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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

AN ADVERTISEMENT TO EVERIE GODLY READER OF Mr. Thomas Brightman his book namely 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 1 King 18.21 How long halt yee between two opinions If the Lord be God follow him but if Baal be he then go after him Imprinted in the yere 1612. AN EPISTLE To the Reader GEntle Reader the causes that have moved mee to put forth this short writing are cheifly three the first the glory of the Lord my God Lev. 19.2 1 Pet. 1.15.16 who as he is holy so dooth he require that all his people should be holy in all manner of conversation and that all those that call upon the name of Christ should depart from iniquity 2 Tim. 2.19 The second the fervent desire which I have of the salvation of mens soules gaynning of them unto God the means whereof being Iam. 5.19.20 in shewing unto them their erring from the truth and to convert them from going astray out of the way The third is in respect of my self for having had a hand both in the translating and printing of M. B. book and there being in it as I am fully perswaded as by the grace of God I shal shew out of the holy scriptures errors and abberations from the truth of the living God If I had held my peace and sayd nothing I could not have cleared my self from partaking with other mens synns and so should have done contrary unto that holy commandement of the Apostle to Timothy 1 Tim. 5.22 To the end therfore that the reader may the better perceive the thing intended in this writing namely how corruptly Mr. Brightman dooth teach not to separate froÌ„ the Church of Engl. notwithstanding all the corruptions which he shewes to be in her this is the order that I shall observe to wit that first I will set down some of the particulars wherby he blames that Church of England for partaking with the corruptions and manner of government of Antichrist Secondly I shall shew some of the praises which notwithstanding these corruptions he gives vnto the same And thirdly what is the collection or conclusion that he gathers therevpon which having done I shal also declare my mind concerning these things And thus Christian Reader I shall coÌ„mit the approving or censuring of all to thy godly wisdom grounded upon the canon and holy writings of the holy Prophets and Apostles Fare well Thine as thou art the Lords Iean de Lescluse An Advertisement concerning M. Brightman upon the Apocalyps FOr to come therfore unto the matter I will begin with that which is written in the 103 page of his book translated into English where he shewed the most fearfull estate of the Church of England in these words I could not but mourn from the bottome of myne heart when I beheld in her Christ * fastidientem lothing us and very greatly provoked against us The second blame which he layeth vpon the back of the Church of England is that the most mighty King Henry had expelled the Pope but reteyned the popish superstition pag. 104 of the sayd book The third evil wherwith he chargeth that Church of England is that there is such a form of Church established as is neyther cold nor hot but set in the middes and made of both and againe in the same place about 2. or 3 lines after he hath these words Hot in deed she is not whose outward government for the most part is yet stil Romish In the degrees of their Clergie in Elections and ordinations and whole administration of the Censures which â€ temperatio purioris doctrinae mixing of the pure doctrine and Romish regiment togither maketh this lukewarmnes wherby wee stand in the middes between cold and hot between the Romish and the reformed Churches of both which wee are * conflamur composed and a few lines after he produceth the testimony of the learned and godly Martin Bucer in a letter of his written to a freind at Cambridge in the yeare 1550 where he complayneth of the corruption of the Church of England in these words There be some who by most humane wisdome and vanishing cogitations would joyn togither God and Belial by the leaven of Antichrist Such are the words of Martin Bucer which are thus confirmed by Mr Brightmans These things he did write which wee at this day find by experience too true pa. 108. of his book 4. He maketh the condition of the poor blinde Papists to be farr better then the condition of the Angels of the Church of England in these words for in this place Christ preferreth the blinde Papists before those Angels who bewitched with ambition and covetousnes doe refuse holy reformation pag. 109. And in the 111 pag speaking of the punishment to be inflicted upon this English Angel for his sinnes he speaketh also thus of the whole Church It is also to be feared that the Church may feele some adversitie through contagion and consenting to Such as are the Angels such becometh shee for the most part and none is so ignorant of the matters that seeth not playnly that the whole body is sick of the same disease And so by his own grant the whole state of that Church to be worse then that of the Church of Rome 5. In the 112 page be sheweth what is the cause of the lukewarmnes of the Church of England in these words Jn our England the congruency is so manifest that nothing could have been expressed more lively for what other cause can wee bring of our lukewarmnes the Popish government mingled with the pure doctrine then the love of riches and honours c. 6. Observe also in the same page a short description of the Angel of the Church of Engl. in these words But our Bishops are Peeres of the Realme superiour in honour to many great states also in riches company of men and mayd servants in magnificence of howses and all the other pomp of the world equal to any even the greatest Earles How rich is the rest of the Clergie The Deanes Arch-deacons Prebendaries Chaplains c. And that these and the like are the Angel of the Church of England wherof he speaketh so often in this book it appeareth by that wich foloweth in the beginning of the page 113 in these words Doe not this amplify and increase very greatly the glory of the Church that her Ministers do shine in garments of silk and velvet c. and also by that which is in pag. 117. thus Thou art therfore a begger Ã´ thou English Angel comprehending under the name of this English Angel which he calls a begger Curates Prebendaries Archdeacons Deacons the Bishops themselves as it may be plainly seen in the 116 and 117 pages of his book in

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 â—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 thâ—â— 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 coÌ„munion 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 becoÌ„meth 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 haÌ„d 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 entraÌ„ce 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

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