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A45648 The Pvritanes impvritie, or, The anatomie of a Puritane of Separatist by name and profession wherein is declared the differences betwixt a true Protestant and a Pvritane, made manifest by the sincerity of the one and hypocrisie of the other : likewise the comelinesse and necessity of reverence used in the performing of the service of God, especially at the receiving of the sacrament / by John Harris Gent. Harris, John, Gent. 1641 (1641) Wing H860; ESTC R10876 5,513 9

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THE PVRITANES IMPVRITIE OR THE ANATOMIE Of a PURITANE or SEPERATIST by Name and Profession Wherein is declared the differences betwixt a true PROTESTANT and a PVRITANE made manifest by the Sinceritv of the one and hypocrisie of the other Likewise the comelinesse and necessity of Reverence used in the performing of the Service of GOD especially at the receiving of the SACRAMENT By JOHN HARRIS Gent. 1 Corinth 11. vers. 27. For whosoever shall eate this Bread and drinke this Cup of the Lord unworthily shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord LONDON Printed by T. FAVVCET MDCXLI The PURITANE's Impuritie IN these preposterous times many vices are predominant but amongst all the whole brood of vices there is none so great there is none grown to that height ther 's none so seprous as this of Puritanisme the errours of which Sect by the grace of God I will plainly Anatomize and lay open to the view of all men but first it is requisite that wee should examine who is pure Secondly what creatures they are that count themselves pure Thirdly the effects of their purity Fourthly their opinions and Hypocriticall lives Fiftly whether the fruit of purity be Hypocrisie Sixtly and lastly the difference betwixt a true Protestant and a dissembling Puritan all which points in their order by Gods assistance I shall lay open plainly decipher with as much brevity as possible I can desiring all judicious and true Protestants to reade it with as much care and as free from envie as I shall expresse in the writing for God witnesse with me although I hate their opinions I love the men and it shall be mine and ought to be the prayer of every true Christian to God that he would be pleased to illuminate their darkned judgements to open their eyes and guide their wandring feet into the way of peace as touching the first point or question who is pure I hope it is needlesse to tell any beleever yet I will give you one testimony which shall serve as a prop unto that man if there be such a one which shall stagger in his beliefe and doubt of Gods purity you may read in the 19. Psalme the 82. ver. These words The Statutes of the Lord are right and rejoyce the heart the Commandement of the Lord is pure and giveth light vnto the eyes Likewise Psal. 25. at the 7. ver. Gratious and Righteous is the Lord for he will teach sinners in the way So in the 33. Psal. at the 34 verse Sing unto the Lord a song sing prayses unto him with a good courage for the word of the Lord is true and all his workes are faithfull thus much shall serve as touching this point which I trust is apparently manifest in every one of our hearts namely that God is pure neverthelesse it will aske some labour to make it apparent that there is none pure but God for in these latter times since ha's got so great a predomination in some mens hearts and so faire a pretence withall that they presume to cover all their vicious opinions with the pure mantle of Religion now to prove that there is none pure but God I might quote many places in Scripture but it were a needlesse labour bestow'd on so worthlesse a subject onely these 3. shall serve the first of which you shall find in the 7. of Eccles. at the 20. ver. There is not a just man upon Earth that doth good and sinneth not the second proofe you shall find in the 14. Psal. 2. ver. there is none that doth good no not one Likewise Rom. 30. 23. all have sinned and come short of the glory of God As touching the third point what sort of Creatures they are that count themselves pure namely sinfull men sons and daughters of Adam we are all heires of Originall sinne from our first Father now if we be borne in sinne if we be spotted with leprosie we cannot be pure but per-adventure they will plead that the power of originall sinne and the strēgth of the law was abolisht by Christs death to this I answer that to all beleevers it was for Christs obedience made full satisfaction for our first Parents disobedience but then how can they cleare themselves from their actuall transgressions their sins of omission their sins of Commission their wilfull sins their sins of ignorance are those men pure that produce naught but the effects of impurity are those men worshippers of God which worship their owne erroneous opinions are they lovers of Christ which they never saw yet hate their brothers whom they see daily are these men pleasers of God which preferre their own wils before Gods pleasure non est optima quae placet sed quae decet that is not best which pleases but that which becomes thee now whether it is most becomming to please God or thy selfe I leave it to thy consideration God commands thee to love thy brother wilt thou hate him then surely thou preferst thy own pleasure before Gods command but of this anone moreover Christ while he was conversant on Earth laboured to convert sinners I came not to call the Righteous but sinners to Repentance sayes that Physitian of our Soules Christ Jesus he spent his time in curing the diseas'd in feeding the poore in performing good and pious works now if these men be Imitators of Christ we shall suddenly discerne by their actions a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit Luke 6. 43. Now let us examine the actions of these Seperatists alias Puritanes the fruit of a true Christian must be faith in Christ Jesus Secondly the fruit of that faith must be springing it must not be a dead faith now the greatest expression of a lively faith is good works as you may read in the 2. of St. James at the 26. ver. As the body without the spirit is dead so faith without good workes is dead Is it so then that charitable workes are the lively fruits of faith is it so then that faith without good workes is dead what just cause have we then to feare that those men which terme themselves Seperatists what cause have we J say to feare that their faith is a dead faith for they are so farre from good workes themselves that they will perswade others from the exercise of that pious duty Thirdly the badge of a lively faith is humility a reverend zeale in the performing Gods service as we may read a perfect example in Christ Jesus who when he pray'd humbled himselfe before his Father as you may see in the 22. chap. Luke ver. 21. And when he was withdrawne from them about a stones cast he kneeled downe and prayed Likewise you may read how Humility and reverence was accepted in the Publican when boasting Arrogancy was rejected in the proud Pharisee Luke the 18. ver. 13. Now that these sort of men are proud may easily be exprest for they are so farre from humility that at the receiving of