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

Ans. This charge (in terms) was never made against them by us, and so, part of their vindication is superfluous; for we never said all of them rent from these Churches: some were strangers to us till their turbulency made them too well known and others were never joined to other Churches, but had lived without Communion. But that they are a society of schismatics, (if Schism be an unjust renting from a Church of Christ) we assert. Three things they (in words) grant. 1. That our Churches are Churches of Christ (page 14.) 2. That some of them were once Members of them (page 4.) 3. That some of theirs did depart from these Churches and join in this new combination (page 5.) now to prove them hence, a company of Schismatics: Observe,

Ans. This charge (in termes) was never made against them by us, and so, part of their vindication is superfluous; for we never said all of them rent from these Churches: some were strangers to us till their trubulency made them too well known and others were never joyned to other Churches, but had lived without Communion. But that they are a society of schismaticks, (if Schisme be an unjust renting from a Church of Christ) we assert. Three things they (in words) grant. 1. That our Churches are Churches of Christ (page 14.) 2. That some of them were once Members of them (page 4.) 3. That some of theirs did depart from these Churches and joyn in this new combination (page 5.) now to prove them hence, a company of Schismaticks: Observe,

1. That whosoever combine with, and encourage Schismatics, have fellowship with them in their sin.

1. That whosoever combine with, and encourage Schismaticks, have fellowship with them in their sin.

2. That Thomas Gold, and Thomas Osborn (the persons in dispute were Schismatics, or did unjustly rend from the Church where they were before Members, will appear by a true Relation of matters of fact (for this story of the Narrative, and Truth are Strangers) whereof there is sufficient Testimony to be found in the Records of the Church at Charlestown (whereof they were Members) and there are many faithful witnesses yet alive, who were present at these transactions and can say, if these things be not so; which ought to outweigh the story of a prejudiced person, who hath all by hearsay, whose very business is to palliate and lick over matters to shape them to his own turn: Here,