To
the
right
Honorable
,
th'
assembly
of
the
High
court
of
Par●iament
,
IOHN
PENRI
wisheth
the
direction
of
Gods
spirite
,
in
all
their
consultations
,
that
they
may
so
behaue
themselues
in
the
setting
forward
of
Gods
glorie
,
and
the
good
of
the
weale
publique
:
(
as
in
the
day
,
wherein
the
sonne
of
God
,
Christe
Iesus
,
shall
in
flaming
fire
,
render
euerlasting
perdition
,
to
those
that
obeye
not
the
Gospell
)
they
may
bee
found
blameles
in
his
sight
.
March
7.
THat
which
in
regard
of
my
priuate
safetie
and
quietnes
(
right
Honorable
and
worshipful
)
I
am
bound
before
the
Lorde
to
performe
,
the
same
hath
the
credite
and
good
report
of
the
cause
of
God
,
in
the
promoting
whereof
,
by
his
great
and
vnspeakable
mercies
,
I
haue
bene
employed
whether
I
woulde
or
no
,
at
this
present
enforced
me
to
accomplish
.
The
care
of
procuring
mine
owne
safetie
(
by
al
lawful
waies
)
from
the
dangerous
attempts
of
those
that
seek
nothing
els
,
but
mine
vtter
ouerthrowe
and
vndoing
:
nature
it selfe
,
and
especiallie
Gods
ordinance
hath
layed
vpon
my
shoulders
.
The
burthen
whereof
I
cannot
reject
,
vnlesse
I
would
shew
my selfe
on
the
one
side
,
more
vnnaturall
then
the
bruite
beastes
,
which
will
neuer
be
guilty
of
their
owne
dammage
for
the
most
part
,
if
they
see
any
way
to
auoide
the
same
:
and
on
the
other
side
,
to
correct
Gods
prouidence
in
refusing
to
trie
al
the
lawful
means
,
which
he
hath
ordained
and
appointed
for
the
deliuerie
of
his
children
,
out
of
the
hands
of
their
malicious
enemies
.
But
seeing
vnto
this
care
of
my
priuate
safe
gard
,
is
also
joyned
the
publike
clearing
of
Gods
eternall
trueth
,
from
all
the
slaunders
,
wherewith
the
iniquitie
of
mine
aduersaries
by
my
vnjust
trouble
would
take
occasion
to
staine
the
same
:
may
not
all
men
clearely
see
,
that
I
am
drawen
into
this
action
with
a
twofold
coard
(
which
as
the
wise
man
saith
,
is
not
easily
broken
)
of
vnanswerable
necessitie
?
The
vnjust
dealing
of
the
Archb.
of
Canterb.
&
others
of
the
high
commission
,
is
such
towards
me
,
and
of
a
long
time
hath
bin
,
as
in
the
dayes
of
peace
and
publike
tranquillity
,
of
my
gracious
and
dread
soueraigne
Queene
ELIZABETH
:
I
may
nowe
justly
account
my selfe
,
to
be
one
,
that
in
regarde
of
liberty
and
quietnes
,
am
vnjustly
bereaued
of
the
former
publique
benefit
.
The
cause
why
I
enioy
not
the
same
is
,
that
my
conscience
will
not
suffer
me
(
whome
the
Lord
of
his
infinite
goodnes
,
hath
enlightened
with
the
knowledge
of
the
sauing
trueth
of
his
gospell
)
to
beholde
with
silence
,
the
lamentable
misery
of
soules
,
wherein
my
countrymen
the
inhabitants
of
Wales
liue
at
this
present
,
both
in
respect
of
their
great
ignorance
and
the
greeuous
deformity
of
gods
sanctuary
among
them
.
And
I
enjoy
not
the
same
,
because
vnto
my
small
ability
,
I
haue
labored
and
doe
labour
to
effect
some
redresse
of
their
foresaide
misery
,
by
lamenting
their
case
,
shewing
vnto
them
and
your
Hh.
their
griefe
,
together
with
the
medicine
,
which
the
lord
hath
sanctified
as
his
owne
ordinance
to
cure
such
maladyes
.
An
vnworthy
president
to
be
conueyed
vnto
posterities
,
that
it
should
not
be
lawfull
for
a
man
in
the
time
of
knowledg
,
to
lament
the
ignorance
of
his
bretheren
,
in
the
time
of
the
sauing
health
of
mens
soules
,
to
withstand
their
violent
perdition
,
in
the
time
of
Sions
building
,
to
lament
and
repaire
the
ruines
thereof
.
And
that
in
a
state
professing
enmity
vnto
the
Romish
religion
,
it
cannot
be
safe
for
a
man
to
speake
against
the
fornication
of
that
strumpet
and
humbly
to
intreat
,
that
the
holy
temple
may
be
cleansed
of
all
her
pollution
.
And
yet
behold
,
such
is
my
case
for
bewailing
the
spiritual
bondage
of
my
countrimen
,
for
shewing
vnto
them
the
way
whereby
they
might
be
restored
vnto
the
glorious
liberty
of
the
sonnes
of
God
,
for
crauing
that
they
may
be
trained
in
this
way
,
and
for
mocioning
that
gods
holy
sanctuary
among
them
may
be
purified
,
I
am
tested
from
post
to
piller
,
and
permitted
to
haue
no
assurance
of
quiet
aboade
in
any
of
her
majesties
territories
and
dominions
,
by
the
men
aforenamed
,
besides
the
injurious
imprisonment
,
wherein
heretofore
they
haue
deteined
me
for
this
same
cause
.
And
to
the
ende
I
may
truely
acquaint
you
of
the
parliament
with
my
troubles
,
and
the
true
causes
thereof
,
you
are
to
vnderstand
,
that
the
beginning
of
these
mens
hatred
towards
me
,
did
arise
from
the
goodwill
I
beare
vnto
the
glory
of
my
God
and
the
good
of
his
church
,
and
that
the
continuance
thereof
,
is
for
the
same
cause
.
For
vntill
such
time
,
as
the
Lorde
vouchsafed
to
vse
me
(
most
vnworthie
,
I
acknowledge
from
the
bottome
of
my
heart
)
as
an
instrument
to
motion
the
parliament
,
holden
by
prorogation
,
in
the
29.
yere
of
her
Majesties
raigne
,
in
the
cause
of
Gods
truth
,
I
was
a
man
altogether
vnknowne
vnto
th'
Archb.
or
any
other
of
the
high
commission
,
by
whome
I
am
now
persecuted
.
My
suite
then
vnto
the
parliament
was
,
that
the
gospell
of
Christ
might
in
a
sauing
measure
,
be
made
knowen
and
published
amongst
the
inhabitants
of
wales
,
my
deare
&
natiue
countrimen
.
The
equitie
of
this
petition
;
I
manifested
in
a
published
treatise
,
allowed
to
be
printed
by
publike
authority
.
The
supplication
,
Since
the
time
of
my
release
,
I
sawe
my selfe
bounde
in
conscience
,
not
to
giue
ouer
my
former
purpose
,
in
seeking
the
good
of
my
countrymen
,
by
the
rooting
out
of
ignorance
and
blindnes
from
among
them
.
And
as
it
pleased
the
lord
to
increase
this
my
care
,
so
haue
mine
aduersaries
augmented
their
rage
and
fury
towards
me
,
and
especially
to
the
cause
that
I
maintaine
.
This
furye
of
theirs
,
at
diuers
times
shewed
by
many
of
their
instruments
,
did
especially
manifest
it selfe
on
the
29.
of
Ianuary
last
.
At
which
time
one
Richard
Walton
hauing
a
commission
from
the
Archb.
and
others
,
wherein
all
her
maiesties
officers
were
chardged
and
commaunded
in
her
name
,
to
assist
the
sayd
Walton
to
make
entry
into
all
houses
,
shops
,
&c:
to
apprehend
all
those
whome
he
should
any
waies
suspect
,
and
to
commit
them
at
his
discretion
vnto
the
next
Gaol
or
prison
,
vntil
farther
order
should
be
taken
with
them
,
came
into
the
place
of
mine
aboad
at
Northampton
,
ransacked
my
study
,
and
tooke
away
with
him
all
such
printed
books
and
written
papers
as
he
himself
thought
good
,
what
they
were
as
yet
I
cannot
justly
tel
.
And
not
contented
to
keepe
him self
within
the
immoderate
limits
of
a
larger
commission
,
then
as
I
thinke
can
be
warranted
by
lawe
,
he
offered
violence
vnto
diuers
persons
,
and
threatened
not
only
to
breake
open
doores
(
hauing
noe
such
commission
)
but
also
to
vntile
houses
,
vnlesse
he
could
find
me
where
in
deed
I
was
not
.
At
his
departure
he
charged
the
Maior
of
the
towne
,
who
then
attended
vpon
him
,
to
apprehend
me
as
a
traitor
,
giuing
out
that
he
had
found
in
my
study
both
printed
bookes
and
also
writings
,
which
conteined
treason
in
them
.
Whereas
the
bookes
and
writings
of
geatest
disgrace
(
even
in
the
sight
of
his
master
)
which
he
could
there
finde
,
were
,
one
printed
coppy
of
the
demonstration
of
discipline
,
and
an
answere
vnto
master
D.
Some
in
writing
,
both
which
he
caried
away
with
him
.
The
treason
conteined
in
either
of
those
books
,
is
no
other
then
that
which
Amasiah
the
high
priest
at
Bethel
,
found
in
Amos
the
prophet
,
Behold
nowe
my
Lordes
,
and
you
the
rest
of
this
high
court
,
the
original
and
continuance
of
these
mens
enmity
towards
me
.
And
judg
whether
I
haue
not
greate
reason
,
both
for
mine
owne
safety
,
and
for
the
clearing
of
the
cause
wherein
I
stand
,
to
vse
this
lawful
meanes
of
Appelation
vnto
your
Hh.
and
worships
from
their
tirannous
and
vngodly
dealing
with
whome
neither
mine
owne
innocency
,
nor
yet
the
equity
of
the
cause
can
any
whit
preuaile
.
They
are
knowne
to
be
very
mighty
,
and
haue
felt
them
very
vnjust
and
tiranous
.
The
only
justice
which
I
can
expect
from
them
,
if
I
fall
into
their
hands
,
is
to
be
kept
languishing
in
prison
during
their
pleasure
,
and
neuer
suffered
to
come
to
the
triall
of
my
cause
.
If
I
hoped
for
any
other
measure
,
I
should
reason
contrary
vnto
mine
owne
experience
,
against
which
no
conceite
ought
to
take
place
.
In
consideration
wherof
,
being
now
by
the
lords
prouidence
kept
out
of
theire
handes
,
and
that
in
the
time
of
the
meeting
and
assembly
of
the
highest
councell
of
this
kingdome
,
I
doe
in
most
dutifull
&
humble
sort
,
make
this
my
just
appelation
from
the
Archb.
of
Canterbury
and
the
rest
of
his
colleagues
in
commission
,
vnto
you
of
the
honorable
and
high
court
of
parliament
,
humbly
referring
my selfe
and
my
cause
vnto
your
determination
according
vnto
justice
.
My
only
suite
and
petition
is
,
that
either
I
may
haue
assurance
of
quietnes
and
safety
,
or
that
the
causes
of
my
trouble
being
laide
open
by
mine
aduersaries
,
I
may
receiue
condigne
punishment
of
mine
offences
.
Where
it
may
be
seene
that
I
craue
no
immunity
,
let
me
haue
justice
and
that
is
all
I
craue
.
This
in
regard
of
your
places
you
are
bound
to
affoard
me
,
They
will
it
may
be
,
alleage
the
prerogatiue
of
their
commission
to
be
very
large
,
what
then
?
doe
they
think
,
herby
to
haue
libertie
to
oppresse
whom
they
will
,
doe
they
thinke
hereby
to
be
aboue
the
parliament
,
whereunto
al
courts
in
the
land
are
and
ought
to
be
subiect
,
and
from
whence
the
highe
commission
deriueth
al
the
prerogatiue
it
hath
?
Are
al
courts
,
yea
and
al
persons
in
the
land
subiect
vnto
the
parliament
only
the
Archb.
and
the
high
commission
excepted
?
What
else
were
this
but
for
them
to
claime
a
forreine
authority
vnto
them selues
,
and
to
begin
after
the
manner
of
their
predicessors
,
to
shake
of
the
yoke
of
the
ciuil
authoritie
?
From
which
suspicion
as
they
would
cleare
themselues
,
so
must
they
be
content
,
to
yeeld
that
the
parliament
may
be
the
judges
betwene
vs
.
Except
they
be
ashamed
of
their
cause
and
their
proceedings
therein
,
they
cannot
possibly
refuse
this
offer
of
just
trial
.
And
no
reason
they
should
,
for
they
cannot
pretend
them selues
either
to
be
greater
in
power
,
or
more
forward
in
good
wil
to
administer
justice
,
then
the
R.
honourable
assembly
of
parliament
is
well
knowne
to
be
.
Though
I
feare
me
R.
honorable
&
worshipful
,
that
the
Lord
wil
enter
into
judgment
with
you
for
the
smal
care
you
haue
to
yeld
his
sonne
Christ
Iesus
his
right
in
this
kingdome
.
If
heere
they
should
demaund
by
what
authoritie
,
either
I
may
lawfully
appeale
from
them
,
The
whol
action
is
set
downe
cap.
26.
of
his
prophesie
in
these
words
.
Now
when
Ieremy
had
made
an
end
of
speaking
all
that
the
lord
had
commaunded
him
to
speak
vnto
al
the
people
,
this
man
is
worthy
to
dye
▪
for
he
hath
prophesied
against
this
city
as
you
haue
heard
with
your
eares
.
Then
spake
Jeremiah
vnto
all
the
princes
and
to
all
the
people
saying
,
the
Lord
hath
sent
me
to
prophesie
against
this
house
,
&
against
this
city
al
the
things
that
you
haue
heard
.
therefore
now
amend
your
waies
and
your
workes
,
and
heare
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
god
,
that
the
lord
may
repent
him
of
the
plague
that
he
hath
pronounced
against
you
.
As
for
me
:
behold
I
am
in
your
hands
,
doe
with
me
as
you
think
good
&
right
:
but
knowe
you
for
certaine
that
if
you
put
me
to
death
,
you
shall
surely
bring
innocent
bloud
vppon
your selues
,
vppon
this
City
&
vppon
the
inhabitants
thereof
:
for
of
a
trueth
the
lord
hath
sent
me
vnto
you
,
to
speake
al
these
wordes
in
your
eares
.
Then
spake
the
princes
&
al
the
people
vnto
the
priests
&
prophets
:
this
man
is
not
worthye
to
dye
,
for
he
hath
spoken
vnto
vs
in
the
name
of
the
lord
our
god
.
Let
my
cause
now
right
Honourable
,
be
weighed
with
the
prophecy
in
this
place
,
thereby
it
shal
appeare
vnto
you
,
that
necessitie
is
laied
vppon
me
to
appeale
from
mine
aduersaries
,
and
that
yee
are
bound
to
heare
my
cause
,
by
the
example
of
these
noble
men
.
Jeremy
was
judged
by
his
enemies
worthy
to
dy
,
and
I
assure
my selfe
it
was
not
their
falt
that
he
was
suffered
to
liue
.
They
wanted
but
power
and
opportunity
to
dispatch
him
.
They
did
what
in
them
lay
when
they
apprehended
him
,
and
adjudged
him
woorthy
to
die
for
speaking
against
the
State
.
The
princes
hearing
the
greeuousnes
of
his
accusation
,
thought
them selues
bound
to
try
out
the
matter
,
and
sitting
in
judgment
,
heard
the
cause
equally
on
both
sides
,
and
so
cleared
the
prophet
.
Nowe
had
Ieremy
done
wel
,
if
hearing
the
greuous
accusations
of
his
enemies
,
he
would
not
haue
taken
th'
oportunitie
offered
him
by
the
lords
prouidence
to
haue
judgment
at
the
hands
of
the
princes
?
he
had
not
out
of
question
,
or
had
the
princes
don
wel
in
beleeuing
th'
accusations
and
slaunders
of
the
prists
and
false
prophets
against
him
,
and
so
in
permitting
the
prophet
to
be
debarred
of
his
libertie
,
without
any
farther
examination
of
the
matter
,
or
had
they
done
wel
in
sitting
stil
,
while
the
pore
prophet
and
his
mighty
aduersaries
tried
out
the
matter
?
They
sawe
an
other
duty
to
be
required
of
them
and
therefore
presently
without
delay
they
holpe
him
that
was
ready
to
perish
.
The
case
is
now
with
me
as
it
was
then
with
the
prophet
:
I
am
judged
by
th'
Archb.
of
Canterbury
and
others
in
commission
with
him
,
to
be
a
man
vnworthy
to
liue
in
any
State
And
I
haue
more
cause
to
thanke
the
Lord
for
the
peaceable
gouernment
of
her
right
excellent
majestie
,
them
for
any
fauour
of
mine
enemies
that
I
now
breath
aboue
the
earth
:
I
must
either
appeale
from
them
,
or
be
guiltie
of
mine
owne
blood
.
I
appeale
therefore
vnto
the
high
court
of
Parliament
,
and
if
ye
therein
assembled
,
either
credite
the
slaunders
of
mine
aduersaries
before
ye
know
the
cause
,
or
sit
stil
in
rejecting
my
just
Appellation
,
and
suffer
them
to
persecute
mee
without
a
cause
.
Festus
an
heathen
Iudge
,
and
the
princes
of
Iud●h
,
will
rise
vp
in
judgment
against
you
.
For
the
same
God
that
required
at
their
hands
the
deliuery
of
his
seruants
out
of
the
handes
of
their
rauening
enemies
,
requireth
of
you
th'
equall
hearing
of
my
cause
.
And
if
ye
suffer
me
to
fall
by
their
meanes
,
you
shall
bring
innocent
blood
vpon
your
owne
selues
and
this
whole
kingdome
.
My
case
at
this
time
is
the
case
of
the
poore
,
the
fatherlesse
,
the
stranger
and
the
widdowe
,
and
therefore
in
that
respect
,
ye
ought
to
haue
a
special
consideration
of
it
.
For
not
to
deliuer
the
widdowe
and
the
fatherlesse
from
the
violence
of
the
oppressor
,
when
it
lieth
in
your
power
,
what
is
it
else
but
for
to
oppresse
the
poore
the
widow
and
the
fatherles
,
concerning
whome
the
Lord
hath
thus
spoken
,
If
thou
vex
or
trouble
such
,
&
so
he
cal
and
cry
vnto
me
,
surely
I
wil
heare
his
cry
.
And
then
shal
my
wrath
be
kindled
&
I
wil
kil
you
with
the
sword
,
and
your
wiues
shal
be
widowes
,
and
your
children
fatherlesse
.
Either
then
by
graunting
vnto
me
righteouse
judgment
,
Although
then
I
be
a
thousand
degrees
inferiour
vnto
mine
aduersaries
,
in
regard
of
outward
things
:
yet
by
the
mercies
of
the
Lorde
,
I
haue
the
vpper
hand
of
them
,
in
the
goodnesse
and
equitie
of
my
suite
.
For
I
come
vnto
you
in
the
name
of
God
,
most
humbly
intreating
,
and
earnestly
beseeching
,
that
in
a
good
matter
,
euen
in
my
right
,
I
be
not
ouerthrowen
by
the
power
of
vnconscionable
enemies
,
and
therefore
many
waies
,
I
come
not
without
th'
vnreasonable
support
of
my
peticion
.
I
come
euen
with
that
warrant
,
by
the
vertue
whereof
the
poore
,
the
widowe
,
the
fatherlesse
and
the
stranger
are
of
due
to
haue
their
right
against
the
mightiest
potentate
vnder
the
sunn
.
And
that
is
the
commandement
of
the
Lord
of
heauen
and
earth
,
concerning
th'
administration
of
justice
without
partialitie
:
you
shal
haue
no
respect
of
persons
in
judgment
saieth
the
Lord
,
but
shal
heare
the
small
as
the
great
,
you
shal
not
feare
the
fuce
of
man
,
for
the
iudgment
is
Gods
.
And
again
,
you
shal
not
doe
vniustly
in
iudgment
.
Thou
shalt
not
fauour
the
person
of
the
poore
,
nor
honor
the
person
of
the
mightie
,
but
shalt
iudg
thy
neighbour
righteously
,
These
ye
knowe
are
the
commaundements
of
the
land
,
wherby
ye
are
bound
to
heare
me
vnlesse
ye
think
you
may
haue
respect
of
persons
in
judgment
,
for
if
the
Archb.
or
any
of
his
associats
came
vnto
you
to
be
heard
against
me
,
you
would
easely
condiscend
vnto
the
motion
.
The
like
fauor
are
ye
bound
to
shewe
vnto
me
,
because
you
are
to
heare
the
smal
as
well
as
the
great
,
and
ought
not
to
fauour
the
person
of
the
mightie
.
It
is
not
vnknowne
vnto
you
,
what
the
prophet
Esaiah
spake
of
the
judges
in
his
time
,
And
albeit
you
wil
not
doe
this
in
regarde
of
my
person
which
a●
as
the
fatherlesse
,
as
the
poore
and
as
the
stranger
,
yet
deny
me
not
the
same
,
either
in
●●spect
of
the
cause
of
God
for
the
which
I
am
t●oubled
,
or
in
consideration
of
th'
equity
of
mine
aduersaries
,
from
whome
I
can
neither
hope
for
justice
in
my
trial
,
nor
safety
from
danger
.
The
cause
of
this
my
trouble
and
perill
(
as
before
hath
bene
briefly
touched
)
is
only
that
the
Lord
vouchsafed
me
the
fauour
,
to
motion
a
redresse
of
the
great
ignorance
and
corruption
which
at
this
day
raigneth
in
the
church
within
my
country
.
And
because
I
doe
not
conceile
that
which
in
conscience
I
am
bounde
to
lay
open
:
namely
,
that
the
blindnes
and
ignorance
of
our
blind
&
ignorant
guides
,
the
tiranny
,
vnlawful
bondage
,
and
vnjust
oppression
of
Gods
church
by
vngodly
,
and
tiranical
Lord
Bishops
,
with
the
rest
of
th'
vnlawful
church
gouernoures
(
who
euen
by
vertue
of
their
places
cannot
chuse
but
oppresse
the
church
of
God
)
are
the
ready
and
direct
waie
,
not
only
to
kepe
my
countrimen
from
eternal
life
,
but
also
to
bringe
the
Lords
wrath
vppon
vs
,
our
prince
,
maiestrats
,
people
,
and
the
whol
kingdome
.
So
that
I
am
molested
for
soliciting
the
cause
of
God
,
the
cause
of
mens
soules
,
the
cause
of
her
maiestie
,
and
the
State
,
with
whome
the
Lord
(
with
out
speedy
repentance
)
is
not
likely
to
beare
any
longer
,
for
the
manifold
corruptions
of
our
church
.
I
am
molested
because
I
cannot
be
content
that
my
countrymen
should
want
the
means
of
their
saluation
,
and
so
run
headlong
to
their
owne
eternall
ruine
,
and
because
I
am
not
silent
at
the
miserable
prophanation
of
Gods
sanctuary
,
by
swine
and
vncleane
beastes
:
I
am
molested
because
I
suffer
not
without
any
shewe
of
dislike
,
the
holy
ministery
of
the
Lord
and
the
sacred
gouernment
of
his
church
,
to
be
a
pray
vnto
such
men
as
are
not
worthy
to
liue
in
any
wel
ordered
common
wealth
,
much
lesse
in
a
reformed
church
:
I
am
molested
because
I
hold
it
vnlawful
for
any
man
to
take
vppon
him
the
care
,
charge
,
and
ouersight
of
those
soules
,
whome
he
cannot
possibly
feede
,
guide
,
and
direct
in
the
paths
and
pastures
of
eternal
life
:
I
am
molested
because
with
the
holy
Apostle
Peter
,
I
think
it
vnlawfull
for
any
minister
to
be
Lord
ouer
gods
heritage
,
Rule
like
Lordes
:
Teaching
Pastors
&
Doctors
,
gouerning
Elders
,
&
ministring
Deacons
,
because
I
finde
non
other
officers
or
offices
,
either
expressed
or
included
in
the
Newe
Testament
:
Apostles
,
Prophetes
and
Euangelistes
onely
excepted
,
which
being
remooued
out
of
the
Churche
by
the
Lord
himselfe
,
the
boldnes
of
our
Bishops
&
their
defenders
is
intolerable
,
in
demanding
why
Pastors
,
Doctors
,
Elders
and
deacons
,
should
be
permanent
:
seeing
Apostles
,
Prophets
and
Euangelists
were
but
temporarie
.
As
though
the
Lord
himselfe
were
not
of
sufficient
wisedome
to
ordaine
what
he
thought
good
in
the
gouerment
of
his
Church
:
or
as
though
he
were
bounde
,
either
to
continue
Apostles
,
Prophets
,
and
Euangelists
,
or
to
abrogate
th'
other
4.
offices
,
&
vnder
the
Gospell
to
haue
no
gouerment
of
his
appointment
,
muchlesse
vnchangeable
.
I
am
molested
because
I
made
it
knowne
,
that
to
maintaine
a
Churche
gouernement
,
which
at
the
pleasure
of
man
according
to
the
diuers
estates
of
the
Church
may
be
changeable
:
is
flatly
to
ouerthrowe
the
prerogatiue
,
whereby
Christe
Iesus
is
aboue
Moses
,
in
th'
ordering
of
his
owne
house
.
Th'
outwarde
regement
whereof
,
cannot
be
held
chaungeable
vnder
the
Gospell
,
according
to
times
,
places
,
countries
&
states
,
but
Christ
Iesus
must
be
made
inferior
vnto
Moses
,
contrary
to
th'
expresse
decree
and
counsell
of
th'
eternall
God
,
Heb.
3.
6.
Briefly
,
I
am
molested
because
I
made
it
knowen
,
that
the
gouernment
of
the
Church
by
L.
Bishops
and
Archbishops
,
(
being
as
they
themselues
graunt
,
a
temporarie
gouernement
,
fit
for
the
Church
in
time
of
peace
,
These
and
such
like
(
my
Lordes
)
are
the
causes
why
th'
Archb.
and
his
,
are
so
bloodily
affected
towardes
me
.
And
I
haue
(
as
mine
aduersaries
themselues
confesse
)
alleadged
vnto
you
the
true
cause
of
their
hatred
and
enmitie
.
For
if
th'
Archb.
&c.
were
demaunded
by
this
honourable
assembly
,
why
they
imprisoned
me
,
why
they
rifeled
my
studie
,
&
tooke
away
my
writinges
,
why
they
now
seeke
for
me
:
their
present
answere
would
be
,
that
I
am
an
enemie
to
the
present
gouernment
of
the
cleargie
,
established
by
her
Majesties
prerogatsue
and
the
consent
of
the
State
.
And
what
is
this
in
effect
,
but
because
I
thinke
Christ
Iesus
to
be
more
faithfull
in
the
gouernment
of
his
owne
house
then
Moses
was
.
I
know
in
deed
,
that
for
this
cause
they
giue
out
,
that
I
am
an
enemie
to
her
Majesties
gouernment
,
a
seditious
and
discontented
subject
,
guiltie
of
many
attemptes
and
practises
against
her
royall
prerogatiue
,
and
one
that
intendeth
nothing
els
,
but
the
vtter
innouation
of
the
state
:
wherein
I
doe
acknowledge
th'
auncient
Our
Sauiour
Christe
was
guiltie
of
so
many
and
so
outragious
practises
,
against
the
State
wherein
he
liued
,
as
Pilate
the
Iudge
could
not
saue
his
life
,
and
be
a
friend
vnto
Cesar
.
This
did
the
high
priest
openly
protest
against
him
,
Iohn
.
19.
12.
And
can
we
then
maruel
that
his
trueth
in
this
age
among
our
high
priests
is
subiect
vnto
the
same
obloquie
?
Tertullus
th'
orator
would
not
be
tedious
in
accusing
th'
apostle
Paule
:
if
Felix
of
his
curtesie
would
but
heare
him
a
few
words
,
he
would
briefly
lay
forth
the
cause
of
the
Iewes
hatred
towards
the
apostle
in
this
sorte
.
Certainly
wee
haue
found
this
man
a
pestilent
fellowe
,
and
a
mouer
of
sedition
among
the
Jewes
thorough
out
the
world
,
and
a
chief
mainteiner
of
the
sect
of
the
Nazarites
.
The
wicked
Iewes
also
Act.
17.
6.
7.
missing
of
Paul
and
Silas
,
drew
Iason
with
certaine
other
brethren
vnto
the
heads
of
the
city
crying
.
These
are
they
that
haue
subuerted
the
State
of
the
world
,
and
here
they
are
that
gainsay
the
decrees
of
Cesar
,
saying
that
there
is
an
other
king
on
Jesus
&c:
where
I
do
the
lesse
maruel
,
that
sedition
and
treason
is
laied
to
my
charge
,
for
maintaining
the
trueth
,
in
asmuch
as
the
Bishopps
them selues
in
their
allowed
translation
of
the
great
Bible
,
vppon
the
fore aleaged
place
of
Act.
17.
haue
giuen
this
note
,
namely
.
That
the
common
and
vsuall
weapons
which
the
wicked
vse
against
the
members
of
Christ
,
are
treason
and
sedition
.
Their
wicked
slander
against
al
that
seeke
the
reformation
of
our
church
,
and
particularly
against
me
,
haue
verified
the
truth
of
this
doctrine
,
for
assoone
as
any
shewe
their
dislike
of
these
corruptions
,
with
a
desire
to
see
Christ
bearing
sway
in
the
church
of
England
by
his
owne
lawes
,
they
presently
exclaime
,
that
these
are
the
men
which
subuert
the
state
of
the
Realm
,
and
that
gainsay
the
decrees
of
her
maiestie
,
affirming
that
there
is
an
other
Soueraigne
,
whose
alone
lawes
must
be
harkened
vnto
,
and
whose
alone
offices
are
to
be
allowed
of
in
the
gouernment
of
the
church
,
and
that
is
Christ
Iesus
th'
eternall
sonne
of
the
liuing
God
:
in
deed
if
to
defend
the
prerogatiue
which
he
ought
to
haue
in
appointing
th'
officers
&
gouernors
of
his
church
,
be
sedition
and
treason
,
I
doe
confesse
in
deed
,
that
after
the
way
which
they
cal
sedition
and
treason
:
so
serue
I
the
God
of
my
fathers
.
But
this
is
non
other
treason
then
that
where
vnto
our
Sauiour
Christ
and
his
apostles
before
me
haue
giuen
their
hands
and
consented
:
and
none
other
treason
then
that
,
wherevpon
all
Kings
and
Queenes
do
firmly
lay
the
foundation
of
their
royall
crownes
and
Scepters
.
And
therefore
ye
of
the
parliament
,
ought
to
be
so
farr
from
being
mooued
with
these
shamefull
reportes
,
nowe
raised
by
our
Bishops
against
Christ
Iesus
,
against
his
trueth
and
his
members
,
as
ye
should
not
permitt
such
profane
mouthes
,
that
presume
in
this
sort
,
to
whette
their
tongues
against
heauen
,
and
him
that
sitteth
therein
,
to
escape
vnpunnished
.
The
forgers
of
these
palpable
vntruethes
,
confesse
themselues
,
that
Treason
and
Sedition
are
th'
ordinarie
weapons
of
the
wicked
against
the
members
of
Christe
,
which
in
deede
hath
bene
th'
armour
wherewith
the
diuell
in
all
ages
,
hath
furnished
his
champions
against
the
truth
.
And
I
cannot
blame
our
Bishops
for
being
skilfull
in
this
accusation
,
seeing
so
many
of
their
predecessors
haue
in
the
like
cause
,
troaden
the
like
path
before
them
.
Amos
no
sooner
began
to
vtter
the
trueth
in
Bethel
,
but
Amasiah
the
high
priest
there
presently
smelled
out
his
dangerous
attempts
.
And
therefore
like
a
good
subiect
in
the
singular
good
will
he
bare
vnto
his
Soueraigne
Lord
,
Ieroboam
the
sonne
of
Ioash
king
of
Israel
,
he
waded
farther
into
the
matter
,
and
at
length
found
Amos
his
treason
and
sedition
to
be
so
intollerable
,
as
the
Land
was
no
longer
able
to
beare
it
.
Especially
seeing
th'
enterprises
of
the
prophet
were
taken
in
hand
even
in
the
middest
of
the
kingdome
,
to
stir
vp
the
subiects
to
innouation
,
in
regard
whereof
,
the
high
priest
sawe
him selfe
bound
in
conscience
to
send
Ieroboam
this
message
.
Amos
hath
conspired
against
thee
,
in
the
middest
of
the
house
of
Israel
,
the
land
is
not
able
to
beare
his
words
,
for
he
hath
openly
spoken
that
which
the
Lord
hath
put
into
his
mouth
.
The
like
treachery
in
the
place
before
set
down
,
Jeremiah
:
yea
and
such
is
the
care
which
the
lims
of
Sathan
haue
of
the
ciuil
maiestrate
,
that
rather
then
kings
and
princes
should
be
honored
with
the
maintenance
of
a
perfect
building
of
Gods
church
,
they
can
presently
finde
no
lesse
then
sedition
and
treason
in
their
purposes
,
that
indeuoure
to
further
that
worke
.
When
Jerusalem
began
to
be
reedified
,
in
the
daies
of
Artaxerxes
,
the
men
beyond
the
riuer
knew
well
enough
,
that
the
building
of
Gods
church
and
th'
establishing
of
his
true
seruice
amongst
men
,
is
straight
way
a
wicked
and
a
rebellious
enterprise
.
For
which
cause
they
sent
word
vnto
the
king
,
that
if
Jerusalem
a
city
rebellious
and
wicked
,
should
be
once
built
,
the
kings
tribute
thereby
should
be
diminished
,
and
because
they
had
bin
brought
vp
in
the
kings
court
,
and
that
it
was
not
meet
for
them
to
see
the
kings
dishonor
,
they
sent
him
word
,
that
if
hee
would
search
the
booke
of
the
Chronicles
of
his
father
,
he
shoulde
finde
the
true
Churche
of
God
to
haue
bene
alwaies
rebellious
&
noisome
vnto
kings
and
princes
,
and
to
haue
mooued
seditions
of
olde
:
for
which
cause
also
it
had
bene
destroyed
.
And
further
they
certified
him
that
if
he
would
suffer
the
church
to
be
reedified
,
by
that
meanes
the
portion
beyond
the
riuer
should
not
be
his
.
Which
may
be
the
better
manifested
if
you
doe
consider
,
if
either
they
can
alleadge
no
reason
of
their
accusation
,
or
the
same
(
if
they
do
shewe
any
)
is
because
I
afforad
my
bounden
seruice
vnto
the
trueth
.
This
City
shal
be
made
desolate
without
an
inhabitant
.
Lo
heer
my
Ll.
the
infalliable
markes
of
the
slaunders
and
enemies
of
Gods
children
,
and
where
you
finde
these
marks
giue
judgment
accordingly
.
Nowe
may
it
please
your
honors
to
demaund
of
the
high
commission
,
why
they
account
me
to
be
a
disturber
of
the
peace
of
our
church
,
and
a
seditious
person
.
Either
they
wil
think
them selues
not
bound
to
giue
any
reason
of
their
accusation
,
because
against
those
that
seeke
the
wealth
of
Ierusalem
,
any
vntrueth
wil
be
admitted
,
or
their
reason
wil
be
because
I
hold
it
vnlawful
for
them
to
liue
in
popishe
callings
,
to
be
Lords
ouer
their
bretheren
,
to
smother
the
trueth
,
to
rob
Christ
of
his
honor
,
and
his
church
of
her
libertie
,
or
to
speake
in
their
owne
wordes
,
because
I
dislike
the
gouernment
of
the
church
by
L.
Archb.
and
Lord
Bb.
established
by
the
prerogatiue
of
hir
majestie
and
the
parliament
.
Hereby
in
trueth
declaring
,
that
in
persecuting
me
a
worm
of
the
earth
,
they
are
imployed
in
his
cause
,
with
whom
I
feare
me
,
vnlesse
they
repent
,
they
shal
haue
their
reward
for
speaking
euill
of
the
trueth
.
For
what
else
doe
they
,
in
giuing
out
that
I
am
a
seditious
person
,
for
oppugning
the
gouernment
of
Archb.
and
L.
Bb.
&
for
maintaining
the
gouernement
by
Pastors
,
Doctors
,
Elders
and
Deacons
,
but
affirme
the
defence
of
Gods
trueth
,
to
be
sedition
,
and
the
defence
of
the
libertie
of
his
Churche
to
be
treason
?
Will
the
par●iament
then
suffer
the
cause
of
God
to
be
thus
shameful●y
abused
,
by
wicked
and
prophane
men
?
Well
my
Ll.
though
you
receiue
not
my
Appellation
in
regarde
of
my selfe
:
yet
suffer
the
trueth
to
come
before
you
.
Suffer
not
the
cause
of
God
and
his
Church
,
for
want
of
just
triall
,
to
fall
into
ignomie
and
discredit
.
Let
it
neuer
be
said
,
that
Festus
an
heathen
Iudge
,
should
be
more
fauorable
in
supporting
the
credite
of
Gods
trueth
and
the
professors
thereof
,
then
the
parliament
of
England
would
be
.
The
spilling
of
my
blood
for
this
cause
,
though
it
be
a
matter
to
be
regarded
of
you
that
are
in
authoritie
:
yet
I
thanke
he
Lorde
,
it
is
not
the
thing
that
I
feare
:
For
by
his
inestimable
goodnes
,
I
finde
my selfe
an
vnworthye
wretche
,
to
be
one
of
them
,
who
in
this
cause
are
not
afraide
of
death
when
it
commeth
,
Let
these
reasons
then
be
briefely
examined
,
First
,
it
is
saide
that
this
hierarchie
is
established
by
the
authoritie
of
her
Majestie
&
the
parliament
.
Secondly
,
Why
this
is
more
then
shamelesse
impudencie
,
Is
not
that
prooued
in
the
31.
yeare
of
the
raigne
of
Queene
Elizabeth
,
to
haue
bene
at
all
in
the
primitiue
Church
,
which
our
booke
of
common
prayer
,
in
the
beginning
of
her
Majesties
raigne
,
testified
to
haue
beene
therein
,
and
to
shewe
the
necessitie
thereof
,
declareth
that
we
are
to
wishe
for
the
discipline
then
practized
?
Thus
you
may
see
,
that
our
Bb.
to
saue
themselues
harmelesse
,
take
leaue
when
they
thinke
good
,
First
,
that
a
direct
commaundement
be
brought
out
of
the
word
to
prooue
,
that
there
should
be
in
all
ages
and
states
of
the
church
of
Christ
,
And
therefore
also
that
there
is
a
direct
commaundement
in
his
word
,
whereas
by
all
adges
and
times
,
are
bound
to
haue
on
only
outward
forme
of
church
gouernment
.
The
latter
question
though
it
be
a
popish
interrogatorie
,
is
yet
satisfied
without
any
greate
labour
.
For
the
church
of
Rome
,
Phillippi
,
Ephesus
,
Whereby
the
pretence
that
other
churches
professing
the
Gospel
haue
not
this
gouernment
,
In
the
sixth
place
the
inconueniences
of
receauing
this
gouernment
of
the
Lords
ordaining
are
saide
to
be
so
greate
,
The
inconueniences
are
,
first
the
alteration
of
the
whole
state
of
the
lawes
of
this
realme
,
as
the
vtter
ouerthrowe
of
the
studie
of
the
ciuil
lawe
and
the
alteration
of
the
ciuil
and
common
lawe
.
As
though
al
these
things
coulde
not
be
helped
by
one
act
of
parliament
.
Popery
had
more
shew
and
coulor
of
trueth
to
reason
thus
for
it selfe
,
in
the
raigne
of
our
late
Soueraigne
of
famous
memory
,
King
Henry
the
8.
So
had
heathen
Idolatry
in
the
daies
of
Iosiah
,
or
Hezekiah
.
They
that
vse
such
arguments
shew
them selues
to
be
giuen
ouer
to
withstand
the
trueth
.
I
hope
the
Parliament
wil
admit
of
no
such
reason
,
as
these
are
.
Christ
Jesus
must
not
be
allowed
by
his
owne
lawes
to
rule
in
state
,
he
must
needes
be
decreede
by
our
lawes
inferiour
vnto
Moses
,
and
that
because
we
wil
not
aulter
the
state
of
our
lawes
,
we
wil
not
haue
the
studye
of
the
ciuil
lawe
ouerthrowne
.
We
must
not
greatly
wonder
,
that
papists
and
Mahometists
doe
kepe
Christs
holy
and
sacred
verity
out
of
their
dominions
:
seeing
in
a
state
professing
the
true
God
,
such
godlesse
men
are
found
,
as
tremble
not
to
publish
and
vtter
their
vngodly
conceits
in
this
sort
,
against
Gods
heauenly
ordinances
:
and
especially
,
seeing
in
a
state
professing
the
true
God
,
such
pretences
are
of
force
to
keepe
out
Christs
soueraigne
and
kingly
gouernement
.
I
hope
that
you
who
are
parliament
men
,
see
this
kinde
of
reasoning
to
bee
such
,
as
will
stand
in
no
account
at
the
dreadfull
day
of
judgement
.
That
which
is
spoken
of
Ciuillians
,
is
also
slanderous
.
For
they
liue
by
temporall
courts
,
and
therefore
it
is
not
necessarie
that
their
profession
should
decay
,
when
the
Antichristian
gouernement
of
Archb.
and
Lord
Bb.
is
expelled
out
of
our
Churche
.
Further
our
Archb.
and
L.
Bb.
vsurpe
the
determination
of
many
ciuil
causes
,
in
the
deciding
whereof
,
Ciuillians
might
be
well
imployed
.
And
is
it
more
reason
in
deede
,
that
the
true
Churche
of
God
should
want
the
vse
of
Christs
holy
lawes
and
statutes
,
then
the
studie
of
the
Ciuill
law
?
O
most
shamefull
speeche
to
be
conceiued
,
much
more
to
be
published
in
print
(
and
that
by
Bishopps
)
in
the
dayes
of
the
Gospell
.
But
what
dare
not
they
publish
,
who
professe
themselues
to
gainsay
the
way
of
trueth
?
And
therefore
they
are
not
ashamed
to
giue
out
,
It
is
further
objected
,
There
is
yet
in
this
point
,
another
fault
founde
with
the
gouernment
of
Christe
,
There
is
added
as
a
conclusion
of
these
inconveniences
,
Now
the
high
court
of
parliament
hath
heard
of
all
the
iniquitie
that
can
be
found
in
the
Lord
,
and
his
sonne
Christ
Iesus
and
you
haue
heard
of
all
the
reasons
(
your
careles
and
wilfull
negligence
to
deal
in
the
Lords
matters
onely
expected
)
whereby
hitherto
you
haue
bene
enduced
to
refuse
the
church-gouernment
,
which
he
himselfe
hath
laid
downe
&
prescribed
in
his
word
,
and
to
imbrace
in
steed
therof
,
a
confused
and
an
imperfect
constitution
of
mans
deuise
:
whether
these
reasons
set
downe
by
our
Bb.
themselues
,
will
be
a
sufficient
warrant
vnto
you
in
the
day
of
judgement
,
to
refuse
Christ
Iesus
to
rule
ouer
you
and
your
people
,
to
maintaine
the
popishe
hierarchie
of
L.
Bb.
and
to
countenaunce
their
proceedinges
,
who
are
wholy
bestowed
(
for
the
most
part
)
in
persecuting
and
molesting
those
,
who
open
their
mouthes
in
the
cause
of
God
and
his
people
,
for
the
restitution
of
those
lawes
and
liberties
into
our
Church
,
whereof
they
haue
tyrannously
bereaued
it
.
But
if
you
thinke
as
the
trueth
is
,
that
these
figge
leaues
,
issuing
out
of
the
dark
vnderstandings
of
wicked
men
,
can
serue
you
in
no
steed
against
the
wrath
of
the
lambe
.
Enter
more
narrowly
into
this
cause
,
grant
the
same
,
and
those
that
stande
in
it
justice
against
their
enemies
,
least
it
be
layde
to
your
charge
,
that
you
haue
called
good
euill
,
and
euill
good
,
and
lest
it
be
laid
to
your
charge
,
that
you
account
your
owne
wayes
equall
,
and
the
wayes
of
the
Lord
vnequall
,
&
that
you
haue
executed
no
judgement
,
no
not
the
judgement
which
concerneth
the
sincere
and
true
worship
of
the
eternal
.
Vnto
the
equitie
of
my
cause
,
which
yet
(
as
ye
see
)
is
not
mine
,
but
the
Lords
,
let
this
also
be
joyned
,
that
mine
aduersarie
can
lay
nothing
to
my
charge
,
wherby
I
can
be
proued
to
haue
broken
any
penal
law
of
the
land
.
I
doe
thinke
my selfe
in
the
cause
,
wherin
the
Archbishop
,
and
the
rest
,
that
are
joyned
with
him
,
are
become
mine
enemies
,
to
haue
incurred
,
the
penaltie
of
non
of
our
laws
,
inasmuch
,
as
I
haue
not
transgressed
the
lawe
of
God
.
For
I
suppose
my selfe
to
liue
in
that
state
,
the
laws
whereof
are
to
be
accounted
of
no
force
,
which
make
him
punishable
,
whoe
before
the
Lord
is
an
innocent
and
guiltlesse
.
The
duty
of
a
christian
subiect
draweth
from
me
this
perswasion
,
that
our
state
and
gouernment
vnder
her
maiestie
,
established
by
the
authority
of
this
house
,
wil
not
account
any
lawe
to
be
forcible
,
but
that
which
is
agreeable
with
the
law
of
God
,
and
that
,
non
are
punishable
by
any
lawe
in
force
amonge
vs
,
but
those
only
,
who
are
offenders
against
the
lawes
of
God
.
For
with
what
face
can
it
be
auouched
,
that
he
is
to
be
punished
,
against
whome
the
Lord
doth
not
commaunde
the
sword
to
be
drawne
.
And
thrise
miserable
is
that
state
,
wherein
these
lawes
are
in
force
,
which
commaund
them
to
be
smitten
,
which
are
not
euel
doers
.
Of
which
number
non
are
to
be
accounted
,
saue
those
only
who
by
violating
humane
positiue
lawes
,
break
also
the
lawe
of
God
.
They
that
hold
the
contrary
,
are
not
worthy
to
liue
in
a
christian
state
.
They
highly
derogate
from
her
maiesties
credit
,
and
the
good
lawes
of
this
kingdome
.
And
non
can
possibly
hold
such
a
position
,
but
those
,
that
vnder
a
pretence
of
authority
,
either
doe
or
would
take
occasion
to
oppresse
,
and
tiraunize
ouer
her
maiesties
subiects
,
Nowe
mine
accusers
cannot
proue
me
to
haue
broken
the
lawe
of
God
in
seking
the
ouerthrowe
of
their
places
,
vntil
they
haue
first
prooued
their
own
callings
to
be
lawful
,
according
to
the
word
,
vnto
which
time
,
if
I
could
haue
bin
assured
of
quietnes
at
their
hands
,
this
mine
appellation
had
bene
needlesse
.
Whereas
nowe
I
am
of
necessitie
constrayned
thereunto
as
wel
for
the
reason
before
mentioned
,
as
also
,
because
I
can
nether
haue
assurance
of
safety
,
nor
just
trial
at
their
hands
.
I
can
hope
for
nether
of
these
from
them
.
For
they
haue
wholly
vowed
them selues
with
all
their
might
and
maine
,
to
slaunder
,
assaile
,
resist
,
and
hinder
,
the
cause
of
Gods
honor
,
the
saluation
of
his
church
,
in
the
defence
whereof
,
farbeit
but
I
should
spend
my
bloud
(
as
by
the
grace
of
God
I
will
)
when
I
am
thereunto
necessarily
called
,
wherefore
except
ether
mine
aduersaries
(
which
I
hartily
wish
)
would
leaue
the
smothering
of
the
trueth
,
and
the
vnjust
defence
of
their
intollerable
corruptions
,
or
that
I
should
surcease
,
(
which
I
trust
shal
neuer
come
to
passe
)
mine
indeuours
,
to
haue
the
Gospel
planted
in
my
country
,
and
the
house
of
God
cleansed
from
pollution
,
I
can
look
for
nothing
else
but
al
extremities
at
their
hands
.
Heereby
also
it
is
manifest
,
that
these
men
wil
be
so
far
,
from
graunting
me
either
any
release
from
their
tirannous
Persecution
,
or
yet
equity
of
judgment
:
as
they
cannot
possibly
yeeld
either
of
the
twoe
,
without
the
dangerous
inpairing
of
their
own
state
.
My
course
by
the
assistance
of
God
I
meane
not
to
alter
.
The
cause
of
my
poore
country
,
I
mean
to
respect
as
long
as
I
liue
,
and
neuer
meane
to
giue
ouer
,
the
discouering
of
those
wicked
men
,
who
in
this
cleare
light
of
the
Gospel
,
detaine
the
trueth
in
vnrighteousnes
.
Yea
but
seeing
mine
aduersaries
,
are
so
mighty
,
as
they
are
knowne
to
be
,
and
this
suite
so
vnl●kely
to
preuaile
against
them
in
our
dayes
,
were
it
not
better
forme
,
to
let
them
runn
on
in
their
wickednes
,
then
thus
to
striue
to
mine
owne
hinderance
,
and
extreame
peril
in
a
gainlesse
enterprise
?
And
what
calling
haue
I
to
deale
in
this
cause
?
That
is
it
I
knowe
that
the
Diuel
would
haue
,
euen
to
be
lett
alone
,
and
permitted
quietly
to
cary
all
before
him
at
his
owne
pleasure
,
without
any
controlement
?
As
though
the
stones
of
the
street
,
had
not
a
sufficient
calling
to
gainsay
the
wickednesse
of
men
,
when
the
seruants
of
God
are
tongtied
.
And
either
it
must
be
said
,
that
sinne
at
some
age
and
time
,
hath
a
commission
to
goe
vncontroled
,
or
that
the
meanest
in
Gods
church
,
may
speake
in
the
behalfe
of
Gods
honor
,
when
other
men
are
silent
,
at
the
treading
thereof
vnder
foote
.
The
general
desolution
then
,
and
the
oppression
of
Gods
church
in
my
country
,
joyned
with
the
deepe
silence
of
all
other
men
,
doe
make
it
lawful
and
warrantable
for
me
,
to
seeke
the
ouerthrowe
of
Sathans
kingdome
,
not
withstanding
,
that
I
acknowledg
my selfe
,
euery
way
vnfit
for
so
greate
aworke
.
And
if
it
should
please
the
Lord
to
stir
vp
any
of
place
,
and
guifts
,
to
deale
in
the
cause
,
I
would
soone
set
my
hand
vppon
my
mouth
and
be
silent
.
But
I
hope
that
the
Archbishop
,
and
his
bretheren
,
are
not
growne
to
that
passe
,
as
they
will
take
the
liberty
to
continue
in
vnlawful
callings
,
and
to
molest
those
,
that
gainsay
the
badd
course
,
because
they
see
not
what
calling
any
one
man
can
haue
to
finde
fault
with
their
proceedings
.
And
I
hope
that
you
of
the
parliament
,
considering
the
equity
of
my
suit
,
wil
vonchsafe
me
the
hearing
in
so
reasonable
a
petition
.
Consider
the
matter
which
way
you
wil
,
and
you
shal
find
mine
Appellation
on
all
parts
to
be
just
:
but
especially
in
regard
of
the
proceedings
of
mine
aduersaries
.
The
consideration
whereof
is
not
to
be
ouerpassed
by
the
parliament
,
if
any
portion
of
the
equitie
,
and
justice
,
sometimes
florishing
in
that
assembly
,
benowd
therein
remaining
.
Their
vnlawful
proceedings
appeare
,
first
,
in
that
they
assume
vnto
them selues
,
the
hearing
of
those
causes
,
wherein
by
vertue
of
their
commission
,
they
haue
no
warrant
to
deale
,
whereat
the
parliament
cannot
winke
,
vnlesse
they
would
suffer
an
Anarchie
to
take
roote
in
our
state
.
This
they
doe
in
a
double
sort
.
For
first
as
before
hath
bene
set
downe
,
they
lay
treason
to
my
charge
,
and
therefore
send
for
me
by
their
pursiuants
.
What
hath
the
high
commission
to
doe
,
with
men
suspected
of
treason
?
Is
the
place
at
Lambeth
now
become
the
palor
,
where
traitors
should
be
araigned
?
The
Archbishop
of
Canterbury
,
the
bishops
of
London
,
Winchester
,
Doctor
Cosin
,
&c.
nowe
become
judges
in
those
causes
?
Whether
they
incurr
not
the
danger
of
lawe
,
by
entering
into
such
matters
,
as
are
not
within
the
compasse
of
their
commission
,
you
of
this
honorable
assembly
are
best
able
to
judge
.
The
trueth
is
that
the
Archbishop
,
&
his
associates
,
when
I
was
examined
before
them
in
the
29.
yeare
of
her
maiesties
raigne
,
enforced
me
to
cleare
my selfe
vppon
mine
oath
,
of
the
treason
,
which
they
gaue
out
to
be
contained
in
the
40.
page
of
my
booke
at
that
time
written
vnto
the
parliament
.
Tollerate
this
course
,
and
what
parloure
or
chamber
may
there
be
so
priuate
,
wherein
the
Archbishop
and
his
assistants
wil
not
arraigne
their
seditious
traitors
as
they
faulsay
account
them
.
Secondly
they
presume
to
determine
of
those
suites
,
the
hearing
whereof
are
referred
vnto
the
higher
courts
,
and
ought
not
to
be
vsurped
vppon
by
inferiors
,
vntil
the
higher
councels
haue
declared
,
that
they
will
not
determine
of
them
.
In
this
point
,
I
had
triall
of
their
dealing
the
last
parliament
.
At
which
time
they
presumed
contrary
vnto
right
and
lawful
custome
,
and
to
the
infringing
of
the
auncient
liberties
of
this
noble
house
,
to
arrogate
vnto
them selues
,
the
determining
and
finall
ending
of
that
suite
,
wherein
I
moued
the
parliament
and
not
the
high
comission
.
And
they
wrongfully
imprisoned
me
in
the
time
of
the
parliament
,
for
becomming
a
suiter
even
in
the
cause
of
God
vnto
that
assembly
whereas
by
the
priuiledges
of
this
high
counsel
,
I
was
not
to
be
molested
by
any
,
during
your
session
,
but
only
by
your
honors
,
vnto
whom
I
became
a
peticioner
.
It
nothing
preuailed
me
to
shewe
the
high
commissioners
,
that
I
was
a
suitor
vnto
the
highest
court
in
the
land
,
and
therefore
not
to
be
troubled
by
any
inferior
vnto
them
,
during
the
time
of
their
assembly
,
for
the
supplication
which
I
had
thereunto
preferred
.
Neither
did
it
any
thing
auaile
me
,
to
manifest
it
to
be
dishonorable
vnto
this
house
,
&
to
their
honors
therein
met
together
,
that
they
should
not
be
the
judges
of
those
suits
whereof
they
were
entreated
to
consider
.
The
injury
which
at
that
time
they
offered
vnto
the
liberties
of
this
honorable
court
,
(
to
commit
,
their
tiranny
to
me
wards
)
had
not
bene
so
intollerable
vnlesse
they
,
who
vsurped
vnto
them selues
the
deciding
of
my
cause
,
had
bene
al
of
them
members
of
this
house
.
The
persons
then
in
commission
,
were
these
.
Th'
Archb.
of
Cant.
the
Bb.
of
London
,
Winchester
and
Lincolne
:
D.
Lewine
,
D.
Coosins
,
all
parliament
men
at
that
instant
.
Now
judge
whether
it
be
not
against
all
right
,
that
some
fewe
of
the
inferiour
members
in
that
house
,
(
of
which
number
in
respect
of
manye
,
I
might
justly
account
the
men
before
named
)
should
extort
vnto
their
priuat
censure
,
the
judgement
of
a
cause
preferred
publikely
vnto
the
whole
parliament
.
The
time
hath
beene
,
wherein
this
high
courte
woulde
not
haue
taken
a
meaner
injurie
offered
vnto
their
liberties
,
at
the
handes
of
anye
prerogatiue
within
this
kingdome
:
whether
it
stands
not
with
the
honor
and
credit
of
parliament
men
amongst
posterities
,
not
to
haue
their
liberties
thus
infringed
and
diminished
,
by
inferior
and
baser
courts
:
it
behoues
them
that
loue
their
countrie
,
and
endeuor
to
maintaine
the
welth
thereof
to
consider
.
But
whether
this
be
behoofefull
vnto
the
state
or
no
,
I
am
sure
it
concerneth
me
not
to
be
judged
by
that
court
,
wherein
I
may
not
answer
vnto
mine
accusers
(
being
the
second
head
of
the
injurious
and
intollerable
dealing
of
mine
aduersaries
)
but
must
be
enforced
vpon
mine
oath
to
accuse
my selfe
.
I
am
readie
to
aunswere
whatsoeuer
they
can
laye
to
my
charge
,
and
therein
desire
no
other
fauour
at
your
Hh.
hands
,
then
Felix
a
pagan
judge
and
an
infidell
,
And
will
the
high
court
of
parliament
suffer
this
bloodie
and
tirannous
inquisition
,
to
be
practized
any
longer
within
this
kingdom
?
What
can
the
murthering
inquisitors
of
Spaine
do
more
,
then
by
this
snare
,
inueigle
mens
consciences
,
&
constraine
them
to
spill
their
owne
blood
?
It
is
wel
knowne
,
that
no
such
maner
of
iniquitie
can
be
warranted
vnto
the
high
commission
,
by
the
positiue
lawes
of
this
land
.
For
in
a
criminall
cause
,
they
inforce
no
man
to
be
his
owne
accuser
.
And
against
the
law
of
God
,
(
by
which
no
man
shoulde
be
punnished
vnder
two
or
three
witnesses
)
and
of
nature
,
all
men
knowe
this
manner
of
proceeding
to
be
.
For
admit
that
the
law
of
blasphemie
were
now
in
force
among
vs
,
&
that
a
man
in
the
dayes
of
his
iniquitie
had
blasphemed
the
God
of
Israel
,
were
it
not
both
against
the
lawe
of
God
and
of
nature
(
the
Lorde
hauing
vouchsafed
him
repentance
of
his
sinn
,
and
in
his
prouidence
so
disposed
of
the
fact
,
as
no
witnesses
could
be
produced
against
him
)
were
it
not
I
saye
,
both
against
the
word
and
against
nature
,
for
him
in
this
case
to
accuse
himselfe
?
And
yet
the
Archb.
and
his
fellow
officers
,
would
either
imprison
a
man
ex
officio
,
for
denying
the
oathe
in
this
point
,
or
compell
him
to
be
his
owne
vnnatural
murtherer
.
O
miserable
judges
,
before
whom
a
man
must
needes
,
either
transgresse
the
lawes
of
God
and
of
nature
,
or
thrust
himselfe
into
inevitable
daunger
.
If
they
say
,
it
is
to
be
presupposed
,
that
without
just
cause
of
suspition
,
they
will
put
no
man
to
his
oathe
:
therein
they
protest
no
more
then
the
Iewes
did
in
accusing
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
and
the
inquisitors
of
Spaine
,
draw
with
them
in
the
same
line
.
For
the
Iewes
,
they
thought
much
,
And
they
are
not
only
most
injurious
,
in
them selues
,
but
they
commit
the
execution
of
their
tiranical
proceedings
vnto
those
very
often
,
whiche
an
honest
man
would
be
ashamed
to
entertaine
in
his
family
.
To
haue
a
warrant
for
the
apprehending
,
and
touching
of
whomesoeuer
it
please
you
to
suspect
,
is
a
charge
of
greate
waighte
,
and
ought
not
to
be
committed
vnto
any
,
but
vnto
such
,
as
are
known
to
haue
a
rare
and
choise
gouernment
,
ouer
them selues
.
Otherwise
if
a
lewd
and
an
vndiscreete
turbulent
fellowe
,
be
armed
with
this
overlarge
and
vnbrideled
commission
,
is
not
vnlikely
but
he
will
abuse
halfe
the
subiects
hir
maiestie
hath
.
And
I
pray
you
,
what
is
likely
to
insue
thereof
?
Euen
this
.
The
intolerable
vexation
and
bondage
,
of
her
maiesties
free
borne
subiects
and
people
,
and
in
time
it
is
to
be
feared
the
great
dishonor
,
if
not
the
contempt
of
laweful
authority
it selfe
.
The
Archb.
of
Cant.
with
his
colleagues
,
sendeth
abroad
his
warrant
to
apprehend
,
whomesoeuer
the
messenger
therein
named
doth
suspect
.
Ought
not
this
waighty
charge
to
be
very
waightely
handeled
?
What
choise
then
make
they
of
the
messenger
?
Surely
Richard
Waltō
is
a
man
fit
for
the
purpose
.
For
they
know
his
good
behauiour
,
approued
sufficiency
,
and
wisdome
to
be
such
,
as
for
his
outragious
lewdnes
,
dishonesty
,
and
want
of
gouernment
ouer
him selfe
,
amongst
all
the
roisters
in
this
land
,
they
could
not
chose
a
more
knowne
,
and
notorious
lewd
person
,
and
more
vnfit
for
so
waigh
ie
a
charge
to
be
the
pursiuant
,
he
was
somtimes
bedle
vnto
a
company
in
London
,
(
of
the
blacke
Smithes
I
thinke
.
)
The
office
though
but
meane
,
yet
was
that
company
ashamed
,
to
haue
a
person
of
that
slanderous
loose
behauiour
for
their
bedle
,
and
therefore
,
for
his
detected
crimes
,
heere
not
to
be
named
,
they
put
him
out
of
his
place
,
being
ashamed
to
retaine
him
.
And
yet
this
is
the
man
Right
honorable
,
vnto
whose
discretion
the
Archb.
of
Cant.
will
commit
the
molesting
and
imprisoning
of
whomsoeuer
he
shal
suspect
.
Admit
that
among
his
c●ppes
,
som
of
his
companions
,
doe
bribe
him
to
apprehende
the
honestest
and
best
affected
subiect
in
a
country
,
he
may
doe
it
by
his
commission
,
and
for
his
knowne
lewdnes
he
is
not
vnlikely
to
attempt
the
fact
.
The
magistrate
is
to
assist
him
.
And
when
he
hath
offered
you
this
injury
you
haue
your
amends
in
your
hands
,
for
he
did
no
more
then
by
his
commission
,
he
is
warranted
,
&
those
who
set
him
a
worke
are
the
high
commissioners
,
who
haue
a
prerogatiue
aboue
lawe
,
as
they
would
beare
the
world
in
hand
.
May
not
her
maiesties
subiects
then
,
thinke
them selues
to
be
in
a
good
taking
,
when
their
libertie
shal
depend
vpon
the
pleasure
or
disliking
of
such
as
are
the
ofscouring
and
refuse
of
men
.
And
I
doe
thinke
it
neerely
concerneth
your
Hh.
of
the
parliament
,
to
see
that
this
abuse
of
the
high
commission
by
these
men
,
be
no
longer
tollerated
in
our
state
.
For
what
care
the
high
commissioners
,
howe
tirannously
they
deale
with
hir
maiesties
most
louing
subiects
,
as
long
,
as
they
hope
that
no
mans
accusation
and
complaint
,
howe
just
soeuer
,
though
in
the
behalfe
of
the
interest
of
Christ
Iesus
,
can
be
heard
and
countenanced
against
them
?
And
therefore
they
are
growne
so
insolent
,
as
they
dare
enjoine
hir
maiesties
officers
,
either
at
their
commandement
to
worke
impossibilities
,
or
vpon
the
peril
to
answere
the
matter
before
them
.
Form
this
insolency
of
theirs
it
is
,
that
of
late
they
haue
in
their
mandatory
letters
,
enjoined
the
Major
of
Northampton
,
to
surcease
the
execution
of
his
office
in
the
gouernment
of
that
towne
vnder
hir
maiestie
,
and
either
to
become
their
pursiuant
,
in
apprehending
one
of
his
neighbours
,
or
else
personally
to
appeare
before
them
at
London
,
and
not
to
departe
their
court
without
special
leaue
▪
his
affaires
in
her
maiesties
seruice
,
But
howe
can
they
be
held
no
ministers
,
but
that
the
Elements
administred
by
by
them
,
should
be
denied
to
be
sacraments
?
I
trust
the
one
may
be
held
,
&
the
other
not
denied
,
with
better
reason
by
far
,
then
the
Archb.
of
Cant.
can
hold
baptim
deliuered
by
women
,
whome
al
the
worlde
knowe
not
to
be
ministers
,
But
it
is
an
Anabaptistical
error
to
account
magistracie
for
an
human
ordinance
.
As
though
nothing
ordained
by
man
could
be
Gods
ordinance
also
?
Or
that
the
places
Rom.
12.
1.
&
1.
Pet.
2.
13.
were
irreconcileable
?
And
that
it
were
a
more
Anabaptisstcal
,
and
intollerable
error
in
me
,
to
affirme
the
gouernment
and
offices
of
the
common
wealth
,
to
be
humaine
constitutions
,
which
is
true
then
,
for
our
Bishops
to
hould
the
gouerment
,
and
offices
of
our
churches
to
be
the
ordinances
of
man
,
which
is
most
false
?
These
and
al
such
accusations
laid
against
me
and
Gods
trueth
,
as
by
the
grace
of
God
in
mine
answere
to
master
D.
Some
,
which
are
it
be
long
I
hope
to
publish
,
notwithstanding
they
haue
it
in
their
hands
,
they
shal
be
proued
to
be
palpable
slanderers
.
So
I
do
most
humbly
intreat
you
of
this
honorable
assembly
,
in
regard
of
the
Lords
eternal
veritie
,
against
which
these
vntrueths
are
giuen
forth
,
to
see
that
either
mine
accusers
shall
prooue
these
crimes
,
wherewith
I
am
charged
,
or
cease
to
slander
and
trouble
me
for
professing
the
trueth
.
The
cause
is
the
cause
of
God
,
as
I
haue
proued
,
it
is
the
cause
of
the
church
,
and
so
the
cause
of
many
thousandes
,
of
the
most
trusty
,
most
sure
,
most
louing
subiects
,
that
her
maiestie
hath
,
whose
harts
by
the
repelling
of
this
my
suite
,
must
needes
be
vtterly
discouraged
and
throwne
downe
?
when
they
shal
see
the
cause
of
God
to
haue
taken
no
place
in
the
highest
court
in
the
land
.
And
being
the
cause
of
God
&
his
church
,
and
that
against
sinne
,
against
impietie
,
against
that
which
is
likely
to
be
the
vndoing
and
ouerthrow
of
her
Majestie
and
our
state
:
it
desireth
no
fauor
but
to
be
heard
,
and
to
cleare
it selfe
,
euen
in
the
presence
of
the
aduersarie
,
that
vpon
good
groundes
you
may
either
acquite
it
,
or
condemne
it
.
It
will
prooue
it selfe
by
Gods
assistance
,
to
be
the
author
of
no
tumulte
,
no
sedition
,
nor
treason
.
It
will
also
prooue
,
that
no
danger
or
inconuenience
,
can
possiblie
ensue
the
receiuing
of
it
into
any
state
:
&
that
the
bookes
and
writinges
,
sincerely
fauouring
the
same
(
for
any
vnsound
,
or
any
vnjustifiable
bookes
,
that
haue
bin
published
,
which
might
seem
to
yeeld
any
countenance
vnto
it
,
the
cause
is
not
to
answer
)
haue
not
bene
invented
of
late
,
or
stamped
by
mans
brain
,
but
haue
had
their
beginnings
from
the
daies
of
our
Sauiour
Christe
,
and
his
Apostles
,
and
were
penned
by
the
spirite
of
God
himselfe
.
On
the
contrarie
side
,
it
offereth
to
conuince
the
aduersaries
cause
,
as
an
author
of
tumult
and
sedition
from
time
to
time
,
both
in
Churche
and
common
wealth
,
as
traiterous
vnto
the
Majestie
of
Iesus
Christe
,
a
dangerous
enemy
vnto
princes
and
states
,
and
the
fourtaine
of
all
confusion
and
inconvenience
,
not
to
bee
repaired
.
And
it
offereth
to
prooue
this
cause
&
side
of
our
Bb.
to
haue
no
other
original
and
beginning
,
then
the
good
intents
of
mans
invention
,
not
warranted
by
the
word
,
euen
corruption
it selfe
.
And
to
be
now
supported
and
maintained
,
onely
by
the
vnlawfull
institutions
of
man
.
So
that
it
is
nowe
manifested
vnto
your
honors
,
by
how
many
waies
you
are
bound
before
the
Lord
to
accept
and
giue
eare
vnto
this
mine
appellation
,
and
I
to
appeale
.
Mine
only
hope
is
in
you
,
be
not
vnmerciful
and
pittilesse
towards
me
.
I
am
persecuted
and
oppressed
for
the
cause
of
God
,
by
those
enemies
,
that
cannor
possibly
affoard
me
either
vpright
judgment
,
or
release
from
trouble
,
without
their
owne
likely
ouerthrowe
.
I
desire
,
but
that
which
is
most
christian
,
namely
that
I
may
not
haue
them
both
for
mine
acusers
and
judges
,
who
before
any
seate
of
justice
,
dare
not
stand
to
their
accusations
against
me
,
and
whome
their
proceedings
with
me
,
and
alwaies
heretofore
with
the
cause
I
defend
,
doe
manifestly
conuince
,
that
all
trueth
and
equitie
is
perished
from
among
them
.
Either
the
cause
,
and
their
doings
haue
no
trueth
,
no
strength
,
and
no
equitie
in
them
,
or
else
they
wil
now
she
we
the
same
in
your
presence
,
non
haue
authority
to
exammine
their
proceedings
,
whether
they
dare
this
attempt
or
no.
I
do
heere
before
Heauen
and
earth
,
before
hir
maiestie
and
this
assembly
,
before
euery
estate
in
this
land
,
and
al
ages
to
come
,
cleare
my selfe
,
and
the
cause
I
defend
,
from
the
grieuous
and
vngodly
slaunders
,
whereby
they
doe
continually
loade
the
same
.
I
offer
my selfe
,
and
my
cause
to
be
tried
by
any
lawful
authoritie
,
so
dare
not
mine
aduersaries
,
let
them
proue
that
I
haue
done
any
thing
whereby
in
equitie
I
deserue
punishment
,
&
I
will
not
grudge
to
sustaine
the
same
:
So
that
mine
aduersaries
be
not
my
judges
,
and
the
judges
of
my
cause
,
vnto
whom
they
cannot
chuse
but
be
vtter
enemies
.
I
do
not
here
set
downe
all
,
that
coulde
be
saide
against
them
,
and
their
proceedings
,
which
are
most
Antichristian
and
intollerable
diuers
wayes
.
I
omit
that
they
are
fallen
from
euill
to
worse
,
since
the
beginning
of
her
Majesties
raigne
vnto
this
houre
,
and
that
they
are
likely
to
proceed
in
this
course
(
without
their
restrainte
)
vntill
they
haue
brought
the
Lords
hand
to
execute
his
vengeaunce
against
vs
&
our
land
.
Their
errours
are
growne
intollerable
,
euen
in
the
maine
pointes
of
religion
,
and
that
contrarie
,
not
onely
vnto
the
written
word
of
God
:
but
euen
to
the
writings
,
that
haue
bene
and
are
published
by
authoritie
,
euen
by
themselues
.
They
allow
a
forme
of
morning
prayer
,
joyned
vnto
all
printed
Psalmes
in
meeter
,
allowed
also
by
publike
authoritie
.
Therein
it
is
flatly
and
expresly
set
downe
,
that
it
is
not
possible
for
anye
man
ordinarily
to
be
saued
,
but
by
preaching
:
and
yet
behold
these
men
,
euen
our
Bb.
especially
the
Archb.
of
Cant.
haue
and
doe
maintaine
,
that
men
may
heare
,
beleeue
,
and
so
ordinarily
be
saued
without
preaching
.
And
by
the
practize
of
this
monstrous
errour
,
The
prophet
is
a
foole
in
all
good
waies
,
the
spirituall
man
is
mad
:
The
watchman
of
Ephraim
should
be
with
God
:
but
the
prophet
is
the
snare
of
a
fouler
in
al
his
waies
,
and
hatred
in
the
house
of
God
,
that
they
are
light
and
wicked
persons
,
such
as
haue
poluted
the
sanctuary
,
&
wrested
the
lawe
that
they
are
like
the
Foxes
in
the
wast
places
,
and
such
as
haue
not
risen
vp
in
the
gapps
,
nor
made
vpp
the
headg
for
Englande
,
to
stand
in
the
battel
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
.
And
if
you
finde
these
things
to
be
verified
in
our
prophets
and
spiritual
men
,
then
also
vndoubtedly
may
it
be
saide
vnto
England
,
the
dais
of
thy
visitacion
〈◊〉
England
are
come
,
the
daies
of
thy
repentance
are
at
hand
,
and
England
shal
knowe
it
.
Because
thy
prophets
for
the
most
part
are
fooles
,
and
thy
spiritual
men
are
madd
,
thy
watchmen
are
as
the
snare
of
a
fowler
in
al
their
waies
,
yea
and
they
are
the
very
cause
that
the
house
of
thy
God
is
so
hated
,
and
detested
of
all
estates
,
as
the
building
thereof
is
not
regarded
It
remaineth
now
right
honorable
,
that
I
betake
you
vnto
the
almightie
,
whose
cause
is
nowe
in
hand
and
before
whome
one
day
you
shall
giue
account
of
your
dealings
in
it
,
humbly
beseeching
,
and
intreting
you
,
that
herein
,
and
in
all
other
matters
of
waight
,
you
would
take
the
holy
man
Iob
for
a
patterne
,
that
the
same
eternal
blessing
may
fall
vppon
you
,
which
he
enjoieth
to
his
neuer
ending
comfort
with
whose
words
I
wil
end
.
And
when
the
eare
hard
me
,
(
saith
Iob
)
it
blessed
me
,
and
when
the
eie
saw
mee
,
it
gaue
witnesse
to
me
,
for
I
deliuered
the
poore
that
cried
,
and
the
fatherlesse
,
and
him
that
had
none
to
help
him
,
the
blessing
of
him
that
was
ready
to
perish
,
came
vppon
me
,
and
I
caused
the
widowes
hart
to
rejoice
,
I
put
one
iustice
and
it
couered
me
,
my
iudgment
was
a
robe
and
a
crown
,
I
was
the
eyes
to
the
blinde
,
and
I
was
the
feet
to
the
lame
,
I
was
a
father
to
the
poore
,
and
when
I
knewe
not
the
cause
I
sought
it
diligently
,
I
brake
also
the
chawes
of
the
vnrighteous
man
,
and
pluckt
the
pray
out
of
his
teeth
.
Your
most
humble
suppliant
,
IOHN
PENRI
.