The societie of the Saints : or, a treatise of good-fellowes, and their good-fellowship .. . What caufe istherc,why we or any (hould drive to agglu-tinate our felves into your Society ?Is thereany advantage or profit, contentment or pleafure, inlikely-hood to accrue from your confociation ? Alas by your owneConfefTIon, jo* aregrievonjlj perplexed, troubled on every fide fcaUdowne, ^.SyQ, If wee looke upon ycur doftrine,it is counted fchifmaticaU,ABs and hereticall, esffis-» If we behold your actions,they arc deemed rebellious,[editions, prof me, AUs ,6. If we confider you
The societie of the Saints : or, a treatise of good-fellowes, and their good-fellowship .. . What caufe istherc,why we or any (hould drive to agglu-tinate our felves into your Society ?Is thereany advantage or profit, contentment or pleafure, inlikely-hood to accrue from your confociation ? Alas by your owneConfefTIon, jo* aregrievonjlj perplexed, troubled on every fide fcaUdowne, ^.SyQ, If wee looke upon ycur doftrine,it is counted fchifmaticaU,ABs and hereticall, esffis-» If we behold your actions,they arc deemed rebellious,[editions, prof me, AUs ,6. If we confider your cftctmein the world, we ftiall have fmall incouragements, notonelyare you defpifed, and defamed, but made afpeftacle t$ men,And Angels to the whole world, I . jou are as mon-gers or men wondred at, Zach. jou are made as the filth ofthe world, and of-fcouring of all things, 1. Cor.^ 13. Happilyfome few wife, mighty, and noble, may favour you; jet notmanjfuch will imbrace jour dotlrine, I. Cor. Happily afew defpifed ones may ioyne in yourfociety, but what are Si. tJ*7. Objetl. ii4 tAnfa* IDG aOCiETlE they to others? What arc fuch fimple ones compared withthe learned Scribes ? What are fuch beggerly fellovves inregard of the rich ones of the world, or your fo little handfullto the whole world ? Your focietic alas is a fettle flocke, per-fected people, and defpifed company* Let thefe things be granted >yet it is advantageous to com-municate with us. What though we arc troubled, yet not di-ftrefed; perplexed 9yet not in defpaire; perfecntedjet not for-fake*, ,9. Our doctrine is counted hereticall, andapocah pticall frerfies : yet after that way they callherepe, weworfiip the god of our fathers. Our chiefett pillars, fuch asSaint Panl^ arc counted peflilent fellowes, mooversojfedition,ringleaders offetlaries, prophaners of temples, Alls 24. , although they have had as liberal! edu-cation at gamaliels fecte, ts blacke mouthd Tett
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