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Show Mafter John Cottons Anfwer tion from the world: which the Ex•miner may confider, whether it be due or no. Firft, That from the world (as taken for ti-e creatures of the world) we are to feparatein affcaion, to wir, from the inordinate love thereof, Jam. 4· 4· S.condly, From the world, as taken for the carnal! malign•nt d\ate ofit, we are to Ceparate both in our atfeWon, and in our converfation, Gal. 1. 4· Phil. 3· 2 0. Thirdly, From the world, as t•ken for the Civil! Government of it, we are 10 G:parate our Church-bodies, and the government thereof in frame and confticudon, Rom. 12. 1, 2. Fourthly, From the world,as taken for the Cities and Conntreys thereof, which are fit to pollute us with their prevalent pol· lutions, we are to feparate in our h•bitations; which is part of the meaningoflfai.52. u.Rev.x8+ Fifdy, From the world, as taken for the corruptions and lufis t~creof, ~heir ev!ll examples, corrupt worfhip, Idolatries, fupcrfii· ttons,vame falbtons, and the worldly perfon1 addi8:ed to thefe thin~s, we are to feparate, both in affeaion, and in Cummunion whether we fpeake of religious Communion,orofCivill Confede~ ra~~ c~~munion in mmers ofint~mate friendlbip, fociety,and famthanue._ As we ma_Y nm partake m Idolatrous feafis,br worfhip, nor enter tnto marrtage-Covcnant with Idolaters, 2 Cor.6. •4· to · 17. N?r may we con~ede~ate with them in leagues of amide, to have fnends and enemies m common, I Kings 20. 4· nor to have partnerlbip in t~ade and commerce, 2 Chron. 20. 3 5, 36, 37· S.xtly,There tS yet another feparation whereby the Church and people of God, doe fepar ate from the fcand alous offenders of their own body, 2 Thef. 3· 6. 1 Cor. 5· 11, This, thouoh it be in a fpeci· ~II manner a ymed at here by the Examiner , ye~ is it by him mofi Improperly >nd confufedly cllled feparation from the wodd. The Apofile doth mofi exprtfly contradifiinguilb thefe, the one from th~ other_: I wrote U1JIO you (faith he) in an Epiflle, not to comp;ny rvuh forntc•tors: yet not altogether with the fornicators ~fthi< world, nr wttb the covetom,nr rxtnrtio~1ers 1 or·rvith ldolaterJ,filr thm. miJfl ye need~ goe out of tbe world. B11t if anJ m>n thJt io caUed a brother, be a f ornzcator, or ~ovet i} Jff, or an Idvl.zter, with fo ch a1z one, nfl not to e.1te, I Cor. 5· 9, 10, 11, As who !hvuld fay, a fornicator orldolatrous brother _ _____to_ M.a;~__er_R~ger Williams. brother of the Church is one thing; a fornicator and Idolater of the world is another, from a fornicator or Idolatrous brother you arc t~ be feparate: from a forn icator or Idolater ol the world: In fome kmde you need not to feparate; In as much therefore as the Churches of England doe not feparate fund ry notorious fcand, lou! perfons fr~m their Church-Communiun, though it be a leaven:ng corrupuon : yet their finne is not want ofSepHation from th~ world, but wane of purification of the Church. In the meane ume, they are feparated from the world of P •gans, and Infidels, as the Church of Ifrael notwithitanding their toleration of all fvrts of offenders, Idolaters, murderers, adulterers, they were yet feparated from P •gans by profeflion of a different Religion and the ordinances thereof. ' The G:cond particular which the Examiner faith M'. Cotton hat~ not duely c~nfidered, is, That aU the grounds and principles kadmg to oppo[e Bijhopl, Ceremomes, Common-Prayer, projlitution Pj the Ordm.anceJ ofGbrijlto the.ullgodly, and the true pral1ife ofChrijls own Ordmances, doe neceJJarz!J conclude a [eparation •f holy from unholy, penite~t J:om impenitent, godl] from ungod!J. And that to frame '!"Y o:her butldmg upon fuch ground1 and fotmdations, i1 no other then to raife the forme of a fruare hou[e upon t!Je ktek of a Ship, which wi/J never prove a joule-fav•ng true Ark!_ or Church •fChrijl Jefm according to the p me me, Reply. I cannot acknowledge what be faith,that I hd'lle not dtte! Y confidered, that ~U t/,e grormds <111d ~rinciplu kading to oppofe Bi_ Jbops, .md Ceremomes, &c. doe necejf.m!J co!Jclt<de a [r p"ation of holy from unhol],&c. For I have confidered,and wei I weigh•d (after my lb1der mea fore) that they doc indeed conclude a three· lvld [eparation of holy from unholy. I, Dotlrinall,that the Minifier of Chrifi, whilell he liveth amongfi fuch diffolme and fcand alous perfons, he is to fcp.trate them in the application of his doEtrinr, between the holy and unholy, between the precious and the vile : fo a~ to make f.1.:l the hearts of the wicked, whom Go::! would have <o be made fad, and to firengthen the heart and hands of the righteous whom God Would have to be comforted. ' 1 Secondly, A pratlicall feparation in a mans own perfon, tha; what a man fiodeth.upon thofe grounds and principl:;s to be un- S f w.u·- |