The naked truth. Or, the true state of the primitive Church / By an humble moderator [i.e. H. Croft].
- Herbert Croft
- Date:
- [Printed in the year 1675]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The naked truth. Or, the true state of the primitive Church / By an humble moderator [i.e. H. Croft]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The Lords, and tommons Affembled jn Parliament, . N OAY, Lords and noble Gentlemen, You have fully expretied your Zeal to God and his Church tn making Laws for Unity in Faith, and Uniformity in Difcipline : for,.as. our Sa. of life and death, to witnefs, that { would moft readily, yea moft joyfully facrifice all] have in this world, myJife and all, that all Nov-Conformi/ts were reduced to our Church. . But it falls out moft fadly that your Laws have not the defired effect, our Church is more and more divided ; fuch is the perver(e na- ture of man, Nétiin Vetitum, obftinately to oppole Authority, efpecially whea they can pretend the colour of Religion and (fill envious at Superiors) that it is, asit were, Nuts toau Ape, fweeter to them than any other. thing this world affords: for the enjoyment of this they will endure any thing,mprifonment, lofs of goods, yea fometime of life alfo, And this is it which mainly nourithes our Divifions, gives great advantage to the growth of Popery, and threatens the total ruine of our Church, any who were formerly very zealous for our Church, feeing Church, nor their grofs Superftitions (which their Priefts con- ceal till they haveigot men faft) are eafily feduced by their pre- tended Unity, and daily fall from us.. This makes my heart to bleed, and my foul with anguith ready to expire,rather.than live to fee that difmal day of relapfe into their manifold Idolatries, Wherefore [ humbled mySoul beforeGod ia fafting and prayer, begging dayly the affiftance of his holy Spirit, fo direct me ta fome healing Salve for thefe our bleeding Wounds: and there- fore J have fome reafon to believe,that what is contained in,thefe following Papers, comes.from the great goodnefs of Gad,whko never fails thofe who feck himin humility and fincerity beth, which Tam confident I have done 5 and this 1 am fureof, that no Worldly defigns have moved me to this, but have oftea](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30339431_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
