Tenthly, and Lastly. Bear with one word farther: What greater contempt can be thrown upon the Saints; then for their Brethren to ⟨p. 119⟩cast them off, or to debar them Church communion? Think you not that the World may groundly say, Some great iniquity lies hid in the skirts of your Brethren; when in truth the transgression is yet your own? But I say what can the Church do more to the sinner or open profane? Civil commerce you will have with the worst, and what more have you with these? Perhaps you will say we can pray and Preach with these, and hold them Christians, Saints, and Godly. Well but let me ask you one word farther: Do you believe, that of very conscience, they cannot consent, as you, to that of Water baptism? And that if they had light therein, they would as willingly do it as you? Why then as I have showed you our refusal to hold communion with them is without a ground from the word of God.
Tenthly, and Lastly. Bear with one word farther: What greater contempt can be thrown upon the Saints; then for their Brethren to ⟨p. 119⟩cast them off, or to debar them Church communion? Think you not that the World may groundly say, Some great iniquity lyes hid in the skirts of your Brethren; when in truth the transgression is yet your own? But I say what can the Church do more to the sinner or open prophane? Civil commerce you will have with the worst, and what more have you with these? Perhaps you will say we can pray and Preach with these, and hold them Christians, Saints, and Godly. Well but let me ask you one word farther: Do you believe, that of very conscience, they cannot consent, as you, to that of Water baptism? And that if they had light therein, they would as willingly do it as you? Why then as I have shewed you our refusal to hold communion with them is without a ground from the word of God.
