R. B. 1. Whether by [our Churches] you mean only the Parish Churches of godly Ministers, or also All the Protestant Churches, and all other Universally through the world, I am not sure: But as far as I can conjecture by your words you mean; All. Because you speak of them as in a Continuance in part in the Universal degeneration in Essentials; And you speak of them as avoiding Popery but in part, and call them [our Churches,] and mention no Church in the world here that you own as a true Church (and whether any where in all your writings I remember not.) I confess I pretend not to know the mind of so careless a Writer by any words, but very plain ones: But if this be your mind as it seemeth to be, you would do well (being so bold a man) to tell the world your mind more plainly: And you that think that no Truth is to be sold (as you call it) for Peace, let Independents, Presbyterians, Separatists, Anabaptists, &c. know it, if indeed you think that all their Churches are to be separated from, as well as the Parish Churches. If this be your mind, I suppose you ⟨p. 133⟩are but a Preacher to Auditors your self, and not a Pastor to any Church. He that thinks no Truth should be concealed for fear of suffering, should not carry it in darkness and dissimulation to the Pastors and Churches about him, if really he believe them to be no Pastors or Churches, or not to be communicated with. But I think that you better deserve to be disowned by them, than they by you.
R. B. 1. Whether by [our Churches] you mean only the Parish Churches of godly Ministers, or also All the Protestant Churches, and all other Vniversally through the world, I am not sure: But as far as I can conjecture by your words you mean; All. Because you speak of them as in a Continuance in part in the Vniversal degeneration in Essentials; And you speak of them as avoiding Popery but in part, and call them [our Churches,] and mention no Church in the world here that you own as a true Church (and whether any where in all your writings I remember not.) I confess I pretend not to know the mind of so careless a Writer by any words, but very plain ones: But if this be your mind as it seemeth to be, you would do well (being so bold a man) to tell the world your mind more plainly: And you that think that no Truth is to be sold (as you call it) for Peace, let Independents, Presbyterians, Separatists, Anabaptists, &c. know it, if indeed you think that all their Churches are to be separated from, as well as the Parish Churches. If this be your mind, I suppose you ⟨p. 133⟩are but a Preacher to Auditors your self, and not a Pastor to any Church. He that thinks no Truth should be concealed for fear of suffering, should not carry it in darkness and dissimulation to the Pastors and Churches about him, if really he believe them to be no Pastors or Churches, or not to be communicated with. But I think that you better deserve to be disowned by them, than they by you.
