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Show fickJp, and dawne with tbtmj d1rtfh.iddle them up for everlafling hHrnings; thltt:fh~U'tbetfl'<!tof'fi11.btci1TZ[rtmeJ.brtbe·br~atb of tlie mOHfbof the Lcrd ]•[us &c. . . ~ • , , Vifender; Keplri i: 11'6-ftir·ffrff ifn[Jlfer·: ft fl d-ue, tlte<:iviuiState-lr~pe\~ 'i'c(elfe wltl'r ~Civil! rword', ~(CI~I~·~ffi:qces .(jeo pnnifrted; 'Bnc wllen ht would liave thetr worfhtp 8t'Coh!Ciences tolerated; wliat i'ri:Helr worillip aqd Con(ciences incite th·em to Civil! offences l H'ow niair. then th1! Civill State' keepdt fclfl:' fafe with •a CiYiD ~~ord: '·: ' Ks fuppofe a man tllat wor!hippedi the Beafr,and mall:etb Confcierice- of o!Yeying his' commandemems , ITtall thinke himfelfc bound to fubvert the Civill Prince, dr Stare, who is ""comnlunil cared by theBeafi? Iffuch a man mufi be tolerated in his wor!hip1 an~ CO.[! fcience"; wJ:lat { w,ord can p~ovide ;or the fafcty of {uch a Prmce ar StaW'l'" .. ·If Rep I]. ·2. To his fc~nd :A",fw;r , It is true, the Church wanteth no Armories to defend it felf,and a!l!ongfi others,excommunication. lln~lif•.~rmembcrs-be,lea.verle'd,wiWt>~ntic~rl(l~~; ~dc;ll"#"¥ and fuperlliuon, ,and·yet mull be rolcratedm clJcir-Idolauo~ and.fu.· perl\iC~~~wodbip,c will not a little Jea ven GH:> toler-a:ted)luven the wholec l~mpe'~ And how. then r.. the .fafetl!· of. w~- Cburth g.uarded : . . ":, "1 ~.\ l rl.V • •· 1'' \ B.fpi,J1t' 't\· • ~1 1 -· _ •• .., '\:' ; 3; Thlirs1~:J..r..,: Il:i!'tfae the-J.ofdlRnowetn~lj;;~'re hl,-': and. non~ ofhis Elea: !hall perifh. But never.theldfe!9-l'e iG.nou tempting of God; to prefttme u1lon•GudB El:el:tioli.forlour faLva· tipn,.and to neglelj: tf1e meanes of our prcfervatian ? In like cafe, 1'-aut ltncw'bfreveladon·, th<it'alt his'felloW-!'affengei-s •intlre !hip !hould be faved : but yet he profe(JO<f<tll'ilti£Dite' Marriners went ?urofthe fhip, they conld<nor befaved P1as;,z7. z4, with 31. So is It'llere, Tlte-Ele&of God !hall be f:.vcd: but yet iffdolaters ,and Seducers be· tolerated' (at Jezabe/1- wa~ in 1~atira) to leduc~· the fervants ?f Chrifl to pollution and Apafiacy , the ChurCin¢11 ftand gmlcy before God•ofthe Ceduaionand corruption oPthe people of God. li.epl;, . Rep!J. 4· To hiB 4 Anfwer ( tbe 2., ~~foqs all edged by him out of the Text:) To the fi rfl :There is nofeare ofoluckingup the wheat, by rooting out IdQl;i.t&~ andcSctlucers. (If,,IUY of !Gods People ~~M ,fall· it),~oJ~o,l'!rzy,,iltl\1.1\pofiacy,..y ea >~niifllOuld P,~(lye ~n tnfl• ument to (eq~~<;e 01Pe~s1ll(Oiin,to· tll~like wi~kc,dndfe : yet the cenfures inflia:ed on them , would be blelfed of God to theil· recovery,& healing: yea and if.tqey w.~~e cllt offby the Civil! [word, .~w:.#tMJiillPPI e ami. wroP.r o.f-thejr1puniflur,e,m, wo1.lld.be blelfed :qf Q(lll ,t;I;'\Fre.fc:CJ(:,Ih,~iG/lcccb~~n: fVho,wopl<;l all of ,tpe~~o~ hl:ar.e l\AA ~reiJ% ~11d doe no more,f(Jch,wi~ked.n~Qe. Neithqr is d;le jpft punilhment of fuch,any jufl pretC!lC!= to punl(h thcj~[l(l~nt laPJRS ofC.b\'i(t. · Rep!J. 'I:o·\he {>~colt1i ,R.I;lf~n19l!t.of tl,1e {';~rable, .It mil.Y jP,fily-be Replyed, tliat the charge given to c(le. .'\qgellsto-eJ~:e~Jlte .~eng~~nGe l'!t;,the l~fi !lay upon !<~ch Jdo\a(ers, ,jf that,wr,re fufficjeQt to p\ead ,(or.the ~oleratio.n ot Idolaters,tlcwould ~s w~ll pl~d.for ~lte tRler~ tion of Murtberers, Rvb.P<;rs, Adult)!rers, Extortiotte(S &c. for all thefe will the holy and.llJ,.ighly AIJgell•ofGQd gatl!e~ iJicp I;>M· !U<=Mt~be bfi ,df'Jo'llld.cafi t~em.intO everlafiil!g burnings. T.h~_,place in .2 :.Cbejf. 2. doth nocfay, that clle nt;~n of fin !ball then be cpnfumed w.ilh the breath of the mouth of the Lord :Jefus: f~r lle !hall begin to be confuflled lo!Jg before , by _all the feven .~lals <>(_the wrath ~;>f God~ Revel. 16. which have bin., and will be •l!J.PAWVtn,g ouc, many,ages, before tile great Harvefi,-of the end of the. W:'rld. Yea I beleivc alfo,Hc !hall be def!:royed many ages be(~ re. t(l.~r• : .as the Apolile Jolm. forctclleth in Cbap.2o.21·2 2. of the Revelation. And though it be tranllated;(in z 1htjf.2.8.)Tbe Lord !hall dellroy him with the brightnclfe of his coming : yet the -word1is, t, Tri f<:Y"t~tt,6f~ ~jk Ottptcuict~ C:f/Tb ; and Dctptcr~f« doth as well, .and morefil'itly (ignifie Prefcnce, then comming. The Lord will dellroy i\ntichrill with the brightneffe of his Pre fence in his f~cred and Civill Ordinances, fundry ages before the brighrnelfe of ,l)i.s !io ~rui!1g (O Judgeruent. ,Othe(wi(e we (hould fet J•thniN Paul ;tt v~nancc,,who fp~ke,by~ne<~nd !hdame·Spiric Qf TruthJ |