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A08981	Christian advertisements and counsels of peace Also disswasions from the separatists schisme, commonly called Brownisme, which is set apart from such truths as they take from vs and other reformed churches, and is nakedly discouered, that so the falsitie thereof may better be discerned, and so iustly condemned and wisely auoided. Published, for the benefit of the humble and godlie louer of the trueth. By Richard Bernard, preacher of Gods word.	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.	1608 (1608)	STC 1927; ESTC S113766	84,709	210

corruptions make not a false Church or els they were in a true constitution as if the meanes which they had and migh● vse to remedie sinne should make their state lesse euil though sinnes were committed and the remedy not applied and other places more sinfull for want o● such a constitution and yet fewer by manie and lesser sinnes by farre be there cōmitted publikly and as if a constitution after their frame made good to ● man his standing in a Church full o● great wickednesse and the want thereof vtterly condēne him in another though in life and doctrine no such error bee amongst them by many degrees But when this constitution is truly defined which yet they haue not that I can finde whereof it standeth they shew but haue not defined it and so made manifest by the plaine truth of God the ●●arenes and excellencie of this miraculouslie working constitution it shall be ●mbraced with due regard Obiect the reformed Churches why To an obiection made of a Church Constitution they ioyne not with them which are constituted they denie not the constitution though as you heard Barrow and Greenwood did whose iudgement is not disclaimed as an error yet in any of their writings but by their practise approued howsoeuer these do not oppose against the constitution but answere that they haue their corruptions Thus like nimble Squirrils they skip from one tree to another to saue themselues from being taken name corruptions they skippe to constitution tell them of constitution they will tell you of corruption So as by all this we see it is not possible by reason Scripture conference Correction for instruction to these men is the may of life A head gathered whether the companie be Ciuill or Ecclesiasticall cannot be dissolued but by violence Experience the Schoolemaster herein or testimonie of the learned to giue any of them satisfaction but this they must haue because they will haue it that our Church is to be forsaken because of a false cōstitution and the constitution of other Churches because o● corruptions What must follow hereupon but this that all must come to them as the onely Church truly constituted and without corruption with condemnation in these respects of all Christendome But farre be it from men of godly wisedome moderate zeale and sound learning so to iudge and so farre to oouershoote themselues VI. Reason is their sinne of railing The sixth sin is the sinne of rayling c. and scoffing yea and I may truly add●● Henry Barrowes blasphemies who hath egregiously abused all our holiest exercises of religion taunting euery state and order in the Church and in th● Schooles of learning amongst vs. An● that the spirit wherewith hee was led may appeare not to haue been of God who vtterly condemneth such dealing 1. Pet. 3. 10. 11. Psal 34. 13. Iude v. 9. Titus 3. 2. Exod. 22. 27. Act. 23. 5. Ia. 1. 26. will as briefly as I can set downe the ●utrage thereof as it is here and there dispersed in his booke of Discouerie by which whatsoeuer he discouered of o●her he laid open a strange spirit ruling ●n himselfe Bishoppes hee calleth Antichristian proude Prelats the taile of the beast Their stile Iohn by the permission of God and power of the Diuell Bishop of such a place The hands of a Bishop ●n ordination he calles Simoniacall In ●●is saying Receiue the holy Ghost hee ●aith he breatheth on them an vnholie Ghost The Bible in the Bishops hands ●ee calles a bybell And that they cast ●ut by the power of Satan Yet Master ●mith on the Lords Prayer first ac●nowledgeth them to bee officers of Christs kingdome called ruling Elders ●econdly that the King hath authoritie ●o substitute such Ecclesiasticall Magi●●rates according to the Word for Church policie Thirdly that they may ●xercise iurisdiction visite Churches ●nd ordain Ministers pag. 91. And what ●ore allowed them by our law Patrons hee termes The great Baals or Lord Patrons All Ministers hee calles Priests in scorne and Deacons halfe Priests And not here with content he miscalleth and raileth vpon Ministers most spitefully and so as cannot bee but hatefull to all that truly feare God calling them Baalamites Cananites Babylonish Diuines Egyptian Inchanters limbes of the Diuell Others not of his straine he tearmet● them dangerous and pestilent seducers sectarie counterfeit preachers miserable guides treacherous watchmen sworne waged marked souldiers of the beast Scorpions disguised hypocrites rauening wolues deceitfull watchmen foolish and presumptuous shepheards pernicious deceiuers Sycophants Angel● of hell bright starres of the smokie Egyptian fornace and such as liue mo●● religiously amongst vs hee scornes a● much as any other and goeth further and saith that vpon them are the vtter most deceits and effectuall delusions o● Satan Our diuine exercises and godly fruits of faith he blasphemously scoffes at Set prayers he tearmeth the smoke of the bottomlesse pit And yet Master Paterne of true prayer Smith in the same booke in the Epistle ●o the Reader saith first that a set forme of prayer is not vnlawfull Secondly he professeth his dissent from them of the separation Thirdly he saith that hee is ●erely assured of the truth of that he affirmeth And touching the Lords Prayer pag. 33. he first calles it a platforme of prayer Secondly a prayer and the best ●hat euer was made pag. 181. Thirdly ●hat Christ did pray it pag. 33. and 179. Fourthly hee that vseth the words and matter of the Lords Prayer prayeth well pag. 181 and after petition made ●o God may end conclude his prayer with the Lords Prayer He was verely assured of this truth then and now dis●laimeth that verely assured truth Reader when may any rest on his iudgement and assure himselfe of his assu●ednesse Other prayers made he calleth long Pharisaicall and abominable Preachings preachments and sermocinations The Preachers deliuerie of the word hee calles the distilling and dropping downe of old parables from his mouth His time of preaching disputing to an houre glasse The pulpit he calleth a prescript place like a tub Solemne fasts he nameth hypocritish fasts and a stage play where one plaieth sinne another iudgements another repentance and the last Gospell The singing of Psalmes he calleth harmonizing some pleasant ballad o● some Psalme in ryme The congregation singing together hee likeneth to fowles as Vultures Crowes Gleades Owles Geese and to beasts as Leopards Beares Woolues Foxes Swine Dogs and Goates The receiuing of the Sacrament o● the Lords Supper he termeth a two penie feast and when the Minister debarreth any from the same hee saith the● Master Parson taketh his pastorall staffe or wooden dagger of suspension b● which hee keepes such a flourishing as flies can take no rest Yet Master Smith pag. 95. expounding the second petition saith that there the Ministers are prayed for that they may faithfully execute their office part whereof he maketh suspension All the whole worship of God with vs is called Idolatrous and all of vs

then in them as shall be● after noted to the view of the world either to reclaime them or to make the● ashamed if in any thing they will so themselues and if God will open their eyes to behold what is amisse in themselues This is not Barrows veine of ol● but euen the same spirit doth possesse n● the meanest of the latest companie sco●sing at the argument of the conuersion of soules as if it were but a dreame of vs or in it selfe a toy without their constitution Is this loue Loue enuieth not but 1. Cor. 13. these like nothing well what wee doe but indeed the better it is the more they doe detest it for that they suppose it is the greatest let to hold men from them Therefore here prophane and secure worldlings and Atheists neede not to feare that men painfull and conscionable in their Ministerie yea and conformable in their liues will breed Brownists and further Brownisme no more then the truth can bring forth error or soundnesse corruption properly or brethren in vnitie substantially can breed Schismatikes essentially Indeed by the beames of the Sunne being one the same the earth which the husband tilleth and soweth with good seed in some part bringeth foorth good corne and in another breedeth weedes but the fault is in the earth not in the Sunne or husbandman So of one sweete flowre the Bee gathereth honie and the Spider poyson yet the flowr● keepeth it owne nature If by the wholesome doctrine of painfull Teachers some as ill earth be more weedie some as spiders gather poison neither are they nor their doctrine to be blamed But to proceed is this loue Loue reioyceth not in iniquitie it is not 1. Cor. 13. prouoked to anger but these men are glad when wee contend amongst our selues neuer praying for peace nor the welfare of the Ministerie because How men come to bee Schismatikes or Heretikes they do thinke as iudging others out of themselues prouoked to anger that troubles will breede discontentment discontentment setteth heads on working this causeth searching but with preiudice against one part offended searching draweth men to a liking of that by passionate impatiencie which iudiciously in peace they do not loue and so runneth into crooked by-pathes to the hurt of themselues and offence of other Such a spirit of vncharitablenesse neuer was in any of the holy men of God in the Primitiue time who reioyced at the blessings vpon the Teachers and at the peoples receiuing of the Gospell ●ot at their standing in a constitution ●ct 11. 20. 21. 23. In which place is gi●en a reason of Barnabas his reioycing ●●r that he was a good man and full of ●●e holy Ghost vers 24. for indeed men ●●dued with Gods Spirit good men ●●ter God will reioyce in good things ●hrist will not quench the smoaking axe nor breake the bruised reed but ●ill check his Disciples for rashly for●●dding one to cast out diuels in his ●●me because hee followed not them ●●d wil bid them suffer him giuing this ●●ason that he that is with Christ is not ●●ainst him no nor against his Disci●●es though one follow not another so ●●e it wee all follow Christ And thus ●●uch for their vncharitablenes against 〈…〉 Perhaps they will say they pray for vs Their loue to vs is but as to strangers out of the Couenant and what speciall thing is that M. Smith ●●en hartely and professe with protesta●●n that they do loue vs. I thinke they do loue vs but it is on●● in hope or for some by-respect for o●●rwise one of them writeth that cer●●nly he cannot by the Word bee per●●aded that any one of vs hath either true faith or feare of God then how can the truly loue vs in the spirit who iudge t●● bond broken and the communion v●lawfull I thinke they doe pray for vs but it to bring vs vnto them so will they pr●● for Papists Atheists Iewes and Turke● so will any sect to haue men to come 〈…〉 them They pray for vs but not as visib●● members of Gods Church they w●● not pray with vs that is ioyne to o● prayers nor ioyne vs with them Th● loue vs but not as in the communion Saints their loue therefore is not bee esteemed of Consider how th● iudge of euery one of vs euen of hi● that most seeketh in our Church to a●uance Religion to liue religiously a● haue peace with all men in holinesse much as is possible But doth this vncharitablenes exte●● This spirituall vncharitablenesse is also amongst themselues one to another it selfe only to those which they iud●● without Nay it breaketh out amon● themselues euen towards one anot●● in their customarie excommunicatio● not onely for notorious crimes in 〈…〉 wilfull and obstinate but euen for lig●● offences in some albeit other obstin●● ●●n be let passe contrary to the practise ●f the Primitiue Church where wee ●ade neither of such sharpe censuring Reade George Iohnsons book pag. 15. and see horrible sin daubed vp A bodie naturall doth not easily cut off a member though very noysome not after the first meanes bee vsed in the best manner but after long triall of the same what possiblie may be ●or of such partiall dealing that men ●●ould bee reprehended and that no sin ●●e suffered to be openly practised who ●●nieth but that men should be hastily 〈…〉 st out or for and vpon euery light of●●nce of what nature soeuer albeit the ●●rtie offending be through ignorance 〈…〉 else of a peeuish nature somewhat ●ilfull we wish it should not be It is ●ot a point of loue so easily to lose a ●hristian member and to cast him to ●●e diuell iudging him vnworthie to 〈…〉 accounted a visible professor in the ●hurch of Christ I speake not this to lessen sinne or to ●●lerate it but to stay so great a cen●●e that it bee neither executed lightly ●●d rashly nor vsed with the rigour of ●●e law in the vtmost period of the right 〈…〉 censure I may not passe by the witnesse of M. White as I remember ●●me against them testifying that one ●●lfe excommunicated another some●●e a very fearfull thing and vnheard amongst men of wisedome and moderation If they did excommunica●● for sinne it were yet lesse but I maru●● that they will vse this censure the p●wer of Iesus Christ deliuering men v●to Satan for doing the worke of God which is for hearing Gods word by th● ministerie of others which are out ●● their way though the Preacher deliu●● nothing but the true word of God a●● so as the hearers do receiue much go●● thereby This their practise cannot bee wa●rantable Search the Scriptures whether there be any word forbidding to heare one that preacheth the true Word only See more pag. 64. from the word of God Tr●● Prophets neuer forbad to heare such spake truly Christ neuer condemn●● such as spake the truth in his name f●● want of a constitution the Apostle P●●●

God Christ the Lord by whom onely and alone they shall be saued That this is the true matter of the Church of God thus I prooue I. Because they beleeue the summe of the Gospell which Gospell who so maketh outward profession of are the true visible matter Rom. 10. 9. Ioh. 1. 12. and 3. 36. Ioh. 17. 3. II. Because it was the doctrine alone by which the Apostles did gather people to make them a Church and disciples vnto Christ Act. 2. 36. and 9. 20. and 19. 4. 5. and 18. 28. Luk. 24. 47. 1. Cor. 15. 3. and 3. 11. III. Because such asmade profession hereof were without any stay or let receiued into the Church as true matter Act. 8. 37. and 16. 31. 33. and 11. 26. IV. Because he that doth make open professiō hereof doth differ from Iewes Turks Pagans yea and from Papists for the former hold not Iesus Christ to bee the sonne of God and these latter doe ioyne works in the cause of saluation which is against the true nature of faith in the Sonne of God and destroieth it Rom. 10. 3. Gal. 3. 2. and 5. 2. 4. Act. 15. 1. 10. 11. And likewise against the truth of the Gospell Gal. 2. 14. 18 and 1. 6. Thus we see by these reasons that such We are true matter of a true Church as make this profession are true matter and so are we for wee all professe this saith and are baptised thereinto as is appatrent 1. By the doctrine of our Church receiued by all the reformed Churches in the harmony of confession 2. By the same publickelie preached 3. By the same maintained by our lawes by writings and euen sealed with the blood of holie Martyrs against the Papists and other hereticks and therefore are we true matter of the visible Church Yet here againe note that true matter True matter is either good or bad is either good or bad for who can deny that to be true matter of building which yet is not good as timber and stone is true matter but yet not some timber and stone good matter So is it in the spirituall building all that thus professe Christ are true matter but euery one not good matter Such good and bad matter was in Corinth and in the Church mentioned in the Reue. 2. 3. and hath bin in all the Churchs of God in the world which bad matter by due proceeding is either to be reformed or else to be cast out of the building not as false matter but as no good matter though true therefore a man excomunicate is cast out not as false matter but as bad and corrupt matter onely and therefore is to be held a brother 2. Thes 3. 15. Neither let it seeme strange that the Outward profession of the true faith maketh a man true matter of the visible Church albeit for his conuersation he be bad matter outward profession by word maketh men to be true visible matter whether they be hypocrites for the Apostle receiued Simon Magus an hypocrite Act. 8. and Christ Iesus receiued Iudas for many are called few chosen Mat. 22. 14. or whether they be men of leaud conuersation within the Church deseruing iustly to be cast out as bad matter for that the Scripture calleth such brethren for their profession 1. Cor. 5. 11. Neither doth Christ Reue. 2. or his Apostles 1. Cor. 3. 12. 13. for corruptions of manners or for building hay or stubble cal them false matter This may appeare in marriage of man woman by which similitude Christ setteth forth himselfe and the Church Two persons lawfully marrying doe openlie by words acknowledge their consent each to other and doe professe duties of loue in marriage but afterward the wife doth not performe the same as she ought and did couenant Is therefore the woman no true wife She may be accounted vniust in her word and not a good wife but yet is shee a true wife till the bond of marriage bee broken and a bill of diuorcement bee giuen out A man professing obedience to a king acknowledging him his king and none other and subiecting himselfe in generall to his lawes he is a true subiect to that king albeit he doe transgresse in some things greatly and openlie else kings in these daies should haue but verie few true subiects A man that maketh profession of one onely calling or trade and of none other by that onely profession is he truelie called that tradesman albeit hee bee but a bungler in his trade or carelesse in liuing by it none will say that hee is a false tradesman but either no good tradesman or vnprofitable Euen thus is it in the profession of Iesus Christ as is alreadie said for whosoeuer doth professe Christ is a Christian and true matter of a visible Church though neither good to other nor profitable to himselfe Good Christian Reader miscarry not in thy iudgement from the truth onelie of a good affection desirous to haue all well and grieued at what is amisse for thou shalt find euer cause thus to bee affected wheresoeuer thou commest in in this vale of miserie and corruptions False matter is contrarie to this true What false matter is matter The visible forme is not false which The visible forme constitution of our Church is not false is the vniting of vs vnto God and one to another visiblie For as by laying of the foundation in a building and so the rest vpon it cemented together maketh the forme of an house so doth it in this spirituall building called a house 1. Pet. 2. 5. And that we are vnited vnto Christ and made one with him it is manifest Goe to the Scripture and see how a By many euident notes there be many which shew themselues in mans iudgement to be of the inuisible Church of God amongst vs. people are inuisibly the Church of God and secondly how visiblie The forme of the inuisible Church is the vnion betwixt God and man and one with another which is first by the spirit by which inuisible hand God immediatly taketh vs by the heart and saith he will be our God 1. Ioh. 4. 13. Ezech. 36. 27. Ephes 2. 22. 4. 4. 1. Cor. 12. 13. Galat. 4. 6. Rom. 8. 9. 2. By faith in Iesus Christ by which inuisible hand as many of vs as be regenerated do take hold vpon the promise of the Spirit Galath 3. 14. and of Christ Ephes 3. 17. beleeuing that we are his people and he our God For if we be in Christ and hee in vs wee haue vnion with the Father Ephes 4. 6. Ioh. 17. 21. and with the holy Ghost 1. Cor. 13. 13. and 6. 19. Rom. 8. 9. Thus God and man are inuisiblie made one and vnited 3. One with another and that is 1. As they be all knit to the head by faith the Spirit 2. As they take hold one of another by loue and are bound together Colos 3. 4. Ioh. 13. 35. Thus is