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A40772	The faithfull pastor his sad lamentation over, heart-rending challenge and dreadfull thunders against, sharp reproof of, and seasonnable warning to his apostat-flock. In a letter written by a French minister to those over whom the Holy Ghost had made him an overseer upon their wofull defection, renouncing the faith, and joyning in idolatrous worship. Now carefully translated. Together with a word to mourners in Zion who by grace have kept the faith, to sleepers under the storm, and to the almost Christian; Sad lamentation over, heart-rending challenge and dreadfull thunders against, sharp reproof of, and seasonnable warning to his apostat-flock.		1687 (1687)	Wing F279; ESTC R216409	68,644	59

with Hypocriticall pharisees Matt. 15. v. 5 6. Pretend religion and Conscience for casting of the duties the law of God obligeth thee to perform to thy relations wives may abandon their husbands Children their parents servants their Masters subjects their lawfull magistrates and the flock their faithfull pastors contrary to the light of nature to the fundamentall laws of Government Society and order and the divine commands Coloss 3. v. 11 19 20 21 22. Cor. 7. v. 10 13 14. 1 Pet. 2. v. 17 18 19. Heb. 13. v. 7 17 c. But for understanding those places wherin we are prohibited to have fellowship with unbelievers with the profane c. Ye would remember that many such prohibitions were occasionall temporary particular and not to be extended to all persons times and occasions such were many prohibitions to the Jewish Church especially in reference to the seven nations devoted to destruction and in the new Testament in reference to scandall because of the weakness of some new Converts or 2. because of tenderness towards the converted Jews notwithstanding their adhering too tenaciously to some ceremoniall customs which being once of Divine institution were to be buried honorably of which number that of separation and keeping at a distance from such and such persons was not the least 3. because of the great hazard to the infant Christian Church from promiscuous mixtures especially where Churches were not well constitute and had no Eldership and consistory erected but 2 the prohibitions in the places cited do as Calvin observeth relate to Idolaters and do condemn all joyning with such in their idolatrous worship and 2. with these who were within the Church after that by the sentence of excommunication they were cast out and contumaciously persevered in their wickedness But if privat persons were left to be judges in this matter who seeth not what confusion uncharitableness and wrong judging might follow therupon But 3. as to others who are tolerat in the Church and on whom no mark is set by the Eldership yet continuing in their wickedness and their carriage being scandallous we are forbidden to have any Intimat voluntary delightfull fellowship with such we standing under no such relation to them as obligeth us to a familiar fellowship and 4. when duty obligeth us to converse with such we must take heed that we do not participat with them in their wickedness or Incourage them in their sinfull course Cavendum est ne quo sordium contactu nos inquinemus saith * Calvin in 2 Cor. 6.17 Calvin to whose accurate and judicious commentaries on the places on which men of sectarian principles fasten their wild glosses † Paulus de jugo impietatis loquitur ● e. departicipatione operum quibus communicare christianis fas non est Jugum ducere cum infidelibus nihil aliud est quam operibus infructuosis tenebrarum communicare manum illis in significationem consensus porrigere in v. 14. vid. etiam in 1 Cor. 5 11. in 2 Thes 3 14. we remit such as would not be deluded by Separists let us then search the scriptures and compare these diligently and we will find 1. that there is nothing in these prohibitions to scarre the most tender and circumspect Christian from fellowship and familiar conversing with sincere seekers of God who keep the unity of the faith notwithstanding some differences concerning matters of less importance not so clearly revealed 2 such will find that there is nothing in these to hinder them from joyning in the ordinances of Christ with these from whom they thus differ if the ordinances be pure no sinfull conditions of communion be imposed on them hence 3. such will find in these no warrant to withdraw from ordinances because of some failings in the adnimistrators or the personall sins of them who are to joyn and pertake of these ordinances for their sins cannot defile thee nor polut the ordinances of Christ hence 19. Walk by rule and make no singular example or priviledge thy copy let thy obedience be regular and conform to standing rüles rightly understord and applied so that that thou mayest be able to answer the question Isa 1. v. 12. who required what thou doest and who required it at your hand Obedience if not regular deserveth not the name and a performance without a warrant is no duty to supererogat is but to presume prevaricat provoke there be in the word some speciall occasionall and temporary commands given to some at some particular time and on a peculiar account as these Matt. 10. v. 9 10 14 19. Luk. 10. v. 14. 2 King. 4. v. 29 c. And there are some singular examples as that of Phineas Ehud Iael c. And if thou set up these for a rule thou mayest turn Quaker Enthusiast Morellian Libertin 20. Give no offence be tender in the matter of scandall either on the right or left hand either by a wicked practise or fond fancy and imagination or by thy apostasy and forsaking the way of truth and duty however many pretending tenderness are not afraid to scandalize the faithfull yet wo to that man by whom offence Cometh Mat. 8. v. 7. 1 Cor. 10. v. 32 33. 2 Cor. 6. v. 3. Phil. 1. v. 10. But tho some whoever they be may give yet do not thou take offence Ah shouldst thou brake thy neck because others have cast a stumbling block in the way 21. Love not to walk in untroaden paths or to go alone beware of singularity as savoring of pride and Hypocrisy tho thou must not be conformed to the world and walk in the broad way for company-sake Rom. 12 v. 2. so that tho thou wert as Elias once supposed he was left alone thou must not step aside to meet with others and follow them in any sinfull way yet no plea from hence for an humorous factious conceited singularity if sayes Mr. Burroughs thy singularity appear 1. in things that are taken notice of by others and by which thou expectest to raise thy name and if disappointed in that and others take litle notice of these things or of thee for appearing for them thou becomest indifferent 2. if thou care litle for such things when they come to be common 3. if there be no evenness in thy way and no proportion kept in thy course but thou art singular in some odde notion or wild conceit and in things materiall darst complie with and conform I doe not say to the law or with the saints but to the world thy singularity is humorous and conceited 22. Watch over thy tongue and bridle it and abominat backbitting defaming and wounding of on s name and reputation and speaking evil of the absent as being the fruit and evidence of a tongue set on fire of hell Tit. 3. v. 2. Jam. 1. v. 26. and 3. v. 6. Psal 15. v. 3. Levit. 19. v. 16. Prov. 11. v. 13. 2 Cor. 12. v. 20 c. Tho we may speak of the