Neophytopresbyteros, or, The yongling elder, or, novice-presbyter. Compiled more especially for the Christian instruction and reducement of William Jenkin, a young presbyter, lately gone astray like a lost sheep from the wayes of modesty, conscience and truth. And may indifferently serve for the better regulation of the ill governed Society of Sion Colledge. Occasioned by a late importune pamphlet, published in the name of the said William Jenkin, intituled Allotrioepiskopos; the said pamphlet containing very little in it, but what is chiefly reducible to one, or both, of those two unhappy predicaments of youth, ignorance, & arrogance. Clearly demonstrated by I.G. a servant of God and men in the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ. Wherein also the two great questions, the one, concerning the foundation of Christian religion: the other, concerning the power of the naturall man to good supernaturall, are succinctly, yet satisfactorily discussed. With a brief answer in the close, to the frivolous exceptions made by C B. against Sion Colledge visited, in a late trifling pamphlet, called, Sion Colledge what it is, &c.

Postscript to the Reader.

REader, though there be nothing in the preceding Discourse, that can justly offend any man; yet considering, partly the exi∣gency of the season, which calleth a loud unto all parties, of what judgment soever, to joyn heart in heart, and hand in hand, in order to their common safety: partly also, the extreme weaknesse of many who know not how to love, where all their thoughts, as wel as their persons, are not first loved, and adored for truth; I could ea∣sily have been so far over-ruled, as to have quietly born (a while lon∣ger) that burthen of shame which Mr. Jenkin hath most unworthi∣ly laid upon me, and accordingly have forborn (at least for a time)

the publishing of the said. Treatise, had not an importune stickler in that cause (who calleth himselfe C. B.) having by sinister practices procured the sight of some of the sheets, unseasonably published some part of it (in a Pamphlet very lately set forth, intituled, Sion Colledge what it is &c.) Wherin he labours with both his hands, to prepossesse the world w^th prejudice against it, whilst it was yet un∣born, clamouring in a most effeminate & calumniating manner, as if nothing but unworthines, and this in the highest degree, were to be found it. In consideration hereof I was necessitated to a present publication of it, hoping that neither a Christian Apology for inno∣cency and truth on the one hand, nor yet a necessary reproof of er∣ror and undue practices on the other (out of which two sphears the Treatise moveth not) shall prove any obstruction in the way of love, concord, or peace, in the hearts of Christian & cōsidering men, but rather make way for their advancement, and exaltation. There is no man shall go further with his adversary to make peace, than I The most peaceable man under heaven, may draw his sword in his own defence; yea, and possibly, in managing the resistance, wound his adversary; and both, without the least reflection upon that lovely disposition in him. Fare-well.

Thine in the God, and Prince, of peace, J. Goodwin.

Junii 0 1648.