Christ not onely to beleeve on him but also to suffer for his sake And James 4.4 The friendship of the World is enmity with God whosoever therefore will be a friend of the World is the Enemie of God and John 14.19 If ye were of the World the would world love his owne but because ye are not of the world I have chosen you out of the World therefore the World hateh you Quere 40. Whether it be not a sure marke to know the Ministers of Antichrist by their Pride Idlenesse contempt of the poore Brethren persecution and covetousnesse contracting for hire changing of places for greater wages As what will you give me and I le be your Minister Iudas like Matthew 26. What will you give me and I le be your Minister to deliver CHRIST into their hands And they covenanted for thirty peeces of silver whereas the servants of CHRIST is to strive to make the Gospel free Matthew 10.8 Freely ye have received freely give and 1 Cor. 4 12. 9.18 2.12 14 15. Where the Apostle saith He will not be burthensome unto them For saith he I seek not yours but you for the children ought not to lay up for the parents but the parents for the Children And it is to be noted that he which came to CHRIST telling him that he would follow whithersoever he went was a Scribe but he telles him The Foxes have holes and the birds of the ayre have nests but the Sonne of man hath not whereon to rest his head Mat. 8.19 20. Luke 9 57,58 Quere 41. Whether the Ministers or rather the Servants as 2 Cor 4.5 of the churches of CHRIST under the Gospel be not to be at the disposing of the church whose servants they are as is cleere Acts 6.3 and 13.2 and 14.27 Colo. 4.17 And therefore not to be changing at their owne pleasure for a better Benefice richer flocke or greater hire As too many doe they disposing of the church not the church of them who therein as Paul did serve not the Lord CHRIST but their own belly And by faire words seeke to deceive the hearts of the simple Rom 16.18 professing they know God but in workes they denie him being abominable and disobedient and to every good worke reprobate or voide of judgement but as Paul saith 1 Tim. 6.9.10 They that will be rich fall into Temptation and snare and into many foolish and hurtfull lusts which drowne them in destruction and perdition for the loue of money is the roote of all Eyill which while some coveted after they have erred from the faith And pierced themselves thorow with many sorrewes this was Iudas his condition Mark chapter 14. verse 10.11 Also Demas 2 Tim. chap. 4. verse 10. Like them that received the seed among thornes Mat. 13.22 VVho hearing the word the care of this world and the deceitfulnesse of riches choak the Word and he becommeth unfruitfull Q. 42. Whether one of the chiefest duties the Lord requires of that honorable high court of parliament be not or had not been to relieve those that have been oppressed by the unjust courts and Judges And whereas their Honours may be imploied in greater affaires there might not be some godly men appointed for that businesse to relieve those plundered Subjects as well as a Committee for plundered Ministers whilst there is releif to be had from their oppressors And that because the Lord commands that as Justice is to be Executed impartially Leviticus chapter 10. verse 15. Deuteronomie chap. 1. vers 17. and chapter 16. verse 19.2 Chronicles chapter 19. verse 7. Upon which doing they might expect Gods speciall presence as Isaiah chap. 58. verse 4. to the 9th So also it is to bee done speedily as 1 Kings chapter 20. verse 42. and chapter 22. verse 28. Where the Prophet said to Ahab Thus saith the Lord because thou hast let goe out of thy hands A man which I had appointed to utter destruction therefore thy life shall go for his life and thy people for his people and Ecclesiastes chapter 8. verse 11 Because sentence against an Evill worke is not executed Speedily therefore the hearts of the sonnes of men is fully set in them to do evill And Jeremiah chapter 48. verse 10. Cursed bee hee that doth the worke of the Lord negligently And cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood therfore Iethroes advice to Moses was Ex. 18.21 to provide out of all the people Able men such as feare God men of truth hating covetonsnesse And place them to be Rulers over the people and whether the greatest offences are not to be punished onely by death So far as concernes the Civill Majestrate Q. 43. Whether the best Imployment for the Sinod to have bin imployed in were not truely to translate the Bible into English by reason that some of it as it is Translated into English is quite put out as Acts chapter 1. verse 26. And they gave forth their lots and the lot fell upon Matthias and hee was numbred by a common consent with the Eleven Apostles where common consent is left out and Acts. 14.23 Where the word Election is quite left out untranslated Mat 28.19 where if with Paul wee desired to speake in a knowne tongue we might have Baptizing Dipping Quere 44. Whether notwithstanding the prohibition which men through Ignorance or malice obtaine as hath ever been the practice of fale prophets and Ministrie of Antichrist to shelter themselves And their practises under the Civill Magistrate the people of God are not to witnesse to whatever truth the Lord betrusts them withall as Amos chapter 7. verse 10. to the 17. Daniel chapter 6. verses 10.11 Acts chapter 4. verses 18.19.20 So CHRIST himselfe saith John 18.37 To this end was I borne and for this cause came I into the world that I should beare witnesse unto the truth every one that is of the truth heareth my voyce and 1 Corinthinthians chapter 9. verses 16. and 17. Where necessity was laid upon Paul saying Woe unto me If I preach not the Gospel else hee might have been reproved as the evill Stewart Matthew chapter 25. verse 24. to the 30. verse So likewise shall every one that improves not the Talent which God betrusts them withall especially at this time we having taken a Protestation against Poperie and Popish innovasion to the extent of our Estates Libertie and Lives and to stand for a Reformation accordng to the Word of God rooting up Episcopacie Root and branch and therefore we must performe our vowes made to God that the Land mourne not because of oathes nor commit that sin of devouring holy things and after vowes to make Inquiry Pro. 20.25 Q. 45. Whether persecution by Imprisoning Silencing Fining Banishing or taking away by death for conscience cause were not first invented by the heathen or the Man of Sin as to set up so to uphold his bloody Kingdome Frst condemning the servants of CHRIST for heretickes And then leaving them