A survey of the spiritual antichrist opening the secrets of familism and antinomianism in…A survey of the spirituall antichrist opening the secrets of familisme and antinomianisme in…

in the Assembly, and out of it▪ in our Ministry and Christian walking for toleration and brotherly forbearance of Popery, Prelacy, Superstition, Heresy, separation and gathering of Churches out of true Churches; judging the Presbyterians of Scotland (whom by the oath of God they are to defend) the Schismatics, and indulgence by Law and otherwise to be yielded to Papists, Arminians, Socinians, Arians, Familists, Antinomians, Seekers, Antiscripturists, Enthusiasts, &c. but none to Presbyterians at all: we should have blessed your right down ingenuity, yet have our Brethren really so sworn, and so practised.

in the Assembly, and out of it▪ in our Ministery and Christian walking for toleration and brotherly forbearance of Popery, Prelacie, Superstition, Heresie, seperation and gathering of Churches out of true Churches; judging the Presbyterians of Scotland (whom by the oath of God they are to defend) the Schismatickes, and indulgence by Law and otherwise to be yeelded to Papists, Arminians, Socinians, Arrians, Familists, Antinomians, Seekers, Antiscripturists, Enthusiasts, &c. but none to Presbyterians at all: we should have blessed your right down ingenuity, yet have our Brethren really so sworne, and so practised.

But (saith Burton) the Scots are the vilest of men, p. 17. partakers with murderers, with rebels, with Traitors, Incendiaries, underminers of Parliament and City, &c. Words of butter and oil, soft and sweet, would sooner convince us, and arguments of iron and brass, that are strong, hard, invincible, should more edify and persuade. The truth is fire, but not passion; Burton speaks fire, not always truth. These are not the words of such as war under the banner and colours of love, and fight the battles of the Lamb. Passion is a paper-wall to a weak cause: your Brethren stood once in your books for talents and pounds; but now for halfpennies, consider where the change is, we was at that time the same you call Presbyterians now, and professed the same to you. ⟨image 7⟩Dear brethren, be humble and lowly to your old friends, be not perjured for ill will to us, we shall mourn to God for that wicked revenge, the Covenant will pursue you, and God in it dally not with God, they shall all be broken and splitted upon the Covenant of God, who labour to destroy it. Now when you have the sword, the purse, the Army, the Parliament for you, insult not over your brethren. Quem dies vidit veniens superbum Hunc dies vidit fugiens jacentem —summisque negatum stare diu. He was but an Atheist and a mis-interpreter of providence who said, Victrix causa diis placuit, sed victa Catoni. Success in an evil cause is not happiness, believe it, Heresy when she is heir to her mistress, is a burden that the earth trembles under: ye know Heresies goeth with broad Peacock wings through the Land, and takes in Townes and Castles, but they had good help from Presbyterians, their Antichristian brethren, as they like to call them. Sects are courted, multitudes take hold of the skirt of a sectary now adays. But the Court is paved with glass, and to you, all the faithful Ministers of Christ are but Antichrists Priests.