Tracts on liberty in the Puritan Revolution, 1638-1647, Vol. 2 f4752h16g

Table of contents :
Frontmatter
John Goodwin From John Vicars, Coleman Street Conclave, 1648 (page Frontispiece)
A Worke of the Beast, 1638 (John Lilburne, page 1)
A Discourse opening the Nature of that Episcopacie, which is exercised in England, 1641 (Robert Greville, Lord Brooke, page 35)
Observations upon some of his Majesties late Answers and Expresses, 1642 ([Henry Parker], page 165)
Anti-Cavalierisme, 1642 (John Goodwin, page 215)
The Power of Love, 1643 ([William Walwyn], page 271)
An Apologeticall Narration, 1644 (Thomas Goodwin and Others, page 305)

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NUMBER XVIII

TRACTS ON LIBERTY, 1638-1647

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JOHN GOODWIN | A satirical portrait first published by John Vicars as the frontispiece to his Coleman Street Conclave (March 21), 1648. This was based upon the portrait of Goodwin engraved by George Glover for the frontispiece of Goodwin's Imputatio Fide1 (January 24), 1642. Reproduced here from an original copy of Coleman Street Conclave in the British Museum, (4377 bbb 50).

TRACTS ON LIBERTY

| IN THE

PURITAN REVOLUTION 1638-1647 EDITED, WITH A CQMMENTARY, BY

| WILLIAM HALLER

VOLUME II

FACSIMILES, PART I

Eg , NEW YORK fringe iON M:-CM-XXXIII

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Published 1933

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CONTENTS

John Goodwin . . . . . . , Frontispiece From John Vicars, Coleman Street Conclave, 1648

John Lilburne, 4 Worke of the Beast, 1638 . . . I Robert Greville, Lord Brooke, 4 Discourse opening the Nature of that Episcopacie, which 1s exercised in Eng-

land, 1641 . . . . . . . . 35

[Henry Parker], Observations upon some of his Majesties

late Answers and Expresses, 1642 . , . , 165

John Goodwin, Anti-Cavalierisme, 1642 . . . , 215

, [William Walwyn], The Power of Love, 1643 . . 271

1644 . . . , . . . . . 305

‘Thomas Goodwin and Others, 42 A pologeticall Narration,

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JOHN LILBURNE A WORKE OF THE BEAST OR A RELATION OF A MOST UNCHRISTIAN CENSURE, EXECUTED UPON

JOHN LILBURNE 1638

A Worke of the Beast was first published in 1638 anonymously, without license. The publisher has not been identified except for the initials, “F. R.”

The text has been reproduced from an original copy in the library of the Union Theological Seminary, collated with a photostatic print of a copy in the British Museum [G 5954 (1) ].

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AWORKE OF THE BEAST

OR A Relation of a moft vnchriftian Cenfure , Exec

red ypon IO HN LILBVRNE, (Now prifoner tn the fleet) che 18 of Aprill 1638. With the heavenly fpeech uttered by

4B tbr him at the time of his fuffering.

Uery viefull for thefe times both for the encouragement of theGodly to fuffer, And for the terrour and {hare

of the Lords Adverfaries, ;

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Por you have seede of patience , that. after you have den, the wik of God, you might receine the promifes

AEB. 11.34, JAnd others had -triak of cruell mockings, and fcourgings yea nioreover of bonds and tmprifonrents .

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The Publifhertothe Reaaer. Tender hearted Reader.

F The wicked it istruely faidin Job. their Light fhalbee Put out: Or. ow wee {ce,in a Candle, beeing almoft extinguifhed, that after ithath plimmered awhile , irrayfeth fome few blazing flaf hes ,

and foe fuddenly vanifherh. —— |

To fpeake what I'thinke, my minde gives me,that the Lord is now vpon extinguifhing the bloody Prelares out of our Land: For whereas they have not, in fome late yeares fhewed the cruelty which the y did before, but now increafein perfecution ; me thinkes this isa cleere fore-

Boing and. ligne,that (like a fnuffe inthe focket ) their-end and ruine isat

~ J write this,to have thee the more patient,contented,and comfor=- _ |

| ted,when thou either hearett, feeft,or readeft oftheir barbarous crueltie befure their condemnation fleepeth nor, bur when their wickednes is : full, 1 fay when they haue once filled up the meafure of their iniquity

. (the which I cruftcthey haue allmoft don) then will the Lord fend back? thefe /ocufts to the Bottomleffe pitt, from whence they came, [a the meane time feare not their faces but {tand in the trueth, and. Jet Gods houfe and his ordinances bee deare tothy foule ,. And know, that as the Lord gaue ftrength to this his Servant to fuffer joyfully for Chrifts caufe;foe he willto thee and me and all others of his faints, ifhe count us worthy tobe called thereto..

Thineif thou be Chrifts, anda harer of the Englifh Popifh Prelates,

F. B.

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AWORKE OFTHE BEAST, OR A Relation of a moft unchriftian A enfure > executed

vpon IOHN LIL BVRNE,(Novyprifoner in che fleet the e. of April 1638 pyith the heavenly {peech ytter by him at the time of his [uffering a Aa Pon Wednefday the faid 18 of Aprill , Havirg noe ees /f,certaine notice of the execution cf my Centure, ~ Eva till this prefeot morning, I prepared my felfe by -O S lp prayer unto God, thar he would make good his

mA Veena promile, to be vvith me & enable me to undergoe CS? Veep wy Affliction vvith joyfullnes & courage: and that o* he vvould bee a mcu:h and vtrerance vato mee to enable me to fpeake that vvhich might make for his greateft banour. And in any meditations my foule did principally pitch ypon thefe Three places of Scripture, Firft, That in 7/ay.41.10,11.12.13. Feare thou not for Lam with thee, be not di{matd for I am shy God, I will ftrengthen thee,yea I will helpe thee,yea I willuphold thee with the right hand of my vighteou{nes, Behold ak they that were incenced against thee fhall be afhamed and gonfounded, they fhall be as nothing, and they that ftriue wub thee fhall ‘perrifo, Thou fhatt feeke thim @ fhall not firde them, evi ns them that contended with thee, they that wary against thec [ball be as nothikg & as a thing of nought, For I the Lord thy Ged will hold thee by thy right hand, faying vnto thee, feave not,? will helpe thee, Feare not thou worme — jacob, and yee men, of Ifracll , J will beipe, thes ayth the Lord and thy Redeemer the Holy one of Ifracl. Gc.

Secondly, that place in //ay,43.1.2, Where God {peaks thus to his Ele&. Feare not for ? have Redecened thee, 1 baye called thee by iby name thon art mine. When thou paffest through the waters 7 wilbe with the ,and though the rivers they [hall not overflow thee, wher thos walheft through the fire thon [hale noc bee burnt, nesher [hall the flame kin-

dell upon. thee, Az Thirdly,

[6] 4 Thirdly, that ia Heb, 3.5.6. Intbele words Forbe bath fiyd J will never leave thee nor farfake thee , Sve that. we may boldly fay the Lordis my helper,} wik not feare what. mans cats doe to me,

With the confideration ofthefeand ather gratious promifes, made to his people, Ibeing one of his chofen ones , did claime my

fhare & intere ft in chem, and the Lord of his infinite goodnesen= abled me to caft my felfe upon and reftinthem, knowing and ftedfaftly beleeving that be is 4God of fairbfullnesand power, whoe is able and willing to make good thefe his promifesto the vtinoft, and (to his praile be it {poken I defire to f{peake it) my foule was that morning exceedingly lifted up with (piritual confolation: and J felt within me fuch a divine fupportation ,that the balencfle of my punifhment J was to andergoe did feem as a mate

ter of rothing to me, And FE went to my fuffering with as wifing and joyfull a heart as if J had been going to folemnize the day of my mataige with one of rhe choyfeit Creatures this world could afford, The Warden of the Fleete bauing fent bis men for my old

fellow fouldier At", lobg. Wharton., and my fellebeing both in one Chamber, wee made our felues readie to goe ro the place of ~

execution. I tooke the old man by the hand and led bim downe three payre of ftayers,and foe along the yard till we came to the Gate.Aod when we came there George Harrengton. the Porter told me J muft fay alitle, and after our parting (commending one an-=

other tothe protection of our alfufficient God) I wasbid goe to

the Porters Lodge, noe fooner wasI gonein, butcame eh. flawes , the other Porter tome wing thefe words. Mr Lilburne, Yam very forie for your panifhment,you are now to undergoe, you muftftripp you, aad be whipt from hence to. Westeinfter. Ireplied, the will of my God be done, for Iksowe he will car ry me through it with an vndaunted Spirit; Bat I muft confefle itfeemed atthe firfta little Rrange to me,in regard J bad nomore motice given me for my preperation for foe fore.a puniihment. For

Y choughtl fhouldnot hauebeen whipt throngh she ftreete but

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encly atthe Pillory : And foe paffing along the Lane being atrens

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ed with many Staves and Halberts, as Chrift was whenhe was : apprehended by his Enimies and led tothe High Prief?s Hall, Mat.-

26, wecameto fileete- bridge where was a Cart ftanding ready for me, AndI being commanded to ftripp me, I didit with all willingnes and cheerefullnes,where upon the executioner tooke out a Corde andtyed my hands to the Carts Arfle, which caufed me to viterthele words, Wel/come be the Croffe of Chriff, pith that there drew neere a Yong manof my acquentance,and bid me put on a Couragious refolution to (uffer cheerfully Senot te difhondr my caufe for you fuffer({aid he)for a good caufe,I gaue him thanks, for his chriftian incouragement,] replying 1 know the caufe is

good,for it is Gadscaule,&& for my own part Iamcheerful & merry in the Lord,& am as weil contented with this my prefent portion as

if | were to seceiue my prefeat liberty, Forl knowe my God that hath gonealong with mre hitherto, will carry me though ro the end. And for the affliction itfelf, though it be the punifhment infig&ted upon Rogues. yetl efteemeit not the leatt difgrace, but the greareft honour that can be done unto me, that rhe‘Lord counts me

worthy tofuffer any thing for his greatname;

And yo#my Brethren that doe now here behold my prefent con ditionthis dgy,be not di’couraged,be not difcouraged atthe waies of - Godlinefle by reafon of the Croffe which accompanies it, for it is the Jot and portion-of all which will liue Godly:in Chrift. Telus to {uffer perfecation, The Cart being readie to poe forward. I {pake to the executioner (when I faw him pull out bis Corded whipp out ef his pocket)after this manner, Well my'friend doe'thy office, To which be reply ed I haue whipt many a Rogae but now I (hafl whip an honeft man. but be not difcouraged (faid he) it will be foon over,

TowhichI replyed, J knowe my G od hathnot onely enabled me to beleeve in his name, but alfoe to fuffer for his fake. Soe the

Carman drove forward his Cart, and I laboured .with my God for ftrength to fubmitmy back with cheerfullnes wato the fmiter. And beheard my defire & granted my requeft,for when the firtt

firipe was giuen I felt nor the leaft paine but faid', Bleed be th nat O Lird my God thas bajt counted mee worthy to fuffer for

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thy gicrious names fake; -And at the piviug of the fecond, I cried | out witha loud voice Hellelujah, Hallelujah, Glory,Honcur,and Praife , bee given to thee O Lord firerer, ana. tothe Lambe that [tts upc tke Throne. Soe wee vventvp Fleetitrecte , the Lerd enabling me tocndure the ftripes vvicth {uch patience and cbere. fullnes; that 7 did not in the leaft manner fhevy the leaft difcontent

at them , for my God hardened my backe, and fteeled my reynes ,and tooke a vvay the {mart and payne of the &ripes from mee, Bar? muftconfeffe, if Thad had no more but my owne natural ftrength, I had funcke vnder the burden of my punifhement , for _ tothe ficfh the paine was uery grevious & heduy:But my God in

. whomI did truft was. higher and ftronger then my felfe, whoe ftrengthenéd and enabled mee not onely to undergoe the punifhment with cherefullnes:but made me Tiiun:ph & with a holy dif -

daine toinfilt over mytorments, . And as we went along the Strand,many friends fpoke to me 8 ‘a(ked how I did,& bid me be cherfull,to whom I replied;I was merry and cheerfull: and was upheld with a diuine and heauenly {up .'

portation, cunfforted with thef{weet ecnfolations of Gods fpirit. And about the middle of the Strand, there camea Friend-and bid me : {peake with boldncfle. Towhcm I replied, whenthe time comes foe I will. for then if I fhuuld Laue {pcken ard {pent my firength, jt would have been but as water-{pilt on the ground, in repard of the noyfe and preffe of people, And alfce at thar time I was'notin a fire cemperro {peake : becaufe the duft much trcubled nee, and the Suune fhined very hot ypon mee. And the Tipftaffe man atthe

firft vvouldnot let mee havemy hatr tckepe tke veb¢ment heate of che Sunne frem my head: Alfoe hee many times {pake to the Cart man to driue foftly, Soe that the heate of the Sunne exceedingly peirced my head: and made me fomwhat faine. But yer my God vpheld me vvithcourtage, and made me vedergoe it vvith ajoyfull heart.And yvhen |[cameto Chearirg Croffefome Christian. friends {pake to me and bid me be of good cheere.

Soe J am ((aid 1) for 1 reft not in my ovvne ftrergth, tut 7 fight ynder the Banner of my great and mightie Captaine the sofia ofus

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Jefes Coriff whohath conqueted all his Enemies,and [ doubt not

| but through bis ftrength I fhall conquer and over come all my fufferings, for bis power upboldes mee, his ftrength enables mee,bis _prefence cheeres mec,and his Spirit comforts mee, and I looke for ‘an immortall Crowne which never fhall fade nor decay. the affured hope and’expeétation where of makes, ‘mee tocontemne my fufferings, and count them as nothing, for my momentany affliction will worke for me a farre more exceeding Crowne and weight of glo-

ry. Aad asI wenthy the Kings pallacea great Multitude of pen- — ple cameto looke vpon me. And pafling through the gate ynto West minSter,Many demanded what was rhe matter,

' Towhom [ replied, my Brethren, againft the Law ot God, againft the law of the Land, againtt the K ing or State haue J noe : conimitted the leaft offence that deferves this punifhment,but only ] fuffer as an object of the Prelates cruelty and malice; and hereupon,one of the Warden» of the Fleets- officers , beganne to interrupt me, and tells mee my fuffering was juft and therefore I fhould hold my tongue; Whom J bidd meddle with bis owne bufineffe, for I

for it. |

would {peake come what would , for my caufe was good for which I faffered, and here I was ready tofheb my degreft blood And as we went through Kings /Preet, many encouraged me, and bidd. me be cheerefull;O thers whofe faces (to my knwoledge)I never fawe before , and who J verilie thinke knew not the caufe of my fufferiug,but feeing tay cheerefulloes ynder it, befeeched the

Lord to bletfe me and ftrenthen mee. |

At the laft wee came tothe Pillary, where I-was unloofed from the (art, and having put one fome of my cloathes wee went to the Taverne,yvhere J ftaid a prittie vyhile yvaiting for my Surgeon. vvhoe vvas not yet come to dreffe mee. Where vvere many of my Friends, whoe exceedingly rejoyced to fee my courage, that

willingly. |

theLord bad enabled me to vodergoe. my punifhment foe

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Whoe alked me bow I did. I tould them, as well asever] was:in my life I bleffe my God for it. for I fele {uch inward joy and comfort,. cheating vp my foule, that I lightly efeemed my lufferings,

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| Andthis I counted my weding day in whichI was married to the Lord Iefus Chri? for now I knowe be loues me in shat he hath beftowed foe rich apparrell this day upon me, and countedme wor thie ro fuffer for his fake, Ihauing a defire to retire intoa private roome from the multitude of people that were about me, which made me like to faint: I bad not been ther long bat Adr, Lightburne the Tibftafle of the Star-(hamber, came tome faying the Lords fent him to me, to knowe if I would acknowledge my felfe to be

in a fault and then be knew what to fay ahto me, To whom & replied, Haue their Honours caufed me to be whipt from the Fleet to Weftminfter , and doe they now fend to knowe if I wilacknow-

ledgeafault. | They fhould bave done this before.1 had beene whipr;for sow feeing I have. vadergone the greateft part of my pus nif{hment,] hope the Lord will affilt me to goe through itall, and befides, iff would haue done this at the firft f needed not tohaue-

cometothis, But as I tould the Lords when J was before themat the Barre, Scel defire you torell them againe, that Lam not cote {ciows to my felfe of doing any thing char deferues a {ubmiflion, but

- yetl doe willingly {ubmit to their Lordfhips pleafutés:in my Cen-

_ fure. Hetold meifI would confeffe, afault it would faué mea. _ ftandiog on the Pillary ouherwife I muft undergoe the burden of it,

Wel, «Said 1) J regard not alitde outward difgrace for the canfe of my God, Ihaue tound alreadiethat {weetnefte in him in whom [ haue beleeued, thar throwh his ftrength Lam able to undergoe any _ thieg that fhalbee inflicted on me; But me thinks that J had verte. hard meafure that I fhould be condemned and thus punifhed vpon

two Oaths ,in which the party hath moft falflie forefworne him felfe:and becaufe I would not take an Oath to betray mine owne innocency ; Why ‘Pas! found more favour and mercy from the Heathen Roman.»-Governors , for they would not put him toan Oathtoaccufe himfelfe, bur fuffered bim to make the be& defence he could for himfelfe, neither woutd they condemne him before his accufers and he were brought face to face, to juftifie and fully 0 prout their accufation :-Bat the Lords have not dealt fo. with me,

for my accufersand I were neuer brought face to face to juftifie theiracculation again{ me: it istrue two falle Oatheswere Sworne

[x1] Sworne apainft mee: and I was therevpon condemned, and becauie I would not accufe my fclfe,It is true ({aid hée)it was foe with Pant. but rhe Lawes of this Land, are.cthe ravife then rheir Lawes were in thofe dayes, Then faid I, rhey are vvorfe and more cruell, then the Lawes of the Pagans and Heathen Rumans were, whoe would condemne no. man without wittneff.s, and they fhould be broughe

faceto face , tojuftifie. theiracculation, And fohee went away, & I prepared my lelfe for the Pillary, to which J went withajoys full courage. and when was vponiz, I made obeyfance to the Lords,{ome of them as(J {uppofe)luoking out atthe Sarr- (hambere window, towards mee, And fo [ puts my neck intothe hoie, which |

beeing a preat deale to low fur me, it was very painfulltome in regard of the continuance of time that I ttood on the Pillary: which -was a bout two houres,my back alfo being very fore, and theSunné {hining exceeding hor.And the Tsp/taffe man not fuffering mee to keepe on my hat, to defend my head from the hear cf theSunne,

So that I flood there in g:eat paine. Yetthrough the ftrength of my God I yoderwene it with courage: ‘tothe very laft minute, And

lifting vp my beart and {piti: vatc my God, ~W hile L was thus ftanding on the Pillary, J craued his Power

full afiftance: with the Spirit of wildome and courage, that I might open my mouth with boldne fle: and {peake thole things that , might make for his preateft gl ory, and the pood of his people,and foe cafting. my eyes on the maltitude, 1 beganne tofpeake after. this manner, My Chriftean Bre:bren, to all you that loue the Lord lefus Chrift, and defire that hee fhould raigneand rule in your hearis and liues,

to youefpecially: and to as many as heare me this day: I direc

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my fpeech, J ftand here in the place of ignominy and fhame, Yet to mee it is not fo, bar l owng andimbrace it, asthe Wellcome Croffe of- Christ, Acdas a badge of my Chriftsan Profeffian». Uhaue been already

whipr from the Fleet to this place, by vertue of a Cenfure: from : the Honowratle Lords of the Sear Chamber hereunto, The Caule of my Cenfure I fhall declare unto yon as briefly as Icanne.

/ The Losd by his fpeciall ne of prouidence foorderedir, that

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Not long-agoeI wasin Holland, Where I was like to haue fettled-

| my felfe in a Courfeof trading, that might haue bronght me ina : pretty large portion of earthlie things; (after which my heart did too much runoe) but the Lord hauiag a better portion in ftore for _ mee, and more durable riches to beftow vpon my foule, By the fame hand of providence: brought meback a gaine, And caft me

into eafie affli@ion, thatthere by I might be weaned from the world, and fee rhe vanitie aad emptines of all things therein. And

, behath now pitched my foule vpon {uch an object of beautie, amiableneffc:& excelencie,asis as permanent and endurable as _ eternitie it felfe, Mamely the perfonall excelencie of the Lord ~ Tefus Chrift. the fweetneffe of whofe prefence, no affli@ion can

ever be able to wreft out of my foule. |

Now while J was in Holand, it feemes ther were divers Bookes.. of that Noble and Renowned Dr. lobn Baftwicks {ent into Enge

land. which came tothe hands of one Edmond Chillington., for

, the fending over which I was taken , and apprehended. the plot being before laid, by one John Chilliburne (whom I fuppofed) &&

tooke to be my friend) fervantto my old fellow fouldier 47,

Jobs Wharton, living in Bow-lene(afterthismanner.) I walking in the Screet, with the aid: /osn Chillibwrne, was taken

, by the Parfevant and his men.. thefaid Job as I verily beleeve, hauing given direction tothem: where to ftand, and be himfelfe _ was the third man tbat laid hands on me to hold mee.

, Nowat my Cenfure before the Lord:: I there declared vpon the word of a (Christians that I fent not over thofe Bookes, neither did I know the Shipp chat brought them. nor any of the men that belonged to the Shipp, nor to my knowledge did I ever fee, eisher Shipp: or any appertaining to it, in all mydayes. Befides this,I was accufed at my examination before, the Kings Atturny at his Chamber, by the faid Edmsond Chillington. Button Seller living in Canon (treet neere Abchurch Lane,and late Prifoner in Bridewell & Newgate,for printing 10. or 12. thoufand Bookes in Holland, and that J would haue printed the Vumsasking the miftery of iniquitie if [could haue gott arrue Copie of it , and that I hada

Chamber in eA". John. Foots houle at Deffe where hee thinkes tac

[13] 1f the bookes werekept, Now here I declare before you all, vpou the word of aluffering Chriftian: that bee might have as wel? accufed mee of printing abundred thoufand bookes,and the on been as true as the other;And for the printing the Vumajking the Mistery of Iniqnity , vpon the word of an honeft man I never iaw,nor to my knowledge heard of the Booke,tilld-came back againe into England: And for my having a Chamber in eM". Fobm Foots houfe at Delfe, where bethiokes the Bookes were kept. J was foe farre from having a Chamber there, es I never lay in his houfe,but twice or thrice acthe moft. and upon the laft Friday of thelaft Tearme I was brought to the Star. Chamber Barre, where beforetnee was read thefaid Edmond Chilingtons Affidavit , vpon Oath, againft

| Mr, fehn Wharton,» and my felfe. The Summe of which Oath was, That hee and I bad Printed(at Rotterdam in Holland,) Dr. Baff wieks Anfwer,and his Letany,with divers other fcandalous Bookes, Now hete againe I {peake it in the prefence of God, & al} you

that heare mee. that 4/7, Wharton.,and I never joyned together in printing, either thefe or any other Bookes whatloever. Neither did I receive any mony from him, ‘toward the printing any. Wichal], in his firft Oath, hee peremtorilie {wore chat wee had printed them at Rotferdans, Vato which I likewife fay, That bee hath in this particular forfworne bimfelfe, for my owne part, I never in alloy daies either printed , or caufed tobe printed, either for my felfe or A¢r. Wharton. any Bookes at Rotterdam. Neither did I come into any Printing boufe there all the time I wasin the

Citty. And then vpon the Twefday after he fwore,aoainft both of us apaine, The faumme of which Oaths was, tbat 1 bad confeffed ro him (which is moft falfe) chat I bad Printed Dy, Bafiwicks Anfwer to

Sr’, orn Banks his /uformation.,and his Letany; & another Booke

called (ertame anfwers to certaine Objections; And another Booke cal Jed The vanity Cr wnpicty of the old Letany;& that | bad divers other Bookes of the laid Dr. Bajfwicks in Printing,& that 477, Wharton,

had beene at the charges of Printing a Booke called «4 Breyiat. of _ the Bifhops late proceeding ; and another Booke called 16. sew AQecries,andin thisbis Oath hath {worne they were Printed at Ret

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Ro-serdagi,or fame where elfein Holland; 8 that on fames Oldam, a Turner keping Shop at Weftminfter kall-gate difperced divers of thefe bookes: Now inthis Oath he hath azaine forlworne himfelfe

| _ ina hip i degree, for wheras Le took his Oath thar I had printed the

Booke called The fanitie and impicty of tke old L:tany, Uhere (peake:

“iebefore yeu alf,that I neverin all my daies did feé one of them ia pringsbarl muft confe!s, Thgue feen & read it,in written band, before

the “Dr-was cenfured,&as for otherbovks, of whichhe faith Fhaue ‘Aiverfetn printing. To that Tan fver,that for mitie owne perticuker. I never:read nor law any of the Drs.- Bookés: bat the forenamed | fouré in Englith, “and one little thing more-ot about “two theetes of paper, -which ‘is annexed to the Vanity ofthe Old Letany, And astor his Lactine Bookes J néver faw any bur two: . Namely his Ebegellum, for which ke was firft cenfured inthe High. Commiffion Conrt: and his Apologeticus, which were both imprint long before

Jknewthe Dr.- But it is true, there is a fecond edition of his Flagellam, butthat was at the preffe aboue two yeares apoe: namly Anno 1634. And fome of this impreffton was in England before

J And came out of Holland, - , thele are the maine things for which I was. Cenfured and

Condemned.. Beisig two Oathsin which the faid (hllington, hath palpably forfworne himfelfe. And ifheebad not for!worne himlelfe. Yet by the law(as Lam given'to vnderftand)I might bave excepted againft him, being a guilty perfon himfelfe anda Prifo-

mer , and did that which hee di@ againft mee for pvyrchafing his owne liberty which hee hath by fuch Iudafly meanes. gott and obtained. Who is alfoknowne to beea lying fellow,as-] told the Lords I. was able to prone and make good. — But befides all this,there was an inquifition-Oath. tendered ynto mee(which J refufed ro take) on foure feverall datessthe fumme of

which Oath isthus much, You fhall {weare that yon fhal: make. true an{wer to all things that fhall be afked of you: Sohelpeyou — God.. Now this Oath I refuled as a finfall and vnlawfull Oath: ic

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being the High- (ommiffion Oath with whiclr the Prelates ever haue and ftill do fo burcherly torment, affli& and vadoe, the deare Saints

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As Ur, Nicholas Faller in bis Argument doth proue, : And olfoic is expreffly againtt the Perition of Right ay AG of Parlament Enalted in the fecond yeare of our King. Againe, it isabfolutely'againtt the Law of God, for that law requires noe man.to accufe him(elfe, bur.

if any thing be laid to-hischarge : there muft come twa orthree. witnefles at the leaft to proueit.. It is alfo again& the practilé of Chrift bimfelfe, -whoin all his examinations before the H gh Priet would not gccufe bimfclfe: but vpontheirdemands, returned this

aniwer; Why afke jeamce, goto them thatheard met, Wich all chis Oath is. again the uery law of nature,,for nature is alwaies apreferver of icfelfe andnor adiftroyer, Batit’a man takes this wicked Oath he diftroyes and vndoes himfetfe, asdaily

experience doth witnefle, Nay it.isworfe then the Law ofthe Heathen Romats, as we may reade 4th, 25.16. For when Panll fleod before the Pagan Governours, andthe I:ws required Judgement againft bim,theGovernonr replyed,it i not the manner of the Romans to condenine any man before bis accafers tr bee were brought face to face to justify their accufation, Bit for my owae part, iff bad beene proceeded againft by a Bill, ] would haueanlwered 8 juftified all that

- they coulde have proved againft me, & by the ftrength of my God would have fealed whatfoever I have don with my bloud,for /am_ privy to mine own actions, & my confcience beares me witnes that I have laboured ever fince the Lordin mercy made the riches of his grace known to my Soule, tokeep a good contcience'and to walke inoffenfably both towards God,& man. Bat as for that Oath that was put unto me J did refufe to take ir, as a finfull and unlawfall Oath, & by the ftrength of my God enabling me / wil never take it though / be puid in pei¢es with wilde horfes as the ancient Chritians were by the bloudy Tirants,in the Primitive Church, neither fhall.1 thinke thar man q faithfull Subje&t , of Chrifts Kiogdome, that fhall at guy time hereafter take it, feeing the wickednes of it

bath been fo apparently laid open by fo many, for the refufall where } of many doe fuffer cruell-pertecution to this day. Thus bave 7 as briefly as could declared unto you, the whole caufe of my ftanding here this day, I being upog thefe grounds cenfured by the Lords at the Starr-chamber on the laft Court Fay ofthe laft tearme to pay goo. pd, to. the King and toreceive thé punifhment which with rejoicing I hane andergon,vnto whofe cenfure I do with willingnes & cheerelulnes fub

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But fezing [now ftandhere at this prefent , I intend the Lord

atliiting me with his power,and ¢ uiding me by his fpirit to declare my minde unto you. I haue nothing to fay toany mans perfon, and therefore will not meddle withthat, QOdnlie the things chat [ have to fay in the fic ft place, are concerning the Bifhops & their calling, They challeng their callings to be Juve Divino,& for the oppugning of which, thofe three renovvned living marters ofthe Lord, Dr, Baftwick M4 . Burton,

& M.Prinne: did {uffer in this place, and they have fufficientlie proved, that their, Calling is not from God , which men I love and

honour,and doe perfwade my felfe their foules are deere and precious in the fight of God,though they were fo cruellie and butcherlie dealt with by the Prelates, and as for A¢r. Barton and Ar: Prynne they are worthie and learned men, but yet did not in manie things write fo fullie as the Dr.did, who hath fufficientlie & plen tifullie fec forth the wickednes, both of the Prelates themfelves &

‘of sheircallings. ( asyou may reade in his Bookes ) that the 4renot fare Divino, which noble and reverend Dr. Ilove with my Soule, and as beis a man that ftandsfor the truth and Glorie ot God, my verie life and hart blood I willlay downe for his bonour, and the maintaining of his caufe,for which he Suffered, it being Gods caufe,As for the Bifhops,they vfed in former times to chal leng their jurifdiction,Callings,and power from the Xing.Bat they haue now openly in the High (ommiffion Court renounced that. as

was beard by many, at the Cenfure of that Noble Dr. Andas you may fullie read in his Apollogeticus, And inhis Anfwerto Sr, Icbn Bankes his Fufermation».Novv J will here mantaine it before them

all. That their Calling is fo farrefrom being /ave Dinino (as they 4 fay they are )that they are rather ave Diabollico, Which if] be not able ro proue, Jet me be hanged vp atthe Hall Gate. Bu’ my Brethren,for your berter [email protected] the 9.&13. Chapters of the Reuelations, and there you fhall fee, that chere'came Locust out of the Bottomleffe Put,part of yyhom they are. and they arether lively difcirbed. Allo yon fhall there finde,. that the Beaff (which is the

: ope,or Roman State and Govermcut.) bath given to him by.the Dragon (the Deyill) his Power aad Seate, atd great autlioninie Oe

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Soe thatthe Popes authoritie cemes fromthe Devili, andthe

Prelates,and their Creatures is their printed Booxes, dochallenge their authoritie jurifdiction and Power, (that they exercile overal! forts of people) is from Rome, And for proving of the Church of England to bea trae Church, their beft & ftrongeft argumentis: that the Bb, are lineally difcen ded from his Holines(or impioufnes) of Rome: as you may read in

: Packlingtons Booke,called Sunday no Sabbo:h.So that by their own confeffion they ftand by that fame power and authoritie that they haue receaved from the Pope, Soe that their calling is not from God but from the Divill. For the Pope cannot give a better authoritie or calling to them, then he bimfelfe hath, But his Authoritie and Calling is from che Devill: Therefore the Prelates Calling and authoritie is from the Devillalfoe, Revel. 9. 3. And there cams ont of the{moake, Locnfis upon the earth: and nto them was gi-

yen power as the Scorpions of the earth haue power to burt» and yndoe

| men, as the Prelates dailiedoe, And allo Reyel, x 3.2. And the | Beaft which I fawe (faithS. lob) was like unto 4 Leo pard, and his feere were as the feete Of 4 Beare, and his month as tbe mouth of 2 Lion,

andthe Dragon (that is to fay the Devill) gane bim his power,his feat,

and great authority, and ver, 15°16.17. And whether rhe Prelates as well asthe Pope, donot daily the fame things: let every man that hath but commen reafon judge, For do not their daily praétifes and cruell burdens,impofed on all forts of people, highand low, rich and poore: witn effe thae

their difcent is from the Beaft, part of his ftate aad kingdome. Soe alfo Revel. 16.13.14. All which places do deglare, that their Power and authority being from the Pope, (as they themfelues con fefle) Therefore it muft needes originally come fromthe Devill For their power & callings, muft of neceflitie proceede either from God,or elfe from the Divill, Butit proceeds not frem God, as the Scriptures {ufficiently declares? Therefore there calling and power proceeds from the Devill, as both Scripture and there owne daily practifes doe demonftrate and prove. And as for that Jatt place ci-

ted Rev.16.13.i4. Jfyoupleafe toreaae the Second, and third parts of Dr. bastwicks Letany,you shall finde,be their proves: chat the

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the Prelates praGifes doeevery way fuite with, and make good that portion of Scriptureto the vrmolt, For in tueir Sermons that they preach before his Majeftie:how doe they incenteche King & nobles againft the people of God, labouring to make them odious in his fight & ftirring him up to cxecuie venganc: vpon them, though they be the moft harmelefle generation of all others, And as for all thefe cficersihat are voder them & made by them,

for mine own particular I cannot fe.bur that their callings are as une lawfull as the BifLops themfelves, and in particular fur the callings of the minifters, ] do not,ncr will not {peake againft their perfons, for I know fome of them to be very able men, and men of excellent guiftes and quallifications, andI per{wade my felfe their fouls are very deare and pretious in the fight of God. Yet not withftanding, this proves not their Callings to be ever

the betrer. Asit isin civill government. Ifthe King(whom God hath made a lawfull Meaje ftrate make a wicked man an officer, bee is as true an officer and as well to be obeyed,comming in the Kings name,as the beft man in the world eomming with the fame atthoritie, for in fuchaca’e, he that isa wicked man bath his calling from as good authority as the godlieft man hath: And therefore his call ing ts as good as the others. _ But on the other fide, if he that bath noe authoritie make officers,

though the men themfelues be never fo good and holie. Yet their holines mal s their calling never awhbitt the truer,bur ftilis a falle

acalling : 1 regard bis authority was not good nor lawful that made tl.é,& « vé fo the minifters,be they never foholy mé:yet they ~ haue one and the {ame calling with the wickedeft that is amongett them, their holines proues not their callings to be ever the truer: feeing their authority that made them minifters is faffe; and there-

fore they have more to aniwer for thenany of the reft: by how much the more Ged hath be ftowed greater guifts vponthem then vpon others, and yet they detaine the truth in ynrighteou{nefle

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from Gods people : aud donot make knowneto them asthey ought,the whole will and counfell of God.

And againc, the greater is their finne if their callings be vn-

Jaw full,(as J verily belzeve they are) in that they ftill hold them

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atid doe not willia gly lay them downe & renounce them, for they do’ but deceiue the people and bighly difhonour God, and finne againft their owne foules, while they preach vito the people by ver tue of an Aatichrsflians and valawfull Calling,and the more godlie anda bie che Minifter is that {till preaches by vertue of chis cal-

: ling,-he more hurt he doth, for the people chat baue fuck a Minifter will noc be perlwaded of che ceuth of things, though one {peake &

informe them iathe name of the Lord ; but will be ready toreply,Our Minifter chat preaches ftill by vertue o‘ this Calling,is oho ly aman, that were not his calling right & good:I do affure my felfe be would no longer preach by vertue thereof, And thus the holines of the minifter is a Cloakeco couec the unlawfulnes of his calling, and make the people continue rebells againft Chrifts his Scepter

and Kingdome, which isan apreuation of bis finne. for by this

meanes th2 peopleare keps off from receiving the whole tcuth into their foules, S¢ ref in being but almoft C iriftians, or but -Chriftians in part. Bac Oh my Brethren, ict behoues all you that feare God, and tender the Salvation of yoar owne Soules, to looke about you &-to fhake of that long fecurity & formality in Religion,that you have layaein, For Gad ofall things cannot indure Lukewarmenes Revel 3.16, Aad fearch out dili, ently the truth of things, .and try

them inthe Balance of th: Sanctsary. 1 befeech you take things no more vpoo truft,as hitherto you haue done, but take pines to fearch and Hinde oat thofe Spiricuall and hidden truthes that God hath enwraped in his facred Booke, and fiade outa bottom for your owne foules, For if you will haue tbe comforts of them, you maft beftowfome labour forthe getting of them, and you muft fearch dilligently:before you finde them Pre.2, Labour alfoto withdraw your neckes from ynder that Spirituall and Aatichriftian bondage,

(anto which you haue for along time fubjected your foules) leaft

the Lord caule his plagues and che fearceneffe of his wrath to feize

both vpon your bodies and foules:feeing you.are now warned of the danger of thefe. things . For hee himlelfe bathtaid Revel. r¢.9%10,11,. That ifany man

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worfhip the Beat and bis Image, and receiue bis mark: in his forehead ov sm bass band. The fanoc foall dtinke of tz wine of his wrath: which is

[20] 1§ powered ont withont mixrinve inte the cap of bis indignatlon,und-befhad be tormented with fle and brim (fone in whe prifene:s uf rhe bely Angels tp an the grefence of che Lambe ,and rhe fomoake of tet Torment aftended,

Up far ever andever, aiid they bane noe reit duy wor night, who worfin 7 the Bent bis Iikage, and whofvever veceroeih the marke of-bis name,

Thetefore as you loue your owe foules and lodke for that imtmoe tall Crowné of heppines in che wotld to come,looke that yca with draw your felves from that Antichriftian power &fhavery thacyca aré now Vader, even as God himfelfe hath commanded and injoyhed youia Rev.i8.4. fayirg Come one of ber my people thet» yor bee not pertaker of ber finns end that yee receipe hor of ber Plagues, for her finnts have reached vito beaver, and God hathremembredher mignt=

tes. Here is the voyce of God himfelfe commanding all bis che

: fen ones,though they have lived vnder this Aacichriftian flavith pos wer and -eftate along time ,yet at laft-co withdraw their obedience, _ and fubjection from ic, My Brechren, wee are all ac this prefene iha very danzerdus and fearefull condition , ynder the jdolatrous, kid {pirituall bondage of the Prelates, inregard wee have turned Tray tours yato our God, in feing bis Almighty great name and his Heavénly cruth troden under foote, and foe highlie difhonoured by them, wtd yet wee not onely let them alone in holding our peace, but mioft flavifhlie & wickedly fubje& our felves unto them, »

fearing the face of apzece of dart, more then the Almightie great God of Heaveti aad ‘earth, who is able co caft both body & Soule ia to everlafting damuation . Oh repent , F befeech you therefore tepent, for that great djfho~ nour you have fuffered to bee done unto God by your fearfullnes,

and cowardlines, 8 for the timé to come,pat on couragious refolutions like valiant Jouldiers of Jefiws Chrift , and tight manfallie in this his {piricaall battell, in whieh Batrell fome of his fouldiers haue allready loft part of their blood, and withall 3 -Srudy this Booke of the Revelation. , and there you fhall finde the miftery of iniquitie fullie vafolded and explaned;and alfo you {hall fe what preat (piri tuall batrels haue beene fought betwixt the Lambe & his Servants, and the Dragon, ( the Deyiil) and bis yaffals,and fome ate yet to

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Therefore gird on your Spirituall armour Spoken of Epbe/.6.thac you may quic your felves like good 8¢ faithfull Souldiers, and feare nu coulors the victory and conqueftis ours allready , for wee are {ure to bave it,({ do not {peake of any bodily and temporall batteld but onelie of a {pitituall one) aud be not difcouraged and kno& of from the ftudy of it,becaule of the obfcurity and Farkenes of it, for the Lord hath promifed his enlightent#p Spirit unco all bis people that are laborous and ftudious tokoow him aright,and alfo be hath promifed a bleffiag and pronounced a bleffednés vnto all that read and labour to keape the things contayned in rhis booke $= Rev. 2. My Coriftian Brethren,in the bowels of Iefus Chrift I befeech you ' dae nyt conremne the things that are delivered'to you,in regard of the meanefle ‘and weakuefle of mee the inftrament, being but one of the meaneft and unworthief of the Servants of Jefus Chrift, for the Lord many times doth great things by weake meanes, that his power may be more feene, for wee are to ready to caft our eye vp-

on the meanes and inftcumeft: aot looking up untothat Almighty , power that is in God, who is able to doe the greateft things by the weakeft meanes,and therefore out of che mouthes of Babes & Suck_ dings be bath ordayned ftrength Pjul.8.2. And hee hath chofen the fooliflr things of che world to confound the wife,and God bath cho fer the weake things of the world toconfound the things: which are mighty, & ‘bale things of the world, & things which are difpifed bath Gud chofen , Yca things which are not,to-bring to nought things that are 1,Cor.1,27.28.And he gimes the reafon wherefore he is pleafed fo to do. That no fle(h fhoald glory in his prefence

So you fe God is not tyed toany ioftrament & means to effet his | own glory, but hee by theleat inftrament is able robring to paffe

the preareft things, 7

Itistrue, Zama yong man and noeScollet. , according to thge ,

which the werld counts Scoller(hip, yet I have obtapned mercie of the Lord tobe fairhfull,& hee by a divine prquidence fiath brought me hitber this day, & I [peak co you in the name of the Lord, being affifted with the (pitic & power of the God of Heaven and earth, I {peake not the words of rafhnes or inconfideratenefle , but the wordsof fobernes, and mature deliberation ,for I did confale with

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an d enable me to fpeake that which might be for bis plory.and the

Gd of his peaple,And asI am a Souldier fighting under the ban

mer ofthe greatand mightic Capraine the Lord Lefus Chrift,and as Jlooke for that Crowne of immortatity which one day I know shall bee fer upon my temples, being in the condition that I am in, I dare not hold. my peace,but {peake uato you with boldaes inthe might and ftrength of my God, the things which the Lord in mercy bath made knowne unto my Soule,come life come death. ~ When I was here a bour,there came a fat Lawier,I do not know his name,& commanded me to hold my peace & leave my preach.

ing. Towhom I replied and faid, Sr. I will not hold my peace but {peake my minde freely though I be hanged at Tiburne for my paines. It feemes he himfelfe was gauled’ and toucht as the Lawiers were in Chrift time, wien bee {pake againft the Seribes & Pharsfees, which made them fay, Afaster sx faying thus thon veusleft ws alfoe. Sog he went away and ({ thinke)complained to the Lords, but F went on with my {peech and faid, My Brethren, be not difcourayed at the waies of God for. the affliction and Croffe that doth accompany them, for it is fweere & comfortable drawing in the Yoake of Chrift for all that, and I have found it foe by experience, for my foule is fild fo full of (pirituall and heavenlie joy, that with my tongue J am not able to expreffe it,neither are any capeable(] thinke)1o parcake of foe great a degre of confolation but onelie thufe upon whomthe Lords gracious affli-

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Ging handis, And formine owne part I ftand this day in the place of an evill doer,but my confcience witnefleth that Jam norfoe. Andberea bout I put my hand in my pocket,and puld out Three of worthie

D:, Bastwicks Bookes and threw them among the people and faid, There is part of the bookes for which I {uffer , take them among you,and read them,and fee if you finde any thing in them , ayainft the Law of God,the Law of the Land, the glory uf God, the honour of the King or Rate. I am the Sonne of aGentle man, and my Friends are of rancke and quality ia the Countrie where they live , which is 200. miles froma this place,and Lam in my prefent condition. deferted of them

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‘all, for I know not one of chem dare meddle with me in ray prefent eftate, being J am ftung by the Scorpion; (the Prelates) and foreny ‘thing J know, it may bee 7 fhall never haue a fauourable countenance from any of them againe, and withall,1 am a yonp man and likelie to haae dived well and in plentie,according tothe fafhion of the world. Yet notwithftanding, for the caufe of Chrift,and to doe

him fervice, I haye and doe bid adue to Father, Friends, Riches, _ pleafures,eafe,contented life and bloud , and lay aildowne at the Footftoole of /efas (hrift, being willing to part with alleather then I will difhonour him,or in the leaft meafure pare with the peace of a good con(cience,& that fweemeffe and joy which /haue found ia him, for ia naked Curift is the quintifence of fwetnes & I am fo fare from chipking my affli&ion aad punifhment which this day I haue endaced and Rill doeindure and proane under(a difgrace)that I re-

-teiveit asthawelcome Croffe of Chrift , and doethinke my felfe this day more honvured by my fufferings thea if a Crowne of gold ‘had beene fet upon my head , for I have in fome part beene made conformable to my Lord and Mafter , and have in fome meafure dranke of the {ame Cupp which be himfelfe drank of while he was ‘in this finfull world, for he fhed his moft precious bloud for the fal vation of my poore foul, that fo I might be reconfiled to his father, therfor am I willing to undergo any thing for his fake , & thar in

: ward joy & confolation within me that. carries mee bigh aboue all my pains 8 rorments.& you(447 Brethren )ifyou be willing to haze Chrift,you muft owne him and take him upon his own tearmes, 8&8 know that Chrift and the Croffe is in feperable,for he thar will live godlie in Chrift Iefas muft (uffer perfecution and affliction, it is the fotrand portion of all his chofen ones, through many afflidions & trials we muft enter into glorie and the Apo/fell faith that. sf we be withont affiittions whereof all ave partakers,then. are yce Baftards and,

not Sonne. And therfore if you will haue Chrift fic down & reckon before ever you make profeffion of him what be will cuit you;léaft

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when you come tothe triall you difhoasur him, and if you hee not willing and contented to part witball ; and let all poe for his fake,

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If Parents, bufbaad, wife or children, landé-or livings , riches,or hosours,plealure,or eafe, life or blood, Find inthe way, you muft be willing to. parce withall rhefe and to entertaine Chrift naked &€. alone,though yau haus gathing bur the Craffe,urelfe you are: got

worthy of him. Afath. 10.37.38, Oh my Brethren chere is fach-foyeetnes and contentedaes in en-

joying-the Lard Jefasqlane,tharir is able where it isfelr, co make a man goe through. all difficulties? & endure alkhardfhipps cthac may. palliglie came ypan bim. Therefore if bee call yau to it, dae not deny him nor his. trach in the lest manner, for-he hath faid , Hee that denies bies-befare men», himwilkhee. denebefore Lis Father winch

is iu Heayens, And now is the rime that wee mut fhew our {elves goad Soutdiers of Zefes Coréft, for his-cepth,. his caale and. glorie lies at flake ia a high depree,rherefore pps one couragious refoluti-. ens, and withdraw your necks gnd foules from all falfe power and warthip, and-fighe wit) courage aad boldaesin this {piritaall Battell in. which Battell che Lord befor your eyes hath raifed vp fome valiant Champions that foughr up-to zhe eares in bloud, therefore

becouragious Souldiersand fight it-our braycly, thar your God may be glorified by.you, aad lec binxonelie have the fervice, bath

of your iaward and outward man; and ftind to his caufe, and

} Joue your owne Soules, asd feare notthe face of any mortal] man, for God.bath promifedtubee with yquaad uphold you that they Shall nyt preusile againfyou,lGy.as.10,118- Bur alds, haw fewe are there that dare {hew any courape fur God. aad his caufe, though his glorie lies ar the Stake, but thinke themfelves happy and well, and couat rhemi{elves wife menifthey-can fleepe in a whole tkinn,

» When Chritt hath faid; Hee chat will faue bis life fhall loofe: 5» it,and hee that will laofe his life for bis fake fhall.fiade it, What a) hall it profit aman. if he gaine she swhole word &Joole bis owne

Py oule 2 .

Pherefore is it betsee for q:man to bee willing avd contented to Jes allgoe for the enjoying of Chrift-and doing hint fervice, then to fi. downe. and fleepe,ip a-wholefkinne , though in foe doeing hee gaine all the world and fee him difhonoured, his glorie and truth

ifoden under foct,and the bloud of hisSeryants {hed and Spilt?. Xes

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“Yes without doubt it is. But many ate in thefe tithes fo Far frots fuffering vatientlie For Chritt,vbat they rarer dillwtée men from |

ir ,.and countic a point of fingularitie and pride are felfe ends fot s than to puc himfelfe forward to due God erviceakking what calling aod warrant any privdte man harh thereunto, (eeirg it belcngs to the Minifters to {peake of thefe things. Yesfoeit dith, But a-

las they are fo cowardly and feartullthat they daretrotfpeake; Aud therfore it belongs alfo to thee,or mee,or any orher mat, ft thot beeft a Souldier of lefus Chrift, whaticever by place or Caf: ling thy rancke or degree bee, bee it bigher or lower,yet if hee call for thy fervice,thou act bound though others ftand fill, to maine. taine his power atid glory co rhe armoft of thy power atid ftrenpih, yea tothe fhedding the lat drop ofthy blood,for he hath not loved his life yntothe death fot thy fake, but fhed bis precious blaod for the redemption of thy foale, bath hee done this for thee,and dareft

thou feehim difhonoured ard bis plory lieat the flake , and dot

{peake on his behalfe, or doe bitn the beftlervice rhou cant? | If out of a bafe.and cowardlie Spirit thus thou doft,Let me tell thee bere and that traly to thy face, thou baft a D.tilain thy heart which thau Joveft more then God, aind that thou fhalt on day cet= tainly finde by wofullexperience. Alasifmen fhould hold their peace infuchtimes as thefe tue Lord would caufe the verie Stones | to {peaké to convince man cf his cowardlie bafeneffe.

Having proceeded thasfpeech farre ,by theWardens firengthofofthe "7 | God, with bcldues and inathanner courage in my The Fleete came with the fatt Lawier, and commanded mee to hold riiy | peace. To whom I replied,I would fpeake and declaremy cauafe and | auinaesthouge J were tobee Hanged at the gate for my {peaking. | Acd he canfed proclamation to be maid upon she Pillery; for brin ging to him the Bookes. Sothen be commanded metobe gagged, and if I {pake any more that then J [hould bee whipt apgaine upon the Pillary, So I remained about an hovre & 4 halfe papged, being intercepred cf

‘much matter which by Gods affiftancel intended tohaue fpoken, Buryee with their cruelty I was nothing at all: daunted, ferl jwas | full of comfort and courage,beeing mightily Rrengthned withthe power

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: power of the Aaaightic which made me with cheerefullneffetri

umph over all my {offerings , not fhewing one {ad countenance or a difcented heart, And when I was to come downe having taken out my head out’ of the Pillarie,I looked about mee upon the people and faid. Jam tore thens a conquerer though him that louid me, Viyat Rex. Let the King live for ever and foe I came duwne, and was had backe againe to the Tavern, where I co gether with Mr. Wharton, ftaid a-while till one went to the Warden, to know what fhould be done with me,who gaue order wee {hould be carried back againe to the Fleete, and asI went by land throngh the ftreetes, greate ftore of People ftood all along to behold-me,and many of them blefled God for enabling me to undergoe my fafferiags with {uch cheerefallnes and courage as I'did, for P was mightily filled with the {weete prefence of Gods Spirit , which caufed me notwitftanding the panes of-my fufferings to.ga along che ftreets with’ a joyfall countenance _ pot fhewing the leaft difcontentednes , as if I had-beene going to

take pofleffion of ome great trealures, :

_ After J came back tothe prifon , none were fuffered toeome at me but the Surgid to dreffe me, & 1 feeling my {elf fomwhat Fevorifh I went tobed,& my-Surgion doubting the fame allo,gaue mea Glifter;.and appointed tocome the next morning & let me blood, .

but when hecame, he could not be permitted to came.at me: nor any elfe, for the Porter kept the key, and-lockt me yp very clofe: faying the Warden. gauc him ftraigbt command fo to doe. W herevp orl defired the Surgion to goto Wefiminfier to the Warder. & cer tifie him how it was with me,(being very ill)& that he might have liberty 20 come at me tolet me blood and drefle mee, which could not be obrained till the Wardex, himfelf came home. About one of the clock fobn Hawes the Porter cameto me,toknowe what I had to fiy tothe warden,to whom F laid, 147. Hawes,this is very cruel] & barth dealing that after fofore whipping my Surgié {hal norbe_ admitted to come &-dreffe me;nor any other be {uffered to admini fler'to my neceffities, having not eaten all this day nor the laft eveing

bata little (asdle,1 hope the Lords will be more mercifull then after the ondergor ing the extremity of my Cenfure to take my life from me,by letting nice periffor want of looking to,cherefore 7

pray

| ,[27] . | 7S pray {peaketo Mr. Wardew, , that he would be pleafed topive eave to my Chirurgion to come dreffe me and let. mee bloud ;

otherwife I was in danger of a Feayer, which might take away my

life;Se he wifhed me to have written to the Warden; J told him, if he would helpe me to Penne Inke and Paper, fol would. No . (faid hee) 1 dare not doethar ; ThenI defired him todeliver my ~-mindtothe Warden by word of mouth; whothen went away,and after wasin my bedd , he came tome againe, and [aid thus unto. me: Afr, Lilburne Lbaveone fuitetoyou. What is thar, faidj? It} is this,faid he,that you would heipe me to one of thofe Books that. you threw abroad at the Pillavy,that I might reade it, for J never.

read any of them;! {peake not for it to doe you any burt , oly I

havea great defire toreade on: of them. Sir, I thinke you doe.

not (faid J) bur I cannot fatisHic your defire, for if I bad bad more . of them; they fhould yefterday have allgone, J verily beleeve you,faid he,and fo we parted, ‘And in a very little while after, came the Warden hinfelfe with the Porter, and} being in my bedd hee afked me how J did ? Said, J,U am well, !bletfe my God for it, and am very merry and cheers full. Well (faid hee ) you have undone your felfe with {peaking,

what youdid y:ft:rday. Sir (faid I) I am notforry for what 1 fai , but ambartely gladd that the Lord gave mee firength and

courage to. {peake whatIdid , and were I tofpeakeagaine , I would {peak twice as much 4 I did,if | could have liberty though. } I were immediatly toloofe my life afrer it. wouldft thou fo, faid he?. Ey indeed Sic would I, with the Lords affi face, {aid I,for I fear not ‘the face of Man;And concerning what I yefterday {pake, } did cot inthe leaft manner {peake apainft any of the Lords, but did opene

_ ly deélare,. that did willingly with all contentednes(ubmite my. felfe to their Cenfure;and as for the BiMhops, I faid nothing apaink

any of their perfons, but only againft their callings, Ey , faid the. Warden, andthou faidft their calling was from the Devill,:. ‘Yes Sir fo I did,faid .I,and J will prove it, and make it good, orelfe I

. : man

wilbe willing to loofe my. deareft blood;’ For if you pleafe toreade. the 9.& 13. chap. of Rey,you fhall there finde,that the Bea/t which

alcended out-of .the botromlatfe Pjee ( which is the Pope.and Ro«

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~ man State bath bis power and authority piven him by the Dragon; (the Devill) So that all the power which the Pope hath and doth

exercile , originally comes from the Devill : /f you reade alfo lome Bookes lately fer forth by the Prelates themfelves and their Creatures , you fhall there finde, that they claime their jurifdic-. rion, ftanding,and power from the Pope: Now, if their power and.

, calling be from the Pope, (as they themselves fay it is)rhen ic muft needs-be from the Devill alfo;, Forthe Popes power and calling is froe the Devill; And he cannot give a better power and calling to them then be himfelfe bath ; and pray Sir,if the Bifhap of Cax-. terbury be cffended at that which J {pake yefterday , tell him I will feale ic with my bloud;. And if he pleafe to fend for me,I willjuftt-

fieit rohisface , and if [bemoc able to make it good before any noble man in the Kingdome,let mee loofe my life, Ey,but it had been a great deale better, faid he, for thine owne particular good to have beese mpre [paring-of chy {peechat thattime. No Sir, faid Inothing at all, for my life and bloud is not deare and precious tome,{o I may glorifie God, and doe him aay fervice therewith. I-affure thee, faid be, 1 wasexceedingly chidd about thee ;.

, and allo there were old bufineffes rubd up againft'mee concernirg [ Dr. Lauonw, and Afr, Burton, for thar Liberty that they had. W herefore were you chidd for me,faid 1% About the Bookes; faid he, thar you threw abroade ,. in regard you were clufe Prifo-ner,and yet had thefe Bookes about you ;..1 would alke you one

; queftien :. Did you bring thofe Bookes to the Rleete with yop er were they fince brought ro you by any other? I befeech you Sir pardon me for revealing that faid 1, Then he woutd have knowne:

whothey were that moft refortedtome. I defired / might be excafedinthatalfo, Ey, bat you muft give me an an(wer, {aid bee, for} muft certifie the Lords thereof, Then,faidJ,I pray you tel

theie Honours , | am unwilling totell yon. What were thofe Bookes, (aid he,that you threw abroade,were they all of one fort ?

Thofe that have them,faid I,can certifie you of that, I my (elfe. have one of them,faid he, and haveread it,and I can finde no wit’ in it, there is nothing batrailinginit. Sir, faid I, ? conceive you are miRakeg, for the Booke is all full of wir; ic is true,this Booke which

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which you lighted om , is: pot fo full of {cliditie as orber of his

Bookes are; but you muft underftand, sbat at chat time WECD the ‘Dr. made that Booke, bee was full of heavines and in danget of a great punifhment, for the Prelates had breathed out more crueltie agaiaft him for writing his e4poleg;; And at that timealfo he was

‘compaffed about on every fide withthe Peftitence ; Therefore he made that Booke to make himlelfe metrie, Bur, faid he, hee doth not write any thing in it tothe purpofe againft the Bifhops callings. Sir,(aid I, I muft confefle, you lighted on the worftof the 3. Andit istruc, there is not much foliditie and force of argumenc in ie bur caly mirth; But the other two are as full of {uli-

divie as thisis of misthh What, weretheyc¢f 3.fosts, faid be 2, Yes Sir,that they were,faidI, What werethe ovtertwocalled, faid he? The one (faid 1) was bis Snfwerto Sr. /chn Banks bis Information, ; Theother is an sdnfwer to forme Oljecisons that. ave wade againft that. Baoke which yox Lave; But if ever you reade his Latine Booke , you thall there fiade foliditie enough, and tte wickednes and unlawfulnes of the Bifheps Callings and practifes fer forth tothe full, What Latine Bovkes be they, {aid he-? His Fis —-gellaw, for which hee was firf Cenfured,faid I, Whar, hath hee

been twice Cenfured faid he? Yes,faid], he was Cenfored inthe High-Commsffiow, Conrt,for writing his Flagellum; And after thar he wrote his 4pology;and that little Booke which you bave,which

were the caufeof bis Cenfure in the Stary-Chambcer, But hak thou any more af thofe Bookes,faid be ? Sir, faid ],if I bad hed aq.of them more,they fhould all bave gone yefterday. But,-bait thon any more of them now,faid he? Sir, faid 1,1 verily thinke, _ that if [fhould tell you, I bad nor, you wonld sot beleeve mejand therefore if you pleafe,you may fearch my Chamber. Sol mutt (faid he) for the. Lords bave commaunded me foto doe, therefare

open your Trunke, Sir,faid I, itis open alreadie. Searchit Jebus Hawe,faid he. So he fearchtit,and foand nothing these. Open

the Cubbard,faid he. Sol gave the Porter the key of ny Cab. bard,to fearchit, and he found nothing there but my victuals,

Da fear

Search his pocket {gid the Warden,, Indeed Sir,faidI, there is none in them;Yet hefearched them,and found ag I {aid, Then be

— [30]. | 28 | fearched all my Chamber ovér , Eut found nothing at all, Well Sir, faid [, now you can certifie the Lords how you finde things with me;But I pray Sir, mult! Rill be kept clofe Prifoner ? / hope, now the Lords have infli@ed their Cenfure on me , they will nor

away. ,

ftill keepe meclofe. Mo,faid hee, within alittle time you wilbe eafed of ir ; So we tooke our leaves eachof other , and hee went

. Andche next day, being Fryday, anda Srarr-(hamber-day, | hoped I fhould ave had the Libertie of the Prifon; But in ftead thereof,newes was brought meat evening, that I muftberemoved. to the Common Gayle,or aworle place , and that 7 muftbee putin Frons, Well, for all this my God enabled me to keep my hold ftill, and not to let my confidence goe; For (blefléd be his name for.it) this newes did not in the leaft manner trouble me, _ And-upon Saterday morning John Hawes the Porter came with

the Woman that looked to mee to my Chamber,to ftand by ber. that none might {peake with me till fhe had made my bedd, and done other things for me; And he told me,hce was forrie to heare fuch newes as he did concerning me, VVhatis ir,faid 7?” / heare, . faid he,that the Lords have ordered, that you muft be put into the Wards, and kept clofe Prifonerthere. , and lie in irons, and none muft be fuffered to come at you;tobring you any thing; but ycu muft liye uponthe Poore Mans Box, Sir, that’s verie hard, faid J,bac the will of my God be done ; For mine owne part,it nothing

at all troubles me ;/ For 7knowia whom /havebeleeved, and £ _ know , not one Haire of my Head thall fall tothe ground without :

_ his providence; And J/ have caft up my-account alreadié what it. _ will coft me; Therfore 7 watgh not any thing that can be inflided

on me; For I knovy,that God,that made Paa/ and Silas to finge in ‘the Stocks at midnight, will alfo make me rejoyee in my Chaines3.

. Butieis verie muchthat they willet none com to me,to bring me spyehing ; icfeemes, they wilbe more-croell to me.chen the verie . Mbecbeus and:Pagen. Romans were to Paul, who whenhe was in Prifon,did never refule to let any come to him,to adminifter to his eceffities; Buc I vvaigh it. not, for /knovy my God is and vvill be

with me., to make me goc through all my affliQions with cheere.

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:: , [3] - 29 fulnes,for J feele bis power within me fo mightily {upporting and upholding me, that no condition inthis World can make me mi»

ferable; And for mine owne part,/ doe no more fett by my life- . and blood in this cau‘e, then ? doea peece of bread when / have

newly dyned. . | yp

Afterwards the VVomantelling mee fhee hoped: / fhould not

have fo forea poaidhmegt iid 7? ontold me,but might have things brought me from my Frdinds, her 7that did/ not much care bow itwent with me, for Jeremies Dungeon, ot Daniels Denn, or the _ 3-Childrens Fornace, isas pleafant and‘welcome tomeasa Pallaces _For wherefoever J am /{hall finde God there, and if f bave him, that is enough tome; And for viuals, 7 told her 7 did not doubt + but that God that-fed the Prophet Elsah by a Raven», would pre= ferve me,and fill meto the full by the way of his providence; And if no meate fhould be brought me, /knew, if they take away my meate,God would take away my ftomack ;Therefore / wayed not - their ¢rueltie;And thereupon uttered to her thefe 4. Verles :

I doe not feare nor dread the face

| of any mortall man, . Let him againft me bend his povvers , and doe the yyorst he can, For my vohole trad, firength, confidence, xly hope, andall my aide

IsintheLord [EHOU A HS. fence,

vyhich Heayen and Earch hath made. |

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The reft that I intended by the ftrength of my God to hare {fpoken (if J had not beene prevented by the Gag) { now forbeare to fet downe,in regard I heare J am to come into the Feild againe to figbt a fecond battell , unto which time I referve it, if the Lord

fo order it that may have Libertie tofpeake , Idoubt not-but by tha might and power of my God,in whom reft and truft, valiantly to difplay the weapons of a good Souldier of Jefus Chriff ; Come life,come death ; And in the meane time to what I have here faid

and written,| fetto myname, byme JOHN LILBVRN, [ being written with part of my owne bloud; The reft of which by the Lords affiftance I will willingly fhed,if hee callforir, inthe maintaining of his Truth and Glory , and that which Ihave here {aid and written by me

JOHN LILBURNE.

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7” yb y > . ° ureiy Come

Luke 14, His (orelt ¢ Lord hath faid en thole, bis (x) wrath thall turel 1 26.27. Jhat doe on haad orheadt roakes,his deepen plagues and doome, (:) Mat, Or doe the Beatt and hisima e or ¢ cal foros o' the Floure,

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(v) 74.5, Thus wich a ftraight Gave i rd more,againft RomesPreilts let llipe,

2.11, x Having my God Bpr agg in my mown abot an houre ftood J,

° ’ 3 vat Oor 'y

Cor.6.17, And having ftood a long ne eevin a my MUCTIes Revel. 14 Mott Swee:ly cheered with(y, his blo ahathe i a downe brought. (*) Revel, tam nenethens cane downe, J cheerefully did ‘aye © foul bous hit

. 910, Hallelujah, ‘a)tothce all blefling.glociv, hones, laudane a ans my fay. & 17,8, Berendered m God,of n Our, 1aud praies

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1641 Brooke’s Discourse appeared in 1641. Thomason entered “November” on the title-page of his copy, now in the British Museum. The second edition, 1642, differed from the first by the correction of a few errata, the addition of English translations of Latin quotations, and the appearance of a note from the stationer, at the end. The printer, ‘“R. C.’, was probably Richard Cartwright. The text has been here reproduced from a copy of the second edition in the library of the Union Theological Seminary, compared with a photostatic print of a copy in the British Museum (4474 cc 44), and with a copy of the first edition in the library of the Union Theological Seminary.

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times ad captandam Benevolentiam, they pre-

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tomy, that fothey may invite the Reader. But I fhall doe None of Thefe. The firft 1 need not: For if the Ten Kings mult hate the Whore, Eate her flefh,

and Burne her with her fire; Will not every good Chriftian offer himfelfe a ready Servant to This Worke, a Willing Souldier under this Standard? The Second, I cannot; without queftioning my ewne Diligence, or ( which is

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Secrron.l. Sheweth, What is that Epicopacy that is fought again{tand how incongruous it is to State-polsey.

Chap.I Ts Subject Stated.Not a Bifbops Name,but Office Oppo& fed: nor Office in generall,but Such. Such a Bifbop repegnant to State-Policie,Antiquity;Scripture.T he Adethod propounded for the firft Section, containing Arguments drawne

from State-Policie. : fol.1. Chap. IL. Of Our Bifbops Birth; bow unfuitable to bis Of=

to State-Policie. 3 fice: how Hurtfull to Himfelfe and Orbers: How incongrisons

III. A Bifbops Breeding not fit for bis Calling : againjt

Rules of Police, Some Objections anfwered, 5

IV. Of Our Bifbops Election , whether fiitable to State- : Policie. Of bis Office : Principles,or Maximes, by which hee governeth: and Praktice according to T hofé Principles. 10

VL Of the Nature of Indifference; what it is: and in what it hath place: whether in Re, or onely in Appearance to onr

Underftandings. 17 VI. Where the Power of Indifferent Thinzs feemes to be

fixed: whether in the Church, or not: gr if inthe Church, How farre.Of the Churches Deciding Commanding Power. Of Doubts, and bo» we muft deport our felves under Doubts. 27

VII. Of the Confequents to a Bifbops Office. His Relations : Upward and Dependances. Of his V ote in Parliament. Rela~

sions Dornward : How repugnant to State Policie. 32 VIUL.W bat Good our Bifbops can do tothe State, is exemined, whether they have beene, or can he, friends ts Monarv

chy, or Civill Government. 338

IX. How fuitable fuch Epifcopacie can be to Monarchy,#s farther confidered, Whether the Beft forme of Church Governanent.'

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ment be Monarchicall. Whether orber Formes may not wit |

fiand witb Civill Monarchy. How Church and State. Ge

vernment differ and agree. |, bd X. Who it is that oppofeth, and exalteth bimfelfe above all

that is called God. Who is properly 2 Papift: and what is Popery : Why the Pope is msoft properly Antichrift : How

fach Epifcopacy differsyor agrees with Popery. 49

Secrion Jf. Confidereth how Confonant'fuch Epifcopacy is either to found Antiquity or Scripture . Chap.I. Some Antiquities produced by alate moft Learned

and Reverend Patron of Epifcopacie, are difcuffed. 65

Antiquity. } 69 IT, Our Bifbops Ele&tion, Delegation, éc. Examined by

thorities. 72

Ill. Of Ordination, whether proper onely ta Bifhops : or .

equally committed te all Presbycers : di fed by Aacient An-

IV. Of the Name 2nd Office of a: Bifhop ix Scripture. How little, or hove niuch the Scripture mikes for, or againtt

Bifbups, Diverfe Texts are difcuffed. oe TH V. What forme of Church Government feemes mtoft canfo-

nant to Scripture. Wbetber Monarchicall,. Ariftocraticall,

or Democraticall. : : 79.

VI. Of the confequents that may pofibly follow the change of Church Government. Of the great danger of Schifmes, Setts ana Herefies. Of One new S2& to come in the Laft Dayes . Whether Bifbops can keete the Church from Schifnes,Setts,ee. What sor who are the Caule of moft Schilmes among us, 84, VIL. The danger of Schifmes and Se&ts more fully dif~

fi’ d:the Nature and Danger of Anabapti{me,Separati{me, gxd Unlicenfed Preaching. The conclafiun,with an affettie~

nate defire of peace and union. 95

| hee 6 : ERRATA.

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OF THAT EPJSCOPACY WHICH IS EXERCISED IN

ENGLAND: W herein with all humility, are re-

prefented fome Confiderations tending |

to the much-defiréd Peace, and long expect- | ed Reformation, of this our Mother Church,

SECT. I. Sheweth, what is that Eps/copacy that is fought againit, and how incongruous it is to State-Policy.

CHAP. I. The Subject Stated, Not a Bifbops Name,but Office Oppofed : nor

Office in generall, but Such. Such a Bifbop repugnant to State- | Policie;Antiquity,Scripture. Tbe Adethod propounded for the Sfir(t Se€tion,containing Arguments dravwne from State-Policie.

Wasgus Aymenotat Words, but Things ; not loving to | ia f< hght with Shadowes.It is not the Lookesmuch lefle NG PSs the Namie of a Bifhop that I feare, or quarrel!

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1. For tome the Word Bifbop fignifies, either one that isto Preach, Adminiiter the Sacraments, Exhort, Reprove, Convince, Excommunicate, &c. not onely in fome one diftin® Congregation, his owne Parifh; but in many, feverall Congregations crowded up together in One ftrange( and,for long,. unknowne) word, a Disceffe.

2. Or one-who hath to all this added, not onely the mame of a Civill Lord,(with which bare name or fhadow,] fight not ) but alfo a vaft, unweldy (I had almoft faid unlimited) Power in Civil Government ; which muft needs draw on a mighty Traine, and cloath it felfe with glorious Robes of long extended and magnifique ftiles, {carce to be marfhall’d by a bet-

ter Herauld than Elibx,who could giveno Titles.

3. ° Orinthelalt place, (which fhould be firft) a true faithfull Overfeer, that, over one fingle Congregation,hath a joynt care with the Elders, Deacons, and reft of the Aflembly, who are all fellow-helpers,yea fervants each to others faith.

a This laft is a Bifbup, of the firft Inftitution,of Chrifts allowance ; fetledin divers Churches, even in the Apofiles times. The firft is of the fecund Century,when Doétrine, Difcipline, all Religion, began to waine. For even then A4yfterious Anti~ cbrift was not onely conceived,but began to quicken.

on. :

The fecond rofelaft, (though firft intended by the Churches

Enemy.) Rifing up whiletheworld was bufie, looking all

one way ; as amaz’d at the new Beaft, fucceflour tothe Dra-

& Thisis now our. Adzerfary; One monfroufly compounded, of different, yea oppefite Offices ; and thofe the greatelt, both Eccleftafticall and Civill: for which he feemes no way a-

ble, no way fit; and that formany reafons, which may bce broughe from Scripenre, Church-Antiquity,State-Policy, I fhall beginne with the laft, (as that I now ayme at moft.) Here let us view our Bifhopa while as a private man, before bis _ Office, Next as a Lord. over Church and State, iz bis Office. Then with fomie neceflary Confegnents to bie Office ; as now it is exercifed in this Kingdome. Thus hall we. quickely judge how futable to true Policy of State, -ave either the Antecedents, * Goncomitants,or Coufequents of this too offcious, two-headed

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Antecedents to his Office, are his Birth, Education, Election, Ordination, @c.

Concomitants, (or rather Ingredients) we may call,that almottillimited power,both Intenfive,in fole Ordination ; Jurifdi&ion (Directive , by Injuné&iions,Canons,&c. Corrective, by Excommunication,Sufpenfion, Deprivation,&c.). As alfo Extenfive,over fo valt a Divceffe.

Hither alfo we may referre his power Furidicall or Legifla-

tive, in Parliament; Judiciall in many great, yea Civill Tri_ bunals. And (ofall montters moftugly) his power Delegztive: then which this funne hath feene nothing miore monitrous,at leait as of late it hath beene exercis'd.

By Confequents I meane his Relations, (acquired by his of_ fice) both Upward,to his Soveraigne, Creator,Benefadtors; as Downward, to his owne family, Creatures, and hang-by De_ pendants,

CHAP. II. Of our Bifbops Birth, bow unfutable to his Office : bow Hurtful to

| Himfelfe and Others : How incongruous to State-Policie.

L Et finde us begin withunfutable Avtecedents;inthem theacquired fir. Whichoffice, we | fhall very to his after For : . themof partheis Ex face plebis, bumi-ferpent ; of the lowelt of the people fan old complaint.) Now for fuch alow borne man, to be exalted high, fo high, and that not gradatim, ftep by ftep, bue per faltum, all at once, as oft it is (inone of few, orno Schoole Degrees ; which yet indeed at belt are {carce de-

“grees to the Civill honour of a Peere;) mutt needes make as great a Chafme im Politiques, as fuch leapes. uleto doe in Nz_ tuvals.

A great Evill muft it be,and that both iz him/elfe,and to bimfelfe trom others. |

| a. ay, In others eye, his honour will bethe obje&, not fo much perhaps ofenvy,as {corne: while every man of lowelt worth, will ftill value himfelfe at as high a rate, and ftill conceive he

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had. Now every Aion will from hence difpleafe, fith uneX ~

pected, fudden happinefle, is oft times fa/t enough.

Now that fitting deporcment, which may but exprelfe the juft dignity of his place, and anfwerthe majefty of his high calling, fhall be efteem’d but ‘Pride, infolence, and at beft but affe&tation. And from fomefuch difpleafing aCtion,or gefture, (though but furmis’d on fome groundleffe fancy ) ofthis very perfon comes to be diftafted : and then adieu all effetuall good, which his words or a&tions,elfe, might foone effed, Sure the chiefe Dominion of Gofpell Minifters fhould be in That,the Lord and matter of the Gofpell fo much requires; My fonne, give me thy beart. Ifa Minifter once come to lofe the heart, and affections of his people; he m2y indeed ftudy fome way to force their bodies ; but (hall {carfe ever winne a foule, or favea finner, Homo duci vult,cogi non poteft, man may beled,

but cannot be compelled : if you can falten any force on his whole perfon,it muft be that of Love. For fare the Gofpell conftraint, is onely that uf Love. The love of Chrift conftraineth, This,and this only is an irrefiftible Atcra&tive,an uncontroul-

| able conftraint. Thus isthe Minifter,the Bifhup hurt,in regard of Others. In regard of Himfelfe: fudden great changes are dangerous in Nature: the skilfull Grafier, the expert Gardiner, will not tranflate from barren to an over-fruittull foile ; for this fuffocates the Spirits, and deftroyes the Plant. The fudden unexpected newes of afonnes life, ( which was reported dead ) was the death of the Parent,as we read in R oman Hittories. High places caufe a fwimming in the braine : your Faulk-

nersfeelea Pigeonseye, (when they would have her foare high ) to prevent < vertigo. Teonceive trom this Reafon, and mainely from this jit was the good pleaftire of the Spirit;that under the Law, when the Church had an infuence into ftate-

affaires, the High Pricft fhould be chofen out of one eminent family, of the ftocke of Levi: andfome of the Kings of Ifrael are reproved by God, for that they chofe their Pricts out of the meaneft ofthe people. He that isto goein and out before the people, andistheir guide, muft be without blemith. Thofe Horfes which are defigned to.a lofty Ayre,and gene-

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THOMAS GOODWIN, PHILIP NYE, SIDRACH SIMPSON, JEREMIAH BURROUGHES, ‘AND WILLIAM BRIDGE AN APOLOGETICALI. NARRATION, HOUMBLY SUBMITTED TO

THE HONOURABLE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT | 1044 An Apologeticall Narration appeared in 1644. On the title-page of his copy, now in the British Museum, Thomason entered the date, January 3. Opposite

the names of the five authors he wrote the word, “Independants.” Robert Dawlman is known as a bookseller who dealt in theological literature. Charles Herle, who licensed A pologeticall Narration for publication, was a prominent divine, a member of the Westminster Assembly, and one of the twelve clergymen appointed by Parliament in June, 1643, for licensing books of divinity. Though a staunch Presbyterian, he was a man of moderate temper, as his imprimatur on the present work indicates. He did not approve the execution of Charles I, and in 1650 was placed under restraint by the Council of State. He was the author of An Answer to Misled Dr. Ferne. The text of An Apologeticall Narration is here reproduced from a copy of the original edition in the library of the Union Theological Seminary, collated with two additional copies in the Union Seminary and with a photostatic print of a copy in the Thomason Collection in the British Museum.

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See ee ee ee ee ek ag [Ti Apologeticall Narration of our Reverend

and deare Brethren the learned Authors of it, *tws [0

full of peaceablene([e, modefty, and candour ; and withall,

at thi time fo feafonably needful, as well towards ther vindication of the Proteftant party in generall, fromthe — aperfiens of Incommunicablenefe within i felfe, and Zncompativlenelfe with Magt(tracy , as of themfelves in

particular, both againft mifreportings from without ep fome posible miftakings from within too: That however for mine own part I have appeared on, and doe fisll en cline to the Presbyteriall way of Church Government, yet

doe I think it every way fit for the Prefe.

| Charles Herle. PHESSSSSESS SITS SOS

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AN Apologeticall N Arration, HVMBLY SVBMITTED TO THE

HonourasLce Houses ©

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| PARLIAMENT. | Tho: Goodwin,

Philip Noe,

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| | , AN ApoLroGeTicaLy Narration (1)

| | OF SOME _. MINISTERS, Formerly in Exile: | NOW -. Members of theAflembly of Drvines. cerns (1 R cares have been of aes OAS) late fo filled with a fudden ws YN Wei and unexpected noyfe of a aT ~ Ae) confufed exclamations ,

\' YS} (though not fo exprefly

ed I = @\ directed againft us in par-

Be oN EW aCe ticular, GFP hae S yet ' in the interpre-. (SS OUENG)S= -))| tation of the moft, refled-

ome Se rae ingon us) that awakened

, thereby, we are enforced

to anticipate a little that difcovery of our felves which otherwife werefolvedto have leftto Timer

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and Experience of our wayes and {pirits,the trueft Difcoverers and fureft Judges of all men and their

And now we fhall beginto make fome appearance into publique light, unto whofe view and judgements fhould we (that have hitherto laine under fo dark a cloud of manifold mif-apprehenfions) at firft prefent our felves, but the Supreame Judicatory of this Kingdome, which is and hath been iaall times the moft juft and fevere Tribunall

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for guiltinefle to appeare before, much more to — dare to appeale unto; and yet withall the moft {acred refugeand 4/ylum for miftaken and mif- judged innocence ¢

The moft, if not allofus, had ten years fince (fome more, fomeleffe) feverall fetled Stations in

the Miniftery, in places of publique ufe in the Church,not unknown to many of yourfelves, but the finful evill of chofe corruptions in the publique worfhip and government of chis Church, which all doe now fo generally acknowledge and decrie, - tookhold upon our confciences long before fome others of our brethren ; And then how impoffible it was tocontinue in thofe times our fervice and ftandings, all mens apprehenfions will readily ac-

quit us. | |

Neither ac the firft did we fee or look further then the derk part, the evill of thofe fuperftitions

adjoyned tu the worfhip.of God,.which have been the common ftumbling block and offence of many thoufand tender confciences , both in our ownand our neighbour Churches, ever fince the firft Reformation of Religion: which yet was enough to deprive us of the publique exercife of our. Minifteries, and together therewith(as the watchfulneffe of thofe times grew) of our perfonall participation in fome ordinances ; and further expofed. us eitherto perfonall violence and perfecution, or an exile to avoid it: Which latter we did the ra-

ther choofe, that fo the ufe and exercife of our Minifteries. (for which we were borne and live) might not be wholly loft, norour felves remain Cu

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debarred from the enjoyment of the Ordinances ‘of Chrift, which we account our birth-right, and beft portion inthis life. This being our condition, we were caft upon a farcher neceflity of enquiring into and viewing the light part, the pofitive parc of Church-wor[hip and Government; Andtothat end to fearch out what were the firft Apoftolique directions pattern and examples of thofe Primitive Churches recorded in the New Teftament, as that facred pillar of fire to guide us. And in this enquirie, we lookt uponthe word of Chrift as impartially,and unprejudicedly,as men made of flefh and blood are like to doe in any juncture of time that may fallout; the places we went to, the condition we werein, the company we went forth with, affording no temp: tation to byas us any way, but leaving us as freely to be guided by that light and touch Gods Spirie fhould by the Word vouchlfafe our confciences, as

the Needle toucht with the Load-ftone is in the Compaffe: And wehad (of all men) the greateft reafon to be true toour own confciences in what we fhould embrace,feeing it was for our confcien-

ces that we were deprived at once of what ever was dearto us. We had nonewCommon-.-wealths to rear, to frame Church-government unto,whereof any one piece might ftand in the others light, to caufe the leaft variation by us from the Primitive pattern; We had no State-ends or Politicall interefts to comply.with ; No Kingdoms in our eyeto fubdue unto our mould ; (which yet will be coexiftent with the peace of any form of Civil Govern-

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6312] (4) ment on earth) No preferment or worldly refpeés

to fhape our opinions for: We had nothing elfe to | _ doe but fimply and fingly to confider how to wor—word. fhip God acceptably, and fo moft according to his

We were not engaged by Education or otherwifeto any other of the Reformed Churches ; And although we confulted with reverence what they hold forth both in their writings and praétice, yer we could not but fuppofe that they might not fee _ into all things about worfhip and government,their intentions being moft {pent (as alfo of our firft Reformers in Eagland) upon the Reformationin DoGrine, in which they had a moft happy hand: And ve had with many others obferved, that alchough | the exercife of that Government had been accompanied with more peace,yet the Practicall part, the

power of godlineffe and the profeffion thereof, with difference from carnall and tormall Chriftians, had not been advanced and held forth among

them, as in this our owne Ifland, as themfelves have generally acknowledged. We had the advan-

tage of all that light which the conflicts of our owne Divines (the good old Non-conformifts) had ftruck forth intheirtimes; And the draughts of Difcipline which they had drawn ; which we found not in all chings the very fame with the practifes of the Reformed Churches; And what they had written came much more commended to us, not onely becaufe they were our own, but becaufe fealed with ‘their manifold and bitter fufferings. We had likewife the fatall mifcarriages and thip-

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wracks of the Separaties (whom ye call Browaifts) as Land- marks to fore-warn us of thofe rocks and fhelves they ran upon, which alfo did put us upon

an enquiry into the principles that might be the caufes of their divifions. Laftof all, we had the recent and later example of the wayes and praGices (ind thofe improved toa better Edition and greater refinement, by all the fore-mentioned | helps) of thofe multitudes of godly men of our own Nation , almoft to the number of another Nation, and among them fome as holy and judicious Divines as this Kingdome hath bred ; whofe fincerity in their way hath been teftified before all

the world,and wil be unto all generationstocome, by the greateft undertaking (but that ofour father Abraham out of his own countrey, and his feed after

him) a tranf{planting themfelves many thoufand miles diftance, and that by fea, intoa Wildernes, meerly to worfhip God more purely , whither to allure them there could be no other invitement. Andyet we ftill ftood as unengaged {petators, free to examine and confider what truth isto be found inandamongft all thefe, (all which we look upon as Reformed Churches) and this nakedly according tothe words We refolved notto take up our Religion by or from any partie, and yet to approve and hold faft whatfoever is good in any, though never fo much differing from us, yea oppofite unto us.

And for our own congregations, we meane of England (in which thorough the grace of Chrift we were converted, and exercifed our Minifteries

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[314] (6) long,to the converfion of many others) We have this fincere profeffion to make before God and all the world, cthac all that conf{cience of the defilements we conceived to cleave tothe true worfhip

of Godinthem, or of the unwatranted power in

Church Governours exercifed therein, did never |

- workin any of us any other thought, much leffe Opinion, but that multitudes of the aflemblies and

parochiall congregations thereof, were the true Churches and Body of Chrift, and the Miniftery thereof a true Mintffery: Much leffe did itever en-

ter into our hearts to judge them Antichrifttan , we {aw and cannot but fee that by the fame reafonthe Churches abroad in Scotland, Holand,@yc. (though more reformed)yet for their mixture muft be in like manner judged no Churches alfo, which to imagine or conceive, is and hath ever been an

hoerrourto our thoughts. Yea we alwayes have profeffed, & that inthefe times when the Churches ofEnzland were the moft,either actually over{pread with defilements,or in the greateft danger there. of, and when our felves had leaft,yea no hopes o!

ever fo much as vifiting our own land againin peaceand fatetytoour perfons;, that we bothdid and would hold a communion with them as the Churches of Chrift. © And befides this profeffion, as areall teftimony thereof, fome of us after we, actually, were in this way of communion, baptized our children in Parifhionall congregations,and (as we had occafion) did offer to receive into the communion ofthe Lords Supper with us, fome (whom we knew godly thatcome to vifit us when we were in

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in our exile) upon that relation, fellowfhip, and commemberfhip they held in their parifhChurches in England,they profefing themfelvesto be mem-

bers thereof,and belonging thereunto. What we have fince our returne publiquely and avowedly 44. cheynets made declaration of to this purpofe, many hun- Rife & growth dredscan witneffe , and fome of our brethren in of Socinia-

their printed bookes candidly do teftify forus. 9"

And as we alwayes held this refpect unto our own Churches inthis Kingdome, fo we received and were entertained with the like from thofe reformed Churches abroad, among whom we were caftrolive, we both mutually gave and received the right hand of fellowfhip, which they on their parts abundantly manifefted by the very fame characters and teftimonies of difference which are proper to tticir own Orthodoxe Churches, and whereby they ufe to diftinguifh them from all thofe feéts (which they tollerate,but not own )and alitheaffemblies of them (which yet now we are here fome wouldneeds ranke us with) granting to {ome of us their own Churches,or publique places for worfhip,toaffemble in, where them{elves met for the worfhip ofGod at differing houres the fame

day; As likewife the priviledge of ringing a publique Bell tocall unto our meetings:which we mention becaufe it is amongft them made the great fignall of difference between their‘ own allowed Churches and allother affemblies, unto whom it is ftriétly prohibited and forbidden, as Gwiciardine hath long fir.ce obferved - And others of us found fuch acceptance with them,that in teftimony there O

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of they allowed a full and liberall maintenance an-

_nually forour Minifters, yea and conftantly alfo Wine for our Communions. And then we again on our parts, not onely heldall brotherly corre{pondeacy with their Divines, but received alfo fome of the members of their Churches (who defiredto communicate withus) unto communion inthe Sacraments and other ordinances, by virtue of their relationof memberfhip retained in thofe

Churches. |

Now for the way & practices of our Churches,

we give this briefe and generall account. Our publique worfbip was made up of no other parts then the worfhip of all other reformed Churches dothconfiftef. As, publique and folemne prayers for Kings and all in authority, dc. the reading the Scriptures of the Old and New Teftament; Expofition of them as occafion was ; and conftant preaching of the word , the adminiftration of the two Sacraments, Baptifme to infants,and the Lords

Supper ; finging of Pfalmes; collections for the poor,&c.every Lordsday. For officers and publique Rulers in the Church, we fet up no other but the very fame which the reformed Churches judge “neceffary and fufficient, and as inftituced by Chrift and his Apoftles tor the perpetual! government of his Church, thatis, Paffers, Teachers, Raling El-

ders, (with usnot lay but Ecclefiaftique perfons feparated tothatfervice) and Deacens. And for the matter of gevernement and cenfures of the Charch,

we had nor executed any other but what annowac-

| [317] (9) knowledge, namely , Admonition, and Excommunicaticn upon obftinacie and impenitencie, (which we bleffe God we never exercifed.) This latrer we

judged fhould be put in execution, for no other kind | of fins then may evidently be prefumed to be perpetrated again{t the parties known light; as whether it bea fin in manners and converfation, fuch as is committed againft the light of nature, or the common received practices of Chriftianity, profeffed in all the Churches of Chrift; orif in opinions, then fuch, as are likewife contrary to the received principles of Chriftianity, andthe power of

godlineffe, profeifed bythe party himfelfe, and univerfally acknowledged in all the reft of the chutches,and no other fins to be the fubje& of that

dreadtul fentence.

And for our directions in thefe or what ever elfe requifite to the manage ofthem,we had thefe three Principles more efpecially in our eye, to guide and fteere our practice by. Firft, the fupreame rule without us, was the Pri-

Mitive patterne and example ofthe churches erected by the Apoftles. Our confciences were pof{effed with that reverence and adoration of the fulneffe of the Scriptures, that there is therein acompleat fufficiencie, as to make the man of God perfeé,

{fo alfo to make the Churches of God perfeé, (meere circumftances we except, or what rules the law of nature doth in common diGate) if che directions and examples therein delivered were . fully known and followed. And although we can-

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[318] (10) able to lay forth all thofe rules therein which may meet with all cafes and emergencies that may or fometimes did fal outamongft us, or that may give fatisfaction unto all Queres poffible to be put unto us ; yet we found principles enough, not onely fws-

damentak and effential to the being ofa Church , but fuperftructory allo tor the wel-being of it, and thofe to us cleare and certaine , and {uch as might well ferve to preferve our Churches in peace and from offence, and would comfortably guide us to heaven in a fate way: And the obfervation of fo many of thofe particulars to be laid forth in the Word, became to us a more certaine evidence and cleare confirmation that there were the like rules and ruled cafes for all occafions whatfoever, 1f we wereable to difcernethem. And for all fuch cafes wherein we faw not a cleare refolution from Scripture, example, or direction, wee ftil profefledly fufpended, untill God fhould give us further light, not daring to eéke out what was defective in our light in matters Divine with humane prudence, (the fatall errour to Reformation) left by fowing any piece of the old garment unto the new, we fhould

make the rent worfe,; we having this promife of. grace for our encouragement in this, which in our publique. Affemblies was often for our comfort mentioned, that in thus doing the will of God we (honld know more. —

A fecond Principle we carryed along with usin all our refolutions, was, Notto make our prefent

judgement and practice a binding law unto our felves for the future, which we in like manner made con-

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continuall profeffion of upon all occafions. We had too great an infeance of our own frailty in the former way of our conformity , and therefore iri a jea-

loufie of our felves, we kept this referve, (which we made openand conftant profefhons of) to alter and retract (though not lightly) what ever fhould be difcovered to be taken up out of a mif-underftanding of the rule: Which Principle wee with were (next tothat moft fupreame, namely, to be in all things guided by the perfeé& wil of God) enacted as the moft facred law of all other, in the midft of all other Laws and Canons Ecclefiaftical in Chriftian States and Churches throughout the

world. |

Thirdly, we are able to hold forth this true and _ juft Apologie untothe world, That inthe matters of greateft moment andcontroverfie, we ftil chofe to practice fafely,and fo, as we had reafon to judge that all forts, or the moft of all the Churches did acknowledge warrantable, although they make

additaments thereunto. ,

For inftance: Whereas one great controverfie of thefe times is about the qualification of the Mem-

bers of Churches, and the promifcuous receivin and mixture of good andbad; Therein we choft the better part, and to be fure, received in none

but fuch as all the Churches inthe world would _ by the balance of the Sanctuary acknowledge faithful. And yet in this we are able to make this true and juft profeffionalfo, That the Rules which

‘we gave upour judgements unto, to judge thofe vve received in amongft us by, vvere of that la-

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titude as would takein any member of Chrift, the meaneft,ia whom there may be {uppofed to be the heaft of Chrift, and indeed {uch and no other as all the godly in this Kingdome carry in their bofomes _to judge others by. We took meafure of no mans holineffe by his opinion, whether concurring with us, or adverfe unto us; And Churches made up of fuch,we were {ure no Proteftant could but approve of, (as touching the members of it) tobe a true Church, with which communion might be held. Againe, concerning the great ordinance of Pablique Prayer and the Lytergie of the Church, whereas there is this great controverfie upon it about the lawfulneffe of fet formes prefcribed; we praQiced (without condemning others) what all fides doe allow, and themfelves doe praétice alfo, that the publique Prayers inour Affemblies fhould = be framed by the meditations and ftudy of our own

_ Minifters , out of their own gifts, (the fruits of Chrifts Afcenfion) as wellas their Sermons ufe to

be. This vve vvere fure all allowed of, though they fuperadded the other.’ So likewife for the government and difcipline in the Churches, however’ the practice of the Reformed Churches is in grea-

ter to gover’ each particular congregation by matters acombined Presbyterte of the Elders ot feveral cofigregations united in one for government; yet fo, asin their judgements they allow,efpecially in fome cafes, aparticular congregation, an entire and compleat power of juri{di@tion to be exercifed

by the Elders thereof within it felfe, Yea and our

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own Matter Cartwright, holy Bayxes, and och old :

[322] (13) Non-conformifts, place the power of Excommunication in the Elde: fhip of each particular Church with the confentof the Church, untill they do mifcarry, and then indeed they fubje& them to fuch

Presbyterial and Provincial Affemblies as the proper refuge for appeales and for compounding of differences amongft Churches, which combination ef Churches others of them therefore call Ecclefie orte, but particular congregations Ecclefie prime, as wherein fir/tly the power and priviledg ofa Church isto be exercifed. And vvithall vve could not but imagine,that the firft Churches planted by the Apoftles, were ordinarily of nomore in

one city at firft then might make up one entire congregation, ruled by their own Elders, that alfo

preached to them:; for thar in every city where they came, the number of converts did or fhould

arife tofuch a multitude as to make feveral and {undry congregations, or that the Apoftles thould ftay

the fetting up ofany Churches at all,untilthey rofe to fuch anumerous multiplication as might make fuch a Presbyterial combination, we did not imagine. We found alfo thofe Non. conformifts (that wrote againft the Epifcopal Government) in their Anfwer to the Arguments ufed for Epifcopal Government over many Churches, brought from the inftances of the multitude of Beleevers at-ferm/aler, and other places and cities, mentioned inthe New Teftament, to affert that it could not be infallibly proved that any of thofe vve reade of in the Ac#s and elfewhere; vvere yet fonumerous, as neceffarily to exceed the limits of one particular congre-

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gation inthofe firfttimes. We found it alfo gran-

ted by. them all, chat there fhould be feveral El. ders inevery congregation, who had power over them in the Lord, and we judged thar all thofe precepts obey your Elders, and them that areover you,

were (to be fure, and all grant ic) meant ofthe Paftoursand Teachers,and other ElJers that were fet over. them in each particular congregation re{peively,andco beas certainly the intendment of the holy Ghoft, as in thofe like commands, Wives _ obey your owne husbhinds, Servants your own governours,

to be meant of their feveral Families ce{pectively.

We could not therefore but judge ita fafe and an allowed way to retaine the governmeny of our

feverall congregations for matter of difcipline within themfelves, to be exercifed by their own Elders, whereof we had (for the moft part of the time we were abroad) three at leaftin each congregation, whom we were f{ubject to: yet not clayming to our {elvesan independent power in every

congregation, to give account or be fubje& to _ mone others, but onely a ful and entire power compleat within our felves, until we fhould be challengedtoerre grofly ; fuch as Corporations enjoy, who have the power and priviledge to paffe fentence for life 8 death within themfelves,and yet are accoun-

table tothe State they livein. But that it fhould be theinfticution of Chrift or his Apoftles,that the

combination of the Elders of many Churches fhould be the firft compleat and entire {cat of Church power over each congregation fo combined, or that they could challenge and affume that

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that authority over thofe Churches they feed and teach not ordinarily by virtue of thofe fore-men-

tioned Apoftolicall precepts was to usa queftion, and judged to be an adajtament unto the other, which therefore refted on thofe that allowed us what we practiled, over and above, tomake evident and demonftrate (and certainly of all other the challenge of all {piricual power from Chrift had need have a cleare pattent to. fhew- for it) ~ Yea wee appeale further unto them that have read bookes, whether untill thofe latter wrytings of the two reverend and learned Divines of Scotland fet forth after our return, nor much more then two yeeres fince, and others of no elder date from Holland, and one of our ows Divines more lately writ-

ten with much learning and ingenuity; therehath been much fettly and direétly or with ftrength infifted on to prove that governement; and although affert and incolcate itthey do as their opinions, yet the full ftrength and ftreame of our Non.confor‘mifts wrytings and others are {pent rather in argu“ments againft, & forthe overthrowing the Epifcopall government , and the corruptions that cleave to our worfhip, and in maintayning thofe feverall Officers in Churches which Chrift: hath inftituted

in ftead thereof (in which we fully agree with them) then in the proofe of a combined clafficall Presbyteriall government as it is authoritatively practifed inthe moft reformed Churches. | And whereas the common prejudice and exception laid into‘all mens thoughts againft us and our Opinions is,that in fuch a congregational) governe-

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ment thus entire within it {elf, chereis no allowed {ufficient remedy for mifcarriages,though never fo grofie; no relicfe for wrongful fentences or per-

fonsinjured thereby; no roome forcomplaints: no powerful or cffeétual means to reduce a Church or Churches that fal into herefie,{chilme,

8c. but every one is left and may take liberty without controule to do whatis goodin their own eyes; we have (through the good providence of God upon us) trom the avowed declarations.of our judgements among our Churches mutually du-

ring our exileand that alfo confirmed by the moft | folemne inftance of our praé#ice, wherewithto vindicate our felves aad way in this particular; which upon no other occafion we fhould ever have made

thus publique. | God fo ordered it that a {candall and offence fell

out between thofe very Churches whilftiiving in this banifhment( whereof we our felves,that write thefe things, were then the Minifters) one of our Churches having unhappily depofed one of their Minifters,the other judged it not onely as toc {uddaine an act (having proceeded ina matter of fo

great moment without confulting their fifter Churches, as was publiquely profeffed we fhould have done in fuch cafes of concernement) but alfo in the proceedings thereof as too fevere,and not managed according tothe rules laid down in the

, virtue . word, Inthiscafe our Churches did mutually and univerfally acknowledge and fubmitto this as a facred and undoubted principle and fupreame law to be obfervedamong all Churches,that as by

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, virtue of that Apoftolical command , Churches as wel as particular men are bound te give no offence netther to lew norGentile,nor the Churches of Godthey live

_ amongft.Sothat in all cafes of fuch offence or difference,by the obligation of the c6mon law of comusion of Churches, & tor the vindication of the glory of

Chrijt,which in c6mon they hold ferth,the church or churches chalenged to offend.or differ,are to {ub-

mit themfelves (upon the challenge of the offence orcomplaint of the perfon wronged) to the moft full & open tryall & examination by other neighbour Churches offended thereat,of what ever hath given the offence: And further,thac by chevircue of _ the fame and like law of not partaking in other mens fins the Churches offended may & ought upon the impenitency ofthofe Churches, perfifting intheir errour and mifcarriage to pronounce that heavy

fentence, againft them , of withdrawing and re-

nouncing allChriftian communion with them until

they with do repent ; Andthereof, furthertotodeclare and proteft this, the caufes all other Churches of Chrift,that they may do the like. And what further aushority,or proceedings purely Ecclefiaftscall, of one,or many fifter Churches towards another whole Church, or Churches offending, either the Scriptures doe hold forth, or can

rationally be put in execution (without the Magi-

_ ftrates interpofing a power of another nature, unto which we upon his particular cognifance, and examination of fuch caufes, profeffe ever to fubmir, and alfo to be moft vvilling to have recourfe unto) for our parts vve favv not then,nor do yet fee.And

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[326] (18) likewife we did then {uppofe, and doe yet, that this principle of fubmiffion of Churches that mifcarry unto other Churches offended, together with this other, that ic isacommand from Chrift enjoyned to Churches that are finally offended to denounce {uch a fentence of Non- communion and withdrawing from them whilft impenitent, as unworthy to hold forth the name of Chrift, (thefe principles being

received and generally acknowledged by the Churches of Chriftto be a mutuall duty, as ftri@-

ly enjoyned them by Chrift asany other) that thefe would be as effe@tuall means (through the bleffing of Chrift} toawe and preferve Churches

andtheir Elders in their duties, as that other of claime to an: authoritative power kcclefiaftical to Excommunicate other Churches or theirElders offending ; For ifthe one be compared with the other, ina meere Ecclefiaftial notion, That of Excommunication pretended hath but this more in it, Thatit is a delévering of whole Churches and their Elders offending usto Satan, (tor which we know . no warrant in the Scriptures, that Churches fhould have fuch a power over other Churches)And then _as for the binding obligacion both of the one way &the other, it can be fuppofed to lye but in thefe 2. things ; Firft, ina warrant and injun@ion given by Chrift to his Churches,to put either the one orthe other into execution; and 2.that mens conf{ciences be accordingly taken therewith, fo as to fubje@ themfelves whether unto the one way or the other: For fuppofe that other principle of an antho-

ritative power in the greater parc of Churches ~ com.

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combined to excommunicate other Churches, &t.

to be the ordinance of God, yet unleffle it doe take : hold of mens confciences,and be received among ft all Churches, the offending Churches will fleighe all fuch Excommunicationsas much, as they may be

fuppofed to doe our way of proreftation and fenrence of Non-communiox. Onthe other fide, let this

way of ours be but as ftrongly entertained, as that which isthe way and command of Chrift, and upon all occafions be heedfully. put in execution, it will awe mens confciences as much, and produce

the fame effects. And if the Magiftrates power (to which we give as much, and (as we think) more, then the principles of the Presbiteriall government will fuffer them to yeeld) doe but affitt and back the fentence ofother Churches denouncing this Non-communion againft Churches mifcarrying, according to the nature of the crime,as they

judge meet, and as they would the fentence of Churches ¢xcommunicating other Churches in fuch cafes, upon their own particular judgement of

the caufe; then,without all controverfie this our way of Church proceeding wil be every way as effectuall as their other can be fuppofed to be; and we are fure,more brotherly and more fuited to that

liberty and equality Chrift hath endowed his Churches with. But without the Magiftrates inter-

pofing their authority, their way of proceeding will be as ineffetuall as ours, and more lyable to contempt,by how much it is pretended to be more authoritative,and to infliéta more dreadful p::nithment, which carnall {pirits are feldorne fenfible of.

This for our judgements. D2 And

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And for a reall evidence and demon|tration both thae

this was then, our judgements, as likewife for an inftance of the effectuall fuccefle of fuch a courfe held by Churchesin fiuch éafes, our own practice, and the blefling of God thereon, may plead cnd teitifie for us to allthe world. The manage of this

rran{action in bricfe was this. |

| That Church which (with others) was moft {candalized,did by letters declare their offence, requiring of cheChurch({uppofed to be) offending, én

the name and for the vindication of the honour of

- Chrift,and the releeving the party wronged, to yeelda full and publique hearing before all the Churches of our Nation, or any other whomfo- © ever, offended,of whatthey could give in chargeagainft their proceedings in that depofition of their Minifter,and to fubject themfelvesto an open tryall and review of all thofe forepaffed carriages that concerned that particular; which they moft cheerfully and readily (according to the fore-mentioned

principles) fubmitted unto, in a place, and ftate where no outward violence or any other external authority either civilor ecclefiafticall would have enforced them thereunto : And accordingly the Minifters of the Church offended with other two Gentlemen, of much worth, wifdom and piety, members thereof, were fent as Meffeagers from that Church ; and at the introdu@ion and entrance intothat folemneaffembly (the folemnity of which hath left as deep an impreffion upon our hearts of

Chrifts dreadfull prefence as ever any we have

, been prefentat,) it was openly and publiquely ae , effle

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(21) feffed ina fpeech that was the prefaceto that difcuffion,to this effe@, °° That it was the moftto be ‘«‘ abhorred maxime that any Religion hath ever