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An answer to two treatises of Mr. John Can, the leader of the English…An answer to two treatises of Mr. Iohn Can, the leader of the English…
An answer to two treatises of Mr. John Can, the leader of the English Brownists in Amsterdam the former called, A necessity of separation from the Church of England, proved by the Nonconformists principles : the other, A stay against straying : wherein in opposition to M. John Robinson, he undertakes to prove the unlawfulness of hearing the ministers of the Church of England ... / by the late learned, laborious and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, John Ball.An answer to two treatises of Mr. Iohn Can, the leader of the English Brownists in Amsterdam the former called, A necessitie of separation from the Church of England, proved by the Nonconformists principles : the other, A stay against straying : wherein in opposition to M. Iohn Robinson, he undertakes to prove the unlawfulnesse of hearing the ministers of the Church of England ... / by the late learned, laborious and faithfull servant of Jesus Christ, John Ball.
London: printed by R.B., 1642
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THE ANSWERS TO THE EPISTLES.
Blessed be the Lord, 1We see now in good measure; that accomplished which the Apostle foretold, touching the revelation of the man of sin, and heartily beg the full consuming of him by the brightness of Christs coming. But the discovery of that mystery of iniquity, and consuming of that monster of abominations, standeth not in separation from Christian societies, entirely professing the true faith, worshipping the Lord with that pure worship, which he hath appointed, and holding communion in those ordinances, which God hath blessed to the comfort of thousands and ten thousands; even their souls, who with most bitterness oppose those congregations, if ever they felt sound ⟨image 9⟩comfort indeed. Separation from the true Churches of Christ; his Ministry and worship (of which sort I shall prove that to be by the Word of God, for which I plead) tendeth not to the overthrow of Antichrist, but to the renting of the Church, the disgrace of Religion, the advancement of pride, schism, contention, the offence of the weak, the grief of the godly, who be better settled, the hardening of the wicked and the recovery or rising again of Antichristianism.
BLessed be the Lord, 1We see now in good measure; that accomplished which the Apostle foretold, touching the revelation of the man of sinne, and heartily beg the full consuming of him by the brightnesse of Christs comming. But the discoverie of that mysterie of iniquitie, and consuming of that monster of abominations, standeth not in separation from Christian societies, intirely professing the true faith, worshipping the Lord with that pure worship, which he hath appointed, and holding communion in those ordinances, which God hath blessed to the comfort of thousands and ten thousands; even their soules, who with most bitternesse oppose those congregations, if ever they felt sound