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A26160	An Attestation to the testimony of our reverend brethren of the province of London to the truth of Jesus Christ, and to our Solemn League and Covenant as also against the errours, heresies, and blasphemies of these times, and the toleration of them, resolved on by the ministers of Cheshire, at their meeting May 2, and subscribed at their next meeting, June 6, 1648.		1648 (1648)	Wing A4161; ESTC R17649	58,802	68

Christians to undermine Christianity p. 15. V. The Marcionites and Manichees going against the Law lose all interest in the Gospel the witless wilful opposition of the Law by the hereticks called Antitactae the impiety of the book of Mans Mortality ibid. VI. The zeal of Nehemiah Hezekiah Moses and David worthy imitationin p. 16 17. SECT II. THe second reason of this Attestation taken from the Duty of the Minister in 1. Relation to their charge of Soules endangered by heresie as by a Cancer and Gangrene the difference betwixt them according to Galen p. 17 18. 2. Heresie deadly as lime mingled with milke an heretick a man of blood p. 18. 3. The third reason taken from the consideration of the safety and honour of the Kingdome which are much opposed and impeached by errors heresies p. 18 19. 4. The safety of civill societies endangered by want of justice and by pernicious doctrins 5. The dishonour of England by abundance of Sects aggravated by comparison of our present time and state with the precedent of England with other Kingdoms p. 19. 6. The best Remedy and Apologie in respect of both is publikely to professe against them the Parliament hath done it thrice 1. By their first Declaration 2. By the Ordinance for a publike fast for the spreading of heresie March the 10. And 3. by their Ordinance May 2. for punishing blasphemy's heresies c. p. 19. 20. SECT III. A Fourth reason for publick profession against heresies is taken from 1. The sedulity subtilty and pride of hereticks as of Eunomius p. 22. 2. Taken from the levity and inclination of the common people to vagrant speculations who are willing to be deceived willfull when they are deceived p. 23. 3. The cause of mens pertinacy in evill opinions heresie and spirituall frenzy hardly cured p. 23. 24. 4. A sixth reason taken from the Zeal of the ancient Fathers against heresies as of the Councell of Nice Polycarpe Hierom and others though Hierom were sometimes too sharp against some for their opinions on this side heresie p. 25. 5. A seventh reason from the like Zealous opposition of heresie by the reformed Churches as by the Synod at Dort and other godly Divines consenting with it against the Arminians p. 25. 6. The Zeal of King James against Conrad Vostius The stile of the Kings of England DEFENDER OF THE FAITH when first given them by whom and for what p. 26. 7. The Eighth reason taken from the care the Heathens had of their own erroneous Religions and from their Religious observation of an oath p. 26. 8. Regulus an heroicke Roman willingly dyed that he might not be wilfully forsworn p. 27. 9. How much confidence morall heathens have reposed in an oath and what benefit they both expected and enjoyed by conscionable keeping of an oath p. 27. SECT IV. 1. THe Ninth reason from the danger both of sinne and punishment by connivence and silence at the wickednesse of others p. 28. 2. For that Christians have been passive partakers in the punishment of heathens p. 29. 3. Politick neutrality detested by ingenuous moralists ib. 4. The 10. reason taken from the good acceptance of the testimony to the Truth against errors c. shewed by our reverend and godly Brethren of Scotland who plead it to the estates of their Parliament for preservation of Peace and prevention of War betwixt the Kingdoms p. 29 30. 5. Differences betwixt Presbytenian and Independent not to be decided by a War p. 30. SECT V. I. THe breach of Covenant politickly pretended for the raising of a new War destructive to the Covenant both in the doctrinall and practicall parts of it p. 31 32. II. Wee shall gratifie our greatest enemies and act their most dangerous designes against our selves if wee take up a War betwixt Presbyterian and Independent p. 33. III. Herein there is great reason the Independents should be of the same mind with their Presbyterian Brethren and should be as willing as they to maintain mutuall peace notwithstanding difference of opinions betwixt them ibid. IV. The Papists subtilty in setting dissentions among the Protestant party The instructions given to Seminarie Priests to that purpose by Cardinall Allen. p. 34. V. No private dissentions should withhold us from holding together for the defence of the publick ibid. A III. Part of the Attestation containing an Apology for Publication of these Errors and for the Reformation in hand against the scandall of them and of other impious and absurd aberrations from Religion and reason charged upon it SECT I. I. THe difference of errors such that though some of them need the addition of an Antidote when they are published others do not p. 35 36. II. Some errors both in Philosophie and Divinity thought new which have been devised and divulged of old p. 36. III. Reformation carried on too violently from one extream to another p. 37. IV. Errors and heresies have abounded the more by a kind of interregnum betwixt pulling down the Prelaticall and setting up the Presbyteriall Government ibid. V. The Divell most bestirreth himself in broaching and spreading Errors and Heresies when any great worke of Reformation is set on foot ibid. VI. Four remarkable tines observable for evidence thereof ibid. SECT II. I. THe first when Christianity was to be set up and Iudaism and Paganism to be preached down p. 37. II. Many impious impure and absurd Heresies set up set out by Satan to reproach the first Reformation p. 38. III. As that of Simon Magus Nicolas the Deacon of Antioch though of him there be opposite opinions of learned men some accusing him of fleshly wantonnesse some excusing him and charging all the crime upon his followers called Nicolaitans ibid. IV. The abominable impiety and impurity of the Gnosticks p. 39. A medicine how made of their poyson ibid. V. The Adamites ridiculous Religion ibid. VI. Some worshipped the Serpent that deceived Eve and highly approved of Cain Core the Sodomites and Judas p. 40. VII The sinfull absurdity of the Carpocratian heresie ibid. VIII The Pepusians who admitted women to all ecclesiasticall Ministeries ibid. SECT III. I. THe second remarkable Reformation from Popery to Protestancy invested with many grosse and wicked errors p. 41. II. What they were p. 40 41. III. The wicked opinions and practises of the Anabaptists and Libertines in Germany p. 42 43. IV. The witlesse and gracelesse Heresies of the Libertines p. 44 45. V. Among which some are such as our late News-mongers report to the reproach of the present Reformation SECT IV. I. THe third considerable time of Reformation was in Q. Eliz. Raign when godly Divines endeavoured a further conformity with other reformed churches in Discipline and ceremony more different from the manner of the Church of Rome p. 46. 2. Then did Martine Marprelate the Brownists and Hacket occasion many reproaches against the Reformation p. 47. III. Especially Hacket whose wild wicked and blasphemous conceipts and sayings are reported out of Dr. Saravia and Cambden p. 47 48. IV. Besides these domesticall disturbers and disgracers of the desired Reformation there were strange and wicked Tenets brought out of Holland the authour whereof was Henry Nicolai of Leyden the father of the family of Love Of their books and tenets what they were p. 49 50. SECT V. I. THe fourth state or time of Reformation is that of the present Parliament which is opposed and reproached with variety of errors heresies c. as the former were II. Which yet should not be pleaded to prejudice the Reformation in hand since there bee many and weighty reasons to acquit it from just cause of scandall p. 50 51 52. III. The comparison of the paucity of Sects in the Bishops time and multiplicity of them since their deposition observed by Hon. Reggus p. 19. Answered p. 52 53. FINIS Errata PAg. I after the words Errors c. l 12 add these words in a new line I part shewing how far the ministers of Cheshire consent with their Brethren of the Province of London divided into 2 Sections p 2 l 34 dele the p l 7 for eminentr imminent p 8 l 3 for lifes r lives ib l 28 for is r to be ibid l 45 after but add for p 10 l 25 after places add or p 13 in marg add lit 5 l 2 for quod r quo p 14 for that r it and then add these words in a new line 2. Part containing the reasons why the Ministers of Ch●shire thus joyn with their Brethren of the Province of London in their judgment and the publick profession thereof divided in 5 Sections p 15 l 27 for to make r that the doctrine of the 3. coequall persons is ibid l 28 after Rome add for p. 16. l. 18 dele them p. 17. l 16. for wisheth r wished p. 18. in marg ad lit g. l. 5 for vi r ut p. 18 l. 20 after him add self ibid. l. 33. dele thirdly p. 20 l. 3 for winds r. weeds p. 22. l 5. dele fourthly p. 23. l. 1. dele fifthly p 26 l. 1 in marg after that add title p 30. l. 26 for then r. and p. 34 in marg l. 2 after Nesterium r. damnas p 37 l. 8 after fourthly add though ibid l. 21 for fiftly r. yet p. 40 l. 32 after make add women p. 41 l. 18. after divers add ministers ibid. l. 34. for mun●● r. Menne p. 42 l. 13. after perswaded add and dele that he was ibid. l. 25 after him add he ibid. l. 26 after heads dele hee p. 43. l. 10 after Acts 26.11 add and ibid. l. 16 after story add and P. 51 l. 4 dele only p. 5● l. 18. for invested r. infested p. 53 l. 30 for Church r. Churches

you have done wee might bee judged degenerated sonnes of such Reverend Fathers if wee should not joyne with our venerable Brethren as now wee doe in a Protestation against them Seventhly Wee tooke into our thoughts the Synod at Dort against the Arminians and the Attestations of other p As of Peter Du. Moulin and others who gave their assent in writing to the Synod though they were not at it Divines thereto who were not called to it or not permitted to be present at it as an imitable example for consentient testimonie of Ministers against errors c. It will not we hope seeme an impertinency in this place since the cause is the same though the persons bee of a farr higher ranke to rehearse the Declaration of King James in his prosecution of a complaint to the States of Holland against Conradus Vorstius a wretched hereticke or rather Atheist as hee calleth him whom hee would not indure to bee harboured in a neighbour Country much lesse in any of his own Dominions For thus may such an instance reasonably induce us to a publique profession against errours c. and the toleration of them if a King were so zealous against the Toleration of one particular man infected with unsound principles and at such a distance from danger to his owne people though hee might bee the more zealous as hee was intitled Defender of the Faith (r) Henry the 8. had that sent him by the Pope for writing for Popery against Mr. Luther Fox Mart. vol. 2. p. 74. c. 2 nu 20. Speeds Chron. in H. 8. l. 9. cap. 2.1 par 38 39. p. 1007. a contrary faith to that which in that stile was first intended Should not Gods Ministers be awakened and quickned zealously to contest against Domestick Seducers by whom their flockes may bee in danger to be destroyed Eightly If we should not be very apprehensive of the prejudice and reproach of Divine truths and Doctrines of Piety by the multiplicity of erroneous opinions heresies blasphemies and perjuries in the breach of Covenant and the toleration of them Wee will not say as some have hyperbolically spoken of the supply of their own silence (ſ) Mr. Iohn Goodwin Sion Colledge visited page 26. That the stones of the streets and tiles of the houses would cry should they hold their peace but we conceive that heathens might rise up in judgement against us and condemne us for if wee should bee mute while heresie is so loud they would bee found more faithfull to a false Religion then wee to a true What the morall sort of such men have both said and done for their Religion as for the Greeks Plato and Plutarch for the Latines Cicero and Seneca would make up a copious accusation of our Laodicean Neutrall or meere nominall Christians of this age Wee may have enough to our purpose out of one of them even Cicero whom because hee was both a prudent Moralist and an eloquent Orator and well read in the best Authors of both Languges we may present as Speaker for the rest and of him we may learne to take heed how wee make light of any peece or particle of Religion where (t) Aut undiquaque Religionem tolle aut usquequaque conserva C●cer Phil. 2. fol. 239. h. 1. hee saith that Religion is no better then altogether abandoned if it bee not every way and intirely maintained and for making conscience of an oath or Covenant wee may observe much of his well meaning this way by his definition of an Oath and the obligation upon it (v) Ius jurandum est affirmatio Religi sa Deo testie Cicer. de offic p. 404. an Oath saith he is a religious affirmation and of what a man so affirmeth God is witnesse and with God his own mind that is his conscience (w) Cum jurato dicenda sen●entia meminer it se adhibere testent mentein suam qua nibil hom●ni dedit ipse deus divinius Cicer. de offic l. 3. p 395. then which God hath given nothing unto man more Divine and (x) Quod affirmate Deo teste promiseris tenendum ibid. p. 404. what is so witnessed affirmed or promised must be kept though to a mans losse yea though to the losse of a mans life and hee commendeth the couragious and conscientious resolution of Regulus who taken Captive in the first Punick Warre was sent to Rome for an exchange of prisoners which if hee did not effect he was upon oath by his return to render himselfe into the hands of his enemies and (y) Captivos reddendes in senatu non censuit deinde cum retineretur ab amicis ad supplicium redire maluit quam fidem hosti datam fallere Ibi. lib. 1. p. 356. when hee had given his opinion that it was not expedient for his Country men to give back their captives for his oathes sake and against the disswasion of his friends he came back to suffer punishment by his enemies rather then hee would salsifie the faith he had given to them (z) Cum vigilando necabatur erat in meliore causa quam si domi senex captivus perjurus consularis remansisset ibid. l. 3 p. 404. And though he were killed hee was in a better condition saith Cicero then if hee had stayed an old perjured and consular Captive in his own count ey And that wee may know that heathen Romans are more to bee trusted as more true of their words then Popish Romanists at this day hee condemnes their tenet who hold that faith with an infidell or as they say with an heretick is not to bee kept and hee bids them that are of that opinion take heed (a) Si sibi sumunt nullam esse fidem quae infideli data sit videant ne quaeratur latebra perjurio Cicer. de offic l. 3. p 404. that they make it not a lurking place for perjury whereof a man should not bee guilty though it were to advance the welfare of the Common weale for he holds there be degrees of the duty of man the first to God the second to his Country and the third to his parents and then to others according to their rankes so that Religion must have the first place and by Religion especially by religious taking and keeping of oathes and Covenants humane societies are secured and preserved (b) Quam multa firmantur jurejurando quantae salutis sunt faedera Religionis quam multos Divini supplicii meius a scelere revocavit quainque Sancta societas civium inter ipsos diis immortalibus interpositis tum Judicibus tum testibus Cicer. de legib l. 2. p. 326. How many things saith he are confirmed by an Oath of how great safety are confederacies of Religion how many hath the fear of Divine vengeance withheld from Villany how holy is the society of Citizens among themselves God being interposed both as a Judge and as a witnesse betwixt them Upon this ground minding to gaine