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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26160	An Attestation to the testimony of our reverend brethren of the province of London to the truth of Jesus Christ, and to our Solemn League and Covenant as also against the errours, heresies, and blasphemies of these times, and the toleration of them, resolved on by the ministers of Cheshire, at their meeting May 2, and subscribed at their next meeting, June 6, 1648.		1648 (1648)	Wing A4161; ESTC R17649	58,802	68

And for Aerius himselfe though hee denied not only the Divine right of Episcopall prelation which Hierom did but all right of preeminence of Bishops over Presbyters in the Church which Hierom did not he is cleared also from that contumelious title by the learned author of the book called (o) Altar Damasc p. 276. 277 279 Altare Damascenum Thirdly Our judgements and desires concur with yours concerning the humble advice of the Assembly of Divines now by authority of Parliament sitting at Westminster concerning a confession of faith whereof we conceive it needlesse to say any more or otherwise then you have done Fourthly We professe we are filled with griefe for the present evills upon us and with fear of worse which seem eminent over us for want of that Church Government which is most agreeable to the word of God and to the example of the best reformed Churches and we are so much the more afflicted with the apprehension of both because the Ordinance of Parliament for the establishment of it in a regular subordination of Congregationall Classicall and Provinciall Presbyterie's prevaileth so little in most places which we must impute partly to the misrepresentations of it to those that should submit unto it for to some it is rendred formidable as if it were more oppressive then ever the Prelacie was to others despicable for want of a competent power to proceed to effectuall reformation of offenders and to most whatsoever it be in it self it is the more unwelcome because they have bin so long wonted to live without rule that now as sons of (p) Belial a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Beli id est non nomine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●●ol id est jugum ut significetur impatien tia jugi id est disciplinae Mr. Leigh crit Sacr. in N. T. p. 43. Margin Belial having shaken off the yoak of subjection they take it for an injury if any restraint be offered to their licentious humors Which some by a partiall Charientismus mis-call by the name of Liberty of Conscience whither as Mr. Burroughs well observeth the Devill sometimes flyes as Joab did to the hornes of the Altar or seems to doe so when if he be well sought for you shall find him in some other roome of the soule as in the will but he pretends to conscience hoping to escape there better then any where else And as the Civill and Ecclesiasticall Government when they are reciprocally authorized are both a support and reputation to each other q Mr. Burroughs his Iren. p. 29 30. so we cannot but sadly forecast how much the Civil power will bee cast downe at least enfeebled and contemned if some Ecclesiasticall awe bee not put upon the Spirits of the people as well by order of Discipline as rule of Doctrine Fifthly For the Solemn League and Covenant as it is called in the Title of it so gravely and piously penned so dreadfully obliging the conscience in all sincerity and fidelity to take and keepe it so ratified by Authority of Parliament ordering the taking of it with instructions exhortations and satisfactions of such scruples as might arise about it and that it should thus bee published in all the Churches of England and Dominion of Wales with the most solemne subscribing of it by the Members of the Honourable House of Commons and the Assembly of Divines after a divine Declaration of it and preparation for it in the Pulpit That this so Solemne League and Covenant should bee by so many without any sense of Religion both taken and broken as if it were but as a King at Chesse set upon the board for a game and to be shut up in the bagge when the game is done this is that which may make us to hang down our heads with heavy hearts and with Ezra each of us to say O my God I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee my God for our sinnes are increased over our heads and our trespasse is growne up unto heaven Ezra 9.6 Sixthly From our Religious consent with you in these three the Confession of Faith Government of the Church and Solemn League and Covenant wil necessarily follow our hearty and serious detestation of Errours Heresies and Blasphemies and the Toleration of them which are destructive to all three and though as Errors c. they bee all one in the malignant and mischievous end they ayme yet in their way to that end they are capable of distinct and different consideration both for the Errours Heresies and Blasphemies themselves and for the toleration of them First then for the Errours c. as you have sorted them under severall Titles so have you fitted your titles with answerable instances and pregnant proofes besides and without such particulars as are capable of some problematicall debate and by their conformity to some obscure Scripture phrase may at last by distinction and limitation bee like to take sanctuary in a Scripture sense though there bee no reason why men who are subject unto errour and many times doe erre should have their ambiguous expressions entertained with so faire and favourable a construction as the Word of God which cannot erre and which if it be obscure in one place gives light for its own clearing and interpretation in another Besides of this wee are bound to take notice because wee are bidden to search the Scriptures Ioh. 5.39 all the Scriptures for all Scripture is of Divine inspiration and profitable c. 2 Tim. 3.16 But for humane writings we are not obliged to be so well acquainted with them nor to have so much respect unto them r Luther Tom. 2. in Gen. p. 144. operùm lenae excus Luther was once so far carryed with a pleonasm of zealous emulation of the honor utility of the Word of God above the writings of men that he wish't his own Books were burn't for fear they should be an hinderance to men's more profitable employment in reading the holy Scriptures though otherwise hee was wise enough to know how serviceable handmaids to Divinity they may bee if descreetly used and for his own workes (ſ) Ad eruditionem spiritualem sapientiam illam Ecclesiae peculiarem mundo ignotam de gratia Dei justitia fidei intelligend plus conducit unicus Lutherus in Ep. ad Galat. quam omnia Hieronymi Basi lii Cyrilli Origenis Naz Epiph. Hilarii pleraque patrum opera in unum collecta David Chytraeus de stud Theol. fol. 12. whereof some for spirituall proficiency are preferred before many Volumes of the Fathers hee shewed himselfe so addicted to them that when by the Popes decree his bookes were burnt (t) Sleid. Com. l. 2. pag. 39. V. Nihilo plus sanctitatis inesse Scripturis quam caudae caninae aut felinae See Mr. Vicars his Book called Coleman-street conclave visited the report and proof of it pag. 33. hee in revenge thereof solemnly burnt the Popes Lawes and that papall decree