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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72529	An advertisement to everie Godly reader of Mr. Thomas Brightman his book. namely [sic], A revelation of the apocalyps. In which advertisement is shewed how corruptly he teacheth, that notwithstanding all the sinns & abhominations that are in the Church of England, and by him shewed, yet that it is blasphemous to separate from it	L'Écluse, Jean de.	1612 (1612)	STC 15351.7; ESTC S124557	10,502	15

AN ADVERTISEMENT TO EVERIE GODLY READER OF Mr. Thomas Brightman his book namely A REVELATION OF THE APOCALYPS In which advertisement is shewed how corruptly he teacheth that notwithstanding all the sinns abhominations that are in the Church of England and by him shewed yet that it is blasphemous to separate from it 1 King 18.21 How long halt yee between two opinions If the Lord be God follow him but if Baal be he then go after him Imprinted in the yere 1612. AN EPISTLE To the Reader GEntle Reader the causes that have moved mee to put forth this short writing are cheifly three the first the glory of the Lord my God Lev. 19.2 1 Pet. 1.15.16 who as he is holy so dooth he require that all his people should be holy in all manner of conversation and that all those that call upon the name of Christ should depart from iniquity 2 Tim. 2.19 The second the fervent desire which I have of the salvation of mens soules gaynning of them unto God the means whereof being Iam. 5.19.20 in shewing unto them their erring from the truth and to convert them from going astray out of the way The third is in respect of my self for having had a hand both in the translating and printing of M. B. book and there being in it as I am fully perswaded as by the grace of God I shal shew out of the holy scriptures errors and abberations from the truth of the living God If I had held my peace and sayd nothing I could not have cleared my self from partaking with other mens synns and so should have done contrary unto that holy commandement of the Apostle to Timothy 1 Tim. 5.22 To the end therfore that the reader may the better perceive the thing intended in this writing namely how corruptly Mr. Brightman dooth teach not to separate frō the Church of Engl. notwithstanding all the corruptions which he shewes to be in her this is the order that I shall observe to wit that first I will set down some of the particulars wherby he blames that Church of England for partaking with the corruptions and manner of government of Antichrist Secondly I shall shew some of the praises which notwithstanding these corruptions he gives vnto the same And thirdly what is the collection or conclusion that he gathers therevpon which having done I shal also declare my mind concerning these things And thus Christian Reader I shall cōmit the approving or censuring of all to thy godly wisdom grounded upon the canon and holy writings of the holy Prophets and Apostles Fare well Thine as thou art the Lords Iean de Lescluse An Advertisement concerning M. Brightman upon the Apocalyps FOr to come therfore unto the matter I will begin with that which is written in the 103 page of his book translated into English where he shewed the most fearfull estate of the Church of England in these words I could not but mourn from the bottome of myne heart when I beheld in her Christ * fastidientem lothing us and very greatly provoked against us The second blame which he layeth vpon the back of the Church of England is that the most mighty King Henry had expelled the Pope but reteyned the popish superstition pag. 104 of the sayd book The third evil wherwith he chargeth that Church of England is that there is such a form of Church established as is neyther cold nor hot but set in the middes and made of both and againe in the same place about 2. or 3 lines after he hath these words Hot in deed she is not whose outward government for the most part is yet stil Romish In the degrees of their Clergie in Elections and ordinations and whole administration of the Censures which † temperatio purioris doctrinae mixing of the pure doctrine and Romish regiment togither maketh this lukewarmnes wherby wee stand in the middes between cold and hot between the Romish and the reformed Churches of both which wee are * conflamur composed and a few lines after he produceth the testimony of the learned and godly Martin Bucer in a letter of his written to a freind at Cambridge in the yeare 1550 where he complayneth of the corruption of the Church of England in these words There be some who by most humane wisdome and vanishing cogitations would joyn togither God and Belial by the leaven of Antichrist Such are the words of Martin Bucer which are thus confirmed by Mr Brightmans These things he did write which wee at this day find by experience too true pa. 108. of his book 4. He maketh the condition of the poor blinde Papists to be farr better then the condition of the Angels of the Church of England in these words for in this place Christ preferreth the blinde Papists before those Angels who bewitched with ambition and covetousnes doe refuse holy reformation pag. 109. And in the 111 pag speaking of the punishment to be inflicted upon this English Angel for his sinnes he speaketh also thus of the whole Church It is also to be feared that the Church may feele some adversitie through contagion and consenting to Such as are the Angels such becometh shee for the most part and none is so ignorant of the matters that seeth not playnly that the whole body is sick of the same disease And so by his own grant the whole state of that Church to be worse then that of the Church of Rome 5. In the 112 page be sheweth what is the cause of the lukewarmnes of the Church of England in these words Jn our England the congruency is so manifest that nothing could have been expressed more lively for what other cause can wee bring of our lukewarmnes the Popish government mingled with the pure doctrine then the love of riches and honours c. 6. Observe also in the same page a short description of the Angel of the Church of Engl. in these words But our Bishops are Peeres of the Realme superiour in honour to many great states also in riches company of men and mayd servants in magnificence of howses and all the other pomp of the world equal to any even the greatest Earles How rich is the rest of the Clergie The Deanes Arch-deacons Prebendaries Chaplains c. And that these and the like are the Angel of the Church of England wherof he speaketh so often in this book it appeareth by that wich foloweth in the beginning of the page 113 in these words Doe not this amplify and increase very greatly the glory of the Church that her Ministers do shine in garments of silk and velvet c. and also by that which is in pag. 117. thus Thou art therfore a begger ô thou English Angel comprehending under the name of this English Angel which he calls a begger Curates Prebendaries Archdeacons Deacons the Bishops themselves as it may be plainly seen in the 116 and 117 pages of his book in