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A72529	An advertisement to everie Godly reader of Mr. Thomas Brightman his book. namely [sic], A revelation of the apocalyps. In which advertisement is shewed how corruptly he teacheth, that notwithstanding all the sinns & abhominations that are in the Church of England, and by him shewed, yet that it is blasphemous to separate from it	L'Écluse, Jean de.	1612 (1612)	STC 15351.7; ESTC S124557	10,502	15

and Officers and so hath not the Church of England by M. Brightmans own graunt Secondly the Officers of that Church never persecuted the faithful Iewes for practising the holy ordinances of God as he affirmeth that the Angel of the Ch of England dooth those that will not submit to their government Thirdly their government was not a mixt government partly of the Aegyptians partly of the Moabites and Edomites or Cananeans but simple and pure according to the true patern shewed to Moses in the mount but that of England is not so for Mr Brightman affirmeth it to be partly Romish and partly reformed and so not the true government which Christ hath appointed in his eternall Testament Fourthly none of that Church were admitted unto any office but onely such as were lawfully called thereunto as Aaron was but so it is not in the Church of England for such Offices and Officers are there admitted as are unknown unto the true Church of Christ by Mr Brightmans own doctrine Therfore it dooth necessarily follow that the estate of the Church of England is worse then was the estate of those rebels in the wildernes and that there is nothing to be expected from Christ by any member thereof but a powring out of his eternall wrath upon them Concerning his second charge of King Henry expelling the Pope but reteyning the popish superstition this is that which I say that the Pope cannot properly be said to be expelled when his doctrine superstition is reteyned for as concerning the Popes own person he could not be expelled from England for he was never there But it may be that Mr Brightman meaneth that some of the Monks Fryars were driven out and their revenues taken away from them as also that their manner of worshipping of God which was in the Latin tongue was then translated into English but what of all this can this be sayd to be an expelling of the Pope No for in deed properly it is the doctrine superstition of the Pope which dooth corrupt the harts and soules of men which can be done eyther in a Kingdome or in a Province or in a parish or in a house without the presence eyther of the Pope himselfe or of any of his Monks and Fryars by their doctrine superstitions false manner of worship which are spred too farre abroad in the world by their bookes and writings and even now reteyned ●o this day in England as Mr. Brightman himself do write The third is that the established form of the Church of England is neyther cold nor hot and againe that she is not hot whose outward government for the most part is yet still Romish and againe that this mixing of the pure doctrine and Romish government togither maketh this lukewarmnes wherby they stand between cold and hot between the Romish and the reformed Churches of both which they are composed joyn with this th●● which wee have set for the fift charge where he sayth that no other cause can be brought of their lukewarmnes the Popish government mingled with the pure doctrine then the love of riches and honours Now I beseech the reader to compare this with his first prayse of the Church of England which is in the very title of his Epistle dedicatory where he intituled the Church of England to be a reformed Church Is it possible that holynes and unholynes can raigne togither Is there any cōmunion between Christ and Antichrist between light and darknes between Idols and the true God Can any Kingdome any Church any family any man submit unto the government of Antichrist and not be defiled therby No God himself and his Prophets Christ and his Apostles doo teach otherwise therfore let all such as do so teach remember that saying of the Prophet Isayas Woe unto him that calleth evil good c. Moreover in his fourth charge where he maketh the state of the poor blinde Papists farr better then the condition of the Angel of the Church of England and that also such as are the Angels such becōmeth the Church for the most part I doe observe that by his own doctrine the estate of the Church of England is worse then Babylon it self which Babylon is granted by all to be that Synagogue and Church of Antichrist devoted unto destruction in the day of the eternall wrath of the Lamb. And where are then those great prayses of all manner of blessings upon that Church rehersed in the second article but cheifly these spirituall blessings of the word purely and syncerely taught in it Yea in that Church of which he saith in the seventh article of his charges that naughtynes raigneth in it the hād of God is heavie upon it and agayn that in her the lawes of Christ are not kept But what is there then to be done even this that every soule who hath any care of salvation and of escaping the eternall flames of everlasting damnation be careful to come out with speed from Babylon and not to partake any longer with her sinnes least they patake also of her plagues For it is unpossible to be both a holy member of Christ and worse then a Papist Christ nor his members cannot be coupled with a harlot and her members whosoever coupleth himself with a harlot is made one body with her as witnesseth the holy Apostle As concerning therfore the outward blessings of peace and prosperity in earthly things let every godly mind that by it no Church no man can have any assurance to be in the favour of God but let every soul be sure that where there is no repentance from evil works they are but fatlings against the day of slaughter But because I doe see that this writing enlargeth it self beyond that which I had determined I shall now begin to draw to an end concerning his charges against the Church of England and the Angel therof and therfore wil here bring the rest into a short summe and they at these first that the entrāce into the Ministery of the Church of England is such as for which the other reformed Churches may be ashamed secondly that the names of the officers of that Church have not been heard in the Church but onely the Bishops finally that the Angel of that Church is both a persecuter of the brethren and a deceiver of the Prince when I doe consider these things and others also which I have both seen and heard I cannot but lament deplore the estate both of those most noble Princes of England as also of their poore subjects which are thus misused by those sonns of Anak though I be but a stranger unto them and under the jurisdiction of an other Prince It is now 46 yeres agoe that indeed the reformed Churches began to be ashamed of some things which they had but heard concerning the estate of the Church of England as namely the plurality of benefices licences of non residency licences to contract mariages the vse of meats

which places observe also by the way the manner of entrance into the Ministery of the Church of England plainly described by Mr Brightmans 7. The seventh charge wherewith he dealeth with the Church of Engl. is to be seen in the 116 pa. thus So reprehensions are silent * nequitia regnat naughtines reigneth the hand of God is heavy upon us and whither the matter will grow at last prudent men feare not without iust cause With which is to be added that which he sayth in the pag. 117 namely that the lawes of Christ are not kept in the Ch of Engl. in these words wee avayle nothing with our Lawes where the lawes of Christ are not kept 8. In the pag 119. he observeth that the ordinances concerning the manner of entrance into the Ministery of the Church of England is such as for which the other reformed Churches may be ashamed thus Excellent ordinances in deed for which the reformed Churches may be ashamed 9 He chargeth this Church to have such officers as whose names except the Bishop have not been heard in the Church thus What is this auncient use of pronouncing the sentence by them whose names except onely the Bishop have not been heard in deed in the Church as long as the true honour and dignity of excommunication remayned The tenth and last charge of his which I doo here purpose to adde leaving the rest because it were too long to relate them all in particular shal be this written in the pag 128. of his book where he makes the Angel of the Church of Engl. a persecuter of the brethren a deceiver of the Prince Thus Repent of the iniuries which thou hast done to the brethren in casting some into prison in turning others out of their goods in depriving many of the power to preach the word in reproching and traducing all with the odious names of Anabaptists c. and in the same page a few lines after thus he speaketh That was a notable calumnie whereby both thou hast deceived the PRINCE and also hast procured hatred to the brethren c. These many the like charges are in his book wherby he sheweth the fearfulnes of the estate of the Church of England Now followeth to shew breifly some of the prayses which he also giveth vnto her wherby as with a salve he cureth all her soares And first in the very title of his Epistle dedicatory to the Churches thus he writeth To the holy reformed Churches of c. where note that the Church of Britany that is the Church of England hath this honourable title given her with the rest holy reformed vnto which title add that which also he saith in the 102 pag. of this book where he maketh the Church of England to be the Antitype of the Church of Laodicea thus The Antitype is the third reformed Church The second good thing which he sheweth to be in the Church and Kingdome of England is twofold double blessings in the Church of Engl. in the 104 105 pages of his book the first in respect of earthly blessings the second in respect of spiritual for the first thus he speaketh From hence the lawes are in force judgements are exercised every one inioyeth his own iniuries are restrayned wantonnes is repressed c. The second is thus Earthly And to what end were all these good things if we could not have the wholsom doctrine of truth Spiritual But ever since the first times of our most peaceable Queen he hath raysed up continually deligent and learned Pastours Teachers who have preached the word purely and syncerely Neyther at this day are wanting many by his infinite mercy who bestow all their labour in imparting to his people the whole will of God and that pure and uncorrupt from all leaven of falshood Adde vnto this also the sanctification of these Pastours by Christ in the 106 page thus But he that is a faithfull and true witness sanctifieth the Pastours with the truth beyond all hope in whose lipps he dwelleth even hitherto 3. But in the page 318 he is large in describing the good estate of the Church of England thus as it came to pass in our England to which Christ at the sound of the seventh trumpet in the yere 1558 gave the most gracious Queen Elizabeth who againe gave her Kingdome to Christ in rooting out through all her dominions the most part of the Romish superstitions and in restoring to her people the syncere and wholesome truth that wee might worship the Lord our God according to his ordinance The fourth good thing which he mentioneth to be in the Church of England is the preaching of the word the lawfull administration of the sacraments in these words These things therfore doo proove that a double and great good thing doo abide in the English Church that is to say the preaching of the word and the lawful administration of the sacraments In both which Christ bestoweth himself vpon his people keeping a mutual feast with them he first being received of us by hearing of the word secondly entertayning us againe with the supper of his body And thus much touching some of the praises which he giveth unto that Church of England now let the godly see in these words of his following what conclusion he maketh hereupon which may be read in the 131 pag. of his book thus Therfore wicked and blasphemous is their errour who doo fall away so from this Church as if Christ were banished wholly from hence and that there could not be any hope of salvation for them that tarry there Let them mind here Christ feasting with his people Wil they be ashamed to sit down there where they see Christ not to be ashamed Are they purer and holyer then he c. These things being thus set down it resteth now that according to my promise I doo also shew my mind concerning them thus therefore first to begin with that which I have set for the first charge which he layeth upon the Church of England I desire the reader to observe the word which he useth of Christ loathing them fastidientem nostri which word of loathing seemeth to be taken from the 95. Psal ver 10. where the Prophet speaking in the person of the Lord himself sayth that fowrty yeres long he had loathed that generation saying that they are a people erring in heart and not knowing his wayes wherfore he sware in his wrath that they should not enter into his rest So that by M. Brightmans own graunt this Church of England is in no better estate then were those rebels in the wildernes all which were consumed and entred not into his rest as he had sworn But that the Lord hath more just cause to loath the Church of England then that of the Israelites in the wildernes let the reader observe it in these particulars first that that Church had a true Ministery and true Offices