           ,
           speaking
           swelling
           words
           ,
           having
           mens
           persons
           in
           admiration
           for
           advantage
           ;
           
             And
             lastly
             ,
             That
             they
             be
          
           they
           that
           seperate
           themselves
           .
        
         
           What
           have
           we
           in
           this
           ,
           but
           an
           entire
           description
           of
           the
           whole
           practice
           of
           the
           spirit
           of
           errour
           ,
           and
           of
           adversation
           to
           Christianity
           ,
           which
           the
           Scripture
           calleth
           
             Antichrists
             .
          
           By
           which
           ,
           sinne
           (
           that
           through
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Gospel
           was
           subdued
           ,
           and
           deprived
           of
           his
           first
           and
           naturall
           Empire
           ,
           consisting
           in
           the
           viciousnesse
           of
           corrupt
           nature
           )
           turning
           himself
           unto
           his
           Artes
           ,
           like
           the
           divell
           into
           an
           Angel
           of
           light
           ,
           does
           now
           with
           refined
           and
           mysterious
           falsities
           ,
           (
           such
           as
           resemble
           Piety
           ,
           and
           true
           Religion
           )
           renew
           his
           onsets
           in
           a
           warfare
           of
           a
           more
           dangerous
           consequence
           ;
           so
           various
           and
           (
           in
           apparance
           )
           so
           contrary
           often
           to
           sinne
           ,
           as
           puts
           the
           strongest
           Christian
           to
           the
           use
           of
           all
           his
           
             Armour
             of
             righteousnesse
             ,
             as
             well
             on
             the
             right
             hand
             ,
          
           
           
             as
             on
             the
             left
             ,
          
           to
           be
           able
           to
           withstand
           him
           .
        
         
           This
           Antichristianisme
           is
           here
           represented
           to
           us
           in
           a
           twofold
           form
           .
           The
           first
           an
           Empire
           of
           mysterious
           sinne
           ;
           A
           body
           of
           members
           well
           united
           together
           under
           one
           head
           ,
           or
           Soveraigne
           ,
           set
           forth
           one
           while
           by
           the
           names
           of
           the
           
             Man
             of
             sinne
             ,
             The
             sonne
             of
             perdition
             ,
             The
             wicked
             one
             ;
          
           Another
           while
           by
           the
           name
           of
           
             Babylon
             the
             great
             ,
             The
             mother
             of
             fornications
             ,
             The
             greatwhore
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           The
           description
           
           of
           which
           Empire
           is
           in
           such
           Characters
           ,
           as
           marveilously
           sureth
           with
           the
           Roman
           Papacy
           .
        
         
           The
           other
           form
           of
           mysterious
           wickednesse
           is
           ,
           of
           a
           quite
           contrary
           nature
           .
           A
           loose
           Anarchy
           of
           singulars
           ,
           of
           men
           by
           themselves
           ,
           not
           united
           together
           in
           one
           by
           any
           common
           Bond
           of
           true
           Communion
           ;
           but
           (
           like
           quicksands
           cast
           together
           ,
           by
           the
           working
           of
           the
           Sea
           ,
           and
           from
           time
           to
           time
           shifted
           and
           changed
           with
           it
           )
           so
           they
           ,
           as
           judgements
           ,
           private
           ends
           ,
           or
           affections
           do
           concur
           ,
           are
           brought
           accidentally
           to
           a
           concurrence
           among
           themselves
           ,
           but
           without
           any
           ground
           ,
           or
           sollid
           principle
           of
           uniting
           .
           For
           though
           they
           seem
           to
           put
           on
           the
           Yoak
           of
           
             Christ
             ,
          
           yet
           every
           one
           keeps
           the
           Bonds
           of
           the
           yoak
           in
           his
           own
           hands
           ,
           and
           is
           the
           Soveraign
           Arbiter
           of
           his
           own
           obedience
           .
           Notwithstanding
           which
           contrariety
           of
           theirs
           to
           the
           Roman
           Church
           (
           who
           abuses
           obedience
           as
           these
           do
           liberty
           )
           they
           are
           no
           other
           then
           derivatives
           of
           the
           same
           spirit
           of
           errour
           ,
           begot
           by
           way
           of
           opposition
           ,
           on
           her
           that
           is
           
             the
             mother
             of
             fornications
             .
          
           Who
           having
           against
           the
           manifest
           Word
           of
           God
           usurped
           a
           tyrannicall
           soveraignty
           both
           over
           Gods
           Word
           ,
           his
           Church
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Princes
           of
           his
           Church
           ,
           and
           being
           beaten
           from
           it
           ,
           the
           divell
           instead
           of
           quitting
           the
           rule
           ,
           that
           he
           held
           by
           her
           Monarchall
           tyranny
           ,
           changes
           only
           his
           vicegerent
           ,
           and
           continues
           the
           same
           usurpation
           in
           a
           popular
           ,
           and
           Anarchall
           way
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           by
           the
           hands
           of
           every
           particular
           man
           ,
           or
           number
           of
           men
           ,
           who
           (
           abusing
           the
           example
           of
           rejection
           of
           her
           usurped
           authority
           )
           shall
           invade
           and
           reject
           all
           authority
           how
           lawfully
           soever
           established
           in
           the
           Church
           .
           Both
           are
           opposers
           of
           
             Christs
          
           Doctrine
           ,
           both
           usurpers
           of
           the
           authority
           of
           his
           Church
           ;
           both
           hiding
           their
           usurpation
           under
           a
           form
           of
           godlinesse
           ;
           they
           differ
           but
           in
           this
           ,
           Men
           in
           the
           one
           ,
           partake
           only
           of
           the
           iniquity
           by
           influence
           from
           the
           head
           ;
           but
           in
           the
           other
           ,
           every
           distinct
           member
           ,
           is
           the
           originall
           Author
           of
           it
           to
           himself
           .
        
         
           We
           finding
           then
           such
           an
           alarme
           in
           the
           Scripture
           blown
           against
           perverse
           ,
           and
           self-led
           professors
           of
           Religion
           ,
           set
           forth
           unto
           us
           by
           such
           Characters
           ,
           
           as
           
             Wolves
             ,
             Foll●wers
             of
          
           Cain
           ,
           Balaam
           ,
           
             and
          
           Corah
           ,
           
             cursed
             children
             ,
          
           
           and
           the
           like
           ;
           Notwithstanding
           that
           they
           have
           
             sheeps
             cloathing
             ,
             forms
             of
             godlinesse
             ,
             and
             fained
             words
          
           to
           cover
           them
           .
           It
           remains
           ,
           that
           we
           strictly
           examine
           what
           fruits
           ,
           or
           works
           ,
           have
           passed
           our
           hands
           ,
           which
           in
           their
           common
           and
           naturall
           acceptation
           
           are
           evill
           ,
           though
           brought
           forth
           for
           good
           ends
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           utterly
           relinquish
           them
           ,
           that
           we
           take
           heed
           of
           wayes
           of
           singularity
           ,
           that
           lead
           to
           
             false
             accusation
             ,
             trayterousnesse
             ,
             headynesse
             ,
             high-mindednesse
             ,
             and
             denying
             of
             the
             power
             of
             godlinesse
             ;
          
           That
           we
           take
           heed
           of
           the
           doctrines
           of
           those
           
             that
             draw
             disciples
             after
             them
             ,
          
           That
           
             creep
             into
             houses
             ,
          
           That
           
             go
             out
             from
             the
             fellowship
             of
             the
             Apostles
             ,
             and
             continue
             not
             with
             them
             ,
          
           That
           
             follow
             the
             wayes
             of
             Cains
          
           uncharitablenesse
           ,
           of
           
             Balaams
          
           prophesying
           for
           lucre
           ,
           or
           of
           
             Corabs
          
           disobedience
           ;
           That
           we
           take
           heed
           of
           those
           that
           
             despise
             Government
             ,
             Are
             presumptuous
             ,
             self-willed
             ,
             not
             afraid
             to
             speak
             evill
             of
             dignities
             ,
             that
             despise
             dominion
             ,
             have
             mens
             persons
             in
             admiration
             because
             of
             advantage
             ,
          
           That
           
             heap
             to
             themselves
             Teachers
             ,
          
           That
           
             separate
             themselves
             .
          
           And
           lastly
           ,
           That
           while
           we
           justly
           hate
           Popery
           ,
           we
           do
           not
           in
           any
           thing
           partake
           of
           that
           sinne
           of
           the
           Popes
           which
           made
           him
           that
           hatefull
           Apostate
           ,
           and
           mysticall
           enemy
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           namely
           ,
           That
           we
           do
           not
           ,
           by
           assuming
           into
           a
           wrong
           hand
           any
           power
           or
           authority
           which
           God
           hath
           by
           his
           Word
           committed
           to
           the
           Body
           of
           the
           Pastors
           of
           his
           Church
           onely
           ,
           rob
           him
           of
           his
           rightfull
           Jurisdiction
           ,
           as
           they
           that
           have
           invaded
           his
           
             Tythes
             and
             Offerings
             ,
          
           
           
             robbed
             him
          
           of
           his
           rightfull
           Possessions
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A61101e-150
           
             2
             Pet.
             1.
             20.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             3.
             15.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             28.
             20.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             10.
             16.
             
          
           
             Ioh.
             16.
             13.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             14.
             32
             ,
             33.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor
             11.
             16.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             12.
             12.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             12.
             19.
             
          
           
             Acts
             15.
             23.
             
          
           
             Acts
             16.
             4
             ▪
             
          
           
             Coloss.
             2.
             19.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             18.
             17.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             14.
             32.
             
          
           
             ●
             Tim.
             3
             2.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             12.
             8.
             
          
           
             Heb
             5.
             8.
             
          
           
             Mala.
             2.
             7.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             3.
             15.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2
             13
             
          
           
             Gen.
             17.
             6.
             
          
           
             1
             Sam.
             15.
             23.
             
          
           
             Hos.
             4.
             4.
             
          
           
             Num.
             16.
             3
             
          
           
             Act.
             19.
             14
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             14.
             32.
             
          
           
             Numb.
             4.
             15.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor
             12.
             28.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             33.
             11.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             54.
             17.
             
          
           
             Tit.
             2.
             15.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             4.
             12.
             
          
           
             a
             Tit.
             1.
             5.
             
          
           
             b
             1
             Tim.
             5.
             19
             
          
           
             c
             1
             Tim.
             13
             
          
           
             d
             Tit.
             1.
             11.
             
          
           
             e
             Tit.
             1.
             5.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             111.
             4
             
          
           
             Isa.
             5.
             20.
             
          
           
             1
             Ioh
             2.
             22.
             
          
           
             2
             Thessal
             .
             2.
             4.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             14.
             40.
             
          
           
             
               Viz.
            
             Two
             in
             the
             Psalmes
             ,
             two
             in
             the
             old
             Testament
             ,
             two
             in
             the
             new
             ,
             and
             two
             out
             of
             the
             Epistles
             and
             Gospels
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             10.
             21.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             23.
             
          
           
             Io.
             9.
             7.
             
          
           
             Isai.
             8.
             5.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.
             11.
             
          
           
             Act.
             29.
             30
             
          
           
             2
             Thessal
             .
             2.
             3.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim
             3
             2
             
          
           
             2
             Tim
             3.
             2.
             
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             2.
             10.
             
          
           
             1
             Ioh.
             2.
             19
             
          
           
             Ep.
             Iude
             4.
             
          
           
             2
             ▪
             Thes.
             2.
             3
             ,
             and
             8.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.
             15
             ▪
             
          
           
             Ep.
             Iude
             11.
             
          
           
             Mal.
             3.
             8.