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           Baxter's
           Book
           ,
           Entitul'd
           ,
           The
           Cure
           of
           Church-Divisions
           ,
           ANSWER'D
           &
           CONFUTED
           .
           And
           he
           prov'd
           to
           be
           a
           Physitian
           of
           NO
           VALUE
           :
           Who
           hath
           manifested
           his
           Folly
           and
           Weakness
           in
           undertaking
           a
           Work
           which
           he
           hath
           so
           little
           Understanding
           in
        
         
           By
           
             Thomas
             Taylor
          
           .
        
         
           
             For
             ,
             from
             the
             least
             of
             them
             ,
             even
             unto
             the
             greatest
             of
             them
             ,
             every
             one
             is
             given
             to
             Covetousness
             ,
             &c.
             —
             They
             have
             Heal'd
             also
             the
             Hurt
             of
             the
             Daughter
             of
             my
             People
             with
             sweet
             words
             ,
             saying
             ,
             Peace
             ,
             Peace
             ;
             when
             there
             is
             no
             Peace
             ,
          
           
             Jer.
             6.13
             ,
             14.
             
          
        
         
           
             —
             But
             ye
             are
             Forgers
             of
             Lyes
             ;
             ye
             are
             all
             Physitians
             of
             no
             Value
             ,
          
           
             Job
             13.4
             .
          
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           Year
           ,
           1671.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           Baxter's
           Book
           ,
           Entitul'd
           ,
           The
           Cure
           of
           Church-Divisions
           ,
           ANSWER'D
           &
           CONFUTED
           .
        
         
           
             RICHARD
             BAXTER
          
           ,
           a
           man
           ,
           who
           through
           a
           shew
           of
           Learning
           and
           Religion
           ,
           had
           gotten
           (
           in
           Oliver
           Crumwel's
           dayes
           )
           a
           great
           esteem
           in
           the
           minds
           of
           the
           ignorantly
           Zealous
           Professors
           of
           Religion
           in
           this
           Nation
           ,
           and
           especially
           in
           the
           parts
           of
           Worcester-shire
           ,
           about
           Kidderminster
           ,
           where
           he
           then
           resided
           )
           hath
           since
           the
           change
           of
           the
           Times
           ,
           and
           coming
           in
           of
           the
           Old
           Common-prayer-Book
           again
           ,
           much
           manifested
           his
           Nakedness
           ,
           Confusion
           ,
           and
           Unsoundness
           to
           every
           Eye
           ,
           that
           in
           any
           measure
           is
           open
           to
           see
           the
           difference
           of
           Truth
           and
           Error
           in
           the
           ground
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           by
           his
           works
           appear
           :
           and
           that
           it
           is
           so
           ,
           amongst
           other
           things
           ,
           that
           Book
           of
           his
           ,
           falsly
           call'd
           ,
           
             The
             Cure
             of
             Church-Divisions
          
           ,
           which
           I
           have
           now
           under-hand
           to
           answer
           ,
           doth
           plainly
           manifest
           :
           For
           ,
           instead
           of
           curing
           Divisions
           ,
           he
           hath
           shew'd
           himself
           to
           be
           a
           Physitian
           of
           
             no
             value
          
           ,
           &
           so
           instead
           of
           curing
           hath
           struck
           at
           (
           under
           a
           Judas
           Kiss
           of
           Unity
           &
           Concord
           )
           the
           very
           Life
           and
           Foundation
           of
           all
           true
           Christian
           Unity
           and
           Amity
           ;
           to
           wit
           ,
           The
           Free
           and
           Perfect
           Teachings
           ,
           and
           Gifts
           ,
           and
           Work
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Truth
           (
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Father
           and
           Son
           in
           his
           believing
           Members
           )
           whereby
           they
           cry
           in
           a
           spotless
           Mind
           ,
           
             Abba
             Father
          
           ,
           and
           freely
           and
           powerfully
           declare
           the
           Glory
           of
           his
           Kingdom
           to
           the
           Children
           of
           Men
           ;
           and
           instead
           thereof
           ,
           would
           
           bring
           in
           and
           establish
           that
           Soul-deceiving
           and
           Church-dividing
           doctrine
           of
           Humane
           Learning
           and
           Humane
           Helps
           ,
           as
           absolutely
           necessary
           to
           the
           procuring
           and
           engaging
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           the
           Holy
           unlimited
           God
           to
           give
           unto
           the
           Creature
           his
           holy
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           the
           Knowledge
           of
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           his
           Eternal
           Will
           and
           Kingdom
           for
           the
           same
           ;
           as
           in
           Answer
           to
           an
           Objection
           in
           the
           6th
           page
           of
           his
           Book
           ,
           in
           his
           first
           Direction
           (
           so
           call'd
           )
           is
           to
           be
           seen
           .
           The
           Objection
           against
           his
           carnal
           Reasonings
           ,
           for
           Old
           Men's
           knowledge
           ,
           is
           in
           pag.
           5.
           where
           he
           saith
           .
        
         
           
             I
             know
             those
             that
             I
             have
             to
             do
             with
             will
             say
             ,
             That
             Divinity
             is
             not
             learn't
             by
             Labour
             and
             Men's-teaching
             ,
             as
             other
             Sciences
             and
             Arts
             are
             ;
             but
             by
             Teaching
             ,
          
           (
           I
           add
           ,
           
             yea
             ,
             and
             most
             free
             Gift
             )
             of
             the
             Spirit
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             therefore
             the
             Youngest
             may
             have
             as
             much
             of
             it
             as
             the
             Eldest
             .
          
        
         
           And
           to
           this
           
             R.
             B.
          
           there
           thus
           answers
           .
        
         
           Answ.
           
             There
             is
             some
             Truth
          
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             and
             some
             Falshood
             ,
             and
             much
             Confusion
             in
             this
             Objection
             .
          
        
         
           Reply
           ,
           But
           O
           the
           Darkness
           ,
           ye●
           ,
           rather
           Enmity
           ,
           that
           is
           in
           Baxter's
           heart
           against
           the
           free
           Teaching
           of
           God's
           Spirit
           !
           that
           he
           would
           find
           any
           thing
           against
           so
           plain
           and
           manifest
           Truth
           ,
           as
           is
           in
           this
           Objection
           !
           But
           what
           will
           not
           Flesh
           do
           that
           is
           lifted
           up
           with
           Conceits
           of
           his
           own
           wisdom
           ,
           to
           keep
           up
           its
           Honour
           before
           the
           people
           ,
           rather
           then
           the
           Pure
           Undoubted
           Truth
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           Self-abasing
           Spirit
           of
           Truth
           ,
           should
           Raign
           and
           have
           the
           Preheminence
           .
        
         
           But
           let
           us
           hear
           how
           this
           R.B.
           proves
           that
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           either
           〈◊〉
           or
           Confusion
           in
           the
           Objection
           .
        
         
           
             It
             is
             true
          
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             that
             the
             saving
             Knowledge
             of
             Divinity
             must
             be
             taught
             by
             the
             Spirit
             of
             God
             ;
             but
             it
             is
             false
             ,
             that
             Labour
             and
             Humane
             Teaching
             are
             not
             the
             Means
             which
             must
             be
             us'd
             by
             them
             who
             will
             have
             the
             Teaching
             of
             the
             Spirit
             .
          
        
         
           But
           to
           this
           I
           say
           ,
           That
           a
           Child
           of
           Light
           ,
           in
           the
           least
           Measure
           ,
           doth
           easily
           see
           the
           Falshood
           of
           that
           spirit
           ,
           by
           which
           this
           R.B.
           is
           acted
           in
           this
           his
           answer
           :
           For
           the
           wind
           of
           the
           Spirit
           bloweth
           where
           it
           listeth
           ,
           and
           thou
           hear'st
           the
           sound
           thereof
           ,
           thou
           natural
           Man
           ;
           but
           neither
           knows
           whence
           it
           comes
           ,
           nor
           whither
           it
           goes
           ;
           so
           is
           every
           one
           that
           's
           born
           of
           God
           :
           And
           without
           this
           Birth
           ,
           all
           thy
           knowledge
           is
           damning
           ,
           not
           saving
           ,
           John
           3.7
           ,
           8.
           &c.
           And
           
           Job
           32.7
           ,
           8.
           
           I
           said
           dayes
           should
           Speak
           ,
           and
           multitude
           of
           years
           should
           Teach
           Wisdom
           :
           but
           there
           is
           a
           Spirit
           in
           man
           ;
           and
           the
           Inspiration
           of
           the
           Almighty
           giveth
           them
           Understanding
           .
           And
           saith
           God
           ,
           It
           shall
           come
           to
           pass
           in
           the
           last
           dayes
           ,
           that
           I
           will
           pour
           out
           my
           Spirit
           upon
           all
           Flesh
           ;
           and
           they
           shall
           all
           know
           me
           ,
           from
           the
           least
           to
           the
           greatest
           :
           yea
           ,
           and
           Young-men
           shall
           see
           Visions
           ,
           and
           Servants
           and
           Hand-maids
           shall
           Prophesie
           :
           and
           ye
           have
           receiv'd
           an
           Unction
           from
           the
           Holy
           One
           :
           and
           ye
           know
           all
           things
           ,
           (
           saith
           the
           Apostle
           John
           )
           and
           ye
           need
           not
           that
           any
           man
           teach
           you
           .
           This
           is
           the
           Day
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           wherein
           these
           things
           are
           fulfill'd
           ;
           prais'd
           be
           God
           :
           And
           the
           new
           Covenant
           aboundantly
           witness'd
           in
           the
           Children
           of
           Light
           ,
           whom
           this
           wicked
           Book
           of
           
           Baxter's
           strikes
           at
           ;
           but
           his
           Wickedness
           turns
           upon
           his
           own
           Pate
           ,
           and
           his
           own
           Inquities
           shall
           slay
           him
           :
           For
           he
           ,
           by
           his
           carnal
           Wisdom
           ;
           would
           darken
           Knowledge
           ,
           and
           shut
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Heaven
           against
           men
           ,
           as
           his
           Predecessors
           of
           old
           ,
           the
           Pharisees
           mention'd
           Mat.
           23.
           did
           :
           But
           the
           Lord
           hath
           open'd
           a
           Door
           to
           the
           Believing
           Souls
           this
           Day
           ,
           which
           all
           the
           powers
           of
           Darkness
           shall
           never
           be
           able
           to
           shut
           ;
           Glory
           to
           his
           Name
           forever
           .
        
         
           But
           what
           is
           that
           Labour
           and
           Humane
           Means
           that
           People
           must
           use
           for
           getting
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           or
           saving
           Knowledge
           of
           Divinity
           ,
           as
           he
           calls
           it
           :
           Is
           it
           tumbling
           over
           a
           Ruck
           of
           Books
           ,
           stuffed
           with
           art
           and
           Humane
           Wisdom
           ,
           or
           Learning
           from
           below
           ;
           as
           this
           R.B.
           hath
           long
           done
           ,
           to
           the
           darkning
           of
           his
           Heart
           from
           the
           Knowledge
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           Way
           of
           his
           Spirit
           ;
           so
           that
           he
           knows
           nothing
           of
           it
           after
           all
           his
           long
           lost
           labour
           ,
           but
           what
           he
           knows
           naturally
           ,
           as
           a
           bruit
           Beast
           (
           and
           that
           's
           plain
           )
           for
           it
           sanctifies
           him
           not
           ,
           as
           by
           his
           confessing
           ,
           That
           his
           best
           Duties
           ,
           even
           his
           Prayers
           are
           not
           without
           sin
           ;
           and
           affirming
           ,
           that
           no
           man
           prayes
           without
           sin
           ?
           as
           in
           his
           Book
           is
           to
           be
           seen
           ,
           page
           195
           ,
           and
           in
           his
           Preface
           .
        
         
           And
           so
           the
           Prayer
           of
           Faith
           ,
           and
           Preaching
           by
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           he
           is
           ignorant
           of
           ;
           yea
           ,
           Preaching
           by
           the
           Spirit
           is
           become
           a
           Mock
           and
           a
           Derision
           to
           him
           and
           his
           Brethren
           at
           this
           day
           :
           but
           Paul
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           Magnifie
           the
           Free
           Grace
           and
           Infinite
           Gift
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           according
           to
           that
           (
           2
           Cor.
           3.
           )
           Saying
           ,
           Not
           that
           we
           are
           sufficient
           of
           our selves
           to
           think
           a
           
           good
           Thought
           ;
           but
           our
           Ability
           is
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           hath
           made
           us
           able
           Ministers
           of
           the
           New
           Testament
           ;
           not
           of
           the
           Letter
           ,
           but
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ;
           for
           the
           Letter
           kills
           ,
           but
           the
           Spirit
           gives
           Life
           :
           And
           that
           which
           the
           Eye
           hath
           not
           seen
           ,
           nor
           Ear
           heard
           ,
           nor
           hath
           entred
           into
           the
           Heart
           of
           man
           (
           or
           Humane
           Heart
           )
           to
           conceive
           ,
           hath
           God
           reveal'd
           to
           us
           by
           his
           Spirit
           ;
           for
           the
           Spirit
           searcheth
           all
           things
           ,
           yea
           ,
           the
           Deep
           Things
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           which
           Things
           we
           Preach
           or
           Speak
           not
           in
           the
           words
           which
           man
           's
           (
           or
           Humane
           )
           Wisdom
           teacheth
           ,
           but
           which
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           teacheth
           ,
           comparing
           Spiritual
           things
           with
           Spiritual
           ,
           1
           Cor.
           2.
           
        
         
           But
           this
           R.B.
           comparing
           Spiritual
           things
           with
           Carnal
           ,
           is
           not
           wise
           ,
           who
           ,
           because
           old
           men
           ,
           and
           long
           Students
           in
           Arts
           and
           worldly
           Sciences
           are
           most
           Wise
           ,
           or
           likely
           to
           be
           so
           ;
           therefore
           they
           that
           labour
           and
           study
           most
           in
           Books
           of
           Divinity
           (
           so
           call'd
           )
           get
           most
           of
           the
           Spirit
           's
           teaching
           .
        
         
           O
           sad
           !
           That
           ever
           the
           minds
           of
           the
           Children
           of
           Men
           should
           be
           so
           cover'd
           with
           darkness
           ,
           and
           yet
           read
           the
           Scripture
           of
           Truth
           ,
           which
           witnesses
           to
           no
           one
           thing
           more
           then
           to
           the
           Free
           Teachings
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           without
           humane
           Helps
           !
           For
           all
           the
           Help
           that
           is
           humane
           ,
           or
           that
           man
           who
           is
           (
           
             ab
             humo
          
           ,
           that
           is
           )
           
             from
             the
             Earth
          
           can
           afford
           ,
           is
           but
           natural
           ,
           and
           of
           this
           World
           ,
           which
           comes
           to
           nought
           ;
           therefore
           is
           it
           said
           ,
           That
           none
           of
           the
           Princes
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           chief
           men
           )
           of
           this
           World
           knew
           the
           Mystery
           of
           Christ
           and
           his
           Kingdom
           then
           ,
           which
           made
           them
           so
           band
           against
           him
           ,
           see
           the
           2d
           Psalm
           .
           And
           the
           Natural
           Man
           ,
           with
           all
           his
           natural
           means
           ,
           discerns
           not
           the
           things
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           because
           they
           are
           spiritually
           discern'd
           :
           So
           every
           one
           that
           would
           know
           the
           Mind
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           must
           come
           to
           feel
           (
           through
           the
           Most
           Holy
           Faith
           )
           a
           measure
           of
           it
           in
           themselves
           :
           For
           ,
           after
           ye
           believ'd
           ,
           ye
           were
           seal'd
           with
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Promise
           ,
           
             saith
             Paul
          
           :
           And
           the
           Word
           is
           nigh
           thee
           ,
           even
           in
           thy
           Heart
           and
           Mouth
           :
           O
           thou
           that
           hast
           an
           Ear
           to
           hear
           ,
           hear
           what
           the
           Spirit
           speaks
           ,
           even
           the
           Word
           of
           Faith
           ,
           which
           we
           Preach
           .
           Therefore
           go
           not
           forth
           from
           the
           Anointing
           of
           God
           in
           thy
           Heart
           ,
           to
           hear
           the
           frothy
           and
           false
           Doctrine
           of
           such
           as
           R.B.
           who
           have
           run
           and
           set
           up
           themselves
           by
           their
           humane
           Helps
           ,
           in
           the
           place
           of
           Teachers
           ,
           and
           God
           never
           sent
           them
           ,
           and
           therefore
           they
           cannot
           profit
           the
           People
           at
           
           all
           ;
           but
           lead
           them
           about
           ,
           like
           silly
           Women
           ,
           laden
           with
           divers
           Sins
           and
           Lusts
           ;
           yea
           ,
           in
           their
           Prayers
           and
           best
           Performances
           ,
           as
           is
           manifest
           ;
           and
           so
           ,
           not
           being
           sent
           and
           enabled
           by
           God's
           Spirit
           ,
           they
           can
           never
           lead
           you
           to
           it
           ,
           but
           from
           it
           ,
           as
           is
           manifest
           .
        
         
           Also
           
             R.
             B.
          
           in
           pag.
           6.
           before
           mention'd
           ,
           saith
           ,
           
             The
             Objection
             hath
             much
             Confusion
             in
             it
             .
             (
             and
             how
             proves
             he
             that
             ,
             but
             by
             saying
             )
             1.
             
             It
             confoundeth
             the
             Spirit
             's
             teaching
             us
             ,
             by
             inditing
             the
             Scripture
             with
             the
             Spirit
             's
             teaching
             us
             the
             meaning
             of
             the
             Scriptures
             .
             2.
             
             And
             it
             confoundeth
             the
             common
             Knowledge
             of
             Divinity
             ,
             with
             the
             saving
             Knowledge
             of
             it
             .
             No
             man
             cometh
             to
             a
             common
             Knowledge
             ,
             fit
             for
             a
             Teacher
             of
             others
             ,
             without
             the
             Spirit
             's
             teaching
             by
             the
             Scriptures
             ;
             for
             that
             was
             the
             first
             part
             of
             the
             Spirits
             teaching
             us
             ,
             to
             inspire
             the
             Prophets
             and
             Apostles
             ,
             to
             deliver
             a
             Teaching
             Word
             to
             the
             Churches
             ,
             by
             which
             we
             might
             all
             be
             taught
             of
             God
             through
             all
             Generations
             .
             But
             many
             men
             have
             excellent
             common
             Knowledge
             by
             this
             Word
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             common
             help
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             without
             that
             special
             Help
             ,
             which
             begetteth
             saving
             Knowledg
             :
             And
             all
             Knowledge
             requireth
             Time
             and
             Labour
             to
             obtain
             it
             ,
             though
             the
             Spirit
             giveth
             it
             ,
             and
             though
             it
             may
             be
             sanctified
             to
             us
             in
             a
             little
             time
             ;
             but
             that
             may
             be
             a
             means
             of
             saving
             others
             ,
             which
             saveth
             not
             the
             man
             that
             hath
             it
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             in
             pag.
          
           114.
           
             farther
             saith
          
           ,
           
             Take
             them
             not
             for
             no
             Ministers
             that
             want
             Grace
             totally
             :
             and
             marvel
             not
             that
             Gifts
             are
             more
             necessary
             to
             the
             validity
             of
             Ministration
             ,
             then
             Grace
             is
             ;
             he
             may
             perform
             the
             Office
             of
             a
             Minister
             to
             the
             benefit
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             that
             hath
             no
             Saving
             Grace
             at
             all
             .
          
           
             Thus
             for
          
           Rich
           ,
           Baxter
           .
        
         
           O!
           What
           Sorcery
           and
           
           Egyptian-Darkness
           is
           here
           ,
           to
           make
           void
           the
           New
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           Free
           Gratious
           Teachings
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           in
           these
           dayes
           ,
           and
           to
           establish
           the
           Letter
           in
           the
           room
           and
           stead
           thereof
           ,
           which
           only
           witnesses
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           is
           a
           Declaration
           concerning
           what
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           did
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           World
           before
           Christ's
           coming
           in
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           and
           what
           was
           done
           during
           his
           being
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           what
           the
           Spirit
           would
           do
           
           in
           the
           Believing
           Souls
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           World
           after
           that
           time
           ?
           But
           this
           the
           Hirelings
           do
           ,
           that
           they
           by
           their
           trading
           with
           ,
           and
           giving
           their
           false
           meanings
           upon
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           they
           may
           keep
           the
           people
           in
           Blindness
           ,
           and
           so
           from
           the
           Anointing
           ,
           and
           Teaching
           ,
           and
           Enjoyment
           of
           that
           Spirit
           that
           was
           in
           them
           that
           gave
           forth
           Scriptures
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           see
           their
           deceitful
           Doctrines
           and
           Merchandizes
           ,
           lest
           they
           should
           buy
           no
           more
           of
           them
           :
           For
           no
           man
           that
           knows
           the
           Badness
           of
           Babylon
           will
           buy
           them
           any
           more
           ,
           and
           then
           will
           the
           Merchants
           of
           Souls
           Mourn
           :
           For
           ,
           they
           that
           know
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           his
           Spirit
           's
           Teaching
           in
           them
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Good
           Old
           Way
           ,
           yea
           ,
           and
           the
           ever
           New
           ,
           Fresh
           ,
           Profitable
           ,
           and
           Living
           WAY
           ;
           will
           follow
           no
           more
           such
           men
           ,
           as
           would
           bring
           in
           ,
           and
           establish
           a
           Graceless
           Ministry
           ,
           as
           this
           Baxter
           doth
           here
           ,
           to
           his
           everlasting
           Shame
           .
           But
           such
           Graceless
           Priests
           the
           Lord
           will
           have
           none
           of
           ;
           nor
           his
           People
           neither
           :
           For
           my
           Sheep
           hear
           my
           Voice
           ,
           saith
           Christ
           ,
           and
           a
           Stranger
           they
           will
           not
           hear
           :
           Surely
           a
           Graceless
           Man
           is
           this
           Stranger
           :
           They
           (
           to
           wit
           ,
           graceless
           men
           ,
           saith
           John
           ,
           1
           Epist.
           4.
           )
           are
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           the
           World
           hear
           them
           ;
           we
           are
           of
           God
           ;
           Stewards
           of
           the
           manifold
           Grace
           of
           God
           ,
           1
           Pet
           4
           10
           And
           they
           that
           are
           of
           God
           hear
           us
           .
        
         
           And
           so
           ,
           ever
           Bless'd
           and
           Prais'd
           be
           the
           Great
           and
           Glorious
           Name
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           ,
           who
           hath
           restor'd
           to
           them
           that
           obey
           him
           ,
           the
           Glorious
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Spirit
           's
           Teaching
           ,
           as
           was
           in
           the
           Apostles
           dayes
           ,
           according
           to
           his
           true
           Promise
           ;
           where
           all
           in
           the
           Truth
           (
           of
           which
           we
           ,
           the
           People
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           scorn
           call'd
           Quakers
           ,
           are
           Members
           )
           where
           all
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           is
           done
           in
           and
           by
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           ,
           prais'd
           be
           God
           ,
           and
           nothing
           own'd
           among'st
           us
           ,
           but
           what
           is
           so
           done
           :
           Here
           is
           Praying
           in
           and
           by
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           Preaching
           in
           and
           by
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           Singing
           in
           and
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           our
           Holy
           Lord
           God
           ;
           and
           so
           the
           Head
           being
           Spiritual
           ,
           and
           the
           Members
           of
           the
           Body
           every
           one
           Spiritual
           (
           for
           we
           are
           all
           Baptiz'd
           by
           one
           Holy
           Spirit
           into
           the
           one
           Heavenly
           Body
           )
           our
           Food
           is
           also
           Spiritual
           Heavenly
           Bread
           ,
           and
           Heavenly
           Wine
           ,
           and
           the
           Water
           Spiritual
           that
           Sanctifies
           us
           ,
           and
           makes
           us
           clean
           to
           God
           in
           all
           our
           Sacrifices
           and
           Services
           :
           for
           Christ
           gave
           himself
           for
           his
           Church
           ,
           which
           is
           his
           Body
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           wash
           it
           ,
           and
           present
           it
           spotless
           to
           himself
           ,
           and
           without
           all
           Deformity
           ,
           by
           the
           washing
           of
           Water
           (
           even
           the
           Water
           of
           Life
           )
           in
           the
           Word
           of
           
           Life
           ,
           the
           creating
           Word
           of
           the
           everlasting
           Father
           ,
           which
           is
           Spirit
           and
           Life
           ,
           the
           Resurrection
           and
           the
           Life
           in
           every
           believing
           Soul
           ;
           for
           we
           are
           redeemed
           from
           Death
           thereby
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           forever
           hereafter
           serve
           God
           ,
           in
           the
           newness
           of
           his
           own
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           not
           in
           the
           oldness
           of
           the
           Letter
           ,
           as
           all
           such
           do
           as
           know
           no
           other
           teaching
           Word
           but
           the
           Letter
           ,
           as
           this
           Baxter
           doth
           ;
           and
           so
           they
           having
           gotten
           a
           little
           Brain-knowledge
           by
           their
           humane
           helps
           ,
           and
           not
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Truth
           ,
           they
           wrest
           Scripture
           to
           their
           own
           and
           others
           destruction
           ,
           desiring
           and
           boasting
           themselves
           to
           be
           Masters
           and
           Teachers
           of
           others
           ,
           whilst
           themselves
           need
           teaching
           what
           the
           very
           Principles
           ,
           or
           beginning
           Doctrines
           of
           the
           true
           Christian
           Religion
           is
           ,
           as
           is
           plainly
           manifested
           by
           his
           seeking
           to
           bring
           in
           a
           graceless
           Minister
           ,
           or
           Woolf
           into
           Christ's
           Fold
           ,
           surely
           the
           Woolf
           comes
           not
           but
           to
           rob
           and
           destroy
           .
           
             All
             that
             ever
             came
             before
             me
             ,
          
           saith
           Christ
           ,
           
             are
             Thieves
             and
             Robbers
             ,
             and
             never
             came
             in
             by
             the
             Door
             ,
          
           as
           its
           plain
           ,
           the
           graceless
           man
           ,
           doth
           not
           ,
           but
           hath
           clim'd
           up
           another
           way
           by
           his
           humane
           helps
           ,
           as
           Baxter
           speaks
           ;
           and
           to
           this
           purpose
           ,
           see
           John
           the
           10th
           ,
           and
           Mat.
           23.
           where
           Christ
           at
           large
           sets
           forth
           such
           woolfish
           Teachers
           ;
           who
           can
           perk
           themselves
           up
           in
           Places
           of
           Teachers
           ,
           by
           the
           World's
           help
           outwardly
           ;
           but
           
             will
             neither
             enter
             into
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             God
             themselves
             ,
             nor
             suffer
             others
             ,
             but
             shut
             up
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Heaven
             against
             Men
             ,
          
           by
           such
           deceitful
           Doctrine
           and
           Antichristian
           Inventions
           ,
           as
           this
           Baxter
           hath
           ,
           by
           saying
           ,
           
             That
             Gifts
             are
             more
             necessary
             to
             the
             validity
             of
             Ministration
             ,
             then
             Grace
             is
          
           ;
           and
           that
           he
           may
           perform
           the
           Office
           of
           a
           Minister
           to
           the
           benefit
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           that
           hath
           no
           Saving
           Grace
           at
           all
           ;
           
             And
             all
             knowledge
             requireth
             Time
             and
             Labour
             to
             obtain
             it
             ,
             though
             the
             Spirit
             giveth
             it
          
           ;
           which
           last
           saying
           doth
           directly
           thwort
           and
           contradict
           the
           Scripture
           ;
           which
           saith
           ,
           
             I
             was
             found
             of
             them
             that
             sought
             me
             not
             ,
             I●a
          
           65.1
           .
           And
           Paul
           sets
           believing
           and
           working
           in
           this
           great
           matter
           of
           the
           knowledge
           of
           God
           and
           Christ
           to
           Salvation
           ,
           one
           against
           the
           other
           ,
           as
           the
           way
           of
           the
           Law
           and
           Gospel
           ,
           
             for
             〈◊〉
             that
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           saith
           he
           ,
           
             is
             the
             reward
             recko●'d
             of
             Debt
             ,
             not
             gift
             of
             Grace
             ;
             but
             to
             〈…〉
             it
             is
             of
             Grace
             ,
             to
             the
             Glory
             of
             Gods
             great
             Love
             to
             man
          
           ;
           for
           saith
           Scripture
           ,
           
             God
             so
             loved
             the
             World
             ,
             that
             he
             gave
             his
             Son
             ,
             that
             whosoever
             on
             him
             believe
             ,
             should
             not
             perish
             ;
             but
             have
             Life
             Eternal
          
           ;
           And
           none
           can
           truely
           say
           ,
           but
           those
           are
           the
           best
           〈◊〉
           ,
           and
           
           wisest
           People
           that
           have
           Eternal
           Life
           in
           them
           ;
           though
           they
           never
           laboured
           for
           it
           ,
           nor
           sought
           for
           it
           ;
           and
           so
           such
           as
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           who
           looks
           at
           all
           ,
           as
           obtain'd
           by
           Time
           and
           Labour
           ,
           they
           are
           those
           spiritual
           proud
           ones
           ,
           who
           are
           swelled
           so
           big
           with
           spiritual
           Pride
           ,
           that
           self
           Idolizing
           sin
           ,
           which
           ,
           as
           himself
           saith
           ,
           in
           his
           second
           Direction
           (
           so
           called
           )
           is
           the
           great
           Rebel
           against
           God
           ,
           the
           chief
           part
           of
           the
           Devil's
           Image
           ;
           that
           one
           sin
           which
           breaketh
           every
           Commandment
           ;
           the
           heart
           of
           the
           old
           Man
           ,
           the
           Root
           and
           Parent
           ,
           and
           Summery
           of
           all
           other
           sin
           ;
           the
           Antichristian
           Vice
           ,
           which
           is
           most
           directly
           contrary
           to
           the
           Life
           of
           Christ
           ,
           &c.
           and
           these
           Letter-wise-men
           ,
           that
           have
           patched
           together
           a
           Garment
           of
           Fig-leaves
           ,
           to
           cover
           their
           sinful
           nakedness
           ,
           are
           proud
           of
           meer
           supposed
           spiritual
           excellencies
           ;
           for
           the
           way
           of
           the
           Blessed
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           its
           free
           Gifts
           ,
           and
           free
           workings
           in
           the
           Children
           of
           Men
           ,
           they
           are
           strangers
           unto
           ;
           and
           then
           through
           their
           Humane
           ,
           Learning
           and
           lost
           Labour
           ,
           having
           gotten
           a
           little
           or
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           talk
           from
           the
           Letter
           of
           the
           Scripture
           concerning
           Religion
           ,
           in
           their
           Earthly
           Spirits
           ,
           which
           sees
           nothing
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           ;
           they
           condemn
           the
           Generation
           of
           the
           Just
           ,
           whom
           God
           Teacheth
           and
           Blesseth
           with
           all
           Spiritual
           knowledge
           in
           Heavenly
           things
           ,
           and
           call
           
             them
             Spiritually
             proud
          
           ;
           because
           they
           cannot
           but
           speak
           very
           highly
           ,
           and
           yet
           in
           the
           truest
           humility
           of
           Heart
           ,
           concerning
           the
           great
           things
           that
           God
           hath
           done
           for
           their
           Souls
           ;
           and
           because
           they
           cannot
           joyn
           with
           the
           Wicked
           whom
           God
           abhoreth
           ,
           neither
           in
           their
           Worship
           ,
           nor
           other
           sinfull
           Customs
           .
        
         
           And
           so
           out
           of
           that
           old
           Bottel
           ,
           come
           all
           those
           unsavory
           expressions
           of
           
             R.
             B.
          
           before
           mentioned
           ,
           against
           the
           free
           Teachings
           of
           God's
           Spirit
           ;
           yea
           so
           great
           an
           Enemy
           he
           is
           to
           the
           wholsom
           Doctrine
           of
           free
           Grace
           ,
           that
           Pag.
           7.
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             Is
             it
             not
             Blaspheming
             of
             God's
             Spirit
             to
             make
             it
             the
             Patron
             of
             mens
             sloth
             and
             idleness
             under
             pretence
             of
             Magnifiying
             Grace
             .
          
        
         
           To
           which
           I
           answer
           ,
           That
           pretending
           we
           deny
           ,
           and
           truely
           say
           ,
           with
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             That
             God
             who
             commanded
             Light
             to
             shine
             out
             of
             Darkness
             ,
             hath
             shined
             in
             our
             Hearts
             ,
             to
             give
             us
          
           (
           yea
           ,
           most
           freely
           without
           our
           own
           Labour
           ,
           or
           any
           humane
           Help
           )
           
             The
             knowledge
             of
             the
             Glory
             of
             his
             Kingdom
          
           ;
           and
           those
           that
           call
           this
           Doctrine
           ,
           either
           in
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           or
           us
           ,
           a
           Patronizing
           of
           Sloth
           and
           Idleness
           ,
           
           are
           those
           that
           do
           really
           blaspheme
           God's
           Spirit
           which
           teacheth
           it
           .
        
         
           
             But
             many
             Texts
             (
             saith
             
               R.
               B.
            
             )
             commands
             us
             diligence
             ;
             and
             sloth
             is
             a
             great
             Sin.
             
          
        
         
           To
           which
           I
           say
           ,
           the
           Scripture
           indeed
           commands
           a
           diligent
           improvement
           ,
           and
           Holy
           exercise
           of
           the
           free
           Gifts
           which
           the
           Spirit
           hath
           giveth
           the
           Faithful
           :
           But
           the
           Scripture
           never
           said
           ,
           that
           Humane
           Labour
           and
           Helps
           are
           the
           Means
           to
           be
           used
           for
           getting
           the
           Spirit
           's
           Teachings
           ;
           and
           without
           which
           no
           knowledge
           in
           Spiritual
           Matters
           is
           now
           received
           ;
           
             Stir
             up
             the
             Gift
             of
             God
             in
             thee
             ,
          
           saith
           Paul
           to
           Timothy
           ,
           so
           say
           I
           ;
           But
           he
           no
           where
           puts
           the
           Humane
           or
           Carnal
           man
           to
           Work
           or
           Labour
           to
           get
           the
           Spirit
           ;
           for
           that
           is
           quite
           contrary
           to
           this
           Scripture
           ,
           Gal.
           3.2
           .
           as
           also
           Rom.
           9.16
           .
        
         
           
             Obj.
             
          
           
             But
             this
             Baxter
             asks
             this
             Question
             ,
             
               Why
               hath
               God
               settled
               a
               Teaching
               Office
               in
               his
               Church
               ,
               and
               commanded
               all
               to
               attend
               ,
               and
               hear
               ,
               and
               learn
               ;
               if
               we
               are
               taught
               by
               the
               Spirit
               without
               man's
               help
               ?
               Why
               were
               the
               Apostles
               sent
               forth
               into
               all
               the
               World
               ,
               &
               c
               ?
            
          
        
         
           
             Answer
             ,
          
           
             Here
             is
             the
             great
             stumbling
             of
             these
             Unbelievers
             ,
             (
             the
             Worldly
             wise
             ones
             indeed
             )
             what
             ,
             because
             God
             in
             his
             free
             unlimitted
             Spirit
             did
             begift
             men
             ,
             and
             in
             his
             own
             Spiritual
             Power
             sent
             them
             forth
             to
             preach
             and
             publish
             all
             abroad
             the
             Glory
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             ,
             and
             Good
             Will
             to
             men
             ;
             cannot
             People
             therefore
             be
             taught
             by
             the
             Spirit
             without
             man's
             Help
             ?
             What
             reasonings
             this
             ?
             when
             the
             Scripture
             expresly
             saith
             ,
             That
             all
             the
             Gifts
             and
             Alities
             ,
             Helps
             ,
             and
             Means
             of
             bringing
             People
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             Knowledge
             ,
             and
             Enjoyment
             of
             all
             the
             Good
             Things
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             ,
             are
             meerly
             ,
             solely
             &
             wholly
             from
             God
             &
             his
             blessed
             Spirit
             's
             free
             Gift
             in
             Christ
             ,
             and
             not
             from
             man
             at
             all
             :
             And
             therefore
             ,
             when
             the
             Corinthians
             began
             to
             look
             at
             man
             ,
             whether
             Paul
             ,
             or
             Apollo
             ,
             or
             Cephas
             ,
             he
             calls
             it
             Carnal
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
             Christ
             was
             not
             divided
             ;
             signifying
             ,
             plainly
             it
             was
             Christ
             ,
             and
             the
             Spirit
             of
             his
             Power
             that
             alone
             did
             all
             in
             all
             ;
             as
             Christ
             said
             ,
             John
             15.
             
             
               Without
               me
               you
               can
               do
               nothing
            
             ;
             for
             in
             the
             True
             Church
             Christ
             ever
             was
             ,
             and
             ever
             will
             be
             all
             in
             all
             ,
             &
             man
             nothing
             ;
             as
             Paul
             said
             of
             himself
             ,
             Paul
             is
             nothing
             :
             But
             in
             the
             False
             Church
             where
             
               R.
               B.
            
             is
             pleading
             for
             man
             ;
             yea
             Graceless
             Ministers
             ,
             man
             is
             all
             ,
             and
             Christ
             suffered
             
             to
             have
             no
             Rule
             :
             But
             those
             mine
             Enemies
             ,
             saith
             Christ
             ,
             
               That
               would
               not
               that
               I
               should
               Rule
               ,
               bring
               them
               and
               stay
               them
               before
               my
               face
               .
            
          
        
         
           But
           what
           sottishness
           is
           this
           in
           
             R.
             B.
          
           to
           ask
           such
           a
           Question
           as
           this
           when
           himself
           confessed
           in
           the
           very
           last
           words
           before
           it
           ;
           
             That
             none
             are
             so
             forward
             to
             preach
             as
             these
             same
             men
             that
             cry
             down
             mens
             Teaching
             :
          
           Whereby
           it
           plainly
           appears
           that
           we
           do
           not
           deny
           God's
           Teachings
           ,
           and
           the
           Spirit
           's
           Good
           and
           Gratious
           Gifts
           freely
           given
           for
           the
           edifying
           and
           building
           up
           of
           the
           Body
           of
           Christ
           ;
           till
           we
           all
           come
           to
           a
           perfect
           man
           ,
           to
           the
           measure
           and
           feature
           of
           the
           fulness
           of
           Christ
           ,
           no
           more
           then
           the
           Apostle
           did
           ,
           Ephes.
           4.11
           .
           &c.
           but
           that
           which
           we
           cry
           down
           ,
           is
           that
           Antichristian
           spirit
           in
           
             R.
             B.
          
           and
           all
           such
           men
           as
           by
           seting
           up
           self
           ;
           and
           flesh
           would
           draw
           from
           Christ
           and
           his
           Teachings
           in
           Spirit
           to
           look
           at
           them
           ,
           and
           their
           painted
           words
           ,
           and
           love
           killing
           Doctrines
           ;
           who
           are
           this
           day
           Goliah
           like
           come
           forth
           to
           defie
           the
           Armies
           of
           the
           Living
           God
           ;
           but
           the
           Stone
           cut
           out
           of
           the
           Mountain
           ,
           without
           Hands
           ,
           shall
           dash
           them
           and
           their
           Images
           all
           to
           peices
           :
           Glory
           to
           the
           Lord
           for
           Ever
           .
           And
           though
           they
           with
           their
           Humane
           or
           Earthly
           spirit
           and
           Sorceries
           ,
           withstand
           the
           Truth
           and
           Spirit
           thereof
           ,
           as
           Jamnes
           and
           Jambres
           withstood
           Moses
           ,
           when
           he
           was
           about
           to
           call
           Israel
           out
           of
           Egypt
           ;
           yet
           as
           their
           Folly
           was
           soon
           seen
           ,
           so
           are
           these
           ,
           and
           they
           shall
           not
           proceed
           far
           ;
           but
           Israel
           out
           of
           Egypt
           shall
           go
           ,
           and
           those
           Faithful
           ones
           that
           are
           escaped
           shall
           they
           not
           with
           all
           their
           Inchantment
           bring
           back
           again
           into
           Egypt
           :
           Glory
           to
           the
           Lord
           for
           Ever
           Amen
           .
        
         
           But
           wouldst
           thou
           indeed
           know
           ,
           Oh
           vain
           man
           ,
           R.B.
           for
           what
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           who
           had
           Ability
           to
           preach
           (
           without
           mans
           help
           )
           were
           sent
           forth
           ,
           then
           thou
           mayst
           know
           ,
           it
           was
           to
           reprove
           such
           as
           thee
           that
           would
           limit
           God
           to
           vain
           man's
           Help
           ,
           and
           to
           call
           his
           People
           from
           amongst
           you
           ,
           who
           lay
           heavy
           Burdens
           on
           mens
           Shoulders
           ,
           but
           will
           not
           touch
           them
           with
           one
           of
           your
           Fingers
           ;
           it
           is
           even
           so
           .
        
         
           But
           whereas
           thou
           addest
           and
           say'st
           ,
           
             Those
             are
             taught
             of
             God
             ,
             who
             are
             taught
             by
             those
             who
             are
             sent
             of
             God
             to
             be
             their
             Teachers
             :
          
           It
           plainly
           shews
           the
           numerous
           Company
           thou
           boasts
           of
           ,
           who
           believe
           thee
           ,
           are
           not
           taught
           of
           God
           ;
           for
           thy
           Doctrine
           already
           mentioned
           shews
           most
           plainly
           that
           thou
           wast
           never
           sent
           
           of
           God
           ;
           for
           never
           did
           any
           ,
           whom
           God
           sent
           ,
           set
           themselves
           against
           the
           free
           and
           Gratious
           Teaching
           and
           Gifts
           of
           God's
           Spirit
           ,
           to
           Establish
           Humane
           Helps
           ,
           as
           thou
           doest
           :
           But
           as
           if
           that
           which
           thou
           hast
           said
           were
           nothing
           ,
           thou
           addest
           Pag.
           8.
           
        
         
           
             Advise
             with
             the
             experience
             of
             all
             the
             World
             ;
             Who
             was
             the
             man
             that
             ever
             you
             knew
             ,
             able
             to
             Expound
             one
             Chapter
             in
             the
             Bible
             by
             the
             inward
             Teachings
             of
             the
             Spirit
             alone
             ,
             without
             any
             Labour
             of
             his
             own
             ,
             or
             Help
             from
             others
             by
             Voice
             or
             Writting
             ?
             Where
             dwelleth
             the
             man
             ,
             who
             by
             meer
             Inspiration
             can
             turn
             one
             Chapter
             out
             of
             the
             Hebrew
             or
             Greek
             into
             the
             vulgar
             Tongue
             ?
             and
             where
             is
             the
             man
             that
             can
             solidly
             unfold
             any
             Doctrine
             of
             Divinity
             ,
             which
             he
             never
             read
             or
             heard
             of
             ,
             or
             can
             Teach
             that
             Truth
             ,
             and
             deny
             that
             Religion
             which
             he
             was
             never
             taught
             by
             man.
             
          
        
         
           And
           afterwards
           in
           his
           Second
           Direction
           ,
           and
           Pag.
           16.
           having
           led
           his
           wretched
           Disciples
           into
           a
           Laborinth
           or
           Mist
           of
           words
           ,
           about
           their
           uncertainties
           in
           their
           Matters
           of
           Knowledge
           ;
           and
           having
           advised
           them
           to
           humility
           ,
           as
           he
           calls
           it
           ,
           or
           not
           to
           think
           too
           highly
           of
           their
           own
           knowledge
           ;
           he
           there
           adds
           ,
           and
           sayes
           in
           that
           16th
           .
           Page
           especially
           ,
           
             If
             you
             know
             your
             advantages
             for
             knowledge
             have
             been
             less
             then
             other
             mens
             ,
             that
             you
             are
             young
             ;
             or
             that
             it
             is
             but
             a
             few
             Years
             since
             you
             entred
             upon
             the
             study
             of
             the
             Scriptures
             ;
             or
             that
             you
             have
             not
             any
             stronger
             natural
             Parts
             then
             other
             men
             ;
             that
             you
             have
             not
             had
             that
             Measure
             of
             Learning
             which
             might
             further
             your
             knowledge
             of
             the
             Holy
             Scriptures
             ;
             but
             that
             others
             that
             differ
             from
             you
             have
             had
             much
             more
             of
             all
             these
             Helps
             and
             Means
             then
             you
             ,
             and
             have
             Prayed
             more
             ,
             and
             Meditated
             more
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           And
           in
           Pag.
           17.
           in
           his
           Answer
           to
           an
           Objection
           ;
           which
           is
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Learnedst
             men
             are
             not
             always
             the
             wisest
             in
             the
             matters
             of
             Religion
             ;
             he
             saith
             ,
             many
             men
             are
             learned
             in
             the
             Languages
             and
             Sciences
             ,
             who
             are
             not
             learned
             in
             the
             Scripture
             ;
             because
             they
             applyed
             not
             their
             Studies
             that
             way
             ;
             and
             many
             men
             are
             learned
             in
             the
             Scriptures
             and
             Sacred
             Languages
             who
             yet
             live
             in
             sin
             ,
             though
             they
             are
             able
             to
             Teach
             the
             Truth
             ,
             for
             others
             :
          
           (
           here
           by
           the
           way
           )
           all
           may
           take
           notice
           what
           a
           False
           Teacher
           this
           Baxter
           is
           ,
           who
           is
           not
           ashamed
           to
           say
           ,
           
             That
             man
             that
             lives
             in
             sin
             ,
             may
             Teach
             the
             Truth
             for
             others
             ;
          
           for
           such
           as
           live
           in
           sin
           neither
           
           know
           the
           Truth
           (
           which
           is
           Christ
           )
           nor
           have
           seen
           him
           ,
           (
           as
           
           John's
           first
           Epist.
           Chap.
           3.
           expresly
           saith
           )
           but
           this
           Baxter
           goeth
           on
           and
           saith
           :
           
             But
             those
             that
             well
             understand
             the
             Scriptures
             without
             learning
             the
             Languages
             which
             they
             are
             written
             in
             ,
             and
             the
             Customs
             of
             those
             Times
             ,
             and
             Countries
             ,
             or
             without
             much
             reading
             ,
             and
             long
             study
             of
             the
             Scriptures
             themselves
             ,
             and
             the
             Writings
             of
             them
             that
             better
             understand
             them
             ,
             are
             so
             few
             ,
             if
             any
             at
             all
             ;
             that
             if
             you
             will
             pretend
             to
             be
             one
             of
             them
             ,
             you
             had
             need
             of
             some
             Miracle
             ,
             or
             somthing
             like
             a
             Miracle
             ,
             to
             make
             your selves
             or
             others
             believe
             that
             you
             are
             not
             deceived
             .
          
        
         
           I
           Might
           here
           add
           his
           other
           false
           Doctrines
           immediately
           following
           these
           in
           that
           his
           Book
           ,
           as
           his
           Answer
           to
           an
           Objection
           there
           set
           down
           against
           singularity
           ,
           or
           so
           ;
           the
           Objection
           is
           this
           :
           
             The
             greater
             Number
             are
             not
             alwayes
             in
             the
             Right
             ;
             therefore
             why
             should
             my
             singulary
             discourage
             me
             :
          
           But
           because
           his
           Answer
           hath
           pretty
           many
           words
           in
           it
           ,
           I
           refer
           it
           to
           another
           place
           ,
           and
           to
           what
           he
           hath
           already
           said
           do
           answer
           ,
           and
           say
           in
           brief
           thus
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           That
           as
           by
           his
           other
           words
           ,
           so
           also
           by
           these
           it
           is
           most
           ,
           manifest
           from
           what
           Fountain
           this
           
           Baxter's
           knowledge
           hath
           proceeded
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           not
           from
           the
           Inspiration
           of
           the
           Eternal
           Spirit
           ,
           which
           gave
           forth
           Scripture
           ;
           but
           from
           his
           own
           Earthly
           or
           Natural
           spirit
           and
           Humane
           Industery
           and
           Studies
           ,
           and
           trading
           in
           Books
           and
           Letters
           without
           him
           ,
           from
           which
           Earthly
           or
           Humane
           Spirit
           and
           Wisdom
           hath
           not
           come
           (
           nor
           possible
           ever
           can
           come
           to
           any
           )
           the
           right
           meaning
           and
           understanding
           of
           Holy
           Scripture
           (
           as
           such
           as
           he
           would
           have
           it
           )
           for
           the
           natural
           man
           as
           the
           Apostle
           saith
           ,
           
             Perceiveth
             not
             the
             things
             that
             be
             of
             the
             Spirit
             of
             God
             ,
          
           1
           Cor.
           2.14
           .
           But
           all
           false
           Visions
           ,
           and
           lying
           Divinations
           have
           ever
           come
           from
           that
           Earthly
           spirit
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           cruel
           wrestings
           of
           the
           Holy
           Scriptures
           from
           the
           beginning
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           have
           proceeded
           from
           it
           ,
           to
           the
           miserable
           and
           wofull
           undoing
           of
           the
           Generallity
           of
           that
           People
           called
           Christendom
           ;
           as
           also
           the
           Blood-sheds
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           cruel
           usage
           of
           Spiritual
           Minded
           Men
           ,
           for
           their
           pure
           Conscience
           sake
           ,
           have
           issued
           from
           that
           Fountain
           of
           the
           Earthly
           spirit
           ,
           and
           the
           false
           Births
           thereof
           from
           the
           beginning
           ,
           and
           that
           great
           Whore
           found
           Guilty
           of
           all
           ;
           for
           in
           her
           was
           found
           the
           Blood
           of
           Prophets
           ,
           and
           of
           Saints
           ,
           
           and
           of
           all
           that
           were
           slain
           upon
           the
           Earth
           ,
           R●●●
           .
           18.24
           .
           for
           what
           Spiritual
           man
           did
           ever
           ask
           such
           a
           Question
           ,
           or
           rather
           affirm
           ;
           for
           in
           him
           ,
           his
           question
           is
           an
           affirmation
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           
             That
             no
             man
             is
             able
             by
             the
             inward
             Teachings
             of
             the
             Spirit
             alone
             to
             Expound
             one
             Chapter
             in
             the
             Bible
             :
             And
             that
             there
             is
             none
             can
             solidly
             Unfold
             any
             Doctrine
             of
             Divinity
             ,
             which
             he
             never
             read
             or
             heard
             of
             ,
             or
             can
             teach
             the
             Truth
             ,
             or
             defend
             that
             Religion
             which
             he
             was
             never
             taught
             by
             man.
             
          
        
         
           Oh
           happy
           therefore
           are
           they
           who
           are
           come
           to
           the
           Everlasting
           Covenant
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           know
           the
           inward
           Teachings
           and
           Leadings
           of
           his
           Holy
           Spirit
           in
           their
           Heart
           ,
           to
           Lead
           them
           into
           all
           Truth
           according
           to
           Promise
           ,
           Joh.
           16.
           without
           being
           beholding
           to
           Vain
           Man's
           Help
           ;
           for
           whereof
           is
           he
           to
           be
           accounted
           ,
           as
           is
           manifest
           ,
           even
           as
           a
           Thing
           of
           naught
           ,
           is
           the
           best
           of
           them
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           Truth
           :
           For
           O!
           How
           Ignorant
           of
           the
           Ministry
           of
           God
           and
           Christ
           ,
           and
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           's
           Inspiration
           ,
           sufficient
           Teaching
           ,
           is
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           who
           is
           not
           content
           to
           sit
           among
           the
           Parish
           Teachers
           ,
           as
           a
           Fellow
           ;
           but
           even
           takes
           upon
           him
           to
           be
           a
           Teacher
           of
           the
           Teachers
           ?
           Yea
           ,
           so
           Ignorant
           and
           Unbelieving
           is
           he
           concerning
           the
           Spirit
           's
           Power
           and
           Sufficiency
           in
           these
           dayes
           ,
           that
           without
           an
           outward
           Miracle
           he
           will
           not
           believe
           any
           such
           Thing
           :
           Nay
           he
           would
           not
           have
           People
           believe
           ,
           for
           themselves
           ,
           that
           God
           teacheth
           their
           own
           Hearts
           ,
           unless
           it
           come
           in
           man's
           Way
           ,
           and
           by
           Humane
           study
           ,
           Labour
           ,
           and
           natural
           Means
           :
           Therefore
           the
           Lord
           saw
           good
           for
           his
           own
           Glory
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           Vindication
           of
           his
           own
           Honourable
           and
           Everlasting
           Truth
           ,
           which
           the
           Hirelings
           had
           made
           void
           by
           their
           Traditions
           ;
           and
           for
           the
           absolute
           necessity
           of
           his
           own
           beloved
           Seed
           ,
           to
           restore
           unto
           us
           the
           Ancient
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           's
           Sufficiency
           in
           all
           the
           Work
           of
           bringing
           man
           out
           of
           the
           Fall
           to
           God
           ,
           that
           the
           Lord
           ,
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           might
           be
           the
           first
           and
           the
           last
           ;
           yea
           all
           in
           all
           in
           their
           Salvation
           ,
           without
           man's
           Help
           ;
           for
           he
           is
           worthy
           ,
           who
           as
           he
           created
           all
           things
           ,
           by
           his
           own
           alone
           Power
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           his
           Good
           Will
           ;
           so
           he
           restores
           all
           things
           according
           to
           the
           Counsel
           of
           his
           own
           Will
           ,
           and
           not
           of
           Flesh
           ,
           nor
           of
           Blood
           ,
           nor
           of
           the
           Will
           of
           Man
           ,
           as
           the
           Apostle
           also
           speaks
           ,
           Joh.
           1.13
           .
           but
           ,
           Oh
           ,
           How
           unlike
           is
           this
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Apostle's
           ,
           to
           Baxter's
           ;
           for
           when
           the
           Apostle
           had
           said
           ,
           
             To
             them
             that
             received
             Christ
             ,
             
             to
             them
             he
             gave
             Power
             to
             become
             the
             Sons
             of
             God
          
           ;
           left
           any
           should
           think
           ,
           as
           this
           Baxter
           doth
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           either
           by
           man's
           Labour
           ,
           or
           Study
           ,
           or
           Humane
           endeavour
           ,
           or
           Art
           ,
           or
           Parts
           ;
           or
           any
           natural
           Abilities
           or
           Helps
           whatsoever
           ;
           he
           saith
           ,
           It
           was
           not
           of
           Flesh
           ,
           nor
           of
           Blood
           ,
           nor
           of
           the
           Will
           of
           Man
           ,
           but
           of
           God.
           And
           of
           his
           own
           Will
           begat
           he
           us
           ,
           by
           the
           Word
           of
           Truth
           ,
           saith
           that
           other
           Apostle
           ,
           Jam.
           1.17
           ,
           18.
           and
           he
           bids
           not
           err
           ,
           as
           this
           Baxter
           doth
           ,
           to
           set
           up
           another
           Fountain
           or
           Root
           ;
           and
           that
           this
           Word
           of
           Truth
           is
           not
           any
           outward
           Writing
           ,
           Voice
           ,
           or
           any
           Creature
           ,
           John
           in
           his
           first
           Chapter
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             That
             in
             the
             beginning
             was
             this
             Word
             ,
             and
             the
             Word
             was
             with
             God
             ;
             and
             is
             God
          
           ;
           and
           his
           Name
           is
           called
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           Revel
           .
           19.13
           .
           so
           this
           Word
           ,
           though
           it
           works
           according
           to
           the
           witness
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           which
           it
           gave
           forth
           freely
           ,
           and
           as
           it self
           pleaseth
           ,
           in
           the
           Children
           of
           men
           ;
           yet
           it
           is
           not
           the
           Scripture
           ;
           
             For
             search
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
             or
             ye
             do
             search
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
          
           saith
           Christ
           ,
           
             That
             witness
             of
             me
             ,
             but
             you
             will
             not
             come
             to
             me
             that
             you
             may
             have
             Life
          
           ;
           and
           these
           were
           they
           that
           Paul
           said
           ,
           He
           bore
           them
           record
           that
           they
           had
           a
           Zeal
           for
           God
           (
           and
           Scripture
           )
           but
           not
           according
           to
           knowledge
           ;
           for
           they
           being
           Ignorant
           of
           God's
           Righteousness
           ,
           went
           about
           to
           Establish
           their
           own
           Righteousness
           ,
           and
           submitted
           not
           to
           God's
           :
           And
           so
           even
           so
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           and
           many
           such
           like
           ,
           have
           a
           blind
           Zeal
           ,
           and
           a
           great
           Talk
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           without
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Spirit
           's
           Teaching
           by
           the
           Letter
           ,
           and
           Humane
           Helps
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ;
           but
           will
           not
           come
           to
           Christ
           ,
           to
           know
           him
           in
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           have
           Life
           ,
           and
           Wisdom
           and
           Righteousness
           :
           But
           would
           Establish
           their
           own
           ,
           which
           is
           meer
           Emptiness
           and
           Vanity
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           and
           all
           truly
           Spiritual
           men
           ,
           2
           Cor.
           13.5
           .
           Rom.
           10.3
           .
        
         
           And
           how
           far
           this
           
           Baxter's
           Language
           in
           those
           other
           words
           ,
           where
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             That
             if
             any
             will
             pretend
             to
             a
             good
             Understanding
             of
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
             without
             learning
             the
             Languages
             which
             they
             are
             written
             in
             ,
             and
             the
             Customs
             of
             those
             Times
             ,
             Countries
             ,
             or
             without
             much
             reading
             and
             long
             study
             of
             the
             
               scriptures
            
             themselves
             ,
             and
             the
             Writings
             of
             them
             that
             〈◊〉
             and
             〈◊〉
             them
             ,
             had
             need
             of
             some
             Miracle
             ,
             or
             sounding
             〈…〉
             to
             perswade
             themselves
             ,
             or
             others
             ,
             that
             they
             are
             not
             deceived
             .
          
           How
           far
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           is
           this
           Doctrine
           and
           language
           in
           this
           〈◊〉
           from
           the
           Language
           of
           the
           holy
           men
           of
           God
           that
           writ
           
             Scripture
          
           
           let
           the
           Spiritual
           Man
           who
           best
           understands
           all
           things
           judge
           ;
           for
           the
           holy
           Apostles
           Magnified
           the
           free
           Grace
           ,
           and
           the
           free
           Teachings
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Grace
           ,
           and
           debased
           man
           and
           all
           Humane
           Helps
           ,
           as
           is
           said
           before
           ,
           and
           as
           the
           Scripture
           every
           where
           witnesseth
           :
           But
           this
           Baxter
           tyeth
           the
           Wait
           and
           main
           stress
           of
           all
           upon
           Humane
           Learning
           ,
           natural
           Parts
           ,
           knowledge
           of
           Customs
           and
           Countries
           ,
           much
           reading
           ,
           long
           study
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ;
           insomuch
           ,
           that
           without
           them
           ,
           man
           must
           not
           look
           that
           any
           should
           believe
           him
           :
           Nay
           ,
           nor
           he
           must
           not
           own
           God's
           Teaching
           in
           his
           own
           Heart
           without
           these
           ;
           unlest
           seconded
           by
           some
           Miracle
           ,
           or
           the
           like
           .
        
         
           But
           ,
           Oh
           the
           Misery
           therefore
           of
           such
           poor
           Souls
           ,
           as
           follow
           such
           wretched
           Teachers
           ,
           and
           their
           damnable
           Doctrine
           ,
           as
           I
           may
           well
           And
           Oh
           forever
           Blessed
           are
           they
           who
           are
           brought
           from
           off
           such
           Barren
           Mountains
           into
           the
           good
           Fold
           ,
           where
           all
           the
           Lambs
           of
           Christ
           lie
           down
           in
           the
           good
           Pasture
           of
           the
           Spirit
           's
           fulness
           ;
           and
           walk
           up
           and
           down
           in
           the
           Light
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           under
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           good
           Shepherd
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           where
           none
           can
           come
           to
           make
           afraid
           ,
           nor
           deceive
           ;
           for
           in
           the
           Light
           of
           our
           God
           ,
           we
           see
           all
           these
           false
           Teachers
           ,
           and
           their
           devouring
           Doctrines
           ;
           and
           by
           the
           holy
           Power
           of
           God
           are
           delivered
           from
           them
           ,
           and
           made
           able
           in
           the
           overcoming
           Spirit
           of
           Truth
           ,
           to
           declare
           against
           them
           :
           Glory
           to
           God
           forever
           ,
           Amen
           .
        
         
           Again
           ,
           Let
           us
           revew
           ,
           and
           consider
           in
           particular
           a
           little
           of
           those
           words
           of
           his
           before
           set
           down
           ;
           where
           he
           saith
           ,
           as
           an
           Argument
           to
           perswade
           his
           young
           Ones
           and
           Dissenters
           ,
           to
           his
           falsly
           called
           Humility
           .
        
         
           Especially
           saith
           he
           ,
           
             If
             you
             know
             your
             advantages
             for
             knowledge
             have
             been
             less
             then
             other
             mens
             ;
             that
             you
             are
             younger
             ,
             or
             that
             it
             is
             but
             a
             few
             Years
             since
             you
             entred
             upon
             the
             Study
             of
             the
             Scripture
             ;
             or
             that
             you
             have
             not
             any
             stronger
             natural
             Parts
             then
             other
             men
             ;
             or
             that
             you
             have
             not
             had
             that
             Measure
             of
             learning
             ,
             which
             might
             further
             your
             knowledge
             of
             the
             holy
             Scripture
             :
             But
             that
             others
             that
             differ
             from
             you
             ,
             have
             had
             much
             more
             of
             all
             these
             Helps
             and
             Means
             then
             you
             ;
             and
             have
             Prayed
             more
             ,
             and
             Meditated
             more
             .
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           To
           which
           I
           Answer
           ,
           That
           by
           these
           words
           it
           is
           easily
           seen
           ,
           
           what
           manner
           of
           knowledge
           it
           is
           that
           this
           Baxter
           trades
           in
           ,
           and
           would
           have
           all
           Slaves
           unto
           ;
           and
           what
           are
           his
           Means
           for
           obtaining
           it
           ;
           to
           wit
           ,
           a
           meer
           natural
           Knowledge
           ,
           which
           by
           meer
           Worldly
           Helps
           ,
           and
           Advantages
           may
           be
           attained
           :
           for
           a
           meer
           Heathen
           accompanied
           with
           many
           Years
           ;
           and
           much
           Humane
           Learning
           ,
           and
           strong
           Natural
           Parts
           ,
           that
           can
           but
           talk
           much
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ;
           especially
           having
           on
           him
           a
           Form
           of
           Prayer
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           must
           needs
           go
           for
           a
           better
           knowing
           Christian
           with
           him
           ,
           then
           the
           dearest
           Child
           of
           God
           ;
           especially
           if
           he
           be
           young
           in
           Years
           ,
           and
           want
           those
           natural
           Helps
           ,
           and
           outward
           appearances
           .
           Oh
           what
           havock
           hath
           such
           Doctrine
           ,
           as
           this
           of
           Baxter's
           ,
           made
           amongst
           his
           deluded
           Hearers
           ;
           and
           Admirers
           in
           this
           Nation
           so
           that
           now
           ,
           let
           the
           Man
           of
           God
           come
           to
           one
           of
           them
           in
           the
           purest
           Evidence
           ,
           and
           most
           powerful
           demonstration
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Truth
           ,
           if
           he
           appear
           not
           to
           them
           cloathed
           and
           accompanied
           with
           these
           Natural
           and
           Worldly
           Abilities
           and
           Indowments
           ;
           they
           are
           fenced
           against
           the
           Lord's
           Messenger
           with
           such
           Arguments
           as
           these
           ;
           
             You
             are
             but
             young
             ;
             you
             have
             but
             studied
             a
             while
             ;
             you
             are
             of
             slender
             and
             mean
             Natural
             Parts
             ;
             and
             little
             or
             no
             Schollar-ship
             ;
             and
             have
             Prayed
             but
             little
             ,
             &c.
             in
             comparison
             of
             our
             Grave
             and
             Learned
             Divines
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             :
          
           So
           that
           as
           Christ
           said
           ,
           so
           we
           find
           now
           true
           ;
           That
           Publicans
           and
           Harlots
           enter
           into
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           before
           such
           ;
           and
           now
           what
           a
           Curer
           of
           Church-divisions
           this
           Baxter
           is
           like
           to
           prove
           is
           easily
           seen
           ;
           and
           therefore
           that
           charge
           which
           his
           self-condemned
           Heart
           fear'd
           would
           come
           upon
           him
           ,
           may
           justly
           be
           brought
           upon
           him
           here
           ;
           which
           in
           his
           Preface
           to
           his
           Book
           ,
           he
           sets
           down
           thus
           .
        
         
           They
           will
           affirm
           saith
           he
           ,
           
             That
             I
             have
             clawed
             with
             one
             party
             ,
             and
             have
             girded
             at
             the
             other
             ,
             and
             have
             sought
             to
             make
             them
             odious
             ,
             by
             bringing
             them
             under
             the
             Reproach
             of
             separation
             ,
             of
             censuring
             and
             avoiding
             the
             Ungodly
             ;
             and
             that
             being
             luke-warm
             my self
             ,
             and
             a
             Complier
             with
             sin
             ,
             I
             would
             have
             others
             to
             do
             so
             too
             :
             And
             that
             these
             Reconcilers
             are
             neither
             Flesh
             ,
             nor
             Fish
             ;
             and
             attempt
             impossibilities
             ,
             even
             to
             reconcile
             Light
             and
             Darkness
             ,
             Christ
             and
             Belial
             ,
             and
             that
             for
             the
             sake
             of
             peace
             ,
             we
             would
             sell
             the
             Truth
             ,
             and
             would
             let
             in
             Church
             Corruptions
             ,
             out
             of
             an
             over
             eager
             desire
             of
             agreement
             ;
             and
             
             when
             they
             have
             all
             done
             ,
             neither
             Parties
             will
             regard
             them
             .
          
           These
           are
           this
           Baxter's
           words
           ,
           in
           that
           Preface
           of
           his
           to
           that
           Book
           ;
           which
           is
           justly
           come
           upon
           him
           .
        
         
           And
           indeed
           ;
           He
           may
           as
           well
           go
           about
           to
           reconcile
           Light
           and
           Darkness
           ,
           as
           bring
           the
           Children
           of
           Light
           ,
           whom
           God
           hath
           delivered
           our
           of
           the
           Darkness
           of
           ,
           and
           filthiness
           of
           Egypt
           and
           Sodom
           spiritual
           ,
           into
           Unity
           with
           them
           again
           ;
           for
           there
           is
           Enmity
           put
           between
           the
           two
           Seeds
           ,
           and
           those
           words
           of
           Christ
           ,
           in
           John
           17.21
           ,
           22.
           &c.
           which
           he
           deceitfully
           puts
           in
           the
           Title
           Page
           of
           his
           Book
           ,
           are
           only
           proper
           to
           the
           living
           Members
           of
           the
           Spiritual
           Body
           of
           Christ
           ,
           (
           which
           he
           calls
           mystical
           )
           and
           not
           to
           any
           of
           the
           Worlds
           Churches
           ,
           or
           visible
           mixt
           Congregations
           of
           People
           whatsoever
           ;
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Apostle
           in
           John.
           17.21
           .
           &c.
           are
           weightier
           then
           any
           Hypocrite
           can
           bear
           ,
           and
           they
           are
           these
           :
           
             That
             they
             all
             may
             be
             one
             ,
             as
             thou
             Father
             art
             in
             me
             ,
             and
             I
             in
             thee
             ,
             that
             thou
             also
             may
             be
             one
             in
             us
             ;
             that
             the
             World
             may
             believe
             that
             thou
             hast
             sent
             me
             ;
             and
             the
             Glory
             which
             thou
             hast
             given
             me
             ,
             I
             have
             given
             them
             ;
             that
             they
             may
             be
             one
             ,
             even
             as
             we
             are
             one
             :
             I
             in
             them
             ,
             and
             thou
             in
             me
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             be
             made
             perfect
             in
             one
             ;
             and
             that
             the
             World
             may
             know
             that
             thou
             hast
             sent
             me
             ,
             and
             hast
             loved
             them
             as
             thou
             hast
             loved
             me
             .
          
           God
           is
           arisen
           to
           drive
           Hypocrites
           from
           under
           all
           such
           shelter
           of
           words
           ,
           as
           they
           would
           hide
           themselves
           under
           ;
           for
           now
           is
           the
           City
           and
           Kingdom
           truly
           manifested
           and
           witnessed
           ,
           into
           which
           no
           Uncircumcised
           ,
           or
           Unclean
           shall
           enter
           ;
           but
           only
           the
           Redeemed
           born
           Babes
           ,
           and
           living
           Members
           of
           Christ.
           And
           now
           to
           the
           knowledge
           and
           experience
           ,
           not
           of
           the
           Evil
           World
           ,
           but
           of
           all
           that
           know
           God
           do
           I
           appeal
           to
           judge
           ,
           whether
           this
           
             R.
             Baxter
          
           ,
           or
           any
           of
           like
           spirit
           with
           him
           ,
           can
           be
           said
           to
           know
           any
           thing
           of
           the
           Oneness
           ,
           betwixt
           the
           Father
           and
           Son
           ,
           the
           Members
           of
           his
           holy
           Heavenly
           Body
           ,
           much
           less
           can
           be
           any
           of
           them
           ,
           who
           are
           not
           afraid
           to
           affirm
           ,
           
             That
             such
             are
             not
             to
             be
             disallowed
             from
             being
             Ministers
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ;
             though
             they
             want
             Grace
             totally
             :
             And
             that
             Gifts
             are
             more
             necessary
             to
             the
             validity
             of
             Ministration
             ,
             then
             Grace
             is
             ;
             and
             that
             he
             may
             perform
             the
             Office
             of
             a
             Minister
             ,
             to
             the
             benefit
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             that
             hath
             no
             saving
             Grace
             at
             all
             ;
             (
             as
             Pag.
             114.
             of
             his
             Book
             aforementioned
             ,
             and
             that
             there
             is
             no
             man
             alive
             that
             Worshippeth
             God
             without
             some
             sin
             ;
             and
             adds
             ,
             
             Do
             you
             ever
             pray
             your selves
             in
             secret
             ,
             or
             in
             your
             Families
             with
             out
             sin
             ,
             as
             in
             Pag.
             19.5
             .
          
        
         
           And
           in
           Pag.
           30.
           of
           his
           Preface
           to
           that
           Book
           ,
           
             That
             there
             is
             no
             Person
             ,
             Church
             ,
             on
             Worship
             on
             Earth
             faultless
             ,
             and
             with
             out
             Corruption
             ;
             (
             and
             saith
             there
             further
             )
             I
             justifie
             not
             the
             faults
             of
             my
             own
             daily
             Prayers
             ,
             and
             yet
             I
             never
             pray
             without
             them
             .
          
        
         
           And
           in
           Pag.
           34.
           &c.
           
           
             That
             Cain
             was
             the
             first
             born
             Member
             ,
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             Adam's
             Family
             :
             and
             cursed
             Cham
             was
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             Noah
             :
             and
             reckons
             Lot's
             two
             Sons
             in
             law
             ;
             and
             Esau
             ;
             yea
             ,
             and
             the
             ten
             Tribes
             in
             their
             Apostacy
             ,
             to
             be
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
        
         
           And
           so
           having
           reckoned
           up
           ,
           and
           raked
           together
           ,
           all
           the
           Faults
           of
           the
           Blessed
           Seed
           of
           Abraham
           ,
           before
           Christ's
           coming
           in
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           those
           called
           Christians
           after
           that
           ,
           mentioned
           in
           Scripture
           ;
           he
           most
           wickedly
           ,
           and
           imprudently
           sayes
           Pag.
           44.
           
           
             That
             no
             one
             Member
             is
             in
             all
             these
             Scriptures
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             ,
             commanded
             to
             come
             out
             ,
             and
             separate
             from
             any
             one
             of
             all
             these
             Churches
             ;
          
           as
           if
           their
           Communion
           in
           Worship
           were
           Unlawful
           ,
           Directly
           contrary
           to
           2
           Cor.
           5.11
           .
           Revel
           .
           18.4
           ,
           5
           ,
           6.
           &c.
           
             Come
             out
             of
             Mystery
             Babylon
             (
             the
             false
             Church
             )
          
           saith
           God
           ,
           to
           his
           People
           .
        
         
           Oh
           the
           Blasphemy
           of
           such
           mens
           Hearts
           ,
           that
           dare
           Intitle
           wicked
           men
           ,
           for
           a
           bear
           Profession
           sake
           of
           Religion
           ,
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           the
           benefit
           of
           this
           Prayer
           of
           Christ's
           ,
           who
           prayes
           (
           and
           his
           Prayers
           were
           alwayes
           heard
           )
           
             That
             his
             might
             be
             one
             ,
             as
             he
             and
             the
             Father
             were
             ,
             and
             are
             one
             ;
             the
             Father
             in
             Christ
             ,
             and
             Christ
             in
             them
             ,
          
           and
           so
           made
           fellow
           Heirs
           ,
           and
           Pertakers
           of
           the
           Glory
           of
           Christ
           by
           free
           Gift
           :
           But
           neither
           
             R.
             Baxter
          
           ,
           nor
           any
           graceless
           Minister
           ,
           nor
           sinful
           praying
           People
           ,
           whom
           he
           pleads
           for
           ,
           can
           ever
           be
           one
           ,
           as
           the
           Father
           and
           Son
           are
           one
           :
           Therefore
           I
           may
           safely
           say
           to
           you
           all
           Who
           desires
           the
           good
           of
           your
           Souls
           ,
           and
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           :
           Come
           out
           from
           amongst
           them
           ,
           and
           joyn
           not
           with
           them
           :
           No
           ,
           not
           in
           their
           Worship
           Actions
           (
           as
           he
           calls
           them
           )
           nor
           be
           ye
           Partakers
           in
           any
           of
           their
           sins
           ,
           or
           sinful
           Worship
           ,
           lese
           ye
           partake
           of
           their
           Plagues
           ;
           for
           the
           Temple
           of
           God
           is
           Holy
           ,
           and
           the
           Worship
           of
           God
           is
           Holy
           :
           And
           so
           
             R.
             Baxter
          
           ,
           with
           
           all
           his
           own
           Corruptions
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           heaps
           of
           Lyes
           ,
           and
           false
           Accusations
           of
           the
           Brethren
           of
           Christ
           are
           for
           the
           Lake
           ;
           It
           is
           so
           .
        
         
           And
           so
           I
           return
           to
           set
           down
           Baxter's
           Unchristian
           Answer
           ,
           to
           that
           former
           Objection
           against
           the
           singularity
           of
           separation
           ;
           the
           Objection
           is
           as
           before
           :
           
             The
             greater
             Number
             are
             not
             alwayes
             in
             the
             right
             ;
             therefore
             ,
             why
             should
             my
             singularity
             discourage
             me
             ?
          
        
         
           Now
           to
           this
           Baxter
           answers
           ,
           Pag.
           17.18
           .
           
             The
             greater
             Number
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             through
             the
             World
             are
             not
             in
             the
             right
             about
             Christianity
             ;
             for
             they
             are
             not
             Christians
             ,
             and
             the
             greater
             number
             of
             vulgar
             Christians
             be
             not
             in
             the
             right
             perhaps
             ,
             in
             many
             Points
             of
             Learning
             ,
             and
             Scholastick
             Controversies
             ;
             because
             they
             are
             not
             learned
             in
             such
             Controversies
             ;
             but
             all
             Godly
             men
             ,
             and
             Christians
             ,
             are
             in
             the
             right
             in
             all
             Points
             Essential
             to
             Godliness
             and
             Christianity
             :
             And
             therefore
             they
             are
             in
             the
             certain
             way
             of
             Life
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             if
             in
             any
             integral
             ,
             or
             accedental
             Point
             ,
             you
             think
             you
             are
             wiser
             then
             the
             greater
             part
             of
             men
             ,
             as
             Learned
             ,
             and
             as
             Godly
             as
             your selves
             ,
             you
             must
             give
             very
             good
             Proofs
             of
             it
             ,
             to
             your selves
             and
             others
             ,
             before
             it
             is
             to
             be
             believed
             :
             I
             know
             that
             in
             all
             Ages
             God
             giveth
             some
             few
             men
             more
             excellent
             natural
             Parts
             then
             others
             ;
             and
             he
             engageth
             some
             in
             deeper
             ,
             and
             more
             laborious
             Studies
             then
             others
             ;
             and
             he
             Blesseth
             some
             mens
             Studies
             more
             then
             others
             ;
             and
             therefore
             there
             are
             still
             some
             few
             who
             know
             more
             then
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Country
             ,
             or
             Mankind
             ;
             and
             it
             were
             well
             for
             the
             rest
             ,
             if
             they
             knew
             these
             ,
             and
             would
             learn
             of
             them
             :
             But
             these
             are
             such
             ,
             as
             come
             to
             their
             Knowledge
             by
             hard
             and
             laborious
             Studies
             ,
             and
             Meditation
             ;
             though
             also
             by
             the
             Spirit
             's
             Blessing
             their
             endeavours
             :
             and
             they
             are
             such
             ,
             as
             give
             proof
             of
             the
             Knowledge
             they
             pretend
             to
             ;
             and
             they
             are
             such
             as
             imploy
             their
             Knowledge
             to
             preserve
             the
             Peace
             and
             Concord
             of
             Believers
             ,
             and
             do
             not
             proudly
             make
             a
             stir
             with
             it
             to
             set
             up
             their
             own
             Names
             ,
             though
             hereby
             they
             set
             the
             World
             on
             fire
             .
          
        
         
           To
           which
           by
           way
           of
           reply
           ,
           I
           answer
           and
           say
           ,
           That
           there
           is
           not
           the
           least
           Child
           of
           Light
           :
           But
           doth
           truely
           ,
           and
           easily
           see
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           by
           which
           this
           
             R.
             B.
          
           is
           still
           acted
           ,
           and
           the
           
           end
           he
           drives
           at
           ;
           for
           as
           for
           the
           Spirit
           by
           which
           he
           is
           acted
           ,
           it
           still
           appears
           plainly
           to
           be
           the
           spirit
           of
           this
           World
           that
           never
           knew
           God
           ,
           nor
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           his
           holy
           and
           Heavenly
           Kingdom
           ,
           by
           which
           Earthly
           spirit
           (
           by
           much
           poring
           on
           Books
           without
           him
           )
           he
           hath
           attained
           to
           a
           deal
           of
           Unsanctified
           graceless
           )
           Knowledge
           ,
           (
           as
           himself
           speaks
           Pag.
           114.
           )
           to
           deceive
           the
           simple
           People
           by
           ,
           who
           are
           Ignorant
           of
           Satans
           Devises
           ;
           and
           as
           for
           his
           end
           ,
           it
           is
           also
           as
           manifest
           to
           be
           this
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           to
           bring
           People
           ,
           who
           were
           in
           some
           measure
           pressing
           out
           of
           Babylon
           back
           into
           Egypt
           and
           Babylon
           again
           ,
           and
           yet
           to
           cover
           his
           deceit
           ,
           lest
           the
           Simple
           should
           see
           him
           without
           an
           Interpreter
           ,
           he
           brings
           in
           the
           Spirit
           as
           to
           help
           his
           Humane
           Labour
           ,
           and
           Carnal
           Endeavours
           :
           But
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           he
           strikes
           at
           in
           all
           his
           writing
           ,
           will
           be
           no
           Drudge
           or
           Slave
           to
           any
           such
           Vain
           Self-ended
           Proud
           Mind
           in
           any
           .
        
         
           But
           of
           these
           words
           ,
           where
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             That
             all
             Godly
             men
             and
             Christians
             are
             in
             the
             right
             ,
             in
             all
             Points
             Essential
             to
             Godlyness
             and
             Christianity
             ;
             and
             therefore
             in
             the
             certain
             Way
             of
             Life
             ,
             as
             he
             saith
             .
          
        
         
           Let
           us
           consider
           ;
           for
           in
           his
           sence
           ,
           they
           are
           most
           notoriously
           false
           and
           wicked
           :
           for
           as
           for
           Godly
           men
           ,
           who
           ever
           imagined
           otherwise
           (
           much
           less
           denied
           in
           words
           or
           so
           )
           that
           they
           were
           in
           the
           right
           ;
           but
           as
           for
           that
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             That
             all
             Christians
             ,
             viz.
             all
             that
             were
             sprinkled
             when
             they
             were
             Children
             ,
             and
             that
             so
             being
             grown
             up
             ,
          
           make
           an
           outward
           Profession
           of
           Christ
           (
           for
           such
           in
           Spiritual
           manner
           he
           means
           by
           Christians
           ,
           as
           is
           most
           manifest
           )
           
             are
             in
             the
             right
             ,
             in
             all
             Points
             Essential
             to
             Christianity
             ,
             and
             so
             in
             the
             certain
             Way
             of
             Life
             ;
          
           It
           is
           such
           a
           notorious
           peice
           of
           falshood
           ,
           and
           so
           impudent
           an
           assertion
           ,
           that
           no
           one
           saying
           can
           more
           gratifie
           the
           Devil
           ,
           and
           so
           help
           to
           build
           up
           his
           Kingdom
           ,
           then
           it
           doth
           :
           Nay
           ,
           it
           certainly
           gives
           the
           Lye
           to
           the
           certain
           experience
           and
           Testimony
           of
           all
           the
           holy
           men
           of
           God
           ,
           both
           formerly
           and
           now
           ;
           for
           Paul
           said
           in
           his
           day
           ,
           
             That
             many
             professed
          
           ,
           and
           nominal
           Christians
           do
           so
           walk
           ,
           
             as
             that
             they
             were
             Enemies
             to
             the
             Cross
             of
             Christ
             ,
             whose
             god
             was
             their
             their
             Belly
             ,
             and
             who
             gloried
             in
             their
             shame
             ,
             and
             whose
             end
             was
             destruction
             ,
             Phil.
          
           3.
           and
           were
           these
           in
           the
           right
           Points
           Essentiall
           to
           Christianity
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           certain
           Way
           of
           Life
           ?
           what
           Contradiction
           and
           Blasphemy
           is
           this
           ?
           And
           the
           
           same
           Apostle
           tells
           some
           among
           the
           Corinthians
           ,
           
             That
             they
             had
             not
             the
             knowledge
             of
             God
             ,
             Cor.
          
           15.
           and
           what
           ,
           were
           these
           right
           also
           in
           all
           Essentials
           ?
           what
           is
           not
           the
           knowledge
           of
           God
           an
           Essential
           Point
           of
           Christianity
           ?
           Nay
           ,
           without
           the
           knowledge
           of
           God
           ,
           no
           Eternal
           Life
           ;
           and
           yet
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           is
           not
           ashamed
           to
           affirm
           ,
           
             That
             such
             as
             know
             not
             God
             ,
             are
             in
             the
             certain
             Way
             of
             Life
             .
          
           And
           further
           ,
           to
           the
           experience
           of
           all
           that
           know
           God
           do
           I
           appeal
           ,
           whether
           this
           
             R.
             B.
          
           doth
           not
           here
           in
           his
           blindness
           ,
           justifie
           the
           very
           Papist
           ;
           Yea
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           sorts
           of
           People
           ,
           who
           any
           way
           in
           the
           outward
           profess
           Christ
           ;
           especially
           if
           they
           be
           outwardly
           sprinkled
           with
           Water
           ,
           young
           or
           old
           :
           for
           ,
           saith
           he
           ,
           in
           his
           Preface
           ,
           Pag.
           33.
           
           
             Christ
             hath
             solemnly
             and
             purposely
             made
             the
             baptismal
             Covenanting
             with
             him
             (
             to
             wit
             ,
             by
             outward
             washing
             )
             to
             be
             the
             Tearm
             and
             Title
             to
             Church-Member-ship
             and
             Communion
             ,
             and
             the
             owning
             of
             this
             same
             Covenant
             is
             the
             sufficient
             Title
             of
             the
             Adult
             (
             or
             those
             of
             ripe
             years
             )
             and
             the
             Imposers
             that
             come
             after
             ,
             and
             require
             another
             kind
             of
             Evedence
             of
             Conversion
             ,
             or
             Sanctification
             then
             this
             ,
             do
             confound
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             enslave
             the
             People
             ,
             and
             leave
             no
             certain
             way
             of
             Tryal
             .
          
           Thus
           far
           ,
           
             R.
             B.
          
           by
           which
           it
           appears
           ,
           whether
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           by
           endeavouring
           to
           keep
           his
           credit
           with
           the
           world
           ,
           is
           wandred
           beyond
           all
           the
           Bounds
           of
           Reason
           and
           Modesty
           :
           Nay
           ,
           Mystery
           Babylon
           her self
           ,
           though
           she
           be
           become
           a
           Cage
           of
           every
           unclean
           and
           barefull
           Bird
           ,
           and
           a
           very
           Habitation
           of
           Devils
           ,
           must
           not
           pass
           unjustified
           by
           him
           ;
           but
           be
           reckoned
           to
           be
           right
           in
           all
           the
           Essentials
           of
           Christianity
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           certain
           Way
           of
           Life
           :
           For
           without
           all
           Controversie
           ,
           this
           Mystery
           Babylon
           is
           of
           that
           Number
           who
           in
           words
           profess
           God
           and
           Christ
           ,
           and
           have
           a
           Name
           to
           live
           ,
           though
           they
           be
           dead
           ,
           (
           as
           this
           Baxter
           is
           )
           or
           it
           were
           not
           a
           Mystery
           ,
           if
           it
           were
           not
           covered
           from
           the
           Worlds
           Eye
           ,
           with
           a
           shew
           of
           what
           it
           is
           not
           ,
           Revel
           .
           17
           ,
           18
           ,
           19.
           
           Chapters
           :
           Yet
           so
           far
           is
           this
           Baxter
           sunk
           into
           the
           Dark
           Pit
           of
           Antichristian
           Abomination
           ;
           that
           he
           acounts
           it
           an
           abuse
           ,
           and
           false
           Interpreting
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           to
           perswade
           any
           from
           that
           Command
           [
           
             Come
             out
             of
             Babylon
          
           ]
           to
           separate
           from
           professed
           or
           nominal
           Christians
           ,
           though
           full
           of
           Iniquity
           ,
           Page
           32.
           then
           which
           nothing
           more
           can
           gratifie
           his
           Father
           ,
           the
           Wicked
           One
           ,
           and
           his
           Adulterous
           Mother
           ,
           the
           Synagogue
           of
           Rome
           ;
           for
           though
           he
           would
           
           seem
           in
           some
           words
           ,
           here
           and
           there
           ,
           in
           his
           Book
           ,
           to
           be
           no
           Papist
           ;
           yet
           there
           is
           never
           an
           Argument
           he
           brings
           ,
           for
           the
           Fellow-ship
           with
           Dead
           and
           Corrupted
           Members
           ;
           and
           against
           those
           that
           separate
           from
           such
           ;
           but
           they
           will
           fully
           serve
           ,
           to
           prove
           the
           Company
           of
           the
           Pope
           to
           be
           a
           Church
           ,
           and
           all
           them
           to
           blame
           who
           have
           separated
           from
           him
           in
           outward
           Church-Fellowship
           upon
           any
           pretence
           whatsoever
           .
           So
           foolish
           is
           the
           World's
           Wisdom
           when
           it
           is
           set
           against
           Truth
           :
           But
           this
           Baxter
           having
           laid
           his
           Wicked
           and
           False
           Ground
           ;
           
             That
             all
             that
             are
             called
             Christians
             are
             in
             the
             right
             ,
             in
             all
             Points
             essential
             to
             Christianity
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             certain
             Way
             of
             Life
             :
             he
             may
             easily
             conclude
             that
             to
             be
             unwarrantable
             separation
             which
             goeth
             from
             such
             :
          
           But
           then
           I
           say
           ,
           How
           will
           the
           Protestants
           warrant
           their
           first
           separation
           from
           Popery
           ?
           or
           how
           did
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           with
           his
           Presbyterians
           in
           Oliver's
           time
           ,
           with
           their
           Directory
           ,
           excuse
           their
           separating
           from
           the
           Bishops
           ,
           and
           their
           Comon-prayer
           ?
           and
           how
           will
           be
           salve
           his
           old
           Non-conforming
           Brethren's
           flight
           into
           New-England
           (
           where
           since
           they
           have
           shed
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           Martyrs
           of
           Christ
           )
           from
           the
           former
           Bishops
           ?
        
         
           But
           now
           his
           false
           Ground
           and
           Foundation
           being
           overturned
           ,
           it
           is
           most
           manifest
           that
           ,
           that
           separation
           is
           most
           lawfull
           ,
           which
           is
           from
           such
           ,
           who
           call
           good
           evil
           ,
           and
           evil
           good
           ,
           put
           Light
           for
           Darkness
           ,
           and
           Darkness
           for
           Light
           ,
           as
           Baxter
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Wicked
           do
           ;
           from
           whom
           the
           People
           of
           God
           in
           these
           Days
           separate
           :
           And
           so
           in
           obeying
           the
           Voice
           of
           our
           God
           ,
           who
           saith
           ,
           
             Come
             out
             of
             Mystery
             Babylon
             my
             People
             ,
             lest
             ye
             pertake
             of
             her
             Sins
             ,
             and
             so
             of
             her
             Plagues
             ,
          
           (
           we
           are
           justified
           )
           for
           the
           sins
           of
           the
           Wicked
           ,
           (
           who
           in
           words
           ,
           profess
           God
           and
           Christ
           ,
           but
           in
           deeds
           deny
           all
           )
           is
           reached
           Heaven
           at
           this
           day
           :
           And
           doth
           not
           the
           Apostle
           say
           ,
           
             If
             any
             man
             that
             is
             called
             a
             Brother
             be
             a
             Fornicator
             ,
             or
             Covetous
             ,
             or
             an
             Idolator
          
           (
           and
           Covetousness
           by
           the
           Apostle's
           Doctrine
           is
           Idolatry
           )
           
             or
             a
             Railer
             ,
             or
             a
             Drunkard
             ,
             or
             an
             Extortioner
             ,
             with
             such
             not
             to
             keep
             company
             ,
             no
             not
             as
             to
             eat
             with
             them
          
           1.
           
           Cor.
           5.11
           .
        
         
           And
           doth
           he
           not
           say
           in
           an
           other
           Place
           ,
           
             Have
             no
             Fellowship
             with
             the
             unfruitful
             Works
             of
             Darkness
             (
             nor
             with
             the
             unfruitful
             Workers
             in
             Darkness
             as
             before
             )
             but
             rather
             reprove
             them
             ,
             Ephes.
          
           5.11
           .
           must
           we
           not
           yet
           separate
           from
           them
           ,
           yea
           ,
           yea
           in
           their
           very
           Worship
           Actions
           as
           well
           as
           others
           ;
           and
           when
           even
           the
           greater
           number
           
           are
           so
           far
           defiled
           and
           tainted
           with
           the
           Leprosie
           of
           Unrighteousness
           ;
           that
           they
           are
           so
           far
           from
           amending
           ,
           that
           they
           persecute
           all
           that
           will
           not
           be
           as
           bad
           as
           themselves
           :
           Surely
           when
           the
           Lord
           hath
           spued
           out
           a
           People
           ,
           as
           he
           threatned
           to
           do
           luke-warm
           
             Laodicea
             ,
             Revel
          
           .
           3.16
           .
           yea
           ,
           and
           cast
           them
           off
           ,
           for
           their
           resisting
           of
           his
           good
           Spirit
           as
           he
           did
           the
           Jews
           ;
           't
           is
           no
           time
           for
           his
           People
           to
           stay
           amongst
           them
           then
           ,
           and
           to
           continue
           with
           them
           in
           their
           Worship-Actions
           ,
           as
           he
           calls
           them
           ;
           but
           every
           one
           to
           deliver
           his
           own
           Soul
           ,
           by
           coming
           out
           of
           such
           Babylonish
           Worships
           ;
           whose
           Prayers
           are
           Abomination
           to
           God
           ,
           as
           all
           sinful
           Prayers
           are
           ;
           and
           neither
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           nor
           any
           one
           that
           he
           knows
           upon
           the
           Earth
           prayeth
           without
           sin
           ,
           as
           himself
           before
           hath
           confessed
           ;
           and
           so
           all
           of
           them
           together
           do
           daily
           and
           continually
           that
           which
           they
           should
           not
           do
           ,
           and
           leave
           undone
           what
           the
           Lord
           Commands
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           have
           no
           health
           in
           them
           ;
           and
           so
           now
           that
           the
           True
           Light
           shines
           so
           clear
           again
           from
           under
           the
           long
           Cloud
           of
           Antichristian
           Apostacy
           ;
           it
           is
           the
           wisdom
           of
           all
           that
           love
           God
           and
           their
           own
           Souls
           ,
           to
           joyn
           to
           the
           Lord
           in
           the
           Covenant
           of
           his
           Light
           and
           Spirit
           ,
           where
           no
           Committers
           of
           sin
           can
           joyn
           ;
           for
           Darkness
           ,
           and
           the
           Workers
           thereof
           ,
           can
           never
           joyn
           with
           the
           Light
           ,
           and
           the
           Workers
           thereof
           :
           So
           now
           that
           the
           Trumpet
           hath
           sounded
           ,
           all
           ought
           to
           come
           to
           the
           holy
           Worship
           of
           God
           ,
           amongst
           the
           holy
           Worshippers
           ,
           that
           Worship
           in
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Holiness
           and
           Truth
           ;
           (
           where
           no
           Worker
           of
           Iniquity
           ,
           nor
           Hypocrite
           can
           come
           )
           out
           of
           all
           the
           Defiled
           Worship
           of
           the
           World
           whatsoever
           or
           under
           what
           Name
           soever
           in
           the
           Fall
           :
           But
           this
           Baxter
           is
           in
           such
           love
           of
           hypocrisie
           ,
           that
           he
           makes
           a
           necessity
           ,
           of
           the
           Hypocrites
           being
           amongst
           the
           true
           Members
           of
           Christ
           ,
           as
           though
           they
           knew
           not
           how
           to
           do
           without
           them
           ;
           as
           if
           the
           good
           Corn
           ,
           could
           not
           grow
           so
           well
           if
           the
           Weeds
           were
           wanting
           ;
           saying
           ,
           Pag.
           56.
           
           
             It
             is
             more
             for
             the
             sake
             of
             the
             truely
             Faithfull
             ,
             then
             for
             themselves
             ,
             that
             the
             Hypocrites
             have
             their
             Station
             ,
             and
             Priviledges
             in
             the
             Church
             ;
             God
             makes
             use
             of
             their
             Gifts
             and
             Profession
             for
             his
             Elect
             ,
             to
             many
             great
             Services
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           To
           which
           I
           answer
           ,
           That
           this
           Language
           berayes
           thee
           further
           to
           be
           of
           Babylon
           ,
           and
           not
           of
           Zion
           ,
           what
           
             R.
             Baxter
          
           ,
           with
           all
           his
           seeming
           Zeal
           for
           Reformation
           in
           Oliver's
           dayes
           ,
           become
           now
           a-Pleader
           for
           the
           Hypocrites
           ,
           and
           their
           great
           Service
           in
           the
           Church
           !
           
           But
           this
           is
           but
           like
           his
           Doctrine
           of
           his
           graceless
           Ministers
           which
           he
           pleads
           for
           ,
           Pag.
           114.
           of
           his
           Book
           ;
           so
           
             R.
             Baxter
          
           ,
           and
           his
           Hypocrites
           ,
           and
           graceless
           Brethren
           ,
           with
           their
           Gifts
           (
           or
           rather
           Thefts
           void
           of
           Grace
           )
           have
           been
           so
           far
           from
           being
           serviceable
           to
           the
           Elect
           True
           Church
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           done
           it
           (
           and
           ever
           did
           )
           all
           the
           Injury
           that
           ever
           they
           can
           by
           their
           wicked
           Doctrines
           ,
           Ungodly
           lives
           ,
           and
           heaps
           of
           Lyes
           and
           false
           Accusations
           ,
           and
           cruel
           Persecutions
           ;
           in
           somuch
           that
           the
           growth
           of
           the
           heavenly
           Seed
           ,
           the
           Lillies
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           true
           Heirs
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           hath
           been
           ,
           and
           is
           ,
           as
           a
           Lilly
           among
           Thorns
           :
           But
           Christ
           and
           
             Richard
             Baxter
          
           ,
           are
           directly
           contrary
           in
           their
           Judgment
           one
           to
           the
           other
           ;
           for
           Christ
           would
           not
           suffer
           the
           Devil
           in
           the
           man
           to
           preach
           him
           ,
           but
           commanded
           him
           to
           come
           out
           ,
           and
           hold
           his
           peace
           ,
           because
           Christ
           never
           had
           need
           of
           Devils
           ,
           or
           wicked
           men
           ,
           or
           Hypocrites
           to
           preach
           him
           ;
           but
           saith
           to
           such
           ,
           
             What
             hast
             thou
             to
             do
             ,
             to
             take
             my
             Laws
             and
             Covenant
             in
             thy
             Mouth
             ,
             and
             hatest
             to
             be
             reformed
             ,
             Psal.
          
           50.16
           .
           &c.
           and
           so
           far
           are
           graceless
           Priests
           and
           Hypocrites
           from
           being
           serviceable
           in
           this
           matter
           to
           his
           Church
           ,
           that
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             My
             Sheep
             hear
             my
             Voyce
             ,
             and
             they
             follow
             me
          
           ;
           but
           the
           graceless
           Minister
           and
           Hypocrite
           ,
           who
           is
           a
           Stranger
           to
           me
           ,
           they
           will
           not
           hear
           ,
           for
           such
           come
           but
           to
           rob
           ,
           and
           destroy
           ,
           read
           John
           10.
           and
           see
           if
           ever
           
             R.
             Baxrter
          
           understood
           Scripture
           ,
           who
           talks
           so
           contrary
           to
           it
           :
           As
           did
           those
           Pharisees
           of
           old
           ,
           whom
           Christ
           cried
           out
           so
           many
           times
           Wo
           against
           ,
           Mat.
           23.
           
           
             Who
             would
             neither
             enter
             into
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Heaven
             themselves
             ,
             nor
             suffer
             others
             .
          
           And
           those
           in
           Ezekiel
           who
           ,
           sowed
           Pillows
           under
           mens
           Elbows
           ,
           making
           glad
           the
           Hearts
           of
           the
           Wicked
           Hirelings
           ,
           by
           perswading
           People
           that
           they
           must
           not
           disown
           them
           from
           being
           Ministers
           ,
           though
           they
           be
           totally
           void
           of
           all
           saving
           Grace
           ;
           and
           that
           Hypocrites
           have
           a
           Station
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           for
           great
           services
           with
           their
           (
           graceless
           )
           Gifts
           to
           the
           Elect
           ;
           and
           by
           pleading
           for
           Games
           ,
           and
           Fashions
           of
           Apparel
           ;
           yea
           and
           the
           Opinions
           in
           Religion
           of
           bad
           People
           ,
           yea
           to
           such
           a
           measure
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           not
           ashamed
           to
           say
           ,
           
             That
             many
             an
             Error
             is
             taken
             up
             ,
             by
             going
             too
             far
             from
             other
             mens
             faults
             ,
             as
             is
             to
             be
             seen
             in
             Pag.
             224.
             of
             his
             Book
             ,
          
           with
           many
           such
           like
           heathenish
           sayings
           ,
           up
           and
           down
           his
           Book
           ;
           a
           few
           whereof
           I
           only
           touch
           here
           and
           there
           as
           they
           come
           to
           mind
           ,
           that
           by
           those
           the
           Reader
           may
           see
           the
           nature
           of
           that
           wretched
           spirit
           ,
           that
           hath
           long
           
           lurked
           in
           him
           ,
           under
           a
           cloak
           of
           zeal
           for
           Reformation
           ,
           when
           the
           World
           pretended
           to
           such
           things
           ,
           but
           now
           that
           the
           World
           is
           for
           a
           manifest
           establishing
           of
           their
           old
           dark
           Stuff
           ,
           he
           turns
           about
           and
           is
           all
           for
           them
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           and
           against
           Zeal
           ,
           against
           Reformation
           ,
           Separation
           ,
           Revelation
           ,
           or
           any
           thing
           that
           may
           manifest
           People
           to
           have
           a
           care
           of
           their
           Souls
           :
           But
           Oh
           the
           misery
           ,
           the
           misery
           ,
           the
           unspeakable
           misery
           of
           such
           as
           are
           not
           yet
           redeemed
           from
           under
           the
           slavery
           and
           Egyptian
           Bondage
           of
           such
           men
           :
           But
           the
           Lord
           will
           break
           the
           Rod
           of
           the
           Oppressor
           ,
           as
           in
           times
           of
           old
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           days
           of
           Midian
           and
           Egypt
           ,
           where
           both
           Jannes
           and
           Jambres
           who
           withstood
           the
           Lord's
           Servant
           Moses
           ,
           in
           his
           calling
           Israel
           out
           of
           Egypt
           were
           made
           manifest
           ,
           and
           their
           Folly
           by
           all
           clearly
           seen
           ,
           as
           this
           Baxter's
           is
           by
           every
           open
           Eye
           :
           Praised
           be
           the
           Lord
           for
           his
           Infinite
           Love
           in
           all
           things
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           Hearts
           of
           the
           Righteous
           whom
           God
           delights
           to
           comfort
           ,
           he
           doth
           all
           he
           can
           to
           make
           sad
           by
           perswading
           the
           dark
           cruel
           World
           ,
           that
           the
           cause
           of
           all
           the
           miseries
           of
           the
           late
           years
           ,
           yea
           ,
           and
           at
           present
           in
           these
           Islands
           ,
           is
           much
           (
           what
           if
           not
           mostly
           )
           occasioned
           by
           those
           ,
           who
           in
           tenderness
           of
           Conscience
           to
           God
           ,
           could
           not
           ,
           nor
           cannot
           joyn
           with
           ,
           nor
           uphold
           the
           Popish
           Customs
           ,
           and
           Antichristian
           imposition
           in
           Matters
           relating
           to
           Religion
           ,
           and
           the
           Soul
           ,
           which
           is
           more
           pretious
           to
           them
           that
           know
           it
           ,
           then
           all
           the
           World
           :
           And
           in
           the
           Truth
           we
           may
           say
           ,
           that
           if
           we
           should
           come
           amongst
           the
           Steeple-house
           Worshippers
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           Company
           ,
           who
           are
           only
           separated
           from
           them
           in
           form
           ,
           and
           not
           in
           Life
           and
           Power
           ,
           and
           their
           exercise
           ,
           or
           Gift
           ,
           and
           heavenly
           holy
           Worship
           and
           Service
           to
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           our
           God
           ,
           we
           should
           even
           sacrifice
           the
           Abomination
           of
           the
           Egyptians
           before
           their
           Eyes
           ;
           and
           would
           you
           not
           Stone
           us
           ,
           or
           Imprison
           us
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           evil
           intreat
           us
           ,
           even
           as
           you
           do
           ,
           and
           ever
           have
           done
           ?
           yea
           yea
           ,
           and
           as
           they
           dealt
           with
           the
           Prophet
           Isaiah
           for
           saying
           (
           Chap.
           66.3
           .
           )
           
             He
             that
             killeth
             an
             Ox
             ,
             is
             as
             if
             he
             flew
             a
             man
             ,
             he
             that
             sacrificeth
             a
             Lamb
             as
             if
             he
             cut
             off
             a
             Dogs
             Neck
             ,
          
           &c.
           and
           Chap.
           1.11
           .
           &c.
           
             To
             what
             purpose
             is
             the
             multitude
             of
             your
             Sacrifices
             unto
             me
             ,
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
             I
             am
             full
             of
             them
             ;
             and
             who
             hath
             required
             it
             at
             your
             hands
             ,
             to
             tread
             my
             Courts
             ?
             bring
             no
             more
             vain
             Oblations
             ,
             &c.
          
           for
           which
           it
           is
           said
           they
           slew
           him
           ;
           so
           they
           would
           deal
           with
           us
           .
           And
           what
           measure
           have
           the
           dear
           Servants
           of
           God
           in
           New-England
           
           met
           withal
           ,
           not
           long
           since
           ,
           for
           the
           like
           witness
           against
           those
           Hypocrites
           ,
           but
           Death
           and
           cruel
           Whippings
           ,
           and
           Banishment
           ;
           and
           in
           old
           England
           lately
           ,
           but
           most
           savage
           and
           cruel
           usage
           ?
           And
           would
           this
           Baxter
           yet
           have
           us
           ,
           yea
           ,
           and
           those
           he
           counts
           his
           Brethren
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           Flock
           ,
           who
           have
           any
           tenderness
           in
           them
           to
           communicate
           with
           such
           whose
           Hands
           are
           full
           of
           Blood
           ?
           if
           he
           were
           as
           the
           mouth
           of
           God
           ,
           he
           would
           put
           a
           difference
           between
           the
           Clean
           and
           Unclean
           :
           But
           he
           being
           of
           an
           other
           spirit
           ,
           is
           for
           leading
           People
           back
           again
           into
           Egypt
           ,
           not
           for
           bringing
           them
           out
           of
           Egypt
           into
           the
           Promised
           Land
           ;
           and
           so
           his
           Work
           and
           endeavour
           is
           accursed
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           abhorred
           of
           all
           that
           know
           God
           ,
           who
           are
           escaped
           out
           of
           Sodom
           and
           Egypt
           ,
           and
           Babylon
           spiritual
           ,
           where
           our
           Lord
           was
           crucified
           :
           And
           to
           us
           the
           Lord
           hath
           said
           ,
           
             Let
             them
             return
             to
             you
             (
             ye
             saved
             People
             )
             but
             return
             not
             you
             to
             them
             ;
             for
             their
             Pastors
             are
             become
             bruitish
             ,
             and
             have
             not
             sought
             the
             Lord
             ;
             therefore
             they
             shall
             not
             prosper
             ,
             and
             all
             their
             Flocks
             shall
             be
             scattered
             .
             Jer.
          
           10.21
           .
           He
           that
           hath
           Ears
           let
           him
           hear
           ,
           and
           he
           that
           readeth
           let
           him
           understand
           ,
           for
           the
           time
           is
           at
           hand
           ;
           for
           the
           Lord
           is
           arisen
           to
           plead
           with
           all
           the
           false
           Worshippers
           upon
           Earth
           ,
           and
           with
           him
           is
           no
           respect
           of
           persons
           .
           And
           now
           is
           the
           Lord
           God
           of
           ever
           blessed
           Power
           and
           love
           appeared
           in
           the
           Earth
           ,
           after
           the
           long
           Night
           of
           Apostacy
           ,
           to
           restore
           all
           things
           ,
           and
           now
           are
           the
           Virgins
           called
           upon
           through
           the
           whole
           World
           ,
           to
           trim
           their
           Lamps
           ;
           for
           behold
           the
           Bridegroom
           is
           come
           and
           coming
           ,
           and
           now
           the
           foollish
           Virgins
           ,
           who
           have
           been
           long
           sleeping
           ,
           and
           slumbering
           in
           a
           dead
           Profession
           of
           Christ
           and
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           are
           found
           wanting
           in
           their
           Faith
           ,
           Holiness
           ,
           Love
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Christian
           Vertues
           ,
           and
           so
           in
           their
           Unholiness
           shut
           out
           ;
           yea
           ,
           and
           though
           they
           run
           to
           the
           Hirelings
           ,
           that
           set
           all
           things
           to
           sale
           ,
           to
           buy
           ,
           yet
           still
           before
           they
           come
           ,
           the
           Door
           is
           shut
           ;
           for
           whilst
           the
           Lord
           stood
           waiting
           upon
           them
           ,
           with
           his
           pure
           free
           and
           full
           Grace
           and
           Spirit
           ,
           they
           would
           have
           none
           of
           it
           ;
           but
           rather
           chosed
           to
           go
           their
           own
           Ways
           of
           Carnal
           endeavours
           ,
           and
           man
           commanded
           Religion
           ,
           and
           so
           like
           the
           Jewes
           of
           old
           ,
           going
           about
           to
           Establish
           their
           own
           Righteousness
           ,
           have
           not
           submitted
           to
           the
           Righteousness
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           is
           by
           Faith
           in
           Christ
           Jesus
           :
           But
           the
           wise
           Virgins
           ,
           who
           are
           of
           an
           honest
           Heart
           ,
           to
           fear
           God
           ,
           and
           wait
           for
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           to
           appear
           in
           their
           spirits
           ,
           
           to
           set
           up
           his
           heavenly
           and
           everlasting
           Kingdom
           in
           them
           ,
           they
           receive
           daily
           of
           his
           fulness
           ,
           which
           filleth
           all
           in
           all
           ,
           where
           the
           true
           Oyl
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           is
           found
           in
           their
           holy
           Lamps
           ,
           to
           the
           praise
           of
           the
           Glory
           of
           the
           unspeakable
           Love
           ,
           and
           free
           Grace
           of
           the
           Almighty
           Father
           ,
           so
           be
           it
           .
        
         
           Again
           ,
           to
           that
           part
           of
           this
           Baxter's
           former
           Answer
           ,
           where
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             That
             in
             all
             Ages
             ,
             God
             giveth
             to
             some
             few
             men
             ,
             more
             excellent
             natural
             Parts
             then
             others
             ;
             and
             he
             engageth
             some
             in
             deeper
             and
             more
             laborious
             Studies
             ,
             and
             he
             blesseth
             some
             mens
             Studies
             more
             then
             other
             ;
             and
             therefore
             there
             are
             still
             some
             few
             ,
             who
             know
             more
             then
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Country
             ,
             or
             Mankind
             ;
             and
             it
             were
             well
             for
             the
             rest
             ,
             if
             they
             knew
             these
             ,
             and
             would
             learn
             of
             them
             .
          
        
         
           Quer.
           But
           how
           may
           one
           know
           these
           hard
           ,
           and
           laborious
           Studiers
           ,
           as
           he
           calls
           them
           ?
        
         
           Oh
           ,
           saith
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           
             They
             are
             such
             as
             give
             proof
             of
             their
             knowledge
             they
             pretend
             to
             ;
             and
             they
             are
             such
             to
             imploy
             their
             knowledge
             to
             the
             preserving
             of
             the
             Peace
             and
             Concord
             of
             Believers
             ;
             and
             do
             not
             proudly
             make
             a
             stir
             with
             it
             ,
             to
             set
             up
             their
             own
             Names
             ;
             though
             thereby
             they
             set
             the
             World
             on
             fire
             .
          
        
         
           To
           which
           I
           answer
           and
           say
           ,
           it
           is
           still
           more
           and
           more
           manifest
           ,
           that
           this
           Baxter
           layes
           all
           the
           weight
           and
           stress
           upon
           natural
           Parts
           ,
           and
           hard
           Studies
           ;
           as
           though
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           ,
           were
           not
           at
           all
           come
           ,
           nor
           the
           Promise
           of
           God
           concerning
           the
           free
           Gifts
           ,
           and
           plentifull
           pouring
           forth
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           not
           yet
           fulfilled
           ;
           and
           so
           a
           necessity
           of
           learning
           at
           the
           feet
           of
           Gamaliel
           ,
           and
           earthly
           Doctors
           still
           :
           But
           now
           that
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Truth
           according
           to
           God's
           blessed
           Promise
           is
           come
           ,
           and
           witnessed
           amongst
           us
           that
           believe
           ,
           praised
           be
           God
           ,
           we
           cannot
           go
           to
           such
           as
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           with
           all
           their
           natural
           Parts
           ,
           and
           hard
           Studies
           ;
           for
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Truth
           leads
           us
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           obey
           it
           into
           all
           Truth
           ;
           but
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           he
           leads
           ,
           are
           in
           all
           Error
           ,
           as
           is
           manifest
           ;
           for
           they
           are
           of
           those
           ,
           that
           lead
           about
           a
           Company
           of
           poor
           Souls
           ,
           silly
           as
           Women
           leaden
           with
           divers
           Sins
           and
           Lusts
           ,
           ever
           learning
           ,
           but
           never
           able
           to
           come
           to
           the
           knowledge
           of
           the
           Truth
           ,
           which
           sets
           free
           from
           sin
           ;
           for
           that
           (
           and
           nothing
           else
           )
           is
           the
           Truth
           ,
           which
           sets
           free
           from
           sin
           ;
           for
           saith
           Christ
           ,
           
             If
             ye
             know
             the
             Truth
             ,
             the
             Truth
             shall
             set
             you
             free
             indeed
             .
          
           But
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           and
           all
           such
           ,
           teach
           
           it
           for
           Doctrine
           ,
           
             That
             they
             are
             so
             far
             from
             being
             free
             from
             sin
             ,
             that
             their
             very
             prayers
             and
             best
             performances
             are
             not
             free
             from
             sin
             ,
             but
             sin
             is
             in
             them
             all
             :
          
           Oh
           sad
           ,
           that
           ever
           they
           should
           dare
           to
           pretend
           to
           the
           Ministry
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           who
           preach
           such
           a
           Doctrine
           as
           make
           nothing
           perfect
           ,
           but
           leaves
           them
           in
           sin
           all
           their
           lives
           long
           :
           And
           no
           wonder
           that
           they
           and
           their
           Doctrine
           should
           be
           void
           of
           all
           good
           Fruit
           ;
           for
           saith
           God
           ,
           
             They
             have
             run
             ,
             and
             I
             have
             not
             sent
             them
             ;
             therefore
             they
             shall
             not
             profit
             the
             People
             at
             all
             .
          
           And
           yet
           they
           would
           gladly
           have
           People
           know
           them
           ,
           and
           learn
           of
           them
           ,
           though
           they
           can
           do
           them
           no
           good
           at
           all
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           that
           sorry
           and
           bad
           Proof
           ,
           that
           the
           Hirelings
           make
           of
           their
           great
           knowledge
           they
           pretend
           unto
           ,
           which
           they
           have
           gotten
           with
           their
           natural
           Parts
           ,
           and
           hard
           Studies
           ;
           and
           so
           thy
           own
           words
           shall
           witness
           against
           thee
           ,
           Oh
           Baxter
           ,
           and
           thy
           Brethren
           ,
           who
           have
           given
           no
           good
           proof
           of
           your
           knowledge
           to
           this
           day
           ;
           nor
           have
           thereby
           preserved
           Peace
           and
           Concord
           amongst
           Believers
           ,
           but
           done
           what
           you
           can
           to
           break
           it
           ;
           for
           that
           Doctrine
           that
           makes
           not
           men
           free
           from
           sin
           ,
           leaves
           all
           the
           seeds
           of
           Discord
           and
           Dissention
           ,
           still
           in
           Peoples
           Minds
           ;
           for
           as
           sin
           separated
           man
           from
           God
           at
           first
           ;
           so
           doth
           it
           to
           this
           day
           keep
           them
           asunder
           ,
           and
           so
           keeps
           them
           from
           Love
           ,
           for
           God
           is
           Love
           ;
           and
           none
           live
           or
           dwell
           in
           Love
           ,
           but
           such
           as
           live
           and
           dwell
           in
           God
           :
           But
           such
           as
           live
           in
           sin
           ,
           and
           never
           pray
           without
           it
           ,
           are
           out
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           the
           Apostle
           said
           of
           People
           in
           unbelief
           ,
           
             They
             were
             without
             God
             in
             the
             World.
          
           It
           is
           not
           any
           outward
           Conformity
           ,
           that
           will
           ,
           or
           can
           make
           them
           to
           be
           at
           peace
           with
           ,
           or
           love
           one
           another
           ;
           for
           if
           it
           were
           possible
           to
           bring
           
             Papist
             ,
             Athist
          
           ,
           and
           Carnal
           Protestants
           and
           Professors
           of
           all
           sorts
           ,
           into
           one
           Form
           of
           outward
           Worship
           ,
           as
           for
           Time
           ,
           Place
           ,
           Words
           ,
           or
           the
           like
           :
           Yet
           there
           would
           be
           neither
           Love
           ,
           Peace
           ,
           nor
           Concord
           amongst
           them
           ,
           for
           want
           of
           Unity
           with
           God
           and
           his
           good
           Spirit
           ,
           the
           onely
           true
           Ground
           and
           Foundation
           of
           all
           true
           Love
           ,
           Peace
           ,
           and
           Concord
           :
           And
           so
           ,
           Oh
           
             R.
             Baxter
          
           ,
           we
           have
           known
           thee
           this
           many
           years
           to
           be
           a
           great
           Enemy
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           therefore
           we
           may
           not
           learn
           of
           thee
           ,
           nor
           any
           such
           ,
           but
           of
           Christ
           do
           we
           learn
           ,
           ever
           praised
           be
           his
           Name
           ,
           who
           teaches
           his
           People
           to
           profit
           ;
           and
           so
           it
           s
           onely
           the
           poor
           deluded
           Multitude
           that
           know●
           thee
           not
           ,
           who
           learn
           of
           thee
           ,
           and
           suck
           in
           such
           poysoned
           Doctrine
           ,
           as
           makes
           them
           most
           uncapable
           of
           the
           pure
           Word
           
           of
           Life
           and
           Doctrine
           of
           Salvation
           ;
           so
           that
           Publicans
           and
           Harlots
           ,
           who
           make
           little
           or
           no
           Profession
           ,
           enter
           into
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           before
           you
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           for
           making
           a
           stir
           with
           thy
           knowledg
           ,
           and
           striving
           to
           set
           up
           thy
           own
           Name
           thereby
           ,
           though
           thou
           set
           the
           whole
           World
           on
           fire
           by
           it
           ;
           who
           more
           notorious
           then
           thy self
           in
           this
           
             R.
             Baxter
          
           ,
           as
           witness
           all
           thy
           lying
           frothy
           words
           ,
           Books
           ,
           and
           Pamphlets
           which
           thou
           hast
           spoken
           and
           written
           ,
           against
           the
           appearance
           of
           Christ
           and
           his
           Truth
           ,
           in
           these
           late
           years
           ;
           but
           thy
           Studies
           and
           thy
           Works
           God
           hath
           cursed
           ;
           for
           no
           Child
           of
           Light
           ,
           will
           ever
           buy
           any
           of
           thy
           Merchandize
           ,
           nor
           the
           deceitfull
           Wares
           of
           any
           other
           Merchants
           of
           Babylon
           for
           evermore
           ;
           Blessed
           be
           God
           for
           his
           unspeakable
           Gift
           ,
           Amen
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           end
           of
           these
           words
           of
           setting
           the
           World
           on
           fire
           set
           down
           here
           by
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           is
           easily
           seen
           to
           be
           this
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           to
           perswade
           People
           that
           those
           ,
           who
           are
           zealous
           for
           God
           in
           these
           days
           in
           publishing
           his
           everlasting
           Gospel
           upon
           the
           Earth
           ,
           in
           a
           cross
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           are
           such
           as
           set
           up
           themselves
           ,
           and
           would
           set
           the
           World
           on
           fire
           :
           And
           so
           he
           is
           manifest
           to
           be
           one
           of
           the
           old
           evil
           Generation
           of
           Priests
           ,
           who
           accused
           Christ
           for
           a
           mover
           of
           Sedition
           ,
           and
           Paul
           for
           a
           pestilent
           Fellow
           :
           Oh
           ,
           it
           was
           that
           good
           stirring
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           in
           himself
           ,
           and
           his
           Followers
           ,
           which
           did
           so
           trouble
           the
           World
           ,
           the
           combustible
           World
           in
           all
           Ages
           that
           made
           ,
           and
           doth
           make
           the
           Hrieling
           Priests
           ,
           and
           their
           deluded
           Followers
           so
           rage
           ,
           and
           cry
           out
           ;
           but
           as
           for
           setting
           the
           World
           on
           fire
           ,
           in
           a
           goodsence
           Christ
           Jesus
           saith
           ,
           That
           he
           came
           to
           set
           Fire
           in
           the
           Earth
           :
           But
           for
           setting
           the
           World
           on
           fire
           in
           
           Baxter's
           sence
           ,
           that
           is
           sowing
           discord
           and
           dissention
           amongst
           People
           ;
           this
           is
           the
           work
           ,
           and
           ever
           was
           the
           work
           of
           the
           Hireling
           Priests
           ,
           who
           loved
           to
           be
           called
           of
           men
           Masters
           ,
           as
           this
           
             R
             Baxter
          
           is
           (
           as
           is
           said
           before
           )
           witness
           not
           onely
           our
           own
           Age
           ;
           but
           the
           holy
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           the
           Histories
           of
           all
           Times
           and
           Ages
           ,
           as
           those
           that
           read
           may
           understand
           :
           And
           yet
           these
           proud
           Masterly
           and
           false
           Teachers
           ,
           were
           ever
           the
           first
           ,
           and
           for
           wardst
           that
           cryed
           against
           Christ
           and
           his
           Followers
           ,
           for
           disturbing
           the
           World's
           Peace
           ;
           when
           as
           this
           Doctrine
           of
           Christ's
           Spirit
           ,
           though
           it
           did
           alwayes
           disturb
           the
           Devil's
           ;
           yet
           it
           did
           alwayes
           tend
           to
           the
           working
           of
           the
           hearts
           and
           Souls
           of
           the
           People
           into
           God's
           Peace
           ,
           
           and
           did
           ever
           ,
           and
           doth
           at
           this
           day
           work
           this
           glorious
           and
           blessed
           Effect
           in
           all
           that
           believe
           :
           Whereof
           we
           are
           Witnesses
           ,
           praised
           be
           God
           ,
           though
           for
           the
           Testimony
           of
           Christ
           ,
           we
           are
           troubled
           on
           every
           side
           ,
           by
           the
           wicked
           World
           :
           So
           that
           even
           now
           ,
           when
           the
           Wicked
           have
           no
           peace
           (
           for
           there
           is
           no
           peace
           to
           the
           Wicked
           )
           we
           whom
           the
           World
           mock
           ,
           stone
           and
           persecute
           under
           the
           Nick-Name
           of
           Quakers
           ,
           or
           so
           ,
           have
           peace
           in
           all
           our
           Dwellings
           :
           And
           within
           Egypt
           is
           full
           of
           Darkness
           ,
           that
           one
           may
           feel
           it
           ,
           yet
           in
           our
           Goshen
           is
           plenty
           of
           Light
           ,
           ever
           praised
           be
           God
           :
           And
           when
           the
           World
           of
           false
           Christians
           are
           learning
           War
           ,
           and
           preparing
           Weapons
           ,
           we
           are
           ceasing
           from
           War
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           learn
           it
           any
           more
           ,
           as
           the
           Lord
           hath
           said
           .
           And
           therefore
           ,
           Oh
           ye
           Inhabitants
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           if
           ye
           knew
           us
           ,
           ye
           would
           not
           hate
           us
           ,
           and
           persecute
           us
           ,
           but
           love
           us
           with
           your
           Hearts
           ,
           because
           of
           the
           good
           will
           of
           our
           Hearts
           towards
           you
           ;
           for
           our
           Weapons
           are
           not
           Carnal
           ,
           but
           Spiritual
           :
           Not
           for
           pulling
           down
           ,
           or
           Destroying
           of
           you
           ,
           but
           your
           Enemies
           ,
           your
           sins
           ,
           which
           wars
           against
           your
           Souls
           :
           And
           the
           Reason
           why
           we
           cannot
           joyn
           with
           you
           ,
           in
           your
           Liturgyes
           ,
           and
           Worship-actions
           ,
           is
           not
           because
           we
           hate
           you
           ;
           but
           because
           we
           Love
           God
           ,
           and
           your
           Souls
           ;
           for
           if
           we
           should
           joyn
           with
           you
           in
           your
           defiled
           Worship
           ,
           as
           your selves
           confess
           they
           are
           ,
           we
           should
           strengthen
           you
           in
           an
           evil
           Way
           :
           But
           by
           our
           separating
           from
           you
           ,
           because
           of
           the
           unholiness
           of
           your
           Sacrifices
           ,
           occasion
           may
           be
           ministred
           to
           you
           to
           question
           your
           State
           ,
           and
           so
           some
           of
           you
           in
           time
           may
           come
           out
           of
           your
           Darkness
           ,
           into
           the
           marvellous
           Light
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           with
           us
           ,
           and
           praise
           the
           Lord
           in
           the
           Land
           of
           the
           Living
           ,
           so
           be
           it
           .
        
         
           Another
           of
           this
           Baxter's
           Follies
           ,
           and
           false
           Doctrines
           ,
           I
           may
           here
           mention
           ,
           as
           one
           may
           read
           it
           in
           that
           Book
           of
           his
           ,
           that
           I
           have
           under
           hand
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           in
           Pag.
           114.
           are
           these
           words
           ;
           
             It
             may
             be
             unlawfull
             saith
             he
             ,
             in
             a
             Ruler
             to
             command
             a
             thing
             that
             will
             do
             no
             good
             ,
             because
             it
             is
             a
             vain
             Command
             ,
             and
             maketh
             men
             spend
             that
             time
             in
             vain
             ,
             and
             yet
             be
             the
             Subject's
             duty
             to
             do
             it
             .
          
        
         
           Answ.
           This
           is
           just
           such
           Doctrine
           as
           Paul's
           Enemies
           taught
           ,
           who
           said
           ,
           
             Men
             might
             do
             evil
             ,
             that
             good
             might
             come
             of
             it
             ,
             whose
             Condemnation
             was
             just
             .
          
           So
           to
           avoid
           Sufferings
           from
           men
           ,
           he
           would
           have
           us
           to
           obey
           Unlawfull
           Commands
           ,
           which
           will
           do
           no
           good
           ,
           but
           rather
           a
           great
           Evil
           ;
           to
           wit
           ,
           make
           People
           spend
           pretious
           Time
           
           in
           vain
           :
           Away
           with
           such
           Antichristian
           stuff
           amongst
           the
           Heathen
           ,
           for
           all
           true
           Christians
           abhor
           it
           in
           their
           Hearts
           ,
           as
           the
           Lord
           the
           good
           Shepheard
           hath
           commanded
           them
           .
           And
           now
           
             R.
             Baxter
          
           to
           that
           part
           of
           thy
           feigned
           Prayer
           ,
           Pag.
           252.
           where
           in
           words
           thou
           seemest
           to
           desire
           ,
           
             That
             God
             would
             stir
             up
             some
             faithful
             Friend
             to
             tell
             thee
             with
             convincing
             Evidence
             ,
             where
             it
             is
             that
             thou
             hast
             miscarried
             ,
             that
             contrition
             may
             prepare
             thee
             for
             the
             Peace
             of
             Remission
             .
          
        
         
           Here
           the
           Lord
           hath
           contrary
           to
           thy
           will
           and
           desire
           stirred
           up
           one
           in
           faithfulness
           and
           love
           to
           thy
           Soul
           ,
           and
           the
           Souls
           of
           the
           poor
           deluded
           People
           whom
           thou
           hast
           deceived
           ,
           to
           tell
           thee
           plainly
           of
           thy
           faults
           ,
           and
           grievous
           miscarriages
           ,
           as
           by
           what
           is
           convincingly
           in
           these
           Lines
           set
           down
           doth
           appear
           ,
           and
           might
           be
           more
           abundantly
           ,
           if
           all
           the
           miscarrages
           in
           this
           Book
           (
           onely
           to
           let
           pass
           all
           thy
           other
           )
           were
           answered
           unto
           in
           particular
           ;
           but
           these
           in
           this
           Answer
           of
           mine
           ,
           being
           as
           it
           were
           least
           of
           what
           the
           rest
           are
           ,
           may
           satisfie
           at
           present
           .
           And
           Oh
           that
           the
           Righteous
           Judgments
           of
           God
           may
           come
           upon
           thy
           Heart
           ,
           and
           the
           Hearts
           of
           all
           them
           who
           are
           in
           the
           same
           false
           fleshly
           confidence
           with
           thy self
           ;
           whose
           very
           Prayers
           are
           not
           without
           sin
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           never
           have
           peace
           day
           nor
           night
           ,
           until
           you
           humble
           your selves
           before
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           repent
           of
           all
           your
           hard
           Speeches
           ,
           and
           evil
           Deeds
           that
           you
           have
           spoken
           and
           done
           against
           him
           and
           his
           Servants
           for
           his
           Truth
           's
           sake
           ;
           that
           if
           it
           be
           possible
           you
           may
           be
           saved
           from
           the
           wrath
           that
           will
           certainly
           come
           upon
           you
           ,
           if
           you
           Repent
           not
           ;
           for
           that
           old
           wicked
           Paper
           full
           of
           Lyes
           ,
           as
           I
           made
           manifest
           before
           thee
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           thy
           Company
           in
           thy
           Study
           (
           to
           thy
           shame
           )
           at
           Kidderminster
           ,
           which
           thou
           writst
           in
           the
           pride
           of
           thy
           Heart
           against
           us
           in
           Oliver's
           dayes
           when
           thou
           wast
           lifted
           up
           ,
           Entituled
           
             Reasons
             to
             perswade
             ,
             why
             no
             reasonable
             Man
             can
             be
             a
             Quaker
             ,
          
           amongst
           the
           rest
           of
           that
           kind
           ,
           which
           thou
           art
           not
           humbled
           for
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           as
           I
           perceive
           by
           this
           Book
           ,
           do
           all
           stand
           upon
           Record
           before
           the
           Lord
           ,
           the
           Righteous
           Judge
           against
           thee
           ;
           for
           in
           those
           thy
           doings
           ,
           and
           all
           of
           that
           kind
           against
           the
           manifest
           and
           manifold
           Appearances
           of
           Christ
           in
           his
           People
           of
           every
           degree
           ,
           thou
           hast
           plainly
           declared
           thy self
           to
           be
           of
           Rabshekaie's
           spirit
           ,
           who
           raised
           against
           the
           Living
           God
           and
           his
           dispised
           Israel
           ;
           and
           of
           that
           spirit
           that
           Jannes
           and
           Jambres
           ,
           who
           withstood
           Moses
           in
           his
           work
           ,
           under
           God
           ,
           of
           calling
           Israel
           
           out
           of
           Egypt
           ;
           and
           as
           the
           Lord
           pleaded
           the
           Cause
           of
           his
           People
           in
           those
           dayes
           ,
           so
           will
           he
           (
           as
           he
           hath
           )
           for
           ever
           plead
           our
           Innocent
           Cause
           against
           thee
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           Enemies
           ;
           for
           of
           a
           truth
           the
           Lord
           God
           blessed
           for
           ever
           ,
           hath
           raised
           us
           up
           to
           be
           his
           Servants
           ,
           Sons
           and
           Daughters
           ,
           to
           bear
           his
           Name
           in
           Righteousness
           before
           the
           Children
           of
           men
           ,
           in
           a
           pure
           holy
           Witness
           against
           all
           the
           false
           Ways
           ,
           and
           Worships
           ,
           of
           false
           man
           (
           so
           be
           it
           )
           and
           so
           it
           will
           be
           as
           hard
           for
           thee
           ,
           and
           all
           ,
           to
           kick
           against
           the
           Pricks
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           in
           persecuting
           
             Saul
             ,
             Acts
          
           9.
           read
           and
           consider
           ,
           lest
           the
           day
           pass
           over
           you
           ,
           as
           it
           did
           from
           the
           unbelieving
           Jewes
           ,
           who
           would
           not
           receive
           God
           come
           and
           manifest
           in
           flesh
           in
           those
           days
           ,
           to
           whom
           Christ
           said
           ,
           
             Ye
             will
             not
             come
             to
             me
             ,
             that
             ye
             might
             have
             Life
          
           ;
           but
           they
           would
           seek
           it
           in
           the
           killing
           Letter
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           were
           by
           the
           works
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           until
           midnight
           darkness
           ,
           and
           utter
           Desolation
           came
           upon
           them
           .
           For
           ,
           Oh
           how
           the
           Earth
           is
           filled
           with
           Violence
           ,
           because
           of
           such
           Doctrines
           and
           Teachings
           as
           this
           Baxter
           and
           such
           men
           brings
           forth
           ;
           for
           behold
           how
           the
           Field
           of
           his
           Followers
           and
           Admirers
           are
           all
           over-grown
           with
           Briers
           and
           Thorns
           ,
           and
           noysom
           Weeds
           ,
           as
           the
           proper
           Fruit
           of
           their
           accursed
           Doctrines
           ,
           as
           this
           Baxter
           himself
           sets
           down
           ,
           in
           his
           48th
           Direction
           ,
           Pag.
           236.
           of
           his
           Book
           ,
           in
           these
           words
           ,
           that
           is
           to
           say
           :
           
             Oh
             Friends
             ,
             how
             bad
             are
             we
             our selves
             ?
             What
             pride
             is
             in
             our
             Hearts
             ?
             What
             Ignorance
             in
             our
             Minds
             !
             So
             wanting
             are
             we
             even
             in
             the
             lowest
             Grace
             Humility
             ,
             that
             we
             have
             scarce
             enough
             to
             make
             us
             take
             patiently
             ,
             as
             now
             we
             are
             giving
             out
             upon
             others
             ;
             So
             selfish
             ,
             as
             dishonoureth
             our
             Profession
             ,
             with
             the
             brand
             of
             contradictedness
             ,
             and
             partiallity
             ;
             So
             weak
             ,
             that
             our
             Duties
             are
             lyable
             to
             greater
             censures
             then
             we
             can
             bear
             ;
             And
             our
             inward
             Graces
             weaker
             then
             our
             outward
             Duties
             [
             This
             must
             needs
             be
             so
             in
             the
             Duties
             of
             the
             graceless
             Minister
             thou
             pleads
             for
             ]
             of
             such
             ungoverned
             thoughts
             ,
             that
             Confusion
             and
             Tumult
             instead
             of
             Order
             and
             fruitfull
             Improvement
             ,
             are
             the
             daily
             temper
             and
             imployment
             of
             our
             Immaginations
             [
             This
             must
             needs
             be
             so
             in
             you
             that
             live
             in
             such
             opposition
             to
             the
             Life
             of
             God
             manifest
             in
             his
             Children
             at
             this
             day
             ]
             So
             passionate
             ,
             impatient
             and
             corrupt
             ,
             that
             we
             are
             a
             trouble
             to
             our selves
             and
             others
             ,
             [
             This
             must
             needs
             proceed
             from
             such
             a
             corrupt
             Fountain
             ]
             and
             a
             dishonour
             to
             the
             Gospel
             [
             it
             is
             so
             ]
             and
             a
             hinderance
             to
             the
             
             conversion
             of
             those
             whom
             our
             holy
             examplary
             lives
             should
             win
             to
             God
             :
             So
             strange
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             as
             if
             we
             had
             never
             well
             believed
             it
             [
             that
             is
             so
             ,
             and
             therefore
             the
             Sheep
             of
             Christ
             deny
             your
             voyce
             ,
             you
             who
             are
             such
             Strangers
             to
             him
             ]
             And
             to
             say
             all
             in
             one
             ,
             so
             empty
             of
             love
             to
             our
             dear
             Redeemer
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             God
             of
             love
             ,
             that
             our
             Hearts
             lie
             vacant
             to
             entertain
             the
             love
             of
             worldly
             Vanities
             [
             ye
             Hypocrites
             ,
             what
             have
             you
             to
             do
             to
             name
             Christ
             ,
             who
             are
             thus
             unbelieving
             and
             unredeemed
             ]
             and
             to
             fly
             back
             from
             the
             serious
             thoughts
             of
             God
             ,
             which
             should
             be
             our
             daily
             work
             and
             pleasure
             ,
             and
             fly
             from
             the
             face
             of
             Death
             ,
             as
             if
             we
             should
             be
             the
             worst
             ,
             when
             neerest
             to
             our
             God.
             
          
           Oh
           Hypocrites
           ,
           how
           can
           you
           for
           shame
           call
           God
           yours
           ,
           when
           you
           are
           thus
           beyond
           measure
           bad
           ,
           when
           Scripture
           saith
           ,
           
             He
             that
             saith
             he
             knows
             God
             ,
             and
             keeps
             not
             his
             Commandments
             is
             a
             Lyar
             ,
             and
             the
             Truth
             is
             not
             in
             him
             ,
             see
          
           1
           Joh.
           2.4
           .
           and
           repent
           lest
           ye
           all
           perish
           together
           ,
           Priests
           and
           People
           ;
           for
           the
           Lord
           is
           arisen
           to
           Judgment
           ,
           and
           none
           can
           stand
           before
           him
           ,
           which
           hath
           unclean
           and
           filthy
           Garments
           ,
           as
           you
           are
           covered
           with
           ,
           whom
           Baxter
           here
           puts
           on
           to
           be
           Teachers
           of
           others
           ,
           and
           yet
           remain
           your selves
           with
           him
           under
           such
           woful
           sins
           and
           condemnation
           ,
           as
           is
           here
           spoken
           of
           :
           But
           surely
           if
           you
           did
           believe
           ,
           and
           feel
           inwardly
           that
           it
           were
           so
           bad
           with
           you
           ,
           as
           here
           in
           words
           is
           signified
           ,
           you
           could
           not
           go
           away
           so
           lightly
           with
           your
           burdens
           ,
           as
           you
           seem
           to
           do
           ,
           but
           it
           would
           stop
           your
           mouthes
           ,
           and
           cause
           all
           your
           Pride
           and
           Glory
           to
           cease
           .
        
         
           For
           consider
           but
           the
           first
           thing
           ,
           that
           this
           Baxter
           would
           have
           you
           his
           principal
           and
           best
           taught
           Hearers
           to
           confess
           ,
           to
           wit.
           That
           Pride
           is
           in
           your
           very
           Hearts
           ;
           which
           if
           you
           were
           sensible
           of
           ,
           you
           would
           cease
           calling
           God
           your
           Father
           ,
           and
           Christ
           your
           Redeemer
           in
           this
           wretched
           State
           ;
           for
           to
           you
           in
           this
           State
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           truely
           said
           ,
           as
           Christ
           said
           to
           those
           unbelieving
           
             Jews
             ,
             Ye
             are
             of
             your
             Father
             the
             Devil
          
           ;
           for
           Pride
           of
           Heart
           ,
           is
           the
           chief
           part
           of
           his
           wicked
           Image
           :
           and
           indeed
           ,
           the
           main
           thing
           in
           this
           day
           ,
           which
           hinders
           you
           from
           coming
           to
           Christ
           (
           the
           meek
           ,
           pure
           ,
           and
           lowly
           Lamb
           of
           God
           )
           is
           the
           Pride
           of
           your
           corrupt
           Hearts
           ,
           as
           Jeremiah
           said
           to
           the
           
             Jews
             ,
             If
             you
             will
             not
             give
             Glory
             to
             God
             ,
             before
             your
             feet
             stumble
             upon
             the
             dark
             Mountains
             ,
             my
             Soul
             shall
             mourn
             in
             secret
             for
             your
             Pride
             :
          
           It
           was
           the
           Pride
           of
           their
           Hearts
           ,
           that
           was
           the
           ground
           of
           all
           their
           Evils
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           of
           yours
           ;
           for
           from
           
           the
           Pride
           of
           your
           Hearts
           ,
           comes
           your
           Ignorance
           of
           Mind
           ,
           and
           partiallity
           ,
           and
           want
           of
           all
           good
           ,
           to
           the
           dishonouring
           of
           your
           Profession
           ,
           and
           what
           not
           ?
           So
           that
           it
           may
           easily
           be
           known
           ,
           who
           sent
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           who
           hath
           profited
           you
           nothing
           at
           all
           :
           
             For
             they
             have
             ran
             ,
             and
             I
             have
             not
             sent
             them
             ,
          
           saith
           God
           ,
           
             Therefore
             they
             cannot
             profit
             the
             People
             at
             all
             ,
             Jer.
          
           23.
           
           And
           that
           this
           
             R.
             B.
          
           might
           make
           it
           fully
           appear
           under
           whose
           Banner
           he
           fights
           ,
           and
           for
           whose
           Kingdom
           he
           pleads
           ,
           lest
           the
           rest
           of
           his
           Book
           should
           leave
           it
           doubtful
           :
           He
           is
           now
           come
           forth
           in
           his
           proper
           shape
           ,
           as
           the
           absolute
           Enemy
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           all
           good
           men
           ,
           that
           in
           any
           measure
           are
           looking
           Heaven-ward
           ,
           being
           burdened
           with
           the
           fellowship
           of
           the
           Wicked
           ,
           and
           instead
           of
           helping
           the
           Lord
           's
           little
           Ones
           ,
           against
           the
           great
           Power
           of
           the
           Dragon
           in
           the
           Persecutors
           ,
           he
           hath
           hammered
           forth
           all
           the
           wicked
           Weapons
           that
           he
           can
           for
           the
           Wicked
           Persecutors
           ,
           and
           against
           the
           tender
           hearted
           ones
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           are
           travelling
           to
           the
           holy
           Land
           ,
           with
           Egypt
           left
           behind
           ;
           as
           in
           that
           55.
           
           Direction
           so
           called
           ,
           and
           Pag.
           254.
           of
           his
           said
           Book
           appears
           ,
           where
           he
           hath
           these
           words
           .
        
         
           
             Little
             do
             many
             real
             Separates
             ,
             who
             cry
             out
             against
             the
             spirit
             of
             persecution
             ,
             suspect
             that
             the
             same
             spirit
             is
             in
             them
             ;
             Whence
             is
             Persecution
             ,
             but
             from
             thinking
             ill
             of
             others
             ,
             and
             abhorring
             them
             ,
             or
             not
             loving
             them
             ?
             And
             do
             you
             not
             so
             by
             those
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             whom
             you
             causlesly
             separate
             from
             ?
          
        
         
           Answ.
           Here
           by
           way
           of
           Answer
           ,
           before
           I
           set
           down
           any
           more
           of
           this
           naughtiness
           of
           his
           ,
           I
           cannot
           but
           take
           notice
           of
           this
           word
           )
           causlesly
           )
           which
           here
           this
           Baxter
           puts
           in
           ,
           to
           cover
           his
           deceit
           ;
           for
           though
           at
           the
           first
           look
           one
           might
           judge
           ,
           he
           intended
           only
           causless
           ,
           or
           unwarrantable
           ,
           or
           wicked
           separation
           ;
           yet
           Reader
           thou
           must
           know
           ,
           he
           intends
           as
           well
           the
           truely
           tender
           hearted
           People
           of
           England
           ,
           who
           in
           conscience
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           his
           holy
           Commandment
           are
           come
           out
           ,
           and
           separated
           from
           the
           fellowship
           of
           the
           Wicked
           in
           these
           dayes
           ,
           and
           so
           cannot
           take
           part
           in
           the
           Offerings
           of
           the
           dead
           as
           well
           as
           others
           ;
           and
           at
           these
           in
           a
           special
           manner
           he
           strikes
           ,
           after
           his
           accustomed
           manner
           ,
           through
           the
           sides
           of
           others
           ;
           for
           his
           main
           Envy
           is
           against
           the
           living
           Members
           of
           Christ
           :
           And
           so
           though
           those
           that
           separate
           without
           cause
           ,
           may
           have
           the
           like
           mind
           to
           those
           they
           separate
           from
           ,
           being
           different
           onely
           in
           Form
           ,
           but
           not
           in
           Heart
           from
           them
           ;
           yet
           such
           as
           are
           
           separated
           by
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           (
           as
           Paul
           was
           ,
           whom
           God
           separated
           from
           his
           Mothers
           Womb
           ,
           calling
           him
           by
           his
           Grace
           )
           have
           not
           ;
           for
           these
           stand
           out
           of
           their
           own
           thoughts
           and
           are
           in
           the
           Will
           and
           Work
           ,
           and
           Worship
           of
           God
           ,
           whose
           Worship
           is
           in
           Spirit
           and
           Truth
           :
           But
           to
           proceed
           ,
           Baxter
           saith
           further
           .
        
         
           
             You
             will
             say
             ,
             that
             though
             you
             think
             them
             not
             to
             be
             true
             Christians
             yet
             ,
             you
             love
             them
             as
             men
             ,
             and
             wish
             their
             good
             ,
             and
             so
             will
             those
             say
             by
             you
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             whom
             you
             call
             your
             Persecutors
             ;
             though
             they
             think
             you
             to
             be
             proud
             and
             humerous
             ;
             and
             disobedient
             ,
             yet
             they
             say
             ,
             they
             love
             you
             as
             men
             ;
             and
             do
             but
             correct
             you
             ,
             to
             cure
             your
             self-willedness
             and
             humor
             ,
             and
             to
             do
             you
             good
             ,
             and
             to
             preserve
             the
             publick
             Peace
             :
             They
             think
             you
             to
             be
             bad
             ,
             and
             therefore
             Imprison
             you
             :
             You
             think
             them
             to
             be
             bad
             ,
             and
             therefore
             avoid
             Communion
             with
             them
             .
          
        
         
           To
           this
           I
           cannot
           but
           by
           the
           way
           speak
           a
           word
           ;
           Who
           is
           there
           that
           sees
           not
           the
           very
           spirit
           of
           the
           Egyptian
           Sorcerers
           acting
           in
           this
           very
           thing
           ,
           to
           the
           hardening
           of
           Pharoah's
           Heart
           ,
           lest
           he
           should
           let
           Israel
           go
           ?
           But
           this
           Baxter
           goes
           on
           in
           his
           wickedness
           ,
           and
           saith
           ,
           
             They
             (
             to
             wit
             the
             Persecutors
             )
             think
             you
             so
             bad
             ,
             as
             to
             be
             unworthy
             of
             civil
             Liberty
             and
             Priviledges
             :
             You
             think
             them
             so
             bad
             as
             to
             be
             unworthy
             of
             Church
             Priviledges
             and
             Liberties
             :
             They
             think
             you
             unworthy
             to
             be
             suffered
             in
             the
             Land
             perhaps
             ;
             and
             you
             think
             them
             unworthy
             to
             be
             suffered
             in
             the
             Churches
             ;
             they
             cry
             against
             you
             ,
             Away
             with
             them
             ,
             they
             are
             Schismatical
             ,
             or
             Heretical
             ;
          
           you
           cry
           against
           them
           ,
           Away
           with
           them
           ,
           they
           are
           Prophane
           .
        
         
           Answ.
           Now
           in
           answer
           to
           this
           I
           say
           ,
           That
           we
           who
           are
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           scornfully
           called
           Quakers
           ,
           have
           everlasting
           cause
           to
           praise
           the
           Lord
           ,
           who
           hath
           redeemed
           our
           Souls
           from
           among
           such
           devouring
           Wolves
           ,
           as
           this
           
             R.
             B.
          
           and
           from
           such
           a
           venomous
           spirit
           as
           he
           is
           acted
           by
           ;
           What
           Heathen
           upon
           Earth
           could
           strengthen
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           Persecutors
           against
           the
           Righteous
           more
           then
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           by
           such
           Arguments
           as
           this
           doth
           ?
           what
           if
           this
           Baxter
           had
           lived
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           and
           first
           Christians
           ,
           when
           God
           separated
           them
           from
           the
           Congregation
           of
           the
           unbelieving
           Jews
           ;
           surely
           he
           could
           not
           but
           have
           been
           but
           accounted
           famous
           ,
           and
           worthy
           of
           great
           Honour
           amongst
           those
           persecuting
           Jews
           ,
           for
           such
           Arguments
           as
           these
           ▪
           for
           never
           an
           Argument
           he
           brings
           ,
           
           for
           the
           Persecutors
           now
           ;
           but
           it
           would
           as
           much
           have
           fitted
           the
           Persecutors
           then
           against
           the
           Christians
           ;
           yea
           ,
           and
           it
           would
           formerly
           ,
           yea
           ,
           and
           doth
           at
           this
           day
           fit
           the
           Papists
           against
           the
           Protestants
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           persecuting
           prophane
           superstitious
           Protestant
           against
           them
           ,
           whom
           God
           hath
           drawn
           by
           his
           mighty
           Power
           this
           day
           from
           amongst
           them
           .
           For
           seeing
           he
           sets
           but
           thought
           ,
           against
           thought
           ,
           the
           Persecutors
           thoughts
           of
           the
           Righteous
           ,
           against
           the
           persecuted
           man's
           thoughts
           of
           him
           ;
           and
           seeing
           all
           thoughts
           are
           questionable
           ,
           he
           leaves
           this
           ground
           for
           the
           persecuting
           Jew
           ,
           to
           reason
           to
           excuse
           himself
           against
           the
           first
           Christians
           ,
           according
           to
           his
           hellish
           Invention
           on
           this
           wise
           ,
           viz.
           
        
         
           '
           You
           Christians
           who
           separate
           from
           us
           ,
           are
           of
           as
           bad
           a
           spirit
           as
           us
           Jews
           ,
           whom
           you
           call
           your
           Persecutors
           ;
           for
           what
           is
           Persecution
           ,
           but
           a
           thinking
           ill
           of
           others
           ,
           and
           abhorring
           them
           ,
           or
           not
           loving
           them
           ?
           And
           do
           you
           not
           so
           by
           us
           ,
           whom
           you
           causlesly
           separate
           from
           ?
           And
           though
           you
           say
           ,
           though
           you
           think
           us
           not
           as
           Servants
           of
           God
           ,
           or
           so
           ,
           yet
           you
           love
           us
           as
           men
           ,
           and
           wish
           our
           Good
           ,
           so
           do
           we
           you
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           we
           do
           against
           you
           ,
           which
           you
           call
           Persecution
           ,
           is
           but
           a
           correcting
           of
           you
           ,
           to
           cure
           your
           self-willedness
           and
           humor
           ,
           and
           to
           do
           you
           good
           ,
           and
           to
           preserve
           the
           publick
           Peace
           :
           And
           though
           you
           think
           much
           ,
           you
           Christians
           ,
           that
           we
           Imprison
           you
           ,
           deny
           you
           civil
           Liberties
           and
           Privileges
           ,
           and
           count
           you
           unworthy
           to
           be
           suffered
           in
           the
           Land
           ;
           yet
           all
           this
           by
           Baxter's
           Doctrine
           ,
           is
           far
           less
           then
           you
           do
           to
           us
           Jews
           ;
           for
           you
           think
           us
           so
           bad
           ,
           that
           you
           avoid
           Communion
           with
           us
           ,
           and
           deny
           us
           Church
           Liberty
           and
           Privileges
           ;
           yea
           and
           think
           us
           unworthy
           to
           be
           suffered
           in
           the
           Churches
           .
           Come
           Baxter
           ;
           Would
           this
           have
           been
           good
           and
           true
           reasoning
           by
           the
           Jews
           against
           the
           Christians
           ,
           or
           by
           the
           Papists
           against
           the
           Protestants
           ?
           then
           if
           it
           would
           not
           (
           as
           no
           sober
           man
           can
           say
           it
           would
           )
           then
           forever
           stop
           thy
           mouth
           ,
           and
           let
           shame
           cover
           thy
           face
           for
           ever
           speaking
           any
           more
           of
           things
           pertaining
           to
           Christian
           ,
           or
           Christ's
           Religion
           ;
           for
           an
           Enemy
           to
           Christ
           and
           his
           People
           thou
           art
           here
           manifest
           to
           be
           :
           And
           lest
           thou
           shouldst
           want
           any
           thing
           to
           make
           thee
           compleat
           in
           wickedness
           ,
           thou
           goest
           on
           ,
           and
           in
           answer
           to
           an
           Objection
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           this
           purpose
           :
           That
           the
           Persecutors
           separated
           
             from
             ,
             are
             bad
             ,
             and
             prophane
             ,
             and
             he
             that
             separates
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             charges
             them
             truely
             ;
             but
             he
             is
             not
             Schismatical
             ,
             or
             Heretical
             ,
             
             but
             they
             accuse
             him
             falsly
             .
          
           To
           this
           I
           say
           ,
           this
           Baxter
           with
           a
           Whores
           fore-head
           ,
           on
           the
           behalf
           of
           the
           Persecutors
           ,
           answers
           and
           saith
           :
           
             You
             (
             to
             wit
             ,
             you
             that
             separate
             )
             say
             so
             ,
             and
             they
             (
             to
             wit
             ,
             the
             Persecutors
             )
             say
             the
             same
             of
             you
             :
             They
             say
             you
             are
             Schismatical
             ;
             but
             they
             are
             not
             Prophane
             :
             Now
             how
             shall
             a
             Stander
             by
             know
             ,
             [
             saith
             Baxter
             ]
             which
             of
             you
             are
             in
             the
             Right
             ,
             doubtess
             by
             the
             Witnesses
             and
             Evidences
             ,
             [
             saith
             he
             ]
             they
             try
             you
             in
             some
             Court
             ,
             or
             before
             some
             Magistrate
             ,
             before
             they
             punish
             you
             ,
             [
             saith
             he
             ]
             You
             never
             try
             them
             ,
             nor
             hear
             then
             speak
             for
             themselves
             ;
             nor
             examine
             any
             Witness
             publickly
             against
             them
             ;
             nor
             allow
             them
             any
             Church
             Justice
             ;
             but
             avoid
             their
             Communion
             upon
             Reports
             ,
             or
             pretence
             of
             private
             knowledge
             :
             They
             judge
             you
             Personally
             ,
             one
             by
             one
             :
             You
             condemn
             whole
             Parishes
             in
             the
             lump
             unheard
             :
             They
             condemn
             you
             ,
             as
             for
             a
             positive
             Crime
             ;
             but
             you
             condemn
             them
             ,
             without
             charging
             any
             one
             Crime
             upon
             them
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           To
           which
           I
           answer
           for
           the
           Lord
           and
           his
           Truth
           ,
           in
           this
           day
           of
           Israel's
           trouble
           and
           tryals
           ,
           and
           say
           .
        
         
           The
           Lord
           rebuke
           thee
           ,
           thou
           lying
           spirit
           ,
           in
           this
           
             R.
             Baxter
          
           ;
           was
           there
           ever
           heard
           such
           notorious
           Falshoods
           and
           Abominations
           come
           from
           one
           professing
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           yea
           ,
           professing
           himself
           to
           be
           a
           Minister
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           yea
           ,
           and
           taking
           upon
           him
           to
           be
           a
           Teacher
           of
           the
           Teachers
           ,
           as
           is
           here
           from
           this
           
             R.
             B.
          
           Oh
           ,
           the
           Envy
           ,
           Oh
           ,
           the
           Malice
           ,
           the
           deep
           rooted
           Iniquity
           of
           this
           man
           ,
           against
           them
           that
           depart
           from
           Iniquity
           in
           these
           Islands
           ,
           and
           cannot
           joyn
           with
           the
           People
           of
           this
           wicked
           World
           ,
           in
           their
           bloody
           Offerings
           :
           Oh
           ,
           the
           Patience
           and
           long
           suffering
           of
           God
           towards
           such
           ,
           though
           they
           continue
           long
           in
           their
           Wickedness
           ;
           but
           the
           Lord
           will
           certainly
           plead
           with
           thee
           ,
           O
           Baxter
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           Adversaries
           ,
           for
           your
           great
           envy
           to
           his
           People
           ,
           and
           Work
           in
           these
           dayes
           :
           But
           come
           let
           us
           see
           again
           ,
           if
           these
           Lyes
           of
           
           Baxter's
           ,
           would
           not
           have
           suted
           as
           well
           for
           the
           Persecuting
           Jews
           against
           the
           first
           Christians
           ,
           or
           the
           persecuting
           Papists
           ,
           against
           the
           Protestants
           ,
           as
           it
           doth
           for
           the
           Persecutors
           in
           these
           dayes
           against
           those
           ,
           that
           in
           obedience
           to
           God
           are
           separated
           from
           them
           ?
        
         
           For
           what
           it
           Tertullus
           ,
           or
           any
           Jewish
           lying
           Orator
           had
           stood
           up
           in
           behalf
           of
           the
           Jews
           against
           the
           Christians
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           The
           Jews
           try
           you
           in
           some
           Court
           ,
           or
           before
           some
           Magistrate
           ,
           before
           
           they
           punish
           you
           ;
           but
           you
           Christians
           never
           try
           them
           ,
           nor
           hear
           them
           speak
           for
           themselves
           ,
           nor
           examine
           any
           Witnesses
           publickly
           against
           them
           ,
           nor
           allow
           them
           any
           Church
           Justice
           ,
           but
           avoid
           their
           Communion
           upon
           report
           ,
           or
           pretence
           of
           private
           knowledge
           ,
           and
           so
           condemn
           them
           by
           the
           lump
           ;
           yea
           ,
           a
           whole
           Nation
           together
           ?
           &c.
           And
           so
           if
           the
           Papist
           against
           the
           Protestants
           had
           used
           the
           like
           reasoning
           ,
           would
           it
           have
           been
           any
           thing
           but
           gross
           untruth
           and
           falshood
           in
           either
           of
           their
           Mouthes
           ?
           Or
           were
           either
           the
           first
           Christians
           ,
           or
           first
           Protestants
           ,
           any
           more
           to
           be
           blamed
           for
           their
           separation
           ,
           because
           of
           such
           Lyars
           ?
           Nay
           ,
           nay
           ,
           neither
           are
           the
           People
           of
           God
           in
           these
           dayes
           any
           worss
           to
           be
           thought
           of
           for
           separating
           from
           the
           Wicked
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           these
           gross
           lyes
           of
           Baxter
           ,
           or
           any
           of
           his
           spirit
           :
           I
           say
           they
           are
           most
           gross
           Lyes
           ,
           if
           they
           be
           said
           of
           us
           the
           People
           of
           God
           ,
           whom
           the
           World
           in
           scorn
           calls
           Quakers
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           not
           Tryed
           them
           ,
           &c.
           
           For
           we
           have
           Tryed
           them
           ,
           and
           heard
           them
           often
           what
           they
           can
           say
           for
           themselves
           ,
           and
           we
           have
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           found
           them
           wanting
           of
           the
           Life
           and
           Power
           of
           Godliness
           ,
           like
           the
           Heathen
           ,
           who
           profess
           not
           Christ
           ,
           and
           publick
           Witnesses
           there
           are
           of
           it
           ,
           not
           onely
           their
           own
           works
           which
           are
           daily
           manifest
           in
           the
           face
           of
           the
           Sun
           ,
           but
           also
           their
           own
           words
           and
           confessions
           when
           they
           meet
           to
           worship
           ;
           for
           they
           say
           ,
           they
           have
           left
           undone
           what
           God
           commands
           ,
           and
           done
           what
           he
           forbids
           ,
           and
           so
           have
           no
           spiritual
           Health
           in
           them
           ;
           which
           signifies
           plainly
           ,
           they
           have
           denied
           Christ
           come
           in
           the
           Flesh
           ;
           for
           whosoever
           receives
           him
           ,
           receives
           God's
           saving
           Health
           ,
           and
           are
           saved
           People
           ,
           Spiritually
           healthful
           ;
           they
           have
           condemned
           themselves
           by
           their
           unbelief
           and
           evil
           Deeds
           from
           the
           Common-wealth
           and
           Inheritance
           of
           Israel
           :
           And
           so
           not
           onely
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           in
           us
           ,
           but
           even
           the
           Witness
           of
           God
           in
           their
           own
           Consciences
           charges
           not
           onely
           one
           ,
           but
           even
           many
           great
           and
           greivous
           Crimes
           upon
           them
           .
           And
           so
           Baxter
           with
           all
           his
           Lyes
           ,
           and
           evil
           Inventions
           ,
           is
           for
           the
           Lake
           ;
           and
           if
           ever
           he
           be
           saved
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           through
           fiery
           terrible
           Judgment
           ,
           which
           will
           consume
           the
           Adversary
           :
           For
           ,
           Oh!
           how
           hath
           Satan
           blinded
           his
           Eye
           ;
           that
           he
           should
           thus
           rise
           up
           against
           the
           People
           and
           Work
           of
           God
           in
           these
           dayes
           to
           his
           hurt
           ?
           And
           when
           it
           is
           objected
           that
           of
           all
           men
           living
           ,
           no
           man
           think
           that
           a
           Persecutor
           is
           godly
           ,
           and
           fit
           for
           Church
           Communion
           ,
           
           he
           doth
           not
           like
           a
           Christian
           Confess
           to
           the
           truth
           there
           〈◊〉
           but
           after
           his
           accustomed
           manner
           ,
           Heathen-like
           ,
           he
           invents
           his
           sorry
           shifts
           to
           avoid
           the
           force
           of
           the
           Truth
           ,
           by
           saying
           ,
           
             Did
             all
             the
             Ministers
             and
             common
             People
             persecute
             you
             ?
          
           and
           then
           asking
           a
           Question
           concerning
           the
           doings
           of
           the
           Souldiers
           under
           Oliver
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           which
           are
           meer
           shifts
           ;
           For
           what
           is
           the
           doings
           
             of
             any
             Men
             ,
             to
             make
             void
             the
             Truth
             by
             it
             ?
             for
             whatsoever
             any
             in
             their
             Ignorance
             of
             the
             Truth
             ,
             have
             done
             against
             the
             Truth
             ,
             serves
             nothing
             to
             the
             making
             void
             of
             this
             ,
             to
             wit
             ,
             That
             a
             Persecutor
             of
             the
             Godly
             ,
             is
             not
             godly
             ,
             nor
             fit
             for
             Church
             Communion
             ;
          
           but
           instead
           of
           giving
           Glory
           to
           God
           ,
           by
           confessing
           to
           truth
           ,
           this
           Baxter
           ,
           after
           he
           hath
           wearied
           himself
           with
           his
           words
           ,
           of
           what
           was
           done
           in
           Oliver's
           time
           ,
           or
           so
           ;
           he
           sums
           up
           his
           devilish
           Doctrine
           of
           pleading
           for
           the
           Persecutors
           ,
           and
           against
           those
           whom
           God
           hath
           separated
           from
           them
           ,
           (
           saying
           to
           the
           same
           wicked
           purpose
           as
           before
           )
           
             It
             is
             but
             one
             and
             the
             same
             sin
             in
             Persecutors
             and
             the
             Separates
             ,
             which
             causeth
             the
             one
             to
             smite
             their
             Brethren
             ,
             and
             the
             other
             to
             Excommunicate
             them
             ;
             the
             one
             to
             cast
             them
             into
             Prison
             as
             Schismaticks
             ,
             and
             the
             other
             to
             cast
             them
             out
             of
             the
             Church
             as
             prophane
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           And
           so
           for
           this
           thy
           suming
           up
           and
           concluding
           ,
           God
           hath
           concluded
           thee
           with
           the
           wicked
           Persecutors
           ,
           for
           the
           Judgement
           of
           his
           great
           Day
           O
           Baxter
           :
           But
           hold
           Baxter
           ,
           thou
           that
           art
           thus
           hot
           ,
           and
           without
           all
           fear
           in
           pleading
           for
           the
           Devil's
           Kingdom
           :
           I
           say
           when
           the
           Lord
           bids
           us
           ,
           and
           we
           obey
           him
           in
           separating
           from
           the
           Wicked
           ;
           is
           this
           all
           one
           with
           the
           Sin
           of
           Persecution
           :
           Oh
           thou
           unjust
           man
           ,
           the
           Lord
           will
           be
           terrible
           to
           thee
           in
           the
           day
           of
           his
           Wrath
           ,
           which
           is
           nigh
           at
           hand
           to
           come
           upon
           thee
           ,
           for
           all
           thy
           Villany
           against
           him
           ,
           and
           for
           all
           thy
           daubing
           deceitful
           words
           ,
           in
           the
           beginning
           and
           end
           of
           this
           Direction
           ;
           the
           Lord
           sees
           thee
           to
           be
           a
           Fighter
           against
           him
           ,
           and
           thy
           Reward
           will
           be
           according
           to
           thy
           Works
           ,
           as
           he
           hath
           said
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Rocks
           and
           Mountains
           of
           the
           wicked
           World
           ,
           for
           whom
           thou
           pleadest
           ,
           shall
           not
           hide
           thee
           from
           his
           strook
           :
           As
           testifies
           the
           good
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           ,
           in
           his
           Servant
           .
        
         
           
           
             Some
             more
             of
             the
             bad
             ,
             and
             strange
             sayings
             of
             this
             Baxter
             in
             his
             Book
             .
          
           
             Pag.
             219.
             
             GOdly
             men
             are
             much
             liker
             to
             be
             in
             the
             right
             ,
             then
             Ungodly
             men
             .
          
           
             Answ.
             This
             shows
             what
             a
             Stranger
             he
             is
             to
             the
             certainty
             of
             Godliness
             .
          
           
             Pag.
             220.
             
             
               Sometimes
               the
               worser
               sort
               of
               men
               ,
               may
               hold
               fast
               the
               Truth
               .
            
          
           
             Answ.
             This
             is
             a
             gross
             Lye
             ;
             for
             the
             bad
             cannot
             hold
             fast
             the
             good
             ,
             unless
             in
             Prison
             ,
             or
             so
             .
          
           
             
               If
               any
               better
               Persons
               deny
               Infant
               Baptism
               ,
               the
               worser
               Sort
               of
               People
               would
               be
               all
               against
               them
               ,
               and
               yet
               be
               in
               the
               right
               .
            
          
           
             Answ.
             Thus
             sprinkling
             of
             Infants
             ,
             for
             which
             there
             is
             no
             Scripture
             ,
             must
             needs
             be
             wrong
             whosoever
             hold
             it
             ;
             and
             the
             corruption
             of
             it
             appears
             so
             much
             the
             more
             ,
             because
             the
             worser
             Sort
             are
             so
             much
             for
             it
             .
          
           
             
               Many
               do
               take
               a
               Form
               of
               Prayer
               ,
               or
               Liturgy
               ,
               to
               be
               unlawful
               ,
               meerly
               because
               the
               most
               of
               the
               worser
               Sort
               are
               for
               it
               .
            
          
           
             Answ.
             What
             deceit
             is
             this
             ?
             If
             thy
             Hearers
             so
             badly
             taught
             by
             thee
             do
             such
             things
             ;
             yet
             those
             that
             are
             taught
             of
             God
             ,
             deny
             things
             ,
             because
             they
             know
             them
             to
             be
             evil
             in
             themselves
             ;
             but
             what
             Form
             ,
             or
             Liturgy
             is
             that
             ,
             which
             the
             most
             of
             the
             worser
             Sort
             of
             the
             People
             are
             for
             ,
             even
             that
             which
             speaks
             peace
             to
             the
             Wicked
             ,
             by
             telling
             them
             they
             were
             Regenerated
             by
             sprinkling
             a
             little
             Water
             on
             their
             Faces
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             ,
             when
             Infants
             ?
             And
             that
             they
             shall
             be
             saved
             ,
             though
             they
             continue
             in
             sin
             all
             their
             lives
             long
             :
             but
             the
             Hour
             cometh
             ,
             and
             now
             is
             ,
             that
             neither
             in
             the
             invented
             Forms
             of
             the
             Hypocrite's
             long
             Prayers
             ,
             nor
             in
             the
             short
             invented
             Forms
             and
             Liturgies
             of
             the
             Prophane
             ,
             but
             in
             Spirit
             and
             Truth
             ,
             as
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             enables
             them
             ,
             will
             God
             be
             worshipped
             ,
             and
             served
             by
             his
             People
             ;
             for
             the
             Day
             is
             dawned
             ,
             and
             Shaddows
             〈◊〉
             ;
             and
             as
             the
             Day
             doth
             more
             and
             more
             arise
             in
             its
             Glory
             ,
             with
             all
             the
             things
             of
             vain
             Men
             pass
             away
             ,
             so
             be
             it
             .
          
           
           
             Pag.
             221.
             
             The
             some
             of
             his
             44.
             
             Direction
             by
             his
             own
             setting
             down
             runs
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               Ye
               take
               the
               Examples
               of
               religious
               Men
               ,
               to
               be
               one
               of
               your
               most
               perilous
               Temptations
               ;
               and
               therefore
               labour
               to
               discover
               ,
               especially
               what
               are
               the
               sins
               of
               Professors
               ,
               in
               the
               Age
               that
               you
               live
               in
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               especially
               watch
               and
               fortifie
               your
               Souls
               against
               them
               :
               [
               And
               adds
               ]
               That
               sometimes
               the
               strictest
               Sort
               run
               in
               a
               Gang
               after
               one
               Opinion
               ,
               and
               sometimes
               after
               another
               .
            
          
           
             Answ.
             Here
             I
             appeal
             to
             that
             of
             God
             in
             all
             that
             fear
             his
             Name
             ,
             and
             are
             alive
             to
             Truth
             ,
             whether
             this
             do
             not
             wholly
             tend
             to
             the
             hardening
             of
             Pharaoh's
             Heart
             ,
             against
             the
             People
             of
             God
             in
             these
             dayes
             ,
             who
             are
             in
             the
             Truth
             it self
             ,
             and
             not
             in
             Opinions
             ,
             as
             the
             Hypocrites
             are
             ?
             for
             though
             such
             as
             are
             begotten
             into
             Forms
             of
             (
             Religion
             without
             the
             Truth
             )
             by
             the
             Hirelings
             ,
             do
             never
             cease
             from
             erring
             ,
             yet
             the
             truely
             Religious
             ,
             who
             are
             begotten
             to
             God
             by
             Christ
             ,
             walk
             in
             the
             Way
             undefiled
             ,
             which
             the
             Fools
             ,
             who
             are
             upright
             in
             Heart
             cannot
             err
             in
             .
          
           
             But
             this
             his
             telling
             of
             running
             in
             a
             gang
             ,
             is
             a
             filthy
             and
             reproachful
             Speech
             ,
             wholly
             of
             Ashdod
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             will
             judge
             thee
             ,
             O
             Enemy
             ,
             for
             thy
             work
             
               R.
               B.
            
             and
             therefore
             let
             all
             that
             fear
             God
             ,
             take
             heed
             of
             this
             
             Baxter's
             Soul-defiling
             ,
             and
             Heart-hardning
             Doctrine
             ;
             for
             out
             of
             the
             dark
             ,
             and
             wicked
             Kingdom
             ,
             wherein
             he
             and
             all
             such
             live
             ,
             is
             the
             Lord
             calling
             his
             People
             .
          
           
             And
             to
             conclude
             ,
             If
             any
             would
             see
             this
             Harlot
             in
             its
             fine
             dress
             ,
             and
             the
             crooked
             Serpent
             in
             its
             glittering
             colour
             on
             the
             Head
             which
             must
             be
             bruised
             ,
             and
             yet
             with
             his
             Sting
             in
             his
             Tail
             ,
             which
             is
             full
             of
             Venom
             ,
             let
             them
             consider
             that
             44.
             
             Direction
             ,
             which
             runs
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               Desire
               the
               highest
               Degree
               of
               Holiness
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               free
               from
               the
               corruptions
               of
               the
               Times
               ,
               but
               affect
               not
               to
               be
               odd
               ,
               and
               singular
               from
               ordinary
               Christians
               in
               lawful
               things
               ;
               for
               instance
               ,
               If
               it
               were
               to
               go
               in
               a
               meaner
               Garb
               then
               others
               ,
               and
               as
               the
               Quakers
               ,
               not
               to
               put
               off
               the
               Hat
               ;
               or
               with
               the
               Friars
               ,
               to
               go
               bare
               Foot
               ,
               or
               in
               a
               distinguishing
               Habit
               ,
               that
               all
               men
               may
               see
               ,
               and
               say
               ;
               This
               is
               a
               singular
               Person
               in
               Religion
               :
               it
               is
               easie
               to
               see
               how
               this
               gratifieth
               Pride
               .
            
          
           
           
             Answ.
             But
             now
             that
             the
             Lord
             is
             arisen
             according
             to
             his
             Promise
             ,
             Isa.
             27.1
             .
             which
             saith
             ,
             
               In
               that
               day
               the
               Lord
               with
               his
               sore
               and
               great
               and
               strong
               Sword
               shall
               punish
               Leviathan
               the
               peircing
               Serpent
               ,
               even
               Leviathan
               that
               crooked
               Serpent
               ,
               and
               he
               shall
               slay
               the
               Dragon
               that
               is
               in
               the
               Sea.
            
             Therefore
             I
             say
             it
             is
             that
             the
             Dragon
             is
             so
             wrathful
             to
             pour
             forth
             his
             Floods
             of
             Persecution
             after
             the
             heavenly
             Woman
             ,
             and
             her
             Man-child
             :
             and
             therefore
             it
             is
             that
             the
             crooked
             Serpent
             in
             such
             men
             (
             as
             this
             Baxter
             is
             )
             is
             so
             at
             work
             ,
             every
             way
             seeking
             with
             their
             cunning
             and
             crafty
             deceitful
             Doctrines
             to
             peirce
             the
             Heart
             ,
             the
             Life
             of
             Truth
             ,
             by
             their
             Darts
             ;
             and
             so
             with
             their
             fair
             colourable
             words
             ,
             as
             the
             Apostle
             speaks
             ,
             To
             deceive
             the
             hearts
             of
             the
             Simple
             and
             Ignorant
             People
             ,
             but
             the
             Lord
             taketh
             ,
             the
             Wily
             in
             their
             own
             craftiness
             ,
             and
             the
             Pit
             they
             digg
             for
             others
             ,
             themselves
             fall
             into
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             's
             Spiritual
             Sword
             of
             Truth
             pierces
             through
             all
             their
             lives
             ;
             and
             dead
             in
             the
             great
             Sea
             and
             Puddle
             of
             their
             own
             Iniquities
             before
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             his
             Saints
             ,
             this
             day
             they
             lie
             :
             Glory
             to
             his
             Name
             the
             mighty
             God
             over
             all
             who
             is
             worthy
             .
          
           
             For
             what
             more
             glistering
             and
             fair
             seeming
             words
             can
             the
             Serpent
             give
             ,
             then
             to
             say
             :
             
               Desire
               the
               highest
               Degree
               of
               Holiness
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               free
               from
               the
               corruptions
               of
               the
               Time
               :
            
             But
             that
             this
             Baxter
             intends
             no
             such
             thing
             ,
             no
             nor
             believes
             that
             any
             shall
             ever
             attain
             to
             any
             such
             thing
             ,
             whilst
             on
             the
             Earth
             ,
             is
             most
             manifest
             by
             the
             whole
             current
             of
             his
             Doctrine
             ;
             for
             not
             onely
             in
             his
             former
             Books
             ,
             where
             he
             hath
             publickly
             declared
             ,
             
               That
               sinless
               Perfecttion
               ,
               is
               the
               Doctrine
               of
               the
               Devil
               ,
               hatch'd
               in
               Hell
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             But
             even
             in
             this
             very
             Book
             ,
             it
             fully
             appears
             what
             an
             Enemy
             he
             is
             ,
             not
             onely
             to
             the
             highest
             Degree
             ,
             but
             even
             to
             Holiness
             it self
             ,
             where
             amongst
             his
             other
             Unholy
             Doctrines
             he
             saith
             ,
             as
             is
             before
             mentioned
             ,
             from
             pag.
             195.
             
             
               That
               there
               is
               no
               man
               alive
               ,
               that
               worshippeth
               God
               without
               some
               sin
               ,
               (
               and
               adds
               )
               Do
               you
               ever
               pray
               your selves
               in
               secret
               ,
               or
               in
               your
               Families
               without
               sin
               :
            
             And
             a
             better
             State
             then
             this
             he
             doth
             not
             believe
             ,
             that
             any
             shall
             here
             come
             unto
             ;
             and
             for
             being
             free
             from
             the
             corruption
             of
             the
             Times
             ;
             What
             hast
             thou
             to
             do
             O
             Baxter
             to
             talk
             of
             this
             ,
             who
             art
             one
             with
             the
             corruptedst
             of
             Times
             ,
             pleading
             for
             conformity
             ,
             even
             with
             the
             Persecutors
             of
             Godliness
             it self
             ?
             Yea
             ,
             seeking
             by
             all
             meanes
             to
             make
             such
             ,
             as
             good
             and
             excusable
             before
             the
             Lord
             
             in
             their
             Persecutions
             of
             the
             Godly
             ,
             as
             the
             Godly
             themselves
             are
             ●
             who
             in
             obedience
             to
             God
             ,
             do
             separate
             from
             them
             :
             What
             is
             praying
             to
             God
             with
             sin
             in
             your
             Hearts
             ,
             the
             highest
             Degree
             of
             your
             Godliness
             ?
             Oh
             Hypocrites
             ,
             yea
             it
             is
             ;
             And
             is
             your
             Conforming
             to
             the
             Worship-Actions
             of
             the
             Persecutors
             ,
             who
             take
             God's
             Name
             in
             vain
             ,
             when
             ever
             they
             mention
             it
             in
             that
             State
             ,
             no
             corruption
             ?
             And
             not
             onely
             so
             ,
             but
             your
             Oneness
             with
             the
             Times
             in
             many
             of
             their
             corrupt
             Customs
             of
             daily
             conversation
             ,
             as
             every
             Eye
             sees
             ,
             no
             corruptions
             ?
             But
             above
             all
             ,
             corruption
             is
             gone
             forth
             over
             all
             the
             Land
             ,
             even
             from
             the
             Teachers
             ,
             such
             as
             this
             Baxter
             is
             ,
             who
             in
             words
             can
             tell
             others
             of
             forsaking
             it
             ;
             For
             what
             greater
             corruption
             ,
             then
             for
             the
             Priests
             to
             love
             to
             be
             called
             of
             men
             
               Masters
               ,
               and
               to
               preach
               for
               Hire
               ,
               and
               divine
               for
               Money
               ,
               and
               to
               cry
               peace
               ,
               peace
               to
               the
               Wicked
               ;
               especially
               such
               as
               put
               into
               their
               Mouthes
               :
               but
               if
               any
               put
               not
               into
               their
               Mouthes
               ,
               then
               they
               prepare
               War
               against
               them
               ,
            
             as
             both
             in
             Oliver's
             time
             and
             since
             they
             have
             done
             all
             England
             over
             ,
             to
             the
             impoverishing
             and
             spoiling
             them
             that
             fear
             God
             of
             their
             Goods
             ,
             and
             imprisoning
             several
             to
             death
             upon
             the
             same
             account
             ,
             What
             would
             Christ
             (
             Mat.
             23.
             )
             and
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             Jeremiah
             ,
             and
             Isaiah
             ,
             and
             Micah
             ,
             and
             the
             rest
             ,
             have
             cryed
             so
             vehemently
             against
             such
             things
             ,
             if
             they
             had
             not
             been
             grievous
             corruptions
             of
             the
             Times
             ?
             see
             Jer.
             5.30
             ,
             31.
             
             Isa.
             56.
             
             Micah
             3.5
             .
             &c.
             And
             so
             when
             the
             Priests
             are
             proud
             ,
             and
             covetous
             ,
             and
             cruel
             ;
             What
             can
             their
             Followers
             be
             ,
             but
             like
             them
             ?
             It
             is
             not
             the
             Priests
             telling
             People
             ,
             they
             must
             desire
             after
             Holiness
             ,
             and
             forsake
             the
             corruptions
             of
             the
             Times
             ,
             that
             will
             do
             any
             good
             ,
             so
             long
             as
             the
             Teachers
             themselves
             live
             in
             Unholiness
             and
             Corruptions
             ,
             and
             smite
             with
             the
             Fist
             of
             wickedness
             ;
             for
             doth
             not
             that
             in
             the
             Conscience
             say
             to
             such
             ?
             Thou
             that
             teachest
             another
             ;
             why
             doest
             not
             thou
             teach
             thy self
             :
             
               But
               they
               have
               run
               ,
               and
               God
               hath
               not
               sent
               them
               ,
               therefore
            
             (
             they
             are
             such
             Bryars
             ,
             and
             Thistles
             ,
             and
             )
             
               cannot
               profit
               the
               People
               at
               all
               ,
               Jer.
            
             23.
             
             And
             they
             say
             to
             every
             one
             that
             walkes
             after
             the
             Imaginations
             of
             their
             evil
             Hearts
             ,
             ye
             shall
             have
             peace
             :
             But
             for
             these
             things
             ,
             the
             Lord
             hath
             ,
             and
             yet
             will
             severely
             judge
             them
             ,
             Head
             and
             Tail
             ,
             Root
             and
             Branch
             ,
             in
             his
             great
             Day
             .
          
           
             And
             now
             to
             that
             which
             he
             saith
             to
             his
             Disciples
             :
             
               Be
               not
               odd
               and
               singular
               from
               ordinary
               Christians
               in
               lawful
               things
               ;
               if
               it
               be
               to
               
               go
               in
               a
               meaner
               Garb
               then
               others
               ,
               or
               not
               to
               put
               off
               the
               Hat
               ,
               or
               to
               go
               bare
               Foot
               ,
               or
               in
               a
               distinguishing
               Habit
               ,
               or
               so
               ;
               this
               gratifieth
               Pride
               .
            
          
           
             Answ.
             To
             this
             I
             may
             say
             ;
             Wo
             be
             to
             them
             that
             call
             Evil
             Good
             ,
             and
             Good
             Evil
             ,
             that
             account
             keeping
             on
             the
             Hat
             in
             simplicity
             of
             Heart
             to
             God
             ,
             as
             we
             do
             our
             other
             Garments
             without
             contempt
             to
             any
             ,
             I
             say
             that
             account
             and
             call
             this
             Evil
             ,
             and
             yet
             account
             putting
             off
             the
             Hat
             ,
             in
             honour
             to
             proud
             Flesh
             ,
             Good
             ;
             the
             Apostle
             James
             saith
             ,
             
               He
               that
               hath
               respect
               to
               Persons
               commiteth
               sin
               ,
               and
               is
               convinced
               of
               the
               Law
               as
               a
               Transgressor
               .
               Jam.
            
             2.9
             .
             but
             Baxter
             in
             this
             his
             pleading
             for
             the
             Hat
             ,
             saith
             [
             it
             is
             lawful
             ]
             but
             to
             keep
             Christ's
             Commands
             ,
             in
             having
             respect
             to
             Christ
             ,
             and
             not
             to
             the
             Persons
             of
             Men
             [
             oddness
             and
             singularity
             ]
             and
             so
             ,
             though
             this
             Baxter
             ,
             and
             his
             Fellows
             ,
             condemn
             us
             for
             this
             ,
             yet
             Christ
             justifies
             us
             ,
             and
             so
             we
             have
             peace
             with
             God
             :
             And
             for
             going
             in
             a
             meaner
             Garb
             then
             others
             ;
             whosoever
             he
             intend
             by
             this
             ,
             we
             know
             that
             Baxter
             ,
             and
             all
             such
             proud
             masterly
             Teachers
             ,
             are
             far
             enough
             from
             this
             ,
             for
             they
             are
             quite
             out
             in
             the
             other
             extream
             ;
             for
             if
             you
             will
             find
             Pride
             and
             Prodigality
             ,
             who
             more
             notorious
             in
             the
             Land
             then
             the
             Priests
             and
             their
             Families
             ,
             who
             live
             in
             Pride
             ,
             Idleness
             ,
             fulness
             of
             Bread
             ,
             the
             sins
             of
             Sodom
             ?
             and
             the
             poor
             People
             see
             it
             ,
             though
             they
             are
             forced
             to
             labour
             and
             drudge
             for
             them
             ,
             as
             the
             Israelites
             in
             
               Egypt
               :
               And
               so
               they
               spend
               their
               Money
               ,
               for
               that
               which
               is
               not
               Bread
               ,
               and
               their
               labours
               ,
               for
               that
               which
               satisfies
               not
               their
               Souls
               ,
            
             as
             the
             Prophet
             of
             Old
             complain'd
             ,
             and
             that
             which
             is
             most
             sad
             ,
             they
             must
             do
             it
             by
             force
             ;
             for
             if
             the
             People
             do
             see
             them
             to
             be
             totally
             void
             of
             Grace
             in
             their
             lives
             ,
             yet
             according
             to
             
             Baxter's
             Doctrine
             ,
             they
             must
             not
             take
             them
             for
             no
             Ministers
             ,
             how
             ever
             they
             must
             be
             at
             cost
             with
             them
             ,
             to
             maintain
             them
             in
             their
             Pride
             and
             Idleness
             ,
             or
             else
             look
             for
             a
             Prison
             ,
             or
             spoiling
             of
             their
             Goods
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             but
             the
             Lord
             hath
             shaken
             his
             Hand
             at
             such
             dishonest
             Gain
             .
             But
             as
             for
             a
             distinguishing
             Habit
             ,
             which
             this
             Baxter
             charges
             upon
             the
             Friars
             ;
             How
             is
             it
             that
             he
             could
             not
             see
             himself
             ,
             and
             his
             Brethren
             ,
             in
             their
             distinguishing
             Habits
             of
             black
             Gowns
             ,
             black
             Cloathes
             ,
             Tippets
             ,
             Hoods
             ,
             Surplices
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ?
             Oh
             ,
             these
             unjust
             men
             ,
             who
             are
             all
             eye
             abroad
             ,
             and
             none
             at
             home
             ;
             but
             this
             was
             ever
             the
             nature
             of
             such
             as
             were
             out
             of
             Christ's
             Doctrine
             .
             Also
             whereas
             this
             
             Baxter
             by
             these
             words
             [
             That
             all
             may
             see
             ,
             and
             say
             ,
             this
             is
             a
             singular
             Person
             in
             Religion
             ]
             doth
             endeavour
             to
             make
             People
             believe
             ,
             that
             ,
             our
             not
             putting
             off
             our
             Hats
             (
             which
             we
             do
             meerly
             in
             obedience
             to
             God
             ,
             who
             commands
             us
             not
             to
             honour
             proud
             Flesh
             )
             is
             done
             for
             a
             selfish
             end
             ,
             and
             in
             our
             own
             wills
             ,
             or
             so
             ,
             to
             get
             a
             Name
             ,
             is
             such
             a
             piece
             of
             haughtiness
             and
             foolishness
             in
             him
             ,
             that
             nothing
             but
             meer
             Envy
             could
             have
             taught
             him
             such
             a
             piece
             of
             unreasonableness
             ;
             for
             who
             is
             there
             ,
             that
             sees
             not
             the
             contrary
             effect
             to
             come
             of
             our
             not
             putting
             of
             our
             Hat
             ,
             to
             what
             Baxter
             here
             sets
             down
             ?
             For
             it
             is
             so
             far
             from
             getting
             us
             a
             Name
             of
             being
             religious
             amongst
             men
             ,
             that
             they
             do
             as
             it
             were
             with
             one
             Mouth
             cry
             out
             against
             us
             ,
             unmannerly
             Fellows
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             for
             it
             :
             And
             truely
             ,
             but
             that
             the
             pure
             fear
             of
             God
             strengthens
             us
             ,
             it
             were
             impossible
             for
             us
             to
             bear
             the
             Reproaches
             ,
             Fineings
             ,
             and
             Beatings
             ,
             and
             daily
             cross
             that
             attends
             this
             very
             same
             thing
             ;
             so
             that
             to
             cross
             proud
             Flesh
             in
             this
             one
             thing
             ,
             exposes
             the
             poor
             Creature
             to
             great
             Tryals
             in
             these
             degenerate
             Dayes
             ,
             even
             amongst
             them
             that
             profess
             Christ
             (
             who
             made
             himself
             of
             no
             reputation
             in
             this
             World
             )
             from
             whom
             one
             might
             expect
             better
             usage
             ,
             for
             so
             harmless
             a
             thing
             :
             But
             as
             Christ
             and
             his
             Apostles
             ,
             and
             Disciples
             found
             ,
             no
             better
             usage
             amongst
             the
             professing
             Jews
             of
             those
             dayes
             ,
             for
             doing
             the
             Will
             of
             God
             :
             So
             we
             are
             even
             made
             content
             to
             undergo
             all
             things
             for
             the
             Truth
             's
             sake
             from
             our
             own
             Country
             Men
             and
             Professors
             in
             these
             dayes
             ,
             even
             from
             all
             who
             profess
             the
             Letter
             ,
             and
             want
             the
             Life
             and
             Vertue
             of
             what
             they
             do
             profess
             :
             And
             praised
             be
             God
             for
             ever
             ,
             who
             through
             his
             Grace
             gives
             our
             Souls
             the
             Victory
             ;
             but
             as
             for
             this
             Baxter
             and
             his
             Followers
             ,
             who
             are
             so
             full
             of
             that
             earthly
             faln
             wisdom
             ,
             which
             receives
             honour
             of
             men
             ,
             and
             judges
             of
             things
             according
             to
             the
             Flesh
             ;
             I
             say
             ,
             for
             them
             to
             seek
             God's
             Honour
             ,
             and
             glorifie
             him
             in
             such
             low
             contemptible
             things
             ,
             as
             this
             is
             ,
             is
             at
             present
             far
             from
             them
             ;
             but
             to
             put
             off
             the
             Hat
             in
             honour
             to
             proud
             Flesh
             ,
             
               And
               to
               love
               greetings
               in
               the
               Markets
               ,
               and
               to
               go
               in
               long
               Robes
               ,
               as
               the
               old
               Pharisees
               did
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               called
               of
               men
               Master
               ,
            
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             which
             gets
             praise
             and
             applause
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             though
             Christ
             forbid
             it
             never
             so
             much
             ,
             I
             say
             these
             things
             they
             like
             better
             ,
             the
             more
             is
             the
             pitty
             ;
             see
             Mat.
             23.
             and
             so
             it
             appears
             who
             are
             in
             the
             Selfishness
             ,
             Pride
             and
             Hypocrisie
             ,
             and
             who
             are
             not
             ,
             and
             so
             is
             the
             Scripture
             fulfilled
             which
             
             saith
             ,
             
               In
               that
               day
               it
               shall
               be
               seen
               ,
               who
               are
               they
               that
               fear
               God
               ,
               and
               who
               not
            
             ;
             Glory
             to
             God
             for
             his
             unspeakable
             Gift
             ,
             and
             not
             unto
             us
             ,
             but
             to
             thy
             Name
             be
             the
             Praise
             O
             Lord.
             
          
           
             What
             would
             this
             Baxter
             (
             if
             he
             had
             been
             in
             those
             dayes
             )
             have
             said
             of
             Christ
             ,
             of
             whom
             it
             was
             said
             ,
             
               That
               he
               taught
               the
               Way
               of
               God
               truely
               ,
               and
               regarded
               not
               the
               Persons
               of
               Men
               ,
            
             (
             then
             surely
             he
             put
             not
             off
             his
             Hat
             in
             honour
             to
             proud
             Flesh
             ,
             as
             ye
             do
             )
             I
             say
             ,
             would
             not
             this
             Baxter
             have
             called
             him
             some
             odd
             conceited
             singular
             proud
             Fellow
             ,
             as
             his
             Predecessors
             the
             Pharisees
             of
             those
             dayes
             (
             
               Who
               received
               Honour
               one
               of
               another
            
             )
             did
             ?
             no
             question
             but
             he
             would
             ;
             for
             if
             he
             do
             thus
             to
             us
             his
             Servants
             ,
             What
             would
             he
             have
             done
             to
             him
             our
             Lord
             and
             Master
             ?
             but
             happy
             are
             all
             they
             in
             this
             day
             ,
             who
             chuse
             rather
             to
             suffer
             the
             Affliction
             and
             Reproach
             with
             Christ
             and
             his
             People
             ,
             then
             to
             enjoy
             the
             Pleasures
             of
             sin
             ,
             which
             are
             but
             for
             a
             Season
             ;
             so
             be
             it
             .
          
           
             ALso
             because
             this
             
               R.
               Baxter
            
             in
             pag.
             27.
             of
             his
             Preface
             saith
             ,
             
               That
               People
               are
               far
               more
               averse
               (
               that
               is
               contrary
               or
               against
               )
               to
               Communion
               or
               Concord
               with
               the
               Parish
               Churches
               ,
               then
               the
               conforming
               Ministers
               are
               ;
            
             and
             yet
             he
             seems
             in
             his
             Epistle
             to
             Bryan's
             Book
             ,
             to
             be
             unwilling
             that
             People
             should
             think
             he
             hath
             conformed
             ,
             though
             he
             hath
             pleaded
             for
             it
             ,
             and
             against
             separaing
             from
             the
             Parish
             Assemblies
             and
             Worships
             ,
             as
             now
             manag'd
             ,
             and
             also
             seeing
             that
             Bryan
             ,
             as
             he
             saith
             ,
             is
             ,
             or
             was
             silenced
             for
             non-conformity
             himself
             :
             I
             desire
             all
             that
             reads
             these
             Lines
             ,
             to
             take
             notice
             of
             what
             a
             strange
             uneven
             and
             unrighteous
             Spirit
             these
             men
             are
             of
             in
             their
             creeping
             ,
             and
             twisting
             ,
             and
             twining
             to
             and
             fro
             ;
             yet
             the
             Eye
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             his
             Blessed
             Spirit
             in
             his
             Children
             this
             day
             doth
             easily
             spy
             them
             out
             :
             Sometimes
             they
             are
             all
             for
             Conformity
             ,
             and
             against
             Separation
             by
             any
             means
             ,
             and
             plead
             the
             
             Common-Prayer-Peoples
             Cause
             with
             all
             their
             might
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             ;
             and
             yet
             presently
             they
             are
             all
             on
             a
             fire
             against
             any
             that
             shall
             think
             they
             are
             Conformists
             :
             Nay
             ,
             says
             Baxter
             ,
             
               How
               can
               any
               judge
               him
               to
               be
               a
               Conformists
               ,
               who
               is
               silenced
               for
               Nonconformity
               ?
            
             But
             if
             this
             Baxter
             (
             sometime
             a
             Head
             to
             those
             called
             Presbyterians
             at
             and
             about
             Kidderminster
             )
             and
             Bryan
             of
             the
             same
             nature
             ,
             sometimes
             a
             Teacher
             at
             Coventry
             ,
             be
             not
             conformed
             ,
             or
             be
             not
             yet
             Conformists
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             others
             of
             their
             Brethren
             ,
             who
             have
             long
             
             since
             licked
             up
             their
             Vomit
             ,
             the
             old
             Common-Prayer
             Service
             ,
             which
             they
             vomited
             up
             in
             Oliver's
             time
             ,
             because
             it
             hindred
             them
             then
             from
             swallowing
             the
             Peoples
             Labours
             ;
             and
             seeing
             they
             plead
             so
             shamelesly
             for
             it
             ,
             and
             also
             seeing
             this
             Baxter
             ,
             in
             express
             words
             confesseth
             ,
             
               That
               they
               are
               not
               so
               much
               against
               Conformity
               with
               the
               Common-Prayer
               Service
               ,
               as
               the
               People
               are
               ;
            
             What
             may
             be
             the
             Reason
             of
             this
             strange
             thing
             ,
             to
             wit
             ;
             
               That
               they
               do
               not
               in
               all
               things
               conform
               ;
            
             to
             wit
             ,
             in
             Deed
             and
             Practice
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             in
             words
             ,
             save
             only
             ,
             as
             is
             plain
             to
             me
             ,
             this
             ;
             to
             wit
             ,
             because
             they
             judge
             that
             their
             Admirers
             are
             not
             yet
             sufficiently
             wearied
             out
             with
             keeping
             off
             ,
             nor
             sufficiently
             moulded
             and
             fitted
             in
             their
             Minds
             for
             coming
             in
             ;
             and
             therefore
             they
             have
             lingred
             ,
             and
             may
             do
             yet
             linger
             a
             while
             longer
             before
             they
             do
             openly
             ,
             and
             before
             all
             appear
             Conformists
             ,
             desiring
             if
             possible
             to
             see
             the
             People
             in
             before
             them
             ;
             for
             these
             two
             chief
             Presbyterian
             Priests
             ,
             so
             called
             ,
             are
             wholly
             already
             in
             the
             Parish
             Stuff
             ,
             in
             their
             Judgement
             ,
             and
             with
             their
             Minds
             and
             Hearts
             already
             ,
             or
             at
             lest
             would
             be
             thought
             so
             to
             be
             by
             the
             wicked
             World
             ,
             of
             whom
             they
             are
             Lovers
             :
             Yet
             they
             see
             not
             how
             to
             vend
             their
             flattering
             Doctrines
             ,
             if
             their
             Admirers
             conform
             not
             ,
             and
             come
             not
             in
             with
             them
             ,
             or
             rather
             be
             not
             in
             the
             Pit
             before
             them
             ;
             so
             weak
             and
             wretched
             a
             thing
             is
             man
             ,
             yea
             ,
             the
             best
             seeming
             of
             the
             Sons
             of
             Men
             ,
             out
             of
             the
             Truth
             ;
             oh
             ,
             how
             truely
             fulfilled
             by
             these
             men
             ,
             are
             those
             words
             of
             the
             Apostle
             ,
             where
             he
             speaking
             of
             the
             false
             hypocritical
             out-side-Teachers
             of
             that
             Time
             ,
             saith
             ,
             
               With
               good
               words
               ,
               and
               fair
               speeches
               ,
               they
               deceive
               the
               Hearts
               of
               the
               Simple
               ?
            
             Therefore
             ever
             praised
             be
             Christ
             ,
             who
             hath
             opened
             our
             Eyes
             to
             see
             ,
             and
             perswaded
             our
             Hearts
             ,
             to
             avoid
             such
             Wolves
             in
             Sheeps-clothing
             ,
             as
             this
             Baxter
             ,
             and
             Bryan
             are
             ;
             For
             ,
             what
             finer
             ,
             and
             higher
             Talk
             ,
             or
             Skin
             ,
             or
             Clothing
             can
             the
             Wolf
             get
             ,
             then
             to
             make
             Sermons
             of
             dwelling
             with
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             as
             this
             Bryan
             doth
             ?
             when
             it
             s
             manifest
             ,
             he
             neither
             knows
             God
             ,
             nor
             his
             Way
             ,
             nor
             his
             dwelling-Place
             ;
             but
             is
             inwardly
             ravened
             ,
             from
             that
             good
             and
             Blessed
             Spirit
             of
             Truth
             and
             Honesty
             which
             should
             commend
             him
             to
             God.
             The
             Wolves
             nature
             in
             
               R.
               Baxter
            
             is
             already
             in
             this
             Writing
             set
             down
             and
             manifest
             ;
             and
             now
             I
             come
             in
             the
             Light
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             to
             make
             manifest
             some
             of
             his
             Brother
             Bryan's
             .
             And
             first
             shall
             set
             down
             that
             blasphemous
             Passage
             of
             his
             ,
             in
             p.
             291.
             and
             292.
             of
             his
             sixth
             Sermon
             ,
             
             in
             that
             Book
             of
             his
             intituled
             dwelling
             with
             God
             ,
             &c.
             where
             he
             saith
             ,
             
               I
               am
               not
               ignorant
               ,
               that
               many
               of
               you
               ,
               whose
               Habitation
               ,
               I
               question
               not
               but
               the
               Lord
               is
               ;
               who
               have
               your
               Habitation
               in
               several
               Countries
               of
               this
               Kingdom
               ,
               have
               drunk
               a
               deep
               Prejudice
               ,
               against
               all
               the
               Parochial
               Congregations
               ;
               whereof
               you
               are
               legal
               Members
               ,
               and
               where
               all
               you
               were
               baptized
               ,
               and
               thereby
               were
               made
               the
               Members
               of
               Christ
               ,
               the
               Children
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               Heirs
               of
               his
               Kingdom
               :
               I
               fear
               some
               of
               you
               will
               startle
               at
               these
               expressions
               ,
               found
               in
               the
               Common-Prayer
               :
               But
               if
               you
               consult
               the
               Holy
               Scriptures
               ,
               you
               will
               find
               them
               warranted
               in
               a
               sacramental
               Sence
               ;
               and
               your
               prejudice
               hath
               so
               far
               wrought
               upon
               you
               ,
               that
               you
               have
               forsaken
               the
               assembling
               of
               your selves
               together
               with
               your
               Neigbours
               ,
               in
               the
               publick
               Meeting-places
               ;
            
             thus
             far
             this
             Bryan
             .
          
           
             Answer
             ,
             But
             ever
             praised
             be
             the
             Lord
             ,
             who
             hath
             delivered
             us
             from
             the
             mouthes
             of
             such
             manifest
             Wolves
             ,
             as
             these
             are
             ,
             who
             in
             times
             past
             were
             hidden
             ,
             but
             are
             now
             fully
             seen
             ,
             (
             who
             ,
             though
             his
             Brother
             Baxter
             sayes
             ,
             his
             Mouth
             was
             stopt
             ,
             or
             silenced
             for
             not
             conforming
             ,
             yet
             here
             it
             seems
             it
             is
             wide
             open
             still
             ,
             according
             to
             his
             and
             their
             custom
             ,
             to
             manifest
             his
             folly
             and
             wicked-inside
             against
             the
             Truth
             ;
             and
             for
             deceit
             )
             that
             the
             Simple-hearted
             might
             forever
             be
             warned
             ,
             from
             following
             such
             any
             more
             ;
             for
             who
             would
             have
             thought
             ,
             that
             ever
             (
             him
             called
             )
             Doctor
             Bryan
             of
             Coventry
             ,
             and
             Richard
             (
             called
             Mr.
             )
             Baxter
             of
             Kidderminster
             ,
             who
             were
             so
             promoted
             in
             Oliver's
             time
             ,
             for
             conformity
             to
             
               Oliver's
               Laws
            
             ,
             and
             Religion
             ,
             in
             opposition
             to
             the
             Prelates
             ,
             and
             their
             Common-Prayers
             ,
             should
             now
             with
             a
             little
             blast
             of
             mens
             Breath
             ,
             be
             silenced
             (
             as
             Baxter's
             Epistle
             to
             his
             Book
             saith
             )
             for
             a
             time
             ,
             and
             so
             shattered
             ,
             and
             confounded
             with
             the
             fall
             ;
             that
             when
             they
             awaked
             ,
             and
             got
             a
             litle
             Breath
             ,
             that
             they
             should
             for
             fear
             of
             men
             ,
             be
             so
             transformed
             into
             other
             shapes
             ,
             as
             not
             to
             be
             ashamed
             ,
             to
             get
             into
             their
             Mouthes
             blasphemous
             words
             [
             of
             making
             People
             Members
             of
             Christ
             ,
             Children
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             Heirs
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             ]
             by
             having
             a
             little
             Water
             sprinkled
             on
             their
             Faces
             by
             a
             manmade-Priest
             ;
             when
             they
             were
             Infants
             ,
             and
             understood
             nothing
             ;
             then
             which
             passage
             ,
             there
             is
             not
             any
             passage
             in
             the
             Liturgy
             ,
             or
             Common-Service-Book
             ,
             nay
             ,
             nor
             in
             any
             Book
             in
             the
             World
             whatsoever
             ,
             more
             contrary
             to
             the
             Scriptures
             of
             Truth
             ,
             as
             all
             
             sober
             Minded
             People
             well
             understand
             ;
             yea
             ,
             and
             this
             Bryan
             himself
             knows
             in
             his
             own
             Conscience
             ,
             that
             they
             are
             not
             sound
             words
             ,
             though
             he
             most
             notoriously
             ,
             and
             falsely
             say
             ,
             to
             please
             the
             present
             Evil
             World
             [
             with
             all
             that
             the
             holy
             Scriptures
             warrant
             them
             in
             a
             sacramental
             Sence
             ]
             But
             I
             desire
             that
             all
             People
             ,
             who
             fear
             the
             Lord
             ,
             would
             take
             heed
             of
             such
             dangerous
             Heresies
             ;
             for
             the
             Scriptures
             of
             Truth
             ,
             do
             not
             allow
             of
             Falshood
             ,
             in
             any
             Sence
             at
             all
             ,
             for
             its
             absolutely
             false
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             to
             all
             good
             Men
             ,
             that
             Infants
             by
             any
             such
             outward
             sprinkling
             ,
             or
             doing
             (
             as
             they
             call
             Baptism
             )
             are
             made
             the
             Children
             of
             God
             ,
             Members
             of
             Christ
             ,
             Heirs
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             :
             seeing
             the
             Scripture
             no
             where
             commands
             any
             such
             thing
             ;
             but
             saith
             ,
             
               That
               except
               People
               be
               born
               from
               above
               ,
               they
               cannot
               see
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               God
            
             :
             But
             the
             Day
             is
             dawned
             ,
             that
             makes
             all
             things
             manifest
             ,
             praises
             to
             God
             :
             And
             therefore
             People
             consider
             what
             a
             wretchedness
             those
             are
             under
             ,
             who
             follow
             such
             blind
             Guides
             ,
             as
             turn
             and
             change
             with
             every
             Time
             ;
             and
             can
             be
             any
             thing
             ,
             or
             nothing
             in
             appearance
             ,
             so
             that
             they
             can
             but
             keep
             up
             their
             Name
             amongst
             men
             ?
             What
             was
             the
             Common-Prayers
             ,
             and
             such
             things
             ,
             so
             odious
             and
             damnable
             a
             thing
             in
             the
             Eyes
             of
             these
             Priests
             in
             Oliver's
             Time
             ?
             And
             is
             it
             now
             ,
             yea
             the
             worst
             part
             of
             it
             ,
             became
             such
             an
             Idol
             in
             their
             Eyes
             ,
             as
             that
             those
             that
             dwell
             in
             God
             ,
             must
             be
             condemned
             of
             deep
             prejudice
             for
             not
             conformity
             to
             it
             ;
             What
             will
             not
             that
             spirit
             that
             climbs
             over
             the
             Door
             ,
             and
             never
             was
             sent
             of
             God
             to
             preach
             the
             Gospel
             say
             ,
             or
             unsay
             ,
             so
             as
             it
             can
             but
             please
             the
             present
             Times
             ?
             But
             Oh
             thou
             ,
             blasphemous
             Bryan
             ,
             the
             Accuser
             of
             the
             Brethren
             ;
             can
             those
             that
             dwell
             with
             God
             deny
             to
             conform
             to
             that
             Worship
             or
             Service
             which
             is
             of
             God
             :
             And
             therefore
             it
             is
             safely
             and
             truely
             concluded
             ,
             that
             the
             Parish-Service
             thou
             pleads
             for
             ,
             is
             not
             of
             God
             ,
             because
             for
             conscience
             to
             God
             ,
             with
             whom
             they
             dwell
             ,
             they
             cannot
             conform
             to
             it
             :
             but
             ,
             Oh
             how
             the
             Serpent
             creeps
             upon
             his
             Belly
             to
             do
             mischief
             ,
             by
             seeking
             to
             perswade
             the
             consciencious
             People
             ,
             
               That
               by
               their
               not
               joyning
               with
               the
               Parish
               Worships
               ,
               and
               Assemblies
               ,
               they
               open
               their
               Mouthes
               wide
               to
               cast
               a
               Scandal
               upon
               their
               Persons
               ,
               as
               prophane
               ,
               and
               upon
               the
               strict
               Profession
               of
               walking
               precisely
               according
               to
               the
               written
               Word
               ,
               which
               they
               think
               (
               sayes
               this
               Bryan
               ,
               in
               that
               pag.
               292.
               of
               his
               Book
               )
               gives
               you
               no
               warrant
               for
               your
               Separation
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             And
             then
             down
             
             upon
             his
             Belly
             he
             goes
             ,
             saying
             ,
             
               My
               humble
               and
               earnest
               request
               to
               you
               is
               ,
               to
               lay
               aside
               your
               prejudice
               ,
               and
               examine
               by
               the
               good
               Word
               ,
               whether
               your
               separation
               be
               not
               sinful
               ?
            
          
           
             Answ.
             To
             which
             I
             answer
             in
             the
             Word
             of
             the
             Lord
             ;
             Blessed
             for
             ever
             ,
             that
             we
             ,
             who
             for
             the
             Work
             and
             Word
             of
             the
             Lord
             in
             our
             Hearts
             and
             Mouthes
             ,
             are
             by
             the
             sinful
             Parishes
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             elsewhere
             ,
             disdained
             ,
             and
             scornfully
             called
             Quakers
             ,
             are
             not
             separated
             from
             them
             because
             of
             any
             prejudice
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             ,
             against
             them
             ;
             but
             God
             who
             by
             his
             Everlasting
             Light
             of
             Truth
             hath
             shewed
             us
             the
             Evil
             of
             their
             Doings
             ,
             and
             of
             our
             own
             ,
             when
             we
             worshipped
             we
             knew
             not
             what
             amongst
             them
             ;
             he
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             hath
             separated
             us
             from
             them
             ,
             and
             joyned
             us
             to
             himself
             in
             Christ
             Jesus
             ,
             where
             ,
             with
             him
             our
             Dwelling
             is
             indeed
             ,
             (
             though
             Bryan
             think
             not
             so
             )
             praised
             be
             the
             Name
             of
             our
             most
             holy
             Lord
             God
             for
             evermore
             :
             And
             so
             we
             are
             not
             yet
             to
             examine
             ,
             whether
             our
             separation
             be
             sinful
             ,
             or
             nay
             ;
             for
             that
             is
             done
             ,
             and
             we
             do
             know
             it
             to
             be
             good
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             good
             Word
             from
             the
             beginning
             ,
             most
             certainly
             :
             And
             so
             the
             offence
             which
             the
             Parish-worshippers
             take
             ,
             is
             offence
             without
             all
             cause
             on
             our
             parts
             given
             ;
             and
             so
             it
             is
             no
             other
             ,
             then
             the
             Unbelievers
             took
             in
             all
             Generations
             ,
             against
             them
             that
             feared
             God
             ;
             as
             the
             Jews
             were
             offended
             at
             Christ
             and
             his
             Apostles
             ,
             yea
             ,
             and
             all
             Christians
             in
             those
             dayes
             ,
             because
             they
             could
             not
             worship
             with
             their
             Neigbours
             in
             their
             Superstitions
             ,
             as
             this
             Bryan
             would
             have
             us
             ;
             and
             not
             onely
             so
             ,
             but
             they
             killed
             Christ
             ,
             and
             his
             Apostles
             ,
             and
             grievously
             persecuted
             the
             Christians
             for
             their
             separation
             then
             ,
             as
             they
             do
             us
             at
             this
             day
             ;
             and
             so
             the
             reproach
             of
             Christ
             ,
             is
             to
             us
             great
             Riches
             ,
             and
             the
             Persecutors
             God
             will
             examine
             ,
             and
             judge
             :
             And
             as
             Moses
             did
             chuse
             rather
             to
             suffer
             Affliction
             with
             the
             People
             of
             God
             ,
             then
             to
             enjoy
             Egypt's
             Glory
             for
             a
             Season
             ,
             so
             blessed
             are
             all
             ,
             that
             with
             us
             are
             perswaded
             in
             their
             Hearts
             ,
             to
             follow
             the
             Lamb
             wheresoever
             he
             goes
             ,
             not
             heeding
             what
             the
             Wicked
             say
             ,
             or
             judge
             of
             them
             ;
             but
             as
             the
             Apostle
             exhorts
             ,
             looking
             at
             Jesus
             the
             Author
             ,
             and
             Finisher
             of
             our
             Faith
             ,
             who
             for
             the
             Joy
             that
             was
             set
             before
             him
             ,
             endured
             the
             Cross
             ,
             and
             despised
             the
             Shame
             ;
             and
             so
             through
             all
             the
             Tryals
             and
             Persecutions
             of
             this
             World
             ,
             enter
             into
             God's
             Glory
             ,
             where
             none
             can
             come
             to
             make
             afraid
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             there
             be
             any
             ,
             who
             through
             prejudice
             (
             as
             this
             Bryan
             
             speaks
             )
             and
             not
             by
             the
             Spirit
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             are
             separated
             from
             the
             Parish-Worship
             ;
             it
             is
             necessary
             for
             such
             ,
             to
             see
             to
             themselves
             ,
             and
             consider
             ,
             lest
             their
             return
             be
             as
             shameful
             ,
             as
             their
             separation
             was
             sinful
             ,
             (
             like
             this
             Bryan
             and
             Baxter
             )
             who
             it
             seems
             all
             this
             while
             ,
             have
             been
             no
             real
             and
             true
             Separatists
             to
             God
             ;
             but
             have
             been
             onely
             in
             the
             self-separation
             according
             to
             the
             will
             and
             force
             of
             Times
             :
             For
             though
             the
             poor
             deceived
             Followers
             of
             such
             men
             be
             at
             present
             more
             averse
             from
             joyning
             with
             the
             Superstitions
             of
             the
             Times
             ,
             then
             your
             Hearers
             are
             (
             as
             Baxter
             sayes
             )
             yet
             if
             you
             grow
             not
             out
             of
             their
             rotten
             Root
             ,
             into
             the
             Root
             Christ
             Jesus
             ,
             you
             will
             be
             weary
             ,
             and
             faint
             in
             your
             Way
             ,
             before
             the
             end
             :
             but
             let
             all
             know
             ,
             that
             these
             self-separatists
             ,
             who
             have
             not
             their
             Birth
             of
             God
             ,
             are
             no
             real
             Dwellers
             with
             God
             ,
             though
             this
             Bryan
             its
             like
             had
             an
             Eye
             especially
             to
             such
             in
             his
             words
             ,
             and
             to
             whom
             its
             like
             in
             a
             special
             manner
             he
             applies
             his
             fawning
             flattering
             words
             and
             desires
             ;
             But
             what
             's
             the
             Reason
             ,
             may
             we
             say
             again
             ,
             that
             these
             non-conforming
             Ministers
             by
             Baxter's
             report
             ,
             are
             not
             so
             much
             against
             the
             Parish-Way
             of
             Worship
             ,
             as
             now
             managed
             ,
             as
             their
             Hearers
             are
             ,
             save
             onely
             their
             gross
             Hypocrisie
             ,
             and
             self-seeking
             nature
             ,
             and
             double
             mind
             ,
             as
             was
             hinted
             before
             ?
             for
             they
             have
             carried
             the
             People
             in
             hand
             ,
             that
             they
             would
             suffer
             ;
             yea
             ,
             what
             would
             they
             not
             suffer
             ,
             rather
             then
             conform
             ;
             and
             now
             behold
             how
             this
             Teacher
             of
             Teachers
             (
             Baxter
             )
             hath
             bewrayed
             their
             Nakedness
             :
             O
             People
             ,
             People
             ,
             who
             have
             been
             long
             deceived
             by
             such
             double-minded-ones
             (
             who
             are
             unstable
             in
             all
             their
             Wayes
             )
             that
             you
             would
             turn
             your
             Minds
             from
             them
             ,
             to
             the
             true
             Light
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             in
             your
             Conscience
             ,
             that
             with
             it
             you
             might
             first
             see
             your selves
             ,
             and
             so
             growing
             up
             in
             that
             true
             Light
             ,
             you
             might
             come
             to
             see
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             who
             never
             fell
             ,
             nor
             never
             changeth
             ,
             to
             be
             your
             Teacher
             and
             Minister
             ;
             and
             so
             come
             from
             off
             the
             Barren
             Mountains
             ,
             whether
             these
             ,
             &
             the
             like
             ,
             deceitful
             men
             (
             Baxter
             and
             Bryan
             )
             have
             led
             you
             ,
             and
             left
             you
             ;
             for
             now
             is
             the
             Lord
             making
             unto
             all
             People
             a
             Feast
             of
             fat
             Things
             ,
             of
             Wine
             on
             the
             Lees
             well
             refined
             ,
             ever
             praised
             be
             his
             Name
             for
             it
             .
             And
             now
             ,
             if
             after
             all
             the
             Light
             that
             the
             Lord
             hath
             set
             up
             in
             this
             day
             ,
             you
             will
             not
             be
             warned
             ,
             to
             come
             into
             the
             Liberty
             of
             the
             Sons
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             so
             accept
             of
             God's
             Freedom
             in
             his
             Son
             freely
             tendered
             you
             ;
             what
             remaines
             ?
             but
             if
             you
             be
             fastned
             
             more
             in
             the
             Pit
             of
             Darkness
             with
             all
             Unbelievers
             ,
             it
             is
             just
             .
          
           
             But
             whereas
             this
             Baxter
             tells
             of
             his
             Brother
             Bryan's
             silencing
             formerly
             for
             not
             conforming
             ,
             it
             had
             been
             well
             for
             him
             ,
             that
             he
             had
             been
             silent
             still
             ,
             rather
             then
             have
             opened
             his
             Mouth
             thus
             to
             the
             dishonour
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             strengthning
             Deceit
             in
             the
             Deceitful
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             the
             everlasting
             Shame
             and
             Confusion
             of
             his
             own
             Face
             ;
             and
             all
             his
             raking
             up
             something
             here
             and
             there
             ,
             as
             he
             could
             get
             hold
             of
             it
             in
             his
             dark
             Imaginations
             ,
             for
             Parish
             conformity
             ,
             it
             is
             so
             nothing
             to
             the
             purpose
             ,
             and
             so
             well
             seen
             to
             be
             so
             ,
             by
             all
             that
             are
             not
             wilfully
             blind
             ,
             that
             it
             serves
             onely
             to
             discover
             his
             own
             nakedness
             ,
             and
             rotten
             inside
             ,
             as
             not
             onely
             by
             what
             hath
             been
             already
             said
             ,
             but
             by
             what
             also
             now
             follows
             doth
             further
             appear
             ,
             as
             in
             page
             295.
             is
             set
             down
             ,
             where
             he
             saith
             :
          
           
             
               It
               is
               no
               sufficient
               warrant
               to
               separate
               from
               a
               Church
               ,
               because
               it
               is
               guilty
               of
               such
               Sins
               and
               Corruptions
               as
               deserves
               God
               should
               forsake
               ,
               &
               for
               which
               he
               hath
               threatned
               in
               his
               Word
               ,
               that
               he
               will
               forsake
               it
            
             (
             here
             by
             the
             way
             take
             notice
             ,
             that
             this
             Bryan
             here
             considered
             not
             ,
             that
             he
             fully
             makes
             manifest
             the
             Hypocrisie
             of
             his
             Brother
             Baxter
             ,
             who
             talks
             of
             his
             Hearers
             forsaking
             the
             Corruptions
             of
             the
             Times
             ,
             and
             yet
             is
             one
             with
             this
             Bryan
             in
             perswading
             them
             to
             joyn
             with
             such
             a
             Body
             ,
             as
             is
             so
             corrupt
             ,
             that
             deserves
             that
             God
             should
             ,
             yea
             ,
             and
             hath
             threatned
             that
             he
             will
             forsake
             them
             )
             but
             to
             go
             on
             ,
             Bryan
             saith
             ,
             
               Yet
               People
               should
               not
               forsake
               that
               bad
               Company
               ,
               till
               it
               appear
               that
               God
               hath
               put
               in
               execution
               ,
               that
               which
               he
               justly
               threatned
               ,
               we
               ought
               to
               acknowledge
               it
               ,
               and
               receive
               it
               as
               his
               House
               ,
               and
               not
               refuse
               to
               dwell
               with
               him
               in
               it
               ;
               for
               shall
               man
               be
               holier
               then
               God
               ?
               And
               hate
               corruption
               more
               then
               he
               ?
               And
               we
               may
               not
               communicate
               with
               it
               ,
               by
               consenting
               to
               any
               Corruptions
               that
               are
               or
               shall
               be
               detected
               ,
            
             or
             proved
             to
             be
             in
             it
             .
          
           
             Answ.
             To
             which
             strange
             Doctrine
             of
             this
             Bryan
             ,
             to
             which
             Baxter
             in
             his
             Epistle
             says
             ,
             Amen
             ;
             I
             say
             ,
             in
             the
             first
             place
             ,
             it
             is
             absolute
             Blasphemy
             against
             the
             Holy
             Name
             and
             Nature
             of
             God
             ,
             either
             to
             say
             ,
             or
             imagine
             ,
             that
             God
             dwells
             with
             such
             a
             People
             as
             are
             guilty
             of
             such
             Sins
             and
             Corruptions
             ,
             as
             this
             Bryan
             here
             speaks
             of
             ;
             and
             how
             far
             unlike
             this
             Bryan's
             spirit
             is
             to
             the
             spirit
             of
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             who
             said
             ,
             
               God
               is
               of
               purer
               Eyes
               ,
               
               then
               to
               behold
               Iniquity
               ;
               and
               your
               sins
               have
               separated
               betwixt
               you
               and
               your
               God
            
             :
             and
             the
             Apostle
             saith
             expresly
             ,
             
               That
               those
               that
               would
               have
               God
               to
               dwell
               in
               them
            
             (
             and
             it
             s
             certain
             God
             dwells
             with
             none
             ,
             but
             as
             he
             dwells
             in
             them
             )
             
               they
               must
               be
               separated
               ,
               and
               touch
               no
               unclean
            
             them
             2
             Cor.
             6.16
             ,
             17
             ,
             18.
             
             And
             doth
             the
             Lord
             command
             us
             ,
             to
             come
             out
             from
             amongst
             the
             Unclean
             ?
             And
             will
             he
             himself
             ,
             the
             holy
             One
             of
             Israel
             dwell
             with
             the
             Unclean
             ,
             yea
             with
             such
             as
             are
             guilty
             of
             such
             Sins
             and
             Corruptions
             as
             deserve
             ,
             that
             God
             should
             forsake
             them
             for
             them
             ;
             yea
             for
             which
             God
             hath
             threatned
             in
             his
             Word
             ,
             that
             he
             will
             forsake
             them
             ?
             And
             certainly
             there
             can
             be
             no
             Way
             ,
             nor
             Meanes
             to
             stay
             or
             hinder
             the
             Execution
             of
             God's
             Judgments
             threatned
             and
             deserved
             ,
             but
             by
             forsaking
             those
             Sins
             ,
             and
             Corruptions
             ,
             which
             such
             People
             are
             guilty
             of
             ,
             which
             the
             People
             of
             England
             (
             that
             this
             Bryan
             )
             would
             have
             us
             ,
             and
             others
             to
             joyn
             with
             ,
             are
             far
             from
             ;
             for
             ,
             
               O
               England
               ,
               England
            
             ,
             thou
             and
             thy
             Parishes
             are
             they
             that
             will
             not
             come
             to
             Christ
             ,
             that
             they
             might
             have
             Life
             ;
             but
             persecutes
             them
             (
             with
             all
             unreasonableness
             ,
             and
             cruel
             usages
             )
             that
             the
             Lord
             hath
             raised
             up
             ,
             to
             forewarn
             thee
             of
             his
             Judgments
             :
             and
             so
             thy
             House
             being
             left
             desolate
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             goodness
             ,
             we
             are
             not
             more
             holy
             then
             God
             ,
             nor
             hate
             Corruption
             more
             then
             he
             ,
             in
             our
             separating
             from
             thee
             ,
             as
             this
             wicked
             man
             Bryan
             would
             have
             thee
             falsly
             believe
             ;
             but
             in
             our
             separating
             from
             thee
             ,
             we
             do
             the
             Lord's
             Command
             ,
             and
             follow
             his
             blessed
             Example
             ;
             and
             so
             we
             cannot
             receive
             that
             for
             God's
             House
             ,
             which
             he
             dwells
             not
             in
             :
             And
             so
             thou
             art
             a
             false
             Witness
             ,
             
               O
               Bryan
            
             ,
             and
             a
             Blasphemer
             of
             God
             and
             his
             Tabernacle
             ,
             for
             the
             Temple
             and
             Tabernacle
             of
             God
             is
             holy
             ;
             which
             Temple
             are
             his
             holy
             Members
             and
             Body
             the
             True
             Church
             ;
             not
             Babylon
             ,
             the
             False
             ,
             Sinful
             and
             Corrupted
             Church
             ,
             which
             Baxter
             ,
             and
             Bryan
             pleads
             for
             :
             and
             if
             any
             defile
             the
             Temple
             of
             God
             ,
             saith
             the
             Apostle
             ,
             him
             will
             God
             (
             not
             call
             his
             House
             ,
             and
             dwelling
             place
             ,
             but
             )
             destroy
             ,
             1
             Cor.
             3.17
             .
          
           
             Again
             ,
             How
             shall
             this
             gross
             Contradiction
             ,
             which
             this
             twisting
             twinding
             Serpent
             makes
             ,
             be
             salved
             ?
             For
             this
             Bryan
             one
             while
             sayes
             ,
             It
             s
             to
             be
             holier
             then
             God
             ,
             to
             separate
             from
             such
             a
             sinful
             corrupt
             Sort
             ,
             as
             deserves
             God's
             Judgments
             :
             And
             yet
             with
             the
             same
             Mouth
             saith
             ,
             We
             may
             not
             communicate
             with
             
             them
             ,
             by
             consenting
             to
             any
             Corruptions
             that
             are
             ,
             or
             shall
             be
             detected
             ,
             or
             proved
             to
             be
             in
             such
             a
             People
             ;
             What
             joyn
             with
             a
             manifest
             Corrupted
             Body
             ,
             whose
             very
             Prayers
             (
             by
             their
             own
             confession
             )
             are
             not
             without
             sin
             ,
             and
             not
             so
             much
             as
             consent
             to
             any
             of
             their
             Corruptions
             ?
             What
             a
             joyning
             is
             this
             ,
             when
             it
             must
             not
             be
             a
             joyning
             ;
             no
             ,
             not
             so
             much
             as
             in
             the
             consent
             ;
             What
             gross
             dark
             Contradiction
             is
             here
             (
             and
             now
             to
             bring
             this
             a
             little
             home
             to
             the
             business
             of
             England
             )
             a
             Docter
             (
             so
             called
             )
             and
             Pleader
             for
             Conformity
             and
             Communion
             with
             the
             Parish-Worshippers
             of
             England
             ,
             which
             are
             detected
             ,
             and
             manifestly
             proved
             ;
             yea
             ,
             and
             not
             onely
             by
             their
             words
             ,
             but
             by
             their
             own
             Confession
             also
             ,
             to
             be
             miserable
             Offenders
             against
             God
             ;
             yea
             ,
             so
             guilty
             ,
             and
             full
             of
             sins
             and
             corruptions
             ,
             from
             the
             crown
             of
             the
             Head
             ,
             to
             the
             Soles
             of
             their
             Feet
             ,
             as
             that
             they
             have
             no
             Health
             ,
             nor
             Soundness
             at
             all
             in
             them
             ,
             would
             have
             us
             conform
             to
             them
             ;
             and
             yet
             he
             saith
             ,
             We
             may
             not
             communicate
             with
             them
             ,
             by
             consenting
             to
             any
             of
             their
             proved
             Corruptions
             :
             Then
             I
             say
             ,
             If
             we
             may
             not
             have
             Fellowship
             with
             them
             in
             their
             Corruptions
             ,
             no
             ,
             not
             so
             much
             as
             by
             consent
             ;
             then
             we
             must
             not
             have
             Fellowship
             with
             them
             at
             all
             ,
             for
             they
             and
             their
             Corruptions
             are
             one
             ;
             for
             saith
             Christ
             ,
             
               Ye
               are
               of
               your
               Father
               the
               Devil
               ,
               for
               his
               Works
               ye
               will
               do
               :
            
             But
             saith
             Bryan
             ,
             Christ
             was
             a
             Member
             of
             this
             Church
             (
             as
             he
             calls
             it
             )
             of
             those
             wicked
             Jews
             ;
             because
             he
             was
             circumcised
             ,
             and
             frequented
             the
             Temple
             ,
             and
             eat
             the
             Passover
             ,
             or
             so
             ;
             then
             which
             saying
             of
             this
             Bryan
             ,
             nothing
             can
             be
             more
             false
             and
             blasphemous
             ;
             for
             what
             ,
             though
             Christ
             was
             circumcised
             ,
             and
             went
             sometimes
             into
             the
             Temple
             ,
             and
             eat
             the
             Passover
             ,
             or
             so
             ,
             which
             had
             been
             Ordinances
             of
             God
             for
             their
             time
             ,
             and
             were
             Shaddows
             of
             good
             Things
             to
             come
             ;
             what
             is
             that
             to
             prove
             Christ
             a
             Member
             of
             that
             Body
             ,
             whose
             House
             was
             left
             unto
             them
             desolate
             ,
             and
             who
             were
             headed
             by
             the
             Devil
             ,
             which
             at
             length
             put
             them
             on
             to
             murder
             him
             ?
             O
             sad
             ,
             that
             ever
             People
             in
             their
             love
             of
             the
             World
             should
             be
             so
             blind
             !
             but
             what
             is
             Christ's
             conforming
             to
             the
             Shaddows
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             which
             God
             gave
             for
             that
             time
             ,
             and
             by
             him
             to
             be
             fulfilled
             ,
             and
             so
             ended
             ,
             to
             your
             requiring
             us
             to
             conform
             to
             you
             in
             that
             ,
             or
             those
             Things
             which
             God
             never
             ordained
             ?
             as
             sprinkling
             of
             Infants
             ;
             and
             not
             onely
             so
             ,
             but
             teaching
             for
             Doctrine
             ,
             that
             you
             make
             them
             thereby
             the
             
             Children
             of
             God
             ,
             Members
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             Heirs
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             ;
             and
             also
             your
             giving
             David's
             Psalms
             in
             Rhime
             and
             Meeter
             ,
             to
             the
             wicked
             World
             ,
             to
             sing
             to
             God's
             dishonour
             :
             And
             to
             hear
             a
             proud
             Man
             ,
             and
             covetous
             man
             (
             who
             is
             an
             Idolator
             )
             preach
             and
             pray
             ,
             whom
             God
             never
             sent
             ;
             yea
             ,
             and
             to
             maintain
             him
             in
             his
             sins
             ,
             contrary
             to
             all
             Reason
             and
             Religion
             ;
             also
             how
             can
             we
             conform
             to
             you
             in
             your
             corruptions
             of
             respecting
             Persons
             ,
             and
             of
             having
             mens
             Persons
             in
             admiration
             because
             of
             advantage
             ?
             contrary
             to
             the
             express
             Doctrine
             of
             the
             Apostle
             ,
             which
             saith
             ,
             Jam.
             2.1
             .
             
               &c.
               Have
               not
               the
               Faith
               of
               our
               Lord
               Jesus
               Christ
               the
               Lord
               of
               Glory
               ,
               with
               respect
               of
               Persons
            
             :
             yea
             ,
             and
             plead
             for
             their
             Transgressions
             ;
             yea
             ,
             how
             can
             we
             conform
             to
             such
             ,
             as
             under
             the
             Name
             of
             Christians
             ,
             do
             live
             manifestly
             in
             the
             sins
             of
             the
             Heathen
             ;
             as
             
               Fornication
               ,
               Covetousness
               ,
               Idolatry
               ,
               Drunkeness
               ,
               and
               are
               Railers
               ,
               and
               Extortioners
               ,
               and
               lovers
               of
               Pleasures
               more
               then
               lovers
               of
               God
            
             :
             from
             whom
             the
             Apostle
             bids
             us
             
               turn
               away
            
             ?
             2
             Tim.
             3.
             and
             1
             Cor.
             5.11
             .
             &c.
             with
             whom
             he
             forbids
             us
             to
             eat
             ;
             and
             yet
             with
             such
             ,
             both
             Baxter
             and
             Bryan
             ,
             for
             all
             their
             former
             seeming
             hypocritical
             zeal
             ,
             would
             now
             have
             us
             to
             communicate
             ,
             yet
             not
             so
             much
             as
             consent
             to
             their
             Corruptions
             ,
             neither
             as
             their
             daubing
             contradicting
             Doctrine
             seems
             willing
             to
             have
             :
             then
             I
             say
             ,
             we
             must
             neither
             have
             fellowship
             with
             them
             in
             their
             Worship-Actions
             ,
             (
             as
             Baxter
             calls
             them
             )
             nor
             in
             their
             ordinary
             Conversation
             ,
             for
             all
             is
             corrupt
             ;
             for
             what
             greater
             assent
             or
             consent
             can
             we
             give
             ,
             then
             by
             joyning
             with
             them
             ,
             or
             practising
             such
             things
             openly
             :
             but
             its
             better
             to
             obey
             God
             then
             Man
             ,
             both
             in
             this
             ,
             and
             all
             things
             ,
             and
             as
             the
             Lord
             said
             to
             Jeremiah
             ,
             so
             in
             this
             case
             hath
             he
             said
             to
             us
             :
             
               Let
               them
               return
               to
               thee
               ,
               but
               return
               not
               thou
               to
               them
            
             ;
             for
             what
             fellowship
             hath
             Light
             with
             Darkness
             ,
             or
             the
             Temple
             of
             God
             with
             Idols
             ?
          
           
             And
             now
             I
             come
             a
             little
             to
             set
             before
             you
             poor
             People
             ,
             who
             have
             been
             deceived
             by
             such
             men
             as
             this
             Baxter
             and
             Bryan
             are
             ,
             something
             of
             the
             answer
             they
             give
             to
             the
             Arguments
             of
             the
             zealous
             People
             of
             old
             (
             called
             Brownists
             ,
             or
             so
             )
             who
             could
             not
             for
             Conscience
             sake
             conform
             to
             their
             
               Common-Prayer
               ,
               &c.
            
             
             Their
             Objection
             saith
             Bryan
             ,
             in
             page
             297.
             of
             his
             Book
             was
             this
             ,
             to
             wit.
             
          
           
             
               That
               the
               People
               of
               England
               were
               never
               rightly
               called
               ;
               for
               
               in
               the
               beginning
               of
               the
               Queens
               (
               to
               wit
               ,
               Elizabeths
               )
               Reign
               ,
               they
               were
               by
               her
               Command
               and
               Proclamation
               compelled
               to
               embrace
               the
               
                 Protestant
                 Religion
              
               ,
               and
               to
               conform
               to
               God's
               Worship
               :
               whereas
               in
               the
               new
               Testament
               we
               have
               no
               Example
               of
               People
               compelled
               to
               the
               Service
               of
               God
               :
               Christ
               commanding
               Fisher-Men
               to
               convert
               Souls
               by
               preaching
               ,
               not
               Princes
               to
               make
               Disciples
               by
               compulsion
               ;
               therefore
               the
               Church
               of
               Christ
               (
               England
               he
               should
               have
               said
               ;
               for
               who
               ever
               denyed
               the
               Church
               of
               Christ
               )
               had
               no
               right
               constitution
               ?
            
          
           
             But
             now
             see
             the
             wretched
             Answer
             of
             this
             Bryan
             to
             the
             said
             Objection
             of
             the
             old
             Non-conformists
             .
          
           
             
               If
               we
               speak
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               of
               a
               Church
               first
               planted
               ;
               the
               People
               of
               such
               a
               Nation
               are
               first
               called
               by
               the
               Word
               ,
               before
               they
               come
               to
               be
               a
               Church
               :
               but
               it
               is
               not
               so
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               of
               a
               Country
               ,
               where
               for
               a
               long
               time
               true
               Religion
               hath
               been
               professed
               ,
               which
               is
               our
               case
               :
               and
               as
               to
               that
               part
               of
               the
               Objection
               ;
               that
               there
               is
               no
               such
               Example
               in
               the
               New-Testament
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               The
               Magistrates
               were
               then
               Enemies
               to
               the
               Christian
               Religion
               .
            
             
               Secondly
               ,
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               It
               sufficeth
               that
               we
               have
               Examples
               in
               the
               Old-Testament
               ,
               2
               Kings
               23.21.2
               Chron.
               15.13
               ,
               and
               33.16
               .
               and
               34.33
               .
               nor
               have
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               Christian
               Princes
               less
               Power
               in
               their
               Dominion
               to
               abolish
               Idolatry
               ,
               and
               by
               Laws
               and
               Penalties
               ,
               to
               compel
               their
               Subjects
               where
               there
               is
               a
               parity
               of
               Reason
               .
            
          
           
             And
             after
             this
             ,
             Bryan
             having
             wearied
             himself
             ,
             with
             setting
             down
             several
             words
             ,
             to
             and
             against
             ,
             both
             what
             the
             Conformists
             said
             for
             ,
             and
             the
             Non-conformists
             said
             against
             these
             Things
             :
             he
             takes
             breath
             ,
             and
             sayes
             ,
             he
             returns
             to
             satisfie
             the
             Objection
             ,
             to
             wit
             ,
             the
             Objection
             before
             mentioned
             about
             Separation
             ,
             with
             such
             words
             as
             these
             .
          
           
             
               It
               is
               not
               necessary
               and
               generally
               true
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               of
               all
               the
               Members
               of
               the
               Visible
               Church
               ,
               that
               they
               be
               called
               by
               the
               Word
               .
            
          
           
             Answ.
             To
             which
             I
             answer
             on
             behalf
             of
             Truth
             :
             That
             it
             is
             the
             great
             Love
             ,
             and
             tender
             Mercy
             of
             God
             to
             our
             Souls
             ,
             that
             he
             hath
             delivered
             us
             from
             under
             such
             men
             ,
             as
             this
             Bryan
             and
             Baxter
             are
             ,
             who
             know
             nothing
             as
             they
             ought
             to
             know
             ;
             but
             professing
             themselves
             to
             be
             wise
             ,
             are
             become
             most
             foolish
             and
             bruitish
             in
             their
             
             minds
             and
             words
             ,
             by
             such
             false
             ,
             and
             soul-destroying
             Doctrines
             as
             these
             ;
             affirming
             ,
             that
             People
             may
             be
             called
             into
             the
             visible
             Church
             without
             the
             Word
             ;
             and
             if
             one
             ask
             him
             ,
             if
             not
             by
             the
             Word
             ;
             by
             what
             then
             ?
             His
             answer
             is
             ,
             by
             sprinkling
             ,
             when
             Infants
             ,
             or
             for
             fear
             of
             Man
             :
             But
             what
             ,
             are
             these
             Calls
             into
             the
             visible
             Church
             ?
             A
             strange
             Church
             must
             that
             needs
             be
             for
             certain
             ,
             where
             People
             are
             called
             into
             it
             without
             God's
             Word
             ;
             for
             certain
             it
             s
             none
             of
             God's
             Church
             ,
             into
             which
             People
             are
             called
             ,
             without
             his
             Word
             :
             It
             s
             the
             visible
             Company
             of
             such
             as
             know
             not
             God
             ,
             thou
             shouldst
             have
             said
             :
             for
             God's
             Church
             are
             the
             Faithful
             ;
             and
             their
             Faith
             cometh
             by
             hearing
             ,
             and
             hearing
             by
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             not
             without
             it
             :
             But
             ,
             oh
             the
             Desolation
             that
             such
             Doctrine
             as
             this
             of
             Bryan
             and
             Baxter
             hath
             made
             amongst
             the
             poor
             People
             ,
             whose
             Eyes
             are
             not
             fully
             opened
             to
             see
             their
             deceits
             .
          
           
             Also
             this
             Antichristian
             Doctrine
             being
             laid
             as
             a
             Foundation
             in
             their
             House
             ,
             it
             is
             no
             wonder
             to
             hear
             this
             Bryan
             say
             ,
             pag.
             301.
             
             That
             Ignorant
             and
             Prophane
             Persons
             have
             alwayes
             been
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             ever
             will
             be
             ,
             at
             lest
             ,
             till
             Christ
             comes
             the
             second
             Time.
             
          
           
             But
             by
             all
             these
             unfound
             ,
             unchristian
             and
             ignorant
             sayings
             ,
             it
             fully
             appears
             ,
             that
             this
             Bryan
             is
             one
             of
             them
             ,
             who
             have
             neither
             seen
             nor
             known
             Christ
             ;
             seeing
             he
             would
             bring
             in
             the
             Heathen
             into
             the
             Temple
             without
             the
             Word
             :
             and
             so
             ,
             who
             is
             more
             ignorant
             and
             prophane
             ,
             then
             this
             Priest
             Bryan
             himself
             ,
             as
             also
             his
             Brother
             Baxter
             ,
             who
             is
             not
             ashamed
             to
             make
             such
             a
             one
             a
             Tutor
             ,
             or
             Father
             of
             Ministers
             ,
             who
             is
             ignorant
             of
             the
             very
             Door
             and
             entrance
             into
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             of
             Christ's
             second
             coming
             ?
             nay
             who
             is
             ignorant
             of
             his
             first
             appearance
             ,
             which
             was
             for
             Judgment
             ,
             even
             to
             whip
             the
             Buyers
             and
             Sellers
             ,
             and
             all
             prophane
             Ones
             out
             of
             his
             House
             ,
             as
             he
             said
             himself
             ,
             
               For
               Judgment
               come
               I
               into
               this
               World
            
             :
             And
             so
             ,
             What
             Pastors
             or
             Teachers
             can
             such
             Tutor
             ,
             as
             are
             so
             ignorant
             of
             Christ's
             Kingdom
             ;
             and
             so
             admit
             the
             Ignorant
             and
             Prophane
             into
             their
             Church
             ,
             (
             or
             Cage
             of
             unclean
             Birds
             )
             for
             the
             Church
             of
             Christ
             ,
             which
             is
             visibly
             seen
             ,
             and
             known
             by
             the
             Spiritual
             Eye
             to
             be
             his
             Body
             ,
             is
             holy
             ,
             and
             ●nto
             it
             can
             no
             unclean
             thing
             enter
             ,
             as
             saith
             Scripture
             ,
             Revel
             .
             ●1
             .
             27
             .
             but
             into
             the
             World●s-Church
             may
             ,
             both
             ignorant
             and
             
             prophane
             enter
             and
             dwell
             ;
             but
             at
             such
             dishonest
             Gain
             ,
             as
             is
             gotten
             by
             such
             Doctrines
             as
             this
             of
             Bryan
             and
             Baxter
             ,
             hath
             the
             Lord
             long
             shaken
             his
             Hand
             ;
             Is
             this
             your
             Ware
             that
             you
             sell
             to
             the
             People
             at
             so
             dear
             a
             rate
             ?
             Is
             this
             your
             Straw
             and
             Stubble
             ,
             that
             you
             feed
             them
             with
             ?
             But
             no
             man
             of
             any
             understanding
             in
             venly
             matters
             ,
             will
             buy
             any
             more
             of
             your
             Merchandize
             forever
             .
             For
             God
             is
             come
             to
             teach
             his
             People
             himself
             ,
             and
             the
             Spirit
             of
             God
             is
             felt
             and
             witnessed
             amongst
             us
             ,
             praised
             be
             God
             ;
             yea
             ,
             and
             in
             our
             very
             Hearts
             to
             teach
             us
             ,
             and
             by
             which
             we
             feel
             Christ
             come
             again
             the
             second
             Time
             without
             sin
             to
             Salvation
             ,
             according
             to
             his
             holy
             Promises
             ,
             and
             by
             whose
             all
             powerful
             Word
             of
             Faith
             and
             heavenly
             Presence
             in
             us
             ,
             are
             we
             joyned
             together
             unto
             him
             ,
             in
             one
             holy
             Body
             ;
             glory
             to
             his
             Name
             over
             all
             ,
             for
             he
             is
             worthy
             ,
             so
             be
             it
             .
          
           
             And
             for
             that
             saying
             ,
             
               That
               Christian
               Princes
               have
               not
               less
               Power
               to
               abolish
               Idolatry
               ,
               and
               by
               Law
               and
               Penalties
               ,
               to
               compel
               their
               Subjects
               in
               matters
               of
               Religion
               ,
               where
               there
               is
               a
               parity
               of
               reason
               ,
            
             then
             the
             Jewish
             Kings
             under
             that
             Law
             had
             .
          
           
             I
             Answer
             ,
             and
             say
             ,
             That
             all
             are
             not
             Christians
             ,
             who
             are
             so
             called
             ;
             and
             this
             crying
             up
             the
             Worldly
             Magistrates
             Power
             in
             matters
             Spiritual
             ,
             is
             the
             onely
             in
             let
             into
             Persecution
             of
             the
             tender
             Hearted
             People
             of
             God
             ,
             who
             cannot
             bow
             to
             every
             thing
             the
             World
             sets
             up
             ;
             yea
             ,
             though
             it
             come
             under
             the
             name
             or
             shew
             of
             Christian
             Religion
             ;
             and
             if
             the
             Image
             be
             of
             Gold
             never
             so
             goodly
             ,
             yet
             wanting
             Life
             and
             Power
             ,
             they
             cannot
             bow
             to
             it
             .
             I
             say
             ,
             they
             who
             preach
             up
             the
             wordly
             Princes
             under
             what
             Name
             soever
             ,
             to
             have
             power
             over
             the
             Consciences
             of
             People
             in
             matters
             purely
             Spiritual
             (
             as
             the
             whole
             Body
             of
             Christian
             Religion
             is
             )
             are
             Antichristian
             ,
             and
             the
             great
             Enemies
             of
             that
             Liberty
             which
             Christ
             hath
             purchased
             for
             his
             People
             ,
             and
             which
             the
             Apostles
             sealed
             unto
             with
             their
             Blood
             ,
             saying
             in
             such
             cases
             ,
             
               Let
               every
               man
               be
               fully
               perswaded
               in
               his
               own
               Heart
            
             :
             And
             who
             art
             thou
             that
             judges
             (
             much
             less
             force●
             and
             compellest
             as
             Bryan
             and
             Baxter's
             Doctrine
             would
             have
             it
             )
             another
             ?
             to
             his
             own
             Master
             (
             10
             wit
             ,
             God
             the
             Judge
             of
             all
             )
             he
             standeth
             or
             falleth
             ,
             see
             Rom.
             14th
             .
             at
             large
             ;
             but
             what
             account
             will
             these
             Daubers
             give
             to
             the
             Lord
             for
             all
             the
             Innocent
             Blood
             they
             have
             caused
             to
             be
             shed
             these
             many
             hundred
             Years
             ?
             is
             sad
             to
             consider
             :
             For
             though
             such
             Magistrates
             
             as
             are
             evil
             inclined
             ,
             are
             not
             free
             ,
             yet
             the
             false
             Teachers
             ,
             who
             by
             their
             Lyes
             stir
             up
             ,
             yea
             ,
             and
             bring
             forth
             that
             evil
             inclination
             into
             real
             actings
             against
             the
             good
             ,
             shall
             receive
             the
             greater
             Condemnation
             :
             and
             yet
             notwithstanding
             all
             the
             evil
             ,
             both
             in
             the
             one
             and
             in
             the
             other
             ,
             the
             Lord
             will
             certainly
             carry
             on
             his
             great
             Work
             to
             his
             own
             praise
             ,
             which
             he
             hath
             begun
             ,
             glory
             to
             his
             Name
             for
             ever
             :
             And
             the
             Beast
             ,
             Whore
             and
             false
             Prophet
             ,
             shall
             alive
             together
             be
             cast
             into
             the
             Lake
             prepared
             for
             them
             ,
             and
             into
             the
             Pit
             which
             they
             had
             digged
             for
             others
             ,
             so
             be
             it
             .
          
           
             Also
             whereas
             he
             saith
             ,
             
               That
               it
               sufficeth
               ,
               that
               we
               have
               examples
               in
               the
               old
               Testament
               for
               the
               Magistrates
               Power
               in
               Church
               matters
               ;
            
             though
             none
             in
             the
             new
             Testament
             ,
             or
             so
             .
             I
             say
             ,
             it
             is
             no
             more
             true
             ,
             then
             if
             we
             should
             reason
             for
             an
             outward
             worldly
             Temple
             ,
             and
             Sacrifices
             ,
             and
             Circumcision
             now
             ,
             because
             there
             is
             examples
             of
             these
             things
             in
             the
             old
             Testament
             ;
             and
             for
             revenge
             and
             retaliation
             now
             ,
             because
             it
             is
             mentioned
             in
             the
             old
             ,
             just
             contrary
             to
             Christ
             ;
             
               For
               though
               it
               hath
               been
               said
               of
               old
            
             (
             saith
             Christ
             )
             
               an
               Eye
               for
               an
               Eye
               ,
               and
               a
               Tooth
               for
               a
               Tooth
               ;
               yet
               I
               say
               to
               you
               ,
               my
               Disciples
               ,
               under
               the
               New
               Covenant
               :
               If
               any
               Man
               smite
               you
               on
               the
               one
               Cheek
               ,
               turn
               to
               him
               the
               other
            
             ;
             and
             the
             Apostle
             saith
             ,
             
               Dearly
               beloved
               ,
               avenge
               not
               your selves
               ;
               but
               if
               thy
               Enemy
               hunger
               ,
               feed
               him
               ,
               &c.
            
             and
             so
             Christ
             being
             come
             ,
             and
             all
             Power
             in
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             given
             him
             ;
             Is
             not
             he
             in
             these
             Spiritual
             matters
             relating
             to
             the
             very
             Soul
             and
             Conscience
             ,
             the
             onely
             Lord
             ,
             Law-giver
             and
             King
             ,
             and
             Supream
             ,
             and
             ought
             of
             right
             to
             rule
             in
             his
             own
             House
             and
             Temple
             ,
             which
             is
             in
             Man
             ,
             and
             those
             that
             will
             not
             that
             he
             should
             rule
             ,
             must
             bow
             before
             him
             ,
             and
             be
             ashamed
             before
             his
             Face
             ,
             as
             saith
             Scripture
             ,
             2
             Thes.
             2.
             
          
           
             So
             that
             now
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             being
             come
             ,
             and
             seated
             by
             right
             of
             Inheritance
             ,
             the
             true
             King
             and
             Heir
             upon
             David's
             Throne
             ,
             to
             rule
             in
             Righteousness
             forever
             in
             the
             Hearts
             of
             his
             Children
             ,
             he
             commands
             the
             true
             Seed
             of
             Israel
             ,
             to
             obey
             his
             heavenly
             Voice
             ,
             Law
             and
             Doctrine
             ,
             spoken
             and
             written
             within
             ,
             as
             those
             outward
             and
             typical
             Kings
             did
             ,
             command
             the
             fleshly
             Seed
             of
             Abraham
             to
             keep
             
             Moses's
             Law
             ,
             written
             without
             :
             and
             as
             those
             that
             obeyed
             not
             that
             outward
             Law
             of
             Moses
             ,
             were
             
             lyable
             to
             the
             punishment
             of
             that
             Law
             ;
             so
             they
             n●w
             that
             obey
             not
             Christ's
             Spiritual
             Law
             written
             in
             the
             Heart
             and
             Conscience
             by
             his
             holy
             Power
             ,
             are
             lyable
             to
             the
             Eternal
             Judgment
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             the
             Judge
             of
             Quick
             and
             Dead
             ,
             as
             he
             saith
             ,
             
               The
               Father
               judges
               no
               Man
               ,
               but
               hath
               committed
               all
               Judgment
               to
               the
               Son
            
             :
             and
             as
             for
             the
             worldly
             Magistrate
             ,
             he
             is
             to
             rule
             in
             outward
             things
             ,
             betwixt
             man
             and
             man
             ,
             to
             see
             that
             every
             one
             ,
             as
             to
             the
             Body
             and
             outward
             Estate
             ,
             be
             well
             beheaved
             one
             towards
             another
             ,
             and
             not
             to
             bear
             the
             Sword
             in
             vain
             ,
             as
             hath
             been
             too
             much
             in
             use
             ,
             even
             amongst
             them
             called
             
             Christian-Magistrates
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             others
             ;
             from
             whence
             it
             hath
             come
             to
             pass
             ,
             that
             for
             the
             sake
             of
             the
             Poor
             ,
             whom
             the
             worldly
             Powers
             have
             oppressed
             ,
             as
             well
             in
             Temporals
             as
             Spirituals
             ,
             the
             Lord
             hath
             overturned
             them
             ,
             one
             Sort
             after
             another
             ,
             as
             they
             were
             found
             in
             the
             abuse
             of
             that
             Power
             and
             Trust
             ,
             which
             was
             put
             into
             their
             Hands
             ,
             for
             the
             protection
             of
             ,
             and
             encouragement
             and
             praise
             of
             the
             Good
             ,
             and
             punishment
             of
             the
             Evil-Doers
             ;
             but
             not
             the
             contrary
             ;
             according
             to
             that
             of
             the
             Prophet
             .
          
           
             
               I
               will
               overturn
               ,
               overturn
               ,
               overturn
               ,
               till
               he
               come
               ,
               whose
               Right
               it
               is
            
             :
             And
             so
             until
             Truth
             ,
             Righteousness
             ,
             Goodness
             ,
             Equity
             and
             Justice
             rule
             ,
             both
             in
             the
             Hearts
             and
             Lives
             of
             the
             Children
             of
             Men
             ,
             there
             will
             neither
             be
             Peace
             ,
             nor
             Establishment
             of
             any
             thing
             ;
             but
             as
             a
             Wheel
             will
             the
             whole
             Earth
             be
             ,
             from
             Generation
             to
             Generation
             ,
             saith
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             who
             is
             the
             sweet
             Orderer
             in
             all
             things
             ,
             for
             the
             holy
             Seed's
             sake
             :
             glory
             to
             his
             Name
             forever
             .
          
           
             And
             so
             in
             the
             Love
             and
             Kindness
             of
             the
             Lord
             God
             ,
             have
             I
             been
             thus
             enabled
             for
             the
             Truth
             ,
             and
             the
             poor
             People's
             sake
             ,
             to
             lay
             open
             something
             of
             the
             Deceits
             ,
             and
             gross
             Hypocrisie
             of
             these
             two
             Men
             ,
             called
             Baxter
             and
             Bryan
             ,
             who
             have
             long
             under
             a
             Cover
             or
             Vizard
             of
             Holiness
             ,
             deceived
             the
             unstable
             Souls
             of
             many
             :
             but
             now
             the
             Covering
             being
             rent
             off
             ;
             their
             Wolfish
             nature
             is
             fully
             manifest
             ;
             glory
             to
             the
             Lord
             ,
             the
             good
             Work-man
             over
             all
             forever
             ,
             so
             be
             it
             .
          
           
             
               T.
               T.
               
            
          
           
             THE
             END
             .