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4. I may say without any just ground of offending either M. Burton or any of his way, that write against Synods, that had they rightly understood the state of the question between Protestants and Papists they would not have so inconsiderately clashed with the word of God, and all the Reformed Churches in Christendom; for we deny,

4. I may say without any just ground of offending either M. Burton or any of his way, that write against Synods, that had they rightly understood the state of the question between P•otestants and Papists they would not have so inconsiderately clashed with the word of God, and all the Reformed Churches in Christendome; for we deny,

1. All absolute, unlimited, and infallible authority, to Synods. Papists press that Councils cannot err, and in so doing they make them Lords and Masters of the conscience of the people of God: and Independents and others charging this upon us, cannot before the bar of the alone King and head of the Church, bear out their charge, and the like unlimited and boundless power of Civill and politic ratifying and passing in penal laws, what the Church or Synods determine we deny to any Magistrate on earth. M. Burton 9, 10, 11, 12. will not, and cannot make good his bitter, virulent and unchristian challenge he lays on his innocent brethren,¹ who may, and I hope do in humility and confidence claim a Saintship and interest in the Lord Jesus as well as he; That they with Diotrephes, exalt mans power above all that is called God, are Antichrists, Apostates from the truth, do carry on the mystery of iniquity, this he also must answer for, as a slander laid on all our Reformers, Calvin, Luther, Beza, yea on Reynold, Whittaker, Perkins, &c. all the Protestant Churches, all the host of Protestant Divines.

1. All absolute, unlimited, and infallible authority, to Synods. Papists presse that Councells cannot erre, and in so doing they make them Lords and Masters of the conscience of the people of God: and Independents and others charging this upon us, cannot before the barre of the alone King and head of the Church, beare out their charge, and the like unlimited and boundlesse power of Civill and politick ratifying and passing in penall lawes, what the Church or Synods determine we deny to any Magistrate on earth. M. Burton 9, 10, 11, 12. will not, and cannot make good his bitter, virulent and unchristian challenge he layes on his innocent brethren,