That¹ by God’s commandment all that will be saved, must with speed come forth of this antichristian estate,² leaving the suppression of it unto the magistrate to whom it belongs. And that both³ all such as have received or exercised any of these false offices or any pretended function or ministry in or to this false and antichristian constitution, are willingly in God’s fear, to give over and leave those unlawful offices, and no longer to minister in this manner to these assemblies in this estate And that⁴ none also, of what sort or condition soever, do give any part of their goods, lands, money, or money worth to the maintenance of this false ministry and worship upon any commandment, or under any color whatsoever.

1. Isaiah 48:20; 52:11; Jeremiah 50:8; 51:6, 45; Zechariah 2:6; Revelation 18:4 ↩︎
2. 2 Kings 23:5ff.; 2 Chronicles 15; 27:6; Matthew 22:22; Romans 13:4; Revelation 17:16 ↩︎
3. Psalm 119:59–60, 128; Proverbs 5:20; Isaiah 8:11–12; 35:8; Jeremiah 51:26; Zechariah 13:2, 4–6; 14:2 ↩︎
4. Judges 17:3–5; Psalm 16:3–4 compared with Exodus 20:4–5; Proverbs 3:9–10; Ezekiel 16–19; 1 Corinthians 10:19–22 compared with Hebrews 13:10 & with 2 Corinthians 8:3–5; 1 Timothy 5:17 ↩︎