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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58365	The dovvnfall of Babilon: or The mistery of iniquity opened Wherein is declared the grounds and reasons of our departing from Rome, and that we had just cause to separate from her, and that in departing from her, we have not departed from the Church of Christ, but returned to it; also that to heare a false and unlawfull minister in the execution of his office, is unlawfull, and a breach of every one of the ten Commandements. BY S. R.	S. R.	1643 (1643)	Wing R70AA; ESTC R219654	24,587	35

follow Christ a●d his truth we have left them that would intrude upon us intollerable burdens with tyranny that assume to themselves more then Paul ever did to have dominion over our faith and would force us to beleeve that which Gods word requires not and we are come to them who are free men who injoye the liberty of the Sonns of God where we are free from all the Taskemasters of Egypt and have liberty to witnesse to the Truth and oppose all errour without danger or feare we have left them that sought to keepe us and draw us from the simplicity of the Gospel and are come to them who have imbraced the Faith of Christ and keepe his Ordinances pure we have left them that sought to destroy us in our names Estates Liberties and lives for our indeavouring to informe and reclaime them from their Idolatry so that they refuse to be healed do live in such things as themselves confes are evill also that we have found that our staying with them did obscure and hinder the truth and settle them in their lees Surely none will marveile at our departure from them if they consider that we have more cause then Paul had to depart from the Jewes Acts 13 46. we judged it our duty to repaire to that Church which was most apostolicall most agreeable to the word where we might have liberty to live according to Gods word do most good and injoy the liberty and freedome of conscience so that upon consideration it will appeare thus our departure from them is not to be disallowed but commended the unity of Idolaters with the Pope and what is his we have broke and imbraced the unity of the spirit and the fellowship of the Saints c. and seeing a vile person is contemned in the eyes of the righteous how can he go to them to be taught Psal 15. 4. and 141. 4. can the godly set themselves against the wicked and yet go to them to be taught and joyne with them as brethren in the Sacrament Prev 28. 4. and as I may not offer mine off●ring when I remember 〈◊〉 brother hath ought against me Mat. 5. 23. and 9. 13. much lesse may partake in another mans offering when I have ought against him Mat. 18. 15. in this ensuing Treatise I have as in the presence of God declared what I beleeve is the truth namely that the Popes Priesthood is to be removed and the high places demolished but it belongeth onely to the civill Magistrate to do it it is our duty to speak against these things and to depart from them I meddle not what men are in their persons but what they are in Reference to the Execution of their unlawfull Offices of Priesthood and if the Magistrate will not do it it is not our faults search the Scriptures whether the things be so or no and the Lord give thee understanding in all things and power to do his will to his glory and thy comfort Amen Farewell THE REASONS OF THE SAINTS Departing out of BABYLON AND the Angel cried mightily with a strong voice come out of her my people c. Rev. 18. 4. this Babylon is to be understood spiritually for Sodom and Egypt Rev. 11. 8. and 17 5. and as they went cleane out from the shaddow as appeares Gen. 13. 1. Esa 52. 11. Ier. 51. 6 45. So should all that are the Lords come out of Babylon Sodom Egypt spiritually it being the substance Gods Command is to every one every man flye Esa 52. 8. Obj. This is ment of Rome locally from which Countrey they were to come out because of the Judgements and Plagues that were to come upon them Answ You grant more then I affirme for 1. If they were to come out of the Country then much more from their worship rules it be lawfull to do that out of Rome which is forbidden in Rome Rome in her latitude recheth as farre as her power and jurisdiction which is as farre as the power of the Beast reacheth and how farre that is see Rev. 17. 24. 7. 15 16 17. with 18. 3. which is as farre as the power of the ten Kings reacheth And all those have not forsaken Rome that retaine any thing of hers what the matter of the false state is you may see Rev. 18. 2. with 21. 8. she constitutes her Church by houses in the boundes of the parish by which all sorts of prophane are made members so that if the Divell dwell in the parish they will make him a member of their Church so do her daughter Psal 137. 8. and do not some make all England a Church and so farre as England agrees with Rome in her constitution matter Lawes Ordinances Cerimonies Offices Officers Ordination Doctrine Government so accordingly do more or lesse partake of her and is in substance one and the same and if I must come out of the false state then must I come fro● their worship and Officers and if I may stay with them why not also with the assembly and if with both how shall I obay Gods Command Rev. 18. 4. 2 Cor. 6. 17. c. and seeing God hath called me forth I dare not appeare there againe with my person all presence 2. It cannot be ment of the Country because the Command is generally to all Gods people and therefore is not to be confi●●… to those who dwell in the Country of Roome locally 2 Cor. 6. 17. 3. These words were spoken to the Corinthians that beleeved 2 Cor. 6. 17. and Corinth standes not in Roome locally but is 〈◊〉 from it 4. If it were to be understood of Roome locally then such as beleeve might not dwell there though they should worship God purely nor may any beleever goe into tha● Country upon any lawfull occasion which were unreasonable to affirme Rev. 2. 13. 5. Because such a distinction of Nations is now dissolved so that in every Nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousnesse shall be accepted of him Rome is a part of a Nation and therefore this were not so if none may dwell there 6. Christ commends his Servants for keeping the Faith where Satans seate is Rev. 2. 13. and that is in Roome as well as other Countries and therefore they sinned not in dwelling there 7. If they were to leave the Country because of those plagues they neede not to be marked in their foreheads to escape the Judgements they being out of the Country c Reu. 7. 3. Ezek. 9. 4. God saves his in the midst of Judgements as Z●ph 3. 12. 8. If they were to leave the Land because of their sinnes th●● by the same reason if the same sinns be found in other places we m●● leave them also and seeing all Nations have drunke deeply of th● Cupp of her fornication as appeares Rev. 18. 3. and so we must go out of the world therefore Babylon is not confined within her walles but it comprehends all her Merchants that trade for her and