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2. We say, that a Believer may lawfully adjoin himself into the Communion of that Church in which some Corruption in God's Public Worship, is tolerated without due Reformation.

2. We say, that a Believer may lawfully adjoyn himself into the Communion of that Church in which some Corruption in God's Publick Worship, is tolerated without due Reformation.

The Children of Israel going a Whoring, Judg. 8. 27. after the Ephod set up by Gideon, was a tolerated Corruption of worship. The custom of Sacrificing in the high Places, from the days of Solomon, till the times of Hezekiah, was a tolerated Corruption in Public Worship. The same is to be judged of the Translation of the Passover, to the following next Sabbath, lest they should feast on two days together. Which Translation appeareth in the Paschal Observation by Christ, different from the Jews Observation. The wrong Ministry of the Scribes and Pharisees sitting in Moses Chair, was such a corruption: for the Chair of Moses, that is, the office of public teaching Moses Law, and the Books of the Prophets in the Church was by God's institution ordinarily proper to the Priests and Levites: yet Christ commandeth to hear them, but not to separate from them. To this may be added the observation of Circumcision and the Ceremonial Law after Christ's resurrection, and with an opinion of necessity to Salvation, Gal. 4. 21. 10. & 5. 2. But all these were corruptions in God's public Worship tolerated without due Reformation. And who in those times did judge either the Churches Union to be Not-lawful, or Non-separation to be unlawful? To one bears witness the Pious Practice of so many Proselytes coming to the Church, and of the Church receiving them: to the other, the very state of the Godly remaining in the Church.

The Children of Israel going a Whoring, Judg. 8. 27. after the Ephod set up by Gideon, was a tolerated Corruption of worship. The custom of Sacrificing in the high Places, from the days of Solomon, till the times of Hezekiah, was a tolerated Corruption in Publick Worship. The same is to be iudged of the Translation of the Passover, to the following next Sabbath, lest they should feast on two days together. Which Translation appeareth in the Paschal Observation by Christ, different from the Iews Observation. The wrong Ministry of the Scribes and Pharisees sitting in Moses Chair, was such a corruption: for the Chair of Moses, that is, the office of publick teaching Moses Law, and the Books of the Prophets in the Church was by God's institution ordinarily proper to the Priests and Levites: yet Christ commandeth to hear them, but not to separate from them. To this may be added the observation of Circumcision and the Ceremonial Law after Christ's resurrection, and with an opinion of necessity to Salvation,