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Show 90 Aei:s 20. :19 difciJffed. opprdfuri, and Dotl:rines,ailii pratl:ifcs Is th~y cannot difccm with their own cyes,It '¥ill be their fin ,elther to fupprelfethem, becaufe they cannot doe it of fa ith : or to tolerate them, becauft they arc ddtrutl:ive ro the fouleil oftlfe people, and enemies ta rhe common fa lvatioh, Ga/lio it juftly ccnfured as a pwphanc man, nor bccau{e he r~fufedto be a Judge in matters concerning tbe J•.,.ifo worlhip , and Religio11 : (for he had noc Law cf ~"'far, w hof, n :puty he was, to jUdge ofit:) butbecaufe here· fcll:eth the CO!(nizance offuch caures 'ofReligion, as a Qyeftion Of words 'and NJmes. Wbich madehlmfofilrre rcgtrdlellC of ~uf<s of Religion, that thouglltheCivill peace was broken bj the ?"m ( in purfuite of P11ul) the ]<Pes I aying violent hand! upon S".fthenet, and that before the judgement Seatc, yet Gt~Dit caredfonone oftbofethillgs; Al1ll8, J 5. 16. 171 Difculfcr, . . In tht I bird pl•ee,l ~eh,Whetbe;. ibe p.,.,,,..;bo g•'Cie tbt jlmp1 and the Sonne '1!1b• ~epttb thttia, bi "dt 'grJ•ter thin alii &Arul 'II'M tm piHckuheE/elloHt ofbishim f.l? 'll1hiehAnj'll1e~eth th1 mlllllfl •bjdlion ofthe dat~ger ~f/Jevdf<ringfl!*ltt, ·; ., · 'I>efeniltr, 1. It doth not Anfwcr tbar Objell:ion. For the Father 111d Sonllt ,itcre greater tn'C'ri all iil the old Tefl:-amcat,as well ai~D the New: And none cotlld then phick his Ele8: 6ut'oftheir hands 11o lno!l thtd n.o!": . ~etthea.ttemptto ~luck them OUt of'Gods hand wll a Clip;taiHortme fhen ,DfliJ. 1 l s .to. For fpcaking ro turne aWlj a foulc from <liod. ver. ~ . and'feeking to thruft away a foulc from <liOd,arebu't attcmpts.Befides dod puttcth 110 differenceofEica ,and Rcpr~b~re. in matt~r of murder elrher of Coole, 'tir Body: Jiul ~he refpcc.l:,w~.Jch Goa hath in rhis t~fe,is to hi5 Cove11anr, whilh God ma ~e Wttb the vifible members of his otuirch. Now tf a man lhaiJ ro larre v"iolate his Coven~nt IS to Apo! late from<liod, and ro draw others away to Apollare from him, the Lord avengcth this qulir.rell ofhls Covenant npon the Jives ?f lnch .And thtreforc the hamoufnelfe of this crime i1 exp.rcffid, Ill that he fpake,or fought to tllrile away any of the people of God from tilt LQrd their &>d,Dmt. J!3. S· 10. Cbap.4l· The Cbriflt•P U'Yfagiftrau muft dejenu tbe (hurcb. C ·u A P· 143• ,A 7{..tp.lytqhi~Chap.. H· piftu!(er. F.Q#rt/tiJ,. 1 at/t.!;~trf'flfl.llbtl• Elt/ers>l"'fl Mit~ifl,erl •ftbe Ch•rcfl 'I[ E,P,f'" J+¥•11{~ [IH'~ifb.•d frmukt ~orp ]•[111 ,tq 4riv~ _aTP•J 1be[e JP~tiluaN, 11nd myfhcall w•lvu? Vefonr/tr. They-were fu~m~il with .fu/tieient p.ower to call: them out. of tf\c Ollurch ; liut-&ing caR: mlr,-they~ad nor .fujJicient power ro drive ·chcmaway'from c;,;nfetti~'wi~h , and corrupting the: m•mbcrs of the C~u-rc.h; or othor Godly o11~s out of the Church. !tis nodilhonor to Chrifl:, nor impeachment tQ th fuflicieocy of the Ordinances left by-Chri!l: ; chat in (ach a cafe, his Minifters .~f J!l!tice in the <;ivill State, lho~;~ld a!ftll Ei•, Miniltcrs of the O'df pel in thc·€h11rcli•St~te . · ·· · /' · · · i ' '. · · -Difculfer. · ' \ .FifiiJlA,fl/y i A~f«;whethtr (as,.,. ~ellle wilb w~lvtr~ tbefo wolve& tR 'F.t/J<fos. were 'intended I,.· Rauft•·bt kille,J , ,their br•~nes da/hJ tllt\71!.ifb' fl''""'• 'fl.a•m,•Halb~rtt, G_unns ,(Joc. in thl ·-h~di'tf tbt '!)f~<r'.ofEplieft~l I .<1 • . '':' ~ •. • I• , , . ' , ,, ' · · • \M ~ 'Bej~,.-Jer. < ,N9,: l'Ql' ,was italledg:d by,!Jle for1ny fQch eq~, nor.,in4eed ~ll.cdg~d by me at a,ll :, ~ut_q11ely \be;D,•f~•ffer is pl,eaf~d'.co fct up .,. .m~(lle,. w (Yoot at,fqr hj~ .owne rccre~cion. :li!l!er.s' ~~~ft,ke<,pf ·"'icp~ tl\e QORl!.ds of ,th, ir calling : ~ut kill,ing , and, dalhirrg que of -Br~ines (w~ich is ,a\1 one Ylith ffoni ~~) wa,s expfclly co"'·. .~Jlded, in (uc~.a cafe, to ~lle People,o(God (by, or~e,r froiD the J "d,ges :) D.es,t. 1-3. 1 o. ·i • · "· 1 pi!cuffer. , . . 'Jiut ~omp~rill(,Ji'iritu•ll fhings with (pirit!'all \hings ,/pirituall ao m~Jiicpfl wolve}, {hus/d S.e jpirituafiJ a11d n!Jflic~lly jlaine. ' . 7J•findtr . , So,1hey .(hould be by, !:he fpi~ituall Offic<ll~ , .;~,od ,memb~ r,s of ,t:h~ ,~b un;h. 1Bilt in, deilroyiog Rel!gion t b, y·a~e ·atfo dillarl)ers ; Pf tt~e ChrilliS{Jitc, and accordingly,arCJto be Jie !lt,witball ·by ,.•· N: - c::;i~ill |
