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A94303	Moderation iustified, and the Lords being at hand emproved, in a sermon at VVestminster before the Honorable House of Commons assembled in Parliament: preached at the late solemne fast, December 25. 1644. By Thomas Thorowgood B. of D. Rector of Grimston in the county of Norfolke: one of the Assembly of Divines. Published by order from that House.	Thorowgood, Thomas, d. ca. 1669.	1644 (1644)	Wing T1069; Thomason E23_6	31,603	39

Truths Men should not bring their mixtures hither Offer this now to thy governour and will he be pleased with thee Mal. 1. 8. We will not have drosse with our silver nor mingle vinegar with wine we must say here as Iehu to Iehonadab Come see my zeale 2 King 10. 16. And you must be most earnest against those errors that be likeliest to encroach and even Christian Moderation will grow warme against the streame of common corruption Our Master Christ forbad expressely to sweare by heaven or by earth or by Ierusalem c. Matth. 5. 34 c. For it seemes by Philo the Iew m. p. 490. that was the customary sinne of those times and so Gal. 1. 4. Christ hath delivered us from the present evill world There is an Emphasis in that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the present evill world we must be most watchfull against those corruptions in faith and manners that are growing upon us what ever they be and not to speake of others now for my part use what Moderation you please to the persons and estates of the Papists but let us avoid I beseech you whatsoever in truth or true appearance is doctrinally so the Iudaicall Rites had another kind of claime yet the first Christians declined them with great and universall vehemency Say the world what it will I freely pronounce August T. 2. ep p. 346. saith Hierome that the Ceremonies of the Iewes are pernicious and deadly to Christians and whosoever observes them whether he be Iew or Gentile is sunke downe into hell and yet Gods direction to his first people concernes all his Israel now Levit. 18. 3. After the doings of the Land of Egypt wherein ye dwelt shall ye not doe and after the doings of the Land of Canaan whither I bring you shall ye not doe c. And in both respects we should abandon the waies of Popery for we came halting from them and they yet dwell among us we have found by too long and wofull and wounding experience all our complying with them could not winne the least upon them In our first Reformation Archbishop Cranmer enjoyned that no Minister should order matters so Injunct 3. that the unlearned people thinke the old Popish Masse continues still but the piety of our times as it was called wanted nothing but a command to trimme the Sacraments of Christ after the plaine Popish dresse of Antichrist In our second Reformation a Bishop printed it Bp. of Dur. Anno 1561. in the beginning of the Queenes reigne we are but too much like the Papists that is our fault generally that we differ not more from them but the good worke in hand of late accounted it th●ir great honour and glory to come nigh unto them To conclude and I know you observe it well danger from Rome was foresene in the first and second Reformation I say no more but Beware the third time The third Vse of Confutation Vse 3. it is of the Remonstrants Arminians and Socinians who endevour from my Text to get countenance for the Babylonish Errour the allowance of all Opinions as if because the Apostle saith Let your moderation be knowne unto all men Remonstranst sect ult Censur Remonst Praef. Harm Remonst Socin p. 231. therefore all mens conceits must be borne with in Religion and every one suffered in what he supposeth to be truth it is a cunning and cousening devise that strikes in with corrupt nature but because it offers violence to my Text I cannot be true to it or you if somewhat be not added by way of vindication and it will be in these sixe particulars First Is it probable that our Apostle who elsewhere almost every where is so zealous for unitie against Schismes should in any sort tolerate them and so voluntarily open a wide door● for division in this very Epistle he writes for peace even passionately but with mightie power Phil 2. 1 2. If there be any consolation in Christ if any comfort of love if any fellowship of the spirit if any bowels and mercies fulfill ye my ioy that ye be like minded having the same love being of one accord and of one mind And in the next Chap. 3. 16. Let us walke by the same rule let us mind the same thing expressions different from all licentious tolerations the same Apostle abounds in serious dehortations from schismes and dissentions Rom 13. 12. 16. 17. and as carnall 1 Cor 3. 3. and in other places And he doth very often exhort with earnest words and arguments not onely that we be like-minded Rom. 15. 6. Phil. 2. 2. and of one mind 2 Cor. 13. 11. but of the same mind 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Cor. 10. 10. ioyned yea ioynted together in the same mind and in the same iudgement And is here the least approbation of that multiplying Doctrine neither will that excuse so long as they all breath Christ tend to the advancement of Christ it matters not but let Saint Paul answer this Objection also Is Christ divided 1 Cor. 1. 13. Consider it well and season your consideration with that of our Master Christ himselfe Mar. 9. 50. Have salt in your selves and have peace one with another If we were preserved by humilitie from the corruptions of selfe-opinion it would be no hard matter to embrace unitie Secondly Such allowance would prove destructive to holinesse both personall and domesticall Omnis religio nulla religio would soone be the same Suppose the husband of one opinion the wife of another the children it may be of one or two other 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the servants of as many more what shall the Master of the house doe here how performe the family duties diversitie of opinions like so many hatchets interrupting their prayers 1 Pet. 3. 7. chopping all devotion and piety in pieces as the Duke of Wittenberge was wont to say New garments introduce new manners new manners bring in new men and new men thrust out the old so new opinions suffered will devoure the old and the toleration of every Religion will destroy all Religion and in conclusion leave no Religion at all Thirdly this libertie is inconsistent with civill tranquillitie the bleeding condition of our owne Nation at present is a living almost a dying witnesse of this and if that one Religion of Popery so tolerated as it was hath brought in upon us so many destructions what will that multiplication doe but hasten desolation without recovery for every party would endevour to support it selfe to the prejudice of the rest dum de religione certatum est regio dum de caelo terra amissa as it was said long since Fourthly the late Bishops of Ireland may put this libertie to to silence and shame for when not long since a toleration of Popery in that Kingdome was proposed they said To give the Papists a toleration is a grievous sinne and will make us accessary to all their