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…

Thirdly, The ^ssheep of Christ do hear his voice, but what sheep? not all that be sheep in profession, but all that be sheep indeed and truth, effectually called and gathered into Christ• sheep-fold. They hear, that is, acknowledge, believe and obey Christs voice sincerely, but not perfectly, fully, and completely: for the faithful may err of frailty and infirmity, both in faith and manners: sometimes they are mislead through ignorance, drawn aside by passions, foiled by temptations. Christs sheep do obey his voice, but ^tall that are linked with them in outward society, do not sincerely obey, not yet in conversation fashion themselves to the direction and commandment of Jesus Christ. And thus the Church of England, that is, the true and faithful people in those societies, do hear and obey the voice of Christ in truth, others mixed with them do hear and profess but not obey. If the Church do err, it is of ignorance, nor of wilfulness, or stubbornness: In matters of less importance, not fundamental or bordering thereupon: It is the error of some only, add not of the whole Church, which errors ^ucannot make that she is not the flock of Christ. The knot here to be unloosed, is your sin in charging that upon the ⟨p. 81⟩Nonconformists, the contrary whereto they have ever maintained.

Thirdly, The ^ssheepe of Christ doe heare his voyce, but what sheepe? not all that be sheepe in profession, but all that be sheepe indeed and truth, effectually called and gathered into Christ• sheep-fold. They heare, that is, acknowledge, beleeve and obey Christs voyce sincerely, but not perfectly, fully, and compleatly: for the faithfull may erre of frailtie and infirmitie, both in faith and manners: sometimes they are mislead through ignorance, drawne aside by passions, foiled by temptations. Christs sheepe doe obey his voyce, but ^t