Now judge: 1. Whither these things have no more than a face of scandal and that too, only as they are taken and construed. 2. Whither their Admission of him were not more than a mere defect in those who so admitted him, yea, a mere scandal stinking in the nostrils of moral men. 3. Whither if it were but a defect, it were not a wilful one, since they either had, or might have had, an account of the Churches proceedings with him; and ought to have inquired after the true cause of his Excommunication, before they received him. Well, it was but a little fault, and a little amendment was enough: and what was that? when clamours were revived and renewed:] and then to speak of open and notorious wickedness, if it be approved by a society of An baptists, is Clamour. But it's well a clamour roused them; whom serious warnings and informations could not. And now the Church (in good time) are dissatisfied, and determine to make search:] But they knew before, that he was Excommunicated: only because he was an Anabaptist, they concluded it was for his Opinion: We see what harm too much credulity doth men. Now they send Messengers, &c. procure a copy of proceedings, and are convinced, (better late then never) suspend him, bring him to give them satisfaction, advise him to satisfy the Church he had offended:] patched cobbling work! a good Shoe-maker would have scorned it. Who ⟨p. 21⟩appointed the Anabaptist Church to be a […] Court of […] to judge cases for, and receive satisfaction on the account of […] Church, in respect of any of their Members? Ex […] this teacheth us what Lordly men they would be, had they advantage. But he did apply himself to that Church, and all were well satisfied but one:] How did Goodman Russel know this? suppose all but one remained dissatisfied; nay what if not so much as one was well satisfied? where are we then? except he know them better then they know themselves; both the Elder and Brethren utterly deny the truth […] this passage It is true indeed he did once and again (in […] acknowledge that the Church had exercised patience towards him, and that he had been guilty of sin; and great evil; both in word and action: and (orally) before the Church, he confessed, he had done very wickedly, and was ashamed of himself:] The Church then, had done well. But why is he not (then) upon this restored? alas! this he sought not;
Now judge: 1. Whither these things have no more than a face of scandal and that too, only as they are taken and construed. 2. Whither their Admission of him were not more than a meer defect in those who so admitted him, yea, a meer scandal stinking in the no•thrils of moral men. 3. Whither if it were but a defect, it were not a wilful one, since they either had, or might have had, an account of the Churches proceedings with him; and ought to have inquired after the true cause of his Excommunication, before they received him. Well, it was but a little fault, and a little amendment was enough: and what was that? when clamors were revived and renewed:] and then to speak of open and notorious wickedness, if it be approved by a society of An baptists, is Clamour. But it's well a clamour roused them; whom serious warnings and informations could not. And now the Church (in good time) are dissatisfied, and determine to make search:] But they knew before, that he was Excommunicated: only because he was an Anabaptist, they concluded it was for his Opinion: We see what harm too much credulity doth men. Now they send Messengers, &c. procure a copy of proceedings, and are convinced, (better late then never) suspend him, bring him to give them satisfaction, advise him to satisfie the Church he had offended:] patcht cobling work! a good Shoe-maker would have scorn'd it. Who ⟨p. 21⟩appointed the Anabaptist Church to be a 〈…〉 Court of 〈…〉 to judge cases for, and receive satisfaction on the account of 〈…〉 Church, in respect of any of their Members? Ex 〈…〉 this teacheth us what Lordly men they would be, had they advantage. But he did apply himself to that Church, and all were well satisfied but one:] How did Goodman Russel know this? suppose all but one remained dissatisfied; nay what if not so much as one was well satisfied? where are we then? except he know them better then they know themselves; both the Elder and Brethren utterly deny the truth 〈…〉 this passage It is true indeed he did once and again (in 〈…〉 acknowledge that the Church had exercised patience towards him, and that he had been guilty of sin; and great evil; both in word and action: and (orally) before the Church, he confessed, he had done very wickedly, and was ashamed of himself:] The Church then, had done well. But why is he not (then) upon this restored? alas! this he sought not;
