Answ. The word of God (say the Familists in their Petition to King James an. 1604.) as we understand it. So as Libertines understand it, and according to their conscience, so the Jews would swear to endeavour a Reformation according to the word of God in the Old Testament, as they understand it, and the Papists according to the word of God, as they understand it, to written and not written, and will the Author dare to look God or men in the face▪ and say the words, according to the word of God, is according as every Covenanter understands the word of God, the Prelatical man, the Socinian, Arian, Familist, Antinomian, Seeker, Separatist, Antiscripturist, Antitrinitarian, Arminian? for all these did take the Covenant (if we speak de genere singulorum) or did those that took the Covenant speak or mean that toleration of all these Sects and Reformation, and nearest uniformity can consist, or that he, and all these had this sense under-hand of these words (according to the word of God) that is, as Socinians, Libertines, Familists, Antinomians, &c. expound the word of God? If so, we must justify the Jesuits equivocation, and their oaths with mental reservation, for the sense of Prelatical men, and of those that go for Heretics and Schismatics now as then,1 to wit, Socinians, Libertines, Arians, Familists, and the rest were known Heretics, and Schismatics, and their Socinian, Arian, Familisticall, &c. sense of the word of God, was excluded in the second Article of the Covenant in these words, We shall—endeavour the extirpation of Popery, Prelacy—Superstition, Heresy, Schism, &c. by this Jesuitical sense, we all swear we shall endeavour to be perjured, and to reform each mans Religion according to his own sense of the word, and whereas in former times it was believed that Christ was God-man. We Familists swear to reform Religion in the three Kingdoms in that part, and to teach and profess, that every Saint is so Godded, and Christed, that there is as much of the fullness of the Godhead dwelling in every Saint as in Christ;
Answ. The word of God (say the Familists in their Petition to King James an. 1604.) as we understand it. So as Libertines understand it, and according to their conscience, so the Jewes would sweare to endeavour a Reformation according to the word of God in the Old Testament, as they understand it, and the Papists according to the word of God, as they understand it, to written and not written, and will the Author dare to looke God or men in the face▪ and say the words, according to the word of God, is according as every Covenanter understands the word of God, the Prelaticall man, the Socinian, Arrian, Familist, Antinomian, Seeker, Separatist, Antiscripturist, Antitrinitarian, Arminian? for all these did take the Covenant (if we speake de genere singulorum) or did those that took the Covenant speak or meane that tolleration of all these Sects and Reformation, and nearest uniformity can consist, or that he, and all these had this sense under-hand of these words (according to the word of God) that is, as Socinians, Libertines, Familists, Antinomians, &c. expound the word of God? If so, we must justifie the Jesuits equivocation, and their oaths with mentall reservation, for the sense of Prelaticall men, and of those that goe for Heretickes and Schismatickes now as then,1 to wit, Socinians, Libertines, Arrians, Familists, and the rest were knowne Heretickes, and Schismatickes, and their Socinian, Arrian, Familisticall, &c. sense of the word of God, was excluded in the second Article of the Covenant in these words, We shall—endeavour the extirpation of Popery, Prelacy—Superstition, Heresie, Schisme, &c. by this Jesuiticall sense, we all sweare we shall endeavour to be perjured, and to reforme each mans Religion according to his owne sense of the word, and whereas in former times it was beleeved that Christ was God-man. We Familists sweare to reforme Religion in the three Kingdomes in that part, and to teach and professe, that every Saint is so Godded, and Christed, that there is as much of the fulnesse of the Godhead dwelling in every Saint as in Christ;
- 1The equivocation of Sectaries in swearing the Covenant.The •quivocation of Sectaries in swearing the Covenant.
