A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are…A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are…

If it be said, it is dangerous to provoke, and incense many wicked men by casting them off. This is plainly answered from the example of Amaziah, and the 100000. men of Israel with him, of which before. If furthermore objection be made, that he must be gentle and patient towards all, and in meekness, instruct those that oppose themselves, 2 Tim. 2. 24, 25. Answ: 1. Yet he bids us turn away from the wicked, ibid: Chap: 3. 5. We ought in meekness to instruct, even him that is excommunicate, 2 Thess: 3. 15. yet we are there warned, vers: 14. to have no company with him. 2. The Angel ⟨p. 182⟩of the Church at Ephesus, is at on ecommended, both for his patience, and that he could not bear them which were evil.

If it be said, it is dangerous to provoke, and incense many wicked men by casting them off. This is plainly answered from the example of Amaziah, and the 100000. men of Israel with him, of which before. If furthermore objection bee made, that he must be gentle and patient towards all, and in meeknesse, instruct those that oppose themselves, 2 Tim. 2. 24, 25. Answ: 1. Yet hee bids us turne away from the wicked, ibid: Chap: 3. 5. Wee ought in meeknesse to instruct, even him that is excommunicate, 2 Thess: 3. 15. yet wee are there warned, vers: 14. to have no company with him. 2. The Angel ⟨p. 182⟩of the Church at Ephesus, is at on ecommended, both for his patience, and that he could not bear them which were evil.

I shall add five distinctions which will take off all other objections that I have yet met with. 1. Distinguish between a confederacy, which is more discretive, and discriminative and a confederacy which is more unitive. And here is the Reason why Covenants of peace and commerce, even with infidels and wicked persons are allowed, yet military associations with such, disallowed: for the former keeps them, and us still divided as two: the latter unites us and them, as one, and embodieth us together with them: for Thucydides defines [Greek or Hebrew] to be such a Covenant, as makes us and our confederates