least_o not_o without_o prejudice_n and_o occasion_n unto_o idolatry_n and_o therefore_o be_v more_o safe_o omit_v by_o we_o and_o this_o will_v not_o serve_v for_o a_o excuse_n to_o those_o who_o now_o adays_o against_o their_o conscience_n go_v to_o mass_n out_o of_o a_o mere_a hypocrisy_n and_o fear_n of_o man_n because_o that_o it_o be_v so_o vehement_o press_v upon_o we_o from_o the_o papist_n mere_o for_o to_o give_v assent_n to_o their_o error_n and_o idolatry_n that_o we_o must_v adore_v the_o consecrate_a hostie_a in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o masse-priest_n as_o christ_n himself_o and_o put_v our_o hope_n and_o confidence_n in_o that_o masse-christ_n who_o he_o have_v form_v out_o of_o bread_n with_o five_o word_n and_o offer_v for_o we_o again_o neither_o may_v this_o clear_a the_o rest_n of_o papist_n from_o idolatry_n who_o now_o adays_o with_o such_o a_o blind_a zeal_n impose_v and_o press_v this_o adoration_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o bread_n instead_o of_o christ_n 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and_o bind_v in_o some_o manner_n both_o they_o and_o other_o christian_n salvation_n thereunto_o 2._o so_o that_o other_o do_v not_o only_o not_o receive_v we_o for_o fellow_n christian_n but_o judge_n and_o condemn_v we_o as_o unfaithful_a heretic_n who_o 〈◊〉_d in_o our_o conscience_n allow_v of_o such_o their_o pretend_a article_n whereby_o tâ—â—y_a â—â—â—er_n and_o destroy_v the_o christian_a unity_n and_o ecclesiastical_a peace_n as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o their_o power_n 3._o not_o only_o condemn_v and_o cut_v we_o off_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n but_o uncharitable_o persecute_v we_o though_o not_o in_o life_n yet_o in_o honour_n and_o good_n by_o exclude_v we_o from_o the_o political_a society_n 4._o especial_o when_o they_o do_v it_o not_o mere_o out_o of_o humane_a infirmity_n and_o ignorance_n or_o out_o of_o a_o false_a information_n of_o our_o doctrine_n and_o faith_n but_o partly_o out_o of_o obstinacy_n and_o malice_n so_o that_o they_o 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of_o faith_n in_o regard_n they_o make_v their_o own_o particular_a opinion_n to_o be_v fundamental_a doctrine_n partly_o dissolve_v the_o bond_n of_o christian_a charity_n in_o regard_n they_o judge_v and_o condemn_v other_o christian_n by_o reason_n of_o they_o but_o he_o that_o do_v this_o not_o out_o of_o a_o mere_a ignorance_n and_o weakness_n of_o understanding_n but_o out_o of_o malice_n of_o heart_n not_o we_o but_o god_n alone_o be_v able_a to_o know_v and_o discern_v he_o wherefore_o we_o ought_v not_o rash_o to_o judge_v and_o determine_v of_o any_o certain_a person_n 5._o those_o also_o who_o though_o they_o have_v have_v a_o sufficient_a knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o yet_o will_v not_o open_o profess_v it_o out_o of_o shame_n before_o man_n or_o out_o of_o other_o carnal_a respect_n be_v almost_o in_o a_o more_o dangerous_a case_n then_o the_o err_a themselves_o because_o they_o proceed_v therein_o against_o their_o own_o conscience_n and_o make_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o the_o lord_n sentence_n whosoever_o shall_v deny_v i_o before_o man_n or_o be_v ashamed_a of_o i_o and_o of_o my_o word_n he_o i_o will_v also_o deny_v matth._n 10._o v._n 3._o mark_v 8._o v._o 38._o for_o not_o only_o he_o that_o deni_v against_o his_o conscience_n the_o whole_a doctrine_n of_o christ_n but_o also_o he_o that_o deni_v but_o one_o point_n of_o it_o which_o he_o have_v know_v out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o man_n sake_n who_o oppose_v and_o condemn_v it_o he_o have_v partly_o deny_v thereby_o christ_n and_o be_v ashamed_a of_o his_o word_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v break_v one_o of_o these_o least_o commandment_n he_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o least_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n matth._n 5._o vers_fw-la 19_o for_o a_o little_a leaven_n leaven_v the_o whole_a lump_n gal._n 5._o vers_fw-la 8._o they_o burden_n also_o therewith_o their_o conscience_n with_o the_o woe_n and_o curse_v which_o be_v pronounce_v against_o all_o unrighteous_a judgement_n because_o against_o their_o conscience_n they_o call_v evil_a good_a and_o good_a evil_a isai_n 5._o vers_fw-la 20_o 23._o and_o decline_v after_o many_o to_o wrest_v judgement_n exod._n 23._o vers_fw-la 2._o for_o if_o man_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o that_o curse_n when_o they_o peradventure_o in_o temporal_a judicial_a matter_n judge_v unjust_o betwixt_o private_a person_n or_o follow_v the_o multitude_n incline_v and_o assent_v to_o unrighteous_a judgement_n how_o much_o more_o he_o that_o do_v it_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n when_o the_o doctrine_n of_o â—â—â—ist_n be_v dispute_v and_o controvert_v betwixt_o whole_a church_n there_o we_o ought_v to_o labour_v as_o much_o as_o be_v possible_a by_o fair_a mean_n to_o reconcile_v the_o different_a party_n and_o not_o rash_o to_o judge_v and_o condemn_v the_o err_a yet_o not_o so_o that_o we_o wrest_v or_o pervert_v the_o judgement_n or_o assent_v to_o the_o injust_a party_n with_o word_n or_o work_n in_o their_o error_n and_o contrariwise_o withdraw_v
therefore_o tumultuous_o rise_v when_o they_o maintain_v and_o use_v the_o like_a liberty_n for_o themselves_o and_o they_o that_o be_v of_o the_o same_o confession_n and_o faith_n be_v the_o lutheran_n divine_v and_o confessor_n have_v hitherto_o not_o as_o yet_o attribute_v to_o themselves_o the_o power_n and_o as_o i_o hope_v will_v never_o do_v it_o to_o absolve_v and_o discharge_v the_o subject_n from_o their_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n towards_o the_o magistrate_n who_o have_v renounce_v the_o obedience_n of_o the_o popish_a see_v and_o supremacy_n as_o be_v sufficient_o evident_a by_o the_o example_n in_o france_n and_o england_n beside_o it_o will_v be_v think_v in_o itself_o a_o unheard_a of_o injustice_n if_o subject_n shall_v not_o suffer_v their_o magistrate_n to_o have_v as_o much_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o religion_n as_o they_o themselves_o enjoy_v under_o their_o protection_n nevertheless_o if_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n may_v but_o so_o much_o obtain_v of_o the_o lutheran_n divine_v and_o congregation_n of_o their_o jurisdiction_n that_o they_o may_v not_o calumniate_v or_o condemn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n but_o receive_v we_o also_o as_o fellow-brethren_n and_o christian_n in_o our_o faith_n and_o confession_n unto_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o use_n of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n in_o their_o assembly_n i_o willing_o then_o confess_v that_o man_n shall_v not_o rash_o undertake_v such_o a_o particular_a reformation_n in_o ceremony_n whereby_o a_o division_n may_v be_v occasion_v but_o rather_o tolerate_v such_o defect_n because_o of_o the_o ignorant_a and_o weak_a in_o faith_n who_o do_v little_o apprehend_v and_o discern_v the_o discrepancy_n of_o the_o doctrine_n and_o at_o the_o alteration_n of_o ceremony_n present_o imagine_v a_o quite_o new_a religion_n whereas_o they_o shall_v insist_v upon_o the_o find_a information_n of_o doctrine_n till_o they_o at_o length_n without_o offence_n and_o division_n either_o may_v be_v correct_v with_o a_o unanimous_a goodly_a consent_n or_o each_o one_o enjoy_v his_o own_o liberty_n therein_o to_o which_o purpose_n it_o conduce_v also_o what_o augustine_n say_v of_o such_o like_a alteration_n ep._n 118._o ipsa_fw-la mutatio_fw-la consuetudinis_fw-la etiam_fw-la quae_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la utilitate_fw-la novitate_fw-la perturbat_fw-la that_o many_o time_n the_o alteration_n do_v not_o profit_n and_o edify_v as_o much_o as_o the_o division_n do_v hurt_v and_o destroy_v chap._n xii_o whether_o or_o how_o far_o we_o may_v judge_v or_o condemn_v the_o person_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n by_o all_o this_o what_o hitherto_o have_v be_v declare_v of_o judge_v the_o matter_n itself_o in_o different_a and_o controvert_v doctrine_n and_o religion_n and_o of_o separation_n and_o reformation_n which_o arise_v from_o it_o we_o may_v easy_o now_o understand_v whether_o and_o how_o far_o we_o ought_v to_o judge_v the_o person_n for_o as_o far_o as_o we_o must_v discern_v the_o matter_n what_o be_v sound_a and_o true_a or_o false_a and_o erroneous_a doctrine_n or_o worship_n so_o far_o we_o can_v and_o must_v also_o extend_v our_o judgement_n to_o the_o person_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o of_o they_o teach_v true_a or_o false_a doctrine_n to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o may_v know_v who_o and_o how_o far_o we_o ought_v to_o follow_v lest_o they_o become_v not_o to_o we_o or_o other_o a_o stumble_a block_n or_o a_o occasion_n to_o fall_v see_v that_o that_o judge_v of_o the_o doctrine_n can_v be_v perform_v without_o this_o judge_n of_o the_o person_n who_o maintain_v the_o doctrine_n yet_o so_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o instant_o to_o condemn_v the_o err_a person_n because_o of_o their_o error_n though_o it_o be_v damnable_a in_o itself_o but_o rather_o always_o hope_v for_o their_o amendment_n as_o much_o as_o be_v possible_a as_o first_o those_o that_o maintain_v ignorant_o such_o a_o error_n which_o by_o a_o necessary_a consequence_n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o save_v fundamental_a doctrine_n and_o yet_o stand_v steadfast_o to_o the_o fundamental_a doctrine_n itself_o and_o build_v not_o their_o salvation_n even_o upon_o such_o a_o error_n and_o therefore_o do_v not_o condemn_v we_o and_o our_o church_n which_o maintain_v the_o very_a same_o ground_n those_o i_o say_v no_o doubt_n notwithstanding_o their_o error_n they_o may_v be_v save_v if_o they_o do_v but_o labour_v to_o testify_v also_o their_o faith_n in_o christ_n by_o the_o work_n of_o christian_a charity_n and_o godly_a conversation_n and_o that_o such_o a_o error_n which_o will_v be_v damnable_a unto_o we_o that_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o if_o we_o shall_v receive_v it_o against_o conscience_n yet_o be_v not_o damnable_a to_o they_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n who_o will_v judge_v they_o according_a to_o their_o faith_n and_o work_n and_o not_o according_a to_o their_o ignorance_n second_o those_o also_o which_o condemn_v we_o yet_o if_o they_o do_v it_o not_o out_o of_o malice_n as_o those_o false_a apostle_n gal._n 1._o and_o 3._o and_o 4._o but_o out_o of_o humane_a weakness_n and_o mere_a ignorance_n either_o because_o they_o be_v not_o true_o inform_v of_o our_o doctrine_n and_o faith_n or_o esteem_v it_o to_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o primitive_a apostolical_a church_n those_o i_o say_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o condemn_v although_o they_o condemn_v we_o with_o indiscretion_n but_o rather_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o hope_v the_o best_a of_o their_o salvation_n as_o long_o as_o they_o hold_v fast_o the_o ground_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n which_o we_o presume_v not_o without_o reason_n the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o do_v three_o those_o likewise_o who_o ground_n and_o build_v their_o salvation_n upon_o erroneous_a and_o false_a doctrine_n and_o religion_n which_o in_o some_o manner_n all_o those_o be_v enforce_v to_o do_v who_o account_v they_o for_o necessary_a fundamental_a doctrine_n and_o indeed_o sufficient_o testify_v that_o they_o do_v not_o condemn_v we_o mere_o out_o of_o infirmity_n but_o out_o of_o a_o uncharitableness_n and_o malice_n and_o also_o retain_v not_o the_o true_a ground_n of_o faith_n nor_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n those_o we_o may_v judge_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o all_o other_o man_n who_o pass_v their_o life_n in_o notorious_a sin_n and_o vice_n without_o true_a repentance_n that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o damnable_a condition_n which_o be_v to_o say_v that_o god_n can_v condemn_v they_o of_o right_a in_o their_o blindness_n and_o malice_n and_o shall_v undoubted_o condemn_v they_o unless_o they_o repent_v final_o we_o may_v proceed_v also_o with_o they_o after_o the_o rule_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o heretic_n reject_v let_v he_o be_v unto_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n matth._n 18._o v._n 17._o after_o the_o first_o and_o second_o admonition_n know_v that_o he_o that_o be_v such_o be_v subvert_v and_o sin_v be_v condemn_v of_o himself_o yet_o we_o ought_v not_o therefore_o utter_o to_o condemn_v they_o but_o rather_o still_o pray_v for_o they_o hope_v god_n may_v convert_v they_o yet_o before_o their_o last_o gasp_n for_o although_o the_o apostle_n say_v 1_o john_n 5._o vers_n 16._o there_o be_v a_o sin_n unto_o death_n for_o which_o we_o shall_v not_o pray_v yet_o he_o say_v not_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o pray_v for_o the_o sinner_n much_o less_o condemn_v he_o unto_o death_n we_o be_v not_o able_a exact_o to_o know_v nor_o aught_o to_o judge_v whether_o he_o have_v commit_v the_o sin_n unto_o death_n viz._n the_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n or_o in_o other_o sin_n be_v give_v over_o to_o a_o harden_a and_o a_o obdurate_a unbeleef_n and_o impenitency_n with_o one_o word_n we_o must_v absolute_o resign_v and_o commit_v the_o judgement_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n to_o god_n alone_o be_v the_o only_a lawgiver_n who_o be_v able_a to_o save_v and_o to_o destroy_v jam._n 4._o v._n 12._o who_o be_v thou_o that_o judge_v another_o man_n servant_n to_o his_o own_o master_n he_o stand_v or_o fall_v yea_o he_o shall_v be_v hold_v up_o for_o god_n be_v able_a to_o make_v he_o stand_v rom._n 14._o v._n 4._o which_o we_o now_o may_v easy_o apply_v to_o our_o often-mentioned_n twofold_a adversary_n god_n forbid_v that_o we_o shall_v condemn_v all_o roman-catholic_n much_o less_o all_o lutheran_n in_o general_a or_o even_o one_o single_a and_o particular_a man_n for_o first_o concern_v the_o papist_n religion_n whether_o and_o how_o far_o the_o papist_n may_v be_v save_v in_o their_o religion_n like_v as_o a_o twofold_a doctrine_n and_o religion_n be_v maintain_v among_o they_o viz._n partly_o the_o true_a primitive_a catholic_n apostolic_a doctrine_n wherein_o they_o with_o we_o and_o we_o with_o they_o do_v agree_v partly_o the_o new_a 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and_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o righteous_a party_n in_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o truth_n call_v good_a evil_n and_o light_a darkness_n curse_a be_v he_o that_o pervert_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o stranger_n fatherless_a and_o widow_n deuteron_n 27._o vers_fw-la 19_o shall_v he_o then_o not_o be_v guilty_a also_o of_o the_o curse_n that_o will_v wilful_o pervert_v or_o deny_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n yea_o the_o judgement_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n whereby_o they_o also_o though_o in_o their_o own_o person_n they_o may_v not_o be_v inclinable_a to_o condemn_v and_o persecute_v any_o man_n will_v yet_o make_v themselves_o by_o their_o assent_n partaker_n of_o the_o condemnation_n and_o persecution_n which_o proceed_v from_o other_o who_o according_a to_o the_o pprophecy_n of_o christ_n shall_v hate_v and_o reproach_v we_o separate_v we_o from_o their_o company_n and_o cast_v out_o our_o name_n as_o evil_n luke_n 6._o vers_fw-la 22._o to_o let_v pass_v how_o 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they_o in_o this_o manner_n be_v in_o a_o dangerous_a and_o damnable_a condition_n yet_o we_o condemn_v none_o in_o particular_a first_o because_o we_o can_v direct_o discern_v in_o no_o man_n whether_o he_o do_v err_v out_o of_o humane_a weakness_n or_o obstinate_a malice_n second_o because_o though_o he_o do_v err_v out_o of_o malice_n yet_o we_o ought_v still_o to_o hope_v seek_v and_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o his_o conversion_n and_o commit_v the_o judgement_n concern_v he_o to_o the_o sovereign_a judge_n will_v to_o god_n that_o all_o that_o be_v call_v christian_n or_o at_o least_o catholic_n and_o evangelical_n do_v agree_v with_o we_o herein_o with_o one_o mind_n see_v that_o all_o those_o that_o will_v not_o proceed_v against_o conscience_n nor_o parallel_v and_o equal_a man_n word_n with_o god_n word_n neither_o place_n themselves_o in_o god_n tribunal_n must_v herein_o agree_v then_o the_o christian_a love_n and_o peaceablenesse_n will_v reign_v instead_o of_o this_o unhappy_a schism_n cruel_a distraction_n and_o lamentable_a devastation_n of_o christendom_n and_o the_o easy_a and_o safe_a way_n be_v open_v unto_o right_a christian_a unity_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o truth_n instead_o of_o the_o manifold_a dissension_n and_o difference_n in_o doctrine_n and_o religion_n the_o apostle_n paul_n have_v not_o only_o most_o earnest_o and_o faithful_o exhort_v we_o all_o in_o general_n and_o especial_o the_o roman_a church_n to_o which_o he_o direct_v his_o epistle_n but_o also_o add_v most_o efficacious_a and_o pregnant_a motive_n thereunto_o wherefore_o let_v we_o not_o judge_v one_o another_o any_o more_o why_o that_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o precedent_a word_n we_o shall_v all_o stand_v before_o the_o judgement-seat_n of_o christ_n so_o than_o every_o one_o of_o we_o shall_v give_v account_n of_o himself_o to_o god_n rom._n 14._o v._n 10_o 12._o like_a as_o he_o write_v to_o the_o corinthian_n therefore_o judge_v nothing_o before_o the_o time_n until_o the_o lord_n come_v who_o both_o will_v bring_v to_o light_v the_o hide_a thing_n of_o darkness_n and_o will_v make_v manifest_a the_o counsel_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o then_o shall_v every_o man_n have_v praise_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 4._o v._n 5._o if_o we_o have_v that_o great_a day_n of_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n continual_o set_v before_o our_o eye_n especial_o the_o divine_n and_o ecclesiastic_n who_o before_o all_o other_o shall_v be_v the_o son_n of_o peace_n luke_n 16._o v._o 6._o yea_o the_o true_a ambassador_n of_o peace_n isai_n 33._o v._n 7._o &_o 52._o v._o 7._o nah._n 1._o v._o 15._o whereas_o many_o be_v author_n of_o most_o of_o the_o disturbance_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n by_o their_o unchristian_a judge_v and_o condemn_v they_o will_v not_o be_v so_o rash_a and_o severe_a in_o judge_v one_o another_o but_o every_o one_o will_v first_o think_v and_o consider_v with_o himself_o how_o we_o shall_v give_v once_o a_o account_n of_o ourselves_o 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