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Show 14 them the common ayre, both of their religious,and Civill Alfcmblies, and y<t hope to live eternally with them in the Heavel)s? Truely there be fome unfound, and corrupt opinions, and prarufes, (and that of him too )which are more infectious, and cont<~r giou~, then any plague-lore. That other Marginal! note of his, (What C..,.ifl Perfocute Chrijl in New-England l) callcth for another Anfwer. Chrifl doth not perfecute Chrif! in New-England: ForChrif! doth not perfecute any at all,(to fpeake in the proper fence of Perl< cution;) much IelTe doth Chrifr perfccute Chrifr. For though Chrill may and doth af!lict his own members; yet he doth n.ot aftlia( much lelfe perfecute )Chrill in them. but that which is left of old A dim~ in them, or that which is found .of the ked of the Seryent in th<m. For even S1tanmay fill the heart ofChurch-l).lemlle~ Al1J ~· 3· Yea breathe and aa in an Elect Apo(lle, Mat.l6. 22, ;3 .1\rid then the Lord J!fi~s may aflli4in,his me!llbe~s,, that which he feetb inthemnm ot hts own. But he proceeds, and a>ks further, ( Sitm M'·. Cotton expe&etb fa,.e ~attr lighHben yet Jbineth) whether upon the famt groundJ,t~tul p.elifo,ifChrifl Jejm in any of Wt fervantJ jball be pkafwi.to hold J!~t h a/M'th.r light, {ball he hirnfilfe fiud th£ merc;,a11d bumaiJliJI'O/ ~ Ciplll, arnltemp<rtalnife,alldhcingrvithfhem ! · . ·. · , Anfw. The greatefr J:gntthat l expect :s not abo11e th~· 'Aord, much leffe againfl it: nor is 'it deflmltive to the Clwrch, and 0~dinances ofChrifl, eflabl iOJ<d according to the W«~rci, but inflru& iv<of them in the way of tho word. If therefore Chrifi J~fus lhlll come in any of his fervants, holding forth a further ligfu to us, we truft,that he that off<retb us light, will give us (as hiJherto he b.ar h done) eyes to fee it, and heam to follow it. Light is dtfcern•ble (through th~Grace of the Father of Lights) by t.he cbildrcp of light: The Spirit of the Prophets is di(cerned, and )udg~d by· the Prophet!: Wilaome is juJl,fied of her Children: When JudgenJ,eQt returneth to Righteoufnelfc, all the uprignt ir1'heart (b~U follow it: The Sheep of Chrift that lee his face, wiH fee his Light, and heare his voyce: his Spirit ofT ruth will lead them into all U'uto. And yet hecaufe we all know in part,and Prophecy in part, we are taught of God in mceknefTe of wildome to. infrruct one anollter, (till light of lnfiruttion be obftinately rcjell:e.d;) a!Kl to li.tifer one |