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Ne suitor ultra crepidam. Or Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrativeNe sutor ultra crepidam. Or Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrative
Ne suitor ultra crepidam. Or Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrative; wherein the notorious mistakes and falsehoods by them published, are detected. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]Ne sutor ultra crepidam. Or Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrative; wherein the notorious mistakes and falshoods by them published, are detected. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]
printed by S. Green, 1681
Brief Animadversions Upon the New England Anabaptists late Narrativ… › Section 13
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SECT. XIII.
5. That we are under miners of the Churches] and is not this true neither? alas that in all things we should so mistake! But this we mean, that such of these men as sometimes stood in relation to other Churches, fought to draw others away with them: witness Thomas Gol•'s private meeting in his own house for many years: where (living two miles distant from the public place of Worship) their Neighbours (I speak things known) were drawn in, and there were the Churches […] and Ministers scoffed at, and means used to alienate mens hearts: and not only so, but they have published to the World that Infant Baptism is a nullity, that we are Churches of unbaptized men and women, and have unbaptized Officers; by these pleas seeking to draw men off: and if this be their reduction, it is in vain distinguished from destruction, and is properly Seduction. Add to this, their readiness to receive any discontented persons, so that if any be under offence in any of our Churches (though he be never so vile) let him but turn Anabaptist, they will take up his case, if he can satisfy them (and we may think a little will do) let his own seek it where they can get•: is not this undermining? nay, have they not by that unjust […], and false reports, done more hurt to the Churches of Christ in New-England, than all their Enemies in the world besides?
5. That we are under miners of the Churches] and is not this true neither? alas that in all things we should so mistake! But this we mean, that such of these men as sometimes stood in relation to other Churches, fought to draw others away with them: witness Thomas Gol's private meeting in his own house for many years: where (living two miles distant from the publick place of Worship) their Neighbours (I speak things known) were drawn in, and there were the Churches and Ministers scoffed at, and means used to alienate mens hearts: and not only so, but they have published to the World that Infant Baptisme is a nullity, that we are Churches of unbaptized men and women, and have unbaptized Officers; by these pleas seeking to draw men off: and if this be their reduction, it is in vain distinguished from destruction, and is properly Seduction. Adde to this, their readiness to receive any discontented persons, so that if any be under offence in any of our Churches (though he be never so vile) let him but turn Anabaptist, they will take up his case, if he can satisfie them (and we may think a little will do) let his own seek it where they can get: is not this undermining? nay, have they not by that unjust , and false reports, done more hurt to the Churches of Christ in New-England, than all their Enemies in the world besides?