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diversity_n	miracle_n	prophet_n	teacher_n	445	5	9.3257	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08533	The picture of a Puritane: or, A relation of the opinions, qualities, and practises of the Anabaptists in Germanie, and of the Puritanes in England VVherein is firmely prooued, that the Puritanes doe resemble the Anabaptists, in aboue fourescore seuerall thinges. By Oliuer Ormerod, of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge. Wherunto is annexed a short treatise, entituled, Puritano-papismus: or a discouerie of Puritan-papisme.	Ormerod, Oliver, 1580?-1626.	1605 (1605)	STC 18852; ESTC S113478	77,758	124

YEs for our Anabaptists went not to preach in such places where the Gospel was not planted but they insinuated themselues into those places wherin the Gospel had beene diligently preached and where godly and quiet men were there they made a sturre raysed vp factions and bred discord as you may reade at large in our Germaine writers The Englishman And to tell you the truth so haue our Sectaries likewise insinuated themselues into those places where the Gospell without them and before them was planted and they haue disquieted the Church and sowne the seede of contention euen in our chiefe Cities where Godlye and quiet men were before they broached their opinions amongst them The Germaine But you tell me not of what sorte their proselytes ●re The Englishman Truly they are for the greatest parte of them Sowters Coblers and such like meane fellowes as your Iohn of Leyden was The Germaine And I pray you what were the qualities and conditions of these fellowes The Englishman The 70. s●blance SVrely according to that Image of the worlde which I haue seene pictured with the feete vpwards ●o nore that all thinges are turned vpside downe doe their Prosolites and followers behaue themselues The very Sow●er and Cobler now a daies though his arte goeth not aboue the latchet will finde fault with the thigh of the picture The Butcher though his skill onely bee in opening an Oxe wil take vpon him to cut the Anatomy of a man The Taylor though his arte be in shaping of garments will teach Ministers how to shape their Sermons to sute his affections The Cooke though all his learning bee in the Larderhouse and in the Kitchin yet will hee bee saucing the orders rites and ceremonies of the Church and speake very saucily against them The Smith though all his learning bee in his forge yet 〈◊〉 hee aduenture to blow the coales of contention in the Church and to forge new opinions vppon the Anuill of errour The Farriour whose greatest skill is in giuing a drench to a diseased horse will take vpon him to minister Phisick to a sicke patient The Harper if he be not harping vpon this string the gouernment of the church his Harpe is quite out of tune a 1. Samuel 6. The men of Bethshemesh will prie into the Arke of God though they die for it b 2. Samuel ● Vzza will put his hand to holde vp the said Arke though he ouerthrowe himselfe by it c Le●iticus 10. Nadab and Abih● will offer strange fire thought they burne in the flames of it d Numb 16 Korah and his complices will challenge vnto themselues the calling and office of Moses though the earth open her mouth and swallow them vp for it e Act. 19 The Exorcists will take vpon them to coniure euill spirits in the name of Iesus though they be ouercome by the same spirits f Mark● 14. Peter will go● beyond the limits of his calling and warme himselfe at the High Priestes fire though hee be brought to deny his Maister by it 1. Iudges 1● Sampson also will go● beyond the Precincts of his calling and breake the vow of Nazaret though he loose his strength for it b 1. Io●ab 1. And Ionas will shake of his calling too though he bee shaken and tossed in a tempest and cast out of the Shippe for it O that our lay-Puritanes that meddle so much in other mens callings so little in their owne would learne by these feareful examples how dāgerous a thing it is to goe beyōd the limits precincts of their callings God will surely require of thē for doing more then they should as he did of the Iewes for dooing lesse c Isa● 1. 12 Who required this of your hāds d 1. Cor. 12. 4. 5. 6. there are diuersities of gifts diuersities of operatiōs though the e Ibid spirit be but one God the same that worketh al in all f 1. Cor. 12. 29 30 Are al Aposlles are all Prophets are all teachers are all doers of miracles haue all the giftes of healing doe all speake with tongues doe all interpre● g Rom. 12. 4. We haue many members in one body and all members haue one office h 1. Cor. 12. 17 If the whole bodye were an eye wher● were the hearing or if the whole were an eare where were the smelling i Rom. 2. 6. 7 ● Seeing thē that we haue gifts which are diuers according to grace that is giuen vnto vs whether we haue prophesie let vs prophecie according to the proportion of faith ●or whether an Office let vs waite on the Office he that teacheth on teaching he that exhorteth on exhortation And thus I conclude this point beseeching God to giue them grace to containe themselues within the limits lists of their owne duetie Now let me intreate you that if you haue obserued the like in your Sectaries you would vouchsafe to relate it The Germaine Yes k Sleidan ● ● Sleidan telleth you that our common people too did not keepe themselues within the compasse of their callings but were very hot in seeking of reformation and claimed interest in Church-matters The Englishman But what other bad qualities had they The Germaine The 71 sēblance THey were so wedded to their owne opinions as that they would not endure to heare eyther contradiction or argument to the contrary Yea Iohn of L●yden a Vide Sleidan lib. 10. whē he heard one of the Preachers of M●nster begin to speake against his opinions hee runne straight out of the place where the Preacher was would not vouclisafe to heare what might be said against him The Englishman These eyes haue seene many of the Puritan-faction immitate your Iohn of Leyden or rather the deafe Adder which as the Psalmist saith stoppeth his ●are at the voice of the Charmer charme he neuer so wisely They haue seene I say many runne out of the Church when as their Preacher did but glaunce at the late factious proceedings of factious Ministers thinking it belike a tempting of God to heare what might be faid against them God Almighty mollifie their preiudicial obstinate mindes that they may be content first to trye al thinges and then to holde fast that which is good as the Apostle admonisheth them The Germaine Notwithstanding all this our Sectaries are farre worse then yours The Englishman Why The Germaine b Bullinger ●ol 77. Ours would not communicate with them at al that were not of their sect The Englishman What! neyther in the hearing of the word of God nor in receiuing of the Lords Supper The Germaine YEa in neyther of them both The 72. sēblance The Englishman No more will some of our Lay-Puritanes To insist in some particulars there was one a See the conspi● page 4. Hacket of Oundell in Northamptonshire who could not endure to frequent the Sermons which M. Ray the Minister of that Towne did