man and with a furious man thou shalt not go lest thou learn his wayes and get a snare to thy Soule Angry men though they are very dangerous yet not the onely dangerous companionâ— All sinfull and unclean societies are infectious You should alwayes goe into bad company as a Physitian goes into Plague-houses Hee carries his Antidote with him to preserve himselfe and his prescripts for the health of others So should Saints fortifie their own Spirits against danger by praying and watching and by speaking healing speeches and expresse such exemplary actions as may helpe to cure the Soules of others When the Sower went forth to sow some seeds fell by the wayes side and the fowles came and devoured them up Mat. 13. 3 4. who are these fowles but the devill and his factors birds of this feather do build very often in Tavernes and Ale-houses the cages of unclean company they are the bushes which harbour them ordinarily you had need beware of such places The more Saints meet in any company the more of the Holy Ghost is there the more of Christ it is a little corner of Heaven The more unclean and wicked persons there are in any company the more of the devill is there who rules in the children of disobedience Ephes. 2. 2. Saints must turn away from such Thirdly Saints must separate even from the very appearance of uncleannesse 1 Thess. 5. 21. Abstain from the appearance of evill not onely from all kinde of sin as some render the Greek but from all appearance of sin they should avoyd the shews as well as realities and that both appearances of errours in Doctrine and appearances of exorbitancy in conversation This was Daniels care who was an Oracle for wisedome Ezek. 28. 3. In Chap. 1. 8. Hee purposed in his heart that bee would not defile himselfe with the portion of the Kings meate Some Expositors say some of the meates might bee prohibited to the Jewes others for feare of superstition the Babylonians meat being blessed by invocating their Idols another conceives hee did decline it to avoyd scandall hee would not fare so pompously whilest his Brethren suffered such hard things Learned Calvin apprehends Daniel might at best see an appearance of uncleannesse in it therefore useth twice that expression that hee might not defile himselfe This holy man suspected the Court delights might prove a snare to him hee might learn intemperance and so lose himselfe and forget his God There was to him such a shew and danger of uncleannesse in it hee would rather live with pulse then venture upon the Kings meat Hee well knew that any one may soone bee plunged into great sinnes who doth not shunne the very beginnings and appearances of the least and that hee scarce makes conscience of any evill who doth not make conscience of all It is true in separating from the appearance of uncleannesse the Saints should wisely consider whether the appearance of it bee Reall when there is an outward resultance of some inward pravity or whether it bee onely imaginary when for want of knowledge or of love or of both standers by conceive it hath a shew of evill in it To a mind not rightly informed to an heart not charitably affected good actions may sometimes bee mis-interpreted as if they had an appearance of uncleannesse in them In this case Christ himselfe did not forbeare to converse with sinners though some through ignorance or malice did reproach him as a friend to Publicans and sinners Luke 7. 34. For want of a wise consideration what is indeed an appearance of evill to bee avoyded many may bee as easily and as farre transported as the Jews who did ignorantly task themselves with needlesse observances and impose uncomfortable burdens upon others Where the Lord forbad them to eate or drinke things sacrificed to Idols they prohibited all drinking with Heathens because it is doubtfull whether it were offered to Idols or no The Lord commanding them in the time of the Passeover to put away leaven out of their houses they would not take the name into their mouthes all the time of the Feast But if there bee reall grounds to call any thing an appearance of evill this golden Rule of the Apostle Abstaine from the appearance of evill will extricate you in many puzzling cases of Conscience If one bee inquisitive about the lawfulnesse of Painting the face patching spotting carding dicing about many of your habits customes recreations you may resolve diverse such queries with this Aphorisme In all doubtfull cases take the safest way That is certainly the safest where there is no danger of sinne not so much as an appearance of evill If you doe such things it may prove a sin it may bee an appearance of uncleannesse there is not the least shew or shadow of uncleannesse in forbearing such habits such customes such sports as becommeth Saints Therefore resolve to separate not onely from unclean practises and unclean societie but also from whatsoever doth indeed appeare to bee unclean Fourthly Saints must separate from communion with a false Church being grown unclean and corrupt in the very substantials of Doctrine Worship and Government Learned and Godly Divines grant that the Saints may hold some fellowship with a Church which is much corrupted 1. Though it bee tainted with diverse grosse errors in opinion as Matth. 5. 20. to 43. 2. Though the publick worship bee stained with vile hypocrisie as Mark 7. 6. to 13. 3. Though the publick government become oppressive with tyranny and disorder as Joh. 9. 22. 4. Though Church members bee blinded with ignorance and carryed away with superstition as Matth. 15. 9. 14. Who knowes not that such distempers were found in the Church of Hierusalem yet the Apostles and primitive Christians as Christ himselfe had formerly done did joyn with them in the Ordinances of God Act. 3. 1. c. And when many weeds had over-grown the Church of Corinth in Doctrine Discipline and Conversation Paul seriously perswades them to a Reformation and not presently to a Separation among themselves but still ownes them with all their defects as the Church of God 2 Cor. 1. 1. And though the Church of Rome was very much degenerated yet for a long time the true Churches of Christ held communion with it Indeed when it was grown so abominably impure in the very vitals substantials of Christianity then God would send from Heaven to invite the Saints to make a Separation from it Rev. 18. 4. Come out of her my people that yee bee not partakers of her sinnes and that yee receive not of her Plagues I need not spend time to justifie the Separation of Luther and the Reformed Churches from Romish Babylon The Schisme began in Rome it selfe They were the Schismaticks who forced us to fly from them First There was Monstrous Heresie in Doctrine maintained Secondly Grosse Idolatry in worship practised Thirdly Intolerable Tyranny in
devest the Saints of what is their due and their priviledge nor must it hinder them in performing that service they owe to their Saviour being called to it They must remember Christ his death though others forget him and their duty towards him Quest But I cannot do any duty as it is expressed Matth. 18. 15 16. c. remaining in Communion with such a particular Church may I not then separate Answ. First in this case a man had need bee cleerly satisfyed that to doe such things soil to admonish to excommunicate as in Matth. 18. bee his duty pro hic nunc in such and such circumstances Affirmative precepts though they do semper obligare yet not ad semper They do not binde mee to act in every juncture of things In Morals in matters of this nature circumstances have such an influence that what was my duty in one posture of things may cease to bee my duty when it is otherwise circumstantiated I am not in all circumstances equally obliged to reprove offences or to proceed to Church censures Sometimes the disease hath so far prevailed the body will not beare physick Secondly a man likewise before hee separate from a Church because hee cannot do his duty therein had need bee sure that his not being in a capacity to do his duty to the full bee a sufficient ground of Separation The order in Mat. 18. is to cast off the offender if he heare not the Church not to cast off the Church if shee heare not him Qu. But may we not desire communion with the purest Church Answ. You may yet withall observe how this may bee sought and obtained by you with the peace order and edification of the Churches It is possible to remove to another Church without a separation from your owne Onely I wish these two things were remembred by such as thinke of separating First Try to gather purity into your own Church and to separate all impurity from it before you separate to another or gather a Church out of other Churches Endevour to separate the drosse from among you before you separate your selves from the gold Secondly If at last you will separate doe not uncharitably condemn the true Church whose fellowship you leave There is too often an errour on both hands to cry up every thing wee like as Jus Divinum and what wee dislike to blast it as Antichristian When the Saints doe separate let it bee First A prudent Separation from evill not from good from the vile not from the pretious Possibly they may sometimes bee necessitated to suspend communion from some particular Church in somewhat that is good because then unhappily much evill was incorporated into that Church and yet not excommunicate themselves but still own and approve what is good therein Rom. 12. 9. abhor that which is evil cleave to that which is good Secondly A pious separation from evill unto good not from one evill to another not from extremity to extremity not from Tyranny to Anarchy not from Prelaticall usurpation to popular licentiousnesse So farre as you concurre with them and bid them God speed in any of their errors you are partaker of their evill deeds 2 Joh. ver. 11. Thirdly A peaceable separation Separate from the unclean without a sebisme that is without an unwarrantable rent not rashly condemning all who come not up to your height not as one affecting a proud singularity but as one who is necessitated to withdraw out of pure tendernesse of conscience not out of any passionate selfishnesse but as one who labours to please his neighbour for good to edification Rom. 15. 1 2. Fourthly A loving separation Though some Saints should differ and have a kinde of separation in some opinions and practices wherein the holy Scripture allowes a latitude yet still united in affection which the Devill most opposes one soule though in divers bodies though in divers Churches still striving together for the Faith of the Gospel Phil. 1. 27. Then as you desire to approve your selves Saints study how you may answer Gods expectation Minde purity in the whole course of your lives Your God is an holy and pure God Heaven is a pure place never expect communion with him in his Church here or in heaven hereafter without purity and holinesse As you must bee visible Saints to make you fit members of particular Churches here so must you bee reall Saints that you may bee members of the Church mysticall Heb. 12. 14. Follow holinesse without which no man shall see God Many indeed will easily bee perswaded to pretend to purity and have gotten their tongues tipt in these times of Reformation with some pure Gospel Language yet in conclusion will bee ashamed because their hearts are not sound in Gods Statutes according to Davids prayer Psal. 119. 80. But tell mee thou Hypocrite saith hee If it bee a good thing to seeme good why wilt thou not bee that which thou wouldest appeare to bee for that which is a shame for a man to appeare to bee is it not much more shame for him to bee indeed And if it bee good to bee a gilt Professor is it not much better to bee a pure golden Christian First Watch against every evill the occasions the beginnings of it whatsoever defileth though it bee thy beloved gainfull pleasing sinne away with it Psal. 97. 10. Maintain constantly thy fortifications against all assaults If there bee a traine of importunate sollicitations laid to overcome thee blow up all with Josephs holy defiance Gen. 39. 9. How then can I do this great wickednesse and sin against God Secondly Breathe after inward purity of spirit and conscience Tit. 1. 15. Vnto the pure all things are pure in their actions as well as in their injoyments A chaste minde will keepe you undefiled in the way A pure Fountain in your Garden will helpe to make all cleane Pray for your selves as Paul for his Thessalonians 1 Phest 5. 23. And the very God of Peace sanctifie you wholly and I pray God your whole spirit soule and body bee preserved blamelesse unto the comming of the Lord Jesus Thirdly Reach after pure Ordinances that you may see and taste the simplicity of Christ in all divine administrations The more of Christ in any Ordinance the more sweetnesse and the more purifying influence it hath upon our soules Humane inventions will stain and formalize Divine Institutions when they are kept pure have a most soveraigne healing cleansing vertue Hence Paul reduces all to the first institution as hee received it of the Lord 1 Cor. 11. 23. Fourthly Single out pure company mingle not your selves in intimate familiarity with such whose converses carry defilements with them Remember what incouragements Solomon gives to close with holy society Prov. 10. ver. 11. The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life ver. 20. The tongue of the just is as choyce silver
renouncing fellowship with their wickednesse you lose their personall favours yet bee not discouraged I will own you when they throw you off I will receive you into my spirituall and eternall House You shall have communion with mee in my Church on Earth and bee made everlastingly happy by the injoyment of mee in Heaven Secondly God promises adoptionem I will receive them as a Father doth his children They shall have not onely house-roome but also heart-roome I will receive you not onely into my house but into my favour Under the sweet relation of a Father as beloved Sonnes and Daughters I will entertain you I will expresse the affection of a Father and you shall injoy the priviledges of children The Lord Almighty will performe this His love as a Father will ingage his power his power as Almighty will secure and advance his love Here is the Saints Incouragement to a right Separation These two generals will commend to your consciences and considerations two suitable Observations God expects the Saints should make a Separation from uncleannesse It is a great peece of the Devils policy agere {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} as much as hee can at least to pretend an imitation of the wise God in his actions Hereupon as the Lord hath communicated himselfe to his people by a Covenant which hee publisheth by his Ministerâ— and confirmes by his Sacraments So the devill by way of resemblance conveyes himselfe by compacts by sorceries by charmes And likewise as the Spirit of God gaines much upon us by names inviting us to Piety under the name of wisdome deterring us from sinne by calling it folly In the same method Satan indevours to ingage some in wayes of intemperance under the title of good-fellowship others in the wayes of covetousnesse calling it good-husbandry And withall often times doth hee most industriously practice to discourage us from that which hee knowes to bee good by branding it with some bad name Hence evermore the best Persons and things have been reproached with the worst names Even the sweet and precious name of Christian given to the Disciples at Antioch was soon stained by blasphemous wits and tongues By the Jewes they were in contempt called Nazarites by Julian scornfully termed Galileans by Vlpian under Severus Impostors by Demetrian whom Cyprian confuted procurers of all the Plagues of God that came upon the world This afterwards proved to bee the portion of the Waldenses in the Lateran Councell to bee condemned as Catharists Publicans c. They did indeed discover the Prelates and Briests amongst the Papists to bee the grand Soule-deceivers Deeeptores animarum Diaboli laqueos Hereupon the Popish Clergie conceived themselves concerned how to render them odious to the world under the most ignominious names The Saints in this Church have found the same designe practiced against them in these later times Though the Scripture commands purity and so highly commends it that our Saviour makes it one of the Beatitudes Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God yet under the nick-name of Puritans the most gracious Christians have been not a little disparaged At first indeed there were Ceremoniall Puritans onely so they were traduced who would not comply heartily with Prelaticall Ceremonies Then afterwards the iniquity of our times rose to this height that any Ministers Orthodox in Judgement and conscientious in practice were opposed as Doctrinall and morall Puritans And at last such Nobles and Gentry who had but good State-principles and were faithfull to the publick were cryed down as State-puritans and accounted 〈…〉 many the Troublers of this Israel The Devill and his agents are now acting the same part against the power of godlinesse though in another new dresse The beauty and purity of true Christianity is amongst many in England at this time clouded under the name of Separation as if the word Separate did alwayes carry a crime with it Wee doe not enough consider that there is a Right desirable inoffensive Separation unto which the Scripture directs Indeed because divers do runne into unhappy extremities of â—â—paration whom yet wee should pity and with meeknesse of wisdome seek to reduce because they seem to aime at purity therein hence it is grown so common to represent all such who conscientiously endevour to separate from sinne as guilty of a sinfull Separation not onely at Tables and Tavernes but even in Pulpits too often such as long to see purity and unity meet in the Churches of Christ are by some involved in a reproach full Separation yea our zealous Reformers are by intemperate tongues and pennes lashed as odious Separatists I hope therefore it will not bee thought unseasonable to presâ—â—â— to this Noble Auditory who have so farre ingaged themselves for a pure Reformation what that Right Separation is which is so much incouraged by God himselfe Two things I shall indevour by the helpe of Gods holy Spirit to discover First From what the Saints are to Separate Secondly Why they are to make such a Separation There is a fivefold Separation which the Lord who is glorious in holinesse challenges from all his Saints First The Saints must separate from all unclean courses They should all accept and act that counsell which Daniel gave Nebuchadnezzar Dan. 4. 27. Break off thy sinnes by righteousnesse It is not enough upon a day of Humiliation and now whilest God is breaking us by his Judgements to bee somewhat broken for our sinnes unlesse wee by Reformation break off from them They are not worthy the name of Saints who live in any grosse sinfull practices or allow themselves in any little ones Paul 2. 〈◊〉 1. calls for this improvement of these gracious promises that the Corintbians should bee cleansing themselves from all filthinesse of flesh and spirit perfecting holinesse in the feare of God They should not stint themselves with any degree of holinesse Gods owne purity being their Copy 1. Joh. 3. 3. but evermore bee purging out all defilements which fall either upon their bodies or upon their spirits Secondly The Saints must separate from unclean company What should Doves doe amongst Crowes when David did appeale to God Psal. 26. 4 5. in the integrity of his heart hee could mâ—ke this profession which would bee as comfortable to you as it was to him I have not sate with vaine persons neither will I goe in with dissemblers I have hated the congregation of evill doers and will not sit with the wicked Possibly your callings your relations may tye you to a frequent converse with some unclean persons which is a sad portion where ever it falls yet â—electively it is not agreeable to the spirit of a Saint to single out such as your Companions as your bosome friends as the people of your delight to make a league and combination with them Wise Solomon advises Prov. 22. 24 25. Make no friendship with an angry
Government owned Fourthly Another may now bee added The man of sin is revealed to bee amongst them 2 Thess. 2. which more fully warrants a departure from them who now so clearely appeare to bee the Anti-Christian-Church Especially seeing after much meanes used for their conviction they continue to reject and blaspheme the Truth of Christ As in Act. 13. 46. and 19. 9. Fifthly The Lord will have his Saints separate not onely from false Churches but also from fellomship in any thing that is uncleane even in the True Churches of Christ Admit a particular Church having many corruptions in it continue a True Church and so whilst Christ ownes it wee may owne it and some communion may bee maintained with it in that which is sound and good yet when you cannot live with them in externall communion unlesse you will hold fellowship with them in some sinnes as to approve some erroneous Doctrine or practice some superstitious worship If this Church will not allow you her Communion but upon such conditions in such a case the Church for requiring this condition is Schismaticall and not you from separating from it God will not allow you to do any evill though you might thereby enjoy the greatest good Rom. 3. 8. His Saints must rather forbeare the sweetnesse of fellowship with others in somewhat that is good then suffer themselves to bee unavoydably ingaged ingaged in doing or justifying any thing which is unclean and sinfull in the pure eyes of God Ephes. 5. 11. If they bee like to bee involved in defiling their consciences if in danger to bee compelled to blaspheme they should keepe themselves from sinne what ever they suffer better undergoe the greatest then commit the least evill by this Compasse the primitive Saints sailed Act. 8. 1. and 11. 19. Yet here remember Camerons distinction of a Schisme into Negative and Positive There may bee in the Church a negative Separation a personall forbearing of any thing which will undoubtedly pollute us when a positive Separation where there is not only a denying of communion with others but a sudden consociating of themselves into distinct bodies into little independent Corporations by themselves for the worship and service of God will not so easily as some imagine bee justifyed to hold consistency with that peace and order which is so desirable in the Churches of Christ But of this I shall speak more particularly in the Application Having shewed you from what you must separate with the severall steppes you are to take therein I will indevour fully to ingage you in that necessary worke by the cleere evidence of some arguments either couched in the bowels of the Text or borrowed from the neighbouring words They are these foure which will discover why the Saints should separate from uncleannesse First The Saints ought to proportion their carriage to their priviledges they are largely expressed ver. 16. all which bespeak a Separation from uncleannesse They are the Temple of the living God First they are new built by God himselfe Ephes. 2. 10. Secondly Set apart from profane uses for God Psal. 4. 3. Thirdly yea dedicated and consecrated unto him in a peculiar manner Titus 2. 14. Againe the Saints are the Temple of the living God therefore it is most incongruous for them to converse with dead and unclean company and to multiply dead and sinfull workes This is the argument which the Apostle Paul useth 1 Cor. 6. 19. why they should flye Fornication Know yee not that your body is the Temple of the Holy Ghost in you and by the same reason all other uncleannesse Gods Temple should have no cob-webhs no unswept corners in them Further God saith here ver. 16. I will dwell in them and walk in them and I will bee their God and they shall bee my people Here is an high degree of owning them and of greatest intimacy with them God is in the middest of his enemies as ruling them But hee is in his Saints as in his House as in his Temple which is for communion there hee dwels there hee walks there hee is pleased to communicate himselfe to them and heare them speak to him They have not onely his presence but also most sweet discoveries from him as in Joh. 14. 21. All which should hold them at a distance from sinne and all uncleannesse Secondly sin is in the nature of it of a polluting disposition Heb. 12. 15. One roote of bitternesse will defile many it staines all who doe not separate from it as being so directly contrary to the pure nature holy will blessed Image and glory of God Hence it is in Scripture frequently compared to the most loathsome things Sinners are Vipers Swine Dogges yea briars thornes c. Sinne is Drosse scumme rottennesse and the worst of diseases Leprosie Plague c. all which doe proclaime a separation It defiles the body and soule 2 Cor. 7. 1. It defiles the heart and conscience Tit. 1. 15. It puts mudde into the spring of all your actions which will make the streames very foule It defiles our best duties Prov. 15. 8. and it defiles our society 1 Cor. 15. 33. Whereas the more you separate from sinne unto God the more the soule is conformed to the pure law of God which is both our rule and beauty and the more it will bee transformed into Christ which is our glory Thirdly there is no possibility of reconciling Christ and sin therefore the Saints have great reason to fall out with sinne that so they may bee in some capacity of falling in with Christ They can expect no communion with him unlesse there bee a separation from sinne When once they have washed and made themselves clean put away the evill of their doings from before Gods eyes ceased to do evill Isa. 1. 16. then they are invited to a sweet familiarity with him ver. 18. Come now let us reason together Then and not till then they shall have communion with him to soule-saving purposes The same language James speaks Chap. 4. 8. Draw nigh to God and hee will draw nigh to you cleanse your hands you sinners and purifie your hearts you double minded You cannot meet and injoy fellowship with God but in paths of purity Jesus Christ would not ingage himselfe to sup with any of the Laodiceans till they had separated from their lukewarmenesse Rev. 3. 20. Here in vers. 14 15 16. the Spirit of God makes choyce of five emphaticall words in the Greeke and expresses it by way of interrogation which containes a vehement negation in it What fellowship what communion what concord what part what agreement have the Saints of God with uncleannesse As if Paul should have said five times over the Saints who are in Christ and have Christ in them must not cannot reconcile themselves to any compliance with sinne and sinners no more then reconcile Christ with Beliall Fourthly unlesse the Saints make a
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 Râ—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 â—ncouragement Duo Deus proâ—â—â—tet Receptionem Adoptionem Cajetan 1. Reception Volo vos vagaâ—â—ri sed exeuntes at separatos ego suscipiam voâ— in mea domo spirituali loco tandem aete na in caelis Cajetan 2. Adoption Officio paterno erga vos meâ—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 reâ— 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 PositivuÌ„ 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.