You know what was before alleaged out of the confession of the Churches of Hel∣vetia, that the harmlesse simplicitie of some shepheards in the olde Church, did sometimes* 1.1 more profite the Church, than the great, exquisite, or fine, or delicate, but a little too proude learning of some others. A great sorte thinke too well of themselues, & be of nature vn∣quiet:* 1.2 suche of necessitie (if by no meanes they can be kept in order) must be remo∣ued: for the Church may not for their sake be rent & torne in péeces: neyther muste you that so wel allow of discipline, burden other men with it, & cast it off your selues. There is none in this Churche of Englande remoued from his ministerie but vpon iust causes, and ministers must be subiect to lawes and orders.
Those that be willing to come into the ministerie lacke no prouoking nor mo∣uing* 1.3 thervnto, if they be knowne: but it is you & your company which labour by all meanes possible to dehorte men from the ministerie, persuading them that the calling is not ordinary and lawfull. And surely your meaning is to make this Church desti∣tute of ministers, that it may of necessitie be driuen to admit your platforme and go∣uernment. But you shall neuer be able to bring it to passe: the more you labour the more you are detected. And those wise men that séeke the truthe in sinceritie of consci∣ence, will espie your purposes dayly more and more, and be moued to a iuste mis〈1 line〉〈1 line〉i∣king of them.
The restitution of those that be put out of the ministerie, I think is soone obteyned, if they will submit themselues to the order of the Church, which they ought of duetie to doe, bothe the lawes of God, and man requiring the same.