Five disputations of church-government and worship

Sect. 12. If you say, It is your desire that they should forsake their error and obey you, and so be continued and not cast out: I answer, 1. But that is not in your power to accomplish, nor have you reason to expect it. They are willing to know the mind of God as well as you, and perhaps search as diligently, and pray as hard as you; and yet they think that its you that are in the wrong; you see that for many years the Reformed Churches have continued in this mind: And it appears that if they will not turn to your opinion, you would have them all cast out or forsaken. Christ shall have no servants, nor the Church any Pastors that will not be in this of your Opinion.

Sect. 13. 8. Hereby also you would run into the guilt of a ⟨p. 244⟩more grievous persecution, when you have read so much in Scripture against persecutors, and when you have heard of and seen the judgements of God let out upon them. It is an easy matter for any Persecutor to call him that he would cast out, a Schismatic, or Heretic, but it is not so easy to answer him that hath said, He that offendeth one of these little ones, it were better for him, &c. God will not take up with fair pretences or false accusations against his servants, to justify your persecution.

Sect. 13. 8. Hereby also you would run into the guilt of a ⟨p. 244⟩more grievous persecution, when you have read so much in Scripture against persecutors, and when you have heard of and seen the judgements of God let out upon them. It is an easie matter for any Persecutor to call him that he would cast out, a Schismatick, or Heretick, but it is not so easie to answer him that hath said, He that offendeth one of these little ones, it were better for him, &c. God will not take up with fair pretences or false accusations against his servants, to justifie your persecution.