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A30189 An answer to two treatises of Mr. Iohn Can, the leader of the English Brownists in Amsterdam the former called, A necessitie of separation from the Church of England, proved by the Nonconformists principles : the other, A stay against straying : wherein in opposition to M. Iohn Robinson, he undertakes to prove the unlawfulnesse of hearing the ministers of the Church of England ... / by the late learned, laborious and faithfull servant of Jesus Christ, John Ball. Ball, John, 1585-1640.; Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662. 1642 (1642) Wing B558; ESTC R3127 281,779 264

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may_v consist_v at_o first_o of_o good_a and_o bad_a and_o yet_o of_o man_n every_o person_n to_o be_v judge_v true_o faithful_a and_o sanctify_a until_o any_o one_o by_o his_o iniquity_n outward_o commit_v appear_v otherwise_o not_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o angel_n 7.29_o dr._n field_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 3_o 4._o etc._n etc._n 2_o pet._n 2.4_o jude_n 6._o eccl._n 7.29_o which_o god_n create_v in_o heaven_n and_o be_v all_o good_a and_o holy_a till_o some_o by_o transgression_n fall_v away_o neither_o of_o it_o in_o paradise_n consist_v of_o two_o person_n and_o both_o true_a believer_n after_o the_o fall_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o first_o church_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v of_o good_a matter_n and_o such_o be_v the_o lord_n care_v to_o have_v the_o purity_n of_o it_o still_o preserve_v that_o he_o th●●●st_v out_o cain_n from_o the_o same_o for_o the_o great_a wickedness_n which_o he_o fall_v into_o the_o lord_n give_v not_o circumcision_n 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galatia_n ephesus_n philippi_n colosse_n thessalonica_n etc._n etc._n and_o who_o dare_v affirm_v that_o there_o be_v one_o man_n or_o woman_n admit_v a_o member_n at_o the_o constitution_n of_o any_o of_o these_o church_n which_o have_v be_v know_v to_o be_v a_o ill_a liver_n and_o do_v not_o first_o manifest_v sound_a repentance_n thereof_o answer_n when_o you_o speak_v of_o visible_a church_n and_o visible_a and_o external_a holiness_n so_o far_o as_o man_n can_v judge_v it_o be_v to_o small_a purpose_n to_o mention_v the_o church_n of_o angel_n in_o heaven_n for_o the_o church_n whereof_o you_o entreat_v be_v a_o society_n of_o man_n holy_a in_o profession_n and_o outward_a conformity_n but_o not_o evermore_o in_o truth_n whereas_o the_o society_n of_o angel_n if_o it_o be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o church_n be_v invisible_a and_o perfect_o holy_a i_o speak_v of_o they_o as_o they_o be_v by_o creation_n and_o of_o as_o many_o as_o stand_v in_o their_o integrity_n who_o only_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o that_o title_n it_o be_v to_o as_o little_a purpose_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o church_n in_o paradise_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n for_o the_o church_n understand_v in_o this_o present_a business_n consist_v of_o man_n consider_v in_o the_o estate_n which_o they_o now_o have_v promise_v by_o god_n be_v make_v man_n or_o man_n fall_v by_o sin_n and_o restore_v by_o christ_n who_o too●e_v they_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o lift_v they_o up_o that_o be_v proper_o the_o church_n which_o be_v gather_v after_o man_n fall_v and_o be_v restore_v in_o christ_n which_o as_o it_o be_v visible_a consist_v of_o good_a and_o bad_a as_o you_o say_v but_o the_o church_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n consist_v of_o such_o only_a as_o be_v create_v of_o god_n perfect_o holy_a as_o befit_v such_o creature_n until_o by_o transgression_n they_o fall_v from_o their_o integrity_n the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n which_o we_o must_v inquire_v into_o be_v that_o which_o god_n have_v gather_v plant_v constitute_v preserve_v continue_a and_o propagate_v since_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n after_o the_o fall_n god_n enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o our_o first_o parent_n adam_n and_o eve_n who_o receive_v the_o promise_n and_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o good_a thing_n promise_v their_o seed_n also_o be_v within_o the_o covenant_n until_o they_o do_v discommon_a themselves_o and_o so_o cain_n and_o abel_n as_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n offer_v sacrifice_n in_o phrase_n of_o scripture_n therefore_o cain_n be_v a_o saint_n in_o profession_n but_o whether_o he_o have_v give_v testimony_n of_o sound_n and_o true_a holiness_n so_o far_o as_o man_n can_v judge_v be_v more_o than_o can_v be_v prove_v verse_n 1_o joh._n 3.12_o jude_n 11_o verse_n the_o scripture_n say_v plain_o he_o be_v of_o that_o wicked_a one_o and_o therefore_o slay_v his_o brother_n and_o if_o no_o man_n sudden_o become_v desperate_o wicked_a it_o be_v probable_a cain_n have_v give_v no_o great_a figne_n of_o piety_n in_o former_a time_n afterward_o many_o and_o great_a corruption_n come_v into_o the_o church_n when_o the_o son_n of_o god_n take_v unto_o they_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n 50._o gen._n 6.2_o see_v rivet_n in_o gen._n exercitat_fw-la 50._o who_o they_o will_v and_o it_o be_v strange_a to_o imagine_v all_o the_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n in_o those_o time_n to_o be_v visible_a saint_n in_o conformity_n 25._o gen._n 9.24_o 25._o so_o far_o as_o man_n can_v judge_v the_o church_n of_o god_n continue_v in_o the_o family_n of_o noah_n whereof_o cham_n remain_v a_o member_n after_o the_o sentence_n denounce_v against_o canaan_n in_o this_o church_n therefore_o all_o visible_a member_n be_v not_o visible_a saint_n so_o far_o as_o man_n can_v judge_v etc._n gen_n 10.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n the_o world_n after_o the_o deluge_n be_v replenish_v by_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n and_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v conserve_v in_o their_o family_n perhaps_o in_o the_o family_n of_o cham_n and_o canaan_n his_o young_a son_n at_o least_o for_o a_o time_n 7.6_o ●_o gen._n 14.18_o heb._n 7.6_o for_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o melchizede●_n king_n of_o salem_n be_v some_o king_n of_o canaan_n in_o stock_n diver_n from_o the_o hebi●wes_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o cannon_n who_o plant_v in_o those_o part_n who_o god_n do_v preserve_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o ungodly_a people_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n make_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o sh●●_n and_o so_o of_o abraham_n do_v not_o exclude_v all_o other_o ●_z from_o communion_n of_o piety_n and_o godliness_n 11._o godliness_n jun_n annot_v in_o gen._n 14.18_o calvin_n in_o loc_n mercer_n in_o loc_n nulla_fw-la prorsus_fw-la ratione_fw-la nituntur_fw-la qui_fw-la semil_n cum_fw-la melchilsedeco_fw-la confundunt_fw-la &_o probabilissinum_fw-la est_fw-la id_fw-la à_fw-la judaeis_n fuisse_fw-la ex●●gitatum_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la aequo_fw-la animo_fw-la ferebant_fw-la hominem_fw-la alienigenam_fw-la autori_fw-la gentis_fw-la suae_fw-la aliqua_fw-la in_o re_fw-la fuisse_fw-la praelatum_fw-la rivet_n in_o gen._n exercit_fw-la 77._o 〈…〉_o gen._n 10.16_o gen._n 14.24_o v._o 13._o gen._n 20.5_o 9_o 10.14_o 15._o apparet_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o responsione_n abimelechi_n non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la hominem_fw-la impium_fw-la vel_fw-la on●_n cognition_n dei_fw-la destitutum_fw-la nam_fw-la deum_fw-la loquentem_fw-la agnoscit_fw-la etc._n etc._n rivet_n in_o gen._n exercit_fw-la 100_o 101._o see_v psal_n 18.21.25_o 2_o sam._n 22.21_o psal_n 73.13_o rom._n 4.11_o gen._n 17.12_o 13.23_o rivet_n in_o gen._n 17._o chamier_n panstrat_v tom_fw-mi 4._o lib_n 5._o cap._n 11._o at_o that_o time_n we_o may_v well_o 〈◊〉_d be_v some_o other_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n who_o do_v 〈◊〉_d wou●d_a worship_n the_o 〈◊〉_d goth._n for_o not_o 〈◊〉_d mention_v a●er_n eskel_n and_o 〈…〉_o with_o abrah●●_n at_o that_o