A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

I come to the last point, that is the application; let this Philadelphia dwell ever among us. There be diverse brother-hoods.

The Papists have their fraternities, yea their paternities, their maternities, and their sister-hoods. Jesuits will not be called Fratres, but Patres; holy fathers. But in mean time they neglect their own fathers, they must not know them, nor call them so. They say to him that enters their order; Quid tibi cum patre? what hast thou to do with thy father? thou hast no father but the Pope Quid tibi cum matre? what hast thou to do with thy mother? Thou hast no mother but the Church of Rome. Quid tibi cum fratribus? what to do with thy brethren. Thou hast no brethren but these of the same order; or haply the Fryers, &c. Quid tibi cum sororibus? what hast thou to do with thy sisters? these now are only the Nuns. Here's a brother-hood.

The Papists have their fraternities, yea their paternities, their maternities, and their sister-hoods. Iesuites will not be called Fratres, but Patres; holy fathers. But in meane time they neglect their owne fathers, they must not know them, nor call them so. They say to him that enters their order; Quid tibi cum patre? what hast thou to doe with thy father? thou hast no father but the Pope Quid tibi cum matre? what hast thou to doe with thy mother? Thou hast no mother but the Church of Rome. Quid tibi cum fratribus? what to doe with thy brethren. Thou hast no brethren but these of the same order; or haply the Fryers, &c. Quid tibi cum sororibus? what hast thou to doe with thy sisters? these now are onely the Nunnes. Here's a brother-hood.

The Schismatics have a brother-hood, and they hold themselves the only pure brethren in Christ: but they have ill luck in it, for no body else holds them so. It seems they dwell by neighbours that have little cause to love them, who are thus fain to commend themselves. They are so brotherly kind, that they turn charity quite out of doors. They will feed at your tables, though they will not brother with you; and they have scripture for it; that Elijah refused not the meat brought by an unclean raven. But if all rich men (for those burrs stick to no others) were of my mind, such pure, proud, factious and scornful brethren should go seek their dinners. Albeit they take us for Ravens, I am sure they are no Elijah's. You shall never come to taste their dishes; and they have Scripture for it, Not to communicate, not to drink with them that are not their brethren; (they mean) at home, and at their own cost. He that cannot rail against Church government, is not a guest for their tables. Every morsel they cut, they wish it were a bishopric. Here is a brother-hood, but it is a bad one, a mad one. These are Nigri