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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Our famous Cotton, was another Moses, in respect of meekness, and christian forbearance, as to Dissenters from his judgement in matters of a lesser concernment, yet would he sometimes make a zealous Protestation, that if Magistrates in New-England should tolerate Transgressors against the Rules of godliness (as well as offences contrary to what the rules of honesty require) he believed that God would not long tolerate them. And whereas the Brethren that have […] the Epistle, pray the Honourable Governors in New-England, to be careful of doing that which may give occasion of trouble to Nonconformists elsewhere: I shall heartily join with them in the same request; and I can assure them, that consideration hath caused more indulgence to be exercised towards their Friends (as they call them) here, than ever they were worthy of. And I […] it will be so still, so far as may consist with Scripture Rules, and the safety of the interest of Christs Kingdom in this Wilderness. These Churches are Tender vines, and I cannot persuade my self, that the Brethren when they rightly understand things, will think that the Magistrate should see little Foxes spoiling them, and should look on all the while, as one no way concerned. As for those of the Antipaedobaptistical persuasion, which differ from us only in that particulars I would speak to them as unto Brethren, whom (their Error (for so I believed […] is) notwithstanding) I love, and would bear with, and exercise the same indulgence and compassion towards them, as I would have others […] to me; who feel my self compassed with infirmities.
Our famous Cotton, was another Moses, in respect of meekness, and christian forbeatance, as to Dissenters from his judgement in matters of a lesser concernment, yet would he sometimes make a zealous Protestation, that if Magistrates in New-England should tolerate Transgressors against the Rules of godliness (as well as offences contrary to what the rules of honesty require) he believed that God would not long tolerate them. And whereas the Brethren that have 〈…〉 the Epistle, pray the Honourable Governours in New-England, to be careful of doing that which may give occasion of trouble to Nonconformists elsewhere: I shall heartily joyn with them in the same request; and I can assure them, that consideration hath caused more indulgence to be exercised towards their Friends (as they call them) here, than ever they were worthy of. And I 〈…〉 it will be so still, so far as may consist with Scripture Rules, and the safety of the interest of Christs Kingdome in this Wilderness. These Churches are Tender vines, and I cannot perswade my self, that the Brethren when they rightly understand things, will think that the Magistrate should see little Foxes spoiling them, and should look on all the while, as one no way concerned. As for those of the Antipaedobaptistical perswasion, which differ from us only in that particulars I would speak to them as unto Brethren, whom (their Error (for so I believed is) notwithstanding) I love, and would bear with, and exercise the same indulgence and compassion towards them, as I would have others to me; who feel my self compassed with infirmities.