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A86358	The right separation incouraged; in a sermon preached to the Right Honorable the House of Lords, in the Abbey-Church at Westminster, on Wednesday, Novem. 27. 1644. being the day of the monethly publick fast. By Thomas Hill, B.D. pastor of Tychmersh in Northamptonshire, and one of the members of the Assembly of Divines.	Hill, Thomas, d. 1653.	1645 (1645)	Wing H2026; Thomason E23_1; ESTC R369	31,606	44

rather then like a Timothy or a Titus who should learne in all things to show himselfe a pattern of good workes in Doctrine uncorruptnesse gravity sincerity If there bee nourished a set of vicious Servants who are slaves to the lusts of their Lords or Ladies besides the sad experience of the poysoning of many young Nobles by such Chaplaines and servants what a dangerous Influence will all this have upon the Tenants and Neighbours and so by this one muddy Spring many uncleane streames shall bee fed abroad in the Country Thirdly As you desire to perfect a pure Reformation extirpate all noysome weeds Pluck up every plant which is not of Gods planting whether persons or things whether Offices Ceremonies Innovations c. A few weeds when rooted and seeding will soon over-runne a great deale of ground To this purpose it is good to consider where our defilements chiefely began It was a notable hint that Cassander gave who by two severall Emperours Maximilian and Ferdinand was set on work as a Reconciler to compose the quarrels of the Church The Principall cause said hee of the calamity and distraction of the Church is to bee laid on those which being puffed up with a vaine insolent conceite of their Ecclesiasticall power proudly and scornfully contemned and rejected them which did rightly and modestly admonish their Reformation Wherefore my opinion is that the Church can never hope for any firme peace unlesse they make the beginning which have given the cause of the distraction There is the same reason for purity Wee cannot expect a good and sound peace in the Church of England without purity Our pollutions being many occasioned amongst us great separation in divers places tender consciences were necessitated at least in regard of some personall acts to suspend communion with their Congregations where they lived Beginne your cleansing work there Wee have great hope that such a pure Reformation as might satisfie godly spirits would produce an happy Reconciliation amongst sober mindes and possibly would recover many who have incogitantly runne into great extremities However doe your duty put forth your utmost indevours and humbly wait upon God till hee appeare in his glory for the compleat purging of this Sion Fourthly Imploy your power to advance the Ministery of the Gospel in the purity of it so will you much promote a pure Separation from all uncleannesse Joh. 15. 3. Through the word yee are clean Where are the filthy sinkes in this Kingdome but in such corners as have wanted a faithfull Minister This made Cathedrall aire for the most part so impure where they had so much empty externall pompe in stead of the purity and simplicity of Christ When a Minister preacheth in the evidence and demonstration of the Spirit of God which is a most pure Spirit there the Sunne of righteousnesse shines and such light will purifie There the Holy Ghost breathes and such Gospel aire is purgging it will not indure fogges of errors or mists of superstition where a man of God Preaches his Doctrine drops as the rain his speech distils as the dew as the small rain upon the tender herb and as the showers upon the grasse this will purify as well as sanctify Yea by the Ministery of the Gospel sinners are directed unto Jesus Christ in whom there is a full and overflowing fountaine for the washing away all their pollutions This was his Soule-cleansing method Ephes. 5. 25 26 27. Out of love to his Church Christ gave himselfe for it that hee might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word that hee might present it glorious without spot or wrinkle c. If you would indeed befriend the Church in England and make us an unspotted people concurre with your great Lord and Master in opening the passages for a cleansing Ministery of the Word all the Kingdome over The Lord Almighty act your Counsels and prosper your undertakings to make England so pure that it may bee glorious Amen FINIS Gratius est no men pietatis quam potestatis Let Purity and Liberty goe hand in hand James 3. 17. 1 Cor. 15. 58. Seven Orations in the commendation of Paul Chrysost. tom. 8 Two generall parts of the words Adhortation Incouragement First generall Part Adhortation Why many so much unsatisfied about some places quoted out of the Old in the New testament Non verbis inhaeret sed sensum proponit Musc. Three steps of renouncing communion with the wicked 1 Come out from amongst them R●v. 11. 8. Rev. 18. 2 3. 2 Bee ye separate 3 Touch not the uncleane thing {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Chryso Second generall part ●ncouragement Duo Deus pro●●●tet Receptionem Adoptionem Cajetan 1. Reception Volo vos vaga●●ri sed exeuntes at separatos ego suscipiam vo● in mea domo spirituali loco tandem aete na in caelis Cajetan 2. Adoption Officio paterno erga vos me●geram amando providendo curam habendo c. Cajetan 1 Observation See booke of Solm Proverbs Act. 11 26. The Devil hath made much use of bad names to oppose good both persons and things Vid. Catalog Testium veritatis l. 15. Petr de Buis Mat. 5 8. Many faithfull Servants of God in England cryed downe heretofore as Puritans and now as Separatists God expects from his Saints a fivefold Separation 1 From unclean courses 2 From unclean company Qui non dignoscitur exse dignoscitur exsocio 3. From the very appearance of uncleannesse There are re● malae malae pariter species Bern. V. Pembles Estius his Notes V. Calvin in locum Appearance of evill Reall Imaginary See Godwyns Iewish Antiq. p. 152. In dubiiis elige tutissimum Illa est pars tutior in qua non est periculum peccandi Ames Cas. Confc l. 3 c. 17. S. 26. 4 From communion with a false Church when unclean in the very substantialls See reverend Mr. Heldershant on John 4. p. 159 160 See 1 Cor. chapters 5 6 11 15. Non fugimus sect fugamur Vide Davenant ad pacem eccles. adhort Vide Camero de eccles. Tract de Schismat 5 From fellowship in any thing that is unclean even in the true Churches of Christ See Chilling worth in praef. Ans. to 2 Motive Schisma Negativum Positivū Fide Cameron de Eccles. Tract. de Schismat Reasons why the Saints should separate from uncleannesse 1 From the Saints priviledges 1 Pet. 2. 9. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} In Templo vis orare in te ora sed prius esto Templum Dei Ille enim in Templo suo audit orantem Aug. 2 From the filthinesse of sin and sinners Matth. 3. 7. Matth. 7. 6. Isa. 1. 6. Eze. 24. 11 12 Hebr 6. 8. 2 Tim. 2. 17 1 King 8. 38. 3 No reconciliation with Christ but by separation from sin {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 4 Inevitable danger of communicating with sin and sinners Revel. 18. 4.