Besides, what if there be some witnesses have testified against the false worship in England, and against the hearing of those Ministers, by reason of that false worship? What if the Godly Persons (of whom he speaketh) here, are not so ignorant, but they know what those witnesses have said, nor so negligent, but they have duly considered and pondered the same, and weighing it in the Balance of the Scriptures, have found it too light? Is it spiritual hardness, to choose, rather to fear God, and his Word, then to fear the false Interpretations and Applications of it by the spirit of Error? The word of the Lord we reverence and acknowledge, Come not ye to Gilgall, neither go ye up to Bethaven: But do we come to Gilgall, or go up to Bethaven, when we hear the word of the Lord from the godly Preachers in the Parishes in England? If such alledgements of Scripture may go for the voice of Christ in the mouths of his witnesses, we shall soon forget the Counsel of Solomon; Cease my Son to hear the Instruction, which causeth to err from the words of knowledge, Pro. 19.27. The Apostle John hath long since directed us, Hereby know we the spirit of Truth, and the spirit of Error: He that knoweth God, heareth us, (that is, the Apostles, and those that preach their Doctrine;) He that is not of God, heareth us not, 1 Joh. 4.6.
Besides, what if there be some witnesses have testified against the false worship in England, and against the hearing of those Ministers, by reason of that false worship? What if the Godly Persons (of whom he speaketh) here, are not so ignorant, but they know what those witnesses have said, nor so negligent, but they have duly considered and pondered the same, and weighing it in the Ballance of the Scriptures, have found it too light? Is it spirituall hardnesse, to choose, rather to feare God, and his Word, then to feare the false Interpretations and Applications of it by the spirit of Error? The word of the Lord wee reverence and acknowledge, Come not yee to Gilgall, neither goe yee up to Bethaven: But doe wee come to Gilgall, or goe up to Bethaven, when we heare the word of the Lord from the godly Preachers in the Parishes in England? If such alledgements of Scripture may goe for the voyce of Christ in the mouths of his witnesses, we shall soone forget the Counsell of Solomon; Cease my Sonne to heare the Instruction, which causeth to erre from the words of knowledge, Pro. 19.27. The Apostle John hath long since directed us, Hereby know we the spirit of Truth, and the spirit of Error: He that knoweth God, heareth us, (that is, the Apostles, and those that preach their Doctrine;) He that is not of God, heareth us not, 1 Joh. 4.6.
