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A78160	Prædestination, as before privately, so now at last openly defended against post-destination. In a correptorie correction, given in by way of answer to, a (so called) correct copy of some notes concerning Gods decrees, especially of reprobation; published the last summer, by Mr. T.P. in which correct copy of his, he left so much of pelagianisme, massilianisme, arminianisme uncorrected, as Scripture, antiquity, the Church of England, schoolmen, and all orthodox neotericks will exclaime against to his shame, as is manifestly evinced, / by William Barlee, rector of Brock-hole in Northamptonshire. To which are prefixed the epistles of Dr. Edward Reynolds, and Mr. Daniel Cawdrey.	Barlee, William.; Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.; Cawdrey, Daniel, 1588-1664.	1657 (1657)	Wing B819; Thomason E904_1; ESTC R19533	287,178	284

synodi convocatione liceat expediat introducere sive in iis stabilire probare ●ut ferre 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in pastoribus doctoribus qui populum juventutem pro virili seducunt orthodoxiam palam impugnant plerique etiam blasphemant de graviorum insuper errorum occultatione apud quàm plurimos sunt suspecti nec cessabunt nisi obstante lege novis discipulis sententiam suam ad ministerium posteritatis transmittere Sed M. D. T. P. nec in ventilatione vel in decisione hujus quaestionis ero tibi ulterior h●c qu●dem vice molestus But because for the present I know no regular Ecclesiast●call Authority before whom I list to debate or determine this Question Nay though I thinke both you and I be certeine that you did but jeere when you talkt of Ministers authority to make you pardonably erroneous I will wholly wave this debate and speak but very few words more to you of my own viz. That because I know how much you do reverence Episcopall authority and how highly you pretend to be an obedient sonne of the Church of England p. 4. I shall beseech you and if it please you upon your bended knees to hearken and say Amen to a most pious learned Fatherly Episcopall and as it were Canonicall admonition of the Right Reverend Father in God George once Lord Bishop of Chichester directed to Mr M●ntague then but a Presbyter and now as fit for Mr T. P. For the speeding of which to the good of your soul and the edification of the Church of England I will but cry grace grace to the fatherly counsell given you (q) Minte● in melius mutare non levitas est sed ●irtus Amb●os in Psal 119. and so I conclude my whole book with an Amen fiat è Musaeo Brocholensi Sept. 26. 1655. The Admonition is extant in Bp Carletons Examination c. p. 44 45. c. IF Saint Peter was called in consideration and respect of these things then was that grace of his calling given in consideration and respect of these things and so gratia datur secundum merita whether wee translate according to merits or in respect and consideration of merits all is one I stand not upon any curiosity of words there is no difference in the matter it followes necessarily that this man teacheth that doctrine for which Pelagius was condemned for an Heretick let him shift this as he can Here the Author of the Appeal may consider what wrong hee hath done to the Church of England in obtruding for doctrines of our Church the old rotten heresie of Pelagius and let him also consider who doth now 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 trouble and betray the Church of England We teach with the Scriptures and with the most orthodox ancient Church That St Peter was praedestinated and called unto faith obedience and repentance This man runneth with the Arminians into the depth of Pelagius his poisoned doctrine And was it not likely that he should run this way who being a private man without authority taketh upon him to impose doctrines upon our Church to change those that are received and in place thereof to revive the Pelagian errors to beare men in hand that these are the Doctrines of our Church to scorn men that have been reverenced for their learning and will be reverenced in the ages following such as Arch-Bishop Whitgift Arch-Bishop Hutton Dr Reynolds Dr Whitaker and the other Bishops and learned men that joined with them whom this man sometimes accounted Calvinists and Puritans sometimes they were reputed learned as if himselfe had that in truth which they did but seem to have who being a Priest of the Church of England accuseth Bishops his superiours to be Puritans as all must be to him who yield not to his foolish and erroneous doctrines who in this exasperating humour careth not and professeth that he careth not what any think that pleaseth not this his humour who with such height of disdaine slighteth the diligence and industry of his brethren gathered at the Synod of Dort Yet they who were imploied in that service were authorized by his Majesties Commission directed by his instructions and when they returned rendring an account to his Majesty of their imployment were most graciously approved by his Majesty onely they cannot get the approbation of this Gentleman It were good for him to consider these Aug. Epist 105. O humana non justitia sed nomine justitiae planè superbia quid te disponis extollere exasperating humours they proceed from pride (r) For to you as to him r●s sordida est trita ac vulgari vi● vivere Sen. Epist 112. Nihil juvat obvium You do sapere absque commentario in your Epistles Here is neither humility nor charity to be found and therefore not the spirit of God And what good can he do in Gods Church that commeth in pride and a spirit exasperating without charity and humility Sir I write not this in choler nor in malice to your person (ſ) Aug. lib. de oper monachorum cap. 13. in cognitione cavendus est err●r in actione nequitia Errat autem quisqu●s putat verita●em se posse cogn●scere dum adhuc nequitid vivat This would be wel considered by your selte your Lic●feldian Amanuen●●s and some of that party quos dicere nolo but I have told you plainly the censures of those men with whom I have spoken in this matter both of the higher sort in the Church who are your Fathers and of the inferiour rank who are your brethren I omit the censure of the Laity I speake of them that are able to judge of your spirit and because they have observed these things in you I thought the best service I could do you was to let you know these things that you may amend them It were good and necessary for you to understand how you have been fetched over by those cosening companions the Arminians who have plunged you with themselves into the depths of Pelagius Their end in devising that respective decree is that praedestination should not bee ruled by Gods will and eternall purpose but by mans free will And this is the end which you must embrace unlesse God turne your heart and warn you to avoid those dangerous and pernicious doctrines wherein you draw the yoake with Pelagius God make you to see your errour and to make some satisfaction to the Church of England whom you have so much wronged FINIS The Author to the attentive Reader Good Reader MY occasions no way suffering me at London to attend the presse you cannot greatly wonder at the multiplication of Erra●a's The truth is my hand at best being but a scrawling one mislead some of my transcribers to mistake both my words and the sence of them when as yet they neither in margin or text left me space enough fairly to amend their escapes which occasioned difficulty to the overseers of the Press For