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Reproof of their temerity and rashness, which being confident Use. of their own wits and stability, assure themselves that no fallacious sophisms can beguile their minds, nor any alluring persuasions shall move their hearts: and therefore give liberty to Brownists, and Papists, and the most perilous enemies of sanctification to discharge all their shot against their naked breasts. Let them say what they will against the gospel of Christ, against the ministry of God, against the ministers of God, against the worship of God, against the people of God, all shall be heard whatsoever they say. Ob. But themselves are sound and settled in the truth, and therefore they are in hope of doing good, but not in peril of receiving hurt. Answr. This is true, if they be sufficiently qualified with gifts fit for such an employment: if they have a calling thereunto, the Lord setting them on work: and if upon the sight and sense of their own corruptions, they seek assistance and preservation from heaven, otherwise they are like to work no better a cure upon others, then an healthy man doth by blowing upon the diseased, nor yet may expect better safety to themselves, then he that is whole getteth from the breath of the infected. How many professing hostility against popery, have turned papists by reasoning with papists? And how many are declined and fallen to Brownism by taking upon them to reduce the Brownists? ⟨p. 97⟩•he showers of hurtful conferences, which have almost extinguished their zeal, and drawn them into many evil ways which before they were afraid off.

Reproofe of their temeritie and rashnes, which being confident Vse. of their owne wittes and stabilitie, assure themselues that no fallacious sophismes can beguile their minds, nor any alluring perswasions shall moue their hearts: and therefore giue libertie to Brownists, and Papists, and the most perilous enemies of sanctification to discharge all their shot against their naked brests. Let them say what they will against the gospell of Christ, against the ministerie of God, against the ministers of God, against the worship of God, against the people of God, all shall be heard whatsoeuer they say. Ob. But themselues are sound and setled in the truth, and therefore they are in hope of doing good, but not in perill of receiuing hurt. Answr. This is true, if they be sufficiently qualified with gifts fit for such an imployment: if they haue a calling thereunto, the Lord setting them on worke: and if vpon the sight and sense of their owne corruptions, they seeke assistance and preseruation from heauen, otherwise they are like to worke no better a cure vpon others, then an healthy man doth by blowing vpon the diseased, nor yet may expect better safetie to themselues, then he that is whole getteth from the breath of the infected. How many professing hostilitie against poperte, haue turned papists by reasoning with papists? And how many are declined and fallen to Brownisme by taking vpon them to reduce the Brownists?