BY what hath been said you may easily perceive, how little cause the Papists, or Ceremonious, or any others, have to glory in such members of their Churches as I have described. Can they expect a Unity of the Spirit with these? If they glory that they have men and multitudes on their side; so may the Turks that have more then they: and so may the Heathens that have more then either. And yet when a Papist hath deceived a poor licentious, or ignorant man, or a proud or vicious silly woman, they glory in their Convert. Never yet did I know any Protestant turn Papist, that was not an ungodly wretch before, and without the power of the Religion which ⟨p. 81⟩he professed. Do not say I speak censoriously or uncharitably in this; for I think upon consideration all Papists will confess it: For they teach that all that be not of their Church are void of charity, and cannot so be saved: and that all must therefore come into their Church, because there is no Charity or Salvation without it. Though this be false, yet you see by it that they confess that never any but graceless unsanctified Protestants did turn to them: Nor can they invite any to them but ungodly people. And who ever turneth Papist, doth thereby confess that he was ungodly before, and that he was not an honest godly man. For in turning Papist, he professeth to go into that Church out of which there is no salvation, and consequently no Charity or saving grace. And if indeed you desire none but the ungodly to ⟨p. 82⟩turn to you, take them if they will needs go, and try whether you can do any more good on them then we have done. I think we have little cause (but for their own sakes) to lament our loss of such as these: and that you have little cause to glory in your Proselytes. And I have yet seen none that show us any more Holiness since their change, then they had before. A fair Church you have, that is the common sty for all that will come to you; and that is glad of any to make up the number, that you may have that in quantity, that is wanting in quality.
BY what hath been said you may easily perceive, how little cause the Papists, or Ceremonious, or any others, have to glory in such members of their Churches as I have described. Can they expect a Unity of the Spirit with these? If they glory that they have men and multitudes on th•ir side; so may the Turks that have more then they: and so may the Heathens that have more then either. And yet when a Papist hath deceived a poor licentious, or ignorant man, or a proud or vitious silly woman, they glory in their Convert. Never yet did I know any Prot•stant turn Papist, that was not an ungodly wretch before, and without the power of the Religion which ⟨p. 81⟩he professed. Do not say I speak censoriously or uncharitably in this; for I think upon consideration all Papists will confess it: For they teach that all that be not of their Church are void of charity, and cannot so be saved: and that all must therefore come into their Church, because there is no Charity or Salvation without it. Though this be false, yet you see by it that they confess that never any but graceless unsanctified Protestants did turn to them: Nor can they invite any to them but ungodly people. And who ever turneth Papist, doth thereby confess that he was ungodly before, and that he was not an honest godly man. For in turning Papist, he professeth to go into that Church out of which there is no salvation, and consequently no Charity or saving grace. And if indeed you desire none but the ungodly to ⟨p. 82⟩turn to you, take them if they will needs go, and try whether you can do any more good on them then we have done. I think we have little cause (but for their own sakes) to lament our loss of such as these: and that you have little cause to glory in your Proselites. And I have yet seen none that shew us any more Holiness since their change, then they had before. A fair Church you have, that is the common stie for all that will come to you; and that is glad of any to make up the number, that you may have that in quantity, that is wanting in quality.
