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The vse reproueth those who thinke there can be no sound Church, vvhere are any corrupt members, and vvho, for the euill vvhich are in the Church, for∣sake the good that are in it. Hebr. 10.25.38.39. There was a Iudas in Christs com∣panie, and at Christs table, yet did Christ suffer him, neither shewed him to the
other Apostles, that they might seperate from him. Which he did (no doubt) to shew that among Professours there will be alway faultie Professours. The Ma∣gistrate should reforme them, but Chri∣stians may not separate for them; neither depart from the company of the Church, because of that euill companie that is in the Church. Indeede, vvee should not make them our companion••: and we ought alwaies to separate from their sinnes. But shall I runne from my Fathers house, be∣cause a bad seruant is in it? No doubt, but there were good men who abode in that Church where the watch-men vvere blinde, and where they were (all) dumbe Dogges, who should with wholesome bark∣ing, haue driuen away the Wolfe, or giuen warn••••g of his comming: or vvhere were they? Esa. 56.10. If a brother walke inordi∣nately, vvee should with-draw our selues from him, not from the Church because of him, 12 Thessalonians. 3.6. 1 Corinthi∣ans. 5.11. So I conclude, that to sepa∣rate from a Church is vnlawfull, where many things vnlawfull, and not so re∣fined
from the drosse of flesh, are practi∣sed in that Church.
ROM. 16.27.To God, onely wise, be praise, through Iesus Christ for euer. Amen.
IOS. 24.15.I, and my house will serue the Lord.
ACT. 10.1.Cornelius, with all his houshold, feared God.
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