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A65022	A vindication of Mr. VVeld wherein, the case between him and his opposers, is truely stated, and the church-way of Christ soberly asserted. In answer to the aspersions most unworthily cast upon him by Mr. James Cole, Tho: Potts, Tho: Arrowsmith, George Johnson, and Ralph Clavering, (an ill recompence of all his faithfull endeavours for their eternall good) and themselves manifested to the world what spirits they are of. By a friend to truth, and an enemy to lyes.	By a friend to truth, and an enemy to lyes.	1658 (1658)	Wing V484; ESTC R219234	19,875	30

as I verily beleeve he hath and if he dispence the Sacraments to those that come under the order of the Gospel then he may comfortably appeare in the day of his accounts onely let me desire you to study that place you quote Heb. 13. 17. and thinke your so often grieving of him how unprofitable it will be to you in that great day To your second quaerie Wherein you cry up the greatnesse of Sacramentall mysteries I answer That the reason why M. Weld dare not Administer Baptisme and the Lords Supper to the prophane multitude is because they are such glorious mysteries Procul este prophani Shall they that cannot discerne the Lords Body partake of it As for your calling the Sacraments Instruments of redeeming you you speake ignorantly the Blood of Christ onely can redeeme Where are Sacraments said to red●eme Did the Bread or Wine or Water dye for us Seales they are of the Covenant of Grace and so to be dispensed to those that are in Covenant And whereas you call them purifying know that polluting of Ordinances it not the way to purifie hearts To your thir● 〈◊〉 as for denying the Sacraments to the multitude what ever be the event he walks by the rule of distinguishing the p●●t●ous from the vile And for your feares surely the with-holding them from the ignorant is a more likely means to bring them to a sight of their unworthynesse then the letting them eate and drink their damnation whereby if infinite me●cy did not step betwixt they would be sea●'d to destruction To the fourth quaerie the discipline of Christ is part of the faith once delivered to the Saints this distinguishing carriage to saints and others hath Scripture Precept and Pract●ce for it one pi●ce of Christs last will was to observe all that he commanded us To your fifth qu● That of Christ Mat. 18. 17 is spoken of a particular Church to whom he hath committed the power of censures and a● for the Parishioners that are not gathered into the Church the Church neither doth nor can exercise power over them they leave them to stand or fall to the Lord. And for members acting singly there is no such thing in Church worke but I am ready to bele●ve that the Compos●● of these Quaeries is not much acquainted either with the Principles and Practice of the Church way or with the mind of Christ Your sixth quaerie would perswade the world That it is onely your difference in ●udgement keeps you out when alas they that know you know it is your ●gnorance of the Lord Jesus and your loose conversations keep ●ou out aske no more Whether it be Mr. Welds care or kindnesse it is his faithfulnesse to Christ that keeps you out Your seventh quaerie is the same with the sixth only you aske further W●ether Mr. Weld his damning of you be matter of conviction Take heed his frequent plain and faithfull dealing with you in his Publick Ministry denouncing wrath to impenitent sinners doe not rise up in judgement against you Wi●l ye not heare the Law see that of Isay 30. 9. 10. 11. This is a rebelliou● people lying children children that will not heare the Low of the Lord. Which say to the Seers See not speake unto us smooth things To the eighth q●aerie Jesus Christ hath told you That his Ministers have power to bind and loose was it not usuall for the Apost●es to intimidate their prey as you scorners speake by declaring the greatnesse of the peoples sin and the wrath of God due to it Acts 2. 36. 37. 16. 30. to let people understand the authority Christ hath invested his Ministers with For your being lead into temptation there is no great fear of your having Mr. W●lds person in admiration who so vigorously sets himselfe against your sins To the ninth quaerie Mr. W●ld his naming the common multitude of the Parish loose S●ones was in reference to the dispensing of Priviledges which belong onely to the Church of Christ which is built up a spirituall house You still dreame He longs for your fixation in the Church over which he is a Pastour alas you would be burthensome Stones and Stones of offence in it never thinke that such unhewne stones are fit for Christs building or shall ever be acceptable to Mr. Weld or that Church To the tenth q●a●ie Know that Preaching the Gospel to the people is the great work he was sent to doe 1 Cor. 1. 17. The Commissioners at White hall doe not send men to give the Sacraments but onely to Preach leaving them to their light in the Lord as to other Administrations nay promiscuous Communion is an offence to them And for his mainten●n●e for Preaching the Gospel what sayes Paul 1 Cor. 9. 14. The Lord bath ordained that those which Preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel Besides your Consciences cannot but beare him witnesse that he faithfully declared at his first comming That he could not Administer till he saw you fit and this you all accepted of And for denying his Tythes you shew your spirits and affections towards him bu● the Law must be your Rule and not your Will To your eleveth quaerie It speaks much froath and Atheisme the Lord will one ●ay declare who are the Sheep and the Goats Reproaching of the goldy is the brand of scorners No matter whether any other Religion can make expiation for the failings of saints so the blood of Christ doe it but know that your revilings God takes notice of and scorners are the worst of sinners as Psal 1. 1. To the 12. If your irregular proceedings in your Offices make good men shake off your yoke thanke your selves whilst you doe cry up Saints for seemingly holy its sad you doe not so much as pretend to holinesse And whilst you compare others to Absalom consider who are the rebellious childr●n Isay 30. 10. whilst you strive to devest the good old man you● iniquities have found you out To the thirteenth Alas your land markes are usurpations ●●akes of your own fixing no plants engrasted by the Law and no marvell if they be so easily pulled up it s not fit such brambles should Rule that scratch and teare their Neighbours To the fourteenth To see an holy life and gu●sse at future hypocrisies shews little Christian Charit● he that begun a good worke in them will perfect it to the end Phil. 1. 6. Reader I have bin the shorter in Answer to the Quaeries because they are generally the former calumni●s raked up into Questions and here I might put many anti-quaeries Onely a word to the P●n●er before I take off my Pen. Friend If thou bee●● a Christian indeed I le assu●e thee this pleading for wickednesse to weaken the hands of a faithfull Minister of Christ and hearden the hearts of the prophane will cost thee much running to the B●ood of Christ and some teares before thou dyest The foule blots thou hast ca●t upon the Churches of Christ and Mr. W●ld must be washt out I assure thee If thou beest not a Saint then it had been better for thee that a mill stone were hanged about thy neck● and thou throwne into the Sea then that thou should offend not one but many little ones thou hast treasured up wrath against the day of wrath the Lord ●ay not this sin to thy Charge FINIS