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judgement_n	according_a	day_n	lord_n	2,533	5	3.6979	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17574	An epistle of a Christian brother exhorting an other to keepe himselfe vndefiled from the present corruptions brought in to the ministration of the Lords Supper.	Calderwood, David, 1575-1650.	1624 (1624)	STC 4357; ESTC S116316	12,873	30

not such throng in the narrow way of suffering as in the broad way of common profession when religion dwelt in the pleasant land of peace in Halcyone dayes like the Spouse of Christ commanding all and subject to none For you must thinke that many looke well in their owne climate that haue neither head nor health to crosse the line and many goe brauely with guilded swords about their owne doores who flye the campe and dare not face the Cannon To beleeue in Christ is a great gift not common to all but to suffer for his sake is a greater and given to few Perhaps it may be that many living by gesse and more ready upon their own respects to professe then carefull to be informed in a truth and no small number of silly spirits by giuing credit to others and misled in the by-paths of errour some unstable Camelion-like hypocrites inclined to be died with the colour of every occasionall profession when they shall see the world to frowne may take another way But pitie them spare them praise God for his favour to you and increase of faith and patience and let no gall and bitternes of speech scarcely becomming the witnesse of a truth make any of whatsoever sort lesse inclinable to returne to you and your way who by memorie of their former proceedings in a different course may be recalled to loue and honor both you and your way The Apostles traine may suffice you If Christ be on your side who can be against you You are debter to him that hath guided the steps of your soule all that is within you to praise him because in these contentions you haue done what you could in defense of the truth and haue kept it and never wronged any man in any matter so that if it be the pleasure of God you shall suffer it is because you dare not forsake a knowne truth whereby you haue received many rich comforts and looketh for to reape endlesse ioy esteeming it your dutie to cleaue to that which is called in question as well as to the rest which seem to be spared for your encouragement you haue a worthy cause to honor you sufficient reasons to defend you and the experience of your owne conscience to uphold you It is true that your large course is so cunningly covered that nothing is permitted to appeare at this time but a smal point the gesture of kneeling at the communion and receving out of the ministers hand with such as shall bee at table vpon the festivall day appointed Yet you must thinke of these particulars as of members of the grosse bodie of conformitie obscuring the frame of Reformation delivered vnto you by the Fathers who begat you in the Lord to bee kept in integritie for your owne use and for the instruction and comfort of your successors For you cannot deny but you haue seene your mother the kirk in her gayest dresse firmly setled vpon the foundation of the Prophets and Apostles and strongly fortified with faire confessions her badges famous in the world and most meet for keeping vnity among her members in doctrine sacraments kirke-service discipline and in the holy ministrie and for abiuring of all poysonable superstition and damnable confusion And with no small joy haue you beheld her watchmen assembled in her sacred meetings for managing her affairs according to the will of her Lord and for that effect strongly fenced with liberties privileges the royal testimonies of his Maiesties loue for strengthening her jurisdiction and furtherance of all her causes How happy were these dayes when her painfull Shepheards were knit together in one minde and judgement with mutuall encouragements all feeding their flockes and pleasantly marching against all enemies without exception as an army with banners How bright were then the starres and how beautifull the candlestickes But now alas you are forced to behold bold mints to draw her off the old foundation to the sandy heapes of humane wisedome her renowned confessions of faith the strong barres of her vnitie aforenamed without just cause reproved and layd aside the doctrine distempered with the vnsavorie mixture of mans learning and presented to the people without relish of the Word and Spirit like an egge without salt to a man of a sound taste yea often with spleene so misapplied against Christians for furthering of mens particulars and worldly projects that hearing bringeth no lesse griefe then edification By new additions mutations both the sacraments are made vncouth and distastfull to many a poore Christian fearing to offend God by passing beyond the measure of their own faith if they should receiue any thing in the sacraments not delivered by the Lord. The necessarie discipline and necessarie vse of the same for purging preservation as behoveful for the kirk as physick for a mans body diseased weakned and almost rejected The holy ministry transformed rent and divided by a swelling humour over-running that somtime solid body and restraining the members thereof from their proper functions the kirke-service prayers and other exercises atled to a new mould and as farre from former edification as pitifully diseased with the daily fits of restlesse change the prerogatiue of the Lords day and due sanctification thereof miserably brought low by setting vp of other dayes of extraordinary respect to be observed with festivall solemnities the jurisdiction liberties and priviledges of the kirke her comfortable and awfull assemblies with the whole pretious substance so wounded and made pale for setting vp of some silly circumstances and that with great losse of concord and quietnesse among all the members of the kirke and no small gaine to superstition confusion and prophannesse And this is the cause moving you to like the first condition of the kirke and to refuse the novations introduced as they are prejudiciall in part or in whole to the religion and order formerlie established For this your judgement your speeches are racked and made to speake against the State and you are brought in the case of Ziterius when the Court was against him making the Emperour Nebuchadnezar And when this flame is kindled against you if you refuse to follow the droue in anie new practise for to defend your libertie by anie good ancient order or custome you are summarilie condemned of Brownish Separation singularitie Puritanisme and of blinde and fained zeale Yet not by all but by such as either hauing forgot or never knowne your prefession in her integritie take advantage by the advantageous name of Conformitie to please themselues and grieve them who cleaue to the forme of godlinesse whereunto you were delivered And even here we must bee patient and repent our own slacknes in following our dutie of good service toward God when so manie pains haue been taken to instruct and strengthen in a contrarie course hoping that although Constantine being at the first for the determination of the Councell of Nice wherunto the contrarie parties put their